I have absolutely no backing for this other than lots of dealing with typos, (which might in some ways parallel the early English spelling variations) but "counterfeit courtepy" might be counterfeit courtesy- i.e. fake clothing to look like one belongs? Re-use of cast-off livery to boost apparent status? Just my .000002 lira, Betsy
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] soulletz herigaudz definition 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
