A PROCLAMATION Adjourning the Parliament to the Fourteenth Day of May next 1700.  
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:  
Whereas We by Our Proclamation of the date the Fourth Day of November last, did Adjourn this Our current Parliament to the Fifth Day of March next; and whereas it may be convenient that We should hold the next Session of Parliament in person, and seeing the present Juncture of Our Affairs will not allow of Our coming to this Kingdom so soon as the said Fifth Day of March next, to which Our Parliament is Adjourned. And We being positively Resolved, that it shall Meet upon the Fourteenth Day of May next; Therefore, and that the Members of Our said Parliament, be not put to unnecessary Trouble and Charges before that Time, We do hereby with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Continue the Adjournment of Our said Parliament, from the said Fifth Day of March next, to the said Fourteenth Day of May next to come. And We do hereby with Advice foresaid, Order and Require all the Members of Our said Parliament, to Attend precisely the said Fourteenth Day of May next to come at Edinburgh, in the usual Way, and upon the accustomed, Certifications. Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you strictly and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the other Mercat-Crosses of the hail Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Our ancient Kingdom, and there by open Proclamation, make Intimation, that Our said Parliament is Adjourned to the said Fourteenth Day of May next to come. And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Sixteenth Day of January, and of Our Reign the Eleventh Year 1700. 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 King's most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1700.