Household furnishings (additions to 14:10)  Book III, Chapter 16, Section 6
 
There are in the ensuing plate some few beareings which where omitted in the former chapters, which I haue here set together as Additions to them.
Adde these to cha:14. num.10.


Cupboard door
 92. He beareth a cubbert doore.



Can with a handle
 93. He beareth .... or a can with a handle.



Jar jug
 94. He beareth a Garr, or a Jarr-Jugge with a wreathen handle. There is an other kind of Garr or Jarr borne in the Duch Armes which hath no neck, but is wide open a little aboue the pipe with an Handle made of the same earthy stuffe, or clay.


Round cruse
 95. He beareth a Round Cruse, or cup, couered with a pipe from the side.



Round cup
 96. He beareth a Round cup, cruse, double piped; viol; double piped.


Burial urns
 He beareth an Vrne. ...

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Kettle
 98. In this quarter are two sorts of beareing which I find in forraine coates oft vsed. The first is called a Caldron by the French, but a Kettle with vs.


Candle socket
 The second in this quarter, is termed a candle-socket.


Screen
 99. In this square are three sorts of charges borne in coates of Armes. The first is nominated a screene, it is a thing made round of crisped paper, and set in an handle to hold before a Ladies face, when she sits neere the fire, in the winter tyme.


Magnifying glass
 The second is a Magnifying glasse set in a frame with a handle; some terme it a Burning glasse; others a Mirrour, or Looking-glasse.


Lamp
 The third is a Lampe with an handle, and therefore may be termed a Portable Lampe; because remoued and carried from place to place, as Light is required.


Salt cellar
  100. He beareth a salt seller with scrowles.
There are seueral sorts of salts, both couered, Arched and open; of which some are with Scrowles, others plaine. The seuerall parts of this kind are, the scrowles, the Hollow, which hold the salt.
The Brime, that about the hollow, which may be wrought garnished or palled according to pleasure,
The Bottome, on which it stands: this part is also wrought, Imbossed, Florished, and the edges corded round.


Mirror
 101. He beareth a French Mirror or Looking glasse. This I terme a French Mirror, because the Heraulds draw it after this manner there.


French Mirror
 101A. He beareth a French Mirror, chaced, and double pometted.


Milk tankard
 102. He beareth a cane with a couer and top handle.
This is also termed a Milk-tankerd, and without the Handle a Churne, and with a side Handle a Palmers cane, or Begging Friers cane. As the figure is, it may be termed best a Water buckett, such as they use to carry water in from the conducts to the houses in Oxfordshire, and many other countyes about London. A conduct Buckett. Se other sorts of Bucketts, cha:6 numb:80.81.82.83. 84. or things to carry water in.


Basket of flowers
 103. He beareth a Baskett of Flowers.
This is more properly termed an Hand Baskett, or a Twiggen Baskett with an Handle and Foot: to distinguish it from the Baskett with flowers mentioned lib.2. cha.4. num:117. and from those mentioned Chap:14. numb.82.83.84.85.86.87. of this booke.


Tankard with a side pipe
 104. He beareth a Tankerd with a side pipe.


Bottle
 105. He beareth a couered cup with a Bottle head.
This is a kind of standing cup, with a flat couer, vpon which is fastned an other Kinde of round bodied thing with a neck and couer; which being opened in the midle and top, seueth to keep spices, or such like therein.


Custard case
 [Identified on the drawing but not included on the plate.]


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