The Footman’s Armor, containing Breast, Back, Gorgett, head piece, and laces, with iron joints, to be colored russet, at the price of £1 10 0 APPENDIX I PROCLAMATION AGAINST EXCESSIVE USE OF GOLD AND SILVER FOLIATE, WHICH IS TO BE CONFINED TO ARMOUR AND ENSIGNS OF HONOUR S.P.D. Jac. I, cv, February 4th, 1618. Procl. Collec. 65 ... and furthermore the better to keepe the gold and silver of this kingedome not onely within the Realme from being exported, but that it may also bee continued in moneys and coyne, for the use and commerce of his Majestie and his loving subjects and not turned into any dead masse of Plate nor exhausted and consumed in vanities of Building and pompous use of Gold and Silver Foliate which have beene in the Reignes of divers kings of this Realme ... and the better to prevent the unnecessary and excessive waste of Gold and Silver Foliate within this realeme; His Majestie doth likewise hereby prohibit and forbid That no Gold or Silver Foliate shall be from henceforth wrought, used or imployed in any Building, Seeling, Waniscot, Bedsteds, Chayres, Stooles, Coaches or any other ornaments whatsoever, Except it be Armour or Weapons or in Armes and Ensignes of Honour at Funerals. Feb. 4, 1618. APPENDIX J ERECTION OF PLATING-MILLS AT ERITH BY CAPT. JOHN MARTIN 1624 State Papers Domestic, Jac. I, Vol. CLXXX, 71 King Henry the eight being resolved to have his armorye alwayes stronge and richly furnished wt thirtie or fowertie thousand armes to be in Rediness to serve all the necessities of th times (how suddaine so evr) caused a batterie mill to be built at Detford nere Grenew^{ch} for the batteringe of plaetes for all sorts of armes but dyed before the bsiness was perfected. In the time of Queen Elizabeth Captain John Martin and myself resolvinge on endeavors to the furtheringe so good a worke resolved y^t I should go to Inspurge wch is uppon the Germaine Alpes and into Lukland likewise to bring over into England seven or eight plaeters, the beste that might be found (wch was donne to ow^r very great chardges) and i[=m] ediately ther upp[=o] fallinge to worke in a batterie mill wch we likewise erected nere unto Erith in Kent and in y^t place wrought as many plates of all sorts as served very nere for twentie thousand armors and targets never having the misterie of plaeting mills in England before. All wch plaeters formerly brought over are now dead save one, and he of so cunninge and obstinate a disposition that he would nev^r yet be brought to teach any Englishman the true misterie of plaeting unto this day.