That the people also be trained of the cities of Toro, Zamora, and Salamanca, to bee ready to succour the countrey betweene the riuers of Doro and Minno: and the people of Estremadura and Siuilla are likewise to bee trained to be ready to succour the citie of Lisbon, and the countrey about the same.
Also that the castles of this citie, riuer and territorie be victualled and prouided of gunpowder, match and lead, and all things else belonging to the artillerie, as I haue requested in the relations which I sent vnto his maiestie the 7. of March of this present yeere 1585.
An army of 14. gallies to be prouided. That gallies be furnished for foure moneths: and that sixe more bee brought from Spaine to this riuer of Lisbon with an hundred and twentie souldiers for ech gallie, that they may be diuided among the eight gallies which remaine here.
Another army of 12. great ships, 4 pataches, and 1500 souldiers. And in case it fall out that the armie of the English goe not for the Indies, but occupie themselues vpon this kingdome, (for there may be English ships, which may attend the one and the other) we shal be enforced to make another armie, besides that for the Indies, of twelue ships, foure pataches, and a thousand fiue hundred souldiers.
In mine opinion all this is meet for his maiesties seruice to be foreseene to be made ready with great diligence, and care, and to prouide money needfull for the same, without neglecting the one or the other, but that all these things be done without delay: Referring my selfe in all things to those of wiser iudgement. Written in Lisbon the 26 of October, 1585.
A summarie and true discourse of sir Francis Drakes West Indian voyage, begun in the yeere 1585. Wherein were taken the cities of Saint Iago, Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and the towne of Saint Augustine in Florida; Published by M. Thomas Cates.
This worthy knight for the seruice of his Prince and countrey
hauing prepared his whole fleete, and gotten them downe to
Plimmouth in Deuonshire, to the number of fiue and twenty saile
of ships and pinnesses, and hauing assembled of souldiers and
mariners, to the number of 2300. in the whole, embarked them
and himselfe at Plimmouth aforesaid, the 12. day of September
1585. being accompanied with these men and charge, which
hereafter follow:
