M751 Thanks of the Common Hall to the late sheriffs, 27 June, 1681.

1480 Neither this address nor the petition which followed is entered in
the City's Archives; printed copies of them, however, are to be
found in a book of tracts, etc., preserved in the Guildhall Library
("London Pamphlets," No. 12, M 4, 5).

M752 The mayor desired to present an address to the king, 27 June, 1681.

1481 The address of the 19th May mentioned in the last chapter.

M753 Address to the king, 7 July.

1482 Luttrell, Diary, 7 July, 1681.

M754 Sir John Moore elected mayor, Sept., 1681.

1483 Luttrell, Diary, 29 Sept. (i, 129, 130).

1484 The precise numbers were, for Moore 1,831 votes, Shorter 1,591, Gold
1,523.--Journal 49, fo. 251.

1485 Luttrell, Diary, 7 Oct. (i, 133).

1486 Repertory 86, fo. 208b.

M755 Issue of a _Quo Warranto_, Jan., 1682.

1487 These were (1) the right to be of themselves a body corporate and
politic, by the name of mayor, commonalty and citizens of the city
of London, (2) the right to have sheriffs of the city and county of
London and county of Middlesex, and to name, elect, make and
constitute them, and (3) the right of the mayor and aldermen of the
city to be justices of the peace and hold Sessions of the
Peace.--Howell, State Trials, viii, p. 1040.

M756 A committee appointed to take steps for the City's defence, 18 Jan.,
1682.

1488 Journal 49, fo. 281b.

M757 Rival factions touching election of sheriffs.

1489 The pleadings in the _Quo Warranto_ case, viz., plea, replication,
rejoinder, sur-rejoinder, rebutter and sur-rebutter, are set out in
Journal 50, fos. 1b-21.

1490 Luttrell, Diary, 6 April, 1682 (i, p. 176).

1491 Luttrell, Diary, 21 April, 1682 (i, 179); Journal 49, fo. 339;
Repertory 87, fo. 147; Kennet, iii, p. 407.

M758 The Duke of York and Sheriff Pilkington, June, 1682.

1492 Repertory 87, fo. 146b; Luttrell, Diary, 10 April (i, 177).

1493 Luttrell, Diary, 17 March, 1682 (i, 173).

1494 Repertory 87, fos. 75, 76b; Luttrell, Diary, 25 and 28 Jan., 1682
(i, 160).

1495 Luttrell, i, 192, 195, 196.

M759 The election of sheriffs, 24 June, 1682.

1496 Journal 49, fo. 336.

1497 Journal 49, fo. 317.

M760 Pilkington and Shute committed to the Tower, 26 June, 1682.

1498 Luttrell, Diary, 25 and 30 June, 1682 (i, 197, 200).

M761 Further adjournment