[145] Ibid., pp. 135-37.
[146] Ibid., p. 143; Williams, p. 40; Willoughby, p. 239; Wood, p. 76.
[147] Some information about items in this category has come to light through archaeology. Where pieces of textile have been buried near metal objects, as was sometimes the case in Indian graves in this region, the metal acted to preserve fragments of the otherwise highly perishable textile industry.
[148] Byers, pp. 16-17; Gookin, p. 151; Willoughby, pp. 233, 244-45, 248.
[149] Wood, pp. 101-102.
[150] One such line was collected by John Winthrop eventually placed in the British Museum. Its length is 13.6 meters; Bushnell, p. 84.
[151] In this case, the line itself was made out of bast fiber; Champlain in Howe, p. 115.
[152] Williams, p. 137.
[153] Wood, p. 102.
[154] Ibid., p. 107; Williams, pp. 65, 133; Willoughby, p. 248.