Muster Rolls 1569

The Muster Rolls were inroduced by Queen Elizabeth 1 who was on the throne at the time and was concerned for the defence of the country.  She needed to know on whom she could rely in the event of an invasion from Europe, therefore, all fit men between 16 and 60 years had to register with their arms (often only farm tools on poles).  Weapons were known to be stored in churches and the wealthy were committed to provide horses and other equipment.  This transcription was compiled by Carol Hughes from "The Cornwall Muster Rolls for 1569" edited by H L Douch and published by T L Stoate.

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DateFirst Name SurnameAbility Armour Document Notes
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1569RogerARRUNDLEa pa pike his (Pathericke TRETHECKE) man
1569WilliamBENNETa bbill -
1569JohnBLADOLANDEa ppr.alm.rivets, bill, pike -
1569ArthureBREWERa b- -
1569GeorgeCARLANECKEa ppr.alm.rivets, bill, pike -
1569RogerCHOLWELLa pbill -
1569GerenceGATTYa bpr. Almen rivets, bill -
1569EdwardeHOUMPHREYa ba corselet with sleaves and gorget of male, a bowe & sheef of arrowes, 2 pair of almayne ryvetts with 2 pikes, a brest & backe of blacke corselet -
1569WilliamJAGOWEhpr.al.rivets -
1569JohnJAMESa p- -
1569ThomasJAMESa b(pr.alm.rivets erased) -
1569GerenceMARTYNa bbill -
1569JohnNICOLASa arbow, sh.arrows -
1569HenryOTESa p- -
1569ThomasPENHALLOWEa arpr.al.rivets, bow, 27 arrows, scull, bill -
1569HughePERLYNa b- -
1569JohnPHILLIPa b- -
1569JohnQUINTRELLa bbill -
1569(Blank)RAWEa b- -
1569JohnRICHARDa p- the younger
1569EdwardRICHARDEa b- his (John RICHARDE) sonne
1569JohnRICHARDEhquilted coat, bill -
1569HenryROSOGOa p- -
1569ThomasSANDOa bbill -
1569RogerSMYTHEa p- -
1569JohnTHOMASa p- -
1569PatherickeTRETHECKEa ppike -
1569RichardTREVANYONa ba lighte horse, a nanymate furnished, a staff, a pair of al.ryvetts, a bow, sh.arrows, a bill, 2 pikes -
1569JohnTUCKERa bbill -
1569ThomasVIVYANa b- his (John VYVYAN) sonne
1569JohnVYVYANa ba lighte horse (erased) a corslet furnyshed, a pair of almaine ryvetts, a bill, a bowe 7 a sh. of arrowes, a scull and a pike -
1569Hughe-a b- his (Edwarde HOUMPHREY) servante
1569Richard-a b- his (John BLADOLANDE) servant
1569Roger-a bbow, sh.arrows, scull, 2 halberds his (Edwarde HOUMPHREY) servant
1569Thomas-a b- his (John RICHARDE) sonne in lawe

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