[214] Lodge, Illustrations of British History, i, 14.
[215] See Appendix A.
[216] State Papers, (1830), 6th Aug. 1545.
[217] Chapter House Bks. vol. vi.
[218] Ibid. vol. xiii. It should be stated that these figures are from an inventory of stores and fittings remaining on board the ships in 1515, and do not necessarily represent the full equipment. They may, however, be taken to indicate its distribution.
[219] It has been mentioned that the weight of the serpentine was about 250 lbs.; double serpentines were presumably heavier. Serpentines and other small pieces were fitted with one or two removable chambers for loading.
[220] All that is known of slings is that they were ‘bigge peces of ship ordenance,’ (Letters and Papers, uncalendared, 1542). ‘Bigge’ must be understood relatively as they were fired with chambers.
[221] The French Pierrier, used for stone shot.
[222] Murderers, half a century later, were small swivel guns, but at this date perhaps larger. These two are described as ‘two grete murderers of brasse.’
[223] According to another paper (Letters and Papers, i, 5721) the upper forecastle deck carried eight serpentines and eight smaller guns.