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To our very good Lord the Lord
Buchurst; L: high Treasurer
of England.

Ult^o februarij 1601
The privie Counsell
Apparell, armes Conduct
money & conducting of
200 men Levied from the
Countie of Monmowth for
Ireland.

After our right hartie commendacions to your good L. whereas by
her Ma^ts L[evi]es directed to the Commyssioners for the muster
in the Countie of Monmouth there were the nomber of 100 Sould^rs
levied in January last in that Countie for her ma^ts service in
Ireland, w^ch were directed to the port of Brystoll, And that
we make humble Request that the chardges dysboursed for the
Armynge and apparrellinge of them after - iij^£i x^s a man, amoun-
tinge to iij^Cl^£i, Conduct after viij^d a daie to every man for
five daies comynge to xvj^£i xiij^s iiijd. The conductors
chardge after iiij^s per diem for xij daies arysinge to - xlviij^s,
[And the Imprest money for every man after ? ? ? comyng
to fyftie shillinges], maie be repaide by her ma^tie to William
Powell gent appointed by those Commyssioners to receave all
the said severall Sommes, w^ch in the whole doth amount to the
{369^£.1^s.4.} Somme of Three hundreth Three score, eleven nyne pownds [x] j^s. iiij^d,
For as moche as her ma^tie hath graunted a privy Seale
bearinge date the sixth of January last whereby yo^ur L: is
aucthorysed to Issue soche Sommes of money for the levyinge,
Armynge, and Apparrellinge of those men that are to be Imploied
for the service of Ireland as shalbe allowed by six of us [in such]
manner & forme as ys prescribed by the said privy Seale;
These shalbe to Praie your good L: to give present order that the
foresaid Somme of Three hundreth Threescore nyne eleven pounds, [?]j^s:
iiij^d for the Apparrellinge, Armynge, Conduct & Conductors
chardge [wth the Imprest money] of those 100 Souldiers levied in the said
Countie of monmouth, maie be paied unto the saide William
Powell. wherein this beinge agreeable to her ma^ts said privy Seale,
shalbe sufficent warrant to your L: So wee bid your L: right hartily
farewell. From the Court at Richemond the laste of feb: 1601

Your L: assured lovynge freinds.

Jo Cantuar Tho. Egerton. C.S. J.Buchurst. Notingham

M^r Skinner make
an order
J.B.

L: Treasorer.

W Knollys J.Stanhope.

J Fortescu. [Jo popham] J Herbert