Of living English writers I would express the indebtedness not only of myself, but also of all those who are true _amateurs d’armes_, to Baron de Cosson, who, with the late J. Burges, A.R.A., compiled the Catalogue of Helmets and Mail which is to this day the standard work on the subject. Last of all I would offer my sincere thanks to Viscount Dillon, Curator of the Tower Armouries, not only for his minute researches printed in the _Archæologia_ and _Archæological Journal_, which have brought to light much valuable information respecting the Armourer and his Craft in English records, but also for very great personal interest and assistance in the compilation of this work. CHARLES FFOULKES S. JOHN’S COLLEGE, OXFORD, 1912 CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE ix THE ARMOURER 1 TOOLS, APPLIANCES, ETC. 22 IRON AND STEEL 38 THE CRAFT OF THE ARMOURER 44 THE PROOF OF ARMOUR 62 THE DECORATION OF ARMOUR 73 THE CLEANING OF ARMOUR 78 THE USE OF FABRICS AND LINEN 83 THE USE OF LEATHER 96 THE WEARING OF ARMOUR 104 THE ARMOURERS’ COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON 120 LISTS OF EUROPEAN ARMOURERS 126 SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE ARMOURERS 131 LIST OF ARMOURERS’ MARKS 147 POLYGLOT GLOSSARY OF WORDS DEALING WITH ARMOUR AND WEAPONS 153 APPENDICES A. EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS OF THE ARMOURERS’ COMPANY OF LONDON, 1322 (Lib. C, fol. 33) 169 B. REGULATIONS OF THE HEAUMERS’ COMPANY, 1347 (City of London Letter Book F, cxlii) 171 C. TREATISE OF WORSHIP IN ARMS, BY JOHAN HILL, ARMOURER, 1434 (Bod. Lib., Ashmole. 856, art. 22, fol. 376) 173 D. TRAITÉ DU COSTUME MILITAIRE, 1446 (Du Costume Militaire des Français en 1446, Bib. Nat., Paris, 1997) 177 E. EXTRACT FROM THE ORDINANCES OF THE ARMOURERS OF ANGERS, ETC., 1448 (Ordonn. des Rois, XX, 156. Rev. d’Aquitaine, XII, 26. Arch. des B. Pyrénées, E, 302) 180 F. EXPENSES IN THE ROYAL ARMOURIES, TEMP. HENRY VIII (Brit. Mus., Cotton. App. XXVIII, f. 76) 182 G. PETITION OF ARMOURERS TO QUEEN ELIZABETH (Lansdowne MS. 63, f. 5) 184