Hats and hoods  Book III, Chapter 1, Section 1d
 



Hat
 LXV. He beareth an Hat; band turning up; decked with a Plum of feathers. It was a great fashion in King Charles the first time, to have the under side on the brim to be lined with Taffity of variable colours.


Hat
  LXVI. He beareth a Womans Hat banded.
This is called a Womans Hat, because generally they wear their Hats higher in the Crown (Sugar Loafe like) and broader in the brims, then Men do. This is generally the Feltmakers Sign.


Indian hat
 LXVII. He beareth an Indian Hat, (or a China Hat, and String pendant, Button and Tassell.


Turk's caps
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In the Chief of this square, is placed the fashion of two sorts of Caps, which I find used, and born in Coat Armour. The first is a kind of Turks Turbot, and the other a Wreathed Cap, or a Cap with a Wreathed turn up, being another sort of Turks Caps.


Dutch hat
 LXVIII. He beareth a Dutch Hat; Band, String, Crossed, and Tassells. They use (as I suppose) these strings to tie their Hats to their Heads.


Dutch hat
  LXIX. This is another manner of way, which the Dutch use in drawing their Hats.
There is another sort of Dutch Cap, as chap.5 numb. 38. which is termed a Dutch Cap, turned up, the Tassells and Strings crossed.


Turban
 LXX. He beareth a Turbot (or a Turks Cap): having a Sprig feather set in the side of it.
These may be termed Turks Imperial Turbots: being such as the Emperial Sultan himself doth wear, and none else but himself: all others wearing such as I have set down in the chief of numb.67.


Russia cap
 [Russia cap with a feather stuck in it.
Not on plate
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Mercury's cap
 LXXI. He beareth Mercury's Cap, or Hat: Winged.


Hood
  LXXII. He beareth an Insula fretted; the turning up, opened before (or on the side) and reverted, or turned down again below the Neck and Sides of the Face. This may be termed and old Mans hood which covers him all about the Neck and Face to preserve him from cold.


Insula
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LXXIII. He beareth two Insula's, fretted: [with] Buttons and Tassells.


Poland cap
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LXXIV. He beareth a flat Crowned Cap, Wreathed.
Such a Cap with a turn-up, and open on the sides is a Poland Cap.


Dominican monk's hood
 LXXV. He beareth a Monks-hood or a Monks Caule, or else the hood of a Dominican frier. This is also the form of the Cauls, or hoods, belonging to the Cluniacens friers but of a different colour.


Carthusian monk's hood
 LXXVI. He beareth a Monks-hood, or Caule of the Carthusian Order.


Benedictine monk's hood
 LXXVII. He beareth the Hood, or Caule of a Benedictan Monk, or frier. This is contrary to the other Hoods, having a loose and hollow peece of cloth hanging backward, as it were a long bag. Also tied under the Chin, hanging loose down before.


Cluniac monk's hood
 [Not on plate]


French hood
 LXXVIII. He beareth a French Hood
This sort of Hood was much in request about 1568. and because it came first out of France to us, it was called a French Hood; it hung down with a long broad flap the end thereof being turned up to the top of the Head (for so it was usually worn) and there made fast, it did not exceed the shoulders in depth. This having the flap or Tippet hanging down the wearers Back, may be termed a Mourning-hood, or a close Mourning hood; for such great persons usually wear over their Heads and Shoulders in Funeral Obsequies and Solemnities.


Mourning hood
 LXXIX. He beareth a Dutch-hood
This may also be termed a Mourning Hood, being such as they of inferior rank wear at the Solemnity of great Funerals; which are called close Mourners, and have only their Tippets extending from the Crown of the Head to the middle of the Back.


Mourning hood
 LXXX. He beareth a close Mourning hood for a Person of Honor, having the Tippet reflected, and laid under the Cloake or Shoulder part of the Hood.
There is in these kind of Hoods three parts; the first is the Hood which covers the head all about the Face; the second is the Cloake part, which covers the Neck and Shoulders: the third is the Tippet, which hangs from the hinder part of the Crown, and reacheth backwards to the ground, and in some a yard on the ground, according to the quality and greatness of the Person wich weareth it.


Lady's veil
 LXXXI. He beareth a Covered Hood, or a Ladies Vail. Being only Silk Imbrauthered according to the Persons quality, and edged with Gold and Silver, and so cast over the head, it was a rich kind of Attire for the head in former days, see lib.2.chap.17. numb.32.


Coif with boongrace
 LXXXII. He beareth a Quoif with a Boongrace. Some call it an Head Attire, or Frontlet.


Woman's hood
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LXXXIII. He beareth a Womans Hood having the tyes or flaps tyed, and ends flotant or pendant.


Nun's veil
 LXXXIV. He beareth a Nuns Vaile or Nuns Hood. It is so termed, because their Hoods are all so deep, that the compass all about the Shoulders.


Set hood and night rail
 LXXXV. He beareth a Set-hood, laced, conjoyned to a Night-raile. This is a kind of dress which Women in Child-bed usually wear, when they are for Christnings, and up-sittings. Some term this a Hooded Night-raile.


Coif
 LXXXVI. He beareth a Veiled Quoif, or a Quoif with a Veil, or loose Scarfs hanging each side of it, imbrauthered in the frontlet. This was a great fashion for Head Attires in the elder times, see numb.87.


Cap with beads
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In the chief of this square, is the form of a Quoif, or rather a Cap, compassed about the bottom with a String of Pearls or Beads, the end extended; as you may see chap.5. numb.142 c after the same manner a String of Beads are often made to proceed from Crowns either extendant or pendant] and also from head Tires.


Head tire
 LXXXVII. He beareth a Womans Circle or Head Tire, fretted, with a Towel or Scarf cast over the back part of it, and pendant: Of the adorning of the head with circles of Gold, and Imbrauthered work after this manner about E.I time, by Men and Women of high account, is manifest by many Pictures and Monuments of those times. See Mr Dugdale on Warwickshire, fol.121.
[Renumbered as part of square 86]


Old man's cap
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a. He beareth an Old Mans Cap turned up, having covers for the Ears and Neck of the second. It may be termed also a Jews head cover.
[Renumbered as part of square 86]


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