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Tht Cap*ftw» 
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Tht wredthed 
Cap, 
Of the Bluer, 
binde them all in one vnder the eares,as hard as you caa. 
T*he Head is to be couered or bound faft with a Cap : of 
which there be two good falhions , the one wreathed, the 
other platted. 
The wreathed Cap is thus made jhauing bound the bun- 
dles all faft together with a thong, cord, or other ftrong 
firing, leafe out of the Iheafe almoft ahandfullof the ftron- 
geft ftraw, and lay it in foake about a quarter of an houre. 
Being thus prepared, take out of that wet bundle a litche of 
4o.or yo. reedes or ftrawes } and laying Kalfe of them one 
way, and halfe the other, that the band may be of equall big- 
nefte,take them vp together jand then mingling one end of 
the litche with the middle reeds of ihe Head , and twilling 
them faft together in your hand, ret the band harle or dou- 
ble in the very top of the Head : and fo begin to binde the 
Head round , working downeward , and lhll twilling the 
band as yougoe. When that litche is well-nigh wrought 
vp, take out of the wet bundle fo many more reedes prepa- 
red as before : and when you hauc mingled one end thereof 
With the end of the firft litche, holding them in your hand 
twill them faft together: and fo continue your worke, al- 
waies binding as hard as you can, & bearing vp euery roule 
clofe to his fellow. When you are come down to che ftring, 
loofeit,and binde the laftor loweft roule in the place therof, 
makingfaft the end, by forcing it vp between the Head and 
the Cap with a forked fticke and a mallet. 
Tht platted Cap. The platted Cap is wrought contrary to the wreathedrfor 
whereas that is begun in the crown, & wrought downward 
toward the right hand, and is made faft in the necke ; this is 
begun at the necke, and wrought vpward toward theleft 
hand, and is made faft in thecrowne , after this manner. 
Firft take a Jitch<>V ftrong reedes, and hauing wetted and 
wound it a little, put it about the necke of the hackle, and 
knitting the ends in a half knot, girt the hackle hard with it: 
(your alfiftant holding one end, while you pull the other ) 
then to make this collar faft, wrap each end about it, forcing 
them betweene the collar and the head with the forke and 
mallet : Otherwife you may make a ftrong collar of a fmall 
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