4. From the Taylor which arrays the Body, we can produce no more working Tools, that are worth taking any notice off: therefore shall leave that mistery, and see what Instruments the Felt-maker or Hatmaker can shew us, to be fit bearing in Coats of Arms.
Hatter's block
XXXVI. He beareth a Hatters Block, or
a Felt-makers block, or Hatmakers Block,
with a round Top. There are Blocks of all
fashions, as high and low, round and square, or flat on the
Crown; and Sugar-Loaf like &c.
Within the block at the flat Bottom, is an hollow
turned with an Handle, or rather Button, by which the
block is put in, and taken out of the Hat Crown, as oft
as there is occasion so to do.
Hatter's block
XXXVII. He beareth an Hatters Block Sugar-Loaf fashion, with a flat
Top, between a Feltmakers Bow-stick, and his Walking-pin.
Feltmaker's bow stick
Image from proof plateThe Bow-stick is that wherewith he striketh the string of his Bow to make it play amongst to Wool, thereby to rent and tear it to a Downy substance.
Feltmaker's walking pin
The Walking-pin, is a four square Iron, a foot or
more long, with pointed ends; upon this the Workman
rowls his Hat often times, and makes use of it as a rowling-pin, to lay is stuff close together in the walking of the
Hat.
Hatter's scull block
XXXVIII. He beareth a Hatters Scull
Block (or low Crown Block) ...
Hatter's bow
Image from published plate... and his Bow. Some term it a Wool-Bow, because it is an Instrument by which Wool is rent and torn and beaten very fine, much like to Down, before it can be worked into Hats. It is a long Pole, with ---- [sic in text] like the Bridges of Musical Instruments to bear up the strings, so these bear off the string from the Pole.
Shearmen's shears
XXXIX. He beareth a pair of Shearmans
Shears, the points Pendant.
The other Shears on the Dexter side, are the form
of such as are used in Spain, Holland, and Germany: they
making the points of the shearing place longer then the
Back part, and we make them either all of a length, as
numb.27. or the Back a little longer, as afore in this
square.
No second image included.
Weaver's trough
XL. He beareth a Weavers Trough,
This is a kind of low footed Stool, or Cricket
(as some call it) with a ledge or border of Board nailed
about the top of it, after the manner of a Swallow
Box: It is used to put the Clews of Yarn into, when
they are to be wound upon the Pins, that are set into
the Shuttle.
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