She might, and not improbably would, have suffered death from the stern tribunals of the period, for attempting to undermine the foundations of the Puritan establishment.

• 她也许会在自己的某一时期成为一名女先知。她也许会--并非不可能--因企图颠覆清教制度的基础,而被当时严厉的法官处以死刑。