. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . )ortation of corn withoutspecial licence, except to liayonne, I]ordcaiix, IJrcst, and Calais,was punished with a tini eciual to the vahn of the corn. [ .y iuiiniiiiatc iibjrct wliicli •?icuitlentally canseii. or was associated with,th(^ death (if a Imiriau Ijeinjt, was • friven to God—in practice, forfeited tothe Crown oi one of its officers for religious uses.] 1399) THE XAVY. ^57 Cases in the Adminilty Co
. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . )ortation of corn withoutspecial licence, except to liayonne, I]ordcaiix, IJrcst, and Calais,was punished with a tini eciual to the vahn of the corn. [ .y iuiiniiiiatc iibjrct wliicli •?icuitlentally canseii. or was associated with,th(^ death (if a Imiriau Ijeinjt, was • friven to God—in practice, forfeited tothe Crown oi one of its officers for religious uses.] 1399) THE XAVY. ^57 Cases in the Adminilty Court were, it is clear, always triedby jury; and a very extraordinary penalty was prescribed forthe juryman who discovered the kings counsel and that ofhis companions in a jury/ His throat was to be cut, and histongue drawn out of his throat, and cut from his head. In Edwards day carpenters and pursers seem to havefirst attained to the dignity of naval otiicers. Large vesselscarried two carpenters, and as a carpenter received sixpence aday lie was evidently regarded as an important person onboard. The clerk, or burser, received similar pay, which put. .\. nUMlTIVE BKEECII-LOADIXG {Rntuiula ilmetm, Woollflch )(Cy 2crmlsskm 0/ the Genenil OJfinr Commuuduig lloalwidi Dblrid.) him on a level with the master and constable. All stores andprovisions were placed under his charge; he sometimes providedthem, and he also acted as ships paymaster. A hint that, incertain circumstances, a kind of uniform was furnished is pn;-vided by a note in the wardrobe accounts, to the effect that theking gave tlir master, crew, and soldiers of his galle}\ theThomas, a coat of ray-cloth, apiece. The ships of the period are recorded to have been armedwith springalds, haubergeons, bacinets, bows, arrows, jacks,doublets, targets, pavises, lances, and firing barrels. Theselast were, there is little doubt, <uns of .some kind: and themention of them suggests a brief inquiry into the first ado
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