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From: micheline ford <>
Subject: Re: Translation help please
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:30:45 -0400
References: <003d01c4b372$a61bf430$eee13d44@Dellbert>


Hello Gail.
Arquebuse is Arquebus or Harquebus. It an early type of gun: it was very
heavy and awkward, the gunner aften used a fork stick to support the barrel
whily aiming.
Usually, the gunner applied a slow burning piece of cord or fuse to light
the charge which propelled the shot.
Micheline.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gail Schulte <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 7:24 AM
Subject: Translation help please


> The burial certificate dated 1655-09-18 at the PRDH for my ancestor,
Nicolas PINEL, includes this:
>
> "MORT DE BLESSURES D'UNE ARQUEBUSE"
>
> I can translate the died of wounds part -- but who or what's d'une
arquebuse????
>
> Thanks!
>
> Gail Schulte
> Clinton Township, Michigan
>

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