182 THE KING'S MIRROR 



hair and beard carefully trimmed according to the fash- 

 ions of the court when you join the same. When I was 

 at court it was fashionable to have the hair trimmed 

 short just above the earlaps and then combed down as 

 each hair would naturally lie; but later it was cut shorter 

 in front above the eyebrows. It was the style at that 

 f*l^ r time to wear a short beard and a small moustache ;(but 



&'t * ) later the cheeks were shaved according to the German 



2 S 



c^ A** 5 ] mode; * and I doubt that any style will ever come which 

 / is more becoming or more suitable in warfare. ^J 



Now when you seem to be in proper state to appear 

 before the king both as to dress and other matters, and 

 -if you come at a suitable time and have permission from 

 the doorkeeper to enter, you must have your^pming^ 

 planned in such a way that some capable servant can 

 accompany you. But though you are both allowed to 

 enter, do not let him follow you farther than inside the 

 door or, at the farthest, up to the staller's seat, and 

 ^"^ Cleave him there to keep your mantleQLeave your mantle 

 j behind when you go before the king and be careful to 

 J have your hair brushed smooth, and your beard combed 

 / with care. You must have neither hat nor cap nor other 

 covering on your head; for one must appear before lords 

 1 with uncovered head and ungloved hands, with a blithe 

 V face and with limbs and body thoroughly bathedL/You 

 should also have the men with you who are to jpresent 

 your suit. Form the habit of holding your head up and 

 your whole body erect when walking; strike a dignified 

 gait, but do not walk too slowly. 



* It is impossible to determine what style of beard this jaftarskegg was; if we 

 may judge from contemporary German illustrations, the German mode was 

 a smooth-shaven face. See also Weiss, Kostumekunde, II, 581. 



