A PROCLAMATION, For Adjourning the Parliament from the eighth of October next, to the twentieth of December thereafter.  
At Edinburgh, the first day of October, One thousand six hundred eighty nine years.  
WHereas His Sacred Majesty Considering, that by the last Act of the present Current Parliament, of this His Ancient Kingdom, Holden at Edinburgh, the same is Declared Current and Adjourned until the eighth day of October next; and That the present State of His Majesty's Affairs doth not Require the Meeting of the said Parliament, so soon as the said eighth of October, to which it was Adjourned, Hath therefore by His Royal Letter, Dated at Hamptoun-Court, the twenty fifth of September One thousand six hundred eighty nine, Signified His Resolution, to Continue the Adjournment from the said eighth of October, to the twenty day of December thereafter; And that the Members thereof may not be put to the Trouble and Charge of Meeting upon the said eight of October; Hath likeways Authorized and Required the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, to IssueF forth this Proclamation, in His Name, to the Effect abovementioned Therefore the said's Lords of Privy Council, Do, in His Majesty's Name, and by His special Command and Authority, hereby Adjourn the said Current Parliament, to the said twentieth of December next; And Require and Command the Lion King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds, Macers of Privy Council, Pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, that incontinent, their Presents seen, they pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and the remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of this Kingdom, and there, in His Majesty's Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Intimation of the said Adjournment of the Parliament of this Kingdom, from the said eighth day of October, to the twentieth day of December next ensuing; Requiring hereby all the Members of the Parliament to attend that day, in the usual way, and upon the accustomed Certifications. The which to do, the said's Lords commits to them, His Majesty's full Power, by these Presents, Delivering the same, by them duly Execute, and Indorsed again to the Bearer.  
Per Actum Dominerum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT, Cls, Sti. Concilii. 
 God save King William and Queen Mary.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, by Order of Secret Council, Anne Dom, 1689.