Leicester had a very indifferent opinion too of the train-bands of the metropolis.

"For your Londoners," he said, "I see their service will be little, except they have their own captains, and having them, I look for none at all by them, when we shall meet the enemy." This was not complimentary, certainly, to the training of the famous Artillery Garden, and furnished a still stronger motive for defending the road over which the capital was to be approached.

But there was much jealousy, both among citizens and nobles, of any authority entrusted to professional soldiers.
"I know what burghers be, well enough," said the Earl, "as brave and well-entertained as ever the Londoners were.

If they should go forth from the city they should have good leaders.

You know the imperfections of the time, how few-leaders you have, and the gentlemen of the counties are very loth to have any captains placed with them.