While precise details about the financing of arrows at Agincourt are scarce, some surviving records illuminate medieval military expenditures.
The Treasurer’s Accounts
English royal treasury records from the period list payments for bows and arrows, including:
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Purchases of raw materials (wood, feathers, iron).
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Payments to craftsmen.
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Contracts with suppliers.
Though specific records for 1415 are limited, these accounts demonstrate that the Crown actively procured arrows in bulk.
Contracts and Warrants
Historical documents include contracts where the Crown ordered thousands of arrows for military campaigns.
Parliamentary Subsidies
Parliamentary rolls detail taxes granted for funding Henry V’s expedition, implicitly covering armaments. shutdown123
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