Light horses, the Lords in their directions, enioyne for orders sake,
and the Lieutenants excuse it by insufficiency. Hitherto neither
hath the commaundement bin reuoked, nor the omission controlled.
In the yeere 1588. when the Spanish floting Babel pretended the
conquest of our Iland (which like Iosuahs armie they compassed,
but vnlike him could not with their blasting threats ouerthrow our
walles) it pleased her Maiestie of her prouident and gracious care,
to furnish Cornwall with ordinance and munition, from her owne store,
as followeth:
| of cast Iron, well mounted vpon carryages
2. Sacres | with wheeles, shodde with Iron, and fur-
2. Minions | nished with Ladles, Spunges, and Ram-
2. Faulcons | mers, with all other necessaries.
Spare axeltrees, sixe.
Spare pairs of wheeles, shod with Iron, three.
Shot of Iron for the sayd pieces, of eche sort, twenty.
Canon corne powder for the said ordinance, sixe hundred
wayght.
Fine corne powder, three thousand six hundred waight.
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