Accounts of the Office of Ordnance

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MS. Eng. hist. c. 191

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Accounts of the Office of Ordnance, with:

Fols. 1-85. copies of debentures and receipts for return of stores, 8 Aug.-24 Dec.
Fols. 88-202. copies of orders for, and accounts of, stores issued, 8 Jan.-24 Dec.

Dates

Creation: 1599

Extent

203 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. c. 191, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. hist. c. 191

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16324

Additional Description

Abstract

Accounts of the Office of Ordnance, 1599.

Biographical / Historical

After 1476, the Office of Ordnance took over from the Privy Wardrobe and began to establish itself at the Tower of London, responsible for firearms and artillery and staffed in the 1460s by a Master, a Clerk and a Yeoman. In the 1540s, under Henry VIII, the Ordnance Office was expanded, new officers were appointed and their principal duties clarified.