Sixe hundred of iron will make five hundred of plaetes wch. will be a skore of ordinary curatts of pistoll proofs wch. cometh toe wth pouldrons 5 10 0 The Armourers may make them wt due shape black nayle and lether them for 7 10 0 These twentie armours will yeild 26 0 0 So in these twentie armours is clerely gained the sum of 13 0 0 Fower hundred of plates will make 20 paier of curatts wt out pouldrons 3 12 0 The Armorers may [=p]portion them, black lether & naile them for 6 0 0 These 20 paire of curatts will yeld 20 0 0 In these 20 paire of curatts is clerely gained 10 8 0 The chardge of 20 lance armours. Sixteen hundred of plaetes will make twentie lance armours wch come to 14 8 0 The Armourers may finishe them upp for fourtie shillings the armour wch comes to 40 0 0 These 20 launce armours will yeld fower pounds a piece wch amounteth unto 80 0 0 So yt in these 20 launce armours is clerely gained 25 12 0 Five hundred of plaetes will make twentie proof targetts wch will come to 4 10 0 The armourers may finishe them lether them and blacke them with all other chardges for 12 0 0 Thes targets will yeld (24s.[147]) the piece 26 0 0 In these targetts may be cleared 9 10 0 Twelve hundred of plaetes will make 20 paire of stronge curatts with stronge capps wch will stand in 10 16 0 The Armourers may finishe them for (30s.) the paire wch amounteth unto 30 0 0 These 20 paier of stronge curatts wt their capps will yeld 4 li. the paier wch cometh toe 80 0 0 So that by these 20 paier of stronge curatts will be clerely gayned 39 10 0 [148] With fower plaeters may be wrought up in one weeke 3700 weight of plates. The pfitt of wch weekly, as by the particulars may appear will be 98 14 0 And if these fower plaeters be emploied the whole year (abating one month in the year for idle dayes) it amounteth unto per ann 4737 li. 12 0 FOOTNOTES: [147] An error in the original--this should be 26s. [148] Should be 4s. APPENDIX K HALL-MARK OF THE ARMOURERS’ COMPANY Carolus I, ann. 7, 1631. Rymer, Vol. XIX, 309