Early modern records refer to “castor” and “demicastor” hats, derived from the French and Latin word for beaver, “castor”. In Scotland, [[Anne of Denmark]] gave a castor hat to her husband [[James VI and I|James VI]] as a [[New Year’s Day gift (royal courts)|New Year’s Day gift]] in January 1591. She also gave castor hats to her servants, including the secretary [[Calixtus Schein (secretary)|Calixtus Schein]].<ref>Michael Pearce, “Anna of Denmark: Fashioning a Danish Court in Scotland”, ”The Court Historian”, 24:2 (2019) p. 142. {{doi|10.1080/14629712.2019.1626110}}</ref> James VI played cards with the [[Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox|Duke of Lennox]] for the stake of a new “black castor hat lined with velvet”.<ref>[[Jemma Field]], “Dressing a Queen: The Wardrobe of Anna of Denmark at the Scottish Court of King James VI, 1590–1603″, ”The Court Historian”, 24:2 (2019), p. 165. {{doi|10.1080/14629712.2019.1626120}}</ref> In April 1665, a Sussex vicar recorded his purchase of a “shaggy demicastor hat of the fashion”.<ref>Robert Blencowe, “Journal of Rev. Giles Moore”, Sussex Archaeological Collections”, 1 (London, 1848), p. 94.</ref>
Early modern records refer to “castor” and “demicastor” hats, derived from the French and Latin word for beaver, “castor”. In Scotland, [[Anne of Denmark]] gave a castor hat to her husband [[James VI and I|James VI]] as a [[New Year’s Day gift (royal courts)|New Year’s Day gift]] in January 1591. She also gave castor hats to her servants, including the secretary [[Calixtus Schein (secretary)|Calixtus Schein]].<ref>Michael Pearce, “Anna of Denmark: Fashioning a Danish Court in Scotland”, ”The Court Historian”, 24:2 (2019) p. 142. {{doi|10.1080/14629712.2019.1626110}}</ref> James VI played cards with the [[Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox|Duke of Lennox]] for the stake of a new “black castor hat lined with velvet”.<ref>[[Jemma Field]], “Dressing a Queen: The Wardrobe of Anna of Denmark at the Scottish Court of King James VI, 1590–1603″, ”The Court Historian”, 24:2 (2019), p. 165. {{doi|10.1080/14629712.2019.1626120}}</ref> In April 1665, a Sussex vicar recorded his purchase of a “shaggy demicastor hat of the fashion”.<ref>Robert Blencowe, “Journal of Rev. Giles Moore”, Sussex Archaeological Collections”, 1 (London, 1848), p. 94.</ref>
