l Money.
A rendezvous at Aylesbury.
The City's Auxiliaries called out.
A large City loan.
Insubordination of trained bands.
Ordinance for a Standing Army.
Propositions for Peace.
Royalist Successes.
The Treaty of Uxbridge.
CHAPTER XXIV.
The New Model Army.
The self-denying Ordinance.
Proposals to Parliament by the City.
Cromwell, Lieutenant-General.
The Battle of Naseby.
Cavalry raised by the City.
Plymouth appeals to London.
Presbyterianism in the City.
The King proposes to come to Westminster.
Scottish Commissioners attend Common Council.
The City's claim to command Militia of Suburbs.
Ordinance for Presbyterianism.
Defeat of Royalists.
Charles communicates with the City.
A City Loan desired to pay off Scottish Army.
City grievances.
A new City Militia Committee.
The City and the Parliamentary Forces.
The Declaration of the Army.
The trained bands refuse to muster.
Protracted correspondence between the City and Fairfax.
City Commissioners sent to the Army.
The Solemn Engagement.
The City's Militia placed under a Parliamentary Committee.
Great Commotion.
Ordinance repealed.
More correspondence with Fairfax.
The Army enters London.
The City submits.
CHAPTER XXV.
Glyn the Recorder sent to the Tower.
More loans.
Aldermen sent to the Tower.
Threat to quarter the Army on the City.
A rising of Apprentices.
Release of imprisoned Aldermen.
John Everard.
"The City to pay for all."
The protection of Parliament entrusted to the City.
A Royalist rising in Kent.
The City's proposal that Charles should be invited to London.
Negotiations for a Personal Treaty with the King.
Secret enlistments in the City.
Overtures from the Prince of Wales.
The Army loses patience both with King and Parliament.
Fairfax seizes the Treasure in the City.
Royalists in the City.
Abraham Reynardson, Mayor and the Common Council.
The King's trial and execution.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A Commonwealth declared.
Analogy between the City and the Kingdom.
The Aldermanic Veto.
Reynardson and other Aldermen deprived.
Mutinous troops in the City.
The Commonwealth proclaimed in the City.
Aldermen punished for not attending Proclamation.
The Council of State entertained at Grocer's Hall.
Richmond Park vested in the City.
Resignation of Glyn, Recorder.
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