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a Ruff is Calld in Spanish Cuello de Lechuguilla or Callar like Lettuce from its wrinkles or Folds minshau
1558 See the medal of mary Queen of Scots & her husband Evely. p 9[2]
1574 medal of Queen Elizabeth Evelyn 150 93
1625 &c Ch 1st. Represented on the Coins of the two first years of his Reign in a Starchd Ruff The 4 or 5 next exhibit him in an unStarchd ruff falling down 1631 on his shoulders all his coins after that time show him in a Falling Laced band Snelling p 26
James 1st is never represented on his English Coins in a Ruff . on his Scots Coins he frequently wears a Collar like a Ruff but Pleated only not Folded The Scots were always Economists he had provided himself with Starch to make the cloth Stiff but he he declind to allow several Folds in the English mode
For Ruffs See Randle Holm Book 3 Pl: page 16 Fig 3.4.5
Ruffs Pleated Band of two or 3 heights p 97
Round Robins narrow Ruffs only about the Doublet Collar Do.
Ruffles for the hands Do. 98
a Print of Hen 8th is usualy [state?] The Print of him with a Ruffe but on
Examination he is not dressd in a Ruff the Collar of his Shirt a little Pleated is Seen under his beard but it bears no resemblance to a Ruff
starch is said by Howe to have been first introducd in the time of Queen Elizabeth, it was known however in England before that time tho Probley used only by manafacturers Palsgrave whose Book was Printed in 1530 has the word Starch in his vocabulary used says he for Lawne Calld in French Falle Fleur , [Minshau?] Calls the Plant arum maculatum, wake Robin starch wort it is probable that this Rush was used for making Starch before it was discoverd that is a Component Part of so many vegetable productions Goldsman in his dictionary has Starch made of wheat or [Arum?] [pint]? Roots Cotgrove has Escourgeon which he Englishes amellem or starch Corn
Goderan the set of a single Ruff after the Spanish or Plain Fashion Cotyr
Porte Fraise a [Rebate?] or Supporter for a Ruffe wrought or Embroiderd & cut into Divers Panes Cotyr