[1] After the foresaid proclamation was proclamed, the lords or the most of them continuing and lieng in London, came the next daie to the Guildhall, du|ring [page 1059] the time that the lord maior and his brethren sat in their court or inner chamber, and entered and communed a long while with them, [...] kings [...] read to [...] [...]izens. and at the last the maior and his brethren came foorth vnto the common councell, where was read the kings letter sent vnto the maior and citizens, commanding them to aid him with a thousand men, as hath maister Fox, and to send the same to his castell at Windsore: and to the same letter was adioined the kings hand, and the lord protectors.The [...] enimie [...] the lord [...]. On the other side, by the mouth of the recorder it was requested, that the citizens would grant their aid rather vnto the lords: for that the pro|tector had abused both the kings maiestie, and the whole realme, and without that he were taken from the king, & made to vnderstand his follie, this realme was in a great hazard: and therefore required that the citizens would willinglie assent to aid the lords with fiue hundred men: herevnto was none other answer made but silence. But the recorder (who at that time was a worthie gentleman called maister Brooke) still cried vpon them for answer.