英语词汇“culverin”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Accordingly, early next day he fired off a culverin, and prepared to land with 100 men, “having light ordnance in his great boat, and in the other boats double bases in their noses.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z

He has lowered the portcullis and pointed his culverins over the gate and will not yield it or listen to reason. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z

There were mounted on the ramparts six six-pounder and two four-pounder iron cannon, with two culverins. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

The vessel had swung round a little, so that her stern-chaser, a culverin twelve feet long, pointed full at the fort. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z

I wrote concerning it, by the patache; and will only state here the number of pieces—namely, eleven of cast iron and one bronze culverin, these being large pieces. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z

Greaves, bucklers, spears, culverins, swords, scimitars and grenades were forbidden by name. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z

The artillery comprised sixty-two culverins and smaller ordnance. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z

He, accordingly, at times amused himself by feigning to be shot dead, suddenly dropping down beside one of his culverins. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z

A culverin is but the whiff of an oaten pipe, compared with a hag upon her broomstick. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z

Our galley, shattered terribly by a culverin, took refuge at some small desert island, simply a rock sticking out of the sea. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z

In this courtyard, instead of ploughs and wagons, our eye falls upon arquebusses and culverins. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z

After fifteen minutes' work he was able to seize the opening of the culverin. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

To the east was the Tower of London, black with age, armed with cannon and culverin, and representing the munificence which entertained royalty as well as the power which punished traitors. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z

I am an old rover and have had my share of goblins, and never flinched to sulphur or brimstone, whether projected by the breath of a devil or a culverin. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z

For three hours Ralegh, at anchor, kept up an incessant cannonade against the galleons and the forts; the volleys of cannon and culverin came as thick as if it had been a skirmish of musketeers. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z

Have the men here carry five barrels on down to the Point, so the gunnery mates can start priming the culverin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

When they had come within twice the distance of a shot from a culverin, they began to dispose themselves before the fortress. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

The black charger went sweeping past them like a bolt fired from a culverin—close following upon the heels of the fugitive, with Cornet Stubbs seated in the saddle, apparently urging the pursuit. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z

Around it were squatted files of warriors, ensconced under their round shields like the tortoise beneath his shell—the management of sundry huge culverins, of inordinate dimensions, being divided betwixt every three. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

Here Baran," he said,—thrusting his foot against the culverin I mentioned before—"you claim to be a skilled bombardier. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z

Above them a steep wall of cut stone rose up against the dark sky, and across the top, illuminated by torches, was the row of culverin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

The bursting of the gigantic culverin had really a crushing effect upon Miller, for all his hopes had rested hitherto on that gun. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

In the time of Henry VIII., the ordnance in use in the field consisted in the main of heavy culverins and other guns of position, and of lighter field pieces, termed sakers, falcons, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"

An instantaneous howl, and independent discharge of culverins, answered the signal, and the wild troop swept past at a gallop to the further extremity of the parade. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

All hopes were now centered in me, and on the culverin, which I had polished until it shone like gold. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z

Have you seen those culverin just below us, trained on the bay? Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

The most formidable gun was a gigantic culverin standing on the north. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

In the later Middle Ages guns of various calibres were known by the names of birds of prey or reptiles; among such were falcons and falconets, culverins and demi-culverins. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli

In the 16th and 17th centuries the “cannon” in England was distinctively a large piece, smaller natures of ordnance being called by various special names such as culverin, saker, falcon, demi-cannon, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony"

To your assaults with the culverin we owe our victory. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z

It had turrets at each corner and a wide breastwork, from which a row of eighteen-pound culverin projected, hard fingers against the sky. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

A breach such as the culverin would make could not be filled with beams or earth. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z

In this courtyard instead of plows and wagons we now see rampart guns and long culverins. The Golden Age in Transylvania

A battery of four culverins was established on the western headland commanding the entrance of Port Musiette. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2

Here, for the first time, I saw an old-time culverin, rusty with age and for want of care. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z

Have the boys prime and run out these culverin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

I can also claim my share of the inscription which Cortes put on the silver culverin, we called the phœnix, and which Cortes sent a present to his majesty from Mexico. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

Eight battering-rams, ten culverins, and ten pieces of smaller artillery are among the trophies. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli

The inner walls of the lower castle were well lined with falcons and falconets, while on the towers above peered out heavier cannon, which he took for culverins from their length of nose. Nuala O'Malley

But an instant’s hesitation, friend and foe being fairly intermingled, was fatal to his purpose; the venerable culverin remained silent, and the gunner met hand-to-hand a figure that sprang from the incoming host. The Strollers

"Aye, just give me a minute to set the rest of these culverin." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

Hark to the mingled din Of fife and steed, and trump and drum, and roaring culverin! Henry IV, Makers of History

At midnight hour, when culverin And gun and bomb were sleeping,2778 Before the camp with mournful mien, The loveliest embassy were seen, All kneeling low and weeping. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7

And when he loaded his rifle—a sort of culverin or wall-piece, which no one but himself knew how to manage—gracious powers! he was something to see. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches

Why, if I'd had even a good culverin aboard the Indian Queen last night, I'd have chased the beggars clear to Africa, an need were. The Black Buccaneer

Later Winston remembered watching in paralyzed horror as the linstock clattered against the breech of the culverin, scattering sparks. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

“Calais had never been lost, had I been there to fire the culverins.” Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution

In sooth, one could hardly tell whether they ought to be called pistols, or culverins. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton

Raleigh, therefore, sent six of his seamen, and turned his ships broadside to the town, ready to batter it with culverin if he saw one sign of treachery. Raleigh

There were six good culverins mounted in the fort below the town. The Black Buccaneer

On a hill overlooking the harbor a row of torches blazed, illuminating a battery of eighteen- pound culverin set above a high stone breastwork. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

At the exit of a narrow defile the fire from the Turkish culverins decimated the cavalry. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan

This wall is pierced with two openings, intended for two culverins, one of which commanded the road leading down the pass, and the other the road up the valley from the direction of the village. The Huguenots in France

When this car was seen entering the street, the blessed sacrament received a joyous salute from the nine ladled cannon and the twenty-seven culverins and falcons which stood in the Plaza de Armas. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

It was a bronze culverin of large bore, taken as a trophy from the stranded wreck of a Spanish galleon. Blackbeard: Buccaneer

The man slid slowly down the wet side of the culverin, toward the breech. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

In the morning he followed with his Frenchmen; and as the glittering ranks came into view, defiling between the forest and the river, the Spaniards opened on them with culverins from a projecting bastion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864

The battle was fought at close quarters in the old Mediterranean style, with saber, cutlass, and culverin; ramming, grappling, and boarding. A History of Sea Power

He had married a sister of Jean de Chaligny, the celebrated gun-founder of Lorraine, who cast the famous culverin, twenty-two feet high. Renée Mauperin

The man who commands that ship is a right valiant cavalier, and will put up a good fight; therefore, let no man put match to culverin or finger to trigger until I give the word. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess

Now, while the militiamen worked with hammers and drills to finish removing the spikes from the large culverin, the battle had become mostly noise and smoke. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z

Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin! Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8

Also some culverins upon the walls, And harquebusses, and what not; besides The men who are to kindle them to death Of other men. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry

The soldiers and small-arm men rattled away with their musketry, and the swivels, culverins, and other small guns, in rapid succession added to the uproar by their sharper reports. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea

Now, my masters, load again, this time with double charges, consisting of a half-keg of bullets to each culverin, with a chain shot on top, and the smaller ordnance in proportion. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess

“But I am sure thereof—as sure as a culverin shot.” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada

It is in the form of a culverin—a long slender cannon of the period—standing upright. Pagan and Christian Rome

Almost at the same instant the galley’s culverin spoke again. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer

To move a heavy English cannon, even over good ground, it took 23 horses; a culverin needed nine beasts. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Two or three shops were to him an arsenal; an area was to him a moat; corners of balconies and turns of stone steps were points for the location of a culverin or an archer. The Napoleon of Notting Hill

Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum And roaring culverin! Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French.

One of the culverins which they had tumbled to the ground was remounted by some of the garrison, "so as they made a shot at us." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.

When the culverin's signal is fired, then on; Leave not in Corinth a living one— A priest at her altars, a chief in her halls, A hearth in her mansions, a stone on her walls. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys

Most of the guns were probably of culverin length: 30- to 32-caliber. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

There were in store four small culverins and several light wall pieces. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main

Just then came whizzing through the air a stone bullet, shot from a culverin on the walls of the castle, the artillerist being a young man of Ghent, son of Henry the Blindman. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French.

As they worked across the Santa Martha bay the culverins in the city batteries opened fire. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.

The culverins of his uncle were gone, but he had six muskets—a loan from the city—and there were four pounds of powder in the magazine. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.

A legitimate culverin, for instance, was "rich" enough in metal to take as much powder as the ball weighed. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Two of the culverins were placed on the cliff, one at each side of the path, so as to command the landing. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main

Many of the old culverins, which threw lead-covered bricks among the Irish ranks, have been preserved, and may still be seen among the leaves and flowers. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

Three culverins on yonder hill, and three on the top of this one, and we have them under a pestle. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor

They were not founded in this place, but brought from other parts; two of them were double cannon, each carrying a bullet of forty-eight pounds weight; most of the others were demi-cannon and culverin. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II.

Since a 60-pounder battering cannon, however, had in proportion a third less metal than the culverin, the charge must also be reduced by a third—to 40 pounds! Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

As soon as it was fairly light the enemies' fire opened, and was answered by the culverins on the roof of the house. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main

Bases were of the high penetration or 'culverin' type. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX.

There were four of them, all pointing towards the forest, iron culverins with the Tudor Rose and E.R. The Princess Pocahontas

The culverin of Nancy, made in 1598, was more than twenty-three feet in length. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.

But these digressions should not obscure the fact that both culverins and demiculverins were highly esteemed on account of their range and the effectiveness of fire. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Several men were also engaged in drawing a couple of culverins to the place of audience, which was to be in the open air. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance

Over the rippling harbor came The growling, bull-dog bark of culverins, Red rockets curved and plunged Across the dawn. Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country

This ordnance consisted of two rampart pieces, of two sorts of culverins, of very small caliber, powder and balls; and he also took two soldiers to take care of the pieces. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733

He has lowered the portcullis and pointed his culverins over the gate and will not yield it or listen to reason. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France

At that period, incidentally, culverins were the only guns with the range to reach the harbor bar some 3,000 yards away. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

As Winthrop took his place, the ranks in front were further opened, and the two culverins belched out with fire and smoke a loud and sudden welcome. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance

Just as he reached the level ground, a culverin was fired from the gateway, and the next moment a loud wailing cry bursting from the mob told that the abbot was launched into eternity. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest

Immediatly our admiral gave an order to discharge a small culverin, the ball from which struck the vessel amidship, and I thought she was going to founder. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733

One culverin, caliber nineteen libras, old Manila casting, choke-bored, twenty-nine calibers in length. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

A typical Spanish cannon was only about two-thirds as long as a culverin, and the bore walls were thinner. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

The arms, at least were wretched, consisted of culverins, which went off with an enormous report, and matchlocks with short rests, like the end of a pitchfork. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries

On the platform stood the trumpeters with their silk-fringed clarions, and the iron mouths of the culverins, which had been recently discharged, protruded through the battlements. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest

Schooner, name unknown, one long 24, and 20 culverins. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1

Engines, culverins, and firebrands were directed against the barricades which he had raised. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series

While after 1750 the foundries seldom turned out bronze pieces as ornate as the Renaissance culverins, a few decorations remained and many guns were still personalized with names in raised letters on the gun. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Their weight had caused the culverin to tip forward; it stopped on the edge of the embrasure and they slowly resumed their ascension and arrived one after another on the platform of the tower. Over Strand and Field

"Doubtless he carries a culverin up his sleeve," sneered the deep tones of my captor. Helmet of Navarre

Their voices were as whispers to the shouting of their foe; beneath the rolling thunders the sound of cannon and culverin were of less account than the grating of pebbles in a furious surge. Sir Mortimer

In three forts which your Majesty has here, there are twenty-four heavy pieces, two small ones, and some culverins, as will be seen below. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 1588-1591 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

Since it had almost as much metal as a culverin, it lacked the defects of the chambered pieces. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

The ladder was then hoisted to the top of the tower and attached to the end of a culverin which was levelled in an embrasure of the battlement. Over Strand and Field

Besides these there were two culverins which threw balls of sixty pounds, and a huge basilisk, the projectile from which weighed no less than one hundred and sixty pounds. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean

All along the hillside stood a large number of culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

"A great owl flew between me and Phelps as we watched beside the culverin, and so scared was he at our fierce bright eyes that he fell and knocked the light out." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5

If the gunner came across a culverin only 24 calibers long, he must load this piece with only 24/30 of the ball's weight. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

There was a schooner, name unknown, which carried one large gun and twenty culverins. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I

The offensive arms of the inhabitants of these islands are cutlasses and daggers; lances, javelins, and other missile weapons; bows and arrows, and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

This said village had about a thousand inhabitants, and was surrounded by very tall and very dense bamboo thickets, and fortified with a wall and a few small culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

This day I brought on shore to our house twenty-two bars of lead, together with 125 culverin shot, round and langridge. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

In view of the range Collado ascribes to the culverin, some remarks on gun performances are in order. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

On the journey to Lorraine, during the second uprising, the Huguenots took with them a very fine culverin which they nicknamed the "queen mother." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici

"Their weapons are long sharp iron lances, throwing-sticks, shields, small daggers, wooden corselets, corded breastplates, a few bows and arrows, and culverins." The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

It contained much iron and copper, as Page 83well as culverins and cannon which had melted. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The 27th we landed three pieces of ordnance, having three landed formerly, all whole culverins of iron. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

We experimented with a culverin that fired a 20-pound iron ball. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Hark to the mingled din, Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 National Spirit

When the second boat arrived it found some of the men wounded, and that the junk had many and well-made arrows and lances, with a culverin and some muskets. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

There were the clay and wax moulds, the largest of which was for a cannon seventeen feet long, resembling a culverin. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

They have also, and quite commonly poor, culverins and arquebuses, so that they depend mainly on their lances. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The old churches had turrets on their walls and loopholes in their doors for shooting with culverins and blunderbusses. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel

In the south-eastern corner of the Brito-Roman city, there still stands an interesting old culverin, bearing the crown, Tudor rose, and the initials of Queen Elizabeth. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association

Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin! MacMillan's Reading Books Book V

The natives, confident of their strength, refused to listen, and began to discharge their culverins and a few arrows. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The large ship carried one hundred Portuguese, eight large pieces, and many culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

They fired hard from their cannon against St. Mary’s steeple, on which was planted a large culverin, which annoyed them even in the general’s headquarters at Lexden. Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722

Huggett was another cannon maker of repute; and Owen became celebrated for his brass culverins. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers

My lord and husband, William of Warwick, who was count in this land, provided this city and his castle with arms as well as bombards, cross-bows and culverins, and many other kinds of artillery. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc

In the quarrel that ensued over the question of their departure, the Chinese fired a culverin from one of the ships and killed a Moro chief. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The vandahala went in a small boat with thirty rowers and two culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Farewell, Romance!" the Soldier spoke; "By sleight of sword we may not win, But scuffle 'mid uncleanly smoke Of arquebus and culverin. Verses 1889-1896

The only piece of artillery belonging to the settlement, was the culverin which had been discharged by the Puritan, and which served for the moment to check the advance of his enemies. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish

It was already five weeks since the English had arrived to take part in the defence, and the struggle now began upon a great scale—thirty cannon and eight culverins opening fire upon the walls. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604

In this way was the fort taken, together with fifty or sixty prisoners, ten or twelve culverins, and everything else in it. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Afterward the said jailer returned to Borney, where this witness saw him deliver the said culverin to the flagship of his Majesty, by order of his Lordship. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

While Pantagruel was taken up with the purchase of those foreign animals, the noise of ten guns and culverins, together with a loud and joyful cheer of all the fleet, was heard from the mole. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4

Some chimneys of ancient halls used to be swept by having a culverin fired up them. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1

Ho! sound the tocsin from my tower, and fire the culverin; Bid each retainer arm with speed; call every vassal in. The American Union Speaker

He routed them, and took from them some culverins in their possession and they were left pacified. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

A number of culverins and some gunpowder were found there. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Joan de Mendoca, fearing this, sunk it in the river with buoys, so that he could recover it at his departure, and for appearances left in the ship only one iron gun and some culverins. History of the Philippine Islands

But to show the strength of my conceit, I have found out a means to withstand the stroke of the most violent culverin. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9

Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin! The American Union Speaker

On the land there were five or six culverins in a little fort, which was captured. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

There were collected also throughout the said town a great number of projectiles, falcons, and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

They had fortified the whole place, intrenched it with palms and other woods, and a number of culverins. History of the Philippine Islands

It was already five weeks since the English had arrived to take part in the defence, and the struggle now began upon a great scale -- thirty cannon and eight culverins opening fire upon the walls. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)

Arrows and javelins pierce them; stones crush them; the culverins spout fire in their faces, and, lifting them off their uncertain footing, hurl them bodily back upon the heads and shields of their comrades. The Prince of India — Volume 02

The two principal forts were square in form, with ten or twelve culverins on each side, some of them moderately large and others very small. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

There were six pieces of artillery, two large ones at the bow and four culverins at the sides. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

When the culverin's signal is fired, then on; Leave not in Corinth a living one-- A priest at her altars, a chief in her halls, A hearth in her mansions, a stone on her walls. Mosaics of Grecian History

On the top was the fighting platform from which the archers fired their bolts and arrows, and the gunners fired their culverins. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns

The men at the machines and culverins cowered to the floor. The Prince of India — Volume 02

They again declared that they did not desire this friendship, and began to fire their culverins and discharge arrows; and in return the soldiers discharged, on all sides, their arquebuses. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The said galley contained also four other culverins mounted in the place where the cargo is stored; and the galley carried a quantity of ammunition for the said pieces. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

"It could be built," said Tycho, "but the cost Would buy a dozen culverin for your wars." Watchers of the Sky

A few claymores and battleaxes were ranged against the wall, and a culverin, captured by Sir Ralph Heavystone, occupied the corner, the other end of the room being taken up by a light battery. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers

Provisions became scarce, and the diminution of powder threatened to silence the culverins and arquebuses. The Prince of India — Volume 02

The artillery which Page 130they possessed, and which I have mentioned above—namely, ten or twelve medium-sized pieces and a few culverins—was taken. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Some four or five galleots of sixteen or eighteen benches each were found also, with many falcons, and culverins, and one of them with a half sacre. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The assault was long and fierce, and it was marvel to hear the noise of the cannons and culverins from the walls, and to see the clouds of arrows. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism

What was wisest and best in their day becomes often as antiquated as the culverin that once defended castellated ramparts. His Sombre Rivals

He nailed on the pillar a "fair struck silver five-pence," saluting the same with discharge of culverins, much hearty English cheer and nautical jollity. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance

Their arms are numerous and good, namely: culverins, large and small; lances, daggers, and arrows poisoned with herbs. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

These pieces consist of three very small culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Look, the arquebus and culverin Vanish in new sciences that presage T. N. T! Guns of the Gods

This fortress was always in a condition to resist a siege: the drawbridge was raised, the portcullis down, the gates closed, the men under arms, the culverins on the bastion always loaded. The Book of Were-Wolves

We talked of pipe-clay regulation caps— Long twenty-fours—short culverins and mortars— Condemn'd the 'Horse Guards' for a set of raps, And cursed our fate at being in such quarters. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2

There were found in this fort but four culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

It was equipped with twelve large pieces and certain culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Hark to the mingled din, Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. Evolution of Expression — Volume 1

At least four thousand men were engaged in this chief attack, and the light now permitted the besieged to direct their fire from cannon, demi- cannon, culverin, and snaphance, with fatal effect. History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1600-02

There are short halts, of half an hour each, at dawn, noon, the afternoon, and sunset, for devotional purposes, and these are regulated by a cannon or a culverin. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2

The people are the most valiant yet found in these regions; they possess much good armor—as iron corselets, greaves, wristlets, gauntlets, and helmets—and some arquebuses and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The chief of Taguima took two culverins, and the king of Mindanao took all the rest. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

MOS: Excellent! sir, speak out: You may be louder yet: A culverin Discharged in his ear would hardly bore it. Volpone; Or, the Fox

In the morning he followed with his Frenchmen; and, as the glittering ranks came into view, defiling between the forest and the river, the Spaniards opened on them with culverins from a projecting bastion. Pioneers of France in the New World

On the lower parapet six culverins had been dragged into position under the supervision of Falcone—who was still with us at Pagliano. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza

This vessel was said to have three or four hundred fighting men and rowers on board, with many culverins and large pieces of artillery. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

It appears that, at the entrance of the said village, before talking to any of the natives, according to his Grace's orders, certain culverins and many arrows were discharged at the said barangay. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Then he signalled to the mate to fire the culverin of which he had charge. The Sea-Hawk

Bouchier and his companion crept about under the great meshwork of beams-peered into all the embrasures, and beneath the carriages of the culverins. Windsor Castle

The hum of voices now rose into excited cries, and the watchman stationed atop the big culverin called out, "Sail ho!" To Have and to Hold

We passed the demilune, we passed the culverin, bayoneting the artillerymen at their guns; we advanced across the two tremendous demilunes which flank the counterscarp, and prepared for the final spring upon the citadel. Burlesques

At the said entrance many culverins and arrows were fired at the said fleet. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Here and there, among the shrubs and flowers, may be seen the old culverins which scattered bricks, cased with lead, among the Irish ranks. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

Few were wounded, notwithstanding the noise of the cannons and culverins, "by the grace of God and the good luck of the Maid." Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death

"I trust in heaven the sharks got the men who fired the culverins!" he cried, and then laughed at his own savagery. To Have and to Hold

A few claymores and battle-axes were ranged against the wall, and a culverin, captured by Sir Ralph Heavystone, occupied the corner, the other end of the room being taken up by a light battery. Condensed Novels

When he went away, he took these pieces with him in a baroto, and has them, as well as other small culverins, in his possession. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers presented by the wealthy guilds of London to the colony. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3

A shot from the culverin replied to it, and the alarm trumpet shook the gloomy walls of the keep with its dismal note. Mauprat

The gunners there, intent upon their business, and now within range of the merchantman, had fired the three forecastle culverins. To Have and to Hold

And he rudely kicked the culverin which apparently he had not noticed before, "So! so! understand," he continued, casting a sharp glance at one and another of us. The House of the Wolf; a romance

Had we not the ways filled with poisoned caltrops, guarded by Indian archers, barred with butts full of earth, raked with culverins and arquebuses? Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

“They need little shriving that are opposite my culverin,” said this strange priest. A Monk of Fife

And thou hast talk'd Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents, Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets, Of basilisks, of cannon, culverin, Of prisoners ransomed, and of soldiers slain, And all the 'currents of a heady fight. King Henry IV, Part 1

He had no hand in the firing of those culverins; the mutineers touched them off without so much as a 'by your leave.' To Have and to Hold

Dantes noticed that the captain of The Young Amelia had, as he neared the land, mounted two small culverins, which, without making much noise, can throw a four ounce ball a thousand paces or so. The Count of Monte Cristo

"Heaven help us, Admiral Hawkins, who has put fire to your culverins in this fashion?" said Lord Howard. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

Flavy called him in from Valenciennes, where he was about some business of his own, for there is no greater master of the culverin. A Monk of Fife

单词	culverin
例句	culverin Accordingly, early next day he fired off a culverin, and prepared to land with 100 men, “having light ordnance in his great boat, and in the other boats double bases in their noses.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He has lowered the portcullis and pointed his culverins over the gate and will not yield it or listen to reason. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z There were mounted on the ramparts six six-pounder and two four-pounder iron cannon, with two culverins. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The vessel had swung round a little, so that her stern-chaser, a culverin twelve feet long, pointed full at the fort. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z I wrote concerning it, by the patache; and will only state here the number of pieces—namely, eleven of cast iron and one bronze culverin, these being large pieces. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z Greaves, bucklers, spears, culverins, swords, scimitars and grenades were forbidden by name. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The artillery comprised sixty-two culverins and smaller ordnance. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z He, accordingly, at times amused himself by feigning to be shot dead, suddenly dropping down beside one of his culverins. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z A culverin is but the whiff of an oaten pipe, compared with a hag upon her broomstick. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Our galley, shattered terribly by a culverin, took refuge at some small desert island, simply a rock sticking out of the sea. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z In this courtyard, instead of ploughs and wagons, our eye falls upon arquebusses and culverins. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z After fifteen minutes' work he was able to seize the opening of the culverin. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z To the east was the Tower of London, black with age, armed with cannon and culverin, and representing the munificence which entertained royalty as well as the power which punished traitors. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z I am an old rover and have had my share of goblins, and never flinched to sulphur or brimstone, whether projected by the breath of a devil or a culverin. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z For three hours Ralegh, at anchor, kept up an incessant cannonade against the galleons and the forts; the volleys of cannon and culverin came as thick as if it had been a skirmish of musketeers. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Have the men here carry five barrels on down to the Point, so the gunnery mates can start priming the culverin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z When they had come within twice the distance of a shot from a culverin, they began to dispose themselves before the fortress. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The black charger went sweeping past them like a bolt fired from a culverin—close following upon the heels of the fugitive, with Cornet Stubbs seated in the saddle, apparently urging the pursuit. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Around it were squatted files of warriors, ensconced under their round shields like the tortoise beneath his shell—the management of sundry huge culverins, of inordinate dimensions, being divided betwixt every three. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Here Baran," he said,—thrusting his foot against the culverin I mentioned before—"you claim to be a skilled bombardier. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Above them a steep wall of cut stone rose up against the dark sky, and across the top, illuminated by torches, was the row of culverin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The bursting of the gigantic culverin had really a crushing effect upon Miller, for all his hopes had rested hitherto on that gun. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z In the time of Henry VIII., the ordnance in use in the field consisted in the main of heavy culverins and other guns of position, and of lighter field pieces, termed sakers, falcons, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" An instantaneous howl, and independent discharge of culverins, answered the signal, and the wild troop swept past at a gallop to the further extremity of the parade. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z All hopes were now centered in me, and on the culverin, which I had polished until it shone like gold. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Have you seen those culverin just below us, trained on the bay? Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The most formidable gun was a gigantic culverin standing on the north. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z In the later Middle Ages guns of various calibres were known by the names of birds of prey or reptiles; among such were falcons and falconets, culverins and demi-culverins. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli In the 16th and 17th centuries the “cannon” in England was distinctively a large piece, smaller natures of ordnance being called by various special names such as culverin, saker, falcon, demi-cannon, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" To your assaults with the culverin we owe our victory. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z It had turrets at each corner and a wide breastwork, from which a row of eighteen-pound culverin projected, hard fingers against the sky. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z A breach such as the culverin would make could not be filled with beams or earth. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z In this courtyard instead of plows and wagons we now see rampart guns and long culverins. The Golden Age in Transylvania A battery of four culverins was established on the western headland commanding the entrance of Port Musiette. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Here, for the first time, I saw an old-time culverin, rusty with age and for want of care. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Have the boys prime and run out these culverin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I can also claim my share of the inscription which Cortes put on the silver culverin, we called the phœnix, and which Cortes sent a present to his majesty from Mexico. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Eight battering-rams, ten culverins, and ten pieces of smaller artillery are among the trophies. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli The inner walls of the lower castle were well lined with falcons and falconets, while on the towers above peered out heavier cannon, which he took for culverins from their length of nose. Nuala O'Malley But an instant’s hesitation, friend and foe being fairly intermingled, was fatal to his purpose; the venerable culverin remained silent, and the gunner met hand-to-hand a figure that sprang from the incoming host. The Strollers "Aye, just give me a minute to set the rest of these culverin." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Hark to the mingled din Of fife and steed, and trump and drum, and roaring culverin! Henry IV, Makers of History At midnight hour, when culverin And gun and bomb were sleeping,2778 Before the camp with mournful mien, The loveliest embassy were seen, All kneeling low and weeping. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 And when he loaded his rifle—a sort of culverin or wall-piece, which no one but himself knew how to manage—gracious powers! he was something to see. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches Why, if I'd had even a good culverin aboard the Indian Queen last night, I'd have chased the beggars clear to Africa, an need were. The Black Buccaneer Later Winston remembered watching in paralyzed horror as the linstock clattered against the breech of the culverin, scattering sparks. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z “Calais had never been lost, had I been there to fire the culverins.” Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution In sooth, one could hardly tell whether they ought to be called pistols, or culverins. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Raleigh, therefore, sent six of his seamen, and turned his ships broadside to the town, ready to batter it with culverin if he saw one sign of treachery. Raleigh There were six good culverins mounted in the fort below the town. The Black Buccaneer On a hill overlooking the harbor a row of torches blazed, illuminating a battery of eighteen- pound culverin set above a high stone breastwork. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z At the exit of a narrow defile the fire from the Turkish culverins decimated the cavalry. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan This wall is pierced with two openings, intended for two culverins, one of which commanded the road leading down the pass, and the other the road up the valley from the direction of the village. The Huguenots in France When this car was seen entering the street, the blessed sacrament received a joyous salute from the nine ladled cannon and the twenty-seven culverins and falcons which stood in the Plaza de Armas. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century It was a bronze culverin of large bore, taken as a trophy from the stranded wreck of a Spanish galleon. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The man slid slowly down the wet side of the culverin, toward the breech. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z In the morning he followed with his Frenchmen; and as the glittering ranks came into view, defiling between the forest and the river, the Spaniards opened on them with culverins from a projecting bastion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 The battle was fought at close quarters in the old Mediterranean style, with saber, cutlass, and culverin; ramming, grappling, and boarding. A History of Sea Power He had married a sister of Jean de Chaligny, the celebrated gun-founder of Lorraine, who cast the famous culverin, twenty-two feet high. Renée Mauperin The man who commands that ship is a right valiant cavalier, and will put up a good fight; therefore, let no man put match to culverin or finger to trigger until I give the word. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Now, while the militiamen worked with hammers and drills to finish removing the spikes from the large culverin, the battle had become mostly noise and smoke. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin! Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Also some culverins upon the walls, And harquebusses, and what not; besides The men who are to kindle them to death Of other men. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry The soldiers and small-arm men rattled away with their musketry, and the swivels, culverins, and other small guns, in rapid succession added to the uproar by their sharper reports. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Now, my masters, load again, this time with double charges, consisting of a half-keg of bullets to each culverin, with a chain shot on top, and the smaller ordnance in proportion. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess “But I am sure thereof—as sure as a culverin shot.” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada It is in the form of a culverin—a long slender cannon of the period—standing upright. Pagan and Christian Rome Almost at the same instant the galley’s culverin spoke again. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer To move a heavy English cannon, even over good ground, it took 23 horses; a culverin needed nine beasts. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Two or three shops were to him an arsenal; an area was to him a moat; corners of balconies and turns of stone steps were points for the location of a culverin or an archer. The Napoleon of Notting Hill Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum And roaring culverin! Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. One of the culverins which they had tumbled to the ground was remounted by some of the garrison, "so as they made a shot at us." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. When the culverin's signal is fired, then on; Leave not in Corinth a living one— A priest at her altars, a chief in her halls, A hearth in her mansions, a stone on her walls. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Most of the guns were probably of culverin length: 30- to 32-caliber. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America There were in store four small culverins and several light wall pieces. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Just then came whizzing through the air a stone bullet, shot from a culverin on the walls of the castle, the artillerist being a young man of Ghent, son of Henry the Blindman. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. As they worked across the Santa Martha bay the culverins in the city batteries opened fire. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The culverins of his uncle were gone, but he had six muskets—a loan from the city—and there were four pounds of powder in the magazine. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. A legitimate culverin, for instance, was "rich" enough in metal to take as much powder as the ball weighed. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Two of the culverins were placed on the cliff, one at each side of the path, so as to command the landing. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Many of the old culverins, which threw lead-covered bricks among the Irish ranks, have been preserved, and may still be seen among the leaves and flowers. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Three culverins on yonder hill, and three on the top of this one, and we have them under a pestle. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor They were not founded in this place, but brought from other parts; two of them were double cannon, each carrying a bullet of forty-eight pounds weight; most of the others were demi-cannon and culverin. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. Since a 60-pounder battering cannon, however, had in proportion a third less metal than the culverin, the charge must also be reduced by a third—to 40 pounds! Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America As soon as it was fairly light the enemies' fire opened, and was answered by the culverins on the roof of the house. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Bases were of the high penetration or 'culverin' type. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. There were four of them, all pointing towards the forest, iron culverins with the Tudor Rose and E.R. The Princess Pocahontas The culverin of Nancy, made in 1598, was more than twenty-three feet in length. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. But these digressions should not obscure the fact that both culverins and demiculverins were highly esteemed on account of their range and the effectiveness of fire. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Several men were also engaged in drawing a couple of culverins to the place of audience, which was to be in the open air. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Over the rippling harbor came The growling, bull-dog bark of culverins, Red rockets curved and plunged Across the dawn. Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country This ordnance consisted of two rampart pieces, of two sorts of culverins, of very small caliber, powder and balls; and he also took two soldiers to take care of the pieces. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 He has lowered the portcullis and pointed his culverins over the gate and will not yield it or listen to reason. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France At that period, incidentally, culverins were the only guns with the range to reach the harbor bar some 3,000 yards away. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America As Winthrop took his place, the ranks in front were further opened, and the two culverins belched out with fire and smoke a loud and sudden welcome. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Just as he reached the level ground, a culverin was fired from the gateway, and the next moment a loud wailing cry bursting from the mob told that the abbot was launched into eternity. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Immediatly our admiral gave an order to discharge a small culverin, the ball from which struck the vessel amidship, and I thought she was going to founder. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 One culverin, caliber nineteen libras, old Manila casting, choke-bored, twenty-nine calibers in length. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century A typical Spanish cannon was only about two-thirds as long as a culverin, and the bore walls were thinner. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America The arms, at least were wretched, consisted of culverins, which went off with an enormous report, and matchlocks with short rests, like the end of a pitchfork. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries On the platform stood the trumpeters with their silk-fringed clarions, and the iron mouths of the culverins, which had been recently discharged, protruded through the battlements. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Schooner, name unknown, one long 24, and 20 culverins. Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1 Engines, culverins, and firebrands were directed against the barricades which he had raised. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series While after 1750 the foundries seldom turned out bronze pieces as ornate as the Renaissance culverins, a few decorations remained and many guns were still personalized with names in raised letters on the gun. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Their weight had caused the culverin to tip forward; it stopped on the edge of the embrasure and they slowly resumed their ascension and arrived one after another on the platform of the tower. Over Strand and Field "Doubtless he carries a culverin up his sleeve," sneered the deep tones of my captor. Helmet of Navarre Their voices were as whispers to the shouting of their foe; beneath the rolling thunders the sound of cannon and culverin were of less account than the grating of pebbles in a furious surge. Sir Mortimer In three forts which your Majesty has here, there are twenty-four heavy pieces, two small ones, and some culverins, as will be seen below. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 1588-1591 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Since it had almost as much metal as a culverin, it lacked the defects of the chambered pieces. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America The ladder was then hoisted to the top of the tower and attached to the end of a culverin which was levelled in an embrasure of the battlement. Over Strand and Field Besides these there were two culverins which threw balls of sixty pounds, and a huge basilisk, the projectile from which weighed no less than one hundred and sixty pounds. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean All along the hillside stood a large number of culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century "A great owl flew between me and Phelps as we watched beside the culverin, and so scared was he at our fierce bright eyes that he fell and knocked the light out." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 If the gunner came across a culverin only 24 calibers long, he must load this piece with only 24/30 of the ball's weight. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America There was a schooner, name unknown, which carried one large gun and twenty culverins. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I The offensive arms of the inhabitants of these islands are cutlasses and daggers; lances, javelins, and other missile weapons; bows and arrows, and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century This said village had about a thousand inhabitants, and was surrounded by very tall and very dense bamboo thickets, and fortified with a wall and a few small culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century This day I brought on shore to our house twenty-two bars of lead, together with 125 culverin shot, round and langridge. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In view of the range Collado ascribes to the culverin, some remarks on gun performances are in order. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America On the journey to Lorraine, during the second uprising, the Huguenots took with them a very fine culverin which they nicknamed the "queen mother." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici "Their weapons are long sharp iron lances, throwing-sticks, shields, small daggers, wooden corselets, corded breastplates, a few bows and arrows, and culverins." The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century It contained much iron and copper, as Page 83well as culverins and cannon which had melted. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The 27th we landed three pieces of ordnance, having three landed formerly, all whole culverins of iron. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time We experimented with a culverin that fired a 20-pound iron ball. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Hark to the mingled din, Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 National Spirit When the second boat arrived it found some of the men wounded, and that the junk had many and well-made arrows and lances, with a culverin and some muskets. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century There were the clay and wax moulds, the largest of which was for a cannon seventeen feet long, resembling a culverin. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century They have also, and quite commonly poor, culverins and arquebuses, so that they depend mainly on their lances. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The old churches had turrets on their walls and loopholes in their doors for shooting with culverins and blunderbusses. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel In the south-eastern corner of the Brito-Roman city, there still stands an interesting old culverin, bearing the crown, Tudor rose, and the initials of Queen Elizabeth. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin! MacMillan's Reading Books Book V The natives, confident of their strength, refused to listen, and began to discharge their culverins and a few arrows. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The large ship carried one hundred Portuguese, eight large pieces, and many culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century They fired hard from their cannon against St. Mary’s steeple, on which was planted a large culverin, which annoyed them even in the general’s headquarters at Lexden. Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722 Huggett was another cannon maker of repute; and Owen became celebrated for his brass culverins. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers My lord and husband, William of Warwick, who was count in this land, provided this city and his castle with arms as well as bombards, cross-bows and culverins, and many other kinds of artillery. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc In the quarrel that ensued over the question of their departure, the Chinese fired a culverin from one of the ships and killed a Moro chief. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The vandahala went in a small boat with thirty rowers and two culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Farewell, Romance!" the Soldier spoke; "By sleight of sword we may not win, But scuffle 'mid uncleanly smoke Of arquebus and culverin. Verses 1889-1896 The only piece of artillery belonging to the settlement, was the culverin which had been discharged by the Puritan, and which served for the moment to check the advance of his enemies. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish It was already five weeks since the English had arrived to take part in the defence, and the struggle now began upon a great scale—thirty cannon and eight culverins opening fire upon the walls. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 In this way was the fort taken, together with fifty or sixty prisoners, ten or twelve culverins, and everything else in it. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Afterward the said jailer returned to Borney, where this witness saw him deliver the said culverin to the flagship of his Majesty, by order of his Lordship. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century While Pantagruel was taken up with the purchase of those foreign animals, the noise of ten guns and culverins, together with a loud and joyful cheer of all the fleet, was heard from the mole. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Some chimneys of ancient halls used to be swept by having a culverin fired up them. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Ho! sound the tocsin from my tower, and fire the culverin; Bid each retainer arm with speed; call every vassal in. The American Union Speaker He routed them, and took from them some culverins in their possession and they were left pacified. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century A number of culverins and some gunpowder were found there. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Joan de Mendoca, fearing this, sunk it in the river with buoys, so that he could recover it at his departure, and for appearances left in the ship only one iron gun and some culverins. History of the Philippine Islands But to show the strength of my conceit, I have found out a means to withstand the stroke of the most violent culverin. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Hark to the mingled din Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin! The American Union Speaker On the land there were five or six culverins in a little fort, which was captured. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century There were collected also throughout the said town a great number of projectiles, falcons, and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century They had fortified the whole place, intrenched it with palms and other woods, and a number of culverins. History of the Philippine Islands It was already five weeks since the English had arrived to take part in the defence, and the struggle now began upon a great scale -- thirty cannon and eight culverins opening fire upon the walls. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) Arrows and javelins pierce them; stones crush them; the culverins spout fire in their faces, and, lifting them off their uncertain footing, hurl them bodily back upon the heads and shields of their comrades. The Prince of India — Volume 02 The two principal forts were square in form, with ten or twelve culverins on each side, some of them moderately large and others very small. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century There were six pieces of artillery, two large ones at the bow and four culverins at the sides. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century When the culverin's signal is fired, then on; Leave not in Corinth a living one-- A priest at her altars, a chief in her halls, A hearth in her mansions, a stone on her walls. Mosaics of Grecian History On the top was the fighting platform from which the archers fired their bolts and arrows, and the gunners fired their culverins. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns The men at the machines and culverins cowered to the floor. The Prince of India — Volume 02 They again declared that they did not desire this friendship, and began to fire their culverins and discharge arrows; and in return the soldiers discharged, on all sides, their arquebuses. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The said galley contained also four other culverins mounted in the place where the cargo is stored; and the galley carried a quantity of ammunition for the said pieces. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century "It could be built," said Tycho, "but the cost Would buy a dozen culverin for your wars." Watchers of the Sky A few claymores and battleaxes were ranged against the wall, and a culverin, captured by Sir Ralph Heavystone, occupied the corner, the other end of the room being taken up by a light battery. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Provisions became scarce, and the diminution of powder threatened to silence the culverins and arquebuses. The Prince of India — Volume 02 The artillery which Page 130they possessed, and which I have mentioned above—namely, ten or twelve medium-sized pieces and a few culverins—was taken. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Some four or five galleots of sixteen or eighteen benches each were found also, with many falcons, and culverins, and one of them with a half sacre. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The assault was long and fierce, and it was marvel to hear the noise of the cannons and culverins from the walls, and to see the clouds of arrows. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism What was wisest and best in their day becomes often as antiquated as the culverin that once defended castellated ramparts. His Sombre Rivals He nailed on the pillar a "fair struck silver five-pence," saluting the same with discharge of culverins, much hearty English cheer and nautical jollity. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Their arms are numerous and good, namely: culverins, large and small; lances, daggers, and arrows poisoned with herbs. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century These pieces consist of three very small culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Look, the arquebus and culverin Vanish in new sciences that presage T. N. T! Guns of the Gods This fortress was always in a condition to resist a siege: the drawbridge was raised, the portcullis down, the gates closed, the men under arms, the culverins on the bastion always loaded. The Book of Were-Wolves We talked of pipe-clay regulation caps— Long twenty-fours—short culverins and mortars— Condemn'd the 'Horse Guards' for a set of raps, And cursed our fate at being in such quarters. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 There were found in this fort but four culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century It was equipped with twelve large pieces and certain culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Hark to the mingled din, Of fife, and steed, and trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. Evolution of Expression — Volume 1 At least four thousand men were engaged in this chief attack, and the light now permitted the besieged to direct their fire from cannon, demi- cannon, culverin, and snaphance, with fatal effect. History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1600-02 There are short halts, of half an hour each, at dawn, noon, the afternoon, and sunset, for devotional purposes, and these are regulated by a cannon or a culverin. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 The people are the most valiant yet found in these regions; they possess much good armor—as iron corselets, greaves, wristlets, gauntlets, and helmets—and some arquebuses and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century The chief of Taguima took two culverins, and the king of Mindanao took all the rest. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century MOS: Excellent! sir, speak out: You may be louder yet: A culverin Discharged in his ear would hardly bore it. Volpone; Or, the Fox In the morning he followed with his Frenchmen; and, as the glittering ranks came into view, defiling between the forest and the river, the Spaniards opened on them with culverins from a projecting bastion. Pioneers of France in the New World On the lower parapet six culverins had been dragged into position under the supervision of Falcone—who was still with us at Pagliano. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza This vessel was said to have three or four hundred fighting men and rowers on board, with many culverins and large pieces of artillery. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century It appears that, at the entrance of the said village, before talking to any of the natives, according to his Grace's orders, certain culverins and many arrows were discharged at the said barangay. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Then he signalled to the mate to fire the culverin of which he had charge. The Sea-Hawk Bouchier and his companion crept about under the great meshwork of beams-peered into all the embrasures, and beneath the carriages of the culverins. Windsor Castle The hum of voices now rose into excited cries, and the watchman stationed atop the big culverin called out, "Sail ho!" To Have and to Hold We passed the demilune, we passed the culverin, bayoneting the artillerymen at their guns; we advanced across the two tremendous demilunes which flank the counterscarp, and prepared for the final spring upon the citadel. Burlesques At the said entrance many culverins and arrows were fired at the said fleet. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Here and there, among the shrubs and flowers, may be seen the old culverins which scattered bricks, cased with lead, among the Irish ranks. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Few were wounded, notwithstanding the noise of the cannons and culverins, "by the grace of God and the good luck of the Maid." Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death "I trust in heaven the sharks got the men who fired the culverins!" he cried, and then laughed at his own savagery. To Have and to Hold A few claymores and battle-axes were ranged against the wall, and a culverin, captured by Sir Ralph Heavystone, occupied the corner, the other end of the room being taken up by a light battery. Condensed Novels When he went away, he took these pieces with him in a baroto, and has them, as well as other small culverins, in his possession. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers presented by the wealthy guilds of London to the colony. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 A shot from the culverin replied to it, and the alarm trumpet shook the gloomy walls of the keep with its dismal note. Mauprat The gunners there, intent upon their business, and now within range of the merchantman, had fired the three forecastle culverins. To Have and to Hold And he rudely kicked the culverin which apparently he had not noticed before, "So! so! understand," he continued, casting a sharp glance at one and another of us. The House of the Wolf; a romance Had we not the ways filled with poisoned caltrops, guarded by Indian archers, barred with butts full of earth, raked with culverins and arquebuses? Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth “They need little shriving that are opposite my culverin,” said this strange priest. A Monk of Fife And thou hast talk'd Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents, Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets, Of basilisks, of cannon, culverin, Of prisoners ransomed, and of soldiers slain, And all the 'currents of a heady fight. King Henry IV, Part 1 He had no hand in the firing of those culverins; the mutineers touched them off without so much as a 'by your leave.' To Have and to Hold Dantes noticed that the captain of The Young Amelia had, as he neared the land, mounted two small culverins, which, without making much noise, can throw a four ounce ball a thousand paces or so. The Count of Monte Cristo "Heaven help us, Admiral Hawkins, who has put fire to your culverins in this fashion?" said Lord Howard. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Flavy called him in from Valenciennes, where he was about some business of his own, for there is no greater master of the culverin. A Monk of Fife
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