6. A plume of three ostrich feathers passing through a prince’s 
coronet; the badge of the Prince of Wales. 
The large globular head of the mace is decorated with symbolical 
figures, executed in low relief within oval compartments representing 
Charity, Portitude, Faith, and Justice, accompanied by their usual 
emblems. Between the ovals are two Tudor roses. The imperial 
crown, of bold design, forms the summit of the bowl, and within 
the circle of the crown is engraved a shield of the royal arms as 
borne by the house of Stuart after the union of the two kingdoms. 
The initials and numerals O.II.P. show the achievement to be that 
of King Charles the Second, upon whose restoration to the throne 
this part of the work was executed. 
The Loud Mayor’s Gold Chain. 
I have now only to speak of the ofiicial chain or collar of gold 
which has been worn by each successive Lord Mayor of York for 
more than 250 years past. 
In the inventory of the plate belonging to the Corporation in 
1681, which is printed in Mr. Drake’s Eboracum, p. 222, the 
following item appears:—‘‘One gold chain, given by Sir Pobert 
Walter, Knight, sometime alderman, poise 19^ oz.” 
The alderman of York, whose name is here recorded, lived in the 
street called Fossgate, where he originally carried on the business 
of a hatter and haberdasher, and acquired a handsome fortune. 
He served the office of Sheriff in 1584-5, was elected an alderman 
in 1590, and was Lord Mayor for the first time in 1591. His 
second mayoralty occurred in the memorable year 1603, when upon 
the death of Q-ueen Elizabeth it became the duty of the Lord Mayor 
to proclaim James the First, King of England. On one of the days 
of the new monarch’s sojourn at York, whilst he was on his way 
from Edinburgh to London, the Lord Mayor had the honour of 
entertaining his Majesty at breakfast at his house in Fossgate. 
The day after the King left the city, the Lord Mayor, by royal 
command, went to the mansion of Sir Edward Stanhope, at 
Grimston, near Tadcaster, where the King had passed the night, 
and his Majesty, having received the Lord Mayor in his bed-chamber, 
conferred upon him the honour of knighthood. 
In the month of June following. Queen Anne of Denmark, the 
consort of King James I., visited York on her way to London, and 
Sir Pobert Walter, as Lord Mayor, had to take a prominent part 
in receiving her majesty with due respect and hospitality. It is 
