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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2'>d S. VI. 156., Dec. 25. '58. 



ing account shows what he made for each of 

 them : — 



Mascarading Hahitts made by John Allan, 



3 combatants - - - - 



4 saityrs . . - - 

 4 windes . . - - 

 One shephard . . - 

 3 baskes . . - - 



2 sea gods . - - - 



3 shepards of Corrns - - - 

 10 violins . . - - 



4 gittarr men 18s. - - - • 



2 boyes in the cloudes 

 For one trumpeter and 1 kettle drum 

 4 heavenly sprits . - - 

 4 Aryell spritts ... 

 For Ashia . . . - 

 First and 2nd attendants, do. Ashia - 

 3rd attendant ditto, Ashia 

 4th attendant ditto - - - 

 First attendant to America - 

 Second and Srd attendants dito 

 Fourth attendant dito America 

 Two Afrycan kinges 



3 Afrycan slaves . - - 

 The genious of the cuntry 

 One Cupitt - - - 

 6 joj-ners, 1/. 7s. 6rf. - 

 22 twilletts - - - • - 



4 shepbards more 



2 baccants mooie - . - 



2 saylers ditto . - - 



A shephard of the coruss 

 Part of woraans habitts 

 Part of Monsr. Devoe 

 Part of 21 currall spriggs at 2s. 6rf. per sp. 

 Pt. of il. lOrf. layd out for an Afrycan slave 



Mr. Allan's pt. abated 

 Mascarading Habitts made by Wm. 



3 combatants - - - - 



4 saityrs, at 3Z. 6s. - 

 4 windes, at 4/. 8s. - 



One shephard ... 



4 baskes, at 2Z. 12s. - 

 The hero of the sea - 



2 sea gods . - ■• - 



3 shephards of corus . - - 

 10 violins, at 10s. per - 



gittars, at 18s. . . - 



2 tromboyes . - - 



4 boyes in cloudes . . - 



3 trompets, U. 14s. 6d. 



4 heavenly sprits, 12s. 

 For Europe - _ - 

 First attendant, ditto 



2 attendants more, ditto 



The 4 attendants, ditto, Europe 



Afryca . - - - 



First and 2nd attendants, do. Africa - 



Srd attendant, dito - - - 



The 4th attendant - 



Emperour of America 



2 African kinges ... 



3 African slaves ... 

 One Cupitt . - - - 

 6 joyners .... 

 15 twilletts ... - 



3 shephards more ... 

 2 baccants .... 

 2 sailers . . . - 



4 heavenly sprits ... 

 Part of the womens habitts - 

 Part of Mons. Devoe - - - 

 Part of 21 currall spriggs, at 2s. 8d. - 

 Part of 4/. 10s. layd out for glazed buckram, 



silk, and buttons for a Afrycan slave 



Mr. Watts pt. of abatements is - - 09 18 

 The ingenuity of the lady-readers of " N. & -Q." 

 will no doubt enable them to form " a very pretty 

 notion" of the costumes worn on the occasion by 

 the following account of the materials of which 

 they were formed. The list will be found to con- 

 tain a few terms of interest in the history of 

 fashion. It cost a good deal to dress a Shepherd 

 in those days. "The Winds" also were '- ber 

 expensive articles. But a Combatant must nave 

 been a good one, to repay his cost : — 



Quantities for 1 Shepheard. 

 Sild tabby: — 



yds. qs. n. 



For ye body of ye dublet - 1 1 



For ye sleeves - - - 3 2 



For ye skirts - - - 1 1 



For ye bagg - - - 2 



For ye liatt - - - 1 2 



Cherry satten : — 



For ye breeches - - - 1 3 2 



For ye paspoils of ye dublet - 2 2 



For ye bagg - - - 1 1 



Cherry taffatj' : — 



For to line ye halt - - 1 1 



For to line ye dublet - - 1 2 1 



Chery and sil V lace 2 fing» broad : — 



Totalle. 

 yds. ars- n. 



4 2 2 



2 3 1 



For ye dublet and bagg- 



Ditto 3 fingers broad : — 

 For ye body sleeves and skirts 



Silver lace 4 fing» broad : — 

 For ye breeches and dublet - 1 1 1 

 Foryehatt - ■ - 1 3 



Silver fringe : — 



For ye breeches - - 5 1 



For ye bagg and strings - 4 



White jewel : — 



For ye bagg - - - 3 



For ye sleeves of j'e dublet - 1 



Sky Jewells : — 



For ye dublet - - - 9 



For ye breeches - - - 2 



Red jewels : — 



For ye dublet - - -60 



For ye breeches - - - 2 8 



For ye bagg - - - 2 3 



Green jewels : — 



For ye dublet - - - 1 10 



For ye breeches - - - 3 1 



Spangles : — 



For ye bagg - - - 6 4 



For ye breeches - - - 8 



For ye dublet - - - 29 2 



Silver and cherry jeweld roses : — 



For ye dublet and sleeves - 2 



- 15 15 



25 25 



doz. 

 2 

 



9 



9 



13 



9 1 

 doz. 



4 2 

 11 11 



11 5 

 4 11 



43 6 

 2 



