I am particularly proud of the overview for this project because the John Winthrop journal entries about the "Arbella" are fascinating.
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We know these two daughters were attended by a maid, because it was reported the maid --
"fell down at the grating by the cook room, but the carpenter's man, who occasioned her fall unwittingly, caught hold of her with incredible nimbleness, and saved her; otherwise she had fallen into the hold."
At least this was the excuse they gave to account for the close proximity.
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Hilarious.
Here's the link to the online Winthrop journal, I might download as a PDF. He's wonderful!
http://www.archive.org/stream/winthropsjournal00wint#page/n1/mode/2up