not knowing what bed or bread did mean. The winter of 1635/6 was cold even by New England standards. That winter, Narragansett Bay froze over, an event that rarely happens. In this extreme cold, Roger Williams, a city boy from London, made his escape on foot from Salem.
Discretion is defined as the right of someone to make choices or the quality of someone who is careful about what they do or say. 1  An example of discretion is the ability of a juror to determine a verdict. 2  An example of discretion is not talking about politics at family dinners.
Some view discretion negatively, while some view it positively. Discretion exists at all levels of law enforcement and in many types of front-line bureaucrats. Discretion has been called the Art of suiting action to particular circumstances (Lord Scarman).