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issued October 25th, 1661, confirmed Parker in the position 
of Mayor, and removed Captain Henry Chapman from ‘the 
command of the trained bands of (the) City and hundred of 
Bathforum.” Finding him displaced from the Council and 
deprived of all authority, the numerous creditors of Chapman 
came down upon him, and November, 1661, found him an 
unwilling tenant “for divers great debts” of the prison (Bridewell) 
for which he so long had paid a yearly rent to the Chamber. 
Apparently Chapman was popular with the majority of his 
fellow Citizens outside the Council, and on Nov. 18th an attempt 
was made by some of them to release him, and on failing to do 
so repeated the attempt a few days afterwards. On both occasions 
Mayor John Parker, by mounting guard himself and doubling 
the watch, frustrated their efforts. 
Chapman's incarceration was a short one, and in December, 
1661, it seems that he and his Drummer commenced actions 
against the Mayor and others on the Council for false imprison- 
ment. Of the result nothing is known. 
In 1662 Chapman re-appears on the Council in favour with the 
majority, and on the 25th of September his old opponent, 
Alderman John Ford, evidently chagrined at Chapman’s popu- 
larity, gave up his position as a member. On October 3rd Henry 
Chapman sat as one of the Justices and the same day the question 
being put “Who shall keepe y* Ordinary for the Lecturer within 
the Citty for ye next yeare” it was “ Agreed that Alderm" Henry 
Chapman shall keepe y® ordinary for y® next yeare.” “ Agreed 
that 16£ shall be contributed towards ye entertainment of y°® 
Minister.” 
In 1663 Chapman’s protagonist, Prynne, was no longer 
Recorder of the City, and the Ch. Ac. for that year notes :— 
“Tt to Mr Henry Chapman for 8 post 
letters concerninge Mr _ Prynnes 
Bonde oo—o2—00”’ 
In Sept., 1663, Chapman was chosen as Mayor for the ensuing 
