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Contrie ; that all the attempts of anie enemies whatsoever shalbe 

 made void & frustrate, to their confusion, yo' comforts & gods 

 high glorie. Given vnder o' Signet at o' Manor of Greenwich the 

 xviij"" of June 1588 in the xxx"' yere of our raigne. 



Copy, without address. 



{The Queen to the Earl of Shretvshury .) 



"E. R." "By the Queene." 



(1593, May 5). Right trustie and right welbeloved Cousin 

 wee greet yo" well, Forasmuche as wee haue cause to doubte 

 of some troubles to be stirred in our Realme of Ireland, by 

 the intencon of some Spanish shipping w"" men of warre to 

 be sent into Scotland, and by the way to touche in some ports 

 of the North parts of our said Realm, w"" some nombers of 

 men of warre to be there also landed, to stirre vpp our Subiects 

 to som rebellion ; for vv"*standing wherof wee thinke it 

 necessarye to increase our forces w* presentlie wee haue in 

 that land, And therfore haue determyned to haue certayne 

 nombers of men to be putt in readines to be transported thether, 

 vpon the firste occacon that shalbe geven, Towardes the furnyture 

 of w'^'' nombers, wee requyre you as our Lientennant, to cause 

 to be chosen and putt in readynes the number of one hundred 

 eight and thirtie hable men in our Countie of Derbie, to be 

 accompted in paye for one hundred and fiftie, besides the 

 Captens and usuall officers of the said band ; Making choise 

 of fitt and meete Captens for the same, as men to be trusted 

 for their fidelitie, and to be by them conducted into Ireland 

 at our ports of Chester or Lyrpoole, vpon the nexte knowledge 

 to be given to yo" by our Counsell, And to cause them to be 

 armed in this sorte following, that is In the nomber of one 

 hundred and eight and thirtie, to haue fortie pikes w"' Corsletts, 

 threescore Culyuers, Ten Musketts, eighteene Bowes, and Ten 

 Halberdes, And also to cause Coates to be prouided for them 

 of some one Coulo", for the w'^'' there shalbe allowance made 

 after the rate of fower shillings a Coate. And these our Ifes 



