2 DERBYSHIRE MUSTERS. 



directed by the authoritie of her Ma" lefs sentt therew"" unto 

 yo", to levie within that Countie of Darby the number of 150 

 soldiers, for her Ma" service in the realme of Ireland and to 

 send the same vnto the Cittie of Chester, so as they might 

 be there by the xv"' of this monethe of april, to be 

 delivered vnto suche personnes, as the L. Deputie of Ireland 

 should send thither to receive them and conducte them over, 

 fforasmuch as the victuall and other necessaries appointed to 

 be put in a readines for their trasportacon cannot be prepared 

 so soone as we expected. We have thought good to require 

 yo" to deferre the repeire of the said soldiers vnto Chester 

 aforesaid untill the xxiiij"' of this present at w''"' tyme they 

 may not faile to be there, and therefore we praye yo" to take 

 care thereof, as yo" will answere the truste in that behaulf 

 reposed in yo". And so we byd yo" hartelie farewell. From 

 St. James the second of April, 1581. 



Yo"' verie loving frendes, 

 T. Bromley : canc^ W. Burghley. E. Lyncoln. 

 Jamys Crofts. Chr. Hatton. Fra. Walsyngham." 



[Receipt acknowledged by ffrauncis Curson, John Harpur, 

 Sir Thomas Cockeyn, Jhon Zowche, G. ffoliambe, 

 John Manners.] 



Addressed: — "To o' very louing frends the sherif and the 

 justices of peace in the county of Darby to who it may 

 appertain or to any of them." 



(T/ie Queen to the Sheriff of Derbys. A.D. 1584.— 

 200 Footmen for Ireland.) 



" Elizabeth." 

 "Trustie &; welbeloued wee greate yo" well Whereas we 

 haue occasion to use the s'vice of some of o' good subiects 

 to bee sent as a newe supplie into o' Realme of Irelande, 

 and for that purpose haue Resolved to levie & to have in 

 good Readynes w"' ther furnylures, in that o' Counte of Derby 

 the nomber of CC. fotemcn. Our wyll & pleasure ys that 



