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After the first muster and thus the initial payment, wages of the recruited were handed out rather erratically, and each time they were mustered again by appointed muster officials. Konrad Wallen von Aurach’s report on Francis Bornemissza’s accusations concerning the Krupina payment issues provide a good picture on both the musters and the payment process, also on the possible or actual methods of mistreatment and fraud. Documents of this type are, unfortunately, quite rare, but through them we can improve our view on 16th century military organization and the everyday life of the recruited.
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During the recruitment of army against the Ottomans commissioned officials wrote muster registers and name lists of recruited soldiers. Two registers written in German are preserved in 1553 and 1554 from Krupina. Commander of the army at Krupina was officially János Krusich, but part of the army under his command were other lower officers. The registers inform about tens of names of soldiers from the ranks of infantry and cavalry, as well as about their month’s payment. Names of soldiers show their different origin. Muster registers, in addition, indicating the incomplete number of military forces.
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