CHAPTER XXIV.

The New Model Army. The self-denying Ordinance. Proposals to Parliament by the City. Cromwell, Lieutenant-General. The Battle of Naseby. Cavalry raised by the City. Plymouth appeals to London. Presbyterianism in the City. The King proposes to come to Westminster. Scottish Commissioners attend Common Council. The City’s claim to command Militia of Suburbs. Ordinance for Presbyterianism. Defeat of Royalists. Charles communicates with the City. A City Loan desired to pay off Scottish Army. City grievances. A new City Militia Committee. The City and the Parliamentary Forces. The Declaration of the Army. The trained bands refuse to muster. Protracted correspondence between the City and Fairfax. City Commissioners sent to the Army. The Solemn Engagement. The City’s Militia placed under a Parliamentary Committee. Great Commotion. Ordinance repealed. More correspondence with Fairfax. The Army enters London. The City submits.