the Guild-Hall in the place where the Court of Hustings is usually holden in the presence of the Lord Mayor and Sir Aldermen for the time being at the least or in the absence of the Lord Mayor then in the presence of Eight Aldermen of the said City for the time being at the least and being called to come forth and give his consent to take the said Office of Shrievalty upon him shall not personally before the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen for the time being in the inner Chamber of Guild-Hall aforesaid at the next Court there to be holden unless he have such reasonable excuse as the Lord Mayor and greater part of the Aldermen for the time being shall in open Court allow and then and there become bound to the Chamberlain of the same City for the time being and his Successors by his Deed Obligatory in the Sum of 1000 l. with Condition that if he shall personally appear in the publick assembly in the Guild-Hall of the same City on the Vigil of St. Michael the Arch-Angel then next following at the time in that behalf accustomed and then and there take upon him the Office and charge of Shrievalty of the said City and County of Middlesex that then the said Obligation shall be void Or if such Person so to be chosen or elected shall before the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen openly declare his refusal to take upon him the said Office then every such person as shall make such default in appearance or shall not become bounden or which shall declare his refusal as aforesaid shall forfeit the Sum of 400 l. of lawful Money of England to the Mayor and Comonalty of the same City to be employed to the uses in the said Act declared and expressed unless he shall be duly discharged of the said Office of Shrievalty for want or defect of ability in Wealth upon Oath taken as in and by the said Act is mentioned and directed Provided and it is thereby further Enacted That if the Person so to be chosen or elected and making default in appearance or denying to become bound or that shall declare his refusal as aforesaid shall be an Alderman of this City at the time of his Choise or Election then every such Alderman so to be chosen or elected shall forfeit 600 Marks of lawful money of England to the Mayor and Cominalty of the same City to be employed to the uses in the said Act declared and expressed Now forasmuch as the said Penalty of 600 Marks in case of an Alderman chosen to the said Office of Sheriff and not appearing or refusing to be bound or to take the same upon him as aforesaid is conceived to be too small for the end thereby intended and is requisite to be inlarged Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor the Right Worshipful the Aldermen and the Commons in Common Council assembled That every Alderman of this City that shall hereafter be chosen or elected one of the Sheriffs of the said City and County of Middlesex not having before served the said Office and shall not appear the next Court of Aldermen after such Election or shall there deny to become bound or declare his refusal to take the said Office upon him according to the direction and intent of the said recited Act then every such Alderman shall forfeit the Sum of 600 l. of lawful money of England to the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the said City to be employed to the same uses and recovered in the same manner as the said 600 Marks is appointed to be employed and recovered in and by the said recited Act. And forasmuch as Doubts have arisen touching the meaning of the Clause first before mentioned in the said recited Act and to the end that no person or persons that shall hereafter be chosen or elected to the Office of Sheriff of this City and County of Middlesex may pretend upon Construction of the said Act to exempt him or themselves from taking upon him or them the said Office by payment of the Forfeitures in this or the said recited Act contained but may notwithstanding be liable to serve the said Office Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That every person and persons whether Aldermen or Commoners being Free-men of the City of London who shall hereafter be chosen or elected to be Sheriff or Sheriffs of the said City and County of Middlesex and publication be thereof made according to the direction of the said Act and by making default in appearance or denying to become bound or declaring his or their refusal as aforesaid shall incurr the Forfeitures aforesaid shall notwithstanding the said Forfeitures unless He or They shall upon payment thereof be by Order of the said Court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen exempted for that Year from taking upon him or them the said Office hold the same and be presented to the Barons of his Majesties Exchequer to be by them amerced in case of his or their absenting or refusing to take upon Him or Them the said Office The aforesaid Act or any other Act or Acts of this Court or any Law Vsage or Custom of this City to the contrary notwithstanding Provided always and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no person or persons that shall hereafter be Chosen or Elected to the Office of Sheriff of the said City and County and shall be presented to the Barons of the Exchequer to the end He or They may be compelled to take upon Him or Them the said Office and shall thereupon take upon Him the said Office shall be in any wise liable to pay or be prosecuted for any of the Forfeitures and Penalties in this or the said recited Act mentioned Any thing in this or the said Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas it hath been an ancient Custom and Vsage in choosing the Sheriffs of the City of London and County of Middlesex allowed and approved by divers Acts of Common Council for the Lord Mayor to elect a Person to be one of the said Sheriffs and the Commons in Common-Hall to confirm the said Election And there have been of late great and fierce Disputes and Contests within this City touching the said Vsage which hath given great Disturbance to very many good Citizens and offence to his Majesty upon whose Grace and Favour the welfare of this City so much depends and Fewds and Animosities have thereby arisen and are still too much continued among many Citizens and othee manifold Inconveniences and Mischiefs have been occasioned thereby to this City and greater may ensue if due remedy be not provided to take away and remove all occasion of the like Differences for the future For prevention therefore of the said Mischiefs and to remove all Disputes and Controversies that may arise in time to come touching the Confirmation of such Person as shall be chosen to be one of the said Sheriffs by the Lord Mayor for the time being Be it Declared and Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That hereafter the Person who shall be Nominated and Elected according to ancient Vsage by the Lord Mayor of this City for the time being to be one of the Sheriffs of the City of London and County of Middlesex and such Election shall be declared to the Commons of the said City assembled in Common-Hall upon the 24th Day of June being the Day appointed by the afore-recited Act as well for Confirmation and Allowance of such Person as shall be chosen and elected by the Lord Mayor to be Sheriff of the said City and County as also for the Choice and Election of such other Persons as by the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons shall be chosen to be Sheriffs of the said City and County shall there by the said Commons be Confirmed and allowed to be one of the Sheriffs of the said City and County accordingly And that upon proposing the said Person to be Confirmed to the said Common-Hall in case any Hands shall be holden up in token of Confirmation the said Person shall be taken to be Confirmed and allowed and then another Person shall be chosen by Majority of Hands to be the other of the said Sheriffs and to joyn with Him that shall be so confirmed Any former Law Vsage or other Matter whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding Wagstaffe FINIS
and affections and the Common Council's thanks to the Parliament for assisting them with Money towards their charges of raising Forces 6 Sept. 1642. Recommendation to the Citizens of the Earl of Essex his desire to borrow One Hundred Thousand Pounds 15 Sept. 1642. Suspention of Mr. Weld Town-Clerk 15 Sept. 1642. Agreement to send out Twelve Companies for defence of Religion the King Kingdom Parliament and City upon notice from the Parliament of Prince Rupert's approach 18 Oct. 1642. A Committee appointed touching Malignant Ministers 2. Decemb. 1642. Dislike of a Petition of Mr. Osbolstone and other Citizens to the Common Council to endeavour an end of the Warr and an accomodation between the King and both Houses 12. Decem. 1642. Petitions to the King and Parliament touching the King's return upon dishonourable Terms and Proceedings thereupon 16. Decemb. 9 and 18. Jan. 1642. Money to be advanced for the Parliament to prevent the Armies disbanding and Ministers to stir up men for that purpose 18. Feb. 1642. Propositions for reforming the Army Ibid. Discharge of the Remembrancer and Cities Marshals Ibid. Propositions to the Parliament touching Monies to be raised for the Army and other matters 21. Febr. 1642. Report to the Parliament touching Reformation of the Army and a Religious Covenant and Association with the Parliament's Answer 23. Febr. 1642. Monies to be raised at desire of the Parliament for the Earl of Essex preparing to go against Prince Rupert 10. March 1642. The Chamberlain to take up Monies in all 12000 l. for the Fortifications 25. Marc. 4 13 25 May. 21 Jun. 6. Jul. 1643. Application to the Parliament for Assessments to be paid to the Treasurers of Money and Plate at Guild-Hall 25 March 1643. Forty Thousand Pounds advanced for the Army 6 April 1643. Companies to lend their Arms for the Auxiliary Forces raised in the City 27 April 1643. Parliament to be moved for demolishing the Cross in Cheapside Ibid. Propositions touching reducing Newcastle 20 25 May. 10 June 1643. Orders and Reports upon a difference between the Militia and Sub-Committee at Salters-Hall 7 10 14 21 June 1643. Petition to the Parliament for listing of Horses 21 June 1643. Several Fifteens Twenty Four in all raised for Military affairs 5 Jan. 19 March 1641. 23 Feb. 1642. 6 July 1643. An Act repealing Two former Acts whereby the Court of Aldermen were to nominate Two persons to the Common-Hall for election of Chamberlain and Four for election of Bridge-Masters and the Comonalty to choose out of them and no others 21 June 1643. A Search to be made upon complaint of Arms carried out of the City to the Enemy 14 July 1643. Vpon notice of the King's Forces near the City and a Rising in Kent and Surrey Monies to be advanced 18 July 1643. And 1 Aug. 1643. Fifty Thousand Pounds ordered to be advanced Afterwards 11 Aug. 1643. Fifty Thousand Pounds to be raised by the Companies and Fifty Subsidies by private persons 26 Aug. 1643. an Ordinance of Parliament thereupon 9 Septemb. 1643. the City Seal to be given for the said Subsidies Message from Common Council to the Earl of Essex to assure him of their resolutions to assist him 1 Aug. 1643. A Petition to the House of Commons for punishment on Delinquents 6 Aug. 1643. A Committee to joyn with a Committee of Parliament for raising Monies 2 Octob. 1643. Orders touching Monies to be raised by sparing weekly Meals 10 22 Jan. 3 8 16 Feb. 1643. 30 March 1644. Order touching pulling down Houses c. near the Forts 10 Jan. 1643. Invitation of both Houses and Assembly of Divines to Dinner 12 13 22 Jan 1643. Order for a Petition to the Parliament to settle the Church Government 22 Jan. 1643. Petition to the Parliament for Reforming and Recruiting the Army 26 Jan. 1643. A Loan of 20000 l. to the Parliament 4 April 1644. Order for presenting to the Parliament a Petition of Souldiers maimed in the Parliaments Service to be admitted into Sutton's Hospital 8 Apr. 1644. Order that no Petition be read in the Petitioners presence 9 May 1644. Ralph Robinson to pray before the Common Council 9 May 1644. Petitions to the Parliament to continue their Endeavours in the Cause of God and the Kingdom assuring them they will stand by them with their Lives and Estates according to the Covenant 9 10 May 1644. Petition to the House of Commons for punishment of Delinquents and not to readmit Members that had deserted them 16 18 May 1644. A Committee to consider and promote the Parliaments desire for raising 2 or 300000 l. 28 May 1644. Suit made by Alderman Gibs to be discharged his place of Alderman 5 June 1644. An Ordinance desired to charge persons for finding Arms. Ibid Petition to the Parliament for Iustice upon Delinquents 22 July 2 August 1644. Petition to the Parliament touching Estates Sequestred 2 Aug. 1644. Ordinance to be presented to the Parliament to raise Money for Forts and Guards 20 Aug 1644. Motion to the Parliament for fortifying Redding 9 Sept. 1644. Reference touching raising 20000 l. for setting out Forces towards the West and an Ordinance of Parliament thereupon 27 Sept. 2 23 Oct. 1644. Petition to the Parliament against Free-trade with Ports in Hostility 23 Oct. 44. Petition to the Parliament for fortifying Windsor c. 9 28 Nov. 1644. Reference touching easing the Cities Charge out of Delinquents Estates 28 Novemb. 1644. Ordinance desired for further power to search for Suspicious Persons 17 27 Decemb. 1644. Petition to the Parliament for Ships of War to secure Trade in the West 16 24 Jan. 1644. Orders and Resolutions touching the calling and managing of Common Councils 24 Jan. 1644. And 24 Apr. 1645 A difference betwéen the Mayor and Aldermen and Commons touching the Mayor and Aldermens right of a Negative Voice proposed to be determined by the Parliament and order to suspend their Right in the mean time Reference upon a Motion for advancing 80000 l. for the Army after refusal of the Kings Propositions at Uxbridge 4 March 1644. Col. West by virtue of an Order of Parliament presented to be Lieutenant of the Tower 24 Apr. 1645. Proposition for reducing of Oxford approved 16 May 1645. Petition to the Parliament for recruiting Fairfax's Army to regain Leicester c. Also Order that the Parliament be desired that Massy may continue at Gloucester 7 June 1645. Common Council Men to move Inhabitants to supply Arms Men or Money for relief of Taunton 9 June 1645. Orders for paying Money raised for Military Affairs 9 Novemb 1644. 15 April 16 May 13 June 4 July 9 26 August 4 15 Sept. 1645. Parliament to be desired that the Scots Army may assist for the Regaining of Leicester 14 June 1645. Parliament and Assembly of Divines invited to Dinner at the charge of the Chamber upon a Thanksgiving for Victory against the King And the Committée for the Militia to joyn
in raising a Body to pursue the Victory 17 Jun. 1645. Inhabitants to be stirred up to furnish Arms and Money for relief of several Parts 12 August 1645. A Committee to set Fines upon Persons not sending out Souldiers 21 August 1645. Thirty thousand Pounds desired by the Parliament for the Scots Army agréed to be raised 10 Octob. 6 Decemb. 1645. Chamberlain to furnish Moneys for fitting out the Convocation House and Cloysters at Paul's for Souldiers 20 Octob. 2 Feb. 1645. 22 May 1646. Six Thousand Pounds to be advanced for the Parliament 12 Novemb. 1645. Orders touching raising advancing or issuing out Money raised for the Parliament or Army 14 June 21 July 21 August 21 Novemb. 18 Decemb. 9 Feb. 9 24 March 1645. 20 May 30 Jun. 13 Aug. 9 25 Sept. 25 Jan. 23 Feb. 1646. 26 March 27 May 25 Jun. 15 Decemb. 1647. 26 May 27 July 29 August 6 10 Jan. 1648. 24 May 1649. Reference about settling Church Government 17 Nov. 8 Jan. 9 March 1645. Petition to the Parliament touching the same 14 Jan. 1645. Another Petition 11 March 1645. Petition to the Parliament acknowledging the Parliaments great care of their Liberties c. against the Common Enemy and touching Church Government With the Citizens Petition to the Common Council touching the same 18 Nov. 1645. Day of Humiliation appointed and then the Oath and Covenant to be administred by one of the Ministers to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council 8 Jan. 1645. Parliament to be moved for 20000 l. out of the Excise and 2000 l. per Month for 6 Months towards the charges of Fortifications and Guards 8 Jan. 1645. Petition to the Parliament for 20000 l. more for Military Affairs 6 July 1647. Reference upon a Petition against Citizens deserting the City and bearing Arms and driving Trades in the Enemies Quarters 30 Jan. 1645. Petition to the Parliament for the Militia grounded upon their former good Services to the Parliament with Alderman Fowkes's Speech and other Proceedings thereupon 6 9 Febr. 1645. Order for reading the Covenant in Common Council once a Quarter and strict Enquiry after such Members as had not taken it 9 Feb. 1645. Common Councils Resolutions to keep the Covenant c. declared to Commissioners sent with a Letter from Scotland 11 Febr. 1645. Another Letter from Scotland 10 July 1646. Order of Common Council touching Members refusing to take the Covenant the last Humiliation Day 11 March 1645. Members of Parliament Prince Palatine Assembly of Divines and Others invited to Dinner at the Charge of the Chamber on a Thanksgiving Day for several Victories 26 March 1646. Order for Election of Officers in Common Hall on the 25th of June a Fast being appointed on Midsummer Day 23 Jun. 1646. A large Remonstrance and Petition to the Parliament touching several publick Matters 20 May 1646. And a Petition 23 Jun. 1646. to the Common Council from divers Citizens desiring the prosecution thereof House of Commons to be moved for 12000 l. out of the Excise towards paying the Cities Forces 6 Aug. 1646. Reference touching disfranchisement of Citizens that have sided with the enemy 6 Aug. 1646. Reference touching Two Hundred Thousand Pounds desired of the Common Council by the Parliament 7 Septemb. 1646. Report to be made to the Parliament touching advancing the said Money upon Security of Bishops Lands c. 9 Sept. 1646. Reference touching a Petition from divers well affected Freemen and Covenant ingaged Citizens 10 Dec. 1646. A Petition thereupon from the Common Council to the Parliament 18 Decemb. 1646. Petition to the Parliament that inter alia such as have been in opposition to the Parliament may be removed out of the City and kept at distance from the King with a Seditious Petition annexed from several others 16 March 1646. Reference touching a Governor to be appointed for Newcastle and Tinmouth 26 March 1647. Reference touching a Loan of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds for which the Common Council's Assistance was desired by the Parliament and Propositions to the Parliament and proceedings thereupon 6 17 April 3 8 May 1647. Order for a Sermon to be made to the Common Council and the Covenant renewed by them in order to nomination of the Militia pursuant to an Order of Parliament 23 April 1647. The nomination of the Militia accordingly 27 April 1647. Order for a Sallery to Webb as Agitant to the Militia 5 Jun. 1647. Petition to the Parliament touching the King declaring inter alia their resolutions to stand and fall with them according to the Covenant 8 Jun. 1647. Correspondencies and Transactions between the General and chief Officers of the Parliament's Army and the Common Council and proceedings relating to the Army 11 Jun. 12 15 17 18 23 24 25 Jun. 9 24 27 28 29 30 July 3 4 5 Aug. 20 25 Novem. 1647. 12 May 1 2 4 6 7 9 Decemb. 1648. 13 Decemb. 1648. Petition from the Common Council to the Parliament concerning the Army and other matters 1 6 July 1647. Twenty Thousand Pounds to be taken up under the Cities Seal for Military Affairs 29 July 1647. Order touching raising One Hundred Thousand Pounds for Military Affairs 30 July 1647. General with the Officers of the Army invited to Dinner and he then to be presented with a Bason and Euer of Gold 9 13 Aug. 1647. Reference and Proceedings touching a Loan of Fifty Thousand Pounds desired by the Parliament and for getting in Assessments 24 August 4 6 11 13 20 Sept. 1647. Election of Lord MAYOR appointed to be on Michaelmas Eve because a Fast was appointed on Michaelmas-Day 20 Sept. 1647. A Petition to the Parliament for divers matters and proceedings thereupon 29 Novemb. 15 Decemb. 1647. Application to the Parliament and proceedings touching a tumult 11 24 April 1648. Petitions to and Negotiations with the Parliament touching Military and other publick Affairs 8 10 12 19 22 24 26 May 28 31 July 29 August 1648. Order for a Precept upon Information of a Plott against the Parliament and City 24 May 1648. Petition of divers Citizens recommended to the Parliament for a settlement according to the Covenant 30 May 1 June 1648. Reference touching a Petition to the Common Council for a Common Hall And a Declaration afterwards that it is in the power of the Common Council to assemble the Common Hall 1 3 June 1648. A Petition to the Parliament complaining of private listing of Souldiers 21 July 1648. Order not to take a Letter and Declaration from the Prince into further consideration 4 August 1648. Orders for advancing Fourteen Thousand Pounds desired at several times by the Parliament 4 9 19 Sept. 4 Nov. 1648. Reference upon a Paper presented from the provincial Assembly 12 Octob. 1648. A Petition to the Parliament thereupon inter alia that the Bishops Lands c. in the Province of London may be setled upon the Ministers 14 Octob. 1648.