Another step in the Protestant direction was the prohibition of certain vestments that in the First Book had been allowed, as the alb and cope.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
I suppose verily," continues the translator, "it was his alb, for mine author here setteth a word 'subucula,' which is both an alb and a shirt, and in the first part of this life the same author saith that this holy man wore next his skin no hair as for the hardest, nor linen as for the softest, but he went with wool, as with the mean."
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
Then he helped him with each of the vestments, lifted the alb over his head and tenderly drew the bandaged hands through the sleeves; knit the girdle round him; gave him the stole to kiss and then placed it over his neck and crossed the ends beneath the girdle and adjusted the amice; then he placed the maniple on his left arm, but so tenderly!
"By What Authority?"
Robert Hugh Benson