fo. 11.

M207 The arrest of the five members demanded, 3 Jan., 1642.

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.

M208 Meeting of the Commons, 4 Jan.

495 Warrant of the king to the mayor, 4 Jan.--_Ibid._, p. 237.

M209 The king at the Guildhall, 5 Jan., 1642.

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.

M210 The City's petition to the king, 5 Jan., 1642.

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

M211 The Common Council vote L2,000 for the defence of the city.

M212 Panic in the city, 6 Jan., 1642.

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.

M213 The king's reply to the City's petition. 8 Jan., 1642.

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

M214 Skippon to command the city's forces, 10 Jan.

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.

M215 Charles quits London, 10 Jan., 1642.

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.

M216 The Tower held for the king.

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

M217 A loan of L100,000 demanded of the City for the Irish war, 22 Jan.,
1642.

510 Journal 40, fos. 17, 17b.

M218 The City's reply, 24 Jan., 1642.

511 Id., fos. 18-19b.

M219 Money raised by promise of confiscated lands.

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 li