"horlle" in 1651?

[Joel S. Berson]

A horlle of another color.  In the definitive source (although
secondary, to the manuscripts, I suppose), Nathaniel Shurtleff's
"Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New
England", Vol 4, Part 1 (1650-1660), page 61, we find:

"weare silke or tiffany hoodes [not "horlles"] or scarfes"

Just another disappointment.

Joel

At 8/17/2006 07:44 AM, you wrote:
>After reading much transcription of 17th and especially 18th century
>(Massachusetts) spelling, I am perhaps less surprised than some, but
>I certainly agree "rrl" is strange.  As for typographical or
>transcription error, fortunately the primary source is a
>"Massachusetts Act", so I can check.
>
>Joel
>
>At 8/17/2006 02:01 AM, you wrote:
>>>What is a "horlle" that a woman of wealth might wear "silk or tiffany
>>>horlles or scarfes" in 1651 Massachusetts?
>>
>>My short answer is "I don't know."
>>
>>However, for lack of other/better responses, I will make the probably
>>superfluous observation that Hoerlle/Horlle/etc. is a surname, I suppose
>>German. The spelling with "-rll-" seems so strange that -- assuming there
>>is no typographical or transcription error -- I suppose this is probably
>>the same word. One might speculate that the word refers to an article of
>>clothing or decoration named after some Mr./Ms. Hoerlle (cf. "mackintosh" =
>>"raincoat" etc.).
>>
>>-- Doug Wilson
>>
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