Appendix B: Musters | British History Online

Pages 574-577

St Martin-in-The-Fields: the Accounts of the Churchwardens, 1525-1603. Originally published by [s.n.], [s.l.], 1901.

Citation:

APPENDIX B.

(For references vide "Armour" in Subject Index).

S. P. D. Elizabeth. Vol. lxiv, No. 1.



1569 .a.d.
The Countie of Midd.	The certificate of Sir Thomas Wrothe knight, Thomas Seckforde esquier, one of the masters of the requests, sir Frauncis Jobson knight, sir Thomas Chamberleyne, knight, John Asteley, Edward Fitz Garrett and John Harryng-ton esquyers, Commissioners named and apoincted in a Commission dated the xvj^th day of May in the xj^th yere of o^r souereigne lady Quene Elizabeth for the viewing and moustring of the horses and armor of suche as by lawe are bounde to kepe horses and armo^r in the saide Countie. That is to say
The Hundred of Osulston
The parishe of sayncte Martyne in Westm:	Xpian Russell and Kateryne Forster wydowes, Fraunces Hackes, Thomas Fowler and Nicholas lyzarde beyng every of them chardged after the rate of xx li. in goodes hath every of them one Almeyne Ryvett Tow long bowes Tow sheifes of arowes Tow stele cappes and one black bill amounting To—	Almeyne Ryvettes	v
		long Bowes	x
		sheifes of arowes	x
		stele cappes	x
		black billes	v
John Hill being chardged after the rate of xl li. in goodes hathe	Almeyne Rivettes	ij
	long Bowes	j
	sheifes of arowes	j
	stele cappes	j
	Black Billes	ij
	Thomas Browne	Every of theise after the rate of x li. in goodes hath one long Bowe one sheif of Arrowes One Stele Cappe Black Bill amounting To—
	Henry Houghton
	John Marten
	Robert Penythorne
	John Trotte
	Willm Stowe
	Will^m Waters
	Robert Beeste
	Agnes Atsell, wydow		long Bowes	xxiij
	John Reade		Sheifes of
	Nich'as Osborne		arowes	xxiij
	Alice Nicholson, wydow		Stele Cappes	xxiij
	Adam Fowle		Black billes	xxiij
	Richard Robinsone
	David ap Howell
	James Herman
	John Earpe	Memor' That John Forest and Henry Holswourth being ether of them chardged after the said rate of x li. in goodes haue shewed no ar-mour at the said moustres.
	Richard Darlowe
	will^m whashes
	Humfrey Lovell
	Will^m Downes
	John Colbrande
	Phenix Skerne
	Robert Hewyck esquyer, Frauncis Hackes and Will^m whashe gent. have everie of them gelding and furnature for a light horseman in respect of their wifes apparell amounting To	Light horsemen	iij
	Memor' that Henry Houghton being chardged after the said rate for his wifes apparell hath shewed nether horse nor armour at the said moustres.
	The comon Armour chardged upon the said parishe by the same Commissioners.	Corslettes	vj
		Pykes	vj
		Calyvers	vj
		Moryons	vj
		Swerdes	xij
		Daggers	xij

S. P. D. Eliz. Vol. xciv, No. 16. (fn. 1)

Certyficate of Musters in the Countie of Mydd.

5° Julii Anno D'ni 1578.

In Hundreda de Osulston.



Hablemen	Hablemen fournished w^t all maner wapons & armour together.	Hablemen trayned	Hablemen selected	Corslets for footemen fournished.	Gallyuers fournished	Haq'buses Hangons & Curryers fournished	Murryons	Longe Bowes	Sheues of Arrows	Pykes	Almanyne Ryuettes
				137. viz. by	92—viz. by	fournished
4366	745	95	1366	law 100. by encr. 37.	law. 40. by encr. 52.	30	122	374	374	137	72
Coates of Plate	Sallettes & Steel cappes	Blacke Bylles	Halbardes & Partisans	Dymilances fournished	Light horsmen w^t a Corslett murrion, pistol and Northerne staff fournisht	Light horsemen fournished in an other sorte	Wheele wrightes	Smythes	Pyoners & Labourers	Hablemen unfournisht	Capitains & Officers appointed
40	374	72	40	1	37	4	3	114	229	1814	1

1 Dec. 4 Eliz. True Bill that from the said day Even until now, John Hardy, Reginald Melcher, Thomas Cornyshe, Peter . . . ., Nicholas Carleton, Nicholas Kriston (fn. 1), Edward Nell and Rich: Hamlen all of the parish of S^t Martin-in-the-Fields yomen, have without reasonable excuse neglected to provide themselves with bows and arrows, and neglected to practice archery, in contempt of the statute in this matter provided.—(Midd. Co. Sess. Rec.)