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No 13 Jacquet
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The word no doubt originates from Jack the name of a Coat of body armor made of Leather
our dictionaries quot Jerkin as synonomous to Jacket ainsworth has Jerkin or Jaquet & translates it funicula vestes curta et a sine manicis
Jacquets were worn by our ancestors as a ornamental dressing in the account of Wat Tylers Rebellion we are told that the mob when the Plunderd the Savoy 1380 Found a Rich garment of the Duke of Lancaster Calld a Jacquet which they fixd to a Pole & shot it it with their arrows was not this a Hacqueton
1573 in the 15th or 16 year of Queen Elizabeth Edward de Vere Earl of oxford Came from [Staley] & brought with him gloves sweet bags a perfumd Leather Jerkin & other Pleasant things Howe The Queen was Picturd with a Pair of these gloves on her hands Trimd only with 4 Tuftey or Roses of Colord Silk See Gloves in Ladies Dress
Gervase Markham in his Compleat English Housewife under the article skill in Perfumes gives 2 a Receipt for Perfuming gloves, & another for Perfuming a jerkin
See Coat 1582
Haqueton a Sleveless Jacquet English Expositor 1667 Chaucer Sir Thopas
1526 Sir John nevile of Cheta Gave to his son in Law on His marriage 9½ yard of black velvet for a Jacket & doublet [Rola of Airy?] p 171
Does Jacquet derive from Jacht & mean originaly a hunting Dress? - no
Mandilion a Jacquet [examis?] Gold. Rider
Examis a Jacquet, Mondilian, Sleveless Jerkin, a chimmer or Tabbard Gould
{Jacqket [secir?] }
1530 {Jaqket without Sleeves macqueton }
{Jaqket that hath but four Quarters Jacquette } Palsgrave
{Jacke Harness }
Jaque ancienne casaque militaire faute de Peaux, qui se mattait par dessus de hauberg St Vannes
a Jack of war Paludamentum Veron
1558
5 1573