No. 51.

Government order to victual ships furnished by the City; 24 July, 1588.

State Papers Dom. Vol. ccxiii. No. 15.

Mr. Quarleis theis are to praie you presentlie to victuall theis shippes hereunder written nowe at the seas w^th my Lo: Admirall w^th one moneths victuall of xxviij daies to begyn the x^th of August 1588 and to end the vij^th of September followinge both daies included Of w^ch monnethes victualls you are to victuall the said Flete for the fyrst xiiij daies at Portesmouth The other xiiij daies the victuall to be sent to Dover. This to be doune with all spede possible and so fare you well from my house at Stroude the xxiiij^th of Julie 1588

1	The Hercules	Of London.
2	The Tobie
3	The Senturion
4	The Marget and John
5	The Mynion
6	The Assention
7	The Red Lion
8	The Tygar
9	The Mayflower
10	The Prymrose
11	The gift of god
12	The bark Burle
13	The Brawle
14	The golden Lion
15	The Riall defence
16	Thelen Nathan
20	The foure pynnasses