Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss. : rules for the appointment of liveries, &c (1882)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 39
e earlypart of the succeeding reign, we find it superseded by theTchard. The Tabard was originally a loose garment com- 34 HANDBOOK OF HERALDRY. monly worn by labourers, somewhat resembling the modernsmock-frock.* In the Plowmans Prologue, attributed toChaucer, we read, He tooke hys tabarde, and…
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