Pages 672-673
Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.
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Gentleman Armourer 1685–1702; 1715–?
The gentleman armourer was appointed by the master of the horse. This office first appears on the Establishment of 1685 at £31 per annum. It had become a sinecure by 1782 and its salary was abolished in that year.