jan 1, 1489 - brigandine nails
Description:
The brigandine or brigander was body armour, a sort of tunic covered with iron rings or plates, often in two parts. In an OED reference of 1465 it is described as <i>J peyr of Bregandyrns kevert with … gylt naile</i>. The nails that were being imported into Hull in the fifteenth century may have been for the ‘brigander makers’ based in York: 1453 <i>1 bar’ nayles 8 0 0</i>, Hull (YRS144/13); 1489-90 <i>brygandyne nallys</i>, Hull (YRS144/209).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1489
Now
~ 536 years ago