His Majesties letter to the Privy Council of Scotland, for opening the signet, and intimating the sitting of the session.

Author: William III, King of England, 1650-1702.1689

His Majesties LETTER To the Privy Council of Scotland, For Opening [...] Signet, and Intimating the Sitting of the Session

WILLIAM R.

RIght trusty and right wel-beloved Cousins and Counselors, [...] trusty and wel-beloved Cousins and Counselors, right trusty [...] wel-beloved Counselors, and trusty and wel-beloved Couns [...] We Greet you well;

whereas Our Commissioner and the E [...] of Our Parliament, did think fit to stop the opening of the Signet for [...] time, till We should Signifie Our Pleasure, concerning the Nomination [...] Lords of Session; And We having seriously considered that Matter, an [...] great Inconveniency that must arise to Our Leiges, by so long a Su [...] of Justice, in that Our Ancient Kingdom: Therefore, We have Resolv [...] [...] make up a Compleat Nomination of the Lords of Session, and to open [...] Signet, that Justice may have its Course, And We do Authorize, an [...] [...] quire you to Emit a Proclamation in Our Name, certifying Our Leidge [...] the Session will sit at the ordinary time, the first day of November next [...] that the Lords of Session will proceed in the Administration of Justice, [...] patch Processes as they stand in the Books of Enrollment, those Processing allwayes wakened in Our Name, and the Queens, and that Our Sig [...] Opened, so that all Summons and Writs may be expeded in the C [...] Form. And We Do Require you to Dispatch this Proclamation and cause the Signet with all Diligence. Likewise you are to Advertise these Lo [...] Our Former Nomination, whose Oaths were taken by the Earl of C [...] upon Our special Order, to give Attendance for passing of Bills of Su [...] on, and other Bills in Common Form: And whereas Sir James Dalry [...] Stair President of Our Colledge of Justice, and Sir John Baird of [...] (whom We have now Reponed to his Place in the Session) and Alexander Swinton of Mersignton have been Tryed, as to their Qualifica [...] required by the Acts of Parliament, and accordingly Admitted, We therefore Authorize, and Require you to appoint them, or any Two of [...] to Examine and Try the Qualifications of the Remanent Persons, nam [...] Us, and Admit them to the said Office, if they shall find them Qu [...] according to the saids Acts of Parliament; And that these who shall be [...] mitted concur with them, in Tryal and Admission of the Rest: For all [...] this shall be your Warrand, and so We bid you heartily farewel.

Given at Our Court at New-Market the Fifth day of October, one tho [...] six hundred eighty nine, And of Our Reign the first year.

By His Majesties Command MELVIL [...]

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, by Order of Privy C [...] cil, Anno Dom. 1689.

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