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 478 Hijiory of Domejlic Manners ridently belonging to the earlier half of the fixteenth century. The No. 301. A Bed-chamber and hi Furniture. method of fnfpending or attaching to the walls the fmaller articles in common ufe, fuch as fcifTors, brufhes, pens, papers, &c., is here the fame as in the former. Our next cut (No. 303), from a print by Aldegraver, dated in 1,553, repre- fents evidently a large four-poft bedftead, which is remarkable for its full and flow- ing curtains. The plate appears here to be kept in the bed-chamber. Chefts, cup- boards, prefTes, &c., become now very numerous in the bedrooms, and we begin to meet with tables and chairs more fre- the houfe of Mrs. Elizabeth Hutton, No. 302. A Time-piece, &c quently. In 1567, the principal chamber