In the middle ages, in London, Paris and Venice, velvet was the compulsory wear of all who wore a crown or "irded on a sword. Enriched with «olden embroidery, it became the mantle of kingy; plain, it took the jilai-e of fur, and was used to line the hats or caps of citizens of quality. In 1330 the use of it had spread so greatly amongst the nobility that Henry VIII. was obliged to issue a sumptuary edict to compel ■•tae use of cloth garments.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 23, 28 January 1939, Page 10
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