y of Merchant Adventurers suppressed, 21 Feb., 1615.
12 Aug., 1617.

208 By proclamation, dated 23 July, 1614.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1611-1618), p. 247.

209 By proclamation, dated 12 Aug., 1617.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1611-1618), p. 481.

M86 The City consents to a loan of L30,000, July, 1615.

210 13 July, 1615.--Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 95; Cal. State Papers
Dom. (1611-1618), p. 294.

M87 The king entertained at Alderman Cockaine's house. 8 June, 1616.

211 Chamberlain to Carleton, 8 June, 1616; the same to the same, 22
June.--"Court and Times," i, 411, 412.

M88 Knights of the Bath at Drapers' Hall, Nov., 1616.

212 Chamberlain to Carleton, 14 Nov., 1616.--"Court and Times," i, 437.

M89 Request for a loan of L100,000, 1617.

213 Letter dated 20th January, 1617.--Journal 30, fo. 159; Letter Book
FF, fo. 250; Remembrancia, viii, 44-90 (Index, p. 198).

214 Cal. State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 428. He contrived, however,
to raise the sum of L60,000 on them in another quarter.--_Id._, p.
447.

M90 Difficulty experienced in raising the money.

215 Chamberlain to Carleton, 15th March.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1611-1618), p. 446.

216 Remembrancia, iv, 79 (Index, pp. 190-191).

217 Remembrancia, iv, 81-84 (Index p. 191).

218 Letter dated 28th May. 1617.--Remembrancia, iv, 75 (Index, p. 190).
On the previous 23rd April the Earl of Suffolk, writing to Sir
Thomas Lake, had remarked that the city did not yield quite L80,000,
but that the council would try and obtain the full L100,000.--Cal.
State Papers Dom. (1611-1618), p. 461.

M91 Reception of James on his return from Scotland, Sept., 1617.

219 Journal 30, fo. 228b.

220 Repertory 33, fo. 166b.

221 Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 437. Freeman afterwards became alderman
of Bishopsgate Ward, sheriff in 1623, mayor in 1633.

M92 Letter from lords of council touching king's inability to repay
loan, 17 March, 1618.

222 Remembrancia, iv, 103.

M93 Death of the queen, March, 1619.

223 Nichols, "Progresses," iii, 534-535.

224 Chamberlain to Carleton, 17th April.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1619-1623), p. 37.

225 Sir Gerard Herbert to Carleton, 31st May.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1619-1623), p. 49. "A note of the division of the cloth receyved
from the Kings Maties wardrobe for the m