HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
A PROCLAMATION For Adjourning the General Assembly of this Church, to the Seventeenth of December next, 1695.  
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 Ninth Day of July last by past, did Adjourn the present Current Assembly of this Church to the Twentieth Day of November instant, but not having time at present to prepare what were necessary for the said Assembly: We have thought fit to delay the Meeting thereof for some time, and that the Members may not be put to unncessrie trouble, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do hereby Adjourn the present Current General Assembly of this Church, from the said Twentieth Day of November instant, to the Seventeenth Day of December next Ensuing; Appointing the same to meet at Edinburgh on that Day, and Requiring all the Members thereof to attend the Meeting accordingly. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that Incontinent, these Our Letters seen, ye passed to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and whole other Mercat Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom; And there in Our Name and authority make Publication hereof, that none may pretend Ignorance; And Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Seventh day of November, and of Our Reign the Seventh Year. 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, 1695.