CHARLES by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ire­land, Defender of the Faith. To all Our loving Subjects of Our King­dom of Scotland, or others, whom these do, or may concern, Greeting. Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty GOD, to remove that Force and Armed Violence, by which the Administration of Our Royall Government among Our People there, was interrupted; And We being desirous to witnesse Our Affection to, and care of, that Our An­cient Kingdom (of whose Loyalty We have had many Testimonies) have Resolved, that until a Meeting of Parliament (which We are presently to Call) the Government shall be Administrate by Vs, and the Committee of Estates, nominate by Vs and Our Parliament, in the Year, 1651. And therefore do hereby Call and Authorize the said Com­mittee, to meet at Edinburgh upon the Twenty third day of August instant: And We do hereby require Our Heralds, Pursevants, and Messengers at Arms, To make Publication hereof at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, that Our Royal Resolution may be known to all Our good Subjects there.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Second day of August, in the Year, One thou­sand six hundred and sixty, And of Our Reign the Twelf [...]