Bed
80. He beareth a Bed Royall,
the vallance, curtaines (turned
about the posts) and counter pane laced
and fringed about: with a foote
cloth of Turky worke about it:
the Tester adorned with plumbes,
according to the colours of the bed.
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Bed
81. He beareth a Bed with
the head to the dexter side:
blankett or Cadow or Rug: or couering:
the sheets turned downe, and
boulster: this is a Bed prepared for to lodge in, but hauing no
Tester. Such are termed Truckle beds,
because they trundle under other beds:
or being made higher with an head, so
that they may be set in a chamber
corner, or vnder a cant roofe, they are
called a field Bed or cant Bed. If it
be soe, that it may haue a canapy ouer
it (that is a halfe tester) then it is termed
a Canapy Bed: to which bed belongs
curtaines and Vellence.
Bedstaff
Image from proof plateIn the base of this square ly's a Bed staffe, of some termed a Burthen staffe.
Voider
82. He beareth a Voyder
Baskett, or a night Baskett.
These kind of Basketts are made of prepared straw, or Owsier Twiggs made white, they are very neately made with a round foote and 3 or 4 eares or handles, some on the sides, others on the tope; they are not very deepe, but in the sides flang, or fall outwards from the bottome. They are much used by nurses, and waiting women, to put either childrens, or their mistrises night, and day cloaths in.
Clothes basket
83. He beareth a cloathes
Basket, or a Burthen Baskett, or
Twiggen Baskett, with the Bottome
vp.
Of these kind of Basketts there are two sorts, the one is made of sticks and Twiggs platted and wouen togather, these are rough made Basketts, and are for euery common use in an house, as for the carrying of coales, dirt, and anything of Burthen; It is with vs commonly called a coale, or dirt Baskett.
The second, is made of more finer stuffe, the Rime and handles platted with shaved wood, the round bottome the like, woven very strongly togather: in which is carried all sorts of washed cloathes, with other necessaries that are to be cleanely transported from place to place. These are termed splenten Basketts.
These kind of Basketts in former tyms were called Fanys.
Hand basket
84. He beareth an hand
baskett. This is soe called from
its handles to carry it by: such Basketts
are made of straw, or Rushes, and such
like, which are by art dyed into any
colour.
Twiggen basket
85. He beareth a round Twiggen baskett, with two eares, but
this kind of round baskett eared, is best
termed a fruite Baskett, from its office:
for it is very often borne in Armes full
of fruite, as apples, peares, Grapes, and
other fruit: or flowers, as I haue
shewed before in lib. 2. Chap, 4. numb,
117. This baskett is of the same forme
and fashion (saue the addition of handles)
as that mentioned numb: 33.
[ On H2026 f.79v, it is described as a salt basket.]
Twiggen basket
86. He beareth a round Twiggen Arme baskett, with a foote.
This is a kind of Baskett, with a
foote, that is narrow at the bottome,
and broad at the top: some haueing a
lid or couer of Twiggs, all haue a round
handle extending from one side to the
other, by which it is carries in the hand,
on the Arme, or by a Staffe, on the
shoulder. Yeomen and farmers wiues
call it an egge Baskett for in it they
usually carry egges and Butter to the
Markett. Se the other kind numb 87.
and the like ca:16, numb.102.
Egg basket
87. He beareth an egge Baskett,
or a Butter Baskett. But it is best
known by the name of a dary mans
hand Baskett: it being a long square
and deepe baskett, (some haueing rimes
about the bottome) with two lids opening from a pertition ouer crosse the
middle of it: from whence goeth a semicircular handle from one side to the
other by which it is transported into
one place from another.
Portmanteau
88. He beareth a port-Mantle and an Arke. These
are two necessary things, the one to
preserue things in Travaile; and the
other to keepe things at home safe: but
off these severally.
The Port Mantle, of some termed a Bugett, or Snapsack, or Snapbag is all made of tanned Leather haueing Buckles, Strappes, Staples, lock, and chaine, to secure the same: with other things about it, In it all usefull goods for travaile are carried, either on horse back, or otherwise by coach, waggon or cart. The termes of each part of the Portmantu, or Portmantle, se cap:3. numb:34.
Ark
The Arke, or safe, is a kind of little
house made of wood and couered with
haire cloth, and so by two rings hung
in the midle of a Rome, thereby to
secure all things put therein from the
cruelty of devouring Rats, mice,
Weesels, and such kind of Vermine.
Some haue the pannells of the Arke
made all of Tyn, with small holes for
aire; others of woode.
Covered cup
89. He beareth a couered
cup.
Se other formes of cups numb.
23, 26. and cha.16. n.105. 112. 128.
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Kettle
90. He beareth a Kettle.
There
are some which call it a hanging Kettle,
from the Iron hookes it hangs by: the
french call it a caldron, but in our
countrey these kind of round bellyed
pans, or if they be flatt-bottomed, haueing such a handle fastned to it, to rise
and fall vpon the rime of the pann is
called a Kettle: be it bigg, or a little
Kettle. If it haue no handle or hoope
to hang it by, it is no other then a pan.
Stand
91. He beareth a Stand.
This is a little round table, set vpon one pillar, or post, which in the foote branches it selfe out into three or foure feete or toes, after the maner of Catuses, for it fast and stiddy standing. It is used for to set a Bason on whilest washing, or a candle to read by, with many other uses for a chamber.
Some call it a dressing table: (they are also made square, sexagon, and octagon, 6 or 8 square in the table part).
Andiron
92. He beareth an And-Iron,
or Land Iron. These are things
made of Brasse, which are sett on each
side the Chimney more for Ornament
then profit.
Tub, turnell or fate
Image from proof plate93. He beareth a Tub [with] hoopes. This containeing halfe a Barrell of water, or something lesse, is called a Tub; if lesse a Tubnell, that is vulgarly a Turnell: if larger, then it is, a Fate, or Vate.
Posnet
Image from proof plate94. He beareth a Possnett. This vessell or Instrument for boileing, is the same in bodily shape, to the flesh pott, before spoken off numb:38., saue that in place of the two eares, it hath a long handle, to set it one, and take it of the fire.
Chafer
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The chaffer is in forme like this, saue it hath no feete, but a flat bottome: and in stid of a streight handle, it bends downe, and is made fast to the side of the belly like the handle of a Jugge. Those chaffers that haue round bottomes haue 3 long feete to secure the bottome of the chaffer from bruiseing.
Smoothing iron
Image from proof plate95. He beareth a smoothing Iron, or a Landresses Iron.
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