PROCLAMATION Adjourning the Parliament.  
WILLIAM by the grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, 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;  
Forasmuch as, We by Our Proclamation of the Date the seventh Day of June instant, did Adjourn this Our currant Parliament, to the twelfth Day of July next to come; and whereas the present State of Our Affairs, does not require the Meeting of Our said Parliament, so soon as the said Day to which it was Adjourned: Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, are resolved to continue the said Adjournment, from the said Twelfth Day of July next to come, to the Nineteenth Day of the said Month of July, at which time We are fully resolved Our said Parliament shall Meet, and that the Members of Our said currant Parliament, be not put to unnecessar Trouble and Charges, We do hereby with Advice foresaid, continue the Adjournment of our said Parliament, from the said Twelfth Day of July next to come, to the said Nineteenth Day of the said Month: And We do hereby Order and Require all the Members of Our said Parliament, to attend the said Nineteenth Day of July next, at Edinburgh, 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 in continent, their Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and and to the Mercat-Crosses of the remnant head burgh's of the several Shires, and Stewartries of this Our Ancient Kingdom, and there by open proclamation, make Intimation, that Our said Parliament is Adjourned, to the said Nineteenth Day of the said Month of July next. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet Edinburgh the Twenty first of June, and of Our Reign the tenth Year 1698. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB. ELIOT. Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD Save the King.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1698.