Draft of a paper concerning the history of dress, undated (Series 87.02) - No. 0033

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Saten     The Saxons fixd their Loose gowns by a Broch sometimes on the front  Strutt vol 1 pl 7 Sometimes on the Right shoulder in Such a way that the Right arm Should be free from the weight & incumbrance of the clothing  Strutt Vol 1 Pl4 Fig1.3
the name of the gown seems to have originated in the Reign of Edwd 3d Camdens Remains p. 253
1575     a side Gown of Kendal Green after the freshness of the year now gathered at the neck with a narrow Gorget fastend afore with a white clasp &c [Keepar] close up to the Chin but easily for [neck] to undo when he List Longham Kenelvertt p 50
1515     a syde gown  Telaris vestis Longa ad Talos tangens ortis vocabularum Port  Monteau du Ray  a Person who attended to Receive hol in Readiness the Kings Gown when his majesty chose to exercise himself in his Doublet  [Pluvinell?]