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!

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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!’

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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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