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Longleat Tapers, A.J). 1553—1588. 



Gyven under our Signett at our manor of Greenwich the xviijth daye of June 

 in the xxxth yeare of our Ilaigne. 1588. 

 To our righte trustie and right well beloved 



Cozen the Earle of Pembroke, Presidente 



of our Counsell in Wales, and our Lieu- 



tenaunte there and of our Counties of 



Somerset and Wiltes." 



2. Order 8 to be observed by the Lords Lieutenants. 

 n 1. Imprimis, to take order with their Deputies for the publishing of the Com- 

 missions. 



2. To give direction for the mustering and exercising in martial feats of Armes 



such as were last year trained and reduced into bands. 



3. To cause a general view to be taken by their Deputies of the able men within 



their severall charges and to see how many of them may be armed with 

 such armour as is ^presently in the severall counties within their said 

 charges. 



4. To take a view of the horse-men, and to appoint eaptaynes over them allot- 



ting to everie captaine, a Cornett, which Cornetts are to be clad with 

 cassocks of one colour. 



5. To cause a view to be had of all places of defence, and to consider what 



sconces * or other kinde of defence may be made there without any great 

 charge to the country and how the enemy may be impeached in landing. 



6. To consider how, if the landing place should be taken, what straights and 



other apt places there are to make head against them. 



7. To appoint by way of distribution certain of the trained men and other 



trained men to repaire to the said place. 



8. To make choice of certain pions to resort to the place of defence. 



9. To appoint certain carriages for victualls and other necessary things for 



every one of the severall bands, as also carriages for the pioners. 



10. To take order that there may be 3 or 4 hundred shott sett uppon ordinary 

 naggs on horseback. 



11. To move the Justices of Peace that every Justice of Quorum may yield to 

 find two Petronells on horseback, and the other Justices that are not of the 

 Quorum, one Petronell uppon ordinary geldings to attend the [Lord] 

 Lieutenants, to be all clad in cassocks of one colour at the charges of the 

 said Justices, and to be led by some such captain as by the said Lieutenant 

 shal be thought meete. 



12. To see the Beacons erected and well kept, 



13. That especiall care be likewise had to discern all Papists and other suspected 

 persons. 



14. It shall also be necessary that an oath be ministered as well to the trained 

 souldiers, as to the Captaines. 



15. That such as are farmers or owners be enrowled as much as may be in the 

 Trained Bands. 



16. To see that the privileged Towns may allways have a proportion of powder 

 in store which shall be deli vered unto them at the Queen's price." 



* Sconces. An old word lor forts or bulwarks. "At such and such a sconce, or such a breach."— 

 Shaks,, II. V. 



