Draft of a paper concerning the history of dress, undated (Series 87.02) - No. 0057

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No 32                  Head Dress

as well in these days Hen 1st as those of Wm Rufus men wore their hair Long & Curled & Trimmed very curiously after the manner of Demosels & such account they made of their Long Bushing Perukes? that Courtiers strove with women who should have the Longest Tresses & such as wanted sought & Comand it by art by Knitting wreaths about their Long & Side Locks  for a [wevery?]
1127      King Henry 1st Commanded all his People to cut their hair & Preachers inveighed against the Faminene Custom of wearing Long hair  Hollingshead Vol 2 p 365
1306      Edward 1st had hair black & curled  Holl 845
1580      a feather worn in Cups or Hattes & also the Curled Bush of Frizled haire wherewith Lies the Gallants of Late would seem to Counterfeit this jolly Feather  See Feather   Alveary
To notte his hair Comes recidence  Alveary
To Poll or notte the head
Burnet   a hood or attire for the head  English Expositor 
Tyre or Burlet for wome calantica   Higgins
no hat to be sold for more than [20d?] or Cap for more than 2s/5d  4th Hen 7 ch: 9