Rote, a kind of harp, played by turning a wheel.
Samite, a textile made of gold cloth or satin.
"Sapperment der Teufel!"—a German oath.
Schwarz-reiter, a German mercenary horse-soldier.
"Sibylline leaf," the oracular or precious saying.
Stadtholder, the emperor's deputy in ancient Westphalia.
Stell, to mount or plant (a cannon).
Strick-kind, the child of the cord—the prisoner on trial before the Vehmic Tribunal.
Stube, a sitting-room, a public room.
Talliage, a subsidy, a tax.