Complex sentence: Bottomley, p24 The first metal cannon was the "pot-de-fer", first depicted in an illuminated manuscript by Walter de Milamete, Carman, W.Y. of 1327 that was presented to Edward III upon his accession to the English throne.
Split into simpler sentences: Bottomley, p24 The first metal cannon was the "pot-de-fer". The "pot-de-fer" was first depicted in a manuscript by Walter de Milamete, Carman, W.Y. an illuminated manuscript of 1327 that was presented to Edward III upon his accession to the English throne.