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  
PROCLAMATION For Adjourning the Parliament to the 13 day of August next to come.  
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;  
Forasmuchas, We by Our Proclamation of the Date the seventeenth day of June last bypassed, have Adjourned this Our current Pa●liament of this Our ancient Kingdom of Scotland to the fourth day of July now inst●nt then next to come; And whereas several things have occurred since that time, which makes it necessary that Our said Parliament be father Adjourned: Therefore, and that the Members of Our said Parliament may not be put to unnecessary Charges and Attendance; We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, have Adjourned ▪ and hereby adjourns this Our said current Parliament from the said fourth day of July instant to the thirteenth day of August next to come. And do hereby Order and Require all the Members of Our said Parliament to attend at Edinburgh the said thirteenth day of August next to come, 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 within this Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Intimation that Our said Parliament is adjourned from the said fourth day of July to the said thirteenth day of August next to come, and Ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the first day of July, and of Our Reign the Twelfth year 1700. Per actum Dominorum secreti Consilii. GILB. ELIOT Cls. sti. Consilii. 
 God save the King.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1700.