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❧The offer and order giuen forth by Sir Thomas Smyth Knight, and Thomas Smyth his sonne, vnto suche as be willing to accom∣panye the sayde Thomas Smyth the sonne, in his voyage for the inhabiting some partes of the Northe of Irelande.
THE Queenes Maiesties graunt made to syr Thomas Smith Knight, and Thomas Smyth his sonne in Ireland, is all that is hir maiesties by enheritance, or other right in the country called the ARDS, & part of other coūtreys adiacent in ye Erledom of VL∣STER, so that they can possesse & replenish them with English men. The which thing that it might the more surely be done, the sayd sir Thomas & Thomas his sonne, haue bounden themselues to her highnesse to distribute al the sayd land within the said coun∣treys, which they shall be able to obteyne and possesse, to suche as shall take paynes to helpe them to possesse the same, to haue and hold to them and to their heires for euer.
That is to say, to eche man who wil serue as a souldier on foot, one Plowland con∣teining a hundreth & twenty acres Irish of arable land, for which the said sir Thomas and Thomas, must pay to the Queenes maiestie two pence▪ Irish for an Irish acre, af∣ter foure and twentie foote to the pole. In consideration of whiche rente by them to be payde vnto her Maiestie, the Souldier shall paye for the sayde plowlande vnto syr Thomas Smyth and Thomas, and their heires, one peny sierlyng for euery Englishe acre of the sayde Plowelande, after the measure of sixteene foote and an halfe to the pole, and no more. The first payment to begn foure yeares hence, videlicet. 1576.
To eche man who wyll serue on horsebacke two plowelandes, videlicet two hundreth and fortie Acres Irishe, whiche is at the least fiue hundreth acres and more Englishe, paying for euery acre English as the footman doth.
And the earable lande beyng deuided, eche foote man and horseman shall haue also allotted vnto hym pasture, medowe, wood, and suche lyke necessary, as the countrey will serue, as reasonably as they haue arable ground, so that they may therewith bee contented.
The charges that is required of a footeman at his first setting foorthe, if he be furnished of sufficient armour, for a Pike, Halberd, or Caliuer, with a conuenient liuerey cloake of red colour, or carnation wyth black facing, is tenne poundes for his vitayling for one whole yeare after his arriuall and his transportation: after which yeare, there is hope to fynde prouision inough in the countrey, which they shall obteyne with good guydance.
The charges of a horseman well horsed and armed for a lighte horseman with a staffe and a case of Dags, is twentie pounds for vittaile of hym and his horse for one whole yeare, and for his transportacion. His liuery had neede be of the colour aforesayd and of the fashion of the riding Dutch cloakes nowe vsed.
And to auoyde the Flixe and suche daungerous diseases as doth many tymes chaunce to souldiers by reason of lying vpon the grounde and vncouered, and lykewyse to horsses for lacke of hales. If any souldier footeman wyll giue before hande ten shillings, and the horsman twentie shillings, they shall be lodged vnder canuas, and vp∣on beddes, vntill houses may be prouided.
And if any will bear•• the charges of a Souldyer, that cannot goe hymselfe, nor send an other in his roome, he shall haue his part of land allotted to him as wel as though he went himself: but then for a footman he must pay in readie money .xvj. pound .xiij. s .iiij. d. This is one parte. And if any wyll haue two partes or more, then ac∣cording to this rate to pay the money. The Coronel to find the sayd footman or men in al points, for the first yeare according as the money is receiued.
And to the intent that no man willing to aduenture in this most honorable & profitable voyage, may doubt here∣of, if it please him to resorte to London into Paules Churchyarde to the sygne of the Sunne, there hee shall see both the Letters Patentes and the Indentures of couenauntes betwixte the Queenes Maiestie and the sayd sir Thomas Smith and Thomas Smith, and pay such money as he is disposed to aduenture, and receiue hys assu∣raunce from Thomas Smith the sonne, who taketh the aduenture and voyage vpon hym to goe in person, or if the said Thomas be not there, one of the receiuers of this voiage remaining there, shal do herein as apperteineth, whom he hath made his deputie in this behalfe.
Note that all suche kyndes of prouision as be necessary in this iourney, the treasourer may receyue in lieu of mo∣ney, according as he shall haue neede of suche prouision, be already furnished therwith, and according to the place where the sayde prouision shall lye for the commodious transportation thereof.
Bicause the tyme of our Embarking is shorte: And that it is necessarie that some tyme for the prouision and gathering togither of all things necessary be had after the receipt. Therfore haue we appointed the said receipt in all places, to ende the last day of Februarie. Requesting all suche as be resolued to aduenture in thys enterprise, to hasten in their paiments before that last day of Februarie. Especially immediatly vpon their resolution to sende vp their names in wryting, the quantitie of their aduenture, and the day or dayes, which they shall take within the terme afore limitted, for the paiment of suche summes. The same vnder their hands to be deliuered with all speede vnto the Treasorer or Receiuer, where they shal thinke good to pay their said aduentures, to the ende their names may be entred certenly. And the number once knowne, all necessaries by proportion prouided accordingly. As for the day and place certaine of meeting and Embarking, bicause it is not necessary to publishe the same, the Treaso∣rer or Receiuer, shall giue it foorth by Ticquet at the time of his receipt of the aduenture.
Tho Smith
God saue the Queene.