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King's Account of an Old Piece of Ordnance. Archaeol. Vol. V. p. 150. " Being compofed of two parts, thirty or forty chambers may be always at hand, ready charged, and with the greateft fa- cility adapted to the place made for receiving them." "7. The Advice, of four fakers, two mymons, and three falcons, all of brafs. " 8. The Arke, of four cannon, four demi-cannon, twelve culver ins t twelve demi-culverins, fix fakers, four port piece-halls, feven port- piece chambers, two fowler-halls, and four fowler chambers, all of brafs." The Ark appears to have been a Firft Rate. Sir William Mon- fon, ut fupra, defcribes the cannon to have been of eight inches bore, weight of mot fixty pounds, and the demi-cannon of fix inches and three quarters bore, weight of mot thirty-three pounds and a half. " 9. The Aunfwere, of two fowJer-hafh and four fowler -chambers of brafs, with five demi-culverins, eight fakers, and two mymons, of caft- iron. " 10. The Ayde, of one faker, two mymons, four falcons, of brafs; with eight demi-culverins, one faker, and two mymons, of caft-iron. "ii. The Bear e, of two fakers, of caft-iron. "12. The White Beare, of three cannon, fix demi-cannon, feven cul- verms, feven demi-culverins, two portpeece halls, and feven fowler halls, all of brafs ; with five demi-cannon, and three demi-culverins, all of caft-iron. " 13. The Charles, of eight fakers, and two falcons, of brafs; with two fowler halls, and four fowler chambers of the fame.

• • As fhe 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, irr the ac- count of Calis, is the following entry : " Great Chambers of yron ferving no piece, eight." 4 " 14. The