Footnotes

1.

Journal 26, fo. 73.

2.

Letter to the mayor, etc., of London, 28 March.—Journal 26, fo. 75b.

3.

Letter dated 29th March.—Journal 26, fo. 76. The Court of Aldermen allowed Fletcher forty marks towards the expenses of his journey.—Repertory 26, pt. i, fo. 119b.

4.

Letter dated Newcastle, 11th April, 1603.—Journal 26, fo. 80. See Appendix.

5.

Journal 26, fos. 78b, 82, 82b, 88.

6.

Journal 26, fo. 81b.

7.

Repertory 26, pt. i, fo. 131b.

8.

It is computed that more than 230 knights were created by James on his passage from Edinburgh to the Tower. The lord mayor (Lee) was knighted at Greenwich on the 22nd May. At the king's coronation, which took place in July, all the aldermen of the city who were not already knights were knighted at Whitehall.—Nichols, "Progresses of King James I," i, 113n, 120, 234.

9.

Howes's Chron., p. 827; Journal 26, fos. 74, 114b, 116b; Repertory 26, pt. i, fo. 171.

10.

Journal 26, fo. 98.

11.

Repertory 26, pt. ii, fo. 361.

12.

Journal 26, fos. 103b, 122b, 124b, 125b, 127; Repertory 26, pt. i, fo. 149b. In May of the following year the king himself lost two beagles, which had strayed and probably been killed.—Journal 26, fo. 211b. In 1611 the queen also lost her dog, and a liberal reward was offered for its recovery. The animal was described as being "lowe and thicke, of a meene coulor, and his taile turninge up to the middle of his backe."—Journal 28. fo. 284.

13.

Journal 28, fos. 116, 126, 126b.

14.

Journal 28, fos. 145, 145b. The Merchant Taylors contributed the largest quantity (936 qrs.): they were followed by the Grocers (874 qrs.), the Mercers (820 qrs.), the Goldsmiths (809 qrs.), next to which came the Drapers (768 qrs.) and the Haberdashers (724 qrs.).

15.

The amount at which each company was assessed will be found printed from the City's Records in Nichols' "Progresses of King James I," i, 400, 401.

16.

Journal 26, fos. 163, 164, 178, 179b.

17.

Journal 26, fo. 178b.

18.

Journal 26, fos. 186, 188; Repertory 26, pt. ii, fo. 311.

19.

Nichols, "Progresses of King James I," i, 360, 361.

20.

Journal 26, fos. 111, 117b, 118b.

21.

Id., fo. 174.

22.

Return to writ of parliament, 31 Jan.—Journal 26, fo. 171.

23.

For particulars of his life, see Remembrancia (Analytical Index), p. 2n.

24.

Id. p. 23n.

25.

Id., p. 176n.

26.

Peace with Spain, for which negotiations had been entered into as soon as James came to the throne, was concluded in the summer of this year (18 Aug.), but was not acceptable to the nation at large, and much less to the citizens of London. "I can assure your mightiness," wrote the State's Ambassador, Caron, "that no promulgation was ever received in London with more coolness—yes, with more sadness.... The people were admonished to make bonfires, but you may be very sure not a bonfire was to be seen."—Motley, "United Netherlands," iv, 223, 224. For payments made by the city chamberlain to heralds on the occasion of proclamation of the peace, see Repertory 26, pt. ii, fo. 436.

27.

James assumed the title of King of Great Britain by proclamation dated 20 Oct., 1604.—Journal 26, fo. 271.

28.

King's writ of proclamation of the union to the mayor and sheriffs of London, dated 22 Oct., 1604.—Id., Ibid.

29.

The first charter of Edward III, granted to the citizens of London (6 March, 1327) with the assent of parliament, expressly forbade the king's purveyors taking goods contrary to the will and pleasure of the citizens, except for cash; and no prisage of wines was thenceforth to be taken under any consideration.—Cf. Stat. 4, Edw. III, c. 3; 5, Edw. III, c. 2; 25, Edw. III, c. 1; 36, Edw. III, c. 2.

30.

Journal 27, fo. 36.

31.

Remembrancia, ii, 262 (Analytical Index, p. 409).

32.

Journal House of Commons, 21 May, 1604, i, 218.

33.

The fact that the custom dues of London amounted to £110,000 a year, whereas those of the rest of the kingdom amounted to only £17,000, was adduced in support of their case.

34.

Journal House of Commons, i, 218.

35.

Journal House of Commons, 3 July, i. 251, 252.

36.

The Merchant Taylors displayed no little jealousy at the Clothworkers having forestalled them; and as the mayor for the time being—Sir John Watts—happened to be a Clothworker, it was thought that he would do his best to prevent Prince Henry also from joining the Merchant Taylors. They accordingly declined to invite the mayor and aldermen to the banquet.—Clode's "Memorials of the Merchant Taylors' Company," pp. 147-160.

37.

Journal 26, fos. 241b, 243b; Cf. Letter Book BB, fos. 288, 289b.

38.

Letter Book BB, fo. 259b.

39.

The king to the lords commissioners [for the plot], 6 Nov.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1603-1610), p. 241. The "gentler tortoures" were to be applied first, "et sic per gradus ad ima tenditur."

40.

Journal 27, fos. 3b, 7.

41.

Id., fos. 2b, 5b, 6.

42.

Journal 27, fo. 4.

43.

Journal 27, fo. 5; Cf. fos. 14b, 15, 19.

44.

Id., fo. 8b.

45.

Howes's Chron., p. 881.

46.

Journal 27, fo. 19.

47.

Journal 27, fo. 17.

48.

Howes's Chron., p. 882.

49.

Journal 27, fo. 30b.

50.

Journal 27, fo. 48b.

51.

Id., fo. 73.

52.

Id., fos. 73b, 75.

53.

Repertory 27, fo. 252b.

54.

Journal 27, fo. 75b.

55.

Proclamation, 7 July, 22 Eliz. (1580).—Journal 21, fo. 54.

56.

Remembrancia (Index), s.v. "Buildings."

57.

Stat. 35 Henry VIII, c. 10.

58.

Stat. 13 Eliz., c. 18.

59.

Journal 21, fo. 251; Journal 22, fos. 47, 53b. The Common Sergeant of the city, Bernard Randolph, also rendered him pecuniary assistance.—Remembrancia (Index), p. 553.

60.

Repertory 22, fos. 270, 281, 376b.

61.

Repertory 22, fos. 270, 281, 376b.

62.

Journal 23, fos. 209, 210.

63.

The bill was introduced into parliament on the 30 Jan., 1606, and passed the Commons on the 30 May.—Journal House of Commons, i, 261, 310. By Stat. 4 Jas. I, c. 12, the former Act was so far amended as to allow the City to convey water underground.

64.

Journal 27, fos. 54, 77, 89b, 144b, 396; Journal 28, fos. 16b, 81.

65.

Journal 27, fo. 89; Repertory 27, fos. 312, 269b.

66.

Journal 27, fo. 377b. Another agreement was subsequently drawn up bearing date the 28 March, 1611, and this being executed by Middleton the former agreement was ordered to be cancelled.—Repertory 30, fo. 100.

67.

The lord mayor to the lords of the council, 10 July, 1609.—Remembrancia, ii, 347 (Index, pp. 554-555).

68.

See Paper containing "objections against the river," with answers.—Cal. State Papers Dom., vol. lxxviii, No. 106.

69.

Journal House of Commons, i, 442, 445.

70.

"Mr. Beaulieu to Mr. Trumbull, resident at Brussells," 9 May, 1610.—Winwood's Memorials, iii, 160.

71.

Repertory 29, fo. 231.

72.

Journal 28, fo. 176b.

73.

These "king's shares," as they were called to distinguish them from "adventurers' shares," were sold by Charles I in 1636 for an annuity of £500, entered on the company's books and paid yearly as the "king's clog." Both classes of shares have become so valuable that they have been subjected to frequent sub-division. At a sale by auction, which took place in London, 15 Nov., 1893, an undivided adventurers' share fetched £94,900.

74.

Alderman of Queenhithe and Coleman Street Wards; Sheriff 1603. From 1624 to 1626 was one of the representatives of the city in parliament. His brother Robert had sat for the same constituency in the parliament of 1614.—Repertory 26, pt. i, fo. 146b; Repertory 31, pt. ii, fo. 282b; Parliamentary Return 1879 (Appendix), p. xxxix.

75.

Remembrancia (Index), p. 557.

76.

Id., p. 558.

77.

Id., p. 559.

78.

The first dividend was paid in 1633.—Smiles, "Lives of the Engineers," pp. 130, 131.

79.

Repertory 31, pt. ii, fo. 396.

80.

In 1611 "James offered the title of baronet to all who would pay the exchequer £1,080 in three annual payments, being the sum required for the pay of a hundred foot-soldiers for three years."—Gardiner, "Hist. of Eng. (1613-1616)," i, 560.

81.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 455.

82.

Remembrancia, iii, 114, viii, 3 (Index, pp. 462-465).

83.

"Court and Times of James I," ii, 433.

84.

Repertory 38, fo. 12; Letter Book II, fo. 51.

85.

Letter Book II, fo. 51b.

86.

Repertory 47, fos. 45b, 58, 89b, 105b, 300b.

87.

Journal 36, fos. 37, 292, 292b.

88.

Repertory 49, fo. 195b.

89.

Journal 57, fos. 143b, 144.

90.

Report of Commissioners, 20 Dec., 1608; Second Report, Jan., 1609.—Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), pp. 117, 139.

91.

"Orders and Conditions of the Ulster Plantation."—Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), p. 139. Chichester to the Privy Council, 10 Mar., 1609.—Id., p. 157.

92.

See the City's Petition to the House of Commons, in Jan., 1641.—Journal 39, fo. 164.

93.

Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), pp. 207-210.

94.

Repertory 29, fo. 52b.

95.

Journal 27, fo. 386b. The following were the companies to whom, in addition to the twelve principal companies, the precept was sent:—Dyers, Leathersellers, Pewterers, Cutlers, Whitebakers, Tallow Chandlers, Armourers, Girdlers, Saddlers, Barber-Surgeons, Plumbers, Innholders, Coopers, Joiners, Weavers, Woodmongers, Scriveners, Stationers and Embroiderers.

96.

Repertory 29, fo. 60b. The answer of the companies is not entered, a blank space being left.

97.

Repertory 29, fo. 61b.

98.

Journal 27, fo. 387b.

99.

Journal 27, fo. 398. John "Mun," or "Muns," mercer, was afterwards substituted for Hugh Hamersley.

100.

Two letters from the lords of the council to Sir Arthur Chichester, 3 Aug., 1609.—Philadelphia Papers (Transcripts, Public Record Office), vol. i, pp. 498-501.

101.

Sir John Davys to Salisbury, 28 Aug., 1609.—Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), pp. 280-281.

102.

Sir Arthur Chichester to Salisbury, 18 Sept., 1609.—Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), pp. 285-287.

103.

Repertory 29, fos. 137b, 138. The Chamberlain having paid over to them. £415 9s., the court subsequently ordered the bridge-masters to repay the chamberlain that amount.—Id., fo. 149b.

104.

These directions unfortunately appear to have been neglected in both cases, for the report does not appear either in the Journal or Remembrancia.

105.

Journal 28, fo. 16.

106.

Id., fos. 19-20b.

107.

Id., fo. 24.

108.

Another sum of £5,000 was levied in the following March, another in August, and the remainder in March, 1611. The Merchant Taylors, being assessed at 936 quarters of corn, were called upon to contribute £1,872 towards the £20,000 by instalments of £468; the Grocers (the next highest in the corn assessment) £1,748, the Mercers £1,640, and so on in a descending scale to the Bowyers, the Fletchers, the Woolmen and the Musicians, each of whom subscribed respectively £10.—Journal 28, fos. 24, 32, 32b.

109.

Journal 28, fos. 53, 53b.

110.

Id., fos. 103, 113-114b.

111.

Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), pp. 136, 137, 359-362. An abstract of the articles is printed in "a concise view ... of the Irish Society" (pp. 9-13); where, however, the date of signing the agreement is given as Jan., 1609, this date being in accordance with the Old Style.

112.

Journal 28, fos. 46-49b.

113.

Lords of the council to Sir Arthur Chichester, 4 Feb., 1610.—Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), p. 378.

114.

Journal 28, fos. 90, 115.

115.

Repertory 29, fos. 219b, 235b, 250b, 253b, 254.

116.

Remembrancia (Index), p. 172.

117.

Chichester to Salisbury, 27 June, 1610.—Cal. State Papers Ireland (1608-1610), p. 473.

118.

Journal 28, fos. 159b, 163.

119.

Id., fo. 176.

120.

Journal 28, fos. 239b, 240.

121.

Id., fo. 323.

122.

Minutes of the Grocers' Company, 24 July, 1612.

123.

Journal 28, fo. 344b.

124.

Journal 29, fo. 49.

125.

Cal. State Papers Ireland (1611-1614), p. 310.

126.

Cal. State Papers Ireland (1611-1614), pp. 228-229, 270.

127.

Journal 29, fo. 74b, 75.

128.

The report was dated Dublin, 15 Oct.—Journal 29, fos. 116b-118.

129.

Journal 29, fos. 178b-186.

130.

Skinners' Company and the Irish Society (House of Lords, p. 12).

131.

17 Dec, 1613.—Journal 29, fo. 186. The money was to be forthcoming before 1 Feb., 1614.

132.

11 Jan., 1615.—Journal 29, fo. 299. £5,000 was to be raised by the end of the month, and the residue (£2,500) before the 1st day of May.

133.

Skinners' Company and the Irish Society (Appendix to case before House of Lords, p. 13).

134.

Report of Select Committee on Irish Society and the London Companies (Irish estates), 4 May, 1891, p. iii.

135.

One of the articles (No. 10) of the plantation expressly stated that after five years the undertakers should be at liberty to alien to all persons except the "mere Irish" and such persons as refused to take the oath prescribed for the undertakers.—Skinners' Company and the Irish Society (Appendix to case before House of Lords, p. 147).

136.

The letter is not entered on the City's Records, but it will be found printed in the late Mr. Clode's "Memorials of the Merchant Taylors' Company" and in Mr. Brown's "Genesis of the United States," i, 252. The letter does not bear any date, but must have been written before the 16th March, 1609, as on that day the mayor issued his precept to the several companies, enclosing a copy of the letter, and asking them to "make some adventure" in so good and honourable an undertaking.—Journal 27, fo. 346b.

137.

Brown's "Genesis of the United States," ii, 857, seq.

138.

See bill of adventure granted to the Merchant Taylors' Company, 4 May, 1609 (printed from the company's archives).—Brown, i, 308.

139.

Brown, i, 208-237; ii, 890.

140.

Brown, i, 329.

141.

Letter from the clerk of the company to Mr. Brown, 18 April, 1885.—"Genesis of the United States," i, 442.

142.

Brown, i, 465-469.

143.

Id., ii, 540-553.

144.

Art. xvi.

145.

Baker's Chron., p. 413; Howes's Chron. (ed. 1615), p. 913.

146.

Vid. sup., vol. i, p. 507.

147.

Extract from Grocers' records.—Brown, ii, 591.

148.

Extract from Vestry Minutes.—Id., ii, 571-572.

149.

Extract from Churchwardens' book.—Id., ii, 572.

150.

Howes's Chron. (ed. 1615), p. 913.

151.

Neither this letter nor anything else connected with this lottery appears to be entered on the City's Records. The letter will be found printed (whence taken we are not told) in Brown's "Genesis of the United States," ii, 685. The letter is not entered in the Minute Book of the Merchant Taylors' Company, as was the former letter.

152.

For the mayor's letter on this occasion, see Brown, ii, 688.

153.

Clode, "Early Hist. of the Merchant Taylors' Company," p. 325.

154.

Brown, ii, 686-688.

155.

Journal House of Commons, i, 487-489; Chamberlain to Carleton, 19 May, 1614.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 234.

156.

Journal 30, fos. 374b, 396.

157.

Chamberlain, writing to Carleton under date the 14th Oct., mentions the fact of the City shipping to Virginia 100 boys and girls who were starving in the streets.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 584.

158.

Journal 31, fo. 122 (125).

159.

Remembrancia, v, 56 (Analytical Index, p. 362).

160.

The company appears to have applied through Sir Edwin Sandys, its new treasurer, for a warrant to "enforce" the transportation of the hundred children to be sent to Virginia at the City's expense, 28 Jan., 1620.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 118.

161.

Remembrancia, v, 8 (Analytical Index, p. 361).

162.

Remembrancia, v, 9.

163.

The sermon is reproduced in "Memoir of Rev. Patrick Copland," by Edward D. Neill (New York, 1871), chap. iii.

164.

This prophecy was literally fulfilled by the gift of half a million of money for the relief of the poor of London by the late George Peabody, himself a descendant of an emigrant to North Virginia.

165.

Journal 32, fo. 66.

166.

Upon the occasion of Prince Henry coming of age and receiving knighthood in 1609 James demanded an "aid" of the City, and thus ran the risk of offending the citizens for a paltry sum of £1,200.—Journal 27, fo. 357; Journal 29, fo. 304.

167.

Proclamation for dissolution, dated 31 Dec., 1610.—Journal 28, fo. 156.

168.

Repertory 29, fos. 207-209b, 220, 225.

169.

John More to Ralph Winwood, 15 Dec., 1610.—Winwood's Memorials, iii, 239.

170.

Repertory 30, fo. 108b.

171.

Remembrancia, iii, 58 (Index, p. 189).

172.

"Account of the amount paid for principal and interest on a loan of £100,000 by the citizens of London to his late majesty (James I). The money was lent in Easter Term, 1611 (1610?), and was repaid in April, 1613, £22,500 being paid for interest."—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1625-1626), p. 203.

173.

Charter dated 24 Sept., 6 James I (preserved at the Guildhall, Box 20).

174.

A full description of the water-fight, fireworks, etc., which took place on the occasion is printed by Nichols,—"Progresses of James I." ii, 315-323.

175.

Journal 28, fo. 96.

176.

"The privy seals begin now to come abroad thick and threefold. On Sunday was seven-night; most of the strangers were greeted with them in form of letters as they came out of church; a course, in my opinion, not so well taken, to be done in view and sight of all the world, which might have been better performed in delivering them to every man privately at home."—Chamberlain to Carleton, 18 Dec., 1611.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 153.

177.

Journal 28, fos. 336b, 345; Repertory 30, fo. 397b.

178.

Nichols, "Progresses of James I," ii, 466.

179.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 4 Nov., 1612.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 202; Cf. Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 145.

180.

Journal 28, fo. 345b.

181.

Repertory 31, pt. i, fo. 1.

182.

On the 8th Nov., the day following the prince's death, the lords of the council directed the mayor to put down all plays, shows, bear-baitings, etc., as being unsuited to the times and a scandal to good government at any time.—Remembrancia, iii, 64 (Index, p. 410).

183.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 19 Nov., 1612.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 207.

184.

Remembrancia, iii, 66, 67 (Index, pp. 131, 132); Journal 29, fo. 3.

185.

Remembrancia, iii, 74 (Index, p. 132).

186.

"The lord mayor was sent for by the king to entertain the new married couple, with their friends and followers; but he making an excuse that his house was too little to receive them, it was not accepted, but word sent back that he might command the biggest hall in the town."—Chamberlain to Carleton, 5 Jan.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 288.

187.

Repertory 31, pt. ii, fos. 235, 239b. The minutes of the Court of Aldermen relative to the proposed entertainment are printed in Nichols, "Progresses of James I," ii, 731.

188.

£671 4s. 3d. was the exact sum disbursed by the chamberlain on account of the entertainment.—Repertory 31, pt. ii, fo. 243b.

189.

Repertory 31, pt. ii, fo. 235.

190.

Nichols, "Progresses of James I," vol. ii, p. 726.

191.

"Our aldermen have new privy seals for £200 apiece before their old money be paid."—Chamberlain to Carleton, 10 June, 1613.—"Court and Times of James I," i, 244; Cf. Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 186.

192.

"This Meeting or Assembly is to be held a blank parliament, or rather a parley, not leaving so much as the name of a session, but (as the words went) 'Parliamentum inchoatum.'"—Chamberlain to Carleton, 9 Jan.—"Court and Times," i, 322.

193.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 30 June, 1614.—"Court and Times," i, 328; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 239; Remembrancia, iii, 152 (Index, p. 190).

194.

The same to the same. 7 July, 1614.—Cal. State Papers Dom., (1611-1618), p. 242; City's Records, Letter Book EE, fo. 244.

195.

Repertory 31, pt. ii, fos. 348b, 362, 362b, 369b, 422; Repertory 32, fos. 104b-139b, passim; Letter Book EE, fo. 240b.

196.

"On Tuesday last he [Sir Arthur Ingram] was chosen sheriff of London, but hath procured the king's letters to be discharged. They have chosen two or three more, both before and since, and none of them hold. Some say it is because they will not be matched with Peter Proby, who, from being some time secretary Walsingham's barber, was lately chosen alderman, and contrary to expectations took it upon him; which troubles them all, for he is a shrewd nimble-witted fellow."—Chamberlain to Alice Carleton, 30 June, 1614.—"Court and Times of James I." i, 330; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 240.

197.

Journal 30, fo. 60.

198.

Journal 29, fo. 237b.

199.

Journal 29, fos. 239b seq.

200.

Id., fols. 242b-244.

201.

Journal 29, fos. 329, 349b.

202.

Letter dated 17 March, 1616.—Journal 30, fo. 47b; Letter Book FF, fo. 147b.

203.

24 April. The letter was read to the Common Council the 24th May.—Journal 30, fo. 60.

204.

Journal 30, fos. 74b, 89.

205.

Commission, dated 30 April, 1617.—Journal 30, fo. 233.

206.

Journal 30, fos. 374b, 375.

207.

Id., fo. 376.

208.

By proclamation, dated 23 July, 1614.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 247.

209.

By proclamation, dated 12 Aug., 1617.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 481.

210.

13 July, 1615.—Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 95; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 294.

211.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 8 June, 1616; the same to the same, 22 June.—"Court and Times," i, 411, 412.

212.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 14 Nov., 1616.—"Court and Times," i, 437.

213.

Letter dated 20th January, 1617.—Journal 30, fo. 159; Letter Book FF, fo. 250; Remembrancia, viii, 44-90 (Index, p. 198).

214.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 428. He contrived, however, to raise the sum of £60,000 on them in another quarter.—Id., p. 447.

215.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 15th March.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 446.

216.

Remembrancia, iv, 79 (Index, pp. 190-191).

217.

Remembrancia, iv, 81-84 (Index p. 191).

218.

Letter dated 28th May. 1617.—Remembrancia, iv, 75 (Index, p. 190). On the previous 23rd April the Earl of Suffolk, writing to Sir Thomas Lake, had remarked that the city did not yield quite £80,000, but that the council would try and obtain the full £100,000.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 461.

219.

Journal 30, fo. 228b.

220.

Repertory 33, fo. 166b.

221.

Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 437. Freeman afterwards became alderman of Bishopsgate Ward, sheriff in 1623, mayor in 1633.

222.

Remembrancia, iv, 103.

223.

Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 534-535.

224.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 17th April.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 37.

225.

Sir Gerard Herbert to Carleton, 31st May.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 49. "A note of the division of the cloth receyved from the Kings Maties wardrobe for the mourneing garments of the Lord Maior Aldermen and their followers, at the funerall of the late Queene Anne, wife to or Soveraigne Lord King James."—Journal 31, fo. 69. The length of cloth amounted to 648-1/2 yards.

226.

Rev. Thomas Lorking to Sir Thomas Puckering, 24 May, 1619.—"Court and Times," ii, 166-167.

227.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 15 July, 1619.—"Court and Times," ii, 182.

228.

The same to the same, 31 May.—Nichols, "Progresses," iii. 549.

229.

Remembrancia. v, 39 (Index, p. 411).

230.

Id. v, 58.

231.

Id. v, 60.

232.

This was mere pretence on the part of James, for Lord Doncaster, who had been sent abroad in April (1619) to concert measures for a peaceful settlement, had returned at the opening of the year (1620), and James had for some weeks been busy investigating the Elector's title.—Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 584; Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1617-1623)," i, 308.

233.

Remembrancia, v, 62 (Index, p. 412, where the sum required has been inadvertently printed as "£10,000").

234.

Nethersole to Carleton, 20 Feb.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 124.

235.

Gardiner. "Hist. of England (1617-1623)," i, 316. Chamberlain to Carleton, 20 Mar., 1620.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 131.

236.

Nethersole to Carleton. 21 Mar.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 132.

237.

Remembrancia, v, 65 (Index, p. 412).

238.

It has been said that application was in the first instance made to the companies, but they declined to advance money on so slight a security as a verbal recommendation from the king.—Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1617-1623)," i, 316. There is no indication of this, however, in the City's Records.

239.

Journal 31, fo. 167.

240.

Journal 31, fos. 157-158, 164, 164b; Repertory 34, fos. 377, 379; Nichols, "Progresses," iv, 593-602.

241.

Nethersole to Carleton, 21 March.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 132.

242.

Repertory 34, fo. 389.

243.

Writ dated 6 Nov.—Journal 31, fo. 253.

244.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 185.

245.

Remembrancia, v, 89 (Index. pp. 412-413).

246.

Sir Clement Edmonds to the lord mayor, 3 Dec., 1620, reminding him that the lords of the council were awaiting the City's reply.—Remembrancia, v, 92 (Index, p. 413).

247.

Journal 31, fo. 262b.

248.

Repertory 35, fos. 59, 59b.

249.

Remembrancia, v, 102, 118 (Index, pp. 413, 414).

250.

Repertory 35, fo. 57b. On the 22nd Dec. Chamberlain wrote to Carleton to the effect that the City thought it hard that, though their loan of £100,000 was still retained without interest, and a contribution given to Bohemia, another large loan should be asked; that the City compromised it by giving £10,000, and would sell plate and dispense with feasts until it was paid.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 201.

251.

Lords of the council to the mayor, etc., 4 Dec., 1620.—Remembrancia, v, 94 (Index, p. 413).

252.

Petition of Apothecaries' Company to the king, Oct., 1621.—Remembrancia, v, 118 (Index, p. 414).

253.

Journal 31, fo. 264.

254.

The Spanish ambassador for the time being often fell foul of the Londoners. In 1612 his hat with a valuable jewel in it was snatched off his head amid the jeers of by-standers.—"Court and Times," i, 191, 192. In 1618 an attack was made on his house because one of his suite had ridden over a child and nearly killed it. A commission sat at the Guildhall to punish the offenders, but the mayor treated those who had offered the insult to the ambassador with such leniency that the king waxed wroth.—Id., ii, 81-82, 85, 86.

255.

Meddus to Mead, 6 April. [Dr. James Meddus was rector of St. Gabriel's, Fenchurch Street.] Mead to Stuteville, 9 April.—"Court and Times," ii, 245-249. Chamberlain to Carleton, 7 April.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 244.

256.

Repertory 35, fos. 141b, 142.

257.

Journal 31, fo. 303.

258.

Repertory 35, fo. 142b.

259.

Repertory 35, fos. 142b, 143.

260.

"Court and Times," ii, 256; Gardiner, ii, 14.

261.

Remembrancia, v, 103 (Index, p. 413).

262.

Marginal note to the lord treasurer's letter.

263.

Mead to Stuteville, 29 March, 1623. The writer of this letter appears to have lost the point of the jest, and ascribes the circumstance to the pure simplicity of the clergyman, who mistook the nature of the order.—"Court and Times," ii, 381.

264.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 5 April, 1623; Mead to Stuteville, 5 April, 1623.—"Court and Times," ii, 383-385.

265.

Journal 32, fo. 222.

266.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 11 Oct., 1623.—"Court and Times," ii, 422.

267.

"Court and Times," ii, 463-464.

268.

Remembrancia, vi, 125 (Index, pp. 195-196).

269.

An Act for the general quiet of the subjects against all pretences of concealment whatsoever.—Stat. 21, James I, c. 2.

270.

Remembrancia, iv, 126 (Index, p. 115).

271.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), pp. 4-5.

272.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 89; Remembrancia, v, 81 (Index, p. 116).

273.

Remembrancia, v, 82 (Index, p. 116).

274.

The chief objections raised were that the new charter exempted the citizens from serving at musters outside the city, but it granted the City forfeitures for treason and estreated recognisances, the custody of Bethlem and a number of houses intended for the relief of the poor, etc.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), p. 192.

275.

Repertory 34, fo. 593; Letter Book GG, fo. 282; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1619-1623), pp. 177, 189, 192.

276.

Journal House of Commons, i, 672, 752, 757.

277.

Remembrancia, vi, 67.

278.

Remembrancia, vi, 68; Journal 32, fo. 330.

279.

Remembrancia, vi, 69.

280.

Journal 33, fo. 7.

281.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 9 Oct., 1624.—"Court and Times," ii, 476.

282.

The same to the same, 8 Jan., 1625.—"Court and Times," ii, 490; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1623-1625), p. 441.

283.

"There is a warrant for a new press here of 2,000 men, the moiety of the city and liberties, the other in the out-suburbs" (Letter to Rev. Joseph Mead, 28 Jan.).—"Court and Times," ii, 492. Letter from the lords of the council to the mayor, 19 Jan.—Remembrancia, viii, 69 (Index, p. 255).

284.

Journal 33, fo. 23b.

285.

Journal 33, fo. 85b.

286.

Id., fo. 105.

287.

Repertory 39, fo. 226b.

288.

Journal 37, fos. 367-390b.

289.

Repertory 39, fo. 243b.

290.

Remembrancia, vi, 78 (Index, p. 194).

291.

Journal 33, fo. 6.

292.

Journal 33, fo. 129; Meddus to Mead, 17 June, 1625.—"Court and Times of Charles I," i, 29.

293.

Remembrancia (Index, p. 255); Chamberlain to Carleton, 14 May.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1624-1626).

294.

Remembrancia, viii, 74 (Index, p. 255).

295.

Remembrancia, vi, 108 (Index, pp. 251-252).

296.

Journal 33, fo. 98b.

297.

Journal 33, fo. 130b.

298.

Dr. Donne to Sir Thomas Roe, 25 Nov., 1625.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1625-1626), p. 158.

299.

Mead to Stuteville, 10 Sept., 1625.—"Court and Times," i, 46.

300.

Journal 33, fo. 168b.

301.

Repertory 40, fo. 38.

302.

Journal 33, fos. 159, 162b.

303.

Lords of the council to the mayor, 23 Jan., 1626.—Remembrancia, vi, 93 (Index, p. 248). The letter referred to a committee of three aldermen with instructions to obtain relief from so great a burden.—Repertory 40, fo. 78b.

304.

The mayor and aldermen to the lords of the council, 13 Feb., 1626.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1625-1626), p. 254; Cf. Remembrancia, vi, 95 (Index, pp. 248-9, where the date of the letter is given as "circa 1625").

305.

Journal 33, fo. 164. "Here be daily proclamations come forth; one strict enough against papists and recusants, if it may be duly executed; but it is thought to look forward to the parliament, which is to begin the 6th of February."—Chamberlain to Carleton, 19 Jan., 1626.—"Court and Times," i, 72.

306.

Mead to Stuteville, 18 Feb.—"Court and Times," i, 81.

307.

"Court and Times," i, 111-113.

308.

Remembrancia, vi, 89 (Index, p. 195); Repertory 40, fos. 266b, 272.

309.

Repertory 40, fo. 278b. "London has lent the king £25,000 sic, scarce enough to buy a dozen points," wrote a contemporary. Cruse to Lady Carnsew (July?).—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1625-1626), p. 392.

310.

Lords of the council to mayor and aldermen, 6 July.—Remembrancia, vi, 90 (Index, p. 195).

311.

Journal 33, fos. 267b seq.; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1625-1626), p. 376.

312.

Journal 33, fos. 279b seq.; Remembrancia, vi, 98 (Index, p. 249).

313.

Mead to Stuteville, 24 July, 1626.—"Court and Times," i, 130.

314.

Journal 33, fo. 280. Letter to Mead, 11 Aug.—"Court and Times," i, 136, 137.

315.

Repertory 40, fo. 338b; Journal 33, fo. 280b, 282.

316.

Repertory 40, fos. 299b, 300b, 303b.

317.

"Court and Times," i, 148, 149, 150, 153, 154; Repertory 40, fos. 400b, 407b; Journal 34, fos. 3b, 16b, 41, 56. As much as £6,000 was paid out of the chamber in respect of the fleet of twenty ships in the months of January and February, 1627.—Repertory 41, fos. 90b, 92, 104b, 133b.

318.

Journal 33, fos. 304, 319; Journal 34, fo. 27; Remembrancia, vi, 96, 97 (Index, p. 249). Pory to Mead, 17 Aug., 1626.—"Court and Times," i, 141.

319.

Letter to Mead, 6 Oct., 1626.—"Court and Times," i, 154. It was not until June, 1627, that pressure was brought to bear upon the citizens themselves to contribute. Beaulieu to Puckering, 20 June.—"Court and Times," i, 244.

320.

Journal 33, fo. 318b.

321.

Journal 34, 19b.

322.

Id., fo. 20b.

323.

Id., fo. 21.

324.

Pennington to Buckingham, 28 Dec, 1626.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1625-1626), p. 507.

325.

Remembrancia, vi, 105 (Index, p. 195).

326.

Letter to Mead, 30 June, 1627.—"Court and Times," i, 249.

327.

Beaulieu to Puckering, 7 Nov.; Letter to Mead, 16 Nov.—"Court and Times," i, 283, 285.

328.

Remembrancia, vi, 101, 102, 103 (Index, p. 250); Journal 34, fos. 88, 90b; Repertory 41, fos. 189b, 219b; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1627-1628), p. 238; Letter to Mead, 30 March, 1627.—"Court and Times," i, 209.

329.

Journal 34, fo. 143b; Repertory 41, fo. 311b.

330.

Journal 34, fo. 162b.

331.

Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1624-1628)," ii, 163.

332.

In April, 1627, when the king's proposal was first made known to the Common Council, the amount due to the citizens from Charles exceeded £200,000.—Journal 34, fo. 80b.

333.

Journal 34, fos. 197b-201b.

334.

Journal 34, fo. 196.

335.

Remembrancia. vi, 144 (Index, p. 196); Cal. State Papers Dom. (1627-1628), p. 554.

336.

This occurred to the master and wardens of the several companies of Plumbers, Sadlers, Founders, Joiners and Glaziers.—Repertory 42, fos. 58b, 60, 60b.

337.

John Chamberlain, a member of the Drapers' Company and alderman of Billingsgate, was fined £300, or double the amount he was originally called upon to contribute.—Repertory 42, fo. 55b; Cf. Mead to Stuteville, 19 Jan., 1628.—"Court and Times," i, 314.

338.

Mead to Stuteville, 12 Jan., 1628.—"Court and Times," i, 311.

339.

Repertory 42, fos. 100b-101, 104.

340.

Mead to Stuteville, 21 June.—"Court and Times," i, 364, 365.

341.

The same to the same, 29 June.—Id., 367, 368.

342.

Remembrancia, vi, 150 (Index, p. 455); Letter printed by Rushworth (Hist. Coll., i, 618).

343.

Repertory 42, fo. 213b.

344.

Remembrancia, vi, 151 (Index, p. 455).

345.

Journal 36, fos. 37, 50, 51, 173-175.

346.

The placards are said to have run thus:—"Who rules the kingdom? The king. Who rules the king? The duke. Who rules the duke? The devil"—ending with threats of personal violence against the duke.—Mead to Stuteville, 29 June.—"Court and Times," i, 368.

347.

Repertory 42, fo. 217b.

348.

Remembrancia, vi, 153 (Index, p. 197).

349.

Journal 34, fos. 279-280b.

350.

Proclamation, dated 2 March.—Journal 35, fo. 44b.

351.

Journal 35, fos. 74, 112, 138, 270b.

352.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1629-1631), p. 387.

353.

Remembrancia, vii, 40 (Index, p. 419).

354.

Journal 35, fo. 205.

355.

The precise cost of the cup is given as £1,046 14s. 7d., and that of the velvet case as £6 13s. 4d. There were fees besides, paid by the City, comprising £20 to the queen's midwife, £20 to the prince's nurse, and a like sum to the prince's rockers!—Repertory 44, fos. 366-366b.

356.

Repertory 47, fo. 1.

357.

Journal 35, fo. 349.

358.

Chamberlain to Carleton, 14 June, 1623.—"Court and Times of James I," ii, 404.

359.

Order of the Council, 12 Nov., 1634.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1634-1635), p. 288.

360.

Repertory 47, fo. 226.

361.

Id., fos. 273b, 287, 302b.

362.

Repertory 48, fo. 24.

363.

Journal 36, fo. 185b.

364.

Repertory 49, fo. 18.

365.

Id., fo. 5b.

366.

Journal 37, fos. 19-20; Rushworth, ii, 266.

367.

Journal 37, fo. 21.

368.

Id., fo. 18.

369.

The king to the mayor, 19 Oct.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1634-1635), p. 241; Repertory 48, fo. 464.

370.

Remembrancia, vii, 132 (Index, p. 467). According to Dr. Gardiner ("Hist. of England, 1628-1637," ii, 89), the mayor and the city lawyers were "reprimanded" and "intimidated" by the council, and a "stormy meeting" of the citizens took place, but nothing of this appears in the City's Records.

371.

Repertory 49, fos. 50b seq.

372.

Repertory 49, fos. 97b, 106b. The names of these ships were The Samson, The Freeman, The Royal Exchange, The William and Thomas, and The Pleiades.

373.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1634-1635), p. 531; Cf. Repertory 50, fo. 30.

374.

Repertory 49, fo. 289.

375.

Minutes by Nicholas, 29 Nov., 1635; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1635), p. 509.

376.

The mayor, etc., to the lords of the council, 13 July, 1638.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1637-1638), p. 563. Rossingham to Conway, 16 June, 1640.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640), p. 307. Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1637-1649)," i, 69.

377.

In September (1635) the city presented a petition to the king at Hampton Court against the exaction of the fine.—Remembrancia, vii, 155 (Index, pp. 63-64).

378.

Journal 37, fo. 202; Remembrancia, vii, 181 (Index, p. 64).

379.

Journal 37, fos. 257-258.

380.

Id., fos. 288 seq., 296b, 307b, 345.

381.

Journal 38, fos. 199b, 204; Repertory, 53, fo. 104.

382.

Remembrancia, vii, 171 (Index, p. 421); Journal 37, fo. 121.

383.

Remembrancia, vii, 178, 191 (Index, pp. 227-229); Journal 37, fo. 291; Journal 38, fo. 21b; Repertory 50, fos. 191b, 205b.

384.

It was laid down that when the good and safety of the kingdom in general were concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger, the king might by writ command all his subjects to furnish such ships as he should think fit.—Remembrancia, vii, 189 (Index, p. 468).

385.

Journal 38, fo. 17; Repertory 52, fos. 19b, 83b.

386.

Journal 38, fo. 174.

387.

Repertory 53, fo. 81.

388.

Journal 38, fo. 224b.

389.

Journal 38, fo. 104.

390.

The money was raised (or at least £8,000 of it) by the companies according to their corn assessment.—Id., fo. 163.

391.

Remembrancia, viii, 216 (Index, p. 256); Journal 38, fos. 208b-209b, 215.

392.

Id., fos. 229, 297.

393.

The king to the mayor and aldermen, 4 June, 1639.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1639), p. 276.

394.

Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1637-1649)," i, 239, 240. No mention of this application for a loan appears in the City's Records.

395.

The king's warrant, dated 18 Feb., 1639.—Journal 38, fo. 217; Remembrancia, viii, 220 (Index, p. 538).

396.

Journal 38, fo. 224.

397.

Order in Council for the reformation of defects and abuses in the trained bands, 13 Feb., 1639.—Remembrancia, viii, 221 (Index, p. 538).

398.

Order in Council. His appointment by the king had been far from popular in the city, and considerable difficulty was experienced in finding his pay.—Remembrancia, viii, 210, 213, 222; Journal 38, fos. 212, 284; Journal 39, fo. 12b. Secretary Windebank to the mayor and aldermen, 10 March, 1636.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1635-1636), p. 286.

399.

Journal 38, fo. 303.

400.

Id., fos. 301-302b.

401.

Henry Montague, Earl of Manchester, who had been the City's Recorder from 1603-1616.

402.

Rossingham to Conway, 14th April, 1640.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640), pp. 31-32.

403.

Rushworth, State Trials, 586.

404.

Rossingham to Conway, 12 May, 1640.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640), p. 155.

405.

Howell, State Trials, iv, 167-170.

406.

Remembrancia, viii, 229 (Index, p. 458); Journal 29, fos. 84b, 85.

407.

The mayor had issued precepts to the aldermen for its collection on 28 Nov., 1639, and 3 Jan., 1640.—Journal 39, fos. 13, 24.

408.

Rossingham to Viscount Conway, 16 June.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640), pp. 306, 307.

409.

Journal 39, fo. 97.

410.

Id., fo. 82b.

411.

"Hist. of England (1637-1649)," i, 396.

412.

No minutes of a court having been held on that day are recorded in the City's Journal.

413.

Rossingham to Conway, 4 Aug., 1640.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640), p. 554.

414.

Charter (preserved at the Guildhall, Boxes 21 and 30).

415.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 94.

416.

Journal 39, fos. 137, 137b; Remembrancia, viii, 233; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 101.

417.

State Papers Dom., vol. cccclxix, No. 22 (Calendar, 1640-1641), pp. 133-134.

418.

The king to the mayor, etc., 8 Oct.—Remembrancia, viii, 232 (Index, p. 256).

419.

Notes by Sec. Windebank, 7 and 9 Oct.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), pp. 146, 151.

420.

Journal 39, fo. 138b.

421.

Windebank to the king, 6 Oct., 1640.—Clarendon State Papers, ii, 128. See also Notes by Windebank, 30 Sept.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 115.

422.

Vane to Windebank, 13 Oct.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 167.

423.

Windebank to the king, 14 Oct.—Clarendon State Papers, ii, 129-131. Notes by Windebank.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 170.

424.

Between 1631, the year of Finch's death, and 1635, when Gardiner was elected Recorder, there had been three other Recorders, viz., Edward Littleton, Robert Mason and Henry Calthorp, not one of whom sat in parliament for the city.

425.

On the 3rd November the mayor issued his precept for steps to be taken to prevent further mischief.—Journal 39, fo. 143.

426.

Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1637-1649)," ii, 22, 23.

427.

Journal House of Commons, 2 Dec., ii, 43; Repertory 55, fo. 21.

428.

7 Jan., 1641.—Journal 39, fo. 162.

429.

"Proclamation ordering Popish recusants to repair to their homes, and not to come to court or within ten miles of London without special licence, 11 Nov., 1640.—Journal 39, fo. 147.

430.

"Hist. of the Rebellion" (ed. 1839), pp. 85, 86.

431.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 49.

432.

Clarendon, "Hist. of the Rebellion," p. 81.

433.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 71.

434.

Journal 39, fo. 167.

435.

"These sessions a priest was condemned at Newgate whom the king reprieved, whereupon the city absolutely refused to send in their moneys. The issue of it will be that in a day or two the man will be hanged and we shall have our money." Uvedale to Bradley, 25 Jan., 1641.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1637-1649), p. 432.

436.

Journal 39, fo. 167b.

437.

Journal 39, fo. 167.

438.

Id., fo. 180.

439.

"I think now we shall proceed clearly and speedily for moneys." Uvedale to Bradley, 16 Feb., 1641.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 462.

440.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 88.

441.

Repertory 55, fo. 86.

442.

Journal 39, fo. 185b.

443.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 118, 125.

444.

Rushworth, iv, 233, 234.

445.

Uvedale to Bradley, 3 May.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1640-1641), p. 569. The day after Strafford's execution the Court of Aldermen intimated their readiness to pay over £80,000, part of £120,000 promised by the City, to Sir William Uvedale and the Earl of Warwick.—Repertory 55, fo. 136.

446.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 132.

447.

Repertory 55, fo. 133.

448.

Journal 39, fo. 203b; Journal 40, fo. 2b.

449.

"A proclamacon for the speedy payment of the moneys assessed by parlyament for disbanding the armies," 6 July, 1641.—Journal 39, fo. 213.

450.

Journal 39, fo. 216.

451.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 78.

452.

Journal 39, fo. 218. "The Scots are now put to a push, for the city within these two days, besides the poll money, have advanced £40,000 to send them away, and to disband both armies" (Wiseman to Pennington, 29 July, 1641). "This day London pays £40,000" (Bere to the same, 29 July).—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 62.

453.

Wiseman to Sir John Pennington, 29 July.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 62; Journal House of Commons, ii, 229.

454.

"The poll money comes in cheerfully and so fast in Guildhall that they want tellers to receive it" Smith to Pennington, 6 Aug.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 76.

455.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 231.

456.

Repertory 52, fo. 293; Journal 38, fos. 164, 164b.

457.

Repertory 53, fo. 3b; Journal 38, fo. 173.

458.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 246.

459.

Journal 39, fos. 202, 229.

460.

Journal 39, fo. 221b; Journal House of Commons, ii, 276.

461.

Journal 39, fos. 164-166b.

462.

26 Aug.—Journal 40, fo. 6b; Journal House of Commons, ii, 272.

463.

Journal 39, fo. 236.

464.

Journal 39, fos. 237b, 238. Return of the mayor to the council touching the steps he had taken for ridding the city of loose and disorderly persons, sending home disbanded soldiers, and shutting up infected houses. 20 Oct.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 141.

465.

Journal 39, 240.

466.

Before the end of December nearly the whole amount had been paid to the order of the Commons.—Journal 39, fo. 262; Repertory 55, fos. 223, 230b, 231b, 333, 351, 351b.

467.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 314. As regards protections, the Common Council had drafted a petition to the House in the preceding May.—Journal 40, fo. 3.

468.

"Hist. of England (1637-1649)," ii, 316.

469.

Repertory 55, fo. 227.

470.

Journal 39, fo. 243b.

471.

Journal 40, fo. 8. "Preparations for the king's reception. He is to dine at Guildhall and be escorted thence by the city companies to Whitehall. I am glad we are thus dutiful; it makes the sectaries look about them, and the consideration of his majesty having the love of the able citizens will certainly conduce much to settle his affairs" Wiseman to Sir John Pennington, 18 Nov.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 168.

472.

Journal 39, fo. 245b.

473.

"This day the city is busy receiving his majesty; all is very stately and well, but that I am told the present which was spoken of is wanting" Bere to John Pennington, 25 Nov.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 178. Again, "They say a great present is to be presented to the king after dinner" Slingsby to the same, 25 Nov.—Ibid., p. 180.

474.

Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1637-1649)," ii, 329.

475.

"Recommendations submitted to Nicholas suggesting the substance of a speech to be delivered by the king on his public reception in the city of London on his return from Scotland."—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 177.

476.

Journal 40, fos. 9, 9b.

477.

The Recorder signified the fact to the Common Council on the 30 Nov.—Journal 40, fo. 9.

478.

Maitland (i, 345, 346) gives their names:—Cordell (Queenhithe), Soame (Cheap), Gayer (Aldgate), Gerrard (Candlewick), and Wollaston (Farringdon Without). Both the sheriffs happened to be aldermen, viz., George Garrett of Castle Baynard and George Clarke of Bridge Ward.

479.

Journal 39, fo. 253b.

480.

Wiseman to Pennington, 9 Dec.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 192.

481.

Slingsby to Pennington, 16 Dec., 1641.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 202.

482.

Maitland, i, 349-350.

483.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 350.

484.

The returns of elections to the Common Council are not entered on the City's Records. Considerable irregularities appear to have been practised at this election.—Journal 40, fos. 21-22b.

485.

Bere to Pennington, 30 Dec., 1641.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 216.

486.

Slingsby to Pennington, 30 Dec.—Ibid., p. 217.

487.

This appears in a marginal note by Nicolas to a letter from the king to the mayor, 28 Dec.—Ibid., p. 214.

488.

D'Ewes's Diary, Harl. MS, clxii, fo. 287b, cited by Dr. Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1637-1649)," ii, 371.

489.

31 Dec.—Journal 40, fo. 10 (printed in Rushworth's "Historical Collections," iv, 469).

490.

Rushworth, iv, 471.

491.

Minutes Common Council, 4 Jan., 1642 (expunged in 1683).—Journal 40, fo. 11.

492.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 367.

493.

Warrant from the king to the mayor, 3 Jan.—Ibid., p. 235.

494.

Latche to Nicholas, 4 Jan.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 237.

495.

Warrant of the king to the mayor, 4 Jan.—Ibid., p. 237.

496.

Slingsby to Pennington, 6 Jan.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), pp. 242-243; Cf. "The arrest of the five members," by John Foster, pp. 258-263.

497.

Journal 40, fo. 12. Printed in Rushworth's Collections, iv. 480. The date is there given as 7 Jan.

498.

Precepts by the mayor, 4 Jan., 1642.—Journal 39, fos. 263b, 264.

499.

Journal 39, fo. 264b.

500.

The council to the lord mayor, 8 Jan., 1642.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 249.

501.

Journal 40, fo. 14b; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), pp. 247, 248.

502.

Journal 40, fo. 13; printed in Rushworth's Collections, iv, 481. "A fierce reply."—Gardiner.

503.

Journal 40, fo. 15.

504.

Journal 40, fo. 16; Precept, 21 Jan.—Journal 39, fo. 273b.

505.

Journal 40, fo. 16b.

506.

Id. ibid.

507.

Journal 39, fo. 274b.

508.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 370. Bere to Pennington, 13th January.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 252; Rushworth, pt. iii, i, 484; Clarendon (ed. 1839), p. 162.

509.

Byron to Nicholas, 22-28 Jan.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), pp. 265-269.

510.

Journal 40, fos. 17, 17b.

511.

Id., fos. 18-19b.

512.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 425. According to Dr. Gardiner ("Hist. of England, 1637-1649," ii, 433), this "monstrous scheme of confiscation" was suggested by "some London citizens," who represented that there were 10,000,000 acres in Ireland liable to confiscation, and that there would be no difficulty in raising £1,000,000 if a quarter of these lands, or 2,500,000 acres, were assigned to subscribers.

513.

Precept to the Aldermen, 22 Feb.—Journal 39, fo. 281.

514.

March.—Journal 39, fo. 282b; Journal 40, fo. 21. It appears from an order of the Lords and Commons, 18 March (Cal. State Papers Dom. 1641-1643, pp. 298-299), that the contribution by the companies was allowed to be devoted more especially to the relief of Londonderry.

515.

Journal 39, fo. 285.

516.

Id., fo. 287.

517.

Journal House of Commons, ii. 406.

518.

Journal 40, fo. 25.

519.

Id., fos. 27-28b.

520.

This concession was made by order of the committee of parliament sitting at Grocers' Hall, 19 Jan.—Journal 40, fo. 17b.

521.

Journal 40, fo. 30.

522.

Journal 39, fos. 295b, 304.

523.

Journal 40, fos. 30, 31.

524.

Id., fos. 30b, 31.

525.

Clarendon (ed. 1839), p. 227; Journal 39, fo. 306b.

526.

Journal 39, fos. 306b, 309; Journal 40, fo. 32.

527.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 575.

528.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 605-606.

529.

Journal 39, fo. 314.

530.

Clode, "London during the Great Rebellion," pp. 19-21.

531.

"Hist. of the Rebellion" (Oxford ed. 1839), p. 278.

532.

The king to the mayor, etc., of London, 14 June.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 339.

533.

Journal 39, fos. 319, 325, 328.

534.

Journal House of Lords, v. 284, 285.

535.

Journal 39, fo. 329.

536.

Journal House of Lords, v, 297, 298.

537.

Journal 40, fo. 35.

538.

Journal 39, fos. 332b, 339.

539.

Journal 40, fos. 35b-37.

540.

Id., fo. 37b.

541.

Id., fos. 37b, 38.

542.

Journal 39, fo. 331b.

543.

Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," i, 25.

544.

Wharton to George Willingham, merchant, at the Golden Anchor, St. Swithin's Lane, 7 Sept.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), pp. 385, 386.

545.

Journal 40, fo. 38.

546.

Journal 40, fo. 38b; Journal 39, fo. 342b.

547.

Journal 40, fo. 40b; Letter Book QQ, fo. 51b.

548.

28 Oct.—Journal 39, fo. 364b.

549.

Nehemiah Wharton to George Willingham, 26th September.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 391.

550.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 403.

551.

Journal 39, fo. 366.

552.

Journal House of Lords, v, 404.

553.

"Eight speeches spoken in Guildhall upon Thursday night. 27 Oct., 1642" (printed at the Sign of the Globe, near the Royal Exchange. 1642).—Guildhall Library, A, vi, 6.

554.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 847.

555.

15 Nov.—Journal House of Lords, v, 446; Journal House of Commons, ii, 851.

556.

Journal 40, fo. 41b.

557.

Common Hall Book, i, fos. 1b, 3.

558.

Journal House of Lords, v, 462, 463. This ordinance is often referred to as the ordinance of the 29th November, it having been amended on that day.—Journal House of Commons, ii, 869.

559.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 863; Common Hall Book, No. 1, fo. 10.

560.

Order against wearing ribbons and other badges in hats, etc., 12 (17?) Dec.—Journal 40, fo. 44; Letter Book QQ, fo. 56.

561.

Journal 40, fo. 43.

562.

Journal 40, fos. 43b, 44.

563.

Id., fos. 44b, 45.

564.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 894.

565.

Id., ii, 903.

566.

Journal 40, fo. 45b.

567.

Journal 40, fo. 46. The account is printed verbatim in the Journal of the House of Lords, v, 548, 549.

568.

Journal 40, fo. 46b.

569.

Journal 40, fo. 47; Journal House of Commons, ii, 921.

570.

Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," i, 95, 96. The proceedings are not entered in the Common Hall Book.

571.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 927.

572.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 941.

573.

See Garway's speech bound up with "Eight Speeches.... 27 Oct., 1642" (Guildhall Library); Cf. Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643). pp. 438, 439.

574.

He was the owner of Balmes House and an estate at Hoxton, not far from the Kingsland Road, and had already once suffered imprisonment for the royal cause. Particulars of his staunch adhesion to Charles, of his liberality and his family are given in Remembrancia (Index), p. 296, note.

575.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 935.

576.

Id., ii, 971.

577.

Journal 40, fos. 47b, 48.

578.

Journal 40, fos. 48-50; Journal House of Commons, ii, 972.

579.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 976; Journal 40, fos. 50b, 51.

580.

Journal 40, fo. 52. "A plan of the city and suburbs of London, as fortified by order of parliament in the years 1642 and 1643," is engraved in Maitland's History, i, 368-369. The remains of some of the earthworks and masonry erected during the civil war might have recently been seen in the neighbourhood of Hackney. The name of Castle Street is said to commemorate a rampart at Southampton House, in Holborn, whilst Mount Street is believed to take its name from a large earthwork known as "Oliver's Mount."—Loftie, "Hist. of London," i, 345.

581.

Journal House of Commons, ii, 993.

582.

Journal 40, fos. 56, 59, 59b, 61, 65, 66b.

583.

Journal 40, fo. 54; Journal House of Commons, ii, 985.

584.

Journal 40, fo. 54b.

585.

Pym's report to the Commons, 11 March.—Journal House of Commons, ii, 999.

586.

Repertory 56, fo. 72b-73

587.

Journal 40, fo. 55b.

588.

6 April.—Journal 40, fo. 56b. 5 April.—Journal House of Commons, iii, 31.

589.

5 April.—Journal House of Commons, iii, 30.

590.

27 April.—Journal 40, fo. 58b.

591.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 45.

592.

Journal 40, fo. 58b.

593.

Maitland, i, 266.

594.

Id., i, 371.

595.

26 May.—Journal House of Commons, iii, 165.

596.

Howell's State Trials, iv, 628-630.

597.

Clarendon (ed. 1839), 415-419; Rushworth, v, 325, 326, 330.

598.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 117, 122.

599.

Maitland, i, 362, 371.

600.

News letter from York, 17 June, 1642.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 342.

601.

Journal 40, fo. 60.

602.

Id., fo. 61.

603.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 104, 105.

604.

Journal 40, fo. 63.

605.

Id., fo. 68.

606.

7 and 10 June, 1643.—Journal 40, fos. 62b seq.

607.

Journal 40, fo. 67b.

608.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 187.

609.

Journal 40, fo. 69.

610.

Journal 40, fo. 69b. The petition is printed in Rushworth's Collections, v, 36.

611.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 197.

612.

Rushworth, Historical Collections, v, 357.

613.

Journal House of Lords, vi, 172.

614.

Journal 40, fo. 71; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p. 476.

615.

Rushworth, v, 286.

616.

Journal 40, fos. 70-70b, 71b-72b; Journal House of Commons, iii, 209, 217; Journal House of Lords, vi, 190. The Common Council had previously (1 Aug.) resolved to raise a like sum from the inhabitants within the city and "the command of the forts or lines of communication."—Journal 40, fo. 69.

617.

Clode, "London during the Great Rebellion," pp. 26, 27.

618.

Rushworth, v, 291, 292.

619.

"A true and exact Relation of the Marchings of the Two Regiments of the Trained Bands of the city of London ... By Henry Foster, quondam sergeant to Captain George Mosse, Oct. 2, 1643" (British Museum (E. 69)/15* Cited in Raikes's "Hist. Hon. Artillery Company," i, 113-128).

620.

Green, "Hist. Engl. People," iii, 226.

621.

Clarendon (ed. 1839), p. 458.

622.

Journal 40, fo. 78b.

623.

Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," i, 285.

624.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 323.

625.

Journal 40, fo. 81.

626.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 358.

627.

Journal 40, fos. 82b, 84.

628.

Id., fos. 84b-86.

629.

Whitelock's Memorials (ed. 1732), p. 80; "A Perfect Diurnal" (Guildhall Library), No. 26, p. 265.

630.

Journal 40, fo. 81b.

631.

Journal 40, fos. 83b, 86b, 88b, 89, 89b, 90, 90b, 93; Journal House of Commons, iii, 380, 384, 388, 409.

632.

Journal 40, fo. 88; Journal House of Commons, iii, 380.

633.

Journal 40, fos. 91b, 92.

634.

Rushworth, v, 655.

635.

Id., v, 658-662.

636.

Journal 40, fo. 92b; Letter Book QQ, fo. 108.

637.

Journal 40, fo. 94b; Letter Book QQ, fo. 112b.

638.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 472, 477.

639.

Journal 40, fo. 95b.

640.

Gardiner, i, 353.

641.

Journal 40, fo. 97; Journal House of Commons, iii, 493. Towards the close of the year the influx from Oxford became so dangerous that it became necessary for the mayor to issue a precept (17 Dec.) for special precautions to be taken against danger arising from ill-affected persons.—Common Hall Book No. 1, fo. 223b.

642.

Journal 40, fo. 97b; Rushworth, v, 710.

643.

Journal 40, fo. 98; Rushworth, v, 711.

644.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 498, 500, 501, 503-505.

645.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 508-509.

646.

Journal 40, fo. 99; Journal House of Commons, iii, 509; Whitelocke's Memorials (ed. 1732), pp. 88-89.

647.

Journal 40, fo. 99b.

648.

Richard Browne, variously described as Woodmonger and Coal-merchant, alderman of Langborn Ward; Sheriff 1648. His military duties interfered so much with his municipal that he was soon discharged from serving as alderman.—Common Hall Book No. 2, fo. 175b; Repertory 59, fo. 242; Repertory 60, fo. 29b.

649.

Journal 40, fo. 100.

650.

Id., fo. 100b.

651.

Extract from Committee Letter Book, cited by Dr. Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," i, 453-454.

652.

Extract from Committee Letter Book, cited by Dr. Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," i, 455.

653.

.Id. ibid., i, 456.

654.

Journal 40, fos. 103-103b.

655.

Journal 40, fos. 101, 102, 102b, 105.

656.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 559; Journal House of Lords, vi, 629, 630.

657.

Journal 40, fos. 103b.

658.

Journal 40, fos. 104, 108-110; Journal House of Commons, iii, 602.

659.

Journal House of Commons, iii, 667, 669, 675, 677.

660.

Journal 40, fo. 115; Journal House of Commons, iii, 679, 680.

661.

Journal 40, fo. 106.

662.

Journal 40, fos. 106b, 107, 107b.

663.

Journal 40, fo. 111. To assist the City at this juncture parliament allowed them £10,000, a sum which Waller, the poet, who had now been in prison for more than a year, was content to pay for the recovery of his freedom.—Id., fo. 107; Journal House of Commons, iii, 639.

664.

Journal 40, fo. 102; Journal House of Commons, iii, 534, 564.

665.

Journal 40, fo. 117.

666.

Journal 40, fos. 117b, 118; "A Perfect Diurnal," No. 70, for the week ending 2nd December, 1644, p. 558; Id., No. 71, p. 566.

667.

See schedule of "Reasons against free trade to or from any ports of his majesty's dominions that are or shalbe in hostility against the king and parliament," October, 1644.—Journal 40, fos. 113-114.

668.

Journal 40, fos. 119-122b.

669.

Journal 40, fo. 125.

670.

Journal House of Lords, vii, 302.

671.

Journal 40, fo. 126.

672.

Id., fos. 125b, 128.

673.

Journal 40, fo. 128b.

674.

Letter Book QQ, fo. 158b. The minutes of this court are not recorded in the Journal, there being two folios missing.

675.

The committee of both kingdoms to Massey, 24 May.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1644-1645), p. 519. On the 10 June the committee again wrote, bidding him hasten with all possible diligence and speed to the relief of Taunton.—Id., p. 585.

676.

Journal 40, fos. 132, 133.

677.

Journal 40, fos. 132b, 133. The Committee of Both Kingdoms to the Earl of Warwick and the committee of Essex, 15th June.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1644-1645), p. 595.

678.

Journal 40, fo. 131.

679.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 163. Six weeks later Alderman Fowke was committed to Fleet Prison by the committee for accompts of the kingdom, presumably on a charge of malversation. He appears to have remained in confinement until the following October, and then to have regained his liberty only by the Common Council interesting itself with parliament on his behalf.—Journal 40, fos. 137, 146b.

680.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 169, 170; Journal House of Lords, vii, 421.

681.

"A list of the particulars of what was lost on both sides in the great battle on Dreadfull Downe, neere Naisby. June 14. 1644 (sic)," is set out in "Perfect Occurrences of Parliament" for week ending 20 June, 1645.

682.

Journal 40, fo. 134.

683.

Journal 40, fos. 133b, 134. The committee of both kingdoms to the Earl of Leven, 14 June, 1645.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1644-1645), p. 592.

684.

Journal 40, fo. 137; Journal House of Commons, iv, 211.

685.

Journal 40, fos. 143, 143b.

686.

Journal 40, fos. 144b, 145.

687.

Id., fo. 141.

688.

Journal 40, fos. 146, 148.

689.

Journal House of Commons, 6 Oct., iv, 298.

690.

Journal 40, fo. 146.

691.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 305.

692.

Whitelock, p. 136.

693.

Journal 40, fo. 148.

694.

Journal 40, fo. 153b; Journal House of Lords, vii, 717.

695.

Journal 40, fo. 151b-153; Journal House of Lords, vii, 714-717.

696.

Journal 40, fo. 154b; Journal House of Commons, iv, 348.

697.

Journal 40, fo. 154b.

698.

Journal 40, fos. 150-151.

699.

Id., fo. 156.

700.

Letter from the king at Oxford to the Speaker of the House of Peers, pro tempore, 26 Dec., 1645.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1645-1647), pp. 278-280.

701.

The same to the same, 29 Dec.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1645-1647), p. 282; Journal House of Lords, viii, 73-74.

702.

Journal 40, fo. 159b.

703.

The Speakers of both Houses of Parliament to the king, 13 Jan., 1646.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1645-1647), p. 306.

704.

Journal 40, fos. 160, 166b, 174.

705.

The king to the Speaker of the House of Lords, 15 Jan.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1645-1647), p. 311; Journal House of Lords, viii, 103.

706.

Journal 40, fo. 160b; Journal House of Lords, viii, 105.

707.

Journal 40, fo. 166; Journal House of Commons, iv, 407.

708.

Journal 40, fo. 166b; Journal House of Lords, viii, 104.

709.

Letter dated 27 Jan.—Journal 40, fo. 170.

710.

Journal 40, fos. 170b, 171; Journal House of Commons, iv, 437, 439.

711.

Journal 40, fos. 171-173.

712.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 449.

713.

Repertory 60, fo. 28b; Journal House of Commons, vi, 329; Journal 41, fo. 15b.

714.

It had been one of the twenty-eight propositions (afterwards reduced to six) made to parliament in that month.

715.

Journal 40, fos. 156, 156b.

716.

Id., fos. 157b, 158, 159.

717.

Journal 40, fo. 161b.

718.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 420.

719.

Journal 40, fos. 162b, 163b-165b.

720.

Id., fos. 167b-169.

721.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 441.

722.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 474.

723.

5 March, 1646.—Journal House of Commons, iv, 463.

724.

Journal 40, fos. 173b, 174b.

725.

Id., fos. 174, 174b.

726.

19 March, 1646.—Journal House of Commons, iv, 479.

727.

Rushworth, vi, 141.

728.

Journal 40, fo. 175b.

729.

Journal 40, fo. 183; Rushworth, vi, 275; Journal House of Lords, viii, 334.

730.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 555.

731.

Journal 40, fo. 183b; Journal House of Lords, viii, 334.

732.

Journal 40, fos. 183b-184b; Rushworth, vi, 307.

733.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 561; Whitacre's Diary, Add. MSS, 31,116, fo. 272, cited by Dr. Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," ii, 489.

734.

Journal 40, fo. 187.

735.

Journal House of Lords, viii, 411; Journal 40, fo. 188.

736.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 602.

737.

Journal 40, fo. 189; Journal House of Commons, iv, 615.

738.

Journal House of Commons, iv, 616.

739.

Journal House of Lords, viii, 423, 433.

740.

Id., viii, 460.

741.

Journal House of Lords, viii, 461.

742.

Journal House of Lords, viii, 487; Journal House of Commons, iv, 644, 649, 654-656, 659.

743.

Journal 40, fos. 191, 191b, 192; Rushworth, vi, 326.

744.

Journal 40, fo. 199.

745.

Id., fos. 199b-203b.

746.

Id., fo. 204.

747.

Journal House of Commons, v, 115.

748.

Journal 40, fos. 207-210b

749.

Journal House of Commons, v, 130.

750.

Declaration of both Houses against the petition, 30 March.—Journal House of Lords, ix, 115.

751.

Journal 40, fo. 212.

752.

Journal House of Commons, v, 145.

753.

Journal 40, fo 214. The scheme is printed at length in Journal House of Commons, v, 146, 147.

754.

Journal 40, fos. 216-217 et seq.; Journal House of Commons, v, 148, 153, 159, 163; Journal House of Lords, ix, 163, 165.

755.

Journal 40, fos. 215, 215b; Journal House of Lords, ix, 175.

756.

Journal 40, fo. 217(a)b; Journal House of Commons, v, 188.

757.

Journal 40, fos. 218b, 219; Journal House of Commons, v, 202, 203; Rushworth, vi, 546, 552.

758.

Journal 40, fos. 219-220; Journal House of Commons, v, 208; Rushworth, vi, 554.

759.

Journal House of Commons, v, 207; Journal House of Lords, ix, 255.

760.

Journal 40, fo. 221; Rushworth, vi, 557.

761.

Journal 40, fos. 222, 222b.

762.

The commissioners to Manchester, 15 June, 1647.—Journal House of Lords, ix, 269.

763.

News letter from London, 13 June.—Clarke Papers (Camd. Soc., New Series, No. 49), i, 133. This attitude of the trained bands was a serious affair, and called for a public declaration to be made for the encouragement of citizens to respond to the call to arms for the safety of parliament and the city.—Journal 40, fo. 224.

764.

Journal 40, fos. 223, 223b.

765.

Journal 40, fo. 224b. The original reply not meeting with the approval of the House, another was submitted on the following day, and at last the City was allowed to send such answers as it thought fit.—Journal House of Commons, v, 216, 217; Rushworth, vi, 577.

766.

Journal 40, fos. 224-225b.

767.

Id., fos. 225b, 226.

768.

Only the commencement of the letter is set out in the city's Journal (No. 40, 226b). In the margin is the following note:—"This letter I could not get from the committee."

769.

Journal 40, fos. 227, 228. On the 25th the number of commissioners was increased to twelve, and a schedule of instructions drawn up for their use.—Id., fos. 229-230.

770.

Journal 40, fo. 230.

771.

Journal 40, fos. 229-230.

772.

Journal House of Commons, v, 225.

773.

Journal 40, fos. 231b-233; Journal House of Commons, v, 231; Rushworth, vi, 597-600.

774.

Journal 40, fo. 234.

775.

Journal House of Commons, v, 238.

776.

Journal House of Lords, ix, 322.

777.

Journal House of Commons, v, 243; Rushworth, vi, 614, 615.

778.

Journal House of Commons, v, 243; Journal House of Lords, ix, 330; Rushworth, vi, 618, 619.

779.

Agents elected to represent the views of the rank and file of the army. A corruption of "adjutators."

780.

Representation of the agitators, 16 July.—Clarke Papers, i, 170 seq.

781.

Journal 40, fos. 238-239.

782.

Journal House of Commons, v, 257; Journal House of Lords, ix, 351; Id., x, 202, 203.

783.

Journal 40, fos. 237b, 238.

784.

Journal House of Commons, v, 254; Journal House of Lords, ix, 349.

785.

One petition purported to come from "Divers young men, citizens and others, apprentices of the city," and the other from "Divers well affected citizens of the city of London."—Journal 40, fos. 236, 239, 239b.

786.

Journal House of Lords, ix, 355.

787.

Journal House of Commons, v, 258, 259; Whitelock, 260, 261; Clarke Papers, i, 218.

788.

Journal 40, fo. 240b.

789.

Journal 40, fo. 240b.

790.

Id., fo. 242b.

791.

Journal 40, fo. 236.

792.

Id., fos. 243, 243b.

793.

Journal 40, fo. 243b.

794.

Id., fo. 243.

795.

Rushworth, vi, 646.

796.

Journal 40, fos. 243-244; Journal House of Commons, v, 259.

797.

Journal 40, fos. 244-246b; Journal House of Commons, v, 261.

798.

Journal 40, fo. 247.

799.

Id., fos. 248-250b.

800.

Journal 40, fo. 250b.

801.

Id., fos. 244b-246.

802.

Journal 40, fo. 251.

803.

Id., fo. 251b.

804.

Id., fo. 251b.

805.

Journal 40, fos. 252, 252b.

806.

6 Aug.—Journal House of Commons, v, 269.

807.

News letter from the army, 5 Aug.—Clarke Papers, p. 222.

808.

Journal House of Commons, v, 269; Journal House of Lords, ix, 375.

809.

Journal 40, fos. 253b, 254.

810.

News letter from the army, 5 Aug.—Clarke Papers, pp. 220-221.

811.

Journal 40, fo. 251.

812.

Journal House of Commons, v, 295.

813.

Journal 40, fos. 254-254b.

814.

Journal House of Commons, 3 Sept., v, 290.

815.

Journal 40, fo. 255.

816.

Journal 40, fos. 255b, 256.

817.

Journal House of Commons, v, 298.

818.

Journal 40, fo. 256b. The letter of Fairfax is printed in the Perfect Diurnal (6-13 Sept.), but the date is there given as 7 Sept.

819.

Journal 40, fo. 257; Journal House of Commons, v, 301.

820.

Journal 40, fo. 257.

821.

"A declaration from his Excie. Sr. Tho. Fairfax and the General Council of the Armie, held at Putney on Thursday, 16 Sept., 1647, concerning the delayes in raising money for supply of the armie, and other forces of the kingdome; and their humble offers and desires in relation thereunto. To be tendred to the right Hoble. Comrs. of Parliament residing with the armie, and by them to be presented to the Houses."—Journal 40, fo. 258.

822.

Journal House of Commons, v, 315. An attempt to impeach another alderman, John Bide, on a charge of high crimes and misdemeanors broke down.—Id., v, 317.

823.

Id., v, 317.

824.

Repertory 5, pt. ii, fo. 177; Journal House of Lords, ix, 452.

825.

Journal 40, fo. 259.

826.

Common Hall Book No. 2, fo. 97; Gardiner, "Hist. of the Great Civil War," iii, 205.

827.

Journal House of Lords, ix, 456.

828.

Journal House of Commons, v, 320, 323, 326; Journal House of Lords, ix, 467, 470.

829.

Journal 40, fo. 260, 260b; Maitland, i, 408.

830.

Journal 40, fo. 260.

831.

Journal House of Commons, v, 364.

832.

This reply, although dated 20 Nov., was not submitted to the Common Council for approval until the 25th.—Journal 40, fo. 261b; Maitland, i, 409.

833.

Journal 40, fo. 262; Journal House of Commons, v, 366.

834.

Journal 40, fo. 262; Maitland, i, 410.

835.

Journal 40, fo. 263.

836.

Journal House of Commons, v, 374; Journal 40, fo. 264.

837.

Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," iii, 269.

838.

News letter of Nicholas Oudart, sometime secretary to Charles I, whom he attended in 1648 in the Isle of Wight, 4 March, 1646/7.—Nicholas Papers (Camd. Soc., N.S., No. 40), p. 81.

839.

Journal House of Commons (22 Jan., 1648), v, 439, 440.

840.

Whitelock, pp. 284, 285.

841.

Report to Common Council, 11 April.—Journal 40, fo. 267; Whitelock, p. 299.

842.

Repertory 59, fo. 189b.

843.

Journal 40, fos. 268, 268b; Journal House of Commons, v, 528, 529; Journal House of Lords, x, 188, 190.

844.

Journal House of Lords, x, 201-203.

845.

Journal House of Lords, x, 207, 208.

846.

Id., x, 231, 232.

847.

Journal House of Commons, v, 583, 584.

848.

Journal House of Lords, x, 307.

849.

City Parochial Charities Com. Report, 1880, vol. iii, p. 130.

850.

Letter from Hazlerigg (the same probably, writes Dr. Gardiner, as the one printed anonymously in the "Perfect Diurnal") announcing that a resolution to raise an army had been taken in Scotland, dated Newcastle, 20 April.—Journal House of Commons, v, 544.

851.

Journal 40, fo. 267b.

852.

Journal 40, fos. 269, 270; Journal House of Commons, v, 546; Journal House of Lords, x, 234.

853.

Referring probably to the report of the riot which had taken place on the night of 9 April.

854.

Journal 40, fo. 271b.

855.

Journal 40, fos. 270b, 271b.

856.

This remark is credited to Cromwell, but as Dr. Gardiner ("Hist. Great Civil War," iii, 368, note) has pointed out, the story must be accepted with caution as emanating from a royalist.

857.

Journal 40, fo. 272b; Journal House of Commons, v, 549.

858.

Journal 40, fo. 275.

859.

Id., fos. 273, 273b, 274.

860.

Journal House of Lords, x, 249, 252, 257, 260, 261.

861.

Journal House of Commons, v, 555, 556.

862.

Journal 40, fo. 274b.

863.

Journal House of Commons, v, 560, 561.

864.

Journal 40, fo. 275b.

865.

Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," iii, 377.

866.

Journal 40, fo. 275b; Journal House of Lords, x, 272.

867.

Journal 40, fos. 276b, 277; Journal House of Commons, v, 570; Journal House of Lords, x, 276.

868.

Journal 40, fo. 278.

869.

Journal 40, fos. 278b, 279.

870.

Id., fo. 279b.

871.

Journal 40, fos. 280-280b.

872.

Journal 40, fo. 280b.

873.

Journal House of Commons, v, 583-584; Journal House of Lords, x, 307.

874.

Journal 40, fo. 281. Four days later (26 June), when the draft petition was read to the council, it was asked whether the clause relating to his majesty coming to "some of his houses near the parliament" represented the sense of the court, and it was decided by show of hands that it was the sense of the court.—Id., fo. 281b.

875.

Journal House of Commons, v, 613-614; Journal House of Lords, x, 347, 348, 349-350.

876.

Journal 40, fo. 282b.

877.

Journal House of Lords, x, 362-364; Journal 40, fos. 283b, 284, 285.

878.

Journal House of Commons, v, 624.

879.

Journal 40, fo. 284b.

880.

Journal 40, fos. 285b-286b; Whitelock, 319.

881.

Journal 40, fo. 286b.

882.

Gardiner, iii, 412, 413.

883.

Journal House of Commons, v, 635.

884.

Information given to the Common Council by Chetwyn, 12 July.—Journal 40, fos. 287, 288b, 289, 289b.

885.

The petition, not having emanated from the Corporation, is not entered on the City's Records, but is printed in Journal House of Lords, v, 380.

886.

Journal House of Commons, v, 634.

887.

Journal 40, fos. 287b, 288; Journal House of Commons, v, 639; Journal House of Lords, x, 384, 385.

888.

Journal 40, fos. 288b, 289, 289b; Journal House of Lords, x, 389, 390; Journal House of Commons, v, 644.

889.

Journal 40, fos. 289b, 290, 291b.

890.

Journal 40, fos. 290-291; Journal House of Commons, v, 651.

891.

Journal 40, fo. 291; W.G. to Sir A. Gibson, 26 July, cited by Dr. Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," iii, 424, 425.

892.

Journal 40, fo. 291b; Journal House of Lords, x, 399.

893.

Whitelock, pp. 326, 327.

894.

Journal 40, fos. 291-292b; Journal House of Commons, 660, 661.

895.

W. Steward to Rupert, 20 Aug., cited by Dr. Gardiner, "Hist. Great Civil War," iii, 452.

896.

Journal 40, fo. 295.

897.

Journal 40, fos. 295b, 296, 296b; Journal House of Commons, v, 694; Journal House of Lords, x, 478-480.

898.

Journal 40, fos. 296-297.

899.

"Perfect Diurnal" for the week ending 18 Sept. (Guildhall Library).

900.

"Perfect Occurrences" for the week ending 22 Sept. (Guildhall Library).

901.

Journal 40, fo. 300b.

902.

Id., fos. 301-302.

903.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 92.

904.

Journal 40, fo. 304b.

905.

Journal 40, fo. 305; letter printed in Journal House of Lords (x, 618).

906.

Journal 40, fo. 306-306b.

907.

Id., fo. 305b.

908.

Id., fo. 307.

909.

Journal 40, fo. 307.

910.

Repertory 59, fo. 325.

911.

Journal 40, fo. 308.

912.

Id., fo. 308b.

913.

Repertory 59, fo. 323.

914.

Journal 40, fo. 308b.

915.

Journal 40, fos. 309-311.

916.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 99, 101; Journal House of Lords, x, 633.

917.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 103-104, 105, 111; Rushworth, vii, 1370, 1376, 1384.

918.

Journal 40, fo. 309b.

919.

Dated "Queenstreet," 9 Jan.—Rushworth, vii, 1387, 1388.

920.

The court had been asked on the 9th Jan. to present a petition to the House "subscribed by many hands," the purport of which is not set out in the City's Journal, but was considered to be of such "high concernment" that the petition was referred to a committee (Journal 40, fo. 310). There is little doubt but that this petition was embodied in that presented to the House on the 15th.

921.

Journal 40, fo. 313b.

922.

Robert Michell, the Town Clerk, was soon afterwards (3 July) dismissed from office; and the same fate threatened Henry Proby, the Common Sergeant, but the Common Council relented and Proby was allowed to hold his office until his decease.—Journal 41, fos. 1b, 248.

923.

Journal 40, fo. 313.

924.

"A narrative of the proceedings of the court of Common Councell held in Guildhall, London, the thirteenth of January, 1648, humbly presented by the order of the said courte to the honorable the Commons of England assembled in parliament."—Journal 40, fo. 314. See Appendix.

925.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 117, 118. A printed copy of the petition and narrative, as well as of Tichborne's speech and vote of the House, is preserved in the Guildhall Library (A.5.5.)

926.

Repertory 59, fo. 333.

927.

Journal 41, fo. 131b.

928.

Howell's State Trials, iv, 1051, 1052.

929.

Of Farringdon Within.—Repertory 59, fo. 456b.

930.

Noble's "Lives of the English Regicides," ii, 274, 275.

931.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 132, 133.

932.

Id., vi, 140, 141.

933.

Journal 40, fo. 121b.

934.

Journal 40, fo. 312. This Act is recorded neither in the Journals of the House of Commons nor in Scobell's collections.

935.

Repertory 60, fo. 159b.

936.

On the 9th May, 1644, the Common Council—in consideration of the sad distractions and divisions among them, and the heavy judgments of God justly drawn upon the land for its manifold sins and transgressions—resolved that their proceedings in the future should be opened with prayer.—Journal 40, fo. 96.

937.

Journal 41, fo. 26b.

938.

Journal 40, fo. 314b. This committee reported to the court on 29 May (when the court decided, after long debate, that the Recorder was an officer and not a member of the court), but the report was not entered in the Journal until 9 July, 1650.—Journal 40, fo. 320b; Journal 41, fo. 30.

939.

Journal 40, fo. 314b.

940.

Id., fo. 315.

941.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 177; Whitelock, pp. 392-393.

942.

Cal. of Committee for advance of money (State Papers Dom.), pt. iii, p. 1188.

943.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 181; Repertory 59, fo. 371.

944.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 147. A proclamation was afterwards ordered to be published inflicting a penalty on all who should presume to hold intelligence or traffic with Bunce.—Id., p. 162.

945.

Repertory 59, fos. 389, 399b, 402, 403b, 405b, 406b, 419b, 420b, 426, 431, 435b, 440b, 442, 451b, 501.

946.

Journal 40, fo. 319; Journal 41, fos. 1, 2, 3.

947.

1 Feb., 8 Feb., 1649.—Repertory 59, fos. 339b, 343.

948.

Journal 40, fo. 317b.

949.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 50.

950.

Journal 40, fo. 317; Journal House of Commons, vi, 185, 186, 187.

951.

Whitelock, pp. 398, 399.

952.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 206.

953.

Whitelock, p. 404.

954.

M. de Croullé to Cardinal Mazarin, 14 June, 1649, cited by Guizot, "Hist. de la Republique D'Angleterre et de Cromwell," i, 10-11.

955.

Council of State to the mayor, 30 May.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 165.

956.

Whitelock, p. 405; Journal House of Commons, vi, 222.

957.

A draft bill to the above effect corrected by Bradshaw.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 175. No mention of it appears in the Journal of the House for that day.

958.

Journal 40, fos. 320b, 321; Whitelock, p. 404.

959.

Whitelock, p. 406; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), pp. 175. 176.

960.

Journal 40, fo. 321b.

961.

Repertory 59, fos. 419b, 446b.

962.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 227.

963.

Id., vi, 246.

964.

Id., vi, 263.

965.

Journal 41, fo. 2b; Whitelock, p. 413. Proceedings of Council of State, 3 July.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 220.

966.

Council of State to mayor, 11 Aug.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 273.

967.

Repertory 59, fo. 476; Journal House of Commons, vi, 287.

968.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), pp. 287-288.

969.

Repertory 59, fo. 472. Glyn had assumed the coif in October, 1648, and in so doing had followed the example of Sir Henry Montague and others of his predecessors. The City had tried to get rid of Montague (in 1610) on the same grounds, but failed owing to the intervention of the king, who emphatically declared that in calling Montague to be a sergeant-at-law he intended a further mark of favour to him and to the City, and did not intend that he should lose his place.—Remembrancia (Index), p. 288.

970.

Repertory 59, fo. 474. As early as the 3rd July the Common Council (presumably by virtue of the resolution of parliament of 28 Feb., 1649) had looked upon the Recordership as vacant, and had nominated Steele as Glyn's successor. It had, however, to give way to the Court of Aldermen.—Journal 41, fos. 1b, 4.

971.

Journal 41, fo. 7b. For a mayor to appoint an alderman who had not yet passed the chair to act as his locum tenens was unusual and contrary to custom.

972.

"A discourse betwixt Lieut.-Col. John Lilburne and Mr. Hugh Peter, 25 May, 1649."—Lilburne Tracts (Guildhall Library), vol. iv.

973.

"An Outcry of the Young Men and Apprentices of London, 22 Aug., 1649."

974.

The Council of State to the mayor, etc., 2 Oct.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 328. Proceedings of Council of State, 10 Nov.—Ibid., p. 386.

975.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 293.

976.

"The Triall of Lieut.-Col. John Lilburne at the Guildhall, 24, 25, 26 Oct., 1649."—Lilburne Tracts, vol. iv.

977.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 337, 338.

978.

Whitelock, p. 436.

979.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 338.

980.

He afterwards served on various committees.—Journal 41, fos. 13b, 21.

981.

Journal 41, fo. 10b; Journal House of Commons, vi, 328, 329, note.

982.

Journal 16, fo. 334.

983.

Journal 41, fos. 12b, 13.

984.

Journal 41, fo. 13b.

985.

Id., fo. 5b.

986.

Id., fo. 6.

987.

Journal 41, fo. 10.

988.

Id., fo. 16b.

989.

Journal 41, fo. 19b.

990.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 385.

991.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 385. Cf. Council of State, day's proceedings, 14 March.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1650), p. 38.

992.

Journal 41, fo. 23.

993.

Journal 41, fo. 20.

994.

Id., fos. 23-25.

995.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 226.

996.

Journal 41, fo. 23.

997.

Journal 41, fo. 17b; Journal House of Commons, vi, 329.

998.

Journal 41, fos. 17b, 19b; Journal House of Commons, vi, 351.

999.

Journal 41, fos. 22, 24.

1000.

Journal 41, fo. 27b.

1001.

Copy of letter preserved among the archives of the Grocers' Company. Cf. Council of State, day's proceedings, 10 Feb.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1649-1650), p. 510.

1002.

Repertory 60, fo. 70b.

1003.

Id., fos. 131b-133.

1004.

Whitelock, p. 457; Guizot, op. cit. i, 120.

1005.

Whitelock, p. 462.

1006.

Journal 41, fo. 34.

1007.

Whitelock, p. 475.

1008.

Whitelock, pp. 475-476.

1009.

Journal 41, fo. 35.

1010.

Journal 41, fo. 35b. A vacant space is left in the Journal for the report, which, however, was not entered.

1011.

Id., fo. 36b.

1012.

Journal 41, fos. 37-40.

1013.

Id., fos. 65b, 68.

1014.

Repertory 60, fos. 213, 220b.

1015.

Id., fo. 219.

1016.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1650), pp. 453, 484-485.

1017.

Repertory 61, fo. 74b.

1018.

Journal 41, fos. 34, 35, 40b.

1019.

Journal 41, fo. 44b. Cromwell's letter having been read before the Common Council, was, we are told, "delivered back to the lord mayor who presented it." The custom of the lord mayor for the time being keeping as private property letters addressed to him in his official capacity continues to deprive the Corporation of a valuable addition to their records.

1020.

Journal 41, fo. 46b.

1021.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 554, 556.

1022.

Journal 41, fo. 47b.

1023.

Journal 41, fo. 48.

1024.

Letter of Council of State, 6 May.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 181.

1025.

Journal 41, fos. 53, 54.

1026.

Repertory 61, fo. 236b

1027.

Id., fo. 240.

1028.

Journal 41, fo. 55.

1029.

Repertory 61, fos. 238, 238b; Repertory 62, fos. 17b-20.

1030.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 470. Proceedings of Council of State, 4 Dec.—Id. (1651-1652), p. 46.

1031.

Id. (1651-1652), pp. 56, 63; Journal 41, fo. 65b. Vide sup. p. 330.

1032.

Journal 41, fo. 67.

1033.

Journal 41, fos. 71, 72, 72b, 73.

1034.

Id., fo. 73b.

1035.

Journal 41, fo. 74b.

1036.

Id., fos. 75-76.

1037.

Repertory 62, fo. 197b.

1038.

The allowances were settled 12 Oct.—Journal 41, fos. 75b, 76.

1039.

Journal 41, fo. 77.

1040.

Repertory 62, fo. 205b.

1041.

Common Hall Book No. 3, fo. 264.

1042.

Journal 41, fos. 83b, 84.

1043.

Id., fos. 88b, 89.

1044.

Id., fo. 89b.

1045.

"The perticulers of a charge of the aldermen and commons of the citty of London ... against John Fowke, the present lord maior, exhibited by a Committee of Common Councill authorized thereto," 26 Oct., 1653.—Journal 41. fos. 91-92.

1046.

"Interrupted" came to be the authorised expression for the treatment parliament suffered at the hands of Cromwell on this memorable occasion. Scobell, the clerk of the parliament, who had innocently entered in the Journal that on a certain day the Lord General Cromwell had "dissolved" the House, was called to account six years later for venturing to use such a term, and his excuse that he had heard of no other term until six years later was scarcely tolerated.—Pepys, Diary, 9 Jan., 1660.

1047.

Journal 41, fos. 89b, 90.

1048.

Id., fo. 88b.

1049.

Journal 41, fos. 74, 74b, 75, 77b, 80, 80b; Repertory 62, fos. 154b, 160, 165, 173, 173b, 174b, 185, 190b.

1050.

Journal 41, fo. 74.

1051.

23 Nov., 1652.—Repertory 62, fo. 221b. By the year 1660 the list of persons exempted for one reason or another from serving the office of sheriff included more than 100 names.—Journal 45, fo. 33.

1052.

Cromwell to Lenthall, 4 Aug.—Carlyle, "Cromwell's Letters and Speeches," iii, 188-191.

1053.

Journal 41, fo. 62.—"The Council [of State] sent a committee to the Common Council to stir them up in this conjuncture to do what becomes them for their own and the public safety, and they are at present in a very good and complying temper, and ready to do anything they shall be directed to" (the Council of State to Major-General Harrison, 13 Aug.).—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 327.

1054.

Journal House of Commons, vi, 619-622. Proceedings of Council of State. 14 Aug.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 329. Council of State to mayor, etc., of London, 19 Aug.—Id., pp. 342-343.

1055.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 6.

1056.

Whitelock, p. 506.

1057.

Cromwell to Lenthall, 3 Sept.—Carlyle, op. cit., iii, 201.

1058.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 15.

1059.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 12-13, 18-21, 30-31.

1060.

Journal 41, fos. 64b, 74.

1061.

Carlyle, iii, 205-206.

1062.

Whitelock, pp. 509, 510; Journal House of Commons, vii, 18.

1063.

Journal 41, fo. 68.

1064.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651-1652), p. 196.

1065.

Proceedings of Council of State, 24 and 29 May, 1652.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651-1652), pp. 255-267.

1066.

Proceedings of Council of State, 30 March, 1653.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1652-1653), p. 242.

1067.

Journal 41, fo. 90b; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1653-1654), pp. 260, 269.

1068.

Journal 41, fos. 82-82b. In a subsequent rendering an account of the money the amount collected is given as £1,072 16s. 5d.—Id., fo. 97.

1069.

Journal 41, fo. 83.

1070.

Repertory 62, fo. 317; Whitelock, p. 557; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1652-1653), pp. 429, 434.

1071.

The Act which forbade anyone to be elected an officer in the city who had been in favour of entering into a private engagement with the late king.—Journal House of Commons, vii, 53.

1072.

Journal 41, fos. 81b, 82.

1073.

Gen. Oliver Cromwell to Praise-God Barebone, Esq., 6 June.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1652-1653), p. 386.

1074.

Journal 41, fos. 86-88.

1075.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 363; Whitelock, p. 571. The council to the lord mayor, 19 Dec., 1653.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1653-1654), p. 299.

1076.

Proceedings of Council of State, 15 Feb., 1654.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1653-1654), p. 402.

1077.

Whitelock, p. 578.

1078.

Journal 41, fos. 92b-93.

1079.

Whitelock, p. 581.

1080.

Journal 41, fo. 100b.

1081.

With the exception of the parliament of 1284 it is doubtful if the City sent that number of burgesses to any other. As to the parliament of 1654, the names of five members only have come down to us (see Loftie's "History of London," Appendix B). But that the city did send six members to this parliament is the more probable from the fact that in June, 1657, the Common Council prepared a petition to parliament praying to be allowed to send "their full number" of six burgesses "already chosen" to parliament.—Journal 41, fo. 156. Moreover, the fact that in March, 1653, the Common Council ordered a petition to be prepared for parliament "touching the number of future burgesses for this city in parliament," points to some probable alteration in the number of city members.—Id., 41, fo. 83.

1082.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 496.

1083.

Sec. Thurloe to Ambassador Lockhart, 26 Feb., 1657.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1656-1657), p. 292.

1084.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 512.

1085.

Id., vii, 533.

1086.

Whitelock, p. 662.

1087.

Whitelock, p. 664. President Lawrence to the lord mayor, 29 June.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1657-1658), p. 19.

1088.

Carlyle, "Cromwell's Letters and Speeches," iv, 321-322.

1089.

Repertory 66, fo. 140b.

1090.

"Cromwelliana" (Guildhall Library, A, 2, 4), pp. 170, 171. Robinson to Williamson, 15 March.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1657-1658), p. 328.

1091.

Journal 41, fo. 169b.

1092.

Id., fo. 170.

1093.

Id., fo. 170b.

1094.

Journal 41, fo. 171.

1095.

"Cromwelliana," p. 171.

1096.

Id., 172.

1097.

Id., 174.

1098.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1658-1659), p. 131.

1099.

Cal. State Papers Dom. (1658-1659), pp. 129, 135. Sec. Thurloe to Capt. Whitstone, 10/20 Sept.—Id., p. 136.

1100.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 644.

1101.

Journal 41, fo. 204b; Journal House of Commons, vii, 671.

1102.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 647, 708.

1103.

Id., vii, 647, 649, 650.

1104.

Journal 21, fo. 206; Journal House of Commons, vii, 721.

1105.

"We understand from examinations of prisoners before the lord mayor yesterday that a rising of apprentices in London was intended at five this evening to prevent the troops from marching to Chester, when the calling of a Common Hall was to have been obtruded on the lord mayor, but these designs were frustrated by the lord mayor's vigilance" Whitelock to the commissioners of parliament in Ireland, 9 Aug.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-1660), p. 90.

1106.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 753, 754; Whitelock, p. 682.

1107.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 773; Repertory 66, fo. 310b.

1108.

Journal 41, fo. 208.

1109.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 787, 788.

1110.

Journal 41, fo. 209b; Journal House of Commons, vii, 790.

1111.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 797; Whitelock, p. 684.

1112.

Repertory 66, fo. 330b.

1113.

Whitelock, p. 686.

1114.

"Memorials," p. 689.

1115.

Journal 41, fos. 211b, 212.

1116.

Journal 41, fo. 212; Clarendon (ed. 1839), p. 936.

1117.

Whitelock, p. 689.

1118.

Repertory 67, fo. 22b.

1119.

Repertory 67, fo. 23; Whitelock, p. 689.

1120.

Repertory 67, fo. 27.

1121.

Journal 41, fo. 213.

1122.

Id., fo. 213b.

1123.

Journal 41, fos. 214b, 215. The committee's report will be found printed in Maitland, i, 423.

1124.

Journal 41, fo. 215b.

1125.

Nicholas to Lipe, 10/20* Dec.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-60), p. 280.

1126.

Nicholas to Mills, 24 Dec./3 Jan.*—Cal. State Papers, pp. 286, 287.

1127.

Whitelock, p. 691; Clarendon, p. 936.

1128.

Journal 41, fos. 216-217.

1129.

Id., fo. 217.

1130.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 800, 802.

1131.

Journal 41, fo. 218.

1132.

Nicholas to Mills 7/17* Jan.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-60), pp. 304-305.

1133.

Pepys, under date 13 Jan., describes this letter as "a cunning piece," which the Londoners did not "much trust to."

1134.

A gratuity of £20 was granted to the Swordbearer for his journey and another of £5 to his attendant.—Journal 41, fo. 219.

1135.

Journal 41, fos. 219, 219b.

1136.

Pepys, Diary, 1 Feb.; Journal House of Commons, vii, 826; Lingard, xi, 420, 421.

1137.

Bradshaw had died 31 Oct., 1659. The place of under Sheriff or Judge of one of the Sheriffs' Court rendered vacant by his decease was filled up (9 Nov.) by the appointment of Francis Philips.—Journal 41, fo. 211b.

1138.

Journal 41, fo. 219b.

1139.

Pepys, Diary, 9 Feb.

1140.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 838.

1141.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 837.

1142.

Repertory 67, fo. 42b.

1143.

Id., fo. 43.

1144.

Pepys, Diary, 11 Feb., 1660.

1145.

Pepys, Diary, 11 and 13 Feb.

1146.

Id., 12 Feb.

1147.

Repertory 67, fos. 43-43b.

1148.

Council of State to General George Monk, 13 Feb., 1660.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-1660), p. 360.

1149.

Repertory 67, fos. 45-46b.

1150.

Pepys, Diary, 17 Feb.

1151.

Whitelock, p. 696.

1152.

Council of State to Monk, 20 Feb., 1660.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-1660), p. 372.

1153.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 846, 847, 848.

1154.

Pepys, Diary, 21 Feb., 1660.

1155.

Journal 41, fo. 221.

1156.

Council of State to the mayor, 27 Feb., 1660.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-1660), pp. 375-376.

1157.

Journal 41, fo. 220b.

1158.

Journal 41, fo. 221b; Journal House of Commons, vii, 858, 859-860.

1159.

Journal 41, fos. 221, 221b, 222b, 223; Journal House of Commons, vii, 850, 856, 867, 868, 871.

1160.

Journal 41, fo. 221b.

1161.

Id., fo. 224.

1162.

Journal House of Commons, vii, 880.

1163.

Journal 41, fos. 224-224b.

1164.

Pepys, Diary, 16 and 29 March, 22 April.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-1660), p. 393.

1165.

Pepys, 11 April.

1166.

Journal 41, fos. 225-229b. "The city of London have put out a declaration wherein they do disclaim their owning any other government but that of a king, Lords and Commons."—Pepys, Diary, 2 May. Four printed copies (out of the 1,000 ordered by the court to be printed and published) are preserved in the Guildhall library.

1167.

Journal 41, fo. 230; Remembrancia ix, 1 (Index, p. 423.)

1168.

Journal 41, fo. 230b; Remembrancia ix, 2 (Index, p. 423).

1169.

Journal 41, fo. 231; Cal. State Papers Dom. (1659-1660), p. 430.

1170.

Journal 41, fo. 231b.

1171.

Diary, 16 May.

1172.

Journal 41, fos. 231b, 232, 232b, 233b; Pepys, Diary, 4 May.

1173.

The commissioners appointed (3 May) were the following:—Thomas Adams, alderman; William Wild, esq., Recorder; John Robinson and Antony Bateman, aldermen; Theophilus Biddulph, William Vincent and Thomas Bludworth, esquires; Major Thomas Chamberlen, Mr. Richard Ford and Colonel Bromefield. Of these Alderman Robinson, Recorder Wild, Biddulph and Vincent were members of parliament, the consent of which had to be obtained before they set sail. Six more commissioners were added the following day (4 May), viz., Alderman Reynardson, Alderman Langham, Sir Thomas Foote, Sir James Bunce, Alderman Wale and William Bateman, esquire. Foote declined the honour.—Journal 41, fos. 231b, 232.

1174.

Journal 41, fo. 234; Clarendon (ed. 1839), p. 962.

1175.

Pepys, Diary, 8 May; Repertory 67, fo. 74b. "Branch" denotes the figured pattern of the damask.

1176.

Journal House of Commons, viii, 16.

1177.

The sum of £30 was afterwards voted as compensation for damage done to private grounds by making a passage through them for the royal procession to pass on its way from St. George's and Walworth Fields to the city.—Repertory 67, fos. 91b, 122b.

1178.

Evelyn's Diary (2nd ed.), i, 322; Whitelock, p. 702.

1179.

Journal 41, fo. 232b.

1180.

Id., fo. 234b.

1181.

Pepys, Diary, 3 June.

1182.

Repertory 67, fo. 83b; Journal 41, fo. 235. The king to the lord mayor and court of aldermen requiring all persons holding public office to take the oaths, 5 June.—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1660-1661), p. 38.

1183.

Repertory 67, fo. 87.

1184.

15 Sept., 1642.—Journal 40, fo. 38b.

1185.

Journal 41, fos. 235, 236, 242: Remembrancia, ix, 3 (Index, p. 306); Cal. State Papers Dom. (1660-1661), p. 42.

1186.

Journal 41, fos. 240b, 241, 241b; Carlyle, "Cromwell's Letters and Speeches," iii, 173, 177, 192. So popular was Love in the city that there was some talk of giving him a public funeral, the procession to start from Merchant Taylors' Hall. This was, however, put a stop to by peremptory orders from the Council of State to the mayor (25 Aug., 1651).—Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 368.