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Gascoigne [The Steel Glas?] 1587]
our Bombast hose our treble Double Ruffe
our Sutes of Silk our Comely Garded Capes
our knit Silk Stocke, & Spanish Leather Sleves (cordoverd)
(yon velvet serves oftimes to trample on)
our Plumes our (spangs) & all our Qaint array (spangles)
our Pricking Spurs, provoking filthy Pride &c
The Stately Lord, which winter was to keep
a Court at home, is now Come up to Court
howere their Gownes be gathered on the Back
with organ pipes of old King Henry [Clampe?]
how ere their Cappes be folded with a Flappe,
now ere their Beardes be Clipped by the chinne
for [Baudkin?], cutworke, [broidrie?] nor conceit
but curl their Lockes with Bodkins & with Braid
but dye their heere with sundry subtill slight
but Paint & Slicke till Fairest Face be Foul
but Bumbast, bolster, Frisle & perfume
They marre with meshe the Balme which nature tried
on their Backs they bear both Lend & Fee
Castles & towers revenues & Receipts
Lords hips & money Fines yea Farmes & all
They be not men for why they have no bearde
They be no Boys which wear such side long gownes
with Dutchken doublets & with jerkins Leggde
with Spanish Spangs & Ruffes got out of France
with high Capt hats & Feathers [Flaun?] [Flaunt?]
The Nightingales song Tereu Tercees Phy Phy fie Jug jug jugulater Nomesis Revenge
Thy Bodies Bolsterd out
with Bumbast & with Bagges
Thy Roalse, thy Ruffes thy Coules thy Coifes
Thy Jerkins & thy Jagges
Thy curling & thy caste
thy Frizling & thy Fare
To Court to Court with all these Fayes Fares
& there set forth such ware
Fascoigne Jerononimi p232
among the Presents given to Elizabeth on the
new year 1589 See Nichols progresse Vol 2 are a Safegard with a [jhuss?]
or gaskyn - this must have been a Peticoat & the name may have Relation to Gallygaskins or Seamans trousers
a Spone & a Fork of Crystal garnishd with Silver gilt was given to Q Elizabeth on one of her progresses by the Earl of Leicester it is accounted from the year 1578 Nichols progresses Vol 2 p21 The countess of [Lincolne?] presented a Knife & Spoon & a fork in 1582. Do p.25