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XXII.—A Wardrobe Account of 16–17 Richard II, 1393–4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2011

W. Paley Baildon
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Extract

The royal officer known as the Keeper of the Wardrobe was, we may suppose, first appointed to look after the royal clothes, but at an early date his functions were enlarged until he became one of the most important officers of the Household.

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Research Article
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Archaeologia , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , 1911 , pp. 497 - 514
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1911

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page 503 note 1 The hanselyn was a loose outer garment of some sort; Chaucer (Parson's Tale) speaks of ‘kutted sloppes or haynselynes’.

page 503 note 2 The names printed in italics are written in the margin of the roll.

page 511 note 1 In the MS. this word has lines drawn round it.