¶ The brief content of certain acts of Parliament, against thinordinate use of apparel.  
Anno xxiiii. Henrici. viii.  
〈…〉 



silk of the colour of purpur.  
Cloth of 

gold  
Tissue.     But only the 

king  
queen  
kings 

Mother.  
Children.  
Brethrē & sisters.  
Uncles & Auntes   and Except Dukes & Marquesses, who may wear in doublets and sleeveless coats, Cloth of Gold, of Tissue, not exceadyng. v.li. the yard, and purpur in mantelles of the Garter.    


Cloth of 

gold  
silver.  
〈◇〉 satin.    
silk or cloth mixed or embroidered with gold or silver, nor fur of Sables.   except earls, and all degrees above earls, and Uicountes, & Barons, in Doublets and sleeveless coats onely: cloth of gold, silver, or Tynsell.  


Wollen cloth made out of the realm, but in bonnets only.  
velvet 

crimson.  
Scarlet or  
Blewe.    
furs 

Black jenets.  
Lusernes.    
embroidery.   Excepted 



Dukes. and their children.  
Marquesses. and their children.  
earls, and their children.    
Barons: and knights, being companions of the garter.    


velvet in 

gowns,  
coats with greves or other uttermost garments.    
fur of Libardes.  
embroidery.  
Pricking or pronting with 

gold  
silver or  
silk.     except Men of the degrees above mentioned. Barons sons knights, or men that may dispend. CC.li. by year.  


satin. Damske. silk Chamlet or Taffata in gown. coat with greves or uttermost garments.  
velvet, otherwise then in sleeveless jackets, Doublets, coifs, Partlettes or Purses.  
fur whereof the kind groweth not within the queens dominions: except foins, gray jenets, Bodge.   except The degrees next above mentioned: and Men that dispend C.li. by year.  


silk, other than Satin, damask, Taffata, or sarsenet in Doublets: and sarsenet, Chamlette, or Taffata in lynynge of gowns: & the same, or velvet, in sleeveless coats, Iakets, Ierkens, coifs, caps, Purse or Partlettes, being not of colour scarlet, crimson, or blewe.  
fur of foins, graye jenets, or other, as the like groweth not within the queens dominions.   except Men of the degrees above mentioned. son & heir apparent of a knight, so son and heir apparent of a man of .ccc. mark lands by year. and Men that may dispend xi. li. by year.    
Note that the lord 

chancellor.  
treasurer.  
President of the 〈◇〉.  
privy 〈◇〉   〈…〉 

velvet, satin, or other sylkes, except purpur.  
furs, except black jenets.    
¶ These may wear as they 〈◇〉 used hereto fore. 〈◇〉 any 

Of the kings council.  
Iustices of either bench.  
Barons if the exchequer.  
Master of the rolls.  
sergeants at lawe.  
Maisters of the chancery.  
Of the queens council.  
Apprentyses of lawe.  
Phisitians of the king, queen, and Prince.  
Mayres, and other head officers of any towns corporate.  
Barons of the .v. ports.   Except. 

velvet.  
damask  
satin.   of the colour 

crimson.  
Uiolet.  
purpur.  
Blewe.    
¶ Note that this Act extendeth not to prohibit a servant from wearing of any Cognisaunce or badge of his master: and in the same statute, Henchmen, Heraldes, Pursiuantes at arms, Players in interludes, runners at Iustes, Torneys, or such martiall feats, and such as wear apparel given by the king or queen, and such as shall haue licence from the king, are privileged: as by the Statute appeareth.  
The end of the Statute of .24. H. 8.   

Anno. i. & .ii. Philippi & mary.  
¶ None shall wear any silk in 

hat.  
bonnet.  
Nyghtcap.  
girdle.  
Scabbarde.  
Hosen.  
Shoes.  
Spurrelethers.   Except. 

The son and heir apparent or daughter of a knight, or the wife of the said son.  
A man that may dispend .xx. li. by year, or is worth. CC. li. in goods.    
¶ Note that every person above the degree of a knights son or his wise, or daughter of a knight, and every head officer in towns corporate, and every servant of the queens wearing ordinary livery, may wear as they might before this act.  
¶ These be the brief contents of certain partes of the laws now remaining in force: and yet for the larger understanding thereof, the statutes of length are to be read and considered, by such as be disposed to observe the same: for that the same can not so well abridged as were necessary.  
There be also certain other exceptions in the statutes, which are well to be considered by them that will claim any privilege thereby.   

Imprinted at London in Powles churchyard by richard jug and John Cawood, Printers to the queens majesty.  
Cum privilegio Regiae maiestatis.