May (?), 1667.--Cal. State
Papers Dom. (1667), p. 140.

M688 The Dutch fleet in the Medway, June, 1667.

1369 "Towards noon I to the Exchange, and there do hear mighty cries for
peace."--Pepys, Diary, 9 April, 1667.

1370 John Conny, surgeon, to Williamson, 14 June.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1667), pp. 187-188; Pepys, Diary, 13 June, 1667.

1371 "We do not hear that the Dutch are come to Gravesend, which is a
wonder."--Pepys, Diary, 14 June.

1372 Journal 46, fo. 163.

M689 Auxiliaries raised in the city, 13 June, 1667.

1373 Id., _ibid._

M690 The Dutch fleet retires, 19 June.

1374 "The enemy drew off last night: none are now in view." John Conny to
Williamson, 20 June.--Cal. State Papers Dom. (1667). p. 217.

M691 A City loan of L10,000 for fortifying Sheerness, 21 June, 1667.

1375 Silas Taylor to Williamson, 20 June.--Cal. State Papers Dom. (1667),
p. 217 Tb.

1376 Repertory 72. fos. 124, 126b, 135b, 146. Letter to the mayor, 1
July--Cal. State Papers Dom. (1667), p. 256. The king to the same,
12, 20 and 29 July.--_Id._, pp. 288, 310, 339.

1377 Sir Robert Vyner himself was called upon to give security for
deposits left in his hands by the Duke of Albemarle and others--"no
good sign when they begin to fear the main."--Pepys, Diary, 17 June,
1667.

M692 The companies of Masons and Bricklayers to furnish workmen.

1378 The king to the lord mayor, 22 Aug.--Cal. State Papers Dom. (1667),
p. 408.

M693 The Treaty of Breda signed, 31 July, 1667.

M694 Report on state of the City's Chamber, 23 Nov., 1668.

1379 Journal 46, fo. 251.

1380 What his duties were is a matter of surmise. The office was
successively held by Thomas Middleton, Ben Jonson and Francis
Quarles. Ben Jonson's salary (100 nobles per annum) was stopped in
1631 by order of the Court of Aldermen "until he shall have
presented to the court some fruits of his labours in that place"
(Repertory 46, fo. 8); but it was renewed in 1634 at the
intervention of the king (Repertory 48, fo. 433). Further
particulars relating to holders of this office will be found fully
recorded in the printed Index to Remembrancia (p. 305, note).

M695 Alderman Backwell.

1381 Journal 46, fo. 252.

1382 The king to Dr. Goddard, 10 Sept., 1666.--Cal. State Papers Dom.
(1666-1667), p. 112.

M696 The rights of t