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A00257
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The true discripcion of a childe with ruffes borne in the parish of Micheham in the cou[n]tie of Surrey in the yeere of our Lord. M.D.LXvi
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H. B., fl. 1566.
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1566
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STC 1033; ESTC S117265
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¶_o the_o true_a description_n of_o a_o child_n with_o ruff_n bear_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o micheham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n m._n d._n lxvi_o the_o for_o part_n and_o the_o back_n part_n this_o present_a year_n of_o our_o lord_n m._n d._n lxvi_o the_o vii_o day_n of_o june_n one_o helen_n jermin_n the_o wife_n of_o john_n jermin_n husbandman_n dwelling_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o micheham_n be_v deliver_v of_o a_o woman_n child_n name_v christian_n be_v aftur_n this_o manner_n &_o form_n follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o face_n comely_a &_o of_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n the_o arm_n and_o hand_n leg_n and_o foot_n of_o right_a shape_n and_o the_o body_n w_o t_o all_o other_o member_n thereunto_o appertein_v well_o proportion_v in_o due_a form_n &_o order_n save_v y_o t_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v wunderful_o clothe_v with_o such_o a_o flesshy_a skin_n as_o the_o like_a at_o no_o time_n have_v be_v see_v for_o it_o have_v the_o say_v flesshy_a skin_n behind_o like_a unto_o a_o neckerchef_n grow_v from_o the_o reins_n of_o the_o back_n up_o unto_o the_o neck_n as_o it_o be_v with_o many_o ruff_n set_v one_o after_o another_o and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v something_o gather_v every_o ruffel_n about_o a_o inch_n broad_a have_v here_o grow_v on_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o same_o &_o so_o w_z t_z ruff_n come_v over_o y_o e_o shoulder_n and_o cover_v some_o part_n of_o y_z e_z arm_n procede_v up_o unto_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n behind_o and_o almost_o round_o about_o the_o neck_n like_v as_o many_o woman_n gown_n be_v not_o cloce_a to_o gither_o before_o but_o that_o the_o throat_n be_v with_o a_o fair_a white_a skin_n bear_v between_o both_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ruff_n the_o say_a ruff_n about_o the_o neck_n be_v double_a and_o as_o it_o be_v thick_o gather_v much_o like_a unto_o the_o ruff_n that_o many_o do_v use_v to_o wear_v about_o their_o neck_n ¶_o this_o child_n beforsay_v the_o day_n of_o the_o date_n 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do_v 〈◊〉_d shall_v move_v we_o unto_o ruth_n ¶_o deform_a be_v the_o thing_n we_o be_v deform_v be_v our_o hart_n the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a with_o all_o this_o gear_n repent_v for_o fere_n of_o smart_n ¶_o pray_v we_o the_o lord_n our_o hartê_n to_o turn_v while_o we_o have_v time_n and_o space_n lest_o that_o our_o soul_n in_o hell_n do_v burn_v for_o void_v of_o his_o grace_n ¶_o and_o y_o e_o o_fw-fr england_n who_o womankind_n in_o ruff_n do_v walk_v to_o oft_o parswade_v they_o still_o to_o bear_v in_o mind_n this_o child_n with_o ruff_n so_o soft_a ¶_o in_o form_n as_o they_o in_o nature_n so_o a_o maid_n she_o be_v in_o deed_n god_n grant_v we_o grace_v how_o ever_o we_o go_v for_o to_o repent_v with_o speed_n finis_fw-la the._n ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n allde_n and_o richard_n johnes_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o long_a shop_n adjoin_v â—nto_o s._n mildred_n church_n in_o the_o pultrie_n and_o at_o the_o little_a shop_n adjoin_v to_o the_o northwest_o door_n of_o paul_n church_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m._n d._n lxvi_o the_o twenty_o of_o august_n