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Costume.

KING HENRY VI.—Purple velvet shirt, richly embroidered; crimson hose, shoes of cloth of gold; an ancient crown of England; crimson velvet mantle, lined with ermine.

FOSTER.—Puce coloured satin gown, trimmed with black fur: crimson hose, black shoes, black velvet hood, belt, and gypsire, richly embroidered.

BROWN.—Green satin gown, trimmed with black fur; scarlet hose and shoes, scarlet hood, belt, and gypsire, richly embroidered.

STEPHEN FOSTER.—First dress, light brown jacket, with wide sleeves, blue hose, and black shoes.—Second dress, jacket of cloth of gold, trimmed with black fur, white hose, yellow shoes; scarlet hood, belt, and gypsire, richly embroidered.—Third dress, ancient Sheriffs' costume.

ROBERT.—Dark brown cloth jacket, with wide sleeves, trimmed with gold lace; blue hose, white shoes, red hood, belt, and gypsire, edged with gold lace.

SIR GODFREY SPEEDWELL.—Purple velvet jacket, richly spangled; crimson hose, hood, belt, and gypsire embroidered.

MASTER LAMBSKIN.—Green and yellow damask jacket; crimson cloth cap, with a white feather; pink hose and shoes, belt, and gypsire.

CLOWN.—Party coloured jacket and hood blue and yellow; the hood with ass's ears, and surmounted by a cockscomb of scarlet cloth; hose blue and yellow: belt, gypsire, and wooden dagger.

CHURCHMAN.—Dark blue gown, black hood and shoes.

RICHARD and GEORGE.—Brown and grey gowns, trimmed with fur; red hose and hood; black shoes.

THE WIDOW.—Crimson velvet gown, trimmed with gold, white satin skirt, bordered with ermine; head dress of gold net and jewels; shoes white and gold.

MRS. FOSTER.—Green velvet gown, trimmed and faced with white fur, and richly embroidered; a crimson turban of the fashion of the period, and crimson shoes.

JANE.—Blue jacket, trimmed with white; fawn coloured silk skirt, trimmed with blue and white; a bandeau of pearls, and blue shoes.

N.B. The whole of these dresses are made from drawings taken expressly for the purpose, from illuminations, and effigies of the period, and consequently must be seen to be perfectly understood.