My LORD,  
WHEREAS the Lords and Gentlemen of the Kingdom of Scotland, met at Whitehall at Our Desire, to Advise what is to be done for Securing the Protestant Religion, and Restoring the Laws and Liberties of that Kingdom according to Our Declarations, have for the of these Ends Desired Us to call a Meeting of the Estates to be holden at Edinburgh in March next, and to make sufficient Intimation of the same by Our Letters to all Persons who of Right aught to be at the said Meeting, We being Desirous to do every Thing that may Tend to the Public Good and Happiness of that Kingdom; In pursuance of the said Advice, Do by this Our Letter, Desire your Lordship to Meet and Sat in the said Meeting of the Estates at Edinburgh the _____ Day of March next.  
Given at St. James' the _____ of February in the Year of Our Lord 1688.