content_output-053_5 (Q6260)

Very little more is known respecting these cannon except that each was separately named, as “The King’s Daughter,” “King Edward,” “Bombartel,” etc.; that they were painted either bright red or black, or, if of brass, were brightly polished. They were the property of the King; of the nobles; or of the towns; sometimes of humble individuals, who held their weapons and their own services for hire.