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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

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