[23] Vestry: parish meeting.
[24] Progenitors: forefathers.
[25] Close: any inclosed place; here, probably a field.
[26] Mullioned: subdivided by slender, upright bars or columns.
[27] Swiss Family Robinson: a story of the adventures of a shipwrecked family on a desert island.
[28] Choleric: inclined to anger.
[29] Reconnoitered: here, examined in a general way or at a little distance.
[30] Forms: benches.
[31] Servants' hall: the servants' dining-room.
[32] Nether: lower.