A brief content of certain clauses of the statute of
King Henry VIII and Queen Mary, with some moderation thereof, to be observed according to her majesty's proclamation above
mentioned.
NONE SHALL WEAR IN HIS APPAREL
DUKE
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables except dukes, marquises, and earls, who may wear the
same in doublets, jerkins, linings of cloaks, gowns, and hose; and those of the Garter, purple in mantles only.
-SON OF A DUKE
·
Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
MARQUIS
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables except dukes, marquises, and earls, who may wear the
same in doublets, jerkins, linings of cloaks, gowns, and hose; and those of the Garter, purple in mantles only.
-SON OF A MARQUIS
·
Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
EARL
·
Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables except dukes, marquises,
and earls, who may wear the same in doublets, jerkins, linings of cloaks, gowns, and hose; and those of the Garter, purple
in mantles only.
-SON OF AN EARL
· Any silk of the color of purple,
cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
VISCOUNT
· Any silk of the color of
purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver:
except all degrees above viscounts, and viscounts, barons, and other persons of like degree, in doublets, jerkins, linings
of cloaks, gowns, and hose.
-SON OF A VISCOUNT
· Any silk of the color of
purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver:
except all degrees above viscounts, and viscounts, barons, and other persons of like degree, in doublets, jerkins, linings
of cloaks, gowns, and hose.
BARON
· Any silk of the color of purple,
cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver:
except all degrees above viscounts, and viscounts, barons, and other persons of like degree, in doublets, jerkins, linings
of cloaks, gowns, and hose.
-SON OF A BARON
· Any silk of the color of purple,
cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
KNIGHT OF THE GARTER
·
Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables except dukes, marquises,
and earls, who may wear the same in doublets, jerkins, linings of cloaks, gowns, and hose; and those of the Garter, purple
in mantles only.
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
PRIVY COUNCIL
·
Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth
of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
· Lord
Chancellor, Treasurer, President of the council, Privy Seal, may wear any velvet, satin, or other silks except purple, and
furs black except black genets.
KNIGHT
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk,
or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
·
Woolen cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black
genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
-SON OF A KNIGHT
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk,
or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
·
Woolen cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black
genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
GENTELMEN IN ORDINARY OFFICE ATTENDANT ON HRM
· Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold
tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
· Woolen
cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein
· spurs, swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives,
or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked saving gilt, silvered, or damasked spurs.
MEN WHO HAVE BEEN ON EMBASAGE TO FOREIGN PRINCES
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk,
or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
·
Woolen cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black
genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein
· spurs, swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives,
or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
GENTLEMEN ATTENTING UPON HRM'S PRESON IN THE PRIVY CHAMBER, OR IN THE OFFICE OF CUPBEARER, CARVER, SEWER,
ESQUIRE FOR THE BODY, GENTLEMEN USHERS, OR ESQUIRES OF THE STABLE
· Any silk of the color of purple,
cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
· Woolen
cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
· Velvet in gowns, coats, or other
uttermost garments; fur of leopards; embroidery with any silk
· spurs, swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives,
or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
MAN WITH AN INCOME OF ₤ 300 PER YEAR
· Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold
tissued, nor fur of sables
·
Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
· Woolen
cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
· Velvet in gowns, coats, or other
uttermost garments; fur of leopards; embroidery with any silk
· Caps, hats, hatbands, capbands,
garters, or boothose trimmed with gold or silver or pearl; silk netherstocks; enameled chains, buttons, aglets
· spurs,
swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives, or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
-SON OF A MAN WITH AN INCOME OF ₤ 300 PER YEAR
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk,
or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
·
Woolen cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black
genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
· Velvet in gowns, coats, or other
uttermost garments; fur of leopards; embroidery with any silk
· Caps, hats, hatbands, capbands,
garters, or boothose trimmed with gold or silver or pearl; silk netherstocks; enameled chains, buttons, aglets
· spurs,
swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives, or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
MAN WITH AN INCOME OF ₤ 100 PER YEAR
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk,
or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
·
Woolen cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black
genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
· Velvet in gowns, coats, or other
uttermost garments; fur of leopards; embroidery with any silk
· Caps, hats, hatbands, capbands,
garters, or boothose trimmed with gold or silver or pearl; silk netherstocks; enameled chains, buttons, aglets
· spurs,
swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives, or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
-SON OF A MAN WITH AN INCOME OF ₤ 100 PER YEAR
· Any
silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk,
or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
·
Woolen cloth made out of the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black
genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
· Velvet in gowns, coats, or other
uttermost garments; fur of leopards; embroidery with any silk
· Caps, hats, hatbands, capbands,
garters, or boothose trimmed with gold or silver or pearl; silk netherstocks; enameled chains, buttons, aglets
· Satin,
damask, silk, camlet, or taffeta in gown, coat, hose, or uppermost garments; fur whereof the kind groweth not in the Queen's
dominions, except foins, grey genets, and budge
· Hat,
bonnet, girdle, scabbards of swords, daggers, etc.; shoes and pantofles of velvet
· Silk
other than satin, damask, taffeta, camlet, in doublets; and sarcanet, camlet, or taffeta in facing of gowns and cloaks, and
in coats, jackets, jerkins, coifs, purses being not of the color scarlet, crimson, or blue; fur of foins, grey genets, or
other as the like groweth not in the Queen's dominions
· spurs, swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives,
or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
MAN WITH AN INCOME OF ₤ 40 PER YEAR
·
Any silk of the color of purple, cloth of gold tissued, nor fur of sables
· Cloth
of gold, silver, tinseled satin, silk, or cloth mixed or embroidered with any gold or silver
· Woolen cloth made out of
the realm, but in caps only; velvet, crimson, or scarlet; furs, black genets, lucernes; embroidery or tailor's work having gold or silver or pearl therein:
· Velvet in gowns, coats, or other
uttermost garments; fur of leopards; embroidery with any silk
· Caps, hats, hatbands, capbands,
garters, or boothose trimmed with gold or silver or pearl; silk netherstocks; enameled chains, buttons, aglets
· Satin,
damask, silk, camlet, or taffeta in gown, coat, hose, or uppermost garments; fur whereof the kind groweth not in the Queen's
dominions, except foins, grey genets, and budge
· Hat,
bonnet, girdle, scabbards of swords, daggers, etc.; shoes and pantofles of velvet
· spurs,
swords, rapiers, daggers, skeans, woodknives, or hangers, buckles or girdles, gilt, silvered or damasked
Note that her majesty's meaning is not, by this order, to forbid in any person the wearing of silk buttons,
the facing of coats, cloaks, hats and caps, for comeliness only, with taffeta, velvet, or other silk, as is commonly used.
Note also that the meaning of this order is not to prohibit a servant from wearing any cognizance of his master,
or henchmen, heralds, pursuivants at arms; runners at jousts, tourneys, or such martial feats, and such as wear apparel given
them by the Queen, and such as shall have license from the Queen for the same.