Sir Gawine Carew. "A smock of cameryke wrought with black work and edged with bone lace of gold."
Lady Souche. "A smock of cameryke, the ruffs and collar edged with a bone lace of gold."
The Lady Marquis of Winchester. "A smock of cameryke wrought with tanny silk and black, the ruffs and collar edged with a bone lace of silver."—New Year's Gifts. 1578-9.
"A bearing cloth," for the Squire's child, is mentioned in the Winter's Tale.
Many of these Christening robes of lace and point are preserved as heirlooms in old families; some are of old guipure, others of Flanders lace, and later of Valenciennes, or needle-point. The bib formed of guipure padded, with tiny mittens of lace, were also furnished to complete the suit.
In 1584-5 Queen Elizabeth sends a most wonderful apron to be washed and starched, of cambric, edged with lace of gold, silver, and in-grain carnation silk, "operat' super oss'," with "pearl buttons pro ornatione dict' apron."—G. W. A. Eliz. 26 & 27.