workers having forestalled them; and as the mayor for the time
being--Sir John Watts--happened to be a Clothworker, it was thought
that he would do his best to prevent Prince Henry also from joining
the Merchant Taylors. They accordingly declined to invite the mayor
and aldermen to the banquet.--Clode's "Memorials of the Merchant
Taylors' Company," pp. 147-160.

M14 A City loan of L15,000, Aug., 1604.

37 Journal 26, fos. 241b, 243b; _Cf._ Letter Book BB, fos. 288, 289b.

38 Letter Book BB, fo. 259b.

M15 The gunpowder plot, 1604-1605.

39 The king to the lords commissioners [for the plot], 6 Nov.--Cal.
State Papers Dom. (1603-1610), p. 241. The "gentler tortoures" were
to be applied first, "_et sic per gradus ad ima tenditur_."

40 Journal 27, fos. 3b, 7.

41 Id., fos. 2b, 5b, 6.

42 Journal 27, fo. 4.

43 Journal 27, fo. 5; _Cf._ fos. 14b, 15, 19.

44 Id., fo. 8b.

45 Howes's Chron., p. 881.

46 Journal 27, fo. 19.

47 Journal 27, fo. 17.

48 Howes's Chron., p. 882.

M16 Rumour of the king being assassinated 22 March, 1606.

49 Journal 27, fo. 30b.

50 Journal 27, fo. 48b.

M17 Visit of the king of Denmark to England, July, 1606.

51 Id., fo. 73.

52 Id., fos. 73b, 75.

53 Repertory 27, fo. 252b.

54 Journal 27, fo. 75b.

M18 The city's water supply.

55 Proclamation, 7 July, 22 Eliz. (1580).--Journal 21, fo. 54.

56 Remembrancia (Index), _s.v._ "Buildings."

57 Stat. 35 Henry VIII, c. 10.

58 Stat. 13 Eliz., c. 18.

59 Journal 21, fo. 251; Journal 22, fos. 47, 53b. The Common Sergeant
of the city, Bernard Randolph, also rendered him pecuniary
assistance.--Remembrancia (Index), p. 553.

60 Repertory 22, fos. 270, 281, 376b.

61 Repertory 22, fos. 270, 281, 376b.

62 Journal 23, fos. 209, 210.

M19 Hugh Middleton and the New River Company, 1609-1613.

63 The bill was introduced into parliament on the 30 Jan., 1606, and
passed the Commons on the 30 May.--Journal House of Commons, i, 261,
310. By Stat. 4 Jas. I, c. 12, the former Act was so far amended as
to allow the City to convey water underground.

64 Journal 27, fos. 54, 77, 89b, 144b, 396; Journal 28, fos. 16b, 81.

65 Journal 27, fo. 89; Repertory 27, fos. 312, 269b.

66 Journal 27, fo. 377b. Another agreement was subsequently drawn up
bear