The very learned gentleman […] has cooled the natural heat of his gingery complexion in pools and fountains of law […]

Then shee said, Did I desire a sonne of my Lord ? did I not say, Doe not deceiue me?

Bradshaw bigs up local trades: Agricultural produce, good cider and perry (which require a little brandy to qualify them), wool, hops, and prime cattle, - the last being a splendid breed, white-faced, with soft reddish-brown coats. ….

But self-consciousness is also a gift, the capacity to perceive ourselves and creation in relation to each other, to practice the beknowing I spoke of in reference to my medieval ancestors and to see the evidences through which God manifests Himself in the world.