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 eng Clothing and dress -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Early works to 1800. England -- Proclamations -- Early works to 1800. eebo The briefe content of certayne actes of Parliament, agaynst thinordinate vse of apparell. England and Wales. Privy Council. 1562 2 901 7 0 0 0 0 0 77.69 D The rate of 77.69 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2002-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-10 Sampled and proofread 2002-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-12 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The briefe content of certayne Actes of Parliament , agaynst thinordinate vse of apparell .

Anno xxiiii . Henrici . viii .

〈…〉 Silke of the colour of purpure . Cloth of golde Tissue . But onlye the Kyng Quene Kinges Mother . Children . Brethrē & sisters . Uncles & Auntes and Except Dukes & Marquesses , who may weare in dublets and sleuelesse cotes , Cloth of Gold , of Tissue , not exceadyng . v.li . the yarde , and Purpure in mantelles of the Garter . Cloth of Golde Syluer . 〈◇〉 satin . Sylke or cloth mixte or imbrodered with Golde or Syluer , nor furre of Sables . Excepte Earles , and all degrees aboue Earles , and Uicountes , & Barons , in Doublets and sleuelesse cotes onely : cloth of Golde , Syluer , or Tynsell . Wollen cloth made out of the Realme , but in bonets only . Veluet Crimsin . Scarlet or Blewe . Furres Black Ienets . Lusernes . Embrodery . Excepted Dukes . and theyr chyldren . Marquesses . and theyr chyldren . Earles , and theyr chyldren . Barons : and knyghtes , being companions of the garter . Ueluet in Gownes , Coates with sleues or other vttermost garmentes . Furre of Libardes . Embrodery . Pricking or pronting with Golde Syluer or Sylke . Excepte Men of the degrees aboue mentioned . Barons sonnes Knyghtes , or men that may dispende . CC.li . by yere . Sattin . Damske . Silke Chamlet or Taffata in Gowne . Coate with sleues or vttermost garments . Ueluet , otherwyse then in sleuelesse iackets , Doublets , Coyfes , Partlettes or Purses . Furre wherof the kynde groweth not within the Quenes dominions : except Foynes , gray Ienets , Bodge . Excepte The degrees nexte aboue mentioned : and Men that dispende C.li . by yere . Sylke , other than Satin , Damaske , Taffata , or Sarcenet in Doublets : and Sarcenet , Chamlette , or Taffata in lynynge of gownes : & the same , or Ueluet , in sleuelesse Cotes , Iakets , Ierkens , Coyfes , Cappes , Purse or Partlettes , being not of colour scarlet , crimsin , or blewe . Furre of Foynes , graye Ienets , or other , as the lyke groweth not within the Quenes dominions . Excepte Men of the degrees aboue mentioned . Sonne & heyre apparaunt of a knyght , so sonne and heyre apparaunt of a man of .ccc. marke landes by yere . and Men that may dispend xi . li . by yere .

Note that the Lorde Chauncelour . Treasourer . President of the 〈◇〉 . Priuie 〈◇〉 〈…〉 Ueluet , Sattin , or other sylkes , except purpure . Furres , except Blacke Ienets .

These maye weare as they 〈◇〉 vsed hereto fore . 〈◇〉 any Of the kyngs councell . Iustices of eyther benche . Barons if the Eschequer . Master of the Rolles . Sergeauntes at lawe . Maisters of the Chauncery . Of the Quenes councell . Apprentyses of lawe . Phisitians of the Kyng , Quene , and Prince . Mayres , and other head offycers of any townes corporate . Barons of the .v. portes . Except . Ueluet . Damaske Sattin . of the colour Crimsin . Uiolet . Purpure . Blewe .

Note that this Act extendeth not to prohibite a seruaunt from wearyng of any Cognisaunce or badge of hys maister : and in the same statute , Henchmen , Heraldes , Pursiuantes at armes , Players in Enterludes , runners at Iustes , Torneys , or such martiall feates , and such as weare apparell geuen by the Kyng or Quene , and such as shall haue lycence from the kyng , are priuileged : as by the Statute appeareth .

The ende of the Statute of .24 . H. 8.
Anno. i . & .ii. Philippi & Marie .

None shall weare anye Sylke in Hatte . Bonet . Nyghtcap . Gyrdell . Scabbarde . Hosen . Shoes . Spurrelethers . Except . The sonne and heyre apparaunt or doughter of a knyght , or the wyfe of the sayde sonne . A man that maye dispende .xx. li. by yeare , or is worth . CC . li . in goodes .

Note that euery person aboue the degree of a knyghtes sonne or his wyse , or doughter of a knyght , and euery head officer in townes corporate , and euery seruaunt of the Quenes wearyng ordinary liuery , may weare as they myght before this Acte .

These be the briefe contentes of certein partes of the lawes nowe remaynyng in force : and yet for the larger vnderstandyng thereof , the statutes of length are to be red and considered , by such as be disposed to obserue the same : for that the same can not so well abridged as were necessary .

There be also certeine other exceptions in the statutes , whiche are well to be consydered by them that wyll clayme any priuiledge therby .

Imprinted at London in Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood , Printers to the Quenes Maiestie .

Cum priuilegio Regiae maiestatis .