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R. R. S.

THE GUILDHALL, LONDON,
_April, 1894._

CONTENTS

PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
THE PORT OF LONDON.
THE CITY NOT IN DEMESNE.
THE ROMAN OCCUPATION.
THE SAXONS IN ENGLAND.
THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
THE DANES IN LONDON.
ALFRED "RESTORES" LONDON.
THE FRITH-GILD OF THE CITY.
THE FIRST PAYMENT OF DANEGELT.
LONDON SUBMITS TO SWEYN.
CNUT EXPELLED BY ETHELRED.
THE LAWS OF ETHELRED.
THE "LITHSMEN" OF LONDON.
LONDON THE CAPITAL.
EARL GODWINE AND THE CITIZENS.
CHAPTER II.
THE NORMAN CONQUEROR.
LONDON SUBMITS TO WILLIAM.
WILLIAM'S CHARTER TO THE CITY.
THE "DOOMSDAY" BOOK.
THE ELECTION OF HENRY I.
HENRY'S CHARTER TO THE CITY.
THE SHERIFF-WICK OF MIDDLESEX.
LONDON'S ELECTION OF STEPHEN.
THE EMPRESS MATILDA.
LONDON AND THE SYNOD AT WINCHESTER.
THE EMPRESS MATILDA IN LONDON.
LONDON HOLDS THE BALANCE.
CHAPTER III.
FITZ-STEPHEN'S DESCRIPTION OF LONDON
CHARTER OF HENRY II TO THE CITY.
THE REVOLT OF THE BARONS
RICHARD I AND HIS CHANCELLOR.
THE CITY AND ITS "COMMUNE."
SUBSTITUTION OF MAYOR FOR PORT-REEVE.
CHRONICLE OF ARNALD FITZ-THEDMAR.
THE CITY'S CLAIM AT CORONATION BANQUETS.
INSURRECTION UNDER LONGBEARD.
THE GOLDEN BULL.
FITZ-WALTER THE CITY'S CASTELLAIN.
LONDON AND THE GREAT CHARTER.
DEATH OF KING JOHN.
CHAPTER IV.
THE TREATY OF LAMBETH.
TUMULT RAISED BY CONSTANTINE.
THE KINGDOM OVER-RUN BY FOREIGNERS.
TAKEN INTO THE KING'S HAND.
LONDON SUPPORTS THE BARONS.
THE CITY AT THE MERCY OF THE KING.
ORGANIZATION OF CRAFT GUILDS.
THE MISE OF AMIENS.
SIMON DE MONTFORT'S PARLIAMENT.
THE BATTLE OF EVESHAM AND ITS RESULTS.
THE FATE OF FITZ-THOMAS, MAYOR.
THE MAYORALTY RESTORED.
WALTER HERVY RE-ELECTED MAYOR.
CHAPTER V.
FITZ-THEDMAR'S PREJUDICE AGAINST HERVY.
CHARGES AGAINST WALTER HERVY.
THE RESULTS OF HERVY'S POLICY.
INTERRUPTION OF TRADE WITH FLANDERS.
FLEMINGS EXPELLED FROM ENGLAND.
ARRIVAL OF EDWARD I IN ENGLAND.
THE MURDER OF LAURENCE DUKET.
THE ITER AT THE TOWER.
THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS.
DEATH OF QUEEN ELEANOR.
THE KING IN DIFFICULTIES.
RISING OF THE SCOTS UNDER WALLACE.
DEATH OF EDWARD I.
CHAPTER VI.
THE ORDAINERS AND THEIR WORK.
RICHER DE REFHAM, MAYOR.
THE FALL OF GAVESTON.
THE CITIZENS RESIST A TALLIAGE.
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