. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . ociety of Antiquaries, 1787. THE OFFICE OF THE ARMOURIES. 59 Governor of Boulogne, and was beheaded in 1553 for his comphcity in theattempt of his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Dudley, on the English Crown. The office was one of importance in the State, for the Master of theArmouries walked next to the Lieutenant of the Tower in the processionto St. Pauls to return thanks for the victory over the Armada. In theCoronation procession of Charles II the order was as follows : i, Master ofthe Armoury ; 2, Master of the Wardrobe ; 3, Mast
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . ociety of Antiquaries, 1787. THE OFFICE OF THE ARMOURIES. 59 Governor of Boulogne, and was beheaded in 1553 for his comphcity in theattempt of his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Dudley, on the English Crown. The office was one of importance in the State, for the Master of theArmouries walked next to the Lieutenant of the Tower in the processionto St. Pauls to return thanks for the victory over the Armada. In theCoronation procession of Charles II the order was as follows : i, Master ofthe Armoury ; 2, Master of the Wardrobe ; 3, Master of the Tents ; 4,Master of the Revels ; 5, Master of the Ordnance; 6, Master of Ceremonies. Among the State Papers Domestic of Charles I of the year 1626 (xxiii,117) an abstract is to be found which deals with the Patents and Privy Sealsgranted to certain officials of the Armouries, but it has no great importanceas bearing upon the office of Master. The few scattered entries in the StatePapers which deal with the Armouries are almost entirely connected with. THE MASTER OF THE ARMOURIESin the Coronation Procession of Charles H. (From an l-^nSravinR bv John OsiIh>-,) issues of arms or accounts for cleaning materials, etc. It is only about theyear 1628 that we find serious charges raised against the Master, Sir ThomasJay, and his conduct of official business. Jay never recorded his patent ofknighthood, and was therefore styled ignobilis in the Visitation ofWiltshire. He was the cause of frequent petitions to the Crown on accountof his selHng inferior positions in the office and generally conducting thework of the Armouries in an unsatisfactory manner. The last holder ofthe title was Colonel William Legge, who was deprived of his post in theRebeUion of 1648. In the following year Wilham MouUns, Comptroller ofthe Artillery Train of the City of London, petitioned for the office, butthere is no record that he ever obtained the appointment. Colonel Legge was restored to his offic
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