between the devil and the deep sea, between two plagues

dig a well

be confused, be worried, suffer great hardship

live from hand to mouth

oil-well

objection, criticism, evidence, proof.

a water well or pond where people often drown

papers of instalments

stitching of the book, book-binding

proposed account of the quantity of land and number of houses in a district, proposed the settlement of an assessment a rent-roll

the division of province into districts

the act of making groups or counter-balancing weight

I have sold well not its water, undue condition, unnecessary or illogical precondition

drawing, painting, sketching, designing, embroidering, a mystic order or its member

binding of a book