By the King.  
A PROCLAMATION, Indicting a PARLIAMENT, to be held at Edinburgh, the 28, day of July, 1681.  
CHARLES R. 
 CHARLES' the Second, by the Grace of GOD, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. To all and sundry Our good Subjects, whom these Presents do, or may concern, Greeting:  
Whereas upon divers Weighty Considerations, of great Importance to Our Service, and to the Peace and Tranquillity of Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland, We have thought fit to Call a Parliament of that Our Kingdom, to meet at Our City of Edinburgh, upon the twenty eight day of July, next ensuing the date hereof; We do therefore Require and Command, all Arch-Bishops, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Lords and Officers of State, of Our said Kingdom, to be present, and attend that Diet. And We do also require and Command, all Our Sheriffs, in the several Shires, and their Deputs, that if there be any new Elections made for this year, of Commissioners to Parliaments or Conventions, they give timeous Intimation to such Commissioners, to keep this Meeting; But if there be no Elections already made, that they forthwith Call and Conveen all the Freeholders' in the Respective Shires, to the end, that according to the Laws and Acts of Parliament, Elections may be made of fit Persons, to be Commissioners for this Parliament. And We do likewise Require and Command, Our Royal Burroughs, to make choice of Commissioners accordingly, and them, and all Persons having Interest, to attend this Our Parliament, under the pains contained in Our Laws made thereanent. And to the Effect, all Our good Subjects may have notice of this Our Royal Will and Pleasure, We do hereby Command Our Lion, King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds, Macers, Pursuivants, and Messengers at Arms, to make timeous Proclamation of these Presents, at the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and at the Mercat-Crosses of the Head Burroughs in the several Shires of that Our Kingdom. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the eighth day of June, One thousand six hundred and eighty one, and of Our Reign, the thretty and third year. 
 By His Majesty's Command, MORRAY. GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1681.