William Latham

“ For the meaning of the word "Chambers [4] used here, see Mr. King's Account of an Old Piece of Ordnance. Archaeol. Vol. V. p. 150. "Being composed of two parts, thirty or forty chambers may be always at hand, ready charged, and with the greatest facility adapted to the place made for receiving them.
7. The Advice, of four sakers, two mynions, and three falcons, all of brass.
8. The Arke, of four cannon, four demi-cannon, twelve culverins, twelve demi-culverinss, six sakers, four port piece-halls, seven port-piece chambers, two fowler-halls, and four fowler chambers, all of brass." ”

“ Cannon, Demi-Cannon, Culverins, Demi-Culverins, Sakers, Mynions, Falcons, Falconetts, Portpecehalls, Portpece-Chambers, Fowler-Halls, Fowler-Chambers, and Curtalls, on board of each, or, as it is expressed in the title-page, "At the Shippes or Navy Royall lying in harborowe as well in the Roade by Chatham in the Ryver of Medwey-waters, as also upon present occasyons by Gravesend in the Ryver of Thames. ”

“ Navigii genusapud veteres, quod Latini inferioris ævi Dromones nec non Dromundos dixêre. Vide Du Fresne, in Gloss. Et Cassiodorus. Lib. v. Epist 17. Gall. vet. Dromond. Angl. Drumbler. Vid. Nicod. Lex. Angl. A Græco δρομος, cursus, derivat Spelmannus, et cum illo quicquid fere est criticorum. ”