ðə lˈæst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd jˈuːsɪdʒ ʌv fˈaɪɚ lˈænsᵻz ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp əkˈɜːd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə stˈoːɹmɪŋ ʌv bɹˈɪstəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz stˈɪl ˈɪʃuːɪŋ ðˌɛm tə ʃˈɪps ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
The last recorded usage of fire lances in Europe occurred during the Storming of Bristol in 1643 although the Commonwealth of England was still issuing them to ships in 1660.