Contents - London and the Kingdom - Volume 2 / A History Derived Mainly from the Archives at Guildhall in the Custody of the Corporation of the City of London. - 3

[CHAPTER XIX.]
[Reception of James I by the City.]
[Catholic Plots.]
[Purveyance.]
[The City and Free Trade.]
[Prince Henry a Merchant Taylor.]
[The Gunpowder Plot.]
[The King of Denmark in the City.]
[The City's Water Supply.]
[Hugh Middleton and the New River.]
[The Plantation of Ulster.]
[Deception practised on the City.]
[Allotment of the Irish Estate.]
[The Irish Society.]
[The Livery Companies and their title to Irish Estate.]
[CHAPTER XX.]
[The City and the Plantation of Virginia.]
[Public Lotteries in aid of the Plantation.]
[Copland's Sermon at Bow Church.]
[The King's pecuniary difficulties.]
[The Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth.]
[The King entertained by the City.]
[The Addled Parliament.]
[Peter Proby, Sheriff and Ex-Barber.]
[A general muster of City trained bands.]
[A Commission of Lieutenancy granted to the City.]
[The Company of Merchant Adventurers suppressed.]
[Knights of the Bath at Drapers' Hall.]
[Request for a loan of £100,000.]
[Sebastian Hervey and his daughter.]
[The Thirty Years' War.]
[Loan of £100,000 to the Elector Palatine.]
[The Spanish Ambassador ill-treated.]
[The City and the Spanish Match.]
[Concealed Lands.]
[The City and Mansfield's Expedition.]
[CHAPTER XXI.]
[A loan of £60,000 to Charles I.]
[Failure of Cadiz Expedition.]
[A loan refused.]
[The City called upon to furnish ships and men.]
[The Forced Loan.]
[Expedition to Rochelle.]
[Royal Contract.]
[Doctor Lamb.]
[Assassination of Duke of Buckingham.]
[Tonnage and Poundage.]
[Birth of Prince Charles.]
[Demand for Ship money.]
[Richard Chambers.]
[Forfeiture of City's Irish Estate.]
[Inspeximus Charter of Charles I.]
[The Short Parliament.]
[Attempt to force a City loan.]
[Four Aldermen committed to prison.]
[Impeachment of the Recorder.]
[Riot at Lambeth.]
[The Aldermen released.]
[More City Loans.]
[The Treaty of Ripon.]
[CHAPTER XXII.]
[Meeting of the Long Parliament.]
[The City and the Earl of Strafford.]
[The Scottish Commissioners in the City.]
[Letters to the City from Speaker Lenthall.]
[Trial and Execution of Strafford.]
[The "Protestation" accepted by the city.]
[The "Friendly Assistance."]
[The Scottish army paid off.]
[Reversal of judgment of forfeiture of Irish Estate.]
[The City and the Bishops.]
[Charles in the City.]
[Riots at Westminster.]
[The trained bands called out.]
[The attempted arrest of the five members.]
[The King at the Guildhall.]
[Panic in the City.]
[Skippon in command of the City Forces.]
[Charles quits London.]
[The Rebellion in Ireland.]
[The Militia Ordinance.]
[The City and Parliament.]
[A loan of £100,000 raised in the City.]
[Gurney, the Lord Mayor, deposed.]
[Charles sets up his Standard at Nottingham.]
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
[Commencement of the Civil War.]
[Military activity in the City.]
[Pennington, Mayor]
[Battle of Edge-Hill.]
[Another loan to Parliament.]
[A cry for Peace.]
[A City Deputation to the King at Oxford.]
[The City's "Weekly Assessment"]
[Erection of Fortifications.]
[Volunteer horse and foot.]
[Waller's Plot.]
[Disputes over the City's Militia.]
[Waller appointed Command-in-Chief.]
[Essex and the Common Council]
[The City and the Siege of Gloucester.]
[Courageous conduct of Londoners at Newbury.]
[Disaffection of the trained bands.]
[Brooke's Plot.]
[The Committee of Both Kingdoms.]
[The City's Weekly Meal Money.]
[A rendezvous at Aylesbury.]
[The City's Auxiliaries called out.]
[A large City loan.]
[Insubordination of trained bands.]
[Ordinance for a Standing Army.]
[Propositions for Peace.]
[Royalist Successes.]
[The Treaty of Uxbridge.]
[CHAPTER XXIV.]
[The New Model Army.]
[The self-denying Ordinance.]
[Proposals to Parliament by the City.]
[Cromwell, Lieutenant-General.]
[The Battle of Naseby.]
[Cavalry raised by the City.]
[Plymouth appeals to London.]
[Presbyterianism in the City.]
[The King proposes to come to Westminster.]
[Scottish Commissioners attend Common Council.]
[The City's claim to command Militia of Suburbs.]
[Ordinance for Presbyterianism.]
[Defeat of Royalists.]
[Charles communicates with the City.]
[A City Loan desired to pay off Scottish Army.]
[City grievances.]
[A new City Militia Committee.]
[The City and the Parliamentary Forces.]
[The Declaration of the Army.]
[The trained bands refuse to muster.]
[Protracted correspondence between the City and Fairfax.]
[City Commissioners sent to the Army.]
[The Solemn Engagement.]
[The City's Militia placed under a Parliamentary Committee.]
[Great Commotion.]
[Ordinance repealed.]
[More correspondence with Fairfax.]
[The Army enters London.]
[The City submits.]
[CHAPTER XXV.]
[Glyn the Recorder sent to the Tower.]
[More loans.]
[Aldermen sent to the Tower.]
[Threat to quarter the Army on the City.]
[A rising of Apprentices.]
[Release of imprisoned Aldermen.]
[John Everard.]
["The City to pay for all."]
[The protection of Parliament entrusted to the City.]
[A Royalist rising in Kent.]
[The City's proposal that Charles should be invited to London.]
[Negotiations for a Personal Treaty with the King.]
[Secret enlistments in the City.]
[Overtures from the Prince of Wales.]
[The Army loses patience both with King and Parliament.]
[Fairfax seizes the Treasure in the City.]
[Royalists in the City.]
[Abraham Reynardson, Mayor and the Common Council.]
[The King's trial and execution.]
[CHAPTER XXVI.]
[A Commonwealth declared.]
[Analogy between the City and the Kingdom.]
[The Aldermanic Veto.]
[Reynardson and other Aldermen deprived.]
[Mutinous troops in the City.]
[The Commonwealth proclaimed in the City.]
[Aldermen punished for not attending Proclamation.]
[The Council of State entertained at Grocer's Hall.]
[Richmond Park vested in the City.]
[Resignation of Glyn, Recorder.]
[Trial of John Lilburne at the Guildhall.]
[Retrenchment of City's expenditure.]
[A City Post started.]
[The Borough of Southwark desires Incorporation.]
[The City asserts its title to Irish Estate.]
[The victory at Dunbar.]
[Act touching Elections in Common Hall.]
[Removal of Royal Emblems.]
[Matters in dispute between Court of Aldermen and Common Council.]
[Charges against John Fowke, Mayor.]
[The Scottish Army in England.]
[The Battle of Worcester.]
[CHAPTER XXVII.]
[The War with Holland.]
[Barebone's Parliament.]
[The Lord Protector entertained at Grocer's Hall.]
[Alderman Sir Christopher Pack and his Remonstrance.]
[Cromwell's City Peers.]
[The Restoration of the Rump.]
[Re-election of John Ireton, Mayor.]
[Parliament closed by Lambert.]
[Monk prepares to Act.]
[A demand for a Free Parliament.]
[Negotiations between Fleetwood and the City.]
[Revival of the City's Militia.]
[The Rump again restored.]
[The Common Council dissolved by order of Parliament.]
[Monk enters London.]
[Takes up his quarters in the City.]
[Mediates between the City and Parliament.]
[Declines to leave the City for Whitehall.]
[The Common Council restored.]
[The Long Parliament dissolved.]
[The Restoration discussed.]
[The City publishes a Vindication of its doings.]
[Letter from Charles II to the City.]
[The Declaration of Breda.]
[City Commissioners sent to the Hague.]
[The King restored.]
[CHAPTER XXVIII.]
[Richmond Park restored to the King.]
[Restoration of Royalist Aldermen.]
[The King and Parliament entertained at Guildhall.]
[Fanatics in the City.]
[More City loans.]
[Coronation of Charles II.]
[The Cavalier Parliament.]
[The City an example to the Country.]
[The Corporation Act.]
[Proposals for renewal of City's Charter.]
[The Hearth Tax.]
[The Act of Uniformity.]
[Sir John Robinson, Mayor.]
[The Russian Ambassador in the City.]
[The French Ambassador insulted at Lord Mayor's Banquet.]
[War with the Dutch.]
[The "Loyal London."]
[The Plague.]
[The City decimated.]
[The Great Fire.]
[Sir Thomas Bludworth, Mayor.]
[The Monument.]
[Sympathy displayed towards the City.]
[Preparations for re-building the City.]
[The City and Fire Insurances.]
[CHAPTER XXIX.]
[The re-building of the City.]
[Fire Decrees.]
[Statute 19 Chas. II, c. 3.]
[Four City Surveyors appointed.]
[Allotment of Market Sites.]
[The Dutch War.]
[The Treaty of Breda.]
[The City's Financial condition.]
[Alderman Backwell.]
[The Lord Mayor assaulted in the Temple.]
[The Prince of Orange in the City.]
[The Exchequer closed.]
[Renewal of Dutch War.]
[Philip de Cardonel and his Financial Scheme.]
[The Aldermanic Veto again.]
[Jeffreys, Common Sergeant, suspended from office.]
[The Popish Plot.]
[Three Short Parliaments.]
[The Habeas Corpus Act.]
[Petitioners and Abhorrers.]
[City Addresses.]
[A Parliament at Oxford.]
[More City Addresses.]
[The City to mind its own business.]
[CHAPTER XXX.]
[A Tory re-action.]
[The "Protestant joiner"]
[Proceedings against the Earl of Shaftesbury.]
[Packed juries.]
[The Mayor's prerogative in election of Sheriffs.]
[Election of Bethell and Cornish.]
[Pilkington and Shute.]
[Another Address to the King.]
[Sir John Moore, Mayor.]
[Issue of a Quo Warranto against the City.]
[The City and the Duke of York.]
[Election of Sheriffs.]
[Papillon and Du Bois.]
[Dudley North and Box.]
[Rich elected loco Box discharged.]
[Cornish assaulted at the Guildhall.]
[Sir William Pritchard, Mayor.]
[Action for slander against Pilkington.]
[Sir Patience Ward convicted of perjury.]
[Proceedings on the Quo Warranto.]
[Judgment pronounced.]
[Terms offered the City.]
[Pritchard arrested at suit of Papillon.]
[The Rye House Plot.]
[Surrender or No Surrender?]
[The City taken into the King's hands.]
[CHAPTER XXXI.]
[Accession of James II.]
[The question of Supply.]
[A Tory Parliament.]
[Oates and Dangerfield.]
[Richard Baxter.]
[The Monmouth Rebellion.]
[Trial and execution of Cornish.]
[The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.]
[Popery in the City.]
[The first Declaration of Indulgence.]
[The "regulation" of Corporations.]
[William Kiffin, Alderman.]
[Sir John Shorter, Mayor.]
[The second Declaration of Indulgence.]
[The trial of the Seven Bishops.]
[Invitation to William of Orange.]
[Restoration of the City's Liberties.]
[The landing of the Prince of Orange.]
[Attack on Catholics.]
[The King's flight.]
[The Prince of Orange enters London.]
[The unique position of, and deference shown to, the City of London.]
[A Convention Parliament summoned.]
[A City loan.]
[William and Mary crowned.]
[CHAPTER XXXII.]
[Proceedings for reversal of judgment on the Quo Warranto.]
[Pecuniary difficulties in connexion with City Orphans.]
[Pilkington, Mayor, loco Chapman, deceased.]
[The attainder of Cornish reversed.]
[The Siege of Londonderry.]
[William and Mary at the Guildhall.]
[Parliamentary Elections.]
[The judgment on the Quo Warranto reversed.]
[Disputed Municipal Elections.]
[The War with France.]
[Men and money furnished by the City.]
[The question of the Mayor's prerogative revived.]
[Act of Common Council regulating Wardmote Elections.]
[Naval victory at La Hogue.]
[More City loans.]
[Disaster of Lagos Bay.]
[Sir William Ashurst, Mayor.]
[The Queen invited to the Lord Mayor's Banquet.]
[CHAPTER XXXIII.]
[The Rise of the East India Company.]
[Sir Josiah Child and Sir Thomas Cook.]
[The City Orphans.]
[The City's financial difficulties.]
[The Foundation of the Bank of England.]
[Death of Queen Mary.]
[Discovery of corrupt practices.]
[The Speaker dismissed for Bribery.]
[Proceedings against Cook and Firebrace.]
[Committed to the Tower.]
[The union of the East India Companies.]
[The first Triennial Parliament.]
[The Barclay Conspiracy.]
[The City and the Election Bill.]
[The restoration of the Currency.]
[The last of City loans.]
[The Peace of Ryswick.]
[The King welcomed home.]
[Death of James II.]
[Sir William Gore, Mayor.]
[Death of William.]
[CHAPTER XXXIV.]
[Accession of Queen Anne.]
[The Tories in power.]
[The Queen entertained on Lord Mayor's Day.]
[A thanksgiving service at St. Paul's.]
[The Battle of Blenheim.]
[Marlborough in the City.]
[The City's continued financial difficulties.]
[The Queen again at St. Paul's.]
[The Tories give place to Whigs.]
[The victory at Ramillies.]
[The City and Prince Eugene.]
[The Union with Scotland.]
[The City and the Pretender.]
[The victory at Oudenarde.]
[Death of Prince George of Denmark.]
[Scarcity in the City.]
[Dr. Sacheverell and his Sermon.]
[The fall of the Whigs.]
[Act for building fifty new Churches.]
[The Occasional Conformity Act.]
[Disputed Municipal Elections.]
[Proposed entertainment to Prince Eugene.]
[The Treaty of Utrecht.]
[The Queen's illness and death.]

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