Explosives . *#* C13C. From Walter de Millemi pt, .*••• 326, (By kind permission of the Dean of Christ < Oxford.) 20 EARLY HISTORY 21 May 10, 1346, for 912 lbs. of saltpetre, and 886 lbs. of quick sulphur for theKings guns : * Et eidem Thomse do Roldeston per manus Willielmi de 1 XX Stanes ad opus ipsius Reis pro gunnis suis I XXII lib. sal petrae et DCCCIIIIVI o lib. sulphur vivi per breve Regis datum X die Maii dicto anno XX. Whenall possible allowance has been made for alterations in the meanings of words,there can be no doubt that in 1346 King Edward had guns and powder. OnNov
Explosives . *#* C13C. From Walter de Millemi pt, .*••• 326, (By kind permission of the Dean of Christ < Oxford.) 20 EARLY HISTORY 21 May 10, 1346, for 912 lbs. of saltpetre, and 886 lbs. of quick sulphur for theKings guns : * Et eidem Thomse do Roldeston per manus Willielmi de 1 XX Stanes ad opus ipsius Reis pro gunnis suis I XXII lib. sal petrae et DCCCIIIIVI o lib. sulphur vivi per breve Regis datum X die Maii dicto anno XX. Whenall possible allowance has been made for alterations in the meanings of words,there can be no doubt that in 1346 King Edward had guns and powder. OnNovember 25, 1346, and again on September 21, 1347, an official order wasgiven to buy all available saltpetre in the country. On the first occasion750 lbs. of saltpetre and 310 lbs. of sulphur were obtained ; on the second,2021 lbs. of saltpetre and 466 lbs. of sulphur. The price of the saltpetre wasISd. per lb., of the sulphur Sd. At the battle of Crecy (August 26, 1346) guns were used by the French are
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