These were initially deemed to comprise Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire; the City of Bristol was exempted in 1562, and Cheshire in 1569.
ðiːz wɜːɹ ɪnˈɪʃəli dˈiːmd tə kəmpɹˈaɪz tʃˈɛʃɚ, ʃɹˈɑːpʃɚ, hˈɜːfɚdʃɚ, wˈʊstɚʃɚɹ ænd ɡlˈɑːstɚʃɚ; ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv bɹˈɪstəl wʌz ɛɡzˈɛmptᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ænd tʃˈɛʃɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.