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AFter that we haue deuysed in generall of many thin¦ges that be al ynoughe couenable / aswell for vytayl∣les / as for deffense that to a garnyson of a fortresse ap∣parteynen ayenst the enemyes / ¶It semeth to us expedy¦ent to shewe now by Iuste estymacyon partyculer what vy¦taylles shulde be suffycyent to a certeyne felawship of men
after the equypolent of euery grete or small garnyson / For two hondred men of armes thenne and theyre Archers / that is to wyte two archers to a man of armes / nedeth for the space of six monethes / lx / tonnes of whete after the me¦sure of parys / the thirde parte wherof shal be made and ba∣ken in to byscuytte / and the remenaunte shal be grounden in to meele / ¶Item foure tonnes of benes and two tonnes of pesen / six score pypes of wyne / two pypes of vynaygre / and a pype of verius / a pype of oyle / and a tonne of salt / L / pound of spyces as gynger / comyne / and other suche small spycery / two pound of saffron / two quarters of mos∣tardseede and the querne to grynde hyt with all / ¶Item salt flesshe and fresshe / that is to wyte / C / oxen what salted What a lyue that may / haue fedyng ynough / an hondred or six score fletches of bacon / eyght score shepe and a parke and pastur for to kepe theym that may / and poulleylle as muche as men wyll / ¶Item salt fysshe yf it be in lent or in suche dayes that men eten noo flesshe a thousande eles fyue and tuenty barelles of heryng and grete foyson of ling fysshe and haburden a pype of buttyr salted / xv / pound of almaundes / x / or / xij / pound of ryz and as muche of ote melle / rose watre and other thynges that be thoughte gode for the syke wyth other couenable medecynes aswell for theyre etynge as for to enoynte theym wyth all / ¶Item x / doseyne of cruses to drynk out / x / bokettys of ledyr for to drawe watre wyth all and two thousand bokettys made of wode / and two hondred fadom of ropys / ¶Item for the kychyne yf it be in wynter two houndred lode of grete logges / lx / lode of charcolys thre wousand of small fagot∣tys & six / m / of byllet / xx / doseine of erthen pottes for potage & for to sede flesshe in hem / six grete cawdrons / two doseyne
pannes grete myddle and small / fyue or six thousand tre∣en sponys / two thousand treen dysshes and as many of tren¦chers goblettys and cuppes grete & smal / xx / or / xxx / belo∣wis lanternes and other small necessaryes that men may be aduysed of / and that is said nowe afore / Now cometh to speke of the prouysyon vpon the faytte of the deffense of the said place / First atte aldre lest / xij / gonnes castyng sto¦nes wherof two of them muste be gretter than eny of tho∣ther for to breke engyns mauntelles and other habyllemen¦tes yf it be nede / ¶Item six brycolles and two coyllars ey¦ther of them garnysshed wyth thre slynges and of cordes & stones plente / ¶Item two or thre spryngalles garnysshed wyth suche shot as bylongeth therunto / And but yf men thynke that the gonnes must be caste to often / a thousand poūd of gonne pouldre shal suffyse / or ellis / v / C / poūd mo¦re / and six thousand poūd of leed to make pelettes for gon∣nes / vij / dousayne of sperys wyth theyre hedes of gode tem¦pred yron foure & tuenti crosbowes wel garnysshed and byg¦ge foure & tuenti bawdrers / foure and tuenti long bow∣es / and foure and thirty dosayne of strenges for the same long bowes wyth a houndred sheffes of arrowes / xxiiij thousand small quarellys for crosbowes and / xi•• / thousand of other grete quarelles for bygger shotte / CC / gōne stones redy made with plente of other stone for to make yf nede be more gonne stones with all / iiij / C / tampons and tymbre ynough to make hem with / a carpenter for to make them & suche thinges that shall mistere to be had of his crafte foure massons for to make stones for gōnes & al other wer¦ke yt muste be had of theire crafte / It two horse milles two ouēs a forge garnisshed with all suche instrumēt{is} as nedeth therto with iiij / m / half a / m / of stele iij / C / chaldres of see
coolys / iiij / bassens with feet & a tayll for to kendell the fy∣re with / xxx / horslode of charcooles and / viij / belowes / ¶Itē for the contremynyng / xxiiij / pycosys / xij / leuers of yron / two dosayne of spades and two dosayne of baskettis / xij / do¦sayne treen shouellys / viij / grette tubbes & diuers bukkettes