[32] Portion: the part of an estate given to a child.

[33] Domestic: the household and all pertaining thereto.

[34] Exchequer bills: bills of credit issued from the exchequer by authority of parliament.

[35] Close chair: sedan chair.

[36] Cabal: a body of men united for some sinister purpose.

[37] Lee side: side sheltered from the wind.

[38] Ancient: flag, corrupted from ensign.

[39] Downs: A famous natural roadstead off the southeast coast of Kent, between Goodwin Sands and the mainland, south of the Thames entrance

[40] Black Bull: inns in England are often named after animals with an adjective descriptive of the color of the sign; as, The Golden Lion, The White Horse.

[41] Towardly: apt, docile.