468 THE CENTURY, 



Oile difcoloured that was firft anoint 

 ed 5 and ufed between the Barrel 

 thereof, and the Engine, having 

 never in it, nor within fix foot, but 

 one charge at a time. 



5 it and. 



[For the biggest CannonJ] This article affords a 

 further example of the practical working out of another 

 invention of the Marquis, and possibly at the Tower, 

 previous to 1641. 



As early as the 16th century cannon had been 

 undergoing gradual although slight improvements. 

 The Marquis had many opportunities for obtaining the 

 best information, and his active mind must have long 

 been on the alert, both at home and abroad, to ascertain 

 all that was then known on the subject of their manu 

 facture, with their best form and dimensions. We have 

 very early intelligence on the subject of Engines of 

 War among the valuable records of our State Paper 

 Office, from which we have selected the following : 



1575? No. 74. Description of the operation and 

 advantages of a certain newly invented engine of war, 

 whereby twenty-four bullets can be discharged from 

 one piece at a time. 



No. 75. Notes by the inventor touching the engines 

 of war, with the expense of making a few at a time. 

 It would require above 100 engines to be employed at 

 once. Desires a yearly pension in consideration of his 

 invention. 



No. 76. A note of the effects already performed by 

 the engine of war ; of which there are 200 engines and 

 3000 bullets already delivered into the Tower for ser 

 vice. Cal. State Papers, Dom. Series, 1547-1580. 

 Edited by R. Lemon, F.S.A., 8vo. 1856, page 513. 



