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course, and to order itt in this sorte, thatt no Captain of the 
traynid Bands shall draw a mann from the porte towns or vilagis 
next ajoynyng w'in 2 or 3 mylles, butt all those having their 
randevousis aparte and officers apoyntid in every village to comand 
them shall upon all alarams draw themselfs by the conduckt of 
the sayd officers to the porte towne apoyntid for their gard, wher 
som gentillmann of worthe, thatt dwels next unto the sayd porte 
is to take charg of them and of thatt place as of his garyson, and 
he is by no means to w’ draw hymself outt of thatt place to the 
ayd and assistance of any other towne, butt ther to abide at the 
place apoyntid to his charg/ the rest of the traynid and untraynid 
bands w™ ar raysid outt of the inner parte of the cuntery ar to 
draw themselvs into divers heds or one as they shall see cause to 
second any town [that] shal be atemptid, this course is taken as 
most answerable to the nature of the atempt now mad upon this 
coste, and will contynue till your Lordshypps further order, Lykwise 
the deputies Lyfftenants for the better garding and for the better 
ordering of the cuntry will continue to make a generall review on 
in another debyrtment dailye, [to] se all the defecks suplyed, 
the ocasion of which is growen by favoring their pore neybours, 
If you shuld so thinke itt fitt itt were not amis to send an 
experencid captaine to see thess things performed The menn duthe 
very much desir to have som captains sené¢ to them to lead them 
if the lyke ocasions preyvail. They desirid me in my letters to 
your Lordshipp to say ‘Ais much unto you, as they will do lykwise 
in their part. so craving pardon for my so teadious Letter I hum- 
bley take my leave 
he who desirs to doe your 
Lordships all servis 
THO BASKERVILE 
- Plymouthe this 5 of August. 
The letter bears the following endorsements : 
5 Aug: 1593. 
1595. 
S* Thomas Baskervyle 
to y° Consill pr° 
Plymoth. 
To the most Honorable 
the Lords of her ma*s 
most Honorable pryvy 
Counsell. 
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