And if I haue declared allso to her Matie or to any one of her moste honnorable privie councell that the Earle of Sussex, while his L. was lord lieutenannt here, did take vpp in divers yeeres his bieves for the provision of his house at the pryce of 8s. Irisshe, when the like byeves were solde in the markett for 23s. or more, and the hyde for 6s. and many tymes more, and his muttons at 12d. Irisshe, when the like in euery market were solde for 3s. at the leaste, their tallowe and skynnes commonly more woorthe then was paide for the whole sheepe, his goose, his henne, his chicken, his eggs, his butter, his porks, at haulf the pryses they were woorthe in the market (and not yet all payde for), whiche was a great empoverisshing of the whole Englisshe Paale. If I haue sayde that my lorde of Sussex tooke vpp in divers yeeres the moste parte of corne that served his house by cesse in the contrey, the wheate at 4s. the pecke and the maulte at 2s. 8d., the wheate then being solde in the markett for 20s. and vppwarde, and the maulte for 12s. (which was allso a great chardge {MS folio 61r} to the contrye), when he mought haue bene served of corne ennoughe for his house of porte corne belonginge to the Quene, and to himsellf at lyke pryses as he tooke that served him by cesse of the contrey, and that the Quene's Matie shoulde haue left nothinge therby, bycause she receaveth now but 2s. for euery pecke of all the rente corne (or porte corne as it is called termed), and as is payde after the rate his L. paide the contrey, which was 4s. for euery pecke her highnes mought haue received double the rente for her corne that hathe at any tyme yet bene paide. If I haue saide that the nomber of horssmen which their horsses and horsboyes, and the nomber of soldyours footemen, layde at suche small raats vppon the Pale, with so longe delayes of payment that the people thereof be made poorer then they were at any tyme within these 20ti yeeres, I may saye theim agayne bycause I am able to prove theim all to be trewe.