able to
confiscation, and that there would be no difficulty in raising
L1,000,000 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.

M220 The militia ordinance, 31 Jan., 1642.

517 Journal House of Commons, ii. 406.

518 Journal 40, fo. 25.

M221 The Common Council uphold the ordinance, 17 March, 1642.

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.

M222 Commissioners for the city's militia, 4 April.

521 Journal 40, fo. 30.

522 Journal 39, fos. 295b, 304.

523 Journal 40, fos. 30, 31.

524 Id., fos. 30b, 31.

M223 A muster in Finsbury Fields before both Houses of Parliament, 10
May, 1642.

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

M224 The City receives the thanks of both Houses, 16 May.

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

M225 Skippon to ignore the king's order to go to York, 17 May.

527 Journal House of Commons, ii, 575.

M226 Loan of L100,000 by the companies, June, 1642.

528 Journal House of Commons, ii, 605-606.

529 Journal 39, fo. 314.

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

M227 Parliamentary order for bringing in of money, plate, etc., 10 June.

M228 The king's protest, 14 June.

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.

M229 Pennington elected mayor _loco_ Gurney, discharged, 16 Aug., 1642.

M230 Charles sets up his standard at Nottingham, 22 Aug., 1642.

534 Journal House of Lords, v. 284, 285.

535 Journal 39, fo. 329.

536 Journal House of Lords, v, 297, 298.

M231 The City requisitioned for arms, 25 Aug., 1642.

537 Journal 40, fo. 35.

538 Journal 39, fos. 332b, 339.

M232 Additional forces for the City, Sept., 1642.

539 Journal