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 eng Sumptuary laws -- England. Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 16th century. eebo By the Quene, although the Quenes most excellent Maiestie myght according to the good example of good and wyse prynces, leuye great sommes of money at England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) 1559 1 505 3 0 0 0 0 0 59.41 D The rate of 59.41 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-10 Sampled and proofread 2007-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The briefe content of certayne actes of Parliament agaynst thinordinate vse of apparell . Anno. xxiiii . Henrici . viii . None shall weare in his apparell any Cloth of Golde syluer , or tincele . Satyn , sylke , or cloth myxt with golde or syluer , nor any Sables . Except Erles , and al of superiour degrees and Viscountes , and Barons in theyr doblets & sleuelesse coates . Wollen Cloth made out of the Realm● Veluet Crimsin Scarlet or Blewe . Furres . Blacke Ienets . Luzerns Except Dukes Marquesses Erles or theyr children . Barons & knyghtes of thorder . Veluet in Gownes Coates , or vtter most garments . Furre of Libardes Embroderye Pricking or printyng with golde syluer or sylke . Except . Barons sonnes . Knyghtes or men that may dispend cc. li. by yere Taffata Satyn Damaske or sylke Chamlet in his vttermost garmentes . Veluet otherwyse then in Iakectes , dobletes . &c. Furre whereof the kynde groweth not within the Quenes dominions . Except ●rey ●enets . Bodge . Except A man that may dispende one hundred pounde by yere . Anno. i . et . ii . Philippi et Mariae . None shall weare any sylke in Hatte , Bonet , Nyghtcap , Gyrdell , Scabbard , Hosen , Shoes , Spurlethers . Except The sonne and heyre or doughter of a knight or the wyfe of the sayd sonne . A man that may dispende . xx . li. by yere , or is woorth two hundred poundes in goodes .

These be the briefe contentes but of certayne partes of the lawes now remaining in force , to thobseruance whereof her maiestie thynketh best to induce her subiectes by thys shorte memoriall , and yet neuerthelesse wisheth that all of inferior estates , shoulde notneglect the rest of the same lawes , leste if they shal be founde to contemne these orders here mencioned , they maye fele the payne of the rest .

There be certaine other exceptions in the Statutes : as for suche as haue licence by the Quenes Maiestie , or such as shall run in any Iustes , or shall serue in warre , or shal haue apparell geuen thē to be worne by her Maiestis and such like . All whiche are wel to be consydred by them that wyl clayme any priuilege thereby , and that at theyr peryll .

And where there is mencion made of values of yerely liueloodes & goodes , the best accompt therof is to be made by the taxations in this last subsedy , so as if any wil be excused by pretence of hys lyueloode or substaunce , to offende , it is as meete that he aunswere to the Prince in subsedye for that value , as seke defence to breake anye good lawe , wherof her maiestie geueth to all men admonition .

Anno. M. D. L. IX . Mense Octobris