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Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV
Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… 100 of black medley (II. 13), and a like garment and kirtle 101 of red "say" or serge (II. 210); a pair of … is described as dressed in "a gown of sheep's russet and a kirtle of fine worsted." 1 Stow describes the representation …
The Journals of all the Parliaments during the reign of Queen Elizabeth
… in her Mantle, opened before, furr'd with Ermines, and her Kirtle of Crimson Velvet, close before, and close Sleeves, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… PIGMENT. Sources: Tradecards. References: Harley (1970). Kirtle flax [kettle flax; kertle flax] The OED suggests, somewhat doubtfully, that kirtle may be a corruption of QUINTAL, although that term has … used for flax or other, similar commodities. More likely, kirtle flax was FLAX imported in units of a kirtle, which …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… hedge-rows, or ornamented by thriving plantations. The Kirtle, the only river, runs through a romantic vale; the … of these mansions are situated on the banks of the river Kirtle, and surrounded with romantic scenery. The population … in a northern direction. Four bridges are thrown over the Kirtle, and there are one or two in other parts: all of …