4 DKRBYSHIRE MUSTERS. 



H Boocfte of tbe /IDiisters ot tbe belgbe ipeal^e anb 

 Skars^ale maDe tbe ssvij'l' ^eare ot tbe raione 

 of our Souevaiane XaMe (Slueene JEUsabetb, 

 1585. 



Darbi 1585. The names of all suche men as are appointed 

 for to be in redines in Skarsdale by John Maners 

 and ffraunces Leake Esquires at a muster taken at 

 Cliesterfeelde the vj"' Da)'e of November in the 

 xxvij"' yeare of the Raigne of o' soueraigne Ladie 

 Queene Elizibelhe, And a particular note w'^iU of 

 all suche armo' and weapons as euery Towneship 

 liath in redines for the ffarnishinge and seltinge 

 forthe of the same. 



CHESTERFELOE,— Ralphe Hollis, John Cleaworthe, John Lin- 

 garde, John Cocker, Tlicmas Hynman, John Purs- 

 lowe. ij caiUic" ,''-'■ ij archers, j corshtt,-\ j Bill.X 



STAVELEY, BARLEY, AND ASTOUN. - William Hibtrte, Beniit 

 Phillpotte, EUys Potter, Richard Mycoke, John 

 Bilbye. ij calliu', j corslett, j /;///, j arcli . 



NORTTON.— Christopher Rose, John Bartyn, Reynold Cowley — 

 {crossed out), Thomas Savage, Huglie Sherte, fTfrancis 

 Bate, ij calliu', ] ar , j corslet, j /'///. 



SOWTHWINFELOE AND OCKETHORPE. - Robt. Mather, ffrauncis 

 Machon. j calliii, j arcli . 



* Caliver {Calibre, French). — A harquebuss, so called from ihe calibre or 

 width of the bore, introduced in the reigii of Elizabeth. The caliver in the 

 Tower armoury, brought from Penshurst, is 4 ft. 10 in. in length. It was 

 lighter and shorter than the musket, fired much more rapidly, and used without 

 a rest. This piece in its turn gave its name to the troops armed with it, who 

 were called calivers. Hexham, in 1637, writes: — "Of late yeares there are 

 noe calivers in a foot companie." {Planchc.) 



t Corslet — another name for a breastplate. The term sometimes comprised 

 the whole armour of a Pikeman. Anno 7 Charles I. — " For the whole 

 corslet of footmen's armour russetted, viz: — Breast, back tassets, com'd head- 

 piece lyned, and gorget lyned, £1 2s. Rym. Feed. (Plaiu/ie.) 



X Bill - An axe-blade of iron, sometimes hooked or curved, at the end of a 

 long staff. Compare Bill-hook; almost the same, but with a short handle. 

 [Ed.) 



