Scottish thistle, French fleur-de-lis and Tudor rose  
PROCLAMATION For Adjourning the Parliament.  
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 Brethreen, Heralds, Macers of Our Privy Council, Pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting:  
Forasmuchas, We by Our Proclamation, of the Date the ninth day of June last by past, did Adjourn this Our current Parliament to the twelfth day of September next to come: And whereas the present state of Our Affairs, does not require the Meeting of Our Parliament so soon as the said Day to which it was Adjourned: Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council are resolved to continue the said Adjournment from the said twelfth Day of September next to come, to the eight day of November next thereafter; And that the Members of Our said Parliament be not put to unnecessary Trouble and Charges before that time; We do hereby with Advice foresaid continue the Adjournment of Our said Parliament from the said twelfth day of September to the said Eight day of November next to come: And We do hereby Order and Require all the Members of Our said Parliament, to attend the said eight day of November next at Edinburgh, in the usual Way, and under the Certifications contained in the several Acts of Parliament made thereanent. 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 to the said eight day of November next to come: And ordains these presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the last day of August, and of Our Reign the eleventh year 1699. 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, Anno Dom. 1699.