Sentence:  The other part Northern, & ful of mountaines, a very rude and homely kinde of people doth inhabite, which are called the redshankes or wilde Scottes. They be clothed with a mantel and shyrte <WSD>saffroned</WSD>, after the Irishe manner, going bare legged to the knée. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.