The cost of a basic load in 1356

[MikeO]

But trying to keep this thread drift I started true to the original thread, what was the historical record of how England's citizen archers fared in combat against well disciplined professional armies (mercenaries)? The middle ages were largely devoid of what we today, or the Romans of before, would consider a professional army (in Western and Central Europe at least).

Mixed. Archers did great at Crecy, Poitiers, and Agincourt, not so much at Verneuil, Patay, Formigny, and Castillon.

Swiss pikemen, Italian crossbowmen, and German swordsmen could give them trouble. Better armor and artillery getting cheaper is what did them in.

FWIW, a mounted English archer was paid about 50% more than a skilled stone mason at the time. A sheaf of arrows was 4 days pay for a stone mason...