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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION</HI> For Adjourning the Parliament, to <DATE>the Twentieth of <HI>March</HI> next, <HI>1696.</HI></DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>_WILLIAM by the Grace of God King of great <HI>Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith,</SIGNED> <SALUTE>to our Lyon King at Arms and his Brethren Heraulds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pur&s;e|vants, Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, Conjunct|ly and Severally, Specially Con&s;titute, Greeting;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much as by the la&s;t Act of the fifth Se&s;&s;ion of this Our Current Parliament, the &s;ame is adjourned to the &s;eventh day of <HI>November,</HI> then next to come, now In&s;tant: And our Affairs not requiring a Meeting thereof at that time, We have thought fit that the Adjournment thereof &s;hall be continued from the &s;aid day to the Twentieth Day of <HI>March</HI> next to come, Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do hereby Adjourn Our &s;aid Current Parlia|ment, unto the &s;aid Twentieth Day of <HI>March</HI> next En&s;uing the Date hereof; Re|quiring all the Members of Our &s;aid Parliament to attend that Day in the u&s;u|al way, and under the Certifications contained in the &s;everal Acts of Parli|ament made thereanent. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you &s;trictly, and Command, that Incontinent, the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and to the Mercat Cro&s;&s;es of the remanent Head Burghs of the &s;everal Shires of this Our Ancient Kingdom; And there by open Proclamation make Intimation, that Our &s;aid Parliament of this Kingdom is Adjourned to the &s;aid Twentieth Day of <HI>March</HI> next to come And Ordains the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> <DATE>the Fifth Day of <HI>November,</HI> and of Our Reign the Se|venth Year.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. <HI>GILB. ELIOT,</HI> Cls. Sti. Concilii.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD Save the KING.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Prin|ter to the Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, 1695.</P>
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