this assumption, the ship which men are boarding, and which is the innermost of the three lying alongside one another, would naturally be the Sovereign, since she alone, except the Henry Grace à Dieu, has four masts.
BRASS GUN FROM THE "MARY ROSE."
The heavy guns of the Henry Grace à Dieu, according to an account in 'Archæologia,'[1] taken from a MS. in the Pepysian Collection at Magdalen College, Cambridge, were twenty-one in number, and were all of brass. The following are the types and numbers of each, with the number and nature of the shot carried for them:—
| Guns. | Number. | Shot. | Number. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 4 | Iron | 100 |
| Demi-cannon | 3 | " | 60 |
| Culverin | 4 | " | 120 |
| Demi-Culverin | 2 | " | 70 |
| Saker | 4 | " | 120 |
| Cannon Perer (Cannon Petro) | 2 | Stone or lead | 67 |
| Falcon | 2 | Iron | 100 |
There were also the following light guns, viz.: port pieces, 14; slings, 4; demi-slings, 2; fowlers, 8; bassils, 60; top-pieces, 2; hail-shot pieces, 40; and hand-guns, 100. Her complement was made up of 301 mariners, 50 gunners, and 349 soldiers, making 700 in all.
It would be waste of time, in default of specific information on
- ↑ 'Archæologia' (App. III.), vi. 216.
