30 DERBYSHIRE MUSTERS. 



shnlbe your sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalf. 

 Given vnder o' Signett at Croydon the fifte daye of Maye 1593 

 in the five and thirteth yeere of o' raigne. 



"Windebank." 

 Copy, 

 Addressed: — "To our right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin 

 the Erie of Shrewsbury Lieutenant of our Countie of 

 Derbie." 



* 

 "■John Harpiir" to ''■John Manners Esg. of Haddon." 



(1594/5, Mar: 21) S' yesternight in my Retorne from you 

 I found this gent. Captaine Merriman and v. of his Company 

 at Derby, Accompanied w"" theis Ires hereinclosed from my 

 Us : of Shrewsbury and Essex, w"'' I thought good to open, 

 and therby pceave that their Lps: pleasure ys, That our men 

 shalbe at Chester the last of this moneth and their desire w"' 

 all that we would take vp the Armor for these men for Corsletts 

 and musketts w'" their furnitures of Mr. Willm Gravener servant 

 to the said Earle of Essex who dwelleth in Shropshire w^" he 

 offreth at a more Reasonable rate than we haue sett downe 

 by iij' in the Corslett w"' the sword dagger and girdle, and the 

 same new and more serviceable. Howbeyt because our warning 

 ys so ver short and we know not wher this Gravener doth dwell 

 nor how to be Certainly furnished at this tyme, I hold yt most 

 saffe that we take the best of our owne Armor, And that we 

 write vp our Ires to their Lps to haue so much sent hither to 

 Derby by Mr. Gravenor at whitsontide next or sooner against 

 w""** tyme we will cause the money to be Levied in eu'y Town- 

 ship for his redy paym' We must also at my L. of Essex his 

 desire Cause some money to be Levied towards the Captaines 

 Charges, who ys exceedingly well reported of for his kind nature 

 and bountie to his soldiers. But therby so vnprovided for 

 money as I was enforced yesternight to take order at his Inne 

 for his victualls and other necessary Charges in Ryding vp and 

 downe, S' Humfrey fferrers told me yesterdaie that they had 



