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A PROCLAMATION, Adjourning the Parliament from the Fourteenth of January instant, to the Fifteenth day of April next, 1692.

WILLIAM and MARY by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defenders 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 We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, did by Our Proclamation of the Date the Twenty seventh day of August last, One thousand six hundred and ninety one Years, Adjourn the current Parliament of this Our ancient King­dom of Scotland, from the Sixteenth Day of September last, to the fourteenth Day of January instant, One thousand six hundred and ninety two years; And now in regard that Our Affairs do not require the Meeting of Our said Parliament, so soon as the said fourteenth day of January instant, and that the Members of Par­liament may not be put to the Trouble and Charge of Meeting upon the said day. We therefore with Advice of Our saids Lords of Privy Council, hereby Adjourn Our said current Parliament, until the fifteenth day of April next to come, in this instant year of God, One thousand six hundred and ninety two; Hereby requiring all the Members of Our Parliament, to give their attendance at Edinburgh on that day, in the accustomed manner, and under the Certifica­tions contained in the several Acts of Parliament. OUR WILL IS Herefore, and We Charge you strictly and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, you pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of this Our Ancient Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Intimation of the said Adjournment of Our Parliament of this Kingdom from the said fourteenth day of January instant, to the said fifteenth day of April next thereafter; And Ordains these presents to be Printed and Published.

Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii. In Supplementum Signeti. GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Concilii.

GOD save King William and Queen Mary.

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties. Anno Dom. 1692.

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