FYI

16th and 17th century hand writing is hard, at least if your sources are from a country where they used German (fraktur) letters. But there is clothing in those probates.

mystery material of the day

An example of gothic/german hand writing from 1603.



The first words are fiolenn bruun (purple, the modern colour, not royal purple), then two mystery words, which (probably) is the material, followed by kiortil (gown).