WHereas His Sacred Majesty Considering, that by the last Act of the present Current Parliament, of this His Ancient Kingdom, Holden at Edinburgh, the same is Declared Current and Adjourned until the eighth day of October next; and That the present State of His Majesties Affairs doth not Require the Meeting of the said Parliament, so soon as the said eighth of October, to which it was Adjourned, Hath therefore by His Royal Letter, Dated at Hamptoun-Court, the twenty fifth of September One thousand six hundred eighty nine, Signified His Resolution, to Continue the Adjourn­ment from the said eighth of October, to the twenty day of December thereafter; And that the Members thereof may not be put to the Trouble and Charge of Meeting upon the said eight of October; Hath likewayes Authorized and Required the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, to IssueF forth this Proclamation, in His Name, to the Effect after-mentioned There­fore the saids Lords of Privy Council, Do, in His Majesties Name, and by His special Com­mand and Authority, hereby Adjourn the said Current Parliament, to the said twentieth of De­cember next; And Require and Command the Lyon King at Arms, and his Brethren He­raulds, Macers of Privy Council, Pursevants, Messengers at Arms, Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, that incontinent, thir Presents seen, they pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and the remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of this Kingdom, and there, in His Majesties Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Intimation of the said Adjournment of the Parliament of this Kingdom, from the said eighth day of October, to the twentieth day of December next ensuing; Requiring hereby all the Members of the Parlia­ment to attend that day, in the usual way, and upon the accustomed Certifications. The which to do, the saids Lords commits to them, His Majesties full Power, by these Presents, Deli­vering the same, by them duly Execute, and Indorsed again to the Bearer.