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On the same sheet, 
“uppon a lre wrytten us to or Cl of the Councell we receaved this 
lettre directed unto you and to understand their pleasures we psumed 
to breake the lre and accordingly have sent this bearer.” 
In 1599, tos. 4d. was paid for making 5 coats, and the 
uniforms seem to have received some embellishments, as 3s. 6d. 
was charged for lace, and in 1601 23s. for 2 gross of the same. 
Henry Stephens received 5s. 6d. for one doz. of Hangers, etc. 
In the next year the Waynscott of the Councell House on 
which the armour was hung was repaired. The Chamber hung 
round with suits of armour must have greatly added to the dignity 
of the City Fathers in their Civic Robes. The armours and 
pikes were carted to the Muster at Welles, as 8d. was charged for 
the rope to bind it on the horses, though the authorities com- 
plained that by this means it was often bruised and damaged. 
In addition to the Muster at Welles, another was held at Hayden 
Downe, Hanging Down, on Lansdown (?) to which the city sent 
27 men, and this in addition to those who went from Bath to 
Ireland, for whom the Constables was paid £3 6s. 10d. 
The armour was carried to one of these Musters on four horses 
gs., under the charge of a constable paid 1s. 4d. for his horse and 
horse meate. 
The repair of the armour in t610 cost £4 6s. 4d. 
Although the men had long been armed with muskets, the old 
weapons hung on the walls of the Council House, until in 1615 
the flecher paid 1s. for the old arrows, nothing is said of the bows. 
This year Mr. Mayor received qos. for 4olbs. of powder. 
In 1617 the setting straight the pikes and the supply of the 
things missing out of order through the carriage to and from 
Wells cost £6 13s. 3d. And the butts were repaired for 4s. 
In 1618 the total cost of the Muster, including the officers’ 
dinner and wine, with a gratuity to the Lieutenant, amounted to 
22 2s. 70, 
