The Picture of an English Antick, with a List of his ridiculous Habits, and apish Gestures.
‘Maids, where are your hearts become? Look you what here is!’
- 1 His hat is fashion like a close-stoole pan.
- 2 Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
- 3 Banded with a calves tail, and a bunch of riband.
- 4 A feather in his hat, hanging downe like a Fox taile.
- 5 Long haire, with ribands tied in it.
- 6 His face spotted.
- 7 His beard on the upper lip compassing his mouth.
- 8 His chin thrust out, singing as he goes.
- 9 his band lapping over before.
- 10 Great bandstrings with a ring tied.
- 11 A long-wasted dubblet unbuttoned half way.
- 12 Little skirts.
- 13 His sleeves unbuttoned.
- 14 In one hand a stick, playing with it, in the other his cloke hanging.
- 15 His breeches unhooked, ready to drop off.
- 16 His shirt hanging out.
- 17 His codpeece open, tied at the top with a great bunch of riband.
- 18 His belt about his hips.
- 19 His sword swapping betweene his legs like a Monkeys taile.
- 20 Many dozens of points at knees.
- 21 Above the points of either side two bunches of riband of severall colours.
- 22 Boot-hose tops, tied about the middle of the calfe, as long as a paire of shirt sleeves, double at the ends like a ruffe band.
- 23 The tops of his boots very large, turned down as low as his spurs.
- 24 A great paire of spurres, gingling like a Morrice-dancer.
- 25 The feet of his boots 2 inches too long.
- 26 Two hornes at each end of his foot, stradling as he goes.