Letter of command signed from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to the earl of Nottingham, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey [manuscript], 1599 August 4.

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Letter of command signed from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to the earl of Nottingham, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey [manuscript], 1599 August 4.

Requiring the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, (Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham), to assemble 37 men as listed, furnished with horses, arms, and provisions.

2 p.

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