Ancient Mode of Putting on Armour
1821

Samuel Rush Meyrick

Excerpt:
1. A Doublet of ffustian. The first thing, according to these instructions therefore, is to put on a doublet of fustian, well padded and "lynd with satin," to be soft next the skin, and in order to curve with the motion of the body, "kut full of holis." This supplied the place of the Haustement or Ajustement, which was made to the shape and worn with the shirt. It is in great measure for want of some such undergarment, padded in a proper way to keep the armour from pressing on particular parts of the body, that those who undertake now-a-days to wear it experience so much inconvenience. The doublet and haustement of this period supplied the place of the wambais and hoqueton formerly worn.

2. The doublet must be streightly bounde. The first part of the dress being thus put on, it is to be closely bound round the fleshy parts of the arms, or just above and below the elbows, with what were called points..."

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