Well, said Arthur, thou hast said thy message, the which is the most villainous and lewdest message that ever man heard sent unto a king; also thou mayest see my beard is full young yet to make a Purfle of it.
"Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II) King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table"
Thomas Malory
Alive or dead, Riton used them despitefully; for it was his wont to shave the beards of these kings, and Purfle therewith a cloak of furs that he wore, very rich.
"Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut"
Wace