The Campden Wonder
"Time, the great Discoverer of Truth, shall bring to Light this dark and mysterious Business"
 
 

Glossary

Item Commentary
Physick Medicine
Leesing Gleaning, gathering waste grain from the fields after wheat has been harvested.
Band Probably a collar band.
Land's length Probably one furlong (220 yards or about 200 m)
Court-gate Probably a gate leading into the courtyard area of the ruins of Campden House. See plan and notes on the Campden House page.
Furze Gorse or whin, a bushy plant that grows in high, exposed places.
Furze-brake A bank of gorse bushes.
Stiver A Dutch coin made of nickel worth 5 cents (1/20th of a guilder)