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The King was to change his mantle when going to meat, and to take off his hood and lay it about his neck, "clasping it before with a rich _owche_."

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson

"_Item_, j owche broken silver and gilt, with iiij precious stones and a perle in the myddes.

The Customs of Old England