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order_n and_o proceed_n touch_a better_n guard_v of_o the_o parliament_n and_o seize_v delinquent_n 4_o &_o 27_o nou._n 1648._o order_n for_o payment_n of_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o pound_n for_o military_a affair_n out_o of_o the_o next_o alderman_n fine_n 27_o nou._n &_o 13_o jan._n 1648._o upon_o a_o petition_n prepare_v to_o the_o parliament_n for_o justice_n upon_o all_o capital_a actor_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o parliament_n bring_v into_o common_a council_n and_o the_o lord_n mayor_n refusal_n to_o put_v it_o to_o the_o question_n and_o he_o with_o the_o alderman_n and_o officer_n at_o last_o withdraw_v the_o commoner_n continue_v and_o put_v a_o commoner_n in_o the_o chair_n and_o then_o vote_v the_o say_a petition_n and_o order_v it_o to_o be_v present_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o common_a council_n with_o a_o narrative_a of_o that_o day_n proceed_v and_o a_o ordinance_n thereupon_o short_o after_o make_v by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o touch_v the_o call_n and_o hold_v of_o common_a council_n 13_o jan._n 1648._o also_o a_o reference_n than_o make_v touch_v officer_n to_o sit_v in_o common_a council_n and_o whether_o they_o shall_v be_v choose_v annual_o 13_o jan._n 1648._o george_n griffith_n appoint_v to_o pray_v before_o the_o common_a council_n also_o a_o reference_n touch_v a_o loan_n of_o 120000_o l._n desire_a by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 12_o april_n 1649._o declaration_n that_o the_o recorder_n be_v a_o officer_n of_o the_o common_a council_n 29_o may_n 1649._o commons_o in_o parliament_n fairfax_n council_n of_o state_n etc._n etc._n invite_v to_o dinner_n on_o a_o thanksgiving_n day_n at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o chamber_n a_o basin_n and_o ewer_n of_o gold_n then_o to_o be_v present_v to_o fairfax_n and_o 934_o ounce_n of_o plate_n and_o 200_o l._n in_o gold_n to_o cromwell_n 29_o may_n &_o 2_o june_n 1649._o order_n touch_v election_n of_o a_o alderman_n of_o bread-street_n 2_o june_n 1649._o entry_n of_o a_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o the_o lord_n mayor_n to_o deliver_v the_o sword_n to_o the_o speaker_n upon_o his_o reception_n in_o the_o city_n 6_o june_n 1649._o william_n steel_v choose_v recorder_n by_o common_a council_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o act_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 3_o july_n 1649._o robert_n mitchell_n town_n clerk_n displace_v and_o jo._n sadler_n elect_v 3_o july_n 1649._o a_o committée_n to_o consider_v with_o a_o committée_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o raise_v 150000_o l._n for_o ireland_n 5_o july_n 1649._o order_n touch_v arrear_n due_a to_o commander_n 18_o july_n 18_o sept._n &_o 11_o decemb._n 1649._o order_n to_o refer_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o a_o difference_n with_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n touch_v choice_n of_o recorder_n 18_o july_n 1649._o order_n that_o at_o the_o rise_n of_o every_o common_a council_n another_o common_a council_n shall_v be_v appoint_v 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and_o the_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n to_o choose_v one_o 11_o decemb._n 1649._o order_n touch_v assessment_n for_o fort_n &_o guard_n 9_o dec._n 1649._o two_o person_n nominate_v to_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n for_o clerk_n of_o the_o bridge-house_n 21_o jan._n 1649._o for_o one_o of_o the_o city_n music_n 8_o april_n 1650._o for_o sheriff_n officer_n 24_o march_v 1650._o 18_o april_n 1651._o for_o common_a pleader_n 29_o april_n 1651._o reference_n for_o revoke_v proceed_n in_o 1646._o concern_v a_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o all_o other_o that_o reflect_v on_o the_o parliament_n or_o army_n 25_o jan._n 1649._o the_o stile_n of_o all_o petition_n to_o the_o parliament_n as_o the_o supreme_a authority_n or_o to_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d his_o highness_n oliver_n lord_z protector_z etc._n etc._n petition_v for_o alter_v the_o law_n 25_o jan._n 1649._o secondary_n place_n to_o be_v dispose_v by_o a_o committée_n 6_o feb._n 1649._o 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defence_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n against_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n and_o proceed_n thereupon_o 11_o aug._n 1651._o thanksgiving_n appoint_v for_o several_a victory_n 7_o oct._n 1651._o order_n that_o the_o lord_n mayor_z and_z aldermen_z withdraw_z out_o of_o the_o common_a council_n and_o the_o commons_o turn_v into_o a_o grand_a committee_n 3_o decemb._n 1651._o that_o none_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o freedom_n without_o notice_n of_o the_o common_a council_n 12_o decem._n 1651._o 11_o march_v 1652._o as_o also_o so_o much_o of_o a_o act_n or_o order_n make_v 16_o octob._n 1638._o upon_o report_n to_o the_o common_a council_n as_o limit_n the_o number_n of_o person_n to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o freedom_n by_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n mayor_z and_z aldermen_z vote_n touch_v allowance_n to_o lord_n mayor_z and_o sheriff_n out_o of_o the_o chamber_n 15_o june_n &_o 20_o july_n 1652._o thanksgiving_n appoint_v for_o the_o