MUSTER FOR SPANISH INVASION. 2^ 



request by his Ires haue the said nomber or pte of theim owt of 

 those Counties or so many of them as he shall haue neede in 

 suche sorte as before is p'scribed for the order of footemen to be 

 sent owt of those Counties. Herof we doe most ernestly require 

 yo accordinge to the importance of the cause to take some care 

 that both Captaines may be appointed to be men of value credit 

 and well deuoted to o' seruice ; and their Leiftennts to be of 

 knowledge for the same And the soldiers able bothe in their 

 bodies for their seruice and well furnished w"' armo' and weapons. 

 Wher we haue named the nomber of thirtie and fowre horsmen 

 o' meaninge is that by yo' discretion yo shall Charge bothe the 

 said shires w"' that nomber by such proportion of Charge to 

 eche of theim as yo'self shall thinke meete. And theis o' Ires 

 shalbe yo' sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalf. Gyuen 

 vnder o' signet at Eyley howse the third daye of Nouember 1587. 

 In the xxx"' yeare of o' raigne. 



Zbt Spanisb Hrma^a. 



The following is an urgent appeal by Elizabeth, through the 

 Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of 

 Derby and Stafford, to the gentry of these counties for 

 aid in view of the imminent danger of the invasion of Eng- 

 land by the forces of the King of Spain, then on the seas. 



Copy. Addressed — " To the erle of Shrewsbury^ 



(1588. June 18.) Righte trustie and right welbeloved Cousen 

 and Councello' wee greet youe well. Wheras heretofore vpon the 

 aduertisments from tyme to tyme and from sondrie places, of the 

 greate preparacons of forren forces, with a full intention to invade 

 this our Relme and other our dominions, wee gaue our directions 

 vnto youe for the preparinge of our Subiects within your Lieu- 

 tenancie to be in a readines and defence against anie attempte 

 that might be made against vs and o' Realme : which our 

 directions wee finde so well performed as wee cannot but receave 



