The beste plaetes that have been formerly knowen to be in Christendome have been made of Inspurg stuff wch place hath continually served Milan Naples and other nations, and latelie England also, wch place beinge so remote and in the Emperor his owne countrie, it is not possible that wth any conveniencey any stronge plaetes can be now bought from thence as formerly we have had. But if his Ma^{tie} will be plesed to have his armorie continually furnished wth thirtie or fortie thousand armes or more to what number he shall be beste plesid as hath been the course and resolution of his Roiall pdecessors, y^t may now be done wth Englishe Irone, by a misterie yet unknown, either to smolten plaetes or armour and to be of such strength and lightnes, for the ease and pservation of the life of the souldier as none can be better found in any nation in Christendome from the pistole to the musket. It hath been observed in all antient histories and in the rule of our later moderne wars, that the goodness strength and lightness of armes hath been so great an incoradgement unto the souldier as hath made him stand faste in the time of great and strong chardges of the enemye, and to give valiant and couradgeous chardges, and assaults when they have been assured of the strength and goodness of theyre armes. The raetes for Plaetes and armors exactly examined for the prices the strength and lightness considered are thus reduced. The chardge of a tun of Armor plaetes £18 0 0 Two chaldron of coles wt. carriage will be 1 12 0 The workmen for battering this tun of plaetes will have uppon every hundred 4/- 4 0 0 Reparation weekly for the mill 12 0 A clarke’s wages weekly 12 0 Extraordinary chardges toe & froe for carridges 10 0 ---------- These particular chardges come to £25 6 0 The true chardge of all such sorts of armor as they will stand you in wt. their severall [=p]portions and such apporveable goodness as we never heretofore have had.