is in a motley of colours—parti-coloured. His beard is forked; upon his head is a Flaunderish beaver hat. His boots are elegantly clasped.
The Clerk
wears a threadbare tunic.
The Man of Law
is in a coat of parti-colours, his belt of silk with small metal bars on it.
The Frankeleyn or Country Gentleman
has a white silk purse and a two-edged dagger, or akelace, at his girdle.
‘Then come the Haberdasher, the Carpenter, the Weaver, the Dyer, and the Tapestry Worker, all in the livery of their companies. They all carry pouches, girdles, and knives, mounted in silver.’
The Shipman