Note 22 — Chapter X · REIGN OF HENRI II. 1547 TO 1558.

“Velvet, grown too common in France, Resumes, beneath your sway, its former honour; So that your remonstrance Has made us see the difference Between the servant and his lord, And the coxcomb, silk-bedecked, Who equalled your princes, And rich in cloth of silk went glittering On his way, showing off the bravery of his attire. I have more indulgence for our fair women Who, in dresses far too precious, Usurp the rank of the nobles. But now, the long-despised wool Resumes its former station.”