Chapter 71: 687-693
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Innings
By extension, the time during which any party is in possession of power; a turn of any kind. Always pl. in Great Britain. From WIKI
Retributive Poultrification
Revenge by chickening out?
Jesuit Telegraph
See page 515.
why you are here
See page 315.
eight-pointed Star
Most surely a "star figure", see PHOTO, representing N/S/E/W as well as NW/NE/SE/SW
Fleur-de-Lis... 'Flower-de-Luce'
See WIKI
Page 688
Encyclopedistick
See page 649.
Tramontane
Tramontane is a classical name for a northern wind. The exact form of the name and precise direction varies from country to country. The word came to English from Italian tramontana, which developed from Latin trānsmontānus (trāns- + montānus), "beyond the mountains/across the mountains", referring to the alps in the North of Italy. The word has other non-wind-related senses: it can refer to anything that comes from, or anyone who lives on, the other side of mountains, or even more generally, anything seen as foreign, strange, or even barbarous. From WIKI
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"Much more likely Twins, ever in Dispute,- as the Indians once told us the Beginning of the World."
Here Mason is verifying that they heard the Indian tale of the Spiderwoman and the Twins. See page 315.
the Line... after its Copper-Plate 'Morphosis
Copperplate refers to the use of inscribed sheets of copper in printing. The engraved or etched sheets of copper are inked and then have paper rolled over them to produce a copy. From WIKI
Orpiment
From Old French, from Latin auripigmentum (“‘orpiment’”), from aurum (“‘gold’”) + pigmentum (“‘pigment’”). Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment. From WIKI
Lapis
Pencil, layering
their Third Interdiction
Possibly a reference to Peter's denying his knowing Jesus three times? Related to the three crossings of Dunkard Creek to continue the Line? See page 673.
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willow-bark powder... Revd Mr. Edmund Stone
Reverend Edward Stone (1702-1768) was a Church of England Rector who discovered the active ingredient of Aspirin... Edward Stone's letter to the Royal Society was published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1763 with the heading "...from the Rev. Mr. Edmund Stone of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire." At the end of the letter his name was properly transcribed as Edward Stone, but even in his lifetime he was sometimes confused with a man of mediocre abilities who had the similar name Edmund Stone. From/See WIKI
Sumach
Some species, such as Poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron, syn.Toxicodendron radicans), Poison oak (Rhus diversiloba, syn. Toxicodendron diversilobum) and Poison sumac (Rhus vernix, syn. Toxicodendron vernix), have the allergen urushiol and can cause severe allergic reactions. From WIKI
Rugae
Rugae is a term used in anatomy that refers to a series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ. From WIKI
writing about Mr. Twiford's seat upon Nanticoke
John Twiford's home on the Nanticoke river. From Mason's journal: Situated on the most Rural and delightful Banks of River Nanticoke. Here is the most pleasing Contemplative View I've ever seen in America; the River makes a turn from the Southward to the Eastward nearly at Right Angles and not one House to be seen for 4 Miles: But Nature's genuine produce of Pine and Cedar on both sides its rural Bank's, for which Ships resort from all parts to supply distant Climes destitute of so great a blessing.
