CORRESPONDANCE DU COMTE DE LEYCESTER. 145 
XXXIV. 
Patrick, Master of Gray '), au Comte de Leycester. 
Sur la levée de troupes écossaises. 
BOLINGBROKE, 21 sept. 1586. 
Please Your Excellencie, yesterday the 19 of Sept. I resaveit 
from mr. Secretary Valsinghame a letter schoving that yt ver the 
Quene, his souveraines, opinion ?), that I should send no mo of 
my freindis to your service for tvo respectis; the one, for that 
sche haid bein advertissit, that sume sture ves lykly to fall furthe 
in this realme, vitche could not be goodly resistit bot by my 
freindis; the other respect ves, for that sche feirit in so fare as 
the Estaitz keipt not deir promeis to Your Excellencie, that the 
greater nombre I should carie vith me, the vorse should our pay 
be. To satisfie Hir Majestie I shall do thairefter and had only 
make out the tvo thousand footmen and fyve hundrethe horse. As 
for the footmen, it is verie treu, that the great deleynis(?) hes 
maid them sverve and every man by reasoun of this seasoun 
hervest hes reteirit him self to his aivin vocation, and efter this, 
if ye have to do vith forder troupes, I shalbe more aible to cause 
lift vith les chairgis fyve thousand than at this tym one. Bot for 
horsmen I shall not exceid the nombre by you desyrit, bot I vil 
promeis them brave gentlemen all. And of one thing I must pray 
Your Excellencie, that thay may have good interteinment, for it 
standethe me one my credict, thay allmost being of good calling 
and housis and only for my pleasur dravin armis. Restis only 
now to recommend into Your Excellencie the poor men alredy 
send over by me, for the bruict of evil interteinment makis 
sindry to slip, efter thay have promisit to thair captaynes; bot I 
doubt not that Your Excellencie for my cause, vho never shall 
spair lyf, goodis nor credict in your actiouns, shall have sume 
little respect to see them have all necessaire. I shall, God villing, 
1) Voyez sur lui, p. 143. 
2) Leycester Correspondence, p. 343. 
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