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and two curtalls, all of brass; with two culverins, fourteen demi- culverins, four sakers, and one mynion, all of cast-iron."

Curtalls are not described by Sir William Monson, but are mentioned in Lodge's Illustrations of Britim History ut supra

^[1]"Curtowes of metall, with all their apparell. I."

"6. The Antelope, of four culverins, five demi-culverins, four sakers, one falcon, two portpeece-halls^[2], four portpeece chambers, two fowler-halls, four fowler-chambers, all of brass; with eight demi-culverims and four sakers of cast-iron."

Portpieces are not described by Sir William Monson, but are mentioned in Mr. Topham's Historical Description of a Second Antient Picture in Windsor Castle. Archaeologia, Vol. VI. p. 190.

"Porte pieces of Irone" with " Shotte for porte pieces"

Also Ibid. p. 316, as Furniture of the Harry Grace de Dieu.

For the meaning of the word "Chambers^[3] used here, see Mr.

King's

1. In an original MS. account of Ordnance, &c. I Ed. VI. in the Archives of this Society, in the account of Calis, is the following article: "Shott of yrone for gret Curtowes two hundred; as are the fubsequent in the account of Hurst Castle.

   "Curtall Cannon of brasse oone."
   "Curtoll Cannon Shot of six ynches and a quarter thirty-five."

   The following, Ibid, is in the account of West Cowes Castle;

   "Curtoll Cannon of brasse furnyshed, oone.

   The same entry occurs in the account of Yarmouth Castle. In the account of East Tilbury Bulwark, Essex, we read of

   "Curtall Sacres of yron mounted uppon cariage with shodde wheks."

2. In an original MS. containing an account of Ordnance, &c. I Ed. VI. in the Archives of this Society, in the account of those in Wark Castle, in Northumberland, is the following article:

   "Halls of a porte pece dismounted, oone."

3. In "England's Elizabeth by Heywood, 1632," p. 186. is the following passage, wherein the word "Chambers" stands alone for a piece of ordnance.

"As

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