pressing-nail

1) Of uncertain meaning, associated with the making of bucklers.

John Preston was a bukelermaker in York who made the following bequest in his will: 1400 Johanni filio meo omnes formellas meas coopertas et non coopertas cum cornibus clavatis & non clavatis cum clavis artificio meo pertinentibus vocatis pressyngnayle. The nails were evidently connected with his craft, possibly as decoration, although the exact meaning remains uncertain.

places York
dates 1400

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