Greetings Listers In a Muster taken in 1614 in Hastings, my ancestor is listed as having 1 Drypike. What is a drypike? Are there images of one available please? Many thanks Pam Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia

Further - there is a reference here. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-1132-1/dissemination/pdf/060/060_095_136.pdf "There is another expression of rare occurrence which is referred to in t he reign of Elizabeth, and that is " a dry Pike." In 1589, under date September 7, are mentioned several orderings of soldiers employed in the late Portugal Voyage, such as harquebusier, dry pike, armed pike, musketeer. Of these the harquebusier's pay was 20s. per month, his coat cost 10s. and his caliver, flask and furniture 13s. 4cl. The dry pike received the same pay, but his coat cost 13s. 4d., and his armament consisted of a dry pike, sword and dagger costing 8s. 6d. The armed pike had similar pay, but his coat cost only 10s., and his pike and corslet cost 25s. From this it seems that the .dry pike wore no armour but had a costlier coat. This might well be, as it was his exterior garment, and not hidden by armour such as the arming doublet was. Anyhow it is an unusual expression." ----- Original Message ----- From: "PMR" <cliveden@iinet.net.au> To: "SSX-PLUS - Mailing List" <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:47 AM Subject: [SXP] Drypike > Greetings Listers > > In a Muster taken in 1614 in Hastings, my ancestor is listed as > having 1 Drypike. > > What is a drypike? Are there images of one available please? > > Many thanks > > Pam > Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message