Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-01
IN TUDOR TIMES.
wealth In Amazing Stores Of Silver and
Gold PIate-Tho Court Life:

Gold Plate-Tho Court Life!
Tho brilliant court life of the later Tu-
dor fines was a new thing in English
history In earlier days it had not been
n,o fashion for the great land owners to
ror.oke their estates and live at Tower
h;il or Shoe lane with following of
hundred or two of gentlemen in livery OF
ubite frieze lined with crimson taifetas,
AMI IN sncnd ewo or three times their
carly incnme in n merry life of dicing,
card nlovinq and hunting in Gray's Inn
'rT.slds Ellington and Highgate, and in
f, huvi6e dresses fine enough to adorn
hcasrt naoeants and professions where
Tho Greatest mobiles of the land accepted
the honor of bearing the queens litter.
Tho country noble or gentleman of the
time of Edward ~ and Henry VII had
other business and other ambitions. He
.,,os net indeed. a home keeping man;
he had Ia he away al French wars, or
6gbting ON the Scotch border. or leading
layies 6ither and thither TO nut down a
robellion or 10 SET one going, or to make
a raiJ an bis neichbors propertv. But
whether he was a successful soldier or
ff,aH (fafgxynlI Slanl0r0. or n pros
nerous lawver. or a wealthy Judge, he
rra,,a;naJ a ,rue nrovincial in heart and
~ ;n,arests Rootv was To be had in
-, ,,.,, in scotland. there was none
-, ~, Tho contrary n iournev
10 the canital needed the one thing that
-. III al ,,,,.n,,,s naver b,d ready
money IN the nurse. If a country lord
LaI - attend rarl;,mcnt n sunnlv of
- - al oorr ,vas carried for the horses.
- r the exnenses of his nurse. his
If ,,,a,,a,rod H., III, household and es.
- e. ,he conn,ry and from london
- so,.,.a,,;s 10 boulevard and
ss.',',,,.j ,o,,,;,,,,ally 20 f.,ch nrovisions
-, ,ial1s a,d lords and sailing tubs
:, -, -, ,,,,, H., ,,ood meyer on 10 the
,narLot or 40 tho bal,er 10 buy for
,,,o,,o,,
II ,sos IN tho ,r,vinces that the noble
,,n, lie ,,ua state II his Journey Law
,hrongh anv town all the bells were sci
r;n,,in,, .s,o o;ve notice of the massage OF
inch eminencv and the burgers stood
~ ,r.toI, Nm rass in bis robe of scarlet
,walve yards wide. with pendent sleeves
down on Tie ground. and the "furrul
,l,ara;, sa,., worth nerl,ans e2OO or e3OC
~ our money while his attendants cam,
.,f,ar anxionslv holding nm with botl
Ia,,ds o,,t Of iba filth of the medinva
s,rae,s the wide sleeves that trailed a
/. ,bair sides
The great oak chests of the countr,
ho,,ses were piled IN with splendid robes
cloth of i,old figured satins, damask AM
in and velvets and fine cloths wer
haa,ed toye,ber with rich furs of martel
anJ heovor Sir John Fastolf had thirty
t;vo coverings for his head-hoods o
sa,;n ,nsset and velvet. straw hats. hat
| - Laaror lined with damask Gilt and III
like 10 suit his various robes. Chains O
,,old Of tba "old fashion" and the s.new,
collars Of cold covered with "roses an
s,,ns nrecious stones. women's rirdle
81 cloth Of cold barnessed with gold, G
iii siI,or iii worked nv famous fol
e;an makers made fully as brave a sho,
in,be Eifteontb century as in the one thg
camo after
MT ,l,o ro,i ,reaI,h of the mobiles Ia
In ,I,o;r a,,,a1;,,, storas Of cold and 81
yor not Fos,olf had laid nm in h
- ,,,,,or and in tho safe rooms ,
monas,eries vessels that weighed oy,
~ GOO o,,rcas hosiJas the nlate In h
h,,,io,.., ,,.,,,r, w. rood ~ e,vers nm
aahIats "a ris,,ars ~ cold. great char
g. - ILL., na;ohins ooo ounces
-. aa,on 81 silver ~ All ounce