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Journal of the House of Lords
… Yes. What is the Number of Men, and what is the Number of Guns, in a China Ship of the largest Dimensions and of the … and probably, at the present Time, from Thirty to Forty Guns, in the 1,200 or 1,400 Tons Ships; from Thirty to Forty Guns and 130 Men; I think they generally estimate the Men at …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in an advertisement for 'Fowling pieces, Rifles and Air Guns [Tradecards (1802)]. OED earliest date of use: 1753 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… war, two eighteenpounders were mounted, another of five guns, and a martello tower, for the protection of the coast. …
Survey of London
… have been used as a factory for Perkins and Bacon's 'steam guns,' prototypes of the modern machine gun. * Ultimately …
Survey of London
… Caspar Kaltoff conducted their experiments, making guns, engines and other mechanical contrivances, 285 many of …
Survey of London
… was the proposed grant by the Government of old bronze guns at Woolwich Arsenal to be melted down for use in the …
Old and New London
… receive the time every hour from this chronopher. Time-guns at Newcastle and at Shields are also fired at one p.m. …
Old and New London
… from Baynard Castle to the Tower, and stood to their guns. The Bastard, finding the south side unapproachable, … in the Minories were broken open by the rioters, and many guns and one small brass field-piece stolen. When the cavalry …
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