King's Account of an Old Piece of Ordnance. Archaeol. Vol. V. p. 150. "Being composed of two parts, thirty or forty chambers may be always at hand, ready charged, and with the greatest facility adapted to the place made for receiving them.
7. The Advice, of four sakers, two mynions, and three falcons, all of brass.
8. The Arke, of four cannon, four demi-cannon, twelve culverins, twelve demi-culverinss, six sakers, four port piece-halls, seven port-piece chambers, two fowler-halls, and four fowler chambers, all of brass."
The Ark appears to have been a First Rate. Sir William Monson, ut supra, describes the cannon to have been of eight inches bore, weight of shot sixty pounds, and the demi-cannon of six inches and three quarters bore, weight of shot thirty-three pounds and a half.
9. The Annswere, of two fowler-halls and four fowler-chambers of brass, with five demi-culverins, eight sakers, and two mynions, of cast-iron.
10. The Ayde, of one saker, two mynions, four falcons, of brass; with eight demi-culverins, one saker, and two mynions, of cast-iron.
11. The Beare, of two sakers, of cast-iron.
12. The White Beare, of three cannon, six demi-cannon, seven culverins, seven demi-culverins, two portpeece halls, and seven fowler halls, all of brass; with five demi-cannon, and three demi-culverins, all of cast-iron.
13. The Charles, of eight fakers, and two falcons, of brass; with two fowler halls, and four fowler chambers of the same.
"As she went through Temple Barre, the ordinance and Chambers of the Tower went off, the report whereof gave much content.
In the above-mentioned original MS. in the Archives of this Society, in the account of Calis, is the following entry:
"Great Chambers of yron serving no piece, eight."
