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A36008	Englands defence, a treatise concerning invasion, or, A brief discourse of what orders were best for repulsing of foreign forces if at any time they should invade us by sea in Kent, or elsewhere exhibited in writing to the Right Honourable Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a little before the Spanish Invasion, in the year 1588 / by Thomas Diggs ... to which is now added, an account of such stores of war and other materials as are requisite for the defence of a fort, a train of artillery, and for a magazine belonging to a field army ; and also a list of the ships of war, and the charge of them, and the land-forces designed by the Parliament against France anno 1678 ; also a list of the present governors of the garisons of England, and of all the lord lieutenants and high sheriffs of all those counties adjacent to the coasts ; lastly the wages of officers and seamen serving in His Majesty's fleet at sea per month collected by Thomas Adamson ...	Digges, Thomas, d. 1595.; Adamson, Thomas, fl. 1680. Account of such stores of war, and other materials as are requisite for the defense of a fort, a train of artillery, and for a magazine belonging to a field army.	1680 (1680)	Wing D1471; ESTC R7897	16,642	22

00 05 00 Master-Gunner 00 05 00 His Mate 00 03 00 Eighty Gunners at 2 s. 08 00 00 3 Battery-Masters at 5 s. 00 15 00 3 Work-Baces at 3 s. 00 09 00 Provost-Marshal 00 06 00 His 4 Assistants at 2 s. 00 08 00 A Pettardier 00 05 00 Two Assistants at 2 s. 6 d. 00 05 00 A principal Conductor of the Matrosses 00 05 00 Conductors 224 for the Train and Carriages at 2 s. 6 d. 28 00 00 Matrosses 160 at 1 s. 6 d. 12 00 00 A Bridg-Master 00 04 00 his 6 Assistants at 2 s 00 12 00 A Chirurgean 00 04 00 His 2 Mates at 2 s. 6 d. 00 05 00 A Messenger 00 03 00 A Tentmaker 00 04 00 His two Assistants at 2 s. 00 04 00 A Tent-keeper and two Assistants each at 18 d. 00 04 06 Ladle-maker and Servant 00 03 06 A Master-Armorer 00 02 06 Three Armorers at 18 d. 00 04 06 A Master Smith 00 04 00 Four Farriers at 2 1. 00 08 00 Ten Smiths at ●● 01 00 00 A Master Carpenter 00 03 00 Ten Carpenters at 18 d. 00 ●5 00 Master Wheel wright 00 03 00 Ten Wheelers at 18 d. 00 15 00 Master Collermaker 00 03 00 Four Collermakers at 18 d. 00 06 00 A Master Cooper 00 02 06 His 2 Servaunts at 18 d. 00 03 00 Gunstock-maker 00 02 00 Turner 00 02 00 Three Gunsmiths at 18 d. 00 04 06 2 Captains of Pioneers 4 s. 00 08 00 Four Sergeants at 2 s. 00 08 00 Six Corporals at 18 d. 00 09 00 200 Pioneers at 12 d. 10 00 00 2000 Drivers at 12 d. 100 00 00 A Chaplain 00 05 00 Basket-maker 00 00 00 Per diem 187 19 06 Per mensem 5261 06 00 Per Annum 68396 18 00 Total charge of the Arms Powder Shot and all Provisions of War for an Army of 26000 Foot and 4000 Horse out of Store 23543 l. 05 s. 02 d. To be provided by ready Mony 52943 l. 01 s. 06 d. Total 76486 l. 06 s. 08 d. Total of the Train 66259 l. 04 s. 04 d. Total of both 142745 l. 11 s. 00 d. Total of the Draught-Horses for the Train and all the Waggons and Carriages for the Army amounts to 10860 Horses and at 8 l. a Horse comes to 86880 l. so in all it amounts to 229625 l. 11 ● Transportation-Charges not here computed nor the number of Miners       The Train was to consist of 50 Guns 30 Petards and 20 Morter-pieces with all other Materials proportionable       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. Officers 1 Rate 2 Rate 3 Rate 4 Rate 5 Rate 6 Rate   l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. Captain 21 00 0 16 16 0 14 00 0 10 10 0 08 08 0 07 00 0 Lieutenant 04 04 0 04 04 0 03 10 0 03 10 0             Master 07 00 0 06 06 0 04 13 8 04 06 2 03 17 6 Capt. is Mr.     Masters Mate 03 06 0 03 00 0 02 16 2 02 7 10 02 02 0 02 02 0 Midshipman 02 0● 0 02 00 0 01 17 6 01 13 9 01 10 0 01 10 0 Boatswain 04 00 0 03 10 0 03 00 0 02 10 0 02 05 0 02 00 0 Gunner 04 00 0 03 10 0 03 00 0 02 10 0 02 05 0 02 00 0 Purser 02 00 0 01 16 8 01 10 0 01 06 8 01 03 4 01 03 4 Carpenter 04 00 0 03 10 0 03 00 0 02 10 0 02 05 0 02 00 0 Quarter Master 01 15 0 01 15 0 01 12 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 06 0 Boatswains Mt. 01 15 0 01 15 0 01 12 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 06 0 Gunner's Mate 01 15 0 01 15 0 01 12 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 06 0 Chyrurgeon 02 10 0 02 10 0 02 10 0 02 10 0 02 10 0 02 10 0 Chyrurg Mate 01 10 0 01 10 0 01 10 0 01 10 0 01 10 0 01 10 0 Quart Mr. Mate 01 10 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 08 0 01 06 0 01 05 0 Yeomen 01 12 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 08 0             Coxswain 01 12 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 08 0 01 06 0       Corporal 01 15 0 01 12 0 01 10 0 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 05 0 Cooks 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 04 0 Armorers 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0             Gunsmith 01 05 0 01 05 0                         Carpenters Mt. 02 00 0 02 00 0 01 16 0 01 14 0 01 12 0 01 10 0 Mr. Trumpeter 01 10 0 01 08 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 Quart Gunners 01 06 0 01 06 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 Carpent Crew 01 06 0 01 06 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0       Steward 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 05 0 01 03 4 01 00 8 00 17 6 Steward's Mate 01 00 8 01 00 8 01 00 8 01 00 8             Able Seamen 01 04 0 01 04 0 01 04 0 01 04 0 01 04 0 01 04 0 Ordinary 00 19 0 00 19 0 00 19 0 00 19 0 00 19 0 00 19 0 Gromits 00 14 3 00 14 3 00 14 3 00 14 3 00 14 3 00 14 3 Boys 00 09 6 00 09 6 00 09 6 00 09 6 00 09 6 00 09 6 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 FINIS

Englands Defence A Treatise concerning INVASION OR A brief Discourse of what Orders were best for repulsing of Foreign Forces if at any time they should invade us by Sea in Kent or elsewhere Exhibited in writing to the Right Honourable Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester a little before the Spanish Invasion in the Year 1588. By THOMAS DIGGS Esq muster-Muster-Master General of all her Majesty's Forces in the Low-Countries To which is now added An Account of such Stores of War and other Materials as are requisite for the Defence of a Fort a Train of Artillery and for a Magazine belonging to a Field Army And also a List of the Ships of War and the Charge of them and the Land-Forces designed by the Parliament against France Anno 1678. Also a List of the present Governors of the Garisons of England and of all the Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs of all those Counties adjacent to the Coasts Lastly The Wages of Officers and Seamen serving in his Majesty's Fleet at Sea per Month. Collected by THOMAS ADAMSON Master-Gunner of his Majesty's Train of Artillery Anno 1673. And now thought fit to be published for the use of the Protestant Subjects of his Majesty's Kingdoms and Plantations LONDON Printed for F. Haley in the Year 1680. To the READER THat the Strength and Glory of France is now far more great and apparent than was that of Spain in 1588 is so visible a thing to every intelligent and unbiassed English-man whose Faith and Reason is not imposed upon by Interest Faction Prejudice Humour or a Spirit of Contradiction that to use more words to prove it than only to say it is so would be impertinent and therefore certainly I shall not need to urge any Arguments to convince my Country-men that that thing which hath bin may be again There was once a Spanish Invasion which Action from its success I confess was laught at then by the whole World and there may be a French one though I do not pretend to prophesy and how that may succeed is probably guessed at in regard they are a great deal nearer us have Calice and Dunkirk two considerable Places once in our hands in their Possession have Ships and Men enough run not that hazard of the Seas as the Spaniards did are a warlike well-experienc'd and disciplin'd People and at this juncture have nothing to do being at Peace upon pleasure with all Europe so that if they should make any attempt upon us they may reasonably have better success now than the Spaniards had then And besides they have a discontented Party here of Papists upon the account of this horrid and unhappy Plot that will undoubtedly join with them And we all know that the Popish Gentlemen of this Nation have bin trained up and many of them Officers of the French Army which may much facilitate the Conquest as knowing all the Country And as for their taking occasion to quarrel with us we need not think they will want one considering how they have dealt with their Neighbours in Flanders Holland and the Duke of Lorrain as also their impudence some Years since in printing their Pretentions to the Crown of England and their great Preparations now in raising of Men buying of Corn hiring of Vessels to bring them down to our Neighbouring Coasts cannot certainly but be an Argument of some ill Design they have on Foot and whether it be against us or Holland is all one for the loss of one is the ruin of both and the whole Protestant Interest all over Europe Now by all that hath bin said we may expect the French but I hope no true-hearted English-man fears them at all for forewarn'd forearm'd yet if the Governor of any place should be such a Traitor to his Country as to let the Enemy land or enter by consent for indeed French Pistols are very powerful the Inhabitants and Souldiers may justify the killing of him and defend themselves Which Position I hope neither Divine nor Lawyer will deny seeing the end of Government is to preserve the People Salus Populi suprema Lex and upon an Invasion People may forthwith Common Law see 7. H. 4. Brook's Tenures 44 and 73. Fitch Protection 100. Coke 7. Re. 7 b. Calvin's Case 2 Rolls Title Imposition 165. c. 1 Inst. 69. b. in fine Anderson 2 part Case 49. Shepherd Office of Justice of Peace pag. 43. Hale Pleas of the Cr. pag. 14 15. Stature Law s●● ● Ed● 3. cap. 11. H. 7. cap. 1. H. 7. cap 18 c. Records 14 Iohannis Regis 26 Edw. 3 See the Case of the Bankers Sect. 5. rise and defend themselves for every Man's House is his Castle and his Land his Patrimony and if any Man refuse the Iustices and Sheriffs ex Officio may compel him without any special Commission or other Warrant And tho the Invader be in Amity with us he is yet to be repelled as an Enemy as is affirmed by Stamford Coke Hales and other eminent Lawyers So that certainly the Inhabitants of those Places that are nearest the Sea having so much Reason and Law on their side shall not need to have any exhortation to take care of their own but that their Prudence and Courage both to defend their King Themselves and Country will enspirit the rest of the Nation to assist and die with them in the opposing a Foreign Enemy disarming all Papists at home and securing his Majesty's Fleet in Harbour and not to run away as at Chatam in 1667 to the ruin of their Country and their own shame and destruction And now for my part my only design in publishing this is to secure the Government establish'd by Law and not to stir up Rebellion it being only calculated for the highest and most urgent Necessity the People can ever be drove to which is an Invasion neither do I believe that any Person will censure the Contents of these Sheets except some Sycophant Persons who by their impertinent Discourse teach Passive Obedience and publickly affirm that absolute Monarchy is Jure Divino and that there is no such thing as Property and Liberty but all is at the Will of the Prince Nay tho an Enemy should invade us yet we must not defend our selves without special Order But such Doctrine as this will not preserve us It is not crying when we are fallen into the Ditch Lord help us but we must use the utmost of our endeavours to get out thereof God now working by Means not by Miracles and such kind of designing as well as silly Rascals as these being influenced by the Iesuits and Popish Clergie are as great Traitors to their Prince as to their Country and will endeavour to help forward a French Conquest and introduce Popery here which the whole Nation is bound to oppose But it is hoped one time or other a Law will be made to hinder such destructive Principles here as it is in Holland upon pain of being severely punished For as he

is certainly a great Rogue that would endeavour in the least to take away any part of the King 's just Prerogative so he is in the same quality who would in the least give away and betray the Property and Liberty of the Subject But thanks be to God we live under a most gracious and good Prince for the preservation of whose Life we ought constantly to pray who hath by his Promises Proclamations and his late most approved choice of some Members of his Privy-Council as a Committee for the further examination of the Plot given us sufficient and satisfactory assurance of his great care for the Protestant Religion and our preservation But notwithstanding all his Neighbour being Great Powerful Ambitious and Designing may also be False and of a sudden pour those Forces upon us that will otherwise pull him out of ' his own Throne if he hath no employment for them and therefore this Treatise is only given you as a Remedy or Medicament towards half your Cure and that if his Majesty's Life should be taken away by any violent means which God of Heaven forbid and an Enemy should take that opportunity of our Sadness and Divisions to invade us you know how to receive them both by Land and Sea and what Materials are useful towards either offending our Enemy or defending our Selves But that which will be most necessary of all is a Union of Hearts and Affections which that God would make upon such an occasion more especially is no doubt the hearty and constant Prayers of those who have often fought and will still to the last drop of their Blood for their King and Country A Treatise concerning INVASION OR A brief Discourse what Orders were best for repulsing of Foreign Forces if at any time they should invade us by Sea in Kent or elsewhere Exhibited in Writing to the Right Honourable Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester a little before the Spanish Invasion in 88 by Thomas Diggs Esq muster-Muster-Master General of all her Majesty's Forces in the Low Countries THe accustomed Order hath bin by Firing of Beacons to put the Shire in Arms and presently all Forces to repair to the Landing-place there without delay to give them Battel But because there are other Opinions I think it first convenient to set down the Reasons of each Opinion and then a Resolution what I find best Such as maintain this old accustomed Order alleage besides the good success that many times it hath taken that in Reason also it is best dealing with the Enemy at Landing before he hath firm footing and before he shall have leasure to range his Men in due Order or Battel and before he shall be able to Land his Ordnance Horse and Carriages and that a very few Men thus in time shall be able to give greater annoyance and do greater Service upon the Enemy than ten times so many when the Enemy is Landed and setled in strength of Order with all his Horse Ordnance and Carriages They also add these Reasons ensuing for confirmation of their custom 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 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