[24] That means as tall as a stove. The tile or porcelain stores of eastern Europe are very high.
[25] A barber in that age and in those regions took the place of a surgeon usually.
[26] Each nearly equal to five English miles.
[27] A hot drink made of gorailka, honey, and spices.
[28] Motovidlo’s words are Russian in the original.
[29] See note after introduction.
[30] Hero.
[31] More likely Yan Zisca, the great leader of the Hussites.