Each of these ladders consisted of a single pole, crossed at regular intervals by pieces of wood, which formed the steps.

There were hooks which could be fastened on any part of the pole, and by means of which the ladder could be steadied, or on which, perhaps, anything required for the work could also be hung.
The woman from whom they had bought their spices had packed the whole neatly together.

Nicodemus had bought a hundred pounds' weight of roots, which quantity is equal to about thirty-seven pounds of our measure, as has been explained to me.

They carried these spices in little barrels make of bark, which were hung round their necks, and rested on their breasts.

One of these barrels contained some sort of powder.