Note 1270 — THE HONORABLE HISTORIE of frier Bacon, and frier Bongay.
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A coarse woollen cloth, cf. Eastw. Hoe "stammel petticoat," in contempt. Here apparently of the kind of red; so, perhaps, Alleyn's Inventory (Collier's Mems. of E. A., Shakesp. Soc. 1841) "A stammel cloke with gould lace."