Book II, Chapter 18, Section 2 Hair and head-dresses

Hair and head-dresses Book II, Chapter 18, Section 2

Periwig

CVII. He beareth a Peruque, or Perwick, (or a long Perawick), with a Pole Lock. This is the Sign or cognizance of the Perawick maker. This is by Artists called a long Curled Wig, with a Suffloplin, or with a Dildo, or Pole-lock.

Periwig block

CVIII. He beareth on a Periawick Block, fixed on a Stand, a Peruque (or a Campaign Wig) with a Curled Foretop, and Bobs.
This is a kind of Travelling Wig, having the side or bottom locks turned up into Bobs or Knots, tied up with Ribbons.

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Woman with taure

119. He beareth a Womans face issuant to the Shoulders, with a Taure or Curled forehead, Hooded, with the ends pendant. Some term this Curled Forehead, from the French word Taure, a Bull-head, because Taure is a Bull. This was the fashion of Women to wear Bullheads, or Bull like foreheads, Anno 1674, and about that time.

Woman with locks & curls

CXX. He beareth a Womans face and shoulders adorned with a pair of Locks and Curles. This was a great fashion about the Year, 1670. they are false Locks set on Wyers, to make them stand at a distance from the head: as the Fardingales made their cloathes stand out about their Breeches, in Queen Elizabeths Raign.

Set hood

CXXI. He beareth Womans face covered with an open set Hood, tyed under the Chin.

Hooded woman

CXXII. He beareth a Womans face Hooded (or Valed) down to the Shoulders: after this manner the ancient Nuns, and Abbasses vailed themselves.

Forehead cloth & hood

CXXIII. The first Figure is termed a Woman face to the shoulders cloathed with a Fore head cloath, and hood.

Bongrace & coif

CXXIII. The second Figure is a Womans face to the shoulders with a Boongrace and a Quoif. This was a great wearing in the age, about 1594. as I have observed in Pictures, and Monuments of that time; which is by some old People, called an Head Attire, or Head-tire: which by the greater sort of Gentry, was adorned with Jewells, and Imbrauthered with Silver, and Gold. Some term it, a Frontlet.

Coif

CXXIV. He beareth a Womans face Quoiffed.

Pinner

CXXV. He beareth a Face Quiffed with a Laced turn up (or dressed), attired, or adorned with a Laced turn up Quoife. Some term this sort of long Eared Quoif by the name of a Pinner, or Laced Pinner.

Running coif

CXXVI. He beareth a Head to the Shoulders with a gathered, or drawing Quoife turned up. This is a kind of Quoife which runneth upon strings, which may be made wider, or else closer, at the wearer pleasure; A Quoife made to fit all heads. A running Quoife: or a Cap-Quoife as pertaking of both kinds.

Crowned hat

CXXVII. He beareth a Woman face, with a flat crowned Hat, and a narrow brim. This kind of Taffaty Hat, and thick hatband was the only wear of the Gentry, about the Year, 1548.

Crowned hat

CXXVIII. He beareth a Womans face with a Ruff about her Neck, and a Hat on her head. This is born by the name of Midwife, now currped Midrif.

Dutch woman's head