Hi David,
Its good to have you here on this! and thought about you as I read the notes on the Agincourt archers lead mallets (thinkin' outside the box
) and thier possible presence in an armoury, but wondered why these were the only weapons in an arms depot. Then again, why would they store 3000 mallets in a hotel? There was apparantly a lot of civil unrest concerning taxes ( hmmmm, I guess things havent changed much...where are the mallets?)
One item I found noted weapons had been largely confiscated, so perhaps the mallets were considered more implements than weapons? In any case, it seems that the 'mallet' was simple in form, a hafted lead cylinder, and these simple rather mundane 'weapons' probably did not largely survive.
I really dont know much on the organization of 'police' in medieval times, nor how they might have been armed, but this certainly has set the wheels in motion....as always.....curiouser and curiouser!!!
All the best,
Jim