But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…].

Seeds found in a 1630s refuse-filled clay borrow pit, located near an apothecary, illustrate colonists intense interest in experimenting with the medicinal qualities of New World plants.

The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight; Joy ruled the day, and Love the night.

And for some offences, e.g. marrying a freewoman, he [the serf] was liable by statute, like a slave, to chains or stripes.