On Wed, 30 Nov 2005, Stephanie Smith wrote: > > Commandez ke vos chiualers e trestoutz vos gentils > > hommes qe vos robes pernent ke meymes ces robes > chescun ionr e nomement > > a voster manger e en voster presence usut pur vostre > honour garder ne > > pas veuz tabartz e soulletz herigaudz en contrefetes > curtepies. > > "Command that your knights and see that your gentle > men wear your dress, that these same dresses be worn > by all during your meal and in your presence and to > maintain your honour they must not be old tabbards or > *soiled surcotes* a fake magpie(1) [would wear]" > > (1) uncertain
"curtepies" might be the French plural of "courtepy," a type of surcote (Chaucer used the word in English, and there's a lot of overlap in English and French at this time). I don't know what a counterfeit courtepy would be. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
