464 
1677. Paid Mr. John Bush for one yeares 
intrest for fifty fower pound saventene 
shillines ending the 24 of June 1677  03—05—o09 - 
1678-9. to Mr. John Bush for a Shroude oo — 04 — 06 
1683. Paid Mr. John Bushes Bill for powder or —18— 00” 
The M. B. February 8th, 1685, records—‘ Whether this 
Corporation shall proclaime James Duke of Yorke King of 
England Scotland ffraunce & Ireland in the place of King Charles 
the Second lately deceased this day or to morrow having not as 
yett any Proclamation—Agreede by generall consent that James 
Duke of York shall to morrow be proclaimed King of England 
Scotland ffraunce & Ireland in the place of King Charles the 
Second his Royall Brother lately deceased.” John Bush as Mayor 
signs this with John Masters and Benja Baber, and they later 
appear on the list of those who took the Oath of Allegiance &c.,. 
on the accession of James znd. 
The hesitation on the part of the Mayor and Council was 
probably due to their having a few days previously rejoiced over 
a reported recovery of Charles, the Ch. Ac. notes :— 
“ Paid the Ringers by Mr. Mayors 
order on the Tydinges of his Late 
Maj. . ties Recovery ol —0o— 00 
Paid for a load of ffaggotts by Mr. 
Mayors Order then 00 — 15 — 00” 
Later on in the same roll occurs 
“Paid the Ringars at the Proclamation 
of his new Maj. . tie per Mr. Mayors 
Order 01 — 00 — 00” 
and more “ ffaggotts ” were then bought ‘‘ by Mr. Mayors order” 
probably on the gth of February. 
Having proclaimed James as King without full. authority 
for domg so, Mayor John Bush on receiving the official. 
