His Majesty's LETTER To the Privy Council of Scotland, For Opening 〈◊〉 Signet, and Intimating the Sitting of the Session  
WILLIAM R. RIght trusty and right well-beloved Cousins and Counsellors, 〈◊〉 trusty and well-beloved Cousins and Counsellors, right trusty 〈◊〉 well-beloved Counsellors, and trusty and well-beloved Couns●●●●● We Greet you well;  
whereas Our Commissioner and the E●… of Our Parliament, did think fit to stop the opening of the Signet for 〈◊〉 time, till We should Signify Our Pleasure, concerning the Nomination 〈◊〉 Lords of Session; And We having seriously considered that Matter, an 〈…〉 great Inconveniency that must arise to Our Liege's, by so long a Sum 〈…〉 of Justice, in that Our Ancient Kingdom: Therefore, We have Resolv●● 〈◊〉 make up a Complete Nomination of the Lords of Session, and to open 〈◊〉 Signet, that Justice may have its Course, And We do Authorise, an●●●quire you to Emit a Proclamation in Our Name, certifying Our Liege 〈◊〉 the Session will sit at the ordinary time, the first day of November next 〈◊〉 that the Lords of Session will proceed in the Administration of Justice, 〈◊〉 patch Processes as they stand in the Books of enrolment, those Processing always wakened in Our Name, and the Queens, and that Our Sig●●● Opened, so that all Summons and Writs may be expeded in the C●… Form. And We Do Require you to Dispatch this Proclamation and cause the Signet with all Diligence. Likewise you are to Advertise these Lo 〈…〉 Our Former Nomination, whose Oaths were taken by the Earl of C●… upon Our special Order, to give Attendance for passing of Bills of Su●… on, and other Bills in Common Form: And whereas Sir James Dalry●… Stair Precedent of Our College of Justice, and Sir John Baird of 〈…〉 (whom We have now Reponed to his Place in the Session) and Alexander Swinton of Mersignton have been Tried, as to their Qualifica●… required by the Acts of Parliament, and accordingly Admitted, We therefore Authorise, and Require you to appoint them, or any Two of 〈◊〉 to Examine and Try the Qualifications of the Remanent Persons, nam●… Us, and Admit them to the said Office, if they shall find them Qu●… according to the said's Acts of Parliament; And that these who shall be ●…mitted concur with them, in Trial and Admission of the Rest: For all 〈…〉 this shall be your Warrant, and so We bid you heartily farewel.  
Given at Our Court at Newmarket the Fifth day of October, one tho●●●●● six hundred eighty nine, And of Our Reign the first year. By His Majesty's Command MELVIL●   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, by Order of Privy C●●●cil, Anno Dom. 1689.