Draft of a paper concerning the history of dress, undated (Series 87.02) - No. 0038

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Knights Preface
Page 2   apparle
of fustian he [weird?] a Gipon
Alle besmottrid with his habergeon
Sir Thopas  page 146
he did on next his white lere
a breche & eke a sherte
& next his shert an Haketon
& over that an habergeon
fir percing of Percing of his sherte
& over that a fine Hauberke
Twas all iwrought with Jewis werke
Full strong it was of Plate
and over that his Cote armoure
as white as is the Lily Floure
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his Jambeaux were of Cure beily

with Brooche & auchis on his hede
Ploughmans Tale 2946
Mine old Hat I have  Troilus & [Cressar]  Book 3. 321 
 p. 1419 hats were used thereby
1382      in the Queenes Reign Anne Daughter of Bohemia wife to Rich 2nd began the use of Piked shoes also Noble women used high attire on ther heads Piked horns & Rode on Side Saddles   Stow Howe 295
# 1465      it was Proclaimed throughout england that the Beakes or Pikes of shoes should not exceed two inches Long on Pein of cursing by the clergy & Forfeiting 20/ to be Paid one Noble to the King one to the G of Cordwainers the third to the Chamber of London. Since the year 1382 the Pikes of Shoes were so long that they were [join] to be tied up to the knees with chains of Silver Gilt or with Silk Laces p. 419 
1472      King Edward at this time Brake Archbishop Neviles mitre that had more Rich stones & made for himself a Crown therewith  Stow Howe 426
The Prince that was 11 years old was so out of Heart & so fraught with fear that he never Tied his Points or [Joyed] Good Day &c.  Foxes [cats] Monuments Lond 1632  Page 953  
Sloppes or Hanselines, Haune plines garments that Coveerd the Haunches of men tied to their Doublets by Points