[T]he two Syndicks and the reſt of the Magiſtrates of that City began to pry more narrowly into their ſtay, and more neerely into their actions; […]

In 1624, the Dutch established themselves on Fischer's I., one of the Pescadore group, in order to control the coast trade of Fuhkien province.

In the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones.

Complaining prolongs one’s pain.