Coif
CXXI. He beareth a Womans head dressed, adorned, or attired with a plain turn-up Quoife.
Veiled hood
CXXII. He beareth a Womans head attired with a Vail-hood, the hinder part Insula-ways. This hath anciently been blazoned a three cornered Hood, with a Net-work Caull, or Head-tire.
Three hands conjoyned
Coronet settee
CCXXIV. He beareth a Woman head attired with a knot of Ribbons on her Fore-head, and a Coronet Settee: the top of the Head, and hinder part set with the like Ribbons.
This kind of Hood or Head attire called a Cornet or Coronet, is that part of it as covers the Head, and by doubling it makes it stand at a great height both above and besides the Face; but the Settee is another dress entire from the Coronet, which hangs down from the top of the head below the breasts, and is generally laced on both sides and ends, or else all wrought with Needle-work, and edged with the same: This is a great fashion among English Gallants now, 1686. Some draw the Settees so as that part which compasses the Head to the Ears, shall stand up in Ruffs, as numb.126. sometimes with a corner Peak upon the top of the head, as this figure in numb.124. Sometimes standing out in the sides, and falling in the middle, as the example numb.127. and sometimes standing round the head, and to the ears plain, or a little crisped, for 8 10 or 12 inches high, the higher the more Gallant.
A pair of legs each connected to a hand, and a heart between
Roman bust
Ruffle quoif
CXXVII. He beareth a Womans face, her Fore-head adorned with a knot of diverse coloured Ribbons, the Head with a Ruffle Quoif, set in Corners, and the like Ribbons behind the Head. This is a Fashion-mongers head tricked and trimed up according to the Mode of these times, wherein I am writing of it: And in my judgment were a fit Coat for such Semsters, as are skil'd in inventions; but what do I talk of Arms to such, by reason they will be shortly old, and therefore not to be endured by them, whose brains are always upon new devises and invention! but all are brought again from the old, for there is no new thing under the Sun, for what is now hath been formerly.
Modest hands
CXXVIII. In this quarter I shall present you with two pair of Hands, conjoyned they are not, but in a Salter form, and in as civil and modest, comely & devout a posture as possibly can be born.
These Hand supposing them to be joyned to the Arms, and thus crossed before the whole Body, will fall to be about the top of the belly under the breast, which is the place where both Maids, and modest Women and Wives, usually bear their hands, and generally (nay universally) in this same posture; and therefore it is a fit Coat, or Cognizance, for the name of Gravity or Modesty.
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