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 Constitut , Greeting : Forasmuch as We , by Our Proclamation of the Date the third day of December last by past , did Adjourn Our present Current Parliament , to the Eighteenth day of March then next to come , now Instant ; And whereas the present State of Our Affairs does not reqnire 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 Eighteenth day of March Instant , to the Eighteenth day of August next 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 Eighteenth day of March Instant , Do hereby with Advice foresaid , Adjourn Our said Parliament until the said Eighteenth day of August next ; 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 incontinent 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 Shires and Stewartries of this Our Antient Kingdom ; And there by open Proclamation , make Intimation that Our said Parliament is Adjourned to the said Eighteenth day of August next to come : And Ordains these Presents to be Printed .