Hugh Kayle

Hugh Kayle or Keale or Keall (died by 1598) was a London goldsmith who served Elizabeth I from 1577.

[6] In October 1600, Hugh Kayle, Leonard Bushe, and the German-born John Spilman appraised and sold a quantity of old jewels, precious stones, and other stones, from the Tower of London on the orders of Queen Elizabeth.

These included pearls that had been embroidered on the Queen's gowns, and "diverse Dutch agates and counterfeit stones".

The historian Arthur J. Collins notes that Kayle was sometimes required to pay back some of the costs he charged Elizabeth for gold and silver plate which was found to be under weight.

Collins notes that Kayle's widow made such a payment in 1598 and so later references may be to his son.