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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1647-1684
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Mons Meg, Munsmegg. The large cannon, earlier known as Mons or Meg. — ?a1648 Polemo-Middinia 149.
Veluti Monsmegga cracasset 1678 Treasurer's Accounts I. ccxxiii.
Ane unsyzed gunn callit Mons Meg, diameter at the muzell 19½ inches and 8 inches at the chamber 1683-4 Dick Testim. 26.
Munsmegg
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