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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05628) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179060) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:49) A proclamation for adjourning the Parliament. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1696. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the third of December, and of Our Reign the eight year 1696. Signed: Gilb. Eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii. Continuing the adjournment of Parliament "from the eight day of December instant, to the eighteen day of March next to come." Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. eng Scotland. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1689-1745 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo A proclamation for adjourning the Parliament. Scotland. Privy Council 1696 1 415 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.1 C The rate of 24.1 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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A PROCLAMATION For Adjourning the Parliament . WILLIAM By the Grace of GOD , King of Great Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith ; To Our Lyon , King at Arms , and his Brethren Heraulds , Macers of Our Privy Council , Pursevants , Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute , Greeting :

Forasmuch as , by the last Act of the sixth Session of this Our present current Parliament , dated the twelfth day of October last by-past , Our said Parliament is Adjourned to the Eight day of December instant . And whereas the present state of Our Affairs does not require the meeting of Our Parliament so soon , as the said day , to which it was Adjourned . Therefore We , with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do continue the Adjournment from the said Eight day of December instant , to the Eighteen day of March nixt to come : And being desirous to prevent the unnecessary trouble , and charges that the Members of Parliament may be put to , by attending the said Eight day of December instant , do hereby , with Advice foresaid Adjourn Our said current Parliament untill the said Eighteenth day of March nixt ●nsuing the date hereof . Requiring all the Members of Our said Parliament to attend that day in the usual way , and under the Certifications contained in the several Acts of Parliament made thereanent . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , And We charge you strictly , and Command That in continent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , and to the Mercat Crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shyres and Stewartries of this Our Ancient Kingdom , and there by open Proclamation , make Intimation , that Our said Parliament is Adjourned to the said Eightteenth day of March nixt to come . And Ordains these presents to be Printed .

Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the third of December , and of Our Reign the eight year 1696 . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . GILB . ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING .

Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His Most Excellent Majesty , 1696.