Letter Congratulatory from the Privy Council of Scotland, to His Majesty upon the Conclusion of the Peace, and His Majesty's safe Return.  
May it please Your Majesty,  
AFter Our Thanks to Almighty GOD: We do with all Joy, hearty Congratulate the most happy Success of Your Arms, in Terminating so long and great a War, by such an Honourable and Advantageous Peace, which is amongst the greatest of Earthly Blessings. And yet We have to Congratulat a far Greater to Us and all Your good Subjects: And that is, Your Majesty's safe Return to Britain, to the Universal Satisfaction and Rejoicing of all Your Kingdoms: which Blessings as they are truly beyond our Expression, so shall they ever Oblige us, to all that Faithfulness Love and Duty, that can be expected from the most Loyal of Subjects to the best of Kings. And we do hearty pray Almighty GOD, that He who hath made Your Majesty the Great Restorer of our Religion, Laws and Liberty, and the most Glorious Establisher of the Peace of Christendom, may always preserve your Sacred Person, from all Deceit and Violence: and make Your Life and Reign, as long and prosperous, as they are indeed most Dear and  to us, and all Your Majesty's good Subjects. We are  
May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most Faithful, most Loyal, and most Obedient Subjects and Servants. Sic subscribitur 

Marchmont Cancellar.  
Melvill P.  
Tweeddale,  
Southerland,  
Morton,  
Buchan▪  
Leven,  
Annandale,  
Tarbat,  
Ross,  
Carmichael,  
Ruthven,  
Ja: Stuart,  
Ad: Cokburn,  
W: Anstruther,  
Jo: Maxwel,  
Arc: Murray,  
Ard: Muire.   Edinburgh, November 20. 1697.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most excellent Majesty. 1697.