monogram of 'W' (William) superimposed on' M' (Mary) DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION, Prorogating the Diet for Inbringing the Accounts Due by the Forces. WILLIAM and MARY, by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith; To Our Lovits, Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting: Forasmuch as, We, out of Our Royal Care and Tenderness to Our good Subjects, who have advanced and furnished Meat, Drink, Forage, Money, or other Provisions to Our Forces, Have already, with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Emitted two several Proclamations, for Inbringing the Accounts of what has been so Furnished, that the same might be paid to the Furnishers; And Considering, That there are several of these Accounts not yet come in to the Clerks of Council, and that there are several Advancements made to the said's Forces, which could not come in at the Diets prefixed in the saids Proclamations; And being Resolved, That the old Rests als well as new Advancements be timously paid out of the Fonds appointed for that end by Act of Parliament: Therefore We, with Advice, of the said's Lords of Our Privy Council, Do hereby Prorogat the Diets appointed by Our former Proclamations, for Inbringing the Accounts due by Our Forces to the Country, to the first day of March next; and Appoints all Persons to give in the Accounts of what is furnished by them to the said's Forces, with the Instructions and Verifications thereof, in the Terms of Our former Proclamations, to the said's Clerks of Our Privy Council, betwixt and the said first day of March next, with Certification to such as shall fail to give in the same, they shall never be received, nor allowed at any time hereafter, but shall be repute as satisfied: And to the effect that all Persons concerned may have timous notice of Our Pleasure in the Premises, Our Will is herefore, and We Charge you straight and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and the whole remanent Mercat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Our Kingdom, and in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication of the Premises, that none may pretend ignorance. And We Ordain these Presents to be Printed, and Published in manner foresaid. Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the Twenty ninth day of January, And of Our Reign the second Year, 1691. Per actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii. D A. MONCREIF, Cls. Sti. Concilii. GOD save King William and Queen Mary. Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom. 1691.