ra monthly allowance of L3,000 to the City for purposes of
defence, 1 March, 1643.

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

M258 News of Prince Rupert threatening Bristol, 10 March.

M259 The City's answer to a request for men and money.

584 Journal 40, fo. 54b.

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

M260 Volunteer foot and horsemen for the city, March, 1643.

586 Repertory 56, fo. 72b-73

587 Journal 40, fo. 55b.

M261 A further loan of L40,000, 6 April.

588 6 April.--Journal 40, fo. 56b. 5 April.--Journal House of Commons,
iii, 31.

M262 Ordnance and arms for defence of the city.

589 5 April.--Journal House of Commons, iii, 30.

590 27 April.--Journal 40, fo. 58b.

M263 Failure of negotiations followed by Puritan outrages, May, 1643.

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.

M264 The discovery of "Waller's Plot."

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

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

M265 Day of thanksgiving, 15 June, 1643.

598 Journal House of Commons, iii, 117, 122.

M266 Royalist successes, June-July, 1643.

M267 Scarcity of coal in London.

M268 Newcastle to be reduced if possible, May, 1643.

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.

M269 Royalist cavalry in the neighbourhood of London, July, 1643.

605 Id., fo. 68.

M270 Dissensions in the city touching the militia.

M271 Waller appointed commander-in-chief of the city's forces, 29 July,
1643.

606 7 and 10 June, 1643.--Journal 40, fos. 62b _seq._

607 Journal 40, fo. 67b.

608 Journal House of Commons, iii, 187.

M272 The Common Council stands by Essex, 1 Aug.

609 Journal 40, fo. 69.

M273 The Lords renew propositions for peace.

M274 Opposition of the City, 6 Aug., 1643.

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

611 Journal House of Commons, iii, 197.

M275 Riots at Westminster, 8 and 9 Aug.

612 Rushworth, Historical Collections, v, 357.