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THE PROTECTORATE.
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daily consumption of food calculated for every soldier being two pounds of meat, a pound of bread or biscuit, and a pint of wine imperial measure. If the fighting of the troops depended on their stomachs, good precaution had been taken to secure a victory. The command in chief was held by Somerset in person, supported by Warwick and Grey. The fleet was assigned to Lord Clinton.
The effect of these preparations in Scotland was, as might have been foreseen, to unite all ranks and all opinions in the national cause. Beton was gone, and the Regent was feeble, but Scotland rose of herself, unso-
wine and baking of the biscuit, which wine must be sent to Berwick, and bakers for the biscuit.
'There must be sent unto the Frith, for 20 days more, after the like rate and proportion:'1. Biscuit, 36,000 lbs., and 220 tonne of sweet wine; and in provender 3510 quarters; and as for flesh, it shall be taken out of the carriage.'2. And the carriage that must be provided by the King's Majesty for victual, provender, and ordnance is 262 carts, which may well be purveyed in York, where the great oxen be, and best wains.'All which biscuit will take 28 days, with the largess of wheat, 1510 quarters, which after the rate of 13 shillings and 4 pence the quarter, amounteth to 1000l.; and for sweet wine, which will take 560 butts, after six score gallons in a butt, and after 5l. the butt, amounteth to 2800l.; and for carriage of the same, 262 carts, which will cost, after 2 shillings a cart a day, by the space of 50 days coming and going, 1510l.'Whereof must be received for 18,000 men, after 2d. the man the day for bread and drink, 4200d. After 2½d. the man the day, 4914l.; after 3d. the man the day, 5944l.; so that after 2d. the man the day, the victual will be more than the receit 910l.; after 2½l., 196l. more than the receit; after 3d. there shall be more received than, the victuals draweth unto, towards the charge of bringing the victuals by sea, 834l.'Also for two pounds of flesh 1½d.: and so every soldier shall have for his 4½d. one pound of biscuit, a pottell of drink, and two pounds of flesh.'—MS. Domestic, Edward VI. vol. iii. State Paper Office.
