under the rules and offyces of those noble men and gentlemen now gon with or armye into Fraunce And of yor doinges herein or pleasure is yow shall advertise us by yor Lettres wth as muche spede as you possibly maye And theis or Lettres Shalbe unto yow suffycient warraunte and dyscharge for yor doinges in that behalfe Yoven under or Sygnet at or manor of Richemond the last of July the fourth and fyveth yeres of or raignes [1557]. No. 44. Letter from Queen Mary to the City asking for 500 men to be immediately dispatched for the relief of Calais. Dated Greenwich, 2 Jan. [1557-8]. Journal 17, fo. 55. Trustie and welbeloved we greate you well and where ye did this last Sommer put in a readynes the nomeber of one thowsande men to attend upon or person at all tymes whan we shuld calle for the same Havinge receyved certein advertisementes from or Towne of Callice that the Frenche hathe approched theither and myndeth to attempte sum exployte on or said Towne and other or pieces there we have thought good for the better metinge wth suche attemptates as shalbe by them offered to sende a furder supplye of men thither and therfore requyre & comaunde yow furthwth upon the recipte of theise or letters wth as muche dylygente spede as ye may possyblye to putt in a reddynes the number of fyve hundreth hable footemen and to se them furnyshed wth armure and weapon, whereof as many of them to be harquebutters as yow can gett and the rest to be furnyshed wth bowes and pykes so as the said number be ready to sett fourthe towardes or said Towne under the conducte of suche captaynes as we shall appoynte by Frydaye nexte at the furthest For whose conducte money we have alredy given order they shall receyve the same at or said Towne of Callyce at their arryvall there And because this or servyce requyrethe moche expedycõn and haste, ye shall not neade to staye for the makinge of any cotes for the said number but to send them fourthe withe all spede Wereof we requyer you not to fayle as we specyallye truste yow And theise or lettres shalbe yor suffycient warraunte & dyscharge in this behalfe. Yeoven under or Sygnet at or Mannor of Grenewiche the seconde of January in the fourth and fyfthe yeres of or raignes [1557-8]. No. 45. Letter from Queen Elizabeth to the City desiring 250 soldiers for service at sea under the High Admiral, Lord Clinton, against the French. Dated Greenwich, 17 May, 2 Eliz. [1560]. Journal 17, fol. 238b. ELIZABETH R.