was a species of ordnance of two inches and a half bore, weight of the shot two pounds; that the demi-culverin was another species of four inches bore, weight of the shot nine pounds and a half. And the mynion, another of three inches and a half bore, weight of the shot four pounds.
"2. The Adventure, of four culverins of brass, eleven demi-culverins of the same, and five, sakers of the same, with two brass fowler-halls and four brass fowler-chambers." The above authority states that the culverin was a species of ordnance of five inches and a half bore, weight of the shot seventeen pounds and a half. The fowler is not described by Monson, but is mentioned by Mr. Lodge in his Illustrations of British History, Vol. i. p. 4. in an account of "Orden~nce and Artilery." Temp. Hen. 8. as follows:
"Fowlers with their apparell, with two chambers."
The sacar, according to Monson, was a piece of ordnance of three inches and a half bore, weight of shot five pounds and a half.
"3. The Advantage, of six demi-culverins, eight sakers and four mynions, all of cast-iron.
"4. The Amity of Harwich[1], a drumler, of four demi-culverins and two sakers of cast-iron.
"5. The St. Andrew, of six culverins, seven demi-culverins, three sakers, and one mynion; three fowler-halls, seven fowler-chambers,
- ↑ "Dromunder. Navigii genusapud veteres, quod Latini inferioris ævi Dromones nec non Dromundos dixêre. Vide Du Fresne, in Gloss. Et Cassiodorus. Lib. v. Epist 17. Gall. vet. Dromond. Angl. Drumbler. Vid. Nicod. Lex. Angl. A Græco δρομος, cursus, derivat Spelmannus, et cum illo quicquid fere est criticorum. Solus in diversa abit Verelius, qui exinde, quod Dromunder apud nos naves onerarias tantum designare videtur, eas a Gothico Droma, lento gradu procedere, derivat." Johannis Ihre Glossarium Suio-Gothicum in Verbo.
