his supporters raise a riot at Guildhall,134;the drafting of the remonstrance of the livery (1773) ascribed to,136;again claims his seat as member for Middlesex,137;again stands for the mayoralty,140,141;elected mayor,143;again returned M.P. for Middlesex, and allowed to take his seat,144;reaches his zenith,145;his dispute with the Court of Aldermen over an election,146-149;his gentlemanly behaviour at Court,152;his friendship with Dr. Johnson, 152n.,164-165;his letter to Lord Hertford,153,154;vote of thanks of the livery to,155;refuses to assist in the ceremony of proclaiming war with America,158;supports Oliver's motion in the Houserewar with America,161;expenses of his mayoralty,161-163;becomes a candidate for the chamberlainship,163;his answer to creditors,164;motion in Common Council to grant an annuity to, negatived,id.;elected chamberlain,id.;his speech in the House against press warrants,166;blames Kennet and Bull for their conduct during Gordon riots,190.Willes, chief justice, iii,53.William I, claims the crown, i, 30;his victory at Hastings,id.;marches to London, 31;sets fire to Southwark, 32;negotiates with the City,id.;the City submits, 33;his charters to London, 33-36;his strong government, 37;his death, 38.William I, Prince of Orange, the citizens of London render assistance to, i, 505;assassinated, 529.William II (Rufus), his accession, i, 38;his death, 39.William, Prince of Orange, afterwards William III, entertained by the City, ii, 443;invited to England, 529;lands, 533;declaration in favour of, drawn up by the lords at the Guildhall, 535;City address to, 536;enters London,id.;summons a representative assembly, 537;asks the City for a loan, 538;proclaimed king, 539;coronation of, 540;entertained at Guildhall, 551;picture of, at Guildhall, defaced, 552;goes to Ireland, 558;returns, 561;goes to Holland, 562, 567;attends the lord mayor's banquet, 570;sets out for the continent, 571;returns, 573;City address to, on death of Queen, 587;City address to, on discovery of the Assassination plot, 599;reception of, by the City on return from Flanders, 604-606;City address to, on death of James II, 607;his death, 609.William IV, accession of, iii,328;his visit to the City postponed for fear of riot,329-330.Williams, Sir Richard, portion of suppressed priory of St. Helen, Bishopsgate, granted to, i, 401.Willimot, Robert, alderman, knighted, iii,50.Wills, Edward, sheriff, knighted, ii., 598.Wilson, Rowland, alderman, placed on the commission for the king's trial, ii, 301;member of council of state, 303.Winchester, its early rivalry with London, i, 10;the same weights and measures used in, as in London,id.;the mint at, 16;Henry I elected king at, 39;supports Stephen, 46;becomes the head-quarters of the Empress Matilda,id.;Synod held at, 48;reduced by Queen Matilda, 52;destroyed by fire, 55;Richard I crowned at, 69.---- Bishop of, question of his precedency at the Guildhall, i, 257.---- Bishops of.SeeBeaufort; Blois; Gardiner; Stratford; Wykeham.---- William Paulet, Marquis of, his mansion house on the site of the Augustinian Friars, i, 399.Windsor, Sir William de, husband of Alice Perers, i, 208.Wine, charter of Edward IV granting office of gauger of, i, 307-308;abolition of coal and wine dues, iii,349.Winnington, Sir Francis, solicitor-general, his opinion on the question of the aldermanic veto, ii, 454.Wiseman, Thomas, ii, 151.Withers, Sir William, M.P. for the City, ii, 607, 622n, 628, 638;candidate for aldermanry, 640, 642, 644.Wollaston, Sir John, a candidate for the mayoralty, ii, 169;accused of making a disturbance in the Common Hall, 316.Wolman, Benedict, engaged in the Trumpington conspiracy, i, 248.Wolsey, Cardinal, brings about marriage of Mary, sister of Henry VIII, with the King of France, i, 347;charges against the City by, 354;advises the City touching payment of subsidy, 355;mediates between the king and City, 358, 359;calls upon the livery companies to surrender their plate towards a loan to the king, 368;letter of thanks to the City from, 369;applies for another loan, 369, 370;his dispute with the Speaker, 371;his assistance again invited by the City,id..;his disappointment at not being elected pope, 373;an "amicable loan" suggested by, 374-376;consulted by Court of Aldermen touching discharge of Wythypol, elected alderman, 377;presides at proceedings in the divorce case of Catherine of Aragon, 380;the fall of, 380, 381-382.Wood, Matthew, mayor, endeavours to rid the streets of foreign seamen, iii,297-299;his report to the Court of Aldermen of the riot in Spa Fields,299-305;elected M.P. for the City,309;attends Queen Caroline at Brandenburgh House,318,319.Woodstock, Thomas of.SeeGloucester, Thomas, Duke of.Woodville, Elizabeth, widow of Sir John Grey, welcomed by the citizens, i, 307;married to Edward IV, 309;takes sanctuary at Westminster, 312, 320.Wool, a new tax on, i, 172, 173;the king's monopoly of, 181.Wooldridge, John Thomas, admitted alderman of Bridge Ward, iii,149.Woolfe, Sir Joseph, alderman of Broad Street Ward, ii, 640.Worcester, battle of, ii, 341.---- Bishop of.SeeLatimer.---- John, Earl of, sent to the City to raise a loan, i, 308;beheaded, 312.Wotton, Nicholas, elected mayor, i, 259.Wren, Sir Christopher, appointed to make a survey of the City after the Fire, ii, 428;to prepare Westminster hall for trial of Sacheverell, 634.Wright, Edmund, mayor, ii, 130, 145.Wriothesley, Thomas, Lord, appointed chancellor, i, 408;City gift to, 409.Wyatt, Sir Thomas, his rebellion, i, 461, 462, 464;lodged in the Tower and executed, 465;report of an attempt to extort confession from, 466.Wycliffe, John, i, 221, 248.Wykeham, William de, Bishop of Winchester, restored to his temporalities, i, 210.Wythypol, Paul, merchant-taylor, his election as Alderman, i, 377-379;particulars of, 377n.;refuses to accept aldermanry and is committed to Newgate, 378;M.P. for the City, 381.Yelverton, Sir Henry, attorney general, ii, 88.Yong, Thomas, saddler, convicted of perjury, i, 343.Yonge, Sir George, secretary at war, his correspondence with the lord mayor touching removal of the Bank guard, iii,217,218.York, City of, letter of sympathy from, after the Great Fire, ii, 420.York, Archbishop of.SeeNevill; Neville.---- Edward, Duke of, his precedence at the Guildhall, i, 257, 258.---- Frederick, Duke of, thanks the City for gift of clothing, &c., to the troops in Flanders, iii,222-223;resigns his command,223;accused of scandalous conduct,270.---- Sir John, sheriff, Earl of Warwick takes up his residence in house of, i, 435;meetings of the lords at his house, 436, 440;entertains Edward VI, 439.York, Richard, Duke of, his rivalry with Duke of Somerset, i, 286, 287;denied entrance to the City, 287;swears allegiance to Henry VI in St. Paul's, 288;takes up quarters in the City, 290;nominated Protector, 291;the mayor and aldermen wait upon,id.;wins the battle of St. Alban's,id.;again nominated Protector on the king's relapse,id.;seeks refuge in Ireland, 296;attainted,id.;raises money in the City, 302;claims the crown, 303;killed at Wakefield, 304.---- —— Duke of, son of Edward IV, lodged in the Tower, i. 320;impersonated by Perkin Warbeck, 331.Ypre, John de, i., 209.Zouche, Lord, his efforts to obtain Northampton's release, i, 230, 231.