Editing Board of Ordnance (section)

===Other personnel===
From its earliest years, the Ordnance Office was staffed by a large number of Clerks to manage its substantial administrative functions. A number of other officials reported to the board, including furbishers, proofmasters, keepers and fireworkers.

Two appointments stand out, as they (like the six Board members) were appointed by [[Letters Patent]] under the [[Great Seal of the Realm]]: namely the [[Master Gunner]] of England and the [[Chief Royal Engineer|Chief Engineer]].<ref name=Tomlinson79 /> These were the senior technicians on the staff. The appointment of Master Gunner was first made as early as 1485, though it ceased after the establishment of the Regiment of Artillery in the 18th century; that of Chief Engineer was instituted in 1660.

The [[Treasurer of the Ordnance]] was another important officer of the department, although he did not sit on the board.<ref name=Tomlinson79>{{cite book|last1=Tomlinson|first1=H. C.|title=Guns and Government: the Ordnance Office under the later Stuarts|date=1979|publisher=Royal Historical Society|location=London}}</ref> This office was instituted in 1670 (its duties having previously been discharged by the Lieutenant-General); the post was consolidated with several others in 1836 to form that of [[Paymaster General]].

The [[Master of Naval Ordnance]] was a specific office established in 1546 who was assigned to the [[Council of the Marine]] and acted as a liaison between both boards.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fissell|first1=Mark Charles|title=English Warfare, 1511–1642|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136349133|page=192|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnMWDAAAQBAJ&q=master+of+naval+ordnance%2C+navy+board&pg=PA192|language=en}}</ref>

The Board also had a network of officers in place in key forts, ordnance yards and other installations throughout the Realm (including overseas). The senior Ordnance officer in these locations was usually termed the Storekeeper, and he was responsible directly to the Board. Prior to the [[Union of the Crowns]] there was a Master of the Ordnance in the North (with oversight of Berwick, Newcastle and the nearby coastal forts) who had greater autonomy, though he was reliant on the London office for most supplies. Moreover, a Master of the Ordnance in Dublin oversaw a largely independent [[Irish Board of Ordnance]] until [[Acts of Union 1800|1801]].<ref name=Stewart96 />