Ben suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia so he seldom uses words of more than three syllables.

A miniſter's ſtipend is paid by the heritors as follows: James Speers pays 3 bolls 3 firlots 1 peck 3 lippies oats, 2 bolls barley, and L. 3 : 15 : 4; …

That simple dancing of well-covered matrons, laying aside for an hour the cares of house and dairy, remembering but not affecting youth, not jealous but proud of the young maidens by their side […] it would be a pleasant variety to see all that sometimes.

The things you say, Jake McCullough, I swear, you'd make the angels blush!