_Dec. 20. 17 Edw. III, 1344._ _Jan. 26. 35 Edw. III, 1361._ Item in Fabrica. En la Forge. ij maides[10] ij andefeltes de fer[10] ij bicorn[11] j andefelte debruse iij martellos magnos j bikore[11] iij martellos parvos iij slegges[12] ij tenaces magnas[13] iiij hammeres v tenaces parvas[13] vj paires tanges dount deux grosses ij instrumenta ad ferram iiij pensons febles[14] cinendum[14] iij nailetoules per clause en icels iiij instrumenta ferrea ad fair[14] claves inficiendos[15] iij paire bulghes dount une nouvell[16] ij paria flaborum[16] j peer moler[18] j folour de ferro[17] ij fusels de feer aicele[19] j mola de petra versatilis j paire de wynches[21] as meme la peer pro ferreo acuendo[18] j trow de peer pur ewe[22] ij ligamina de ferreo pro j hurthestaf de feer[23] j buketto[20] j cottyngyre[24] j markingyre[25] une cable vels et pourz All the above tools are in use at the present day, except perhaps the “nailetoules” for closing the rivets, and, as has been stated above, if we could but discover what this implement was we might find that it is also used at the present day for some other purpose. The nearest approach to such a tool is the eyelet-hole maker and riveter used by bootmakers. The “bicornes” are still known to-day as bickirons. They are small anvils with long horns which are used when riveting tubes or turning over long pieces of metal. It is a little uncertain as to whether the “folour” derives its name from the same root as the modern French “fouloir,” a “rammer,” or from the Latin “follis,” “bellows.” The former would seem more probable, as it was made of iron. The “fusels de feer aicele” present some difficulty, but they may be taken to be spindles of some kind, possibly for the grindstones. The “wynches” explain themselves, but the addition of “as meme la peer” is not so clear, for from the next item “peer” evidently means “stone,” for it is a trough of stone for water; at the same time the word “pair” is often written “peer” at this period, so it may refer to a pair of winches. The bellows, shears, and grindstone call for no special comment, but the “hurthestaf” presents some difficulty. It would seem to be derived from the word “hearth” or “herth,” in which case it would probably be a long iron rod, rake, or poker, used for tending the forge-fire. This seems to be borne out in the inventory of 1514, where it is spelt “harth stake.” The “cottyngyre” and “markingyre” may be found in every blacksmith’s shop to-day as cold-chisels and marking-iron.