Christina, It's worth remembering that the Roll is by no means a 'census'. There will have been more people living in each township who are NOT in the roll than are included! And yes, a corselet, is a breastplate. Chris Watson Links to: A Muster Roll of the East Riding of Yorkshire (1636) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1123&item=2707220726&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=2707222127&rd=1 > > Subject: [ERY] East Yorks Muster Rolls 1636 > From: christina wadsworth <c_e_wadsworth@yahoo.co.uk> > > Thanks Chris for transcribing and making these available to all of us. > > It's very interesting to see the distribution of names. I was surprised to find only 1 Dry(e), 1 Hope & 2 Ringroses. Perhaps others were living in the Kingston upon Hull area not covered in your transcription or were amongst the ones that got away. I know that Ringrose originates in East Yorkshire. Perhaps the Hope's & Dry's were incomers. Other names like my Hodgson's & Walker's I found in plentiful numbers. > > It really makes one think about their lives to find that a private individual would own a musket or a corselet & that these would be provided for those that couldn't afford them. > > I assume a corselet is a breastplate? > > Cheers > > Christina >