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supposed the cold ground was ease enough for them ; but it 

 was — most of it — where the souldiours lay, plowed ground, 

 and sowed with barley, which, when wet came, continued very 

 foule a long time, and made many of them, those especially 

 that came lately from sea, to fall sick and dye. 



On the north side on the banck over the Tweede was the king's 

 pavillion pitchd, and round about it the noblemen's tents and 

 the gentlemen's of the privy chamber and others. 



To the west of the pavillion was a battery (upon a rising 

 hill) where were planted two peeces of brasse cannon, one 

 whereof was the warning peece. 



To the eastward, on the other side of the pavillion, was 

 annother battery without the trench of the campe, on a hanging 

 bancke over the Tweede right against a foord, whereon were 

 three peeces of brasse. 



Yet it was thought the hills on the other side the river might 

 have commanded our campe. 



Right before the king's pavillion, somewhat to the westward, 

 under a hanging banck, was the lord generall's tent and his 

 regiment. 



To the eastward of him was the lord lieutenant-generall. 



And beyond him, neare the avenue towards Barwick, was 

 the master of the ordinance and all the artillerie, which were 

 24 fine feilde peeces of brasse, all new cast for this expedicion. 



The sergeant major generall was pitched [a space is left here]. 



THE OFFICERS OF THE FEILDE. 



The King's "Majestie present. 



The earle of Arundell, generall. 



The earle of Essex^ lieutenant generall. 



The earle of Neiuport,-^i master of the ordinance. 



Sir Jacob Ashley, Serjeant major generall. 



Sir William Brunckard, commissary generall of the 



infanterie. 

 The earle of Lyndesey, governour of Barwick. 

 The Lord Willoughbie, colonell of his majestie's leife 



guard. 



=^ I.e. Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport. 



