The armor that is here made is accompted far better than that wch cometh from beyond the Seas and would well servi for he Mties store So as it might be delivered in good tyme wch the Armorers will undertake to prove but the armor wch they make is wholly blacke, so that unless they will undertake to serve white wth al it will not be so serviceable. The proportion that shall be delivered I refer to yor ll. consideracion theire offer is to deliver to the number of eight thousand wth in fyve yeres and so after a further proporcion it so shall seem good to yor LL. Theire severll prices are hereunder written wch is as lowe as can bring it unto. Launce armor compleat iii li vi s. viii d. Corslets compleate xxx s. Curate of proofe wth poldrons xl s. Ordinary curate wth poldrons xxvi s. viii d. Target of proofe xxx s. Murrions iii s. iiii d. Burgonetts iiii s. Endorsed the humble petition of the Armorers of London. It is signed by RICHARD HARFORD. JOHN SEWELL. RICHARD WOODE RW. WM. PICKERING. 13 July 1590. Lee to inform. APPENDIX H UNDERTAKING OF THE ARMOURERS’ COMPANY OF LONDON TO MAKE CERTAIN ARMOURS EVERY SIX MONTHS AND THE PRICES OF THE SAME From records of the Company dated 17th March, 1618 The Privy Council on the 15th of March, 1618, made inquiry:-- “Who be the ingrossers of Plate to make Armor in London, and secondly what is the reason of the scarcity of Armor, and how it may be remedied?” The Company agreed to the following answer being sent:-- “That concerning the first we know no ingrossers of such Plate and we have called to our Hall all the workmen of Armor in London and we find them very few, for that in regard of the long peace which, God be thanked, we have had, they have settled themselves to other trades, not having imployment for making of Armor, nor the means to utter the same if they should make it, for the remedy of which scarcity, if it please the Privy Council to take order that the Armorers’ work to be by them made in London, may be taken and paid for at every six months’ end. They will undertake, if continually employed, to use their best means for provision of stuff to make armor in every six months to furnish One hundred Lance Armor, Two hundred Light Horsemen’s Armor, and Two hundred Footmen’s Armor at such rates and prices as followeth.” The Lance Armor, containing Breast, Back, Gorget, Close Head piece, Poulderons and vambraces, Gushes, and one Gauntlett, to colored Russet, at the price of £4 0 0 The Light Horseman’s Armor being Breast, Back, Gorgett a barred Head piece, Pouldrons, and an Elbowe Gauntlett, to be Russet, at the price of £2 10 0