Item, my master gaff her a longegowne of fyne cremysen velvet furred with menyver and purfeled with ermynes.
Item, my master gaff here a longe gowne of blak velvet furred with martrys and purfeled with marteres.
Item, my master gaff her a longe gowne of fyne grene velvet furred with menyver and purfeled with ermynes.
Item, my master gaff her a longe gowneof murrey furred with menever and purfeled with ermynes.
Hee was apparelled in blacke leather new licourd, and a short gowne without any gathering in the backe, faced before and behind with a boistrous Beare skinne, and a red nightcap on his head.
Mr. Gadbury the astrologer's father, a taylor, takes the measure of a young lady for a gowne and clappes up a match.
He wore a gownelike an artist's gowne, with hanging sleeves, and a slitt.
He did not weare a gowne there[839], as I have heard my cosen Whitney say.
And all is with one chyld of yours, I feel sturre att my side: My gowne of greene it is too straighte; Before, it was too wide.
Robin did off his gowne of greene, And on Sir Guy did it throwe, And hee put on that capull hyde, That cladd him topp to toe.
She pulled off her gowne of greene, And put on ragged attire, And to faire London she would goe Her true love to enquire.
My Maids Aunt the fat woman of Brainford, has a gowne aboue Mist.
Alas the day I know not, there is no womans gowne bigge enough for him: otherwise he might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchiefe, and so escape Fal.
Quicke, quicke, wee'le come dresse you straight: put on the gowne the while Mist.
Item, I wolde have my longe russett gowne off the Frenshe russett in alle hast, ffor I have no gowne to goo in here.
Item, where I tolde yow that the gowne clothe off olde chamlott, I wolde have it hoome for my suster Anne; ye for gate it.
I wolde in alle hast possible have that same gowne off puke ffurryd with whyght lambe.
I thank zow for the gowne that ye gave me Halowmesse day I hope [I[88-3]] xole be wurshuped ther with.
And all is with one childe of yours I feele sturre at my side; 10 My gowne of greene it is too straighte; Before, it was too wide.
The prince hath fiue yardes of cloth for his gowne and whood, and [Sidenote: A timber conteineth fortie skins, peltes, or felles.
In like sort the kings grace hath at his pleasure the content of cloth for his gowne and whood, lined with white satine or damaske, and multitude of garters with letters of gold.
I would write here also of our maner of going to the warres, but what hath the long blacke gowne to doo with glistering armour?
Item a surcote or gowne of red or crimosine veluet, with a whood of the same, lined with white sarcenet or damaske.
At the doore of his roome stood the Bustangi-bassa, with another Bassa to lead the ambassador and his folowers to the grand Signior who sate in a chaire of estate, apparelled in a gowne of cloth of siluer.
My wife found her gowne come home laced, which is indeed very handsome, but will cost me a great deal of money, more than ever I intended, but it is but for once.
Pretty well in health, since I left off wearing of a gowne within doors all day, and then go out with my legs into the cold, which brought me daily pain.
Up, and before I went to the office comes my Taylor with a coate I have made to wear within doors, purposely to come no lower than my knees, for by my wearing a gowne within doors comes all my tenderness about my legs.
Up, and through pain, to my great grief forced to wear my gowne to keep my legs warm.
So to the 'Change, and thence home, where my wife and I fell out about my not being willing to have her have her gowne laced, but would lay out the same money and more on a plain new one.
Robin did off his gowne of greene, And on sir Guy did it throwe, And hee put on that capull hyde, That cladd him topp to toe.
God and to Sent Michell, insomuch that non of the that broughte the gowne wolde take no reward in no wyse.
But then shee put of her gowne of veluett, With many a salt teare from her eye, And in a kirtle of ffine breaden silke Shee stood beffore young Andrews eye.
See where he shoteth at the butts, And with hym are lordes three; He weareth a gowne of velvette blacke, And it is coted above the knee.
For Gods sake do so, Diccon, and I will gage my gowne To geve thee a full pot of the best ale in the towne.
Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
Enter Coriolanus in a gowne of Humility, with Menenius.
He is drawne before his booke in his gowne and a cap (scilicet, like the cappes the undergraduates weare), short haire and long beard.
To sport it on the merry downe To daunce the lively Haye To wrastle for a greengowne In heate of all the daye Never would she say me no Yet me thought I had thô Never enough of her Hye nonny nonny noe.
The ordinary gowne he wore was a russet cloath gowne.
His gowne and surplice and hood being on, he had a terrible gigantique aspect, with his sharp gray eies.
I remember that Mr. Thomas Child of Worcestershire told me that Sir Walter borrowed a gowne of him when he was at Oxford (they were both of the same College), which he never restored, nor money for it.
After these the Prince himselfe in a scholler's gowne and civill hood, with a coronett of laurell about his hat, attended on by fower footmen in suitable liveries with torches.
After this came the Prince alone in his schollers gowne and hood as the chiefe mourner.
Villaine, not for thy life: Take vp my Mistresse gowne for thy masters vse Pet.
Your worship is deceiu'd, the gowne is made Iust as my master had direction: Grumio gaue order how it should be done Gru.
Tailor, Ile pay thee for thy gowne to morrow, Take no vnkindnesse of his hastie words: Away I say, commend me to thy master.
I see shees like to haue neither cap nor gowne Tai.
Master, if euer I said loose-bodied gowne, sow me in the skirts of it, and beate me to death with a bottome of browne thred: I said a gowne Pet.
Oh sir, the conceit is deeper then you think for: Take vp my Mistris gowne to his masters vse.
Afterwards every Freshman, according to seniority, was to pluck off his Gowne and Band, and if possible to make himself look like a Scoundrell.
After which spoken with gravity, the Freshman kist the Shoe, put on his Gowne and Band, and took his place among the Seniors.
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