> They hired a man to go to a house where the King and
>Cromwell were lodging for the night and throw "fireballs" at it,
>Any thoughts on what these "fireballs" might have been and how
>they might have been employed?
My guess is that they would be composed of straw and/or wood shavings
moulded into a ball with copious amounts of pitch. Perhaps with a short
stick attached by which they could be held prior to throwing. *Real* flames
in other words.
Regards
Tom Mc Rae
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