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A secondLetter fromtie Councilto the LordHigh Admi-ral.
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“ all Victuals used, that is there, in all“ Ships more than to bring them about:" And therein thinks Darrell shall failt f of his Duty, if having victualled such
< f an-‘•of the-ing come home
" before the Time, on.had at
" Cadiz and Ferroll, such a refreshing," he shall not be able to draw out aProportion for those twelve Ships to" be sent outAnd rather than fail, to" that shall be allowed a Surplusage of" Victuals, to make them tarry out two" Months of new Charge. So desirous" we find Her Majesty to be, to have« some Adventure for the Fleet to re-'s turn, which surely if your Lordstup" can order, Her Majesty will take it< r a good Part of Service. A nd for thete Ships, Numbers and Commanders,v not doubting but you will use good( * Choice of valiant Men, She doth re-" fer it to your Lordship, who may use" the Advice of those whom you think" best acquainted with the Sea-Service.« You shall also deal with the Mar-" fhal to persuade the Low-Country-" Ships, if any there be, that are rea-,e dy victualed for a long Time, that<f they will, with Part of their Fleet," tarry out some of the Time with Her“ Majesty’s Fleet, or at least help some“ of your Fleet, with some of their Vi-“ ctuals, for that Purpose, wherein Her" Majesty will undertake the States" shall not disallow of them in their" Action. The Queen hath written to“ the Admiral here inclosed a very af-" fectionate Letter, whereof this is the" Copy, which we also send you.
A Copy of the Council’.? Letter to theLord Admiral, Auguft 13. 1596.
" AFTER our hearty Commenda-" dons, we have written by Her“ Majesty’s Commendations of - - - -
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tC considering that by Sir Walter Raleigh“ we understand, that you were afore" Portland , and now by your own Let-“ ters, that you are at Downs, which,
“ for the present, this is Her Majesty’s“ Pleasure that you do dispatch away" Sir Francis Vere forthwith into the“ Low-Countries , with her Troops, or" as many, not exceeding that Num-<f her, as there may be had. For any" other Thing belonging to the Land,
" the Earl of EJfex says he has. taken“ sufficient Order with Sir Francis Vere.
“ But for the Pay of the Mariner^ 1596*“ which your Lordship writes for: And“ for the not tarrying out for the Car-" racks, which the Earl offered to do,and would have left his Ship for any" body else to perform, Her Majesty“ remains now fully unsatisfied, net-" ther will almost hear any contrary" Arguments, and especially, because" She thinks, that amongst so many" Ships returned victual’d for so long“ Time, at the least six of Her Maje*
“ sty’s Ships,and some half score others,
" might have been victualed well e-" nough, out of the Remains, withsome Addition, the rather, because" the Carracks are countermanded (as“ the Earl fays) to the Islands, which" might retard their coming home so" speedily. And for the IFeft-Indian“ Fleet, it never comes home till the" Midst of September or QSlober, as it" seems by theEarl’s Speeches you have" had Intelligence. For all which Her“ Majesty fays, that altho’ it will be" laid, that so few would hardly serve" the Turn, yet Her Majesty com*
" mandeth us to write, that it were“ strange if they should not serve to ga-“ ther up some of them, considering“ how they return, scattered and weak,
“ homeward always.
" Besides the Payment of the Mari-“ ners, Her Majesty is informed, that" there be many Masters of the Ships" and Captains inShips, so well furnisn-" ed, as, if they be well sifted and search-“ ed, they have enough to pay the“ whole Ship’s Companies. Of alltr which Searches and Certificates with" Victuals they brought in, that Her" Majesty may judge why Her Desirefor the sending out of some Ships,
" might not be full filled: Her Majesty“ fays she sees no Manner of particular" good Reason nor Certificate from you“ of all these Things. We are com-" manded to certify you, tho’ we know“ your Lordship will be able, when" you come personally, which the" sooner it be, the better it shall be, to" give good Account, tho’ now, by“ your coming by Sea, and Her Maje-" sly writing divers Letters by Land,
" Things cannot be so particularly an-swered by you. And hereunto, thiste must we add also, by Command, that“ ss er Majesty fays, She never thought“ atSea, and since your coming into" Harbour, considering what you pro-mised Her, and that you bad equal
" Authority,