Jack - Revision history

KarenLarsdatter: /* Jack (Armour) */ Added external link

2007-09-10T04:57:48Z

Jack (Armour): Added external link

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	A typical garment for a soldier or [[levy\|levied troop]] in the [[14th century\|14th]] and [[15th century\|15th centuries]].		A typical garment for a soldier or [[levy\|levied troop]] in the [[14th century\|14th]] and [[15th century\|15th centuries]].

			* [http://www.historiclife.com/Essays/Jacks.htm 15th Century Jacks]

	==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==		==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==

KarenLarsdatter: /* Jack (Drinking Vessel) */ Added relevant external links

2007-09-08T15:37:09Z

Jack (Drinking Vessel): Added relevant external links

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	==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==		==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==
	A '''jack''' was a large hardened [[leather]] jug lined with [[pitch]] used to store and pour liquids. These long lasting items and were extremely common from both ends of the social spectrum. It is thought that the exclamation that ''"[[England\|Englishmen]] drank from their [[boot]]s"'' is derived from the use of this article.		A '''jack''' was a large hardened [[leather]] jug lined with [[pitch]] used to store and pour liquids. These long lasting items and were extremely common from both ends of the social spectrum. It is thought that the exclamation that ''"[[England\|Englishmen]] drank from their [[boot]]s"'' is derived from the use of this article.
			* [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/objects/record.htm?type=object&id=440161 Jug, 1500s] at the Museum of London
			* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1264 Atlantian A&S Links: Leather Drinking Vessels]

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Cian: links

2006-03-08T02:46:02Z

links

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	==Jack (Armour)==		==Jack ([[Armour]])==
	A '''jack''' is a padded [[coat]] worn as a defensive garment. They might be made of multiple layers of a fabric like [[linen]] or [[fustian]] (then a combination of [[wool]] and [[linen]]) and others might be stuffed with tow or rags.		A '''jack''' is a padded [[coat]] worn as a defensive garment. They might be made of multiple layers of a fabric like [[linen]] or [[fustian]] (then a combination of [[wool]] and linen) and others might be stuffed with tow or rags.

	It was said that a well stuffed jack could withstand [[sword]] blows and [[arrow]] strikes but it also appears that [[soldier]]s would wear [[maille\|mail]] with a jack when they could.		It was said that a well stuffed jack could withstand [[sword]] blows and [[arrow]] strikes but it also appears that [[soldier]]s would wear [[maille\|mail]] with a jack when they could.
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	==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==		==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==
	A '''jack''' was a large hardened [[leather]] jug lined with [[pitch]] used to store and pour liquids. These long lasting items and were extremely common from both ends of the social spectrum. It is thought that the exclamation that 'Englishmen drank from their ~~boots~~' is derived from the use of this article.		A '''jack''' was a large hardened [[leather]] jug lined with [[pitch]] used to store and pour liquids. These long lasting items and were extremely common from both ends of the social spectrum. It is thought that the exclamation that ''"[[England\|Englishmen]] drank from their [[boot]]s"'' is derived from the use of this article.

	[[category:armour]]		[[category:armour]]

User 144 at 10:51, 6 March 2006

2006-03-06T10:51:24Z

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	It was said that a well stuffed jack could withstand [[sword]] blows and [[arrow]] strikes but it also appears that [[soldier]]s would wear [[maille\|mail]] with a jack when they could.		It was said that a well stuffed jack could withstand [[sword]] blows and [[arrow]] strikes but it also appears that [[soldier]]s would wear [[maille\|mail]] with a jack when they could.

	A typical garment for a soldier or [[levy\|levied troop]] in the [[~~14th\|~~14th century]] and [[15th century\|15th centuries]].		A typical garment for a soldier or [[levy\|levied troop]] in the [[14th century\|14th]] and [[15th century\|15th centuries]].

	==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==		==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==

User 144 at 10:50, 6 March 2006

2006-03-06T10:50:43Z

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==Jack (Armour)==
A '''jack''' is a padded [[coat]] worn as a defensive garment. They might be made of multiple layers of a fabric like [[linen]] or [[fustian]] (then a combination of [[wool]] and [[linen]]) and others might be stuffed with tow or rags.

It was said that a well stuffed jack could withstand [[sword]] blows and [[arrow]] strikes but it also appears that [[soldier]]s would wear [[maille|mail]] with a jack when they could.

A typical garment for a soldier or [[levy|levied troop]] in the [[14th|14th century]] and [[15th century|15th centuries]].

==Jack (Drinking Vessel)==
A '''jack''' was a large hardened [[leather]] jug lined with [[pitch]] used to store and pour liquids. These long lasting items and were extremely common from both ends of the social spectrum. It is thought that the exclamation that 'Englishmen drank from their boots' is derived from the use of this article.
[[category:armour]]