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 | |
| c. li. | s. | d. | |
| 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 kings Highness at £12 0 0 which amounteth in the year towards his Grace’s charge | c xx iii iiii 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 |