36 DERBYSHIRE MUSTERS. 



Lo : Threasurer 

 Lo : Admirall 

 Lo : Chamberlaine 

 Lo: North 

 Mr. Comptroller 

 Mr. Secretary 



Mr. Chancelo' of thexchequ' 

 Lo : cheefe Justice of England 

 Supersa-ibed—'Yo o' verie good L : the Earle of Shrewsbury 

 her Ma'^ lieuten' in the Countie of Darby. 



Subscribed in the handwriting of the Earl of Shrewsbury — 

 "this is the trew coppy of their LL:ps Ifes to me w^" I receaved 

 here at my house in London the x"" day of Ja : 1599. 



Gilb : Shrewsbury. 



[The Lords of the Couticil to the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord 



Lieutenant of the County of Derby.) 

 (1599-1600, Jan: 14.) After o' verie hartie Comendacons to 

 yo' good L : Such hath beene alwayes her Ma'f care in the great 

 occasions w""* her ff hath had theise late yeares, to vse the ayde 

 of her lovinge Subiects for the p'servacon of her Realme of 

 Ireland, as shee hath forborne to impoase any furth^ burthen 

 vppon them, then the necessitie of the affaires did vrge her vnto. 

 And although theare haue beene sundrie leavies of men made in 

 the seuerall Counties of this Realme, for the service of that King- 

 dome, neverthelesse through the continuance of the troubles 

 theare her Ma""" is enforced at this tyme to send newe supplies 

 thither, w"^"" for the more ease of the Realme are appointed to be 

 levied in sundrie Counties, amongest the w'^'' the number of one 

 hundreth, are appointed to be taken out of that Countie of Derby 

 vnd' yo' L : lieutenancie. ffor w^"* purpose although her Ma"^ 

 hathe by her Ires giiien yo' L : sufficient authoritie to leavie the 

 afforesaid number, yet for yo' L : better information & the avoid- 

 inge of such Inconvenience, & abuses, as haue beene comitted in 

 some Counties in the lyke leavies of men, her H^ hath referred 

 A o' L : to such direction as you shall receaue from vs, & hath 



