Yet do I not believe what Souldiers commonly say, 'that _he was curs'd in his Mother's belly, who is kill'd with a Cannon_,' seeing many prime persons have been slain thereby." [Sidenote: SUSSEX IRON WORKS] Cannon were not, of course, the only articles which the old Sussex ironmasters contrived.

The old railings around St.Paul's were cast in Sussex; and iron fire-backs were turned out in great numbers.

These are still to be seen in a few of the older Sussex cottages in their original position.

Most curiosity dealers in the country have a few fire-backs on sale.

Iron tombstones one meets with too in a few of the churches and churchyards in the iron district.