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Royal Navy of England in 1599.
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"14. The Crane, of two demi-culverins, two sakers, two mynions, two fowler halls, and three fowler-chambers, all of brass; with four demi-culverins, five sakers, and four mynions, all of cast-iron.

"15. The Cygnett, of two falconetts of brass, and one falcon of cast- iron." Sir William Monson, ut supra, describes the falconett to have been a piece of ordnance of two inches bore, weight of the shot one pound and a half.

"16. The Due Repulse, of two cannon, three demi-cannon, thirteen culverins, fourteen demi-culverins, fix sakers, two port peece halls, four port peece chambers, two fowler halls, and four fowler chambers, all of brass.

"17. The Dreadnought, of two cannon, four culverins, eleven demi- culverins, ten sakers, two falcons, four fowler halls, and eight fowler chambers, all of brass.

"18. The Defyance, of fourteen culverins, fourteen demi-culverins, six sakers, two port-peece halls, four port-peece chambers, two fowler halls, and four fowler chambers, all of brass.

"19. The Dayfey, a drumler, of four sakers of cast-iron.

"20. The Elizabeth Jonas, of three cannon, two demi-cannon, eight culverins, four sakers, one mynion, two falcons, one port-peece hall, two port-peece chambers, five fowler halls, and ten fowler chambers, all of brass; with four demi-cannon, nine demi-culverins, and five sakers, of cast-iron.

"21. The Eliza Bonaventur, of two cannon, two demi-cannon, eleven culverins, fourteen demi-culverins, four sakers, two mynions, two port-peece halls, four port-peece chambers, two fowler halls, and four fowler chambers, all of brass.

"22. The Forefight, often demi-culverins, eight sakers, three mynions, two falcons, (and one Spanish) three fowler halls, and six fowler chambers, all of brass; with four demi-culverins of cast-iron.

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