WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender 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 Constitut, Greeting: Forasmuch as We, by Our Proclamation of the Date the third day of December last by past, did Adjourn Our present Current Parliament, to the Eighteenth day of March then next to come, now Instant; And where­as the present State of Our Affairs does not reqnire the Meeting of Our Parlia­ment so soon as the said Day to which it was Adjourned: Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Do continue the Adjournment from the said Eighteenth day of March Instant, to the Eighteenth day of August next to come: And being desirous to Prevent the unnecessary Trouble and Charges that the Members of Parliament may be put to by Attending the said Eighteenth day of March Instant, Do hereby with Advice foresaid, Adjourn Our said Parliament until the said Eighteenth day of August next; Requiring all the Members of Our said Parliament to Attend that Day in the usual way, and under the Certifications contained in the several Acts of Parliament made thereanent. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, And We Charge you Strictly, and Command, That incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries of this Our Antient Kingdom; And there by open Proclamation, make Intimation that Our said Parliament is Adjourned to the said Eighteenth day of August next to come: And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.

GOD Save the KING.