jan 1, 1424 - crested hottes
Description:
Evidently a kind of ridged shoe since the example quoted is from undated ordinances of the York cordwainers. <i>c</i>.1424 <i>pro xij paribus de quarteredware or crested hottes xd </i>(SS120/194). It may have been a type of nickname in which case it is worth noting that ‘hott’ could be a padded leather sheath for the spur of a fighting cock (OED).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1424
Now
~ 601 years ago