 Anthony Anthony has been identified as the compiler of the information and the artist behind the illustrations through his signature , which has been compared with holograph letters among the State Papers . Anthony 's father was William Anthony ( died 1535 ) a Fleming from Middelburg in Zeeland who migrated to England in 1503 . William was a supplier of beer to the army , and Anthony followed in his father 's footsteps . He went into beer exporting no later than 1530 and became a supplier of beer to the navy . In 1533 Anthony was appointed gunner at the Tower of London , a position he retained nominally until his death . He rose to the rank of overseer of the Ordnance Office , the government body responsible for supplying the armed forces with artillery , and it was in this position that he compiled his Roll . In 1549 he was promoted to master surveyor of the ordnance in the Tower , Calais , Boulogne , and elsewhere for life . He continued the work of supplying arms to English forces , and was active in the last month of his life supplying guns for an expedition against Le Havre . 
