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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55, 1606-1609

Note 1 — Artillery at Manila in 1607

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Also written “pederero”—from Old Spanish pedra, “a stone;” so named because of the use of stone for balls, before iron balls were invented; a swivel-gun. For descriptions and illustrations of various kinds of artillery, see Demmin’s Arms and Armor (London, 1877).

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