Cloven, not crested

Fredrik from Norway   Sat May 20, 2006 1:57 am GMT
"If I had been born cloven not crested, you would not speak to me thus, sirs"
What does this utterance from Queen Elizabeth I mean?

If she's reffering to her gender, it would sound more logical to me the other way around!
George   Sat May 20, 2006 2:17 am GMT
I thought it was, "Had I been born crested, not cloven, you would not speak to me thus!"
Fredrik from Norway   Sat May 20, 2006 9:27 pm GMT
OK! Thanks!