A PROCLAMATION Adjourning the Meeting of the Parliament of Scotland, from the ninth to the twenty third day of April, 1685.  
JAMES the Seventh by the Grace of GOD, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To Our Lion King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Whereas We, by Our Letter of the sixteenth of February last passed, did Order forth Our Proclamation of the same Date, for Calling a Parliament of this our ancient Kingdom, to Meet at Edinburgh, the ninth day of April, next ensuing the Date of these Presents: And whereas some Matters of great Importance to Our Service, do require a short delay of their Meeting. We, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Have hereby thought fit to continue, and Adjourn the Meeting of Our said Parliament, from the said ninth day of April next ensuing, until the twenty third Day of the same Month of April; at which Day, We hereby Require all the Members of Our said Parliament, precisly to attend under, and upon the usual and accustomed Cirtifications: And to the end Our pleasure in the Premises may be made known to all Persons concerned. OUR WILL IS, and We Charge you strictly and Command, that incontient, these our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and all the other Mercat Crosses of the Head burgh's, of the Shires of this Kingdom, and there, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Adjournment of the Meeting of Our Parliament, from the said ninth Day of April, next ensuing the Date hereof, to the Twenty third day of the same Month, that none may pretend Ignorance  
Given under Our Signet, at Haly-rud-house the twenty two Day of March, 1685. And of Our Reign, the first Year. Per actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. WILL. PATERSON, Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, Anno DOM. 1685. Reprinted at LONDON, for L. Curtiss near Fleet-Bridge.