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 A PROCLAMATION, Anent the opening of the Signet. at Edinburgh July 18, 1689. WHereas His Majesty, by His Letter dated the tenth of this instant July, directed to his High Commissioner, and the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council; Did Require them to emit a Proclamation in His Majesties Name, Signifying that His Majesty had considered how prejudicial it is to His lieges, that the Courts of Justice should continue so long silent, and that he had thought fit to name some of the college of Justice, And therefore to Declare, that the Signet is now opened, That all Persons who are any ways concerned therein, may have due notice of the same, To the end that Law may have its due course. Therefore the Lord High Commissioner, and Lords of Privy Council, Do Ordain a public Proclamation to be made, Declaring the Signet to be open; But in regard of the present Rebellion, They stop all personal Execution until the first day of November next; Likeas in His Majesties Name and Authority, They do publish and declare the same, And Ordains this Proclamation to be published at the Mercat across of Edinburgh. Extracted by me GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Concilii. God save King William and Queen Mary. Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, By Order of His Majesties Privy Council, Ano Dom. 1689.