Sentence:  There was on both sides much to say; / She'd hear the cause another day; / And so she did, and then a third, / She heard it—there she kept her word; / But with rejoinder and replies, / Long bills, and answers, stuffed with lies / Demur, <WSD>imparlance</WSD>, and essoign, / The parties ne'er could issue join: / For sixteen yers the cause was spun, / And then stood where it first begun. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Discussion, especially before some action is taken; conference, debate.