[12] Stang: an old word for a perch, sixteen feet and a half, also for a rood of ground.
[13] Chairs: a sedan chair is here meant. It held one person, and was carried by two men by means of projecting poles.
[14] Crest: a decoration to denote rank.
[15] Lingua Franca: a language—Italian mixed with Arabic, Greek, and Turkish—used by Frenchmen, Spaniards, and Italians trading with Arabs, Turks, and Greeks. It is the commercial language of Constantinople.
[16] Fobs: small pockets in the waistband of trousers to receive a watch.
[17] Imprimis: in the first place, (pr.) im pri' mis.
[18] Lucid: shining, transparent.
[19] Yeomen of the guards: freemen forming the bodyguard of the sovereign.
[20] Pocket perspective: a small spy-glass or telescope.
[21] Trencher: a wooden plate or platter.