The Reasons.

First, The fury of the Country upon the first firing of the Beacons is great, every Man, pro Aris & Focis, violently running down to the Sea-side to repel the disordered Enemy at the first confused landing; which fury if we suffer to grow cold, we shall not so easily enflame again.

Secondly, Every Man knoweth how great advantage they have, that have firm footing on Land, to encounter an Enemy that must land out of Boats, in a confused stragling manner, and therefore more willingly and speedily will go to enjoy the Benefit of this Advantage; whereas if you suffer the Enemy to land, and put himself into Military Order, he becometh more terrible unto us.

Also, while the Enemy is landing, if he find any Difficulty or Danger, being in Boats, they are ready to retire to their Ships again; but if they be once landed, with their Artillery, Horse, Carriages, &c. it is not possible for them to retire to their Ships again, without extreme danger of their Lives upon the Retreat, and the dishonourable Loss of all their Munition, &c. and therefore Necessity enforcing them to fight, and all hope of Escape by [Page 2] flight being taken away from them, they become ten times more dangerous Enemies to deal withal than before.

Further, there is in this Realm (as in all States divided in Religion) no small Numbers of Traiterous Minds, who having time to confer, and seeing an Enemy of Force already landed, may and will then discover their Malice, which on a sudden they dare not, nor cannot.

Another Opinion.

Some others hold this old Custom of running to the Sea-side to be a barba­rous Custom, void of Order and Warlike Discipline, very perillous to our selves, not hurtful to the Enemy, but rather a means to lose all; and there­fore with, by especial Commandment that Order of Repair to the Sea-side be restrained, and the Enemy suffered to land quietly; and in the mean time to drive and carry away all Cattel, Victual, Forage, Carriage, &c. and certain Places of Assembly appointed a good distance off the Sea, from whence they may march in Warlike Order, and so by driving and carrying away all Victuals, and fortifying of all Streights and Passages, to weary the Enemy with Time. And these be the Reasons for maintenance of this second Opinion.

The Reasons of the second Opinion.

First, It is said, the invading Enemy bringeth a select Company of disci­plin'd and well trained Souldiers, whom we seek to encounter with a con­fused Multitude of Men untrained, in which Match there is no Comparison, but Loss certain.

Again, it is said, An Enemy of Force meaning to land, will do it in de­spite of us, and then the Country offering to repell him, and finding them­selves not able, grow much more fearful, than if quietly without resistance we had suffered the Enemy to land.

Again, while we suffer the Enemy to land, we may drive away all Cattel and Provision further into the Country, and then maintain Streights and Passages, well fenced and fortified, so as the Enemy shall be forced to ap­proach us upon our own Strengths and Fortifications, to his great Peril and Danger.

Again they say, If in this manner we keep Victuals from them by Land, and her Majesty's Navy also in the mean time keeping the Seas, the Enemy for want of Victuals only shall be forced to retire, and glad to withdraw himself.

Further, it is alledged, how doubtful a thing Battel is, and how dange­rous for a King to commit his Crown upon it, and therefore that tempori­zing Course extolled.

These I think be the Reasons most effectual to impugn the speedy Repair to the Sea-side, and to maintain the Opinion of suffering the Enemy to land quietly, and by driving and carrying away Victuals and Forage, and forti­sying of Streights and Passes, by Time and Famine to weary the Enemy.

But having attentively weighed the Reasons on both sides, and by ex­perience of former Invasions, examining the Success and Sequel of the like Attempts, as I am far from allowing of any confused disorderly running to [Page 3] the Sea-side, to encounter a select, trained, well disciplined Enemy invading: so am I also utterly against that second Opinion, viz. to suffer the Enemy quietly to land all his Forces, Munition, &c. not doubting but a mean Course, far more serviceable than either of them both, may be taken, where­by the Benefit of that old Custom may be embraced, and the Disorders of the other well noted may be reformed, and no Advantage to annoy the inva­ding Enemy omitted; as by these Reasons ensuing better may be judged.

The Reasons.

First, I say, one of the chiefest Forces of this famous Island of England, consisteth in this, That it is fortified naturally with such a Trench or Ditch, as the Sea is, whereby it is not so subject to Invasion, as other Countries lying on the Main: Which singular Benefit, and peculiar Advantage of this our Country is utterly lost, if we suffer the Enemy quietly to land all his Forces, Munition, &c. and to take firm footing quietly on the Main.

Again, Whereas this noble Island hath such a Number of Mariners, and good Shipping, both of her Majesty's Royal Navy, and also of Merchants, as may hope with good Success to encounter on Sea the Force of any Foreign Enemy, we lose a great part of this our chief Strength, if relying on this second Opinion, we should suffer the Enemy quietly to land, and then tem­porize afterwards.

Again, There is no Man of any mean experience, but knoweth with what danger Men land out of Boats, if there be but any mean Force before Land­ing to resist them; for if therewhile any Storm arise, the Sea alone fighteth for us, and with any small Resistance on Land, will drown great Numbers of our invading Enemies.

Also any small Trench on Land shall lodge Shot in safety, to spoil as many of our Enemies, as in Boats shall offer to land, before they can approach the Shore.

Also in landing, before they can have time to put themselves in Order, what an Execution may a far less Number of Bills, or Swords, and Targets, do on them, before they shall have time to unite their Forces.

Again, After the Remnant shall land, if they be not all drowned, slain, or repelled in or before their Landing, how easy a matter shall it be for a few Lances, joined with the Weapons aforesaid, to put such a confused, dispersed, scattered, Sea-beaten Company to the Sword, before they shall ever be able to advance Standard, or put themselves in Order of Battel.

Besides all this, if her Majesty's Forces by Sea should not in time be assem­bled of such Strength, as to be able before landing to give them Battel; yet any mean Force assailing their Ships, while their Men are in landing, can­not but greatly annoy them, if not utterly defeat them.

Also in most places, except the Enemy bring his Tide justly with him, he cannot land, and then if part land, and any mean resistance made, to give Impediment to the rest, till the Tide pass, their divided Forces may more ea­sily be defeated.

Again, It is no small time that is requisite to land an Army, with Horse, Carriages, Ordnance, Munition, and Victuals, without which an Invader shall never be able to prevail; and then if any mean resistance be made at the landing, it much prolongeth the same time; so as any Storm happening, the Winds, Tides, Shelves, Rocks, Bars, and Seas fight for us, wholly in our favour, and to the ruin of our Enemy. And therefore I utterly disallow [Page 4] that Opinion to give the Enemy leave quietly to land, and then by device to temporize afterward.

Further, If such a Resolution by the Prince and State be taken, that the invading Enemy should be suffered to land quietly, to spoil and burn at their pleasure, and the inward Forces of the Country not permitted, even at their first landing, to come to their rescue, it would cause no doubt all the Inhabitants of the Coast to abandon their Towns, and leave the Frontiers naked and desolate, which the wise Kings and grave Counsellors of this Land have ever fought to make populous, by granting many Privileges and Immunities to allure Inhabitants on the Frontiers.

But touching driving or carrying away of Victuals, and leaving the Coun­try waste, and thereby to famish our landed Enemy, it is a thing more easily wished than performed. I confess, in Ireland, where most of their Substance consisteth of Kine, it is easily done; but in this rich and wealthy Country of England, it is not possible but that the Enemy, if he be once landed with all his Forces, shall find Houses full of Provision, and Barns full of all kind of Forage and Corn all the Country over, unless our Prince should command all to be wasted with Fire; which Precedent we see seldom or never put in ure, neither in these late Wars of France and Flanders, nor in any former Invasions that we read of; for it would make the Prince odious, and alie­nate extremely the Subjects Minds, and therefore not to be used but upon great extremities, when all other Means fail.

And here in England, above all other Countries, it may worst be done; for our Towns are poor, weak, unprovided, and unfortified, the Country full of Habitation, populous, rich, and abundant of all Commodities. In the Low-Countries, by reason of the great store of their strong well-fortified Towns, they might much more easily drive and carry to their Cities at hand all Victual and Forage, &c. And yet when the last great Armies of the States and Don Iohn were in the Field, notwithstanding all the Boors and Country-People were fled and retired to the next walled Towns, and had knowledg long before of the approaching of the Armies, yet were they not able so to drive and carry away the Victuals and Forage, but that the Enemy found Barns full in every place, in such sort as we never were forced at any time to forage four Miles from our Camp: So difficult and impossible a thing it is to carry away Victuals and Forage, or to leave the Enemy a waste Country. But if here in England we should drive or carry away our Victuals or Forage to the next walled Towns, the Enemy being quietly landed with his Mu­nition, should have his chief desire, knowing not only how weak and un­fortified our Towns are, but also how unprovided for all Necessaries to abide a Siege, if Fortification on sudden could be made. Wherefore I could wish all provident Means used to give the Enemy annoyance before and at the Landing, and by no means to suffer him to land quietly, or to trust to that temporizing Course, which is rather to be practised when all other Means fail, than to be relied upon at the beginning.

I grant it perillous for a Defendent Prince to hazard his Crown on a Battel, and more dangerous for Men untrained to encounter expert disciplin'd Souldiers, and most perillous to us that have no strong Towns to make head, if we lose a Battel: Aad therefore it is no part of my meaning to wish our Prince to give any Invading Enemy Battel with all our Forces, how well prepared and ordered soever we should be. But my meaning is, to have such Provision in every Shire, as we may be able readily on any sudden to give the Enemy all annoiance possible, before and at the Landing, while [Page 5] the inward Forces of our Country may the better assemble, and put them­selves in Military Order, to proceed after as shall be found most convenient.

And therefore to avoid as well confused Assemblies of our own Forces, as also to be able, like Souldiers, orderly to annoy the Enemy, by all means at the landing, and nevertheless to reserve all Advantages of temporizing af­terward, if we should not defeat or repell them at or before the landing, these Notes ensuing I would wish to be considered.

Notes to be remembred in the Musters and Ordering of Men hereafter.

First, That all bad Armor, Weapons, and Furniture, be defaced or taken away, and such new provided as may be serviceable; and this to be better executed, without favour, indifferently on all degrees.

That better Consideration be had of selecting or enrolling of Souldiers, that only active and able Bodies be appointed for Weapon, the rest for Pio­neers or Labourers; and that such Labourers be enjoined also to have in readiness their Spade, Shovel, or Pickax with them, accordingly as at the Musters shall be appointed. These well directed, shall do service with the best in the Field. I would not have them denied, but rather allowed every Man also his light Pike, or Black-Bill, to execute when Time shall serve.

That good regard be had to maintain still full Numbers of armed Pikes, for as we grow by Wealth more delicate, we shall seek generally with the Italian and French to leave that Weapon, and thereby greatly weaken the Forces of our Land.

That some Games be erected in several places in every Shire of England, to allure Men to shoot in Muskets, &c. and to bestow their Bullets surely; for the usual manner of Training by wasting Powder is ridiculous, and no Service in the World in it.

But especially that Provision be made of one kind of Weapon and Ser­viture, that in all our former Musters hath bin omitted, and in my Opinion ought specially above all others to be provided in all Shires fronting on the Sea, where Invasion may be made, I mean the Argoleteir.

These Argoleteirs need no such chief Horse, as the Lance, or Man at Arms, but every mean Gelding and ordinary Hackney will serve this purpose, whereby it shall be more easy to have in readiness a thousand of these Argo­leteirs than an hundred sufficient Lances. And yet would I have most part of their Horses such, as were able for four or five Miles, when need shall be, to take up and carry a Foot-Shot or Musquetier behind him; and so shall they be able for repelling sudden Invasions, to do singular Service, being well directed, and far above any other heretofore in our Musters provided.

The Pioneers or Labourers also, being great Numbers, will always readily be at hand to cast Trenches, or make Sconces, to lodge Shot in Safety to an­noy the Enemy, and fortify Streights and Passages; and finally, when time is, on the scattering or flying Enemy to do execution also.

It shall not be difficult in every Shire to find some such two or three places of Assembly, within a few miles of the Coast, as may discover the Enemy on the Sea far off, and plainly perceive on what part he meaneth to land, from whence Supplies accordingly may be sent.

And first I would wish of those Argoleteirs, and Shot on foot, some con­venient Companies be sent to the Coast, and Order given, that all the Labour­ers of those parts should attend on them, to make Trenches or Sconces to stay the Enemy, as they should be directed; in which time the armed Pikes, [Page 6] accompanied with Lances, may have space to range themselves in Order Military, without confusion or disorder, to march towards the Enemy. And if these Argoleteirs and other Shot should happen by the Enemy to be repel­led, yet by the aid of the Labourers of the Country, they may retire in such sort from one Strength to another, as the Enemy with great loss shall very slowly follow them.

And forasmuch as Kent is the most likely Shire of all other for many re­spects to be attempted, whensoever any Invasion shall be by Sea, it were re­quisite before-hand by Men of Skill to have the Landing-Places well survey­ed, and convenient Places of Assembly appointed, and all Passages or Streights well considered, that good direction may be given where to assemble, and how to proceed upon any sudden, when occasion shall require. For at this present, not only among the common sort of ignorant Captains, but even among some of good Judgment and Experience, if such an occasion should suddenly happen, there would be found such repugnance of Opinions, as perhaps the worst and most perillous Resolution might be taken. In other Arts Errors are not so dangerous, but upon better deliberation they may be corrected; but in these Military Causes, especially in matter of Invasion, an erroneous Resolution at the first may utterly overthrow the State for ever. I would wish this Matter, of so great Importance effectually considered, before imminent Danger, while Time is. And so is there no doubt (the natural Fortification of this Island considered) with the great store of Shipping and Mariners, and the abundance of Armor and Weapon now in England, and able Bodies also to use them, if they were duly trained and exercised; but we may with good Order repell the Fury of all Foreign Enemies whatsoever.

Thus far Mr. Diggs.

And now I must not omit one thing, which is to let you know that the great strength of this Kingdom lies in Chatham-River, and at Portsmouth, (and I could heartily wish all his Majesty's Ships there were in that River too). As for the first, it is sufficiently secured by the New Fortifications at Sheerness, and thereabouts; but for the latter, if an Invasion should happen in those parts, the Enemy may land at Stokes-Bay, secure Gospar with a great deal of ease, destroy the Navy there, and beat down the Town of Portsmouth about their Ears; therefore that Bay ought to be secured upon the first Alarm.

I would have given you a List of the last thirty Ships, but that they are not all yet finished, but when they are, will make the most glorious Fleet in the World.

Requisite for the Defence of a Fort.

• FOr Men, the Governor must re­quire them according to the Ene­mies Strength, the number of the Ba­stions, and capacity of the Place.
• For Provision, according to the number of Souldiers, and the time, whether it be six, eight, or twelve Months Provision.
• Spare Ordnance, a quarter as many as are mounted, for a supply in case any shall be disabled.
• Shot of all sorts, as well for great Guns as for Musquets.
• Musquets, Bandaliers, and Pikes, to spare, as many as are requisite.
• Powder answerable to the number of the Rounds of great Guns and small Arms.
• Shovels 1000. Spades 800. Pick­axes 400. Wheel-barrows 150. Hand-barrows 200. Rammers 20. Drugs 2.
• Match proportionable to the place and number of Men.
• Spare Carriages half as many as are mounted; with good store of Wheels, Axeltrees, Planks, Joists, Deal-boards and Spars; a Carpenter and his Men, with all his Tools.
• Cannon Baskets 500. Musquet Bas­kets 800. Canvass Baggs 3000. to be filled with Earth, and laid upon Brest-works.
• Calthrops 10 or 20 thousand, use­ful to lay upon Bridges, and to strow on the Ground.
• Beetles of divers sorts to drive Pa­lizadoes into the Ground, 40 or 50.
• Palizadoes three inches thick, six foot high, placed with Iron at the points, four or 500.
• Turnpikes twelve foot long, and five inches diameter, in a six-angular form, as many as are needful.
• Two large Morter-pieces, and one small, with Granado-Shells, and all Materials belonging to them.
• Hand Granadoes fitted with Fusees, two or 3000.
• Ginns two or three. A Smith with a Forge and all his Tools, great store of Iron and Steel; a Steel Mill for grinding of Corn, and two or three Ovens.
• All manner of Ingredients for Fire-works, and an able Fire-master to make the Fusees, and all other Fire-works, and to shoot exactly into the Enemies Batteries, Redoubts, and other Places, as the Service may re­quire.
• Lastly, The Master-Gunner must be provided with all necessaries be­longing to the Guns.

Requisite to be carried into the Field with a Train of Artillery.

• FOr Battery, Whole Culvering of Brass, mounted upon Tra­velling Carriages—10
• For Field Service, Saker—10
• Three Pounders—6
• Note, you must carry as many great Guns as the Design requires, as sometimes 40 or 50, and so shot, &c. proportionable.
• SpareCarriages for wholeCulvering 10
  • For Saker—10
  • For Three Pounders—6
• Spare Wheels and Axeltrees for each sort of Ordnance—6
• Fore-Waggons—29
• Spare Wheels for the Fore-Wagons 6
• Block Wagons to lay Ordnance on 12
• Spare Fore and After-Wheels—6
• Spare Thillers for Block Waggons 2
• Spare Axeltrees and Draughts—2
• Sledges to draw Ordnance on—4
• Manteletts—3
• Iron Crows, Handspikes, and Le­vers of each—20
• Brass Pullies—10
• Winches or Hand-skrews—10
• [Page 8] Iron Bolts—8
• Sallet Oil for the Engines—50 pound
• Wadhooks—10
• Grease Boxes—12
• Hogs Grease for the Carriages 600 lb.
• Ladles for whole Culvering—30
  • Spunges—30
  • Rammers—30
• Ladles for Saker—30
  • Spunges—30
  • Rammers—30
• Ladles for three Pounders—18
  • Spunges—18
  • Rammers—18
• Copper Nails for Spunges—600
• Sheep-skins—200
• Wooden Leavers for the Ordnance 20
• Iron Crows—5
• Round shot for whole Culvering 2000
• Double-headed shot for whole Culvering—100
• Partridges for whole Culvering 300
• Round Shot for Saker—1000
• Double-headed shot for Saker—50
• Partridges for Saker—500
• Round shot for 3 Pounders—800
• Partridges for three Pounders—800
• Cases of Wood for whole Culv. 200
  • For Saker—100
  • For three Pounders—150
  • Beds—20
  • Coins—40
  • Field Staves—40
• Cannon Baskets are generally made in the Field, and their number must be answerable to the Service.
• Powder for the Ordnance 30000 lb.
• Canvass Bags—5000
• Match in bundles—2000 lb.
• Budg Barrels, with each a Dish and a Wooden Hammer—30
• Hair Cloaths—30
• Hurdles to plant Ornance on—300
• Hand-barrows—50
• Musquet-Baskets—500
• Thiller Harness compleat—60
• Spare Ropes and other Harness 60
• Plated Cross Staves for the drawing Ropes after every couple of Hor­ses—80
• Hangers with Belts—100
• Whipcord to bind withal—100 lb.
• Horse Collers—400
• Drawing Ropes of 40 fath. a piece 30
• Half drawing Ropes—30
• Windlass Ropes—4
• Stricking Ropes—4
• Drawing Lines—30
• Neck Lines—20
• Ramming Blocks to drive Palizad. 20
• Horse Halters—200
• Small Rammers—10
• Spare Ropes—6
• Great Iron Hammers—5
• Beams and Underlayers for Plat­forms, &c. 10 foot long—300
• Stockadoes—400
• Planks for Bedding, &c.—2000
• Spars or Palizadoes—3000
• Deal-boards—100
• Spades—1000
• Shovels—1000
• Wheelbarrows—500
• Axes—300
• Handbills—300
• Pickaxes—200
• Mattocks—200
• Handbarrows—100
• Lanthorns—30
• Candles—200 lb.
• Leather Pails—50
• Canvass pieces for Blinds—20
• Packthread—30 lb.
• Sayl-yarn—4 lb.
• Bolts and Clinchers for Axeltrees 40
• Bolts for Thiller Carriages—40
• After Hooks for the Carriages—10
• After Nails—50
• Spare Clenchers for the Ordnance 40
• Wedges for the Block-Wagons—100
• Iron Staples—50
• Tow—100 lb.
• Bundles of Bar-Iron—400 lb.
• Small Bars for Smiths—1000 lb.
• Steel—500 lb.
• Ladle-Hooks—40 pair.
• Linch-Pins—40 pair.
• Spikes—40 pair.
• Tampeons—26
• Forelocks Keys—40 pair.
• Great melting Ladles—3
• Small—2
• Scaling Ladders—50
• Nails of all Sorts—10000
• [Page 9] Formers of Sorts—50
• Tan'd-Hidesl—40
• Druggs—2
• Ginns or Windlasses—2
• Paper Royal—20 Reams.
• Canvass for Cartrages—50 Ells.
• Starch—10 lb.
• Needles—40 dozen.
• Thread—40 lb.
• Twine—50 lb.
• Gunners Horns—50
• Priming-Irons—6 dozen.
• Aprons of Lead—30
• Linstocks—4 dozen.
• Wyer—10 lb.
• Morter-pieces Great—2
  • Small—1
• Granadoe shells, for each—100
• Hand Granadoes fitted—5000
• Petars fitted—6
• Waggons for the Train—40
• Horses for the Train, with all man­ner of Harness, compleat—500
• All Tools for Miners, Carpenters, Wheelwrights, Smiths, Coopers, Turners, Collermakers, Armorers, Basket-makers, and all manner of Ingredients and Instruments for the Fire-Masters, and Petardiers.

Requisite to be carried into the Field to make a Magazine of in the Army.

• POwder for Musqueteers 1000 Bar.
• Match in bundles—90 C.
• Lead for Bullets—50 C.
• Moulds to cast-Bullets—50
• Hair-cloaths—60
• Old pieces of Sails to make Blinds—1000
• Spare Musquets—1000
• Spare Bandaleers—1000
• Spare Musquet-stocks—500
• Long Pikes—2000
• Half Pikes—200
• Corslets and Headpieces—300
• Javelins double-pointed—1000
• Match-Horns to blind lighted-Matches upon an Enterprize 2000
• Running Waggons with two Wheels and Javelins put through the Ax­eltrees—300
• Short Palizadoes—6000
• Iron Hammers—40
• Wooden Mallets—200
• Great Borers to bore with—9
• Calthrops—10000
• Swords with Belts—500
• Pieces of Bullrush-Bridges to pass over a Moat or Ditch—150
• Hand-barrows to carry Sods with 150
• Great Beetles—100
• Water-scoops—200
• Mathematical Water Horse-Mills to drain out Water—2
• Spitters to spit Sods with—300
• Bagger Nets to Work in a Gallery 25
• Crooked Iron Shovels with long Hafts to work in a Gallery—12
• Spades—1000
• Shovels—1000
• Mattocks—500
• Pickaxes—500
• Wheelbarrows—400
• Great Iron Hammers—50
• Axes of all sorts—600
• Hatchets and Handbills—100
• Great Pincers—8
• Small Hammers—20
• Spare Holsters for Cavalry 500 pair.
• Spare Pistols for Cavalry—500 pair.
• Spare Carbines—500
• Spare Partizans—40
• Iron Crows of all sorts—30
• Draggs—25
• Tents for Persons of Quality—200
• Trench Tents—10000
• Spare Drums—200
• Nails of all Sorts—100000
• Lanthorns and Blind Lanthorns—40
• Candles—500 lb.
• Torches—1000
• Colours—100
• Fire-Lights—25
• Pitcht Ropes—600 pieces.
• Barrels of Pitch—6
• Barrels of Tar—4
• [Page 10] Woolsacks—150
• Hour-Glasses—40
• Drawing-Lines to draw Vessels against the Stream—60
• Baggs to fill Earth with upon an
  • Approach—3000
  • Ammunition Chests to put them in—6
• Blinds of Canvass 150 foot long each piece—150
• Planks, Spars, Beams of all sorts good store for Ordnance, Palizadoes, Stockadoes, Galleries, some shor­ter and some longer, as occasion may serve.
• Great Block-pile Drivers, with all their Ropes and Appurtenances 2
• Cordage of all sorts—400 lb.
• Two-handed Rammers for two Men to drive Palizadoes with—20
• Spare Bridles, Saddles, and other Ac­coutrements for the Horse, as many as are requisite.
• Fifty pieces of Bulrush-Bridges, co­vered over with Canvass, with their Ropes and Cords, to fasten them one to another, and Anchors, each piece being 10 foot long, and six broad.
• Cork-Bridges, each Bridg containing 10 pieces joined together, and each 10 foot long—2
• Spare Trumpets—40
• Windlasses fitted—2
• Leather Pails—200
• Saws of all sorts—250
• Augors of all sorts, Wimbles and Adazes— 40
• Good store of Carpenters Tools.
• All things necessary for 40 Carts to carry Earth in, compleat.
• Wheelbarrows—1000
• Spare Wheels, and Iron Pins for them—400
• Single-sawn Planks for the Wheel­barrows—200
• Haspells and Turnpikes with their Javelins, small and great—100
• Halberts—100
• Copper Ovens—40
• Kitchin-Tents—6
• Hospital-Tents—10
• Waggons for the Lord General, and all Persons of Quality, &c.—200
• Horses with all Harness compleat and to spare—1200
• Kneeding-Troughs, Dow-knives, Pails, and other things belonging to the Baker, as many as are requisite.
• Bread, Cheese, Oats, Hay, and other Provisions answerable to the num­ber of the Men and Horse, &c. in the Army.

An Account of the Sea and Land Forces ordered by the House of Commons, the Charge being calculated for a Month, and the standing Pay of every Land-Officer per diem.

THe ninety Ships of War, with Fireships and Tenders, the number of Men, consisting of about 25562, at 4 l. 5 s per Head, Wear and Tare, that is, for Wages, Provisions, Ammunition, &c. will amount to per Month 108040 l. 10 s. or thereabouts.

The 26 Regiments of Foot, 1000 Men in each Regiment, besides General Officers, will amount to 34282 l. 14 s. 8 d. per Month.

The four Regiments of Horse, 490 Men in each Regiment, will amount to 9418 l. 5 s. 4 d. per Month.

Thetwo Regiments of Dragoons, each 960 Men, Officers included, will amount to 5429 l. 13 s. 4 d. per month.

The total Charge for the Army for a month, comes to 49130 l. 13 s. 4 d.

The total Charge of Navy and Army, to 157171 l. 3 s. 4 d. per month, besides the Train of Artillery.

A Land Tax to maintain this Navy and Army, will come to above three shillings per pound for a Year; for it is observed that 70000 l. per Month, comes to 18 d. per l. by a Land Tax for a Year.

A List of the 90 Ships of War and Men designed by the Parliament against France, Anno 1678.

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Note, That the Colonel, Lieut. Colonel, and Major, have Captains Pay, be­sides their Pay as Field Officers.

The Officers pay of a Train of Artillery, per diem.

A List of the present Governors of the Garisons of England.

• BErwick, Henry Cavendish▪ Duke of Newcastle. Deputy Governor, Ralph Widdrington Esq
• Carlisle, Charles Howard Lord Morpeth.
• Chepstow, Henry Somerset Marquess Worcester.
• Chester, Sir Ieoffrey Shakerley.
• Dover, Colonel Stroud.
• Dartmouth, Sir Edward Seamour.
• Deal, Sir Iohn Berry.
• Guernsey, Christopher Lord Hatton.
• Gravesend and Tilbury, Mr. Leak, Son of Sir Francis Leak deceased.
• Hull and the Block Houses, Iohn Shef­field Earl of Mulgrave.
• Holy-Island, Col. Daniel Collingwood.
• Jersey-Island, Sir Iohn Laveer.
• Landguard-Fort, Sir Charles Littleton.
• St. Mawes-Castle, Sir Ios. Tredenham.
• Pendennis-Castle, Richard Lord Arun­del of Treriff.
• Plymouth and St. Nicholas Island, Iohn Greenvil Earl of Bath. Sir Hugh Piper Deputy Governor.
• Portland-Castle, Humphrey Weld Esq
• Portsmouth, Col. George Legg. Sir Ro­ger Manly Deputy Governor.
• Sandgate-Castle, Sir Thomas Allen.
• Sandown-Castle, Capt. Freeman.
• Sheerness, Major Nathaniel Dorrel.
• Silly-Island, Sir William Godolphin.
• Scarborough-Castle, Sir Tho. Slingsby.
• Tinmouth-Castle, Col. Edward Villers.
• Tower of London, William Lord Al­lington Constable, Capt. Thomas Cheek Lieutenant Governor, Capt. Thomas Hawley Deputy Governor.
• The Master of the Ordnance's Place is held by 3 in Commission, Sir Iohn Chichley, Sir Christopher Musgrave, and Sir William Hickman.
• Upnor-Castle, Rob. Minors Governor.
• Windsor-Castle, his Highness Prince Rupert Constable, Capt. Potts Lieute­nant Governor.
• York and Cliffords Tower, Iohn Lord Frechivile.
• Isle of Wight, Sir Robert Holmes.
• Hurst-Castle, Sir Iohn-Holmes.
• Calshot-Castle, Col. Iames Halsey.

A List of all the Lord Lieutenants and High-Sheriffs of all those Counties adjacent to the Coasts.

• NOrthumberland, Henry Cavendish Duke of Newcastle. Sheriff, Edward Blackett Esq
• Durham, Dr. Nathaniel Crew, Bishop, Lieutenant, and Sheriff.
• Yorkshire, East-Riding, Iohn Sheffeild Earl of Mulgrave. Sheriff, Sir Tho­mas Daniel.
• Lincolnshire, Robert Bertue Earl of Lindsey. Sheriff, Ralph Maddison Esq
• Norfolk, Robert Paston Earl of Yarmouth. Sheriff, Philip Harbord Esq
• Suffolk, Iames Howard Earl of Suffolk. Sheriff, Sir Robert Brooks.
• Essex, Awbrey de Vere Earl of Oxford. Sheriff,—Barret Esq
• Kent, Henneage Finch Earl of Winchelsey. Sheriff, Ralph Petley Esq
• Sussex, Charles Sackvil Earl of Dorset. Sheriff, George Luxford Esq
• Hampshire, Mr. Noell. Sheriff, Iohn Cumber Esq
• Dorsetshire, Iohn Lord Pawlet. Sheriff, William Weston Esq
• Devonshire, Christopher Monk Duke of Albemarle. Sheriff, Sir Edw. Seamore.
• Cornwall, Iohn Greenvile Earl of Bath. Sheriff, Iohn Cotton Esq
• Somersetshire, Iames Butler Duke of Ormond. Sheriff, Sir Will. Windham.

For all these Counties Following, Henry Somerset Marquess of Worcester is Lord Lieutenant.

• PEmbrokeshire, Sheriff, Thomas Iones Esq
• Carmarthenshire, Sheriff, Sir Rice Williams.
• Glamorganshire, Sheriff, George Bowen Esq
• Monmouthshire, Sheriff, Thomas Morgan Esq
• Cardiganshire, Sheriff, Richard Herbert Esq
• Merionethshire, Sheriff, William Narmy Esq
• Anglesey, Sheriff, Thomas Wyn Esq
• Carnarvan-shire, Sheriff, Robert Cotymore Esq
• Flintshire, Sheriff, Thomas Pindar Esq
• Cheshire and Lancashire, William Stanley Earl of Darby, Lord Lieutenant. And Edward Leigh Esq Sheriff of Cheshire. Lancashire—.
• Westmoreland and Cumberland, Charles Howard Earl of Carlisle. Sheriff of Cumberland, Sir George Fletcher.

The Wages of Officers and Seamen serving in his Majesty's Fleet at Sea per Month.

One Shilling per Month is abated out of each Man's Wages, to pay to the Chest, Minister, and Chirurgean. And all the rest of the Infe­riors have each of them able Seamens Pay.