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For hath not the want of 8 of the 12 pieces of artillerie, which were promised vnto the Aduenture, lost her maiestie the possession of the Groine and many other places, as hereafter shall appeare, whose defensible rampires were greater then our batterie (such as it was) cold force: and therefore were left vnattempted?
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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When the lord great master and his counsell had heard the tenor of the letter, they would giue none answere to the great Turke, but that he should be receiued with good strokes of artillerie.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The artillerie of the Turkes was such as followeth.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Turkes, and many of them were slaine with shot of our artillerie, and of our men but one.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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How the Turkes layd their artillerie about the towne, and of the maner and quantitie of their pieces and gunshot.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Topagi Bassi, Master of the artillerie, one hundred and twentie aspers, two hundred, three score and two pounds, sixteene shillings.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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These foresaid shippes being fully furnished with their pinnesses and boates, well appointed with al maner of artillerie, and other things necessary for their defence with al the men aforesaid, departed from Ratcliffe, and valed vnto Detford, the 10. day of May, 1553.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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I answered, that I would giue place to no man in makyng of all manner of gunnes and artillerie.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Citie a very faire Castle, strong, and furnished with artillerie, whereunto the Citie is ioyned directly towards the North, with a bricke wall: the walles also of the Castle are built with bricke, and are in breadth or thickenesse eighteene foote.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And the more to grieue the towne and to feare vs, they set vp many other mantellets in diuers places, almost round about the towne, and they were reckoned foure score: the which number was well lessened by the great quantitie of strokes of artillerie shot out of the towne from many places.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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