17. Chalons: blankets, coverlets, made at Chalons in France.

18. Crock: pitcher, cruse; Anglo-Saxon, “crocca;” German,

“krug;” hence “crockery.”

19. Dwale: night-shade, Solanum somniferum, given to cause

sleep.

20. Burdoun: bass; “burden” of a song. It originally means the

drone of a bagpipe; French, “bourdon.”

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