1888.] on the Invincible Armada : a Tercentenary Betrospect. 319 



I have not been able to trace the original from which this paper was 

 printed, but I have found of the same date, 1595, estimates for the 

 armament of three ships now in building, * the ordnance for the first- 



COMPAKISON OF AkMAMENTS. 



mentioned being described as "answerable to the pieces that are in 

 the Mer Honour." I therefore show here also the armament of the 

 Mer Honour, as given in the paper in the ' Archaiologia/ already 

 referred to. 



Another estimate that seems entitled to credit, is that given of 

 the armament of the Revenge — a ship of the same size and number of 

 men as the Nonimreil, which was taken by the Spaniards in 1591, and 

 was reported by them to have 43 brass guns ; 20 on the lower deck 

 of from 4000 to 6000 lbs. weight, and the rest of from 2000 to 

 3000. t The greater weights correspond to the 60- 30- or 18-pounders, 

 the smaller to the 9- and 6-pounders. 



Of the Spanish armament we cannot sj^eak with the same absolute 

 knowledge ; but it seems admitted that the galeasses were the most 



'State Papers,' Domestic, ccliii. 114; ccliv. 43. 



t Duio, i. p. 76. 



