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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION</HI> Adjourning the Parliament from the <HI>20</HI> day of <HI>March</HI> in|stant, to the <HI>21&s;t</HI> day of <HI>July</HI> next.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>_WILLIAM By the Grace of God, King of <HI>Great Britain, France 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;evants, Me&s;&s;engers at Arms; Our She|riffs in that part, Conjunctly and &s;everally, &s;pecially Con&s;ti|tute, Greeting,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much as, We by Our Proclamation of the Date the Fifth day of <HI>November</HI> la&s;t by pa&s;t, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, did Adjourn the Currant Parliament of this Our ancient Kingdom, to the Twentieth day of <HI>March</HI> then next to come, now In&s;tant. And whereas the pre&s;ent State of Our Affairs, does not require the Meeting of Our Parliament on the &s;aid Twenty day of <HI>March</HI> In&s;tant, to which it was Adjourned: And We being de&s;irous to prevent the unnece&s;&s;ary Attendance of the Members thereof on the &s;aid Twenty day of <HI>March</HI> in&s;tant. Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do hereby Adjourn Our &s;aid Currant Parliament, unto the Twenty fir&s;t day of <HI>July</HI> next en&s;uing the Date hereof, Requiring all the Members of Our &s;aid Parliament, to Attend that Day in the u&s;ual way; and under the Certifications contained in the &s;eve|ral Acts of Parliament made thereanent. Our Will is Herefore, and We Charge you &s;trictly, and Command, that in continent 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 and Stewartries of this Our ancient King|dom, And there by open Proclamation, make Intimation that Our &s;aid Par|liament is Adjourned to the &s;aid Twenty fir&s;t day of <HI>July</HI> next to come, And Ordains the&s;e Pre&s;ents to be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Given under Our Signet at</HI> Edinburgh, <DATE>the Sixteenth day of <HI>March,</HI> and of Our Reign the Seventh year, 1696.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED><HI>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii.</HI> GILB. ELIOT, <HI>Cls. Sti. Concilii.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
<CLOSER>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> Printer to the Kings Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, 1696.</P>
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