Sentence:  They detract, ſcoffe and raile ſaith one, & barke at mee on every ſide, but I, like that "Albanian" dog <WSD>ſometimes</WSD> given to "Alexander" for a preſent, "vindico me ab illis ſolo contemptu," I ly ſtill and ſleep, vindicate my ſelfe by contempt alone. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  On a certain occasion in the past; once. (16th-17th c.)