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great Carriah of 1000 tons laden with spices, & 
brought her home, corn scarce through the King- 
dom, the Judges came to see the town. 
Ordered (1586) that a foreign shipload of rye should be bought for 
the relief of the poor people in Plymouth and its neighbourhood. — 
W.B. 
Inhabitants who did not do their duty or find some efficient substitute 
in the night or day watch, to be fined 8d. — 4d. whereof to go to the 
sergeant for procuring another ; 2d. to the sergeant for his pains ; 2d. 
for the poor men's or man's keep. — W.B. 
In Aug., 1587, it was ordered that any who, on any attack being 
offered by the enemy, should absent themselves or any way withdraw 
themselves out of the town, against their duty and allegiance, should forfeit 
all his or her goods and chattels within the liberty of the town, be utterly 
disfranchised, and never restored, and never again allowed in the town 
to dwell.- -W.B. Yet in February, 1593, John Sparke wrote the Privy 
Council that many of the inhabitants were leaving because they had 
heard the Spaniards intended to burn the town next summer. 
The masters were empowered to act in other divisions as well as their 
own. — W.B. 
1587- 88 148. Hawkins [_Hawkyns\ 
The Queen's fleet of 120 Sayl under Comand of 
y e L d Howard s r F. Drake. & Hawkings arrive at 
plym? went to meet the Armada July 21. the 
following sunday appear before the Harbor. Spanish 
Armada Invade England and are destroyed. 
1588- 89 149. Humphrey Fownes [Fones] \_Fownes~]. 
All who would not pay their rates to be fined according to station. 
Aldermen, 40s. ; councillors, 20s. ; freemen, 10s. — W.B. 
1589- 90 150. Jn° Elithman [Elitheman] [_Blytkman\. 
Aprill 18 th 1589. S r Jn° lion's and S r Francis 
Brake, sayle from plym? with y e King of Portugal, 
to endeavour to restore him, but could not. they 
came to the gate of Lexboa. 
[Entered over name :] In m r Blythman's Mayor- 
alty I finde the town agreed with s r F. Brake, to 
bring in y e watur and gave him £200 in hand. 
"This yere the northermost tower of the castell was covered w th leade. 
& 7 brass peices were playnted vppon the iiij castells. this yere likewise 
were the platteformes at hawe tymbred. the gate at cocksyie w ch is to 
be shutte every neight was newe made & a greatte platteforme by the 
gate att Hand & the wall neere the same contayninge 251 [or 7] pole 
was nowe newly made." — B.B. 
There is a curious entry in the White Book, setting forth who should 
