His
Majesties
LETTER
To
the
Privy
Council
of
Scotland
,
For
Opening
〈◊〉
Signet
,
and
Intimating
the
Sitting
of
the
Session
WILLIAM
R.
RIght
trusty
and
right
wel-beloved
Cousins
and
Counselors
,
〈◊〉
trusty
and
wel-beloved
Cousins
and
Counselors
,
right
trusty
〈◊〉
wel-beloved
Counselors
,
and
trusty
and
wel-beloved
Couns●●●●●
We
Greet
you
well
;
whereas
Our
Commissioner
and
the
E●…
of
Our
Parliament
,
did
think
fit
to
stop
the
opening
of
the
Signet
for
〈◊〉
time
,
till
We
should
Signifie
Our
Pleasure
,
concerning
the
Nomination
〈◊〉
Lords
of
Session
;
And
We
having
seriously
considered
that
Matter
,
an
〈…〉
great
Inconveniency
that
must
arise
to
Our
Leiges
,
by
so
long
a
Su
〈…〉
of
Justice
,
in
that
Our
Ancient
Kingdom
:
Therefore
,
We
have
Resolv●●
〈◊〉
make
up
a
Compleat
Nomination
of
the
Lords
of
Session
,
and
to
open
〈◊〉
Signet
,
that
Justice
may
have
its
Course
,
And
We
do
Authorize
,
an●●●quire
you
to
Emit
a
Proclamation
in
Our
Name
,
certifying
Our
Leidge
〈◊〉
the
Session
will
sit
at
the
ordinary
time
,
the
first
day
of
November
next
〈◊〉
that
the
Lords
of
Session
will
proceed
in
the
Administration
of
Justice
,
〈◊〉
patch
Processes
as
they
stand
in
the
Books
of
Enrollment
,
those
Processing
allwayes
wakened
in
Our
Name
,
and
the
Queens
,
and
that
Our
Sig●●●
Opened
,
so
that
all
Summons
and
Writs
may
be
expeded
in
the
C●…
Form.
And
We
Do
Require
you
to
Dispatch
this
Proclamation
and
cause
the
Signet
with
all
Diligence
.
Likewise
you
are
to
Advertise
these
Lo
〈…〉
Our
Former
Nomination
,
whose
Oaths
were
taken
by
the
Earl
of
C●…
upon
Our
special
Order
,
to
give
Attendance
for
passing
of
Bills
of
Su●…
on
,
and
other
Bills
in
Common
Form
:
And
whereas
Sir
James
Dalry●…
Stair
President
of
Our
Colledge
of
Justice
,
and
Sir
John
Baird
of
〈…〉
(
whom
We
have
now
Reponed
to
his
Place
in
the
Session
)
and
Alexander
Swinton
of
Mersignton
have
been
Tryed
,
as
to
their
Qualifica●…
required
by
the
Acts
of
Parliament
,
and
accordingly
Admitted
,
We
therefore
Authorize
,
and
Require
you
to
appoint
them
,
or
any
Two
of
〈◊〉
to
Examine
and
Try
the
Qualifications
of
the
Remanent
Persons
,
nam●…
Us
,
and
Admit
them
to
the
said
Office
,
if
they
shall
find
them
Qu●…
according
to
the
saids
Acts
of
Parliament
;
And
that
these
who
shall
be
●…mitted
concur
with
them
,
in
Tryal
and
Admission
of
the
Rest
:
For
all
〈…〉
this
shall
be
your
Warrand
,
and
so
We
bid
you
heartily
farewel
.
Given
at
Our
Court
at
New-Market
the
Fifth
day
of
October
,
one
tho●●●●●
six
hundred
eighty
nine
,
And
of
Our
Reign
the
first
year
.
By
His
Majesties
Command
MELVIL●