And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a belt of a skin about his waist; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
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Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
The blessed John, despising the locks of sheep as savouring of luxury, chose "camel's hair "and was clad in it, making himself an example of frugality and simplicity of life. For he also "ate locusts and wild honey"