Chapter XVIII: Appendix: F

EXPENSES OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES, _TEMP._ HENRY VIII

Brit. Mus., Cotton., Appendix XXVIII, f. 76

1544

The charges of the king’s own armoury accounting the Master of the Armourie’s fee, the Clerk & Yeoman’s wages and 5 armourers for his Highness’ own person with 1 Gilder 2 Lockyers, 1 Millman and a prentice, in the year.

In primis the Master of the Armouries fee by the year
and is paid by the Customer of Cichister’s hands xxxi xi

Item the Clerk and Yeoman both, for their wages 22/-
the month apiece and is paid by the Treasurer of
the Chamber by the year xxviii xii

Item Erasmus the chief Armourer hath for his wages
by the month 26/8 and is paid by the said Treasurer xvii vi viii

Item Old Martyn hath 38/10 the month which is by the
year xxv v x

Item Mathew Dethyke hath 24/- the month which is
by the year xv xii

Item Hans Clinkedag hath 24/- the month which is by
the year xv xii

Item Jasper Kemp hath 24/- the month which is by
the year xv xii

Item the Gilders wages by the year xl

Item the 2 Lockyers have 20/- a month apiece which
is by the year xxvi

Item 1 Millman 24/- a month which is by the year xv xii

Item for the prentice 6d. for the day ix x

Item for 8 bundles of steel to the said armoury for
the whole year 38/- the bundle xv iiii

Item for the costs of the house at £7 0 0 the month
which is by the year xxiiii xi
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Sm. iii viii viii iiii

In primis the wages of 12 armourers, 2 locksmiths and
4 prentices to be divided into two shops, every of
the Armourers their wages at 24/- the month and
the Locksmiths at 20/- a month and every prentice
6d. the day amounteth by the year to clv xii

Item the wages of 2 millmen at 24/- the month xxxi iiii

Item to every of the said shops 4 loads of charcoal a
month at 9/- the load xlvi xix

Item for 16 bundles of steel to serve both shops a
whole year at 38/- the bundle xxx viii

Item 1 hide of buff leather every month for both shops
at 10/- the hide vi x

Item for both shops 1 cowhide a month at 6/8 the hide iiii vi viii

Item one 100 of iron every month for both shops at
6/8 the 100 iiii vi viii

Item in wispe steel for both shops every month 15 4⅛
at 4d. the lb. lxv

Item in wire monthly to both shops 12 lb. at 4d. lb. lii

Item in nails & buckles for both shops monthly 5/- lxv

Item to every of the said Armourers Locksmiths &
Millmen for their liveries 4 yards broad cloth at 5/-
the yard and 3 yards of carsey at 2/- the yard which
amounteth in the year for 12 armourers 2 Locksmiths
and 2 Millmen at 26/- for a man xx xvi

So that these 12 armourers 2 Locksmiths 2 Millmen
and 4 prentices will make yearly with the said 16
bundles of steel and the other stuff aforesaid 32
harnesses complete, every harness to be rated to the c xx
kings Highness at £12 0 0 which amounteth in the iii iiii
year towards his Grace’s charge iiii

Item of the said Armourers to be divided into 2 shops
as is aforesaid 4 of them shall be taken out of
Erasmus’ shop wherein his Grace shall save yearly
in their wages and living the sum of lxviii