Muster Roll 1569
The Privy Council of Elizabeth I issued a directive to record a general muster of all able men aged between 16 - 60 years who could be called to arms.
The weapon(s) that a man had did not always agree with the type of (a) able man - an archer may have a bill, a billman may have a bow.
- a : pikeman - John Wood - pair almain rivets, bill, 3 pikes
- a : billman - Walter Wood - pair almain rivets, bill
- a : archer - Henry Wood - bow, sheaf arrows
- a : billman - John Wood
- harquebusier - John Poore - harquebut, almain rivets
- a : billman - Peter Score - pair rivets furnished
- a : archer - Thomas Skore - bill
- a : billman - Richard Pokye - bill
- a : archer - John Nicholl - pair rivets, sallet, bill
- a : billman - John Fanston
- a : billman - Thomas Cowche - jack, bill
- a : billman - John Fanston - bill, sallet
- a : billman - William Penhayle - jack, bill
- a : archer - Richard Penhaile - bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - Richarde Bawden - bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - Richard Broode - bow, 12 arrows
- a : billman - John Broode - bill
- a : archer - (George Erasell) John Kittowe - pair rivets, bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - Henry Cocke
- a : billman - John Bawden - jack, bill, sallet
- a : archer - John Cocke - jack, bill, bow, 12 arrows
- a : billman - Richarde Forest - bill, scull
- a : archer - Nicholas Benet - maryner
- a : archer - Richarde Stone - bow, 12 arrows
- a : billman - John Terrell - jack, bill, sallet
- a : archer - Richard Persye - bow, 12 arrows
- harquebusier - Richard Hardy - harquebut
- a : billman - Edwarde Abraham - bill
- a : archer - Henry Cooke - bow, 12 arrows
- harquebuser - Richarde Brytton - gun
- a : archer - Roger Hambly - bow, 6 arrows
- a : archer - William Davye
- a : archer - John Barowe - bow, 6 arrows
- a : billman - John Collyn - pair rivets, sallet, bill
- - Robert Corne - bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - Richard Helman
- a : billman - Henry Cocke - bill
- a : billman - William Cole - bill
- a : billman - John Bonny - pair splints, sallet, bill
- a : billman - Walter Thomas - bill
- a : billman - Roberte Thomas - bill
- a : billman - Richarde Wytte - pair rivets furnished, bill
- a : archer - John Laxes - maryner
- a : billman - Thomas Smyphe - jack, pair splints, bill
- a : archer - Richarde Brooke - bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - John Davy - bow, 6 arrows
- a : archer - Nicholas Davy - bow, 6 arrows
- harquebusier - Walter Davy - harquebut
- a : archer - John Treveryan - bow, 6 arrows
- - William Clemence - jack, bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - John Corrant - bill
- a : archer - Henry Fanston - bow
- a : billman - William Byshopp - bill
- a : billman - John Fayre - bill
- a : billman - John Pomery - maryner
- a : archer - John Pendall - bow, 12 arrows
- a : archer - Richarde Pendall
- harquebusier - Robert Grype - harquebut
The parish hath in their store 4 pair of almayne ryvetts, one jacke and a bill, 2 sallets, 3 pair of splents.
The furniture of this parish so remayninge ys one ryvet, 19 bills, one bowe.
- Archer
- wore a jack with a doublet underneath. He had a long bow, arrows and carried a short sword, also a dagger.
- Almain rivets
- light armour of overlapping plates
- Bill
- hooked blade with a spike on a long handle
- Harquebus
- heavy matchlock gun
- Jack
- leather jerkin
- Pike
- long spear
- Sallet
- helmet
- Sheaf
- 24 arrows
- Splints
- armour to protect the forearm or lower leg