Hunting, sporting and gaming: Guns and Bows 1660-1702

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

Citation:

'Hunting, sporting and gaming: Guns and Bows 1660-1702', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, ed. R O Bucholz( London, 2006), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp221-223 [accessed 26 November 2024].

Guns and Bows 1660–1702

Under Charles II, two gentlemen of the guns made 12d per diem. The Establishment of 1689 reduced their number to one at £140 plus £20 in livery money. Under Charles II, the gentleman of the bows made £85 5s. There were two yeomen of the guns and bows until 1675. The yeoman of the guns made £18 5s plus £15 6s 8d in livery money under William III. Under Charles II the crossbow maker made 4d per diem and (?)12s per annum. By 1720 the gentleman and yeoman of the guns were unpaid. (fn. 1)

The yeoman of the leash made £3 6s 8d plus £52 per annum in livery under William III. The child of the leash made £2 plus £12 0s 8d for livery per annum. (fn. 2)

Gentlemen of the Guns and Bows 1660–?1685



1660	June	Carlisle, L. (joint)
1660	23 June	Minors, F. (joint)
1675	3 Aug.	Price, G.

Gentleman of the Guns 1689–1702



1689	7 May	de Beaubuisson, P.

Yeomen of the Guns and Bows 1660–1702



1660	5 May	Price, G.
1660	27 Sept.	Johnson, G.
1672	13 Nov.	Fordham, T.
1686	11 May	De Latre, J. (and Keeper of the Private Armoury)
1694	12 July	Colinge, C.

Crossbow Maker 1660–?



1660	12 June	Emps, L.

Fletcher 1661–?



1661	7 May	Powell, D.

Yeoman of the Leash 1660–?1685; 1689–1702



1660	8 July	Nash. J.
1689	25 Mar.	Platt, J.

Child of the Leash ?1689–1702



By 1689		Harrison, E.