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!’
[figure]
  • 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.

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