16th/17th century chain shot

Matchlock · 4th March 2009, 05:30 PM

PRO E36/13, pp.55-62: Inventory of the Mary Rose, 27 July 1514

Ordnance, artillery & habillaments (implements) of war left in the said ship in the charge and custody of John Browne master, & John Bryarley purser, of the same, by indenture as is aforesaid, that is to say - (margin)

Great curtows of brass 5
Murderers of brass 2
Chambers to the same 3
Falcons of brass 2
Falconets of brass 3
Great murderers of iron 1
Chambers to the same 1
Murderers of iron of another sort 2
Chambers to the same 4
Cast pieces of iron 2
Chambers to the same 4
Murderers of iron of another sort 1
Chambers to the same 2
Slings of iron called demi-slings 2
Chambers to the same 4
Stone-guns 26
Top-guns 3
Chambers to the same 75
Serpentines of iron 28
Chambers to the same 107
Forelocks for stone-guns, top-guns and serpentines 94
Myches (swivels) to the same 80
Stone shot, great and small 500
A little gun of brass without (a) chamber 1
Hammers for guns 13
Picks for stone 22
Heads for arrows of wildfire 8
Hocks for arrows of wildfire 29
Strings 600
Bags of leather 9
Parchment skins 20
Lead - 2.25 sows and certain cast (lead) Charging ladles of copper 2
Ladles of iron for casting pellets 2
Bolts of iron 17

Bows 20
Arrows 20
Bills (pole weapons) 20

Artillery and habillaments of war delivered to John Millet & Thomas Elderton by bill signed by with the hands of the foresaid commissioners, that is to say - (margin)

Hacbusshes (muskets) 91
Iron shot of divers sorts 457
Iron shot with cross-bars 120
Lead pellets, great and small 1000
Pellets for hacbusshes 900
Iron dice (for shot) 1500
Arrows of wildfire (incendiaries) 74
Balls of wildfire 2
Salets (helmets) 180
Breast(-plates) 206
Gorgets (armoured neck pieces) 146
Splints (leg armour) 172 pairs
Gun-powder 21.5 barrels
Gun-powder cartridges 1 chest-full
Charging-ladles for falcons and curtows 7
Sponges to the same 6
Stamps 3
Iron crow(-bars) 14
Bows of yew 123
Chests to the same 2
Arrows 504 sheaves
Chests to the same 11
Bills 218
Stakes for the field (pointed wooden stakes) 149
Morris pikes 159

From

http://www.maryrose.org/project/index.html

Michael

4th March 2009, 05:30 PM	#11
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Bar Shot in the 1514 Mary Rose Armament Inventory PRO E36/13, pp.55-62: Inventory of the Mary Rose, 27 July 1514 Ordnance, artillery & habillaments (implements) of war left in the said ship in the charge and custody of John Browne master, & John Bryarley purser, of the same, by indenture as is aforesaid, that is to say - (margin) Great curtows of brass 5 Murderers of brass 2 Chambers to the same 3 Falcons of brass 2 Falconets of brass 3 Great murderers of iron 1 Chambers to the same 1 Murderers of iron of another sort 2 Chambers to the same 4 Cast pieces of iron 2 Chambers to the same 4 Murderers of iron of another sort 1 Chambers to the same 2 Slings of iron called demi-slings 2 Chambers to the same 4 Stone-guns 26 Top-guns 3 Chambers to the same 75 Serpentines of iron 28 Chambers to the same 107 Forelocks for stone-guns, top-guns and serpentines 94 Myches (swivels) to the same 80 Stone shot, great and small 500 A little gun of brass without (a) chamber 1 Hammers for guns 13 Picks for stone 22 Heads for arrows of wildfire 8 Hocks for arrows of wildfire 29 Strings 600 Bags of leather 9 Parchment skins 20 Lead - 2.25 sows and certain cast (lead) Charging ladles of copper 2 Ladles of iron for casting pellets 2 Bolts of iron 17 Bows 20 Arrows 20 Bills (pole weapons) 20 Artillery and habillaments of war delivered to John Millet & Thomas Elderton by bill signed by with the hands of the foresaid commissioners, that is to say - (margin) Hacbusshes (muskets) 91 Iron shot of divers sorts 457 Iron shot with cross-bars 120 Lead pellets, great and small 1000 Pellets for hacbusshes 900 Iron dice (for shot) 1500 Arrows of wildfire (incendiaries) 74 Balls of wildfire 2 Salets (helmets) 180 Breast(-plates) 206 Gorgets (armoured neck pieces) 146 Splints (leg armour) 172 pairs Gun-powder 21.5 barrels Gun-powder cartridges 1 chest-full Charging-ladles for falcons and curtows 7 Sponges to the same 6 Stamps 3 Iron crow(-bars) 14 Bows of yew 123 Chests to the same 2 Arrows 504 sheaves Chests to the same 11 Bills 218 Stakes for the field (pointed wooden stakes) 149 Morris pikes 159 From http://www.maryrose.org/project/index.html Michael