DERBYSHIRK MUSTERS. 3 



Imedyatly vppon the Receipt herof aft' yo shall haue signified 

 iv: that w"" specie this o' pleasure vnto the Comyssioners for 

 the musters and to tlie Rest of tlie Justices of peace in that 

 Counte, or to a convenyent nomber of them, and assembled 

 yo'selues at a Convenyent place w"'out delay, \o shall w^ut 

 vn necessary stureinge o' people, appoynt, choose, name, & 

 Inrowle the foresaid nomber of able men such as by ther 

 Certen stey in that Countie maye be forthcominge & Readie 

 to m'ch foreward w^'in three deyes warriige, whereunto yo' 

 shall haue specyall Regarde, vnd' the leading of ffraunces 

 Leek Esquir whome we haue appoynted to be ther Capten, 

 or in his absens, of his leuetennte, and offer ther Coate and 

 conduct money and other things belonging to this s'vice, o' 

 pleasure ys yo shall therein follovve & penorme the directyons 

 w^'' yo shall her""' Receave fro o' pryvie Counsell, And wee 

 wyll that of the said CC. fforescore shalbe furnyshed w"" 

 Caliyu's, forte w'" Corsletts, xl w"" bovves, & xl w"" halberts or 

 good Black bylls, and of yo' doinge herein to adv'tyse vs or 

 them w"* sped fayle yo not as yo Regarde the weale of o' 

 s'vice & wyll answer fo' the contrary at yo' peryll, And thes 

 o' Ires shalbe yo' sufficient warrant & dyscharge in this behalffe, 

 Gyven vnd' o' sygnet at o' man' of Otelonds the xvi"' of 

 August, T584, in the xxvj"' year of o' Raigne." 



Copy. Addressed : — '• To o' Trustie &; welbeloued the sheryff 

 of the Counte of Derby." 



Endorsed : — " A scheduU of svch Rates of money as armore 

 maye be provyded fo', at the Cyte of Chester fo' 

 such soldyers as shall Repayr thyther out of the 

 Coute of Derby. 



The Callyn' furnyshed w"' flaske, 1 . ...5 .<, 

 ■' ' xnij V) 



tciuchboxe, laces and moulds > 



The Corslett furnyshed xxvj' viij** 



The moryspyke iij^ " 



