Certayne clauses taken out of the Statute made for reformation of excesse of Apparell, the .xxiiii. yere of the raigne of kyng Henry the eyght.

FYrst, it is ordered, that no man vnder the degree of a Duke, Marquesse, Earle, and theyr chyldren, or vnder the degree of a Baron, vnlesse he be a knyght of the order of the garter, shall weare in any part of his apparell, any Wollen cloth made out of this Realme, or any of the Queenes Maie­sties dominions, except in Bonettes onely.

Item, that no man vnder the degree of a Barons sonne, or of a Knyght, except he may expende two hundred poundes by yere, for terme of lyfe, ouer all charges, shall weare any maner of Veluet in his Gowne, Coate, or other his vppermost garment: nor any maner of embrodery, or prickyng with golde, syluer, or sylke, in any part of his apparell, or on thapparell of his Horse or Mule.

Item, that no man vnder the sayde estates and degree, sauyng such as may dispende in yerely reuenues, as is af [...]resayde, one hundred poundes, aboue all charges, shall weare any Satten, Damaske, sylke Chamblet, or Tastata in his Gowne, Coate, or other his vppermost apparell or garment: nor any Veluet, sauyng in sleuelesse Iackettes, Doblettes, Coyffes, Partelettes, and Purses.

Item that no man vnder the sayde degrees, sauyng the sonne and heyre apparaunt of a man of three hundred markes by yere, aboue all charges, and such other men as may dispend in yerely reuenue, as is aforesayde, fourtie p [...]undes ouer all charges, shall weare in his Gowne, or any other his vppermost apparell, Chamblet, or Sylke: nor in any other part of his apparell any sylke, sauyng Satten, Damaske, Taffata, or Sarsenet in his Doblets: and Sarsenet, Chamblet, or Taffata, in the lynyng of his Gownes, or Veluet in his sleuelesse Coates, Iackets, [...]kins, Coystes, Cappes, Purses, or Partelettes. The colours of Scarlet, Crymsyn, or Blewe, alwayes ex­c [...]pted.

Item, that no man vnder the sayde degrees, sauyng such gentylmen as may dispende in yerely reuenues, as is aforesayde, twentie poundes aboue all charges, shall weare any maner of sylke in any apparell of his body, or at his Horse, or Mule, except it be Satten, Tastata, Sarsenet, or Damaske in his Doblet, or Coyffe: & Chamblet in his sleuelesse Iackettes: or poyntes, laces, or garters, made in Englande or Wales.

Item, that no person vnder the same degrees, sauyng such as may dispende fyue poundes by yere, as is afore­sa [...]d [...], aboue all charges, shall weare any sylke in his Doblettes or Iackettes: nor any thyng made out of the [...]alme, sauyng Chamblet in theyr Doblettes and Iackettes.

Item, that no Seruyng man, nor other Yeoman takyng wages, nor such other as may not dispende of free­holde fourtie shyllynges by yere, as is aforesayde, shall weare any Shert, or Shert bande, vnder or vpper Cappe, Bonet or Hat, garnyshed, mixt, made, or wrought with sylke, golde, or syluer: nor shall weare any Bonet, or Shert bande, made out of the Realme of Englande or Wales.

Item, no husbandman shall weare in his Doblette, any other thyng then is wrought within this Realme, F [...]styan and Canuasse only except.

Item, no Seruyngman in husbandry, or Iourneyman in handycraftes, takyng wages, shall weare in his Doblet, any other thyng then Fustyan, Canuas, Leather, or [...] cloth.

¶ Item, yf any man shall vse or weare any Apparell or other thyng, c [...]ary to the honour of the Articl [...] [...] remembred, then be s [...] [...], shall to [...] the Apparell and thyng so worne, wherwith [...] it be garnyshed, or the value therof, and also, iii. s. iiii. d. in the name of a [...]ne, for euery day that he shall so weare the same, contrary to the tenour hereof.

¶ Certaine other clauses and braunches taken out of the Statutes, made in the first and seconde yere of Kyng Philip and Queene Mary, necessary also to be obserued, to auoyde the excesse of apparell.

FYrst, that no Englyshman, sauing the sonne and heyre apparaunt of a Knyght, or such as may of yerely reuenues duryng lyfe, expende twentie poundes aboue all charges, or be worth in goodes two hundreth poundes, shall weare any maner of sylke, in or vppon his Hatte, Bonnet. Nightcap, Gyrdle, Scabberde, Hose, Showes, or Spurlethers, vppon payne of three monethes im­prysonment, and fyne of .x. li. for euery dayes wearyng, contrary to the tenour of this Act.

Item that if any person or persons, of any estate or degree, knowyng any seruaunt of his or theyrs to offende, contrary to the Article last before remembred, do not put the same seruaunt out of his or theyr seruyce, but shall kepe in his or theyr seruice, the same offendour or offendours, by the space of .xiiii. dayes next after suche know­ledge had: or so put out, retayne hym agayne within one yere next after suche offence, the same person so retay­nyng or kepyng in seruice any suche offender, shall forsayte one hundreth poundes.

Prouided alwayes, that all and euery person and persons, whiche by any statute lawe, remaynyng in force, is licenced or appoynted to weare any maner of thyng, contrary to the tenour and meanyng of any of the Articles before remembred or any part of them, shall and may weare the same to him licenced or appointed to weare, as is aforesayde: Any thing in these Articles to the contrary notwithstandyng.

¶ C [...]rtaine orders deuised by commaundement of the Queenes Maiestie, with the aduice of her priuie counsayle, to be obserued for reformation of the excesse in certayne kynde of apparell, and other thinges therto belongyng

FYrst, that no Hosier or other person, shall put or cause to be put, any more in the outsyde of the vpperstockes of Hose for any person, but one yarde and one quarter of Cloth, Carsey, or other stuffe, not exceedyng the lyke quantitie of Carsey. And wher­of soeuer the same shalbe made, that no one of the sayd vpperstockes shall exceede in com­passe rounde about, aboue one yarde and halfe a quarter, which measure is proued suffi­cient for persons of the hyghest stature. And therefore it is ment, that all other persons of meaner statures, shall vse lesse quantitie, both in stuffe and largenesse, accordyng to theyr statures, without fraude or abuse.

Item, that no Tayler, Hosier, or other person, shall put, or cause to be put in any of the sayd vpperstockes, aboue these kyndes of lynynges folowyng. Fyrst, a lynyng of lynnen, or suche lyke stuffe next to the legge, and then one lynyng called a straight lynyng, whiche shalbe made of no ma­ner of stuffe, but of such as is made & wrought within the Queenes Maiesties dominions. And if any person shal­be disposed for his habilitie, to cut and garnyshe the outside of his Hose, with any thyng that he may lawfully w [...]are, for the pluckyng out betwixt the panes and cuttes, he shalbe so suffred to do accordyng to his habilitie, not vsyng any thyng therin excessiuely, nor any thyng that he may not weare by the lawes of the Realme. And lastly, it shall also be permitted for any person (beyng so disposed) to haue the panes of his Hose lyned with one other lynyng onlye, so as the same be also of stuffe made within the Queenes Maiesties dominions. And it is ordered that no person vnder the state of a Baron, shall vse any mo lynynges in any vpperstockes of Hose, then is next aboue mentioned. And that all persons vnder that degree, shall within ten dayes after the publication hereof, reforme their Hose accordyng to these orders.

Item, it is further ordred, that no man vnder the degree of a Barons eldest sonne, except that he be of the order of the garter, or of the priuie Councell, or that may dispend fiue hundred markes by yere, for terme of life in possession, aboue al charges, shall we are any Veluet, or Satten, or any stuffe of like or greater pryce, in the vpperstockes of his Hose, or in any part therof: or shall garnishe the same with any embroderye, or any fringe, lace, or passemayne, of golde, syluer, or sylke, nor any other garnishing with any silke, except it be for the stitching only of the vpper part to the lyuyng: nor shall weare any maner of sylke neatherflockes of Hosen, nor any Carsey, or other thyng, made out of the Queenes Maiesties dominions.

Item, it is not meant by any of these orders, that suche persons attendyng nere to her Maiesties person in the Court, as shall haue speciall licence in wrytyng of her Maiestie, to weare some sylke, to the contrary hereof, shalbe molested for the same: so as the same persons do notifie theyr licence vnto the Lorde Chaumberlayne, be­fore they shall do any thyng contrary to these orders, and procure theyr names to be entred into the bookes of the Chaumber, in the custodie of the gentlemen Vsshers, whiche shalbe also duely obserued by the sayde Vsshers.

Item, because it is dayly seene what d [...]ers do growe, and are lykely to encrease in the Realme, by the en­crease of numbers of persons takyng vpon them to teache the multitude of the common people to play at all kynd of weapons and for that purpose set vp scooles, called scooles of fence, in places inconuenient, tendyng to the great disorder of such people as properly ought to apply theyr labours and handy workes: Therfore her Maie­s [...] orderred and commaundeth, that no teacher of fence, shall kepe any scoole or common place of resort, in any place of the Realme, but within the liberties of some of the Cities of the Realme, where also they shalbe obedient to such orders as the gouernours of the Cities shall appoynt to them, for the better kepyng of the peace, and for prohibition of resort of such people to the same scooles, as are not meete for that purpose, vpon payne to be puny­shed by the sayde gouernours, accordyng to theyr discretions.

Item her Maiestie also ordereth and commaundeth, that no person shall weare any Sworde, Rapyer, or such [...] weapon, that shall passe the length of one yarde and halfe a quarter of the blade, at the vttermost: nor any Dagg [...]r aboue the length of .xii. ynches in blade at the most: nor any buckler with any poynt or pyke aboue two ynches in length. And yf any Cutler, or other Artificer, shall sell, make, or kepe in his house any Sworde, Ra­p [...] Dagger, Buckler, or such lyke, contrary thervnto, the same to be imprisoned, & to make fine at the Queenes Maiesties pleasure, and the weapon to be forfayted. And yf any such person shall offende a seconde tyme, than the same to be banyshed from the place and towne of his dwellyng.

Item it is further ordered, that all the Articles before remembred, shalbe put in execution in all poyntes, by all maner of magistrates and offycers, accordyng to the Statutes, lawes, and Proclamations heretofore made and set foorth, concernyng the same. That is to say, agaynst the offenders of any of the aforesayde Articles, extracted out of any of the said Statutes afore mencioned, according to the purport therof. And for such as shall contemne any of the orders before mentioned, being deuised by her Maiesties commaundement, to attache and commit the [...] to person and to be there continued & punyshed, as appertayneth to such as shall wylfully breake her Maie­sties comm [...]undement.

And for that it is seene necessary, to stay the inordinate deuises of Hosyers, for the impug­ning of these good orders: The Queenes Maiestie wylleth, that the Maiors & head officers of the Citie of Lon­don and all other Cities and Townes corporate, and Stewardes and Rulers of all other Liberties, & Iustices of peace in all Counties, shall immediatly call before them all Hosyers, and bynde them in good summes of mo­ney to the vse of her Maiestie: and the Infourmer, as in other populer actions, to obserue the contentes of these orders, and not to abuse the meanyng therof with any fraude. And further to proceede therein, aswell agaynste the sayde Hosyers, as agaynst any other offender, for thexecution hereof, as was in sundry Articles publyshed and prescribed by her Maiesties Proclamation, in the fourth yere of her raigne.

Y [...]uen at Greenewich the .xii. day of February. 1565. in the eyghth yere of her Maiesties raigne.