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A PROCLAMATION Dissolving the Parliament.  
JAMES 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 Royal Proclamation of the Twentieth and second day of July last bypast, did continue the Adjournment of the present Current Parliament of this Our Ancient Kingdom, until the Twentieth first of October instant: And whereas upon divers good Considerations of great Importance to Our Service, We have now thought sit to put an end to that Our Parliament, by a Dissolution thereof; Do therefore with Advice of Our Privy Council, hereby Dissolve Our said present Current Parliament, and Declare the same to be actually Dissolved. And that Our Royal Pleasure herein may be known, Our Will is, and We Charge you strictly, and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and there in Our Royal Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of Our Dissolving of Our said present Current Parliament, and that the same is actually Dissolved.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Eighth day of October, 1686, And of Our Reign the Second Year. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. WILL. PATERSON Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 GOD save the KING.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1686.