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 268 THE CASTLE. issued, among these being 4 warrants sent out on the 24th August u to bring in horses to cary amonition." On the 6th September is the entry : " Payd to the old Bowerman for to goe att Bodmin with a letter for his Mat 8 Sarvis 3s." On the 8th, at a " mowster, 8 men who served the town arms " received 6d. per man. About the same time William Noble claimed to be paid for " 2 li of shott too make tookens, and for stamping them, is. 6d. ;" for his "man and horse to Kellington w th the arms," for "a snapsacke to cary the powder att Kellington," and "for a fram for the King's declaration hangine in the Church, 2s." This is the Declaration : To the Inhabitants of Cornwall. We are so highly sensible of the extraordinary Merit of our County of Cornwall, of their Zeal for the defence of our Person and the Just Rights of our Crown, in a time when we could contribute so little to our own defence or to their Assistance — in a time when not only no Reward appeareth Great, and probable Dangers were threatened to Obedience and Loyalty — of their Great and Eminent Courage and patience in their Indefatigable prosecution of their great Work against so potent an Enemy, back'd with so strong, Rich, and populous Cities, so plentifully furnished with Men, Arms, Mony, Ammunition and Provisions of all kinds ; And of the wonderfull Success with which it hath pleased Almighty God (though with the loss of some Eminent persons, who shall never be forgotten by us, to Reward their Loyalty and Patience), by many strange Victories over their and our Enemies, in despite of all humane probabilityes, and all imaginable disadvantages, that, as we can not be forgetfull of so great deserts, so we cannot but desire to publish to all the World, and perpetuate to all time, the memory of their Merits, and of our acceptance of the same : And, to that end We do hereby render our Royall thanks to that our County in the most publick and lasting manner we can devise, commanding copies hereof to be printed and published, and one of them to be read in every Church and Chappell therein, And to be Kept for ever as a Record in the same, That, as long as the History of these Times and of