Februar. 18. 1642.  
WHEREAS the Lords and Commons of both Houses of Parliament, made request at a Common council holden this day in the afternoon, for the loan of three score thousand pounds to be paid by the Citizens on Monday next, into the Treasury at the Guild hall, for the present supply of the great wants and payment of the Army (under the Command of his Excellency Robert Earl of Essex) which is very much in arrear in their pay. The Common council considering the present necessity and urgent occasion, did condescend to do their utmost endeavours to promote the advancement of the said money. And the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councell-men then present, did freely declare what sum of money they will then bring in, towards the same. And for the more speedy advancement of the remainder of the said 60000 pounds. It was conceived requisite that the Minister of every Parish Church, shall to morrow publish this unto his Parishioners, and effectually move them freely to advance some good sum, towards the raising of the remainder of the said money, And the Common council men and Churchwardens of every Parish, with such others as the Common council men shall think fit, are desired to repair to every Inhabitant and Lodger within their several Parishes, and earnestly persuade them to this good work; And set down all their names and surnames, and the sums of money they shall respectively lend, and the particular answers of such able men as refuse to lend. And the said Common council men and Churchwardens, are desired to Collect the said moneys so to be lent, and pay the same into the Treasury at the Guild hall, and to give Receipts for what they shall collect, and upon their payment thereof to take a Receipt from the Treasurers. All which moneys so to be lent, the Lords and Commons Declared, shall be repaid unto the several lenders, out of the first moneys that shall be received out of the weekly payments of money, agreed upon by an Ordinance in Parliament this day made, to be raised for the maintaining of the Army: And the Lords and Commons likewise declared that they hoped that this will be the last moneys that they shall require from the City in this kind.  
And at the request, and by the directions of the said Common council, I do hereby desire the Minister, Common council men, and Churchwardens of every Parish, to do their utmost endeavours for the speedy and effectual promoting of this business, and to do therein as is before mentioned.  
Saturday this eighteenth day of February, 1642. ISAAC PENNINGTON Mayor▪