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C R  HONI SOIT QUI MAY Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION, for dissolving the Parliament.  
CHARLES, 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, Pursuivants, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, Greeting: Forasmuch, as upon divers good considerations, relating to Our service, and the good of Our subjects: We did call the Parliament of this Our ancient Kingdom of Scotland, and did authorise Our right trusty, and right entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor, the Duke of Lauderdale, to be Our Commissioner during the whole currency thereof, which through the exigency of Our affairs, hath been continued beyond Our first intention: We being necessarily engaged in a war with the States of the United netherlands. And by the last Act of the last Session of that Parliament, bearing date, the third day of March last; Our said Parliament was by Us declared current, and adjourned to the fourteenth of October next: The peace betwixt Us and the United Provinces not being then perfected; and that peace being now brought to its full effect, and seeing the present condition of Our affairs doth not require, that Our good Subjects should be any longer burdened, with attendance in this Parliament, We have resolved to dissolve the same: Likeas, We, with advice of Our Privy Council, do hereby dissolve the present current Parliament of this Our Kingdom, and do declare the same to be dissolved. Our will is herefore, and We charge you straight, and commands, that incontinent these Our letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and other places needful, and thereat, in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make publication of Our dissolving the present current Parliament of this Our Kingdom, and that the same is dissolved, that all Our Liege's may have due and timeous notice thereof. The which to do, We commit to you conjunctly and severally, Our full power, by these Our letters, delivering them by you duly execute, and endorsat again to the bearer.  
Given under Our Signet at Whitehall, the ninteenth day of May, one thousand six hundred seventy and seven years, and of Our reign the six and twentieth year. Al. Gibson, Cl. S ti Concilii.  
God save the King.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent MAJESTY. Anno Dom. 1674.