Draft of a paper concerning the history of dress, undated (Series 87.02) - No. 0059

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                         Coaches

were first usd in the Reign of Elizabeth

See the Print of the Palace of nonsuch in which the Queen is Seen in a Carriage Resembling a Sociable 

1660      Coaches were afterwards made with a projection at Each door in which a Person might sit fronting the window (if there was one) as the Lord mayors sword bearer now rides in the State Coach, These projections were Calld Boots - when the 1660      King proceeded from Dover towards London on the 25th may at the time of his Restoration the King & the Duke of york Sat on one side The duke of Gloucester & gen monk on the other with the duke of Buckingham in the Boot.  Glories & Triumpts of the Restoration London 1662 12 t  p. 122 - at [marvaert] the Deputies of th States of Holland Presented themselves at the Boot of H M Coach do. p 38 - H M. Seated himself in the Coach of the Princess Royal The King Sat in the midst with his sister  The dukes of york & Gloucster sat before the Prince of orange in one of the Boots  Do. p. 46  The Kings Guards marchd 10 on each side of his Coach each having one hand on the supporting Staff of the Boot  Do p. 67