Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.
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'The stables: Gentleman Armourer', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 672-673. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp672-673 [accessed 18 April 2024]
Gentleman Armourer 1685–1702; 1715–?
The gentleman armourer was appointed by the master of the horse. This office first appears on the Establishment of 1685 at £31 per annum. It had become a sinecure by 1782 and its salary was abolished in that year.