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9. That you take care to appoint mares or naggs to be in a readiness for the 



more speedy carriage of all such souldiers within your Hundred and 

 Liberty with their armours, that they are appointed to serve withall if the 

 needfulness of the service do so require. 



10. That you give especiall charge and take great care that all the armour 

 within your Hundred and Liberty, appointed to serve, be always kept clear 

 and serviceable in every point, and be in perfect readiness. 



11. That you collect and keepe all such money in your hands as you had order 

 from us to collect, untill you shall have directions from us for the dis- 

 posinge thereof. And if any refuse to make payment thereof to cause 

 him or them so refusing, to come before one of us to answer their contempt 

 where one of you must be also to mayntayne the same." 



12. 28 July 1588, The Council's Letter to the Lord Lieutenant for the 

 sending up of 300 Foot-men for the garde of Her Ma^ es . person, 



4 'After our harty comendations unto your Lordship. Whereas wee have 

 heretofore required your Lordship by o r . Ires to sende upp for the garde of her 

 Ma tie ' s person the number of 2000 armed Foote-men to be taken out of such 

 number as have bin heretofore eertyfied to be in a readiness in that county to 

 attend upon her Ma tie ' s person ; Forasmuch as no we it is found that the enemye 

 bendeth all his force towards the East parts, her Ma tie ' s pleasure is that you 

 shoulde uppon the receipte hereof, beside the said number, to send upp the 

 number of 300 remayning yet in that county so as they may be at London by 

 the nexte moneth of Auguste to attende on her Ma tie ' s person : whereof we pray 

 you that there be no defaulte. From Richmond the xxviij* of Julye 1588. 

 Yo r . vory loving Frends 



Chr.. Hatton, Chan. Thos. Henage. 



Wm. Burghley. Francis Walsyngham. 



Htjnsdon. Amias Pawlett. 



Francis Knollvs. J. Woolley. 

 We pray ye*. Lo. to have especiall care that good watches be kepte in all 

 thoroughfare Towns and Passages, and the othe of supremacy ministered to all 

 suspected persons." 



13. It appears that, from each Hundred, a certain number of 

 soldiers, variously armed, were summoned by the Magistrates to 

 meet at some central place. The supplying of "a Musket/' "a 

 Calyver," " a Pike/' " an Archer/' or a Billman was arranged by 

 the County Muster-roll, to be eharged in every Tithing, Parish, or 

 Individual person, according to its or his means and position. The 

 like with horses and armour. The following extract from one of 

 the documents illustrates the method adopted : — 



" The Names with the Furniture of Armour for the 75 souldiers parcel of the 

 number of 300 which are to be in such readiness a3 upon an hour's warning 

 they may set forward to the place where they shall be employed under the 



