Note 220 — HENRY VIII 1509-1547
Reading edition
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.
Reading edition
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.