The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester / from the Original MS., with Historical and Explanatory Notes and a Biographical Memoir

by Marquis of Edward Somerset Worcester

No. XXX.

A way, in one night's time, to raise a bulwark, twenty or thirty foot high, cannon proof, and cannon mounted upon it; with men to overlook, command and batter a town; for, though it contain but four pieces, they shall be able to discharge two hundred bullets each hour.

NOTE.

Vide the preceding Article.

Since writing the above, the Editor has been called to witness the effects of highly elastic vapour applied to the propelling of leaden bullets, in an apparatus contrived by Mr. Perkins; and these destructive missile engines are capable of discharging nearly two hundred bullets, in one sixtieth part of the time described by our author in the present Article.