By C. E. Long, Esq. 



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" After my hartie comendations, I have receaved yo r Lre the xxvj th of this 

 present for whiche I doe thancke you and for answeare you may understand that 

 trewe it is that Mr. Knevitt was sent to his brother S r Henrie with such Ires 

 from some of my Lords here, (the rest beyng then absent), as the copie of S r 

 Henries Ire to the Justices of yo 1 ' Shire (w ch you sent mee) dothe import. And 

 the trust reposed in S r Henrie Knevitt by theire Lords sayd Ires growethe partly 

 of some speciall recomendation of him to hir M tie by the Erie of Pembrooke, of 

 late for his sufficiencie and forwordnesse in the Marshall services of yo r Countie. 



"My advise therefore unto you is, that for the 2000 footemen required out of 

 yo r whole Shyre, you have in a readinesse at the place and tyme appoynted by 

 S r Henrie Knevits Ires to the Justices, so manie as shall appertayne to yo r eir- 

 cuite as a Justice of that Countie. 



"And towching such horsse w th men and their furniture as you are able to sett 

 forthe, I doe wishe you made them pntly readie and that you send them hither 

 yf possibly you can by Thursday nexte to attend here neere the Court on hir 

 Ma ties pson : at what tyme I will not fayle to lett hir Ma tie understand, both 

 what nomber of horsemen and howe well furnished you have sent to wayte on 

 hir. As for my selfe yf you only send mee one serviceable horsse I shall accept 

 the same in good part at yo 1 ' hands. And thus I comitt you to God. 

 "From the Court the xxvij th of Julye 1588. 



" Yo r assured loving frend, 

 "Mr. Willm. Darell, Esquire. "Fea. Walsynghah." 



Directed. "To the right Worrhipfull my loving frend Mr. "Willm. Darell, Esq." 



" After my hartie comendations, I doe hartely thanck you for the care and 

 goodwill you have to helpe furnishe my Cornett. I have written to such effect 

 as you may see to the deputie Lieutenants of yo r shire to be content only w th 

 twoe horsemen furnished by you, that the rest may with yo r selfe make yo u 

 repaire presently unto me who mynd to receave you into my ptection and ser- 

 vice. And so comitt you to God. From the Court the xxix th of July 1588. 



" Yo r loving frend, 



" Mr. Willm. Darell. " Fea. Walsingham." 



Directed. " To my loving frend Mr. Willm. Darell, Esq." 



" After my hartie comendations. Beeyng as this pnt tyme requireth desy- 

 rouse to erect a cornett of horsses to atend uppon hir Ma tie at and neere the 

 Court, and beeyng uppon this sodayne occasion not so well furnished of men 

 and horsse for this purpose as I wishe ; amongst other gentlemen and persons 

 to furnishe my cornett, I have made choyce of Mr. Willm. Darrell of yo r Coun- 

 tie to serve mee personally w th as manie horsses as he conveniently maye, 

 wherof I thought good not only to gyve you notice, but also verie earnestly in 

 this respect to pray you besydes such footemen as he is appoynted to furnish in 

 that Shyre you would accept and take only twoe horsse w th their men furnished, 

 becawse myselfe have and shall use bothe him and the rest of his horsses for my 

 sayd cornett, herein I trust you will make no difficultie consideryng that what 

 soever he furnishe in horsse or man there in the contre or here above w th and 

 under mee is for hir Ma ties service, and that he doth under mee so muoh the 

 more neccessarie becawse it serveth for the defence of hir Ma ties pson more 



