❧ The offer and order given forth by Sir Thomas Smyth Knight, and Thomas Smyth his son, unto such as be willing to accompany the said Thomas Smyth the son, in his voyage for the inhabiting some parts of the north of Ireland.  
THE Queen's Majesties grant made to sir Thomas Smith Knight, and Thomas Smyth his son in Ireland, is all that is her majesties by inheritance, or other right in the country called the ARDS, & part of other countries adjacent in the Erledom of ULSTER, so that they can possess & replenish them with English men. The which thing that it might the more surely be done, the said sir Thomas & Thomas his son, have bounden themselves to her highness to distribute all the said land within the said countries, which they shall be able to obtain and possess, to such as shall take pains to help them to possess the same, to have and hold to them and to their heirs for ever.  
That is to say, to each man who will serve as a soldier on foot, one Plowland containing a hundredth & twenty acres Irish of arable land, for which the said sir Thomas and Thomas, must pay to the Queen's majesty two pence▪ Irish for an Irish acre, after four and twenty foot to the pole. In consideration of which rent by them to be paid unto her Majesty, the Soldier shall pay for the said plowlande unto sir Thomas Smyth and Thomas, and their heirs, one penny sierling for every English acre of the said Plowelande, after the measure of sixteen foot and an half to the pole, and no more. The first payment to begn four years hence, videlicet. 1576.  
To each man who will serve on horseback two plowelandes, videlicet two hundredth and forty Acres Irish, which is at the lest five hundredth acres and more English, paying for every acre English as the footman doth.  
And the earable land being divided, each foot man and horseman shall have also allotted unto him pasture, meadow, wood, and such like necessary, as the country will serve, as reasonably as they have arable ground, so that they may therewith be contented.  
The charges that is required of a footman at his first setting forth, if he be furnished of sufficient armour, for a Pike, Halberd, or Caliver, with a convenient liverey cloak of read colour, or carnation with black facing, is ten pounds for his victualing for one whole year after his arrival and his transportation: after which year, there is hope to find provision enough in the country, which they shall obtain with good guidance.  
The charges of a horseman well horsed and armed for a light horseman with a staff and a case of Dags, is twenty pounds for victual of him and his horse for one whole year, and for his transportation. His livery had need be of the colour aforesaid and of the fashion of the riding Dutch cloaks now used.  
And to avoid the Flix and such dangerous diseases as doth many times chance to soldiers by reason of lying upon the ground and uncovered, and likewise to horses for lack of hales. If any soldier footman will give before hand ten shillings, and the horseman twenty shillings, they shall be lodged under canvas, and upon beds, until houses may be provided.  
And if any will bear● the charges of a Soldier, that cannot go himself, nor sand an other in his room, he shall have his part of land allotted to him as well as though he went himself: but then for a footman he must pay in ready money xuj pound xiij s four d. This is one part. And if any will have two parts or more, then according to this rate to pay the money. The Colonel to found the said footman or men in all points, for the first year according as the money is received.  
And to the intent that no man willing to adventure in this most honourable & profitable voyage, may doubt hereof, if it please him to resort to London into Paul's Churchyard to the sign of the Sun, there he shall see both the Letters Patentes and the Indentures of covenants betwixt the Queen's Majesty and the said sir Thomas Smith and Thomas Smith, and pay such money as he is disposed to adventure, and receive his assurance from Thomas Smith the son, who taketh the adventure and voyage upon him to go in person, or if the said Thomas be not there, one of the receivers of this voyage remaining there, shall do herein as appertaineth, whom he hath made his deputy in this behalf.  
Note that all such kinds of provision as be necessary in this journey, the treasurer may receive in am of money, according as he shall have need of such provision, be already furnished therewith, and according to the place where the said provision shall lie for the commodious transportation thereof.  
Because the time of our Embarking is short: And that it is necessary that some time for the provision and gathering together of all things necessary be had after the receipt. Therefore have we appointed the said receipt in all places, to end the last day of February. Requesting all such as be resolved to adventure in this enterprise, to hasten in their payments before that last day of February. Especially immediately upon their resolution to send up their names in writing, the quantity of their adventure, and the day or days, which they shall take within the term afore limited, for the payment of such sums. The same under their hands to be delivered with all speed unto the Treasurer or Receiver, where they shall think good to pay their said adventures, to the end their names may be entered certainly. And the number once known, all necessaries by proportion provided accordingly. As for the day and place certain of meeting and Embarking, because it is not necessary to publish the same, the Treasurer or Receiver, shall give it forth by Ticquet at the time of his receipt of the adventure.  
Thomas Smith God save the Queen.