Martinez de Espinar gives in his "Arte de Ballesteria," p. 41, the names of the best Spanish arquebuse or musket makers, and says: "The first cannon brought to Spain came from Germany; the artist who made them used the following marks:—
"Two heads.
"A vase.
"A vase and pine.
"A pair of tongs.
"Flames.
"A knife.
"An excellent artificer worked formerly in Italy called Lazari Cominaz, but many bad cannons have been attributed to him.
"The best Spanish masters were—
"Maestre Simon, el viejo.