Jady was rarely nonplussed, normally being very plussed indeed, but Alison's ability to move events without really noticing astounded him. She ran her hair idly through her fingers.

When there is no Queen-conſort, the King nominates the maſter, brothers, &c. pro hac vice. But the Queen-dowager hath no power or juriſdiction when there is a Queen-conſort; all the attemps that have been made in ancient and modern times for this purpoſe have proved ineffectual, and the ſentences of the courts of law have unanimouſy confirmed the great and unlimited power of the Queens-conſorts of England over this ſmall eccleſiaſtical juriſdiction.

the same person was brought in singing a Cantion of Colin's making

Rasmus sat in the after-hatch at the helm, while the boy was now forward, now aft, as circumstances required.