is to be
presented to the king after dinner" Slingsby to the same, 25
Nov.--_Ibid._, p. 180.

M197 The king's reply.

474 Gardiner, "Hist. of England (1637-1649)," ii, 329.

475 "Recommendations submitted to Nicholas suggesting the substance of a
speech to be delivered by the king on his public reception in the
city of London on his return from Scotland."--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1641-1643), p. 177.

476 Journal 40, fos. 9, 9b.

M198 Honours for the Mayor, Sheriffs and five aldermen.

477 The Recorder signified the fact to the Common Council on the 30
Nov.--Journal 40, fo. 9.

478 Maitland (i, 345, 346) gives their names:--Cordell (Queenhithe),
Soame (Cheap), Gayer (Aldgate), Gerrard (Candlewick), and Wollaston
(Farringdon Without). Both the sheriffs happened to be aldermen,
viz., George Garrett of Castle Baynard and George Clarke of Bridge
Ward.

M199 Measures prepared for restoration of Irish estate, 30 Nov., 1641.

M200 A London mob at Westminster, Nov., 1641.

479 Journal 39, fo. 253b.

M201 The character of the mob.

480 Wiseman to Pennington, 9 Dec.--Cal. State Papers Dom. (1641-1643), p.
192.

M202 Petition to the House, 11 Dec., 1641.

481 Slingsby to Pennington, 16 Dec., 1641.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1641-1643), p. 202.

482 Maitland, i, 349-350.

483 Journal House of Commons, ii, 350.

M203 The new Common Council, 21 Oct., 1641.

484 The returns of elections to the Common Council are not entered on
the City's Records. Considerable irregularities appear to have been
practised at this election.--Journal 40, fos. 21-22b.

M204 Fresh riot at Westminster, 27 Dec., 1641.

M205 The trained bands called out, 28 Dec.

485 Bere to Pennington, 30 Dec., 1641.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1641-1643), p. 216.

486 Slingsby to Pennington, 30 Dec.--_Ibid._, p. 217.

487 This appears in a marginal note by Nicolas to a letter from the king
to the mayor, 28 Dec.--_Ibid._, p. 214.

488 D'Ewes's Diary, Harl. MS, clxii, fo. 287b, cited by Dr. Gardiner,
"Hist. of England (1637-1649)," ii, 371.

489 31 Dec.--Journal 40, fo. 10 (printed in Rushworth's "Historical
Collections," iv, 469).

M206 A guard for parliament refused by the king, 3 Jan., 1642.

490 Rushworth, iv, 471.

491 Minutes Common Council, 4 Jan., 1642 (expunged in 1683).--Journal 40,