1685. Febr. 10. James the second proclaimed, and an address to him agreed upon, four days after—Nov. 9. The may-pole in the market place taken down to be replaced by the king’s statue.—The two aldermen Turner and Taylor elected members for the town.—Petition transmitted and recommended to them concerning the decay of the stocking trade here by the introduction of weaving, instead of knitting. See more about it under 1690.
1686. April 13. The anniversary of their majesties coronation kept here with no small pomp and parade; and the king’s statue set up at the same time with extravagant rejoicings, in the market place, where the may-pole had formerly stood.
1687. This town presented a very loyal address to his majesty, agreed upon 19th. September.—In November Lord Cornbury and others visited Lyon and were entertained at the public charge.
1688. Sunday 29th. of January being appointed a day of Thanksgiving for the queen’s pregnancy, was kept here with wonderful solemnity: the mayor and whole corporation, in their formalities, attended at morning and evening service, to render thanks to Almighty God for so signal a blessing; and after evening service they repaired to the custom-house to drink the king’s health with a bonefire.
29th. of June another thanksgiving day was kept here, for the queen’s delivery and birth of the prince.—The king was also now loyally addressed.—Such was the loyalty and piety of our ancestors in the reign of James the second.—His majesty after seizing the charters, and removing several members of the Hall, and replacing them with others whom he thought better of, had his pious projects, and paternal plans and purposes suddenly interrupted and frustrated, by the arrival of the Prince of Orange on the 5th. of November—which brought on the Revolution.
1689. The convention parliament, having met on the 22d. of January, declared the throne abdicated, and offered the same to the prince and princess of Orange, which they soon agreed to accept; and they were crowned on the 8th. of April.—On the 27th. of September the Fort guns at St. Ann’s, which had been removed to Hull, were returned, and placed in their former situation.
1690. In our extracts from the Hall books, the following passage occurs, under the date of Jan. 17th.—“On Petition of the Hosiers of this town in behalf of the poor, against the new invention of weaving worstead hose, whereby many thousands of poor are destitute of employment. It is this day ordered and agreed that a Petition from this house (the Hall,) to the honourable House of Commons, representing that grievance, now read, to be sealed with the common seal of this Burgh.”
Aug. 29. Henry Framingham, now chosen mayor, remitted the usual fee of 100l. In other respects he was an unfeeling, intolerant being, as appears by the shameful persecution that was carried on here during his mayoralty, and that of his immediate successor, against one of the dissenting ministers and his congregations—see p. [861], &c.
1691. Dec. 21. Benjamin Holly’s fine of 30l. for declining the mayoralty mitigated to 21l.
1692. March 13. Fishing in Gaywood river, as far as the double bridge, declared to be the right of the corporation.