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