CHAPTER 1.VIII.
How they apparelled Gargantua.
Being of this age, his father ordained to have clothes made to him in his own livery, which was white and blue.

To work then went the tailors, and with great expedition were those clothes made, cut, and sewed, according to the fashion that was then in request.

I find by the ancient records or pancarts, to be seen in the chamber of accounts, or court of the exchequer at Montsoreau, that he was accoutred in manner as followeth.

To make him every shirt of his were taken up nine hundred ells of Chasteleraud linen, and two hundred for the gussets, in manner of cushions, which they put under his armpits.

His shirt was not gathered nor plaited, for the plaiting of shirts was not found out till the seamstresses (when the point of their needle (Besongner du cul, Englished The eye of the needle.) was broken) began to work and occupy with the tail.