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DE CHIGWELL, MAYOR.
MILITARY SERVICE OF LONDONERS. ESCAPE OF MORTIMER
FROM THE TOWER. THE CITY LOST TO EDWARD II. MURDER
OF BISHOP STAPLETON. DEATH OF THE KING.
CHAPTER VII.
THE CITY MARKET MONOPOLY. THE CORONATION STONE.
JOHN DE GRANTHAM ELECTED MAYOR. THE KING AND THE
EARL OF LANCASTER. TRIAL OF HAMO DE CHIGWELL.
LONDON MERCHANTS AND THE STAPLES. A NEW TAX ON
WOOL. RICHARD DE BETOYNE, MAYOR OF THE STAPLE.
BETOYNE'S CONDUCT AT YORK APPROVED. EXPIRATION OF
TREATY OF NORTHAMPTON. THE KING'S MONOPOLY OF
WOOL. THE CITY PREPARES TO DEFEND ITSELF. THE
BATTLE OF SLUYS.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE KING'S UNEXPECTED RETURN, 30 NOV., 1340. THE
CITY'S RIGHT TO VARY CUSTOMS. EDWARD AGAIN SETS
SAIL FOR FRANCE. SURRENDER OF CALAIS. THE BLACK
DEATH. THE BATTLE OF POITIERS. THE PEACE OF BRETIGNY.
RENEWAL OF THE WAR WITH FRANCE. ASSESSMENT ON

CITY PARISHES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOOD PARLIAMENT.
THE COMMON COUNCIL CHOSEN FROM THE GUILDS. THE
CITY AND THE DUKE OF LANCASTER. THE MAYOR AND
ALDERMEN REMOVED.
CHAPTER IX.
RICHARD THE "LONDONERS' KING." JOHN PHILIPOT. A CITY
LOAN OF £5,000. THE POLL-TAX AND PEASANTS' REVOLT.
REFORMS UNDER JOHN DE NORTHAMPTON. NICHOLAS
EXTON, ALDERMAN, DEPOSED. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
JOHN DE NORTHAMPTON. NORTHAMPTON CONFINED IN
TINTAGEL CASTLE. THE BOOK CALLED "JUBILEE." EFFORTS
TO OBTAIN NORTHAMPTON'S RELEASE. DISAFFECTION
TOWARDS THE KING. THE LORDS APPELLANT IN THE CITY.
RE-APPEARANCE OF NORTHAMPTON. THE CITY REFUSES A
LOAN TO RICHARD. FARRINGDON WARD--WITHIN AND
WITHOUT.
CHAPTER X.
DOUBTFUL REPORTS AS TO THE LATE KING'S DEATH. THE
STATUTE OF HERESY. RICHARD WHITTINGTON, MAYOR.
THE MAYOR'S PRECEDENCE IN THE CITY. BATTLE OF
AGINCOURT. MORE CITY LOANS. HENRY'S CONQUEST OF
NORMANDY. THE TREATY OF TROVES. DEATH OF KING
HENRY V.
CHAPTER XI.
RIVAL CLAIMS OF BEDFORD AND GLOUCESTER. RELIEF OF
ORLEANS. CORONATION OF HENRY VI. THE KING'S RETURN
FROM FRANCE. CALAIS APPEALS TO LONDON. THE
PENANCE OF ELEANOR COBHAM. CAPTURE AND DEATH OF
CADE. RIVALRY BETWEEN YORK ANS SOMERSET. THE
DUKE OF YORK NOMINATED PROTECTOR. A GENERAL
RECONCILIATION AT ST. PAUL'S. COMMISSIONS OF ARRAY.

THE CITY AND THE YORKISTS. THE DUKE OF YORK CLAIMS
THE CROWN. LONDON FORSAKEN BY HENRY.
CHAPTER XII.
CHARTERS OF EDWARD IV TO THE CITY. RENEWAL OF THE
CIVIL WAR. HENRY VI RESTORED TO THE CROWN. THE
"BASTARD" FAUCONBERG. RESTORATION OF EDWARD IV.
ACCESSION OF EDWARD V. THE CITY AND THE DUKE OF
GLOUCESTER. CORONATION OF RICHARD III. BOLD SPEECH
OF THE CITIZENS. VISIT OF HENRY VII TO THE CITY. THE
PERKIN WARBECK CONSPIRACY. DEFEAT AND CAPTURE OF
WARBECK. THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCE ARTHUR. THE CITY'S
CONTROL OVER THE COMPANIES. MARRIAGE OF THE
PRINCESS MARY. LAST DAYS OF HENRY VII.
CHAPTER XIII.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST EMPSON AND DUDLEY.
CORONATION OF HENRY VIII. SOLDIERS FURNISHED BY THE
CITY. EDUCATION IN THE CITY. DEAN COLLET AND ST.
PAUL'S SCHOOL. PROVINCIAL SCHOOLS FOUNDED BY
CITIZENS. THE CITY BEFORE THE STAR CHAMBER.
EVIL--MAY-DAY. THE CITY OBTAINS THE KING'S PARDON.
AN EPIDEMIC IN THE CITY. RECEPTION OF CARDINAL
CAMPEGGIO. THE EMPEROR CHARLES VISITS THE CITY.
TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF BUCKINGHAM. LIVERY
COMPANIES TO SURRENDER THEIR PLATE. PARLIAMENT
THREATENED BY WOLSEY. LONDON AND THE KINGDOM.
DIPLOMATIC INTRIGUE. THE AMICABLE LOAN. A TRUCE
WITH FRANCE. PAUL WYTHYPOL, MERCHANT-TAILOR. THE
FALL OF WOLSEY.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE CLERGY. TITHES
PAYABLE IN THE CITY. THE CITY AND THE GREAT BEAM.

ANNE BOLEYN AND THE CITY. THE COMMISSIONERS AND
THE CHARTERHOUSE. EXECUTION OF FISHER AND MORE.
THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE. JANE SEYMOUR--ANNE OF
CLEVES. THE DISSOLUTION OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES.
RELIGIOUS HOUSES FOSTERED BY THE CITY. INSTITUTION
OF PARISH REGISTERS. THE CITY AND THE DISSOLVED
HOUSES. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
RENEWAL OF WAR WITH FRANCE. A BENEVOLENCE RAISED
IN THE CITY. MORE LEVIES TO BE RAISED IN THE CITY.
ENFORCEMENT OF UNIFORMITY. THE CITY AS GOVERNORS
OF ROYAL HOSPITALS. FUNERAL OF HENRY THE EIGHTH.
CHAPTER XV.
THE CORONATION OF EDWARD VI. THE REFORMATION.
SUPERSTITIOUS USES. SPOLIATION OF THE CHURCHES. THE
TUNING OF THE PULPITS. CRANMER AT ST. PAUL'S. KETS
REBELLION. THE CITY OPPOSED TO THE PROTECTOR. THE
PROTECTOR LODGED IN THE TOWER. THE KING
ENTERTAINED BY SHERIFF YORK. THE BOROUGH OF
SOUTHWARK. THE WARD OF BRIDGE WITHOUT.
UNPOPULARITY OF WARWICK. THE FALL OF SOMERSET.
THE CITY AND THE ROYAL HOSPITALS. ALDERMAN DOBBS
AND CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
CHAPTER XVI.
NORTHUMBERLAND'S CONSPIRACY, 1553. MARY
PROCLAIMED QUEEN IN THE CITY. THE MASS RESTORED.
CORONATION OF QUEEN MARY. WYATT'S REBELLION.
QUEEN MARY AT THE GUILDHALL. SUPPRESSION OF THE
REBELLION. MEN AND MONEY DEMANDED OF THE CITY.
THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE. RECONCILIATION WITH THE POPE.
THE MARIAN PERSECUTION. FOREIGNERS IN THE CITY.
DECLARATION OF WAR WITH FRANCE. SOLDIERS
FURNISHED BY THE CITY. THE LOSS OF CALAIS. DEATH OF
MARY.

CHAPTER XVII.
CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. RESTORATION OF THE
PRAYER BOOK. THE WAR WITH FRANCE. THE LOSS OF
HAVRE OR NEWHAVEN. THE RESTORATION OF ST. PAUL'S.
THE INCEPTION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. SIR THOMAS
GRESHAM. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE COMPLETED.
INSURANCE