os. 17b-20.

1030 Cal. State Papers Dom. (1651), p. 470. Proceedings of Council of
State, 4 Dec.--_Id._ (1651-1652), p. 46.

1031 Id. (1651-1652), pp. 56, 63; Journal 41, fo. 65b. _Vide sup._ p.
330.

M529 The mayor and aldermen refuse to withdraw from the Common Council, 3
Dec., 1651.

1032 Journal 41, fo. 67.

M530 The question of allowances to mayor and sheriffs still undetermined,
1652.

1033 Journal 41, fos. 71, 72, 72b, 73.

1034 Id., fo. 73b.

1035 Journal 41, fo. 74b.

M531 Simon Edmonds elected mayor, but refuses to serve, Sept., 1652.

M532 Discharged on fine of L600.

1036 Id., fos. 75-76.

1037 Repertory 62, fo. 197b.

1038 The allowances were settled 12 Oct.--Journal 41, fos. 75b, 76.

1039 Journal 41, fo. 77.

1040 Repertory 62, fo. 205b.

M533 The mayoralty of John Fowke, 1652-1653.

1041 Common Hall Book No. 3, fo. 264.

1042 Journal 41, fos. 83b, 84.

1043 Id., fos. 88b, 89.

1044 Id., fo. 89b.

1045 "The perticulers of a charge of the aldermen and commons of the
citty of London ... against John Fowke, the present lord maior,
exhibited by a Committee of Common Councill authorized thereto," 26
Oct., 1653.--Journal 41. fos. 91-92.

1046 "Interrupted" came to be the authorised expression for the treatment
parliament suffered at the hands of Cromwell on this memorable
occasion. Scobell, the clerk of the parliament, who had innocently
entered in the Journal that on a certain day the Lord General
Cromwell had "dissolved" the House, was called to account six years
later for venturing to use such a term, and his excuse that he had
heard of no other term until six years later was scarcely
tolerated.--Pepys, Diary, 9 Jan., 1660.

1047 Journal 41, fos. 89b, 90.

1048 Id., fo. 88b.

M534 Numerous refusals to serve as sheriff.

1049 Journal 41, fos. 74, 74b, 75, 77b, 80, 80b; Repertory 62, fos. 154b,
160, 165, 173, 173b, 174b, 185, 190b.

1050 Journal 41, fo. 74.

1051 23 Nov., 1652.--Repertory 62, fo. 221b. By the year 1660 the list of
persons exempted for one reason or another from serving the office
of sheriff included more than 100 names.--Journal 45, fo. 33.

M535 The Scottish army enters England, Aug., 1651.

1052 Cromwell to Lenthall, 4 Aug.--Carlyle, "Cromwell's Letters and
Speeches," iii, 188-191.

M536 Measures taken by parliam