Crown surmounting French fleur-de-lis with Scottish thistle and Tudor rose on either side, each of the latter two flanked by the Scottish unicorn and English lion respectively, against a background of stylized foliage  
PROCLAMATION Adjourning the Parliament to the fourth Day of July 1700.  
WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To Our lion King at Arms, his Brethren heralds, Macers of Our Privy Council, pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuchas, Our right trusty and right entirely beloved Cousin and counselor, James Duke of Queensberry Our Commissioner, did on good Reasons Adjourn the present Session of Our current Parliament of this Our ancient Kingdom of Scotland, to the Twenty Day of June instant, with which We are well satisfied, and do approve the same; And We finding that the present Circumstances of of Our Affairs require a father Adjournment; Therefore, and that the Members of Our said Parliament may not be put to unnecessar Attendence, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, have Adjourned and hereby Adjourn this Our said current Parliament from the said Twentieth Day of June instant, to the Fourth Day of July next to come; And We do hereby Order and Require all the Members of Our said Parliament, to attend at Edinburgh the said Fourth day of July next to come to which Our said Parliament is Adjourned) in the usual way, and under the Pains contained in the several Acts of Parliament made thereannet. 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 Mercat-Crosses of the remanent Head-burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries of this Our Ancient Kingdom, and there by open Proclamation, make Intimation, that Our said Parliament is Adjourned from the said Twentieth Day of June instant, to the said fourth day of July next to come: And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the seventeenth day of June, and of Our Reign the Twelfth year 1700. Per actum Dominorum secreti Consilii. GILB. ELIOT Cls. sti. Consilii. 
 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.