“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

“It was a craft,” I said. “Something Sarah’s father bartered for the shoes… something to do with fishing nets. The village was right by the sea. The cobbler’s shop was the only one around, though there were other villages. Sarah’s father made fishnets out of seaweed, dried seaweed. They wove it together like rope, then made the nets.

“The fishermen had plain wooden boats and piles of fish on a good day. Black fish, some of them only a few inches long, some much longer, averaging maybe a foot in length. There was fishing all year long. It wasn’t seasonal. The water was warm in the winter. That’s why it was so foggy. They didn’t farm too much because the ground was poor and rocky, very hilly; so they depended on fish.”

“No. It’s not there now. I don’t think I’d know the spot. It was just this little inlet, with the rocky hills and not much grass. It wasn’t a seaport. Big ships couldn’t get in close. There was just enough room for the little boats to go out for fish …”

“In the inn there was a huge fireplace. Their dishes were made of earthenware. They had ale … it was served with meals. Their meat was ribs — mutton ribs — and something called ‘braunsweiger.’ They had bread … barley bread and soup … fish soup and mussels. They didn’t have salt. They had beans; I don’t know what kind.