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them according to the Precepts And that the said John 

 Maners did not his dewtie tlierein And this he wolde justifie 

 afore the priuie counsell if he were called And further compared 

 himself w"" the said John Maiiers and said he was so good 

 as he and defied him w"' many other approbrious woords 

 besyds w''*' I omitte." 



Without simature. 



The following from the Privy Couficil to the Earl of Shrewsbury 

 relates to a commission to raise a force of 300 volunteers 

 ivithin the counties of Warwick, Bucks, Stafford, and Derby 

 for service in the Low Countries. 



" After our right hartie comendacons to your good L. Whereas 

 there is a Comission graunted to George Digbye Esquio' to 

 chuse w"'in the Countyes of Warwik, Buckingham, Stafford, 

 and Darbye, the number of three hundred voluntarie men to 

 serue as soldiors to passe and to be transported into the Low 

 Contryes where her Ma'^ forces are for the seruice of the 

 States there, and defence of those Contryes vnder the charge 

 of our verie good lorde the Erie of Leicester as by the said 

 Comission yo maie p'ceaue, fforasmuch as pte of that number 

 is to be taken vv'4n those Counties of Stafford and Darbye 

 being the Countyes of yo' L. Lieutencie, and that some 

 persones to whom the like Comissions haue ben heretofore 

 graunted haue greatlie abused the same in the maner of their 

 proceedings, wee haue geuen order to Tlio : Stanton gent, 

 (deputed and appointed by the said George Digbye to prouide 

 make choice and conuaye the said 300 men ou' vnto him into 

 the said Low Contreyes) that he shall not deale in th'execution of 

 the said Comission, but firste make yo acquainted w"' the 

 Comission, and thereuppon proceed w"" the priuite and 

 allowance of yo L. or of yo' Deputie Lieutenants or of suche 

 principall gent, as yo shall appointe w"'in yo' charge to haue care 

 and regarde thereunto, that by their dilligence and foresight all 



