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 PREFACE 
 
 I T is not to be attributed only to Ciifiom, but fometimes it's necefjary , in order 
 to the Readers greater convenience, that "Books are commonly recommended 
 to their perufal, by femewhat prefatory, as Epiftles, &c. the ufe of them being 
 chiefly, to render an account of what they contain, and by a fhort Antipaji , to 
 represent to them - what they are likely to find in the Entertainment of the 
 whole Work • This conjideration hath obliged me to a compliance with others , and 
 to acquaint my Reader, what occafioned my engaging upon this SubjeSt , and what 1 
 have done therein. 
 
 As I ever had a great veneration for the mofl Noble Order of the Garter, fo mufi 
 it needs be imagined, that I was accordingly much concerned', in the late unhappy 
 times , to fee the honor of it trampled on , and it felf fnnfinto a very low efleem 
 among us. That reflection put me upon thoughts, not only of doing Jbmething, that 
 might inform the world of the Noblenefs of its Inftitution , and the Glory which in 
 procefs of time it acquired, both at home and abroadi but alfo of drawing up, in 
 the nature of a Formulary, both the Legal and Ceremonial part thereof for the bet¬ 
 ter conduit of fitch as might be therein afterwards concerned , in cafe the Eclipfe, it 
 then waded under in our Horizon, Jhould prove of fo long continuance , as that 
 many occurrences, worthy of knowledge, might come to be in a manner forgotten. 
 
 Vpon the firfi communication of my de fign, to the late Reverend DoSor Chrifto- 
 pher Wren, Regijler of the faid Order , it received not only his full approbation, 
 but alfo his ready ajfifiance in the ufe of the Annals thereof, then in his cujlody ; 
 From thofi, and other authentief Manufcripts and Autographs, particularly relating 
 to the Order, and a painful and chargeable fearch of our publicly Records , I had 
 colletted the grealcjl part of my Materials , before the happy Rejlauration of his now 
 Majefty the prefent Soveraign of this rnoft Noble Order ; who, being afterwards ac¬ 
 quainted with what I had done, was mofl gracioufly pleafed to countenance it, and 
 encourage me in the profecution thereof. 
 
 The Work in general contains an Hiftorical account of the Laws and Ceremonies 
 of the faid mofl Noble Order ; but more particularly , its Inflitution , the manner 
 and order obfiryed in Elections, Tnveftitures, and Inltallations of Knights, the 
 Holding of Chapters, Celebration of Feftivals, the Formality of Proceedings, the 
 Magnificence <j/Embaffies fent with the Habit, to Stranger Rings and Princes; in 
 film, all other things relative to the Order. In the illuftration whereof, I have infirted 
 (where they properly occur d) the mofl eminent and confiderable Cafes, which have re¬ 
 quired and received difiujjion in Chapters, the determinations thereupon becoming 
 Rules and taws whence it may be obferved, that the Foundation and Superfiru- 
 Clures of the Order, were laid and raifed upon the exaCfejl Rules of Honor. And to 
 fipply the failer and defeCls of the Annals, I have been forced to make ufe of Me-- 
 morials and Relations, yet (itch as were taken notice of, and committed to wri¬ 
 ting, either by feme of the Officers of the Order, or thofe of Arms, during the times 
 of their attendance on the Service of the Order , and consequently of fujficient au¬ 
 thority for me to relye on. 
 
 To ujher in thofe, I have given a TrofpcCf of Knighthood in General, of the fe¬ 
 deral Orders of Knighthood, as alfo of the Antiquity of the Cattle and Colledge 
 of Windefor 5 and clofed all, with the Honors, Martial Employments, and famous 
 Aittions, the Matches and IlTues of the Founder, and firfi Knights-Companions, 
 as alfo a perfeS Catalogue of their Succeffors to this very prefent. All which are 
 adorned with variety of Sculptures, property relating to the fevcral parts of the 
 Work : But the following Synopfis of its whole Contexture, and the Heads of the 
 Chapters, will excufe a further enlargement here. 
 
 Ifhall with fibmijfion add. That this noble Subject, having not been ( at feme 
 
 a 2 times) 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 times') heedfully looked into, feme irregularities have happened , on which I have made 
 the lefe adnimadverfton, in regard it was my deftre, by proceeding upon what is purely 
 derived from the Root, to Jhcw wherein the right Rule, either Legal or Ceremonial, 
 hath been obferved (that it may fill be purfised , till thought fit to be altered ) and 
 as little as may be, where broken : to the end alfe, that a careful diftinttion may be 
 made between matter of Law , and matter of Faft; left otherwifi , an Error may 
 hereafter come to be vouched for a Precedent. 
 
 And whereas feme paffages may feeem of little importance, it is to be conjidercd, 
 that the cnfuing Difeourfe , is limited to an account only of certain peculiar Laws 
 and Ceremonies of Honor, wherein fundry minute things (occaftonally falling in) 
 arc not only pardoned, but alfe allowable, yea very necejfary to be mentioned ; in re¬ 
 gard they promote their fatisfaSion , who are more particularly concerned therein. 
 And this will be yet the rather excufable, if another thing, which hath occaftoned no 
 fmall inconvenience, be reflected on : to wit, The omijfion or negligence of many 
 Writers in fitting down Occurrences, meerly upon the fecore of their being then frejb 
 in mofi mens memories 5 by which means, Poficrity hath not only been deprived of 
 many pa ffages, whereof it would gladly have been informed , but the elaborate difqui- 
 (itions of both Criticks and Antiquaries have proved fruitlefs, and of Iritle advan¬ 
 tage, and the things themfilves lye yet buried in abfeurity. 
 
 Laftly, to explicate feme few Abbreviations in the Margent, it is to be obferved, 
 that where I cite the Annals of the Order, they are thus noted. Lib. N. to be read 
 Liber Niger, Lib. C. Liber Casruleus, fv. Rube us, and Carol. Carolina. So alfeo 
 the Collections or Manufcripts of feme that have been, or now are Officers of Arms 
 (whofe frequent quotations would otherwifi have too much few ell'd the Margent) be- 
 thus abbreviated. E. W. G. ftgnifie Edwardus Walker Carter, R. C. Cl. Robertas 
 Cook_ Clare nceux, W. le N. Cl. Willi elm us le Neve Clarenceux, W. D. N. Williel- 
 mus Dugdale Norroy, A. V. W. Augufiinus Vincent Windefor, and G.O.Y. Geor¬ 
 gius Owen Tork.■ The rejl may be eaflly umlerfiood. 
 
THE 
 
 CONTENTS 
 
 Of the CHATTELS. 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. 0 /Vertue and Honor. Page i. 
 
 II. The Antiquity of Knighthood. 5- 
 
 III. Of the Foundation of the Equeftrian Or¬ 
 der among the Romans. 6. 
 
 IV. Of the Modern Datees of Knighthood. 12. 
 
 V. The Etymology p/Eques, Miles, Chevalier, 
 
 Ritter, and Sir. 17. 
 
 VI. The Enfigns of the Equeftrian Order among 
 
 the Romans. I 21. 
 
 VII. The Enfigns and Ornaments of Knight¬ 
 hood among other Nations. 27. 
 
 VIII. Qualifications/or Knighthood. 31. 
 
 IX. The various Ceremonies ufed at the con¬ 
 ferring of Knighthood. 36. 
 
 X. Of the Dignity, Honor, and Renown of 
 
 Knighthood. 43. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 Of the Religious .Orders <>/i£night- 
 hood in chrijlendom. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. Of ancient Societies, analogous to the Orders 
 
 of Knightood. Page 47. 
 
 II. The Chriftian Inftitution of Knightly Or¬ 
 ders. 4 8. 
 
 Ill- The Divifion of Knightly Orders into Re¬ 
 ligious and Military. 4^. 
 
 IV. O/Ecclefiaftical Foundations dependant up¬ 
 on Military Orders. 50. 
 
 V. A brief account of the Religious Orders of 
 
 Knighthood. ^ It 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 An Account of the Orders abfo- 
 lutely Military. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. The Order of Knights of the Round Table. 
 
 Page 94. 
 
 II. Of Knights in the Weft-Indies. 124. 
 
 HI -The Feminine Cavaliers of the Torch in 
 
 Tortola. 10 c. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Of the Cattle, Chappel., and Col- 
 ledge 0/Windefor. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. Of the Caftle o/Windefor. Page 127. 
 
 II . Of the Chappcl of St. George. 135. 
 
 HI. The Foundation of the Colledge within 
 
 the Chappel. 152- 
 
 IV. Of the Dean, Canons, Petty-Canons, Clerks 
 
 and Chorilters. j 53, 
 
 V. Of the Alms-Knights. 158. 
 
 I VI. Of other Officers of the Colledge. 1 66. 
 
 VII. Of the Endowment of the Colledge. 167. 
 
 VIII. Of the Priviledges of the Chappel and 
 
 Colledge. 1,74. 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 The Injlitution of the molt Noble 
 Order of the Garter . 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I* The feveral Opinions touching the Occafioti 
 of its Inftitution. Page 178. 
 
 II • The true Caule afferted . 181 
 
 III. The Time when the Order was Injlituted. 
 
 185* 
 
 IV. Of the Patrons of the Order. 187. 
 
 V. The Honor and Reputation thereof. 189. 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 The Statutes and Annals of the 
 Order. 
 
 j Sed. 
 
 I. Of the Statutes of Inftitution. Page 190. 
 
 II. Of thofe other Bodies of Statutes fme ejta- 
 
 j blifhed. ipi. 
 
 1 HI. Several Endeavours for Reforming the 
 
 Statutes, fmee the Reign of King Henry the 
 ! Eighth . 194» 
 
 IIV. Of the Annals of the Order. 198. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 | The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 Seft. 
 
 I. Of the Garter. Page 202. 
 
 II. Of the Mantle. 208. 
 
 III. Of 
 
The CONTENTS. 
 
 III. Of the Surcoat. 
 
 211* 
 
 IV. Of the Hood and Cap. 
 
 214- 
 
 V. The Robes anciently affigned to 
 
 the Queen 
 
 and great Ladies. 
 
 217. 
 
 Vl. Of Collars in general. 
 
 218. 
 
 VII. The Collar of the Order. 
 
 220. 
 
 VIII. Collars o/SS. 
 
 224. 
 
 IX. The leffer George. 
 
 226. 
 
 X. IVhen the Habit, or part of it , 
 
 ought to be 
 
 worn . 
 
 231. 
 
 XVII. Of Scrutenies tak$n , yet no Eledion 
 made. 294. 
 
 XVIII. ‘The Penalties infilled on Knights- 
 Companions, who appear not at an Ele¬ 
 ction. 29$. 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 The Inveftiture of a Knight-SubjcH 
 with the Garter and George. 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 The Officers appointed for the Service j 
 of the Order. 
 
 Sea-. 
 
 I. The Prelate’s Inftitution, hit Oath , Robe, ^ 
 
 and Priviledges. Page. 234. j 
 
 II. The Inftitution of the Chancellor’s Office, 
 his Oath, Robe, Badge, and Penfion. 237. I 
 
 III. The Regifter’s Inftitution, Oath, Mantle, 
 Badge, Priviledges, and Penlion. 248. 
 
 IV. Garter’s Inftitution , Oath, Mantle , En- 
 fign,Badge, Priviledges, and Penlion. 2 5 2. 
 
 V. Inftitution of the Black Rod’s Office, his 
 
 Oath,Habit, Enfign, Badge, Priviledges,! 
 and Penlion* 256. 
 
 Vi. The Payment of the Officers Pcnfions upon 
 the new Ejlablifoment. 258. 
 
 VII. The Execution of thefe Offices by Deputies. 
 
 260. 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 The Election of a Knight into the 
 Order. 
 
 Sed:. 
 
 I. 0/Summons to the Election. Page 26 2. 
 
 II. The Place of Aflembly. 264. 
 
 III. The Number of Knights that confitute a 
 
 Chapter. 265. 
 
 IV. Difpenfatio'n for want of a full Number. 
 
 2 66 . 
 
 V. 0 /Opening Chapter. 268. 
 
 Vi. That Knights only prefent in Chapter ought 
 
 to nominate . 269. 
 
 VII. Of the Number, Qualifications, and De¬ 
 grees ofthe Per fans to he nominated. 271. 
 
 VIII. Of the Scruteny, and by whom it ought to 
 
 betaken. 276. 
 
 IX. The Time when. 278. 
 
 X. The Manner and Order of it. 279. 
 
 XI. The Prefentation of it to the Soveraign. 
 
 283. 
 
 XII. His Confiderations thereupon referring to 
 
 the Qualification of each Perfon to be Ele- 
 deffi 284. 
 
 XIII. Of other Inducements for Eledion. 2 90. 
 
 XIV. That t/;e Soveraign only doth Eled. 291* 
 
 XV. The Scruteny ought to be entred among the 
 
 Annals. 292. 
 
 XVI. The Scruteny ought not to be viewed until 
 
 it be entred* 2 93 ’ 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. The Notice given to a Knight Subjed of his 
 
 Eledion. 296. 
 
 II. His Reception into the Chapter-houfe. 298. 
 
 III. The Ceremonies of Inveffiture with the 
 
 Garter and George. 299. 
 
 IV. Of fending the Garter and George to an 
 
 Eled Knight-Subjed. 302. 
 
 V. The Manner of a Knights Inveffiture. 308. 
 
 VI. Allowances and Rewards given to Garter 
 for his Service in this Employment. 311* 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 Of Preparations for the Ferfonal In- 
 jlallation of a Knight. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. That Inftallation gives the Title of Founder. 
 
 Page 312. 
 
 II. Of the Time and Place appointed for Inftal¬ 
 lation. 313. 
 
 III. O/Commiffions for Inftallation. 314. 
 
 IV. Letters ^/Summons. 315. 
 
 V. Warrants/or the Livery of the Order. 316. 
 Vi. The Removal of Alchievemcnts and Plates. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 VII. Preparations made by the Knight Eled. 
 
 334 * 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 The rerfonal Inftallation of a Knight• 
 Subject. 
 
 I. Ofthe CavalcadetoWindefor. Page 338. 
 
 II. The Offering in ttaChappel, on the Eve of 
 
 the Inftallation. 342. 
 
 III. The Supper on the Eve. 344. 
 
 IV. The Order in Proceeding to the Chapter- 
 
 houfe. ibid. 
 
 V. The Ceremonies performed in the Chapter- 
 
 1 houfe. _ 35°* 
 
 VI. The Proceeding into the Choire. 352. 
 
 VII. The Ceremonies of Inftallation. 354. 
 
 VIII. The Order obferved when two or mere 
 | Knights are Inftalled in one day. 360. 
 
 IX. The Offering o/Gold and Silver. 364. 
 
 X. Of the Grand Dinner at the Inftallation. ib. 
 ; XI. Of Jetting up the Knights Achievements. 
 
 367. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
h 
 
 The CONTE N T S. 
 
 CHAP. xnr. 
 
 The InfialUtion of a Knight Snbjcff 
 by Proxie. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I- The Original Caufe ofmaking Proxies. 572 
 
 II. Letters of Procuration. p a g e 
 
 III. Qualifications of a Proxie. ° Vnl 
 
 IV. Preparations fir Isftallation. ibid, 
 
 V. Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe. , 7 - 
 
 VI. Tranfadions in it. ibid' 
 
 VII. Proceeding to the Choire. , ? g] 
 
 VIII. Ceremonies performed there. ibid. 
 
 IX. Phe Grand Vinner. ,g 0 _ 
 
 CHAP. XIV. 
 
 The Signification of PleBion to 
 Strangers* 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. JJStbin 1that time, and in rrloat manner Cer¬ 
 tificate it made of their Elcdion. -gj 
 
 II. Of Notice EUA.o.., teflrefinU. 
 
 tng the Habit. g 
 
 III. Notice of Eledion fi„t with the Habit] 
 
 IV. Certificate of Acceptation. oSE 
 
 V. Of an Eledion not accepted of. j§ 7 
 
 CHAP. XV. 
 
 The Invejiiture of ^tf«r»^e>-rVvith the 
 Habit and Ehftgns of the Order. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. She Time fir fending the Habit and En- 
 
 fign s unlimited. Page 380. 
 
 II. Preparations made far the Legation. ago. 
 
 III. She Ceremonies of Inveftiture. o 9g ' 
 
 IV. Certificates 0 j having received the Habit 
 
 and Enfigns of the Order. 4, 2< 
 
 CHAP. XVI. 
 
 The Injiallation of a Stranger by 
 Proxie. 
 
 Sea. 
 
 1 Proxie^ theChoke ^Nomination of a\ 
 
 Jj' Prohor’s Qualifications. * ^ 
 
 IIP Hii Letters o/Procuration. 
 
 Jv. Cf the Prodor’s Reception. ibit 
 
 V. She Preparations fir Initiation. 440 
 
 VI. She Prodor’s Cavalcade to Windelor 
 
 S “PP er “f'er hit Arrival there. Ill 
 
 Of the Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe 
 
 l X ' nr ! , C " em °hi«ftx firmed therein. Ill 
 
 X. Of the Proceeding to the Choire. 4J7 
 
 XI. The Ceremonies o/Inftallation. 448. 
 
 452s 
 
 454 - 
 
 XII. She Prodor’s Offering. 
 
 XIII. The Dinner. 
 
 CHAP. XVli. 
 
 The Duties and Fees Payable by the 
 Knights-Companions at their ln- 
 fiallations. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 I. Touching ,l, e Fees due to the Colledge of 
 
 Windcfor. Pagea^T 
 
 II. Fees due to the Regifter, Garter, Black-Rod 
 
 and Officers of Arms. , 
 
 III. Fees belonging to other of the Sovereign's 
 
 servants. ° g2- 
 
 IV. Pees payable fir Strangers. 4^-. 
 
 CHAP. XVIir. 
 
 Of the Grand Feajl of the Order. 
 
 Sed. 
 
 L The Grand Feaft appointed to be annually ce~ 
 ‘ebrated on St. George's day. Page 467. 
 Tbc Aiimverfary of St. George fixed by the 
 Church , mt0 the 23. e/April. 468. 
 
 10. St. George’s day made Feftum duplex. 
 
 IV. She Place fir celebrating the Grand F^alt, 
 
 aligned to Windefor-Caltle. „ 7,. 
 
 V. St. George’s day kept apart from the Grand 
 
 r ealt, and horp then obferved. Ibid 
 
 VL Grand Feaft b King Edward 
 the Sixth. 
 
 VII. Removed from Windelor by Queen Elm- 
 beth. 
 
 VIII. O/Prorogation of the Grand Feaft. lit 
 
 IX. O/Commiffions for Prorogation. ..go. 
 
 X. Shat the Giand Feaft ought to be celebrated 
 
 once every year. /) g 2> 
 
 CHAP. XIX. 
 
 Of preparations for the Grand Feali 
 of the Order. 
 
 Sed.- 
 
 L Letters g ivin g Mice of the Time and 
 Place. p a ge ,g 
 
 II. Of Diipenfations for not attending at the 
 
 Grand Feaft. g 
 
 III. 0 /Commiffions of Lieutenancy and Mi. 
 
 ! fiance. o 
 
 , IV * Warrants for the Removal of Atchieve- 
 
 ! ments. ibid. 
 
 V. Scutcheons of Arms and Stiles. Ibid. 
 
 VI. Of adorning the Chappel. 490 . 
 
 ' htf“ rni i^ ,n & °/St. George’s Hall. 500. 
 
 VU1. Officers and Servants appointed to attend 
 at the Grand Feaft. ^ 02 . 
 
 CHAP. 
 
 / 
 
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 The CONTENTS. 
 
 
 
 ill 
 
 CHAP- XX. 
 
 The Order of theCeremonies 00 the 
 Eve of the Grand Feaft. 
 
 C«A 
 
 I Oftbe begimingof the GrandFeaft.Pag.504- 
 
 II. Of fettingthePtocteimp,inorder. 5°9- 
 
 III. Of Proceeding to the Chapter-houle. 5'‘ 
 
 IV. Of tin Opening oftbi Chapter. 50- 
 
 V. Tunlaflions in the Chapter held before the 
 
 firll Vei'pers. . 5 2 °" 
 
 VI 7 he Ceremonies rclatingto tbcfirfiV cfpers. 
 
 53 ». 
 
 VII. The Supper on tie Eve. 544‘ 
 
 CHAP. XXI. 
 
 The Order ol the Ceremonies on the 
 Feaft Day. 
 
 l ■the Proceeding to the Chappel in theMor- 
 
 ■ „ P a g e 547- 
 
 II. The Proceeding to the fecottd Service. 55°* 
 III Of the Grand Proceflion. 5 5 ) 1, 
 
 IV. 7 be Order of the frond * rvice. yg 
 v. Vhe Offering of Gold and Silver. 580. 
 
 VI. 7 he Return to the Prefence- 5 7- 
 
 VII Of the Dinner on the Feaft Day. 588- 
 vIII. Vie Ceremonies belonging to the fecottd 
 Velpers. , , 597- 
 
 IX. Of the Supper on the Evening of the teali 
 
 ' Day- 5? ‘ 
 
 CHAP. XXII. 
 
 The Ceremonies obferved on the left 
 Day of the Feaft. 
 
 ^/Proceeding » ,fcChapter-ho bM 
 
 II. 'o/XIle* Knights Proceeding into^he 
 
 Ulfof'tbe Ceremonies performed at Divme 
 
 IV. tteDiets at feme of the GrandFeafts.doa. 
 
 CHAP. XXIII. 
 
 The observation of the Grand Feaft 
 by Abfent Knights. 
 
 L Abfent Knights enjoynedtoobfmethe Grand 
 Feaft. ° 
 
 II. More particular Diredlion's for their Obfcr- 
 
 vation of it- ^ ! 4 " 
 
 III. Urntobe obfervedin cafe of Sicknefs. 6 id. 
 
 IV. In what manner the Feaft hath been obferved 
 
 by Abfent Knights. ™id. 
 
 V. Dilpenfation for Abfence granted daring 
 
 life. 61 * 
 
 CHAP. XXIV. 
 
 The Degradation of a Knight-Com- 
 paniot:. 
 
 r. Of the Degradation of a Knight-Batchellor. 
 
 1 Paged 20. 
 
 II. 7 he maimer of Degrading 0 Knight-Com¬ 
 panion of the Garter ° 21 ’ 
 
 III. O/Reftauration into the Order after De¬ 
 gradation. bit. 
 
 CHAP. XXV. 
 
 Honors paid to Deceafed Knights- 
 Companions. 
 
 Of ,t, e Celebration heretofore of Mafles, for 
 defamS Knights-Companions. Page 623. 
 (I. Of fixing on the Stalls, Plates of their Arms, 
 and Stiles. 627. 
 
 HI. Vie Offering of Atchievements. 629. 
 IV. O/depofiting the deceafed Knights Man¬ 
 tles in the Chapter-houfe. 636- 
 
 CHAP. XXVI. 
 
 Of the Founder , the firft Knights- 
 Companions and their succejjors. 
 
 Se£fc» 
 
 I. OprrbatNumbertbeyconfifled. Page 642. 
 
 II. A Short view of the Founder’s Wars. 643. 
 
 III. Some account of the firft 25 Kmghts-Corn- 
 
 IV. ^Catalogue oftheir SuccdTors. 708. 
 
 O F 
 
O F 
 
 Knighthood in general. 
 
 sect. I. 
 
 Of Vertue and Honor. 
 
 T hath been the Praftice of all well-govern’d Vertue is cn. 
 Kingdoms and States, to encourage Merit RtUjfaf 
 by Reward. Merit confifls in the perfor¬ 
 mance of fome vertuous Action, directed 
 to the Publick good. As Vertue is either 
 Military or Civil ; fo Reward is differently 
 diffributed, either by Honor ox Profit: to 
 the end, each fort of Vertue may have its 
 proper and fuitable Reward, 
 
 And though in a moral and ftrifl: fence, 
 
 Vertue is to be accounted its own Reward 5 
 yet in regard there are very many, who not 
 lo much from a vertuous Principle, as to ob- 
 . r. , ,a ' n Wealth or Honor, are drawn oft- 
 
 times to act mentorioufly; therefore it was provided, by the wifeft Founders 
 of Empires, and Common-wealths, to take Ipecial care, no lefs for the encou¬ 
 ragement of well-doing (by fetting up Reward as a Prize, for brave endea¬ 
 vours to aim at, profecute and carry; and confequently to exalt men ac¬ 
 cording to their merit) then for thepunifhment of vitious and ignoble actions: 
 iniomuch that Socrates juftly concluded that City to be belt governed, where- On s,*f. i, 
 W s* the good are cherifiit , and the bad chaflis'd . I, 
 
 B Nor £,Sl 
 
Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
 Nor doth it a little concern the intereft of a Nation, that noble incitements to 
 Fertile be propofed to valiant minds, wherewith being inflamed, they may al¬ 
 ways thine forth, in fome aftion , worthy themfelves : fince Rewards are 
 powerful ( even to wonder ) to excite and ftir up the force and vigour of 
 gallant Spirits, t<S very high degrees of performance; and from the example 
 of our Ancejlors, every one is apt to perfwade himfelf, that there is nothing 
 which may not be attempted, and effcfted by endeavour and manly 
 courage. 
 
 As touching civil Vertues or Faculties (to wit, JuJiice , Gravity , knowledge in 
 the Laws, and the like) they being Qualifications in order to Magiftracy, and 
 Offices of Trull and Credit, and rewardable by the advantages, eftimation, and 
 authority accruing thereby ; come not direaiy within the limits of our prefent 
 
 difcourfe. , 
 
 Honor thtrc- vertne (in the opinion of b Thaleris ,) is alone excellent , and all other things 
 ward of rmli- j u! meer !y Fortune. Its reward and end ( faith c Arifiotlc') is Something excellently 
 " r K, good, divine and hlcffed , according to that of “ Dionydm Afer, Venue immortal 
 C Ethic.1.1, honor ever gains. But the proper Reward of military Fertile (which com- 
 iD'f.no,Ui. hen d s both Fortitude and Conduft, and of which we only treaty is Honor: 
 e Atifl Bthi -' Honor is the grcatejl of exterior goods, and being theobjeftof a nobler ambition, 
 <..i. \. than Wealth or Profit, is therefore the aim of that Vertue, to wit Valour, which 
 fprings from a more generous Spirit. For all menof Courage (nay even trm 
 Pufillanimous themfelves ) are in fome fort, fourhr with a fenfe and delire ot 
 
 Glory and Fame. , „ ... „ , 
 
 So that (as is already intimated) of all vertuous Atts, military Prowefs, and va¬ 
 liant Achievements, have rendred men capable of the highelf Honors and Ad¬ 
 vancements: they being principally invited, by the allurements of fuch Re¬ 
 wards, to make the greater difeoveriesof their Vertue and Fortitude, in theper- 
 formance of noble Exploits. 
 
 But that Fame might not lofe it felf, in a general and unbounded Notion, - 
 therefore at length it was thought fit, to reduce Honor into Form and Order, 
 by inveftingthePerfon meriting with fome particular term, title, or appellation 
 of Excellence 3 and this is the very fource and original of all Nobility^ and ofall 
 thofe Dignities and honourable Titles , which being tranfmitted from the firic 
 Atchievers to their Succeffors, through feveral Ages, remain at this day in their 
 pofterity, as lading Monuments of the glory of their Anceftors. Among which. 
 Knighthood , as it hath been efteemed the Reward moft fuitable to worthy and 
 great Vertue, fo hath it been accounted the chief and primary Honor among 
 many Nations. , ... , 
 
 Vertue and The Romans had fo great an efteem of Honor and Vertue , that they deihed 
 Honor deified ^cni, and dedicated Temples to their Worlhip ; the chief and principal 
 mans/who was that which s Marcellas vowed to ereft , when he was at Clafiidmm , in 
 built them t b e caulicf War : (and afterwards built, with the h fpoils he got in the 
 TutT a 7 . Wars of sicilie) but the Dedication thereof was hindered by the Prielts, 
 t. 27. edit, who affirmed that one Temple could not be rightly dedicated unto two Dei- 
 t ie S; and thereupon there was another Chapel built tor 
 Vide et)am Plutarch, in vita ipjius Mdrcelti. Fertue, and joyned to the fore-end thereof: and albeit 
 hiJemPUiaich.iuoiupiaf.ManeL iC«- . .. baftned theereftion, yet he lived not to de- 
 
 dfcate the fame, neverthelefs ’that was afterwards done 
 
 r/: J ._ 7 .,lt Volin Anti 1. ROW. Cat). l8. 1 1 • : „ 
 
 V'J£l Itl'IJ, iwoi*) u-. ....- • -■ — -sr 
 
 Vide porro Job. Rofin. Antiq.Rom. cap. iS 
 1 Vides VirtHtis Templum , vides HcnortJ, a 
 Marco Marcello remvatum, quod multi j ante 
 amis erat bello Liguflico a Qtanto Maximo 
 He die alum, De Nar. Dcor. i .2. p.192. cdic. 
 Bafil. 1554. m Pinus & Athus Prifcus , 
 tjui Honoris 1 iff Virtutis dies Imperatari Vefpa - 
 fiano Augufto rejlituentipinxerunt. Plin. 1 . 35 
 r. 10. fub fine. 
 
 by his* Son. 
 
 This Temple Hood neer to the Gate k Capena , upon 
 the Appian way, and was rather according to • Cicero, 
 but renewed or re-edified by Marcellas (as his was by the 
 Emperour ■> Vefpaftan) for that many years before, it had 
 ■ been dedicated by Maximus. 
 
 In this ftructure, the Temple of Vertue was contiguous to that ot Honor, zm 
 fo fituate, that there was no other patTage thereunto, but through the Temple ot 
 mrtre ; thereby mythically (hewing and admonithing, That Honor was not to be 
 attained by ary other ways then by Vertue ; That Vertue was as the Guardian 
 
Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 of Honor 5 and thofc that undertook any notable Action, »unlefs they carried n Kemimm hit 
 themfelves valiantly, and fquaredtheir aftions by the Rule of Fertue, could make 
 no entrance into future Honor. r'iJvirn- 
 
 Andbecaufethe Structure of thisTempIe, and the order of the Buildings may 
 be beheld, we [hall here exhibit a Profpedt thereof, as it is fet forth by * Jacobus rS/ 5 
 
 Lauras . * o Antij. Vrtit 
 
 Splendor» 
 
 There was another Temple built to Honor , without the Gate t Collina (which 
 according t'01 lome was called al(b Solaria') and the realbn of its Dedication there, 
 was (as Cicero tells us) the finding of a Plate of Metall in that place, bearing this 
 Infcription, 
 
 DOMINA HONORIS. 
 
 About an hundred years after the death of Marcellas, C. Marius confecrated a 
 little Chappel to Honor and. Fertile, as appears by this following Infcription, 
 r C. MARIVS C. F. COS. Vlb 
 PR. T R. PL. Q. AVCVR,8cc. 
 
 DE MANVBIEIS CIMBRICEIS ET TEVTONICEIS AEDEM 
 HONORI ET VIRTVTI VICTOR FECIT VESTE 
 
 TRIVMPHALI CALCEIS PVNICIEIS . 
 
 S / L mmetr y an( ^ P ro P ort ion of the Columes, and what they fuppor ted, were 
 pertecteaby C.Mucius, as f Vitruvius informs us, and that according to the exaft 
 Rules of Architecture 5 Moreover it was adorned within and without with 
 Images, moft artificial for Sculpture, and beautiful for Painting ; t but the place 
 where this Chappel was ere6ted 3 is not now certainly known. 
 
 How Honor and Fertile were reprefented by the Romans, and after what manner 
 their linages (fet up in their Temples) were defigned and fafhioned, may be feen in 
 fome oftheir Coyns, the E6ty ps of a few we have placed here, from that large and 
 choice Collection, now in the Cabinet of His Majefty, the prefent Soveraigno f the 
 molt noble Order of the Garter : thefirft ceprefents the heads of Honor and^er- 
 
 B 2 tue ; 
 
 P Cic. I.i. i& 
 Legib. p. 288. 
 q Top. Rom. 
 Martian cap. 
 
 1 3 °* & Alex . 
 Donat, de Vrbf 
 Roma t lib. 3, 
 M 7* 
 
 r Vide/it /«- 
 fcript. 3 apHi 
 Jan. Gw, pi 
 43 ^ 
 
 f Lib. f 9 
 
 t Alex. Donat, 
 de Vrbe Roma s 
 I. p.2$6. 
 Their Images 
 varioufly re- 
 preferred. 
 
Of Knighthood in general. Chap. I. 
 
 tue : wher e Honor is fet forth with a youthful face, crowned with Laurel, having 
 Jong and curled hair : Vertue, wearing an Helmet, but without any attire, or other 
 ornament. 
 
 u Ant. Augufl. 
 Antiq. Roman. 
 Dialog. II. p. 
 36. Edit. Ant¬ 
 werp. anno 
 1653. 
 
 w Tom. 1. p. 
 
 221. mm. 3. 
 
 it Tefle Servio 
 gd 6 Aneid. 
 jTab. 4 V 
 Nummi Duett 
 Croyiaci fo 
 Arfcbot , num. 
 14. edit. Ant- 
 uerp. anno 
 1654. 
 
 Z Virtu* forti- 
 tudinem ro- 
 borq\ defignet. 
 a Solet virtn- 
 tit fimulacfutn 
 deping: fuc&in- 
 Hum Lucat. ad 
 10 Thebaid. 
 b Crojiac. Nu- 
 mif. Tab. 37. 
 mm. 22. 
 c Idem Tab 28. 
 mm. 5. 
 d CroyiacaNu- 
 mif. Tab. 45. 
 mm. 13.&T4. 
 e Comment fn- 
 per Tab. Mum. 
 Due. Croyiaci. 
 t- ? 8 - . 
 
 f AEna.Vic. tn 
 AreVireU. 11. 
 
 The Face of Honor fo (hadoweth that of Vertue, that but a little of it appears; 
 and this is obferved to have been, not without good reafonfo defigned, inafmuch 
 as “ Honor is the more ilhtftrious of the two, and where we behold any ferfin outward¬ 
 ly adorned with Honor , ra; are to judge him inwardly indued with Vertue : forafmucb 
 ,ts Honor is his due, and jufily betfowed upon him. 
 
 Such another reprefentation of the heads of thefe Deities, may be found in 
 w Hubert us Goltziuf, andnot unlike, butit was upon this account, that Poflumus, 
 Qljfj one of the Tyrants in Gallienus his Reign, placed her head behind his 
 
 OV in the Reverfe of the firft of thefe, we fee the figures of Italy and Rome drawn 
 at full length ; that which reprefents Italy , feems to deliver a Cornucopia: {the 
 Emblem of her Wealth) into the hands of Rome , in acknowledgment of the Peace 
 file thence enjoyed 5 and Rome, fetting her right foot ontheGlobeof the World, 
 which (he had, or hoped to overcome. . 
 
 In a Coynj relating to the Emperour Galba, [III] Honor is exhibited with an 
 Hatla pura (which was a* Spear-ftaffnot armed with Iron) in one hand, and in the 
 ' other a Cornucopia, and is in the fame manner fet forth by the Emperour r Aurelius 
 
 Butbecaufethe Romans placed their chiefefi: glory m military Vertue , Vertue is 
 defigned in the Reverfe like an Amazon, wearing an 1 Helmet, and her Veit» gir - 
 ed about her ; having an Hajht pura in her left hand, a Parazone, or Ihort Sword in 
 her right, and booted according to the military manner i in which pofture an 
 habit, file is likewife reprefented in fome Coyns of b Hadrianus,Antomnus Pius, and 
 
 “ 1 In a Coyn referring to ' Titus, Honor is fet forth after the manner in that of 
 Galba yet not with a youthful, but abearded face. How at other ‘“ es ^ 
 fented. appears among the Coyns of Antoninus Tins QIV] . ein & r ra / 5 
 both in aand Tunica, and holding a Laurel-branch : but ,n thofe of *Aurehus 
 Antoninus, exhibited fometimes with an Hafta pura, at other times With a bffff' 
 Galba, we fee, joyned Honor and Vertue together in one Reverfe, ,,, 
 
 by' vertue he gained his Honors and Imperial Command 5 the like did 11^- 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 Of Knightboocl in general. 
 
 tins. So S Galerim Maximianus Teems to exprefs the attaining of his greatnefs, i Cnjiac* ire 
 by a compaft and agreement (as it were} with Fcrtue, which he fignified by joyn- ™ r m T .f * 4 ' 
 ing his hands with hers. 
 
 Some other difference hath been now and then put in the reprefentation of 
 Fertile, as may be obferved in theEiftyps above ; for in one of Galba’s Coyns 
 [V] (he is found ftanding, holding a Parazone, and a little Viftory. The Time 
 is done in a Coyn of h Severus, where (he is only differenced by a fitting 
 pofture. fcjjr. per Fr. 
 
 But Commodus [VII thoughtfitto arm her compleatly, bearing a little Viiftory Aniehn.p.m. 
 in her right hand, and holding a Spear and Shield in her left; thelike did Sezjcrus, 
 
 Caracalla, and Faleriamts. Yet fometimes the Shield was omitted [VII] and the 
 little Viiftory changed for a Laurel-branch : for fo file appears in the Coyns of 
 Gordiamis tertius [IX] Philippas Arabs, Trajanus Decius, Tetricus , and Claudius Co- 
 thicus. 
 
 In the Lift place, Fertile is now and then feen armed, as before, holding only a 
 Spear and a Shield 5 as in the Coyns of Alexander Severn* , [VIII] and many 
 others. And all of them by thefe Symbolical devices, pointing at the military 
 Fertile, not only of that moft accomplifht and famous Roman Nation , but of the 
 Empertmrs themfelves. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of the Antiquity of Knighthood. 
 
 I N tracing out the beginning and original of Knighthood , though we are not Knighthood 
 fo vain, as to offer at the deriving this degree or order from before the Crea- amon 8 thc 
 tion, and fay, that SamtMichael the Archangel is primier Cheva Z/er,being fo ftyled G,u * ! ' 
 in the Preamble to the Statutes of the Order of Monfietir Saint Michael ; or Primier 
 Chevalier de I’ordre de Paradis , as he is called in the * Inftrument of Eleftionof' P c "“Ctmc- 
 our King Henry the Eighth, into thefaid Order of Saint Michael , by the French s “ uca ' il 
 King Francis the fil'd : Yetmay we very well affirm, Knighthood to be neeras an¬ 
 cient as vdotir and Heroic 4 Fertile j albeit the Ceremonies and Circumftances 
 thereof, have been much varied and transformed in feveral Ages, and among the 
 feveral Nations, where this Dignity hath at any timeflourifhed. And therefore 
 with much probability, andfome juftice, may we derive the Original of military 
 Honor, whence moft of our Europeans account it theirgreateft honor to derive 
 their Original, namely, from Troy. 
 
 F or of how great renown its Knights were of old, namely ,Hetfor,Troihts,*£neas, 
 
 Anterior, with many others, for their Knightly deeds 5 and how great glory they 
 acquired by their military Fertile,may be fufficiently learnt from thofe things, which 
 are recorded in the Hiftories of them. 
 
 So among the Greeks Agamemnon, Menelaus, Pelens, Hercules , Diomedes, Tela - 
 mongVlyJJes, Fatroclus, and feveral others, were fuch, as left behind them, an ever- 
 lafting Memorial of their Knightly aftions ; to inflame the young Nobility that 
 was growing up, by the examples of Achilles, and themfelves, to the imitation 
 and purfuit of their vertues and valiant enterprifes. 
 
 But left this may be thought too much to be granted, we {hall endeavour to 
 ftrengthen our conjefture, withfome obfervations outofH omcr, by whom we 
 often find the word fonbiif, ufed in the fame fenfe, as Eijiics was afterwards among 
 the Latins, as will appear in thefe following Verfes of his, 
 
 ‘Along whom thus Neftor fpakc, that honor'd Knight. 
 
 It ttini. 0. Ca- 
 tal. 336 , 
 
 And 
 
6 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. 1 . 
 
 And in many other places of the Iliads (almoft all, where he fpeaks of Nejlor) 
 he mentions him by the fame Title i which is as much as if he had faid, Chevalier 
 Neftor, as in the 108 .Verfi of theCatalogue of the fecondBookofthei&ttft, and 
 Iliad » ver. 170. 181. 6 112.151. « 52. 163. * 128. 1 57. &c. 
 
 And that this Title of Knight feems to be ol more ancient date among the 
 Grecians, then the Trojan War, maybe collefted from the fam e Homer, who be- 
 ftows it on other brave Heroes, that lived fome time before thefe Wars began : 
 For in the 1 g 5. Verfe of the aforefaid Catalogue, Thy lens, among the reft of the 
 Greek. Commanders (whom he there reckonsup) is thus mentioned, 
 
 4-yXeJcTwf op tut • A/i ft\o( i-rvoT* 9VMv(> 
 
 Phylides son of Phyleus, Heav n-lov d Knight. 
 
 Likewife to the famous Tydeus, King of AEtolia, Father of Diomedes, he attri¬ 
 butes the fame Title. 
 
 ’Ey ytig to /rnQsari (xivo( vat^ioiov riKA 
 ’'Arfo/xop, oioy 'iyjvsv.x ecuicmaKof iairor a, TvMft 
 
 Thy F«r/icrTydeus, that flout Knight, his fire 
 Into thy manly heart I mill infpirc. 
 
 I InOtn-Ditr 
 t. 2.c. 29. 
 m Ibid. 
 n Herod, in 
 Terpfichore. 
 
 In after-times the Grecians had among them this Degree and Title, confidera- 
 
 bleboth for reputation and dignity. . , , „ , 
 
 1 The Knightly Honor (faith Alexander ab Alexandra) always excelled among the 
 Achaians, as being the chiefeft charge. Thofie of " Crete alfo had it in great ejleem, 
 as the moh principal among them , for its antiquity and dignity. 0 Herodotus tells us, 
 that among the Chalcedonians ( as after among the Romans) Wealth mas fo much 
 regarded, that thofie who were rich, bore the title i.e. Equites. And 
 
 as a teftimony, that the ambition of the Equeftrian Name was very ancient, 
 „ E . o Hermannus Hugo faith, the Lacedemonians conflicted a ficond Order of Knights, 
 
 an d that the fame Lacedemonians had an r Order of Knights, who had no Horfes. 
 C. 1. in princi- N ot much unlike fome of th z Equeftrian Order, in fucceedtng times, among the Ro- 
 mans, who were only honor’d with gold Rings, but not with a pubhek Horfe, 
 lib. 10. unt ii they aftually entred into military Service. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Inftitution of 
 the Celercs, 
 whence 
 fprung the 
 Equeftrian 
 Order, 
 q Lib. 1 .edit. 
 Franc, ad 
 Mcenum.1628. 
 
 1 Claud Sal- 
 maf.de re mi- 
 lit Rom. c. 20. 
 P 
 
 Videfti Rofin. 
 Antiq. Rom. 
 
 1. IO. C.<,. 
 
 (Livy loco ci- 
 
 cato. 
 
 1 Idem , lib. 1. 
 c. 15- 
 
 Of the Foundation of the Equeftrian Order among the Romans. 
 
 Ut to raife the Strudlure of Knighthood upon a more fubftantial Foundation, 
 8 j we (hall withgreater certainty defeend to the Romans ; among whom we 
 find, there was from the very infancy of their military glory, an mftituted Body 
 and society of Knights, confiding of a feleft number 5 and this is recorded by 
 1 Livy, who (fpeakingofthe time immediately after the Romans and Sabins were 
 united under one Common-wealth) faith, that then there were inrolled Centurne 
 tresEquitum, three Centuries of Knights. r - 
 
 This inrollment was ordained by Romulus, and did follow foon after hi- v 
 (ion of the City into three Tribes ; and the Inftitutton confifted of three hundred 
 in number ; for each Tribe was divided into r ten parts, which were called Curia , 
 and every Decuria fet forth ten Knights, fo that in every Tribe there were tenDe- 
 curia, or one hundred Knights. Moreover, each of thefe Centuries we re particu¬ 
 larly diltinguilhed by feveral Titles ; one being called f Ramnenfis, another Ta- 
 
 tienfes, and thethird Luceres. ,, , , 
 
 A little after, Livy (fpeakingof Romulus) tells us, t that he appointed thefe three 
 hundred to attend him as a Life-guard, both in Peace and War, and called 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. j 
 
 leres j and fo called fas Tome write) “ a edentate , from their aftive and dextrous u Phaanh.in 
 difpatch in martial affairs. But Claudius Salmafius derives Celeres from the Greek ft ’' 1 
 
 word which (faith he) among the JEolians fignifies a Horft ; and from a Halicanaff’ 
 Horft, did the ancient Romans derive the Title of Eqnes--, of which more anon. 
 
 Hereupon, not only thofe of Romulus his inftitution are by Livy called Equites TIm*""" 
 (as is before noted) but when he fpeaks of the addition which Tarquinius Trifcus 
 made to thofe three Centuries, he again calls them » Centuris Equitum ; and to w Liv ) , ->- 
 the twelve Centuries, lifted afterwards by Servius Tullus, doth he afford the < ’' ?5 ' 
 
 1 fame Title, making frequent ufe of it, in divers other places, as their common *nu. c . 44 . 
 appellation. 
 
 And becaufe the ederes or Equites were at firft appointed y to attend Romulus y Hdic,naff. 
 through the City (in the quality aforelaid) armed with Javelins and Spears, are eoi -f b - &‘ t - 
 therefore (in the efteem of * fome) placed within the degree of fervice, and con- ifhl.codmr, 
 fequently thought inferiour to the Equeftrian Order 5 wefhallhere (to remove Bynum* 
 this miftake) note, That in their Eleftion, not only Courage and pcrfonal Va- 
 lour was required, butNoblenefs of Extraction no lefs regarded ; they being 
 alfofuch as were defeended from the bell: Families in Rome : and this is fully te- 
 ftified by Dionyfms HalicarnaJJeus. a Romulus (faith he) chofe three hundred flout a Lib. 1 p. 86. 
 and perfonable men out of the chiefeft Families , or (in the words of b Livy ) ex pri- b Lib. 1. c. 43. 
 moribus Civitatk. 
 
 Within a (hort time after the Inftitution ofth e Celeres, Servius Tullus ordain¬ 
 ed, that thofe who did fiicceedin that Body, fbould be elefted exCenlh ; to wit, 
 from a confulerable and certain valuation of their Eftates, entred m the Cenfors 
 Book, called the Equeftrian Cenfe. 
 
 This is confirmed by Diopyfius (ex rifene in prime Annalium) » Servius (faith c Lib. 4. 
 he) chofe the number of Knights out of the Citizens who had the great, ft Cenfe, and™*' 
 were of the moft noble Families. 
 
 Wherefore it cannot be denied, that Eqnes was at this time (which was even 
 in the infancy of the City) a Title, not only of Dignity, but alio that the Equites 
 were then chofen from among thofe Romans, eminent both forNoblenels ofEx- 
 traftion and Eftate ; Neither were more confiderable Qualifications required 
 of any, who were admitted into the Equeftrian Order, in the following times. 
 
 The Roman State was at firft conftituted (as at this day is the Venetian ) of i two d Anif. 
 degrees only, namely, Patritians and plebeians : For neither the three Centuries, t.i 7, 
 inftituted by Romulus, nor their increafed number, appointed by Tarquinius Trift- 
 cus, nor thofe chofen by Servius Tullus from the Cenfe, and added to the former, 
 were moulded into a peculiar degree, while Rome was governed by Kings 5 but 
 foon after the Equeftrian Order began to be formed, and conftituted one of the three 
 Orders in the Common-wealth : the Celeres then in being, were the very per- 
 fonsof whom was compofed and made up the Body of that Society, which then, & 
 thenceforward, was called OrdoEquefter or Equeftrk, (for both words are found 
 to be indifferently ufed among the Ancients ) from whence it appears,that the Ori¬ 
 ginal and Foundation of the Equeftrian Order , is plainly deducible from (if not 
 the fame with) the Celeres, finceall the alteration lay, notin diflolving and taking 
 away, but in making them known by anew Title. Nay fo little, orno difference, 
 is put by Salmafiusbetwccn thofe of Romulus his Inftitution , and the Equeftrian 
 Order , that fpeaking of the Celeres, he faith,' The whole Equeftrian Order did then t De Re m 
 conftft in them : and Rodims having Ihewn, that the Ordo Equeftrk was ranked in S-m. c. so, 
 the fecond of the three degrees, pafiti vely affirms, f That in thk'divifion thofe three . 
 hundred are to be underftood, who had bemeleSedby Romulus, and whom he called/.". I'.inf 
 Celeres. 
 
 And now, to the end the Reader may takeafhort profpeftinto the Glory ofthis 
 Equeftrian Order, (indeed the flower of the Roman Chivalry) together with fome 
 other Dignities annexed unto that Degree, we {hall firft obferve. 
 
 That the Roman Citizens, beingthus distributed into three degrees, are ranked TheEqueftri. 
 by * Livy in this Order, Senatus, EquefterOrdo , &Vlebs : Alexander ab Alexandre 
 (from b Tp/w»«.r)placethalfo the Equites in the'middle, between the Senators and Degree. 
 
 a Lib. 2 6. c, 3 6 , b Lib: 2. BeX, Civil, c Gen. Dier. l. 3, c , 29. 
 
 Plebeians 
 
Chap. I. 
 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 h Tl 
 Nibilit 
 nnm. 164. ^al 
 muth. notit 
 Ouid. Panel- 
 rol. 1 1. p 2 
 i Alex ab 
 Gej1. Di 
 c 29. 
 
 k Saim.if di 
 Re mil. Rim 
 c. 20. p.227. 
 I L:vj 1.2. e.l 
 m In 
 Sev 
 
 plebeians: andttal is further confirmed by that molt noted 
 ‘ . 7 - natus, & Equejlris Ordinis, Populif Romm,, which among *^0X0 o r 
 
 eDtP»wpr«. by « Valerius Probus, is fet down after this manner, CON. SEN. E. O • 
 
 r L'ntni. /^g V eeable hereunto is that of Cicero , r The Knights are next inaigni y 
 fF 'f torian Order : The fameis affirmed by 6 rimy, and divers >■ others. 
 
 %%** ; And fora (much as this degree ivi placed between the fatritians or Senators 
 Vl'iTfJ' and the Plebeians or Common-people, therein it is refembledby the Knightly degree 
 ' at this day with us, which is ranked between the Nobility and Commonalty . 
 
 But though the Equeftrian Order (tanked as before) was fomewhat mfenou to 
 • 271 that of the Senate, ' yet had it the ejlcem of great authority am powei , JoraJii a 
 as it nan invefted with moji ample Honors, and almofi equal to the Senatorial! de- 
 ' ’■ Zee. And k from this Order to the height ofN^%(wh,ch refided m ^Scjatfrs) 
 
 was the way prepared : Hence, being theufual removal, to the OrdoSenator,ns 
 (I 7 mims Brutus being the firft who fupplied the Senate from the E 1 ” e ftj’ aM ‘' ^ 
 
 ■V, I.2.C.I. and upon this ground, the Emperour Alexander Sevens ( as J- A 
 
 did ca U this Degree, The Seminary or Nurfery of Senators , iodid Ferjeus is. g 
 Macedon longbefore , and for the very fame rcafon, the 
 
 illit Principer w j t h that of Knighthood among us in England, which is the next n g > 
 
 Baronage, and generally perfons of their rank and quality are made choice of to 
 
 riumSenatum, alcend Unto that Honor. „„„„„„ .Uof nn 
 
 inielelhu i» It was a Conftitution as ancient as the Reign of Tiberius theEmp 3 , 
 
 man (hould be admitted into the Eyucjlriau (W*-, " or b’”® 6”'"j ££Father and 
 M' wper.ni- right of a Cold Ring, " mile ft he mas free-born, or a Gentleman, and bvFatbe n 
 ys atani.Ui. fi ; and indeed for a long time none were e\e&ed Knights, 
 
 nAUx.abAi'r. but the belt fort of Gentlemen, and Perfonsof noble, nay fometimesKinglyEx- 
 traftion , as was the illuftrious ° Mecenas , concerning whom Veil. Paterculus 
 givesthis Charadfer 5 That he afpired no higher than mitopf .nan Order, notout 
 of an incapacity of attaining greater nutters, but that he defired them o . 
 
 J V y J Yet at length, through the corruption of times, Plebeians 
 
 o Mecunai atavv regibuf ortm Equest an( j f reed-men were too frequently received into thisDe- 
 gree * the Equeftrian Cenfi alone, ro wit theit attaining to 
 properr.iib. 3, Eleg. 8. f uch a degree of Wealth , as reached the valuation ot a 
 
 Knitht, was that which gained them this Honor, which 
 O l,„stl„, thus affirms (in his Expofition of a piece of Polybius ) P IVhomfiever. 
 
 parallel among the Knights ot this Age. oj that the civil 
 
 Toadd totheluftreof the Equejlri an Order, letus next conhder, that tne civil 
 
 affairs of the Roman Common-wealth were fometimes put under their management, 
 
 fd tLchieMofthe Knights fudges : 
 
 the Knights, Judges at R.ome, the Caufes mere pleaded and debated. And wn 
 efteem was generally fet upon their uprightnefs and juft,ce r«™^ ff forth, 
 who explicating Tome Pieces of Cicero ( wherein feveral of their excellen J g 
 ments are reported) faith, - There was then a great there an other 
 
 0 ,ammm ci- man Knights, from the integrity of their judgments. (Then that the Decu- 
 
 cer. tnc.il c mf e (2s Bud Jus notes) wherefore they were called fudges. Then that We vecu 
 
 falr-Vr rTofljndges were chofen fromamongU thofe of the Equeftrian Order 
 
 “*'■ Judge" t7not ( fe^^^ C °tul 
 
 1 T'c the Equeftrian Order, and mere reckoned among the Knights. lor th «*-W “ 
 
 » G„X (Brother to Tiberius Semproniu, Gracchus ) being Tribune of the 
 Commons, and^ ftudying how to cutty favour with the People, ^nfluded^ 
 
 * Lib. 2. 
 
 p De Re Mil. 
 Rom. c. 21 . 
 p. 240. 
 
 The Kuights 
 were judges 
 •dt Rom ,jnd 
 Prefidencs a 
 broad, 
 q Secur.il de 
 Oratore. 
 
 xTurneb. in 
 Comment, in 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Of Knighthood in genera!. 
 
 won d beft be bought about, by abater dipping the authority of the senate : - Ft.rf^ 
 He thereupon preferred famongft others ) a Law, that Y fix hundred Jhould be ’ Hifl R mi. 
 chofen out of the Equeftrian Order, into the Senate (which'then Confided but of' 60 J' dc , 
 three hundred)***# ofdeftgnto make the rotes of the Knights double to thofe of the 
 Senators 5 by which means, he*tookaway from the Senate their authortv of fit- ^ nem 
 ting in judgment, and appropriated it to the Equeftrian Order. But <> Floras 
 notes withal, that this pioved a means to corrupt the Knights ; between whom ex C u 'i° ,n o- 
 and the Senate, there was at that time a goodcorrefpondence. “f" 5 "*"- 
 
 For itfeems, thofe who were hereupon chofen into the Senate , did fo mifbe- “ ' 
 
 have themfelves in the execution of their powers, at lead, fo kept under the 
 Senators authority, that they gave very great drftaft unto them; infomuch, as 
 not long after by tbe'affiftanceof M. Lucius Drafts, then Tribuneof the Tootle, • Fhr 
 their former prerogative Was again tranfiated, from the Equeftrian Order, to them- l -V=-, 
 felves; for he made Legem Jucliciariam, whereby not only an J equal number of - r . t ■ 
 Judges fhouU be elefted, out of both Orders, but that'all Judgments lliould tW. P . 2 , 7 
 pafsj indifferently and equally., by the Senate and Equejlrian Order. Hereupon Cuero -^ e ^ rat * 
 the power of the Knights grew lets and left, until it fhrunk to nothing ; fo that -fi or. Epir 
 at length, the Judges places which they before had executed, became conferrable 
 upon the Publicans. 
 
 But half a Century of years pafs’d not, ere f M. Cicero when Conful (which 
 was Anno ab Vrbe Condita 5 690) re-ejlablijhed the Equeftrian Order, and recon- 8 Fatior. fom. 
 tiled the Senate to it. AndMiom hence « the Knights were (a fecond time) efla- l ,'/ ubfi " em - 
 blijhed the vh,rot degree rn^nc, ana ate Aits pajffid in the name oj the Senate, the t‘ UmFlin. 
 People of Rome, and the Equeftrian Order; the lame Pliny giving the reafon why k l 
 the Knights were then fo placed after th 0 People, in all publick inftruments *be- 
 cattfe they were laft of all incorporated into the body of the Common-wealth. ’ 
 
 As to the Dignities and Honors the Or* Equeftris enjoyed abroad we find 
 that many Provinces were governed ■” by fame of the Equeftrian Order alone, in- ... , „ 
 
 Jlcad of Preftdentsi for in Cappadocia, Egypt,and other Countries, thofe of the Fane- lexelfDili- 
 firian Order did for a long time rule; among whom Egypt had this peculiar and' 2 '"?' 
 proper to it felf, that none of the Senators wereadmitted to be her Prefidents 
 » but only thofe of the Equeftrian Order. Whofe Decrees Auguflus Commanded O bid 
 to be had in like efteem, • as if the Magistrates of Rome, or Kings, or Con fids, or • ib. 
 
 Tr fetors , had pronoimced them. J 
 
 Asanote of Eminence, to their Names and Honors, they had the Titles ofTheyw^cal- 
 Splencudi and Illujires, beftowed upon them ; both which are equivalent to that ' cA s d a ’T’‘t ' 
 of Nobiles For fOppius xalls them splendid!, & Uluftres. Tacitus deferibing the SS!"' 
 affairs of Claudius, (files them Mo Illujires. Pliny givesthemthe Title of 
 di, and fo doth 'Cicero. There isan infeription neer Frstnefie which puts itin the 
 fuperlative, for fo Scaliger reads it, in his Index to Janus Gruterns Infcriptions. 
 
 f A. MUNrO. A. F. 
 
 MIN. EVARISTO. 
 
 SPL. EQ^ R. PAT. COL. 
 
 OMNIBtlS. HONOR. 
 
 NITJDE. FUNCTO. &c. 
 
 And in tne Oration of Cains Claudius the Conful , touching a Sedition raifed 
 by Cefo ghtintius, they are called t modi ficredKnights. ,. £{l , 
 
 But belides other priviledges belonging to the Equejlrian Order, whereby it 
 was advanced above the Plebeian, there is yet this one to be here remembred to m Ti Halh ?’I 
 Wit, that of their Seats in the Theatre. 2 
 
 Of this priviledge, thechiefeft Author is tboughtto be Julius Ca>far, or Augu- 1 
 fins ; that Law being called Julia. But it is more probably affirmed by others, 
 that long before them, » L. Kofcius, being Tribune of the People, brought in a law, * F hr. Epit. 
 that the fourteen next feats (,. e. next tothofe of the Senators) jhould be alflgnedto '■ «■ 
 tne Roman Knights; which is further confirmed by » Cicero who calls it Rofcian s. Thjm .. 
 Law. And yet far more ancient is it (even in the reign of Tarquinius Prifcus) ' 
 
 that x Livy affigns them Seats with the Senators^ in the Circus Maximus^ and 
 
 0 for 
 
 vil 
 
 q Lib. EpifloU . 
 
 L 
 
 Epijl, 6 , 
 
 Epifl. 2$. 
 l L 2. De FinU 
 bus. 
 
 f Vid. Infer ippf 
 Antiq. Vrbis 
 Rom. per Janl 
 Cruter. p. 440a 
 mm. 1. 
 
-- 
 
 io 
 
 They had a 
 Colledgc. 
 
 yj/n. Gruter. 
 Irfcr. Rom. p. 
 44. mm. i» 
 
 And Ti’mptet 
 
 fc 'd tO 
 the F.’iuejt'ian 
 Fvtune 
 1 Alex ah Alex. 
 Gen. Dier. 1 . i. 
 c.13. 
 
 a Annal.l.^-fub 
 
 finem. 
 
 *Lib.tfl.c.$. 
 Anno V. c.578 
 
 Their Title 
 preferved by 
 Infcriptions 
 and Coins. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 c Viiefii Nuttl; 
 y.apud Gruter. 
 Infcrip.p. 493* 
 
 *Vtde Rofm. 
 Antiq. Rom. 
 /.10.C.7. 
 
 * P. Saloniui 
 alternis prope _ 
 Minis Tri- 
 bum* milinm , 
 primus Cen- 
 rurioerat,quern 
 nunc Primopili 
 appellant, l. 7. 
 e.41. 
 
 for the"vcry lamelife and end ; namely,to.fit and view the Plays and Shews there 
 
 CX As an Honor to their Society, the Roman Knights had a Colledgc belonging 
 to them, called Collegium Equitum ; as it appears by an Altar of Stone at Coloigne 
 in German*, which one of their Order, who bore the title of Moderator of that 
 C.olledge (as Scaliger reads it) had dedicated to Hercules, and thus lufcribcd, 
 
 1 HERCULI 
 I ANVARINIVS 
 MODERAT. COL. 
 
 E Q_V IT V M. D. D. 
 
 We find that in feveral places there were Temples dedicated to the Goddefs 
 Fortune, under the Tide of this Order, or*. Equefiri Fortune. 
 
 That anciently at Rome,w as erefted * neer the Marble theatre : but it feems 1 o 
 have been decayed, or at leaft not vifited, in Tiberius his days: for Tactus ta¬ 
 king notice of a Prefent, which the Roman Knights had vowed to the Equeftnan 
 f ortune, for the health of the Emprefs, faith, * Although there weremany Temples 
 dedicated to that Goddefs in Rome, neverthelefs there was none which bore that 
 Name i but there was one found at Antium/c called, where file was worjhtppedunder 
 
 alfo makes mention of another Temple, confecrated to ^t Equeflrian For- 
 u„X vruhuus Places, Froconjhl ... Spain: beeaule through the extraordinary 
 Valor ^of fome of the Equejirian Order, under his command, he had obtain d a 
 memorable Victory over the Celtiberians. 
 
 In the hft place let usobferve, that as it was the great ambition of the Romans 
 to make ufe of all means they could invent, to eternize the glory of their Re¬ 
 nown *fo iu particular did the Equites among them, account the Honor of their 
 rtre/er "worthy remembrance in their publ.ck Marbles 5 as is moft apparent from 
 Cur,dv 7 l»rrriptions thereupon, to the end that the Honor of their Dignity might 
 not only fpread, but happily be tranfmitted and revived to future Ages, when 
 therafelves (hould be forgotten,, or all other Writings perilh. 
 
 One of which Marbles (though defeftive in the name of the Perfin to whom 
 it related, vet compleat enough in the memorial ot his Dignities ) remaineth 
 a private H oufeat Ticenum, or in modern language Stuigagha, ut la Marcadell 
 Ancona, bearing this Infcription. 
 
 < p.F.-A. PRIMOPILO. 
 
 " SPECTATAE. VIRTVTIS. 
 
 EQVESTRIS. ORD1NIS. V. 
 
 PATRIBVS ET PLEBI GRATO. 
 
 OB GRATAM ADOLESCENTIS 1NDOLEM. 
 
 BENE MERITAM SAXV^ DEDIT. 
 
 Bv this Infcription it further appears, thatthis Noble Terfon was not only of 
 
 and that we may underftand the greatnefs of his tn.fi:, he was 
 Council, and, as may be collefted ^ 
 
 higher Dignity, than the Tribune, though otherwiie the Cent E 
 
 is to be feen at Rome, in the Flamiman waj , and is as follow • M. VA- 
 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 i x 
 
 fM. VALER.ro. M. F. PAL. 
 
 f InfcripXSntt. 
 >• 478 . 
 
 AMERIMNIANO. 47 
 
 VIXlT ANNIS XVH MENSIB. 
 
 VIII. DIEBVS DVOBVS. HOR. X. 
 
 M. VALERIVS. M. F. 
 
 AMERIMNVS. 
 
 PATER InFELICISSIMVS. 
 
 FILIO SANCTISSIMO ET PIENTISS1MO FEClT. 
 
 NATVS EQVES ROMANVS IN VICO IVGARIO. 
 
 What is herein obfervable to our purpofe, is only out of the words Natus Eques 
 Romanos , which tells us, that this young M. Valerios, for whom the Infcription 
 was made, was born a Roman Knight. 
 
 And to give light to this phrafe, give us leave to borrow the affiftance of s Ca- trahEpiO 
 lepinc ("being next at hand) who notes, that the Romans didcall thofe, whowere 
 advanced tothe EqoejlrinnDignity, or were defcended from fome o f ' the E.yte- 
 firian Order , Knights. And left this be not cleer enough fpoken by him/ or 
 that the words need further explication, he fin the fame place) tells us, that the 
 Latinc vse,,i„• J ... , 1 ,,. Yniabtlv ’i)r L nitj!. uferl three kinds of fpeech, 
 
 ■via,, (i.) Eques [for a Knight.] (a.) Equejiris Urdu ffur one of the Eqoefirian Or¬ 
 der.'] (3.) Eqoejlri loco natus [for one born or defcended from an Eqoefirian Fa¬ 
 mily.] which, whether they do fignifie the fame, or whether they differ, and 
 how far, we f faith he) muftconfider. 
 
 For thefirft, wholoever is called a Knight, the fame is,, and is called one of 
 the Eaueflrian Order ; and contrariwife, whofoever is, and 
 
 bom of a Father that isa senator , he isa Knight indeed,but ^vdidkamuttStMtiniimur. 
 not extracted from an Eqoefirian Family. 
 
 And hence it is evident, that M. Valerius the Father(whocaufedthis Fpitaph to 
 be inferibed) was then no Senator, but a Knight, and of the FqncSlrian order, 
 though not noted With that Title in the Infcription; and confequentR. t. r his 
 Son Valerios might therefore juftly be laid to be Natos Eqoes Romanos. For u lien 
 once aman was admitted into the Eqoefirian Dignity, the appellation of Fquesbe- 
 longed, and wasaccuftomably given to all his male ifliie, who kept that Title, 
 until they were advanced info the senate,or d egraded for forne mildemeahour. 
 
 And tti 'm Aiarblesfio in Coyns,ate there memorials left ns, of this ancient Order. 
 h Offavios Str.ida exhibits one of Drofits, the Son of the Emperor Tiberius, by *DiVitit tm- 
 Agrippina-, on the one fide is the- Effigies of this Dntfiis, thus circumfcrib’d P trot. t*i. *t. 
 NERONI CLAVOIO DRVSO GERM. COS. DESTGNAT. And on the re- 
 verfe is this Infcription (which takes up all the middle of the Coyn) E(WE¬ 
 STER ORDO PRINGIPI JVVENTVTIS. From whence we learn, that the 
 body of the Eqoefirian Order did at this time offer the;r fervice to Drofits ; he 
 having then obtained the appellation of Frinceps Juventutis. 
 
 ' ('] Adolphus Occo fets forth two Coyns, the oneof Gold, the other of Silver, ‘ Imptr. turn. 
 both whicharein all particulars the fame with this already difeourfed of, and Ku ™f' n -t-' lS 
 infertsthem among thofe belonging to the Emperor Nero-, andfo doth Hubertus 
 Coltzius in his t Thefaurus. mJ‘T 
 
 We doubt that strada hath mifplaced that Coyn above-mentioned, in regard 
 we meet with no Infcriptions upon Coyns, or other publick Monuments, either in 
 Occo, Goltzius, Angelo mis, dr elfewhere, that gives to Brofos the Son of Tiberius, 
 any other Name or Title, than Drofits Ceefiar Tiberii Aognfii Filius-, but to Nero 
 (before he was made Emperor ) the names of Nero Claudios Drofits Germinicus, 
 
 are frequently attributed. 
 
 C 2 
 
 ’Tis 
 
- 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Ch i 
 
 I. 
 
 1 Vi A. Numifm. 
 Imp. Rom. Ci i* 
 roli Vucis Croy- 
 iaci tfyArfebot. 
 Tab. 17. Hum. 
 17. vide etiam 
 Numif.ejufdem 
 ducts Croyiaci 
 per Hemelar. 
 edit. Antuerp. 
 1627.746.4. 
 Hum. 8. 
 w Imp. Rom. 
 Nnmifp.% lit 
 D La Hijioria 
 1.217. 
 
 ’Tistrue the very fame names of Nero Claudius Germanicus a real! (lamped upon 
 the Coyns of Drufus , Brother of Tiberius the Emperor 5 but there the Head 
 is crowned with 1 Laurel, which Drafts the Son of Tiberius wanted, and the Face 
 made older in all places, than that let forth by O#. strada , ("which indeed is a 
 perfeft juvenile Effigies)nor hath this Drufus the Brother of Tiberim, the 1 ideot 
 rrinceps juvcntutis, any where given to him, but that of Iiuperator only, added 
 
 at the end of his Names. , . . , 
 
 m Befides thefe, we are beholding to Occo, for the defcription, and to Fr. An- 
 e dorms, for the Eftyp of another Coyn, appertaining to Commodus , the Son ot 
 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus , on vvhofe Reverfe is to be feen the: aforementioned 
 Infcription, viz. EQVESTER ORDO PRINCIPI IVVENTVT. it being 
 ftamped when Commodus had the like addrefs made to him from the Fijtiejlnan Or¬ 
 der, he having then alfo attained that attribute of Trinceps juventutis. 
 
 And thus have we let in a glimps of the Fquefirian Order, eftabhlhed among 
 the Romans, with its Dignity and Honors, which for many Ages tiourilne in 
 great glory and reputation; it being the continual care of that famous ation, 
 to preferve, partly, the Fame of valiant men to pofcerity,by the memory ot tien 
 noble Afts; and partly, to ftir up the fpirits of the younger fort, to the imitation 
 
 of their Virtue ; upon whom the glory of their Anceftors might have uc an in 
 
 fluence, as to make them eagerly contend for the attainment of a li t egree o 
 Honor, by proportionate degrees of virtue and Noble deeds. All which we rav 
 
 , ; ' 1 r 1 -i n ... r.av _ vtoTc. ze-ichtU Honors, 
 
 thought l-cquillte to brine, in by way a-.*.-.., * a 
 
 that afterwards fucceeded in the world. _ , 
 
 What we have further to fay inthis Chapter, Rail be to touch Upon thofe de¬ 
 grees of Knighthood, which have been perfonal, and obtained by Creation only, 
 fafter filch time as the French Empire took beginning) and are, or may be com¬ 
 prehended, under the modern Title of Equites Aurati, or Milites fimpliees, (be¬ 
 ing indeed all of one nature, albeit they received feveral denominations, from 
 thofe various Enfigns of Honor, and Ceremonies of Creation, wherewith the 
 Dimity hath been in feveral Ages fince particularly bellowed) and asthisEywe- 
 ftrian Dignity is diftinguilhed from the feveral Orders of Chevalry inftituted in 
 Chriftendom, whether they be of greater or lefs note, who have receivedtheir 
 Titles as Knights, ufed together with that of their peculiar Orders, which dijter- 
 enceth them from thofe we call Milites fimpliees. In the circumftances ot whole 
 Creation, we confefs that nothing in the Ordo Equeftris among the ancient Ro¬ 
 mms hath place, though that might well be the ground and original of the Dig¬ 
 nity, undone common end in both ; namely,thepurftiit of military exploits and 
 fervice in the Wars. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the modern Degrees of Knighthood. 
 
 Knights eirt A ND firft, concerning thofe whom fomecall Monozoni, that is, Knights be- 
 
 with the mill- girt with the Military Girdle 5 a cuftom devolved to the Germans 5 an 
 
 tary Belt. cauls, from ancient time, and from them to later Ages. 
 
 •Gtoffir. A<- Our learned Countryman Sir Henry spelman notes, • That the later Emperors 
 ,hiitkt.vau co „f err 'd th e Dignity of Knighthood with the military Girdle, rnjtead oj all other 
 Arms ; becaufe that part, more eminent amongU them, girdeth, JfPP^th, and 
 • Titltitf m- adorneth the reft. Whence our learned Selden calls this girding, rthe mojt ejjenUal 
 mr.f. 451. part of the Ceremouy.Nor do we find,that among the various Ceremonies belonging 
 
 to Knighthood,there have been any (to the later ages) that hath continued locon- 
 ftant and frequent in pra&ice, as the endowing with Girdle and Smord : Orna¬ 
 ments indeed molt proper to the Knightly Dignity, and marks of Honor and Virtue^ 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 '3 
 
 ich} 
 
 with which the Statues and Portraitures of Knights have been adorned after dea 
 as may be feen on divers of their Monuments and Grave-Stones 
 
 For as at this day, Knights are in Tome places (tiled Elites''Aurati, from the 
 goUen spurs, heretofore put on at their Creation; fo were they more anciently 
 Cingulo mint (in donati 5 or (according to the old word ufed 
 
 by Braffionf) f Ring# Gladiis 5 in regard that when any one enim , ex eo quod Renes 
 
 was Knighted, he was not (as in this Age) only fmitten with 
 
 the Swords but inveited with Sword and Belt. Nor is this Coilfuctu d. regni Anglia', lib. z. cap. 8. 
 Ceremony wholly loft, fince it is retained among thofe, ap- “™' ! ' 
 pointed to be ufed at the creating our Knights of the Bath', who are to be girt 
 withasiiwi-d and Belt., when they receive the aforefaid Honor, as the old for¬ 
 mulary thus hath it. ‘ttfjm (hall ifje King, of Us great fatioucdahe the ©iuijd ' D,i ei al! ’ !/<n - 
 
 anD girt) the GEfqutce tijerctouh. tye * "?■°f 
 
 In the fecond place ftaking leave to rank thofe following degrees of Knight- KrigL b»- 
 hood here mentioned, according to their antiquity, not the precedence they chdori - 
 have fince gained) the BaccaUurei or Knights Batchelors , are to be confidr-r- 
 ed; who are alfo indifferently ftiled chevaliers, Milites, Enmtes Jnr.it: and 
 Knights. ■ x 
 
 This degree is truly accounted with us -thefirft of all military dignity , and * Primi r E . 
 the buys and foundation of all Honors m our Nation 5 and is certainly derived from <l u « Bacca- 
 
 SatSa sftsa^sttnisSRr snsa Sst* f ' z — s; - 
 
 u^dj uiftead of endowing with the Swordmd Belt (efpecially in t.mesoT Wa 'or 
 inhafte) as an initiation into the Military Order-, fo on the contrarv T’ ’ Han ~ 
 
 ufual, nowadays, for the Prince, at leaft Cladio, if not Cingula do Jure l for he of- Z-mTZ 
 centimes belrows the Sword upon the perfon whom he Knighteth JiUR.p. 145. 
 
 The Elites had the Epithete of » Aurafi given them, from‘the pri viledge of vM.mauun- 
 wearing Gold upon their Swords and Spurs ; and the 265 Knights, created upon tis aureis. Mi- 
 Hadrians Bridge at Romo, by Frederick, the Third, Emperor of German) the , 8 n?A 0 rif T 5 
 oh March, AnnoDom.^t. as he proceeded to the Cathedral ChuXf« 7 ^ 
 de Lateral, to be crowned, are by * Ciacomus called Equites Aurati ; and were in- 
 deednoother than Knights Batchelors 5 fuch were alfo they Italian and German 
 Knights^ created in the fame place, by s igifmond the Emperour, on Whit fund iv ^ imnu Pm 'f- 
 ,45a. as he went to the Lateran from the Vatican, where he had received his ‘ptita * 
 Crown rrom Pope Eugenius the Fourth. vuis Pontif. 
 
 And here we have an occafion offer'd, to infert the diftinftion which Andrew 
 Tiraquel tpwts between thofe Knights, who are, and who are not noble before they 
 receive that dignity ; allowing the later the Title of Equites Aurati, and to the 
 former that of Milites. * For (faith he) it is to be obferved, that thofe whom roc in ‘TnNMl.Hl. 
 the French Tongue call Chevaliers, were made noble ajfbon as they attain’d that dio- 1 ^’’^ 
 mty even though they were not fuels before, yetthey were not called Milites, contnrv 
 to the portion of all Interpreters of the Law: but fuels as fpcaf properly, have cal- 
 ledthem Equites Auratos. Which appellation >■ Francifcus Philelphius did firftof ‘**4. 
 all find out, and Bebellms in his Commentary De abufionc lingua-, brings many E tffed ail 
 things agamft the Interpreters, who call thofe (that are not noble before their ^ 
 Creation) Milt tes. 
 
 . Somewhat to like purpofe would 0U r learned spelman deduce from theaddi- 
 tion of T Aurati, conceiving it introduced ad diftinguendum Equitem ritu honoraria ‘ GUff. Anhai- 
 inJtitutUM, ab inhonorato ijhufmodi ; and by him made applicable to the Nea- ° ,ot ‘ v<ri ° 
 pol,tan Gentlemen, (ufually called Cavalier,) who ate all ftiled Equites though ^ 
 
 they never have attained the Knightly dignity. 1 ° 
 
 Thirdly concerning theT>„ ? ^ Banerets, a Title beftowed on fuch who had (Wghs&ne- 
 fo well deferved mtheVVars, that they were afterwards permitted to ulb he rcI! ' 
 
 Vex,ilum qnadratom, or a fquare Banner; whence they were truly called Equites 
 “ BaKiere ^ tomthe Dutch word J lSanerbcrc , Lord, or Ma- 
 
 Our learned e Cambden derives theoriginal of this Knightly dignity among us, * l-Bri 
 not higher than thereof King Edward the Third, and believes him to be the W ' 
 
 firft 
 
•4 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. 1. 
 
 firft Initiator thereof, and this honorable Title to be then firft de vifed, in recom- 
 pence of martial provvefs; a recital of which dignity received is mentioned in 
 fp«r. jo.e. 5. a f Patent, whereby that King grants to John Coupland, for *e maintenance 
 par. 2. mem- thereof five hundred pounds per annum out of his Exchequer, tobe re y 
 
 i,, m and his Heirs; and this was for his good fervice performed, in takings Da- 
 Yw *d the Second, King of Scots, Prifoner, at the Battel of N evil* Crofs neer 
 Durham. But feme few years before the Creation of Sir John Copland, there is 
 mention alfo in the Patent R oils of * Sir Reignald Cobham, and || Sir William de la 
 Poole bothBanerets: And doubtlefs the Title and Dignity was much more an- 
 [|. cient’with us (as well as in' 1 France ) for in our perutalof the Accounts of thegreat 
 
 s ’ u - lyirdrobc we find fuch like Rohes allowed to feveral perfons made Knights, as 
 ' were appointed ufually for the Creation of Banerets, and this before the re,|n 
 of King Lira,v/the Third, which implies,that there was then a J 
 
 , hood fo called, amongft us- Forinftan cc,‘Gerardo de la Bret, ad apparatumjuum 
 
 pro Militia, Unquampro Baneretto, h Rege fffeipienda,&c. viz. ad 
 vhfUUcan. V . a f cer which is fet down the particular Robes, and other Ornamen , 
 20 ' £ ' 2 - appointed for his Creation 5 and then it follows, Conjimilem apparatus habucrant 
 fibferipti , viz. 
 
 Hug. de Courtney. 
 
 Rad. de IVylington. 
 Rad. Danbeney. 
 
 Joh. de mllouby. 
 
 Edro. Stradling. 
 
 Rad. Barode Stafford. 
 Joh.de Monies. 
 
 Will, de Percy. 
 
 Gerard de Infuld. 
 
 Tet*Breton. 
 
 Reg. le stratum. 
 
 Erntne de rotes. 
 Joh. de Neville. 
 Gerard de FraJJyns. 
 Willed de Ciply. 
 Mnled de Blefey. 
 Difram de Keney. 
 
 Viz. Singuli eo - 
 rum 1 aliquant 
 pro Baneretto. 
 
 k CEx Comp. 
 1 c prsd. Tho. 
 “ Vfejtet. 
 
 n GloJJ". Archau 
 verbo Banerett. 
 vide etiitm 4. 
 part.Inftit.p. 6 . 
 
 a Ex Brevt R 
 Ed. i. penes 
 Rem.Regis in 
 Scacc. 
 
 p Mills Catal. 
 of Honor p. 80. 
 
 ’(G/ojf At- 
 { <cbaiol. ver- 
 , / bo Buneret. 
 
 In like manner in the preceding year have we met with an account Robes, 
 
 given to k James Botiller of Ireland , adapparatum fium, pro fi novo Mi, ej n 
 do,tanqual Baneretto; as alfo to 
 
 So alfo An. 18.E.2. to Hugo de Toynts, and Hugo de Plejey , ant, A>,». ‘ 
 
 Raymttnd Durant. And our learned Upbro O'*f ‘a % X ^ 0 (B a neret ^ 
 n John de Crttntbwell, written with the addition and Title of *;'« • ; 
 
 J But thatthis Dignity was yet moreancient m England, is \^ ecUrk 
 
 from a Writ of King FtfoW the Firft,under the Privy Seal, dneiftec. to theuwj. 
 ofThe 3 Wardrobe, toLrnilh Thomas Bardolf tvith 
 W^Baneret; he being to receive the honor 
 
 nent folemnity, when Edvard of Caernarvon, the Kings cldeft Son, was made 
 
 Angli* non,inns Hibernian & Dux ^“^la- 
 
 leSo nobis Radulpho de Stoke Clericomagns ^^^J^temappa- 
 tntts vobk, quod diledo nobis Thom* Bardolf tanquam Baneretto rto PP 
 
 rantin, prol novo Milite faciendoadfefitim Pentecojies proximo ftdurum inCo^ 
 twa Edwardi filii nofiri 4 «riffmi habere, de done nojlrofi c,at ' ! - £ * bprivtt0 
 inde in compoto veftro debitan.t allocationem b f ere J aCU ’"ff.^r t Jo quarto. 
 Sigillo nojlro a pud Wolvefeye tertio die Mat,, Anno Regm nojlrt Tncjltmto 
 ThisDeeree of Honor is p efteemed thelaft among the greateft,®*. -NoM,m 
 
 ^-foTthelrftwiththofeofthefecondrank 
 
 between the and the other Knights, mW ic_ P B ^ to t he end he 
 
 might te^fo^diffeLnced^fmm^the'greater^ namely, the Li®, to whom properly 
 
 diiplayed; betides, [he bears his own Banner m the held, whtle the Knignt 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 
 Batchelor follows that which is an.olhers, which evidently (hews the Dignity to 
 be of a higher nature; neverthelefs, Sir Henry spelanan notes, this not to be 
 dilhonourable, fince the Emperor 'Maxi mil,an waspleafed-to fcrve in the Wars 
 under the Banner of our King Henry the Eighth, in the “quality of his Soldier’ 
 in theCamp before Term* m France, wearing the Crofs of St. George, and re- * him*- 
 cei ving the pay ot one hundred Crowns a day. * tred'mneur 
 
 the Knight Baneret was he who had fo many Gentlemen, his fervants. at command ‘'“M’-fi- 
 
 asthat he could raife a Banner, and make up a Company of Soldiers to hemiin’ ° J h ;’ M ‘« 
 tained at his Table, and their wages paid out of h£ ol Purfe: Int the^ I ~ ^ 
 Batchelor he, who had not fervants lufficient to lead to the War at his own clnrne «"'/»* ‘‘ , ' no 
 but marched under the Banner of forne other. • Thefe two degrees of HonoiTfanh ZyTmul 
 hej were aho dtlhnguiftied by their W ages, in regard that a Knight Baneret had 
 twenty Sols per die,,, to difpend, the Knight Batchelor ten, and the Ffmire brntti™' 
 hve; proportionable hereunto is that which Mr. Sclden notes out of the Ward- 
 robe accounts, au.\.E. 2. rThat the Banerets wages by the day was four {hillino-s '"‘f- 
 the Knights two (hillings, and the Efqmres onefhilling. 7 ^ 5 
 
 Next unto the Knights Bamrets, we (hall fpcak of Knights of the Bath ; Knight, of ’the 
 which is a degree that hath the Invefttture and Title of a Knight, with an additio- Eat!l - 
 nal denomination, derived from part of the Ceremony of his Creation ' 
 
 k is the mod: received opinion, that our King Henry the Fourth, fin t inftituted 
 
 making an rfp.dal ctote of fich a, he C.oueil, 
 ttion, or confideration of their lervice or deferts. 
 
 Andashedefigned them to attend him in the Ceremonies ofhis Coronation 
 then at hand, fo did he retain them neerer unto his perfon; thereby Teeming to 
 honor themwithamorefamiliar conlociation, thanhevouchfafed torhe «- 8 / 
 
 Batchelors. ^nigKts 
 
 But if the Ceremonies and circumdances of their Creation be well confidered 
 it will appear that this King didnot inftitute, but rather reftore, the ancient man¬ 
 ner of making Knights ; and confequently, that the Knights of the Bath are in 
 truth no other than Knights Batchelors, that is to fay, fuch as are created with 
 thofe Ceremonies wherewith Knights Batchelors were formerly created by Ec - 
 clefiafticks ; but fome of them having been for a long time laid afide with u-’ 
 were then brought again into ufe, and made peculiar to the Degree of Knidi’s ' 
 of the Bath , and fincc continued to them, upon fome folemn and great oc- 
 cafion. 6 
 
 At the firft view, this Degree looks like a peculiar and diftinft Order of Knight¬ 
 hood, and may perhaps (by fome) be thought more fit to be (pokenof in the third 
 Chapter rather than here: But it cannot properly and juftly be fo accounted if 
 we confider, thatthey have not e ther Statutes or Laws afiigned them nor are 
 they m cafe of vacancy fupplied; (which are the efl'entials of difrincl Orders' i 
 not do they wear their Robes beyond the time of that occalion upon which thev 
 were created; as chiefly the Coronation of Kings and Queens of England, or 
 otherwifethe Creation of a Prince of Wales, Duke of Totf, and the like, where¬ 
 to alfo is to be confidered, that their Number hath been uncertain, and always at 
 the plea! ure of the King, y 
 
 Andrew Favin willhaw thefe Knights to be otherwife called ‘Knights of the 
 Crait-B, became (faith he) to diftingmlh them from Efqnires, they wear upon £ "«*« u 
 then■left flioulders anEfcutcheon of BlackSilk, with three Crownsof Gold em- 5 ' c ‘ a ' 
 bi 01 del ed thereon. But this isagreatmiftake, for itisnot found thatfuch or 
 indeed any other Badge, was at any time (after that manner) ufed by them fave 
 only a Silk Lace; but the Jewel worn, to be known by, is made of Cold con¬ 
 taining three Crowns with this Motto, Tria junQa in „na, and hanging down 
 Undei the left arm at a Carnation Fvibbon worn crofs the body 
 
 This leads us to the confideration of another Degree among us here in Eng- Baronet. 
 land, namely, Baronets , who feem to be allied to Knighthood, by having granted 
 
 to 
 
1 6 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
 ‘r«e 
 
 •Rot.Pat. an 
 lo.Jac.pars 
 io. m, 8. 
 
 { Seld Tit', of 
 Hon.p.%27. 
 
 tRot. Pat.i 
 Jac.pars io, 
 
 'Titlesof Ho¬ 
 nor p. 842. 
 
 * Hrylins Cof- 
 yiogr. printed 
 1652./. l.J>. 
 
 30 5. 
 
 k Ex JfS.rn 0/- 
 
 fic. Armor 
 IL.iffil. 25. 
 
 to them the addition of sir to be fet beforetheir Names; but At. Title gives 
 not the Dignity of Knighthood , nor can any of them be properly lbled Knights, 
 
 until they be aftually knighted. „ , 
 
 It is a Degree but of a late ere£lion,to wit,in the ninth year ofKing James, and 
 the grant thereof made only by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England, 
 a Copy of one of which is tranfcribed into the* Titles of Honor. This Honor is 
 made hereditary to them, and the Heirs males of their bodies lawfully begotten, 
 for ever; and by a fubfequent Decree of the Cud King, precedence is granted 
 to them before all Banerets, 'except fuch as fhould be made by the King, his 
 Heirs, and Succcjfors, under his or their Standard difplaid in an Army royal, m 
 open War, and the King perfonally prefent; and next unto and immediately al¬ 
 ter the younger Sons of Vi founts and Barons. 
 
 The ground for eredting this Degree (as appears by the Inftruftions 
 given toth eCommijfioners appointed to treat about this anairj was part ) tir 
 tial 5 for though themfelves were not enjoined perfonal fervice in the ars, }c 
 the motive of this Honor was a certain contribution from each Baronet, to main- 
 tain thirty Foot Soldiers, for threeyears in Ireland (after'therate o, eight pence 
 a day J for the defence of that Kingdom; and chiefly to fecure the Plantation in 
 
 the Province of VIJier. , , c 
 
 Their Qualifications were, that at leaf! they fhould be defeended from a 
 Grandfather, on the Fathers fide, that bore Arms,and had a Revenue of one tnou- 
 fand pounds per annum, of Lands cf inh, r"■" . " r , '“ n ' " , f n 
 
 Rents, as good as one thoufand pounds a year of improved Lands, or atleaft 
 two parts of three,to the faid value in pollcffion,and the other third part in rever- 
 fion expeftant, upon one life only held in Jointure. ,, _ 
 
 The year after the firft Patent paft, King James was pleated to addeTome new 
 Priviledges and Ornaments to this Degree, namely s to Knight thofe Baronets 
 already made, that were no Knights, as alfo fuch as fhould be afterwards crea¬ 
 ted and the Heirs males of their bodies, when they attained the age of one and 
 twenty years; that the Baronets and their Defendants might bear either in Can¬ 
 ton, or in an Inefcutcheon the Arms of Vljier, and further, to have place m the 
 Armies of the King, and his Heirs and Succejfors , in the grofs, neer about the 
 Royal Standard, for defence of the fame. 
 
 Since the Inftitution of Baronets in England; there have been made divers in 
 ■ h Ireland, after the like form. And the Knights of ‘ Nova Scotia in the IVeJt- 
 Indies, were ordained, in imitation of Baronets in England , by the fa id King 
 James, anno Dorn. 1622. and upon a likedefign ; to wit the planting of that 
 Country by Scotch Colonies , and the Degree made likewife hereditary. 
 
 Thefe later have the priviledge to wear an Orange-tawny Ribbon , as a badge 
 of Honor, to diftinguifh them from other Knights : and it appears by a Letter 
 from Henry Earl of Holland, dated the 29. of June 1627. and diredfed to the 
 Officers of Arms, thatthere was fomeintention to move his then Majeltry to1 de¬ 
 clare his pleafure, that all Baronets and Knights Batchelors might wear in Ribbons 
 of feveral colours, fom e Badge or Jewel, to diftinguifh the one from the other 
 and both from perfons of inferiour quality, in fuch fort asdid the - Knights of the 
 Bath ; to which end, he defired their opinion, touching thefitnefs and convem- 
 
 Which Officers, from precedents of the differences and marks fet upon Robes 
 belonging to feveral Degrees of Nobility and Honor , and from the Lnligns and 
 Ornaments of Knighthood, tried for diftinftions fake, both at home an^ a > 
 beingefteemed as peculiar marks of soveraignty'm the Giver, and emmen 
 of Honor in the Receiver; grounded their opinion, that fuch Ornaments tod.- 
 ftinftion of thofe two Degrees, namely of Baronets and Knights Batchelors, were 
 no way unfit or inconvenient, either to his faid Majefty, or to ns u J e - s • 
 it Teems, there was nothing further done in this matter. . 
 
 We (hall conclude this SeUion with a general obfervation, which relates to 
 the conferring of Knightly Honor; That Kwyrand Princes have m no1 Age li¬ 
 mited themfelves, or confin'd their beftowing of this Dignity to Martiahjts 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 *7 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 alone, who profefs Arras,and give themfelves to the exercife of Military Virtue 
 as it was in its original Inflitution, are;, a Military Employments inafmuch as men 
 of the long Robe, and fuch as have dedicated themfelves to the managery ofCi 
 vil Affairs, through their great worth and defert in that kind, have fo well merit¬ 
 ed of theii Prince and Country , as to be thought worthy to (hare with thole of 
 the Jhort Robe, in having this Honor conferr’d on them. 
 
 1 Lib.y^x. I* 
 fubfinem. 
 
 m P emfter in 
 Rofin. p. 94. 
 
 n Turneb.ani- 
 madv. in RuU 
 lnm: Petri Ra* 
 mi Comment. 
 p.76. 
 
 oL.^.c.z. 
 p De re mil. 
 Rom.p.iii. 
 
 SECT, v, 
 
 7 he Etymologie of Eques, Miles, Chevalier, Ritter, and Sir. 
 
 W E have obferved before, that the Grecian Captains had a Title of Ho-1. Eques. 
 
 nor m their Language, equivalent to the fignification of Eques in the La- 
 ttn, to which a Horfi gave the denomination ; we (hall here further add fit be- 
 ! fiedb y that the Title of Eques, given and appropriate to the Ordo 
 
 EqiieJ r/j-among the ancient Romans , as a name of Title and Dignity, was at firft 
 like wile derived from Equus a Horfi 5 and indeed it is a proper and fignificant 
 
 Horie?2w fe^V tMck. 
 
 of the Ceremony, whereby this Honor became conferred wisfew 
 Horfi, bellowed on them at the Publick Charge 5 of which more anon Itf 
 ancient times (faith ” furnebus) they mho received pay, upon the account of a tubf J 
 Horfi, mere called Equites. And the Legionary Soldiers, which ° Pliny faith were 
 fometimes called Eluxurninesy S almafiws calls Fluxittes,and derives the word a /? ! 
 
 Clendis Equis in Gyrunt. ‘ ‘ d e ~ 
 
 It isalfo to be noted, that the word ufed to denote the Degree of Knighthood 
 in the feveral Dialeftsof other Nations, hath the lame derivation, to wit from 
 a Horfi ; for in the French, is Knight is called chevalier ; in the Gem*# H itiUrr - 
 mtheItalian Cavaglieros nay even in the; ancient Britijh, Monhog 5 concerning 
 Lome of which, hear alfo one of Geofry Chaucers Scholars. S 
 
 r Eques, ah Equo, 18 fatO fjf tietp 
 SlttD Chevalier, in fatD of dbebalue, 
 
 31 n M&lCil a Rider tailed is a Knight, 
 
 Arogoners done alfo fpccihe, 
 
 Caballiero though all that partte, 
 
 313 name of moittip, and Co took l)is 'crtitnins- 
 ®r Spuw Of ©old, and tdiHlp Riding. 
 
 And albeit the Latin word Miles, and the Englilh word Knight, had not their 
 derivation from a Horfi, as have thofe before enumerated; neverthelefs they 
 
 ficatiMsTm d W A * c C a° f H °"° r ^ thou § h heret ofore they had other fignv- 
 ncationsj and ordinarily ufed fo exprefs a dubbed Knight. 8 
 
 . According to the opinion of our learned spelman. Miles fin a general fenfed mi ,■ 
 fold " Cga ? , ” r ° l ! cd f or th l War ■ w Kjch Inrollment he alfo faith.was two- 1 « Mall 
 that’to nerf 1 This pertaining to the Foot, or common Soldiers; Miles- 
 
 that tc perrons more renowned and famous. To the admittance of a Foot Sol- 
 ler, the bare entrance of his Name upon the Military Tables fufficed • but at 
 the creating of the other, fome folemnity was ufed, for he was adorned with 
 Arms; not of h,s own choice, but given and granted, upon the account r/f 
 
 Thmhe 3nd th ‘ U afer a Certain ki » d of ceremonious Pomp. 
 
 ftrief fen ft i n U nU!' rl' L a ” c '^ d y amon g the Romans, and hitherto in a 
 
 * 3 15 allowed b y a11 to %nifiea Foot Soldier, whence Miles, a Mil,tia ; 
 
 D yet 
 
 I Ji. Ljlgatg 
 MS of the 
 Horfe , Sheepi 
 and Gout, 
 
Chap. I 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 u Pag. 2. 
 
 vet how this word became ufurped, continued in ufe, and in traft of time natu¬ 
 ralized to fignifiethe fame which Eques did, we could no where receive fo clear 
 fatisfafltion, as from the learned Pen of Claudius Salmafus, who in his Treatife 
 De Re Mihtari Romanorum gives this following account. 
 
 « « It is manifefl: (faith he) that there was one kind of Military Difcipline 
 « among'the Romans, when their publick Affairs were firft fetled by Kings 5 ano- 
 cc t her when in the flower of their Government Liberty was eftablilhed; ano- 
 “ the/ when the C,firs and Angitftits s were Matters of the Empire; and laltly, 
 cc another, under the Succefiors of Conjiantine, when upon the trandation of part 
 cc 0 f t he Empire to Conllantinople, the Militia was changed from Footto Horle.t or 
 “the new Romans of that time beingcontinually engaged againlt Nations power¬ 
 s'ful and abounding in Horfe, andrepofing no further confidence in the Legionary 
 « Militia , the rigour of the ancient Difcipline being wholly lott, began to exer¬ 
 ts cife and train up only the Horfe Militia, deferting that of the Foot, whereof 
 «. there was hardly any advantage to be made againlt the innumerable Forces of 
 c= the Alani, Cothes, Vandals, Perjians, Saracens, and Sarmotions, which confuted 
 
 “ hnhofe times the Greeks, who writ ought concerning that part of Military 
 “Difcipline, which relates to Ta 3 ickf, taking all things from the Ancients ex¬ 
 's prefs'd the Affairs of their own Age (by rcafon of the alteration of the Militia) 
 ccin words proper to the ancient Militia. What the former had find of the Foot 
 “Soldiers thefe Inter npplyed the fam® ...-Mnps to the Cavalry. 
 
 <c And what is more to be admired, the names whereby the ancient Greek and 
 « rlZ called the Foot, thefe transferr d to the Horfe of their time. Hence 
 cc . which before was faid of the Foot Soldier , was by thele later Greek? 
 cc an Tcokantinofolitans , properly attributed to the Horfeman. So alfo among 
 cc the Romans of the fame Age, the word Miles was no longer faid of him that 
 cc f erv 'd afoot in the Wars, but began to be properly fpoken of the Horfe- 
 
 w 7 Tit. of Hi 
 jt 
 
 zVideTit.Hon. 
 cad. pag. 
 
 si Ibid. p. 770. 
 
 b Idem, pag. 
 771. 
 
 c Et pag. 534. 
 
 d Apud Jh- 
 Tifprud.Heroic, 
 p. 69. 
 
 c Ferns Glory 
 cf GeneroJoty } 
 p. 108. 
 
 cc Whence it came into vogue (as the fame Author concludes) that among the 
 CC Titles of Nobility, he who had that of Miles beftowed on him (whether in pub¬ 
 s' lick Monuments and Archives of Courts, or in the private Inftruments and 
 cc Tombs of illuftrious Families) was underfcood to be a Horfeman, or Eques, that 
 «is of the Equeltrian Dignity, or defeended from it. 
 
 Our learned w Selden alfo notes the word Miles to be equivocal, and that in 
 ■ the old Feodal Laws of the Empire it fignifies a Gentleman as the word Gentle¬ 
 man is fignified in Nobilis : and with us the word hath been frequently and indiffe¬ 
 rently ufed, to denote both a Gentleman mi a Knight : as for mhimcK:,Militcs 
 fignifieth 1 Gentlemen, or great Freeholders of a County, and not dubbed Knights 
 JL fuch who hold by Knights-fervice from a Lord of a Manner , they being alfo 
 called - Milites or Knights in our Laws, that concern either choice of Coroners, 
 or who are chofen from the feveral Counties of this Kingdom, to ferve m the 
 High Court of Parliament-, although they be not advanced into the Degree of 
 
 K ' ! jt'ft Miles with us hath denoted the dignity of Knighthood (which is indeed 
 the chiefeft of Military profeflions) even in the Saxons times, • Mr. Selden not 
 only believes, but forties his opinuin from the authority of feveral Charters of 
 that Age, wherein this Title is given to fundry perfons, as may be there feen 
 to fatisfaftion i obferving withal, that the'ancienteft ufe of it, in the German 
 Empi a aTitle of Honor, that hefinds it had, wasabout the Year of our Lord 
 S but sUibertus Mir,us fin * Cod. donat. pier.) exhibits an ancient diploma, 
 in which the Title Miles is mentioned, in charta Gerardt earneractnf f / P> 
 
 de anno 1046. fince which it is become moreFrequently ufed, .natt t mbjck^ 
 ftruments written in Latin, and mott generally appropriate in our Law, to per 
 fo " who have received the Order of Knighthood, and to fign.fie the fame with 
 Ernies and Chevalier, though indeed it may feem left properly to figmfie a Knight, 
 tCfhatof ZZs i in regard Knighthood is by « fomecalled thed.gnity of Horfe- 
 manjhip, and the tenure of Lands by Knights Fees here in England, 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 '9 
 
 Horfie-fervice, and the Tenants fuch as ferved the King on Horfeback in Wars 
 and Gentlemen at leaft, if not perfons of noble extraftion: befides, to note the pre- 
 dignity of this Tenure, it is anciently called c Regale servicing, becaufe due to ad,ib * 
 
 and For the King and the Realm. P-i-a. 
 
 As the Greeks and Romans derived a Title of Honor from Horfes of fervice, 3. Chevalier, 
 and conferrd the fame upon their men of Arms,fb did the French ; among whom, 
 the word Chevalier hath the like fignification and relation: For at firft, it pro¬ 
 perly fignified a Horjeman, or one that rides a Horfe ; but at length it came to be 
 ufed among them, more peculiarly to exprefs one, upon whom the Honor of 
 Knighthood had been bellowed. 
 
 And this cleerly appears from Claude Fanchet , a French Writer of good account; 
 
 Who fpeaking of the original of Knighthood, and the Etymologic" of the word g Origines Ji 
 Chevalier, faith, S it is evident that the Chevaliers derive their name from Cheval chevalier ’ Ar ~ 
 {> Horfe] which (to fay truth') is the properefl Animal that can be found for War ; and pG’ 
 
 which by reafon of thefmiftnefs thereof ■ is by the h Poet aferibed to Neptune, at the h yiJe Cm : 
 contention he had with Pallas for the invention of profitable thing r. ’ 
 
 The skilful management of a Horfi, hath been heretofore" accounted one of Georgian. 
 the principal maiks and properties ol a Knight ; and lo greatly delighted were 
 theaftive and warlike youths, among the old Gauls (to wit, the ancient Inhabi¬ 
 tants of France) with gallant Horfes, that no Prelent could be more acceptable to 
 them. r 
 
 It U evlio nl) f , f ortle UCj tKo Title of or cheva . 
 
 Her hath been efteemed more honorable than Miles (though Miles had before 
 much prevailed m England, even to a general Title and Appellation) wlfch mav 
 beproved out of thofc Records,inftanced in the fourth partofthek inftitutes by k Fog. j; 
 whichit appears that the Barons in Parliament, who had been Knighted liked to 
 be called chevaliers , rather than Milites. And in Writs of Summons they were 
 moreufually (tiled chevaliers, than by the Titles of their Baronies ; or if thefe 
 were ufed, neverthelefs, thatof Chevalier followed at theend ofthe ftyle. Anno 
 7 .E. 4 - all the Barons in Parliament have the addition of Chevaliers and there- 
 fote they fubfenbed Kw,—-Elitesauratiomnes. And about * King Henry the i SeUa ,r,s. 
 Eighths Reign, the Cuftom began, to ftile all the temporal Barons in their Writs 4* 
 
 of Summons, Chevaliers ; whetherthey were Knighted or not, which is hither¬ 
 to continued 111 practice; all which areconfiderable proofs of the eftimation they 
 had of theTitleof CfoWrer,abovethatof Miles. y 
 
 Among the modern Germans, the Title of Knight is 1 underftood by the word 4 .Ridder. 
 ■"IRtDDCC, which m Rnglijh is the lame with Rider or Horfman , and equivalent 
 both to the ancient Title Eques, and the modern chevalier ; and the Order ot 
 Knighthood or Equejlrian Dignity, is in high Dutch called “RuterfCfiElfft in low M- 
 Dutch, °i&iEiecrctmp. ’ t-i\f 
 
 As the German RlDDCC o' JSittttj is obferved bv our learned p selden, to be Latino-Germ. 
 the lame with Miles (viz. a Gentleman) fo the <S(je 4 jg Pn fo !E | Dt . r j s interpreted l %\ , 
 by 1 Eques Auratus, viz. Miles fad us, or the dubbed Knight, he being created bv ££" 
 theCeiemonyof a gentle ftroke, or light touch with a naked Sword, upon the P-3 8 5- a - 
 (houlder (ffibe-naegUen, Ggnifying but as percufius) for albeit * Lewis du May 
 tells us, that m Germany the Gentlemen to this day, writing in Latin ftile them- q KUimmin 
 k\ves Equites 5 yet no man among them is accounted a or EiDCtC, in the 
 
 fame fence as Eques Auratus , or Cingula Militias donatus, denotes it, unlefs he be Z Empire, f 
 actually Kmghtcd . Dialog. 8. in 
 
 Andbehdes the faid f Lewis du May notesdown thefe manifeft differences, be- XrZfdmn 
 tween them land the dubbed Knight: as firft, that the Knight hath been always , 
 
 more pnviledged than the Gentleman, a. That the chance of Birth makes the * ***** 
 Gentleman, without his contributing any thing to it; but Worth and Valour 
 r^^the Knight to that degree ofHonor. ^.Princes and Lords donotfeekfor 
 the Title of a Gentleman ess they do very earneftly for that of a Knight: And 
 4. The Gentleman is Dorn fo, the Knight comes to be Co ; that is, a Gentleman be- 
 gets a Gentleman^ but a Knight begets not a Knight. 
 
 The Saxon wold Cmhc (fromwhencc our Knight) is by our learned Country- 5. Rnigh;, 
 
 FI 2 men, 
 
- 
 
 20 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 I. 
 
 *Gloff. Archai. 
 verbo Knight. 
 T Titlet of Ho¬ 
 nor. p 769. 
 
 1 Dill-Saxon, 
 ■verbo CDihc. 
 
 * Saxon, dill, 
 loco cit. 
 
 bf refer Cod. 
 cl MS.aGuil. 
 A'cbiep. Cant. 
 Bibl Oxon.do - 
 na<os\E. 80. 
 fo.6 4. b ] 
 
 d Antiq.f in. 
 Impr. London. 
 
 1629. 
 
 t KerfcoKnighr. 
 f Brit.p. 125. 
 
 men, * spelman,! Sclden, and % Somner, rendred a Boy, a Servant. .or ati Attendant, 
 and alfo a soldier. We fhall not meddle with the word, as it barely fignifies 
 Tner, TuertUs, J.weuis, or Tuber, as making nought to our purpofe; butasithath 
 figmfied Servus or Famulus, a Servant or Attendant (being nototherwife nfed at 
 this day among the Dutch') and alfo, as it imports the dignity of Knighthood f to 
 which purpofe we now commonly ufe it) it will deferve oblervation, and this 
 chiefly in the words of Mr .Somner, that painful fnquifitor into the fo much neg- 
 leftgd, and almoft forgotten Saxon Tongue. • IVitnefs (faith he) that ufe of it 
 remaining in our Knights of the Shire; which although no Knights by dignity or place,, 
 as indeed but few of them are, or need to be, yet arefo called, but why .<? under fa¬ 
 vour, in regard of that fervice which is required and performed of them in Parlia¬ 
 ment, for theirfeveral Countries, whofe fervantsfor the time they are. 
 
 But that we may know it was tiled with us, as an honorary Title and Appel¬ 
 lation, fhortly after the Conqueft,there is an b old Manufcript yet extant in Bibli¬ 
 otheca Bodliana, in which the Annals are continued down to King Stephens Reign, 
 wherein the Annalift having told us, that King Willi uni the Concjueior accuito- 
 niably wore his Crown at the Feafts of Eajier^ Whitfontide 5 and Chrijlmas •> he 
 further noteth c |>en ^epon mi& himealle pa pice menoyep ealle6n5lalanbe,Apcebi]*copap, 
 "] Leo&bip, Abbo&ap, ^Goplaj-, Degnap, "j Cnihcaj*. Then were with him all the 
 wealthy (or potent) men throughout England P viz. Arch-BiJhopS) BiJljops 3 
 Abbots , Earls , Barons , and Knights. 
 
 d is of opinion, that thie * 
 
 J ^ nn •. 1 V ri_ C 
 
 vd Lv-gan made ufe of among OUT An- 
 
 $ Lib.U p. 58, 
 b limp. 30. 
 
 i rat. 9. Jitc. 
 f ari 45 * 
 
 ceftors’ as a Titleof Honor, from fuch as were admitted for their merit to be 
 Knights to the King ; viz. his own servants and Reteyners, and fuch as were ap¬ 
 pointed to ride with or attend on him 5 to whom our induftriousArt»/'«r’agrees* 
 the ' Equitcs (flith he) which heretofore followed an d accompanied the Emperor, are 
 in the Germ w Tongue called Knet&tejS; that is, Servitors or Alinijters. But our 
 \earnedCambden h of opinion, that the word Iftncttlt, ( v/m in far more ancient 
 times ufed and accepted as an honorary Title, and among the old Germans , fig¬ 
 nified a perfon armed with Spear and Launce (the Enfignsof their Knighthood ) as 
 in after times fuch were among other Nations, adorned with a Girdle and Belt, who 
 arefince called Equitcs Aurati, and fometimes (imply Ahlites. 
 
 In thelaft place, we think it notamifstofayfomething here,touching theufual 
 and accuftomed Engl ifh word, with ns added to the names of Knights, viz .sir: 
 We notethen, that fince Titles and honorary Appellations have been in ufe, (for 
 anciently no other Appellations were ufed, but only the perfons names) the word 
 Sire in old French was taken to fignifie Seignieur or Lord ; and though in Latin 
 the word Dominus hath beenindifferently attributed to all Degrees of Nobility , 
 yet in the Regiftries of the moft noble Order of the Garter, it is us'd with a di- 
 ftinftion. For wherever the Names of any of the Knights Companions are re¬ 
 corded, if he be a Baron of the Kingdom, it is expreft by Dominus, and his Sur¬ 
 name only added thereunto $ as for infiance, the Lord Carueux is termed ^ Do¬ 
 minus de Cameux, and fo others; whereas a Knight Baneret or Batchelor hath his 
 Chriftian Name ad joined, as Sir John chandos (who was one of the firit Foun¬ 
 ders of this moft noble Order ) is ftiled b Dominus Johannes chandos, Sir Walter 
 Tanely, another of thofe Founders, is written, Dominus Gualterits Fauely , and 
 
 fo of others. . , 
 
 Now thisaddition Sir, is properly attributed to the Namesot all Knights Ba¬ 
 ts rets, Knights of the Bath, and Batchelor Knights ; the vvords fometimes pro¬ 
 nounced at the time when they are dubbed being with this compellationtotheir 
 Chriftian Names, Arife Sir John, or sir Thomas, or whatfoever elfe is his Chn- 
 ftian Name, and therefore is accounted parcel of their ftile, as among the french 
 Jlfeljire is tiled in the fame nature. But to Knights Baronets the addition ol ihr is 
 * granted by a peculiar claufe in their Patents of Creation, to be prehxt to their 
 Chriftian Names, albeit they be not dubbed Knights. 
 
 How it came to be firft given we cannot find, but Cuftom from Former times 
 hath continued it to ours, upon the Degrees before mentioned, and divers of 
 our old Englijh IFriters have beftowed it upon the major Nobility, after they had 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 2 i 
 
 been received into the Order of Knighthood. Neverthelefs, though it be wholly 
 uncertain when it firfl began to be ufed with us, yet our learned Sclden hath ob- 
 ferved it in an k Hebrew Star, of King Edward the Firft’s time. And in the life of k • 
 Saint Thomas Bechet, written alfo about that Age, we meet with the Title prefixt Amcrdmnua 
 to the Names of the four Knights (there called Lather Knights ) who flew the faid ,he thk ’ “/ ' 
 Saint Thomas. 5 Hom,. h9ih 
 
 ' anpgtitjs tUo &t i (juisfie ttyss, ()t Bofic Tome (title, 1 MS. pettei 
 
 uet&ogDte ailleltcl), to pap the a png at toille, s > Iam; 
 
 (Stout that melt aretoen toet, htthoghte of one gtle, £f "- /a ' 253s 
 
 Sir EenauD le 6? ©urss, anh Sir g>etoe De Po?bile, 
 
 Stnh Sir (BHiUtam 'Cract, anh Sir Etc&atQ leXjun 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 The Enfigns of the Equeftrian Order among the Romans. 
 
 T ^HE Equefrian Order among the ancient Romans was conferr’d by parti¬ 
 cular Ceremom^c fr» wif. the donation of a Horfe. or giving of a Ring', 
 and thefe were accounted the two chief and principal Enfigns and Ornaments of 
 that Order, as appears out ot ™ rimy and other Writers 5 and both bellowed upon 
 the publick account. l 
 
 The giving of the publick or military Horfe was a far more ancient Ceremony 
 than that of bellowing the Ring : there being a time when only thofe who receiv¬ 
 ed the publick Horfe , were of the Equejirian Order, and none other 3 and this was 
 long before the Gold Ring was ufed, as a mark of this Honor. 
 
 For it appears out of Livy , thatupon Servius his Inftitution of the Cafe aud 
 his inrolling the Knights by it, he forthwith took care to pay them out of the 
 publick Treafure, “ Ten thoufandpieces of Brafs Money to buy them Horfes • and 
 certain Widows were affigned to pay two thoufand pieces of like money annually 
 * towards the keeping of them. P Therefore (faith the learned salmalius ) no other 
 mere then enrolled in the Equeftrian Order, but fuch as had the Equejirian Cenf 
 and to whom a public 4 Horfe mas affigned. And this is further evident from 
 this palTageinF/?»y 5 <\That the Name (to wit Equites) which was heretofore (faith 
 he) derived from the military Horfes, now the fudges upon the account of money 
 (yiz.thcCenfors'jbeJlow. 
 
 But here inltead of the word Judices, the learned Critick Jufut Liplius is ra¬ 
 ttier willing to read r Indices (and we find the Letters n and u are frequently mi- 
 uaken by Tranfcribers, the one for the other ) which indeed leems as well lutable 
 to the meaning, which the whole fentence aims at 3 for the former part thereof de¬ 
 clares, that the Rings were the Notes or Enfigns of the middle (viz. Equeftrian ~) 
 Degree-, and then according to Lipftsts his correftionof the word, the latter part 
 runs thus 5 that the Name which formerly the military Horfes gave, the Notes 
 and Indices of wealth did afterwards (to wit in Pliny’s time) beftow. 
 
 And as the donation of a Horfe was the ancienter badge of Knighthood, Co 
 were thofe to whom it was given/faith Juilus Lipfim , mofi anciently, property, 
 andalone m timespaji called Equites. The fame Lipfius (reflecting on the twofold 
 Enfigns 01 Knighthood among the Romans) makes a dichotomy of the Equelirian 
 Order, into Hhofe who had a publick Horfe, and others who had none 5 but oiilv the 
 honor ot wearing of a Gold Ring. 1 
 
 I u . ruc £ e< ; din ? tim “= when the Cuftom was received of elefting Knights, as 
 well by bellowing of a Gold Ring, as formerly had been ufed by the (ingle Ce¬ 
 remony of giving a public^ Horfe (yet dill tothofe who had the Equelirian Cenfe) 
 
 hen was the number of thefe very much increafed 5 whereupon no pub- 
 
 ic^ orjls weie after war dsafligaed a but unto luch as were ready to enter into 
 
 the 
 
 1. A Publick 
 Worle. 
 
 m Lib.-tf. c.i. 
 fub finem. Ro - 
 fin. de Antiq. 
 Rom.Ux.iT. 
 
 nf Livy, 1 . 1. 
 ol c. 43. 
 p De re mil. 
 Rom. p. 239. 
 circa medium. 
 
 q Qjtod ante a 
 militares Equi 
 nomen dede- 
 rant, hoc nunc 
 Pecuni& Judi¬ 
 ces tribuunt.l. 
 
 33. e. *• 
 
 r Dc militia 
 Romana.p.^T.^ 
 Dialog 5. 
 
 ff Li 
 tC cil 
 
 Lipf. loci 
 citato. 
 
22 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 /HAP. 
 
 I. 
 
 J>-2 % 9 - 
 Vi lb. p. 240. 
 
 XEtp. 231. 
 
 bC 
 
 Lib. 
 
 Citp. ip. 
 
 the military femce, and to fight in theL^T; and then alfo to fuch perl'ons 
 .Salmaf. * only, who were chofen“ out of the Body, Number and. Order "/^Kmyhts, to wit 
 « mil ' Rom - w /SfA to whom there had not yet any pubiick Horfe beenajjjgned , but were only 
 kyiown to beef that Order, by nearing of a Gold Ring. Thofe therefore to whom 
 The pubiick, Horfe was then affigned, were thenceforth called Legionary K*,ghts, 
 from being * annexed and joined to the Legions by fuch donation 5 and l.kewife 
 to d.ftinguiffi them from thereft of the Equeftrian Order, who had only received 
 the honor of a Gold Ring 3 though they had not as yet taken upon them any mar- 
 
 11 Henc P ewe m mayobferve, that all thofe who were of the Equeftrian Order, were 
 not employed in military fervice, or rather very few, in refpeft of the whole 
 Body 5 but only fuch of them to whom a pubiick Horfe was1 affigned, and had 
 the peculiar Title given them of Legionary Knights, as aforefaid , being chofen 
 from the entire body of the Ordo Equferis, to the end they might forthwith ferve 
 
 W Not was°everv Citizen , whofe wealth could entitle him to the E queftrian 
 Cenfe, received into th e Equeftrian Order, for doubtlefs many concealed the ju t 
 value of their Eftates from the Cenfir, and fo efcaped the admiffion and, .m ol - 
 ment; butwhofoever were found pollefs’d of fuch a proportion of Riches and 
 Subftance, as would reach the Equeftrian Cenfe, were conftrain d (if debauchery 
 and vitioufnefs hindred not) to enroll themfelves within that Order, and 
 
 thereby become capable of ^.-1-6 - ftomv L , zy , 
 
 in that which he relateth concerning V-Mutius, the.Son of a Reman Knigh where 
 »»• in favour to him, and recompence ofhisferv.ee, by whofe (together with- H,f- 
 ’ vpff'cjii is ) means, the abominable Ceremonies, ufed in the nocturnal Feafts 
 Cf E,± were fir(f difeovered, the Senate decreed -that the Conful (hould 
 mind the Tribunes of the Commons, to prefer a Bill to the people lor his, exempti¬ 
 on from all military fervice, and notw.thftandmg to allow him his Penfion, as if 
 the time of fervice which the Law required, had been accomplished , and more- 
 overt t0 prohibitsCci.for fromafigningtohima publics Horfe or compelling him 
 to ferve in the Wars, againfi his will. By which ,t is man,fed, that the Cenfir 
 might force any man (in that time) who had the Equeftrian Cenfe, to accept of a 
 Hofi, and conftrain him to ferve out (in the Legions) the tune appointed by the 
 Law; otherwife what needed fo great endeavour to obtain ft,ch a prohibition? 
 Howbeit Salmafius adds, - that in the more ancient method ofEleUion, confer amt 
 
 r Thi s Horfe (which firft gave name to the Knights, as hath been before noted out 
 AGodsv.Antbol. f r/i „ y \ wa s i n relation to his fervice called * Fqims Military, and from the annu- 
 aUo " nce to kee p him, Equus publics. And after fuch time as the Office of 
 cenfir was inftituted (which was in the - 310. year after, the foundation of 
 this Horfc [ tv,is beftowed by the Cenfor (which alfo is apparent from the 
 S& 5 S 5 ? cafe of'f. MuJ, cited by Livy, and mentioned a little beforejand not asyet 
 Bm.in.cio. by the Emperors, who (it is true) in fucceedmg times gave the fame,(which ought 
 - neverthelefstobe diftinguiffied from the Horfe that the faid Emperors gaveamong 
 ‘ ■„ the Premia mil,tar, a, and by and by touched upon) And it was fo affigned by he 
 
 I Confers, as they were Judges of manners (as is well obferved by s L,pints, ) for it 
 
 H &. L l was part of theW" duty, - obferve the lives and manners of every man even 
 £ ' 1 ° nt" of ihof who were of the Senatorian and Equeftrian Order 5 and to brand (if they 
 (aw caufe) any Citizen rohatfoever with infamy. And therefore were neither 
 perfons, or thofe unad vifedly, inrolled for a pubiick. Horfe, but fuch onl y as could 
 endure the left and examination of their reputation and good behaviour^ and 
 whofe fair con verfation and carriage,had given proof of their good and commen- 
 
 d 'wherefore, astheaforefaid SalmaCus obfefves, Polybius ufeth m this kind of 
 Eleftion, the word which'comes from J.xw, fignifying to De in goo 
 
 repute and efteem, and which ft-oifies to prove, to examine, to enquire, 
 
 &c. > becaufi they chofe from the Equef - Order, and from all the number of 
 Knights, thofe of known virtue and of edlift, who might take Horfe mans p y, 
 
 and ferve with pubiick Hooks,and be inrolled in the Legions. 
 
 c De re mil. 
 Rom.p. 238. 
 
 tiam 
 Halicar. 1 . 4 
 
 i It e re mil. 
 & eip. p. 238 
 
Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Sect. VI. 
 
 And as thispowerin judging of mens manners and behaviour'in gen^v^^W 
 placed m the Cenfors , lo alio did they of cenfuring., in particular the Knjohts dc withdravs,n - 
 baucheries and mifearriages if they were chargeable with any fuch, after their 
 Election into the Ordo Equejlris ; for if they obferved any thing in their lives 
 'contrary t0 honefty and good report, they toof array from them hot!, Horfe and 
 Ring, than which a greater difgraceand diflionor could not befall them c - 10 - 
 
 '^Knights were not only to be circumfpeft, as to their own demeanour, but 
 aifo obhged to be careful of their Horfes 5 for ,f upon the Cenfors review of the 
 pMetHorfes any were found poor and lean, or that the Knight kept him not 
 well dreft, and in good order, he who owned him« was. noted fir negligence and 1 ACetMSei 
 carelefncfs , and if the Cenfors fire any blcmifi or impediment m them, they forth- A ''“4'-n 
 rrithtoolp them away. J J mLiyf.de re 
 
 But fuchmight be their Crime, that withdrawing the Horfe was not thought 
 
 for 'r ereadit ’i^ that the Cenfors did not only tike 
 away the public f Horfes from the Knights who came off (life, after the defeat at 
 Cannae, but* they removed them all from their own Tribes, and wholly dif-franchif- n Lib 4x1 d. 
 ed them. The like did the Emperors, when, m fucceeding times,they took upon 
 them to bellow the publicly Horfes, in fuch manner as the Cenfors had formerly 
 tiled; among whom we find, that Auguftus (after he had obtained his ten Coad- 
 jutors)exerci(ed at one time, feveral of the powers belonging to the Cenfors, for 
 
 he^ZL:n " vi - 
 
 many with admomtion,but after various kinds. So alio Cains Caligda, whonot only " 
 
 reviewed with fomefe verity, the Mufrers of the Equejlrian Order but P oocnlv 1 
 
 from them their Horfes jn whom was found any foul r cor oarh nr & Xi°r p Uem in v '“ d 
 
 gether with their Horfes, albeit they avoided that pnblick noteofdifgrace which 
 the former underwent, from whom (as it is Ihevvn) he openly, and in the face of 
 all took away them Horfes, for concerning thefe, the Laid 'Suetonius adds, X qru 
 only pafied over their Names in reading the Roll. Now Rofnus, in laying down 
 the manner and order ufed in ejedhng fuch Knights, frith it was thus: A - red a" 
 being made by the Cenfir of all the Knights, that weremrolled mthecWa E le- 
 'd'ignfe 0 ^ Wh ° fe namCS hC ° mit tCd/mre there b Ufl derjiood to be deprived of that 1 
 
 In thelaft place where any of this Order had confumed their Patrimony, and 
 had notanEftate left anfwerable to the Equejlrian Cenfi, they were reduced to 
 the fame condition with thofe, who (for fome great mif-behaviour) were de¬ 
 prived of thep«Wrc 4 #<^5 and the lorveji ran\and Order » r , ■ 
 
 being thenceforth reckon d among the Plebeians. J ur > tRofm.l.i. 
 
 When the Legionary Knights had accomplilhed the full time of fervice in thn till , „ 
 Wars ^appointed by the Law, and that the pnblick Horfe had not for any crime 'returned 
 or mif-demeanour of the Owner (all that while) been taken away from him back ' 
 then was he delivered back to the Cenfir , the manner whereof is thus taken 
 notice of by Plutarch, it was the cujlom (fiiith he) with the Knights efPvome 
 tthen they had ferved in the liars the time appointed by the Law, to bring their Horfe- uift vita 
 into the Forum, before the Duumvirs (who were called cenfir,) and\ivino an a . W 
 
 TrlXr f* Gener t’ 0r Ca P tai ^ lhe y M tried, therein to be 
 
 fj^ ff f^ m firther fervice in thelVars: an example whereof,the fame Plutarch 
 
 w wu ha , vebeei lg |v r enb y / ’"^0' himfelf, which was briefly thus. 
 
 , hen th " tw r ° Ce , nfoi ; s Gell >™ and Cnidus had placed themfelves in the Fo- 
 r c‘ m l to Vlew thc Kf fgh/s that were to appear before them, Pompcy came from the 
 farther end thereof, leading his Horfe mhis hand by the Bridle (all the Enfigns 
 
 fat" wSeern^ Irim f C K f ^ ^ ^ the Bars wbere *h eCeffls 
 
 1 r a r g ( T f ? ° bcdleI3t in the obfervation of the Law, gave him <?reai 
 refpea, after which the femorCe«/ 3 )-thus examined him. Pompey^the Greahde- 
 
 enW TnuSr^'b f r y ° U }T' (erved folon g in the Wafas the Law doth 
 
 Sr. Tr h,Ch he anfwel ' ed ’ that he ba d, and under no other Captain than 
 home to his Houfe° n tbeCfz ^'"‘ rrobe U P from tbe ’ r Seats, and accompanied him 
 
 ‘j'flus 
 
 [Lit. f. 
 ^cny. ic. 
 
24 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 x De mil.Rotn. 
 p4$.ViaL$. 
 
 yRm.fa Gt&c, 
 
 Menumentci 
 f. 1 6$. 
 
 Z Faftarum 
 Rom. 1. i.fub 
 finem. 
 
 a Infcript. An - 
 tiq. orbit Rom. 
 
 b De re mil. 
 Rom. p. 240. 
 
 c Ibid. 
 
 •2. A Gold 
 Rmg. 
 
 d C.\\.v.\i. 
 
 Julius Lipfius * exhibits theReverfe of a Coyn, which he refers to the Emperor 
 Claudius as made upon his reviewing of the Legionary Knights , whereon is 
 drawn the Cenfor fitting in the Forum, and a Knight leading his Horfe vptohim, 
 and underneath is this word CENSOR infcribed 5 which fince I have not met 
 with in any other Author , who writes concerning the Roman Cojns , I thought ne- 
 ceffary to mention in this place ; together with another Roman Coyn given usby 
 T Hubert*! Goltzius. This latter might poftibly be ftamped by M. Tullius DecnU ; 
 who was Conful with Cncus Cornell us Dolabella , in the 1 672. year after the foun¬ 
 dation of the City. . 
 
 And although on theReverfe the Cenfor is not to be feen fitting m the Forum, 
 as in the former, yet there is a Figure reprefenting a Knight leading his Horfe, 
 and in the very fame pofture as before, which doubtlefs was defign’d by Tullius 
 Decttla , to reprefent the manner of bringing a publicftHorfe to a review before 
 the Cenfor it, and to ftrengthen this conjefture, there is infculped on the other 
 fide,the Effigies of Scrvius 'Tullus. the Sixth King of Rome. For in regard the 
 Tuition Family isfaidtobe defcended from Scrvius Tullus, in remembrance there¬ 
 of, his head was ftamped thereupon. Yet certainly this was not all, but that as 
 well the Reverfe was defigned,to perpetuate the memory of the fame King s 111- 
 ftituting the Cenfe , and ordaining a publick Horfe to be given to the Roman- 
 Knights. whereon to ferve in the Wars. Albeit I am not ignorant that the learn¬ 
 ed Commentator upon the Duke of Crop's Coyns f among which is fet forth t e 
 
 CAoom^but^he givesVeither remarque nor obfervation of the ufe, cuftom, or 
 occafion fora Confular Horfe to be fo led. . 
 
 Weftiallclofe our difcourfe concerning the publick Horfe. as ltwas the pr,na¬ 
 tal Enfign of the Equejirian Degree, with this obfervation; That amongft the Ro¬ 
 mm infcriptions. collefted by the great induftry of* Janus Cruterus, there are 
 feveral written thus, Equo publico honoratus. Equo publico donatus. ornatus. exor- 
 n it us which at firft fight may feem to infer, that this publickHorfe was beftowed 
 as an’Enftgn of Knighthood, and the perfon thereby admitted into the Equejirian 
 
 D Butthefe expreffionsought more rightly to be referr'd to th e premia milita¬ 
 ry with which the Emperors ufedto recompenlb fome particular fervice done, 
 by the honor of fucha gift; and therefore we conceive it neccfiary here to mfert 
 that cautionary note, which Salmaftus gives in this very cafe. * Wherefoever roe 
 read of any that have been honor'd or adorn’d with a Publick Horfe, it mnft be un¬ 
 derflood not of him who ferved with a publick Horfe, and really took Horfemans 
 pay, but of him on whom this honor had been beftowed by the Emperor. 
 
 From this learned Author we (hall add a further obfervation 5 that Eqnus publi¬ 
 cs r which doth often occur in old Monuments and InfcriptionsJ is by a won¬ 
 drous, but neverthelefs an accuftomed fpeech among the Romans, taken tor the 
 perfon himfelf, * qui Equo publico meret, that is, for one of the Equejirian Order, 
 or that ferved with a publick Horfe', but qui Equo publico donatus, tor one, to 
 whom a publick Horfe had been given by the Emperor, as an honorary rewar • 
 
 Another Enfign of the Equejirian Order was a Ring : a Ring in Latin is called 
 Annulus, 'a Circuit,,, from the roundnefi of its figure, whereby the Finger, as with 
 a Crown isincircled; It is alfo taken diminutively from Annus the year, trom 
 its circulating within itfelf: but the Grecians have derived its name rom the 
 Fimer. viz. that part of the body whereon it is worn, and called it J^ktOriov- 
 
 That it hath been very anciently ufed, is undeniable, feeing the Author ol tne 
 Book of d Genefis hath note&Tharaoh to have taken offhis Ring (then elteemed 
 oneof his Kingly Enftgnsjand put it upon Jofephs hand. _ , 
 
 We (hall not need here to exhibit the (even almoft innumerable) forms and 
 fathions of Rings, or other their various life, as little relating to our prelent 
 purpofe: Butforafmuch as the Gold Ring hath been ufed and taken as an Enfign oi 
 the Eque [Irian Order,and confequently reputed as a Symbol of Honor, among the 
 Romans t as fuch, itfalls within what we defign, and therefore we (hall here note a 
 few things in relation thereunto. When 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 Of Knight hood in general. 
 
 2 $ 
 
 When the cuftom of wearing Rings began firft to be taken up at Rome, limy 
 affirms, that the ancient Romans wore only the Iron Ring, * it Icing accounted by c Lib^.c.i. 
 themtkeEnflgnof Military Virtue. Nor were then Rings worn by any other, but f 
 by thofe f who had received them upon a public f account. This ufe of Iron Rina S ^ 
 continued a great while amongft them, asismanifeftfromthe fame Author , who 
 alfo faith, sthat it was a long time ere the Roman Senators did near any of Gold. 
 
 And therefore all the while the Senate wore only Iron Rings , it cannot befuppofed 
 that any of the Eqtieftrian Order fhould wear thofe of Gold 5 and confequently in 
 thofe elder Ages, the Gold Ring was not received, or reputed as an Enfign of their 
 Knightly Degree. J 6 
 
 Howbeit in procels of time, we find Gold Rings were alfo drawn into ufe among 
 the Romans ; yet when they were To, we obferve it was not lawful for men of 
 any Degree to wear them, but only thofe to whom their life was reftrained; as 
 appears from Dion the Hiftorian, who alledgeth, ''That none of the ancient Ro- Yhli'n 
 mans, except the Senators and Knights, mere permitted to tvearGo\d Rings. And 
 now was it. that the Gold Ring became enobled among them, when affirmed by c * 
 
 thefc twoOrders, which included all the Roman Nobility. 1 °™ f ' 
 
 Th cL e f Ijidore) were given at the publick charge, ; but not without i r m Mm- 
 
 manifejt dijtinaion ; k for to the Senators Rings mere given, fet with precious lionet, k <*«" '?• 
 to others (to wit the Knights) thofe made of maflieGold : which were fo called i Vc'Annul. 
 Qlaitn Licetus ) 1 becauje they were not made hollow to receive Gems into them Antiq. c. 127. 
 
 But nwit pm ocularly, tne Gold Ring was .u„, r„fa„ 0 r L hc nauctlrian Or 
 
 der 5 " Annuli plane medium ordinem Flebi & Fatribus infernere Here Pi " Plin - 1 *?. 
 
 notesitfor the Symbol of the middle Degree, inferted between the Senators and o j 
 Plebeians, which was that of the - Eqmtes, as hath Deep before (hewed *!?’»«£ 
 
 The Learned Salmafim interpreting a place in Plmy, immediately following " 
 that before cited, to Wit, p Quod anted militares Equi nomen dederuni , hoc nunc P L ??■ <u.' 
 •pecunue judices trwuunt^ iaith, that his meaning can be only this ^ThataJIper ^ bfinem ‘ 
 fons who had an Equeftrian Cenfe, that is, an Eftate of Equeftrian value, did 
 comport themlelves a s Knights, and (when afterwards they) were ele&ed into p ' 2 * 9 ’ 
 thatOr^ (it was) from and by virtue ofthe Cenfe alone, ' whofe Enfign mas a 
 Gold Ring. Hereupon the Or do Equeftris became conferr'd by the publick Do- H'l 
 nation and acceptation of a Gold Ring , as formerly was wont to be done bv the "“c"'" M ~ 
 giving of a Horfe * 
 
 And we alio obferve, that Tacitus doth ufe the phrafe promifeuoufly, FaueliH 
 digmtale donare, and Annulo honorarc, to give the Dignity of Knighthood, and 
 to beftow honor with the gift of a Gold Ring : as where he tells ns, That when f HijUa-ci*. 
 the Army mtreated Vitelline to make Afiaticus, his Freedman, a Knight herepreft 
 their unbefeemmg flattery; but foon after (fuch was the ficklenefs of his mind ) at 
 a private Banquet (which t Suetonius faith was in Supper-time, on thefirlt day of tlovha Vi. 
 “ , . S i ^ s m P lre ) he g ave h imw hat b efo re h e haddeny’ d , andhonor'd him with Gold 
 
 Thus we fee that at length Slaves were created Knights, and the Jus Annulomm, 
 
 Freeborn men ht ° f Wema & aColc{R! ' , S> was given toFreedmen, no lefsthanto 
 
 But if it be inquired, why Tacitus hereufeth the word Annul* in the plural 
 Turnebus Will g.ve the reafon, viz ° That fome of the Ancients mho mere more 
 fumptuous and gallant had tmo kinds of Rings , to wit, for Summer, and -»• 
 another for Winter; .and I (faith hej) (hould judge thofe lor Winter to have 
 been of greater weight, the other for Summer more lights and he groundr-th 
 h,s opinion upon the firft and feventh Satyrs of Juvenal, who in the one^X fuch 
 Rings aSfhvos, or Summer Rings, and in the other seme hires , or fix Months 
 
 T g that mean extfaftion hindredno man from attaining to Honor, 
 r a 1 *7 ee dmen ar ]d Servants (known by wearing of an Iron Rina ) had af* 
 fumed at their manumiffion the Gold Ring and Equeftrian Dignity (whereby they 
 
 thTXgfnfvS 613 ° f h ' 8h bmh) Ieft ^*euf^f £ ZnRiZ fatS 
 
 E Temtejq :; 
 
Chap. I. 
 
 16 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 vr Lift. %. Syl- 
 var. de Lacbr. 
 Hctrufci. 
 
 - w Tenuejqj nihil minucre parentes, 
 
 Atque idem in Cuneos populufqj cum dixit Equcflres i 
 Mutavitq j genus , Uvceq'-, ignohile ferrum 
 Exult, & cclfu 72 at ovum aquavit honors. 
 
 * DomUiut. Whereupon, one of his learned* Commentators gives an infrance in Claudius 
 
 Etrufcns , (whom Vefpafian had advanced from the condition of a Freedman, to 
 the Equcjirian Order - ) and notes, that the faid Emperor c aufed him to put off the Iron 
 Ring, which Servants and Freedmen ufed to wear , and to put 07 i a Gold Ring, the 
 note or marl^of Knightly Dignity. 
 
 Sab;/a (Ins upon the words of Aurelius Victor, cited by Julius Capitolinus in the 
 x yip Ah%, life of Macrinus , viz. donatuni Annulis aurek , faith thus, x Freedmen (andfucha 
 
 one was Macrinus) upon whom Gold Rings were beflowed, were thereby ?nade 
 
 Knights.* befides he there cites the above-mentioned Verfes of Statius,and thence 
 infers, that Claudius Etrufcus , the perfon of whom the Toet fpake, was a Freed¬ 
 man, whofe condition the Emperor had lo changed, that of a Freedman he be¬ 
 came a Knight i and for y Iron Rings, fuch as Freedsnen did wear , he gave thofe of 
 Gold, which were the proper Enfigns 0/Knights. At length he politively con¬ 
 cludes 5 1 That whereas Knights were high-born , neverthelefs he, who having laid 
 afide his Iron Rings, and put on thofe of Gold bellowed 021 him by the Emperor , was 
 
 1 . ,r r~ a 11 t ..-rfMintn 1R thnf" ’FvPitilltpnti u.v ° rSm r'.’rUrt 
 
 , equal to them in AgrcsertLi^ ncicunto is ttmt ot P rejnjnemsus, “ the Gold 
 
 'fhT.U.iy Ring nets the proper Ornament of Knights, to the end they that mere honored there¬ 
 with from the Emperor , fsoitld he underjlood to be taken and received into the Eque- 
 ftrian Order. 
 
 For the donation of the Gold Ring did beftow upon Oaves fuch Pti viledges and 
 b Salmutb in Immunities,as if they had been free-born; who being now freed from fervice, b r»- 
 rmml.ru. gemilatk jura confequebantur, did thereby not only obtain therights of Freeborn 
 5 8 -P-3'?j A men, but encreafe of Honors ; ‘living in fuch fort, that they mere to bear Magi- 
 /«.?»'Gm.i" ftracy and Honors, and to fijiain all Offices of freeborn Citizens, like other Free- 
 pier .1.1.1.19. mf ,„' And more particularly, i nerealfo ejleemed to have attained unto McEque- 
 d Pstlmutb. flrian Order, or enjoyed the Priviledges equal thereunto. Andall this meerly from 
 cl Lon di. the donation and permiffion of the ufe of the Gold Ring, upon receiving of 
 * f f' f which they c left otf wearing the Iron Ring, that being then ("though not anci- 
 gAlcuab > ently) f a badge of fervitude and flavery , and s resetting their old name a lib, 
 l«lunar. they alfumedthatof Knight. 
 
 ic didinguini- But as this noble Symbol, the Gold Ring, was an Enfign of the Equejlrian Or- 
 from'hc'lc” der, fo was it alfo one of the notes or ligns of diftinftion, to difference them 
 nators and from the two other Degrees, namel y, Senatorian and Plebeian. 
 
 PleK.iInt. . 1 ^ 1 1 c • 1 1 • 1 1 1 t 1 TT ___ _ 
 
 And fil'd, though anciently while the Senators wore plain Gold Rings, we 
 confefs the Knights Rings being plain alfo, carried not a fufficient diftinftion 3 ne¬ 
 verthelefs after fuchtime as the Senators began to adorn their Rings with Gems 
 and precious Stones, (as is before noted ) was the difference evident enough. 
 
 Secondly, they were alfo worn to diftinguilh the Equejlrian Order from the 
 
 J 1 Plebeian $ and that the Knights ufed them to that end, is evident from b many Au- 
 
 pa.it aIui. thors, in regard theP/cfo/a/Mhad permiffion to wearnootberthan Rings of Iron. 
 Sjtmutf 'in The difference among the Rings of thefe three Orders is thus oblerved by Lucius, 
 Pmcini.Tit. * Gold Rings fet with precious Jlones mere given to the Senators only, plain Rings 
 58. Salma}, it without Jlones to the Knights, and. Iron Rings to the Plebeians, which the faid Au- 
 "AcLFil'. Mar here calls Ferrer Militares, becaufe t he aforefaid Degrees at firft ufed the 
 i i ermines Iron Ring, k tojhewthewfelvesgood Soldiers andexpert in Arms. But after fuch 
 nfiei''fyHc- as the Gold Ring was appropriate to the Equejlrian Order, the people conti- 
 
 raux. f. 1 r.ued the cuftom of wearing the Iron Ringonly , for albeit they enjoy d the pri- 
 
 viledge of free birth, yet becaufe they wanted Nobility they might not wear 
 is VJl. 1 Gold Rings, but reft contented with thofe of Iron. 
 
 rut sc length We are informed by Appian, that one of the Ornaments of a tribune, was 
 grew into likewife a Gold Ring 5 the Tribunes (faith he) more Gold Rings, among the Sol- 
 
 dices, when other inferiors more thofe of Iron", andleft itlhould be doubted that the 
 J J J word 
 
VI. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 word ImttM might refer to thofe of the Equeflrian Order ; JnJlus LipHus clears 
 this place, faying, 1 that the words o/Appian were meant only of the Infantry, 
 reijW the Knights were of equal rantgand dignity with the Tribunes. ’ 
 
 At length, in the middle times of the Empire, it appears that the Foot Soldiers 
 were alfo allowed the honor of wearing Cold Rings , no lefs than Knights ; for 
 “ Herodian affirms, that iSevents (among other Priviledges granted by him to his 
 Soldiers) was the firft, of all the Roman Emperors, who permitted them the ufe 
 of Gold Rings. And afterwards, in times of greater liberty, theufeofthem grew 
 far more frequent and promifeuous; infomuch(as "Alexander ah Alexandra noteth) 
 that not only the Roman Soldiers without diftindion, hut at length the Freedmen , as 
 alfo tVomen, and the mc.mejl slaves,were allowed to wear Gold Rings, j vhich formerly 
 was not lawful. ■ J J 
 
 Among the Interpreters of Lucius Fiona, wd And that Zevnotius Upon thefe 
 words oModii duo Annulorum Carthaginem miff, dignitafq ; Eqneftrh taxata men- 
 fur a, whereby Floras obferves, that from thefe two meafures of Rings, the Car¬ 
 thaginians did judge how many Roman Knights were (lain at the Battel of Canne 5 
 we fay the find Zevecotius hath this obfervation; for the dilhonor received at this 
 overthrow,unto the time of sevents the Emperor, the ufe of Gold Rings vr as not 
 granted in warlike Expeditions, but only to the Tribunes--, and to others thofe 
 of Iron, which exclufion of the Roman Knights, he conceives included in the 
 word ceteris b but what giuund lie hath for this opinion we know not fince we 
 find no fuch remark in any ancient Author. 
 
 For had the Equeftrian Order, after thefaid Battel, been prohibited the ufe of 
 cold Rings abroad, until the time of Severn, doubtlefi Herodian had then men¬ 
 tioned them to have received not a donation, but reftauration of this nriviledee 
 from Severn ; befides, thofe he lpeaks of were rf « T ,s T „ only the Foot Sol- 
 diers not Knights ; moreover ,t was the donation of a thing j „ {ST5f „ g 
 ■which they never before enjoyed. And therefore mod certain it is he could not 
 intend the Knights here; lince they from ancient time had enjoy'd and (for 
 ought we can find to the contrary) did to this time, and beyond, continue the 
 wearing or Gold Rings abroad^ nolels than at home. 
 
 To conclude, thatwhich feems very much to perfwade, that the ufe of Gold 
 Rings was grown promifeuous, long e're thefe times, to wit, before the Battel of 
 is this folowingpaflage of rimy ; p That there was a promifeuous ufe of 
 Gold Rings in the frond Punick Wav, and his reafon is this, s if they had not 
 been at that time worn by others as well as Knights, Hannibal could not have fent 
 thofe three A/eoJures oj K 1 ngs to Carthage. J 
 
 But l. Floras, an ancienter Author than Tliny, is clear (in the place above 
 cited) that it was only they of the Equeftrian Order , who (by thofe Meafures of 
 **•*') WL ' 1 , C k 'iown to be flam neer Cannot, and not any other; and that 
 there were but two Meafures of them, not three, as Tliny reported); fo that 
 Thny grounding his opinion for the confufed or indifferent ufe of Gold Rings, 
 upon the number of thofe Meafures they are find to fill, which number by an 
 Author more ancient is affirmed to be lefs; weconceive, this deduction ofhishath 
 not weight enough to be relyed on; 
 
 27 
 
 I Dc mil Rotn, 
 
 m L.g.c. 25? 
 
 n Tn Genial. 
 D/er./.a c.^o- 
 
 0 Lib-2,c,6. 
 
 Pf Ut. ill 
 q l cap. I. 
 
 SECT. VTl. 
 
 The Enfigns and Ornaments of Knighthood among other Nations. 
 
 F Rom the Romans we (hall paft to other Nations, and firft to the Germans', , 
 
 among whom, as Tacitus affirms, the shield and Launce were accounted the Launce. 
 gran a get or AJilitary Honor 3 or Knighthood 5 and accordingly given their 
 young Gentlemen that were to be admitted to fo honorable a Dignity: ' for it . L „ 
 
 no * * e cl{ ft om (&ith he) for anyone among them to take Arm s : before the State U ' erm - c ' 2 ’ 
 
 E 2 had 
 
 i r Tacit, de mt* 
 
38 
 
 (Camb. Brit, 
 p. I2f. 
 t Loco cit. 
 
 u Loco nupcr 
 relat. 
 
 w G 'ojptr. vcr- 
 bo Miles.- 
 
 y f FroiJJkrd. 
 ylffift I.3. 
 c 63. 
 
 z Tn le Thea¬ 
 tre d' Hon.l.l. 
 
 a De re milit. 
 Rom.p.22’]. 
 inprinc. 
 
 b Ibid. 
 
 cLib 9. circa 
 finem. 
 
 2. Belt. 
 
 d L. 18 .Rer. 
 hum. 
 
 e Varro I. 4. de 
 Lingua Lat. 
 
 {Theat.d' Hon. 
 I. i.c.6. 
 
 g Claude Fau- 
 chet, en les 0- 
 rigines dcsChe- 
 valiers, &c. 
 fo. 2. 
 
 h ApuiJo.Jac. 
 Chifletium ni 
 Aiafl.Childeri- 
 ci Regit.p.i?'] • 
 
 iZ.. 3.C. 1. 
 
 r t fcbilit 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
 k Malmibi de 
 gefl. Reg. 1 . 
 2. c, 6. 
 
 bUnmoved kibble to manage them 5 but then in their public^ Atfemblies feme 
 rrt he lather, or elfe a Kivfman of the young man, adorn dhim mth aS meld 
 l nance (and whom they termed in their Language Knttfit) to1 which r. ; , 1- 
 Z Mo adds,« That tins Invejiiture roar the Gown among them 5 and the firjl honor 
 
 lHj fh \iXtoZ%Mn, was the firft and moft Ample manner of creating a 
 y„,tht Thisthe Lombards, this the Franks, and this our Country-men, all de 
 (tending out of Germany, m old time ufed: and was to us (m the opinion ot 
 the learned « Sir Henry spehian) the Foundation of the Knightly Order. 
 
 " Much like that of the ancient Germans, was the cuftom ot making Knights 
 among the old Irijb : for either the*Kr»?, or Father of the young.man created 
 him * Knight ; and if his Father were dead, then-the next of Kin d^ ^ and the 
 manner of creation was thus: 1 A shield was hung upon a Pole or Stake, hxt m 
 the ground and a 1 mall Launce or Spear (fuch as the Tenth delign d to this honor 
 could weild) was given to him, and therewith he ran a Tilt at the shield, and the 
 more he broke of thefe Launces, the greater reputation he g*' nd - 
 
 1 4 ndrcn> Favin notes, that the shield and Launce were the prop P 
 
 pertaining heretofore to a French Knight and therefore 
 
 called Anna Far,; a, thefe, Efquires carried always after their Matters, whereloe 
 
 VC A«^f^ ^ vcn t , Q^^! l jjQp C Qf'^^^^!^®^^trrrewfton a ttfthe N ob ility and Gen- 
 And it is an ^ this . aU ttie Enfigns and Marks of Honor, appertaining 
 
 try of France • ( are Fquejlrian, and take denomination irom the 
 
 t „ perfons Scutes (as they are vulgarly called) in 
 
 whTchthe Arms of the Nobility are expreft, are b Ejneftnan Targets, not shields 
 
 01 The 4 form J ofthc ^ejhaau Targets among the Romans, were inclining to an 
 1 Ur. fppn Iw thofc cut upon Trajans Column at Rome‘s after which 
 
 Oval, as may be to by CUt U P°ry have of late times alfo fiflhoned the 
 Figure, divers of our *3 r ^ ; ^ thefi re ofour morc ancient 
 
 L cotcheonscame loader, and the head of an even height, for defence 
 
 S 0 fthtbreafiLl JlLlders, but grossing narrower and narrower, towards the bottom , 
 
 and Ornament of Knightly Honor is the Cingulum militate, or 
 
 FldMn Belt called alfo Saltern, or Balt hens, which Varro faith is a In fan word 
 Military Belt, c That which the Roman Soldiers wore, was made 
 
 o"feS£ S and S’d wth Studs or Bodes (from whom it devolv'd to the 
 Lmans ^d Franks') and is in like manner deferred by < Favin, to-be madeofa 
 
 of the Body " V a S found to that time whole and entire, 
 
 rautaleou, faith ^ ^ r ^ an E1 , l ong: But his Swordw as conjum- 
 
 ^SXh^-lC^rofao Egg) Loft eaten n P with ruff, was 
 
 like wife found at his left Hde nigh to his Bek Gold and 
 
 This Enfign of Honor came m time out 
 
 precious Stones, as alfo notes in P fo c ^ jt was nott he common 
 
 of St. Gregory t iSor Arch-Bifhop ofTw/i • ' ,1 Girdles; but 
 
 he received Knighthood from his Grandfather Alfied. 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 2 9 
 
 St IS to be further noted, that by this Badge at Knighthood, were our Knights 
 anciently known, no lefsthan by their gilt Swords, Spurs, and golden Collars of 
 SS. howbeit it hath not for a long time been ufed with us, at the creation of a 
 Knight five only of the Bath', but inftead thereof, the dubbing with a naked Sword , 
 fufficeth. 
 
 To this.Be/t was alfo added a Sword, and fitch a one, asintheefteenlof feme, ,.s*ord. 
 
 Was different from the ordinary ufe, and therefore is by Favin termed i the Sword 1 n ' M - 
 of a Knight, fn time of Chriifianity this Sword came to be hallowed with great muUl - r6 - 
 Ceremony, either by fome great Prelate, or other Ecclefiaftical Perfon: the m Fa . , 3l 
 form of the Benediction is to be found in the “ Titles of Honor , and in Bavins » The a- n Loco at. ' 
 tre of Honor, 
 
 This among the Enfigns of Knightly Honor hath obtained the principal place oFrancifc. de 
 and regard 5 for it is chiefly the Sword with which Knights are now created 5 * ad . et y ^ 
 and hath become fo far ennobled, that the Red Crofi aliumed by th e° Knights Zslntli"' 
 of st. James in Spain for their Badge of Honor, is drawn in the fafhion of a '■ i - 
 
 Sword. And the Collar of the Order of the Sword and Belt in Sweden is com- 
 pofed of Swords bloody at the point, and encompafled about with Leathern ««*<«’°>- 
 Bclts-, the manner and order whereof may be feen in the Plate prefixt to the 
 third Chapter enfuing. Tom,. 1. 1 . 
 
 Another eminent Badge of Knighthood ( which fiicceeded in the place ?-9*k* 
 of the Cold Ring) is th e Golden sp„rs, wherewith at the time of their Cren- 4-Spins, 
 tion Knights were wont to be adorn’d; and r the(e fa little after the Conqueft') 
 were added tp the other Enfigns for more and greater Ornament, and are 
 ufually carried by a Nobleman at the Coronation of our Kings, to lignifie their E-dit. c»*»- 
 
 Knighthood. A/rip.p. 13. 
 
 Thole spurs appointed to be made againft ChrilW, Anno Domini 11 « and 
 Pent to Tori, to be ufed there, at the Knighthood of Alexander the Third King of 
 scots were of Silver, 1 gilt over, and the Straps curioufly wrought of Silkfin- tcrauf.an.,6. 
 fteadof Leather. J 30. 
 
 They were ufuaily put on after the perfon had been conduced and prefented to 
 the King or rrince, who gave the Honor, beginning with the right Heel; and 
 given to ligrnfie, “that the new made Knight lhoa\A not only declare his valour by o7 ws* 
 his Sword, but alfo by the management of his Horfe ; which he (hould encourage vem.U.c.dc 
 and excite with his Spurs to the carrying on of his valiant defigns. 
 
 Of fo great an efteem hath the Knightly Spurs been, that from thence, w Knights w Sdd.Tit. of 
 Batchellors are generally called in Latin Ecjuites Auruti among the Germans 
 JS.ttterDf fg Sulhsn ®pn?lt3, and with us heretofore * Knights of the spur. Nay x not Pad. 
 oneot the Military Orders was inftituted under this Title: and the y Collar of M-4- 
 the Order o: the Elephant in Denmark,, is (according to- Frand fas Men net, ins) vt m , c E ; 
 compofect of Elephants and Spurs. It was conceived fo proper and futable a zi 5^.150 
 Badge of Knighthood , that it has been thought fit to be given for Coat Ar¬ 
 mour, to fome Families here in England , who bear the Sur-name of Knight • 
 
 in rSiutvof^f' Colton 
 
 m the County ot Northampton QII.] and c Knight of St. Dennis tempore r, (u Hat s. pen, 
 
 111 Hampflnre I 1 II|. ~ Thom, nuper Com. Armdell fy Snt. 
 
 b Inter Collett. CmceJJ. c Ibid. 
 
Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 I. 
 
 rl MS. in Offic. 
 Armor. 
 
 c See the de¬ 
 gradation of 
 Sir Andr.Har- 
 (laj in Seldens 
 Titles of Ho¬ 
 nor j p.788. 
 
 5. Collar. 
 
 f De Antiquo¬ 
 rum Tor quibui 
 
 b 37- . 
 g 1 .varior. 
 c. 10. 
 
 h f Scheffer de 
 i £ Antiq.Torq. 
 P- 1 8. 
 
 klbid.p.\\. 
 
 m Gallos cum 
 auro pugnare 
 folitos , Torqua- 
 tus indicio eft. 
 rlin /.33.C.1. 
 n Scheff.Syn- 
 >t-P S«> 57 " 
 <7 58. 
 
 of Catalogue 
 pi desCheva¬ 
 liers de V Pr- 
 dre du Collier 
 de Savoy did}, 
 de I'auonciade. 
 
 q Part.2.1.10. 
 p.ido 6. 
 
 r Pag. 403; 
 
 Wc further have it certified bytheK;»gjand Heralds ot Arms, Anno 10. joe. 
 Re^is, among other rights belonging to the Degree ot a Knight Baneret, that he 
 a upon the acc ount of his Knighthood , might wear gilt Spurs, as well as a gilt sword : 
 and that they have been accounted an EtTential Badge of Knighthood, may be col- 
 lefted from the Ceremony of the degradation of a Knight, where his gilt Spurs 
 are'firftcutoffwitha Hatchet. 
 
 In the laft place. although the ufe of Wearing Collars of Cold hath been molt 
 ancient, and one of theufual caufes for which they were beftowed,wasto honor 
 Military Virtue ; and though among th e Romans, the Collar gave a Sur-name to 
 one of their chiefeft Families, and confequently became of much efteem among 
 them : yet do we nowhere find it reckoned among the Enftgns of their Equcjh'i- 
 an Order : But among fome other Nations it was accounted a Badge and Mark of 
 
 Knighthood. , 
 
 Vjohn Scheffer, from a paffage Out of zPancirollus, which tells us that Golden 
 Collars were reckon’d among the Ornaments , worn by the Roman Frefrdents ot 
 Provinces , would likewife have it an Enfign of h Knightly Dignity among the Ger¬ 
 mans, affirming withall,' that the more ancient Statues and Images of their Knights, 
 were adorned with Collars. 
 
 Healfo notes, as a tilingobtervable, k that this cujlom of beftowing Collars upon 
 Martialills, was very ninth praFtifed by tie Germans, efpecially as to. their Knights; 
 and that in ancient times, Juch as were in reptile for their gallantry and valour, were 
 
 adorned therewith. ■ 
 
 It may be fafely prefumed, that Collars were Badges of Knighthood among 
 the ancient Cauls , lince they were bellowed upon valiant men , and fuch 
 as had rendred themfelves eonfpicuous by afts of Prowefs and Chivalry, as a 
 worthy recompence of their Virtue: And from Pliny it appears, that the an¬ 
 cient Gauls were wont to wear them in Fight, for as the find Scheffer notes 
 upon" his words, no other thing can be underftood by the word Auro than Tor- 
 
 The like may be (aid of the ancient" Britans, Danes , and Goths, among 
 whom it was cuftomary to wear them, as denoting fuch as were remarkable for 
 their valour. 
 
 But in later times, it was the peculiar Fathion of Knights amongus, towear 
 Golden Collars, compofed of SS, or other various works ; fo that thofe Monu¬ 
 ments are known to belong to Knights, on whofe Portraitures fuch Ornaments 
 
 are now found. . ... - r 
 
 To conclude, we muft acknowledge that this noble Enftgn hath been Iikewile 
 honored with a particular and high eftimation among the Founders' of Mi dary 
 Orders, fince it is manifeft from ° Francis Capre, that the Order of Savoy ^ was at hrlt 
 called, The Order of the Collar, and not by the Title of the P Anunciade, until the 
 
 year 15 18. as will more amply appear by and by. , 
 
 So that if we film up the principal Enfgns of Knighthood, ancient, an mo ern, 
 we (hall find them to have been, or are, a Hoff, Cold Ring, Shield, ana 
 Launce, a Belt and Sword-, gilt Spurs, and a Cold Chain or ColUr. 
 
 But from thefe have later Ages, more efpecially, felcdted the Belt, ot golden 
 Girdle, Sword, Collar, Spurs, and Rings', all which we find lnnumerated, and 
 particularly called the Ornaments and Enftgns appertaining to Knig it 100. , m o 
 Imperial Diplomas, and wherewith the Emperor is therein find to have adorn¬ 
 ed and inverted his new created Knight, according to Cuftom ; as tor inltance, 
 that of Rodolph the Second, granted to Sir Robert sherley, and dated at Prague, 
 the fecond of dune 1610. ofwhich a fuller account may be taken in vrurchashis 
 Pilgrimage, where thelmperial Inftrtiment (containing alfo1 the creating o im 
 an Earl Palatine of the Empire, and beftowing fundry Pnvlledges and Prerog - 
 tives therewith, worthy of knowing^ is tranllatedverbatim. . ,. 
 
 The Author of the ftirifprudentia Heroica has afforded an Example in this 
 kind, in another Diploma of the fame Emperors, made to'Sir Charles Ft lie he, 
 dated at Vienna the eleventh of February, anno 1594- And there is aprivi e ge 
 ufuallv granted inthcfe Diplomas, that the Knights (hall in all Exerctles, Actions, 
 
Sect. VIII. 
 
 O f Knighthood in general. 3 * 
 
 and Enterprifes, life and wear chains. Swords, Spurs, Robes, Trappings, and what- 
 foever Furniture elfe belonging to Horjes, either all Gold or gilt. 
 
 The Trappings here mentioned put us in mind of a paffage in c rliny, whence CLib.^.c.t. 
 it may beconjedtured, that Horfi-Trappings were fomctime heretofore accounted c ' rca 
 part of the Enfigns of a Roman Knight ; for, having told us that one Flavius a man 
 of mean birth, had ingratiated himfelf with the Commons , by publilhing the My- 
 ftery of the whole courfe of days, pleadable and not pleadable, which his Ma¬ 
 iler Appius Claudius C eecus had difcoveredto him; he adds, that a Bill palled by 
 general confent, to create him AEdilis Curulk, together with gfAnicius , without 
 any regard had to thofe other, who, being nobly born, had likewile flood for 
 that Dignity. And that at the dime time he was alfo made Tribunus Plebis , at 
 which the whole Senate took fuch offence, that they laid afide their Rings, and 
 fome thought (-but were miftaken ) that the Knights did the like, nay believed 
 further, that they left off their Horfi-Trappings, as if from them the name of 
 Knight had been beflowed 5 andconfequently thePhaler*, no Id's than the Annuli, 
 or Equi , were accounted Badges of the Equefirian Order, after they were drawn 
 into falhion and ufe. 
 
 However wemay fuppofe, that the publick Horfie, if at fird,was not afterwards 
 given naked; but with fuch accoutrements and furniture,as were both for ufe and 
 ornament in War: the fafhion whereof may be obferved among thofe Sculptures 
 upon Trojans Column at Rome , a Draught whereof was firll made by Julio Ro¬ 
 mano, then fot r.,.v, Oy rranctjrus vmamen*, rvf nil after a long and 
 
 retchlefs negleft (thefe Plates being thrown by, and welnigh’ fpoil'd with ruft 
 and carelefnefsj were happily brought to light and repaired, by the care and ex- 
 pence of my noble Friend, accomplilhed with great variety of ufeful and inge¬ 
 nious knowledge, John Evelyn Efquire, during his relidence at Rome. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Qualifications for Knighthood. 
 
 A S touching the Qualifications which formerly made perfuns capable of this 
 Honor of Knighthood, the principal and mod remarkable were thefe three. 
 
 Merit, Birth, and Ejlate. 
 
 In the right diftribution of this Honor and Dignity, Merit has been by all al- r. Mcriu 
 lowed to challenge a principal fhare; and the"deferving judged fitted to be 
 preferr’d, before thofe who wanted that Qualification. 
 
 Among the Romans,no Soldier was denyedor envyed his part in the Prizes of 
 Honor or Recompence, to wit, that fort of Crown, or fuch other of the Milita¬ 
 ry Rewards which their valour had delerved; and not only their Emperors, but 
 all other Princes found the advantage of conferring benefits on the meritorious, 
 in being thereby bed lerved : For thole who have (hewed themfelves inclined to 
 noble and valiant Adtions, having once taded the fweet of Reward, are gene- 
 rally fo encouraged, as no danger hath feem’d too great to attempt, no enterprife 
 io difficult but might be made feafible. But of this fubjedl there is fo much 
 Ipoke, and to be met with almoft every where, that we need not add more. 
 
 , ,econc ' Qualification, namely, Birth ; there was fo great care taken, 2. Birth, 
 
 that (faith w Andrew Favinjto prevent the admittance of any, not of eminent and whUTbeMts 
 generous Extraction, into this Dignity; of the Ordinances made concerning the d' Hon.hs.i. 
 Order of Knighthood, the fird Article is, That the parties who enter thereinto, 
 ought firfi to make it appear they be Gentlemen of three paternal defeents ; and 
 that the Arms they bear have been born by their Fathers, Grandfathers, and great- 
 Grandfathers. 
 
 It was alfo the Law of theEmpire, That no manJhould be capable of this Dignity, 
 
 but 
 
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 but he that was defended from one, who was Miles (which Mr. Selden inter frets 
 not by Knight, but Gentleman, or Nobilis)as appears by the Conjiitution of Frede- 
 nc^the Second, elefted Emperor anno 1212. and mentioned in thc'Titles of Ho¬ 
 nor', and perhaps there was an Eye had to thisi.tip, in the Sentences upon the 
 following Cafes. 
 
 Nor hath it been (by fome) accounted fufficient, that the perlon Knighted 
 (hould be a Gentleman by the Fathers fide, unlels he were fo alfo by the Mothers, 
 at leafifhe was tobea Free-woman, andnota Servant: t for if fhewere aServant 
 or Bond-woman, though the Father were a Gentleman, the Children were ftill 
 ranked withinthe Degree of Servitude, and‘ccmnted incapable of the Knightly 
 Dignity. 
 
 Heretofore the conferring of Knighthood was not reftrained to the Soveraign 
 power, as now it is; but that the greater Subjefts did fometime moke Knights'. 
 But where the honor hath been given by ftich, to thofe who were Vallals to ano¬ 
 ther, the beftowing thereof was accounted illegal, and they that took upon 
 them to give it, were liable to cenfure; becaufe by this aftion they took .mothers 
 Villain or Bondman fromhim, which was a manifeft wrong, and ought not to be 
 done. As in the cafe of the two Sons of a Philip de Bourbon, one whereof was 
 Knighted by the Earl of Flanders, the other by the Earl of Nevers : Whereupon 
 by an Order dated on All-Saints day, Anno Domini 1279. and another at Whit- 
 fintide following, both the (aid Earls were fined, and the two Brethren con¬ 
 demned to pay one thoufanrl pnnnH.. ..^na-c, uiougn uy itn. zc:.. s * grace and fa¬ 
 vour they kept their Knighthoods. 
 
 And to fhew that this Law was elfe where obfer ved more ftriftly, and the breach 
 thereof liable to more fevere fentences, thofe among the b Aragonians that de- 
 feended from Knights in adireft line by the Fathers fide (which were called In- 
 f.intones, and accounted Gentlemen, whether legitimate or illegitimate) were 
 capable of being Knights, and no other: c So that if one, not an Infan^on, were 
 promoted to Knighthood, by a Rico Hombre (which feems to be a higher Degree 
 of Nobility ) both the Rico Hombre was to lofe the Honor he had, and the perlon 
 whom he pretended to promote, remained ftill a Villain or Plebeian.' 
 
 But it was otherwife where a Nobleman Knighted his ownVaffal, as in the cafe 
 reported by d Philip de Eean-manoir in his Cuflomary of the Year 1285. where the 
 Son of a Gentleman and a Woman-Servant, was Knighted by him, whole Servant 
 the Woman was: and his condition being afterwards difeovered, the Nobleman 
 would have challenged him for his Slave, but in regard his Knightly Dignity had 
 vindicated him from fervitude and vaffallage (though his Lord was deceived in 
 conferring the Honor ) he was adjudged to remain free and'a Knight'-, which he 
 could not have done, if any other but his Lord had Knighted him: for which this 
 reafon is there given, e becaufe no other perfon had fujficicnt power to infranchife 
 him. 
 
 The third andlaftof thofe Qualifications, which we have thought fit to take 
 noticeof here, is that of Ejlate or Wealth, which lerves to fupport the Dignity 
 of Knighthood: for we find that in all Times and Countries, when men were 
 grown wealthy, they thereby (as by Merit or Birth') became capable of Honors. 
 
 Thus Wealth was lo much regarded among the Chalccdonians, as f Herodotus 
 tells us, that thofe who were rich, bore the name ^/"Knights. It was s Ejtate that in- 
 titled a man to this Honor among the Romans : for the Cenfor (as hath been before 
 obferved out of h Livy) might compel any Citizen, who had an Eftate equal to 
 the Equefirian Cenfc, to enter into th e Equefirian Order, and this old Roman Ccnfi 
 confifted of ‘400000 Sefierces, which according to our learned seldens computa¬ 
 tion amounts to k 3025 /.of our Money. 
 
 And asanciently in old Rome, fo not long after the Conqueft here in England. 
 (as 1 Cambden obferves)were Knights dignified for their wealth, and ftate of liv¬ 
 ing. For they who had a Knights Fee, to wit (faith he) fix hundred and four- 
 fcore Acres of Land, might claim as their right the Ornaments and Badges of 
 Knighthood. 
 
 But by the way it appears from m Mr.Selden, that not any certain number, or 
 
 extent 
 
Sect. VIII. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 33 
 
 -o Qui habeant 20 /. li brat as tens, vel Feo- 
 dumuninf inilitif integrum valer.s 20 l. per 
 dnnHm.CIauf,37.H.3.m.2f.dorfo. p Stows 
 Abr.Jt. 290. an. 40. Camb.Brit.p.i 26. 
 
 S Clauf.2B.f{.$.n1.i2.dorh. r Clauf $. £.3. 
 J>ani. w . 12. ( Rot.Parl.io.E.i. Clauf 
 
 » •}.E.2.tn,8. & 19 E. 2.m.i6. dorfo. Clauf. 
 7. E.j p.trs 1. m. 22. dorfo. Brevia Regis an. 
 2.a.2. pars i.frpar.2. Fat.^ E.^.j-ars 1. 
 m x y . dorfo. <& clauf , 2. //. 4. m. .0 dorfo. 
 
 r 1 1 A,if r. C , 1 1 _ ' 
 
 extent of Acres made a Knights Fee: and by feveral Writs directed to the *he 
 rip of all Count,es m England, to make Proclamation for receivine the Honor 
 of Knighthood, mtheReignsofitta.g.&EdL i. as alfo by the Aft dc Militibus 
 anno I. Ed. 2. it appears that the Cenjus it litis, or valuation of the Elfate of 
 a Knight, was mealured by Twenty rounds Land by the year (and f omet imes 
 more) and this was counted the moft reafonable way of Eftimation, becaufe one 
 Acre might be more or left m value than another 
 
 And the Parallel yet held as to the matter of enforcement and Compulfion to 
 take this Honor; for by an ancient Prerogative, fevcral of our Kings, have it 
 theirpleafures compell d Inch perfoqs who held a whole Knights Fee, or fo much 
 Land, whofe annual value, asaforefaid, anfwered thereto, to take this Diem 
 ty uponthem ; and to that purpofe fent forth their Mandates in Writs, direftedto n 
 the Sheriffs of each County, to make Proclamation, » That all thofe, within their m 9 : *' * 
 feveral Bad, uncles who were of full age, and had one Me Knights Fee, and were 
 not Knighted, fhould appear before the King (on a certain day, in the Writ fet downh So 
 
 ready fitted and prepared to receive the Honor e/Knighthood. J ^- d >rfo. 
 
 Sometimes thefe Writs included, both fuch as were pof- 
 fbff of Lands worth 0 Twenty pounds per annum, and fuch as 
 held a whole Knights Fee, valued at that annual fum : but 
 the yearly value let by th eKing wasnotalways certain for 
 fometimes we find it to be r fifteen pounds, them twenty 
 pounds, at other times ■ thirty pounds, then “Tuny pounds 
 and fometimes t fifty pounds. 3 
 
 Anno\o. Hen. 3. “The 'Sheriffs in England wereamereed, 1 t- <“’F- tr clauf. mid a,rt 
 becaufe they had not diftrained all thofe who had fuch \fl‘ uf ;9.f.,',,o ii „ [o . dldurmrar l 
 Eftates m Land, as the Law limited to take the Order of s39 ' 
 
 Knighthood' or otherwife to pay their Fines5 and we obferve the Command in 
 
 and th c n accom P an > e d with much fever,ty, in cafe 
 the shenfJhoM be negligent m the difeharge ofhisduty, or connive with any 
 
 fhet 7 d“fL: appears,nthat ^ 
 
 wRex Vicecom. Northt .falutem. Frtcipimus tibi quod (lent teipCum & „ r , „ 
 
 omn,a tua ddigis, omnes dlos in Falliva tna, qui habeant viginti libratas ter - *££££ 
 * htes f^endos, citra Nativitatem SaeSi Johann* 
 
 BaptiP prose,me futur. Sc,turns pro certo, quod ft pro munere, vel aliaua 
 occafone, altquamrelaxatsonent eisfeceris, vel aliquant refpecJum dederl 
 Nos ita graviter ad [e cap,emus, quod omnibus diebus vitae t,L te duties e/Te 
 gravatum. T. R. apttd Wyndefor decimo quarto die Aprilis 
 
 cn^Wh e h UP ° n M aP d Pea , ranCe3 ,f £r f “ ch ^^ation, a reafonable or lawful ex- 
 cufe hath been alledged, as x old age 3 * irrecoverable meaknefts y loft of T in 2 9- 
 
 * ’\ h oborders, or the like, whereby the Body was wholly difebled toVerform P 
 peifonal fervice; there, the allegations have been admitted by the Kino rtepc-r ? i ’*'-7.*?. 
 
 dTringllfe ’ 7 UtUnTatenU exem P ted taking this MilLy IderTallf^. 
 
 But there were many other caufes and reafons which ufually obtained a fufnen r^ 7 ' 
 
 fion for feme certain time, (befides thofe fetdown in the Aft of Parliament An' *?»,?**■ 
 
 th ' 
 
 Yet was not this Fine conftant or certain, but eftimated and fee according to 
 the nature of tneexcufe,or length of time given : for inftance FohZtA 
 having obaaSed rcfpi.eV 
 
 and Peter Fouden at e forty eight Shillings and eisht Pence fnr " Ve - A Ori e . fIif/ , 
 
 F for i0r ' 1 ' 
 

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 34 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
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 &c.anno 9E.1. 
 
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 Fines, <&c. 
 Term.Michs ?. 
 
 • £.3. 20- 2. 
 Ebor. 
 
 1 Com.de Term. 
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 Somerfet. 
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 p £4^.33.E.3. 
 pars prima. 
 
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 * Pat.Z.R.2. 
 pa's prima 
 
 for the fame time. And inthefe cafes the Kings Writ ufually ifl'ued to the she- 
 rij], with command to s permit the perfon to have that refpite, and to forbear 
 taking any diftrefs, till the time compounded for fhould be expired, and if, ne- 
 verthelefs, the perfon happened tobe impleaded for not having received Knight¬ 
 hood, the Kings Letters Patents (granting him the time of refpite being produced) 
 have been h allowed. 
 
 If any perfon had been diftrained by the sheriff a retorn thereof made to the 
 King, and did not appear at the time and place, in the Writ nominated, to re¬ 
 ceive the Honor of Knighthood ; in fuch cafe we fometimes find that a Writ hath 
 iiliied, giving command to the s/jm^forthwith to'feizeall his Lands and Tene¬ 
 ments into the Kings hands, and anfwer the profits thereof into the Exchequer. 
 
 The Fines and Amerciaments fet upon fuch contempt, feemtohave been arbi¬ 
 trary, and the Court fwayed, according as the nature of the default appeared : 
 iridium the Son of Gilbert de Alton, paid k twenty (hillings for not appearing and 
 receiving Knighthood, according to the command of the Kings Proclamation; 
 Thomas Pauncefoot paid 1 four Nobles, John de Lodbroke m forty drillings, the »like 
 Fine was fet upon Simon de Bradeney and Thomas Trivet, both of Somerjetjhire , and 
 John de Neirvotc in the County of Bucks ; and lalfly, JVilliam Lajfels paid” four 
 pounds, for that he had not received Knighthood before Michaelmas , Anno 30. 
 E. 3. and for obtaining refpite for three years from thence. 
 
 But albeit in the promifeuous courfe of bellowing of Knighthood,\vherc the men 
 of Health and EjlateC whether otherwile worthy or notjbecamc dignified,yet was 
 not the gate of Honor then (hut againft thofe,who wanting Riches fought her out, 
 bv the paths of Virtue and Merit :"For where men of low Fortunes deferved well 
 of their Country, and that for their good fer vices the King had judged them wor¬ 
 thy of Honor-, He was accordingly pleas’d to bellow fuch annual Penfion, or 
 Lands upon them, as He elleemed fufficient to maintain that degree of Dignity 
 (whatfoever it was) fo conferr’d. And this is agreeable to the judgment of the 
 Author of the Division dit Monde, who faith. That the Honorof Knighthood isnotto 
 he given to any perfon who hath not a considerable Eftate ; imlefs fijftcient means to 
 fupport the Honor of that Order be alfo given with it. 
 
 Hence it is,that the Kings of England have allowed Penfions (and frequent men¬ 
 tion of them is made in the Rolls) fometimes during pleafure, and then again 
 during the lives of thofe on whom they have thought fit to confer the Honor, 
 for their better fupport: as for inflance, King Edward the Third granted by Let¬ 
 ters Patents P forty Pounds per annum, out of his Exchequer, to John atte Lee , 
 Queen Ifibel's Steward; in auxiliumJlatus fill mamtenendi , firfl during pleafure, 
 and afterwards for his life. 
 
 But the cafe is more remarkable of Sir Nele Loring (who afterwards attain¬ 
 ed the Honor to be one of the fir(l Founders of the molt noble Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter} for whofe valiant performances, in the Naval Fight againft the French at since, 
 the King conferr’d the Dignity of Knighthood upon him, and immediately after 
 granted to him and his Heirs Males s twenty Pounds per annum , that he might 
 better maintain that Honor,until he could fettle on him and them, fomuch in va¬ 
 lue of Lands, oryearly Rents in Fee. _ 
 
 And here the following Grant made by King Richard the Second to Sir John 
 Walsfts, of forty Marks per annum for life, to fupport that Dignity of Knighthood 
 he had given him, may very well be inferted. 
 
 ’* Rex omnibus ad quos, &c.filutem. Sciatis quod cum nos pro eo quod di- 
 lettus & fidelk nofer Johannes Walslh, nuper in prafentia nojlra prodefen- 
 fione fua multum ftrenue fecit, proof fatis eft notorium , ipfum Ordmem 
 "Militarem fufeipere facerimus, & Ordinem ilium ei de minibus noftris de¬ 
 derim us, & aim penes nos ipfos retinuerimus : Et quia ipfefufficiestter non 
 habet unde Onus cum honor e valeat fupport are, Dedimus & Concejftmus ei 
 Quadraginta Marcas per annum, ad termimtm vit£ Ju<e, percipiend. per ma- 
 vus Vicecomitis noftri Lincolnienfis qui pro tempore fuerit , de exitibus ba- 
 liv*e fua, adterminos Fafch<e& SanCli Michaelis, per atqnales portiones. In 
 cuius, &c. Telle R. apud Weftminft. quinto die Decembris. 
 
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Sect. VIII. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 3S 
 
 2 .?. 
 
 The Kings of England, upon the fame account, did ufually beftow like annual 
 rewards on fuch whole merit railed them to the Degree of Eaneret ; and in the 
 Letters Patents, whereby fuch Pcnfions are granted, we obfe; ye it ufually expreft, 
 ad manutenendum Jiatum Baneretti, or words to the like efieft. 
 
 Hereupon King Edward the Third gave to Sir Reginald Cobham 'four hun- rpat.io 
 dred Marks per annum, during his life, to be paid him out of the Exchequer; 
 afterwards the f Mannor of Tippenham, \nBuckinghamfiire , for life; and a *Mill pm 
 under Oxford CajHe, with a Meadow there,called KingsMeade. * Fi,f h £ -3- 
 
 We find moreover, that Thomas de Rolf ley, who in thefervice of this King had f ' I ' m ' 23 ' 
 received the Degree of Eaneret , had 'two hundred Marks per annum granted' unto '■Ciarf.i o.£. 
 him, pro fvjlentatione fra, during life. To Sir John Lyfle (one other of the Foun- 3 ' J, ‘ 1 " 2- 
 ders of the faid moll: noble Order') “ nt ipfi Jiatum Baneretti ((which the King urat.29.S-3. 
 had before conferr’d on him) melius manutenere poffit, he gave two hundred tmprma 
 pounds a year during life; and upon Roger de Swyncrton Eaneret, He behoved 29 ’ 
 for life pro ftatu Jito manutenendo, all they Mannors, Lands, &c. which, lying in yPM.S. £.3: 
 the Counties of Stafford and chejier, came to the Kings hands, by the forfeiture tariprimu.m.i 
 of Hugh le Defpenfer, as likewife the Mannor of Barcw in the County Palatine of 
 Chejier, to him and his Heirs. 
 
 And it is worthy of note, that fometimes fuch like Grants have been madeby 
 the confent of Lords and Commons aflembled in Parliament; for fo were the* two zctanf3o. ft. 
 hundred Marks per annum given to Geo fry le Scroop Eaneret, in the Reign of i ’ m ”■ 
 
 King Henry the Sixth. 
 
 Thus far we have fpoken of the Qualifications, which capacitate him, who re¬ 
 ceives the Degree of Knighthood3 it will not now be amifi to touch upon one 
 particular relating to the Perfon, who confers this Honor, before we leave this 
 SeBion . 
 
 It hath been thought by divers, that no man can make a Knight unlefs himfelf who can 
 be firft Knighted, and becaufethat fome have not given this Honor before they make Knights, 
 received it, they thence would imply, that no man ought: for fo»Prince Ed- a mtb w r fi- 
 wardof Carnarvon, having been firft Knighted by his Father, King Edward the tnioft. anno 
 Firft, forthwith Knighted a great number more in mjhninfter Abbey '. So Anno ' 5 ° 5 ' 
 
 20. £. 3. the King being landed at Hoggs mNormandy , Knighted •> Edwardh\s eldeft b stm.ch ™: 
 Son,and immediately the faid Prince made Mortimer, Monteacute , £»j-,and others fo ' 377 ' 
 Knights. And c King Edward the Sixth, being Knighted bythe Earl of Hertford’, t BU.fi tmB ; 
 in the Tower of London, alioon as the Ceremony was over. Knighted Henry Hoble- 
 thorn Lord Mayor of London, with the fame Sword, wherewith himfelf receiv¬ 
 ed this Military Honor. 
 
 But it is apparent enough, that they who never were, and others who never 
 could be Knights, have conferr’d this Dignity ; and we are to underftand that ne- 
 cefljty and cuftom hath in this cafe the force of a Law 5 for anciently Bijhops and 
 Priejls made KnightsfoMo do the Popes,and fome Common-wealths, nay [Fomenfm 
 whom the fupream Power is veiled, may, and have done the like, witnefs our 
 Qtieens, Mary and Elizabeth, and vye find it to be the ancient Lawin Spain, * That di.ii.iff.ai. 
 the King or his Son and Heir, though they be no Knights, may nevertheless make *«■<<*»• 
 Knights, by reafon that they poffefs the Kingdom, and are therefore the Head and 
 Chief of Chivalry, and confequently all the power thereof, is clofed up and contained 
 in the Kings command. 
 
 To conclude, in all the inftances and examples, where the creation of a Knight 
 hath been performed, either with Ceremony, or by Diploma (of which we (hall 
 lpeak in the next Self ion) it may be obfer ved, that the Dignity was always given 
 by, and received from the hands of another Perfon, except only the Kings of , , 
 spam, vj'^'time out of mind have made themlelves Knights, and this by virtue 
 ot an old Law written m the Aragoman Tongue, as Ambrofius Morales reports 
 
 Which faiththus : "ghewholentgbt preceding theCeremonyff h.of Kn\^ 
 
 King fall watch in the Church, in the morning he flail hear Mafs, and offer both Pur- Hifp<“’“,Lu- 
 ple, and fome of his Money, and after heflail receive the Sacrament : And when they 
 are going to raife him, he flail afiendupon his shield, the Noblemen holding and ftp- MctfuT"' 
 porting mm: 7 hen fiall all cry with a loud voice three times. Real, Real Real .•> 8 hCbnnMi. 
 
 F 2 fP an > l ^i- c ’2. 
 
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3 6 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
 h In futi lM - 
 min.p. 397. 
 
 done, he fall command to fcatter more of his Aloney , to the quantity of one hundred 
 Shillings among the People, andto few that no man upon earth hath any power over 
 hint, he fall gird himfelf with the Sword, made after the form of aCrofs, and that 
 day can no other man be Knighted. 
 
 One Example of this ancient Rite is remembredby the faid h chiffetius, at the 
 Coronation of King Ferclinando the Third, who took from the high Altar the re¬ 
 gal Snord, and with his own hand girt himfelf therewith; to the end being fo 
 girded, he might (hew himfelf openly to the People, and declare, that he recei¬ 
 ved the power of Governing and making War from none but Cod alone, and that 
 he owed not his Kingdoms to the gift of any mortal man. 
 
 And it feems this manner of Knighting was a thing of fuch remarque, that it 
 was fometime taken notice of and entred for a memorable note of time; as for 
 inftance in the Tefte of a 1 charter , which this Don Fer- 
 i Anm 1220 fatla charts spudS'gsviam dinando made to the Monajiery of Deftlos alvos, in the third 
 £& year Of his Reign, and is reported by the raid Chiffletius out 
 
 in Monaflerio Santis Mans Regain de Bur - of Colmenars Hiftory or Segovia,c.2 O.as alio by anotnerCAwr- 
 gos, mam propria me aednxi cinguio mi - fer vv herein the k Knighting Prince Edward eldeft Son to our 
 k T,U ° f Hmr ■ f • 577 - King Henry the Third! by Alphonfo K.ng of Caftile, at Bruges 
 anno Domini 12 5 5 . is remembred after the fame manner. 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 
 The various Ceremonies ufed at the conferring of Knighthood. 
 
 B Efides the donation of the before-mentioned honorary Enfgnt, there were 
 (everal Ceremonies and Formalities , begun to be ufed in the middle Ages, at 
 theinveftitureof Knights ; fome of which we (hall here fet down by way of In¬ 
 ftance. , 
 
 1 .Girdingwith xhe moft ancient of thefe, is the inverting of the Knight with a Belt and 
 At sword and and (h|s was performe d, either by putting the Belt loofe over the (houl- 
 
 der, or girding it dole aboutthewafte: the Bend in Armory reprefents theone, 
 litJf.g. and the Fefs the other. Of this kind of Honor we have fpoken 1 before, 
 m Theatre d' The firth Chriftian Kings and Princes (faith m Favin') at the giving of the Cin- 
 g U l Hm tnilitare , killed the new Knight on the left cheek, and ufed thefe words. In 
 the honor of the Fathcr,of the Son , and of the Holy Ghoft, I make you a Knight. And 
 this was called Ofculum pacify the kifs of Favour or Brotherhood. 
 
 Some think this to be the fame with the Accollade , or Ceremony of imbracmg, 
 *ir?ZJr e which was performed by Charles the Great," who(before his expedition a gain ft the 
 /.5.C.17. Hungarians ) Knighted his Son Lewis the debonair, at the City of Ratisbone -> ror 
 upon the girding him with the Military Belt and Sword, he gave him the Accol - 
 o L ■ 5 1, lade, that is, he^imbraced him, (though it be rendred for killing by the°Tranlla- 
 tor of Favzn ) and this was the firft time we obferve the Ceremony of the Accol¬ 
 lade to have been ufed. 
 
 It was in the time of the fame Emperor that the way of Knighting by the Cola- 
 phurn, or giving a blow on the Ear was ufed, in fign of fuftaining future har 
 (hips and indurances ; which is thought to have been derived from the manner 
 pRiJSi. Ami], 0 f manumiffion of a Slave among the Romans , where P firft the Traitor gently 
 1 ftruck him on the head with the rindi&a, a Rod fo called, after which the LiSor 
 
 did the like, and moreover ftruck him on the Face and Back with his hand, in to¬ 
 ken of full liberty and freedom. 
 
 q Vna.tHm- This Cuftom was retained long after both in i Germany and France {much like 
 nsrl.ic.e. therp efeofada, or blow on the neck, given in Spainatthe Creation of the Caval- 
 Wmrf 577. ' leros de Efpitela d' orada, or Knights of the Golden Spur) as appears from a claufe. 
 
 - ft- -mW!.. 
 
Sect. IX. 
 
 Of Knight hoed in general. 
 
 ?7 
 
 in the Inftrumentof the Fr/asowj-Infranchifnient to this r That the rot fate 
 
 or Governor of the Country fhould gird the Sword about him, who was to be isfrtmnm etc 
 Knighted, and then give himaBox on the Ear. with his hand, with which Cuv- Jf' 1 .'"' 1 
 mony he was madea Knight, he alfo gave him fpecial charge and command, that ‘ 
 thenceforth he (hould go armed after the manner of Knights of the facred Empire 
 or of the Kingdom of France. ‘ 3 
 
 It is alfo faid this Emperor ordain’d, tthat no King fhould fuccced to the Em- 
 pire, if he were not Knighted, as aforefaid, before his Coronation. And there is MMi, 
 an eminent example of this formality ,n " William Earl of Holland, who when he 
 came to be chofen King of th z Romans ,A?wo Domini 1247. preparation was Erft ^ l6 ‘ b ’ 
 made to create him Knight, waccording to the cuftom of other Chriftian Emp'c- 
 rors (before they were admitted to take upon them the Imperial Diadem) to 
 which purpofe he was prerented by John King of Bohemia before Tetrus Capiicins 
 Cardinal of St. George, the Topes Legate, whom the King befought on the be¬ 
 half of this eledted Efquire (forfoEarl William was yet calied)that he might have 
 the Oath of his profeftion adminiftred unto him, and be inferibed into the Mili¬ 
 tary C olledge which he having taken, the King of Bohemia gave him the blow on 
 the Ear, and then pronounced the words of Signification, * after which he was * Tc h°’‘uM- 
 girt with the sword. ' tar.fi. 17. 
 
 The Ceremony at large is to be found \t\Seldens Titles of Honor, pag.442.443. 
 and 444. as alfo in Jurifprndentia Heroica. p. 400.401. 
 
 In the time of the Saxons here in England, Knights received their Inftitutionat a. Watching 
 the hands of great Prelats or Abbots 5 it being the opinion of our Anceftors that and Eaching. 
 nothingfo happily fucceeded, asthat which was performed by religious perfons- 
 in the acccmplifhing of which folemnity they were very punctual, "by adding di¬ 
 vers religious Ceremonies, as Watching , Fitfiing, Bathing, Confiscating of the 
 Sword, and the like: and how folemnly thefe things were obferved, will appear 
 in that famous Conftitution, mentioned by t Ingulphns (fpeaking of Hetoard Lord yfi e «i,b.m 
 of Britne, m Lmcolnfiure, who coming into England from Flanders (where he had inter Rerum 
 lived in exile) with a confiderable affiftance, and force of his Friends and Fol- f" slic - Sc, fi- 
 lowers to recover his Fathers pofMions 5 received the Honor of Knighthood 
 from Brand, Abbot of SaintEdmunds-hnry') which being thence tranlcribed bv 1 'oo 
 our\cm\e^'selden, b Cambden, and 'Mr .Dngd.de, upon a like occafion,we here 
 
 omit it. # b Brit. 12$. 
 
 Snortly after the Conqueft, the Cuftom of receiving Knighthood from religi- J Vamp e{t 
 ous perfons began to be reftrained here in England, infomuch that at a Synbd 
 heW at Wefiminjier in the year of our Lord 1102. viz. anno tertio Hen. primi it 
 was among other things ordained, ^Ne Albates faciinttHalites', by which word a Cancil.Sri!. 
 Abbates, we fuppofe is underftood all forts of fpiritual perfons. Wa.j.a* 
 
 However, the religious Ceremonies for the mod part continued, efpecially the 
 Vigils aniBathings 5 an eminent example whereof, we have not long after in the 
 time of King Edward the Firft, who to adorn the fplendor of his Court, and 
 augment the glory of his intended Expedition into Scotland , did at Whitfontide 
 m the four and thirtieth year of hisReign, hegutEdward of Carnarvan his eld- 
 elc Son, with the Military Belt , and this young Prince^ immediately, at the high 
 Altar in IVeJrminfter Abbey , conferr’d the fame Honor upon neer three hundred 
 Gentlemen the Sons of Earls, Barons , and Knights. The Habit, Equipage, Atten¬ 
 dants, and Ceremonies of which grand folemnity, being already tranferib-d at ,77, 
 large out of Matthew of Wefiminjier, both by < Mr. Seldcn and Mr. t Cambden, we 
 lhall thereunto refer our Reader. tBrii.p.n/. 
 
 But in regard their Author tells us, that thenumber of thefe Knights were about „ „ 
 
 s three hundred, and the old Annals of Ireland, cited by h Mt Selden, add one LK 
 hundred more, which was further wide of the mark, we will here out of a re- ,57 °' 
 
 Ipeft to truth, andthememory ofthofc Noble perfons, with fuch as are defended h£SC “"‘ 
 tromthem, takeoccafiontogiveaperfeac^i/^ of then Names, which amount 
 to no more than 267. 
 
 Only firft, we (ball take notice, becaufe that part of the Ceremony, namely. 
 
 Bathing, is not remembred by Matthew of Wefiminjier, that it is not only imply’d 
 
 inf 
 
Chap. I. 
 
 38 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 m the lo.V of the Vigils then held, butwe find inthe Accounts of the great 
 Wardrobe, for the aforefaid year, among the Robes and other Ornaments ap¬ 
 pointed robe prepared for the young Prince, that there were fix Ells of Cloth de¬ 
 livered out for the covering of his Bath. . , 
 
 The religious Ceremonies of Bathings Watching > and offering up the Sword at 
 the hiah Altar, are retained amongft us at this day, but reftrained only to that 
 peculiar Degree of Knighthood, which from hence hath the denomination of 
 Knights of the Bath. 
 
 The Nantes of all the Knights made at Whitfontide, anno 34. E. 
 
 i Ex Rot. Corn- 
 pot- Jo.de Dro- 
 l^ensford Cuflo- 
 dts mag.Gari- 
 rob£ Regis, pe¬ 
 nes Rememo- 
 rat. R. in Sene- 
 tario remanen- 
 xibus , 
 
 if | ~^\ 0 minus Edwardus 
 \ $ Jprinccps Walli£. 
 Johannes de Warenna. 
 Edmund*s de Arundel. 
 Thomas de Creilly . 
 
 Johannes de la Ware. 
 
 Thomas dc Fcrers. 
 Bartholomews de Enfeud. 
 Johannes de Mowbray. 
 
 Alan us Plokenet. 
 
 Aungerw filius Henrici. 
 y Gilbertiis de Clare filius 
 iDomini Thomecdeclare. 
 Edmundus dc Cor nubia. 
 Johannes de Frivill. 
 
 Willi elm us de Fr eigne. 
 Amaricusde F off id. 
 
 Fulcius filius Warini. 
 
 Walter us de Hugeford. 
 Stephan us de Burghajh. 
 Jacobus de Nortivoode. 
 Humpfridus de Waldene. 
 Roger us de chaundos. 
 Johannes de Deen. 
 Willielmus de la Zoiiche. 
 Ricardus Lovel. 
 
 Roger us de Mortuomari. 
 Walterus Hakfilut. 
 
 Roger us de Ban foil. 
 Galfridus de Seyc. 
 Richardus Portefiie. 
 
 Fgidius de Breheus. 
 Walterus dc Mollesworth. 
 Rethericus de Jjpania • 
 Petrus de Gavajlon. 
 
 Thomas do Verdon. 
 Humfridus de Bajjingbourn. 
 Nicholaus Kryell. 
 
 C Robert its filius Roberti fi- 
 \lii Pagani. 
 
 Johannes de Harccourt. 
 
 J* Johannes filius Domini 
 Cjohannis de Sulleye . 
 
 Willi dm its Tracy. 
 
 lius Domini Hugo - 
 „nisle Defipenfier. 
 
 Willielmus de Huntingfend. 
 Thomas Bardolp. 
 
 Nicholaus Malemeyns. 
 Robertas de Scales. 
 Willielmus Truffel. 
 
 Joh.tunes de Hants. 
 Willielmus de Monte acute. 
 Thomas de Multon. 
 
 Walterus de Montgomeri. 
 
 C Rogerus filius Domini Ro- 
 Lgeri de Mortuomari. 
 Fnjlachius de Whyteneye . 
 Johannes Mautravers. 
 
 \ Thomas dc Veer filius Co - 
 Lmitis Oxonienfis. 
 
 Thomas de Lodelarve. 
 Willielmus de Bernyngham. 
 5 Grijfwusfilius Griffni de 
 ila Pole. 
 
 Willielmus de Lodelatve. 
 rhilippus de Courtenay. 
 Vrianus dc Santto Petro. 
 Warinus de BaJJingburn. 
 r Johannes le Blount Major 
 i London. 
 
 Johannes Denre. 
 
 Johannes de Infiula. 
 
 Thomas de Lucy. 
 
 Radulphus de Botetourte. 
 Hugo de Mailly. 
 
 Radulphus de ICamoys. 
 c Petrus filius Domini Petri 
 \de Malolacu. 
 
 Edmundus de Willington. 
 Robertus de Kendale. 
 Henricus de Den. 
 
 Johannes deNevill. 
 Rogerus de Ingelfeld. 
 
 Hugo hraboef. 
 
 Johannes de Wefion. 
 Johannes filius Warini. 
 Thomas de Ponynges. 
 
 Johannes de Foxley. 
 •Johannes deWalkjngham. 
 Willielmus de Harden. 
 Radulphus de Weden. 
 Johannes dc Merycth. 
 Radulphus de Rollefton . 
 Johannes dc Manduit. 
 Thomas de Boiville. 
 Willielmus Corbet. 
 Willielmus Brabajon. 
 Georgius dc Thornetone. 
 Johannes de la Tenne. 
 Johannes de By he by ry. 
 Willielmus de Cojytigton. 
 Radulphus Bagot . 
 
 Willielmus de Bajjinges. 
 Andreas de Sakeville. 
 Nicholaus Perfijots. 
 Morganus ap Mercduk. 
 Vmfridus de Bonne. 
 Walterus de skjdemore. 
 Johannes Chaundos. 
 Walterus de Derlyngham. 
 Walterus de Stirkelonde. 
 Johannes de Clyndon. 
 Ingelramus Belet. 
 
 Laurentius de Hollebeche. 
 Johannes de St aunt one. 
 Johannes de Wachefisam. 
 Johannes de la A/are. 
 
 Hugo Howel. 
 
 tWillielmus de Menymrate 
 iSocius Amenrey de Foffad. 
 5 Willielmus Pyrot fiocius 
 C Stephani de Burways. 
 Johannes Sauvage. 
 philippus de Vyreley. 
 Robertus Lovel. 
 
 Adam Walran. 
 
 Johannes de Penang. 
 Rogerus Vy chard. 
 
 Henricus le Moigne. 
 Robertus de Lacy. 
 
 Johannes de Boillaunde. 
 
 Johannes 
 
39 
 
 Sect. IX. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Johannes de Guyfe. 
 Willielmus Motonn. 
 
 Roger its Waleys. 
 
 Philippas le Lou. 
 
 Johannes de Hinton. 
 Johannes de Troy ford* 
 Richard us de Breheus. 
 Stephan us de Cohheham. 
 Johannes de Haulo. 
 
 Thomas de Sanroico. 
 Johannes de Mount cney. 
 Robertas le Conejiable, 
 Johannes Martcyn. 
 Johannes de Bello Campo. 
 Robertas de Ros. 
 
 Radulphus Baffet. 
 
 Petrus de Grifle. 
 
 Thomas Malorie. 
 
 Richardus de Sculton. 
 IVillielmus de Haundefacre. 
 Johannes de Thonthorp . 
 
 Walt crus de Romcftytt. 
 Johannes de Rnda. 
 
 Petrus de Bofiun. 
 
 Njcholaus de Geneville. 
 Johannes de Knoville. ' 
 Johannes de Lacy, 
 Willielmus Bernal^ 
 Richardus Daniel. 
 
 Robertos de Wygkfam, 
 Robertas Achard. 
 Willielmus.de Herppeden. 
 Jacobus de Lambourne. 
 Johannes Manned. * 
 Robertas de Wyvill. 
 Philippas le Rous. 
 
 Johannes Corny n. 
 
 Johannes de Somery. 
 Johannes de Lungevill. 
 Johannes de Harpefeld. 
 Egidius de Aftele. 
 
 Johannes de Eoivill. 
 Henricus filius Conani. 
 Roger us de Burton. 
 Johannes de Multon. 
 Godefridus de Meaux. 
 Johannes de P left is. 
 Edmundits de P left is. 
 Willielmus de Hollande. 
 Henricus de Rypsford. 
 Thomas de Zedefen. 
 
 Johannes de Lyngcyne. 
 Roger us de Bavent. 
 Galfridus de Colevill. 
 
 T Johannes filius Johannas 
 LMautr avers. 
 
 Johannes Conqueft. 
 Willielmus de Stopham. 
 Radulphus de Dry by. 
 Thomas de Grey. 
 
 Robertas de la Mare. 
 Thomas Corbet. 
 
 Johannes de Heryf{. 
 Robertas de Hoo. 
 
 Johannes de Lacy. 
 Willielmus de Manneby. 
 Johannes de Mortone. 
 Gerardus de Aillesford. 
 Gilbertus cle Aton. 
 
 Ricardus de Berley. 
 Johannes de Ncubourgh. 
 Johannes dc la Poille. 
 Robertas Jilnts Uni don is. 
 Hugo H ft. 
 
 Willielmus de Cold/ngton. 
 
 ( Walterus filius Domini J. 
 delnftda. 
 
 Thomas dc Prompt on. 
 Willielmus de Wrote fie, 
 Richardhs Hurrys. 
 
 Robertas de Hildyard. 
 Johannes cle Ryr\eby. 
 Thomas de Leuven ore. 
 Petrus de Fvercy. 
 
 Warinus de Scartil. 
 Gerardus de Vjfiet. ' 
 Petrus' de Bur gate. 
 
 Robertas de Fandon. 
 Willielmus de Sauftone. 
 Johannes Mauleverer. 
 Willielmus deLury. 
 
 Rogerus de chedle. 
 
 Hugo de Du It on. 
 
 Johannes de Haveryngton. 
 Rogerus de Somerville. 
 Adam de Walton. 
 
 Nicholaus de Sheldon. 
 Willielmus de Wei Ion de. 
 Walt eras de Faucumberg. 
 Nicholaus de Rye. 
 
 Rogerus de Grymefton. 
 Henricus de Erdyngton . 
 
 Willielmus Dautrie. 
 Johannes de Launey. • 
 Johannes de Ryfton. 
 Henricus Beauftun. 
 
 • r Rogerus filius Domini 
 LThomj; Corbet. 
 
 Hugo de Pykgrrorth. 
 Baldevpimts de Colne . 
 Robertas de skale. 
 
 Henricus de Biry. 
 Richardus de Bermyngham , 
 Walt eras lePoure. 
 
 Thomas de Bechurn. 
 Walterus filius Humfridi. 
 Edmundus Pecche. 
 Johannes de Treiagu. 
 Richardus Foliot. 
 Richardus de EchebaPlon. 
 Robertas dc Godemaufion . 
 Adam de Everingham. 
 Johannes dc WaJJingbourn. 
 Adam de Wanerville. 
 Willielmus de Somercotes. 
 
 S Thomas filius Domini T, 
 Lde Chavporth. 
 
 Radulphus de Kele. 
 
 Pctrus de L ekgburne. 
 
 Hugo filius Henrici. 
 Johannes de Salsbiri. 
 Richardus de Ryvers. 
 
 \ Johannes filius Johan vis 
 Lde We get one. 
 
 Johannes le Rous. 
 
 Georgius duChaJiel. 
 Willielmus de la Motefaffo, 
 Willielmus de Bayons. 
 Willielmus Mar my on, 
 Willielmus Roftl. 
 
 Johannes de Langeton . 
 Willielmus Littebon. 
 Johannes de Pabenham. 
 Thomas Mordac. 
 
 Jacobus de Norton. 
 
 Johannes de Belhous. 
 Branhaleo de Boloigne. 
 Johannes Pykard. 
 
 Walterus de Kyngeshevede* 
 Robertas de Watervill. 
 Rogerus de Kerdefton. 
 Johannes de Daventre » 
 
 Thefe Religious Ceremonies vyerenbt alone obferved herein England, by the 
 
 S TZ ® d Tc a , Ifo , by thet Fre»a>,Sfa«iarfo, and other Nations abroad. VlZff 
 i Jhjjeuf the of th< * J ea » Tillet, a French Writer in h\s JUTemirs faith, c-n- ' ' ' 
 
 ttbe oldt rench, being obfervers of Forms and Ceremonies, in mod of their aSi- 
 ons, brought in map Cujioms to be obferved at the malfng of Knights , 7 ° T ' l '“’ 
 
 them before the Solemnities, to Watch, Bath, and do other thl 
 
 vide Jo. Tiling 
 enjoin- Comment.de 
 thinos. to re b.G<gd % i,2. 
 
 * - f.iBo. 
 
 teach 
 

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 40 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. Chap. I. 
 
 teach them-, that upon their taking of this Order, it did behove them to be pure of 
 heart and mind, and of virtuous inclinations, valiantly to fuff > for virtues fake, 
 all manner of pains and necejjities, to be circumjped in word and deed, and above 
 all to obferve l aith and Truth. 
 
 And much to the fame.effedt, but more particularly to the Ceremonies ufed, 
 mtn It Then- mpavin tells us,That the proof of Nobility being made( after the manner which a little 
 wit Hon.li. before he lets down) the Efquire prepared himfelfto receive the Order of Knight¬ 
 hood, watching the night before in the Church or Chappel, with devout Prayers and 
 Meditation : When morning came,he entred into his Bath, to wafh and make clean his 
 whole Body, whereby he was given to know and underjland, that in all his following 
 life time, he ought to be neat and clean, as well of Body as Soul, honejl in his Man¬ 
 ners, and behaviour of life, wholly difpofed to imbrace Virtue, and to ufe in all his 
 abtions, Modefty, Providence, and IVifdom. 
 
 And that the like religious Ceremonies were heretofore ("about the time of 
 Alphonfts the Tenth) obferved in Spain at the Creation of Knights, whether they 
 were Cavclleros de Efpuela d’ Orada, or Armados ("which are no other than our 
 nP.<fS7«. Equites Aurati, or Knights Batrkellors) may be feen in the “Titles of Honor, our 
 learned Selden having colle&ed and tranferibed thither the manner of l'uch Crea¬ 
 tion, from the Spanilh ; and is briefly thus. 
 
 The Per fon that was to be Knighted was Bathed on the Evening, andprefently 
 laid in Bed, then clothed in rich Robes, and led to the Church, to perform his 
 Vigils; that being over, and Mad lwaiJ, Ins spurs were puten, and his sword 
 girt unto him, then drawn out, and put into his right hand ; whereupon the Oath 
 was forthwith adminiftred to him, which taken, he that bellowed the Dignity, 
 gave him una Pefcogade, a blow or ftroke on the neck, faying, Cod ajfijl you in 
 the performance of that rohic h you have promifd. 
 
 Taking an To the aforefaid Ceremonies of creating a Knight, an Oath was for the molt 
 oath. part adjoined, which drew its original from the Military Oath, impofed anciently 
 
 » HmorMiii■ upon the Roman Soldier J, feveral particulars of which are collected by * Sir Wil- 
 tar, and Civil. lj am S egar, f.metitne Carter, principal King of Arms. 
 
 O Th'at.i'Hm. This Oath or vo* of Profeflion ° Favin obferves to have been at all times, and in 
 nenrj.i.c.6. all places, continually uniform and alike ; and to the fame putpole cites a paflage 
 out of Saint Hierom, relating to Nepotianus, who had the Military Belt bellowed 
 upon him, to the end. That he Jhould relieve and protect Widows, Fatkerlefs, theop- 
 prejed and mif ruble, and thefe particulars, together with the defence of the Church 
 of Cod, made up afterwards the fubflance of the general Vow, which for a 
 Knight to obferve and keep, and to perform all that belongs to the Order of Knight- 
 p Vilet of Hat kood,was (asPMr. Selden obferves) efteemed as meritorious, as to do all thataMonk ., 
 mr.p.851. Frier , or Canon regular Jhould. 
 
 In the aforefaid Example of William Earl of Holland, it is particularly mention¬ 
 ed, that at the requeft of the King of Bohemia, he might have the Vow of his 
 profeflion adminiftred; whereupon the Cardinal Petrus Capucius, gave him ad¬ 
 monition, what a Knight ought to be, in an Acrojlick., according to the Etymo¬ 
 logy of his name Miles, thus, 
 
 s M agnanimus in adverjitate, 
 
 I ngenuus in confinguinitate, 
 
 L argifuus in honejlate, 
 
 E gregiusin curalitate, & 
 
 S trenuus in virili probitate. 
 
 Among the religious Ceremonies of making a Knight (called fqmetimes conf- 
 crurs MihtemJ fet down by Mr. Selden, Favin, and Petrus BlcJJenlis, there is par¬ 
 ticular mention made of confecrating the Sword, offering it at the Altar, and re¬ 
 ceiving itagain fromthence; which manner of reception from the Altar, was an 
 implicit : kind of taking an Oath, as may be deduced from the laid Petrus Blejfenfis, 
 tPfiflyi.’ who faith, 1 i bat Candidates in his time received their Swords from the Altar ,that they 
 might proffs themfelves the Sons of the Church, and that they received the Sword, to 
 
 f| Menrttn. De- 
 lic.E<inej}.p.9: 
 
Sec t.' IX. 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 the honor of the Priefihood, defence of the poor , pnni/iintent of Mile faff ors, and de¬ 
 liverance of their Country. 
 
 Laftly, at the inftitution of thofe Chrijiian Orders of Knighthood , erefted for 
 the defence of the Holy-Land (which we (hall in the next chapter difeourfe of) 
 
 . the Knights entred into a folemn Vote and Oath , chiefly to propagate, and fight in 
 defence of the Chriftian Faith, and to repel the violence and cruelties of Pagans 
 and Saracens. • 
 
 In tine, among the various Ceremonies performed at the admillion of Knights ,• 
 in all the feveral Orders and Societies of Knighthood, whether Religious or Secu¬ 
 lar, which have been erefted 5 there are none efteemed greater, or ought more 
 folemnlytobeobferved, than the taking of an Oath. 
 
 It was in the times of Peace and great leifure, that the before-mentioned Iblemn 4- Dubbing 
 and tedious Ceremonies, ufed at the making of Knights, were obferved; whe-fl'll 3 Swor<1 ' 
 ther by great Princes \n their own Courts, or by Eccle\iajtickjm the Church: but both arc to be 
 much other wife in times of War, or on a day of Battel, where the hurry and 
 throng of Affairs, gave not time for fo long and troublefome Ceremonies: And 
 therefore, afwell f before the joining of Battel, as after Viftory obtain’d (the'one 392-3 
 to encourage and (fir up the Valor and Virtue of gallant men to overcome, or if 'commmtM. 
 they dyed in fight, to give their bodies the Honor of Knightty Enterment: the dc Rebus Gall. 
 other to reward the eminent prowels, and valiant performances of thofe that hap- ’ em 
 ned to furvive) it was ufual for the Prince or General, in the Field and fight of the amePrincipem 
 whole Army, to give thofe whom he thought fit to advance to the Honor 0 f cmdHma,»i 
 Knighthood, (they humbly kneeling before himj a“ftroke with a naked Sword, Zt Sh 
 flat-wife upon their Ihoulders, or elfe to touch their heads or fhoulders lightly pen,. 
 as aforefaid, without any other Ceremony, except pronouncing the") rords of'fff) 
 Creation, which latter kind of Ceremony is ufed in Europe at this day, it fupply- mrl’lncef'it. 
 ing all the reft: and this we commonly call Dubbing, the old Endiilj word ufed AiA.wraus, 
 for creating of a Knight. _ JjS. E ~ 
 
 * As touching thofe Ceremonies, ufed at the making of a Knight in Scotland, VidcSandtr.m 
 which are chiefly dubbing withasnW, and putting on spurs, together with the Tm.upfa"'' 
 particulars which the Knights Oath contains, fee our learned Se/dcns * Titles of Ho- vsSisEqfis in 
 nor, they being for fubftance, much the fame, with what the Knights of former 
 Ages either fworeor profeft. sffc^cf 
 
 TheBenediftion of anew Knight, at the time of hisCreation by the Pope, or or » sin pencil 
 thofe, whofe power in this particular is derivative from him, as it is letdown in cZvTuc/m 
 tide Pontificate Roman urn, may be found there; or in the (aids Titles of Houor,wh\- romdeVicn. 
 ther it istranlcribed. xp.Sjo.8jij 
 
 But there is another manner of creating of Knights abroad, namely, by Royal s-Bcftowing 
 Codicils, or Letters Patents (thefe the Spaniards call Trivilegios de Cavelleria ) and ^j° yal Co ' 
 thereupon fuch Knights are intituled, * Equites CodiciHares ; and this without any z 2 , -* i fuo 
 actual Ceremony or Solemnity; for the Codicils were chiefly defign’d, to lupply j ! t lo 'raiegquul 
 the ordinary way of Dubbing, to thofe who dwelt in remote Countries, yet under jiim'fadb) 
 the Dominion of the Prince that beftowed the Honor. CodUilims 
 
 I11 thefe Inftruments, the Emperor or King is laid thereby, to make and create ylicLupmus 
 them Knights, willing and intending that thence-forward they fhould be held and de mgiflrat, 
 reputed for fuch; and moreover grants, that they fhall,in all their afts and affairs, 
 enjoy all the Rights, Liberties, and Franchifes, accuftomably due to all other ' 
 
 Knights, throughout all his Dominions, afwell alfo in the fame form and man¬ 
 ner, as if the perfon had been actually Knightedby his own hand. 
 
 Of this manner of Creation, two Prefidents are exhibited by the Author of the 
 1 Jurifprudentia Heroica, the one granted by Philip the Fourth King of Spain, to a Pk.wA. 
 
 Sir Philip Ryckcwaert, Councellor of his Council of Brabant, dated at Madrid ' 
 the twenty feventh of 03 oberi 66 3. and the other by the prefent King, namely, 
 
 Charles the Firft, and Mary Anne Queen Regent, t o'-> Leon Jean de Pape, Conn- bP^.394, 
 cellov alfo, and Advocate of theExchequer, of hisfaid Council of Brabant dated 
 likewile at Madrid the fixteenth day of December Anno Domini 1665. 5 
 
 Thefe Royd Codicils have fometimes (though very rarely) extended fo fir, as 
 tomakethis Knightly Degree hereditary, which being unknown among us, in 
 
 G the 
 
4 2 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
 \ 
 
 I 
 
 
 the Dignity of Knighthood (though that of Baronet comes fomething neer it) 
 a few Examples may be worth mentioning. 
 
 We have met with two of theCe Diplomat in the time of Charles the Fifth, Em¬ 
 peror of Germany , whereby this Dignity or the Degree of Knight of the Roman 
 Empire (as therein it is called) is granted by him (20. Nov. 1559.) to c Sir Stephen ■ 
 ™“ 1 ' h 4 ' Frats of Barcelon , and made to reach to his pofterity, which then, or afterwards, 
 AP*e. 410. (houldbeborn. As alfo another of the lame Emperors, made to d Lucas de Broyart, 
 the twenty fourth day of September 1540. that extends much farther, to wit, not 
 only to himfelf and Children, born or to be born, their Succeilors and Heirs, 
 andtheSuccellors and Heirs of their Children, born in lawful Matrimony, and 
 carrying the Surname of Broyart ; but alfo to all thofe who fliould marry any of 
 the Daughters of the faid Luke , or the Daughters of his Sons, their Succeilors 
 or Heirs. 
 
 There are befides Examples of Grants in this nature, which take in the Colla¬ 
 teral Lines , as in that ancient Diploma , which Sir Edward Bysjhe Knight, Cla- 
 ePat.n. renceux King of Arms, hath transferr'd to his 0 Notes upon Vpton, where it ap¬ 
 pears, that RaynsondViCcount of Turine, anno I a T9, granted to Rodolph de BeJJa, 
 thatheandhis Nephews ("Sons to his Brother Ademar') and their Succeflors Ihould 
 be Knights , and enjoy all th ePriviledges and Honors of Knights : This is the un¬ 
 dented that I have met with of this fort ; to which there is another in that place 
 ad joined, whereby Maximilian the Emperor granted the Dignity of Knighthood 
 f tag. 35. to f Thomas Salernitana, Prefident of Council of and to his feven Bro¬ 
 
 thers th rein named, and their Sons born or to be born, and their Male defeen- 
 
 dants in infinitum. 
 
 But there is one Example of greater rarity, in relation to the creating of 
 Knights , than any yet remembred, viz,, by thebarefignificationof a Kingly Letter, 
 without ufmg either any of the afore-mentioned Ceremonies, or granting Letters 
 ratents under Seal to that purpofe. Of which kind the Author of the Jurifipru- 
 28. dentia Heroica, gives an inftance worthy taking notice of: where 6 vhihp the^ 
 ^ Fourth King of Spain, the fifteenth of January 1699. conferred upon all the Cap¬ 
 
 tains that had behaved themfelves valiantly in the defence of Maflricht (then 
 lately befiegedby the Hollanders) and remained faithful to the Spanijh intereif, to 
 wit, ll to thofe of them that were Gentlemen, the title 0/Knights; and to others that 
 0/Gentlemen. ■ 
 
 H aving thus briefly fhewed the various forms of Creation of Knights Batchelops, 
 if any be further defirous to know, what were the ancient Rites and Ceremonies, 
 ufed at the making of Knights Banerets among us, the Example of Sir John Cban- 
 dos, in the Reign of King Edward the Third, will give fufficient information, 
 iChron. 1 1 ; which being at large recorded by ‘Sir John EroiJard, and from him by k Camhden, 
 k Bril: ji. 114. an d'selden, it will be needlefs to tranferibe them hither. With what Ceremony 
 I Titaf Honor, alfo the Duke of Burgundy nude the Seigneur de San; Baneret in Flanders, is re¬ 
 main ter*™-’ ported by ra AndrewFavin. 
 
 trr i Htnmer. But in later times it appears, that he that was advanced to this Honor in the 
 ri Viiipicamb Field, "went between two fenior Knights, with Trumpets before them, the He- 
 Brit hc.cir. raids carrying a long Banner called a Penon, with his Arms painted thereon; and 
 SeU.Tt.if Hi- fo was brought unto the King or his Lieutenant, .who bidding him good fuccefs, 
 Spelmvn verba commanded the end or tip of the Banner to be cut off, that of an oblong it might 
 Baneret. vide become a fquare, like the Banner of a Baron : this done, he returned back to his 
 Tent, conducted as before. 
 
 tu e In the laff place, there are many and various Ceremonies performed at the Crea- 
 
 Se^Am^" t ' on °f a Knight of the Bath, as appears by the Formulary thereof in old French, in- 
 ff 8 j. m ’ ferted by Sir Edward Bysjhe, among his °Notes upon Vpton, and in Englifh by IVil- 
 
 oPag.-n. ham DHgchz/c Elquil'e, Norroy King of Arms, intohisP Antiquities of IVarwickpJhire ; 
 P F ''l- 5 B>- to w Hi C h we refer our Reader for a full view, as we do in all other like Cafes, where 
 things at large may be readily had,purpofely to avoid the fwellingofthis difeourfe, 
 beyond what is neceflary. We fhall therefore clofe with this obiervation,that the 
 Knights of the Bath, made by the prefent Sovereign of the moft Noble Order of the 
 Garter, to attend him at his Coronation, were created with the principal of all 
 
 thofe 
 
 
43 
 
 Sect. X. Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 thofe Ceremonies noted in this Seftion, and appointed to Knights Batchellors , 
 both in former and later times, which to compleat their Honor, were jointly- 
 united and placed upon them: for they Watched and Bathed, they took an Oaf/), 
 they were girded with a Sword and Belt , and laftly Dubbed by the King, with the 
 Sword of State. 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 Of the Dignity, Honor, and Renown of Knighthood. 
 
 > Efore we conclude this Chapter , it will be neceflary to fubjoin fomething con- 
 __ cerning the Dignity, Honor , and Renown appropriate to the Knightly Order ", 
 whereunto, though enough might be faid to fill a Volume, yet to avoid tedi- 
 oufnefi, we fhall touch only upon the principal and mod material. 
 
 Of all virtues thofe that have gain’d the higheft honor and repute, are the 
 Military, hereupon faith s C. Acacias Fv. nkclius,a. Noble modern W riter; it knot qVe PriviUc; 
 without great reafon, that in all renowned and famous Common-wealths, whichever 
 were, great horrors and profits have been propojed iu military perfbns, and in confie- 
 quence we hear of feveral Prerogatives, Priviledges, and proper Rights granted to 
 them, above other men 5 yea it will appear, not only living, but alfo after death, having 
 died for the Common-wealth, they are ft ill honored, in a high degree, and ever to be 
 honored. And to the great honor of Baldwinus Tulchrobarbus, Earl of Flati- 
 ders, it is remembred,'that heconferr’d many Prerogatives upon the Knightly Dig- rStaler, in 
 
 ° Flandr, illujf. 
 
 nity. Tam. i. f. I S. 
 
 But of all the Titles of Honor, Knighthood ("being a Degree above common 
 Honor') muft be acknowledged the firft and mod: principal, derived from the field 
 and military fervices; whofe very Name and Title (as f Mennenius affirms} feemed f Vciic. Equefi, 
 to include fomewhat of magnificence, beyond what he was able to exprefi, and f 
 fomething more excellent than Nobility itfelf; and which, as it were, mounting 
 the Royal Throne, becomes thealfertor of civil Nobility, and fits as Judge at 
 the Tribunal thereof. 
 
 Our learned c Cambden notes from fome of our Law Books, that Knight is a t r Brit.pa e , 
 Name of Dignity, but Baron is not fo : and he there adds the reafon, “ For if 
 heretofore Baron had not received the Order of Knighthood, he was written (imply, 
 and plainly, by his Chriflian Name, and the Name of his Family, without any addi¬ 
 tion, but that of Dominus; which term is as much attributed to Knight.- But the 
 Title of Knight feems to be an adjunct of Honor, fince Kings, Dukes, Marquejfes, 
 
 Eads, and Barons have coveted the Dignity, together with the Name. And to 
 
 this the aforefaid Mennenius ("for the greater Honor} obferves, that in ancient . . 
 
 Chartcrs,the "Titles andNamesof Knights may be feen to be fet before Barons. jOdu.Equefl. 
 
 *The Degree of Knighthood is offo great fplendor and fame, that it bellows Gen- xS.mdtr.in 
 tility, not only upon a man meanly born, but alfi upon his defendants, and very much 
 encreafth the honor of thofe who are well defended. ’Tis a Maxim laid down by a 1 
 learnedCivilian, iThat Knighthood enobles, inafmuch,thatwhofiever is « Knight, 1 A f d, d ' % 'f 
 it neceffarily follows, that he is alfi a Gentleman. For where a King gives the Dig- 
 nity to an ignoble perfon, whofe merit he would thereby recompence 5 l He k 1 Pltrftth. de 
 underflood to have conferred whatfoever is requifite, for the compleating of that which ^Mt^civile 
 hebeflows. And therefore in fome inftances’ before, wherethough this Honor had p. 188. 
 been conferr’d on Vaffals, no way capable thereof, and for which both the Givers 1 Sl!L 8 ’ 
 and Pveceivc-rs were put to Fine, the Knights were efteemed fo enobled by 
 theaftion, as to be adjudged fit to keep, and retain the Dignity, and to remain 
 free from Vaflalage and Servitude. Hereto alfo agrees the Common Law of bdlamiiU.j. 
 
 ■ England, which faith, h If a Villain be made <£ Knight, he is thereby immediately in- c. s- 
 francbifid, and confiquently accounted a Gentleman : And this is the fame with the 
 
 G 2 Roman 
 
44 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 Chap. I. 
 
 repents. p 315. 
 
 g tu tuv imiay T«A« KdTl&ial 
 h Maecenas Equuum decut. i. 3 Ode 1 6. 
 Mactnas C&fananus Equet. Marc. lib. 10. 
 Epigf. 75 - 
 
 Roman Lam. where the donation of a Gold Ring (the Symbol of Knighthood') to 
 a (lave, enobled him with all the Priviledges, belonging to one Free-born, as hath 
 c Sett. 6 . been c before obferved. 
 
 It ismanifeft of what reputation and efteem the Equefirian Dignity among the 
 Romans, was with Mteccnas, who thongh his defcent was 
 f Totei*'™ eihtR ‘ g ' l “' Mou Ca ™' d great and high, and though the £ Cuftody of the City, was 
 c TmcVibn Cujhdiis Prxpqiiut. c. Msec- for a long t me committed to him by Aitgttjltts, whole 1 Chan¬ 
 il’ . Fquefiri, ac fiUnJii,tm,j natu,yi,. ce llor he alfo was, and that he lived his chief Favorite ; yet 
 
 ovti, t 3 aso iii mhiv ^poi'oy ier'n^ipt. would he not rile beyond that Dignity, but 8 dyed a Com- 
 
 Dion-l-ss- “ , . panion of that noble Order: and is by Horace called h the 
 
 im.iquejbuordmacmtiu apuJRmum.tr honor and glory of the Roman Knights. 
 
 luium Prspifuit. Tacit. 1.6. m princ. In later Ages it hath been accounted lo full, and fo com- 
 
 fSo’mib. mu ai PancmU. * n n i, p ] eat an Hotor , that men were not fo often advanced from 
 Knighthood, as from a meaner degree, to higher Titles and 
 Dignities; and that thofe of the chiefeft quality and rank, 
 even Kings and Princes , have been fo far from taking it 
 to be a diminution to their Honor, that fuch of them, as 
 were inverted with this Order, took it as an accefiion thereunto, their other 
 
 Titles (hewing more them Dominion and Power, this their Valor and Cou- 
 
 'mfij r ?^ e5 n ‘ De l’ ro P er ly inftanced in ■ Ceyfi King of Hungary, who waging 
 e "• War with the Anji-ians, was by the Bijhops (when he came into the field) 
 Armis auin'dus, girded with Ain;-, liiat i, Knighted ; and in like manner, Leopold 
 Marquels of Anjiria, Ottacher Duke of Stiria, and Fredericf Duke of Aujiria 
 and stiria, fb alfo Godfrey Duke of Brabant (with Henry his Son J folemnly re- 
 •^•^ceived he • kr o Knighthood before his Expedition to Hierufikns. So” Peter 
 M/plli'c'.""" King of Aragon, was girt wit' the Military Girdle, from Tope Innocent the Third 
 anno D mini 1 204. the Emperor » Henry the Third, was 
 nLamb.Schdfuxbure.inCbronrco. oMxlmb. m.i . Knight by tbeBilhopof Ercrne, and our 0 William Rif 
 tit lift. Return I 4 t- « 7 . *• M ' Lmi - fns by Lanfr >nk$ Arch-Bilhop of Canterbury. 
 VfeiiXtMiV*' iiXTidZ- *nto Proceed yet a little farther in Examples of this na- 
 fin de France 1 .1 p.6 o. qPenusTer- "'vc. Kings themfclves have been Knighted, not only by in- 
 feriour Princes, but fometimes by their own Subje&s, as 
 Prarc.p no.trJi.TiliuiCmrminr.iliii.de Lerrn the kleventhof France, at his Coronation, by P Philip 
 reb.Cfill.L2-p.1S1. le bon. Duke of Burgundy. Francis the Firft, immediately 
 
 after the memorable Fight ac Marignan, neer Millan, by 1 Pe- 
 i* sir Rich Ba- ter Bai.r'e: Of onrowR Nation,King the Third, \>y* Henry Earl of Lj»- 
 
 pa’if.EdiL CJ ft er i King Henry -he Sixth, by his Uncle ’John Duke of Bedford, King Henry 
 ,664. the Seventh, by tut- Earl of 1 Arundel, andlaftly. King Fdmard the Sixth by *Ed- 
 tBufmtiin- aurc ^ Seymour, Earl of Hertford, afterwards created Duke of Somerfet. 
 nic-p-S 2i. And though it is commonly laid, w That all the Sons of the French King are 
 ■*»' £ Knights, ajfbon as they receive their Baptifm 5 neverthelels * Sir Henry Spelman 
 vrAptend.Mn- \ irorn Goropns) feems to contrnd’ft this opinion, by informing us; that they 
 fimieti spud were not judged worthy of the Kingdom, unlels they had been firft folemnly ad- 
 ‘maniaFrm m ' tte diiWOthe Knightly Order. And weehewherefind, that the’" Royal Heirs of 
 I4.u1.2i. Art. Aragon were fufpended from the Crown of that Kingdom, until they had received 
 **'tiTurXtrbi the Honor of Knighthood. 
 
 Mites? V ‘ d o this purpoie, the ufage and falhion of the time fhortly after the Norman 
 xttier.BIuncui. Conqueft is confiderable, when our y r oung Princes were fent over to neighbour¬ 
 ing Kings, that from them they might receive this Honor; 
 y Ros- Hand. Annalei. p. ito-.b. Edit. Thus was our Y Henry the Second, lent to David King of 
 Lend. 1596. vide J. Lejlem de Reb. eeO. , , .. . . ,< . , „ , , P . 
 
 Seat. I. 6. p. Edit Rom. i 57 8 4". Scots, and Knighted by him in Carlijle, and 1 Edward the 
 z stills, parif Htft Aeeiiiuna.p. 850. Edit. Firft, at the Age of fifteen years, to Alphonfiis the Eleventh 
 King of Cajtilef (or the fame Dignity. 
 
 Hired.p. 381. In like manner did Foreign Trinces repair hither to re¬ 
 
 ceive the Honor from our Kings ; as * Malcolne King of 
 b.iriii.P40/. Scotland, and 11 Alexander Son of William King of ScotUnd, Knighted by Our 
 c n p. 8:9. King John, anno Domini 1212. So was c Alexander the Third, by our King 
 
Sect. X. 
 
 Of Knighthood in genera!. 
 
 45 
 
 Jjle of Mart, by the lame King. All which fufficiently demonftrate the great 
 Renown of Knighthood , and the honor and efteem which was ever had for"that 
 Order. 
 
 The eftimation of Knighthood may be yet further manifeft from divers expref- 
 fions, in that part of an Edidt (tranferibed by 'Mr. Selden, out of Goldajh/s') 
 which Conrade King of the Romans lent to thofe of Palermo, to give them notice 
 he had received the Order of Knighthood } which he did after this manner, ! That 
 although he ought not to want the Enflgns ancltohens ^/Military Honor, confidering 
 the noblenefs of his Birth, and greatnefs of his Dignity flic at that time fvvaying two 
 Scepters) yetbccanfe hehadnotas then received the Military Girdle (eftahliped by 
 venerable Antiquity) he didchufi to adorn himfelftherewith in that Month of Au- 
 guft (wherein the faid Edift palled) to the end , that from thence the dower of his 
 vi&onous years might put on the Enflgns of greater valor, and the excellency of this 
 new Mihtia renew the lujlre of original Nobility. What peculiar rel'pefts 
 Knights have had paid them in our own Nation, Mr..wWe*hath colledted from 
 our legal proceedings, and fet down in his Titles of Honor, pag.-j 83, 784, 785, 
 and 786. 
 
 In theclofe of this Chapter, we think fit toinfert a few memorials of that ad¬ 
 ditional favour(in augmentation of the Knightly Honor ) which fome of our Kings 
 havepleas’dto afford thole Strangers, on whom they have conferr’d the Dignity 
 of Knighthood } and to make it more known and publick, given Declarations 
 thereof under the Great Sealot England (where the perfonfo honored made fnte 
 for the fame) whereby they have declared and attefted, that willingly, and of 
 their own accord, they have givertand conferr’d on them the Degree, Honor.and 
 Title of a Knight , asdueto their Virtuesand Merits 5 to theend, that thofe per- 
 fonsfhould beefteemed and ranked in the plajce and number of : Knights, afwell 
 among their own Subjects, as in their own Countries, and alfo by all’perfons 
 elfewhere; no lefs than themfel ves (hould efteem any other honorable and wor¬ 
 thy men, adorned with the like Honor fromother Kings mi Princes. 
 
 The firft that we have met with in this kind, was given by King Henry the 
 Eighth, to Sir Gregory de Caalit, born of a Noble Family in Rome, on whom in 
 confideration of his Virtues and Merits, the King had beftowed the Honor of 
 Knighthood; as may be colle&ed from a ^Warrant directed to the Cardinal Arch- 
 Bilhop of Cork, his Chancellor, to make out Letters Patents under the Great 
 Seal, as well of the faid Order of Knighthood, as of the Grant of an annual Pen- 
 fion, of two hundred Crowns of Gold per Annum , during his life 5 for the better 
 and more honorable maintenance of that Dignity. 
 
 HislateMajefty of ever ble(iedmemory,fcingC/j.zrler the Firft, having Knight¬ 
 ed Sir James Cats, Doctor of Law, Syndickof fort, and Ambaflador extraordi¬ 
 nary to his faid Majefty from the States General of the United Provinces 5 was alio 
 pleas’d (26° Jan. 1627.) to give him a 11 Declaration thereof, under the Great 
 Seal of England, to notifie his being fuch, not only with us here, but in his own 
 Country, and elfewhere. 
 
 And fometimes there hath paft in thefe Letters Teftimonial, a kind of Ennoble¬ 
 ment to their Pojlerity (where that hath been before wanting to the Family ) which 
 the King in regard of the great Virtue and Merits, hath thereby rais’d into 
 
 that Degree, Title, and Dignity of Gentleman ; as may be feen by thofe' Letters 
 Patents, granted to Sir Lewis Van Alteren , eldeft Son to Simon Van Alteren , Lord of 
 Jaersvelt , and Councellor in the Court of Admiralty of Amjlerdant, dated the 
 twenty ninth of January anno, 4 .Car. 1. 
 
 The like k Letters Patents of Declaration of Knighthood and Ennoblement of 
 Tojierity, were (hortly after (viz. 26. Feb. following) given to Sir Peter Tau, Son 
 of Sir Adrian Pan, Lord of Hemjlecl , and thee tra .dinary Ambaflador from 
 the aforefaid States General. 
 
 Butin fome others, this declarative Claufe, off iving beftowed the Dignity of 
 Knighthood, hath been much morecontradted t ion i i the Precedent before remem- 
 bred, and the teftimony of donation only, and bet brief.y exprels’d: as in thole 
 Letters Patents made forth to Sir l Aloyfis Coareni, Leiger Ambaffador for the 
 
 State 
 
 et Tit. of Hi- 
 
 tlmt-Hs- 
 
 Declaration* 
 
 ofKnighthood 
 
 g BiUa fignatA 
 an. 11. H. 8. 
 
4 6 
 
 Of Knighthood in general. 
 
 I. 
 
 o Pag. 403. 
 
 pfMf,4o 5 : 
 
 State of Venice, to King Charles the Firft, 2C. July 1629. as alfo to Sir-Peter Paul 
 Rubens, Secretary to the King of Spain, and one of the Privy Council in Flanders, 
 15. December 1630. to both ofwhom hethereby alfogaveaugmentationofArms. 
 
 With thefe before mentioned, may be here alfo inferted a few Examples, teftify- 
 ing the Creation ofa Knight from abroad; fuch like Royal Declarations being of¬ 
 tentimes granted by the Emperors of Germ any,and other Foreign Princes, to the 
 Knights they have Created, both for the fame reafon, and upon the like ground, 
 as is before noted. 
 
 Such was that Imperial Diploma of Rodttlph the Second, Emperor of Germany, 
 given at his Court at Prague, the fecond of June 1610. whereby he declared to have 
 n Scttbt Vi- "created and ordained Sir Robert sherley (our Countryman} a true and lawful 
 f iitPurcbJspfl- to have received him into the State, Degree , and Honor of Knighthood, to 
 
 grimag! fan. have girt him with the.S'nw^ of Valor,and adorn’d and inverted him with theRobes, 
 a./.io.j>.i>°6. £„(lg ns , and ail other Arms mid Ornaments, appertaining to the Order of Knight¬ 
 hood, according to the Imperial Cuftom .• Decreeing moreover, by his faid Im¬ 
 perial Authority, that for the future he fhould be efteemed, reputed, named, and 
 honored for a true and lawful Knight, without lett or contradiftion, and might ufe, 
 poftefs,and enjoy all vvhatfoever Honors,Frerogatives,Enligns,Friviledges, freedoms. 
 Favors, and Liberties, which the reft of his Knights, the Knights of the Roman Em¬ 
 pire, as alfoth e Knights of S. John or Hierstfalem ufed, poffeffed, and enjoyed, in 
 what manner foever, either of right or cuftom, none vvhatfoever forbidding the 
 contrary. 
 
 There is tranferibed into the 0 Jurifprudentin Heroica , a like Diploma at large, 
 and almoft in the fame words, granted to Sir Charles Bellehe by the fame Empe¬ 
 ror ; in which it is alfo teftified, that r he had by the ftroke of his Sword, and 
 Imperial word, made, created, nominated, and conftituted him a Knight, and 
 inverted him with the Enfigns of the Erjueftrian Order, and other Ornaments ap¬ 
 pertaining thereto; and by virtue and force thereof, did decree unto him the Ho¬ 
 nors, Enfigns, and Priviledges, which other Knights did ufe, polfefs, and enjoy, 
 without any impediment or contradiction. 
 
 Laftly, the Diploma of Guftavus Adolphus King of Sweden, made to Sir Henry 
 St. George Knight, late Richmond Herald at Arms, when he was employed to 
 carry the Enfigns of the moft Noble Order of the Garter to that King (and tran- 
 sfSeeihcTnki feribed by fiMr. Seldcnfis worthy of mention here : Wherein hisCreation into 
 of Homr.p. 459 t j, e ujpm t y of Knighthood, is teftified to have beenfolemnly performed in the 
 view of the whole Army, and thereby is given and conferr’d upon him all Ho¬ 
 nors, Priviledges, Immunities, Liberties, Rights, Preheminences, and Enfigns 
 vvhatfoever, which at any time, according to the Cuftom of any Place, had 
 been granted to this Order of Knighthood ; fo that he might publickly ufe, pof- 
 fefs and enjoy the lame, in the prefence of all men, and among all Emperors, 
 Kings, O-c. without any prohibition, either in word or deed. And moreover, 
 this King, as a greater teftimony of his favour, did thereby grant unto the faid 
 Sir Henry, an augmentation of the Royal Arms of Sweden, to be born and ufed 
 by him and hisdelcendants. 
 
 Certificates of Something like the Royal Declarations before remembred, are thofe Attejla- 
 Knighthood. fj 0 „ s and Certificates of Knighthood, made, as occafion requires, inftead of Codi¬ 
 cils, by fome of the Kings, and Heralds of Arms in Flanders, for manifeftation 
 and truth, no lefs than perpetual memory of the Creation, and the Honor there¬ 
 by accruing to them, and their defeendants,. who have actually received the 
 Dignity of Knighthood, to the end they might be acknowledged and reputed for 
 Knights, and enjoy and ufe the Honors, Priviledges, and Prerogatives, due to that 
 Degree, with other Knights. 
 
 Two fuch Declarations are fet down in the r Jurifprudentia Heroica, the one 
 made on the behalf of Sir Hierorn Sandelin (Knighted at the Iblemn entrance 
 and inauguration of Philip then Prince oh Spain into Antwerp') the twelfth day 
 of September in the year 1549. and fubfigned by Jean de Arroyo, Claude Marion, 
 and Gerard de Marbais , Heralds of Arms to the faid Prince 3 the other by Sir 
 Anthony Eeaiilincotirt Knight, Toifon d’or, Principal King of Arms, Henry de la 
 
 Tour, 
 
 1 P.rg. 397.JST 
 338. 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 47 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Tour, Brabant, F-fiienne de Morez , Haynau, Cluiide Marion, Bourgoigne, Jean 
 de Demcdrano , and Piere de Vernois, alfo Kings of Arms to Philip the Se¬ 
 cond, King of Cajiile and England, for Sir Roland Longin, who was Knighted 
 by the faid King at Antwerp, the twenty third day of January , Anno Domini 
 1555. where a Chapter was then held, for the Eledtion of Knights into the Order 
 of the Golden Fleece. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Religious Orders 
 
 OF 
 
 KNIGHTHOOD in CHRISTENDOM. 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 Of ancient Societies analogous to the Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 A Lthough the Orders remembred in this and the next Chapter, may 
 feem to have had their original from the Equejlrian Order among 
 the Romans ; neverthelefs, we may obferve from Stories yet 
 more ancient, fome things bearing proportion or refemblanee 
 to theft: modern Societies of Knighthood. And this, though we 
 do not take any great notice of certain old Rabinical Comments, concerning 
 the Anagim , or Sons of Anak. _, who (according to * Bouldouchius} were a 
 Society of valiant men, imagined to have been fo called, not from Anak- 
 as being the name of any perfon, but as they were Torquati, Knights, endowed 
 with a Chain or Collar, Anak Unifying as much as Torquif, and the Order there¬ 
 of to have been mftituted at the building of the City of Hebron, which City wai 
 before called * Ktnath Aria i.c. the City of Arba 5 who is faid to have been the 
 th Cll ^ namC 7 t l£ Fathcror Inffitutor of Anak, or the Order of 
 
 What will fuch, as are apt to give way to ingenious Fiftions and Conceits, 
 tancy ot the Argonauts, who went inquefl: of the Golden Fleece (a Catalogue of 
 whom you have in Apollonius Rhodius, Orpheus, and Falerius Flaccus) but that they 
 were a Company of Grecian Knights (the principal whereof were Cafior and Pol¬ 
 lux, Telamon, Orpheus, Hercules, and Hylas) who entring into a moft honorable 
 fraternity, or Allocation, made an Expedition to Colchi, under Jafin their fu- 
 
 pream? 
 
 a De Rcclefist 
 ante Legem.I* 
 2. c.8. p. 207. 
 Edit. Farit. 
 1630. 4 0 . 
 
 bJoffiHit.c.ltf 
 v. 15. 
 cc.15. v ,1 
 
Of tbs Religious Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 pream ? What of th e ArgolicTouths, that hunted the Caledonian Boar ; but a So¬ 
 ciety of Knights combin'd under Meleager their head or chief? Much like to 
 which, oflater times, were thofe Martial Followers of Charles the Great (firft Em¬ 
 peror of the IVejlern Franks) in his Expedition againft the Saracens that invaded 
 Aquitain, who (efpecially the chief of them, Orlando') are fo renowned by that 
 excellent Poem of Lodovico Ariajio', as alfo thofe that accompanied Godfrey of 
 Unlloign, totheConquefr of Jernfilem, celebrated by that Heroic Poet Torquato 
 Tajfo, in his Jernfilem Liber,ita: both which Stories arc true in the main, how¬ 
 ever flourifht over and interlac’d with Fancy and Fitftion. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 The Chriflian Inflitution of Knightly Orders. 
 
 B U T waving further inftances of this nature, we (hall touch upon the occa- 
 fion of founding Societies and Orders of Knighthood, in the times of Chri Ina¬ 
 nity. The grounds of their Ereftion were leveral and different (though all termi¬ 
 nated in one common erfd) among which'the principal were thefe that follow. 
 
 Firft, aperfeaandlincerelovetoHoOTiy and . regard had to the prudent ma¬ 
 nagement and continual advancement of Miht.tr} Affairs', and therein chiefly to 
 excite and promote Virtue, and to confer on it a liitable Reward. 
 f j Such was the Defign of King Arthur of Britain', who'being wonderfully de- 
 hb.Ntim‘ lighted with the valiant emulation and military experience of gallant and worthy 
 men (in whofe policy, ftrength, and indnftry he might confidently' and fiifely rely, 
 if need required, in all urgent and hazardous enterprizes ) enjoined fuch as had 
 efpecially (ignalizedthemfelves by their Martial A&ions,a freedom and familiari¬ 
 ty, not only with one another, but even with himfelf: And further, tohonorand 
 reward their valour and defert; he formed himfelf and them into a Body and Fel- 
 lowlhip, which he (tiled Knights of the Round Table. 
 
 Upon Which account alfo the Military Orders of the 0^4 in Navarr, the Gennet 
 in France, the Croton Royal among the Frizons, the dove in Cajiile, and thereat 
 in Switzerland, took their beginning: and hitherto may be referr'd the foundation 
 of the molt Noble Order of the Garter, as (hall appear anon. 
 
 Secondly,it is not altogether from our purpofe, that the generality ofRomances, 
 and feveral modern and"heroic Poems (fome of which are before remembredj 
 make fuch frequent mention of Knights Errant, riding up and down to encounter 
 Fagans ; for another famous caufe of erecting Knightly (Wetv,fprung from this oc- 
 cafionli'bamely, the Incurfions and Robberies of the Saracens and Barbarians: 
 to repel the violence and cruelty whereof, to vindicate the opprelled, redeem 
 the injured andenflaved, to give entertainment and relief to Pilgrims and Stran¬ 
 gers, were part of the Duties to which the Knights Hofpitallers , Teniplers, and thofe 
 of Saint James in Gallicia, ftood engaged by their firft foundation. 
 
 A third realon was to fight in defence of the Chriftian Faith', againft Tagans 
 and Infidels, to propagate the Chriftian Territories, and to promote the fervice 
 of the Catholick Church; which was the chief caufe why the Orders laft men¬ 
 tioned were inftituted, as alfo thofe other of the Holy Sepulchre , Calatrava, Al¬ 
 cantara, St. Saviour o ’ Mount Royal, our Lady of Montefi , of Chrifi in Portugal, and 
 the Srvord-Bearers in Livonia. 
 
 And indeed, thefe were the main inducements that engaged them, and many 
 other Orders of Knighthood (inftitured ill the Chriftian world) to do famous things 
 in the caufe of Religion: So that their holy zeal may be faid to have very far 
 contributed to the propagation and advancement of the Chriftian Profellion; 
 fince generally the Knights of thefe Orders have employ'd themfelves in the ier- 
 vice of God, and fpent their blood in the'defence of his Faith, againft Saracens , 
 Turks, and Unb elievers. Laftly, 
 
4 9 
 
 Sect. I if- Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Laftly, when Soveraign Princes found themfelves imbroiled in Wars or dan¬ 
 gerous Faftions, a fourth reafon of erefting fuch Orders , was, that they might 
 by fuchaTye (as the Combination of many valiant Knights into a Fraternity) 
 reftore Peace, quiet all Jealoufies, unite AlTeftions, and fecure unto themfelves 
 the alliance of lafting friendfhip and powerful affiftance, both for their own,and 
 their Countries fafety and defence. Hereupon do the Orders of the Dragon in 
 Hungary, of the Ermines alfo the Knot in Naples,and of St. Michael in France, feem 
 to have been erefted. 
 
 And to what end were the Badges of fuch feveral Orders devifed, but to be di- 
 ftributed as Pledges of remembrance, that thereby the fincerity of their love 
 who had united themfelves into a Brotherhood (if at any time it fhould grow cold) 
 might be quickned and renewed, and their Friendlhip increafed and eftablifhed ? 
 So that though humane occurences might occafion a diftance between them, as 
 to their perfons, yet were thefe Ornaments as fo many Remembrances of the 
 Faith and Oath whereby they were contrafted into one Body; and confequently 
 of the harmony of minds and affeftions that ought to be among them. 
 
 SECT. HI. 
 
 The divifion of Knightly Orders into Religious and Military. 
 
 H Aving thus briefly toucht upon fome general grounds and caufes, for in- 
 ftituting Orders of Knighthood in chriflettdom ; before we proceed to a par¬ 
 ticular account of the Orders themfelves, it will be further neceflaryto acquaint 
 our Reader, that the Knights of thefe Orders have been more efpecially divided 
 into two kinds, namely, Religious or Ecckjiajlical, and Military or Secular ; which 
 divifion we (hall likewife follow in this place, beginning with the Religious, for 
 the fame reafons, that in all Degrees of Honor, which are efteemed of an equal 
 rank, the Ecclcfiaftidg hath bten allowed to precede the Temporal. 
 
 But we find, that there hath rifen much difpute among the Canonijls, touching 
 feveral of thofe whichweireto marlhal under the title of Religious (or as gene¬ 
 rally they are called f Crucifers ) to wit, whether they be truly and properly lie- f i Crack in- 
 ligious or not. The Arguments on both fides are numerous, and therefore we ' i '"‘ 
 
 (hall refer fuch as are defirous of a particular fatisfaftion in the cafe, to a late 
 Treatife, written by? AndreasMendo, a JeJuit, who hath judicioufly contracted gD eOrih.Mi. 
 the Arguments, and cited the feveral Authors both of the Affirmative and Nega-, 
 five part; thinking it enough here, to give this following (hort account thereof =• & v Edit. 
 
 Thofe Knights who have taken upon them the three folemn and fubftantial Cugdunt.i66s. 
 Vows of Religion, namely Poverty, Chajlity, and Obedience, 
 
 (that jp, (i.)'• Not to hold orpollefs any thing properly or 
 peculiarly their own, nor to difpofe thereof, but with the 
 licence or allowance of the Matter, or Chief of the Order. 
 
 (2.) To keep themfelves fingle, chafte, and undefiled with 
 Women. And (3.) to fubmit to the commands of their Ma¬ 
 tter, and to the Rules and Statutes of their Order) they are 
 (we fay) without contradiftion * truly and properly ac¬ 
 counted Religious , and have been numbred among Religious and Ecclefiaftical 
 perfons, and confequently in fpiritual concerns, exempt from all (piritual, or 
 other Jurifdiftions(exceptthe Majlers or Prelates of their own Order') as are the 
 Knights of St. John of Jerufalem. 
 
 But fuch of thefe as havepermiffion to contrafl: marriage, 
 and are either married or may marry, and do profefs Con¬ 
 jugal Chaftity, viz. k to enjoy only their own Wives; are 
 not by fome, (imply and abfolutely, called or efteemed Re- 
 
 h Obedientid pr&flanda Magiflrojiihil pro- 
 pit tenendum, atq\ Caftitas quantum fieri 
 poteft tenenda. Pantal.de Ord.Joannir. reb. 
 geft 1. i.p. 19. 
 
 Vide etiam la Regia y Eflablecimientos 
 de la Cavalleria de Santiago de Efpada 
 fo- 6 5. a. 
 
 i Mich. Anton. Frances de Ecclef. Cat be* 
 dralib. 1 . 5. n. 248. 
 
 k La CuJUdid conjugal * fir, V' 
 con fola fu muger, ij connengan. La Re¬ 
 gia de Santiago, f. 6 5 * a - 
 
 H 
 
 ligious, 
 
5 ° 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 15 . Thomttf. a. 2. jg. 184. Art. 4. re- ligiotts, but 1 Jecundum quid, and improperly 5 of which 
 
 mf rid tprtrum o »■ c «-U C-. „ C J o 1 f* . . M 1 
 
 j /. j j ut WIHV.X1 
 
 fort are thofe of thetWcn- of St. James, Calatrava, Mean- 
 
 f ^ 71 J.. _i. f. 1_ ft. * T . K . 
 
 Vide M A. Frances de Ecclef. Cathedra- 
 lib. loco citato. 
 
 athedra- . , „ . ‘ j'itou 0 siuun- 
 
 Ura -> and Jlfonteja 3 in Spuin^ and many others. Neverrhp- 
 
 uny , ana rnis is tne opinion ot molt. 
 
 And in truth, the Vow of fevere Chaftity is not in this cafe wholly difeharg- 
 ed, butonly difpcnfed with} and that of Conjugal impofedinftead thereof. For 
 the Topes never changed or abolilhed the religious ftate of Knights , but only di- 
 fpenfed with them as to Marriage; whilft in other things they made no alteration 
 but left them whole and entire. 
 
 And therefore, fince we obferve thole Knights, who vow abfolute Chaftity, 
 and thofe who profefs Conjugal, have alike received their approbation from 
 pfrXvp.i!' Pppal See, and that feme Knights have not been accounted" Religious, before 
 Schol. 2. Inch time, and until their rule ot living hath been confirm’d to them from thence 
 (as is noted by thofe of St. Lazarus") after which Confirmation, all that enter in- 
 o 5/ invitii ahquu eft Liana, id cx Pm- t0 any Order, are fubjeft to the particular Rule, fo approved 
 
 go ^,T f \ th ? *<* 
 
 prsflitam difpenfationem. Andr. Mcndo de ^ e * e rcalOnS WC Ihall place both Under the T1 tie of RclzglOUS 
 Ord.milit.Difq. 2. Queft. 2.feft.2. n.44. or Ecclejiajlical Knights, in the following Dilcourfe. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of Ecclefiaftical Foundations dependant upon Military Orders. 
 
 B UT the Inftitutions of thofe Orders, purely Military, were after a while 
 thought too weak to continue long, if not fuftained by Religion and Piety 
 and too defective, without adjoining Ecclefiaftical perfons thereunto. Therefore 
 the Founders, confidering 5 that in all Councils and Affairs,there ftiould be a concur- 
 rence of Divine affiftance and Military induftry, began to dedicate them princi¬ 
 pally to the Honor and Worlhip of Cod, or to our Saviour, or to the hleffed Vir¬ 
 gin, or fome other of the Saints ; thereby to gain no lefs the protedfion and fa- 
 vour of the Divine goodnefs, on the behalf of the Founders , and Knights Compa¬ 
 nions of fuch Orders m general, than its efpecial affiftance in their Councils, Af¬ 
 fairs, or particular Enterprifes : And this they fuppofed more eafily obtainable 
 by the interpolition of men eminent for their (incerity, piety, humility, andde- 
 votion, fet apart and appointed to fay Prayers, ling Pfalms, and perform other 
 Ecclefiaftical Duties (the efficacy of Religion, confifting in the Offices of the 
 rr/tjisj for the glory, fidelity, peace, and fafety of their Kingdoms andSabjedts, 
 and the good fuccefs of their Military Undertakings. 
 
 Hereupon fome of them, at their firft Inftitutions, joined facred Orders to their 
 Militia, and made provilicnfor Ecclefiaftical perfons, whofe affigned Duty was 
 to undertake the fpiritual warfare, and (pend their time in Divine Offices and 
 Devotions at home, in their feveral Foundations, for the prolperity of thole un¬ 
 dertakings, wherein the Knights Companions themfelves were engaged abroad, ei¬ 
 ther as to the defence of Chriftian Religion, their Prince, or Country. 
 
 t r { olnfn' H A n , C tr aS k ; that our r Kin § Edward the Third i at the firft Inftitution of the 
 An. 4. mo.t Noble Order oFthe Carter, appointed, within the Chappel of Saint George at 
 ' 5 l f) n ffir, thirteen focular Canons, and thirteen Vicars, there to attend the cele- 
 
 litr, St renin ° ratlon Divine Offices. In like manner did ' Amadis the Sixth, Earl of Savoy, 
 <U cite, * who, when he hadmftituted the Order of the Collar (fince called of the Annuu- 
 V^AmJciJd. ""{0 fi?™ ded a Jft> the Chartreufe of Tierre Chafilem Bugey, wherein were enter- 
 a Turin. i 6 54 . tai n d“ hlteen Priefts, and they obliged to celebrate, every day, fifteen Malles. 
 
 Upon 
 

THJS, 
 
 iS eve rail ENlSIGN ES of tke 
 
 R F. L IGI OVS ORDERS of 
 knighthood 
 
 mentioned m tke second 
 Chapter 
 
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 3Li rtyrjf m Pale (hue 
 
 S. Saviour m Aragon, 
 
 in Portugal. 
 
 Wing of S'. Michael! 
 
 Sereon 
 
 r* 6 <> /: 
 
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 S. Mary de Merced 
 
 .Sword -bearers in Livonia 
 
 d Alfa.ina 
 
 dv Dominick, 
 
 in Portugal. | PdfTiou o fleCus Chriii 
 
 Brician King libs iu 
 
 S Maur ice in Savoy, 
 
 Paul at Borne 
 
 The of Rome 
 
 S: Ala urice «k- S' T, j; 
 
 lo retire 
 

 S. Antkony mAitmopia . 
 
 
 Cons tan ti man Angelick kmglx 
 
 vS 1 Iame.9 m Gain 
 
 S L a jza ruus. 
 
 Te u,touick Jkjjjd n ts. 
 
 Mou ut _ Ioy to Pa les tine 
 
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Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Upon the fame account were erefted certain w foundations of Divine Service, w stam.Toj. 
 in the Ducal Chappel of Dion , in the Dutchy of Burgundy, by Philip Duke of An ' 
 Burgundy , Founder of the Order of the Golden Fleece, andlikewife in the Church 
 of le Mont. s. Michel in Normandy, did ' Lewis the Eleventh of France, ordain x Stn.de tor- 
 to be celebrated the Divine Service, and other Ecclefiaftical Ceremonies, re- T mhtT 
 lating to the foundation of the Order of Saint Michael, by him indituted. fcbmfct’t, 
 
 19. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 A brief account of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 JK "] Ovv come we to deliver a (Itort account of the Religious or Sacred Orders of 
 Knighthood, to which (ball fucceed thole that are purely and compleatly 
 Military ; in both which we (hall principally take notice (T.) Of the Time of 
 their Injlitution, (if By whom founded, and (3.) The Habit, and Enjigns, be¬ 
 llowed upon each of them; proceeding according to the antiquity of each Or¬ 
 der s Foundation, ar we can bed difeover it , and allowing their Precedency 
 here, for that caufe rather than any other. 
 
 But forafmuch as the Infiitutions of fome of thefe Orders of Knighthood,axe en¬ 
 deavoured to be made more ancient than there is good ground to believe ; we 
 have therefore thought it needlefs (having for the mod part confin’d our Dif- 
 courfe to the three particulars now mentioned} to engage our Pen too far, 
 where ‘tis almoft impoffible to fet the Chronological part right, and may very 
 pofiibly give an occafion of Offence. 
 
 We have taken in all the Orders that we could meet with, though fome were 
 obfeure, and but fhort-liv’d , and others, for other reafons, may be thought in- 
 confiderable; judging them worthy of a place here, with the moft famous and 
 known, feeing once they had fuch in the Regifter of Honor. 
 
 Laftly, where the occafion is inferted, whence (as is affirmed} fome of them 
 took their Original, and this lookt upon as fabulous and romantick : We muff 
 inform our Reader, that we take not upon us to juftifie all that is fpoken to this 
 point i but fuppofe we have dealt fairly and candidly with him, in placing our 
 Authorities in the Margent, and there left them to be confidered of, where we 
 hope they will be of ftrength, at lead fufficient to fupport the Text, and juftifie 
 our integrity. 
 
 T he Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerufalem, 
 
 ( «•) 
 
 This Order of Knighthood, though not fo ancient as fome would make it (who 
 refer the Original to* St .James BiQiop of Jerufalem, to b Con- 
 
 Jiantine the Great, and to c Charles the Great) nor fo late 1 ™ ,, arhfm 
 
 as 15 others would have it, who fay this Order was founded b/„p MicheliMarque inTifort, Milithr .. 
 in the year of our Lord 1 1 10. yet is it accounted the mod ^eavalikra.fot. ,5. a. 
 
 ancient of all thofe Orders which took beginning in the Ho- d aTTmTi, Toil mit. vif. t ; 
 ly Land ■, and as a judicious Divine of our Nation reports, a.Sell. 3. n. 22. 
 was indituted in the year c 1099. at fuch time as the Temple c rre i l ' n ' c °f m e r d. 3 f. I0 J- 
 of "jerufalem was regained from the Saracens : which account perhaps he ground¬ 
 ed upon the date given to the ancient Statutes of this Order, edablilhed'tit jeru- (VelicUEqut 
 falem on r New-years-day in the year aforefaid, and published by Mennenius. fl"'-"" t- - 15. 
 
 As to the perfonby whom this Order was founded,he refers it to B Philip King 1 °‘- 
 
 of France, but 11 Andrew Favin will have it to be Baldwin the Fird, King of Je- h EnicTheat. 
 rnfalem: for there having been (while the Saracens poffed that City) certain ^ J *”” rar ' l ' 
 
 H 2 Canons " 4 ‘ 
 

 _ 
 
 5 2 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 C II AP. II. 
 
 i{ 
 
 k i d'Hon. loco 
 cir. 
 
 1 Carol Segvng 
 in Trefrr. He- 
 raldique pag. 
 115 - Seb. Per. 
 Sandhis inTefs. 
 Genlilir. pag. 
 160. “vide St. 
 Mart he's. 
 m Jof. Vichdi 
 Teforo Militar. 
 de Cavttlleria. 
 fol. n. a 
 
 Mennen in 
 |il Delic. E- 
 qveft.p. 42. 
 n J Lud.Gotbo- 
 frid. inArcbon- 
 10I. Cofm. 
 
 1. 3 -p. 1. 
 
 Andr. Mendn, 
 loc. fupra cit. 
 o \ Pantaleon 
 p \de Ord. 
 Joannit. reb. 
 gefl. p. 95. 
 qSanfovin.Ori- 
 gine de Cava¬ 
 lier, f. 22. a. 
 Aubert. Mira- 
 ui, Orig. Ord. 
 Equefi. p. 4 6. 
 juxta impref. 
 1638 
 r ( Favin. 
 fc Theat. d' 
 t (.//01T./.9.C.4. 
 Mennen Delic. 
 EqHtfl. Jtf. 
 Mich. Teforo 
 Mi lit. locis cit. 
 Sylvcft.Mauro - 
 Uco in Mare 
 Oceano.de tutte 
 le Religioni del 
 Mundo. p. 232. 
 u Velic.Equeft. 
 
 J>- 43 - 
 tv The a*, d' 
 Honneur. loc, 
 citato. 
 
 xDelic.Equeft. 
 P‘ 2 »4- f 
 yF.ivtn.Tbeat. 
 d'Hon. 1 . 9. c. 4. 
 
 Canons regular of the Order of St. Augujlinc, to whom they permitted the Cu¬ 
 ftody of the Hof Sepulchre of our£wd,and whofeConvent adjoined thereunto; 
 Thefe ■ Canons (faith he ) did King Baldwin make men of Arms, and Knights 
 of the Holy Sepulchre, and ordained that they ftiould neverthelefs retain their 
 k white Habit, and on the breaft thereof bear his own Arms, which were, 1 Argent, 
 a Crofs Potent Or, between four Croffetti of the fame, commonly called the Jerufa- 
 lem Crofs. Their Great Matter was the patriarch of j cruft lens, who had power 
 granted from the Founder, to confer the Order, and to receive the three Vows, 
 of Poverty, Chajlity, and obedience. 
 
 The chief Duty whereunto thefe Knights were obliged by their profeflion, 
 was to guard ”>the Holy Sepulchre , the cuftody whereof was peculiarly commit¬ 
 ted to them, * to fight againft the Saracens and Infidels with all their power; 
 to relieve and protect Pilgrims ; to redeem Chriflian Captives ; to hear Mafs 
 every day ; to recite the hours of the Crofs, and to bear the five || red CrofTes, 
 in memory of the five wounds of out Saviour. They had their Rule confirm’d 
 to them by "Pope Innocent the Third. 
 
 When the chrijlians were driven out of the Holy Land, thefe Knights retired 
 into Europe , and feated themfelvesat 0 Perugia in Italy, after which, by confent 
 and permiffion of the Soldan, the p cuftody of the Holy Sepulchre was committed 
 to the Francifan Fryars. The Knights then in being, retained yet their white 
 Habit, but changed their ancient Arms to a s double red Crofs. 
 
 By the r Bull of Pope Innocent the Eighth, dated the 28. of March 1484.they, 
 and all their Goods were annexed and incorporated, to the Knights Hofpitalars 
 of St. John of Jerstfalens, then remaining in the Ille of Rhodes, (fince more com¬ 
 monly known by the Title of Knights of Malts') as being under the fame Vow 
 and Rule. 
 
 But it was not long e're his SuccefTor r Pope Alexander the Sixth, anno 1496. 
 transferr'd to the Papal See, all power of conferring this Order of Knighthood, 
 publifhing himfelf and his Succefforstobe the Great Maflers thereof. He further 
 1 empowred the Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre (his Vicar-general) to beftow the 
 fame upon Pilgrims and Travellers to the Holy Land ; the Formulary for receiv¬ 
 ing of which, is fet down at large by “ Mennenius, and *» Favin. 
 
 Afterwards, Philip the Second, King of Spain, ufed his endeavours to reftore 
 this Order in fome of his Dominions, to which end, feveral of thefe Knights 
 allembled in theChurchof St.Catharine at Hochjiraten in Brabant (in Cameracenfi 
 Diocefi ) and by their Diploma, dated the 26. of March 1558. (exhibited by 
 * Mennenius ) elefted the faid King, Grand Mafter of the Order; but this defign 
 took no effeft. 
 
 Of latter times, there was another attempt to the like purpofe, made by 
 y Charles Gonzago of Cleve , Duke of Nevers, in the year 1615. and this alfo, up¬ 
 on the application of the Great Mafter of Malta, to Lewis the Thirteenth of 
 France, came to nothing. 
 
 The Order of Hofpitalars of St. John Baptift in Jernfaletn. 
 
 a(Monafl.An- 
 b)glican.Tom. 
 c/2,p.497.fX 
 dVHift.Antio- 
 cbena.l.i8.c .3. 
 far 4. Pant.tie - 
 on, de Joanni- 
 tarum rebut 
 e-fiiii. i . m . 
 Sjlv. Mourolico 
 in MareOceano 
 Rcligionum. p. 
 121. 
 
 Alf. Ciacon. de 
 vita fo gejlis 
 Pafchal. 2.1.1. 
 p m. Rom* 
 1601. 
 
 O) 
 
 Before the Latin Chrijlians had taken the City of jerufalem from the Saracens, 
 certain 1 Chriflian Merchants of the Kingdom of Naples, who traded into Syria, 
 and the Holy Land, with Commodities moft acceptable, becaufe moft rare and 
 ftrange, to the Inhabitants of thofe Countries, obtained leave from the Caliph 
 of /Egypt ,who then had the Dominion thereof, to b ereft a fmall and convenient 
 Houfe, for the entertainment of themfelves and their Country-men, which they 
 built before the Patriarchal Church of the Holy Sepulchre in jeruftlens ; together 
 with as fmall an Oratory, dedicated to the Blefled Virgin Mary. 
 
 To them repaired certain c Canons of the Order of St. Augujline, conduced by 
 an Abbot from Naples, who in a fliort time built another Oratory, in honor of 
 St. Mary Magdalen : that of the Virgin Mary being appointed for the entertain¬ 
 ment 
 
IECT. 
 
 V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 53 
 
 e Caff an. Catalog, gloria mundi. pang. 
 Confid. 4. 
 
 f Ccenavit Dominus cum Apoftolii, fa nunc 
 ibi domus ilia, h qua incepit Ordo, qui dici- 
 tur Hofpitalariorum. Abulenfis in Com¬ 
 ment. Epift. D.Hieronymi atf Paulam.c.7. 
 
 g Pantal. de Ord. Joannit . 1 foe. 1 . i.p 4 , 
 
 ment of Men,and that other of St. Mary Magdalen, far the reception of Women. 
 
 And not long after, to wit, in the year of our Lord d 1048. they reltored the 
 Church of the Holy Sepulchre. 
 
 But the confluence of Pilgrims and Travellers, growing very great, and thefe 
 places already built, too narrow for their reception, they 
 e erefled a large Hofpital in that very place f where our Sa¬ 
 viour celebrated the laft Supper with his Difciples, for the 
 better entertainment of Strangers, that travelled thither 
 upon the account of Devotion, (who for want of a place to 
 lodge in,did ufually, in the night time, fall into the hands of 
 the Saracens, that s rob’d and murder'd them) as alfo to re¬ 
 lieve and cure the difeafed among them. So that at length, 
 in regard of their great Charity, and friendly Hofpitality, as alfo for that thefe 
 religious perfons took St. John Baptijl for their Patron (to the honor of vvhofe 
 Name, a Chappel or Oratory was built there alfo) they obtained the Title of h , . _ . 
 ''Brethren Hofpital,irs, of St. John Baptiji ofjerufakm. But Ibme are of opinion, that neat./urn- 
 this Hofpital was dedicated to the memory of' St. John ofCyprus, who in theReign c - i- 
 
 of the Emperor, wasBifhop of Alexandria, and fo charitable and liberal 'aSml° nb ' 
 
 in bellowing Alms, that he obtained the name of Johannes Eleemofynarius. A ■ 6- 
 
 Calvifms in his Chronology fets down the Inftitution of this Order, to be in 
 the year 1092. Others refer it to the year k 1099. when 
 
 one Gerard, a Native of the Province of TholouQ and y s "f"»*-orig. itCxottini.fi, 13. a. 
 a man of holy life and piety, came to Jerufalem , in the time Pr ' M 
 
 or Godfrey of Bouillon , and out of zeal upon fight of the pin- 1 A ‘ Mendo de Ord. Milit. Dify. i. Quefo 
 ces trodden by the feet of our Saviour, and fprinkled with 3 '"' Io3 '' 
 his blood, built this Hofpital (which became the fird and chief Seat of this an¬ 
 cient Order) and devoutly miniflred to the neceffities of the poor. After a while 
 he m adjoined to himfelf fome honed and religious men, and received the regu- mvitriac a 
 lar Habit of Black, wearing on the outlide thereof a White Crofs. t* d tMrmm. 
 
 King » Baldwin the Fird, conferr’d on them large Priviledges and Franchifes, o{ 
 permuting them to manage Arms, as did the Canons Regulars, Guardians of the d ’ Hmnmr. I. 
 Holy sepulchre, and anno ° 1104. indituted them to be Knirhts. So that they Iff r 
 who before were pious and liberal towards Pilgrims and difeafed perfons, be- he X lt 
 came at length the examples of true and Chridian generolity : Their * duty dr * P ars 9.Con- 
 now engaging them perfonally to fight againd the Saracens and Infidels, in de- ^tcllS 
 fence of the Chridian Faith. i 4 . J 
 
 Thefe Knights then acknowledged obedience to the Patriarch of Jerufalem P rmcimii 
 who r fird approved their Order,but afterwards 1 when their Revenues increafed’ 
 it begat a negleft of their former religious and humble carriage; and forthwith 9a* wp. An- 
 they laboured with the Pope to be abfolved from their obedience to the Patti- 
 p 1 " 5 r the y d } though he, and federal other 
 
 Jl 5 travelled to Rome to Oppofe them, and . r Hofpital arii pravenier,tes,per dona mak- 
 
 manitelt the injuries they fuftained from the Knichts ima totam Curi * m C Rmanam) corrupt 
 
 This Order had its f fecond approbation and rule of living 
 confirmed from Pope Gelaflus the Second, but c Andr.Mcn- r Mennen. Delicia Equefi. p. 6g. 
 
 do faith, from Calixtits the Second, anno 1120 and was bv I ?ci°, rd 'ri h £° mfe i a j m n 
 
 id zn the Fourth received under the protection of the conft. 2 . 
 
 1 apal See; being likewife endowed with ample Priviledges, , 
 
 and exemption from payment of Tythes, by fucceedlng y* 
 
 1 opes, chiefly by w Pius the Fourth z Pantaleon. /. i.p.18. Aub. Mirstus.p.i. 
 
 uJrf K, it S a ° f i his ° r t th J Cn t00k thc * black Habit of 
 
 nermits ot ot. Augijtcncycna lived under his rule by the grant a ,lem omne ’ Fraim.Crncm ,n honomn. 
 
 of Honorisss the Second, anno i 1125. vowing 1 Obedience CrM ”' 
 
 p nv . r .„ ,, j n- 1 . 1 H uvcuicuec, Muntellts fecum different ante pelhit. Re- 
 
 fovert), and Chaftity ; and on the" Bread of this Habit sulaord. joanJemfal.Art.sy. Viieim- 
 wore, at firft, a plain Crofs of white Cloth, fince changed <■ 
 
 to one With b pirrlnf- nninfn . 1 - 1 - ^ ^ b Cru%_. blanca de oebit puntat 3 eibtto Tie- 
 
 r , n J P 0,n ts • but in the c time of War they gro. El. Conde dc Lanfcrotc cn Nobleza 
 
 uted a Red Caflock, bearing the White Crofs upon it. del Anda'arw.i. x. c. 
 
 After the death of Gerard, the Founder of this Hofpital, C f ~*" ,w ’ C,V - 
 
 having 
 
S4 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. If. 
 
 having increased in Men and Revenues, elefled out of their own Body another 
 as. f*k n Governor or Head, namely, Raimund de Podio, or J Poggio a Florentine, who di- 
 gefled and enlarged their Laws and Inftitutions, and divided the Body of the 
 Britt. Order into* three Clafles, viz,. Knights, Servants , and Ecclefiijlicks (which hath 
 Am.o.Mmih, fj nce received, from the fucceeeding Great Mailers ,many additions.) This Body 
 'fff 2 ' ot Laws was confirmed by Pope 1 Boniface the Ninth, 7. Idus Apr. in the fixth 
 ■ r/ n.it?. An.- year of his Popedom, the Compofers ftyle in it runs thus, f Ego Ramundus Dei 
 c fc\ ' r 2 gratia, fervus pauperism Jefu Chrifti, & Cujtos Hofpitalis Jerufilymitani. But af- 
 1 ibid. terwards he had the Title of 6 Croat Majlcr of the Order given him, which conti- 
 / ’uT’T ' iluec ® t0 * 1!S Succeflors, h the Adjeftive (Great] being added todenote his pow- 
 er and authority; the Government and Admmiftration of the whole Militia, 
 being lodged in him for the time being. 
 
 This great Miller is a free Lord,he hath at this day the Title of* Prince of Mal¬ 
 ta and Goz,a, and had that of lllufirioits firft given him by Ferdinand the Second, 
 Emperor of Germany: Among fundry great priviledges wherewith he is inveft- 
 
 ~ " He ac- 
 
 h CajJ.in. ea¬ 
 rning. glor. 
 Atundi, pars 9 
 Conpd. 4. 
 i Gottojridus. 
 Archmt. Cof- 
 
 | }Clanf. 6 .R. 2. 
 pars 1. m. 2.9. 
 Day\ 
 
 mic.t.i p. -o. ed, he hath power to Seal in Lead, as doth the rope and Duke of Venice. 
 
 knowledges the Pope for his Head, and the King of Spain for his Patron. 
 ciiy^lTi'. Under this Great Majier, there are many of the ICuights in leveral Kingdoms 
 and Provinces, called Priors, fume of whom have alto the addition of Great, 
 With us ill England he was filled Prior Hofpitalis Sanffi Jokannis Jernfilem inAng- 
 k clauf. 49.//. La, and by that k Title was he fummoned to the Parliament as a Baron of this 
 ? •'"•'*• Kingdom : At length he became ranked the firft Baron, and had place and prece- 
 n ? *’ deucy accordingly above ail the Barons of Parliament. There is a Memorandum 
 
 of making his Oath of Fealty to the King, which I find thus recorded. 
 
 Memorandum quod Frater Johannes de Rady ngton Trior Hofpitalis SanUi 
 Johannis Jerufilcm in Anglia viceftmo tertio die Scptembris anno prxfenti. 
 apltd Man firm Fratrum Prmdicatorum London, fecit fidelitatem fiam Domi¬ 
 no Rl gi debitam coram Confilio diUi Domini Regis ibidem tunc cxiftentc, 
 fib hac forma-, Jeo fera foial Scfoie & loialtie porteraa noftreSeigneur 
 le Roi Richard Sc a fes heirs Rois D’engleterre de vie de membre & de 
 terrien honour a vivre Sc morir contre toutz gentz & diligiament feray 
 entendant as bufoignes noftre Seigneur le Roy folonc moil fen R poair 
 & le confcil noftre Seigneur le Roy celera & a lui & a fes maundernentz 
 en quantque a moy attient fera obeifant li Dieu moi eide S; fes Seintz. 
 Proteflando quod hoc non cederet in preejtidicittm Hofpitalis prtcdifli tempo- 
 ribits futuris. 
 
 This Order grew in time to fuch greatnefs in Poft'cftions and Lands, that in 
 7 «‘° «.»»• the Reign of King Henry the Third, they had in Chriftendom, no fewer than 
 * nineteen thoufand Mannors. 
 
 When saladine had taken ferufalem (after it had been poffeft eighty nine 
 ~ mit , years by the Chriflians') thefe Knights retreated to the City of || Acres, called 
 (07, ' ' ' ptolomais ; and that being alfo taken, they feifed upon the 1 Illand of Rhodes, 
 mUb.-i.paoo. anc j g a j nec l t h e chief City there, ” 18. Calend. Sept, in the year of our Lord 
 1308. which Pope" clement the Fifth confirmed to them, and thereupon they 
 P■ 7 - began to be called 0 Knights of Rhodes. 
 
 hg^hr C Mut At Rhodes they remained 214. years, even until anno p 1522. when Solyman 
 di.pttrs y.Con- the Great took the Illand by force, and made his publick entry thereinto on 
 d ,cl ‘i chriflntas-day , after which they betook themfelves to the r Illand of Malta, 
 
 V q { ir,jlp. 6 oo. which with Tripoli and Goza were granted to them in 1 'Fee, by the Emperor 
 rfdntaleon, c/^rlcs t he Fifth, the * 23. of March anno 1530. under the tender of one Fal- 
 ((F/av.cba- con to the Viceroy of Sicily , upon the 25. day of April yearly, and on con- 
 xjrubinCom- dition to acknowledge the King of Spain and Sicily for their Prote&ors. This 
 * C/tri rom.^2. Donation-was confirmed by * Pope Clement the Seventh, on the 9. ot May in 
 p. 4. conjt. 9. the fame year. In which Ifle they yet continue the Bulwark and Fortrefs of 
 f hat. \ videc- p uro p e ^ chiefly to (belter Sicily , and guard the Coafts of Italy : and from this 
 oldJoanr.ii.l. fettlement of theirs in this place, they have been ever fince called Knights of 
 74-212.213. 
 
 The 
 
 * Atat b. Par if. 
 ftifi. Anglic, p. 
 5 i?. 
 
 1244. Edit. 
 London , 1640. 
 |j Favin.l.g.c.$ 
 ] Rant, de Ord. 
 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood , 
 
 55 
 
 Vie Order of Knights Templars. 
 
 (3-) 
 
 Abouttheyears a iii7.t>iii8.c rri n ,■ 
 
 cler took beginning (Baldwin the Second then reigning m c$f? mnii tm9 ' 
 
 Jentfalem , and e GeU/ius the Second polfeffing the Rnmm b E * c t rm Ro i"i * Wcdmier. Math. 
 Cha.r) whenf nine ■Gentlemen, urged by zealous devotion, &£rlLtt ^ 
 
 paired the Seas to the Holy Land thechief of which ("though Ori e . o,i. e p ., 
 
 the reft are forgottenJ weres Hugo de Faoanet ondV<„ tr at'/T"- nm - d ’ Hm - 1 9 -c-t. 
 * 0”. of Ni&al S r «-*■*- 
 
 King, became thefe JOng/kr at firft had no habitation af --'““.""I h '"‘GeUf.,. p., 66 .Alf. 
 
 adfoiSt P Th°T hiSh . OW ? Pa,ace » neer the South- 
 gate, adjoining to the Templeof Solomonm Jerufalem- md ,a l’ nde0rd - J^mu.i ,. p . , 3 . s.suu. 
 
 gave them leave to build a lmill HoniJ. J .7 «* >»pmi st/ip.m p. 11 (. 
 
 the inclnfiire iWmt u “ of rehdence, within BSa,fivh.Ori e i„e decavalje.fi.,-,. 6 . 
 
 the inclolure thereof, and hereupon they became called T m ; De ! ,c : E V tJi r ' 75 FrMri l * 
 
 ' Brothers of the Militia of the Temtle nr morn ord; 1 ■ * Mir tit fit) miflakej call, him 
 
 one v/osA, Knights Templars. * ' " ° rdlnar,1 >b m CampaaJ cfiid.c*. 
 
 And as they began to increafe in number f which thev did h f dmaL de .° rd 7 «««. At. chat,. 
 
 not till after k nine years, from their Inftitutionh C, o vm’“ V T 
 
 r n , , • f Jr- *iutuucion ) lo tilesr k Mermen, ut Capra. ),,*us v 12 
 
 #s#nBs&k’* 
 
 n t-« »"■ a 
 
 ty)both in coming thither, and returning thence aeainftthe°i J ? ‘-i-t■ 4- M 
 ries of t he Saracens which charitable fervire mad^'i-E violence and robbe- Smsabbm. 
 
 poverty,there was engraved on the Sea! of their oodrrrhTh^weoftwooftheir Itili.pK. 
 
 Kniejaffigned ,he„,,d,a.„ 7 „p 
 
 “ 31 ,;;;;' J"'''?"-; ™ b E« »*i ca»ie dina„, »!».,, y,-, „i c -i 
 
 l re. .PP° ntme ^ to f Pope Honorins the Second, and Stephen Patf crieibeat.d' 
 
 arch or jernfalem 5 in the r prefence of whirli u .1 . pT /J ‘ w i atri- Hmn. i. 9 . c .i. 
 
 Obedience, Poverty and t ] 'bvy made their Vows 0 f^™.,l 3 o. 
 
 InrnFqr a « y ’.r-,tdialtitv and tohve under the rule of«Canons R eim r f^.c., 4 . 
 
 lar of St. Auguftine. They were alfo enjoined to wear a White tjL ro, efl f * & '•!>■ ‘.7. 
 (butnot till the time of Eugeniusthe ThirH'itho rr 1 I Habit, to which tExcbnmc. 
 the * fame form rW .I V / 1 hud)they afliimed the»iScd Crofi, and 0 f R«t-deWm. 
 
 tne lame torm that the Knights Hofpitallers of st %h„ 
 
 (though j| Favin faith it was a Patriarchal rmfibnLl °J jerufilem wore, aMimn . Dt ; 
 of their Mantles, to diftinmiifh rlmm V /) an “ ftwed it onthelert ilioulder hc.Equefl.p.^ 6 . 
 
 fill W. And *., « C* “it St°r " h " “*515 "" “-SS: 
 
 ,h »»^d ^rinood 
 
 Math.Par it lo - 
 
 W^SSiSSlr 0 ? OChCr u° f ?c H 0 l y S T hhn ' Hofpitallers and Teuto- 
 wardnefs to facrifice their lives for ilon f nCOUDte , rs w ! th *e Infidels, and for- jSrw 
 
 £*355 Sr 
 
 ST" f “"" £|E 
 
 sasaiass; ^ >. *. TJ rSS 
 
 fanro ton,) frirodonand iyprifonod, by ,ha oo»™S'oS$” ^ King rf SSK 
 
 1 5 o 1 x Fav.Theat. 
 
 France , i'Hm.l.f.c.q. 
 
5 6 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 ciacan KS.i.p.«74.*M'« olmf. France, with the conient of Pope Clement the Fifth, being 
 fi cherub, comp. Bull.Tom.i.p.^7- Con ft-3- y charged with molt infamous and damnable Crimes; the 
 S ‘ii,fXtvt ° ri ' 3 °‘ ma ' 4 ' f 94 ' Articles confelled are fet down by - Andr. Favin. But in 
 a /lift. Anglic. Script, antiq. fit- 2494. England their apprehenfion was on * IVednefday next after the 
 & 25? W 7 na c«l 1730 Ultra Feaft of Epiphany, in the firft year of the Reign of our King 
 ItlikTZ'tunmlp'nxqiitMtr. Edward theSecond. Shortly after, a*folemnexammati- 
 cnrii trcxim p$ fcfltm Ft'pban. i\>. Co], oa 0 f t heir Crimes (upon the Articles exhibited agamlt 
 24 *riii i.ajtamvitin muhi< effect acafati, them) wasby thefpecial Commilfion of the laid Pope, com- 
 nihil tamer inventum eji, quod Je jure vi- to IVilliam de Grcuesfeild Arch-Bifliop iof Torf , and 
 
 demur Statum iiorum umliart. ibid. R ^ h Baldoc ^ i(hop 0 f Lo „don, in the prefence of the ac- 
 
 cufed templars , who fufficiently anfwered all the objections. Howbeit they 
 were afterwards conviftedin a Council held at London, and all their Lands and 
 Goods feized into the Kings hands. Upon this, the aforefaid Arch-Bifliop very 
 greatly commiferating the fad ftate and condition of the Templars, within his 
 hincefs thus left deftitute of maintenance, moft charitably difpoled ot them in 
 fevcr.tl Monajlcnes under his Jurifdiftion, where they were provided for during 
 
 bf A. F«i n . th b Two years after, many of thefe Knights were: burnt^in France nay fome of 
 choc, lit. the Bones of John dc la Tnr (who had been long buried) were taken up, and in 
 
 gt'serif. po'n”Manday Sennight after E after, anno 1312. in the fecond Seffion of the 
 
 pr&f.col. 175° f> cl i called at i Vienna in Daulphrnethe year before, this Order was by i a 
 S Authority condemned, and perpetually diffblved; and in March of the fol- 
 Totn 't. p. 37. f ow i n g year/the Iaft Great Mailer, Jaynes de la Made, a Bourgnndian, ' burnt at 
 
 SK ^Their f Lands, Polfeffions, and Goods, by a Decree of the Paid Tope, dated at 
 c "i m 6 Vienna 6 . Non. Maii , in the feventh year of his Papacy, were annexed to the 
 tZpJhr Knights Hofpitallers of St. John ofjerufalem (except thofe Within the Kingdoms of 
 Script, prof-, h cJliile Arrarron, Portugal, and Majorca, which were referved to the d tpolition 
 col. 1008. & J ; c ee y ibecaufe they had conftantly hazarded their lives m the de- 
 
 Z7;X m - ° f theR °" Mtt ° fence of the 7 Chnftian Faith, and continually fuffered great 
 r F ‘T, l l£'j loamit. 1. ?• t • 9S- W- dangers, and undergone vaft expences m tranfinarme .rts, 
 r.. n “in catalog, gi or. mmdi.pan 9. cmftd.j. as a ]{o for k five years befort, with exceeding great charge, 
 platitutinvitaClenr anc | (jgrnal valor 3 had maintain’d the Hie of Juwc/ej again! t the 
 Tnrkijh power. Thus fell this Nolle Order, no lefs famous 
 for Martial Atchievements in the Eaji, than 'their wealthy 
 Polfeffions in the IVeJl. For, according to DoCtor Heylins 
 account, they enjoyed no lefs than m 16000 Lordlhips in 
 Europe, and a spanrfi Author tells us, their Revenue was 
 n two Millions annually, and had in poflenion 40000 Com- 
 manderies. Which gave occafioa to many fober men to 
 judge, that their Wealth was their greateft crime. And 
 n Andr. Mends de on. mutt, uijj.i. there are feveral Authors remembred by « Alfonfus Ciaconius, 
 '*?££*£’** StH»- who are of opinion, they were falfly accufed,and by fuborn- 
 ,el,clilocean, Rehdomm. p. 218. e d Witnelfes, meerly upon the ambition and covetous defign 
 
 of Philip King of France, who gaped after their Lands, but neverthelefs the mor- 
 ' fel fell befide his mouth. 
 
 p ~.n le neat. The Statutes of this Order are recorded by P Favin. 
 
 d ’ Hon,l.<p.e.9. 
 
 Kflights of the Order of St. Lazarus. 
 
 ( 4 -) 
 
 We are here to note, that this Order was at the firft Inftimtion only a F ^ er " 
 nity of Religious Monks, not Ecclefiaftick Knights, whofe Weapons in the Chn- 
 ftian warfare were Prayers and Teats, not the Military Sword And a lbe..the 
 time is uncertain, when they firft began to be an Order of Knighthood, yet 
 cannot be prefumed to be before the Knights of the Holy sepulchre , took upon 
 
 • ?• 37 * 
 
 2 Clauf. 7 - E.z.Vorf.m.u. 
 h Pi. Cherub. Comp. Bull. Tom. 
 
 Conft. 3. 
 
 i Ibid. , 
 
 k Alf.Ciacon.in vita Clem^Tom.i.p.bja,. 
 1 r^Tefftones, tarn citra , quam ultra mare , 
 <ideo immenfas habere dicuntur, ut jam non 
 fit in orbe Chrifliano provincia, qu£ eii bo - 
 mrum fuorum portionem non contuleni r, & 
 Regiit hodie dtvitiis prtfantiorcs extftunt. 
 Math. PaVif. Hift. Anglic, p. 6 7. 
 m Cofmogr. l.$.p- no. 
 n Andr. iMendo de Ord. Mtht. Vtfq. l. 
 
 Queft. 2. fe8.6-n.27. 
 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knightboiid. 
 
 q Favin.Theat. cT Horn. 1 9.^9. 
 r Serm. 25. in Undent S. B.ifilii. FUvl 
 Cherubin, Comp. Bull. Tom. 2. p. 42. Con ft, 
 28. Scbol. 1, vide etiam Hiftor. Genealog. de 
 U Maifon de Savoy , par Sam. Guichenon. 1 . 1. 
 p. 114. Edit. Lyon , 1 660. 
 
 f Jof.Micb.en Teforo Milit.de Cavtdf.afi.b 
 t S.Maurolico in Oceano Religionum.p.207 
 
 them thnt Military profefimn, fincetothemis generally attributed the beginning 
 of that Cultom, for Ecclefiafticfes to makeufe of Arms in defence and prapaga 
 tionof the Chriftian Religion 5 nor was there indeed occafion adminiftred font 
 until the Chriftian Princes let on foot the Holy tKtr in 7 '.define 
 
 This Orz&r then is accounted the moft ancient of all others in ChHtlendom, 
 f which Occafioned Pope Pius the Fifth, in two Bulls given in the year i« 72 to 
 Rile its AntiquiJjimurB Chantatis & Militia Chrifii Ordinem ) 1 
 
 but that (as hath been laid) mull: beunderftood as an Order 
 of Monks, and before they were made Ecclepajlici ■_ Knights: 
 
 The Original of fuch their foundation, being by 'St. Gre¬ 
 gory Nazianzen, attributed to St. Bafd, about theyearsfjdo. 
 or 370. or between both, •viz. anno t %66. about the time of 
 Julian Curramcd the Apojlate. 
 
 The firftlnftitutionof this Order was upon a moft charitable account 5 namely 
 to take care of perfons infected with incurable Leprolie fa Difeafe frequent in the 
 Ealtern Countries) by which Malady they became feparated, even from the con- 
 verfation and fociety of men. 
 
 And albeit, thiough the Incurhon of Barbarians and Saracens, and the injury of 
 time, thisOrder lay, as it were, extinguifhed, for a great while; yet was it re¬ 
 vived when the Latin Princes joined together in a holy League, to expel the s.t- 
 racens out of the Holy Land 5 and a famous» Hofiit.il was then erected in Jem fit- „ r Mrme „ 
 lent, under the Title of St. Lazarus, for the reception and entertainment'of Le- »'luUE. 
 
 pers. For in that time the Monks of this Order added Martial Difcipline to their 5 °' 
 knowledge in Phyfick, and became very Ikilful both at their Weapons and in 
 feats of Arms 5 infomuch astheir fervices againlt the Infidels, begat a great efteem 
 and value with ” Baldwin the Second, King of Jerufilem, and feme" of his Sue- 
 celfots, and other Princes enumerated by* Aubertus Mineus ; in which Age this x 11, d>ri, 0,1 
 Order flounlhed with great luftre, under the Government of a Great Mailer r’48.' 
 
 In the year of our Lord/ 1120. Pope 1 Innocent the Third, 
 and after him Honorius the Third, granted very great pri- >' Tif.rsMilirar. A envoi. he. At. 
 
 Viledges to this Order, and received it under the protection 4 'jSS 
 or the Papal See. The Knights wore a * Green Crop ancient- 0eneal - * l * Maifon de Savoy, p. ug 0 
 ly plain, afterwards of eight points, and Pope Gregory the & *'^; ninAEvc]i . 
 
 Ninth prefcribed the form of creating their Great Matter: 
 
 ^ About the year 1 1150 they made their Vows of Obedience, Poverty, and * Favin.Theat, 
 Chaftity, before William Patriarch Of Jerufilem , and fubmitted themfelves to f Honneur - 
 the Rule of St. Benedict 5 recei ving his black habit: But «> feven years after, Pope b Mendo de 
 Alexander the Fourth, commanded them to obferve the Rule of St. Aug. and ap- 0rL 
 proved the donation of the Emperor Frederic 4 , who had given great Revenues 
 in Cala.br 1 a , Apulia 3 and Sicily , to this Order. c Nicholas the Third exempted cr -ompend. 
 them from payment of Tythes, and feveral of the fucceedirig Popes indulged 
 them with divers priviledges. 
 
 Thefe Knights Were fo admired and favoured by * St. Lewis of France, that A r F av.n M 
 he brought twelve of them with him out of Palelline, and placed them Boiony V’ 
 
 in the Diocefsof Orleans, where he eftablilhed a Colledge, anno Domini 1154. 
 which (as Favin amims^ was acknowledged for the P chief Seat of this Order in faMir&nsp .^s 
 Europe . g Compend. 
 
 In procefs of time the dignity of this Order funk, being 5 fupprelTed by Pope In- p ^.conft^. 
 »^/nhe Eighth, who h united k to the Order of Hofpitalars a t Rhodes , by virtue *** % . 
 of his Bull, dated anno H9 o. and all the goods which they polTefled in France, 
 were carried away thither, fo that fhortly after the memory of this Ordef,as well 
 in Italy as France was wholly obfeured. ' . 
 
 Neverthelefs Pope ‘ Pius the Fourth,did again teftore and fe-eftablilh the lame, 'bJltZL ?. 
 by his Bull dated at Rome anno 15 65. confirming all former Priviledges and anJ, "“'- 
 granting many new; he allb ordained Rules and Statutes, both for the Election k Sammt cui. 
 ot their Great Maker, and reformation and better Government of the Order. * r '^- 
 
 GrluMafter^hcr^ J *”°* * Cka J hlle "> a Gentlem ™ of (his K.nfman) 
 
 i The «7i«^;' IA ' 
 
~g Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 lampenJ.Suit. The Priviledges of this Order were afterwards enlarged by 'Pius the Fifth, in 
 the year 1567. who permitted them totake one Wife only, to wit, aVirgin,not 
 
 a Widow. 
 
 m mjhr.Jc Laftly, Pope ra Gregory the Thirteenth, anno 1572. beftowedthe Great Mafler- 
 Mmf. deTiau. Q^p G f this Order, upon Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and his Succefl'ors, 
 Tm-t-l-i*. £) u k es of his Line; and prefcribed to them the Cijlertian Rule. Furthermore, 
 n Fjvin.1.9. he ordained, "that all Commanderies of this Order, under all chrifiian Princes, 
 c.6.videt.}. fl lou ldbeleftfreelytothefaidDukeand hisSucceffors; and accordingly he had 
 the Inveftiture and Collation of the Commanderies in Spain, and Italy : But 
 Henry the Fourth of Prance hindered the eflefting thereof in his Kingdom, con¬ 
 ceiving the right of Great Mafterfhip appertained to him, in regard the chief 
 Seat of this Order in Europe, vvas(accordingtoF^w«) within his Kingdom. 
 
 Knights of the Teutonick Order, or of Prufia. 
 
 (5) 
 
 icaffan.inci- In the time of the Holy War, a 3 wealthy Gentleman of Germany, whodwelt 
 tslat.ihr.mm- at j er „jiile>n, commiferating the condition of his Countrymen coming thither 
 fit.Vfpama- upon Devotion, and not underftanding the Language, or knowing where to in- 
 ton* Ori.ja- habit 5 made his Houfe a receptacle for thefe Pilgrims, where they received lodg- 
 slth-ffof- ing and entertainment. Afterwards, gaining Authority and Licence from the 
 J’ele'cm'tt- Patriarch, he erefled a Chappel neer unto this Hofpital, and b dedicated it to 
 
 lien.f 20. b, honor of the blelfed Virgin Alary, whence they had alfo the Title of c Atari- 
 b Segars Ho- . us 
 
 vor Milit. an Knights. 
 
 civil. La. To him'kiffociated other German Gentlemen, who contributing to maintain 
 cE°«iw m- Ais charitable work thus begun, and in ihort time, encreafing in Number, Piety, 
 tiari Mermen. Wealth, and E deem (though yet they had no rule of living affigned) gavethem- 
 ?• 7 s - . felves to the' profeffions, both of the Knights Hofpitalars, and Templars ; imi- 
 
 Thrat.' p a Nm- tatiog the later in their military Employments, and emulating the former in their 
 neur.'li.c. 12. a ft s piety and Charity: albeit the year, wherein they firft affirmed Arms, and 
 mwitadT entred into a Society, we do not find remembred. 
 
 Jaannit. lock But afterwards, to wit, in the year of our Lord * 1190 (or f H 9 i.) they 
 rMMe.Ori. eledted their firft Mafter, namely Henry IFalpott, and on the 22. of February 
 Fqueftpfto. ’ in the following year, (upon the requeft of Frederick, the Emperor) re- 
 * lo! • ceived confirmation of their Order, from the Bull of Pope £ Celejtine the Third, 
 
 being the firft year of his Papacy, under the Title of 
 f _ F ‘ff ms in ,trm D “" ici,rm Mfl ° rU 1. Knights Teutonicks, or Dutch Knights of the Hofpital of St. 
 gAnb.Mirmeris.crJ.EqucB.p.s. Mary the Virgin 5 vowing Poverty, Obedience, and Cha- 
 h Nomen Pomifix Milmrn beau Maris . p[ e a ]fo prefcribed to them the Rule of St. Alton- 
 
 Virgmif domus Theautootcorum dedit , Bar- J 3 * 
 
 bamqj alere juffit, Pantalcon. deOrd. Jo- Jiine- 
 
 Their statutes were compofed by the Model of the 
 Knights Hofpitalars , and of the Knights Templars ; among 
 which one Article was, that none but 1 Germans ffiould be 
 admitted into this Order. But to difference them from thofe 
 
 __ ^ t ._ Orders, their Habit was ordained to be a k white Mantle, on 
 
 fire o/dinit, crux Air a, rum \ita Cmcc the breaft whereof a plain black. Crop (but fome 1 others 
 Q 0rii ' make it a black Crofs, voided with a Crofs Potence) : for 
 
 their Enfign. 
 
 ms That <£’ In the year when this Order received Confirmation from the Papal See, there 
 nl«j,K«r. m joined to them fome rich Citizens of Ereme and Lttbecki by whofeunited Con- 
 ''Vp 2 ' i tributions another "Hofpital was eredted in the City of Aeon. 
 p) ad Join- But after that City was “taken by Saladine, one Hermannus then Mafter, and 
 A'.ti-p.iM the remaining Knights removed into Germany : on whom the Emperor Frederick, 
 qai'ontocfcre- theSecond, anno 1229. and Pope Honorius the Third, bellowed the Province of 
 m. i«m.p.q. rrujfia (or as fomefay hConradc Dukeof Alaffovia anno 1226.) where having con- 
 d'fntt Pnjfi’x quer’d that Nation, and reduced it from Paganifm toChriftianity, they builttbe 
 
 annic. l.2.p. 58. 
 
 i CaJJarfeew , loc. citato. 
 k Parttal. 1 . i.p.2l.2.p.$8. 
 
 ! Segar. loc. cit. Crux nigra , cum lim¬ 
 bo argenteo in vitte Candida , Magi- 
 
59 
 
 Sect. V. Of the Keligious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 City of Mary-bitrgh ; and there' anno 1340. fixed the chief Seat and Refidence Tifcji c,fm- 
 of their Great Mafter. p.l..y. 180. 
 
 ThisCountry they enjoyed 3 tilItheyear r i525. that Albertm Brandenburg the (Yjww 
 laft Great Mafter, made folemn renunciation of the Order, and became Feuda- ‘V 1 ®* 1 ' 
 tory to sigifmttnd the Firft, King Kt Poland , who railed Frssjfia intoa Dukedom, “ Ifi/wiHt' 
 and created this Albert firft Duke thereof. The Conditions upon his Surrender, Dj/k. '-qucfl. 
 and the Ceremony of his Inveftiture into this new Dukedom, are fet down in 8l ' 82 ' ,& ' 8 *' 
 the c Theatre of Honor. 
 
 Some of the Knights difrelifhing this Aftion, did afterward cleft another” Great 
 Mafter, namely Albert Wolfing , and leaving Prnjjia, feated themfelves in Ger¬ 
 many, where they now refide, though of no great account; only the w younger 
 Sons of the German Princes, being for the moft part received into this Order, gTve 
 the greateft reputation thereunto. 
 
 There were fome other Military Orders of lefler note inftituted in the Holy 
 Land, under the firft Latin Kings of Jernfilem, in imitation or rather emulation 
 ofthofe more famous Orders before remembred, of which there now remains on¬ 
 ly an obfcure memorial: and feeing their Hiftories are all defeftive, as to the 
 year of Inftitution,we think belt to mufter them up here in the following order. 
 
 The Order of the Knights of Mount-Joy. 
 
 ( 6 .) 
 
 T Hefe Knights ■were fo called from a” Caftle in the Holy Land, where this a Andr.Favin. 
 
 Order was Inftituted, built on the point of a Mountain, b not far from Te- Thlat - d ' mr - 
 rttfalem, whence the Pilgrims firft viewed the Holy City , and where thefe Knights bPr dltlfs 
 lay in Garrifin. y A ndrada cn 
 
 They were employed in Military Services, for defence of that Caftle and the Ho- 
 ly Land, againft the Saracens and Pagans j and received for their Habit, ' tied cZlhlcAs 
 fhort Mantles, and a White Star, with five rayes iffuing out of it, fixt upon their 
 breafts. d Others fay, the Habit of this Order was White, and the Badge thereof d jy. 
 anOftogonal Crofs Red (but this might haply be after they left the Holy land •"Tefnihith. 
 and fettled in Spain.) They vowed”Poverty, Chaftity, and Obedience, and ob- 
 ferved the Rule of St. ! Bafil. And 
 
 Popes Alexander the Third, by his Bull approved this Order, and changed their 
 Rule to that of St. Auguftine, in theyearof our Lord 1180. In this Bull (remain- 
 ingin the Archives of the Order of Calatra va) is mention made of feveral 11 Towns iT < loro 
 and Caftles, whjch thefe Knights held in the Land, as alfo what they polled d J t CavalL loc - 
 
 in Spain. g Metinen. de 
 
 After the lofs of the Holy Land, thefe Knights retired into Spain, and fought 
 againft the Moors , and according to the feveral namesof the places, where they iviieFr.Ra. 
 relided, were they denominated, though the general Title was of ; Mount- joy. 
 lit Catalonia and Valentia , they were called b Equates de Mongoia (which is the fame i earn'd. 
 With Mount-Joy ) but in Caftile'IOsights of Monfrac, from a Caftle fo called in that f ,n,e Gmd>! - 
 Kingdom, it being their chief place of refidence; and after ■» when this Order U u.T' 
 was fallen into great decay, it was given unto 11 Don Gomalionez, Mafter of the n T FrJe R “- 
 Order of Calatrava, by King Ferdinand the Saint, in the year of our Lord r 2 21 n * de,hc - ci '- 
 by°whofe confent they were afterwards incorporated into the Order of Calatra J. 0 And 
 Moreover m the Inftrument,by which Alphonfi the Ninth, King of Cafti/e, gave he. 
 the Lands to this Order, which the Knights took from the Moors, the-Donation 
 faith thus, ? To you Don Rodrigo Gonzalez Mafter of Monfrac, of the Order oforti/L- 
 Mount-Joy. I hey were alfo called (faith s Pavin') Equites de Truxillo or de Tru- u <w "\ t r ’ 
 from a City of that name, where they fometimerefided; but this will ap- J t . Radcs loc- 
 
 pearbyandby, tobea diftinftOiv/w, united afterward to the Knights of Alcan- 
 
 t,%r Cl. * d' Honnew-i 
 
 lac, eit. 
 
 13 
 
 Knighii 
 
6 o 
 
 Of the R eligions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 Knights of St. John of Aeon, or Acres. 
 
 (?) 
 
 Under the Patronage of this Saint was this Order erefted, but the Original, 
 r J !'■ ttuMi ;1S to time, uncertain. The Knights thereof r exercil'ed all Dutiesof Charity to- 
 'd/cavaOiri"'. v. 'ids tiiofe who went on Pilgrimage, to vilit the Holy Land', and affumed the 
 ft i.s.' o.ereife of Arms in imitation of the Knights Hofpitalars, whence they became 
 1 amongft the Religious or Sacred Orders: They followed the Rule ofSt. 
 i.it-t-' . ording to f Favin had a blacky Habit a fligne d them, upon which 
 
 d'" : /'r *'• •}' wore a white Crofs ranee. 
 
 /. r V. After the City of Aeon was taken, they removed into Spain, and flouriflied in 
 1 ■ ' ■ t!-. i Kingdom, in the Reign oft Alfonfus the Aflrologer, King of Cajiile , about 
 
 Zfnmm.lit', which time, Pope ” Alexander the Fourth approved the Order , under the con- 
 «•«»»• . joined Title of St. Thomas and St. John of Aeon. This King 
 
 iZoTStl‘ S ave unto Acm by his Will, all the F urniture of his Houfe, 
 and very much Money, but afterward they by little and lit- 
 w A. Minis, he. dt. tie decayed, until at length they were w united with the 
 
 Knights Hofpitalars. 
 
 The Enlign of their Order (faith *Jof. Micheli Marquez.') 
 was a Red Crop (r like to that of the Order of Montcfi) 
 in the middle whereof ftood the Figures of St. John, and 
 St. Thon.it, which differs from what Favin hath before affigned; but perhaps the 
 colour of the Crofs was changed to Red, after their coming into Spain. 
 
 x La Jnftgnia era una Cru% color ad a Ufa, 
 } en medio fan Juan, y fintoTomas.Teforo 
 niilitar.de Cavall. loc.cit. 
 y And. Afcndo, loco nuper cit. 
 
 Knights of St. Thomas. 
 
 ( 8 .) 
 
 • d elic.EqutJt. There was another Order which (as may be collefted from * Mennenins , and 
 
 a J 0 p micheli) was diftinft from the former, bearing the Title of St. Thomas 5 
 
 * cilZa.fi. but b A. Mendo fuppofeth, they were rather fome of rhofe which joined tbemfelves 
 
 . to the Knights Hofpitalars f, and the rather, becaufe they'wore the fame Habit 
 Difq 0 r i.il!?.' with the Knights of St. Jo’n of Aeon', they alfo made the fame Profeffions, fol- 
 frtl. 24. lowed the fame Rule, obferved the fame Conftitutions, and were approved and 
 confirmed by Pope Alexander the Fourth and Fifth, and John the 22. Their 
 Badge was a || Saltire gules, yet Micheli makes it the fame with that of Sr. John 
 p.264. of Aeon, wanting thb Figures in the middle. But c Andr. Favin reports (though 
 nmTo cTi. we meet with nothing in our EngUJh Hiftories to back him) that this Order was 
 Ir.ftituted by our King Richard the Firfb, after the furprifal of Aeon, and that 
 thefe Knights were of the EngUJh Nation 2 who wore a White Habit, and a Red 
 Crofs, charged in the middle with a White Efcallop: and laftly, that they had for 
 their Patron, St. Thomas Bechet. 
 
 This gives usoccafion to remember here, that we have fome more Honor of 
 this kind done our Nation by Strangers (if it can be called an Honor, to report 
 thole tilings of us, which want'ground and authority from our own Hiftories and 
 .! Jf. vicht- Chronicles to fupport theni) viz,. d That Henry of England (which by the note of 
 ' "JeCavaU ; ' m£ •iKe: wards mentioned,mad be underftood of our King Henry the Second)vi- 
 1 oly places in Jerufikm (but we find not that he was ever there) be- 
 ing moved with a pious zeal, by the example ot the Knights of the Sepulchre, 
 imtituted the Order of jefus Chriji of the holy Sepulchre in England, in the year 
 of our Lord 1174. giving to the Knights thereof the fame Rules, as had thofe of 
 the Holy Sepulchre in J rufilem i which Order(faith the fame Author) was con¬ 
 firm’d by Pope Alexander the Third, under the Rule of St. Rajil. Howbcit after 
 the Chriftians were driven out of the Holy Land, the Knights of this Order were 
 joined to the Knights Hofpitalars. 
 
 But we give the lefs credit to this formal account, becaufe we find no mention 
 
 made 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 6 1 
 
 made thereof in any of our Englift Writers or Records: Perhaps the Relator 
 miftook them for the Canons regular (but not Knights') of the Holy Sepulchre,vs\\o 
 about that time lived amongft us, and of whom the e Antiquities ofWarmck-Jhire c Pag.362. 
 give fome account. 
 
 Knights of St. Blafe. 
 
 (*) 
 
 Thefe were called alfo Knights f de San8a Maria, and founded under the 
 sRule of St. Bafil. They were h Officers and Servants to the Kings cf Arme¬ 
 nia, and had affigned them for their Habit skje-colour, with a Crofs gold, worn 
 before their breafts. Others (ay a 'Red Crofs, and in the middle thereof the Pi¬ 
 cture of St. Blafe their Patron. 
 
 This Order was at the k height, when the Armenian Kings, of the Houfeof Lu- 
 z,ignam, kept their Court in the City of Aeon. 
 
 1 Knights of the Martyrs in Palejline. 
 
 (10.) 
 
 -By the pious afTeftion of fome “ Noblemen, there was erefted in the Holy 
 Land an Hofpit.,1 dedicated to the holy Martyrs St. Cofmas, and St. Damian us’, 
 where all a&s of charity wereexercifed towards fick Grangers. Their profefli- 
 on alfo obliged them to other works of mercy towards the poor, to redeem 
 Captives taken by the Saracens, and to bury the dead. 
 
 Thefe Knights followed the n R.ule of St. Baft, which was confirmed to them 
 by Pope John the 22. They wore for the Badge of their Order, a “Red Crofs ; 
 and in the middle thereof, within a Circle, the Figures of the Saints Cofmas and 
 Damian us were defcri bed. 
 
 P Mennenius informs us, that Hieron. Romanus had (een fome of thefe Knights 
 wearing for their chief En'ign a Red Crofs ; and profefting the Rule of St. Aiten- 
 Jlineb which perhaps was fo changed when they retired into Europe. 
 
 f Mennen.Deli- 
 ci£ Equeji.p.8 4 
 gjof. Mich.Te- 
 foro milit. de 
 Cavalleria. 
 
 fi-rt- b ■ 
 
 h Fav. Theat. 
 d'Hon.l.p c. 11 
 i Teforo milit . 
 de Caval. loc. 
 cit. 
 
 k Fav. loc. cit. 
 
 1 Cavalleros de 
 lot Martirct 
 en Paleftina y 
 Jerufatem.Te- 
 foromilic. de 
 Cayall/.fg.rf. 
 Ordo Pcentten- 
 riaSS. Marty- 
 rum, Mermen. 
 p. 84. 
 
 m 7 Ibid vide 
 ri j etiam 
 And. Meijdo de 
 Ord. Milit. 
 Difq. 1. Qjuft. 
 2. Sett. 17. 
 o Mendo ut 
 fitfra. 
 
 p Delic.Equeftl 
 84. 85. 
 
 Knights of St. Katharine at Mount Sinai. 
 
 (”•) 
 
 This Order received itsInffitution, faith s Jof. Micheli, in thcYear of our Lord qTnTefonmi. 
 1063. under the Title and Patronage of St. Katharine, whoft body is reported to tffcavai- 
 be depolited in r Mount Sinai, and the high Altar in the Church of the Monaftery, r e pavia.iiear. 
 there (dedicated to hernamej ere&ed neer to the place where (he was interred. 10 
 
 The end for which thefe Knights were at firft Inftituted, a- d the firm of their 
 profeffion, was to r guard and keep fafe the Sepulchre of St. Katharine, tolecurethe f A.Menia * 
 ways for Travellers, to defend and proteS the Grecian Pilgrims, who came thi» 0,J - 
 ther for devotions fake, and to relieve and entertain them with convenient Ho- 
 fpitality. 
 
 The.ft Habit wt&t White, and they lived undertheRule of St. Bat'd the Great; tA.Mirtmh 
 making their Vows of conjugal chaftity and obedience to the Abbot of this Mo- °"e.°rd.E- 
 naftery, who was their Superiour or Mafter. m-P-i ■ 
 
 But" when thofe Countries fell into the hands of the Twigs, the Knights of this u Menda.Ucxit, 
 Order were ill entreated and driven away, and thefWerit felf almoft abolilhed. 
 Neverthelefs,fomefliadow thereof does (fill continue; for fuch as travel to vifit 
 the Holy Sepulchre at Jerttfilem, do now and then likewife pafs to this Monaftery at 
 Mount Sinai ; where ('in imitation of the Padre Guardian of Jenf dens') the 
 w principal of the Monks of this Convent, makes them Knights of the Order of v/CFavin, 
 
 St. Katharine ;' the Ceremony being performed upon her Sepulchre or Tomb ; and x s lu-fipr* 
 the fame Qutftions and Formulary arc here ufed, as are accuftomed at the Holy Si- y '' c "‘ uo ' 
 pttlchre in Jerttfilem. Thefe 
 
_ 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 Thefe Knights do now wear 1 upon the left fide of their White mbit, the Crofs 
 of 7 'em (idem, and Inilrument of St. Katharines Martyrdom, which I have caufed 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. Anthony in /Ethiopia. 
 
 (12.) 
 
 primpaichi- Country bordering upon Ethiopia) followed the Example, Rule, and manner of 
 mg. Bag-Car. ]jf e w hich he had left them : and both they and their Succeffors lived for feme 
 nianfjrf.Mi- time ’ n great aufterity and (olitarinels in the Defart, and therefore called Ancho- 
 chtUmTtfmi- rites, until they were at length reduced to a more convenient and rational life, 
 f'.'t&Meluh by fubmitting to the monaftical Rule of St. Bxfil, and cohabiting in Monafteries, 
 Difq'. uHasti. but ftill under the Title and Habit of St. Anthony. 
 
 a.Stff.s.n.ao. j t j s f a id, that about the year of our Lord b 370. John Emperor of Ethiopia 
 (■commonly called Prefer John ) ere&ed thefe Monks into a Religions Order of 
 c/nenneti.Vclic. Knighthood,under the Title and c Prote£Hon of St. Anthony, Patron of his Empire; 
 Equefl. f.177- and beftowed upon them great Revenues and many Priviledges. And being thus 
 d 74. Mi- inftituted Knights, they received the aforefaid d Rule of St. Bajil, and fubmitted 
 c { IhdiTe'f. tohis Conftitutions.The Habit of the Order is“Black_, and the Cr<?/r,B/«i’;much like 
 iuilit.de Ca- t y, e f orm of the Latine Letter T,but not like either the Samaritan or Hebrew Letter 
 Tstlorign.' Tan. (which f fome fay is like a Crofs ) for thefafbion and fhapeof either hath no 
 st. Hitrm. Jikenels or fimilitude to a Crofs at all, as hath been obferved by the Learned 
 8 Astimadv.it> g J 0 fph S'ealiger. 
 
 cbr ’" 9 E “‘‘ b ' The chief Seat of this Order is in the Ifle of h Meroe, where the Abbots both 
 h • 'ex MS. fpiritual and temporal have their refidence ; but in other parts of Ethiopia they 
 k t TVnkhr have a ver y g reat num ^ er °f Convents and Monafteries, and not lefs than two Mil- 
 5^.Tf/ammi-’lions of annual Revenue. 
 
 lit.de cattail. i e ld e ft Sons of Noblemen and Gentlemen cannot be admitted into this Or¬ 
 
 der, but the fecond Sons may; and if a man have three Sons, he is bound to af- 
 fign one of them to be of the Order; from which Law none are exempt but Phy- 
 ficians. 
 
 TheeHeftof the VowandProfeftion which thefe Knights make, is to obferve 
 k conjugal chaftity, to dye in defence of the Chriftian Faith, to guard the Con¬ 
 fines of the Empire, to yield obedience to their natural Laws, and their Superi¬ 
 ors, and to go to War, whenfoever and wherefoeverthey arecommanded. More- 
 
 I Teforo milir. over they take an Oath before the fpiritual Abbot, 'not to fight in Wars between 
 de Cavallfoi. chriftians, nor to receive any holy Orders, or to marry without exprefs Licenfe 
 firft obtained. 
 
 mcnid.fol. There are in this Order, two forts of Knights ; the 1 " one employed in the Wars, 
 
 n \ a. t h e other being old, are exempted from Military fervices, and retire themfelves 
 0 ^ under the Tide and Profeffion of Monks, to the Abbies where firft they took 
 
 their Habit. Of thefe there can be no more but five and twenty in one Abbey 
 (albeit while they remain Military Knights they have no certain number,) out of 
 whom the mod ancient in the Habit is chofen Abbot, by the voices of his Fel¬ 
 lows, and called the Spiritual Abbot. 
 
 The" Novices are taken in about fixteen or feventeen years of age, and imploy- 
 ed nine years in the Wars; to wit, three years in the Garrifons about the Red 
 Sea, againft the Arabian Pirats ; other three years in the Ifte of Meroe, againft the 
 incurfions of the Turks's and the laft three years upon the Borders of Borno, a 
 neighbour Kingdom of the Moors. 
 
 Thefe »nine years being compleated, they obtain Letters from their laft Cap¬ 
 tain, teftifying the fulfilling thofe years in the Wars, with honor and worthinefs; 
 
 wherewith 
 
Se C T. V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 63 
 
 wherewith the great Abbot being made acquainted, he directs his Letters to the 
 
 Abbot, where they are to receive their Habit, to give them admittance accord¬ 
 ingly. But in cafe the Certificate of life andfervicesbe not fufficient (which fel- 
 dom happens) their admiffion is prolonged to a further time. 
 
 When they come to be admitted into their Abbey, they are introduced in 
 their military Habit, of which being difrobed, and the religious Habit put on, 
 to wit, a p BlacJiGotvu reaching down to the ground, lined with Blue (deferibed tnM.fi.ii.ai 
 to be a Garment made with many Plaits in the neck, and large lleeves,fuch as the 
 Eafdians wear)having a Blue Crop fixed to the Breaft,and over that a Blacks Comle , 
 they then are led to the Church, and before the Altar make their Profeifion. 
 
 q Philip the Seventh of that Name, Son to the Founder, very much encreafed qFrf.io.f. 
 their Lands and Priviledges 5 and gave command that the Badge of the Blue 
 Crop (hould be bordered with Gold, which is obferved at this day. 
 
 Such as are inquifitive after a further Account of this Order in JEthiopia, may 
 receive it from the afore-cited Author Jof. Michcli Marquez,, who is very large 
 and particular upon this Subjeft. 
 
 In r Italy, France , and Spain, there are a fort of Monks that from r fome have jW. 
 the Title of Knights of St. Anthony ; thefe were commanded to obferve the Rule 
 of' St. Augufiine by Pope Boniface the Eighth, and appointed to wear a plain Mcmgmm, 
 Blue Crop like that in Ethiopia ; the Principals of thefe ( according t a" Bavin) 
 wear a double St. Anthonies Crop of Blue Satin, the one above the other, but m-.Mennen. 
 the reft of them, only a tingle Crofs. P ‘pic’h b ' 
 
 Their chief Seat is at w Vienna in Daulphine, of which place the General of the c.mpef^Buk 
 Order beareth the Title of Abbot, the Monaftery there having been erefted into larjbm. ip.35 
 an * Abbey, by the laid Pope Boniface , amio 1297. in honor of St. Anthony, C u °ffi eTblat - 
 whofe y body is reported to have been tranflated thither from Conftantinople: and wi d’ H,m. 
 all other places, built in honor of his name, were made fubjeift to this Abbot by * com' s«/far' 
 Pope 1 Clement the Seventh, anno 1523. b Aub. Mirrens takes notice of this Order, 
 calling it the Order of Hofpitalars of St. Anthony, and to have taken beginning in yBaron.Amal. 
 France, in the year list, from one Gafton , a Nobleman of Vienna. But‘ Baro- aLmuilll: 
 vius faith it was in the year 1095. that this Gaflon with his Son Gerin, taking eight fit mm 1084.- 
 other perfons to them, inftituted this Prefer; who before they took upon them 
 the Habit of Religion, affumedtothemfelves, the Letter Thau, for the Badge Of p.io'j.Conf.il 
 Enfign of their Order. Yet i Alfonfis Ciaconius, makes this Order more ancient, brnOng.orJ. 
 affirming that Gafton and Guind (whom Baronins calls Gerin) inftituted it before cAmtEcckf. 
 
 the year of our Lord 1092. 
 
 Tom. 11. col. 
 694. fub anno 
 109$. 
 
 d In vita ‘Z/'r- 
 
 We (hall befomewhat large in the account of this Order, becaufe we have met 
 with little of it befides what is delivered by fofeph Micheli Marquez, a spanift; Wri¬ 
 ter, in his Teforo Militar de Cavalleria (from whom And. Mendo hath collected 
 all he faith of it ) as alfo for that it appears he was Vice-Chancellor thereof, which 
 makes us prefume, he might be enabled to give a fuller and more particular account 
 of it to the world than others; and to fay truth, the Hiftory of it, fet down by 
 him, is large enough. 
 
 Nor do we call in queftion the authority of his atteftations, from the time of 
 Angelas Flavius Comnenus, and the Confirmation given this Order by Popelep 
 the Firft, under the Rule of St. Baftl, which perhaps (hould be underftood, as they 
 were Monky, rather than Knights. 
 
 But our Author not content with an original of that Age, which if granted to 
 him, will make this Inftitution elder than either the Knights of the sepulchre, Ho¬ 
 fpitalars , or Templars , and confequently high enough, to be one of the firft milita¬ 
 ry Orders in Chriftendom ; mull: needs derive a formal Inftitution, Rules, and 
 Laws from Conjlantine the Great, and vouch for it an Infcription (not mentioned 
 
 by 
 
64 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 by any other) in the Capitol at Rome. From which account of his, though it ap¬ 
 pears little, better than a fabulous ftory, grounded, at bell, upon fome uncertain 
 Tradition', and in feveral things fuelling of novelty, vve (hall neverthelefs ex¬ 
 tract what is mod material to our purpofej 
 
 ethTtfmMi- Thisancient, and (as our Author calls it) the 5 firft Military Order in Chrijien- 
 l,t J! Cav.il. <&>», took beginning from the Emperor Conjlantine the Great , and from him was 
 Pitt titan entituled, the Military Order of Conttantme the Emperor. 
 
 C.refctmiiil It was called a\(b ( Angelical, becaufe the Crofs with this rnfeription, In hoc 
 /’g™ Vinces, was (hewed from Heaven to that Emperor by an Angel; and thence, 
 they of the Family defeended from him (among whom were theGreat Mailers of 
 f fjl. 2. b. the Orderf took the name dc An pc!k. 
 
 S Lib.i.c.22. As to the defeription of this Crols and the form thereof, SEufthius may be con¬ 
 sul ted, who in the Life of Consl.intine, not onlyatfirms, that this Emperor him- 
 * (Tip. 25. felf vouched the truth of this Miracle to him with an Oath, but * deferibes the 
 
 i Cay. 24. Figure thereof, which the Emperor gave ’direftions to be made of Gold and 
 
 precious Stones, according to the Pattern he had feen in theSkie, and thence- 
 |] Lib. 4.c.2i. forward caufed the || Figure of this Crofs to be carried before his Army, infteadof 
 the golden Standard, formerly ufed, and to be engraven upon the Armour of the 
 Legionary Soldiers. 
 
 kiii.1c.33. Healforeports, that upon k Conihntinei triumphal entrance into Rome, after 
 hisViftory over AUxentrus, he erefted many CreJJes with Inscriptions, to indear 
 the Sign thereof, into aft mens afiedlions ; and amongft the reft, commanded his 
 own Statue to be placed in thechiefed part of the City, holding a Banner of the 
 Crofs with the following fnfcription, engraven below it. 
 
 HOC SALVTARI S r G N O, VERO FORTITVDINIS 
 INDICIO, CIVITATEM VESTRAM TYRANNIDIS 
 TVCO LIBERAVf. ET S.P.Q.R. IN LIBERTATEM 
 VINDICANS, PRISTINE AMPLITVDINI 
 ET SPLENDOR! RESTITVI. 
 
 yj.f.Mtheli ThisOrderhadalfotheEpithet'CeWetr adjoin'd, becaufe, that inftead of the 
 rfnmiUe Collar of Gold, which theancient Emperors his Predecelfors ufed to give in re- 
 cn*i frl.i. waid of Virtue, and military Service, this Emperor gave a Collar of Gold, com- 
 pofed of thefe three Charafters A xa , at which was faftned a Crols, like that which 
 appeared to him, and thereunto thelmage of St .George ; to confirm which (faith 
 our Author J there is to be feen (but we much doubt) in the Capitol at Rome , 
 a Marble,whereon are armed Knights engraven,and an Infcription fpeaking thus, ’ 
 
 Conftantine the Great, Emperor, after he was cleanfed of his Leprojie, by 
 the means of ficred BaptiJ'mj thus created Golden Knights, with the Crofs 
 for defence of the Chrijlian name. 
 
 n: Fsi.79.6 He further informs us, that"' Conjlantine elefted fifty illuftrious Grandees of 
 his Empire, to be Knights of this Order, to whom he gave the Standard of the 
 Lakimm and likewifea Collar of Gold, to which the Figure oftheX.^ana^and 
 a Crofs weredependant, together with leveral Conftitutions and Laws; and that 
 nhil.i.t. he infeituted this Order, with the"confentand approbation of Pope Sylvefter. 
 sW, 4 . As alfo, that it was confirmed by Pope 0 ieo the Firft, whole Bull for affigningto 
 
 theKnights thereof, the Rule of St. Bafil, dated the 20.0b July anno Domini 456. 
 ■'Prince Alexius Angelas being then Great Mailer) hetranfcribes at large, 
 p F0/.3.C That it received further confirmation and approbation, from the Popes p Julius 
 
 the Third, C ilixtus the Third, Pitts the Second, Sixtus the Fourth, Innocent the 
 Eighth, Paul the Third, Sixtus the Fifth, Clement the Eighth, Pius the Fifth, Gre¬ 
 gory the Fifteenth, and Urban the Eighth. And whilllitflourifhed in Greece, was 
 confirmed and augmented with large Priviledges by divers fucceeding Grecian 
 qfo;.so.«. Emperors, namely Leo the Firft, Ifiac Angelas anno Dorn. 1 191. vvhofes Diploma 
 this Author alfo gives us, dated the 13. of Sept, in the year aforefaid, and of hrs 
 
 Empire 
 
^ E C T. V. 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. Sc, 
 
 Empire the Seventhly Michael raleologsts anno 1294. by r ifaac Angelas anno 1295. 't Fal. i-b. 
 and Iaftly, by Ferdinand the Second, Emperor of Germany, at Ratisbone, amid 
 1630. who recommended to his Catholique Majejly, the reftauration of this' Order 
 becaufe thofe who had been Great Mafters thereof, were allied to him, and of the 
 Family of Angelas Flavius Comnenus ; which recommendation was Pent to that 
 King, by the then Great Matter Don John Andrea Angelo Flavio Conineno. 
 
 The Great Majlers of this Order , have their chief Seat and Con vent now at r S>-/- 
 annoi aT own nigh to Venice, the Dignity yet continuing in the Line of Angelo Flavio 
 Comneno ; howbeit among the Priviledges granted by the Emperor Ifaac Angelas, 
 one is, f 1 hat if the Family of Angelas Flavius Comnenus fhould be extinguifhed,the tFol.foj. 
 Collared Knights may eleft from among themfelves a Great Mailer. 
 
 Among the many Prerogatives granted to this Order, by the Imperial Privi- 
 ledges and Papal Bulls, we lhall mention a few, by which may be underftood, 
 fomethingof the grandeur thereof; to wit, that the Great Majlers are “ Cowtmenfa- uF.I.1.6, 
 les Pontificum, and have the priviledge of fitting at the Table with the Pope, by 
 whom they are defended and fupported, as Benefactors to the Church , and Foun¬ 
 ders of the Later an Cathedral in Rome. They are perfons of great note and au¬ 
 thority, in thatthey are fubjeft to no Prince, and therefore have thepower of 
 . coining Money. They give titles of Counts, Princes, and fuch others, and of 
 ' Reverend to their own Fraternity. They have alfo the faculty of reftoring to 
 Honors, of legitimating Baftards, of giving Degrees with the Title of Doftors, 
 creating Poet Laureats, andmaking publickNotaries. 
 
 This Order is under the pro t ration of the" Rlefted Virgin, and patronage of w Fol.i.a, 
 
 St .George, the titulary Saint and Guardian of military men in general, arid of 
 thefe Knights in particular, who profefs obedience, and conjugal Cballity. 
 
 The Formulary preferred for entrance into the Order,rhemanner of receiving 
 the Habit, taking the Oath, the beriedi&ion of the Mantle, Crofs, and Sword the 
 admittance of the Knights , Priejls, and Novices , are at large laid down by’this 
 “Author. y sl/itji/f, 
 
 The Habit of this AngelickOrder is J white, on the left fide whereof is fewed “S 7 oUb.& 
 a b Redoi Crimfon Velvet Crofs Florj in the middle is the Lubarum imbroide-r- b 7 Mendode 
 ed after the form of the Letter X, with the Letters A upon the one arm of the Ttflnun 
 Crofs, and non the other.- the fides are wrought with Gold and Silk, but the 1^7. ‘ ' 
 
 Labarum all with Gold. 
 
 Amongft thefe Knights there are three Degrees, the ' firft are called Collared, or ctifir. mint. 
 Grand Croffes-, thefe wear a Collar, formed of Labarums, whereat depends the 
 Figure of the Crois, anti St, George r The fecond are the Knights, and thele wear 8 
 the Crofs as is above deferibed: The third are Servants, and they bear the 
 Crofs, only wanting theupperartn ofit,and theLabarum. 
 
 The Priejls wear the like Crofs with the Knights. 
 
 The i GrandFriorates and Promotions, or Commanderies, belonging to this Or- AMd.j. 80. 
 der, (hew how great it hath been, and how far its jurifdiiftion extended; fince to 
 them were joined very great Revenues and Rents which the Knights of this Or- 
 der held, and they were thefe (faith mine Author) though I fuppofe divers of 
 . them are mifwritten. The grand' Priorates of Mijira, and of Bofnia, of Cappado- e S ,, 
 eta, Calcide, Napoles, Antiochia,ConJlantinople , Jerufalcm , Natalia, Julia Cecfiria , ft™' 82 ' 
 and the Piioriesof Barlada^ Scion? , Anfiboli , Dan;cus , Mileto , Terganio 3 Sinope , 
 
 Ephefis, Argo , Oclefeo , Fgena, Nicepoli , Corinthus , Nicomedia , Apollonia , Erapoli , 
 
 Engadu , together with feveral Balzato’s or Baliwic^s. 
 
 ju 1s and PriviIed S es are to be feen in the Conftitutions of the Order, 
 pubhlhed by the eloquent and learned Knight Adajolini Bzjachioni 0 grand Prior of 
 Bojnia. : Earl of Galicia.^ great Chancellor and Adn/inijirator of the Order 5 as alfo 
 in Malvezzi, and other Authors, Knights of this Order. 
 
 To conclude,this Author gives as Catalogue of the Names of 34 Great Mafters gF»/.8c, 
 (whom heaffirmswerealltruedefcendantsof the Family of Angelas Flavius Com¬ 
 nenus) beginning with Conjlantine the Great, but between him and Alexins Ange¬ 
 la Flavius (whom he reckons to be the third Great Mafter , and who was he that 
 drew all thee Knights into a Fraternity) is doubtlefs a very great Chafme: As to 
 
 K others, 
 
66 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 others, either the chain of liicceffion is broken in feveral places, or the Order hath 
 fuffered fomc difcontinuance. 
 
 Knights of the Order of St. James in Galicia. 
 
 04) 
 
 There were feveral Orders of Knighthood , to which the spanijh piety gave a 
 being, protection, andfupport, and amongft them that of St. James theApoftle, 
 (commonly called Santiago') was the firft and principal. 
 a treat Tudcn- There are Come ^ spanijh Writers (reckoned up by Francifcus Mennenius ) that 
 Di^m vilai . ra5 ' tn .' s 0rder took be g lnuin g in the time of Don Ramiro King of Leon , who be- 
 Aat. Morale,.' gan his Reign in the year of our Lord' 0 821. andatthe Battel of Clavijo, or Clavi- 
 nt F u“sM s ’ 0 ’ ' wn ° c ^ 6 - f or as fome % *»«0 d 837.) againft the Moors, did by the affi- 
 „d conftitut. 30. Gregtr. 13. Scbol. 2. ftance of St. James the Apoftle (faid to have then appeared 
 b Frannfc. deKaie,j Andradaen chra- upon a'white Horfe, bearing a Banner with a Red Crofs 
 " f.22o. u P on '0 g a ' n a mighty Viftory over an innumerable mul- 
 
 AS.Mau,iliain Ocean, Riligimp.209. titude of them; whereupon in all Battels thenceforth his 
 
 e Scire ane Cavallc bianco, y cm urn, Cru-g fWjfrnnaffp wis imnWr) 
 
 Coloradopor fenna. Rades in Chromc.hu/us P^™n a ge Was implor d. ... 
 
 Ordin.ful 5.3. I hat this was the occanon of the Orders Foundation, is 
 
 t ianttiago Santiago, ibid. not believed or approved of by all, as may be collected 
 
 from Johannes Mariana, Franc- Alphon. Valerius, and others oF thatCountry,fome 
 of them placing the Inftitution thereof about the year 1160, and fome others up¬ 
 on a clear milfake, confounding the time of Inftitution, with that Confirmation, 
 by Pope Alexander the Third, anno 1175* in which the firft rule of living ispre- 
 feribed to the Knights of this Order. 
 
 But though there be no certainty, that this Order was inftituted, in memory 
 of the appearance of St. James, after the manner before related, and in the Reign 
 of Don Ramiro ; yet, that there was a Fraternity or Military Order in Spain under 
 huRtgUjc- that Title, at leaft '> 145 years before Pope Alexander gave his Confirmation, 
 drlf'caZul (though how much elder is hitherto not known) is a thing out of all difput,-. 
 AaieSanfHa- For it evidently appears, from the original Priviledge granted to the 'Nuns of 
 nbiJ.ffrit. t,ie Monaftery of St. Efprit in Salamanca , dated the 15. of Nov. anno Dorn. 1030. 
 vide Fr.de Ra- under the royal hand of Don Fernando the Firft, who began his Reign anno Don/. 
 SanMavfoT 101 7 * ‘™d is therein ft i led Ring of Caftile, Leon , Galicia , Portugal , and Lord of 
 3*1 M ’ Bifiay (for in his time were the Kingdoms of Cattile and Leon firft united)that there 
 Was then in being a Fraternity and Order of Kjjights or Co/nendadores , as alfo a 
 Govern a dor Y Superior, bearing the Title o i k Matter and Governor thereof, and that thefe 
 de la Ordcn. Knights had then alfo Caftles, Lands, Rents, and Poffeffions to fupport them 5 for 
 of all thefe is there exprefs mention made in that Grant. 
 
 Moreover in an ancient‘Original of a very old Letter, written long before 
 they received any Rule or Form of Religion, and pen’d in corrupt and barba¬ 
 rous Latine, which contains certain Rules and Orders to be obferved by them, 
 as alfo mulcts and forfeitures, for negle&s and offences therein fet down 5 they are 
 m canfrades called m Brothers of the Fraternity of St. James. 
 
 Vadeslr.ne And albeit the Knights of this Order did at n firft difpofe themfelves to virtuous 
 jdcobo. Rades courfes, and valiantly encountred the Moors, Enemies to the Crofs of Chriji, 
 
 SSSSfT ■videfi, Fr. Care de Tcm, th r at bein S the ch 'ef e nd of their Foundation; yet in waft 
 en Hiftor. delas 6rd. miiit.fo, i. b. oftime, they fell from the honor of their firft Inftitution, 
 
 deSannuJf^^b * Aniraia * enChron ‘ and grew fo ftrangely debauch’d, and gave fo great occa- 
 r fion of fcandal, that the Order was thereby fo much pervert- 
 
 % L *Uamienos cd - as cpuId f carce be accounted an Order. 
 
 de laCavaBe- i But afterwards the Knights (being by the divine goodneft reclaimed) grew 
 riade Santiia- defirous to be reduced to a better life, and to fubmit themfelves to regularity and 
 pAifnciacm 0 tder, and upon “Cardinal Jacintha's arrival in Spain, and their application to 
 him, he (as much as in him lay) firft confirmed their Order, in the year of our 
 si. Regia I - or ^ ? ~ °5 under the Rule of St. Augustine, and upon his return to Rome, s Fer- 
 hear..’ «*ndo de Fueute Eucalada, and others, Knights and Canons of this Order, attended 
 
 him 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 1 Qua adhuc 
 eiffervJtu' in 
 archivo de 
 Vcles. 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 67 
 
 him thither, whom he preferred to Pope Alexander the Third, and from him 
 obtained approbation and confirmation. He alfo received this Order under the 
 proteftion of the Papal See, r prefcribed to thefe Knights , the Rule and manner r La Right He 
 of living, the formof holding Chapters, of elefting their Mailer, of the Trczes, 
 and thirteen Comendadores of Houfesi, and of the Vifito'rs 5 In brief, this Bull gives s.rtn* t o, im 
 them very large Priviledges, is fitted with exceeding good Precepts and Laws, u 
 both for Government and Confer vation of the Order, and bears date the 13. of cfiM/f.Vi 
 July anno Dom. 1x75. which hapned in the beginning of the Reigns of Don Alonfo 
 the Ninth, King of Cattile, of Don Fernandothe Second, King of Lean, and Den 'dl'jfjf' ' 
 Alonfo the Second, King of Aragon. And hereupon (faith r Francifc. de Rades y w r,. di Ra- 
 Andrada ) do fome of the Chronicles of Spain, call this an Inftitution (which was 
 indeed but a Reftauration) becaufe the Knights of that time were the firft thaten- 6 .b. videcif- 
 tredinto the Vow of Obedience, poverty of Spirit, and Conjugal Chaftity;M.^'^f- 
 wherein confided the fubftance of this Religious Order. part 9, Confid. 
 
 It being obferved out of the Confirmation, that Pope t Alexander the Third, 7 de 
 
 had (among other things) granted to thefe Knights,the Monaftery of Saint“ Loyo, 
 lituate in Galicia near Santiago , and that the Prior and Canons thereof,(being w Ca- r. idem diR<t- 
 nons Regulars of St. Augufline ) were thereby incorporated to the Knights of this *'_£•£** 
 Order ; it is thence concluded, that this Order was rather founded in the Kingdom Caro de Torres 
 
 of Galicia than Leon. _ _ 'u?Ord,m‘m. 
 
 And though it appears by King Don reman elds Priviledges to the Monafteryof u U res.f.\ 0 .h. 
 St. E frit, that there was in ancient time, a Mailer, of this Order , yet is no notice y La Regia de 
 taken either of him, or any of his Succeffors, till after Pope Alexanders Con.fir- 
 ination and then Don Pedro Fcrnandezdc Fitente Encalada (Encalada being a place zAub. Mitsui 
 in the Diocefs of * Atforga) is reckoned the v firft, in the Catalogue of Majlers. * °fje- ord. 
 
 At the beginning, theKnights of this Order were imployed'to affift the CanonsRe- F^vtminh' 
 gular of Saint Loyo, who had built Hofpitals(the firft of which was that of St .Mark Thea '<PHen. 
 in the Suburbs of Leon) for the relief of Pilgrims who daily reforted from all ffctnhM 
 parts to vifit the (hrine of St. James of Composlella 5 and to guard the high ways, bi SmSiago 
 frequented by the concourfeof them, againftthe infolencies of the Moors , and M 
 Robbers of Spain. , _ Efpada R>xa, 
 
 The Enfign of this Order, is a J Crofs , (tvhich the Knights wore upon their **(e» 
 t Breafts) finilhing like the blade of a Sword, the Hilt crolleted, and fathioned at- ,,‘uneaoK' 
 ter the ancient manner; whereupon it was caHed'ia Orden de Santiago de la cn Nobk-za 
 Efpada , as alfo d Or do militaris Sanfti Jacobi Enfigeri , a qualitate infignium. And f ", 
 
 the reafon why this Enfign is always painted Red, rather than any other colour; c ihftoria de 
 is thus given by c Don Rodrigo timenes , Arch-Bilhop of Toledo. [hfra'.per'fr. 
 
 Rubet enfis fanguine Araburn. CaradeTma. 
 
 But thefe Knights aflumed not only the Sword in form of a Crofs, but alfo the T o P-s^ 
 Symbol of St. James , which though it cannot be direftly determined (faith c Ra- 
 des y Andrada)what it is, yet it feems to be the Efiallop Jbeil: For that thes Efcal- ;>• 7 . Cnfi.t. 
 lop is generally among the Spaniards taken for the Badge of St. James, and worn 
 by Pilgrims, in their Voyages to his Sepulchre at Compoftclla (the * place where pomif. 1.1. 
 his body was found about the year of Cbrill Soo.J the day of whofe Pranllation chrt _ 
 
 is the 1 ' 30. of December. And in all the ancient Seals of the Order, as well of the 
 Mailers, as of the Convent, there is to be feen an ‘Efiallop 
 Jbeil, placed under the handle of the Sword, at the doling 
 thereof to the Hilt. 
 
 But it feems the honor of the Efiallop is fuch, that the ufe 
 thereof is not permitted to all; for by a Bull of Pope Alex¬ 
 ander the Fourth, among other things, it is ordained, that 
 k none of this Order {hall wear the Efiallop Jbeil for Enfign, 
 but fuch Knights, Prietfs, and Nuns as are nobly defeended. 
 
 Inthe year ofourlW 1560. King Philip the Second ‘de¬ 
 clared, that the Knights of this Order might wear an Efiallop 
 Jhell (hanging in a Chain of Gold, not a Ribbon or Cordon) made of Gold or 
 Silver, as big as a piece of Eight, but not of Chryftal, or any Stone of what 
 kindfoever - and wearing this, they were permitted the ufe of a Coat, without 
 
 K 2 thd 
 
 f En Chronic, de Santiago- fo. 6 . b. 
 g Venerea, in Hifpania pro Tejfera D„ 
 Jacobi femper ejl habit a. Mcnncn. De- 
 lic.Equelip. 97. 
 
 Las Vcneros fon inflgnias del Apoflol. Lan« 
 ceroce. loe. cir. 
 
 * Jo. Mariana de reb. Hifpan. 1 . 7. c. i o a 
 pag. 328. 
 
 h La Regia de Santiago, fo.jz.b. 
 
 i f Fr. de Rades en Chron. de Saniliago- 
 
 klfol.j.a. 
 
 1 La Regia de Santiago, fo. 74. b. 
 
68 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 in Ibid. f. 72. b. 
 videetiam Fr. 
 de Radej , in 
 Chronic. hujus 
 Or dinit. f.6.b. 
 n Fag. 521. 
 o Regia de 
 Sana 1 ago. loc. 
 
 cit.&f 74 *• 
 
 f Fr. de Fades 
 y Andiadaen 
 fu Chronic. 
 Santiago, fo. 
 69. a . 
 
 t Fol 6p.b. 
 
 u Fol.qo.a, 
 
 vjFoI. y$.a. 
 
 x Qu£ Bulla 
 incipit, Dum 
 • ntra noflr* 
 mentis arca¬ 
 na, foe. Et eft 
 frima inter 
 Conflitutiones 
 Adrian1 6. ex- 
 peditaq', fait 
 anno 1 522. fo 
 affertur in Ju- 
 
 rifprudentia 
 Heroic*.p.jn. 
 y Fr. de Fa¬ 
 des en Chronic, 
 de S.mil i ago. 
 fo. 10. b. 
 
 _ Chap. II. 
 
 the Badge of the Order, neverthelefs their upper Robe or Mantle, "was not to be 
 worn without it. 
 
 The Ha!,it of there Knights is a ” White Mantle of Cloth or Serge, clofe before 
 on the bread whereof is fet a Crojs of Cloth or Sattin, in the form before de- 
 Icribed. I he Figure of which Habit, adorninga Knight of this Order, isto befeen 
 i n “ jur if prudent 1 a Heroica. This Crofs made of “Silk or Cloth, they are obliged 
 t o wear upon their Garments, Coats, or Cloaks, though they ufe Croffes of Gold 
 
 , When the Moors were driven out of Spain, theprincipal end for which this Or- 
 acr with thole of Calatrava and Alcantara, were inftituted, ceafed; and there¬ 
 upon it came to be conlidered, how the Adminijlration of thefe Orders might be 
 placed in the Crown of Caftile. ° 
 
 U 1011 1 death therefore of Don Rodrigo Manriqne (defied Milder at Holes in 
 
 Com P etitor tf> Don alonfi de Cardenas, defied Mafter at Leon) Queen 
 ffiu'Jl.i came to the Covent of ZJc/e/(\vhither Don Alonjohad drawn a confiderable 
 tiowu, to folce his Elefiion there alfo) and commanded to aftemble all the 
 Rniiajs of this Order, that then were thereabouts) upon whofe appearance (he 
 told Mem, 'That in regard the Knights of this Order, had many Fortrefles upon 
 the rontires, for which reafon her Predecelfovs had in former times taken the 
 ... iminijlralion ot this Order upon themfelves, and given it to their Sons; upon 
 great deliberation therefore was jt thought fit, that the King Don Fernando her 
 Husband tliould now be Administrator ; and intimating, that a defire was Cent to 
 the Pope for a Grant thereof (he commanded them to furceafe in their Elefiion 
 to which all the Trezes fubmitted. 
 
 “Afterwards, the King had the Mafierjhip of this Order, under the Title of 
 Adminijirator granted him by thePope, neverthelefs finding that Don Alonfo de 
 Cardenas had been very faithful to him, and greatly deferving, hv waved the 
 Papal Grant, and gave leave for a new Elefiion; whereupon Eon Alonjb was defi¬ 
 ed a fecondtime, in the year 1477. 
 
 But w anno Don/. 1499. the Mafierjhip of this Order becoming again vacant by 
 the death of this Don Alonjb, King Ferdinando and IJ.'ibkUa obtained another Bull 
 from Pope Alexander the Sixth, to hold the Admimftration thereof during their 
 lives: After their death, Charles the Fifth fucceeding, obtained a- Grant from Pope 
 Adrian the Sixth, whereby the perpetuity of the Majierjhip (together with thofe 
 others of Calatrava and Alcantara ) became annexed to the Crowns of Caslile and 
 Leon, and thereunto in molt ample manner were transferred all Rights, &c. 
 which the Mafieri of thofe Orders did formerly enjoy or exercife. Since which 
 time the Kings of Spain have enjoyed the Adminiftration of this Order , and ear¬ 
 ned that title and ftile in the Infcription upon the Great Seal thereof, whichholds 
 tae? Roy al Arms of Spain, upon a Crofs that filleth all the Shield, with a Sword at 
 each of the four Corners. 
 
 Fhilip the Third, Kingof Spain, called a Chapter of this Order in Madrid, the 
 16. of April, anno 1600. which ended the 30. of November following. In which 
 it was 01 dained, that the Book Intituled La Regia y Etiablecimientos de la Cavalle- 
 na de Santiago del Efpada,&c.Pnon\d be printed. This Book contains the Inftituti- 
 ons, whereby the Knights of the Order are to be governed, together with all the 
 Statutes,Laws, Rules, and Ceremonies, appertaining thereunto, and now in life* 
 and at this Chapter, manybf the former Laws were abolilhed, others amended, 
 and lome new added. 
 
 Tlie Order of Knights of St. Saviour in Aragon . 
 
 ( 15 ) 
 
 hc^Eqa. }.p D 8< x- year of our Lord 3 1118. was this Order erefred by Don Alphonfi 
 
 (called Emperor of Spain : King of Navarr , Aragon , Leon, Cafiile , and Toledo ) 
 who chole out of thofe spanijfj and French Nobility, that afllfted him in his Wars 
 agamft the Moors , a certain number whereof he formed this Society 5 and to 
 
 the 
 
S 
 
 V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood, 
 
 6 9 
 
 ' rhr e h d , h T might be drive the^„ 17 tof Sarae^ff 
 
 the whole Territory of he engaged them by this Honor, to nu .4 th 
 
 War againft them to the utmoft of their power. 
 
 * b D?w/feems to place the Inftitution of this Order to the veir tnn h„ tCf iw, . 
 was the year of King Alphas great Expedition againft the' ^'whom t - 
 vanquifhedanddeftroyed., and for.which Viftorv he hadtheTirle nfr C 7 ‘ J )- "'fab- 
 givtm to him: befides, theft Knights were rnftitu^n Sgn t l 
 
 this Kmgin that War, ofwhofe affiftance he had not ft, great need as' to give <*»«*/• *4 *• 
 Inftitution to them, if he had before overcome the Moors g 
 
 Some may pofltbly take this Order to be rather Military than Relnhous : but if 
 bvKi r ft K,hefe /C^t^fucceeded the TenspL in being d r,™ 
 
 y F g A ^ hon f° eftabhlhedinthat place, and had a Rule of living fomewhat ml t ercir - 
 conformable to the Knight, rensphrs (have only the pnviledge tomfrry) wftch 
 
 Xr2» and for fai " th ex F rd] >' was th e * <fa , w . 
 
 7 , ’ an Va - Jof Mich. Marquez (another spanifh Writer) informs s 
 
 that they profeft conjugal Chaftity and Obedience, and were obliged to ftp- 
 
 h°n ceth V Ch r han e Faltha g ai ^ the *fcr,, we need not ferule * 
 
 to place them in the ranks of Religious Knights. 1 
 
 Their Habit was a '> Tfet/e, on the breaft whereof they wore a RcdCroFs , r 
 Anrree but > A. Mendo faith, it was the Figure of our Saviour. ' ‘ lp,T' 
 
 At length the hke f ate attended this Order, as did the Kniohts of St hopes At ' 0,1 MU 
 
 cantara, and Calatrava', for the Moors being driven .. . W- '■ 
 
 lengthunitedtotheCrown. 
 
 1 be Orr/er of Knights d’ A vis in Formed. 
 
 w 
 
 " Don Alphonfj) Henrique* firft King of Portugal, took from the Moors fin the H Frm ' * 
 year ol our Lord' 1 1147.) the C tv of Pswr, ™ 1 , • ' ,y n rnc 
 
 lent thither feveral J ’l fttengthen this Garnfon, he AMenfi, 
 
 gallant Commanders, who affumed the Title of ‘Knights ofChrmcMca. 
 
 °f Evor ^ as Well from putting themfelves under the proteftion of our ‘nT'I'V* 
 
 * t? gron \ t ,1ce where they were firft ftated. Them firft Great ’ Z- 
 
 Jter was Don Fernandode AJonteiro. Noblest del 
 
 name'Ko; f kd ‘ W? ***’ ft om a Cafde of that 
 
 name, lituateon the Fiontires of Portugal, which being conquered from th e 
 
 Moors, bythefaid King Don Alphonfo, he gave it to ‘ Fernando de Tannes, MafterlS^V/ 
 fEvoja, in the year x 161. (but f Fr. faith it was 118O to which Caftle SiJfAAo.l 
 
 he and his Brethren forthwith tranfplanted themfelves from F.vor 1 ’ fr "“'i' io - 
 
 RemntfiXl ^ 7 °P eS/ " the Third, anno ,204. in the SS- 
 
 Keignot^/^ the Firft, Son to King Don Alphonfi , under the''Rule of St Ee- 
 nedg, and therefore m feme Papal Bolls, the Order is called 
 ot'St . Bettediad Avis, but k others fay, this Order had con- 
 hrmauon anno Dons. 1162. by a power which the Bilhop of 
 Hojtia, Legat in Spain, for Pop e Alexander the Third, gave 
 to ■jo. Zenta Abbot of St. Jo.Tarroca. The Knights pilfeft 
 Conjugal Chaftity and Obedience. 
 
 In the year of chrift 1213. "> Don Rodrigo Garcez.de A (fa, 
 then feventh Matter of Calatrava, gave to the Great Ma- 
 fter and Brethren Knights d'Avis, their two Fortrelfes in 
 Evora, and feme other lands poffeifed by them in the King- 
 tom of rortngal ,upon which Donation they fubmitted t-hem- 
 
 77 ° 7 6RU > Sta l utes ’ Vifitation, and Corretftion cfthe Order of c ditr,iva 
 f ^ but in the time of” Don John of Portugal fnatural Son of 
 
 gftned^ieVicftoiw" f feve " th Great Mafter^'^ ( a f te r he had 
 
 landed thhnfd * t aga ,’ rtft Don > /j " the Fir ft of cafiile ) he com¬ 
 
 manded this 0 , der, to caft off their acknowledgments to that of Calatrava, which 
 
 they 
 
 dcs uc fupra. 
 d Ibidem eti- 
 am a fol. 22 b. 
 e Favm. Theat. d ’ Honn. 1 . 6 . c. 18. 
 f Lnc. cit. 
 
 £/ Flan. Cherub, in C.ompend. Bullar. 
 2.p. 90. Cotiflitut. 22. Innoc.2. 
 
 Schol. 2. 
 
 i Ibid. Tom. 7,.p. 45. Conft. 24. 
 k Ant. Brandon Lufitan. Monarch, part 
 3. I 11. c. 1. 
 
 I Jof M. Marque^ en Teforo milit. de 
 CavaS. f. 2$. 
 
 m C Fr. de Rades in Chronic, de Calatra - 
 n < va.f. 2,2.b.fy Jof. Micbeli. f.2$. b. 
 o [vide Pavin.in Theat.d' Hon,l.6x. 18, 
 
If 
 
 I « 
 
 
 Of theReligious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. (I. 
 
 p F r. Caret de 
 Twes enla Hi- 
 Jf tr. de las Or- 
 dines mi lit. f. 
 
 8 i.b. 
 
 q Lancerotc en 
 Noble^a del 
 Andalusia. 
 
 U i.c.32. 
 t Tgforo Milit. 
 de Cavall.fo. 
 25. b. 
 f Rades en 
 Chron.de Ca¬ 
 latrava loco 
 fitpra citi 
 
 m C 7°f‘ Micb. 
 n <! Marque^ 
 o ( en Teforo 
 Milir ar.fa$. a 
 
 vide Ant. Bran¬ 
 don en U 2. 
 part de la Mo¬ 
 narch Lufitan. 
 l.W.c.22. 
 
 p V: Ordin. 
 Milit. Difq.t. 
 SZusft.4. n-97* 
 
 q Orig.Ord.E- 
 qnejlp.38. 
 r r Del Ala de 
 It fan Migu¬ 
 el. Tcf.Milit. 
 de Cavalleria. 
 t Tn/igne eras 
 Ala (qua S. 
 Michael orna- 
 tut depingitur ) 
 purpurea, in- 
 termicantibui 
 
 radiit aureis. 
 Mend, loc.cit. 
 u Mendo ut 
 fupra. 
 
 wf Tef. Milit. 
 y.\de C avail. 
 !■ 35 * *• 
 
 y Favin.Theat. 
 d ’ Hon l.g.c.ll 
 T Menn. Delic. 
 Equeft. p. 2 6$. 
 
 they thereupon did; and afterwards ° refufed to receive Don Gonfalo Nunez, de . 
 Cnzv/ in Matter of CaUtrava, who went to vilit them. Hereupon the Order of 
 Calatrava complained to the Council of Bafil, who decreed that this Order d Avis 
 ftiould continue fubjefttothat of CaUtrava, aud receive their Vilits and Refor¬ 
 mation , to which purpofe a Bull llfued, which yet remains preferved in the 
 Archives of Calatrava, but the Portuguefes never fubmitted to it, albeit thofe of 
 CaUtrava , topreferve their preheminence, have ftill nominated Vifitors. _ Nay 
 a't - rwards, r when that Crown fell into the hands of Philip the Second King of 
 s . this Order d Avis did neverthelefs remain governed according to the 
 Statutes of Portugal, nor did the Council of the other three Orders of Cajlile, take 
 upon them to proceed irwiny Caufewhere thisOrder was concern d. 
 
 * The Badge of this Order is a Green Crofs Flory, a fuch as the Knights oi Alcan¬ 
 tara wear, "and faid to be given them by r Don Pedro, but before they ufed the 
 f like Crofs with thofe of the Order of Calatrava, two Birds being added at the 
 foot thereof, in allufion to the later name given to this Order; as appears from 
 
 The Royal Council of Portugal make examination of the Extraftion of fuch as 
 are to be admitted into this Order, that is of the Fathers and Grand-fithers Gen¬ 
 tility, both of the Fathers and Mothers fide. The manner of giving the Habit, 
 and making profetfion, is agreeable to that of the Knights oi CaUtrava. 
 
 The Order of Knights of the Wing of St. Michael in Portugal. 
 
 ( *7-) 
 
 n> Don Alphonfo Hcnriquez King of Portugal, (in whofe Reign the Order d' Avh, 
 was inftituted) being very much oppreft by Albara the Moor , King of Sevil, 
 raifed an Army to free his Country i and being ready to give Battel, he com¬ 
 manded all his Soldiers in a devout manner to addrefsthemfelves to their particu¬ 
 lar Saints, for the obtaining of good fuccefs: himfelf imploring St. Michael the 
 Archangel, to whom he was greatly devoted. , , 
 
 When the Battels were joined, “St. Michael the Archangel, appeared on the 
 Kings right fide, and fought againft the Moors ; whence followed a very great and 
 
 notable Viftory over them. . r 
 
 A fi'oon therefore as the King was returned home, he 0 Inftituted this Order ot 
 Knighthood, in the year of our Lord 1171. (but r Mendo placeth the Inftitution 
 earlier, to wit, in the year 1165. and s Mirzus the year after) which he called the 
 r order of St. Michaels Wing: Thefe Knights had for the Badge of their Order a 
 f Red Sword croft with Flowers de lis, and this Motto, <$uis ut Deus? but 
 more agreeable to the Name of the Order is that Badge affigned by Mendo, to 
 wit,' a Purple Wing, irradiated with beams of Gold. 
 
 They were of the ” Cifiertian Order, and followed the Rule of St. Benedict- 1 he 
 manner of their »Inveftiture was the fame as is ufed in the Order d‘ Avis. Their 
 Obligation was chiefly to - defend the Chriftian Religion, to fecure the Borders 
 of the Country againft the inrodes of the Moors, and to relieve the Widows and 
 
 theFatherlefs. , r 
 
 ThistWcr isnow groWn out of ufe, but the Mafterfliip thereof hath Iincere- 
 
 maine-d with the Kings of Portugal. 
 
 Knights of St. Gereon. 
 
 (18.) 
 
 This Order was inftituted by t Fredericl^BarbaroJfi the Emperor (others fay by 
 Frederick, the Second) and confifted only of Gentlemen of the German Nation, 
 who followed the Rule of St. Augufiine, and wore a white Habit, whereon was 
 fewed a 1 Black. Patriarchal Crofs fet on a little green Hill. 
 
 H* 
 
 — -— -| 
 
s 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 the Order of St. Julian de Pereyro, or of Alcantara. 
 
 0 P-) 
 
 This Order of Knighthood hath afiumed two appellations, upon what occafion 
 we fhall here (hew. 
 
 Thefirft and ancient Title was of* St. Julian de Pereyro, becaufeat a Town fo ,r, i[Wr! 
 called in the Kingdom of Leon 3 in the* 5 Oiocefsof CividadRodrigo^ upon a ttnall y Andradain 
 branch of the River Coa, aMonaftery was built forthefe Knights by the favour AkalZaf 
 of Don Fernando the Second, King of Leon and Galicia, who in his Diploma of 
 Priviledgcs granted thereunto, dated in December the iEra of C<eftr »2I4.(which 
 agrees with the year of our Lord 1176.) (Tiled himfelf Proteftor of this Frater- ;iSS"' 
 nity and Society of Knights. Hinn l.S.c^. 
 
 An approbation thereof was obtained from Pope* Alexander the Third, the Tmnehm- 
 following year beingthe 18. of his Popedom, at the fupplication of DonGomez 
 Fernandez,, therein called Priori but Pope Lucius the Third (confirming this f 
 Order anno Dom. 1183/) (tiled him Majlcr of Pereyro. ° chmiic.de Al- 
 
 1 his Bull of Pope Alexander the Third makes not any mention of the Habit, i.i.a. 
 
 thefe Knights of St. Julian (hould wear, nor is it known what it was, more than 
 that they ufeda d fecular Habit, modeft and grave, and the Ecdefiafticks acleri- d Ibid, f 2.6. 
 
 cal Habit: Only to make a difference of thefe Knights from other Seculars and 6 - b - 
 the Clergy from other Ecdefiafticks, they wore a *(hredof Cloth, and a’s'ca- *Chia S dep a . 
 pulary. no. ibid. 
 
 Nor doth the faid Bull take notice of the Rule they were obliged to obferve 
 but by fever.il other Bulls it appears, that from the bcginning' of this Orders 
 Foundation, it was of the c Cijlertian Order, and the Knights thereof obferved Miraut, 
 the Rule of St. EenecliQ , moderated and limited as it was convenient for the exrer- °" l a °' d ' s ' 
 cile of Arms againft the Moors, for which end it was inftituted. 1 ‘Tcm '* 
 
 The ancient Badge of this Order was a 1 Pear-tree vert , aflumed in allufion to T ° ,m ‘ loc ' ch - 
 the Name of the Order. {v"p'J,]£ 
 
 The occafion of altering the firft appellation, was upon changing their place tanceroce 
 of habitation.- For wheat Donflphonfi thcNmth, King of Leon, had taken from g'£**„*, 
 the Moors 0 Alcantara, a Town in CaHile 3 /inno Dow . 1213. he afterwards gave en chronic.de 
 it to Don Martin Fernandez, de Quintana 3 the twelfth Great Matter of the Alcantara >& 1 - 
 Order of Calatrava, which Town * anno 1218. (with the confent of the faid *UemdeRa. 
 King) was given to Don Ntmno Fernandez, the third Matter of St. Julian de ie ' ch "'~ 
 Pereyro , and his Fellows, as well Knights as Ecdefiafticks; and to the end Tdva.Htb. 
 there might follow an union of thefe Societies, (in like manner as was between 
 Calatrava and the Order d’ Avis \n Portugal, fame few years before) they confented 
 to become fubjeft to the Order of Calatrava, under the agreement and conditions 
 following. 
 
 cch Firft, thatthe Matter and Convent of Fereyro (hould receive with allobedt h ibid.f^.t, 
 cc ence the Vi (itation which the Matter of Calatrava (hould make according to 
 cc the Cijlertian Order . 
 
 “That they (hould not be obliged to receive a Monk, for their Prior, againft 
 “ their confent and will, but rather when they were to tjiufe one, it (houkfbe of 
 “their own Houfe, or of that of Calatrava, or of any ofher Houfes, Daughters 
 “ to Calatrava, provided he were not a Monk. 
 
 “ThattheMafter and Convent of Calatrava Ibould give to the Mafter of Pe- 
 “ reyro the Town of Alcantara, and all its Polleffions, with all their Charters and 
 “Priviledgcs, and all the moveable Goods which they held in the Kingdom of 
 “Leon, as well by royal gift, as any other way. 
 
 “ That when it (hould happen, that the Mafter of Calatrava (hould dye, or be 
 “removed, the Mafter of Pereyro (hould be called to the Election of the future 
 “ Mafter. 
 
 ^ Laftly, thatthe Mafter of Calatrava (hould not have power to give away any 
 “thing belonging to Pereyro, without confent of the Mafter and Convent 
 
 thereof; 
 
7 2 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 i Rades Chro¬ 
 nic. Alcantara. 
 
 f. 8. 
 
 U Flav. Cheru- 
 bin. in Com- 
 pend.Bull.Tom. 
 2.p. 105. Con- 
 fiir.M-Schol.i. 
 vide Sanfovin. 
 Ori&'de Cava!, 
 f. 22. 
 
 I Fr. deRades 
 en Chronic.de 
 Alcantara . 
 
 f. 6. b. 
 
 m f Ibid. in 
 n < Chronic. 
 
 o I/.7.4. 
 
 p Jo. Mariana 
 dt reb. Hijp.L 
 J2.C-3- P- 5^9* 
 
 Portano la 
 Croce verde. 
 Sanfovin.fol. 
 
 21. b. 
 
 q Teftro mi lit. 
 de Cavall.fol. 
 
 22. a. 
 
 r Fr. Rader 
 f' en Chron. 
 t Idc Alcanta- 
 r* fo-1 4 -*- 
 
 vide Fr. de 
 Tort es in Hi fi¬ 
 de las Ord.mi- 
 / 83. 
 
 alb. F0.55.rf. 
 
 c thereof; and in cafe he did, then the King of Leon fhould have power to va- 
 “ cate fuch Donation. 
 
 Thefe Conditions and Capitulations were made, e« Cividadde Rodrigo, the 1 6. 
 oft July anno Dom. 1218. and confirmed by King Don Alphonfo, and the Ma¬ 
 ilers of both Orders. 
 
 Hereupon the Convent of St. Julian, transferred their Seat from rereyro to Al¬ 
 cantara, and Don Diego S.wchio the fourth Mailer of Pereyro, affumed the Title of 
 Master of rereyro and Alcantara,' which Title his Succefforsheld until the Church 
 of St. Julian de rereyro was made an Encomienda; and thenceforward, the Ma¬ 
 ilers nfed only the Title of Alcantara , and the Fraternity in like manner relin- 
 quilhing their ancient Name, were afterwards called 1 Knights of Alcantara, from 
 this their new place of abode. And whereas the Mailers of rereyro did formerly 
 bear fortheEnfign of the Order a Pear-tree only, they after this Union 1 added 
 two Travas to the Pear-tree. 
 
 But albeit this Order of Alcantara, was by this agreement, put under thefubje- 
 ction of that of Calatrava, and accordingly vifited and correlated by them; yet 
 neverthelefs, they have fince pretended to be m freed therefrom, for that the Ma¬ 
 ilers of Calatrava broke the agreement made between them, by not admitting the 
 Mailer of rereyro to the Eledtion of their Maher, as was contained in their Ar¬ 
 ticles. 
 
 Whereupon this Order of Alcantara obtained a Bull from Pope" Julius the Se¬ 
 cond, by which they pretend to be freed from that ancient fubje&ion: Though 
 this Bull was given without knowledge of any caufe, or making any necefiary 
 mention of the fubjedlion. And therefore 0 notwithllanding this Bull, theOrder 
 of Calatrava doth Ilill in all general Chapters, nominate Vifitors of their own 
 Order to vifit that of Alcantara , as well as that of Monte/ia, according to their 
 ancient Capitulations; but they of Alcantara make always their proteflation 
 againlt it, and fo this matter refts Hill undecided. 
 
 After this pretenfion of being exempted from obedience to the Order of Calatra¬ 
 va y Benedict t\sc Thirteenth (one of the Anti-PopesJ changed their Badge into a 
 Crofs Flory vert, in the year of our Lord 1411. and this they wore upon the left 
 (houlder of their Scapulary, for the Badge of their Order. 
 
 The Examination of the Candidates, and in what manner they receive the 
 Habit ; is related at full by tjojeph Micheli Marquez. 
 
 The Catholick Kings Don Fernando and Donna Ifil/ella, having about three 
 years before obtained the Adminillration of the Order of Calatrava for their 
 lives, had an eye alfo upon this of Alcantara ; and therefore'endeavoured, that 
 at the firfk time the Majlerjbip thereof (hould fall vacant, to gain itlikewife, with 
 the like Title of Admmijirator ; to avoid feveral inconveniences that had hap- 
 ned to the Crown of Cajiile , when the Mailer of Alcantara did confederate with 
 the King of Portugal. 
 
 Hereupon r in theyear of our £<Wi492.theymade their addrefsto Pope Inno¬ 
 cent the Eighth, that he would referve to himfelf the provtfion of the iupreme 
 Dignity of this Order, whenfoever it became vacant, either by the death or re¬ 
 nunciation of the then Mailer, Don John deCuniga’, or after any other manner. 
 
 Upon this addrefi the Pope did 1 accordingly referve the dilpofing thereof as 
 was defired, and then gave itin Adminillration tothelaid Kings; that they two 
 fhould govern this Order under that Title, until fuch time as hisHolinefs fhould 
 provide a Malter. 
 
 A little after Pope Innocent dyed, and Alexander the Sixth fucceeded, who at 
 the like fupplication of thefe Kings, “confirmed and of new granted, what his 
 Predecellor had granted them before. Upon which ( anno 1494.) they treated 
 with Don Joan de Cuniga, for the renunciation of his Malterlhip, yet with condi¬ 
 tion to referve to himfelf all the Rents of the Mailers Table, that he held in that 
 part of Serena, to which he confented. Whereupon he refigned and furrendred 
 his Dignity of Mailer of this Order into the hands of the Pope, which 
 the Bifhop of Valencia received by Commiffion back from him, and gave 
 the Pofieffion thereof in adminillration to the faid Catholick Kings. After 
 
 this 
 
Sect. V. Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 7 3 
 
 w this manner it was that thefe Kings lucceeded in the Adminiftration of the M - w Fcl - 55 f - 
 flerfhip of Alcantara , in the year of our Lord 1494. which they held during their 
 lives. 
 
 But it was not long e’re Pope Adrian the Sixth, annexed this Mafterfhip, to¬ 
 gether with thofeother of St. James and Calatrava, to the Royal Crown of Cafiile, 
 forever, as hath been before obferved. 
 
 Knights of Trugillo or Truxillo in Spain. 
 
 (20.) 
 
 "Jofeph Micheli Marquez psofcR'eth, that it had been his great endeavour, to fa- c 
 tislie himfclf about the Foundation of this Order ; notwithftanding which, nei- fi'-fiff"’" 
 ther by information from the Natives of the City of Trugillo (a Town fituate in 
 Eftremadura in Spain) nor otherwife from Hiltory, could he underhand when, or 
 by whom it was erefted. 
 
 Evident it is, thefe Knights were in being in theyearofour Lord 1227. though 
 it be unknown how long before they had their beginning: But becaufe it is found 
 in Ibme flight memorials of the Order of Alcantara, That 0 Don Arias Perez Cal- 0 
 lego, elefted Mailer of that Order, in the year before mentioned, took Trugillo enchrm.de Al- 
 from the Moors, and there placed a Fraternity or Brotherhood of Knights and samara, f.o .. . 
 Pricjls, who lived after the manner of a Convent ; therefore it is prefumed, that 
 they were no other than of the Order of Alcantara. 
 
 Now it is certain, that there was a Convent and Order of the Fraternity of 
 Trugillo ; but it is not fo certain, that thefe were of Alcantara, ft rather feems to be Jijd 
 the opinion of a Fr. Radcsy Anclrada that thefe had been lome other, and a diftinft vide ffierm. 
 Order of Knighthood by it felf 5 which he collefts from a Donation of Lands, that 
 King Don Alonfo the Ninth gave them fome years after (viz. in the Aim of Ceefar R ‘ :^ ‘ ,bl ' c ‘ , A'- 
 1233.) of the Towns of Trugillo, SanUa Cruz, Zuferola , Canaba, and AlbaU: in 
 which itappears, that feveral years before the time of Don Arias there wese r Bro- r Fteyics Tru - 
 thers or Knights of Trugillo. gillcnfis. 
 
 It is not unlikely therefore, that this Order might be incorporated into that of 
 St. Julian de Pereyro, and by this means the Order of Alcantara pretend thefe 
 Towns to be theirs, which in the Reign of King Don Alonfo the Ninth, of Cafiile, 
 and King Don Fernando of Leon, were taken by force of Arms from the Moors, 
 and given to the F raternity of Knights who kept their Convent i nTrugillo. 
 
 ' Hieronymus Roman us faith, that thefe Knights Were of noble delcent, and M/wi/Vv 
 that no man was admitted into this Order, unlelshe firlt made proof of his Genti- 
 lity. But there is not any Writer that gives an account what was the Enfign or 
 Radge of their Order. It is gnefled by “ Marquez, that their Jnditution obliged a Loc. w 
 them to beneerthe perfon of the King, and upon every martial Expedition, that 
 he undertook, to attend him armed and well provided; maintaining always two 
 HoiTes and Servants to be in readinels fuch for fervices. 
 
 The Order of Knights of Calatrava in Cafiile. 
 
 ( 2 ,.) 
 
 This ancient Order of Knighthood , tvasindituted mCafiile, and took “beginning at En Cmie 
 under the Reign of Don Sanchio the Third, and b appellation from the Caltle b -', 
 Calatrava, being a Frontire both of Cafiilem&Toledo', which Cattle the c Moors delAnd‘h<v*. 
 took upon their Viftory over DonRodrigo King of Spain, anno Dom.yig. /.i.c.32. 
 
 The word is compounded of Cala, fignifying in Arabic 4 And?ad* 
 
 d a Cafilc, and of the spanijh word Travas, which fignifies en Chrome, de calatrava. fit. 2. a. 
 Manacles, Gives , or Irons, to fallen about the feet and f ALmcarttc en Nobler* icl Andalusia 
 wrifts of Captives ; for with fuch as thefe the Moors loekt up Emin, in le Them, d' flmnm. 1 . 6 .e.ia, 
 and fettered the Chriftians, whom they held Prifoners in 
 that Callle. 
 
 L 
 
 After 
 
74 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 e Rades y An- 
 drada,fo. %.b. 
 Mennen. Delic. 
 P-99- 
 
 f Ibid. in Chro¬ 
 nic fo. 5. a. 
 
 g Tbid.fq.b. 
 
 h Ibid.f.Z.b. 
 Jo. Mariana de 
 reb. Hifpanis. 
 1. 11. c. 6. 
 
 i De Rades en 
 Chron. f. 5. 
 Jo. Mariana 
 loc. cit. 
 
 k Idem de Ra¬ 
 des, f. 6. b. 
 
 Jo. Mariana, 
 
 Kt fupra. 
 
 1 Inftiruyola el 
 dichoReyDon 
 Sancho. Rades 
 f.6.b.vide Lan- 
 ccrote , /. 1. 
 c. 32. 
 
 m De Rades. 
 loc . cit. 
 n Ibid, f 8 6. 
 o Fol.6.b.vide 
 Mennen. p. 100. 
 tfy Favin. 1 . 6 . 
 c . 10. 
 
 p Idem de Ra¬ 
 des, fo. 13. b. 
 r Favin.Theat. 
 d' Honncur. 
 
 1.6.c. 10. 
 f Aub . Mir sms, 
 Orig. Ord. 
 Eqwft. p. 30. 
 Favin. Theat. 
 d' Honn. 1.6. 
 c. 10 . 
 
 t Vanno vefliti 
 de Nero , & 
 partano la 
 Croce rofa net 
 petto, f. 21.a. 
 u Chron.p.6 14. 
 tv Aub. Minus 
 Orig. loc.cit. 
 x Mennen.De¬ 
 lic Equejl, 
 
 p. ICI. 
 
 a Fr. de Rades 
 en Chron. de 
 Calatr. j 82.6. 
 b Ibid.f%i.a. 
 c Mennen. & 
 Favin. lock 
 fnpiacitaiis. 
 
 «i Rades,fol. 
 f}. b. 
 
 Of the R eligious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 After its recovery from the Moors (who had held it above400 years) it was gi¬ 
 ven by' Don Alphonfo, fur named the Emperor of Spain, to the Knights Templars 
 ("of whole virtue that Agehadagreat opinion) to be made a Bulwark againft the 
 lnrodes of the Moors , beingthe very f Key i nto the Kingdom of Toledo ; butthev 
 no way able to hold it,withdrew their C-arrifon; and what with the Knights Tenr- 
 plars deferting it, and the approach of the Moors, all others were dilheartned 
 from accepting the place, although the forefaid King s Sanchio (Son of Don 
 Alphonfo the Emperor) hadcaufedit to be proclaimed at his Court, that vvhofoe- 
 ver would take upon them the defence thereof, to them he would freely give ir, 
 and to their Heirs for ever. 
 
 At length one Don Raymond (native [; oi Barcelona} formerly a Knight of great 
 renown, then Abbot of the Monaftery of St .Mary do Fitero (of the Ciftertian 
 Order ) in the Kingdom of Navarr (by'the advice of Diego Velzfquez, of the fame 
 Order, being then at Court) accepted of the Kings proffer, and took upon him 
 the fortifying and maintaining this Caftle; and hereupon the'King made his 
 Charter of Donation, dated at Alntaftm in January, in the /fra of Ctefar 1196. 
 (to wit of Chrift 1158.J) whereby he'gave to Cod, to thebleffed Virgin Mary, to 
 the Congregation of Cijiertians, and to Don Raymond, and all his Brethren, as 
 well prelent as future, the Village called Calatrava, with all its Bounds and 
 t erritories, (particularly defcribed in the Grant) to pofteftand enjoy by right 
 of inheritance forever. 
 
 This Don Raymond (after he had received pofTeliion according to the tenor 
 of the Charter) together with his Alfociates, and other k abidance from C a (tile 
 and Toledo, fell to fortifying of the Caftle 5 and hence arofe the Order oi Knights 
 of Calatrava , ftnftituted by King Don Sanchio in the year of our Lord 1158. in 
 (he Town of Calatrava, and therefore called at firft 1 " Militia de Calatrava : the 
 forefaid Don Raymond and Don relaftjisez, being the firft movers of this excellent 
 work; of whom the former is in another place called alfo a “joint Founder with 
 King Sanchio. 
 
 After this 3 Don Raymond confidering the richneft and fertility of the Soil, re¬ 
 turned to his Monaftery, and from its neighbouring Countries drew 20000 men, 
 with their Families andGoods, to plant in and about Calatrava ; which fo greatly 
 ftrengthened the Country, that the Moors durft never after attempt befieging of 
 
 This Order was approved by Poper Alexander the Third, the 25. of Septem¬ 
 ber, anno Dons. 1164. under the Difcipline of the Ciftertian Order. It was con¬ 
 firmed afterwards by Pope 1 Innocent theThird, in the year 1199. and at length 
 grew on, till it gained exceeding great reputation in spam. 
 
 Atthe firft Inftitution, the Knights wore their Robes and Scapulars, of a r white 
 Colour (ft s.infivin, and “Genebrand faith Blackft) as did the Ciftertian Monks ; 
 and on the breaft thereof a plain Red Crols, but Pope Benedict the Thirteenth, 
 anno 1 3 a 5 . dilpenled with that Monaftick Habit, and aftigned them a w Croft 
 Flory: So anciently they were prohibited Marriage,yet Paul the Third permitted 
 them x one \Vife, but not a lecond. 
 
 •After the death of the lafi: Mafter Don Lopez de Padilla, anno 1487. Don Diego 
 Garcia de Catlillo (being theCommendador Major) can fed a general Chapter to 
 be fummoned in the Convent of Calatrava , for the Flection of another Mafter; 
 in which there fell out great conteft among the Eleftors, and the chief that ftood, 
 was the laid Consmendador Alajor, and Don Alonjo Pacheco, Commendador de 
 Villa Franca. 
 
 Upon notice of this, the Catholick Kings, Don Ferdinando and Donna Ifabella , 
 font to the Convent a Knight of their Court, with a Bull from Pope Innocent the 
 Eighth, wherein he declared that he had referved to himfelf the providing of a 
 Mailer; and therewith b required them not to proceed in the Election, until his 
 further Commands were made known: in obedience to which the Election 
 ceafed. 
 
 Afterwards (ft anno Dom. 1489.) the d Pope gave the Mafterfhip of this Order 
 in Adminiftration to King Don Ferdinando during life; but he did not give it 
 
 with 
 
SECT. 
 
 V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 7% 
 
 with the Title of Mafter, e becaufe the King had never received the Halit of this 
 Order, neither was lie capable of it, being a married man ; but f chiefly be¬ 
 caufe the King then endeavoured to obtain the other two Mafterlhips of St. / imes 
 and Alcantara, and he could not hold them all three with the Title of Jl/aSlcr. 
 
 6 King Don Ferdinando and Ifttbella hisWife governed this Order with theTitle 
 .of Adminiftrators very worthily, and reformed the ftate thereof; vifiting it by 
 the Abbot of Claravalleof the aft erf an Order, then called DonTedra , who came 
 on that imployment with a Commiffion from Pope Innocent fat the deiireofthe 
 Paid KingsJ and of the general Chapter, in the year of our lord 1491. 
 
 Upon the death of King Don Ferdinando (anno 1516.) the h Chapter of this 
 Order met at Guadalupe, with intention to eledt a new Mafter, of which Cardinal 
 Adrian having notice (who then governed the Kingdoms ) firft fent, then went 
 to the Electors, to defire they would not proceed, becaufe the Pope had given 
 the Adminiftration of the Order to Prince Charles (afterwards Emperor by the 
 name of Charles the Fifth) but they feemed unwilling to depart, before they had 
 made an Ele&ion, and thereupon ‘elected that Prince, Mafter, or Adminijirator 
 of their Order, which was afterwards confirmed by Pope Leo the Tenth. 
 
 But it feemed much for the intereft of the Crowns of Caftile and Leon to have 
 the Mafterfhip or Adminiftration of this Order, and thofe other of St. Janies, and 
 Alcantara for life, made perpetual, and annexed to them for ever; hereupon, 
 great fuit was made to the Pope by the Emperor for obtaining thereof: and 
 among the inducements Come of them were thefe. 
 
 k That great alteration often hapned in thofe Kingdoms upon the Election of 
 thefe Mafters, to the damage of perfons of all forts relating to thofe Orders. 
 
 That in regard the Mafters were Co powerfiil in thofe Kingdoms, they fevxral 
 times, gave aid and afiiftance to particular Factions that arofe; fo that Civil War 
 often followed. 
 
 That the Peace and Quiet fince the Adminiftration was in the hands of the 
 King, much exceeded that which was in the times of the Mafters. Thefe and 
 other things being confidered of. Pope 1 Adrian the Sixth granted the Emperors 
 defire, and annexed the Maj^rJljip of thefe three Orders perpetually to the 
 Crowns of Caftile and Leon. 
 
 The form of admittance into tins order, and manner of their profeftion, is fet 
 down at large by m Marquees. 
 
 The Order of the Hoi) Ghoft/'n Saxia, at Rowe. 
 
 (22.) 
 
 They are called by “ Marquet, the Brothers of the Hofpital of the Holy choft ; 
 who though not inverted with Sword and Spurs, as other Knights be, are ne- 
 verthelefs reckoned among the Military Orders, becaufe bound to bring Certifi¬ 
 cate of their Gentility, before they can beaccepted or admitted. 
 
 Their chief Seat is the fumptuous Hofpital of the Holy Ghoft, founded peer the 
 Church of St .Mary in Saxia by the River Tyher in Rome (a place fo called from 
 the b Saxons, a People of Germany, who anciently inhabited there)by Pope c /;/- 
 noccnt the Third, in the year of our Lord 1198. or* 1 1201. But it appears by e ano¬ 
 ther of this Popes Bulls, dated anno 1204. for uniting of the Hofpital of the Holy 
 GhoU a.tMontpelier'inFrance,\mtoth\satRome , that the ancient Foundation was 
 at Montpelier, though in procefs of time this other became the principal. 
 
 They of this Fraternity profefs f Chaftity, Poverty, and Obedience, as alfothe 
 fervice of the Poor; living under the Rule of St. Auguftine, and have a receptor 
 or Mafter. r 
 
 The Enfgn of this Order, is a s White Patriarchal Croft, with twelve points, 
 fewed to their Breaft, and on the left fide of their Black Mantle. 
 
 The manner of giving the Halit, and making their Frofcijion, is recorded by 
 h Joft. Mich. Marquess. 
 
 In this Hofpital care is taken for the ‘nurfing and bringing up expofed Children, 
 
 L 2 the 
 
 Sf 
 
 f < Ibid. 
 
 el 
 
 h Void. f.%\.b. 
 
 i r 
 
 m Tefiro Milit. 
 de Cavatt fo. 
 28. £rc. 
 
 a En Tcfaro Mi- 
 lit-de C avail, 
 f. 61. b. 
 b F. Lud. Go~ 
 thofrid. Ar- 
 chont.Cofmica. 
 /.$./>. 51. 
 c Pl.itina in 
 e)ufd. Papa 
 vita. 
 
 d S. Mauroliet) 
 in Oceano Kelt - 
 gionum. p. 233. 
 e A. Mirxus 0- 
 rig.Ord Equejh 
 P- 43- 
 
 f Teforo Milit. 
 de CavaU.loc. 
 fupret cir. 
 g La Infignia 
 cs une Cruz 
 blanca Patri- 
 area!, y Ios 
 brafosOtogo- 
 nodos. Ibid. 
 h Ibid.fol. 6 2. 
 i S. Maurolico. 
 
 P-*34’ 
 
j6 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. Chap. II. 
 
 the curing of all manner of Infirmities, entertainment of Strangers for three days 
 with meat and lodging, relieving the Poor, andother works of the like kind. 
 kind. The* Revenue belonging thereto, is about 24000 Duckets every day; it 
 
 having great Commanderies in Italy, Sicily , Spain, trance, Burgundy, Germany, 
 and elfewhere. 
 
 The Order of St. George d' Alfama. 
 
 ( 23 ) 
 
 * in M.ue 0- We are informed from * Sylvejier Maurolico, that there was an Order of Knights 
 ZTtk'imidci ca d e d the Order of St. George d' Alfama, infiituted in the year of our Lord 1201. 
 Mmdt. p.229. in a Town of that name fituate in the Diocefsof Tortofa, which afterwards in the 
 
 year 1363. received approbation from the Papal See, but we find no other men¬ 
 tion thereof, fave that it was united to the Order of our Lady of Montefa, anno 
 Dom. 1399. 
 
 Indsmrd ^ Order of Knights of Cbrift in Livonia, or of the 1 Sword-Bearers. 
 
 Hcyl. Ctfmtr. 
 
 /■ 2.?. i 68. (24.) 
 
 m Mmfler. In the year of our Lord" 1 1 i86.one Meinardus a holy and devout man,beganto 
 ffffffdf preach the Golpel in Livonia, and erefted the Bifhoprick of Riga. But this good 
 Germani*. man and his SuccelTors met with great difficulties andoppofition, in the propaga¬ 
 tion of Chriftianitv, until the year 1200. about which time many of thatCoun- 
 n 'bid.i^.p. try embraced the Chriftian Faith; and one" Albert, being then Bilhop of Li- 
 
 * Gmn.Vc’*- vonia, inftituted this Order, in imitation of the Knights Teutonic^, withdefignto 
 nrn. Delicti extirpate Idolatry, and propagate the Chriftian Religion in thofe Territories, as 
 ttimt f nut: the other had undertaken to do in FruJJia. 
 
 d'Hmm. 1 . 7. He prefcribed to the Knights the Cijlertian Rule and Habit, namely, along 
 C FmliiM in l^ite Nilotic and Black Hood, on the bread was fewed the Figure of a° Red Sveord, 
 chrondoe- f«a. or rather t two Red swords, crofting one another in form of a Saltire, whence 
 rierim they had the Titles Enfiferi, vel r Gladiferi Fratres, or Brethren Sword-Bearers. 
 for mi*erne it This Order had their tAt^tate/fomething like thofe of the Knights Templars, and 
 
 decuffa im pe- the Knights thereof took on them the'Vow both of Obedience and Chaftity. 
 f 7 Mermen". Pope u Innocent the Third gave approbation and confirmation to this Order, 
 p f 8f. < lefts which became fully Inftituted in the year of our Lord 1203. 
 a’u’n^rciill And w becaufe they could not of themfelves accomplilh the end for whichthey 
 
 q Mnnfter. /.g. were inftituted, they in the year * 1237. or 1239. united to the Teutonic^Order, 
 M2i-(fri8s. and fubmitted to their Rule and Habit, by whofe help and aftiftance, they af- 
 forwards overcame the Idolatrous Livonians, and brought them to fubmit to the 
 p. -ys. Chriftian Faith: thenceforward the 1 Great Mafter of Livonia acknowledged him 
 1 ucaeal}'.' Pru Jf u f° r h is Superior; and fo continued until 1 Walter de Fletemberg their 
 \ejf' ’ GreatMafter, contemporary with Albert of Brandenburg, Great Mafter of Prujfia, 
 t Favin.& feparated this Order from its obedience to the 
 
 AspZd!" ° Finally, in the year 1561. GotharddeKetler, thelaft Great Mafter of thisOrdcr, 
 U J. ui. Co- following the example of Albert Great Mafter of Truffta, became a Subjett to the 
 Aitntfcofin. Crownof Poland-, for on the* 5. of March in the year aforefaid, he (in the Ca- 
 1. p. s ftle of Riga) furrendred to the ufe of King sigifmund the Second (furnamed Au- 
 vMmfi.chrn. gujhsj all the Lands belonging to this Order, together with his Crofs, the Seal 
 778? 4 3 °f the Order, the Charters and Grants offeveral Popes and Emperors, which 
 V “" S i ft m collceni ’ d th ? ^ ame ’ the Keys of the City and Caftle of Riga, the Office of Great 
 y Hcyixefmgr. Mafler, the rights of Coynage, and all the Powers and Priviledges appertaining 
 i.2.p.i6S. to it; receiving back again from Radzevill the Kings Commifiioner, the Duke- 
 D Ak&iucjt'. c ' om fttAand to him and his Heirs for ever. 
 
 p. f. ’ In this manner this Order became cxtinguifht, after it had flourilhed 357 
 
 •Heytafmcer. ve ars. 
 
 I.i.p.ltf. 1 
 
 The 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 77 
 
 The Knights of Jefus Chrift, in Italy and France, or Brothers of the 
 Militia of St. Dominick. 
 
 ( 2 5 -) 
 
 St. Dominick_( defcended of the" Family of the Guzmans in Spain') was b Fcun- a Kicb.JmJjc- 
 der of this Order, which he inftitutedin the year* 1206. principally to fight »>«»•«'>« . 
 againft the Albigenfes then called Hereticks, and the Knights thereof were ftiled ZeiEdirAnil" 
 Fratres de Militia B. Dominici. erp.iSy^p.i. 
 
 Heprefcribedto them a c White Habit, and for the Badge of their Order a Crofs 
 Flory quarterly Sable and Argent, to be worn upon their Breads. t. 6.c.g. 
 
 Pope ' Innocent the Third approved of this Order * anno Dom. 1215. under 
 the Rule of the faid St. Dominick ., and gave priviledge, that Tom. 2 .p. 9 $. 
 
 the Ktiiehts from among; themfelves fhonld eled: a Matter. c Habits erataibHf,& tnfiQBecruxpar- 
 
 6 ~ rr 1- j • t A. J n, & ra > partim r.tba liliata‘, qua nunc 
 
 They proreiled Obedience and conjugal Cnaltity. Mimjtri Tribunalium Santis Fidei utuntur. 
 
 The work being done for which thefe Knights were in- Mcndo de ord. Milic. Difq.i. qusft.2. 
 diluted, they laid afide their Arms, and devoted themfelves % jf Mtch . Md ,^ 
 wholly to the f fpiritual warfare. * Brin.Amtl.Mmiifan 
 
 Afterwards there were Widows and Virgins joined to f A. Mnam, p. 46. 
 
 this Order, and thereupon they became called Fratres fen Sorores de Penitentia 
 B. Dominici ; whofe Rule was approved by Pope 6 innocent the Sixth, about it Mermen. 
 the year of our Lord 13 do. f ' '° 6 ' 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. Mary de Merced in Aragon, 
 
 (aO 
 
 1 James the Fitdof Aragon furnamedthe Invincible ("who conquered from the aAlmfi he- 
 Moors the Kingdom of Murcia, Valentia, and the Baliares ) was fometime Prifo- 
 ner to Simon Earl of Montfort in France , where he differed much hardfhip and deU Orden 
 many troubles; and being throughly moved with the infufferable miferies the 
 ckrijiians indured, under the ffavery of the Moors ; made a Vow to the blejfed hide triad 
 Virgin, that when he fhould be delivered from his Captivity, he would endeavour 
 the redemption of fuch Chrijliansas th eMoors had made Captives. Thus far his deCaZ'ltf. 
 Vow: but it extended not to the b ere&ing of an Order, which (hould oblige the sS.a.fa Meri- 
 Companions thereof to engage in that affair, as fome would have it. ynB.ffof. 
 
 This King being freed from hislmprifonment, laid up great fums of money to t> Alon.Remm. 
 be imployed in performance of his Vow; and afterwards by the advice and 
 counfel of Raymond dePenafort his Confeffor (a Dominican Friar) and of Pedro 
 Nolafio, a noble Cavalier, ( c defcended from the ancient Family of N olafeo in c ibidem 1 . 2 . 
 France, refidentat a Town called lesSaintas Pucelles, in the Diocefs of St Paul, c * 1 -l- ,?• 
 under the Arch-Bilhop of Arles ) he d founded an Order of Knights, in the City O' ,i , gtid.ir, 
 Barcelona, called La Nueva Merced , fo named (faith our Author J by the blefled ei r.6./>i 7; 
 Virgin, who in a Vifion'appeared to thisKiv^s a nd to Raymond and Nolafco °ne c ,' m ' r '™_ 
 night, in one and the fame hour, directing the whole Inftitution, and giving it/<«-7»m.i.j>. 1^ 
 thatName, becaufe of the mercy and liberty which the Chriftian Captives (liould s ‘ 
 
 receive by this means. 
 
 But it appears by the Bulls of Popes r Gregory the Ninth, and s Alexander thetAIm.Remm. 
 Fourth, asalfo by a Charter made by Don Pedro King of Aragon , dated the ' 
 
 eleventh of January, anno 1358. to have been likewife called Ordo beatec EuUlite g 84. b. 
 from h St. Eulalia the Virgin and Martyr, buried at Barcelona, in the Church there h nid.l.g. c.(. 
 dedicated to her name. /- 4 2S - 
 
 There are various opinions concerning the year wherein this Order was foun¬ 
 ded; but it is with certainty determined to have been anno Dom. ‘1218. on iLib.r.c.ip. 
 the Feaft-day of St. Laurence the Martyr in Auguft (on which day annually the 
 commemoration of the Foundation of this Order is commanded to be celebrated f. jj, , 
 
 by 
 
7 8 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 I Alon.Remon, 
 l. I. c. 
 
 ni Lib. z.c. 9 . 
 f. 54. f. 
 
 n Lib.i.c 10, 
 
 f,. 29. 4. 
 o Lib.$ c. 6 . 
 
 k Compeni. by the k Bull of Pope Clement the Eighth) in the fifth year of the Reign of this 
 
 King James y^s is manifeft from feveral autbentick teftimonies, colTefted and 
 ' - alledged by Alphonjus Renton, in his ■Hiftory of this Order. 
 
 The end of its Inftitution, and the Profeffion and Obligation of the Knights, 
 was in effeft the fame with that vowed by King James in his Captivity, to wit, 
 to gather Alms, and to go in perfon to redeem Chriftian Slaves, who either by 
 Piracy, the chance of War, or other fad accident, had fallen into the hands of 
 the A toots. This work profpered fo well,that m Pedro Nolafio (being firft lent into 
 the Kingdom of Falentia, to make redemption of Captives) redeemed four hun¬ 
 dred within the fpace of fix years after the Foundation of the Order. 
 
 This Pedro Nolafio was by the Founder conftituted the firft General or Head 
 of the Order ; but as concerning the perfon that gave the Habit to him, thereare 
 thefe three opinions. 
 
 Firft, That it was by the hands of King James the Founder. Secondly, That 
 Bcrengario Pallovafino, Bifhop of Barcelona gave it. Thirdly, That he received 
 it ftorn Raymond' de Pena fort ; all which our" Author lets down, but there deter¬ 
 mines nothing; only feems inclinable to the firft opinion, as molt rational, be- 
 caufethe King was Pounder, and was fo called by the hlejfcd Virgin in the Vifion, 
 and for that the Order it felf was at firft compofed meerly of 0 Laymen , and vvhol- 
 fVb '. c t. ly military, and fo declared by the Popes r Boniface the Eighth, and Clement the 
 /.32s.6. Fifth: Befides their Laws are in favour of thofe that are of this opinion, and ex¬ 
 clude out of this Aft, judicially Kingly, all Ecclefiaftical ones, and by the fame 
 q Otro fi cl reafon the Bifhop : for faith the Canon of their Law, t A Triefl ought not to make 
 homc 8 de U ?eli- Knights. But afterwards • in another place, he ablolutely concludes, that the 
 gion, non tu- King himfelf gave the Habit to Nolajco , from the evidence he exhibits out of a 
 vision Letter whiGjh King Don Pedro the Fourth lent to Pope Innocent the Sixth. 
 C4valieros. Zer Such a like Habit as was given to Nolafio, was alfo preferibed to the firft Knights, 
 /.SI. til. 21. W - Si a Coat and Scapular of a “common fort of coarfe white Cloth. Their Coat was 
 ’rAhuRmon. garnished with Cordons and Ribbons, wherewith they faftnecl it about their 
 /. s . r.6./. necks, and from the upper end thereof ilTued a Cap that covered half their 
 & head. The Monks wore their c Coats and Scapulars reaching down to their feet 
 r (but thofe of the Knights were much “(horter) and the form of their Coat for 
 
 smfto. rather Mantle) andCap, was the fame as they now wear. 
 
 When the Government of the Order became both fpiritual and temporal, as 
 well the w Knights as Monks, were commanded by order of Chapter to keep the 
 manner and form of their Habit apart, according to the intention of the firft 
 appointment. 
 
 ' See the Di- In the time, and upon requeft of Gulieln/o de Bas, the fecotld General of 
 y ttma >» this Order," King the Founder,.by Jjis Diploma, dated at Saragofa the 15.of 
 
 July anno 1251. granted unto him, and all the Fraternity of the Order, That they 
 ihould wear upon their Scapulars an y Elcorchcou of 1 Aragon., viz,. Or, four Pales 
 Gules, and above that, the b White CrofioC the Church of Barcelona, ilia Red Field 3 
 which two Coats being joined together, per Fefs, in one ftiield, were fo born for 
 ie.pantfitpe- f on ietimc, but afterwards came to be encompafifed with a Border. The" Knights 
 fw'iitRei 'a wore their Efcotcheon of Arms, fixt on their Scapulars, but the Monks on their 
 Ax.r,ma in Mantles, and both before upon their Breafts. 
 
 Cherub in" The Founder by his J Diploma dated at 1 "alentia the 14. of March, anno Dorn. 
 compend. 12 54. granted particular Priviledges to the Order, which he e confirmed by ano- 
 BullJr c™" t ' icr royal Tnftrument, dated at Lirida the third of March, anno 1275. 
 ftir,6.Schol.:. Befidesthefe Royal Grants, this Order received approbation from the Papal 
 See, namely, from Pope r Gregory the Ninth, in the eighth 
 year of his Papacy (on the day of St. Anthony the Abbot) 
 who preferibed to the Mafter and Fraternity the Rule of St. 
 Augujline. It was afterwards confirmed bys Alexander the 
 Fourth, as appears by a Bull of his, wherein he granted 
 them feveral Indulgences, and dated atNaples the 10. of April 
 
 if. 21.6. 
 
 7 
 
 Z [A/on. Re- 
 man. /.i.c.12, 
 fit. 177. b. 
 Scutum cum 
 Cruce alba in 
 Campa mbeo. 
 
 b Reman. H’tjlor. General bujuj Ord. 1 . 1. 
 1 9 - f 
 
 cLtb. 5 c. 6 . f. 77 , 6 . 
 d ^ Lib. 4. f. 12. 17p. 
 
 f Lib. i.c. 822. b. vide Ciacon. in vi¬ 
 ta bu]us Poniif. 1 . i. p. 558. 
 
 h bZ'qtT™ T'fin'Jto. Se'cLu. in the firft year of his Papacy. T hefe Knights profefled “> con. 
 /• $ 3 . !■■■ jugal Chaftity, and Obedience to their Superiors. 
 
 In 
 
79 
 
 Se c t. V. Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 In time this Order alfo, which was at firft folely under the Government of 
 Knights, came to be as well Spiritual as Temporal, and at length fell into the 
 power of the Monks and Friefls. 
 
 For, the Knights and rriefts falling at variance about the eleition of a General 
 of their Order, (upon the death of k Arnoldo Rofniol, their feventh General, who k A Ion. Renior, 
 died anno 1517 ■) the Knights having chofcn Berengario Hojlales , and the Briefs 6 c • 
 Rsamundo Alberto , they appealed to the Pope ( John the 22. then holding the 
 Chair )who it feemsthe 17»of November,™ the year aforefaid,declared,'That(the \Lit. r c. 1 , 
 Order fee ming inclinable to be governed after the manner of Monks') he thought it f- 3 * 8 ' *■ ' 
 convenient for them to have a Master General , which fbould be a Fried., and that 
 for the future no Lay-man Ibould be eleftcd General ; and fo determined the 
 controverlieonthe behalf of the Triefis. 
 
 This judgment gave the Knights fo great difcotitent, that™ one of them, being mLib.e.cao, 
 Kaufman to the Governor of the new eredted Order of Montefa, offered to bringf' 3 ' 3 ’ 
 over to that Society, alltbe Knights of Merced , being then threefcore in number, 
 which being accepted of, he did fo, and from henceforth they became incorpo¬ 
 rated with the Knights of Montefi : So that ever lincc, the whole F raternity have 
 been only Triefis , and no Lay or Military perfon among them, and therefore 
 0 dndr. Mendo reckons this Order among thofe that are extinft. The Mailer Ge- nD t orJ. Mi. 
 vend is alfo a Tried, and bathhisrefidenceat Barcelona, by the Decrees of Popes D fi- '■ 
 C/e««e»f the Fifth, and John the 22. 
 
 r Raymond de Pcnafort, the Founder's Confeffor (called alfo Raymond of Barce- p to«. cn 
 Iona, bccaufe it was the place of his Birth_) who had a powerful hand in the Infti- "sflMUMtr. 
 tution of this Order, and sdevifed the Statutes, Jived neer to the age of an hun-r'^j '&Ts 
 dred years 5 he was'canonized for a Saint, and thc r 7. of January appointed /• *s- 
 tor hisAiraiverfary^ythe'BuIl of Pope Clensentthc Eighth. qCTr.cbent. 
 
 On the 12. of July, anno 1664. the approbation of the Colledge paffed, for 
 making the 29. of January, the Anniverfary of Tetro Nolafio Confeffor, the other 
 great allifter, and firft General of the Order. The Office appointed for that day, t !Expcdilafm 
 may be Teen in the AtiJfale Romanum, printed lately at Taris in the large i- K “ t - M ‘‘ii, 
 Volume. 6 Mm l4o >- 
 
 This way of Canonizing holy men by the Popes, is Paid to have been firft 
 uled by “Leu the Third, anno Dons. 803. who then folemnly Canonized Suibert 11 Comptnd. 
 Bifhop of IVerden. Ball. Tom. 3 . 
 
 T o conclude, the charitable and pious work, for which this Order was eredted, 77 . School. 
 hath been carried on from the time of its Inftitution, and managed by the Frater- Biliammtie 
 r.ity thereof, with all religious care and faithfulnefs; very great fumsof Money 
 
 being yearly colleifted and put into their hands, for that ufe and purpofe, in man¬ 
 ner following. They fend their Agents yearly abroad, chiefly to Algiers and 
 Fcfs, to return them an account of the age, quality, and number of thofe who are 
 in Captivity 5 and upon confideration had thereof, order them to contrail for 
 their redemption: the general courfe being to ranfom the religious perfons firft, 
 next the Laiety s, and among them the young, and fuch as appear moft likely to 
 do fervice before others. 
 
 Few dye in Spain, who bequeath not fome Legacy to this Order, which great- 
 ly encreafeth its Revenue : and here, though (he was no Benefaftrefs to this Order, 
 nor left her Legacy to be dilpofed of by that Fraternity, moft defervedly may be 
 recorded, of our Nation, the illuftriousLady Alice Outchels Hadley, created into 
 that Dignity by his late Majefty, of ever bleffed memory, King Charles the Firft, 
 by w Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England, bearing date at Oxford the w SceaCofjof 
 23. of May, in the twentieth year of his Reign; who dyedthe 22. day of January 
 in the year pfour Lord 166®. being the 90. year of her age, and bequeathed by 
 her lalt Will and Teftament, one hundred pounds per annum for ever, to beim- 
 ployed for redemption of Captives of the Englijh Nation. Ams.joi.to, 
 
 Knights 
 
8o 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 Knights of the Rofary in Toledo. 
 
 zjvf. Mich. 
 Marque^ Tef. 
 Mi lit. de Ca- 
 
 •j/tU.f. 5 8. A. 
 
 h Teffera fuit 
 effigies B ■ Ma¬ 
 ris del Rofa- 
 rio , fo infra 
 ipf/tm Crux al¬ 
 ba, fy nigra \ 
 infiar ejus , 
 quant geftant 
 Miniftri Tribu¬ 
 nal! um Santis 
 Tide's. Mendo 
 Difq.i.Quzft. 
 4. Seft.ioo. 
 
 (27) 
 
 a Rodericks ktch-KtHuop of Toledo in Spain, feeing the Country fore opprefied 
 by the Moors, called the Nol/lefs of the City together, and propounded the great 
 neceffity of their appearance and abidance in its defence, and extirpation of the 
 Moors ; whereto they being unanimoutly inclined, he gave beginning to this Or¬ 
 der of the Rofiry , into which entred many of the Noblefs . 
 
 This Order had Statutes, which chiefly obliged them to the defence of the Ca¬ 
 tholic ,4 Religion , to fight againft the Moors , and to fay continually a Rofary of 
 our blefled Lady : Our Author finds not that it had been approved by any of the 
 Popes, but conceives the Arch-Bilhop, being Metropolitan o( Spain, was of fuffi- 
 cient power to give it approbation, befides, he framed the Statutes for the 
 Knights, and preferibed to them theRuleof living, to wit, that of St. Dominicg. 
 
 The b Enfign of this Order was the Figure of our Lady of the Rofiry , upon a 
 Crofs Flory, quarterly Argent and Sable. 
 
 Knights of Sc. Mary the Glorious in Italy. 
 
 (28.) 
 
 d coni, siet- The Author of this Inftitution, was d Rartolemeo de Vincenza, of the Order of 
 mmfieriim friers Preachers or Dominicans, afterwards made Bithop of that City, a man that 
 * did much both in word and example: and the end he chiefly defign'd, was to 
 SjK.itum- procure peace to the Cities of Italy, then much dilquicted by Civil Wars, among 
 the Princes thereof. 
 
 This Order received Inftitution anno Dorn. c 1295. a year famous and renown- 
 cJrf.its.Mar. j n that Age, for very great piety, and therefore called ( getteralis devetionis 
 Sr. he cZ’ Annus. It was approved and confirmed by s Pope Vrban the Fourth, anno 126a. 
 vall.fy-.b. and the’TLule of St. Dominiclg prelcribed to the Knights, who are obliged‘to 
 SaMnMpn t-'^c into theircareandproteftion Widows and Orphans, and ufe their endeavour 
 l.Ttm.i.p.118 to beget concord among fuch as are at variance. 
 
 sfaf 0 " '"’' in ° The Habit is a b lVhite Tunich^or Cajfock^, and a Mantle of Rujfet Colour ; but 
 jp. 57.’ ’ there is fomc difference among thofe that mention the Radgejsanfivin and m Mau- 
 
 fiff V'fi' rolico fay, they wore before their breafts a purple Crofs patee, bordered with 
 i. ,° m ' ' ’ Gold; “ Gothofridus faith, it is a purple Crofs patee, with two Stars in chief; but 
 . 0 Marquez gives it an Oil agonal Crofs , like that of Malta, and 
 
 k cSfriJAn TcZ clim. L 3. f . 7. four Stars, to wit, one at every fide thereof. 
 
 1 orig. de Cavahri.f. 12. The r manner of giving the Habit,and making Proferfion, 
 
 n "Loa'cit f ' ,2 ‘ is with the Ceremony ufed by the Knights of Malta. The 
 
 o Ltco fupra eit. Knights profefs s Obedience to their Great Mailer, and con- 
 
 V « Teforo Miht.de CavaU. j U g a l Chaftity, but are 1 forbid to wear Spurs or Bridles of 
 1 ’ <i ibet. f. 57 . b. Gold. They are commonly called Cavaleri de Madona, and 
 
 rS.Mmnlho,locncir. refide at Bolonia, Modena, and other Cities of Italy: and 
 
 becaufe they have no Monafteries, but dwell in their own Houles, together with 
 , ,, J " their Wives and Children, at eafe and in plenty, they were called c Fratres Gau- 
 rArdy.m.Ctfm. dentes , or c Hilares. 
 
 ‘■i-t. 7 - 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. James in Portugal. 
 
 (* 9 -) 
 
 We have not met with any who make mention of this Order asdiftindtfrom 
 that of St. James in Galicia , lave only J. Mich. Marquez, but fuch as rather take it 
 to have been fometime a member thereof; and that the Knights of St .James in 
 Galicia, who had anciently Commanderies in Portugal, were only exempted from 
 
 obedience 
 
Sect. V. Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 85 
 
 obedience and fubjeftion to their Great Matter, and not received upon the ac¬ 
 count of a new Institution,for fo much doth Andrew Favin affirm;but Jof.Micheli, 
 from Portugal .Writers, reports the contrary, and gives this further account of 
 the Order , to wit, a That the troubles the Moors gave daily to Portugal, and the zCa/i pfi. 
 great zeal of their Kings, feeing their Subjects fo exceedingly oppreft by them, ]jsj£ ffva« 
 wasfuch, that they endeavoured by all means to cut off thole mifchiefi, and to f.f.e. 
 fecure and quiet the Confines of their Kingdom. 
 
 Among whom King Don Denys the Sixth, moved with a like tender regard 
 towards his People, did in the year of our Lord b 1310. inftitute this Order of 
 St .James, under whofe proteftion he became vi&orious in divers Battels againft 
 the Moors, and at length quieted his Kingdom, by the afiiftance of thefe Knights. 
 
 And it was not long after the Inftitution, e’re this Order flourilhed, through the 
 favour of thofePriviledges beftowedon it by the Founder. 
 
 It received approbation firft, from Pope c Nicholas the Fourth, after from Pope 
 Celejline the Fifth, and again from other of his SuccefTors. 
 
 The Knights profefs conjugal Chaftity, Hofpitality and Obedience, and none 
 are admitted before they makeproof of their Gentility byblood. 
 
 The Enfign of this Order is a d Red Sword, formed like that of St. James in d f 
 Galicia, the Habit White: only the difference between them lies in a little Twili 
 of Gold, which thefe of Portugal draw about their Sword. 
 
 At the Town of e Alcufar de Sul, was the principal Convent of this Order firft 
 featcd, afterward removed to ralmela, where it yet continues : and whiles Por¬ 
 tugal remained under the Crown of Spain, and the Adminiftration of this Order 
 under that King, it was no lefs illuitrious, than whilft their own Kings go¬ 
 verned. 
 
 The Statutes 1 are much the fame with thofe of St. James in Galicia, fo alio is 
 the manner of giving the Habit, Benediftion, and Profeflion. 
 
 The Order of our Lady, and of St. George of Montefa in Valentia. 
 
 ( 3°0 
 
 This Order didsfucceed into the Lands and Pofleffions of the Knights Tern- gMcnen.Vc- 
 plars in Valentia, as the Knights Hofpitalurs did into thofe of the T'emplars in France, lic ■ 
 
 Italy, and other places. For h after the Templars were dillolved, Jantes theSe- hTcp. milit.de 
 corn!. King of Aragon and Valentia, refufed to grant their Revenues (lying in his cmat. fii.a. 
 Kingdom) to the Order of St. John of Jeritfalem, as other Princes had done; ne- 
 verthelefs within few years fent an Embally to Pope John the 22. to give him his _ . <M 
 
 reafons why he did not. *' wff. 1. 
 
 Thefe the Pope confidering of) as alfo that the Moors were very neer to Ara- 15 .c. 16. vide 
 gon, gave way that thefe Revenues of the exauterated Templars (hould be appli- m’ 
 
 ed to the Convent of Montefa , where had been placed both Knights and Friars of cktm. de Ca- 
 the Order of Calatrava. \ZZ‘tc& 
 
 Hereupon this King, in the year of our Lora k 1517. Inftituted this Order, in its. 
 the City of Valentia ('neverthelefs fubjeff to that of Calatrava, as a member there- 
 of) and made choice of the Town of Montefa, to give the Knights both name f 
 and habitation: whom he obliged to defend his Kingdoms, againft the incurfi- o tavic.cn te 
 
 c .. . . ° ° Theal. d' Hm- 
 
 otis of the Moors. neur.l.S.c. 15. 
 
 Their m Colledge (dedicated to the honor of St. George J was built in the fbl- p Sanfov.Orie. 
 lowing year by the Pope at Montefa, at the inftance of King James, n Gulielmus 
 de Eril, a valiant Soldier being conftituted the firft Mafter in the Convent of St. \sm{ovin «_ 
 Mary and St. George. “i'c^Ar^ 
 
 The° Statutes of the Order (almoft the fame with thofe of Calatrava) were 'ff.cofm. 
 confirmed by thefaid Pope John, who gave to thefe Knights theP Ciftertian Rule. >.vt- 7- 
 They vowed conjugal Chaftity, and the manner of their Inveftiture is as in the [| an a Ron a. 
 Order of Calatrava. ijmcentel.il 
 
 Their Habit is s white, and the Badge of the Order a ’ plain Reel Crofs, fp^mu 
 that is, the. Crofs of St .George, r Patron of the Kingdoms of Navarr and 
 
 M Aragon. 
 
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 Chap. II. 
 
 Aragon. This Crofs was worn upon the breath, by a priviledge granted to the 
 Knights from Pope Benedict the Thirteenth. 
 
 Ua'himZ To this Order of Monteja was incorporated that of'St. George d’ Alfama, anno 
 octane Relic- Dorn. 1399- which unionreceived confirmation from the Council of Conjiance. 
 i^Term mi A Catalo g ue of the Mafters are recorded by “ ‘jo. Micheli ; which great Office 
 lit. ie Led .’ continues to this time in the King of Spain ; fo doth the Revenue of thirteen 
 hc.cit. Commanderies belonging thereunto, amounting to 23000 Duckets per annum. 
 
 The Order of Knights of Chrift in Portugal. 
 
 ( 3*0 
 
 As the Knights of Montefa Iprung from the ruine of the Knights Templars in 
 cmrinMmn 0/ fo didthisOrder of Chriji (or of the ^Warfare of Chrijlj fucceed them 
 
 sir w. Raw- in the Kingdom of Tortng.il. For the Knights Templars having been very fer- 
 v ' cea t>l e t0 the Kings of Portugal, in their Wars againft thej Moors, the Kings gave 
 unto them divers Lands and Revenues, which when their Order came to be dip- 
 b 2 i'fmrnilit i ° Ived ’ and their Eftatesconfifcate, King b Don Denys, furnamed Ferioca, fentto 
 deCavalLf!' P°P e John the 22. (then at Avignionj to defire that the Knights Templars Lands 
 6$. b. might not be difpofed of, out of his Kingdom 5 which though he did not readily 
 otdjlZdt. g rant ’ y et h e gave way for the King, to render him the reafons of his requeft. 
 nb.'ieju.i. Hereupon King Denys fent his Embafiadorsto the Pope, in the year 1316. not 
 Mtniiai u on 'y to back dedre > but withal to declare to his Holinefs the great vexations 
 tmen.f.ti 4. anc J eV ils 3 the neighbouring Moors in Algarves did to his Kingdom. Andforaft 
 much as the Town of Cajlro Marin was a Frontier of the Enemy, and the fite 
 thereof very commodious for the building of a Fort to refill them, he farther 
 moved the Pope for Licence, thatan Order of Knights might be Inftituted in that 
 Town, and withal offered to him the Rents and Jurifdiftion thereof, and all 
 Dominion over it. 
 
 This requeft being thought juft, and the remedy fo neceffary, the Pope did 
 afterwards (namely in the year of our Lord 1319.J give Foundation to this new 
 Order , dedicating it to the honor of God, and the exaltation of the Catholick 
 Faith, under the Title of the Military Order of our Lord Jefns Chriji, becaufe of 
 the miraculous apparition, which this King had feen of Chrift crucified, when he 
 went out to fight againft the Moors. 
 
 He further commanded, that the Knights of this Order Ihould obferve the lame 
 Rule, with thofe of the Order of Calatrava , which Was Cijlertian , and enjoy 
 the fame Priviledges and Indulgences, formerly granted to their Great Mailer 
 tinful"" Ml '" and Kni S hts - In which refpeft he nominated Don Gil. Martinez, for their firft: 
 
 Mailer, becaufe he was a Knight profeft, and Mailer of the Order of St. Bene- 
 did d‘ Avis 5 and appointed for their Vifitor, the Abbot of Alcobaza , of the ci¬ 
 jlertian Order. 
 
 This c Abbot or his Lieutenant in fuccelfion was impowred to receive of the 
 Mailer of this Order, in the name of the Pope and Church of Rome, the Oath offide- 
 lity 5 it being direfled to betaken in theprefenceof the Kings of Portugal, before 
 he fhould enter upon the adminiftration of his Mafterlhip, and the King was ob¬ 
 liged to receive this Oath within ten days, after the Mailer Ihould tender it to 
 him, and in cafe the King did not in that time receive it from the Mailer, then he 
 might take on him the adminiftration of his Office without it: and further that 
 each Knight before his admittance fhould take the fame Oath of Fidelity, before 
 the Mailer of this Order. 
 
 -. A '.' the d Goods and Poffeffions formerly belonging to the Knights Templars , 
 c«/m»£r. within the Kingdom of Portugal, were hereupon granted unto this Order , and 
 ri^ilna. ^ n, ?^ ts thereof particularly obliged tomake War againflthe'jMwrr in Batica, 
 
 c. 16. next neighbour to Portugal. They had appointed to them for their chief Seat, 
 mih de r Cajlro Marin, where their firft Convent was erefted, but afterwards it was re- 
 moved into the City of Tomar. 
 
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gal ; whole Kings have ever fince taken upon them the title of perpetual Admi- 
 
 niftratorsof both. 
 
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 The Order of Knights of the Paffion of Jefus Chrili. 
 
 Some years after the Indication of the precedent Order , and towards the latter 
 end of the thirteenth Century, there was erefted a religious Order of Knighthood, 
 by Charles King of France, and our King Richard the Second, which bore the 
 Title of the Order of the Paffion ofJcfusChrifl. And though we do not find any 
 further progrefs thereof, after it had received its Foundation, yet confidering 
 the grounds whereon it was inftituted, and the noblenels and largenefs of thede- 
 fign(exceeding all other Religions Orders of Knighthood,except thole of the Knights 
 of St. John of JerufilemymA Knights Templars') as alfobecaule one of our Englifh 
 Kings was a Co-founder thereof; we conceived it worthy our pains to make an 
 extract, particularly relating to the caufes why it was erefted, the frame of its 
 Conftitution, its principal Struftures, and the Hal/it and Enfigns thereof, out of 
 an old Frcmh Mwufcript , written by rhilip de Aiaifiere Chancellor of Cyprus , 
 wherein it is thus prefaced. 
 
 * Forafinuch as by realon of the three deadly fins, which began to reign among ? & ms. 
 the Chrifiians, namely, rride, Covetoiifnefs , and Luxury, God permitted the Sara- ’JinvAitima, 
 ccns, Enemies of the Faith, to overcome) temfalem tend the Holy Land , to thefhame /. 1.2.3. 
 and difgrace of Christendom ; therefore to renew the memory of the Paffion of 
 Chriff, "thereby to extirpate thofe deadly fins, and to make way for the re-con- 
 queft of Jenifalem, and the Holy places, the overthrow and confufion of the Ene¬ 
 mies of the Faith, this Order was erefted. 
 
 There are b twenty caufes reckoned tip by this Author, for the necefiity of In- b ibidem. 
 ftituting this Order of the Paffion. f >! - i-“- 
 
 1. To ftir up the Soldiery to amendment of life, by the example of fo new 
 and folemn a devotion. 
 
 2. To renew the memory of the Paffion of Chrijl among chrifiians, by the ex¬ 
 ample of this holy Order. 
 
 3. For the (peedy fending of relief and fuccour to the Chrifiians of the EaSr, 
 that ftood in great need of it. 
 
 4. For the regaining of the Holy Land, out of the hands of the Enemies of the 
 Faith. 
 
 5. For the propagation of the holy Catholick Faith,among the people of the F.aji. 
 
 6 . Forrefifting of thofe that were difturbers of the Catholick Faith ; as Here- 
 ticks. Tyrants, and Schifmaticks. 
 
 7. That the rents and divifions of the Church through Italy, might by the paf- 
 fage of this holy Order be healed and reunited,tinder one univerfal Shepherd of 
 Souls. 
 
 8. c That when the Kings of France and England fhould arrive in the Continent, e Fat. 4I 
 this Order might gobeforethem, as a valiant precurfor, to make way for, and at¬ 
 tend them in all things. 
 
 9. To ferve as a Life-Guard, for the defence of the two Kings perfons, and a 
 forlorn hope, to give example and encouragement to the whole Army. 
 
 to. That thofe Voluntiers that fervedinthe Army, being without head, and not 
 under Rule (if they fhould venture extravagantly and ralhly into the Battel with¬ 
 out Guide) might be regulated by the Cavaliers of this holy Order. 
 
 it.That if the Viftory fhouldatany time incline to the adverle party, thele 
 Cavaliers, by realon of their expertnels in the feats of Arms, might ferve for a 
 referve to recover the declining Fortune of the day, and to refeue the dead and 
 wounded out of the hands of the Enemy. 
 
 M 2 
 
 12. That 
 
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 12. That if at anytime either of the two Kings (hould be left deftitute of a 
 Guard to their perfons, they might be attended by"fome of the mod valiant of this 
 Order. 
 
 1 3 -That if any Towns or Fortrelfes taken by either of the two Kings,(hould be 
 found dangerous and difficult to be kept 5 that fuch (hould be committed to the 
 Cavaliers of this Order, who were to be ready to undergo all kind of dangers 
 and difficulties. 
 
 14. That by the vigilance and indudry of theCe Cavaliers (if they (hould be fet 
 as Spies upon the Enemies addons) the two Kings might be informed of the fecrets 
 of the Enemies Camp. 
 
 dM.5. 15. J That if a Treaty (hould happen to be between the two Kings and the Ene¬ 
 
 my, the Prince of the Chevalry in perfon, or fome of his chofen Cavaliers in his 
 dead, (hould labour indefatigably in this affair, efpecially either of the Kings fo 
 commanding. 
 
 16. That if either of the Kings (hould be at any Siege, within the Enemies 
 Territories, certain of the chevalry ought humbly to vifit the Hod, to be watch¬ 
 ful over it, and to guard it by night from the attempts and Spies of the Enemy, or 
 of falfe brethren. 
 
 17. That if any falfe rumors or tales (hould be fpred in the Army of the Ca- 
 tholick Kings, with defign toraifediffentionsor debates; the Prince of the Che¬ 
 valry in perfon, or any ot his grand Officers for him (according to the dig¬ 
 nity of the perfons at odds) (hould labour to the utmod of their power to take 
 up the Controverfie, and bring the perfons to a reconciliation. 
 
 18. That if any of the chriftians of the IVeSl, (hould have any obligation 
 to take upon them a paffage into the Holy Land, a certain number of the che¬ 
 valry might be ready to accompany them to the performance of their Vows or 
 Obligations. 
 
 19. That if any of the younger Sons or Brothers ofNoblemen, having little 
 or no portions of their own, (hould be willing tofervein th o. chevalry, they might 
 (o long as they behaved themfel ves well,be nobly and handfomely provided for. 
 
 20. That if either of the Kings (hould be hindred from palling into the Holy 
 Land, about the performance of any Vow or Obligation from their Forefathers, 
 the chevalry might be ready at a fpeedy warning to perform whatfoever was 
 committed to their charge, in behalf of the Kings. 
 
 cFol; 16.f. 'And although this Order was principally dedicated to the honor of our 
 bleffed Saviour, yet faith our Author , the blefled Virgin Mary was lookt upon as 
 a principal Mediatrefs and Advocate of this holy chevalry ; reprefenting the paf- 
 (ton of her Son, and alfo guarding and defending the Cavaliers, againd the Ene¬ 
 mies of the Faith, as a Mother doth a Child. 
 
 %Fal. ip.S. s As to the Government of this Order, it is to be noted, that in the principal 
 Convent of the holy Chevalry, all things of publick concernment were to be de¬ 
 bated by five authentick Councils in the prefence of the Prince. 
 
 The firft was to be called the Quotidian Council, confiding of four and twenty 
 Councilors. The fecond was the Particular, or singular Council, confiding of 
 about forty perfons, to wit, four and twenty grand Councilors, eight Execu¬ 
 tors of Judice, four Commiffaries of Trefpaffes, and three or four Doftors of 
 Divinity and Law. The third the Grand Council, confiding of fourfeore perfons, 
 viz,, forty fuch as were mentioned in the fecond Council, and other authentick 
 Officers, and a certain number of Brothers, valiant and fage perfons, amount¬ 
 ing in all to the abovefaid number. The fourth Council was to be called. 
 the General chapter, and held every year; confiding of all the above-named Of¬ 
 ficers, with the Prefidents and Deputies of Provinces. The fifth Council was the 
 Vniverfil Chapter, to be held from four to fix years; confiding of a thoufilnd 
 Knights of the Chevalry, by which Univerfal Chapter, any' of the Chevalry, or 
 grand Officers were to be reformed, or, if occafion required, punithed according 
 to the Statutes of the Chevalry. 
 
 The principal Officer of the Chevalry, was the Grand Juficiary, to whom 
 belonged the Judgment of all the criminal Affairs, and the dilpofal of all chief 
 Offices and Places. The 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 8 ? 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 The next chief Officer was called the Grind. Bailiffs that is to fay, only in 
 the principal Convent, to adminifter Juftice both Civil and Criminal in that Con¬ 
 vent to all forts of perfons. 
 
 '‘In the principal City, as alfo in every City and Caftle belonging to thecae- hFtl.ao.it. 
 valry, one of the Order was to be chofen to adminifter all forts of Juftice in that 
 place; who was to go under the name of Poteflate. 
 
 Alfo in the General Chapter,there was to be chofen every year one of the Or¬ 
 der, who thould be called the Senator of the General chapter , and four and twenty • 
 difcreet perfons of the Chevalry with him, who (houldhold a general Chapter,or 
 principal Convent, upon any Expedition of War. 
 
 In the Univerfal Chapter, there was to be chofen one of the Order, who fhould 
 be called DiSator of the Vniverfalchapter', and with him twelve Fathers Con- 
 feript, with twelve Coadjutors, who fhould hold an univerfal Chapter, from four 
 years to fix. 
 
 Alfo in the principal Convent, there were to be chofen ten of the Chevalry, 
 couragious and of holy life, who fhould be called theTen'Executors o( Juftice, iftfal. 
 which fhould be decreed by the Grand Jufticiary upon the perfons of the chief 
 Officers being delinquent; they were alfo to be called the Confervators of the 
 holy Rule of the Chevalry, and alfo to be affiftant to the grand Advocate, and 
 the grand Protestors and Promoters of Divine Charity. 
 
 Alfo in the principal Convent there were to be chofen four of the Chevalry, 
 devout and good men, who fhould be called the Charitable Commiffiaries of the 
 .whofe Office it was to provide for the Widows and Or¬ 
 phans, committed to their care. 
 
 And whereas this Order was made up of eight feveral Languages, there was 
 to be always appointed in the principal Convent, eight Notaries ufing the Habit 
 of the Brothers, and alfo for every language a feveral Notary, and fo the like in 
 the Convents of other Regions and Cities. 
 
 AIfo,to the end the Knights of this Order might live according to the Rules of 
 the Order, in the perfeflion of their Eftates and Degree, they were to bind 
 themfel ves by Oath to three things, viz. Obedience to their Sovereigns, poverty 
 of Spirit, and conjugal Chaftity. 3 3 
 
 k Alfo the Chevalry were to have for their fuftentation, thepoflefiion of Cities, hFtl.ai.i, 
 Caftles, FortrefTes, Gold, Silver, and all kind of moveables, as God fhould be- 
 ftow upon them; neverthelefs all to be in common among them, that they might 
 the better intend the exercife of their Arms and other Duties. 
 
 Alfo to the end that any of the Chevalry , having poffeffions in the Weft, might 
 not return thither, totheperfonal enjoyment of them, thereby leaving the duties 
 that belonged to their Order in th cEafif, fuch pofTeffions were appointed to be 
 managed by certain Merchants and honeft Citizens, deputed to that purpofe. 
 
 Alfo the holy chevalry, were to obferve Juftice, both Civil and Criminal, ren- 
 dring to every one according to his deferts, whether reward or punifhment’ 
 
 'Alfo the Priwce of the Chevalry was to fummon the principal Convent, at the i Ftln.il 
 Caftle of the principal City where he fhould aflemble the Prefident of the City 
 and of the Convent, and three or four other Prefidents, each having under them 
 four and twenty Knights, and four and twenty Brothers of the Chevalry, with fifty 
 Serjeants, fb as to make up in the whole, with Officers and others, to the number 
 of about 500 or 600 Combatants to be ready upon all occafions. 
 
 Moreover there was to belong to the principal Convent, a Church of fo marve- 
 Ious a ftrufture, that the like hath not been feen or known: it was defigned to be 
 5° Cubits in breadth, without any Pillars, loo Cubits long, and in height 25. 
 
 Alfo in the Caftle and principal Convent, there was to be an Hofpital, in which 
 the Widows of the holy Chevalry, fhould attend upon the tick and infirm "> ftill m Ftl.ai.6i 
 imploying themfelves in the holy work of Charity, which alfo was to be the bu- 
 unelsofthe Prince, the Grand Officers and all the Knights. 
 
 Alfo there fhould belong to the Convent a Baptiftery or Font, round, large, 
 andcurioully made for the baptizing of the Sons and Daughters of the Knights. 
 
 Alfo there was appointed to belong to the principal Convent, a large and 
 
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 (lately Palace, with a great Hall, and large Confiftories, to corftain the Prince 
 and Council with their Retinue, and for a habitation for the Prince, with his 
 
 Princefs and Family. 
 
 Alfo ill the Convent there was to be a Cloifter, for the Canons and Clerks, large 
 and delightful, and a great Hall with Galleries 3 which habitation (hould beneer 
 the Church, and inclofed with high Walls. 
 
 Alfo there was to belong to the faid Cattle a very fair Pal,ice, to entertain the 
 Princes of the Weft, when at any time they came that way, either to War, or up¬ 
 on Pilgrimage. 
 
 Alfo in the faid Cattle there were to be diltinft lodgings and habitations for the 
 grand Officers of the Chevalry, as well Natives as Foreigners, for the Knights 
 Companions, and Serjeants of the chevalry, and for their Wives. 
 
 Alio there were to be in the laid Caltle, Wine-Cellars, Granges, Granaries, 
 Stables for Horfes and Cattel, Eafements, Mills, Citterns, Baths, and all other 
 neceffaries for the chevalry. 
 
 "Alfo in the principal Convent there were to be three chief Halls; firft the 
 great Hall of til eTrincc, where he and all the Knights and Brothers of the Chevalry 
 were to dine on Feftival days: The fecond, where the Canons fhould daily lit at 
 meatwiththeFcrreignPrelatesandClerks.andalfo all theKnights and Erothcrsof 
 the Chevalry that were unmarried : The third, for the grand Commandorof the 
 Horle to eat in, and with him all the lellcr Officers of the principal Convent, all the 
 Valets of the Horle, and the Se rvitors belonging to the faid Cotnmandor. 
 
 The Habit of the holy Chevalry of the PaJJion of Jefis Chrijl, was to be efta- 
 blifht according to the intention of the holy Rule; that is to fay, reprefenting 
 in its Veftments the Paffion of Jefis. 
 
 The Knights were appointed to wear a handfbm cloth Coat, of a civil colour, 
 reaching down half way the leg, which fhould be called the principal Coat of 
 the Chevalry, this was to be girt with a large Girdle of Silk or Leather, two 
 fingers broad, the Buckle round, of black Horn, as alfo the Tongue and the 
 garnifhing of the holes were to be of Tin. They fhould alfo wear Red chape¬ 
 rons or Caps, reprefenting the blood of Jefis chriff, and over the principal 
 Coat 0 a Mantle of white Cloth or serge, which Mantle from the (houlders 
 downward, was to be open on both (ides along the arms; and in that part be¬ 
 tween the tw,o openings before the bread, there was to be a Crofs of Cloth or 
 Serge, two fingers broad; this Crofs was to proceed in traverfe as far as the open¬ 
 ings of the Mantle , only the Crofs upon the Prince his Mantle was to be edg’d 
 round about with a Gold Fringe, half an Inch broad, or thereabout: Some final! 
 difference alfo there was to be between the Habits of the Knights.yhe Brothers and 
 the Serjeants ; that of the Knights was to be a little more folemn, and more 
 cleerly reprefenting the Padion of the holy Jefus,than cither that of the Brothers 
 or Serjeants ; but the Habit of them all was to be white, only in the Crofs, and in 
 the diape there was to be fome difference. 
 
 p The Arms of the holy Chevalry were thefe, the field of the Banner ('following 
 the defeription in the Conditution) was to be white, in the midd of it a Red 
 Crofs four fingers broad, or thereabouts, extending along the field: in the mid¬ 
 dle of the Cro/t there was to be a compafs with four rounds and four little angles 
 between the rounds, this compafs was to be filled with a black colour, reprefent¬ 
 ing the agony and padion of our Lord, which compafs in the middle of the Crofs 
 was to be four inches about, and within it an Agnus Dei, well diapt, and of a re- 
 fplendent golden colour, reprefenting the glory of jefis after his refurreftion: 
 the Crofs and Compafs was to be edged about with a bordureof Cold, one finger 
 broad,or a little lefs, and about the fides there was to be a little red bordure of the 
 breadth of half a finger. 
 
 There was alfo to belong to this holy Chevalry, another lingular and folemn 
 Banner, yet not to be born, but at great Battels, and in times of extraordi¬ 
 nary danger and difficulty. The Crofs and Agnus Dei, was to be born by the 
 Prince armed, the armed chevaliers and the Brothers , upon their great White 
 Cippos or loofe Coats, both before and behind; excepting that in lieu of the 
 
 Gold 
 
The Prince^af the kmcjlt ^of the Order, 
 
 SfjUiresjrf Honour, 
 
 HaLits and £ nil ones belonging to tbe Order 
 of tke Pafs lou of ihefity Qirift. 
 
 Woman or' J fie Ordr: 
 
 l Knujht Com^leatcly inned 
 
 Tin 
 
 \r (fveart Manner 
 
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 Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 8 7 
 
 Gold bordure about the Crols, the Brothers were to have a bordure of black 
 Silk. 
 
 ‘Every Knight was to have his Efquirc armed at all points, and a little Valet to IF0/.24.*. 
 carry his Launceand Helmet,befide another bigger Valet habited in aloofe Coat, 
 to carry his Mail, and a third on foot, to lead his Sumpter. For any warlike 
 Expedition, he was to have his five Horfesand four Servants, and in all times of 
 peace,two or three Horfes,according as the means of the Chevalry (hould be able 
 to allow. 
 
 Alfoeach Brother of the Chevalry was to have toward warlike Expeditions three 
 Horfes or four, according as his merits and abilities were, and three Servants, 
 whereof one or two were to be fighting men, and in times of peace, oneortwo 
 according to the Chevalry’s ability of allowance. 
 
 The number of Knights of the Holy Chevalry, was a thoufand 5 or a thoufand, 
 one hundred, or thereabouts. 
 
 The Order of the* B rician Knights//? Sweden. 
 
 ( 33 ) 
 
 ’Jof.Micheli Marquez from Marcus Ant.Vianus,\nh\s Delcription of Sweden, in¬ 
 forms us, that a holy and famous Queen of that Kingdom, (whom b Andr. Mendo 
 faith, was St. || Bridget ) being very zealous for the honor of our Saviour jefis 
 Chriji, Inftituted this Order in the year of our Lord 1396. which we rather think 
 is miftakenfor 1366. becaufe he faith it was approved by Pope Vrhan the Fifth, 
 who then pofleft the Roman Chair, and gave to the Knights the Rule of St. Augu¬ 
 stine, befide St.Bridget dyedthe*23-of July 1373. 
 
 The fum of their Profelfion was to defend Chriftian Religion againft Hereticks, 
 to fecure the Confines of that Kingdom, to bury the dead, to fuccour the 
 Widows and Fatherlefs, and to keep up Hofpitality; to which end the Queen 
 endowed this Order with large Pofleffions; fo that during her Reign, it exceed¬ 
 ingly flourilhed. 
 
 s-. a valid 
 
 Bricianes en 
 Sacch.Jo.Mi- 
 cheli Marquex. 
 en Teforo mi lit, 
 de Cavail. 
 
 P- 57 - b, 
 a Ibid. 
 
 b De Ord. Mi- 
 lit. Difq. 1. 
 
 2. 
 
 Sefl. 20. 
 
 || Should not 
 the Knighti 
 then be rather 
 called of Sc. 
 Bridget. 
 
 *Jo. Bapt.Rie - 
 cioltn Chrono- 
 log. reformat. 
 Tom. 4. Index 
 2. p. 208. 
 
 The chief Enfign of this Order, was c a Blue Otfogonal Crofs, and under it a c cruz ofl°- 
 Tongue of Fire, this being accounted the Symbol of Love and Charity ; in re- s<™, abaxo 
 gard they were to be zealous in defence of the holy Faith, and in maintaining the “egoTiorl! 
 Statutes of the Order. As Tcf.milit' 
 
 Themannerobfervedatthelnveftitureof the Knights,as alfothe Benediftions 
 and Profeliions, were the fame with thofe of Malta. ctlZea 'adw- 
 
 But one thing is obfervable in this Order above others, that after admilfion ft" MUimfi,, 
 thereinto all were advanced according to their feniority .• fothat there was a 
 poffibility for the junior Knight to arrive at the dignity of Majler of the Order. Mend.loc.cit. 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. Maurice in Savoy. 
 
 ( 34 ) 
 
 The e Order of Knights Hermits of St. Maurice , had their beginning upon the tf Stm. Cui- 
 retreat of Amadk the Eighth, Duke of savoy, into the defart of Kipaille, neer 
 the Lake of Geneva, and was bellowed by him, in the year of our Lord f 1434. he°dt lanfl 
 on thofe ten Knights of his Court, who had retired with him thither 5 as well to tuafin.de Sa- 
 preferve the memory of St. Maurice , honored as titular Patron of savoy, forma- crefiln£ 'rn- 
 ny Agespalt, as of his Launce (Tome fay s Sword) and Ring, the efl'ential Sy m- fi J - Bom.iar. 
 bols of Knighthood, palling from hand to hand, from the Kings of Burgoigne to Dr- 
 
 the Princes of Savoy 5 by whom they have been preferved, with great honor and licA.qiajl-p.it. 
 veneration: and are as a pledge of Dominion, delivered to them with great fo- 
 lemnity, at their Inauguration. 
 
 Nine years after the Inftitntion of this Order , the Founder was prevailed 
 with, to accept of the Popedom, after the depofition of Pope Eugenius the UA! j_ n cu; 
 Fourth: and the Council of Bafl fitting, he was defied Pope, the h 5. of No- cotul.z p.jiio- 
 
 vemfors 
 
Chap. II 
 
 Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 member, anno 1439. by the name of Felix the Fifth : Nine years after he freely 
 refigned the Chair, the Tnftrument of Renunciation, bearing date at Laufanna, 
 iOnichemn n the ‘ fixth day of April, anno 1449. to whom Cucceeded Nichohss the Fourth, and 
 wefme Hijh immediately he k retired again to his folitude in Ripaille, where he dyed the'fe- 
 A/," \fon^de s*- vcnth of j January anno 145^* a nd ^ es buried in the m Cathedral Church of Lau- 
 
 ’voy.l. 6 ., p.$22. 
 
 M3. f ‘ This Order of St. Maurice was made fubjedt to the Rule of St. Auguftine : and 
 m clun. 1 , 2 . the Knights had affigned them for their Habit, a " Grey or Ajh-colour Gown and 
 * Vfav'm Chaperon, a Vetf of the fame, girded with a golden Girdle, the Chaperon and 
 ol sleeves faced with Red Chamlet, and on the breaft of the Mantle »a White Crop 
 
 Hmr.iss. P0mmctte of Taffaty or Cloth ; but the Crofs which the Mafter or Chief of the 
 p o'mhemn. Order wore, was made of Gold, or rich Embrodery. 
 
 Hifl.omtfihg. This p order continued not long after the death of the Founder. But Duke 
 q riiOri/ni Or- Emanuel Philibert to renew the devotion, which his Predecelfors always bore to 
 dimm Eque- St. Maurice, reftored the fame, and obtained a Bull from Pope Gregory the Thir- 
 ^ "T;* 5 Mrro teenth, dated the 17. of October 1572. for erefting and inftituting thereof, under 
 ciichcmif.’l.Z t!ie CiUcrtian Rule, and the perpetual protection of the Duke of favoy, its 
 f isi.tr cl,e - Grand Mijler i which Bull is.fet forth by s Albertus Mir ecus, who thence coil-efts 
 that this Order was thenfirft Inftituted, and not by Count Amadis theEighth, as 
 
 ■s.i'.Sn. Ccrjie j s before noted. 
 tut. 6 . 
 
 Knights of the Holy Ghoft at Route. 
 
 (35) 
 
 r r F<»»; j This Order was Inftituted by Pope'Paul the Second, anno Dorn. 1468. under 
 /MneurAB. the Title of Brethren of the Hofpital of the Holy Ghost : The Knights wore upon 
 <■. 1. their Habits a 1 White Crofs Forme. 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. George in Aujiria and Carinthia. 
 
 (3<S0 
 
 a Lib. 3. it re - a iVolfangus Lazius informs us, that Frederick.. the Third, Emperor of Germany 
 
 bovofrA. ( b others that Rudolph us of Haps burgh , fir ft rafter of the Houfe of Aujiria') lnfti- 
 chom. Ccfmica. tuted this Order of Knights of St .George, in the year of our Lord 14 7 0, chiefly 
 *• 3 -M 3 to c guard the Frontiers of Germany, Hungary, Auttria, Stiria, Carinthia, and to 
 
 d ) The Lit-, d' fupprefs the infolency of the Turks, by whofe Jncurfions the Marches of theie 
 eS Honneur. c oun tries were (about that timej miferably wafted: ftnee which, thefe Knights 
 f 7 ‘ c * 3 ’ have fo gallantly behaved themfelves, that they have often born away great Tro¬ 
 phies and Enfigns of Viftory from their Enemies. 
 
 The d Great Matter of this Order was advanced to the Title and Honor of a 
 Prince, and for a Seat and Refidcnce to him and his Succefl'ors, the Caftle ot 
 * Mildjlad in the Dukedom of Carinthia was appointed, where alfo was founded 
 a Cathedral Church of Canons, under the Rule of St. Auguftine. 
 
 The Knights bear for t heEnfign of their Order the Arms of St. George , viz. a 
 g CA. Men do pi a ;„ Red Crofs. Theirs Habit is white, they profefs h conjugal Chaftity,andObe- 
 il dience to their Mafter, and have the‘Emperors for their Protestors. 
 
 husji. 2.' 1 But there is mention made by k Fr. Mennenius (“from Bernardus Luceburgivs, m 
 I' f’S. 1 ;- his Book Be Ordinibus Militaribus) as alfo by 1 Alb. Mireeus , of an Order of Knights 
 
 quejlpAri. of St.George( which m Jof.Micheli calls Cavalier os de San Jorge en Alemania') erect - 
 
 l Origin. Ord. ec j by Maximilian the Emperor, upon the like defign with the former, he being 
 ■mTeforoIvtilir. greatly devoted to that Patron of all military Profeilors. 
 
 de Cavan. This Order was confirmed by n Pope Alexander the Sixth, under the fame Rule 
 ^nUtid f. 60.a anc ^ Profeflion as the other, having the Emperors alfo their Protestors, though it 
 o Mem. d elic. be not much extended. The Knights eleSt their Mafter from among themfelves, 
 and the Enfigns of the Order is a 0 Red Crofs, with a Crown of Gold on the 
 
 A.Mirxus.loco r> - D J . 
 
 tit. top Ot It. 
 
 Wc 
 
Sect. V. Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 We obferve elfewhere, that this Order runs under the Title oC t Crowned V(7«"rpu- 
 Knights , and is faid to have been inftituted among the t Auftrians, by the (aid Em- n '~ 
 
 peror Maximilian, anno 1494.in which refpeft the r Knights , after they have ferv- ‘ l ' ra “'' 1 ’ -373 
 ed their Prince for a year, do enjoy a peculiar right (which is transmitted to their 
 Heirs) of adorning their Shields and Helms with a Crown. 
 
 jf of.Micheli writeth, that this Emperor Maximilian joining in Battel with thefe 
 Knights againfl the Turfs, obtained a notable Viftory 5 and that the r 7 »r 4 rcon- fYconfefra- 
 feft, that a man on Horfeback (fuppofed to be St. George, Patron of this Order ) uan 105 Tur ‘ 
 put them into fo great fear, that they longed for the hour to flye and leave the SXVfolo 
 Field. aCavallo, 
 
 Idem Micheii 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. George at Rome. * 
 
 (3 7 -) 
 
 “ Alexander the Sixth, anno Dorn. 1498. Inftituted the Knights of St .George, 
 who wore a h Crofs of Gold, entowred with a circle of the fame made in the form m sKce- 
 
 of a Crown. bur t hwi,in lib. 
 
 But * Micheii faith, that the Order of St. George, which had the forefaid Crofs miiiiar.'^fte- 
 for Enlign afligned to it, was inftituted by Pope Paul the Third, at whofe death 
 it became extinct, and that the Knights of this Order dwelt at Ravenna, and were V; 
 obliged to fecure the Coniines of the Adriatic Sea from ryrats. But that the ‘- ■ ■ 
 Order, which Pope Alexander the Sixtli erefted, had for Enfign the Figure of St. 
 
 George hanging at a Collar. ° 
 
 Knights of Sr. Peter at Rome. 
 
 (38.) 
 
 c Pope Leo the Tenth, anno 1520. Inftituted this Order to fight againft the Turfs, c Pavitiy loco 
 
 and to guard and defend the Sea-Coafts. The number of thefe Kniehts at firft W’"'- 
 w ,od, nn 15 d Alph.Cumm. 
 
 Was 400. tnvit. Pont. I, 
 
 They wore the Image of St. Veter within an Oval of Gold, hanging at a Gold 2 /- 10 ?o- 
 Chain: This Order was'eonfirmed by Pa«/theThird. ° 
 
 i. Qusft. 2. 
 
 Knights of St. Paul at Rome. • 
 
 ( 39 ) 
 
 They were Inftituted by Pope ! Panl the Third, anno 1540. and while he fat fAMirausO- 
 in the Papal Chair (which was about ten years after) he made s 200 of thefe ri e-Ord.Eqatft, 
 Knights. f 'paili 1 u 
 
 The Enfgn of this Order is the Image of St. Paul, hanging at a Chain of Gold, /««« da a,- 
 
 monies, p,$041 
 
 The Order of Knights called Pios at Rome . 
 
 (40.) 
 
 In the year of our Lord h 1 560. Pope Pius the Fourth, erefted this Order, and h sumM v e . 
 gave to the Knights thereof the Title of Pios. He created of them at firft 375 . lic ■ 
 but they encreafed to the number of 535. 'Ciaconiut Mes them imperials, but they fell™. * 
 were more ufaally called Commenfales . vit.Pontif. 1.2. 
 
 k fof. Micheii Marquez, calls them Knights of the Golden spur in Italy, and not 
 getting any certain knowledge of the original of this Order, under that Title, * omat. 
 he is content to believe a Relation offome of the Roman Courtiers, who told* -74 ' 4- 
 him that it took beginning in the time of Conftantine the Great, and that the 
 Knights had their Title from the nature of their Office, which was to take off the 
 Emperors Spurs; they were alfo employed neer his Perfon, in the quality of a 
 Life-Guard. N This 
 
Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 Chap. II 
 
 snhfih This Pope endowed them very confiderably, and gave them 'precedence be¬ 
 fore the Knights of the Empire, and of Malta, becaufe they were his Courtiers, 
 and had the care and charge of carrying the Popes Chair on their Ihoulders, at 
 fuch times as he went abroad in publick. 
 
 Etwfl 017 / - 8 4. m f'idi, the Enftgn of this Order isthe Figure of St. Ambrofe , hanging at 
 
 nfrtira ml. a Chain ot Cold about their necks 5 but" Marquez, will have it a Crofs of Cloth of 
 ■le Cavil, to- Gold, of eight points, like that of Malta, and a little Spur linkt to the foot 
 " of it. 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. Stephen at Florence. 
 
 <4*0 
 
 ijScrpi 0 Am- This Order was founded in the year of our Lord 1551. by 3 Cofmo de Medicis, 
 ihrictiJn,. fecond Duke of Florence (created afterwards firft Great Duke of Tufiany') in b ho- 
 fMn.p.Hi. nor oil St. Stephen, Pope and Martyr (of that name theNinthJ Patron and Prote- 
 jTcai’atkr'f. ^ or °f t ' le City of Florence, to‘revive and continue the memory of that fortu- 
 9 2.b. nate Battel at Marciano , at which, overthrowing the alfertors of Liberty, helaid 
 
 Favin.Thcat. t h c foundation of his grandeur. This Battel was fought on thefixthof Augufi, 
 d H,m. 1.1. being the Feaft . day of thefaid St. Stephen. 
 
 Pope Tins the Fourth d approved and confirmed this Order, 
 under the Rule of ' St ' r.enedict (his Bull to that effeft, be- 
 ‘dJ»r<t iifOri. de Cavalier, s. Stef- ing dated at Rome the firft of February next following the 
 7 M el "t" F,rlla ' a l620 ' Inftitution) which was afterwards enlarged with many Pri- 
 
 viledges, by another Bull of the laid f Pope Pitts, as allb by 
 & s 2 - the Bulls of s sixf/w theFifth, and 1 * Pa«/the Fifth. 
 
 The Inftitution of thefe Knights much refembles thofe of 
 the Knights of Malta, and was erefted in* imitation of that 
 Order 5 they having the fame Priviledges granted unto 
 them. They vow'Chaftity, but conjugal (for they have li¬ 
 berty to marry ) Charity in relieving their neighbour and afflifted, and Obedi¬ 
 ence to the Commands of their Grand Mafter: which Dignity was veiled in the 
 Founder, .and defeends to his Succelfors, Great Dukes of Tufiany. 
 
 The principal Seat of this Order was fetled at Pifia, where the Founder k built 
 a Church and a Convent, defigning it for a Nurfery, to breed up perlons skilful 
 in Maritime Affairs; that City having a commodious Flaven for the Gallies, 
 wherein the Knights of this Order are to ferve, either in checking the Inrodes of 
 the Turkilh Pirats, or feting forth a Navy on any other Expedition, if occafion 
 require it. But fince, ithathbeen transferr’dto' Cofimopoli, in the Ifle of Ifoa; a 
 place where the Founder, it feems, defigned and intended it to have been firft: 
 mtnOrie. fetled ; for which A. Mirxus cites Omtphrius Panvinius. 
 
 “ r The Habit of this Order, is a long Mantle of IVhite Chamlet, beautified with 
 
 nCtuxrubra Red Trimming, and on the left part of the bread a "Crofs (like that of Mal- 
 aurco L "Sn° *0 °f R ed or Crivifim satin, bordered with Gold. This°Crofs is daily worn 
 Mend, de o'rd. by the Knights on their Cloaks, as alfo on their military Garments, and about 
 Mila Difj.t. their necks in a Ribbon on Feftival days. 
 
 Moreover this Orderf like that of MaltafionRRs of Knights,PrieJls, and Servants', 
 the tpriefls wear the Crofs of lied Taffaty without a border; ana the Servants the 
 Crofs of St. Anthony only. 
 
 The Statutes and Conftitutions were reformed by Ferdinand Great Duke of Tufi 
 cany. Son to the Founder, and approved in a Chapter of the Order, anno 1590. 
 and fince printed at Florence, anno 1628. 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. Maurice, and St. Lazarus in Savoy. 
 
 <4*0 
 
 Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, having at the Pollicitation of Emanuel Philibert 
 Duke of savoy, reftored and inftituted anew the Order of St. Lazarus , as alfo 
 
 the 
 
 f Pxg. 14. 
 
 g Pag. 44 * 
 h Pag. 62. 
 
 * Hifloire de Movfieur de Thou, loco cit. 
 i Scip, Ammirato , loco nuper relato. 
 
 k Memen. De ■ 
 lie. Equeft, 
 
 JM85. 
 
 1 Heylins Gof- 
 mogr.l 1.9.11$ 
 
 &U£fl. 2 .Self. 
 ip n. 44. 
 
 of Favin. in 
 pi U The at. 
 <P Honneur. 
 
 I. 8. c. 7. 
 
V. 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood, 
 
 
 the Order of St. Maurice, anno 1572. and conftituted this Duke Grand Majier of 
 both; (hortly after, by his Bull dated the 1 13. of November in the fame year, he rcmhamta 
 united the Order of St. Lazarus to that of St. Maurice, for their greater honor : 
 and thereby ordained, that this new Inftitution (hould be thenceforth called the Savoy, 1.6. p. 
 Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus. He alfo conftituted the laid Duke and his 
 Succeflors Dukes of Savoy, Grand Mafters thereof; and obliged them to furnifh t Pp.'e,“cmft"f. 
 out two Gallies, for the fervice of the Papal See, to be imployed againft 
 Pyrats. 
 
 Upon this Union (permilTion being given by the lad: mentioned Bull, to af- 
 fume a new Habit') the Knights of this Order had affigned them a t Gown of Crirn- t f ExreUiii- 
 fin Tabby, with wide fieeves, a long train, and edg'd about with White Tajfaty, 
 as alfo a Cordon, having a Taffel of White and Grce«,fixed to the Collar thereof. or’dH&cm" 
 
 The Badge of this Order is agreeable to the form engraved in the Plate fet be- wB " r - 
 fore this Chapter, to wit,the" Green Crofsol St .Lazarus, charged in the heart with 
 the White Crop of St.Maurice, which the Knights wear either in a Gold Chain or 
 Silk Ribbon, the Colour being at their own choice. This double Crofs was 
 granted to be the Enfign of this new Order , by another B Bull of the faid Pope Gre- w c "’- 
 gory , given at Rome the 15. of January 1573. p h "lg. *'°’ 
 
 In which year, to wit, in the Month oh* April, Duke Emanuel, in purfuanceof vFavin.l.s.c.6 
 this Union and new Foundation, affembled all the Knights, in the City of Nice; 
 where meeting, he was by them received and acknowledged for their Grand 
 Majier, and took the Oath, recorded by 1 Sant. Guichenon. y Lib.6.pyn). 
 
 Afterwards this Duke did erecf £ two fair Houfes or Con vents,for the Knights of z Guichenon. 
 this new Order to inhabit in, the one at Nice , and the other at Turin ; and with '' , 
 the Popes approbation, beftowed all the Lands and Revenues formerly belong¬ 
 ing to the Order of St. Lazarus (lying within his Territories) upon them. 
 
 So that at this day, both the Orders of St. Lazarus andSt. Maurice, being unit¬ 
 ed, reft under the Patronage of one Grand Majier, and chief of the Order, namely 
 the Duke of savoy, whofc title ufed in all Affairs, relating to this new inftituted 
 Order , isasfolloweth. 
 
 * Tot 1 us ReUgionis & Militice SanUorum Mauritii & Lazari, Betleem , Nazareth , * Kid. 
 Hierofolymitan. Ordinis Sancli Auguflini, Comjentuum, Hofpitalium, Domoritm,rr£- 
 ceptoriarum atq, piorum locorum omnium, citra & ultra Mare, cis & tnms Alpcr, 
 per univerfam Orbem , Hitmilis & Gencralk Magnus Magifter. 
 
 Knights of Loretto. 
 
 C 43 O 
 
 . *SixtusQuintus inftituted this Order,amio Dornfi 1 587.but w Jof.Micheli placeth tciarm. drvi:. 
 it in the year before; for which he eredted the Church of our Lady at Loretto 
 into a Cathedral and a BilhopsSee and gave the Knights for Enfign the Image 12 dr 
 or our Lady of Loretto, hung in a golden Chain. ffon.LB.ey. 
 
 The * (plendor of this Order continued but a while, yet is it not quite extin- 
 guifhed. r.Mrniidr 
 
 Ord.milit.Vifq. 
 
 The Order of Knights of the bleffed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. 
 
 C44-; 
 
 Though the Grand Mafterlhip of St. Lazarus, and the Commanderies thereun¬ 
 to belonging, lying within the Dominions of all Chriftian Princes, were con- 
 ferr d upon Emanuelphilebert Duke of Savoy, by Pope Gregory the Thirteenth ;8 : 
 fas hath been * before remembred) yet the Duke did not gain the inveftiture of ’/rnmlPcp. 
 the Commanderies lying in France , being oppofed by King Henry the Third; atfnnen.De//r. 
 whereupon "fome Knights of that Order , refilling to join with their Fellows, tin- wPcVnijn 
 i, Cr d e -° beJlence °‘ ™ e maintained themfelves in that Kingdom, until empnd. Butt. 
 
 the Reign of King Henry the Fourth; who being defirous to have a b new Order 
 
 N 2 of 
 
9 
 
 Chap. If. 
 
 Of the Religions Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 of Knighthood inftituted, under the Rule and denomination of the blejjed Virgin 
 Miry of Mount Carmel, applied himfelf to Pope Patti the Fifth for that purpofe. 
 
 C Hid. Hereupon the Pope (the c 7. of February 1608.) confirmed the fame, and pre¬ 
 
 ferred feveral things neceflary to the Inftitution, according to the mind of the 
 King, ordaining alfo Penfions to the Great Majler and Knights of this Order , 
 out of certain Ecclefiaftical Benefices, in feveral places, within the Kingdom of 
 France. 
 
 in 
 
 ar * vv [, l {}' this the J Commanderies and Hofpitals of St. Lazarus 5 lying 
 
 item Brier. An- Fra ice, were diipofed ofiikewile for the lupport of the Knights of this new 
 r.,i mundi,pun order, and the Knights of St. Lazarus that remained in that Kingdom, were 
 joined to thefe of the new Inftitution; thus they became acknowledged to be one 
 Body, under two Titles, which we find inlcribed round the Seal of their Order, 
 <5 Ulm F «- taz. Sigillum Ordinis & Militia beatte Maria Virginis de Monte Carmeli , & SanCH 
 r T vin.lUd. j n , ar j j n ytierufilem. 
 
 So that at this time,we find the Order of St. Lazarus to be divided between two 
 other Societies; namely the Order of St. Maurice in Savoy, and of St. Mary of 
 Mount Carmel in France- 
 
 This (WirconfiftsoPone hundred choice Gentlemen of France, and all ap- 
 j pointed to attend on the Kings perfon, upon every warlike Expedition. They 
 \u‘uk, pud. vow s Obedience and Chaftity, and profefs to fight againft the Enemies of the 
 h idem fnyin. Korn in Church. The Feaft of their Patronefs is annually celebrated on the h 1 6. 
 'apstzSell J"b'- Their firft Matter was Philibert Nercjiang, fometimesoneof the■ Knights 
 f. a. 46. of St. Lazarus, a valiant Gentleman,' and famous in all military Difcipline; for 
 which catife he was thought worthy to be prefer d to this Dignity, and according¬ 
 ly nominated by Ftenry the Fourth, in April 1608. The 3 o.oiO&obcr following 
 lie took the Oath as Great Majler, and of Fidelity to the French King, 
 k Facie, utfu- Jhe Badge of this Order is a Crofs of eight points, oF^Tamiey Velvet or Satin 
 fwnrap.iS. (but fome fay of a 1 Violet colour ) with a white Bordure, fewed on the left fide of 
 Mitsui p. 34. their Cloaks,and the Image of th eVirgin Mary of Mount Carmel, placed in the mid- 
 crux'vioteea die within a Rundle encompafled with beams or rays of Gold, all wrought in cu- 
 (irauicmntffi- rious Imbrodery: befides this,the wear about their necks,in a Tawny Silk 
 
 MwSdeMon- ^-'^bon, the like”’ Crofs of Gold, but the Image of the faid Virgin is enameled on 
 te Carmelo both fides. 
 
 '? ? at" n’a" The S, ‘ ,t " tcs °fdds Order are exhibited by ’'•at. Favin, and the 0 folemn Rites 
 
 h“oprtd. ma ufed at the inveftiture of thefe Knights , are much after the manner of thofe of 
 mr Facia, h- Malta. 
 n l co cit. 
 oMir£Hj,p.$$. 
 
 Knights of the Order of the mod glorious Virgin Mary of Rome. 
 
 (450 
 
 a Pdndr. f 'a- It was but of late years, viz.* i 6 i 3 .that three Brethren of spellaia Italy, name- 
 
 ' b Irbiat",t I}’ Pedro, John Baptilla, and Bernardo, fiirnamed Petrignanocs, invented this Order 
 ffmn.t.s.c.2. of Knighthood, to which was given the Rule of St. Francis d‘ Jjji/e, and whereof 
 the Pope and his Succeflors are Great Majlers. 
 
 b Paul the Fifth approved this Order, and gave thele Knights the Palace of St. 
 John de Later .me, for their Convent, the City and Port of Civita Vechia, to make 
 their Arfenal of Gallies; as alfo an Jfland adjacent to that Port, together with 
 the Government of his Gallies. 
 
 f The caufe of its Inftitution, was for the'exaltation of the Roman Church, 
 
 R Hid. and to repre (s the infolence of the Turks, roving on the Mediterranean sea. 
 
 *• In this Inftitution there are d three kinds of Knights,w ho are differenced by their 
 
 Habits: The firft are Knights Gentlemen who wear a Mantle of White double 
 
 Taff.ity, having great fleeves and a long train, the Cordons of white Silk., with 
 Knots and Tallels of White and Blue Silk. ; the (econd are Knights Gentlemen Priejls, 
 andbeneficed who wear the like Mantle, butfomething Ihorter; and both thefe 
 wear about their necks in a Blue Ribbon , a Crofs of Gold, enameled Blue: The 
 third are Knights chaplains , or Servants of Arms, and their Mantle is of White 
 
 Serge, 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of tlx Religious Orders of Knighthood. 
 
 93 
 
 Serge, with (trait long fleeves, reaching down to the ground, and Cordons of Blue 
 Silk; 
 
 All thele Degrees wear on the'left fide of their Mantles, the Crofs of the Or - er M 
 der, asis heredelcribed 5 to wit, of Blue Satin embrodered with Silver, and bor-* - 
 dered with Gold; in the middle is around Circle, wherein is thisMotto, In hoc 
 Signo vincarn, and within that is compofed a Cipher of the Letters M and S, 
 
 (the initial Letters of SanSa Maria. J crowned with a Chaplet of Flowers, 
 and Stars of Gold fct over the Chaplet; from the round Circle iffue twelve 
 rays, or beams of Silver, reprefenting the twelve Apoftles: the finifhings of 
 the Crofs are fMhioned like Flowers de Lis, and at the end of each Flower is a 
 Star, fct tofignifie the four Evangelifts. 
 
 The statutes and Rules of this Order are recorded by Andrew Favin 'm his thea¬ 
 ter of Honor. 
 
 TbeOrclerof the Annunciadea«r/ St. Michael the Arch-Angel, 
 or of the Chriftian Militia in Moravia. 
 
 (4 ■<■) 
 
 In the year of our Lord 1 ' 161 3 . Charles Gonzaga Duke of Mantua and Hovers, bJaf.MUIuli 
 together with Adolph Count of Altharn, his Brother, and John Raptijl Pctrig- Marques. en hi 
 nan sfortit, did contrive the Ittftkution of th's Order ; and to extend and am- 
 plifiethe fame, divided the World amongft them. For Duke Charles took the 71 .I.'mI/mi 
 North and Weft parts, his Brother the Eaftern part, and to the other was given °" e - 0,d ■ E ' 
 the South; where, in their own perfons they were bound to found Convents, and w 
 invert Knights: Andin profecutionofthis defign, we find, that Duke Charles be¬ 
 gan his Inftitution of this Order under the ■ Rule of St. Francis, in the Monaftery i Mirm.i m 
 of the Capuchins in Olmuntz, the Metropolis of Moravia , on k Saturday the 17. of 
 November, in the forefaid year ; and dedicated the fame to the honor of the blejfed d ' 
 
 Virgin, and St .Michael: But what the other two did in the Eaftern or Southern tXfq. 1. fa. 
 parts of the world, we have not heard. sta.jo.11.63. 
 
 Job. LuJo't-Cothofridm gives this Title to theOivfer, to wit fOrdo Fquitum Mi- Unboa.coJm. 
 litis: Chrifiatne. Philip Brietiusc alls it ri Conception is Ordo. An dr. Mendo," Mi- D-f.iS. 
 litia Virginis Annuntiat.c, and the Knights thereof are called by Jof. Micheli Mar- 'dipar?(!fm. 
 quez, 0 Cavalleros de la Anunciada, y fan Miguel Archangel en Mantua. 2.P.440. 
 
 This Order was afterwards (viz. the * 8. of March 1619.) received at Vienna , f t £ “ 10 “P tr 
 by many Princes of divers Countries, whofe names, together with the Statutes ot oiefmmt.de 
 the Order, are fet down by the faid Gothofridus, in the r work above cited. It ;*■ 
 
 Was approved by Pope spaul the Fifth, andthe'd. of February 1624. it received parf'p.faq. 
 confirmation from Pope Urban the Eighth. , p/.i4.j.p.i S , 
 
 From the preamble of the Statutes of this Order, itappears, that ithadforits qTef.’mil.hc 
 Balts, the r two chief Precepts of the Divine Law, to wit, to love God with our sit. 
 w hole hearts, and with all our fouls, and our Neighbour as our felves; and the 
 end of itsInftitution,wastoeftablifh Peace and Concord between Chriftian Prin- f Art. i.‘ ' 
 ces and their Subjefts, to releafe Captives, and to deliver the opprefled out of 
 the hands of the Infidels. 
 
 - The' Habit affigned to the Knights was white ; upon which they wore a long t j n . , f . 
 White Mantle, and over that a fhorter of Blue Silk, their Bulkins were of Blue, 
 and their Caps of Black Silk. 
 
 They bore 11 two Croffes for the Enfign of this Order, the one of Gold of eight a Art.is. 
 points cnamel'd Blue,on the one fide thereof was the Figure of the blejfed Virgin , 
 bearing our Saviour mher arms, and on the other the Portrai&ureof St. Michael, 
 treadingtheDragonundcrhisFeet: This they wore about their necks inaBlue 
 Ribbon. 
 
 The other w Crofs was made of Blue Silk and Gold, in the middle whereof was ntbid. 
 the Image of the blejfed r/>gzff,furrounded with rays of the Sun,holding chrift in 
 her left arm, and a Scepter in her right hand, crowned with 12 Stars, aCrefcent 
 
 placed 
 
94 
 
 Of the Orders abfolately Military, 
 
 Chap. III. 
 
 placed under her feet; all which were encompafied with the Cord of Sc. Francis 
 and the four angles of the Crofs, call: forth four golden flames. This Grofs was 
 embrodered on the left fide of their white Mantles. 
 
 Touching the 11 great Collar of this Order,it was compofed of fifteen Cords of St. 
 Francis, joined together with as many Stars; at thelowerpart whereof hung, at 
 three Chainets,the golden Croft above defcribed. 
 
 'dl'cav"!!"' But it: feems > that in the hei g ht and g ,or y of this Order, there grew fome r difle- 
 /. 71. t. fence between the Founders, infomuch that in a (hort time it became ruined 
 thereby; as if that notable Comet, which appeared within four days after it was 
 inftituted, {hewed its fudden fplendor and decay: which occafioned Brietius to 
 z Lm fapra- fay of it, 1 That the Mahumetans, for mhofe definition it mas inftituted, heard only 
 the name and report of. it. 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 A 
 
 BRIEF ACCOUNT 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 The Order of Knights of the Round Table. 
 
 C>0 
 
 Aving thus given fome account of the Religious Orders of Knight¬ 
 hood, that is, of fuch whole Knights live under an Ecclefiaftick 
 Rule, and according to lome Religious Profeflion or folemn Vows; 
 we fhall next proceed to thole that are accounted purely and com- 
 ’ pletely Military, among which that of the Knights of the Round 
 
 Table may (for its Antiquity) challenge the firft place. 
 
 And though we are not ignorant that the ftory of this Orders Inftitution (as al- 
 fo its Founders famous Exploits beyond Sea) is lookt upon as the iffue of uncertain 
 
 Tradition j 
 
The 
 
 Several I ENSIGNES of the 
 ORDERS ahfoluteiy 
 
 MILITARY, 
 
 mentioned m fhe third 
 
 clidpfer. 
 
 Kjugtits of the* RoiuidTiijIf 
 
 Oa of Nava rr 
 
 1 n.e iSVord xn Cvproa, 
 
 De la Banda in Caa til 
 
 De 
 
 m Venice, 
 
 17 
 
 -Dov°e m Castile 
 
 Aigorun t es of S' Nirkola. 
 
 f> ic^. 18 
 
 S .Michaell in France 
 
 S' Hubert in GuLick. 
 
 Elephant m Den mar he 
 
. E C T. 
 
 I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 95 
 
 Tradition ; yet confidering, that not only the 3 Britijb Hijlories , but fome of our 3 Ge, f- Mm- 
 b Englijk defend it, and many as well c Poets, as d Historians make mention thereof, “ ™ e i m i 
 we judge it may deferve room among the Military Orders. fcrtia Arturi, 
 
 The Founder of this mod ancient Order, was e Arthur King of Britain, Crown- 
 ed in the year of our Lord 516. at the age of f 15 years, concerning whom, c n.,rj, r . e . 
 though fome with unbounded fancies have ftrained too far, in fetting down his RsbcrtajGhmc. 
 famous aftions, infomuch, as that what really is true of him can hardly be known; daily £ ‘‘ *" 
 yet all allow him to have been a ftout and fuccelsful Martialift, of incredible Ctmbdm. 
 courage and gallantry, the raoft famous and renowned of all the Britijh Kings, ^ritmros, 
 and as S William of APalmsbury judges, right worthy to have been celebrated by true militaris difci- 
 Story, notfalfe Talcs 5 feeing it was he that long upheld his de- bicu|aris Menfje fundator . in 
 
 clining Country, and even injpired martial courage into his chron. Angl. Regum.p.44. vide Prifeum Hi- 
 Country-men , having; overcome the Saxons in 11 twelve feve- ftor.Bnt.Defenfio^dtt.Lond.i^^.p.ti^. 
 
 , . , , r, . & Segar, Honor Mtlit.fy Civil. 1 . 2.c.$. 
 
 ral pitch Cl Battels. ^ (Math.lVeJlminJl.p.i%$.Edit.Lond.i$'jo, 
 
 I have by me an old Chronicle in Mamfcript, Entituled s Vrprfiii rep. Anghr. i.t.p.4. 
 
 Brute, or the Chronicles of England, beginning at Brute , and 
 
 ending the (ixth year of King Henry the Fifth, wherein it is Polymniam. 1. 5. c. 6. 
 
 noted, That after King 'Arthur had conquered divers Coun- 'Cap. 06. 
 
 tries, he lived in fo great renown, that many worthy Knights came from all 
 
 parts to his Court, as to a Seminary of military Dilcipline, to give evidence of 
 
 their valour, in the exercife of Arms. 
 
 This gave him occafion to feleft out of thefe, and his own Subjefts, a certain 
 number ("fome fay k 24.J of the rnoft valiant Knights, whom (himfelf being ky s /. luhheli 
 chief) he united into a Fellowfhip or Order; and to avoid controverlie about Mfi*'*. ™Tc- 
 priority of place, when they met together atmeat, he caufed a Pvound Table to cuvaa'f\i‘b 
 be made, whereat none could be thought to fit higher or lower than another; and fan Boijjiail 
 thence they were called, Knights of the Round Table. 
 
 At the upper end of the great Hall in IVinchejler Cattle, I remember to have feen 
 a large Round Table hang againft the wall, called King Arthurs Round Table, 
 and affirmed by theInhabitants("who had taken tip the report upon vulgar Tradi¬ 
 tion) to have been as ancient as that Kings time; but it carried no very great (how 
 of antiquity to a judicious eye; however it feemed to have been fetup, either 
 in the room of one more ancient, or elfe by fome who were perfwaded, there 
 was once fuch an Order ob Knights, which had been denominated thence. This 
 old Monument was broken to pieces ("being before half ruined through agej by 
 the Parliaments Soldiers, in the beginning of the late unhappy War, becaufo 
 looked upon as a relique of Superffition (as were thofelittle gilded Coffers with 
 Infcriptions,that did preferve the bones of fome of the * Saxon Kings and Bilhops, * Camli Brit. 
 depofited by Bilhop Fox in the top of the Walls on both fides the upper part of iuBmui.t. 19* 
 the Quire of the Cathedral Church of that City) though guilty of nothing but 
 the crime of reverend Antiquity. 
 
 Into this noble Society of Knights, were admitted not only 1 Britains, but alfo I EnderUa 
 Strangers of other Nations, who out of a defire of glory, came over hither, to Cambria Tri- 
 make proof of their fufficiency in the exercife of Arms with the Britifi Knights ; * y.’™/."* 
 and the general qualifications for Eleftion were, that they fbould be perfons of 
 Nobility and Dignity, renowned for Virtue and Valour, and admirably well 
 skill’d in the knowledge and life of Arms. 
 
 The place where the Founder firftlnftituted this Order, faith Sir John Froifird, 
 was at * Windfor, and thofe other of note where he and his Knights ufually affein- * fff l ' , ‘ 
 blc-d, were m Car Icon in Monmouthfliire, Winchejler and Camelot in Somerftfiire ; m LeUnd.Af- 
 and the time of the year for their meeting was Whitfontidc. f rm 
 
 The Articles of their profeffion are fet down by “Sir William Segar, which are mteiapmPc- 
 in number twelve; and if any be defirous to read the Names of the firft twenty 
 four Knights,he fhall not only have them from Monfieur BoiJJeau in his° Promptuaire @ civil. 1.2. 
 Armorial, but of 129 more of this Order, elefted in foven following Chapters; c -j>- 
 nay more then that, the formal blazon of all their Arms.- but thefe particulars 
 may be juftly ranked with what is fabulous in King Arthurs ftory. ieUJmwrt. 
 
 We read not of any Badge peculiarly affigned to thefe Knights, though * Jof 
 
 Michelt, jj.i, 
 
96 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 Chap. Ill 
 
 Michcli, in allufion to their Title, takes upon him to give the Figure of a Round 
 TMe, furniflied with Cloth, Bread, Salt, Knives, Bottle and Eowl, but we have 
 not authority enough to follow him : However it gives usoccafion here to ac¬ 
 quaint our Reader, that King Arthur himfelf is reported to bear a shild called 
 H rric,ne ": whereon was painted the Image of the blejjccl Virgin ; his Sword and 
 I ounce alfo, were not without their names, for the one it feems was called Cali- 
 • minft. j>. 186. bur//, the other Irone or Rone . 
 
 FthmOnm. It , s not re membred by any, that this Order furvived its Founder , but rather 
 v Ohmic, of that it extinguilhed at his deaths for it is related thatr moll of thofe Knights, 
 88 whom he had drawn from feveral Countries, and advanced to a Companionfhip 
 
 with himfelf, bore him company in death, and perilhed in that fatal Battel of 
 
 ‘LrnmJt "' Ka,Mj, 'o or Cambula (now iCantelsford) in Cornwall where though he killed 
 
 .. Mordred his Enemy upon the place, yet, being forely wounded, he furvived him 
 
 r Malmrib.sn. but a fliort time, and dyed inthe year of our Lord ■ 542. 
 
 'dlfuAiathl"' ,l may add fome reputation to King Arthurs Round Table, if we here note, 
 
 I Veflminji. ’ ’ ’ ’ ~ 
 
 192. for Speech Chron.l.’j C.12./.234. 
 
 Anno 542 Inclytus Arthurus obiit & fe- 
 p'.ilcus in Infula Avalonia, in Domino re- 
 quiefeit. Malrnesb. anliq. Glaflon. 
 
 f Haftiludium quod vulgariter Tornea- 
 mentum dicicur, fed potius Ludus milica- 
 ris, qui Menfa rotunda dicitur. Math, 
 
 Parif. p. 846. 
 
 that the like Round Table, grew into great eftimation and 
 requeft, fhortly after the Norman Conquest, and continued 
 long vvith us; being ordinarily fet up at the grand martial 
 Exercifes., called f Hajiiludes,Tilts 3 or Turneaments, permitted 
 by King Stephen, and much encouraged by King c Richard 
 the Fir(t(for the delight of men inclined to military aftions 3 
 t Ex lib. Rubro in Scaccar. fol. 122. b. fo increale of their skill in the management of Arms)and for 
 
 exKtgiftio Pritrat. it Dmfiafh, /.8. a. the fame end and purpofe,as King ^r/Wmadeufeof it ; no 
 v, it Lamb. Ptramb.f. 448. lefs t h an j n memor j a ] anc ] remembrance, that he had ere&ed 
 
 an Order of Knighthood denominated therefrom : thofe times being throughly 
 perfwaded of the truth of that ftory. 
 
 15 ‘milta'’ ®"^ es 5 ,c ' s recorded, that" Roger Mortimer Earl of March, held the celebra- 
 ■ tion of the Round Table ( conlifting of an hundred Knights, and as many Ladies ) 
 
 with Tilting and Turneaments, at Kenelworth Cajile in Warwickshire, anno y.E.I. 
 W Ut Arum and that King Edward the Third having defigned to w reftore the Honor of the 
 Sct.Tni- Round Tabic, held a Julie at Windfor, in the «18. y ear of his Reign (but there is 
 ctn. Lupani it an old Manufript Chronicle that hath thefe words, King Edward in his * nineteenth 
 year frji began his Round Table, and ordain’d the day annually to be kept there at 
 x TI10 \Valfm e . IVhitfonti dc'y and this meeting in truth occafioned the Foundation ofthemoft noble 
 f.b ,01,1544. Order of the Garter, as (hall be noted by and by. 
 
 But it was thought fit fometimes, and upon divers accounts, to forbid theft 
 kind of Aflemblies, upon very great penalties; as in particular r anno i 6 .H.%. 
 at Shrewsbury, when the King went to meet Llewalyn Prince of tVales (called in 
 the Record Prince of Aberfram and Snowden ) and afterwards at Walden , in the 
 Ifmm iVnf. * >’ ear of the faid Kings Reign, and at many other times. 
 
 * Cap. 226. 
 
 y Rot. Pat.de 
 eodem an,m.$. 
 
 The Order of the Oak in Navarre. 
 
 O) 
 
 b 'Mmlf’h The J Kingdom of Navarre being oppreft by the Moors, the Inhabitants were 
 cl Ttforlwili", forced to feek deliverance by Arms, to which end, though they had raifed a 
 it c™* 11 , great Army, yet were they deftitute of an experienced Commander; at length, 
 /rt'r.BAnjua, ^ on C ,rc ' a Xi/uenes, of the blood of the Gothes, who had formerly retired from 
 h Rtium Ara- the world, to a folitary and religious life, was perfwaded to relinquilh the fame, 
 eon. Stric. an( ] take upon him the Command of the Army. 
 
 As he was marching out of the City to encounter the Moors (in the year of 
 our Lord >>722.) there appeared to him from the top of an Oak. , the fign of the 
 Holy Croft, adored by an infinite number of Angels. Proceeding on, he gave 
 battel to the Moors, and having gained a remarkable Victory, the people 
 elefted him their King; and upon this occafion he became the firft King of that 
 Country. 
 
 Some few days after, in thankfulnels to God for this great Victory, he c inlti- 
 
 tuted 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 97 
 
 tuted this Order , inverting therewith even all the Nobles of his Kingdom; ' 
 whom he obliged to defend the Chriftian Faith; and acknowledge Obedience 
 to his SuccefTors Kings of Navarre. 
 
 He ordained the Habit of the Order to be White, and the Enflgn thereof a dTelrcra fuit 
 * plain Red Crofs , fet on the top of a green Oalg (which gave the Title) after bo", & a,pra 
 the fame manner as it appeared to him : but time hath darkned this Order, noton- cam crux ru- 
 ly in its heroick addons, but laudable Foundation, fince we find no further me- ^s" d“ 
 
 morial of it. 
 
 Montefa. 3 /en- 
 do Djfq. i. 
 4./1.94. 
 
 The Order of the Genn ct in France. 
 
 ( 3) 
 
 To'preferve the memory of that famous Battel fought neer Tours, annochrijli eJFav ;„. 
 726. (or as Mennenius margins it, abouttheyear 738.) where 385000 Saracens ri Vnm.t 
 and Moors, together with their General Abdiramo , fell by the conquering Sword R° nn f3‘ c .t. 
 of Charles Martel ; and to reward thofewho had behaved themfelves valiantly in 
 that adion; the laid Charles inftituted an Order of Knighthood , under the Title of 
 the Gennet. The great f number of rich Gennet Furs (anciently efteemed among 
 them the moft excellent, though fince the Ermine hath gained a better value) as 
 alfo of the Creatures themfelves alive, taken among the Spoils of that Vidory; 
 giving him occafion to beftow that name upon his newereftedOrr/er. 
 
 Buts others, not improperly, impute thereafon of this appellation to a kind of g atrawn. dc- 
 neat fhap’d Horfes ; of which not unlikely, a great part of the Founders Cavalr v lk - EqHe l k 
 might confift. f 
 
 The Knights, faith Favin, were h fixteen, whofe Collars were made of three hloadt. 
 Chains of Gold, interwoven or linked with Red Rofes, at the end of which Col¬ 
 lar hung a Gennet of Gold, Black and Red; fitting on a flowry [bank, all en- 
 amell’d with variety of Colour and Art. 
 
 And in further honor of this Jnftitution, the Founder not only’'renewed thenfe i sh/uemen. 
 of Gold Rings (fo peculiar of old, to the Eqnejlrian Order among the Romans J t- 6 l- 
 but caufed them, and all other Ornaments of this Order, to be engraven and 
 wrought with the Effigies of a Gennet. 
 
 This is accounted by k Favin, the firft Order of Knighthood among the klxc r „ pr4 
 French ; which is to be underftood of a diftinft Order, acknowledged by a par- «>." 1 * 
 
 ticular and peculiar Title; and continued in glory, until the inftitution of the Or¬ 
 der of the star , (> fome fay but till the Reign of St. Lewis') after Vhich time it 1 Gmf,U Ar- 
 was laid afide. cbmt.Cofmica. 
 
 But though Favin be thus particular, as to the Inftitution of this Order , M^ccfimp 
 and the occafion thereof, the exaft number of Knights, and efpecially inaffigning ti.p.204. ‘ 
 a Collar, with the Enfign hanging at it, futable to the mode of "later mScevol. & 
 times; yet fome other of his m Countrymen, wanting the affurance and authority Lm " de faintle 
 of ancient Writers to back them, are not confident enough to perfwade the mffor?Ge"nt- 
 
 world, thatthere was ever any fuch. 
 
 log.de la Mai- 
 fon de France, 
 Tom,i.c.i$. 
 p.$8. 
 
 The Order cf the Crown Royal among the Frvzons. 
 
 C4J> 
 
 The erection of this Order is referred to Charles the Great, Son of King Pepin, 
 intheyear ol ChriU » 802. (which morefullyappearsinhispragmaticalSandion, oFminm 
 then dated at the Lateran Palace in Rome) and inftituted out of a defign to” honor 
 and reward thole among the Frizons, who had behaved themfelves valiantly in And. Minin it 
 his Armies, againft the Sefnes or ancient Saxons ; or as p others fay, againft the 
 Lombards, in fubduing that Kingdom, and to ftir up and encourage others to emu- i.seff.s. 
 
 lotti friPtf tnvf-UQ 0 n Tiftrn ulf.v 
 
 p Teforo mili;. 
 
 o 
 
Chap. III. 
 
 pg Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 <i f avin.lic. This Order was fo called, s from the Enfign appointed to the fame, namely an Im- 
 
 . perial Crown, embroidered with Gold, which the Knights ufed to wear upon the 
 breads of their Habit : and to perpetuate this Militia, he ordained, that the 
 Governor of that Country (whom they then called PoteJl.it') (hould confer the 
 fame upon fuch as had followed the Armies of F ranee, as well in Italy as Germa-- 
 ny, for five years together at their own expence; by which means the Emperor 
 was ferved at a left charge. 
 
 The Knights were inveded with the Military Belt, and a box on the Ear ; of 
 t Silt. IX. which we have fpoken in the r fird Chapter. 
 
 The Order of the Dog and Cock in France. 
 
 (5-) 
 
 The Inditution of this Order of the Dog and Cock, isgenerally attributed to the 
 f .tftnwn.Dr- Family of r Montmorency in France, and it is more particularly affirmed by Rober- 
 f,id!nil If tut Ctenalis, to have been erefted by the fird Chridian of that Family, called 
 //Msr.f.554- Protochriilianus &■ Archibaro, which caufeth usto bring in this Order here, neer 
 to the Age he lived in; but to (ay truth, as to the Inditution it felf, or to the 
 time thereof, there is not any more certain, or more (atisfaftory account, than 
 t Him Mint. thatancientlythisFamily carried a *Dog (theEmbleme of fidelity and (incerity) 
 u BU.f-5?- upon their Helmet for aCred; and that “Peter Montmorency was a Knight of the 
 Order of the Cock, which Bird was called by the Ancients the Bird of Mart. 
 
 But (ome make two didimd Orders of this, and after that of the Dog, they 
 viTtaJof. Mi- anotherOrder, ■viz,, of the" Cock., was al Co Indituted, whofe Collar hadthe 
 mikjccavh. Comb of a Cock pendent thereat, the Motto being vigiles ; howbeit after- 
 /. 89. t is a. W ards, both thefe Orders came to be united, and hereupon the Enfign was then, 
 nifcifh'u the Effigies both of a Dog and Cock, joined together. 
 
 £.2.Stfl.31. * Mortens relates, that Burchard Montmorency, appeared at the Court of Philip 
 the Fird, King of France, attended with many Knights , and all of them (like him- 
 nms felf) adorned with Collars of Gold, compofed of Stag-heads , whereat hung the 
 Figure of a Dog: whence we may prefume, that it had fome relation to the more 
 ancient Order, of which this was the Badge or Enfign. 
 
 The Order of the Thiftle in Scotland. 
 
 O) 
 
 , crux in John Lejley Bilhopof Rofs, reports that a bright 3 Crop appeared from Heaven, 
 quam divus j n f ;l jhlon of that whereon St. Andrew differed Martyrdom, to Hnngut King of 
 latus mortem the rids (blit b Favin faith to the Scots, whom Achaius King of Scotland fent to 
 oppetivit, in his. affidance) the night preceding the Battel with Atheljian King of England, 
 quaficoYorl. (or rather of c Denmark., to whom King Alured had given the Kingdom of 
 bus effcSa, Northumberland) over whom Hungits prevailing, d bore the Figure of that Crols at 
 all times after in his Enfigns and Banners: and from this 
 time and occafion hath the like bearing thereof been religi- 
 oufly obferved by all fucceeding Kings of Scotland. 
 
 Hence alfo it is believed (faith c Menneniut) that the 
 Equedrian Order of St. Andrew, vulgarly called of the 
 Thiftle, took beginning. To this agrees the relation which 
 I received from Sir Charles Areskin, now Lyon, King of Arms 
 in Scotland , through the favour of the Right Honorable 
 the Earl of Lauderdail, who adds, that after this Victory ob¬ 
 tained, which was as he faith, anno 819. (but according to 
 f George Buchanan, Achaius dyed 9 years before) “King 
 “ Hungiut and Achaius!) Confederates againft Atheljian)we nt 
 
 “ in 
 
 quam primura 
 
 omnibus apparuir. De rebus Gefiis Scotor. 
 l.$p.iT7-Edit,Romte t Mimi$ , ]8. 4 0 . 
 b The at. cC Honneur , /.5.C. 3. 
 c G. Buchanan.Rerum Scot.l.$.c.$6. 
 d Atq; ut cantx viftorise memoria nulla 
 unquam vccuftatcdclc3tur, effigiem Cru- 
 cis (cui D. Andreas affixus eft) in armis & 
 infignibusefformatam, cum Hoftibuscon- 
 greflurus, Temper poftea geftabat, id quod 
 Scoti omnes in memoriam viftoria? a Pi- 
 ftisdivi Andrea auxilio reportatai, etiam- 
 num religiofiffime obfervanc. Lefleus in 
 loco fupra cit. 
 
 c In Delic. Equejl. p.i 4 6. 
 
 Hcyl. Cofmtgr. 1,i.p.$o6. 
 f Vbi fupra . 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolntely Military. 
 
 99 
 
 “in folemn Proceffion bare-footed, to the Kirk of St. Andre m to thank r, A j 
 “ his Apoftle for their Viftory promifing that they and their Poftcrfty in time 
 . com, ng would ever ufe ,n their Enftgns the CroftofSt. A, dr err, whensoever 
 
 they undertook any war ,ke Expedition; which cufrom not only remaned 
 among the P, 3 s, but isflill among the Scots to this day : And both thefe 
 
 . ::£ r o“r Proceffio ^ prefend ^ ftit - d - V 
 
 But s Andr. Favin reporteth the occahon to be otherwife, to wit thatir 
 Adnuus King of Scotland, havmgmade that famous League otfenfive and defen h ' n ' M - d ’ 
 live, with Charier,min King of France, towards all and againft all other Pri f 
 
 r,o P ™r„ r ,i,«„ m „ r) -„ fwh i Ch . ;ilia „ cl ., opofcrl 
 
 ed before by King Fergus .became then enclofed w.th a * Trefire of Fliers dells') 
 he found himfelf thereby foftrong and mighty, that he took" for device the 4fc- 
 Jile and the Ejse, which he compofed into a' Collar of his Order, and for his Motto 
 Four ma defence: giving intimation thereby, that he feared not the powers of 
 Foreign Princes, feeing he leaned on the fuccour and alliance of the French 
 And though hence maydiemferr’d, that thefe two Plants, were theunitedSvm- 
 bols, but of one Order of Knighthood, yet doth » Mennenius divide them mto 
 two making one, whofe chief Badge was the Thiftlcfw hence the Knhhts were fo ** 
 ftiledjand the Motto,Nezva me impunetacejjit : ^nd another vulgarly cal led" Sertum n rW^.147.' 
 **?> “ the ?* rUn i of «*% wh ? fe Collar was compofed of two Branches or 
 Sprigs thereof, or elfe many of its leaves: Nevertheleft, that at both thefe Col 
 ars hung one and the fame Jewel to wit, the Figure of • St. Andretr Patronof P- 
 that Kingdom, bearing before him the Crofs of his Martyrdom ° n r ,roc ™° gens 
 
 But there are feme (faith the fame *’ Author) who refer the Inftitution of the 
 Or^rof the Thilk, to later tunes, (albeit the rhiSlle 1 from the Reign of Achai 
 ns, had been acknowledged for the Badge and Symbol of the Kingdom of scot- ?{ ZrZ 
 land, m like manner as the Rofewss of England, the Lilly of France, the ron/e- r *■*"• 
 granate otspain, &c.) to Wit, ,n the Reign of r Charles the Seventh of France- 
 when as the. League of amity was renewed between thofe two Kingdoms and 
 efpecally for the fuccour and aid which France then received from L/W it 
 being in a time of fo extraordinary diftrefs: and, Lift of all, others place the 
 Foundation yet later, viz,, in the year of our Lord 1 1 c 00 s place the 
 
 I have done with what can be faid as to the Foundation of this Order and the 0r, «'' 
 de” k felf!° f 5 3nd n ° WPafS ° n t0f ° me °* er P articulars = relating to ‘the Or- P ' 7 
 
 cL he f ,^' cfan ^ P™ ci P aI En k» of this Order is a Gold Collar, compofed 
 o Thistles, interlink d with anulets of Gold, and pendant thereunto the Image of 
 St . Andrew with his Crofs, and this Epigraph, Nemo me imfune lacejft: the Figure 
 
 The t time of this Societies meeting, was heretofore very religioufly obferved u 
 
 Church ofX f UP ° n /^ Fe f d ‘7 ° fSt ‘ ^nnhe Apoftle annually, ir^ the "■ 
 
 Church of the Town dedicated to his name, and inteftimony of the hWh efteem v 
 
 a folm Ve t rCn r e E the / b a re u Unt ° h l m “ thdr tituIar ^ Matron : During the 
 
 A , P °j tbe bea /^ the Knights of this Order were habited in rich and coftlv 
 
 fn P w P azie a trr thelr h P f “ *** havi ”g «> 2 
 
 an azure Bundle, on which was embroidered St. Andrews Crofs, environed in 
 
 Center with a Crown compofed of Flowers de Lis, Or. J 
 
 where\t hVne arfoL a n d f C r n ir n Enfig , n ’ K ” ighU ufed a 
 whereat hung a Lhislle of Gold, crowned with an Imperial Crown within a 
 
 Son we^iecaufedTy ° the /° re r faid 5 but for more fatisfa- 
 
 ttion we have caufed the Figures of thefe two to be here exacftly reprefented 
 
 from the draughts of them fent me from the before-mentioned Sir Charles Are - 
 
 * Ex Tt~ 
 
 \ latione . 
 
 ( mf.Car; 
 f AresJiin 
 mil. 
 
As to the number of the Knights, there is nothing remembred by any Author 
 we ha ve feen, but herein I was fupplyed by the Right Honorable the Earl of Lau¬ 
 derdale, who allured me he had met with (among his readings) from good autho¬ 
 rity, a memorial, that this Order confifted of 13 Knights, in allufion to the number 
 of our bleffed Saviour^ and his twelve Apoftles. 
 
 The Order of Knights of our Lady of the Star in France. 
 
 ■ ( 7 -) 
 
 The Inftitution of this Order is by Andrew Favin derived from* Robert King 
 of France, furnamed the Devout, who, to manifeft his particular devotion to 
 the bleffed virgin Mary, and in her honor, gave Being thereunto, in the b Month 
 of Augufi, Anno Domini 1022. 
 
 The Knights were in number'thirty, comprehending the King of France, the 
 Chief or Soveraign; they had appointed for their Habit , d Mantles of white Da¬ 
 masks their Mantlets and Lining, were of light Carnation Damask, their Sur- 
 coatsofthefame, and on their Mantles, as alfo on their Surcoats, to wit, upon 
 the left fide of the breaft, was embroidered a star , wrought in pure Gold, with 
 five rays or pointed beams. 
 
 The great Collar ('faith he) was formed of three round Chains of Gold, much 
 like that of the Order of the Gennet, and united at little diftances, with en¬ 
 amelled Rofes, interchangeably White and Red, at the end whereof hung theFi- 
 j 1 f G ’/ e gure of a star. The r Ceremonies of the Order began on the day of the Nativi¬ 
 
 ty afei/hn’ it ty of the bleffed Virgin Mary, Patronefs thereof, in the year before-mentioned. 
 rranc'Tm.1. j n t h e s Reign of Philip de Valois, this Order began to be intermitted by reafon 
 &%! 5 of the Wars, neverthelefs it was reftored by King John his Son, the eighth of Sep- 
 
 k Delic.EqneJl. f em y er ^ anno 1356. 
 
 fi/mmiBut albeit Favin hath thus formally fet down the Inftitution of this Order, and 
 Je cavail, a ffig n ’d it to King Robert, adding moreover Habit, Collar, and other fpecious 
 m "sMmhtdc circumftances thereunto, yetthe 1 * SanBe Marlhe’s (his Countrymen) arenotper- 
 ta Maifn.de fwaded of the truth thereof, but ingenioufly acknowledge, that there is not any 
 thin g of it mentioned by their ancient Writers, and coming to fpeak of the Order 
 rja.m/cm- in particular, ' they refer its firft Inftitution (not renovation) fo ,do k Menncnius, 
 ’ntmar de i an( ] others) to King John Son of Vhilip de Valois, in the Month of 
 
 ", lBi/cuius October, anno 1352.in commemoration of that Star which directed the Wifemen, 
 nunc tamiim vvhocame from far, to adore the Saviour of theWorld at his Nativity; the m Fi- 
 ru'm°veft!g'a gure whereof crowned, King John caufed to be embroidered on the Mantle or 
 apparent. upper Garment of the Order, as alio this Motto, MonJlrant Re gibus Ajlra viant. 
 ,7'M U J‘fi?a, The Scat of this Order (thusinftituted by King John ) and where the firft Cere- 
 
 Framf monies were kept, was in the noble and ancient Houfe of “St. Owen, called de 
 oTrefor d” clichy, neer St.Dewy/ in France ; and by an ancient “deed of Exchange of Lands, 
 France tii. cm. fituate in the Earldom of Alamon, in lieu of the Houfe of St. Omen (made by 
 ns- Bea«- King John to the Countefs of Alamon, and dated at St. Cler de Gomets the 6. day 
 pwiituteur of June 1356.) is the King called p Inflitutor of the military Fraternity of the Star ; 
 de la congre- which fufficiently contradicts the fair-fpun relation of Favin , who beftows the 
 tairedcT' e" honor of Foundation upon King Robert, as before hath been faid. Towhich 
 
 fisilc. ‘ ' we 
 
 1 (Tbtat. d' 
 b ) Htmneur. 
 
 SC*"* 
 
 Uco 
 
 gl 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 101 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 we may add, that the day afligned by Favin for holding the Chapter of Eleftion 
 
 of thefirft Knights, to wit, the eighth of September 1356. and at Clichy aforefaid, 
 
 was (in all probability) too neer the day of the Battel of Poitiers, (that being 
 
 but eleven days after) and King John not only then at a great diftance from 
 
 Clichy , but on a * hafty March to engage the Blacb Prince, and confcquently too * Fnif. cbm 
 
 little at leifure to enter upon the Formalities of fuchan Inftitution. 
 
 This Order was of no long continuance, for being much a violated and ditho- jtf 
 noured (during, the confufion of the Civil and Foreign War) by the admiffion 
 into it of mean and undeferving perfons; it gave a fair occalion to King Charles the Genulsg. fct 
 Seventh to take off the pretence of honor fuppofed in it, and to extinguilh it. sdd. 'n.lf 
 
 Whereupon, in the year ' 1455. he contrived the holding of a Chapter, for 
 giving away that Enfign thereof, which himfelf wore, to the Chevalier duGnet, 
 
 Captain of the Night-watch in Paris, after whofe example the Princes and Lords 
 left the Order, thus dtfgraced, to the faid Captain, and never after wore it. 
 
 This Story as to the time, though not the manner, doth 1 Favin contradict, and r Thtat.i'Km. 
 renders his reafonsfor it: howbeit, upon what occafion (oever.the Order became t. 
 relinquiflied or difmift,certain it is,that * upon (if not fome timebefore)the Foun- 
 dation of the Order of St. Michael, it grew out of requeft; as did that of the ^.ubififra. 
 Gennet upon the ereftion of the Star. P- 1 3 °- 
 
 He Order of the Lilly in Navarre. 
 
 ( 8 .) 
 
 « Garcias King of Navarre, the Sixth of that name, lying under the extremity 
 of a languiflring fickneis, fent to divers places of Devotion, to the end, that 
 
 Prayers might be offered up for the recovery of his health. In which feafon /. 
 there hapned to be found in the City of Nagera, where he kept his Court, an 
 11 Image of the blefled Virgin Mary, ifluing forth of a Lilly, and holding her Son 
 between her arms, upon finding of which (if we may credit the ftory) he im¬ 
 mediately recovered, and (to perpetuate his devotion to the faid Virgin) c in- 
 ftituted an Order of Knighthood, in the year of our Lord 1048. which confifted of 
 38 Knights, drawn out of the ancientefl Families in Navarre,Eifiay, and oldCa- 
 Jlile, and Order of Knights of St. Mary of the Lilly. 
 
 But Jof. Mich. Marquez, gives foundation to this Order e 2 5 years before Favin, ej refin mf- 
 and draws the Inftitution from another ground. For r whereas Don Garcias had - 
 fucceeded his Father, King Zanchy theFourth, in the Kingdom of Navarre, the v “ IJ ' 
 Moors made War againft him, and he prevailing, made a Feaft in honor of the 
 bleffed Virgin Mary, at which he inftituted this Order, and adorned many 
 Knights with the Enfign thereof, beginning with his Brothers and Sons. 
 
 Of this Order (sefteemed the moft illuftrious of all Spain ) King Garcias h or- .6$ 
 
 dained himfelf, and after him hisSucceflors Kings of Navarre, the Chiefs and So- 
 vereigns. The Knights promifed at their entrance into this Order, to ‘ expofe k\r<uo. ' 
 their lives and fortunes in defence of the Chriftian Faith, confervation of the 
 Crown of Navarre, and expulfion of the Moors. 
 
 The Badge or symbol which the Knights wore daily on their breaft, was a k Lil¬ 
 ly embroidered in Silver 5 but on folemn days, a double Chain of Gold, inter¬ 
 laced with the letter M. made after the falhion of a Saxon Capital5 at the end 
 whereof did hang a Flower de Lis of Gold, enamelled White, bearing the fore- 
 faid Letter M. crowned upon the head of its Flower. The Habit was White, 1 rcf.mlnt.ie 
 wrought all over in Needle-work, with white Lillies. rtffcra ‘ton’ 
 
 But JofJlficheli differs in this alfo fxomFavin, for he 1 afligns for the Badge, two fupraTogain 
 Branches of Skie-coloured Lillies, one crofting another, and in the middle of 
 them the Figure of the Annunciation of the blelfed Virgin, but agrees that the nis Dcipar*; 
 
 Habit was White. 
 
 incra duo Li¬ 
 lia. A. Mend* 
 
*02 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 Chap. III. 
 
 mAndr.Favin. 
 Theat. d' Hon. 
 C.2. 
 
 n D e Velio. £- 
 quefi. r- 1 55 - 
 Golofrid. Ar~ 
 chont. Cofm. 
 
 1 . 3.? 11. 
 
 o Theat.d.' Hon. 
 he. cit. 
 
 p Vide eum lo¬ 
 co prad. 
 
 <1 Teforo milit. 
 de Cavall. 
 
 * Loco cit. 
 
 T The at.cT Hon- 
 murfut fnpra. 
 
 f f Teforo mi¬ 
 tt lit. loco 
 relato. 
 
 The Order of the Sword in Cyprus. 
 
 (9-) 
 
 ™Guy of £«%»*»,(and according to this Author, King of Jerufdem and Cyprus in 
 right of his W ife Sihilla , Sifter to Baldwin the Leper} fhortly after his fetlement 
 in the IOe of Cyprus (which he had bought of Richardthe Firft, King of England 
 for one hundred thoufimd Crowns of Gold ) Inftituted this Order in the year of 
 our Lord 1195. in remembrance of fo fortunate a Plantation of 15000 perfons 
 whom he had brought thither. r ’ 
 
 But” Menncnius, andfome others, are fo far from being of this opinion, as to 
 affirm, that neither thenameof the Founder, nor the time of thisOrder's Foun¬ 
 dation, are certainly known 5 though it be conceived he was one of the Family 
 of Lufignan, who gave beginning unto it. 
 
 The 0 Collar of the Order (called a Collar of Efies byr Mennenius') was com- 
 pofed (as Ravin reports} of round Cordons of IVhite Silk. , woven into Love- 
 knots, interlaced with the Letters s and/?. Beneath this Collar hung an Oval 
 of Cold, wherein was figured a Sword, the Blade enamelled Silver, and the Hilt 
 Gold 5 and about the Oval was engraven this Motto, Securitas Regni, iMicheli 
 faith it was, Pro fide jervandas, and Gotbofridus , Tro integritate tuenda. 
 
 The'day appointed for holding of thefolemn Ceremonies of this Order, was 
 Afcenfion-day, whereon the Founder gave it (in the Church of St. Sophia the Ca¬ 
 thedral of Nicojia in Cyprus } to his Brother Amaury, Conftable of 7 erufalem and 
 Cyprus, and to 300 Barons, which he had eftablifhed in that his new Kingdom. 
 
 There were r eight Kings of Cyprus, ofthisHoufe of Lufignan, Great Matters 
 or Chiefs of this Order ; and twhen the Ifle fell into the handsof the Turks this 
 noble Inftitutioncealed. 
 
 HIV’I 
 
 
 
 ■i 
 
 JjJ 
 
 1 
 
 w' Theat. d ’ 
 X \ Honn-l.f. 
 c. 14. vide Mi- 
 
 return in Ort£. 
 
 EjUift.t- 19 . 
 
 y Idem Favin. 
 ha nuper cit . 
 
 2 toirm.p. 79. 
 
 * Favin, ut 
 
 fata. 
 
 7 he Order of the Bear in Switzerland. 
 
 (to.) 
 
 The “Emperor Frederick, the Second (in favour of the Abbot of St. Gall in 
 Steuben, and feveral Noblemen of that Country, who had been adtive in his af- 
 fiftance for gaining to him the Empire} inftituted this Order , in the year of our 
 Lord w 1213. and bellowed upon the eleft Knights Collars of Gold, at the end 
 whereof hung the Figure of a.* Bear, Gold, mounted on an Hillock enamelled 
 with Black. 
 
 He ordained, r that this Honor (hould be conferr'd by the Abbot of St .Gall, 
 for the time being, and that on the Anniverfary of their Patron St. Gall (a Gentle¬ 
 man of Scotland, and the Apoftleof Stvaben') being the 16. day of October, the 
 Knights ck 1 his Order Ihould allemble at the Abbey 5 on which day, ftich Candi¬ 
 dates as were^defigned to receive the Honor, were girded with the military Belt 
 (the Sword being firft conlecrated at the Altar} and adorned with the Collar of 
 the Order ; having kept their Vigils the preceding night, according to the an¬ 
 cient and accuftomed manner. 
 
 But it carried the Title of the * Order of the Bear, in memory of St. Vrfus, of 
 the Theban Legion, who was martyr'd before the Temple of the Sun, at Soleurre 
 in Switzerland', as alio of St. Gall, from the name of the Patron of the place, 
 where it received Inftitution. 
 
 This Order continued among the Switzers, till they became a Common-wealth, 
 and then theCaftlesandftrong holds of the Noblemen and Gentry of the Coun¬ 
 try being difmantled, the ule thereof was wholly laid alide. 
 
 The 
 
 1 
 
Sect. I- 
 
 102 
 
 Of the Orders abjolately Military. 
 
 The Order of the Broom Flower in France. 
 
 ('«•) 
 
 1 Saint Lewis King of France (faith Favin) inftituted this Order, to honor the V 2 ? ifce. 
 Coronation of Margaret his Queen, eldeft Daughter of Berengarius Count of c 
 Provence, anno Dorn. 1234 " d(c, 5. 
 
 The b Habit appointed for the Knights , were Cajfocks of White Damask, and 
 Violet Chaperons ; the Collar was compofed of Broom Flowers, of the native co¬ 
 lours, interlaced with Flowers de Lis , hanging thereat a Crofs Florence Gold, to 
 which was added this Inlcription, Exaltathtimiles , the Founder accounting it the 
 Symbol of humility. 
 
 As to the c number of the Knights , it was not made certain by the Founder , but 
 wholly depended on the will of the Sovereign. This Order J continued to the 
 death of King Charles the Fifth. 
 
 Notwithftanding all that Favin thus relates, the 'saincle Marthesaxc of opinion eEntiHifl. 
 (for the reafon before noted) that neither this St. Lewis, nor the before mentioned J jf‘ 
 King Robert, nor King Charlemain, did ever inftitute any Military Order of France,Tm.i. 
 Chevalry: And ! Mennenim reports, that Charles the Sixth is faid to have been t- 58. 
 the Founder of the Knights of the Broom Flower: if this be true, the Order will 
 want many years of that antiquity which Favin bellows upon it. 
 
 8 Peter Bellay rather thmks this later Inftitution not to have been any Order g JpuJ Mem. 
 of Knighthood, but'a Company of young Efquires , the Sons of Noblemen, who hc ° ci: - 
 attended King Charlc's perfon as a Life-Guard, or as Efquires of the Body, and 
 were oftentimes imployedto interpret the meffages of Embafiadors from foreign 
 parts. 
 
 The Order of the Ship, ancld ouble Crefcent in France. 
 
 (12.) 
 
 ■' Mennenius acknowledgeth, that of old, there was fitch an Order in France , hinDelic.E- 
 erefted in honor of the great achievements that Nation did by Sea; but by ftfl-t-iee. 
 whom itwas founded, or atwhat time, doth not appear from him. Yet ■ Favin is i (Tbear.f 
 full in both,for heaffirms, that the before mentioned St .Lewis,, after the Inftitution {■' 3. 
 
 of the Broom Flower, erefted thislikewife •• for animating the Nobility of France , m ( c ‘ 4 ‘ 
 by this new prize of honor, to accompany him in his Voyage into Africa, 12 69. 
 
 The k Collar was interlaced with double Efcallops of Gold, and double Crefccnts 
 of Silver, interwoven and faftned together with double Gold Chains, at which 
 the Figure of a ship was pendent in an Oval of Gold. 
 
 This 'Order continued in France (after the death of St. Lewis') no longer than 
 thole Knights lived, who were admitted thereinto by him: but it was retained by 
 ” Charles , Brother of the faid St. Lewis, and by him fetled in Sicily, where it re¬ 
 mained in requeft with his Succeffors, until the Kings of Aragon gained that 
 Kingdom. 
 
 Knights of St. James in Holland. 
 
 03 ) 
 
 " Albertus Mir ms, from an old Dutch Regifter, called JcUgifter bet ISUbbetfcap, n °”t 0,d - R ' 
 or the Regijicr of the Order of Knighthood, informs us. That Florentius Earl of f c f onmftlm 
 Holland and Z eland, and Lord of Frifeland, in the year 1290. beftowed the En- centralHiflorj 
 figns of his Order of St. Ja/nes, in the Hall of his Palace at the Hague , upon 
 twelve of his principal Nobility, whofe names he fets down: among whom, the 
 fccond in rank, is Lancelot Lord Hamilton , then EmbalTador from the King 
 of Scots. 
 
 The 
 

 t 1/ 
 
 
 T|l 
 
 104 
 
 oj Ibid, p: 
 
 rl8 2 . 
 
 Of the Orders abfoltitely Military. Chap. III. 
 
 The Knights of this Order were inverted with a° Collar of Gold, or military 
 Belt of Silver and gilt, adorned with fix Efcallops, whereat was appended the 
 Piifture of St. fames the Apoftle. 
 
 All the r Knights shields (whereon were painted their proper Arms) were de¬ 
 livered to fohn Paypaert , Hcrald of Holland, and by him hung up in the great Hall 
 of the Palace, at the Hague, in perpetual memory and teftimony of this Infti- 
 tution. 
 
 Order of the Swan in Cleveland. 
 
 (*4-) 
 
 If ever there was an Order there, under that Title, it hath been very anci- 
 <, Thest.d'mn- ent, and long fince laid afide; yet s Favin fays, the Princes of Cleve have born 
 neur.l.’j.c.n. the swan for their Order, Devife, Creft, and Supporters, to preferve the memo¬ 
 ry of the Knight of the Swan, the Romance of whofe Adventures he alfo fets 
 rrWj.t.j. down; and further reports, that 'Charles Gonzaga of Cleve, Duke of Nivers 
 and Retelois, had it in defign to re-eftablifh this Order, peculiar to the Houfe 
 of Cleve. 
 
 a f Favin. 
 b 1 Theat. d ’ 
 Honneur.l.%. 
 c. I. 
 
 fj neat. cT 
 tfffonnettr. 
 I.7. c.6. 
 
 tnda, vul- 
 c Hifpano- 
 1 lingua 
 ia eft. 
 ftfj'i.itia de 
 ,Hifp. I.16. 
 
 le Theat. 
 inneur. 
 
 The Knights of Jefus at Rome. 
 
 (' 5-) 
 
 The Popes of Rome,'as they are Lords Paramount of St. refers Patrimony are 
 Temporal Princes; upon which account to'honor the Nobles, principally of 
 that Territory and others, they have ereifted and eftablifhed certain Orders of 
 Knighthood , as well Religious as Military, but all of them Stipendaries to the Pa¬ 
 pal See: Of the former fort we have fpoken before in the laft Chapter, but this 
 being efteemed a Military Order, we therefore place it here. 
 
 It was inftituted by Pope b John the 22. at Avignon in France , anno r220. 
 and much augmented by Paul the Fifth. The Knights wear for the Badge 
 of this Order, a plain Crofs gules, inclofed within a Crofs Patee Or, hanging at a 
 Gold Chain. 5 5 
 
 In the Month of January 166f Pope Clement the Ninth, created three of the 
 Ambafl'adors from the Catholick Cantons in Switzerland, with the accuftomed 
 Ceremony; himfelf putting on their Gold chains, with the Enfigns appendant 
 and the Captain of his Guards, girding their Swords about them. rr 
 
 Order of the White Eagle in Poland. 
 
 (»*■) 
 
 The information we have of this Order, is from r Favin alfo, who faith, that 
 Ladiflans the Fifth, King of Poland, inftituted the fame, to honor the marriage 
 of his Son Cafmire the Great, with Anne Daughter of Gedimir, Duke of Lithua¬ 
 nia, in the Month of February, inthe year of our Lord 1325. 
 
 The Enfign hereof was a 'white Eagle, crowned. 
 
 The Order of Knights de la Banda in Cajlile. 
 
 (i 7 -) 
 
 This Order of Knights called “ de la Banda, was erefted by Alphonfits the 
 Eleventh, King of Leon and Cajiile, in the w City of Victoria, anno 1332. (but 
 "Favin from Antonio de Guevara, faith it was in the City of Palencia, anno 1330. 
 and r sanfivin in Burgos, anno 1368.) For this King confidering, that he had to 
 do with many Enemies, could find no better way to fecure himfelf, than by 
 
 erefting 
 
)ECT- 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 105 
 
 erefting this Order , and conftituting himfelf Mafter thereof, which he did a lit¬ 
 tle before his Coronation. 
 
 Shortly after (faith Alennenius J to wit, anno 1332. the Solemnity of this 1 
 Order was celebrated in the'-City of Burgos , where, on the Eve thereof, in the z Mnnn. 
 Monaftery of St. Alary Royal., each ot the Candidates was conducted by the King 11 “• 
 to the Altar, and having there laid down his Arms, Ipent the whole night in 
 watching and Prayer. 
 
 The next day after Mats , he was inverted with a “ Red military Belt, ox a t Jo. Mariana, 
 Ribband of four fingers broad , which came acrofs the body, over the right 
 thoulder, and fo under the left arm 5 And was the Enfgn from whence the 
 Knights took their denomination. 
 
 This Order was inftituted chiefly to honor the Nobility, and therefore at firft, 
 none were admitted, but the b younger Sons of Noblemen (excluding elder Bro- b Menmnlm 
 thers) or perfons defcended of the moft noble Families in Spaing or elfeEfquires, ci,a, °- 
 who had ferved in the Court or Camp, ten years at the leaft : and to the end 
 that greater honor might the more inflame them to valiant Exploits, Kings them- 
 felves, fometimes, vouchfafed to take the Enfign of this Order upon them. 
 
 e It was anciently of very great efteem, but (fuch is the 
 viciffitude of humane Affairs} at length it grew out of ufe. 
 
 The Laws and Conftitutions are recorded by J Anth. de 
 Cuevera ( who alfo gives a Catalogue of the firft Knights ) 
 e “Jof. Michels, f Sanfivin,s Ravin, and h S£gar ; to whom we 
 refer thofethat are defirous to be informed of them. 
 
 c Mariana, loco cit, 
 
 d Epift. ad Petrum Pimentdium , Com. 
 Beneventanum. 
 
 e Teforo milit, de Caval. f. 50. 
 f Orig. de Cavaliere,p. 38. 
 g Theat. d'Honncur, loco fupta cit. 
 h Honor Milit. & Civil, lib, 2. cap.22. 
 
 The Order de la Calza in Venice. 
 
 08 ) 
 
 From the ‘example of the Knights de la Banda in Cajiile , and about the year i Mtmm vt- 
 1400. was inftituted a Society at Venice , bearing the Title de la Calza, in honor lic ' 
 of the Inauguration of Duke Michele Steno. ^Ynil d!o!i. 
 
 Meeting with but a (lender account hereof, among thofe Authors who have miih°vify. u 
 handled Military Orders , and fome confounding it with that of St. Marky I was s’f.f 
 at length, by thefnendlhipof the defervedly honored Sir CharlesCotterel Knight ' ' 
 Matter of the Ceremonies' to his Majqfty, furnifhed with better fatisfadion, which 
 he obtained for me from Signore Pietro Aloccinigo , the late Venetian Ambaflador, 
 at his Refidence here in England ; and from Signore Aberti the prefent Refident 
 for that State. 
 
 This Order confifted of a Society of particular Noblemen and Gentlemen, 
 who at their voluntary choice met together, and entred into a Fellowlhip ( a- 
 mong whom, fome perfon of Eminence was eledted their Chief J Neverthelefs 
 upon the recommendation of their intention and defign to the Council of Ten' 
 who confirmed their Inftitution, and granted them Priviledges. 
 
 It hath appeared with fo much the more reputation to the world , by having 
 had the honor to receive into it feveral Princes of Italy , efpecially the Family of 
 EJte Dukes of Ferara , of Gonzaga then Marqueffes, now Dukes of Mantua, of 
 the Rove re, Vrbino , Mirandula, and others of the moft confpicuous Families of 
 tnat Country, namely, Colonna, Vrfni, Sanfcvcrini, Vifconti, and others. 
 
 t hey were diftmguifhed by wearing a Stocking quartered into different co- 
 lours embroidered with gold, and enriched with Jewels, which they at pleafure 
 altered from the right to the left Leg; and in particular it is remembred, that 
 an. 1529. ™e right stocking then worn, was half the infide of Scarlet, and half 
 the outfide of Purple, and the other half gray, but the left stocking was all green: 
 and as were the Husbands Stockings, fuch were the Wives Sleeves in ah par¬ 
 ticulars. t 
 
 On their folemn days, they firft went to Church,and at Mafs, took an Oath to 
 oblerve the Articles of their Order. Among other things which this Society (for 
 t c onor of the City) was obliged to, fplendid and noble Entertainments were 
 part; at which were exhibited Mufick, Dancings, and Theatral Reprefentati- 
 
 ons: 
 
Chap. III. 
 
 ' 106 
 
 Of the Orders abjolntely Military. 
 
 ons : And with fuch magnificent and fttmptuous Divertifements, have they given 
 reception to clivers foreign Princes, in particular to Henry the Third of France, 
 when he pa it by Venice in his way from Poland to France. 
 
 They wore for their Habit a Crimfon Senators Veil, appearing therein very 
 fplendid, and referved for folemndays 5 at which times the Foreign Princes, that 
 had been admitted into this Order, appeared dad after the fame manner. 
 
 Thefe Knights had for their Enfign a Sun on a Shield painted in their Banners, 
 which they ufed alfo for a Seal ; perhaps as a happy Omen and Prefage, that the 
 Order (being laid afide about the year 1590. for the excefs it was growing into) 
 fliould like the Sun from under a Cloud, rife again in after times (when better 
 opportunity offered it felfj in greater fplendor than ever. 
 
 I Additions M 
 the Titles of 
 Honor, p 935. 
 
 n 7 b id. 
 
 1 Plaiina in 
 vita Greg. 4. 
 tag. 114. 
 
 3 Alpkonf. Cia - 
 :onius de Vita 
 £7 Geftu P a- 
 df l.i.p. 234. 
 p Plat, loco nu- 
 
 q Andr. Mendo 
 de Ord. M'tlit. 
 Difq. r. Qiajl. 
 i,Sell. a 8. 
 
 T be Order of St. Mark in Venice. 
 
 C >9-; 
 
 fn this Seigniory there is another Degree or Dignity of Knighthood, commonly 
 called the Order of St. Mark, and becaufe it is generally reckoned among the 
 Orders of Knighthood, and differs from the Milites Simplices by wearing a peculiar 
 Title, and being inveff ed with a particular Enfign of Honor at their Creation, we 
 have thought good rather to difeourfe of it here, though the Ceremony ofCrea- 
 tion is performed after the manner of Knights Eatchellors , viz. by Dubbing with 
 a Sword, and their Title a bare mark of Honor only ; being by our Learned 
 Selden affirmed to be, 1 the known Degree of Knighthood given by Supreme Princes, 
 or fitch as have a like pornr with them. 
 
 Befides, we have been informed thence, that thofe Knights are not governed by 
 any Law's or Statutes, and are without any Revenue or Indowment ofLands.'That 
 they are not under any particular obligation or tye, except what is common to 
 them with other Subjefts, namely that of Fidelity to the Prince, being in all things 
 elfe left to their own liberty. To this we add, that the Honor is alfo beftowed 
 on abfent perfons, by Letters Patent or Codicils ( as is the Knightly Dignity 
 fometimes) among fome of which, that to the learned Sir Daniel Heinfim, is 
 given us by m Mr. Selden. 
 
 It had its Title from St. Mark, the Evangelift, whofe" Body was tranflated to Ve¬ 
 nice, from Alexandria'mJigypt, in the year ofourLord ”828. in the timeof Jufli- 
 nianus Patritius Duke of Venice, ever fince which time this Saint hath been affirmed 
 and taken for the p titular Angel and Guardian of this noble City, and his Pifture 
 very anciently painted upon their Banners and Enfigns; but as to the Inftitution, 
 it is not certainly determined, when, or by whom, it was firft brought in ufe. 
 
 The Badge of Honor, wherewith thete Knights are adorned, is a Gold Chain, 
 put over their fhoulders, attheinffantoftheir Creation,whereat depends a Medal; 
 on the one fide is reprefented the Symbol of St. Mark., to wit, the s Figure ofa Lyon, 
 having wings, holding in his right Paw a drawn Sword, and in his left a Book, 
 fpread open, in which, this Motto, Fax tibi ALarce Evangels fa mens ; on the 
 other, the name of the Duke then living, beautified with a particular Imprefs; but 
 in the other, he is reprefented on his Knee, receiving a Standard from the hands of 
 St. Mark;, and fometimes this Medal is worn on a Crop enamel'd blue. 
 
 I was further informed from the hand of the noble Signore Pietro Moccinigo, that 
 the Duke of Venice beftows this Honor, either privately in his Chamber, or publick- 
 ly in a full Colledge : Some alfo are made Knights by tb e senate, and thofe of the 
 Venetian Nobility , at lead perfons of very eminent Quality and Charafter , who 
 have merited well of this Common-wealth,by fome extraordinary pieceof fervice, 
 either at home or abroad, or upon whatever occafion the Senate fees fitting : and 
 forafmuch as the senate is a reprefentation ofthe whole Common- wealth, and that 
 the Creations of thefe Knights are confirmed by publick Decrees , it is taken, that 
 the Knights of their creating are of greater Dignity, than thofe made by the Duke. 
 When the Creation is in a full Colledge, whether it be by the Senateor the Duke 
 only, the Collar and Medal is beftowed at the publick Charge 5 but when by the 
 Duke privately, then upon his particular expence. 
 
 Thefe Knights wear the Honor among other Titles of Dignity, as I have feen 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 it infcribed about the Effigies of Sir Daniel Heinfhts , thus, DANIEL HEINSIVS 
 D. MARCI EQVES ILLVSTR. HOLLANDS ORDINVM HISTORI- 
 CVS, POLITICVS, ET HISTORIARVM PROFESSOR BIBLIOTHE- 
 CARIVS ACADEMLE ET SECRETARlVS. And among thole other Titles 
 given to that famous Mathematician and Aftrologer Sir Andrew Argoll that of his 
 Knighthood by this Title, is alfo thus inferred, ANDREAS ARGOLVS D 
 MARCI EQVES, ET IN CELEBERRIMO LYCEO PATAVINO PRO- 
 FESSQR MATHEMATICVS. 
 
 1 ° 7 
 
 The Order of Seraphins in Sweden. 
 
 (10.) 
 
 In the year of our Lord 3 1334. Magnus the Fourth, King of Sweden , in imi¬ 
 tation of other Chriftian Princes, who had eftablilhed Military Orders, inftituted 
 thisof th eScraphins, or Seraphic.\ Knights , otherwife furnamed of lefts ; in me¬ 
 mory of the Siege laid to the Metropolitan City of Vpfila. 
 
 The Collar of this Order was compofed of b Seraphins and Patriarchal Croffes , 
 the former of Gold, enamelled Red, the later allb of Gold, but without any en¬ 
 amel : At the end thereof hung the •= Image of Chrift in an Oval, spavin faith 
 it was thisCipher IHS compofed of three Letters, and fignifying the name of 
 
 lefts, and in point fourNails. But'elfewhere 'tis faid to be the Figure of the 
 blefled Virgin Mary, and to make the thing yet more uncertain, 1 another tells 
 us, it was a Patriarchal Croft that hung thereat. 
 
 The Order of the Sword and Military Belt in Sweden, 
 
 ( 71 .) 
 
 We find mention madeof another Order of Knights in Sweden, called of the »■; 
 
 % Sword ana Military Belt , whole Collar confifted of Swords and Belts conjoyn’d * 5 9>Archont. 
 (the Symbols of Juftice and Love) the Swords fomewhat bending towards the C £ d ^tl 
 point, and 10 joined point to point, round into a Circle ; But by whom or when m ^ n - Difq.x. 
 this Order was inftituted, we are not vet informed, Osafl.i.Sca, 
 
 J 30. 71. 
 
 a Pdvin. ink 
 Theat. d'fton- 
 nturJ.'j.c.iQ. 
 
 b Mermen, 
 p. 158. 
 cGothofrid.Ar '« 
 chont. Cofm, 
 
 2 . 
 
 d Loco cit. 
 
 e Teffera Gen - 
 tilithi, p-6-tf, 
 f Teforo milit. 
 de C avail. f, 
 92. b. 
 
 The Order of the Knot in Naples. 
 
 ( 72 .) 
 
 When h Lemis King of Hungary defign’d a War againft Joane Queen of Naples,he '> Ttfm mth. 
 undertook an Expedition into Italy, not fo much to deprive her of her Kingdom < h"“‘a'P 
 as to revenge the death of his Brother Andrew ; whom (as’tis reported) Queen P™d'‘cjkm\ 
 joane, his Wife, had commanded to be ftrangled. ««» Hifl.Nnp, 
 
 After many troubles and three years ofWar, theycametoan accord, the firft 
 otApru,anno 1351. and the2d. of May following (with the confent of Pope Cle- N “pA.6.An. 
 
 and Oueenrif rhnt e R^f eni ”a [ em J Pri " ce of Tararttm, were crowned King 
 
 enor that Realm 5 and that fame day, in memory of fuch a happy Peace ln * r r 
 
 and to take away all fufpitions and enmities; the Prince inftituted this Order of 
 Knights into which entred threefcore and ten of the illuftnous Lords in blood 
 ol Naples, and fome other Strangers. 
 
 She Habit he appointed was White, and for the Orders chief Enfwn, he gave a 
 Awl (the Embleme of Love and Friendlhip) intermixt with Gold: and as the 
 ike Institutions in that Kingdom, commonly ended with the death of their Foun¬ 
 ders ; lo this Order expired in a (hort time. 
 
Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 Chap. Ilf. 
 
 108 
 
 The Order of Knights of the Annunciade in Savoy. 
 
 'Am the Sixth of that name, Earl of savoy, furnamed 
 
 Savoy. 1 . i.p. in. Memen. Delic. Eqneft. 
 jf>. i & Sanfovin. Orig. de Cavalfo$. 
 
 n Andrew Favin, on a miftaken ground, calls it the Order 
 of the Snares of Love , in regard fas he alledgeth) the 
 Founder had received of his Lady, the favour of a Brace¬ 
 
 let, made of the TrelT'es of her hair, knit or plaited in Love-knots, and that 
 the four Letters, afterward interlaced by the Founder, within fuch like Love- 
 knots (houldfignifie, Frappes, Entres, Romper, Lout. 
 
 But Francis Capre (Councellor and Secretary of State to the prefent Duke of 
 o tinAiw savoy Jwha hath given an account ofthe°Inlfitution,together with the feveralre- 
 pt mutlewr. haurationsofthisOrder,lromtheKecordsthereoffprefervedintheCharter-houfe 
 in Pierre Chafile, appointed at the time of the Foundation, for the Seat of the 
 Order') P confutes this error of Favin , and with himfeveral others, who have un¬ 
 warily fwallowed down the fame miftake. 
 
 q jspennenius and 1 Mirceus take not the leaft notice of its denomination from the 
 Collar, but call it the Order of the Annunciation in Savoy : Butitiscleer enough 
 
 q P.2.131- 
 r Pal V>. 
 
 A,fl.‘aeZ*t. from the Founders’ laft Will and Teftament, bearing date the 37. of February , 
 deta Maifon anng t ^8^. an d from what’Capre and Guichenon alledge, asalfo from the” star 
 deSaeoj- 1 - 6 - of - Ame the Eighth, that at the time of the Foundation, it was called the 
 
 iLmi'pep* order of the Collar : under which name it continued, till the time of Charles the 
 relatis. Third furnamed le Bon, Duke of Savoy, when (and not before) it had beftow- 
 f ““, ed on’it the Title of the Annunciation, from the Pifture of the Hiftory of the 
 bleffed Virgin Mary, by him firft made appendant to the Collar, in the year 
 
 w capre. The" Founder appointed the number of his Knights (reckoning himfelf the 
 
 GMm. te Chief and Sovereign for one) to be fifteen, (among whom we find 11 Sir Richard 
 ffs" * Mufard, an Englijh Gentleman, recorded) agreeable to the number of the before 
 sS«i*in mentioned DivineMyfteries; but in the additional Statutes made by Ame the 
 frCapXel't' Eighth (firft Duke of Savoy _) anno 1434. and by Duke Emanuel Philibert, 1568. 
 Catalog, its t h crc is a permillion given to augment their number, by adding five to the former 
 p^oitd’or fifteen, but the Soveraigns have not always been confin'd to this number. 
 atJoisPals ’ Befides the Inftitution of this Order, the Founder erefted and founded the 
 d’aiur. y Chartreufe of Pierre Chajlle in Bugey, wherein were entertained 15 Pricfts, and 
 IffmLAtm. they obliged to celebrate every day 15 Malles, to the honor of the 1 5 Joys of 
 Guichenon. 1.6. t ] ie g] e fg e 'd Virgin, to the Souls health of him, his Predecelfors, and all who had 
 been were, or fhould hereafter be Knights of this Order. So that the refem- 
 blance of this Inftitution, with the foundation of this religious houfe, is fome 
 argument, that the Order, as well as the Houle, were founded upon a religious 
 
 and pious, not amorous or wanton account. 
 
 At Pierre Chajlle were the Ceremonies obferved, and the Chapters 
 
 . ■ — • t T r • 1 _ .'1 J 1_& 1__ /”* L .1.1 n r. TP Mf /J w UP! 
 
 at ltd t C- C. l.’HJ HC --- -- ' * J 
 
 zGuichcnen. 1. held by the Sovereign and Knights, 1 until the time that Charles E/nanue 
 »i-& Fu . ft that name, Dukeof Savoy, exchanged it, and fome other places, for the 
 
 * llemGnkh. Marquifate of Saluces, upon the T reaty of Peace concluded at * Lyons, ly. Jan. 
 l6 t -548- 1607. and then the Anniverfary of the Feaft, and celebrations of the Order (be¬ 
 
 ing fixt to the Feaft-day of the Annunciation of our Lady ) were trandated from 
 hence, firft to the Church of St .Dominick, at Montnseillar, and afterwards by his 
 declaration, dated at Turin || 3. Dec. following, to the Hermitage of Cansaldule, 
 fituate upon the Mountain of Turin, vulgarly called / Erenso Ajjts, where they 
 were performed, as formerly, at Pierre Chattle. _ 
 
 II t fr. capre. The 5 ancient Collar (from which alfo the Order received its denomination) 
 vvasmadeof Gold, about three fingers breadth, as may belt be collected from 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 109 
 
 the Founders own Collar, which he b gave to the religious at Hantcomb, in whole •> Gmhcmn. 
 Veftry it is yet preferved. Upon this Collar are engraved thefeLetters F.E.R..T, ' >fIIa- 
 reprefented in ancient barbarous Charafters after this manner and one 
 
 Knot (commonly called the Knot of Savoy') at the end of each Fert, which with 
 three other like Knots entwin’d one within another; made up the circumference 
 depending at the Collar : neverthelefs, without any Figure or Image within the 
 Circle. 
 
 Thefe old Chara&ers (as hath been generally taken and fuppofed) were the 
 initial Letters of this Epigraph, Fortitude ejits Rhodum tenet, alluding to the glo¬ 
 rious aftions of Conte Ante le Grand, who gallantly defended the Ifle of Rhodes, 
 againft the Turfs, anus 1310. 
 
 "But the world hath now received more light in this particular, from the indu- 
 ftrious pains of Monfieur Guichenon ; who has very fortunately cleered this fo 
 common a miltake from all oblcunty. Li. p.\ 47. 
 
 For the Devife of the Houfe of Savoy, confiding in the before noted word, or 
 four Letters, appears tobe more ancient, than the time of Conte Amele Grand, in 
 regard that Lervis de Savoy, Baron de Fund, who dyed anno Dorn. 1301. did al¬ 
 ways wear this Devife, as appears from fome of his Coyus, which this Author'in- c idemiliiem. 
 ferts ; and further, the Monument of Thomas de Savoy, the Firft of that na me, Son 
 of Humbert theThird, Conte de Savoy, de Fiemont, & de Maurienne, who died the 
 20. of January, anno I2J3- and lies interr’d in the Cathedral Church of Aouffe, 
 hath (on the Draught of the 1 'Monument which Guichenon exhibits) a Dog ly- (Idem. 1. 2 . ] 
 ing at the feet of his Portraifture, which (on a Collar about his neck) bears this r ‘ a s 1- 
 word Fert, without pointing alfo, or diftinguilhing of Letters; and isbelides a 
 ftrotig proof, that this was but one word. 
 
 But yet to add more ftrength to this affertion, he exhibits another con¬ 
 vincing Teftimony, from a s Brafs Coyn of the fame Earl Thomas, whereon 
 is a bowing Efcotcheon, charged with a Crofs, and for the Creft, a Lyons 
 head winged, and furmounted with a Peacocks Feather; on the one fide of the 
 Creft are thefe two Letters TS, being the initial and final Letters of hisChriftian 
 name Thomas, and on the other fide HI, the firft and laft Letters of the Surname 
 Humberts, which fignifies, filius Humberts : OntheReverfe of this Coyn, 
 
 is to be feen two Knots, of the falhion afore noted, and the word Fert in the 
 midft. 
 
 He moreover gives us the Eftype of a h Silver Coyn, of Teter de Savoy (who htt.f.145. 
 for fome time abode in England, in the Reign of King Henry the Third, and 
 built that ftately Structure in the strand, called the Savoy ) in which is repre¬ 
 fented the Devife Fert, in Gothic f Charadters. 
 
 From all which it is fully evident, that this word, as alfo the Knot and Crop 
 were ufed for the Devife, Badge, and Arms of the Houfe of Savoy , long before 
 Count Ante le Grand relieved Rhodes, againft the powerof theT«r 4 r, or the time 
 of the Inftitntion of the Order', though for how long before is not certainly 
 known ; nor is the true interpretation of the word left rendred toPofterity. 
 
 We may here not unfitly add, that though Hiftorians generally report for a 
 truth, that Conte Arne le Grand, rclinquifhed the Eagle, the ancient Arms of Sa¬ 
 voy, and affirmed the Crofs of Rhodes, to tvit, Gules, a Crofs Argent, in memory 
 of the relief he gave to that City; yet doth this particular fuffer much contra- 
 diftion. For it is made clear enough by 'Guichenon, that fome of this Conte s m,i, l4 p. tl c, 
 Anceftors, Earls of Savoy, and other Princes of thatHoufe, did bear the faid Crofs 
 for their Arms, long before that famous aftion at Rhodes: Neverthelefs he de¬ 
 termines not when it was firft foalfumed by the Houfe of •Ssmyi, but modeftly in- 
 terpofeth his conje&ure; k conceiving, that upon the return of Arne the Third, V.r>i. 127- 
 Earl of Savoy, out of the Holy Land, anno Dorn. 1147. he might aflume the Crofs 
 for his Arms (for in thelike kind we have feveral inftancesin the Arms of Families 
 here in England, when their Anceftors returned home from that Country)as well 
 for the honor he bore to this Pledge of our redemption, as for a memorable Badge 
 of that his Military Expedition. And feeing that in thofe times Arms were 
 not become hereditary , the Earls of Savoy , did one while bear an Eagle, 
 
 another 
 
 « 
 
I IO 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 Ch/ 
 
 III. 
 
 de Ut Maifon 
 de Savoy 1 . 6 . 
 
 M 1 - 
 
 o Capre loco 
 fupra rclato. 
 Guicbenon. 
 i.i.p.n}. 
 
 
 another while the Craft, until Conte Ann le Grand eftablilhedThe later of thefe 
 in his Family. 
 
 The ancient had no 'Rofeon the Circle of its pendant, or Image eitherof 
 
 P- 112. our blcjjed Lady^ox Sx. Maurice^™ fome relate: but was compofed only of the afore- 
 |j ,ld f word 3 1 l, . nked together by a Angle Knot, and three little Knots in the pen- 
 5. viiefn Hie. dant 5 “ nnl the tune of Duke Charles the Third, as may be proved by the anci- 
 ron ! d L r w,, cnt , 0 ars ot sr So ™ ra /g Ksof this Order , preferved in the Monaflery at Haut- 
 Armoiries p.44 1 ^ m Savoy ("founded by Conte Ann the Third, anno u 2 5 °) where^oft of 
 
 the Sovereigns are interred, with the Figure of which Collar, Fr. Capre hath 
 
 TnTf W * e Ar ™° f f the fr0m the foundation, unto the time 
 
 / 595. 01 P uke c '- arles the Third, as may be feen in his Catalogue of the Kmohts of this 
 
 n Guicbenon in Order. * 
 
 This ancient Collar is ftill in ufe, and daily worn, but now called the »little Col- 
 /ar of the Order, being made of Gold, or Silver and gilt, about an inch broad, and 
 of different weight. The Knights wear it about their neck, clofe to the Collar 
 ot their Doublet, m which manner Ante the Tenth,Duke of Savoy,is reprefent- 
 > ,n fos 1 iclureat full length, now hanging mtheGallery at Whitehall, to which 
 Collar (within a round formed of three Knots) hangs the Figure of the Annun¬ 
 ciation. ° 
 
 As’DukeCfi.tr/rr the Third reftored much of its decayed fplendor to this Or¬ 
 der fo anno r r 5 j 8.d.d he introduce another larger Collar, and called it the treat 
 Collar, fothat now the Knights ufc two Collars, the later being only worn won 
 days of Ceremony and Feftivalsof the Order. This later and larger Collar 
 weighs about 200 Crowns in Cold, and is compofed of the word Fert mterwo- 
 ven with Knots i fevered.with Rofes, viz. 1 5 Pvofcs of Gold, whereof feven are 
 enamell d with White,and feven with Red,and bordered with two Thorns 5 asalfo 
 the Figure of the Annunciation of the blelTed Virgin, enamelled in various co¬ 
 lours, pendant at three Chamets to another Rofe, coloured both White and Red 
 We read not of any peculiar Habit affigned to the Knights of this Order be- 
 101 e tnc time of Duke Charles the Third, who brought into life the s great Man¬ 
 tle of Cnmfon Velvet, his own being find with Ertnins, but the reft of the Kniohts 
 with Miniver, fringed and bordered with Knots, (to wit, of the falhion of thefe 
 that adorn the Collar) in fine Gold : Under this Mantle is worn a Surcoat of 
 white Damask. 3 
 
 •Duke Emanuel Philibert hisSon, changed afterwards the colour of the Mantle 
 to Azure, and lined it with White Taffaty, of which Silk he alfo made the 
 Surcoats. 
 
 KuOCharles Emanuel altered the Mantle unto an Amaranthus or Purple Co¬ 
 lour, feeded with Rofes, and Flames, in embroidery of Gold and Silver bor¬ 
 dered throughout with the Symbols of the Order, fringed with Gold, and lined 
 with Cloth of Silver, tiftued Blue, which continues hitherto in ufe: Under which 
 lnltead of the White Taffaty Surcoat, is now worn a White Satin fuit, embroi¬ 
 dered with Silk, theHofe gathered upwards, in thefafhionof Troufes. 
 
 „ C u °wr rmn £ the SUMe ‘ of this Order, the moft ancient are thofe of t Ante the 
 Eighth (tor there are none of the Founders extant) made at chaBilion the 30. 
 ot ASay, in the year of our Lord 1410. the original whereof is lodg'd in the 
 
 u inOfitirt Jt t C l'ZT TUn ”A lT h w h h f au , 8m ^! ted in t] ? e y ear ' 434 - and both are printed 
 email, fa J.s. °y Sanfmnn. Duke Charles the Third, made new Statutes at Chambers the 11 
 6-3S.4. of Sept, anno 1518. thefe were enlarged by Duke Emanuel Philibert, anno l < 69 . 
 
 and pubhlbcdmtheyear 1577. J 
 
 r f Capre 
 
 a 
 
 Guicbenon. 
 
 t Capre. Gui¬ 
 cbenon. 1. I. 
 pa 13 . 
 
 The Order of the TJiifHe of Bourbon in France. 
 
 (mo 
 
 d : if . At 1<demnit y of fo e ’ marriage of Lewis the Second Duke of Fonrbon,vt\th 
 s . I2 . Anne Daughter to the Count Daulphine of Auvergne, celebrated in the Town of 
 Arde, on New-years day 1370. this Duke inftituted the Order of Knights of 
 
 our 
 
 t 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 i r i 
 
 Lady, other wile called the Thiftle, and the^firft folemniaes the^f were b m. 
 performed at Noftrc Dane de Maul,,,, tnBourbonnois, where he founded a Co l- 
 ledge of twelve Canons in honor of theblefled Virgin 
 
 the a ' d 1 e ? uk TI ° f Orleans, and of his two Brothers rhilip and John . 
 
 agamrt the Faftion of the Houfe of Burgundy: And by joining of Flowed 
 Lis and Thirties f the Symbols of hope and courage) emblematically to exprefs 
 tne noblenelsof his Spirit, againft all power of Fortune. 7 o expreis 
 
 He ordained a fet number of Knights of this Society to wit * id „ arc 
 
 prehendmg himfelf and Succertbrs Dukes of Bcrbon] as Chiefs^ and obliged '{" 
 thefe to wear dailya ‘Belt or Girdle made of iratchet colour Velvet, lined wit ' ' 
 
 Crimfon Sattin, embroidered with Gold, in the midft of which embroidery 
 was curioully wrought the word Esperance. This Girdle was faftned with a 
 Buckle and a Tongue of Gold, bearded and checkered with green enamel in 
 form like to the head of a ThiUle. b 3 111 
 
 j Ann ; v f\ ry °/ the £ FcftivaI ^ namd y the % °f the Conception of our 
 
 wirt wideT I 0 ' 5 Ca i° Cks m SUrc0ats of tarnation Damask 
 
 with wide fleeves, girded with the Girdle before deferibed. ^ 
 
 The { Mantle of tK\s Orders of skje-colourcd Duma, 4 ,' having broad welt 
 
 of £“ Tfs °" ,heC °"“’ A > bi KtK 
 
 rJnf Tr* r aS e',P XV, at the P oint of‘he band hung a fur 
 
 Tall el of Crimfon Silk and threds of Gold, the lining of Crimfon Taffaty and 
 
 Sfoeh?wft,fr;:?d t X manner ’ Where ° n ** ^ -b roi de,«.thcc^n 
 
 Whofo confiders in this Conftitution, the number of Knights, the principal 
 coloursof the Mantle Surcoat and Girdle (with the injunftion for wearing there¬ 
 of ) (hall plainly feeThat this Founder tookanexaft pattern from the Ordered the 
 
 r a l r " ch h K'l h r. d ° bf D V r d ln England, and acquainted himfelf with its 
 Conft.tut,ons, while he was Pnfoner ,n tVindfir Cartle : for here is little change 
 
 ZlSSSHS*f‘ M ~^’*‘*‘****'«****.£. 
 
 The great ■ Collar was of Gold, of the weight of ten Marks, enamelled with Him Fa-d 
 Creen opened like Network, which was fill’d with Flowers de Lis of Gold ’ 
 
 and each of them(together with the Letters of the Imprefs)placed in a Lozenge of 
 red enamel. At the bottom of the Collar,in an Oval of CoIdCthe Circle whereof 
 was enamelled with Green and Red) appeared the Figure of the Pat™ 
 
 “ST" Wi * ra y s Sun 8 crowned with twelve 
 c , a Crcfcentofthe fame under her feet, enamelled with Purple and 
 
 cir'n'i^thTt 8 PUt b y , k ° the f s in * e fafhion and competition of this k«^ » 
 Collar, namely, that it was made either of Gold or Silver, and framed of w ' c -W- 
 
 Flowers de Lis, and four leaves or Flowers of a Thiele, fet in the form of a i ’" 4S ' 
 
 The Order of the Dove in Cajiile 
 
 05) 
 
 Was i^^ted by 1 John the Firft of that name. King of Ca 
 Jhle, in the City of Segovia Anno Do,n.i 39 o.(r 0 faith™ Men 
 nenmizn&rMiraus, but°Fa®/« placeth it 1379.) and pro 
 po e to his Nobles, as ar reward to encourage them to pro 
 
 Second^ " 0b C a& ° f h ' S Grandfather Kin S kienrytW 
 
 T^Collar of this Order was linked or enchained witl 
 the refplendent beams of the Sun, both waved and pointed ; 
 
 I Jof. Micheli Marque% en la Teforo M\- 
 litar. de Cavalliera. f. 81. b. And. Mendo 
 deOrd.milit. Difq. i. gujjf. 4. Sett, a, 
 n. 105. 
 
 m Velic. E quefl.p. 154. 
 n Orig. Equeft. p. 73. 
 oTheat. d'Honneur. L6.C.12. 
 p Mennenius , loc. (it. 
 q Favin. fy Menn. locis nuper cit. 
 
 TeiTera fuit Columba radiis circumdat-l 
 e Torque dependens, Mendo loc. cit , 
 at 
 
Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 III. 
 
 C,iW/.8j.6. 
 
 r MkhelinTe- a t which hung a golden Dove enamelled White, and r encompaOed with rays, 
 f„« Milh_. A the Eyes and Beak Red. 
 
 Herewith the Founder, faith Favin , adorned himfelf on Whitfonday(jCX Men- 
 nenius and Mir reus will have it the Feaft-day of St. Janies) and at the Altar of 
 the great Church in Segovia, diftributed other the like Collars to his intimate Fa¬ 
 vourites, together with a Book containing the Statutes of the Order. But he dy¬ 
 ing the very fame year, before the Order had taken fufficient root, it became 
 of fmall continuance. 
 
 The Order of the Argonautes of St. Nicholas in Naples. 
 
 (26.) 
 
 i Charles the Third, King of Naples, inftituted this Order , in the year of our 
 Lord 1382. and with the Fnfign thereof inverted feveral of the Nobility of that 
 Kingdom; with which as by a Bond, hedefignedto tye them one to another in a 
 brotherly obligation. 
 
 The end of its Inftitution, was to preferve amity among the Nobles, to com- 
 pofc enmities, and fupprefs (editions 5 Infomuch, as if any of the Knights of this 
 Order, were at variance one with another, and refufed to be reconciled, theEa- 
 fjgns were then to be taken from him: but»fome fay the ground and caufe, was 
 to advance Navigation, which the Neapolitans flood in need of. To which the 
 principal Fnftgn of this Order feems rather to allude, it being a” ship float¬ 
 ing upon the waters, in the midft of a ftorm, having this Motto, Non credo 
 
 »f„ the Convent of that fumptuous Church, which St. Nicholas'Eilhopot Smyr¬ 
 na caufed to be built, was the grand Feaft held, on the Anniverfary of that 
 
 This King appointed a 7 White Habit for the Knights, and preferibed laudable 
 Conftitutions to the Order ; but becaufe he fetled no Revenue thereupon, the 
 fplendor thereof ceafed at his death; neverthelefs ‘ he obtained the end lor 
 which it was inftituted. 
 
 Knights of St. Anthony in Hainolt. 
 
 O 7) 
 
 a Alb. Mtr&ui a Albert of Bavaria 5 Earl of Hainolt, Holland , and Zeland, defigning an Expe- 
 Or,g. Equeft p. j* it j n againfl: the Turks and Moors, inftituted this Order, in the year of our 
 
 80 vtdefti /«• j o 
 
 rifpntd.Heroic. Lord 1302. _ . r c 
 
 p.350. The Enjign thereof was a golden Collar, wrought after the talnion or an 
 
 Hern/its Girdle : at which hung a walking Staff, and a little golden Bell. 
 
 tTeforo Mill- 
 jar. de Caval, 
 f 6 o, vide eti- 
 am Pandol.Co- 
 lenduc. ffift. 
 Keop.l. 5. Aug. 
 Conjlan. /. 8. 
 Anellum F/tca 
 de Ord. fo So- 
 ciet Militar. 
 
 u Brief. Annal. 
 mundi.par.7,. 
 Tom.2.p.^oo. 
 vv Mettdo de 
 Ord.Milit.Difq. 
 1 . Quaft. 1. 
 Scti.% i.n.77. 
 x ( Teforo Mi- 
 yc lit. de Ca- 
 Z [ val.Ioc . cit. 
 
 The Order of the Porcupine in France. 
 
 w 
 
 fe Favin. in te b Monfieur Lewis of France, Duke of Orleans, inftituted this Order, in the year 
 «"'■ i ' Hm - ,303. to honor the Baptifm of his eldeft Son Charles, by Valentina his Wife, 
 C '‘ Daughter to John Caleas Duke of Milan ; and made choice of the Porcupine for 
 his Dcvife, with this Epigraph Cominw & Eminus ? not only out of the high 
 cibid. hopes he conceived of this Child, c but alfo to intimate fomething of revenge 
 a gain ft John Duke of Burgundy, his mortal Enemy, no lefs than felf-defence,againlt 
 all his defigns and aftaults, of which this Animal is a proper Emblem, 
 d Apud Favin. d paradine , e Mennenius , and f Micheli , make Charles , the Son of this Monlieur 
 
 Vuetv.w’ Lewis, the Founder anno Dorn. 1430. in imitation or emulation of Philip Duke 
 f Tef.Milh.de of Burgundy, Founder of the Order of the Golden Fleece? but Z Favin ftrengtheus 
 Caval f.$$ b. kj s p ore f aK | relation, from the authority of one Hennotin de Cleriaux an Herald, 
 
 g LocjHpra cn, ' VVhO 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military, ' 1i -g 
 
 who attended the forementioned Chriftning in his Heralds Coat, and fet down 
 an account of the Inftitution by Monfieur Lewis, together with the names of the 
 Princes, Lords,and Gentlemen, on whom hethen beftowedhisnewereftedOr- 
 cler , their number being 25, including the Founder. 
 
 The h Halit afiigned to the Knights were Surcoats of Violet Velvet , and over lit Jtjj 
 them Mantlesof IVatchet Velvet, lined with Carnation Satin. 1 ' 
 
 The' Collar was formed of Gold Chains, at the end whereof hung a Porcupine 
 of Gold, upon a little enamelled hillock of Grafs and Flowers; which k Creature ^Cotafrii.Ar- 
 was alfo embroidered on the Knights Belts. chmt.cofm.1.}. 
 
 • 7 be Order of the Lilly in Aragon. 
 
 (29.) 
 
 According to m Hieronymus Zurita, this Order was inftituted by Ferdinand King 
 of Aragon, called the Infant of Antiquera, in the year of our Lord 1403. and 
 dedicated to the honor of the blejfedvirgin. 
 
 The Collar was compofed of ” Bough-Pots , fill’d with White Lillies, inter¬ 
 laced with Gryphons ; and as 0 Hieronymus Romanus reports, was vulgarly 
 called La Orden de la Terraca 0 de las Az,ucenas, 0 Jarra de S. Maria, which is as 
 much as to fay. The Order of Lillies, or the Veffel of St. Miry. 
 
 r Favin gives it under the Title of the Looking-glafs of the bleffcd Virgin Mary 
 in Cal/ile, inftituted (as he faith) in honor and memory of a Viftory, which this 
 King Ferdinand had obtained in that Kingdom again!! the Moors, anno 1410. to 
 wit, feven years after the time afiigned by Zurita for the foundation. The Foun¬ 
 der tranfplanted this Order with him into Aragon 1413. when he received the 
 Crown of that Kingdom, and where it continued under the Sons of this King, 
 but no longer. 
 
 m In reb. Ara¬ 
 gon. /.12.C.30. 
 vide Miraum 
 in Orig.Equeft. 
 T • 77 - 
 
 n P. Pal Hot in 
 la vraye (fir 
 parfaite Sci¬ 
 ence des Ar- 
 moiries.p. 498. 
 o Apud Mam. 
 
 P -6 7 . 
 
 p The at.d'Hon. 
 1. 6. c.16. 
 
 The Order of the Dragon overthrown in Hungary. 
 
 (3°) 
 
 The Emperor Sigifntond, furnamed the s Glorious (Tor the many Battels he 
 gained over the barbarous Nations, in defence of the Chriftian Religion ) 'ha¬ 
 ving greatly laboured the peace of the Churches of Hungary and Bohemia, and,by 
 hisTravels into England, France, and Spain (to invite thole Princes to join with 
 him in that his Enterprife) brought the fame to pafs by the Council of Conftance ; 
 out of extream joy at the accomplifhment thereof, inftituted this Order, in the 
 year of our Lord 1418. for defence of the Chriftian Religion, and to r crufh all 
 Hereticks and Schilfnaticks' that fhould arife : which (Weein fhorttime became 
 of high efteem,not only throughout Hungary, but Germany alfo. 
 
 The Knights wore daily for their Enfign of Honor, a 'Green Crofs flory, on 
 folenin days a Scarlet Cloalg, and on the Mantlet of Green Silk a double Chain 
 of Gold(Micheli faith a Green Ribbon)attheend of which hung a Dragon dead, 
 with broken Wings, in the pofture of being overcome (the Symbol of Herefie 
 vanquilhed) and the whole enamelled with variety of Colours proper- But 
 this Order “continued not long, for it almoft expired with the Founder. 
 
 peter Beloy, Prefident of Tholoufe, affirms he had feen a ” Diploma, dated anno 
 1413. purporting that BaP.lius Colalba Marquefsof Ancona was admitted into this 
 Order, in thele very words, Te quem mdnu propria militia: cingulo & Jocietatis 
 noJlr<c Draconicte ac Stol<£ feu impriftte charijjimi fratris noflri Regis Aragonite in- 
 ftgnivimus, &e. 
 
 q Jof. Micheli 
 en Teforo Mili- 
 tar. de Cavall. 
 
 f. 90 . t. 
 r Favin.Theat. 
 d ’ Honn. 1 , 7. 
 c 1 . 
 
 Menn,p.}$$. 
 (Teforo milit. 
 de Cavall. loc- 
 
 c Favin.loc.cit, 
 
 uHeylCofmogr. 
 1.2. p.190. 
 
 vtMem.p-i$6° 
 
 Q, 
 
 Equites 
 
1 »4 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 Chap. III. 
 
 a In Delic. E • 
 quefi.p. 156. 
 b Micheli. 
 f. 60. b. 
 
 c C Miebeli 
 d ✓ Loco prd- 
 e £ ditto. 
 
 f Minn.Deli c. 
 Equefl.p.i$6. 
 
 g En Teforo 
 milit. de Ca - 
 •Lal.f^.b, 
 h Teflera crat 
 Aquila alba in 
 fidei Symbo- 
 Ium. Mends de 
 Ord. Milit. 
 Vifq.l.Qjtdfl. 
 a .Sell. 31. 
 
 i Mem. loco 
 ptdd. 
 
 k Idem Menn. 
 P • * 17- 
 1 7 of. Miebeli. 
 t-SS.a. 
 
 Equites Tufini in Bohemia. 
 
 03 ) 
 
 We find but a bare mention thereof made by » Mennenius , and-that it was 
 erefted 111 the Kingdom of Bohemia (or elfe both in b Bohemia and Auftria ) but he 
 doth not in theleaft inform us either of thecaufe of its Inftitution, the Badge of 
 the Order, or to what the Title refers. 
 
 The twofirft of thefe particulars Jof. Micheli fupplies, but as to the third, we 
 cannot give fo perfed an account as we would; yet we remember to have read 
 fomewhere, that this Order had its name from Toca , a Cap or Coif. 
 
 The ' Arch-Dukes of Austria (faith he) were Founders of this Order, which 
 they inftituted to ingage their Subjects in the defence of the Chriftian Religion, 
 and expulhon of the Turks, and thofe they called Hereticks, out of their Domi¬ 
 nions. for having about 200 years maintained a War with vaft and exceffive 
 charge, by '-reccing this Order, and bellowing upon the Knights thereof all that 
 they gained in War towards their lupportation, they very much eafed them- 
 felves in their Military Expences , and indeed this proved fo great an encou- 
 1 agement to them, that in a few years (performing fervice wherefbever their 
 Chiefs commanded them to ingage) they cleared their Provinces almoft of 
 both Turks and Schifmaticks. 
 
 T he 1 Enfign of this Order was a plain Green Crop, and the Habit of the Knights 
 Red. 
 
 This and the following Order (faith the fam e* Author) were under the Rule 
 of St. Bafil, and profeft conjugal Chaftity and Obedience; but we fee not front 
 what ground he alledges this; for if fo, then ought we to have placed it among 
 the Religious rather than Military Orders , thefe being abfolute notes and marks 
 thereof. Butinafmuchas we f elfewhere find, that Albert the Emperor adorned 
 Moyfes Didacus de Valera in Spain (a Knight of known and approved courage) 
 with the Enjigns of his three Orders, viz., of the Dragon, as he was King of Hun¬ 
 gary ; of the Tufin, as King of Bohemia ; and with the Collar de la Difiiplinas, as 
 Duke of Auftria, it is hence manifeft, they were all compleat Military Orders, 
 of which this Emperor was Soveraign or Chief: for no man can be admitted into 
 more than one Order at a time (if it be of a religious Conftitution) and when- 
 foever he obtains leave to change that Order, he cannot be received into ano¬ 
 ther, without relinquilhing the former. 
 
 Ordo Difciplitiarum in Auftria. 
 
 (3 2 -) 
 
 Bohemia (faith s Micheli ) finding it felf very much endangered by Turks and 
 Hereticks, the Kings thereof inftitutedthisOrder, tofupprefs, or at leaftto keep 
 them under, and to fecure the Confines of that Kingdom, Butlfuppofe, this 
 Author means Aujlria, in regard it appears immediately before to have been con- 
 ferr’d by the Dukes of that Country. 
 
 The Collar of the Order had a h White Eagle hanging thereat. 
 
 This, and the former Order, together with that of the Dragon in Hungary, ate 
 faid to have flourilhed in Germany , in the Reigns of the ‘ Emperors sigifmnd 
 and Albert. 
 
 Ordo de la Scama in Caflik. 
 
 (33) 
 
 This Order received Inftituti on fr om^John theSecond, King of Caliile, about 
 theyear of our Lord 1 1420. to perfwade and ftir up his Nobility to fight againft 
 
 the 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abft lately Military. 
 
 the Moors. For he being overcharged with War, dcfigned this Order chiefly to 
 awaken their courage, for the defence of his and their own Eftales.- which af¬ 
 terwards upon all occafions they performed (b well, and gave fo great demon- 
 ftrations of their Valour, that in a (liort time the Moors % were vanquilhed. 
 
 What their Symbol or Enfign was, or the reafon of the Title de la Scama , hap- 
 nedtobefo far worn out, that 6 Hieronymus Rom anus (who wrote the life of this lAfui Mermen. 
 King John) profelfeth he knew not what was meant or intended by it, though he 
 had been very diligent in the fearch thereof. 
 
 Yet h Jof. Micheli informs us, that their Enfign was a Crofs , compofed ofh EnfuTefn 
 Scales of Fifhes, which does plainly enough demonftrate it to be derived from the * Ca - 
 Latinword squama, from whence comes the Spanilh word Scania, that lignifies 
 the Scale of a Fifh. fuper togam 
 
 Some that fpeak of this Order, fay ! nothing as to its beginning, being ignorant 
 of the Founder ; but it is generally believed to be Inftituted by the forefaidiKing fquamisMn. 
 John in whofe time it flourilhed; infomuch as there were few of his Nobility" [f? 1 - Mndo 
 but were alfo Knights thereof. Vift.tSlsfl. 
 
 The k duty to which they were obliged, was to defend the Kingdom of Cajlile 4 - "• 98. 
 againft the Moors, and to dye in defence of the Chriftian Faith; befides which, \ Mjchtll 
 
 upon every occafion, when the King went out to War, they march’d before 1 Voc.cn.' 
 
 him. 
 
 Their 1 Priviledges were given them by King John, as alfo Statutes and Rules 
 to be governed by. Upon whofe ” death the fplendor of this Order was 
 eclipfed; as many times it hath fared with other Foundations in the like cafe : 
 the Succeflors, wanting the zeal and love for their continuance, equal to that of 
 the Founders for their Inftitution. 
 
 The Order of Knight! of the Golden Fleece in Flanders. 
 
 ( 34 -) 
 
 ° rhilip the Second, Duke of Burgundy, of the fecond and Iaft Line, ifluing o Pavin.mle 
 out of the Houfeof France, furnamed the Good, inftituted this Order, under the Th “ a - d Horn’. 
 Title of the Golden Fleece , in memory of the great Revenues he railed by the 
 traffick of Woolls with the Low Countries. Some will have it erefted in comme¬ 
 moration of valiant p Gideon, who with 300 men vanquilhed a numerous Army fjurtff.mni. 
 of Midianites. Or elfe (according to others) the Founder followed the example '"-t-wr 
 of tj.ifon, and his Argonautes ; whofe Expedition to Colchus againft Aetes, he per- 
 haps might intend to imitate, by a Voyage into Syria againft the Turk.. CmaUar. 
 
 Whatsoever the occafion was, ’tis certain (from the preamble of the St a- “ff °f 
 
 tutes of Inftitution) that this Duke out of the perfeft love he bore to the noble mmanic mT. 
 eftate of Knighthood, founded this Order, to the glory of the Almighty Creator Dcl,c fPtft- 
 and Redeemer, in reverence of the Virgin Miry, and honor of St. Andrew, the ' r 
 
 Apoftle and Martyr (whom he made Fatten thereuntoj to the advancement of 
 the holy Faith, the fervice of the Catholick Church, and promoting of Virtue. 
 
 For the maintaining and upholding of which, and for the increafe of honor and 
 fair renown, nolefs than the correiftion of Vice, r feveral good orders, letdown coriin. hujui 
 in the Inftitution, are appointed to be obferved, at the Chapter held on the laft /,urei 
 day of every Annual Feaftoftbe Order. 
 
 The day of Inftitution, wasthe r io. of January, anno Dom. 1429. on which & f 
 very day the Founder folemnized his Marriage, with Elizabeth, Daughter to John ! fnd!slan’. 
 King of Tortugal, intheCity of Bruges'mFlanders. 
 
 The number of Knights firft chofen, were'24. belide the Duke, Chief and 
 Supream, whoreferved tohimfelf the nomination of fix more at the next Chap- S.^r-" 
 ter. But Charles the Fifth, anno 1516 . encreafed them to fifty. 137 .Jttrifpnf, 
 
 And though the Founder at firft refolved upon the Feaft ofSt. Andrew annually, 
 for holding the folemnities of the Order ; neverthelefs in confideration of the 
 fhortnefs of the days, at that time of the year, and how troublefome it would 
 prove, efpecially to aged Knights, who lived at great diftance, to take a journey 
 
 0.2 
 
 id 
 
| 
 
 11 6 
 
 W Ibid. 
 
 x Art.2$*& 
 2 6. 
 
 y Art. 27. 
 
 Z Art. 28. 
 
 cjoctn. Jac. 
 Cbefflet. Tnjtgn. 
 Gent. Equil. 
 OrdYeler.Aur. 
 
 d Favin ink 
 Theat.cC Hon. 
 /.4.C.5. 
 
 e Ord.Sratuta. 
 
 Art. 19. 
 
 f sainfleMirth- 
 delaMaifon de 
 France. Tom, 1 • 
 p.891. 
 
 C f Jurifprud. 
 hi beroica. 
 
 P • 433 - 
 
 i Ibid. 
 
 k P.i£. 445. 
 I ^.46 2. 
 fflF^.470. 
 
 Of ?/;c Orders abfolutely Military. Chap. III. 
 
 in fo cold a feafon s it was afterwards ordained, that the Grand FeaU and Gene¬ 
 ral Afcmbly, (hould be kept » from three years to three years, onthefirft of May, 
 in Rich place as the Sovereign of the Order (liould beforehand give compe¬ 
 tent notice of. , f 
 
 As to the Habit , it was at firft ordained, that at the Grand Solemnity, the 
 Knights (hould wear three different Mantles ; to wit, the firft day of the 
 Fealf, of 1 Scarlet Cloth , richly embroidered about the lower end, with 
 Flints (truck into fparksof Fire, and Fleeces, with Chaperons of the fame ; and 
 the fame day after Dinner, toproceedto Vefpersinr Mantles of r.laclg, and black 
 Chaperons : The day following, the Knights were to hear the grand Mai's of our 
 Lady, 'clad as (hould feem good to themfelves. But Duke Charles, Son to the 
 Founder, appointed them Mantles of White Damask., for that days Ceremony,and 
 changed their Cloth Mantlesinto Velvet. 
 
 The great Collar is compofed of ‘double Fsifils, interwoven of equal big- 
 nefs, in form of the Letter B. with Flint-Jiones , feeming to (trike fire, and 
 fparkles of fire between them, at the end whereof doth hang the refemtalance 
 ofa Fleece of Gold, enamelled in its proper Colours. Thefe i Fufils are placed 
 back to back, two and two together, thereby reprefenting the Letter B both 
 ways, intending to fignifie Bourgoigne, they are alfo intermingled with Flint- 
 jlones, in reference to the Arms of the ancient Kings of Bourgoigne \ but it was the 
 devife of the Founder to ingirt them with fparkles and flames of fire. To the 
 Flint, Taradine (in his Heroical Devifes) aferibes this Motto, Ante Ferit, quant 
 F lamina micet , and to the Fleece this, Pretissm non vile labor is. 
 
 Th e Jewel is ordinarily worn in a double Chainet or Males of Gold, linked to¬ 
 gether at convenient diftances; between which runsafmallRed Ribbon: and fo 
 is Philip the Fourth, King of Spain, reprefented, wearing his Jewel in a Picture 
 at full length, hanging in his Majefty's Gallery at Whitehall ; or otherwife it is 
 Worn in a Red Ribbon alone. 
 
 The [minder ordained'four Officers to attend and ferve the Order, after the 
 manner declared in the Ordinances for their Inftru&ions, annexed to the Sta¬ 
 tutes, namely, a Chancellor, ttTreafurer, a Greffier or Regijler, and a King of Arms, 
 called To/Jbn d' Or. 
 
 f Lewis the Eleventh of France refufed to accept of this Order, becaufe his Pi e- 
 deceflors were not accuftomed to receive the Orders of their Subjects; for fuch 
 were the Dukes of Burgundy accounted, who held thatDutchy and other Seig¬ 
 niories in homage leige to the Crown of France. 
 
 Albeit the Emperors of Germany are defeended from Philip Arch-Duke of A11- 
 Jiria , Duke of Burgundy, and Count of Flanders y neverthelels the power of con¬ 
 ferring the Order is lodg'd in the Kings of Spain only, the Title of Head and 
 Soveraign being folemnly refigned by the Emperor Charles the Fifth to 
 his Son King Philip , the s 25. day of Ottober anno Dons. 1556. in the Roy¬ 
 al Chappel at his Palace in Bruxelles, and the Collar taken from his neck, 
 and with his own hands put over his Raid Sons fhoulders, in the prefence of 
 divers of the Knights, at which Ceremony he ufed this form of words, h Accipe Fill 
 mi, quern e Colls meo detraho, Tibi pr<ecipimm Aurei Velleris Torquem, quemVhd- 
 lippus Dux Burgundis cognominc Bonus Atavsts nojier, Monimentum fidei faerie 
 Romanic Ecclefttc ejfe vohiit, & hujufee Inftitutionis ac Legum ejns fac Jemper 
 jnemincris . 
 
 Afterwards, though Philip the Second, King of Spain, inverted the Infanta his 
 Daughter ifabclla, in the Dominion of the Loro Countries, upon the Contrafl: of 
 her marriage with the Arch-Duke Albert of Aujiria, yet he 'retained tohimfelft 
 and Succellors, Kings of Spain, and Dukes of Burgundy, the honor of being Chief 
 of this Order, in which Crown it remains to this day. 
 
 The St itutes (ratified under the Founders Seal the 27. of Nov. 1451.J are print¬ 
 ed in the k Jurifprudentia Heroica, together with thofe other ■additions and alte¬ 
 rations which were fince made by his Succeffors. So alfo are the m Priviledges 
 granted to the Knights by the Founder, his Son Charles, and Maximilian, which re¬ 
 ceived confirmation from King Philip the Second, anno Dorn. 155 6 . 
 
 The 
 
_ 
 
 I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfalutely Military. 
 
 11 • 
 
 The Names of the firft-M Knights, and their Succejfors, to the number of n 
 450. are there alfo regiftred together with a Catalogue of the ° Chancellors,^- o OI . 
 
 •«*■"* *■**» «*** ■>««■ 
 
 ,,.Ti hc ® r, |f' nal Cr Founl | a ™ n °f this 0rder is written at large in French by 
 lt dham Blfhop Of Tour,,ay. Abbot of St. Berlin, and fecond Chancellor to the Or¬ 
 der, m a Tieatifcdf his called 7he Golden Fleece, dedicated to Charles Duke of 
 Burgundy, Sot .to the Founder, and printed at Troyes , in the year of our Lord 
 I ,?l°'. n *' S Wotkthe Author treats of two manner of Golden Fleeces, -viz,, firft 
 ol Jafens Fleece (of which he ufeth the teftimony of Euftathius, to aflert it for 
 a true Hiftory) and by it reprefents the noble Virtue of Magnanimity, demon- 
 fixating ft vend Virtue, appertaining to the ftate of Nobility. Secondly of 7 ,t- 
 cohs Fleece (viz. the party-coloured and (freaked Fleece) by which he fets forth 
 the Virtue of Jujlice, which Virtue principally appertaining to Kings, Knights, 
 and nob c: pelTons, moved the heart of Duke Philip to inffitute this Order, under 
 !t comprehending the Virtues of both the other Fleeces. 
 
 a Menn.Delic. 
 Eqneft.p, 118. 
 
 b Equires Divi^ 
 Georgii apud " 
 Genuenfes.#; 
 cFavin.Tbear . 
 d' ffonnJ, 8 . 
 c. 3. 
 
 The Order of St. George at Genoa. 
 
 ( 35 ) 
 
 The 1 Republick of Genoa have an Order of Knighthood among them dedi¬ 
 cated to the honor of St. George, their titular Saint and Patron 5 it was inftituted 
 b y Freder " t the Third, Emperor of Germany , and the Knights thereof are 
 called, b Knights of St. George at Genoa. 
 
 The Enjign is a plain Crofs Gules, and worn by the Knights at a Chain of Gold 
 about their neck. 
 
 The Dukes of Genoa are Chiefs thereof, and in regard their Dignity lafts but 
 of times' S ’ the °' der IS mUCh lmpaircd throll gh th e inconftancy and alteration 
 
 The Order of the Croiffant in France. 
 
 ( 3 *•) 
 
 nf '^^^“ff’defcended of the fecond Line of the-Houfe of Anjou, King rta. jw. 
 of Jerufalem and Sicdy,Sic. Dukeof Anjou, Count of Provence, Sic. erected this 
 Order, under the denomination ofth eCroifant, or half Moon, in the City of An- C " 4- 
 Sr;’ 4 ^ BUt thC ^ ainUe Marthe smake ve x 6 years older, by placing f Osneal.mp. 
 
 the Inltitntion in the year 1448. 1 r 8 JeUM.if.nie 
 
 ft \2t M a CheU , re P° rtS ’* at ^rlesKmg of*d/ A# nd Jerufakm was the firftfii- 
 ftitutoi, anno 1 268 . m the great Church at Mejfina in Sicily, on the day of St. I TefL Mili 
 
 X /7 j Ut he by miftake confounds thisOrder with that of the 
 
 fttSm^M 1 m Franceh a "d after his death retained and 54 '‘’' 
 
 letled in Sicily by the (aid King Charles his Brother. 
 
 of Co e d en ftDnirt re of r f h K rh f ° U ? ded , this 0rder > is not ed to be in'- honor 
 . ' V l JP° rt : °£ the Church, and exaltation of Knighthood. Over which <*■ 
 
 hededared himfelf and his Succeffors Dukes of Anjou, and Kings of Sicily 
 
 Cefemonfts?nSefrf‘' W h CC r Kn,ght a " d J Mart >' r ’ for Won, and held the firft i sMmnh. 
 ^cremon, es in the Church of slngiers, dedicated to his name. loco at. 
 
 1 he symbol which the Knights wore on the right fide of their Mantle was a ****•*•}**' 
 fh tintf n r here °^ ,n r . ed enamd ’ Was this word^SJon XT* 
 to fearch°affe th" JI/atJ ' e ^X L °f e ” Croiffant, ” whereby they were encouraged rnffcylin’sCof. 
 
 to learch after themcreafeof valour and reputation. “w.ii. 
 
 u ftn ? d as man y fmall pieces of Cold, fafhi'oned like Co-^Zin.hs. 
 namelled with red, as the Knights had teen prefent in Battels, Sieges ^ 
 
 of 
 
1IS 
 
 Chap. III. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 of Towns, Cities, or Caftles, which gavedue intimation toallmen, oftheirva- 
 utt ] our fheweci in martial fervices; for ° none could be adopted into this Order, unlefs 
 V* ],e had well merited in fome of thefe kinds. 
 
 The Knightsyteho were 3d in number (but the Sainllc Marthe's fay 50) did wear 
 for the Habit , p Mantles of red or Crimjbn Velvet, and a Mantlet of White , with 
 the lining and Surcoat of the fame. 
 
 The Order of the Ermine in Brit ague. 
 
 (37-) 
 
 r M l n the year of Chrift' 1450. Franck theFirft of that name, Duke of Bretagne, 
 
 i'Fmnl i. memory of his f Grandfather John, furnamed the Conqueror, or elfe in imitation 
 
 of other Princes of the bloud in France, founded this Order, confining'of 25 
 cs . Knights, and thereupon alfo, new-built his Cattle of the Ermine. 
 
 dfuZffn He ordained the “ Habit to be Mantles of White Damask, lined with Carnation, 
 dt Fr.Tom. 2 . anc ! the Mantlet of the fame. 
 
 x '^Fanin ha The great <* Collar to be of Gold, compofed of Ears of Corn in Saltir, bound 
 u; pad.' above and beneath with two Circles of Gold (in imitation of the Crown of Ceres ) 
 "f m - hereby noting the care of Husbandry, which the ancient Counts and Dukes ol 
 Bretagne had, as alfo the fertility of that Province; and hence is this Order other- 
 wife called of the Ears of Corn. 
 
 y Gencrofum * At the end of this Collar hung the i Mas Tonticus, or Ermine, palling over a 
 incomaminaii Turf of Grafs diapred with Flowers, at the edge whereof was imbofied this 
 fntauK- Epigraph in French, A Ma Vie, the devifeof his 'Grandfather John, .by which he 
 piar. %itnn. known the greatnefs oFhis courage 3 and rather than fail of his word 3 that 
 
 \Tmntn he would undergo any misfortune. . . 
 
 la trad. ' This Order took ending, when the Dukedom of Bretagne became * annexed to 
 'Gouffil. Ar- tlie Crown of France, by the marriage of Anne Dutchefs of Bretagne with Charles 
 the Eighth, and he being dead, with Lewis the Twelfth, both French Kings. 
 
 The Order of the Ermyne in Naples. 
 
 2 Jof.Micheli. 
 Marque^ Tefo- 
 
 ro ftiilii.de Ca - 
 vali.f 9 
 vide porro Jo, 
 Pont an dt hel¬ 
 lo Neopol, 1 . 1. 
 Jo.BittaCara- 
 ja. 1 .10. Angel. 
 Conftant. 1 . 20. 
 Anelut Pacade 
 Or dinib. tfyr So- 
 ciet. milir. 
 
 (#■) 
 
 a Ferdinand theFirft, King of Naples, after the end ot the War which he had 
 with John of Lorain, Duke of Calabria, crofted this Order, in the year of 
 our Lord 1463. being moved thereunto upon the Treafon intended agamic 
 him by Marinas Marciamts Duke of Sejfa , and Prince of Roftona , his Bro¬ 
 ther-in-law ; who railing a confederacy againft him , intended to kill him, 
 when they (hould be together, that fo he might transfer the Kingdom to the Duke 
 
 But this Plot being difcovered, and the Duke apprehended by the King ("his 
 Subiefts expefting that he (hould have executed Jufticeupon him) he not only 
 forbore it, but having inftituted this Order of Chevalry, the firft of many that 
 were inverted with th e Collar thereof, was this his Brother-in-law, (whom he not 
 only pardoned, but alfo honored) and befides whom, admitted all the Noblemen 
 of Title in the Kingdom thereinto. , , , 
 
 The Collar was of Gold intermix! with Mud or Dirt , to which depended an 
 Ermyne, and this Motto, Malo mori, quant fiedari. 
 
 The Order of St. Michael in Naples. 
 
 (39) 
 
 bhOrig.E- b Albertus Mireeus makes this King Ferdinand Founder of another Order of 
 quefi.p. 76. Knighthood in Naples, in memory of St. Michael the Arch-Angel, Patron ol Apu- 
 lia. The c Habit of the Knights was a long White Mantle, embroidered with 
 
 Ermyns. 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 I ft 
 
 Ermyns , and the Collar of Goldcompofedof the Letters O, to which was added 
 for Symbol, this Epigraph, Decorum. 
 
 This Order is likewife taken notice of by the Author of the d JuriJprudentia 0 . 
 Heroica ; but perhaps it may be the fame with that of the Ermyn , fince we ob- 
 ferve the Habit hereof is embroidered with Ermyns, and might be otherwife 
 called of St. Michael, if fo be it were dedicated to his honor. 
 
 The Order of Knights of St. Michael in France. 
 
 OJ 
 
 a Lewis the Eleventh of France, confidering how much theFaftionsof the No- a s. Martb.de 
 bility of his Realm had difordered his Affairs, to the end he might reunite their laMmfm de 
 afie&ions to himfelf, and confirm the fame, by new obligations of Honor, in- J’f""’ 
 ftituted this Order in the year of our Lord 1469. to which he gave the Title 0O.14 Mss!' 
 St. Michael, this Arch-Angel being efteemed the b titular Angel'and Protector of*™^™'"-.. 
 the Realm of France ; in'reverence of whom the ancient Kings of France were raL.p.'sf,™' 
 wont to obferve the Feaft-day of this Saint with great folemnitv, and keep an bPrin “P s 
 open Court. J corum'' g™" 
 
 This King Lewis by the foundational Statutes of the Or- dicn& Pro- 
 
 der (which palfed his Royal Allent at Amboife the d firil of ^,° yaurae de Francc - s - Mmhc 
 
 Augutt in the year aforefaid) ordained, 'That the number c Arthur * Mmftitr, in Seuftria t h. 
 of Knights (hould be 36. whereof himfelf and his Succeflors J 8l ‘ 
 were to be Chief: but afterwards the number far exceed- at. “ fm ' e ^H'flrat. Frmctr: 
 
 ed, even to '400. 
 
 c In St at ut it Ord. Art, i. 
 
 Cofmagr. J.i.p. 204. 
 g Stitt. Ord. Art. 3. 
 
 The Collar of this Order is compofed of s Scallop -JIsells of 
 Gold, joined one with another and double banded, faftned 
 on imail Chains or Males of Gold ; to the midft thereof is annexed an Oval of 
 Gold, on which a riling hillock, whereon handeth the Picture of St .Michael 
 combating with, and trampling upon the Dragon, all curioufiy enamelled, to 
 which faith* was adjoined this Epigraph,' Immenli tremor Occam. * inDtlic.E. 
 
 The Habit appointed by the Founder , was a*> Mantle of White Damask, hanging btffi. 9 ' 
 down to the ground, furr’d with Ermyn, having its Cape embroidered with 
 Gold, and the border of the Robe interwoven with Scallops of Gold , the 
 Chaperon or Hood, with itslong Tippet, was madeof CrimfonVelvet. 
 
 But afterwards King Henry the Second ordered,‘That this Mantle fitould be > Theat.d'Hm, 
 made ot Cloth of Silver, embroidered with three Crefcents of Silver, interwo- 
 ven with Trophies, Qpivers, and Turkifh Bows, femed and cantoned with 
 Tongues and Flames ot fire: and moreover that the Chaperons of Crimlbn 
 Velvet, fliould be covered with the lame embroidery. 
 
 The k grand Affembly was by the Smieraign and Knights directed according to k Stat. Ord. 
 the Statutes, to be held asafolemn Feltivalon Michaelmas day, and the'place ap- [ ' 
 
 pointed for celebration of thele pompous Ceremonies, at the Church of " ' P ' 
 m Mount St. Michael in Normandy, built by St. Autbert, upon 
 St. Michael's appearing tohim in a Villon, and liberally en¬ 
 dowed by "Hollo Duke of Normandy and his° Succellors, 
 but afterwards removed to Hois de Vincennes not far from 
 Paris. 
 
 m Mons in proccUa Maris, fc! i n n cr ;. 
 culo Maris, aur Mons in Tunrba. ArM-a 
 flier inNettflria pia. f. jji. 
 n Idem, p .375. 
 o Beyl. Cofmogr. hi. p. 205. 
 
 There is an Herald of Arms appointed to this Order called Monficur St. Mi ¬ 
 chel, whofe duty is to attend the Solemnities thereof, and swho in’molt things q tfeflh, ltd 
 is precedented by our Garter, King of Arms. cir - 
 
 Such-care and moderation wasufed by King Henry the Third of France, when 
 he inftituted the Order of the Holy Chofi, not only to preferve the honor of this 
 Order in its full Iplendor (notwith Landing the example of former times, where 
 the riling of a new Order hath commonly proved the fetting of the old) but to 
 reform Ibrne rmfearriages which had crept into it, by bellowing it upon fome 
 mean and undeferving perlons; thathe not only continued the annual Solemnities 
 thereof, and Election of Knights thereinto; but alfo declared, that neither 
 
 Sttangefsj 
 
I 20 
 
 Chap. HI. 
 
 r Stat,de /’ Or - 
 dre du Sains 
 Efprit. Art.n. 
 
 f Prefent State 
 ef France , E- 
 dit. Land- 
 
 1671. p- 5 14* 
 
 r Mirsus Orig. 
 Equefl p.%2. 
 Itemjnrifprud. 
 Heroic.}.$9 o. 
 
 u Menneniut, 
 Pav'tn. Mi- 
 cbeli , Gothofri- 
 dur, Hejlin 3 
 others. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 'Strangers, nor the Natives of France, who before are Knights of any other Or¬ 
 der, (hould enter into that of the Holy Choji , except thofe only of St. Michael. 
 
 The Collar of which Order is thereby made lawful to be worn, with that of 
 the /. /[' choji , and ufually reprefented within it, that being efteemed the more 
 worthy place : And we are told it is now r cuftomary for thofe that are defign'd 
 to be Knights of the Holy Ckofl, to be admitted into the Order of St. Michael the 
 Evening before they receive that Order. 
 
 Knights of St. Hubert in Gitlhcf. 
 
 C4‘0 
 
 'Gerard Duke of CUtlhck and Berg (or as the French call them Jitliers and 
 Mont') Inftituted a Military Order in the year of our Lord 1473. in veneration of 
 St. Hubert Bilhopof Liege, who died anno 727. 
 
 The statutes thereof were written in the Dutch Tongue, whereunto was added 
 a Catalogue of the Knights and their Arms, to the year of our Lord 1487. But 
 further mention of this Order, or what was the Badge thereof, we do not find. 
 
 The Order of the Elephant in Denmark) 
 
 OO 
 
 Obferving fome difference among u Writers touching the Tnflitution,Collar, and 
 Enfign of this Order, I was in doubt what to lay, till at length I haply met with 
 better fatisfaftion from a Letter wrote <t».roi537.by ./too iSt/da Bifhdpof Arhufin, 
 fometime Chancellor to John King of Denmark and Nonray, unto john Eris Chan¬ 
 cellor to King Chriftian the Third, a Copy whereof was moft freely communi¬ 
 cated to nte by Monfiettr Crijlofie Lindenow Envoye from chriihan the Fifth, now 
 King of Denmark, , to his facred Majefty, the prefent Soveraign of the moft noble 
 Order of the Garter. 
 
 This Letter informs him of the Inftitution, and fome other particulars relating 
 to the Order, to wit, That King Chrijlian the firft being at Rome (whither he had 
 travelled upon a religious account) rope Sixtus the Fourth, among other Ho¬ 
 nors, invefted him with this Order, in memory of the Paffion of our Lord and 
 Saviour ; and withal ordained, that the dignity of Chief and Supream, (hould 
 be continued as a (ucceffive right to the fucceeding Kings of Denmark,■ 
 
 This King founded the magnificent Chappel of the three Kings in the Cathe¬ 
 dral Church at Rofchilt (four Leagues from Copenhagen) where the Knights were 
 obliged to alTemble, upon the death of any of their Fraternity. He alfo admitted 
 thereinto divers Kings, Princes, and Noblemen. 
 
 The chief Enfign of this Order was the Figure of an Elephant, on whofe fide 
 (within a Rundle) was reprefented a Crown of Thorns with three Nails, all 
 bloody; in honor and memory of the Paffion of oijr bleffed Saviour. 
 
 The Knights were obliged to the performance of afts of Piety, Alms Deeds, 
 and certain Ceremonies; efpecially upon thofe days, on which they wore the En- 
 figns of the Order : But King john fet fo high a value upon it, that he Wore them 
 on every folemn Feftival. 
 
 He alfo advanc’d thehonor of this Order to fo great efteem, that itbecameac- 
 cepted by both our King Henry the Eighth, and James the Fifth King of Scot- 
 land, his Sifters Son ; with whom the Enfigns thereof, remained as a Pledge and 
 affurance of conftant and perpetual friendlhip; with thefe he likewife invefted 
 divers Ambaffadors, Senators, and noble Danes. 
 
 There is one Ivarus Nicholai Hertholm,a learned Dane( as I am informed)who hath 
 written a particular Treatife of this Elephantine Order, but not yet printed; The 
 lcope whereof is to (hew, that the befbrementioned Epiftle oft he Pjifhop otArhufen 
 does not fufficiently make it appear,that it received its firft Inftitution, whenchrijli- 
 an the Firft had thofe many Honors conferr'd on him, by Pope Sixtus the Fourth. 
 
 And 
 
g ECT . I. Of the Orders abfolutely Military. i 2 t 
 
 And that the Badge was an Enfign meerly Military, anciently given as a memo¬ 
 rial and incitement to the Danr/h Princes, who took upon them the defence of 
 Chriftianity againd the Moors and Africans. 'Tis greatly'prefamed that this 
 Book (which we hope may (bortly be publilhed) will furnilh the world with many 
 choice things relating to the antiquity and honor of the Inditution, Enfigns and 
 Ceremonies of this royal Order. 
 
 Heretofore the Knights wore a Collar of Gold, compofed of Elephants and 
 Crojfcs , fafhioned fomething like Croffes Ancrees ( Mennenius calls them w Spurs) wDtD ilic. 
 at which hung the Picture of the Virgin Mary to the middle, holding Chrift in 
 her arms, andYurrounded with a Glory of Sun-beams: but they have long fince 
 laid this Collar afide, and now wear only a Blue Ribbon, at which hangs an Ele¬ 
 phant enamelled White, adorned with five large Diamonds let in the middle. 
 
 Thofe Elephants worn by the Knights in the Reign of chriftian the Fourth, had 
 in the fame place within a Circle the Letter C, and in the heart thereof the Figure 
 of 4, made to fignifie Chriftianus quartus. 
 
 This Honor hath been mod commonly conferr’d by the Kings of Denmark ., 
 on the day of their Coronation, both upon the Nobles and Senators of the King¬ 
 dom. 
 
 It feems Fredericks the Third brought into ufe (in imitation of the mod noble 
 Order of the Garter') an embroidered Glory of Silver Purle, wrought upon the 
 left fide of their Cloak or Veft, on which was embroidefed two Crowns within 
 a Rundle, bearing his Motto, Dens providehit ; for fuch a one did Count Gulden’ 
 low (Ambalfador hith'er from that King) wear at his refiding here in England , 
 anno 1669. But we are to note, that the Motto hath changed with the King, for 
 that of the prefent King is Fietate & JiiJiitia ? and this the Knights of his Eledti- 
 on now wear, in the middle of the Circle. Neverthelefsall the Knights created 
 
 by his Father, are obliged dill to continue the former Motto. 
 
 The Order of the Burgundian Crofs at Tunis. 
 
 ( 43 -) 
 
 « Charles the Fifth, Emperor of Germany and King of Spain, after he had re- * *»"' 
 ftored MulleaJJes, King of Tunis, to his Kingdom (who had been expulfed thence g 0 . ' 
 by that famous Pyrate£arW^)ontheday of his victorious entrade into Tunis, 7 ^“^ 
 withfolemnand magnificent Pomp, was apparelled in a Coat which he ufed 
 wear in Battel, whereon was embroidered the Burgundian Crofi : and being de- 
 firous to gain the good refpett of all, Who had ferved in that War, was chiefly 
 willing to adorn the Commanders, that had behaved themfelves valiantly in the 
 Victory, with fome Badge or token of Honor, as a reward : and for this reafon 
 did he inditute this Order in the year 1535. on*St. Mary Magdalen's day. 
 
 To this Burgundian Crofs he added a Steel driking fparks of fire out of Flint, 
 with thislnlcription B ar. Bari a, tobethe Badgeor Enfign thereof: And for an 
 additional Ornament, gave a 11 Collar of Gold, whereat hung the Laid Badge. ' 
 
 c Some fay this Order was indituted at ten of the Clock that day, it being alio A. mends de 
 the hour of Mercury , in which refpeCt the Character of that Planet is ufually 
 enamelled on the one fide of the Jewel, as the Burgundian Crofs is on the other. 
 
 But it was of fhort continuance, for it expired long fince. c Men. Delk 
 
 c 0 Eqneft.lmat, 
 
 The Order of Knights of the Holy Ghofl: in France. 
 
 (440 
 
 This' Order received •* Inditution from the French King, 
 
 Henry the Third, the fird Chapter being held on the lad 
 day of the year 1578. The defign thereof was chiefly 
 to b unite and tye his Nobility and Prelates more firmly to 
 
 R 
 
 a Favm.Tteal.d'irm.l.i.c.9. videpmc 
 Delic. EqueJl.p.iS’]. 
 
 b S.Marth. Hiji. Geneal.de la Matfon. te 
 France,Toma. 1. 1 . f.So. is t. :6. f .7 9?. 
 
 their 
 
I 22 
 
 c In Statut. 
 hujus Ordin. 
 An. 12. 
 
 d Mermen. 
 
 р. 288. 
 
 e Favin.Theat. 
 
 d' Honn.ll> 
 
 с. 7 * 
 
 f Art. 40. 
 g Art.2. 
 
 k Favin. loco 
 nuper cit. 
 
 1 Brief. Anneil. 
 Mundi, pan 4. 
 Tom.2.p‘Sio. 
 m Fav. Theat. 
 d' Hon, /.3.C.9. 
 
 n S. Mar the de 
 la Mai fan de 
 France,Tom.i. 
 
 p. 54* 
 
 o Boitel.Hiflor. 
 Relat. p. 40. 
 
 pS. Marth. 
 J9m,i. /.I. 
 
 /.61. 
 
 qf Biitel. loco 
 r c. cit. 
 
 ( St at. Ord. 
 
 Art. 82. 
 
 t i 4 rf. 85. 
 
 0/ the Orders alfo lately Military. Chap. III. 
 
 their nntur.il obedtence, as alio to'ftir up and encourage them toperlevere in 
 the Romilh Religion, to illuftrate and adorn the Rate of the Nobility, and to re- 
 ftore its ancient fplendor and dignity. 
 
 It had its denomination from the Holy Ghoji (to J whofe power and afliftance 
 the Founder ufually afcribed all his Afbions and Councils, advanced with moft 
 glorious and fortunatefucceflesj in'remembrance that he was torn on Whitfin- 
 duy intheyearof our Lord 1550. elefted to the Crown oi Poland on Whrtfonday 
 1573 - and lafHy came to the Crown of France on Whitfonday 1574. 
 
 The number of Knights whereof this Order was toconfift, is by the Statutes or¬ 
 dained to be one f hundred, befides the Soveraign or Great Mailer, which Office 
 and Dignity is sinfeparable fromthe Crown of France. 
 
 A long 11 Mantle of Black Velvet turned up on the left fide, and opened on the 
 right, was alfo appointed for the Habit of this Order, being at firfi embroider¬ 
 ed round with Gold and Silver, confifting of Flowers de Lis and Knots of Gold, 
 between three fundry Cyphers of Silver; and above the Flowers de Lis and 
 Knots were thickly feeded or powdered Flames of Fire. 
 
 This great Mantle was garmfhed with a ‘ Mantlet of Cloth of Silver, covered 
 with embroidery, made after the fame fafhion as wasthe great Mantle, excepting 
 only, that inftead of Cyphers there were wrought fair Doves of Silver; and 
 both thefe robes double-lined with Satin of Orange-tawney colour. 
 
 The great v Collar of the Order (worn over the Mantlet) was at firft compofed 
 of Flowers de Lis, cantoned or cornered with Flames of Fire, interwoven 
 with three Cyphers, and divers Monogramms of Silver, one was the Letter H, 
 and a Greek Lambda, both double; the firft of thefe belonging to the Kings 
 own name, the other to the Queen his Wife, Madam Lovifa de Loraine ; the 
 other two were referved in the Kings own mind, but not without 1 fufpicion of 
 referring to fome wanton Amours. 
 
 But thefe m Cyphers were taken off from the Collar, and the embroidery of the 
 Robes by Henry the Fourth his SuccelFor, and for a mark of his Battels and Vi- 
 ftories. Trophies of Arms were interlaced inftead thereof with the Letter H 
 crowned (becaufe it was alfo the initial Letter to his Chriftian name) whereout 
 arofe flames and fparks of Fire; and for the like reafon hath this Letter H been 
 fince changed into the Letter" L, both by Lewis the Thirteenth, and Lewis the 
 Fourteenth. 
 
 At thisCollar hung a °Crofs, artificially wrought and adorned with a rich en¬ 
 amel, in themidft whereof was reprefented the'form of a Dove, in a flying po- 
 fture, as defending down from Heaven, with full fprcad Wings: and to 
 the end an Epigraph might not be wanting, fome have attributed to it this, 
 tDuce & Aufpice, thereby to fignifie, that thofe who wear it, ought to hope for 
 good fuccefs in their defigns and enterprife, being guided and affifted by the 
 happy conduft of the FIolj Ghoji. 
 
 Befides thefe Ornaments, the Knights wear a s Black Velvet Cap adorned with 
 a white Plume; their'Breeches and Doublets are of Cloth of Silver, and their 
 Shoes White,tyed with Rofes or Knots of Black Velvet. 
 
 Th e Badges ordained to be ordinarily worn, are a s Crofs of Yellow or Orange 
 colour Velvet, wrought in the fafhion of a Malta Crop, fixed on the left fide of 
 the sovereigns breaft (but this at pleafure) and the like Crofs fewed on the left 
 fide of the upper Garments of the Frelates, Commanders, and Officers', except in 
 aftions of Arms, and then they are permitted to wear them of Cloth of Silver, 
 or WhiteVelvet; having in the midftthereof a Dove embroidered in Silver, 
 and at the angles or corners, Rays and Flowers de Lis of Silver. 
 
 Moreover t a Crofs of the Order made of Gold, like to the Crols of Malta al¬ 
 fo, with a Flower de Lis in each angle thereof, was appointed to he worn about 
 their necks in a Blue Ribbon, and to be enamelled White about thefides, but 
 not in the middle; fuch as are Knights , both of the Order of St. Michael 
 and the Holy Ghoji, are to bear the Figure of St. Michael on the one fide, and of 
 a Dove on the other. 
 
 TheAnniverfary of the grand [- sail is ordained to be held on the” firft day of 
 
 the 
 
 
S e c T. I. Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 the new Year, but the firft part of the Ceremony begins always on the "Lift day 
 of the old; the place for celebrating thereof is the Church of - Anguftine Friars 
 in Park. An account of the firft Solemnity, as alfo of fome other which have 
 fucceeded in the Reign of King Lewis the Thirteenth, are fet forth by Monfieur 
 Hoitcl, in his hiftorical relations of the Pomps and Ceremonies ufed at the receiv¬ 
 ing of feveral Knights into this-Or*)- by this King, and Printed at Paris 1620. 
 
 The Order of the Precious Blood of our Saviour Jefus Chrift of Mantua. 
 
 ( 45 ) 
 
 - Vinccntio de Gonzago the Fourth Duke of Mantua , and Second of Mont- 
 ferat, inftituted this Order , anno Dons. 1608. for defence and propagation of the 
 Chriftian Religion, and in honor of three drops of blood of our Saviour and Re¬ 
 deemer 5 as alfo the more nobly to fet forth the Nuptials of his eldeft Son Fran¬ 
 cs fro (who lucceedcd hint in his DukedomsJ with Margaret of Savoy , Daughter 
 to Charles Emanuel Duke of savoy, and Catharine of Auftria. 
 
 It was allowed and approved by Pope b Paid the Fifth, and confided of 20 
 Knights h the Founder declared himfelf Great Majier , and after him his Succef- 
 fol's Dukes of Mantua, and Montferat. 
 
 The Collar is fill’d with variety of fancy and defign, being c compofed of 
 Ovals of Gold, fome extended in length, others in breadth, and interlmkt with 
 final! Annulets. On thofe Ovals in length, is raifed in white enamel, thefe 
 words, Domine Probafli--, on the other in breadth, upon flames of Fire on a 
 Trevet enamelled Black, a Crucible Grey, fill’d with fmall rods of Gold; he 
 being defirous to intimate by this devife, that they who entred into this Society, 
 fhould hold inviolable faith, and perpetual concord, in the greateft tryals and 
 extremities. 
 
 At the end of this Collar is pendent a larger Oval of Gold, in which are ex- 
 preft d two Angels ftandmg upright, enamelled according to life, holding be¬ 
 tween them a Chalice crowned, in the Table whereof are figured three drops of 
 blood, enamelled Red, and round the Oval, Nihil ifto.trifte recepto. 
 
 On' ivhitfonday, in the year 1608. were the firft Ceremonies of this Order 
 performed, in the Dukes Chappel of the Palace at Mantua. 
 
 The Order of Amaranta in Sweden. 
 
 ( 46 ) 
 
 This Order of the Knights of Amaranta , was inftituted by Chrijlina Queen 
 of Sweden about the year 1645. in honor of a Lady of that name of great beau¬ 
 ty, courage, modefty, and charity: The chief Enfign is a Jewel of Gold, com¬ 
 pofed of two great AA, adorned with Diamonds on both fides, and joined toge¬ 
 ther by reverling one of them,being fet within a Circle of Laurel Leaves wreathed 
 about with White, and on the four fides this Motto, Dolce nella memorial 
 which Jewel the Knights wear, either in a Gold Chain, or a Crimfon or Blue 
 Ribbon, as they beft like of! 
 
 The Ceremony ufed at the Inveftiture of thefe Knights with this Enfign, is 
 briefly this. The gueen being feated under her ftate, the defigned Knight is 
 brought up,withufual Reverences,, and approaching neerth egueen, he kneels 
 before her, then (he in a fhort fpeech acquaints him with the inducements that 
 invited her to beftow this honor, enumerating his fervices and merits 3 to which 
 he makes a return of humble thanks. 
 
 This done, he takes his Oath , ftill kneeling and holding his hands between the 
 ghieens hands 3 the effeft whereof is to defend the Queens perfon from harm, and 
 the perfons of the Brothers of the Order, to promote to his power, Juftice, Vir~ 
 tue, and Piety, and to difeountenance Vice, Injury, and Wickednelsi 
 
 Having obliged himfelf to the performance of this Oath, the Queen puts about 
 
 R 2 ftirrf 
 
 12 3 
 
 w Art. 28. 
 y.Art. 79. 
 
 a (Mennen. in 
 b yDelic. E- 
 cdqueft.p.i 92 
 d Jvidejii Fa- 
 c t vin. in le 
 Theat. d.' Hon, 
 /.8.c.8. Mira- 
 
 do de Ord. Mi- 
 lit. Difq.u 
 Qu&fl. 1. u 
 fell. 29. 
 
124 
 
 C H A P. III. 
 
 Of the Orders abfolulcly Military. 
 
 him Cin the manner of a Baudrick) a Crimfon Silk Scarf, with the Jewel faftned 
 thereto, after which the Knight arileth and retireth, with all futable reverence. 
 
 To an abfent Prince or great Perfonage, whom the Queen intends to honor 
 with this Order ; (he fends the Jewel, accompanied with her Letter, which ferves 
 inftead of a perfonal Inveftiture.. 
 
 Among many others admitted thereinto, were vladijlaus Sigifmundus Tate 
 King of Poland, Carolus Guftavus late King of Sweden, and Adolphus Johannes 
 his Brother, alfo John George Duke of Saxony, the Lantgrave of Hejfe, feveral 
 German Princes, the Count Montecuculi General of the Horfe to the Emperor, Don 
 Antonio Tienientelli de Tarada Envoye Extraordinary from the King of Spain, as 
 alfo divers great Lords of the Court of Sweden', and of our Nation, Sit Biiljlrode 
 Whitcloke, to whofe friendly civility we are obliged for the foregoing Account. 
 
 SECT. II.. 
 
 Of Knights in the WeE-Indies. 
 
 I F after all thefe we take fome prolpedt of thofe Martial Honors, bellowed in 
 the tVefi-Indies, which the Europeans commonly call by the Title of Knight¬ 
 hood', as having fomerefemblancetoit from the nature of the Ceremonies, ufed 
 at the entrance and admittance into that Dignity, and the end for which they 
 were bellowed; we (hall find they properly enough deferve mention here, 
 a Perchai ril- The» Mexicans gave the firft place of Honor to the profeffion of Arms; and 
 j-, image, t“" therefore onfuch as had performed valiant fervices in Wars, they bellowed great 
 3-?-i° s 5- recompence, and gave them lundry Priviledges, which none elfe might enjoy. 
 
 Valour and Courage were with them the fteps by which a man of mean extra¬ 
 ction, afeended tohigh dignity and honor; and therefore the chief of their No¬ 
 bility commonly fprung from the Camp. 
 
 Mexican Among whom b Motetumafet. Knighthood in highellfplendor, ordaining certain 
 
 Knichis. Military Orders, with feveral Badges and Enjigns. The moll honorable among 
 Eagl'cKnights. the Knights, were thofe that carried the crown of their Hair tied with a little Red 
 Ribbonj having a rich Plume of Feathers, from which did hang branches and 
 rolls of Feathers upon their (houlders. They carried fo many of thefe rolls, as 
 they had d. >e worthy deeds in War. 
 
 The King h:mfelf was of this Order, as may be feen in Capidtepec , where Mo- 
 teotnta, a id las Sons are reprefented, attired with thofe kind of Feathers cut 
 in the Rock. 
 
 LycnSiTy- There teas another Order of Knighthood, which they called of the c Lyons 3 .no 
 ger Knights* Tygers ; thefe Knights being commonly the mod valiant, and mod noted in the 
 c^iwi. Wars, and always bore with them their Badges and Armories. 
 
 Grey Knights. Other Knights there were, asth t 6 Grey Knights, not fo much refpedted as the 
 reft, they had their Hair cut round about the ear. They went to the Wars, with 
 Enfigns likethe other Knights, yet not armed, but to the Girdle, while the moll 
 honorable were armed all over. 
 
 All Knights might carry Gold and Silver, wear rich Cotton, ufe painted and 
 gilt Velfels, wear Shoes after their manner; but the common people only earthen 
 Velfels, neither might they carry Shoes, nor attire themfelves but in a grofs 
 Stuff called Nequen. 
 
 eiby.ioSy. 'Every Order of thefe Knights had their Lodging in the Palace, noted with 
 their Enfigns; the firft was called the Lodging of the Prince, the fecond of Ea¬ 
 gles, the third of Lyons and Tygers, and the fourth of Grey Knights. 
 
 Knights of They of the Province of Cinaola (an Inland part near new MexicoJ created 
 cmaola. their Knights by giving a Bow, then fetting them to encounter a Lyon, or fome 
 other wild Bead; the death of which was accounted the life of their Gentility. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. It- 
 
 Of the Orders abfolutely Military. 
 
 I2S 
 
 The f Inguas Lords of Pent, in their folemn Feafts at Cufco , dedicated their < runhm pii- 
 Children to Honor, by adorning them with Guarras or Enfigns. They pierced z'' rn -t‘"‘ 3 - 
 their Ears, whipt them with Slings, anointed their Faces With Blood, and al. in 
 fign thatthey (liould betrue Knights to the Ingua. 
 
 Thofeof the s bloodroyal in Peru, before they received the Degree of Knight- Knights of 
 hood , pafs'd through fundry probations, but chiefly they performed (bme Mill- Peru ' 
 tarv Exercifes, and managed the Lance, Dart, and other Arms. The manner 
 and order of tryal of their skill and courage, was both rigorous and fevere ; h as 1'r 
 abftaining from all things for feven days, except a little raw Corn and Water, 1 ' 
 then being heartned again, their running of Races, afterwards, one day holding 
 out, another befieging a Fqrt, then Wrelfling, Leaping, Shooting, Slinging, 
 throwing the Dart and Lance, exercifing in all Weapons of War,and enduring to 
 be beaten on the hands and legs with wands; all thefe things tending todifcover 
 whether they could bear the hard adventures of War,or not; which try als if they 
 could not manfully fuffer, they were rejefted and denyed Knighthood. 
 
 Next followed theCircumftancesand Ceremonies of their Creation, as 'boar¬ 
 ing a hole in the Ears, putting on gallant Shoes, as alfo Breeches, which before 
 they might not wear, adorning their heads with Flowers, and an Herb that none 
 elfe might ufe; and laftly giving an Axe into their hands. All which Mr. Pur- 
 ch.ts having fet down at large, we thought it Iefs needful to be more particular. 
 
 Thefe Knights are by k Mennenius called Oreiones , from the SpanUh word Vhndic.t- 
 Orejas , which (ignifies flap or loll-eared, and in Latin Attriculares, either from V c fl t-' 9 6 - 
 the Leaf which they carried hanging in their Ears, or as Jof. Micheli faith, ‘for l Tef,„ mt. 
 that they were only to negotiate, and treat of great Affairs with the Emperor, and i‘ Cmal1 - 
 had his ear at all times. 
 
 To thefe we fhall add the account we have of an Order of Knights in Japan, Knights of 
 intituled m Mengoras, part of them are called Bonzoes, living in Fraternities, as bp an - 
 do\our religious Brotherhoods in Europe. Some of thefe relate to their Temples, 77 ‘ 
 
 and have the charge of their Idols, and the fervice appertaining to them ; others 
 are Knights and follow the Wars, accepting pay from any Lord that imploys them. 
 
 Of this Order there are found to be about 30000. who in many things bear paral¬ 
 lel with the Religions Knights in Europe : They profefs Chaftity with fuch feve- 
 rity, that into their Cities no Woman may enter. They have the Rule given 
 them over thofe Kingdoms which they conquer, and are very rich; fomeofthem 
 having not lefs than 60000 Duckets per annum Revenue. 
 
 Everyday they make and prefent five Arrows to the publick Armory, which 
 is a very prudent provifion, in regard no man is fenfible of the charge; and 
 thereby they find themfelves well provided upon all occafions. 
 
 SECT. 111. 
 
 The Feminine Cavaliers of the Torch in Tortofa. 
 
 A N D now, in clofe of our Difcourfe of the Orders of Knighthood , give us 
 leave tobring up the rere, with a memorial relating to Feminine Valour, 
 and of the later Age (for we (hall not need to inftance in the Amazons of old, 
 whofe fame in Arms is fo generally kr.own)fince fome of that Sex,ha ving acquired 
 honor and renown, by their perfonal courage and valiant exploits; have had be¬ 
 llowed on them the priviledge of living after the manner, and in the elteem of 
 Knights. 3 cavaUeros 
 
 The Example is of the noble Women of Tortofi in Aragon , and recorded by Jo- Mm™. 
 feph Micheli Marquez, who plainly calls them 3 Cavalleros, or Knights ; or may I rj/faMtlj’' 
 not rather fay Cavallcras, feeing I obferve the words b Equitijfie and Militiffk CxvaH.foe.ii. 
 ("formed from the Latin Equites and Milites') heretofore applied to Women, 
 
126 
 
 Of the Orders abfoliitely Military. 
 
 Chap. III. 
 
 and fometimes ufed to exprefs Madams, or Ladies ; though now thefe Titles 
 are not known. 
 
 cTtf. Milit. “ c Don Raymond , Iaft Earl of Barcellona ("who by an intermarriage with*Pe- 
 *Kkr Blmcm cc tronilla, only Daughterand Heir of King Ramiro the Monk, united that Princi- 
 Sm'cKiium “ pality to the Kingdom of Aragon ) having, in the year 1149. gained the City of 
 
 Tortofi from the Moors , they on the 31. of December following, laid a new 
 
 Aragon. 
 
 cc 
 
 “Siege to that place, for the recovery of it out of the Earls hands. The Inha¬ 
 bitants being at length reduced to great ftreights, defired relief of the Earl; 
 “ but he being not in a condition to give them any,they entertained fome thoughts 
 “of making a furrender. Which the Women hearing of, to prevent thedifafter 
 “threatningtheirCity, themfelves,and Children; putonmens Clothes, and by 
 “a refolute Tally, forced the Moors to raife the Siege. 
 
 “ The Earl, finding himfelf obliged, by the gallantry of the a£Hon, thought 
 “fit to makehis acknowledgments thereof, by granting them feveral Priviledges 
 
 d Don Ramon cc an d Immunities; and, to perpetuate the memory offo fignal an attempt, d infti- 
 
 Umu” 8 Comestuted an Order,fomewhat likea Military Order, into which were admitted only 
 Earchinon* “thofe brave Women, deriving the honor to their Defendants, and affigned 
 narum cbn-'" ' them for a Radge, a thing likea Fryars C.tponche, (harp at the top, after theform 
 grcgarioncm, “ of a Torch, and of a crimfon colour, to be worn upon their Head-clothes. He 
 1™ quifi mile « a ]f 0 ordained, that at all publick meetings, the Women Ihould have precedence 
 “of the Men ; That they Ihould be exempted from all Taxes; and that all the 
 HMs, quia in “Apparel and Jewels, though of never fo great value, left by their dead Hub 
 
 Spurpw'e- ‘ ‘ bands > ftould be their own - 
 
 am Fanis for- “ Thefe Women (faith our Author) having thus acquired this Honor by their 
 cc perfonal Valour, carried themfelves after the manner of Military Knights of 
 
 thofe days. 
 
 We may alfo, not unfitly, bring in here a word or two, of a more general Orna- 
 
 m- “X4. <c 
 
 mm. 1 o- 5 . 
 
 ment of Honor , not long fince made peculiar to this fair Sex, to wit, that of the Cor¬ 
 
 se i/ordre dt don ; which fome will have to be an c Order, or fomewhat equivalent thereto, un- 
 ouduCordon’ der tbat Title. The Tnftitution of it, is attributed to Anne of Britans , Wife to 
 HomeauThis. Charles the Eighth of France, who inftead of the Military Belt, or Collar, beftow- 
 irc is Mcnde. e[ j a cordon or Lace on feveral Ladies , admonithing them to live chaftly and de- 
 Ordo FurVge- voutly, always mindful of the Cords and Bonds of our Saviour Jefis Chrijl ; and 
 rrvci Funis, to engage them to a greater efteem thereof, the furrounded her Efcocheon of 
 Cotofr.Anhm. the like Cordon. From which Example, it is fince drawn into life- that 
 
 cheons made after the form of a Lozenge) are adorned with fuch a Cordon. 
 
 But if we look back into ancient times, we may fee when Women among the 
 Romans were firft thought worthy of enjoying refpeft and peculiar favours; and 
 111 particular, out of a great honor to the Mother of Marcus Coriolanus, the liber¬ 
 ty of wearing the segmenta aurea, orbordures of Gold and Purple on their Gar- 
 
 gCMir.tM ments (the latter of which the RomansmiCed to an high efteem) was sfirft permit- 
 "JuuiZ"“ lem tedtothe Roman Matrons, fince the had fo extraordinarily deferved of that Com- 
 ht UvM.z. mon-wealth, by h diverting the fury of her Son, and drawing offhis Army from 
 ' j- (w"' before the City, whole ruinehehad threatned, upon a juftrefentment of theCiti- 
 ^4! i'i* pta- zens ingratitude towards him ; in memorial of which 1 prefervation, was there 
 isrch. in vi/a a lf Q a f emple erefted and dedicated to the Female Fortune. On this occafion al- 
 comlant. ot h e r acceflions of honor andretpeft were decreed to this Sex; namely k to 
 
 kCnpKiwl.it. have place in pafling on the way, and the permiflion of wearing golden Ear-rings. 
 ctfervas. c.24. qr Q a j| which the Romans willingly condefcended for her fake, whofe powerful 
 perfwafions, and rhetorical tears, had gain’d them fo great a deliverance. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 137 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Caftle, Chappel, 
 
 AND 
 
 Colledge OF Windefor. 
 
 sect, l 
 
 Of the Caftle of Windefor. 
 
 A L n& HinT inte ?l her A eafter (G ° d affifli °g) to make PuWick a com- 
 
 An »? L ”ties of the Caftle , Chappel , Colledge, and 
 J °^ lVin ffir by it felf (towards which we have already made 
 o°f rnch r nf t f 0 n . eVenheI L ers we are obliged to give a brief Account 
 r r , A 1 ■ r. r thcm , here = as bear a particular relation to our chief de- 
 f r" thefuc r Ceedm ? C u ha P ters -- an d more efpecially, for that the 
 Chappel of St. George is fituate in this (lately Caftle , made highly illuftrious by 
 
 fd w™hm n itsWaT mnltR ' S ° f them ° ft nobIe ^°f the exhibit 7 - 
 
 To begin then with the Place; it’s ancient name [ Wyn&Iej-hojia 1 feems to claim 
 
 reedved thi^d ° f ^ times ’ and as our Learned* Cambden con- a In A„„ba 
 is did i c den0m,natlon from the winding of the ftore thereabouts; 
 
 the ftm?reafon Writt6n h ^lefioorth, and probably for 
 
 The firft authentick notice we have of it (for we rely not upon the reports of"*"’** 
 Geofry of Monmouth or his Followers) is from that Inftrument of Donat on 
 
 ftervofS there ° f ’ am ° n g° ther Lands, to the'Mona- 
 
 ofelrnalretard 2 Z'fr^ V* declared > that this King, •fir the hope c Mm*. 
 
 Jir- , r-, 3 ie 7 rem iT l0n °f *U his (ins^ the (ins of his Father. Mother and eUcan,To1 
 
 of the place and J f ^’8"= being greatly enamoured of the pleafant lituation AExprsfn 
 ot the place, and fir that ,t fiemed deeding profitable and roLodious, beta,ft C t ~- 
 
 fitnate 
 
 An «• 
 .Tom.io 
 
c Ibid. 
 
 Of tbeCafile and Colledge of Windefor. Chap. IV. 
 
 (itiutle fo near the Thames, the Wood fit for Game, and many other particulars ly- 
 t h erc „,eet and neceffary for Kings, yea a place very convenient for his reception ; 
 invited Fad,mu the then Abbot and Monks, to accept in exchange for 
 fecilbune in deafo?Q Hundred in the County of Effex, a Manfion called f ettngS, 
 with all its Members and Hamlets in JUptfient Hundred in the lame County, to¬ 
 gether with fourteen Sokemen and their Lands, and one Freeholder m tZD^ure- 
 (iaplc Hundred, who held one yard Land, belonging to the faid Manfion, with 
 three Houfes in dnlcceaBca; and hereupon was it again returned to the Crown, 
 where it hath ever fince remained. ' 
 
 ( IBercda. The King being thus °f Windefor, forthwith built 
 
 Terra RaduifiyiWSeifridi. a Cajlle upon the Hill, which we find by ( Domefday Books 
 
 Kaiulfus films Scifriii tenet de Rege cti- con tained half a Hide of Land, and that half Hide is there 
 noted tobe P»«*l of the Manner of dure 
 
 in dimidia Hida. This Caftle King Henry the Firftsre-edihed, and beau- 
 
 ct Hen. Hm.fo.w.b.Lmimi 1^6. ti g et j yvithmany goodly buildings; and to entertain himfelf 
 with the pleafure thereof, didin the'’tenth year of his reign, fummon all his 
 Nobility thither,where he held his whitfontide with great (late and magnificence, 
 i spelmtw.GUjf. Shortly after, we find this Caftle called * Mota de Windefor, the Fortreis of 
 Arc ^ol°e- jyjndefbr as the Tower of London is called Turrit de London? both which are fo 
 *■ termed in a Charter of Peace between King Stephen and Duke Henry (after¬ 
 wards King of England, by the Title of Henry the Second) and this word Mota, 
 k A little Hill, is hereufed for what the Frc»c£ call Mote, or k Mottc, being the fame with Collie, 
 or high place, or C Qlljeultfs and MeU 'm Latin, viz. a little Hill. 
 
 Fo“ or Brong Within this Caftle was King Edward the Third * born ( whence commonly 
 Honfe. called Edward of Windefor') and received his Baptlfm in the old Chappel. 1 he 
 l 6 a ;f tT native affeftion he bore to this place was exceeding great, infomuch as he conftt- 
 UIte d it the Head and Seat of that moft noble Order of the Garter, whereof him¬ 
 felf became the mod renowned Founder ; in honor to which he there alfo found¬ 
 ed the Collcdge of the chappel of St. George, and much enlarged and beautified 
 the Ctflle ■ To this work he appointed feveral Surveyors, whom he affigned to 
 Ptefs Hewers of Stone, Carpenters, and fuch other Artificers, as were thought 
 ufeful and neceffary, fo alfo to provide Stone, Timber, and other materials and 
 m rot. de rnm Carriages for them; among thefe Surveyors, we find remembred “ John Peyntour, 
 2j.t3.p4r/1. D jijchardde Rochell, ° William deHurle, William de Herland, s Robert de Rernham, 
 
 pare i.m. 13. \ n d to the end this great undertaking might be honeftly and fubltantially per- 
 
 formed, the King affigned i John Brocas, Oliver de Bur deux, and thomas deFoxle 
 info. jointly and feverally, with all care and diligence (at lcaft together once a Month) 
 P p ; r : l V; £,3 ‘ to Purvey the Workmen and their works, and to encourage fuch as did their duty 
 q Pat. 25.£.3. competently well, but to compel others that were idle and ilothful. 
 j.i.m.12. He afterwards commiffion.ued'and Walter Palmer to provide 
 J.2SS Stone, Timber, Lead, Iron, and all other neceflaries for the work; and toimpreft 
 Fat. 28. e.j. Carriages for theirconveyance to fFtWeyo) - . 
 
 :c ' v .: illiam de Wyckjiam (who attained to the Dignity of Biffiop of Wtnchefter, and 
 
 (c Pat. 30. £. was the fecond Prelate of the Garter ) had a f Supervifor's or Surveyor s place 
 il3.p.3.m.2i „ rante d to him by Letters Patents bearing Tefte at Weslminjler the thirtieth ot 
 'bitober anno 50 . £• 3. He had like powers given him with thofe Surveyors hrit 
 above-named, and a grant ot the fame Fee as had been formerly allowed to Ro¬ 
 st vat.it. £.3. bert de Bernham,viz. " One (hilling a day,while he ftayed at windefor m his employ- 
 f.s.i».ti. ment, two (hillings a day when hewent elfewhere about that affair, and three 
 (hillings a week for his Clerk: which like allowances had been firft of all made to 
 iv p.77.24. E.j. w Richard de Rochell. 
 
 p.I.m.ag. 
 x r Pat. 33. 
 yi e - 3 . 1 ' 3 . 
 
 m,2 O. 
 
 Afterwards he had beftowed upon him the*chief cuftody and Surveyoiflttp of 
 this Cajlle, of theMannors ofoWand New Windefor,and of teveral other Calt.es, 
 Mannors,and Houfes enumerated in his Letters Patents, with power to appoint 
 and dilpofe of all Workmen, buy neceflaries for Reparation, provide Carpen¬ 
 ters Mafons, and other Artificers, Stone, Timber, &c. rand m thofe Mannorsto 
 hold Leets and other Courts, Pleas of Trefpafs and Mifdemeanors, to enquire ot 
 the Kings liberties, rights, and all things appertaining thereunto. 
 
S e c t. I. Of the Cajile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 tip 
 
 It may be prefumed, that about the thirty fourth year of this Kings Reign, the 
 moft confiderable enlargement of the Cattle was made, feeing there were then 
 great (tore of the beft Diggers and Hewers of Stone, impreft in London, and 
 out of divers Counties in England, by virtue of 1 Writs, directed to feveral She- z cun.u E, 
 riffs (dated the 14. of April in that year) with command to fend them to Winde- i ' m 
 for, by the Sunday next after the Feaft of St. George at the furtheft, there to be 
 employed at the Kings Wages, fo long as Was neceilary, viz. 
 
 London. 40 
 
 EJfex and Hertford. 40 
 
 Wilts. 40 
 
 Lcycefl. and Worcejl. 46 
 
 Cambridge and Huntingd. 40 
 
 Kent. 40 
 
 Gloucejier. 40 
 
 Sonierfet and Devon. 40 
 Northampton. 4 o 
 
 Herewith the Sheriffs were commanded to take fufficient fecurity of thefe Work¬ 
 men, not to depart from Windefor without the Licenle of William de Wyclfjani 
 (who was appointed to return the fame Securities into the Court of Chancery') 
 and all this, under the penalty of one hundred pounds to each refpeftive Sheriff. 
 
 And becaufe divers of thefe Workmen, for gain and advantage, had after¬ 
 wards clandeftinely left Windefor, and were entertained by other perfons, upon 
 greater Wages, to the Kings great damage, and manifeft retarding of his 
 Work, 'Writs were therefore direfted to the Sheriffs of London, with com- 3 cu,f. 
 mand to make Proclamation, to inhibit any perlon, whether Clerk or Layman, fi-s-m. %s. 
 under forfeiture of all they had forfeitable, for employing or retaining any 
 them, as alfo to arreft fuch as had forun away, and commit them to Newgate, and 
 from time to time to return their names into the Chancery. 
 
 But a great number of them dying of the great Peftilence, other b Writs iffu- b tbid.m. 33; 
 ed fjo.of March, anno 3 6.E .3.) to the Sheriffs of feveral Counties (not of the 
 former number) That under the penalty of two hundred pounds apiece, they 
 fhould fend to Windefor , able and skilful Mafons and Diggers of Stone, to be 
 there on Sunday the Utas of E after at furtheft, to be employed in the Works, 
 namely to the Sheriffs ot. 
 
 Tor\. 60 
 
 Derby. 24 
 
 Salop. 60 
 
 Hereford. 50 
 
 It was the thirty feventh year of this King,or e’re the Buildings were ready for 
 dating, and then' Henry de St, interne and John Brampton, were employed to buy ePtt.^.ti. 
 Glafs in all places of the Kingdom, where it was to be fold: to prefs four and f” r r ’ m "i 
 twenty Glaliers, and convey them to London, to Work thereat the Kings Wages; 
 and d twelve Glafiers for Windefor,to be employed in like manner within the Caftle. a 
 
 In this year alfo, the work went effeftually on, as may be guefs'd from the 
 great ftore of'Workmen preft for this fervice, as alfo Carriages for Stone and cpat.^.iy. 
 Timber, much of the Stone being digg’d out of the Quarries of Welles ford, Hel- m *»■ dr 
 ■well, and Careby, and the next year, not only in thefe, but in the Quarries off 1i.rn.2S. 
 s Hefeleberg, and Demelby, and the following year out of the Quarry of h Melton. 8 j8.£ 3. 
 
 From hence to the forty third yearof this KingsReign, we find Artificers were 
 yearly preft, and the buildings of the Cajllc fetiouily purfued ; but after wemeet p. s.d.fi. ’’ 
 with nothing in that kind mentioned to be done, until the eight and fortieth 
 year, and thence not any thing during his Reign. So that its to be prefumed,this 
 famous piece for magnificence and ftrength, was for the greateft part finifhed in 
 his faid forty third year, that is to fay, the Kings Palace, the great Hall of St. 
 
 George, the Lodgings on the Eaft and South fide of the upper Baily or Ward, the 
 Keep or Tower in the middle Ward, the Chappel of St. George, the Houfes for the 
 Cujlos and Canons in the lower Ward, together with the whole circumference of 
 the Walls, and their feveral Towers and Gates, as now they ftand. 
 
 S In 
 
 Nottingham, 
 
 3 4 
 
 Lancajier. 
 
 ^4 
 
 Devon . 
 
 60 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 i 30 Of the Cafile and Colledge of VVindelor. 
 
 In fucceeding times, fome other additions were made to the buildings within 
 th e Cafile i in particular, King Henry the Seventh added that ftately Fabrick, ad- 
 1 tfW ai joining to the Kings Lodgings, in the upper Ward. King ‘Henry the Eighth new 
 trSwri" built the great Gate, attheentrance into the lower Ward. King Edward the Sixth 
 windlcfbra. began, and Queen k Mary perfected the bringing of Water from Blackjnore Farfi in 
 af* f‘ m ' Wingfield Parilh, into a Fountain of curious workmanlhip, eredfed in the middle 
 Harrii nuper of theupper Ward, which ferved all the Caftle. Queen Elizabeth made a* Terrace 
 iiWMejsr^ Walk on the North-fide of the Caftle, from whence there is a plealant prolpedt 
 Xcarnbien h down upon Eaton Colledge, the Thames, and neighbouring Country. And King. 
 Airebut. Charles the Firft,a».i 63 ( 5 .built the Gate at the Eaftend of thefaid Terrace,leading 
 
 into the Park. Laftly, his now Majefty out ofa particular regard to this princely 
 place, hath ifl’ued great fums of money in its repair, and furnilhing it with a curious 
 and gallant Magazine of Arms ; fo well order’d and kept, that it is worthy the fight 
 of every Traveller. 
 
 And here our learned Cambden s elegant Defcription of this Cattle's fituation. 
 Ill Cambden, jjmft not b e omitted ; ” For from an high Hill (faith he) that rifeth with a gentle afi- 
 cent, it enjoyeth a moU delightful profipeQ round about ; Foreright in the Front, it over¬ 
 looked a l ale , lying out far and wide, garnijhed with Corn-fields,flourijhing with Mea- 
 dows,deck} with Groves on either fide, and watered with the mofi mild and calm River 
 Thames.- behind it artfe Hills everywhere, neither rough nor over high, attired as it 
 were with Woods, and even dedicated, as one would fay, by Nature to hunting Game. 
 
 With this let u; offer what Sir John Denhams ingenious Mufe hath rarely limn’d 
 out of its fituation alfo and ma'jeftick fabrick. 
 
 n Cispin Hill. n Wmdefor the next (where Mars with Venus dwells. 
 
 Beauty with Jlrengthj above the Valley fwells 
 Into my eye, and doth it felf prefent 
 With fitch an eafie and unforct aficent. 
 
 That no Jlupendious precipice denies 
 Accefis, no horror turns away our Eyes : 
 
 But finch a Rife, as doth at once invite 
 A pleafiure, and a reverence from our fight. 
 
 Thy mighty Mijlers Emblem, in whofie face 
 Sat Mcehnefe heightned with MajeShcfi Grace ; 
 
 Such fieenss thy gentle height, made only proud 
 To he the bafis ofi that pompous load , 
 
 Than which, a nobler weight no Mountain hears , 
 
 But Atlas only that feipport the Spheres. 
 
 And now to afford our Reader’s Eye, yet more pleafure and fatisfa&ion, than 
 thefe verbal Defcriptions can do his fancy; we (hall here infert the exaft Draughts 
 of feveral Views and Projpetts of this princely and magnificent Structure. 
 
 This Caslle is under the government of a Constable, whofe Office is of great an¬ 
 tiquity, honor, and power, but of little profit. 
 
 The ufe and fignification of the word Conjiabularius (with others of a neer 
 wrfacon". Spelling, and likelenfe, found in FliSlorians) is (hewed by the learned 0 spelman, 
 Itabularius. and particularly applied to theGovernour of a Caftle, the French call him Cha- 
 Jlelan, whom we call ConPlable of a Cafile, but in the Rolls of King John’s time 
 (which is as high as we have any) the Governour of this Caftle is called Conftable, 
 and under that title hath the Office ever fince palled. 
 
 BMrclu'° K r °ffi ce ’ s ra ' xt > partly Military , and partly Civil 5 as a Military Officer, per- 
 vshiteMa 'or- tains to him the foie Command of the place, and of any Garrifon placed there, as 
 ims Anutas, alfo of the Magazine of Arms, Stores, and Houles. He is obliged to defend it 
 againft all Enemies, whether domeftick or foreign, hath the charge of Prifoners 
 brought thither; and is anfwerable for them, and for all that is in the Caftle to the 
 King, under whom he is Captain or Governour there. 
 
 As a Civil Officer, the Con PI able is Judge of a Court of Record, held there by 
 Prefcription, for the determination of Pleas between party and party, arifing 
 
 within 
 
m i 
 

 W INIXSOR CASTLE 
 
 i Chancellors Tower 1 13 Tie Reeve . 
 
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 y ' Watch Tower 
 
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 C Lieufentianis lower 
 
 7 funncis Tourer 
 
 8 Che Wardrohc, 
 
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Sect. II. 
 
 Of the Caflle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 <35 
 
 within the Precinfts of the Forejl of Windefor , and Liberties thereof, which 
 comprifeth many Towns, over the Inhabitants whereof this Court hath jurifdifti- 
 on, to any Sura or Comraft, by way of Adtion at the Common Law, and all 
 legal Procefs, Judgments, and Executions, ifl'ue out in his name. 
 
 He hath a Deputy learned in the Law, who is called steward of the Court of 
 Record., and is Keeper of the Conftables Seal of Office , belonging to this Court, 
 with which all things illiiing out of it are fealed. This Officer fupplies the Con- 
 Jlables place as Judge of that Court of Pleas, from whofe Judgment the appeal 
 is by Wl it of Error returnable in the Kings-Bench, or Common-Fleas at Wefiminfler. 
 
 The Contfableoi this Caflle is likewife chief Foreffer and Warden of the Forejl 
 of Windefor, which is one hundred and twenty miles in compafs: He hath under 
 him one or more Lieutenants at hispleafure, with feveral other Officers, and hath 
 power to imprifon any Trefpaffer in Vert or Venifon, being conviflred accord¬ 
 ing to the Law of the Forejl , having a Prifon in the Caftle for that purpofe, 
 called the Colehole. 
 
 This Command of his, is not only great, but full of pleafurc(fpecialIytofueh 
 a oneastakes delight in Hunting) for he hath the freedom of uiing the lports of 
 the Forefl when he pleafeth, which none elfe can do, unlefs the Kings licenfe, or 
 Conftables leave be firft obtained. He figns all Warrants to kill Deer ("except 
 what the King figns) to fell Timber and Wood. 
 
 He that was C/ja/fe/<tz« of this Caftle in William the Conquerors Reign, was HVal- q c<mli . in 
 ter fitz. Other , from whom the Honorable Family of Barons Windefor are de- 
 feended; and the prefent Confable is his Highnefs Frince Rupert. 
 
 SECT. TT 
 
 Of the Chappel of St. George. 
 
 P Roceed we next to the Chappel of St. George, fituate in the lower Ward or 
 Court of this princely Cafile, concerning which, We think fit to give our pre¬ 
 fent difeourfe commencement at the foundation of the Colledge within this chap¬ 
 pel, by King Edward the Third, becaule it had a peculiar refpeft to the moft no¬ 
 ble Order of the Garter'-, and wave fpeaking of the firft eredtion thereof by King 
 h Henry the Firft, who ■ dedicated it to King Edward the Confefor. hex lifts. 
 
 Firft therefore, we lhall obferve. That King Edward the Third, fhortly after ^mh.'secStln 
 hehadfounded the Colledge (of which we fhall treat in the next Seftion) thought >» Bi. 3. 
 it convenient to pull down the old Chappel , and to erect another more large and ijff £ ' 3 ’ 
 ftately : Hereupon he granted to k John de sponlee the Office of Mafter of the k r p.ir.24. E. 
 Stone-hewers, and gave him power to' take and prefs, as well within Liberties s-p-i.ei.2f. 
 as without, fo many Mafons and other Artificers as were neceflary, and to con¬ 
 vey them to Windefor, to work at the Kings pay, but to arreft and imprifon fuch 
 as (hould difobey or refute, until the King took other order; with a command to 
 all Sheriffs, Mayors, Bailiffs, &c. to be affifting to him on the Kings behalf. 
 
 The following year this King affigned m James de Dorchefler, Sub-Conftable mpai.i^.E.^. 
 of the Caftle, to keep a Controll upon all the Provifions whatfoever, bought (or T 1 ■ m .sc, 
 the works of the Chappel , as alio on the payments made for the fame, and all other 
 things relating thereunto. 
 
 Together with this Fabrick he eredted feveral Hoisfes neer adjoining for the 
 Curios and Canons to inhabit in, and afterwards King Henry the Fourth gave to 
 them a°void place in theCaftle called the fflHotjetjatOe, nigh to the great Hall, nPat.io.H.4: 
 for building of Houfesand Chambers for the Vicars , Clerks, Choristers, and the 
 other Minijlers , afltgned to the fervice of the chappel. 
 
 But King Edward the Fourth (whofe inclination to, and kindnefs for this place 
 was extraordinary) finding uponfurvey, that the former foundation and walls 
 
 S 2 of 
 
13 6 
 
 _ °f the Ca fi le Colledge of Windefor. c 717 IV 
 
 of the chaff el of St. George were in his time verv much derarcA w 7 - 7 
 
 andefteeming the Fabrick not large or (lately enough^ delned to hn M ’ 
 
 the Chappel unto the BeVrey there, exclude, y, nd to mplofthe sTone 
 
 Stt&ssr ,her ” f ' “ e& “” ■•.'fflSrJsass! 
 
 w,th what dihgenee and feduhty, and how well the Bi(hop performed this Of- 
 
 , 8 ./W,„ larged mlengthat leaft 111 ^, eIe » ant ™ c ' bea « e p^s Strufture now (handing, cn- 
 ceQionr Epifcops , g - , g , r one hundred fathom (whofe order and figure as well on 
 s«rwi. theoutfidfeas the feveral V ews from within are here .Tt e 
 
 *» -™* rained not its beauty and perfection unri the R ef r J Rented; though it at- 
 
 inmma. nether with the n/, , L on) ' lnt “ t n e n-eignofKingH<;»rj'theElghth;to- 
 Sd Soft forthe vemf Houfes fituateon theNorth-fide of th fechlppel, 
 ffr lf f f cu y C i nons ; raifed at the Weft end thereof, in form ofaFet- 
 terdock,(fone of KingR/wW the Fourths Royal Badges; and Co vulgarly called 
 In Henry the Seventh s Reign, Sir Reginald Brae (one of the Kni'aU, n ‘ 
 
 finifting the Body ofX 
 
 Ch appel 3 and building the middle Chappel on the South 'fide thereof ft-nilii n 
 c£b » h ,s name (where his body lies interred; as is man,fed not only from his !a ft ' Wdf 
 Offim Pram- but alfo from his Arms, Creft, and the initial Letters of his Chriftiannd Sum™, 1 
 gat.cant.n.26. cut j n Stone, and placed, n divers parts of the Roof. 1,,SUrllnJ:,andSut "™e, 
 
 By ^denture dated th£ fi n h of > w ’ ,n the OIle a “ d twentieth year of this 
 colleen Wmic* Kings Reign, John Hylmer , and William Vertue Free Mafons, undertook the vaulr- 
 
 ° r ' J. ng r of th £ Ro f °f the C . hoire ( that curious and excellent piece of Architecture) 
 
 for feven hundred pounds, andto finifhit by Chrijlmai, anno Dorn. ,508. 3 
 
 f ' 4 ' J“ “ p S ° n f and Su cce(Iors reign the' Rood-loft and Lanthom were erefted 5 with 
 the contributions rafed among the Knights-Companioni, anno 8. H. 8. 
 
 ■f Jifr" 8 ] 0 E ,^ ft end , °*i this c/ja PP el was a little Building of Free-ftone 
 raifed by Cardinal/^ called theTombe-honfe, in the middle whereof he de- 
 
 nfah d fim(hf e fit\ g 7 d l M a° n T ent f ° r K ' ng Henr J the E 'g hth = and had well- 
 mfn l fi ffh d I be o re , he dy ed ' , But th,S was demolif hcd in April 1646. by corn¬ 
 's ill F r° ng Par ', araen j and £ j C Statues and Figures provided to adorn it, 
 
 , . 1 TS 3 ' 1 .^ ^°PP er 8 dt = “d^ceeclinglyenrichtbyArt, were taken thence. 
 
 pm'Z. , T . h ' s P lace , ^ In g Charles the Firft, of ever bleRed and glorious memory, in- 
 ter mini Ca- , °i rf ^\ 3n ™ alte a J id ca P a t>le, not only for the interment of his 
 
 mn.Coll. de own royal Body, but alfo for the Bodies of his Succeffors Kings of Eneland, had 
 " C°rav- d tlrnes draw n on, and fuch, as with much ado, afforded him bu/anobfcure 
 
 Grave, neer the firft haut-pace in the choire of this chappel , his Head lying over 
 
 the Bndmf t f !^ VentlaStan on tBc Soveraigns fide, and in the fame Vault, where 
 the Bodies of King Henry the Eighth, and his laft Queen yet remain. 
 
 OrJ7,77h7 f 7 e \ alC cur^ th r eB ° dies of two other Soveraigns of the moft noble 
 rj , a / el C^cfiJcs fundry of the K.nights-Companiom') namely of King 
 
 under rlT ^ tB 'jj ler from % Chertfey Abbey in Surrey, and depofitcd 
 
 undei the uppermoft Arch at the South fide of the high Altar, but without either 
 Monument or Infcription only his Royal Badges may be yet feen painted in feve¬ 
 ral places on the mlide of this Arch j and likewife the Body of King Edward the 
 
 Fourth, 
 
 x Sptlmam 
 Councils , Vol 
 2.^712. 
 

Cha pc II 
 
 The Prospect of S: George's 
 
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 10. Entrance into the choire, 
 li The Cnoire 
 11 Soverain's -Stall. 
 
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Sect. II. Of tbeCajile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 _______* 4 ;? 
 
 Fourth, under a large Stone of Tuch, raifed within the oppolite Arch, at the 
 North fide of the Altar, but without infcription alfo; having on the outfide of 
 his Grave a range ofSteel gilt, fet to inclofc it from the North Ifle, cut excel¬ 
 lently well in Church-work. 
 
 Over this Arch hung this Kings Coat of Male , gilt, cover’d over with crimfon 
 Velvet, and thereon the Arms of France and England quarterly, richly embroi¬ 
 dered with Pearl and Gold, interwoven with divers Rubies. This Trophy of 
 honor had everfince his Funeral hung fafely over his Grave, but was plunder'd 
 thence by Captain Fogg the twenty third day of vSober 1642. (on which day he 
 alfo robb’d the Treafiry of the Chappel of all the rich Plate , dedicated to the ufe 
 of the Altar) yet having met with an exaff meafure and fize of each partthere- 
 of, as alio of his Eanner, both heretofore taken by Sir Wi Mamie Neve, fometime 
 Clarencenx King of Arms, an exaft obfer vator of any thing curious, referringto 
 Arms or Ceremony, wethinkfittotranfmititthustopofterity. 
 
 y The Coat of Arms was two foot Jeven inches deep , and below two foot in y HxColletUni 
 breadth. pmf. Will, k 
 
 Above (the Maundies being extended) in breadth three foot and fix inches: Nn! ' 
 whereof the length of each Maunch, was one foot. 
 
 The breadth of the upper part of the Coat befides the Maunches one foot 
 .and a half. 
 
 The breadth of each Maunch one foot and eight inches. 
 
 ■The Arms were embroidered upon Velvet , lined with Sattin, and better wrought 
 then they ufe to work, in thefe days. 
 
 The Banner which alfo hung over his Grave, was of Taffaty , and thereon 
 painted quarterly France and England; it had in breadth three foot four inches, 
 befides a Fringe of about an inch broad, and in depth five foot and four inches, 
 befides the Fringe. 
 
 There were within this Chappel of St. George feveral chantries, endowed with 
 Lands, and other Revenues, appointed for the maintenance of chaplains and 
 Priejis , to ling Mafies there, for the Souls of their Founders, and their Kindred: 
 
 As firft, 
 
 1 William of Wickham Bifiiop of Winchefter , gave two hundred Marks for buy- z Ex ipf, Ah - 
 ing of twenty Marks Rent per annum, to fitftain a Chaplain to celebrate Mafs 'f £r - rar ■ 
 in this Chappel, for the health of his Soul, the Soul of King Edward the Third, 
 of the faid Bifhops Father , Mother , and all his BenefaSors : The Covenants be¬ 
 tween him and the Dean and Chapter for performance thereof, bear date at 
 Windefor the 29. of May, anno 3. H. 8. 
 
 The 3 26. of November, anno 18. E. 4. the Feoffees of Richard Duke of Glow a BxipfiA* 
 cefter, confirm'd and deliver'd to the Dean and Chapter , the Mannors of Bent- -Star; 
 ficldbury in the County of Effex, Knapton in the County of Norfolk, , and Cbelief- ^ 
 worth in the County of Suffolk} ; who thereupon granted (among other things J 
 that they and their Succellors (hould caufe yearly for ever, a Mafs to be daily ce¬ 
 lebrated in this Chappel, for the good eftate of the faid Duke, and of Anne his 
 Dutchefs while they lived, and their fouls when dead; as alfo for the fouls of 
 their Parents and Benefactors. 
 
 b Si t Thomas St. Leger Knight (fometime Husband to Anne Dutchefs of Exeter, b ExipfoAa- 
 Sifter to King Edward the Fourth) founded a Chantry of two Priefts, who (in Muir > 
 the middle Chappel, fituate on the North fide of the Church) were ordain'd to 
 pray for the healthful eftate of King EdiW the Fourth,and his Queen, and Cicely 
 Dutchefs of Torf the Kings Mother, while they lived, and for their fouls when 
 dead : as alfo for the Soul of Richard Duke of Torf, the good eftate of the faid 
 Sir Thomas, and Richard Bilhop of Salisbury, then living, and after their deceafe 
 for their fouls, and the foul of Anne Dutchefs of Exeter. The Foundation of 
 this Chantry and the Covenants between Sir Thomas St. Leger, and the Demand 
 Colledge, are dated the 20. of April, anno 22. E. 4. 
 
 By the c laft Will of King Edward the Fourth, a Chantry was ordained to be cLib.vicat) 
 founded of two Priefts, to ferveat his Tomb,to whom was appointed an exhibiti- 
 on of twenty Marks yearly apiece.They were called King Edward's chantryPriefis. f 160' 
 
 The 
 
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 3 Ibid.f. 241. 
 
 e Ibid. 
 
 f 5 Exipfo An- 
 gl togr.inSE- 
 rar. Colleg. 
 Windefor. 
 
 h Ex librovo- 
 cat.Denton. 
 f. 244. 
 
 {Ibid. f. 247* 
 
 Vlb.f.2$$.b. 
 
 ! Il.f. 2 ? 7 : 
 
 m Ibid. f.261. 
 & 262. 
 
 « /it /SS^r. 
 Coll.Windefor. 
 
 Of the Caftle andColledge of Winddor. ■ Chap. IV. 
 
 (he* 1 Chantry of Thomas P ajfche (one of the Canons of this ChappelJ was found¬ 
 ed for a Prieft topray daily for his Soul, and the Soul of milium Hermer (another 
 of the Canons there) as alio for the good eftate of Mafter John Arundel, and Ma¬ 
 tter JohnSeymer, Canons, and of Mafter Thomas Brotherton, and their Souls after 
 they ftiould depart this life. 
 
 e There was another Chantry Prieft afligned to pray for the Souls of the faid 
 T ajfche and Hermer, and of Jobs Plumer Verger of the Chappel, and Agatha his 
 Wife ; which devotion was appointed to be perform’d at the Altar on the North 
 fide of the newChurch, andthe fetlement thereofbears date the 18. of March, 
 anno 9. Hen. 7. 
 
 The r firft of March anno 12. H. 7. Margaret Countefs of Richmond, obtained 
 licenfe from the King, that file or her Executors might found a Chantry of four 
 Chaplains, to pray for her Soul, the Souls of her Parents and Anceftors, and all 
 futhful Souls departed : This Celebration was to be performed in a place neer 
 the Euft part ofthe new work of theChappel. And thes 18. of July, anno 13. 
 H. 7* the Dean and Canons granted, that the Countefs or her Executors, fhould 
 eredt fuch a Chantry in the Chappel, as is before mentioned. 
 
 The h Chantry o f IPilliam Lord Ha/lings , founded of one Prieftto pray for his 
 Soul, the Souls of the I.ady Katherine his Widow, and of Edward Lord Hidings 
 hisSon,and Mary his Wife after their death : The Chappel wherein this Service 
 was celebrated, is that on the North fide of the Choire, about the middle thereof, 
 where the Body of this Lord lies interred. The Ordination is dated the 21. of 
 February anno 18. H. 7. * On the North fide of St. Georges Chappel ftands a little 
 houfe, built for the habitation of this Chantry Prieft, having over the Door (cut 
 in ftone) the Lord Hajlings's Arms, funounded with a Garter. 
 
 k Charles somerfet Lord Herbert (created afterwards Earl of Worcefter) was bu¬ 
 ried in the South Chappel (dedicated to the Virgin Mary ) at the Weft end ofthe 
 Church, where he ordain’d a fecular Prieft to "fay Mafs every day, and to pray 
 for the Souls of him and his firft Wife, Elizabeth the Daughter and Heir of William 
 Herbert Earl of Huntingdon, Lord Herbert of Gower, who alfo lies there interred. 
 
 1 Adjoining to the Houfe built for the Lord Hajlings’s Chantry Prieft, is another 
 like Building, erefted for this Chantry Prieft, and over the Door thereof now 
 tobe feen, isthe Founders Arms within a Garter, cut aho upon ftone. TheFoun- 
 dation of this Chantry is dated the 30. of July anno 21. H. 7. 
 
 T o thefe we (hall add the pious Foundation of the Houfe called the “> New Com¬ 
 mons, erefted over againft the North Door of the Body of St. George’s Chappel ,by 
 James Dpnton one of the Canons of the Colledge (fometimes Dean of Lichfield ) 
 anno 11. H. 8. for the lodging and dieting fuch of the Chantry Priefis, chorifters, 
 and flipendary Priefts, who had no certain place within the Colledge,where to hold 
 Commons in, but were conftrained daily to eat their Meals in fundry houfes ofthe 
 Town .- this Houfe he furnilhed with proper Utenfils for fuch a ufe, the whole 
 charge amounting to 489 1 .7 s. 1 cl. and for all which the Chorifters were defired 
 by him (in the Statutes he ordained for their Rule and Government) to fay certain 
 Prayers, when they entred into the chappel, and after his death, to pray for his, 
 andthe Souls of all the faithful departed. 
 
 In this Chappel of St. George, there were heretofore feveral Anniverfaries or 
 Obits held and celebrated, fomeof them as they areentred down in an" Account 
 of Owen Og/etforpTreafurerof the Colledge for the year, commencing the firft of 
 OSober, anno 38. H. 8. and ending the laft of September, anno 1. E. 6. inclufive, 
 we will here remember. 
 
 OQober. 
 
 2.Sir Thomas sentleger Knight. 
 
 6 . John IVygrym Canon. 
 
 8 . William Edyngton Bifliop of Winchefl. 
 
 9. King Edward the Fourth. 
 
 1 6.Rich. Beauchamp Bifhop of Salisbury. 
 2 2 .William Cocf Canon. 
 
 November. 
 
 3. William Benfter Canon. 
 
 5 . John Plomer Verger. 
 lo.john Brydbrohe Canon. 
 
 13. Thomas Pajhe Canon. 
 
 30 .Robert Here Earl of Oxford. 
 
 27 .ThomasBeauchamp Earl of Warwicf. 
 29. John Chapman Vicar. 
 
 December 
 
Of the Cafile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 Sect. II. 
 
 * 5 * 
 
 December. 
 
 3. Ralph Wyndefir. 
 
 14. "John Horoden Canon. 
 
 30. Richard Duke of York. 
 
 31. Tho. Beauford Duke of Exeter, 
 
 February. 
 
 4. Richard Rounds Canon. 
 21. William MugQp Cuftos. 
 .28. Roger Lupton Canon. 
 
 January. 
 
 3. Katherine Queen of England. 
 8. King Edward the Fourth. 
 
 I o. Anne Devereux. 
 
 11. John Chambre Canon. 
 
 12. Anne Dutchefs of Exeter. 
 14. Geojfry Adi on. 
 
 March. 
 
 I. Richard Smith. 
 
 4. Knights of the Garter. 
 
 5. Walter Devereux. 
 
 10. Richard Welles Canon. 
 
 19. King Henry the Fourth. 
 
 24. Henry Duke of Lancajler. 
 
 April. 
 
 3. William Butler Canon. 
 
 5, Geojfry Wren Canon. 
 
 6. King Edward the Fourth. 
 I y. Robert Ravendale Canon. 
 
 20. /teweDutcheftof Exeter. 
 
 21. John Bean and his Wife. 
 
 May. 
 
 11. King Henry the Seventh. 
 21. King Henry the Sixth. 
 
 June. 
 
 2. John Stokes Canon. 
 
 7. Anne Queen of England. 
 
 8. Edward the Black Prince. 
 
 1 1. William Ferrys. 
 
 12. John Vaughan Canon. 
 
 13. William Lord Hallings. 
 
 14. Brothers and Sijlers of St. Anthony. 
 21. King Edward the Third, Founder. 
 27 .Will. Askew Bilhop of Salisbury. 
 
 July. 
 
 9. King Edward the Fourth. 
 
 12. Anne Dutchefs of Exeter. 
 
 13. WilliamHarmer Canon. 
 
 1 6. William Valet Canon. 
 
 17. Henry Deane. 
 
 27. John Oxenbrydge Canon. 
 
 Auguft. 
 
 4. Sir Reginald Bray Knight. 
 
 8. John Blount. 
 
 10. William Mychell Canon. 
 
 11. Robert Barham Canon. (drefs. 
 
 17. Philippa Queen of England , Foun- 
 
 18. Richard Surldnd Canon, 
 g 1. King Henry the Fifth- 
 
 September. 
 
 5. John Seymor Canon. 
 
 13. Henry Hanjlappe Canon. 
 
 14. John Duke of Bedford. 
 
 16. William Bohun Earl of Northampton. 
 27. William Wykham Bifhop of Winchejl. 
 
 It was an ufual thing in former Ages, efpecially for thofe of the Military pro- 
 feffion, after they had fpent their youth and manhood in the fervice of their 
 King and Country, to beftovv the remainder of their lives in Prayers for both, 
 and the falvation of their own Souls. And therefore to cherifh the piety of well 
 difpofed Knights-Companions of the moll Noble Order of the Garter , who for de¬ 
 votions fake were induced to retire to Windefor , permiflioti was given then by the 
 Statutes of Institution, ° to make their continual abode there. Neverthelefs to main- oEi.i Stat, 
 tain themfelves out of their own Eftates, not at the Colledge charge. A "• 3 1 - 
 
 This Article is confirmed by theP Statutes ofKing Henry the Fifth, to which p Art.^.H.i. 
 thofe ofKing Henry the Eighth add, That the S over aign Jhould ajftgn them conve- Sta '. An-a¬ 
 nient Habitations within the Cajlle. Thetlike favour upon like occafion, was af- qH-t-Stat. 
 forded to other devout Knights , though not of the Order; but the Lodgings to 
 be Jitch as the soveraign and Knights-Companions Jhould decree. 
 
 We 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 Of the Cajile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 We no where find, that any of the Knights-Companions made ufe of the bene¬ 
 fit of this Article hitherto: but in another nature and for their better accommo¬ 
 dation at the grand Feajl of the Order, and other Solemnities held at IVindefor ; 
 r sir Jams they moved the Sovereign in Chapter there( r 22. of May anno 14. Car. t.) That 
 Palmer's large ^y m ight have Rooms for Lodgings afligned them, in the great (or upperj 
 pama. .1 . ("which they offered to repair at their own charge) fince all the Officers of 
 
 the Order h.u! Lodgings in the Cajile, but the Knights-Companions none. This mo- 
 f Efehrme tion was not difliked by the Soveraignjto it might be without exclufion of the 
 o.c.hr w.m, Q rcit officers of State, concerning whom Hedeclared, That he would not have 
 VtpuOrMs. them removed from him at any time; and thereupon it was left to further 
 confideration. 
 
 m. 2. Dorp). 
 
 r Psit-^.E.^. 
 p i m i 9- 
 (Chufu.E.l 
 in .i 3. 
 
 t Appendix 
 Kum. I. 
 
 u Appendix 
 Num, II. 
 
 SECT. m. 
 
 The Foundation of the Colledge within the Chappel. 
 
 1 /' Ing Henry the Fil'd, as he had eredled a Chappel within the Cajile, fo did he 
 'V therein found a Colledge for eight Canons, neither endowed nor incorporate, 
 but maintained by an annual Penfion out of the Kings Exchequer. King Edward 
 the Second founded here a chantry for s four chaplains and two clerks, to pray for 
 his Soul, and the Souls of all his Progenitors; as likewife a chappel in the Park. 
 of IVindefir, under the fameOrdination, for four more Chaplains, whom hisSon 
 King r Edward the Third ("by the advice of his Council) removed and joined to 
 thole other before fietled in the Chappel of the Cajile, and built r habitations for 
 their better accommodation qn the South fide thereof.- all which we fbali pafs 
 over with this fhort mention, asnotdireftly relative to our prefent purpofe. 
 
 But the Foundation that we fhall treat of here. King Edward the Third laid 
 by His t Letters Patent bearing Tejle at IVcJlminJier on the fixth day of Augisji, 
 anno regni ffii 22. that being about three quarters of a year before He inlfituted 
 the moft Noble Order of the Garter: for (being inflamed with the zeal of a pious 
 devotion, and defiring by a good kind of Commerce to exchange earthly for 
 heavenly, and tranfitory for eternal things) at his own Royal Charge, He new 
 founded the ancient Chappel in honor and to the praife of the omnipotent God, 
 the glorious virgin Mary , of St. George the Martyr, and St. Edward the Confef- 
 for : And by his Kingly authority and as much as in him lav Ordained, that to King 
 Henry's eight Canons there fhould be added one Cufios, fifteen more Canons, and 
 twenty four Alms-Knights, together with other Mini tiers, all under the Govern¬ 
 ment neverthelefs of th eCnJlos: and thefeto be maintained out of the Revenues 
 wherewith this Chappel was and (hould be endowed. 
 
 But, according to the opinion of thofe times,his Kingly Authority extended not 
 to the inftituting thereinmen of Religion, and other Officers to perform and attend 
 the Service of God; for that lay in the power and difpofition of the Pope: And 
 therefore this King, fetting forth what he had profer'd to do, in reference to the 
 endowment of this chappel, requeued Pope Clement the Sixth to grant to the 
 Archbifhep of Canterbury, and Biftiop of U'incheJler the authority and power of 
 ordaining and inftituting the Colledge, andotherthings thereunto appertaining. 
 
 Hereupon this Pope by his“ Bull dated at Avignion pridie Calendar Decembris, 
 in the ninth year of his Papacy (which anfwers to the thirtieth day of November, 
 Anno Domini 1351.) commending the pious purpofe of the King in this affair, 
 granted to the Archbilhop and Biftiop, and to either of them, full power to Or¬ 
 dain, Injlitutc, end Appoint in this Chappel, as (hould feem good to them, a cer¬ 
 tain number of Canons , Priejis, Clerks, Knights, and Officers, continually to attend 
 upon the Service of God, of which Canons and Priejis, one (hould have the Title 
 of Cujios, and prefideover the reft. 
 
 On that day twelvemonth the Statutes and Ordinances of the Colledge bear date, 
 
 being 
 
 ■- 
 
S E c t. I V. Of the Cajile and Colledge of Windefo'r, 
 
 being made by-virtue of the Popes authority, the Kings Command, theconfent 
 of the Blfhop of Salisbury (in whofeDiocefs the chaff el is fituate) and of the 
 Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. By which Statutes the Bilhop of Winchester,one. 
 of the Popes Delegates (for we find not the Archbifhop’s nanie-ufcd in them) 
 did Ordain and Inffitute a Colledge , within the Chappel of St. George, confiding 
 of one Cups, twelve fecular Canons , thirteen Triefts or Vicars, four Clerks, fix 
 Choristers, and twenty fix Alms-Knights, befide other Officers. And to this Cu- 
 ftos and Colledge , by the name of Cttftos and Colledge of the Free-Chappcl of St. 
 George, within the Caftle of Windejbr, for the moit part, but fometimes of C«- 
 ftos and Colledge of chaplains, or otherwife of Cujlos and chaplains of the fame 
 Chappel , were the Donations of Advowfons, and other temporal Endowments, 
 commonly made and granted. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the Dean, Canons, Petty-Canons, Clerks, and Chorifters. 
 
 S Hortly after the Foundation of the Colledge by the Kings Letters Patent, to 
 wit, ther 14. of November, anno 22. E. 3. the King conftituted John de la 
 chambre CseStos of the Chappel of St. George, but he enjoyed this dignity not 
 above half a year, for the- 18. of June enfuing, the Letters Patent, for confti- 
 t 11 ting William Mstgg CnStos, bearo Tcjle : fo that in truth John de la Chambre was 
 the firft Cssjlos, though in the*Preamble to the Letters Patent paft under the 
 Great Seal of England, with confent of the Lords and Commons in Parlia¬ 
 ment, anno 8. H.6. William Mtsgg is there faid to be the firft, and fo hath been 
 - fince accounted. 
 
 but it feems the Catalogue of Cujlos s and Deans^ took commencement at the 
 Inftitution of the Colledge by Papal (not Kingly) authority, and though William 
 Mitgg (in like manner as John dela Chambre ) had been conftituted Cssjlos above 
 three years before, yet being then again nominated by the King to receive In- 
 ffitutionfrom theBilhop of Winchejler upon his ordaining the Colledge, he came 
 to be accounted the firft Cssjlos, as being fo under that Inftitution; and confe- 
 quently John de la Chambre not taken notice of. 
 
 „ By this T ltle of Cujlos were thofe that fucceeded De la Chambre and Mu™, pre- 
 fented by the King tdl the laft year of King Henry the Fourth, when Thomas 
 Kingston was the b firft of them prefented by the name of Dean ; and his Succef- 
 for John Arssndell obferving that divers of the Lands and Endowments of the Col- 
 ledgc, were fometimes granted thereunto by the name of Cujlos, at other times 
 of Dean and Cssjlos, or laftly of Dean only; and doubting that this variation and 
 diverfity of names might beget fome damage to the Colledge, efpecially being 
 both befide and agamft the form of the Foundation (wherein the Title o ( Culios 
 was only ufed) he applied himfelf by - Petition to the Parliament before mention¬ 
 ed; whereupon the King being pleafed to provide for the fecurity of the Col¬ 
 lege in this particular, did, with confent of the Lords and Commons, by Letters 
 Patent under the Great Seal of England, grant and declare, That the Did John 
 fhould be Cujlos five Decamts for his life, and enjoy all rights thereunto belong- 
 ing, and lor the future, he and every other Cssjlos of the Chappel for the time being 
 lhould be called' Cuftodes five Decani,viz.Wardens or Deans of the free Chappel of 
 St. George within the Cajlle of Windefor; and that the Cssjlos, or Dean and Ci- 
 nons thereof and their SuccelTors, by the Name of Cujlos, or Dean and Canons 
 of the laid free Chappel, lhould have and hold to them and their SuccelTors for 
 ever, all Lands, Tenements,Rents, Pofleffions,dv. as alfoall manner of Liberties, 
 * ranchiies, Immunities, &c, granted to the Colledge at any time before. 
 
 T So 
 
 *53 
 
 x In pretfa- 
 ti ne ad Qql- 
 lug. Statue . 
 
 The Dean, 
 y Pat.22. £.3. 
 p.^m.19, 
 
 zPat.2i.E.$, 
 
 p. 2 ,m. 29 . 
 
 * Rot. Pari. 
 
 a Tho. Frith, in 
 fuo Cuflodum 
 five Decanor. 
 Catalsgo. 
 
 b Ibil 
 
 c Rot. Parian, 
 8 
 
 d Ibid. 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 »54 
 
 Of the Cafile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 So that here was inftituted a kind of new Incorporation of this Chappel , by the 
 Title of Cuftos, or Dean and Canons only, and the whole State of the Colledge, 
 together with its poile(lions,ftrengthened and conftituted in a manner De novo : at 
 leaft this was a great fteptothe compleat incorporating them by King Edward the 
 Fourth, when,through the intereft of Richard 'Beauchamp Bifhop of Salisbury, 
 then alfo Dean of Windefor, and Chancellor of the moft noble Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter, there was obtained from King Edward the Fourth, Letters Patent bearing 
 19.E.4. T efte at Windefor the 6 . of December in theip. year of his Reign, for'incorpo- 
 rating the Cuftos , or Dean and Canons and their Succefl'ors, by the name of 
 Dean and Canons of the free Chappel of St. George within the Cattle of Windefor, 
 and that thenceforward they fhould be one Body Corporate in thing and name, 
 and have a perpetual Succeffion. 
 
 Furthermore, that they and their Succefl'ors, fhould by the fame Name, be 
 perfons capable in Law, to purchafe, receive, and take Lands, Tenements, Rents, 
 Reverfions, Services, Liberties, Franchifes, and Priviledges, or other Poflcffi- 
 onswhatfoever, to be held and polled: in Fee and Perpetuity : As alfo to have a 
 Common Seal, for the Affairs and Caufes of them and their Succefl'ors. And 
 that they and their Succefl'ors, by the name of Dean and Canons, Sic. might 
 plead and be impleaded, purfue all manner of Caufes and A£tions,real and mixt, 
 challenge all Franchifes and Liberties, and anfvver and be anfwered, before any 
 Judges fpiritual or temporal. 
 
 But for the avoiding all further doubts, which might be taken for any occa- 
 fion orcaufe, touching the Dean and Canons of this Chappel in their Corporation, 
 Capacity, or Pofl'effions, and for the more furety of them in all their temporal 
 Endowments, the Letters Patent of Incorporation, were within three years 
 after, pad into an f Adt of Parliament, which yet remains in force. 
 
 Thus much for his Title of Cuftos and Decanus , w c fliall next touch upon his Au- 
 g Dat.Avinio* thority and Ecclefiaftical furiflicl ion : for as he is condituted (both by the s Bull 
 V,‘femif.M of Pope Clement the Sixth,and the h Inditutionof th e Colledge thereupon JPrelident 
 sc. on cj-i ^ re fl. D p t k e colledge, to govern, direft, and order them, their Goods and 
 
 Eftates 5 fo isheto'exercifeallmannerof Ecclefiadical JurifdiiAion over them, 
 with a refervation of power of Appeal to the Chancellor of England, Vifitor 
 of that Colledge. 
 
 Moreover, k where any of them live inordinately or unpeaceably, he, with the 
 advice of the chapter (in cafes where no particular penalty is appointed to be in- 
 flifted) hath powerto reprehend orcorre&at difcretion. 'And in cafe where 
 difeord arifeth among any of them, fhall within eight days reconcile the parties, 
 mCip.it.viie or do judice. Laffly, he hath power ("after the third timeof admonition) to m ex- 
 ctiam hjmS. pe j p rom theCo ' 1 dge. all Towers of Difeord, Back-biters, and Whifperers, that are 
 Vd A AK‘.c*«- below the Degreeof a Canon. 
 
 And to the end there may be no defed in Government at any time, during his 
 non-refidence, itisprovidedbytheita/Hte/oftheCd/fe^c, "That whenhehath 
 occafiontobeabfentfrom thence, above eight days or more, he (hall before his 
 departure conditute one of the Canon-Refidcnts (whom he pleafe) for his Deputy, 
 who during his abfence (having the Title of Lieutenant ) (hall in all things exer- 
 cife and execute his Office: for we are to note, that the faid Statutes allow him 
 "fixty days for non-relidence, the Royal Vifitation held anno 155 2 • enlarged 
 V f that time tor one hundred and ten days, and the Lord Chancellor Hyde gave him 
 
 miomiusca- libertyofs fix weeks abfence,toattend the affairs of his Deanry of Wolverhampton, 
 sonic, biijns But in the 1 vacancy of the Cuftos, whatever power or authority belongs unto 
 f-4fj/ 10 ' S " him, the fame' is then devolv’d upon the Chapter of the Colledge ; which Chap- 
 i ciUti.Su- ter ought within two days after the vacancy known, to elefl: one of the Refdent- 
 m.cap.io. canons, under the Title of President, to govern the Colledge and direft all affairs 
 relating thereunto, until there be provided another Cuftos. 
 
 Canons. Leaving the Cuftos thus letled under the Title of Decanus (which later he is 
 
 only known by at this dayj we are now to fpeak of the Canons, vvhofe number 
 by the Letters Patent of Foundation, were appointed to be four and twenty, in¬ 
 cluding the Cuftos ; but upon Inftitution of the Colledge, by the Bifliop of 
 
 IVinchejler, 
 
 l Vide Rot. 
 Par 1 . 22 .E. 4. 
 
 anno 9 
 hr Praf. ad 
 i i Coll.Stat. 
 
 k -Collet-St at. 
 cap- 39. 
 
 1 Ibid. 
 
 cellar.c.i.&z 
 
 n Cap. 49 
 
 O Cap. 7. 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Of the Cafile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 
 * Ibid. c. 53 . 
 
 Winchejlcr, there was then ordained(as hath been noted)one Cujlos, twelve Secular- 
 Canons, and thirteen Triefis or Vicars, in all twenty lix 5 being the very num¬ 
 ber before ordained by the Statutes of Inftitution ofthe Order of the Garter, and 
 anfvverable to the juft number of the Knight s-Companions of that moll noble Order. 
 
 And for a further diftintftion between thefe Canons-Secular,and the Friejis, the firft 
 twelve are tn a r Bull of Pope Innocent the Eighth, called Majores Canonici, the (Dat.u.cil. 
 other ! elfevvhere Canonici Minorca , or Petty Canons. 
 
 To thefe twelve seculars were affigned fo many “ Prebendjhips in the Chappel aalleg.Stat. 
 of St. George ("as alfo * Stalls in the choire, and Places in the Chaptbfytogether with 
 that, held by the Cujlos, whence of later times they are frequently called Prebends 
 as well as Canons , and their Dignities Canoujhips and Prebendjhips. Every Pre¬ 
 bend hath a w Sacerdotal power given him by the Statutes of the Colledge, and in « ib-c.xo.tiA 
 regard of this, thofe Statutes further ordained. That each Canon Of the Chap- 
 pel being a Prebend, if not at that time a Prieji, fhould within a year after 
 he hath enjoyed his Prebendlhip, be fo ordained 5 otherwife (“without further 
 admonition) to be deprived thereof. 
 
 By the fore-mentioned Bull of Pope Clement the Sixth, there isreferved to the 
 Founder, his Heirs and Succejfors , the right of prefenting the Canons , Crieffs, 
 
 . Clerks, Alms-Knights, and Miniflers belonging to the Colledge ; and thereupon we 
 find it noted, thaty he nominated and prefented William Mtigg, and four other yPrafat. at 
 Presbyters to the Bilhop of Winchejlcr, to inftitute them Canons and Prebends, in 
 theCanonlhipsand Prebendfhipsof the Chappel, which the Bilhop did according¬ 
 ly, and then gave the laid William Mngg inftitution to the place of Cujlos, upon 
 the Founders nomination and prefentation alfo. 
 
 Notwithftanding which, it appears by the 1 Inftitution of the Garter, that zJ Art. 4, 
 the firft Canons were prefented to the Cujlos by the firjl Founders of the Or- 31 
 der, viz. the five and twenty firft Knights-Companions, everyone of them being 
 permitted by the soveraigns favour, toprefent a Canon 5 yet was it therewithal 
 provided, a That neither the Knights-Companions, who thus firft prefented, nor 
 any one of their Surcejjbrs from that time, fhould prefentto the vacant Canoujhips 
 but the sovtraign only. To which end, in another place, the Cujlos was obliged 
 
 whenanyof the b Canons died (“the Sovcraign being out of the Kingdom) to fig- b lbilArt.^. 
 nifie the fame to him by Letter, that fo he might appoint whom he thought fit to 
 fucceed him. 
 
 But upon whomfoever thefe Dignities are conferr’d, they ought to be c Ad- ecolhi.stat. 
 mittecj, Inftituted, and Inftalled, by the Cujlos Jot Deals') or his Lieutenant, to u>t ' 9 ' 
 whom ("at the time of their Inftallation) they are to be obliged by Oath, to l! yield d cap.^ 
 Canonical Obedience , and obferve the Statutes of the Colledge, fo far as it concerns 
 them. The form of their Admittance is annexed to thofe statutes. 
 
 The principal duty of thefe' Canons (foalfoot the Vicars, Clerks, Alms-Knights, e Prsfat.ad 
 and Miniflers of the Colledge ) is continually and perfonally to attend upon the s,a,Ca,lr t- 
 Service of God, in the Chappel of St. George 5 and upon each days omiffion of a 
 Canon-Refidcnt, it was Ordained, that he fhould forfeit his f quotidian diftribu- (ctlleg.stat, 
 tion,z/is.s twelve pence. Nor do we find any licenfe of non-refidence, or dil- , 
 
 continuance given to any of the by the Colledge Statutes' but only to the 
 
 h Cufios, and that but for fixty days in the whole year ("as is before remembredj) h cap.y. 
 howbeit there is mention of Canons-Re(ident,anduon-Refidcnt in the faid Statutes 
 to the non-Refdents there are great ■ defalcations appointed to be made, and good ■ Cap. jo, 
 reafon for it, becaufe the Refident-Canom bear not only the burthen of that duty 
 belonging to the Chappel and Colledge, but the expence of Hofpitality and other 
 works of Charity, occalioned from their refiding at Windejor. 
 
 Neverthelefs theeffeft of a favourable indulgence towards the Canons was in¬ 
 troduced by degrees, and when Richard Beauchamp Bilhop of Salisbury, had ob¬ 
 tained power by a k Bull from six-tor the Fourth, to make new Statutes in the Col- k 
 ledge, he in this particular dilpenfed with the old ones, and the fifth of March A ^, 4 ' s ' 
 1478. gave to the Dean and every Canon and their Succejfors, fourteen days of 1 ExCollclt. 
 non-Reiidence in every Term, to wit, fix and fifty days in the year. By the vifi- 
 tation held.to/to 1552. thefe days areinlarged to 1 fourfeore, and the Lord Chan- f 74 . 
 
 T 2 cellor 
 
i$6 
 
 Of the CajiU andColledge of Windefor. 
 
 Chap. IV. 
 
 fflf Ibid. 
 
 n 1 
 
 o Collett.pr^f. 
 G.EvanSylib. 
 A./.143. 
 
 p Colleg. St.it. 
 c.54. 
 
 * Ord.Stat.m 
 lib.N.Art. 4. 
 q £.3. St at. 
 Art. 32. 
 
 r H.$. St at. 
 Af 34. 
 
 //. 8 . 
 
 Ac 37. 
 
 t f Art. f.vide 
 u 1 Hew. 5. 
 Stat.Art. $. 
 
 w Ord.Stat. in 
 lib.N.Art.$. 
 
 Petty Canons. 
 x. Pat.2i. £.3. 
 pari 2. m.6. 
 y Pr&fat. ad 
 ColIe£.Stat. 
 
 .4. vide 
 Stat. 
 
 f. ad Col 
 
 cellor Hatton yet further indulged them with “two hundred and two days, which 
 liberty the late Lord Chancellor Hyde" confirmed ; and confequently there re¬ 
 mains one hundred fixty and three days in the year, in which the Canons ought 
 to be relident at Windefor. For each Canons great Refidence is ”21 days, the 
 looferRefidencein conjunftion with the greater is 165 days; that is 21 of thefe 
 1 63 are to be kept without interruption, and with hofpitality according to the 
 Statute. 
 
 The Canons are particularly obliged, r humbly to pray for the profperity of 
 the Soveraign of the moft noble Order of the Carter from time to time being, as 
 alio for the + happy eftate of the Order, t And if any Knight-Companion, or other 
 perfon, (hould out of Devotion bellow ten pounds per annum revenue or more 
 in Lands or otherwife, that fo he might be made partaker of the Prayers ap¬ 
 pointed for the Benefa&ors of the Colledge, his name was ordained to be m- 
 feribed among them, andhimfelf alfo prayed for; which Article, though King 
 Henry the Fifth confirmed, yet he provided 'that neither the Cufios or " Canons, 
 (hould thenceforth admit of any fuch charge upon the Colledge , without the con- 
 fent ot the Soveraign, h\s Deputy, or the Knights-Companions of the Order. 
 
 To this let 11s adjoin the care taken by the Injunctions of the 8. of February an. 
 4. E. 6. for commemorating the bounty of the Benefactors of this Colledge to Po- 
 fterity, for there it is enjoyn'd , 1 That from thenceforth upon the Tuefday, next 
 after the third Sunday in lent, and on the firft Tuefdays in "June, September, 
 and December, fome one of the Colledge (hould in a brief Sermon commend the 
 munificence, not only of the Founder, and of King Henry the Eighth, but of all 
 other Noblemen, whofe bountifulnefs had appeared in their pious alts, and fet 
 forth how greatly God is to be glorified, who by them had beftowed fo many 
 benefits on the Colledge: As alfo exhort his Auditors to ufe their gifts to the glory 
 of God, increafe of Virtue and Learning, and the pious intent of Benefactors ; 
 and laftly, pray the Almighty foto ftirup the hearts of the living, to bellow fome 
 part of their fubftance likewife, to the increafe of Religion, and letting forth of 
 his glory. 
 
 Thus far of the Canons Ecclefiaftical Duty; but thofe things which relate to 
 their Civil Obligations are toattend the Soveraign (or his Deputy ) and the Knights ■ 
 Companions, atthe Grand Feajl of St. George, whenfoever celebrated at Windefor, 
 as alfo at the Feafts of Injlallation ; or when the Soveraign upon any other folemn 
 occafion (hall come to the chappel of St. George to offer; or laftly, when any of 
 the Knights-Companions (being on a Journey neer the Cafllej come thither to 
 offer likewife. 
 
 A s touching their part in the Ceremonies obferved upon any of thefe occafions, 
 we (hall hereafter note them down in their proper places; and only mention here 
 the Robe appointed for them to wear at thefe times over their Ecclefiaftical Ha¬ 
 bit. This by the Statutes of Inftitution is appointed to be a ' Mantle , and though 
 thefe mention not the matter whereof it was made (which at this day is Tajfaty, of 
 the fathion of the three inferiour Officers of the Order) yet they fet down the 
 Colour to be" Murrey , as alfo that the Arms of St. George (hould be placed within 
 a Rundle on the“ right (houlder thereof. 
 
 Thofe, who are now called Petty Canons, have no nominal nor other diftinftion 
 in the * Founders Patent of Foundation, from thofe other afterwards called Ca¬ 
 nonic/. majores, but both go under the Title of Canons only. In they Bull of 
 Pope Clement the Sixth (which recites the fubftance of the Founders Patent) in re¬ 
 ference to thetransferring his authority to the Archbifhop of Canterbury, and Bi- 
 fhop of Winchefter, for inftituting the Colledge , they are called Presbyteri ; and 
 by the (aid Bifhop, in the very words of his ‘Inftitution, Presbyter/ feuVicarii, but 
 in the 3 Foundational Statutes of the Order of the Garter, are (tiled Vicarii only. 
 
 Their Humber at the firft Inftitution was b thirteen, and the fame number ap¬ 
 pears to be continued, being taken notice of in all the Exemplars of the Statutes 
 of the Order. Only'King Henry the Eighths Englifh Statutes mention eight 
 Petty Canons, befide thirteen ('/ears (but the Latin takes notice only of J thir¬ 
 teen Triejls , part of them are there called Cationici minores , and other part 
 
 Vicarii ) 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Of the Cajile andColledge of Windefor. 
 
 *57 
 
 Vicarii ) afterwards the Injunctions of the Kings Commiffioners dated the 23. of 
 November anno i.E. 6 . appointed ' twelve Priefis, and they to be called Petty Ca- cA „. 5 . 
 nons : that is, four to be added to the former eight, mentioned in King Henry 
 the Eighth's Statutes , which the faid Article direfted to be done after this man¬ 
 ner, to wit, that at the firft avoidance of the next Vicar, his ftipend fhould be 
 equally divided among three of the eldeft Vicars, who thereupon were to be 
 called Petty Canons ; and when the room of another Vicar became void, then 
 five marks of his ftipend fhould be appointed to the next fenior Vicar (who was 
 likewife to be (filed Petty Canon ) and this direftion being obferved, the number 
 of twelve Petty Canons became compleated. Yet in Queen r Elizabeths Ordi- f Came- 
 
 nances for the continual charge, the number of Petty Canons thereby provided Scac ' 
 
 for, are noted to be thirteen,agreeable to the ancient number of Vicars 5 but at this 
 day they arebutfeven, and one of them Sub-chanter. 
 
 The Vicars at their admiffion (according to the appointment both of the Sta¬ 
 tutes of the Colledge, and thofe of the Order ) are bound to be s Priefis , or at leaft 8 ■ s “'- 
 
 Deacons, from whence they are next to be ordained Priefis, to wit, h the next time sLeAn'l' 
 appointed for Ordination. Thole Statutes bound themalfo to'continual perfo- 11 5- Sut. 
 nal residence, and if abfent without a lawful caufe, from Mattens, they were StM - n 
 amerced k twopence apiece for each omifiion, and twopence atimemore, if not i itib.N. Art. 
 at every grand Mats, and one penny for their abfence from every 1 Canonical *K4- 
 hour, the Mafs of the Virgin Mary , or for the Defend. All which forfeitures s,a, - ca l-"- 
 were to be deduded out of their Sallary, and divided among thofe vicars who 
 gave their attendance in the forefaid Duties. But the 1 Injunctions anno 1. E. 6 . I Art. 
 appoint the forfeit of abfence from Mattens, to be one penny half penny, and 
 from either Proceffion, Communion, or Even-Song thelikeSum, tobepaidto 
 the poor Mens Box. 
 
 And not only they, but all other Jlfinifiers of the Chaff el , if abfent from the 
 Colledge above m twenty days, without juft caufe approved ofby the Refident Ca- mctlktsut. 
 120ns, or do behave themfelves feandaloufly in life or converfotion, are bythe c,1 ^‘ 
 Statutes of the Colledge to be expell'd, after the fad proved before the Cufios or his 
 lieutenant ; but if any of them abfent themfelves for left than twenty days,with¬ 
 out the like approbation, then to be punifhed at diferetion. 
 
 Each of thefe Vicars had at firft but the annual Penfion of n eight pounds Ster- n ltid.cy. 
 ling, paid after this manner, to wit, every Kalendar Month eight fhillings for their 
 Diet, and that which then remained at the Quarters end, went towards furnilh- 
 ing them with other neceflaries. Afterwards King Edward the Fourth cncreafed 
 theirPenfionsto°twenty marks apiece. To which Queen Elizabeth in augmen- o Exlib.vocati 
 tationof their livings (they being then called Petty Canons') added thirteen (hil- Dm< ”’T>77. 
 lings four pence fer annum to each of them, out of the Lands fetled on the Col¬ 
 ledge by King Edward the Sixth, as appears by the p Book of Eftablilhment made p Penacams- 
 by her, among the certain disburfments. And now their yearly Penfions are Scaccar "- 
 lately encreafed by th eColkdge toithirty pounds. One of thefe Petty Canons is iColua.prsf. 
 chofen from among the reft,tobc Sub-Chanter (and ufually the fame perfon is the fEvantlib.s, 
 Deans Vicar) to whofe duty belongsthe cure of Souls, Marrying, Burying, &c. *' 5 ' ' 
 
 To thefe Petty Canons it is requilite that we fubjoin thofe, who after the Foun- F °ur Clerks, 
 dation of the Colledge by King Edward the Third, were took into the Choire 
 for the fervice thereof. As firft the Quntuor Clerici, remembred in the Preface to 
 the Statutes of the Colledge, whereof'one was to be inftituted a' Deacon , and r Ctlle S .Sta>. 
 another a Sub-Deacon, before their admiflion : and thefe two were next in de- c ‘* 7- 
 fignatiqn, and accordingly promoted to the Vicars places; but for the other two, 
 tt was lufficient if they had initifution into lefler Orders, in which they were to 
 continue. Each of the two firft of thefe had ‘eight Marks yearly Penfion, and tttid.e. 3 
 the two laft but fix. 
 
 King Edward the Fourth increafed their number to thirteen, and allowed them 
 ‘ten pounds^ annum apiece. The fame number do we find mentioned in“ King ' Libjptntm. 
 Henry the Eighth's Statutes of the Order , and by the" Injunctions 2 %. Nov. anno 
 £.6. made by the Kings Commiffioners., they were increafed to fifteen 5 but here w Ait. 
 appointed to be Laymen, wearing Surplices in the Choire 5 each having an allowance 
 
 of ten pounds annually for his fervice. 
 
 In 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 158 
 
 x Penes Came - 
 rar. Scacc. 
 
 y Ex Collett- 
 preef. G.Evans. 
 lib.B.f.B 6 .a. 
 
 Z ( Jnjuntt. 
 a ' dat.B. Feb. 
 b \^an.\.E. 6 . 
 
 Of the Caflle ancl Colkdge of Windefor. 
 
 Chorifters. 
 cPr&fat. ad 
 Coll.Statut . 
 d Colleg. Stat. 
 c. 3. 
 
 cCap. 17. 
 
 f Lib.Dcnton. 
 /« 77 - 
 gAn. 13. 
 h Art. vj. 
 i \ Penes Ca¬ 
 li \mer,Scacc. 
 
 In the 2 9. Article of the Injunctions,of 28.fci.^H.4.E.6.acourfe is preferibed to 
 bring thefe fifteen Clerkj to twenty, but in Queen Elizabeth's Eftnbliftiment, they 
 were again reduced to thirteen, which number is yet continued,(one of them being 
 Organs ft, hath a double Clerks place, and confequently reckoned for two of the 
 thirteen) and an augmentation to each of two pounds thirteen (hillings four pence 
 halfpenny farthing yearly; which being at firft oppofed by the Dean and Pre¬ 
 bends. , they at length ( anno 5. Eliz.) contented to allow them forty (hillings per 
 annum apiece, not out of the New-lands, but out of other payments , which 
 the Dean and Canons filould otherwife yearly receive, and y anno 1662. increafi 
 ed their annual Penfions to three and twenty pounds apiece. 
 
 They are tyed to be * 1 prefect in the Choire at all times of Service, as are the 
 Petty Canons, and under the fame forfeitures, a nor may they, or the Petty Canons 
 go out of Town, without the Dean's or his Lieutenant's licenle,nor then neither, 
 above b three at once, except for very weighty caufe, left the Choire fhotild be 
 unfurnifhed of a convenient number, to perform the daily Service. 
 
 Secondly, There were appointed for the further fervice of the Choire c fix 
 Chorifters, and they to be likewife Clerks, or at the time of their admiftion to 
 have been J inftituted of the Clerical Order, to each of which was allowed five 
 Marks Sterling annually, or to the value thereof in common Money. And in 
 like manner as the Deacon and Sub-Deacon were placed in the Cclledge, only in 
 addition to the Vicars, and defigned to fucceed them as vacancies hapned, fo al- 
 fo were there'fix fecnlar Children, endued with cleer and tuneable voices, ad¬ 
 mitted and defign'd to fucceed the Chorifters, when their voices altered. 
 
 King Edward the Fourth enlarged the number of Choriflers to f thirteen, and 
 allowed them annually fix Marks apiece, and though this number was confirm'd 
 by s King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes, yet the h Injunctions dated the 8. of Feb. an¬ 
 no 4. E. 6. reduced them to ten, neverthelefs by * Queen Elizabeth's Eftablifhment, 
 the former number of thirteen was reftored, and thereby given in augmentation 
 among them all, k three pounds eleven (hillings eight pence: Howbeitthey were 
 fince brought to eight, and their prefent exhibition is twelve (hillings a Month 
 to each. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Of the Alms-Knights. 
 
 P Urfuing the Order of our Difcourfe, the Alms-Knights come next to be fpo- 
 ken of, wherein to avoid confufion, we (hall confider them, firft, under the 
 Foundation of King Edward the Third ; Secondly, when feparated from that,by 
 Aft of Parliament; andlaftly, as they were eftabhftied anew by Queen Elizabeth. 
 
 Firft then, King Edward the Third, out of the great refpeft he bore to Mili¬ 
 tary honor (of which himfelf had gain'd a large (hare) and due regard had of 
 valiant men, chieflyfuch as had behaved themfelves bravely in hisWars, yet af¬ 
 terwards hapned to fall in decay; took care for their relief and comfortable fub- 
 fiftence in old age, by making room for them within this his Foundation, and 
 uniting them under one Corporation and joint Body, with the Cufios and Canons ; 
 thefe he called Milites Pauperes, and we vulgarly Poor or Alms-Knights, the or- 
 
 I Tat .ii. £.3. dained number being at firft but 1 four and twenty, as were the Cujlos and Canons 
 pari i.m. 6 . at the firft foundation of the Colledge. But fhortly after upon his Inftituting the 
 Princely Society of Knights of the mod noble Order of the Carter , confifting of 
 fix and twenty, there were added two more to the former number (as there was 
 to the firft Canons _) to make them of like number with the Knights-Companions of 
 that Order ; which number of twenty fix we after find fetled at the Ordination of 
 Vi'sfat* al ' the Colledge by the ™ Bifhop of PVinchejler the Popes Delegate. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. V. Of the Cajile and Colledge of Windefor. , ^ } 
 
 The charitable intention of the Pcoyal Founder, was to provide for fuch only, 
 as were truly objefts of Charity, and therefore hedeferibes (even in the Inftru- 
 ment of Foundation) what kind of men they fhould be, to wit, Poor Knights , 
 weak, m body, indigent and decayed ; and to like effect is their qualification in¬ 
 fected in the statutes of fnftitution of the mod noble Order of the Garter viz. 
 
 'fitch, as through adverfi fortune were brought to that extremity, that they had not „ An e Gdefi, 
 of their own wherewith to fiftain theta, or "live fi gentile ly as became a military Hijl.hn.de It 
 condition but this being thought not enough, the fame is repeated (probably for Mm.f.itf.t. 
 greater caution) in King * Henry the Fifth, and King i Henry the Eighth's'Sta- 
 tutes to prevent diverting the Founders pious intention, and againft admit- 
 tanceof fuch as are otherwife able to live of themfelves; which conjedture is not qA "‘ ‘ 6 ' 
 improbable, becaufe we find the* ancient Statutes of the Colledgc Ordained (as r cap. 6. 
 alio the Orders of‘ Queen Elizabeth) That in cafe there (hould happen to fall to f Art. to, 
 any of the Alms-Knights either Lands or Rents, by fucceffionor any other way, 
 to the yearly value of twenty pounds or more; then fuch Knight (hould imme¬ 
 diately be removed from the Colledgc , and made incapable of receiving any pro¬ 
 fits or emoluments thence, and another Alms-Knight preferr’d into his place. 
 
 Their prefentatlon when firft admitted, was by the fame hands that prefented 
 the firft Canons, vizA Each Knight-Companion of the Order prefented his Alms- tE.j.Swr. 
 Knight, neverthelefs it was then alfo Ordered, That from thenceforward, every Ar '- 6 - 
 Election Jhould remain at the clifpofal of the Soveraign of this modi noble Order. 
 
 To each of thefe Alms-Knights was appointed for their Habit, a“ Red Mantle, »ibid.An. 1 i 
 with a Scutcheon of St. George, but without any Garter, to furround the fame. %, s ' S '"' 
 
 Their Exhibition from the Colledgc at firft, was» twelve pence apiece for every c 
 day they were at Service in the Chappel, or abode in the Colledgc , and forty fhil- /Vc^T 
 lings per annum for other neceflaries; it being the like allowance as was ap¬ 
 pointed to each of the Canon-Kef dents , which (hews the quality and efteem then 
 had of thefe Alms-Knights. 
 
 It feems (about the beginning of King Henry the Sixth’s Reign) thefe quotidian 
 diftribntions, and the forty (hillings per annum fo affigned them, had been un¬ 
 paid by reafon of fome diflentions and quarrels that had rifen between the Dean 
 and Canons , and Alms-Knights , but upon complaint to John Archbilhop of 
 York, Lord Chancellor of England, Vifitor of the Colledgc, by the « Injunctions xM. ft, 
 illued upon his Vifitation anno 10. H. 6. the Arrears of both were appointed to be 
 forthwith paid without charge, and in cafe the Treafurer of the Colledge became 
 negligent in future payments, he was to incur the lofs of his own Quotidians, 
 from the time of his voluntary delay; the fame to be divided among the Alms- 
 Knights. 
 
 Their duty was to attend the Service of God, and pray for the profperity of 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions of the Order, to be r every day prefent at y Colleg.Sta'., 
 high Mate, the Malles of the Virgin Mary, as alfo at Vefpers and Compline, c - 6 - 
 from the beginning to the end , except any lawful occafion did impede. 
 
 Butit was Ordained that for'eyery days abfence from the Chappel, they fhould zCap. ;. 
 he debarred of receiving the twelve pence per diem , and whatsoever was raifed 
 from fuch forfeitures, (hould be converted to the ufe of the reft of the Alms- 
 Knights then being in the Caflle of Windefor. 
 
 Notwithftanding which Decree, it appears that the Dean did afterwards take 
 upon him the difpofure of thefe Mulifts at his pleafure, which occafioned the 
 Alms-Knights to complain to Adam Lord Bilhop of St. Davids, Chancellor of Eng- 
 land and Vifitor of the Colledge, who among other ofhis Injunctions* dated the a Pat.t.Ki, 
 
 8 . of o3ober anno 2. R. 2. commanded that the Mulfts fhould be equally diftri- f art trim*. 
 buted among thole Alms-Knights, who did attend at Divine Service in the Chap- 
 pel, as the statute had enjoin'd. And befides, the like complaint being made for 
 the Dean s difpofing of Donations and other Liberalities of the Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions, fo that the Alms-Knights had no part thereof towards their fuftentation, 
 this Chancellor alfo appointed b an equal diftribution of them among the Alms- b IK* 
 Knights and Canons, until the King and hisCouncil fhould otherwife determine. 
 
 Thefe and other differences between the Dean and Canons , and Alms-Knights, 
 
 grew 
 
i6o 
 
 Of the Cajile and Colledge of Wmdefor. 
 
 Chap. IV. 
 
 c r Rot. Purl. 
 d< anno 22. 
 e(s.4. m.u. 
 
 f Colklt. prof. 
 G■ Evans Jib. 
 A adCalcem. 
 
 g Ex 1 'tori 
 JrtS.f. 12. 
 
 fi Collcll. prtf. 
 G. Evans, tib. 
 
 A.f. it. 
 i Ex lib. Den- 
 t:nf.-}2.b. 
 
 K Ibid.f.Jl- 
 
 ! Art,16. 
 
 inf Ex vet. 
 n l MS. 
 
 grew at length fo wide, that they could not be reconciled ; infomuchasintheAft 
 of Parliament,<;»»» 22. E. 4. for the Incorporation of the ChJIos and Canons , by 
 the name of Dean and Citrons, the Alms-Knights were not only omitted, but this 
 Claufe inferted, ‘That the Dean and Canons, and their Succejfors, Jl.’ottld for ever¬ 
 more be utterly quit .wd difeharged from all manner of Exhibition or Charge of or 
 for any of the faid Knights. And this was obtained upon pretence, d That the 
 King had greatly increafed the number of the Minijiers of th eChappel, fothatthe 
 Revenue was not fufficient to maintain both them and the Alms-Knights , as alfo 
 c that the King had otherwife provided for the Alms-Knights. But we elfewhere 
 find feme other caufe, and this afterwards alledged by the Dean and Canons in 
 their Anfwer to the Knights Petition for Repeal of thefaid Aft, to wit, 1 That 
 William Onterey and John Kendall, Alms-Knights, laboured much before this Aft 
 pafs'd, to be incorporate by themfelves, to get Lands fetled on them, to be ex¬ 
 empt from the obedience and rule of the Dean and Canons, and governed by Or¬ 
 dinances made among themfelves. 
 
 In the fecond place, this Aft being thus obtained, and the Alms-Knights divi¬ 
 ded fromthe Body of the Colledge, as alfo ftruck off from the benefit of the Quo¬ 
 tidians, Portions, and Fees, alfigned by the Foundation of King Edward the 
 Third ; how they next fubfifted doth not fully enough appear : but fo foon as 
 King Henry the Seventh came to the Crown, ethey petitioned the King and Par¬ 
 liament, for repeal of the Aft anno 22. E. 4. affirming it was gained without their 
 knowledge, or being called thereunto; to which Petition theDea»and Canons 
 anfwered, and the Alms-Knights replied, but it feems all they could alledge did 
 not induce the Parliament to repeal the 1 Aft : but on the contrary the Dean and 
 Canons fomc years after obtained an 11 Exemplification thereof under the Great 
 Seal, dated 4. Feb. anno 18. H. 7. 
 
 And it is clear from King Henry the Eighths' Letter to the Colledge, which takes 
 notice of their difcharge from any exhibition to the Alms-Knights, by virtue of 
 the faid Aft, That what the Colledge did in that kind, after this Aft paft, was 
 meerly upon courtefie,and not obliged thereunto; for He thanks them for grant¬ 
 ing a Penfion of twenty Marks to refer Narbone, whom He had recommended to 
 an Alms-Knights place, and promifeth they fhould be no further burthened with 
 Alms-Knights , but that he would fetle Lands upon them for their maintenance, 
 and free the Colledge from the faid Penfion. 
 
 Befides, when Mr .Narbone had the Penfion granted him, it was by an k In¬ 
 denture made between Nicholas Weft then Dean of tVindefir and the Canons on 
 the one part, and the faid Peter on the other, dated 18 .July anno a,. H. 8 . where¬ 
 in he covenanted, that when the King fhould fetle any Lands on the Colledge, 
 for fuftentationof fuch Knights , then the grant of the Penfion fhould be void, 
 and of none effeft. 
 
 In the interval between the difunion of the Colledge and Alms-Knights by the 
 forefaid Aft, to their eftablifhment by Queen Elizabeth, their Habit and Cadge 
 continued the fame, and was fb confirm'd by King Henry the Eighth's 'Statutes : 
 But it may be collefted from his laft Will, that there was then an intention to 
 draw the Carter about the Scutcheon of St. George's Arms, but it took noeffeftr 
 We obferve alfo, that in this interval feveral perfons who had been of confidera- 
 ble quality and worth, became Alms-Knights, fome of them were neverthelels 
 great objefts of Charity; among whom was Sir Robert Champlayne Knight, a 
 valiant Soldier, and one whole martial fervices abroad, rendred him an honor 
 to our Nation. 
 
 It feems he had taken part in the Civil Wars here, with King Henry the Sixth, 
 againft King Edward the Fourth, (hortly after whofe coming to the Crown he 
 left England, and travelled into 111 Hungary ("having with him an Equipage of three 
 Servants and four Horfes_) where, in the afliftance of Matthias Corvinus King of 
 Hungary againft th eTurh, he behaved himfelf bravely,andlikea valiant Knight: 
 But*profperous Fortune not attending him at all times, he received many 
 wounds, and at length was taken Prifoner, loft all, and forced to pay 1500 
 Ducatesfor his Ranfom. Forthe juftification of all which, he obtained “feveral 
 
 authentick 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 165 
 
 authentickTeftimonies under the Great Seals of Matthias King of Hungary. Jtra- 
 \nnws Archbithop of Crete , Legate de Latere in Hungary, Frederick. the 1 hud Em¬ 
 peror of Germany, Renat King of Sicily ("Father to Queen Margaret Wife of our 
 Kinp Henry the Sixth) Frederic f Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Charles Duke ot 
 Burgundy, and laftly a Declaration thereof from our King Edward the Fourth, 
 under his’Privy Seal,-dated the third of April m the nineteenth year of his Reign. 
 And being reduced to a low condition, by his great lolles and the charge of his 
 Ranfom, he was through the favour of King Henry the Seventh ° admitted an 
 
 Alms-Knight here. . 
 
 But fome others made their retreat hither, and obtained admittance into tilts 
 Fraternity, probably out of devotion, rather than caufe of poverty 5 and among 
 thefe were r Thomas Hulme fometime Clarenceux King of A nns, 1 Lodowick. Curly 
 the Kings Phyfician, ’John Mentes Secretary of the French Tongue, Bar¬ 
 tholomew Wellby made fecond Baron of the Exchequer ' 2. June anno 1 . H. 8. 
 
 ' It is manifeft by the Will of King Henry the Eighth (as alio by an “Indenture 
 Tripartite between King Edward the Sixth of the firft part, the F xemtors ot his 
 Father of the fecond part, and the Dean and Canons of Windefor of the third 
 part dated the fourth of Augujl anno i.E ,6.) that he intended a re-eftablilliment 
 of half the ancient number of Alms-Knights, viz. Thirteen, to which end he ap¬ 
 pointed, that as foon as might be, after his death (if not done in his life time) 
 there Ihould be a Revenue of 6ool- per annum in Manners, Lands, and Spiritual 
 Promotions (above all charges) fetled upon the Dean and Canons and their .Mr- 
 cefTors for ever, upon the Conditions following, that is to fay, That the Dean 
 and Canons fhould for ever find twoTrieJlsto fay Mafs at the Altar neerhis 1 omfa, 
 w keep yearly four folemn Obits for him, and at every Obit to diftribute ten 
 pounds in Alms, as alfotopay twelve pence a day to each of thofe th,rteeu^/«r- 
 Knifhts and they to have once in a year a long Gown ot White Cloth, and 
 a Mantle of Red Cloth, befides five Marks annually, to fuch one among them as 
 fhould be appointed for their Governor •• And laftly, to caufe a Sermon to be 
 made at Windefor every Sunday throughout the year. 
 
 King Edward the Sixth (in performance of this Will) the 7. of October , in the 
 firft year of his Reign, did fetle feveral Lands upon the Colleclge, which we (hall 
 mention by and by; immediately after which, the w Dean mAcanons were putin 
 poftelfion thereof, and received the Rents: but600/. per annum of thefe Rents, 
 were by them paid back at the appointment of the then Lord Treafurer, to be 
 imployed in building of Houfes for the Alms-Knights, intended to be fetled as 
 
 King Henry the Eighth defigned. ■ . . 
 
 But it feems this work was not begun till the Lift of February anno %.& 4. Th. o 
 Mar. and finilhed the 25. of sept, anno 5. & 6. of the fame King and Queen, the 
 charge whereof came to «2747/- 7 '- 6 d. Thefe Houfes are fituate in the 
 South fide of the lower Ward of the Caftle, and contain thirteen Rooms, belides 
 a Hall a Kitchin and Paftry. The r Stone for building was brought horn Red¬ 
 ding, the Timber from feveral places in the Forefl, and the Lead and Apparels tor 
 Chimnies, from Sufolkgplace in Southwark- . 
 
 At a Chapter of the Order of the Carter held the = firft of June anno 4. C 
 » Th. & Mar. (thefe Houfes being then neer finilhed) debate was had about 
 placing fome Alms-Knights therein, if poffible by Michaelmas following, where¬ 
 upon ‘it was Ordered, That the b Marquefs of Winchefter Lord treafurer , 
 fhould alfign Lands for their maintenance, that not any thing might be want¬ 
 ing to finifh fo pious a work. And towards the completing of all, the 
 Queen had nominated nine of the thirteen defigned Alms-Knights, name¬ 
 ly ‘James Crane, Michael Whiting, silvejler Clejfop, Hugh Johans, Robert Cafe, 
 John Erigby, George Fothergill , George Thaifmell , and William Berd: 
 but. llie fell tick of a Fever in Angusl following, and fo a ftop was put to this 
 
 bU But now. (in the third place) to come to the Eftablilhment, which thefe Alms- 
 Knights obtained, and under which to thisprefent they continue Queen Eliza¬ 
 beth, immediately after her coming to the Crown, conhrmed her Sifters Grants to 
 
 o Ann . 1. H.J 
 
 p Pat.22.E.$. 
 piirs 1 . m.26. 
 q An.j.E.j, 
 r PtU iS.Ej. 
 
 T■ «• 
 
 TAn.6 H 8. 
 c Pat.i.H.%. 
 p. 2, m.$i. 
 u Ex lib.vocal. 
 Frith in AF.rar. 
 Coll. Windefor. 
 P- 55 * 
 
 vv Ibid. p. 57, 
 
 x f Lib. Com - 
 yl pot. pr*f. 
 penes----Earik 
 nuper de 
 Windefor. 
 
 
 Lib. C. 
 24. 
 
 c Lib.vocat. 
 Frith.p.6 4. 
 
I 62 
 
 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windefor. Chap. IV. 
 
 d Ibidem. 
 
 c Ex lib. per- 
 gnm penes Ca - 
 merar.Scacc. 
 
 the faid nine Alms-Knights, and alfociated unto them J Thomas Kemp, William 
 Barret, Willi.imGowper, and John Atttw, to make up the full number of thirteen, 
 ordained by King Henry the Eighth. 
 
 Afterwards, viz,. ' 30 . Aug. annoprimo Eliz,. the Queen, minding the continu¬ 
 ance 01 the Foundation erected by King Edward the Third, and as neer as might 
 be the performance of the intent of her Progenitors, and advancement of the 
 mod: noble Order of the Garter , and efpecially of the knowledge given her of 
 thelaft mind and Will of her Father King Henry the Eighth, to" make a fpecial 
 foundation and continuance of thirteen poor men, decayed in Wars, and luch 
 like fervice of the Realm, to be called Thirteen Knights of Windefor, and kept 
 there m iucceffion : And having alfo let forth and exprelled certain Orders and 
 Rules for their better Government, and declared how and in what manner the 
 profits of certain Lands, of the yearly value of 6co l. given and afligned by her 
 Father to the Dean and Canons and their Succellors, fhould be imployed for the 
 maintenance of thefe Voor-Knights, and otherwife according to his mind and 
 will, file laftly declared her pleafure. That the Dean and Canons and their Suc- 
 cetlors fhould for ever caufe the faid Orders and Rules to be obferved and kept 
 which are thefe that follow. r 5 
 
 1. f Firft, We do eflahlijh 13 Pool-Knights, whereof one to be Governor of all the 
 ref due by fuch Order as follometh 5 The fame 13 to be taken of Gentlemen, 
 brought to neccfjity, fuch as have fpcnt their times in the fervice of the Wars, 
 Garrifons, or otherfervice of the Prince, having but little or nothing whereupon, 
 to live, to be continually chofcn by Vs, and our Heirs , and Succcjfors. 
 
 2. Item, We Ordain, that the Governor and Knights fall be chofett of men un¬ 
 married, and fall continue, except in fpecial cafe, where it fall pleafeVsthe 
 Soveraign, and the Heirs, and Succeffors of Vs the Soveraign Kings of this 
 Realm, to difpenfe with any perfon to the contrary. Provided neverthelefs, 
 if any of them will marry , he may fo do, lojing his place at the day of his 
 Marriage. 
 
 3. Item, We Ordain, that no man defamed, and ennvitfed of Here(ie,Treafon, Fcl- 
 lony* or any notable Crime, Jhall be admitted to any Room of the faid 1 3 
 Knights, and if any fo admitted be afterwards convicted of any fuch Crime, 
 he Jhall be expelled out of that company, and lofe his Room. 
 
 4. Item., The fame 13 Knights to have yearly for their Liveries, each of them 
 one Gown of 4 yards o f the colour of Red, and a Mantle of Blue, or Purple 
 Cloth 3 of Jive yards , at fix fillings eight pence the yard. 
 
 5. Item, The Crop of S/. George in a Scutcheon, embroidered without the Garter, 
 to be fet upon the left foulder of their Mantle si 
 
 6. Item, The charges of the Cloth, and of the Lyning, makjng, and embroidering, 
 to be paid by the Dean and Chapter, out of the Revenue of that foundation, 
 and endowment given for that and other caujes . 
 
 7. Item, The faid 13 Knights to come together before Noon, and afternoon daily, 
 at all the Divine Service, faid within the Colledge, in their ordinary appa¬ 
 rel, and to continue to the end of the fame Service, without a reafonablc lett, to 
 be allowed by the Governor. 
 
 8. Item, The faid 13 Knights Jfsall keep their Lodgings appointed unto them, and 
 their Table together in their common Hall appointed, and to have their pro- 
 vifons made by their common Purfc, except for any reafonablc caufe, any of 
 them be licenfed to the contrary, by the Dean or his Deputy, and that Li - 
 cenfe to endure not above 20 days in no year, except it be for ftekpefe only. 
 
 9 ’ Item, The faid 13 Knights fall not haunt the Town , the Ale-houfcs, the 
 Taverns, nor call any Woman into their Lodgings , without it be upon a reafo- 
 nable caufe , and that with the Licenfe of the Dean or his Deputy. 
 
 10. And further. We will that 12 of the faid Knights fall be obedient to the 
 thirteenth , appointed for the Governor, and all 13 fall be obedient to the 
 Dean and Chapter, in the obfervation of thefe Statutes, for the good Order 
 of themfelves. 
 
 11. Item, 
 
S e c t. V. Of the Cajile and Col/edge of Windelbr. 
 
 11. Item, 1 he faid i 3 Knights [hall be p laced within the Church where the Dean 
 and Canons J,hall think bcfl, to hear the Divine Service together, where they 
 Jhall leaf trouble the Minifers of the Church. 
 
 12. Item, They [hull be prefint at the Service , to be done quarterly for the memo¬ 
 ry of the Patrons and Founders of the faicl CoIIedge, and fpecially of our 
 faid dear Father and Us, and have for every of them at each time 20 d. and 
 
 the Governor 2 a. The faid Service fall be tifed at the four quarters of the 
 Tear, every Sunday next before the Quarter-day, That is to fay, the Sunday 
 next before the Fcafl of the Annunciation of our blelled Lady, the Sunday 
 before the Nativity of St. John Baptilh, the Sunday before the Featt of St. Mi¬ 
 chael the Archangel , and the Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord God. 
 
 13.Item, If any of the 12 Knights do not obey the Governor in the obfirvation 
 ofthefe Statutes, he fall fattain for every time of fach difobedience, fich 
 forfeiture as the Dean and Chapter J.ball put on him. The Governor fa.dl 
 tnafe report of all fuel) difobedience and other Offences committed by any of 
 the faid Knights to the Dean and Chapter; and if the offence be fach , as 
 Jhall feem to them to require fitch punifament, they jhall beftdes a pain Arbi- 
 trary, give a warning to the Offender, caujing the fame to be regiflrcd, and 
 he that faall fa twice be warned by them,' jball immediately upon the third 
 offence, be expelled for ever out of that company. And if the. Governor difibey 
 the Dean and Chapter in the Obfirvation of the faid Statutes, upon fach 
 naming by them, he faall receive like punifament as the other twelve. 
 
 14. Item, The Penalties of fach as are punifhed by the Dean and Chapter for not 
 obferving of thefe Statutes, faall be imployed, by the diferetion of the Dean 
 and Chapter, upon any of the Miniflers or Chorijlers of the Church where 
 they think, beji . 
 
 ' 5 -Item, When it faall pliafe God, that We, or our Succeffors, Kings of this Realm, 
 faall repair to the Caflle of Windefor, the faid 13 Knights faall hand before 
 their doors in their Apparel, to do their obedience unto Vs, then, at the cow- 
 ing and going away. 
 
 16. Item, Pearly at the keeping of the Fcaft of St. George, they faall fland like- 
 
 wifi in their Apparel, before their doors, at the coming and going out of the 
 Lieutenant, and of the ether Knights of the Order, chofin for the keeping 
 of that Featt. 6 
 
 17. Item, When any Featt of St. George is kept within that Cattle of Windefor, 
 the Governor and Knights at the Dinner, faall fit together in their Apparel] 
 as aforefaid, at one Table, and have allowance of meat and drinks, at the 
 charges of Vs, our Heirs, and Succeffors. 
 
 l 3 . Item, The faicl 13 Knights faall daily in their Prayers, pray for Vs the Sove- 
 raign, our Heirs and Succeffors, and for the Companions of our faid Order 
 of the Garter. 
 
 19. Item, The faid 13 Knights faall all lye within their Lodgings provided for 
 them, and if any of them Jhall lyc without their faid Lodgings, and the Col- 
 ledge, without the licenfi of the Dean, or his Deputy, he fa all lofi for every 
 time twelve pence. 
 
 20. Item, If any of the Poor-Knights, after his admijfion into that room, Jhall 
 have Lands or Revenues fall unto him to the yearly value of 20 /. or upwards, he 
 faall immediately upon the coming of fuels Lands or Revenues unto him, be re¬ 
 moved, and put from his faid room of a Poor-Knight, and another, fach as 
 aforefaid, taken into his place. 
 
 21. Item, The faid Poor-Knights (excepting caufi of Jcknefif faall be every day 
 prefint in the CoIIedge, at Church at Divine Service as is aforefaid, and re¬ 
 ceive there for a daily diflribution of twelve pence by the day, to be paid them 
 Monethly , if it may be, or at leatt in fitch fort as the other Miniflers of the 
 Chappcl be paid ; and he that faall be abfint from the Church one day with¬ 
 out leave of the Dean or his Deputy , faall lofi his diflribution of 12 d. aforefaid. 
 
 22. Item, The Governor Jhall keep a Roof, and therein note afivcll the abfince 
 oj every Knight from the Church,as other faults committed by them,puniftable 
 
 U 2 by 
 
 16 3 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 1( 5 4 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 O by theft Statutes, whereof he pall deliver one to the Dean or his Deputy, and 
 
 another to the Steward, or him that payeth the Poor-Knights, who by order of 
 the Dean or his Deputy, Jhall default at the time of their pay fitch fitmt as are 
 fet upon any .of the fiid Knights for Penalties as aforefiid. 
 
 Item, The Deancr/jw Deputy Jhall once in the year at leaf, appoint a day and 
 hour,at the which the Poor-Knights Jhall be warned to beprejenftimto whom the 
 fiid Dean or his Deputy, or one of the Commons to be appointed by the Dean, 
 or in his abjence by his Deputy, Jhall read thefe Statutes, and if any of the 
 Knights, being warned, pall be abfent from that reading, without licenje 
 of the fiid Dean or his Deputy, he Jhall lofe for every time of fich abfence, 
 fix Jhillings eight pence. ' ' 
 
 aA.’ltem, The Poor-Knights Jo chofen , as is aforefiid, and every of them, bejore 
 he talft any commodity of his Room , Jhall give a corporal Oath before the Dean 
 or his Deputy, to be faithful, and true to 'Os, and to our Heirs, and SucccJJors , 
 Kings of this Realm, and that he or they for the time of their tarrying there , 
 Jhall truly obferve thefe Statutes and Ordinances, fo far as the fame concern- 
 cih them, or fich other as pall be hereafter made by Vs, or our Heirs, and 
 Succeffors, touching the good order of that Company,upon the pains contained in 
 the fiid Statutes. 
 
 25. Item, Notwithftanding the Article before exprejfed, preferring the aforejaid 
 number to be chofen of Gentlemen, which we do tnoji allow, yet conjideriug that 
 before the perfe&ion of thefe Orders, we be advertifed , that the more-p t of 
 them now chofen, and admitted , be not certainly known Gent'emen, we, ■ 
 ceived into the fame Order, as men well repotted for honefty, and the. M 
 meet to be relieved for their poverty, we are pleafid to difpence with alljuih, 
 as arc prefently placed, being not acntlemcn and hereafter mean in that 
 
 point, not to have any admitted, contrary to the fiid Order. 
 
 % Kovet Cbm, 
 f.1037. 
 
 h Ex Jib. vo- 
 cat. Audel) in 
 Officio Prsro- 
 gat.C ant.f.'j. 
 
 
 k Lib vocat. 
 Pjle in Officio 
 prad.f. 105. 
 
 The annual allowance to each of thefe Alms-Knights upon this new Eftabhfli- 
 mentis 18/. 5.1.0 d. to be paid by the Dean of Windefor (but their Governor 
 hath 2l.6s.8d. more)befides a Gown or Surcoat of Red Cloth, and a Mantle of 
 Blue or Purple Cloth, on the left fleeve whereof is embroidered the Arms of 
 St. George in a plain Scutcheon. King James was plcafed to double this Penfion, 
 viz. to each of them s 18/. 5 s. od. more, and made it payable out of the Ex¬ 
 chequer by quarterly payments. 
 
 To thefe thirteen Alms-Knights there was added, in the Reign of the late Sove- 
 raign King Charles the Firft of ever bleffed memory, five more; to wit, two of 
 the Foundation of Sir Peter U Maire Knight, and three of Sir Francis Crane 
 Knight, (ometime Chancellor of this mod noble Order. 
 
 For Sir peter la Maire, by his Mart Will and Teftament, bearing date the eighth 
 of January anno 1631. bequeathed the fum of 1500 /.to be beftowed and fetled 
 to and for fuch charitable and pious ufes,and in filch manner and form as Sir Fran¬ 
 cis Crane (who had married his Sifter) (hould think fit and appoint, within four 
 years after his death. 
 
 Afterwards ‘Sir Francis determining (very greatly to his own Fame and the 
 honor of the Order ) to ereft certain Houfes mWindefor Cape, for the dwelling ot 
 five Alms-Knights, did thereupon defign the faid 1500/. towards that ufe, and 
 added alfo money of his own to make up the reft; charging his Executor [Sir 
 Richard Crane his Brother, afterwards created Baronet] by his * Will, dated the 
 21. of Augup anno 1635. to fee the buildings, which himfelfhad begun,fimihed. 
 He alfo bequeathed for ever two hundred pounds per annum, to be letled in 
 Lands by his Executor, according to the advice and direftion of Thomas then Earl 
 of Arundel and Surrey, and Henry Lord Matrevers his eldeft Son, to ferve lor the 
 perpetual maintenance of five Alms-Knights, after the rate of forty pounds per 
 annum to every one of them. 
 
 But his Executor growing flack in the performance of this, the work being ra¬ 
 ther expofed to ruine than any way forwarded by him, by whom the fame was 
 only expefted to be finifhed; and complaints thereof feveral times made to the 
 
 1 r Save- 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windeior 
 
 165 
 
 Soveraign and Knights-Companions in Chapter, 1 Orders were ifTued thereupon to”^ 
 quicken him and a - peremptory Letter Tent him, dated the 7. of^w/1639. 
 to goon with the work forthwith 5 which commands he evading, and bad times 
 growing on, theqmlding was wholly negle&ed. pro anno 
 
 Sir Richard Crane afterwards dying, by his« Will dated on nf „ 16 1 9 . p,6 *‘ 
 
 appointed that his Mannor of Carbroofe in Norfolk,, fhould for ever hand bomid “a ‘j& £ 
 for the payment of the (aid 200 1 . per annum, whereupon by an Inquifition taken Ft** 
 at IVindefor 4. Mar. 165 2. by virtue of a Commiffion upon the Statute, anno 42 *' 
 
 £fe. for charitable ufes, the Manners of Woodnfing and Wesfield, with other 
 Landsirithe County of Norfolk, were found liableto fatisfiefor building andfinilh- 
 mg the fa id five Houfes, and payment of the 20c l. yearly; and further, that the 
 Arrears thereof from Sir Francis Cranes death,came at that time to 2 200/. 
 
 Some corned: then enfued in the Court of Chancery , between Ralph MaU.w ith 
 other Profecutors on the Alms-Knights behalf, and mil,am Crane Efquire (to 
 whom the Ertate of Sir Richard Crane fell) neverthelefs the 200 /. per annum was 
 (19. >/y i 6 5 5 .)pecreedto be paid out of all the Lands which were Sir Richard 
 cranes and the building of the Houfes out of his perfonal Eftate. And upon 
 this (about two years after) that fair pile of Building, erefted between the chan- 
 celior s and Garter s Towers, agatnft the Weft wall in the lower Ward of the Cattle 
 was taken again in hand, and finilhed in the following year; the charge whereof 
 amounted to 1700/. & 
 
 But for a final end of the Sate it was Decreed, the 27. of January i6<a That 
 the before mentioned Mannor of Carbroof fhould for ever ftand charged with 
 200/. per annum, to be paid half yearly at Michaelmas and our Lady-day or 
 Within thirty days after, for the perpetual maintenance of five Jlms-Knhhts 
 together with 30/. yearly for repairs, payable at the forefaid times, andanaffu- 
 rance thereof to be made accordingly : towards the recovery and fetling of which 
 the care and afliftance of Sir Buljirode Whiteloke (then Callable of the Caftle of 
 Wiisdefor) was not wanting. J 
 
 The fctlement being perfefted, the prefent soveraign, in a Chapter held at 
 Whitehall the 14. of January anno 12. Car. 2. Decreed, that the Chancellor of the 
 order for the time being, fhould receive the faid annual fum of 230/. and difpofe 
 thereof thus; 200/. per annum among the five new-inftituted quar¬ 
 
 terly, by even and equal portions, at the four ufual Feafts of the year, and to 
 employ the refidue (being 30 /. per annum') upon repair of the new buildings 
 erefted for their Lodgings, which powers were inferted into the Patent for his 
 Office, bearing date the 20. of the fame Month. 
 
 And it was further decreed at the fame Chapter, That thefe five Alms-Knights 
 fhouldbe fubjefttothefameRuIesand Government, under which the other thir¬ 
 teen were eftablilhed by Queen Elizabeth s Foundation, and made equal parta¬ 
 kers of the fame Priviledges, and have the like Habit affigned to them. 
 
 The number of Alms-Knights being by the donation of Sir Francis Crane in- 
 creafed to eighteen. King Charles the Firft of ever bleffed memory, taking’ no¬ 
 tice thereof (though they were not yet fetled) intended to make them up fix and 
 twenty, as they were at the Inftitution of the Order ; to which end, in a Chapter 
 held at Whitehall the 18. of April 1637. it was Ordered, r That the Knights- P Gi. g. 
 Companions (Commiffioners fir other affairs of the Order) fhould confider of the r ‘ 121, 
 befl way how the fame might be effected, and report their opinions to the 'then Sove¬ 
 raign : But nothing being done thereupon, this Affair yet waits a more propiti¬ 
 ous fealon for the completing thereof. 
 
 SECT, 
 
-■ 
 
 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windefor. Chap. IV. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 Of other Miflifters of the Colledge. 
 
 I N the laft place, the Miniftri or Officers of the College and Chappel of St. 
 
 George, bring up the rear in the Patent of Foundation,under which Title 
 are comprehended, firft, the Superior Officers, namely the chiwtor, -Steward, 
 and Treafirer. . 
 
 chantor. The 9 Chatttor is ordained to be chofen from among the Canons , the chict par 
 q <coileg. of vvhofe Office is to govern thofe that ling in the Choire, and fuch as areem- 
 ' ployed about Divine Service: Before theReformation in Religion,he appointed 
 
 who of them (hould begin the Antiphones,celebrate the Mafles,and read the Lel- 
 fons Epiftles, and Gofpels; with thefe, to his care was committed the' cultody 
 of the Books, Crofles, Chalices, Veftments, and all the facred Ornaments ot the 
 chappel. He receives the Offerings there made, and accompts tor them, tor all 
 which fervice an annual Penfion of 5 /. is allowed him. 
 
 (Ibid. cat. 58. The steward and Treafirer are r annually chofen on the morrow after Michael- 
 Sccward. mas-day , from out of the Canon-Ref dents. To the Stewards Office belongs: the 
 Government of all the Revenue of the Colledge ; the Rents and Profits anting 
 thence, he is to pay to the Treafirer: To his keeping is delivered all the Orna¬ 
 ments, Jewels, and other Treafure of the Chappel, not committed to the Chan¬ 
 ter, under the obligation of rendring an account, and hisyearly Pennon is 5 /. 
 Treifurer. The ' Treafirer is appointed to dlttribure to the Cujlos, Canons Vicars and every 
 t Ibid. other Mins tier of the chappel, the Penfions and Allowances athgned to them, ot 
 which if he Tail eight days after the expiration of their fet timesof payment he 
 is debar’d of his own Quotidians, as Canon-Refident, until fuch Arrears be dif- 
 charged, fo alfo the Steward if he be faulty herein. The Penfion allowed him 
 is alfo 5 /. per annum. 
 
 As there is one Treafirer who receives the Rents of the Old Lands, to was 
 there appointed another diftindt from the former, and chofen from among the 
 Canons to receive the Rent of the New (within few years after they were letled 
 on the Colledge ) to whom the like annual Penfion of 5 l. hath been alfo al¬ 
 lowed. The Title of the former being Senefcallus veteris Dotationis , and of the 
 latter senefcallus novas Dotations!. . . 
 
 Steward of There is alfo the Steward of the Courts > and Clerks of the Lanas , which ^anO 
 A s?r'na ficer under both the before mentioned Stewards: He “keeps theCourtsby him- 
 felf or Deputy, he is a Barrafter at Law, and the Handing Council for theCol- 
 lib.A.f.-A-b. i e dge; his yearly Penfion is« twenty Nobles; but the Council in Spirituals bus, is 
 w ibtd.f.- 5. a. u p ua iiy a Graduate in the Civil Law. , 
 
 chapter- The • chapter-Clerks Office,or Regifterfiip, is to enter or regtfter all Adts agreed 
 
 a upon in the Chapter-houfe, he alfo draws, ingrolTeth, and regiftreth all Inden- 
 yZ tures. Patents, Grants, Leafes, and other Writings, which pafs under the com¬ 
 
 mon Seal of the Dean and Canons. His Penfion is r 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. per annum. T he 
 Vnder Stewardship and Chapter-Clarkcfiip went fometimes heretofore together, 
 but of late they are divided, and now this Officer is alfo a Barrafter at Law. 
 verger. Of the Vergers Inftitution the * Statutes of the Colledge take notice, and ap- 
 
 z colisg.Stat. • t t]iat 1,, the Chappel at Proceffions and other Solemnities, he (hall go be- 
 
 ^ 54 ' fore the Dean and Canons bearing his Rod: for which fervice there was then al¬ 
 lowed him annually one Robe, and fix pence per diem. And befides thele Otti- 
 StxmiK. ^ cerSj there are two sextons, two 'Bell-ringers, a Clocks keeper, and a porter, who at- 
 ctocMv-cper. tends the fhutting and opening of the Gates. 
 
 Porter. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 1 67 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Of the Endowment of tbs Colledge. 
 
 0 ?//\^ r 'e f ' aCCOUnt re , ,atln B t0 the Dean, Canons, and other Members of the 
 Colledge, being now difpatch'dftt follows that wc treat of the Endowment there- 
 ot, and I hew what Lands were gtven towards the maintenance and fupport of 
 *{” S J° undatlon - But becaufe we intend no other account here, than in that of 
 the Caftle, chappel, and Colledge, which was but (hort; we will only fet down 
 what Lands, &c. the -Founder endowed the Colledge with, and then touch upon 
 hofeotherconfiderableadditions made by fomeof his SuccelTors, Soveraigns of 
 the molt noble Order of the Carter, and of the Knights-Companions, referring 
 the reft (after a bare mention of fome other that were taken into the firft Foun- 
 daidon) to the larger difcourfe which we intend hereafter to make publick. 
 
 I he Endowments wherewith King Edward the Third inverted this Colledge by 
 f S |; Ct ' e ! s I- went of Foundation before mentioned, were, firft the' Advowfons at.Jtaii. 
 ot the Churches of fflHpcarDfSburj) (vulgarly called Mas bury) in the Diocefs of 1,122 ' £ 
 ofSDUtUtantOnm theDtocefs of Exeter, and of Httojcattt in the Dio- u "* 6 - 
 cefs of Coventry and Uchfield. fhefe he gave to the Cuftos , Canons, Alms . 
 
 Knights send Mtmfters of the Colledge, to hold in free, pure and perpetual Alms, 
 throughly and perpetually, free from all fecular exactions, with licenfe to ap¬ 
 propriate the Hme tothe Colledge, notwithftanding the Statute of Mortmain. 
 
 He thereby alfo npromted fo much of his TreaTure as (hould be for their decent 
 fupport until he had fetledI an immoveable eftate of 1000/. per annum u pon 
 
 them in Lands, Benefices, or Rents. r “ 
 
 . ^ t hl f j r i WOOfthe £. AdV< T f a n > namcl >' Vttoxater and Southtanton, his to 
 be doubted there was afterwards difcovered fome defeft in the Kings Title to 
 them, and that the right of Patronage lay rather in Henry Earl of LancaUer, and 
 rWr Earl of IVarmcf: lor the 18. of June anno 23. £. 3. ,he King granted 
 lpecial Licence to Henry Earl ot Lancafter that he Ihould give and aflign to the 
 Cujtos and chaplains ofthe Chappel otSt.Gcorge in Windefor, and their SuccelTors 
 forever, the Advowfon of the Church of Vttokfjhatre, it being there Laid to be 
 of the Earls proper Patronage. And the like licenfe to Thomas Beauchamp Earl of dl 3 f ' 2 "' 7 ' 
 affignmg to them the ■< Advowfon ofthe Church of Southtanton,that 
 rh P f P 8 A h ' S Patr ° nage The Klng gave f P ecial ,icenfe bkewife to receive 
 Co,Hge VOWf ° nS fr ° m there Eal " S> and t0 a PP ro P riate thcm to the ufe of the 
 
 of “ r ^ e 'T rc pa m d ^l- d ’ J a,! - a>wo 2 4 -L- 30 to William de Bohun Earl e 
 their S t o 5 h u at f 4 n ‘t led c hlm toa % nt othe faid Cuftos and chaplains and 37 
 
 of o jw f h rS ’t l he ^a V rC 0n of the Church rf^DpngtOll in the County 
 and appropriate thefame. ° ^ K ' ng ” C * Me ’ W ' th,ICCnfefor them toreceive 
 
 C. 7 lhV\:fJ am ‘ ary this royal Founder gave unto the Cuftos and 
 
 foSefitail "r mC ° fCl ' ftos and Chaplains-of his Free Chappel of Windefor, 
 firms Rent tirh B . VtBteen Acres of Land, one Acre of Pafture, and three fhil- gPat. 24. £.3. 
 
 u hiO e K a S P k rtenanCeS ’ y ’ ngm ODltartlWlHItp in the County of r ''- m ^ 
 Mldento wh A ’ Ch a had ^ een «T eyedto bim by Rich, de Cloitcefter Heir to' M- 
 SdtowfonOfrhe A" "0 enfuing ’ he alfo grantedOnto them, the 
 
 ate it to them and their SuccefS^* ne£r W ’” de ^ W,th hcenfe t0 *PP ro pn- hr** £.3. 
 
 the'Chnrd!« W f^ a • M f rtii ) the Kin « gave them the » Advowfons of iw.n.r.5. 
 
 and of ™h»L° f BKC fygkft*Jl»re, of Eltion in the County of Norfolk, 
 
 alfoto t^m c €aFr ?, n 111 the County of Cambridge, to appropriate thefe 
 
 and affipned' 0 SU l^?j S ' ^' ld the ° PMa d af t er he bkewife granted 
 
 g them, the Advowfon of the Churches of ©pmonDeSsbOUVn 
 
 fwhich 
 
i68 
 
 Of theCafile and Colledge of YVindetor. 
 
 Chap. IV. 
 
 1 Ibidem. 
 
 f which the Colledge in the Reign of King Edward the fourth ffirrendred to 
 Richard Duke of Cloucejier ) and of St. Stephens ot Salta®, with likelicenle ot 
 Appropriation. Butthe firft of thefe was the gift of Queen Eh’lippa, Hie having 
 purchafed it of 1 Sir lobs Darcy Knight; and the other ot Edward the black Prince, 
 and both granted by them, firft to the King, that by his Grant afterwards to the 
 Colledpe, its Title might be better ftrengthened. . 
 
 The 26. of Otfober in the fame year, the King granted to the faid Cujlos and 
 mlMr.at.Ej. Colledsc and their Succetlbrs, ” one hundred Marks per annum, to be received 
 p. s .m.ts- out ot'the Farm of the Town of Northampton j and paid them by the hands ot 
 the Bailiff of that Town for the time being, at Eajier and Michaelmas by equal 
 portions, towards their fuftentation and maintenance, and the lupportation ot 
 
 the burthen of the Chappel. . , ,' T , „ 
 
 It was at the inftance of the Founder (and therefore we mention it here^Tha 
 the Bailiffs and Communality of Yarmouth granted to the Colledge (the hrtt ot 
 n Ex if/s M«- April anno 2 6. E. 3.) under their Common-Seal, a» Laft of Red Herrings y early, 
 «vafh.m/E- u dried nn d cleanfedi, to the end they might take this Corporation into their 
 
 c»/- p ray ers. But feme fay it was enjoin'd them as a Penance, for murdering a Magt- 
 
 ftrate among them. . coni 
 
 Moreover the Founder granted to them and their Succellors (18. July anno 26. 
 
 . f ij the 0 Mannor of Cute neer Weybrigg, with its appurtenances in Buckyng- 
 hamthirc, the Mannor ot Ctatoell, with its appurtenances in the Parifh of Bwy, 
 in the County of Berks, and a certain SBeaK, called Braybrok_, placed in the Ri¬ 
 ver of Thames, with all the Lands and Tenements in the find Parilh conveyed 
 unto him by Sir John Philibert, together with the Knights Fees, and Advowlons 
 of Churches, Chappels, Chanteries, and other things whatfoever, to the find Man¬ 
 ners,Lands and Tenements belonging or appertaining. And the ^ of February 
 following, a r Writ iffued to Henry de Greyjiock Cleik, Steward of the Lands fe 
 apart for the ufe of the Kings Chamber, and to Robert de Haddon Efcaetor of the 
 rime Lands, to give full feifin to the Cujlos and Colledge of thefe Mannors of Eure 
 and Bray St. rhdebert, as alfo of a Wood called Ctinple-ffilOOO in stokg-pugeys , 
 
 of this Colledge , were yet coo little for that end; and being defirous to haveit 
 better provided for, he further granted to the Cujlos and Colledge and their Sue 
 0 Pat 18 £ 5. ceffors by like Letters Patent, a a Petition of one hundred pounds yearly out of his 
 
 pi.mi'i. Exchequer. Thefe Letters Patent were afterwards vacated, for that by other 
 
 like Letters dated the 12. of May anno 34. E. 3 . he gave them Lands to the 
 yearly value of • 10. it is. ltd. of the poflMions 
 
 o Pat. 26 . E.$. 
 pars i.m.i. 
 
 p Clauf. 27. 
 
 d j.fi.m.15 
 
 * r. 
 
 yearly value 01 101 u 1 1 s. n., cn r‘ p . , , 
 
 fell into his hands, by occafion of the French Wars. One hundred pounds per 
 annum pm of this, was in recompence of the find 100/. yearly Penfioii1 iffu ng 
 out of the Exchequer, and the 1 /. nr. 11 d.m part of fatisfaftionof the Lands, 
 which t he King intended to provide for the further maintenance of the Colledge, 
 neverthelefs he thereby alfo granted, r that in cale thefe Poffeffions Ihould by 
 Treaty of Peace or otherwife be reftored, they Ihould then receive the ai 
 yearly f um of 1011.11s. 11 d. out of his Exchequer as before, until there waspro- 
 vided for them Lands of the like annual value. , fifrnp , 
 
 And whereas in the Patent of Foundation it is find, that the King dehgned to 
 fietle upon the Colledge Lands of the value of iooq l. per annum ; now in another 
 Letters Patent bearing Tefie the faid 12. of May , there is notice taken only c>t 
 Lands of the annual value of« 65 5 L 15 /■ od (as if h,s intended Donation had 
 extended to Lands of no greater value) and that the Kmgin purfuance otluch 
 his purpoff, had already provided Lands and other Poffeffions, rated at 60 sjt. 
 
 cl. per annum, the relidue to make up the intended fum hereexpreft, be ng 
 but si l. 9 J. Qd. He thereupon “appointed the Colledge to receive that fum year¬ 
 ly out of t2o /.or. od. which the Prior of Takkele paid to him for the Farm of 
 that Priory, it being then in the Kings hands by reafon of ‘ ke with 
 
 France: Howbeit in cafe Peace was fo concluded, that the fame (hould be r fto 
 red to the Prior,the King then further granted,«that the Cujlos and Colledge mould 
 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 Of the CaJUe and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 1 6 g 
 
 thenceforward receive the faid fum of 51 /. y s . yd. out of his Exchequer, at 
 Michaelmas and Eajler , by even Portions. 
 
 But it feems the Lands fell fhort of the value rated at in this Account, and 
 reached not to the total of the Kings intended Endowment by 90/. per annum: 
 
 For thefirftof * June in the following year, by other Letters Patent, he grant- xPat.35.E3. 
 ed to the Cuftos and Colledge , fo much money to be annually paid them out of his 
 Exchequer (to make up what yet fell fbortj until he fhould caufe to be provi¬ 
 ded Lands or Rents of that value, to be fetled on them and their Succeflors, 
 
 Laftly, the 2. of April anno 59. E.J.the Founder bellowed on them a 1 piece of y pat.^.E.^. 
 ground in New-Windefor (upon which had (food a Houfe fometime of John de 
 London ) in lieu of the great Garden lying on theSouth part of the Caftle, *for- zp.tr.25.E8. 
 merly given them by him, forthe ufeof the Cuflos and Canons. And alfo a Gar-C' 1 '"’•37- 
 den oppofite thereunto, on the other fide of the way, with its appurtenances, for 
 the ufe of the Alms-Knights, Vicars, Clerks, Choristers , and other the Officers of 
 the Colledge ; and herewith he clofed his Endowments. 
 
 But belides all thefe Donations made by the Founder, to the Cuftos, Colledge , and 
 their Succefiors, there were other Lands, Parfonages, Penfions, and Portions 
 given to them by pious and devout perfons, in free, pure, and perpetual Alms for 
 ever, towards their fuftentation, which are faidnobe taken into the fir ft Foun- a MS. 
 dation, and made up that Revenue, which ''William Biftiop of Winchester, ac- b Prafat.aJL 
 counted and declared fufficient for the maintenance of the Cuftos and thole other Ca,l ‘t-Stau 
 of the Colledge, according to the number by him limited in the Colledge Sta¬ 
 tutes, as alfo for the due defraying of all charges impofed upon them, and thefe 
 we lhall let pals with the bare mention only. 
 
 The'Mannor of DoDjmgton daftle, two Paftures called JFrttlj and SUJcroft, c ms 
 theChappel of JLctngelep.the Parfonages of ©artton, Langelep‘@arie0, JHan- 
 tpnge, ®balbebo?ne, HfllcDnnbeek, @!pnbe, and Elpflcpe, the Penfions of the 
 Vicarages of GHantpnge, &lpffe, Upltcbep, and ©OHCjSfOjD, and the Portions 
 of :eaerpngbo?ne, p?ffietopke, in rpafelep magna, ®&algrabe, SbctxielU, 
 
 IBlottibanb, ©ebpngbon, Kpngcflon, and Renton, >n ®tofec=T6acret, and®iopr< 
 tote, in ©atebampton, CMbptecbprcbe, S^aplcbetbam, Eetberfelb, €ttbttv 
 mb, ©tretbam, ot Cbcrnetroft in letberbeb, of Cotpnbeek in ffiUobessSon, 
 &bpngton, CHaoDmerOjtboJiie, of ffojbbam, ®tbo?p?, JBetoenbam, and in 
 HollefWojtb. 
 
 In following times, there were many otherconfiderable Donations beftowed 
 on the Colledge, by the fucceeding Soveraigns and Knrghts-Companions of the 
 Order (for as to what was given by others, wc (hall not need to take further no¬ 
 tice of now) either out of devotion, or defire to be more elpecially taken into 
 their Prayers, or in honor to the Military Order ; fomeof which, as they fall 
 into our way, we will here fet down. 
 
 King Richard the Second, Grandchild and SuccelTor to the Founder (t 3. Feb. 
 anno Regui fni 13.) gave to the Cuftos and Canons d one Croft in the 1 Town of a 
 3 ao?tblHOlton, together with the Advowfon of that Church, it being in the 
 Diocefs of Exeter, and licenfe to appropriate the fame. 
 
 John Duke of Bedford, third Son to King Henry the Fourth, beftowed on this 
 Colledge , by his Deed dated the 3. of December anno y.H. 5. the'Priory of SDkC 1, e Lx ipfa Au- 
 bO?ne m the County of Wilts (a Cell to the Abbey of Bee in Normandy') together 
 with all and lingular the Poffellions thereunto belonging or appertaining. This >U>C ° ' 
 Grant King Henry the Fifth f confirmed, and that it might be more valid, was iExLib.yscat. 
 likewife confirmed by King ^Edward the Fourth. rar^ddfot 
 
 King Edward the Fourth had a lingular refpeift and favour for rhis Colledge, to jg Cart.de an, i«. 
 which, the 18. of July in the feventh year of his Reign, towards augmentation Ei *' m ' 2 °" 
 of its maintenance, and eafe of the great burthens of the Dean and Canons, he 
 gave the '‘Manners of ^tbetfton in the County of Warmiclg (a member of the hfi.j.sft. 
 Priory of Okgborne ) the Mannors and Advowfons of the Churches of CbrOaS" 
 burp in Wiltfhire, and of iKuatle in Hantjhire, the Church and Priorate of 
 mpbaben, and the Deanry or Chappel of St. 1 $UCten in Corn-wall, with all 
 fights and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, as alfo an annual Fenfion which 
 
 X * the 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 170 Of the Caftle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 the Abbot of S mitre paid for the Church of Fidk mne to the Abby de bon'aRequie 
 and another annual renftonof 20 1 . paid by the Abbot of Romford for the mediety 
 of the Church of Rotheram. J 
 
 i Pat.i^.E. 4. The 29. of January anno regni ftti 13. he gave the 1 Mannor or Priorateof 
 p .2.w.6. Mundane ill the County of Hereford (parcel of the poffeffions belonging to the 
 Priories Alien) with all and lingular its appurtenances. 
 
 The following year (m'z, 2 7. of February _) he granted to them, by the name of 
 kpar.14. £ 4. Citfios or Dean and Chapter of this Colledge, the k Cuftody, Patronage, and free 
 ta.m.i- difpolition of the Hofpital or Free-Chappel of St. 8 ntb 0 nteB London fa Pre- 
 ceptory of the Monaftery of St. Anthony at Vienna ) with all the Liberties, Privi- 
 ledges, Lands, Rents, Services, and Emoluments whatfoever thereunto belong- 
 ing, upon the firff vacancy, whether it Ihould happen by death, refignation 
 or otherwife. 
 
 \ F f m 'f s ' 4 ' He alfo gave them fthe 17. of May enfuing) the' Priorate of T$?lmsfielD iti 
 the County of Gloucester, the Mannor of TSlafeen&am in the County of Suffolk 
 (parcel of the Priory of Okeburne) the Priorate ofSt.«g(cne in the Illeof Wight 
 in Hampshire , the Priorate or Mannor of C&adetOn in IViltJhire, and all the 
 Lands,Tenements,Rents, and Services in JQo?t!jum«Bon,®OtnptOn,and OHelcgt) 
 in the Counties of Sujjex and Southampton ( which lometime belonged to the 
 Abbey of Lucerne in Normandy ) the Mannor of PonptigtOn and fflHeDon in the 
 County of Dorfct (parcel of the polfeffions of okeburne Priory ) one annual Peti¬ 
 tion of twelve Marks, payable by the Prior of the Priory of Monte-Acuto, toge¬ 
 ther with all and lingular the Lands, Tenements, Rents, Advowfons, Liber¬ 
 ties, &c. annexed to the laid Priorates and Mannors, or in any manner appertain¬ 
 ing, with licenfe to appropriate the fame to them and their Succelfors. 
 m Ibidem. About two Moneths after, this King gave alfo to the Colledge, the "> Mannor of 
 Sgembutp in Devonjhirc , and Lordlhips of teflon and ©oilMlbet in the 
 County of Somerfet , the Advowfons of the Churches of pUtplOIl, and ffiHaHa* 
 thngton in the faid County (being parcel of the Priory of Golalyf in Wales, and 
 one of the Priors Aliens) together with the Knights Fees, Advowfons, Profits 
 Rights, &c. thereunto belonging. 
 
 In the 18. year of his Reign, the Queen, Thomas Archbilhop of Pork, and Se¬ 
 veral Bilhops, Noblemen and others, being feifed to the ufe of the King his 
 " Ex.>/./!«■ Heirs and SuccelTors of the " Mannor of SHp&ttOmbe called TSaffetSttUCp the 
 ct’lieg"wi’nde- Fee Farm of the Town of great ffiBpfcecombe, the Mannor of ffirenDon in the 
 for. County of Buckingham, and of the Mannors of JjraCeUp and $ 3 prt 0 n in the 
 
 County of Oxford, parcel of the Lands of the Dutchy of Lancajter, they (at the 
 Ipecial command of the King) demifed and granted the premifes with all their 
 appurtenances to the Cuflos or Dean and Canons and their Succeffors, until fuch time 
 as the King, his Heirs or SuccelTors fhould grant to them other Lands of the like 
 yearly value. 
 
 Thc 17 • of Fel,r ' {a ’y following, this King gave them the » Advowfon of the 
 Church of ®|)eliiunt, being of his own Patronage, with licenfe to appropriate 
 the fame, provided the Vicarage were fufficiently endowed, and a competent 
 fum of money annually diftributed among the poor Parilhioners, according to the 
 Diocefan’s Ordinance, and form of the statute in fuch cafe provided. 
 
 This King the 2 r. of February following united the Cufcody or Deanry of the 
 Free Chappel of GHolbet'liamptOn in the County of Stafford, to the Cult os or 
 Dean oftiiis Colledge, and his Succeffors for ever. This Church cunt membris is 
 exempt not only from the Jurifdiftion of the Bilhop of Lichfield and Coventry, but 
 (by a Papal Bull) from all his Legates, and Delegates; nor is it fubjeft to any ter¬ 
 rene power but the Majefty of England, and under it, to the perpetual vifitation 
 of the Keepers of the Great Seal pro tempore. 
 
 r f m £ 4 " • F'Fewife gave them the s Advowfon or Patronage of the Prebend of (SHtDtCIt 
 r " m " in the County of Dorfet, the27-of Sept, in the 20. year of his Reign, with all its 
 rights and appurtenances, and alio a licenleof appropriation. 
 rPai -i EL Andlaftly, the 21. ot November in the enfuing year, he granted to them two 
 
 i.xmf farts of the 'Mannors of ©lD.©topnroiD and ©annobJ in the County of 
 
 Worcejler, 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 Of the C a file and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 J^TTnd the Reverfion of the third part of them after the death of 
 <,arct' Wife of Folk Stafford Efquire; with the Advowfon of the Church o 
 
 were die efffeas of this moft noble and munificent Princes piety -and h- 
 i i t this Colledge : Nor was he alone bountiful, but excited otheis 
 
 S 7 o hkewffe! andSt purpofe, in thefirft year of his R eign, Wed 
 all his Subjects in general to give what Lands, Rents, m Advowlons they plea 
 ed to the Dean and Canons, within the value of 300 Marks per annum, as well 
 fuc’h as they held of the King in Capite, or in Burgage, or otherwise, as any other 
 l and s the fame to be united and appropriated to the Colledge and its ufes ptrpe- 
 , ,llv nntwithftandins the Statute of Mortmains-, and afterwards increased this 
 3 ’ t "°Lands of the B value of 5 oo/. a year (but King Henry the Eighth ex- ^ * 4 - 
 tended the like licenfetothe va\ueo( “ 1000 1 - per annum.) uExhb.Den- 
 
 Hereupon (bortly after, to w\t,June -29. annoRcgmjui20. he granted hcenft o ""-/-"S. 
 n, ike of Suffolk and Elizabeth his Wife the Kings Sifter, to give and affign 
 Itl them the^i Manner or Lordfhip of ^ob'butp otherwise called Leig^ 
 
 ISufarl) with its appurtenances in the County of Bedford, the Chinch of XEm 
 tagdl in Cornwall, with all its emoluments 5 as alio 19 Mefiuages, 7 1 otts > 
 
 140 Acres of Land, 14 Acres of Medow, 140 Acres ot Pafture, 100 Aires ot 
 Wood, and 4 /. Rent, with their appurtenances in J 0 eiDfo?D and T6lmtfO?D m 
 the County of Dorfet. And 70 Meffuages, 12 Tofts, 500 Acres of Land, loo 
 Acres of Medow, 300 Acres of Pafture, 100 Acres of Wood and i co (hillings 
 Rent with the appurtenances in ©tOfftUp, 33 o?t 6 aU, ffit>ele(sbutgf), and 
 Eobenacb in Buckjnghamffire. And 20 Meffuages, 8 Tofts, 300 Acres ot Land, 
 
 Acres ofMedow, 200 Acres of Pafture, 40 Acres of Wood and 20 finll.ngs 
 
 Rent with the appurtenances in dotlipton^tjobn w ^County of suffix. 
 
 And to Meffuages, 9 Tofts, ioo Acres ot Land, 20 Acres of Medow, iooAcres 
 nf Pafture 10 Acres of Wood, and 20 (hillings Rent, with the appurtenances in 
 ira<v>tftnnnfh and '^UtCC’bCCCQCC Hampjfrire. And one Meftuage, 3 I orts, 60 
 Ocres of Land 6 Acres of Medow, 40 Acres of Pafture, and 20 (hillings Rent, 
 with the appurtenances in etObftamin the County of Hertford, heldot the King 
 ,n Capite \ notwithftanding the Statute of Mortmains, or any other reftnction 
 
 ^wTfhaVhefenot? that the 24. of July anno 18 E. 4. this * Duke of Suffolk* 
 infeoffed Richard Duke of Fork, Thomas Bilhop of Lincoln, and others ot the 
 Manner of JUigbtmv'Bufacb, who the 25. of June anno 19. E. 4. *>t his tpe- 
 cial inftance Demifed andGranted the fiiid Mannor to the Dean and Canons foi 
 ever And in the Ottaves of St. John Baptift , anno 20. E. 4. the r Duke of Suf y Baifi 49. 
 folk and his Dutchefs levied a Fine to the Dean and Canons who thereupon 
 {greed that for this their fo large Donation they (hould he had in their perpe- 
 
 The r io.of January next after, * Sir Walter Devoreux de Ferrers Knight,.follow- 
 ing this pious Example, together with Sir John Devoreux , and otheis his Feot cMri Winde . 
 fees, of the Mannortf ©uttOn^OUCtntp in the County of Berks, and of the ^ * 
 Church of ©Utton^OUttnep (having withal obtained the; Kings licenfe to th. t f , m 
 end 1 did give and grant unto the Dean , Canons , and their SucceJJors tor evei, Demon, 
 the Advowfon or Patronage thereof, with all rights appertaining thereunto V 
 
 All the before mentioned Endowments are called/he Lands of the Old Dota 
 Hon, to diftinguilh them from thofe fetled on the Colledge by King Edward the 
 Sixth, which bear the title of Lands of the New Dotation, concerning which we 
 {hall (peak in the next place. But feveral of them fo given by King Edward the 
 Fourth- the Colledge never enjoyed, namely, the Mannor of Atkcrjron, the Man¬ 
 nor and Advowfon of guar le, Vphaven , St. Burien, FulhurneVenhon, Brvnfeld, 
 
 St Eden, Charlcton, Blakenhanr, Vonyngton, IVeclon, Old Swmford, and Gannow. 
 
 And of feme others they were feifedbuta (hortt.me, to wit, Cheftnghury Mannor 
 and Advowfon, the Lands in Newford, Blanford, and Portfmouth. Befides thele, 
 the Colledge was difpoffeft of Gottesford in the Reign of King Henry die Sixth ot 
 Chejhunt Advowfon in Henry the Seventh's Reign, and in the time ot King Hemy 
 
 X 2 
 
1 7 2 
 
 Of the Cajile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 _ Chap. IV. 
 
 the E j ghth (or feme time before) o TlVodcmerfsthorZZl^hey, RetherfeU L f_ 
 yngdon, Stoke-Baffit Stretham, Totingbeei, Fordham, Ithorp, Newenham and 
 l° Ue fr \: m erW3r * furrcndled into the hands of King Henry the 
 
 S e/LSTm Advowfons of Eure, Clyf, A]!,ton, Rowhand, King- 
 
 ’ C ° mPt ° n ’ ***’ an ? d 
 
 And laftly, the Colledge loft at Ieaft 1000 Marks per annum, upon the Refor¬ 
 mation of Religion, in the profit made by St . Anthonies Pigo,. which the appro¬ 
 priation of the Hofpita! of St. Anthonies London had brought to ,t and no left 
 
 BuMarl. £7*’ pffrings ofSir John shames shr,i, at Northmarflonl 
 
 BuckjughanJhire , a very devout man, of great veneration with the people and 
 fometime Reftor there The Advowfon of this Church was appropriate to the 
 Dean and Canon,, by the Prior and Convent of Dunfiaple, thilicenfe of King 
 Edward the Fourth being obtained for that purpofe the b 15. of November anno 
 
 sfdfofdfitre. eXCh ™ Se for the Advowfon of the Church of tredenbeck in 
 
 „ , th f Dea ”J nd having by their Deed under their Chapter Seal con- 
 
 >rJ, tZ IZir^M Hc ^ dieE 'ghththe c Manner and Reftory of Lr in Buying- 
 lump,re, the Manner of Dammery Court in Dorfetjhire, and divers other Land! 
 
 « n’nH tT 1 r nd P e nfi |? n |! m , th ^ Countles of Somerfit,Hants,Middlefex, Ox- 
 ford and Sujfex, for which they had no recompence in his life nevertheleft hv 
 Win and Teftament/he appointed P themSSiSSj 
 . prmj. charged and required hts Son, and all his Executors, and likewife all his Heir^s 
 
 m t i?h S tv C Cnd rS f K f 1 h 8S i t E Ar \' ! A 1, WOU,d anfwer the nc 8 lea bef orc Al- 
 
 mighty God at the dreadful day of Judgment, that they (hould fee aflurance 
 
 irformanie fi n w C i OT i°t, r ,ng Lands 0,1 them and their Succeffors, in 
 performance of his Will, and the ufes therein appointed. 
 
 And it being manifeft to the Lord Protect and his Co-Execntors (after this 
 Kwg, death) c that the Dean and Canons upon the commutation and agreement of 
 an exchange performed on their part by afligning to the fa,d King the Manners 
 and Lands above fpecified, being of the yearly value of 160 1 . 2 s. 4 d for 
 which they were as then unrecompenced; King Edward the Sixth, minding the 
 accompliftnng and performance of his Fathers laft Will, as well for the affii- 
 rance of Lands to the yearly value of 6001. to the Dean, Canons, and their Snc- 
 cejjhrs for ever to the ufes ,n the Will, and for maintenance and performance of 
 Inch other Ordinances and things, as he and the faid Executors fhould limit and 
 prefenbeto them , as alfo'for the affiirance of other Lands of the annual value 
 
 °y u A 2 4 r A° b u m rn de * 5 the ?f an and Cwons in recompence of the Lands, 
 they had releafed and afligned to King Henry the Eighth; was pleafed by his 
 Letters Patent bearing Tefte at Hampton Court, the 7. day of Ocfeber in the firft 
 year of his Reign, to give and grant to the faid Dean and Canons the Reftories, 
 Impropriations, Parfonages, Chappels, Portions, and Tithes here named, viz,. 
 
 ^cibiri es and churches of r T6?aDnpnrt)e, J 12 o?t 0 am, Jpkpen, 3 HQna> 
 ton, and ©nutbtnolton in Devon]!],re, and the Tithe of Corn of ©t«P in that 
 County, part ol the Duke of Somerfets Poffeflions, as alfo TglofomO’Inn in St 
 Lawrenee-Laue London fometime parcel of the PolTdlions of the late Colledge 
 fj of the Reftor y ‘’fantbmbutp in mltjlsil, 
 
 R ni roatha r S or° h ® 0,lton ’ «**'**"> &arOtn (Eunnge 
 
 IhnoH patball, Cbtoturp, ffiaa-© ? afton, fflHe(L© ?a fton, ©?afton=©arten 
 
 Prel^fZ'ai 60 ’ ParC£ ° f ? e Prebend of Fedttyn in that County; as alfo the 
 rebend of Slltannpngo and JUrtbcfountC, the Reftories of Ktcbefounte ©ta= 
 p.cfo?p, Cptcombe, and ffrOJCSelb in the faid County, and all the annual Ten- 
 iumot 31 . it hung out of the Mannorof 3 (t 0 mbc in the County of GloHcetter. The 
 ' 1 i Car Z ge of Sfeeltngton in Cambridgejhire. The Reftory of ffiafl- 
 "l the C ?, Unty ? f Surre P- The Rcverlion of the Portion of Tithes of 
 Ctequite m Cornwall, and the Rent of 1 3 r. 4 d. referved upon the fame. All 
 the Portion ol i ithesof CreqUIte aforefaid, belonging to the Priory of St.Ger- 
 mans in Cornwall. The Reftory and Church of>i pt M0n, the Chappels of 
 
 Ppmtto&e, 
 
 b Pat 4 i$,E.4 
 mi. 
 
 Cur 
 Cunt, n-i2 
 
 cRegift. vocat. 
 Frith, p.$ 6 . 
 
 f PAt.i.E. 6 . 
 pars 5, 
 
*73 
 
 Sect. VII. Of the Cajile and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 Plpmftoke, ©Hemlnicp, ©Ijagf), ©anfo?D«®pone, pipmtoiu St. Maurice, 
 
 ;md TSjpptOn i n Devonjhire, belonging to the late Priory of Tlymton, the Re¬ 
 ctory of 3 lftleU) 0 ?H) and CtDICisen&am in the County of Middlefix, parcel of the 
 podeffions of the Colledge of St. Maries of Winchefler , and the Re&ory of 
 ©btplafee in Oxfordjhire, lately belonging to the Monaftery of Mifitnden i nT.uckr 
 inghatpjhirc. Asalfoall the Reverfion of the Fvettory ofTlbecguiUc, and of the 
 Chappels of JLlanlatoctt (alias diS. LlanbaDncftJand Llanpenpfiumf. (part of 
 the Monaftery otKarmardenm South-Walesfivhhthe Rent of 30 l.perann. referved 
 thereon; the Reverfion of the Reftory ofCalgatt&(P ar t of the Priory of Breck¬ 
 nock I n South-Wales) with the referved Rent of 11 l.6s. Sd.The Reverfion of the 
 Reftory of ^©ata in the County of Brecknock, (belonging to the Priory at Breck¬ 
 nock ) and 6 l. Rent. The Reverfion of the Reftory of St. Germans in Cornwall 
 (appertaining to the Monaftery or Priory of St. Germans) with 61 1 . 13 s . 4 d. 
 
 Rent. To have and to hold all the premifes, unto the Dean and Canons and their 
 Succeffirs for ever; except the Tithes in Woolpall and Fitz-Waren in Wiltfhire 
 (belonging to the Priory of Bedwyn) The Vicarage-houfe of Islington, the 
 Monies called Marriage-Money , Dirge-Money, and Mafs-Money, and (he whole 
 profit of the Bedrolls of ikelington. Neverthelefs to pay the King and his Suc- 
 ceflors in the Court of Augmentation, for the Retteries of Aberguille, Talgarthe, 
 and Mara , the Chappels of Llanbadock. and Llanpenyjaunt 4 1 . 2 s. 8d. in the 
 name of Tenths, and for all Rents, Services, &c. of the other Reftories, &c. 
 
 48/. 7 J-. 4 d. annually at Michaelmas. 
 
 Furthermore, within all thefe premiires the King (by the Paid Letters Patent) 
 granted to the Dean and Canons, Court Leets, or Views of Frankpledge, and to 
 have Fines and Amerciaments, Free-Warrens, Waifs, and Felons Goods, and all 
 other Profits, Commodities, Liberties, Emoluments, and Hereditaments what- 
 foever. All which Reflories, Tithes, Pcnfions, Rents, &c. before mentioned 
 and all other Gifts and Grants in the poffeliion of the Dean and Canons anno dac 
 Reg. 2. were confirmed and made good and effectual in Law to them and their 
 Succeflors, by Acl of Parliament that year. 
 
 The 62. of Augutt preceding the Grant made by King Edward the Sixth, a g R'HJl.FM, 
 Rental pats d under the hand of Sir Edward North Chancellor of the Court of p ' * 7 - 
 Augmentation, containing the particular charges hiding out of the aforefaid 
 Retteries, &c. whereunto certain Articles were annexed, and according to 
 which the Laid Deed of Conveyance from the King wtfsdrawn. 
 
 The ancient rate of thefe New Lands in the Kings Books was 1 ' 661 1 . 6 s. 8d hBW.p 
 per annum, but according to the improved Rents, to wit, as they were then turn'd ’ 4 ' 
 over to the Colledge, was 812 /. 12 r. 9 d. out of which improved value (as ap- 
 f c f sl, y * he Ar i‘c ,es now mentioned) i 160/. 2 r. 4 rf. was yearly allowed them 
 in latistattion of the Lands part over to King Henry the Eighth, and 600 1 . per 
 
 annum for accomplifhment of his Will, butthe remaining fum,OT'z. 52 / 10 s id 
 
 was reserved in lieu of Tenths, to be yearly paid into the Court of Augmenta¬ 
 tion ; howbeit this Lift referved lum was not agreed unto by the Dean and Canons 
 to be fo paid, becaufe the Charges hiding out of the Lands were greater than were 
 exprefled in the Rental. 
 
 And we find, that (hortly after the k Rents of the Parfonage of St .Germans, kibilp.ti 
 the Rettones of Northam, Llfington , Lcklington, Ambrosbury, stapleford, and 
 Vrckejount, the Prebends of Alcanings and Vrchefiunt, being part of the New 
 Lands, were received and accountedfor, according to the old rate in the Kings 
 Books, to wit, 162/. 13 s. 4 d. per annum , by the steward of the Old Lands in 
 recompense por ^ Lands conveyed to King Henry the Eighth, and out of which 
 they paid a yearly lurplufage of 2 /. 21. id. this fum together with the Rents' 
 of therett of the New Lands, being upon the faid improvement accounted to be 
 597/. 17/. II d. made in all 600/. per annum', and this was paid by the Dean and 
 Canons for forne time towards building the Alms-Knights Houfes, as is before 
 remembred. 
 
 Thus (food the Lands accounted for, till the (etlemenr made by Queen Eliza- 
 beth, for the dilpolition of the whole Revenue, which then was accounted to 
 
 the 
 
_ 
 
 ‘74 
 
 Of the C a file and Colledge of Windei'or. 
 
 Ch; 
 
 IV. 
 
 the Colledge , but at the value entred in the Kings Books; upon which fetlemenr 
 the Queen appointed the Dean and Canons to convert the Rents of thefe Nero 
 Lands , from time to time to fuch ufes and intents, and in fuch manner and form 
 Zer’J*' as 1116 had down in a ' Boo! L fig ne d with her Sign Manual, and annexed to an 
 SmcmtJT' Indenture bearing date the 30. of Augujl, in the firft year of her Reign, made 
 between Her on the one part, and the Dean and Canons on the other part. By 
 which Indenture the Dean and Canons Covenant for themfelves and Succeffors 
 m to diftribute and employ at all times for ever the Rents and Profits of thefe 
 Lands, in fuch manner as in the Book is declared and appointed, and to obferve 
 and keep all the Ordinances, Rules, and things whatfoever contained therein, 
 which on their part and behalf is limited and appointed to be performed and exe¬ 
 cuted, according to the true meaning of the fame. 
 
 And if the Dean and Canons or their Snccejjors fhould omit any thing to them 
 appointed to be performed by the faid Ordinances, Rules, and Statutes, then for 
 ■ every fuch default they are to abide fuch Order as fhall be made by the Queen, 
 her Heirs, or Succeffors, or by any of the Knights-Companions of the Order, as by 
 her or her Succeffors fhould be thereunto appointed. 
 
 In this Book, the Total of the y 
 Revenue , reckoned at the ancient C 
 value amounts to --— - y 
 
 The Annual charge and dif 
 burfements to the Colledge , therein 
 let down, is- 
 
 And fo Remains- 
 
 l. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 66 1 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 430 
 
 *9 
 
 06 
 
 -230 
 
 07 
 
 02 
 
 n Ibid, 
 
 o Ek tti.lib. 
 
 p Lib.R, p.io, 
 it it. 
 
 IS 1 
 
 tit 
 
 Which Remainder hath been and is"alfigned and employed for payment of 
 Tenths to the Crown , vicars and Curates annual ftipends, officers r Fees , Repara¬ 
 tion of the premiffes, and for the relief of the Dean and Canons and their Succef¬ 
 fors, in maintenance and defence of the faid Lands. 
 
 And to the end the Queen might know how the Revenue of thefe New 
 Lands was difpofed of, the alfo Ordered, ° That her Lieutenant and the Knights- 
 Companions, Ihould annually (at the Feaft of St. George held at IVindefor) fee the 
 juft account thereof, how the Income was expended, and the payments made 
 and that one of the Officers of the Order , fhould from time to time yearly put her r 
 Lieutenant in mind thereof. 
 
 Which Order was renewed in a Chapter of the Garter held April r 24. ann. Jac. 
 Reg. 21. and the Chancellor of the Order appointed to be the Remembrancer: and 
 in obedience thereunto, the Account of thefe New Lands (which begins annually 
 at Lady-day , as that of the Old Lands doth at Michaelmas) was afterwards ex¬ 
 hibited in chapter , and in particular that a Account, prefented by the Dean of 
 IVindefor , and fubmitted to the Soveraign and Knights-Companions confideration, 
 (the 6 . of November anno 9. Car. 1.} was referr’d totheperufal and infpection of 
 the' Knights-Commijfioners, appointed at the fame Chapter to confult the Affairs 
 of the Order. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Of the Priviledges of the Chappel and Colledge. 
 
 I N the laft place, the Priviledges of both are to be conGdered, which wc fhall 
 divide into Ecclejiattical and Temporal. 
 
 mndhfi ,'.*"* Touching the firft, it appears by T Bull of Pope Clement the Sixth, dated at 
 
 Avignion 
 
Sect. VIII 
 
 Of the C.ijtle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 J 75 
 
 Avignion the 12. of February in the 9. year of his Papacy, That at the defire of 
 the Founder, this Pope exempted the Chappel, Colledge , Canons , Pricffs, Clerks, 
 Alms-Knights , and Ojfccrs of the Colledge, from all ordinary Jurifdiftion, Do- 
 ' minion, and Superiority of Archbipops, Bipops, Archdeacons, and all other 
 Judges and Officials, and received them within the prote&ion of the Papal See. 
 
 And further granted, That the Cuftos for the time being, fhould haveEcclefiafti- 
 cal Jurifdiction over the Canons, Priefls, Clerks, Alms-Knights, and Officers, and 
 their Succejfors , as alfo the Cure of their Souls; notwithftandingany Papal Con- 
 ftitution, Statutes, Cuftoms, whether Provincial or Synodical, or other what- 
 foever to the contrary. Willing neverthelefs, that the Cuflos [hould receive the 
 Cureof their Souls from the Diocefan of the place. And in confideration of this 
 Exemption and Priviledge, the Cuflos was obliged to pay annually on St. Georges 
 day, one Mark in Silver to the Popes Chamber. 
 
 About two years before the date of this Bull, we find that this Chappel had the 
 title of c the Kings free chappel, given unto it (fo alfo whilft under the"former t P«t.2 4 .E. 3 ; 
 Foundation) and ftill enjoys the fame.- which title of Free Chappel is not only 
 intimated but confirmed by its exemption from the JurifdicTions now mentioned. ImTi. 
 
 It is fubjeft to no power (fince the Supremacy in Ecclefiafticks became verted m - 2 ‘- 
 in the King, by the Law of this Realm) but only to the King of England ; as here¬ 
 tofore it flood divided to the King and See of Rome. 
 
 The Priviledge of Exemption by Pope clement the Sixth, is included in the 
 w Confirmation of Liberties made by the Founder in his Charter, dated the 28. w cm. dean. 
 of February anvoregni fui 47. and all Priviledges and Liberties granted by him, 47-£-3. 
 are “confirmed to the Colledge by Aft of Parliament, anno 8. H. 6. xitor. Parl.ar.. 
 
 As this Colledge doth depend immediately on the King, fo is it vifitable only by 
 his Chancellor, whofe >’ Vifitations, and accuftomed jurifdiftions exercifed by yprifat.ai. 
 him in the chappel, Colledge, and Perfons thereunto belonging, are relerved to Caltci.stat. 
 him by the Statutes of the Colledge ; and himfelf called in the Kings Commiffion 
 for Vifitation of the Colledge anno 2. K. 2. 1 Governor of the laid Chappel , as well z Pat.iRa. 
 in Spirituals as Temporals, and under the King immediate Cuflos. 5 - 
 
 And 1 b jealous were the Dean and Canons left the power of the forefaid Exem¬ 
 ption (hould be infringed, that when Sixtus the Fourth had granted a » Bull to the a uujtttm 
 Bilhopof Salisbury and Dean and Canons, with authority to make new Ordinances, /■ IO - 
 and to interpret the ancient Statutes,they within few years obtained a b Revocation b Wf.iS. 
 of that Authority ; left the faid Bifhop (in whofe Diocefs the Colledge is fituate) 
 being fo impowered, might prejudice their Liberties, new form their Statutes, 
 and by degrees bring them under his Jurifdidtion, in prejudice to the faid 
 Exemption. 
 
 And further, to prevent any fiich defign, the fame Pope commiflionated the 
 c Archbilhop of Canterbury, the Bifhops of Winchefler and Worcefter to fee this o\Fal. iS. 
 Bull of Revocation take effect, and enjoined them not to fuffer the Bifhop of d *• 
 Salisbmy to intermeddle further in the Colledge Affairs or Statutes; but that the 
 J Bilhops of Condon, Lincolne, and Rochester, and the Chancellor of England, or 
 any two or more of them, with the D can and Canons (hould review, alter, or new 
 make fuch Statutes or Ordinances, as might be for the utility and advantage of the 
 Colledge : This later Bull is dated at Rome, y.Cal. Aug. an. Dom. 1485. 
 
 It is an argument of nofmall priviledge, that if the'Archbilhop of Canterbury -ExCotka. 
 be prefent in the Chappel of Windefor, yet he fits below the Dean ; nor can he 
 confecrate there without his Licenfe. And theinftanceisno lefs remarkable, that ™. " 
 
 at the Solemnity of ratifying the Peace between King Charles the Firft of ever 
 bit (Ted memory, and Lewis the Thirteenth of France, the 6 .of September 1629. 
 in the Chappel of St. George at Windefor, f Doftor Matthew Wren then Dean , gave lLib. r; 
 the Oath (as Dean of this Colledge') to the Marquels of chafleneauf the French 51 - 
 Kings Ambaffador , and not the Archbilhop of Canterbury, though he was then 
 prefent. 
 
 By the Statutes of the Colledge 5 the s Dean and Chapter , are at their yearly %Cap. 
 Chapters, diligently to confider and debate all things that (hall fall out, or feem 
 fit to be difpatcht, in reference both to the Spiritual and Temporal Affairs of 
 
 the 
 
Chap. IV. 
 
 176 
 
 Of the Caflle and Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 the Colledge, and whatfoever Ordinances or Determination fhali be made at 
 thefe Chapters (not repugnant to the Colledge Statutes ) all perfons belonging 
 thereunto, are firmly obliged to obferve, fo far as they are concern'd in them, 
 until they happen to be altered by later Refolves of fucceeding chapters. 
 
 Other Notes and Marks of Exemption appears in the Deans taking no Injii - 
 h stat. Colltg. tution from any other Bilhop; but that his h Inftitution, Inveftiture, and Inftal- 
 lation into the Cuftothip, Canonftiip, and Prebendfliip, is received from fuch of 
 the Canons-Rejidcnt , to whom the King (who Collates) doth recommend him 
 by his Letters. As alfo in the conflant 1 proving of Wills before him, or in his 
 abfence before his Lieutenant : In ufing the power of Excommunication within 
 their Jurifdiftion (which is the Precinfts of the Colledge) and difpenfing with 
 themfelves, for eating of Fleih in Lent. 
 
 Add to thefe, that the k Ordinations for the Chantry Priefls were confirmed by 
 til e Dean and Chapter, not the Bilhop of the Dioccfs , fo alfo were the statutes of 
 the New Commons. Nor doth the 1 Dean who hath the cure of Souls (as is before 
 mLib.R.p'Si- noted) pay any Synodals or Procurations, nor can any of the m Kings Chaplains 
 preach in the Chapped of St. George, unlefs he be a Canon there, without the 
 Kings fpecial mandate, or leave of the Dean and Canons. 
 nExfrsf.Col- The Dean and Canons fend no" Delegates to the Synod, and when this point 
 Mf. f e n i n t 0 debate, anno 1640. it was carried in the Negative, as being a perfeft 
 
 Novelty, and againft their Liberties, and might intitle them to the payment of 
 Subfidies, and confcquently bring a new charge upon the Colledge. Nor have 
 they (hare in the Government of the Church, as other Deans and Chapters have. 
 So that notwithftanding any alteration or difiolution of the Government of the 
 Church here in England by Archbifhops, Bifhops, Deans and Chapters, this CoU 
 ledge cannot be concerned, more than the Colledges in the Vniverjities, where 
 there are many nominal Deans. 
 
 or Hid. Laftly, after the AS for Uniformity part, 0 an.\\. Car. 2 . whereby every Clergy- 
 
 pi man was bound to fubfcribe before the Archliijhop or his Ordinary, the P Canons 
 
 fubfcribed before the Dean of Windefor, he being the Ordinary of the place: And 
 though fome of them in majorem cautionem, fubfcribed alfo before the Archbi- 
 (liop of Canterbury, yet was it with this Salvo, faving the rights and priviledges 
 of this FreeChappel. 
 
 Thus much in relation to the Ecclefajliclg Priviledges of the Colledge : As to the 
 Temporal and Civil, what the Founder granted to it, being very large and bene¬ 
 ficial (in regard he was born here, and toucht with a prerogative of affeftion to 
 this place) and hath been fince confirm'd by feveral of his Succeflors, we (hall 
 
 Cap. 9. 
 
 i Ad Calcenij 
 Collelf.pr&f. 
 
 V^Ibid. 
 
 here infert. 
 
 q cart.deanna pirft then the Founder King Edward the Third, by hissCharter dated the 6. 
 
 'i-fi-mA- Q f Marc h i n the 27. year of his Reign, granted them feveral Profits, Priviledges, 
 and Immunities to theeffefl: following. 
 
 That the Cuftos and Canons, and their Succejfors, (hould for ever be free from 
 payment of any Aid, for making the eldeft Son of any King of England a Knight, 
 and for marrying their eldeft Daughter: as alfo of all Aids to the King, Contri¬ 
 butions and Tallages. 
 
 That whenfoever the clergie of this Realm, or of the Province oh Canterbury or 
 Torf, (hould give a Tenth or other Impofition, out of their Spiritualities; or the 
 Commons of England (hould give a Tenth or Fifteenth , or any other Tax, out of 
 their Temporalities or moveable Goods, or that the King and his Heirs (hould 
 caufe his own Densain to be taxed5 or that the Pope (hould impoleany Tax or lni¬ 
 pt, (iti on upon the Clergy of this Realm , and give the fame to the King and his 
 Heirs; this Colledge with all its Lands and Poffijfionsi hould be wholly freed thereof. 
 
 That they (hould be free from any charge of Arraying Soldiers, for the fervice 
 of the King and his Heirs; and from fending them for the Cujlody of the sea- 
 Coafis, and from every Fine or Competition for the fame. 
 
 That their Houfes, as well thofe within the Cahfle of Windefor, as elfe-where, 
 (hould be free from any Livery of the Kings Stewards, Marfials, Purveyors, Offi¬ 
 cers , and servants, and from the like Officers of the Queens, or any of their 
 
 Children 
 
——^_t_ --- 
 
 Sect. VI!L Of the Caftle and Co lledge of Windefor. 
 
 Children , or of the Peers or Nobles. And that the faid Officers Ihould not inter¬ 
 meddle there, without the leave of the Cujios and Canons, and their Snccejfors. 
 
 That no Duke, Bari, Baron, or Nobleman, nor any Stewards, MarJhals,Efchea- 
 tors , sheriffs, Coroners, Bailiffs, or Officers, nor any other perfon of what condi¬ 
 tion foever, Ihould upon any colour lodge or ftay in the Houfes or the Cujios or 
 Canons, without their confent. 
 
 That they the faid Cujios .and Canons, and their Tenants, Ihould for ever be 
 free from payment of Toll , Toutage, Picage, Barbiranage, Terrage, Pontage, Mu¬ 
 rage, P.tffage , Paiage ,. Lcftage, Stallage, Tallage, Cartage, Pefage, and from Scut 
 and Geld, Hidage, Scutage, working about Caftles, Parks, Bridges, Walls for the 
 Kings Houfes. And from Suits to th e County or Hundred Court, and Wapentakes, 
 Court Leets, Murder, and Common Amerciament/, whether they (hould happen 
 before the King, or any of the Juftices of the Bench, or Juftices Itinerant, or 
 other Juftices whatfoever, and from every other like Cuftom. 
 
 That they (hould have within their Lands and Fees, the Chattels of all Felons 
 and Fugitives, and feize them to their own ufe. 
 
 That they Ihould have all Fines for Trefpaffes, and all other Contempts and Mif- 
 dsmetnors, Fines, pro licentia concorcltndi, and for all other caul'es. 
 
 1 hat they Ihould have all Amerciaments, Redemptions, iffites, and Forfeitures 
 whatfoever, Annum,Diem,Vaftum,& Streppum , and all things which might belon? 
 to the King and his Heirs thereupon. 
 
 That they (hould have Wrecks,Waifs,etad Strays, within all their Lands and Fees. 
 
 That no Purveyance of Corn, Hay, Horfes, Carts, Carriages, Victuals, or any 
 Goods, chattels, or any thing whatfoever, Ihould be taken by any of the Kings 
 Oflicersor Minifters,in,oruponany of their Lands, or the Lands of anv of their 
 Tenants. 
 
 That they Ihould be free from the payment of any Peffion, Corrody, or other 
 Suftentation to be granted by the King, his Heirs or Succeflors. 
 
 That they Ihould have Free-Wa/ren in all their Demain Lands wherefoever. 
 And that,although they lay within the bounds of the Kings Foreft. 
 
 That they (hould have a weekly Market, to be held on Wednefdays, at their 
 Mannor of Eure in Buckinghamfhire, and two Fairs to endure for eight days, viz. 
 on the Eve and F eaft-day of the Apoftles Peter and Paul, and for two days’ next 
 following : and upon the Eve and Feaft-day of St. Peter ad vincula and two days 
 following, with all Liberties and Cufloms to the faid Market and Fairs belonging. 
 
 That they (hould enjoy all their Lands, with the Libetties of Soc and Sac 
 Infangthef, Vtfangthef and View of Frankpledge i with Theme, Pillory, and Tum¬ 
 brel, for punifhment of Malefa&ors; and power to er eht Gallows upon their own 
 foil,for Execution of fuch Malefactors as (hould fortune to be apprehended within 
 their Jurtfdiftion. 
 
 That they Ihould be freed and difeharged from all .V/nTr and Pleas of the Forejl, 
 and of all Charges or Fees, which the Juftices or other Officers of the Foreft might 
 demand. And from Expeditation of their Doggs, and Suits of Court there. 
 
 That they Ihould be free from Gelds, Dane-gelds, Kmghts.Fecs. Payments for 
 Murther and Robbery, Building or Repairing of Bridges, Caftles, Parky, Bools, 
 Walls, sea-banks, Caufeways, and Inclofares, and of all Ajjifes, Summons, sheriff- 
 aids, their Bailiffs , or officers, carrying of Treaffire, and all other Aids, as alfo 
 from the common Affefsments and Amerciaments of the County and Hundred and all 
 Attions relating to them. 
 
 That they [hould be freed from the payment of IVurd-penny 3 Aver-petitiy^Tithing- 
 penny, and Hundred-penny, and difeharged from Grithbrech, Forftall,Homefiken, 
 bind-wife,Ward-wite,Heng-wite, Fight-wife, Leyr-wite,Laftage, Pannage, Affart, arid 
 Wttjleo f the Forejl , lo that fuch Wafte and Offences be not committed in the 
 Forefts, Woods, or Parks of the King hisHeirs and SuccelTors; and if it Ihould" 
 happen fo to be, that then reafonable fatisfaCtion, without imprifonment or grie¬ 
 vous recompence, Ihould be accepted. 
 
 That they Ihould have return of all Writs and Attachments, as well relating to 
 the Pleas of the Crown , as other, throughout all their Lands or Fees, and that 
 
 Y no 
 
Chap. V. 
 
 *78 
 
 The Inftitution of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 no Sheriff", Bailiff, or other Officer fhould make any Execution of fuch Writs there, 
 tinlefs in default of the Cujlos and Canons and their Succeffors. 
 
 That they (hould have and hold Leets and Lam-days, for all within their Lands 
 and Fees. 
 
 That they (hould have cognifance of all Pleas betwixt their Tenants, as well 
 of Trefpaffes and Contrails, as others, in their own Courts. 
 
 Andlaftly, that they fhould have and hold Wards,Reliefs,Efcheats,Forfeitures, 
 and other Profits , iffues, and Emoluments vvhatfoever, within their own Fees, from 
 all their Tenants, which might belong to the King or his Heirs, and which the 
 King might receive by reafon of thofe Fees, in cafe they were in his own hands, 
 as if the Tenants did hold of him or others inCapite of the Grown. 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 THE 
 
 OF THE MOST NOBLE 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 T he feveral Opinions touching the occafion of its Inftitution. 
 
 E Dnard King of England and of France, of that name (after the Nor¬ 
 man Conqueft) the Third, was the firft Founder of this mod re¬ 
 nowned Order of the Garter: And this is not only unanimoufly at- 
 tefted by our own, and other Hiftorians, but alio by good Authori¬ 
 ties and Records of the Order it felf. 
 
 The Hiftorians generally agree in the perfon of the Founder, but as to the 
 original occafion, that gave beginning to the Order , and the time when it was 
 erefted,there is not fmall difference among them5 by reafon whereof the truth of 
 both is left fo perplext, that if we had not clearer light from fome other means, 
 the world might yet live in ignoranceof the verity of either .• But that we may 
 fet down thefe two particulars more exadtly than hitherto hath been done, and 
 give a more perfeft account o( a Military Order, whofe fame hath fpread all 
 
 over 
 
Sect. I. Tfoe Inftitution of the Order of the Garter. 179 
 
 over the World, and been cotiferr’don the greateft Princes thereof, is our de- 
 lignin this prefent Work. 
 
 Fir ft then, as to the occafion of its Institution, the opinions of Writers (as we 
 laid') are various.- The vulgar and more general is, That thp Carter of Joane 
 Countcfs of Salisbury falling cafually offj as (he danced in a lolemn Ball, King 
 Edward haftily (looping, took it up from the ground; whereupon fome of his 
 - Nobles and Courtiers finding, as at an amorous aflion, and he obferving their 
 fportive humour,turn’d it off with this reply in French, Honi foil §yti muly Pehfe ; 
 but withal added in difdain of their laughter. That in a fiiort time, they Ihould 
 fee that Carter advanced to fo high honor and eftimation, as to account thc-m- 
 felves happy to wear it. 
 
 But taking leave to examine this Tradition , we fhall only make two or three 
 Remarques, and then refer it to the judgment of others, what credit ought to 
 be given thereto. 
 
 Firth Sir John Froijfirt (who only among the Writers of that Age (peaks of 
 this Inftitution ) affigns it no fuch original, as that ot the falling of a Ladies Car¬ 
 ter : Nor is there found any thing to that purpofe in our other Hiftorians, for 
 the fpace of two hundred years, till Polydor Virgil took occafion to fay fome- 
 thing of it; whole grounds we (hall examine immediately. Befides it might be 
 expelled, that fome Hiftorian among the French (who'were fo forward to jeer at 
 our King Henry the Fifth’s defign of invading them, with a return of Tennis 
 Balls) would not have forborn to regifter fome where or other, a feoff at the 
 Ladies Carter ; efpecially in a time when the fury of War had difiolv’d all obli¬ 
 gations of friend (flip and civility, and opened the mouth of Hander. Whereto 
 we mud add, that there is not the lead appearance in the original statutes of this 
 moft noble Order, to countenance the conceit of fucha Feminine Inftitution; no 
 not fo much « obliging fhn Kviglts companion i to defend the quarrels of Ladies 
 (as the Rules of fome Orders then in being enjoin’d ) nor doth the Author of that 
 piece intituled, Inflitutio clarijpmi Ordinis Militaris a prenobili Sttbligaculo nun- 
 cupali , written by way of Preface to the Blar\Book_ of the Garter, let fall the 
 lead touch to that purpofe. 
 
 As to what Tolydor lays, it is even thence to be noted, that he himfelf is not 
 fo confident, as to afeertain the perfon whofe Carter it was, but warily de¬ 
 clining that, fays, it was 1 either the gfieens, or the Kings Miflrefs ; and if it b Anil. Hifitr. 
 were the later, yet doth he with the fame caution omit her name and title of ■' 9l ' i,9 ‘ 
 dignity, both which hath fince been fupplied (but on what authority we find cCmtJ Bnf 
 not) by fome of our modern Hiftorians, who call her c Joanc Countefs of Salts- j„ Atmbat. 
 bury ; and there is as little reafon, why (lie Ihould be fuppofed to be Joanc, called r- 
 alfothe fair Maid of Kent (whom Edward the blach^Prince afterwards married) ff^Bb^rs 
 inafmnch as 110 Hiftorian takes the leaft notice, that King Edward the Third chrm.p. 139. 
 ever courted her as a Miftrefs. fsdj. F«"/fo 
 
 We fuppofe our learned Selden points at her, when he calls the Lady from mty state. 
 whom the Garter dipt, J Countefs of Kent and Salisbury : but about the time of?-^?- 
 the Foundation of the Order of the Carter , fhe in truth was neither : for albeit nfpfgl. 
 fhe was Daughter to Edmund of Woodjiock^ Earl of Kent, and had been fometime 
 the reputed Wife of William Mountagu , fecond Earl of Salisbury of that Family ; 
 yet then fhe could not properly be accounted Countefs of Salisbury, becaufe fhe 
 was allually Wife to Sir Thomas Holland (one of the firft Founders of that Order') fEx ;; 6 . /„ 0 p. 
 and fo 1 adjudged to be, by Pope dement the Sixth, in a controverfie depending fic. principal. 
 before him, between Sir Thomas and the Earl: and for this reafon not taken no- 
 tice of either by Brooby or Vincent^ in the title of Salisbury') to have been his Wife, su’ Hcjthu 
 
 Nor was fhe yet (though afterwards) Countefs of Kent, becaufe her Brother 
 John Earl of Kent at the Inftitution of this Order , was alive, and died not till c . 2 .ftdf .Edit. 
 
 anno S 16. E.3. . tfc.pfhK'- 
 
 But that there was a Countefs of Salisbury, of whom King Edward the Third fffff 
 became greatly enamoured, is reported by 1 ' Sir John FroiJJart, after this ■ man- g Efcatt.de an¬ 
 nex t, That this King having relieved a Caftle belonging to the Earl of Salisbury ,in j fcbrmcftu 
 the North of England , wherein his Countefs had been befieged by the Scots (the c . , 8 . 
 
 Y 2 Earl 
 
Chap. V. 
 
 180 The Injiitutioii of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 Earl himfelf being at that time Prifoner in France) upon fight of her extraordi¬ 
 nary beauty fell in love with her: but (he fo virtuoufiy demeaned her felf towards 
 the King, during his fliort (lay there, that he declined further follicitation. How- 
 \ nu.c. 9 0. beit Tome time after, the King out of defire to fee her (faith the fame 1 Author) 
 proclaimed a (blemn Jufts in London , whither this Countefs, and many other La¬ 
 dies, being invited, came. 
 
 Froijfirt names not the Caftle, wherein this Countefs lay, when the Scots be- 
 * fieged it, but only gives this note upon it, * That the King gave the fame Caftle to 
 
 her Husband fir his good fervice paft, when he firft married her, being then but a 
 Knight. 
 
 The name of the place being left thus by him in the dark, thofe who hitherto 
 fought after it, have but roved at it with uncertain gueftes. But upon more di- 
 J M, 7 E !' ligent rearch vve have hit the mark, and find it was the Caftle of || Warlg upon 
 l ' 2 ' Tweed in the County of Northumberland, upon the Borders of England towards 
 
 Scotland, which King Edward had (o bellowed upon Sir William Mount ague (af¬ 
 terwards created Earl of Salisbury) for 'his life, together with the Mannor, 
 Lands, and Tenements within the Liberty of the faid Mannor. 
 
 This Caftle being grown very ruinous, and the faid Sir William undertaking 
 the charge of the repair, (which hapned to be very great) the King thereupon 
 
 * tUL " granted the fame anew to him for life, by the fervice of one Knights Fee, the re¬ 
 
 mainder after his death to his Son John, and the Heirs of his body lawfully be¬ 
 gotten, to hold by the forelaid fervice; and if he dyed without fuch ifl'ue, then 
 to the right Heirs of Sir William for ever. 
 
 Though then it (bould be admitted, that this Countefs of Salisbury was the 
 Kings Miftrefs, yet muft it be noted, that (he was Wife to William Mount ague, 
 c . rcafc< ^ E ai '! of Salisbury, '•'anno n. E. 3. Mother to William the before men- 
 6 num.54. tinned fecond Earl, that her Chriftinn name w«s not .slice, as Froifi 
 
 '/fv'n, '"' nor ‘I 01,ns > as others call her, and Daughter to William Lord GranSion, a 
 E. Nobleman of Burgundy ; and that (he died”«»»o 28. Ed. 31 and lies buried at 
 
 m Eji.sn. ami » Byjham Abbey in Berkefisire. 
 
 fkltTutl: ^ ut t ^ at the whole (lory may appear, no otherwife than indeed it is, a Fable ; 
 
 Jac.sntr,is- we (hall here infertthe opinion of alate learned Writer,who hath taken no (mail 
 mm • pains to fatisfie himfelf and the world in this particular. 
 
 * cftsr.-.&aphy, This (faith Doftor Heylin) I take' 1 ° he a vain and idle Romance, derogatory 
 Edit! both to the Founder and the Order; firft publijhed by Polydor Virgil, a Stranger 
 oEt.Fama to the Ajfiirs of England, and by him taken upon no better ground, than °Fama 
 'pal'ire-Anil. vu '§b tradition of the common people, too trifling a foundation to fo great a 
 H‘fl. 1. 19. building , common bruit being fo infamous an Hiftorian, that wifi men neither re¬ 
 port after it, nor give credit to any thing they receive from it. And yet hath it (o 
 fallen out, that many learned men, for want of reflefrion, have incauteloufly 
 lwallowed and run away with this vulgar error; whereupon it hath come by de¬ 
 grees to the vogue it is now in. 
 
 Of the fame fpinning with the former, is another Tradition, and no left un- 
 qf * certain ; s That the Queen being departed from King Edward's prefence to her 
 ftjregmrak °' vn Lodging'- he following her foon after, hapned to e(pyaB/»e Garter lying 
 t Miletme, on the ground (thought to have dipt from her Leg as Ihe Went along) whilftfome 
 <C Eftdr.tr 0 f his Attendants palled by it, as difdaining to (loop at fuch a trifle; but he 
 knowing th Owner, commanded it to be taken up and given to him, at the re¬ 
 ceipt where, i, he faid, 'Ton make but fmall account of this Garter, but within few 
 'Months, I will caufi the heft of you all to reverence the like. 
 
 And fomc think that the Motto of the Garter was Queens anfwer; when 
 the King asked her, what men would conjecture of her, upon lofing her Garter in 
 fuch a manner. 
 
 But both thele Relations are remote from truth, and of little credit; never- 
 thelefs, they give us opportunity to note here. That it hath thus fared with other 
 Orders of Soveraign Foundation; and an Amorous inftead of Honorable Ac¬ 
 count of their Infiitution, hath by fome been untruly rendred. 
 
 For inftance, that of the Annttnciade, Inftituted fome few years after this of 
 
 the 
 
 df Irlande. 
 p. 6 70» 
 
 f Ibidem. 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 the Injiitntion of the Order of the Garter. 18 f 
 
 the ennobled Garter ; concerning which, though Andrew Favin hath given it an 
 amorous original, yet have we (in the'third chapter) from better authori- tsea.i.f/g, 
 ties, cleared his miftaken account thereof. 108. & l0 j. 
 
 Nor hath it hapned otherwife with the Order of the Golden Fleece , even that 
 alfo hath met with the fame fate 5 and thelnftitution reported to have rifen from 
 an effeminate ground: for it is (aid, that \ts n Founder entring one morning into u Fawn.r'nfc 
 the Chamber of a mod beautiful Lady of Bruges (generally efteemed his Mijlrefs) Theatre d'rhn- 
 fonnd upon her w Toilet, a Fleece of low Country Wooll; whence lome of his wToi'lct'or 
 Followers taking occafion of (port, as at a thing unufually feen in a Ladies Toilette, call- 
 Chamber, he (as is reported of King Edward the Third, upon (Itch another oc- of |ffiffiiflioet 
 cafion) vowed that fuch as made it the fubjedof their derifion, (hould never be Nttkin, or 
 honored with a Collar of the Order thereof, which he intended to eftabliih, to 
 exprefs the love he bore that Lady. men, drefles. 
 
 There is a third opinion, grounded on a Relation having an afped to time 
 before King Edward the Third's Injiitntion , which is reported of King s Richard t £ ‘J r ff f ‘ r e £ 
 the Firft, and is this; that while his Forces were employed againft Cyprus and morale. 
 Aeon , and extreamly tired out with the tedioulnefs of the Siege, He, by the af- ? 
 
 IIjhtttce and mediation of St. George fas imagined) was infpired with frejh courage , 
 and bethought himfelf of a new device , which was, to tye about the legs of a chofen 
 number of Knights , a Leathern Thong or Garter ( for fuels had he then at hand') 
 whereby being put in mind of the future glory that Jhould accrue to them , with ajjii- 
 rance of worthy rewards if they overcame , they might be rouzed up to the behaving 
 themfelves gallantly and jloutly in the Wars, /studs after the manner of the ancient 
 Romans, among whom were various Crowns, with which for feveral caufes, Soldi - 
 eri were adorned ; to the end that by thofe encouragements, all JJuggifsnefs being fha- 
 h.en off, the virtue and fortitude of their minds might fpring up and appear more re- 
 fblute and -uigure**/*- 
 
 It further continues in the fame Preface, That after a long interval of time, and 
 divers ViUorics obtained by him, the feid King returning into his Country , deter¬ 
 mined with himfelf, to inflitute and fetle this atoll noble Order of St. George, on 
 whofe patronage the Englilh fb much relied. 
 
 But admit this (though we are to note, it is only a Relation put down in the 
 Preface of the Blacf Bootg, but not any part of the Annals of the Order, nor can 
 it plead higher antiquity than the Reigntif King the Eighth, becaufe writ¬ 
 ten a little after the time he reformed and explained the Statutes of the Garter) 
 all this we fay admitted, and that King Richard the Firft did make ufe of this 
 devife in the Holy Laud, as a fignal or diftindion of a party going out upon 
 fome warlike exploit: yet that he thence took occafion to framea diftind Order 
 of Knighthood afterwards, there is not the leait mention, nor any ground to ima¬ 
 gine. So that all the advantage can be made of it is, that fasyDodor Heylin *.. 
 
 affirms) we may warrantably be perfwaded, this occafion much heightned the re- 3 ‘ 
 
 putation of that saint among the Englijh, by which means in procefs of time, the 
 mod heroick Order of the Garter came to be dedicated to him; and not that it 
 any way contributed to the Injiitntion of it. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 T he true Caufe averted. 
 
 T Hus far of the conjedures of others, concerning the injiitntion of this mod 
 noble Order ; now come we to unfold the true occafion thereof. 
 
 We affirm then, that King Edward the Third had no refledion, either upon 
 a Ladies Garter, or King Richard’s Leathern Thong , when he firft defigned the 
 injiitntion, but that it did proceed from a much more noble caufe; to wit, 
 
 that 
 
182 
 
 Chap. V. 
 
 The Inflitution of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 that this King being a perfon of a moft abfolute and accomplifht virtue, gave 
 himfelf up to a prudent management of Military Affairs; and being ingaged in 
 War for the recovery of his right to the Kingdom of France, in the profecution 
 of v hich enterprife, he had great life of the flouted and moft famous Martia- 
 lijlt of that Age, did thereupon firft defign ("as being invited thereto by its an¬ 
 cient fame) the reftauration of King Arthur's Round Table , which he exhibited 
 with magnificent Haftiludes and general Jufts, to invite hither the gallant and 
 active fpirits from abroad: and upon difcovery of their courage and ability in 
 the exercife of Arms, to draw them to his party, and oblige them to himfelf. 
 aTtnWdfingh. And conceiving no place more fit than *IVindefer, upon b Newyears-day, anno 
 f„i. »no1344. 1344. he iffued out his Royal Letters of Proteftion for the fafp coming and 
 £.ob 4 rcturn 0 f Forreign Knights , their Servants and what belonged to theng that 
 b . i'at. 17. were defirous to try their valour at the folemn Jufts, by him appointed to be 
 dYm l' P 2 ’ held t ^ ierc ) on ‘Monday after the Feaft of St. Hillary next following (which that 
 year happened on the 19. of January') and thefe Letters of lafe conduit conti¬ 
 nued in force until the d Ottaves of the Vitrification of our blefled Lady enfuing, 
 being in the 18. year of his Reign. 
 
 ft Ex vn. At the time appointed, he provided a great 'Supper to begin the Solemnity, 
 
 L. : . ‘I'tmaRx. • 1n d then Ordained, that this Feftival (hould be annually held there at f tvhitfon- 
 1 ml. pig on At. tide ; and immediately after thefe firft Martial Exercifes were over (to the end 
 better accommodation might be provided for the Knights that fhould afterwards 
 gpjt.iS.E.;- come thither) he caufed to be imprefts Carpenters, Mafons, and Carriages, for 
 fypAJiw- erc ® n S a particular building in the Caftle, and therein placed a Table of 1 ’two 
 la ivttlfmch. hundred foot diameter, where the Knights fhould have their entertainment of 
 jj ct ., t his expence of* tool, a week, to which building he gave the name of 
 the Round Table. By this means he alfociated to himfelf, from moft parts beyond 
 Seas, the prime fpirits for martial valour, and gain’d t-he opportunity of ingag- 
 ing them on his fide in the enfuing War. 
 
 And, as at thefe folemn conventions, and great afiemblies, the days were fpent 
 in excrcifing all kind of noble feats of Arms, Jufts, and Turnaments; fo were 
 a great part of the nights confumed in publick Balls, and dancing with the L:r- 
 dies, which attended the Queen thither; and perhaps it was hence conjeftur’d, 
 that at fome of thefe Balls, the Queen's Carter, or the Carter of Katherine Coun- 
 tefs of Salisbury might (lip off, and that King Edward’s {looping to take it up, 
 might beget fmiles in the by-ftanders; and afterwards, when the King had mo¬ 
 delled his intended Order , a Garter appearing for its chief Enjign, might 
 add fomething to the conjefture : But that any fuch accident became the princi- 
 19 p.373. pal caufe of erecting the Order, and that the Founder’s particular defign therein 
 1 uc milirarcm was to advance the honor of that Garter fo accidentally taken up, is only a 
 nnribus, prit- groundlefs imagination, and hath been already difproved. 
 
 mils atq.fplen- And though King Edward fo far advanced the honor of a Carter, as that the 
 raXarntJen Order did derive its k title and denomination from it; yet is it moft: evident, that 
 in Atirebat. he founded this moft famous Order, not to give reputation to, or perpetuate an . 
 
 cif- effeminate occafion, but ‘to adorn Martial Virtue, with Honors, Rewards, and 
 tntgr. 1 . 1. splendor : to m increafi Virtue and Valour in the hearts of his Nobility: or as An- 
 1 r"d"" defi drew d" Chefne faith, ” to honor military Virtue with feme glorious favours and re- 
 vux'd’hono- wards ; that fo true Nobility (as is noted in the Preface to the Flack. Book of the 
 1 u Vcru Order ) after long and hazardous adventures, Jhould not envioufiy be deprived of that 
 quclqi fweur konar which it hath really defirved ; and that active and hardy Touth might not 
 & recompence want a fpur, in the profejfion of Virtue,which is to be efieemed glorious and eternal, 
 c : /"nfiL Upon thefe grounds no doubt does our learned Selden affirm, that “thistWfr 
 ri 'jxjtitnc, was railed chiefly out of the Round Table of that time (the Knights thereof being 
 ^rir'/t fl° vver °f th at Age) asotttof a Seminary. 
 
 )’ , 9 ' + It is further oblervable, from the current of the Hiftories of thofe times, that 
 
 pTi,iM'.ilfingb. ther French King, rhilip de Valoys, in emulation of thefe martial affociationsat 
 Sim^ankll. If'mdefor, praftifed the like at his Court in France, for hefetup a Round Table, 
 nifliry f 2,,. and invited the Knights and valiant men of Arms out of Italy and Almaine thi- 
 sf red'sctr m. t [, erj j e fl. t | ie y j]q ou i(l repair to our King Edward the Third. Which meeting 
 
 with 
 
SECT. 
 
 II. 
 
 T be Injlitntion of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 i8qt 
 
 with fuccefs, proved a Countermine to King Edward’s main defign, who there¬ 
 by finding, that his entertainment of Stranger Knights, upon the account of re¬ 
 viving King Arthur’s Round Table, was too general, nor did fufficiently oblige 
 them to him, but being free and at liberty, did after their departure take what 
 fide they pleafed in the following Wars; he at length refolved upon a defign, 
 more particular and feleft, and fuch as might oblige and tie thofe whom he 
 thought fit to make his AlTociates, in a firm Bond of Friendfhipand Honor. 
 
 And having given forth his Sown Carter for the fignal of a Battel that fped q cmU. in 
 fortunately, (which with r du chefne we conceive to be that of Crefcy, fought 
 almoft three years after his feting up the Round Table at Windefor ; rather than d‘ AntUtmc, 
 with the Author of the f Nouveau Theatre de Monde, that of Toilers, which hap- Paw¬ 
 ned above feven years after theFoundation of the Order, and whereat King Ed- Edit, 
 ward was not prefent) the Viftory (we fayj being happily gained, he thence took pmu. 1661. 
 occafion to Inftitute this Order, and gave the Garter (aflumed by him for the 
 Symbol of Unity and Society ) preheminence among the Enfigns of it, whence 
 that feleft number, whom he incorporated into a Fraternity, are frequently ftiled 
 Equites Aureic Tcrifcelidis , and vulgarly, Knights of the Garter. 
 
 By thisSymbo! he defign’d to' bind the Knights or Fellows of it, fcverally unto tHijlin'iCef. 
 one another, and all of them joyntly to Himjelf as Soveraign of Order. And 
 accordingly (faith an induftrious Hiftorian) this did not only ferve as a u vehe- „ sp'eti.cbm. 
 went incentive to Honor and martial Virtue, but alfo a golden Bond of unity and t■ 588. 
 internal fociety : it being molt juft, that thofe whom equal virtue and fortitude 
 of mind, had joined together, no Fortune fhouldfeparateoreftrange, by occa¬ 
 fion of any accident or difference. 
 
 Whereunto may be added this further confideration; how neerly the Princely 
 Garter (which ennobleth the Order) as it is framed with a Buckle to faften it dole 
 to the Leg, doth refemhle rlc" Hand uf moji inward Society ; and can be called w tcmtd.in 
 nothing more aptly, than a 1 Badge of Unity and Concord. ruLAmtha. 
 
 By this Garters the Knights-Companions are admonifhed, religioufy, Jincerely, j'tjl N. in 
 friendly, faithfully, and dextroufy, to go through whatfoever they undertake, but not 
 to undertake or attempt any thing, centra)y to the Oath, and Statutes of the Order, 
 neither to frujlrate the rights of peace and friendjhip, vilifie the Law of Arms, or 
 to proceed in any thing further than Faith or Compatt, or the Bond of Friendjhip 
 mil admit. 
 
 And much to this purpofe, they who will take the pains to read the a Catechipnus a Edit. Color.. 
 Ordinis Equitum Peri lidis A» :; cante, will find the Author [_F. Mondonus~\ Sym- 
 bolically to delcant upon the cb' ef Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Moreover b salmuth»s, out of Stephanas Frocatulut notes, that in the bind- 
 ing of the Leg with this e: jbled Enfign, there was given this honorable Ca- Rctut defer. 
 veat and Exhortation; 7 s the Knights Jhould not cowardly (by running array du.f.ijo. 
 from Battel) betray the valour and renown which is ingrafted in Conjlancy and 
 Magnanimity. 
 
 Nay, foexaftly did the Founder fute the whole Habit unto the fignification of 
 this Princely Enfign, that he Ordained us, and the Knights-Companions Robes 
 and Ornaments to be all alike, both lor materials and falhion ; thereby inti¬ 
 mating, c That they ought to confervi brotherly love among themfelves. And left at 
 any time there (houJd fall out the leaft breach of Amity, the great Collar of the ami'. 
 
 Order (ordained to be of equal weight, and compofed of a like number of fmall 
 Links and Knots) was fomade, in'^witnefi of the like Bond of Faith, Peace, and 
 Amity , flriBly to be obferved among them. In fine, all things relating to the Or¬ 
 der, were fo defigned and appointed, c That every one might plainly perceive, how Mi.p.n. 
 much tkefe things tended to the maintaining of Amity and Concord. tiFtoijJan’e 
 
 In further reference to the Inftitution and perpetual eftablifhment of this Or- , 
 der, the forelaid King, f calling together the Earls, Barons, and principal Knights 
 of his Kingdom, freely and obligingly declared his mind to them, concerning this 
 Affair : To which 8 all of them being well inclined, entertained the motion with g Bid. 
 equal joy and applaufe ; confidering it would prove a very great advancement to 
 Piety, Nobility, and Virtue, and lifewife an excellent expedient for the uniting, 
 
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 K0< only his Natives one with another, hut all Foreigners trith them in 'the Bonds 
 of Amity and Peace. , 
 
 And 'tis very improbable, that this prudent Founder (llould fummon his Nobles, 
 folemnly toconfult about fo high and noble an advancement of an Order, had it 
 taken its firft rife from fo flight an occaiion, as the accidental dropping of a Car¬ 
 ter from a Ladies Leg. On the contrary it is manifeft from Froijfart, that the 
 declaration which the King made to them of his intention and defign (when they 
 were allembled ) appeared b a matter very honorable, and (as hath been alledged) 
 fitch as contributed to the improvement of Love and Amity among themfelves ; which 
 we fee this Hiftorian afligns to be the only caufe, why they joyfully confented 
 to his propofal. 
 
 Now to make the Bond and Tye of Love and Friendfhip yet more clofe and 
 obliging, the King caufed thofe who were (or fhould be} of the Order, to be 
 called 1 Fellotvs, AjJoeiatcs, Colleagues, Brethren, and Knights-Com pan tons, and the 
 Order it felf k a Society, Fellowfhip, Colledge of Knights, and Knight-Companionjhip ; 
 and their 1 Habit and Ornaments to be all alike, as to Fafhion and Materials: 
 and to no other end , but to reprefint horo they ought to be m united in all chances of 
 Fortune, Copartners both in Peace and IVar, ajjijlant to one another in all firious and 
 dangerous tranfi 3 ions, and through the whole courfc of their lives, faithful and 
 friendly one towards another. 
 
 Butbefides thefe Authorities, we have met with fome other teftimonies, much 
 to the fame effect; namely, that this moft noble Order of the Carter was firft 
 inftituted, to "fortifie the confidence of the King, the Kingdom , and Martial Virtue : 
 that is to fay, to Jlrengthen the faith of the fubjeCls towards them, and for their 
 greater fecurity. 
 
 The French Orator, who made the Harangue at the inveftiture of Henry Prince 
 of Orange, feems to account the denomination of this Order , by the ftile of the 
 Garter, to be very fignificant, and only for this reafon ; °becaufe it carries with 
 it a Bond or Tye of Fellowfhip, and a Symbol of Amity and Friendfhip between 
 Princes , being Companions of the fame Order. 
 
 In the lalt place, if we look back upon the Statutes of Inftitution, as alfo 
 thofe that have fucceeded, we (hall find the Injunctions wholly Military, and fo 
 are the words of Admonition , appointed to be pronounced, at the putting on 
 the Enfigns of the Order: and the grouud of the Inftitution (in the Preamble to 
 King Henry the Eighth's Exemplar) is faid to be, f For the honor of God, and 
 exaltation of the Catholic 4 Faith, joined both with Piety and Charity ', in efiablijh- 
 ing a s Colledge of religious men, to pray for the profperity of the Soveraign of the 
 Order, and the Knights-Companions, and to perform other holy duties’, as alfo 
 r Ordaining JuJlentation for a company of Alms-Knights , who have not otherwifi 
 wherewith to live. But not one word relating to any obligation or ingagement, 
 on behalf of the FeminineSex. 
 
 And whereas King Edward the Third had fet on foot a Title to the Kingdom 
 of trance, and in right thereof affirmed its Arms; he from the “Colour of them, 
 caufed the Garter of the Order to be made Blue, and the circumfcription Gold. 
 And it may, without any (training, be inferr'd from the Motto [Jjioni foil qut 
 mal p panel "that he retorted fhame and defiance upon him, that (hould 
 date to think ill of fo juft an enterprifo, as he had undertaken for the reco¬ 
 very of his lawful right to that Crown ; and that the magnanimity of thofe 
 Knights, whom he had chofen into this Order was fueh, as would inable them to 
 maintain that Quarrel, againft all who durft think ill of it. Confonant to this 
 is the conjecture of * Harpsficld, that this Apothegme was defigned to put the 
 Knights-Companions in mind, not to admit any thing in the a 3 ions of their lives , 
 or among their thoughts, nnbefeeming themfelves and their honor. 
 
 Andhere we have a fitting opportunity to inform our Reader, thatthe Age we 
 fpeak of did exceedingly abound with Imprefes Motto's, and Devifes, of which the 
 Roth of the great IVardrobc will afford variety; and particularly that King Edward 
 the Third (upon almoft every occafion ) was much inclined thereto, fo far, as that 
 his Apparel, Plate, Beds, Houjhold-furniture,shields, even the very Harnefi of his 
 
 Horfes , 
 
Sect. Ill- T/ae Injlitntion of the Order of the Garter. 185 
 
 Horfes , and the like, were not without them i many of which, for any man now 
 to defcant upon, would be an endlels and fruitlefs attempt, feeing the occafion 
 of their invention, and the circumftances thereupon depending, are irreco¬ 
 verably loft. 
 
 Add to which, that others by reafon of their brevity, feem infignificant, in re¬ 
 gard it is to be imagined, that fomething was purpofely omitted, and left to be 
 underftood, which cannot now be rightly fupplied, fo as to arrive at the mind 
 of the Inventor. Of this number may well be this Motto, > 3|t tgf a# ft tSf, being 
 embroidered upon a Dublet, made for the King of white Linen Cloth, having 
 about the fleeves and lkirt a border of green Cloth, wrought over with golden 
 Clouds and Vines. 
 
 But there are others, which teem more eafie tobe underftood, as is that daring 
 and inviting Motto of this King, wrought upon his Surcoat and Shield, pro¬ 
 vided to be ufed at a Turnament 
 
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 We further obferve,that although Dtivid Brits King of Scotland was a Prifoner 
 in the Tomer of London , yet fitch was the noblenefs of this King, that he fometimes 
 permitted him the ufe and exercife of Arms; for againft a *HaJlilnde kept at at Bii. 
 Windefor, he had a^Harnefs made of Blue Velvet fat King Edward's charge) bl 
 whereon was embroidered a Tale of Red Velvet, and beneath a White Rofc. 
 
 And that it was the cuftom then to have the Arms of a Knight, fet upon his Horje- 
 Harnefs, to diftinguilh him from others, appears by thole eight Harnefles, which 
 the King gave fand were among the preparations made for the Haftilude ap¬ 
 pointed at Canterbury, anno 22. Ed. 3.) of Indian Silk, beaten with the Arms ofc 
 Sir Stephen Cofyngto* ICniglit, of the rrince, of the Earls of Lancajler, and Suf¬ 
 folk, of Sir John Grey, Sir "John de Beauchamp, Sir Robert Mattie, Sir John Chan- 
 dot, and Sir Roger de Beauchamp : four of thefe Martialifts being ftiortly after 
 chofen among the firft Knights-Companions of this moft Noble Order of the Carter. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 The Time when the Order was Injiituted. 
 
 I N what year of the Reign of King Edward the Third, the Order of the Gar. 
 
 ter received Injlitution, cannot certainly be deduced from our Hiftorians, 
 for the difference among them in this point is very wide. 
 
 Our moft learned selden would have it, to be in the c 18. year of the 
 Founder's Reign, and relies chiefly upon the authority of d Sir John Froijjart, cTthiofmr., 
 who lived neer that time (for he wrote his Hiftoty in the Reign of King j IOO , 
 Richard the Second) But fince Mr. Selden does acknowledge him guilty 
 of a miftake in the number of the firft Knights-Companions (and a grots one in¬ 
 deed it is) by making them no fewer than forty; why might henotlikewifeerre 
 in this point, namely the Time > and as unwarily confound the year of its Ere- 
 ftion, with that wherein the Founder renewed the Order of the Round Tablet 
 JVindefer being the place for holding the grand celebration of both. 
 
 For (hould we admit, that during fome part of the great Solemnity held in 
 this Kings 18. year, the accident of the Ladies Garter flipping off happen’d 5 and 
 that the King taking it up declared, he would make it highly renowned.- what 
 other inference can be made, but that he had then only an intention or refolu- 
 tton at moft, to do fomewhat afterwards, not that there was an EreSion or 
 (Wer actually Injlituted at that time, Z Betides, 
 
i86 
 
 The In jin tit ion of the Order of tbs Garter. 
 
 Chap. V. 
 
 r Chronic, 
 
 f 219. 
 
 f Apud Seldcn t 
 P- 794 - 
 
 Befides, if the King had been defirous to fall upon the eftablifliment of the 
 Order, immediately upon the faid accident, yet may it well be fuppofed, that 
 the jollity of the leafbn, and remaining part of the Featl, was too bufie a time 
 to admit of much confultation tending thereunto ; at leaf ferious enough to 
 mouid a deiign, 10 compleat and fubftantial, as it appears to have been even 
 at nHt ’ whether we conhder the fubftance of the Statutes of Inftitution or 
 variety of the matter, and fo fully, judicioufly, and warily contrived, as little 
 or that iubject could be found worth the adding in many years after. 
 
 j o thefe, if we join the authority of Fabian, he is plain,«that though the King 
 deugn d the Infiitution at the end of the Feftival ("which he placeth between Can- 
 
 a r d Lm !" a e dWu l8 c , . year of this Kin 8) y« was it not then (faith 
 hej but afterwards eftablifbed by him. ' 
 
 As to the teftimony given by thef Author of Let grander Chroniques de Bri- 
 ta ’& HS > &c. who likewife alledgeth, that the Infiitution of the Order, was in the 
 if. year ot the King .-We fuppofe his beft authority was alfo taken from Froff- 
 fnt, fupponng him (as Ur.sdden doth; the more to be relied upon, becaufe he 
 wrote (0 near that time. 
 
 Rut tis a fault too frequent among Hiftorians, to runaway with what 
 they find fpokea by thofe from whom they colled (efpecially if fuch have 
 gained any good opinion or credit in the world.) though perhaps erroneous; 
 v. ithout making a fufficient enquiry, either into the probability or truth of the 
 thing. And for an inftance of fome unwarinefs in colleding, we may trace the 
 now mentioned Author in another paftage, relating to this matter, where he tells 
 USU was the day of 8 St .Gregory (mftead of St. George) whereon the Grand Feafi 
 ot tlie Order was ordained to be folemnized. J 
 
 e n °w fee that Froiffart , and with him Mr. Selden, place the beginning of this 
 Orc 'fi rto the 18. year of King Edward's Reign; with whom agrees Thomas Cooper 
 hn.rj tart 1,1 h«- Ep.tomy of Chronicles. And yet the fame Mr. Selden. \ n ■ another place. 
 Edit Lnd. MOtcs > that 1C took beginning m the 24. year of the faid King, and our 
 mduftrious Stow (with whom 'Lilly, "'Speed, and -segar agree) tells us,that the 
 firft Feafi of the Order was celebrated in the year of our Lord 1350. vvhich an- 
 fwers to the faid four and twentieth year of King Edward the Third. 
 
 But 0 Folydorc Virgilc in the feries of his Hiftory, placeth it after Henry Earl of 
 Derby was created Duke of Lanoafier, and Ralph Lord Stafford, Earl of Stafford 
 which hapned inP March, anno 25. E. 3. Jr * 
 
 Thus it appears, that our Hiftorianstook little heed to tranfmit the true time of 
 
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 o Angi. Hiftor. io famousan Infiitution to pofterity ("and their negleft perhaps was the caufewhy 
 /. i 9 .p 378- our judicious Camhden became blent herein) yet how this Chronological note 
 dipt all their Pens, is much to be wondred at: Wemuft therefore have recourfe 
 to fome other proofs, whence our Reader may receive better fatisfa&ion. 
 
 Admitting then, that the erefting this Order entered into King Edward’s 
 thoughts, at fome of thofe grand Aflbmblies of the Round Fable, held after the 
 French King had let up the like, yet was it not brought to any maturity, till af¬ 
 ter his glorious Triumphs over the French an Ascots, in the Battels of Creficy and 
 Kcvils Crofs (in which both the French and Scotch Armies were utterly van- 
 qmilled, and David King of Scots taken Prifoner) and until King Edward had 
 Cato'/lurrendredto him, as will now be manifeft. 
 
 _ Among the Rolls of the great Wardrobe, we have met with one which con¬ 
 tains tne Accounts of all the Kings Liveries, from Michaelmas, anno 21. £.2. to 
 the 31 . of January in the 23. year of the fame King : In this Roll are divers 
 things mentioned to beadornedwith Garters, which were provided againft the 
 Ex'M. 111: gr ™? Feaf f of St - George, and among the reft are the Robes for the save- 
 fi Cc«foi.7«. fif!‘ cl Grderh namely his' Mantle, Surcoat, and Hood, as alfo a ‘Bed of Blue 
 cycler.mag. Tdffaty adorned with embroidered Garters, containing the Motto, Honi 
 n y penfe. There were then Iikevvife made for the Soveraign ' three 
 
 *"• m - *• Harneffes, whereof two were of White Velvet, wrought over with Garters de bin 
 
 ‘°- c- ' dt.:jpriz. f per Mum compeclinem cum Woodhoufes, and the third deVelvetto Tnde, 
 
 coni. Lee; ■ in quifjeux, <2* caligas , wrought over likewife with Garters. 
 
 Had 
 
Sect. IV. T be Infiitution of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 187 
 
 Had this Roll been divided into years,or had there been other notes thereup¬ 
 on, to have diftinguilhed whether thefe particulars were made and provided at 
 the beginning of his 22. year againft the Feaft-day of St. George enfuing, or 
 elle towards the later end of that year, againftthe fame Feaft-day anno 23. E. 3. 
 we might have been thereby guided with more certainty, as to the right and 
 true year of the Infiitution. 
 
 However, we may thence fafely conclude, that this Order was not founded in 
 the 18. year of King Edward the Third, according to Froiffirt, and his Follow¬ 
 ers; beeaufe we here find, that the soveraign s Robes were not made until the 22. 
 year of his Reign at the fooneftl, perhaps not till the beginning of the 23. 
 
 But to put all out of further doubt, the “ Founder’s 
 Statutes fix the time of Infiitution to his 23. year ; 
 fo do the w Statutes of King Henry the Fifth , and the 
 * Preface to the Black Book ; the fame alfo is atteft- 
 ed by 1 Lelind, and affirmed by 1 Mills, and * Doiftor 
 Heylin. 
 
 To conclude, when this famous King had refolved upon 
 the dav and place for keeping the firft grand Feaff of this „ , 
 
 moft noble Order, which he defigned to exhibit with as °* '' 0mic> la " 
 
 much glory as could be imagined, »He fent his Heraldsin- 3 Lib. w. j>. 20. vide etUm Fnijfart, 
 to Germany, France, Scotland, Burgundy, Hainault, Flan- Ciran./. i.c. 100. JSrioa. 
 ders, and Brabant, to invite all Knights and Efijmrcs who were willing to meet 
 at that grand Solemnity (with affurance to everyone of fafe conduft and Li¬ 
 berty for fifteen days, both before and after the fame) to (hew their Military 
 Proweft and Valour, in all kind of Martial Feats, and other Publick Exer- 
 cifes, there to be held, proper to the place and occafion. 
 
 According to which Invitation, there came over at the appointed time, fun- 
 dry Knights and other brave Martialifts, out of defire to fignalize their va¬ 
 lour; and what made the Solemnity more glorious, King Edward's gneen, at¬ 
 tended with b three hundred of the faireft Ladies, adorned with all imaginable b tbil . 
 gallantry were there likewife prefent. 
 
 u Edwardus ter tins Rex Auglidt x anno : reg- 
 tit fui pofl Conqueftum 23. Ordinavit foe. 
 
 w Edoard apres la cvnqueft D ’ angleterre 
 1 ' an de fan reigne vingt trots Ordonne fe 
 Ejlabljy foe. 
 
 x Edwardus tertiuj,antioregni fui 23 .cum 
 de Gallis atque Seotis plus femel illuflrijfimc 
 triumphaffet, fee. p. 14. inproosmio. 
 y Ad Cygn. Cant, verbo Wmdelefora. 
 
 Z Catalog, of Honor, f 88. 
 
 3. c. 2. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the Patrons of the Order. 
 
 K ing Edward the Third, upon his Inftltut'mg this Princely Collcdge, of a 
 feleft number of Knights, did (according to the cuftom and opinion of 
 that Age) make choice of feveral Patrons to this his moft noble Order ; under 
 whofe protection Himfelf and all the Knights-Companions, together with the Af¬ 
 fairs of the Order, might be defended, conferved, and governed. 
 
 The firft and chiefeft Patron that he elefired for this end, was the ‘holy Tri- cLib. N. p.24. 
 nity , which, though indeed it be the Creator and Governor of all things, yet ne- t roxm, °■ 
 verthelefs was in a more elpecial manner invocated to the aid and affiftance of 
 this Order. 
 
 Nor was it in thofe times accounted any derogation to God, or his divine 
 morjhip, but rather on the contrary a great addition thereunto, that what he is 
 alone the giver of, iliould be defired and implored, by their means, through 
 whom he is well pleafed to be fought unto: Upon which confideration this re¬ 
 ligious and pious King, being Angularly affedted to th e i bleffed Virgin Mary, AIM. 
 though fhe was accounted the general Mediatrix and ProteUrcfs to all men and 
 upon all occafions, yet did he more peculiarly intitle her to the patronage of 
 this moft noble Order. 
 
 And no left was King Edward the Fourth in a (pecial manner devoted towards 
 
 Z 2 the 
 
188 
 
 The Infiitution of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 € Ibid.p.$ 7. 
 
 f l II 
 S IP- 
 
 glP-2$- 
 
 Chap. V. 
 
 the lame blejfed Virgin, infomuch as he thought it neceiTary, that fome additio¬ 
 nal Ceremonies within the Order, (hould beobferved by Himfelf and the Knights- 
 Companions to her peculiar honor : and thereupon Ordained, * That on her five 
 Solemnities, the Kntghts-Companions jbould annually (as was wont and accuftom- 
 ed, at the yearly Feaft of St. George J wear the peculiar Habit of the Order., as lone 
 as Divine service was celebrating (unlefs they had Sufficient caufe of excufe) bear¬ 
 ing on the right Shoulder of their Robes, a golden figure of the Virgin Mary, and 
 further t:s it they Jhould go in the fame manner and Habit upon all the Sundays 
 throughout the yetr: and Lilly, that on the fame days for ever, they Should fay five 
 Pater Noflers, with as many Ave Maria’s. 
 
 Thirdly, f Saint George of Cappadocia, a moft choice Champion of Chrift, and 
 fimous Martyr, was alio cholen one of the Patrons to this Order ; and that s not 
 fo much becaufe in his life, he was a Candidate of the Chriftian Faith, a real 
 Vrofijfor, and a (incere DeSendor thereof, or for that he was an armed Soldier or 
 Knight of chrift ; but much more becaufe in thofe Wars, which were waged by 
 Chriilians, againft the Infidels, he by feveral appearances (hewed his prefence,as 
 a moft certain encourager and affiftant to the Chriftian s', the relations of fome 
 h ffijhm Hifl. of which Vifions may be leen at large h elfewhere. 
 
 'fit. There is no need we (hould in this Work engage at all, in averting the Hiftory 
 afoy<fot‘" of saint George, againft thofe who will neither allow him either a place in Hea- 
 3,c-, ' /c ' ‘ ven, or a being in the Church ; (ince that is both learnedly and judicioufly main¬ 
 tained toonr hand, out of the venerable Records of Antiquity and Church-Hi- 
 
 flory, by the elaborate endeavours of the late reverend Divine, Dr. Peter Heylin 
 
 i Htfl. of St. i n a particular * Traft. 
 
 foe. Printed The like pains we are eafed of, in avouching andalfuring him to be the fpecial 
 1S33. ratron, Protector, Defendor, and Advocate of this Realm of England, and mafli- 
 yjjites „/»- in what veneration he hath been held abroad, efpecially among the Ea- 
 
 mr, p.Sii. Hern Churches’, by the Pen of our moft learned k selden. To whofe teftimo- 
 nies we (hall only add, that this T itle of 'Patron to our Na¬ 
 useam Georgius imWiffimu, chrifii t ion is given to St. George by the Founder of this moft noble 
 Athleta. cuius nemen <fy pairociaia Gens n ; n t *. * 1 1 . 1 uuulc 
 
 Angiicana veiuti patroni fui finiuiarh, in Order , m a 1 atent granted to the Deans and Canons of the 
 exycditme yrefenim /nilitan imxcat fo Chappels of St. Stephen at Weftminhler, and St Georoe at 
 rnndefir, which difehargeth them from payment of Tenths 
 (for the Churches appropriate to thofe Chappels') that were or 
 fhould be given by the clergie to Him and his succeftors : As 
 alfo by m King Henry the Eighth, in the Preamble of his 
 Statutes : Nay further, that he was likewife called our Nati¬ 
 ons Patron, in relation to the " Spiritual Militia of this 
 Kingdom. 
 
 And though in general he is (tiled, th Principal Patron 
 of the A (furs of Christendom, and a. Tutelar Guardian of mi¬ 
 litary men ’, yet among all Chriftians the English did the 
 belt, and in England the Founder of this moft noble Order , 
 in making particular choice of fuch a r Captain and Patron, 
 under whofe conduft to fight, to wit, a Captain fo approved 
 and tryed by fuch high teftimonies as he had given. In particular relation to 
 whom, the Knights-Companions had beftowed on them, the title of Equites Geor¬ 
 gia ni,St.George's Knights’, and the Order it felf came to be (tiled, Ordodivi SanSi 
 Georgii , the Order of St. George. 
 
 It is worthy of obfervation that du Chefne fa French Writer) acknowledges, 
 nefltd An- >lit r! ’ as b the fpecial Invocation of St. George, that King Edward the Third 
 ehterre, foe. gained the battel of Crefcy, which afterward calling to mind, he funded (faith he) 
 p. to 1:1s honor, a Chappel within the Castle of Windefor. But if we may go higher, 
 
 ,C ' f . ' 2 ‘ ™d credit our 'Harding, it (eems King Arthur paid St. George particular honors, 
 toi he advanced his Pifture in one of his Banners : and this was about 200 years 
 after his Martyrdom, and very early for a Country Co remote from Capadocia, to 
 have him m fo great eftimation. 
 
 Laftly, The Founder added to tliefe a fourth Patron, whofe Name himfelf bore, 
 
 namely, 
 
 lrn[H<Jiniy irtjtinuin muaiu n* .'uwiimi 
 
 tati. Par. de anno 25. E.3.p.2.m.i 
 
 m The blefled Martyr St. George, Patron 
 of the right noble Realm o/England. 
 
 n SanSus Georgius Martyr , qui totim 
 Militia Anglicana Spirituahs ejl Patronut. 
 Regift. MS. Arundel. Arch. Cant. par. 1. 
 fol. 53. art. $7. 
 
 o Heylins Hifl. of St. George , part 2, c. 7. 
 Sell. 1. 
 
 p Or do efl diva Gcorgio ut Bellatorum 
 prafidi dicat ns. Pol. Virg. Angl. Hift. J. 19. 
 
 p- 378. 
 
 
 
Sect. V. T he Injiitation of the Order of the Garter. 
 
 189 
 
 namely, 1 Saint Edward the Confejfor, fometime King of England, and his Pre- ' lib.N.p.i6. 
 deceffor, by which choice the Patronage of the Order belongs alfo to him. And 
 we find he was wont to be invocated by this noble Founder^ as well as Saint George') 
 at Inch time as he found himfelf in any great (freight; of which a memorable 
 inftance is recorded by" Thomas tValjingham, who reports that at a Skirmifh neer uHijf.Antl. 
 Calice, anno Hum. 1349. King Edward in great heat of anger and grief, drew * 59 - 
 out his Sword, and mod: paffionately cried out, Ip a Saint ffitltoatt), ©a Saint 
 which his Soldiers hearing, ran prefently unto him, and ruthing vio¬ 
 lently upon the Enemy, put many of them to the Sword. 
 
 But in further declaration of elefting all thefe for Patrons to the Order , we 
 find them ranked together, in the*Preamble of the Char¬ 
 ter of Foundation of Windefor Colledge , granted by GMtfltJlZ 
 
 King Edward the Third 5 though in the Preamble to his rumq-, Geargii MartyrisfaEdwardi Confef- 
 Statutes of the Order , and to King Henry the Fifth’s Sta- /» r " m fl”’ Reein fitmptibui farms, (yc 
 t/ttesj Saint Edward the ConfeJJor is omitted 5 neverthelefo, 
 in the Preamble to Henry the Eighth’s Statutes , he is there remembred with 
 the reft. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 fbe Honor and Reputation thereof. 
 
 B Efore we leave this chapter, we (hall note fome few things touching the Ho¬ 
 nor and Reputation of this mnft nohle Orders and that, either as comparing 
 it with other Orders of Soveraign Foundation, or elfe in relation to it felf. 
 
 Firft then, let what our learned selden affirms be obferved, viz. That this 
 Order of the Garter hath * precedency of antiquity , before theeldejl rank_ of honor of* Son, up™ 
 that kind any where cflablijhed. PtlyalbAvi. 
 
 Secondly, The Statutes of Foundation were fo judicioufiy devifed and con- 
 trived; and framed upon fuch folid grounds of Honor and Noblenefs, that they 
 afterwards became a Precedent to other Orders , particularly thofe two of the 
 Golden Fleece, and of Monfieur Saint Michael', as may be readily feen, by any 
 that will takethe pains to compare them. 
 
 Thirdly, It hath begot no fmall honor to the Order, that the number of the 
 fa ft Kmghts-Companions, were never yet increafed, but as there were five and 
 twenty of them elefted at the Inftitution, they, with the Soveraign of the Order, ys.3. rSui- 
 made up that 1 Number, which at no time hitherto hath been exceeded, ut pre- p'% 
 hum faciat raritas, faith 1 Heylin, left being elfe communicated to many, it might slat. 
 at laft become defpicable. For it is manifeft enough, that an invafion in this r °}V ir t‘ Ml 
 particular, hath like an undifeerned Rock, lplit feveral other Military Orders I9 ‘ 
 into contempt and mine : nothing fo much abating the worth of Glory and Ho- z Hifl. St. 
 nor ("which are to be defired by all, yet granted to few) than when made /dT? 
 common, and given indifferently without choice and merit, to perfons of mean at Andrf*- 
 condition : as may be fufficiently inftanced in the Order of the* Star in France, un- ff ‘ c 
 der the Reign of Charles the Seventh,and the now declining Order of b St. Michael mnli.c. 5?" 
 
 Fourthly, It hath been honored with the Companion- 1 
 
 Rap of divers « Emperors, Kings, and Soveraign Princes — 
 
 Ot ChrtJiendoK! , who reputed It among their greateft 'qmfqi Regis, non fceititerit in id enure Col- 
 honors, to be chofen and admitted thereinto; infomuch as Polyd-virg. Angl.Hift. locofupri 
 
 fome of them have with impatience courted the honor of P "' 
 
 Election. For we find remaining upon this Regifiry of Honor, eight Em¬ 
 
 perors of Germany, three Kings of Spain, five French Kings, two Kings of Scot- 
 md, five'Kings ot Dcnmarf, five Kings of Portugal, two Kings of Sweden, 
 one King of roland, one King of Aragon, two Kings of Naples, befides fiindry 
 
 Dukes 
 
Chap. VI. 
 
 190 
 
 The Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 Dukes and other Free rrinces, as one Duke of Gelderland, one Duke of Holland , 
 two Dukes of Burgundy, two Dukes of Brunjhick. , one Duke of Milan, two Dukes 
 of Vrbin, one Duke of Ferrara, one Duke of Savoy , two Dukes of Holjlien, one 
 Duke of Saxony , and one Duke of IVertemberg, feven Counts Palatines of the 
 Rhyne, four Princes of Orange, and one ACarquefs of Brandenburgb. 
 
 Fifthly, It entitles thofe Knights and Noblemen, whole virtue hath raided them 
 tothisdegree ofhonor, to be Companion! and Fellows with Emperors and Kings 5 
 a Prerogative of an high nature, and a reward for greateft merits. 
 
 In the lab place, we (hall clofeup all with the Elogie given to this mod noble 
 
 i saei upon Order, by our learned Selden ; d That it exceeds in Majelty, Honor , and Fame , 
 
 all Chivalrous Orders in the world. 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 THE 
 
 and 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 Of the Statutes of Inftitution. 
 
 A Mong Societies in general, it hath been found expedient, to plant 
 Rules for them to walk by .• Order and Regularity being not only 
 the beauty and Symmetry of Government, but the parent of that 
 Being, which greatly contributes to their perpetuity: Befides, Sta¬ 
 tutes and Rules, are as well the Bounds to determine, as Bonds to 
 unite Fellowship an A Societies together 5 and if either through negligence fall 
 into difufe, or be unadviledly broken, they readily open a way to diflolution 
 and ruine. 
 
 Upon fuch like confederations therefore, that mod famous, happy, and viclo* 
 rious Prince, King Edward the Third (after he had advifedly determined the 
 
 Ereftion of this mod noble and renowned Order of the Garter ) did mod pru- 
 
 9tii,v.p,ai4. dently a devifi and injlitute feveral laudable Statutes and Ordinances, to he duly 
 
 obferved 
 
ebferved and kept within the [aid Order 5 which being collected into one Body, 
 
 Sect. II. T be Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 are called the Statutes of Inflitution. 
 
 The original of thefe was Ordained to be fafely kept within the b Treafury b ki.i.srat. 
 of the Coiledge of tVindefor , but hath long fince wholly periflied, yet there is a A "' 27 ' 
 Tranfcript of them recorded in the Reign of King Hemy the Fifth, at the begin- 
 ing of the old Book, called Regijlrum Ordinis Chartaceum 5 a Copy whereof we 
 have placed firfc in rank of the Infe&ions and Autographs in the appendix : ne- 
 verthelefs, bearing the marks of the Tranfcribers negligence or inadvertency, 
 as will appear in feveral places, by the words we have 1'upplied in the margcnt, 
 warranted by two ancient Exemplars of this Body of Statutes. 
 
 The firft of which, written in an ancient hand, I had communicated to me by 
 the favour of the late Lord Hatton , that noble Patron of all good learning and 
 learned men. But ’tis evident thefe were not the Original statutes, from a part 
 of the 10. Article, where fpeaking of the penalty for a Knight’s not coming to 
 Chapter on the Eve of the Grand Feaft, at the affigned hour, it is there added. 
 Concerning which there is a Decree extant. So alfo in the 12. Article relating to 
 the penalty, where a Knight-Companion is found without his Garter ; the pay¬ 
 ment whereof is there appointed to be made after the lame manner, as thofe mho 
 failing in like fort have been ttfed to pay. And laftly, the 33. Article here is whol¬ 
 ly added out of King Henry the Fifth’s Body of Statutes. This Exemplar next 
 follows the Tranfcript of the Original Statutes in the Appendix, and where we 
 have occafion, is cited thus, Ordinis statuta in Bibliotheca Hattoniana. 
 
 Another Exemplar of the Founder’s Statutes is regiftred at the beginning of the 
 Black. Book, of the Order, it being the fame in fubftance,put only irjto purer Latin 
 and the Articles rendred in a mote eligantftile j yet there is one thing muft not 
 flip pur obfetvation, that whereas in the 17. Article of the Statutes entred in 
 the Regislrum. Chartaceuns, the Title of Marquefi and Vifcount, with the propor- 
 tionsthey wove decreed tc pay-an. 2+. ti.O. upon the death of each Knight- ekmttcharf 
 
 Companion, are both interlined by another hand, and withfrelberlnk, thisExem- fH-a. ' 
 
 plar hath put them into the Text: But the fame Titles being not interlined in the 
 22. Article, in the laid Regifter (where there is a like occafion to fpeak of the 
 Degrees of Nobility in the Order ) are alfo omitted in that very Article of this 
 Exemplar : which is a fufficient Argument, to maniiefl: that it was compiled from 
 the Statutes in the Regijlruns Chartaceum ; and as to the time, after the 24. year of 
 King Henry the Sixth, at fooneli. Thefe alfo are printed next the former Ex¬ 
 emplar, and cited under this Title, Ordinis statuta in Libro Nigro. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of thofe ether Bodies of Statutes fince ejiablifhed, 
 
 B Elides thefe Statutesms.de at the Inflitution of the Order, there aretwoother 
 Bodies or Exemplars eftablilhed fince; the one by King Henry the Fifth, and 
 the other by King Henry the Eighth. 
 
 King Henry the Fifth, that happy reftorer of the honor of the Order, having 
 (at his entrance to the Royal Throne) found its glory upon abatement, not only 
 railed it to its former luftre, but very much increaft the honor thereof. For He 
 renewed the Grand Feftival and other Solemnities, He commanded a ftridi obfer- 
 vation of all the Founders statutes, and J brought many more to a likeperfedion, iU6.W-t.6t: 
 which He fubjoined to fuch of them where they properly might be inferred, 
 and are thefe that follow. 
 
 Article 
 
 3. That the Knights Jhould make their 
 Altar, and next to the Soveraign. 
 
 obeyfance in the Choire , firjl to the 
 
 8 . That 
 
192 
 
 The Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VI. 
 
 8. That the Deputy Jhottld elcff, if the Soveraign (when abroad') had not fix 
 Knights with him. 
 
 9. That the Feaft of St. George Jhottld not be kept on St. Marks day. May- 
 day, &c. 
 
 12. That when a Knight Jhottld ride, he might wear a Blue Ribband infiead of 
 his Garter. 
 
 14 .That the order and manner of offering uptheAtchievemcntsofdeceafed 
 Knights, fiould be fitch as is there prefcribed. 
 
 20. That Knights abfent in the Soveraigns firvice , might be Injlalled by 
 Deputy. 
 
 31 . That the Soveraign Jtiould take a Signet of the Order abroad with hint. 
 
 34. That no Charge fiould be admitted upon the Colledge, by the Cuftos or Ca¬ 
 nons, without the Soveraigns conjent. 
 
 
 Lib.N.p. 
 ao y. 
 
 The Statutes of Infiitution, with thefe Additions, this King caufed to be tran- 
 flated \r\Xo French, and transcribed into a Roll, the Tranfcript whereof was lent 
 me by the right honorable Bafbll Earl of Denbigh , a perlon who through an in- 
 - duftrious fearch into his own ancient Evidences, is become fortunately happy, 
 
 tF rm the by adding thence great light to his'high and noble Delcent; and a no lefs en- 
 bur^inGtr- 5 c °urager °f, than really affedled with the Studies of venerable Antiquity, 
 many, Vugdi. This Roll fas before the Statutes of Inftitution) was Ordained to iffue out 
 Amiq.tfWarr. thenceforth to the Knights-Companions under the f Common Seal of the Order. Inaf- 
 (An.21. ter times itwas tranlcribed into Books ; and by a Decree pafs’d an.y.H.j.an° Ori- 
 giil.N.p.i68 ginal Book of thefe Statutes and Inftitutions fair written, was to be laid up in the 
 Colledge of St. George; and the Scribe or Regifter to have Tranfcripts of it in 
 readinefi to prefent the Elefted Knights withall. 
 
 The Lift and largeft Body was undertaken and compleated, by that munificent 
 increafer of the fplendor of tills molt Noble Order, King Henry the Eighth; 
 chiefly in regard fome of the former Statutes were oblcure, doubtful, and need¬ 
 ed further explication; others wanted reducing and contraftion, where the 
 neceffity of the cafe required. 
 
 And to fet this worthy work on foot, this Soveraign gave Order fin a Chap¬ 
 ter held at h Greenwich on St. George's day, anno regni Jut 9.) ‘That all the Knights- 
 Companions fiould be carefully fiimmoned, to affemblc together in the year then next 
 following (whilfl the folemnity of the Feajl l.ifled) to confult and conclude upon the 
 abrogation of fitch things as tended to the difionor of the Order f if any fitch were) 
 ami for the advancement of other things that might augment and promote the honor 
 thereof, but it feems there was not any thing done thereupon. 
 
 ' Afterwards, to give greater reputation to this his Royal delign, this Soveraign 
 k Cms. i» of- on the k 2 8. of May in the it. year of his Reign, entred upon this great and no¬ 
 ble work, with all magnificent Ceremony, being accompanied with 1 19 Knights- 
 Companions of the Order, all ra proceeding on Horfeback to the chapter-houje at 
 IVindefor ; where being entred, and confideration had of the old Statutes; the 
 "Knights-Companions, with all due reverence, intreated the Soveraign to reform 
 and explain them, as he fiould think, convenient ; who thereupon determining Jo to 
 do, the whole Company gave their advice and conjent. That done, all prefent be- 
 fought the Soveraign, kneeling, that where any of them had° offended, in breaking 
 any Ordinance concerning the Order, he wouldpleafe to remit it, and give them a 
 general pardon, which mod benignly he granted, and the next day, in Chapter, 
 ratified it to them. 
 
 But it feems this undertaking held yet rthree years, before it came to per- 
 feftion ; neverthelefs then, viz. the 2 3. of April, anno 14. H. 8. the Soveraign out 
 Htbid. f. ais- of 1 right (ingular love, good zeal, and entire afieSion to this mofi Noble Order, to 
 the eflate of Chivalry, and the continuance and increafe thereof ; as alfo at the hum¬ 
 ble requejl and infant defire of the then Knights-Companions, and by their advice, 
 counfel,and conjent did make Interpretation,and Declaration of the obfeurities, doubts, 
 and ambiguities of the former Statutes and Ordinances. 
 
 And having ' reformed divers things in them, he thereunto made feveral 
 
 additions. 
 
 1 r’jfc. Arm. 
 f. 26. b. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 n f lb 
 
 Ol]>.27 
 
 • ’bid. 
 
Sect. If. 
 
 T be Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 'additions, no lefs neceffary than expedient.*' The' 
 
 figned and fealed, was commanded to be carefully lai 
 the Colledgc at IVindefeir, there to remain to fucceeding times, notwithftanding 
 which, it hath not been leen there thefe many years part. 
 
 The Articles and Chafes added to the former Statutes in this lad Body are thefe. 
 
 Article 
 
 1. That the interpretation of the Statutes, (fec.belongeth to the Soveraign. 
 
 2. The three points 0/Reproach, declared ; and what is meant by a Gentle' 
 man of Blood. 
 
 4. Of the Prorogation of the Feaft. 
 
 5. How the Feaft is to he obferved by abfent Knights. 
 
 6 . Attendance on the Soveraign, if he be not at the Feajl. 
 
 7. That the Soveraign's Deputy may correct things in Chapter. 
 
 12. The Offering up of Atchievements, and a Taper armed with a Scutcheon, 
 
 13. Canons totfit in the lower Stalls, when any Knights are prefent, 
 
 14. That fix Knights make a Chapter. 
 
 20. The manner of Inftallation fetdomn. 
 
 qi.C laufe for a forreign Knight 1 s Deputy to be concluded from the Chapter- 
 houfe to his Stall; and for making an Eleftion void, if the Knight fend not 
 his Proxy within fven months. 
 
 23. For Advancing and Tranjlating 0/ Stalls. 
 
 25. Plates not to be larger than thefirfl Founders, except Strangers. 
 
 38. Concerning the Collar of the Order. 
 
 This Body of Statutes was compiled in Latin, and is recorded in the “Black ufog. 213, 
 Book of the Order; it was Mandated into w French and Englifh by Sir Thomas w/i.j.isS. 
 Wriophejley Knight, then Carter King of Arms: The Englifh Verlion is that 
 which hath been fince delivered (inftead of the former Statutes ) to all fucceed¬ 
 ing Knight s-Companions, according to the Injumdion, but oflatc times appoint¬ 
 ed to be fentto Forreign Princes, and other Elect Knights abroad, "fealed with the *£i*. &■ 
 Great seal of the Order, affixed to a Label of Blue Silk and Gold. #.120. 
 
 Where this Bootp hath been delivered to a Knight-Companion at the Soveraign's 
 charge, the Knight’s 1 Executors are obliged to fend it back to the Colledge of i E S- \3iat. 
 Win defer, and there to deliver it to the Cuftos or Regifler of the Order. And be- as ' 
 caufe this Law was defective in point of time, therefore King * Henry the Eighth’s zAt.51. 
 Statutes appoint the fame to be lent to either of them (or to one of the principal 
 officers of the Order, for the time being) within three Months next after the de- 
 ceafe of fuch Knight-Companion. 
 
 And yet betides thefe three Bodies, mod: eminently known by the title of Sta¬ 
 tutes, there was another drawn up and publithed, anno 7. E. 6. the Reformation 
 of Religion here in England giving the occafion ; but it being within few Months 
 repealed by * Queen Mary, his Sifter and Succeflor, before it received the life * iit.C.f.Si 
 of Execution, and not lince revived, we fuppofe it not proper to rank it in the 
 Appendix or make any life thereof in the following Difcourfe. 
 
 In the Month of December 1666 . the Right Reverend Fathetin God Jlfatthew 
 Wren, late Lord Bifhop of Ely, (hewed me a Manufcript, compiled by himfelf, 
 about theyear 1631.being at that time Regifler of this mod Noble Order: where¬ 
 in by way of Comment upon King Henry the Eighth's Statutes, he briefly (hews 
 (out of the statutes and Annals of the Order ) what alteration there hath been ip 
 the Law of the Carter, both before and fince. It is a work compofed with a great 
 deal of judgment, and exceeding ufeful; and had it been my good hap to have 
 met therewith before I had fo neer finiilied this Work, the ready directions there¬ 
 in would have eafed me of much toil, whild I was about the compofing it. 
 
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 d up, in the Treafury of 
 
 SECT. 
 
T he Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VI. 
 
 194 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Several endeavours for Reforming the Statutes, fince the Reign of 
 King Henry the Eighth. 
 
 A s 
 
 S the Kings of this Realm, immediately at their attaining the Crown, do 
 become Sovereigns of this molt Noble Order of the Garter , and confe- 
 a lib R.f.119 qnently the “Suprcam Lam, and Interpreters thereof; fo is the regulation of the 
 ,22 - whole their undoubted Prerogative; and this hath been evidenced in nothing 
 more fully than from their conftant courfe in exercifing the power, not only of 
 making and eftablifhing, but changing and altering the Lams and statutes there¬ 
 of; which upon intereft of Religion , pleafure of the Sovereign change of times, 
 or any other fit or neceffary Occajion, hath from time to time been done by them. 
 Upon this ground was it, that King Edmard the Sixth went about to alter and 
 reform fuch things in the preceding Statutes as feemed not confident with the Re¬ 
 ligion he had eftablilhed in England. To which purpofe, at a Chapter holden at 
 b Lib.Sf joi. Greenwich, the 29. of April in the 9. year of his Reign, it was agreed, b That the 
 Lord St. John, the Earl of Arundel, and Sir William Paget Jfjould perufe over the 
 Statutes of the Garter; and that the fame Jhould he reformed, and made agreeable 
 to the Kings Majeflys other proceedings, by the advice of the Duke of Somerfet Lord 
 Trotcclor, and other Companions of this Noble Order. 
 
 This was feconded by another Order, made alfoin Chapter at Greenwich, on St. 
 c tty.-, 04. Georges day in the following year ; where it was- agreed, c That the Booh °f Sta¬ 
 
 tutes Jhould be reformed, and thereupon the Soveraign delivered to the whole Com¬ 
 pany, a Book, wherein was contained certain Statutes, by the fame to be corrected 
 and reformed as they thought heft, until the next Chapter. 
 
 But it feems, nothing was as yet done, in pursuance of either of thefe Orders, 
 d n.f.io 6. for at the next F eaft, on the 24. of April, anno 5.E.6. another Order part, d im- 
 powering the Duke of Somerfet, the Marquefs of Northampton, the Earls of War¬ 
 wick, Arundel, Bedford, and Wiltfhire, to perufe over the Statutes and other 
 Books of the Order, and the fame to be reformed, as aforefaid. 
 
 This third Order it feems took more effort than the former; for thereupon a 
 new Body of Laws was collefted together (wherein fome things were reformed, 
 others newly added; but in effort the Laws of the Order very much altered} and 
 publiflied March 17. anno 7. E, 6. Byt this King dying within four Months after, 
 the very fir ft thing Queen Mary (his Sifter} took care for, in reference to the Af¬ 
 fairs of this Order, was to fee thefe new Statutes abrogated and made void. 
 
 To which purpofe in a Chapter held at St. James’s Houfe, the 27. of September 
 next following her coming to the Crown, it was among other things Decreed 
 and Ordained, c That the faid Laws and Ordinances, which mere in no fort 1 conve¬ 
 nient to be ufed, and fo impertinent and tending to novelty, Jhould be abrogated and 
 difinulled ; and no account to be made of them for the future. 
 
 And for the fpeedy execution of this Decree, command was then alfo given 
 to Sir It'illiam Petre (who that? day was admitted Chancellor of the Order) to fee, 
 h that they Jhould be fpeedily expunged out of the Book ^Statutes, and forthwith 
 defaced ; leji any memory of them Jhould remain to pofierity : and only thofi Decrees 
 and ordinances, which her Father, and hisroyal Predeceffors had eftablijhcd, Jhould be 
 retained and obforved. 
 
 It may be alfo noted, that in this particular of Reformation, King Philip her 
 Husband appeared no left zealous : for on the 5. of Augujl, an. 1. & 2. Ph. & 
 Mar. (which was the third day after he had been inverted, with the Habit and 
 Enlignsof the Order} himfelf being prefent at a Chapter in IVindefor Caflle, it was 
 i ibid p. 12. then Ordained; ‘That all Arts and Decrees being recorded in divers places of the 
 Great Book ( to wit, the Black. Book, of the Order } which were repugnant and 
 
 difogreeahle 
 
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1,95 
 
 Sect. III. The Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 difagreeable either with the ancient and received Statutes of the Order, or elfie with 
 the Laws of the Realm ; Jhould clearly he abolifbed and taken away ; Ly the Mar- 
 quejs o/'Winchefter, the Earls of Arundel, and Pembroke, andthe Lord Paget. 
 
 And we no (boner fee Queen E//'z.<*ief/jafcending the Throne, but fbortly after, 
 on St. Gorge's day in the 1. year of her Reign, a view of the Statutes is com¬ 
 mitted (by Commiffion) to four of the Knights-Companions, namely th Mar- k 
 qnefs of Northampton , the Earls of Arundel, and Pembroke, and the Lord Howard 1 
 of Effingham : 1 Who were thereby impowered to read over and cOnfider thofe Statutes, 
 and being fo read over and viewed, to consider with a watchful care and diligence, 
 if any of them mere difagreeable to the Religion, Laws, and Statutes of this Realm; 
 and if any fuels were found, the fame to be faithfully reprefented to the Soveraign, 
 to the end that She, with the Knights-Companions, might ejlablifh fuck Decree con¬ 
 cerning them, as fie jhould think, fit. 
 
 Whether any thing was done purfuant hereunto, or not, doth not appear in the 
 Annals of the Order, or any where elfe that we have feen 5 nor do we conceive 
 there Was, or that this Soveraign faw much caufe, to alter the frame of thofe 
 Statutes, which King Henry the Eighth had eftablilhed, and Queen Mary con¬ 
 firmed ; fince the Books of Statutes delivered to the Knights-Companions at their 
 Inflallations, throughout her Reign, were no other than Tranfcripts of her Fa¬ 
 ther’s Body of Statutes, and befides, theprafticeof her time was generally pur¬ 
 fuant to the direftion therein ; except in fome few things, rtow and then added or 
 altered, at future Chapters, when there arofe new caufe for fo doing; oF which 
 we (hall give an account as the matter occurs. 
 
 After her Reign, King fames, her Succeffor, obferving the oblcurity and dif- 
 agreement of fome pallages among the Statutes, attempted lomething towards 
 . their reformation, and in reference thereto, the 1,1 14. of May, in the 9. year of his 
 Reign, Decreed, That Commijjinnhry letter. Jhould be made forth to the Earls of n 
 Nottingham, Wdrcefter, Pembroke, and Northampton, whereby power Jhould be 
 given them,"to examine the Regifters, and other Monuments, which pertained to 
 fie Order; and where any thing Jhould be found obfeure, to make it cleer, wherg, 
 contrariety appeared, fitly to reconcile it, yet with no endeavour of innovating any 
 thing, but an intention of renewing all things , as neer as might be to the firji and 
 tnofl ancient Institution of the Order: Saving always power to himfilf, as Soveraign 
 of the Order, to add or change any thing (according to the occafion) as it jhould 
 fern agreeable to his prudence, for the honor of this molt Noble Order. What wa 1 ? 
 done hereupon appears not, but fome few years after, this Affair was revived, 
 andthefollowing Commiffion ifl'ued forth. 
 
 James R-. 
 
 J Ames by the grace of Cod King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender E-. 
 
 of the Faith, and Soveraign of the moft Noble Order of the Garter, To our Right ® 
 trujly, and Right Well beloved Coufins andCouncellors , Charles Earl of Nottingham, 
 and Edward Earl of Worceffer, and to our right trusty, andright well belovedCou- 
 fin Henry E^r/(^Southampton, and to our right trujly, andright well beloved Coufin 
 and Conncellor Thomas Earl of Arundel, and to our right trujly, andright wclfbe¬ 
 loved Coufins, Philip Earl of Montgomery, and Robert Vifiount Lifle, Knights and 
 Companions of our find Order, Greeting ; Whereas, ever fince our coming to the 
 Crown oj this our Realm of England, We have had a fpecial care to maintain and up¬ 
 hold the dignity and honor of our mofl Noble Order of the Garter, whereof we are 
 Soveraign, as to the world hath well appeared, both by our careful obfervation at 
 all due times Of all the Ceremonies and Solemnities belonging to the fame, and alfo 
 by the choice we have made of Noble and Worthy per Jons , whether Princes of Forreigh 
 Nations, or Subjects of our own Kingdoms , to jhpply the places which have been void 
 of that Society. Now forafmuch as We are not ignorant that in all humane Conjii- 
 t / 3m nm y ^ e not on ^y Ambiguity, fuffering doubtful Interpretation, but alfo 
 defea, for which addition is requijite , the fame heft appearing in time, which is the 
 producer and fryer of truth , We have therefore thought fit, out of the knowledge and 
 
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 experience we have of your underjlanding and wifilom , and the confidence we repofe 
 in your faithfulnefs andflncerity, being men of honor, and Knights and Compani¬ 
 ons of our flid Order,ta nominate you (ixymdto appoint you,or any four of you,to take 
 an exact view of all the ancient Statutes and Articles of our fiiid Order. And do 
 give unto you, or any four of you, full power and authority to call before you all fitch 
 per I jus, whether officers of ourfaid Order, or others, as can give you light or infor¬ 
 mation concerning the fame ; and after a ferious confideration thereof had by you all, 
 or four of you, IVc will and require, that you fit down in writing, what in the fiiid 
 ancient Statutes and Articles, you fhall conceive meet to be explained, and what to be 
 added, whereby our fa id Noble Order may be made more famous and illufirious, that 
 thefame being prefinted to us the Soveraign and the Society, at a Chapter holden, 
 may be refolved on, in part or in all, to be put in execution, if to us it fhall fie cm fo 
 good. Given under the Seal of our fid Order, at our Palace of Weftminfter, the 
 26. day of April, in the [ixteenth year of our Reign, &c. 
 
 Notwithftanding the powers and directions given by this Commijjlon, thepro- 
 grels in this bufinefs was very flow paced, but towards the later end of his Reign, 
 the Earls of IVorcefler, Montgomery, Arundel, Surry, and Leicejler, four of the 
 fix Commifiioners above-named, having had divers meetings, and debated fe- 
 veral things reprefented to them; did at a chapter holden at Whitehall, the 19. of 
 May, anno jac. Regis 20. prefent to the soveraign certain Articles, fubferibed with 
 their hands, which for the Honor of the Order they thought necefl'ary to be 
 oblerved. 
 
 By the firft of which they endeavoured to provide for a further progrefs and 
 advance of the fame, in propofing, 0 that every year a Commiflion from the Sove¬ 
 raign fisould he given or continued to fuch Knights of the Order, as in Chapter 
 fijould be thought fit ; to confider of all things to the Order belonging ; and that the 
 year following an account by the Knights in Chapter Jhottld be given of their proceed¬ 
 ings, by virtue of the fid Commiflion. 
 
 This with 8 other Articles, werePconfirmed by the soveraign ,and twelve of the 
 Knights-Companions, thes 22. of May following, in a Chapter held at Whitehall. 
 
 And fo happily and effefhially went this work forward, that on the Feaft-day 
 of St. George held atJT/We/arintheenfuing year, the laid Earl of Worcetlcr ("be¬ 
 ing then the Soveraign % Deputy for that Feaft) with ten Knights-Cowpanions more, 
 did agree to eight other Articles (mold of them concerning the Alms-Knights) 
 which the next morning were ’ approved of by the Soveraign3 and that day, be¬ 
 fore the celebration of Divine Service, by the Soveraign s Deputy, and Compani¬ 
 ons aflembled in the chapter-houfif the obfervation thereof was alio Decreed. 
 
 And now to come neerer, even to the ifeign of his late facred Majefty, King 
 Charles the Firft, of ever blefledand glorious memory, who while it lay in his 
 power, was (and much more would have been, had not the angry Fate of our 
 late times oppofedj thegreateft Increafer of the Honor and Renown of this molt 
 illufirious Order: He, I fay, taking into his princely thoughts all things whatfo- 
 evsr, which carried any fliew or probability of adding luftre thereunto, defigned 
 and endeavoured, the molt compleat and abfolute Reformation of any of his 
 Predecefl'ors. 
 
 a Lit.Ry.tf yy n d fjrft, at the Solemnity of St. George held at Windefir the a 6. day of Oclobtr 
 in the 6 . year of his Reign, He commifironated nine of the Knight s-Companions, 
 namely, the Earls of Molgrave, Pembroke, and Montgomery, Arundel and Surry, 
 Salisbury,Car/ifie,Dorfet,Holland,BerJ{shire,and Suffolk , with command to aflem- 
 ble four times in a J'ear, to confult and handle the Affairs of the Order. 
 
 Allthefe, but the Earls of Molgrave and Dorfiet, metutwhitehall, the2.of Ja¬ 
 nuary following, where fome 1 few things were considered of. 
 
 This Commijjlon was feconded by one more ample, about three Months after, 
 and direfted to the before-named Knights-Companions, or to any 8,7, 6 , 5, or 4 
 of them, thereby impowring them, i to meet, confult, and take an exaU view, and 
 to perufi all the Statutes and Ordinances of the Orders as well fuch as were efta- 
 hlijhed in the beginning, as fuch as had been fince made by Explanation or Addition, 
 
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 *97 
 
 The Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 aocl to conlider advijedly, whether any thing had been Ordered, that had brought 
 Doubt or Ambiguity , or didJland in need of Alteration or Amendment. To the end, 
 that if upon mature deliberation by them, there fijould appear any contrariety or other 
 defeS, by want of plain exprejjion or other omijjiott , which were fit by the Sove¬ 
 raign fi? be Jiipplied for the augmentation of the Honor of the Order, that then in 
 filch cafe. He [the Soveraign^] might (upon return of their Proceedings') refolve of 
 fiome genera! Declaration in Chapter, to reform ancl reduce into one body all the 
 Statutes and Ordinances thereof, that the fame being compiled and fietled in a per¬ 
 fect form, might be fio delivered over to pojlcrity, cleered and freed from all future 
 questions and doubts. 
 
 W e fee here the largenefs of this noble defign : Neverthelefs not any thing was 
 done upon this Commijfion, though it flood in force even from the 6. to the 13. 
 year of this soveraign's Reign: but where the negleft lay appears not, though 
 it may not untruly be conjectured by that which follows. 
 
 At the Feaft of St. George, celebrated by Prorogation at Whitehall, for the year 
 e 1636. upon the 17, 18, and 19. days of April, anno 1637. divers humble Petitions eSuThmu 
 For f Reformation and Renovation, were prefented to the Soveraign, the faid 
 18. day of April, by the Chancellor, and them alfo read; fome of which more HHi.p.?. 
 efpecially tending to the honor of the Order were accepted and decreed by the 
 Soveraign, and the reft referred andtranfmittedto the Knights-CommiJJioners be¬ 
 fore mentioned. 
 
 The firftof thofe Decrees which at this time paft, wassto revive and renew g Ub.R.p.ul, 
 the powers given in the former Commijfion ,and thereupon a new Commijfion ,dated (T 
 the 7. of May then following, ilTued under the Great Seal of the Order, having j , 
 the fime Preamble with the former Commijfion, and was directed to the Earls of 
 Molgrave, Derby, Pembroke, and Montgomery, Arundel, and Surrey, Kelley, Salis¬ 
 bury, Dorfet, Holland, Berkshire , Suffolk., LinclJej, Exceter, Marquefs Hamilton, 
 
 Duke of Lenox, the Earls of Danby, Moreton, and Northumberland, or to three or 
 more of them, to h meet and confult of any matter, concerning the Statutes, or 
 Honor of the Order. Thefe Knights-Commijfioners, were likewife armed with 1 all 
 the powers given in the forefaid Commijfion, dated anno 6. Car. 1. Unto which 
 was added, for the better effecting the Soveraign s royal care; k That three or k IhJ.p.ia. 
 more of them Jhould meet at the Soveraign's Court, and begin to execute the faid 
 Commiffion, in Whitlon-week next enfiuing, attended and ajfijled by the Chan- ■ 
 
 cellor of the Order, and all or any other Officers, or fuch of them as they Jhould 
 call and find ferviceable. And being met and affemhled, to have power to hear, pro¬ 
 pound, and debate whatfoever fljould be prefented, or that they Jhould conceive con- 
 ducible, to the honor and perfeS ejlablijhment of the Order. And to prepare all mat¬ 
 ters of fuch their confidtation to be prefented unto the Soveraign, at the next Feafl of 
 St. George, and fo fitccejfively at every Chapter to be held by tie Soveraign.- there¬ 
 in to receive his full determination, approbation, and royal ajfent: with further 
 power to adjourn from time to time, after the firjl opening and reading of the faid 
 Commiffion, their meetings to fuch places and days, as to them Jhould feem mojl 
 'convenient. 
 
 Now who would think, that, after fo noble a defignation of the soveraign, af¬ 
 ter his care to fend forth a fecond Commijfion with augmentative powers, after 
 his earneft 1 recommending this Affair to their diligence, his preffing their di- \ltii, 
 fpatch for the fpeedy accomplifhment of his Royal Intentions, and laftly, his ex¬ 
 pecting from them an account of their TranfaCtions, at or before the celebration 
 of the next Feaft, thefe honorable perfons who were Companions of fo noble and 
 honorablean Order, and at their admiffion fworn to advance the honor of the 
 fame, no left than to defend and maintain it, fhould need a Spur to fo worthy a 
 defign? But it was fo!. 
 
 For although the forefaid Commijfion was opened and read at the Court at 
 Whitehall, the 30. of May following, in the prefence and feffion of the Earls of 
 Pembroke, and Montgomery, Salisbury, Holland, Marquefs Hamilton, and Duke of 
 Lenox, CommiJJioners and Companions of this rnoft Noble Order; yet I find the 
 then chancellor Sir Thomas Rowe, in an account of that day’s proceedings by Letter, 
 
 dated 
 
i $>8 The Statutes and Annals of the Order. Chap. VI. 
 
 dated the fourth of June 1637. and directed to Dv.ChriJlopher Wren, then Regi¬ 
 fter oi the Order f whofe attendance was on that day excufed) fadly profefs; That 
 it was 'as much as he could do, to procure and draw together Jive of the Knights- 
 Companions, to open and read the CommiJJion., and this alfe in hajle, quafi in tran- 
 fitu ; and all that was done, was to appoint another meeting at the Court in Mid- 
 fommer-week, then next enfuingi and to lay a charge upon the Chancellor to pre- 
 'atH'Jp.ii. pare'matter (to wit, m Propofitions and ObfervatioUs upon the Statutes') Jit for 
 their Confultation, against that time , according to the tenour of the Coramidion. 
 And elfewhere he makes this ingenuous acknowledgment, That he found fuch dif¬ 
 ficulty to procure meetings, and a certain non-chalance in every one, as if it were 
 but a ceremonious Affair, and fe few hearty in it, that he feared, he and the Officers 
 Jhould wait to little purpofe. 
 
 And fo indeed it fell out, for albeit he attended the faid Knights-Commijfioners 
 in Midfimer-weef, according to the appointment at their Iaft fitting; yet there 
 n aid. was nothing done, faveonly the adjourning of their meeting to" London. 
 
 Some little (and but little) progrels was afterwards made in this Affair, at 
 r S tby.ii. another meeting at IVhite-hall, the “8. of February following; where three of the 
 f L faid Knights-Commijfioners were prefent, namely, the Earls of Berkshire, Lindfey, 
 
 and Northumberland ; who Ordered, p That the Chancellor, Regifter, and Garter, 
 fund i prepare an abreviation of the Statutes, and reduce every thing of one head, in¬ 
 to an aS, to avoid confufion: And this being the half of what they then did, 
 caufed this Exprellion to fall from the Pen of this worthy Chancellor, in another 
 Letter to the Regifter, of the 24. of Nat;. 1637. There is little hopes of the Knights; 
 they never meet , or to no purpofe ; though I am tired with felicitations. 
 c ibiJ-.p-iS. Finally,the‘tfirftofFei«wr)'after,another affembly of feven of the Knights-Com- 
 niijfioners was held alio at Whitehall, in whofe prefence a few things were debated, 
 but littleconcluded : and further than this fitting, can I not trace the profecution 
 of this noble defign and intendment of the late Royal Soveraign , all the following 
 years of his Reign; butthathereitfiept infilenceand negleft. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the Annals of the Order. 
 
 A N D becaufe the feveral Orders and Decrees occafionally made in Chapters 
 (being of goud authority and binding to the Knights-Companions and offi¬ 
 cers) with many other Hiftorical and Ceremonial matters, relating to the Order , 
 lyedifperft throughout the Annals thereof; it will berequifitehere,to give fbme 
 account of thofe Books wherein they are fo recorded, becaufe we lhall make 
 frequent ufe of them in theprogrefs of our Difcourfe. 
 
 Fcgifhum or. The firft of thefein order of time, is an old Paper Book, written in French 
 Hccum. lr " ( hitherto fortunately preferved in the Paper-Office at Whitehall) which in all pro¬ 
 bability was begun by John Coringham : for we find him 1414. (which was a lit¬ 
 tle before the Annals therein entred do commence) made ' Canon of Windefor , 
 end conftituted f Regifter of the Order. And in regard that one and the fame kind 
 g gcir.Caial. of hand-writing is continued from the beginning of this Book, until anno 16. 
 
 H.6. inchfve, where follows an Hiatus till anno 23. H. 6. that the Annals begin 
 to be entred with another hand, and that he (hortly after died, viz A anno Dom . 
 1445. ’tis very probable, the Book fo far was writ by himfelf. 
 
 Hence forward thefe Annals are entred with feveral hands, and thofe gene¬ 
 rally in ufe about the times, wherein the Tranfaftions palfed, whence may well 
 enough be prefumed, that thefe were the proper hand-writings of each Regifter 
 of the Order, and that this Book, was tranfmitted from one Regijler to another, 
 wherein, after their death or other removal, the Antsals and Ads were continued 
 
 by 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 T be Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 1 99 
 
 by the hand of the next Succeffor; and from this conjedture may fome light be 
 alfo given of the time how long each RegiSier or Scribe enjoyed hisOffice. 
 
 After Richard sidtior was made RegiSier, to wit , h anno 16.H.8. (who fub- hcii.itf.245. 
 fcribed his name to the foot almoft of each leaf) the Annals were written in 
 one hand, until anno 2 6. H. 8. that 'Robert Aldryilgc Doftor of Divinity, and i ExCataici. 
 one of the Canons of Windefor k fucceeded him in that Office, and then 'tis evi- {(/,{' Np 
 dent thehand-writing alfo was changed, to an old fet Roman , which ran on to the 
 end of 29.H. 8. in which year he was advanced to the Bifhoprick of 1 Carlitle, and 1 Godwin, Ca r 
 thi. Book ends in the 31. of his Reign. p!^'^ 
 
 Befides this,there is another wherein the Annals of the Order are recorded Liber Niger, 
 
 in Latin, concerning which there part a Decree, anno 3. H. 7. m That it jhould be m tit. 11. 
 fairly tranferibed, and n afterwards, That the Soveraign jlmild be put in mind of it, r n '/J a ' t2 Hl 
 as being then needful to be renewed ; but neither of thefe Decrees took effeft, nor vide Db. tt. 
 was this done till towards the end of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth. 181 - 
 
 This Book. agrees very neerly with the Regijlrum Chartaceum, for therein is 
 nothing entred relating to the Order (except 0 one of the Exemplars of the Foun- ° Lib. y. 
 der’s Statutes, and a " Catalogue of the firft 25 Knight e-companions') before the f j 8 _ 
 fourth year of King Henry the Fifth; the Annals of the Order until then being 
 wholly loft. It hath the fame Hiatus or Intervals, viz. from the 16. to the 23. 
 year of King Henry the Sixth, from the 7. tothe 10. of Edward theFourth, from 
 the 4. to the 7. of Henry the Seventh, and from the 10. to the 14. of the fame 
 Kings it alfo runs parallel therewith for the mod part, yet where there is any 
 thing more recorded in the Regiftrum Chartaceum than in the Black. Book., we fliall 
 note it, as we have a fitting occafion offered. 
 
 And that it was compiled by Dr. Aldrydge, while he was Regijier, may be col- 
 ledted from a (hort Account given in the 0 Preface, of all the Soveraigns of the Or- 0 ratai.ii 
 dcr, ending with King Henry the Eighth ; with a memorial relating to Cardinal J 3 - 
 Wolfcy, who, as it there appears, was then dead. 
 
 The Tranfcription of this Book. was finifhed anno 3 1 . H. 8. for fo far it is writ¬ 
 ten (asalfo the Appendix) with one and the fame hand (being a middle fized Text 
 Letter)but anno 32. H. 8. ’tis moftapparent, another hand is introduced, which 
 with fome variation is afterwards carried on to the end of anno $.E.6. where this 
 Rook. ends. 
 
 The Regijier of the Order, by the Conftitutions of his Office, was obliged to 
 prouidet two Books , and therein to enter the Ordinances and statutes, with other pLib.N.p.ijs 
 Ads of the Order, whereof one was appointed to be kept in the Chapter-houfe at 
 Windefor, and called Index Windeforienfts i and the other (being a duplicate of 
 the former) to remain in the Regijier s keeping, ready at hand to (hew the sove¬ 
 raign whenfoever he (hould require it ; and this latter was called AuU Regijlrum. 
 
 As to the general direftions given for compiling thefe Rooky, and of what 
 particulars they are principally to confift, we have fome information from the 
 Statutes of the Order, and the forefaid Conjlitutions ; for befides the entry this 
 Officer is enjoined to make of all the Scrutenys taken in Chapter, and Elections 
 thereupon made (which we (hall at large difeourfe of in its s due place) his duty q chap. 9. 
 is to record the'Pe».!/fz'e.rz»jW?ed0» Knights-Companions, and the reafon thereof, ? e ^’ l % al 
 the r reconciliatin of thofe that have fujfered penalties as Delinquents, -with other ACls An%s. 
 and their caufs, appertaining to the Order : All which are Decreed to be 1 recited f 
 before the Soveraign and Knights-Companions, at the beginning of the Chapter, Jnjo'. 
 yearly on the Eve of St. George; to the end they may be corre&ed, and reduced sE.^.Stat Art. 
 into Method, if need require. 
 
 Moreover, he is, by the forefaid Conjlitutions, to make entry of all the " Policies a lib.N.p. 
 in War, Exploits , TranfaCtions, and memorable Atchievemcnts, both of the Sove- 2 ? 5 ' 
 raign and Knights-Companions, according as he can bejl attain the kl’owledge of 
 them, either by his own diligent fearch, or the ajjtjlance of Air. Garter, which having 
 firjl fet down and committed to writing , its pajfages and accidents happen from year 
 to year, whatfoever is thus noted by him, is to be red andperufed at the next Chap¬ 
 ter,^ the Knights-Companions there ajjembled,that if any thing be found to find its 
 need of Correction,it may there be forthwith amended, and again in like manner at 
 
 itnothek 
 
Chap. VI. 
 
 200 The Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 another Chapter afterwards ; which done, he is to take care, that they he fairly in- 
 grojfed in the forefiid Booker a perpetual memorial. 
 
 And becaufe the time affigned tor rehearfal of thefe particulars in Chapter, 
 had in fucceeding years been taken up with other Affairs 5 in one of thofe Arti- . 
 cles, which the Knights-Companions (to whom King James recommended the 
 framing of fome Articles , neceffary for the honor of the Order) prefented to 
 the soveraign' the 19. of May, anno Jac. Regis 20. and confirmed the 22.of May 
 wLib.R.f. ij. following, it was Decreed, * That nothing of this nature, or any other ACt in Chap¬ 
 ter fi.'ould be Regiftred, before it had been pernfed and confidered by the then 
 Rnights-Commiflioners, or at leaf four of them , who when they fhould fet times 
 apart, to confult of the Affairs of the Order, for which they were chiefly con¬ 
 formed, might then alfomake ufe of fuch opportunities, as fhould give this bu- 
 finefs difpatch withmoreconveniency. 
 
 Upon due confederation had of thefe Injunctions, the prefent Rcgijler (at a 
 xr Lib.caril. Chapter held the 19. of November, annoii. Car. 2.) * exhibited the continuation 
 >1 p. 16. 0 f t h e Annals of this Noble Order, which he had prepared to regifter in the Li¬ 
 ber CarolittHs, and humbly fubmitted it to the perufal and approbation of the 
 Knights-Companions whom the Soveraign had deputed to take into their confide- 
 ration the Affairs of the Order ; which tender when they declined, he propofed 
 that it might be examined by the Prelate, but that not being liked by them (on 
 confideration that the Regifter was obliged under an Oath, to deal faithfully in 
 his Report j it was Decreed, 1 ‘Chat the fiid Annals fhould be recorded in the ftiid 
 Book without any further examination. 
 
 Betides the above-mentioned particulars, there were materials of another na¬ 
 ture, ordered to be collected, both from the Chancellor of the Order, and Garter 
 _ Principal King of Arms, to bedigefted by the Regifter, and entredalfo uponRe- 
 anb.KpaH. corc j. f orj w hereas one part of the Chancellors duty was to 1 fet forth and declare 
 every year in Chapter, at the Feaft of St.George, the renowned and praiferporthy 
 Alts of the Knights of this Order, as many as had fo merited, and as for thofe 
 who had deferved the contrary , to make relation alfo of their fcandalous and difi 
 graceful actions 3 the Regifter was to take thefe in writing, and record them for a 
 memorial of their honor orfhame, never to end. 
 a IbiJ.p. 137. And it is part of the duty of Mr. Garter, a diligently and induftrioufty to make 
 enquiry after the valiant, fortunate, and renowned Ads, both of the Soveraign, and 
 the reft of the Knights-Companions, which having learnt , he is to make a true ancl 
 faithful relation of them tothe Regifter, to be by him entred upon Record for a per¬ 
 petual memorial. 
 
 But we find very little of this hitherto done, and how fparingly inferred, the 
 Annals themfelves are but too evident Witneffes. Neverthelefs, the prefent 
 Garter, Sir Ed. Walker, hath drawn up a faithful account of the noble Adtions 
 and Charaifters of the Knights-Companions, beginning with Thomas Earl of Straf¬ 
 ford, and continuing it down to his Son 5 which he delivered to Dr. Ryves, the 
 now Regifter, for the ufe afore direfted. 
 
 Among the Articles eftablifhed at the Feaft of St. George, anno Jac. Regis 21. 
 b Lit R. paS. the laft is, b That the then Regifter of the Order fhould compofe a Book, wherein 
 fhould be orderly tranferibed the form and manner of all the Solemnities, Ceremo¬ 
 nies, and Proceflions, which were accuftomably ufed at the Feafl of St. George, 
 and celebration of the Order, as alfo of taking down and offering the defunct 
 Knights Atchievements, to the end the Knights-Companions, upon recourfi to it, 
 might have full information thereof. But (after much enquiry) we have not heard 
 that fuch a Rook, was drawn up by him, or any of his Succeffors. 
 
 And that fome courfe fhould be taken for the fafe cuftody and prefervation 
 of the Annals of the Order, fuch was the worthy care of the forefaid Knights- 
 Commiffioners, that the faid 22. of May, anno Jac. Regis 20. it wasOrdained, 
 ibid. r. * That a figure and certain place within the Caftle of Windefor, fhould be provided 
 and appointed, in which all Afts concerning the Order fhould be kept , and to which 
 every Knight-Companion at all times might have accefi. And further, d That up¬ 
 on theremove, or after the death of Me Regifter of the Order, the Book containing 
 
 ■in 
 
 1 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 201 
 
 T be Statutes and Annals of the Order. 
 
 an account of all fuch alls as had been Regijlred and there referved, Jhould be deli¬ 
 vered to one of the Knights of the Order. 
 
 The fecond of thefe Books ' s called the£/«e Book., and fo called from the co- Liber Ccem- 
 lour of the Cover, being fairly bound in Blue Velvet. It begins with the firft ,cus - 
 year of Queen Mary, and ends at the 18. year of King James. 
 
 The third, being bound up in Red Velvet, goes therefore under the name of liberRubcus, 
 the Red Book. 5 ' c takes commencement where the Blue Book, ends, and contains 
 like Afts and Entries with the former, it ends in the 14. year of King Charles the 
 Firft of ever blelfed memory, having firft given a full account of the Ceremo¬ 
 nies performed at the Inftallation of the present Roveraign. 
 
 And as to a great part of this Book. may I juftly and without flattery fay, (and to 
 the honor of that right Reverend Prelate, DoEtor tVren the late Lord Bilhop of 
 £/r,Ietitbe remcmbred)that from the Inftitution ofthismoft Noble Order, until 
 he waschofen into the Office of Regifter, the Annals of the Order, were at no time 
 recorded by a Pen neer fo judicious or eligant; whofe excellent Patern his wor¬ 
 thy Brother, and Succedbr into that Office, Doctor chrijlopher Wren, (who 
 moft freely and readily communicated to me, what materials he had, to encou¬ 
 rage my firft defign and entrance upon this WorkJ hath exaftly copied in its fol¬ 
 lowing leaves. 
 
 The fourth and laic Book commenceth, anno 1640. wherein the Annals are LiberCaroli- 
 continued down to the beginning of the year 1670. according to the Englilh Ac- ‘ lu5 ' 
 count, by the learned pains of Dr. Britne Ryves the prefent Regijler of she Order. 
 
 And in a Chapter held at Windejor the 16. of April, anno 15. Car. 2. it was Decreed, 
 
 « That there fhould be two of thefe Books made, the one penn’d in Latin to re- c Lit.Cartl. 
 main with the Regifter at Windefor,tmd the other in Englijh to be kept at Whitehall, ?• 3 °’ 
 and called Regiftrum Aulicum. 
 
 T HE Account drawn tip of the Founder and firft Knights-Compa- 
 nions this Noble Order, roe dellgncd for the next Chapter, but 
 for fame conflderahle reafons cannot bring it in here ; neverthclefis vre 
 intend it to ufher in the Catalogue of their Succcllors, and join them 
 together in the lajl Chapter, where our Reader, if hence he cajl his eye thi¬ 
 ther, may read it in due Order. 
 
 Bb CHAP. 
 
302 
 
 Chap. VII, 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 
 
 THE 
 
 Habit - Enfigns 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Order. 
 
 SECT. I. 
 Of the Garter. 
 
 Mong the Ancients, the Romans were moft exact, in afligning 
 each Degree, a peculiar Habit and Vtjhtre-, by which alone the 
 quality and condition of their Citizens , might be known and di- 
 ftinguifhed. ThisCuftomof diftinction in Apparel was afterwards 
 taken up by fundry other Nations alfo, whence it came to pats, 
 that every Military as well as Ecclejiajlicf Order of Knighthood did appropriate to 
 n (elf a pecuhar Habit, Enfgn , or Badge ; and thefe, the Fellows and Companions 
 of thofeOrrkrr vvere appointed and enjoined to wear, to the end, they might 
 be diltinguilhed by them, as from others, fo from one another, and beftfetforth 
 the State and Honor of their feveral Societies . 
 
 Among the Military Orders, the Habit and Enfigns of this moft Noble Order of 
 the Garter, are highly honorable, and eminently magnificent; and confift of 
 the.e particulars following. Namely the Garter , Mantle, Surcoat, Hood, 
 ... w George, .and Collar. The four firft were adigned by the Founder , and the 
 
 k 9 ' b y King Henry the Eighth, and all thefe together, are called* the whole 
 
 Habit or Enfigns of the Order. Concerning each of which we (hall here deliver 
 a lliort account, beginning with the principal Enfigti th eGarter. 
 
 The Royal Garter challenged the preheminence; for from it this moft fa- 
 b s.S«t. rnous Order received a Name and Title. ■> It is the firft part of the Habit prefented 
 s ', I9 s ' Vnnca ■> * nd abfent Knights, and that wherewith they, and all other 
 
 H.s.stal.Ait. Knights are firft adorned ; and of fo great honor and grandeur in this In- 
 20. mtution, that by the bare Inveftiture with this Noble Enfgn, the Knights are rec- 
 
 theWorid aCC0Unted Com pa”ions and Fellows of the greateft Military Order ill 
 
 Of 
 
Of the Habit and Enjigns of the Order. 
 
 203 
 
 Sect. I- 
 
 Of what materials this principal Enfign was at firft made, we have not yet 
 found, nor is It delcribed by any, before Polydore I'irgile , arid he, but in general, 
 as to the ornamental part of it, to wit, That it was'adorned with Gold and cAr.gl.Htft. 
 precious Stones, and had a Buckle of Gold at the end, wherewith to fatten it ,,w i?8 
 about the Leg. But doubdefs, it was alfo wrought with rich Embroidery, and 
 thereon the Symbolical word or Motto was raifed with Gold, Pearl, and fhndry 
 fortsof Silks; as may be guefled from the Garters anciently placed on the left 
 (houlder of the Knights-Companions Mantles, and thefe other little embroider¬ 
 ed Garters , wherewith their Surcoats and Hoods were heretofore adorned, 
 which we (hall defcribe by and by. 
 
 But touching thofe made in the Lift Age, we have received more particular fa- 
 tisfaftion.- for we find, that the Garter fent to Emanuel Duke of savoy, atm. 1 & 
 
 2. Phil. & Mar. was fet with d Letters of Goldfmiths Work, the Buckle and Pen- A & Collet!. 
 Junto f the fame, and on the Pendant, a Ruby and a Pearl hanging at the end. 
 
 The Garter made for Francis the Second, anno 6. Flint. was e richly wrought with ciarendeux it. 
 
 Letters of Gold, garnilhed with Stones : the Buckle and Pendant weighing f three 
 Ounces and a half and half quarter, was richly fet with Rubies and Diamonds. Aug. Vincent 
 The French King Henry the Fourth, had a Garter of s Purple Velvet, embroi- whde- 
 dered with Letters of Gold, garnilhed with Diamonds and Rubies 5 and the Gar- ’f t „ 
 
 ter of Chrifliern the Fourth King of Denmark was ''embroidered with Gold Georg. om*, 
 
 ° mber Torlpfle- 
 
 and Pearls. raid.p. i* 4 . 
 
 But that Garter fent to Gujl.ivus Adolphus fang of Sweden^d id excel all others, %ib.p.229.t. 
 bellowed by former Sober aigns , for richnefs and glory 5 each Letter of the hA 
 Motto being compofed of Diamonds. A particular Inventory whereof (taken 
 the 24. day of May, anno i^.Car.i. when delivered by the soveraigns Command, 
 to the cuftody of the Dean and Chapter of Windefir , to be preferved there m 
 memory of that famous Kingj we here exhibit 5 it being the tranfeript of that 
 Counterpart, figned by Doftor Chriftopher Wren , then Dean of Windefir , and 
 feven Canons of that Colledge, upon the receipt thereof. 
 
 Under the Letters op the Garter J. hull Diamonds on [thelowey] fide -52 
 
 Item, on the tipper ficle of the Carter of fmall Diamonds -52 
 
 In the Letter H Diamonds fmall -IO 
 
 In the Letter O Diamonds fmall -------1 2 
 
 In the Letter N Diamonds fmall ----It 
 
 In the Letter I Diamonds fmall -«-• 4 
 
 The frit flop Diamond ■—---1------——— I 
 
 In the Letter S Diamonds fmall —------—- 1 1 
 
 In the Letter O Diamonds fimall- 
 
 In the Letter I •--— -—— 
 
 In the Letter T Diamonds- - 
 
 The Map, 
 
 In the Letter Q _r>la 
 In the Letter V . 
 
 In the Letter t _ 
 
 The Stop, 
 
 ’r-nnds 
 
 In the Letter M Diamonds fmall- 
 In the Letter A Diamonds fmall— 
 In the Letter L Diamonds fmall— 
 
 The Stop ,- 
 
 The Letter Y Diamonds - 
 
 The Stop ,-- 
 
 The Letter P- 
 
 The Letter E • 
 The Letter N 
 The Latter S ■ 
 The Letter E 
 
 _12 
 
 — 4 
 
 —ID 
 _ I 
 
 —13 
 
 — 9 
 
 — 4 
 _ 1 
 
 207 
 —1 1 
 —10 
 
 — 6 
 __ 1 
 — 6 
 
 — 1 
 —10 
 
 — 9 
 —11 
 —11 
 
 _ 9 
 
 8,5 
 
"X 
 
 394 
 
 Of the Habit and Etifigtis of the Order. 
 
 In the firji Button , Diamonds - 
 
 In the f rond —- 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 In the third - 
 
 In the fourth __ 
 
 In the Star of longer Diamonds --- 
 
 -- - 6 
 
 - - 6 
 
 --- 6 
 
 Small Diamonds. 
 
 In the Chapes border, Diamonds of a biroer flr.r _ 
 
 7 
 
 3i 
 
 In the Crofs, four faucet long Diamonds, and four 7 
 three Jquare faucet Diamonds f— 
 
 3 2 
 
 Q 
 
 One large Diamond long and faucet encoiupaffed 7 
 
 
 . itr/u faucet \ “- u 
 
 Zasdh °’r f m,cet f Mc Diamond ,n the end,! 
 
 T J ’ n ‘"" JC eompajs and to,-one \ 
 
 In the Hinge of the Baffle,one foul fquare Diamondf) 
 
 — 2tf 
 
 anaJquareDiamondi j 
 
 12 
 
 Total of the Number- 
 
 nuIeL'gti^ ® St ' C ^’ s Rappel, 
 
 thence by John Hun T eafure r to he andf « ch ' d 
 an !l^^P^ em f P then°C!erk°^ t ^ e ^' n ^ S Goods., 
 
 iF 
 
 ton was L^fbet' the ComSon iOD ^ 
 
 der the Great Seal n fr l , Gommillioners, lmpnwered by a Commifiion un- 
 charged nth the baying ,he f„«faid O'.,,,,,, and no,Shi I, c'" ? 
 
 !te* !^ 7%»^««.cha&a 
 
 tr f i „. ’ where any thing could not be had in kind - ) but he refufins? the 
 
 "®c^^ ? ^n'r^7 r h /l,rOCCedta a g ainft him n i„ ; a„ A^ofS 
 
 7eJ aZo 7i cal l ™ °r ,f which coming to trial in Wait, 
 
 ag^rSlS^^^A^sS 8i ” f “ "* 
 
 BlucVdm" Md th the n °bord'’ W, '^’' ,S *!: 0yal ^ er > ' S fet vWth Diamonds upon 
 Sch Kthe^ Letters of tT "!° Ught w J th ,>* Gold Wire; the Diamonds 
 but thofe which rmLr t-u c ** otto are Diamonds, niuch ot a bignels. 
 Letter are as followed ° PS ’ tab,e Diamonds; and the number which fet each 
 
 In the Letter H fmall rofe Diamonds _ 
 
 In the Letter O_____ to 
 
 In the Letter N 
 In the Letter I 
 
 The fir ft ftop Diamond - 
 
 —- 4 
 
 --I 
 
 In the Letter O ._ 
 
 9 
 
 In the Letter I - 
 
 - -,f l 
 
 In the Letter T-.- 
 
 4 
 
 The stop. 
 
 In the l etter O 
 
 --— r 
 
 In the Letter V_ 
 
 I 2 
 
 In the Letter I 
 
 9 
 
 The stofr 
 
 - 4 
 
 In 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Of the Hal/ii and Enfign s of the Order. 
 
 20 ^ 
 
 In the Letter M -- 
 
 In the Letter A-- 
 
 In the Letter L - 
 
 The Stop ,- 
 
 In the Letter Y —„— 
 
 The Stop ,- 
 
 In the Letter P —.— 
 
 In the Letter E_ 
 
 In the Letter N___ 
 
 In the Letter S- 
 
 In the Letter E- 
 
 -13 
 -to 
 - 6 
 - 1 
 
 -■ 1 
 
 -9 
 
 - 9 
 
 —■—-1 2 
 
 In each of the four Ilot holer fix little Diamonds - 
 
 In the Buckle, two very large Diamonds, four fimewh.il'} 
 lefi, three left than they , and four fimall Diamonds J 
 In the Tab, three very large Diamonds, fixalittlelejfer,\ 
 one fimevehat lefi, four finallcr Diamonds,two lefi than 
 they , and fourteen fimall Diamonds ) 
 
 Total-_- 
 
 - 4 
 
 -13 
 
 -3° 
 
 -250 
 
 1 he Hinge- of the Buckle is pure Gold, and thereon the soveraigns Pifture to 
 the bread:, curioufly cut in flat-ftich, crowned with a Laurel, anci veiled in the 
 Mihtary Habit worn by the firft Roman Emperors. The Tab or Pendant is 
 alio Gold, and on the back fide thereof engraved a Saint George on Horfe- 
 back, encountring the Dragon. The order of placing the Diamonds on the 
 Buckle, Tab, and about the Ilot holes, may be feen in the Draught which 
 (with the reft of the Noble Ornaments, that make up the whole Habit and En¬ 
 figns of th cOrder, exaftly taken from the particulars themfelves) is placed at the 
 beginning of this Chapter. 
 
 This Noble Enfign (the Garter'] was at the Foundation of the Order, appointed 
 to be worn on the; left Leg, a-"little beneath the Knee, and fo hath the ufiige in 1 PM.Viwl. 
 all time fmee continued. And its apparent, that the manner of placing this Gar- d n d.nijl.l iy. 
 ter on the left Leg of the Knights-Compamons Sepulchral Portraiftures,' was very mLilN t.66. 
 early brought into ufe; feeing in that Alablaftcr Figure, of Sir IVilUam FitzlVa- 
 ren (who died a Knight-Companion of this Noble Order, in the "five and thir- n tx 
 tteth year ot the Founder’s Reign) lying with his Lady on a raided Monument in c ° Ji “ E t'~ 
 the North fide of the Chancel of Wantage Church in Berksfiire (and yet to be fJen ) && 
 with his Surcote of Arms upon the breaft) the refcmblance of his Carter (but Cait/it, 
 
 . without any Motto) is carved upon its left Leg. In like manner is the Garter » re- w “ 1 ' 
 
 prefentedon the left Leg of the Alablaftcr Portraifture of Sir Richard reminder 
 elected Knight of this moft Noble Order, in the Founder’s Reign, and in the room °-f 
 ofSlr: whole Monument is erefted in the r South fide of theCa- w £ ™t,vd. 
 thedral Church of Hereford, below the Pulpit, and encompafled with a Rail of f-nv.b. ' 
 Iron Spikes. 
 
 • n j Xt ^ onument > n time, whereon we have feen the Garter fo reprefented, 
 istnzt made for Sit Simon Burley (^beheaded anno 1388.) and raifed in the North q See then. 
 wall hdmg the Quire of St. Pauls Cathedral London, almoft over ag.linft the Mo- f cr ipr. u: on. 
 nument o( John a Gaunt Duke of Lancaster. Thence forward the ufige be- ftoyofst!'' 
 came more hcquent (and then th e Motto began Iikewife to be cut thereon) info- p ‘“‘ ,s catlie- 
 n ? 1 UC u as . . even unt >! thefe days, the Garter is to be feen thus reprefented, upon tudiamsm 
 2 Monumental Portraiftures of thofe, who were fince Companions of this R'l' m-s.H.r, 
 molt Noble Order. ret. \6. Here}. 
 
 And albeit this Princely Enfign of the Order, was at firft defigned for an Orna¬ 
 ment to the left Legs of the Soveraign and Knights-Companions ; yet was not its 
 me confined only thereto, but extended to fome other particulars.- For, in the 
 next place it was (and that anciently alfo) made ufe of to incircle the Scutcheon 
 of St. Georgs Arms, worn by the Soveraign and Knights-Companions on the left 
 er of their Mantles 3 who within a fbort time after took it to furround each 
 ot their proper Coats of Arms : which ufiige, their Succeffors in this moft Noble 
 
 Order 
 
.o 5 
 
 Of the Habit and Enftgns of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 Order have retained, as a peculiar priviledge, but not permitted to any other, 
 except the Prelate of the Garter their principal Officer. 
 
 The firft Example which hath occurr'd to our view, is the before mentioned 
 Monument of Sir Simon Burley ; where on the front towards the head is a Scut¬ 
 cheon of his Arms, impaled with his firft Wives, fet within a Garter ("wanting . 
 the Imprefs) but another having the fame impalment (placed below the Feet) 
 i*5 furrounded with a Collar of SS, of the falhion with that about his neck. 
 
 The Monument alio of Joane Wife to Ralph Nevill Earl of IVeJlmerland , Daugh¬ 
 ter to John a Gaunt Duke of Lancajlcr (who died on the Feaft-day of St. Brice, 
 anno 1410.) railed on the South lide of the Quire in the Cathedral Church of 
 Lincolne , hath the Arms of Nevil! , impaled with thofe belonging to the (aid 
 'joane, incircled with a Garter: And by the(e two (among other Examples} it 
 appears to have been the ufage about thofe times, to lurround Scutcheons of 
 Anns , and other Devices , with a Collar of SS alfo for fo,on this great Ladies Mo¬ 
 nument, is there fuch a Collar, fafhioned like that of Sir Simon Burley's placed 
 about a (quare, whereon, what was painted doth not now appear, 
 r MS.intibl. Another ancient inftance is that Scutcheon, viz,.’Sable, three Ojlrich Feathers 
 Hattm. Argent , furrounded with the Garter, fet up in the Glals Windows of Greenwich 
 
 Church in Kent, by Hunsfry l 3 uke of Glouceflcr , and fupported with a Grey¬ 
 hound and an Antilope. It is (aid, that thefe three Feathers were the Badge of 
 King Henry the Fourth, which he had from John a Gaunt Duke of Lancajlcr his 
 Father, who bore them for his Device (as might be feen not long (ince in the 
 .North Window, againft his before mentioned Monument, in St. raid’s London) 
 and placed in a Field Sable as here, but the Pens were powdred with Ermyns, 
 for a difference from the Black. Prince’s Feather. The King likewife, fo alfo the 
 Hnufe of somerfit , gave the White Oftrich Feather for a Device; but all the 
 difference lay in the Pen, for the Kings Pen was Or, thePrinces Argent, the Duke 
 of Lancajlcrs Ermyn, and theD« 4 e °f Somerfets Compony, Argent, and Azure. 
 
 The Armsof Sir Lewis Robfort Lord Bourchicr, one of the Knights of this Order, 
 FJe&cd in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth, are to be feen painted within a 
 Carter, on each fide his Monument, in St. Paul’s Chappel in ICetfminjler Abbey. 
 Afterwards we find at the Interment of Richard Duke of Fork., Father to King 
 Edward the Fourth ((lain at the Battel of Wakefield ) that every corner of the 
 1' as or. ojjk. Majefiy Scutcheon (fet over the Image of thy defunct) had‘a Scutcheon of the 
 Armsof France and England quarterly, and four Angels Gold, holding the Arms 
 (.6.1. i t. in w ithin a Carter. 
 
 e.iJ.officf.St. | n pLe manner, fome of the Scutcheons prepared for the Funeral of JohnViC- 
 cotmt H ells (who married Cicely, third Daughter to King Edward the Fourth 
 ' and died the ‘ 9. of February anno 14. H. 7.) were “ furrounded with the Garter ; 
 
 C E . 1 1 .. 1,. nt*Un rrmrr lift* tV T a ri , or At* m C rtP tit'll 1V/T 1 Hflfi Ol 1V _ A t* 
 
 and fo were others having his w Ladies Arms, of both Metal and Colour. At 
 the Interment of Thomas Duke of Norfolk in 7 hetford Abbey (who dyed anno 
 * 1 6. H. 8.) there was provided a shield of his Arms r within a Garter, and a Co¬ 
 ronet fet over it. A Target alfo of the Arms of George Earl of Shrewsbury 1 with¬ 
 in a Garter was born at his Funeral, anno 33. H. 8. 
 
 It was the cuftom (begun with us about the Reign of King Henry the Seventh) 
 h ' when the Obfequies of any Vorreign Prince were celebrated here in England, to 
 
 7 ‘isc'.n' paint the scutcheon of fuch Princes Arms within the Collar of that Order , whereof 
 op:. . l.u.J he was Soveraign, or a Fellow-Companion ; for inftance. 
 
 At the Obfequies of the French King Charles the Eighth, celebrated in the Ca¬ 
 thedral of St. Paul's London, the Scutcheons of the Arms of France, were placed 
 »within the Collar of the Order of Saint Michael, of which he was Soveraign. 
 At each end of the Hearfe , b when the Obfequies of John King of Portugal, were 
 kept in St. Paul's Cathedral, there was among others, one great Scutcheon of his 
 Arms, 'within the Collar of the Golden Fleece , wrought with Metal upon Wax, in 
 regard he was one of the Knights of that Order. The Obfequies of the Emperor 
 Charles the Fifth, being performed in Wcflminjlcr Abbey the 22. and 23. days of 
 December anno 15 5 8. there were ten great Scutcheons, d compalfed with Garters ; 
 to fkew he was a Fellow , and Knight-Companon of this Order. 
 
 And 
 
 u \ Ibil. 
 
 X Aug. I r/ in ■ 
 centi difave- 
 r» of Errort in 
 B r\t Nobi 
 hry, p. 35 5 
 
 a.1(S. [I.;.] 
 
 /. 10. 
 
 b 18 &19. 
 Aui- 1 557 
 MS. 
 
 in ea.i Offic. 
 f 345.6. 
 c hid. 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 207 
 
 The Habit and Enftgns of the Order. 
 
 And upon the fame account, where any Forrcign Princes , were not only Sove¬ 
 raigns of one Order, but Companions of another; their Herjes were garnifbed 
 with Scutcheons of their proper Arms, furrounded with the Collars, or "principal 
 Badges of both thole Orders. Hereupon we find, at the Obfequies of Franck 
 the Fird, the French King, celebrated the 19. of June in St. Paul's Lon¬ 
 don, anno r ,E. 6. the Hcrji: was adorned with the Scutcheons of the Arms of 
 France, placed both e within the Carter of St. George, and Collar of Sr, Michael's e jHS.[I.ii.] 
 Order ; in regard he had been a Fellow of the one, and Sovcraign of the other. /• n>. 
 
 At tnc Obfequies performed for Henry the Second of France, on the 9. of Sep¬ 
 tember, anno 1 . El/z. in St. Paul's alfo, there were home Scutcheons of his 
 Arms, incircled both with the r Garter mA Collarof theSGolden Fleece, behaving lUb.Ui.f8. 
 been a Knight-Companion of both thefe Orders ; under the Joyds was a Majefty sI ' 14 '^ 7 ' 
 Scutcheon of Black Taffaty, of this Kings Arms within a Garter , crowned with 
 an Imperial Crown : This Scutcheon was garnilhed in eight places, with eight 
 Bundles, and therein his Imprejs, Donee totum implcat Orhem, with three Cre- 
 feents, and two D’s of the Roman Letter, linked back to back; and in feveral 
 other places of the Herfe, were tadned other Scutcheons of his Arms within this 
 principal Enftgn of ihe Garter. 
 
 King Henry the Eighth was firft of the Soveraigns of this mod Noble Order, 
 ho introduced into his Great seal, the scutcheon of his Arms, incircled within a 
 Garter-, as may be 1 ’ feen placed on either fide of his Portraiture, fitting in his hSpiediChm. 
 Pvoyal rinone. Since his Reign, all fucceeding Soveraigns have born their Arms b 
 within the Garter, not only in their Great and Privy Seals, but alfo in thofe other • 
 belonging to their Courts of Judice; and generally in all things ("except Coyles') 
 whereon the Scutcheon of their Arms have been lince cut, carved, graved, paint¬ 
 ed, 01 wrought ("in imitation of whom the Kn/ghts-Companions have done the 
 like) But there were an. 2r. Car. 1. certain half Crowns damped in the Wed 
 of England, having the soveraigns Arms fo encompafled, and this was the fird 
 Money, whereon the Royal Garter appeared amongd us. 
 
2o3 
 
 Chap. Vlf 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 We have feen Cold Kings call: into the Figure of Carters , the ground on the 
 outfide enamelled with a deep Blue, through which the golden Letters of the 
 Motto appearing, fet them off with an admirable beauty. And it feems fuch Car¬ 
 ter Rings have been of ancient life, fincethe Preface to the Black_Eooh_of the Or¬ 
 der, taking notice of wearing the Carter on the left Leg and shoulder , adds al- 
 i Intcrdum fo the * Thumb, by which we fuppofe is meant Cold Rings, made into the falhion 
 
 of Carters , and bellowed by fome new inftalled Knights upon their Relations 
 " and Friends, to wear in memorial of fo great an honor conferred upon them. . 
 
 Among the Officers belonging to the Order, the Prelate is allowed to bear his 
 proper Arms, (impal'd with thofeof hisSee_) within the Garter: and the reft of 
 the officers are permitted only to wear the Badges of their Office, furrounded with 
 the fame, to exprefs their peculiar relation tothismoftNobieOrder. 
 
 Befides the manner of bearing Arms within the Carter ot this Order, the Carter, 
 either in whole or part, hath been given by way of Armory, (but without the 
 Motto') and in fundry manners of bearing. As in the Seal of Arms, belonging to 
 the Office of Carter, Principal King of Arms 5 where the Garter (lurrounding a 
 Crown) is placed in Chief, between one of the Lions of England, and a Flower 
 k Pjr.17.tA7. de Lis of France. And to inftance in Families : wc find, k Argent, three demy 
 K^rro/wS Garters Azure, buckled and garnilhed Or, granted by King Henry the Seventh, 
 offc. Arm. " to his Servant Peter Nerhorne : and 1 Sable a Garter Or, between three Buckles ot 
 [G. j 5.] the fecond, to be born by the name of Euckland or Rowland in the County ot 
 
 It/o'cw, Northampton. 
 
 Ordinary, 
 
 /.419. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 Of the Mantle. 
 
 ] N the Founder's Statutes, mention is made of no other Robe among thofe ap¬ 
 pointed for thc Habit of this moft Noble Order, but only an upper Garment, to 
 which is there given the name of Mantle’, and is the chief of thofe Veftments, 
 which the Soveraign and Knights-Companions wear upon all folemn occafions re¬ 
 lating to the Order. 
 
 m rsmi'iil. That this kind of Mantle was transferred and derived to us from the ancient 
 M mhabic rtreekj and Romans , is not to be doubted j (ince it fo little differs in falhion from 
 per Jit' rif.44. their Pallium ox Toga. For the ” Grecian Pallium, was a kind of long Cloak, which 
 uCar.siimM only wanted a Colleror Cape: and the"Roman Toga, a Garment as common in 
 5'cu 7 f 459.' fitfh' 00 with, and proper to them, as the Pallium to the Grecians ; and the ufe fo 
 o h v,u Rt- ancient, as Romulus is noted by 0 Plutarch to have worn it. 
 
 mU pancirott We the Pallium Further deferibed to bet a kind of upper Robe, thatcover- 
 
 lo.Uib.Ttt. 45. ed the whole Body, made faff: on the right (houlder with a Fibula, orClafp: It was 
 yf fff A f ufually worn over the Tunica, or Ihort Coat, whence grew the Proverb, Tunica 
 |.1 ' radio propinquior ejl ; and is more particularly obferved by s Erhard. Cellitts from 
 
 the 
 
S i C T. II. 
 
 209 
 
 T he Haiti and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 the authority oF Livie , Suetonius, Tacitus, and other Latin Authors to have been 
 a Garment, made without Sleeves, that reached down to the Ancles. 
 
 [n deferibing this upper Robe called the Mantle, ("the Sovereigns being dif¬ 
 ferenced from the Knights-Comfanions, only by a long Train) we (ball firft fet 
 down the various Names given it in the lAecords of the Order, fecondly the Ma¬ 
 terials whereof made, thirdly the Colour, fourthly the Quantity, and laft of all 
 the Ornamental Trimming ufed about it. Wherein, though fome things hereaf¬ 
 ter inferted, may perhaps to l'ome feem light and trivial, and fitter to fill up a 
 a Taylors Bill, than have place inaferious Difcourfe; yet well knowing they 
 will be thought to others worthy remembrance, and as much efteemed, as ne- 
 cellary to be known ; we thought good, not to omit the lead: particular, that 
 might contribute to the fatisfadtion of any enquiry. 
 
 In the Founder’s Statutes it iscalled r Mantellum, and in Henry the Fifth’s Man- ,J ” Name. 
 lean, both which in Englijh we render a Mantle. But the Exemplar of the Fotm- 
 dor's statutes entred in the slacJfBoof, and the Statutes of Henry the Eighth 
 call it Trabea, which f Roftnta alfo reckons among the different kinds of Man- fris. 5 c.32. 
 ties or Gowns. And in the 20. Article ol King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes , it is 
 applied b*oth to the Mantle and Surcoat. Sometime it is thologia.p.m. Trabea qunq; Togaerat, 
 called' Chiamyda, fometime “ stola, but in other places PmmlUKtr.mmn.itpetitt.L.i.Ttt.'9s. 
 (andmore agreable to the Gree/^and Latin denomination) [, ub.R.p^iio!' 3 '°' 
 w Pallium, and * Toga. w tat. w f.a° 9 . x tb.p. 317. 
 
 In the fecond place, as to the Materials 3 That Mantle made for the Founder, 2. Materials, 
 againft the firft Feaft of this Order, appears to have been of 1 fine IVollcn Cloth, y H* Rmul. 
 Audit is not unlikely, the Founder made choice of Cloth for the Rohes of the Or- 
 der (rather rhan any richer material) to the end he might give a reputation to OMxtnt.abll', 
 that our homebred and native Commodity : albeit we find in the Statutes of hi- 2l -" d 2 s- E ?• 
 dilution, a permiffion for the Proxies of For reign Princes , to bring over with 
 them Mantles of 1 si/lg or Velvet, when they came to receive the poffeffion of * tecum. 
 their Principals Stalls ; either becanfe other Countries were better furnifhed with 
 fuch Commodities, than our Englifi Cloth, or that it might rather [rand with the H.s.Sxat.Art. 
 liking or efteem of Forreign Princes, as accounting Silf or Velvet the nobler 
 material. 
 
 How long the Soveraigns of this moftNoble Order continued wearing of Cloth , 
 vve cannot diredlly fay, the firft time we dilcover their Mantles to be made of 
 a Velvet , is about the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Sixth ; which fort a&c lib.vtcat. 
 of Silk hath thence continued in u(e until this day. About this time alfo we ob- 
 ferve the Mantles of Forreign Princes, were likewife made here of Velvet ; for/. 4, 
 fo was b that fent to the King of Portugal, elefted c anno 1 3. H 6 . b uts 9 *\ 
 
 As touching the Mantles of the Knights-Comfanions, there is no queftion, but c ' ' ' r ' 9 ’" 
 they were of the dime materials, with thofe made for the Soveraign of the Order ; 
 namely, at firft, of fine Wollen Cloth, and when the Soveraign changed Cloth to 
 V civet, they did folikewife.- But we cannot meet with equal (atisfaftion in this 
 particular, as we have done in the Mantles belonging to the Soveraign, becaule 
 the Knights-Comf aniens provided this Robe at their own charge, and their pri¬ 
 vate accounts, through many cafualties were of no great durability, but their 
 Surcoats were of the Soveraigns donation, and confequently the particulars of 
 them remain on Record, in the Rolls and Accounts of the great Wardrobe. 
 
 The Colour of thefe Mantles is appointed by the Statutes to be d Slue 5 and of | 
 this coloured Cloth, was the' firft Robe made for the Founder ; by which, as by Art.ix.H.f. 
 the ground-work of the Royal Garter it is not unlike, he alluded (in this no lefs Stat.Art.xi. 
 than that) to the Colour of the Field in the French Arms; which a few years be- 
 fore he had a flurried in Quarter, with thofe of his Kingdom of England: But the c.okem.i. 
 Colour of the Surcoat was changed every year as will appear by and by. Of the 
 lame SColour were the Vcivet Mantles made in King Henry the Sixth's Reign, who pnti.mcat.Co'- 
 though he changed theStuffJ yet did he not vary the dye. nm.f 41.99. 
 
 It is alfo manifeft, that the slue Colour was retained to King Edward the 
 Fourth’s Reign, for when this soveraign fent the Habit and Enfgns of the Order to . & ^ 
 Julianas de Medicis, the Mantle was made of' Slue Velvet. WareEq.Aw, 
 
 C. c 
 
 But 
 
210 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Butin King Henry the Eighth's Statutes, there is no mention at all of the Colour 
 of this upper Robe, fave only of the Mantle, which a Forreign Princes Proxy is 
 enjoined to bring along with him, when he comes toafliimethe Stall of hisPmt- 
 cipal , which though it be not dire&Iy to the point, yet is it there noted to be of 
 
 kftnS.En- t pine Velvet', and it is more than probable, that the Blue Colour continued ftill in 
 chp, stMuiei ll!e . f or vv! thin a few years after the compiling this laft mentioned Body of Sta- 
 1 awf. in tutes, it appears, the Mantle Pent to James King of Scotland, was of 1 Blue Velvet. 
 ^uiimur™’ And ” Folydore Virgile, who wrote his Hiftory about that time, affirms as much, 
 rallio coeru- Moreover in the ancient form of admonition and fignification, appointed to be 
 
 mydemhanc Ifwe pafs from the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, to the firfc and fecond years 
 ™ J ‘. of King Philip and Queen Mary, it will appear, the Mantle lent to Emanuel Duke 
 o Ex lib. Wear, of Savoy was likewife of” Blue Velvet. 
 
 s’e's 'phf Fmt ’ n Qi ieen Elizabeth's Reign (upon what ground is no where mentioned) 
 
 f •’ li /■>!• I- f. I rrn Prtu/.'f R/f n.tlo r tine olannrtod 7D.yc.e./,-.* 
 
 the Colour of Forreign Princes Mintles, was changed from Blue to Purple : for 
 
 of that Colour were the Mantles fent to the French Kings, 
 p Charles the Ninth, anno 6. Eliz. and * Henry the Third, 
 an. 2 7* of the fame Queen : So alfo to the Emperor ^ Maxi- 
 mill.an. y.Eliz. to * Frederick^ the Second King of Den- 
 niar 4 , an. 24. Eliz, to t John Cafimire , Count Palatine of the 
 KhynC: an. 21. Eliz. and to" Chrijlierne the Fourth King of 
 
 Rif. in Offic. 
 
 mag. Gardtob. pag. 
 
 p Ex lib.Warr.particular,temp.Eli^. R. in 
 
 Offic. prsd. p. 85. 
 q Jb. p. 201. 
 r 7 b.p. 17. 
 
 f Ex lib. 4. in Offic. pr^d, p. 446. 
 
 r Th Is t r f 
 
 ms. joi. jmes rrsj. um.un-u, «<. Denmark, an. Jac. R.sp. but that fent to w FredericktSake 
 hb.cellim in Ej. Aur.AvehWirumt. of Wirtemberg'm the fame year, was of a mixt Colour, to 
 
 wit, Purple with Violet. 
 
 Thus the Purple Colour came in,. and continued till about the 1 2. year of King 
 Charles the Firft, when that Soveraign (having determined to reftore the Colour 
 of the Mantle to the primitive Inftitution, namely a rich Cdejlial Blue) gave di- 
 
 x E% Amp. recti am to * Mr. Peter Ha chant Merchant (afterwards Knighted by him) to furnifh 
 XtcPEy Aml himlelf with a parcel of Velvets of that Colour from Genoa, and upon their ar- 
 nuper Cttnccfl. rival into England , commanded v Sir Thomas Rowe, then Chancellor of the Order , 
 >IU, “'‘r°n i« forthwith to fignifie by Letters to all the Knights-Companions his Soveraign Plea- 
 
 new Robes, againft the following St.George’s day, and fatisfie for them; in obe¬ 
 dience to this command the Chancellor within ten days gave notice thereof to 
 the Knights-Companions. 
 
 Hereupon all the Knights furniftied themfelves with new Mantles at the rate of 
 thirty feven (hillings a yard, being the price the Soveraign paid to Mr. Richaut 
 for the Velvet of his own Robes; and the firft time thefe Mantles were worn, 
 was to honor thelnftallationof the prefent Soveraign. 
 
 And becaufe there were many Knights-EleS to belnftalled, after the happy re¬ 
 turn of the prefent Soveraign , it was therefore Ordered, at a Chapter held at 
 Whitehall, the 14. of January, an. 12. Car. 2. (called to confider what prepara¬ 
 tions were fit and neceflary to be made, againft the grand Feaft of St. George 
 then at hand) That direftions fhould be given to the Mailer of the Wardrobe, to 
 fend abroad for fpecial good Velvets, of skic-colour and Crimfon, and other 
 materials of the proper Colours for the Mantles and Surcoats, both of the old 
 Knights-Companions , and thofe that were then to be Inftalled ; which was ac¬ 
 cordingly done, and they brought over in time to accommodate them at the laid 
 
 4 Quantity. Albeit the juft number of Ells of Cloth, which went to the making the Foun- 
 a Ex frsi.Rut. der’s firft Mantle, are not fet down, yet in grofs for his Mantle, Hood, and Stir- 
 cphtp.Jt.tiks, coat^ there was allowed a 10 Ells of long Cloth. The Mantle of King Henry the 
 
 m - u- _ . rt:„ - Fit. _I ____ 
 
 Sixth took updone Piece, 5 Ells and 3 quarters of Blue 
 V el vet; and thofe fent to c Frederick, the Second, and d Chri - 
 
 b Exlib.prsf. vocat. Cotom. f- 52. 
 c Ex lib- 4. in Offic. mag. Card. p. 445. 
 
 HLutw,™’ 0mn mf!r r,,i ft iern the Fourth, Kings of Denmark , and to the French 
 
 'ratal, p.299. J — -- -o — — .w 
 
 e Ex lib.Warr. particular itmp.Bi^.R.in King « Henry the Third, contained each 20 yards of Vel- 
 
 Offic. mag. Gardrob.p. 201. 
 
 vet. This we find to be the allowance for the Mantles of 
 
 Forreign 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 211 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 F orreign Princes, and are the more large by reafon of t heir long Train, which 
 being wanting in the Mantles of Knights Subjects?, 18 yards ferved to make one 
 of them. The fulllength of the prefent Sovereign's Mantle, from the Collar be¬ 
 hind to the end of the Train, is 3 yards; the length of the forelide 1 yard and 
 3 quarters; from the foot along the bottom to the fetting on of the Train is 
 2 yards; and from thence, the length orcompafsof the Train is 2 yards. 
 
 The left fhoulder of each ofthefe Mantles have (from the Inftitution of the j.Triraming; 
 Order) been adorned with one large fair Garter, containing the Motto, Honi 
 fiit qui maly penfe: Thefe were diftinguilhed from the lejfcr Garters, anciently 
 embroidered upon the Surcoats and Hoods, of the Sovereign Md Knights-Compa- 
 nions, by the name of f Garters grofs. f Ex md ;;5- 
 
 Within this Garter was embroidered the s Arms of St. George,viz,. drgent aCrofs 
 Coles ; and was heretofore wrought upon 1 *Satin, with Gold, Silver, and Silk; tl'.f&lt' 
 but in fucceeding times, more coftwas bellowed upon this Enfign; the embroi- r» f-sit. 
 dery being enrioufiy wrought upon Velvet, with Damask, Gold, and fundry 
 forts of Purls, Plates, Venice Twills and Silks; and the Letters of the Motto Ms6 .b.MS. 
 and Borders of the Garter, compofed of fair Oriental Pearl. The Garter fixt 
 upon the Mantle of the prefent Soveraign, is encompalfed with large Oriental 
 Pearl, fo alfo are the Letters of the Motto, and the Crofs within the Garter (an 
 exa£t Figure whereof is to be feen in the Plate fet at the beginning of this Chap¬ 
 ter) the Diameter of this Garter is feven Inches, but the depth, from the upper 
 part to the end of the Pendant, ten Inches. 
 
 In the Reign of King Henry the Sixth, it feems to have been the falhion to gar- 
 uifh the Mantle with three or four Welts drawn down the fides, and round the 
 bottom; for fo have I found it expreft on the Monument of John. Talbot, Earl of 
 Shrewsbury, fet in the South Wall of the Chancel in the Church of Whitchurch 
 in shropfkire. 
 
 About this time alfo the Lining of this Robe, was ‘ White Damask ,., and af >£* e»Jia.fi. 
 terwards k White satin ; but of later times, it was lined with White 1 TafTats j* 1 / 2 -*'! 
 which continues yet in falhion. tmc'jJbf- 
 
 For further Ornament, the Mantle had fixed to its Collar, a pair of long ^ c - 
 firings, anciently woven of "'Blue silk, only ; (called Cardans , Robe-ftrings, or fill' w«„. 
 Laces ) but of later times "twilled round, and made of Venice Gold, and Silk of D,rm 'wi¬ 
 the Colour of the Robe; at each end of which, hung a great “Knob or But- 
 ton wrought over and raifed with a rich Caul of Gold; and Taflels thereunto vn.cmJ.f. 5 i 
 of like Silk and Gold. 
 
 Laftly, at the Collar was ufually fixed, an p Hook and eye of Gold; for the trlf. 
 furer faftning it about the (boulders. 
 
 cent. 
 o Ex eod. lib. 
 voc. Corom.locQ 
 rutpe' cit. 
 
 „ P Ex lib. tntio 
 in pr*d. Offic. 
 jp.17. 
 
 SECT. IH- 
 
 Of the Surcoat. 
 
 W E ^ obferved before, that the Mantle or upper Rohe is only taken no¬ 
 tice of in the Founder’s Statutes, but not the Surcoat or Kirtle; never- 
 theiels this part of the Habit, is as ancient as the other, being made ufe of at the 
 'c ^. utlon Order: For fuch a Garment the Founder then made, together' 
 with his Mantle (as alfo a Hood) to wear at the firfl: Feall of this mod N oble Order. 
 
 n lr as . ® Mantle was derived from the Greeks and Romans.) fo was the^^r- qPanrmliM, 
 coat Mo ; it being not much unlike the Tunick. or upper Coat, now in falhion with I 
 
 US. and worn nver v 0 (i Tltlt _.t „ _ Tn • 44 - 
 
 us,^ and worn over the Fc/?. This Garment among the Romans was called Tunica, r cs,fi n .an, 
 Toga, but both Narrower and fliorter than it; it was j* 
 
 li o J C. J ,1 . .1 , r t r •. _I, J ‘ 5 c, ?3- 
 
 and worn, r i 
 
 u ’j‘V’/ neX . t ( h e Toga, Dut ootn*narrower and Ihorter than it; it was 
 0 tr e . c ofe to the Body with a Girdle,and fo girded, that the ! Hem of it reached t ’ajmHtau 
 
 C c 2 a 
 
212 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 u f Rofw.ioci a little below the Knee, 
 wjf 
 
 or to the middle of the Ham. "It wastheproper Mode 
 H-\‘rdur" of the Roman Citizens, and by its trimming were the three degrees among them 
 p.212. ' known.- For the * Senators Tunickj, were embroider'd or purfel'd over with 
 broad purple Studs, the Knights with narrow ones, and the plebeians plain, and 
 without any fitch embroidery. 
 
 In feting forth the Surcoat which was heretofore annually 
 X Liberationes dicuntur res ntcefran® p, e ft owec [ fo, t h e Soveraign on the Knights-Companions, and 
 qua: vcl ex debito, vel honon gratia, Ma- n jl■ v r • n n r n . .1 1 r 1 
 
 giftracui, Hofpitibus, feu Peregrinamibus therefore called his x Livery >we mail follow the method uled 
 miniftrantur. Spilmm. Ghffar. mb a Li- ln deferibing the Mantle, and fay fomething of the Name, 
 Materials,Colour, Quantity, and Garnijhing. 
 
 i.its Name. As to the Name, we obferve, this Garment hath had fundry denominations; 
 y ExR.f>t.com- that bellowed on it in the old Rolls of the great Wardrobe is t Roha , a 
 fir Johan. Robe; but more properly (as the Founders firft surcoat is 
 
 Newbury,an.^^.E.^.m.j. penes Remem.Re- - ----- - -- - ... 
 
 called 'y-Tunica, which Name is alfo given it, in the Red 
 Rook.o(the Order. In EngliJI) it is rendred Gown, Kirtle, 
 a Surcoat , b Undercoat , and Rohe. 
 
 The firft of thefe Englifh Names, [ Gown' ] is attributed 
 totheSurcoats of the Soveraign and Forreign Princes , in the 
 times of * Henry the Sixth, c Edward the Fourth, and 1 Henry 
 the Seventh ; but fince his Reign, and (till very latelyit 
 hath been bellowed alfo on the Surcoats of Knights-Compa- 
 nions ; and that of Kirtle fometimes given to thofe fent to 
 ForreignPrinces, as doth almoft every where appear among 
 the Books of Warrants, in the great Wardrobe ; but the relt 
 are terms made ufe of in our Age. 
 
 As the firft Mantles, lb the firft Surcoats were made of 
 h Woollen-Cloth: and though the Cloth of the Mantles, was 
 in time changed to Velvet, yet were the Surcoats for fome 
 time after made of* Cloth , at leaft till after the Office of C han- 
 cellor of the Garter was erected by King Edward the Fourth, 
 v Ex vet. per- as appears by th Precedent of this Livery, in the Soveraign s great Wardrobe; 
 
 where after the diftribution of materials for this Garment, proportionable to 
 ,,t. f.i 2. each Degree of Nobility, the like follows for the Liveries, given to the officers 
 
 of the Order , among whom the Chancellor is there mentioned. But at length 
 they alfo came to be made of Velvet, which fort of Silk is ftill retained. 
 
 The Colour of this Vefture was anciently changed every year, commonly in¬ 
 to one of thefe four Colours, either Blue, Scarlet, Sanguine in grain, or 
 White ; but the Colour of the Mantles remained one and the lame, as at the Infti- 
 tution, until Queen Elizabeth's Reign, namely Blue: and note that the Surcoats 
 of the Knights-Co/npanions, were always changed to the lame Colour with the So- 
 
 gis in Scdccario , tfyy Rot, Compot. Hen.de 
 Snaitlh an.^q.E.^.m.^yideporro Rot. Com- 
 for. Alani de Stolfe an. q.R. 2. m.y.fa 15. 
 
 lib Comp, de liberat. Pannorum , fyc. 
 temp. R. 2. in Offic. mag. Gardrob. f. 155. 
 167.175.184.194. 
 
 z Rot.Compot. Johan Coltf, ab anno 21. ad 
 annum 13. E ^.m.i.dyy lib.Rp. 120. 
 a MS. in Offic.Armor.[L.i *J /^i 9 - 
 b Sir Tho. Rnwej Journal, p. 3 5. 
 d Ex Lib. pr&d. vocat. Cotom. 
 e Ex Autogr.penei Jac.Ware Eq. Aur. 
 f Ex vet. MS. penes preef. Will, le Neve 
 Eq. Aur.f. 295. 
 
 2. Materials. 
 
 h Ex preef. Rot. Comp. Jo.Colfe, m. 8. vide 
 etiam lib. Comp, de Liberat. pannor. temp. 
 Jv.a.f. 124.155-167.173.184.^. 
 i Ex lib. vocat. Cotom.f.tf.fy 92. 
 
 %. Colour. 
 
 veraignsf 
 
 The Founder s firft Surcoat was of the fame Cloth and Colour with his Mantle^ 
 
 1 v j z , 1 Elite-, but that surcoat provided for him in the 34. year of his Reign, was 
 
 m Blacl^Cloth. And of the*, fime Colour were thofe he beftowed (againft the So¬ 
 il, ExRot'.Js. lemnity of the Feaft held that year ) upon thefe following Knights-Companions, 
 namely, the 0 Black Prince, the Earls of VIJier, Richmond , and Salisbury , Edmund 
 ofm.i.' of Langley (his Son) Sir Richard la Vache, Sir Hugh Wrotejley, Sir Reignald Cob- 
 ham, Sir Bartholomew Burgherjl, the Lord Mohun, Sir Walter Manney, Sir Nele 
 Losing, Sir Walter Paveley, Sir William FitzWaryn, Sir Miles Stapleton, the Earls 
 of Stafford, Warwick ,., and Suffolk, and Sir Phomas Vghtred. But we conceive 
 pPeflilenca this mourning Colour was then alTumed, becaufe theP Peftilence began again to 
 encreafe ; the dreadful remembrance of that great Peftilence, which fo fnri- 
 o'.llly raged eleven years before (called Pefiilentia magnady inviting to all kind of 
 humiliation. The Surcoats which the soveraign gave the Dukes of Lancaster 
 Cmplf/ittuic an< ^ Clarence, and 14 other Knights-Companions, r an. 37.H. 3. wereof Cloth, San- 
 Snaiih.im.i- guine in grain. 
 
 cm^At'Tdc Thofe 24. provided for the Feaft of St. George, an. J.R. 2. were r Violet in 
 Sot',is- ' grain ; whereof one was for the soveraign , the other 23. for thefe Knights- 
 
 Companions 
 
 
--- 
 
 Sect. III. 
 
 I he Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 213 
 
 Companions following, 'John King of C aside and Leon, Duke of Lane after, tib.m.9. 
 the Earls of Cambridge, Buckingham, Derby, Kent, Warwick., Stafford, Salis¬ 
 bury, Northumberland, and Nottingham, the Lords Nevil, Buffet, and John Hol¬ 
 land, Sir Guy Bryan, Sir William Beauchamp, Sir Thomas Fercy, Sir Nets Loring, 
 
 Sir John Sulky, Sir Lodowick.CliJford, Sir Simon Burley, Sir Richard Burley, Sir 
 Bryan Stapleton, and Sir Soldan cle la Trane. 
 
 Anno 1 1. R. 2. there were made againffc St. George's Feaff, three and twenty 
 Sure oats of “ White Cloth, for the Soveraign and 22 Knights-Companions. And in u De Panno 
 the 12. and 19. year of the fame King, the Soveraign bellowed on the fame num- 
 ber of Knights, Sure oats of® long Blue Cloth,ess were the firft. Comp.de Libe- 
 
 The 22 Surcoats provided for the Feaft of St. George, an. 1 . H. 5. were of rft.Pmmr- 
 
 ? . r - &c. temp R. 2. 
 
 * White Cloth. 
 
 Anno - H. 6. the soveraign’s Gown or Surcoat was made of rScarlet ; and fo rtlbf " 55 -& 
 
 was that Cent to the 1 King of Portugal in the 13. year of the fame King. Anno—- ' 7 J \sf n mu 
 H. 6. the Soveraign had a White Cloth ; and of b like Colour were the Sur coats Hatton. 
 provided for 20 Knights-Companions in the—— year of his Reign. L?*nc«omf' 
 
 Afterwards the before mentioned four Colours, began to be laid afide, and y 47 . 
 others brought into ufe; for the surcoat lent to Julianas Medices, in the Reign * 
 of King Edward the Fourth, was c Turple Velvet. b n.fsi.b. 
 
 And by the Soveraign’s Warrants entred in the great Wardrobe, towards the cExAuttp. 
 latter end of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, and lince; it is manifeft the 
 Surcoats of the Soveraign, and all the Knights-Companions were Crimfon Velvet: 
 NorwasthisColouralteredinthe,y»m«t, though the late soveraign reftored the 
 Mantle to its firft and ancient Colour, an. 12. Car. 1. 
 
 It is evident that in provifions of Snrcoats made for {he Knights-Companions, 4. Quantity, 
 againft one and the fame Feaff, there hath been fome difference in the gfuan- 
 tity of the Cloth allowed : for we find, an. 34.£. 3. the Earls of Stafford, Warwick, 
 and Suffolk, as alfo Sir Thomas Vghtred, had then allowed for each of their Sur- 
 coatsf 6 Ells of Cloth (perhaps the tallnels of their ftature required it_) when the dr Ex/tor, 
 other 15 Knights-Companions were allowed but c 5 Ells, being the 1 ’fame quantity 
 put into the Sovereign's Surcoat at the fame time. f/Wd.m.13. 
 
 The Dukes of Holland and Clarence fan. 1. H. 5.J with the Earl of Arundel, 
 were allowed s 8 Ells of Cloth apiece, the Dukes of Bedford, Gloucejler, and 
 Fork, the Earls of Wcffmerland and Warwick, the Lords Grey, Fitz-Hugh, and ; fwattom 
 /ftw/, h 6Ells‘apiece, the Earls of Dorfet, with fix Barons, and five Knights-Bat- 
 chellors, but ■ 5 Ells apiece. 
 
 Afterwards, when the number of Ells of Cloth, Garters, and Furrs came to‘be 
 afeertained for each Degree, all the Rnightf-Companions (even the Prince of 
 Wales) were Hinted to a certain allowance of'5 Ells of Cloth. But fince Velvet 1 Ex tut.per. 
 came into ufe, the allowance for Surcoat and Hood (as appears by the soveraign s 
 Warrants') hath been eighteen yards ; that is, while the Surcoat reached down to aardnb.f. 12. 
 the feet, but now it being the falhion to wear it fliorter, the allowance is but 
 ten yards. 
 
 The length of the now Sovereign’s Surcoat, is one yard and a half; and of 
 the (leeve one yard wanting a Nail. 
 
 In the laft place, the ornamental Trimmings of thefe Garments, efpecially atS'Trtominc, 
 the time of Inftituting the Order, are worthy obfervation ; for they were 
 then, and for a longtime after, garnifhed or "powdered all over with little Gar¬ 
 ters, embroided with Silk and Gold Plate; in each of which was neatly wrought 
 the Motto, Dont Lott tint mal P penfe. Befides, the Buckles and Pendants to n . &frii 
 thefe fmall darters were Silver, gilt. Of thefe embroidered Garters, there oXRn.cm, 
 werelaid upon the firft Surcoat and Hood madeforthe Founder, nolefs than 0 168. 7 o.co<*m.8. 
 
 In Kins Richard the Second's Reign, the little Garters that adorned the Snrcoats ... 
 of the Soveraign and Kmghts-Compamons, were wrought in embroidery upon L , itm 
 
 PBlue Taffatv, with Cyprus and Soldat Gold, and Silk of divers Colours; and fw, 0c. 
 
 IT ill temp. Raff. 
 
 the Letters'! Gold. _ 155.173.184; 
 
 And as the soveraign was not limited in the proportion of Cloth or Velvet for 0 Rot. Com;', 
 his Stinoat ; no more was he confined, to a certain number of darters, wherewith * s, ° ■■ 
 
 to ’ •' 
 
214 The Habit and Enftgns of the Order. Chap. VII. 
 
 to adorn itnor do I find, that any of the Knights-Companions were, until the 
 Precedent of the Livery of the Garter was fetled. For an. i. H. 5. the Dukes of 
 Holland and Clarence, the Earl of Arundel , the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucefier , 
 r vs .in Bill, had each of their surcoats adorn’d with' 120 Garters: but the Duke ofr»i' 4 ° 
 hamn. an( J the reft of the Earls, Barons, and Knights-Batchelors wore but 100. 
 
 The fetlement in the Precedent of the Livery was made in relation to the De¬ 
 grees of honor of each Knight-Companion, according to which, they had an al¬ 
 lowance of a greater or leffer number of Garters, that is to fay 
 
 A Duke - 
 
 A Marquefs - 
 
 An Earl - 
 
 A Vifcount - 
 
 A Baron - 
 
 A Baneret --- 
 
 A Knight-Eatchcllor 
 
 -120 
 
 -UO 
 
 -IOO 
 
 - go 
 
 - 80 
 
 - 70 
 
 - do. 
 
 ■ Garters. 
 
 f Ex pr&d.lib. 
 vac. Cotom. 
 f <2 .b. 
 t Ib.f.$ 2. 
 
 u Exprtef Kot . 
 Compot. Jo. 
 Niv?burym.il, 
 & Lib.Comp, 
 de fiber at.Pun- 
 mr.temp. R.2. 
 /.«29 vid'por- 
 ro lib.prid.v j- 
 cat Cotom.f.$i 
 b.ify-'f. 104. 
 w Ex end. Rot. 
 Comp Jo.Nerv- 
 bury m. 1. & 
 R-'t.C.omppr&f, 
 HSnairh m.$. 
 Rot.Comp, 
 freed. Al. de 
 Stolpe m.y. 
 xf Ex eoddib. 
 yl Comp, de 
 Iibrrat. Pun¬ 
 itor f 167.173. 
 ^184. 
 
 Z MS in Bibl. 
 /Julian. 
 
 3 Ex vet.per- 
 gam.Codic.in 
 Ojfic mag. 
 Gardr.p. 12. 
 b Pag-i 18. 
 
 About the Reign of King Henry the Sixth, the soveraigns number of Garters 
 did not much exceed thofe which the Founder allowed to himfelf at the Infcitu- 
 t.on ; for theSstrcout andHood of the faid King, took up but r 173. and the lung 
 of Portugal, an. 13. H. 6 . ( 120 Garters. But this manner of adorning thel'e Gar¬ 
 ments, grew at length quite out of falhion (perhaps when Cloth was altered to 
 Velvet) and the plain Surcoat hath to this day continued in ufe. 
 
 In the fecond place it is to be noted, that all thefe surcoats ("whilft made of 
 Cloth) were lined with Fur, of one and the fame kind, to wit, with Bellies of pure 
 Miniver ; only the Soveraigns were” purfled with Ermyn ; and of thele it feems 
 a like proportion was at firft allowed to all the Knights-Companions, viz. w 200 
 Bellies. 
 
 Yet in the Reign of King Richard the Second, fome difference began in the 
 allowance to the Knights-Companions -> for a Baron and all Degrees upward had 
 the ftme allowance of "200 Bellies, but the Degrees under a Baron onlvy 120. 
 Howbeit an. 1. H. 5. the Barons were equalled to the Knights-Batchellors/ for all 
 Degrees*above a Baron were allowed a Fur of 200Bellies, but the Barons and 
 Knights Batchellors Furs were only of 120 Bellies. 
 
 Afterwards by the Precedent of the Garter, there was another Proportion fet; 
 the Prince, a Duke, a Marquefs, an Earl, had each of them a 5 Timber of pure 
 Miniver allowed to a Surcoat, but the Vifcount, Baron, Baneret, and Batche¬ 
 lor Knight, but 3 Timber apiece. In time thefe Furs alfo were laid afide and 
 then the Surcoats came to be lined with White Sarcenet, to which, in Queen Eli¬ 
 zabeth's Reign, White Taffaty fucceeded, and that ftill continues. 
 
 What became of thefe Surcoats heretofore, feeing the Knights-Companions had 
 new ones every year, appears from this Note entred in the Black, Book, of the 
 Order, b jhat on the Eve of the Fcaflof St. George, the Knights ware to Vefpers the 
 SovcraignA Livery or Surcoats nfed by them the preceding year, which after that 
 night they did not wear (fottheaew Surcoats were firft worn on ch e Feajl-day) but 
 the Enfigns and Ornaments of this kjnd, were ajierwards clifpofed of to the ufe of 
 the Colledge. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the Hood and Cap. 
 
 T HE Hood comes in the next place to be (poken of which in King Henry the 
 Eighth's Statutes, and the Black, Book.o( the Order , is called Humerale 5 
 
 but 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. ?, i ;j 
 
 but in the Rolls of Accounts in the Soveraign i great Wardrobe, Capua;/a. In 
 the French it is chaperon, a word ufed in the statute, an. I. Ric. 2. c. 7. and alfo 
 retained in an old Englilh Draught of Henry the Eighth's Statutes , that feems to 
 have been prepared for the view of the Soveraign and Knights-Companions, at 
 their folemn meeting in Chapter at Windefor, an. 11. H. 8. for it carries the.date 
 of 29. of May, in that fame year; on which day that memorable Chapter was 
 held, for Reforming and Explaining the Statutes of theOrakr. 
 
 Hoods were anciently worn for defence of the Head, againft the inconveni¬ 
 ences of weather, &c. but in later times Caps and Hats have liipplied their 
 place. How they were then worn and fat upon the Head, may be obferved in 
 that‘Plate, which exhibits the Portraitures of the firft Founders of the Order , c vide infra 
 (landing compleatly robed. As alfo with fome variety of falhion in fucceeding cha P- 26 - 
 times, in the Pidtures of * William Beauchamp Lord Bergaveny , Richard Earl of 
 Warwick, Humfry Earl of Stafford, and John Duke of Norfolk . Yet is not the 
 Hood quite laid afide, lince (till kept hanging down the back (almolt like a Pil¬ 
 grims Hat) as if put in hopes (being fo ready at hand) that it may again be re- 
 llored to its former ufe. 
 
 This Hoad was Ordained, and is yet retained as part of the Habit of this mod: 
 
 Noble Order : And though neither it, nor the Surcoat is remembred in the Sta¬ 
 tutes of Injlitution , or in either of its Exemplars , nor doth King Henry the Fifth’s 
 take notice of it, yet is it of equal antiquity with the reft of the Habit ; as ap¬ 
 pears from feveral places before cited, out of the Rolls of the great Wardrobe ; 
 and Henry the Eighth’s Statutes have made fpecial obfervation of it, as part of 
 the Habit , for there the Mantle , Surcoat,,Hood, and Collar, are called ‘the whole cArt.it 
 Habit oftheOrder. Nay, before this time, mention is madeofit in th eBlarfBook. 
 anno 22.//. 7. where at the Inveftiture of Philip King of Cajlile, the Mantle, Kir- 
 tle f Hood, and Collar,are expreft to be the whole Habit, wherewith he was in veiled, (Pae-iT^ ^ 
 
 The form of this part of the Habit is perfedtly delcribed in the Plate at the be¬ 
 ginning of this Chapter. It was heretofore, and now is, generally made of the 
 fame materials with the surcoat, and confequently of the fame Colour. More¬ 
 over it was anciently trim’d and garnilhed, with a proportion of little embroi¬ 
 dered Garters, lined with Cloth of a different colour, and fuch as would bell fet 
 off to view; but now with Tajfaty, as is the Lining of the Surcoat ; of all which 
 mention is made, inthofe authorities cited before, and relating to the Surcoat. 
 
 As to the Cap, which in ufe and place fucceeded the Hood , we fhall brief- 
 ly fay thus much : That it hath been, and yet is made of Black. Velvet, lin’d with 
 Tajfaty, but the falhion hath feveral times varied : for in the Reign of King 
 Henry the Eighth, the Cap was flat, as appears in a Proceeding of that Soveraign, 
 and the Kmghts-Companions, fairly limned in thes Black. Book, of the Order. In gF.if.19f. 
 Queen Elizabeth’stxme, it wasalittle raifed in the head, as may be Teen in ano¬ 
 ther Proceeding in her Reign, which 1 ’hereafter follows. But in King James his bchap.co. 
 Reign, they were much more high crown'd; and the prefent falhion is (hewn in 
 our before mentioned plate. 
 
 This Cap hath been ufually adorned with Plumes of white Feathers, and 
 Sprigs, and bound about with a Band, fet thick with Diamonds; " fo was that i Lib.R.p.14^ 
 Cap provided for the Inllallation of the prelent Soveraign : And fometimes the 
 Brims have been tacktup with a large and coftly Jewel. 
 
 It feems the cullom of wearing Caps and Feathers at the grand Solemnities of 
 the Order, had for fome time (about the beginning of King James his Reign) 
 been neglected; and thereupon, in a k chapter held the 13. of Jpril, an. 10. Jac. k ms. fenei 
 Regis, this laudable ufage was re-eltablilhed. ffT/ttn"”" 
 
 To all thefe may be fitly added, the Crop of the Order , encompaffed with a " iuf c ' 
 Garter , which by King Charles the Firft was* Ordained to be worn, upon the left *£■< 
 fide of the Soveraign s and Knights-Companions Cloaks, Coats, and Caflocks,when 
 they did not wear their Robes. The Order for which we [hall here infert. 
 
 Charles- 
 
1 he Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 216 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 fec.M. \A 7 Herei!S ^ 6 R -°^ >es c <mcermng the Order, firfl, having the fame ordinary 
 
 f' 4 - Win. h V V ’<fi which Cloaks have at this time, and now are worn only at the Fcafl of 
 SI. George, Inflating of Knights, and holding 0/Chapters, fo that the Arms of 
 the Garter, not being daily worn thereon, may be thought an omiflion, whereby the 
 Order doth receive fame diminution of honor, contrary to the intention of the Foun¬ 
 der. King Charles out of his princely delire by all due means to advance the honor 
 of the fid Noble Order, at a Chapter holden at his Palace of Weflminfter, on the 
 27. day of April, in the 2. year of his Reign of Great Britain, the fame day, being 
 by Prorogation appointed for the day and F eafl of St. George, for that year. His 
 Ma\efly, with eleven Knights of the Order, viz,. Edward Earl of orcefter Lord 
 Privy Seal, Robert Earl of Suffex, William Earl of Pembroke Lord Chamberlain 
 of his Majejlies Hoof, Philip Earl of Montgomery, Francis Earl of Rutland, 
 George Duke 0/Buckingham Lord high Admiral of England, William Earl of Sa¬ 
 lisbury, James Earl c/Carlille, Edward Earl 0/Dorfet, Henry Earl 0/Holland, 
 Captain of his Majejlies Guard, .WThomas Earl o/Berklhire, hath Ordered and 
 and Ordained, That the Knights and Companions of the Order, and the Prelate 
 and Chancellor of the fame, fall after three months next offer the dale before men¬ 
 tioned of the fid Order, near upon the left part of their Cloaks, Coats, and Riding 
 Cadocks, at all times when they fall not near their Robes, and in all Places and 
 Afflmbhcs, an Ffcotchcon tf the Arms of St. George, that is to fay, a Crofs within a 
 Garter, not enriched with Pearls or stones ; that the wearing thereof may be a te- 
 flimony apert to the World, of the honor they hold from the faid moll Noble Older, 
 Inflit sited and Ordained for perjbns of the higheft honor and great cjl worth. 
 
 And itfeemsitwas not longaftere’rethe Glory or star (as it is ufually called) 
 having certain beams of Silver that fpread in form of a Crofs, was introduced 
 and added thereunto, in imitation (as is thought) of th e French, who after that 
 manner wore the chief Enfign of the Order of the Holy Ghoft, being the refem- 
 blance of a Dove, irradiated with fuch like beams. 
 
 And whereas fome allow this Symbol of the Holy Ghoft, to be properly 
 enough furrotinded with a Glory , like as are the reprefentations of the Heads of 
 our Saviour and his Apoflles, by a general confent among Painters, yet cenfure 
 it altogether improper for a Garter to be fo adorned; let them confider that King 
 Edward the Fourth, encompaffed his White Rofe with the like Glory (whereof 
 both the Stone-work, and Wood-work of St. George's Chappel in IVindefor Caflle 
 afford divers inftances) and then there will be found fomething of Precedent for 
 it, long before the Inftitution of the Order of the HolyGholl, as alfo of its appli¬ 
 cation to other no lefs than facred things. But this King affumed this Devife, 
 upon the Sun's appearance like three Suns, which fuddenly united together in¬ 
 to one, immediately before his fortunate Victory at the Battel of Mortimers 
 Crofs : an occafion, which he thought himfelf much obliged to perpetuate. 
 
 A nd they miftake, who take it to be the Garter jm this new Ornament,that is thus 
 itradiated,but there is fomething elle in it, which was then thought more worthy of 
 the Glory, and from it, not the Garter, do the beams and rays fpread; namely the 
 Crofs of the Order, efteemed glorious,(ince it fhinedfo in Heaven, at its appearance 
 to Conftantine the Great; which that it may more evidently appear, a draught of 
 the Medal ftamped in memorial of adding this honorable Devife is here repre- 
 fented,whereby it is manifeft, the Glory iffues from the Crofs, not Garter. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 The Halil and Enftgns of the Order. 
 
 217 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 The Robes anciently aligned to the Queen and great Ladies. 
 
 H Aving thus difpatcht our difcourfe concerning the Robes of the Order, we 
 (hall next give Tome light to a Cuftom taken up ihortly after its Inftituti- 
 on, of honoring the Queen, fome of the Knights-Companions Wives ; and other 
 great Ladies, with Robes and Hoods, of the gift of the Soveraign, and of the fame 
 materials, as were the soveraign s and Knights-Companions surcoats ; garnilhed 
 alio with little embroidered Carters, and lined with rich Furs'? which Robes they 
 likewife wore during the Solemnity of the Feaft of St. George. 
 
 The firft mention of this, which hath occurr'd to us, is ™ an. 7. R. 2. (though jj>' 
 we conceive 'tis elder) where, againft the Feaft of St. George, appointed to be held 0 
 that year, fuch kind of Robes and Hoods were provided for the" Queen, the So- p 
 veraigns Mother, the Dutchefs of Lancafter , the Counteffes of Cambridge, Buck: |? 
 ingham, Tenbroke, Oxford, and Salisbury , the Ladies Philippa and Katherine, ( 
 Daughters to the Duke of Lancafter and the Lady Mohun. 
 
 They were made at Cloth ° Violet in grain, l ike as the Soveraign and Knights- 
 Companions Surcoats that year. The Robes lined with r Fur, but the Hoods with 
 a Scarlet, and both embroidered over with' little Garters ; and the proportion of 
 Cloth, Furs, and Garters were allowed according to their feveral Degrees. 
 
 For the Queens allowance was f 8 Ells of Cloth, and half an Ell of Scarlet , for 
 the lining of her Hood ; the Soveraign s Mother had allowed her one whole Cloth, 
 and a double proportion of Scarlet: but we conceive (lie had two Robes and 
 Hoods made at this time, in regard fo large quantity of all things were affigned 
 her, befides the particular number (accounting the Queen for one) are but iw — 
 and cannot elfe reach the total of Robes provided fot them, and exprefly let 
 down to be*1 1. 
 
 The Dutchefs of lanctijler had the allowance of half a Cloth, and half ah 
 Ell of Scarlet, the Counters of Cambridge 7 Ells of Cloth, and half an Ell of 
 Scarlet; and the reft of the Ladies the fame proportion of Cloth with thci 
 Knights-Comp anions ; that is, each of them 5 Ells apiece, and half an Ell of 
 Scarlet. 
 
 According to their proportion of Cloth, was alfo their proportion of Mini¬ 
 vers, the Queens allowance was two Furs, each of them containing 300 Bellies 
 of pure Miniver - the Sovereign s Mother had double that proportion; the Dut- c r 
 chefs of Lancafter, and Countefs of Cambridge a like proportion of Minivers as m, 
 
 had the Queen, but all the reft of the Ladies had only one Fur, confifting of 200 x ( 
 Bellies of pure Miniver-. Befides, the embroidered Garters provided to adorn 
 and garnilh the “ 24 Surcoats of the Soveraign and Knigbts-Companions, and the 
 w t2 Robes for the Queen and other Ladies , amounted to the number of* 2900 
 Garters. 
 
 In like manner were there prepared againftthe Feaft of St. George, an. it.R. 2. 
 r 15 Robes and Hoods for the Queen and other Ladies, of the fame livery and fute, 7 
 which the soveraign and Knights-Companions then wore : namely, white long Cloth, Pannor. temp. 
 and blue Cloth for the lining of their Hoods: the proportion in all things being like Rician effic. 
 the former: *The Dutchefs of Fork, having here the like allowance as had the fr ‘ ’*• 16 /• 
 Dutchefs of Lancafter above mentioned. 
 
 Anno tg.K.2.the Ladies Robes and Hoods were 3 Sanguine Cloth, and the lining of alliLfaS^ 
 their Hoods Cloth in grain; and in the 19. year of the fame King they were 
 b Blue Cloth, and long Cloth in grain for lining their Hoods. In boththefe years bB/.trJ* 
 we find the Dutchefs of Aquitane had double the proportion of Cloth allowed 
 her (as had alfo the Dutchefs of Torlf) viz. 14 Ells (the Queen having then but the 
 former allowance of 8 Ells) and yet her proportion of lining both for the Robe and 
 Hood, was no more than is mentioned before to be allowed the Queen. 
 
 But an. 1. H. 5. the proportion of Cloth, Mini vers, and Garters were alike to Ladies 
 
 D d ^ 
 
 Ex prsi. 
 
 Rot.Comp* 
 Alani ie 
 
 isuam 
 
 J Stol^e 
 
The Habit acid Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 A e« CHUB. 
 
 Gail. k.Neve 
 E<{ Anr.nuper 
 CUrcnc. 
 
 e MS. penet 
 Hen. St George 
 Ar.RicbmjnJ 
 Herald. 
 
 (Ex pretf. 
 lik.vocae. 
 Catom.f.^ 2 . 
 
 % 'Sir James 
 h Palmers 
 i {.large Jour- 
 nal,p.i 6 . 
 
 k (See hit 
 1 < Journal 
 m t pro anno 
 
 i<*39- P-S9- 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 of all Degrees, whether Dutchefles, Counteffes, or otherTadies, and timro 
 tii each 5 Ei!s of White Wolien Cloth, (only the Queen Mother had 8 Ells of 
 \V hite Cloth, and 8 Ells of Black Cloth) a Fur containing 200 Bellies of Mini- 
 ™ r P ure > ancl 100 embroidered Carters. And by a d Letter dormant, under the 
 Privy Seal, dated the 3. of November, an. 12. H. 6. and direfted to the then Ma- 
 ftcrof the Soveraign s great Wardrobe, the like Livery (both for Colour of Cloth, 
 number of Ells, Bellies of Miniver, and Garters) is commanded to be provided" 
 forthe Counters of Suffolk., againftthefucceeding Feaft of St.George. 
 
 The lad mention we find of thefe Liveries was'a«.id. £.4. when at the Feaft of 
 St. George, held the Sunday after the 27. of February at Windefor, the Queen, the 
 Lady Elizabeth the Kings eldeft Daughter, and Dutchefsof Suffolk, the Kings Si¬ 
 fter, had for their Livery Murrey Gowns embroidered with Garters. 
 
 Befides, thefe Robes worn by the Ladies, at the Feftivals of the Order, there 
 feems to be fome intimation of wearing a Carter alfo on their left arms, ’in like 
 manner as the Knights-Companions do on their left Legs; for it is obferved to 
 our hand, from the Counted; of ! Tankerviles Monument, that (he is portrayed 
 with fuch a Garter on her left Arm. r 2 
 
 After a long difufe of thefe Robes by the Queens of England, and Knights-Com- 
 panions Ladies, there was (at the Feaft ofSt.Gcurge, celebrated an. 14. Car 1 ) 
 endeavour ufed to have them reftored ; for the then Deputy Chancellor moved 
 the Sovereign in Chapter (held the; 22. of May) *That the Ladies of the Knights- 
 Compamons might have the priviledge to wear a Garter of the Order about their 
 arms', and an upper Robe, at Fejlival times, according to ancient ufage. Upon 
 which motion the Soveraign gave Order,! That the Queen Jhould be acquainted 
 therewith, and her pleaftsre known, and the affair left to the Ladies particular fiit. 
 
 The k 10. of oUober in the following year (the Feaft of St. George, being then 
 alio kept at Windefor) the Deputy Chancellor, 'reported to the Soveraign in 
 Chapter, the Anfwer which the Queen was pleafed to give him to the aforefaid 
 Order; m Whereupon it was then left to a Chapter to he called by the Knights-C'om- 
 panions to condder of every circumftance, how it were fittejl to be done, for the ho¬ 
 nor of the Order ; which was appointed to be held at London, about Alhollantsde 
 after .• but what was then, or after done, doth not appear; and the unhappy War 
 coming on, this matter wholly flept. rr/ 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 Of Collars in general. 
 
 T HE Collar is an Ornament, not of late, but ancient invention; and cer¬ 
 tainly, could we not deduce its antiquity very high, yet the wonderful 
 conl'ent of moft Nations therein, would fufficiently plead for it, lince fuch a 
 1 ■ c.onfent can fcarce be found, unleft in things moft ancient. 
 
 1r7fn.41.v42; As to its Antiquity, the Author of the firft Book of" Sacred Writ, fetting 
 down the Ornaments beftowed by Pharaoh on Jofcph, mentions the Collar to be 
 one, and of Gold; that being the Metal whereof it was in all times ordinarily 
 made : And it may be inferr’d, the ufe of it in that, was the fame as in this 
 Age, viz. to be W'orn about the neck; in regard Pharaoh put it about Jofeph’s 
 Neck. 
 
 . Again, the Draught of that moft ancient Hierogliphical Table, referved of old 
 in the Temple of Ifis in AEgypt , and moft happily conferved till of late years 
 °hr ha o,di , f ( when > thou g h il: unhappily perilhed at the" Tacking of Mantua by the Spaniards, an. 
 Tom.$. p.8o. 1630. yet was fortunately fet forth before inPiftureby Laurentius Pignorius) doth 
 evidence the great antiquity of this Ornament among them ; for there are to be 
 found incircling the Necks of the Images of Iff and Oftris fuch like Collars, in a 
 .. manner 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 219 
 
 manner.extending to their fhoulders.- Their workmanfhip Teems curious, being 
 interfefted with various lines, anddivided with Tablets and precious Stones. 
 
 The Collar became firft and principally famous among the Romans, for having 
 given a e Surname^ perpetual memory to one of thechiefeft Families in Rome, Vt'vl.p. 
 derived unto it from T. Manlius Torquatos, who fought with a Champion of the 
 Cauls, neer the River Anio, Anno V.C. 392. and having vanquilhed him, 1 cut tGcli 
 off his Head, then pluckt off his Collar, and (bloody as it was) put it about his 
 own neck. Livy faith,' the Soldiers, when they prefented him to the DiSator, cLmcittu. 
 were heard to Surname him Torquatos, and from him that honorable name de- 
 feended to his Pofterity. 
 
 In further memory of this gallant aftion, and to (hew the original of this. 
 Surname, the representation of the Collar of this Caul , is found (tamped upon 
 fome Roman Coyns, in particular that referring to 'L. Torquatos , Conful with 
 t L. Cotta , An. v. C. 688. which we have here inferted, to the end its falhion may Rmamr. 
 be the better known. citin', 1, 
 
 And we (hall herewith note, that when one of another Tribe became adopt¬ 
 ed into this Family , he alfo did alfume this Eadge of Honor ; as may be been 
 in another Coyn relating to D. Juniussilanus, (bmetime * Pretor of Macedonia, * Flat. Epit , 
 adopted into the Manlian Family of th eTorquatij though the falhion of the 54 ' 
 work be fomewhat differing from the former. 
 
 In elded times, none but Kings and Princes wore Collars, and therefore their 
 firft ufe feems to be a note of Dignity and Power: as is evident out ot Daniel, 
 where is noted, that the Affynan Kingsufed this Ornament. Afterwards men fa¬ 
 mous for wifdom, excelling in Counfels, and thereby beneficial to their Country, 
 had Collars beftowed on them, for tokens of Reward ; and this is plain, as in the 
 Example of Jofeph, fo likewife from the “ Proclamation oC Beljlazzar King ot 11 ‘•"•eWT: 
 Babylon, among the Rewards propofed to him, that could read and interpret the 
 Writing on the Wall- But the Collar was beftowed as a Reward alfo upon thole, 
 whofe famous aftions and military enterprifes merited well, and rendered them 
 deferving of eminent recompences, though otherwifeperfons of no greater ex¬ 
 traordinary note. 
 
 Thus the Romans among the * Dona & Premia Mi Maria, thole lolemn Ixe- f j f c or on*, 
 wards, wherewith they honored Virtue, which upon occafion of merit and dc- Armin.r.Hj- 
 . fert, they beftowed among fuch of their Commanders and Soldiers, as had gaf 
 lantly expofed their lives to dangers for the fervice of that Common-wealth , and 
 no lefs to excite others to like performances, than to recompence the deferving 
 for great ferweesdone ; among thefe (we fay) Collars were of the number, and 
 thehonorof receiving them thought worthy to be preferved for the notice ot Po¬ 
 fterity, in Marble Infiriptions’-, of which fort there are many collefled by the in- 
 dult nous* Gruter, out of whom, fora fpecimen of this kind, we have tranferib- 
 ed this that follows, . rnfcr. A .p. w . 
 
 Infer. 2.p.i 102 
 tnfer a. 
 
 * M. LICINIO. MV Cl A NO. &c. 
 
 -DONIS. DONATO .obvir 7 "A r - 
 
 TVTEM ET. FORTITVD 1 NEM. 
 
 BELLO. DAdCO. AB IMP. TR AIA NO¬ 
 CORONA. VICTRICI. PVRA.HASTA. TOR- 
 QVIB VS. ARM IL LIS. PH A LERIS. &c. 
 
 This cuftom of bellowing Collars, as a peculiar Reward for military and me¬ 
 morable fervices, was continued down to, and ufed by the later Emperors, as the 
 learned Budtcus obferves. And we read of Inverting a Knight of the sepulchre 
 
 D d a with 
 
220 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. Chap. VIL 
 
 with a CoH.tr, at his Creation : where affoon as the Ceremony of his Ordina- 
 Mi'c M EoS "° n is finilhed ’ the Padre Guardian kifleth the new made Knight, and »puts 
 r 4 j. ' about his neck (according to the manner of the Ancients ) a Golden Collar, with 
 
 a Crop hanging thereat. 
 
 Moll fitl} therefore have the Sovereigns of Military Orders , added this Orna- 
 ment of the Collar to their Habit, and beftowed it on the Felloat and Compani¬ 
 ons ; many of whom have merttorioufly deferved it, upon account of thole an¬ 
 cient qualifications, Wifdom and Valour. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 The Collar of the Order. 
 
 a Men. 3 . St at. 
 Art. ^ 8 . 
 
 b r Ex ReU- 
 cc tione Tho. 
 d 1 Beauchamp 
 gen. 
 
 H Ereupon alfo, in addition to the Enfigns and Ornaments of this moft Noble 
 Order of the Carter, there was inftituted a Collar, eompofed after 
 a peculiar manner, exaftly relative to the name and title of the Order • to the 
 wearing of which, the Soveraign obliged both himfelf, and Knights-Companions 
 and His and their Succelfors. r ’ 
 
 This Collar was Ordained to b e’Cold, 30 ounces Troy weight, but not above : 
 howbeit, that Collar lent to Gujlavits Adolphus King of Sweden, weighed 34 ounces 
 and a quarter 5 and that belonging to the late Soveraign King Charles the Firft, 
 35 ounces and a half; which after his Sufferings coming into the hands of '•Thomas 
 Harifin, fometime called Major General Harifon , was by him delivered to the 
 Tniftees for fale of this Kings Goods , who c ^««o 1649. fent it to the Mint with 
 the J Regalia here particularized to fet the Stamp on work for the firft Gold that 
 the upftartCommon-wealth coyned, viz. 
 
 Inventory 
 ef the late 
 Kings Goods , 
 fol.$ 6 .a. 
 
 Fol. 40. a.) 
 
 The Imperial Crown, -weighing 7 /. 6 ounces, enriched with 19 Saphirs (“3 of 
 which were exceeding Urge) 232 Pearls, 58 Rubies, 28 Diamond) and 
 2 Emeralds. 
 
 The Queens Crown, weighing 3 /. 10 ounces 1 half, enriched with 20 Sa¬ 
 phirs, 22 Rubies, and 83 Pearls. 
 
 An ancient Crown weighing 2 l. 1 ounce, enriched with one fair Diamond 
 (valued by the Trufiees , who rated fuck things far beneath their worth , at 
 2 'jo l.) i3 other Diamonds , 10 Rubies , 1 Emerald, I Saphir (valued by 
 tram at 60 l.)and JO Pearls’, which Stones and Pearls weighed 3 ounces. 
 
 The Globe or Orb, weighing 1 /. 5 ounces 1 quarter. 
 
 hvo Coronation Bracelets ("adorned with 3 Rubies Balias , and 12 Pearls 
 weighing an ounce) in all 7 ounces 1 quarter. 
 
 Two Scepters, weighing 18 ounces 1 quarter. 
 
 A long Rod Silver gilt, vseighing I l. 5 ounces. 
 
 One Gold .Porringer and Cover, weighing 15 ounces 1 half. 
 
 One Chalice, adorned with 2 Saphirs and 2 Balias Rubies, weighing 15 ounces 
 I half. 
 
 Two Patena’s enamelled, weighing 25 ounces 1 half. 
 
 Two Spoons, with fatheads, weighing 5 ounces I quarter. 
 
 One Tafter, enamelled with a Phenix, weighing 5 ounces l half. 
 
 Two Offering Pieces and a Sey of Gold, weighing 10 ounces I quarter. 
 
 Queen Edith's Crown f formerly thought to be of maffy Gold, but upon tryal 
 found Silver gilt') enricht with Garnets, Pearls, Saphirs, and other Stones^ 
 weighing 50 ounces. 
 
 Ring Elfrid s Crown, of Gold IVireworfet with Stones, and two little Bells, 
 
 weighing 79 ounces t half. 
 
 A 
 
221 
 
 Sect. VII. The Habit and Enfegns of the Order. 
 
 A Patena enamelled f et with Stones, weighing 2 3 ounces I half. 
 
 The Ampulla,y?< with Stones and Pearls, weighing 8 ounces 1 half. 
 
 A large Staffs with a Dove on the top, the upper part Cold, the lower partsilver 
 gilt, weighing 2 7 ounces. 
 
 A fmall Staffs with a F lower de Lis on the top, beinglron within, and Silver 
 gilt without. 
 
 Two Scepters, one fet with Pearls and Stones, the upper end Gold, weighing 2 3 
 ounces, the lower end Silver gilt. The other Scepter silver gilt, having a 
 Dove weighing 7 ounces 3 quarters. 
 
 The Gold of the Tajfels of a Liver-coloured Robe ( adorned with Pearl ) 
 weighing 4 ounces, alfo the Gold of the Neck. 'Button of the Coat, iveigh- 
 ing I ounce. 
 
 A pair of Silver gilt Spurs, fet with 12 stones, (having Straps of Crimfon 
 Silf ) weighing 6 ounces 3 quarters. 
 
 Befides there, there were other parts of the Regalia fetcht from Wejbninfter- 
 Abbey, and fold by thefe Truftees, namely 
 
 One large Chalice of Glaf,wrought in Figures, and ft in Gold, with Stones 
 and Pearls, weighing 68 ounces I half. 
 
 A Staff of black and white Ivory, having a Dove on the top, the binding and 
 feet Gold. 
 
 A Silver Spoon gilt weighing 3 ounces. 
 
 OneCri/nfon Ti ff aty Robe. Ibid f.it: 
 
 One Robe trim'd with Gold Lace. 
 
 One Liver-coloured ,57/4Robe. 
 
 One Robe of Crimfon Taffaty Sarcenet. 
 
 One pair of Buskins Cloth of silver. 
 
 One pair of Shoes Cloth of Gold. 
 
 One pair of embroidered Gloves. 
 
 Three Swords', with Scabards Cloth of Gold, 
 
 One Horn Comb. 
 
 It was further appointed by King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes, that this Collar 
 ffiould becompofed offpieces ofGoId in fafhion ofG«rr«r/ 3 the ground enamelled ttAi.it: 
 Slue, and the Letters of the MottoGold. In the midft of each Garter, two f Rofes 1 ' 
 placed, the innermoft enamelled Red, and the outermoft White; contrarily in 
 the next Garter, the innermoft Rofe enamelled White, and the outermoft Red, 
 and fo alternately conti nued : but oflater times thefe Rofes are whol Iy Red. 
 
 The number of thefe Garters are fo many, as be the ordained number of the 
 Soveraign and Knights-Companions, by the Inftitution of the Order, viz,. Twenty 
 fix ; being tyed together with as many Knots of Gold .• and this fafhion hath in 
 all particulars hitherto continued invariable. 
 
 Nor ought the Collar to be garnifhed or enriched with precious Stones (as may 
 th eGeorge which hangs thereat) fuch coftly embelilhments being abfolutely pro- ^ . 
 
 • hibited by the s Law of the Order. 6 
 
 At the middle of the Collar before, is to be faftned the Image of St. George arm¬ 
 ed, fitting on Horfeback, who having thrown the Dragon upon his back, en¬ 
 counters him with a tilting Spear. This Jewel is not lurrounded with a Garter, or 
 row of Diamonds, as is the tefer George, but made according to the reprefenta- 
 tioninthe Plate above, and called the Great George. It is allowed to be* gar- ufat. 
 nifhed with Diamonds, and other enrichments, at the pleafure of the Kftiight- 
 Comptmion who owns it; and upon that licenfe, hath been frequently adorned 
 with variety of coftly art, whereon the Diamonds and other precious Stones ^ - um0 ^ 
 are fo difpoled, as may upon its motion and agitation caft out the greater luftre. 
 
 But before the eftablifhment of this Article by King Henry the Eighth, it appears r rabeam Hu- 
 the Knights-Companions were invefted with Collars at their Inftallations; for the 
 Black Book takes notice of a h Collar among the Enfigns of the Order, wherewith Mm-.y ., 84. 
 
 Philip 
 
1 he Hubit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 Philip King of Caffile was inverted, an. 22. H. 7. but whether a Collar of SS, or 
 
 other fafhion, doth not there appear. Neverthelefs this doubt is in part cleared, 
 
 , r ys.in of- by an old memorial of the ceremonies ufed at the 1 Creation of Henry Lord stat- 
 fi r<i Earl of ff'iltjhire (Brother to Edward Duke of Buckingham) 3. Feb. an. 1. 
 H. 8 . where it is noted, that after he was inverted with the Robes of his State 
 and Dignity, The Collar of the Garter was put about his neck, denotin' r him a 
 Knight of that Order. . 
 
 r. And to make it: )' et more evident, there is found in a > Vellom Book of Statutes 
 in French, Lent to Maximilian the Emperor, figned the 5. of January 1508. by 
 m mmn lmh ' T ‘ Ronth,lle then R-egifter of the Order. And in " another belonging to Edward 
 uLib.iip.2oa. Stanley Lord Mounteagle, cl<&ed« an. 6 . H. 8 . a particular Article (namely the 
 4 1 -) that Ordains a Collar to be publickly worn by each Knight-Companion, 
 there called the Collar of the Order, which though it be not in all refpedfs agreea¬ 
 ble to the fafhion of that preferibed by King Henry the Eighth's statutes, yet 
 comes it very neer, and Laid to be a Cold Collar, coupled together by feveral 
 pieces of Links in fajhioa of Garters, with a Vermilion Rofi , and the Image of St. 
 George hung thereat. The reafon of the Knights-Companions wearing" it, the 
 times appointed therefore, theLicenfe for putting it tomending, the command 
 not to enrich the Collar , but the George only, and obligation not to fell, pawn, or 
 alienate it for any neceffity whatfoever, are wholly the fame, as were afterwards 
 o A,t. }8. enjoined by - King Henry the Eighth; fothat in truth he did no more but adjoin 
 to his Body of Statutes, a Decree, which (for the main) had been in praftice be¬ 
 fore. Befides, an. 11. H. 8. upon interpretation of the 11. Article of the statutes 
 pBM./.aoj. for wearing the Habit of the Order, at the grand Feaft of St. George, therc«//./r 
 is there enumerated among thofe Ornaments (as part of the whole Habit ) that a 
 Knight-Companion is obliged to wear. 
 
 In further proof that the Collar of Garters was ufed before King Henry the 
 Eighth's Reign, let us offer here the Monument of Sir Giles Daubcney ( who died 
 an. 22. H. 7.) erefted in St. Paul's Chappel feituate on the north fide of St. Ed¬ 
 ward’s Shrine in tVcjlminfier Abbey, whereon his Portraidfure, in his Robes of the 
 Order, is adorned with luch a Collar , as King Henry the Eighth’s statutes do af¬ 
 terwards deferibe. 
 
 As the Garter Lent to Cuflavus Adolphus King of Sweden, fo the great George 
 (pendant at his Collar, weighing feven ounces) was fet with large and refplcn- 
 dent Diamonds; the particulars and order do fully appear, out of the Counter¬ 
 part of that Inventory (mentioned at the beginning of this Chapter) taken upon 
 its delivery into the cuftody of the Dean and Canons of PVindefer, and were 
 as followeth. 
 
 In the three Chains of the George, fmall Diamonds - 
 
 In St.George’s Feather, three fmall, middlcmofl wanting - -- 
 
 In his Forehead --- 
 
 In his Breajl-plate, four faucet Diamonds, of a reajbnable bignefs- 
 
 In the right Arm, faucet big ----- 
 
 In the left Arm ___ 
 
 In his Baces , of a big fort —-„- 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 Thigh, Knee, Leg, and Foot, one in each - 
 
 The Horftshead, in the forehead a faucet Diamond 
 
 I 
 
 In his CreVr , very fmall, be fide two wanting ____ 
 
 In his Mane, four lozenge Diamonds ___ 
 
 In his Keck ,—-—___ 
 
 In his Bridle \ g \ fmall, one wanting -—-- 
 
 On vis /boulder, two fquare, and two lozenge Diamonds of a bigger 
 On his buttock, one fquare Diamond, and eight about,on his Traps and] 
 Crupper fix, four wanting on the border of his Saddle behind 1 
 Four fquare Diamonds large , at the skirts and leg _,_ 
 
 Between 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 The Habit and Etifigns of the Order 
 
 ’Between the fore legs, one fair fjiure Diamond - 
 
 The Dragon s forehead ___••_._ 
 
 In his Wing and Body^ faucet Diamonds, one wanting _-_ 
 
 Total of the George are juft- - 
 
 This George (with the Collar ) was fold by the Trufteesfm fale or the late Kings 
 Goods, to the before named Thomas Beauchamp. 
 
 - Of what account this Noble Enfign of Honor [the Collar] hath been with the 
 S.overaigns, and Knights-Companions, not only of the Order of the Garter, but 
 other Military Orders ; may be obferved from the Pictures of fome of them, as al- 
 fo then Seals, Coyns, and Medals : which later palling up and down, after a pub¬ 
 lic!;, manner, proclaim its honor throughout the world: for in thefe they have 
 been pleated to exhibit as well their Effigies, escutcheons of Arms, incircled there¬ 
 with s and alfo the Symbols of their feveral Orders pendant thereto. 
 
 - There is a Pifture (hanging in his Majefties Gallery at Whitehall ) of Philip 
 Duke of Burgundy, Founder of the Golden Fleece, adorned with the Collar of 
 that Order. And the leading example of the like reprefentation in Seals , w.as. 
 hill: given by aSuccefl'or of his, above 180 years lince, as appears from the great 
 
 Seal ofs Maximilian and Philip his Son, Archdukes of Auftria, r.urgundia,&c. qSieillac* 
 fixed to the agreement of Peace made between them and the Flemings, an. 1485. ehmiri*. 
 wherein the Pictures of both thefe Princes are reprefented. Wearing their Collar's*" 6 ' 
 of the Golden Fleece 5 and this falhion hath been lince continued in Seals, by their 
 defeendents Kings of Spain, Soveraigns of that Order. 
 
 The French King Lewis the Eleventh, after he had inftituted the Order of St. Mi¬ 
 chael, caufed his Picture to be drawn (hitherto preferved at Fountain-hleau ) with 
 the Collar of that Order ; the Copy of which Francois de Jtiez eray, having ex- 
 hibiteefi’n His‘ r HiIfdry of France, we thence made a draught oFit. " : 
 
 hi like manner, in a Picture oiAmc the Tenth Duke of Savoy (now hanging 
 in the Gallery at Whitehall ) is reprefented the ancient Collar of the Ammnciade, 
 and thereon the Motto in old Charafters, ufed at the Foundation of that Order] 
 
 All which we have caufed to be etch'd (Tab. t.) for the Readers fatisfaction3 to¬ 
 gether with the Medals made upon the Coronation of King Charles the Firft at 
 Weftminfter, and of the prefent Soveraign there alfo, on "the Feaft day of St. 
 
 George fPatron to tltis molt Noble Order of the Garter) an. 1 66 1. in both which,the 
 Cgllaro f the Garter may be feen placed over their Royal Robes. 
 
 ■ Soon after, the Inftitntion of the Order of the Holy Ghoffi the French Kings 
 were reprefented wearing the Collars both of St .Michael and the Holy Choft 5 it 
 being Ordained by the statutes of the later Order , That wholoever fhould be ho- f Art. 37, 
 noted with both (Wen-, Qiould wear their Collars together: and perhaps, upon 
 the. fame; ground i.t was thought fit, that the Collars of both the Garter and the 
 ■fhijlh,,. Qiould be expreft in the Coronation Medal of King Charles the Firft in 
 Spvtlan.d, an, \ 6 gg, 
 
 ; ..And 45 the Soveraigns, fo the Knights-Companions of feveral Orders, have af¬ 
 firmed this manner of adorning their Effigies with the Collar of that Order , where¬ 
 of they were Fellows: the Copies of fome of their Medals and Coyns, are alfo 
 expreft in Tah. 2. that is. to fay, the Funeral Medal of« Lewis King of Hungary, 
 
 Knight and Companion of the Golden Fleece, another Medal of d James the rSiihfeke- 
 Faurth King of Scotland, Knight of the Order of St. Michael, ftamped at fuch m ' r ' 
 t,ioie as he invaded England, tin. 1515. one of - Chrijiieme the Second;, Kin? of dibid.p.z’jt 
 Denmark upon hi : s Expedition againft the swedes : as alfo the Dollars of George e 
 Duke of Saxony, Henry Duke of Brunfmick, and a piece of Gold of Sigifmnnd 
 the Fourth Kmg of Poland ; which laft is now in his Majefties rich Cabinet of Mc- 
 dals. And in like manner are extant the Pidures of divers Knights-Companions 
 ofthe Gart^ m Painting, Limning, and Sculpture, adorned with the Collars of 
 that Order. 
 
 And to make this Noble Enfign become ornamental to the Arms alfo both of 
 looseraigns >11*1 K»^/r,t{iCji 4 iave beenplaced(fometimes with their Quartering*) 
 
 : within! 
 
Cha p. VII, 
 
 224 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 f sigillacom. within it; the firft we find ordered in this manner, tvas a Seal of { Charles the 
 yW.j.oT" bold, Duke of Burgundy , Chief and Soveraign of the Order of the Golden 
 Fleece, put to an Inftrument, dated anno 1470. and whom we obferve to have 
 adorned the neck of the Lion of Flanders therewith, in another of his 6 Seals, as 
 \nTab. 3. The Chiefs of other Orders did the like, as maybe feen from other ex¬ 
 amples of Coyns and Medals in the lame Table : But the Coveraigns of the mod No¬ 
 ble Order of the Garter, ulually incircled their Arms , not within the Collar of the 
 Order , but the Royal Garter, that being its principal Enfign. 
 
 This led on the cuflom to the Fellows and Companions of other Orders , to en- 
 compals their Arms with the Collars, both in Coyns , Medals , &c. examples of 
 fome are added by theGraver, \nTab.4.. Among thefe is the draught of a Seal 
 of Charles Count Palatine of the Rhine, incircled both with the Garter and Col¬ 
 lar of the Order, and is the firft example we have met with, wherein both 
 thefe Enfigns are ufed together. The Iaft in the 4. Table, is the full Achieve¬ 
 ment of Bernard de Foix de la Valctte Duke of Afpernon, &c. fet beneath his Effi¬ 
 gies, graved at Parish)’ F. Fan schuppen, where hisArms and Quartering! are en- 
 compalled with the chiefefc Enfigns of thofe three Orders , whereof he Was a Bro¬ 
 ther and Companion. 
 
 And here it is proper to obferve, that the more ancient the Order, whole chief 
 Enfign is after this manner reprefented, the neerer ought it be fet to the Scutcheon 
 of Arms being the more honorable place : andconfequently, a great miftake was 
 committed, in marfhalling the Collars of the feveral Orders, about the Arms of the 
 Duke of Chevereux, in his Plate remaining over his Stall at Windefor, where the 
 Collars of St. Michael and of the Holy Ghojl are both placed neerer to his Scutche¬ 
 on, than is the Garter. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Collars of SS. 
 
 h Hiflor.de Di- 
 vis tam vet. 
 qitam novi Te- 
 fiamenti.Edi- 
 ta Bafili£,an. 
 i<47./>.2$8. 
 i Vldefis Baro- 
 mi Annul- ad 
 annum Cbri * 
 fti 30:. nec- 
 non Surium, 
 tom. 5. ad di- 
 cm 1 i. Mait. 
 
 k MS. in Bib- 
 liotb.Coton. 
 
 ! MS. 
 
 T will not be amifs in this place, fince there are now in ufe with us feveral 
 , forts of Collars , worn as Badges of lower and inferior Honors (fome of which 
 m adorned with part of the Collar of the Garter ) and vulgarly called Collars of 
 SS : to note down a few things concerning them : having firft given a more ex- 
 aft account, as to their antiquity, than yet hath been made publick among us. 
 
 ^ Georgius Wicclius informs us, that he found a Book remaining in the Library 
 at Fulda, where(in the life of the two Brothers Simplicius and Fauttinus, both Se¬ 
 nators, and 1 buffered Martyrdom under Dioclefian ) is a defeription of the Society 
 of Saint Simplicius , confifting of perfons noble in their own Families; and fo 
 coming to deferibe the Collar ufed, as the Note and Badge of their Society, he 
 fays thus: It was the cuflom of thofe perfons to wear about their necl^s silver Collars, 
 cotupofed of double SS, which noted the name of Saint Simplicius •• between thefe dou¬ 
 ble SS the Collar contained 12 fmall plates of silver , in which were engraved the 1 2 
 Articles of the Crcdc, together with a (ingle Trefoyle. The Image of Saint Simplicius 
 hung at the Collar, and from it 7 Flutes, reprefenting the 7 gifts of the Holy Ghojl. 
 
 As to the manner of their fullering, it is thus fet down in an o\d Legend ; k They 
 were commanded to undergo the fentence of death, their Bodies to be bound together 
 by the neef to a stone, and fent to the Bridge over the Tiber in Rome, and thence 
 thrown into the River : All which was executed upon them, the 1 287. year after the 
 
 Incarnation of our Saviour. 
 
 How long fince the Collar of ss came into ufe here in England, we no where 
 find, though we have done our endeavour to be fatisfied: But if credit may be 
 given to a Monument, Handing at this day entire, in the Collegiate Church at 
 tl-'arreickjn. will appear, to have been at leaft 300 years fince, and worn as an 
 
 Ornament 
 
VIII. 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 22 <? 
 
 r Anno 24 ,H. 
 8. cap. 1 j. 
 
 Ornament for Women as well as Men : for there the Portrai&ure of Margaret 
 
 Wife of Sir William Peito' (faid to be buried in the Reign of King Edward 
 
 the Third ) hath a Collar compofed of SS, drawn about and fet dole to her 
 
 neck; which the Graver, in the™ Antiquities of Warwickshire, hath through m Peg.^ol ' 
 
 miftake, reprefented like to a fet Ruff There was to be feen a Collar of SS, 
 
 alfo about the neck of Sir Simon Curleys Statue in St. Pauls Cathedral London', 
 
 but the Monument perilhed in the dreadful fire anno 1666 . 
 
 And ’tis probable, that to thefe Collars , the palfage in Waljingbam (cited by 
 "Mr. selden to this purpofe) (bould refer; where fpeaking of the Earl of n Titles °f di- 
 Kent's coming to sunning necr Reading in Berkshire, where Richard the Se-' 1sr ’ ; ' ?J ' 
 cond’s Queen then lay, to comfort her with the aflurance, that her Huf- 
 band was then at liberty; “to the end he might gain credit to his relation, oWttfmth.fui 
 forthwith pluckt off the Collars from fome there prefent that wore them, leting " mo I400 ‘ 
 them know , they ought not to wear a Badge, fo particularly relative to Hen¬ 
 ry the Fourth. 
 
 In the ancient creation of an Efquire in England, part of the Ceremony was, 
 that the King put about his neck a r Silver Collar of SS, as an Enftgn of that Dig- p Cambd.Brit■: 
 nity: and our learned selden contemns not the authority of that old Ballad, f - ,2d ' 
 ttannec of tZDarntDO?tt>, to 11 prove the making of Elquires in King Edward the q Till/, A HA. 
 Fourth’s Reign, by bellowing fuch Collars. mr.p.e 36. 
 
 But that the Golden Collar was the undoubted Badge of a Knight, may be in- 
 flanced in a multitude of Examples, deduced from the Monuments of perfons 
 of that Degree in the Reigns of Henry the Sixth, Edward the Fourth, Henry the 
 Seventh, Henry the Eighth, and fince : and Co juftly and legally appropriate 
 thereto, that in th e* All of Parliament made for reformation of Apparel, 
 there isaProvifo entred, That Knights, notwithftanding, might publickly wear 
 a Gold Collar of SS, though fince it hath grown out of fafhion. 
 
 [ Andrew Favin tells us, that our King Henry the Fifth Inftituted an Order, fur- ( Theatre <P 
 named Knights of the SS, on the day of the Martyrs St. Crifpine and Crifpianns : of 
 which Inftitution, though he found nothing mentioned in our Englifh Hiftories, 
 yet out of the Chronicle of J. Juvenal des Vrftns, where it treats of the Battel 
 of Agin-Court, he colleifted this following relation. 
 
 ‘ The King ^England exhorted his men, and commanded, that if any of them 
 had trefpajfed againjl another, they fiould be reconciled, and confefs to the Priejfs, 
 that were in their company ,otherwife no good could happen to them in their undertake 
 ings : He further exhorted them to be civil in their march, and to do their duty well, 
 and thus agreed with them : That all thofe of their company rvho were not Gentle¬ 
 men, he mould make them fo, and give them Warrants for it, and have them thence 
 forward enjoy fuch Frivilectges as the Gentlemen of England had ; and to the end 
 they Jhould be particularly known from others, he gave them leave to wear a Collar pow¬ 
 dered with the letter s. 
 
 Among the variety of Collars of SS now in ufe with us, there are thefe follow¬ 
 ing differencesin Figure and Fafhion. 
 
 The Lord Mayor of Londons Collar is Gold, having a knot (like one of thofe 
 which tye the Garters together, in the great Collar of the Order) inferred between 
 two M, and they again placed between two Rofes, viz. a White Rofe within a 
 Red; and in the middle before the Breaft, is a large Portcullis, whereat hangs a 
 molt rich Jewel, fet with fair and large Diamonds. 
 
 The Collars of the Lords Chief jufiices of both the Benches, and the chief Ba¬ 
 ron of the Exchequer , are (in “ memory of the before mentioned Saint Simplicius, “ Cmt. Ri¬ 
 ce Senator and confequently a Gown-man) formed of the Letter 5 and a Knot al- 
 ternately; having a Rofe fet in that part of it, which falls out to be in the mid¬ 
 dle of their Breads, and another on their Backs: the five Flowers of thefe Rofes, 
 are made of fivelarge Pearls. 
 
 Thofe Collars which appertain to the Kings and Heralds oCArms , folikewifeto 
 the Serjeants at Arms, having been bellowed by former Kings, and renew¬ 
 ed to them by his prelent Majelty, to be worn upon all days of folemn atten¬ 
 dance for his honor, are alfo compofed of SS, linked together; in the middle of the 
 
 E e Breaft 
 
The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 226 
 
 Breaft is a Rofe, and another in the middle of the Back, at each of which hang 
 three fmall drops of Silver. But the ss in the Collarswo rn by the Kings of Arms, 
 are made fomevvhat bigger than the other; and in that part lying on either (houl- 
 der, is a Portcullis taken in between the SS, which are wanting in the reft. 
 
 The general difference between the Collars, appropriate to the Degrees be¬ 
 fore named, is this: All fuch perfons as are honored with Knighthood, have al¬ 
 lowed them Collars of Silver gilt, but to Efqttires thofe of silver only: and 
 therefore he that is created an Herald, is alfo in part of that Ceremony made an 
 Efquire, by putting on a Collar of SS of Silver about his neck: and fo is a Ser¬ 
 jeant at Arms. 
 
 The Kings of England have fometimes heretofore drawn a Collar of SS about 
 “their Arms, in like manner as we have Ihewed, how the Garter doth furround 
 them .• and we have feen an impreffion of King Henry the Eighth’s Privy signet, 
 whereon his Royal Arms ("crowned) are incircled with a Collar of SS, to the 
 lower end of which is affixed two Portcullilfes. 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 
 W E do not find among the Records of the Order, that the Image of St. 
 
 George was at any time worn by the Soveraign, or Knights-Companions 
 before the Breaft, or under the right Arm, as now ufed, until the 13. year of 
 King Henry the Eighth : But then thst Soveraign paft a Decree in Chapter held at 
 Greenmich, the morrow after St. George’s day, with confentof the Knights-Com- 
 
 wLib.Hp.m panions prefent, to this effeft. '"That every Knight of the Order, fliould near 
 
 loofely before his Ereajl, the Image of St. George in a Gold chain, or othernife in a 
 Ribband, the fame to be thence fornard placed nithin the ennobled Garter ; to the 
 end a manifejl ditfintfion Jhould thereby appear, between the Knights-Companions 
 and others of the Nobility and Knights, who according to the falbion of thofe 
 times, wore large Gold Chains, the ordinary Enfign of their Knighthood. And 
 thus the wearing the Medal or Jewel (ufually called the Leffer George, todiftin- 
 guifh it from the other George worn at the Collar of the Order) was firft enjoined, 
 and hath fince been conftantly fo ufed. 
 
 This George was for the moft part made of pure Gold, curioufiy wrought by 
 the hand of the Goldfmith, but we have feen divers of them exquifitely cut in 
 Onix’s, as'alfo in Agats, and therein fuch happy choice of the Stones, that by 
 joining thereto the Workmans skill, in defigning and laying out the Figures, to 
 exprefs the Hiftory, the natural tin&ure of the Stones have fitted them with Co¬ 
 lours, for Flefb, Hair, and every thing elfe, even to admiration. In this Jewel 
 is St. George reprefented in a riding pofture, encountring the Dragon with his 
 drawn Sword. 
 
 By the laft Article of King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes this George is allowed to 
 be enriched and garnilhed at the pleafure of him that wears it ("as is the great 
 George) which for the moft part hath been curioufiy enamelled, and the Garter 
 about it fet with Diamonds, in the belt order either art or invention could de- 
 vife. And of what weight and bignefs thefe lejfer Georges formerly were, may be 
 
 ^Hef. GOnm’ Ridged from that fent to the French King Charles the Ninth, being * an ounce and 
 154. “ a half, and half quarter weight. 
 
 The variety of Workmanlhip Ihown in thofe Gold Chains, whereat this Jewel 
 hung, was ufually great, and the Artifts upon all occafions expreft much inge¬ 
 nuity and skill in them, according to the fancy or pleafure of the perfons for 
 whom they were made. 
 
 But 
 
— 
 
 Sect. IX. 
 
 The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 But within a (hort time, wearing the lejfer George in SiUgRibbands , as well as 
 Gold Chains was indifferently tiled and at pleafure(fo were the Symbols of Forreign 
 Orders , as appears from fundry Coy ns and Medals) but the Colour of thefe Rib¬ 
 bands at their firft ufe were Black, as is noted of thofe belonging to the Georges, 
 wherewith t John Dudley Vifcount L rjle, the Lord s Saint John and Parr were in- Y t rx 
 veiled, an. 35. H. 8. and in the Piftures of fevcral Knights-Companions about that A ’nc.fyAri. 
 time (both painted in Oyl, and limned with Water Colours) the Ribbands of 
 their Georges are vifibly Black. 
 
 That fmallc/j..//v, whereat hung the lejfer George fent to Emanuel Duke of sa¬ 
 voy, an. 1. & i.Thil.& Mar. was formed of nwelvepieces of Gold , in every of 
 ’ which were fet three fmall Diamonds; and of twelve other like pieces, wherein 
 were three Rubies and twenty four Pearls. 
 
 ft appears by a Letter lent from a Sir Richard St. George Knight Clarenceux, and a 
 the Heralds of Arms, to Henry Earl of Holland, dated the 10. of July that ifi‘- Armor. 
 
 the Blue Ribband had fome years before been added to the Ornaments of the Or- I 1,2 ']?-!- 
 der. And ’tis faid c that Robert Earl of Ejfex being in France , and obferving the cExreUritme 
 Jewels of the Order of St. Michael and St.. Efprit, worn in Blue Ribbands, upon his 
 return did occaffon the altering thofe Ribbands, whereat the George hung, into ’ 
 
 thatColour: And! have feen the d Pi£lure of Queen Elizabeth , drawn towards irnerErtfm. 
 the end of her Reign, wherein was reprefented the Lejfer George, hanging before ro 7 mb"m‘‘ * 
 her Bread at fuch a Blue Ribband. Com.Mi.iAr. 
 
 It was not long, e're this Colour grew into great eftimation with the soveraign 
 and Knights-Companions ; the rather, for that it was the ground of the Garter, 
 and colour of the Mantle of the Order. And toward the * later end of King James *2 i.Mayar. 
 his Reign (becaufe the Colour of the Ribband had not been peculiarly expreft r, z ni d"’ 2 °- 
 in any Article of the Statutes, and the Blue or Sky Colour ufed for fome 
 years paft) it was Decreed, e That for the future it Jhould always be of a Blue Co- c A. 
 lour, and no other : r nor in time of mourning for any of the Knights-Companions, bT-’ 2 - 
 of what Degree fever, Jhould the Colour be changed. 
 
 The ordinary manner of wearing this Ribband in time of peace, was (rill of 
 late) about the neck, down to the middle of the Bread, where the lejfer Ceorge 
 hung; but now for the more conveniency of riding or aftion, the fame is (pread 
 over the left fhoulder, and brought under the right arm, where the Jeweiijangs. 
 
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 But where the Piftures of the Sovereign, or any of the Knights-Companions 
 are drawn in Armour, there, even to this day, the George is reprefented, as fixed 
 at a Gold Chain, in dead of the Blue Ribband, and worn about the neck (dot 
 brought under the right arm) which alfo was fo exhibited in the three pound 
 pieces of Gold, ftamped at Oxford by the command of his late Majefty of ever 
 blelied memory King Charles the Firft, whereby he publilhed to the world, that 
 the true and juft occafion of his taking up Arms in the late War, was to maintain 
 the Proteftant Religion, the Laws of the Land, and the Priviledge of Parliaments. 
 And in like manner is the Gold chain reprefented in a Medal of Charles Count Pa¬ 
 latine of the Rhyne, now lenior Knight-Companion of this moll Noble Order. 
 
 Among thofe rich and invaluable Jewels, and other choice Curiofities of his 
 faid late Majefty, which came to the hands of the Truftees appointed for fale of 
 
 Sis.otl.i 6 fi hisGoods, there were feveral of thefe lejfer Georges efold by them to the forefaid 
 
 Thomas Beauchamp, the particulars whereof, how low they were valued, and for 
 what fold, appears thus from the Book of Sales. 
 
 Valued at Sold for 
 
 A George containing idl Diamonds, which ) 
 
 came from the Countefs of Leicefter, and was >60 oo oo 71 02 00 
 difeovered by Cornelius Holland. J 
 
 A George cut in an Onix, with 41 Diamonds 
 
 , } 00 00 37 00 00 
 
 8 00 00 9 00 00 
 
 in the garnijh. 
 
 A frnall George with a few Diamonds _ 
 
 A George with 5 Rubies and 3 Diamonds, and' 
 
 ilO OO CO II OO OO 
 
 11 Diamonds in a Box. 
 
 A George cut in a Garnet.. 
 
 7 00 00 8 00 00 
 
 Total. 
 
 ■_120 OO 00 136 00 00 
 
 The George which his faid late Majefty wore at the time of his Martyrdom, was 
 curioufiy cut in an Onix , fet aboutwith2i largeTa'ble Diamonds,in thefalhion 
 of a Garter : On the back fide of the George was the Pifture of his Queen, rarely 
 well limn'd, fet in a Cafe of Gold, the lid neatly enamel'd with Goldfmiths 
 work, and furrounded with another Garter, adorned with a like number of equal 
 fized Diamonds, as was theforefide. A Draught of this Jewel, in three parts, 
 open and (hut, we have exhibited to the Headers view, among the Enfigns of the 
 Order , at the beginning of this Chapter. 
 
 Nor will it be unfitly hereremembred, by what good fortune the prefent Sove- 
 r sign's lejfer George Cct with fair Diamonds was preferved, after the defeat given to 
 the Scotch Forces at IVorceJler, an. 4. Car. 2. 
 
 h Ex relatione Among the reft of his Attendants then difperft, h Colonel Blague was one, who 
 inivTjmii ta king [belter at Blore-pjpe Houfe (within two miles of Ecclejball in Stajfordjhire ) 
 1 660. ac where one Mr. George Barlow then dwelt, delivered his Wife this George to fecure. 
 MUwarJsr Within a tveek after Mr. Barlow himfelf carried it to Robert Milward Elquire (now 
 is tfsaa wA- fecond Juftice of the great Sellions of the County Palatine of chefler, one of the 
 
 Commiffioners of the Privy Seal, and Son unto Sir Thomas Milward Knight, late 
 
 ton gin. 
 
 Chief Jufticeof the faid great Seffions, both perfons of known loyalty, and great 
 fufferers for his late Majeftyj he being then a Prifoner to the Parliament, in the 
 Garrifon of Stafford', and by his means was it happily preferved and reftored.- 
 for not long after he delivered it to Mr. Ifaac Walton (a man well known, and as 
 well beloved of all good men, and will be better known to pofterity, by his in¬ 
 genious Pen, in the lives of Doctor Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, 
 and Mr. George Herbert j to be given to Colonel Blague then Prifoner in the Tower ; 
 who confidering it had already paft fo many dangers, was perfwaded it could 
 yet fecure one hazardous attempt of his own, and thereupon leaving the Tower 
 without leave taking, halted the prefentation of it to the prefent Soveraigns 
 hand. 
 
 We (hall hereunto fubjoin this Obfervation: That other Princes in Chriften- 
 
 
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Sect. IX. The Habit and Enfigm of the Order. 229 
 
 dorri (befides the Sovereigns of the moft Noble Order of the Garter") haveaflumed 
 the bearing St .George encountring the Dragon, and in like pofture (though not 
 fo anciently, nor upon the fame account) as they : probably having chofen him 
 Patron of their Countries or Families , as namely the Emperors of Rttjjia, the 
 Dukes of Mantua in Italy , and the Counts Mansfield in Germany, which will bet¬ 
 ter appear by the exhibits of fome of their Seals and Coyns here. 
 
 The firftis the Great Seal of Borice-F eodorwiche Emperor of RuJJia , affixed to 
 his Letters fent to Queen Elizabeth , dated at his Imperial Palace of Moskp the 
 12.of June 1602.and 39. year of his Reign: A Tranflation of which was mod: 
 courteoufly afforded me by Mr. Ja. Frcje (Interpreter to the RuJJian Ambafla- 
 dors, fent over hither to his now Mijejly , an. Dom. 1660.) and is as followeth. 
 
 By Gods providence, Wethe great Lord,Emperor,andgrcat Duke Boreece Feo- 
 dortviche of all Ruffia Self-upholder, of Wolodeemer, Mosko, Novograde, 
 Emperor of Kazan, Emperor of Aftracane, and Emperor ofSeebeem,Lord of 
 Pfokofske, great Duke c/Smolenskee, Twerskee, Ugarskee, Permskee, Va- 
 ticekee, Bclgarskee, and other. Lord and great Duke of Novagradia, the 
 lower Countries, Cheringoskee, Rezanskee, Rofoskee, Yarofla velkee, 
 Beloozerskee, Leeflandia, Udortkec, Obdorskee, Kondintkee , and Com¬ 
 mander of all the Northern parts, ana Lord of all the Iverskee Countries, and 
 Granzilkee Empires, and of f/jeCaberni[keeCoH»tr;er,Cherkafkee,Igor[kee, 
 and of many other Kingdoms, Lord andConqueror. 
 
 We have likewife feen another of this Emperors great Seals, fixed to his 
 Letters, bearing date the 31. day of May, an. Dom. 1594. which he alfb fent to 
 Queen Elizabeth, and was prefented to her at Richmond, the 14. of OClober fol¬ 
 lowing, by his Ambalfador Evanowich : the Circumfcription containing the fame 
 Stile and Titles above fet down. 
 
 There is preferved in the Archives at Oxford, an Inftrument containing Letters 
 teftimonial of this Emperor, given to Doftor Chrijlopher Ritinger his chief Phy- 
 fician, the Seal whereof is Silver gilt, but differs in fizeand defign from the for¬ 
 mer, and contains on the reverfe the Figure of St. George and the Dragon only r . 
 
 A tranflation of the whole Inftrument I have tranferibed hither, as it was com¬ 
 municated to me by my worthy friend Mr. Thomas Hyde, the prefent Library- 
 Keeper of that famous Vniverfity, a Gentleman of eminent Learning, in all 
 kinds, and efpecially in the Oriental Tongues. 
 
 By the great mercy of Cod, We, great Lord, Emperor and great Duke Bor- 
 rys Feodorwich of all Ruflia file Commander , of Volodemerlky, Mofco- 
 velky, Novogorodlky, King of Cazanlky, King of Aftracanlky, King of 
 Sibcrlky, Lord of Voblky, and great Duke o/Smolenfky, Twerlky, Ugor- 
 Iky, Permetky, Votfky, Bulgarfky, and many others. Lord and great Duke of 
 Novogorod, Levelandlky, Udorlky,Obdorlky, Kondnifky, and all the Nor¬ 
 thern parts. Commander. Lord c/Iverfkyland, King o/'Grufinfky, Caber- 
 dinlky Country, Chercalky, and the Country of IverIky, and of many other 
 Kingdoms Lord and Commander, together with our princely Son Pheodor Bur- 
 riffiwich of all Ruflia, do by thefi our princely Letters, given unto Doffor Chri- 
 ftopher Ritinger Fhy fician, Hungarian born, ackyiowledge his true, faithful, 
 and willing firvice unto our Highnefs : in which his profejjion. We Lord, King 
 and great Duke Burrys Feodorwich of all Ruffia, have fufficiently try ed his 
 sfill, on our princely perfin, which he carefully performed for the better prefir- 
 vation of our health: and through Gods great mercy , by his diligent and faith¬ 
 ful firvice hath cured our Highnefs of a dangerous ficknefs. And therefore wc 
 Lord King and great Duke Borys Feodorwich of all Ruffia file Commander, 
 with our princely Son Pheodor Burryffiwich, in regard of his great learning 
 and faithful fervice to us, have admitted him to be our Princely Doctor, to mi- 
 nifter Phyfick, and attend on our royal perfin: to which end we have granted 
 him our Letters, and hereby we tejiifie his fujficient knowledge and practice in 
 
 Phyjickp 
 
Chap. VII. 
 
 2 go The Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 fhyfickwho hath by our films well defined, to publifi) and make known the 
 fame. And if the faid Dottor Chriftopher fijall repair to any other Princes, 
 Countries, Emperors, Kings, Curfifts, Arch-Dukes, or Dukes, to offer his 
 fir-vice nnto them , We do by thefe our princely Letters mherefoever they fhall 
 come, give true testimony on thefiiidDoOor Chriftopher’s behalf to be of great 
 learning, fuff dent hjiowledge, well prattifed in Phyfick, matters : as dlfio in 
 that profijjion, careful, diligent, and trujiy to be credited. We having had fiiff- 
 cicnt tryal of his faithful carriage, in all true and honejl firvices towards us. 
 Thefe our Princely Letters, given in our great and chicfejl Palace in the King¬ 
 dom ofMoCco, in the year of the creation of the World 7109. and in the moneth 
 of Auguft. 
 
 The Style about the Seal. 
 
 'Ey the great mercy of Cod, We great Lord, Emperor, and great Duke Borys 
 Eeodorwich of all Ruffia foie Commander , Lord and Govern or of many other 
 Countries and Kingdoms. 
 
 The third, is the great Seal of Alexeye Michailomiche, the prefent Emperor 
 of Rujfta, wherewith was fealed the Letter fent to his now Majefty, an. Dorn. 
 
 1 660. by his Amballadors, Duk e Peter semoenoiviche Frojbroskee, Lord and Pof- 
 felTor oftheDukedom of Toole, and Evan Offonofyewiche Zetabuskce, Namc'-.rcf 
 of Coormeskee. Which having obtained by the favour of Sir William Aim ce 
 Knight and Baronet, late principal Secretary of State, we alfo here exhibit to 
 publick view, with atranllation of this Emperor’s Style, rendred into Englilli by 
 the faid Mr. Ja. Frefe. 
 
 By Cods mercy. We the great Lord, Emperor, and great Duke Alexeye Mi- 
 chailowiche of all the great and leffer and white Ruffia Self-upholder, of Mol- 
 covia, Knevelkee, Wolodeemerfkee, aud Novagardlkee, Emperor of Ka¬ 
 zan, Emperor of Aftracan, Emperor of Siberia, Lord of Pfcofskee, and great 
 Duke of Lettovv, Smolenfkee, Twerlkee, Wolnilkee, Podollkee,Ugarlkee, 
 Permlkee, Waticekee, Bolgarlkee, and others. Lord and great Duke of No- 
 vogradia, tie lower Countries, Cheringofkee, Rezanlkee, Polotlkee, Ro- 
 ftoslkee, Yarollasfkee, Belozerlkee, Udorfkee, Obdorlkee, Kandinlkee, 
 Weeteplkee, Meefteflofkee, and of all the Northern parts Commander. Lord 
 of the Ivcrfkee Countries, Cartalinlkee, Groonffikee, and Igerflsee Empires, 
 and of the Kabardinlkee Countries, Cheringoslkee, and Igorlkee Dukedoms, 
 and of many other Dukedoms Eajlern, wefiern and northern, from Father and 
 Grandfather heir apparent Lord and Conquer or. 
 
 This reprefentation of St. George and the Dragon we findaffigned for Arms to 
 Anne de Ruffle, Daughter to Jarojlaus King of Ruff a and Mofiovia, married to 
 Henry the Eirfb King of France, in the year of our Lord 1051. and thus blazoned. 
 ‘ De Gueules, a tin homme a Chcval, d‘ Argent, tenant une Lance en la main , quit darde 
 en la gueule d un Dragon renverfi. 
 
 The Counts of Mansfield in Germany, have likewife frequently ftamped on 
 their Coyns, the Figure of St. George killing the Dragon: from which we have fin- 
 gled out one,bearing the name of St. George, and placed it under the Number IV. 
 
 In the laft may be feen the Effigies of Vincentius Duke of Mantua and Mont fir at, 
 a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and on the Reverfe thereof, St .George 
 encountring the Dragon, in the manner generally worn by the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions of this mod Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 
 : S. Marthe 
 Hift. Oeneolog, 
 de '.1 Maifon 
 de Frdnce. 
 Tom.i. 1 12 . 
 
 C.4.P.453. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. X. 
 
 The Habit and Enftgns of the Order. 
 
 231 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 When the Habit, or part of it , ought to be worts. 
 
 * 
 
 T Here are feveral folemn days and occafipns, on which the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions of the Garter are enjoined to wear, either the whole 
 Habit of tile Order, or fome part of it. 
 
 The more folemn, and which require a full conformity, as to wearing the 
 whole Habit, that is, theGartcr, Mantle,Surcoat, Hood, Collar, Great George, and 
 Cap, are firft, the high Feftival of the Order (commonly called St. George’s Feaft') 
 whether it be (olemnized on the 22, 23, or 24. days of April annually, or any 
 other days within the following year by Prorogation. And for this there iscleer 
 Text, in all th eBodies and Exemplars of the k statutes ; as alfo to the time how krAr, j; 
 long they ought to be worn on every of thofe days, before the Soveraign or 1 ' 
 Knights-Companions put them off! 
 
 For firft, it was Ordained, 'That the Knights-Companions (hould put on the mOrd.StatJn 
 whole Habit, on the Eve of St. George, before the Soveraign proceeded to the Chap- Cib.n.Art.y 
 pel, to hear Divine Service; and being fo habited, (hould attend the Soveraign 
 to the Chapterhoufe, thence to the Chappel, and return with him back, continu¬ 
 ing in the fame manner habited (as well fuch of them as fhould be minded to Sup, 
 as thofe that (hould not) until after Supper; m nor might they put off their Robes 
 until .the soveraign or his Deputy had put off his, or declared if time for his or 
 their fo doing. 
 
 By the fame third Article of the Statutes, the wearing of the whole Habit was 
 alfo enjoined on the Feaft day of St. George, both at their Proceeding in the 
 morning to the Chapterhoufe or Chappel, at their return to Dinner; from thence 
 to the fecond Vefpers, and back to Supper ; as alfo till Supper (hould be ended, 
 and until the Soveraign or his Lieutenant took leave of the reft of the knights - 
 Companions. 
 
 Secondly, it ismanifeftfrom King Henry the Eighth’s '‘Statutes, thatthe Eve, nArt. a, 
 the day of St. George, and morrow following, were appointed to be kept with 
 folemn fervice, and holding of chapters, wherefoever the Soveraign (hould then 
 be, though the Grand Fcalf and Solemnity of St. George were prorogued, to fome 
 further time in the year.- And therefore, when by reafonoffuch Prorogation, 
 the Knights-Companions do meet in any other place befidestheCaftle of IVindefir, 
 to attend the Soveraign for the obfervation of St. George’s day only, they then are 
 appointed to wear the whole Habit of the Order, from beginning of thefirftEven- 
 ing Service,until the Iaft Evening Service on St. George's day. 
 
 Thirdly, on fuch other days of the year, whereon the Grand Feaft is held by 
 Prorogation ; and during fuch part of the Eve, and day of the Feaft, as is before 
 appointed, when thefaid Feaft is held on its proper day. 
 
 Fourthly, by abfent Knights, whenfoever the Grand Feaft of St. George (hould 
 be celebrated, and°wherefoever they fhould at fuch time happen to refide or be°£.?l*<it. 
 (p if at liberty, and not under reftraint ) in like manner, as if then prefent with 11 
 
 the soveraign or his Deputy, in the place where he (hould celebrate the Feaft. stn.f. 
 
 The time of wearing the whole Habit in this cafe, extends but to the end of the le- £^ •'? 
 
 cond Vefpers, as in the fecond inftance above. ' ‘ ' 
 
 Fifthly, in like manner are the Knights-Companions to wear the whole Habit oil 
 the Order, at the Feafts of Inftallation , I mean fuch of them as are appointed by 
 the Soveraign to affilf at that Ceremony; where, if it begin in the Evening, then 
 are they not todifrobe themfelves, till after Supper; and being the next morning 
 habited as before,then to proceed to the Chapterhoufe or Chappel, and not put off 
 their Kobes till Dinner be ended. 
 
 The lehs folemnOccafions,aretholewhichrequirewearing the Mantle,or Cel¬ 
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 \V> en nuper hu- 
 juiOrd. Regift . 
 
 Z .WS./’n B/5- 
 
 liotb. Coton 
 f /«6 effigieju- 
 lii \ F. 11 .vide 
 Collett. Aug. 
 Vincent. 
 
 * Pat.i.H.'i. 
 parf$.m.i$. 
 
 zlEx falletf. 
 b \ G. Evant 
 modo uni us Ca - 
 nin't c.Colieg. 
 Windefor. 
 
 c iVidefis In¬ 
 ti fjunff. Ebo- 
 rac.Arcbiep. 
 
 Art. 19 . 
 
 e Ibid. 
 
 f lExAurcgr, 
 g S per Sacra- 
 went. praf.D. 
 Cbrift.Wrenat- 
 t eft at. 12 . Mar. 
 16 51. 
 
 And they are, firft, upon the 'morrow after the Grand Feaft day, when the 
 Sovereign and Knights-Comp anions proceed to the Chappel, and make their Of¬ 
 fering of Gold and Silver ; for it then fuffifeth that they put on the Mantle only: 
 which (fervice being finished) they were wont to leave at the Chapterhoufe 
 door, as they went out of the Chappel. 
 
 Secondly, as often as { chapters are called, and in what place foever held, ei¬ 
 ther for Elections 5 or other Caufes, as it (hall pleafe th esoveraign to narfle. 
 
 Andalfo as often as it is requifite for the Soveraigns or any of the Knights- 
 Comf.mil/nt, to' enter into the Chappel of St .George at Windefor : and with refe¬ 
 rence hereunto was it Ordained 5 “That every one of the Knights-Companions, 
 fhould leave a Mantle at ll'indefor , to the endj that upon any fudden and unex¬ 
 pected occafion of accefs thither, there might be Robes found in readinefs for 
 the dueobferving the Statutes in this point, with all the Commands and Decrees 
 of the Soveraign. 
 
 Its manifeft that anciently (in purfuance of this Article) both the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Contpanions left Mantles in the Veftry at Windefor, for fitch acciden¬ 
 tal Occn lions for in the Inventory of Ornaments belonging to the Chappel ta¬ 
 ken an. 8. Ric. 2. We find remaining at that time in the Veftry, a Mantle be¬ 
 longing to the Soveraign, another to John Duke of Britain, a third to John Hol¬ 
 land Earl of Huntingdon, another to Edmund Langley Earl of Cambridge, and one 
 to Thomas Holland Earl of Kent, all of them then alive. And by a Decree paft, 
 at the Grand Feaft, anno I. //. 6 . the w Mantle of the young Soveraign was appoint¬ 
 ed to be left at Windefor, as the Statutes required. It is further to be noted, that 
 this Article of the Statutes was confirmed by King Henry the Eighth's * Statutes : 
 by force whereof the Mantles of the Emperor r Charles the Fifth, and Anna Duke 
 ot Montmorency Conftable of France, were left in the cuftody of the Dean and 
 Canons of Windejbr. And heretofore, in the general Bill drawn upof things ne- 
 cefiary to be prepared for Inftallation of a Knight-Companion, there were nfually 
 1 1 v. o Mantles fet down, the ufe of the one being therein expredy mentioned 
 to remain in the Colledge at Windefor , and the other for all other occasions elfe- 
 wherc. 
 
 Thefe Mantles thus enjoined tobe left in the Colledge for fudden chances, the 
 owners living ; were anciently committed to the Cuftody of the Black. Rod, as 
 we find it granted by * Letters Patent to John Athelbrig, with the grant of that 
 Office, and fell after the death of the Owners, to the Dean and Canons of 
 Windefor, being then referved, either forpublick ufe of the Knights-Companioni, 
 when they cafually came to Windefor, or elfe fold, fometimes to the Heirs of 
 the Decealed, or other Knights-Companions , who fucceeded in the Order (as 
 that of Charles the Fifth was to the Earl of Bedford , and that of the Conftable of 
 France lent to the Earl of Warwick,, an. 7. Eliz.) which appears from the “Ac¬ 
 counts of the Chanter of the Colledge, in the Reigns of King Henry the Fourth, 
 King Henry the Fifth, King Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, and King James, 
 who in all t imes anfwered the full benefit thereof to the Colledge ; as b being a 
 certain and unqueftionable due to the Dean and Canons; and this they have' 
 accordingly had and enjoyed. 
 
 And yet we find (ome of the Colledge made over bold with the Robe of Sigif 
 monel the Emperor and “fold it while he was yet alive: But the Archbiftiop of 
 Torf (who, as Chancellor of England, was Vifitor of the Colledge) upon a Vifita- 
 tion made by him Ihortly after, viz. the 2 2. of February, anno 1431. d kept the Mo¬ 
 ney from being diftributed among thofe who had fold it, and referved the divi¬ 
 dend to the Dean and Canons, who fhould happen to be of the Colledge at the 
 time of that Emperors death : and withall commanded for the future, under 
 pamof Excommunication, * That no Dean and Canon fhould prefume to withdraw or 
 aliene any of the Knights-Companions Mantles, while he was alive, but the fame as 
 much as pojjd/lc, f/ould be rcell, decently, and faithfully kept and prefrved. 
 
 But weare informed, that the belore mentioned statute was altered ’anno 9. 
 Elis., and a new one made to this effedt, s That the Knights-Companions ft.mid be 
 bound by Oath, to take care by their Wills , that after their deceafe, all Me Ornaments 
 
 which 
 
Sect. X* 
 
 The lab it and Enftgns of the Order. 
 
 233 
 
 which they had received, Jhould be reftoredj the Robes to the Colledge, and the 
 .Jewels to the Sovereign that gave them. 
 
 We come, in the laft place, to the times of wearing the Collar of the Order, 
 with the Great George thereunto appendant, which is not only enjoined to be 
 worn (as part of the Habit') at the Grand Feafts, and Feafts of Injlallation , but 
 alfo at other times, when not any of the reft of the Habit f faying the Garter) is 
 appointed to be worn, as in fpecial, at the h principal and filemn Feajls of the hH.s.Steu 
 year: and other Feaft days, to which a particular Order in Chapter, anno 4. Eliz. 
 thus direfls. 
 
 The Holy days, and Sundays, within the twelve days. 
 
 Saint Matthias day. 
 
 Holy days in Fabler weeks 
 Saint Marks day. 
 
 Saint Philip and Jacobs day. 
 Holy days in IVhitfon week; 
 The Feajldaysof 
 St. Peter. 
 
 St. James. 
 
 St. Bartholomew. 
 
 St. Matthew. 
 
 St. Luke- 
 
 St. Simon and Jude, 
 
 St. Andrew, and 
 St. Thomas. 
 
 Befides thefe, the Soveraigfis and Knights-Companions have been accuftomedto 
 Wear this Noble Enftgn, upon the Aniverfary of the Soveraigns Coronation, of the 
 Gunpowder Treafon, and now lately, on the prefent Soveraign’s Birth day. So 
 alfo heretofore, upon fome occafional Ceremonies, not relative to the Order, as 
 when a Knight-Companion hath been created into Titles of Dignity and Honor, 
 he had the' Collar of the Garter added to his Iriveftiture, as appears in the i ms. in offic. 
 cafe of Henry Stafford, created Earl of IViltJhire, anno 1. H. 8. And at a Chapter 
 heldthe twenty lecond of May 1627. it was Ordained, k jhat fitch Knights-Com- k Lib.R.f.ii. 
 panions of this mofl Noble Order, as fjonld afterwards afflbi at the Funeral of any 
 Knight-Companion, Jhould wear the Collar apert, at the fiid Funeral : and it was 
 fo obferved by the Dukes of Ormond and Richmond , the Earls of MinchefteY 
 nadsandwich, at the folemn Funeral of his Grace George late Dukeof Albemarle. 
 
 Howbeit, the cuftom is otherwifo,as to wearing the Garter, that principal Enftgn 
 of the Order', for though it be enjoined to be worn,efpecially at the 'Grand Feaft, 1 Fi.i.Sttf. 
 and all times pfentring into St. George's Chappel, or holding of Chapters', yet 
 doth not this imply, that it may be left off, at all other times as may the reft of 
 the Habit : for indeed it ought daily to be worn, both by the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions. And therefore was it Decreed, even at the Inftitution of 
 the Order : "'That if any of the Knights-Companions ftiould in publick be found m? Ibij. An: 
 without his Garter, and that the fame was not buckled about his Leg, in decent and n stat^et^' 
 nfual manner', upon challenge thereof, he Jhould prefently pay, a '■ Noble to the Dean An. 
 and Colledge of Windefor. By King Henry the Eighth's Statutes, the Fine was 
 raifedto a°Mark: the fame to be paid forthwith after challenge made, by any o . ( . 
 
 of the five Officers of the Order , or as before, by the Dean of tVindeJor ; befide p f ' 
 which p Fine, the Knight lies liable to as check. qonCSMj.i^ 
 
 But the Article in the Statutes of Inftitution being pen’d too ftridly,and with- 
 out any exception, the feveral occafions of military or neceffary affairs dilcover- 
 ing the inconvenience; King Henry the Fifth admitted of a qualification, and in 
 cafe of riding with Boots, Ordained, That it might fuffiee, if the Knight-Com-1 As.St at. Art) 
 panion wore borne* Ribband or Silk Lace, to reprefent the Garter; ncverthelefs 'ffjj/inr.'o., 
 in this very Article there is a Provifo added. That no Knight-Companion Jhould 
 enter into Chapter, without his Garter buckjed about the Leg. 
 
 F f 
 
 To 
 
a 3 4 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 To conclude. King Henry the Eighth's Statutes provide, that the Gold chain 
 
 r ■ whereat the Lejfer George (m that Age) hung, lliould be worn f all other days of 
 the year, except the ‘principal and foiemn Feafts, whereon the Great Collar was 
 Ordained to be worn, and except in time of War,Sicknefs,orlong Voyage; i a 
 any of which cafes, it (liould fuffice the Knight-Companion concern’d, to wear only 
 a siliLace or Ribband, with the Image of St. George thereat: and the Blue Rib- 
 land, having lince fucceeded in place of the Gold chain, the Injunction of this 
 Statute, extends to it in all particulars. 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 THE 
 
 APPOINTED FOR THE SERVICE 
 OF THE 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 1 he Prelate’s InJlitHtion, his Oath, Robe, and Priviledges. 
 
 8 ' ve ^ ncrea f e an< ^ augmentation to the Honor of this molt Noble 
 Order, the Founder conflituted certain Officers, namely, a Prelate, 
 RcgiTier, and DJher, to whom he affigned leveral and particular 
 duties : Some of his Succeffors added the Chancellor, and Garter, 
 upon the fame account, andallof them fworn to be of the a Council 
 A/.-.i 5. of the Order. Among thefe, the Prelate and Chancellor are ufually called the 
 h&MtiMjj. b principal, the other three, the inferior Officers of the Orders known and di- 
 fiinguilhed b" the Robes or Enfigns of their peculiar Offices. 
 
 In this Chapter, we (hall only give fome account of their InJlitHtion, Oath, Ha¬ 
 lit, En'tgrs, Priviledges , and Penfions ; for as to the nature of their Offices, fo far 
 as they relate to the Duties enjoined them within the Order, they are, for the 
 
Ttie prefent Habits Enligns and Badges 
 belonging to tke OfTieny of the Order 
 
 1'hr P tv l ale atul Chan cello VS 
 JWantle 
 
 A* 
 
 Re,cf i s te r-Ji A}a rte i s Sc 
 ^Qlack.JRoeus' JWanl/r 
 
 Carters The Black 
 Scepter Read 
 
 alarkRa'i‘1’ S^Jr/e 
 
 (Jar ters 
 
 Rada 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 2 S5 
 
 and adjoined to his Body of' Statutes, from whence we have tranfcrib’d them e Lib.N.p.^: 
 into the appendix. But more particularly their duties are to be met with in 
 feveral places of the entiling Difcourfe, where they properly fall in to be 
 treated of. 
 
 The Prelate is the firft and principal Officer belonging to the Order, and in the His inrtitu- 
 Eounder s Statutes is called f Prelatus Ordinis ; thus we fee his Office is as ancient tion - 
 as the Inftitutionof the Order, and that the then Bifhop of Winchejler ['William 
 de Edyngton ] was the firft Prelate, is as apparent s thence. He is an Officer of 
 honor onlyj and hath not either Penfion or Fees allowed him. 
 
 By the laid Conftitutions this Office is vefted in the Bilhops of Winchejler for 
 the time being ; and from fundry paffages in the Annals of the Order, it is fur¬ 
 ther manifeft, that the SuccefTors to William de Edyngton, have continued Pre¬ 
 lates to this day, except the interruption only of a few months, anno 7. E. 6. im¬ 
 mediately after publifhing this Kings Statutes; wherein the other four Officers 
 were conftituted anew, to attend the fervice of the Order, but the ''Prelate wholly hchap.s. 
 fet afide. 
 
 Of what eftimntion this See hath been, may be collected from the precedency 
 granted to the Bilhops thereof, by an Aft of Parliament, Entitled, 1 An A 3 con- ; Rn , Par , a „ : 
 cerning the placing of the Lords in Parliament Chamber, and other Ajfemhlies and i'-H-Z-m o’. 
 Conferences of Conned, wherein it is Enafted, that this Bifiop (hall fit next to the 
 Bilhop of Durham, who hath place (by that Aft_) affign'd him next the Archbi- 
 fhop of Pork : though before, in "refpeft of the honor and preheminence of this k Conflitii. aS 
 moft Noble Order, he had precedence and place, granted above all Bilhops and 0,di - 
 next unto the Archbifbops. ’ "" emmtes. 
 
 At this Officer’s admittance, he is obliged to take an Oath in the prefence of the oath! 
 Soveraign or his Lieutenant, which confifts of thefe particulars. 
 
 1. 1 To be prefent in all Chapters, rohereunto he is fummoned. 
 
 2. To report all things truly, without favour or fear. ‘‘ 
 
 S' To take the Scruteny faithfully, and prefent it tothe Soveraign. 
 
 4. To keep Jecret and not difiloje theCounfels of the Ord er. 
 
 5. To promote and maintain the honor thereof. 
 
 6 . To roithfland and reveal, what is defign’d to the contrary. 
 
 This Oath is read or pronounced in Chapter by the Regifter of the Order, the 
 m Gentleman Ulher of the Blicf-Rod holding the Book, whilft the Prelate kneels %. L j i ' R ' p - 3p: 
 between the Soveraign s knees. 4 ‘ 
 
 As the Knights-Companions had their Surcoats bellowed on them at the Sove- Robe: 
 raign s charge, and therefore called the Kings Livery ; fo had the Off cers of 
 the Order, their Liveries or Robes, cut of the soveraign s Wardrobe likewife, and 
 in particular the Prelate of the Order : For in the Rolls of the Great Wardrobe 
 we find that" William de Edyngton had allowed him for his 
 Robe of the Soveraign s Irarrj', againft the Feaft ofSt.George, 
 anno 37, E. 5. one Cloth of Sanguine in Grain, and a large 
 quantity of Furs, for trimming it up. 
 
 We have had occafion in the °laft Chapter to oblerve,that 
 theword Roba in theRolIsof the Wardrobe, is ufed to fig- 
 nifie a Surcoat (being there applied to the Knight s-Compa- 
 nions Surcoats) not Mantle, which in reference to the Pre¬ 
 late is to be Linderftood by it. And we find this Robe, fo 
 alfigned to the Prelate, noted to be of the Sute or Colour 
 ot tne Knight s-Companions Surcoats, the forefaid year, 
 vito. pS anguin? j n grain. But whereas each Knight-Compa¬ 
 nion hadS5 Ells of this Cloth for a Surcoat, the Prelates al- 
 Iowanceis (aid to be, one Cloth of the fame Colour: Yet 
 w at difference there was in Meafure, between one Ell, and fo many as made one 
 °t i, we have not hitherto learnt: but inFur the Prelate much exceeded them, 
 
 -very Knight-Companion then having but 'one Fur of 200 Bellies of Miniver pure. 
 
 F f 3 Anno 
 
 n Domino Willielmo de Edyngton Epifcopo 
 Winton. ad unam Robam fibi, dc Libera- 
 tufa Domini Regis, contra Feftom Santti 
 Georgii , de fetta Militum de Gartcrio, fa- 
 ciend. &Furrurand. per Literam Privati 
 Sigilli, Scilicet, 
 
 1 Pannus Sanguin. in grano. 
 
 1 Mantell.de454 Ventr. Miniver pur.’ 
 
 1 Furrura de 244 Ventr.Miniver pur. 
 
 1 Furrura de 270 Ventr. Miniver pur. 
 
 1 Capucium de 1 54 Ventr.Miniver pur. 1 
 1 Furrura dimid.deBifsjfurratade Bife. 
 Ex Rotulo Compoti Hen. de Snaith Cuftodk 
 mag.Gardrob. Regis an.^-j 
 oSeff. g. 
 p Rotnl.prad.tn. 3. 
 q ^Ibid. 
 
Chap. VJH. 
 
 236 
 
 T be Officers of the Order. 
 
 Anno' 7. Ric. 2. we meet with the fame allowance of Cloth 
 and other materials to William de Wyckham (then alfo Pre¬ 
 late') but the difference lay in the ' Bellies of Minivers, 
 whofe number now was much encreafed: and that the fame 
 allowance was made him, in the 11. and 19. years of the 
 faid King. But in thefe three Inftances, the Colour of the 
 Cloth was different, and changed to that affigned for the 
 Knights-Companions Surcoats thofevery years, to wit, 11 Vio- 
 ht ingrain, ' v White , and * Blue. And anno 12. H. 6. 
 the B.obe of Henry Beaufort Cardinal and Prelate, was 
 J White , as then were the Surcoats of all the Knights-Conn- 
 panions i whence it is evident, the Livery anciently allow¬ 
 ed the Trehtc , annually varied in Colour, as did the 
 Knights-Companions Surcoats. 
 
 In that ancient Precedent of the Liveries of the Carter , recorded in an old 
 Velam Manufcript, remaining in the Soveraign’s Great Wardrobe, wherein 
 the Surcoats beflowed on the Knights-Companions are reduced to a certainty, 
 as to the meafure of Cloth, number of Furs and Garters, neverthelefs propor¬ 
 tioned according to their feveral Degrees; there the Prelate hath the following 
 allowance for his Livery. 
 
 r Et Rotulo Compoti Alani de Stal^c Cu- 
 ftod mag. Gardrob. Regis m. 8. 
 
 t viz. i Pannum Violettum in grano. 
 i Mantellumde600 Ventr. 
 i Capucium dc 140 Vcmr.Miniver pur. 
 1 Furrura de 400 Ventr. 
 
 I Furrurade $60 Ventr. Miniver grofs. 
 1 Furrura de Eifs de 140 Bcft. Ibid. 
 li Ibid. 
 
 ‘w Lib.Compot. de Liber at, Pannorum , fyc. 
 temp. R.i. f- 1 67• 
 x Ibid. p. 173. 
 
 y lx Lib. voeat. Cotom. in Offic. mag. 
 Cardrobe,f. 91 .b. 
 
 ZFol. 12. 
 
 10 limor. grojs.3 
 3 Tim hr. de Bijs. 
 
 By all which it is manifeft what Materials and Colour th eFrelate s Robe vvas oF, 
 as at the Infiitution of the Order , fo for a long time after j nor can we find, any 
 alteration therein, until the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, and then his Ha- 
 iConfthuth- bit was a ordained to be of Crimfon Velvety lined with White Taffaty, faced with 
 vesadoffici- Blue, and thereon richly embroidered, fundry royal Cognizances, fuch as ap- 
 nenies.cap.i. P ear on the front of th c Prelate's Robe , in the Draughts of the Officers ancient Ha¬ 
 bits placed at the beginning of this Chapter. 
 
 The firft of which is the Rofe of England crown’d. 
 
 The fecond, one of King Edward the Fourth’s Badges j and may befeen infe- 
 vcral places of the Stone-work, in and about St. Georges Chappel at IVindejor. 
 
 The third is the Flower de Lis of Prance^ crown’d. 
 
 And the fourth King Edward the Third’s peculiar Badge, viz,, the Sun Beams 
 hSxRot.Comp. i (Tuing out of a Cloud. b Forty of thefe Clouds, embroidered with Gold, Silver, 
 nlipwifionis and Silk, having in the middle the Saxon Letter E of Gold, were provided to 
 mag. Gardnb. trim feveral Garments made for this King in the 21. year of his Reign, and garnith- 
 ed with Stars. , 
 
 As the left fhoulder of a Knights-Companions Mantle, fo the right fhoulder ot 
 c c ibidem, the Prelates Robe , is ordained to be embroidered with a c Scutcheon of St. Georges 
 d L Arms , encompafled with the Garter 3 and d adornd with Cordons of Blue Silk 
 
 mingled with Gold. . . 
 
 After a while (though we find not the certain time) the Colour of this Robe be¬ 
 ef* vetajf. came changed to Murrey , the allowance of Velvet c 16 yards, of White Sarcenet 
 ^offiZmag*.' n f° r lining 12 yards, and a Garter for the fhoulder embroidered with Purls of Da- 
 Gjrdnib.f.46. mask Gold. But by a Warrant dated the 22. of March anno 23. Eliz,. directed to 
 the Matter of the great Wardrobe, for the Livery ot thecWerfor Bifhop 
 f UK Warrant, then newly admitted Prelate. The quantity of Velvet was encreafed to 1 
 p £ }ic t\lZ P ' yards, but the lining and Garter as before, fo alfo the Cordon, having Buttons and 
 inoffic. mag. Taflels ofBlue Silk and Venice Gold. ThelikeRobe in all particulars was made 
 Gitr ^ T . ob ^ 7 * 2 " forhisSuccettor BittiopC^er, upon the Soveraign’s & Warrant (it- April an* 26. 
 h Vx itb.pawc. £/iz,.)and for BiThop Bilfon , by a h like Warrant an. 41. of the fame Queen. 
 
 Wan am.ab an. About the 12. year of King Charles the Fir tt, the Prelate and Chancellor petl- 
 
 tioned the Soveraign to rettore them their ancient right and eftimation, in 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 237 
 
 relation to their Robes and Badges of Honor, upon their outward Garments; 
 whereupon it was Ordered in a Chapter held the 18. of April, an. 13. Car. 1. (be¬ 
 ing the Feaft-day celebrated by prorogation for the year 1 636.) among many 
 other things relating to the Honor of this mold Noble Order , 'That the Knights- iLib.R.p.112. 
 Commiffioners (newly eftablifhed by k that Chapter) Jhoidd confider of the Robes kBM.f.uS, 
 to be room by the Prelate and Chancellor, and certific the Soveraign the ancient Co¬ 
 lour and Form. 
 
 But we have not met with any thing further done in relation thereunto, during 
 that Soveraign s Reign; nor until after the happy Reftauration of the prefent so¬ 
 veraign, and then by Warrant under the Signet of the Order, (dated Feb. 19. 
 an. 13. Car. 2.) the Prelate had affigned him for his Livery of the Order one Robe 
 of* Purple Velvet, containing 18 yards, and 10 yards of White Taffaty for lining, *AppmJii 
 as alfo a Scutcheon of St. George within a Garter, wrought with Letters and 
 Purls of Damask Gold and Pearls, having Laces, Buttons, and Taflels of Purple 
 Silkand Venice Gold; but what inducements the Soveraign had,for changing the 
 Colour from Murrey to Purple we have not heard. 
 
 An Account being thus given of the Prelates Robe , it follows that we note, 
 at what times he is enjoined to wear it, concerning which it is fet down in ex- 
 prefs Text, m That he Jhculd be obliged to wear it yearly on the Vigil and day of St. m Cmftitu. ai 
 George, wherejbever he is at his Liberty , whether it be in Parliament , or any other °^ c ' 0r<i ' aU '~ 
 folemn occajton, or Fejlival vphatfbever. ncntci.cap. 1. 
 
 The Honorsconferr'don tbisOfficerare, That hisP/, ice inall Proceedings and Privileges. 
 Ceremonies of the Order is on the°right hand of the Chancellor. That he may of 
 r marfhal his Arms within the ennobled Garter, and accordingly hath it been cu- PS m - 
 ftomary for the Prelate , to furround them (impaled with thofe of the See of Win- s ^ 
 chejier') with this Noble Enfign. He hath allowed him convenientiZW^/gr 
 Within the Caftle of Windefir, and thefeare in a Tower, fituate on the North 
 fide of the Caftle in the middle Ward, called t Winchetler-Tower. And as often r Ub.R.pyp. 
 as he (hall come thither, or to any other place at the soveraign s command either 
 to celebiate the Solemnity of St. George , or do any act or thing belonging to the 
 Order, he ought to have allowed him of the f Court-Livery for himfelf and Ser- tExpruf.cm- 
 vants, according to the rate that Earls refident in Court are ufed to have. fiim.c.u 
 
 Laftly, at a chapter held the 27. of April, anno 2. Car. 1. this Officer (Co alfo the 
 Chancellor')^ had the Priviledge granted to'wear upon the left part of his Cloak, iVidc fupra 
 Coat and Riding Caffock, at all times when he fhould not wear his Robe, and in 
 all Places and Allemblies a Scutcheon of the Arms of St. George , but not enriched ^ ,2l i 
 with Pearls or Stones, That the wearing thereof might be an open teflimony to 
 the World, of the honor he held from this moft Noble Order. 
 
 But not long after there was fomereftraint put upon this Aft, though I do not 
 find it repealed. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 7be Inffitution of the Chancellor’/ Office, his Oath, Robe, Badge, 
 
 and Penfion. 
 
 1 in 
 the 
 
Chap. VIII. 
 
 a 3 8 
 
 7 be Officers of the Order. 
 
 the courfe of the Annals there recorded, this Title is given to Sir John Robert- 
 elbiJ.p.H. facf, preceding the entry of the c Decree, which conftituted him Keefer of the 
 Seal, yet is it probable his nomination pall: one of the firft things in the chapter ; 
 after which, the Regifter might juftly afford him that Title, though not as yet 
 drawn up into an Order : That work being commonly done after the Chapters 
 were broke up. 
 
 But King Edmard the Fourth, finding it neceffary to fettle the Office of Chan¬ 
 cellor of the Carter , in a perfon diftinft from the Knights-Companions , andfub- 
 fervienttothem, Ordered , in a Chapter held at his Palace of Wefiniinfler the 4. 
 t Lib.N.p.s\i. of November, in the 16 . year of hisReign, 'That the Seal of the Order fhould be de¬ 
 livered to Richard Beauchamp then Bifhop ^Salisbury to keep during pleafure ; and 
 he to be called chancellor of this moll Noble Order. 
 gApperdiK. Not long after, this KingbysLetters Patentunder the GreatSeal of England, 
 Kum.lv. bearing Tejle at Wejiminjler , the 10. day of Offober , in the 15. year of his Reign, 
 declared, That though among the Officers of the Order of the Carter, the Office 
 of Chancellor was not appointed by the Founders Statutes, yet was it neverthelefs 
 very lawful and neceffary. And therefore did Ordain, that for the advance¬ 
 ment and good of the Order in thofe Affairs, there (hould be conftituted an Offi¬ 
 cer named Chancellor. And forafmuch as this Office was great, and of great 
 charge, and required an able and dextrous perfon,it was his further pleafure, that 
 none {hould be admitted thereinto,unlefs he were of Ecclejiaflical Dignity, that is 
 to fay,a Bijhop • Moreover, confidering the Chappel of St. George in the Caftleof 
 Windefor, was founded and eftablifhed within the Diocefs of Salisbury, and ha¬ 
 ving regard to the prudence and diligence of Richard Beauchamp then Bifhop of 
 that Diocefs, who out of meer love towards the Order, gave himfelf the leifure 
 daily to attend the advancement and progrefsof that goodly Work, wherewith 
 the King was then in hand, in the Caftle of Windefor, for enlarging the Chap- 
 pel there, He did therefore likewife Ordain and Eftablilh the laid Bilhop for the 
 term of his life Chancellor of the Order, and did further Will and Ordain, that after 
 his deceafe hisSuccefiors Bilhops of Salisbury (hould always have and hold the 
 laid Office of Chancellor. Neverthelefs, in this patent there is a Provifo, that the 
 Kings Conceffton, (hould be put in execution by theadviceofthe Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions, and without prejudice of the Bifhop of Winchetfer in thofe things, which, 
 touching the Order , ought by the Statutes of Inflitution to belong untohim. 
 
 This Office being thus conferred upon Richard Beauchamp perlonally, for term 
 of life, and perpetually, to the lucceeding Bilhops of the See of Salisbury, di¬ 
 vers of his Succellbrs (Tome of whom areremembredin thej Slack Boo though 
 the names of fpecial Officers are feldom fetdown in Chapter Afts) were, by vir¬ 
 tue of this Grant, continued therein, and executed the Office; nor doth it ap¬ 
 pear by the Records of the Order, tljatany other perfon had been inverted there¬ 
 in, befides the Bilhops of Salisbury, until an. 7. E. 6. that Sir William Cecil, then 
 Principal Secretary of State, was made chancellor ; concerning which more by 
 
 and by. _ r 
 
 If recourfe be had to the Confutations peculiarly relating to the Officers ot 
 heap. 2. th c Order, it will appear, 11 That this Office is very noble and honorable, of great 
 truft and care, requiring a perfonof much Honor and Reputation to exercileana 
 manage it : In which regard it is therein provided, that no man (hould be ad¬ 
 vanced tothis Dignity, unlefs hebe aPrelateof the Church, viz. Archbilhop, or 
 Bifhop, or offline other fuch like eminent preferment therein: Or if a Lay- 
 - m an, then to be a Knight of known Extraction, expert, learned, and of un¬ 
 tainted Reputation. r ,. 
 
 By this Claufe, a Lay-man no left than a Clergy-man was made capable or tms 
 Office, neverthelefs it amounted not to a devefting the Bifhop then living, 
 or excluding any of his Succeffors, unlefs it had pleafed the Soveraign after 
 making that" Conftitution, to have palled by the Bilhop of Salisbury, and be¬ 
 llowed it elfewhere, which he did not; for Edmund Audeley the then Bilhop, 
 fome time after the eftablilhing thefe Conftitutions, and his immediate Succellor 
 Cardinal Campeins (till he went to Rome') if not more of them, enjoined and exe¬ 
 cuted the fame. 
 
Sect. If 
 
 The Officers of the Orcfcr. 2:9 
 
 But upon Reformation of the Order by King Edward the Sixth, his Statutes 
 wholly leave out the EccUJiatficfs, and ‘ appoint that the Chancellors Office i Cap. 9. 
 ftiould be executed by a Knight, qualified as before. And thereupon Sir llil- 
 liam Cecil was conftituted Chancellor, vvhofe Patent bears date the k 12. of April Y.Fat.-j.E.C. 
 anno 7. E. 6 . And here firlt enfted a lecular perfon, though he enjoyed the Office l" s - 
 but a while, for the 1 27. of September following. Sir William Petres was admitted 1 tib.C ;, 7 . 
 thereinto, fince which time, until novt', the Chancellorlhip hath continued in the 
 execution of perfons of that rank and quality. 
 
 Notwithflanding which, in a Charter granted to the Bifliop of Salisbury the 
 n 'firft of Dec an.\.Eli%. (confirming the Charters of Queen Mary, King Henry the m Cmfm.p. 
 Eighth, and King Henry the Seventh) as alfoin another by the late Soveraign King 
 Charles the Firft, (" 6. Mar. an. reg.fid 4.) the forementioned Letters Patent made aPai.4. car. 
 to Bilhop Beauchamp by King Edward the Fourth, are therein recited totidem ver- '■P'*!- 
 his, and confirmed, as atacite Refer vation of the right and title of the Bilhop of 
 Salisbury, whenfoever the favour of the Soveraign (hould grow propitious to 
 that See. 
 
 It doth not appear that any of theBifhops of Salisbury, afterthcReign of King 
 Edward the Sixth, concerned themfelves for recovering the Execution of -Vs 
 Office to their See, until the “lixth year of King James, that Henry Cotton then o rb.p.ifj. 
 Bifliop, upon the death of Sir Edward pyer fometime Chancellor, fet forth by 
 Petition to the then Soveraign, That this Office belonged to him and his Succef- 
 forsBifhopsofy.t/Ai«r)’, and therefore humbly prayed Reftitution thereof to the 
 Church of Salisbury. 
 
 But before the Soveraign would determine any thing hereupon, he was 
 pleafed to call the two Chief Juftices and Chief Baron toadvife with, who were 
 of opinion (faith the Blue Bookh) '' That this Office was not compleatly or fifficient- p lbidtm. 
 ly annexed to the Bijhopricfof Salisbury by King Edward the Fourth. ButSirEd- 
 n.trdCooke , one of thefe Judges, Reports thepoint upon which it was void, to be 
 s the incertainty of the Grant, for that a new Office was ereSed, and not defined what q4' P art nfti. 
 JurifiiiSion or Authority the Officer Jhouidhave. And yet we find elfewhere this 
 third reafon given, ’That the Grant was in the Soveraign’s difpobtion, becaufie the r m.dt rt¬ 
 f’atent mas granted without Fee. With one, or more of thefe opinions, the sove- J,is r ™f J“ c ' 
 raigne Judgment being fwayed, He forthwith nominated Sir >/;« Herbert one of p/^Edwil 
 his Privy Council to the Chaticellorjhip, and fo this Affair llept, until anno 12. t trEq.Au. 
 Car. I. 1 modoGarter 7 
 
 When John Davenant Bilhop of Salisbury (Sir Francis Crane Chancellor being mmm.‘ 
 lately dead) with all due humiliation remonftrated to the Soveraign, That the 
 Office of Chancellor was perpetually annexed to his See, by the forefaid Letters 
 of King Edward the Fourth, and though in following times it had been beftow- 
 ed upon Lay-men, yet he hunlbly defired his right might be reftored. Where¬ 
 upon at a Chapter of the Order held in the Chapterhoufe within the Cable of 
 Windefor, the 5. of December in the year aforefaid, the Soveraign propofed to 
 the Knights-Companions prefent, f “That though he had of his efpecial Grace, r sirTbma, 
 “made Elefhon of Sir Thomas Rowe Knight for his Chancellor at that time, Rowes Jour- 
 “having underftood a Claim made by theBifhoprickofWAfery, that the place 
 “ Was annexed to that See. He commanded the Lords-Companions of the Order, it p. 115. 
 
 “to take the pretence of right into their confiderations: To which propolition 
 “ofh’s Majefty, the lords humbly anfwered, That they thought it was not 
 “their part to ftarch for the Title of any ; but that if the Bilhop of Salisbury did 
 “produce his Evidence, and the proofs thereof, he might prefent it in Chapter 
 “tohis Majefty, tobeconfidered. 2 
 
 Upon this encouragement, the Bilhop prepared a Petition, which was * pre- t@W.?..s.i& 
 fentec! and read in Chapter, held at the Fcaft of St. George celebrated at Winclefor, UbStp.m. 
 the 18. of enfuing, and here inferted. J 
 
 fo 
 
-240 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 u Ex Autsgfr 
 Junes Jac.Pal¬ 
 mer Eg. Aur. 
 tivHr btijus Cr- 
 din Ciwctll’ 
 
 «To the King s mojl Excellent Majefiy Sovereign of the mojl Noble 
 Order of the Garter. 
 
 the humble Petition s/John BiJhopofSamm,your Majefiies chaplain in ordinary. 
 
 f-r-'Hat whereas your Majefiies moil noble Progenitor, King Edward the Fourth, 
 J_ did by Letters Patent, erc 3 and efiablifh one Office cf Chancellor ofthemofl 
 Noble Order of the Garter, and did then alfo grant a charter unto Richard Beau¬ 
 champ Bifisop o/Salisbury, and hisSilcceffors for ever, that they Jhould execute that 
 Office, in confideration that the Chappel of St. George in your Majesties Cafile oj 
 Windefor, mas within the Diocefs of Sarum, and for other conflderations in the 
 (aid Charterfpecificd. which Office was enjoyed by thefaid Richard Beauchamp, 
 'and divers of his Succeilors in the See of Sarum, according to the Charter, which 
 charter hath alfo been confirmed under the great Seal of England, by ether 
 Rings and Queens ftnee the Reign of King Edward the Fourth. And was lafily mofi 
 eracioujly confirmed by your Royal Majefty, in the fourth year of your happy Reign. 
 But to the gre at prejudice and dijhonour of the See of Sarum, the ufi and cxercije 
 of the faid Office/ hath been fir many years difeontimed from the Bifhops ofyour 
 Majefiies faid Church. 
 
 May it therefore pleafi your moll Excellent Majefiy , cut of your accufiom- 
 ed goodnefs to the church, gracioufly to conftder of your Petitioners Claim 
 and Charter, and if your Majefty Jhallfi think, fit, to vouchfifeyour Pe¬ 
 titioner a hearing, or to refer the examination thereof to fame others. That 
 thereupon fitch courfi may be taken fir the refioring and preferring of the 
 right of the faid Church herein, either for the prefint or future time, as 
 your Majefiy in your princely n'ifdoni fhall find agreeable to honor and 
 
 And the Petitioner according to his duty, fhall pray 
 foryour Majefiies long, happy,and glorious Reign. 
 
 ~r frklo DdHt-inn if- mac nJfiprTcd. 
 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 241 
 
 only to the time of delivering the Seals to Bilhop Beauchamp, but when after¬ 
 wards the Office was erefted by Letters Patent, it was then granted to him 
 during life. 
 
 Something was replied from the Judges opinions, given in this cafe, an. "jac. 
 
 Regis 6. but the soveraign thought it was not then well confidered, to permit 
 
 the Chapter Affs of this Order, which hath Statutes and Rules of its own, and wholly 
 
 independent from other Laws, to receive confirndtion and determination from 
 
 the Meafures and Rules of our Common-Lam, and therefore notwithdanding 
 
 what had been objected againft the Bilhops Claim, the soveraign was pleaded 
 
 juftly to pronounce; “y That he ought to be heard : and to that purpole, gave y Rmafaft 
 
 “ the chancellor order to Ggnifie unto him, that he (hould prepare and fet down 
 
 “ in writing, a brief of the Vouchers and Proofs of his Pretenfions, in verification 
 
 “of his Petition, and fend them to the Chancellor, to be delivered to the Knight s- 
 
 cc Commijjioners (appointed for the Affairs of the Order) toconfider ofthem, and 
 
 “prelent them at the next Chapter to the Soveraign, who would therein take fuch 
 
 “ Order, as was conformable to his mod impartial and untainted Judice. 
 
 The 4. of October after, in a Chapter held at Windefir during the Feafi of St. 
 
 George , the chancellor reprefented the faid Bilhop’s Petition, with the Vouchers 
 to his Pretenfions, which the Bidiop exhibited no otherwife than as Inducements 
 and humble Motives, for redoring the ancient right of the Church of Salisbury, 
 and perpetually re-uniting the chancellorjhip of the Order to that See, if it (hould 
 feem agreeable to his Will, Wifdom, and Judice. ctI But the Knights-Commijjio- z/iM.j.s?! 
 
 “ tiers having not to that time met, the btifinels was again referr’d to them to be 
 “confidered, prepared and abreviated for the Soveraign s confideration and final 
 “ judgment. All which the Chancellor by Letter thus lignified to the Bilhop. 
 
 * Right Reverend and my very good Lord, a 
 
 I l\l.iy have juftly incurred the cenfure of your Lordjhip, either cf want of manners, 
 or prevarication, that I have not given you an account of the truji you pleafed 
 to repofe in me, and that I fo willingly undertook, both out of true refpeCl I bear to 
 your Lordflip, and duty and fervice to the Church, whofe caufe you folicite ; but I 
 hope your goodnefs mill acquit me of any of thefi crimes, and be pleafed to take my 
 jujl excuje, that I deferred only, to give you a more certain an freer than yet I am able, 
 ye lejl a longer delay might endanger the good opinion, which I dedre to preferve with 
 you , you may be pleafed to know ; that at the laji Chapter of the Order held in Octo¬ 
 ber at Windefor, I reprefented your Lordjhips Petition , and all the feveral Vouchers . 
 and verifications of your demand and pretention, but his Majedy having not leifure 
 at that time to enter into a full debate, did refer it to the Knights-Commidioners 
 flandingfor the Order, both toconfider and to deliver their opinions, and to make 
 report to him at the next Feafi, refining to Himfelf the final \udgment. Of this I 
 have made a Record and regijlred it in the Afts of the Order for continuance ofyour 
 Claim. I have fince folicitedthe Knights-Commidioners often to meet upon it, and 
 other occasions of the Order, but hie labor hoc opus, I cannot procure them till af¬ 
 ter the Term, when I befeech you to believe, that I mill be a faithful Remembrancer , 
 and Advocate of your caufe, and that as foon as I can get any rcfelution, I will 
 thereof render you an account: and if they will do nothing therein , I will again bring 
 it to his Majedy. In this bufinefs, I cannot omit to let you know, the care of his Grace 
 my lord Archbrfhop of Canterbury in your behalf who doth often call upon me, and 
 if you pleafe to take notice thereof to him, and to defire him to move his Majedy to 
 commandfame of the Knights to meet and to hear it, it will procure both a quick, and 
 effectual difpatch, and there fhall be of my part no manner of omijjioi », to tejlifie to 
 your Lordjhip both my reverence to your perfon, and defire to defirve of you the name of 
 
 St. Martyns-Lune 
 
 Tour Lordjhips mofl humble fervanl 
 
 2 9. Nov. 1637. 
 
 Tho. Rowe. 
 
 
 G g MoJ 
 
 f. 
 
I 
 
 242 
 
 b Kowc/ Jour- 
 r.al.p. 36. 
 
 c Ibid. p.% 7, 
 
 The Officers of the Order. t Chap. VIII. 
 
 Nor was this worthy Chancellor unmindful of his promife, for the next time the 
 K slight s-Co/ssmijfioners fat, which was thefirftof February following at Whitehall, 
 ct He to their confiderations prefented the forefaid Petition,Claim,and Vouchers, 
 “ to be heard by them according to the former Order : But it was their opinion, 
 “Thatunlefs the Bifliop werehimfelf prefent, it would be labour loft, and that 
 ‘■'they could not conclude in the caufe, without hearing his own Reply:And there- 
 “ fore they entred not into the debate, but Ordered the Chancellor to write a Letter 
 “ to his Lordfhip, that whenfoever he came up to London , he (hould be heard per- 
 cc Tonally, and his reafons conlidered, and to the Soveraign reprefented. 
 
 The Letter upon this occafion was as followeth. 
 
 c My Lord, 
 
 1 T hath pleafid the Lords Knights-Commiflioners for the Garter, to meet upon 
 X Thurfday luff, the firjl day of this Afonths -cohere in the firjl place L prefented 
 your Lordfsips Petition to to Majefty, and readthe Order of Reference upon it made 
 in Chapter, and offered unto their confideration the authenticf Vouchers to every 
 part , font me by your Lordfsip, and urged your Claim as far , as if it had been my orpn, 
 both by fucceffion of Bifsops of Salisbury in the Office <j/Chancellor until Henry the 
 Eighth, and of the fir LI Grant made under the Broad Seal , and of continual renerving 
 thereof in all the Charters of Bifsops ftnee , to your Lordfhip , and all other arguments, 
 which either my wit could prefent, or to which by ftneerity, and your trull , / was ob¬ 
 liged. But could not induc e their Lordfhips to view them, nor to make any report upon 
 the caufe, all the anfwer L obtained, was, that it was not proper for me to be the Advocate, 
 nor for them to hear , where L could not be furnijhedmith a reply on your part, if they 
 found caufe to except againll any part of the title, and fo they would not judge you by 
 any prejudice : But commanded me to fignifie to your Lordfsip, that whenfoever your 
 occafions fisould bring you to London, or the Court, that they would hear you, and front 
 you only receive the information. And that when your Lordfsip fiould call upon them, 
 they would give youfuch an anfwer as the jujlice ofyour caufe fsould merit. 
 
 I am firry io write your Lordfsip fo weak, effetts, but L defire you to believe , that I 
 have proceeded with all faith and integrity, and that L could do no more : Of this 
 proceeding L acquainted his Grace my Lord Archbifsop of Canterbury, who did think, 
 it ft that L fsould fignifie to you, how the bufinejs flood, that you might be the better 
 prepared againfi your coming to London, where 1 fisatl be ready to do you all ferviee in 
 my power, and until then will keep your Papers fife for your ufe : Vnlefi his Maje- 
 fty, to whom I purpofi to render in account ofthebufinefs, make a new Order for more 
 * expedition, which Lbelieve will not be done before your coming, or the next Chapter. 
 In hope and defire to be of more ufe to your Lordfsip when you fsall make your own 
 Claim, or in any other of your commands, I fsall ever refl¬ 
 et. Martins-Lane Tour Lordfsips mofl humble firvant 
 
 6. Feb. 1637. Tho. Rowe. 
 
 After which we find not, that the Knights-Commijjioners met, either upon this or 
 any other Affair relating to the Order, before the Feafl: of St. George, begun to 
 beheld at Windefir the 20. of May, an. 14. Car. 1. and to that, being added the 
 Ceremonies of the prefent Soveraign s Lnflallation, the Bifhopof Salisbury thought 
 it not convenient to interrupt any part of that great Solemnity, with the 
 confideration of this Affair ; and the Scotch War fhortly after breaking forth, 
 and troubles growing high at home, the further profecution was laid afide, and 
 not revived until the 19. of November, an. 21. Car. 2. when Seth Ward now Lord 
 Bifhop of Salisbury took encouragement upon the former grounds and the Sove¬ 
 raign s favour, to fet on foot this Claim by a Petition prefented in Chapter then 
 held at Whitehall, where after a full debate and confideration had of the juftnefs 
 of his Claim, he obtained the following Decree for re-eftablifhment of this Office 
 on the Bifhopof that See upon the firft vacancy. 
 
 At 
 
Sect. If. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 ______ 2 43 
 
 A At a _ Chapter of the mofl Noble Order of the Gar K^hdd by his ~Majeffy Sove-d FideUKCa- 
 raign, and the moft noble Companions hereafter named , in Celled Chamber *- 6f ' 
 next the Bed-Chamber in Whitehall, the nineteenth of November 16651. 
 
 Vrefetit 
 
 His illajefty Soveraign. 
 
 His Royal Highnefs the 
 
 Duke of York. Prince Rupert. 
 
 Dttk? of Ormond. E arl of Briftol. 
 
 Earl of Oxford. Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 Earl of Manchefter. Dufie of Monmouth. 
 
 Officers J P re * ate > the Bijhop of Winchefter. 
 cRegifter, Garter, Ufher. ' 
 
 The Soveraign then declared, That the reafon of calling this Chapter teas to con¬ 
 fides of the pretentions of Dr. Seth Ward Bifiop ^/Salisbury, exhibited in a Petition 
 concerning the Title and Claim of himfelf and his Succejfors, unto the Office <Chan- 
 ceWor of the mod Noble Order of the Garter (when the fame Should become void) 
 the Bifiop groundsng the equity of his Claim , upon a Charter firft granted by Kino Ed¬ 
 ward Fourth, in the I %■ year of his Reign, unto Richard Beauchamp Bifiop of 
 
 Salisbury and his Succejfors fir ever, which Charter hath been fince confirmed finder 
 the Croat Seal of Zapfini, by other Kings and Queens, and'particularly by King 
 Charles the Firft, of ever blefed memory 5 hereupon the Bijhopbeing calledL and 
 commanded to produce his proofs to make good that his pretenfion, accordingly the 
 Bifiop humbly offered an authentique Copy of the original Charter, of the fid Kino 
 Edward the Fourth renewed and confirmed by the faid King Charles the Fir/l id 
 the fourth year of his Reign 5 The which being read and duly confidered, together 
 with the Objections to the contrary particularly that the pofeffton and execution of 
 the fold Office of Chancellor, haft been fir above an hundred years, commited unto 
 Laymen, notwithftanding which, the Soveraign and Companions, being fully fitis- 
 
 al J dt efS r ftie r? aim ° f t hcf r l ***** grounded Jpon tVeafJrefaid 
 Tliitt d 'n T fe r CO fi erW Ss *h*t the returning of the faid Office to the fir fl 
 Inftitution, would be for the honor and dignity of the faid moft Noble Order the So- 
 
 IrefiT did nr 0 ? ’ ,m ” 7mo ." s ‘ffi'f °T the m °fi Noble Companions then 
 
 prefint d d Declare and Ordam', That the Bifiop ofS arum, and his Sncceilors for 
 
 ever. Shall have and execute the Office c/'Chancellor of the faid modi Noble Order 
 and receive and enjoy all Rights, Priviledges, and Advantages thereunto belonging’ 
 immediately upon the firft vacancy of thefaid Office. ^ & 
 
 find ro^rf CXtf ° 1 k C °u‘ h th , e Chancelhr takes at his admiffion, which we Oath. 
 
 , K 3nd in thc ,ike humble P°fture, that il 
 
 upon the Knee, and ufually admimftred by the < Regifter of th e Order When ? ,.o 7 . 
 
 Sir James Palmer was to be admitted Chancellor (s 1 i.Jan.an. 10 Car r 1 the » ■ ,,2 -drOi.K. 
 
 tzS'rnjnr inregard h » W had -de chi?:s 
 
 hat Office in place of Sir Thomas Rome deceafed ; and though he had inner 
 executed the fame, in his abfence, and taken the Oath a? Deputy chaii-f’?, i ' Car ° li "' 
 
 hfwasm - The 8 ?° W deaed chancellor, ought to take the Oath in fh/quality e™"™ 
 
 W n . lhe Soveraign and Knights-Companions prefent thought it fit'to b ■‘" t e Journal 
 
 ithe«£r the ^f.8 a - hi- theo^f after whirlingffilutedl^. 57 . 
 
 Jth the bulitftof thTchapZ W ^ h ' m ° f ‘ h “ neW he went on 
 
 It is clear from the Precedent of the Sovtraign’s Livery of the r , . 
 
 Chancellors Robe, was at firft the fame with thiWetee,/both for Cloth and Co 
 lour, but his proportion of Cloth far left, having allowed him but Q varH. h 
 
 *T tSS&f “5-W*!. <>f p+ -KS? St ES J3S& 
 
 i? . \ large quantity of other Furs. Nor was the Colour feded to one 1 "°^ cl0ma £' 
 
 k d > UMl1 the Conftitutions of his Office, appointed it to be » the fame with the ko££" 
 
 ^ 8 2 Prelates 
 
244 
 
 T be Officers of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 I Ex Lib. tertio 
 particular. 
 Warrant.temp. 
 Eli*.. Reg. 
 t‘ 2°3- 
 
 m Rwet Jour¬ 
 nal f$6. 
 
 Badge* 
 
 nLib.C.p.i6, 
 
 o Cap. 9. 
 
 Ex Original 
 pence praf. 
 Jac. Palmer, 
 
 PrehteTTcrimfon^foc no doubt, it was before annually changed (as was the 
 Prelates ) to the Colour of the Knights-Companions Surcoats. Howbeit by the 
 Plate of the ancient Habits of the Officers, it is vifible to have wanted the Royal 
 Badges wherewith the Prelate's Robe was then embroidered. When the Colour 
 of the Prelate' s Robe was changed to Murrey , then was the Chancellors fo alfo, 
 and made alike in all other particulars. The proportion allowed to §ir Thomas 
 'smith for his Livery, an. 14. El,2.. was' 18 yards of Murrey Velvet, la yards 
 of Sarcenfit for the Lining, one Garter wrought with Pearls of Damask Gold, 
 for the fhoulder one Lace (or Cordon) with Buttons and Taliels of Blue Silk and 
 Venice Gold. And the fame materials and proportions were afterwards given out 
 of the Soveraign s great Wardrobe, to the fucceeding Chancellors. 
 
 But an. 13. Car. I. the Vrelate and chancellor endeavoured a Reformation ot 
 their Robes , and upon meeting of fome of the Knights-Commiffioners at Whitehall 
 the firft of February in the forefaid year, who heard and debated feveral things 
 relating to the Order, it was determined, “"'That the Laid Knights ihould move 
 “ the Soveraign for a new Robe for the Chancellor (notice having been given to 
 “the Knights-Companions about a week before, to provide for themfelves new 
 “ Mantles of Celeftial Blue) and the Colour being in quefhon, upon the Refor¬ 
 mation of the Robes, it being alledged {but without ground) that the 
 
 “ prelate and Chancellor for their upper Robe had from the Foundation, the lame 
 “Stuffand Colour that was worn by the Knights , it was referr d to the Soveraign. 
 But herein nothing was done till an. 10,.Car. 7 . when the Colour both of the Tre- 
 Ute and this Officers Robe, was changed to Purple. 
 
 Befides this Robe, the chancellor of the Order hath an honorable Radge aillgned 
 him to wear, firft granted to Sir William Peters, and his Succeffors, the 9. of 0S0- 
 ber. an. \.& 1 . Phil. & Mar. OT2S."a Rofe Gold, enclofed within a Garter, which 
 he and the fucceeding Chancellors of the Order have ever fince worn daily about 
 their necks; at firft in a Gold Chain, but fince m a Purple Ribband. The fi¬ 
 gure of which with thofe Badges worn by Garter and Blacf-Rod are to be leen at 
 
 the beginning of this Chapter. „ r r 
 
 It feems fomething to this purpofe had been in defign a little before, 10 foon as 
 the Chancellor{/tip became vefted in a Lay-man ; for King Edward the Sixth s Sta¬ 
 tutes did Ordain, ° That the Chancellor (hould wear about his neck a Croft of the 
 Order, with a Red Rofe in a White, of Gold, all compared within a Garland 
 
 of Red and White Rofes. , , , r . „ T , . 
 
 And becaufe it was fuggeftedtothe \tste Soveraign King Charles the firft, 1 hat 
 there were differences and uncertainties in fome Books remaining with the Chan- 
 eellor touching the wearing his Badge-, He thereupon gave out the following 
 Warrant, under His Royal Hand and Signet of the Order to afeertam the form 
 therein deferibed, and manner of wearing it. 
 
 Chtries R. 
 
 C Hat-les by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France, and ! Ireland, De¬ 
 fender of the Faith, and Soveraign of the mofi Noble Order ofthe Garter,&c. 
 TO all and lingular to whom thefe prefents full come Greeting. Whereas there are 
 differences and uncertainties in Roofs of our moft Noble Order of the Garter. ^re¬ 
 maining in the cujlody ofthe Chancellor of our f,id Order, about his wearingofhis 
 Badge or Token about his Neck, And becaufc our pleafure ss, that the fame might be 
 certain and conftant : We do therefore of our Soveraign Power andAuthor, ty, to whom 
 
 in any ambiguities arifin S ,the Interpretation,deciflon,cone 3 ion,folution,anddijpenja- 
 
 tson of all Statutes only belongs , and with the knowledge and confent of our Compani¬ 
 ons of our faid Order, at this time remaining with us. Decree and °™* ,n 
 fruity and well beloved Servant Sir James Palmer Knight and Baronet, Chancellor oj 
 our faid Order (and his Succcdots) fall wear about his neck at all times in honor 
 of his faid place (that thereby he may be known to be of that office and Dignity, at hath 
 been accuftomed ) a Medal or Jewel of Gold, enamelled with a Red Rofe (within a 
 Garter of Blue enamel with this fcntcnce inferibed Hony foit qui mal y penle)_ 0^ 
 

 Sect. II- The Officers of the Order. 24^ 
 
 fuch a one as We or the rcji of the Knights-Companions of the fiid mofl Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter, do or {hall from time to time hereafter wear in our Collars of the 
 faid Order, in particular reference unto us and them : And in the reverfe thereof he 
 fiall hear the Scutcheon of St. George enamelled rrithin a Garter alfo, in reference 
 to the Order it Jelf, rrhich he only flail wear hanging by a light Purple Ribband, or 
 in a Gold Chain, as hath been accujlomed. Given at our Court at Oxenford un¬ 
 der the Signet of our Order, the 16. day of December, in the twentieth and one 
 year of our Reign 1645. 
 
 Among the Officers of the Order the chancellor hath place next beneath thePre- Pr*viledgesi 
 late, and in all Proceedings and Seffions, goeth and (itteth on his left hand. 
 
 And as it was provided by the Conjlitutions of the Officers, That if the Chancellor 
 hapned to be a Lay-man, he (hould be alio a Knight, and have other perfonal en¬ 
 dowments, before fet down. So did the lat e Sovereign King Ctarfer the Firft con¬ 
 ceive it requifTte to confer fome further note of honor and eftimation upon this 
 Officer, in relation to place and precedence without the Order, to which effedt 
 there paft the following Decree. 
 
 s At a Chapter of the mofl Noble Order of the Garter held by the Soveraign at vjdee*iswLib' 
 Whitehall the i%.of April 1629. prefent the Right honorable the Earls of l if. inOffic." 
 
 Armor.f.6 2. 
 
 Pembroke. 
 
 Arundel and Surrey. 
 
 Salisbury. 
 
 Dorfet. 
 
 Barkfhire. 
 
 Northampton. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 Mullgrave. 
 
 Montgomery. 
 
 Rutland. 
 
 CarliOe. 
 
 Holland. 
 
 Suffolk. 
 
 T H E Chancellor of the Order, being bythelnflitution a place of honour, and’fa 
 difpofed of, that the fame hath ever been poffejfed by perfans of great north and 
 virtue, yet becaufe it appears not, that any declaration hath been made of the Ranh, 
 and right of Place belonging to that Office, His Majefty hath therefore by the advice 
 of all the Knights prefent at the Chapter, held upon the day and Feajl of St.George, 
 
 Ordered and Decreed that Sir Francis Crane the prefent Chancellor, and all 
 others that full faceted him in that place hereafter, fiall in right of that place, in all 
 ajfemblies, and upon all occasions, be ranked and placed immediately after Knights, 
 
 Privy Councellors, and before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the perfans hold¬ 
 ing both places being in pari gradu, and confquently before all others, whom the faid 
 Chancellor is to precede. And to the end publicfnotice may betaken hereof, and the 
 refpells known that is due to that place. His Majefty hath commanded an Entry 
 thereof to be made in the Regifter of the Order. And is pleafed, that the Earl Mar- 
 flial of England fall likgwife caufi the fame to beentredinthe OtSceof Arms. 
 
 And to the end the place belonging to the Chancellor of the Exchequer may be 
 certainly known, we have thought fit to tranferibe hither fo much of the Decree 
 and Eftablithment of King James, made the 20. of May in the 10. year of his 
 Reign, as will evidence the fame. 
 
 ’And his Majefty doth likewife by thefe prefents, for Himfelf his Heirs, and rPat I0 
 Succeffors, Ordain, That the Knights of the mofl Noble Order of the Garter, the pan 10. m.9 .' 
 the Privy Councellors of his Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, the Matter of 
 the Courts ofW ards and Liveries, the Chancellor and Under-Treafurer of 
 the Exchequer, Chancellor of the Dutchy, the Chief Juftice of the Court com¬ 
 monly called the Kings Bench, the Matter of the Rolls, the Chief Juftice of 
 the Court of Common Pleas, the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and all other 
 the judges and Barons of the Degree of the Coife of the faid Courts, now and for 
 
 the 
 
Chap. VIII. 
 
 246 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 the time being Jhall by reafin of fitch their honorable Order, and employ¬ 
 ment of State and JuJlice, have place and precedency in all placer, and upon 
 all occasions before the Younger Sons o/Vilcounts and Barons, and before all 
 Baronets, &c. 
 
 Cc.n.2. 
 
 t Lib.R.p, 55. 
 u Loco citato. 
 Penfion. 
 
 Vf Ibid. 
 
 X 24 .Nov. 
 
 l<37- 
 
 Seals of the 
 Order. 
 
 y E.3. St at. 
 Art. z6. 
 
 z Art.26. 
 a Put 15. £.4. 
 j>4 m. t8. 
 b S 
 
 b C E.-i.Stat. 
 cl Art.2 7. 
 dfl 
 d 5 
 
 r Ibid.Art. 
 [ 30. //•$• 
 Slat. Art. 31. 
 
 f Argl.Hiji l. 
 
 19-MI?- 
 
 -ib.N.p.6j. 
 'T 5. Stat. 
 r. *1 .vide 
 '■■.N.p.6 7 'fy 
 
 The forefaid Conjiitutionr appoint the chancellor of the Order an r Habitation 
 within the Cattle of Windejor, like as hath the Prelate, and that is the South-weft 
 Tower, in the Lower-Ward of the Cattle,y hence called the Chancellors-Tower. 
 It appears thepofteflion thereof had been for Lome time, in the hands of others, 
 and therefore in a chapter held at Whitehall the 5. of November, an. 5. Car. I. it 
 was decreed to be' reftored unto Sir Francis Crane then Chancellor of the Order,and 
 after his deceafe, to delcend to his Succellorsin right of this Office. ThefeCon- 
 ftitutions allb Ordained,“That this officer (hould have the like Diet and Liveries in 
 the soveraign’s Court, as were allowed to the Prelate. 
 
 At the ereftion of this office, the Chancellor had no Penfion allowed him, to¬ 
 wards defraying his charge in the Execution thereof: nor until the Conjlitutions 
 relating to the officers were eftabhlhed .• but thereby is ifetled on him a ” Penfion 
 of tool, per annum, in conflderation of his Employment, or el(e an allowance 
 proportionable in Fees, Offices, or other Promotions , over and befide his Lodg¬ 
 ings :n the Caftle, and Liveries at Court. 
 
 But as to Fees or Perijnilites, there are none due to this Officer; and for thatrea- 
 fon he hath nor only the forefaid Penfion, but all his disbnrfemcnts touching the 
 Affairs of the Order allowed him, even to Paper, Wax, and Wafers: and in¬ 
 deed thofe perfons who formerly enjoyed this office, have thought it much below 
 them to accept either of Fee or Gratuity for any thing done within the Order: 
 and lb that truly noble perfon Sir Thomas Rowe (Tometime the worthy Chancellor 
 of this Order ) out of an extraordinary fence of Honor, affirmed in a* Letter to 
 Doftor Chrijlopber Wren, Regitter, upon the tender (but hisrefufal) of fome Gra¬ 
 tuity; That his Office was an Office of Honor, and not of Fees, and that he had ai¬ 
 rs\/ys exccptecl againjl Fees for the disbnrfemcnts of the Soveraign’s Money. Though 
 he acknowledged fome had given his Clerk a fmall Gratuity for the bare logrol¬ 
 ling of an Alms-Knights Patent, but nothing further. 
 
 And becaufetheCuftody of th e Seals of the Order, belong to this Officer, be¬ 
 fore we leave this Seftion, it will be here the fitted place to lay lomething con¬ 
 cerning-them. 
 
 I r appears by the Statutes of Institution, to have been then agreed, y That there 
 fiiould belong to this moft Noble Order a Common seal. This is confirmed by 
 the Statutes of King 1 Henry the Fifth,and fince called the “Great Seal of the Order. 
 
 The life of this Seal is declared-to be to b feal not only the Original statutes, ap¬ 
 pointed to remain perpetually within the Treafury of Windefor Colledge, as alio 
 thole ‘ Copies of which each Knight-Companion is obliged to have one in his keep¬ 
 ing but likewife all d Letters of Licence to any of the Knights-Companions defirous 
 to pu rchafe Honor abroad, and all £ Mandates and Certificates relating to the Order. 
 
 After what manner this falk Seal was defigned, or what was engraven thereon, 
 we yet could never find : TolidoreVirgile tells us, r That when the Founder of the 
 Order had made choice of St. George for its Patron, he reprelented him armed, 
 mounted on a Horfe, bearing a Silver shield, and thereon a Red Crofs. But 
 w hether St. George thus defigned was engraved on the firft Seal, or only a Scut¬ 
 cheon of his Arms, as in after times, is not certain : But this Author notes, that 
 the Founder clothed his Soldiers in White Jackets or Coats, and on their Breads 
 and Backs fowed Red Croffes, parallel to the Arms anciently affigned to St. George, 
 as alio to the Kingdom of England, placed under his Patronage, which Arms the 
 Saveraigns of this Order have ever fince advanced in their Standards, both by Land 
 and Sea. 
 
 But befides this Common Seal King Henry the Fifth, in theSp. year of his 
 Reign, Inftituted a h Privy signet, in cale weighty Affairs (hould occafion the So- 
 veraign to go out of this Kingdom: The ufe whereof was to fet to all Acts made 
 by the soveraign beyond Sea, to difference them from thofe of his Deputies here 
 
 in England. King 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 247 
 
 King Henry the Eighth’s statutes ordain the making both of a Common-seal and 
 Signet and dirett, that the Arms of the Order (hould be engraved upon each of 
 them. The Common-Seal ufed in his Reign we have feen and reprefented in the 
 inferred Plate under the Number [I] the Signet being defigned after the fame man¬ 
 ner, but left. The ufeof this Seal was continued fas appears from feveral Com- 
 miffious of Lieutenancy, that havecometo our hands) until the Reign of King 
 fames, and then altered to thatDraughtplacedundernumberfll]. 
 
 There was a lik eseal made at the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the 
 Firft, which being 'judged too little for the honor of the Soveraigns Commijfions, it p , Rme , 
 Was afterwards Decreed in held thei8. of. Lpril, an. 13. Car. 1. k Thatanetv k ijmnml. 
 
 one Jhonld be made of a larger fizc, with the accuftomcd Arms and Motto, and the f R ' 'f’f Lri ' 
 care thereof left to Sir Thomas Rowe the then Chancellor, and it appears he exe¬ 
 cuted this Command with all due confideration, by the noblenelsof the delign 
 exhibited under the Number [III]. In the fame Decree direction was given for 
 making a new Signet, the former being thought too big for Letters; this alio was ef- 
 fedled by the faid Chancellor, and reprefented under the number [IV], 
 
 It was at the fame Chapter further Decreed, 1 That all Legations to deliver the 1 Lii.R.f.u}. 
 Order to Forreign Princes, all other Acts bearing the file o/Commiffions,.;// Patents 
 of Offices and Fees, all Grants orLicenfes to go out of the Kingdom, fiould be fealed 
 with this Seal, which [hould be thence forward called the Great Seal of the Order. 
 
 So alfo the m BooIg of Statutes fent to F.leCt Knights or Forreign Princes, being fixed to mini, 
 a Label of Flue Sillgand Gold, according to ancient Cujlam. And" that all Fetters con- nWW-f-iao. 
 cerning the Order J whether offignification of Election, or Lieutenancy, or Summons 
 upon Prorogation, or other directions front the Soveraign, fhonld only be fealed with the 
 
 Thefe 
 
Chap. VIII. 
 
 7 be Officers of the Order. 
 
 o Lit.R.f. Thefe two Seals were by the laid Decree appointed to be thenceforth 0 born be- 
 12 °' fore the Soveraign in all public fAfflsmblics, during the celebration of St.George's 
 
 Feafl , or in other its Solemnities, by the Chancellor of the Order, in a Purje of Blue 
 p Rims J m- Velvet. AndP command given to Sir Thomas Rome to provide one accordingly. 
 naU ct at. On the s forefide of which Purfe, was richly embroidered (by Edmund Harifon the 
 ripo/'?”" Soveraign s Embroiderer) with fine Venice Gold and Silver, Gold and Silver 
 Rone nttper Purls and Plates, and variety of coloured Naples Silks, the Arms of St. George 
 vcspr’lfjtc impaled wlththesoveraign's, furrounded with a Garter, and Crowned, having 
 a very fair running work or compartiment roundabout, the charge of which 
 came to'13 l. 6 s. rod. 
 
 f At.ji. Me By the Statutes of Inftitntion it was Ordained, <That in cafethe Knight-Compa¬ 
 
 ny. Star. „j 0 n, to whole trull the Soveraign did commit the Seal of the Order, Ihould upon 
 A "‘ 3 ' - any lawful occafion happen to be abfent from the Court, he Ihould in the mean 
 time leave it behind him, with Pome other of the Knights-Companions prefent 
 with tine Soveraign, to the intent it might be always neer him, fo long as he re¬ 
 mained within the Kingdom: but if the Soveraign went beyond Sea, then his 
 Deputy was to have the fame difpofal of it, as himfelf had: and the signet of the 
 Order ihould fufficehimtoSeal all fuch Afts and Writings as (hould be made there, 
 t Cap. 2. The diftance from Court, is by the t Conjiitutions for the Officers of the Order, 
 
 bu'jmr- limited to lo Miles, and by the 1 ' Statutes of King Henry the Eighth to 20. 
 rJ i i. Upon confideration whereof we find "Sir Thomas Rone Chancellor having 
 fome occafions Anno 13. Car. 1. to be abfent from the Court above 20 Miles, ac¬ 
 quainted the Soveraign therewith, and tendring him the Seals of the Order , He 
 was pleafed to difpence with the Statutes,and give him leave tokeep them, never- 
 thelefs in his own Cuftody. 
 
 348 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 T he Regifier’s Inflitution/Oatli, Mantle, Badge, Privilcdges, 
 and Penfion. 
 
 H > inlVira- /_ T"'His Officer was one of the three conftituted at the Inftitution of the Order, 
 non. jp under the Title of Reeiflrator and a Regijlrariusftndi fo is called in the ' J Sta- 
 
 t utes of King Henry the Fifth. Yet in the BlacfBooI^he is frequently filed Scriba, 
 2Ord.S1at.i1t and 'vdrneRegiUrum Chartdceum, and Elite Book, , Abtuarius. 
 
 Etbi.Uaum. What was the firft Regifter’s Name, or who were his Succefibrs, unto the 
 hA,tA«.& Reign- of King Henry the Fifth, we cannot but it may be prefumed 
 
 they were Canons of IKindefor, becatife this Office was at firft appointed to‘one 
 of the Colledge, namely a" 1 Canon Relident there : befides-, thofe Regijlers we meet 
 dfl Star it, with, mentioned in the Rlack^Book from the Reign of King Henry the Fifth, to 
 Arr'Jf'"""' the beginning of King Henry the Eighth, were alfo Canons of this C«//e^ge^.mong 
 whom (and the firft we obferve fo called) wits John Coringham, as (among other 
 Testimonies’: the fragments of a Clafs Inlcription in t he Chancel of Clure Church, 
 neer Wihdefir, where he was Reftor, witnelfeth- 
 c Rtgijl.cbar. The firft Dean of IVindeJbr, conftituted Regifier ofth eOrder, was* John Vejcy, 
 ftis’cM. ■"'•8- H.8- the next r Oipc« Oglcthorp, an. I. Mar. man Jr ofwhofe Succeflors in this 
 g Non quite- Deunry (though notall) have fince been admitted tothtsOffice, neverthelefs as 
 "'jiterms'ca' 5 d' e y vr ere s C wont not Deans of It'indefor. And ’tis not unlike, but the Deans 
 nonid ej.if. J were made choice of for this Employment, as being enabled to fupport the re- 
 dem muntris p, station of the Regifterfliip with the Revenue of this Deanry, better than any 
 funt Vt/rvii'i of the Canons though with addition of the Penfion appointed thereto. But at a 
 in fin Ill-can. chapter held at Whitehall the 22.of April,an. 1 i.Cai-.i.itpleafedthethen soveraign 
 frc-mmc. (f) d ec i are t how lutable and convenient it feemed to him, that the Office of the 
 h Lib.R.pio-j. Dean and Regitter Ihould meet in one and the fame perfon, asforfometimepaftit 
 
 had 
 
Sect. Ill- 
 
 The Officers of the Order, 
 
 H9 
 
 had been enjoyed, and therefore commanded this his judgment and purpofe to be 
 entred among the Annuls of the Order, that lb it might paf; to future times, from 
 Example into Rule. 
 
 If we look into th eConJlitutions of this Office, we (hall find that a ' Secular per- > f Cap.i. 
 fon is made capable of this Employment no left than an Ecclefiafticfi, howbeit to 
 be a k man of (Jugular integrity, eminent quality, a Knight, and well approved of for 
 Experience and Learning. But. if an Ecclefiaftick, then is it appointed that he be 
 1 Learned , a profeffor either of Divinity or Law, that is either Canon or Civil Law, mil 
 in which refpeS he is ftppofed to have dignity in fame Cathedral Church, or el fie pro¬ 
 moted by the Soveraign to a Canonjhip at Windefor. Neverthelefs, whether he be m 
 a Lay-man or Ecclefiaftick, there is here put upon him Qualifications futable to oi<» H- 5 - 
 what the Statutes of Injlitution do Ordain, to wit, "'That he be a very knowing per- ^'g./staHn 
 fin, able to perform the Office, and" mojl fit both for Learning and Virtue. l% n. Arr.}j, 
 
 The particulars of the ancient Oath, taken by the Regificr, are let down in the oath. 
 Statutes of Injlitution, the fubftance being 0 To enter upon the Regifiry with all fide- °An 34- H i- 
 lity , the Scrutinies, Elections, Penalties, Reconciliations, and all other Ads relating S “" A " }4 ' 
 to the Order. To which in one of the Exemplars this general Claufe is added, 
 vThat he find faithfully difeharge his Duty in all things. But in King Henry the p OrJSna.m 
 Eighth’s Reign, thes fame Oath was enjoined him, as the Prelate and Chancellor 
 took. 
 
 At this Officer's admittance, he takes the Oath, kneeling at the Soveraign’s 
 feet, while the Prelate heretofore pronounced the words, for fo did he when 
 ' OnenOglethorp took it an, 1. Mar. Co likewifeupon r JohnBoxolls admittance an. 5. r Lib c.j.7. 
 & 6. Phil. & Mar. But being ablent an. 3. Ehz when George Carew was fworn, GWy.s;. 
 the Oath was adminiftred by the 1 Chancellor. An■ 4. Car. 1. the Prelate, Chancel- r Ib.pt 2. vide 
 lor, and Rcgiftcr took their Oaths at one time, and then the Ceremony was order- • ’ 54 ' 
 ed inthis manner, “ Find Doftor Matthew Wren Register took it kneeling between uO.b.R, p.39. 
 the shveraign’s knees, the Blacfi Rod holding the Evangelifts, whereon he laid 
 his hand, and Garter read the words out of the Elacfi Boofi: this done the Rcgi- 
 fter read the words of the Prelate's Oath when he was fworn, and in the laft place 
 did the like to the Chancellor. Thus alfo did Garter read the words to Doftor 
 Chrijlopher Wren, admitted Regifler , w an. 1 1. Car. 1. as alfo * an. 12. Car. 2. to Do- 
 dtor Brnnc Ryves. p 22 . 
 
 What Habit was affigned this Officer at the Inftitution of the Order we do not Mamie, 
 find; but it afterwards appears by the Precedent for the Livery of the Garter, that 
 his allowance vvuts the lame with the Chancellors, that being 5 yards of Woollen 
 Cloth, and three Timber of Miniver grofs, and as much as thofe Knights-Com- 
 f anions had, who were under the Degree of an Earl. 
 
 That Habit wherein he is reprefented in a 1 Proceeding of King Henry the y Lib.sy.1p6, 
 Eighth’s Reign, appears to be Ecclefiaftick, viz. a Black Gown, a Surplice over 
 that, reaching to his Ancles, and thereon a Mantlet of Furs; but the 1 Contlitu- zCa t 5 - 
 tionsol his office appoint him not any, wherein there feems fome defect, feeing 
 the Habits thereby affigned both to Garter and Blacfi Rod refer to the Regijiers, to 
 be the fame with his. Notwithftanding from the Plate of the Officers ancient 
 Habits, exhibited above, it may be plainly feen to be a Mantle, fomewhat of a 
 Ruflet Colour, faced with a pane of Blue, whereon is embroidered a Flower de 
 Lis, crowned Gold, then another pane of Red, thereon a Lion crowned Gold, and 
 fo are they alternately placed to the bottom. To this Mantle belong Cordans of 
 Silk, Blue and Yellow. 
 
 Since that time, not only the Regijier’s, but alfo Garters , an dBlacfi-Rod’s Robes 
 have received fome alteration; for by a Decree in Chapter held at St. fames's 
 Houfe, the firft of June an. 4. d“ 5. Ph. & Mar. thefe Officers were affigned Man¬ 
 tles cA CrimfonSattin, lined with Taffety, and a Scutcheon of St. George’s Arms 
 embroidered on the left (houlder, but not encompafled with a Garter, having like 
 Buttons and Taffels, as were appointed to the Prelate and Chancellor. The Pro¬ 
 portion of Sattin affigned to each Mantle was * 14. yards, and as many yards of ^ 
 
 White Taffety. . Wan.in mac, 
 
 And though the Regiffer s Mantle was an. 27. Eliz. made of the preceding Oarirnty 131 
 
 H h materials. 
 
Chap. VlIF. 
 
 2^0 T/ae Officers of the Order. 
 
 materials and had like trimming, yet did it differ in the proportions, here being 
 a Lib. partial- allowed 1 18 yards of Crimfon Sattin, and but 12 of Taffety. From hence thefe j 
 Ur.WMr.iemf. Mantles continued unalterable in every thing until after the prefent Soveraigns • 
 b'j£iix 0t ' return into England, when (20. Feb.an. 13. Car. 2.) there iffued a b Warrant to 
 ttmb.x. the Matter of the Great Wardrobe, to prepare for this Officer, as alfo for Carter, 1 
 and Blacks Rod, for their Liveries Mantles of Scarlet Sattin, each containing 18 j 
 yards, and 10 yards of White Taffety for lining, but agreeable in all other 
 things with the former: yet why the Colour became altered, the Warrant doth 
 not exprels. 
 
 Eadgc. Though this officer hath not any Badge affigned, for daily wearing, yet m the 
 
 Plate at the beginning of this Chapter, he feems fat the publick Solemnities of 
 the Order) to have heretofore carried a Scrowlc in his hand, and by the P10- 
 cOf. : 1.'* ceeding in Queen Elizabeth’s Reign ( c hereafter inferted) a Book, both proper 
 s ‘ ll + Symbols of hfs Office. 
 
 In Doftor Chrijlopher lVren’% Regifterfhip, the Sovcr.iign gave him com¬ 
 mand to cover the Red Roolg of the Order with Crimfon Velvet, and affign- ‘ 
 cd for the Device two Pens in Saltire within the Carter, above which thefe two 
 Letters C. R. crowned; all being wrought in rich embroidery (To alfo the Bor¬ 
 der) with Venice Gold and Silver, Purls and Plates of Gold and Silver, and 
 various Colours of Naples Silk by Edmund Harifon the then Sovcraign s Embroi- 
 AVideAuiiir. derrer, after the manner here expreft, coft d 12 /. 17 s. 6 cl. This Boolg he wascom- 
 3 rH‘.Paimr. manded to bear before his Breaft, on all folemn oCcafions, when he wore his Man¬ 
 tle; and thereupon, for his better eale and convenience, he made a Belt and 
 Ouch to hang it at. 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 2^1 
 
 So great a regard had the S over signs of this Order, not onl 7 to\his Officer, Privileges, 
 but likewife to Garter and BlacffRod, that they took them into a particu¬ 
 lar proteftion , and by the Confutations of their Offices, -Granted, « That they, e cm. s, 
 their Goods and Servants Jhould Jecurely remain under the perpetual proteSion and 
 fafeguard of the Sovereign. And if any injury or violence Jhould chance to 
 he offered them, either by SubjeSs or Forreincrs , nhenfocver they Jhould exhibit 
 their complaints to the Sovereign, either Himfelf, with the Knights-Companions, 
 
 Jhould afford them JuJlice, or caufe it to be adminiUred according to right and equity ; 
 but if the adverfe party Jhouldrefuje to fubmit his caufe to the Sovereign, then the So¬ 
 vereign and Knights-Companions Jhould Jhew themfelves Jo far inclinable towards 
 thefe Officers, as to be ready to allow them all due favour, countenance, and proteSion, 
 as much as Jhould be confiftent with jujiice and equity. 
 
 Upon the ftrength and fecurity of this ancient Priviledge, and to avoid the 
 charge and tedioufnefs of a Sute at Law, Doftor chriftopher Wren, Regijler, pe¬ 
 titioned the Soveraign in Chapterhe\Ait IVhiteballths ( 19. of April an. 13. Car. r. 
 againft one Thornhill, who under pretence of digging for Salt-Petre, had fo un¬ 
 dermined his Pigeon-houfe, built on the Reftory of Knoil-magna in tviltjhire, 
 that it fell down : Upon reading of the Petition it was rtfolved by the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Companions, %That they would confider the extent and purport of the gr Rmcs 
 Grant in the Conftitutions, and until it were farther declared, the h Chancellor of h ‘ Jmsmh 
 tie Order Jhould have power upon Information front any of the faid Officers, of an‘< 
 rigour upon controverfte begun in any other Court, to write Letters under the Signet 
 of the Order, That all vexation againji them Jliould be fuperfeded, until informa¬ 
 tion of the Caufe were given to, and determination therein reftmed by the Soveraign 
 or leave of him obtained to proceed. 
 
 After this it feems Thornhill was fummoned before the I.ords-Commiffioners of 
 the Navy, and his‘negative Anfwer given them, reprefented to the soveraign in iptbil 
 another chapter, held the 4. of Ottober enlmng, whereupon it was Ordered, k That k *- 
 the Chancellor Jhould ivritca Letter to the fame Lords-Commiffioners, aucl another 
 to the Earls ^Pembroke, Arundel, and Dorlet, three of the Knights-Companions 
 of the Order, to be enjoined to them, that they, or any three of them Jhould convent 
 the faid Thornhill before them, and write their Letter to any Gentlemen or others 
 neer dwelling unto Knoil-magna, to view and tefiijie the truth, to hear any further 
 proof on the behalf of either party, and to give fentence according to JuJlice, that fo 
 a tedious Jiiit in Law might be prevented, and the dignity of this mojl Noble Order 
 protected. Thefe Commands the chancellor performed the ' 10. of November fol- limped, 
 lowing, and Certificates being returned from the Country, the Knights-Com- 
 panionsfm a Chapter held the" 1 23.of May an. 14. Car. if) were moved to perufe “J ralmm 
 them, which they promifed to do ; but - before they could meet, Thornhill, be- 
 ing Indifted for conveying Salt-Petre to Dunkirk, fled; and fo the nrofecution of I ■ a t. 
 this bufinefs fell. 
 
 Upon the fame ground was it, that the Regijler obtained from the late sove¬ 
 raign his gracious proteftion for Himfelf, Servants, and Eftate, in the late War 
 in the form following. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas by the ancient conftitutions and taws of our ntoft Noble Order of the i"t( 
 
 Garter, the Regifter of our faid Order is to have his perjbn and eftate fe - 
 cured from violence and injury, to the end he or his Minifters may fecurely live under 
 our perpetual proteSion and fafeguard, and as often as he Jhall be mole tied for him- 
 felf, or for any thing that belongs unto him, he is to receive our proteSion, and the 
 affiftance of the Companions of our faid Order according to equity and right. 
 
 Thefe are therefore to will and command all men of what condition foever they be, 
 not to trouble or moleft DoSor Chriftopher Wren Dean o/Windefor, WRegifter 
 of our moft Noble Order of the Garter 5 or any of his Minifters whomfoever. or an) 
 thing that belongs to him whatfoever, but to fuffer hit Terftm, Servants, andEilat e tit 
 
 H h 3 hi 
 
Chap. VIII. 
 
 252 
 
 The Officers of tbs Order. 
 
 be in quiet, ficurity, and peace, without any injury or violence to be ofered by any 
 unto him or his, as they and every of them trill anfwer the contrary at their peril. 
 Given at our Court at Oxford, under the Signet of our Order, the 12. day <7/De¬ 
 cember in the ly.year of our Reign. 
 
 Penfion This Officer by the Confutations of his Office, hath a Penfion of <>50 t. per an- 
 
 octf. „ um allowed him; or proportionable in Fees, Offices, or other Profits. And an.i. 
 P Lib c f 18 & 2 Thil.& 4Z.tr.the like Penfion was granted tot Owen Oglethorp, Dean of Winde- 
 for, out of the Exchequer, until fome Ecclefiaftical Preferment of like value 
 a aid t. 102. (hould be conferr’d on him by the severaign. The fame was confirmed toi Do- 
 ftor Ataxey , by Decree in Chapter 23. April an. jac. Reg. 16. and afterwards to 
 r LiJ.A.M. t Doftor Beaumontby Letters Patent underthe Great Sealof England mthe 20. ot 
 f Gratia, itaq; t j, e fiiid King: for which thereisa f moft grateful acknowledgment entred among 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Garter'/ Inftitution, Oath, Mantle, Enfign, Badge, Priviledges, 
 and Penfion. 
 
 fils Indira- T r Ing Henry the Fifth soveraign of this mod Noble Order, "ferioufly conten¬ 
 tion. plating its honor upon good and mature deliberation, and with advice 
 
 * f Appendix anc [ con f ent 0 f a |l the Knights-Companions, b Ordained and Inflituted this Officer, 
 b Jp or the Dignity of the Order, was pleafed he (hould be the'Principal Officer 
 within the Office of Arms, and chief of all the Servants of Arms. 
 
 The fervices enjoined him relating to the Order, v/ere in time preceding per- 
 
 i Olielt.w. formed by J Windefor Herald at Arms, an Officer created with that Title, by King 
 ten. cl. Edward the Third, much about the time of his Inffituting the Order ; and an 
 e Pat. 41. E. 3. annual Penfion of c 20 Marks granted him out of the Exchequer, by Letters Patent 
 p011.111.13. f or nf C) which received confirmation from King f AA/wrd the Second. 
 
 But as to the nature of his employ ment, comprehended under this later part of 
 his Title, and thus annext to the Office of Garter , we have here no diredt oc- 
 cafion to difcourfe off'; nothing therein properly relating to the fervice he is to 
 perform within this Order. Neverthelefs, where any aredefirous to be informed 
 of it, fome part of his Priviledges, Employments, and Duty, are to be found in 
 g ClM- the s Confutations of his Office, others in the h Confutations made by the Duke of 
 111 In Archie, ^orM E ar ] Martha! of England, an. 10 . Elite, and laffly by th e' Lords Commiffio- 
 i \ ojfic.Arm, ^ conftltute( j f or t he Office of Earl Martha], dated the 2 2. of November an. 20. 
 
 Sir William Brugges was theperfon firtl created Garter, and called in the Intli- 
 tution of his Office Jartier Roy d’ Armes des Anglois, but elfe where his 1 itle is 
 yVit'.f.H.i. found to run thus, k Willelmus Brugges alias diet us Gartier Rex Armoram. This 
 
 LUULIU It; l IHI iliUvj rr ii.vrn*™. n- \So _ . . 
 
 Sir William became a great Benefaftor to St. Ceorge' s Church at Stamford, and in 
 
 ■ a _ • . /-* T t 1 XT’ * _ r. J. ... lli .—1 I V. 1 t* /I 
 
 theVVindowsof the Chancel caufed to be represented King Edtvarcl the Third, 
 with his 25 firft Knights-Companions kneeling, habited in their Mantles, and Sur- 
 coats of Arms: which upon my journey thither, an. 1664. I found fo broken and 
 defaced, that no tolerable Draught of them could be taken, fit to exhibit to the 
 Readers fatisfaftion. 
 
 johnSmert , the immediate Succetlorto Sir Will. Brugges, had this Office given 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
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 l Pat.iS. rt. 4 . 
 01. 2 $. 
 
 m Pa: 18. £,4, 
 p.2 m.58. 
 n Pat.q.E,6', 
 b 2. 
 
 him by Letters Patent under this Title 1 (Johannes Smert Rex Armorum de Garteria, 
 and jf ohn IVrythe was ftiled m Principalis Herald#/ (S' 1 Offrciarius incliti Ordinis 
 ' C after ii Armorumq 5 Hear Anglicorum. But" Sir Gilbert Dethii 4 , leaving out He- 
 raldus, joined Principalis with Rex , and fo it hath continued lince Principalis Rex 
 Armorum Anglicorum, Principal King of Englifb Arms. 
 
 In th e Conftitutions of his Office, he is called 0 Garterm Rex Armorum Angliic, oCap.4, 
 whom the Soveraign and Knight s-Companions thereby Ordained, to be a Gen¬ 
 tleman of Blood and Arms, of untainted reputation, and born within the King¬ 
 dom of England. Befides, as King Henry the Fifth did before, fo doth King 
 Henry the Eighth here declare, PThat he (hould be chief of all the Officers of ptbid. 
 Arms, attending upon the Crown of England. 
 
 The fubftance of his Oath adntiniftred by the Regiffcr at his admiffion, whilft 
 he humbly kneeleth at the Soveraign s feet, in the Chapter-houfe, is 
 
 q appendix 
 
 NmMt. 
 
 I ATo yield obedience to the Soveraign and Knights-Companions. 
 
 2. To keep (Hence, and not difilofe the fccrets of the Order. 
 
 3. To makp (ignification of the death of each Knight-Companion. 
 
 4. To execute all things faithfully,committed to lit care. 
 
 5. To enquire diligently after all the Noble Aids of the Knights Compani¬ 
 
 ons, and certife them to the Rxgiftcr. 
 
 6. To be faithful in the excrcife of his Office. 
 
 And we find it obferved, that an r Oath, confiding of thefe particulars, was ad rius.a.penci 
 miniftred to Garter, at a Chapter held at Greenwich, an. 28. H. 8. which is to be w t lNCI - 
 underftood of Sir Chriftopher Barker, admitted Garter that very year. 
 
 We find no allowance given to this Officer for his Habit in the Precedent of the Mantle. 
 Garter (os Liveries, nor among the Book/ in the Soveraign’ s Great AVardrobe, 
 whence it may be prefumed, he had no particular Habit affign'd him at firft, 
 but was diftinguifhed from the reft of the officers of the Order, by his Coat 
 only, embroidered with the soveraign s Arms, like as the Provincial Kings then 
 wore. 
 
 But after the Conftitutions of the Officers were eftablifhed, there was appointed 
 him a r Habit, in all things like to the Regjlers (Taving thattheGround whereon fcapf. 
 the Lions and Flowers de Lis were embroidered, was wholly Red) and this to be 
 worn only at the Publick Solemnities of the Order ; the falhion and embroidery 
 of which appears in the Plate exhibited at the beginning of this Chapter. Queen 
 Mary caus'd it to be made of t Crimfin Sattiu, and fo it continued till fhortly af- tiis.c4.a4. 
 ter the prefent Soveraign' s return, when the Colour was altered to Scarlet. 
 
 This Officer is appointed to bear a '‘White Rod. or Scepter at every Feaft of Enfign. 
 
 St. George the Soveraign being prefent, gilded at both ends, and at the top a 
 Scutcheon of the Arms of the Order, impaled with the Soveraign s Arms. In the a„ 
 fore-mentioned Plate, the Figure of this Scepter hath thefe Arms crowned, but cap./. 
 no direftions for it given in the Conftitutions, nor for the Crown on his head, 
 wherewith he is there reprefented, which at thefe Solemnities of the Order, neither 
 is, nor hath been ufed that we can difeover. 
 
 There was affigned him by Queen Elizabeth s'" Radge of Gold, to be worn Badge, 
 daily by him and his Succeflors, before the Breaft, in a Gold Chain or Ribband, w£ ' i,c ' t-Vt> 
 andthereon enamelled the soveraign % Arms, crowned with an Imperial Crown, 
 and both furrounded with the Princely Garter 5 but Sir Edward IValkgr when 
 made Garter, obtained the Soveraign’s Licenfe to impale therein St. George’s Arms, 
 with thofe of the Soveraign’s of the Order, of which Badge, the forefide and 
 backfideare both alike. 
 
 There is a Houfe appointed for his habitation within [p’indefor Caftle, and is the pmiledge;. 
 middle Weft Tower inthelower Ward, which thereupon hath gain’d the name 
 of Garter sTower. It was by a Decree in chapter x annexed for ever to the office xiii.S.f $;■ 
 Of Garter, and reftored to Sir William Segar’s^oScCaon the 2. of May 1630. By the 
 Conftitutions of his Office he is to be allowed 1 Baron Service in the soveraign s Court , ££ c, 'l 
 and his Table ferved next after the Dean of the Chappel, with fuch '■Liveries as 
 of old wereaccuftomed. It 
 
Cmap. Vllf. 
 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 It appears that King Henry the Fifth, after his inftituting this Office, died. 
 
 Afyndix a before he had fetled any Penhon upon Sir William Brugges, for fupportation of 
 Nm.s. bis little Eftate, which the Knights-Companions taking into confideration, and 
 defiring that for the honor of the Order he (Viould receive a reafonable fubfiftence 
 among themfelves, by which he might more honorably comport himfelf to the 
 fervice of the Order, till the Infant King (hould come to age, and be more large¬ 
 ly provided for: b They being prefent \n Chapter, with the confent of the Prelate, 
 did affign and ordain the faid Sir William to receive of each of them annually at 
 the Feaft of St. George the Penfions following, viz. 
 
 0/" c Bifhop c/Winchefter Prelate- 
 
 Duke- 
 lEarl - 
 
 Of e t ,c O'Sf’ aron or Baneret- 
 
 fKnight Batchelor- 
 
 The fird: payment wasagreed on tobe made in hand, and Co to continue year¬ 
 ly without failing 5 with requeft to the abfent Knights, that for the honor of the 
 Order, and eautes in the Inftrument expreft, they would confentto and approve 
 of their Ordinance and Agreement, which pafs'd under the seal of the Order, 
 and bears date in the Chapter-houfe at Winclefor in the FeaFt of St. George , an. 
 142a. but thereisa miftakein the date, for at that time King Henry the Fifth was 
 alive, and died not till the 31. of Auguji following St. George’s day in that year. 
 
 Afterwards King Henry the Sixth, in confideration of the goodfervices per¬ 
 formed by Sir William Brugges to his Father and Himfelf, with confent of his 
 
 iPat.l.H.6. Council granted him by Letters Patent an annual Penfion of 20/.out of the Fee 
 
 m . 8. Farm of the City of IVinchefler during pleafure, which Penfion upon furrender 
 
 c Par.24.HS. Q p t bis Patent, He c granted a new to him and Agnes his Wife for their lives,and the 
 
 P.i.ffl.U. . 1' r .1 A J _ 1 _ .LL AO.-- A. n* -- _ 1 T « 
 
 longer liver of them. And when this Office ("upon Sir William Brugges death) 
 was given to John smert Guyenne Herald (4. April an. 28. H. 6.) he had the 
 
 f p.a.-A.HS. fy ear 'ly Penfion of 20/. granted him therewith for life, out of the Exchequer, 
 g'par.iisl £4. But his Succefior John Wrythe Norroy, obtained an increafe of Penfion tosqo/. 
 T 28. per annum made payable out of the fmall Cuftoms of the City of London. This 
 4. annua j p um was a f ter confirmed to Garter by the h Conjlitutions of his Office and 
 
 an'augmentation from the then Knights-Companions alfo made to the Penfions 
 granted by their Predecefiors upon the death of King Henry the Fifth, viz. 
 
 f A Duke- 
 
 ,.— 4 Pounds. 
 
 In fiicceeding times the soveraign thought fit to increafe his Penfion to 50/.per 
 annfnow paid out of the Revenue fetled upon the Order)and the Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions yet to augment their Annuities, which they did by the following Decree. 
 
 A T a Chapter holden at Windefor, the Bead of St. George being there folemni- 
 zed the xHi. xiv. and xv. days c/September, Anno Domini 1617. It was 
 Ordained and Decreed by the mutual confent of the Knights and Companions of 
 the mod Noble Order of the Garter then prefent f the Soveraign thereto ajfenting j 
 That their Officer Sir William Segar Garter Knight, King of Arms of that Order, 
 Jliould then, and from thenceforth have renewed and paid unto him certain Annual 
 Fees and Penftons, anciently clue to his Place and Predecejfors, with an increafe of ten 
 pounds per annum, which his Majefty forth of his Royal Bounty hath given unto his 
 faid Servant for his better maintenance and fupport ; As alfo of Prince Charles Prince 
 of Wales the Jim of eight pounds, and of every Duke of the blood fix pounds ; all 
 other Ed ate s, viz, a Duke not of the Blood, four pounds, a Marquefs five Marks, 
 
 an 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 255 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 an Earl four Marks? a Vifcount (even Nobles, a Baron forty (hillings? and a Knight 
 Batchelor that Jhall be of the Order, twenty fix (hillings and eight fence. All which 
 fiid funs of money, according to the feveral degrees of their Ffates, are to be paid 
 unto the fiid Garter or his Ajfigns yearly at St. George’sFeaft, or immediately after, 
 as well by the Knights then prefent, as by thofe that flail be abfint, or hereafter are to 
 fucceed in the fiid Order. And after the deceafe of the fiid Garter to his Succefibrs 
 
 for ever. 
 
 prince Charles, Trince ofW ales- 
 The Earl o/Nottingham -—-—— 
 The Earl of Northumberland — 
 
 The Earl of Worcefter -— 
 
 The Lord ShefFeild --- 
 
 The Earl of Suffolk--- 
 
 The Earl 0/Suffix --- 
 
 The Earl of Derby --- 
 
 The Earl of Exceter- 
 
 The Duke of Lenox--- 
 
 The Earl of Southampton ——- 
 
 The Earl of Marr- - 
 
 The Earl of Penbroke --■— 
 
 The Earl of Montgomery--— 
 
 The Earl of Arundel--- 
 
 The Earl of Somerfet -—- 
 
 The Earl of Kelly- 
 
 The pi fount Wallingford - 
 
 The Earl tf\\ inland--- 
 
 The Marqnefs of Buckingham ■— 
 The Earl of Leiceftcr - - 
 
 -—viii /. 
 
 --liii s. \vcl. 
 
 -liii s. iv d. 
 
 -—liii s. iv d. 
 
 -xl s. 
 
 ■ -.liii a. \Vd. 
 
 --liii s. iv cl. 
 
 -liii s. iv cl. 
 
 -liii s. iv cl. 
 
 -iv/. 
 
 -liii s. iv d. 
 
 -liii /. iv d. 
 
 -liii s. iv d. 
 
 -liii s. iv cl. 
 
 - -liii j. iv d. 
 
 -liii j . tv d. 
 
 -liii/. i v d. 
 
 —xlvi/. viii d, 
 -liii /. iv d. 
 
 ■ iii/. vi /. viii d. 
 -liii/. iv d. 
 
 Charles P. 
 
 Nottingham. 
 E. Worcefter. 
 T. Suffolk. 
 Will. Derby. 
 Lenox. 
 Penbroke. 
 
 T. Anindell. 
 Fenton. 
 
 J. Rutland. 
 
 Northumberland. 
 E. ShefFeild. 
 
 Ro. Suffex. 
 Exceter. 
 
 H. Southampton. 
 Montgomery. 
 
 R. Somerfet. 
 
 W. Walingford. 
 G. Buckingham. 
 
 Laft of all at 1 St. Georges Feajl held at IVindefior the 52 . 23. and 24. of April, an. I fix CalleS. 
 ir.Car.2. Sir Eclward Walker now Garter reprefented to the soveraign and Knights- 
 Companions by Petition,That the annual Penfons ofthe Inftalled Knights then in ar- 
 rear for one year amounted to 94 b IS s. 04 d. according to the proportions laft 
 above decreed, whereof the Soveraign s part (he being to pay for all Stranger- 
 Knights') was at that time 32/. 13 /. \d. And therefore humbly prayed, that his 
 Majejly would pleafe to grant him and his Succeflors, to receive in lieu, not only 
 of the laid Penffons from Himfilf and Knights-Companions both Strangers and Sub¬ 
 jects, but for quitting his right and juft pretence to his annual Penfion of 50 1 . to his 
 allowances for preparing Scutcheons, and removal of Atchievements, tool.per an¬ 
 num, out of the yearly Revenue fetled and affigned to the ufe of the Order. 
 
 This Petition the Soveraign was pleafed to refer to a m Committee of the Knights- m f fbii. 
 Companions, namely the Duke of Albemarle, the Earls of Lindfey, Manchejler,Sancl- " * 
 roich, and Strafford, who being attended by Garter, and ” conffderation had upon 
 the Propofals contained in the Petition, they humbly offered their opinions to the 
 Soveraign, to grant him the (aid 1O0 /. per annum, in lieu of what he offered to 
 quit; and thereby he (hould not only gratifie him, by preferving the intereft of 
 His Office in a more certain way than it was, but be freed from thofe fmall pay¬ 
 ments for strangers, and other yearly Charges the Petitioner pretended unto, as 
 alio exempt the Knights Subjects from the payment of their annual Penffons. 
 
 Shortly 
 
256 
 
 T be Officers of the Order. 
 
 Chap. Vlll. 
 
 o ibid. Shortly after, the r Chancellor, Rcgifter, and Garter attended th esoneraign with" 
 
 the R' port, v. inch he approving of, ordered the Chancellor to pay unto Carter 
 and his succejfort the Paid annual fum ol roof, which he accordingly performed, 
 and for teftimony thereof figned the enfuing Declaration. 
 
 t?ad. M ' !h T‘ Henr y c,e V ’ c K »’ght Chancellor of the weft Noble Order of the Carter do cer - 
 |; tfie and declare, That upon certain Fropofils wade by sir Edward Walker Knight, 
 Garter Principal King of Arms, to tic Lords Commillioners/yr the Affairs of the 
 faid Order, It n-as certified by a Writing under their faid Lordjhips hands , dated 
 the 2(5. May 1 66 5. That in lieu of all Fees and Salaries in the faid Propofsls con¬ 
 tained , the fid Sir Edward and his Succeffors Garters and Principal Kings of 
 Arms fiat! be paid by we and my Succeffors, in the faid Office of Chancellor of the 
 Garter, the fum of one hundred pounds the year, out of the Revenue of the Order5 
 with which Writing having attended the Soveraign, his Majefiy was pleafid to conform 
 unto it, and to cured in his Commijfion unto we,under try Sea! of the Order,to pay and 
 i (file tie faid one hundred pounds accordingly tothe fid Sir Edward Walker Garter. 
 In witnefs whereof I have fit my Hand and seal to this prefent Certificate , this 
 5. Auguft 1664. 
 
 De Vic. 
 
 Cane. 
 
 q conttiikt. ad Touching the Duty of this Officer in general, it is to s perform or cattfe to be 
 C £ C '“ani Tii < ^ one: ’ w ^ at bufinels Ibever, relating to this Order, the Soveraign, or Prelate, or 
 Cap.“T'" ! " e ‘ chancellor fhall enjoyn him to do : but his duty in particular is difperfedly let 
 down in the following Difcourfe, under fuch heads to which it properly relates. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Infiitution of the Black Rod’s Office , bis Oath, Habit, Enfign, 
 Badge, Priviledges, and Penfion. 
 
 Mis Inflitu- / 1—'j-lis officer was inftituted by the Founder of this molt Noble Order , but 
 j whether fofoon as the hiftitution ofthc Order doth not yet appear. Howbeit 
 within a few years after, viz,, the 14.0 £ April in the 45. year of his Reign, he grant- 
 E ed to t William Whitehorje Efq; for life, Ojficium Hoftiarii CapelU Regis infra Caftrum 
 p.i. m.iffy de Windefore, with a Fee of twelve pence a day out of his Exchequer. 
 
 P-4- w. 5. ft 4. This Office is called c Ojficium Virgarii comitivte de la Garter infra 
 
 TT'iftfT ' 4- Caftrum Regis de Windefore : and under that title was then granted to Thomas Syc 
 with the Fees and Profits thereunto belonging. In the Patent granted to his 
 t Pai. 1. H. 5. Succeffor johnAthilbrigg, an. I. H. 5. we obferve it called ' Ojficium Virgarii five 
 \xTcrm Tib. Oftiarii,&c. Afterwards it hath this Title, “ Ojficium Virgte-baiuli coram Rege ad 
 m. 1. £.4. Feftum Santli Georgii infra Caftrum Regis de Windefore. And ever fince it hath 
 mi. 4«. paft ;n Patents by the name of Virgec-baiulus, Virgarius,orNigri-virgifer.hut in the 
 x } *' Confutations of his Office he hath given to him the title of K Holliarius 5 andthefe 
 
 qu: ’fications put upon him, * That he be a Gentleman of Blood and Arms, bom 
 within the Soveraign s Dominions 5 and if he be not a Knight at his entrance 
 upon the Office, he ought then to be Knighted. 
 
 A s Carter was declared the Principal officer of Arms, fo was the Flack. Rod (for 
 the honor of the Order ) appointed the Chief Vjfbcr in the Kingdom: And as he is 
 Co, and frequently called Gentleman ZJjber of the Flack Rod 5 fo we fhall wave (as 
 We did in the account of Garter’s Office) all things appertaining to his Imploy- 
 ments, other than what direftly relate to this molt Noble Order- 
 
 a ch. er held at Whitehall the 13. of February, an. 6. Car. i. it was Decreed, 
 ju: Rpyu 'il-it the Office 0/Black Rod fhould from thenceforth faccejjivtly, as foon as the 
 
 fame 
 
The Officers of the Order . 
 
 Sect. V. 
 
 2 57 
 
 fine fhould become void (James Maxwell Efquire then enjoying the Office) be 
 annext to fome one of the Gentlemen Ufhers daily-waiters, whom the Soveraign 
 Should appoint. This was obtained upon the Petition of the GentlemenVfhers 
 daily-waiters, feconded by the Lord Chamberlain , the Earl Marfial, and divers 
 others of the Knights-Companions, as appears from another Petition of theirs pre- 
 fented to the Soveraign in Chapter held at Oxford, the 1 17. of Jan. an. 70 .Car. I. z 
 But it feenjs fome years after this Decree palf, viz. an. 16 42. the Lord Lent- 
 rick. Secretary for Scotland, had (on Mr. Maxwell’s behalf) obtained the sove¬ 
 raign s hand to a Warrant for palling 3 Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of a ibii 
 England, for two lives (his own, and Mr. Alexander Thayne’s) and the longed 
 liver of them, whereby the Soveraign s intention (fignified in the forefaid De¬ 
 cree) to the Gentlemen-V/hers was frudrate; of which they complaining in this 
 lad mentioned Chapter, the Soveraign and Knights-Companions then prefent (in 
 regard this laterGrantwas not only repugnant to the preceding Decree, and the 
 Great Seal furreptitioufly gained, but ought to have pafs’d the Seals of the Order, 
 to be made authentical, according to a Decree made, an. 20. Car. 1.) Ordered, 
 b That Peter Newton Efquire, Jhould be prefently fworn into this Office : Which was b ibii. 
 then done in the prefence o£ the Soveraign and Knights-Companions. . 
 
 Neverthelefs (hortly after the prefent soveraign s happy return, viz.* 14. Jan. cLib.Canhn, 
 1660. (the laid Peter Newton being deceafed) the Gentlemen-V/hers daily-waiters 
 petitioned the soveraign in Chapter for the void place, which being read, theso- 
 veraign and Knights-Companions Ordered, That the Petition fhould be (hewed to 
 Mr .Thaine, and he to be heard in the next Chapter, what caufe he could alledge, 
 why it fhould not be granted. 
 
 To this, Mr. Thaine drew up his Anfwer; which being taken into conlideration 
 by the soveraign , in a chapter held at Whitehall, the 20. of February an. 13.Car.2- 
 as alfothe Decree in Chapter before fpecified, which fixed the Office to one of 
 the Gentlemen-VJhers daily-waiters , The Soveraign and Knights-Companions ad¬ 
 judged and declared the faid Thaine’ s Anfwer not fatisfaftory, as to the right by 
 him pretended to the faid Office, and thereupon confirmed the forefaid Decree: 
 and further Ordered, J That John Ayton Efquire one of the Petitioners fhould be d Ibii, 
 forthwith fworn Gentle man-TJffjer of the Black. Rod , to execute the place upon all 
 occafions hereafter, which was done by the Regiiler of the Order in the prefence of 
 the soveraign and Knights-Companions, the Chapter fitting. 
 
 The Oath, as we find it given to this Officer in the Reign of King Henry the Oath.’ 
 Eighth, was, c Truly and faithfully to obferve and keep all the points of the Statutes of 
 the Order, as to him belonged and appertained. ' 
 
 He hath the like Habit, with the Regijler and Garter, before deferibed. Ha "• 
 
 But his Enftgn and Badge are fomewhat different from Garter’s ; for firft it was Enlign. 
 Ordained, f Ti hat he or his Deputy fhould carry a Black Rod (whence he hath 
 ordinary Title} before the Soveraign or fox Deputy at the Feajiof St. George within ccmjiitHt. ad 
 the CaUle of Windefor, and at other solemnities and Chapters of the Order. On the 
 top of which there ought to be fet a Lion of England. This Rod ferves inftead 
 of a Mace, and hath the fame authority to apprehend fuch perfons as fhall be 
 found Delinquents, and haveoffended againft the Statutes and Ordinances of this 
 mod Noble Order. And s if at the command of the soveraign and Knights-Com- 8 1 - 
 panions he Ihould apprehend any one of the Order as guilty of fome Crime, for 
 which he is to be expell’d from the Order, it is to be done by touching them with 
 this Black. Rod, in confideration whereof, his Fee is 5 /. 
 
 There is alfo affigned him a Gold Badge, to be openly worn in a Gold Chain or Badge. 
 Ribband before his Bread, compofed of one of the Knots in the Collar of the Gar¬ 
 ter, which tye the Rofes together, and encompaffed with the ennobled Garter, 
 being alike on both fides; which honor is conferr'd on him and his Succeffors ^ £ 
 
 by h Decree in Chapter held the 24. of April an. 8 . Eliz. _ , 
 
 ’Tis as ancient as King Henry the Fifth’s Reign, that we find a‘Houfe in Winde- 
 for Cajlle granted to this O fficer by Letters Patent (together with his Office) du- 
 ring life, and the like provifion is made for him by the k Confutations of his Office, k Caf.j. 
 
 It is feituate on the South fide of the Cajlle in the middle Ward. The faid Con- 
 
 I j ftitutions 
 
25 S 
 
 I I Ibid. 
 
 me 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 nLib.R.p .54. 
 
 ffitutions give him ‘ Baron-Jervice at Court, and Uw^thercto appertaining 
 and befides thefe, the "> keeping of the faid Caftle, and the tvrfoari, ad jacent § 
 
 11 King Chtrler the Firfl having taken into his hands the Little Parrot IVinde- 
 fir (by the relignat.on of Sir William Hewyd, who had it by Grant under the 
 7HJ °[ E ”& U ” d } an( J beftovved it upon the forefaid James Maxwell then 
 
 Vfie ,-ofthe Order. He alfo thought fit, with the advice'and content of the 
 Knights-Comf unions at a chapter held in the With-drawing Chamber at tvhite- 
 t('p. to Order and Decree, That as the Cuftody of the faid 
 attic Par pas conferr d on Mr. Maxwell in right of his office (purfuant to the 
 lnftitution) lo the lame fitould for ever after be annexed thereto,;) nd not be di¬ 
 tto ttorimebrin^' ° f ^ ^ ^ l ° the of 
 
 oV.mo.e.,. , „ L fi a ® y = 'bis Officer had anciently a ° Fee of 12 d. per them allowed him, which 
 
 ?, r m * 5 ' k d °^" m the Letters Patent whereby this Office was granted; 
 
 pea,.,. befide which, the Conjiitutions of his Office allow him anr annual Penfion of w’ 
 
 ^ cr “ ot ‘iT c r a “l him out of the soveraigns Exchequer : but bv KingcW« the 
 Fuft, affigned him out ol the 120 cl. per annum, fetled upon the Order, touch¬ 
 ing which we (hall Difcourfeinthenextjefifiw. 
 
 Penfion. 
 
 qf Ex ipfo Ju- 
 rl t 'if- vide 
 ttiam Lib.R. 
 b 12. 
 
 f C Ex ipfo .4 h- 
 t < togr. vide 
 u Iporro Lib. 
 a.p.15. 
 
 'uLib.Q.f, 54, 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 The payment of the Officers Penfions upon the new Eftablifhment. 
 
 L i'ng fames, fometimes Soveraign of this mod Noble Order , well conGderim? 
 IV its rnftitution, Nature, and! Conftitution 5 and that it was in the nature of 
 ad.lbna Soveraignty, govern'd by Laws, Statutes, and Aflemblies of its own ; 
 and H.mfelf as Sovereign, in matters and things immediately relating thereto, 
 had foie and abfolute power of altering, changing, adding, or explaining. And 
 find, ng that the annual Penfions paid to the Officers of the Order (asthofe to the 
 Mms-Kmghtt) and feme other its Expences, had been anciently made payable 
 out of his Receipt of the Exchequer, either upon and by virtue of the Great 
 seals of England or otherwife by Privy seals-, and conceiving it incongruous 
 that the Officers (hould longer receive or challenge their Penfion, by virtulof anv 
 other seal than that of the Order 5 and in fome kind derogatory to the Dignity 
 of the (Went felf to permit other Seals longer to work within or upon the fame. 
 He thereupon, with twelve Knights-Companions, in a Chapter held at Whitehall the 
 22. of May in the 20. year of his Reign, Ordered, *That all thing, concerning 
 the Order Jhould thereafter be pajjed under the Seal of the Order only*. ind in parti? 
 cular, That the' Grants 0/Poor-Knights Places, after their being \igned by the So- 
 veraigu, Jhould be pajfcd under the Seal of the Order only, and none other. 
 
 And whereas at the f eaffof St. George the following year, the r Chance!lor had 
 received from the Dean oUvh.dcfor a Note in writing of the Penfions given to 
 the roor-Knrghts, and by whom, and in what manner the fame had been given; 
 it was alio Ordered,' That he Jhould t.fe advice of the Soveraign’r Attorney Ge¬ 
 neral, h°w by virtue of the Seal of the Order, the faid Penfions might be paid and 
 n coved His Majefties further pleafure being, - That all Grants and Payments con- . 
 Zrt, 7 ?t£ e effi A<X ’* !0M rf emards P a fi»«der the Seal of the Order only , and by 
 
 As toth p Ain,,-Knights Patents, this Decree took effeft, but in the other gene- 
 
 Ofthf rrm f !r °t r ’ h r far ic was P urPue d we know not 5 for infome 
 1 / ,n cb , “ " 0t 0 r f f'l d - But in a Chapterhdd at Windefor, on the 22. of 
 Apnl in the 10. year of the Reign of his late Majefty of ever bleffed memory 
 
 n^ tfet ? ng 3 par ? from the profits his Revenue, to the pecu¬ 
 liar ufe of the Order , the annual fum of" 1000/. to be affigned out of the 
 
 Receipts 
 

 Sfcct. VI. Tfce Officers of the Order* 2t >^ 
 
 Receipt of his Exchequer, and employed particularly in difcharge of Expences 
 towards the Feafls of the Order, Legations to Foreign Princes, payment of the 
 Officers Penfions, and all other Titles, by which any thing, (hould at any time be 
 disburfed for the neceffity or reputation of the fa!d mod Noble Order. 
 
 Afterwards atzchapter held the 18. of April an. 13. Car. 1. the soveraign' ra- *ibii p.utj 
 rifled his Royal Affignation, and increafed his gracious bounty to the fum of 
 1200/. ter annum, fetling it (for the ufes aforefaid) in a Perpetuity for ever, 
 and making it payable out of the Cuftoms in the Port of London ■, but to be re¬ 
 ceived by the Chancellor of the Order for the time being, as Treafurer of this Mo¬ 
 ney r of which he (hould be obliged to render an account, to the Soveraign and y 7^.134. 
 Knights-Companions yearly at St. Georges Fea ft. And in purfuance of this Rati¬ 
 fication, was pleafed to give his 'Attorney General directions to draw up a book 
 for his Royal Signature, to warrant its paffing under the Great Seal of England. 
 
 The further care of which Affair being committed to Sir Thomas Rome then 
 Chancellor, he readily undertook it, and on the a firft of February following, aibid.p.^ 6 . 
 at a meeting of the Knights-Commijjioners (impowered to conlider of matters 
 touching the honor of the Order) gave them an account that the fame was di- b AppinJh 
 fpatcht. The Letters Patent bearing Tefte MlVeftminJler the b 23. day of “January Nmb.x.. 
 
 ^Tfifthen affo prefented their Lordfiips with a Lift of the ordinary Fees and 
 Charges of the Order, upon confiderafion of which, it was thought fit, ‘That there clbil 
 (hould ijpte out a (landing Commifiion to the Chancellor, under the Great Seal of 
 the Order, to warrant the yearly Payments, and he to he difeharged, according as 
 the (aid Patent had provided. 
 
 Hereupon a Commijfion was drawn up, which paft thefaid Great Seal the 3. ot 
 714, v 11. Car. I. J whereby the Soveraign declared his will and pleafure, and d C Attiniix 
 
 impowered the Chancellor to pay out of the faid annual Revenue of 1200/. all , 
 
 and every the yearly and ordinary Fees, Penfions, Salaries and other Payments 
 ufually paid to any the Officers of the Order, Alms-Knights, or others, who do 
 their yearly duty and fervice, any way unto the Order appertaining, either by 
 Charter, Grant, or Affignation, under the Seal or signet of the Order , or by 
 any other lawful way whatfoever, and in particular 
 
 ("Himfelf as chancellor. - 
 j Regijler of the Order. - 
 
 To < Garter Principal King of Arms.- 
 
 j Vjher of the Black-Rod.—-- 
 
 (Thirteen Alms-Knights. - 
 
 l. 
 
 -106 
 
 - 50 
 
 - 5 ° 
 
 - 3 ° 
 
 d. 
 
 °V 
 
 °l 
 
 o > per annum- 
 
 o l 
 
 -237 5 
 
 Totat- 
 
 -467 5 ° 
 
 « All which yearly Penfions are thereby appointed tobequarterly paid, that is 
 to fay, at the four ufual Feafts in the year. As alfo any other annual and ulual 
 charge, to any other inferiour Officer or Servant, for their fervice or attendance. 
 
 And all thefe upon account thereof to be made and given, and Acquittances to 
 be produced for the receipt, to be prefented to the Soveraign, or fo many of the 
 Knights-Companions as he (hould depute in Chapter, to take liquid, and allow the 
 disburfinents under their hands in writing, for the Chancellor’s difcharge. 
 
 By virtue of the forefaid Letters Patent Sir Thomas Rowe, and in his abfence 
 beyond Sea, Sir jfames Palmer Deputy Chancellor, received out of the Soveraign s 
 Receipts of Subsidies, Cuftoms, and Imports, the 1200/. per annum, out of 
 which they paid the annual Penfions above mentioned, under the notion of cer¬ 
 tain and ordinary charges, as alfo fuch as came within the compafs of uncertain 
 and extraordinary Expences ; Tome ot which as we can collect from the f Accounts 
 of the faid Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor, (they falling within the disburl- ^ 
 ments of their timej were fuch as thefe; 
 
 I i 2 
 
 Jlfantles, 
 
The Officers of the Order. 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 260 
 
 Mantlet, when the sovereign pleafed to beftow them on the Knights- 
 Companions . a 
 
 Plate for the Altar in St. George' s Chappel at Windefor . 
 
 Embroidery of the Purfe for holding the Seals. 
 
 Removal of Atchievements and plates againftlnftallations. 
 
 Scutcheons fet up at St. George's Feaft. 
 
 Privy Seals and Fees, disburft for receiving the 1200 1 .per annum. 
 
 Fees for Injlallation of Forreign Princes, and Stranger-Knights. 
 
 Parchment ufed in Difpenfations and Prorogations. 
 
 BlueWax for theseals of th eOrder. 
 
 By all which may be gueft, what other particulars ought to be accounted Ex¬ 
 traordinary Charges ; towards the difcharge whereof this annual fum was to be 
 employed as far as it would go, to eafe the Expences of the Great Wardrobe, for¬ 
 merly charged with Provifions of the Order, both for Forreign Embaffies, and 
 Expencesathome. 
 
 And when Sir Thomas Rone was fent Ambaffador to Ferdinand the Third Em- 
 per ° r . ^Germany, he paid over to the faid Sir James Palmer, upon the*Scwe- 
 1 ' raign s Warrant dated the 4. of May an. 14. Car. 1. the fum of 600/. then refting 
 in his hands of the faid annual Receipts; whichhe adding to the growing Income 
 disburfed in ordinary and extraordinary Expences. 
 
 In reference to the manner of the Chancellors palling his Account, as is dire&ed 
 by the faid Commiffion we find it thus done by Sir jF antes Palmer: he humblv 
 *Amal 7 r ' m ° Ved thC s ° verai S” in as Chapter held the 10.of Odober an. 15.Car.i- That it 
 s A 39° lit• vvou '^ P^ eaPe him and the Knights-Companions to view the disburfments made for 
 the Expences of the Order, which thereupon being examined by the Knights in 
 the s over sign's prefence, the fame were found agreeable to the directions of the 
 Commiflion, and the Payments juftified by the Acquittance of every Officer to 
 whom any Fee was duefno payment having been made, but the Soveraigns hand 
 Wasnrft had to authorize the fameJ All which being feen and allowed, the Ac¬ 
 count (wherein his disburfments exceeded his Receipts 37/. 13/. rod.) was 
 efteemed juft, and allowed by the fubfcription of the prefent Soveraign then 
 Prince, the Earls of Penbroke and Montgomery, Salisbury, Holland, Berkshire Duke 
 Hamilton , and the Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 The Execution oftbefc Offices by Deputies. 
 
 T Hough all the Officers of the Order are ftriftly obliged perfonally to at- 
 tend the duties of their feveral Places 3 yet in cafe of ficknefs, abfence 
 
 °| Ut n t le .rr' lgd ° m ’ °, r ? tbcr lawpuI or emergent caufe, the soveraign hath 
 pleafed to d.fpence with their attendance, and appointed other to officiate in 
 their ftead; who on fuch occafions wear the Robe of that Officer for whom they 
 lerve: bo alio in cafe of Vacancy. J 
 
 The abfence of the Prelate from the Grand Feaft celebrated at Windefor, an. 
 hl1J.lv.Mc5. 31. H. 6 . IS noted in the Black.Book to have been upon juft caufe, and the h Bi- 
 Ihop of Bangor was appointed to celebrate Divine Service in his ftead; who the 
 next morning celebrated Ma Cs pro defunSis. The following year his place in 
 j DlUl ?f Was fu PP lled b y the'Biftop of Salisbury : as alfo an* 36. 
 
 • H 't : t n< r 3 l a t ' mes abfence fince, the Soveraign hath ap¬ 
 pointed which of the Bijhops Oaould officiate for him. * P 
 
 The 
 
 i Ibid.}. 11* 
 * Pag. 118 . 
 li Pag. 119. 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 The Officers of the Order. 
 
 „ 26 1 
 
 The Office of Chancellor hath been executed by Deputy alfo; to this may firft 
 be referred a palfage in the k Black. Book, where Doftor Taylor hath the Title ofkEof.ijj. 
 Vice-Chancellor. Of later times when Sir Thomas Rowe was employed upon the 
 fore-mentioned Embaify into Germany , Sir James Palmer Knight (one of the Gen- 
 tlemen-lllhers of the Privy Chamber) was deputed by the Soveraign to the exe¬ 
 cution of the Chancellorfhip during his abfence, having the'Purfe with the Seals i iis, K4.13S. 
 delivered unto him by the Soveraign the 4. of May 14. Car. i.He firft entred upon 
 this Employment at the Inftallation of the prefent Soveraign , being fworn by the 
 Rcgiftcr of the Order (the" 22. of the faid Moneth) durante deputations & bene- mSeehi,large 
 placito Regis: which " Claufe was likewife added in the Deputy Chancellors ITT 1 /'*' 
 Oath an. 12. Car. 2. Iin.p.22. ' 
 
 After Sir Thomas Rom’s return into England , being tick, and not able to officiate 
 at the Feaft of St. George held at Whitehall the firft of March , an-16. Car. 1. ° Sir 0 Palmer's 
 fames Palmer was again deputed Chancellor, to fupply his place in that particular 
 Ceremony: As alfo a third time, when the Feaft was kept at p Torf, the 18. of P a 4-3S- 
 Jpril an. 18. Car. 1, and thence-forward he continued Deputy-Chancellor unto the 
 death of Sir Thomas Rom 3 of which the soveraign having notice given him at 
 Oxford , in i November an. 1644. was gracioufly pleafed to referve the gift of this 1 ii-t-tf. 
 Office, till Sir James Palmer’s return to Court out of Wales (where he was employ¬ 
 ed in his Service) and then'gave him permiffion to wear the Badge and Ribband ’ tb.p. 47. 
 about his neck, till a chapter of the Order (hould be called to compleat his admit¬ 
 tance : in token of his due acknowledgment for fo high a favour, he humbly up- 
 on his kneesgave the thanks, and received thehonor of killing his hand. 
 
 In the vacancy of the Regifterjhip , an. 2. H. 8. r Thomas Ruthall Bilhop of Due- Uib.v.p., 99 . 
 ham fupplied it, and an.' 18. (^“19. Eliz. Doctor Day Dean of Windefir executed 
 the Office, and attended at the Feafts of St. George as Deputy Regi ffer , Doftor o.r/.u”. 
 George Carew then Regifter having licenfe by his Patent to exercife it by himfelf wVar.3.£/;*;. 
 or » Deputy, with allowanceof the guecn or Soveraign of the Order , in cafe of £ rise' 
 ficknefs or other impediment. After his death Dean " Day was commanded ftil! Qyamvis ' 
 to execute the Office during its vacancy (being 14 yearsj which he did, until jK[ ib *.( iTe 
 advanced to the Bilhoprick of Winchefter, an. 38. Eliz. upon which Doctor tRo- hiSioSi- 
 bertBennet (who fucceeded him in hisDeanry) was the fame year admitted Re- "' s officii™ 
 gifter. Afterwards towards the later end of DoQor Beaumont’s time (he being 
 much broken with age and ficknefs) Do&or 1 jW« King the junior Canon fup - ncc admilTiis 
 plied the place. r eR.Tbo.Frith. 
 
 The Office of Garter hath likewife been fupplied by Deputy, for in thofeEm- 
 balfies with the Enfigns or whole Habit of the Order to Forreign Princes, where L 'f' c P- ‘3°. 
 fpecial occafions detained Garter at home, fome of the Kings or Heralds if Arms* Ui *"*'**’ 
 have been fent upon thofe Employments, neverthelels upon Garter's recommen¬ 
 dation of them to the Soveraign, of which leveral inftances lhall be hereafter in¬ 
 ferred. So alfo in cafe of vacancy, for we find that Clarenccux King of Arms exe¬ 
 cuted this Office after Sir Gilbert Detkiclfs death, in a January an. 27. Eliz. being aExCoileS. 
 then fent in the Embaify with the Earl of Derby , to carry the Habit of the Order lr ' ,tN CI - 
 to the French King Henry the Third. As alfo in reference to the 1 preparations, b ms. a.penes 
 made lor his Inftallation, the 15. of April following, and fervice performed there- w.tc n.ct.f.ii 
 at, and at the c Feaft of St. George enfuing. cibid.f. 10. 
 
 And laftly the Conftitutions of the Office of Blacky Rod admit of a d Deputy to A Cap's. 
 bear the Rod before the Soveraign, which is to be underftood where a lawful oc- 
 cafion hinders his perfonal fervice. And' Sir Peter Toung (chief Gentleman Ulher) tLib.Kp.6u 
 executed this Office at the Feaft of St. George , held at Windefir , an. 6. Car. 1. James 
 Maxwell Elq; Black. Rod being then in France upon the Soveraign % fervice. He 
 being alfo fent by the King into f Scotland, Peter Newton Elquire was appointed to f Palmer’s 
 waitin his place, at theFeaft held at Windefir the 8. 9. and 10. of October., anno 
 15.Car. I. f if. ' 
 
Chap. IX, 
 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 THE 
 
 Election»/* Knight 
 
 INTO THE 
 
 Order. 
 
 sect. 1. 
 
 Of Summons to the Ele£tion. 
 
 a Ed. 3. Stat, 
 Art. 18. 
 
 'a Liber N. 
 
 P-i »4- 
 Ibid.p. 
 
 d L 2 37* 
 
 e Mnm.XIIl. 
 &XIV. 
 
 T H E Statutes of Inflation Ordained, ■ rtuf whenfoever any of the 
 Knights-Companions happened to depart this life, the Soveraign (or 
 his Deputy) after certain notice had thereof Jhould forthwith by his 
 Letters fttmmon all the Knights-Companions, then within the Realm 
 (who were able to come ) to meet him within [lx weehj after fuch no¬ 
 tice in what convenient place foeverhe pleafedto ajftgn , for the Elefting a new Com¬ 
 panion into the society. Thus did the Law of this mod: Noble Order , in cafe of 
 Death and to avoid long Vacancies , at firft provide, wherewith weobferve the 
 nraftice of elder times did punctually concur: and among other Teftimonies, 
 they are not the lead which may be collefted from the ancient Letters of Sum¬ 
 mons iiTued out upon this occafion. , . , , 
 
 For a (Toon as Carter (in difeharge of his b Oath, and purfuance ot the'duty 
 of his place) had made J Certificate to the Soveraign of a Knight-Companion s de- 
 ceafe or otherwife to the Regijier of the Orders, care was taken thereupon to 
 fill up the vacant Stall, within the time limited by this Article of the statutes , or 
 ftortly after s in order whereunto Letters of Summons were fent to the Knights- 
 Companions to appear at the Election, which hath induced us to exhibit two of 
 thefe ancient Letters in the' Appendix : The firft contains fevera particulars no 
 lefs purfuanttothe Statutes, than worthy obfervation 5 and efpecially thele. 
 
 1. Firft, the day whereon the defunift Knight-Companion died is therein iet 
 down, and is a note ufeful in Story. 
 
 2. Direction is given for celebrating Maffes, according to the tenor or the 
 Statutes, of which more (hall be fpoken in its due place. 
 
 3, Intimation that a stall is become void by the Knights deceale. 
 
Sect. f. 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 a^3 
 
 4. The Law of the Order vouched, which appoints an EleSion of another 
 Knight, within fix weeks after Certificate made of the death of the former, to 
 avoid (as much as might bej an interval in fuccefiion, by a fpeedy filling up the 
 number of Knights-Comp anions. 
 
 5. The soveraign s power aflferted, where he fees caufe to prorogue the 
 EleSion. 
 
 6 . An LnfunSion to attend perfonally at the EleSion, under a penalty exprefc 
 in the statutes, of which more hereafter. 
 
 7. The Day, place, and Hour for appearance, is with certainty appointed and 
 fet down, to the end the Knights-Companions might fo accommodate themfelves, 
 as to be prefent at the time prefixed. 
 
 8 . The end of coming is mentioned, with full difpofition and preparation, to 
 perform what the Statutes in this cafe required. 
 
 9. Laftly, direction is there given to the Knight fummoned, that in cafe any 
 accident obftrufted his Journey, or hinder’d him from coming to the chapter, he 
 fhould certifie the reafon of his default, againfl: the day and time of his appea¬ 
 rance ; of the fufficiency whereof, the Soveraign was to be foie Judge. And 
 generally of thefe heads, and to this purpofe were the Letters of Summons in fuc- 
 ceeding times framed. 
 
 The before mentioned branch of the Statutes of tnftitution we obferve (from 
 its infertion into thesfollowing bodies of Statutes ) to have been fufficiently con- g« 5 . Star. 
 firmed, nor hath it fince received alteration ; howbeit fome enlargement and ex- 
 planation was given thereunto, in the* 21. year of King fames, at a Copter held hciTtc' 
 the laft day of the Feafir, viz. the‘24. of April at mndefir 5 where in the firft i<M4- 
 place (among other things then alfo eftablilhed) it was thus Decreed : k That the ^ '• 
 Soveraign being advertifid of the death of a Knight-Companion of the Order, the 
 Knights-Companions remaining at the Court Jhould move him to declare his pleafire, 
 whether he would that Letters Jhould be font to all the Knights-Companions within 
 the Realm , to attend his perfon for the choice of a new Knight, at a day by the fid 
 Soveraign appointed, according to the ancient Statutes of the Order, or be pleafed 
 to defer the Ele&ion until the day and Feaji of St. George, at what time F.leSions 
 have been mojl ufially made, wherein the Soveraign’/ pleafire and direSion was to 
 be followed and obfervecl, and according as he refolved , in what place it fiould be, fo it 
 ought (by Letters diredted to the Knights-Companions within the Realm) to be 
 made known unto them. 
 
 This deferring or proroguing the EleSion was (to fay truth J no new thing, nor 
 more than what had been anciently pra&ifed (though not indulged by th e statutes 
 of Injiitution, or declared Law, before this 21. year of King fantes f as appears from 
 the fore-cited Letters of Summons, both which take notice of the limitation of 
 time given by the Statutes , after Certificate of death , viz. fix weeks', within the 
 compafs whereof, a new EleSion was to be made. And where a Chapter for 
 Eledtion could not conveniently be held, within that limited time, it was enough 
 il the Soveraign declared (as he did in that Summons fent after Sir Robert D'unt- 
 frevils death, and entred in the Slacks Book ) m That being then involved in other bu- m Pae.it. 
 ftnefs, he could not well attend this Affair, and therefore deferred the time for Ele¬ 
 ction unto the Eve of St. George next following. So that it is plain, the Decree an. 
 
 21. of King fames, was but declaratory of an old and pradti led Cuftom. 
 
 But of later times this formal way of Summons by Letter to Knights-Companions 
 attending at the Court, hath been left off (yet continued to fuch as are remote) 
 and notice given them by a verbal mefiTageonly : For the Chancellor of the Order 
 having known the Soveraign’s pleafure, as to the day and place, ufually ac¬ 
 quaints Garter therewith, who thereupon goeth immediately to the Knights-Com¬ 
 panions then at Court, and defires their attendance at the Chapter, according to 
 the soveraign s appointment. 
 
 And here it is to be underftood, that no Knights-ElcS, ought to be fummon- 
 ed to a chapter of EleSion, or are capable of giving their Votes therein, until 
 they be compleatly inf ailed, either in Perfon or by Proxy : Nor indeed did any 
 neceffity fallout from the Foundation of the Order, that did require they fhould, 
 
 until 
 
2^4 
 
 T be Election of a Knight 
 
 Chap. IX. 
 
 until the late rebellious times, when the Caftle of Windefor being Garrifoned 
 by the Parliaments Forces, it was not poffible for his Royal Highnefs the Duke 
 of Torf, and his Highnefi Prince Rupert , to take pofi'effion of their stalls, in 
 fuch manner asth eLaw of the Order enjoined. 
 
 Therefore the then Soveraign ("to whom the power of dilpenfing with any of 
 
 n Talmir's t p, e statutes is referved)did on the 17. of jf an.an. 1 6 44. (fo inevitable neceffity re- 
 
 larpe Journal. . > -.1.1 • n it . ■ - .t. _ /~»l _ .. r r>. ~ . _ 1 ^ 
 
 quiring)"difpence with their Inflallation in theChappel of St. George at Windefor, 
 vide Appendix f or the prefent, and inverted them with all the Priviledges of the Orders among 
 
 which, the power of giving their Votes in chapter was one : Provided, thele 
 Princes (hould firft take the Oath given at Inftallations, and afterwards perform 
 the acciiftomed Ceremonies at Windefor, fo foon as it (hould bethought fit, after 
 the Cajlle was delivered out of the power of the Rebels, and returned into the port- 
 feffionof the Soveraign of this moft Noble Order. 
 
 In compliance with this they both then took the°0«/i : And on the Eve 
 
 'trTe!' of the firft Feaftof St. George, celebrated after the prefent Soveraign' s happy Re- 
 ftauration, the Duke was Inftalled by the Earls of Northumberland and Berkshire: 
 and on the Eve of the fecond Feaft, being the 22. of April, an. 1;. Car. 2. the 
 Prince likewife received his Inftallation by the hands of the Duke of Albemarle 
 and Earl of Lindfey. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 The Place of Affembly. 
 
 B U T at what time foever this Ceremoney of Elettion is appointed, the fame 
 ought to be celebrated in Chapter (for foistheaffembly of the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions called, vvherefoever or whenfoever held on this occafion) 
 whether at the Solemnity of St. George's Feafi, which hath been the ordinary 
 and moft ufualtime, or on other certain days, fet apart for this affair, by more 
 fpecial appointment of the Soveraign. And therefore when the Soveraign thinks 
 fitting (in the interval of Feaft:) toEleft any Forreign Prince, or other perfon, 
 either Stranger or Subjeft, He many times doth it in peculiar Chapters, called to 
 that end and purpofe ; and then he appoints his own both day and place, having 
 the prerogative to declare them at pleafure. 
 
 This we find hath been pratftifed both heretofore and of late times; and by 
 thofc few of many Chapters, holden at fundry places, moft convenient totheso- 
 veraigu's prefent occafions (drawn out and here exhibited) will befufficiently ma- 
 nifeft, whereunto we (hall add the Names of thofe Perjbns of eminence, who at 
 fuch times and places have been Elefted. 
 
 place. Day and Tear. Knights Ele&ed. 
 
 1. Sign of the ) (Albro de I'afjues Dalmadea Earl of Avcrentia, 
 
 Richard Earl of Warwick; 
 
 I Lord Bonvile. 
 
 (Sir Thomas Kyriell. 
 
 Sir 'John IVcnluck- 
 
 ‘Guido Vbaldus Duke of Vrbin. 
 
 1 .Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 4. Toner of 
 London. 
 
 |8.Aug. 14. E.4. 
 
 $. Star- 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 T he Eleftion of a Knight . 
 
 5. starchamber. 
 
 6 . Soveraign’s 
 Bedchamber in the 
 Wardrobe London. 
 
 7. Greenwich. 
 
 8. - Calais. 
 
 9. Hampton-Court. 
 
 10. Windefir. 
 
 11. Whitehall. 
 
 12. "Cork- 
 
 rEdward Prince of Wales. 
 
 15.May 15.E. \.fRichard Duke of Torft. 
 
 I ‘Thomas Grey Marquefs Dorfii. 
 
 r , „ f Ferdinand King of Spain. 
 
 10 ' e r-I 9 ‘ Hercules Duke of Ferrara. 
 
 14.July 15.H.8. Lord Ferrers. 
 
 „ o 0 ^ Anne Montmorency Earl of Beaumont. 
 
 27. .*4. . chabot Earl of Nervblanbe. 
 
 9. Jan. 32. H. 8. Edward Seymour Earl of Hertford. 
 
 6 . Aug. 1 .& 2.Ph.& M. Emanuel Duke of Savoy. 
 
 8. Febr. 20. Eliz. John Caftmire Count Palatine of the Rhyne ; 
 12.Sept.16.Car.!. Thomas Earl of Strafford. 
 
 But for the moft part, fince the beginning of Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, White¬ 
 hall (the Soveraign s ufual Court of Re!idence_) hath been the place, whereunto 
 the Knights-Companions have been fpecially fummoned, and peculiar Chapters 
 held for Election of Knights, in the interval between the vacancy and St. George’s 
 Feajl : Hovvbeit of late, while the prelent Soveraign was abroad beyond the Seas, 
 and wanted the full number of Knights-Companions to conftitute a compleat Chap¬ 
 ter, He hath been neceffitated to make ufe of his fupream power, not only in 
 rdifpencing with the Ceremony of Election in Chapter, but alfo in si tupplying the pT Ex Collet f. 
 defeft of a Scrutiny, by making his own choice; neverthelefs, fince his moft pf r 
 happy return to the Throne of his Anceftors, Whitehall hath alfo recovered her Goner. 
 accuftomed Honors, and beheld again a moft worthy advancement of Knights 
 into this moft Noble Order, at a Chapter fpecially called and held in the Bed¬ 
 chamber there, the firft day of April, an. 13. Car. 2. in the EleSion of the Duke 
 of Richmond, the Earls of Lindfey, Manchejler, and Strafford. 
 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 The Number of Knights that conflititte a Chapter. 
 
 I N the next place we are to confider, what number of Knights-Companions 
 ought to affemble for conftituting a compleat Chapter of Elettion. 
 
 By the Statutes it is appointed, there fhould be r fix at the leaft, befides the rB.j.jSnre. , 
 Soveraign or his Deputy ; the due obfervation of which hath been fo ftriftly flood /i.t. Stat.'ort. 
 upon heretofore, that EleQions were ordinarily deferr'd, where the Chapters con- > 9 - 
 lifted not of fo many. For proof of which we find that the Duke of Gloucefter, 
 anno 9. H. 6 . then Deputy to the Soveraign (at that time in France') for celebrating 
 the Feaft of St. George at Windefor, r forbore to proceed to EleBion, becaufe’ the llib.KfM- 
 Number of Knights-Companions there affembled, was lefs than the Statutes required 
 to conftitute a chapter. We likewife take notice, that anno jo. H. 5. no EleBion 
 was made (the Feaft being alfo celebrated at Windefor) though one Stall was 
 void, by the death of the'-Lord Clifford, and probably the realon (though not tft.f.sp.’ 
 expreft ) might be for want of that full number of Knights-Companions, the Sta¬ 
 tutes required : For the Duke of Bedford (then the Soveraign’s Deputy) had but 
 “three Knights prefent with him. 3 
 
 But in this cafe we need not fly to conjectures, there are direct and cleer in- 
 ftances enough; wherein, if we abound, we hope the fatisfa&ion they will give 
 the concern’d Reader, befide the antiquity of the Precedent may obtain our 
 pardon. 
 
 In the » 22. year of King Henry the Sixth, or rather 23. (for fo the* Reeilirum w 1 
 
 K h Chartaceum J 
 
266 
 
 The Elefiion of a Knight. 
 
 y Fol.2^,b. 
 2 S Lib N. 
 »Cp- 108. 
 
 b Ib.p.111 
 cTb.p, 112 
 
 114. 
 
 d Ex fliS. in 
 Offic. Armor. 
 
 _ Chap. IX. 
 
 Chartaceum hath it in the hand of that very Age) Humfry Duke of Buckingham 
 being deputed to celebrate the Fcafi of St. George at Windtfir, although there 
 were at that time four Stalls vacant, yet did no Nomination paG, one reafon be¬ 
 ing) tbecaufe there was not prefent a Efficient Number to make Election. So when 
 the lhme King celebrated the Crand Eeaft *perfonaMy at PKindefor, in the 31 year 
 of his Reign, having but three Knight,-Companion, attending him thereat, and 
 two Stalls void; the Eledicn was prorogued ■*tor the very fame reafon. In like 
 manner the want of a diffident Number of Knight-Companions , banning at the 
 FeaJ/shdd the 32. 33. and 34. of Henry the Sixth hindred the Eke!,on at thofe 
 times: for at the firlt of them there were but >> two Knight,-Companions bNide 
 the Sovereign'a Deputy, and at the two laft but' four befides the Soveraign, though 
 the RegiJlnmChartai atm anno 33. names five, by adding the Duke of somerft. 
 vnic.Atmr. At the Ft aft of St. George, celebrated at PKindefir, anno i 14.JI. which anfwers 
 to the 11. year of King Edward the Fourth (although from what is (poken, con- 
 
 e Dominus Jthatmei Afchetey lireris fuis cu " eht the following circutnftances, both OUt of the 
 per Gjrterum midis fufficicntcm cxcufa- c Blacky Book oj the Order : and the f Reoiflruffi Chart aceum we 
 fu J , ?? re « fl l°" !dn >° re rightly be transferred to the twelfth 
 ttion. fufeipiendi fiifficcrct, eundem Rex tllls K, "S s tkeign; and therefore this paffage throughout 
 a T^ C D,M, , . Utr “ pplcr "'/^' Mf ' ,r " e ma >' fitl y correfted by thofe Authorities) the Soveraion 
 r.tur AfiteyfhJ dX a V dex°oncT n - intelldi,1 S <° an Eleftion, and having but five Knight,- 
 demayn apresSr.George,/;/. 42. Companion, prefent with him, Calys Purfivant at Arms was 
 
 fent to London for Sir John aOtlejt, to come and furnifh the 
 Chapter--, in which, faith this Fragment, there were chofen feven Knights, name¬ 
 ly the Prince, the King of Portugal, the Duke of Norfolk , the Earl ofmltlbirc 
 the Lord Ferrer,, the Lord Afontjoy, and the Lord Howard. J 3 
 
 tur Rceiflf' But herc areforlle other fniftakes,for the Prince was not elefted until anno s r 
 ebuuc. f. £.4. and the King of Portugal not until the h 22. yearof the lame King. As for 
 hus'w.p.,49. ? C j eft we . not findin ? the true time of their Eleftion elfewhere, (hall let them 
 Rrgifi. c'har-~ “ anc * 5 having been loth to make ufe of fo imperfedt an authority, but that the 
 ucf.^.b. circumftance of fending for Sir "John dftley, to make up a chapter, rather than vio¬ 
 late the Laws of the Order, maybe faithfully enough related, and well worth ob- 
 ferving through the other falfe lights caft in, from the inadvertency of the Relator. 
 
 Laitly, the 3 1. of January, anno 31. Car. 2. being defigned for the Election of 
 Chrifiopher Duke of Alemarle, and there appearing but five Knights at the Chap¬ 
 ter, the Election was put off till the 3. of February following, at which time a 
 ftatutable number of Knight, being prefent, his Election part. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Difpenfation/hr want af a full Number. 
 
 A ND whereas fame may fuppofe that the Soveraigns of this Order in later 
 times, have appeared left careful in the due obfervation of its statutes 
 and Law, than were their Predeccjfors, by making ufe of Difpenfations, where 
 the number of fix Knights -Companions have been wanting, they are to confider 
 the Licenfe hciein, is no other than an advantage to be laid hold on, in cafes of 
 neceflity only (for necefirty can bring s fufficient plea, where the infringement 
 of a Decree is objefted, in the Law of this Order J and withal to (hew that the 
 power and prerogative of Difpenfition is referved to the Soveraigns of this mod 
 Noble Order , in all cafes of exigency : albeit not to be made ufe where there 
 is a c-flibility to perform the Rules and fnjunftionsof the statute,. 
 
 T ec Soveraigns therefore in fucceeding times, for fundry reafons, and upon 
 important and urgent occafions have been induced to dilpence with this branch 
 
 of 
 
Sect. IV. The Election of a Knight . 
 
 of the Statute, as to a full Number of Knights-Compunions ; in cafe fo many were 
 
 not in readinefs as the Law appointed to make a compleat chapter. And the 
 
 firft liberty we obferve to have been taken herein, was by King Henry the.Eighth, 
 
 in the'26. year of his Reign; who after he had received intelligence of the death 1 tlb.it p.ait- 
 
 of the Lord Montjoy , immediately called a chapter at Whitehall , where no more 
 
 than k five Knights-Companions being .prelent,. the ablence of the tell were ex- Vtbiiem. 
 
 cufed by his fpecial favour,, and the- 1 Injunction of the statute (as the Annuls fit- I rJem{jr 
 
 ther add) concerning the due Number of Nominators, ivcrc by the feme clemency • b ‘ de "'- 
 
 remitted, becaufe of the exigency of the time and place ; and forthwith upon a 
 
 Scrutcny then taken, James the Fifth King of Scotland was elected into the tellow- 
 
 (llip of this moft illultrious Qrdcr. 
 
 From this time to the late Rebellion, we meet not with the like cafe; but then 
 the wickednefs of thofe days created new necelfities, which occalioned or ra¬ 
 ther inforced the then Soveraign (one of the exafteft obfervers of the Laws and 
 Ceremonies of this Order ) moft unwillingly to awaken this dormant prerogative^ 
 which be firft put in execution at a Chapter Ipecially called for the Election of 
 that deferving and renowned Knight, Thomas Earl of Strafford, held at the City 
 of Fork, upon the m 12. day of September, anno 16. Car. I. where at that time m 
 and place, by his Supream Authority, he difpenfed with the defeft of Number " 
 of n fix Knights-Companions (having then with him" four only, iomc of the teff p 
 being employed in his Service againft the Scots ) and gave Sir Thomas Rowe then 
 Chancellor of the Order , directions to prepare a Difpenfition accordingly; u hich 
 (in regard that Soveraign did therewithal command (hould be r, entred among the 
 Annals of the Order j we have thought lit to infert 111 the s Appendix. 9 t-'umb. X'' I' 
 
 Afterward, when feveral of the Knights-Companions fo much adhered to the 
 Lonp-Parliament, that no fummonscould draw thencetheir attendance upon the 
 Soveraign , though but to celebrate the grand Feflival of their Patron (much left 
 to the compleating Chapters oh Election) to which the Oath taken at their luftal- 
 lation had equally obliged them; the soveraign was conftrained to make further 
 ufeofhis Supream Authority, in this very particular; and thereupon at the Feaft 
 of St. George celebrated at'Torlg, upon the l 3 . 19. and 20. days of April , in the j 
 18. year of his Reign, in a Chapter held on the Eve of the faid Feaft, by Himfilf /f,. 
 and but r four other Knights-Companions , vies. Prince Charles , the Prince Elector, ') tbii. 
 the Earl of Lindfey , and Duke of Richmond and Lenox , it was Ordered , 1 That * 
 
 Letters of Difpenfition fiould be drawn up by Sir James Palmer (then Deputy 
 Chancellor)^i>r the inefficient Numberfas wanting of lix Knights )toholda Chapter 
 of Election ; and for authorizing the Knights then prefent, to deliver in their Rotes, 
 according to cnhlom in other Scrutenies, that fo the Soveraign might proceed to the 
 Elettiondeligned. By virtue of which Difpenfition, the * Duke of Torlg , and * ibii-t-ifl. 
 Prince Rupert, were Elefted Fellows and Companions of this moft Noble Society. 
 
 The like Difpenjation was made for thedefeft of Six Knights , to hold a Chap¬ 
 ter of Election at Oxford, upon the fecond day of March, ann. 20. Car. 1. there 
 being then but "five Knights-Companions prefent with the Soveraign., namely the 
 Duke of Torf, Prince Rupert, the Earls of Dorfet and Berkshire, and the Duke 
 of Richmond and Lenox ; at which Chapter, William Prince ol Orange, Son-in- Jacob Aimer. 
 Law to the Soveraign , and Bernard de Foix Duke of Efpernon were Elected. 
 
 Laftof all, in reference to the holding* three feveral chapters, preparatory to 
 the Feaft of St. George, and Grand Inftallation celebrated at Windefor the 15. *09. Mar 
 16. and 17. days oh April, in the 13. of his Majefty the now Soveraign s moft ' ,Apr,, ° pr ‘ 
 happy Reign (one of which Chapters was called for the Election of four Knights, 
 and to deliberate with the furviving Knights-Companions) the Soveraign was pleaft 
 ed (the 29. day of March immediately foregoing) to pals the like w Difpenfition, vLib. carol. 
 under the Signet of the Order, and his own Sign manual for this defeift; and’‘there- 
 by made thole three Chapters as legal and of as much force and validity, as if the Xum.xvli. 
 Number of Knights-Companions , required by the Statutes,, had been full and 
 compleat. 
 
 CPixlmcAi 
 ) large Jour- 
 
 267 
 
 K k 2 
 
 SECT, 
 
2(58 
 
 T be Election of a Knight. 
 
 Chap. IX 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Of opening the Chapter. 
 
 yE.3.7 St at. 
 II. y. \Aft. 3. 
 
 Z MS. quart, 
 penes W. le N. 
 Cl.f.2$.b. 
 
 a Palmer's 
 l* r ge Jour¬ 
 nal p. 2 5. 
 
 b Appendix. 
 Num. XVI. 
 
 c Palmer's 
 large Journ. 
 p 48.gr 55. 
 
 Autogr. 
 penes eundem 
 Jac. Palmer. 
 
 C LibN.p,6$. 
 
 f r Z./ 3 . C. 
 gc />■109. 
 
 h Lib.N.p. 304. 
 
 W E are now arrived at opening the Chapter, whereinto neither the Sove¬ 
 raign of the Order, nor any of the Knights-Companions are to enter, 
 without wearing both their Mantles and Garters, for fo thet Statutes of the Order 
 ordain, and fobath the lam been underltood, in cafe where a Chapter hath been 
 held ehewhere than at tPaWiySr; as forinftance ata Chapter held at Whitehall, for 
 the Election of John Count Palatine of the Rhine, an. 2Q.Eliz. the 1 Earl of Hun¬ 
 tingdon, and the Lord Grey of Wilton, not having their Mantles then at Court, 
 not permitted to enter into that chapter, to givetheirrwerforhisEleftion. 
 
 The late Soveraign King Charles of ever bleffed memory “determining to call 
 a Chapter For Electing the forefaid Thomas Earl of Strafford at Cork., where nei¬ 
 ther He, nor any of the Knights-Companions then attending his perlon, had their 
 Rohes ot the Order with them, and taking notice of the Injunction of the statutes 
 now mentioned, did by his fupream authority, as Soveraign of the Order , b diP 
 pence with the Knights-Companions then prclent, for coming into the chapter 
 without their Mantles. 
 
 Afterward, upon great neceffity, occafioned by the late Rebellion, the lame 
 Soveraign was inforeed to make further life of his Prerogative, relating to this 
 particular, in fome c following Chapters held at Oxford. 
 
 In like manner (hortly after the prefent soveraign returned to his Throne, a 
 like Difpenfation pafs'd under the signet of the Order (the Great Seal being 
 then under the hand of the Graver, but not finifhed) dated the 10. of Janua¬ 
 ry in the 12. year of his Reign, He being then necelfitated to make ufe of his 
 Supream authority forholdinga Chapter the 14. of January following, in regard 
 the Knights-Companions, then in being, were not as yet provided of new Rohes. 
 
 Prefuming then, that a full Number of Knights-Companions (in obedience to 
 their Summons) are attending the Soveraign, habited in their Atantles and Garters, 
 and entred into the Chapter-houfi at tt'indefor, or other place appointed for this 
 their Aflembly, the Soveraign having taken his Seat, at the upper end of the Ta¬ 
 ble, and given leave to the Knights-Companions to fit; the occafion of their be¬ 
 ing called together, is firft declared, either by the Soveraign himfePf, or by the 
 Chancellor of the Order, upon his command. 
 
 The next thing inconrle, is to give the Soveraign information of all the stalls 
 then void, the notice of which vacancies, if (asfometimes formerly) th esove- 
 raign happens to be in foreign parts, ought to be before fent him, by his' Deputy 
 or Lieutenant ; but it in England, and prefent in chapter, then to beprefented by 
 the Chancellor, or in his abfence, by the Regijier or other Officer of the Order. 
 
 This done, the Soveraign and Knights-Companions enter into confiderationhow 
 the room of the defunft Knight , or Knights , (hall be r fupplied 5 andfbmetimes 
 (where two or more Stalls are found void) whether they (hall be all fill’d up at 
 that time, or if not, b how many Knights then Elefted. 
 
 But where th b Scruteny is intended to betaken in the choire of St. George's 
 Chappel at llindefor, thefe or the like particulars (referring to Election ) are com¬ 
 monly confider’d of on the Feaft day, in the chapter held immediately before 
 Vefpers’-, wherein it is mod ufually Ordered , That the scruteny (hall betaken in 
 the laid Chappel that following Afternoon, and fowas it Decreed on St. George's 
 day anno 5. E. 6 . viz. h That the Elections of Knights Jhould he taken that Even- 
 fong, and in the Chappel. 
 
 After this, the Chancellor begins to colled the Knights-CompanionsV otes, and 
 this is frequently termed, the taking of a Scruteny: To the full underftanding 
 the nature of this Aftion and Ceremony, we (hall proceed to certain confidera- 
 tions preparatory thereunto; beginning with what concerns the Nomination of the 
 Perfonstobepropofed to Election. SECT. 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 That Knights only prefent in Chapter ought to Nominate. 
 
 T H E Nomination of thofe perfons propofed to the Soveraign’s Ele&ion, be¬ 
 longs only to fuch of the Knights-Companions as are prefent in Chapter 
 when the Scruteny is taken ; for therein not only all the Bodies of the statutes 
 arepofitive, but Entrances to that purpofe, are made in fundry places of the 
 Annals i infomuch, that from the Inftitution of this moft Noble Order, it hath not 
 been otherwife ufed, that we can colle£t. 
 
 And it is obfervable, that anno 16. Eliz. (the Feaft of St. George being cele¬ 
 brated at Greenwich) the Earl of Warwick, and Lord Burley (Lord Treafurer of 
 England) fell both ill of the Gout, upon the Feaft day, which occalioned their 
 abfence at Evening Prayer, whilft the Scruteny was taken.- whereupon we find 
 their ‘indifpofition of body, and abfence noted in that Scruteny inftead of, and ' tfi.Gf.9j: 
 in thofe peculiar places, where their Nominations fhould elfe have been erttred, 
 had they been prefent at the taking thereof. And befide this we meet with an 
 obfervation made upon the fame occafion, by Robert Cooke Efquire, then Cla- 
 rcnceitx King of Arms 1 k That as for thofe Knights-Companions, mho happen to'be k MS.quart, 
 abfint, when the Scruteny is taken, although this abfence be occaftonccl by'accident t nt,w - k R- 
 ofjicknefs , or with the Soveraign’r liccnf, nevcrthelefs , in regard of this their ab- ^ 8 ‘ 
 fence , at that very time their Votes may not be received. 
 
 Thofe Knights-Companions that come late to the Chapter, lofe alfo the privi- 
 ledge of giving their Rotes for that time, which fo hapned to 1 Prince Rupert and 1 iji.cdniiii. 
 the Earl of Strafford at the Chapter held for the Elefbion of James Duke of 4 ’' 44 ' 8£ ‘ J!1, 
 Monmouth in the Privy-Chamber at Whitehall the 29. of March, an. Com. \66g. 
 
 Now though none of theabfent Knights-Companions can give a Proxy to Vote, 
 or otherwife fend their fuffrages into the Chapter or Chappel , there to pafs in Nomi¬ 
 nation ; yet anciently ■(about the Reigns of King Henry the Fifth, and King 
 Henry the SixthJ when divers of the Knights-Companions were frequently em¬ 
 ployed in the Wars of France, and confequently fo ftridtly obliged to their fe- 
 veral Commands, that they could not perfonally attend the celebration of the 
 Feaft of St. George at Windefir, it was ulual for the Commander there in chief, with 
 confeut of thofe Knights-Companions , to make a formal Certificate or Prefentmcnt 
 (but not to pafs it by way of Nomination or Vote, for that the Law of the Order 
 did not permitj to the Soveraign of the Order , or his Lieutenant , and Knights- 
 Companions aflembled at the Feaft , of fuch perfons famous for martial Valor and 
 Virtue, with an account of their notable fervices and atchievements (attefted 
 by other perfons of honor alfo) as were at that time, and in that Kingdom, em¬ 
 ployed in the Soveraign s fervice, and feemed worthy the honor of Eleffion; to 
 the end that famous and deferving men might be preferr'd to fo noble a Dignity. 
 
 Which manner of Recordation we having moft happily lighted upon, among the 
 Colleflions made by the great induftry of William Dugdale Efquire, now Norroy 
 King of Arms; and efteeming it to carry the juft reputation, both of authority, 
 for informing us of this enftom, and of antiquity, for the hand of that time can¬ 
 not without injury to its due worth omit. 
 
 3 &P £o?tj the 33uc of Bedford remembjitb, ass bp tbe Statutes of tbe 
 £>?Der of rbe ©attire, tbc ©Union of tbe Stalls bopbe; be faith in tbe 
 bopce of tbe TBjetbjen, anO of tbe ffcllotoaip, bepng at tbe tpme at tbe 
 fell, in tbe p?efence of tbe Soveram o? bps deputy; ijt tbinhptb to nip 
 fatb Lo?b, that fo* bps acquital to IltnigbtbooD, pt frttetb bpm to gibe 
 in tmotolebge to tbe ttpng, Soverain of tbe Ordre, anb to bis jellob)®ip 
 of tbe fame Ordre, tbe great honours of tbe notable Knights, tbat froiis 
 
 tpme 
 
270 The F.Ieffion of a Knight. Chap. IX. 
 
 tpme to tpme epercpfetfc, ant) babe ejccrcyCctJ in JKnigbtbooD, anD cfpeci* 
 alip in tbe fetbtce of tfetc ©oberaigtt Lo?D 5 anD of fucb notable Knpgbrs, 
 as mp Lo^D of Bedford, fo| tbe tpme rcmembjetb bpm of; !pe barb, up 
 tbe advyce of tf)em Of tbe F ellowthyp Of tbe Order, being nob) in France, 
 in tbe Kpngs fcvbite, anD gibpng in tbavgc to tbe fat'D Garter, ^ pn g of 
 firms of tbe ®)Dcr, to act)) tbepr JSames to tbe Ktmg,, anD to eppounD 
 part of tbcpt JDcebs, Sets, anD of tbepr Wo?tbpnefle. IF :rft, to eppofe 
 tbe bonottuof ©tv John Radeclyff, tbat batb conmnoWcD all tbe tpmecf 
 tbe biaonous Epng tbat laft Dpeb, wbom €b?pfle abfolbe, at tbe 6rO 
 *chcs de lanDing of bpm at ' Quies-deC.mx,txibere tbe fapD it ndtcly recepbeD tbe 
 
 Cau * - ojber of a Knvght, anD after continoWeD tbe ©eige of Harefiew ; 9nb aft 
 
 ter with mp Lo?D of Excefter, at tbe Battaile of Valloment. nnb of Qnies- 
 de c.mx. SinD aifo fptbcn tbe betb of tbe fapb biawious Eirng, Rade¬ 
 clyff being ©encfcball of Guyen, batb b?ougbt bp bps l ibout m"»npgbt» 
 boob, to bp 0 ©oberaign LojD’s cbcpfautf, witbin tbeiDucbie of Guyen 
 manpDpbctfe duties, UCoWns, anb fo?treffe«. 9nD in efpecial DcfcrbtO 
 liBizJs. great anD notable merits, at tbe ©eige of tbe €itp of ! ! fiazat cs, robpcb 
 
 ©eige was accajDeD, appomteb, anb Cct bap of Sattaile, anb of Ee< 
 fcous, tbe Wbpcb bap Was kept anb boulben, with great power on both 
 fpbes, anb unbet 'Banners bifpiapeb, tbe Cncmpes boubrpng to fpgbt 
 Wptb Radeclyff, require!) b?tn of apopntmcnt tbep to Depart, unber faufe 
 conluit, from tbe CatD fetlD tbe Wbpcb faufe conbuit be graunteb tbetn, 
 To? tbe term of cigbt baps, lifee as tbep requireb. tlbc bonour unb tbe 
 empauife, rcftcb in tbe fapb Radeclyff, anb to bps bpgb metpte; fu? in* 
 tanrpnent followping, was bclpbeteb to bpm tbe reDbpffion anb poT (Ron 
 of tbe fapb dpttp of Bazates, 8nb alfo tbe fapb Radeclyii' was at tbe 
 Battaile of Affincourt, anb batb contpnoWeb anb epertpfeb tbe Sirmps, 
 tbe fpaceof pybiii.©Hpnterunrcp?otbeb. Snb in tbe tome of bis ffifqutcr* 
 boob, Was at tbe Battaileof Shrewibury, anb at tbe Journep of Hufks, 
 Wptb tbe Ho|0 Grey at tbe btfcometure anb taking of Owenfon. 
 
 ©pr Cbomas EamQon. ©pr MJillfam ©Ibegall. 
 
 ©pr Eauff Butler. ©pr Ho. Ibarlpng. 
 
 ©pr®ilbert g>alfalt. 
 
 Stern, mp Lo?b tbe iDuc Of Bedford, bcfcctbetb tbe fifpng, Soveraign 
 of tbe Order, to babe alto fo? tttommenbpb to bis goob grace anD 
 btgbneffe, other of bis ©ubjettsanb©etbants, now being tit bpsfer* 
 bice, in bi0 Eealme of France, wbpcb batb boon, anb pet botb take 
 great papne bp tbeir ©npgbtlp labour, baplp to ferbe tbe merite of 
 Wojtbpnefs anD P) 0 WefS; as ©it Robert Hungerford, ©ft; Thomas 
 Beamont, ©tt John Popeham, ©it Nicholas Burdett, ©ir Rauff Ne- 
 vell, ©it Edward Wyver, ©ir John Robefart, ©tcTyre Robefart, 
 ©tt William Bretton, ©it Thomas Kyngfton, ©tc Richard Hankford 
 
 anb bpberfe other. 
 
 But left peradventure it may feem to fome, that the Knights-Companions pre- 
 fenr in Chapter can at their pleasures ^Nominate or propofe to Election fuch perfons 
 as they think fit, fo they be qualified according to the Statutes of the Orders this 
 priviledge istobeunderftoodof Knights Subjehls only; for in all cafes concerning 
 Strangers , the soveraign doth but permit, and may direft and confine the 
 Knights-Companions to the Nomination of fuch, as He at any time intends to 
 Eleift, which Prerogative we find more particularly afferted in the 91. year of the 
 Reign of Queen Elizabeth , and third year of King Charles theFirft. 
 
 In the firft of thefe inftances, the m Blue Book, of the Order recordeth. That at 
 a Chapter held immediately before t'cfpers on Saint George's day, the Earl of Hun- 
 ttngdon, then Lieutenant for the Soveraign , acquainted the Knights-Companions , 
 
 that 
 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 2 7 * 
 
 n Lncum-tenens certiores facit Coirl- 
 milironcsfuperioretn permitccre ipforuni 
 voluntaci,quemcunq-, externum Principemj 
 quein fuis luflfragiis comprobarent in hUnc 
 Ordincm Eligcre. Ibid . 
 
 That the Soveruign did n permit them, or leave it to their plea- 
 fere , to chufe into the Order whatfoever Foreign Prince they 
 Jhould by their Votes approve of. 
 
 Hence there may be obferved two things, Firft, that the 
 Knights-Comp anions have not the priviledge and liberty to 
 nominate what Foreign Prince they pleafe, but the fame is.derivative from the 
 Soveraign, and only by his particular licenfe or leave, at fome times permitted 
 to them. 
 
 Secondly, if this Paragraph be well weighed (asalfo that which fucceeds) it 
 is aiod clear from the context, that No mi nave ought to be underllood here by the 
 word Eligerc , and that the power delegated to the Knights-Companions from the 
 Sovereign , was only to Nominate , not EleCt. For it immediately tollows, °That oACapituid 
 the Knights* Companions went from the Chapter to the ficond Vefpers, and while 
 the Divine Offices were celebrating , the Prelate received their Nominations, and ilia- cclebun- 
 ihat very Evening the Lieutenant prefented them to the Soveraign, for her to con- tur > Ec l ui£cs 
 Cider of: which had been ncedlefs, if the Knights-Companions had been im- n^votormrt 
 powered by her laid Licenfe, to have made the choice themfelves: But the con- ineunt quas 
 trary is yet more evident by that which follows, for the next morning, all the din/s«cri 
 Knights-Companions attending the Soveraign in chapter , flic her felf made there ead. fag. 
 the Election , not ot any Foreign Prince , but of the * Earl of Sujjex , and Lord 11 4 - 
 
 Kuckfmrfl. 
 
 In the other In dance anno 3. Car. 1. the Soveraign in a v Chapter, held before p Lib R.p.^, 
 Vefpers on St. George's day, lignihed it to be his pleafure (three Stalls being then 
 vaeailtj that out of Foreign Princes {the Nomination of whom (faith the Annals qQuorum nd- 
 in that very place) belongs only to the Soveraign 5 that is, the Soveraign has the Sum factor, 
 prerogative to dired the Knights-Companions to Name, or impofe upon them the ibid. 
 Nomination of fuch Foreign Princes as hepleafeth) they the Knights-Companions 
 fiiould Chufe,which mud: neverthelcfs be underftood to Nominate, or enter down 
 into the Scruteny (not EleCt') GuPtavus Adolphus King of Sweden , and PJenry of 
 Najfeiu , Prince of Orange: For there a little after, it in like manner appears 
 (when the Scrnteny was prefented to the Soveraignf that Him felf not the 
 Knights-Companions , made Election of them. 
 
 And it is further manifeft by the Scrnteny r there inferted, that both thefe Erin - r i Lib. R.lo- 
 ces were named by every of the Knights-Companions then prelent, according t ^ cacitat<> ' 
 to the Soveraign s iignification (which has been ufually done at all other times, 
 upon the like occafions, as may be feen by the Scrulenies entred in the AnnalsJ 
 But concerning the third perfon then to be EleCtccl , theSoveraign (intending him 
 to be a Knight-SubfeCf) Heft it wholly to their pleafure, to Nominate whomfo- 
 ever they efteemed worthy of their Votes. 
 
 Since this time, the Nominations in like cafes have been Efficiently owned, by 
 the Knights-Companions themfelves, to be a Prerogative belonging to the sove¬ 
 raign : For, to the end they might more readily and fully comply with the obler- 
 vancc of this particular $ it was moved in a 1 Chapter held at Oxford , the fecond t\ExAu:c- 
 day of March, an. 19. Car. I. u That it might become a ciiPiom for the Soveraign to “ ej 
 declare before hand, whether He would Elect any Foreign Prince, and whom 5 that Palmer, 
 fo the Knights-Companions might be fere to Name him in the Scrnteny. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Of the Number, Qualifications, and Degrees of the Terfons 
 to he Nominated. 
 
 A Nother confideration in our progrefs towards the aft of Election, is touch¬ 
 es FJnmber 0 Qualifications ^ and Dignities of the Terfons Nominated , 
 
 which 
 
2 J2 The Eleftion of a Knight. Chap. IX. 
 
 which may be bell: known from another branch of the before mentioned Article 
 Arf ie' 4 '' ^ le S, ‘ ,, " tes > an ^ ' s to t ^' s e ff el ^j w That every one of the Knights-Compani- 
 ons prefint at the Election, _/ 5 ««W Nominate for himfelf nine very Jitfficient PerCons, 
 whom he fsould judge free from all reproach and Jcandal, whether Subjects to the 
 Soveraign, or Forreigners. Provided they are known not to favour or abet any party 
 at enmity with him: that is to fay three Earls, or others of higher degree , three 
 Barons, and three Knights. 
 
 The things chiefly obfervable out of this Text , we rank under five heads. 
 
 Firft, The Number of Perfons Nominated, or to be given in by every 
 Knight-Companion, are to be exactly Nine. 
 
 Secondly, They ought to be of unblamable Reputation. 
 
 Thirdly, Either Subjects to the Soveraign, or die Strangers. 
 
 Fourthly, Such as are known not to be engaged in any party againlf the 
 Soveraign. 
 
 Laftly, To be Earls (or of greater dignity_) or Barons, or Knights. 
 
 1. For the firft ofthefe, their Number ; every one of the Knights-Companiens 
 afl’embled in Chapter are enjoined to name nine, neither more nor left. So alfo 
 
 xAt iS. fajth King Henry the Fifth’s '‘statutes, whereunto are confonant the 1 Statutes of 
 
 t An. 19. Rj n g He „ r y t h e Eighth. And in this particular the statutes have been hitherto 
 
 obferved (except in one cafe) as from the Entries of thofe many Scrutinies , in 
 the Annals of this moft Noble Order, is fully evident. 
 
 As to Numbers, we are taught that great Myfteries lie wrapt up in them, the 
 excellency and dignity whereof, and particularly of this number Nine (which 
 a scaliger calls thereof! perfeft number) are largely celebrated among the Learn¬ 
 ed, both ancient and modern, which are eafie to be met with 5 wherefore we 
 fhallnotfpend further time to infill: upon them. 
 
 But why our Royal Founder made choice of this Number, to be put in Nomi¬ 
 nation, above all other, unlefs he had fome retieftion on the Nine Worthies (men 
 reported famous for valour and martial exploits, and therefore not unlikely to 
 be at firft propofed as Examples to the Knights-Nominatorsj or otherwife conli- 
 dered it as a trebled threefold Cord, and Symbol of perfeft liability and Iblid 
 amity (for fo alfo is the number Nine accounted to fignifiej can neither eafijy 
 nor certainly be refolved. 
 
 2. As to the fecond point; the Injunction in the Statutes of Inftitution takes 
 order, that the Perfons defigned for Election, fhould be free from all reproach, and 
 of untainted reputation ; and according to thofe of King Henry the Fifth, are to 
 
 b^n.iS. lie' u t/.r bejt and mojl Jujjicient Knights, and freejl from reproach, that the Nomina¬ 
 tors k,now. To the fame purpofe (peaks the Exemplar entred in the Black_Bootg, 
 c Ar r.17. e z.tch as are fittejl, and whom they who Nominate believe to be free from ignominy 
 
 . and dijhonour'. And to this Aft of Nomination belongs part of the fecond Article 
 Aub.Np.i 15. j n n e „ r y the Eighth’s Statutes, i That no Knight-Companion fhould name any Per- 
 fon whom he thinks or ejleents in his Confcience, to have upon him any fpot of Re¬ 
 proach: But on the contrary in another place of the fame Statutes, it is provi- 
 cAn.ip. Jedj that they be nominated and propofed, e out of the number of the moft worthy 
 and /elect Knights. 
 
 How tender the Knights-Companions were in ancient time of infringing the 
 f r statutes in this particular, is manifeft from a notable palfage, which fell out 1 an. 
 
 h ) lai*" at a Scr,, teny taken the 8. of February, in theBilhop of London's Palaces 
 
 . fl' 131 - where John de Foix Earl of? Kendall , a Cafcoigner by birth, (which makes the 
 Example more eminent, where a Stranger became fo tender of the honor of the 
 Order ) not being acquainted with the 1 'quality and merit of Knights and hono¬ 
 rable Perfons among us, fo well and fufficiently, as to name fuch whom he was 
 confident were irreprehenfible, and without blemilh, forbore to‘nominate any 
 perfon at all. And certainly, feeing the statutes put very confiderable qualifi¬ 
 cations upon the Deputies and Proxies made choice of for the Inftallation of 
 '■c a p. 16. Strangers (as (hall be difcourft of in its proper k pla cef much more caution 
 and regard ought to be ufed and had, both in the Nomination and Election of 
 Knight /, into thisfollluftrious^cc/e/y. 
 
 3. Touching 
 
—- £ 
 
 Sect. VII. The Eleflion of a Knight. 273 
 
 3. Touching the third point; the Statutes mAc indifferentlycapable of being 
 Nominated or Ekttecl , either Knights-Subjetls, or Strangers , [Free Princes or 
 their Subjedts] and it was fo even at the Inftitution, upon the firft choice; 
 where among the 25 Eledted Knights , 23 of them were subjects [among whom 
 we reckon Piers Capdall de la Bnchej but Sir sanchio dabrichecourt , and Sir 
 Henry Eme were both born Strangers, and Subjefts to other Princes. 
 
 And thus was it pradtifed, not only in the remaining part of the Founder's 
 Reign, and during the Reigns of three of his succcjjors, as appears in the Cata¬ 
 logue of Knights eledted in their times; but alfo ever fince, as is more particu¬ 
 larly and fully evident, from the Scrutcnies taken and entred throughout the 
 Annals of the Order. 
 
 Of thole who were admitted into this Noble Order by EleSion, we (hall in the 
 laft Chapter give an account in a compleat Catalogue of them : Here we think it 
 fuflicient, to infert the Names of fuch, as having not been Eledted, are not to be 
 forgotten, out of this very refpedt, that by their Handing Candidates in Eledtions 
 into this Order, have the fame of being mentioned in the principal Regijler of 
 Honor now in the chrijiian world : Giving a Lift, not ol all [for that were too 
 numerous_) but only thofe of eminent quality in Foreign parts, with the time 
 when the Scrutenies were taken, that tranfmitted them to our hands. 
 
 A Catalogue of Co me Strangers, rcho have been Nominated 
 yet not Elected. 
 
 Francifcus sforz.t dux Mediolani ■ 
 Fraud feus fecundus dux Britannirt- 
 
 .28. H. 6 . 
 — 13.14.15. 
 
 E.4. 
 
 Henricus quirtus Rex Legionis & Cajlilhe. 14- E. 4. 
 
 Matthias Corvinus RexHnngarix- - 19. 22. E. 4. 
 
 Fredericus fecundus Dux Auftri - 22. E.4. 6c I. R.3. 
 
 Philippics quart us Dux Burgundite -—. 14. H. 7. 
 
 Francifcus Maria Dux Vrbitii- ---I. 2. H. 8. 
 
 Vladiflases fecundus Rex Hungarise - I. 2.6 . 8. H. 8. 
 
 C hr ill 1 an us fecundus Rex Danis; ■ 
 
 Dux Barrye. ^_ 
 
 Conies Galacite 
 
 Alphonfus Dux Ferrari# -- 
 
 Lodovicus fecundus Rex Hungari# - 
 
 Maximilianus Sforza Dux Mediolani - 
 Marchio Pifcare 
 
 Johannes iertius Rex Portugalliie- 
 -Marchio Mantue • 
 
 Carolus Burbonus Dux Vandofme - 
 
 Guilielmus Dux Clivenjis ?_ 
 
 -- dux Bavaria <5 
 
 Dux Alv# 
 
 Dux Medina: Celt J 
 Conies Fere re 
 Francifcus fecundus Rex Gallia — 
 Francifcus tertius Comes Palatinus - 
 Auguflus Dux Saxoni# - 
 
 Alphonfus fecundus Dux Ferrari,e ■ 
 
 - Dux Andegavenjis -- 
 
 Rambrith de Walfcy 7 _ 
 
 Johannes de Voynada J 
 Dominus Grabazenby T 
 Dominus Hunters 
 
 Dominus Johannes Mounte !■ -- 
 
 Dominus Harmibolt 
 Dominus Boyjy 
 
 — 6.8. H. 8. 
 
 -8.H.8. 
 
 — 13. 15. H. 8. 
 
 — 13.14.15. H. 8. 
 
 — 14. 15.16. H. 8. 
 
 — 17. H. 8. 
 
 — 17.18.26.28.H.8. 
 -18. H.8. 
 -24.H.8. 
 
 — 32. Id. 8. 
 
 1. Sc 2. Pit. 8c Mar. 
 
 1. Elizab. 
 
 10. n. 12.13.1 6. 17.EIiz< 
 n. Eliz. 
 
 13. Eliz. 
 
 13.22.23. 24. Eliz. 
 
 .25. H. 6 . 
 
 . 24. H. 8. 
 
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 4. Iii 
 
2 74 
 
 Art, 17. 
 
 tin Art, iB. 
 
 n Art.if. 
 
 O Art.21.22. 
 
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 flitur.f.66']. 
 
 q Pat. 1 o. Jac, 
 pars io.m.8. 
 
 x Titles of Ho - 
 nor,p. 736.737 
 
 fAn 14.H. 7. 
 vide Lib. N. 
 p.i-ji. 
 
 w yfrr. 18. 
 x >lrr. 18. 
 y Ord.Stat.in 
 Lib. N. Art. 17. 
 z //. 8 . 5 /dr. 
 Art. 19. 
 
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 i c in Bibl. 
 Hatton Art. 18. 
 H.$.Sint. Art. 
 i 2 .H. 8 .Stat. 
 Art.ip. 
 
 kLib.R.p.^p. 
 
 1 m. 
 
 The Election of a Knight. Chap. IX. 
 
 4. In the fourth place, they are not in a capacity of Nomination, who are 
 known to have taken contrary part againft the Sovereign-, or as the Exemplar 
 entred m the BlacI^Book, more largely than any of the Statutes exprefs, 1 fitch as 
 are not his Adverftries, or Abettors or willing defenders of his Adverfaries. But con¬ 
 cerning fuch, we no where obferve they had room in the Scrutinies, all Kniohts- 
 Companions having been more wary and difereet, than by Nominating a known 
 or publick Enemy, to put either difrefped upon the Soveraion , or offer viola¬ 
 tion to the Statutes. 
 
 5. In the fifth and laft place, concerning the Degree, Ranlg, and Dignity of 
 the Nine Knights propounded to ElcSion ; the Statutes of Injiitution appoint. 
 That they be, firft, three Earls, or perfins of greater dignity, fecondly, three Ba¬ 
 rons, and thirdly, three Knights; or as it is in Henry the Fifth's Statutes, » trois 
 Contes, on de greigneur flat, trois Banerets, & trois Batchelers. Thefe De¬ 
 grees are to be ranked in three Claffes, and they diftinguifhed by three Divifions 
 all comprehending the three Degrees aforefaid. 
 
 As touching the firft of thefe Divifions ; whereas all other Bodies and Exem¬ 
 plars of the Statutes make politive mention of Earls only (taking in neverthelefs 
 the higher Degrees though not named) the statutes of Henry the Eighth exprefs 
 themfelves in this point fomewhat more amply than the reft, by mentioning in 
 the firft Clafs," Dukes, Marqueffes, and Earls, or perfons fuperiour to thefe in De¬ 
 gree, wherein the higheft Dignities are included. 
 
 In this place we may properly obferve, the different Title (viz.Banerci) that 
 Henry the Fifth's Statutes (but now mentioned) hath given us, inftead of Baron ; 
 and not only in this Article, but in all “other, where there is occafion to fpeak 
 of Barons ; neverthelefs the /toWintends by it, to fignifie no other than the 
 very lame Degree, namely a Baron. For albeit a Baneret, who had his name 
 p a Vexillo, from the Banner, was ufually taken to fignifie a Degree of Honor 
 next beneath that of Karon, both heretofore and in later times (as may be col¬ 
 ledfrom that famous seftablifhment made on the behalf of the younger fins 
 of Vi founts and Barons ) yet formerly among our Records it is found to be a Sy- 
 nonimy to Baron, and fo clearly made out by our mod learned• selden, and is to 
 be fo taken here; and not as a diftind Title of a lower Degree, becaufe alio 
 we obferve the Banerets ranked in all Scrutenies before King Henry the Eighth 
 eftablilhed his Statutes (except f one) with the Knights-Batchelors not with Barons. 
 
 Befides this, fomething further may be faid concerning the Title of the third 
 and loweft tank in this clajfis ; for in the Statutes of Injiitution they are called 
 ” Milites Bachalauri, in thofe of King Henry the Fifth 'Batchelers, and elfewhere 
 y Bachalauri, and % Bachalauri Equites, which in common acceptation are all the 
 fame with Milites ; though thus rendred to exprefs and manifeft their difference 
 from Knights Banerets, who are of a higher Degree of Honor. And here we 
 have an occafion given to note, That there is no place in a Scruteny for any un¬ 
 der the degree of Knights Batchellors. 1 
 
 And though h three ot the Nine named are appointed to be Barons , and three 
 other Earls, or of a higher Degree, yet muft thefe fix be fuch as have received 
 the Order of Knighthood, elfe ought not their names be either given or taken in 
 Nomination; for the T ext is plain. That each of the Knights ajjembled at the Ele- 
 Sion Jltall name nine * Knights. 
 
 1 hus his late Majejly of bleffed memory, in the fixth year of his Reign, in¬ 
 tending to chufe James Marquefs Hamilton into the Society of this Order, con- 
 ferr d the honor of K Knighthood upon him immediately before his Nomination ; 
 and th e Annals in that place give this Remarque upon the A'ftion, and the rea- 
 fon for it, 1 Becaufe by the Statutes it is provided. That none [hould be Elecicd into 
 the Order, that have not been dignified with the title of Knight. 
 
 fi feems the Ceremony of Knighting the perfon defigned for Election, was 
 not fo ftridly and duly obferved as it ought, but that fometimes this branch of 
 the Statute was either not taken notice of, or elfe confounded with the fecond 
 Article, throughout the feveral Bodies of the Statutes, which prohibits the choice 
 or Eleftion of any perfon into the Society (of which we fhall (peak by and by) as 
 
 this 
 
Sect. VII. The Eh&ion of a Knight. 27 $ 
 
 this doth the rropofil or Nomination, and thereupon perhaps it was conceived, 
 that although the Nomination, Elettion, and fometimes delivery of the Enftgns of 
 the Order, were firft difpatcht and part, yet it was well enough if the honor of 
 Knighthood were conferr'd afterward. As it was in the cafe of William Earl of 
 Derby , and Thomas Cecil Lord Burleigh , anno 43. Eliz. where the Regifier notes, 
 
 “that’as foon as their Elettion was paft, and they brought into the chapter , the m Lib. c. 
 Earl of Derby ("who it feems had not been Knighted before) was dubbed t- M 4 - 
 Km fit, with a drawn Sword, according to Cuftom, after which they had the 
 Garter and George put on by the Soveraign her felf. 
 
 Tn like manner " Vlrick Duke of Holjicin , and Henry Earl of Northampton, im- nPag.i n : 
 mediately after their Elettion ("being the laft day of St. George's Feaft, an.g.Jac.) 
 and before'they received the En/igns of the Order, had the dignity of Knight¬ 
 hood conferr’d on them by the Soveraign. So alfo in the cafe of the Earl of Suf¬ 
 folk , an. 3. Car. I . which the Red Boot of the Order taking notice of, faith, °that 
 as foon as it mas underfiood, that the Earl had not received the Order of Knight- pi 
 hood before, the Soveraign immediately draroing his sword Knighted him ; which 
 was not done till after his r Elettion, and Inveftiture with both the George and 
 
 Garter . ' 
 
 Thus alfo did the Ceremony of Knighthood fucceed the Elettion of his 1 acred 
 Majefiy the prefent Soveraign, the 21. of May, an. 14. Car. 1. For a after he had been <lf . 
 
 Eletted, and the Enftgns of the Order placed upon him, and that the two fenior 7 " 
 
 Knights ("the Earls of Penbrofe and Montgomery, and of Arundel and Surrey ) were 
 intreated by the reft of the Knights-Companions, to prefent his Highnefs to the 
 soveraign in the name of all the reft, to be initiated into the Title and Dignity 
 of a Knight-Batchelor, he was conduced by the laid Earls ("his Supporters) into 
 the Prefence Chamber in Windefir Caftle, where before the Chair of State, he 
 moft folemnly r received the Order of Knighthood from th e Soveraign his lat e Ma- 
 iefty of blefl'ed memory. 
 
 To r honor which Knighthood, and the memory thereof, four of the chief No- fiii.K4.143; 
 hility then prefent were alfo Knighted, namely, the Earls of Ejfex, Saint 4 lbans, 
 and Elgin, and Vifcount Grandifm', the firft of them being conduced from rhe 
 great Chamber to the Soveraign s state , between two Batchellor Knights, 
 
 Sir FrederiekHamilton , and Sir Robert Hunitvood, the fecond by Sil Roger Pal¬ 
 mer Km p\\t of the Bath, and Sir Henry Mildmay ; the third by Sir JohnMeldr.ini 
 and Sir William IVithrington ; and the fourth by Sir John Harpur and Sir John Lucas. 
 
 Afterwards the Law in this point began again to be more rightly underftood, 
 and by that time his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Tork, came to be Elefted ("which 
 was on the t 20. of April, an. 18. Car. 1. being the laft day of the Feajl of Saint 1JP/iW* 
 Goqrge, then celebratedat the City of Tork') the Soveraign appointed and 
 cordingly conferr’d the honor of Knighthood upon him, the “day before, which 
 he received upon his knees; being firft condu&ed into the prefence Chamber, be¬ 
 tween two of the Nobility, who were alfo Knights, namely, the w Marquefs ofwf Iltii.{. 
 Hertford, and Vifcount Grandifin: In honor and memorial whereof, there were xi3S>< 
 alfo four Noblemen Knighted at that time, the * Earl of Carnarvon, fupported by 
 Sir William Killegrew and young Sir Arthur Ingram-, the Lord George d‘ Aubigne, 
 fupported by Sir William Howard and Sir Peter Wyche ; the Lord John Stewart, 
 by Sir Peter Killegrew and Sir Capell Bedell ; and the Lord Bernard Stewart by Sir 
 Edward Savage and Sir Henry Blount. 
 
 And thusv Prince Edward Count Palatine of the Rhine, and George Duke of yCoj/fd 
 Buckingham , being defigtied by the prefent soveraign to be admitted into this 
 moft Noble Order, were both firft Knighted at Saint Germans in France, an. Dom. 
 
 1649. and afterwards had the * Enftgns of the order fent unto them by the hands 
 of Sir Edward Wafer Garter, who) in right of his office, inverted them therewith. 
 
 Neverthelefs in the cafe of his Highnefs Prince Rupert, who had the honor to 
 be Elettcd, with his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Tork, an. 18. Car. I. His want 
 of Knighthood became no impediment thereunto, being then a Prince in another 
 Country , viz. Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria, and might there¬ 
 fore juftly claim the priviledge, to come within the rule of Foreign Princess 
 mentioned a little lower. L 1 2 
 
Chap. IX, 
 
 
 
 27 6 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 be Palmer's 
 cl large Jour■ 
 
 c P.il. 33. 
 
 f Id. p.6 2. 
 
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 hjld.p.6$. 
 
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 But herein alfo the Soveraign , to come as neer to the intention and obfer- 
 vance of the statute as he could (where there was a poffibility to do it and the 
 honor alfo would be well accepted by the Prince ) thought it requifite’by Com- 
 miffion , under the great Seal of England , to impower b Thomas Earl of Arundel 
 and Surrey , and George Lord Coring (late Earl of Norwich) both being then in 
 Holland, or either of them, to c Knight the faid Prince, * before the putting on 
 his Carter (feeing it could not polftbly be done before his Election ) which was 
 intended to be fent and prefented unto him, by the hands of Sir John Burrough 
 Carter ; but his*death after hapning, the Soveraign s intention herein was fru- 
 ftrated. Albeit the Prince upon his coming afterwards into England, received 
 both the Carter and George from the Soveraign himfelf at' Nottingham , never- 
 thelefs without being Knighted, which to excufe it may well be alledged, that 
 the soveraign might not take into his thoughts this part of the Ceremony, it be¬ 
 ing a time of fo greas bufinefsand trouble, occafioned by the then fetting up of 
 his Standard . 
 
 However, upon the f 17. day of January, an. 1644. when a Decree paft in 
 Chapter, then held at Oxford, that both the Duke of ror^and the Prince (hould 
 •enjoy all 8 Rights and Priviledges of the Order, though they were not hitherto 
 Inftalled (until tvindefor was free from the Enemy, but then to perform the Ce¬ 
 remonies of Injlallation there,) the Prince, h before he took his Oath, was con¬ 
 ducted by the Earl of Berkshire, and Duke of Richmond and Lenox (two of the 
 Knighti-Companions) unto the Soveraign, and kneeling down received the ho¬ 
 nor of ‘ Knighthood from him. There being at the fame time, k two of the Nobi¬ 
 lity likewife Knighted in memorial of that Solemnity; namely, the Lord Henry 
 Seymour, fecond Son to the Marquefs of Hertford, brought up to the Soveraign 
 between Sir John stawell Knight and Baronet, and Sir Francis Lloyd Knight; and 
 the Lord Capell conduced between Sir Richard Willis and Sir Thomas Corbet 
 Knights. 
 
 p£.3. iSiar. 
 H. 5 . JArt.ii 
 q H8. Slat. 
 An. 19. 
 r Lib. Np. 232. 
 * Ib.p. 7 11 j. 
 f Wintonien- 
 fis Antilles 
 Ordinis Prxla- 
 tus cuius illud 
 erat Officium , 
 fumma cum 
 rcvcrencia ad 
 folitam Equi- 
 tum nomen- 
 clacuram pro- 
 cedit.&c.// 3 . 
 C.p.ioo. 
 
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 u ■ Art.18. 
 w L 
 
 y Or d St at. in 
 Lib.N.Art.\j. 
 *Lib,N.p. 232.' 
 y Lib.Np.yj. 
 & 89. 
 z In abfentia 
 Prelati cujus 
 Ordinariutn 
 alioquin id c- 
 rat Officium. 
 Idem p. 84. 
 
 * Lib.N.p.6 4. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Of the Scruteny, and by whom it ought to be taken. 
 
 A L L this being premifed, we are led direftly to the Scruteny it felf, in refe¬ 
 rence to which we fhall firft confider by Whom it ought or hath been ufually 
 taken, next the time when, and then the manner and form thereof. 
 
 By the Statutes of Inftitution the collefting the Knights-Companions Votes, and 
 entring them in the Scruteny, properly belongs to theP Prelate of the Order, and 
 upon him is this employment conferr’d, not only by the oth eaBodies of sta¬ 
 tutes that fucceeded, but alfo by the r Confiitutions of his Office, and the obliga¬ 
 tion of his * oath ; whofe right thereunto we find afterwards duly r afferted, up¬ 
 on this Officers taking a scruteny, anno t27.EHz.on theFeaft day of St.George. 
 
 Neverthelefs th eStatutes provided, that if the Prelate were at any time abfent, 
 then the t Dean of Windefor, or the u Regifler, or the "fenior Refidentiary of the 
 Col/edge, or th e* Secretary or Scribe of the Order, fhould undertake the employ¬ 
 ment ; and the Confiitutions of the Officers fay, the * Chancellor, Dean, or Regi- 
 .er (hall in like cafe do it; which when they did, it is frequently mentioned to be 
 performed by them, 1 in abfince of the Prelate, as implying a refervation of his 
 right to the employment; or as in another place more exprefly, 1 In the abfence 
 of the Prelate, whofe particular duty otherwifi it had been. Now there are vari¬ 
 ous Examples of all thele, given us in the Annals of the Order, but among the 
 many, take thefe that follow, and firft of the Prelate. 
 
 The Prelate of the Order gathered and received the Suffrages from the Knights- 
 Companions, s anno 9. H. 5. when John Earl Marjhal, and four other Knights 
 
 were 
 
 _ 
 
Sect. VIII. The Eleftion of a Knioht. 
 
 - 1 _ o ___ *■'// 
 
 were Eleded. The like did Henry Beaufort Lord Cardinal, Prelate of th e OrdeF 
 upon the Eledion of the King of Portugal, 'an. 13. H. 6 . And when the Duke of bil. t . 9 , 
 Norfiliwas Eleftec 1 Jan. 28. H. 6. the Prelate then alfo collected the Suffrages 5 c^.,„ s . 
 which he hkew.ile did, upon the fealt days of St. George, celebrated in the ^ 12" 6 0 , 
 
 <I 3- f i4- E2 7- h2 8. ‘30. k 3i. I 3 4 . and” 35. years of Queen Elizabeth’* Reign ’ Vp?t* 2 ' 
 
 ■ Sometimes the Scrutenies have been colleded, both by the Dean of Windefor sJ^.ioo. 
 and the Regiftcr of the Order jointly; as at the Eledions of “7 ohn Lord T.U.m h P“S'°i- 
 an. 2. H. 6. Of ° Sir John Faftolf, an. 6. H. 6. and the Duke of p gnlnbcry, an. q c. k%%. 
 H. 6 . all taken at the F calls of St. George celebrated at Win defir, 1 Fag,\ 19. 
 
 And peradventure the D«», at thofe times, received the’ Votes from the” Ubnl\ r 
 Knights-Compamons on the Soveraigns fide, while the Regijler colleded thofe ° PH-ii-to 
 other on the Princes ; for we obferve, that in King Henry the Fifth's Reign in Rcs f ch “" 
 employments of other natures (but of likp manner as to the performance) one p^onimbao. 
 whereof was, tofigmfiethepleafure of the Soveraign to the Rnights-Con,panions '* lib - N -P-S 4 . 
 about their giving due Reverence , firft to God, and afterwards to Himfelf and 
 the other in a Ceremonial , which direds and appoints the manner and order of 
 r Cenfwg the Rnights-Companions ; in both which, the Dean was fent to perform r Resin ch 
 the fervice on thc r right hand theChoire[theSoveraign s fide - ] and the ReoiJier on ’-'■fU. " 
 the'left. 5 3 ft Lib. d. 
 
 Sometimes the Regijler of the Order took them himfelf alone, as attfieEledion ‘ lMS ' 
 of “John Earl of Arundel, an. to . H. 6 . as alfo at another Eledion ofthe»Earl «'bp. 89. 
 of Morteyne andSir j lohnGrey, an. 14 .H. 6 . And we likewife find, that when the 
 Office of Regijler was void, and Thomas Ruthall Bilhop of Durefme executed it 
 during its vacancy, the Bilhop himfelf *an. 2. H. 8 . colluded th e suffrages. In x p.« , 99 
 like manner, when William Day Dean of Windefor, officiated in the abfence of 
 George Carer* Dean of the chappel and Regijler of the Order, at the Feafts of Saint 
 George held at Whitehall ther i8.and* 19. years of Queen Elizabeth , he perform- 
 ed this fervice. % Ms.pneig, 
 
 This duty was likewife performed by the Regijler, from the 15. year of King 
 Henry the Eighth, to the end of his and his Sons Reign, as appears by the Black 
 Zook of the Order, in thofe places, where the taking of Scrutenies is treated of 
 as alfo on the day of St. George, celebrated the firft of Queen Elizabeth by 
 a Zoxhall and again at the Feaft of St. George held, **. ,. Jar. by k Gyles a Lib.c.p 2 o, 
 Thompfon, who in the (everal times were Regijlers of this mod Noble Order htat - 1 s°> 
 Neverthelefs here it muft be underftood, that what was in thefe Inftances done 
 by the Regijler or fuch as officiated for him, was on the behalf of the Prelate 
 and nototherwife. 3 
 
 But in the * beginning of Queen Maries Reign, we find the Chancellor of the * a 
 Order began to perform this fervice, being by || King Henry the Eighth's sta- \\An.„. 
 tutes, adjoined to thofe other Officers, before appointed to colled the scrute- 
 v/er m abfence of the rrelate, and thereby made capable of the employment- 
 which afterwards we obferve fomewhat tacitely noted to be performed as if in 
 his own right, when the Regijler hath done it, in the Chancellors abfence. 
 
 Though in truth it was no other, then as when the Bilhop of Dnrcfmc, and Do- 
 dor Day (immediately before remembred) took the Scruteny in the vacancy of 
 the Office, and abfence of the Regijler, neverthelefs on the behalf of the Prelate 
 
 Formftance,^* 4. Eliz. the - Regijler in the'abfence of the Chancellor (who c MS.pent,»: 
 was hek) upon the Feaft day of St. George coWc&ed the suffrages ; and an. 8 Eliz u - NQl - 
 George Carer* then Regijler of the Order, took the Votes of the Knights-Comta- 
 nions * in abfence of Sir William Petre Chancellor of the Order. So alfo anno d UU+n. 
 'Jacobs 4 -where the caufe of the Chancellor's abfence is noted to bef ficknefs eragaOt. 
 and an, 6. e jac. to be s death. 5 f ms. penes 
 
 In the firft of thefe Inftances we find the Prelate exprefiy mentioned to be pre- 
 lent ; in the two following his prefence implyed, for it is faid, that the i- four 
 
 m g; the Prelate mult needs be one. pen.Guii,Du 
 
 Now all thefe pailages Teem to relate to the Chancellors, rather than the*''" 1 ' 
 re ate s nght 3 by this Remarque 3 That every of the Scrutenies were taken in 
 
 the 
 
7 he Election of a Knight. 
 
 Chap. IX, 
 
 378 
 
 the abfence of the Chancellor, which looks fomething like a cautionary note, 
 that intended the prefervation of the right of performing this fervice to the 
 Chancellor, rather than the Prelate. 
 
 Furthermore, when a Deputy Chancellor hath been admitted to officiate in the 
 Chancellors abfcnce, he and not the Prelate hath taken the Scruteny , though pre¬ 
 fent; as at that made for the Eleftion of his facred Majejiy the prefent Sove- 
 i \ Palmer' 1 rafn, the ‘ 20. day of May, an. 14. Car. I. and at another Scrutiny taken the 
 k / 'll li 22. of May following. As alio when the Suffrages were collefted, for the Ele- 
 Ubiiy. 40. Sion of his Highnefs the 1 Duke of Torlg, and Prince Rupert, at Turf anno 17. 
 
 Car. 1 • 
 
 But there is one paffage more (upon taking a Scruteny, an. Jac. 22.) which 
 ntSuffragia f ee ms advantageous to the Chancellor in this point, where it is faid, m That when 
 femoranomi- the Knights-Companions had given their 1 'otes (as in the Annals they are defcribed) 
 nati milices,Sc the Chancellor who, according to his Office, was to receive them, prejented them 
 ktulXt 10 t0 Soveraign. Howbeit in truth, we find no fufficient ground for the Regi- 
 c«nctl!ar’ius, Jjcr to record this as done by the Chancellor, by virtue of his Office, or any one 
 quieisex of- jtf or Decree oh Chapter that hath fufpended or taken off the Prelate’s right, 
 dU?ncmnbe- n " which is relerved to the Prelate, even by the* Patent for creating the office of 
 batjSuprcmus chancellor, particularly in thofe things, which touching the Order, ought by the 
 * C pjtf P P' Statutes of the Inftitution to belong to him. But forafmuch asattheufual time of 
 far.l.m.ls. ’ performing this Ceremony in the Chappel, the Prelate ("if prefent) is prefumed 
 to be officiating at the Altar, in difeharge of another part of his Duty: Upon 
 this conlideration hath the fervice been then impofed upon the chancellor 
 and others. 
 
 n palmer's LalHy, we have obferved the Scruteny to be once taken by" Garter, an. 16. 
 l.ir£? Journal. j at jPje Eleftion of the renowned Thontas Earl of Strafford ; but this was 
 at a time when not only the Prelate, but all the other Officers of the Order, ex¬ 
 cepting Sir John Burroughs Carter, wereabfent; and confequently this fervice be¬ 
 ing fo performed by him, ought rather be judged (from what hath been (aid) to 
 have been done in the Prelate’s, than Chancellors right. 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 The Time when. 
 
 I -)U T whofoever of the officers of the Order they were that gathered the 
 5 Knights-Companions Suffrages, the time when they entred upon this duty 
 (in the intervals of Featts, where theoccafion required a peculiar chapter to be 
 called for Election) was ufually after the Chapter had been opened, and the mat¬ 
 ter of EleOion propofed by the Soveraign ; after which (to the execution of this 
 accuftomed employment) the officer ufually proceeded with great Reverence 
 and all poffible Refpedl:. 
 
 Howbeit upon an extraordinary occafion fin the interval of the Grand Feafls ) 
 the soveraign hath fometimes eaufed an aflembly of the Knights-Companions to 
 be had at the Cattle of IVindefor, who in the Choire of St. George's Chappel (not 
 Chapler-houfe) after the more folemn way, have delivered in their Nominations, 
 and returning thence into the chapter-houf. He there hath made his Election. 
 o Lib. it. Thus did King Henry the Eighth, upon the°7. of June in the 17. year of his 
 
 P- 3 4?- Reign in reference to the Ele&ion of the r Lord Henry Fitz Roy (fo is he ftyled 
 fih p' a 49 - t [, e semteny^ and there ranked among the Barons ) for as yet he was not cre- 
 qPst.de dn.ij. ated Duke of Somerfet and Richmond, nor until the a 18. day of the fame Month) 
 n Spam. an d Ralph Nevil Earl of IFeJlmerlandj the Ceremony of vvhofe Nominations ha- 
 rAi4.v4.249. ving been performed in th e< Choire, the Soveraign returned into the Chapter-hotsje 
 where the Election paffed. 
 
 Again 
 
Sect. X 
 
 279 
 
 The Ele&ion of a Knight. 
 
 Again we obferve, that the 1 20. of May an. 14. Car. I. being Trinity Sunday , UiS.k. f ,i 3 $. 
 the Soveraign caufed a Chapter to be held that afternoon in the Chapter-hostfe at 
 IVindefir , in reference alfo to the Nomination and Election of his ficred Majefly , 
 the prefent Soveraign ; at the breaking up whereof, the Sovereign and Knights- 
 C 0 nip anions proceeded immediately to Saint George’s Chappel, where at 1 Evening t Palmer’s 
 Prayer (which was not within the compafs of the Feaji, for that began not until lar ee fusut. 
 the next day) the Scruteny was taken- f ' 5- 
 
 And befides thofe Examples, which fhew the Nominations have been colle&ed 
 (upon peculiar occafions)in the C ho ire at IVindefir, there are alfo one or two In- 
 fiances, where it appears they have been alfo taken in th e Chappel at Whitehall, as 
 on the “ I 5. of May, an. 1 . Car. I . at the Eleftion of Edward Earl of Dorfet, Henry u r Lib. R. 
 Earl of Holland, and Thomas Vifcount Andever (afterwards Earl of Berkshire) "<-P* 6 - 
 as alfo on the™ 4. of July the fame year, whereat the Duke of Chevereux was 
 chofen one of the Companions of this molt Noble Order. 
 
 Otherwife, and that mold ufually, the Suffrages have been collefted at the fi- 
 cond Vefpers , or in the time of Evening Prayer, on St. George's day, or that day 
 whereon the FcaJl of St. George hath been celebrated by Prorogation. And with 
 this note of time dowefind the taking of divers scrutenies marked. 
 
 Howbeit, we once have met with a scruteny, made in the Chapter-honfe at 
 IVinclefor, on the 2 Eve of the Grand Feaji, at which the Perfin immediately Fled- * m.R 
 ed was tent for in, and had the t Enfigns of the Order placed upon himwhen yf 
 forthwith the Soveraign proceeded to the chappel, and after fome fpace the EleCi 
 Knight followed to hi s^Inftallat/on. 
 
 And this was the cafe of James Marquefs Hamilton, an. 6 . Car. 1. who being 
 neceffitated to begin his Voyage the next morning towards Germany (whither he 
 went General of 6000 Foot, in affiftance of the King of Sweden) occafioned the 
 Soveraign to difpatch thefe Ceremonies on the Eve of the Featf. 
 
 Formerly the time wherein the Scruteny was begun to be taken in the Chappel 
 may be noted to have been fpoken of fomewhat general and indefinite, as in the 
 »2. b g. c 4- d 5. '8. and f 9- years of Queen Elizabeth, during the time of Evening * Colletian, 
 Prayer. And fo in like manner, 417.54. Jac. and an. b 13. Car. 1. And when the 
 Feaft of St. George was held at Whitehall upon the 18. of April, an. 13. Car. 1. the cl 
 Annals fay, * That the Soveraign recreated himfilfwith the melody of Evenfong, dn- w . lc N • a 
 ring which, the Chancellor collected the Votes of the Knights-Companions. “ elvs/ir!' 
 
 But in fome other places, the time of this Adtion, is delivered more limited f * D - v. 
 to a precife time, or fome particular part of Evening Prayer. As an. 2 6. and 27. 
 
 Eliz. k tvhilft the Choirefing the fervice. And the like, an.' 1 4. Jac. but an. 4. Car. 1. i Lib.R.pall] 
 while the Anthem was fang, after the ficond Lejfun, but more frequently after the \fj b 
 firft Lefion, as in the 2. and 9. years of King Charles the Firft, » while the Anthem m Libly.^. 
 was ringing, or during the Anthem of the blefied Virgin, called the Magnificat 5 and n!i -P-i 1 - 
 which ls.all one with-that an. 14 .Car. 1. viz r ajfion as the firji Lefion was read , p£w/ 
 or q at the firft Lefion, which is there remembred to be, thesufial pan of the fa- ‘‘Vjmnal 
 vice, in which the Nomination ought to bepin. J P- 2 5 - 
 
 * * q 1 Palmer’s 
 
 . r I Journal 
 
 , pro an.i6$%r, 
 
 - -=--:_ ... - h 2 ?- 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 The Manner and Order of it. 
 
 A Fter what manner the Knights-Companions Votes ought to be colle&ed, when 
 the Scruteny is taken inth eChoire, if we have recourfe to the celebration 
 ot Samt George's day at Greenwich, an. 28. H. 8 . entred into the Black. Book of the 
 Order, we (hall be informed from the then Regiftcr, ( That he ufid his diligence in f Pae.tiy 
 going to and fro, from one fide to the other, to demand and redemand tie Suffrages, 
 
 from 
 
Chap. IX. 
 
 280 
 
 T be Flection of a Knight. 
 
 from the Knights-Companions, according to the variety and order of their Stalls , 
 which like courfe and proceeding we find recorded, in eifdem termink , to have 
 
 tlii.cp.88. been obferved by the Chancellor, anno'-i\. Eliz. And without queftion was ge¬ 
 nerally thus performed at other times; for in other places of the Annals , it is 
 u;s.p.42. mentioned to be don e“de more, after the ufual manner, as an. 5. Eliz. or v juxt* 
 w ?*i- 94 ' ordinis Conjlitntiones, according to the Ordinances and Decrees of the Order, 
 as anno 16. Eliz. 
 
 That the Officer who collects the Nominations, ought to begin at the youngefl 
 Knight-Companion, and fo proceed upward towards the eldeft, doth plainly 
 x ExColhS. appear from the order mentioned to beufedinthe* 2. and the r 20. years of Queen 
 W MS C ‘ntiG Elizabeth, as alfo anA 15. Car. 1. But to give the Reader a more particular ac- 
 
 o. r. p P o4. count of this Ceremony, with its circumftances, as it was performed in his late 
 zraimn't Mtjejlies Reign of blefied memory, and doubtlefs long before, though it hath 
 1Z"Z: not been our good hap to meet therewith in firiptk, it was as followeth. 
 
 p. 2;. a Firft the Officer arofe, and went into the middle of the Choire, direflly over 
 
 b{ fim’cbr. ngainft his own Seat, where he made two Reverences, firft towards the high Al- 
 Wrm.nuftrR.t- tar, and next to the Soveraign : thence he proceeded up the choire, neer the hault 
 lift, hujas^or- p lre ^ againft the Stall of the Junior Knight-Companion, and there made like Re- 
 
 verences: This done, he went up to the Stall of the faid "junior Knight, and with 
 if-I../ pub. a finale Reverence to him only, demanded whom he plealed to Nominate, which 
 
 tilli'is, ire v Jo £ o 
 
 c«r Wmitfir. having taken (making to him a fecond Fveverence) he defeended into the choire , 
 
 and thence palled to the next fenior Knight on the other fide (unlefi by reafon 
 of the vacancy of that Stall he fate on the fame fide with the junior ) and re¬ 
 ceived his Nominations. b From the fecond Knight-Companion he again eroded 
 the choire to the third, and in like manner he afeended, according to the fenio- 
 rityof the Knights-Companions prefent (always eroding the Choire where there 
 was occafion) until he arrived at the fenior Knight-Companion ; and having thus 
 received all their Nominations, he returned into the middle of the Choire, and after 
 ufual and accuftomed Reverences, took his Seat. 
 
 This method and order of collecting the Votes, as to the general, and in the 
 Choire, ought likewife to be obferved, when they are taken from the Knights- 
 Companions in Chapter, they being ranked in due order, on each fide the Table, 
 according to the feniority of their Elections, and pofition of Stalls in the Choire, 
 the officer who gathers them beginning with the Junior, and thence orderly 
 attending to the Senior Knight-Companion', concerning which more need not be 
 faid, than is before delivered. 
 
 And that it may be underftood in what form every Knight-Companion ranketh 
 the Names of thofe Verfons he propofeth, and how each ClaJJts is difirnguifhed and 
 divided, the following scruteny will fully enough declare, it being taken the 
 12. day of May, an. 15. H. 6. upon the vacancy of one Stall, hapningby the death 
 of Sir Heer Tanfe Clux a German by birth, and is the firft Scruteny we find mar- 
 (halled among the Annals of this moft Noble Order. 
 
 Nominabant 
 
 Equites. 
 
 Trincipes. 
 
 "Barones. 
 
 (Dttcem Norfolcite Domimtm Lovell (Dominum Tho. Stanley 
 Dux Exoni x^Ducem Warrvict Dominum Audley>< Dominum j oh. Holland 
 
 (ComitemOxoniit Dominum Dudley) (Dominum joh. Steward 
 
 'Dttcem Norfolci# h (Dominum Lovell y (Dominum jacobttm Fenys 
 j s Comitem Devoniee >< Dominum Audlcy X Domimtm Ric. tVoodvyle. 
 \comitem Oxonisc ) (Dominum Foix JfDominum Andream Ogard 
 
 Ducem Warnici j (Domimtm Audlcy (Dominum Rogerum Fenya 
 Dttcem Norfolcia Dominum Dudley >\Dominum Thomam Stanley 
 •Comitem Oxunia if Domimtm Foix J (Dominum Thomam Kiriell 
 
 Dominus 
 
Sect. Xf. T/jc Eleftion of a Knight. 281 
 
 (Ducem Norfolcise ) (Dominum Foix ) ( Dominum Rogerum Fenys 
 Dommus }p ucelft wanvici >s DominumLovell \< Dominum facobum Fenys 
 Sudeley (comitem Devoniff) ( Dominum Audleyj (Dominum Gulielm.Bonevile 
 
 (Ducem Wanvici C Dominum IVells J (Dominum Thomunt Kiriell 
 
 Dominus ) DucemNorfolcite (/.Dominum Lovell \inominum Jo. Montgomery 
 Willoughby 0 xo „j £ ^ ( DominumLarvare ) {DominumRob. shotesbrohy 
 
 (Ducem Wanvici ) (Dominum Foix \ rDom. Eclm. Hunger ford. 
 
 Dominus Scomitem Oxoniec y. DominumClyffbrd\<Dom. Guliel. Beauchamp 
 Scales (comitem Dcvonif) (Dominum L.rwarc ) (Dorn. Andream Ogard 
 
 Dominus (Ducem Norfolcia) r Dominum Boucer h ( Dominum Ro.Hungerford 
 Johannes ) Ducem Warmci Q Dominum Audley W Dominum Rob. Roos 
 Faftolph ( Comitem Oxonhe ) (Dom.Grey Rujfyn ) (Dorn. Andream Ogard 
 
 Dominus (Ducem Wanvici -j r Dominum foix ) {Dominum Rogerum Fenyt 
 Johannes ) Comitem DevoniatODominum Lovell (.< Dominum Jacobum Fenys 
 Beauchamp ( Comitem Oxonicc ) ( Dominum Audley) {DominumRobertum Root 
 
 Here may be obferved, how each Knight-Companion hath his own Name pre¬ 
 fixed to thofe Perfens for whom he gives his Vote, to the end it may be known 
 and remembred by whom the Knights-Canclidates are Nominated., and thefe are 
 ranked in three feveral Divipons. 
 
 The firft contains the Degrees of Earls, Marqueffes, Dufes, Princes, Kings, and 
 Emperors ; howbeit at a Scruteny taken an- 24. H. 6. in a Chapter held at Brain- 
 ford, t Albro Vafjues Dalmadea (who immediately following is ftyled Comes Ave- c rUb. k 
 rentier') is by miftake ranked but in the fecond divilion, among the Barons, and dlf- S 8 - 
 twice among the Knights, in the Votes of the Marquels of Suffolk, and Earl of 
 Shrewsbury : but this Error peradventure arofe for want of due information ei¬ 
 ther of the Lam in the Statutes, or his Degree ; the later of which is more proba¬ 
 bly true, for being a stranger, his Title of Earl might not be fo generally 
 known 5 nor is it taken notice of in the scruteny it felf, though in the Annals im¬ 
 mediately after. _ • 
 
 And which us more apparent, the Earl of Oxford, Devonjhire, and Arundel 
 (whole degrees were fufficiently known) at a Scruteny taken aw.'24. H. 6. are cLib.N.f.tf. 
 once ranked in the fecond divilion among the Barons, and and 1. H. 8. the Earl fpaf.197.19* 
 of Derby is three times fo placed, and again <tw.S13.Jf. 6. the Earl of Devonjhire gpag. 211. 
 twice. But this hapned not through any overfight, or negleft in obfervation of 
 the Statutes in this particular, but becaufe at thefe Nominations, wherein they 
 are fo placed, the firft divifton (to which they belonged) hapned to be fill'd up, 
 with thofe other higher degrees, appertaining to the fame Clajfis, that is to fay. 
 
 Kings or Dukes’-, as when the before mentioned Earls of Oxford, Devonjhire, and. 
 
 Arundel, were named in the place of Barons, the King of Portugal, the Dukes of 
 Warwick and Norfolk, were fet down in the place of Princes 5 and fo it fell out 
 in like manner in the other inftances. 
 
 On'the contrary an. 15-and 16.E.4-the Lord Richard Grey one of the Queens Sons 
 by her former Husband Sir John Grey of Groby Knight, in refpeft of his alliance 
 to the Royal Family, is ranked in the firft Divifton among the h Princes, under h LiS.Mj.t38 
 this Title Dominus Richardus film Reginas, and'afterwards, an. 19. of the fame M ° - 
 King, fet only among the '' Barons, as well with the former Title, as this, Rjcar-\tt.}.m-Hi 
 dus Dominus Grey. But in the 22. of the fame King, he is thrice regiftred among ,48 ' 145 ' 
 the Princes, and as often with the Barons ; whence we fee, that fometimes the 
 place among Princes may be afforded of courtefie to Perfens of moft eminent Re¬ 
 lation, but then again as it is not their due, fo fuch of the Knights-Companions kt;6 . Wf , 99 ; 
 as rank them lower, pafs no diminution on their honor. 104.00.244. 
 
 Within the fecond Divifton are placed Barons and vifeounts ; for Vifiounts were '.ff.'ff 
 in all scrutinies , after the firft Erection of that Dignity, ranked with k Barons, ]^So.6a.6s..' 
 
 M m until 
 
282 
 
 The Eleftion of a Knight. 
 
 _-_Chap. IX. 
 
 lnut%% th "'‘ 3 ; ofKin S Caving only " John DudlfTvAAmt Lille aiT 77 
 H. 8 . who by every Knight, the Duke of Norfolk excepted, is ranked in the Iwi 
 Divifion with the Princes) and in a Scrutenl then t„leL n„L„. „ , fi ft 
 
 11 i 
 
 o I large Jour¬ 
 nal. p.2 1 
 
 Ff with ? d in ? ^ then 
 
 Cranbcrne ts the fecond Vifcount that we obferve to have been ranked with 
 r fr e \ ftom whence it became ufual fo to do, in fucceeding Sarnies u„ 
 til (in* I 4 -* Cdf. I. and then nnnn n nnpfl-irm mi*- w. A t • 3 
 
 p Ex eod.Jour- 
 nal.p.$.fo 18. 
 
 * Art. 19 . 
 
 , -3 v-v.va.ug ocr/uemes. Un- 
 
 a .e ■ nd th , en u P° n a q ueftl °n put in Chapter (held at WcUmin- 
 
 /-■r the- 23. Man anno prxdiCto, whether Earls Sons and Vi founts were eleeible 
 With Barons ; it was refolved they were, and that by all practice ^except in the 
 two cafes now mentioned) it was ufnally done, and it feems fo again obfervJd 
 Zrc T 1 for in P two Scristenies taken the ip.and 21. ofthaf infant May, 
 the ; ,founts are therein reduced to the fecond Divifion, and ranked with Barons. 
 finally, in ‘he third Dtvifon the Knights-Batchetiors receive their place; to al- 
 Kmg/*«ry the Eighth in his* Body of Statutes gave them 
 • 172.173. ^ cj^V - n s *™tet/tef with Barons, Only in that one Scruteny taken ^.114. 
 
 TRot teream S,r Richard Gonldford .> and Sir Rice ap Thomas fall three 
 
 mpr'pLsm'. C ? ated Sa "‘ r ott at the Battel of Blacky-heath) are regiftred among the r Barons, 
 
 fame y s",I° °. f hem ranked W ' th the ' ^“-Batchcllfrs in the very 
 
 ^ ' _ Bl,t , th ™f h thc word in King Henry the Eighth’s Latin statutes is Baronettn 
 
 ? n,t ^ r ,sth , is r'; ftake ? et with ai,cie,u, y ^ *<> 
 
 rhe Tilde ff aS r We ^ ' ’“ a P a “ ° P the A ” nds > a11 written l°"g before 
 
 the Title of Baronet was conceived, or the Dignity inufe with us; forthe*firft 
 
 And hereof more fatisfadon maj 
 
 !aft | P i ace ’/ he Wh0 demands Suffrages, given according to the iudg- 
 
 t V ,t of each Kmght-Compamon prefent, is by the Statutes of Infliction appoint- 
 
 r,:!Z B " ajrj^tat-m In purfuance of which, we find i / fo obferved, at 
 
 U E.i.Stat.An . a flA t,ike , n an - 2 - the Election of «J„hn Lord Talbot and Furni- 
 
 P f after war* created Earl of Shrewsbury) where the Dean of Windefor and 
 the Regsjicr of the Order, ’write down the Votes and Nominations of every one of 
 the Knights prefent at the day of Election. J * J 
 
 Again at a Scruteny made 4. H. 6 . (fo a!fo at fundry other times') to 
 fupply the stall of Ralph Earl of Weftnserland, then lately deceafed fforwhom 
 m, takingly, the Black. Book, of the Order fers down S’Sir Henry Fitz Hueh in 
 
 tRreilf.chtr - e r ” e ^ C ,f°tc >n the fame-^4 an. 3. It. 6 . it appears the Lord 
 
 Sraltsw .as Elefted ana elfewhere, that ■ Sir John Faftolfe was chofen a Conspa- 
 tuon of this moft Noble Order, upon the death not of Sir H*. rw n L 
 L2C ; i..v. r .8i. of the Cud Earl of Weftmerland) we find it noted, that the b Dean W Regifter 
 Compin'w-.r ° nCr C accordln g t0 their feniority) the Votes of the Knights- 
 
 And after the Scrutenics began to be entred on the Pages of the Annals, it is 
 evident ne general prafhfe hath gone along with the Injunftion of the Statutes 
 only there are ,wo Inftances of an Election made, without taking a Scruteny in 
 wntsng, one m the cafe of Prince Henry, and Chriftierne the Fourth, King of 
 tlibcy. .50. y he ^ etke Knigbts-Companiens m a Chapter held at Whitehall the 14. 
 
 o. July, an. Jacobs Reg,s prinso, gave their Votes'^ Voce, and forthwith the 
 
 T C rT b °r h ,nt ° the Edlowlhip of the Order. The other was 
 
 the ea,c of Janies Marquefs Hamilton, Elefted the 2. of February in the 20. year 
 
 ° Put i^s r I s ’ WIt ri he 7 0 ? 1 C ? nfent of al! the Knights-Coipamons prefent. 
 Eu, it s to be confidered, that this courfe, and the omiffion of taking the 
 
 Sirutc J in touting, is not only contrary to the Law of the Order , fo enjoined 
 
 tn'po'fierft Ce | M,n raem T a of the , aa,on > and more faithful tranfmillion bfit 
 ft) 1 oftentj but exceeding prejudicial to perfons of Honor and Merit ■, whofe 
 
 ,l 7 tvould otherwifc live with great reputation among the Candidates of this 
 Illuftrious Order : and of which honor many deferving perfons wilfbe hereaf¬ 
 ter deprived, if the Injunction of the Statutes be not obferved in this particular 
 
 * Pat : an. 9. 
 Jac.Reg.pars 
 2 <’ 
 
 || Coaly Tnjlut. 
 pars 2 /1667. 
 
 wf Regift. 
 y t Chart ac. 
 fol.n.b. 
 
 y Pag. 81. 
 Z Pag. 78. 
 
 iLib.R.p 4. 
 
 SECT. 
 
SECT/ XF. 
 
 The Ele&ion of a Knight. 
 
 283 
 
 SECT. XL 
 
 The Prefentation of it to the Soveraign. 
 
 T HE Suffrages being received from the Knight s-Companions, the Officer by 
 whom they are collected, is to prefent the whole form of the Nomina¬ 
 tions to the soveraign , with all due Reverence for fo is it recorded, an . c 9. H. ;. cLit,K.p ,64 
 when the Prelate of the Order had taken the Scrttteny. 
 
 If thefe Votes were taken in chapter , the Paper wherein entry was made hath 
 been ufually forthwith prelented to the soveraign s hands, who-upon perufal of 
 it made ElcSion and Choice before the Chapter broke up 5 of which practice we 
 could give fundry Inftances, did not the generality thereof render it needlefs. 
 
 But if collected in the chappel ; fometimes it was immediately delivered to 
 the soveraign , before he went thence, though no Ele&ion were made until the 
 Soveraign and Knights-Companions met in Chapter the next morning. And thus 
 in the f 2. and b 5. years of Queen Elizabeth, as foon as the Nominations Were all tns.pamw. 
 received, the Chancellor of the Order (who then took them) prefented the Scru- £ 
 teny to the Soveraign , c before fiervice ended: the like did the Regifler of the Or- cExCiUelhir. 
 dcr, anK 8. Eliz. W.leN.CI. 
 
 At other times it hath not been prelented until Vefpers were finidied, as in the 
 c 4. f i4.ands 28. years of Queen Elizabeth , and the 1 ' 6 . ‘9. k 13. and 1 14. of King (Ub.clpfis. 
 
 James. hLib*’ I °*' 
 
 Laftly (kind which hath been frequent in ufe oflater times) the scruteny hath ; n'. jiff 66 ' s 
 
 ' i/.years of the Reign of his late Majcfly of ever facred memory: againft which 
 laft time of prefentation, it was tranicribed into a little x Booh., and with all due q Ub.R.p 
 reverence offered upon the Knee, 1 before any thing elfe was treated of in the ' Ib P-9°- 
 Chapter. spV^ 
 
 If the Soveraign be abfent from the Chappel when the Votes are collefted, that upae.i^. 
 Officer by whom they are taken, is to prefent them into the hands of the a sove- ‘ n 
 
 raigns Deputy, or Lieutenant , who thereupon is obliged to deliver them to the 16^9. p. 20.' 
 Soveraign, either that Evening or the next Morning. x 3 Palmer’s 
 
 Befides the general practice hath gone along therewith, as we fee an . c i.H.6. 
 where the Dean of IVindefor, and the Regifler of the Order having collected the viib.R /.i 42 ; 
 Vote of every Knight, i they were immediately prefented to the Soveraign s Deputy. 
 
 So alfo when John Duke of Bedford was l ieutenant, an. 4. H- 6. the Votes taken ctub. n. 
 for Election, c were delivered unto him. Again anno 20. Eliz. Sir Francis tValfing- fpfi' if . 
 ham then Chancellor, having taken the Suffrages, forthwith (before Evening Prayer A Rcgifl. V ' 
 was ended) gave them to the f Earl of Suffix, then Lieutenant to the Soveraign : rbattaemm. 
 and the like did the Prelate tothes Lord Howard of Effingham Lieutenant, an. 30. f MS.'pms C 
 Eliz.as alfointhe h 33.35.36.and 37. years of the laid Queens Reign. o.r.p. 114. 
 
 And that the Lieutenant in dilcharge of his duty, did prefent them afterwards hE 'xeadlib*' 
 tothe Soveraign, appearslikewife fromfeveral places in the i/s.f.n?. 
 
 Blue Boofof the Order : for after the Nominations were re¬ 
 ceived, and delivered to him by the Prelate, in the faid 30. 
 year of Queen Elizabeth, 1 He prefented them unto her: and to 
 the like purpofe is it remembred in the k 34.‘38. and m 4o. 
 years of this Queen. 
 
 But it feems in the 12. year of King James , fome excep¬ 
 tions were taken, for that the Chancellor did not prefent the 
 Scruteny to the n Prince (at that time the Soveraigns Lieu¬ 
 tenant ) but afterwards to the Soveraign himfelf: wherein 
 he committed an Error, which fome of his PredeceJfors had 
 fallen into before, viz. an. 0 2.p 3. anda 25. Eliz. 
 
 M m 2 
 
 k Vota Womitiantinni excepit Pralatus Or- 
 dinit, qui ea Locum-tenenti exhibit , <& is 
 Swper'mi Lib.C.p.i 19. 
 
 1 Vota Nominantinm excepit Cancellaritu , 
 excepta fine mora Locum-tcnenti tradidit^ 
 eademq-, ilk poftmodum Supreme exhibe- 
 bat.Ib.p.1%1. 
 
 m Nomina in Scrtttinio excepta, Locum- 
 tenenti Caneellarius obtulit 3 hie Supremos 
 lb. p.\\j. 
 
 n MS. de Fefiit temp . Jac. R. penH 
 E.W.G.f.\$\.b. 
 o Lib. C.p. 32. 33. 
 p MS.fol. penes W.k N.Cl.f .4. 
 qlik C.p.9*. 
 
 SECT* 
 
T he Eleftion of a Knight. 
 
 Chap. IX. 
 
 284 
 
 SECT. XII. 
 
 His Confederations thereupon, referring to the Qualification 
 of each Perfon to be Elefted. 
 
 T H E scriiteny being thus taken, and prefented to the Sovereign, we now 
 proceed to thofe particulars, which are to be weighed by him, upon view 
 and confederation had thereof! 
 
 For, as the Knights-Companions are obliged by the statutes to Nominate no 
 other than fuch as can abide theTeft of thofe Qualifications before remembred 5 
 fo is there a ftandard of Honor , provided and ordained for the Soveraign , where¬ 
 by to meafure the Extraction , Quality, and Merit of the Perfon propofed.to Ele¬ 
 ftion; left peradventure in lefs circumfpeft times, the favour of the Soveraign 
 might becorae over indulgent, to r inferiour or unworthy perfons, who ought 
 Art. 2.' ' here Utterly to be rejefted, becaufe this Order , t conji/iing of goodnefs and hono¬ 
 
 rable virtue, doth not admit or uphold unworthinefs and villany. 
 
 Here then falls in to be confidered the fubftance of the fecond Article, through¬ 
 out all the Bodies and Exemplars of the Statutes, wherein the Qualifications for Ele¬ 
 ction are exhibited, as in the 18. Article are thofe for Nomination. In the firft 
 U £ Sim. Of which viz. thofe of Inftitution , the words, “ That none Jhall be Eletled into the 
 0 rder,Oc. can refer to the Aft of Election only, if we eonfult the reft of the Sta¬ 
 tutes, and compare them with this place; for thus they feverally deliver them- 
 felves, That none Jhall he* EleCled Companion of the Order. 'That none fiall be 
 x Eletted and Chofen a Companion of this Order. All pointing to the time of Ele¬ 
 ction more properly and direftly, than to any other Ceremony fucceeding, ei¬ 
 ther of Inveftiture with the Carter and George , Inftallation, or to what everelfe 
 it may more dubioufly be wrefted, from the Expreflionsofr Admitting and*iie- 
 ceiving Knights into this Order, ufed in the Exemplars of the Statutes of Inftitu- 
 tion. And that this doth fo is further cleared, from another paflage in the^ faid 
 fecond Article of King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes, which ipeaking of the laft 
 point of Reproach, faith, the guilt thereof fo incapacitates any mans Election, 
 that he ever after ought to beefteemed unworthy of Eleftion into th reorder. 
 The Qualifications and Endowments are chiefly noted to be two; firft, that 
 nomine & ar- the Perfon in Nomination be a Gentleman of Blood ; and fecondly a Knight and 
 rife, suipro. without Reproach. As to the firft of thefe, finding the phrafes fomewhat varied 
 prii Cognomi- throughout the Statutes, we (hall therefore lingle them out. 
 eentTlkiJm m By tbe Stat " tes °f Institution no man ought to be EleCted, 3 nnlefs he be a Gen- 
 geflar, & co deman born , and fo faith King Henry the Fifth’s b Statutes. The Exemplar entred 
 in tbe Ktacf Boob, faith, « unlefs he be worthy upon the account of Birth and Arms ; 
 idem infigne whereunto is added ("in this Exemplar only f that he be one eminent for his demea- 
 & nomen pro- nour and good Reports hereby linking together, Blood and Virtue, which indeed 
 V J?AruH™'- rm,ke the nobleft Conjunction. Finally, King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes fpeak 
 SicaapujJ h. a little larger, and appoint him to be a e Gentleman by Name, Arms, and Elood ; 
 
 and left this Character might feem in any part obfeure; a Gentleman of Blood is 
 determined to be 1 one defended of three defeent s of Nobles, vise, of Name and 
 Arms, both of his Father and Mothers fide. 
 
 For molt certain it is, that Gentility is not made perfeft or accomplifbed in the 
 
 . ■■■-— herfon in whom it takes beginning, but rather compleated by Succejfion. And 
 
 fet,nificuiin" wc find amon g the Romans, though the Father was free born, and of the£y»e- 
 genuo ip!i r2.jlri.v1 Cenfe, yet was it further requifite, that thes Grandfather fhould be fo like- 
 «rro wifc ’ for obtainin g a d-ing, one of the Symbols of the Equejlrian Order with them, 
 
 ria 40 cenfus Whence have been wifely found out, thofe three Degrees of Gentility ; Begin- 
 fu ntnt. ri'm. „ing, Encreafe, and full Ripenefs : for h Gentility hath its beginning in the Grand- 
 h purifpruden. father, its encreafe in the Father, and full ripenefs in the son ; and therefore in 
 114 Heruca. the conftitution of Gentility , the Father and Grandfather (bringing renown and 
 f reputation 
 
 W H$.Stat. 
 Art 7. 
 x H. 8 . St at. 
 Art. 2. 
 
 y Ord.Stat in 
 Bibliotb,Hat¬ 
 ton. Art. x. 
 z Ord.Stat-in 
 Lib.N. Art. j. 
 a Art. 2. 
 b Art. 2. 
 rf Art. 2. 
 
 dt 
 
 c Art. 2. Eutn 
 
 rifp. Heroic. 
 
 f H. 8. Engl. 
 Stat.Art.i. 
 g Anno V. C. 
 775 .Conftitu 
 rum eft ne cui 
 
Sect. XII. 
 
 TfteEIe&ion of a Knioht. 
 
 285 
 
 i King Ed. 6. 
 
 reputation to the son, by fame and eftimation of life and aftionsj are at Ieafc 
 required to make it perfetft andcompleat; becaufe it cannot naturally and con- 
 gruoufly grow to ripenefsin the saw, unlefsithath formerly encreafed in thef.z- 
 ther, and long before begun from the Grandfather. 
 
 As to this particular, there is a memorable inftance in that of the Lord Willi¬ 
 am Vagit, devefted of the Garter , about five years after his Ehttion $ upon pre¬ 
 tence of his 'not being a Gentleman of Blood by either Father or Mother. i. 
 
 But it is alfo obfervable in the Blue Boo 4 , that this feverity towards him pro- 
 ceeded not altogether front defeft in point of Extraction, but moll from the pre- HoZrdiiffe 
 valence and praftice of John Dudley Duke of Northumberland Q by whofe means °f' he !“< J 
 he was moft unjuft ly and undelervedly put out of the Order) haply grudging the Pri "'' 
 great honor he had formerly done the laid Lord, when being Earl Mar- k a qifopro- 
 fhal of England, 1 his good advice and charafter of him procured from King Eel- c “ rantcD “« 
 ward the Sixth, a new Grant of thofe Arms, under the Great Seal of England, S"j"nlf- 
 which he had fometime before “received from Garter Principal King of Arms. f | mca canme. 
 
 But admit the defeft of Blood and Arms for three defrents, were the true cau'fe S % 
 of his deprivation of the Garter 5 yet what follows is mif-related by “Sir Jo. c t- 6 - ' 
 Harvard (as alfo by ° John Stow) to wit, that the George and Carter were forth- m{p X , C °J l!l1 ' 
 with beftowedupon the Earl of J^nw^eldeft Son to the Duke of Northnmbcr- S’ 
 land (who out oft curtefie was fo called, as commonly Dubes Sons, in the life time " ufcr s ° wrr - 
 of their Fathers, are entituled of fome Earldom, whereof their Fathers have the 
 honor) but more truly had he Laid, they were beftowed upon Sir Andrew Dudley nN 'j 
 Brother to the (aid Duke. 3 o ‘ch'mic 
 
 For although we find the laid Earl of Warwick put in the Scruteny,entred among f loa”"’ 
 the Annals of the Order, of Edward the Sixth's Reign, and taken at a Chapter held p Vu l Ja!e ’ 
 on St. Georges day, an. 6. Ed. 6. (the Lord Pagit being a degraded in a Chapter 
 held on the r Eve of the Laid Fcaft ) yet was not the Earl Eleclcd at that or any other 339 "- 
 time 5 nor was any other perfon then chofen, who had the honor to be inferred ^ 
 into that Scruteny, except the f Earl of IVeJlmcrland , and the Laid tSir Andrew simp, we 1 
 Dudley. T™f Bnl.V%- 
 
 But to return; the Enfigns of this moft Noble Order were not with more dif- KW S Rd“t. 
 grace taken from, than with honor reftored to the Lord Pagit, alloon as Queen Bitl. 
 
 Mary came to the Crown; and that by as great and abfolute authority, as did uili. n. 
 deprive him of them, namely by Decree in Chapter, holden at St. James’s the 27. 3*'- 
 
 of September, an. 1. Mar. fo that this Honor might be Laid, to have been rather 
 wrongfully fufpended than juftly loft. 
 
 For in confirmation of this Lords reftauration, he had the « Garter forthwith „ r 
 buckled on his Leg again, by two of the Knights-Companions prefect, and the wj l it.c.p.6. 
 * Collar of the Order put about his fhoulders, with the George depending thereat. A ^ 
 
 And a command then alfo given Garter , to take care that his* Atchievements 
 fhould be again publickly fet up, over his stall at Windefir .- being the fame he 
 before pofleft, viz. the 9. on the S over sign’s fide. 
 
 In this cafe of the Lord Pagit, we obferve that the very Records of the Order 
 brand his degradation of injuftice upon the forefaid pretence, as if it were infer¬ 
 able thence, that when Honor is conferr'd upon the fcore of virtue, and great En¬ 
 dowments, the conlideration of thefe fupplies the defeQ and obfeurity of Extra- 
 Sion. Whenceit came thmhe then .ViroervTtjB (whofe prerogative itwasrto de- yH.s.Stat. 
 elate and interpret the Statutes) being at that time prefent in Chapter, thought fit An - '• 
 to qualifie the Law, and gave him this honorable commendation, * That he had z us c.y.f- 
 highly deferved of the Nation by his Prudence and Counfel. 
 
 And though the Exemplar entred in the Black.Book, hath the qualification of 
 a Virtue and good Report inferted only into it 5 yet we obferve the fame (in effetft a Art. 1 . 
 and practice) confidered in foregoing times, with great circumfpection, by the 
 Sovcraigns and their Lieutenants before Eleftion 5 and that the Magnanimity, For¬ 
 titude, Prudence, Generofity, Fame, Reputation, and other Virtues and Merits, whe¬ 
 ther innate or acquired, of the Perfon propofed to Elettion ; have been by their 
 prudent Inquifition looked into, deliberately weighed,and brought to the Rule for 
 tryaI,astotheirfitnefs and capacity of the honor of this moft Noble Order. 
 
 Thefe 
 
Chap. IX. 
 
 286 
 
 T be Election of a Knight. 
 
 tP-s-L 
 H. 8 . S 
 
 Stat. 
 Art.2. 
 
 b Hie Nominatos expcndens, ut alii* Thefe and fuch like Qualities we fee b King Henry the Fifth 
 took into his consideration, at an Election in the 9. year of 
 cibus johannem Comitcm Marcfchaiium his Reign, and for which he preferr’d before others (then 
 SffltoSftb a ir™din e Sip”n^; nominated and prefented unto him) John Earl Alarfhal, Wil- 
 clfedccrcvit. LiS.Mp.64. ham Lari ot Suffolk, John Lord Clifford , Sir Lewis Robert- 
 
 clbid.p. 77. fief , a nd Sir Heer tanlpe Clux. In like manner did c Hurn- 
 
 frey Duke of Gloucefler ( Deputy to King Henry the Sixth, in the fecond year of 
 his Reign) weigh and examine diligently with himfelf, the Fortitude and Pru¬ 
 dence, with other the illuftrious Actions and defierts of John Lord Talbot before 
 his Election ; and thereunto gave an approbation worthy his own judgment, and 
 not lefs than that noble Candidates virtue merited. 
 
 It is further remembred in the Annals of this Order, that for thefe and fuch 
 like noble and heroick Qualifications, perfons in after times were likewife pre- 
 ferr’d in EleSion before others: And particularly, we obferve it taken notice ofj 
 iLib.K.p.'t 71 an. 28.1L 8. upon the Election of Sir Nicholas Carew, A That he was a very fit perfin, 
 upon the eminency of his Extraftion and Fame, and the many worthy and noble 
 Actions he had performedfo as that all prefent did without any delay unanimoufly 
 approve of his Election. Of like nature are thole Commendations given to Hen¬ 
 ry Earl of Cumberland upon his Eleftion, wherein alfo particular fervices arc 
 ejiirf.p. 274. taken notice of, viz. the e many famous and loyal Atchievements performed by him , 
 both at fcveral other times, and then more cfpecially, when the tumult of Rebellion, 
 bepan to breaf forth in thofe Borders, where he had his habitation. 
 f E.;. Sim. The fecond Point is. That unlcfs he be a f Knight, he is not qualified for Ele- 
 * Lil mi.Hat- ft |on 5 (or as one of the Exemplers exprefs it * unlcfs girded with the unjlained 
 ton.Art.i. Girdle of Knighthood') and the fame in terms do the other s Bodies of Statutes de¬ 
 clare. Whence we may again mind the Reader of the lingular regard and jea- 
 loufie the Law of the Order hath of this particular Qualification, above the reft : 
 
 And left chance or inadvertency might let flip a Perfon not Knighted into the 
 Scruteny (befides the two former cautions given touching Nomination) yet is it 
 alfo here ("in another Article) a third time remembred and provided againft, to 
 fecure fuch from palling through the Soveraign s Election. For this caufe alio 
 were the words h ut minimum (That he beat leaft a Knight before he be elected) ad¬ 
 ded as a lpecial Item, to give a more than ordinary caution, when the Soveraign 
 comes to make his Choice. 
 
 And to make it clear, that the fecond Article in the Statutes hath long fince re- 
 Li6.M-p.s46. ceived this conftruftion, we (hall infert an eminent cafe, which fell out ‘ an.ij. 
 
 H. 8. where the soveraign (keeping the Feaft of St. George at Greenwich) having 
 Elefted the Lord Root (created Earl of Rutland, the 18. of June following) into 
 the Society of this moft Noble Order, and being k advert if cl on the morrow after 
 St. Georges day, while the Mafs of Requiem was celebrating, that he had not be¬ 
 fore received the dignity of Knighthood, according to the Statutes, which pofitive- 
 ly enjoin, 1 That whofoever is eleCted into this Society, fhould be in degree at leajl 
 a Knight, that is actually Knighted beforehand; for fo the words ut minimum 
 here in this place alfo of the Annals vouched, ought juftly to be underftood, in 
 regard the Lord Root, was at the time of his Eleftion a Baron of this Realm, and 
 confequently dated in a higher degree of honor than a Knight: The Soveraign 
 therefore immediately after Mafs, recalled the Knights-Companions to a new con- 
 fultation, whereat he declared the Election void, for thereafon before alledged, 
 and commanded the Enfigns of the Order, [The Garter and George) fo lately re¬ 
 ceived to be withdrawn, which being accordingly done, He in the fame place, 
 drew his Sword, and therewith dubbed him Knight, and then proceeded, 
 with the Knights-Companions prefent, to a new Eleftion, wherein the faid Lord 
 Root was with their unanimous confent again Elefted a Companion, and fo decla¬ 
 red by the Sovereign’s own mouth: by whofecommand alfo, the aforefaid En¬ 
 figns and Ornaments were reftored unto, and placed upon him by the Dukes of 
 Norfolk, and Suffolk, 
 
 And declaratory to this, is it fince recorded in the Red Boofi of the Order, 
 m That none of the Englift), Scotch, or Welch Nation, how confiderablc fioever 
 
 otherwifi , 
 
 ti lib.N.Ord. 
 Slat.in Ana. 
 
 k Pag. 24?. 
 
 I Ibid. 
 
 mPag.i^. 
 
Sect. XII. 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 287 
 
 otherwife, in the prerogative of Blood or Virtue, can he Elefted into this mod ho¬ 
 norable Society, but that he ought to he fir ft ennobled and rendred capable by this firft 
 Degree of Knightly honor. ' J 
 
 Butin reference to Foreign Princes being in their own Country, this Law 
 hath now no force; for by a Decree made at Whitehall, in a chapter there held 
 the" 18. day of April an. 13. Car 1. it being the day whereon the FeaSl of St’ 
 
 George was alio celebrated, ttiefe words [ut minimum ] are 
 
 explained to relate to 0 all SubjeUs 3 of what Degree foever °X p,acu!c Supremo, ut folos Majeftati 
 within the Sovereigns Dominions (r not Foreign Fences) 
 
 Who be tore their Electron lealt flf not Nomination} OUght autem Principes Exteres fuperiori gradu 
 to he Knighted, as the Bafts and firft Degree of chivalry. ornatos - U -P- "?■ 
 
 And as they ought to be Knights, fo as well Knights free from Infamy or Re- The three 
 preach, for fo the ^statutes of Inftitution enjoin. In Henry the Fifth's statutes P oillt50f R'? 
 it is thus rendred, t chivalierfans reproche, which is the fame with r Eques irre- qX's 
 prehenfus. And we find it one of the Arguments ufed by John Duke of Bedford , l A " *• 
 on the behalf of Sir John Radclifi, to promote his Eleftion; t That he had con- AnV"*' 
 tinned and exerciled the Armies, the fpace of eight and twenty Winters t Ex Aatogr. 
 unreproached. J penesW.D.fa 
 
 But for as much as the points of Reproach may be accounted many and diverfe 
 and through their incertainty and number, rather become Traps to enfnare than 
 Rules for caution and direction, "King Henry the Eighth determined and li-„***,, 
 nutea them to Three only. 
 
 The firft fpecies or. point of Reproach is, where * Knight hath been conviUed , conviflioa 
 ofi Herefie agatnft the Catholiquefaith, or fufered any publ.que punifisment for fitch o“e 
 offence. Here we may fee, Herefie is reckoned among thofe defefts that deprive 
 men of Honor, in as much as bending its force againft the Catholique Church it 
 not only renders a man m the ballance of Honor of no weight, but more than 
 all other fins makes him infamous. And therefore when either’by Tongue Feu 
 or Alisons, a man endeavours to trample under foot the fiicred Law fcanda- 
 lizeth Government, feduceth others, or in like execrable wickednefles difeo- 
 vers himfelf he is judged void of Confidence ai*i Equity, and a molt notorious 
 deitroyer of that divine part of man, the Soul, and confequently defervine not 
 of external infamy alone (which the guilt of this Offence juftly cq: t rafts ) bn- 
 other pumlhments extending to life. 
 
 The fecond Point of Reproach is, where any Knight hath been arraigned, conviff- 2 , A rtaimpre 
 ed, ana attainted e/Trealon. Neverthelefs Queen Elizabeth qualifies this point of Trcafon. 
 by a Decree m Chapter held at the Tower the ™ i a. of January, in the firft year of w Ub cy,s 
 her Reign (which we conceive was made upon occasion of reftoring in Blood Wil¬ 
 liam Vlarquefs of Northampton, and the Lord Robert Dudley, after created Earl of 
 Letcefter, who with others had been attainted of high Trea- 
 fon in the firft of Queen Mary, and the attainder confirmed 
 by Parliament the fame yearj viz. * That in cafe any Ferfim 
 Qoconviftedjwere pardoned by the Sovcraign,aud reftoted 
 in Blood, every fuch Gentleman in Name, Arms, and Blood, 
 and defeended as aforefaid, being otherwife qualified ac¬ 
 cording to the ancient statutes of the Order, Rould be 
 thenceforth accounted Eligible, and might be chofen a Com¬ 
 panion. And we find that the very next St. George’s Featt, 
 held thevoo. 23. and 24. of April following, the faid Mar- miiironuc 
 quefs of Northampton, and the Lord Robert Dudley (who Ib - ?■ J 9. 
 during the remaining part of Queen Manes Reign, lay un- P Ib,i t- -9. 
 der the burden of a heavy fate) had now recovered the Priviledges of Honor 
 and were preferrd in Nomination, and on thelaft day of the find Feaft * Ele&ed z Pag. 30. 
 into this molt Illuftrious Society. 
 
 And here may further notice be taken of the faid Marquefs of Northampton’s 
 ^^v'ng been reftored in Blood, and his reftauration to the honor of 
 thismoftNobleOr^r alfodefigned (for he had been formerly, an.^.H.8.MJea- 
 ed an 1 Inftalled) it was thought neceffary to defeend to a new Nomination b n.p. 250. 
 
 and 
 
 xDecrnam ell, f. quis cx famMa no- 
 bil. apt gencrofa procrcatus, cujns utcrq= 
 PR" 1 ' av " 5 & P'°«»s ginerofi fucrini. 
 Lrfc MaieKatu vcl ante hac condemnatus 
 ell, eel poll hac condetnnabitur, li a 
 polt earn condemnationem a Principe j.- 
 nofeatur, ,ra utad familiefpe beneficium 
 Infigma & dignitatem reftituatur; rabbus 
 onus majonbus quales antea notati funr 
 fir^bummiod, qualetn ejus Ordinis Leges 
 & Inrtituta defcribunt, pt isdeincepsor- 
 
 dmis nobiliflmn capax (it, St in eius Co- 
 militonum adlegi Sc coaptari rite poflit. 
 
288 
 
 CuAP. IX. 
 
 T be Election of a Knight. 
 
 cLib.C.p.}!. 
 
 3.Flying from 
 Eattel. 
 
 d Maccttb.l. 1. 
 c,9,ver.4.$.6. 
 
 zVerfe 10. 
 
 and EleSion, which as may be collected from the aforefaid Decree ought now 
 to be done, and was in him accordingly performed, the ‘3. of June, anno pri- 
 
 The third and laft Tohit of Reproach , is where a Knight-Companion hath fled, 
 from Battel, in which the Soveraign, or his Lieutenant, or other Captain (having the 
 Kings authority') were prefent, when Banners were difplayed, and both fides pro. 
 reeded to fight. Now for a man to carry himfelf cowardly in the Field , abandon 
 his Colours, leave his Prince, Friends , and Companions in hazard of life ; are un¬ 
 doubtedly things highly reproachful, and draw dilhonor upon the Order , the so- 
 veraign, and Knights.Companions 5 and a fufficient teftimony, that he valueth 
 more hts life than his honor , and prefers an infamous fafety before an honora¬ 
 ble death. 
 
 If we look back into ancient Hiflory, we (hall meet with a great Example of 
 Flonor and Courage in d Judas Maccabeus, who though he had but 800 of 3000 
 men left him ("the reft being fled out of fear to encounter Bacchides Army, con¬ 
 fiding of 20000 Foot, and 2000 Horfe) and thofe 800 too forward to follow 
 after ; yet rather than cowardly forfake the Field (whereby in all likelihood, 
 he might have faved his life which was there loft) he encouraged his Soldiers 
 1 to receive the onfet of his Enemies, with thefe words, c Cod forbid that I Jhould 
 do this thing, and flee away from them ; if our time be come, let us die manfully for 
 our Brethren, and let ns not fain our Honor. And to fay truth, the refolution of 
 a right Martialift ought to be either to return with Honor, or die upon the Bed 
 
 of Honor. . 
 
 By the Laws of King Edward the Confeffor , where a Soldier in any expedition 
 giamStrn either by Land or Sea, runneth from his Colours , his s life and EHate was made 
 Arch.fas.rie | lab i e to an f wer t he Offence. And fad experience, having from time to time 
 jocantabr. made appear the inconvenience, danger, and lols occafioned by fuch cowardly 
 i 5 4 4 - and difhonourable departure out of the Field; at length our Parliaments taking 
 h Si<«.i8 H.6 the fame into ferious confideration, made it ■' Fcllony without benefit of Clergy, 
 r 19.3./18 e-s f ora f muc h as this Offence tended to the hurt and jeopardy of the ■ King,theNobi- 
 lity, and all tire Common-wealth. And to fecure our Naval Forces, as well as 
 m r «.J. Land Armies, Queen Elizabeth extended the Statute of 18. H. 6.cap. 19. no Iefs 
 
 \[ ar j n ers and Gunners, to all intents and purpofes, than to other Soldiers. 
 
 But much greater may the danger be, and fir more difbonorable to them than 
 private Soldiers, where a Commander in chief or other officers (having the con- 
 duft of an Army, or any part of it) (hall herein offend; of which there isanota- 
 *1 Valfmih.frb ble example in Thomas Earl of Lancajler , who an. 12. E. 2. was * proclaimed 
 an. 1315. Traitor for leaving the Army at the Seige of Berwick^, the confequence where¬ 
 of proved the lofs of the whole defign. And therefore, whoever is culpable of 
 kLib.Kp.21S. any of thefe three points of Reproach , is altogether “uncapable of EleSion into 
 this moft Noble Order. . ... , 
 
 Ere we pafs further, let us take notice of an Error, whicn Polyclore Virgil hath 
 e ttijhr.of St. priced with one, juftly obferved and refuted by the learned Pen of 1 Doftor Hcy- 
 Vd%$8.6. lin, and which ” Erhardus Celias hath tranferibed from the faid Polydore ; namely, 
 in F J.Aur. An. t h at the Kniglts-Companions have certain Laws belonging to their Order , where- 
 g/o wirtemb. they are obliged, n To defend and help one another , and in time of Battel nc- 
 nfl . Angl. V er to betake themfelves to Jhamefulflight. 
 
 lwf- 37 8 - n u t the fir ft of thefe Claufes, is not in truth, any part of the Statute-Law ot 
 the Order ; nor is the latter othervvife to be taken, than as one of thofe points of 
 Reproach laid down in the fecond Article of King Henry the Eighth’s statutes ; 
 which renders the perfon nominated uncapable of EleSion , if known guilty 
 
 Now that which gives fome umbrage to the Knights mutual afiiftance and 
 defence, is an Article of the statutes, which prohibits the arming themlelves 
 one againft another. For to avoid begetting of Feuds among them, whereby 
 brotherly love might be exfmguifhed ( a thing in all Societies fpecially 
 to be preferved ) it was not the Founders leaft care to provide againft fo 
 great a mifehief. And therefore he Ordained (which fince the enfuing Bodies 
 
Sect. XII. 
 
 The Eleftion of a Knight. 289 
 
 of Statutes have confirmed) *That none of the Knights-Companions Jhould Arm *£. 3. Star, 
 themfelves againji any of their Fellows, unlefs either in the caufe of his Sovereign, V' 
 
 or his own juft quarrel. • H.s.s'tatf' 
 
 Upon this Claule fome of them took hold, when in the great and fatal con- Ar '-a- 
 troverlte between the Houfes of Torf and Lanc.ifter , they divided themfdves to 
 either fide, and both pretended to take part with tire King: fome (ticking 
 clofe to Henry the Sixth, whom they accounted Sovereign of the Order, both de 
 fatto, and de jure ; others taking part with Edward the Fourth, as efleeming him 
 Soveraigndejure, though not de fjffo. 
 
 But to make the obligation and tye of this molt Noble Fraternity more flrohg, 
 and to preferve a perpetual unity among the Companions thereof, left they fhould 
 unhappily engage in faftions one againft another, fpecially to the effufion of 
 blood : it was further Ordained, |j That if a Knight-Companion fhould happen | 1 1 bid. 
 to be retained in the fervice ofa Foreign Prince,to takeup Arms inhisquarrel, 
 and after his Adverfary defired to entertain another Knight-Companion on his 
 fide alfo ; he that was laft invited, was bound to wave the proffer, and in no 
 wife to give his confent. And therefore in all Reteynors of War, the Knight- 
 Companion was obliged to make a fpecial precaution, that his engagement fhould 
 become void, if any of his Fellows were before retained on the other fide. And 
 if at the time of his reteynor, he knew not that another of his Fellows had been 
 engaged with the Adverfary, fo foon as it came to his knowledge, he was ob¬ 
 liged to relinquifh the fervice he before undertook. 
 
 Befides thefe three points of Reproach, in a Manufcript of the Statutes in F.n- 
 gli/h, which hath before it the whole preamble to Henry the Eighth's statutes, and 
 did belong to Henry Grey third Marquefs Dorfet, Duke of Suffolk^, as appears by 
 his Coat of Arms , painted in the beginning of it within a Carter, and his Name 
 lubfcribed with his own hand, under the Coat; we find a fourth point of Re¬ 
 proach, added to thefe other Three, in thefe words. 
 
 fourtp point of Reload) ie, Cpat if anp Knight of tpe Order 
 from pencefojrp bp pjobtgalitp 0? root, totlfullp'anb negligent!? mife 
 fpenD, C.-U, altene, 0? bo amp pie! Patrttfionp o? Itbelipoob, bp 
 btbercof, Pe (bail not be able ponouraPlp to maintain ptmfelf anb pis 
 fiEftatr, in ftich honorable manner, a« map conferbe tpe fcono? of tpe 
 fatb £D?bcr anQ of btmfelf ; 3 n tpt* tafe be (ball be fummaneb bp tpe 
 of Slrm* of tbe ©?ber, talleb tpe ISlacfs Rob, bp Commanb* 
 mcnt Of tpe Soveraign, pig; Lieutenant, 0? Deputy to appear before pigs 
 
 SSajeftp, 0? pis Commtfficner*, anPtpcRntgptf 3 of tbe ©jber, at tpe 
 nept Chanter enfuing, tpere to be epamtirb before tpe ©obcrafgn, 0? 
 pi® fatb <JTommiffioner*, anb tbe Rnigptg; anb Companion* of tpe fatb 
 ©|Der, ano tf pebe founb in fucp great befaultof Prodigality, infolent 
 Riot, d? wilful negligence; Cpat rpen tpeSioberaign, bntp tpe abbite 
 of tpe Companp of tbe taib ©?ber, map bepjfbc anb begrabe pirn of ipe 
 faib©?Der, at tpe fatbCpapter, if tt be tpetr plcafure. 
 
 But this point of Reproach is not inferted into King Henry the Eighth's Sta¬ 
 tutes ; neverthelefs the iubftance thereof appears to have been approved of 
 before : for we find among fome Orders prepared in the 
 Chapters held at IFindefor, by the Marquefs of Exiter, 
 and other ’ Knights-Companions then prefent, the 25. and 
 26. days of May , an. 8 . H. 8. one of them was fomething 
 to°thispurpofe. 
 
 oDeinde quatenus Equites hoc Infigni 
 Subligaculo decorati, fi prxclari rtarils 
 obliti, minus honefte vivcrcr.t, cxcludc- 
 rentur ab hoc honoranda Sociecace; nifi 
 commoniti propcrc rcfipucrint. Lib. W* 
 b a°4- 
 
 N n 
 
 SECT. 
 
2^0 
 
 The Election of a Knight, 
 
 p(E.$.Star. 
 q)/irt.i8. 
 r )H.$.Stat. 
 f (Art 18. H. 
 8Stat.Ari.jf. 
 
 i.The having 
 moft voices. 
 
 t Conimbero: 
 
 uLib.Np.84. 
 
 w Lib.N.p.iji 
 
 y f Tb.p.8\.vi- 
 ll Jr Rrgitt. 
 Cbartac.f.x^.b 
 
 2. Being moft 
 honorable for 
 the Order. 
 
 a See the Com - 
 miflion of Le¬ 
 gation. 
 
 3. Serviceable 
 to the Sove¬ 
 reign. 
 
 c Lib.Np 77. 
 d Ex Collelf. 
 
 E.W.O. 
 
 4. And uleful 
 to the King¬ 
 dom. 
 
 Chap. IX. 
 
 SECT. XIII. 
 
 Of other Inducements for EleSion. 
 
 A Mong the number of thefe Candidates, the Soveraign is to regard thofe who 
 have p mofl voices, or whom he conceives likely to contribute moft to the 
 * honor of the Order, and prove moft' ferviceMe to himfelf or moft ( ufeful to his 
 Crown and Kingdons. 
 
 Touching the firft of thefe Inducements, the greater number of Voices', we find 
 the law hath not been always obferved, as from the many Scrutenies, entred in 
 the Annals will appear, if need were to refer thereunto. Neverthelefs it is 
 fometimes noted to have taken place, as at the Election of the Duke of ' g>uin- 
 bere, an. 5. H. 6 . where after a due and fnfficient examination had of the serts- 
 teny then taken, the faid Duke“iy the confent of moft voices, was then Elefted 
 into the Stall of Thomas Duke of Exiter. This plurality of Voices is again taken 
 notice of (among other Inducements) for the Election of Sir Nicholas Careni, the 
 w 24. of April , an. 28. H. 8. 
 
 ft is remarkable that one time when the number of Voices , on the behalf of 
 two Knights, were upon Examination found equal (which hapned in the cafe be¬ 
 tween Sir John Faftolf, and Sir John Radcliff, an. r 4. H. 6.) Sir John Faftolf be¬ 
 ing by the Soveraigti s Lieutenant efteemed the more 1 worthy of the two, ob¬ 
 tained the EletJion. 
 
 The fecond Inducement relates to fueh, as in probability may bring moft repu¬ 
 tation to this Order, or advance the good and prolperity thereof; and thefe have 
 been chieHy Foreign Princes, efteemed fo in refpefl: of that high pitch of Honor 
 they attained, and whofe eminent Valour and IVorthinefi proclaimed them de- 
 ferving, both of Nomination and Election. 
 
 And therefore the late Soveraign ofblefted memory, ‘upon conftderalion had 
 of the Glorious Atchievements and high Renown o/Guftavus Adolphus King of 
 Sweden, judg'd it a part of his refpeCt, not only to render him all offices of kjnd- 
 nefs and friendjhip, as to a Prince neerly allyed, and his moft fpecialfriend', but al - 
 fo to impart to him, as far as in him lay, the greatcfl and higheft honors that might 
 be, and efpecially fitch wherewith the Military Virtue of a great Captain was wont to 
 be adorned. 
 
 But the general confideration, for which the Sovcraigns thought fit to Eleft 
 Foreign Princes into this moft Noble Society, and to impart to them thefe Tefti- 
 monies of Honor, hath been expreft in the Commiffions of Legation to be in refpeCt 
 of their Giori is Merits, ennobled by the luftre and grace of their Heroick Vir¬ 
 tues, their eminent Noblenefs, Grandeur, I’rowefi. and Magnificence, the re¬ 
 nown of . Came had divulg’d and fpreacl abroad through the IVorld. 
 
 Thirdly, where the advantage of the Soveraign s fervice was caft into the 
 Baliance, it fr quently out-weighed other pretenfions; infomuch, that ( an. 1. 
 H.6.J the confideration of the' Eminent fervices of John Lord Talbot, for his 
 King and Country appears to be the ftrongeft motive for his Election. And i the 
 great veal and aftection which John Gafpar Ferdinand de Marchin had, to engage 
 hllrift If in the prefent Soveraign t fervice and Caufe, for the recovery of his juft 
 rights (1 id.- his eminent and famous actions, performed in feveral military 
 Coin turds, wherein he had been for many years employed) was the ftrongeft 
 inducement that fiwayed with the Soveraign, to chufe him a Knight-Companion 
 of this moft NobleCWer, an. 10 . Car. 2. 
 
 But the laft of thefe Inducements is of greateft latitude, for thereby the So¬ 
 veraign has power to rejetft whofoever hepleafes, though they exceed in number 
 of Voices or other Qualifications, and to Eleift a Perfon, but once named, which 
 appears full enough in the cafe of Cafimire the Fourth King of Poland, an. 28 . H. 6. 
 
 who 
 
Sect. XIV. 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 291 
 
 who having but the 'fingle Vote of the Lord Scales, yet upon confideration had ic* 
 
 by the Soveraign, how advantageous he might become to his, and his Kingdoms 
 Intereft, pafs’d in Election. 
 
 And of later times fas appears in fome of the Preambles to the f CommifRons ISecbeM- 
 for carrying the Enjigns, &c. to Foreign Princes ) the advantages which the Save- 
 raign has conceived to poflefs himfelf of, in the improving, confirming and 
 eftablifhing of a mod ftrift and inviolable Bond of Friendfhip and fair correfpon- 
 dency , between him and Foreign Princes, their Realms and Subjects ', hath been a 
 main Inducement to EleS fuch into the Order. 
 
 .St; 
 
 SECT. XIV. 
 
 That the Soveraign only doth Elect. 
 
 U Pon the vacancy of any of the Knights-Comp,inions Stalls , the Election of 
 
 new Knights 6 appertains to the Soveraign , and in fome cafe to his Lieute- g £.? \Sus. 
 riant'-, in declaration of which, it is recorded in the Blacky Boolg of the Order A "-i 
 11 That if any stalls fall vacant , it Jhould belong to the Soveraign to Eledt new 
 Knights, wherefoever he were refidenl ; provided he have with him the compleat h t’a e .6 i . 
 number of * fix Knights-Companions ; but if he be beyond Seas, wanting that 1Mum- - r 
 her , and the Feajl of St. George held by his Lieutenant at IVindefor, k in fuch cafe k ib.t 6 $. 
 the Election belongs to the Lieutenant, who is firft to be certified of the Save- ^ 
 raign’s pleafure, as alfo who they are that in His efteem appear fit pcrfons to be 
 cholen, to the end fuch Information may guide his Eledtion. 
 
 This power of EleSion is Fully acknowledged by the Knights-Companions them- 
 felves to be in the Soveraign, as appears out of their Letter fent to King Henry 
 the Fifth then in France, and dated at tVindefor, on the 6 7 
 
 morrow after Saint George’s day, where it is (aid, '"That the m ^ t< l ulamctu «i'Mme domine plane 
 Soveraign in what placefoever ref ding, may, as is moll fit- ubicu"r^?“foco™ 
 ing, elect into a vacant Stall (t. here being a ftiftjcient number & convenicvacantibusStallisCornmi- 
 of Knights called to the Eleftion) fuch as he {hall judge fer- p Z nStaSS 
 
 vsceable to his Crown, or do exceed others in deferts, and Icbranda, rcquifirotalncorum loco fubl 
 noblenefs of defeent. Obfervable herewith is this, that at [ef^ J 8 L pntfi T c ,-' rc t q “ 0! v ' ftr * coron * 
 the publilhing the Eleftion of Emanuel Duke of Savoy, King fencerir profituro^ac'm^rum p r r 0 ™ t a a 8 t |. s 
 Philip ana Queen Mary , being at that time, joint Soveraigns ? noblIl ' aIe fanguinis noverit prapolicre. 
 of the Order, it is called, the Election of the * King and On.f.i^f ,a MS ' fenei SlUm Tajlcr 
 
 Queen. 
 
 iOS--" * MS. f. M . 
 
 This grand Prerogative of the Soveraign, being not duly confidered by Poly- 
 dore Virgil, occafioned his committing a great miftake (and " Claudius Cetera us n V'pnfr 
 lrom himj tor Ipeaking of this Order, and the fuccefiion of new Knights into the Trn,ll i- Milt- 
 rooms of thofe deceafed, he hath this paffage ° One Knight is received into the o%t%£ 
 room ofanother deceaft, by the Choice Eleftion of all the reft. But Erhard l ‘ l9 'W 9 - 
 Celly being as much ignorant of the soveraign s Prerogative, and rather more 
 mi (taken, (ticks not to affirm, P That no perfon may be received into this Order , vAn,IWt- 
 not Jo much as by the Soveraign, unlefs with the common confent or fuffrage of all 
 the Knights-Companions. J jj j 
 
 Bat thefe paffages are altogether erroneous; the Knights-Companions part be¬ 
 ing only to dominate the Perlons (neverthelefs qualified as aforelaid) but the 
 right of EleCt issn remains wholly in the Soveraign of the Order. For whomever 
 He defigns, appoints, and chufeth, is forthwith admitted : His only pronouncing 
 the Name of the Perfim in Chapter being fufficient. J 
 
 For after the Scruteny hath been taken, and prefented to the Soveraign, in the 
 manner and order before laid down, He perufeth it himfelf, or otherwife the 
 Chancellor, or other officer of the Order that took it, steads it over to him; 
 
 N n 2 which 
 
Chap. IX. 
 
 392 
 
 I he Election of a Knight. 
 
 which done, the Soveraign (with reference to the confederations before exprefl'ed) 
 forthwith refol ves upon fome one, or more of the Knights, named in the Scruteny, 
 r Supsemui pro and thereupon openly and publickly ’ declareth the Name of him, or them, 
 Eleftistresil- w ] lom he doth EleB : by which bare aB of Pronunciation, and without any fur- 
 Principaflju- ther Ceremony, the Perlon or Perfons fo named, ftand and become EleB Knights'. 
 ccm Biu.f- ^nd ,-his is the manner ufed at the conferring an Eleftion 5 except now and then 
 toSaft™!" the soveraigtt is pleafed to give his reafons why the Knight is Elefted By him. 
 
 Si carthln- But though this aft of EleBion be fetled by the Lam of the Order upon the Sove- 
 Sk'ST rai g»> yet is theconfentof the Knights-Companions thereunto, frequently entred 
 down among the Annals, and fometimes mentioned in the CommiJJions of Lega- 
 n«j Comiiem fjm tQ Fore jg„ princes: Not that the finglea&of EleBion is in truth the aft of the 
 Beamnpt" 4 whole chapter, or is invalid or incompleat, without the joint confent of the 
 nunciar. lb. Knights-Companions prefent at the EleBion i but their confent fo exprefl’ed is to 
 a’cccpra&p*r-be underftood, as an honorary refpect given them by the Regifler, and fignpfying 
 pcnfaNomen- rather an applauding or praifing the soveraign s Choice, as being in their judg- 
 duta'Ilcaos ments, according to the merits of the Perfon EleBed, than a neceflary circum- 
 pron’nnciir (Lance, contributing to the ratification or ftrengthning the EleBion made by the 
 Como- • soveraign, as if defective without it. 
 
 nr* 4 - -. 
 
 SECT. XV. 
 
 The Scruteny ought to he entred among the Annals. 
 
 * £. 9. Star. 
 Art. 94. vide 
 H. 5. Stat. 
 Art.$ 6 . 
 
 
 u pag. 82. 
 
 w Ibii.p. 94. 
 ^ 100. 
 
 x Ibid.pAio, 
 
 & > 31 . 
 
 A Nfong other the duties laid upon the Regifler and fet down in the * Statutes 
 of the Order, and Conflitutions of the Officers this is one ; of which men¬ 
 tion is made to this effeft, ‘That the Regifters part is to fet dorm and record for a 
 memorial, the Elections (or Scrutenies') aW Names of the Knights EleBed. But in 
 fuccecd'mg times a fcruple arofe, whether this need be done, when the Scruteny 
 fhould be taken, yet no EleBion made ? 
 
 To elect which doubt, in a Chapter held on Saint George's day, an. 5. Eliz. 
 we find it the soveraiens will and pleafure, that thence forward it fhould be en- 
 afted, and accordingly it was eftablilhed for a Law within this Order, 'That if 
 any Nominat,:s were taken from the Knights-Companions, the feme Jhould be 
 entred in the Annals, though there were no Eleftion made of any Perfon into the 
 Order at that time. Which we fuppofe was fo decreed, out of great refpeft to 
 thofe Princes and Noble Perfonages, who in future times fhould by the glory of 
 their af.ions appear but worthy the honor of Nomination into fo Illuftrious an 
 Order. A id in purfuance of this Decree, there is frequent mention made of the 
 deli ery of the Scruteny into the hands of the Regifler, to make entry thereof 
 accordingly. 
 
 For in!fance, an. 2 2. Eliz. the Blue Book, faith, “ That the Chancellor himfelf deli¬ 
 vered the Knights-Companions Votes to the Register, to be committed to writing, 
 for a perpetual memorial ; and accordingly the Regifler, as his duty obliged him, 
 having iranferibed them, put them into their proper place, with all care and fide¬ 
 lity. In like manner, an. 2 6. F.liz. After the Chancellor hadprefented the Scruteny 
 to the Soveraign, he delivered it to the Regifler, « to infert among the Annals of 
 the Order, who immediately committed it to pofteritys after the accuftomed 
 form. Again, an. 34. of the fame Queen, * The Votes were delivered to the Rcgi- 
 fter, who took, care to Record them, according to the tifual order. Neverthelefs 
 fince the aforefaid Law pafs’d, the Entry of Scrutenies hath been fometimes 
 omitted, either through the Regiflers not calling to memory the duty enjoined 
 by the before mentioned Decree, or elfe by fome accidental milcarriages, or 
 
 other neglefts. . „ , . . c , 
 
 As for Example, in fome places of the Annals, mftead of Scrutenies we find 
 
 Excufet 
 
^c T : XVI. The Eleflion of a Knight. 293 
 
 Excitfes entred, as an. 28. Eliz. where it is faid ; That the rPrelate immediately y 5 Lib. c. 
 after' Vefpers, prefented the Scruteny to the Sovereign, but becaufe there was 1 no 1 ‘ r ~ '° 3 ' 
 EleSion made of any new Knights, in regard of the croud of weighty and prefl- 
 ing affairs, which feemed very much to concern the Sovereign and State, it 
 was laidafide, > and through negle& lojliat lead it'came not to the^ite^erj- hands, 3 r ml 
 to be inferted’in its proper place. So an. 18. Eliz. although the Dean of IVinde- b t 
 Jar took the scrutiny at Vefpers, on St. George's day, neverthelefs it is faid, ‘Thatctb.p -3. 
 no Eleftion mas made, nor any thing elfe done. The like Excufe is made, an. 5. 
 
 Car. x. but the fault is here laid on the Chancellor ; for though the Scrutenji had 
 
 been taken by him during the Vefpers of the FeaSl day, ’'yet mould he not JuJfer ALib.R..p. i a. 
 
 it to be entred. 
 
 In the next place we read, That the Votes being prefented to the Soveraign, 
 an. 21. Eliz c they mere left mith her. And an. 11 . Car. 1 . the * Si ruteny of Atgcr- e Lib.c.p. 113, 
 non Earl of Northumberland, never came to the Regijlers hands, and laftly an. lL,bR t'°*- 
 33. Eliz. we only find, Bthat the chancellor delivered the Votes to the Lieutc- g Lib.c.p. 118. 
 nant, but no mention is there made, what became of them afterwards. 
 
 But the Lam yet remains in force, that all Nominations and Votes of the 
 Knights-Companions ought to be entred among the Annals ; whether Election be 
 made or not, unlefs it (hall pleafe the Soveraign , for any extraordinary reafon, 
 upon p irticular occafions, to forbid it. One Example (and but one) of fuch a 
 Prohibition we have met with, an./yo.Eliz. where k by the Queens fpecial com- hi/S.c.jujj. 
 mand, the Scruteny then taken was not recorded among the acts of this modi No¬ 
 ble Order ; nor is any thing thereof to be found in the nine Book B ut IC ls A ere 
 alfo faid, that the Kegijler took care to fet down all the paffages as they hapned, 
 
 > the Names only excepted. _ ' lb,L 
 
 And that it may not feem ftrange, why the Scruteny is not inferted in the Re¬ 
 entry, an. 44. Eliz. this account is given, k That upon aflembling the Knights- klbilp.146. 
 Companions , it feemed good to the Soveraign for feveral urgent Reafons, be ft 
 known to her felf, to give commandment; 1 That for that time they [hould wholly 1 H»t. 
 forbear all Scruteny of Votes and Nomination ofPerfons ; except which, there was 
 nothing wanting to the height of Solemnity at that meeting. But this we find 
 noted in the Annals, to be m prater morem, contrary to the ufual Cuftom. m !i - 
 
 SECT. XVI. 
 
 The Scruteny onght not to be viewed until it be entred. 
 
 H Ence we are led to take notice of the following paflage: It feems the "Earls n Ji 
 
 of Derby and Rutland , two of the Knights-Companions (on the morrow at p j Ar- MJ ,„ 
 ter St. George's day ,an. 27.E//Z,.) were defirousto have feen the Scruteny, which cui R.Armar. 
 was delivered into the Dean of tVindefor's Cuftody to be Regiftred, in purPit--’ 0 ’ *°' 
 ance of the before mentioned Decree,an. 5. Eliz. But he gave them a modeft de¬ 
 nial, and faid ° it ought not to be feen before it was RegiSlred. 
 
 Whereupon the Earls, not fatisfied with this anfwer, requefted the opinions 
 of the reft of the Knights-Companions (prefent at that FeaJlJ in this cafe; who 
 upon qonfideration thereof adjudged the point p againft them. And fince this 
 occafion, we have obferved it ellewhere noted, s That no Knight-Companion ijf 
 ought to fee whom the other hath named. ralmtr. 
 
 SECT. 
 

 294 
 
 The Election of a Knight. 
 
 
 SECT. XVII. 
 
 Of Scrutenies taken, yet no Election made. 
 
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 •IT hath often hapned that though the Nominations for Eledion, have been 
 
 s formally taken, prefented and perufed, yet hath not the soveraign thought 
 ht at prelent to make any Eledion, being moved thereunto from feveral confi- 
 derations; principally where an intent was to keep open a stall: But this mult 
 be«nderftood of fuch Scrutenies as are taken of courfe, at the Vefpers on the 
 'Feast day. 
 
 The molt notable Example in this kind, is that of sigifmond the Emperor 
 who died in the '16. year of King Henry the Sixth, and vvhofe stall was not di- 
 fpoied of till 21. years after,**. the'37. year of the faid King ; and then deter- 
 mined to be referved for ' Prince Edward, the Soveraign s only Son, he beine at 
 that time about fix' years of age. ° 
 
 This is that Emperor, vvhofe Eleftion (being about the* 7. of May, an. 4.//.,.', 
 • is the fil'd Election we hnd Reg,fired in the Annals, where he is ftyled \*siiii 
 unmdrn Imperator Almanicus. He was then lately come into England, and fo 
 was the Duke of Holland, -cum.p^claro Dace de Briga, una ex comitatu In,pe- 
 rstarts (as he is there ftyled) who hitherto had the ill fortune not to be remem- 
 bied in any of the Catalogues of Knights-Companions, that we have vet met 
 vvith; nevertheiels at the Feaft of St. George celebrated at Windefor, the day 
 above.aid, was 7 Elefted Knight of this mold Noble Order. J * 
 
 And the referving a Stall was fometimes given by the Soveraign, as a reafon 
 fot deferring h,s Election ; as upon the 4. of Odder, being the morrow after t“ 
 Tesfi ot Saint George, held by prorogation at Windefor , ,14,. 15. Car 1 fwhen 
 the scrutiny, taken the day before, was read over in the Chaptcr-houfi ) w here 
 tne Soveraign declared, That he would receive no man into the Order, before his 
 Son Charles: whereupon, all the Knights-Companions gave their fence, -1 hat this 
 reflation, was rather an efed of Juft, ce than fatherly indulgence ; ftnee they all ac¬ 
 knowledged him to l>e more a Prince by merit and towardlinefs of his youth than 
 by the fortune of his Birth, at which the soveraign expreft his fatisfaftion no 
 other wife than by filence. 3 
 
 For fuch like caufe, andi^.Car. r. when the Scrutiny was prefented to the 
 soveraign, by the Chancellor of the Order, the io. of Odder (being the laft day of 
 the celebrated at Windefor by prorogation) tUe Soveraign declared, ‘That 
 he had a purpofi to have chofen Prince Rupert his Nephew, a Knight of the Order 
 typing then a Prifiner with the Emperor, he would not Eled any at that time • 
 Whereupon the vacancy of a stall was referved. 
 
 At other times, we note the pleafure of the soveraign in deferring Eledions 
 to be fiequently entred down only in the general, and without exprefling the 
 caufe, as an. 1 3. El,z. on the morrow after St. Gene’s day, upon perufal of the 
 Scrutiny by the Soveraign in Chapter, held in the Privy Chamber, where the Blue 
 Book tells us, d That the fuid Soveraign made no Eledion,thmgh there were two Stalls 
 vacant. Nay although there were found to be three Stalls void, on the Featl 
 daysm the ■ 23. 24. and 25 years of the faid gueens Reign; neverthelefs upon 
 receipt of Tne Scrutiny no Election was made by the Soveraign, until the follow¬ 
 ing year, viz. an. 2 6 . Eliz. Thus was it in the 2. 8.11. and 12. of King James 
 where no other mention is made than this, (None were admitted into ihe Order 
 this year. And in fuch cafe, the soveraign only s views the Scruteny, '‘approves 
 or every Knight-Companions Nomination, and gives them thanks. 
 
 Sometimes we meet with this Prorogation of Eledions recorded, as done at the 
 plealure of the -Soveraign only; and at other times, by the Soveraign, with the 
 approbation of the Knights-Companions. 
 
 To 
 
— 
 
 Sect. XVIII. The Eleflion of a Knight. 295 
 
 To the firft of thefe pertains a memorial entred, an. 22. Eliz. on the 24. of 
 April, at a chapter held before Morning Prayer; where the Knights-Companions 
 received notice, * that it was the pleafure of the Soveraign to prorogue the Eleftioti i Lib.Cf.S4. 
 for that time. And an. 38. Eliz. though there was an k earned expectation on the kr p^.132. 
 morrow after Saint George s day, of the EleSion of a new Knight, yet 'it feemed 1 t 
 good to the Soveraign, to prorogue tic Election to the following year. 
 
 Again, an. to. Car. 1. on the morrow after the Feajl day, then celebrated at 
 Windefor , when the Scedule of Nominations, taken the Evening before, was pre- 
 fented to the Soveraign in Chapter by the Chancellor, and one place void ; “ The so- m Lib.R. p 97. 
 veraign did not think, fit to make any Election at all. 
 
 As touching the fecond, we meet with this inftance, an. ip. Eliz. "That with nLib.c.p.iei, 
 the concurrent approbation and ajfent, of the Knights-Companions then afftfiing, the 
 Soveraign thought fit to put off the Election to another time. But as to the reafon 
 of this feeming difference in the Soveraigns abfolute power, yet taking in the 
 Knights-Companions approbation, it may be (aid, as is already fpoken, in the aCt 
 of EleSion--, That though it be the unqueftionable prerogative of the Soveraign, 
 to prorogue EleSions at pleafure, yet out of refpeCt and honor to the Knights- 
 Companions, their approbation hath been fometimes expreft. 
 
 SECT. XVIII. 
 
 T he Penalties infli&ed on Knights-Companions who appear not 
 at an Election. 
 
 I Aftly, to clofe up this Chapter'-, where any Knight-Companion hath received 
 
 v Summons to appear at a chapter of Election, and doth°refufe to come, or apE.i.Stat. 
 wilfully withdraw himfelf, unlefs he be hindred for fome juft caufe; and the p ) 
 reafon of that impediment p (ignified to the Soveraign , under his Seal of Arms s') An. 18. 
 beforehand ("which if found to be juft and reafonable is forthwith sallowed and 
 accepted, if otherwife, rejected and difallowed ) his difobedience was Ordain- ''' 9 
 ed to be punifhed with the payment of r one Mark (which King Henry the Eighth's 
 Statutes inlarged to twenty Jhillings') to the Dean and Colledge of Windefor, and 
 heretofore difpofed towards praying for the Soul of the defunct Knight. At his 
 next coming to Chapter, he is to tarry f kneeling upon the ground in the midftof 
 the Chapter, before the Soveraign (or his Deputy ) and the whole company there 
 prefent, which penalty he mult (till undergo, until fuch time, as finding fa¬ 
 vour with them he be reltored. 
 
 And for greater caution this Claufe was heretofore inferted in the Letters of 
 Summons , as appears (among othersJ in that which iffued out after the death of 
 Sir Robert D'umfrevile , where after the time and place for Election was certified, 
 and command given to oblerve both; the Letter clofeth thus, t (Jgj; (g f[p t Reeifl.chort. 
 pOUCS nous (Signifies foubj, &c. And if it cannot be accomplijhed, that is, if the-C 12,f ‘ 
 Knight-Companion could not meet at the appointed time, to perform his part in 
 what the Statutes oblige, he (hould then ftgnifie to the Soveraign under his seal 
 the caufe of his impediment ; that fo he might perceive by his excufe, whether it 
 were worthy acceptance, or he in fault or not. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
THE 
 
 Invefticure 
 
 OF A KNIGHT SUBJECT 
 
 WITH THE 
 
 Garter and George* 
 
 SECT. L. 
 
 The Notice given to a Knight Subjeft of his Eleftion. 
 
 f N reference to f his Ceremony, we are firft to premife fomething, con- 
 cern-nc the notice to be given the Knight-F.leS of his Eleftion into this 
 mall Noble Order ; whether he be at fuch time perfonally at Windefor , or 
 Si other place where the Chapter is then held, or employed in fome more 
 remote parts within the Kingdom, or elfewhere beyond the Seas, upon 
 the Soveraign's Affairs. 
 
 To the newly Eletf-Knight, who upon this acquifition of Honor happens to 
 3 1 beat IVindefor, or wherefoever elfe the Chapter is held, * Garter ("immedi- 
 
 On&eMim- ately a f ter the Soveraign hath fignified his pleafure, in Eleftion of the peifon) 
 in. c. 4. is fent out of the Chapter to give him notice of it; for we find th's employment 
 recorded as part of the b duty of his Office, and afferted to be fo by the general 
 praftice; and (among other Precedents in the Annals) upon the Eleftion of the 
 dUJ. c Lord Howard, and Sir Henry Marney , an. 2. H. 8. (both then prefent at Court) 
 it appears thsit Garter mas forthwith fent out of the Chapter, to give them notice 
 thereof and to conduct them to the Soveraign’r prefence ; where both were invert¬ 
 ed, with the two principal Enfigns of the Order , the Garter and George. And 
 Arb-p iv'. upon the like fervice was he employed, at the Eleftion of Sir i Nicholas Carew 
 c Lib c.p.66. an , 28. H. 8 . and of the e Lord Bttrghley, and Lord Grey of IVilton, sin. 1 4. Elite. 
 
 And as Garter hath been accuftomed to carry the verbal notice of a Knights 
 Eleftion5 fo alfb the soveraign's Letters , fignifyirig Eleftion, to a Knight then 
 likewife at Court, where the soveraign is pleafed (for the greater honor of the 
 
2 97 
 
 Sect. I. 'the Inveftiture with Garter and George. 
 
 Perloii) to wave a verbal notice, and fend Letters of (ignification in its (lead. 
 
 And in fuch cafe thefe Letters are drawn up by the Chancellor of the Order, and 
 pafs under both the sovereign's Sign manual, and Signet of the Order. Such a 
 particular Honor was afforded the prefent Soveraign ; to whom f immediately 
 after his Election, in a Chapter held at Windefor, the Soveraign direfted the fol- \ \ZildjT" 
 lowing Letter, prelented to him by s Sir John Burrough Garter , who found him 
 walking in St.‘ George’s Hall. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O V R t/iojl dear and entirely beloved Son, having to our great comfort Smajmni 
 fen, and confidered the ripenejs ofyour youth, and conceived joyful and r ' 
 pregnant hopes of your manly virtues , in which we are afiured , you will en- 
 creafe to your own honor , both in prowefs , wifdoni,jufiice, and all princely en¬ 
 dowments : and that the emulation of Chevalry will in your tender years pro¬ 
 voke and encourage you, to purftte the glory of heroicl^attions, befitting your roy¬ 
 al birth, and our care and education. We with the Companions of our tnojl 
 'Noble Order of the Garter, ajfembled in Chapter, holder, this prefent day at 
 our Cajlle of Windefor, have cleSed and chofin you one of the Companions 
 of our Order. In (ignification whereof, we have fint unto you by our trufty 
 and well beloved fervant Sir John Burrough Knight Garter, and our Principal 
 King of Arms, thefe our R.oyal Letters, requiring yon to make your fpeedy 
 repair unto its, to receive the Enligns of our mofl honorable Order, and to be 
 ready for your Inftallation, upon the 21. day of this prefent Month. Given 
 under the Signet of our Order, at our Caflle of Windefor, the 20. of May, iii 
 the 14. year of our Reign 1638^ 
 
 T0 our dearly beloved 
 Son Prince Charles. 
 
 This is the only Inftance we have met with, where a Letter was Tent to an 
 LlcU-Knight, and he at the fame time prefent at Court. But when an Election 
 pali'eth, and the ICnight EleSed is remote from Court, then the general form of 
 the Letter is both to ffgnifie his EleSion, and fummon him to his Inveftiture with 
 the Garter and George: of which lee a Precedent in the 1 Appcndix. iMm.XVIII. 
 
 But where the soveraign is pleafed to delcend to mention particular Cervices, 
 or other inducements for a Knights Election, there the Preamble of the Letter 
 is worded accordingly: and that this hath (bmetimes, though but rarely been 
 ufed, appears thus in that Letter which certified Eleftion to Sir John Fafolfe, 
 m J Ve conjidering the virtuous fidelity you have Jhown , and the honorable exploits yen 
 have done, in the frvice of our thrice renowned Father, and that in our fervice al- 
 fo, you fas many others _) have given proofs of that honor aud thof defrts where¬ 
 with God hath endowed you, always [offering, as is the part of a good and faithful 
 fubject, the pains and toyls of War, for the vindicating and maintaining of our juft 
 right, claims, and title ; have chofen you one of our Companions of our Order, &c. 
 
 Where the Letter bafely fignifies Election i that is, when the Soveraign doth 
 not defign a prefent Inveftiture with the Garter and George, but defers that Ce¬ 
 remony till the Elect-Knight comes to Windefor, to take polfeffion of his Stall 5 in 
 fuch cafe notice of the day of his Inftallation is alio inferted towards the end of 
 the Letter, and upon his appearance at Windefor, fo foon as he is called into the 
 Chapter-houfi, the Garter is firft buckled about his left leg, next follows his Inve¬ 
 ftiture with the reft of the Ornaments of the Order, and laftly his Inftallation. And 
 thus ("in the cafe of Henry Earl of Cumberland, an. 29. H.8.) was the Inveftiture 
 with the Garter deferr’d, till his appearance at Windefor, where that Ceremony, 
 as alfo his Inveftiture with the Habit and Collar , arid laftly his Inftallation, were 
 difpatcht at one time. 
 
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 SEC TV 
 
298 
 
 The Inveftiture Garter and George. Chap. X. 
 
 SECT. If. 
 
 His Reception into the Chapter-houfe. 
 
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 d c W. G. 
 
 cLib,Cp.66. 
 
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 g Ibid. 
 
 h Ex lib. C. 
 
 i Lib.R p. 23. 
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 1 \ Ib.p. 50. 
 
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 p Ex Collett. 
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 I F the Elect Knight be neer where the chapter is held, and that Garter hath 
 been fent forth to give him notice of the Honor, and to uther him into the 
 Chapter-houfe to receive the Garter and George , before the Chapter break up; in¬ 
 timation being given of his approach, the Soveraign fends forth two of the 
 Knights-Companions to meet him, who after a mutual falute, conduit him be¬ 
 tween them to the pretence of the Soveraign, Garter going before them. 
 
 For inftamjes herein, firft of Strangers , we (hall remember 3 Vlrick. Duke of 
 Holfiien, an. 3. Jac. K. who being fent for by Garter, was introduced into the 
 Chapter between Prince Henry and the Earl of Dorfet , and by them prefented to 
 the Sorer aign : So k Chrijiian Ouke of Bran fetich , an. 22. Jac. R. proceeded with 
 much (late and honor, in the midft between William Earl of Penbro^e and phi- 
 lip Earl of Montgomery, to receive the Garter and George. 
 
 The c 6. of November, an. 14. Car. 2. Chrijiian Prince of Denmark being Eleit- 
 ed in a Chapter,held in the Withdrawing Room at Whitehall, and then abfent, 
 Carter was fent next day by the Soveraign, to give him notice thereof, with defire 
 to be prefent the following day, at the forefaid place, to receive his Invejiiture 5 
 where the Soveraign and feveral of the Knights-Companions being aflembled, 
 i Carter was lent out for the Prince (then at the Earl of Bath's Lodgings in the 
 matted Gallery) and thence ufher'd him into the Lobby between the faid Galle¬ 
 ry and the Withdrawing Room; where he was received by the Earls of Lindfey 
 and Manchefter, and condu&ed between them into the Chapter, Garter preced¬ 
 ing them, and after three obey fiances they brought him up to the Soveraign. 
 
 Among Knights-Subjects, we find the'Lord Burghley and Lord Grey were con¬ 
 duced (an. 14. Elite.) to the Soveraign by the Lord Clynton and Earl of Bedford ; 
 and 1 Robert Earl of Ejjex, Thomas Earl of Ormond, and Sir Chriftopher Hatton 
 (prefent at Greenwich, an. 30. Elite, when their Election pafled) s were feverally 
 led into the chapter ; the firft of them between the Earls of Worcester and Pen- 
 brokc ; the fecond between the Lord Hunfdon and Lord Grey of Wilton ; and the 
 third between the Earl of Leicefler and Lord Burghley ; and as foon as they 
 were brought up before the Soveraign , with all Reverence and Humility they 
 fell upon their knees. 
 
 In like manner, an. 4. Jac. ii. " Robert Earl of Salisbury proceeded up to the So- 
 veraign's Throne, between the Earls of Nottingham and Dorfet ; and Vifcount 
 Bindon , between the Earls of Suffolk and Northampton. And an. 22. Jac. R. the 
 Earl of Arundel and Surrey, and Earl of Kelly, took ‘ William Earl of Sal,sbury be¬ 
 tween them, and prefented him to the Soveraign : So alfoin the Reign of his late 
 Majejly of blefled memory, it is remembred, that the k Earl of Northampton was 
 conducted to ■ receipt of the Garter, in the chapter-houfe at Windefor, between 
 the Earls of Pcnbrok,? and Montgomery, an. 4 .Car. 1. and the Earls of Danby and 
 Mereton, being Elefted alfo at the fame place, an. 9. Car. I. the 1 former of them 
 was conducted to the Soveraign by the Earls of Penbrohe, and Arundel and Sur¬ 
 rey, and the » latter by the Earls of Salisbury and Carlifle. And when the pre¬ 
 fent soveraign appeared upon his Letter of Summons, at the Chapter held in the 
 Withdrawing Chamber in Windefor Caftle, to receive his Inveftiture, two of 
 the fenior Knights, viz.Philip “Earl of Penhrohe and Montgomery,and Thomas Earl 
 of Arundel and Surrey, were fent forth to conduct him in, who (ufhered by the 
 0 Black Rod) brought him between them up to the Soveraign. 
 
 The p Duke of Monmouth being Eleffed at a chapter held in the Withdrawing 
 Room at tVhitehal, the 28, of March an. 15. Car. 2. Garter was immediately fent 
 to him in the Soveraign’s Bedchamber, who being met at the door by the Earls 
 
 of 
 
Sect. III. Ti be Invefliture with Garter and George. 
 
 of Lindfey and Manchester, Garter ("the Black Rod joining himfelf to him in the 
 Room) pafs’d to the lower end of the Room before the Duke and the two 
 Knights-Companionr, whence they proceeded up to the Soveraign with three 
 Reverences. 
 
 Laftly, at the Election of t James Duke of Cambridge, in the fame Room at 
 Whitehall (3. Dec. an- 18. Car. 2.) Garter was alfo Pent forth into the Bedcham¬ 
 ber, to acquaint him that the Earl of Manchefter and Duke of Monmouth were 
 appointed by the soveraign and Chapter to bring him in thither. That done, the 
 fud Knights-Companions arofe and went to the Duke, whom meeting at the Bed¬ 
 chamber door, they took their compafs about the reft of the Knights-Companions 
 (then Handing) and brought him between them {Garter and Black. Rod preced¬ 
 ing) from the lower end oi the Roomclofe before the Soveraign. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 The Ceremonies of Inveftiture with the Garter and George. 
 
 E Knight-Ele 3 being thus introduced, and brought to the Soveraign, 
 
 J_ having lirft with all reverence bowed himfelf before him, it was ufual 
 heretofore to make a (hort gratulatory Ipeecb, in acknowledgment of fo great 
 an evidence of the Soveraign s royal bounty', and the Knights-Companions re- 
 fpefts.- The fubftance of fuch an addreft, wc find coucht in that fpeech made 
 by Sir Nicholas Carero, after he had been conduced into the Chapter-houfe at 
 tvindejbr, to receive his Inveftiture, an. 28. H. 8. who firft a giving infinite 
 i£ thanks, both to the Soveraign and the whole Society , for that they had vouch- 
 « fated to receive him into the honor of this mod: illuftrious Order, being a per- 
 cc fon in his ownefteem moft unworthy thereof; in the next place profeft, That 
 “whereas he was preferred in this choice before manv others much mote de¬ 
 serving than himfelf, it was not to be attributed to his merits, or any thing 
 “ by him performed, but meerly to the Soveraign' s bounty, and the favour of 
 « the Knights-Companions prefent towards him. 
 
 The beftowing of fo fingular an honor, being thus thankfully acknowledged 
 the Ceremony of Invejiiture with the. two principal Enfigns of the Order begins, 
 firft w ith the Garter, as the moft ancient and chiefeft Enfign, and next with the 
 George : but the further Inveftiture with the Habit, and other the Ornaments of 
 this Order, are. to be compleated at the time of the Eleff-Knights Inftallation 
 at IVindefor. 
 
 Now the manner and order in the aforefaid Inveftiture, was anciently as fol- 
 loweth ; firft the Ele 3 -Knight fet his left foot upon a Stool, and then one of the 
 Knights-Companions, by the Soveraign s appointment, as his Subftitute, buckled 
 the Enobled Carter about his left leg; and this is to be feen in Ptfture in the 
 margent of an old Draught of the Combats of Sir John Aftley, fet forth in the 
 b Antiquities of Warwickshire, where the faid Sir Johns Inveftiture with the Gar¬ 
 ter, is reprefented after the aforefaid manner. But of late times, the EleS-Knight 
 ‘ kneeled on his right Knee, whilft this Ceremony was performed; during which, 
 the d words of Admonition or signification at this part of the Inveftiture are to 
 be read. 
 
 The Forms of Admonition anciently ufed at the Inveftiture of Knights-Subjeffs 
 areinfertedinth e' Appendix', but that particularly relative to the putting on the 
 Garter, is entred in King Henry the Eighth’s Book of‘Englifii Statutes, and is as 
 followeth. 
 
 Sir, the loving Company of the Order of the Garter hath received you their 
 Brother and Fellow, and to token of this, they give and prefent you this 
 
 O o 2 prefent 
 
 2 99 
 
 q Ibidem: 
 
 i LibMI.il II 
 
 bp*£. li. 
 
 c Ex Cilltll. 
 A. V.» 
 d LibM.jf. 20 i 
 
 e Numb. 
 XXXVI, 
 
300 The Inveftiture with Garter and George. Chap. X. 
 
 prefent Garter, which God grant that you receive and wear from henceforth 
 to his praife and glory, and to the exaltation and honor of the Card Noble Or- 
 der ? and yonrfelf. 
 
 Afterward it was decreed in a Chapter held at Windefor the 5. of Augull an. 
 g u.c. J.IJ. 1.0 2 ,ph.& Mar. to this effedf, s That not only the fame Advertifements and 
 Admonitions which were wont to be given to Strangers at their Inveftitures 
 fliould be likewife given to Knights-Subjetts , that in time to come (hould be 
 Elc-ifted and Inllalled ; but alio, that among the Knights-Conspanions there Ihould 
 not be any Inveftiture differing either in Ceremony or Habit. 
 r Hereupon the forefaid words of Admonition at putting on the Garter were 
 
 nLib.tt.p.^10. j e f t 0 ff ; an( ] h thole ufed at the Inveftiture of Strangers given and continued to 
 Knights-SubjeOs ; the Englilh Verfion of which may be feen at the end of the 
 faid Englijh statutes, which thence we have tranfcribed hither: being pro¬ 
 nounced by the Chancellor, if the Soveraignorhis Lieutenant be prefent, other- 
 wife by the Regifter. 
 
 to the laud and honor of Almighty God, his imaculate Mother, and Saint 
 Ceorge 'the holy Martyr , tye or gird your Leg with this Noble Garter, wear¬ 
 ing it to the encreafe of your honor , and in token and remembrance of this 
 moft Noble Order 5 remembring, that thereby you being admonijhed and en¬ 
 couraged., in all jnil Battels and Wars , which only you Jhall take in hand, both 
 jlrongly to fight, valiantly to ftand, and honorably to have the ViUory. 
 
 But again!! the Inveftiture of the prefent Soveraign, the words of Significa¬ 
 tion, being better weighed and confidered, were put into this form. 
 
 1 'hf'j'mn. * r ° ^ onor °f Cot * omH ipotent, and in memorial of the bleffed Martyr 
 
 (. 8. 3 st - George, tye about thy Leg for thy renown this Noble Garter ; wear it as 
 
 the Symbol of the moft illuftrious Order, never to be forgotten or laid aftde : 
 That thereby thou mayft be admonijhed to be courageous, and having under¬ 
 taken a j nil lEar, into which only thou Jhalt be engaged, thou may ell ftand 
 firm, valiantly fight, and fuccefsfully conquer. 
 
 The Princely Garter being in manner aforefaid buckled on, and the words of 
 Signification pronounced, the EleS-Knight is brought before the Soveraign,who 
 puts about his Neck the George , pendant at a Skie coloured Ribband; at which 
 part of the Ceremony, the Admonition ufed at the adorning of an Inftalled 
 Knight with the Collar of the Order (changing only the word Collar for Rib- 
 bandj is pronounced ; but were thus framed for the before mentioned occafion, 
 of the prefent Soveraign s Inveftiture with the George and Ribband. 
 
 'Wear this Ribband about thy Neck, adorned with the Image of the bleffed 
 Martyr and Soldier of Chrift it. George; by whofe imitation provoked, thou 
 may eft Jo overpafs both projperous and adverje encounters, that having ftoutly 
 vanquijhed thy Enemies, both of Body and Soul, thou mayeft not only receive 
 the praife of this tranjient Combat, but be crowned with the Palm of eter¬ 
 nal victory. 
 
 In further progrefs upon this Ceremony, we (hall note, that fo great a re- 
 fpedi hath been given to Foreign Princes who receive the honor here, that 
 the soveraign moft ufually performs the Inveftiture himfelf: For fo when 
 Philip King of Caftile received a perfonal Inveftiture, in the Chapter-houje 
 k Lib.n.y.iii. at Windefor, it was from the * Soveraigns own hands, for he took the Gar¬ 
 ter from the King of Arms, put it about the Kings Leg, and Prince Henry faft- 
 ned the Buckle. 
 
 I Lib.c.pyp. Queen { Elizabeth her felf buckled the Garter about the Leg of John Cajimire, 
 Count Palatine of the Rhyne ; and hung about his Neck a Gold Chain with 
 
 the 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 The Inveftiture with Garter ancl George. 
 
 301 
 
 the George at it. The like honor did m King James to the Duke of Holftein in 
 the third year of his Reign. 
 
 And now and then (though feldom) out of fpecial grace and favour hath the 
 Soveraign done this honor to a Knight-Subject: though when Queen Eliz. was 
 pleafed to adorn the Lord Ettrghlcy with the Garter , the Annals note it to be 
 done as it were" by the by ; and Henry Earl of suffix, an. 3 1. Eliz. received thefe n ib. 66. 
 Enjigns of the Order from the 0 Soveraign her felf. The like favour did the to 0 I6 
 therEarl of Shrewsbury in the 34. year of her Reign. So alfo dids King James pn.p.iit. 
 invert Henry Earl of Northampton , with the principal Enrtgns of the Order ; as a 
 perfon worthy fo great an 
 ry, placed both the Garter 
 
 1638. with his own hands. jmrn.p. 8. 
 
 Sometimes the Soveraign hath performed but part of the rnveftiture, and 
 commanded the fenior Knight todotherelh Thus when the Earl of Devonjhire, 
 an. 13. H. 8. received thefe Enfigns, it was on this manner; firrt the Soveraign 
 reached out the Garter to the Marquefs Dorfet , and commanded him to buckle 
 it about his left Leg, which as he was doing, the Duke of Norfolk^ gave him his 
 affiftance; then the r Soveraign put on the Gold Chain, with the [mage of Saint (Lib.Ny.211. 
 George at it. At the Inveftiture of chrijlian Duke of Brnnfmick ^, an. 22. Jac. li¬ 
 the'Soveraign put about his neck the Blue Ribband, whereat hung the Effigies oft LibR.p.x}. 
 St. George ; and the Earls (who introduced him to the Soveraign’s pretence) 
 buckled on the Garter. The like did the 11 late Soveraign to William Earl of Nor- u Ibid.p. 4 j; 
 thampton , an. 4. Car. I. at which time the Earl of Tenbrokg faftned the Garter 
 about his left Leg; and an- 9. Car. 1. the Earls of Danby and Moreton were both 
 of them inverted with the George by the ” Soveraign himfelf, while the Earl ofwK.j 89. 
 Fenhroke inverted the former, and the Earl of Carlijle the latter,with the Garter. 
 
 So alfo (fince the Soveraign s happy return) in the cafes of the Prince of Den¬ 
 mark^, the Dukes of Monmouth, Cambridge , and Albemarle, was the Inveftiture 
 begun with the George. 
 
 And thus we fee, that an. 22. Jac. Reg. the order of Invejliturc began to be in¬ 
 verted, the George and Ribband being then firrt put on, and the Garter laft : 
 Neverthelefs, the Garter , as it was the firrt, fo the principal and moft worthy 
 Enfign of the Order , and therefore in the practice of all former times, thought fit 
 to have the precedence of Inveftiture given it; and was fo obferved at the In¬ 
 veftiture of the prefent Soveraign. 
 
 Laftly, the Inveftiture with thefe two Enfigns , hath for the moft part been 
 heretofore performed by the two fenior Knights , and at the command of the 
 Soveraign, but always in his prefence, the Chapter fitting; but if abfent, then 
 by his Lieutenant: and fo it hapned an. 31. Eliz. for the Lord Euclft.nirft being 
 Elefted at Whitehall , upon the 24. of April that year, and coming to Court 
 (having no knowledge of his Election) after the Soveraign was rifen (yet 
 leaving the Chapter fitting) her * Lieutenant inverted him both with the Garter xiri.c4.113. 
 and George. 
 
 The Solemnity of Inveftiture being compleated, the ElcS-Knight recollecting 
 himfelf with all befitting humility, y renders thanks to the Soveraign for thefe yUb.N.pan. 
 Tokens and Enfigns of Honor, and after, with due refpefts, lalutes the Knights- 
 Companions , ‘who thereupon re-falute the EleS-Knight , and joyfully receive '‘■Palmer’s 
 him into their Fellowlhip and Society. ' 
 
 In cafe two or more EleS-Knights receive the honor of this Inveftiture at one 
 time, then fo foon as the fenior hath been Inverted, and his humble thanks pre- 
 fented, he* pafteth down towards the Chapter-houfe door, and there Hands, * ExCoiltS. 
 while the next junior is in like manner inverted; which Ceremony being end- A ' Vm W ' 
 ed, he alfo goes down, and Hands with the other EleS-Knight ; and fo do the 
 reft in order (if there be more prefent, that attend their Inveftiture) until the 
 Chapter break up. 
 
 lunui : anu lauiy, nib • muc m-ijejiy or I 
 and George upon the prefent soveraign, 1 
 
 . ui may pa[mr . s ; 
 
 « 
 
 SECT. 
 
T be InveEiture with Carter and George. 
 
 302 
 
 Chap. X. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of fending the Garter and Georges an Eled-Knight Subjeft. 
 
 W Here a Knight-SubjeS at the time of his Election is remote from Court,or 
 beyond Sea,and the Sovereign determines to fend him the two principal 
 Enfigns of the Order, the charge of this employment doth of right belong to 
 * ConHimt. aJ * Carters and herein there are divers Precedents. Sir Thomas Wriothejley Gar- 
 attilmci'f'f tel 'i was fent tothe'Earls of Arundel and Weftmerlandpst ith the Garter and George, 
 a Ex vet. ms. an. 17. /-/. 8. So alfo was Sir Gilbert Dethick. Garter, fent upon the like employ- 
 Kem tnt t'l ment ’ to Earl of b IVeJimerland an. 6. Ed. 6. to the Earl of ‘sujjex, an. \.dr 2. 
 b" S " 5 ' Vh. M. to the Lord i Grey oflVilton, an. 3. c 5 “ 4. Ph. & Jll. to the e Earl of 
 d^fa C wlc Shrewsbury, an.y.Eliz. to the Earl of ‘Bedford, an.6.Eliz. to the Earl of £ Warwick^ 
 fjn.cl. an. 5 .Eliz. ("being then at Newhaveu in France ) to William * Earl of Worcejler 
 f an. 12. Eliz. to [| William Lord Cobharn an. 26. Eliz. and to the Lord Scroop the 
 
 h fame year who then was at Carlijlc in Cumberland. 
 
 *t r x Collett. This Inveftiture of the Lord Scroop, was the ‘ lad aftion in this kind, which 
 III £ iv.O. gj r QjlPcrf Dethicff performed ; who had ferved four Soveraigns of this Order, an 
 k)sr CoSelt. Officer of Arms, the fpace of k 65. years, whereof he had been 1 Garter 38. 
 
 1 AV.leN.cl. y earSj and having mod worthily and faithfully accomplifhed his lervice, upon 
 his return to London from Carlifle aforefaid, he languilhed by the (pace of ten 
 weeks or thereabouts, and dyed the™ 3. day of October, an. Dorn. 1 584. in the 81. 
 year of his age. 
 
 The Letters heretofore fent from the soveraign along with thefe Enfigns of the 
 Order to the Elect-Knights, have for the mod part been drawn after the form of 
 thofe certifying Election ; only indead of the lad Claufe, which therein requires 
 the Elett Knights repair to the Soveraign : for receiving the Garter and George from 
 n Appendix, him, in thefe was an allowance to"" ufe them, as to their Election appertain, 
 ainm.xix. A n d were the two general forms of Letters , fent upon the forelaid occa- 
 Gons .• all further difference lay, not in the body, but direidion of the Letters, 
 which were evermore worded according to the quality of the perlbn to whom 
 fent: as to a Knight Batchellor, the direftion was, To our trujly and rrellbe- 
 loved, &c. to a Baron, Right trujly and wellbeloved, dfc. to an Earl, Right trujly 
 and right wellbeloved Coufin, &c. and to a Duke, Right trujly , and right entirely 
 beloved Coufin , due. 
 
 o Appendix. But we obferve the fprms of tho Ce° Letters, fent upon like occafion to Knights- 
 IVum.xX. subjeds, when the prefent Soveraign was beyond the Seas, were pen'd after 
 
 another manner, and (The neceffity of thofe times requiring) contained feme 
 other particulars, namely (beGdes a large preamble relative to the Eledtion of 
 Knights, eminent for noble birth and heroick virtue) additional claufes of 
 (T.)Power to wear the Star of Silver about St. Ccorge’s Crofs:(2.)The great Col¬ 
 lar of the Order: And(3.)toftile themlelves Knights and Companions of the Order 
 of the Garter, in as ample manner as if they had been Inftalled at Windefor ; 
 with an allurance of receiving the whole Habit there, when the Soveraign was 
 redored to the .poffeffion thereof 
 
 pT»iS»r>«t' And it appears from fome of thefe r Letters, that by reafon Sir Edward Walker 
 tor Gi, rter was otherwife employed in the Soveraigns fervice, when they were fent, 
 irofi,fyc. therefore the soveraign made choice of other perfons to carry both the faid Let. 
 
 q Letters n /errand Enfigns of the Order, neverthelefs 1 referving unto him as Carter, the 
 
 Duite Hamit, rights of his office. 
 
 'smjjUe.&e. Howbeit, the faid Sir Edward looking on the difpofing this employment to 
 others, as an invaGon upon the rights of his Office, and having a juft regard to 
 the prefervation of the intereft of his Succeflors, no lefs than his own 5 humbly 
 petitioned the present Soveraign for redrefs, and obtained his gracious Refe¬ 
 rence thereupon to feveral Knights-Companions of the Order , to examine the 
 
 matter. 
 
S E 
 
 CT. 
 
 IV. 
 
 The Inveftiture with Garter and George. 
 
 3°3 
 
 matter, and make report both what they found, and what they thought fit to 
 be done therein; upon whofe Report the Soveraign did him full right, by his 
 gracious Declaration. All which Proceedings we think neceflirry tolnfert here, 
 for cleering and fetling the intereft of fo ancient an Office. 
 
 [To his facrccl Majefty^Soveraign of the mojl Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 The moft humble Petition of sir Edward Walker Knight , Garter, Principal 
 King of Arms, and Officer of the faid Order. 
 
 In all humility reprefenting, 
 
 / ~T~'H.it by the efpecial favour of his late Majefty your Royal Father, of ever 
 
 A glorious and blejfed memory, he was created Gutter Principal King of 
 Arms, and was thereby to enjoy all immunities and advantages thereunto be¬ 
 longing, as amply as any of his PrcdeceJJors. 
 
 That ftnce your Majefties accejfion to the Crown, he hath by right continued 
 in the ftid Office, it being granted during life by Letters-Patent. 
 
 Notwithjlanding which, there have lately fome difputcs arifen about the exe¬ 
 cution of that part of his Office, wherein he conceives himfelf mofi concerned, 
 and for which his Office was at firfl erected. 
 
 He therefore , in all humility , appeals to your Majefty, as Soveraign of the 
 ftid Order, and Protestor of the Officers thereof, fir the vindication of his 
 juft rights, which were never queftioned, until this time of general Invafion, 
 hoping clearly to make it appear. 
 
 Firfl, when any Foreign Prince is chofen, that the Enfigns of the Order are 
 fent and delivered him by an Anibajfaclor, and Garter joined with him in the 
 prcfinting .thereof 
 
 Secondly, that until this time of Rebellion (wherein your Majefty cannot 
 formally cither Elebl, or Inftall any SubjcBj the Garter hath rarely been fent 
 to any of them , but according to the Statutes was always delivered them in the 
 Chapter houfe. Garter, and the reft of the Officers of the Order affijling. 
 
 To prove the firJl, he refers himfelf to the Statutes, and to the conftant pra- 
 ctice-. As for example, the Garter was delivered by the Earl of Arundel, and 
 Garter King of Arms, to Philip the fecond King of Spain, in the time of 
 Queen Mary. By the Lord Spencer, and sir William Dethick Garter, in 
 joint CommiJJion with him, to the Duke of Wertemberg, in the firfl year of 
 King James. By the Lord Carleton, and Sir William Seagar, to Maurice 
 Prince (^Orange. By Mr. Peter Young Gentleman Dfher, "and Mr. Henry 
 St. George, Richmond Herald, Deputy to Sir William Seagar Garter to the 
 King of S weden, by whom they were both Knighted; and, as he remembers 
 by sir William Bofwell, and Mr. Philpot Deputy to sir John Burrough Gar¬ 
 ter, to the non Prince of Orange, from all which, Garter and his Deputies re¬ 
 ceived Urge and honorary rewards. 
 
 To the fecond, by the Statutes, no Knight chofen or clett fljall be inflalled by 
 Attorney, except he be a Stranger, or bulled without the Realm, for the affairs 
 of the Soveraign; nor receive the Garter, but in Chapter, fo that the fending of 
 the Garter to any SubjeU, rarely happens. The only example he remembers,^, 
 of that font by Garter to the Lord Scroop Prcftdent of the North, in Queen Eli¬ 
 zabeths time. As for the other alledged of that fent to the Earl o/HoIland, 
 into trance, itis JulCequent in time, and was only the delivery of the Garter, 
 and no compleating of the Order, and may (if it were fo) fir ought appears to 
 the contrary, have been done by GarterS confent. Befides, he is in the affirma¬ 
 tive, and fo to be believed touching the rights of his own Office and Profiffion, 
 before others that underftand them not. 
 
 By all which he hopes it is evident. That Garter is the proper Officer to be 
 fent with an Ambaffhdor, to prefent the Order to a Foreign Prince, and that 
 your Majejly fends not Embaffadors, to your own Subject. So then it follows, 
 
 when 
 
 f Ex Collett- 
 E.W.G. 
 
The Inveftiture with Garter and George. Chap. X. 
 
 when any fuch cafes happen (as of late have done') that Garter only , or his De¬ 
 puties, and none other, ought of right to he employed therein. 
 
 Wherefore, not to mention at Urge, how that your Majefty hath by your Royal 
 Letters, with difpenfation, fully rnvejled eight moft noble and eminent perfons 
 with the Order, and all the rights and honorary advantages thereof, and his 
 preparing the Letters, and fitting the manner and form, without any notice ta¬ 
 ken of him for doing thereof as yet, and that a great advantage hath been made 
 by another, by performing that, which he hopes fully to evidence is the right of 
 his Office. 
 
 He doth therefore in all humility appeal unto your Majefty, Soveraign of the 
 fiid moft Noble Order, befeeching that he may be heard, to make the particu¬ 
 lars appear,either before your Majefty alone, or attended by as many of the Com¬ 
 panions of the Order, Peers and Council, as your Majefty fisall pleafi to call 
 to that purpofi, or by any other way that Jhall fiem beft to your Majefty : And 
 that he who hath clifputed it may be prefint, and then if it fhall appear that the 
 right is his, that he may have your Majefty s Declaration to fortifie it, with di¬ 
 rection, that the feme he entred in the Regifter Book of the fiid Order, that 
 fo the Precedents that have been of late made, may not for the future be brought 
 in example againft him, or his Succejfors, to the prejudice of his right, and the 
 lofs of the greatejl honor and advantage of his Office. The which will more re¬ 
 flect on him than any that have held that Office formerly. He having had the 
 extraordinary happinefs to enjoy more of his Soveraign s favours anil employ¬ 
 ments, than any of his Predecejfors. 
 
 And (as in duty bound) he Jhall ever pray, &c. 
 
 At the Court at Breda the 21 .of April 1650. 
 
 His Majefty is gracioufiy pleafid to refer the confederation of this Peti¬ 
 tion,to the modi honorable Lords, the Dukes ^/"Buckingham and Hamil¬ 
 ton, and the Marquefi tf/Newcaftle, Companions of the moft Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter, to examine the Allegations of this Petition, and fuch 
 other proofs as the Petitioner jhall produce, for the juftifying of his right 
 and thereupon to make report unto his Majefty what they find, and think, 
 fit to be done therein. 
 
 Rob. Long. 
 
 Breda 27. May 1650. 
 
 W E George Duke of Buckingham, William Duke of Hamilton, and 
 William Marquefs of Newcaftle, Knights of the moft Noble Order 
 of the Garter, having read and conftdered the within written Petition, do find 
 the Allegations therein mentioned to agree with the Statutes and ancient pratiice 
 of the fiid Order. And that Garter King of Arms, and his Deputies, ought to 
 bear all I.etters-Patents, appertaining to the Brethren of the fiid Order, and 
 all Elections to the Knights-EleS. And me do therefore make this Report to 
 your Majefty, to the end you may be pleafid to maintain the Petitioner in his juft 
 rights. And that no examples lately made may be brought in Precedent againft 
 him, or his Succejfors in the faid office. 
 
 C. Buckingham. 
 
 Hamilton, 
 tv. New-Caftle. 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 The Inveftiture with Garter agcl George. 
 
 3°5 
 
 His Majefties Declaration of the Rights of Q-arter King of Arms 
 to Sir Edward Walker. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 t H A R L E S the Second of that name, by the Grace of God, King of Eng-1 Ex ceil. Cil- 
 land, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. And ,tl 
 Soveraign of the moSi Noble Order of Saint George, called the Garter. To 
 all and lingular the Princes and Peers, Knights and Companions of the fiid 
 mofl Noble Order, Greeting. Whereas roe have for the continuation and ho¬ 
 nor of the fiicl mojl Noble Order (in this time of general Rebellion in our 
 Dominions ) by our power, as Soveraign of the fiid Order, lately Elected in¬ 
 to the Fellowfhip thereof divers eminent perfions, whom for their great Nobi¬ 
 lity, Courage, and Fidelity, we have ejleented worthy of the fiime i, and have 
 by our necejpiry difpenfiations , fully invefled them with all the honorary privi- 
 ledges and advantages thereof, and have employed divers of our Servants , and 
 others unto them, with letters mi five declaring the fiime. And where,is we 
 have been l>y the humble Petition oj our trufly and well beloved Servant, Sir 
 Edward Walker Knight, Garter, principal King of Arms, and Officer of the 
 fiid Order, informed. That by the Statutes and ancient praclifis of the Order, 
 when any of our PrcdecefforsJjqve Eleffcd any Foreign Prince thereinto,that the 
 Enligns thereof were always fint and delivered by an Ambajfiidor, and Garter 
 King of Arms joined with him in the doing thereof. And that when any of 
 our Subjects was Elected, the Garter was delivered hint in the Chapter-houfe, 
 or (being employed abroadj was fint unto him by Garter King of Arms Officer 
 of the fitid Order. All which we having tafen into our confederation, were 
 gracioufly pleafed for the prefirvation of the rights of the Officers of the fiid 
 Order, to refer the examination of the particulars unto our right trujly and 
 entirely beloved Cofins and Counfillors, George Duke of Buckingham, Wil¬ 
 liam Dufe of Hamilton, and William Marquefis u/New-Caftle,.Knights and 
 Companions of the fiid moil Noble Order, who upon due examination of 
 the particulars, have made their Report, That they find all the allegations 
 above-mentioned, to agree With the Statutes and ancient practice of the fitid 
 Order. And that Garter, King of Arms, and his Deputies, ought to bear all 
 Letters Patents appertaining to the Brethren of the fitid Order, and all Fle¬ 
 xions to the Knights EleQ 5 therefore, to the end that the rights and privi- 
 ledges of the Officers of the fiid Order may be fully preferved and ejlablifhed. 
 
 We are gracioufly pleafed (by the advice of the fiaid mofl Noble Companions} 
 hereby to declare, that although we have (in regard of the other,employments of 
 the fitid sir Edward Walker Garter, in our firvicef fint the fiaid declara¬ 
 tory Letters with the Garter, by others, unto the perfions Elect, yet that the 
 doing thereofJhall not be brought in example again ft him the fiicl Sir Edward 
 Walker Garter, or his Sttcccjfbrs in the fitid Office, to the prejudice of his 
 right, We being fully fiitisficd, that it is his right, and properly belongs unto 
 his Office, as Garter, King of Arms to perform the fiime. And we do there¬ 
 fore hereby command, that an Entry be made hereof, in the Book, of the fiaid 
 mofl Noble Order, by the Regifter thereof, afloon as conveniently it may be 
 done. To the end it may appear, we have preferved the fiaid Garter King of 
 Arms, and his Succeffors in their juft rights, and that he hath not failed to 
 prove the fiime. Given at the Cajlle at Breda this 28. day of May, in the 
 ficcond year of our Reign. Anno Domini 1650. 
 
 By his Majeflies command 
 
 Rob. Long. 
 
 P P 
 
go 6 The Invefiiture rvitb Carter and George. Chap. X. 
 
 We (hall further add, that together with the Letters fignifying an Election 
 and theEnfigns of the Order, it was anciently inufe, to fend the Book. of Statutes 
 under the Common Seal of the Order, no left to a Kmght-SubjeH, than (in like 
 cafej to a stranger j and to the fame end, viz. that he might perufe and advife 
 thereupon, whether he would accept of the Eleftion or not: for fo it appears 
 U Affendis. by t ] ie «Letters lignifying Eleftion fent to Sir John Faflolf an. 4. H. 6 . 
 
 .vum.xxi. Within a few days after his Highnefi Prince Rupert was Elefted into this Or- 
 » palmer’s der (being then in Holland ) a w Commffion of Legation was prepared to be fent 
 hriejmntl t p,j t p,er with the Garter and George by Sir John Bnrrough Garter, to perform the 
 xitii-f. 48. Inveftiture with them: but Sir John'’ falling (ick and dying, prevented the de- 
 & S3- figned Ceremony. Neverthelefs, (ome while after the Prince had been in Eng¬ 
 land, the then Soveraign thought fit to command Sir 1 James Palmer Chancellor 
 of the Order to attend his Highnefs, to declare the reafons, why the faid Com- 
 vr png. 48. mijjion was not fent and executed, as was defigned, as alfo to deliver him the 
 xl ' Commiffion it felf; to the intent (being prevented of receiving his Inftallation 
 at Windefbr , becaufe that Caftle continued in the polic-flion of the Rebels) it 
 might remain with him as a memorial of this soveraign s Princely favour, and 
 refpeft to his quality and merits, as alfo for a further evidence of his admit¬ 
 tance into this Noble Order, tince there was no other memorial thereof but the 
 minutes of his Eleftion and this Commiflion. 
 
 On * Monday therefore the 14. of J.w. 1644. the faid Chancellor accompa¬ 
 nied with Dr. ckr. Wren Regifter, and Six Edward Walker, then newly made 
 Garter, attended the Prince at his Lodgings in Oxford, who having notice of 
 their coming, received them with all obliging civility: and after a little paufe,the 
 Chancellor made known to his Highnefs the Soveraign s Commands in the fol¬ 
 lowing Speech. 
 
 * Ibid, p 49. * jf pleaje pour Highnefs, 
 
 T HE Kings c/England Soveraigns of the mojl Nolle Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter, ever fince that honorable Foundation, have thought ft (not only fir 
 the reward of eminent fervices done bp their own SubjeSs, but alfo fir in cou¬ 
 rage went s to noble acts of Cbivalrp and virtue, and partlp for further augmen¬ 
 tation and extention of the renown and honor of that mojl Noble Society) have 
 made it fo eftimable aniongU all the Foreign Princes of Chrijlendom , that they 
 have not thought their fames fhfficientlp advanced,till they have been taken notice 
 of by this Princely Society,and Elected into this mojl Noble Order of the Garter. 
 Which Elettion hath been fo welcomed,even to the Emperors and Kings of highejl 
 degree of Renown in Europe, that no tye of allyance, amity,or league hath proved 
 a jlronger bond of affeSion between this and Foreign Crowns, than that of the 
 Companionry of the mojl Noble Order of the Garter 5 in which nine Chri- 
 jlian Emperors, fifty five crowned Kings, and four hundred Princes and Peers, 
 having taken the Oath of homage and fealty to the King of England, as their 
 Soveraign in the ftid mo11 Noble Order, have already had their Names and 
 glorious Atts regijlred in the Records thereof. 
 
 According to which Example of his Majejlies Progenitors offamous memory, 
 his Majejly King Charles my Mailer Soveraign of the mojl Noble Order of the 
 Garter, did at a Chapter held at his City of York, the 10. of April in the 
 1 3 . year of his Reign (when though many Stalls remained vacant) yet did think, 
 fit then to eleS but two Knights only 5 namely, Prince James Duke of York his 
 Son, and your Highnefs his Nephew, whom his Majejly thought worthiejl to 
 make choice of, not only for your Princely defeent of Blood, but for his own- 
 particular intereji in that noble confanguinity (as being the Son of his only be¬ 
 loved Sijler the virtuous Queen of BohemiaJ and for many eminent virtues be- 
 jides (as well heroical as moral) inherent in your perfon. 
 
 And that his Majejlies affection to you might be the more emphatically cx- 
 prejjed, he elected your Highnefs a Companion of the Order in the company 
 
Sect. IV. The Inveftiture with Garter and George. 307 
 
 of hk orvn Son, both to manififl thereby the intimatenefs of ajfeftion to your 
 Highnefs, as well as to Jherv Prince James hk tender years , a glorious pat¬ 
 tern for his rrincely imitation of valour and martial Atchievenients ; in which 
 choice, his Majcfiy did not prove himfelf a King of Grace and Goodnefs only, 
 hut a King and a Prophet alfo , as if he could by hk forefeeing judgment di¬ 
 vine, how happy an injlrument of valour and fafety you would after prove, to 
 his Crown and dignity, in their greatejl diftrejjes. In the conduct of whofe Ar¬ 
 mies, your Highnefs hath hitherto been fo projperous and juccefosful, that it 
 will be my duty to truth , as well as to the propriety of my Office, to give a 
 timely recordation of each particular to the Regifter of the Order, that he may 
 eternize the memory of your noble A 3 s, to remain in the Records of the Or¬ 
 der, that pojlerity may know as well as we find, what happy ajfiflance your 
 Princely ConduS (of hk Mtjeflies Armies ) hath brought to his Kingdoms and 
 Dominions. 
 
 Sir, the Reafons and Motives of thk your EleQion being fo many , it be¬ 
 hoves me now to inform your Highnefs, the reafons why this Commijfion hath 
 not been fooner delivered unto your hand', and thofe are, that immediately up¬ 
 on your EleSion at York, hk Majcfiy commanded me to draw up a Com¬ 
 mijfion of legation to Sir John Burrough Knight (then principal King of 
 Arms and Garter) to bring the EnlTgns of the Order, together with the no¬ 
 tice cfyour Election, unto your Highnefs then in the Low Countries, and to 
 perform the fame with all the Solemnities thereunto belonging. Another Com- 
 mijfion alfo under the Broad Seal of England was directed to the right Honora¬ 
 ble the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Earl Marjhal of England; and to the 
 Lord Goring hk Majeflies Embaffador extraordinary with the States of the 
 United Provinces ; to give your Highnefs the honor of Knighthood, a Cere¬ 
 mony always by the statutes of the foiid Order neceffarily to be performed to any 
 Eleitccl Knight, before, he can be admitted to be a Companion, and receive 
 the Enltgns of the Order of the Garter. But the [aid King of Arms then fall¬ 
 ing (ickffhortly after clyed, and your Highnefs fuddainly coming in per fin into 
 England, that Ceremony was prevented by thofe cafualties, and his Majtjly 
 at Nottingham himfelf performed that office, in delivering both the Garter 
 and George unto your Highnefs; ftnee which time your continual employments 
 in his Majeflies tVars, and your abfince thereby neceffarily inforced from Ox¬ 
 ford (where the Commijfion and Seals of the Order remained ) the delivery 
 thereof was neceffarily delayed till this prefent, when his Majeflies exprefs 
 command to me, and to thofe Gentlemen Officers of the mojl Honorable Order, 
 k to deliver it now unto your Highnefs hands, confidering the place of your In¬ 
 stalment at the Caflle o/Windefor is neceffarily prevented (by reafon of the 
 poffejfion thereof by the Rebels) and no other memory, but your EleQion and this 
 Commijfion remains upon Record. But his Soveraign Majefty is fo dejirous to 
 invejl you and the Prince hk Son, in the full priviledges of the faicl Order and 
 Society, that affoon as a competent number of Knights can be affembted ' 
 to make a Chapter, his Alajefly determines to confult of a courfi how the In- 
 flalment at Windefor may (if pojfibly it can) be difpenfod with, that rather 
 than you fhould be deprived longer of the full enjoyment of all rights of Itiftal- 
 lation, his Majefly is fully determined to make ordinary rules of Ceremony 
 and Order, to give place to extraordinary Examples of merit and fidelity, al¬ 
 ready fo amply performed by your Highnefs to his Crown and dignity, which 
 is the Jum of what his Majejly hath commanded me to prefont unto your High¬ 
 nefs, which he defires you to take in good part till the refl can be performed. 
 
 At the ending of this Speech, Sir * James Palmer prefented the Commiffion to * Hid. p.f j: 
 the Prince, who gave his Majefly many humble thanks for this gracious Meffage, 
 and acknowledged his Majeflies favours far beyond hisdefert 5 but promifed he 
 would ftudy to be more worthy by his aftions, than in return of words, with many 
 thanks to the Chancellor and the other Officers of the Order for their pains.- where¬ 
 upon they took their leave, and the Chancellor went immediately to his Maje¬ 
 jly, and rendered him an account of this Employment. 
 
 P p 2 
 
 SECT- 
 
The Inveftiture with Garter and George, 
 
 Chap. X. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 The Manner of a KnightV Inveftiture. 
 
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 Num.XXl. 
 
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 Num.XX II. 
 
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 I N ancient time it was part of the Ceremony, belonging to the InveJlitHre 
 with the Garter , of an EleS-Knight (whether a Stranger or Knight SubjeftJ to 
 give him an Oath, which we find called. The Oath in fuch cafes accujlomed to be 
 taken, and was to this effeft, that the Knight *Jhonld well and faithfully keep and 
 obferve , fo far as God fiottld enable hint, all that was contained in the Statutes of the 
 Order. But we find not of late, that the taking fuch an Oath, at performing 
 this Ceremony hath been impofed upon any but Foreign Princes, of which 
 anon. 
 
 It is alfo obfervable that an. 4. H. 6. a particular ■ Comniijj'ion ilfued to the 
 Earls of Warwick, Salisbury, and Suffolk with power to any two or one of 
 them, to receive this Oath from Sir John Fajlolf upon his Inveftiture : And this 
 was befides the Oath, which his Prodtor was afterwards to take at Inftallation, as 
 is manifeft out of the Letters of Procuration, whereby the faid Sir John Fajlolf 
 gave to his Procter licenfe to take on his behalf, ‘ fuch Oath as fitould be required 
 at the time of his Injlallation. 
 
 As to the C. remony and manner of Inverting a Rnight-EleS with the Garter 
 and 1 - or , albeit we have difeourft thereof before, we nevtrthelefs think it 
 necellary to fubjoin two or three confiderable Inftances as molt proper to this 
 place. 
 
 When * Philip Prince of Spain , an. 1. Maria, had thefe Enfigns of the Order 
 fent him, the Soveraign joined Garter King of Arms, with the Earl of Arundel 
 to perform the Inveftiture, who upon notice of his arrival on the Coaft of Eng¬ 
 land, fet forward on their journey to Southampton, where on b Friday the 20. of 
 July, they took Water, and meeting the Prince before he landed, entred his 
 Barge, ‘and gave him notice of his Election in a fhort fpeech, which being end¬ 
 ed, Garter having the Garter in his hand, Rifled it, and fo prefented it to the 
 Earl, who forthwith faftned it about the Princes Leg: in like manner Garter 
 prefented the Earl with the George hanging at a Chain of Gold, who put it alfo 
 about the Princes neck. 
 
 The Ceremony of Inveftiture being thus performed, the Prince came on (bore 
 at Southampton, and on the uppermoft ftair there were ready attending his land¬ 
 ing, the c larquefs of IVinchcfter, Lord high Treafurer of England, with divers 
 other Lords ; the Prince gave the f Lord Williams his White Staff, and made 
 him Lord Chamberlain of his Houfhold; and Sir Anthony Frown Matter of his 
 Horfe, prefented him from the gueen a Horfe with a Footcloth of Crimfon Vel¬ 
 vet, richly embroidered with Gold and Pearls, having the Bridle and all other 
 Furniture futable, whereon he rode to the Cathedral, and after Prayers to the 
 Lodgings prepared for him. 
 
 T ouching Garters Inveftiture of the Earl of Warwick, at Newhaven in France , 
 the firft of May, an. 5. Elite,, it was as followetb, 
 
 Firft Garter repairing to the Earls Lodgings, d put on his Mantle in the next 
 Chamber to the Earls, and thence proceeded into the Earls Chamber, where 
 having made three Reverences, he buckled the Garter about his left leg, and next 
 put on the George and Ribband about his neck ; reading to the Earl the words of 
 Signification, appointed to be pronounced at the Inveftiture; which done, Gar¬ 
 ter retired into the Room, where he had put on his Mantle and there difrobed 
 himfelf, and fo the Ceremony ended. 
 
 And it feems to have been a cuftom about thefe times, for the Nobility and 
 others, the Allyes or Friends to the Elect-Knight, to fend unto him by Garter 
 feveral Garters and Georges, as tokens of congratulation for the Hqpor he was 
 
 at 
 
The Inveftiture with Garter and George. 
 
 3 °9 
 
 Sect. V. _ 
 
 at this time to receive ; which fo foon as the Inveftiture was finilhed, and Car¬ 
 ter returned from putting off his Robe, he delivered unto him, with the parti¬ 
 cular fervices and refpe&s of thofe his Friends who had fo beftowed them; for 
 fuch we find to have been fent by Carter, and prefented to the aforefaid' Earl of 
 Warwick at Nen-havett, and to the f Lord Scroop at Carlifte, an. 16. Elite. f Ex Catlett. 
 
 At Carter's return to Court, he is obliged to deliver an account to the Soveraign W.un.cL 
 how he hath difeharged his employment, and therewith by fpecial directions 
 from the Elect-Knight , alfo prefents the E higheft thanks he can exprefs, as well g Lit.c.pyi. 
 to the soveraign as the reft of the Knights-Companions , for honoring him with a 
 reception into fo illuftrious an Order. 
 
 We fhall clofe this Se&ion,w ith a brief account of the Inveftiture of his High- 
 nefs the late Duke of Gloucejler at the Hague, on EaVter-day in the morning, be- ^ 
 
 mg the h 14. day of April 1 ( 353 - ' n reference to which Ceremony there was p f 6 ' 
 provided, 
 
 .. "" \w.O. 
 
 r. i A Garter with the Motto, to be tyed about his left Leg. 
 2. A George in a Ribband, to put about his Neck. 
 
 ) f Cnllelt.E. 
 kin 
 
 An embroidered Croft of St .George within a Garter and star, to be 
 fowed on the left Ihoulder of the Dukes Cloak. 
 
 4. A Velvet Cujhion, whereon the Enfigns and Ornaments of the Order, as 
 alfo the Letter fignifying his Election, were to be laid. 
 
 Moreover, for the honor of the Order, and his (aid Highnefs, Sir fthvm-d Walker 
 Carter, humbly propofed as followeth. 
 
 k That he might be afiifted by two or four Knights, in performing his duty. 
 
 That his Highneft the Duke, might receive the Enfigns of the Order, in the Pre¬ 
 fence Chamber of the Trinceft Royal, or in his own, accompanied with the 
 Queen of Bohemia, her Highneft Royal , and fome other perfons of Hopor and 
 Quality. 
 
 That his Highneft having placed himfelf under the State, Garter fiiould take 
 the Cufhion upon his Arms, on which were to be laid all the particular Orna¬ 
 ments above mentioned; and being afiifted with the Knights, and a pafihge left 
 for him to make his three obeyfances, he fhould proceed up towards the Duke, 
 and lay theCulhion with the Ornaments on a Stool let neer his Highneft for that 
 purpofe. 
 
 That he fhould fignifie to his Highneft, in few words, the caufe of his coming; 
 and then deliver into his hand the Soveraign s Letter. 
 
 That his Highneft having received it, fhould break it open, and deliver it 
 back to Garter to read, which he having done fhould return it to his Highneft. 
 
 That after this, he Ihould proceed to the Inveftiture of his Highneft with the 
 Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Which having finifhed, briefly to reprefent unto his Highneft, in a Speech 
 fomewhat of the quality and fplendor of the Order. 
 
 And laftly, to kifs his Highneft hand, and attend what he fhould pleafe to fay 
 and fo depart. 
 
 According to thefe propofals and in the fame order, were all things performed; 
 and the Speeches then made to his Highneft by S'\t Edw.iValket, and firft that fig- 
 nifyingthecaufeofhis coming was as follows. 
 
 1 May it pleafte your Royal Highneft , 
 
 H is facred Majefty the King your Royal Brother , Soveraign of the moft 
 Noble ancient and renowned Order of Saint George, called the Gar¬ 
 ter, hath commanded me Garter Principal King of Arms and Officer of 
 the moft Noble Order, humbly to attend your Highnefs, and from his Ma- 
 jefte to deliver unto your Highnefs the Enfigns of that moll Noble Order, 
 together with Letters of Dilpenfation, for the prefent invefting your 
 Highnels in all the honorary Ornaments and accidents thereof. And becaitfe 
 the Reafons inducing Lis Majefty to llM your Highnefs, into this mojl Noble 
 Society and Fellowjhip . of the Or ’ are bejl cxprejl in his Majeflies graci- 
 
 OUf 
 
 I Ex cod* Of¬ 
 ten. 
 
3io The Inveftiture with Garter and George. Chap. X. 
 
 OH! Letters, I do humbly prefent them unto your Highnefs, that they may be 
 read, and then I /hall proceed in full obedience to his Majefties Commands, to 
 Invefl your Highnefs with the Garter and George therewith fent. 
 
 Having fpoken this, he proceeded to the Invcftiture, which being finifhed, he 
 thus continued his Speech. 
 
 Now that your Highnefs is by his Majefties Royal Elellion and Difpenfation 
 for the prefent Invefted, and made a Companion of this moft Noble and fa¬ 
 mous Order, I /hall humbly prefume {according to the obligation of my Office) 
 fuccindly to represent unto your Highnefs, fomewhat of the antiquity and rea- 
 fon of the Jnftitution, what qualifications are requifite to all perfons Elected, and 
 how in all ages ( ftnee the Inftitution) this Order hath been highly valued and 
 efteemed: All which, 1 believe, your Highnefs having lived from your Cradle un¬ 
 der the power and barbarous rejlraint of the moft unparallel'd Rebels and Tray- 
 tors ufurping in England, hath not yet known. 
 
 And first, for the Antiquity and Inftitution of this moll Noble Order, your 
 Highnefs moft glorious and vicarious Ancestor King Edward the Third (for 
 the honor and encouragement of Martial Allions, and to oblige unto him by 
 the neereft tycs of Royal favour and ficiety, fitch perfons of eminent birth, as by 
 valiant and noble alls had highly merited of him) Inftituted this Order, and 
 Eteffed into the Fellorojhip thereof (with himftlfthe SoveraignJ the number of 
 25 -otter renowned Knights,by giving them the Garter, with this moft flgnificant 
 and generous Motto, Host soit qui mal y pense , ajfigning them likewife a 
 peculiar and /lately habit, ordaining them yearly to attend him on the Feaft of 
 St. George, at his Caftle of Windefore (the feat of the Foundation) where he 
 regally entertained them, and framing Statutes which themfelves and their 
 Snccejjors were obliged to obfcrve,for the honor of the Soveraign and the Order. 
 
 By which Statutes, in thefecond place, the proper qualifications arc fully de¬ 
 clared, which are principally, that every perfim eleffcd into this moft Noble Or¬ 
 der, be a Knight without reproach, a Gentleman of Blood and Arms, of three 
 deftents by Father and Mother, a man of courage, a lover of fluff ice, and of 
 unblcmi/h’d fame and honor ; who likewife at his Inftallation is by Oath obliged 
 to defend and fuftain the honor, quarrels, rights, and dominions of the Sove¬ 
 raign, and to endeavour the augmentation of the Order; And if any one elell¬ 
 cd into this moft Noble Society fhall be either convict of Here Tie, Treafon, Cow- 
 ardife in flying from the Kings Banner or Standard in the field, or that by pro¬ 
 digality he hath wilfully wafted his Tatrimony, he may (if the Soveraign and 
 Companions plea/e) be degraded and deprived of the Order as unworthy thereof. 
 
 Laffly, The Inftitution of this nsoft Noble Order hath been fo inviolably ob- 
 ferved, as that the Soveraign and Companions have never augmented their 
 number, and but very rarely difpenfid with any of the qualifications, whereby 
 the dignity and fplendor of the Order hath been entirely preferved. And fo 
 great a value and high efteem hath been fit upon this rnoff Noble Order, as the 
 greateft and moff powerful Monarchs of Europe have accounted it an honor to 
 be Companions thereof, amongff whom the Emperor Sigifmund, in the Reign 
 of King Henry the Fifth, and that moft potent and glorious Emperor Charles 
 the Fifth , in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, came perfonally into Eng¬ 
 land to receive it. And although the number of the Companions^™*? the firft 
 Inftitution ( now full 303 years) is with your Highnefs but 444 perfons, yet of 
 them there have been 8 Emperors, and 52 Kings and Princes of Foreign Coun- 
 trys, be/des other moff illuftrious and eminent perfons, fome of them Stran¬ 
 gers, the reft Subjells to the Kings of England, Soveraigns of the moft Noble 
 Order. 
 
 Thus sir, I have reprefented unto your Highnefs, the noble ends for which 
 this Order was Inftituted, the qualifications required, and the care in pre- 
 ferving the dignity and honor thereof; I ftsall now prefume to add, that as 
 your Highnefs moft Royal extraffiott is equal to any Fr/nce of Europe, foyostr 
 
 moft 
 
- : 
 
 Sect. VI. The In veftiture with Garter and George. 
 
 mott towardly and generous inclination gives great ajfurance, that you mill en¬ 
 courage magnanimity and honorable enterprifes, appear equal to the moft re¬ 
 nowned triaces that have been Companions of this mojl Noble Order; And as 
 your Highnefs bears the Title of the Duke of Gloucefter, fo that you roil! inhe¬ 
 rit the great and heroick. virtues of that excellent Prince your Predcceffor, 
 Humphry Plantagenet Protettor of the Realm and Perfon of his Nephew King 
 Henry the Sixth, who by his great wifdom,bounty, and jujlice, obtained the title 
 and appellation of the good Duke. 
 
 t fall conclude with my humble and real Prayers for long life, honor, and 
 all profperity to your Royal Highnefs, the mojl high, mighty, and excellent 
 prince, Henry Duke of Gloucefter, Knight, and Companion of the mojl 
 Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 SECT. VI 
 
 Allowances and Rewards given to Garter for his fervice in 
 this Employment. 
 
 H E spveraign of this moft Noble Order bears the charges of Garter, 
 whenfoever, and as often as he is fent to any Elett Knight Subjeff ; either 
 
 with Letters to fignifie his Election, or the Garter and George , wherewith to 
 invert him ; and this is commonly proportioned, according to the length or 
 fhortnefsof the Journey. 
 
 The allowance for that Journey which Sir Gilbert Dethick. Garter made into 
 the Counties of Lincolne and Cumberland (by the"Sovetaign s command given niib.Cf.yi: 
 in chapter') firrt to the Earl of Rutland, and next to the Lord Scroop, an. 2 6 . 
 
 Elite.- appears to have been ° 20 1 . o Apfniix. 
 
 Befides the Soveraign s allowance to Garter, he hath been accuftomed to re- 
 ceive honorable gratuities and rewards from the EleU-Knight himfelf, after the 
 Inveftiture performed; and thefe have ufually been proportioned according to 
 the efteem of the honor he receives, and his> particular inclinations to Garter, 
 and the fervice done by him. Among whom we find the p Earl of Arundel, an. prg* 
 
 17. H. 8. gave to Thomas Wriothejley Garter I ol. in Angelotts, being then at his tTMS. fiL 
 Mannor of Dawnley, ands Ralph Earl of Weftmerland, ele£ted at the fame time rZmtGas- 
 with the faid Earl of Arundel, then at Myle-end, 61 . 1 3 s. 4 d. But the ' Earl of t- 159- 
 Northumberland, an. 25 . H. 8. gave Garter for the verbal certifying him of his Ele- ' l6 °’ 
 
 ftion 4/. though he went no farther than the Chapter-houfe door. 
 
 LaftJy, an. 2 6. Elite,, the Earl of Rutland honorably rewarded Garter at Newark 
 and the Lord scroop gave unto him r 3o/. in Gold, a Velvet Cloak, and a Gal- (yExCoilelt. 
 laway Nag, and to IVilHam Dethick Tork. Herald, who then went along with tlW.lc N.cl. 
 Garter to Carlifle ' 1 ol. But fincethefe times, the Knights-Eledt have greatly en¬ 
 larged their Gratuities to Garter,for his fervice upon this occafion. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
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 $12 
 
 Chap. XI. 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 O F 
 
 Preparations 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 Perfonal Inftallation 
 
 OF A KNIGHT. 
 
 SECT. L 
 
 That Inftallation givet the Title of Founder. 
 
 T il E Inftallation or Inauguration of a Knight of this mod: Noble Order , 
 confifts in a conjunction of many Ceremonies, and contains the mod fo- 
 lemn part ofthofe, whereby fo great an honor is conferr'd; indeed that which 
 compleateth all the reft. And till this great Ceremony be duly and folemnly 
 performed, the perfon Elefted hath not the honor of being reckoned among the 
 number of founders, but barely pafl'es for an Elett Knight, and no other. For 
 t ' lc c!i F refs Fext is, a That in cafe a Knight Elect dye before his Inftallation, he 
 jhall not be named one of the Founders. And the reafon is there given, b fora ft 
 much as he hath not had the full pojfejfion of his Jiate ; and in this point do the 
 An a'n 8 ot ^ er c Bodies of the Statutes agree. Howbeit affoon as the Ceremonies of In- 
 Sut.Art. 2 o. ftallation are compleatly hnifhed, the Knight is unqueftionably vefted in full poft 
 feflion of all the Honors and Priviledges belonging to a founder of this mod No¬ 
 ble Order. 
 
 But to quicken each Elect Knight, who is either a Subjeft to the Soveraign, or 
 refides within his Realm (and confequently in a more ready capacity of re¬ 
 ceiving Inftallation, then one remaining in Foreign parts) to the full attain- 
 h£.?.s«(. ment of his honor, or otherwife to wave what hath been conferr'd on him, by 
 Irt.v).H.i . the Aft of Election 5 the compafs of 11 one year after fuch his Eleftion, is allow- 
 «8"sra' 9- e< ^ ^im ^ ^e slu,ntes for Inftallation (albeit for fooner (pending thereof, the 
 /in', io?' " Statutes do as well appoint him to ule all convenient diligence) otherwife his 
 
 Election 
 
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 Sect. II. Preparati ons for Ferfonal lnfiallation. _ 9*3 
 
 Election is ordained to be abfolutely ' nul and void. Nor can any thing hinder ft** 
 Tint that the Soveraign may then freely proceed to a new Eledhon, unlefs the 
 k E lcS-Knight fend or produce an excufe for fuch delay, fufficient and fit to be 
 accepted by the sovereign, or his Deputy, and the whole Society 5 or that the So- 
 ver J g „ himfelf think fit to defer the Ceremony of Inftallation for fome longer 
 
 "Tor which caufe, when certain Articles concerning the honor of the Order 
 had been prepared by the Sovereigns Lieutenant and ten Knights-Compamons, 
 approved by the Soveraign, and chapter heW^. April an.ftt.Jac.R. Order- lukt.fl. 
 ed P to be obferved; one of them was for haftmng the lnfiallation, after a Knight 
 had been Elefted, nevertheless with this Exception, - unlefs for feme fpecial mlM. 
 caufe, the soveraign Should thinkfit to defer the feme, until the Eve or day of Saint 
 George next following the time of Election. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of the Time and Place appointed far Inftallation. 
 
 T HE Feafl of lnfiallation hath not been hitherto fixed to any certain time, 
 but always refted in the pleafure of the soveraign to affign a convenient 
 day, which hath been obtained, either upon the fute of the Knight-EleH, or 
 fome other of the Knight,-Companions, whofe favour and efteem with the Save- , 
 
 raion was bed able to prevail. Such a one do we find the Lord Burghley, » an. 
 o/eIiz. (partly in regard he had been Lieutenant at St. Georges Feaft immedi¬ 
 ately preceding, and partly by reafon of his being Lord Treafurer of England) 
 who Y on the behalf of the Earls of Shrewsbury and Cumberland obtained the 19. 
 of fine in the forefaid year, to be appointed for the day of their lnfiallation. 
 
 It fometimes fell out that though the day for Inftallation was fet down, 
 neverthelefs, upon fome extraordinary occafion intervening, it hath been pro¬ 
 rogued to a further and more convenient time for the soveraign s Affairs: and 
 the mold remarkable mftance is that, an. 3. e* 4 -Pi. & Mar. .when the; Earl of • 
 
 Suffex, the Lord Grey, and Sir Robert Rochefter, Knights Eleft, had their Infial- 
 llfonto gether with'St. Georges Feaft, prorogued to the 10. of May m the year 
 aforefaid. But'many and urgent affairs, relating both to the King and ggeen, cC ^. 
 hapning about that time, not only the 1 * Grand Feaft, but the Solemnity of their e \ 
 Installations were in a Chapter held the 3. of the fame Month, prorogued to the 
 J. of December following, and on the laft day of oBober preceding, were they 
 again prorogued to the firft Sunday after Twclf-day, m cafe the King fttould not 
 return* into England before the faid 5. oi December After all thts on the 5. of 
 Sanitary following, the Grand Feaft was prorogued a fourth time- to the 20. of 
 ■ February next coming. Neverthelefs it was then Ordered, that the Earl of Suf- 
 Fex (one of the three Eleft Knights) Ihould be forthwith Inftalled, which was per¬ 
 formed on the 8. of the fame January. And the 6 . of February following, the 
 Lord Grey alfo obtained an appointment for his Inftallation, and that was cele¬ 
 brated the 20. of April enfuing 5 but we do not find that Sir Robert Rochefter ever 
 
 received that honor. , . _ . , , 
 
 But though the time of Inftallation be arbitrary and uncertain, yet hath the 
 place been from the Inftitution of the Order, fixt (as an eflential Prlviledge) 
 only to the sovereigns free Chappel of St. George in the Caftle ^ mndefor, 
 within whofe Choire ftand eredted the Soveraign s and Knights-Compamons Stall , 
 and under its facred Roof their Banners and Achievements are fet up, aii Monu¬ 
 ments of their high defervings, and fo great honor For albeit the celebration 
 of the Grand Feaft of St ..George, hapned to be withdrawn from Windefir^ by^ 
 
3*4 
 
 Preparations for Perfonal Infiallation. 
 
 Chap. XI. 
 
 Decree p a ft -».-9; nevetthelefs the 
 
 cepted, and appointed to be folemmzed at that place. And this 
 
 Vldcd tor amon g the before mentioned Orders, an. lac. Regis 2 , t 0 ^ f ,5°i 
 
 Z El Tr mtde f a Kn 't t0f >he °i cr ’ his fimld be p’erform- 
 
 edatWmdcCoT according to the ancient Cuftom and Statute, of the Order 
 
 When therefore the Soveraign hath been pleafed to prefix a certain day for 
 Initiation, in order to this great Solemnity, feveral things are neceflkril/t’o be 
 prepared , as namely, (l.) a Commijfion to admit and inftali the Elect-Knioht 
 (2.) Letters to each of the Commillioners, and the Elect-Knight for their repair 
 to mndefir (^Warrants for the Soveraign s Livery, ( 4 .) a Bill or Warrant for 
 the removal of stalls and Achievement, (all which are to be obtained from the 
 sovera'gn under h.s Sign manual by the Chancellor of the Order) and fr ) laftly 
 th zKmghts own Preparations; among which his Atchievments are to be sot in 
 readinefs for Petting up, fo foon as he is Inftalled. ^ 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Of Commiffions/cr Infiallation, 
 
 f Chap. 12, 
 Sift. 6. 
 
 f Art. it,.vide 
 etiam H. 5. 
 St at.Art. 2 j. 
 
 t Appendix 
 .Vxm.XXIV. 
 
 U Nam. XXV. 
 tv H&.Stat. 
 
 An.28. 
 
 x Appendix 
 taw,XXVI, 
 
 ] h tl fi o f P aCC We £ ? r , e t0 notc ’ that n0 Elect-Knight can be Inftalled unlefs 
 1 by the Sever a,gn of the Order himfelf, or (being prefent) by J fuch of the 
 
 Jit A??J amm - who ™. he ft 31 * verbally authorize, or (if abfent) byhisCc*,- 
 
 , U l ' n wntln & and P aft under tb e great Seal of the Order, di- 
 refted either to his Lieutenant , or Knights-Commijfioners. 
 
 \e have met with but one Inftance, where the soveraign hath been pleafed 
 to honor a Knight by performing the Ceremony of Infiallation himfelf and that 
 was m the cafe Philip King of CaStile and Lear, an. 22. H. 7 . yet it probable 
 enough that Sigifmond the Emperor, and anciently fome other Fore^Zncts 
 of eminence and dignity might receive Infiallation from other offoe Sove- 
 ra.gns, though no memorial thereof hath been tranfmitted to us. As to the So¬ 
 veraign s verbal appointment, we (hall mention it'by and by : But in reference 
 to Infiallation by Commijfion we (hall fpeak of it here. For it was Ordained by the 
 
 ? t r 1 °n ), ii "J^Soverai gn fhould be abfent out of the Kino- 
 
 domatthetimeofl^Wmon of any of,he Knights, fo that he could not perfonal 
 
 P t e ,T7ht ft 5 ’ Mge , d kim fir hin/toconfli- 
 
 tute ash,, Deputy ,n thus ajfa.r, whomfoever of the Society he fhould thinffit. Id 
 
 tf cj 4 “ P oaer and author,ty ,n the SoveraignV name to perform andfxecute 
 thofi things, -which ,t would have been his own part to have done, had he been prefent. 
 
 B / vlr t Lie °fthis Article the Soveraign s Deputy ox Lieutenant (in his abfence') 
 p rformed the Ceremony before the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, which was 
 
 ther Comm n rn at th r° f St- Ge ° rge ^ the Celebrati °n of winch he had ano- 
 . r Commifiion) but in the Commijfion given out for Infiallation, formerly the 
 
 ftantc ?,/ r / th' V r S v! r r n i! | med ’ and tbe ' Knight,-Companions appointed for his Afii- 
 fion to WerC ’° ,ned With him ™ the Commiffion for Inftalla- 
 
 paft’d ro f lLtl?aTo m n" y 5 ^ ° f ^ ^ the C ° mm,ffion hath 
 
 a DeeuttZZlll Elghth en rYt l . he P owers § iven b y the former statutes to 
 rZThllh % ta o or more of the Kmghts-Companions, that fhould exercife the 
 
 Wiledce ^ etter /- °ff-ommijfon. And therefore by the liberty and 
 1 • b whenfbever after the Soveraigns did appoint an Inftal- 
 
 hit on at other times of the year, than at theFeafi of St. George, they then dele¬ 
 te perfomthEgreTt 3 CerSiy fthou g ht mofi fit 
 And the very next year after making this Statute, we find fuch a* Commijfion 
 
 ifliied 
 
Sect. IV. Preparations for Perfoital Inftallation. 3"> 
 
 ili'ued to the Marquefs Dorfet, and Earls of Devonjhire and Kent, to Inftal the _ 
 
 Lord Ferrari of Chartley 5 the fubftance of which hath been ever fince, and is 
 
 yet retained, though the form hath received fome little Variation, as may be Num XXVIS 
 
 feen by two other Commiffions immediately following in they appendix. xxvlU- 
 
 The particular powers granted by the Commiffions are thefe, to accept and 
 admit the Knight Elett into the Order, to receive his Oath , and to Inftal him ; 
 and the general power is, to do and accomplifh every thing which belbngeth to 
 his due Admittance and full Inftallation, as to the Statutes and laudable Ufages, 
 
 Rules, and Cuftoms of this Order appertained. 
 
 We fhall only add this obfervation out of the CommiJJion given to the 1 Mar- *5 
 quefs Dorfet and the Lord Cobham , an. 5. E. 6 . for Inftallation of the Lord Darcy Li ° ' 
 (which elfe is the fame verbatim, with former Commiffions') that in the laft claule 
 of general power, the word * Vftge is put down, inftead of the words Statutes 
 and laudable Cuftoms , which were generally inferted in the more ancient Com¬ 
 miffions; perhaps, as reftraining the Ceremonies of Inftallation, to fuch as were 
 in ufe about that time, (when many Ceremonies accuftomably ufed were forborn) 
 not what the Statutes and laudable Cuftoms of former days, had appointed and 
 practifed : Howbeit (hortly after, thefe words were reftored to the Commiffi¬ 
 ons of Inftallation as appears from a || Commiffion made to the Earl of Hunting- 1 
 
 don, and Lord clynton, an. 1. & 3. Th. & Mar. for the Inftallation of Anthony ' 
 
 Bromn Vifcount Mountague. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Letters of Summons. 
 
 B Elides the Commiffion impowering the Soveraign s Lieutenant, or Knights- 
 Commifjioners therein named to Inftal the EleO-Knight, it hath been ufual 
 for the soveraign (upon the Chancellors motion J to illue out Letters of Sum¬ 
 mons under his privy Signet (but of late udder the Signet of the Order J both 
 to the Commifjioners for Inftallation, and to the EleEl Knights. Thofe to the 
 Commifjioners are direifted feverally to each, nominated in the Commiffion: the 
 effeft whereof, is to give them notice of the Inftallation, and to require their 
 repair to IVindefor, againft the day therein affigned, to the end the Elett Knight 
 might proceed to his Inftallation; a Precedent whereof is alfo added in the * Ap- * Num.xxx, 
 pendix. But at the Inftallation of Algernon Earl of Northumberland , an. II. 
 
 Car. 1. a || Claufe to this purpofe is inferted into the Commiffion it felf. _ _ xxvlli 
 
 Thofe direfted to the EleU Knight, pafs likewife under the Soyeraigns Sign ' • 
 
 manual and Signet of the Order , by which he is required to repair to IVindefor 
 Caftle, at a certain day therein prefixt, to proceed to his Inflallation, according 
 to the Statutes of the Order ; and of this kind we have alio inlerted a Form in 
 the* Appendix. Where note, that if there be two or more Knights appointed to 
 be Inftalled on the fame day, the like Letter is Pent to each of them, the difference x ' 
 being only in the diredtion. 
 
 Befides thefe Letters fent from the Soveraign, the Chancellor (in cafe the So¬ 
 veraign afford his prefencej in his Circular Letters to the Knights-Companions 
 for their repair to the Feaft of St. George, gives them alfo intimation of the de- 
 figned Inftallation. And if the faid Feaft beheld either by the soveraign or 
 his Lieutenant, he difpatcheth a Letter to the Frelate of the Order, fignifyiog 
 the Soveraign % commands for his attendance at the day appointed: In both 
 which cafes, as alfo if the Inftallation be difpatcht by Commifjioners, he writes 
 his Letters to the three inferior Officers of the Order, purporting the fame com¬ 
 mand. The conveyance of all which appertain to Garter, and are left to his care 
 and truft by th e i Conftitutions relating to the Officers of the Order ; whofe allow* dc "A 4 .: 
 ance and reward upon thefe andfuch like Cervices, (hall be noted in its due place. 
 
 0 _q 2 SECT, 
 
3 lg _Preparations for Ferfonal Inftallation. Chap. XI. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Warrant for the Livery of the Order. 
 
 *Nnm XXXII 
 b Num XXIII. 
 c Lib.K. p.291. 
 dr Ex vet. 
 cl Cod. MS. 
 rn Offic. mag. 
 Gard. Regit 
 81. 
 
 12 6. 127. 
 148. &c. 
 Videfu lib. 
 IVarr. dormant 
 in eod. Offic. 
 pag.yj.6o.68. 
 94.1 fyc. Et lib. 
 tertium Warr. 
 particul. pag, 
 126.171.231. 
 110. 298. 
 
 £ f Ex Autogr. 
 hi pene W. Le 
 N. Cl. 
 
 T H E third thing to be obtained by the Chancellor of the Order is the 
 
 raign s Warrant, direfted to the Mafler of the Great Wardrobe fof th 
 time being, to deliver fo much Velvet for the Livery of the Order a s will make 
 
 'hne^hem ^ * SUrC ° at and Hood ’ and as mucil Sarcenet or Taffety, as will 
 
 R °f ^ a there is an ancient Precedent in Latin entred in the Black 
 
 Book tf the Order and transferred to the » Appendix-, together with which,we have 
 o in.erted another Precedent in for delivery forth of materials for the 
 
 r Jn a'h’the w 1 . ? ‘ E ^ 8 ‘ And ln the form 
 
 EfeiJ. ,We havefeenm the Rei s ns of d Queen Mary , and = Queen 
 
 There is alio to be provided a Book. , wherein King Henry the Eighths En¬ 
 gl,(h statute, are written in a fair and legible hand upon Vellom : haling in the 
 beginning the Soveraigns Arms impaled, with thofe of the Order andthe 
 
 aXrounLlwith^hf^ Book ’ s provided, both fairly limned 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 The Removal of Atchievements and Plates. 
 
 gf ExCollen. 
 hi*. Coo^ 
 modo Clarenc. 
 pag. 8. 
 
 B Elides thefe particulars before mentioned, there is a Warrant or Scheme pre- 
 pared for th esoveraign to (Ign, wherein the order of the stalls in the Choire 
 Ziit sndcforis fet down,according as he appoints them to ftand at the enfuing In¬ 
 stallation, by virtue of which. Carter is impowered to remove the Poland 
 Atchievements of the prefent Kmghts-Conspanions , that fo way be made for the 
 Lh a fnsght, or Knsghts, and to fix the new Plates and Atchievements within and 
 over the stalls, in Inch order as they are ranked in the faid Scheme. 
 
 t0 thlS r ^ t f, rat,on ’ < f‘ ,rter f fo foon as the Soveraigns pleafure is 
 known touching an TnlfallationJ brings to the chancellor of the Order the 
 
 I c °, f | e pr ! fei Knights-Companions, ranked in the order they then fit iii 
 fen r thIm S f Whlch the Sta, k void are to be fo notedJ to the end^e may pre- 
 fent them to th e soveratgn ; who, upon obferving the ibries wherein they blal- 
 ready p.aced, may the better confider and determine how to alter and feat both 
 them, and the new EleCl Knights. 
 
 on r/l We find ? th£ Vacanc T of L cWs office > this Employment was put up- 
 of Plate? 70 a 2 7- £&S ' J h f S 0 ver ‘ ti s n ' 9 Warrant for removal and placing 
 
 tion of tht « as .delivered to>>him five days before thefnftalla- 
 
 n of the Earl of Rutland, the Lords Cobbans and Scroop, who thereupon fixed 
 them according to the direftion therein given. F 
 
 wh I n r ™mil* n f tl 3 'a n C Purt ^ er en j a rged, by adding thereunto an account, upon 
 what ground this Alteration and Removal came to be made, and howf it 
 
 continueth 
 
3*7 
 
 Sect. VI. Preparations for Terfonal Infiallation. 
 
 continueth nowin practice, feeing it was otherwife at the Inftitution of the Or¬ 
 der ; wherein we rnuft firft have reeourfe to the statutes of the Order , and an¬ 
 cient practice grounded thereupon. 
 
 Among the Statutes, thofe of Inftitution did Ordain, * That if any Earl, Baron, TheElcft 
 or Knight Batchellor Jhould depart this life, he that fucceeded in his place, of what Knight to 
 condition or flute foernr, ftionld poffefs the fame Stall, which his Predeceffor held be- SdSTsSi of 
 fore, without changing : So that it might happen for an Earl for Duke) to fucceed his immediate 
 a Knight, and a Knight an Earl (or Duke). And it was thus at firft appointed, ?£ dcc ^° r ’ 
 k That it might be known who were the first Founders of this moft Noble Order. sin', h. vide 
 
 Now how punftually this Article of thestututes hath been obferved, and what H ‘ s- 
 care was generally taken (for a long time after the Inftitution of the Order) that 
 none chofen ftiould interrupt or change this courfe, we (hall fhew in the follow- 2 
 ing Inftances; conceiving it very material to make ufe of thofe Tables, yet pre- 
 ferved in the Chapter-hoiije at IVindefor (but heretofore in the * choice of St. * Hejlm'i Hjfl. 
 George's Chappel there) wherein are collefted the Names of all thofe Knights 
 Companions, who fucceeded one another in each Stall until the beginning of King feg. n ^ 4 
 Henry the Seventh’s Reign, a tranfeript whereof we have inferted in the appen¬ 
 dix next after the Conftitntions belonging to the Officers of the Order. 
 
 From which Series of fuccelfion, and other Authorities, we (hall note how 
 exaiftly the Law in this point hath been kept and obferved, even unto King 
 Henry the Eighth’s Reign (when it received fome alteration in this particular) 
 with reference no lefs to Election than Infiallation : for we find in the Annals fe- 
 veral Knights deligned to the Stall of their immediate Predeceffor, by the ho¬ 
 nor only of Election , albeit prevented of Infiallation by death, or other acci¬ 
 dental occalion, and the Statutes do not bind him only, who (hall fortune to 
 attain the honor of Inftallation, but him ° who jhall come after or fucceed the de- ° s. 3. St at. 
 fund Knight, which may as well be underflood of, and applied to an Eleff, as An 
 Inftallcd Knight ; though the before mentioned Tables take notice only of the 
 latter of thefe. 
 
 Firft therefore, we fhall inftance in foreign Kings, among whom we fee the 
 King of Denmark \_Ericus~) to have received Inftallation in 1 King Henry the«WK. 
 Fifth’s Reign, not according to his own ftate and degree (as a King) but into rk * 8 ' ^ rd4 ' 
 the Stall of that Knight-Companion whom he fucceeded, namely the Duke of 
 Bavaria, it being the eighth on the soveraign's fide, whofe firft Predeceffor 
 and Founder was Sir John Grey of Codnore Caftle in the County of Darby. 
 
 Befides, John [the Firft] King of Portugal ( a Knight-Companion in r Kiiig Henry 
 the Fifth's time alfo) was inftallcd in the fecond Stall on the Soveraign’s fide, 
 which belonged to Henry Duke of Lancafter, his firft Predeceffor, and to this 
 King did fucceed (in the fame Stall) hisSon Edward King of Portugal eleiftedTv. [imp. 
 
 1 3. H. 6. to whofe Succeffor [Humfry Duke of Gloucefterfi an. 34. of the fame t7i.j1.114. 
 King, fucceeded Alphonfus [the Fifth] King of Portugal, and to him, as faith the 
 French Table, John [the Second] King of Portugal. But I rather doubt this Ta¬ 
 ble (as to the laft King) is miftaken for the fecond Stall, not on the soveraign’s 
 but Princes fide; becaufe there we find (asmay befeen) George Duke cf Clarence 
 feated ; and the Black Book faith, this King of Portugal was Elefred, an. 22. E. 4. 
 
 "in the place of George Duke of clarence, whofe Stall had been long vacant, 
 and whereinto an. 19. E. 4. had been Elected (though perhaps nor inftalled) 
 
 H Henry King of Spain. So the King of Poland \_Caftmir~\ was Elected * an. 28. MS- 
 H. 6. into the fixth Stall on the Princes fide, at-that time void by the death of'x/fiTio 
 the Duke of Conimbero, whofe firft Founder was Sir John Mohun. 
 
 Again Alphonfts King of Aragon and Naples, a an . 38 .H. 6. was Elefted into the aimp.iop 
 Stall of Don Albro V.if pies Dalmadca Count d’ Averencc, being the feventh on 
 the Soveraign’s fide, Sir Hugh Courtney firft pofFc-ffing it. Ferdinand King of 
 Naples and sicely, Eledled b .i». 3. £. 4. was Inftalled in the third Stall on^the bins, penci 
 Princes fide, Ralph Earl of Stafford having been the firft inftalled therein. Tof!' T f ,l ° r ' 
 this King fucceeded Hercules Duke of Ferrara, c Elefted, an. 19. £.4. and after ciJi.ff.f.i^ 
 him Guido Vbaldus Duke of Vrbin, chofen a Companion of this moft Noble So¬ 
 ciety by King Henry the Seventh. 
 
 Laflly, 
 
Chap. XI. 
 
 518 Preparations/or Perfonal Injlallation. 
 
 Laftly, we find that Alphottjus King of Sicely and JeruJalem , being Elected al- 
 fo by King Henry the Seventh, received his Inftallation in thefecond Stall on the 
 Princes fide, whofe firft PredecelTor was Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick. 
 
 In the fecond place, if we defcend to Foreign Trinces , it may be obferved 
 that William Duke of Gueldres, Elefted by King Richard, the Second, was in¬ 
 ftalled in the fixth Stall on the Soveraign s fide, which Sir John Beauchamp, one 
 of the firft Founders fometime pofi'eft. That William of Henault Earl of ojler- 
 z'.tnt ("afterwards Earl of Holland, Haynalt, and Z eland") chofen Companion of the 
 Order by thefaid King Richard , was Inftalled in the eleventh Stall on the Sove- 
 rsign’s fide, whofe firft Predecelfor was Sir John chandos. That Robert Count 
 Palatine of the Rhine , and Duke of Bavaria , Elefted by King Henry the Fourth, 
 was inftalled in the eighth Stall on the soveraign s fide. 
 bLit.N.p.-n. That Philip Duke of Burgundy was Elefted by h King Henry the Fifth (though 
 not Inftalled j into the Stall of Sir John Clifford, which appears to be the eleventh 
 on the Princes fide. Sir James Audeley one of the firft Founders, having been 
 firft placed therein. And that an. 28. H. 6 . Henry Duke of Erunfvcick was Eleft¬ 
 ed into the Duke of Suffolk's Stall (viz. the feventh on the fame fide) it having 
 been the Stall of Sir Thomas Holand (Earl of Kent ) one of the firft Founders. 
 And laftly, that Frederick Duke of Vrbyn fat in the twelfth Stall on the Sove¬ 
 raign s fide, he therein fucceeding Sir Walter Blount, an. 14. E. 4. and having Sir 
 Otho Holand (Brother to the aforefaid Sir Tho. Holand') for his Founder. 
 
 Add to thefe the Sons of Rings, and we find Peter Duke of Conimbero , one of 
 1 Ibil.p 84. s ons t 0 John the Firft King ot Portugal (Elefted 1 an. 5. H. 6.) to have been 
 Inftalled in the fixth Stall on the Princes fide, therein fucceeding the Duke of 
 Exceter. So riCo Henry Duke of Vifen (another of this Kings Sons) Elefted an. 
 21. H. 6 . fucceeded Sir Simon Felbrige in the lowed Stall on the Princes fide, 
 whofe firft PredecelTor therein wasSir Walter Pavely. 
 
 And as the statute was carefully obferved with reference to the Ele&ion and 
 Injlallation of Foreign Princes, fo no lefs in relation to the Princes of the Blood 
 at home, among whom, let us (in the third place) obferve the placing the Sons 
 of the Founder of this mod Noble Order, where firft we fee Lyonel Duke of Cla¬ 
 rence his third Son to have been Inftalled in the fixth Stall on the soveraign" s 
 fide,whofe immediate PredecelTor was Sir John Beauchamp one ol the firft Foun¬ 
 ders. In like manner John of Gaunt Duke of Lancajler his Fourth Son was In¬ 
 ftalled in the feventh Stall on the Princes fide, having Sir Thomas Holand for his 
 PredecelTor, and a Founder. 
 
 Again Edmund of Langley Duke of York his fifth Son was Inftalled in the fe¬ 
 venth Stall on the Soveraign's fide. Sir Hugh Courtney, one of the firft Founders, 
 being firft placed therein. And Thomas of Woodjlock Duke of Gloucejler his 
 fixth Son fat in the eighth Stall on the Soveraign’s fide, whofe firft PredecelTor 
 was Sir John Grey, one of the firft Founders likewife. 
 
 It may be further obferved that the Rule in the Statute was ftriftly purfued 
 in relation alfo to the Sons of King Henry the Fourth, for Thomas Duke of Cla¬ 
 rence his fecond Son, was feated in the feventh Stall on the Princes fide. John Duke 
 of Bedford and Regent of France his third Son, was inftalled in the feventh Stall 
 on the Soveraign s fide; viz. oppofite to the Duke of Clarence his elder Brother, 
 and in a Stall of higher dignity. And Hum fry Duke of Gloucejler his fourth Son, 
 fat in the eleventh Stall on the fame fide. 
 
 Toinftance next in the Brothers and Sons of King Edward the Fourth ; George 
 Duke of Clarence was placed in the fecond Stall on the Princes fide. Richard 
 Duke of Gloucejler (afterwards King of England and Soveraign of this Order) was 
 Inftalled in the fifth Stall on the soveraign’s fide, whofe firft PredecelTor was Sir 
 John Life. And Richard Duke of York, the faid Kings fecond Son, received 
 his Inftallation in the fourth Stall on the Princes fide. 
 
 fn the laft place, if we review the forefaid Tables, we (hall find, that as the 
 Knights-Companions of higher dignity, alfumed the Stalls (when they became 
 vacant) though often of the lower fort, io fome of the loweft degree among them, 
 have had the honor to be-Inftalled in Seats of fuperior rank; and this meerly by 
 Virtue and obfervance of the Law in this cafe provided, Among 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 Preparations for Ferfottal hfiallation. ? ,p 
 
 Among thefe Knights-Companions we fhall firft reckon Sir Philip la Vache , a 
 Gafcon , who in the Reign of King Richard the Second was fir ft Inftalled m the 
 Princes Stall ("that being void by the death of John of Gaunt, in whofe room he 
 hapned to be Elefted) though afterwards removed to the third Stall on the So¬ 
 veraign s fide. As alio Sir John Dabrichconrt, Elefted an. I. H. 5. who died pof- 
 feft of the hidprinces Stall in the fifth of the laid King. 
 
 Next, Sir Nicholas Sarnesficld, Standard-Bearer to the Founder, who fucceed- 
 ed Hugh Earl of Stafford, and after him Sir William Arundel, immediate Succef- 
 for to the faid Sir Nicholas, were both inftalled in the fecond Stall on the Sove- 
 raigns fide. Sir John Robfart an Heynower , was an. 9. H. 5. inftalled in the fe¬ 
 cond Stall on the Princes fide. Sir Gilbert Talbot, and after him Sir John Grey 
 were both inftalled in the third Stall on the Soveraign s fide. And in the third 
 Stall on the Princes fide was Ralph Stafford one of the firft Founders inftalled, in 
 which Stall fucceflively fate Sir Alan Roxhull, Sir Bryan Stapleton, and Sir Wil¬ 
 liam Scroop. 
 
 We could add here divers other inftances,how the Knights-Companions, both 
 in the cafe of Elections and Installations, have fucceeded in the Stalls of their 
 immediate Predeceflors; but thefe already inferted may fuffice, fince they in¬ 
 clude the chief and moft confiderable particulars; and fufficiently manifeft that * 
 the ufageand praftice down to the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, was purfuant 
 to the ancient Law of the Order. 
 
 But we are here to note, that notwithftanding each Knight was by the before 
 mentioned Article appointed to fucceed his immediate Predccellor, in the Stall 
 void by his death ; yet doth there follow an Exception, as to the Stall belonging 
 to the Prince of Wales. This Stall is the firft on the left hand at the entrance 
 into the choire of St. Georges Chappel at Windefor, and wherein Edward the 
 Black Prince was rnftalled; from this Stall doth the whole range of Stalls on the 
 fame fide take their denomination, and to which the k Prince of Wales afloon as kEj.i *«.' 
 he is Elected into the Order, hath a due Title. *j. 
 
 But though this Stall de jure belongs to the Prince of Wales ; neverthelefs 
 heretofore when rhe soveraign had no Heir, then was it (for the prefent) di- 
 fpofed of (otherwife a defedt in the full number of Knights-Companions would 
 have enfued ) to fome other Knight, who received the honor of Inftallation 
 therein. 
 
 The firft: that obtained that honor (betides Princes of Wales') was John of 
 Gaunt Duke oS Lane after, it being conferred on him by Decree of the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Companions (Richard the Second, having no ifl'ue, neither then nor 
 afterwards) and thereupon removed thither, from the feventh Stall on the fame 
 fide, wherein he had been inftalled at his firft admiflion into the Order. 
 
 But the firft Knight-Companion that hapned to be inftalled in it, was Sir Philip 
 la vache (a little before remembred) and a very great honor it was, for one 
 of his rank: But it fell to him by the then Law of the Order, being elefted into 
 the room of the faid Duke of Lancaster, who dyed pofleft thereof. 
 
 Howbeit fhortly after (fuch was the change of times) King Henry the Fourth 
 coming to the Crown, and his eldeft Son being "created Prince of Wales, laid n Rn.ParUk 
 then claim to this Stall by virtue of the forefaid Statute, and had it fnrrendred rHysi-p. 
 to him. Neverthelefs, that the former poflefior might fuffer as little diminution 
 in the honor of his Seftion, as might be, he was removed no lower than to the 
 Stall, which King Henry the Fourth lately held when Earl of Derby, viz. the 
 third on the Soveraign s fide, and had now relinquifhed for the Soveraign s roy- 
 
 Upon the death of King Henry the Fourth, and removal of King Henry the 
 Fifth from the Princes Stall (whereby a vacancy therein enfued) to the Sovereign's 
 Seat: Sir j John Dabrichconrt (Elefted an. 1 . H. 5.) was Inftalled therein, and he 
 (an. 5. of the fame King) dying pofleft thereof (of which a notable teftimony re¬ 
 mains, by the continuance of his Plate in that Stall to this day) and the sove¬ 
 raign yet unmarried, the Emperor sigifmond became the next Succelfor to Sir 
 John Dabrichconrt, both into the Society of the Order, and the Princes Stall. 
 
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 appendix. 
 
 Preparations /br Perfonal lnflallation. Chap. XI. 
 
 He dying" Albert Duke of Aujlria, afterwards Emperor (there being hitherto no 
 Prince born) wasElefted in his room, an. 16 . H.6. but this Emperor was never 
 Inftalled, and thereupon during his life (neer 20. years after his EleftionJ) the 
 Princes Stall was not othervvife difpofed of, but remained vacant, and fo is it 
 noted in feveral Pages of the r Blackcock- ' 
 
 But fome few years before Ring Henry the Sixth dyed, he had a Son born, to 
 wit, in the 32. year of his Reign, in which regard, though the Emperor Fre¬ 
 derick was Elefted into the Order, iaw.35.H- 6 . upon the death of Albert, yet 
 was the faid Stall referved for the Prince (but he never pofTeft it) and the Em¬ 
 peror r an. 37. H. 6 . Inftalled by Proxy in the Duke of Souterfets Stall, then late¬ 
 ly deceafed, being the eighth on the Princes fide. ... 
 
 In King Edward the Fourth’s Reign, we find the right in this Stall returned 
 again to Edward Prince of Wales, his eldeft Son 5 and in King Henry the Seventh's 
 Reign to Prince Arthur ; but upon his death, Maximilian Son of Frederick King 
 of the Romans, and after Emperor, fat therein: So alfo did the Emperor Charier 
 the Fifth (his Grandchild) in regard that as yet, there was no Son born to the 
 
 But Prince Edward being born, while this Stall was pofTeft by Charier the 
 Fifth, it hapiied alfo that the King of Scots dyed, which caufed King Henry the 
 Eighth to referve his Stall (the third on the Soveraign s fide) for the Prince, al¬ 
 beit he never had pofi'effion of it, nor was ever Elefted into the Order, though 
 we find him f once regiftred in a Scruteny. And King Henry the Eighth dying, 
 Prince Edward became both by inheritance and lucceffion, Soveraign of this moft 
 Noble Order , by virtue of the firft Article of the Statutes 5 not needing any Ce¬ 
 remony to make him fo. 
 
 From this time to the eighth year of King James there was no Entice :of Wales i 
 which King, finding the Princes Stall void at his entrance upon the Englijb 
 Throne, did (in a chapter held the >3. of July, an. 1. Jac. Regis ) advance the 
 French King Henry the Fourth, from the fecond Stall on the Soveraign s fide in¬ 
 to it; and appointed Prince Henry to be Inftalled "in that Kings void feat, where 
 he remained till an. 3. Jacobi, that Chriftierne the Fourth King of Denmarl^camc 
 to be Inftalled by his Proxy, to make way for whom, the Prince (though his Se¬ 
 nior both by Eleflion and Inftallation) was removed yet lower, viz. to the« fe¬ 
 cond Stall on the Princes fide, and the faid King Inftalled in the Seat which 
 prince Henry had to that time poflfeft. And yet y an. 9. Jac. R. upon the death of 
 the forefaid French King, not the Prince (as was his right, fince now he was 
 created Prince of Wales ) but the "faid King of Denmark was tranilated to the 
 Princes vacant Stall; hereupon Prince Henry was returned again to the * fecond 
 Stall on the Scveraign's fide, which he enjoyed while he lived, and upon his 
 death b Prince Charles was removed into it, an. II. Jac. R. and there relted all 
 
 Ting James his Reign. . , 
 
 In like manner, when the prefent Soveraign came to be Inftalled, the then So- 
 jeraien finding him prevented for affuming the Princes Stall (the forefaid King 
 >1 Denmark yet living) affigned to him the fecond Stall on the Soveraign s fide, 
 wherein himfelf fat, while Prince of Wales ) and where hitherto the prefent S0- 
 icraigns Plate remains fixt as a memorial of his Inftallation therein. 
 
 Albeit (as hath been before cleeredj that the Knights-Companions at their 
 ^leftion or Inftallation fucceeded the immediate defunft Knight in his Stall, yet 
 lo wealfoobferve, that fomtimes, after Inftallation, as an efpecial mark of fa¬ 
 vour and indulgence, the soveraign hath been pleafed (though but feldom an 
 arely ) to advance a Knight-Companion to a higher Stall (when it became va¬ 
 ra nt) then that whereinhe was at firft Inftalled. And though there be no luch 
 iberty given by the Law of the Order , neverthelefe in the firft Precedent (very 
 rarly after the InftitutionJ in the cafe of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancatter (who 
 is is before ne.ed was removed from the leventh Stall on the Princes fide (wherein 
 ie was firft placed) to the Princes Stall it felf) this aft is laid to be done* by the 
 decree of the Soveraign and Knights-Conipanions y and no doubt, but as this was 
 done bv fo good authority, fo upon no lefs inducements to the Soveraign and 
 3 0 * whole 
 
 
321 
 
 Sect. VI. Preparations for Ferfottal biftallation. 
 
 whole Society. But there are few ofthefe extraordinary cafes, which (taking 
 up little time} we will remember here. 
 
 milium of Henalt Earl of Ojlervant, was advanced by King Richard the Se¬ 
 cond from the eleventh Stall on the Soveraign's fide, totheDtikeof Britain! Stall, 
 it being the fecond onthe Princes tide. Next, Hum fry Duke of G/oiiceJler, in the 
 Reign of King Henry the Sixth, having been firft inftalled in the eleventh Stall 
 on the soveraign slide, was (when he came to be Lord Protector} removed to 
 the fecond Stall on the fame fide. Afterward Richard Nevill Earl of Warwick., by 
 the J confent of the Knights-Companions in Chapter , an. 39. f/. 6. was tranllated to ALit.N.p.isi’, 
 the Duke of Buckingham's Stall, the Lord Ronvill, to the Lord scales his Seat, Sir 
 Thomas Kyriell to the place of the Earl of Shrewsbury, and the Lord IVenlock.tr> 
 theStall of Vifcoutlt Beaumont. And laftly, Ferdinand King of Naples and Sicily , 
 was removed to the third Stall on the Sovereign's fide, after he had been inftalled 
 in the third on the Princes fide .• yet this was an advance of fo little honor, as it 
 is fcarce worth taking notice of, being but the very next above that, wherein he 
 was firft Inftalled. 
 
 But King Henry th'd Eighth thinking it requisite for the sovereigns of this mod 5 - Tranflation 
 Noble Order, to be impewered by a general Law, to do that atpleafure, which th<!som 7 igm 
 the former soveraign’s did not but by the power of particular Atts or Orders in warrant. 6 
 Chapter> after he had confirmed the'ancient Lawof fucceeding in theStall of the can. 22 . * 
 
 immediate PredecelTor, not to be changed without the Soveraign’s Licenfe (ne- 
 verthelefs excepting strangers ) he in the next fucceeding Article eftablifhed this 
 Priviledge upon Himfelf and SucceTfors, f That if there were any Place or Stall*Art. 
 
 ■void, the Soveraign at his own plcafire might advance and tranjlate any Knight of 
 the Society into the void Stall, fo that it were higher than that wherein he fit 
 before. 
 
 This in effe£t did vacat the ancient Law of fucceeding in Stalls by him feem- . 
 itigly confirm'd to Knights-SubjeSs ; for afterward Tranflations preceding to 
 Inftallations, became fo frequent, that the right an Elccl-Knight had to his Pre- 
 decelfors Stall was feldom enjoyed. Howbeit, hereby he fetled a power to 
 gratifii? and oblige fuch of the Knights-Companions as (hould be thought worthy 
 the honor of advancing, without recourfe had to a Chapter for a fpecial and 
 particular allowance: and from hence the Cuftom began to iflue out Warrants 
 under the Soveraign’s Sign manual for the Tranflation of Stalls, feme conveni¬ 
 ent time before the day of Inftallation approched, and confequently the alte¬ 
 ration.and removal of fuch of the Knights-Companions Helms, Crefts, Banners, 
 and Plates, who (hould receive the honor of a higher Place ; their Atchieve- 
 ments being by virtue of fuch Warrants let up over the Stalls, to which they were 
 advanced, there to remain during the time their owners continued therein. 
 
 And now that we may fee in what manner King Henry the Eighth made ufe 
 of the powers and priviledges fetled by the forefaid Articles, both as to the re¬ 
 moval of Stalls, and doing it by fpecial Warrant (which is Garters difeharge) 
 vve (hall exhibit a few Examples 5 firft (hewing in what order the Stalls were 
 ranked, fhortly after palling this Law, that by comparing fome following years 
 with thefe Schemes, the alteration may with greater readinefs be difeerned! 
 
 Knights of the Order of the Garter, as they ftood ranked in their Stalls, 
 Anno 17 . H. 8. 
 
 The Soveraign’s fide. The Princes fide. 
 
 1. The Soveraign. 
 
 i. The Emperor Charles the Fifth. 
 
 Ex edits. 
 
 2. Duke of Richmond. 
 
 2. Archduke of Aufiria. 
 
 Tbs. WmbepJ 
 
 3. Marquefs Dorfct. 
 
 3. Duke of Norfolk. 
 
 pen. ff. 0. T, 
 f. 1. b. 
 
 4. Marquefs of Exceter. 
 
 4. Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 
 5. Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 5. Duke of Suffolk j. 
 
 
 6. Earl of Ejfex. 
 
 6. Earl of Arundel, 
 
 
 R. r 
 
 7 . Earl 
 
522 Preparations for Perfonalltiftallatiott. Chap. XL 
 
 7. Vifcount LiJle. 
 
 7. Earl of Worcefier. 
 
 8. Vifcount Fitz Walter. 
 
 9. Lord Dacre. 
 
 10. Lord Dudley. 
 
 j 1. Earl of Weflmerland. 
 
 12. Earl of Rutland. 
 
 13. Vifcount Rocheford. 
 
 8. Lord Bergaveny. 
 
 9. Lord Ferrari. 
 
 10. Lord Darcy. 
 
 11. Lord La Ware. 
 
 12. Lord Sandys. 
 
 13. Sir Richard tying field. 
 
 Knight1 of the Order of the Carter as they flood ranked in their Stalls 
 Anno 18. H. 8. 
 
 1. The Soveraign. 
 
 2. Duke of Richmond. 
 
 3. Marqtiefs Dorfet. 
 
 4. Marquefsof Exceter. 
 
 5. Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 6 . Earl of Efiex. 
 
 7. Earl of tFejlmerland. 
 
 8 . Vifcount Fitz-Walter. 
 
 9. Earl of Rutland. 
 
 10. Lord Dudley. 
 
 11. Void. 
 
 12. Lord Mountjoy. 
 
 13.Sir William Fitz Williams. 
 
 I. The Etnperor Charles the Fifth. 
 3. Archduke of Auflria. 
 
 3. Duke of Norfolk 
 
 4. Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 5. Duke of Suffolk 
 
 6 . Earl of Arundel. 
 
 7. Vifcount Life. 
 
 8 . Lord Bergaveny. 
 
 9. Lord Ferrari. 
 
 10. Lord Darcy. 
 
 II. Vifcount Rockford. 
 
 12. Lord sandys. 
 
 13. Sir Henry Guldeford. 
 
 h Lib. N. 
 M5J. 
 
 In the latter of thefe two Schemes , drawn for the Tranflation of Stalls an. 18. 
 H. 8. it may be obferv'd, firft, that on the Soveraign s fide the Earl of IVeftmer- 
 land was advanced from the eleventh Stall to the feventh, being void by thedeath 
 of the Earl of Worcefter : The Earl of Rutland from the twelfth to the ninth, that 
 being alfo void by the Lord Dacres death; then Vifcount Rechford frtJta the 
 thirteenth Stall to the eleventh on the Princes fide, where the Lord La Ware 
 lately fat, but then alfo deceafed. And laflly, the b three newly EleS Knights 
 were thus difpofed of at their rnflallation; firft the Lord Montjoy into the 
 twelfth Stall, then lately void by the removal of the Earl of Rutland , next Sir 
 William Fitz Williams into the thirteenth Stall, from whence Vifcount Rochford 
 was removed, and laflly, Sir Henry Guldeford into that void by the death of Sir 
 Richard Wing field, viz. the thirteenth on the Princes fide; but the Stall from 
 whence the Earl of WeSlmerland was removed, remained yet void. 
 
 An appointment for the Tranfiation of stalls upon admiffionof Francis the 
 French King, An. lj.H.8. 
 
 Ex Coltitl. 1. The Soveraign. 
 
 wmkfil’fbl. 2 - The Fre ” ch Kin g- 
 
 1 2. visit aim 3. Duke of Richmond. 
 
 A ! S ' 'rS^ c ' 1 4 - Marqtiefs of F.xccter. 
 
 5. Lari ot Shrewsbury. 
 
 6 . Earl of Ejfex. 
 
 7. Earl of Weftmerland. 
 
 8 . Vifcount Fitz Walter. 
 
 9. Earl of Rutland. 
 
 10. Lord Dudley. 
 
 it. Earl of Oxenford. 
 
 12. Lord Mountjoy. 
 
 13. Sir IFilliam FitzWiUiams. 
 
 1. The Emperor. 
 
 2. The King of Bohemia. 
 
 3. Duke of Norfolk 
 
 4. Marquefs Dorfet. 
 
 5. Dnke Sujfolk 
 
 6 . Earl of Arundel. 
 
 7. Vifcount Lijle. 
 
 8 . Lord Bergaveny. 
 
 9. Lord F err art. 
 
 10. Lord Darcy. 
 
 11. Vifcount Rochford. 
 
 12. hotA Sandys. 
 
 1 3 • Sir Henry Guildford. 
 
Sect. VI. Preparations for Perf >nal Inftallation. ' 323 
 
 The fetlement of Stalls made the ‘2 6. of January, in the following year, af-' E* cAkftW. 
 fords us thefe obfervations. 
 
 Firft, byreafon of the French Kings Eleflion (which paft the k 21. 03 . an. 18. kUi.Npnsf. 
 11 , 8 .) and to make room for his hiftalment in thefecond Stall on the Soveraign's 
 fide (which hitherto had been pofleffed by the Duke of Richmond) both the (aid 
 Duke and Marquefs of Dorfet were removed lower, the Duke into the Paid Mar- 
 quefs’s Stall, and the Marquefs into the Earl of Northumberland! , then lately 
 void by death. 
 
 And this was now fo done, that the Sovcraign might exprefs what honor he 
 could to a King, between whom and him there had lately pad fo great endear¬ 
 ments. All the reft of the Stalls may be obferved to (land ranked, as they did 
 the year before; and the void Stall on the Soveraign’s fide to beherefupplied by 
 the Inftallation of the Earl of Oxford , Eleifted in the fame Chapter with the 
 French King. 
 
 In the 20.21. and 22. years of King Henry the Eighth, the Stalls received no 
 alteration; and but little an. 23. of the fame King; whenthedeath ofthcMar- 
 quefs Dorfet occafioned advancing the Duke of Suffolk, into his void Stall, and 
 placing the Earl of Arundel in the Dukes. Whereupon the Earl of Northum¬ 
 berland (Elefted in the room of the Marquefs Dorfet) was Tnftalied in that which 
 the Earl of Arundel relinqnilhed : and in this order they continued the nl 24. and m MS.m offiA 
 25. years of this King. foL^X l, ‘* 
 
 Nor was there any removal made an. 2 6. H. 8. for albeit the Earls of Beau¬ 
 mont and Newblanke [Trench Noblemen]] were eledted in a chapter held at Callice 
 the 27. of 03 . an. 24. H.8.yet at their Inftallation, they were placed in the two 
 Stalls, then void by the death of two of the Knights-Companionj, viz. the n firft in n Ex cniett. 
 the Stall of the Lord Dudley , and the other in that of Sir Henry Guilford. 
 
 But the alterations became yet more confiderable, and extended almoft to a nesoTo.'r' 
 general Tranflation, which were made in the Stalls, an. 27. H. 8. upon the ad 
 million of James the Fifth, King of Scotland, (one Stall being then void by the 
 death of the Lord Montjoy ) for there remained unchanged only thefe five, viz. 
 the Earl of Rutland , and Earl of Beaumont (but called only Lord Beaumont in 
 the Warrant for Tranflation) onthe Soveraign’s fide; and the Emperor, the King 
 of Bohemia , and Duke of Suffolk_on the Princes fide. 
 
 Neverthelefs this fo great an alteration was not made but upon confultation 
 in 0 chapter held at Greenwich on St. George's day, in the aforefitid year, where o Lib.Np.26f. 
 the Soveraign with the affent of the reft of the Knights-Companionj prefent, 
 thought it expedient, that forafmuch as the laid King of Scots, was newly ad¬ 
 mitted into the Society of the Order , and that there ought to be affigned a 
 Stall anfwerable to his greatnefs; that the Stalls of the Knights-Companions 
 Ihould be tranflated, sfo as the ft id Kingfiould be placed next to the King of the 1^3. 
 Romans, and the reft tp be ranked according to the Soveraign’/ pleaftre ; and 
 thereupon it was given in charge to Garter, to fee the fame accordingly perform¬ 
 ed. The fetlement of the Stalls at this time, as it was fub-figned by the Sove¬ 
 raign, coming to our hands, we haveexadtly tranferibed hither. 
 
 The Kings Highnefs appointment for the Stall of the King of Scots, 
 An. R.fui 27. 23. April 1535. 
 
 1. The Soveraign. 
 
 2. The French King. 
 
 3. The King of Scotland. 
 
 4. The Duke of Norfolk- 
 
 5. The Marquefs of Exceter. 
 
 6. The Earl of Arundel. 
 
 7. The Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 8 . The Earl of IViltJhire. 
 g. The Earl of Rutland. 
 
 1. The Emperor. 
 
 2. The King of the Romans. 
 
 3. The Duke of Richmond. 
 
 4. The Duke of Suffolk.. 
 
 5. The Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 6. The Earl of Fffex. 
 
 7. The Earl of IKeftmerland, 
 
 8. The Earl of suffix- 
 
 9. The Earl of Oxenford, 
 
 R r 2 
 
 re. The 
 
3 2 4 
 
 Preparations for Ferfonal Inflallation. 
 
 Chap. XI. 
 
 10. The Lord Beaumond. 
 
 11. The Lord Burgaveny. 
 
 12. The Lord Ferrars. 
 
 13. The Lord sandys. 
 
 10. The Vifcount Lyjle. 
 
 11. The Earl of Newblanke. 
 
 12. The Lord Darcy. 
 
 13. Sir William Fitz William. 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 In this scheme we find the King of Scots, placed in the Duke of Richmond's 
 Stall, who with the Duke of Norfolk, the Earls of Shrewsbury, Arundel, Effex, 
 Northumberland, tVeftmerland, and Suffix, were all removed into the next Stall 
 below that which each of them fat in before, whether it were on the sovereign s 
 or Princes fide. The Marquefs of Exeter to the next below his own on the so¬ 
 veraign s fide, Vifcount Life from the feventh to the tenth Stall on the Prince's 
 fide, "the Lord Abergaveny from the eighth on the Prince's fide, to the eleventh 
 on the Sovcraigns fide; the Lord Ferrars from the ninth on the Prince's fide, to 
 the twelfth on the Sovereigns fide; the Lord Darcy from the tenth on the 
 Prince’s fide, to the twelfth on the fame; and the Lord Sandys from the twelfth 
 on the Prince's fide, to the thirteenth on the sovcraigns. 
 
 And as thefe before mentioned Knights Companions were removed lower, Io 
 the Earls of Oxford, Wilts, and Newblanke, were honored with higher Stalls than 
 they before poiTeft; for the firft of them was advanced from the eleventh Stall 
 on the Sovcraigns fide to the ninth on the Prince’s, the fecond from the eleventh 
 on the Prince’s fide to the eighth on the Sovcraigns, and the third from the thir¬ 
 teenth of the prince's to the eleventh on the fame fide. So that in this laft ex¬ 
 ample, though many of the Knights-Companions were removed lower, yet it 
 may be obferved, that the Englijh Nobility were now ranked according to their 
 Degrees; firft Dukes , next a Alarquefs, then Earls, next Vifcounts , afterwards 
 Barons, and laft of all Knights. 
 
 Some few removals were made in the following years of this King, but none 
 of fo great note as this laft mentioned, and therefore we need not enlarge our 
 Inftances. Nor were there any confiderable tranfiations, in the Reigns of King 
 Edward the Sixth, or Queen Mary. 
 
 But immediately after Queen Elizabeth came to the Crown, by confent of 
 the Knights-Companions in Chapter held the 1 2. of January an. 1. Eliz. the At- 
 pjiiS.c. chievments of r Philip King of Spain (lat e Soveraign of the Order ) were re- 
 ‘tltsgsS. moved to the Stall of the Emperor Ferdinand, void by his being advanced in¬ 
 to the Princes Stall, for which 1 Carter had then command given him. 
 
 And when the French King Charles the Ninth was Eledted into this Order, to 
 t Lit.c.t .48. wit, on the' morrow after St. George’s day an. 6. Eliz. it occafioned the Soveraign 
 then to alter fome Stalls, to leave one vacant for him: and the better to obferve 
 this alteration (which was confiderable) we (hall firft (hew how they (food 
 ranked on the Eve of the faid Feaft. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 MS. fen.W. j. The Soveraign. 
 v.N. fit. 1 4. •j-] ie King of Spain. 
 
 3. The Conftable of France. 
 
 4. The Earl of Arundel. 
 
 5. The Earl of Derby. 
 
 6 . The Duke of Norfolk,. 
 
 7. Void. 
 
 8. Void. 
 
 9. The Lord Effingham. 
 
 10. The Earl ot Shrewsbury. 
 
 11. The Vifcount Mostntagu. 
 
 1 2. The Earl of Northumberland, 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 1. The Emperor Ferdinand. 
 
 2. The Dukeof Savoy. 
 
 3. The Duke of Holjlein. 
 
 4. The Marquefs of ivinchejler. 
 
 5. The Earl of Penbrokg. 
 
 6 . The Lord Clynton. 
 
 7. The Marquefs of Northampton. 
 
 8. Void. 
 
 9. The Earl of Suffix. 
 
 10. The Lord Hajlings. 
 
 11. The Lord Robert Dudley. 
 
 12. The Earl of Warwick.- 
 
 13. The Lord Hunfdon. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. VI. Preparations for Perfottal Injlallatiott. 325 
 
 Xhe 14. of May following, being appointed for the Inftallation of Francis 
 Earl of Bedford, and Sir Henry Sidney , Elefted at the fame time with the f rench 
 King, the Stalls were removed, by the sovereigns appointment, and fetled in 
 the following order. 
 
 Elizabeth K. 
 
 1. The Soveraign. 
 
 2. The King of Spain. 
 
 3. The Duke of savoy. 
 
 4. The Earl of Arundel. 
 
 The Marquefs of Winchejler. 
 
 6 . The Earl of Penbrokg. 
 
 7. The Lord Clynton. 
 
 8. The Lord Effingham. 
 
 ci. The Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 i'o. The Vifcount Mountagu. 
 
 11. The Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 12. The Lord Hunfdon . 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 Where befide the tranflation of the Stranger Princes ("whom we (hall men¬ 
 tion a little below) we fee the Marquefs of tvinchefter, the Earls of Derby and 
 Tcnbroke, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Lord Clynton, were each of them feat- 
 ed in the next lower Stall to that they enjoyed before. And by the advance¬ 
 ment of the Lord Effingham. Earl of Shrewsbury, Vifcount Mountagu, and Ear! 
 of Northumberland, each a Stall higher on the Soveraign s fide; and the like 
 advance of the Earl of suffix. Lord Hajlings, Lord Dudley, and Earl of Warwick, 
 on the Princes fide; the eighth Stall on the sovereign’s fide, and that oppofite 
 thereunto on the Princes, were now filled up. The Lord Hunfdon was likewife 
 advanced from the loweft Stall on the princes fide, to the twelfth on the Sove- 
 raign’s ; and laftly the two FlcS-Knights were inftalled in the twelfth and 
 thirteenth Stall on the Princes fide. 
 
 Befide the power eftablifhed upon the sovereigns of this mod Noble Order, 
 of Mandating Stalls, when a vacancy hapned, King Henry the Eighth further 
 added this larger Prerogative ! That the Soveraign once in his life , might if it CArt.sf 
 plcafcd him, make a general Tranflation of all the Stalls at his pie. if ire, except of 
 Emperors, Kings, Princes, and Dukes, who (being fetled in Stalls agreeable to . 
 their Dignities) Jhould keep their Stalls and Places (if fuch a general Trandation 
 happened) unlefs advanced to a higher Room and Stall. In which Tranflation, the 
 long continuance in the Order ,and the praifls, worthinefs, and merits of the Kmghts- 
 Companions were to be conftdered and remembred. 
 
 But this branch of the' Soveraign s Prerogative in the Order, was never yet 
 made ufe of as we can find (though that Trandation an. 27. H. 8. came fom- 
 thing neer it) perhaps left it might raife too great animolities among the Knights 
 Subjects, forafmuch as that of Mandating only (when there hapned a vacancy) 
 begot great emulations, which at length introduced an alteration, and to which 
 we (hall pads, after we have taken notice of a Claufe added in the 22 .Article of 
 King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes, relating to Stranger Princes. 
 
 Here therefore it is to be obferved, that the ancient Law of fucceeding in 
 Stalls, was alfo, in relation to them, wholly altered.- For King Henrythe Eighth 
 upon the eftablifhment of his Body of Statutes, not only appointed thofe Stran¬ 
 gers, then prefent of the Order , to be feated next himfelf, but that 1 all Emperors, cArt. 22s 
 Kings, and Princes Jhould hold their Stalls after their Fftatcs, and the very next un¬ 
 to the Soveraign, though Knights-Subjeels upon vacancy became removeable at 
 
 1 Hereupon the Emperor “ Maximilian the Second, and after him Rudolph the 
 Second his Son, had the Princes Stall affigned them after their Eledtion mtothe 
 Order. ^ 1C 
 
 1. The Emperor Ferdinand. Utmfll.if, 
 
 2. Void. 
 
 3. TheConftableofFntwrc. 
 
 4. The Duke of Holjlein. 
 
 5. The Earl of Derby. 
 
 6 . The Duke of Norfolk■ 
 
 7. The Marquefs of Northampton . 
 
 8. The Earl of Suffix. 
 
 9. The Lord Haflings. 
 
 10. The Lord Robert Dudley. 
 
 1 1. The Earl of Warwick , 
 
 12. The Earl of Bedford. 
 
 13. Sir Henry Sidney. 
 
32 6 
 
 Preparations/or Perfonal Inftallation. 
 
 Chap. XL 
 
 X MS.inOffic. The French Kings * Francis the Firft, r Henry the Second, 1 Charles the Ninth, 
 Arm. [M.17.J , Henry the Third, and b Henry the Fourth, were Inftalled in the next below, 
 yr'kxip/b being the fecond on the sovcraign' s fide. And when there were more then one 
 zt /lufgr. King at a time in the Order, the fecond Stall on the Prince's fide was aftigned 
 a cWt-s. A. j 1|m ^ Q f w t, om the former had precedency allowed him, in relation to his 
 b Ex celled. State and Dignity, not of antiquity in the Order ; as it was by the King of c Bo- 
 CSl: hernia, an. 19. H. 8. The King of * Spain, an. 8. Eliz. So alfo upon the fame 
 cExpuf. Rule, and for the fame Reafon was fomtimes the third Stall on the Soveraign’s 
 fide pofteft by Kings, as in the cafes of' James the Fifth King of Scotland, an. 
 27. H. 8. and 1 Frederick*- he Third King of Denmark, an. 25. Eliz. 
 
 And laftly we find, that rrinces Strangers were placed next to Kings, ac¬ 
 cording to their ftate as were the Dukes ofs savoy, Montmorenry,sm<\ HoIJiein an. 
 
 . . 3. Eliz. h John Cafimire Count Palatine of the Rhine an. 25. Eliz. and ‘ Frederick 
 
 gEx’n/'l',- Prince Palatine, and Maurice Prince of Orange,an. 11 .Jac.Regis. 
 
 But notwithftanding thefe Affignments of Stalls to Strangers, they were ne- 
 
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 d MS. penes 
 W D.N.f.i 9. 
 e Ex ipfo Ah- 
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 f Collett pr<ef. 
 
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 m Collett. 
 
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 n MS. penes 
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 bridge gen . 
 
 per Stalls were already fill'd: elfe could they not be placed or hold their Stalls 
 according to their refpeftive States, as the statute doth enjoin; nor indeed 
 would any stranger King (fince the ancient manner of fucceeding in Stalls re¬ 
 ceived alteration J have accepted of Eleftion into the Order, unlefs room had 
 been made to feat him in a Stall finable to his Dignity. 
 
 Inftances of Advancement in tranflation of Stalls are of Ferdinand Emperor 
 of Germany , who after the death of the Emperor Charles the Fifth, his Brother, 
 was advanced from the fecond Stall on the Prince’s fide into the Prince's Stall, 
 k an. 1. Eliz. Of Philip the Second King of Spain, advanced from the fecond on 
 the Prince's fide to the 1 fecond on the Soveraign's, an. 2. Eliz- after the death of 
 the French King Henry the Second. Of Henry the Fourth of France, advanced 
 from the fecond on the Soveraign's fide to the”' Prince’s Stall, an. 1. Jac. R. Of 
 Chrijlerne the Fourth King of Denmark., an. 9. Jac. R. from the fecond on the 
 Soveraign's fide to the faid“ Princes Stall, after the death of the French King 
 Henry the Fourth. And of Chriftierne the Fifth King of Denmark, advanced 
 from the fourth Stall on the Prince's fide, to the fecond on the Soveraign’s, an. 
 
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 q' leN.Cl, 
 
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 ■L W.D.N.f.17 
 
 m f MS. fol. 
 
 n 124. b. 
 
 22. Car. 2. 
 
 Among the Princes Strangers, we find Emanuel Duke of Savoy advanced from 
 the third on the Prime's fide, to the” fecond of the fame fide, an. 2. Eliz. John 
 Cafimire Count Palatine from the fourth on the soveraign’s fide, to ther third on 
 the Prince's an.32.Eliz. four years after the Duke of HoIJiein s death. Frederick 
 Prince Palatine an. I. Car. I. was advanced from the fecond on the Prince's to 
 the 4 fecond on the Soveraign's fide - And Henry Frederick Prince of Orange, 
 from the third on the soveraign’s to the 'fecond on the Prince’s, an. 10. Car. 1. up¬ 
 on the death of the King of Sweden. 
 
 In thofe Inftances of Removals lower after Inftallation, we (hall firft remem¬ 
 ber, That an. 6. Eliz. when the French KmgCharles the Ninth wasEIefted, the 
 fuperior Stalls were already fill’d with Strangers, and there was no way left to 
 make room for him to the Stall defigned him by the Soveraign, but by removal of 
 fome of thofe Knights Strangers lower, and thereupon for the prefent, Emanuel 
 Duke of savoy was removed one Stall lower, viz. to the r third on the sove¬ 
 raign's fide, Anne Duke of Montmorency to the'third on the Prince's fide, and 
 the Duke of HoIJiein to the fourth on the fame fide. 
 
 But the faid French King was not Inftalled until the 1 6. of January an. 8. Eliz. 
 and before that it was concluded to remove the King of Spain to the Duke of 
 Savoy’s Stall, voided as before, and to Inftal the French King in the King of 
 Sputa's void Stall, "which was accordingly done; fo that on this occafion there 
 were four Strangers, and five Knights Subjects ("before remembredj removed 
 lower, to make way for the French King. 
 
 The 20. of April, an. 2. Jac. Reg. the Duke of IFirtemlerg was inftalled in 
 
 the 
 
■Sect. VI. Preparations for Perfonal Inftallation. 577 
 
 the “third Stall on the Prince slide, and on St. George's Eve in the following oColkB trap, 
 year advanced a Stall higher, twzs- to the third on the Soveraign s fide. The ^ c ° ^‘ 
 16. of May enfuing p Vlrick. Duke of Holjl had affigned him that Stall from p n.p. tfi. 
 whence the Duke of tvirtemberg was advanced, and inftalled therein: But 
 againft the Inftallation of ChriUierne the Fourth King of Denmark (which hap- 
 ned to be the 9. of September in the fame year) the s Duke of H'irtembcrg was IS P’.p.iy, 
 removed back to the Seat wherein he was Inftalled, and the r Duke of Holft ad- rl 
 vanced into his void Stall. All which will appear more clear, from the ap¬ 
 pointment of Stalls on thefe occafions which follow. 
 
 A Remove of Banners and Plates 
 of IVirtembcrg , 
 
 James R. 
 
 1. The Soveraign 
 
 2. The Prince 
 
 3. Earl of Nottingham. 
 
 4. Earl of Ormond. 
 
 5. Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 6 . Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 7. Lord Sheffield. 
 
 8 . Earl of Devonfnre. 
 
 9. Earl of suffix. 
 
 10. Earl of Darby. 
 
 11. Duke of Lenox. 
 
 12. Earl of Marr. 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 The order of Stalls at St. 
 
 James R. 
 
 1. The soveraign• 
 
 2. The Prince¬ 
 ly. Duke of Wirtemberg. 
 
 4. Earl of Ormond- 
 
 5. Earl of Shrewsbury- 
 
 6 . Earl of Northumberland- 
 
 7. Lord Sheffield. 
 
 8. Earl of Dcvonfhirc • 
 
 9. Earl of Suffiex- 
 
 10. Earl of Darby, 
 
 11. Duke of Lenox • 
 
 12. Earl of Marr - 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 at the Inftallation of Frederick Duke 
 Anno Jac. Reg. 2. 
 
 1. The French King. 
 
 2. Void. 
 
 g. Duke of Wirtemberg. 
 
 4. Earl of Dorfet. 
 
 5. Earl of Cumberland. 
 
 6. Earl of IVorceJlcr. 
 
 7. Earl of Suffolk- 
 
 8. Sir Henry L.ca. 
 
 9. Lord scrape. 
 
 10. Lord Burghley. 
 
 11. Earl of Southampton, 
 
 12. Earl of Venbroke. 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 iJj • 
 
 George’s Feaft, an. Jac. Regis 3. 
 
 1. The French King. 
 
 2. Void- 
 
 3. Earl of Nottingham, 
 
 4. Earl of Dorfet. 
 
 5. Earl of Cumberland. 
 
 6. Earl of IVorcejler- 
 
 7. Earl of Suffolk; 
 
 8. Sir Henry Lea. 
 
 9. Lord Scrape- 
 
 10. Lord Burleigh. 
 
 11. Earl of Southampton « 
 
 12. Earl of Penbroke. 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 Ex CMS. 
 pr&f. R.Coo^e 
 
 f- 1 J- 
 
 lid. 
 
 A Remove of Banners and Plates at the Inftallation of Vlricf Duke of Holft 3 
 the 16. of May an.Jac.R.y. 
 
 James R- 
 
 nil Fit. if. 
 
 I. The Soveraign. 
 
 I. The French King. 
 
 2. The Prince. 
 
 2. Void. 
 
 3. Duke of IVirtembcrg- 
 
 3. Duke of Holft, 
 
 4. Earl of Nottingham. 
 
 4. Earl of Ormond; 
 
 5. Earl of Dorfet- 
 
 5. Earl of Shrewsbury’ 
 
328 
 
 Preparations for Perfonal Inftallation. Chap. XL 
 
 6. Earl of Cumberland • 
 
 7. Earl of ll'orcejler- 
 
 8. Earl of Suffolk. 
 
 9. Sir Henry Lea. 
 
 10. Lord Scroope. 
 
 11. Earl of Excetcr. 
 
 12. Earl of Southampton; 
 13 - Earl of Pcnbroky 
 
 6 . Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 7. Lord sheffeild- 
 
 8. Earl of Devonjhire. 
 
 9. Earl of Suffex. 
 ro. Earl of Derby. 
 
 11. Duke of Lenox. 
 
 12. Earl of Marr. 
 
 13. Earl of Northampton. 
 
 A Remove of Banners and Plates at the Inftallation of Chriftierne the Fourth, 
 Ring of Denmark ., the 8. of Sept-an-Jac. Reg. 3. 
 
 James R. 
 
 1. The French King. 
 
 2. The Prince. 
 
 3. Duke of IVirtembcrg. 
 
 4. Earl of Ormond- 
 
 5. Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 6. Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 7. Lord Sheffeild. 
 
 8. Earl of Devonjhire. 
 
 9. Earl of Suffex. 
 
 10. Earl of Derby. 
 
 11. Duke of Lenox- 
 
 1 2. Earl of Marr. 
 
 13. Earl of Northampton. 
 
 1. The Soveraign. 
 
 2. The King of Denmark; 
 
 3. Duke of Holft. 
 
 4. Earl of Nottingham. 
 
 5. Earl of Dorftt. 
 
 6. Earl of Cumberland. 
 
 7. Earl of IP'orceJler _ 
 
 8. Earl of Suffolk_• 
 
 9. Sir Henry Lea. 
 
 I o. Lord scrape, 
 
 1 1. Earl of Exceter- 
 1 2. Earl of Southampton- 
 13. Earl of Tenbroke- 
 
 Here in this laft Scheme we fee Prince Henry was removed from the fecond 
 on the Soveraign s, to the fecond on the Prince's fide, to make room for the 
 King of Denmark■ And though the Duke of Chcvereux An. 3. Car. 1. upon the 
 death of the Duke of Brunfnick. , was advanced from the third Stall on the So¬ 
 
 ft vs. pent, veraign's fide into the r Duke of Brunfnickfs void Stall, namely the fecond on 
 cl^rUiten the Prince's fide: neverthelels, the year following, upon the admittance of Cu- 
 ' ftavus Adolphus King of Sweden, he was removed 1 two Stalls lower; and at 
 that time the Prince Eledtor Palatine one. 
 
 4.The ancient B u t let us return from the Removal and Tranfiatioa of a Knight-Suhjed, af- 
 cccHiVtg^n* ter he had been inftalled, to the Affignment of his Stall at the time of Inftalla- 
 SiaUialracJ. tion it felf, and ("in the laft place) note, That on the 24. of April an- 6- Eliz,. in- 
 
 ftead of the ancient Law which appointed each EleS-Knight to fucceed in the 
 Stall of his Predecefi’or, and the latter, which permitted a Tranflation at plea- 
 fure, a new one was introduced5 being framed (as was conceived) upon a 
 more equal ground than the former, and to avoid as much as might be the danger 
 
 uiii.cp.49. of emulation, which was this, " That all Knights j >r the future were admitted 
 
 into the Society of the Order , Jhould take and be injtatled in the loweft Stall, ac¬ 
 
 cording to the courje and feniority of their EleSion j except only Jlranger Kings and 
 Princes. 
 
 Whereupon it came to pafs, that when a Knight-SubjeS Elefl: was to be In- 
 ftalled (he taking the loweft Stall) all the Knights-Companions, between him 
 ■and the vacant Stall, were removed higher, to the end fuch vacancy might be 
 fupplied : or if two or more were to be Inftalled at one time, they took the 
 loweft Stalls according to the feniority of their Eleftion ; the fenior Knight- 
 
 EleO being placed higher than the junior. And albeit this manner and order 
 
 in Removals is now become a thing of courfe, and the method eafie 5 yet may 
 itnot be done, or the Atchievements, Eanners, or Plates removed, unlels thei’e- 
 veraign Sign a Warrant as formerly, wherein they are orderly ranked, to ju- 
 ftifie Carter for fo doing, which will be the more eafily underftoodby the infer- 
 tion of a scheme or two. 
 
 The 
 
The order of Stalls as they flood at the Feaft of St. George an. 29. Elite,. 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 1. The Soveraign- 
 
 2 . The French King. 
 
 3. The King of Denmark. 
 
 4 . Duke John Cadmire- 
 
 5 . The Vifcount Mountague- 
 
 6. The Earl of shremsbery- 
 
 7. The Lord Hunfdon- 
 
 8 . Void. 
 
 9. The Earl of Huntingdon • 
 
 10. The Lord Grey- 
 
 11. The Earl of Fenbroke- 
 
 12. Void. 
 
 13. The Lord Scrape- 
 
 1. Void. 
 
 2. The King of Spain■ 
 
 3. Void. 
 
 4. Void. 
 
 5. The Earl of Leicejler- 
 
 6 . The Earl of Warwick: 
 
 7. Void. 
 
 8. The Earl of Worcejler. 
 
 9. The Lord Burghley- 
 
 10. TheEarl of Derby. 
 
 11 .The Lord Howard of Effingham, 
 
 12. The Lord Cobha/n. 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 Ex Collett. 
 A.V. W. 
 
 A Tranflation of Stalls made againft the Feaft of Inftallation, a* 30- Eliz- 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 1. Th csoveraign- 
 
 2. The French King- 
 
 3. The King of Denmark L‘ 
 
 4. Duke John Cafimire- 
 
 5. The Vifcount Mountague- 
 
 6. The Earl of Shrewsbury- 
 
 7. The Lord Hunfdon. 
 
 8 . The Earl of Huntingdon- 
 
 9. The Lord Grey* 
 
 10. TheEarl of Fenbroke- 
 
 11. The Lord Cobham- 
 
 12. The Earl of Ejfex. 
 
 13. Sir Chrijlopher Hatton. 
 
 1. Void. 
 
 2. The King of Spain, 
 
 3. Void. 
 
 4. Void. 
 
 5. The Earl of Leicejler- 
 
 6 . The Earl of Warwick• 
 
 7. The Earl of Worccfter. 
 
 8. The Lord Burleigh. 
 
 9. The Earl of Derby. 
 
 10. The Lord Howard of Effingham- 
 
 11. The Lord scroope. 
 
 12. TheEarlof Ormond. 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 The firfl of thefe schemes Ihew how the Stalls were ranked on St. George’s Eve, 
 an. 29. Eliz. and the fecond how altered againft the Inftallation.of the Earls of 
 Ejfex and Ormond , and of Sir Chrijlopher Hatton, the 23. of May an. 30. Eliz. by 
 which thofe three EleS Knights appear to be Inftalled in the lowermoft Stalls, 
 
 (as the laft mentioned Decree enjoins) and by reafon that the Earl of Ejfex and 
 Sir Chrijlopher Hatton were fetled on the Soveraigns fide, the vacancy before in 
 the eighth and twelfth Stalls of the fame fide became filled up; the Earl of Hun¬ 
 tingdon (Teated before in the ninth Stall) being advanced into the eighth, the Lord 
 Grey into the ninth, and the Eearl of Fenbroke into the tenth Stall. 
 
 So alfo by the like advance of the Earl of Worcejler into the feventh on the 
 Prince’s fide, the vacancy is therein fupplied, and the other Knights-Companions 
 feated below him, by a joint and orderly removal, left the twelfth Stall for the 
 Earl of Ormond , and the thirteenth void for the next EleO Knight. 
 
 The like order was obferved by King James, as appears by another Scheme 
 Of the Stalls, fetled in Chapter held the “3. of July an. I. Jac. R. at the Eleftion wIii.Cy.r5a 
 of the Duke of Lenox , the Earls of Southampton , Marr , and Fenbroke. 
 
 S f 
 
 Stalls 
 
Prepafations/ar Perfottal Injl Mat ion. Chap. XL 
 
 Ex cM.Jt. Stalls altered at a Chapter held at Windefor, the 3. of July an. 1. Jac. R. 
 
 hannis Vinctnt 
 Gen. 
 
 James R. 
 
 1. The Soveraign. 
 i. The Prince. 
 
 3. The Earl of Nottingham. 
 
 4. The Earl of Ormond. 
 
 5. The Earl of Salop. 
 
 6 . The Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 7. The Lord sheffeilcl. 
 
 8. The Lord Hunflon. 
 
 9. Sir Henry Lea. 
 
 10. The Lord Cobbans- 
 11 .The Earl of Derby. 
 i2.The Duke of Lenox. 
 i3>The Earl of Alarr. 
 
 1. The French King. 
 
 2. Void. 
 
 3. Void. 
 
 4. The Lord Buckhnrtf. 
 
 5. The Earl of Cumberland. 
 
 6 . The Earl of Worcejier. 
 
 7. The Lord Howard of IValdon- 
 
 8. The Lord Montjoy. 
 
 9 . The Earl of sujjex- 
 
 10. The Lord Scrape. 
 
 11. The Lord Eurghley, 
 
 12. The Earl of Southampton. 
 
 13. The Earl of Penbroky. 
 
 From hence it appears that thefe EleS-Knights were Inftalled in the lowed: 
 Stalls; and were all other EleS-Knights Subjects throughout his Reign and 
 fince, except the Prince of Wales, and Charles Duke of Fork., Sons to the Paid 
 Soveraign : for the Prince was Inftalled in the fecond Stall on the Soveraign s fide; 
 a MS.fol.fcmi anc ] U p on t [ ie election of the faid EAke of Fork., 1 an. 9. Jac. R. the fecond Stall 
 E.w.cfi^.a ^ t j )e ponces fide was firft defigned for him, and in b place anfwerable thereun- 
 br to, did he proceed to the Chappel, the morrow after St. Georges day upon 
 
 djnid f. which he was elefted. But upon Whitfunday following, at a folemn debate in 
 
 c'X!49. aI chapter , it was determined; c That notwithftanding he was the Soveraign s Son, 
 
 yet fhould hfc have no more preheminence than other Knights-Companions, but 
 come in as a Tuifne , and that his d Atchievements ("which it feems had been fet 
 up over the c fecond Stall on the Prince's fide) fhould therefore be removed to 
 that Stall next above the Vifcount Rochefters (being the eleventh on the fame 
 fide) and fo to be f conforted with the Earl of Montgomery (before whom he 
 proceeded on IVhitfon Monday to the Chapter-houfe towards his lnftallation) and 
 it was moreover then Decreed, s that all Princes not abfohite , fhould be injlalled 
 thenceforth in the puifne place. 
 
 But after this, endeavours were ufed to advance the faid Duke into the Stall 
 to which he was firft appointed, and the Kings of Arms were confulted with 
 h ExipfiAu- i n the cafe, who certified that h Richard Duke of Fork, fecond Son to King Ed- 
 ' i r • ward the Fourth, was Inftalled in the fourth Stall on the Prince's fide, and had 
 
 precedence of the Duke of Suffolk, _, the Earls of Dowglas and Effex, who were 
 elefted long before him : That Henry Duke of Fork., fecond Son to King Henry 
 the feventh, was Inftalled in the third Stall on the Soveraign s fide, and had 
 ■ place of the Duke of Buckingham, and the Earls of Oxford and Derby his anci¬ 
 ents : and laftly, that Henry Fitz Roy Duke of Richmond, bafe Son of King Hen¬ 
 ry the Eighth, had place and precedence before the Dukes of Norfolk, and suf- 
 folk. and others. Whereupon it was thought fit, that the Soveraign s Children 
 fhould be as well priviledged in this cafe, as stranger Princes ; and therefore in 
 another 'Chapter, held at Whitehall on the 13. of April (being Eafter Monday') 
 an. JO. Jac. R. the Order which paft the year before for making the Duke a 
 Puifne, was k abrogated, and he trandated" to the lecond Stall on the Prince's 
 fide, and paired with Prince Henryk as may be alfo feen by the order of the 
 Stalls then fetled. and entred in th e l Blue Boolgoi the Order. 
 
 We need not bring hither more inftances in proof of the obfervation of the 
 Chapter AS made an. 6. Eliz. as it hath relation to Knights SubjeSs, fince the 
 lame hath been to this time punftually purfued; but in regard Strangers are 
 therein excepted, it will be neceflhry to note here concerning them, that the 
 
 rule 
 
 i X MS. penet 
 k l EJxp.Fau- 
 conbridge , gen. 
 
 JP^.174. 
 
Sect. VI. Preparations for Perfohal Inftallatiott. 
 
 rule and praftiee continued as eftablifhed by King Henry the Eighth, viz. That 
 they were Inftallcd in Seats next to the Soveraign, according to their ftate and 
 dignity. 
 
 We iliall only add an inftance of the manner of placing both strangers and 
 Knight Subjects at one and the fame time: for at the coming of King Charles the 
 Firft to the Crown, there were of both conditions to be Inftalled in one day, 
 namely the Duke of Brunfcoick^ Stranger Prince, the Earls of Salisbury and Car- 
 lijle Knights Subjects, elefted by King James the™ 31. of December in the 22. year m Lii.Ci.13', 
 of his Reign? as alfo the Earls of Dorfet and Holland , with Vifcount Andover, 
 elefted byfthe faid King Charles , the" 15. of May following, and the Duke of n , mj.f.ii: 
 Chevereux elefted the 0 4. of July after. And when the Removal of Stalls was o{ 
 conlidered on for admiffion of thefe feven EleCl Knights , it was determined, that 
 the Dukes of Erunfrvicl^and Chevereux Ihould be inftalled in the uppermbft 
 Stalls among Strangers, as King Henry the Eighth had ordained, but the Knights 
 Snlijeffs in the lowermoft Stalls, according to the conftant praftice, fince palling 
 the Decree an. 6. Eliz. as doth appear from the fetlement of Stalls then made, 
 and thus Intituled. 
 
 A Remove of Banners and Plates at the Feaft of St. George, and Inftallation Ex itfoA.. 
 holden at IVindefor the 19. 14. and 15. days of December, an. 1625. At '° er ‘ 
 which time were Inftalled the Dukes of Brunfmick and Chevereux, the 
 Earls of Salisbury, Carlijlc, Holland, Dorfet, and the Vifcount Andover, 
 as followeth. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 1. King Charles Soveraign. 
 
 2. The Prince Palatine- 
 
 3. The Duke of Chevereux. 
 
 4. The Earl of H'orcefter. 
 
 5. The Earl of Suffolk; 
 
 6. The Earl of Derby- 
 
 7. The Earl of Penbrokc- 
 
 8. The Earl of Arundel- 
 
 9. The Earl of Kelly. 
 
 10. The Earl of Rutland. 
 
 11. The Earl of Leicefier• 
 iS.The Earl of Carlife. 
 
 13.The Earl of Holland• 
 
 1. The King of Denmark- 
 
 2. The Duke of Brunfwick- 
 
 3. The Earl of Northumberland- 
 lit. The Lord Sheffield . 
 
 5. The Earl of Suffix. 
 
 6. The Earl of Marr- 
 
 7. The Earl of Montgomery , 
 
 8. The Earl of Somerfet. 
 
 9* The Vifc. Wallingford. 
 
 10. The Duke of Buckingham- 
 
 11. The Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 12. The Earl of Dorfet- 
 
 13. The Vifcount Andover. 
 
 Shortly after the Reftauration of the prefent soveraign to his Crowns and 
 Kingdoms, when feveral Knights-Companions, both Strangers and Subjects, were 
 to be Inftalled, debate was had in Chapter held at Whitehall the 10. of April , an. 13. 
 Car. 2. about placing their Atchievements over their Stalls, whereupon the fol¬ 
 lowing Order ilfued. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas divers EleSed Knights and Companions of our mod Noble Order ofExCilltS: 
 
 the Garter, are by our fpecial appointment, to be infialled in the Chuppel E ' W ‘ Q ‘ 
 of our Caflle of Windefor, upon the 15. day of this infant, and that feme of them 
 who are Strangers, do not yet, nor are likely to appear either in their own perfons or 
 by their fefficient Proxies at the faid Instalment, and fo might run hazard to lofe 
 the benefit and advantage of their pre-elettion in point of rank and precedency in 
 rcfpcCl of feme of our Subjeft Knights, who though ftnee EleSed milt be firjl injlal- 
 led, without feme expedient taken therein to prevent it. There being no reafon (nor 
 is it in our intention) that thofe Noble Perfons Jhould fnffer that prejudice for want 
 
 S f 2 of 
 
3J 2 Preparations for Perfonal Infiallation. Chap. XI. 
 
 of that tifial formality, and for which they are not in faulty but others, who accord¬ 
 ing to the Statutes and ancient Cuftom were to give timely advertifementto the paid 
 Foreign elefted Knights, and to fummon them by themfilves or Proxies to ajjijl at 
 the fsid Infialment: Our will and pleafure is you proceed forthwith to the placing of 
 the Hatchments of all thercJpcSivc Knights and Companions of our fsid Order, 
 whether Inf ailed, or Elect, Subjeft, or Strangers, over rthc Stalls which we do in 
 manner as followeth ajfign and appoint them in ourforeftid Chappel. 
 
 2 . 
 
 The Duke 
 of lark; 
 
 r. 
 
 The sove¬ 
 raign. 
 
 2. 
 
 The Eleftor 
 Palatine. 
 
 3. Prince EleOor of Brandenburg. 
 
 4. Prince Rupert. 
 
 5 - Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 6. Earl of Northumberlands 
 
 7. Duke of Ormond. 
 
 8. Earl of Southampton- 
 
 9. Earl of Briftol¬ 
 
 io. Count Mar fin. 
 
 11. Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 12. Duke of Richmond. 
 
 13. Earl of Manchefer. 
 
 3. Prince of Orange. 
 
 4. Prince Edward. 
 
 5. Earl of Berkshire. 
 
 6. Duke of Fjpernon. 
 
 7. Duke of Buckingham , 
 
 8. Marquefs of Newcafle. 
 
 9. Prince of Tarentc. 
 
 10. Duke of Albemarle. 
 
 11. Earl of Oxford. 
 
 12. Earl of Lindfey. 
 
 13. Earl of Strafford. 
 
 And for fo doing this fall be your fujfcient Warrant, any Statute or Cuforn 
 to the contrary notwithjhnding. Given under the Signet of Our faid Order at Our 
 Court at Whitehall the 10. of April 1661. 
 
 T0 our trufly and wellbeloved fervant 
 Sir Edward Walker Knight, Gar¬ 
 ter, and Principal King of Arms 
 of our mof Noble Order of the 
 Garter. 
 
 By the Soveraign's 
 command 
 
 Hen. de Vic. 
 
 So that here we fee the stranger Princes arefetled in rhe upper Stalls, neereft 
 the soveraign, according to their feveral dignities and degrees, and alp the 
 Knights SubjeOs (among whom were reckoned the Duke of Efpernon , the Prince 
 of Tarente, and Count Marfiin) according to the times of their Elections: this 
 being in confirmation as well of the fetlement made by King Henry the Eighth, 
 as of Queen Elizabeth before remembred. And among the Knights Companions 
 in this fetlement it is to be noted, that though the Earl of Southampton did not 
 receive his Garter and George, till the Soveraign’s happy return into England, and 
 then from his own hands.} yet was his place and precedence here allowed him 
 according to the time of his Eleftion, in the Ifle of Jafey, in January, an. Dorn. 
 1649. fbme few days before Duke Hamilton, and the Marquefs of Newcafle 
 were elefted. 
 
 But the 10. of January, an. (4. Car. 2. the soveraign and Knights-Companions, 
 slit, cm- aflembled in chapter , Ordered ,iThat thence forward all Princes Strangers of what 
 Un i-W- condition fever, fiould have precedence among thcmfelues, according to the fenio- 
 
 rity of their Ejections and InflalUtiom ; and thereupon the Soveraign's Warrant 
 iffued out to Carter under rhe Signet of the Order, dated the 30. of March fol¬ 
 lowing, to authorile him to fet up their Achievements in the Chappel of St. 
 George at Wwdefor, in the order here exhibited. 
 
 Charles 
 
Sect. VI. Preparations for Terfonal Inf alltit ion. 
 
 333 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 I. The Soveraign. 
 
 1 . Duke of Tor!{. 
 g. Prince Rupert. 
 
 4. Prince Eleftor of Brandenburg. 
 
 5. Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 6 . Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 7. Duke of Buckingham- 
 
 8 . Marquefs of Newcajile. 
 
 9. Prince of Tarente. 
 ro. Duke of Albemarle. 
 
 T J. Earl of Oxford. 
 
 12. Earl of Lindfcy. 
 tg. Earl of Strafford. 
 
 1. Void. 
 
 2. Prince Eleftor Palatine. 
 
 3. Prince of Orange. 
 
 4. Prince of Denmark. 
 
 5. Earl of Berkshire. 
 
 6 . Duke of Ormond. 
 
 7. Earl of Southampton, 
 
 8 . Earl of Brijloll. 
 
 9. Count Marfhin. 
 
 10. Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 11. Duke of Richmond. 
 
 12. Earl of Manchejler. 
 
 13. Duke of Monmouth. 
 
 1 Lii.Cr.nltn 
 M 3 - 
 
 Neverthelefs the 19. of November, an. Dorn. 1 66<y. at a Chapter held at White- 
 hall, upon due confideration had of the Law made by King Henry the Eighth, 
 for placing of Strangers, as alfo ol Queen Elizabeth for Knights Subjects , and to 
 remove all Orders made in alteration thereof; the soveraign by the advice and 
 confent of the molt Noble Companions prefent, was pleafed to Ordain and 
 Declare, 
 
 r FirJl, that the Princes of Wales, and fuck Emperors and Kings, that flUtt-t-ii. 
 Jhould be of the Order, Jhould be placed in the neereff Stalls , to that of the So¬ 
 veraign, according to their Elections and Inflallations. 
 
 'then, that all other Soveraign Princes, and Princes of the Blood, Jhould be 
 placed in the Stalls, next unto Kings according to their Jcniority in the Order. 
 
 And thirdly, that alt other his Majejlies Subjefts and Strangers, not of the 
 dignity above mentioned, Jhould be injlalled in the lonvjl Stalls , according to 
 their antiquity in the Order, and the ancient VraClice. 
 
 Thus (lands the Law for fetlement of stalls at this day. And whereas the 
 Stall commonly called the Prince' s Stall, was and had been long void, the Sove¬ 
 raign by the advice of the moll Noble Companions (prefent in Chapter the laid 19. 
 of November j was pleafed to order,' That the prefent King of Sweden Jhould by tli.f. 73I 
 his Proxic be placed in that Stall, and his Atchievemcnts hung up thereon according¬ 
 ly, in convenient time : AH which being done as this Order direfted, the Stalls at 
 the Fealt of St. George celebrated, an. 23. Car. 2. were ordered in the following 
 
 manner. 
 
 
 1. T he s over a ign. 
 
 I- The King of Sweden. 
 
 2. King of Denmark; 
 
 2. Duke of Tork. 
 
 3. Prince Elector Palatine. 
 
 3. Prince Rupert. 
 
 4. Prince of Orange. 
 
 4. Prince Eleftor of Brandenburgh. 
 
 5. Prince Eleftor of Saxony. 
 
 5. Duke of Ormond. 
 
 6 . Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 6 . Duke of Newcajile. 
 
 7. Earl of Bristol. 
 
 7. Prince of Tarente. 
 
 8 . Count Marjhin. 
 
 8. Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 9. Earl of Oxford. 
 
 9. Duke of Richmond. 
 
 lo.Earl of Strafford. 
 
 10. Duke of Monmouth. 
 
 11.Duke of Albemarle. 
 
 11. Void. 
 
 1 2.Void. 
 
 12. Void. 
 
 13.Void. 
 
 13. Void. 
 
 SECT. 
 
33* 
 
 Preparations/br Perfonal Injldlation. 
 
 Chap. XL 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Preparations made by the Knight Elefh 
 
 I TAving in the preceding Section laid down the ancient Law of JltcceJfton in- 
 to void Stalls, and of Lranjlation from one Stall to another; with feveral 
 inftances, both while fuch removals were at the Soveraign s pleafure, and after, 
 when they became confin'd to the regular courfe now obferved; and having al- 
 fo difeourft concerning thofe things which are to be prepared for the Inft'alla- 
 tion of a Knight SubjeS on the Soveraign’s part, and for which his Warrants and 
 Letters iflue forth, as is before fhewed at large : we come now to confider, 
 what is further to be prepared for the Knight Eleff, at his own charge, againft 
 the day of this great Solemnity, and they are chiefly theft which follow. 
 
 1. A Mantle or upper Robe,with its appurtenances. 
 
 2. A Collar of the Garter,and Great George. 
 
 3. A Cap of black Velvet adorn'd with Plumes. 
 
 4. An Helm, Crelf, Alantlings, and sword. 
 
 5. A Banner of his Arms. 
 
 6 . A Plate of his Arms and Stile. 
 
 7. A Cujhen, to carry his Robes and Collar upon. 
 
 8 . Lodging Scutcheons. 
 
 i Mantle, 
 
 a Lib.R. p. 42. 
 & 120. 
 
 lib.vocat. 
 1 in Offic. 
 Gardrob. 
 
 c lib Warr.in 
 Cffic.prsd.a fe- 
 fto S. Micb. 
 1623. ad an. 
 1524. 
 
 d Warr eurr. 
 in eod Offic. de 
 an }6i9. 
 e Lib. Warr. 
 de an 1629. 
 g f Ex Auto^r. 
 li C penes preef. 
 Jac.Palmer. 
 
 ) Numb. 
 XXXIV. 
 
 k Self. 2. 
 
 2. Collar. 
 
 I Appendix 
 Num.XXXV. 
 
 We do not find that the Mantle of the Order was anciently beftowed by the 
 Soveraign upon Knights Subjects, as was the Kirtle or Sure oat j nor indeed of 
 late (unlefs now and then as a peculiar favourj for feeing theMnjunftion for 
 returning the Mantle upon the death of a Knight Companion, is retrained to 
 fuch only on whom the Soveraign (hould vouchfafe to beftow them, it is thence 
 evident, that the Soveraign is not obliged to give the Aiantle at all, nor to all, 
 but only where himfelf pleafeth. But it appears that the Soveraign always be¬ 
 ftowed the Mmtle ( together with the reft of the Habit ) upon Strangers, after 
 he had Elefted any of them into the Society of the Order. And when the 
 whole Habit was fent over by Carter to the King of Portugal an. 13. H. 6. the 
 b Mantle , Surcoat , and Hoodwete accompted for together in the Accompts of 
 the Great IKurdrobe ; and the like hath been done in all fuch cafes fince. 
 
 Howbeit of late times the Soveraign, as an efpecial mark of favour, hath been 
 pleafed now and then to give a Knight-subjeti the Aiantle allot as did King 
 Jantes to * James Marqnefs Hamilton , an. 21. Jac.R. and King Charles the Firft 
 to ll Theophilus Earl of Suffolk^ an. 4. Car. 1. to c William Earl of Northampton, an. 
 5. Car. 1. and an. 14. Car. I. Sir James Palmer by this soveraign s directions paid 
 for the Velvet and Taffety of the Earl of Kelly’s Mantle and surcoat to Sir Peter 
 Richaut, and put it upon the Accompt of h extraordinary charges of the Order. 
 
 Befides which the prefent soveraign, as a mark of like favour, caufed ip 
 Mintles (with the ufiial Liveries of Surcoat and Hood) to be provided againft 
 the Grand Feaft of St. George, an. 13. Car. 2. which were beftowed not only 
 among the new EleCl Knights, but the three fenior Knights-Companions alfo, 
 namely, the Earls of Salisbury, Berkshire, and Northumberland ; for which fee the 
 Warrant in the ' appendix. 
 
 But the Elec! Knight being otherwife to provide the Mantle at his own charge, 
 directions may be had in the k chapter of the Habit and Enftgns of the Order , as 
 to all the materials for making thereof. 
 
 The Collar of the Order with the Great George is to be provided by the EleS 
 Knight, unlefs where the Soveraign is pleafed to beftow the Aiantle ; and in fuch 
 cafe he alfo beftows the Collar, and then a like Warrant illues to the Aiajier of 
 the jfctvi'Miwycjasdidforproviding the 17. Collars 'an.i^.Car.2. The 
 
Sect. VI. Preparations for Perfonal bifiallatiott. 335 
 
 The Black Velvet Cap, mentioned and defcribed 11 before, and therefore cap: 
 needlefs to fpeak of it here; is alfo to be provided at the charge of the Knight ^“P. ’• 
 Elea. ‘ ' 4 ' 
 
 Likewife the Helm , and Creft, with Mantlings thereunto belonging, alfo a 4- Helm, 
 Sword and Girdle (ufually called within the verge of this Order, the Atchicve- C,efl,8lc ’ 
 merits of a Knight-Comp,tnioti') are to be got in readinefs, by the care and dire¬ 
 ction of Garter, but at the Elefl Knights coft; all which are to be fet over his 
 Stall, adoon as his Inftallation Fees are paid. 
 
 This honor, that every Knight-Comp.mion fllould have his Holme, Crefl, and 
 Sword, hung up over his Stull in the Chappel of St. George at JVindefor, is parti¬ 
 cularly provided for, in all the feveral Bodies of Statutes ; and are ordained to 
 remain there during the lives of the pofTeffors, «j» memory (or as a rToken or o E.^.ScA, 
 Mark of Honor) of him that bears them, and a tejlimony of the defence of the £ " 0 \f Sutm 
 Church, as the Oaths of Military Orders require. BiUMattm. 
 
 The Helms, ufed for this purpofe and upon this occafion, are made of Steel An -9- 
 large and fair, and of a more than ordinary proportion: they are Iikewife(for 
 the mod part) of two forts, the one appointed for Soveraign Princes, and framed 
 sopen, with large Bailes or Bars; the other for Knights Subjects, whofe Vizors are if Collett w. 
 made 'clofe. About King Henry the Eighth’s Reign the Knights Subjects Helms 1 ^ ‘ N ' c ' 
 were parcel gilt with fine Gold in Oyle, wrought with Rabeskys qnd other 
 works, and burnilhed with fine Gold. But in'Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, and 
 fince, it hath been the Cuftom to gild their Helms all over, placing St. George’s 
 Arms in the middle before the Vizors. 
 
 The Muntlings that hang down on either fide the Helm, which, with the 
 Wreath, are in fome places called f Appendixes, are all of Tiiliie or Cloth of t tii.it. p. 6% 
 Gold, and heretofore lined with 1 Sarcenet', but in Queen Miry’s Reign they s°aJnBibl. 
 began to make life of" White Satin, for of fiich were the Linings to the ivfant- Hu ™. An.i. 
 lings of w Anthony Brown Vifcount Mountague, and 11 William Howard Lord ^ ( H j 8 Suu ' 
 Admiral. _ itcolhtl.w. 
 
 At the bottom of thefe Muntlings hang a pair of gilt knobs, burnilhed with 
 Gold, from which iflue TaJJels of either Gold or Silver (according as is the me- x]_V,ncem. ‘ 
 tal in the Knights Coat Armour) mixed with Silk of the chief Colour in his 
 Arms. 
 
 Upon the Helm and Mantlings is placed a Wreath of corded Silks, of the Knights 
 colours, which was heretofore made of Sarcenet, but now of-Taffaty. 
 
 The Crcjl of the Knight is placed either upon thefe Wreaths, or ifluant out of 
 a Crown, or ducal Cap; turned up with Ermyn, and of what kind foever the 
 Creft is, the time is neatly carved in wood, and either gilt ot wrought in its 
 proper colours in Oyl. 
 
 Direftly before the Helm, an arming Sword hangs down, the Pomel, Croft, 
 and Chape are gilt; the scabberd is made of the fame TilTue or Cloth of Gold, 
 as are the Mantlings, and fo is the Girdle thereunto belonging; but the Buckles 
 and Pendants are of Copper gilt. 
 
 It appears a little before, that the cuftom ol fetting up the Helm, Crefl, and 5-Banner, 
 Sword, over the Knights Stall is as ancient as the Inftitution of the Orders but 
 when their Banners were firft hung up, is not lb clearly manifeft; for neither do 
 the Statutes of Inftitution, or King Henry the Fifth’s Statutes take notice of them. 
 
 The firft mention of them that we find is in the Blad^ Book of the Order, an. 
 
 2 . H. 6. where the a Banner of the King of Portugal, is particularly named among 1 tii.H.peji: 
 the Atchievements then fet up over his Stall; but Henry the Eighth’s body of 
 Statutes makes particular‘mention of them. cAn.s. 
 
 The falhion of the Soveraign s and all the Knight-Companions Banners are 
 fquare ; but it doth no where appear to us, of what fize their Banners anciently 
 were; yet in Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, we find them d two yards and a quarter 
 long, and a yard and three quarters broad, befide the Fringe (which is made of 
 Gold or Silverand Silk, of the colours in the Wreath)and thereon are wrought bw.q. 
 or beaten upon Tnffaty-Sarcenet, double-Sarcenet, or rich Taffaty, with fine 
 Gold and Colours, on both fides, the paternal Coat of the Knights Companion, 
 
 together 
 
33<> 
 
 * l Collett.Vt. 
 bl leN.Cl. 
 
 c f fx Collett, 
 d l jy,gen. 
 
 cf IoiJ, 
 
 6. Plates of 
 Arms. 
 
 *}. Cufhcn. 
 
 Preparations for Ferfonal Inftallation. 
 
 §. Lodging 
 
 Scutcheons. 
 
 F MS-fo'., penes 
 Ki.OTp.201. 
 
 Chap. XI. 
 
 together with his Quarterings, or fo many of them as he pleafe to make life of 
 wherein Garter is to take care that they be warrantably marfhalled. ’ 
 
 And becaufe a » fingle Coat was conceived not to hand fair enough in a Ban¬ 
 ner of this proportion, therefore the Soveraign hath been pleated ("where a 
 K .-7 :.t-Compwhn wanted Quartering!) to grant a new Coat to bear in Quarter 
 v.ntn iiis paternal Coat; as did King James to b Robert Carr Vifcount Roche/ler 
 afterwards Earl of Somcrfet ; to whole paternal Coat (8. Jitu. an. cy.Jac. R.) he 
 firft added a ' Lyon paflant gardant Or, in the dexter part, as an efpecia'l gilt of 
 favour, and then a new invented Coat to be born in quarter therewith viz, 
 
 J Quarterly Or and Gules, a Lyon Rampant fable over all. He alfo granted to Sis 
 'Thomas Erskjn ("afterwards created Earl of Kelly ) a Coat of Arms to be quar¬ 
 tered with his paternal Coat, viz.' Argent , a pale Sable. 
 
 Thefe Banners of Arms are fixed to the end of long Staves, painted in OvI 
 formerly with the Colours of the Wreath, but now "Red: Their ends are put 
 into Sockets of Ron, well fixed in the Wall, direftly over the Knight,-Comp t- 
 mans Helms a-id Crelts; and commonly lined with thick Fufcian,to preferve them. 
 
 Belides thefe, there is alio to be provided a Copper-plate gilt, whereon a 
 Scutcheon of the Knight-Elett’s Arms , and Quarterings within a Garter are en¬ 
 graved and enamelled in Colours, with his Helm, Creft, and Supporters and 
 underneath his Style and Titles of honor : which rlate , G./rto- urually’takes 
 care to provide and is to be fixed on the back of the Knight-EleS's Stall afiign- 
 ed tor his Inftallation. 6 
 
 Moreover a Velvet Cujhen is to be alfo provided, whereon to carry the 
 Etcct s Mantle,Collar,Hood, and Boolg of statutes before him, in the proceeding to 
 theC,v«re at his Inftallation. Concerning the materials andgarnilhingsoffomeof 
 Jefe Culhenv, we find this account of thofeufed at the Inftallation of the Lord 
 1 realuren Wefion, the Earls of Exceter and Lindfey, Inftalled an. 6 . Car. I that 
 each of them contained one yard and a half of Crimfon Velvet, one Ell of rich 
 initatv tor their lining, and 4 yards of Fringe, and 4 great Tafi'els. 
 
 Lafiuv, there hath been commonly provided a convenient number of Lodging 
 Scutcheon,, of the Elect-Knight’s Arms, invironed with a Garter, with his Still 
 and 1 files underneath 5 and thefe Carter alfo gets in readinefs, for it hath been 
 an ancient cuftom, to d.ftr.bute at the Inns in the Knigkfs paffage, to and at 
 mneufor ..thefe Scutcheons, to be fet up in the principal Rooms of thofe Houfes 
 as a memorial of the honor of the Knights Inftallation. 3 
 
 Such of the forefaid particulars as are committed to the care of Carter 
 to prepare and make ready, the charges thereof have been fometimes caffc 
 up, and the Accompt ftated and paid off beforehand; by which means he 
 was the better enabled to furnilh out the fame, for fo did the fEarls of shreres- 
 bttry and Cumberland an 94. Eliz. And in Garters Bill there is to be inferred 
 , ^ rlcc . ot ? Truvk , the charge for Carriage of thofe things he provides for 
 the Knight-EleH to tvindefr, and for their letting up. 
 
 • bebdes a " the fe things before mentioned, to be prepared and pro- 
 
 tided cither by the Chancellor of the Order, or Garter ; there are other to 
 betaken care tor, by the Knight-Elect, relating more particularly both to him- 
 Lir and his retinue} as his own Apparel, the number of his Attendants and Ser- 
 
 ''f. nt rV Vlt j I :he ‘ r ° °l he f. and L,verie *> his Co3ch and Sadie Horfes, both for 
 , taen ^ VVI di divers other things neceflary for fetting forth his Caval- 
 ease and Proceeding, to and at Windefor ; all which have ufually been the rich- 
 
 n V ln wi f ^ll hat (TW d r^ C a ade g ° tten > that fo the lhovv mi 8 ht be furnilhed 
 out, with all pomble fplendor and gallantry. 
 
 t r ° S t, t , h “^ lth . t . hel f= the Provifons for Dyet at Windefor (if the Fe*/?bekept 
 k E lf' Km & hts cba rge and expencej is to be confidered of, and to that 
 Cn r '. Jr Cr ?° P art ome °n e of the Clerks of the Soveraign $ Kitchin is to be 
 confulted, who commonly undertakes the management of that Affair. 
 
 To conclude this Chapter the Hall or Room where the grand Dinner is to be 
 kept, the Cnapter-houfe and Chappel, ought chiefly to be let forth and adorned 
 •„ nil rich and lumptuous Furniture, againft thisfolemnity, over and befide what 
 is of ordinary and ncceflary ufe. j^g 
 
Sect. VII.- Preparations for Perfonal Injlallation. 337 
 
 The Hall or Dining room, to be furnifhed with rich .hangings, and if the 
 Soveraign or his Lieutenant hold the Feaji, then rauft there be a k Cloth of State k 
 fet up at the upper end of it: but not if the Inftallation be performed by Com- 
 miflioners. 
 
 The Chapter-houje is then 3lfo to be hung, a rich Carpet fpread upon the Ta¬ 
 ble, and fet about with Velvet Chairs and Cufhens; and becaufe in the late 
 times of plundering, this place had buffered its (hare, and nothing found there 
 upon the prefent Soveraign s happy return, that was worth taking away; his 
 faid Majefty in a Chapter held the 14. of January an. 12. Car. 2. am mg other 
 preparations relating to the Order , caufed direftions to be given to the Mtjler 
 of the Wardrobe , to provide Velvet for Chairs to furnifh the Chapter-houfe, an. 1 
 Cujhens to be ufed in the Choire of (St. George's Chappel, which according! 
 were made ready for thefervice of the following Fe.ift. 
 
 Againft the Inftallation of Philip King of Cajiile and Lem, an. 22. H. 7., T 
 «> Table in the Chaptef-houfe was covered with doth of Gold, and the Forms \ 
 
 Baudkin; before the Soveraign was laid a Cufhen of Cloth of Gold, whereon H 
 Crucifix lay, and the " Evangelifts turn'd open to the place of the Canon, with vUn 
 feveral Tapers burning on either fide. At the upper end of the Table towards f l8, ‘ 
 the right hand was fet a Chair for the Soveraign, under a golden Canopy, with 
 Cufhens of Cloth of Gold, and on the left hand a Stool with like garnifhing, 
 for the King of Cajiile. 
 
 In St. Georges Chappel^the high Altar is to be richly adorned with Plate, the 
 Soveraign s Stall with a Canopy, and other ufuul ornaments, and laftly, the 
 Stalls of the Knightsr Companions prefent at this Ceremony with Velvet Cufhens. 
 
 As to the furnifhing of other places in the Caftle of Windejbr, on fuch a fo- 
 Iemn occafion, we will in the laft place borrow an account from the Relator of 
 the Ceremony of Inftallation of the aforefaid King of Cajiile and Leon, whofe 
 words are thefe. 
 
 Co W?itt of tbe gcct ttcb cobbojD, tobicb continually (lobe in the geet Ifiall, m. 
 totjitD was; all guilt Plate; 0 ? of tbe gret ano rtcb beds; of ettate, bangpogs 
 of citb€lotb of ©nib, 0 ? of tbe ttcb anb fumptuous clotbeo of 9rra«> mitb 
 btbets (Llotbes of eftatc,botb in tbe King® Logging,anb in tbe King of Caftil's 
 Loggings;, fo manp Chambers, Gaulle, Cbappell, ©olctts ©al.enes tnttO 
 obit Loggings, fo rtcblp anb berelp well appointedb)itb bibers obit things, 
 tbat 31 fufficc no? cannot Bifcern, anb as: 31 fuppofe, few 0 ? none tbat there 
 Were, tbat ebec faW Caflcll 0 ? obit Logging, in all things fo Well anb rtcblp 
 appointeb, anb tpe great continual fare, open boufcbolb,fo manp noble men foo 
 Well appareilleb, anb witb foo ®o?t Warnpng, btretofoje as 31 tbinfee bath not 
 been teen. 
 
 T t 
 
 CHAP. 
 
Chap. XII. 
 
 338 
 
 CHAP. 
 
 XII. 
 
 
 the 
 
 • 
 
 Perfonal Inflal 
 
 hr ion 
 
 Knigf 
 
 OF A 
 
 It S 
 
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 left. 
 
 SECT. 1. 
 
 Of the Cavalcade to Windefor. 
 
 I N former times, the Knights-Elecl frequently took their journey from Lon¬ 
 don to their Inflallation at Windefer , in the nature of a I'olemn and ftatf-ly 
 Cavalcade, and this Proceeding on Horfeback was generally fet forrh 
 with exceeding pomp a whether we confider the great number of their 
 honorable Friends, who on gallant Couriers rode along with them, or 
 the multitude of their own Attendants well mounted, the richnefs of whole Ap¬ 
 parel, Jewels, Gold Chains, rich embroideries, and Plumes of Feathers of their 
 Lords Colours, even darled the Eyes of the beholders. 
 
 Suitable thereto was the Feafl, which had in it all manner of magnificence 
 and plenty, as well of provifion, as all other things that could add glory there¬ 
 unto: and in which the EleCt-Knights (when kept at their chargej Ifrove not 
 only to exceed their PredecefTors, but one anotherInfomuch that Embalia- 
 dors a.id Strangers efteemed it one of the goodlielt fights, that was to be feen 
 "Urn- in Christendom A and to which (as is noted by a » Stranger) a great concourfe 
 ; ’• rn ’ innumerable multitude of People, ufed to flock from London and other 
 
 places’, f .me reafonahle diftance from Windefor, to behold the Solemnity. But 
 to make the fpiendour of the Cavalcade no lefs conlpicuous to the City of Lon¬ 
 don, than Town and Calhle of It'indejor, the Knights-Elebl have taken up theT 
 Lodgings fometimes in the strand , at other times in Salisbury Court , then in Hol- 
 born, or within the City a to the end it might pals through fome of the eminent 
 ftreets, for the Peoples fatisfaftion, whereof we (hall here defcend to fome par¬ 
 ticulars. 
 
 Gilbert Earl of shrcmUtry, in order to his Cavalcade an. 34. Eliz. was lodged 
 
 in 
 
339 
 
 Sect. I. Tfce Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SubjeSt. 
 
 in b Mr. Grcjham s houfe (afterwards knighted, and this houfe fince known by brius.fil.u- 
 the name of Grejham Colledge) whence he rode c through the City , accompanied d'Wj’oj. ’ 
 with fundry of his honorable Friends, and a numerous and gallant Train of At- e ( 
 tendants and Servants to Charing Crop ; where he met d George Earl of Cumber- 
 Unci (his Companion Eleft) and thence both together rode towards Windefor, 
 within a mile or two of which place,' Garter King of Arms met them, and fet 
 their Attendants in order; and thence the EleO-Knights took their way, in 
 goodly Equipage through the Town into the Cattle, the Proceeding being 
 thus ordered. 
 
 Trumpets , two and two. 
 
 Gentlemen in Blue Coats and Cold Chains; 
 
 Gentlemen of note. 
 
 Garter. 
 
 Gentle me n-Vjhers. 
 
 Earl of ThetwoE/efi? Baron of 
 
 Ormond. Knights. Effingham. 
 
 With their Footmen about them. 
 
 Noblemen , Knights , and Gentlemen of Quality. 
 
 All their Servants in the rear. 
 
 In like manner Cuftom and Peace begat many tilth glorious Cavalcades , du¬ 
 ring the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth} and King James, fpecially that at the Inftal- 
 lation of f Robert Earl of Salisbury , and Thomas Vifcount Bindon, Aliy 1 1 . an. 4. f S NS. pines 
 Jac. R. who came to Windefor honorably 6accompanied, with a great appea- 8 y ,^ 7 f' 
 ranee of Nobility, Knights, and Gentlemen of (pedal note. 
 
 But the fate of this Solemnity, much like that glorious body the Sun (whofe 
 liiftre at fitch times it drove to outlhine) had at fometimes its fhort intermitting 
 Clouds, at others, long nights, and the glory thereof appeared but now and then, 
 when the pleafure of the Soveraign grew aufpicious, or the honor of the Order 
 became placed upon more generous Spirits. And to fay truth, there may grow 
 an excels in fuch Solemnities, even to furfet 5 which is then bell cured by a long 
 abftinence. Nor was this Feftival at all times free from this diftemper ; but 
 then the soveraign readily cured it, by taking away the caufe, and prohibiting ex- 
 cefs in their Attendants. 
 
 Hereupon it was that King James, obferving thofe Exceffes the Knights-Eleff 
 run into upon this occalion, and willing to check the growing inconveniences, 
 took occafion againft the Inftallation of Francis Earl of Rutland, Sir George Vil- 
 lars Knight (after created Earl, then Marquefs, and laftly Duke of Buckingham) 
 and of Vifcount Lijle, an. 14. of his Reign, to forbid 11 Livery Coats, for fining h lKdtm. 
 charge, and avoiding emulation , and Ihortly after, in a Chapter held at Whitehall , 
 an. 1 6. Jac.R. with the confent of the Knights-Companions then affembled, put 
 fome reftraint upon the number of Attendants5 and Decreed, • That every of the \Ub.c. p.191 
 Knights-Companions fliould have 50 perfins to attend him unto the annual Solem¬ 
 nities of the Order,and no more. 
 
 Some litle excceeding (above that allowed number) we meet with afterwards 
 in the Attendants of Gentlemen and Yeomen upon William Earl of Northampton 
 an. 5. Car. I. to the number of fourfeore, who began his Cavalcade to Windefer, 
 from k Salisbury Houfe in the strand 5 and certainly would have exhibited a more k e% Collett. 
 glorious (how,had not the continual Rain for 1 three days fpace together impeded: f cl ~ 
 Neverthelefs conceiving that a Proceeding deligned with fo much gallantry as '' f ' 47 ' 
 it was, ought to outlive the accident of foul weather, we fhall inlert the order 
 of it here. 
 
 The order of riding to the Inftallation o/William Earl ^Northampton, 
 the 20. of April, 1629. 
 
 Trumpets, whofe Banners were of Damask, and thereon the Earls Arms 
 within a Garter, with his Creft and Supporters. 
 
 T t 2 The 
 
 Ex Cillctl. 
 IV. le n. cl. 
 
340 T 7 ;e Pcrfonal Inftallation of a Kttight-Subjedl. Chap. XII. 
 
 The meaneft of his Servants, as Grooms, , and Teo/nen , in Blue Coats two 
 and two. 
 
 His Lordihips other Servants in Blue Coats as Gentlemen, Efquires and 
 Knights two and two. 
 
 Two Secretaries', Mr. Ralph Goodnyn, and Mr. Francis Mewfe. 
 
 Steward, Mr. Controller, Mr. 
 
 Cuthhert Ogle. William Goodwyn. 
 
 Two Tages, Thomas Floyd, and Francis Browne. 
 
 His fpare Horfe, led by the Gentleman of his Horfe. 
 
 His chaplain to diftribute his Alms. 
 
 FUrfuivants at Arms, two and two. 
 
 Heralds at Arms, two and two. 
 
 Gentleman Vjher, Mr. The Senior Herald 
 
 Walter Thomas, bareheaded. covered. 
 
 Earl of Earl of Earl of 
 
 Berkshire. Northampton. Salisbury. 
 
 Noblemen in their places, two and two. 
 
 Knights, Efquires, and Gentlemen, which accompanied him. 
 
 The Commiffioners Servants. 
 
 Other Noblemens, Knights, Efquires , and Gentlemens Servants. 
 
 Thus Henry Earl of Danby, and William Earl of Morton, being to receive 
 the honor of Inftallation, an. io. Car, I. fo difpofed of themfelves, for their 
 m iwusft more commodious palfage and the peoples view 5 that the one lodged at m lVar- 
 O IrideUh.’ nic k Houfe in Holborne, the other at" Dorfet Houfe in Salisbury Court neer Fleet- 
 R p-9 3 - Jlreet, and proceeded feverally through the Streets to 0 Hide Park,, each between 
 two Noblemen to fiipport him, with their Footmen in rich Coats on either fide 
 them. 
 
 Their Gentlemen-Vfiers rode bare-headed, and before them the Officers of 
 Arms wearing their Coats, then their Servants in Blue Coats and Cognizances 
 (as was the ancient manner) all led on by Trumpets. The reft of the Lords, 
 Knights, and Gentlemen followed after each Knight-Elett in Troop, according to 
 their Degrees, thole of the beft quality formoft. In particular, the Proceed¬ 
 ing of the Earl of Morton, was marfhalled in the following order. 
 
 Ex CM. Trumpets, two and two. 
 
 W 1 ? N- cl. Grooms in Coats, two and two. 
 
 Teoman two and two. 
 
 Gentlemen, two and two. 
 
 Secretaries. 
 
 Steward. Gentleman of the Horfe. 
 
 Pages. 
 
 4 Officers of Arms. 
 
 Gent. Vfier bare. I.ancajler Herald covered. 
 
 Earl Morton 
 
 fupported between two chief Lords. 
 
 Footmen on each fide in rich Coats. 
 
 Noblemen and Gentlemen, according to their Degrees. 
 
 At slow (two miles on this fide Windefor) they all made a ftand, and being put 
 again into order, proceeded to IVindefor Caftle, where alighting in the lower 
 Court, the Knight s-Elett were thence condu&ed to their feveral Lodgings. 
 
 To thefe already mentioned, we (hall add the order of that ftately Cavalcade, 
 fet forth by Algernon Earl of Northumberland, from Dorfet houfe in Salisbury 
 Court , toward Windefor the 13. of May an. 11. Car. I. which though the laft this 
 age hath beheld, yet was it not the leaft in pomp and glory ; and dilpofed as 
 followeth. 
 
 
 Mr. Butler. 
 
Se c t. I. The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SubjeSl. 
 
 34 1 
 
 Mr. Butler. Mr. Githens. 
 
 Mr. Havelockp. Mr. Blackjtonc. 
 
 Mr. Hillman. Mr. Harris. 
 
 Mr. Eglebie. M r. Hall. 
 
 Mr. Gradye. Mr. Newland. 
 
 Mr. Williams. Mr. Hubbald. 
 
 Mr. shearer. Mr. Lambs. 
 
 Mr. Collins. Mr. Clarke. 
 
 Mr. Simpfon. Mr. Emery. 
 
 Mr. Barnard. Mr. Meriwether. 
 
 Mr. Gates. Mr. Guppie. 
 
 Mr. Johnfon. Mr .Cobbie. 
 
 Mr .Fenwick.. Mr. Holdridge. 
 
 Mr. Granger. Mr. Baldwins. 
 
 Mr. Cappon. Mr. Thorneton. 
 
 Mr. Browne. Mr. Edmunds. 
 
 Mr. Rujhtotf. Mr. Brands Mofe. 
 
 Mr .Percy. Mr. William Moftr 
 
 Mr. Gibbons. Mr. Cartwright. 
 
 Mr. Mufgrave. Mr. Cardinal. 
 
 Mr. Millar. Mr. Wivild. 
 
 Mr. Heron. Mr .Bugler. 
 
 Mr. Totter. Mr. Smith. 
 
 Mr. Dodfworth- Mr. Taylotir. 
 
 Pages, being Earls Sons, viz. 
 
 Mr. William Herbert. Mr. John Herbert. 
 
 Mr. Philip Cecil. Mr. Algernon Sidney. 
 
 Heralds at Arms, two and two. 
 
 Mr. Blundevile Gent. Norroy King of 
 Vjher, bareheaded. Arms. 
 
 Marquels of Earl of Northnm- Earl of 
 
 Winchcjler. berland. Kent. 
 
 And fomewhat behind him the reft of the Lords, Knights , and Gentlemen in 
 order, the bell formoft, two and two, the Coaches doling up the Troop. 
 
 Ex Collett. 
 W.ls N.CI, 
 
 There was a publick Cavalcade defign'd from somerfet Houfe in the Strand to 
 Windcfor Cajlle, when the prefent Soveraign was to be Inftalled; which though 
 it took not efFeft, yet is fit to be remembred by the infertion of the then Chan¬ 
 cellor's Letter to each Knight-Companion, for making preparations to accompany 
 him thither. 
 
 May it pleafe your Lordjhip, 
 
 T HE Kings Majefty Soveraign of the mofi Noble Order of the Garter, having Rove Journal. 
 
 determined to create tk» Prince eldejl Son Knight, and to propofehim in r ‘ i9 ’ 
 Eleftion to be a Companion of his Order 5 for the better convcniency of his Inftal- 
 lation hath prorogued by a Commijjion under the Seal of his Order, given the 25. of 
 February now remaining in my Cujlody, the celebration of the Feaft of St. George 
 from the 22. 23. and 24. of April next, whereon it fhould have been folemnized,un¬ 
 to the 21. 22. and 23. o/May, immediately enfuing, and thereby given Command to 
 all the Knights-Companions, and Officers of his Order, that they fhould attend his 
 royal perfon at his Palace of Whitehall upon thofe days appointed. Ln difeharge of 
 the duty of my place, and by fpecial order, I do (ignifie unto your Lordlhip his Ma¬ 
 kefiles will, and that it is his pleafire for the more honor of the Prince, and the 
 noble feaft of his Eleftion and Inftallation, that your Lordlhip fhould be attended 
 with your Servants and Retinue according to folemn Cuftorn, and he prepared to 
 
 accompany 
 
342 The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-Subjetf. Chap. XII. 
 
 accompany his Highneft/row Somerfet-houfe in the Strand unto the Cattle of 
 Windefore, upon the 19. of that moneth , to ajjijl at the Ceremony , and Feaji of his 
 Inftallation upon the clay following : Traying your Lordlhip that you will be pleafed 
 to take knowledge hereby, both of the time and place defgncd, and of the Soveraign's 
 order, I humbly reji 
 
 St. Martin s Lane in all due obedience 
 
 27. Feb. 1637. and objervance 
 
 Tho. Rowe. 
 
 When this Letter was Lent, the Soveraign intended to create the Prince 
 > Ex Autagr. * Knight of the Bath, which Ceremonies were defigned to begin at the old Pa- 
 Primer. . Iace at IKeJlminJier, upon the 21. day of May an. 13. Car. 1. as alio to hold the 
 Feaft of St. George for that year, at Whitehall, on the 23. of the fame Moneth 5 
 and to take the Scruteny that Evening for his Election into this Order: The next 
 day was deligned to invert him with the Garter and George, and the day follow¬ 
 ing, to fet forward the Cavalcade towards Windejor, wherein alfo the Knights of 
 the Bath ("intended to be created with the Prince) were to r ; de in their Robes. 
 But this refolution being changed, and the intention of creating the Prince a 
 Knight of the Bath, altered to that of a ICnight-Batchellor, the Ceremony thereof 
 was defer'd to Windejor ; and fo the Cavalcade followed not. 
 
 It was the manner heretofore, for the Soveraign’s Lieutenant ("when the Sove¬ 
 raign thought fit to appoint the Inftallation at the fame time with the Feaft of 
 St. George) to ride to Windejor, attended with a gallant Train, and no fmall num¬ 
 ber of his own Gentlemen and Yeomen richly habited, and in all things well 
 rf pfoi ^ a PP 0lnte ^ 5 as was feen in that Cavalcade of the 1 Duke of Norfolk Earl Marlhal 
 L ' ot England, and Lieutenant to the Soveraign, for St. George’s Feaft, an. 5. Elite, (at 
 which time the Earls of Northumberland and Warwick, were to be Inftalled} who 
 had then attending on him 1 200 of his own Gentlemen and Yeomen. 
 
 The Lieutenant and his j 4 jftftants(ox otherwife the Knights-Commiffionersjxf the 
 Feaft of St. George be not then held)being arrived in the Cattle, forthwith retire 
 to their Lodgings, which moft ufually have been prepared at the Deans houle, the 
 Rooms therein being the faireft, and belt fitted for accommodation in the Ca¬ 
 ttle (next thofe of the soveraign s in the upper Ward} but the Knights-Eled 
 were at all times furnithed with Lodgings, in fomc of the Prebends houfes. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 The Offering in the Chappel, on the Eve -of the Feaft. 
 
 f F it fo happened, that the Inftallation patted by ConmiJJloners, and the Ca¬ 
 valcade fet forth from London in the morning of the day preceding the In¬ 
 ftallation, and arrived at Windejor Cajlle early that afternoon; then the Knights- 
 t MS fit toes, CommiJJioners have been accuftomed to put on then r Mantles only (at the Chap- 
 ■° p -oj. t e r-houfe door} and enter St. George’s Chappel to offer 5 but without the atten- 
 ' { nf,E.W.G. danee of ' Heralds, or any folemne Proceeding before them into the Choirejon- 
 f 147. ly brought in by the Prebends') where having taken their Stalls with ufual Re¬ 
 verences (the order of which (hall be difeourfed at large in the 20. chapter) and 
 h eard an Anthem, they part'd up to the Altar, with the“ Verger and » Garter be- 
 di. fore them, and there made their * offering, both of Gold and Silver, according to 
 
 ufual cuftom. As foon as the VeJpers were ended, they delcended from their 
 Stalls (after the accuftomed manner} and departed to their Lodgings; and in this 
 mutr'ef’ ca *" e the K ”'&bt’-CommiJJioners* put not off their M' . til! nficr Supper. 
 
 ' ' In this manner was the Ceremony of Offering (on .beEv ot he Inftallation} 
 
 performed 
 
Sect. II. The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SnbjeQ. 513 
 
 performed by the r Lord Admiral, and Ear] of Ormond, Commijfioners for the y £* ni ms. 
 Inftallation of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Cumberland , an. 34 .Elia . as alfo by P ene ’ c n r.lo- 
 the Earls of 1 Nottingham, Worcester, Suffolk. , and Southampton, Commijfioners z ms /"‘/a 
 appointed for the Inftallation of the Earl of Salisbury , and Vil'count Bindon, an. w - 0 /• l 47 - 
 4. far. R. But at the Inftallation of the Earl of Rutland , and others, aw. 2 6 .El.z. 
 the Lord Hunfdon ( one of the Commijfioners for that Solemnity J refufed to ->o 
 to the Chaff el to Offer alone, albeit he arrived at Windefor Caftle - timely enough MS 
 on the Eve 5 becaufe he wanted the company of Vilcount Mount ague ( joined in h ^ mi w. le 
 Commiffion with him) who came not thither till the b next morning. N - Cl - 
 
 The offering thus made, at the Knight i-Commijjioners coming to the Caftle,on 
 the Eve of Inftallation, is in conformity to an Article in the statutes to this ef¬ 
 fect, ‘That if ant of the Knights-Companions being upon a journey , Jhculd acci- ct Ft;.S tar, 
 dentally pafs by Windefor Caftle, he is to turn in thither (if‘he can with conve- 
 nience, and be not hindred by Lome juft and allowable caufe_) in honor of the stl"™! ,«! 
 place, and prepare hiwfilf to iter into the Chappel to Offer 5 firjl putting on his itHi.Srar. 
 Mantle, without which he mull neverprefume to enter into it. Art.i-j. 
 
 After the Knight-Companion had entred the Caftle, the Canons Re/ideut we re 
 by this Article appointed to meet and receive him, and with due reverencecon- 
 duft him into the Choire. It it were in the time of high Ahfs, the Knight was ob¬ 
 liged to (lay and hear it, in honor of Cod and St. Ccorgc, but if he came thither 
 in the afternoon, he was to flay till the Canons, with the reft of the choire. had 
 fung the Anthem de Trofundis , which being ended, he proceeded to the high 
 Altar and Offered, and returned to his Stall, with ufual Reverences, and then 
 departed. 
 
 But if the Knight-Companion 'palled through the Town of Windefor, and did e ibid. 
 not go to the chappel to Offer, in manner as before is ordained, fo often as he 
 omitted doing thereof he was bound upon his obedience to walk a mile on 
 foot to the Chappel, in honor of St. George , otherwife for every time he failed to 
 offer one Penny, which by King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes is inlarged r to a fsAn.ii. 
 Groat. 
 
 It feems at lad, there hapned fome difpute about the juft diftance (intended 
 by this Article ) from the Caffe, and to the end the Knights-Companions might 
 fully know when they came w ithin the breach of this Jnjunftion, it was thought 
 requifiteby King Henry the Eighth, to let down a certain bound, which in his 
 Statutes is there declared to bet two miles: within which, if any of the Knights- 
 Companions come, and do not repair to the Chappel and offer, he is liable to the 
 penalty or niul£t above fpeeified. 
 
 And becaufe it oftentimes fell out, that fome of the Knights-Companions did 
 accidentaly ride within thefaid limits, whilft they took the plcafure of hunting 
 in Windejor Forejl (fome part of it lying neer the Caffe ) neverthelefs could 
 not conveniently leave their fport to perform all the Solemnity required, 
 they ufually (in filch cafe) fent their Offring in money to the Canons, which being 
 received, the Knights took it for a difpenfation of the Ceremony, enjoined by 
 the Statutes. 
 
 But they dill apprehending inconvenience in this Article, endeavours were 
 ufed to have it interpreted with greater latitude, which fo far took efFeft, that 
 at a Chanter held at Windefor the 10. of OClober , an. 15. Car. 1. it was ordered to 
 be confidered of at the next Chapter , h that fo fome provilion might be made to h Sir Jama 
 fave the Knights from breach of their Oath, if they came within the forefaid li- r “; mcr '’ 7 mr ‘ 
 mited diftance of Windefor Caflle, and paffed thence without Offring. But no-"Ijj.f.jo”.™ 
 thing being then done, nor at any time fince, the Law (lands as it did. 
 
 SECT. 
 
344 
 
 the Perfonal Inftallation of a Ktiight-Subjeft. Chap. XII. 
 
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 B \leN.CL 
 
 C MS.in Offic. 
 Arm. [L.l .3 
 
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 AC Ex Col- 
 e<. leli.W.le 
 f \n.CI. 
 
 g MS. penes 
 eund.G. 0. T. 
 f. 203. 
 
 h E.3 IS tat. 
 H I An. 20 
 i Art. 20. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 the Supper on the Eve. 
 
 T H E Supper at night, after their arrival at windefor, is but in the nature of 
 a private Meal; and prepared for the Lieutenant (or Commijjioners ) 
 and the Knights-EleS, generally in the Deans Houfe ; and where, on the Eve of 
 Inftallation of the * Eari of Rutland and Lord Cobh.im, an. 16. Liz. the Commif- 
 f,oners flipped together, with fuch Lords and Gentlemen of account, as came 
 'along with them; no Nobleman having above || one fervant to wait on him at 
 the Table; the reft had their diet prepared in the Town at their own 
 
 But now and then they have been permitted to fup in fomeof the R .ns in 
 the Soveraign s Lodgings; for'there was the Supper made ready at the Inftalla¬ 
 tion of theTord Ruffcl, and other EleCf Knights, an. 31. H. 8. and at the Inftalla¬ 
 tion of the Earl of Shrewsbury , and Lord Hunfdon, an. 3. Elite,, the Lieutenant 
 and Knights flipped in the 1 ’ Great chamber there, all fitting together at one Ta¬ 
 ble in the'fame order as was ufed at other times; but t he ! Heralds then Tup¬ 
 ped’ in St. George’s Hall. And in the 34. of Queen Elizabeth , when the Earls 
 of Shrewsbury and Cumberland were Inftalled; all the Lords and Gentlemen fupped 
 together at one long Table fet iu thes Council Chamber. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 the order in Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 W E come now to the chief Circumftances of this great Solemnity ; name¬ 
 ly the particular Ceremonies of Lnjlallation, managed and ordered after 
 either the Sovcraign, for in his abfence his Lieutenant or Commijftoners ) and 
 Knigbts-EleS, are arrived at tVindefir. In reference to which we lhall premife 
 this general note; That fince neither the Statutes of Lnflitution, nor the statutes 
 of King Henry the Fifth afford 11s a Formulary, for the perfonal Inftallation ot a 
 Knight-EleS (though each ol them contain fome part of thofe Ceremonies, ob- 
 ferved at the 11 Inftallation of Strangers by Proxy ) yet thofe made by King 
 Henry the Eighth do exhibit (in fhortj the'order and method thereof; which 
 we lhall make ufe of as we pals along, and regularly place thofe direftions, un¬ 
 der their proper heads. 
 
 We muft further obferve, that if the Lnjlallation be appointed together with 
 the Feajl of St. George , then either the Soveraign (and conlequently the Knights- 
 Companions) or elle his Lieutenant and Ajfiftants are prelent; but if at any other 
 time of the year, then it paffeth by Commijftoners only: and where we men¬ 
 tion the Soveraign anc! his Lieutenant, and ComtniJJioners together, there the Cafe 
 or Rule inferted, will lute with every of them. 
 
 After fuch time therefore as the Sovcraign (his Lieutenant or Commijftoners) 
 have prefixed an hour wherein to begin the rroceding to the Chapter-houfe, in 
 order to the Inftallation of the Elect Knight (which Ceremony for themoft part 
 hath been performed and dilpatcht on the Evening of their arrival at It inde¬ 
 fir, hut fometimes the next morningj all the Knights-Companions and Eletf- 
 Knights, the Officers of the Order , and of Arms, the Prebends of the Colledge , 
 and^ Alms-Knights are to give their attendance: that is to fay, the Knights- 
 Companions and Officers of the Order on the Soveraign in his inward Lodgings, 
 
345 
 
 Sect. IV. T/;e Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeB. 
 
 the Elecf-Knights and Officers of Arms in the Prefence Chamber, the rrebends 
 and Alms-Knights in the Great Chamber, where they wait the sovcraign' s com¬ 
 ing forth. _ 
 
 The attendance to be given upon the Sovereign’s Lieutenant , and fuch of the 
 Knights-Companions as are appointed for his Ajjifiants , is by the officers of the 
 Order and of Arms, the Prelends and Alms-Knights, either at his Lodgings, or 
 elfe where, as he (hall appoint ;but not by any other ot the Knights-Companions. 
 
 For though we find the Knights-Companions have fometimes proceeded to the 
 
 Chappel, before the Sovereign's Lieutenant, when an Inftallation was celebrated, 
 
 yet hath it been at fuch time only, as they came to IVindefor with the Sovcraign, 
 
 chiefly to hold St. George’s Feafi ; where though the Sovcraign through in’dilpo- 
 
 fition of body or weighty affairs, could not pals down to the Chappd on the 
 
 Eve of the Feaft, yet they being obliged by the Statutes to celebrate Vefpcrs, 
 
 did on this occalion, not that of Inftallation proceed thither; as it fell out at 
 
 the Inftallation of k Prince Henry , and four other Knights, an. I. Jac. R. when k MS. nee, E. 
 
 the Proceeding began from the Prffince Chamber, and thence paft to the Chap- ' 44- 
 
 ter-houfe in the following Order. 
 
 Alms-Knights. 
 
 Prebends. 
 
 Purfuivants. 
 
 Heralds. 
 
 "Olfier King of Arms. 
 
 Lyon King of Arms. Clarenccux King of Arms. 
 
 The four EleS-Knights. 
 
 Knights-Companions. 
 
 Black Rod- Garter. 
 
 Regijler. Chancellor. 
 
 The sovcraign s Lieutenant, leading the Prince in his hand. 
 
 The Knights-Companions proceeded likewife before the Soveraign’s Lieute¬ 
 nant, at thelnftallation of the Duke of 1 Bntnfevick and five other EleS-Knights, 1 MS. penes 
 the 23. of Nov.an.t.Car. 1 .but the Soveraign was then at ™ IFindefor Cafilc (though Edm.Fsmn- 
 not in the Proceeding) and the Feaft of St. George there alfo folemnized. mnb.Ry.29. 
 
 But upon the Soveraign’s Commiffioners, neither the Knights-Companions, nor &30. 
 the " Prelate not Chancellor do give their attendance; only at theGrand Feaft of n£* Amp. 
 St .George, an. 13 .Car. 2. the Chancellor then waiting on the Sovcraign at IVinde- ’’jff 
 for m the duties of his place, out of a particular regard to his Royal Highnefs a u,„’„ 
 the Duke of Torfi (being then Controller of his Houfliold) attended the Com- AijcpjnBiH. 
 miffioners in the proceeding to his Inftallation. 
 
 The Proceedings upon this folemn occalion, have been generally ordered on 
 foot: Nevertheless, upon Tome extraordinary account rnarihalled and difpofed 
 on Horfeback, in manner of a Cavalcade ; as was drat fet forth at the Inftalla¬ 
 tion of 0 Philip King of Cajlile, an. 22. If. 7. and that when the t Lord Rnffiel , and 0 , 
 other Eleff-Knights were inftalled, an. 31.//. 8. So alfo at the Inftallation of the k”" 1 
 q Earl of Suffix, an. I. & 2.Ph. & Mar. which King Philip honored with his own ‘ 
 prefence ; Himfelf, and feveral of the Knights-Companions,’ riding on Horfeback Arm. [-• j 
 from his Lodgings in the Caftle, down to the Cloificr door at the Eaft end of the M‘ 9 - 
 Chappel, and there alighting, proceeded direftly into the f C.hapter-houffi. r<! MS.p.u. 
 
 When the Earl of" Shrewsbury and Lord Hunfdon were inftalled, an- 3. Elite,. r L 
 the Proceeding was likewife ordered on 1 Horfeback. So alfo at the Inftallation t ctktt. 
 of the “Earl of Northumberland, and Earl of Warwick an- 5- Elite,, and laftly at 
 the Inftallations of Francis Duke of Montmorency , the Vifcount Hereford, and ‘ 
 
 the Lords Eurghley, Grey, and shandos an. 14. Elite,, concerning which it ; s further 
 obferved ; w th3t the Soveraign’s Lieutenant, and Knights-Ajjifiants, did then put w Ex ecd.Col - 
 on their Robes in the Sovereign's Lodgings in the Caftle, and meeting in the pre- i'll. 
 fcnce-Chamber, proceeded down to the outward Hall door, in the upper Ward 
 of the Caftle, where taking their Horfes, adorned with foot Clothes, they pro¬ 
 ceeded on Horfeback to the Weft door of the chappel. 
 
 U u I' 
 
34f 
 
 I be Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-Snbjett. Chap. XII. 
 
 X Chrtp. 20. 
 
 If the Proceeding was ordered on Horfebaek at the beginning of the Feaft, 
 it continued the fame throughout at the ufual times, fo often as the Soveraign 
 ("his Lieutenant or CommijJioners ) went to the Chapter-houfe, or chappel ; and all 
 the returns were marfhalled in the like order as the lettings forth. 
 
 As concerning the matlhalling this proceeding to the Chaptcr-houfe, it hath 
 been done after the fame manner and order, as that celebrated on the Eve of the 
 Grand Feaft of St .George ("in relation to the degrees, whereof it was compofed) 
 of which we (hall difeourfe at large'below ; neverthelefs,where there happened 
 any confiderable difference, it (hall be noted in this Seftion, as we have occafion. 
 
 To begin now^as we (hall do there) with Servants and Attendants belonging to 
 the Knight-Elett ; who (if they be taken into the Proceeding) pafs on firft, two 
 and two in rank, according to their quality; thofe of the meaneft condition 
 formoft. 
 
 Next the Alms-Knights in their Habits, and ufual order. 
 
 Then follows the Verger of the Colledge. 
 
 After him the Prebends or Canons ; but what attendance they have given here¬ 
 tofore at Inftallations we cannot make appear; for in thofe schemes left us of 
 Proceeding to Inftallations in the If eigns of King Henry the Eighth, King Edward 
 the Sixth, Queen Mary, and part of Queen Elizabeth, we find them not inferted. 
 though (ince they are. 
 
 Next to the Prebends of the Colledge do the Purfuivants, Heralds, and rrovincial 
 Kings of Arms, proceed in a Body. 
 
 And after them the Knight-subjeht Elctt, unleG the Proctor of an abfent 
 Knight-subject pafs at the fame time in this Proceeding, whole place is imme¬ 
 diately next after the Provincial Kings : And if it fo happen that the Proctor to 
 a Stranger-Prince be then alfo prefent, he is to proceed between the Knight- 
 subjeci's rrotfor, and the Knight-Subjeff EleS. But Prince Henry at his Inftal- 
 y MS.folycnts lation, an. Jac. R. r. went in a place r above all the Knights-Conspanions, and 
 EW.Of. M 4 “was paired with the Earl of Nottingham, the Sovereign's Lieutenant for that 
 occafion. 
 
 Where two or more Elett-Knights proceed to their Inftallation at the fame time, 
 they take place, according to the feniority of their Eleftion; proceeding two 
 and two together; and if the number be odd,the junior Eletf-Knight pafleth alone. 
 
 Some other notices may here take place; as firft, that the EleS-Knight palled 
 heretofore in his ordinary Apparel (wearing over itlongfince a fhort Gown,after¬ 
 wards a Cloak, and of later times a Coat) as did the Earl of * Northumberland, 
 an. 5 lliz. and the Earls of 1 Venbrokp and Derby an. 1 6. Eliz. And this alfo the 
 bzis c.j 114. Annals of the Order, and other Authorities particularly note of the Earl of b Suf- 
 cms pin 1 f Jix and Lord Buctftiurft, an. 3 r. Eliz. of c Charles Duke of Tiir^and others an. 9. 
 1 \ c'i'r.'Vs. jac. K. of the Duke of* Lenox an. 1 2. Jacobi, the Earl of i Northampton, an. 5. 
 ioaitt.Vt.lc Car. 1. and Marquefs* Hamilton the year following. 
 
 •Yii Rp 61 But this was before any peculiar under Habit was appointed to the Knights-Com- 
 panions ; for now there being a Cloth of Silver Doublet, and Trunk Hofe efta- 
 bliftied to be worn at the Feafts of Inftallation and of Sr. George, the EleS-Knight 
 proceeds in this. Habit, and fo did.the Duke oi Albemarle, an. 23. Car. 2. 
 
 Secondly,In this Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe he wearethonly the Garter about 
 his Leg, and the George and Ribband wherewith he was inverted, either about his 
 neck, or ("as of late) drawn under his right arm; which being omitted by Sir 
 eG eorge Pillars, and I i[count Lijle, is noted to be'contrary to order. 
 
 / ijj.a. Thirdly, that the Earl of f Rutland with hisFellow Elect Knights, an. n-jac. 
 * CotliSW. It ilc?. proceeded bareheaded, as alfo the Duke of * I.enox, an. 9. Car. r. and fo 
 did the Duke of Albemarle, an. 23. Car. 2. 
 
 Fourthly, the Elect Knight doth not always go in this Proceeding, but fome- 
 times frays at his Lodgings in the Caftle,as did the Earls of t Shrewsbury and Cum¬ 
 berland, an. 34. Eliz. or elfe at fome other convenient place neer unto the 
 Chaptcr-houfe, till he be fent for in thither, to receive Inveftiture with the 
 Surcoaf- an inftancc whereof we have in the Duke ot h Montmorency, 4».t4- Fjiz. 
 and the other Elect Knights that were to be inftalled at the fame time with him, 
 
 who 
 
 » (CPIef J. 
 
 aiV-ten. 
 
 N. Cl. 
 
 g MS. penet 
 G orp. 205 . 
 
 h Cvl eS.W.Ie 
 N- Cl. 
 
347 
 
 Sect. IV. lie Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-Subjett. 
 
 who (before the Soveraign’s Lieutenant and Affiflants proceeded to the Chapter- 
 houfe ) went privately from the Soveraign s Lodgings down to the Houfe of Mr. 
 
 French (then one of the prebends J for the Dean was abfent at that time and his 
 Houfe unprovided for their Reception) and refted in the Parlour until they 
 were fent for: Or otherwife he hath gone privately into the Eaft Ifle of the 
 Chappel behind the High Altar and there ftayed till called in, as did the Duke 
 of Monmouth, an. 15. Car. 2. 
 
 If the Soveraign be prefent at the Lnf .illation , the Knights-Companions proceed 
 next after the Knights-EleS (or the ProOor to a ftranger Prince) according to 
 the order of their Stalls; but if the Soveraign s Lieutenant , then his Affiflants 
 go in their place : of which there is a Prefident at the hiftallation of the Earl 
 of Shrewsbury and Lord Hitnfdon an. 3. Eliz. the Proceeding being ordered in 
 the following manner. 
 
 i Csllctf. IK 
 L tt.ct. 
 
 ' Vergers. 
 
 Alms Knights. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 EleCl-Knights. 
 
 Afjifiants to the Lieutenant. 
 Officers of the Order. 
 
 Earl of Arundel Lieutenant. 
 
 And if the Inftallation be difpatcht by Consmijfioners , then the three itiferiour 
 Officers of the Order , immediately follow the Knight-Elctt and proceed next 
 before the Commijftoners (becaufe they have no Afjifiants appointed them to pafs 
 between, as hath the Soveraign s Lieutenant ) and thus we find them marfiialled 
 at the Inftallation of the Earl of Northampton , an. 5. Car. I. 
 
 k The Earls servants. 
 
 Alms-Knights. 
 
 Prebends. 
 
 Heralds. 
 
 Elebl-Knights. 
 
 Officers of the Order. 
 
 The soveraign % Commifjioners. 
 
 k Lib.C.p. 114, 
 videfu Autogr. 
 in Biblioth. 
 
 Cotton. 
 
 Neverthelefs once (and but once) viz. an. 16. Eliz. at the Inftallation of the 
 Earls of 1 Pcnbroke and Derby, we find the faid Officers did precede the EleCl- 10111 ^- 7 - 
 Knights’-, but this was through miftake. ’ v ’ tm ’ 
 
 Something more may be added, concerning thefe three Officers place and 
 order, in proceeding at the Solemnities of Inftallation, fince there hath hereto¬ 
 fore fallen out both queftion and difpute thereupon : For at the Inftallation of 
 the laid Earl of Northampton, fome queftion and debate hapning touching their 
 place in this Proceeding, it was at length concluded ; "'That from the Caiile to m Ub,R.p,fl, 
 the Chappel they fhould proceed before the Commiffioners , but in returning 
 from the Chappel to the Caftle they (hould follow. 5 
 
 We fuppofe the Queftion (whatfoever it was) chanced not to be propound¬ 
 ed til! the Proceeding was ready to pafs on, and then ftarted on a fudden; be¬ 
 caufe the Heralds not readily refolding (as the Annals note) feems rather to pro¬ 
 ceed from furprize, than want of ability to arffwer; and it alfo appears, that the 
 determination which took place was grounded but upon" conjefture;’andhow" Tandemigi- 
 fit (oever it was then thought, yet if well confidered, will appear not confomnt ‘“ r f cr conic ' 
 to 1Precedents and Practice, both before and fince; as alfo to the ufual rule, dE/n°£c 
 where all returns are marlhalled anfwerably to their feltings forth unlefs the m ’ 
 condition of any peiTon in the Proceeding be in the mean time changed 
 
 But perhaps it will be anfwered, that the ground of this refolution, of fol¬ 
 lowing the Commiffioners in their return, was, becaufe the authority wherewith 
 they were tmpowered, feemed to ceafe as foon as the Knight was Inftalled; 
 
 UuJ and 
 
34 8 
 
 * Lib.C.p. 24. 
 
 o Cap. 4. 
 p Cap. 5. 
 
 q Ex C'lllett. 
 R. Coo^nuper 
 Ciur.foI.28. 
 r Collett.W.le 
 iV. C/. 
 
 fP 4 |- 4 8 - 
 t Ex Collett. 
 J. V. gen. 
 u MS. penes 
 Ed. Faucon- 
 bridge, gen. 
 
 \v Collett. R. 
 C.Cl.fol. 7,2. 
 xiidefis MS. 
 
 The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeB. Chap. Xff. 
 
 and confequently the attendance, which that authority exafted from the Offi¬ 
 cers. then ce.ifed alfo. Yet if fo, what needed any Proceeding back at all, but 
 that the Commijfioners (hould have put otf their Habits in the Chapter-houfe , and 
 pals thence privately to their Lodgings? But to proceed, 
 
 It is further to be obferved, that when Inftallations pafs by CommiJJioners on¬ 
 ly, thefe three inferior Officers wear their Rohes ("for they are appointed to be 
 worn * at all folemn Affemblies of the Order, no lefs than at the Feafts of St. 
 George') but bear not the Enfigns of their Offices in the Proceeding. And this 
 feems to be deduced from particular Injunftions, laid down in the Conjlitutions 
 appertaining to the Officers of the Order, which appoint 0 Garter, and r Black. 
 Rod, to bear the Enfigns of their Offices at the Feaft of St. George , when the So¬ 
 veraign or his Deputy Jhall be prefent,. whence it may be inferred, that if either 
 happen to be ablent, they need not bear them: We alfo find this in praftice, 
 and their Enfigns not carried at the Inftallations of 1 Frederick.¥.mg of Denmark., 
 and John Cafimire Count Palatine of the Rhine , an. i^.Eliz. next of the'Earl of 
 Rutland and Lord Cobham the following year, and thirdly fo noted in the f ifoi 
 Rook, of the Order. But if the Soveraign himfelf be prefent, or that he conftitute 
 a' Lieutenant in his ftead, the Regijler then carries the" Red Book., and Garter, 
 and the Bl.1ck.R0d, bear each of them their Rods. And note alfo, that in every 
 Proceeding to Inftallation by a Lieutenant or Commijjioners » Garter carries the 
 Soveraign s Commiftion in his hand to t ne Chapter-hoiiJe before them. 
 
 We now are arrived at the place of the Soveraign (his Lieutenant or CommiJJio¬ 
 ners ) which is in the Rear, and with which we Ihall clofe the ordinary Pro¬ 
 ceeding. 
 
 But becaule we would give fome inftances where the Soveraign, willing to 
 add honor to the Eled-Knights, hath appointed their Inftallation at fuch time, 
 as he perlbnally Iblemnized the Feaft of St. George, we Ihall infert here firft 
 that memorable but mixt Proceeding on Horfeback ("when the Eleftionand In¬ 
 ftallation of Philip Ring of CaSiile and Leon, pa(tan.22.H.y.) from the soveraign’ s 
 Lodging in the Cajile, to the South door of St. George's chappel, and was thus 
 ordered. 
 
 d Lii.j4.183. a Knights according to their Degrees. 
 
 viJefis ars. Lords after their Degrees. 
 
 S^4,i. e Knights-Companions , in their whole Habit, bearing company 
 
 with fome of the Knights of the Order of Toyfon d or. 
 Prelate of the Order. Archhijhop of Canterbury. 
 
 The Spanijh Ambajfador. 
 
 Toyfon d' or, King Garter King of 
 
 of Arms, in his Arms in his 
 
 Coat of Arms. Coat of Arms. 
 
 The Sword. 
 
 The Prince. 
 
 Philip King of Caftile. King Henry the Seventh, 
 Soveraign of the Order. 
 
 f f M$ penes 
 fl E. W.Q, 
 fol.itf.b. 
 
 Another but later inftance, (hall be that at the Feaft of St. George, an. 9. Jac.R. 
 when ‘Charles Duke of Turk., Thomas Earl of Arundel, and Robert Vifconnt Rt- 
 chejler, were inftalled. 
 
 f Alms-Knight. 
 
 Prebends. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 Vifc. Rochejier. Earl of Arundel. 
 
 Duke of Torff. 
 Knights-Companions. 
 
 Officers of the Order. 
 
 The Sword. 
 
 The Soveraign. 
 
 The 
 
349 
 
 Sect. IV. The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeSl. 
 
 The lame Sovereign with feveral of the Knights-Companions, proceeded alfo 
 to the Chappel at the perfonal Inftallation of 6 Frederick. Prince Palatine of the giii.Cf.178. 
 Rhyne, 477.10. fac.R. the Feaftof St. George being then folemmzed; and again at 
 the Inftallation of the h Earl of Rutland, Sir George Villars, and Vifcount Lyjle , in hExeoJ. ms. 
 the 14. year of the fame King. The like honor did King Charles the Firft to the t'"" E W -°- 
 ■Earl of Suffolk.! an. \. Car. I. and to the k Duke of Lenox an. 9. Car. 1. as alfo 
 to the 1 prefent Soveraign , when his Inftallation was celebrated at Windefor an. j 
 14, of the fame King. To thefe example's we may add, the prefent Soveraign & 
 perfonal appearance at the Grand Feaft of St. George, held next after his happy 
 Reftauration; whereat 12 F.leS Knights subjeOs received the honor of Inftalla¬ 
 tion, namely, the Dukes of Ormond, and Buckingham, Earl of Southampton,\\at- 
 quefs of Netvcaflle, Earl of Brijlol, Duke of Albemarle, the Earls of sandwich, 
 and Oxford, Duke of Richmond, and the Earls of Lindfey, Manchejler, and 
 Strafford. 
 
 As alfo at the Inftallations of the Prince of Dcnmarf, and fames Duke of 
 Monmouth, the 22.of April, an. 15. Car. 2. and laftly of the King of Sweden, the 
 Duke of saxony, and chriftopher Duke of Albemarle,the 28. of May, an. 2 3.C.2. 
 
 Laftly, at this Solemnity oflnftallation, the Soveraign proceeds in full Robes, 
 having the Sword of State born before him by a Nobleman not of the Order, his 
 Train-Bearers and Attendants following, and the Band of Penjioners doling up 
 the Proceeding. 
 
 The soveraign s Lieutenant and his Ajjijlants (fo alfo the CommiJfonersJ) pro¬ 
 ceed in full Robes likewife, which we find not only mentioned, but the parti¬ 
 culars * enumerated ; an. 31. H. 8. when the Earl of Arundel and his Ajjijlants, *MS.inOgic. 
 inftalled the Lord Ruffel, and two other Ektt Knights ; but the Soveraign s Lieu- 
 tenant ("not any of the Commifjioners') hath his Train carried up, and this fer- ' 
 vice is ufually performed by fome of his own Gentlemen. The || Earl of Arun- || cdU8. w. le 
 del's Train was carried up by his Gentleman Ufber, an. 3. Eli-. z. And the* Duke 
 of Norfollf s, an. 5. Elite, by Sir Nicholas strange, his Chamberlain. vUe/n cdUtt. 
 
 The Procejftonal way ("if the Proceeding take beginning in the Prefence Cham- J-V-e*- 
 her) is down thence into the upper ward of the Caftle, and through the other 
 Wards in at the Cloyfter door, and fo to the Chapter-houfe ; but if from the Deans 
 houfe, then the way is but fhort, and taken only through the cloyfters, into 
 which there is an immediate palfage from the Deanry. 
 
 The Proceeding having entred the Eaft door of St. George's Chappel, and 
 palled by the chapter-houfe door, makes a Hand in the North Ille; while 
 firft the || Officers of the Order, next the Knights Commifjioners j or elfe the II Gt.C.p.i 14. 
 Knights Ajjijlants and the Soveraign s Lieutenant ; or laftly the Knights-Compa- 
 niiins, and the Soveraign (with the Sword born before him) pafs into the Chap¬ 
 ter-houfe. But the m Knight (or Knights) EleS, ought not as yet to enter, 
 as they come in at the chappel door, fall off on the left hand into the Eajl-Ifle, 
 behind the high Altar, where they may either walk or repofe themfelves at plea- 
 fure(on Velvet Chairs or Stools, with Culhens, there prepared for them)"un¬ 
 til they are called into the chapter-houfe. And this hath been fo ufual a cuftom, 
 that we find very frequent mention made of it; amongft others, it is thus noted 
 of the Earl of Northumberland, an. 5. Elies, that he entred not into the Chapter- 
 houfe with the Lieutenant and Ajfijlants, but ° walked before the door, until he a Excdlelf. 
 was called in. The like did the P Earls of EJfex, and Ormond, and Sir Chrijlopher 
 
 Hatton, while the Commijfioners appointed for that Inftallation, 417.30. Eliz. went 
 into the Chapter-houfe. At the Inftallation of the Earl of Rutland , Sir George 
 Villars, and Vifcount lyjle, an. 14. J ac. R. there were prepared in the forefaid 
 Ide, 1 Stools let upon Carpets, one an Ell diftant from another, on wnich they ncdlea.w. 
 fat, according to the order of their Eleftion, whilft the Soveraign, Knights-Com- ,e 1,4 c/ ' 
 panions and Officers of the Order entred into the Chapter-houfe. So an. I .Car. I. 
 the Earl of Salisbury, and the reft of the Eleci Knights. r retired out of the Pro- r MSytnei Ed. 
 Ceeding as it entred the chappel, and relied tbemfelvcsin Velvet Chairs placed in fautmtndte. 
 theaforefaid Me. Laftly,all the EleS Knights that received their Inftallation at the 
 GrandFeaft of St. George, happily celebrated in the 13. year of the prefent Sove¬ 
 raign did the like. Neverthelefs, 
 
3^o The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SubjeSl. Chap. XII. 
 
 Neverthelefs, out of extraordinary refpeift to great perfonages, they have 
 been fometimes ("though but rarely) admitted into the Chapter-houfe, with the So- 
 r Lib.K.p iS;. veraign or his Lieutenant ; among whom : Philip King of C a if He and Leon , an.il. 
 t ms. feta E. H. 7. was one, and alfo ' Prince Henry, an. i.Jac.R. he being led in by the Sove- 
 li.G.f.it,p.b. ril ig n ' s Lieutenant, while the other fourE/cS Knights (inftalled at that Solemnity 
 with him) fat upon Benches in the accuftomed place, until they feverally received 
 their Summons to enter. 
 
 Sometimes the Soveraign and Knighti-Companions in their Proceeding to In¬ 
 ftallation, have waved going to the Chaptcr-houfe, and pafs'd immediately into 
 nlbiim. the Choire, as did King James an. 9. when" Charles Duke of Xorlg, and others 
 were Inftalled .• The like did King Charles the Firft at the Inftallation of the 
 w ca/M?. if. w Earl 0 f snjfoll^ 5 but then the Soveraign had held aChapter in the s iPm^ cham- 
 xUt C R.p.ii. ^ erJ ' rnme diately before the Proceeding let forward, and it is to be noted, that 
 in the former inftance, when the Proceeding came as far as the Efift end of the 
 Chappel, the Duke of Xorf , and the two other Eleft Knights, with Norroy before 
 them, went out of the Proceeding into the Chaptcr-houfe, and there repofed 
 themfelves while the soveraign proceeded on to the South door of the Chappel, 
 and thence into the Choire. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 The Ceremonies performed in the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 theCommfr A Eter the Lieutenant’s entrance into the chapter-houfe, and opening of the 
 the comHH - c p a p ter . * (farter (with three Reverences) prefents firft the CommiJJion 
 
 •Lit.C.f. 110. a of Lieutenancy to hold the Feaft, next that of Lnflallation, to the Lieutenant (or 
 ac'/feS.IF.fe if the Inftallation pafs by Commijjioners, then only the l 'Commiffion of Inftalla- 
 N.dirJ.V. tion to the Senior CommiJJioner) which being received, he delivers it to the Re- 
 'thUfc-mhAn' °E th e Order, who forthwith e reads it, for to him this duty appertains, as 
 elify.f. ii9.«. is recorded in th e i BlacfBoof of the Order, upon occafion of Carters reading 
 
 cLjb.Np. 277- the Commiflion for Inftallation of Sir Thomas Brandon, an.ii.H.l . the Reoillcr 
 vide etiamLib. . . , , - ' c> J 
 
 c. in locis cit . being then abient. 
 
 & pom pac- When the Rcgijler hath read the CommiJJions, he 'returns them to the Lieute- 
 lu’af.i er 4 °’ H * nt C or Commijjioners) and he again to the cuftody of f Carter, as it is noted 
 c CMS.fol.pt- to be done at the Inftallation of the Earls ofs Shrewsbury, and Cumberland, an. 
 
 34 -E&C. 
 
 2. Reccing If the Soveraign be prefent, the Chancellor acquaints him that the Knights-FleSt 
 the Elcft are without, otherwife the Lieutenant and Ajfijiants (or Commijjioners') confult 
 the chapter- to g et h er f° r fome ftiort fpace, touching the manner of calling in, and receiv- 
 houfe. ing the Lied-Knight 5 which being concluded on, they immediately fend out for 
 h S Lib.n.pag. him; and h Carter is ufually imployed in this fervice, 1 who with all due refpefl: 
 fisCoit’ilLJV. invites a nd conduits him, to the Chapter-houfe door. But an. 34. Eliz. Garter 
 I’n.fy Lib.R. went to the k Lodgings of the Earls of Shrewsbury and Cumberland, where they 
 f kEx 'tod 6 ms wa ' te< i the Summons from the Commijjioners, and having delivered his meffage, 
 penes G.'o.r. in they forthwith repaired to the Chapter-houfe ; their Train attending them to the 
 lcc,cit. door. 
 
 At the Inftallation of Francis Duke of Montmorency, the Earl of Leicester 
 (then the Soveraign' s Lieutenant ) as an evidence of lingular relpeft, fent from 
 I r MS. in the Cluster 1 two of the four Ajjijlants adigned him, (namely the Earl of Becl- 
 «/i!'?£w f CL f" rc i an d Sir Henry Sidney ) to Mr. Frcnche his Lodgings; who taking m Garter 
 f.i j. and the Officers of Arms before them, led him thence between them, into the 
 
 Chapter-houfe. 
 
 When there are two or more FdeS-Knights that wait without in the Eaftftle, 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 7 he Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SitbjcSl. 
 
 3b' 
 
 expefting to be called in ; Carter firft conduits the » fenior by Election, to tiie nt Status. 
 Chapter-houfe door, and afterwards the next, and fo the reft in like order: for 
 Inftance, an. 14. fac. R. when three Elect-Knights remained without, Carter 
 came forth and made his Reverence to the Earl of Rutland (the fenior Elett- 
 Knight) and 0 firfc ulhered him to the chapter-hoitfe door, leaving the other twp 
 repofing upon their Seats; again, Carter returning the fecond time, introduced 
 Sir George Villars, the next fenior Knight-EleO ; and laft of all brought Vifcount 
 Lijle the junior EleS to the fame place. In like manner and order did Carter 
 perform this fervice to all the Knights-Elect., according to their feniority of Ele¬ 
 ction, an. eg. Car. 2. 
 
 As loon as Garter hath conduced the Elect-Knight to the Chapter-hottfe door, 
 two of the Commijftoners (when the Inftallation is performed by Comniijftoners) 
 or two of the Knights-Ajfiftants (when by the Sovereigns Lieutenant) or two of*atS hoffic. 
 the fenior Knights-Companions (if the Soveraign himfelf be prefent) receive him Jy 
 * without. Thus did the two Commijftoners receive the Earls of P Derby and «, jm .ns "pf- 
 Tenbroke , an. 16. Eliz. and the! Earl of EJfex an. go. Eliz. In like manner did two "" a - °- r - 
 of the Lieutenants four Ajfiftants, receive the* Lord Cromwell , an.2<y.H. 8.as alfo p cluctl.JV. 
 the Earl' of Huntington an.g. E. 6 . and Earl of r Northumberland, an. 5. Eliz. £'"• 
 
 The Elett-Knight being thus received, is immediately 1 conduced from the Iff 
 Chapter-houfe door up to the Soveraign (his Lieutenant or Commijftoners') unto *Lib.N.p.t 77. 
 whom he maketh humble Reverence, and after fome (liort congratulation, the ,E *f r ‘dMS. 
 Lieutenant (or fenior Comntijfioners) in alhort fpeech makes“known to him, the ^r.faTso^' 
 effeft of his Commijfon, and w declares the Soveraign s bounty and ready kindnefs J- 
 
 towards him, for a full admittance into this mod honorable Society ; which the ^'ub '.Np a 77 . 
 EleS-Knight mod humbly and gratefully acknowledged! and accepts, ulbid. 
 
 When Philip King of C tjlile and Leon, was to be Inftalled (which he perfo- 
 nally received at Windefior the 9. of Feb. an. 22. H. 7. ) the « Soveraign himfelf frJ. pado. 
 (being prelent in the Chapter-houfe) role up from his Throne, and gave him in- 0 '^° l ' 2 ,°^ lS 
 formation of the Statutes and Ceremonies of the Order , and vvhat they obliged pr/i*tW UN. 
 him to perform; to all which he gave his ready affent. cl.fol. m . 
 
 The Complements at receiving the EleS-Knight into the Chapter-houfe being ,. im-dling 
 over, he difrobes himfelf of his«upper Garment, and then the Surcoat or Kirtle him ' ,lth lhc 
 is taken from the Table (where it and the reft of the Habit and Enftgns of the TukN.p s, 4 . 
 Order are decently and feperately laid in rcadinefs before hand) and he inverted *27 i-Lib.c. 
 therewith; at the doing of which thefe words of Admonition (entred at the '^ubR. 
 end of King Henry the Eighth's Book of EngliJI.) Statutes) are to be read or lpoken.r. 6 , & 18. 
 
 Take this Robe of Purple to the encreafe of your honor , and in token or Sa alfo iht Ap- 
 (tgn of the mojl honorable Order you have received : wherewith you being 
 defended , may be bold not only Jlrongly to fight, hut alfo to offer your felf to 
 /hed your blood for Chrift's Faith , the liberties of the Church, and the jujl 
 and necejfary defence of them that be oppreffed and needy. 
 
 After this, his Sword is clofe girt about him, over his Surcoat, by the b Commif b MS.pem E. 
 f wners (or the Ajfiftants to the Lieutenant, or fome of the Knights-Companions) and 
 fometimes (in way of affiftance) Garter hath put on the Elccl-Knights Surcoat, J.V-ten. 
 girt his sword about him, and laid his Hood over his fhoulder, as in the cafe of 
 the c Earl of Rutland , an. 26. Eliz. And as foon as this Ceremony is difpateht, the cMS. 
 Soveraign (or his Lieutenant) proceed into the Choire leaving the EleS-Knight 
 behind them. 
 
 The Hood was heretofore put on in the Chapter-houfe (for lb King Henry the 
 Eighth s K Statutes do appoint)‘after the Elect-Knight hath been inverted with his f 1 ((()' 
 Surcoat , and before he proceeded to his Inftallation ; but of late, becaufe it ' 
 
 enuft be k taken off again in the choire,mA laid afide,to the end thejKra//emay be UMS.inoffic. 
 put on, and after that laid on the (houlder a fecond time (over the Mantle) it hath 
 been conceived a fort of diminution in the inveftiture, to take off any part of the 
 Habit before the whole inveftiture be compleated. Whereupon at the beginning 
 of King fames his Reign, it was thought more convenient, that the Hood fhould 
 
352 
 
 1 Set the De¬ 
 
 ftbe Pti fonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeSi. Chap. XII. 
 
 be carried upon the Citlben by Garter into the choire, together with the Mantle 
 and CoU.r\ and not be put on till after the Inveftiture with the Mantle, and fo 
 was it obferved attheFeafts of St. George an.lg. i%.&2^. Cur. 2. 
 
 And though anciently it was laid over the left Ihoulder of the Eleff-Knight, 
 and fo worn upon all occafions, yet an. 2. & 5. Phil. & Mar. the wearing 
 thereof being taken notice of to obfcure the Scutcheon of St. George ("embroi¬ 
 dered on the fame Ihoulder of the Mantle it was therefore in a chapter held at 
 St. J amet’s, on the 22. of April, in the forefaid year Decreed, 'That thenceforth 
 'f'jff the Knights Companions Jhould wear their Hoods on the right (houlders, to the end 
 Kint Henry the the Scutcheon might be the better feen and appear. 
 
 Eighth’! Neverthelels there was a queftion moved,«».I 2. Joe. R . m whether the Knights- 
 
 Infer S, “' Companions (hould not reftore the ufage of wearing their Hoods to the left Jhotd- 
 W MS.peneiE..^. w hich it feems was over-ruled, and the cuftom of wearing them on the 
 w.Qfast.b. thought fit to be continued, as the forefaid Decree appoints. And on the 
 
 E ve of the Feaft of St. George an. 23. Car. 2. fome of the Knights-Companions, 
 fuppofing the Hoods ought to be worn rather on the left Jhoulder, did fo wear 
 them XoVcfpers, but the next morning being better perlwaded, of the Law and 
 later Cuftom, they altered them to the right. 
 
 n Art. so. y 0 great princes-Strangers, there is a liberty given by King " Henry the 
 Eighth’s Statutes, to receive (if they pleafejtheir Habit wholly within the Chap¬ 
 ter-houfi, and before they enter their Stalls; and it thereby appears, that this was 
 the Cuftom in times pad; and whereof we have an Inftance in Philip King of 
 o Lib. M.p.184. Cdftile an. 22. H. 7. who was ° fully inverted in the Chapter-houfe with the Garter, 
 vUeftwct MS. Surc01 t, Mantle, Hood, and Collar, the Soveraign himlelf putting his hand to his 
 cLf.tf 5. Inveftiture with the Mantle. 
 
 Hereupon King Philip (Grandchild to the forefaid King of Cajlile') was inverted 
 with the whole Habit of the Order, before he aflumed his Stall, for arriving at 
 IVin defer the 3. of Aug. \ .&2 .Th.& Mar. he proceeded to the chappel, and re¬ 
 ceived his Inveftiture within the v Weft door; where was prepared a Form (adorn¬ 
 ed with Carpet and Culhens) and there thes Regiflcr of the Order, delivered the 
 Mantle, to the Earls of Derby and Pcnhrofe, who killing it, prefented it to the 
 Queen, and ' (he her felf (affifted by the faid Earls ) inverted the King therewith; 
 next Carter gave the Collar to the Earls of Arundel and Penbroke, who prefent¬ 
 ed it alfo to the Queen, with the like ceremony wherewith the Mantle was deli¬ 
 vered; and She thereupon put it about King Philips neck, and forthwith the 
 Knight-Companions (having alfo robed themlelves within the Chappel door) 
 proceeded before the King and Queen, who with joined hands parted into the 
 Choire ; where being arived, the Queen f led him to the Soveraign s Stall, which 
 having attended, they both fat therein. 
 
 But as the forefaid Statute leaves this to the pleafure of the Stranger- 
 Prince, and was permitted only for gaining of time, fo have not any (who re¬ 
 ceived a Perfonal Inftallation at IVindefor fince ) been fully inverted before they 
 entred the Choire. For' Franck Duke of Montmorency, an. 14 .Elite. and“Fre- 
 derick. Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, an. 10. j Uc.R. were both inverted with their 
 Surcoats only in the Chapter-houfe ; but received the Mantles , Hoods, and Cellars in 
 their Stalls, after they had taken their Oaths. 
 
 P r MSpsi 
 ql 10 
 
 1 Lib.C J . 1 1 . 
 
 r Ibid. 
 
 t CAletl R.C. 
 C /./.2 5 .& 26 . 
 u MS penes E. 
 WG.f. 151. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 T be Proceeding into the Choire. 
 
 r~r^H E Eletf-Knight habited as before, forthwith pafleth from the chapter- 
 I houfe along the North Ifle, and fo in at the Weft door of the Choire, in 
 folemn order; but his place in this Proceeding is changed, for here he is led 
 
 between 
 
3 ?? 
 
 Sect. VII. The Perform! InftaHation of a Knight-SubjeSt. 
 
 between two of the Knights-Companions. This is noted in the a Eitclg Book, to a Eduft. funt 
 be the order wherein Albro Vajques dt Almadea Earl of Averence , and two other confiUo"p 99. 
 EleS-Knights proceeded to their InftaHation, an. 24. H. 6 . And albeit the Statutes ' 5 ' 
 
 of Injlitntion, and thofe made by King Henry the Fifth are filent in the order 
 of this Proceeding? yet for an iixf-Knight to be led to his Stall, between two 
 other of the Knights-Comp anions is no modern Cerem >ny; fince we alfo find that 
 b Vifcount Bouchicr, an. 30. H. 6 . paft to his InftaHation between the Lord b ibid j.ioS. 
 Haftings and Lord Beauchamp. But tire order of Proceeding is precifely fet 
 downin'King Henry the Eighth's Statutes, to wit, That the Eleft-Knight at- cAn.to. 
 tended by his Gentlemen and Servants, Jhall be led between two other of the Knights- 
 Companions, the Officers of the Order going before them. 
 
 To this Rule the conftant practice hath been anfwerable, at ali Inftallations 
 fince s the Knight-EleS proceeding either between d two of the Knights-Com- A W.cp.ni 
 mijftoners, when there hath been no Lieutenant, or between two of the'Knights e Lib w.p.374. 
 AlHllants, where a Lieutenant was conftituted, or Iaftly between the two f fenior ‘“L 2 
 Knights-Companions , the Soveratgn being prelent. Of which cales we fnail here Asm. [h. 2.] 
 
 aflien each a Prefident. ff.sb. 
 
 & f Lib C.p.vjS. 
 
 t & Lib R PJ9. 
 
 * A Proceeding from the Chapter-houfe into the Choire, at the InftaHation of the *' ctUtUMr. 
 Earl of Rutland, an. 26. Elite,. Vifcount Mountagu and Lord Htmfdon being Com- 1 (f N ' ct " 
 mijftoners for that Solemnity. 
 
 Verger with his Rod. 
 
 Alms-Knights, two and two 
 Purfuivants , Heralds , and Norroy. 
 
 Blac\ Red. Regijler. Clarcncettx, who then executed 
 
 the Office of Carter. 
 
 Lord Httnfden. Earl of Rutland. Vifcount Mountagu. 
 
 [| Another Proceeding from the chapter houje at the InftaHation of the Lord 
 Rujfel, an. 31. H. 8. the Earls of EJfex and Rutland, being then the Lieutenants’s 
 Af/ijlants. 
 
 Heralds. 
 
 Regijler. Garter. 
 
 Earl of Rutland. Lord Rujjell. Earl of EJfex. 
 
 * A third Proceeding at the InftaHation of the prefent Soveraign, an. 14, Car. J . 
 the two fenior Knights-Companions being appointed to conduit the Prince from 
 the Chapter-houfe to his stall in the Choire. 
 
 Alms-Knights, two and two. 
 
 Officers of Arms, two and two. 
 
 Blacks Rod. Regijler. Garter. 
 
 Earl of Arttndell The prince Earl of Penbroke. 
 
 But when there hath been three CommiJJioncrs nominated, then the two fenior 
 CommiJJtoncrs take the Knight-Elecl between them, and the * junior Knight Com- * MS.pntiAr. 
 mijfioner proceeds before them; and thus was it ordered at the InftaHation of the 
 Earls of EJfex, and Ormond, and Sir Chrijlopher Hatton, an. 30. Elite, where the 119. * 
 eEarl of Ejjex proceeded from the Chapter-houfe into the Choire, between the Lord 8 £i6.C.p.u°. 
 Hunfdon and Earl of EVorceJler, and the Lord Grey the junior Commiljioner paft 
 fingly before them. 
 
 In all cafes where the Soveraign is prefent at an Injlallation (fince the Cuftom 
 of Invefting with the Collar in the Chapter-houfe was left off) this is generally to 
 be obferved 2 that fo foon as the Invefiiture with the smeoat is finifhed, the 
 
 X x soveraign 
 
3S4 
 
 The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeSi. 
 
 Chap. XII. 
 
 Stescraign aiieth from the Chapter-houje into the Choire, with the whole Pro¬ 
 ceed,,: •befote him, leaving the EleH-Knight behind. And fo foon as he and the 
 h EtColkn. KnigUs-Cmpanions have taken their Stalls, in the b ufiial manner, the two fenior 
 J.v.tin, Kni ts-compai.-iOHJ, upon the Sovereign's verbal dire&ions, defcend from their 
 Stalls and Hand under their Banners, while the Alms-Knights (but not the Prebends ) 
 ojjicers of Arms, and the three inferior Officers of the Order pafs out of the Choire 
 m ufual manner, and proceed before them to the Chaptcr-houfi , from whence they 
 introduce the Elect-Knight into the Choire to his Injlallation. But if there be 
 more Knights to be Initialled, then the two next fenior Knights defcend, and af¬ 
 ter them the next feniorsto them, till all the FJetf-Knights are condufted in. 
 
 And this courle is likewife obferved when a Lieutenant is conftituted, and 
 hath been generally fo pradtifed, (ince the Inveftiture with the Collar, was 
 i y ms. pem performed in the Choire, and particularly at the Inftallations of the ‘Duke of 
 Lenox, and Earls of Penbrokg , Marr, and Southampton , an. i.Jac.R. and of the 
 14S. a. Duke of Holjlein and Earl of Northampton, an. 3. Jar. R. In this Proceeding to 
 Injlallation, the Kegijlcr ufually carries a Book of the New Tcjfament for the 
 I lei l- Knight to take his Oath upon 5 as alfo the Oath it felf, fairly written in 
 Parchment. 
 
 k Lib.te f 274. k Q ar ter bears before the Iinight-EleS his Mantle, until he arrive at his Stall, 
 
 r^iio rU “' c ' and I King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes place this ferviceupon fome one of the 
 1 Art. 20. Knights-Companions likewife; but we have not found in all our learch, that it 
 was ever performed by any of them. 
 
 It fhould feem,that about the time when this Injunction palled, it was the Cu- 
 ftom for Carter to bear the Mantle upon his arm; for we find it fo carried at 
 m ms inoffic. the Inftallation of the Lord “ Ruffel, and others an. 31. H. 8. But it was not long 
 Arm. [L. 1.] a p tet y t f, nt the laying it on a Velvet Cit/hen began. 
 
 The great Collar of the Order was alfo laid upon the Cufierr, at the Inftalla- 
 „ 1wS.f0j.aoJ. tloa 0 f „sir Henry Sidney, an. 6. Elies, of the°Earl of Derby, an. 16. Eliz. of the 
 ’■ r Earl of Rutland, an.76.Eliz. and of the s Earl of Shrewsbury, an. 34. Eliz. and in 
 p Ex Axtogr. j^is manner born before the Knights-Elect, an. 1 3. Car. 7. and before the Duke 
 IfjV&'t of Monmouth, an. 15. Car. 7. and the Duke of Albemarle, an. 23. Car. 7. 
 
 With thefe the Hood (though heretofore put on in the Chapter-houfe, yet) of 
 late hath been laid upon the" Cujhen, and alfo the Book of Statutes, and fo we 
 r MS. ptMs E. £ n( j t b em b orn by Carter before ‘ Prince Henry an. 1 . Jac. R. and Frederick 1 Ele- 
 dor Palatine in the 10. year of the fame King, as alfo before the Knights Inftall¬ 
 ed, an. 13. Car. 2. and fince. 
 
 And here we muft note, that when Garter bears thefe Ornaments and Enligns 
 upon the Cufhen before an Elect-Knight , or a Proctor, he is always placed be¬ 
 tween the Regiller and Black Rod in the Proceeding. 
 
 Laftly, in this Proceeding alfo the Knight-Elect goeth bareheaded, holding his 
 Cap in his hand, and fo did the Duke of Albemarle, an. 23. Car. 2. for it hath 
 been thought incongruous to the order oflnveftiture (as is before noted ot the 
 Hood) to put on any part of the Habit or other Ornaments that muft be taken 
 off again, before the Inveftiture be compleated; and the due place (among the 
 Ceremonies of Inveftiture) for putting on the Cap is not till all the other be 
 finilhed. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 The Ceremonies of Inftallation. 
 
 W Hen the Proceeding hath entred the choire, the Alms-Knights and Off cert 
 of Arms, make their obeylances towards the high Altar, and the Sow- 
 raigu’s royal Stall, in the fame manner and order as we (hall a deferibe anon to 
 
 iChap. 20 . 
 Sea. 6 . 
 
Sect. 
 
 VII. The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SubjeSl. 
 
 be done on the Eve of St George. Then they proceed up to the fteps before the 
 Altar and b divide themfelves, next the Officers of the Order make their like dou- b Coins. 7 . 
 ble Reverence, and Iaft of all the two Commijjioners ("or Knights-Affiftant:, or 
 Knights-Companions) and Knight Eleff, all three together. 
 
 After this the officers of the Order turn alide towards the stall, defigned for i. Tilting the 
 the Eleft Knight, and approaching neer it, ftand below in the Choice, while the 0ath ' 
 Commiffioners (or Ajfifiants , or Knights-Companions } pafs into the' lower row of c *s F «i*. 
 Stalls (iometimes called the J middle row} direftly under the defigned stall, ,hur r m " An ' 
 'leading the Elett Knight with them. And in this r place is hetotake his Oath, a MSpnlfe. 
 called in the Annals, the? sacred Oath of the Order of the Garter: during which W.Gf 44 a. 
 time he ought to ftand between the Knights-Companions , who brought him 
 thither. - 
 
 At the Inftallation of Prince Henry an. I. Jac. R. the 11 Soveraign’s Lieutenant 
 himfelfj with the Lord Euckhurft (the next fenior Knight-Companion') led him i 4 o. ' 10,114 
 direftly under his own Stall, and there gave him his Oath. And when the 
 Earl of Shrewsbury was Inftalled, an. 34. Elia,, we find it noted, that the 1 be- fwokcln’ 
 nior Cdmmijjionef fir ft entred the lower row of Stalls ; but an. 31. H. 8. at the In-' a/s fai.ptras 
 ftallation of the Lord Ruffiell, and others, the k junior Affiftant went up firft. k vs^offic 
 
 The Knight EleS being thus placed, the Regijier of the Order (Handing before Arm. [l.i.j ’ 
 them, but below in the Choice)' readeth or pronounceth the Oath, for it is part 
 of his duty, to adminiftei the fame. u'ic.p.ul*' 
 
 In this folemn Ceremony, the New Teftamcnt whereon the Oath is taken (com- 1 si -iyUb.R. 
 monly opened in fome place of the Gofpels ) is indifferently held ISy one of. the 
 three inferiour Officers of the Order, for Iometimes the “ Regijier hath neld it, n.f leS. 
 as at the Earl of" Derby’s Inftallation, an. 1 6 . Elia,, as alfoat the Inftallation of n '-J-Vgen. 
 the°Earl of Rutland , and Lord Cohhant , an.26. of the fame soueraign. At other oAmgr 
 times Garter hath held it, as an. 5. Eliz. when ther Earl of Northumberland took 
 his Oath, and an. 10. Car. 1. at the Inftallation of the s Earl of Moreton. But when <j ms. ' ‘ 
 the ' Earl of Shrewsbury was fworn, an. 34. Eliz. the Ufher of the Slack. Rod, per r ms fol.penes 
 formed this Office. GO.Tp.30S. 
 
 While the Oath is adminiftring, the Elect Knight holds his right hand upon the 
 r hoIy Evangelijls, and afloon as the Regifter hath ended pronouncing the words, fin.R.p.c,: 
 the Elect Knight anfwereth,* I will,fo help me God, and then taketh offhis hand *c,u t ti.w. 
 reverently hiding the Book,', and by this Ceremony fealeth his obligation to the ttu.cl. 
 Statutes of this moft Noble Order. 
 
 The Ceremony ufed when Philip King of Cajlile and Leon, took the Oath 
 (which to him was adminiftred in the chapter-houfe at tvindefor) an. 22.H.y. was 
 this, The faid King laid his hand upon the*Canon-(under which mas placed the riif.Nf.184. 
 Bookof the Statutes of the Order, by the Prelate, to whom tt was delivered by the ret - 
 Regijier)f and repeated the words of the Oath, and having reverently kift jll s.clj. 294. ' 
 thofe things, by which he fwore, he took a Pen from the Prelates hand, and lign- 
 ed the Oath he had taken, with his own hand-writing; and forthwith delivereu .t 
 to the Soveraign then prefent. 
 
 NowtheOrtf,6 which a Knight-Subject takes, at his perfonal Inftallation, being 
 of very great weight and concernment, it is fit we here render fome account of 
 the nature and form thereof, and (leaving thofe others taken by Stranger-Princes, 
 and their Proctors, and the Deputies of Knights-Subjects, to their proper places} 
 enquire, what was its original form, and how, when, and upon what occafion it 
 received addition and enlargement. 
 
 Firft then, the form of the ancient Oath, which the Statutes of Inftitution ap¬ 
 pointed to be taken by the Elect-Knight was very fhort, but compreh.enfive, and 
 was, “ That he fhonld well and faithfully obferve, to the uttermost of his power, all the u E.}. Sint. 
 Statutes of the Order. y,r '' 2 
 
 This was the full content of the Oath, taken by the firft Founders, and to which 
 theyalfo affixt their w Seals', and fb it continued without alteration or addition, wliS.N.g.io; 
 till towards the end of King Edward the Fourth’s Reign. But at a chapter 
 held at the Kings Wardrobe in London the 10. of February, in the 19. year of the 
 lame King, it was Decreed, That all the Knights-Companions then alive, and all 
 
 X x 2 fuch 
 
35 6 The Perfonal Infiallation of a Knight-Sub] eft. Chap. XII. 
 
 fuch as were afterwards admitted into the Order (and that before they too! 
 Stij4.Nf.14S podedion of their Stalls) Ihould be obliged to take this Oath alfo, * That they 
 mould aid, fupport, and defend, with all their porter, the Royal Colledge of st. 
 George, within the Cajlle e/Windefor, as well in its pojfejftons, as all other thines 
 
 mhatfoever. 
 
 In purfuance of which Decree, there was a form drawn up, wherein both 
 Oaths were joined together, and entred in the Blacky Book, the Tranfcript 
 whereof we have placed in the » Appendix. But when the RegiSfer of the Order 
 pronounced the Oath, (he premiling fuch compellation as was due to every 
 Elect Knight by name) it was altered to the form* there likewife following. 
 
 This Claufe (relating to the maintenance and defence of the liberties of the 
 Colledge ) we alfo find retained in the Oath drawn up for the Prince of Wales, 
 and entred for a Precedent in the Annals of the Order , which we have alfo 
 thought fit to fubjoin to the "former. 
 
 But when King Henry the Eighth new modelled the Statutes, we obferve this 
 Claufe to be omitted, and fome other particulars of another nature added to 
 the general Oath , for due obfervation of the statutes ■, as firft, inftead of main¬ 
 taining and defending the Colledge in its rights and poffeffions ; there is adjoin'd 
 a Claufe, to defend the Honors, Quarrels, Rights, De . inions, and Caitfe of the So- 
 veraign, to augment the Honor, and accompli]h all the Statutes, Points, and Ordi¬ 
 nances of the order, as may be feen at large in his Body of ‘ statutes, all which 
 we find fum'd up together, in that form ot the b Oath, taken by the Earl of Cum¬ 
 berland, at hi^Inftallation an. 29. H. 8. 
 
 In the third year of King Edward the Sixth, at the Inftallation of the Earl of 
 Huntington, and other EleCl Knights, a new form was agreed on, by confent of 
 the Earl of Derby, then the Soveraign's Lieutenant, and the Knights-Ajfijlants ap¬ 
 pointed for that Solemnity 5 the alteration being fuch, as the Reformation in Re¬ 
 ligion, and the Soveraign’s Interejl, thought fit to make.- and to the end the dif¬ 
 ference between this and former Oaths may be obferved, it is alfo inferred in 
 c AWXLII. the c Appendix. 
 
 But an. 1. Elite, the Blue Book affords us a notable inftance, of a difpenfation 
 for taking the Oath at the Inlfallation of the Duke of Norfolk and others, in 
 diiS.c.p.31. regard the d Rites and Ceremonies of Religion were then altered, and no new 
 form of an Oath yet fetlcd •, for which caufe the Earl of Fenbrokf (then the Sove¬ 
 raign’s Lieutenant ) difpenfed with their taking any Oath at that time ; upon 
 tlM promife e they would obferve fuch Statutes and Orders, as the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions (hould decree to be obferved and kept in the next Council 
 of the Order. 
 
 And accordingly (within a fhort time after) another Form was Ordained, 
 wherein the words of Obligation were put in the Negative: And this is the 
 form of the Oath, taken by a Knight-SuhjeH at this day 5 it being recorded at the 
 end of the Red Book of the Order, both in Latin and Englijh, and thence tran- 
 * Ram. XUII. feribed into the * Appendix. 
 
 As (bon as the Knight-EleS bath taken the ufual Oath, he is led by the Knights- 
 Uc.&c. * Commijftoners (or Knights-Ajftfiants, or Knights-Companions') up to the stall ap¬ 
 pointed for him, through that entrance next beneath it, and by them placed be¬ 
 fore it. In the mean time Carter advanceth into the lower row of Stalls to the 
 place where the ElcS Knight (food, when he took his Oath, and from thence 
 he prefenteth to them (with due Reverence) the Mantle, Collar, and Book of sta- 
 y/. M an.19 U:tcs ’ w ' 1 ° the EleQ Knight firft with the 1 Mantle, by putting it upon his 
 
 H.isttt. ? (houlders. 
 
 A, ExciutB ^ Ut WC ^ ave met w 'th i° me Examples, where Carter hath delivered the Man- 
 jv.ien' ' ^e, while the Elect-Knight remained in the lower row of Stalls, and wherewith 
 h MS.q.ptnes he was inverted before he went up to his Stall; and thefe were in the cafes of 
 UtfS^f inirE. the 6 Earl of Northumberland, an. 5. Eliz. of h Francis Duke of Montmorency^ and 
 w. G.f. 148. others, an. \\.Eliz. the‘Earls of Dunbar , and Montgomery , an.6.Jac. R. and the 
 k P relent Soveraign , an. 14. Car. 1. Whereto may be added, that thofe Elect-Knights 
 fag. 13. ’ inftalledattheGrandFeaftof St. George^ mod happily celebrated, an. 13. Car. 2. 
 
 y Nam. 
 
 xxxviu; 
 
 z Num. 
 XXXIX. 
 
 * Appendix, 
 N*m. XL. 
 
 a Art. 27. 
 b Appendix , 
 
 Num.X LI. 
 
357 
 
 Se.ct. VII. The Perfonal Inflallation of a Knight-SubjeB. 
 
 were conftrained to receive their Inveftiture below in the choire , yet diretfily 
 under their proper stalls. But this hapned through the great concoutfe of peo¬ 
 ple, which at that time had fiockt to Windefor (greedy to behold the glory of 
 that Solemnity, which for many years had been intermitted) and rudely forced, 
 not only into and fill’d the lower row of Stalls, but taken up almofl the whole 
 Choire. 
 
 But it is noted in the Red Book that the Inveftiture with the Afsntle and Collar, 
 hath been fometimes performed by the Black Rod : as at the Inftallation of the 
 * Earl of Northampton, an. 5. Car. 1. and of the Lord Trea furer \\lVeflon, the * , 
 
 Earls of Fxitcr and Lindfiy, and James Marquefs Hamilton, an. 6. Car. 1. Never- ' l ' *’ 
 thelefs this is to be underftood, of this Officers affiftance given to the Knights- 
 Companiont whofe Office it only is, and no otherwife. 
 
 'Whilft the Cerempny of Inveftiture with the Mantle is performing, the IMS.fd.aa. 
 words of Admonition proper thereunto are pronounced,and are thefe that follow. 
 
 Take this Mantle of Heavenly Colour in Jrgn and token of the. tnofl honor a. Sectbe Appmt 
 lie Order yon have received , and to the increafe of your honor, fsgncd and xxx\t"& 
 marked as you fee with a red Scutcheon of our Lords Croft, to the intent that XXXVII. 
 you being always defended by the virtue and flrength thereof may pafs through 
 your Enemies , and them alfo overcome and vanquijh, fi that at the tail for your 
 worthy and approved acts,you may after this temporal Chivalry come to eternal 
 triumphant joys in Heaven. 
 
 But at the Inftallation of the prefent Soveraign , they received fome alteration, 
 and were put into this form. 
 
 Receive this R.obe of Heavenly Colour {the Livery of this modi excellent Palm, large 
 Order) in augmentation of thy honor , enabled with the Shield and Peed Crofs '?■ 
 
 of our Lord, by whofe power thou mayejl fafely pierce Troops of thy Enemies, 
 and be over them ever victorious 5 and being in this temporal warfare glorious 
 in egregious and heroick. affions, thou mtiyedl obtain eternal and triumphant 
 
 }V- 
 
 In the next place the Commijfotters (or Ajfijlants or Knights-Companions) lay 
 the Hood upon " the Knights right Jlsoulder over the Mantle, and bringing the oLfgo'fyfyf 
 Tippet athwart his Brejl , tuck it under his Girdle , at which his Sword hangs. 
 
 And laftly, they tye the Collar about his (boulders, over his Mantle and Hood , 
 and at this part of the Inveftiture thefe words of Admonition are alfo pro¬ 
 nounced. 
 
 To the encrcaf of your honor , and in token of the Honorable Order you Appendix, 
 have received ; Take this Collar about your Neck, with the Image of the holy XXXVI. 
 Martyr and Chrijls Knight St. George, by whof aid you being defended , may ®' XXXVI1 - 
 pafs through the profperities and adverfities of this world ; that having here the 
 ViBory, as well of your Ghojlly as Bodily Enemies , you may not only receive 
 the glory and renown of temporal Chivalry , but alfo at the lajl the endlef and 
 everlajiing reward of Victory. 
 
 This form of words received likewife alteration when the prefent soveraign 
 was to be Inftalled, being varied after this manner. 
 
 Wear this Collar about thy Neck, adorned with the Image of the bteffedMax- j ar v 
 
 tyr and Soldier v^Chrift St. George, by whof imitation provoked, thou maijl s mna E- 
 fi overpaf both profperous and adverfi encounters , that having floutly van- 
 qttijhed thy Enemies, both of body and fold, thou mayejl not only receive the 
 praifi of this tranjient Combat,but be crowned with the Palm of sternal victory. 
 
 And 
 
The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SttbjeSi. Chap. XII. 
 
 And here (before we pafs further) it will be needful to obferve, that ancient¬ 
 ly at the Solemnities of InJialUtion when the Soveraign or his Lieutenant was pre- 
 fent, the Fleet-Knight after he had been inverted with the Mantle in his stall 
 was immediately conducted out of the choire , back to the Chapter-houfe (where 
 the laid Soveraign (or his Lieutenant') was accuftomed to remain till he return¬ 
 ed ) there to receive Inveftiture with the Collar of the Order , from the Sove¬ 
 raign (or his Lieutenant’s) hands} which being done, he is raid to have receiv¬ 
 ed the full polieffion of his Habit. 
 
 And this is evident, firft from King Henry the Eighth's statutes, which dire& 
 pS'w°p'.s5+ f after the Ele 3 -Knight's Inveftiture with the Mantle) ° That he flail return into 
 q Ibid.p. 277. the Chapter-houle, where he Jhall receive from the Soveraign or his Deputy, the 
 witfisai.m- Collar of the Order; and fecondly from the Practice about that time, as is mani- 
 fefl: in the cafes of the Lord r Montjoy, Sir William Fitz Williams, and Sir Henry 
 r MS.tn offh. Gouldford, inftalled an. 18.H. 8. and the s Lord Cromwell , an. 30. H. 8. as alfo of 
 ip 1 ’ 1 ’"' tterLord Ruffill, Sir Thomas Cheney, and Sir William Kingston, inftalled an. 31. 
 (ms. pt no 6. H. 8. of the 1 Marquels Dorfet, Earl of Derby, Lord Seymour of Sudeley, and Sir 
 t'ni/falo u "' ,,iaK> r , s it ’ a ”' I - E - 6 - of the * Earl of Huntingdon, Lords La Ware and Cob- 
 L, CelledJw.'It ,: 'm, ancl Sir dliam Herbert , an. 3 .E.6. fo Iikewife of the“Earl of Shrewsbury, 
 K. a and Lord Hunfdon, an. 3. Eliz. of the w Earl of Northumberland, an. 5. Eliz. and 
 w cMeS.f. 0 f the* Duke of Montmorency, an. 14. Eliz. 
 
 V Cities. R c. T :Proceeding back into the Chapter-houfe , upon this occafion, was ordered 
 ct.fa1.26. aim oft after the fame manner, as that before mentioned into the Choire, only 
 with this difference; that the new inftalled Knight took here his place, accord¬ 
 ing to the dignity of his stall : and fo did the aforefaid Duke of Montmorency, 
 when he returned to the Chapter-houfe, to receive his Collar-, for becaufe the 
 y Ibidem. Stall wherein he had been inftalled, was of af higher rank-, than either of thofe 
 belonging to the two Ajjlftants, that conduced him to his InJialUtion, they there¬ 
 fore proceeded before (not on either fide) him thither. 
 
 Eut this is obfervable, that when the Soveraign s Lieutenant remained in the 
 Chapter-houfe, while the EleS-Knight proceeded to his Lnjlallation, the VJher of 
 the Black-Rod, proceeded not with the faid Knight, but ftayed behind, to at¬ 
 tend upon the Lieutenant: as appears from the notices of the before mention¬ 
 ed Inftallations, of the Lord Ruffill, Earl of Huntington, and Earl of Northum¬ 
 berland ; and as foon as the Inveftiture with the Collar was finifhed, the Lieute¬ 
 nant proceeded to the Choire in the Rear, and the new inverted and inftalled 
 Knight in place according to his Stall: A Prefident or two of fuch Proceeding 
 follows. 
 
 MS.inOgicjjr- The Lieutenant's Proceeding into the Choire , at the Inftallation of the Lord 
 p”iy. ’ 1 Ruffill and others, an. 31.H. 8. after they had received their Collars inth e Chapter- 
 
 houfe. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 Knights newly inftalled, the junior formoft. 
 
 Knights-AjJiJlants. 
 
 Black-Ho. I. Regijler. Garter. 
 
 The Lieutenant. 
 
 ms pirn c. In the lame manner was the Lieutenan’s proceeding ordered at the Inftallation 
 0. r.fil.ip. of the Marquefs Dorfet, and others, an. i.E.6. 
 
 After the Proceeding had entred the Choire , and the Lieutenant and Knights- 
 Companions taken their Seats, with the ufual Ceremonies5 the Service of the 
 Church began. 
 
 Eut when the Installation was performed by Commiffiioners, then was the 
 Cellar of the Order laid on the Cufien with the Mantle, and born before the EleS- 
 Knight to his Stall, where, after his Inyeftituu with the Mantle and Hood, he 
 
 received 
 
359 
 
 Sect. VII. 1 be Perfonal Inftallation of a KnigLt-SubjeSl. 
 
 received Inveftiture with the Collar alfo, and among fundry examples we (ball 
 inftance in thefe ; The" Lord William Howard, an. I. (S'- 2. Vl.il. & Alar, was firft a( 
 invefted with. his Mantle, and then had his Collar put about his neck by the Lord b c y U ' e f?' 
 b Clynton and Lord Vagit, the two Commijfioners appointed for his Inft.-illation. d(_ |C ”’ 
 The c Earl of Lincolne, and Vifcount Mount ague , OommiJJioners for the Info-illa¬ 
 tion of the d Earls of Derby and Venbrokg, put on their Collars in their Stalls: and 
 thus was it done by the Commijfioners M the Inftallations of the 6 Earl of Rutland, estuto e r. 
 and Lord Cobham , an. 2 6. Ehz. and of the f Earls of Shrewsbury, and Cumberland, t JuS.fd. perns 
 an. 34. of the fame Queen. G.o.r.p.soS. 
 
 And in like manner, at all Inftallations folemnized fince Queen Elizabeth's 
 Reign, where the Soveraign hath vouchfafed his prefence (the ancient Cuftom 
 of returning to the Chapter-houje for the Collar being laid afide) the Knights-Com- 
 panions who led the EleH-Knights to their stall, did there invert them with the 
 Collars alfo; as we find in the cafe of the s Earl of Rutland, Sir George Villars , tftus. tr.es 
 and Vifcount Lijle, an. 14. Jac. R. who being come to their feveral Stalls, were ' y, ^f.' 
 firft invefted with their Mantles, next their Hoods, and after that their 1 ’ Collars. 
 
 In like manner did the‘Earls of Dorfet and Holland invert the Earl of Suffolk' Ami'- f?ro 
 with the Collar in his Stall, an. 4. Car. 1. and thus hath it been obferved, at all C c “™ r ' S ““~ 
 Infiallations fince, where the Soveraign hath been prefent at the Solemnity. 
 
 As foon as the Ceremony of Inveftiture, with the Mantle, Hood, and Collar, is ? Delivery of 
 finifhed ; the Commijfioners (or Knights-Jlfijlants, or Knights-Companions) take s^ w ^ k ° f 
 the k Book, of the Statutes of the Order, and deliver it into the hands of the new ” Ions’, 
 invefted Knight. Thus this part of the Ceremony Was obferved tothe 1 Earls I MS.fcl.tnti 
 oil Shrewsbury and Cumberland after their Inveftiture, an. 34. Eliz. and to the a o r !'- 2 ° 6 - 
 II Earl of Rutland, Sir George Villars, and Vifcount Lyjle, an. 14. lac. R. and fo II n- 5 jwim e. 
 generally to all Eled-Knights fince. W.G-f 1 S 3 - fr - 
 
 This Book the Knight is to keep fttfe in his own cuftody, both for ini [ruction 
 and direftion, in fuch things as relate to the Laws and Ceremonies of this molt 
 Noble Order, therein contained. 
 
 After this, they alfo give unto him the Black Velvet Cap, adorned with 
 Plumes of White Feathers; and this in particular is noted to be the laft among m Lib. R. 
 the Ceremonies performed tt the Inftallation of the prefent m Soveraign. ° i '4«- 
 
 All things relating to the full Invejhture being ended, there only remains, to 4. Placing th= 
 compleat this great Ceremony, the Inftallation it felf, which is performed in the suin''" S 
 following manner. 
 
 The new invefted Knight, ftanding before his stall, and turning himfelf 
 towards the High Altar, firft makes an humble Reverence thitherward, and 
 after a like obeyfance towards the soveraign, or in his abfence towards his 
 Stall , (Thus is it noted of 1 William Lord Howard, I. & 2. Phil. & Afar.) which ^ Ex rdlel1 - 
 having done, the c Commijjioncrs (or Ajfiftants or Knights-Conspanions) forthwith lUbXy.uo. 
 jointly imbrace him, with much joy (as their Fellow and Companion) according itdb.Rt. 6 u 
 to the Cuftom of Inftallations, and fet him down in his affigned Stall ; thereto 
 adding their wilhes for his happinefs and honor, 
 
 With the like r courteous and civil expreffions and congratulations, we find tns.inoffie, 
 this Ceremony was doled to the Lord Rjtffil , an. % i. H. 8. which he anfwered ^9, 
 with equal refpedo giving moreover to the Knights who indalled him, great 
 thanks for the honor of their afiidance: and to the Marquefs Dorfet and others 
 indalled, an. I. E. 6. the Commijfiouers for that Ceremony, added this Vote, 
 
 1 That God would give them much honor 5 and after fuch like Cornplemental re- r 
 fpe&s have pad, the C om miff oners (or Knights-Ajfiflants : or Knights-Companions j 
 take their Stalls. 
 
 But we have a notable indance in relation to this Ceremony, at the fndalla- 
 tion of Philip King of Caftile , an. 22. H. 7. where the Soveraign himfelf, “folemn- u tab N.p.i 84 
 ly introduced him into his stall (being the * next unto his own) and x therein ^ v { , 
 
 placed him. At which action it feems there was a form of words pronounced, w.ie n. cl. 
 relating to the Eleff-Knight's Sejfion and aid of Inftallation , no lefs than at his^ /,29 5 * 
 Inveftiture , though we are not lb happy as to know them .* the Relator of the 
 
 manner 
 
g6o T be Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SubjeSt. Chap. Xlf. 
 
 manner and order of this great Ceremony, having in the place of the words 
 added an &c. and left a blank for them ; but with this fhort note at the inftant 
 y Ex vet. MS. of Inftallation; J The Sovereign filing thefe words, ^Otl 61 ?, &c. 
 ptn.l r.le N.cl. 
 
 /"•'• 2 SS- 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 The Order obferved, when two or more Knights are Inftailed in one day. 
 
 W Hen there are two or more Eled-Knights appointed to receive the honor 
 of Injlallation at one Solemnity; and that the Ceremony is performed 
 by two Commijfioners (or two Knights-Ajfijt,inis') then as foon as they have 
 finilhed all the Ceremonies of Invejiiture and Inftallation, due to the fenior of 
 *t Ex Collet}, them, they leave him fo podeft of his Stall, and forthwith * return to the Chap- 
 a t J. V-tm. ter-houfe ; the Proceeding of Alms-Knights, Officers of Arms, and the inferior Offi- 
 Anbnfcmit. cers °f t ' ie Order (after their ufual Reverences made in the middle of the choire) 
 Anttefcy. fit. palling forth before them, to the chapter-houfe, and thence they conduft the next 
 "9-a. fenior EleO-Knight into the Choire, where they perform all the circumftances of 
 Invejiiture and Injlallation to him, as they did to the firft Inftailed Knight: Which 
 having finilhed, they leave him alfo in his stall, and "proceed back as before 
 for the third EleB-Knight, and after the like manner do they introduce and in- 
 ftal him, and fo the reft (if there be more that wait their Inftallation) till all 
 be inftailed. 
 
 This fieems to have been the ancient practice, for it is noted in the Annals, 
 that Vifcount Beaumont, and the Lord Sudeley, Commijfioners appointed by King 
 Henry the Sixth, for the Inftallation of Albro Vajques d‘ Almadea Earl of Ave- 
 rence , the Lord Beauchamp, and Sir Thomas Hoo ; led them into the Choire 
 birS.w-p.99. b fingly and apart by themfelves, and there inftailed them in their proper Stalls. 
 
 And thus is it noted of the two Affijtants at the Inftallation of the Earl of Hun- 
 c( ms. fcl.pi- tingdon and others, an. 1. E. 6. who 'after they had inverted and inftailed the 
 Ainesa.o.T. faid Earl; d proceeded back to the Chapter-houfe, for the Lord La Ware, and he 
 Op/f£.8o. being inftailed, they 'returned again for the Lord Cobbam, and laftly for f Sir Wil¬ 
 liam Herbert. In like manner, when the Commijfioners had given the Pro&or to 
 Emanuel Duke of Savoy, poflelBon of his Principals Seat, an. 1. ds- 7 . Ph. & Afar. 
 gcollett.J.v. they - proceeded back for William Lord Howard, and conducted him to his In¬ 
 ti R. ftallation. Thus did the Commijfioners by the Earl oV'Penbroke, an. 16. Eliz. 
 i ms ffof penes vv hen they had firft inftailed the Earl of Derby ; and by the‘Earl of Cumberland, 
 o orp.206. alter the Earl of Shrewsbury had been inftailed. 
 
 When the Soveraign hath nominated three Commijfioners to his fervice, in 
 kc.eiuit. r. fueh cafe they have returned k altogether to fetch in the other Knights ("after 
 c. cl.f 34- t j le Ceremonies of Inftallation were performed to the fenior Elett-Knight) 
 
 fingly, that were to be inftailed, and alternately changed their places in the 
 Proceeding to the fevera! Inftallations: (one of them always going Angle and 
 formoft) an inftance whereof we have at the Inftallation of the Earls of EJJex, 
 and Ormond, and Sir Chrijiopher Hatton, an. 30. Eliz. where the Earl of Ejfex 
 having been firft conducted to his Inftallation, between the Lord Hunfdon, and 
 * tis.cp.no, Earl of IVorcejier, the Lord * Grey the third Commiffioner went fingle next 
 before them, then all three Commijfioners returned to fetch in the Earl of 
 Ormond, who proceeding into the Choire , between the Lord Hunfdon and Lord 
 t tnil. pat. Grey, the Earl of 1 IVorcejier went alone immediately before them; and his In- 
 1 ftallation being likewife difpatcht. Sir Chrijlopher Hatton was concluded to his 
 
 Stall, between the Earl of IVorcejier and the Lord Grey, the m Lord Hunfdon in 
 this proceeding going next before them. 
 
 . the Lieutenant had four Ajjijtants appointed him, (which was neceffary when . 
 • were many Knights to be inftailed) the order of their Inftallation hath 
 
 been 
 
Sect. VIII. The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SnbjeSi. 361 
 
 been as followeth ; firft two of the fenior Knights-Ajjiftants condufted the fe- 
 nior EleO-Knight to his Inftallation, next the two other Ajjiftants proceeded with 
 the feccnd EleS-Knight, and inftalled him; then again the two fenior Knights- 
 Ajjiftavts introduced the third ElcO-Knight to his Stall, and in this manner they 
 alternately changed, till all were inftalled. Thus was it ordered at the Inftai- 
 lation of" Francis Duke of Montmorency, and others, an. 14 .Eliz. for at this So- n [Cotlet!.R. 
 lemnity the 0 Earl of Bedford , Sir Henry Sidney, the Earl of Worccfter , and the p ^ 
 Earl of Huntington , were appointed AJJiJiants to the Earl of Leicefter (then the 
 Sovereigns Lieutenant) the f two firft conduced the Du{e to his Stall, and the 
 two laft the Earl of Ejfex, then the two firft proceeded again with the Lord 
 Burghley, and the two laft with the Lord Grey, and laftly the two firft proceed¬ 
 ed a third time, with the Lord shandos between them. 
 
 And the like method and alternate change is obferved, if four Commijfioners 
 be conftituted, as at the Inftallation of Frederic!^ King of Denmark, and John 
 Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, an. <1 25. Elite, where the Kings Proxy was conduced 
 into the Choire, between the Earl of ’ Lcicefter, and Lord Hunfdon, being the ji <*«</•£ji 
 two fenior Commijfioners, and the Prince between the 1 " Earl of Huntingdon, and 
 the Lord Charles Howard, the two junior Commijfloners. 
 
 But fome have been of opinion, that the CommiJJioncrs nominated to this em¬ 
 ployment, ought not to divide the duty, and part of them to inftal one Knight, 
 and part another, and by fuch an alternation to dilpatch the Ceremony, as in 
 the former cafes; but on the contrary, that all fhould jointly affift at each Inftal- 
 lation. And in favour of this opinion, there is an inftance at the Inftallation of 
 the Earl of Salisbury and Vilcount Bindon, an.' 4. J.tc. R. for the laid Earl, having c J MSi f ™ e * 
 been brought in to the Choire, and both inverted and inftalled by the Earls of U yti 
 Nottingham and Suffolk, (then the two fenior Commijfioners) the other two Com- 
 mijfioners, who were left behind in the Chapter-houfe , to conduft Vilcount Bin¬ 
 don to his Stall, calling to mind that all four were “joint Commijfloners, con¬ 
 ceived that the faid Earl was not legally inftalled by the two other, becaufe 
 themfelves had not been affiftant at the Ceremony. And upon confutation 
 with the fenior CommiJJioncrs, it feems this opinion prevailed fo far with them 
 that they agreed to impart it to the Earl of Salisbury, who thereupon w de- K ( 
 fcended into the lower Seats before his Stall, and there atafour Commijfloners 
 gave him his Oath again, then led him up into his forefaid Stall, and a fecohd 2 C. 
 timer Invefted and Inftalled him; each of the four CommiJJioncrs putting to their 
 hand : and the like 1 joint affiftance was given by them to the Vifcount Bindon, 
 inftalled at the fame time. 
 
 But this method was not only new, but different from former pra&ice, for 
 in all like cafes as before are cited, we have obferved that both the Knights- 
 CommiJfioncrs, and Lieutenant’s Ajjijlants have conftantly divided the employ¬ 
 ment, by an alternate change; and befides, where the Soveraigu hath autho¬ 
 rized his Lieutenant to perform this Ceremony, and appointed fome of the 
 Knights-Companions to affift therein, thefe Ajjiftants and not the Lieutenant have 
 done the duty appertaining to the Inftallation, that part of it of inverting with 
 the Collar heretofore in the Chapterhoufe, and the whole duty at the Inftallation 
 of Prince Henry, excepted. 
 
 And it is to be further noted, that this way of joint affiftance at the inftal¬ 
 lation of the Earl of Salisbury, was afterwards thought lo little elfential or ne- 
 ceffary, that it became no Precedent; for at the very next Feaft of Inftallation, 
 when the a Earls of Dunbar and Montgomery were inftalled (in the fixth year of a 
 the fame King) and for which Ceremony four CommiJJioncrs were likewife ap¬ 
 pointed; the two fenior of them inftalled the Earl of Dunbar, and the two ju¬ 
 nior, the Earl of Montgomery ; and this we find again in Praftice, an. 10. Car. 1. 
 when the b two fenior Commijfloners inftalled the Earl of Danby, and the other b 
 two the Earl of Morton. 
 
 But in the laft place, if the Soveraign be prefent, and confequently that the 
 Knights-Companions perform this Ceremony of IntroduSion, Inveftiture, and /«- 
 filiation, there is commonly then fo many of them, as can go through the 
 
 Y y whole 
 
The Perfonal Inftallacion of a Knight-SubjeSl. Chap. XI[. 
 
 362 
 
 whole work, without changing by turns, after the manner ufed when done by 
 a few, either Commiffioncrs or Ajjifiants, and therefore in this cafe the order is 
 thus, 
 
 Firft, the two fenior Knights-Companions (having defended from their stalli 
 and part out of the Choire to the Chapter-houfe with the Proceeding before them) 
 conduft to his Inftallation the eldeft Elctt-Knight, and having performed that 
 whole Ceremony, they return and take their stalls with accuftomed Reve¬ 
 rences. Then the two next fenior Knights-Companions , defeend and go out, 
 and return with the next fenior Elett-Knight, to his Inftallation, and after that 
 two other Knights-Companions go out and fetch in the third, and fo the reft in 
 due order. 
 
 And this method, we obferve to have been praftifed at the Inftallation of 
 d P r ' nce blenry, an d other Elett-Knights, c an. 1. Jac. R. for after the Prince had 
 
 been placed in his Stall, by the Earl of Nottingham and Lord Buckhurft ; the 
 f j penaE.w . d Earls of Shrewsbury and Cumberland, came down from their Stalls, and went 
 g L o./. 144.S tQ t j le chapter-houje , taking the Proceeding before them, and thence conduced 
 the Duke of Lenox to his Stall, and returned to their own. In like manner the 
 'Earls of Northumberland and tvorcejler , went next out for the Earl of Sou¬ 
 thampton ; and having inftalled him, the f Lord Sheffield, and Lord Howard of 
 IValden, paft forth of the Choire , and brought in the Earl of Man', and laftly, 
 the? Lord Montjoy and Earl of Suffix, Inftalled the Earl oh<Penbroke. 
 hlbiJ.f.ia a The like order was obferved at the Inftallation of the h Earl of Rutland, and 
 others, an. 14 ."jac. R. who having been left behind in the chapter-houfe, while 
 the Soveraign proceeded to the Choire, were afterwards by feveral Knights- 
 iLib.c.p.m. Companions ('the feniors going out firft) introduced to their Inftallationsj"one 
 after another, according to the feniority of their Eleftion. 
 
 But to be more particular in the order of the Ceremony in this cafe, we fhall 
 I3v down the method obferved at the grand Feaft of St. George, held at Winde- 
 for,an. 13 .Car.i. which was as followeth. 
 
 Firft, the two fenior-Knights, the Earls of Salisbury and Berkshire, defended 
 from their Stalls with the ulual Reverences, and ftood before them. 
 
 Next the Alms-Knights came down in a body, from the hault paces of the 
 Altar, into the middle ot the Choire, and having there made their double obey- 
 fances proceeded forth. 
 
 After them the Officers of Arms defeended alfo (the Purfuivants formoft) and 
 having made the double Reverences in the middle of the choire, went out af¬ 
 ter the Alms-Knights. 
 
 Then followed the three inferiour Officers of the Order , having firft made 
 their ufual Reverences. 
 
 And laftly, the two fenior Knights joining together in the middle of the Choire, 
 (after their double Reverences) paft out in the Rear. 
 
 In this order they proceeded towards the Chapter-houfe ; and when the Alms- 
 Knights came neer the door, they fell off and divided themfelves; the like 
 did the Officers of Arms, and both thereby opened a way for the Officers of the 
 Order, and Knights-Companions, to pals between them into the chapter-houfe 
 where being entred, they firft brought forth the Duke of Orornnd (the fenior 
 Pjett-Knight') and taking him in the middle between them, the Proceeding went 
 before into the Choire, in the fame order as ir came thence, Garter then bearing (on 
 a Velvet Culhen ) his Mantle, Hood, Collar,andBook_o(Statutes. 
 
 The Alms-Knights being entred the choire, made their double obeyfances in the 
 ufual place, and afeended the hault-paces of the Altar, flanking on the other fide. 
 
 After them, the Officers of Arms did the like. 
 
 Then the three inferiour Officers of the Order, coming up into the middle of 
 the Choire, made their double Reverences, and fo paffed before the Knights to 
 the place direftly under the stall defigned for th eDuke, whither he (conduced 
 as aforefaid) followed, after that he and the two Knights-Companions had alfo 
 made their ufual Reverences, in the middle of the Choire ; for the Croud was lo 
 great through the concourfe of People to this grand Feftival that the Knights- 
 
 Companions 
 
Sect. VIII. T/je Perfonal Inftallation of a Knigbt-SuhjeSl. 3 63 
 
 Companions could not p'afs into the lower row of Stalls with the Duke, (being 
 the ufual place for the Fleet-Knight to be brought unto) but were neceliitated 
 to invert him below in the choire. 
 
 After the Duk? was Invejled and Injlalled, the Proceeding (ordered in all points 
 as before) went again to the Chaptcr-houje, and brought the Duke of Ittcking- 
 ham into the choire, where he received his Inftallation, in the manner aforefaid. 
 
 But the day being far fpent, and thefe Proceedings to and from the Chapter- 
 hoitfc taking up much time; the Soveraign tofhorten the Ceremony, commanded 
 that with the next Proceeding , all the reft of the Eletl-Knights, being eight, (be- 
 fide two Proxies ) fhould be introduced at once ; which command being obey¬ 
 ed and each Eletf-Knight placed before his stall, they took the Oath, received 
 their InveSi'ture, were led up to their stalls , and took pofleffion of them by a 
 iolcnm injlallation . 
 
 And in regard fo many FJecl-Knights were introduced together, it was thought 
 fit (becaufe nece(iary) that their Mantles and Collars fhould be alfo brought in 
 the Proceeding, and to effort this, each Knight-Elect appointed one of the Gen¬ 
 tlemen that attended on him, to bear the Cufhen (whereon his Mantle and Col¬ 
 lar were laid) before him to the Choire door, which was accprdingly done; and 
 where they flood holding them in their arms, until Garter had in due order (as 
 they were to be made ufe of) fetched them into the choire. 
 
 And here we may infert this general Rule, That at all Injlallations where 
 fome of the Elecl-Knights are not fent for in to the Chapter-houfe, to receive in- 
 veftiture with the sttreoat (before the fenior Elect-Knight hath been conducted 
 to his Stall, but left to repole themfelves, in the Eajl Ijle of the Chappel , during 
 his Inftallation (as hath many times happened) the Knights-Com/nijJioners or 
 Ajfiftants, upon their return to the chapter-houfe, fend Carter for the next fenior 
 E Ie8-Knight, whom they receive at the door thereof, and having inverted him 
 with his Surcoat, and girt his Srvord about him, proceed with him to his tnftal- 
 lation in the ufual order and the fame method is oblerved, if there be more 
 Eletf-Knighti that wait their calling into the Chapter-houfi. And thus we find it . 
 praftifed to Sir k Thomas Cheney, and Sir William KingUon , an. 30. AT. 8. after the kAtf. inoffii. 
 Knights- Ajjejlants had returned from the Inftallation of the Lord RitJJell ; and to 
 the Earl of 'Penhrokf, as foon as the Knights-Cormnijjioners had inftalled the 1 ceiLS. J. 
 Earl of Derby, an. 16. Elite, as alfo to the Earl of m Cumberland, when the Corn- v m ir jj' s ^ 
 mijftoners returned from the Inftallation of the Earl of Shrewsbury, an. 34. Elite. „ rj 0. 0. r. 
 and laftly to the “ Earl of Morton, after the Earl of Danby had received his 
 Stall, an. IO- Car. I. 
 
 The Knight or Knights having now received a compleat Injlallation , the 
 Knights-Commijjtoners (Knights-Ajfijiants, or Knights-Companions') with all civil 
 refpeft take their leaves of the laft injlalled Knight, and defeend into the choire, 
 and with ufual Reverences take their own Stalls, but the fenior Knight-Companion 
 afeeuds firft.Where note,if the Stalls of the CommiJJioners,or Ajjljlants, or Knights- 
 Companions be on the fame fide with the laft injlalled Knight, they then defeend 
 not into the choire , but (after their Reverences made above) part diredtly to 
 rbem along theStalls,and this we find done by the Lord 0 Howard of Ejjlngham, a Ex ted. ms, 
 and the Earl of Ormond, an. 34. Elite, when they had finirtied the Inftallation y)/™";,) 
 of the Earl of Cumberland. 
 
 The Ceremonies and Circumftances of Injlallation being finithed, the officers 
 of Arms firft, next the Alms-Knights defeend from the Steps of the Altar , and 
 take their feveral ftations in the Choire. Then one of the Prebends ol the Col- 
 ledgc (but if the Soveraign be prefent, the Prelate with the Serjeant of the Vejlry 
 before him) is conduirted to the Altar by the Verger of the Chappel, and there be¬ 
 gins the Service appointed by the church, which being finilhed, the Proceeding 
 pafleth out of the choire in the ufual order (the new inftalled Knight being rank¬ 
 ed according to his Stall) either to the Prefence Chamber , or the Lieutenants , or 
 Comniijjtoners Lodgings, as the' occafion is. 
 
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 SECT. IX. 
 
 The Offring of Gold and Silver. 
 
 B U T if the Inftallation be folemnized in the morning, the Service of the 
 Church having proceeded as far as the Offertory , two of the Prelends (ap¬ 
 pointed to receive the Offring') are conducted to the Altar by their Merger, and 
 forthwith iir(t the Alms-Knights , and then the officers of Arms afeend again to 
 the fteps of the Altar, and flank on each fide as before. 
 
 After this, Garter fummons down the ’Knights-Companions to the Offerings 
 who defeend with ufual Reverences, and (hand in the choire under their proper 
 Stalls, whilft the Soveraign s Lieutenant defeends from his Stall, and offers (firft_) 
 for the soveraign (he receiving the Bezant from the fenior Knight ) and then 
 returns to his Stall. 
 
 And at this inftant was the ufual time heretofore for offring the defunfl: 
 Knights Achievements ; which by King James his appointment was altered, and 
 ordained to be performed before the EleCt-Knights were inftalled ; of which we 
 (hall fpeak *anon. 
 
 The Lieutenant after a (hort flay in his Stall, defeends again, and proceeds up 
 to the Altar to make his own Offring both of Gold and silver, and then returns; 
 and after him do the reft of the Knights-Companions (including thofe newly in¬ 
 ftalled) offer in their due order, the circumftances we (hall largely fet down in 
 our difeourfe upon the Offring on the || Grand Featt-day. 
 
 But when the Injlallation paffeth by eCommiffioners, there is then s no Offring 
 made for the soveraign ; but the Commiffioners offer firft, beginning with the 
 two 1 Seniors, and after them the other Knights-Companions in their due order. 
 
 The Ceremony of Offring at the Inftallation of f Philip King of Cafiile, an. 22. 
 H. 7. is remarkable, anti therefore we fhall note it here : For he defeending from 
 his Stall into the Choire, and t fcanding before it (as the other Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions did_) the Soveraign left his royal Stall, and haftned down to proced to the 
 Offring ; to which the King would have "followed, this the Soveraign would 
 not permit, but obliged the King to proceed along with him w on his left hand, 
 though he * defired to perform his duty as a Brother of the Order, and Knight- 
 Companion, fo that at lad they both made their Offrings , y fo neer together, that 
 though the Soveraign had the precedence, yet was it hardly obfervable. 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 Of the Grand Dinner at the Inftallation. 
 
 O N the day of fnftallation, there hath from ancient time been accuftoma- 
 blv prepared, a very fumptuous and noble Feaft? and though it was agreed 
 on in Chapter, an. 9. F. 6 . a That the Knights-Ele&^rora thenceforth might he in- 
 jhllcd by Commiffson without a Feafl, yet after his Reign, we find the old ufage 
 of making a Feafl at this Solemnity reftored. 
 
 If the soveraign appoint the Inftallation to be when the Feaft of St. George is 
 alfo celebrated, and himfelf perlonally prefent, the Feaft is then kept at the 
 Soveraign’ s charge. 
 
 If in fuch cafe he conftitute a Lieutenant, the Inftallation Dinner is kept at the 
 expence of the Lieutenant ; and ufually prepared in feme of the soveraign s 
 
 Lodgings 
 
Sect. X. The Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeB. 
 
 
 Lodgings in the Caflle, but feldom in St. George’s Hall'-, though b there, the Earl b MSfrrmw. 
 o Arundel, at the Inftallation of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Lord HunCdon kept D - N f-S' b - 
 his Feaft, an. 3. Eliz. 3 r 
 
 Eut when the Inftallation is kept at any other time of the year without the 
 joint observation of St. George s Feasl, then the«new inftalled Knight or Knights b cm. R c} 
 are at all the charge; who for the mod part have had the Grand Dinner pre- «•/• S4- 
 pared at the Deans Lodgings. Neverthelefs, where ever it is appointed thither 
 do the Soveraign (his Lieutenant and Ajfiftants, or Commiffioners') together with 
 the new inftalled Knights proceed in full Robes, which at the Inftallation of the 
 d Marque's ol Dorfet and other Knights, an. I . E. 6. we find noted to accord-AS MS. urn 
 sng to the ancient cuftom. o. o.T. 
 
 At the Inftallation of the Lord Buffett, Sir Thomas Cheney, and Sir William y ' 8, ‘ 
 Kingston, an. 31 l.H. 8. the Soveraign s Lieutenant r vva(hed alone, the water being fJUS.h ofa. 
 brought up with three Reverences; after him did his two Aj/iftants walh and /,rm ° 1 r -C l ~ >■] 
 laftly the three new inftalled Knights. 
 
 The Lieutenant's place at the Table, is fomewhat on the Bleft hand the cloth gr MS.pene, 
 ot State, and there fat the Earl of Arnndell, Lieutenant for St. George's Feaft h *f- D ' N - 
 when the Earl of Shrewsbury and Lord Hunfdon were inftalled, an. 3. Eliz,. But * 5 b ‘ 
 the other four Knights-Co&panions (his two ajfiftants, and the two new inftal- 
 led Knights) fat towards the h Tables end on both fides, for that they could not 
 well fit all on a fide. J 
 
 But of late times, viz. at the Tnftallation of the Eafl of Northampton an. ft. ’ExcaieS. 
 Car. 1. a queftion was ftarted, whether the Lieutenant (or Commiffioners) Ihould wltN - a 
 lit at Dinner in their Habit, or not ? fince the powers given them by their Com- 
 miffions, jeem to terminate as foon as the Knights are inftalled (though it was 
 allowed that the new inftalled Knight ought to fit in his Robes) as alfo becaufe 
 at the Inftallation of the k Lord Cromwell, an. 29. H. 8 . after all the Ceremonies k f *»- 
 were fimlhed in the Chappel, the Knights went to the Dean, houfe, and there put 12 
 off their Habit, and' dined in their ordinary Apparel. So alfo at the Inftallationof ' 
 the Earl or m Rutland, and Lord Cobh am, an. 26.Eliz. the Commiffioners when they mf 
 were returned from the chappel, did put off the 11 Habit of the Order, before they n ) Autogr: 
 
 w j nt v. t0 ? lnn ,f r ^. an ^ new infixed Knights kept on ° only their Surcoats P ^ 
 and thus fat all Dinner while. 
 
 What was anfwered to thefe objeftions, or whether they dined without their 
 Habit, we do not find; but the prafHce to the contrary, to wit, of keeping on 
 the whole Habit till the grand Dinner be ended, hath been at other times ge¬ 
 nerally obferved. 6 
 
 At the a fecond Courfe (called alfo the b fecond Mefs , and fecond c Service's doth a MS - 1 «« 
 Garter (accompanied with the Officers of Arms) proclaim the Stiles, and Titles f‘ , .ff Faucm T 
 o honor of the Soveraign (if he be perfonally or by Lieutenant prefent) in Latin dip MS,'pi 
 trench, Englijh, and crys Largefs thrice: next the Stiles of the new inftal- 
 
 were fnftafied ^ E ” gl f °" ly3 with ‘ w0 Lar S e f ej s a " d In that order they brMsfjyf- 
 
 were inftalled. Thus was it done at the inftallation of ‘‘Charles Duke of Fork an cl «e, EW.e. 
 
 < Pcv'., R 'f tF r d i rich ' Prince Pa,atine of the Rhyne an. to. jac. R. of the fEarl Pl'i '■ & 
 of Rutland, and others, an. 14. Jac. K. W' ' 
 
 * Philip King of Caftile dined with the soveraign in his Privy chamber, the day f c ) mL 
 of his inftallation 22. H. 7 . whofe Stile was proclaimed by Garter not in the *(£**«.« 
 
 rafterSut ^ great chamber-door, and in St. George s Hall 
 
 ( alter Largefs had been thrice cryed) in this manner. 
 
 ■ Du trejhanlt trefpuiff'ant trefcxccllent Prince, le Roy de Caftile de Leon ti¬ 
 tle otdrtde Itjartief 1 ” 1 ^’^ ^ ^ B ° HT & 0ine ’ che ^Uer de la tres-nc- 
 
 ,-When the Soveraign conftitutes a Lieutenant, then is the Lieutenant's stile 
 alio proclaimed, and to his other Titles is added that of this prefent honor of 
 Lieutenantffip-, and afterwards the wife of the new inftalled ; which we 
 no e at the inftallation of the Earl of Shrewsbury , and Lord Hunfdon, 
 
 an, f 
 
3<5<5 The Pcrfonal Inftallation of a Kttigbt-SubjeEt. Chap. XII. 
 
 in. 3. Eliz. where Garter and the Officers of Arms proceeded into the middle of 
 St. Georges Hall (the Grand Dinner being held there) and' after three obey- 
 fances, proclaimed their Stiles (only in French ) as followeth. 
 
 k Du tres-noble & piiiffiint Seigneur, Henry Fytz Allen, Conte de Arundel!, 
 Seigneur Matravers, df de Clun, Chevalier du tres-noble Ordre de la "jar- 
 tier, t> Lieutenant de cejl noble Fejie de St. George. 
 
 Du tres-noble ds puiffimt Seigneur, George Conte de Shrewsbury, seigneur 
 Talbot, Furnivall, Ter don, du Strange de Blakjner, Chevalier du tres-noble Or¬ 
 dre de la jartier, & JuJlicier des Forrejiz & Chaftz, de la Riviere de Trent 
 envers le North. 
 
 Du tres-noble Seigneur Henry Cary, Baron de Hunfdon, Chevalier du tres- 
 noble Ordre de la Jartier. 
 
 The order of this Ceremony is more particularly noted at the Inftallation of 
 eft!’*! R C ' °f Montmorency, and others, an. 14 . Eliz. and was thus ; firft 0 Garter 
 
 cryed Largefs, and next proclaimed the Soveraign s Swle, and Titles of honor, 
 in three Languages, then going two foot back, he proclaimed the Lieutenants 
 Stile only in French, with two Largejfs , after that he cryed one Largefs for 
 the Dube, and laftly for all the other new inftalled Knights, only two Largejfcs, 
 and the other officers of Arms did the like; and (till as Garter had finilhed his 
 proclamation of the Stiles, the Heralds joined with him in crying Largefs ; and 
 Co with Reverence they departed the Hall. 
 
 But we are in the lad place to note, that when neither the Soveraign is pre- 
 Kteil‘cl *' ent ’ nor ^' s lieutenant, then the Soveraign's Stile is r not proclaimed, northofe 
 '/ ' of theiCoinmiffioners, but only of the ■ new inftalled Knights. 
 
 Afioon us Dinner is ended, the Knights-Companions rife from the Table, and 
 withdraw to difrobe themfelves, and therewith the Solemnity of Inftallation 
 takes ending : but if at any time the Solemnities continue to that evening and 
 the following day ; it is only, becaufe the Soveraign (or his lieutenant') is pre- 
 fent, upon the account of celebrating the Feaft of St. George, and not with re¬ 
 ference to the Solemnity of Inftallation, 
 
 We (hall conclude with this Obfervation, that the ancient cuftom of prefer v- 
 ing the memory of remarkable aftions by lome Emblematical Reprefentations, 
 f R- Figures and Devifes ("whereof, for the laft Century, f Lukins affords plenty of 
 Tetmthnm. Examples) is ftill continued in ufe; and therefore upon confidcration had of 
 the honor they thereby brought the perfons to whom they related, was it, that 
 the late soveraign, of ever blefled memory, thought fit to perpetuate the So¬ 
 lemnity of the prefent Soveraign s Inftallation, by certain Medals ; whereof the 
 forms and inferiptions were thefe. 
 
 k MS.petieiIV. 
 V.Nf. 5.6. 
 
 SECT. 
 
 \ 
 
Sect. XI. The Perfonal Inftallatfon of a Knigbt-SubjeSli 
 
 3 6 7 
 
 SECT. X I. 
 
 Of felting up the Knights Atchievmcnts. 
 
 T H E laft thing to be done, at this great Solemnity, is fetting up the Helm, 
 
 Creft, Sword , banner, and Plate of the new inftalled Knight, over his stall, 
 
 111 the chaff el of St. George at Windfor ; to which purpofe they are to be pro¬ 
 vided in readinefs, according to the a direftions before given. This, though it schap. u, 
 be no part of the Ceremony of Injlallation, yet is it a confequent thereunto, and S,B ' 
 an unleparable appendix; and therefore proper enough to be added here. 
 
 The fetting up of "Prof hies, Enfigns, and Atchievements of honor anciently in 
 Churches, as well in the life time of fuch worthy and deferving men, who had 
 performed fomc gallant aftion, as on their Tombs and Monuments after their 
 death, was chiefly defigncd to this end ; that the Beholders thereby put in 
 mind of their great virtues, might be excited to the imitation and purfuit of 
 true Nobility, Valour, and Virtue. 
 
 Hereupon at the Inftitution of this moll: Noble Order, the Atchievements of the 
 Knight s-Contf anions,S'toxsc thought fit to be fet up in the Choire of the faid Chaff el ; 
 and hence alfo the remarkable Plates, wherein their Efcotcheons of ^i-«r,curiou(Iy 
 wrought in enamel,were faftned to the back of then Stalls. “<* Not that the out- biii.N.j.io. 
 “ward form of fuch things, have in them any great forces but that the memory 
 ct of great aftions done, beget that ardour in the breads of excellent perfons, 
 
 “which never is at reft, till fome eminent atchievements of theirs have over¬ 
 taken the others fame and glory. 
 
 By the Statutes of Inflitntion it is ordained, that the time for fetting up the 
 Atchievements fhall be c when the EleS-Knight comes to IVinde/or Caflle, that is, c£. 3. Sttt. 
 to his Injlallation, and not before; and the reafon is there likewile given, d left 1 < 
 
 it (hould happen (he not coming within the time limited for his Injlallation,and m'lMMamn 
 confequently the vacating his EdeUion thereupon enfuingj that a new Election A "‘ '?• 
 being made, thofe Military Enftgns might feem to be difgraeefully withdrawn, 
 and an e occafion of dilhonor given, which otherwife could not be avoided, jf cOri.Stat.in 
 they (hould be fuddenly taken down from a place fo high. ut.n.p.xt. 
 
 Now 'tis mod clear, that the intention of this Article extends to the finilhing 
 the Ceremonies of Injlallation, before the Atchievements ought to be fet up, by 
 fo carefully providing againft the dilhonor of taking them down, in cafe the 
 Election (hould become void, which mud: certainly happen, if the Knight-Eleil 
 died but the hour before he werecompleatly inftalled. And accordingly in the 
 ancient Deputations both to f Sir William Philip, and Sir John Fajlolf power is lAppiniix, 
 given their ProUors firft to demand, receive, and obtain their Principals stalls, ( XLIX ' 
 and next to tender their Helms and Swords, to be hung up in the Choire of 
 IVindeJor according to cuftom : and for clearer information of the order and 
 courfe in this Ceremony, it may be oblerved, that the Soveraign impowered his * Appndix, 
 Commijfioners * firft to give the Deputy polTedion o( his Principals stall, and after A ™' LI ' 
 to receive the Atchievements, and place them over it. Herewith it may be confi- 
 dered, That the Atchievements are fet up in memorial of the Knight-EleS’s being 
 inftalled a Companion of the Order ; and 'tis incongruous in the rules of Honor, 
 to have the fign or memorial of an aftion, precede the aiftion it felf. 
 
 Again, the Statutes of this moft NobleOrc/cr exprefly provide,That the Knights 
 Atchievements fhall not be permitted to be hung up, until all thes Duties and gS}.\Stat. 
 Fees enjoined by the Statutes, to be paid the Colledge, be firft difeharged: fiJa.sl'j ' 3 
 but 'tis certain there are no Fees due (and confequently cannot be challenged) au.24. 
 till the Ceremonies upon which they become due are compleatly finithed. And 
 it is remembred as the Cuftom in Queen Elizabeth’ s Reign, for the EleS-Knights h OJk;l A 
 ^ Steward, or fome other of his Servants, to bring money with them to IVindeJor, v.wf 
 
 and 
 
368 
 
 T be Perform! Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeSl. Chap. XH. 
 
 6 Lib. Carotin. 
 p. 81. 
 
 i E. 5. Stai. 
 Art. 19. 
 
 *5 0 rd. Star. 
 |jt in Lib. N. 
 
 /.18. 
 
 k Lib.K.p.6 4. 
 
 1 Ibid.p.10$. 
 m Eegi/?. 
 Chart, f .23 b. 
 n Bouden, ib. 
 of Ibid.. 
 
 
 
 f E. 5 . 5r<*r. 
 
 9. 
 
 S’frfr. in 
 Bibl.Hatton. 
 Art. 9. ' 
 
 and there pay the Fees at the Chappel door, fo foon as the Inftallation was di- 
 lpatcht, to the end the Atchievements might immediately after be fet up. 
 
 But to clear all doubts which may arife upon this point, it was in a chapter 
 held at Whitehall, the 4. of February, an. 22. Car. 2. Ordained and Decreed,* That 
 not any of the Achievements of an Eleft-Knight ftjall be fit up in the Chappel at 
 Windefbr, before he be Inftalled and the Fees a/Inftallation paid. 
 
 It fhould feem that though anciently they did not fet up the Eleff-Knights At- 
 chievements before he was inftalled, yet were they prepared and brought to 
 Windefbr, and difpofed of or 1 fet before his stall : and in cafe ofhis not coming to 
 receive Inftallation, then (being no otberwife placed_) might be the eafier re¬ 
 moved without the Choire, in as decent a manner as could be, that fo the ho¬ 
 nor of* Knighthood might be preferved entire ; neverthelefs to be thenceforth 
 kept for || publick life, and benefit of the Colledge. 
 
 Where we find mention made in the Annals of any perfon employed to fet 
 up the Atchievements of a Knight, it is to be underftood, that he was his ProSor , 
 and inftalled on the behalf of that Knight whofe Atchievements he fo hung up. 
 And the Lord k Filz Hugh, who let up the Atchievements of the King of Denmark 
 an. 9. H. 6. took alfo polTefiion of that Kings Stall, for, and on his behalf and 
 in his name. 
 
 There is but a fingle inftance (as we rememberj where one man hung up a 
 Knights Atchievements, and another was inftalled for him .• and this hapned, an. 
 29. H. 6. where the Lord 1 Ryvers, having been Elefted to the Stall of the Lord 
 Hungerforil, the m 4. of Auguft that year, his Sword and Helm were hung up on 
 the 8 . of September next after, by William " Bobden hisElq;and Cuyen Herald, 
 and he inftalled the “30. of Offober following, by Sir r William Crafford his FrocJor: 
 But this was contrary to the Law of the Order. 
 
 Moreover, where the Petting up of a Knights-Atchievements, is barely men¬ 
 tioned without taking notice of the Inftallation, it is to be underftood, that 
 filch Knights Inftallation was alfo folemnized- at that time •• as in the cafe of the 
 n King of Portugal, concerning whom the Annals only r note, that he had taken 
 care to fet up over his Stall his Helm, sword, and Banner, and all things belong¬ 
 ing thereunto, at the Feaft celebrated at Windefor, an. 2. H. 6. 
 
 In what manner and order thefe Atchievements are fixed, will partly appear 
 from the Statutes, viz. the r Helm and Creft, are thereby appointed to be let 
 over each Knight-Companion's Stall, and the Sword to hang dire&ly underneath 
 them. But the Plate is nailed to the Back of the Knights Stall. 
 
 And here for a Corollary to this Chapter, let us add. That as the Statutes of 
 two of the mod noted Orders of Knighthood in Chriftendom, have in them the 
 fubftance of thole of the Garter, and being of later Inftitution, cannot but be 
 acknowledged Copies from this Original; fo we here think it requifite, to ex¬ 
 hibit the manner of Inveftiture with the Habit and Enfigns of the Order of St. 
 Michael, of our King Edward the Sixth, Ihontas Duke of Norfolk, and Robert 
 Earl of Leicefter, to the end the Reader may alfo obferve, that the order of our 
 Ceremonies ufed at the Inveftiture of a Knight-Companion of the Garter, is alfo 
 the Precedent to theirs of St. Michael. 
 
 The Manner of receiving the Order of Saint Mychaell, by 
 King Edward the Sixth. 
 
 ms mtsAr- § forft, ^ >e King’s Majefty to be in his Privy Chamber, accompanied with his 
 :kxr emit, i Noble-men, and all them of the Order of the Garter, to have their Collars 
 Antlcfty fs-],* about their necks, and the French King's Ambaflador to enter with the Order, and 
 fo after his obeyfince, the proportion to be given, and after the proportion done, the 
 King's Majefty mu ft put off his uppermoji garment, the Ambaflador /hall inveft 
 him with the Robes of that, and afterwards, when the King is full invefted, then all 
 the Noblemen to proceed afore the King, and the Ambafladors which he in Com- 
 miffion to go afore the King, with the Noble-men , in order , to the Chappel, and 
 
 after 
 
Sect. XI. Vie Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeSl. 
 
 after them the two French Lords, then the King of Arms, then the Sword, then 
 the King’s Majefty himfelf, then the Lord Chamberlain, and the Vice-Chamber- 
 lain to bear the train of the Robes., and in this order to proceed to the Chappel, and 
 the King to go into his Stall, and the other into their Stalls, and at the Offering 
 time the King’s Majefty to Offer, and the greatejl man about the King to give the 
 King his Off'ring, and then the two other to Offer according to their EJlates ; 
 when the King is in his Stall , and when all the service is done, they to proceed in 
 like order, as they came to the Chappel, to the place appointed for Dinner, and 
 none to fit at the King's Board, but only the two Knights which be of the fame Or¬ 
 der e/France; and after Dinner , the King’s Majefty to put of his Robes, and to 
 wear fuels Apparel as Jtsall pleafe his Majefty. Note, the King’s Majefty when he 
 pafjeth by the French King's Stall, is to make but only a beef with his head. 
 
 Add hereunto, That King Edward the Sixth obferved the Anniverfary of 
 St. Michael, after the fame manner and order as strangers were long before ob¬ 
 liged to do that of St. George ; and caufed his * Arms, furrounded with the *Colitll E. 
 Order of St. Michael to be fet up in his Chappel at Hampton Court, each Micha- W ' G ‘ 
 elmas-day after his acceptation of that Order , during his life. 
 
 T he order and manner of furnifbing the Chappel' at the Queen’s Palace 
 of Weftminfier, againjl Thurfday the 24. of January 1565. Anno 8. 
 Eliz. Reginse, that the Ditfe of Norfolk and Earl of Leicefter re¬ 
 ceived the Order of Saint Michael there. 
 
 I Tem, the faid Chappel, both before and behind the Stalls to the ground, was 
 hanged with rich Arras, and the upper part from the Table of Adminiftration, to 
 the Stalls, hanged with like Stuff, which fiid Table mas richly garnifsed with Plate 
 and "jewels as followeth. Firjt, to the mall was fet in a row five gilt Raftns, ancl 
 afore them another row, and in the middle a gilt Crofs between two great'gilt Cups 
 covered , garnifsed with Stone, a ship or Ark. likjwife garnifised, a Fountain of Mo¬ 
 ther of Pearl, and a pair of gilt Candlefticks ; afore that another row, in the middle 
 whereof was fet a rich Rajisn and Ewer gilt railed over with Gold, between two great 
 Mawdlyn Cups with Covers, two great Leywres , two Cruets, and a Pax all gilt, 
 and ouer the faid Table on the wall upon the Arras was fijlned a fronte of Cloth of 
 Silver, embroidered with Angels of Gold , and before the faid Table to the ground, a 
 front of the fame fuit. 
 
 The Dean’s Stall was garnifsed with Cufsens, and a rich Cloth of Ejiate, whereon 
 was fet within a black. Table, the Arms of the French King, within his own Order, 
 under a Crown Imperial, the ground palee of 6. Blue, White and Orenge Tawney, 
 without any Style■' 
 
 Then on the fame fide over the 6. Stall on the Arras hanged a like Table, with the 
 Arms within the Order, Grejl and Supporters of the Deputy, Mounfieur Remboil- 
 liet (with a Cufben before him) the Table palee of fix Ar. and Sa. the Arms, Sab. a 
 Saulter Ar. the Creft a Lyon couchant Ar. collored Or, his Supporters two Wood¬ 
 men with Clubs in their hands the great end downward, and under his Style writ¬ 
 ten, viz. Meftier jaques D'augennes Seigneur de Remboilliet Chivaler de L'ordre 
 du Roy, ScCapitaine desCinquantes hommes des Armes de fes Ordonnances. 
 
 On the other fide on the Arras over the eight Stall hanged a little Table palee of 
 fix Ar. and Gu. with the Arms within that Order of the Duke (/Norfolk, under a 
 Dukes Crown, with no Creft, nor Supporters, but his style, De trefhault, puiflant 8c 
 trefnoble Prince, Thomas Due de Norfolk. Conte Marifhall D’angleterre, Seigneur 
 de Mowbrey Segrave 8c de Brews, Chivaler de trefnoble Ordre de la Jarritier, 8c 
 aufli du trelnoble Ordre de St. Michel!. 
 
 On the third stall beneath on the fame fide, hanged a life Table Palee of fix. Or 
 & Az. with the Arms in that Order of the Earle of Leicefter, under an Earls Crown, 
 without Creft or Supporters, but his Style, Du trefnoble 8c puiflant Seigneur Robert 
 
 Z z Conte 
 
T he Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-SnbjeEl . Chap. XII. 
 
 Conte de Lcicefler , Baron de Denbeigh, Chivaler du tres-noble 8tc. & Grand 
 Efcuyer de la Royne noftre Souveraigne. 
 
 On the ground before the Duke and Earls Stall, food two Chairs with Cujhens 
 for them to fit on, if they pleafied , till they took their Stalls. And about the stalls 
 on the South fide lvas Jet a Chair , Carpet , and Cufhen , where the Embaffador Leger 
 fiite all the Ceremony time , And below afore the Deputy’s Stall was Jet a Form , c»- 
 vered with a Carpet for Monfieur Doze alias St. Michell, to ft on 5 And above that 
 on cither fde were Tables and Forms , for the Gentlemen and Children of the 
 Chappel. 
 
 The receiving of the faid Order of St. Michael], Thurfday the 24. of 
 January, Anno 8. Reg. Elizab. 
 
 I Tem, about lo. of the Clock the faid day , the EmbafTador Leger, with Moun- 
 fieur Remboilliet the French King's Deputy, together with the other Lords and 
 Gentlemen accompanied with certain Englifl) Gentlemen , came to the Court at the 
 Queen’s Palace of Weftminfter, where , at the Gate , they were met by the Earl of 
 Warwick and others, and conveyed up to the Queen’s great Clofl'et, whither after 
 a while came the Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Leicefter j And for that the faid 
 Duke and Deputy, had not till then fen either other , they then embraced each 
 other , and then communed a while .5 And then the faid Deputy left the fame Lords 
 there , and he with Mounfieur Doze alias Michaell, Mr. Garter and others , went 
 
 down through the Chappel into the Veftry, where he Jhifted him , into the Robes and 
 Habit of the Order of St. Michaell as followeth. 
 
 Firfl , Having on afore his Hof , shoos , Girdle , and Scaberd of White Velvet , 
 he there put on a Cote with sleeves of Cloth of Silver , the edges laid with Gold 
 Lace , and over that his Mantle of Cloth of Silver broad garded with Scallop Jbells, 
 environed with Clowds and Rays of the Sun , and other Embroidery of Gold very 
 richly , lined with White Taffeta , and on the right faouldcr it was tyed , and turned 
 up on the left fijoulder , to put his Arm underneath , at , and over that on his right 
 Jhoulder , lay his Hood of Crimfon Velvet, fpreading all over his back, the Tippet 
 over his breafl , the end put under the Hood-, on the left Jhoulder , garded and em¬ 
 broidered like the Mantle 5 And over th * oder lay the Collar of Gold , w.zcfe with 
 Knots and Scallop faells , whereat hanged the Picture of St. Michaell, garnijhed with 
 Stones. And whiles the faid Deputy was faifting him , t&e Duke d*z^ Earl came 
 down into the Chappel, apparelled as followeth, And firfl , the Duke with his Shoes, 
 Hfl/e, Girdle , Scabbard of White Velvety his neather Stockings of white Silk, 
 
 knit-, his Cote with the sleeves on of Cloth of Silver , the edges laid with Gold Lace, 
 <z/z^ z« ^ Jfjort Gown ^ Rujfet Velvet , garded with the fame, furred with Leopards , 
 and faced with Lifards , the fleeves fat with eighteen pair of Agglets of Gold , rf/zd * 
 Cap black Velvet with a Silver band'-, the Earl ^Leicefter likewise in all points 
 apparelled , to that his Gown mzx Rujfet Soften, garded with Velvet , furred and 
 faced as the other , J/Ge sleeves fit with thirty pair of Aglets of Gold , <zzz^ ztz his 
 Cap <z White Feather , the Duke rfW Earl to<? the Chappel, 
 
 flood beneath on the ground , before their Arms and Stalls, .W/z^ then they there flay¬ 
 ing , proceeded forth of the Vellry zzzto the Chappel /nw Noblemen , named Moun- 
 fteur Cleremont Mounfieur de Luppe carrying the two Mantles and Hoods in 
 tJjeir arms , after them Mounfieur Doze alias Saint Michaell King of Arms , carrying 
 the two Collars lying on a Cufhen upon his arms , without any Cote of Arms , to 
 nearing about his neck 5 hanging at a Riband, his breaFl the Arms ^France, 
 
 within the Order <7/ Gto, uf/fcr him followed the Deputy Remboilliet, doing re¬ 
 verence to his Majefty’s Stall as he faffed by, and there went up and flood with his 
 back to the Communion Table , The Embaflador then flanding fiomewhat near him 5 
 Then St. Michaell went and brought ftfcDuke and Earl to the Deputy, afore whom 
 his Secretary read the Commiffion, whereby he had authority from the King his 
 Maj.er , to make thofi two Noblemen Knights of the Order of St. Michaell, which 
 read out , on Cujhens they two kneeled down , and the Deputy himfelf read unto them 
 
 their 
 
Sect. XI. Ibe Perfonal Infiallation of a. Knight-SiibjcSl. 371 
 
 their Oaths, which ended they flood up, and then Doze alias St. Michell took. off" 
 their two Gowns, and they two again kneeled down, and the two Lords, Mounfi- 
 eur Cleremont and Mounfeur de Lupe, prefnted the Mantles and Hoods to the 
 Deputy, who put on the fame. Ftrfl that on the Duke, and then the other on the 
 Earl himftlf reading unto them the flgnification thereof. And then the faid De¬ 
 puty put on their Coders, lihpwife reading the flgnification thereof which faid 
 Mantles, Hoods, Coders, and Cotes were fint them by the French King, and 
 were in all points like to the Deputy’s afore declared, and the Cotes werefent them 
 to their Chambers afore they came, where they put them on. Then the Deputy 
 with St. Michell before him, and the other two following proceeded down, and af¬ 
 ter reverence done to the King's Stall, tool ^ theirs, the Deputy firfl, the Duke 
 next, and the Earl lift. Then the Prayers, as the Letany and Commemoration be¬ 
 gan, and at the Offring time, the Deputy came forth of has stall, and flood in 
 the middle of the Chappel, below, before his Stall, and made his obeyfince both to 
 the Table, and his Matters Stall, and then proceeded with St. Michell before him, up 
 to the Offring, making as he pajfed by a Lectio cither of his Companions (they 
 fitting or flan ding fill in their stalls') which Offring ended, he returned and took.his 
 Stall. Then the Duke of Norfolk came forth making obeyfince to the French 
 Kings Stall and proceeded up with St. Michell before him, and Offered and re¬ 
 turned to his Stall. And then the Earl of Leicefter likewife offered. Then the Ser¬ 
 vice being ended, with reverence to the King’s Stall, they proceeded forth of the 
 Chappel, firfl St. Michell, then the Earl, then the Duke, laft the Deputy, tilt 
 they came into the Counfel Chamber, where they dyned, all three fitting in three 
 Chairs on one fide of the Table, which Dinner ended, they went all three into the 
 Privy Chamber to the Queen, and after a while came forth into the Counfel 
 Chamber, where they put off their Cotes, Mantles, Floods, and Collars, and 
 put on their ufltal Apparel ; And then the faid Duke and Earl brought the De¬ 
 puty to the Great Chamber Door, where they took, their leave of him, and they re¬ 
 turned into the Chamber of Prefence again, and fo ended this Ceremony. 
 
 1 
 
 Z z £ 
 
 CHAP. 
 
 E 
 
Chap. XIII. 
 
 37 2 
 
 CHAP. XIII. 
 
 the 
 
 Inftallation 
 
 OF A 
 
 KNIGHT SUBJECT 
 
 B Y 
 
 Proxie. 
 
 SECT. L 
 
 The original caufe of makjng Proxies. 
 
 a£. 3. Slat. 
 An. 24. 
 
 b Hum. XLIV, 
 c Regifi.Char ■ 
 tac. f 6 . b. 
 
 dLib.N.p.^g, 
 
 &6i. 
 
 •^Here was no liberty given at the Infiitution of the Order , to Inftal 
 a Knight-SubjeS by bis FroUor or Deputy ; but on the contrary in 
 the Founders Statutes, was inferted this exprefs Prohibition, 1 That 
 none of the Knights-Elefl: Jhould be permitted to be Inftalled by Proxie, 
 ttnlefs he were a Stranger. 
 
 The Law in this particular continued unaltered, till the Reign of King Hen¬ 
 ry the Fifth, when John Duke of Bedford , the Soveraign’s Deputy for holding 
 the Feaft of St .George at IFindefor , an.j. H. 5. and other the Knights-Con/panions 
 then prefer, took it into consideration, That where a Knight-subject, Eledfed 
 into the Order , was at that time employed beyond the Seas, in fervice of the So- 
 veraign , and likely to continue there upon that Employment, it was concluded, 
 that the faid Duke Should make an addrels to the Soveraign, by Letter under the 
 Seal of the Order ("he being at that time engaged in the War with France) 
 wherein, for the reafons fet down in the Letter (which we have inferted in the 
 b appendix) he Should petition him, to remove from the statutes , all manner of 
 fcruple, and (in cafes of like hazard and danger) to Ordain, c That Knights- 
 Subjefts might be permitted to receive the priviledge and favour of a compleat ad¬ 
 mittance ,, and full pojjcjfion of their stalls and rights , by their Deputies or Pro¬ 
 ctors, no left than Strangers ; notwithjlanding the claufe in the Statutes to the 
 contrary. 
 
 It likewife appears from that Letter, as alfo from the d Black. Boof of the Order, 
 
 that 
 
Sect. II. Inftallation of a Knight ShbjeSt by Proxie. 373 
 
 that Sir 'John Grey , and the Lord Bourchier had been inftalled atthe forefaid 
 by their feveral Proxies, which the Sovereign s Deputy permitted out of great 
 tendernefs to their perfons, left by an over punctual and too rigid an obfer- 
 vance of the Statutes in this point, the forefaid Knights , through the misfor¬ 
 tunes and cafualties of War, whereunto they were daily expofed, fhould be 
 fhatcht away by a fttdden death, and fo want the deflred fuffrages of thofe Map¬ 
 les, ordained to be fung for a defunft Knight ; as had been feen in the cafe of di¬ 
 vers other, prevented thereof by over much delay. 
 
 Neverthelefs, by that more ample and large Copy of the forefaid Letter, re¬ 
 corded in the Regtjlrum Chartaceum (which we think neceflary alfo to add in the 
 c Appendix) \t appears, that the Soveraign, and Knights-Companions remaining e Saw.XIV, 
 at that time with him in France , had before (upon the Duke of Bedford's re- 
 queft) fignified their approbation of inftallation by Proxie-, by the favour of 
 which Certificate, and virtue of this confent (though as yet not formed into a De¬ 
 cree) Sir John Grey, and Sir j John Robeffart were inftalled upon their Letters mif- 
 (tve, wherein they only named their ProHors. In this Letter it alfo appears, that 
 the Lord Bourchier s Vroclor (made fo by a deprecatory Letter fent over to his De¬ 
 puty from the r Countefs of Stafford) was only promifed to be inftalled, in re- (Rcgift.chart, 
 gat'd there was no exprefs caution given in the Statutes , concerning the fuffi- f’ 1 - 6 - b - 
 ciency of this fort of Proxie- 
 
 But to clear all doubts, which for the future might arife, it was among other 
 things Decreed, an. 9. H. 5. E 7 ‘hat where any Elect-Knight was attually in the %cib.N.p.6p. 
 Soveraignh Wars, or otherwife employed abroad upon the Soveraign’r affairs , he Ft* 
 flsould poffejs and enjoy the priviledge of a Stranger in this particular, namely, 
 to be admitted to his Stall by a legal Proxie 5 who fhould do and perform 
 all things enjoined to the Proxie of a stranger. Which Decree we find added to 
 h King Henry the Fifth's Statutes. h Art. 20. 
 
 Hereupon, it was in a (hort time after enjoined the Eleti-Knight (upon no¬ 
 tice of his Eleftion) to'take care that his Procter fhould be appointed to take ' f r.cpfl j 
 poffeffion of his Stall with all pofftble fpeed; to the end he might enjoy the ^‘■Chanac. 
 rights and priviledges of a Founder ; for fuch an obligation we find laid upon ' 4 
 k Sir John Fajlolf who at the reception of the Garter , was in France , and there 
 employed in the Soveraign s fervice. 
 
 But King Henry the Eighth, befides his confirmation of this Decree, for al¬ 
 lowance of a Proxie in the forefaid two Cafes, further enlarged it, to‘fuch as I Art. 26. 
 the Soveraign fhould either command or permit by Licenfe, to be inftalled by 
 Proxie , which is to be underftood of Knights-EleS within the Kingdom, no lefs 
 than thofe beyond Sea. By virtue of which claufe, the Earl of Dorfet, beincr 
 m Rck,an.1.Car.1. obtained the Soveraign s Licenfe, to be Inftalled by n his Deputy mLib.R.p.as; 
 0 Sir Richard Toting, who accordingly took pofleffion of the Stall appointed for him. n S m j-f 2 9. 
 
 £ 1 0 c vtaefis MS, 
 
 penes Edw. 
 Fauconbridge 
 
 " ---- gen. 
 
 SECT. IT 
 
 Letters of Procuration. 
 
 W E noted before, out of the *RegiJlrttm Chartaceum , that Sir John Robef- aFol. 6 .t. 
 
 fart , Elefted into the Order by King Henry the Fifth, was Inftalled by 
 virtue of his Letter miflive, fent to (Sir Thomas Barr) his Proxie. But the fame 
 Regiftcr in another place, calls it a b fufficient Procuration under his Seal of Arms, b ibid.fit. s , 
 enabling him to c do and perform in his name, all things which might appertain cibii, 
 to the obfer vance and Ceremony of his Inftallation. 
 
 The Copy of this Inftrument we have not met with, but that other Letter 
 miflive which Sir John Gr.cy direfted to Sir John Life, to take the pofleffion 
 of his Stall, and by virtue of which he was Inftalled, is transferred to the 
 
 Appendix. 
 
374 Inftallation of a Knigbt-SubjeSt by Proxie. Chap. XIII. 
 
 ih'm. XLVI. d appendix. Nor have we feen the before mentioned DeprecatoryL^eTlent 
 over from the Countefs of Stafford, for the Inftallation of Hugh Stafford Lord 
 Bourchicr, but it teems to have been efteemed fo fufficient and authentick as 
 cii4.Vf.59. to obtain for his iubftitute the title of e Proctor* 
 
 Cianacff.6. 4. . This example became a Prefident to the now Countefs of Briftol, whofeLord 
 navmg been Elected a Knight-Companion of this Order, by the prefent Sovereign 
 and being abfent on an Embafly when the Grand Feaft of St. George happily ce¬ 
 lebrated^ an. 12. Car. 2. was drawing on, (he wrote a Letter to Sir' Richard 
 fita.Xt.vil. Fanjharv Knight and Baronet, to defire hirnffo appearand aft at that following 
 Solemnity, in quality of her Lord's Proxie. 
 
 And becaufe there grew fome doubt from the Lord Bomchier’s Cafe, of the 
 Efficiency of fuch a Nomination, the requeft of the faid Countefs was ’thought 
 gta.Xi.vin requifite to be ftrengthened by the Soveraign s Authority and s Nomination 
 likcwife, which being obtained was ratified under the Seal of the Order. 
 
 And doubtlefs in the cafe of a Knight-subjeS, the soveraign may if he pleafe, 
 nominate and appoint a Proxie for Inftallation, where the EleU-Knight hath not 
 done it himfelf; for here all thofe confederations of grand refpeft, form of the 
 Oath, <&c. always afforded to Strangers have no place; and this is evident 
 !>(-cyMM. from the >■ soveraign 's Letters of Summons, to the Comntijponers nominated 
 ’ k V • w ‘ tot Inftallation of the Lord ' Grey, an. 4. & 5. vh. & At. who at that time was 
 Prifoner in France ; and whofe Deputy, k Sir Hutufry Raddiff Knight is there¬ 
 in mentioned to have been appointed by the soveraign her felf. 
 
 The firft Prefident of Letters of Procuration or Deputation, drawn intoafolemn 
 form, is that made by Sir William Philipp, whereby he (having obtained the 
 Sovereign's Licenfe) impowers two Knights, namely Sir Andrew Butrelcy, and 
 Sir John Henington, or either of them (as their occafions would permit) to fup- 
 ply his place, and take pofleffion of that Stall which Ihould be affigned him, in 
 1 Nun. xlix. the Choire at 1 IVindefor. 
 
 This Procuration and the time of Sir William Philipp's Inftallation by virtue 
 mLib.K. 1.62. thereof, is entred in the m Blacky Book, of th e Order, under the eighth year of King 
 Henry the Fifth, but certainly mifplaced; for though the year of our Lord, or 
 of the soveraign s Reign be wanting in the date of the Inftrument, yet is there 
 added a note remarkable enough; to wit, that it was made while the soveraign 
 lay in Siege before Roan in France, which as our Chronicles report was begun the 
 J F*'”' " 13 - of Odobcr an. 5. H. 5. and taken the 19. of January following, fo that by 
 
 M-w "' 7 ' this account ’ tlle Procuration was fealed the xi. of November, an. 5. H. 5. and 
 ought to have been placed in the Annals under that year. 
 
 Befides this, the Regiftrum Chartaceum exprefly faith, That Sir William Phi- 
 o fa. 5. lipp was Inftalled the 0 fame day with Sir John Robeffarl (and fo it is alfo expreft 
 pta. xuv. ; n t h e mile of Bedford's before mentioned p Letter) which Solemnity is there 
 ■1 R'tift.char- entred as held on the a 17. of February, and though the year be not fet down 
 tM.hm at. £ ant j a j[ t h e f ormcr part of this Regifter wanting) yet in the courfe thereof 
 it may be obferved, that the following year is the 7-ofH. 5. Add to all this, 
 'tuff'ReJfl. ,lK!t tlie hlul< ic feIf ’ under that Eventh year, ranks both ' Sir John 
 Chartac.f.6. Robeffart, and Sir William Philipp, for Knights-Companions among the other 
 Knights Inftalled before that year, and notes them to be then attending upon the 
 Soveraign in Normandy ; whence it may be collefled, that Sir William Philipp 
 was inftalled, if not in the 5. yet in the 6 . year of King Henry the Fifth at the far- 
 theft. And that this Procuration made by Sir William Philipp became a Prefi- 
 ta"* 1 ’ dcnt in that A § e ’ a PP ears f rom the r Deputation given by Sir John Fatfolf to 
 Sir Henry Inghoufe, and Sir William Breton, under "his Hand and Seal of Arms, 
 t Rciifl. char, which is 'little different from Sir William Philipp's Procuration, in “ French, un- 
 'ujiuLf&sJ. > n t ' lc alteration of the Perfons Names. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. IV. Inftallation of a Knight Sttbjett by Proxie. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Qualifications of a Proxie. 
 
 A S touching the Qualifications of a Proffor nominated by a Knight-SubjeS, 
 they are the fame with thofe wherewith the Proxie of a stranger is to be 
 endowed, and of which we (hall difcourfe * anon -• that permiffive claufe in the * Cap. ,o. 
 
 * Statutes affording the fame favour to a Knight-SubjeS , as to Strangers , and is 3. Slot', 
 the ground whence he derives like Priviledges. 
 
 We fhall only add here, that not any Deputy or proxy for-a Knight-SubjeB , 
 hath at any time been admitted to be [nftalled for an EleS-Knight, under the 
 degree of a Knights it being thought fit (as in other elfentials and circum- 
 ftantials, fo efpecially and chiefly in this)that a Knight-Subjett (hould exactly ob- 
 ferve the Rule, which the Statutes have impofed on a stranger. And in this 
 refpeft, the cafe is very obfervable, where Sir b William Lyfle (though one of 
 the Alms-Knights of Windefir, yet in Degree a Knight) was not refufed but chln'acfilt, 
 allowed Proctor to Sir John Grey, an. 7. H. 5. 
 
 It appears by the Characters given to the ProUors nominated by Sir William 
 Philipp, and Sir John Fajlolf, that the Qualifications required in a Prottor (viz. 
 to be(i.)a fufficient Prottor , of (2.) unblamable Reputation, and at leaft(3-)a 
 Knight) were to be found in them: for when the soveraign was induced (by 
 reafon that the Employments of Sir William Philipp’s in his fervice,detained him 
 beyond SeaJ to give him leave to nominate his Prottor , it may be obferved, 
 that this Lieenfe was not granted, but under this Provifo, That his Procuration 
 (hould be executed by a 'Knight at leaji in degree, ennobled with Arms, and of an cReeifi.Cbtr- 
 honcft and untainted reputation. And when the faid Sir William did make choice 
 of and depute his ProSors , they were Knights, and fuch and fo nobly qua¬ 
 lified, d That there was nothing wanting in them which belonged to true valiant a Lib.ti.p.62. 
 Knights: and the like Chara&er is beftowed upon thofe two Knights nominated 
 by Sir John Faftolf, to take the pofleffion of his Stall; to wit, ‘ That in them there J- 
 could be found no defett of ought that Jlmld belong to magnanimous and couragious 
 Knights. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Preparations/hr lnflallation. 
 
 T H E day for Inftallation of a Knight-Subject by Proxie, being by the Sove¬ 
 raign appointed, there are to be provided for him, and got ready againft 
 the Solemnity, thefe things following. 
 
 Firft, a Commijfion for Inftallation is to be drawn up, and by the Chancellor 
 of the Order prefented to the soveraign for his Sign manual 5 to which is after ]°" ? on or " s 
 affixt the great Seal of the Order. The fubftance of the ancient Commijfions 
 may be found in b that dire&ed to Sir John Robejfart, an. 5. H.6. to accept of Sir 
 Henry Inghoufe, one of the two Knights which Sir John Fajlolf had conftituted 1 *• 
 for his Proxies himfelf being at that feafon employed in the Wars of Frances 
 the powers granted by the Soveraign to the faid Sir John Robejfart were thefe. 
 
 l.«To conduct Sir Henry Inghoufe to Windefir Cajlle. 
 
 2. To put him in pofleffion (as from the soveraign) of the Stall affigned to 
 his Principal. 3. To 
 
r/t 
 
 a f Appendix, 
 c\ Num. LII. 
 
 f Num. LUI. 
 2. Letters of 
 notice to the 
 CDmmiflio- 
 ners. 
 
 g Num. LIV. 
 
 3.And for Re¬ 
 moval of 
 Stalls, &c. 
 
 i f Num. L. 
 kl 
 
 4. Mantle of 
 the Order. 
 
 1 f Scat. 
 H-^.L Art.20 
 H. 8. St at. 
 Art. 21. 
 
 Achieve¬ 
 
 ments. 
 
 m Licit fipra 
 chat. 
 
 6 . Plate of 
 Arms. 
 
 7. Velvet Cu- 
 fhen. 
 
 8. And Lodg¬ 
 ing Scutche¬ 
 ons. 
 
 Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeB by Proxie. Chap. XIII. 
 
 3 -To invert him with all the Benefits, Honors, Prerogatives, Franchifes 
 and Liberties thereunto appertaining. 9 
 
 4. To receive his Mantle,Heim, and Sword ; and fet them up where the Earl 
 of fVefinserland's flood, in whofe room he was Elefted. 
 
 5. To add thereunto all ufual Solemnities. 
 
 6 . Laftly, this Commijfipn contained an Injunftion to all the Knights-Com- 
 panions, to fuffer and permit the laid Sir John Faflolfi fully and peaceably' 
 to poffels the faid Stall, Places, Honors, Franchifes, Prerogatives, and Li¬ 
 berties, in the fame manner as the Statutes import, without any contra- 
 diftion or fcruple. 
 
 , There is another Precedent almoft as ancient in a 11 Commiffion granted to 
 the Earl of EJfix, the Lords Berners, and tVenloclg, for Inftallation of the Earl 
 ol IVorceJier, and other Elect-Knights by their proxies, on. 2. E. 4. in regard they 
 lor the prerent were, and for fome time would be, fo far employed about the 
 Sovcraign's Perfon, and in his Service, that they could not receive a Perfonal 
 Inftallation •• but the Consnsijfioners Authority in this is compriled in fewer par¬ 
 ticulars than the former, namely to c admit, receive, and eftablifh with all con¬ 
 venient fpeed, the Elect-Knights by their Proctors into their Stalls at tVsndefir , in 
 the fame manner, as if one, and all of them had been prefent in their own p’er- 
 fons, any Ordinance or Statute to the contrary notwithftanding. 
 
 Of later times the Commijjions granted upon fuch occafions, differ from thofe 
 made for the Perfonal Inftailations of the Knights themfelves, only by premifing 
 the caufe of their Principals abfence, and the Employment or Negotiation he 
 is then ingaged in, and then authorifing the Consmijfioners to admit the Proxie, 
 into his Stall; a Precedent of which kind is added in the ‘ appendix to the former! 
 
 In the next place, where the Inftallation by Proxie is performed by two or 
 more Consnsijfioners ; the Soveraign direfts Letters to each of them, giving no¬ 
 tice of the intended Solemnity, and requiring them to make their repair to 
 his Caftle of IVindefir, by a certain day therein prefixt, to tht; end the Proxie 
 may proceed, to take pofleffion of his Principal's stall.' Of fuch a Letter fee 
 alfo a form in the s Appendix. 
 
 And as there is, upon admiffion of an EleB-Knight, inftalled by Proxie , the 
 fame ground for removal of Stalls in the Choire, as for one who receives a Per¬ 
 fonal Inftallation; and in like cafes: So is it ufual to iflue out the like War¬ 
 rants from the soveraign to Carter , fome time before the Solemnity, to remove 
 the Atchievements and Plates, and place them in the order as his Warrant direfts. 
 
 Anciently the Stall for the EleB-Knight was affigned in the body of the Cons- 
 nsiffion, which id'ueth out for his Inftallation ; as it appears in the before men¬ 
 tioned ■ Consnsrjfion for admitting Sir Henry Inghoufi, Proflor to Sir John Faftolfi 
 to whom the Stall which the Earl of IVetlmerland held,while living, was k there- 
 by appointed for him. 
 
 The reft of the particulars to be prepared againft the day of Inftallation, are 
 provided at the Knight's own charge ; and they are firft, his Mantle of the Order, 
 which, according to the injunflion of the 1 Statutes, the ProBor is obliged to 
 bring along with him to tVindefor, atthe day appointed for Inftallation. 
 
 Carter is alfo to be confulted with, as to the preparing the EleB-Knight's At- 
 Movements ; namely, his Helm, Creft, Mantlings, sword, and Banner of Arms; 
 and to bring thefe to IVindefior, is likewife part of the duty affigned to the Pro- 
 dor by the " statutes. 
 
 Befides thefe Atchievements, the Proxie is to provide a Plate of Brafs gilt, 
 whereon is to be engraved the Arms, Creft, and Supporters, enamelled in their 
 proper Colours, together with the Stile of the Elect-Knight : and this to be fixt 
 upon the back of his Stall. 
 
 A Velvet CttJIsen alio for Carter to bear the Mantle on when the Proctor pro¬ 
 ceeds to the Choire. 
 
 Laftly, A dozen or more of Lodging Scutcheons to fet up at the Inns by the 
 way, and other places in IVindefior. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. V. Inftallation of a Kmgbt-Snbje^ by Proxie. 3 77 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 /—b—' f f E next thing to be confidered of, is the Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe, 
 and therein chiefly the Proxie's place; for it will be needlefs here, to 
 (peak of his Journey to Windefar Caflle , his arival there, or ordering of this Pro¬ 
 ceeding, in relation to thofe Degrees whereof it is compofed; lince what hath 
 been already faid touching thefe'particulars, and other circumlhtnces, having re¬ 
 ference to the Perfonal Inftallation of an EletJ-Knight, may be made applicable 
 to a rroxie, or elfe fuch part of ftem as he (hall judge mod conducing to the 
 honor of his Principal. 
 
 The place therefore belonging to the Proxie oCa Knight-Subject in this Pro¬ 
 ceeding, is that immediately after the Provincial Kings of Arms, becaufe as yet 
 he hath net taken pofleffion of his Principal’s Stall, which gives him a place in 
 his return according to its dignity; and in this place did the ProSors of the 
 Marquefs (lince Duke) of Newcaflle, and Earl of Brifiol, proceed (bare-headed) 
 to the Chapter-houfe, an. 13. Car. 2. 
 
 And though this be the Proxies ufual place, in this Proceeding, yet Sir Henry 
 Sidney, Prodtor to the Earl of Warwick, an. 5. E Hz,, (and ‘tis the only inftance 
 we have met with) proceeded immediately before the Alms-Knights 5 the order 
 of which Proceeding was as followeth. 
 
 Firft, Gentlemen Attendants. 
 Knights. 
 
 Sir Henry Sidney Prottor. 
 Alms-Knights. 
 
 Verger. 
 
 Purfnivants. 
 
 Heralds. 
 
 MS. fot. fines 
 W.D.Nf.u. 
 
 Provincial Kings. 
 
 E.of Northumberland,a Knight-Phil. 
 Vifc- Mountagne Z AjJ jp„ tu 
 Lord Loughborotv 
 
 BlackcKod. Regifter. Garter. 
 
 Vuhg of Norfolk Lord Lieutenant. 
 
 Laftly, the Proxie (as in the cafe of an Eleff-Knightj pafleth into the Eaft 
 
 Ifte behind the high Altar, as foon as he ariveth within St. George’s Chappel 
 
 (while the Soveraign, or his Lieutenant, or Commijjioners proceed into the Chap- 
 ter-houje) and there 'repofeth himfelf, till he be fent for in; forfo did the fore- ^ 1 
 
 faid Proctors to the faid Marquefi of Newcaflle, and Earl of Brifiol. But if the fiLs.'t. 2 ^ 
 
 Proxy pafs not in the Proceeding, he then goes privately to this place before 
 the Proceeding fets forward. 
 
 SECT. Vi. 
 
 Tran fact ions in it. 
 
 A Fter the Chapter is opened, the firft thing done, is for 'Garter to prefent 
 
 the Commijfion or CommiJJions, which he carried in the Proceeding thither, a Ms ; n 
 
 A a a afwelAWira. 
 
Inftallation of a Knight-SubjeCt by Proxie. Chap. XIV. 
 
 afwe! that for 1 Lieutenancy ("in cafe a Lieutenant then held the Feaft) 
 as of c Injlallation ("for admitting a Froxie ) the order of which and 
 by whom read, is noted before in the d precedent Chaffer. 
 
 The Letters of Procuration or Deputation are in the next place read after 
 which, the Proxie is fent for into the chapter-houfe by Carter, who conduits 
 him to the door, and there the Commiffioncrs ( or c Affi/iants, or Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions ) receive him: But an. 5. Elite,. Sir Henry Sidney exhibited his f Deputation. 
 after he was called in Or fometimes the Proxie produceth his Deputation before 
 r .cj. the Proceeding _ pafs to the Chapter-houfe, for fo did 6 Sir George Howard, Deputy 
 
 < ms. pan 1 tv. to the Earl of Bedford, an. 6. Eliz. and in fuch cafe, there is no need of admit- 
 p. an" till g the Proxie mt0 the chapter-houfe, but that he may reft without, till the so- 
 g ibid.f I 7 .s. raign (his Lieutenant, or Commijftoners) are part into the choire, and he fent 
 for in thither ; at which time the Mantle was wont to be laid upon his right 
 arm, at the Chapter-houfe door, by the Knights-Conipanions appointed to in¬ 
 troduce him. » 
 
 b MS. penes W.D.N.f n. 
 c Collett R C. Cl.f.$2.vi¬ 
 de ft s jMS. f. 20. 
 d Sell. 5. 
 
 2. Receiving 
 the Proxie. 
 c Ex e'd. MS. 
 penes W.n.N. 
 lica cit.vide e- 
 tiam Collett. 
 
 R. C. Cl. foh 
 
 5 . Delivery of Heretofore, fo foon as the Proxie was admitted into the chapter-houfe, and 
 
 the Mantle. t | le L etters Q f procuration read, the Mantle of his Principal was ufually laid up- 
 
 k f 011 his k right arm by the Sever sign's Lieutenant (or Commijfioners') and being fo 
 
 lv coitelt.R. laid, part of it was alfo ‘fpread upon the rroxies ihoulders, the » Scutcheon of 
 tnic.a/32. St .George lying uppermoft, and the Cordons laid fair to be feen 5 and in this 
 manner he bore it in the Proceeding to the Stall of his Principal, where he held 
 ' I' f/t lt tiI1 ° Service vvas ended- But now, the prefent Soveraign hath directed the Man- 
 Scu'.Air 21. tie to be born upon the left arm. 
 
 °\ But an. 5. Eliz,. the Earl of Warwick s ProBor had the Mantle born before him 
 
 Ijl/.i I.f.‘ ‘ into the Choire by ”Garter, in the fame manner as is ufed to Knights Perfonally 
 biftalled, and not delivered him, till he bad r taken the Oath ; aud at the deli¬ 
 very thereof the s words of Admonition were pronounced by the RegiJier of the 
 order. So was it obferved to the Proxies of the Duke of Newcajile , and Ear! 
 of Erijlol, an. 13. Car. 2. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Proceeding to the Choire. 
 
 u h. 8. Sue. ''"TpH E Proxie proceeds from the Chapter-houfe door, " between the Sove- 
 msVmsW. raign s Commijftoners f Ajjijlants , or Knights-Companions): Concerning 
 
 v.ri.f.ut.ht the order of this Proceeding, fo much is fpoken w before, that we fhall need 
 MS. f. 2v.& to add but one Example, and that is an. 6. Eliz. 
 
 Lib R.p.19. 
 w Chap. 12. 
 
 Sett 6. * Verger, 
 
 x MS - S ' W - , Alms-Knights. 
 
 0(peers of Arms. 
 
 Officers of the Order. 
 
 Lord Hunfdon. ProBor to the Lord Clynton. 
 
 Earl of Bedford. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Ceremonies performed there. 
 
 oJh kin8 * e TpHE Proceeding having entred the Choire the Commiffionert (Knights- 
 iMsftho -I Ajjijiants , or Knights-Companions') condud the Proxie into the a lower 
 
 Stalls 
 
Sect. VIII. Inftallation of 4 K night-Subjett by Proxie. grp 
 
 Stalls directly under the Stall defigned for his Principal , where the b Regjjler of bJSM./.»<>.«. 
 the Order reads the words of the Oath, ’while the Proxie ( c laying his hand upon f ms. pm, 
 the Book) J repeats them after him, and in confirmation thereof c kifleth the e; fit.fb!' 
 Book ; and this Oath his f Deputation impowers him to take, in the s name and ,tt N. p.6z. 
 behalf of his Principal. g/wJ'"*' 
 
 The form of the Proffer's Oath hath no difference from the Oath which an 
 E.leff-Kyight himfelf takes; the fubftance of the ancient Oath is 11 already noted hchap. i 2 . 
 down; and that taken oflater times may be feen in the' Appendix. Neverthe- f^'J' LV 
 Iefs fome variation and inlargement (though the fame in effeft with the ancient ’ 
 
 Oath) do we obferve to be in that Form, which Sir ^Thomas Barr (Proctor to Sir kM™.Lvl. 
 “John Roheffart) took, viz . 1 Faithfully to keep and obferve all the Articles of the I Reg.chartac. 
 Statutes mhatfoever, in all things appertaining thereunto, according to the form and M S' 
 efficacy of the fiiid Statutes, and to the utmost of his power. 
 
 The Oath being taken in this folemn manner, the Proffor is led up into the a. Givinspof- 
 tstall of his Principal, where both the Knights who conduced him into the choire, kj|j° n of thc 
 firft take the Mantle and lay it on his left (though formerly on his right) arm, 
 next laying their hands upon him, in the m Name of his Lord and Mafter (from mE. 3 . Stat. 
 whom he received his Dputation) fet him down therein : and fo the Ceremony ff- 2 ° H ' 8 - 
 of Inftallation being fully fimfhed, the Service of the Church begins. 
 
 If the Inftallation be performed in the morning, then there is an Offring of 3-offring ac 
 Cold and Silver; at which time the Proxie in his turn comes down from his thc Mtif ' 
 Principal's stall, and Hands before it, and when the Sovcraign hath offered for 
 the Lieutenant for him, and for himfelf, or othertvife the CommiJJioners) as alfo 
 the reft of the Knights-Comp anions prefent, in their due order, then the Proxies 
 n turn coming (being joined with the Knight fitting in the oppofite Stall to that n ms. in offic: 
 of his Principal, ifhebeprefent.it this Solemnity, and having two Officers 
 Arms before them) he proceeded] to the high Altar, and there offereth both 
 Gold and Silver; and afterwards returns and takes his Stall in the fame order 
 as the Knight s-Companions do. In this manner an. 5 . Eliz. the “Earl of Warwick) s 0 MS.pent, it: 
 Proxie, joining himfelf with the Earl of Northvmberland(\nl\a\\ed at the fame time) D - N f l2t - 
 jointly proceeded to the Offring. with Richmond and Lancajlcr Heralds before 
 them. The like did the Proctor to the rEarl of Bedford, and offered together p MS.fil.io.t 
 with the Lord Hunfdon, an. 6. Eliz. 
 
 As foon as the Ceremony of the Offring is finilhed, the Service of the Church 
 proceeds, which being ended, the Proceeding returns in the fame order it came 
 to the 1 Chapter-houfe, except that now the Proxie takes his place, according to qMS.fol. 2 j. 
 the dignity of the Stall, of which he lately took polleffion for his Principal: 
 
 Bat in regard the Statutes do exprefly declare, ' That after the Proxie hath been r £ - 3 
 admitted to the Stall of his Principal, he fliall neither wear the Mantle, nor have s'la^Arfi 1 
 any Voice in Chapter, nor prelume to enter there in the ablence of him that Tent 
 him; therefore hath it been the common praftice to take off the Mantle from 
 his arm, at the chapter-houfe door, in his return from the Choire, fo that at this 
 place the bearing thereof hath ufually terminated, having for the moft part been 
 delivered to the ! Verger ot the Chappel ( though fometimes to the t sexton, at iMS.prtti.ha 
 other times to 1 Carter, fo alfo to the w Black:End) who hath taken it from o fffg x co j M e 
 the Proxie s arm, and carried it into the chapter-houfe ; this done, the Proctor re- pew iv.d.n. 
 tires privately out of the Proceeding to his Lodgings. 
 
 Ncverthdels it appears (but by what indulgence is not recorded) that though wCotfta.A.’ 
 Garter took from Sir Henry Sidney,an. 5. Eliz. the Mantle at the Chapter-houfe door, c.cl.f.i$. 
 on the Evening as he returned from taking polleftion of his Principal’s Stall, yet 
 the next morning he * rode in the Proceeding to the Chappel (the celebration of x MS.pcn.iv. 
 St. Georges Feaft continuing) with the Mantle on his right arm, on the left hand D - N t- 12 - 
 of thc Earl of Northumberland (the place of his Principal) and, having entred 
 the Choire, took his Principal's Stall ; afterwards he bore the Mantle in the y grand y Lil.c.p’y,. 
 Frocejfion, at the Offring ot Money, and during divine service'-, and from the 
 Chappel proceeded in the forelaid place up to the C a file to Dinner. 
 
 In the Afternoon of the fiiid Feaft-day he again 1 rode on horfe-back in the Z S Ex 
 Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe door, (but 3 there the Mantle was taken from w.d’.n'.IT^ 
 
 A a a 2 him 
 
380 
 
 Inflallatlon of a Knight-SubjeEi by Proxie. Chap. XIII. 
 
 him and laid within upon the Table, whilft he retired into the Eaft Me of the 
 Chappel ) and at the riling of the chapter was it again delivered to him, whence 
 he proceeded in his Principal's place to the fecond Vefpers. 
 
 The next morning after the Lieutenant and his A]fijlants had ended th echap- 
 b < Ex a 1 ms. the Mantle was again laid on his arm, and in that manner he pafs'd into 
 
 A./Ts” K t ‘ le Choice, where he entred the Stall of his Principal, and afterwards c Offred in 
 the fame order he did on the Feaft day ; and when the morning Service was 
 fioilhed, the Lieutenant and Ajfijiants t'eturned to the Chapter-houfe door, where 
 they put olf their Mantles, and at the fame place the Sexton of the Cotledge re¬ 
 ceived the Mantle from him. 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 
 T be Grand Dinner. 
 
 A T Dinner the Proxie fits with the Lieutenant^ or ComneiJJioners') and takes the 
 place where his Principal (hould fit if he were prelent; and this was fo 
 it ms. fenn obferved at the Inftallation of the Earl of IParrciclg, an. 5. Eliz. d for the Sove- 
 raign's Lieutenant fate on the left hand of the Cloth of State, his two Ajfijiants, 
 the Earl of Northumberland (newly inftalled ) and the faid Earl of Warwick s 
 c Proxie fate on the fame fide. 
 
 The Stile of the Knight, who is inftalled by Proxie, is proclaimed in French 
 or Englijl), at the ufual time, and in his due place, together with the other Stiles 
 that then ought to be proclaimed, as we find it obferved an. 25. H. 8. at the 
 fAiS.Nj.264. [nftallations of the Earls of f Beaumont and Nemblanke by their VroUors (for they 
 were Knights-Subjecls, though not to the Soveraign, and therefore not improper 
 to be made ufe of, for an inftance in this cafe ) in the order following. 
 
 MS in offic. Du noble dh puijfant Seigneur le Compte d’ Elfex, d- de Enfeigneur dc Eour- 
 
 Amjr.[L.i ] c hir, & de Loueyn, Lieutenant, & Depute de la Fejle Sainfte George, Che- 
 ' 4 ' valer, Frere & Compaignon de la tres-noble Ordre de la Jartier. 
 
 Du tres-nobledupuijfant Seigneur la Conte de Beaumont, Seigneur de Mont¬ 
 morency, premier Baron, grand Mai Lire & Marefchall de Fraunce, Baron de 
 
 Montberon, & fere .tertenois Seigner de Lyfieadam, de Compiegne, de 
 
 Chnntelly & de Efcouen, Gouverneur & Lieutenant General pour le Roy tres- 
 criftien an Paris de Longuedoe, Cheva/er frere O Compaignon de la tres-noble 
 Ordre de la Jartier. 
 
 Du tres-noble puijfant Seigneur le Conte de Neublance, Seigneur de Beron, 
 Baron d' Afpremont, Buranfay, Beaumont, Paygin, Mirebeau, dude Fon- 
 teyne Francois, Admirall de France, Gouverneur & Lieutenant Generali 
 pour le Roy tres-crijlien, en la Duche de Bourgoigne, Chevalier, Frere & 
 Compaignon de la tres-noble Ordre de la Jartier. 
 
 And when the forementioned Earl of Warwick^ was inftalled by proxie, the 
 order was thus. 
 
 *rs. fines W. Du trcs-hault puiffant, & tres-noble Prince, Thomas Due de NorSo\k,Conte 
 
 D.N.f. 12. MarJIsall d' Angleterre, seigneur Mowbray, Segrave, &• de Brews, chivalier 
 
 du tres-noble Ordre de la Jartier, & Lieutenant de cejle noble Fejle de Seint 
 George. 
 
 Du 
 
Sect. I. Signification of Election to Strangers. 381 
 
 Du tres-noble & puififant seigneur Thomas Conte de Northumberland., & 
 
 "Baron de Percye, Chivalier de tres-noble Ordre de la Jartier. 
 
 Du tres-noble, & puijfiant Seignenr Ambrofe Co»#e de Warwick, Baron de 
 Lille, Chivalier , &c. Maiftre de L’artillerie de la Royne nofire Soveraine, & 
 
 I.ieutenant pour fit Majefiie, au pais de Normandie, & Defendeur de la Ville 
 Franjois de grace. 
 
 To conclude, the Proctor is to take care that the Achievements and Plate of 
 his Principal be fet up in the chappel of St. George , Co foon as the Inftallation is 
 compleated, for he is obliged to G offer and prefent them to that end, according gLjb.U.t. 6 a: 
 tocuftom, which doth further appear, not only out of the ancient Letters of^/" c / '^; 
 Procuration, but alfo by Commijjions for Inftallation, which appoint, h That the <fyf. 14.4 
 Soveraigns Deputy (hould receive from the Prottor his Principal’s Helm and 
 Sword (for we find no mention of the Banner till afterwards,) and place them 
 over his Stall. 
 
 ,i 
 
 CHAP. XIV. 
 
 THE 
 
 Signification»/ Election 
 
 t o 
 
 Strangers. 
 
 sect. 1 . 
 
 Within what time, and in what manner Certificate is made of their 
 
 Election. 
 
 F Orafmuch as Strangers EleU are for the moft part Emperors, Kings , 
 or soveraign Princes 5 the neceflity of whofe affairs, obliged them to 
 abide in their own Dominions, and feldom or rarely permitted them, 
 to receive a Perfonal Inftallation in the Colltdge of the Order ; there¬ 
 fore f'evera! Priviledges were thought ft, by the wifdom of thefcH«- 
 deroC this moft Noble Order, to be offere “d eftablitbed in their favouras 
 principally the giving them honorable no. . of their EleSions, allowing con¬ 
 venient 
 
382 Signification of Eleftion to Strangers. Chap. XIV. 
 
 vertient time of conlideration for Acceptance, affording to them Inveftiture in 
 their own Countries, and permitting their Installations to be performed atlVinde- 
 
 fer by Substitutes, or Deputies. 
 
 i(E}.sut. It was therefore by the Statutes of the Lnfiitution Ordained, ‘Tibat when any 
 ci a'-sut t0 Order, they Jljould be certified of their Elections by the 
 
 An. :o. Soveraign ; and befides, that at his charge, the b Garter Jkould be fent over to them, 
 with the Mantle and Statutes of the Order, fealed with the Common seal. And 
 this to be done with all convenient fpeed, fo c that they might have notice thereof 
 at Icajl within fur moneths, from the time, of EleSion, to the end they might jadvifi 
 and determine with the mf elves (from conlideration had of the tenor of the Sta¬ 
 tutes') whether they would receive, or refufe, the honor of this moft Noble Order. 
 
 In plirfuance of thefe direftions, it became cuftomary for the Soveraign, toge¬ 
 ther with his Letters to the EleU Stranger, giving ftgnification of his EleSion, to 
 fend (and that by way of folemn Embally) the Habit and Enfigns of the Order, 
 as alfo a Sock, of the Statutes ; and in cafe the EleSion were accepted, then the 
 tlcS stranger might receive Invejliture, before the return of theperfons by whom 
 the Habit was fent. 
 
 And this is matiifeft from the direction given, upon the Eleftion of Edward 
 c N Rinerjhw. King of Portugal ('Son of King John and of the Lady Philippa , Daughter to fohn 
 'pmugaUdii of Gaunt, Duke of Lancafter) at the Feaft of St. George celebratedat IPindefor 
 TuH*g. jin. the 8. day of May an. 13. II. 6. to wit, f That becaufe the Election then butnew- 
 
 f 6 fLH N ty tranfafted, was not known to the Grid King, it Teemed good to the Chapter, 
 
 g Ipg 91. 5 that 'he Jhould be fpeedily certified thereof: And that Garter King of Arms fhould 
 
 be fent over to him to fignifie his Election ; and upon his acceptation thereof to 
 prefent him with the Garter and Habit of the Order, as alfo with the Boolgo( Sta¬ 
 tutes', which he was likewife appointed to carry over with him. 
 
 And it may be prefumed, that a Certificate of Election was fent to the Duke 
 of Ztrbin, within the time limited by the statutes', fince it appears, that (being 
 i iii.N.f.1 3S. Elected the 1 18. of Auguji an. 14. E. 4.) all things were fitted for his Inftallation 
 again ft the following St. Gettrgey Fcv.lt, at which he was Inftalled. And upon 
 the Election of the King of Portugal, an. 22. £.4. the Register obferves, that no- 
 k/JW.f.149- tice was fent to him of his Election, k within the appointed time. 
 
 The purport of which Letters certifying a strangers Eleftion, may be under- 
 ' Tnli’U fi°°^ anc * known from ‘that which King Edward the Sixth fent to the French 
 
 ' King Henry the Second, whereby (briefly) for his eminent Noblenefs and Vir¬ 
 
 tues, and to augment and improve the brotherly amity and fair correfpondency 
 between them, He had i nChapter, with the confent of the Knights-Companions, 
 Chofen and Elefted him into the number of the Society of the Garter, and 
 therefore thought good to acquaint him therewith ; defiring alfo the faid King 
 to give him and the Society the honor of contenting to and accepting of the 
 Election ; forafmuch as he (hould thereby perform that which would be very ac¬ 
 ceptable and grateful to him, as he fhould more fully underft^nd by the Am- 
 baffadors who were preparing for their journey, to Inveft him with the Habit. 
 
 The right of bearing thefe Letters fignifying Eleftion, and returning the 
 mesf. 4. stranger's anfwer, belongs to Garter ; being confirmed to him by the m Conjli- 
 tutions appertaining to his Office. 
 
 We tee before, that the Certificate of Election was ordained to be dilpatcht 
 within four months, from the time of Eleftion. Neverthelefs to afford the sove- 
 r sign more liberty, where the nature of the Affair required it; King Henry the 
 Eighth added this neceffary Claufe to the forefaid Article, ihat where the Sove- 
 n n.i. Star, raign had any great or high impediment. He " fhould defer certifying the.Election, 
 Au.-.i. f.fj a more opportune or convenient time. 
 
 But in this particular we obferve, that like liberty had been taken, in times 
 preceeding, though no provifion by statute was made*for it before; as namely, 
 By King Henry the Sixth, in the cafe of Frederick^ the Third, Emperor of Ger- 
 oLitx.f.i 17.' many, who having been Elefted an.° 2 5. of the faid King, had not Letters fent 
 i is.' “ him to figmfie Bis Eleftion until the p following year. It likewife appears, that 
 Letters to the a fame effeft were then alfo dilpatcht to the King of Aragon, 
 
 the 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Signification of Election to Strangers. 
 
 _____ 383 
 
 the Duke of Brunfwick, and King of Poland, who had been Elefted r eight r «, IO< 
 years before. & r 
 
 And yet we find it recorded, that thereto and Enfigns of the Order were tibid.p.ns. 
 lent by Ipecial ArubaJJador s to all three, an. 34. h. 6 , £77,. two years before * but 
 perhaps this ought to be underftood of their being but then defigncd and order¬ 
 ed to be fent, and upon fecond thoughts might be flopped, or if they were 
 fent, might mifcarry by Tome accident ; for if they had arrived at thefe Princes 
 Courts, it would have been needlefs to fend other Letters to give notice of their 
 Election, ’ two years after. But to clear this doubt, we after find a “ fecond t7M P .,,s. 
 mention or fending the Habit and Enfigns of the Order to the King of Poland u,i 'P- l, 9- 
 an. 37- H. 6. by which it is fufficiently apparent, that the firft Embaffy took 
 no effect. 
 
 fn the forefaid Memorial entred in the " Black:Book of the Order, and placed w p ag u A . 
 under the 34. year of King Henry the Sixth, touching the King of Aragon , King 
 of Poland , and Duke of Brunfipick 5 we fuppofe the King of Aragon is miftaken 
 for the King of Portugal, Elefled an. 25. H. 6. Since the t Regiftruns Chartaceum trLeRoyde 
 calls him King of Portugal 5 and both authorities agree in fending over Mr. Feti- l| iPorcugale 
 place with the Carter and -Mantle, though the Black-Boo k doth not diftmguilh kjSSri® fc 
 (as doth the “other) to which he was fent. leManttl cn- 
 
 It may much rather be prefumed that Mr. Fetiplace was v . oitz P ar F '- 
 
 fent on this Legation to the King of Portugal (not Aragon) w Cambi. Brit, in A«„b . f ' 3 
 
 fince w Beatrix the natural Daughter of Join Kina of Tortu- " This G ™ lcIr| J n was Progenitor to the 
 
 gal was his Mother, and * he by this relation, and being in I’XVlo 7 &Z^in°L B ^y at 
 rnole times a x Courtier m King Henry the Sixth’s Court,might Ox f orc ?> a nd many other Families of note 
 
 the fooner obtain the honor of this Employment: And there coS!"' Namc ’ now refidin * in t,lofe 
 is 1 n the Regiflruns Chartacerm another particular(co-re!ative * ms. in offic. Armr. [c. 18.]/ 3S . 
 
 with the former) yet more clear and full than the Blurb- T y LcR °y 1= Poltyne e n Elluz, & .idle 
 Book; for it tells us that Mr. y Newport was at the « fame envoycz pai Ntw = 
 
 time fent in the Legation with the Garter and Mantle to the Z/f ' 1 ' 
 
 King of Poland. 
 
 But to return 5 we have not found that King Henry the Eighth, or any of his 
 Succvliors.y^rr^ s of the Order , have made much ufe of that liberty (grant¬ 
 ed by the forefaid Article of his statutes) for deferring the Significatory Letters 
 of Election beyond the time appointed by the Statutes of Inftitution. And that 
 it may be the better obferved, how foon notice of Election hath been given to 
 Strangers, we will mfert all the intlances in this kind, that have come to our 
 Knowledge. 
 
 [t is recorded, that the French King Francis the Firft was Elected “ off. 21. n Tii.N-p.25j 
 an. 19. If. 8. and albeit we find not the ex-aft time, when the Soverabns let - 
 ter tor giving notice of his Eleftion was fent him; yet muft that complement be 
 molt certainly difpatcht within the time limited by the ancient Statutes, fince 
 fobowfo^ 6 hC W3S Inftalled Within thrce months after > wz-the- 2 5 .of -January oExA^m 
 
 ll o* _ BibJ. Cotton. 
 
 rhp F ™!|fe the J r,Fth K in S of Scotland was Eleded [Jan. r 20. an. 26. El. 8.1 p * Lib. n 
 the Lord mUurn Howard was s forthwith fent to inform him of his Elec!son. 
 
 S f° nd (before mentioned) having been Elefted the'24. 
 
 ol April, *».*.£. 6. had Letters ot figmfication fent him in May following 
 
 p l D l kC 1° S r V ° y T aS Ch ° fen a Knight-Companion <6. Aug. an t. & 2 ft Lib. c. 
 
 , l'. M .,P, d r If/ 3016 da y 11 was Decreed, ‘ That Letters Jhould be Tent 
 unto h.m with the sllujlnous Garter, and other Enfigns of the Order: But hereby 
 
 L Credential Lcttcrs font to accompany thettZ 
 
 / the Orderfthc Commijfto/t for delivery whereof bears tefte the r7.of Offo- 
 
 he C dZ g d J y* / th l L T'&»&’g h' s Eleffion ; for it appears clearly from 
 notice If WitrtJr '’ thaf th esoveraign had not only before that time given him 
 
 that the Duke had rcturned a cheerful and - ad y - 
 
 £ l he a l le *° n ° r Ch " Us the Ninth of France, pallbd the » 24. of April, an. 6. *lib.t. M s; 
 
 > m May entiling the Lord * Hunfdon carried him the Habit of the w i CMcS - 
 
 Order 
 
 xiAVjr, 
 
Signification o/EIe&ion to Strangers. 
 
 Chap. XIV. 
 
 * 6 \ L " !: " King Henry the Fourth, and Jams the Sixth King of Scotland (afterwards So- 
 z ui cp. in. version of this moft Noble Order ) were both Ele&ed together, the * 24. of April 
 “I an. 32. Eliz. to the a former of thefe, the Certificate of EleBion was fent by Sir 
 
 b ly.w.vtxe- , .y. , IT-*. -J — U.. n J 
 
 ft! Hifl. And. Edward Stafford Knight, and to the b later, by the Earl of IVorcefler. 
 
 eLib.R.f 35. the ' 24. of April, an. %.Car. 1. as alfo Charles Prince Palatine of the Rhyne cho- 
 ilbid. p.8o. fen a Knight- Comp anion the r 18. of April, an. 9. Car. 1. had Letters fent to ftgnifie 
 their Elcilion within a few days' after they were Elefted. And at fuch times as 
 the prefent Soveraign made Eledfion of any str anger,w hilfthe remained abroad ; 
 t Collett. E. care was alfo taken to fend his Letters, to acquaint them with their ElcBion , s im- 
 w - a - mediately after the Ceremony of Eledtion had paft. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of Notice given of an Election, before fending the Habit. 
 
 H Ere it is to be obferved, with how much more caution than the former, 
 the Statutes made by King Henry the Eighth do Ordain, to a find Letters 
 that (ignifie EleBion, and the Boole °f Statutes only at the firtf ; but not the Gar¬ 
 ter and Mantle , till a return be made, whether the Strangcr-EleB (after conful- 
 tation had with the Statutes^) will receive the Order or not. And b after the 
 Certificate of Acceptance returned to the soveraign, then, but not before is it 
 there alfo Decreed, to fend a folemn Embaffy with the whole Habit, George , 
 and Collar. And confonant to thefe diredtions in the Statutes hath the Pradtice 
 fometimes been As for inftance, in the cafes of the French King Henry the Se¬ 
 cond, an. 5. E. 6. and Emanuel Duke of Savoy , an. 1 . &■ 2. Ph. dr Mar. both re¬ 
 
 el Erhard. membred a little before 3 as alfo in that of' Frederick Duke of LFirtensberg, to 
 fro w bom Queen Elizabeth fent Letters fignifying his Eledfion, fhordy after (he had 
 
 AagirWir- chofcn hint into the Society of the Order, to which the Duke returned thanks 
 
 one of his privy Councel, and Crijlopher ab Haugwitz Matter ofhisHorfe: who 
 received a promife from the Soveraign, that the fending him the d whole Habit 
 of the Order (hould not be long deferr'd, howbeit the fame was not fent during 
 her life. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Notice of Election fent with the Habit. 
 
 W Hen the Soveraign hath been well allured beforehand, that the EleU- 
 Str anger would not refufe the Honor; upon fuch confidence, the fame 
 F.tribady (as anciently before the adding this Claufe} difpatcht both Ceremo¬ 
 nies. The Soveraign s Letter certifying Election being firft prefented, together 
 with the Booh, of Statutes, to perufe and confider of; and if (upon considera¬ 
 tion thereof) the Stranger declared his acceptance, then within few days af¬ 
 ter, the whole Habit of the Order was with due Solemnity delivered. 
 
 And 
 
Se c t. III. Signification o/Eleflion to Strangers. 
 
 And thus do we find it directed, (hortly after the Election of James the Fifth 
 King of Scotland'-, the Lord William Howard (fent on that EmbalTy) his LnJlru- 
 Uions as to this point, being as followeth. 
 
 ‘That he Jhould within five or fix days next after he had been with the faid King c Appendix, 
 of Scots, for his firfl Embajfide and refort to Court there, and in mojl reverend rl “ m ' CI1 ' 
 fafliion deliver unto the King of Scots, the Letter Mi (live of Certification of his 
 Eledlion into the noble Order of the Garter from the Soveraign of the Order, with 
 due commendation from his Highnefs. 
 
 The Letter read , and the fitid King confenting to the Reception of thefaid Order, 
 then incontinent the Book o/Statutes to be delivered unto him , and a day appointed 
 to have his confentment on the Articles of the fitid Statutes. 
 
 In like manner were the Letters certifying Eledion, and the Commi/Jion for 
 prefenting the Habit and Enjigns of the Order, difpatcht together to Christian 
 the Fourth King of Denmark,_, an. i.Jac. R. and fent by the Earl of Rutland who 
 went hence f within a fortnight after the fitid King had been Elefted. As alfo fWW. 
 to Gujlavus Adolphus King of Sweden , and Henry Prince of Orange , within tw v 
 months , their Eleftion falling on theS24- of April , an. 3. Car. 1. and the d; 
 of the Commijfton for delivering the Order being on the h 24-of June following, h . 
 
 The manner and order of the delivery ofthefe Letters fignifying Elc&ion, 
 when the Habit is fent therewith, is thus. f.% o 7 . 
 
 “'Firft the Ambaffador and Officer of Arms , having notice given them of the i Annie.penes 
 “ fir ft Audience,do prefent themlelves to the Stranger-Prince, in the accuftomed W.InN.ct. 
 
 “ manner of Ambaffadors 5 and deliver the Soveraign’s Letters Mijfive, with all 
 “due reverence, fhe Ambaffador therewithal 1 fignifying (after lorne fhort ge¬ 
 neral Complement from the Soveraign) how his Mailer and the honorable So¬ 
 ciety of the Garter , in refpeft of his renowned prowels, valour, virtues, cfv. 
 
 “and forto eftabhlli and augment the amity which is betwixt them, hath Elici¬ 
 ted him into the mo ft renowned Order of St. George , and that the soveraigns 
 “do never Eledl any stranger, but fuch as they do moll highly honor, and 
 “therefore defires that it may be accepted as a true teltimony thereof.- to 
 “ which end the Soveraign hath fent him over, and his Herald there prefent, to 
 “perform the Ceremonies due thereunto. 
 
 But of late, when through the Soveraign ’s multitude of Affairs (in particular 
 the late Soveraign while engaged in the Wars) or fuddennels of the occafion, 
 they have had no convenience for the prefent, to fend a fpecial Commiffion of 
 Legation , with the H.ibit and Enfigns of the Order to any stranger: They there¬ 
 fore thought fit, at fuch time as they fent their Letters fignifying Eleftion, to 
 Commiffionate their Agent , redding in that Princes Court, and Garter Princi¬ 
 pal King of Arms, to deliver part (but the two chief and * moll peculiar) of * Appendix, 
 the Enfigns of this mod illuftrious Order namely the Garter and George, pendent N “ m - CY - 
 at a Blue Ribband, to the El zdc-stranger j deferring the folemn Legation till a 
 further and more convenient time. 
 
 The firfl Precedent we have met with in this kind, was an. 10. Jac. R. when 
 k Sir Ralph IVinmod, and William Seagar Efq, Garter, (afterwards Knighted) 11 P" ctefie 
 were Commiffionated to deliver only at the prefent the Garter and George to 
 Maurice Prince of Orange, the 1 rejl of the Habit being intended to be prefented of- 1 Appendix, 
 termards in their due time. And this was fo done, within five days after his Ele- A, " m - LXX > r - 
 dtion? that Ceremony being difpatcht on the m 19. of December in the forefaid wLit.c.p.wt 
 year, and. the Soveraign's Letters of notice, and the Commiffion, both bearing 
 date the n 24. of the fame month. r\Jah. olers in 
 
 In like manner were the Garter and George only, fent over to Charles Prince NejpJifp.Tf. 
 Palatine of the Rhyne , and prefented to him by William Bofwell (then) Efq; the Wdejisc’mi- 
 Soveraigns Agent in Holland, and John philpot Efq; Somerfit Herald , an. 9. Car. r. ™ ar -f 1 ”"" 1 '- 
 So the late Soveraign, by reafon of the many difturbances occafioned by the ’ J 
 unhappy War with the Long Parliament, could not conveniently fend over to 
 William Prince of Orange, and Bernard de Foix Duke of Ffpernon , other Enfigns 
 of the Order, than the George and Garter. 
 
 And laflly, during the prefent soveraign s aboad in Foreign parts, it was the 
 
 B b b general 
 
Signification of Election to Strangers. Chap. XIV. 
 
 general praftice (in regard the whole Habit, could not with convenience be 
 provided, nor the Ceremonies of Inveftiture fully performed) to prefent the 
 Elett-Knight in confirmation of his Eleftion ("whether he were a stranger or 
 subject) with the Carter, George, Ribband, and lometimesa Saint George’s Crofs 
 irradiated within a Garter, to be fixt on the left fhoulder of their cloaks or up 
 * Sett. 3. per Garments, of which we (hall fpeak more largely in the following * ch if ter 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 Certificate of Acceptation. 
 
 A Fter that the Soveraign's Letter fignifying Election, hath been delivered by 
 the Ambafador, and the EleS-stranger doth readily accept the Order, and 
 thereupon is delirous to have it confirmed to him 3 he is obliged by the’^- 
 P '!»■ =i- tutes, to return to the Soveraign a p Certificate of fuch his acceptance, and defire 
 of ratification. 
 
 And we obferve, that before this additional Claufe made by King Henry 
 the Eighth, this ceremonious courfe had been of ancient time praftifed and 
 both expefted from, and obferved by the King of Denmark i who having been 
 iffi'i'JfL ,EIcaed an. 6 .H. 5. was an. 8. of the fame King, taken notice of, for - not re- 
 Archer F-i.An,. turning (before that time) an anfwer whether he would accept of the honor of 
 dtfttntl. the Order, or not > And it appears, that before the next St. George s Feafi: in the 
 fs'nu.fA A '.' blowing year, r he fent over to the Soveraign his ready acceptance, both of 
 ti the honor of his Election, as alfo of the Enfgns of the Order ; and thereupon 
 
 t direftions were then given for his Inftallation by his Prexie the Lord Fitz-Hugh • 
 But for an inftance (after the faid additional Claufe) we have one remarka- 
 l{Z r m. d ' X ’ bIc enou g h > in the preamble of the Soveraign s" Credential Letters to the Duke 
 LVIli. of Savoy, an. I. & 2. vh. & Mar. fent together with the Habit and Enfigns of the 
 Order 5 in which it appears, »that the Soveraign having given hint notice of his 
 Election into this moft Noble Order, he had returned back his cheerful and ready 
 Acceptance of, and lingular fatisfaSion in the faid choice 5 and therefore cordially 
 wijht that it might attain its due cjfett. 7 
 
 In Exceeding times it was thought neceflary (in cafe where the whole Habit 
 of the Order was fent over to a Stranger, together with the Soveraign s Letters, 
 fignifying his Election) to make a provifional Decree (which pafs'd the 18. of 
 xii 4 .R p.iao April an. 13. Car. 1.) * That Garter, and all others (whom it f leafed the Soveraign 
 jointly to contmijfionate with him ) Jhould be moft punaually careful, that they de¬ 
 livered not the Enfigns of the Order into the hands of any fuch rrince, till they 
 were fully fit isfied by his Letters Patent of his kind and grateful acceptance thereof 
 v-r,'. r r or in cafe of refufid to forbear their prefentation. 
 
 1 '“'" h ". And that care was taken for the due obfervation of this Decree (even in fuch 
 cafe where only the Garter and Ccorge were fent) appears from the InftruHions 
 of the “ 4. of March, an. 19. Car. 1. fent to Sir William Eofwcll Knight, he being 
 II \ Palmer e'j. a PP 0: ted ty tile the _ n Soveraign to prefent thofe two principal Enfigns of the 
 «p. ini at Order, to William Prince of Orange, the faid soveraign s Son- in Law 3 where 
 OA. Canid, among other things he is exprelly commanded, * to take a Teftimonial from the 
 faid Prince, of his kind acceptation thereof, before he Jhould deliver thofe Enfigns of 
 honor to hint. 
 
 The like |j Claufe (for demanding of a Certificate of willing and grateful Ac- 
 ceptance of the Order ) we alfo find to have been inferted in thole Infir actions, 
 mder the .ame date, for the delivery ofthe Garter and George to Bernard Duke 
 of Efpernon. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sst;T. V. 
 
 Signification o/EIe&ion to Strangers, 
 
 38?' 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Of an Election not accepted of. 
 
 T Hat there hath been a non-acceptation of this honor, by the perfon Elect¬ 
 ed, appears in that (ingle cafe of Philip the Second Duke of Burgundy, 
 who having been Eledted by King Henry the Fifth, then in France into the Stall 
 of the* Lord Clifford, ((lain at the Siege of b Meux in Eric ) had not (<*».■* l.H.6.) 
 fent his anfwer whether he would have his Eledtion confirmed. It was there- j ibid if 
 fore concluded on, at the Feaft of St. George held at IVindefor , in the forefaid 
 year, by Hun/fry Duke of Gloucejlcr (then Deputy to the Soveraign') having 
 therein the unanimous confent of the Knights-Companions prefent, to fend c Let- e f tbid. 
 ten to the faid Duke Elett, f by which he might be entreated to give his R.efo- 1 
 lution, whether he would accept of the Eledtion or not. 
 
 It feems the Duke of Burgundy returned no anfwer to this Letter, and there¬ 
 fore at the next years Fealt, it came again to be confidered of, by the Duke 
 of Gloucejler (the Soveraign s Deputy for that Fealt alfo) and the Knights-Com- 
 panions prefent, and upon further debate it was thought lit, s that there (hould 8 Ibid.wj. 
 be thofe perfons fent over to him with the Nomination, who (hould delire to 
 receive his final anfwer. 
 
 And then it appears, that the Duke of Burgundy, well conlidering the Sta¬ 
 tutes of the Order, and refledting on the h Qu arre l s between the Duke of Glow hr Ibid, 
 cejler, and the Duke of Brabant his Uncle, made a molt plaucible excufe, re- 'I 
 fating the Eledtion, lead ‘ he Ihould be forced, either dilhonorably to violate 
 the pious Conftitutions of the Order, or the obligations of Alliance. 
 
 The fubftance of this Excufe, was afterwards reprefented to the Soveraign 3 
 faid Deputy, and Knights-Companions, in a Chapter held at IVindefor, an. 2. H. 6. 
 k who conlidering the reafon and manner thereof, the long voidance of the kj Ibid 
 Stall, and the ftnftnefs of the Statutes in this cafe, vacated the former Election , 1 <- 
 and proceeded to a new one, which brought l John Lord Talbot , into the room 
 and Stall of the faid Lord Clifford. 
 
 This is the only inftance of any Stranger, who after Eledtion refufed his ac¬ 
 ceptance of the Order. On the contrary, how delirous and earneftly felicitous 
 feme others (even of the higheft rank) have been of admittance into this illu- 
 ftrious Society, may appear by thefe few Examples. 
 
 Alphonfus King of Naples, and Duke of Calabria , did with " great importunity n ffeylmi t/ifl. 
 folicit his EleUion into this Order, and was accordingly chofen, an. 7. H. 7. 
 
 The BlackjBook. of the Order, mentioning the Eledtion and Inftallation of Philip Sefl. 6. 
 
 King of Caftile, faith, that 0 he not only alfented to what was offered, namely otfi.N4.183; 
 the honor of admittance into the Order ; but with much gladnefs and infinite 
 thanks accepted thereof. A little before, we are informed, how p gratefully flb-parf- 
 the King of Denmark. :, an. 20. H. 7. accepted of his Eledtion. And in the me¬ 
 morial of the Soveraign s fending his Ambaffadors, with the Enfrgns of the Order 
 to the French King, Francis the Firft, it is noted, 1 that he received them with q»-MS 7 - 
 fuch a r cheerfulnefs of mind, as the Affair required. 
 
 Some few years before this King was Eledted, Ferdinand Brother to the 
 Emperor Charles the Fifth was chofen into the Order, of whom it is faid, r That f 
 he took it for a very high honor, to be made a Collegue of this moll Noble , ' , s ’ 
 Society ; and that he * received the Order at Norimberg in Germany to his great *Bakfiichnil, 
 contentment. Maximilian his Son was prefented with the Habit of the Or-f 
 der, by Thomits Earl of Suffix ; who giving the Soveraign an account by Let-1 ms. pra?id. 
 ter of his reception thereof; affirms, that he received the Honor gladly, and o.Zf.uo. 
 with manifeft fatisfaction. Such is alfo the expreffion of Frederick, the Second 
 
 B b b 2 King 
 
Signification of Ele&ion to Strangers. Chap. XfrV. 
 
 NmLXvil Kin S of Dellmar k> in his Letters of Procuration to the Lord Willoughby, ■' That 
 ‘ he received the Order with as much gratitude, as if it had been preiented tn 
 him by the Soveraign her felf. 
 
 But that which Erhardus Celius reporteth of w Frederick Duke of IVirtemherg, 
 is beyond all 5 who being in England , and feeing the * magnificence of the 
 Caftle and Chappel of IVin defer , was induced by the fight of the illuftrious 
 Arms and Enjigns of Honor of fo many great Princes and famous Perfonages 
 of this mod Noble Order, to with himfelf one of the renowned Society. 
 
 Being afterwards Elected, he expreft his acknowledgments of the Honor 
 done him, not only by a folemn Embajfy to Queen Elizabeth, but alfo by the 
 zlUf. 6 .&i.s .great Preparations he made, the vaft Expences he was at. and his extraordi¬ 
 nary munificence in Rewards, at his Invefiiture with the Habit and Enftgns of 
 the Order ; which indeed were fuch grand teftimonies of his glad acceptation 
 of this additional flower of Honor, as nothing could more fully evidence it 
 • Ex’iHmn to the World. Tothefewe may add the * re-iterated Pollicitations made to 
 I t'JOr. the P rerent soveraign, on the behalf of Frederick Guillaume Marquefs of Eran- 
 
 denburgh, and his great impatience till his Eleftion was paft, though not eafily 
 nor fuddetily obtained. 
 
 In fine, how acceptable this Honor hath been to feveral other Rings and Prin¬ 
 ces, and what efteem and value they have fet upon it, may be further feen, in 
 their feveral Certificates, Pent back to the Soveraign of this mod Noble Order, 
 ■after their Ismejlitures with the Habit and Enf/gns thereof 
 
 wf Eq. Aur. 
 X 1 Angli- 
 Wtrtemberg. 
 
 1. 5. f. 81. 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 389 
 
 CHAP. XV. 
 
 THE 
 
 Inveftiture«/Strangers 
 
 WITH THE 
 
 HABIT ^ENSIGNS 
 
 Of the 0 "RJD B % 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 The Time for fending the Habit and Enfigns unlimited. 
 
 Lbeit the Statutes of the Order do appoint and prefix a time, within 
 which the Sovereign's Letters giving notice to a stranger of his 
 Elefljon, ought to be fent unto him, as before is fhewed; yet as to 
 the fending a folemn Embafly, with the Habit and Enfigns of the 
 Order, they do not limit a certain time, but leave that wholly to 
 ^fotjeraign s pleafure 5 wherein h«.s conveniency, and other Interefts, as alfo 
 thole ot the E.eft Stranger, are to be confulted and confidered. 
 
 But neverthelefs, the statutes of Inftitution appoint and direft, that this Le¬ 
 gation Ihall be difpatcht a with convenient fpeed which muft needs be interpreted a An. Ia . 
 with Inch latitude, as may refer both to the Sovereign s conveniency of fend¬ 
 ing, and the strangers capacity of receiving. 
 
 And therefore we find it fix years after the Eledion of the Kings of Aragon 
 and Poland , and the Duke of Erunfwiclg , ere we meet with the firft notice of 
 the Soveraign s determination of fending over the Habit of the Order to them : 
 
 fnTth on been EIe ^ ed tI ’ eb 4- of Augutt, an. 28. H. 6. the preparations blii.NUioi 
 Ann T, n r, Lc S at!0,! - were oot made until the' 34. year of the fame King, c Mi. ,, 5 . * 
 n oubtlels fame caule, within the limits of that conveniency (allowed to 
 
 the 
 
39° Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 the Sovereign by the forefaid Article of the Statutes') or the accident of mif- 
 carriage might fall out, particularly in reference to the King of Poland, (if 
 dUW.f.119, not of the other) becaufe d three years after the former Order for Legation 
 had part, we find new directions ilfued for fending the Enfgns of the Order 
 to him. 
 
 But in King Henry the Eighth's body of Statutes , this Claufe of fending the 
 legation with convenient expedition, is wholly omitted, and the Soveraign is 
 now unlimitted as to the time: by which liberty it hath come to pafs, that the 
 Habit and Enfgns have been fent over, fometimes foon after the stranger’s Ele¬ 
 ction, at other times not till fome years after, and at all times when the sove¬ 
 raign hath thought fit and convenient. 
 
 Thus was it four years after Frederick the Second King of Denmark had 
 fii».c.f.77. been r Elected, Before Peregrine Lord Willoughby of Ersby, together with s Sir 
 1 tifcmf Gilbert Dethick Garter, and Robert Glover Somerfet Herald (by Order ot’Chap- 
 Aileiburj. ter h 24. Apr. an. 24. Eliz.) were fent over into Denmark, to prefent him with 
 h ub.c.p 87. t [j e 0 f the order. 
 
 i Ibid.p,$2. t Maximilian the Emperor was Ele&ed, the'24. of April, an. 8. Eliz. but it was 
 above a year after ere the Commijfton ifiued out to the Earl of Sujfex, (viz. 20. 
 May, an. 9. Eliz.) for carrying the Enfgns of the Order over to him. 
 
 It was feven years after the Election of the French King Henry the Third, be- 
 k ColitS.W.lt f ore the k Warrant iffued out to provide his Robes, and almoft two years 
 ! Lib.c.pw. longer ere the 1 Earl of Derby went over with them : in all, about nine years and 
 fomething above eight months. 
 
 And in another inftance of a French King, namely Henry the Fourth, we find 
 it fix years and a half from the time of his Election, to his reception of the Ha- 
 U S.cf' W ' bit and Enfgns of the Order, which Solemnity fell on the m 10. of October, an. 
 38.' Eliz. 
 
 Laftly, we obferve that it was five years and a half, after the Election of 
 Frederick Duke of Wirtemberg, before the ErnbaJJy with the Ornaments of the 
 Order, were fent unto him: for we find he was" Elected at St. Georges Feaft, 
 fc/Xp. If xn - 39 - Eliz - and the Commijfton of Legation to the Lord spencer, and Sir William 
 tpr e.j. Mr. Dethick bears Tefire at Wood flock, the 0 18. of Sept. an. 1 . ‘lac. li. 
 
 AntU-Wir- J I J 
 
 temb.p. 107. 
 o Afam.LXXI. 
 
 vide in Cbefhe _____ib.___ __ . . 
 
 Jdifl.p. II}8. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Preparations wade for the Legation. 
 
 I N reference to this folemn Embajfte, there are feveral things to be provided 
 before the Ambafiadors or CommiJJioners take their journey ; as firft (l.Cre¬ 
 dential Letters, (2.) Commijfton of Legation, (a,.) Warrants for the Habit and En¬ 
 fgns of the Order, and (4.) other Neceffaries. 
 
 1 .Credential The Credential Letters are (as to particulars) drawn futable to the prefent 
 inters. occafion, by the Chancellor of the Order, and directed to the Stranger-Eled ; but 
 at Appendix, the fubftance (in general) is ‘That the Soveraign having eleSed him into the so- 
 Lvirt'ux. c ’ ct ) °f Order, hath fent his Ambafiadors with full power to prefent the Habit, 
 LX. LXI. and perform the Ceremonies in fetch cafe due and accujlomed, as if himfelf mere 
 prefent. And further, to defire him, b to give credit to all that his Ambafiadors 
 flail fay or perform in his behalf in reference to their Commillion, as he would do 
 to himfelf. 
 
 c Lib.K.p.120 Thefe Letters pafs under the Sign manual of the Soveraign , #nd c Signet of 
 d Appmdix, the Order 5 but it is obfervable, that thofe fent to Emanuel Duke of Savoy were 
 Mm.Lviii. fubferibed both by d King Philip and Queen Mary. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. II. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 391 
 
 The Commijjion of Legation is likewife to be prepared by the Chancellor o; - Commiffion 
 the Order, fairly ingrofled in Velom, artd fealed with the 1 Creat Seal of the 
 Order, the fubftance of which (for the moft part) hath been as followeth. & 120. 
 
 * Firft, the merits and vvorthinefs of the EleS-stranger to deferve the honor * Appendix, 
 oF Election, and the reafons inducing the Sovereign to confer the fame upon him; lxiii L S!' 
 
 are elegantly fet forth in the Preamble. 
 
 Secondly, the perfons nominated for this honorable employment, are ordain¬ 
 ed, authorized, and deputed ("and therein ftyled) Ambajjiidors, Procurators, and 
 fpecial Mefiengers ; and fo are they acknowledged to be, by the Strangers-EleS 
 in their Certificates of the Receipt of the Habit. 
 
 Thirdly, their power, authority,and fpecial command,is to addrefs themfelves 
 to the stranger-EleS, and to prelent and deliver him from the Sovereign, the 
 Carter, Mantle, and other the Enfigns of the Order, with due and accuftomed 
 Ceremonies and Solemnitieswhere note, that if there were four or five join¬ 
 ed in a Commijjion (as it hapned fometimes heretofore) then any five, four, 
 three, or two were of the Quorum, whereof the Principal in the Embafly was 
 always one. 
 
 Fourthly, they were impowered to require from the Stranger-EleS his Oath, 
 according to the form and manner preferibed in the Statutes, but this claufe we ’ 
 only find inferted in the ComnsiJJions of Legation, to Charles Duke of Burgundy 
 an. 9. E. 4. and Ferdinand Arch-Duke of Aufiria, an. 15. H. 8. and omitted in all 
 Commijjions fince that time. 
 
 And laftly, to perform, accomplifh, and difpatch thofe things, which they 
 (hould judge necefl’ary on this occafion, in like manner as if the Soveraign (liould 
 or were obliged to doe, if he were prefer,t in his own pcrlbn. And this lati¬ 
 tude was thought convenient, to allow the Ambaffadors, in cafe any matter in 
 .Ceremony, or other Circumftances (hould be thought necefiary or expedient to 
 ufe (not repugnant to the Statutes of the Order ) which their InjlruUions had 
 not fufficiently provided for. 
 
 As touching the firft of thefe particulars, we have fpoken to it * already, but 9- 
 the fecond particular, relating to the perfons nominated in the Commijjion, to ' ' l ' 
 perform this fervice, we conceive moft proper to handle here. 
 
 The firft Embaffy upon this occafion, recorded in the Black-Book of the Order. ofPerfonsno- 
 is that to Edward King ot Portugal, an. 13. H. 6. to whom, 1 tor the dignity ot ommiffion. 
 the Affair, Carter was thought fit by the Chapter to be fent alone with the Habit t£ii.N.f.yi. 
 of the Order : And hence is the original of Carter's claim to this Employment. 
 
 Neverthelefs, in fucceeding times, as the Order grew up into efteem, both at 
 home and abroad; fome one of the Knights-Conspanions was made choice of by 
 the Soveraign to be the Principal in thefe Legations', as were Galliard Sieur de 
 Duras, fent to Charles Duke of Burgundy, an.C). E.4. S Arthur Plantagenet Vifeount 8 
 t.yfie, to the French King Francis the Firft, an. 19. H. 8. William Marquefi, of 
 Northampton, to the French King Henry the Second,az>.5.E.6. Edward Lord Clyv 
 ton and Say, to Emanuel Duke of Savoy, an. I. &■ 2. Vh. & Ajar. Henry Lord 
 Hunfdon, to Charles the Ninth French King, an. 6. ElsZ. Thomas Earl of Sujjex, 
 to Maximilian the Emperor, an. y.Eliz. Henry Earl of Derby to the French 
 King Henry the Third, an. 27. Eliz. And Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury to Henry 
 the Fourth, the French King, an.38. Eliz. 
 
 Sometimes other Noblemen, and perfons of great quality (though not Knights- 
 Companio.ns of the Order yet) correfpondent to the Degree of the strangcr- 
 EleS, or to the efteem the prefent Intereft begat with the soveraign , were em¬ 
 ployed chief in thefe Embaffies; among whom * Sir Charles Somerfet (created af- A ' 
 ter Earl of Worcejierj was fent to the F.mperor Maximilian, an. 6. H. 7. Henry 
 Lord Morley to Don Ferdinand Prince of Spain, Arch-Duke of Aufiria, an. 15. 
 
 H. 8. The k Lord William Howard, Brother to Thomas Duke of Norfolk, to k Ub.Kp.-Ay 
 James the Fifth King of Scotland, an. 2 6. H.8. The 1 Lord Willoughby of Ersly.'fjfjjjJff 
 to Frederick the Third King of Denmark- Roger Earl of Rutland, to Chrijiian Com. Anglefty. 
 the Fourth King of Denmark , an. l.Jac.R. The Lord Spencer of Wormleighton ‘ 33 11 - 
 to Frederick Duke of Wirtemberg , the fame year. Sir Ralph Winwood to 
 
 Mauri** 
 
302 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers wills the Habit. 
 
 XV. 
 
 */ a 
 
 133.6. 
 
 Maurice Prince of Orange, an. 10. Jac. R. Sir Jacob Spew of WormJlon, to Gu- 
 jlavus Adolphus King of Sweden, an. 3. Car. I. Dudley Vifcount Doncajler, to 
 Henry Prince of Orange, the fame year. And Sir William Bofwcll, to Charles 
 Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, an. 9. Car. 1. 
 
 In Emb.ff. - of this nature, it was heretofore ufual, to join fome perfons of 
 rank and quality, or Office neer the soveraign, in the Commiflion; and fuch 
 were Sir * John Scott, Controller of the soveraign s Houfe, and Sir Thomas 
 Vaughan, Treafurer of his Chamber, both joined in CommiJJion with Galliard 
 Sieur deCr/rar. Sir William Huffey with the Lord Morley ; and Sir 'NicholasCa- 
 reiv, and Sir Anthony Brown, with Vilcount Lyjle. 
 
 To thefe perfons, the Soveraign thought fit fometimes to add a Debtor of the 
 Civil Law, or an Eccleftaftical perfon having dignity, and fuch as had the Lan¬ 
 guage of the Country whither they were fent; not only the better to make an- 
 fwer to fuch queftions, as the stranger-Eleti might (fart, upon his perufal of the 
 Statutes, but alfo to inform him touching the Inflitution of the Order, or other 
 Hiftorical paliages, relating to the Founder, the'preceding or prefent Knights- 
 Covspanions, or honor of the Garter : all which ('if judicioufiy and accurately 
 rendred) might add reputation to the Order, and beget in the Stranger-Eleff the 
 m Lit.Nj.3c9 better elfeent of it. 
 
 bfir™"'10 Befides, an EccleGafttcal perfon was in thofe times thought fitteff to " admi- 
 
 cJfp endi'*,' niilcr the Oath, and to 1 pronounce the words of Signification , at the time of In- 
 jVum.LXlt. veffiture with the Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Lxm. W ”™' And for thefe ELeafbns was c John Rnfiell Doftor of the' Civil Law, and Arch- 
 cLibtt p.257 deacon of Berkshire, joined in Commijjion with the aforefaid Galliard Sieur de 
 %mft6 D " r ‘ t, h and ,l Edward Lee Doffor in Divinity, Arch-deacon, of Colchefier, and the 
 f vicechancel- Soveraign s Almoner, fent over with the Lord Morley : In like manner was' John 
 her c’angle-^ Tailour, Arch-deacon of Buckingham, and f Vice-chancellor, joined with Arthur 
 TntheCertif. Plantagcnet Vifcount Lyjle ; and Doftors Goodricfi Bifhop of Ely with the Mar- 
 care 0/ Fran- quefs of Northampton. 
 
 toBut later dimes, the Soveraign’s Ambaffador, refident with the stranger- 
 iheHahit Elcff, hath Pupplied this places as did ir Thomas smith in the Legation lent 
 h \v' U w' A over to t ^ ie French King Charles the Ninths and Sir ‘Edward Stafford in that to 
 i cc'olktl. w. the French King Henry the Third; and 1 - Sir Anthony Mildmay , when the Earl of 
 k t te N. cl. Shrewsbury was fent upon the like Legation to the French King Henry theFourth. 
 
 Befides the before mentioned perfons, Garter Principal King of Arms, was al¬ 
 ways joined in thefe Commijjions of Legation , not only to keep on foot his right 
 to the employment, but to manage the ceremonious part of this Solemnity: 
 and if we (hall be thought over numerous in Inffances to juftifie this particular, 
 let our Reader excufe it, fitice it is to make good the Priviledge of an Office, 
 and maintain the intereft of an ancient right. 
 
 This reafon ("weprerume ) will alfo excufe our repetition here, of the anci¬ 
 ent Prefident when 'Garter carried over the Habit of tbs Order, to Edward King 
 of Portugal, an. 13. H. 6. to which we (hall l'ubjoin theEmbaffies to Charles Duke 
 of Burgundy, where Sir ™ John IVritb Garter , was joined in the Commijjion with 
 Galliard Sieur d eDuras, and that to" Guido Vbaldus Duke of Vrbyn, an.22.H. 7. 
 
 Sir 11 Thomas Wriothejley was alfo joined with Sir Charles Somerjet, in the Lega¬ 
 tion to the Emperor Maximilian ; with the P Lord Morley fent to Ferdinand 
 p Aftmd.Num. Arch-Duke of Aufiria, and with s Arthur Vifcount Lyjle, to the French King 
 q EtCrffcff. Francis the Firlt. 
 
 frsd. 'Sir Chrijlopher Barker, Garter, was alfo fent with the Habit of th e Order into 
 
 rii6.Nf.jS7. Scotland (immediately after the Lord William Howard) who jointly prefented 
 the fame to King James the Fifth. 
 
 Sir Gilbert DethiifibbcWxfc was joined in the Commijjion with the Marquefs 
 of Northampton, in the EmbalTy to the French King Henry the Second; alfo with 
 the Lord Clynton in that to Emanuel Duke of Savoy ; with the Lord Hunfidon in 
 that Legation to Charles the Ninth, with the Earl of Suffex, in that to the Empe¬ 
 ror Maximilian, and with Peregrine Lord Willoughby, in that to Frederick, the Se¬ 
 cond King of Denmark.. 
 
 Garcer joined 
 in the Lega¬ 
 tion. 
 
 1 ti6.Nf.91. 
 
 m ( ColleSa 
 n l A.V.W. 
 
 Afterwardt 
 
-— - 
 
 Sect. II. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 393 
 
 3 ? 3 
 
 Afterwards Sir William Dethiclgf. his Son and Succeffor in the Office of Car¬ 
 ter') was in like manner joined in Commiffion with the Earl of Shrewsbury , lent 
 to Henry the Fourth French King, and with Robert Lord spencer to Frederick 1 
 Duke of Wirtcmberg. 
 
 Prince of Orange , was ' joined in Commijjion with Vifcount Carleton , for the 
 prefentation thereof. 
 
 t MS. in Offic: 
 Arm. [L. 18.] 
 
 And it is here further to be noted, that at fuch times as any other of the Of- c ' rca 
 fleers of Arms were employed in this Affair (as hath fometimes hapned, when 
 Carter could not undertake the Voyage in perfon) fuch Officer (recommended 
 by him to, but approved of by the Soveraign) was fent to execute his office, ne- 
 verthelefs, under a particular refervation of his Rights. 
 
 And therefore the Embaffy to Chrifiian the Fourth King of Denmark., filling 
 out neer to the Coronation of King James (in reference to the " preparations u 5 cMtS.W. 
 for which grand Solemnity, Garter could not be (pared) « William Sefir Efq; 
 then Norroy King of Arms, was joined in Commijjion with the Earl of Rutland. 
 
 When Henry St. George Efqi Richmond Herald, was joined with Sir James 
 Spens Knight, and Peter Toung Efqi in the Commijjion of Legation to Guftavus 
 Adolphus King of Sweden , he went * Deputy to Sir William Seg.tr, Carter , and «S« b 'J r ' Ed 
 wasr accountable to him for the Rewards he did receive. Nor was John rhilpot " r „f 
 Efqi Somerfet Herald any otherwife fent, than Deputy to Garter, though joined for the rights 
 in Commiffion with William Rofmell Efqi for delivery of the Carter and George to 
 Charles Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, an. 9. Car. r. w.o. 
 
 Tn like manner, when the Embafly was left folemn, and only part of the £«- 
 Jigns of the Order fent. Carter hath been jointly employed with the other Com- 
 mijjioners : for lo was William Segar Efqi Carter, with Sir Ralph Winwood, for 
 prefenting the Carter and George to Maurice Prince of Orange, an. 10. Jac. R. 
 
 But betide the ancient right, the ufige and prclcription on Garter’s fide (as is 
 before laid down) we find it declared by a Decree in Chapter (pafs'd the 18. of 
 April, an. 13. Car. 1.) a That the carrying of the Enfigns of the Order to Stranger- lUl.R.p.uo; 
 Princes, doth properly belong to Garter. 
 
 Befides thofe perlons joined in the Commiffion of Legation, there hath been oft H cra,ll! atttn ‘ 
 
 I t 1/ rr- r \ ^ r r 1 it dant ,n the 
 
 times appointed either b Norroy King ot Arms, crlome one ot the Heralds, to go Legation, 
 in the quality of an Attendant on this Service, not only for the c honor of the So- b ( 
 veraign, but of the stranger that is to receive the Habit i in regard the d Cere- &\i° c Jg.ci. ’ 
 monies of Invefiiture with the whole Habit, require the prefence and affiftance ( 
 of two Officers of Arms 5 concerning which we have met with thefe Prefidents. 
 
 f Lancajler Herald attended the Embaffy to Charles the Ninth French King. (MS.folymts 
 Chefter Herald, and Rouge Dragon Purfuivant at Arms, waited on the Embaffy, 00 T -P' 06 - 
 to the French King Henry the Third. A Herald alfo attended the Embaffy to 
 Emanuel Duke of Savoy.Tork.Wera\A attended that to Maximilian the Emperor : 
 
 And somerfet Herald to the French King Henry the Fourth. 
 
 And whereas there went only Norroy to Chrijlian the Fourth King of Den- 
 markjs it was becaufe.no more of the Officers of Arms could be thenfpared, from 
 their neceffary attendance on the Soveraign s Coronation then at hand. So in 
 the Embaffy to Maurice Prince of Orange, one Herald fufficed, s becaufe the 
 Garter and George only (not the whole Habit of the the Order) were lent unto c 
 him, and confequently there was then but little fervice to he done at fuch an 
 Fnveftiture. 
 
 Concerning other Companions and Attendants in thefe Legations , they are 
 both for Quality and Number fuch and fo many,as the Chief in the Legation thinks 
 fufficient, for the honor of the Soveraign , and the reputation of the Embaffy : and 
 in what Equipage fome of thefe Ambajfadors have been attended heretofore, may 
 be feen from the following Lifts. 
 
 C c c 
 
 The 
 
39 4 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV’. 
 
 eoi. MS.in 
 Bibl. Cotton, 
 [fub Effigie 
 Julii'} C. 
 
 The Names of the Noblemen, Knights, and Gentlemen, that accompanied the 
 Marquefs of Northampton in his Legation, with the Habit of the Order to the 
 French King Henry the Second, 15. May an. 5.£. 6 . 
 
 The Earls of Worcefter. 
 
 Rutland. 
 
 Ormond. 
 
 Vi (counts Fitzivalter. 
 
 Lyjle. 
 
 Lords Bourgoune. 
 
 Bray. 
 
 Evers. 
 
 Mr. Throgmorton. 
 
 Mr. Sidney, both of the soveraigris 
 Privy Chamber. 
 
 Sir William Cobbans. 
 
 Sir John Csitts. 
 
 Sir John Perrott. 
 
 Sir Anthony Gssydot. 
 
 Sir Gilbert Dethicks 
 
 Mr. Fitz Williams. 
 
 Mr. Carre. 
 
 Mr. Knolles . 
 
 Mr. Ediv. Warney . 
 
 Mr. Fr. Warney. 
 
 Mr. Young- 
 
 Nit. William Thonsas Secretary to 
 the Lords Commiffioners. 
 
 Mr. Nicholas Alexander. 
 
 Mr. Lucas Frugard . 
 
 Chefler Herald 7 
 
 Rougdragon Purfuivant Arms. 
 
 The whole number of Noblemen and 
 Gentlemen , with all their Trains 
 was 260. 
 
 1' J °‘ ^‘I e ^ a ™ es £ h e Noblemen, Knights, and Gentlemen, who accompanied the 
 Lari ot Suffix in his Legation with the Habit and Enfigns of the Order, to 
 Maximilian the Emperor, an. <y. Eliz. 
 
 The Lord North, Baron of Kyrtling. 
 
 Sir Egremond Radcliff, the Ambafla- 
 Sir Thomas Mild may. (dors Brother. 
 Sir Gilbert Dethick,, Garter. 
 
 Sir Henry Cobham ) T wo of the Sove- 
 > raign’s band of 
 Sir Edmund Fotvell) Penfioners. 
 William Dethick Rouge Crofs Purfui- 
 vant at Arms. 
 
 William Wejlon, one of the Queens 
 Servants. 
 
 Gentlemen attending on the 
 AmbalTador. 
 
 John Falpe Doftor of Phylick. 
 
 Anthony Overton Prothonotary. 
 William Chancellor, Chaplain. 
 
 George Frevill, 
 
 Robert Butler. 
 
 William Mejlen- 
 Henry Mildntay. 
 
 Thomas Higham. 
 
 Veter Gough. 
 
 Arthur Hevingham- 
 Albert Philipps . 
 
 Servants to the Ambaffiador. 
 Henry Eritage. 
 
 James Bradjharo. 
 
 William Hamlett. 
 
 Thomas Gejl. 
 
 Simon Smith ; 
 
 Thomas Barber. 
 
 Servants to the Lord North. 
 
 Arnold Segrell. 
 
 Leonard Dicker: 
 
 Servants to Sir The. Mildmay. 
 
 John Strange . 
 
 James ——— 
 
 Servants to Sir Gilbert Dethick ; 
 
 Charles Poirett . 
 
 John Rudde • 
 
 John Child- 
 John Fletcher• 
 
 Servant to Sir Henry Cobham. 
 Hans -- 
 
 Servant to Sir Edmund Powell. 
 Charles -* 
 
Sect. II. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 395 
 
 The Names of the Emperor’s Gentlemen, that waited upon the Lord Ambaf- MS.pem S. 
 
 fidor the Earl of Suffix, in Vienna 1567. O.t.f.if 4. 
 
 Cajper van Mynkpuitso, Sewer- 
 Seymfrcd van Alderjlon , Carver- 
 Marquefs spider. Cupbearer- 
 tVilliam van Tellullransl Heralds of 
 Ham Poyntfitt S Arms. 
 
 Nicholas Raclodc, Comptroller of the 
 Houfe. 
 
 George Srviklc , Clerk of the Kitchin. 
 Item 10 Archers. 
 
 Item 10 Holbardiers. 
 
 George Weaver, Mailer Cook. 
 
 In the Kitchin 10 perfons. 
 In the Cellar 5. 
 
 In the Larder 5. 
 
 In the Confeftionary 5. 
 
 In the Chaundry 2. 
 
 In the Wardrobe 3. 
 
 In the Scullery 3. 
 
 And one Porter. 
 
 In all 6 2 perfons. 
 
 The Names of the Noblemen, Knights, Efquires, and Gentlemen, who gave their m far 
 attendance on the Earl of Derby, fent Ambajfftdor with the Habit and Enfant ' * ' 
 of the Order, to the French King Henry the Third, 20 -Jan.an. 2 7.E&. 
 
 The Earls waiting Gentlemen. 
 
 Mr. Damney, Son and Heir to Sir John 
 Dawney . 
 
 Mr. James Legh , Son and Heir to Sir 
 Tierce a Legh• 
 
 Mr. Warenne* 
 
 Mr. Thomas shir borne . 
 
 Mr. Stanley. 
 
 Mr. Charles Doyley • 
 
 M. Chevalier Alachett• 
 
 Mr. Richard Starkey* 
 
 Mr. Brcreton . 
 
 Mr. Thomas Hamner > 
 
 Mr. Richard Lloyd • 
 
 Mr. Salisbury . 
 
 Mr. Richard BuJJy • 
 
 Mr. John Downes. 
 
 Mr. Francis Starkey. 
 
 Mr. Baptijl . 
 
 Mr. Thomas Randolph* 
 
 Mr. Tnjfer> 
 
 Mr. Anthony chambers . 
 
 Mr. Nicholas Fortoti* 
 
 Mr. Gervaje RofelU 
 
 Thomas Burfcogh 1 Clerks of the 
 Roger Jollibrand S Kitchin. 
 
 In the third place, there is to be prepared for this Legation, Warrants for warrants 
 the Habit and Enjigns of the Order? and thefe are alfo to be drawn up by the for lhc Habii4 
 Chancellor of the Order , who is to attend the Soveraign for his Sign manual 
 thereunto. 
 
 One Warrant is to be dire&ed to the Mafler of the Soveraign s Great Wardrobe^ hr Appendix, 
 to deliver to Garter King of Arms, the h Mantle , with a Scutcheon of St. George 
 within a Garter, embroidered on the left fhoulder, and TafTels thereunto be- Lxxviir. 
 longing, as alfo the 1 Snr coat and Hood . lxxviii.Sc 
 
 C c c 2 There lxxlx ' 
 
 The Lord sands. 
 
 The Lord Windffor- 
 Mv. Scroop,Son and Heir to the 
 Lord Scroop. 
 
 Mr. Windfire, Son and Heir apparent 
 to the Lord Windfire. 
 
 Sir Richard shirborne Knight, Treafurer. 
 Sir Randolph Brcreton, Knight. 
 
 Mr. Clarencieux, King of Arms. 
 
 Mr. Anthony Cook_ , Heir to Sir An¬ 
 thony Cook; 
 
 Mr. Gerard, Son and Heir to Sir 
 iho'mas Gerard- 
 Mr. Fleetrcood- 
 Mr. Netvdygate • 
 
 Mr. Stallings. 
 
 Mr. somerjet Herald of Arms- 
 Mr. Crompton- 
 Mr. Smith. 
 
 Mr. Denton. 
 
 Mr. Miller Secretary. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Arderne, Steward; 
 
 Mr. Fox, Comptroller. 
 
 Mr. Newton, Gentleman Huifher. 
 
 Mr. Philipps, Chaplain. 
 
 Mr. Alexander, Gentleman ofthe Horfe. 
 Mr. Moorcroft, Phyfitian- 
 
39 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 k Ibid. Num. 
 LXXX. 
 
 LX XXI. 
 LXXX II & 
 LXXXIII. 
 
 m Ibid. Num. 
 IXXXIV. 
 
 & LXXXV. 
 
 * Ibid. Num. 
 LXXX. 
 
 4 . Other Nc- 
 cefTaries. 
 
 r.j Appendix, 
 ot Numb. 
 LXXXVlf.fe 
 1XXXVIII. 
 
 There is alfo another Warrant drawn up, for the delivery of the Enfigns of 
 the Order to Carter ; namely k the rich Garter, the Great Collar of the Order with 
 a George appendant, and another fmaller George hanging in a Blue Ribband .■ 
 together with Cafes for them, lined with Purple Velvet, and gilt on the outfide. 
 
 And fometim.es thefe Enfigns have been delivered out of the Jewcl-houfe to 
 the Herald at Arms, joined in the Legation in Garters Read, as were thofe fent 
 to Charles King ot Sweden, an. 20. Car. 2. But thofe provided for John George 
 Duke of saxony to Sir Thomas Higgons, the principal in the Legation to him; 
 for which they gave their m feveral Receipts. 
 
 The Soveraign's Warrant for the delivery of thofe Enfigns fent to Maximilian 
 the Emperor, was direfted to the Lord Treajssrer of England, for which Garter 
 gave his* Receipt. But for thofe fent to the French King Henry the Fourth, 
 tire Warrant was directed to the Mafter of the Jewel-honJe : and out of this Of¬ 
 fice have all the Enfigns of the Order, before mentioned, been fince delivered. 
 
 There are feveral other Neeeffitries to be provided, which may pafs as ap¬ 
 purtenances to the former, and are fometimes inferted into the soveraign’s War¬ 
 rants for the Habit of the Order, and at other times iflue forth by particular 
 Warrants; namely, 
 
 A " Black . Velvet Cap, with white Feathers and a Heron Sprig. 
 
 s\°Cirdle and Hangers of the fame coloured Velvet with the Surcoat. 
 
 A yard of Purple Velvet hath been ul’ually allowed out of the Great Ward¬ 
 robe, for covering the Book of Statutes which the Soveraign fends to the EleQ- 
 Stranger ; and for the Velom, Writing, and Binding the"faid Book, there is a 
 Fee paid by the Soveraign to the Regijier of the Order, which generally hath 
 been proportioned according to the Degree of the stranger ,' for this Officer had 
 allowed him for the Book fent 
 
 m Collett. W. le 
 
 N. Cl. 
 
 m To the French Ring, Henry the Fourth— 
 To John Cafin/ire Count Palatine -- 
 
 l. 
 
 5 
 
 — 4 
 
 
 To the King of Sweden, an. 3. Car. 1. — 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 6 
 
 o 
 
 d. 
 
 That Book of Statutes fent to the French King Henry the Third,.was fairly 
 LX'tvili. ™' bound in" Crimfon Velvet, and edged with Gold Lace: That to the French 
 oMS.fsl.tems King Henry the Fourth was° painted with Arms, .wrought with Goldfmiths 
 c.e.r.f.104. wor k ; bound in Blue Velvet, with Laces of Gold and Silk. But to be more 
 particular, we will mfert a Tranfcript of the Bill of Charges for the Bookof the 
 Statutes, provided for and fent to James the Fifth King of Scotland,an.26. H.8. 
 
 MS vet. tnts 
 G.OXf. 1. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 Firft, For Felly us --—-- 
 
 — 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 / 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 Item, For red Silkfor the Strings and 1 
 garni firing of the Book --- S 
 
 -- 1 
 
 0 
 
 Item, For an Ounce and a half of yenice Gold -5 2 
 
 Item, For jlsaping, snaking of the Bag, and garnijhing — 3 4 
 
 Item, For the Red Sa‘ cenet for the lining of the Bag - 1 4 
 
 Item, For a Box -- 8 
 
 146 
 
II. 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with tbs Habit. 
 
 397 
 
 This Book, of Statutes ought to be Sealed,with the f Common Seal of the Order ; P&3 iSut. 
 which not only the Statutes of Inftitution , but all the other fucceeding Bodies oi " H % * A " 20 
 Statutes do appoint: Befides,at a Chapter heldat Whitehall,l 9 . Apr. an. 1 ^.C.ir. 1. An.it. 
 this Law was confirmed, and thereupon it was again Decreed, tfSat tie Book qLib.R.p.ub, 
 of Statutes fent to any Stranger-Prince fliould be fettled with the Great Seal of the 
 Order, affixed to a Label of Blue Silk and Cold. 
 
 There is alfoto be provided a large Purple Velvet Cujhen , to carry the Robes 
 on, when they are to beprefented; this is put likewife into the Soveraign's 
 Warrant, and provided by the Mafier of the Great Wardrobe 3 and it ufually 
 contains r one yard and a quarter in length, being adorned r with Fringe, Cauls, r cdietl.A. 
 and Taflels of Gold and Purple Silk, and within it a'Pillow of Fuftian filled K' w i r L 
 with Down. U wJ M r- 
 
 There were two Velvet Cufiens prepared for the Service of the Duke of IVir- Ocula, m offU. 
 tembergs Inveftiture, an. 1. Jac. mee .» one of Purple for the Soveraign's State, 
 and another ofCrimfon for the Dukes: Soalfo were there carried over the “d ,6 °3- 
 lame year, for the Service of chrifiian the Fourth King of Denmark, "two ^fuShtpenei 
 Purple Cufjens garnilked with Fringe, Buttons, Cauls, and Taflels. GOT P ., 9i . 
 
 Two Majejly Scutcheons are likewife to be provided, painted in Oyl, and gild- ” uid -p.z99- 
 ed with fine Gold; the one whereof to have the Arms of the Soveraign (\ iir- 
 rounded with a Garter, under an Imperial Crown ; the other of the Stranger’s 
 Arms,within a Garter alfo,and fitch a Crown as belongs to his Dignity. Boththefe 
 are to be put in Frames, painted, and gilt, with their feveral sttlcs fairly written 
 underneath the Arms, and fet upon the back of the Soveraign's Stall, under the 
 State,as alfo on the back of the Stall of the Stranger-El effi. But there were x three x Colldt. V/.lc 
 Majefty Scutcheons fent over in the Legation to Henry Prince of Orange, in reward Kcl ' 
 that at his Inveftiture Frederick Prince Ele&or Palatine was prefent. 3 
 And in cafe the chief perfon in the Legation be a Knight of the Order, then 
 is he to have a like scutcheon of his y own Arms to fet over his Stall alfo :’for fo yAppend.Nm. 
 had Henry Earl of Derby provided for him at the soveraign's charge, when he txxviii. 
 was fent with the Habit to the French King Henry the Third. 
 
 The remaining Neceflaries are fuch as relate to the franfportation of the Ha¬ 
 bit of the Order, and what appertains to them, to wit; 
 
 •One pair of fine Holland fleets , to fold the Habit in. z Tbid. Num. 
 
 Two sweet Bags of Taffaty, to lay amongft them. lxxxvii 
 
 Two Trunk’, to put the faid parcels in. Lxxxvni. 
 
 One Sumpter saddle. 
 
 All which are to be provided at the Soveraign's b charge, and is alfo his gift 13 Bx.eH. Ars. 
 to the Eled-Prince. ° J f °' 7: 
 
 What further Warrants are to be obtained from the Soveraign , relate to Gar- 5. Warrants 
 ter, and fuch other Officer of Arms as is appointed to attend the Legation', as firft, foral,owane ' E 
 a Warrant whereby the Soveraign alcertains an allowance for their Dyct and Re- 'h c G HcraSd? nt! 
 ward, during their Journey, and till their return; and upon which mod com- 
 monly,for greater certainty of the payment,th e soveraign's Privy Seal is obtained. 
 
 The allowance to Garter in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth, was 10 s. a 
 day forhisdyet, and ior.a day the Soveraign’s Reward, in all 20/- per diem. 
 
 d Thus much we find to have been allowed Sir Gilbert DethickGarter, in the ak Appendix, 
 Embaffy to the French King Henry the Second, and appointed to e begin the 28 e 1 Sumb. 
 oi' April, an. 5. E. 6. lxxxix. 
 
 The like f fum per diem was allowed him in the Legation to Maximilian the f j rb.rnm. 
 Emperor, and to e begin feven days before his arrival at the Sea fide : In this e L xc - 
 fervice * 250 days being fpent, his allowance came to 250/. * ms fit. penes 
 
 In the Voyage to Frederickthe Second King of Denmark , the faid Sir Gilbert 00r -P 159. 
 Dethick, had the 1 ’fame allowance given him, which ; began the 29. of June an. hr Appendix, 
 24. Elite,, (being the tenth day before his embarking) and ended the 2. day of 1 * W "" XCI> 
 oUober following. 
 
 And when Clarenceux was fent k in the place of Garter (that Office being void k coUea.w. 
 by the death of the faid Sir Gilbert Dethick ) with the Earl of Derby, to the lAp'pendix, 
 trench King Henry the Third, the like fum of 1 20 s. per diem was alfo allowed sum.xciio 
 
 him. 
 
398 Inveflicure of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 him, to begin from the 17. of Jan. an. 27. Eliz. though the faid Earl went not 
 m Appendix, till the "'2 6. of the fame month, and returned not till the 16. of March following. 
 nr"atsdnBibt. We further find, that the very "fame allowance was alfo fetled upon Sir Wil- 
 ol li an Delhicl ( Garter, when the Habit of the Order was fent to the French King 
 
 fttimGo' Hcnr J tlle fourth, which Journey began the°l i.of September , an. 4c. Eliz. and 
 r. t 6 1. ’ lafted till the 7. of November enfuing, in all 60. days. As alfo in his Voyage to 
 
 P Fx 2 *' m • the Duke of IVirtembcrg, which began the p 6 . of September, an. 1 .Jac. R. and 
 f.'To. ' ended with his return to Hampton-Court, on chrijimas Eve following, and 
 amounted to 109/. But an. 10. Jac. upon the carriage of the Habit over to 
 Prince Maurice of Najfau, the allowance to Sir William Segar, Garter, was en- 
 jsum'xcni cre;, fed to r 3 0/ - a day: fo much alfo was after allowed to the fame Sir Wil¬ 
 liam .segar, when the Habit of the Order was fent over to Henry Prince of Orange, 
 XCIV an.^.Car. 1. viz. 1 1 5 s.pcr diem, for his Dyet, and the fame lum per diem by way 
 ofReward. 
 
 Of this daily allowance Carter hath ufually obtained an advance beforehand, 
 uibtd.Kum. f or bis better fupport by the way : For inftanee, he had an advance of“ two 
 months pay for his Voyage towards Vienna, and when he accompanied the Lord 
 w ms. fol. pc. H u „jdon into France, he had an advance alfo of w 40 l. In like manner when Cla- 
 f f, |o6 .' r rencenx we v in the Legation to the French King Henry the Third, he received 
 x Appendix, a^hundred Marks beforehand. 
 
 Num.xcu. When nnv of the Heralds were fent in Carter's place, the fame allowances 
 y Mi.ttum. were made them, as it Carter had gone in perfon; for we find the fum of? 50 s. 
 
 a day allowed to Henry st. George Efq; Richmond Herald fent with the Earl of 
 Carlijlc to Charles Kmg of Sweden, whither he began his Journey the 5. of Fe- 
 zKum.x cvi. brrrir; . m. 2 r. Car. 2 . As alio to 1 Tho. St. Georgy Eli]: Somerfet Herald, fent with 
 Sir Tho. Higgons to the Duke of Saxony, upon the like Employment, the 27. of 
 February following. 
 
 As concerning the allowance to fuch Officers of Arms, not joined in, but ap¬ 
 pointed to attend any ofthefe Legations, it was as followeth. 
 
 If he were a Herald, his allowance was the moycty of what was given to Gar¬ 
 ter ; to wit, heretofore 5 /. per diem for his Dyet, and the like fum for the sove- 
 rajgn’s Reward, in toto to s. per diem. And if a Fnrfitivant at Arms was fent on 
 this Emp' rent, his allowance was half as much per diem as an Herald had. 
 a \au Sm. Agr . l hereunto was the allowance given to a Chefler Herald, and b Rouge 
 H LXXXIX ' Dr.i : Purfuivants; in the EmbaiTy to the French King Henry the Second, an. 5. 
 
 E. 6. and c there called the old Rate. So alfo to Somerfet Herald, in the Voyage 
 d Tbid.Num. d to y re dericl{ the Second King of Denmark , and to the fame Herald when he 
 c fbij.ttum. attended the Legation to the French King ‘Henry the Third, and likewife in that 
 xcli. Embajjy to 1 Henry t he Fourth of France. 
 
 Moreover the Herald or Turfuivant had alfo a proportionable part of their 
 217 .h.fa ms- daily allowance- advanced beforehand, to fit them for their Journey, like as 
 fit tints G.°. Q Jr!cr b ' , as in the forefaid Legation to Henry the Third, Somerfet Herald 
 i Append.Hum. an advance of an • hundred Nobles. 
 
 xcn. Over and above the before mentioned allowances to Garter, for Diet and the 
 
 k 5 Ibii. Hum. soveraigns Reward, he hath alfo an allowance for k PoJlage, both outward and 
 I ixc. homeward, of himfelf and his Servants, and Tranlportation of the Habit of the 
 Order, and other things necefl’ary for the Voyage : And of this,becaule there can be 
 noeftimate made beforehand,whereby to afeertain any allowance for the fame, it 
 hath been ufual to infert a Claufe in the Soveraigns Warrants, including the al¬ 
 lowances for thefe things, to be fuch as 'Carter (upon his return) Ihould in a 
 Bill of particulars, fubferibed with his hand, fignifie to the Treafeurer and cham¬ 
 berlains of the Exchequer to have been disburfed by him. 
 
 ”1 tbid.Num. The Warrant to furnifh Garter or the Herald with " Pojl-horfis from place to 
 is XCVIII." place, is commonly had from the Lords of the Privy Council, or Secretary of 
 State: as likewife fer convenient" shipping, for the Tranlportation of him¬ 
 felf, Servants, Trunks, and other necelfaries, when he palleth over Sea, either 
 before or after the Lord Ambafeador, and is not provided for in his Ship. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 399 
 
 Inveftiture o/Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 The Ceremonies of Inveftiture. 
 
 T H E Ceremonies obferved at a Stranger Prince’s Receipt of the whole Ha¬ 
 bit and Enfigns of the Order, are highly folemn, whether we confider 
 the manner of Lnvejliture performed by the sovereign’s Ambajfidors , or the Fe- 
 jlivity and Triumphs added by the new Invejied Stranger ; and therefore that 
 nothing may hinder a full profpedt into the (fate and magnificence of both, we 
 (hall handle the fame at large; and give fuch inftances thereof, as may illuftrate 
 fo great a Solemnity. 
 
 Firft then, the Commijftoners joined in the Legation (after their arrival at the < ' Firft Audi 5 
 EleCt-stranger s Court, and receiving notice of their firft Audience) are to pre- cncc ‘ 
 fent themfelves in the 3 accuftomed manner of Ambajfadors, Carter or his De- 3 f CalleSW. 
 puty going in breaft with the chief in the Legation , if there be only himfelf bF^eA, ' c, ' 
 joined in the Commijfion with the Lord AmbaJJador : and in that b place is it re- 
 membred, that William Segar Efq; Norroy King of Arms (Tent in the place of Gar¬ 
 ter) did proceed with the Earl of Rutland , at their firft audience before ebri- 
 Jiian the Fourth King of Denmark. 
 
 Being arrived neer the Elect-stranger , they prefent the Letters « certifying cAppndix, 
 Election , or their Credential Letters from the Sovereign ; and after (ome fhort ge^ ttem.tM. 
 neral Complement delivered from the sovereign of the Order , by the chief Am- 
 bajfador in the Legation , he further makes known how that the Sovereign and 
 “ Knights-Companions of the moft Noble Order of the Garter , have eletfted him 
 " into that moft renowned society , for the reafons which are commonly laid 
 “down in the Preamble of their Commijjion, and which he ought then to repeat 
 “further acquainting him, that the sovereign doth never Eleift any stranger in- 
 “ to the laid Society, but fuch as he doth moft highly honor and relpeft; and 
 “therefore defires him, that he would accept of it, as a true teftimony thereof; 
 
 “to which end he adds, that the Sovereign hath fent him over, together with 
 “ Garter Principal King of Arms (or his Deputy') to perform the Ceremony of 
 w Inveftiture. And this is the fubftance of his addrefs for the general reprefen- 
 tation of his Affair. 
 
 But more particularly in this firft fpeech, he is to profecute the method and 
 order laid down in his Infractions, concerning which we have (ome light from 
 thofe given to the Earl of Shrewsbury upon his Embafl'y, with the whole Habit 
 of the Order to the French King Henry the Fourth, which were as followeth. 
 
 “'Firft, you (hall let the King underhand, that the King who was firft Intli- cExCttusw* 
 “ t,,,or of this Order , did principally dedicate the fame to Noble perfens, remark- leN - cl - 
 “able for extraordinary valour and command in martial Affairs; and as both 
 “ IVe and Our Predeceflors have ufually beftowed it upon perfonages of higheft 
 “Eftate and deareft unto Us, fo both thefe relpedls concurring in this Election 
 “of him (as that Prince whofe prefervation we have ever held’moft dear, and 
 “ w ho liking perfonal valour and experience hath gotten to bimfelf the gre'atef 
 “ reputation by the fame, that ever any Prince hath done in Europe) we have 
 “ had no fmall defire, long ere this time, to poflefs him of this further pledge 
 “ of our perfeft amity, being one of the greateft figns of honor, wherewith we 
 “can honor any Prince ; and therefore do defire him to make no other judg- 
 “ ment of the protraction of the fame hitherto, but that his own uncertainties 
 “ of refidence, in regard of the continual aftions of War, wherein he is daily 
 “engaged, hath given uscaufeto think, it would have come unfeafonably un- 
 “ to him; when now that the Treaties and other Circumftances feem more fit- 
 “ ting, we allure our felf, that it (hall be received with that furc meafure of 
 “good will andkindnefs, wherewith we offer it; and as we take our felf 
 
 “ honored 
 
400 
 
 Jnveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 g SeZl. II. 
 h MS- in Bibl. 
 Colon. [ 
 effii- fulii 
 
 C 
 
 c: honored by fuch and lb choice a Companion, fo can no Prince go before Z)i in 
 “ Our true and perfeft obligation, to the rights of all happinefs in all his Fortunes. 
 
 After the formality of this firft addrefs is over, and that the stranger hath 
 by his' anfwer accepted of the Eleftion, and confented to the reception of the 
 IMs.inOffic. 0 r j cr • then doth the Ambajfador, immediately f deliver to him the Bool ( of 
 foL^'vlie Statutes ( that fo he may perufe them before he airtime the Habit') and defires his 
 eii.im. 4 fpn- confideratiOn thereupon.- Next,both the Commiffioners in the Legation prefent 
 *'c» 5 ’£ U ’ him with the George and Ribband, and put it about his Neck, for fo did * Sir 
 IV. G. ' James Spens and Mr. Henry St. George, Richmond Herald, to Gujiavus Adolphus 
 King of Srceden the 21. of September, an.%. Car. I. and in the laft place, the Am- 
 baflador moves him to be pleafed to name both a fit time and place, for his 
 confent to the Articles of the Statutes , and the reception of the Habit ; which 
 being appointed (after fome further Complements) the Ambajjadors depart for 
 that time. 
 
 j. rreparati- j n the interim, before the day of Inveftiture , time is ufually fet apart for Cors- 
 vc!tkurc' Cln " ference between the Soveraign s Ambajjadors, and fome of the P.leci-Princes Coun¬ 
 cil, touching the ordering of the Ceremonies at this great Solemnity, and word¬ 
 ing the Oath to be by him taken, before he is inverted (in- cafe any Exceptions 
 (ball be made to the general Oath of the Order, or that the form thereof hath 
 not been fully agreed upon beforehand) in relation to which we (hall particu¬ 
 larly difcourfe in the following s Chapter. 
 
 s Garter is likewife to confider, what places in the E/eff-Princes Court (fitteft 
 to perform the Ceremonies in) are to be made ready, and in what manner; as 
 alfo to inftruft his Officers, what duties and fervices are on their part to be 
 undertaken. 
 
 If the great Hall , or other large Room, be appointed for the place of Invejli- 
 ture, there ought to be prepared a Table, with a rich Carpet, whereon the Habit 
 and Enftgns of the Order are to be laid, during the reading of the soveraign s 
 Con/mijjion of Legation, with another Table for the stranger , who receives the 
 Order , and a third for the Soveraign's Ambajjadors. 
 
 In the Church or Chappel into which the inverted Stranger is to proceed, to 
 i ibidem. hear Divine Service, is to be erected a stall (under a ‘ Cloth of state) on the 
 right hand entrance of the Choire, for the soveraign of the Order, within which 
 is to be fixed the Majefly-Scutcheon of the soveraign % Arms, mentioned among 
 the preparations made for the Legation. 
 
 Alfo another stall placed at that diftance from the soveraign’s stall, and on 
 the fame fide of the Choire, as is the Stall defigned for the EleU-Stranger, in the 
 Choire at IVindefor ; over which a State is likewife to be fet, and within the 
 stall fixt the other Majejly-Scutcheon of his own Arms, brought likewife over 
 by Garter or his Deputy. 
 
 ' And laftly, a thifd stall for the Lord Ambajfador, who (if he be a Knight- 
 Companion of the Order) hath in like manner a scutcheon of his own Arms with¬ 
 in a Garter, fet over it ; for fo had the k Marquefs of Northampton, at the Inve- 
 jtiture of the French King Henry the Second, an. 5. E. 6 . and the ‘Earl of Derby 
 at that of Henry the Third, and the Conjlable of France (being a Knight-Com¬ 
 panion of the Garter) attending at the former of thefe two Invejlitures, in his 
 
 mEzrcd ms. w hole Habit , had alfo a m Scutcheon of his Arms, placed over the Stall provided 
 penes euni.G. r , . 
 
 1 • for him. 
 
 And we are further to note, that underneath all thefe Scutcheons of Arms, the 
 Stiles and Titles (fairly written) of the Soveraign and each Knight-Companion are 
 to be affixed. 
 
 But where there hath followed no folemn Proceeding to Church after Inve¬ 
 ftiture, the Soveraign's Scutcheon of Arms with his Titles have been fet up at the 
 upper end of the Room where the Inveftiture was performed, fo alfo the stran- 
 coi/ffl. ger-Knighu at due diftance : for fo was it done at the Inveftiture of * Gujiavus 
 lit E.w.G. Adolphus King of Srceden, which he received in his Tent at .the Leaguer ncer 
 Darjljarc in Trujjia the 23. of September, an. 3. Car. j. and likewife at the Inve¬ 
 ftiture of 11 John George Duke of Saxony, the 13. ot April, an. 22. Car. 2. 
 
 J Howbeit 
 
 k AfS.penes G. 
 O.T.fii 9- 
 I Collett. W.tt 
 N.Cl. 
 
 O.T.loc.cit. 
 
 u 
 
Sect. III. Inveftiture of Strangers rvitb the Habit. 401 
 
 Befides the before mentioned Preparations, the Church or Chappel into which 
 the new Inverted stranger proceeds; is to be richly adorned .• This, for inftafice, 
 we find done at th e Invejiiture of Henry the Third, the French King, th e Church 
 of Augujline Friers in Paris, being hung with rich Arras, and all the Choice and 
 Stalls with Cloth of Gold : and how the Church of St. Vlriij at studtgard was 
 adorned at the reception of the Habit by Frederick, Duke of Wirtemberg will 
 appear by and by. 
 
 The day whereon the Solemnity of Invejiiture is to be celebrated, the Elect- ;• The ordei 
 Stranger fends his Coach, and tome perfons of Quality to accompany the Sove- of Invcftltur “ 
 raign's Ambajftdors to his Court. At the Inveftiture of Henry Prince of Orange , 
 n Frederick Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, fate with Vilcount Charleton in one "5 Vutc Cuh- 
 Boot of the Prince s Coach, and bir ° William Segar in the other 5 who arriving at supremo RclU- 
 the Court, were met by the faid Prince, at the foot of the Stairs, and conducted timem, 
 thence into his great Chamber. C gr.cL *' ' 
 
 After fuch time as the Fleet-Stranger and the soveraign s Ambaffadors have a 
 while retired, the Stranger hath ufually firft entred the Room, appointed for the 
 Ceremony,.and flood under his own State, expediting the coming in of the Am¬ 
 baffadors, and notice thereof being given them (they repofing themfelves in a 
 Room neer unto it) forthwith proceeded in manner following. 
 
 Servants to the Lord Ambaffador , two and two. 
 
 The Herald in his Coat of the Soveraign’s Arms, bearing the Mantle, Surcoat , 
 
 Hood, and Cap on his arms, and if there be a Piirfmvanl attending the Em- 
 baffy, he (wearing his Coat) proceeds before him, bearing part of the laid Habit. 
 
 Carter, verted in his p rich Coat of the Soveraign s Arms alfo (but at the Inve- p ms. in BUI. 
 Jiiture of the Duke of Wirtemberg he wore his Robe of Crimfon Sattin, fo did 
 C.larenceux at the Invejiiture of the French King Henry the Third, and laftly c.j. 
 Richmond and Somerfet at the Invejiiture of Charles King of Sweden, and the 
 Prince Eledtorof Saxony) bearing on a Culhen the Garter, the Collar of the Order, 
 with the great George, the Rook, of Statutes, and th eCommiJJion of Legation. 
 
 Laftly, the Lord Ambaffador, or chief in the Embafly, who,ifhe be a Knight- 
 Companion, proceedeth its his compleat Habit. 
 
 If there happen to be any other Knight-Companion prefent at this high So¬ 
 lemnity, he alfo wears his- whole Habit of the Order, as did s Frederick . Prince qErjw f.Rc- 
 Palatine of the Rhyne , at the Invejiiture of Henry Prince of Orange, an. 3. Cap. 1. 
 the like did the' Conji able of France, when the French King Henry the Second ' MS, prnes G. 
 received the whole Habit at Cafflebriand the 21. of June, an. E.6. The laid °‘ r 
 Confiable alfo paired in the Proceeding with the soveraign s Ambaffador, into the 
 faid Kings Privy Chamber, the place appointed for performing this Ceremony. 
 
 In this Proceeding up to the Soveraign' s state, th£y all make three Reve¬ 
 rences, and drawing neer thereunto, the Ambaffadors Servants fall otfon either 
 fide, for the Herald to pafs up to the Table fet before the soveraign’s state, where ■ 
 being arrived (with a tingle Reverence) he lays down the Robes thereupon. 
 
 Then Garter draws neer the Table alfo, and with a like Reverence towards 
 the Soveraign s State, depofites there the Enfignj of the Order. 
 
 The Lord Ambaffador follows and makes his Reverence towards the Soveraign 5 
 State, and after turning to the stranger-Eldf, and doing him Reverence, he (or 
 fome other fit perfon thereto appointed) delivers himfelf in a Ihort, but grave 
 and learned, Oration 5 “In which he not only r fets forth the praifes of the mod (Lit.Kt.30s. 
 “illuftrious Order, and of the King the Soveraign thereof (his Majefties hearty 
 cc affedtion and good will appearing in this Adtion) but alfo the virtues, the me- 
 “morable and praife worthy Adtions of the Elect-Stranger, to whom the Habit 
 “and Enjigns of the Order are fent: neither are his Anceftors (if happily any of 
 “ them have attained and enjoyed the honor, reputation, and dignity of this 
 “ Order J to be pafs’d over in filence; whereby his heart (already fufficiently 
 “ of it felf breathing impatience and defire) may be fo much the more inflamed 
 “ with an earneftnels to obtain the honor and favour of this fo great a dignity. 
 
 “ He adds befide, that the Soveraign having well weighed thefe and the like 
 “things in his mind, and maturely advifed thereof with his Knigbts-Compa- 
 
 D d d mans 5 
 
402 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 c; rions 5 they were perfwaded and well fatrsfied in themfelvcs to nominate 
 cc and chufe him before others, to the end that he might both himfelf be honor- 
 •' r ed by the choice of Inch a perfon, and alfo thereby give an encreafe and addi- 
 
 tion of Lnrtre to thole renowned aftions and virtues, which already were a 
 
 C! chief ornament unto him. 
 
 c - La (fly, he points towards the Enfigns of the Order , which he declares to 
 cc have been Lent by the Sovcraign, out of great love and lingular affedtion to 
 “dtgmfie him therewith, as to a perlon unto whom he wilht as well and hono¬ 
 urably as to any other Prince whatlbever: and withall intreats him kindly to 
 c: accept of, and wear them in remembrance of the Soveraign and his Order. 
 Kind. This, Wor the like Oration being ended, the Ambaffadors prefent their Com- 
 
 • million of Legation to the hands of the EleS-Stranger, who delivers it to his.se- 
 
 eretary, and he publickly reads it. 
 
 At the before mentioned Inveftiture of the French King Henry the Second, the 
 x ms. m Bin. K Cilhop ot Ply, one ol the Comrnijfioners in the Legation, made the Speech, to 
 U ’ h ' ch the Cdrtiioal Lm ‘‘ ine returned anfwer, in the laid Kings behalf, with 
 c %.] 1 all thankful acknowledgments of the honor of the Order. 
 
 y Clka.ir.lt Anc * when Henry the Third of France received the Habit of the Order, y Sir 
 At cl. Edward Stafford, the soveraign s Leiger Ambaffador , performed this fervice. 
 
 After the Commiffion is read, Garter presents the Oath, fairly written, which 
 is adminilired to the EleS-stranger, where if any exceptions were beforemade 
 z A-pnJia, and admitted, they mull: be here rehearfed; as we find it diredted in the * In- 
 Knm.cu. Jlruclions given for the Inveftiture of James the Fifth King of Scotland. 
 
 But the Oath was not taken by the French King Henry the Third, till after his 
 Inveftiture, and in the Auguftine Fryers Church in Paris ; which being before pre- 
 •Ui.c-t.ii. pared and written on Parchment in Letters of Gold ; the Laid King there * lign- 
 ed it, by the fubfeription of his name [ HenryJ and then delivered it to his Se¬ 
 cretary, to have his Privy Seal put to it. So alfo was the Duke of Wirtemberg, 
 0 f h.it I Cel- an. i. Jac. a firft Invented in his great Hall at studtgard, and then proceeded to 
 touEpAnr. the great church, b where he took the Oath. 
 
 The c Ceremony of thetWj being finifhed. Garter takes from off the Culhen 
 bibid. 155. the Garter, and having kits’d it, prefents it to the Lord Ambaffador, who kneel- 
 cZjA.N/. 3 io. j„g down, puts it with all Reverence about the strangers left leg, being affifted 
 A cMH.wr.te by Garter, and therewithall d Garter pronounccth theie words of signification. 
 
 ciii.N.p.jio ‘Hd loudens at.j ; honorem Omnipotentis Dei, intemerats Matris ejus, & 
 
 SanSi Georgii Martyrise cingeTibiant tuam hoc infigni subligaculo, circum- 
 ferens in augmentum honoris tui, & in flgnuns ac ntemoriam illuilriffimi Or- 
 dinis, nufqnam oblivioni datums, ant omiffitrus, quod eo moneris 5 111 valeas, 
 inquant, & vehs in jufto hello, quod foliim inibis, flare firmiter ., agere fortiter, 
 & fellciter ornnino vincere. 
 
 This being laid, Garter next takes the surcoat, and delivers it with the Ce¬ 
 remony of a Kifs to the Lord Ambaffador, who (after the EleS-stranger hath 
 put oil his Cloak, or upper Garment and Sword) puts it upon him in this man- 
 < C’lltlt. IP. ner.- Firlf the 1 Lord Ambaffador begins at the Strangers right arm, and Garter 
 un. cl. (or the Leiger Ambaffador if prefent) affifts at the left fhoulder. The stranger 
 being thus verted with the Surcoat, both the Lord Ambaffador and Garter gird 
 his sword about him, wilh a Velvet Girdle of the fame' colour, at the doing 
 whereof Garter faith thefe words. 
 
 gtj 4 .Njp.jio. s Capita veftem hanc pitrpuream, ad incrementum honoris, & in (ignaculum 
 
 Or din is accepts : qua munitus non vereberis pro fide Chrifti, liber tale Ecclefhe, 
 pro jure, & opprefforum atq ; indigentium necefi'aria tuitione, fanguinem etiam 
 fundere, nedum fortiter ac ftrenue dimicare. 
 
 After this. Garter takes up the Mantle and Hood, which having in like man¬ 
 tlet killed, he delivers to the Lord Ambaffador, who inverts the Stranger there¬ 
 with 
 
. 
 
 _ 
 
 
 Sect. III. 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 403 
 
 with, and lays the Hood upon his h right fhoulder (the Train being given into hins.in offic. 
 the hands of fome noble Perlonage, to be born up ) Garter alfo pronouncing 
 
 thefe words. on. pent/ a. 
 
 OXf.2i9: 
 
 ‘ Accipe Clamidem hanc Cmlici coloris, in Signum ClariJJimi hujus Or dinit, ■ £ii.N.fo» «>• 
 & in augnientunt etiam honoris tui , rubeo Clypeo Dominic# Cruris, uti cernis , 
 infignitam : ut cujus virtute fetnper ac vigore proteSus per Hojtes tutus abeas , 
 cos ubiqs fitperare valeas , & pro clarijfimis deniq, mentis , pojl egregiam hanc 
 hujus temporis militiam, ad <eterna vereq', triumphalia gaudia pertingas. 
 
 And in the laft place. Garter takes up the Collar, and with a Rifs alfo, prefents 
 it to the Lord Ambajfador , who placeth it about the Stranger’s fhoulders, at 
 which part of the Inveftiture Garter uttereth thefe words. 
 
 k Torqucm huncin Collo deferes , ad augmenium honoris , cf in fignum quoq j 
 clarijjimi Ordinis a te fufeepti, cum imagine finSijJimi Martyris, do Chrifii 
 Militis Georgii: cujus pnefldio fujfultus, Mttndi hujus turn profpera quant ad- 
 verfi lie pertranfias, ut animx paritcr ac corporis hofiibus hie Jircnue dev; if is, 
 non ictnporari/c modo Militis gloriam, fed & perennis viSori# palniam d: 
 nip', recipere valeas. Amen. 
 
 As foon as this Ceremony of Inveftiture is finiflied, the Lord Ambajfador con¬ 
 gratulated the new inverted stranger in the Soveraign's name, and in the name 
 of all the Knights-Companions ; and then delivers to him his Velvet Cap, adorned 
 with White Plumes, and next the Book, of Statutes. 
 
 By the Infractions drawn up for the Inveftiture of 1 Julian its de Medicis , and 
 m James the Fifth King of Scotland (though the form of the words of Admonition 
 and signification , are therein more briefly coucht) it may be obferv’d, that this 
 was the ancient feries and order of Inveftiture, and was performed "all together, 
 and 0 before the Stranger proceeded to the church. 
 
 The Stranger being thus Inverted, ftayeth a while in the Room, where he 
 received this honor, and either difeourfeth with the Antbajpidor, or elle is en 
 tertained by him, with fome fliort congratulatory Oration : which Comple¬ 
 ment being ended, he goeth to the Church in a folemn manner, having the 
 Train of his Mantle carried up. 
 
 The Proceeding to the Chappel, after the Inveftiture of the french King 
 Henry the Second. 
 
 t Gentlemen of France and England. 
 
 Noblemen of France and England. 
 
 Knights of the Order of St. Michael in their Collars. 
 Commijfioners of England, where Sir John Mafon placed himfelf 
 with Monfieur de Ontable, above the other Commijfioners , be- 
 caufe he was the Soveraign's Ambajfador Reftdent. 
 
 Chefter Herald, in the Soveraign’s Coat of Arms. 
 
 Marquefs of Northampton, and Conftable of France. 
 
 Serjeants at Arms. 
 
 Garter in the soveraign’s Coat of Arms. 
 
 Cardinal of The French King in the Habit The Cardinal 
 
 Chattillion. of the Order of the Garter. of Loraine. 
 
 His Train born by the Duke of Longtteville, 
 as great Chamberlain of France. 
 
 At the entrance into the church,M in the Proceffion make three Reverences, 
 the firft towards the high Altar , the next towards the Soveraign's Stall, and the 
 third towards the new-invefted stranger’s stall. 
 
 The Lord Ambaffador proceedeth towards the Seat affigned for him, and ftands 
 
 D d d 2 before 
 
 I ^ Appendix , 
 Num.Cl. 
 &CIL 
 
 nr MS. in Of- 
 o\fic. Arm. 
 [V l Afo‘- 47- 
 videfs MS.pe¬ 
 nes G. 0. T. 
 p 156. in the 
 cafe of the Em¬ 
 peror Maximi¬ 
 lian, and fol. 
 259. in that of 
 the French 
 King Henry 
 the Second. 
 
 p MS. in Bibl. 
 Coton. f fub. 
 effig.Julis\C.^. 
 vide MS.penes 
 G.OT.p.si?, 
 
4°4 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 before it till the Stranger hath afcended his Stall, and after that (making his 
 Reverences as before) he takes his; then Garter, making the like Reverence-, 
 fits down on a Chair, placed for him before the Soveraign sStall. 
 
 But the Herald at Arms ought to be often neer the stranger, or elfe the Lord 
 Ambajjidor, to inform them of the order of the Ceremony, "if there be occafion ; 
 becaule Garter is obliged to attend the Soveraign s Royal Stall. 
 
 After a folemn Anthem fung. Garter pafleth into the middle of thechoire, and 
 by a Reverence, firft to the Invefted stranger, and next to the Lord Ambajfador, 
 gives them the Signal for defending. 
 
 7 hey being both come down, Garter pafleth up before the stranger to the 
 high Altar, where he makes his OJfring of Gold andSilver, being accompanied 
 with the Lord Ambajfador, the Herald laying the Cufhen whereon he kneels 
 while he offers. 
 
 But in cafe a Knight-Companion of the Order be fent on this Legation, then 
 he proceeds firft up to the Altar, preceded by Garter , and offers for the Sove- 
 raign, which done, he returns to his own Stall: Next the Invefted stranger pro¬ 
 ceeds up (preceded as before) and offers, and returns back to his own Stall; af¬ 
 terwards the forefaid Knight-Companion proceeds up again, and at this time 
 s for himlelf: and in this f order was the Offring made, when the Empe- 
 ’Maximilian was Invefted at Vienna, the 4. of January, an. 10. Eliz. 
 
 At the Investiture of the French King Henry the Second, there was a folemn 
 
 u y f T m ' A,t P fun 8> ancl at the Offring time t Garter proceeded before the King to the 
 I!,/ Altar, and Monfieur Dangennet the Duke of Vendofme' s Brother, prefented to 
 
 the King his Offring; and when he was returned to his Stall, the “ Conjlabte of 
 France proceeded up with Garter before him, and offered; and in like manner 
 after him the w Marquefs of Northampton, with Garter alfo before him, made his 
 Offring and returned to his Stall. 
 
 The new-invefted stranger having offered, returns to his Stall, and the Lord 
 Ambafidor, with three Reverences takes his Seat, the Organs or other Mufick, 
 playing all the while. 
 
 As foon a- the folemn Service is fimfhed, the stranger delcends agaiji from his 
 Stall, and with the Proceeding before him, returns in the fame order he came, 
 to the Pvoom where he received his Inveftiture. 
 
 And it is obfervable that the Emperor Maximilian, out of compliance with 
 
 x Ibid.f. 11 o. the rroteflant Religion, caufed on the day of his Inveftiture, all * Prayers to 
 Saints, Inccnfmg, and other matters and Ceremonies, not ufed by the Church of 
 England, to be wholly omitted at the fervice in his Chappel. 
 
 At thefe great Solemnities, the invefted Strangers 'have heretofore held molt 
 magnificent Fcafts, but they of late are not fo much in ufe: And when Dinner 
 
 BMffmii'" ; vns rcad y , the >’ proceeded thither in their whole Habit, which they t wore all 
 
 Dinner while. 
 
 At the Inveftiture of chriftian the Fourth King of Denmark., “n. I- Jac. the 
 
 soverai £ ns St '^ cs an< I T '^ es honor were proclaimed thrice ("* before they fat 
 a j ms.' in of- ^ olvn t0 Dinner) and the faid Kings twice: But when * Maurice and » Henry 
 bt fic.Arm. Princes of Orange received Inveftiture, the Stiles were proclaimed immediately 
 aftcr they Were Invefted, and in the fame Room, that Ceremony being perform¬ 
 ed to both in an 1. Afternoon. 
 
 t'mm It' We ,lav ’ e hac! the P c 'rufal of a fair Vellom c Manufcript, wherein there is ve¬ 
 ry curiouOy limned the order and manner of Maximilian the Firft (King of the 
 Romans J his fitting at Dinner , on the day of his Inveftiture with the Habit and 
 Enftgns of the Order, together with Sir Charles Somerfet and Sir Thomas Wriothe- 
 jley, ffent on the Embajfy to prefent him therewith. As alfo the order obferved 
 of fitting at Dinner by Don Ferdinand Prince of Spain, Arch-Duke of Auftria, 
 on the like folemn occafion; the Lord Morley and Sir William Hujjey fitting on 
 his right hand, and Doctor Lee and the faid Sir Thomas Wriothejley on his left, 
 thefe four being joined in the Commijjion of Legation to him; which two 
 Draughts for Antiquity’s fitke, we have copied thence, and thought good here to 
 exhibit. 
 
 At 
 
Sect. Ilf. Inveftiture o/'Strangers with the Habit. 405 
 
 At the Feaft made on the like occalion by the French King Henry the Second, 
 he d admitted to his Table, (befide the Marquefs of Northampton, the. principal iftus pne, 
 perfon in the Legation') the before mentioned Conftable of France-, ant! all three f ll',?,,/' 
 fat in their full Rohes of the Garter, which they ‘ put not off till after Dinner: 
 
 The f Cardinal of Loraine , fate alfo at the Kings Table, but it was on the 
 other (ide. 
 
 When the Inveftiture hath been performed in the Afternoon, then was the 
 grand Dinner turned into a Supper and thus it fell out at the Inveftiture of s Maxi- 8 iW/iijff. 
 milian the Emperor, and two of the French Kings, namely h Charles the Ninth, 
 and 'Henry theThird, as alfo of* Maurice Prince of Orange. 'n.°cI. '' 
 
 But when Henry Prince of Orange received the Enfigns of the Order, there * 0 nr aloe. 
 was no Feaft at all, but purpofely omitted, to prevent the difference which 
 might have been occafioned, by k the precedency and place between Jnsbajfa- k < MS.inOf- 
 dors , drinking of Healths, and other Complements. Only the next day, the 
 faid rrince invited 1 Garter to Dinner, who fate on the fame fide with him, yet n (f ' ' 
 at a m convenient di fiance, and on the other fide of the Table were placed, 
 
 “ Count Lodorriclg of Naftau, and Collonel Hogg a Scotchman. 
 
 Thus have we briefly touched at the molt material particulars, relating to 
 the Inveftiture of Strangers ; of which Solemnity, and the honor they derived 
 from it, fome have thought fit to tranfmit the memory to Pofterity, by Medals, 
 with Inlcriptions relating thereto. Such were thofe of Gold and Silver, which 
 Frederic^ Duke of W'irtcmbcrg caufed to be made, “having on one fide his Ef- °FrhardCcl- 
 figies, and on the other the Arms of studtgard (his chief City) and over them A^hWifimh. 
 the imperial Eagle crowned .• fome of which were preferved, and others di- ‘-i-l- 184. 
 Iperft abroad, for a perpetual commemoration of that folemn aft of his Invefti¬ 
 ture, with the Habit and Enfigns of the Order. So alfo thofe made by Charles 
 King of Sweden at bis Inveftiture, emblematically pointing out the happy con¬ 
 cord fetled between the Crowns, both of this and that Kingdom, being copied 
 out and here inferted. 
 
 What is wanting in the courfe of the Solemnity on the day of Inveftiture, 
 may be fupplied from the large account we lhall give of the Ceremonies on the 
 Eve and Feaft-day of St. George'-, from whence many things may be transferr’d 
 to their ufe, who (hall be employed abroad upon the Like Legations. 
 
 Yet for their fakes, whole curiofity will like a more particular account of 
 the Solemnities in Foreign parts, we have thought fit to infert here the Re¬ 
 lations of (bme eminent Inveftitures , wherein feveral pallages may feem re¬ 
 markable enough, while drawn together in a continued Narrative, but per¬ 
 haps would not appear fo, if taken afunder; nor indeed can divers minute things 
 (in fome kind worthy of knowledge) be precifely referr’d to thofe few heads 
 we have chofen to difeourfe of, without too much (training. 
 
 A 
 
406 
 
 In veftit are of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 all ell. If.fc 
 it. el. 
 
 A Relation of the manner of invefting the French King Henry the 
 Third, with the Habit and Enfigns of the raofi Noble Order of the 
 Garter, An. Dom. 1585. 
 
 H Enry Earl of Derby, appointed by her Mijejiy, Antbajfador to Henry the 
 •Third French King, and to inveft him with the Order of the Garter, tool J 
 his leave of the Queen'r Majefiy at Greenwiche the 20. of January, an. 27. Eliz. 
 and with him , fuels Gentlemen as were prefent, were admitted to kffe her Highnefs 
 hand ; Mr. Cook, Clarenceux, appointed to attend in that Voyage, in place of Gar¬ 
 ter, mhofe room was void, and Robert Glover, Somerfet Herald, likewife appoint¬ 
 ed to that Journey. 
 
 On the 2 6 . of January, the Earl, with his Train , pajfed from London to Gravef- 
 end, where taking Toft-Horfes they rid to Sittingborne, and from thence to Do¬ 
 ver, where they embarqued, and landed at Callis, on the firfi of F ebruary , on the 
 third of February the Earl with his whole Train went from Callis to Boloigne to 
 Bed, where they were very well entertained i On the fourth of February they rid 
 to Mon(treuil,«» the fifth to Abbevil, where they were met with 150 fhot of Harque- 
 bufiers : On the ftxlh they took, their Journey to Amyens, being by Monfteur Creve- 
 coeur, accompanied with 100 Gentlemen, and bejl Citizens, met half a Mile without 
 the Town that night the faid Crevecceur prefented the Earl, with great Jlore of ve¬ 
 ry large and good Frejh-water Fifis , and the Town with Wine of divers forts, and 
 the day following, being Sunday, the faid Crevecceur invited the Earl to Dinner, 
 which Dinner was highly commended ; after Dinner the Earl with his Train went 
 to Breteuil to Bed, the next night to Cleremont, where they flayed Tuefday, and 
 \V e&neFday,the tenth of February he went to Luferche; on the eleventh to St. Den¬ 
 nis, where by the way he was met by Sir Edward Stafford, her Majefiies Ambaffa- 
 dor, refident with the French King, who brought with him divers Centlemen of En¬ 
 gland.) to the number of thirty horfe, and fo accompanied him to St. Dennis, where 
 they kept Company all the day following, being Friday. 
 
 On Saturday his honor made his Entry into Paris, about two or three of the Clock. 
 Afternoon, there being of the Lord Ambajfadors Train more than two hundred 
 horfe, and mid-way between St. Dennis and Paris there met with them (fent from 
 the Ring ) the Duke of Montpenfier, a Prince of the blood , the Lords Chauigny, 
 le Chapelle , Comte de Lude, de Pienne, de Malicorne, de la Mothefelon, 
 who had fometimes been Ambajfador Leiger in England, D’efiree, d'Abin, de 
 Fontaines de Cornuhon, the Afarqucfs of Curton, the Comte de Grignan, all 
 Counsellors to the Council, and Knights of the Holy Ghoft, the Duke of Iremo- 
 nille, the Counts of Brifac, de Creance, Sancerre, and of Lazure, with a great 
 number of Lords and Barons, Gentlemen of the Chamber thefe did accompany the 
 Earl of Derby, unto Hoftell de Longuevill, femetime called the Hoftell of Anjou, 
 there was hi s'Lord flip with the other lords and Gentlemen lodged, where was three 
 Tables very fiwiptuoujly furnijhed for them, all of the Kings cojl ; the one Table in 
 the great Chamber,for the Lords and Gentlemen, Servants to her AD jelly , the other 
 in the Hall, for the Earl of Derby 's Gentlemen ; and a third in a Gallery beneath, 
 for Gentlemens Servants, befides livery into every Chamber, both of Wax, Wood, 
 Wine, and fuch like, in as great plenty as could he defired. 
 
 On Sunday, the faid Earl, betwixt the hours of two and three in the Afternoon, 
 went from his Lodging by a Pojlern, through the Garden, accompanied with the faid 
 Lords de la Mothefelon, de Curton, and Grignan, together with others , and 
 and found the Captains of the Regiment of the Kings Guard,making two ranks on ei¬ 
 ther (rde of thefireets, beginning from the Foftern to the Louvre Gate, who welcom¬ 
 ed him in the Kings behalf ; without the Gate of the faid Louvre he was received 
 by the Lieutenant of the great Provofi of France, and his Archers', at the Louvre 
 Gate by the Sire de Montigny, Captain thereof to his Majefiy, and his Archers ', 
 which Archers, together with thofe of the great Provofi, made two ranks from the faid 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Cate of the Louvre to the foot of the Stairs, from vphjch foot his Lordjhip was re¬ 
 ceived hythesire de Pardillou, f/seFrench Lieutenant of the Switzers, of the Kings 
 Guard, which from the foot of the faid Stairs to the cloor of the Halt, made two 
 ratios for his Lordjbips pajfage ; at the entrance of the Hall his Lordjhip was re¬ 
 ceived by the sire de Chalteau Viaux, Knight of the Holy Ghoft, and Captain of 
 Archers of the Kings Guard , who likewife from the faid door unto the door of the 
 Antichamber, made two ranks ; from the door of the Antichamber his Lordjhip was 
 received by Sire de Combault, Knight of the Holy Ghoft, Chief Matter de Ho Hell 
 to his Majefty , and by his Gentlemen Waiters, and there in the faid Antichamber 
 all the faid Earl of Derby's- Officers and Gentlemen, -wearing Liveries, were ap¬ 
 pointed to flay 5 and the Queens Servants that proceeded next went fill forward 5 
 at the Entry of the Chamber of Eftate,his Lordjhip was received by the Sire de Lenon- 
 court, Knight of the Holy Ghoft, chief Efcuier of the Kings Efcurie, and the other 
 Efcttiers of the Efcuire, together with the Lieutenant of the hundred Gentlemen of 
 his Majefty, who made two ranks from that chamber door to the Chamber of Audi¬ 
 ence, every of them having Halberts in their handsat the Entrance of the Anti- 
 chamber his Lordjhip was received by the Duke Joyeufe, accompanied with the Gen¬ 
 tlemen of the Kings Chamber Ordinary, who made two ranks from that Chamber 
 door, to the door of the Chamber Royal, into the faid Chamber Royal. 
 
 Firft entred all the Gentlemen , the Queen's- Majefty s Servants , the Lords that 
 had received and accompanied the faid Earl, and Lords, and the faid Duke de Joy¬ 
 eufe, accompanied the faid Earl of Derby unto the Ears, that flood about the hault- 
 pace or mounting floor in the fiid Chamber, where the King flood at his Beds feet, 
 accompanied with the fiid Barriers on his right hand, with the Cardinals fl/'Bour- 
 bon, Vandofme, and Joyeufe, and on the left hand with the Lords, the Princes of 
 Conty, the Comte de Soiftons, and D. Montpenfter, Princes of the Blood, the 
 Dukes of Nevcrs, Delboeufe, de la Joinuille, de Retz, Moufleur le Chancellour, 
 sier de Villequier, du Bouchage, de la Valette, d'Antragues, de la Chappelle 
 aux Urfius, Chavigny, laVivone, Comte de Mauleurier, Clermont, Denitragues, 
 de l'Archant, and other Knights of the Holy Ghoft, and Councilors of the Eftutes 
 in great number. 
 
 The faid Earl with the Lord Ambajfador Ordinary ^England, only entred the 
 fiid halt-face within the Barriers unto his Jlf&jeLiy^ of whom they were received 
 with great curtefte, and as amiable countenance as could be 5 and the Earl delivered 
 the Queen's Majefty's Letters unto the King, with great reverence, and then making 
 rehearfil of that he had in charge to fay , the fiid Ambajfidor preficntecl unto the 
 King the Lord Sands and Windfore, and other the Englifh Knights and Gentle¬ 
 men, which all one after another mounted upon the halt-pace, kjjfd their hands, 
 and did reverence unto the King. Then the Earl took his leave, and was conducted 
 by all the Lords and Captains unto the place where they had firft received him. 
 
 After, he went to fill,te the Queen Mother, and at the entrance into her Cham¬ 
 ber he was received by Monfleur de Lanfac, Knight of the Holy Ghoft, and Knight 
 of Honor unto the fiid Queen, whom he found accompanied with her Neece, the 
 Princefs of Loraine ftanding at her Beds head , the Trincefs of Conde and 
 the Dutchef of Nevcrs ftanding at the Beds feet, the Dutchcfs of Duzez and of 
 Retz, and other Ladies and Gentlewomen in great numberfrom thence his Lord¬ 
 jhip was conveyed to the Queen Regents Chamber, and at the entrance whereof he 
 was received by the Comte de Fiefque, Knight of the Holy Ghoft, and her Knight 
 of Honor, finding her accompanied with the Dutchcfs tf/hMontpenfier, and Joyeufe 
 who flood at her Beds feet, the Lady of Royden her Lady of Honor, and other La¬ 
 dies and Gentlewomen in great number, and then returned to the aforefiid Hoftell 
 deLongueville. J J 
 
 On Monday the 15. «/February, the King by Moufleur de Mothefelon, told the 
 Lord Ambajfador his mind, touching the receipt of the Order, that he intended to 
 receive it on Thurjday following, in the Afternoon at the Auguftine Friars, which was 
 done accordingly, the 18. clay of February, an. 2;.Eliz. 
 
 About two of the Clock in the Afternoon, the Earl and Leiger Ambajfador, and all 
 the other Gentlemen of their Train , in Coaches, were condnaed from the houfe of 
 
 Longueville 
 

 4Q 8 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 * See before 
 4°2- 
 
 II Page 4° 3- 
 
 * Ibid. 
 
 II 
 
 Longueville, where the Earl of Derby was lodged , unto the houfe of Monficur de 
 Mantuliet, Provofl of Paris, where the Earl did fat on his Robes of the' Carter, 
 and Clarenceux then reprefenting the place of Garter, did put on his Mantle , and 
 made ready the Kings Rohes. The King alfo with a great number of his Nobility came 
 from the Louvre to the fame houfe of Mantuliet, for whom there was provided two 
 Chambers, in the inner Chamber over the Chimney was fit up a Cloth of Ejlate, and 
 on the left hand thereof a board covered with a rich Carpet ; again ]2 the end of which 
 board the King did jland in a Jhort Gown of rich Taffata, having on either hand of 
 him fame lixteen of the greatefi of his Nobility, the rejl abode in the outward Cham¬ 
 ber (for fo was the Kings plcafure) that there might be the more room, and freer ac- 
 cefs for the Earl, and the Englifh Noblemen and Gentlemen ; all things being put in 
 good order, the King fent the Earl word by Monfteur Lamothe, Fluelon, and Mon- 
 fteur de Rhoades, Majler of the Ceremonies that he Jlayecl for him. 
 
 Whereupon thirty of the Englifh Gentlemen,accompanied with as many French Gen¬ 
 tlemen, proceeded two and two together up the Stairs before the Earl, towards the 
 King- then marched Somerfet Herald in his rich Coat of Arms, bearing on his Arms 
 the Kings Kirtle, Mantle, and Hood; after him went Clarenceux in a Robe of 
 Crimfbn Sattin,- having on his arms a fair large Cujhen of Purple Velvet, and there¬ 
 on the Collar of the Order of the Garter, and the little Chain with the George. 
 After Clarenceux went the Earl in his Robes , and the Antbaffador Rejident: And 
 being thus come before the King, Somerfet (after due reverence) laid the Robe he 
 bare upon the Table, that the King leaned unto, fo alfo did Clarenceux the Cujhen, 
 with the Jewels thereon. The Earl alfo being entred, and having made his due re¬ 
 verence, Clarenceux delivered him his Commiffiori, who giving the fame reverently 
 to the King, he forthwith gave it to his Secretary Pinart to be read , according to 
 the form: Though at that time it was not read at all. 
 
 That done, Clarenceux delivered unto the Antbaffador the Garter, who gave it 
 unto the King, who alfo kjjfing the fame kneeling, did put it about the Kings left 
 leg, the Antbaffador pronouncing thefi words following. 
 
 * Ad laudem atq; honorem Omnipotentis Dei, &c. 
 
 That being done, Clarenceux kjffing the Kirtle of Crimfon Velvet gave it to the 
 Antbaffador, who alfo delivered it to the Earl, and he to the King, putting the fame 
 on with a Crimfon Velvet Girdle, whereunt was put a gilt Rapier ; which Girdle 
 and Rapier was formerly provided by a Gentleman of the Kings Chamber, at the 
 doing whereof the Antbaffador pronounced thefi words following. 
 
 || Capito Veftem hanc purpuream, &c. 
 
 The Kirtle being put on, Clarenceux delivered the Mantle of Purple Velvet, and 
 the Hood of Crimfon Velvet, which the Earl put upon the King alfo with the ajfi- 
 Jiance of the Ambaffador, that pronounced thefi words following. 
 
 * Accipe Clamidem hanc Coelici coloris, &c. 
 
 Laflly, Clarenceux kjjfing the Collar of Gold, gave the fame alfo to be put about 
 the Kings neck-, which was done by the Earl, the Ambaffador ufing thefi words 
 following. 
 
 || Torquem hunc in Collo deferes, &c. 
 
 After the King was thus invejled with all the Habilements of the Order as afore- 
 faid, the Earl delivered unto him,frjlthe Book of Statutes of the ftid Order fair¬ 
 ly bound in Crimfon Velvet, and Gold Lace ; which Book- the King gave to the Duke 
 of Joyeufe, to carry after him to the Church ; and lallly, the fistall Chain with the 
 George, which was by the Earl delivered to the King, which alfo was delivered by 
 him to the Duke of Joyeufe. 
 
 Thefi 
 
Sect. III. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 ■jhefc Duties thus performed, the Vfvag funding invefted Kith his Rohes, and the 
 Furl hkewife by him, the Ambaffeaclor for unci in the name of the Earl (for mint of 
 the Language) afed a Speech to this iff-Cl. 
 
 cc Sir, roe rejoice greatly', to fee your ADjefey now itiveflecl into this honorable 
 cc Society and Order of the Garter, defiring of Cod, that long and moft happily 
 cc y ou ma y mClir and life the fame to his Glory, and the advancement of your own 
 cc greatnefs, equal with all your Predeceffors, being right well affured (for fo hath 
 cc ji/ijefy commanded my Lord to fay unto you) that if her Highnefs, and the 
 cc refidne of the Knights of this Order, certainly had uuderjlood of the day and 
 cc time of this your Alajeflies reception of the fame, both fie, and all they mould 
 cc „ 0 t have failed, in their Robes,to celebrate this day,in token of the honor and pro¬ 
 s'! fperous fetccefs they wifi unto your Royal Per fon. 
 
 when the King had thus received the Order, aud was invefted as aforefaid, he 
 proceeded to the church of the Auguftines; fame 15 or 20. fcore off to Evenfong, be¬ 
 ing about 4 of the Clock., the way being all railed in with Timber, and gravelled with 
 fine Sand, and guarded on each fide with the Kings feveral Guards, that the Train 
 might not be troubled in proceeding. 
 
 The body of the church mis hanged with rich Arras, and all the Choire of the 
 fame Church and Stalls wit.h cloth of Cold. At the entry of the Choire was cre3- 
 ed two Cloths of State, one for the Queens Majefiy, and that was over the Stall 
 on the right hand of the fame Choire, and the other for the French King, and 
 that mas "over the stall, next unto the Queens Majefly, on the left hand', with¬ 
 in thefe two States royal were affixed the Arms of thefe two Princes , viz. over 
 the Queens Stall the Arms of England and France quarterly, and over the 
 Kangs Stall the Arms of France, both within the Garter, and fet in Frames of 
 Wood richly gilt. The Earls Stall was about eleven Stalls beneath her Majefties, 
 and on the fame fde, whereon was alfe affixed the Earls Arms within the Garter, 
 and his Stile fairly written under them j direOIy before the Queens Cloth of State 
 was placed a Form, covered all with Cloth of Gold, for Mr. Clarenceux to Jit upon, 
 during the time of Evenfong. 
 
 At the right fide of the Altar within the fame Choire was made a place of bords 
 Scaffolclwife, two yards high from the Ground, covered with rich Carpets, and 
 hanged with Cloth of Gold, whereon was placed the Queen Mother, and Queen 
 Regnant with other Ladies and great Princes, and direCUy on the other fide 
 again LI them was another place made and ereScd, whereon flood the Topes Nun¬ 
 cio, with the Cardinals, and all the Ambaffadors that then were in Paris. 
 
 All things being thus put in Order at the Church, and all per fins placed 
 therein according to their Degrees , the King proceeded thither in this fort fol¬ 
 lowing. 
 
 Firfi, Trumpets and Drums. 
 
 Then thirty Englifh Gentlemen, accompanied by the Kings efpecial order and care, 
 with thirty French Gentlemen, of equal or better degree. 
 
 Then the Lord Windefor, with a French Lord. 
 
 Then the Lord Sands, fo alfo accompanied. 
 
 ' Then Serjeants at Arms with their ALaces. 
 
 Then Somerfet Herald at Arms. 
 
 Then Clarenceux. 
 
 Then the Ansbaffador Leiger Sir Edward Stafford. 
 
 Aud then the Earl of Darby Chief Commiffioner. 
 
 After him followed the King, his Train being born by a Brother of the Duke of 
 Joyeule, being a Gentleman of the Kings Privy Chamber. 
 
 And after the King came the Princes of the Blood Royal. 
 
 Then Dukes, Alarqueffcs, Earls , and other Noblensen. 
 
 Note, That the King 'had ejpecially ordered, that for her Alajefties fpecial 
 Honor, none fiould ti. " f pro ced before him, but Englifh and fetch French as 
 were ordered J ability to wait behind him. 
 
 ' ■ E e e 
 
 Note 
 
4io 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Ci 
 
 XV. 
 
 Note atfe that all per fin ages of the Order of the Holv Spirit, vent „ ext to the 
 King in their Cloaks of the Order, and Collars of Gold about their necks of the fame 
 Order, the perfen of the King mas guarded all the way, by a number of Gentlemen 
 Penfioncrsj with their Poll-axes in their hands. 
 
 j" ,hi , s orcle f the Kin S nith his ‘»fed the Church, and in the entriho in 
 of the. Choice, Somerfet Herald in his rich Coat of Arms made his three Reverences 
 sera tow,rcis \ he AlUr > " ’* toas formerly agreed upon before by the Lord Am- 
 bajjsdors. Secondly, towards the Queens Stall. Thirdly, towards the Kings stall 
 
 And after him, Clarenceux entring the fame Choire did the like. Then the Am- 
 baffador Leiger then the Earl ; which done, thefid Earl went before his own stall, 
 and there flayed till the King had taken bis stall Royal, and then the Earl making 
 his Reverence as before went up into his Stall. * 
 
 After him the Ambajftdor Leiger did the like, and went into the Stall next 
 beneath the Earl, towards the High Altar ; Then Clarenceux having made the 
 hkf Reverence, fat him down on his Form placed as aforefaid, direOlv again/I 
 the Queen s stall, where he remained till the Choire began to fing Magnificat. 
 
 At which time he flopped forward into the midft of the Choire, and there 
 making his three Reverences, a, aforefaid, turned himfelf to the Earl W Leiger 
 Ambajfador , then the Ambajjador came forth of his stall, and making his three 
 Reverences, followed Clarenceux over the Choire towards the King,' and there 
 Jlayecl afore the Kings stall, until Clarenceux returned and fetched'the Earl un¬ 
 to him, who makjng his three Reverences, came alfo with Clarenceux before th » 
 Kmg, to the right fide of his stall, where ftanding, Clarenceux delivered the 
 Oath, fairly-written in Parchment and Letters of Gold, which by the Earl was 
 laid before the King to be Signed, the Ambajfador Lager being ready to have 
 read it (but that the King faid it needed not, becaufe he was privy to it be¬ 
 fore) who taking it ,n his hands, received of his secretary Pinart a Pen with 
 Ink, and therewith did fubfiribe his Name, only by the Name of Henry , which 
 done, he gave the fame unto the faid Secretary , to have the Privy Seal put 
 thereto, which was done accordingly, and the next day delivered to Clarenceux. 
 
 /(‘ZT Kl, ! g i, W th " S Uken his ° ath > " aforefaid, the Earl and the 
 Ambajjador with Clarenceux before them, returned back to their Stalls not 
 omitting three Reverences , and there remained till the end of Evenfong at 
 which time the King ftanding up in his stall, being ready to depart , all the 
 other Strangers Ambajfadors, prefented themfelves before him, with words of 
 Jpec sal Congratulation, to whom he gave fever al thanks and anfwers, and fo de¬ 
 part, ng out of the Church, in the fame order as he came thither, he returned 
 again to the Houfe of Mantuliet, where in the fame chamber as he had put 
 the Robes on, he put them of, and after feme fpeeches with the Earl, and 
 Ambajjador feme Quarter of an Hour or thereabouts, he departed with his No¬ 
 bility over the Water to the Louvre, leaving the Earl and Ambajfador, and 
 all their Trains, to return in their Coaches through Paris to the Houfe of Lon- 
 guevillc. •' 1 
 
 The fame night, the Eatl with the Lord Ambafador, and all the Englifh Gen¬ 
 tlemen that were the Queens Servants, d,d fup at the Court, the Earl and the Am¬ 
 in, Jador at the lower end of the Kings Table, at which Board did alfo fit w,th the 
 King two Queens and fix or fiven other great Ladies, among whom the Lady 
 Sheffield was one, and at another Table in the feme Chamber did fit divers great 
 Ladies all along one fide, and over againft them the Lord Sands, the LordW inde- 
 lor W the other Englifh Gentlemen. Supper being ended, and the place ordained 
 for dune,ng, the King took, his Wife by the hand, and danced with her ; the like 
 did cavers other great Lords and Ladies of France, and laftly, three Englifll Gen¬ 
 tlemens I omit the defiription of the Mafeue, and other fingular Mufickboth coftly 
 and curious, whereby the Evening was fpent till three of the Clock the next morning. 
 
 On the 28. of February, the Ambafador with his Train took, their leave, 
 at whofe return from tie Court to his Lodging, he was prefented that night 
 with a rich Cupboard of Plate, worth 1 200 1 . at the leaft, and unto Mr. Clarenceux 
 
Se ct. III. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 411 
 
 mas riven a Chain of Gold worth 120 1 . and letter, of 2 96 links ; to Somer- 
 
 fet a Chain of 150 links, roo Marks'-, and to Thomas Milles dC^z'» 0 /the 
 
 "^oL^Thurfday »exf, the Earl with his Train fit forward homeward, front Paris 
 unto St- Dennis, and fo were lodged all the way in the fame Lodgings that before 
 they had been received in, and arrived profperoufty in England, from Boloigne to 
 Dover the 12. o/March, and on the TueCd^y following were brought to the Queen’s 
 Majejly's prefence at Greenwich, who gracioufly welcomed them home, 
 
 A Relation of that pompous Solemnity, celebrated at the Duke of 
 Wirtemberf s Inveftiture with the Habit and E nftgns of the moft 
 Noble Order of the Garter, an. i.Jac. R. extrafied out of E rhar- 
 c(ns Cellius his Eques Auratus Anglo-Wirtembergictts. 
 
 R obert Lord Spencer of Wormleiton, and Sir Gilbert Dethick Knight, Gar¬ 
 ter Principal King of Arms, were joined in CommiHion, bearing Teller 
 Woodftock, the 18. day of September, an. 1. Jac. Fv. to prefint and inveft Frede¬ 
 rick Duke o/Wirtemberg and Teck, with the Habit and Enfigns of the rnofi No¬ 
 ble Order of the Garter. 
 
 They began their Journey in the beginning of Oftober, an. 1603. and came to the 
 City of Studtgard the fecond of November following. 
 
 Vpon their arrival, they prefented their Credential Letters, which being read, Lib.^yan. 
 thefaid Duke began to treat the Ambajfadors with the higheft refped imaginable , and 
 to put all things into a readinefs for his fiolemn reception of the Ornaments of the 
 Order. To which end, he fint for his three Sons, with their Tutors, from the Caflle 
 of Tubing, where they followed their studies., to be prefint at this Solemnity, like- 
 wife he ordered the Fice-Frefident and twelve Ajji&ants of his Ducal Conftftory, and 
 all the principal and moU noble Terfons of his Court to be prefint. 
 
 Moreover , he appointed an Englilh Lord, and the Lord Benjamin Buwingkshaulin, 
 one of his Privy Council , to be the principal Contrivers, DireSors, and Managers of 
 all things that Jhould belong to the fitting forth of this Solemnity 5 for the perfor¬ 
 mance of which, two places were efpecially allotted , prepared, and adorned, namely 
 the treat Church o/Studtguard where the Inveftiture was to be confin'd, and the Pas- 123. 
 great Hall of the Caftle called from hence Hypocanltrum Equeftre, whence the Pro¬ 
 ceeding was to begin, and p tfs toward the Church. 
 
 At the entrance of the choire were four ftately Stalls creSed with their Canopies, 
 
 Footftools , and aftents on each fide, and covered with Fchet ; the firli Stall was 
 ajjigned to the Soveraign of the Order, on the badg fde whereof his Majedits 
 Arms and Stile were engraven, beftdes his Stile written underneath in French thus. Peg. iM- 
 
 D11 tres-hault, tres-puiffant, & tres-excellent Prince J aques par la grace 
 de Dieu Roy d’ Anglcterre,d'Ffiojfe, France, Sid' Irelancle, Defenfeur de la 
 Foy, &c. Souveraigne du tres-noble Ordre de la J artier. 
 
 The fecond Stall was placed on the right hand next to the SoveraignV, in like 
 manner adorned and ajjigned to the Principal Antbajjador the Lord Spencer, who in 
 conferring the Order was to reprefient the Soveraign 's perfon. 
 
 The third Stall was on the left hand next to the fecond, ajjigned to Sir William. 
 
 De thick, Garter, Principal King of Arms. 
 
 The fourth Stall was alfo on the left hand over againft the Soveraign’..- Throne, 
 after the ftme manner made and adorned, ajjigned to the Elect Duke ■' and on the 
 back, fde thereof his own Arms and Stile alfo engraven, hejides his Stile likewifi 
 underwritten in French thus. 
 
 Du tres-hault, puiflant & tres-noble Prince, Frederick, par la grace de Psi.so.ii 
 Dieu, Duke de Wirtemberg & 'leek , Comte de Montbeliardt, Seigneur de 
 Haydenhemb , &c. Chevalier du tres noble Ordre de la Jartier. 
 
 E e e 2 
 
 There 
 
412 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Pag. 125 . 
 
 Pag. 127. 
 
 Pag. 128. 
 
 Lib.$.p. 150. 
 
 Pag. 131. 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 There were alfo on the right and left hand of the Stall, Benches or Seats continu¬ 
 ed on either fide as far as the Altar 5 thefi scats mere all covered with red cloth 
 and alfo the Jlone Tavement, from the fiefs of the Veftry unto the Stall of the Eleft- 
 Duke, and fi from the middle of the Veftry unto the Altar, in the form of a Crofs 
 The Altar mas covered with red Silk hanging down to the ground, in the middle of 
 which three gilt Bafons were fet upright ; the firftfor the Sovereign, the fecondfor 
 his Ambujfidor 5 and the third for the Elefr-Duke. 
 
 The Hall of the Caftle was magnificently fet out with rich Hangings,and other cofily 
 Furniture. Towards the Eafi and South were placed five fiately long Tables covered 
 with Velvet, as alfis the Seats aud Benches about them ; the middlemoft ofthefe Ta¬ 
 bles was called //^Sovereign's Table, in honor of the King of England, though ab- 
 f-uti over the Sovereign's Chair was fet a fiately Canopy of Silk , and on the hack 
 fide of the Seat towards the middle thereof, mere fixt his Majejiys Arms with his 
 Siile underwritten, after the fame manner as on his stall in the Church. 
 
 At the right hand of the Sovereign's Table were two other Tables, the one for 
 the Lord Ambapdor Spencer, the other for sir William Dethick Carter, both co¬ 
 vered in like manner with Silk, “»d adorned with Canopies, and their Arms. 
 
 On the left hand of the Soveraign's Table were likemife two other Tables, one 
 for the new iuvetfed Duke, covered and adorned with his Arms, and a Canopy in 
 the fame nsanner as in the Church 5 the other for the Duke’s Wife and Children 
 who were ten in number of either Sex. 
 
 Befides thofe that were particularly warned to be prefent at this Feaft (which was 
 cheerfully performed by them) there came divers of their own accord, from all parts 
 of the Dukedom, drawn by the fame of a Feafi and Solemnity, the like whereof had 
 not been in thofe parts within mans memory. 
 
 The day appointed for this Solemnity, namely, the 6. of November, an. Dom. 
 
 1 603* being come, the Peers , Cobles, and Counsellors of the Duke ef : \Virte'mbcrg, 
 according to Summons, appeared at the Cafile «/Studtguardt, attending the Dukes 
 coming forth. 
 
 And at length he proceeded out of his Bedchamber, molt fplendidly clad, in very 
 rich and fumptuous Habit ; there going before him, firfithe Nobles of his Dukedom, 
 the great Mafitr of his Court, the Marjhal, the great Alafter of his Hall, the Tutors 
 and Attendants of the Dukes five Sons, then the five young Princes themfelves, going 
 next immediately before their Father, who thus iUuUrioujly attended entred into the 
 fiid Hall, and placed himfelf between the Soveraign's Table and his own,expelling 
 the coming of the Soveraign's Ambapdors. 
 
 The Eleft-Duke was mofi fumptuoufiy habited from Hoad to Foot, his FJofe were 
 Ajh colour and feamlefs, his Breeches, Doublet, and Sleeves were of Silkprickf, fiajht, 
 and fringed, there Jhining all along through the Cutworkthe gilt Plate upon which 
 it was wrought ~ his Sleeves were wrought after the manner of a long Pretext or Se¬ 
 nators Robe, with the finefi fort of Linen, embroidered with Needlework Blue, upon 
 his IVrifts were Bracelets of cofily Gems, upon his Fingers Gold Rings, mofi exqui- 
 fitcly wrought and inlaid with Rubies , Diamonds, Saphirs , Emeraulds, and other fitch 
 like precious Stones, cafiing forth a radiant mixture of divers colours ; the Collar of 
 his Doui iet was in like manner of the finefi and fofteft Linen, and of a Blue Ame- 
 t hi ft colour, and wrought all about with oylet holes, his Cap was of Silk ending in 
 a Cone at the top, and girt about with a Hat-band of Gold and precious Stones, efpe- 
 cially Pearls of a very large fize, and alfo a Circle of white Plumes ereCted up towards 
 ihe top, and bending a little downward at the end. His shoes were likewife of Silk 
 adorned with Rofis, artificially wrought with Precious Stones, Gold, and Pearls, 
 a crofi his middle he had a Belt very skilfully wrought, and adorned with a. 
 Sword appendant to it on the left (ide, and a Dagger (infirted into the Belt) the Hilt 
 and Handle whereof were all wrought about and enamelled with Gold and Precious 
 ftoncs, his cloak was of hlacksilk , bordered about with feveral orders or rows of 
 
 Not broad Gold Fringe, 
 
 long after, the Lord Ambapdor Spencer, from another part towards the 
 South, came forth out of his Chamber, through a little ftone Gallery, into the Hall 
 where the Duke was. There went before him sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter, clad 
 
Sect, III. 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. , , •> 
 
 i/i a long Crmfin Mantle reaching down to his heels , lined within with White Silk ,, 
 and carrying in both hands a Cujhtn of Crimfon Velvet , upon which were laid tie 
 Robes and Ornaments of the Order, as the Gold Collar of the Order, with the 
 George hanging at it, the Bine Garter and the other Vestments and Enfigns belong- r n . 
 
 ™g thereunto 5 and making thrice a low Reverence , firft to the Sovereign's Table 
 and next to his Highnefs the Duke as he drew neer ; he gently laid down the Cuflsen 
 with the aforementioned Ornaments upon the Soveraign s Table 5 in the mean time 
 the Lord Ambajfador Spencer reprefenting the perfou of the Soveraign, bowing him- 
 felf to the illujtrious Etecl-Duke placed himfelf at his rich hand, whom his High¬ 
 nefs courteoujly received, as alfo Garter King of Arms, taking them by the hand, 
 dfter which the Lord Buwingkshaufen made an Oration in the Dutch Tongue* 
 wherein he briefly toucht upon all the Circumftances of the occatlon of this file mn 
 meeting, which were more at large contained in the Commiffion of Legation and 
 , J’ t J verj '8 ns Letters, which after a lorn obcyfance were delivered by the Lord Am- 
 bajjador into the Dukes hands, mho prefently gave them to his principal Secretary 
 and Counsellor the Lord John Stattler, Jlanding neer him, to read them publicly 
 in that Jolemn ajfembly. y 
 
 Before the Letters of Legation were read, in the attentive hearing of the whole Af- r. H . ,34. 
 fimbly. Garter made a Jhort fpeech alfi in French, to the illujlrious EleS Duke 
 wherein he declared the will and pleafire of his mojl ferene Mafler the Soveraign 
 of the Order ; which fpeech being ended, and the Commiffion read, they proceeded 
 to the Lnvejliture. ‘ 
 
 Garter firfl aevefled the Duke of his cloak , Sword, and Dagger, which ac¬ 
 cording to the cu(lorn of the Order, he refirved to himfelf as his own Fees ; hot 
 prefently in the room thereof he invefted him with a Sure oat of Crimfon Velvet 
 lined with White Taffaty, which he girded clofi to his Wafte with a fifien Girdle 
 by which there hung a Eauchion or Jhorter find of Sword, made plain 'after the and- Fee 13 f 
 ent faflnon: Over his surcoat he put on the Mantle of the Order, which reached 
 down to his heels, with a long Train behind, and buttoned before at the top 5 it iv.ts 
 of Velvet, and of a mixt colour, Purple with Violet, and lined within with White 
 Taffaty, as alfo faced with the fame, and very neatly fringed, and made after the 
 ancient fajbion ufed at the Inflation of the Order, over the left Jhoulder whereof 
 hung the Tippet or Hood. ' J 
 
 The Duke fplendidly clad with the aforefaid Vejimcnts of the Order, proceeded 
 from the Hall through the four fquare Court of the Cajlle, and over the large Bridge 
 to the Church of St. Ulrick, to receive therejl of the Enfigns of the Order, there 
 founding all the time of his Procejfion feveral Trumpets, and other Jltufitians, placed 
 
 on high in the flone Gallery of the Cajlle. r 
 
 As to the order of the Proceeding, it was in this manner, Firfl went two Trumpe- Pag. 14?. 
 ters belonging to the Troops of Horfi, whofe Trumpets were adorned with (ilk. Ban¬ 
 ners, painted with the Arms of Wirtcmberg in their proper colours, and after them 
 ten other Trumpeters in the feme equipage: Next a Flute-player and a Drummer, 
 the military Muftck. belonging to the Foot. Thefee fourteen Mufltians were clad in 
 Silk,, intermixt White and Red, at equal intervals, and Caps of black Velvet on 
 their heads. After thefe rode the Captain of the Life-Guard , habited in the feme 
 colour, but niore richly, and with a gilt Truncheon in his hand, then the Troop of 
 the Life-Guard, habited in like manner as before is fpecified, and carrying Toll- 
 axes. Next, after a little interval , went the Lord Marjhal Baron Princenftein, car- 
 rying in Isis hand a (liver Wand then came all three together, Anwill the great 
 Mafler of the Hall, Hugwizt the great Mafler of the Horfe, and Daxperg Captain of Pag. 14 4. 
 the Horfe-Gnard. After them rode the Knights in a long Train, and then the Sove¬ 
 raign s Antballador s Retinue of Knights and Gentlemen, very fplendidly accou- 
 trea and adorned ; next the chief Peers and Nobles of the Dukedom, together with 
 the principal Courtiers and chief Officers of the Duke's houfhold, after whom rode 
 the Dukes five Sons, tn the richcjl and mojl fplendid equipage that could be ima¬ 
 gined ; at a little dijlance from them came very nobly attended and alfo accoutred, 
 barter, King of Arms, carrying before him with both hands, the Cufhen upon which 
 u y ,he Enfigns of the forefaid Order 5 namely the Great Collar of the Order, with 
 
 the 
 
4 J 4 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 Invcftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Pae - 145. 
 
 Tag. 148. 
 
 P,^.150. 
 
 Fag. 151. 
 
 Tag. 152 * 
 
 Tag. 153 - 
 
 Tag. i*2- 
 
 Tag. 163. 
 
 Lib.6.p.\ 
 
 the Image of St. George, in a riding pojiure , hanging at it, alfo the Garter 
 wrought with Cold and raccious Stones. He carried moreover the Book of the Sta¬ 
 tutes of the Order. Next after Garter, came jointly together the Lord Am- 
 hajfador Spencer, richly glittering with Cold and Precious Stones , and with him 
 the illujlrious Duke of Wirtemberg himfelf fo perfbnable, and withall fo magni¬ 
 ficently attired, that he attracted the admiration of all upon him ; fiome think; 
 ing his Habit to he Turkifh, fame Hungaric, fame Imperial, others Eleftoral, 
 ethers Pontifical. The Train of his Mantle was held , and carried after by Count 
 Lodowick Leottein. 
 
 The lafi part of the Trocejfton confijled of the grand Councilors and Senators of 
 Wirtemberg, as namely , the Lord Eberard, Lord of Limpurg, hereditary Cup¬ 
 bearer of the [acred Roman Empire , Great Mafier of the Court o/Wirtemberg, James 
 Pveenhard DolJor of Law , Ajjiftant at the Imperial chamber, and Chancellor, befidts 
 many other Councilors and Noblemen. 
 
 Thus nobly and magnificently attended, the Duke entred into the Church , where 
 in the midft of the Body thereof he and the Lord Ambaffador Spencer, walking up¬ 
 on Red doth , fpread for that purpoje, they firjl made obey fiance, according as the 
 manner is in England, to the Soveraign'/ Royal stall, all the reft of the Company 
 doing the like as they paft by , then the Lord Ambajfador went to his own Stall, 
 plu cd at the right hand next after the Soveraign'/, and feated himfelf therein , Gar- 
 t r alfo placed himfelf in his, and laftly the Duke pojfejfed his Stall on the left 
 hand : As fioon as they were feated thus in the Church, a loud volley was difeharg- 
 cd by goo Musketiers. 
 
 The concourfe of People at this Solemnity was very great, but to reprefs the Croud 
 from ruffling in with too much violence, there were placed at the entrance both of 
 the Church and the Caftle, on the one fide a row of Musketiers, and on the other a 
 row of Halberdiers. 
 
 The Soveraign’/ AmbafTadors and the Duke being thus feated, each in their 
 Stalls, the Peers and Nobles that attended took th'cir places alfo, the Englifb Nobles 
 and Gentlemen on the right hand of the Lord Ambaffador Spencer, thofe of Wir¬ 
 temberg on the left hand of their Duke ; and in the fir ft place on the foremoft Scats, 
 covered with red Cloth, fate the Dukes five Sons, vefted in ducal habits. Then be¬ 
 an a threefold ficred Mufick , firft the Organ played to certain Anthems, next the 
 Children of the School fttng certain Pfialms in Dutch, laftly the principal Mufitians 
 of the Court fang in Confbrt: and during the Mufick, the Lnveftiture of the Duke 
 went forward. 
 
 For the Lord Ambajfador Spencer and Garter rifingfrom their Seats , went upon 
 the red Woollen Cloth towards the Duke, and making a low obeyfance to him with 
 great honor and refpeS,they addrejfed their fpecch to him in a certain form of words, 
 commonly ssfed upon that occalion, and prefiented unto him the Enfigns and Ornaments 
 of the Ol der. 
 
 Firft they delivered into his hands the Book of the Statutes, which he again de¬ 
 livered unto his chief Secretary the Lord John Stattler, who flood ready at the 
 Dufi’s fide, according to his place, to receive it ; and who thereupon delivered to the 
 Ambaffadors, from the Disk? an Oath, to keep and obferve faithfully all the Statutes 
 and Articles of the Order. After that, the Garter was tied upon his Highnefs left leg, 
 a little beneath the Knee ; Then they put the Collar about his neck 
 
 All thefi things being performed, the Lord Ambaffisdor Spencer, and Garter, con¬ 
 gratulated the Duke with much refpeS, and a while held clifcourfe with him 5 and 
 then after a low obcyfince made to the Soveraign’s Stall, they returned towards their 
 feveral Scats. 
 
 S4, Then the Mufick ceafing, that moft eminent Divine John Magirus CossnceUor to 
 the new invefted Duke, and Prefident of Studtguardt, made a moft learned and 
 elegant sermon, wherein he difiourfl of the friendfhip and discord of Princes, and 
 Jbenr d how excellent a thing the mutual concord amity and benevolence of Princes 
 was, how much it was to be efteemed by their SubjeQs, and what great benefits and 
 conveniences arofifrom thence. 
 
 Sermon 
 
Sect. III. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 415 
 
 Sermon ended, the Mufick mas again renewed, which confifted of the Voices of p a g,i% 0 . 
 two Touths clad in White Garments, with Wings like Angels, 'and funding oppoflte 
 one to another', fo after a Tenor, an Altus, and a Bafe mas fang, the Organ and 
 other inftrumcntal Mufick, together with vocal, went together in con fort. 
 
 After, according to the Ctiftom at the Annivcrfary Feaft of St. George at Winde- r n- 183. 
 for, the new invefted Duke rifling from his feat, and thrice as he pajfed by making 
 Reverence to the Soveraign's Stall, went upon the Red Cloth ("Garter going before ) 
 immediately to the Altar, (his Train being held up by Count Leoftene, "and his 
 Sword carried after him by his Ffauire of honor) where when he was come, the Re¬ 
 verend Divine Fslix Bidembachin, Chaplain to his Highnefs, fit a gilt Safin upon 
 the middle of the Altar, into which the Duke put 50 Duckets, which he took out of 
 a httle red [ilk, Purfi, giving charge to his fiid Chaplain to difiribute them to the 
 Poor which done he betook hinsfilf again to his Stall, fainting the Soveraign's in 
 p*JJing by as before. 
 
 The Solemnities in the Church being finijhed, this iilufirious company returned to ^.184. 
 the great Hall in the Caftle, in the fame order and pomp as they proceeded thence, 
 the Trumpets foundings and the Guns going off. 
 
 After feveral congratulations from the Lord Ambaffador Spencer, and Garter, Pag 185. 
 and many other noble Perfinagcs, to the new invejled Duke, in the fiid Hall, they 
 parted and went to their feveral Chambers till Dinner was ready. 
 
 Dinner time being come, the Duke and Lord Ambaffador Spencer, with all their Lib. vt .i 9 o 
 Train, went into the great Hall to Dine ; where the preparation and order of the 
 Feaft, was after the manner of St. George's Feaft in England 5 the Soveraign's 
 Table was fined with all manner of varieties, as if he had been there prefent 
 himfilf, the Carver and Sewers and all other Officers attending and finingon the 
 Knee. 
 
 Alfio IVater was prefented by three that carried the Bafion, Ewer, and Towel, with pag.i 9i . 
 the fame obeyfince as is lifted in England, to the Soveraign, being prefent. IVater 
 alfio was prefented to the Duke after the cuftom of Wirtemberg, the like to the Lord 
 Ambaffador Spencer and Garter, to the Dutchefs and the Duke's Children. 
 
 Then each ones proper place was affigned by certain Officers appointed for that p„, , 9 . 
 purpofi. 6 ' 
 
 At the four ends of the Soveraign's Table were placed Tafters he that was at 
 the North fide received the Dijhes from the Sewers, and delivered them to him that 
 flood oppoflte on the south fide, who Jlanding on the right fide of the Soveraign s 
 Chair, tailed of the meat cut off it, and put it upon a Plato that was laid as for 
 the Soveraign, and after a while changed the plate, giving it to him that flood at 
 the IVeft fide, and did the like with the reil of the Viands. 
 
 The fourth Tafterflood at the Eail flde of the Table, and his Office was to tafte and Pag. , ,6. 
 adminifter the Soveraign's Wine ; reaching it over to the Southern Tafter , that 
 flood by the Soveraign's chair, in life manner as the meat was ferved. 
 
 Like wifi the Duke, the Lord Ambaffador Spencer, and Garter, had their five- Pug. 
 ral Tables as hath been fiid before, and fate under their feveral Canopies, and at 
 another Table fate the. Dutchefs and her ten Children. 
 
 After exceeding plenty, ft ate, and variety of Dijhes, there were ferved all man- Pag.xi 3. 
 tier of Curiofities in Pafte, as the Figures and Jhapes of feveral kinds of Feaft s » 
 
 and Birds, as alfo the statues of Hercules, Minerva, Mercury, and other fa. 
 mous perfons. Alt Dinner time and a pretty white after, the Englifh and the Wir¬ 
 temberg Mufick fitting oppoflte to one another, thefi on the Dukes flde, the other Pag. 23c. 
 at the Soveraign s and Lord Ambaffadors fidej fling and plaid alternately to one 
 another. 
 
 After Dinner certain Balls were danced in a long Gallery of the Caftle, towards Pag. an. 
 the Paradife »y"Studtguardt. 
 
 This Feftivity lafted that night and the next day, and afterwards the Englifh p^.245. 
 Gtfejih were conducted to fee feme of the principal places of the Dukedom 5 4/Walte- 
 Vfr\ the V*i™rfityofT\\bm& &c. where they were entertained with Comedies , 
 
 Mu]tci{_ and other delights 3 and at their return to Studtguardt 3 were prefented with pag, 
 
 very 
 

 416 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 very magnificent gifts ; and being to return for England mere accompanied by the 
 Pil. 26c, Duke as far as Afperg, where with great demonfirations and exprejjions of amity 
 
 and affection on both [tdes.folemn leave mas taken. 
 
 A Relation of the order obferved when Maurice Prince of Orange 
 was Inverted, an. 11. Jac.R. 
 
 j,han. olmin the 4. 0/ February, an. 1613. the Citizens of the Hague met in Arms, toge- 
 
 Geneaiog. Co- ^ y ther with the Troops of Prince Maurice, of Prince Henry his Brother and the 
 f'l'l Earl of Chaflilion ; the Citizens kept Guard in the outer mofi Court, where alfo feve- 
 
 ral pieces of Ordinance mere placed, and the three aforementioned Troops in the in- 
 nerntoji Court. From the Palace to the shambles mere Pitch Barets placed, as alfo at 
 the Soveraign’s Ambaffadors Lodgings. 
 
 At 3 a Clocks in the Afternoon the States of the United Provinces affembled in 
 the sifiial place, where ether perfens of great quality mere admitted as SpeSators. 
 The firjl that came thither mas Refuge the French Kings Ambaffador, mho took, his 
 Scat at the upper end of the Table , not long after came prince Maurice, conduced 
 by the Soveraign’s Ambaffador, and thofe deputed by the States ; before them went 
 1 1 Trumpets founding, and after feveral Noblemen and Perfens of Honor two and 
 two, the Guards attending on each fide. After thefe went Garter Principal King of 
 Arms, vejied with his Coat of Arms, embroidered with the Arms e/England, Scot¬ 
 land, France, and Ireland, and carrying in his hand a Purfe of Green Silk, where¬ 
 in were the Garter and George; next him went Prince Maurice, and after him his 
 Brother Henry, the Prince o/Portugal, and others of his kindred, as the Earls of 
 Naffau and Lippia; then feveral of the Nobility, and many others of great quality. 
 
 Then Prince Maurice taking his place where thefe Solemnities were performed, fat 
 at the upper end of the Table, at the left hand of the French Kings Ambaffador, but 
 Sir Ralph VVinwood the Soveraign’s Ambaffador, tookhis place in the middle over 
 againjl the Preftdent of the States, and began a Jhert Oration in F rench to this efieQ. 
 
 My Lords, from thole things which I have in the Convention declared, by 
 the command of the King my Mailer, you have (efficiently underllood his pur- 
 pole, of conferring the Order of the Garter upon Prince Maurice, as alto the 
 caufes, wherewith he thought himfelf moved to do it; and whereas it hath been 
 decreed,by the common fuffrages of the Knights-Companions of the Order, that 
 he Ihould be joined in Companionfhip with the Eleffor Palatine, it feemed good 
 to the Sozicraign, to command me to prefent him with the Enftgns of this Order, 
 and hath confirmed this his command by the teftimony of his Commifjion, under 
 the Great Seal of England, which Commijjion I here deliver unto you, and pray 
 it may be reed. 
 
 Hereupon be delivered the Commiffion to the Prefident, from whofe hand the Se¬ 
 cretary then taking it, read it aloud j which having finifhed, the Soveraign’s Am- 
 baO'ador continued his difeosirfe. 
 
 Both the honor of this Order, and ancient Cuflom require, that it be fent out 
 of England to stranger Princes, by perfons of honor peculiarly deputed to this 
 Employment, and who are themfelves Knights-Companions of the Order , or at 
 lead deferve to be fo.- but becaufe that the Ceremonies there ufed, feem not 
 fo well to agree with the Difcipline of your Church, and that the conditions 
 thereof are not altogether confident with the ftate of your Common-wealth, it 
 hath pleafed the Soveraign of the Order, for the avoiding all fcandal, to confer 
 this Order without any pomp, or external magnificence. We have therefore 
 made choice of this place, in compliance with your pleafure, as the mofi com¬ 
 modious for the performance of our duty, in that we might prefent it in the 
 prefence of your Lordfhips, who, as being theSupream Lords of this state, will 
 not think much to be Eye-witnefl'es of that honor, which the King of Great 
 Britain your bell Friend and Allie, offers to the chief General of your Armies, 
 and Govcrnoiir of your Provinces, as alfo to your whole State in general, 
 
 whereof 
 
) E C T. 
 
 IH. 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Halit. 
 
 whereof each of you are a part. Nor could his Majefty have given greater te- 
 fh monies, either of h.s affc&on towards the happy"State of your Common¬ 
 wealth, or of the joy which he hath conceived, for that he fees your Affairs 
 after fo many troubles and (terms, brought to a Haven of reft and quiet, orlike- 
 wtle of h.s moft entire good w,l 5 W.lh.ng that that League of Friendfh ip which 
 IS coiitrafted between his Kingdoms and your Provinces,may be perpetual and 
 umolable. Now therefore, defiring firft your good leave, we (hah convert 
 our Addrels to Prince Miurrce. convert 
 
 • At this infant, Garter King of Arms opened the Silk, Frirfi , and took out the Gar- 
 ter let fthnch D t»mondj, and laid it on the Table , and then the Ambafihdor 
 addreft hmfilf to Prime Maurice in the following manner. 
 
 To you my Lord, we offer in the name of the King my Mafter, the Order of 
 the Carter, which we may fay without boafting or flattery, is the moft anci¬ 
 ent and moft tlluftnous Order of all Europe, which in all times hath been kept 
 inviolable, without any fpot or blemifh, wherewith all the greateft Emperors 
 and Monarch firing to be graced and adorned, have efteetried foe greateft part 
 of their felicity, that they could obtain it; his Majefty judgeth the greatnefs 
 of your Family, which he acknowledge* to be moft illuftriL, worth! of th 
 Honor, your piety alio and zeal to promote the Reformed Religion, likewife 
 your warlike virtues which the* God of Hofts hath bleft with fo many V fto! 
 nes, but efpecially thofe high merits, whereby you have obliged thefe United 
 Provinces, and by confequence his Realms , and fo thereby the whole Chridian 
 IVorld h.s Majefty being altogether of opinion, that the quiet of Chritteldom 
 confifteth much in the happy ftate of thefe Provinces , and that the condition of 
 thefe- Provinces what ever it be and that of thofe Realms have a mutual depen¬ 
 dence one upon the other : This is the motive and foie caufe that hath induced 
 
 r Z .u na r UP ! n ? n Ho J n ?, r ^ he g reateft his Kingdoms can beftow 
 
 of winch behold thefe the Marks and Enfigns [W with theje words produced 
 the Carter] which your Excellency is to receive from us,according to the com¬ 
 mands of our King, and thofo altogether free from any Ceremonies, except fitch ' 
 '’•herein you (hall voluntarily and willingly confent to be engaged 
 
 Jdl SpeCCh hi” g e frd. Prince in brief gave thanks for the Honor of- 
 
 fe, d him and then forthwith the Ambaffador and Garter having made due obL 
 
 fc Tr u M 7: , hh Ugh G,nrter t0 ° k mt °f the ^mentioned 
 
 'hJdn ,e 7 r Cd / 1 Tch , ereon the Effigies of St. George ,'with the fob¬ 
 bed Dragon under his feet, this Medal hanging upon a Blue Ribband, Garter put 
 about be Princes Neck ., after which he unfolded a Parchment, wherein were con-. 
 tawed the Titles of Prince Maurice in French, which he read aloud. 
 
 The high, mighty , and excellent Prince, Maurice Prince of Orange Ear! 
 
 Nj P^Catzenelleboge, Viand, Dietz, Mews, Linge, Marquefs of Vere and 
 Flnjhing, Baron of Grave, the Territory' of Kuyke, Lece, and Njervaert, Go- 
 vernour and Captain General aPcelderland, Holland, Zealand,Utrecht,lVeft. 
 
 , Fnejland Zutphen and Oversell Admiral General of the United Provi- 
 ces) and Krnght of the moft Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 Affoon as he had made an end of reading thefe Titles, prefently all the Trumpets 
 founded, and the Troops in order foot off their rijlo/s , which Volly was feconded 
 bj the Trained-Bands, after which the great Guns were difehamed. * " 
 
 Thefe things bong thus performed, and (Hence made, sir John Oldenbarnevelt 
 Lord of fempel, making an Oration in the name of the States General, reckoned 
 up in brief the Leagues contracted heretofore at feveral times, between the Pvo- 
 vmces W the Kingdom yGreafoBritain, and thereupon rendred humble thanks 
 £t *°. the for the continuance of them, fpecially fir that by this action he went 
 
 "■thihl t thefime /° a,/ mea .’ fi r as mHch " that fi remarkable Honor, 
 c-. hlsU f^y was conferring on thofe Provinces in the perfin of Prince Mau- 
 
 ,«fJX* ti ,TT I Commander both in War and Peace, was an honor nfid 
 t° hr Shewn but only to the very choictft of his Friends ; but moft principally of 
 
 F f f “all. 
 
 417 
 
jg Inveftiturc of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 tc u n r or t / : ! t he rv.tsple.ifid to confer this honor on Prince Maurice, without en- 
 “ jot ’M? any fries obligation upon the receipt of the Order. Next he gave thanks 
 - c t, the AmbafladorS, fir the diligence they had employed in this affair ; and laftly, 
 
 ‘= reeling hit Speech to Prince Maurice, he in the name of the States General, 
 
 <t,’, • tnlttei his new honor, ajfuring him on their behalf that they conceived ve- 
 
 cc t rcat j 0 y and fiitisficlion , and rvijht him a very long and a happy enjoyment 
 « thereof "to the glory of God, and the enlargement of his Family, and the confer¬ 
 ee -nation rf thepublick, liberty of the United Provinces, in which thing,.is hitherto 
 “ they had done , fo for the time to come, they would for ever afford him their hefi 
 “ and moft faithful ajjijlance. • , 
 
 As foon as he had fimfhed his Speech John Utenbogard :Minifer of the Hague, 
 as he had been ordered, funding at the end of the Table, made a very admirable 
 and letrned Sermon, wherein he mojl devoutly praifed God, for what had hapned, 
 imploring him to blefis prime Maurice, in his new obtained honor , and to .endue 
 him with his Grace. 
 
 The Serm.n ended, the Trumpets founded, tie Muskets alfo, and great Guns were 
 again difeharged: Then Prince Maurice (accompanied by the Ambafladors and other 
 Noble Perfons) returned in the fame order as he came,and then again the third time 
 Volhes of great and frnall Jhot wre difeharged', after which the Soldiers and 
 'Trained-Bands went every one to their own homes and quarters. At Evening the pitcht 
 Far : 1 s were ft on fire, and Bonfires kindled ', a magnificent entertainment alfio was 
 given by Prim - Maurice to the Ambafladors,Princes and great Perfops above men¬ 
 tioned, at which, while Healths were drunk, to the King of Franceawd Great Bri¬ 
 tain^// the Guns were again difeharged. 
 
 A Remonftrance made by Sir William Segar , Knight, Garter Prin¬ 
 cipal King of Arms, joined in Conwniffion with the right hono¬ 
 rable the Lord Carleton , Ambaffador to the high and mighty 
 Prince, Henry Prince of Orange, for prefenting him with the 
 Noble Order of th c Garter, 1627. 
 
 rs ittoffi:. rr tt T£ took, our journey from Whitehall, on a Thurfday to Gravefend, being 
 
 J/Lr.fL. 18. Yy the . of April, Anno Domini 1627. and lodged there that night. On 
 
 chttminm ] p fi( j a y mor „j„g m embarqued in two Merchants ships of London, in the one went 
 the T oral AmbafftdorCatletoa, Secretary of State to the Kings Majefly King Charles, 
 accompanied with the young Lord Dormer, and divers other Gentlemen, his Fol¬ 
 lowers and Servants ', my filf embarqued in the other Merchants ship, with my two 
 so as, Mr. Henry Lennard, my three servants,Trunks, and other Provijions. 
 
 if: fet ;V "It 9 of the Clock., and failed all that day and night following, 
 and art u a on Saturday at DelfHaven in Holland, about 6 of the Clock, in the 
 Evening we ere being landed we could have no lodging in the Town, all was taken 
 up for the Lodging of the Lord Ambaffador, and his Train, and I forced to hire 
 two Waggons for the tranfport of me and mine, our Trunks and baggage to the Town 
 of Delf, whither we came 'about eleven of the Clock, that night, and lodged at the 
 Sign of the Golden Fleece. 
 
 The next day being Monday, the Ambaffador coming by water to Delf was enter- 
 t lined andfiafted at the Englifh Houfi by MeEnglifll Merchants , and that-Afternoon 
 was conveyed by L ater, in the Princes Barge to the Hague and by the way was met 
 with, by his Excellency, and divers of the States, who complemented his welcome. 
 
 My f Iffilm: eel vis Lordfhip by Waggon, and had my Lodging and Diet provided 
 in the Chaf.elins Houfi in the Hague, where I was well entertained and accom¬ 
 modated. The cl :y following iewg Tuefday, my filf with my two Sons, and Mr. Len¬ 
 nard, went to klfs his Excellencies hands, who very kindly entertained me, and re- 
 membred he had feen me there before, upon the like occaflon, withhis Brother Maurice. 
 Prince of Oranges fo after our humble filiations we departed. 
 
 It was about nine or ten clays before we could be refihed, whether the Order 
 
 fhottld 
 
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 Sect. III. Inveftiture of Strangers rvitb the Habit. 
 
 Jlmld be accepted of or not ; for the French Ambajfador there refldent, oppofed it by 
 all means poffible that he could, alledging it food not with the French King his 
 A/aflers honor, considering the League between him , the Prince, and States , that 
 his Enemy the King of Great Britain, Jhould be fo much favored and honored by the 
 Prince, as to have the Order of the Garter by hint received , the King of Great Bri¬ 
 tain having entred his Dominions in hojlile manner, furprifed the Ijle ofR.ee, fain 
 his People, and endeavoured to relieve Rochell, which he held Rebels to him ; all 
 which by the ivifdom of the Lord Ambajfidor Carleton, was fo difereetly anfaered , 
 and fo far prevailed, that a day was appointed for the reception of the Order, which 
 was- to be done on the Sunday following, in the Afternoon, and was performed at 
 follbroeth• 
 
 The Prince of Orange his Regiment of shot and Pikes, the Englifh Regiment, 
 and fosse Dutch Companies,having placed themfelves in two Battalions, on either fide 
 of the great Court of the Princes Palace, we proceeded between them. 
 
 Firjl went a number of Colloncls and Captains, Engliib, Scots, and Dutch, af¬ 
 ter whom followed the chief Officers of his Excellency’s Houfihold, then my felf, 
 bearing on a Purple Velvet Cufsen the Robes of the Order, the great Collar, and the 
 Garter, and a lejfer Jewel of the George, faftned to a Blue Ribband, with King 
 Charles his Commiffion , under the Great Seal of England : The Prince went be¬ 
 tween the Lord Ambajfador ahd the Palfgrave, who that day wore the whole Habit 
 of the Order of the Garter. IVc were conduced up the great Stairs, through the old 
 Hall of the Palace, and fo brought to the Council Chamber of the States General, who 
 were all placed on either [tele of a long Table, the whole length of the Rooks. 
 
 The Ejlate of the Table was holden in the micljl thereof, where four Chairs were 
 placed, the Prince ofO range and (he Ambaffador took the two middlemoft Chairs, 
 the Palfgrave on the right hand, and my felf on the left. The French Ambajfador, 
 and the V enetian ,fitc at the upper end of the board. The Earl o/Coningburg, Fre- 
 fident of the Council of the States, the Treafurer, and Admiral of Holland fate op¬ 
 posite to the Pr ince, and all other of the States on either fide in their degrees. Si¬ 
 lence being made, the Ambafador Carleton flood up, , and began his Harangue or 
 "Oration, fignifying, that by the Example of the great love and amity long time con¬ 
 tinued, between the Queen's Jllajefty of England, Elizabeth of famous memory, 
 and Prince Maurice, with the States Gcncralof the United Provinces 5 King James 
 her succejfor intending no lefs good, welfare, andprofperity to his Excellency, and 
 the States then and flill being, had prejented him with the Noble Order of the Car¬ 
 tel', 1 as to his intimate friend, Confederate, and Ally, which he princely accepted, 
 acknowledged, and ufecl during his life. And that now the high and mighty Prince, 
 King Charles his son, understanding of the right noble and valorous difpofltion of 
 his Excellency, Henry Prince of Orange, and having a like dejire, as his Father 
 had, to continue the fame amity and friendjhip inviolably between them, had made 
 efpecial choice of him the Jaid Prince, to be a Companion and Confrere of the faid 
 moji Noble Order, which he was there by Commiffion to prefent his Excellency 
 withall. J \ 
 
 Toe Oration ended, the Ambajfador prefented his Majcfly's Commiffion, under the 
 Great Seal ((/England, during the reading whereof, by one of the Secretaries of the 
 States ; The wholeTableof tie States floodup, their heads uncovered, only the French 
 Ambajfador excepted, who fate covered. 
 
 Then Garter, after Reverence made, with an audible voice, pronounced in French 
 the Stile of the King of Great Britain, as is accustomed, ami after it the Stile of 
 Henry Prince of Orange; which done, by afignal made at one of the Windows, the 
 Trumpets founded, the Drums Jlroofinp, and a thoufand Musket flsot were difeharged 
 in Volley. . 1 
 
 Then flood up at the Table a French Orator, mho began his Harangue in the praife 
 of the Noble Order of the Garter, relating as he faid he was informed, how many 
 Emperors, Kings, and Princes had been thereof, applauding the worthy Election 
 and choice of both the famous Princes of Orange, Prince Maurice lately deceafed, 
 and Prince Henry then Governing ; only he excepted againfl the patronage of Saint 
 George, who wat he faid, but a Legendary Saint, and not Canonical, nor approved 
 
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 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 by general Councils, and in cffeB, but a moral Allegory : For every Chriflian man 
 that for his Faith woulU fight, and defend the Church, yea and for the fame fiujj'er 
 Martyrdom, he fhould conquer the Dragon, that is the Devil, and he as much holy 
 reputed as St. George. Eat the Order to be filed of the Garter, was more 
 I'gnificant, hccanf it carried with it a bond or tie of Fellowship, as a Symbol 
 of Amity and Friendfisip between Princes, being Companions of the faid Order. 
 So concluding his Harangue with a Prayer for the Soveraign’s profperity King 
 Charles, and the whole Eellowfiiip of the ftid moil Noble Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter, he ended. 
 
 then the Lord Antbajfador Carletotl, with his Excellency the Prince e/Orange, 
 the Prince Palatine, and my felffunding up, the AmbaJfiidor took thegreat Col¬ 
 lar with the George, and ajfsicd by the Palatine, put it over the head of his Ex¬ 
 cellency, and faflned it on his Jhoulder', for at that time he refufed to wear the 
 Robes of the Order, becaufe he faid , his Brother Crave Maurice had not done it, but 
 hying up his leg on >ny chair, the AmbaJfiidor and I put on the Garter. 
 
 Which done, by another fignal, fix and thirty Canons reported, and fio way being 
 made, ire returned that way as we came, the Trumpets founding, and the Drums 
 beating, until his Excellency was entred into his Court. That day or night we had 
 no Feaff, for avoiding Precedency and Place between the Ambajfiadors, drinking of 
 Healths, and other complements, which might have occaftoned qmfiion or difference 
 on cither party. That night Bonfires of pitched Barels were made through the Town, 
 as is accuflomed to be done in all their Triumphs. 
 
 The next day following, being Monday, I was invited by a Mejfenger to dine with 
 his Excellency, where, in his great Chamber, the Table ready furnijhed with sue at, 
 without Ceremony of other fervice, or attendants, but his own Pages, being half a 
 dozen in number, his Excellency fate down, not at the end of the Board, but at the 
 right hand thereof, and Count Lodovvick of Naflaw his Uncle on the left hand 
 fide, I was placed on the Princes fide, at a convenient difiance from him by his 
 Marfisal ■, Col/onel Boage a Scottitfl man fate right againfi me, next to Count Lodo- 
 wickj and thefe were all the Cuefls at the Table 5 during Dinner, his Excellency ask: 
 ed me fundry queflions, namely, whether Queen Elizabeth did wear the Carter of 
 the Order about her leg, as the Knights did? I anfwered, 1 thought not, fir it was 
 not proper for her Sex fo apparently to Jhew her teg. Then he demanded, whe¬ 
 ther the Inftitution of the Order was from the fall "of a Blue Garter from the La¬ 
 dies leg, with whom the King danced! I told him it was fi holden by tradition, but 
 the truth was otherwife, as it is recorded in the old Regifter Book of the Order, 
 that King Edward the Third returning home after his conqnef of France, to remu¬ 
 nerate thofe Ktiighrs, that had done him the mofl noble fervice in that Expedition, 
 didfileU of them the number twenty five, and gave them Blue Carters embroidered, 
 and buckled under the Knee, with this Motto, Hony foit, qui. mal y penfe, as a ca¬ 
 veat to avoid the emulation of others, who might perhaps prefiime, they had de- 
 fervedas much honor as others. Now the quefion may be asked, faid the Prince, why 
 a Garter rather than any other thing fhould be made an Order? It is to be anfwered, 
 faid I, that at that time mofl men (efpecially men of Arms) wore their Boots clofe 
 up gartered, and buckjed with thongs of Leather under their Knees (a Cnflom yet 
 nfed of feme men for the firengthening of their Leg) fo with divers other trivial 
 queflions the Dinner was fpent and ended, and I with due thanks and humble fahi- 
 tations took m y leave. 
 
 T uefday morning I delivered the Robes of the Order to the Mafler of his Ward¬ 
 robe, and on Tuefday in the Afternoon, I with my Sons, and Mr. Lennard kjffid his 
 Excellencies hands, and took our leave, who mofl princely thanked us fir the pains 
 we had taken to do him honor. 
 
 Wednefday in the morning, I was prefinted with four Chains, one for my felf 
 of the value of 2\o\.fierling, two Chains fir my Sons, the third for Mr. Lennard, 
 being all lefier in value than thofe which 1 had received of Crave Maurice by 130I. 
 The AmbaJfiidor Lord Carleton had a flanding Cup with a Cover of 500 I. being of 
 pure Cold. The fame day in the Afternoon I gave Rewards to the Chaftellain, and 
 hit Wife, with the Servants of the Houfi, and taking my leave that night of the 
 
 AmbaJfiidor , 
 
Sect. I If • 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Ambaffador, with whom Ifopped, I took.my Journey on Thurfday in the morning 
 by Water to Delf, where I hired two Waggons to tranfport me to Maitland Sluce, 
 where I took, flipping for England, in the fame Merchants ship that brought me 
 thither. 
 
 Friday morning , the firfl of June, roe Jet fail, and on Saturday in the After¬ 
 noon we all fafely arrived at Gravefend, thanked be God? Tuefday following. 
 I went by Coach to Oatlands, and delivered my Letters to the King, from the 
 Prince of Orange, and the Lord Ambaffador Carleton, making a brief relation 
 of the performance of our Employments, which it was his Majefiies pleafire I 
 jhould do. 
 
 A Relation of the Invejlilure of Charier the Eleventh King of 
 Sweden, with the Habit and Enftgns of the Order, drawn up by 
 Henry St. George, Efq; Richmond Herald. 
 
 C >Harles the Eleventh, King of Sweden, &c. being elected into the mojl Noble 
 j Order of the Garter, at a Chapter held by the Soveraign and Companions of 
 the ftid Order, the r 8. day ofjune 1668. The Right Honorable Charles Earl of Cer- 
 Title, was by the Soveraign appointed his AmbaiTador extraordinary to the faid 
 King , and Henry St. George, Efq; Richmond Herald, was commanded to attend 
 the Ceremony of his fiid Majeflys Inveftiture, in the place of Garter Principal 
 King of Arms. 
 
 Being furnifled with all Necefjaries for this fervice,as the Robes,Collar,George, 
 Gauer, &c. and having received his Majeflys Commiffion, under the Seal of the 
 faid Order', they ft foil from Greenwich in the Anne ("a Yaght belonging to hit 
 Royal Highncfs the Duke of York J on Friday the 5. d/February 1668. and landed at 
 Rotterdam on Sunday the 7. of the faid Month, from whence they proceeded on their 
 journey to Stockholme, firfl to Hamborough, and then to Lubeck, where my Lord 
 AmbaiTador having received command from the King , to go for Denmark, they took 
 flipping at Framond (the Fort of the faid City ) on Saturday the 20. e/March, and 
 landed at Copenhagen on Monday the 22, of the fiid Mouth. After fame 10 days 
 there, in which time his Lordfhip difpatched his bufinefs in that Court, they again im- 
 barqued themfihes in a Frigat of the King of Denmark's, and arrived at Stock- 
 holme, on Saturday the 10. of April, being Rafter Eve,where his Excellency continued 
 fame week/ incognito, till the arrival of his Train and Equipage. 
 
 Saturday, June the 5 . theCounteJs o/"CarIille landed at Stockholme, and about a 
 week after arrived the ship with my Lord Ambaflador’s Goods and Retinue. 
 
 Wednefday the 7.of Jnly,tny Lord AmbaiTador made his Entry into Stockholme, 
 and on Saturday the 10. of the fiid Month had his public k. Audience of the Kino. 
 
 Monday the 2 6. of July my Lord AmbaiTador and Mr. St. George, at a private 
 Audience, delivered their Credentials concerning the Garter; and his Majefy of 
 Sweden received the lejfer George. 
 
 Thurfday the 29. of July was appointed for his Majejly’s publick_reception of the 
 whole Habit of the Order, which Ceremony was performed as followeth". About three 
 of the Clock, that Afternoon , my Lord AmbaiTador and Mr. St. George, were by two 
 principal Senators Count Neile Brahe, and Count John Steenbook, the Mailer of the 
 Ceremonies, with the King s Coaches, Pages, and Footmen fall in new Liveriesfrith 
 many Officers and Cavaliers, conducted to the Cattle, being come into the great Court, 
 they mere suet at the Stairs foot (where they alighted) by feveral of the King’s Ser¬ 
 vants, and Jo conduced up to certain Rooms, where the Robes, &c. were depoftted 
 (having been font thither that morning J here my Lord AmbaiTador for a while rc- 
 pofed himfelf whiljl il/r.St. George made ready the Robes, &c. and put on his Man¬ 
 tle, and having now notice, that his Majrfly was come into the Great Hall, they pro¬ 
 ceeded thither, Mr. St. George bearing the Robes, &c. on a Velvet Cujhen: At the 
 entrance into the Hall, they were met by the Rix-Marjhal Count Gabriel Oxenfticrn 
 (having in his hand a long Staff of Silver gilt) and conduced to the upper end of 
 the Room , which was inclqfod within a Rail and Ballifler. Here flood the King in 
 
 a Suit 
 
422 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers rvitb the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 a Hint I id cloak, of Cloth of Silver, with a large Flume of F/hitc Feathers in his Hat, 
 tinder a state of C rim fon I civet, fringed Kith Cold, to the bacf of rollick faid State 
 was affixed an Efietchgon of his Majefly’s Arms within the Carter, and kit Stile un¬ 
 derneath ; on the Kings right hand was eroded a like state for the Soveraign; with 
 an Efcutchecn of his Arms, and his Stile alfo underneath, with a Chair and Foot- 
 fool. offloGtc to the King of Sweden’s Chair, mas placed a chair, like in all things 
 to that of the King’s, for my Lord Ambadador, and on the left hand of my Lord 
 Ambadador was a Chair fet for Mr. St. George, and near it, clofe to the Rails,was 
 a little Table to lay the Robes on. Oil the King of Sweden’s left hand , at a good di- 
 fance, near the other end of the Rails, fate the Queen, under a leffer State of Cloth 
 of Silver, the haut-pas was covered with Turkje Carpets, as was alfo all the ground 
 within the. Rails, where food the Regents and the ref of the Senators (all in Cloaks 
 and Bands as is ufed at their Dyets and mofi folemn Ajfiemblies) with Chairs be¬ 
 hind them: The whole Room was hung with Tapefry, having a great number of 
 Si .< folds in it, filled with the principal per finis of quality, both of the Court and City. 
 
 After my Lord Ambadador and Mr. St. George, had f.tinted the King, Mr. St. 
 George placed the Robes, GV. on the Table, and having made an obeyfiince firf 
 to the Soveraigns State, then to the King of Sweden, flood, before his own Chair,till 
 the King and my Lord Ambadador were both of them fated ; they being fated. Mr. 
 St. George fate down on his Chair, until the Trumpets and Kettle Drums ceafid 
 (which had beet and funded from their firfl entrance in the Room') all being quiet 
 Mr. St. George arofi, and making an obeyfiince firfl to the Soveraign's State, and 
 then to the King of Sweden, flood by the Table, then the Ambadador arijing, began 
 his Speech to the King, which ended, his Secretary delivered a Copy of it, in the 
 Svvedith tongue, to the Ambadador, who gave it to the Lord Stein Bielk, who deli¬ 
 vered it to a Secretary, by whom it was read aloud, where unto a Reply was made by 
 the fme Senator, in Swedifh; this Reply tranjlated'into Englilh, was given by the 
 faid. Senator to the Ambadador, and by him to his Secretary, who read it in En- 
 glidl. Then did Mr. St. George deliver the Commifilon under the Seal of the Order, 
 to my Lord Ambadador, who prefnted it to the King, who having received it gave 
 it to a Secretary, by whom it was read aloud. 
 
 The Commidion being read,Mr.St.Geotge devefled the King of his Cloak,Sword, 
 and Belt, untying alfo the silk Garter on his left leg,and delivered the Book of the Sta¬ 
 tutes of the Order to the Ambadador, who prefnted them to the King, then was the 
 Garter of the Order prefnted to his Majefly by Mr. St. George, who at the delivery 
 pronounced the accuflomcd words in Latin, which ended,my Lord Ambadador and Mr. 
 St. George did both of them buckle it on the King of Sweden’s left leg, in lilge manner 
 was prefnted the Surcoat, the Girdle, and Hangers with the Sword,rie Mantle, the 
 Hood, the Collar, andgreat George, lafl of all the Cap and Feather. His Majefly 
 this fully invefled with the whole Habit of the Order, continued funding under his 
 Slat, .whil/i Mr.St. George defending from the haut-pai, towards the lower end of th» 
 Rails, r, turned, and having made three obey fances as he came up, proclaimed the Stile 
 of the Sov eraign in Latin, French, and Englifh; and afterwards the Stile of the 
 King o/Suedetl in French only. 
 
 This being dan:. Afr.St.George returned and flood before, his Seat,wbiljl my Lord 
 Ambadador complemented bis Majefly in a Jhort speech in Engliih,it>iifA was after¬ 
 wards read in Swedifh by a Secretary and a Reply made by the afore named Senator 
 Stien Bielk in Swedifh, read in Englilh by my Lord Ambailador’s Secretary. 
 
 After this another Senator, viz. Baron John Gyllendiern, did in a long Harangue 
 congratulate his Majefly s Election and In velihuie intolhis moflNoble Order; which 
 ended, the King, my Lord Ambadador, and Mr. St. George took_ their Seats again, 
 whilfl the Trumpets and Kettle Drums beat and funded, being the fignal fort he - 
 firing 124 great Guns, from the ships of IFar in the River, and feveral parts of 
 the City, and cf divers Follies of fmall Jhot from Horf and Foot, purpofly drawn 
 into the Town for this occaflon 5 after they had all fired the firfl time, they 
 gave a fiecond Volley, which being near ended, my Lord Ambadador, and Mr 
 St. George arofe , and making their obeifmees to the King ( who flood in his 
 Robes under his State_) they withdrew, and were conducted by the afore mentioned 
 
 Senatort 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Invefliture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Senators Count Brahe and Count Steenbook, to the fame Room from -whence the 
 .Robes of the Order had been brought, where Mr. St. George put off his Mantle, and 
 after a little ret he, my Lord Ambaflador and Mr. St. George were in the fame 
 manner conducted hen v to my Lord Ambajfador’s Houfe. 
 
 About right of the t rfthat Evening, >ny Lord Ambaflador and Mr. St. George 
 were again brought i Court in the King's Coach, by Count Torftenfon, and the 
 Mafler of the Ceremonies, to Supper ; where in a fair Room , under a Jiate of CriM- 
 fan Velvet, fate the King covered, and in the Robes of the Order, on his left hand 
 the Queen, and on her left hand my Lord Ambaflador, all under the state, at each 
 end of the Table fate two of the Regents, ancl on the other ftde of the Table near each 
 end, fete two of the fenior senators, and between them food two Carvers. 
 
 At another Table in the fame Room-fite Mr. St. George, with the other Senators 
 and the Officers of the Army t during Supper, feveral Healths were drank., as the 
 Soveraign’s, the King of Sweden's, the two Queens, the Duky of York's, the Com¬ 
 panions of the Order, &c. at each of which were fired 4 great Guns, 24 being 
 purpofely planted for that fervice, under the tVall of the Caftle .• Supper being ended 
 my Lord Ambaflador and Mr. St. George, having waited on the King ancl Queen 
 back, again in the fame manner they attended them to Supper, about three of the 
 Clock, the next morning, they were again conducted home by Count Torftenfon, and 
 the Mafler of the Ceremonies, in the King's Coach ; and as they defended from the 
 Caftle, the 24 great Guns were all fired twice over. 
 
 Sunday, the 1. of Auguft, my Lord Ambaflador, and Mr. St. George were by 
 Count Torftenfon, and the Mafler of the Ceremonies , in the King's Coach, brought 
 to the Caftle about 7 of the Clock, in the Evening, from whence they went with their 
 Majcfties in their Barge, to fee the Fireworks which had been preparing about three 
 Months, an Englijh mile from Stockholme (in honor of this Solemnity') this di- 
 vertifement continued about tivo hours , and was concluded with a Banquet 5 which 
 ended, they returned in the feme manner, being fainted both in their going and re¬ 
 turn, with four Guns from each ship of War in the River, be fide s the Guns from the 
 Fort, At their landing, Count Torftenfon, and the AEafter of the Ceremonies were 
 ready to conduit my Lord A.mbaflador ,and Mr. St. George home, in the fame man¬ 
 ner as they came. 
 
 Thurfday the 19. of Auguft, Mr. St. George received his M.tjeliy of Sweden's 
 Letter to the Soveraign, and a Certificate of his Majesiiet Reception of the Jaid 
 Order, both figned by the Queen and the Regents. 
 
 Sunday the 22. of Auguft, Mr. St. George took, his leave of the King and Queen, 
 being attended by the under Mafler of the Ceremonies. 
 
 Thurfday the 2. 0/September, Mr.Sc. George was prefented by the under Ma¬ 
 fler of the Ceremonies, with a Chain of Gold, and a Meddal fet with Diamonds , from 
 his Majefly. 
 
 Saturday the 4. o/'September, Mr. St. George began his Journey from Stock- 
 holme to the Sound by Land , and came to Ellincur the 12 .of the faid Month , the 
 29. he took, flipping for England, and landed at Hull the 20. QOctober, the 27. 
 he came to London, and was the next day by the Earl of Carlitle (who was newly 
 returned) brought to his Majefty in his Bed-chamber, where he kiffed the King's 
 hand, prefentecl the King of Sweden's Letter to his Majefty, and fo concluded his 
 Employment. 
 
 The Fire-works above mentioned, which the King of Sweden caufed to be pre¬ 
 pared, to clofe the Solemnity c iiis Invefliture, and manifeft to the world his 
 great fatisfaftion in the honor received, were ordered in the following manner. 
 
 In the middle of the work :.as ereflred a great Pillar 52 foot high, on the top 
 of which was placed a f : Crown 5 18 foot below the Crown were the initial 
 fetters of the Soveraign sand "ig of Swedens Chriftian Names, let bread to 
 
 raft; and below at the Foot were placed feveral Military Colours, both ot 
 Horfe uid Foot, filled with Fire-works. 
 
 hi: Pillar (food in the middle of four antique Trophies, filled with Fire, and 
 i each fide of the Pillar, 40 foot diftance from it, was placed St. George on 
 
 Horfe- 
 
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 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 HorfcbaekRaping the Dragcn under his Feet, of 24 foot in length, and 28 it 
 height!,, and on each fide oi St. George two Pyramids of 36 foot high 
 P ln , feveral s of the Work were fet great Wind-Pipe,, filled with Water 
 ■ for playing of Water- Balls and round the Work about 2coo Musket-rites’ 
 60 together m a Frame with 72 ChePls in and about the Work, full 0}Rackets 
 12 foot hign, befides 28 Chefs with Swarmers in the Earth, 2 foot hiirh ' S 
 above tcc- Pa,,roles fired by 'Degree, which fly, „g high Lewfromt maU 
 foits of Figures of Fire. Laftly, at each corner a Fire Murfer, which threw up 
 ah forts ofpleafant Fire-Balls, and in their breaking prefented feveral Figures. P 
 
 A Relation of the huesefuture of John George Duke of Saxony, with 
 the Habit and Enfigns of the Order , drawn up by Sir Ihomas 
 St. George Knight, Somsrfet Herald. 
 
 >he r TJ' tf / Sa * on Y= mas e!eSed into the Society of the moll 
 fKohle Order Of the Garter the , 3 . of June ,668. at a Chapter held It White- 
 he 1. 3 ami by the Soveraign and feveral of the Companions of the Order sir Thn- 
 mas Higgons Knight , and Thomas St. George Efif, Somerfet Herald , in ’the place of 
 Cartel innapalKing of Arms, reere then appointed and ordered to carry the Gar- 
 ier. wit ■> Use Habit and other Enfigns appropriated to the Order, to the faid Duke 
 Saxony; which being provided and delivered unto them , on the 27. ofFebruarv 
 filming they fet forward from London, and arrived at Drefden the 5. of April 
 
 V 7 ' '"\‘ 7 ‘° d & ed Jt an from whence they gave notice to the Hoff Marfhal of 
 their arrival. v 
 
 Vpon Wedncfdzj morning about 10 of the Clock., being the 7. ,/ April, the 
 Duke ofSaxonyfont h,s Coach and feveral of his Servants, for them to their Audi¬ 
 ence, where Sir Thomas Higgons prefented his //■*/*/?/, Credentials, and Air St 
 George the Book, of Statutes, the Eleftor having fid I fee them the day before 
 They were conducted from this Audience by the Duke's Servants to their feveral 
 Lodgings within the Ca ttle, where they remained and were entertained at the Duke's 
 charges, and attended by his Servants during their flay at Drefden. ^ 
 
 Vpon the 8. of April in the morning, the Duke fent a Complement to them ac¬ 
 knowledginghow fet ft.b e he was of his Majefty’j- great affection unto him, in feml- 
 tng him the Order of the Garter, and that he was very defirous to receive it, Ihrre- 
 npon they de fired an Audience, to which they were conducted about 4 of the Clock in 
 the Afternoon by the Duller Servants . J ^ 
 
 Being brought to the Duke , Sir Tho.Higgons told him that he underftood by his 
 
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 the O.del [the Garter and teat thereupon he and Air. St. George were come to 
 prefnt has EleSoral Highnefs with the George and a Blue Ribbfnd, which was 
 ufo > worn by the Companions of that moft Noble Order, before their Invefliture 
 w.cere arc., lie gave them thanky? and then Air. Sr. George delivered to sir Tho! 
 
 I ■ ,-.gom the George, and by h,m it was prefented to the Duke, who having re- 
 cewed it and viewed it a little while , returned it again to Sir Tho. Higgons then 
 II "' 1 If S 5 ' Gem fJ P"t it “bent his neck 5 which being performed fee Duke 
 ret.nned thanks, and declared that he intended to be invlftecl on Tuefday or Wed¬ 
 nesday following, whereof they fhould receiz e more particular notice. 
 
 Vponthe 9. of April the Duke fent to them by his Secretary, to ftonife that he 
 tl £! t0 be r 'Jff :d ft n J following, and thereupon difeourfing about 
 a datel.TIII’/fl " " ^ Ele3or L al bad given order for the fornijhing 
 J ffr fir \ WhiC I he ™ read J to fi ,ew t! ’J but that If any 
 
 r oil In C i:T y ril ‘ ,c “flrl t0 be P er f" rmed lit the Church, he defir Id that 
 might be nut,ed, which being by them confuted nnto, they repaired to the Room 
 appointed, and gave direchons how it ffonld be ordered. 
 
 ■ Vpon Eafter-day, being the 11. of April, they were attended by feveral of the 
 Duke S Servants to Chur. 0 fori}, and after to Dine with him. J 
 
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Sect. III. 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Vpon Tuefday the 13 .of April, between 10 and 11 ofthe Clockin the morning, 
 the Duke fent a great number of his Servants to them, to let them know he was 
 ready to receive the Order j wherupon Mr. St. George put on his Robe or Mantle , 
 and having placed the Habit, Collar, George, Garter, and his Alajefiy's Commif- 
 fion upon a Blue Velvet Cufben, they were conducted to a little Room appointed for 
 that purpofe , where the Duke flayed for them , Mr. St. George carrying the Robes 
 and the other Enfigns of the Order, which he prefeuted to the Duke, and after 
 placed them on a Table Jlanding by him. 
 
 Then Sir Thomas Higgons and Mr. St. George, having firjl prayed the Duke's 
 leave , took off his Cloak, a »d his Sword and Belt, which the faid Mr. St. George 
 had for his Fee , and after that the Blue Ribband and George, which they had pre- 
 fentcd to him before , which Mr. St. George delivered to one of the Duke's servants. 
 
 The Duke being in this pojlure, Mr. St. George took the Surcoat which sir Tho¬ 
 mas Higgons and he prefented to the Duke, and then put it on 5 after that the Gir¬ 
 dle and Hangers, which they likewife girt about him, having received another Sword 
 from the Majier of his Horfe. 
 
 Then the Duke’s Secretary brought and laid upon the Table before his EleSoral 
 Highnefs, the Letters TelHmonial ingroffed in Parchment, of the prefixing him 
 with the Enfigns of the Order, which he there figned , and being fealed by him before 
 them, they were delivered to Mr. St. George by the Duke. 
 
 Thefe things being thus performed, they proceeded to the great Room prepared, 
 where the principal part of the Ceremony was to be accomplifhed, where there was a 
 great concourfe of People, and towards the upper end on the right hand was a place 
 raifed, where fite the Dutchefs, the Prince if Saxony and Princefs, the Princels 
 of Anhalt, and below them a great many Ladies of quality, and the Ladies of the 
 Court. 
 
 FirSl paffed the Dukes Servants two and two. 
 
 Then the Cap and Feather, carried by Mr. St. George's son. 
 
 Next Mr. St. George, carrying the rejl of the Habit and the Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 Then sir Thomas Higgons. 
 
 After him the Dukp of Saxony in his Surcoat, his Sword girt about him. 
 
 On each fide, and doling the Rere, were his Guard of State richly habited, with 
 Partisans in their hands, the Staves covered with Blue Velvet, and fet thick with 
 gilt Nails. 
 
 In this manner they paffed through divers Jlately Rooms, entertained with feve- 
 ral forts of Mufick , until they came to the great Room, where there was aljb ex¬ 
 cellent Mufick of feveral forts, with Kettle-Drums and Trumpets, placed in a high 
 Gallery at the lower end, which entertained them as foon as they entred. 
 
 In this Room was two States of Crimfon Velvet, the one at the upper end for the 
 Soveraign with a Chair and a Foot-Jlool, and an Efcotcheon of the Soveraigu’s 
 Arms within a Garter, having his Stile underneath, fet over the Chair j the other on 
 the fide of the Room on the right hand of the Soveraign's State for the Duke, with 
 an Efcotcheon of his Arms within a Garter, and his Stile underneath j and on the 
 left hand two chairs, the one for Sir Thomas Higgons, the other for Mr. St.George. 
 
 Being entred this Room, as they paffed from the lower end, three obeyfances were 
 made to the Soveraign’s State going up, then the Oukc going to hi! State, and 
 there Jlanding, Air. St. George placed the Robes on a Tabic on the Dukes right 
 hand’, which being done, sir Thomas Higgons and Mr. St. George did go to their 
 Chairs oppofite to the Duke’s, on the left hand of the Soveraign’s State, snaking their 
 obeyfances to it as they paffed by, then the Duke fate down, and they did the like. 
 Then being entertained with Mufick fir a little while , they rofe from their Seats, and 
 making their obeyfances as before to the Soveraign’s State as they paffed by it, and 
 repaired to the Duke, who Jlanding up, they placed themfelves on each fide of him : 
 being in this pojlure Mr. St. George took «P the Commiffion, and holding it in 
 his hand. Sir Thomas Higgons made a speech to the Duke, relating to the Anti¬ 
 quity and Noblenejs of the Order, declaring how many Emperors, Kings, and Fo¬ 
 reign Princes had been Companions thereof fince its inftitution, and in relation to 
 the election of his Electoral Highnefs of the Jplendor and greatnefs of his Family, &c. 
 
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42 6 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 which having ended, Mr. St. George gave the Commiffion to Sir Thomas Higgons 
 who prefented it to the Duke, which he caufed to be read with a loud voice by his 
 Secretary, and then received it again, and delivered it to Mr. St. George. 
 
 After this Mr. St. George took. the Garter, and with the ajfijlance o/S/rThomas 
 Higgons, buckled it about the Duke’s left Leg , then they put on the Mantle, the Hood 
 upon the right Jboulder , and lajl of all the Collar and George. 
 
 Thus being fully invejled, Mr. St. George fpokg to the Duke as followeth, Ayant 
 invefti voftre AlteflTe Eleftorale avec tous les habits Sc les autres ornaments du 
 tres-noble Ordre de la Jartiere, Je fouhaite toute forte de profperite de gran¬ 
 deur Sc de longue vie au tres-hault tres-puiffant Sc tres-illuftre Prince Jean 
 George le Second, par la grace de Dieu Due de Saxe, de Juliers Cleves, Sc des 
 . Montz, Archimarefchall Sc Prince Elefteur du Saint Empire, Landgrave de 
 Thitringe, Margrave de Mifnie, Sc de la haute Sc baffe Lufire, Burgrave de 
 Magdeburg, Conte de la Marche Sc Ravenjperg, Seigneur in Rauentfein, Sc Che¬ 
 valier du tres-noble Ordre de la Jartiere ; which being ended, the Trumpets and 
 loud Mufickjoutsded. 
 
 The Muftck, ceaftng, Sir Thomas Higgons congratulated his Electoral Highnefs's 
 Inveftiture, whereupon one of his Council made a Speech in Latinc , declaring his 
 Electoral Highnefs’s great obligation to the King of Great Britain, how highly he 
 efteemed the Order, and his Majeftys particular kindnefs to him , &c. and con¬ 
 cluded with his thanks to Sir Thomas Higgons and Mr. St. George. 
 
 Then Mr. St. George took the Cap and Feather and prefented it to the Duke 
 which he put on, and they returned in the fame order as they came, to the Chamber 
 from whence they brought him, Mr. St. George’s Son bearing his Train ; and there 
 they left him and retired, being attended to their apartments by the Duke's Ser¬ 
 vants. About half an hour after, the Dube font his Servants again for them, they 
 found him in the fame Room where they left him, in the Habit of the Order, and in 
 the feme manner as before they paffed to the Room, where the Dukes Dinner was 
 upon the Table, and they dined with him that day, the Duke wearing the Habit of 
 the Order, and Mr. St. George his Rob e After Dinner they attended him back, to 
 the fame Room , and there tookjhir leaves and departed. 
 
 Upon Sunday the 18. of April, the Duke’s chief Chamberlain came to sir Tho¬ 
 mas Higgons fir ft, and after to Mr. St. George, and prefented each of them with a 
 Chain of Gold, and the Electors Picture fet in Diamonds hanging at it, and alfo to 
 each of them a Bafon and Eure j he alfi prefnted Mr. St. George's Son with a little 
 Jewel of Diamonds, and invited them to Dine with the Duke, and the Majier Of 
 the Ceremonies prefented all their Servants. 
 
 On Monday the 19. of April, sir Thomas Higgons, and Mr. St. George took 
 their leaves of the Duke to return for England,«»c/ dined that day with him : and 
 that Evening the Duke s Secretary brought them a Proxie, under the Duke's hand 
 and Seal to the Earl o/Bath, to be injlalledfor him at Windefor. 
 
 The next morning being Tuefday, the 20. of April (sir Thomas Higgons and 
 Mr. St. George, having before hired a Boat to carry them down the River of Elbe 
 to Hamburgh) the Dukes Coaches and Servants attended them to their Boats, and 
 there all but two of them took, their leaves of them, thofe two that remained had laid 
 in provifton, and attended and defrayed them by the Dukes command, as long as 
 they travelled in the Dukes Territories , which was within two German Miles of 
 Magdeburgh, and there they took, their leaves. 
 
 Sir Thomas Higgons and Mr. St. George parted at Hamburgh, the former to 
 go for. England by the way of Holland, the other by flipping. Upon Sunday the 
 1 (5. of May, Mr. St. George arrived fir ft in England, and that day Fortnight Sir 
 Thomas Higgons; and when Mr. St. George kjjfed his Majefties hand at his re¬ 
 turn, he was pleafed to confer the honor of Knighthood upon him, with the fame 
 Sword the Duke of Saxony gave him. 
 
 By way of Corollary to the prelent Section, it will be neceftary to give an 
 account of thofe Tran fa ft ions relating to this moft Noble Order, which paft, du¬ 
 ring the interval of the late Rebellion and Ufurpation. 
 
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Sect. III. In’vcftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 437 
 
 The prefent Sovereign , by. reafon of his frequent removals from feveral 
 places, beyond the Seas, where his rebellious Subjefts had forced him to re¬ 
 tire, was obliged to difpence with the accuftomed Ceremonies of the Order, and 
 to fuch Strangers as he was pleafed to EleS , to fend only the George and Gar¬ 
 ter, together with the Glory or Star of Silver (to wit the Crop of St. George ir¬ 
 radiated within a Garter , curioufly wrought in rich embroidery ) to be worn 
 upon their upper Garments: Declaring alio, that the Lnarejliturc therewith 
 Ihould be fufficient to ftile themfelves Knights-Companions of this molt Noble 
 Order, as efleftually, as if they had been formally, and with the tifual Solem¬ 
 nities, inftalled at Windefor Cafile, where then it was not poffibly to be done. 
 
 And in thefe Cafes, inftead of fuch formal CommiJJtons of l egation, as had 
 been accuftomed to be made out, the Soveraign fent only his Letters a [ignifying a Attain', 
 Eledtion to the Elect-stranger, and a b Warrant to Sir Edward Walker Garter,un- £'jv' c c v n ^ 
 der his figu manual, whereby he was authorifed, according to his Office, to de- cvii. 
 liver thofe Enftgns to the EleO-Stranger, with tuch Ceremonies as were ufual, 
 and might be performed in the place where he was. 
 
 Of this kind were the Warrants iffued out to the faid Sir Edward Walker, for 
 delivery of the Garter, George , and star to Charles Prince of Tarante, to - IVd 
 liam Prince of Orange, to f Frederick William Marquefs of Brat/denburgh, and by f ' 
 virtue of which he inverted thefe Frinces with them. 
 
 The manner and order of Jnvejiiture of a stranger upon thefe occafions, was 
 briefly thus. 
 
 The stranger-EleS, to whom the Enfigns were (ent, entred into the Room, ap¬ 
 pointed to receive the Ceremony, and placed himfelf under the State. 
 
 In the mean time,Garter, having retired into another Room neer thereunlo, 
 put on his rich Coat of the Soveraign s Arms, and placed the Garter , George , and 
 Cloak C on th e left Ihoulder whereof was embroidered the Crofs of St. George, 
 within a Glory of Silver J upon a Velvet Cufhen; then taking them on his arms 
 before him (together with the Soveraign s Letters) went towards the Room, 
 where the Elett-Stranger expefted his coming, and where (a free pailage being 
 madej he proceeded up with three Reverences, and being arrived neer unto 
 him, laid down the Cufhen on a Table, placed for that purpofe, neerthe fore- 
 laid State. 
 
 This done, he began his Oration , and having made an entrance, fufficient to 
 uther in the delivery of the Soveraign s Letters, he prefents them to the F.leCt- 
 Stranger, who opening the fame, returned them back for Garter to read, which 
 having done he redelivered them to him. 
 
 Thefe things being difpatched,he took the Garter from offthe Cufhen,and kneel¬ 
 ing down, firft buckled it on the EleS-Strangers left leg, next he took the Elue 
 Ribband and George , and hung it about his Neck, and lafely th eCloak, which he 
 put likewife over his (boulders y and leaving him thus Inverted, proceeded on 
 with his Harangue : which being ended, he attended what the Lnvejled-Stranger 
 Ihould pleafe to fay, by way of acknowledgment, or thanks to the Soveraign, 
 for the Honor received : and then with ufual obeyfance departed the Room to 
 put off his Coat. 
 
 The Copy of Sir Edward Walker s Speech, made in delivering the 
 Garter , to William Prince of Orange , at the Hague, on Sunday 
 in the Afternoon, being the 4.0! May 1653. 
 
 May it pleafe your Royal Highnep, 
 
 I Have lately received the Commands of his facred Majefiy, the King your Brother, 
 
 Charles the Second of that name, by the Grace of God King of England, Scot¬ 
 land, France, and Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, and Soveraign of the mofi Noble 
 and Renowned Order of St. George, called the Garter, humbly to attend hit Ne¬ 
 phew the Frince of Orange, only Son unto your Royal Highncfs, and to deliver unto 
 
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428 
 
 Invefiiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV 
 
 him the Enfigns of that moft Noble Order, with his Majefty's Letters of Difpen- 
 fation invcfting his Highnefs with the moft fplendid Ornaments thereof. But hecaufi 
 the tcndernefs of his Highnefs age allows him not the rapacity to comprehend the 
 great honor the King hath done him ? in this early electing his Highnefs into this 
 moft Noble Society, the Reafons whereof are heft expreft in his Majefty's gracious 
 Letter i I Jhatl therefore humbly addrefs my felf unto your Royal Bit>hncfs, his Mo¬ 
 ther and Tutrix , and by your pcrmijflon, open and read his Majefty's Letters, and 
 Jhall then,in obedience to his Majefty’s Commands, deliver unto his Highnefs the dar¬ 
 ter and George therewith yS»f.TheInveftiturebeingdifpatched,he tiiiis proceeded. 
 
 Now that his Highnefs is by his Majefty’s gracious Election and Difpenfation In- 
 vcftud, and become a Companion of this moft Noble Order, I jhould according to 
 the obligation of my Office , reprefent unto his Highnefs fomewhat of the Antiquity, 
 Nature, and Dignity of this moft famous Order 5 hut (as I faid before) the tender- 
 nefs of his Highnefs age denying him the notion of matters of this find, my hopes 
 and rrijhes Jhall fipflly that prefent defeCf, which are, that as his Highnefs grows in 
 years, under the happy tuition of your Royal Highnefs , and obferving that he wears 
 an Order and Habit not common to others , that he will with curiof/ty examine the 
 cauf of that effect, and then I doubt not but he will he informed, hud with delight 
 retain in his memory, that it was the moft victorious King o/England, Edward the 
 Third, his Highnefs Anceftor, that 5 00 years pa ft for noble and generous ends infti- 
 tuted this Order, that it was the King his Vncle that elected him thereunto in his 
 infancy. That he is of an Order neer too years more ancient than any other mcerly 
 Military, and that it hath been fo highly valued and deftred, as that thegrcatefl Mo- 
 narchs o/"Europe in their times have been Companion's thereof. And to make the 
 intprejfion deeper, his Highnefs will then alfo find, that his great and excellent Fa¬ 
 ther, your Royal Highnefs Husband, was a Companion of this moU Noble Order, as 
 were formerly thofe two moft potent and fortunate Supporters of this state, his High¬ 
 nefs mott heroic!^ Grandfather Henry, and his great Vncle Maurice, all Princes of 
 Orange in fucceffiom, The great Examples of whofe admired and noble aSions, as 
 of other his Royal and Princely AnccJlors, will certainly induce his Highnefs with 
 alacrity and vigour to endeavour to be equal unto them in all honor, magnanimity 
 and princely virtues. J ' 
 
 I Jhall conclude, that as your Highnefs hopeftd Son, the Prince here prejent, is the 
 youngeft that ever yet was chofen into this modi Noble Society, fo it cannot be other- 
 wife efteemed, than an early Omen of his future felicity and greatnefs, which with 
 length of days and all profperity, is humbly and heartily wifhed by me unto his High¬ 
 nefs, the moft high, mighty, and excellent Prince, William Henry e/Naflau, Prince 
 of Orange, &c. Knight and Companion of the moft Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 A brief Journal of Sir Edward Iballsgr’s palTage and employment, 
 in palling from Awjlerdatn to Hamboraugb , and fo from thence 
 to Berlin, to deliver the Garter to his EleSoral Highnefs, Frecle- 
 ricl^Gitillaunte Marquefs of Brandenburg, An. Dorn. 1654. 
 
 N Tuefday in the Afternoon, being the 17. of March New Stile, I began my 
 journey, and arrived at Hamborougb the Monday following being the 23. 
 I ft ay ed the, e from Monday till Thurfday in the Evening, and then I departed 
 with toe Mejfenger ^/'Berlin. On Monday morning I came to Spanda, a good Town, 
 where there is theftrongefi Fort lever faro, of four Bulwarks, environed by the River 
 Sprey, and a Morafs towards Berlin, from which place the Elettor hath caufed the 
 Wood to be filed, that he might fee this Fort from his Cajlle at Berlin. 
 
 At ll oj the Clocks that day I arrived at Berlin, here 1 lodged my felf in the 
 Bur go mailers houfe, a good Inn , and that Afternoon fent for one Mr. Roe an En- 
 glifb-man, but an old Servant of the Eleffiors Family j to him in general I made my 
 f’lf kfioxvn, and clef red his advice for my addrejjes, he prejently Trent and acquaint¬ 
 ed the El e cl or s Marfdal rcith my Arrival, who prejently informed the Elector, and 
 
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Sect. IIL Inveftiture of Strangers teitb tbs Habit. 
 
 ■ fo I had anfwer, if I fent to the Marjhal the next day at t o of the Clocks, I fhould 
 understand his Highnefs pleafure ; accordingly I fent, and the Marjhal returned me 
 anfmr, that at 1 1 his Highnefs mould fend a Gentleman to conduit me to the Court 
 and accordingly there came his Carver, in one of his Highnefs Coaches, to conduit 
 me thither, where when I was arrived, I was brought through two or three Rooms 
 (the Guards Jianding in order in the firfl, and Gentlemen in the reft) by the Gentle¬ 
 man to the Electors Anti-Chamber 5 there hit Chamberlain received me, and brought 
 me into his Highnefs Bed-chamber, to whom I prefented my felf in the bejl pojhre I 
 could, and briefly gave him an Accompt of my Employment, and delivered him his 
 Majefty's Letter, which he prefently openerl and read, and in few words of great re- 
 fpc3 acknowledged his Majefty’s favour : After that I delivered him her Majefty the 
 Queen o/Bohemia'/ Letter,which he received with great demonftration ofaffc3ion,and 
 then returned to difeourfe with me abosit the time and manner of receiving the Order. 
 
 Hereupon I having prepared a Paper of all things nccefftry, that fo I might 
 do my bed for his Majefty's honor and fervice, I prefented it unto his High- 
 tsefs, which he prefently gave to Monfieur Scurein (one of the chief of his Coun¬ 
 cil, and the only perfon, befides his Chamberlain, then prefintj to read, which he 
 did, and it gave the Elector ft full fetisfattion, as he propofed to receive the Order 
 the next day being Wednefday 5 but I being weary, ancl befides other particulars be¬ 
 ing to be advifed, I put it off till Thurfday : fo I took my'leave of his Highnefs for 
 that injiant, and the surintendant beissg Hofm.sftcr to the Eleffrix, brought me to 
 her Apartnsent to wait upon her, to whom I lilgewife delivered her Majefty's Letter, 
 file received me with great favour, and told me her Mother had given her notice of 
 my coming, fo after feme queftions of the yostng Prince of Orange, the Princes 
 Royal, &c. I took my leave, and was conducted into his Highnejs Dining-Room, 
 where the Dinner being on the Table, he prefently appeared, leading his Mother who 
 with her Brother the Palatine of Zimerne, his Lady, with a Son and Daughter came 
 to this Court few days before. The old Elettrefs, feeing me prefent, with high civi¬ 
 lityfeemed as if I fhould apply my felf unto her ; hereupon I briefly told her, that l 
 was affured, had her Majefty the Queen o/Bohemia known I fhould have found her 
 there, I fhould have had the honor to have brought her Letters from her Majefty, 
 which fee took in good part, fe Jhe placed her felf with her Sitter-in-Law, her 
 Daughter-in-Law, the young EleSrefes her sifter , the Princefes Katherine, and the 
 young Princefes of Zimerne on the outfede of the Table ; in the interim the EleSor, the 
 Duke of Zimerne and his Son waftted, the Chamberlain giving the Towel, then the 
 Gentleman gave water to the Ladies, fe they took, their places at a long Tableat the 
 end feat the Dutchefes of Zimerne, and the old EleSrefs on the inflde of the Table, the 
 EleBrefs, thePrinccfi Katherine, and the young Princefs of Zimerne, on the oiitfide 
 fete the Duke of Zimerne, then the Elettor (then flood the CarverJ and below fit the 
 young Prince of Zimerne, and below him the Chamberlain, oppofite to the young 
 Prince and next to his sifter I was placed, beneath me the A/after of the Honfe to 
 the old Elettref, and then at the end fate the Elettors ALaJier of his Horfe, and'ano¬ 
 ther : The Table was excellently ferved, having at the firft courfe 20 Difhes of gilt 
 Plate, covered with Silver, and the Plates the feme--, fe was the ficond courfe, and at 
 the third, the Banquet was ferved itt 9 in as many funding fc allop ed Cups gilt. At the 
 'ficond courfe the EleSor began to mg his Majefty’/ Health,and a while after the Duke 
 o/Zimerne the Queen of Bohemia'/, and thefi were all the Healthspaft ft the Table, fo 
 as tomy great joy,infteadof drinking after the German mode, I rofe front Table thirfty. 
 
 Dinner being done, his Highnefs and the Ladies returned into her Highnefs 
 Chamber ; in the interim I flayed in the Dining-Room , where the Marjhal 
 came and told me, his Highnefs had given order, l Jliould be lodged neer the 
 Court, at his Stables, and fhould have a Coach to wait upon me to come to Court that 
 Evening, , and fe conftantly while I flayed. I excufid the firft, at leaft till the next 
 day, and the latt for that time, and fo returned to my Lodging. The next day after 
 DiH»ec,7 went into the EleSrefs Room with the Elector, and prefently the old Ele- 
 Ctrefs applied her felf to entertain me, and did fe neer an hour. Then I took »sy 
 cave of her and the Elettor for that time , and was brought by one of his Gentlemen 
 to my new Lodging at the Stables, where (after a large half pace, at the top of a Stair) 
 
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 439 
 
43° Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. Chap. XV. 
 
 I mas brought into my Stove hung with good Arras, at the upper end were two large 
 round Tables, the one covered with a Carpet of Crimfon Velvet fringed with Gold, 
 the other of Cloth of Gold, on which food a great silver Eafon and Ewer, out of that 
 Room 1 went into my Bed-Chamber hung with Silk. Hangings, the Bed was of Cloth 
 of Gold Damaskand the Counterpart of rich Cloth of Gold, and Chairs of Crimfon 
 Velvet , towards Evening I was fent to, to know whether I would fup at the Court or 
 there, I defired the laft at my Lodging, in regard I was to deliver the Garter the 
 next day. So in the Evening IVax Candles were brought me in great Silver Candle - 
 flicks, and Wine and Beer in two great ftandmg gilt Cups, and then eight or ten 
 Difics of meat in Silver Dijhcs, and (the Table being covered with rich Damask. 
 Linen) the meat was brought by fix or eight Footmen, and a rage of the ElcClors to 
 wait upon me, towards the end of Slipper, five or fix Flutes of Sweet-meats were fit 
 on the Table, and fio the Supper ended. 
 
 The next morning being Thurfday.t/je g. 0/ApriI,StiIo Novo ,I made my filf ready 
 to deliver the Garter, and about io of the Clock went to Court condu&ed by aCentleman 
 font of purpofi,wben I came there I found all things ready as I had defigneefand prefint- 
 ly the Elector came and Jet himfilf under the Cloth of State, a Table [landing by him 
 whereon to lay the Garter ,&c.Then Iprefintly retired into another Chamber,and put on 
 my Coat of Arms, having laid on a Velvet Cuflsen his Cloak, tie Garter, George, and 
 his Majefty's Letter(n>/j« /j was again delivered me,as I had propofd, to he then pub¬ 
 lic kly read) fo having made my three Reverences,I approached near his Electoral High- 
 nefs. and then laid down the Cufhen, and applied my filf by way of introduction in 
 the French Tongue, to give an account of my Employment, and therein again deli¬ 
 vered to his Highnefs his Majefty’s Letter, which he re-delivered me. Then having 
 finijhed my introduction , I read openly his Majefty's Letter, which done, 1 again de¬ 
 livered it to him, and kneeled down and put on the Garter, then the George, and 
 laltly the Cloak, and fo proceeded with the reft of my Harrangue ; which done, the 
 Elector in few words returned humble thanks to his Majefty, for the great honor he 
 had done him, in making him Companion of fi Noble and worthy an Order, and 
 was likewife pleafed to give me thanks for the pains I had taken in bringing it imto 
 him ; fo I made my Reverences and departed to put off my Coat. During the time 
 of exercifing my Function, I fan him very well pleafed with it, and after, all the Com¬ 
 pany prefint, being his Council and Servants, congratidated his admijfion. 
 
 Prefintly after his Highnefs came forth to Dinner with the accuflomed company,and 
 as formerly he drank. to me his Majefty's Health ; afterwards the Duke of Zimerne 
 began his Highnefs Health to me, and her Majefty o/Bohemia’t Health and the Ele- 
 Ctreffes pajftng. Dinner was ended, fo being weary I went not into the Elector’s 
 Chamber, hut returned to my Lodging 5 where I had not been long, hut the EleCtor 
 accompanied wills the Duke of Zimerne, and moft of his Court, came to the Efiure to 
 fee his Horfes, fi I prefintly went down to wait upon his Highnefs, who ufid me 
 with high civility, cauftng me to put on my Hat (for by the way, at home 1 never faw 
 him covered) at firft I fiw his Stables full of excellent Horfes, at leaft go of feveral 
 breeds for the Great Saddle, thence he went up Stairs, the stable being a quadrangle 
 well built, and the Rooms above divided into fix or eight Room s, all full of Carbines, 
 Tiftols, Swords, rich Armour, &c. of divers fufkions and richnefs, and the two laft 
 of very rich Saddles of all fafhions, and Furniture for Horfes, many of them fit with 
 Turquoifis, Rubies, Emeralds, &c. and one fit with Diamonds 5 which done, his 
 Highnefs took, his Coach and departed. That Evening lhad a Supper at my Lodging 
 as formerly, and the Mr.de la Lan c grand Efquire came to me from his Highnefs, 
 telling me he had order, if I pie ifid, to wait upon me to /hew me the Fort at Spanda, 
 and likewife that at Caftrein 10 Miles off, I excufid the laft as being f ir of, and 
 won'! take the opportunity of feeing the other at my return. Fryday 1 went to Court 
 agu:n, and then I delivered his Highnefs the Copy of my Speech, and told him I had 
 no more to do now, hut to attend his Commands, refolving to depart about the middle 
 of the weelgf''owing. 
 
 Tne next day . dug Saturday I dined at Court as formerly: The following day 
 being Eafter-ci: I went early to the Court, and waited on the Ele&or to the Church, 
 which by a Gallery is joined to the Court, I had the honor immediately to precede 
 
 his 
 
Sect. III. Inveftiture o/Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 his Highnefs lending his Mofjjer, and to have a (loot fet me in his Clofet, which is at 
 the lower end oppoflte to the Altar above his Chamberlain, next the young Prince of 
 Zimerne; there I heard the Service and Sermon , which ended, the f lee!or and all 
 the Company went down to receive the Sacrament, leaving me in the , Cloft with two 
 Lutheran Gentlemen to bear me company-, all being done, we returned in the J'me 
 order we came to Church, and went immediately to Dinner, which was ferved up as 
 formerly, but the number of Dijhes of all forts furpajjing other flays, yet there pall 
 only his Majefly'health, and the Elector's at that time. That Evening Iftyped at 
 Court, where the entertainment was agreeable to the former. 
 
 Monday after Dinner I reprefented to his Highnefs, that having obeyed his Ma- 
 jefiy in delivering the Order, I had no more to do, but to befeech his Highnefs leave 
 to depart on Thurfday, and therefore prayed him to honor me with his Commands 
 on Wednefday, which he granted, though at Dinner he propofed to me to go and fee 
 his Jlrong Fort at Caftrin Io Dutch Miles thence, hut I excufd it, faying, I would 
 fatisfie my Jelf with feeing that at Spanda two Miles in my way back ,\, which is of 
 great flrength both by art and (itnation. 
 
 The next day being Wednefday, I fent to have audience, to take my leave of his 
 Highnefs in the Morning , but I was put off till after Supper. Let I waited on his 
 Highnefs to Dinner, and after Dinner I waited upon the old Eledrefs, the Duke of 
 Zimerne, and his Lady and Children, and the Princefs Katherine, and had Letters 
 from mojl of them to the Queen a/Bohemia and Princefs Louifa, with as great tejli- 
 monies from them of their affeSion and good wifies to his Majejly, and rcfpeCl and 
 thanks to my fe If as was imaginable: After Supper that Evening, L t oof my leave of 
 his Ele&oral Highnefs, who with all rcfpeCl delivered me his Letter to his Majefly , 
 and then with extraordinary civility he difmiffed me. After that, although the Ele- 
 Srejs had taken Phifick. that day, I had audience of her, who gave me her Letter to 
 the. Queen of Bohemia, and when I dejlred one to her Mother , fie told me fie had 
 written by the Pojl, and fo 1 returned to my Lodging. 
 
 The next morning being Thurfday, Monfeur le Come Captain of his Highnefs Guard 
 and Majler of his Horfe brought me a Prefent of loo pieces of Gold, weighing each 5 
 Daiats, which were coined of purpofefor me,u(ing much Complement front the EleCtor his 
 Majler in the delivery,and then prefently by his Highnefs Order, he brought me out of 
 Town in one of his Highnefs Coacbes,there being two other Gentlemen with him: and 
 firft hefiewed me the place of cajling Ordinanccywherc there were newly cajl two great 
 whole Cannons and a very large Mortar-piece,then through a very large Park. we came to 
 Spanda, at the entry of theFort Iwas filutedwith three pieces ofCannon,andmet 
 by the\Governor , who Jljewed me all the flrength and provifions thereof which are in 
 all kinds very great both of Brafs, Ordinance , and Arms. After that, I was very well 
 entertained at Dinner by the Governor , and after Dinner faw the EleClors Lodgings, 
 where only the great variety of rare-Stags-horns is worth obfervation, and fo the Mef- 
 fenger being arrived, I took, my leave of the Governour and Monfeur le Cane, who 
 brought me out of the Fort, and through the Town, returning by the fame way and 
 means. Thus L came to Hamburg on Monday following , and fo returned to Ainfter- 
 dam on Sunday night the 20. of April. 
 
 4 5 I 
 
 Shortly after the prefent Soveraign was moll happily reflored to his Kingdoms, 
 he took care to fend over the reft of the Habit and EnfignsoC the Order ("namely 
 the Mantle, Surcoat, Hood , and Collar ) to the ftiid Prince Eleftor of Brandenburgh, 
 who had yet been invefted but with part; theie were committed to the care of 
 Garter, who thereupon fent them to Prince Maurice of Naffau to be conveyed 
 to the faid Eleftor; the Receipt of which, with the Elector's particular thankful 
 acknowledgments to the soveraign, may be found in the* 1 Appendix. hNm.cix. 
 
 • exit, ss " 
 
 <■ CXI1I. 
 
 SECT. 
 
432 
 
 Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Certificates of having received the Habit and Enfigns of the Order. 
 
 b Appendixt 
 faum. CII. 
 
 k Ibid. Nutt], 
 CXlV.&c. 
 
 T H E great and magnificent Solemnity of Inveftiture with the Habit and En¬ 
 figns of this moft NobletWer, being compleatly finilhed, and the Ambaf- 
 ftdors having fully performed their duties therein, with all circumftances of ho¬ 
 nor, as belongs to (o great a Ceremony, they are yet further to obtain from the 
 new Invefted stranger, before their departure, a publick Inftrument,teftifying the 
 reception of the faid Habit and Enfigns, figned with his Hand, and fealed with 
 his Great Seal. 
 
 This we find anciently done, as appears from that Certificate fent back by 
 Charles Duke of Burgundy, bearing date at Gaunt the 4. of February an. 9. E. 4. 
 and was generally demanded and obtained fince that time, as will fully appear 
 from the feveral Certificates fent from thofe Stranger-Princes, to whom the Ha¬ 
 bit and Enfigns of the Order have been prefented. 
 
 Hereupon was a Claufe to thiseffetft ufually added in the Inftruftions, given to 
 Ambajfadors in fuch their Legations, as appears from thofe to the Lord Howard 
 and Garter, intheEmbaffy to j fames the Fifth King of Scotland? namely, b That 
 Garter Jbould remember (after the Inveftiture was performedj to purchafe and fi¬ 
 ll cite a Certificate/™*/ the faid King, of his reception of the Order, and taking the 
 Oath, both under his Seal. 
 
 The form and fubftance of thole Certificates which have come to our view, 
 are much alike; for k after a recital of all the powers given to the Ambajfadors, 
 named in the Commijjion of Legation, the Stranger-Prince firft makes Certificate 
 of his Receiving, and Inveftiture with the Garter, Mantle, Sure oat. Collar, and 
 other Ornaments of the Order, and that they have been prefented to him by the 
 Soveraign's Ambajfadors, with due honor, and all the Solemnities accuftomed : 
 and generally where the Letters fignifying Election, and the Habit of the Order 
 have been fent together, the Certificate of receiving them hath alfo contained 
 the Strangers grateful acceptation of the Order, together with his due thanks 
 (in fuch cafes necelTary to be returned^ and an acknowledgment, how accepta¬ 
 ble the choice, and alfumption into this society, hath been to him. 
 
 And in Lome of thefe Certificates, namely from 1 Ferdinand Prince of Spain, 
 cxv^cxv, an. 15. H, 8. from m Francis the Firft, the French King, an. 19. H. 8. and from 
 •i'.Van.cxix!” Gnjiavui Adolphus King of Sweden,an.?,.Car. 1. we find, the taking the Oath ap¬ 
 pointed by the Statutes to be alfo certified, with fuch qualifications and under 
 fuch conditions, as had been advifed and agreed upon, between them and the 
 Soveraign’s Ambajfadors beforehand. 
 
 Of the return of thefe Certificates, the Annals of the Order fometimes take 
 notice,as in particular, that of 0 Frederick the Second King of Denmark, , which 
 ' the Lord Willoughby brought back with him, p figned by that King, and fealed 
 with his Great Seal, which he prefented to the Soveraign in the 1 Chapter- 
 houfe at Windefir, upon the finilhing of his Legation ; as alfo that of the French 
 k nil p. pi. King k Henry the Third, by the Earl of Derby. 
 
 r ii» K.p. 1 2°. Moreover by a late 1 Decree an. 1 eg.Car. 1, care was taken to oblige the Am- 
 
 IffiifiltcTat bajfadors to produce thefe Certificates to the Soveraign at their return. 
 the briimmt And befides the Certificate teftifying the Inveftiture, fometimes the stranger- 
 /£ E Eq C Aur S l' r ’ nce bath been pleafed to give therewith, a particular teftimonial of Garters 
 Aneio-wir- ptrnftual difeharge of his duty in the Legation, or of the Officer of Arms employ- 
 ttmb./nrt/Sj- ec j j n j)j s (f ea d - as jjd < Frederick Duke of Wirtemberg, in a Letter to the sove+ 
 f'ffa’t S:. raign, an. I. Jac. R. The like did Guflavus Adolphus King of Sweden, in the prt- 
 Jamcs’s. amble of his 1 Diploma, whereby he teftifies the bellowing upon Henry St George 
 45 /. Richmond Herald, the honor of Knighthood. 
 
 I mi. Sam. 
 
 of 
 
 pC IfO.C.p.89. 
 
 ll 
 
Sect. IV. Inveftiture of Strangers with the Habit. 
 
 433 
 
 Of thofe Gratuities given to Garter by Strangers, after they had received 
 their Inveftiture, notice of Tome of them have come to our hands, which we 
 therefore think fit to mention here. 
 
 Ferdinand Arch-Duke of Aullria gave him a “Cup worth ill. and too Rhe- u CExcolleS. 
 nifh Guilders. w<j£. w.o. 
 
 The French King Francis the Firft » 250 Crowns. 
 
 James the Fifth King of Scotland * xoo Crowns of the Sun. 
 
 John Cafimire Count Palatine of the Rhyne , a Gold Chain and a Cup worth 
 30 Pounds. 
 
 Frederic^ Duke of Wir tenth erg, a 1 rich Sword and Dagger, a Chain of Gold 
 with his Pifture hanging at it, and laftly 1000 Rix Dollars. p. ' 
 
 Maurice Prince of Orange a 'Chain of 6 pound weight, and a Medal with his z ms. pines s., 
 Pifture thereat, fet about with Diamonds. c-T.i1.13a. 
 
 Charles Prince of Tarent a 3 Diamond of 200 1 . value. j* f 
 
 William Prince of Orange b 1200 Dollars. C J 
 
 Frederic^ William Eleftor of Brandenburgh e 100 pieces of Gold, each of the d 1 w. a. 
 value of 10 Rix Dollars. ^ ^ 
 
 John Gaffer Count Marchin about d ii>ol. in Gold. 
 
 Charles the Eleventh King of Sweden gave to Henry St. George Efq; at his Inve- 
 ftiture,a'GoId Chain and a Medal pendant thereto, worth 200 l. 
 
 And laftly, John George Duke of Saxony beftowed on Thomas St. George Efq; 
 a f Silver Bafon and Eure, a Gold Chain and Medal, and a Sword with a Crofs 
 Hilt of Agat, adorned with Gold. 
 
 Hhh 
 
 CHAP. 
 
434 
 
 Chap. XVI. 
 
 if Ed.i.Stat. 
 Art.20. 
 
 c Art. 20. 
 A^Art. 2i. 
 
 
 CHAP. XVI. 
 
 THE 
 
 Inftallation 
 
 o F A 
 
 Stranger h Proxie. 
 
 SECT. i. 
 
 Touching the Choice and Nomination of a Proxie. 
 
 T H E Inverted stranger, of what Dignity, State, or Condition foe- 
 ver, is enjoined by the Statutes Carter fuch his InveftitureJ to fend 
 hither a 1 rroHor or Deputy (for we find both Titles indifferently 
 applied to one perlbn) to be inftalled on his behalf, in the Seat 
 afligned him within the Chappel of St. George at IVindefir. 
 
 The time limited by the Statutes of Infiitution, for fending him hither, is 
 b eight Months after Tnveftiture with the Habit and Enfigns of the Order. Yet 
 in King Henry the Fifth’s Statutes it is but c feven Months; and thofe of King 
 Henry the Eighth allow only d feven Months and no more, and that not only af¬ 
 ter Inveftiture, but after the stranger hath ' certified the Soveraign of his Re¬ 
 ception of the Order. 
 
 The French King Francis the Firrt, was (b earneft for the compleating this 
 honor, that he Tpeedily (after he had received the Habit and EnfigDs) difpatcht 
 his ProUor hither, to perform what the Statutes required in this particular. And 
 for the general we obferve fo little flacknefs in Stranger-Princes , nay fo great a 
 forwardnefs to obtain the accomplifhment of this Honor, that their Deputies 
 have been inftalled for them within the limited time. 
 
 But 
 
Sect. I. Inftallation of a Strange r by Proxie. 435 
 
 But King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes have further provided, SThat in cafe af.An.it, 
 Stranger do not fend his Deputy or ProCtor mithin fiven Months, without having 
 a reafonable excuj'e, and fetch as fiiould be allowed by the Soveraign or his Deputy* 
 the Election (notwithftanding his former acceptation) Jhould be alfo void, except 
 fo it be, that the Stranger be kindred or difturbed by great affairs, and then might 
 he find his Excufie to the Soveraign or his Deputy, within one month after ; and ac¬ 
 cording as the Soveraign or his Deputy Jhould allow or difiallow of his Excufie, that 
 then the Soveraign or his Deputy might give unto him four months of refpite more, 
 mithin which time, if he neither come nor find his Deputy to be inftalled for him, 
 then the faid Election Jhould be void for that time. 
 
 And fometimes it hath fallen out, that through the multiplicity of Affairs, 
 
 Strangers could not punctually obferve the ancient Law of the Statutes in this 
 
 point ; neverthelefsj by virtue of the limitation in thofe Statutes of King Henry 
 
 the Eighth, upon a fufficient caufe, the soveraign hath been pleafed to excufe 
 
 the delay ; but the inftances are very few, as that of the French King Charles 
 
 the Ninth, who was h inverted at Lyons, an. 6. Eliz. but not inftalled till the 1 22. h &M/rSJ 
 
 of January, in the eighth year of the fame Queen. i ub.c.p. 50.’ 
 
 And when of late the Carter and George only were fent to a stranger, the Ce¬ 
 remonies of Inftallation have alfo been difpcnfed with till a more convenient 
 time, as appears from the 1 InftruCtions of the 4. of March, an. 19. Car. 1. given.I 
 at the fending thefe two Principal Enfigns of the Order to William Prince of 
 Orange, and Bernard de Foix Duke d’ Ffpernon (in regard of the interruptions 
 then given by the Rebellion here) ncverthelcls m then to be performed with all 
 ufual Rites and Honors due to perfons fo neerly allied unto, and fo much 
 efteemed by the then soveraign of the Order. 
 
 Such Difpenfations, and for the fame reafon, was the prefent soveraign necef- 
 fitated to give thofe Strangers, whom he honored with Election into this moft 
 Noble Order, while he remained in Foreign parts. 
 
 And upon his Majefties happy Reftauration, among many other things relating 
 to the Order, this particular was at feveral Chapters taken into ferious confide- 
 ration, in reference not only to the Duke d‘ Efpernon and Prince Maurice, that 
 were dead, but thofe strangers alfo then living, both wanting the full comple¬ 
 ment of their Honor by a formal Inftallation; for at a Chapter held at Whitehall 
 the io. of April, an. 13. Car. 2. " directions were given to Carter, to place the n Lib. CaroFti 
 Banners, and other Atchievements of the furviving Strangers over their refpe-f- 1 t- 
 Clive Stalls : The Soveraign then alfo did by his Supream power (induced by 
 divers confiderable reafons) "difpence wholly and abfolutely with their Inftal- ^fil¬ 
 iations, neverthelefs declared them and every of them to be efteemed Compani¬ 
 ons, and to enjoy all priviledges of the Order , as if they had been inftalled 
 Perfonaliy, or by Proxie; with this further declaration notwithftanding, That 
 as the like neceffity and conjuncture could never happen again, fo he would not. 
 upon any motion or pretence whatfoever give the like Dilpenlation. Finally, 
 at another Chapter, held at Whitehall the 20. of February following, it was con¬ 
 cluded, and the soveraign again declared his pleafure, to difpence with the faid 
 Strangers Inftallations by a formal ACt, thereupon commanded to be drawn up 
 by the Chancellor ; which he having performed, read it in a fubfequent Chapter, 
 where it received approbation. A Copy whereof here follows. 
 
 W Hcreas it is exprefly provided by the Statutes of the moft Noble Order of the Ext 3 b.MetH 
 Garter, That no Companion EleCt of the fame, Jhall enjoy the priviledges Z"'.mpdLs 
 of a compleat Knight thereof, before he be actually inftalled, either in his Ferfen orjmOrJ. Cm - 
 by his fufficient Proxie, within the accuftomed time, and according to the ufual cd -t- ! 3 - 
 Rites and Formalities, which feme of thofe noble Ferfons, who though EleCted, could 
 not pojfibly perform and receive, during the late troubles, nor legally fence our return 
 into our Dominions, by reafon of the /pace of time elapfecl (ince their Election, beyond 
 that which is allowed and preferred by the Statutes, as alfo for the many difficul¬ 
 ties and incumbrances, through which the performance of their Inftallations muft 
 pafs, in Come of them who an Strangers, an'd have their ahead in Foreign and 
 J H h h 2 • remote 
 
Chap. XVI. 
 
 43 6 InftaHation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 remote parts ; which ne tubing into our confederation, and that if not all, mofl part 
 of the forefaid Knights were admitted into onr fiid Order, without thofe Formali¬ 
 ties, which at other times, to have omitted had been an unexcufiable breach of Sta¬ 
 tute : II 'e conceiving it no more irregular to pafs by the Statutes, in matter of their 
 InftaHation, than it was in point of their Election , the obfervation of the ufiial 
 forms in either of then; having proved equally difficult or rather impoffible ; forthefi 
 and other reafim, particularly for the avoiding that prejudice, which fame of the 
 faid Companions, who are now dead, and have a like interejl therein, with thofe that 
 fitrvive them, mould have undergone (mho for want of being inftalled, mould have 
 been left out of the Catalogue of the Founders in the Regifter-Booky of our Order) as 
 me heretofore declared our pleafure to be. That fitch of them as are dead, fhould not 
 fir want- of being injialled, be deprived of the honor of being called Founders, and 
 for thofe that are yet alive, that they fhould not fitjfier lihpmife in that refipelt, or in 
 point if their Ranks and rrecedency: And accordingly with the advice and confent 
 of onr other Companions, in the Chapter held the 10. of April last, me did regulate 
 the St alls, and command their Hatchments to be fet up in the Chappel of St. George, 
 in our C a file of Windefor, according to their Eleftions in point of time , tFe conti¬ 
 nuing in onr former purpofe, for the putting an end to the irregularities mhich the 
 late troubles occasioned in our forefaid Order, and the many quejlions and difficul¬ 
 ties mhich have enfiued thereupon,and efpecially in this particular,tFe have thought good 
 to difpence with the InftaHation of all the faid Knights, whether they be Subje&s or 
 Strangers, dead or living , and mhatfoever omijfion of or contravention to the Sta¬ 
 tutes,?;/^ have hapned upon that account. And that the fame notmithjlanding, they 
 all fhall be held and reputed for compleat Knights of our forefaid Order, and enjoy 
 all the priviledges and advantages of it, mith the refi of the Companions, in as full 
 and ample manner, as if they had been injialled and performed all the Rites, and Ce¬ 
 remonies, nfiial upon fitch occajions. 
 
 But it teems to reft in the p-leafure of the stranger , whether he will chufe to 
 lend over hither any perfon of his own Court, or give his Procuration to tome 
 one of the Soveraign s Subje&s, to receive his Stall, and in his name to take pof- 
 feffion of it; the later of which hath been feveral times done, out of defire to 
 favour fome of our Nobility,or other perfons of quality at Courtjwith this ho¬ 
 nor : For inftance, Frederick the Second King of Denmark, gave his Procura- 
 Num" d ' t,on to thc p Lorc! Willoughby (principal in the^Legation, for the carriage of the 
 
 cxxi Habit of the Order to him) to be inftalled for him; and in like manner, <1 John 
 
 Sccxxir. prince Palatine of the Rhyne, deputed Sir Philip Sidney to the fame Employ- 
 
 r r ub. r. ment: ' Vifcount Dorchefter was inftalled for Henry Prince of Orange, to whom 
 
 Hp. 4>. he (- anc i Sir William Segar, Carter) had before carried the Habit and Enfigns.- 
 
 and tins was done by virtue of a Deputation pen’d in f French, and fent him hi¬ 
 ther from the faid Prince. The Earl of Carlifle received his Deputation from 
 Charles King of Smeden at Stockholmer and the Prince Elector of Saxony fent his 
 hither to the Earl of Bath. 
 
 But it hath iometimes hapned, that a TroOor for the inftallation of a stran¬ 
 ger, hath been appointed and nominated by the Soveraign of th eOrder, though 
 the Principal had named another before, perchance induced thereto by fome 
 extraordinary necefiity. Thus it hapned in the cafe of Maurice Prince of Orange, 
 1 an. to. Jac.R. who having deputed r Count Henry his Brother to be inftalled for 
 
 :\^r him, and he having put to Sea in order thereto, but by reafon of “ contrary 
 winds, not arriving in England before the day appointed for his Inftallation, 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions ordered, that » Lodomick. of FSajfau, Kinfi- 
 man to theEleft Prince, fhould take pofteffion of his Stall on his behalf; to the 
 end that the honor defigned the faid Prince, in accompanying Frederick Prince 
 Eleftor Palatine to his perfonal Inftallation, might not become fruftrate. 
 
 A cafe fomewhat like to this, was that of John George Duke of saxony ; for 
 having fent over his Procuration to John Earl of Bath, and he being detained 
 in the Weft by extraordinary oceafions, when St. George’s Feaft was held at 
 IVinclefor , an. 23. Car. 2. wrote to the Chancellor of the Order, to obtain the 
 
 Soveraign s 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 437 
 
 Soveraign s Difpenfation for his not appearing there in the name of his Princi¬ 
 pal ; ivho ' reprefenting his humble requeft to the Sovereign, in Chapter held on * Ex rrsf. lit; 
 the Eve of the faid Feaft, he was pleafed to grant it, and appointed Heneage 
 Earl of Winchelfiey to be the Duke’s Proxie, who performed the whole fervice. f 
 
 And there is an ancient Example in this kind ,'an. 9. H. 5. where the Sove- x CLib. N 
 raign nominated the 1 Lord Fitz-Hugh, ProSer for the King of Denmatfi-, which 
 yet was not done, till after the soveraign had been certified, that the Paid King z ^ 
 had been inverted with the Habit and Ornaments of the Onler, and alfo 1 ob¬ 
 liged himfelf by Oath to the obfervation of the Statutes. 
 
 Tn like manner it is recorded, that the Earl of Cleveland was by the S over sign iLibR M oi 
 appointed Deputy, for the fnftallation of Cujlavus Adolphus King o( Sweden’, and 
 yet not unlike but this might be by confent of the f.tid King'i’ though the An¬ 
 nals herein are filent; (as is very ufual, and fometimes in circumftances and 
 pallages of note) for if we look towards the end of the faid King’s Certificate , 
 returned of his Receipt of the Habit and Enfigns of the Order, vve fhall there 
 find he defired, b that the Qualifications therein before mentioned, might be b Appendix, 
 admitted into his Oath, when any fiolemn atteftation jhould he made by his Pro- A '"'”- CXIX ! 
 dtor in his Name 5 whence it may be well enough (and without much wrefting). 
 inferr’d, that he had not then named his Prollor , but probably either by a pri¬ 
 vate Letter, or verba! meflage, returned by thofe (or fome of them) joined in 
 the Legation with the Habit, might leave him and the time to the choice and 
 appointment of the Soveraign. 
 
 But fuppofe the soveraign (being loth to defer this King’s fnftallation too long, 
 confidering the hazards of War) did appoint a Deputy for his Inftallation, with¬ 
 out his dire&ion; as the cafe flood he might do it, and not intTench upon that 
 leave given a stranger by the Statutes, to chufe his own ; becaufe in the body 
 of the faid Kings Certificate, there is let down the very qualifications where¬ 
 with his Oath (hould be taken by his Prollor, which being allowed and admit¬ 
 ted by the Soveraign , any further concern in this Affair was but matter of 
 indifferency. 
 
 But if the Soveraign , having nominated a Prollor , [hould alfo caufe him to 
 take the ancient Oath, in its abfolute nature and form , not allowing thofe 
 qualifications, which the interefts of his Principal, to his Religion, or to other 
 Princes Orders, and fuch like, might juftly exatt (which without confulting 
 an inverted stranger , cannot well be known or fet down) and fuch an Oath 
 as his Principal had neither allowed of, nor confented unto : this might feem 
 good caufe of exception, and be efteemed done in prejudice to his preingaged 
 interefts. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 The FroSlors Qualifications. 
 
 B U 1 whether the Prollor be nominated by his Principal, or by the Sove- 
 raign , the Statutes of the Order put fome qualifications upon the perlon fo 
 fent, or appointed as aforefaid : and firft. 
 
 That he be * Procurator fitfficiens, &■ a idonetts ; that is, b fuch a perlon who * E.j.Sta!.' 
 hath been always accounted of an unblamable converfation, not branded with 
 any note of infamy, but altogether irreproveable. And fuch a one was Domi- b Ord.stat.m 
 
 mis PrancifcHs .Deputy to Hercules Duke of Ferara, who in the ElackpBool L,b - N - A "-'S- 
 
 of the Order , is charatrteriled to be c a Knight of an incorrupt Fame 5 nor are we c pag. 147. 
 to doubt, but that other Fro&ors to Strangers were fuch, though the teftimoni- 
 als of their virtue do not appear in the Annals of the Order. 
 
 Secondly} 
 
458 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 Chap. XVI. 
 
 Af’ 3 o w* Secondly, the TroSor ought to be a perfon d correfpondent to the State and 
 Dignity of that stranger which doth depute him; fo that anfwerable to the 
 An. jo ir h. dignity of the Inverted Knight , ought to be (in fome Proportion) the quality of 
 a.Art.at. t p, e rro ffor. And how this Injunction hath been obferved, will fufficiently ap¬ 
 pear in the following Scheme. ' 
 
 Z.Stal.l 
 
 Knights. 
 
 ProSors. 
 
 Kings. 
 
 Dukes. 
 
 Earls. 
 
 Maximilian the Firft. 
 
 Marquefs of Eranden- 
 burgh. ' 
 
 An. 6. H.y. 
 
 'Ericas King of 
 
 Lord Fitz-Hugh. 
 
 An.a. H. <. 
 
 Denmark^. 
 
 Francis the Firft of 
 
 Adrian deTercelin Lord 
 
 An. 19. H. 8. 
 
 France. 
 
 of Erofs. 
 
 lames the Fifth King 
 
 Lord John Erskine. 
 
 An. 2 6 . H. 8. 
 
 of Scotland. 
 
 Charles the Ninth of 
 
 Jaynes Lord Remboil- 
 
 An. 8. Eliz. 
 
 France. 
 
 liet. 
 
 
 Frederick the Second 
 
 Peregrine Lord Wil¬ 
 
 An. 24. Eliz. 
 
 King of Denmark- 
 
 loughby of Ersby. 
 
 Henry the Fourth of 
 
 Sier de Chajles Vice- 
 
 An. 42. Eliz. 
 
 France. 
 
 Admiral of France. 
 
 Chrifiierne the Fourth 
 
 Henry ita«/e// 3 heredita- 
 
 
 King o(Denmark; 
 
 ry Lord of Woftcrwitz, 
 and BeckeskAW. 
 
 An.'g.Jac.R. 
 
 Guflavus Adolphus King Thomas Wentworth Earl 
 
 An. 4. Car. I. 
 
 of Sweden. 
 
 of Cleveland. 
 
 Charles King of 
 
 Charles Howard Eatl of 
 
 An. 23. Car. 2. 
 
 Sweden. 
 
 Carlijle. 
 
 Ferdinand Arch-Duke 
 
 George de Halwyn , Ba¬ 
 
 An.i6.H8. 
 
 of Aujlria. 
 
 ron of Gomynus. 
 
 
 'Peter Duke of 
 
 John Lord Typtoft. 
 
 An. 6.H.6. 
 
 Conimbero- 
 
 Guido Ubaldus Duke 
 
 Sir Ealthafar de Cajli- 
 
 An. 22. H. 7. 
 
 of Vrbin. 
 
 lian Knight. 
 
 
 Emanuel Duke of 
 
 Johan Thomas LanguJIs 
 
 An. I.e^2. Ph. 
 
 Savoy. 
 
 des Contes de stro- 
 pianc. 
 
 & Mar. 
 
 Adolph Duke of Hoi- 
 
 Walter Devereux Vif- 
 
 An. 3. Eliz. 
 
 Jlein. 
 
 count Hereford. 
 
 Henry Prince of 
 
 Dudley Carleton V il- 
 
 An. y.Car. 1. 
 
 Orange. 
 
 count Dorchejler. 
 
 John George Duke of 
 
 Heneage Finch Earl of 
 
 An. 23. Car. 2. 
 
 _ Saxony. 
 
 Winchelfey. 
 
 Anne Montmorency Ean Sir Amye de Courteney 
 
 An. 25. H.8. 
 
 of Beaumont. 
 
 Knight Sier de Fillert. 
 
 Philip Chabot Earl of 
 
 Sir Janses Defchateners 
 
 An. 25 .H.8. 
 
 Nevpblanh. 
 
 Knight Sier de Eeaitlion. 
 
 Thirdly it is provided, 'that he be a Knight , and without any manner ofRe- 
 proach; and if it fo happen, that he have not received the degree of Knighthood , 
 ia the Sov . erai &* is beftovv that honor,before he be allowed to take upon him the 
 
 Mil ices munus execution of his deputative power 3 for none but * Knights are capable of this Ho- 
 ittud in fc fuf-nor, or s permitted to bear the Enfigns of fo great an Order. 
 ciptre, R.pae- Hereupon the Lord Willoughby of Ersbie, ProHor for Frederick the Second King 
 gtiii.f.159. of Denmark, and Sir Philip Sidney , for John Count Palatine of the Rhyne $ were 
 * c fS ;*' C '* both Kni ghted by the Soveraign at Windefor Caftle, the morning before they 
 proceeded to take poffellion of their Principals Stalls. Not- 
 
_ 
 
 Se 
 
 C T. 
 
 li. 
 
 Infiallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 439 
 
 Notwithftanding, there was a reafon why this particular was not ftriftly flood 
 upon (though moved) in the cafe (and it is the lingle cafe) of h Henry Barnett, h iif.c.p.ijj 
 Deputy for Chrijlian the Fourth King of Denmark, an. Jac, K. for it being ta¬ 
 ken notice of, that he was not a Knight , certain perfons were font from the So - 
 veraign to fignifie his pleafure, that he fhould be advanced to the honor of 
 Knighthood , before he took upon him the Enfigns of the Order , in his Kings be¬ 
 half; to which he made anfwer, ■ that he appeared here not in his own, but in \Ub.R. f .iea: 
 the name of the King of Denmark, and that fuch a Degree of honor was unu- 
 fual in his own Country (being born in Pomerania) and therefore humbly defired 
 that he might be excufed for receiving the honor. Upon which anfwer the^o- 
 -jcraign was pleafed to k difpence with him, and forthwith the laid Deputy (but kr ibid, 
 no Knight) 1 received the Ornaments of the Order, and was admitted to take 1 *■ 
 the Stall alligned to the faid King his Principal. 
 
 SECT. ill. 
 
 His Letters of Procuration. 
 
 T H E authority wherewith an Eleil-stranger inverts his Proxie , is chiefly 
 deduceable from the words in his Letters of Procuration or Deputation, 
 which ought to pafs under the Hand and Seal of his Principal, and do generally 
 contain thefe particulars. 
 
 Firft, m he premifeth the Soveraigns Eleftion of him into the Order of the m jipptndit. 
 Carter, and his Receipt of the Habit and Enfigns thereof; then takes notice of 
 the obligation which the Statutes of the Order put upon him, for fending a Proxie CXXIII. 
 to take porteffion of his Stall, in regard the dignity whereunto he is advanced 
 in his own Country, will not permit him to repair perfonally to IVindefir ; and 
 being not only defirous, that the Election and Inveftiture (hould obtain its due 
 effeft, but to fulfil, as far as in him lies, the injunftions of the Statutes, in what 
 concerns the affirming of his Stall, and taking the Oath appointed, He there¬ 
 fore ordains, authorifes, and deputes, a perfon fitly qualified (named intheOr- 
 putation ) his fufficient Prottor and fpecial Deputy, to appear at the Caftle of 
 Windefor on his behalf, and in his Name at the next Solemnity that (hould be 
 held there, to fupply his room, and receive porteffion of the Stall affigned 
 him, according to the ufual form; and to perform in all refpe&s thole Cere¬ 
 monies and things, in his behalf, due and accuftomed, or fhould appear to be¬ 
 long any way to the fplendor or ornament of the Order : As alfo to take the 
 accuftomed Oath, with thofe qualifications, and in that form, as had been (or 
 (hould be) agreed upon ; and further to fulfil all other things, which he (hould 
 think neceflary, to be performed on this occafion, or whatfoever thing might 
 require a more (pecial command, than was contained in the Letters of Procu¬ 
 ration ; and as fully as the stranger (hould be obliged unto, and would do, if 
 he were there prefent in his own perfon. Laftly, there is ufually added a 
 Claufe of Ratification and Confirmation of all fuch things, as the Proclor (hould 
 fay or do, in reference to the Solemnity of Inftallation. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of tJje FroBor s Reception. 
 
 >Oon after the arrival of the Proxie, and that the Soveraign is acquainted with 
 ) the occafion of his coming, he at fome convenient time a giveth him Audi- a cdha.m 
 
 ence lt N - s/ -l 
 
440 
 
 b CEx vet. 
 c ) MS. pence 
 d)W.UN. Cl. 
 c(.;- 24 * 6 * 
 
 f (OlleR.W. 
 vJlcN.Cl. 
 
 hi 
 
 1. CommifTion 
 for Inftalla- 
 tion. 
 
 a Chap. if. 
 Sea. 
 
 b Appendix, 
 Num. CXXlV. 
 cxxv. 
 cxxvi. 
 CXXVIL 
 
 2. Letters to 
 the Commif- 
 fioners. 
 
 c Ibid. Num. 
 CXXVlII.Sc 
 CXXIX. 
 
 3. Warrants 
 for removal 
 of Stalls. 
 
 A Chap. 11. 
 Sea. 6. 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. Chap. XVI. 
 
 ertce ; after which a day for Inftallation is afiigned, (where the Soveraign or his 
 Lieutenant arc prefent) the Soveraign nominates fome of the Knights-Compani- 
 ons his CommiJJioners to perform the Ceremonies. 
 
 Heretofore,the Soveraign hath caufed the Proctor to be received with very great 
 (late; fot fo was b Sir Balthafar Cajlilian, fent hither from the Duke of Vrbin, 
 an. 32 . H. 7. whom Sir ‘Thomas Brandon, with a goodly company of his own Ser¬ 
 vants, well horft, met at the Sea fide; and thence continually kept company 
 with him, till they came neer Deptford in Kent, where, by the Soveraign s com¬ 
 mand, he was met by Sir d Thomas Cokara, Lord of St. Johns , and Sir Thomas 
 Wriothejley Garter : The faid Sir Thomas Dokara had attending him = ao ofhis 
 Servants all in new Liveries, well horfed, every Gentleman bearing a Javelin in 
 his hand, and every Yeoman a Bow, and a Sheaf of Arrows, and Co they con¬ 
 veyed him to his Lodging. The next day they conduced him to London , and 
 by the way there met him divers Italians , and Paulas de Gygeles the Popes Vice- 
 Colleftor, to whofe houfe he was conveyed and there lodged. 
 
 The Reception alfo of James Lord Rambouillet, Proftor for the French King 
 Charles the Ninth, was very noble 5 to whom, as boon as th e soveraign heard ofhis 
 arrival at Gravefnd (being f Tuefday the 8. of January an&.Eliz.) file fent thither 
 6 Arthur Lord Grey of Hilton, Mr. Midlemore , and other Gentlemen, who the 
 next day landed him at the Tower-Wharf, where all taking Horfe, they conduc¬ 
 ed him to his Lodgings, neer St. h Maries Spittle, without Bijhops-Gatei within 
 which place lay the Ambafiador Leiger of France. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 The Preparations for Inftallation. 
 
 r E Preparations for the Inftallation of a stranger by Proxie, are the fame 
 \ as for the Proxie of a Knight-Sub Jed, and mentioned as before, namely 
 the Ji.JCommiJfson for Inftallation, (1.) Letters of notice to the CommiJJioners. 
 (3.) Warrants for removal of Stalls, (4.) for the Strangers Atchievements, and 
 (5._) fome other particulars of lefs note: All which are to be obtained by the 
 Chancellor of the Order , under the Soveraign s Sign Manual, to which the Signet 
 of the Order is to be affixt. 
 
 The form of the Commijjion is much the fame, with that drawn up for In¬ 
 ftallation of a Knight-SuhjeFt, both as to the material and circumftantial parts; 
 whereof we have 3 already difcourft. The b Preamble contains the fame matter, 
 and the authority wherewith the Proxie is impowered, and is penn’d with like 
 words; the variation lies only in thofe exprefiions, which lay down the caufes 
 of the strangers abfence, and for the moft part are generally expreft, but if 
 in particular, then are the words fitted with alterations finable to the occafion. 
 
 The Letters fent from the Soveraign to each of the CommiJJioners appointed 
 for Inftallation, 1 giving them notice and information of the Solemnity, and 
 requiring their attendance at tVindefor, on the day afiigned, are of the fame 
 nature with thofe prepared againft the Inftallation of a Knight- Subject by his 
 rroxie ; the neceffary alterations being taken in, where the occafion requires. 
 
 Thirdly, a Warrant for the Removal of Stalls, is likevvile to be obtained from 
 the Soveraign, and fent unto Garter, to fee it put in execution, according to 
 its tenour, whereby a Stall being afiigned to the Stranger, his Proxie having ta¬ 
 ken poflefiion thereof, may fet over it the Atchievements ofhis Principal. The 
 ground of this Removal, and the praCice thereupon,in relation both to Stran¬ 
 gers and Knigkts-Subjecfs , is difeourfed of at large, among the d Preparations 
 made for the Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-Subje£t. 
 
 In 
 
SECT; VI. 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 44 r 
 
 In the laffc place, a Warrant is to be drawn and figned by the Sovertign, for 4 Warrants 
 providing the stranger's Atchievcments at the Soveraign’s charge ; namely, hiS me nr *' ch ' e '" : ' 
 Helm, Crejl, Mantlings, and Srrord, together with a Banner of his Arms and 
 Quarterings; and theft the FroOor is * enjoined to bring along with him to * f r.^.srat. 
 Windefir. " ,}^‘stlT. 
 
 Sometimes a Warrant hath been directed to the Matter of the IVardrobe.to pro- Art. 2o.H.ff. 
 vide but fome part of theft Atchievcments; and another Warrant to the Lord s,a, ' A " 2U 
 Treafitrcr of England, to deliver Carter money to provide the other part; in 
 each of which, the particulars relating to either are enumerated. For fo were 
 the Warrants drawn up, for the Atchievcments of the French King a Henry the 3 Appendix, 
 Second. At other times the direction hath been to the Matter of the Great &cxxx? X 
 tVardrobc, to provide and deliver to Garter the whole, who thereupon put the 
 charge upon account; as were thofe Warrants for Atchievcments for the b Duke b ibid.Num : 
 of Chevereux and King of Sweden. cxxxir. Sc 
 
 Sometimes particular Warrants have been directed to the Mafler of the Ward¬ 
 robe, to deliver forth feveral parcels of the Materials, for the making up thefe 
 Atchievcments, to the perfons employed in the work, or overfight thereof, as 
 were thofe Warrants to deliver the c Soveraigns Embroiderer, and to d Carter fo c ( ibid. Nam. 
 much Velvet, Cloth of Gold, &c. for making the great Banner and other the cxxxv XIV 
 Atchievcments of Charles the Ninth, and Henry the Third the French Kings, and cxxxvl a 
 Chrijlian Prince of Denmark,. cxxxvll, . 
 
 But it appears that Carter .hath lometimes laid out the money, for making all, 
 or part of th e Atchievcments, and then he delivered his Bill of disburfements cExCollcR. 
 into the Wardrobe, as is manifeft from thofe Bills drawn up for the Atchieve- A v w - 
 merits of c Frederick, the Second King of Denmark, l John Count Palatine of the [f 
 Rhyne, and the S Duke of Holjlieti. f.i6o.fy lyS.) 
 
 Befides the Atchievements, fome other things ufed at the Solemnity, are com- 5. Some othet 
 monly included in the forefaid Warrants, as fr.J a Plate of Brafi gilt, whereon P artlcul>rs t 
 are engraven and enamelled in Colours the Stranger’s Coat of Arms and Quar¬ 
 terings, within a Garter ; as alfo his Helm, Crejl, and supporters, and under¬ 
 neath theft his whole stile and Titles of Honor : (2.) A Majtjly Scutcheon, to be 
 fet over the Soveraigns Stall, and another over the Strangers, there to remain 
 during the time of Inftallation. And when Prince Henry was condituted the 
 Soveraigns Lieutenant for St. George’s Feaft, at which time alfo Chrijlian the 
 Fourth King of Denmark was inftalled; he likewife had a h Afajejly Scutcheon h Ex Amur. 
 placed over his Stall.- ("3.J Some Lodging Scutcheons of his Arms, marfhalled 
 in the fame order as they are in his Plate: And ( 4.J a Cujben of Crimfon Vel- \6yy.'“ 
 vet, whereon to lay the Mantle, when Garter bears it before the FroOor into 
 the Choire, in cafe the FroOor doth not carry it on his own arm. Laftly, for 
 the carriage of all theft things to Windefir, a Trunk is likewife to be provided. 
 
 We do not think it needful to place the Mantle of the Order here, with thofe 
 things that are to be prepared at the Soveraigns charge againft this Solemnity ; 
 for the ‘ Statutes of Lnjlitution appoint the rroxie to bring one with him, not ■£. j. J«r. 
 that the Soveraign fhould provide it, having done that before at the k Legation ffkmiif'/.’ 
 with the whole Habit : Nor have we found in the Rolls or Books of the sove- Stat.An.20. 
 raign s Great Wardrobe, any account made for providing a fecond Mantle, when S 
 the Froxie of a Stranger came hither ; which, had the Soveraign been at fuch k Ibid.’ 
 charge, would not have been omitted. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 T/jc ProStors Cavalcade to Windefor. 
 
 T HE day appointed for the Indallation drawing on, the a Froxie was here- alif.jtj.31S. 
 tofore accompanied on Horfeback, from London to Windefir , with the 
 I i i Soveraign a 
 
442 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. Chap. XVI. 
 
 Soveraign’s Lieutenant and his Ajfifiants (if the Feaft of St. George were then al- 
 fo celebrated) or otherwife the Soveraign s ComsuiJJioners, with a very great 
 Retinue. 
 
 Amongft the reft, when Adrian de Tercelin, Deputy for theFra?a!> King Francis 
 the Firft, rode to tVtndefir, the day before his Inftallation (being the 24- of lan 
 
 ... . r/O Nh-ll ... . .. _ :_ • ,n ° z' , « / 
 
 Bmcomvi- an * x 9 * w *® 0 ba ^ the Knights-Compatiions that were in Commijjion for that Solem- 
 A.ws./Jl.V- mty, affembled at the Lord Sandys his Place, neer St. Paa/'s Church in London, 
 miO.o.T.p.zi whence they rode to the Deputies Lodging, then at the Dean of Pauls his Houfe; 
 
 and thence accompanied him in good order and gallant equipage, to the Cattle 
 of Windefor’, where Lodgings were prepared for him at the Dean’s Houfe. 
 
 W ‘ In bke manner on Tuejday the 15. of January an. 8. Flies, the « Earls of Suffix 
 d Lib.Cf.f. an< I Leicejier and Lord Clinton , ( d three of the four Comniifioners appointed for 
 the Inftallation of the French King Charles the Ninth) with other Lords and Gen- 
 e Ex MS.ptM. tlemen, took their Horfes at the c Court Gate at IVeJlminfier, and with a great 
 Train rode to the Lodging of the faid Kings Proxie (being then at St. Mary’s 
 Spittle in London') whence they took their way through Holborn towards IVinde- 
 for , the Earl of Southampton , Vifcount^/u#«r®;we, Sir Henry Lea , and Sir Edward 
 Vmpton met them at Langford neer Colebrool ( with their Hawks, and there (hew¬ 
 ed the Proxie variety of fport, with which he being exceeding well pleafed, 
 they rode to tvindefor ; where he was accommodated with Lodgings in the 
 fLH.V.f.%16. Dean’s Houfe, 1 for that hath ufually been the place to entertain the stranger’s 
 Proxies, when they came to Windefor , upon this folemn occafion. 
 
 SECT. Vil. 
 
 Supper after bis arrival there. 
 
 T HE Evening of their arrival pafleth with a Supper, for the moll part 
 coftly and fumptuous; but the principal entertainment is referved to 
 fet forth the magnificence of the following days Dinner, in cafe the Inftalment 
 be appointed to be folemnized on the next morning. 
 
 At the Inftallation of the French King Francis the Firft, all thes Commijfionen 
 j BitLCoton met at Marquefs of Exceter s Lodgings, and went together to the Dean's 
 Houfe, where they were entertained by him at h supper, all at one Table, at 
 
 another Table (at * Garter , with certain of the Deputy's chief Gentlemen, and 
 fome of the Heralds ; and at a third Table fat the 11 reft of the Heralds, and other 
 of the Proxy’ s Servants. 
 
 , The 1 Comntijjioners, and other Noblemen, who alfo accompanied Charles the 
 
 Ninth's FroUor to K'indefir, fupped (the Evening of their arrival) with him; 
 
 he m himfelf fitting at the upper end of the Table, then the Earls of SuJJex and 
 Leicefler by him, one againft the other, next the Earl of Southampton, and ViP 
 count Mountague, then the Lord Clinton, and Lord Herbert of Cardijf, after them 
 two Strangers, namely Monfieur Cleremont, and Monfieur de la Laps,then lower (at 
 the Lord Grey, and other Strangers, and laft of all fat Monfieur Doze alias St. 
 Michael, the French Herald, at the lower end, oppofite to the Procior. » Garter, 
 
 t; and in the Parlour 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. VIII. 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie, 
 
 443 
 
 SECT. Vlll. 
 
 Of the Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 W Hat hath been before fet down, touching the publick Proceeding to the 
 Chapter-houfe, at the perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-Subject, and other 
 particulars relating to that Ceremony, will extend hither, both as to order and 
 circLimftances 5 and there needs no further inftruftion here, but to look back to 
 the* Difcourfe thereupon •• Neverthelefs, this general rule is to be born in mind, * chap. n. 
 That the place of a Stranger-Prince's Proctor here, is a next after the Provincial- ffffn w 
 Kings (unlefs the ProUor of a Knight-SubjeB happen to intervene) and b before bl tcN.ci. ' 
 the junior Knight-Companion (unlefs a Knight-SubjeB Eleft pafs then in the Pro¬ 
 ceeding) of which we have an inftance at the Inftallation of the Dukes of * Brunf- * Lih.Rp.19) 
 trick. and Chevereux , and the Earl of Dor fet by their ProBors, but the Earls of 
 Salisbury, Carlijle, and Holland, with Vifcount Andover, in perfon, an. 1 . Car. 1. 
 when the Proceeding was ordered as followeth. 
 
 ||Firft, two Waiters of the Soveraign’s Hall 
 in their Livery Coats,bearing white Rods. 
 
 Alms-Knights. 
 
 Trebends of the Colledge. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 ProBors to the abfent EleCt- Knights. 
 
 EleCt-Knights in perfon. 
 
 Knights-Comp anions. 
 
 Blaclg-Kod. Regijier. _ Carter. 
 
 Chancellor. Prelate. 
 
 Soveraign’s Lieutenant. 
 
 Courtiers and Gentlemen in the Rear. 
 
 Only in the (ingle cafe of Chriftian the Fourth King of Denmark,, an. 3. Jaa 
 (as an extraordinary refpeft and honor) his Proxie went in the Proceeding to the 
 chapter-houj ?, c next before the Soveraign’s Lieutenant. c MS.ftl.ptnei 
 
 As we had an example before, of a ProBor to a Knight-subjeB, who paft in :l ' 
 
 this Proceeding before the Alms-Knights and officers of Arms, namely, Sir Henry 14 ' ' 
 Sidney, Deputy to the Earl of Warwick, an. 5 Eliz. fo here (in the cafe of a Stran- 
 ger~y the Vifcount Hereford, Proxie to the Duke of Holjiien, J inftalled the 15. <1 Li!,, c.p. 37. 
 of December, an. 3. Eliz- who went in the Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe before 
 the Officers of Arms alfo: which Proceeding was ordered in this manner. 
 
 ‘Gentlemen, and Knights. eCM.W.lc 
 
 The ProBor, and Ambaffiador of Holjlein together. N - cl - 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 Regifler and Garter. 
 
 Lord Haltingso ... 
 
 Lord Paget ffiommiffioners. 
 
 If the Proxie 0/ a stranger pafs in the Proceeding which the Soveraign, or his 
 Lieutenant, or Commijfioners make to the Chapter-houfe, then doth he for the mod: 
 part give his attendance in the Prefence-Chamber, or in that Room, from whence 
 the Lieutenant or the Commijjioners do proceed, and there joineth himlelf 
 therennto. 
 
 But fometimes the Commijfioners, after their fetting forth (as an aft of grand 
 refpeft) have taken the Proxies Lodgings by the way, and there received him 
 
 I i i 2 into 
 
 || MS. penet 
 Edw. Fau- 
 conbridge, genii 
 
444 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. Chap. XVI. 
 
 into the Proceeding. Inftances in this, are firft Prince Henry, Lieutenant at the 
 Inftallation of chrifiian the Fourth King of Denmark., who proceeded from the 
 si % pets' ’ rre fi ncc - ch ‘‘mber, down to the Deans Houfe (where the faid King’s Proxte iodg- 
 eund.EW.a. ec 0 ar >d 8 received him at the Door, from whence'the Lieutenant pafs'd to the 
 ‘kUb'c’i Chapter-houfe. And at the Inftallation of the Duke of Wirtemberg, h 19. A p r ji 
 i \ Ex its?*' 2 ‘ 7 ac - R - the Commijftoners proceeded from their ! Lodgings (having the 
 
 kifrait. Alms-Knights and Officers of Arms before them) unto the Ccas’s Houfe, where 
 k Grave van Evcffon his ProSor likewife lodged; and from whence to the Chaptcr- 
 houfe , the now full Proceeding palled. 
 
 We obferve, that the Proxies of Strangers have not always gone in the Pro¬ 
 ceeding, but fometimes ftayed at their Lodging in the Cajile, till the Commiffio- 
 ners were ready to fend for them into the Chapter-houfe. And thus it was at the 
 I {kd'n‘ hrftallation of the french King Charles the Ninth, for on the ' 16. of January, an. 
 
 ’ 8- Eliz,. in the morning (at the Earl of Leicejiers Lodgings in the C a file) the 
 
 other three Commijftoners met, where they and the three inferior Officers of the 
 Order, robed themfelves, and went thence to the Proxie s Lodging ; and hav¬ 
 ing a while conferred with him, took leave and r proceeded to the chapter-houfe. 
 
 % C w' n ‘ Af ' er fome time confultation there, they ■ fent out Carter to the Prod or , with 
 defire to repair to them, who, upon the delivery of the meflage, was forthwith 
 conduced by “Garter (attended with the Earl of Southampton, the Lords Herbert 
 and Grey, and many others) to the Chapter-houfe door ; where being arrived, the 
 Earls of Suffix and Leicester (being the two fenior Commijftoners ) received 
 him between them. 
 
 Sometimes the Proxies have paft privately to the Eaft-Ifle of St. George’s Chap- 
 pel, and there relied, before the Soveraign and Knights-Companions went into 
 the Chapter-houfe(ot proceeded into the Choire, without entring thereinto,for fo 
 *c« llea.W.lc it hath fometimes hapned)as did the w Earl of Cleveland, and Marquefs Dorchcfler, 
 Proxies for Guflavus Adolphus King of Sweden, and Henry Prince of Orange, an. 
 xLit.R.p. 84. 4-Car. 1. The like did the* Earl of Dover Proxie to Charles Prince Palatine of 
 the Rhyne, an. 9. Car. t. and of late. Sir George Carteret, Proxie to Chrifiian Prince 
 of Denmark,., an. 1 5. Car. 2. So alfo the Earls of Carlijle and Winchelfey, Pro- 
 flors to Charles King of Sweden, and John George Prince Eleftor of saxony, an. 
 23. Car. 2. 
 
 SECT. IX, 
 
 T be Ceremonies performed therein. 
 
 i Lib.N.p.$\6, 
 
 b MS.in Offic. 
 Arm\_ H. 2 .] 
 fol.B.b. 
 
 c Collett. A, 
 V.W. 
 
 <3 MS.fol. pe¬ 
 nes E.fV.G. 
 
 W Hen the Proceeding hath arrived at the Chapter-houfe door, the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Companions (or the Lieutenant and his Affiftants, or Com- 
 mifjioners) with the Officers of the Order before them, enter to hold their Con- 
 fultation: but firft the stranger's ProcJor is * intreated to ftay without, until his 
 Deputation or Letters of Procuration be read, to the end they may underftand 
 the effeft thereof. 
 
 To this purpofe we find it alfo b directed, (under an ancient hand) that where 
 any Knight is inftalled by his Deputy, he ought to ftay without the Veftry (or 
 Chapter-houfe) door, until he be brought in by two Knights-Companions-. 
 Hereupon the'Lord Pagit, one of th eCommiJJioncrs for inftallation of the Duke 
 of savoy, when the Proceeding was come to the chapter-houfe door, acquainted 
 his Proxie with this Cuftom and Injunction, and defired him to walk afide, 
 which he accordingly did. 
 
 The Eafl-Iffi behind the High Altar, is the J accuftomed place for the Proxies 
 to walk or repofe themfelves in, till they be called into the chapter ; as it is 
 
 alio 
 
Sect. IX. 
 
 445 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxte. 
 
 alfo for the Deputies of Knights-SubjeSs, where Chairs and Culhcns are ready 
 prepared for this occafion. 
 
 The firft thing done, after the Chapter is opened, is e Reading the Commijfion i.Rta<Vngthss 
 for Infiallation, by the Regifier of the Order ("but if the Sovcraign be prefent at 
 the Inftallation, no Commijfion iffuesj and next the Letters of Procuration ; this le s. ctf 
 being as the moft proper, fo the moft accuftomed place for this aft. 
 
 Neverthelels, at the Inftallation of the French King Francis the Firft (we 
 know not by what (but certainly a moft unufual) compliance, the r Commijfio- ((JM'ir.m 
 tiers went from the Chapter-houfe, after they had called in and inverted the Karl H ‘ , ‘ 
 of Oxford (then alfo prefent to receive his Inftallation) with his Surcont and 
 Hood, unto the Deans Houfe, where the ProSor was lodged, and in the great 
 chamber there, cfhewed him th e Soveraign’s Commijfion, and in it the authori¬ 
 ty for admitting him into the Stall of his Lord and MafterWhereupon the 
 ProSor 11 prefented them with his Vroeuration , by which he was impowered to 
 take the poffeffion of his Principal's Stall, and further to do and perform all 
 fuch Ceremonies, as to the Order of the Garter did appertain, which fnftrument 
 was forthwith read before them, by the Regifier. This Ceremony being end¬ 
 ed, they all proceeded to the Chappel ; where entring, they waved their return 
 into the Chaptcr-houfe , and pafs'd direftly into the Choire. 
 
 After fome time of confultation in the Chapter-houfe, the I’roxie is fent for in s.Rcceiving 
 thither by Garter, who condufts him to the Chapter-houfe door ; and his ' Re- ^'^“chap- 
 ception there by the Commijfioners , is after the fame manner, and with the fame ter- houfe. 
 circumftances of refpeft and ceremony, as is ufed to the Knight-EleS, or to his W ’ l ‘ 
 Vroxie. But whether he ought to enter into the chapter-houfe, or be admitted ‘ 
 any further than the door or Porch thereof, (and to part thence immediately 
 into the Choire) hath been fome queftion ; becaufe the praftice feems to have 
 been fometimes one way, and fometimes another. 
 
 All that we find to prohibite his entrance thereinto, is an expreffion in the 
 kfhort Ceremonial of Inftallation of Strangers by Troxie, entred in the Blaifi- kUb.Np.316 
 Book,, where it faith, That the Mantle is to be laid on the ProSor s right (boul¬ 
 der in the Porch of the Chapter-houfi, ' becaufe he is not to enter into it. 1 mi. 
 
 And there are two inftances, where the Mantle was delivered to the Proctor 
 at the Chapter-houfi door, from whence fome may infer, that the Praftice alfo of 
 thofe times was agreeable to the aforefaid direftion; namely, that of the Pro- 
 8or of the French King m Francis the Firft, an.lcy.H.S. where" Garter ftood at my ExAmmi 
 the Chapter-houf door, with the Mantle, and as the Proceeding palled by pre-^J™ 8 '* - 
 fented it to the two Senior Knights-Companions (the Marqueft of Exeter and 
 Vifcount Lyfie) who placed it upon the ProSor s right arm, and of the ProSor 
 to 0 Emanuel Duke of Savoy, an. X. O'- 2. Ph. & Jit. who entred not into the Chap- or Ex Collett, 
 ter-houfi, but had the Mantle of his Principal, laid on his arm and fpread upon fLA.v.w. 
 his (boulder at the p door. 
 
 But thefe inftances (if duly weighed^) cannot properly or with advantage, be 
 alledged to prove the aftertion, becaufe the affairs relating to both, received 
 dilpatch in the ProSor s Lodging, a little before, and where the ProSor himfelf 
 was prefent; which Convocation or meeting of the Commijfioners and ProSor, 
 cannot be called left than a chapter (though not held in the Chapter-houfe') from 
 the Tranfaftions which pafs’d therein, namely producing the Sovcraign s Com¬ 
 mijfion, and the ProSor $ Inftmment of Deputation , which were both read before 
 them by the Regifier, and the ProSor accordingly admitted, which being finifh- 
 ed, nothing referring to the prefent occafions, required their paffmg into the 
 Chapter-houfi, or remained to be done till they came into the Choire. 
 
 But the general praftice runs ftrong on the contrary fide, for we find, that 
 the Proxie for "Charles the Ninth of France, an. 8 . Eliz. was met at the Chapter- u /iri.c.p.;. 
 houfe door, by the Earls of sujfix and LeiceSer, who took him w in thither be- 
 tween them; where after the Regifier had read as well the Soveraign’s Commijfion y Js.f.zyJ 
 for Inftallation, as his 'Letters of Procuration, and the Commijfioners had admit- z '■ 
 ted him Deputy for the faid King, they all came forth and laid y his Principal's 
 Mantleon his right arm-and (boulder, the 1 Train whereof was born by the Earl 
 of Southampton, affifted by the Lord Herbert of Cardiff. Again 
 
44<5 
 
 ■i Ex Collect. 
 R.C. C/./.jo, 
 fub finem. 
 
 cf MS. f l. 
 d Ypvnes E. 
 c , W. G.fol. 
 
 ( (151. a. 
 
 'Ei,. St at. 
 
 / :. .0. vide fit 
 H S Star. Art. 
 so. fr H. 8. 
 S.ii.Art'.n, 
 
 5 Drlivcring 
 him the Man¬ 
 tle. 
 
 \ ~f Ihid.fr Ioc. 
 1 T frequent. 
 
 * OrJ. St at. in 
 
 Ltb.N. Art. 19. 
 
 oi £ % St at. 
 Art.i o. 
 
 x Us,N.p:$\6 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. Chap. XVL 
 
 Again it is remembred, an. 25. Eliz. that Garter conduced the Troxie of a Ere- 
 dcrick, the Second King of Denmark, to the Chapter-houfe door ; and at that 
 place the Earl of LencJ/cr and Lord Hunfdon, receiyed and led him in. So alio 
 was ChriftiJn the fourth's Proxie c led in thither, by the Earls of Nottingham and 
 D rfif, and an. to. Jac. K . 1 Lodowick. Count Naffaw, ProUor to Maurice Prince 
 of Orange , was called into the Chapter-houfe and there 1 " left, while the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Com pan ions proceeded into the Choire : And fo in like manner was 
 Sir George Cartrct Vice-Chamberlain, ProBor to Chrijlian Prince of Denmark , 
 an. 15. Car. 2. and the ProBors to the King of Sweden and Duke of Saxony , an. 
 23. Car. 2. 
 
 Nor are thefe inftances, and the practice in this latter cafe ("in truth) dero¬ 
 gatory to t ie Statutes, which though it prohibite the Proxies entrance into the 
 Chapter-houfe , yet doth not this Prohibition extend to any time before,but after 
 t he Ceremony of Inftallation is finifhed; for the Article of the Statutes having 
 frit direffed the delivery of the Mantle to the Troxie, and next the affumption 
 of his Principals Stall, in tfiefc words, Dictur Procurator inftallatns , it immedi¬ 
 ately fubjoins ‘ that from thenceforth (namely the time of inftallation) he fall 
 neither wear the Mantle, nor enter into the Chapter, nor have any voice there , by 
 silts- of any porter gra led unto him: all which are prohibitions, plainly relute- 
 future, and after fuch time as the Ceremonies of Inftallation are paid, 
 and not to any time preceding. 
 
 And it feems the Law hath been thus underftood, in regard the greater 
 ftream of Pr.'ft ce hath gone along with it; for not only the Proxies of Stran¬ 
 gers (.1 before is obferved) but generally of Knights-subjeOs, have been called 
 into the Chapter-houfe , and there received the Mantle before they proceeded in¬ 
 to the Choire. 
 
 The Ceremony of delivering the Mantle to the Proctor is performed by the 
 k soveraign, his Deputy, or the Commijfioners ( Garter prefenting it to them) and 
 the manner thereof was heretofore, by putting it upon the Proxies 1 right arm, 
 * or (lioulder, in the name of his Lord and Matter, there to hold it until the 
 end of Divine Service. 
 
 But as there hath hapned fome doubt, touching the entry or not entry of 
 Proctors into the Chapter-houfe, before they proceeded to Inftallation; fo likewife 
 here, concerning the receiving of the Mantle, viz. whether in the Chapter-houfe , 
 or stall allotted to their Principal, of which there are Examples. 
 
 That part of the Article of the Statutes of Inflitution which concerns this point 
 runs thus. That the Mantle m tempore Injrallatronis Procuratoris, Jhall be laid up¬ 
 on his Am:, d'-c. but whether this (hall be ftriftly limited to that inftant of 
 time, when ti e Proctor is brought to the Stall of his Principal, or with fome 
 greater latitude conftrued, to be during the time of Inftallation (including the 
 t:on, or beginning of the Ceremony of Inftallation, namely, the 
 b; i ig called to the Chaptcr-houf: door, and entrance into it) is the queftion ; be- 
 caufe there are inftances in both, but the latter is more warrantable by the 
 Statutes and genera! practice. 
 
 Th .■ 11 Article in King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes, being much more large in 
 dele ' 0.1, .and palling further in fetting down the Ceremonies of Inftallation, 
 than any of the former (the particulars of which, as in the reft, fo to this point, 
 we tap. - to be as well placed in a true feries and order of adtion) having men¬ 
 tioned the Soveraign (or his Deity’s) laying the Mantle on the Proxies Arm ; it 
 y follows (as 1 next thing to be performed in courfe of time) 
 
 T.' .■ ftcrn-.trd he f all be led by two Knights, from the Chapter-houfe door, unto 
 tl l Stall, there being fall make his Oath, and be in failed’, but it faith nothing 
 of laying the Mantle on the arm of the Proctor, now at the inftant of inftallation 
 in the Choire; for that wa direfted to be done before. It is alfo recorded in the 
 Xlack-li iok ., where the order of this Ceremony is more fully and particularly fet 
 down, That * Garter fall take the ’antic upon his Arms, and deliver it to both the 
 Knights-Commiffioners, and 7 t they (according to the tenor of the Statutes') (hall 
 lay it on the Proftors right fosdder, in the Porch of the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 Befides 
 
Sect. X. Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 447 
 
 Betides which, and the ancient ufage of receiving the Mantle in the Chapter- 
 houfe, or at the Chaptcr-houfe door, either before or in the Proceeding to the 
 Choire, by the, Proctors of the French King Fra.nct. r the Firft, of Emanuel Duke 
 of savoy, * of Charles the Ninth the French King, and |j Frederick the Second 
 King of Denmarkj> we have likewife the Examples of later times, as that of fctlica&c. 
 the ProSor for Cuftavus Adolphus King of Sweden, an. 4. Car. 1. who 1 proceeded c Dh°- 
 into the choire with the Mantle upon his arm; and that at the Inftallation of y ' p ‘*°‘ 
 
 Charles Prince Palatine of the Rhyne , the* 5. of November, an. 9. Car. 1. where the zltM.f.St. 
 Earl of Dover his Proxie bare the* Mantle on his right fhouider into the Choire, af ColhS.tr. 
 and Carter carried the h Collar of the Order, before him, on a Velvet Culhen. b\leN.ct. 
 
 But there are feveral modern inltances, where the Mantle hath been born to 
 the Choire (and fometimes the Collar of the Order with it) not by the Trotlor 
 but by Garter before him, and delivered in his Principal’s Stall ; as in the Pro¬ 
 ceeding of the Proxie for the Duke of IVirtemberg, an. 2. jlac. when 'after he 
 had taken the Oath and was led into the Duke's Stall (not before) was the Robe 
 laid upon his arm; and fo was it done in the following year, at the [nftallation 
 of f Chriftian the Fourth King of Denmark- trb.f. n6.t. 
 
 Soalfo at the Inftallation oH Maurice Prince of Orange, an. 10. Jac. Garter per- g ei /0/.151, 
 formed the like fervice for him, and in the very fame manner, and after he had 
 taken the Oath appointed, the Mantle was laid upon his arm. And lartly, h after 
 the Proxies of the Duke of Brunfwick and chevereux, had taken the Oath, not j, ™,‘„. ’ 
 only the Mantles but Collars were placed on their arms. 
 
 Which manner hath fo far prevailed, as to be continued in prafticc (ince the 
 Reftauration of the prefent Soveraign ; for at the Inftallations of the Prince of 
 Denmark , Charles King of Sweden, and Duke of Saxony, Garter carried the 
 Mantle on a Culhen before their prottors into the Choire, nor was it laid on 
 their arms, till they had taken their Oaths, and fo laid, that the Crofs of St. 
 
 George might be conlpicuous. 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 Of the Proceeding to the Choire. 
 
 B UT let us pafs on to the Proxie’s proceeding into the Choire, concerning 
 which. King Henry the Eighth’s statutes direft, (as is remembred a little 
 before upon another point) i That he Jhall be accompanied and led by two Knights- A Arts si. 
 Companions of the Order, from the door of the Chapter-houfe, unto the stall af- 
 ftgned to his Principal ; agreeable to which is that palfage in the (hort Memorial 
 of Inftallation entred in the BlacfcBook, That as foon as the two Knights have 
 placed the Mantle on his arm , e they Jhall take him between them, and conduit him tP.tt.ii 6 . 
 to the stall of his Lord: and thus affifted have all Proxies proceeded to the Choire. 
 
 But in relation to the order of the reft of the Proceeding, it willbeneceflary 
 to exhibit a Scheme or two. 
 
 The ordinary Proceeding into the Choire, the Inftallation being celebrated 
 when the Soveraign s Lieutenant holds the Feaft of St. George. 
 
 Alms-Knights. CtUeS. Vf. le 
 
 Verger of the Chappel. w a ‘ 
 
 Prebends of the Colledge. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 BlackrRod. Regifter. Garter. 
 
 The Proxie between two Knights-AJJiJlants, 
 
 The Lieutenant having his Train born. 
 
 The 
 
44 * 
 
 MS. penei W, 
 D.M/9/.25. b. 
 vide eriam Col¬ 
 lett, AY.W. 
 
 f Lib.R. J.40. 
 vide MS. penes 
 Edve. Faucsn- 
 bridge gen. 
 g Lib.R.p.Z^' 
 
 i Lib.R-p. 40. 
 
 kcoiua.w. 
 
 Lett. Cl. 
 
 a 5 Collett. W. 
 \s\UN.Cl. 
 
 Inftailation of a Stranger by Proxie. Chap. XVI. 
 
 The Proceeding into the Choire , at the Inftailation (by Ccmmiffion) of Charles 
 the Ninth the French King; an. 8. Eliz. 
 
 Gentlemen, attendants on the Soveraign s Commiffioners. 
 
 Gentlemen , attendants upon the Protfor. 
 
 Verger of the Chaff el. 
 
 Alms-Knights. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 BlacksRod. Regijler. Garter. 
 
 tWO >” ior 
 
 The Proclor, between the Earl of Suffix and Earl of Lcicefter (the 
 two fenior Commiffioners) his Train being born by the Earl of 
 Southampton, affifted by the Lord Herbert. 
 
 Since the Cuftom of receiving the Collar in the Chapter-houCe was laid afide, 
 if th e Soveraign (or his Lieutenant') was prefent at an inftailation of a Stranger, 
 fo foot! as the Mantle was delivered to the ProBor, or ("as of late) that he hath 
 been admitted, according to the purport of his Deputation , the soveraign (or 
 his Lieutenant) proceeds to the Choire with the Knights-Companions prefent, and 
 leaves the rroxie behind him in the Chapter-houfe, and after he and the Knights - 
 Companions have taken their Stalls, direfts two of the Knights-Companions to 
 defeend ; who taking the Alms-Knights, Officers of Arms, and the three inferior 
 Offcers of the Order before them, pals to the Chapter-houfe, and bring thence the 
 Proxie to his Inftailation. 
 
 Thus was it done an. 4. Car. 1. at the Inftailation of the King of Sweden, when 
 1 William Earl of Penbroke, and Philip Earl of Montgomery, proceeded forth of 
 the Choire, and introduced the Earl of Cleveland, ProBor to the faid King : In 
 like manner, the s Earls of Penbroke and Arundel went out to conduft in the 
 Earl of Dover, Proctor to Charles Prince Palatine of the Rhyne. 
 
 So alfo were the Duke of Fork and Prince Rupert fent out, to introduce Sir 
 George Carterett ProBor to the Prince of Denmark an. 15. Car. 2. and the Earl of 
 Carlife Proctor to the King of Sweden, an. 23. Car. 2. And where there are more 
 than one stranger, at the fame time to be inftalled by Proxie, there the two next 
 fenior Knights paft out, as did the ‘ Earls of Kelly and Salisbury, who brought in 
 Sir Dudley Carleton, Proctor to the Prince of Orange, an. 4. Car. 1. and the Dukes 
 of Ormond and Buckingham, the Earl of Winchelfey, proctor to the Duke of Saxony 
 an. 23. Car. 2. 
 
 In this Proceeding the Proxie goes bare-headed, for fo did the before men¬ 
 tioned k Earl of Dover, Sir George Carterett, the Earl of Carlife, nnd the Earl of 
 
 Winchelfey. 
 
 SECT. XI. 
 
 The Ceremonies of Inftailation. 
 
 W Hen the Proceeding hath entred the Choire, and ‘ paid the accuftomed 
 Reverences, both towards the Altar and the Soveraign s Stall, and the 
 Alms-Knights, Officers of Arms, and of the Order , taken their ufual Stations; the 
 two Commijfiouers (Knights-Ajfjlants or Knights-Companions) and Proctor make 
 their Reverences together, and then is he conduced by them into the b lower 
 Stalls, direftly before the Stall appointed for his Principal, the forefaid Officers 
 of the Order Handing below in the choire. 
 
 If 
 
Sacr. XI. 
 
 Installation of a Stranger by Proxie. 449 
 
 If the Installation pafs by more than two Commijfioners, then the twosfenior gJct/M?. w. 
 Knight s-Commijfioners bring him to the forelaid lower Stalls, and perform the b l ,ctl ' cl ‘ 
 Ceremonies belonging to his Installation, while the reft of the Commijfioners at 
 their entrance, take their Station 11 below in the Choirc, before their proper Stalls, 
 and there Hand until the Inftallation be finished. And the like do the Lieute¬ 
 nants Ajfeftants, except the two fenior that are employed in the Ceremonies of 
 Inftalktion. 
 
 The proxie thus introduced into the lower Stalls, ° ftands there while the Takin g thc 
 Regifter p pronounceth the Oath of the Order to him, after whom lies repeateth oSedereDc- 
 the words diftin&ly; during all which time he ' layeth his hand upon the New putatononli- 
 Teftament, and laftly kiffeth the Book. 
 
 The ancient Oath , “"appointed by the statutes of Inftitution , to be taken by a fCotua.w.ls 
 Stranger’s Proxie, is (hort, abfolute, and without limitation or exception, and in N f.^ r 
 all points the fame with that, which a Knight-Companion himfelf took, at his Per- ? ExcJia.k. 
 fonal Inftallation, viz. ' Faithfully to obferze to the ut/noli of his power , the Statutes c CL P- 
 of the Order. J J V > 
 
 But afterwards the Soveraigns and Fellows of thofe other Orders of Knight¬ 
 hood, whereof Kings or Free-Princes are Soveraigns, ( as the Golden-Fleece, Mon- 
 (ieitr St.Michaefp-aA the Annunciade') before their admition into the Order of the 
 Garter, fued for, and obtained the allowance of fome relative exceptions or 
 provifoes, to be added to the forelaid Oath ; which commonly were fuch as 
 flood with the interejl of their Religion, their great Jlate or dignity, or prece¬ 
 dent obligation to the Orders they had before accepted. 
 
 , There is a Precedent entred in the * Blach-Boolg, of the Oath to be taken by an i(Pae- 311- 
 Ehperor ; whereby he is obliged to b promife upon his Royal word, and give b J Appendix, 
 his Faith, upon his honor and the holy Evangelifts, ‘That he will faithfully and d(cxxxvm. 
 truly, to the utmoft of his power, obferve the Statutes of this mofi Noble Order, and 
 that partictdarly in every branch and Article thereof 5 d at leaf fo far as they can 
 or ought to be obferved by him, and fo fir as they Jhall not be contrary or deroga¬ 
 tory to thofe, mherennto he hath before given his name and fworn, and Javing all 
 other conditions agreed on. 
 
 Befides this, there are alfo two other Precedents lodged in the'/toW.r,the one eC Pag. 511.' 
 of the form of the Oath, as it is fitted for the Froffor of an Emperor or a King ; cxxxix; 
 the other for the Prottor of a Prince, Arch-Cuke , and every other inferiour de¬ 
 gree to a Knight, including him alfo. 
 
 By the firft of thefe, the f ProBor is to oblige himfelf in the name and behalf 
 of his Lord, and with a fincere heart and true faith (hall promife and fwear, that 
 his Jaid Lord fesall well and faithfully fulfil and obferve, all and every the Statutes, 
 Ordinances, and Decrees of this Order, according to the force, ferns, and effect, 
 any nay thereunto belonging , feving thc conditions before agreed on between him and 
 the Soveraign. By the fecond he is 11 alfo in the name and behalf of his Lord, f lEil. mbit 
 with a real heart and fincere faith, to promife and fwear. That his faid Lord 1 ^ CXL 
 Jh all faithfully obferve and fulfil the Statutes, and every feveral Branch and Article 
 thereof, according to the force, form, and ejfitt of the fame, 'at leaf} fo far as the 
 Soveraign'r Difpenfation fall limit and appoint. But we have not found any of 
 thele Precedents made ufe of, becaufe being rather too general, they haveother- 
 wife and more particularly fitted the Oath to the prefent intefeft and bccalion, 
 at lead fo far, as they could obtain the s.overaign to condelcend unto. 
 
 And hereupon Philip King ot Cafeile and Leon ( Soveraign of the Order of the 
 Golden-Fleece _) when he received a Perfonal fnftallation at tVindefor,an. 22. H. 7. 
 though the Oathhe took was abfolute and without limitation,oiz.P To obferve all the r tib.it-p.it ± 
 Statutes of the Order of thc Garter, according as they were contained in the Book qxli Nm ‘ 
 then lately feentunto, and accepted by him ; as faithfully, as if every one of the Ar¬ 
 ticles were then rehearfed unto him, and to fulfil them from Article to Article, as 
 faithfully and readily as he looked for help from God and all his Saints. Yet never- 
 thelefs, foon after he obtained the soveraigns free and full Difpenfation,,in 
 thefe two things only 5 firft, s that the ufe of the Collar, and the other Enftgns of the q LibMc.cit. 
 Order,might be left to hispleafure ; and fecond!y,that he might not be obliged to 
 be prefent at future Chap ter s. K k k Not 
 
Chap. XVI. 
 
 450 Inftailation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 Not long after, fome other Exceptions were admitted, but fuch were obtain¬ 
 ed with very great difficult)', and much debate had between the sovereign’s 
 Council , and the Stranger-Princes Ambajfadors, leit otherwife the dignity and re¬ 
 putation of the Order (hould (inftead of being kept upj be leffened; becaufe, 
 where the forbearance or omiffion of any circumftance, either in the Invefti- 
 ture or Ceremony of Inftallation, hath been yielded unto, it hath (binetimes or 
 other been taken notice of, and brought into Precedent, to the prejudice of 
 the Order. Therefore great circumlpedion ought to be taken, in yielding to 
 the omiffion of any part of fo grand a Ceremony : And the ftanding upon 
 terms hath not been without good fuccefs, fince known, that though other 
 Interefts (different or contrary to the Sovereigns') have fometimes affaulted 
 Strangers defirous of this Honor, yet their prefent neceffities of obtaining his 
 Friendlhip, by receiving this Order , have caufed them (though with fome^ un- 
 wiiiingnels) to accept of this obliging Tye from him. 
 
 The Exceptions that were allowed to Ferdinand Arch-Duke of Aufiria, when 
 ■he took the Oath at his rnveltiture at Noremherg , the 8. of December , an. j 5. Ft. 8. 
 were thefe that follow. 
 
 t Append. Sum. r c Not to wear the Garter and Collar, but at fome certain times in the year, at 
 CXLI1I. Lis own plcaftre. 
 
 That if he were not in place convenient , to go to hear Mafs on st. George’s day, 
 he Jhould caufe a Pried to fay it in his prefence. 
 
 Not to be obliged, if bufted in weighty Affairs , to wear the Garter, Collar, or 
 whole Habit of the Order on St. George'r day, longer than during Divine Service: 
 Neverthelefs he promifecl, if he cosdd not then wear it, for a whole day together, he 
 would willingly wear it upon fome other folemn day, within the compafs of the 
 year. 
 
 And much to the fame purpofe is that Provifo, added in the Oath of Emanuel 
 CXUw™’ Duke of ' s ’ w °h tali - en the November, an. 1. & 2. Ph. & Mar. viz. To “ obferve 
 the Statutes of the Order, f> far forth as they might be conveniently obferved by him, 
 and were not inconffent with thoCe things, wherein he had formerly bound himfelf 
 by Faith and Oath ; yet not to be obliged to wear the Garter and Habit of the Or¬ 
 der, but when he Jhould fee good, and have convenience fo to do, and never elf. 
 
 Of another nature were the Exceptions which Franck the Firft of France pro¬ 
 cured to be admitted into the Oath, taken by Adrian Tercelin his Proc!er,au.icy. 
 cxlv v ' z ‘ ™ Io °bfirve the Statutes of the Order of the Garter, fo far as they were 
 
 confijlent with, and not contrary or prejudicial to the Statutes of the Order of St. 
 Michael, and other Orders, which his Principal had before taken of other Princes. 
 
 And like to this, was the Oath of Charles the Ninth, adding only an excepti¬ 
 on of any thing contrary to his royal dignity, which was received from him in 
 the Church of the Colledge of St. Johns at lyons in France, the 24. of June in 
 xiw. r . the morning after Mafs, an. 5. Eliz. namely, * To obferve the Statutes of the Gar¬ 
 ter, fo far forth as they were net contrary or derogatory (l.J to hk greatnefs Royal, 
 (2.J the Statutes of st. Michael, nor (3.) to any other Oath, which he had be¬ 
 fore taken. 
 
 Neer to thefe, were the Provifoes allowed in the Oath made by Maximilian 
 y ibiJ.Num. the Emperor at Vienna , the 4. of January an. 10. Eliz. t To obferve the Statutes, 
 c • fi far forth as they were not contrary or derogatory to his (l.J Greatnefs and Ma- 
 jefty Imperial, n..r .0 the (2.) Statutes of any other Order, nor any (3.} Oath 
 which he had before taken. 
 
 But by the French King Henry the Third, becaufe now our Church was re¬ 
 formed, the Exception of the CatholicIpReligion, was thought of confequence to 
 be gained from the soveraign, and thereupon the Provifo in the Oath, which he 
 z Thd.Num. took in the Chappel of the Augujiins in Paris , an. 27. Eliz. runs thus, 1 fo far 
 CXL1X. yjrti , u the Statutes of the Order Jhould not be found contrary (l.J to the Catho- 
 lick Religion, his (2.) Greatnefs and Majefty Royal, and (3.) the Statutes and 
 Ordinances of the blefjed Holy Ghoft, and st. Michael, 
 a mi. Nam. And this was the form of the Oath word for word, which i Henry the Fourth 
 CL - of France took at Roane , an. 38. Eliz. And when Monfteur de chafes came over 
 
 four 
 
Sect. XI. 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. ^.5 t 
 
 four years after, to be Inftalled for him, viz. an. b 42. Eliz. his Oath then taken, bLib.c.p.iqg 
 referred to the c form of the forefaid Oath, which Henry the Fourth himfelf had c Appendix, 
 before made, and upon the Conditions agreed on, between the soveraign and ®""- CL1, 
 his Alaftcr. 
 
 Such like Exceptions were allowed, in the Oath of Guttavus yield pints and 
 Charles Kings of Sweden ; i To obferve the Articles of this Order in all things, d Ibid.Dm. 
 which Jhould not he any way derogatory to the Religion by him profell, his Dignity CX| X. & 
 and Majefty Royal, or contrary to any other Articles or Orders. CXX ‘ 
 
 Frederick the Second King of Denmark at his reception of the Habit of the 
 Order, * took in effeft the ufual Oath, and to obferve the Statsites of the Order, * Lib c.p.pui 
 || fo that they were not derogatory to thofe he had before from unto, or other con- || Nnw.CLV. 
 ditions whereunto he had been formerly obliged: And yet I find that his VroUor, 
 c an. 25. Eliz. obtained a larger latitude both in point of Religion, and particular eM.cp.89. 
 Interefl, being admitted to take the Oath with thefe refervations, f fi far forth f Appmd.Nm} 
 as the Statutes of the Order, concerned the fiid King, and Jhonld be agreeable to Ckl,k - 
 the Word of God. And the fame Oath Was taken by Sir Philip Sidney , Proftor to 
 John Count Palatine of the Rhyne 5 But h Henry Ramel, Procter to Chrijlian the bLib Rr -Co 
 Fourth King of Denmark , an. 3. Jac. R. took it with the folvo of thofe 1 Condi- ' Mo¬ 
 tions and Covenants, wherein his Aiafter had been already pre-ingaged. CUv 
 
 But the Princes of the Empire have allowed them another manner of Excepti 
 on, as appears by that Oath of Frederick Duke of Wirtemberg an. 1 .Jac. R. viz. 
 k To obferve the Statutes, fo far as they were not inconfijlent with the Confutations k jm. Dm: 
 oj the facred Roman Empire, and faith which he owed to the Roman Emperor and CLV ' 
 his Empire. 
 
 And with a like Salvo did Frederick Prince Palatine of the Rhyne (perfonal- 
 ]y inftalled at Winds for, 1 an . lo.Jac.R.J take this Oath, viz. m Salvis fieri Impe- llrS.c.p.iit; 
 rii conjlitutionibus. m MR.ptru B 
 
 But as touching the Proxies of fuch Strangers, not Soveraign Princes but Sub- 
 jeefs ; the form of their Oath is ufually framed (by the indulgence and difpen- 
 fation of the Soveraign ) with juft limitations, not only relative to their obliga¬ 
 tion to the statutes of any other Order , which they had before accepted, or any 
 Oath formerly taken, but fometimes to the fidelity and allegiance, which they 
 owe to their Soveraign Lord and Prince. And hereupon the Earl of Newblank 5 
 Deputy, an. 25. H. 8. was fworn to the obfervation of the Statutes, n fo far forth n MS. 
 as they were not contradiSory to the Statutes of the Order of st. Michael, his Prin¬ 
 cipal being one of the Fraternity of that Order. 
 
 After the 0 Oath hath been adminiftred to a Strangers Proxie (with fuch or 0 MS. im Ojfic, 
 the like exceptions before fet down ) the two Knights-Comm ijfo oners p pafs up ((g * ^ 
 
 with him into the higher row of Stalls, and fo to that afiigned for his Principal; p cdhh.W.lc 
 where being arrived, they take the Mantle from Carter, and lay it upon the M c/> 
 Vroffor’s left arm, with the Scutcheon of St. George uppermofc; for fo was it or¬ 
 dered to be born, in a Chapter held at the Feaft of St. George the 28. of May, an. 
 
 24. Car. 2. and to be a (handing Rule for the future; and the Proxies to both 
 the King of Sweden and Duke of Saxony did fo obferve it the fame day, at and 
 after Evening Service. 
 
 1 he next thing that follows is the aft and ceremony of Inftallation, which is 
 briefly thus; firft, the CommiJJioners, who condufted the Proxie into the Choire, 
 jointly embrace him ; next, the Proxie makes his'double Reverence, and laftly ^exColkX. 
 the Commiffooners, according to the cuftom of Inftallations, “ fet him down in u Lib.kp.aiS 
 his Principal s stall , where he hath ufed to remain during the time of Divine 
 Service. 
 
 But by the forefaid Order in Chapter held the 28. of May, an. 23. Car. 2. the 
 Proxies are prohibited for ™ fitting in their stalls during the time of Divine Ser- vExai.HK 
 vice, but on the contrary direfted to (land before them, in theuppermoft Row vtaLm^ 
 of Stalls (“ uncovered ) holding their Mantles on their right arms until it be xLii.n.p.84. 
 ended. 
 
 And thus this great Ceremony of Inftallation with all its Circumftances being 
 finifbed, the two Knights (between whom the Proxie proceeded to Inftallation) 
 
 K k k 1 defeend 
 
Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 45 5 
 
 Chap. XVI. 
 
 defcend into the choir e, and ftand before their own Stalls, and after a while afcend 
 up into them with ufual Reverences,but the fenior Co/nmiffionersG rft; and then be- 
 ■ gins the celebration of Divine Service. 
 
 SECT. XII. 
 
 7 he Fro&or's Offring. 
 
 ' ■'I *ri E ProBor having now received the polfeflion of his Principal’s stall, 
 
 1 performs his part in all the following Ceremonies, while he ftays in the 
 choice, as if his Lord and Mafter were prefent, until he hath furrendred up his 
 - Mantle ; the chiefeft of which is, the Offring of Cold and Silver, and this he doth 
 a MS. in off. according to the a degree and feniority of his Principal's Stall, in cafe the In- 
 ftallation be in the morning. 
 
 If the Inftallation be celebrated when St. Georges Feaft is held by the sovc- 
 raign's Lieutenant, the Proxie ought not to offer, until the Lieutenant have firft 
 offered for the Soveraign. And in cafe the Lieutenant’s Stall be higher than the 
 Stranger's for whom the ProBor is inftalled, then the Lieutenant alfo offereth for 
 himfelf before him. 
 
 As to the order obferved in Offring by the ProBor , he doth it with all the 
 circumftances of Ceremony, as if his Lord were prefent. 
 
 Firft, when the Knights-Companions defcend from their Stalls (which Ceremo¬ 
 ny begins with the junior Knight) he alfo defcends in his turn and courfe, and 
 placeth himfelf below in the choire, before the Stall of his Principal. 
 
 Then in calc he have an oppofite Knight-Companion prefent, he joins himfelf 
 unto him, and fo proceeds up towards the Altar to the Offring , taking the offi¬ 
 cers of Arms before him; but if not, he then proceeds alone without him, having 
 his Train born, and a Knight-Companion,ox fbme other great perfonage, lutable 
 to his degree, attending on his left hand, to give him the Offring, with Carpets 
 cr.iS.Wp.31S. and Cufhens fpread to kneel upon at the time of Offring; after whom tl,e c reft 
 of the Knights-Companions prefent offer, every one according to the feniority of 
 their Stalls. 
 
 A(Ex Amoer. The ProBor to Francis the Firft of France, was d ferved in all refpe&s, as if 
 e. in sin. himfelf had been there prefent, and at the time of the Offring, c Sir Richard 
 ! lemon. SJ „J t (who was of greateft quality there prefent excepting the Knights-Com¬ 
 panions') gave him his Offring , f after whom the refidue of the Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions offered in their due order. 
 
 Charles the Ninth’s ProBor proceeded up to the Offring firft, (no Feaft of St. 
 George being then folemnized, and confequently no Lieutenant to offer for the 
 I? Soveraign) with the E three inferior Officers of the Order before him; he had his 
 
 Vaer/w'"' h Train carried up, and the ■ Earl of Suffix (the principal Commiffioner) follow- 
 'igs delivered him the Offring ; for whom alfo a k Carpet and Cufhen was laid, 
 
 1 k and allay thereof taken by Mr. Monk, Servant to the Earl of Leicejler, 1 inftead 
 
 of a Gentleman Ulher, with the afiiftance of a Yeoman Ufher. 
 
 lknry Ramel , Deputy to Chrijlian the Fourth King of Denmark, ., Was ulher- 
 m CMS. penes ed up to the Offring by w Garter, and the Black-Rod (“ftill bearing the Mantle 
 " E i W eb °ffo s Pencil 13 '* on hisarmj and having his 0 Train born up by a Gentleman. 
 
 ° o >4 ■ • YVhen the Proxie hath offered, he returns back to his Lords stall, in the fame 
 -Excoi/eff. manner as do the Knights-Companions , that is, by the p Eaft end of the Stalls 
 t N.cl. ( n ot through the body of the Choire J and fo along till he arrive at the Stall of 
 EiesJ ms. his Principal, as did the forefaid i Henry Ramel. 
 
 e.E W. Divine Service being finifhed, and like honor in all refpech (hewed to the 
 ' Proxie , as would have been done to his Principal, had he received a Perlonal 
 
 Inftal- 
 
Se c t. XIL Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 453 
 
 Inftallation ; the Poxie ought to remain in his Mafters Stall, until his next ju¬ 
 nior Knight have left his Stall, and then is he to defend after him, and fraud 
 below before his Stall, until his turn come to join himfelf again to the Proceed¬ 
 ing, and fo to pals out of the Choire. 
 
 Where note, that fometimes the ProSor hath been received at his coming 
 down from his Lords Stall by the two Knights-Commijfioners, who inftalled him-', 
 for fo were the' ProSors of Frederick^ the Second King of Denmnf, and o! r f -f f lc F' 
 John Count Palatine of the Rhyne, between f whom they alio proceeded to the ' f . jsf ‘ ' 
 Chapter-houfe door, in the fame manner as they were condu&ed rothc choire. 
 
 But rather the ProSor ought, in this his return, to take the place of his Prin¬ 
 cipal (as he did at the Ojfring , and which in truth is his right ) as we find it 
 allowed to the ProSor of Francis the Firft of France, who went' behind alone, g?'; ' 
 
 in his Principal's place, and followed the Knights-Commijfioners from the Choire, 
 to the place where he lodged. 
 
 In like manner Vifcount Hereford, Proxie to the Duke of Holjiien, an. 3. E/iz. 
 who though in his Proceeding to the choire, he went before the Officers of 
 Arms, yet in his return from Inftallation, pafs’d “behind the Knights-Commijjio- ^dua.W.lt 
 nets, in the room and place of the Duke, and the Ambaflador of Holjiien fol¬ 
 lowed him, becaufe the faid Duke’s Stall was higher than any of the Commijjio- 
 tiers , as may be feen by the following Scheam. 
 
 Alms-Knights. 
 Officers of Arms. 
 Carter and Regifier. 
 
 Ex Collett, 
 W.kN.Oi 
 
 Itoners . 
 
 Lord Pagit ,r ' V 
 
 The ProSor. 
 
 The Amhajfador of Holjiien, and 
 
 Sir Henry Pagit. 
 
 Knights and other Gentlemen. 
 
 The like did the Proxie for Gujlavus Adolphus King of Sweden, and Henry 
 Prince of Orange, an. 4. Car. 1. who as they returned from the choire, « held wMS.penei 
 the rooms of their Principals, among the Knights-Companions in the Proceeding.- 
 So alfo the ProSor to Charles Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, in his * return ; but x ColUlLW.Ic 
 was then commanded by the Soveraign (prefent in the Proceeding^ to r put on his 8 , 
 
 Hat, which he had kept off in all the preceeding parts of the Ceremony. 
 
 As the ProSor pafteth along by the Chapter-houfe door, he hath ufually here¬ 
 tofore delivered up his Mantle there, and fo is it dire&ed in the 1 Blach-Boofof z p a; . 3 i$. 
 the Order ; as did the ProSor to the French King Francis the Firft, an. icy. H. 8. 
 
 So alfo the Duke of savoy's b ProSor, an. I. & 2. Ph. & Mar. And at the fame bExCoUcll. 
 
 ‘place did the Verger receive the Mantle from the Duke of Holjiein's ProSor. A v w - 
 
 an.%. Eliz. But of later times when the soveraign hath been prefent at the In- /case? W ' 
 
 ftallation, fome Proxies have been permitted to go along in the Proceeding to 
 
 the Prefence-Chamher , covered, as were the Proxie to i Guftavus Adolphus King d MS. ftn t, 
 
 of Sweden, to ‘Charles Count Palatine of the Rhyne, to f Charles King of Sweden 
 
 (the Train of vvhofe Mantle was born by Monfeur Leyonherg, the Swedilh e Hb.R.p.Ss; 
 
 Refidentf and to John George Duke of Saxony , whofe Train likewife was car- 
 
 ried up by Mr. Richard Ricliaut , one of the Earl of Winshelfey s Gentlemen. deVtcp.i^ 
 
 SECT; 
 

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 454 
 
 Inftallation of a Stranger by Proxie. 
 
 Chap. XVI. 
 
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 CLVI; 
 
 SECT. XIII. 
 T/je Dinner. 
 
 W Hen the Inftallation hath paft in the morning, there hath ufually been 
 prepared a great Dinner at the Soveraign s charge; we (hall need here 
 only to mention fuch particulars as are peculiar to the Proxie of a stranger, or 
 different from the Inftances fet down in our difcourfe of this particular, "in the 
 c Perfonal Inftallation of a Knight-Companion. 
 
 And firft, d before Dinner ("if the Inftallation pafs by Commijftoners') theProxie 
 (reprefenting the State of his Principal ) [hall wa(h alone, he [ball lit at the chief 
 place of the Table, and alone, and (hall be ferved alone; but the other Knights- 
 Commijjtoners (hall fit at the end of the Table. 
 
 Thus was itobferved at the Inftallation of c Ferdinand Arch-Duke of Auftria , 
 an. 14. H. 8. and of c Francis the French King, an. 19. H. 8. for when the later 
 of thefe was Inftalled, the Dinner was held at * the Deans-honfe, and hiss ProBor 
 walhed alone, and fat down to Dinner in a Chair: nor did any of the h Knights- 
 CommiJJioners fit at his Mefs. The fervices were all performed to him in every 
 particular, as‘though his Principal had been prefent, faving his k Cloth of State. 
 The Lord 1 Marquefs of Exceter, and all the other Knights-Companiom (having 
 firft waflied) fat on both (ides the fame Table, yet beneath the ProBor , and in 
 their whole Habits of the Order. 
 
 The Dinner was likewife prepared in the Dean’s great chamber , at the Inftal¬ 
 lation of Charles the Ninth the French King, whofe Proctor was ferved with Wa¬ 
 ter and a Towel by the m Earl of Southampton, and Lord Herbert ; Sir John Rad- 
 cliff performed the Office of" Sewer, Henry Brook* alias Cobharn Efq; was° Carver, 
 and Mr. Francis Hervy, Cupbearer. 
 
 This Proctor had a p Cloth of State allowed him, under which he fat at Din¬ 
 ner, the Mantle lying by him all the while on a Stool and Cufben; at the s Ta¬ 
 bles end, on the r right hand, fat the four Commiffioners in their Robes, being 
 ferved f apart from the Proctor. 
 
 But if the Soveraign s Lieutenant be prefent, the Proctor dines at the fame Ta¬ 
 ble with him, and then a little before the fecond courfe is brought iq, is the So- 
 veraign’s Stile proclaimed in 1 Latin, French, and Englijh with ufual Ceremony: 
 but otherwife, only the Stile of the nevy Inftalled Prince, and but once. 
 
 The Stile and Titles of Chriflian the Fourth King of Denmar/^wc re proclaim¬ 
 ed in “ Latin, and of Maurice Prince of Orange in w French. 
 
 Dinner being ended, all rife in “order and wa(b; firft they Proxie alone, and 
 after him the Knights-Commiftioners ; and thence they accompany the Proctor to 
 his Chamber, where having left him, they retire to their own Lodgings,and 1 there 
 put off their Habits. 
 
 The Proctor to Charles the Ninth took the Mantle of his Principal, on his arm in¬ 
 to his Chamber, when he rofefrom Dinner; and * there delivered it to Carter. 
 
 So foon as the Solemnity of Inftallation is over, the Proctor is to take care, that 
 Carter forthwith fet up the Atchievements of his Principal over his Stall, and fix the 
 Plate of his Arms upon the back thereof; in memorial of the Honor done him,by 
 this Ceremony of Inauguration into the moft Noble and moft Honorable Order of 
 the Garter. 
 
 And fometimes we find the Prime hath, upon his requeft,obtained an Inftrument 
 under the Sign manual of the Soveraign, and Seal of the Order, attefting his be¬ 
 ing conducted to St. [George’s Chappel at tFindeJbr, and placed in, and taken 
 poffeffion of theses aftigned to his Principal, in whofe name he hath alfo taken 
 the Oath, attefted by his fubfeription, and performed all the Ceremonies in due 
 form as th t Statutes diredt; for fo did the || Sienr de Chaftes, ProBor to the French 
 King Henry the Fourth, an. 42. Eliz. 
 
 In 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 Fees payable at Inftallations. 
 
 +5 
 
 In clofe of all, let us here remember, that the prefent King of Sweden, againft 
 his late Inftallation, caufed both Gold and Silver Medals to be made in memory 
 of that Solemnity, and to perpetuate the honor fo received: Thofe of Gold were 
 beftoWed upon the Knights-Companions prefent, and other perlbns of quality, 
 and thofe of Silver diftributed among fome of the Officers attending at the In¬ 
 ftallation, and others. The Devife was futable to the occafion, and prefent in- 
 tereft of bqth Kings, as may be obferved from the Reprefentation here exhibited. 
 
 CHAP. XVII. 
 
 THE 
 
 Duties and Fees 
 
 PAYABLE BY THE 
 
 KNIGHTS COMPANIONS AT THEIR 
 
 Inftallations. 
 
 SECT. i. 
 
 Touching the Fees due to the Colledge of Windefor. 
 
 S ^llch was the piety and bounty of our Ancejlors, that they thought no 
 work well performed, without being attended with lome charitable do- 
 | nation, efpecially if it had relation to the Church , whereunto they ge- 
 I nerally bore a venerable efteem. Hence was it, at the ftiftallation of 
 
 this Order, ordained, 3 That every Knight-Companion Jkould at his entrance S, “'-Art.i at 
 hcfioro a certain fun of money , according to his quality and degree , That is to fay, 
 
 The 
 
 Ha 
 
4 e > 6 
 
 Fees payable at lnftallations. 
 
 XVIf- 
 
 
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 s. 
 
 
 
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 6 
 
 
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 4 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 Every Knigbt-E.itcbclor -- 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 d. 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 8 
 
 o 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 8 
 
 b J E-i'Stat. 
 c\ Art. 22. 
 ff. 5. St at. 
 Art.22. H.8. 
 Sr at. Ar;. 2 4. 
 
 d Ord. St at.in 
 Lib.N. Art.21. 
 
 h Cart, an.t j. 
 R. 
 
 i pat.i8.H.6. 
 fart 2,m.2i. 
 
 kj Rot. Pari. 
 1 ian.9. R. 2. 
 m.3. n. 17. 
 
 m Pat.i 2 .H. 6 . 
 ut fupra. 
 T\Pat.2$.H.6. 
 
 fart 2,m. 20. 
 
 0 Ibid. Pat. 
 
 p Lib.N p. 9$. 
 q 76/i. ^. 97 . 
 
 f Art. 24- 
 
 iLib.N.p.lt' 
 
 What ufe thefe Turns were employed in, and how diftributed, appears by the 
 appointment there fet down, viz. h Towards the relief of the Canons of Windefor, 
 the Alms-Knights, and augmentation of the Alms-deeds there appointed perpetually 
 to he done. To the end c That every one entring into this Military Order, might 
 thereby more worthily obtain the Name, Title, and Priviledge of one of the Foun¬ 
 ders of the Order : 1 It beingfnppofed a worthy and juft thing , that whofeever ob¬ 
 tained this Priviledge, Jlwuld add feme fhiall increment to this Foundation. 
 
 Not long after eftablifhing the Statutes of Inftitution, the Titles of Marquefs 
 and Vifcount , came to be fpecial dignities, for Robert Vere Earl of Oxford, was 
 the firft among us, who as a diftinct dignity, received the title of '■ Marquefs, the 
 firft of December, an. 9 . R. 2. and "John Lord ’Beaumont the firft here alfo that 
 had the Title of' Vifcount conferred on him, as a diftinft Title of Honor, the 
 12. of February, an. 18. H. 6. And whereas both thefe Degrees of Honor, at their 
 Creations, were fetled as intermediate, the firft between a Dtske and an Earl, for 
 fo faith the k Roll ("where it fpeaks of the Marquefs his precedency) the Marquefs 
 was commanded to fit among the Feers in Parliament, in a higher place (than his 
 Degree as Farl of Oxford could juftly challenge) viz. 1 between Dukes and Earls , 
 and the Vifcount between Earls and Barons, as the faid Vifcount Beaumont, is by 
 his firft Patent ranked, to wit, m above all Barons ; and afterwards in another 
 Patent, to render his place more certain and apparent, n above all Vifcounts after¬ 
 wards made and created, and before and above the Heirs and Sons of Earls, and 
 immediately and next to Earls, both in all Parliaments, Councils, and other 
 Places. 
 
 Upon thefe grounds, and finable to the ranks of Honor thus fetled, were the 
 Fees of Inftallation to the Colledge, from Knights-Companions of thefe Degrees 
 proportioned, for fhortly after the precedency fo granted and fetled to the laid 
 Vifcount Beaumont ("his latter Patent bearing date the 0 12. of March, an. 25. 
 11. 6 .) the Soveraign with the unanimous confent of the Knights-Companions, at 
 the Feaft of St. George held at Windefor theP 12. of May following,Decreed,sTte 
 a Marquefs, forafisuch as his Degree of Honor was above an Earl, and intermediate 
 between him and a Duke, ftsculd therefore contribute more than an Earl. Now the 
 fum for an Earl, being ("as appears above) fet at 10 Marks, the Marquefs was by 
 this Decree, obliged to pay 33 r. 4 d. more than the Earl ; viz. in toto 81. 6 s.8 d. 
 And for the lame reafon alfo, was a Vifcount enjoined, to give the proportion of 
 \6s.8d. more than a and fo his whole Fee amounted to 5/. r 6 s. 8 d. 
 
 The Inftallation Fees of thefe two Degrees, being thus added to the former, 
 were with them confirmed by King Henry the Eighth’s r statutes. 
 
 And though in all the Bodies of the Statutes, the Soveraign of the Order is 
 charged with payment of Fees to the Colledge, no lefs than the reft of the 
 Knights-Companions, yet is it to be underftood only of thofe Soveraigns, who 
 were not (before the allumption of their Stall) ele&ed into this Order : for we 
 lee in the cafe of King Henry the Sixth (the firft Soveraign that had not before 
 his being fo, been elefted a Knigbt-Companionj there part an order in Chapter, 
 f an. i.H. 6. for payment of his Fees, upon alfuming his Stall, according to the 
 appointment of the statute. 
 
 The cafe alfo of the Lord Wejlon is here obfervable, who although at the 
 time of his Inftallation ("the 5. of October, an. t !. Car. 1. ) he was feated in no 
 higher a rank ofNobilitv. than the Degree of a Baron 5 yet being then by an 
 
 honorary 
 
Sect* I, 
 
 Fees payable at InftallationS 
 
 honorary Title Lord Lreafurer of England, did (for the honor of his Office) not 
 only pay as much as an '‘Earl ought by the statutes, but in all other cuftomary t Lib.Rp.6S, 
 Fees and Duties bare a proportion to that Dignity. 
 
 But the matter of Inftallation Fees, w being by feveral Petitions 
 to the Sovereign and Knights-Companions in Chapter, fince the prefen o 
 
 happy return, was referred to the Jianding Committee of Knights-Companions, to 
 make enquiry and take into their examination, all the pretentions and de¬ 
 mands thereunto : in relation to which, much time having been fpent in a 
 diligent and full examination thereof, through the zealous endeavours, and con¬ 
 tinual follicitations of the Regijier, out of refpect to his Succejfors, the Colledge 
 and Choirc of IVitidefir, fo alio of Carter on behalf of his SucctJJors, the Ojflcers 
 of Arms, and other the soveraign s Officers and Servants claiming Inftallation 
 Fees, and due confideration had of the reafons and proofs to juftifie the (lime, 
 as alfo to the reafonablenels and equity of the whole matter .• Finally, a Re¬ 
 fort was made the > 5. of March, an. 22. Car. 2. by the Duke of Ormond, the Earls x tb.p. 84 . 
 of Sandwich and Manchester, whereby fuch Inftallation Fees were thought rea- 
 fonable and requifite to be paid by the Knights-Companions, as were contained 
 in an annexed Sc, editle, afeertaining the fums, proportioned according to the 
 Dignities and Degrees of the Knights-Companions ; which, both y Report and 1 Aptni.Krm.- 
 Schedule being afterwards 1 read over and approved by the Soveraign , part of it 
 containing the Fees due to the Dean and Canons, Choire and Alms-Knights of 
 tV i tide fir, the Register, Garter, Blacff-Rod, and Officers of Arms, were command¬ 
 ed to be entred upon the Regijier of the Order, in perpetuam rei ntemoriam, to 
 prevent all future queftions and dontroverlies that might otherwife arife; the 
 other part, wherein was fet down the Fees payable to the reft of the Soveraign s 
 Servants, was appointed to be only figned in Carter’s Bills, with all the other 
 Fees as they became due. 
 
 In this Decree the Injiallatiois Fees made payable to the Dean and Canons 
 are thefe, 
 
 reprefented w Lib. Card: 
 
 , > p.48.49,<0.66. 
 
 • Soveruiqn s Jy 31 „« 
 
 
 1 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 l. 
 
 J*. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 a A Stranger-King 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 An Earl 
 
 06 
 
 18 
 
 04 
 
 a Ex tpfo An* 
 
 A Stranger-rrince 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Vifiount 
 
 05 
 
 16 
 
 08 
 
 togr. 
 
 The Prince of Wales 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Baron. 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 A Duke 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Knight-1 
 
 -S 
 
 J.Q 
 
 
 A Marqucfs. 
 
 08 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 Batchellor S 
 
 °3 
 
 00 
 
 Oo 
 
 
 Thefe Fees ought to be paid b at the time of the Knights Lnjiallation, whether bE. j. j Star. 
 Perfonal or by Proxie, fo alfo for a stranger ; and as to the pradtice, it hath ^J’J ' 22 
 beenthus; ' to pay them by the hands of Tome one of the Knights-Companions 
 Servants, fo foon as the Ceremonies of Inftallation were ended; and in truth, cScebefire , 
 that which quickncd their care herein, was the Itritft injunftion repeated in all 
 the Bodies of the d statutes., which do exprefiy prohibit the fetting up of their Lib. Card. 
 AtchievementSj till payment be made. *• 8l - 
 
 That anciently the Alms-Knights (hared in the Fees paid to the Colledge , is ma- Alms- Knights, 
 nifeft from the Statutes of Injiitntion, the ufe for which they were given, being 
 therein expreft to be' towards relief of the Alms-Knights, no lefs than the Ca- eE.^.Siat. 
 nons, and fo fay the f fucceeding bodies of the Statutes. Howbeit, fince their f'ff 22 ’ Sta! 
 re-eftablilhment by Queen Elizabeth upon a new Conftitutio.n, they have re- Art.ll.HA. 
 ceived Inftallation Fees apart from thofe paid to the Colledge, which by the fore- Stat.Art.i 4. 
 faid Eftablifhment of Inftallation Fees, an. 22. Car. 2. are madcsequal and alike gExipfi /in¬ 
 to thofe thereby payable to the Dean and Canons. 
 
 The Choire of IVindefior, under which not only the Vicars, but the Vergers, choirc,ire. 
 Choristers , Sextons, and Bell-Ringers, are comprehended, reap fome benefit by 
 the Inftallation of a Knight, and have in all times been thought deferving of 
 Fees among others, who performed fervice at thefe Solemnities: Hereupon 
 were they taken into the Eftablifhment made, an. 22. Car. 2. which has letled on 
 them thefe following Fees, viz. L 1 I A 
 
Chap. XVII. 
 
 458 
 
 h Ex ipfo Au~ 
 t«gr» 
 
 Regifter. 
 
 Autogr. penet 
 Do If. Chr. 
 Wren nnper Or - 
 dinis Regift. 
 
 Fees payable at Inallations. 
 
 A Stranger-King 
 
 L 
 
 s• 
 
 d. 
 
 
 l. 
 
 J*. 
 
 d. 
 
 1 6 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 An Earl 
 
 05 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 A Stranger-Prince 
 
 08 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 A Vifcount 
 
 04- 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Prince of [Tales 
 
 1 6 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Baron 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Duke 
 
 08 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 A Knight- 7 
 
 A Marquefs 
 
 0 6 
 
 
 00 
 
 Batchellor j 
 
 03 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Fees due to the Regifter, Garter, Black-Rod, and Officers of Arms. 
 
 I N the rank of thofe officers to whom Inftallation Fees are due, ftands firft 
 the Regifter, who by the Confutations of his Office, is to have of every Knight- 
 Conspanion • 13 s . 4 el. i n money, and a Robe. 
 
 After that Doftor Matthew Wren had enjoyed this Office for fome few years, 
 and fuppoling himfelf defrauded by the concealment of part of his Fees, he pe¬ 
 titioned the soveraign , that the Fee anciently due to his place, might berefto- 
 red and fetled, with the allowance of a Robe, or compofition for it from the 
 new inftalled Knight 5 the grounds of which addrefs were fet forth in the fol¬ 
 lowing Petition. 
 
 To the King's ittofi facred Majefty, Soveraign of the fit of Noble 
 Order of the Garter. 
 
 The humble Petition of Matthew Wren, Regifer of the faid Order. 
 sheweth , 
 
 T Hat at his firft entry into this Office, the Black-Book (wherein the chiefesi 
 Records of the Order are') being in the cuftody of Sir William Segar then 
 Garter, he was forced to receive from him the InftruSions which concerned his 
 place: And whereas at the Inftallation of any Knight, the faid Sir William Segar 
 did ufi to make a Bill of fuch Fees as were to be paid, wherein of later yearsf he 
 would fet down for the Regifter but half as much as for himfelf upon whofe autho¬ 
 rity the Regifterypr a while refted, and knowing no other had no more ; Copies of 
 which Bills are privately tranfmitted from one Lords Officer to another. 
 
 But fince the Black-Book was by the honorable chapter remanded to the Regifters 
 cuftody, upon furvey of the Records, and view of the Statutes fin the Book by hint 
 lately exhibited to your Soveraign Majefty J the rule for the Regifters Fee in more 
 exprefs Text, than for any Officer etfe, appears ; That as oft as any Knight chofen 
 into the Order, is inftalled, the Regifter Jhall have of him thirteen JhilUngs and four 
 pence, and a Robe. QStatut. de Officialibus Ordinis, cap. 6. J 
 
 He therefore mofl humbly befeecheth , on the behalf of his place, that, according to 
 every Lords Oath, not wittingly to break, the content of any Statute, this Statute may 
 be without queftion obfrved, and the Robe be allowed him 5 and that Sir John 
 Burrowes, now Garter, may have order to reform this Error, withfuchoftheC om- 
 panions or their Officers, as have not yet paid the Regifter an Inftallation Fee. 
 
 But in cafe that any Lord, Jhall rather" chufi to compound with the Regifter for 
 the faid Robe, That it may now pleafe your ficred Majefty, for the avoiding of all 
 exception to the fid R egifter, to fit down a proportion meet to be demanded for the 
 fame by him ; who both in the order of his place is before Mr. Garter, and in the 
 proportion of his Annual Fee from your Soveraign Majefty above him. 
 
 At 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 Fees payable at Inftallations. 
 
 459 
 
 At the Court at Greenewich, the 6. of May 1634. 
 
 It is his Majefiys pleafure, that all Fees due to the Officers of the Order, 
 by the Inftitution, Jhall be precifcly paid ; and that this particular of the Re- 
 sitter fall be fatisfied, according to the words of the Inftitntion, and not ac¬ 
 cording to the cufiom lately nfed, of which Mr. Garter is to give notice, as 
 there Jhall be occafion. 
 
 Fr. Crane, Cane. 
 
 But it feems that nothing was done in his time, upon the Soveraign s Anfwer 
 to this Petition, befides its entry into the k Rtd-Booky, and thereupon afterwards, kP^.?3. 
 when his Brother Doftor Chrijlopher Wren had fucceeded him in the Regifler's 
 place, and the Robe affigned him out of the Soveraign s Wardrobe at his entrance 
 into his Office, being of the value of r 28 l. 1 s. o d. according to this valuation fifxCMti. 
 of his Robe, as like value was propofed ("by way of Competition J upon the f. r Jf rW f,' nt 
 Knights-Companions Batchellors (the loweft Degree among the Knights of the r ( 
 
 Order ) to be paid him in lieu of the Cud Robe, fuppofing they could not give 
 him left : and from hence was raifed the ' proportions, for each feveral Degree 
 of honor, upon thofe who Ihould be admitted into this moft Noble Order, thus 
 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 /. 
 
 ! Inprimis for a Knight-Batchellor 
 
 I? 
 
 t-4 
 
 and 
 
 28 
 
 f Baron 
 
 13 
 
 04' 
 
 
 ■30 
 
 Vifiount 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 32 
 
 c ! Earl 
 
 Item for a< Mar q Ue p 
 
 13 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 04 
 
 “and- 
 
 3+ 
 
 36 
 
 j Duke 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 38 
 
 [Prince 
 
 »3 
 
 04. 
 
 • 
 
 - 4 ° 
 
 s. d. 
 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 
 Afterwards,taking occafion from the Inftalment of the prefent soveraign then 
 Prince, an. 14. Car. 1. the Dean defired the Deputy-Chancellor, to know the So¬ 
 veraign’s plealure once again, and to 1 reprefent, that the Regijlcrs Fees were 15 M«. 
 anciently 13 r. 4^ in money, and the Robe in kind; and feeing that the Save- 
 raign was pleafed to allow encreafe of Fees, to the other Officers of the Order, 24 ’ 
 particularly to Carter King of Arms 40 l. at the Inftallation of the faid Prince, 
 and every other Officer in proportion 5 and that it flood both with the honor of 
 the Prince, to. give as honorable a Fee, as any Prince Stranger, at his Inftalla- 
 tion, and alfo with the Dignity of the Registers place, to exped no lefs than 
 others, that were not above him in rank; that it would therefore pleafe the So¬ 
 veraign, to think the Regijler worthy to make the like Plea. 
 
 Thus much the Deputy-Chancellor reprefented to the Soveraign at Greenewich, 
 fometime after the Prince’s Inftallation, and thereupon the Soveraign was gra- 
 cioufly pleafed, to think it moft reafonable, on the Regifter’s behalf, and Order¬ 
 ed, »that at every Inftallation of a Prince, the Regijler fliould receive for his Fee 
 13 s. 4^. and 40/. in lieu of his Robe'-, and that Prince Charles (then newly in- 
 ffalledj (hould pay him the faid fums, which was accordingly done; and the 
 fame were fince fetled on this Officer by the Eftablilhment of Inftallation Fees, 
 madewjK. 22. Car. 2. to be thenceforth paid, not only by the Prince of Wales, *r Ei ipji 
 but for the Inftallation of * a Stranger-King $ whereto is added for a 1 Stranger- 
 Prince 38 /. 13/. 4 cl. But thofe thereby made due from Knights-Subjells of other ' 
 Degrees, are the fame as were propofed by Doftor chrijlopher Wren, mention¬ 
 ed a little above. 
 
 Next to the Regijler doth Garter claim both Droits and Fees, for his fervice Garter, 
 and attendance at this Solemnity, who in reference to its preparations, and 
 employment at the time, hath a greater (hare of bufinefs than any other Officer 
 
 L 1 1 2 of 
 
4^0 
 
 Fees payable at Inftallations. 
 
 Chap. XVII. 
 
 a Lib.N.p.2$6. 
 
 b MS.veter.fe¬ 
 re s IV. I e N. cl. 
 
 / 2 py- 
 
 d MS.fol. pentt 
 Jo. Vincent , 
 h if*. 
 
 cfEx amplo 
 f ) Codice MS. 
 g ) penes pr&f. 
 
 {Jo. Vincent 
 J>. 151. 
 
 i C Ex tod. I 
 k<?. »57- 
 
 m Ibid.p. 158. 
 
 n C 
 
 o ) Ibid. pag. 
 
 (r- 
 
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 f MS. in Offtc. 
 Arm. £L.l 3 
 /• >9- 
 
 t CMS. penet 
 u ' pmf'. G. 
 v/j 0. T. p. 
 
 z)lhid. 
 
 of the Order s As to the firft of thefe, it was Ordained by the Conliitutions of 
 his Office, " That as often as any Knight fiould happen to he Inftalled, he mioht chal- 
 f or b "»m the Garments worn by him, immediately before his InveffitHre with 
 the Surcoat of the Order. And the conftant practice hath interpreted this to be 
 the Knight's upper Garment , anciently a fhort Gown, oflater times a Cloak 
 hut now a Coat 5 which he puts off m the Chapter-houfe, when the foveftnure 
 begins. 
 
 When Carte, -had received the Gown of Philip King of Cajlile, immediately 
 before his fnveftiture with the Robes of the Order , an. 22. H.j. he came before 
 tne sovereign, and b humbly befought him to give thanks to the King, who for 
 his lake, had beflowed it on him, which the sovereign accordingly did. 
 
 Heretofore, when Garter had received the Knight's Gown , he immediately 
 put it on, and wore it during the whole Ceremony of Inflation, and there¬ 
 fore the Gown of Henry Duke of Tork_, fecond Son to King Henry the Seventh 
 ''though he was very young when inftalled, was made large enough for Garter s 
 ule. But becaufe this fliort Gown hath been fo long out of fafhion, as to be 
 well nigh forgotten, we Shall therefore mention feveral of the kind, wherein 
 their defcription will appear remarkable enough, both for their materials and 
 the then fafhionable Trimmings. 
 
 King Henry the Seventh’s Gown, at his affumption of the Several's Stall 
 was made of'Black Velvet, and lined with Cloth of Gold, full of redRofes! 
 Prince Arthur wore a Gown of f Crimron Velvet, lined with Black Velvet" 
 when he proceeded to his Inftallation. And the Gown made for the forefaid 
 Henry Dnke of Tork., was of s Crimfon Velvet, lined with Black Sattin. 
 
 Ill the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, the materials of fome of the Kniehts 
 Gowns, were as followeth. 6 
 
 The Lord Dudley’s, ofoTinfel Sattin Violet, lined with Black Sarcenet. The 
 Lord Howard’s, .of^ Tawney Velvet furr’d with Leopards. The Lord La Ware’s 
 of'Tawney Velvet,lined with Black Bogye. The Earl of DevonJhire\ of" Cloth 
 of Sliver, lined with Cloth of Cold. The Vifcount Lyjle s, of" Black Velvet 
 furr'd with Black Bogye. The Lord Fitz Walter’s, of-Black Damask, and 
 double Black Velvet. Henry FitzRoy Duke of Richmond ,of p Black Sattin with 
 Buttons and Aglets of Gold on his Sleeves, and furr’d with Sables. The Earl of 
 Arundel's , of Tawney Velvet, lined with Black double Sarcenet. The Earl of 
 Wejlmerl d’s of s Black Velvet, lined with Sattin, with Aglets of Gold. The 
 E. r! of Oxford’s, of r ’lack Sattin, lined with Jennets. The Lord Rujfell's of 
 f Bl3ck VeIvet ll! i ed with Black Sattin. The Coat of King Philip (inftalled an. 
 1.C--2. rb. 6 '- Mar. ) was 'embroidered on Velvet, with Gold-Wire, ofGold- 
 imiths work, and lined with White TafTaty: His Gown was made of" Purple 
 Velvet, garmfhed with the lame, and twifted Silver Lace laid on the Gard; 
 his other Coat ot Velvet embroidered with Silver, lined with White. 
 
 1 his kind of uppei Garment or Gown continued alfo in fafhion, a great part 
 of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, for we likewife find, that the Earl of Leicefters 
 Gown was made of" Velvet, garded with four gards of the fame, and thereon 
 38 pair of Aglets. The Lord Burghley's of * Taffaty, with three gards of Velvet, 
 and three dozen of great Buttons of Gold. The Lord Buckhurjl's of v Velvet 
 with a broad embroidery gard, and Buttons of Gold. The Lord shandos' of 
 Sattin, with a broidered gard of Velvet, and two dozen of Gold Buttons. 
 The Earl of Worcefter's, of» Velvet lined with double Sarcenet, with a paceman 
 Lace about it. The Duke of Norfolk ,’s of b Black Sattin, furr’d with Squirrels, 
 faced with Sables, with-pair of Aglets. The Earl of Bedford’s fuch ano¬ 
 
 ther Gown, but had a Silver Lacc about it. The Lord Hunfdons of Sattin, 
 
 furr d with Luzarts, and garded with.The Earl of Warwick of RufTet 
 
 Sattin, embroidered all over with RufTet Lace, and furr'd with Cony. The 
 Duke of Northumberland s, was a loofe Velvet Gown, furr’d with Pavilion, and 
 had a falling Cape. 
 
 But at length, the talhion of this upper Garment began to alter, and by that 
 time John Calm ire, Count Palatine of the Rhyne , was received into the Order, 
 
 it 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 Fees payable at Inflations. 
 
 4 61 
 
 it was converted to a Cloak., for filch was his upper Garment (and of VelvetF 
 faced and furr d with Sables, and two Gold Laces warded thereon cut with 
 Buttons and Gold Lace, where the Sleeves were wont to he A 5 r 1 
 
 till of late, hath the Cloak been mold in falhion, for an upper Garment "^ve¬ 
 ry much varied, both as to materials, lining, and ornament 5 
 
 Sometimes Carter had not this Garment in kind, but received a Fine in lieu 
 thereof; and this by vertue of a Decree made in Chapter at, u a „ l 
 , r wa s ordained, ‘to be at the pleafure of every Knight-Compal L/ar' the t 2 e 
 of his Inftallation, whether Carter (hould have the Garment which each V L f ' 2Jl K 
 did then wear, or a composition in money according to his Eftatc ' 
 
 Since when the Compositions grew higher, as this upper Garment was made , 
 richer , for Algernon Earl of Northumberland bellowed on Carter upon this nr el Ex c ° 11 ' 0 ' 
 cafion for Fees and Droit, ‘ 200 I. in Gold, and Henry Earl of Dauby the Ha bn 
 he wore on the day he rode from London towards his Inftallation, with*Foo/ 
 in the Pockets, and by the late soveraigns order, at the Inftallation of hi Son 
 Vrtnce Charles our now sever atgn, Carter received for his Fee f 40 1 . and for the Util. 
 compofition of his upper Garment 601. in the whole iso/. The like fum was 
 given ‘he prelent Garter, by the Dukes of Ormond and Albemarle , and the Ear's 
 of Sandwich, Lsndfiy , and Manchester, fhortly after their Inftallations bv narrl 
 
 wt r indud“ ; hCre ‘ n HiS FCe f ° r fignifiCati ° n ° f their ft -ral EleCi" 
 
 Finally, by the Eftablilhment of Inftallation Fees, an. 22. Car 2 the 
 (it,on let upon each Knight-Companion for his upper Garment, wa's thus med 
 proportionably lefs than what was paid for the faid Prince , „* Car 1 viz 
 
 E.W.G. 
 
 1. s. d. 
 
 6 A prince of Wales 60 00 00 
 
 A Duke 55 00 00 
 
 A Marque ft 50 00 00 
 
 An Earl 45 0 0 00 
 
 A /• d. 
 
 A Vif count 40 00 00 
 
 A Baron 35 OQ 00 
 
 A Knight-I 
 
 Batchellor^ 30 00 00 
 
 E Ex iff, Ari 
 «>{r. 
 
 Befides this Droit or Compofition, there hath in all times been paid to Gar 
 ter, by every Knight-Companion a Fee for his Inftallation , proportioned alfo to 
 W " lik "" f ' b ™8 te “ «■"«lo»i» S certainly b. 
 
 
 l. 
 
 S. 
 
 d. 
 
 A Stranger-King 
 
 30 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Stranger-Prince 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Prince of Wales 
 
 40 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Duke 
 
 35 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Marquefe 
 
 30 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 l. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 An Earl 
 
 2 5 
 
 OO 
 
 00 
 
 A Vifcount 
 
 so 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Baron 
 
 15 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 A Knight- -» 
 Batchellor J 
 
 1® 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 h Ibid. 
 
 The Fee anciently due to the Black.-Rod at the Inftallation of a Knight. like 
 all other Fees, hath in fucceeding times received augmentation; for the Fee 
 paid him at thelnftallation of Prince Charles an. 14. Car. 1. was 40 I. and by the 
 torelaid Licabliihment an* 22. Car, 2. he hath allowed him 
 
 /. /. 
 
 t f Stranger-King 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 1 Stranger-Prime 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 From a < Prince of Wales 
 
 40 
 
 00 
 
 j Duke 
 
 20 
 
 00 
 
 {.Marquefs 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 d. 
 
 
 /. 
 
 
 d. 
 
 00 
 
 Earl 
 
 1 6 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 VifcoHnt 
 
 *4 
 
 00 
 
 OO 
 
 00 
 
 Baron 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 OO 
 
 00 
 
 Knight- J 
 
 * 10 
 
 
 
 00 
 
 Batchellor j 
 
 00 
 
 OO 
 
 k Ex ipfo Am* 
 toff. 
 
4 62 
 
 Chap. XVII. 
 
 Fees payable at Inallations. 
 
 officers of As Fees were in all times paid to the Regifier, Carter, and Slacl^-Rod for their 
 Ar ™ - particular Cervices, at the Feafts of Inftallation, fo likewife have the officers 
 of Arms accuftomably received Fees , in reward of their attendance and fer- 
 vice at thofe Solemnities 5 which having been encreafed by the bounty of the 
 Givers, were by the faid late Eftablifhment(purfuant to the Fees, paid them for 
 *E xipfiAu- the Inftallation of the now Soveraign when Prince) brought to the* fame thereby 
 allowed the Blicl^-Rod, only in the Fee of a Stranger-King, they have an addi¬ 
 tion of 10/. more,his Fee to them being 30 1 . 
 
 Belides thefe Inftallation Fees, when the Eleft-Knights rode publickly from 
 London to tVindefor, to their Inftallations, they were accuftomed to beftow upon 
 the Officers of Arms, that attended them thither, Scarfs, Hats, and Feathers, as 
 1 gx lib. V.m. did the Earls of Danby and Morcton , an.lO.Car.l.viz. to 1 each of them 9 Ells of 
 in ofrc.Armsr. fafFaty, and a black Beaver Hat and Feather. And the Eatl of Northamp- 
 mltsX't. ton , upon the like occafion, an. 5 -Car. I. allowed ”35 1 to the feven Officers of 
 Arms, that attended him to IVindefor, in lieu of Taffaty Scarfs of his Lordfhips 
 Colours, and Beaver Hats, and gave each of them befides, Feathers worth 20/. 
 a piece/ Laftly, at the Inftallation of Charles Prince of Wales, an. 14. Car. I. 
 there was given to the 13 Officers of Arms, for the like allowance 10/. apiece, 
 
 tExAMw'. • 11 „ Ton/, 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Ex ipfi 
 Anio&r„ 
 
 Fees belonging to other of the Soveraign’s Servants. 
 
 T O thefe forenamed Officers, we have feen added in the Lifts of Inftalla- 
 tion Tees of former times, fome other here fet down, who gave their at¬ 
 tendance at thefe Solemnities, with the feveral fums received: fome were then 
 accounted Fees, and other run under the Title of Benevolences ; all which ne- 
 verthelefs were admitted into the Lift of Inftallation Fees eftablifhed, an. 22. 
 Car. 2. and though not entred in the Regifier of the Order, yet are to be given 
 in, under the hand of Garter , with the other Fees payable at Inftallations, and 
 to’be paid by every Knight, to all perfons concerned refpeftively, according to 
 ancient cuftom. 
 
 ro the Wardrobe-- 
 
 ro the Trumpets- 
 
 ro the Serjeant Trumpe ter- 
 
 ro the Mufic.ans ; Companies. 
 
 Snight-Harbenger -- 
 
 Drums and Fifes——- 
 
 To the Porters- 
 
 Matter Cook -- 
 
 Serjeant Porter- 
 
 Vettry- 
 
 Teomen Harbcngers- 
 
 llfhers of the Hall -- 
 
 Grooms of the Chamber- 
 
 Yeomen Ufhers- 
 
 Quarter Waiters- 
 
 Sewers ——-— 
 
 Euttcry- 
 
 Pantry ---- 
 
 Cellar-.--.- 
 
 The Prince I A 
 l. d.\l. 
 o 6 00 000? 
 12 OO OO 06 
 0 2 OO OO 01 
 l6 OO 00 08 
 05 06 08 Og 
 04 OO OO 02 
 06 OO OO 03 
 03 OO OOOI 
 
 ■ 06 OO 00 03 
 
 . 02 OO OOOI 
 
 - 06 OO OO 03 
 
 k 02 OO OOOI 
 
 - 03 OO 00,01 
 
 - 0(5 13 O403 
 
 - 08 l6 00 04 
 
 - 08 00 0004 
 
 - 03 CO OOOI 
 
 - 03 OO 00 01 
 
 - 03 00 oo|oi 
 
 00 oo ( oi 
 10 0002 00 OOOI 
 06 0803 00 00 02 
 06 0803 OO 0002 
 CO OOOI 00 0001 
 00 OOOI 00 OOOI 
 
 00 co'oi 00 0 0.01 
 
 Baron | A Knight - 
 i. d. I Batchelor 
 10 0001 05 00 
 10 0002 00 00 
 00 00 01 00 00 
 00 0003 00 00 
 06 08 03 06 08 
 00 0001 00 00 
 10 0001 00 00 
 00 00 01 00 00 
 00 00 01 00 00 
 00 00 01 00 ®o 
 10 oo'oi 00 00 
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 00 OO ol ©o 00 
 10 oo'cl 00 00 
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Sect. IV. 
 
 Fees payable at [nftallations. 
 
 463 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Fees payable for Strangers, 
 
 A ND becaufe it was thought unfit (the dignity of the Order confidered) that 
 on the one fide Strangers fhould be liable to the demand of Fees, and on 
 the other, that charitable difpolals fhould be defeated; provifion was made in 
 the*Statutes of Infltitution , by obliging the Sovcraign to pay the refpeftive Fees, 2 ,. 
 for every stranger that fhould be Elefted, at the time of his Inftallation, either H - s- 
 Perfonally or by his Prodlor. And the firft example purfuant thereto (that we 
 have met withj is an Order made in Chapter at VPindefor , an. x. H. 6. which An 24. 
 appointed, h That the ufml Fees due for the Inftallation of the King of Denmark, b£is.»,f. 7s . 
 fhould be difeharged by the Soveraign, as the Statutes did enjoin. 
 
 To which purpofe, in after times have Trivy Seals accuftomably ifiiied forth, 
 diredted to the Lord Treaftrer for the time being, to pay the Fees due for stran¬ 
 gers Injlallations, unto the RegiSler of the Order (and fometimes to him and 
 Carter ) out of the Soveraign s Exchequer; but thofe due to the Alms-Knights, 
 fince their Eftablifhment by Queen Elizabeth, were paid to tnemfelves by par¬ 
 ticular Privy Seals. 
 
 And thus were the forefiiid Fees paid out of the Exchequer, as they became 
 due, until the late Soveraign King Charles the Firft, did by Letters Patent, bear¬ 
 ing date the 23. day of June, in the 13. year of his Reign, fetle an annual Pen- 
 fion of c 1200/. unto and upon the Order ; and by a 8 CommiJ/ion dated theg. day cUb.Ry.12, 
 of May the following year, was the Chancellor of the Order, and his SuccefTors d Kmesjam. 
 impowered to pay out of the fame, not only the ordinary, but alfo extraordi- “ l,f ' 4 °' 
 nary Charges of the Order, wherein the Fees for Inftallation of strangers are 
 included. 
 
 But notwithftanding which, yet did f Sir Henry de Vic the late Chancellor make f Ex cdus 
 fome fcruple to pay the Fees due to the Colledge, upon the Inftallation of stran f.w.’q 
 gers, fince the happy return of the prefent Soveraign ; whereupon it occafioned 
 the l »jj, Canons, Choire,anA Alms-Knights, as alfo the Regijier, Carter, and hLib.Cml. 
 Mack-Rod, to petition the Soveraign at the Feaft of St. George, an. 1 5. Car. 2. 4 8 - 
 for the continuance of fome rights, and payment of their Few, "which being ‘ re- i/4. ?. 4P . 
 ferr d to three or more of the Knights-Companions of the Order, upon full exa¬ 
 mination of the matter, they made the following Pveport. 
 
 At the Court at Whitehall, the \ 6 . c/May 1663, 
 
 W Hereof your Majefly, Soveraign of the nsojl Noble Order of the Garter, in lx cotuU.k. 
 
 a Chapter held in the Caftle o/Windefor, the 23. of April pad, where w ' e ' 1 ' 
 mere prefent divers Companions of the faid nsofl Noble Order, was gracioufly am m ' S W, 
 pleajed to receive a Petition, humbly prejented in the name of the Dean. Canons 
 Chaplains, Choire, and Poor-Knights, belonging to your M.ijejly’s Free Chappel of 
 St. George in Windefor, wherein they, in all humility, defired to have fome Rights 
 and Fees (which are contained in a Schedule thereunto annexedj to be continued 
 unto them ; which Petition, your Majefly was then gracioufly pleajed, to refer unto 
 any three or more Companions of the fiid moft Noble Order, to conlider of and 
 examine the particulars, and accordingly to make Report unto your Majefly, what 
 they conceive proper to be done thereupon : And in like manner the faid Lords Re- 
 ferrees upon a Petition delivered the 24. of April, were to confider, examine, and 
 report the humble deflres of the Regifter, Garter Principal King of Arms, and the 
 Geatleman-VJher of the Black-Rod, Officers of the Order in relation to the Fees 
 demanded by them front yOur Majefly, for the Inftallation of all Princes, and other 
 
 Strangers, 
 
Chap. XVIL 
 
 466 
 
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 fir . 19. 
 
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 a Ib.f 172. 
 b 75 ./. 
 c 7 ft./. 272. 
 d lb. f.% 14. 
 e £x //ft. F<ir- 
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 Cl. 
 
 Fees payable at Inftallations. 
 
 The Ring of Portugal — 
 Philip King of Cajlile ,— 
 Francis the French King 
 King Philip of Spain ■ 
 
 
 Emanuel Duke of savoy _ 
 
 Adolph Duke of Holjiieu _ 
 
 Charles the Ninth of France _ 
 
 Francis Duke of Montmorency- 
 Frederick. Prince Palatine - _ 
 
 ‘ 100 Guildings. 
 ' 30 Crowns. 
 
 ' too Crowns, 
 r 60 Crowns. 
 
 ' 38/. 7 s. o d. 
 
 1 10/. os. o d. 
 
 ’ 25 Crowns. 
 
 ! n C 1 __ 
 
 P r , K not on, y t0 Garter and Officers of Arms., but likewife to feveral others, 
 aMtherroflors beftow Gratuities, as doth appear from what Monfieur de Terce- 
 lin Proctor to Francis the Firft of France , gave an. ly.H. 8. 
 
 s To Garter for his Gown 
 
 To the Flack;Rod ■- 
 
 Officers of Arms 
 
 Gentlemen-VJhers , Guard, and other of the Chamber 20 
 Majler of the Hoiifiold, and other Officers of 1 
 
 the Houjhold ___- 3 ° 
 
 The two Sextons -- 2 
 
 Chorijlers _ 3 
 
 Vicars and Clarks —~_ 6 
 
 • Crowns. 
 
 Vergers of the Colledge 
 
 8 Nobles 
 
 Befides it is evident from a Bill of particulars, which Prince Henry of Hajfau 
 (Brother to Maurice Prince of Orange) paid to Sir William Seagar , that the Alms- 
 Knights , Trumpets , Drums 3 Fifes> and Muftcians 3 received Gratuities aho upon 
 the forefaid account* 
 
 
CHAP. XVIII. 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Grand Feaft 
 
 O F THE • 
 
 Order. 
 
 SECT. L 
 
 The Grand Feaft, appointed to be annually celebrated on 
 St. George’/ day. 
 
 A T the Inflitution of this mod Noble Order, it was Ordained, That 
 its high and l'olemn Feftival (commonly called St. George's Feaft) 
 
 (houldbe annually celebrated on the a 23. day of April, or Saint iS.j.7AaK 
 George’s day, in honor of that Saint made choice of for its peculiar H -s f 
 Patron. 
 
 And it is very obfervable, that the Founder) of feveral other Military Orders 
 (vvhofe Inftitutions bear later date than this of the Garter ) fetled alfo the An- 
 niverfary of their Feftivats upon the Feaft-day of their Patrons. Thus Philip 
 Duke of Burgundy, upon his eredtion of the Order of the Golden Fleece, making- 
 choice of St. Andrew for its Patron, ordained the Grand Feftival to be kept on 
 St .'‘Andrea’s day. The like did Lcrok the Eleventh of France, in appointing b Otihmts 
 c Michaelmas day for holding the Feaft of the Order of St. Michael. So alfo the d “ "ft h! ‘. 
 Solemnities of the Duke of Savoy’s Order of the Annunciade, are annually held S/™ i'or 
 upon out 11 Lady-day in Lent. And the Feftival of the Duke of Burhons Order of An ‘ 
 Knights of our Lady, on the day of th Conception of our Lady, being the 8. of 
 December ■, in which kind more inftantes might be produced, were it needful. s " tnichad 
 Since then the Founders of Knightly Orders, have generally appointed the ce- 
 lebration of their Solemnities, on the days fet apart by the Church, for comme- GioJ.lh,1: 
 moration of thofe particular Saints , whom they had pitched upon for Patrons ; Pw -, n 
 it will not be befides our fubjeft to enquire, upon what grounds thofe days were 
 advanced into Feftivals for the honoring (itch Saints. H«nn 
 
 M m m 2 ’ The 
 
4 £S 
 
 t Divin. Offic. 
 Lib.’i.c.l.nn.i 
 Edit. iMgd. 
 1612. 
 
 g f/ofpin, de 
 Origine Fefto- 
 rum Chriflia- 
 norum,cap.%. 
 fil.9. a. 
 
 hFag.m. 
 
 i Tit. of Hvt. 
 p. 807. 
 k Htfl of St. 
 George , part 2. 
 t %, ftfl.i, vide 
 Bid. in Marty- 
 rolog. 
 
 1 Ttt. Hmr , 
 p • 812. 
 m Rationale 
 lib Yc.i.n.1%. 
 
 Of the Grand Feafi: of the Order. Chap. XVIII. 
 
 The Church faith f Durand, celebrates the Feajls of Saints for feveral caufes 5 
 firft by way of return of thanks to them for keeping a continual Feaft for us, 
 forafmuch as there is joy among the Angels and holy Souls, in regard of one 
 penitent (inner. Secondly, becaufe in honoring them, we are highly concern¬ 
 ed our felves, their caufe of Feftivity being indeed ours; for charity makes all 
 things common. A third reafon he will have to be, that we may the better 
 engage them to intercede for 11s. Fourthly, in imitation of them, finceby their 
 examples, we are the better incited to imitate their virtues. Fifthly, for con¬ 
 firmation and advancement of our hopes, feeing mortal men, like our felves, 
 advanced to that height of glory=, whereupon we have the lefs caufe to defpair 
 of the like, fince the hand of the Lord is no way (hortned. Sixthly, for the 
 honor of the Divine Majefty ; becaufe in them we honor and exalt God him- 
 felf, who fanctified and glorified them. Seventhly, that upon the contempla¬ 
 tion of their beauty and felicity, men may be weaned from their fins, and learn 
 to contemn worldly things. But the eighth and principal for our prefent pur¬ 
 port is, becaufe the keeping of the Anniverfiry Feafts of Saints , brings their 
 aftions and examples the better to our memory, for our profit and edification ; 
 not that they (land in need of our Prayers, being themfelves perfectly happy, 
 but that we fhould give thanks and honor to God for them. 
 
 Nor hath it been the praftice only of later Ages, but even of the primitive 
 Ckrijlians a! !'o, to make Anniverfiry Commemorations of deceafed Martyrs, as ap¬ 
 pears from Roaolph Hofpinian, who faith, S That the ancient Chriftians, as 
 they had an affectionate care and rejpecs to the Saints and Martyrs, while they 
 were yet in the flejh, fo neither were they unmindful of them after their deceafe ; for 
 on thofe days , whereon, by fuffring Martyrdom, they were deprived of this life, they 
 meeting at their Sepulchres, celebrat’ d their memorials", and this they did not only 
 once, but every year, namely, as often as that day came about whereon they fujfred. 
 
 But to refume the profecution of our prefent difeourfe ; the next thing to be 
 confidered, is the Day whereon the Patron of this nm(t Noble Order fuffered 
 Martyrdom, and which was thereupon defigned to be his Ar.niverfary Fejlival. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 The Anniverfary of St. George fixed by the Church unto the 
 23. of April. 
 
 T Hat the 23. day of April was the day whereon St. George fuffred Mar¬ 
 tyrdom. by beheading, appears from the Greek. Hexamiter before his Com¬ 
 memoration, among other Teftimonies given us in that moft elaborate Work, 
 the h Titles of Honor. Therefore on that very day, both the Greek, and Latine 
 Church, from ancient time, appointed and obferved the Natalis Sancti Georgii 
 Martyr*, in commemoration of the Pajjion of that famous and viftorious Mar¬ 
 tyr ■, as may be feen in the ancientefl Martyrologies,remembred both by our learn¬ 
 ed 'selden and Doctor 1 Heylin. 
 
 And on this day alfo was the Natalis of St. George obferved by our PredeceF 
 fors the Saxons, as appears by the old Saxon Martyrologie (remaining now in 
 1 Benet Colledge in Cambridge') whence may. be alfo collected the eftimation Saint 
 George had gained, even in the Saxon times. 
 
 But that we may the better underftand the acceptionof this word Natalis and 
 Natalitium, in the matter of Martyrology, Durand tells us. That m Natalis or 
 Natal, tium, is fid to be the departure s/Samts out of this life, as being then horn 
 to God, and a fiate of Glory, by a Nativity tending to eternal life. By which it 
 plainly appears, that in the Saints Calender , the day of their Martyrdom or death , 
 
 hath 
 
Sect. Ilf. 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order, 
 
 4 6 9 
 
 hath been accounted their true Natalis, their Nativity or Birth-day, rather than 
 that generally fo accounted ; namely, the time of their firft coming into the 
 world. And with this the forecited Hofpinian agrees, affirming, " That the Chri- » ctp.yfo. 
 ftians of the primitive Church, appointed not the days of Martyrs Nativities to he 
 celebrated at the Ethnicks ufid ', hut thofe of their death or fuffring. To which ef¬ 
 fect he cites St. Ambrofe, and a little after adds, that thofe days, whereon Mar¬ 
 tyrs refolutely underwent death for chrift's fake, they ufed to call their Ce- 
 nethlia, their Natalia or Natalitia, by the teftimony of Origen and Tertullian. 
 
 And this kind of fecond birth, is alfo known by feveral other names, as Fe- 
 jhtm tranfitus , fo called 0 Becanfe their finis departing from their bodies, pafi Vmandm, 
 through divers and unknown places,through the aiery,<ethfrial,and chriftalline Heaven, p c'" 
 that at length they may come to the empyreal. It is called alfo Ohitsss, p Becanfe then 
 the Angels come to meet the Sold. Sometimes it is termed Pajfio, becanfe then the 
 foul and body fnjfer moft, as being violently fiparated one from the other. 
 
 The tranfitus of the bleffed Virgin Mary is called her AJfiimption. Depofition, 
 is properly belonging to St.John the Evangeliff, who entred alive into the’place 
 of Sepulture, and as it were depofited himfelf. Obdormition is the refrefhment 
 of the Saints after deep, becanfe saints in their glorified bodies, rife as it were 
 newly awakened out of fleep. By all thefe feveral Names are the Fejlivals of the 
 Saints celebrated, which plainly denote, the day of the fecond Birth or going 
 out of the world, and not of the firjl or coming into the world. 
 
 And it is further obfervable, that the Church, among the many Saints, who 
 have days appointed for their Commemoration, does not celebrate the Nativi¬ 
 ties of any, but our bleffed Saviour, and St.John the Baptiff : whereto thofe of 
 the Romifh perfwafion have added that of the bleffed Virgin Mary. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 St. Gcorge’j' day made Feftum duplex. 
 
 A Fter that the soveraign and Knights-Companions, had given encreafe of ho¬ 
 nors to this their Patrons Fejiival, our Church began to take a greater re¬ 
 gard to his day, becaufe he was alfo efleemed amongft us, the Patron of our Na¬ 
 tion, and therefore beftowed ana addition of honor thereupon. q Titles 
 
 For whereas it had anciently been accounted, only minus duplex, or, infe- J ’' 814 ' 
 rius duplex (as befide the Teftimonies, both of our learned Seldcn and others, 
 may alfo be deduced from the interdiction of the minora frvilia opera upon this 
 Saints day, by a Synod held at Oxford, in the year of our 
 
 Lord 1222. cited bv r Hofpinianft was petitioned in a Con- ! V df r - £ '^‘ c '- ,r 'd‘ ?• J - f- 't- 
 Vocation, held under Archbilhop Arundel, an. i. H.o,. r that Arundel, pan. i. An. 2 - 
 
 
 vocation, of the Province of Canterbury : And fo we find it Ch ' chclc ), pan. a. f. a. 
 noted to be obferved, a long time after, in the Kalender, fet before the Horse 
 beatijfm/e Virginh Mariee, fecundnm ttfstm Sarum, Printed at Paris , by Franck 
 Regnault, anno Domini 1526. But this is found fo noted, only in fume of the 
 Mijfals ufed here in England, for in the Roman Breviary and Mijfal, it appears officjT.'v’a. 
 to be but Semiduplex. mm.s, 1 . vide 
 
 Now the better to explain, the above-mentioned diftinftion of Fefta majora 
 
 , I. . , , . , . J - Comment, in 
 
 duphcia, & minora duplicia, Durand, as being very particular in this point RutriusBrev. 
 
 may fitly be confulted herein, who faith, « gusedam fejla dicuntur in totssvs ttomun.Sea. 3. 
 
Chap. XViif. 
 
 47° 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. 
 
 uer.H. 
 z Loco jam 
 citato. 
 
 iTit. Hon. 
 p. 816. 
 
 duplicia, tjuadam fmpliciter duplicia, qsnedam femiduplicia, &c. Sojne F calls are 
 faid to be totally double , fome limply double , Tome half double : The totally or 
 orealer d able are I'd called, bccaufe in them the Refpoufories , as well the grea¬ 
 ter as the fhorter, as a ltd the Vtrfes are fung by two, and becaufe the Anti¬ 
 phones, both at Matt ins and Vefpers are doubled;of this fort, are the Feafts of the 
 Nativity of our Lord , of St. Stephen, of St. John the Evangelift, Epiphany, Puri¬ 
 fication, &c. The lejfer double Feafts are the fecond and third Feriic before the 
 Octaves of Eafter and Pcntiafl, the Commemoration of St. Paul, and in brief 
 everv Feaft which is ordained to be celebrated double in all Churches, where¬ 
 as the greater double Feafts are kept in fome particular Churches only. The 
 half double Feafts are fuch wherein the Refpoufories are fung by two, but neither 
 are they begun by two, nor are the Antiphones fung double, yet the Verfes and 
 (hort Refponjories are faid, and thefe are the Feafts of St. Andrew, Nicholas, Lu¬ 
 cie, Thomas the Apoftle, &c. 
 
 And the reafon of this variety obferved in the celebration of thefe Feafts, is 
 y 1Cw.cap.15. for that as St. Paul faith, r One Star differs from another in glory 5 fo according 
 to the degrees of merit ("faith the fame * Durand') their praife is fo much the 
 more or lefs celebrated in thefe Feafts: 
 
 This divifton of Durand appears to be the lame in effeft, with that taken 
 notice of by our learned selden 5 where * Majora duplicia, anfwers to Durau¬ 
 dits his duplicia in tot urn, the Minora , toth e ftmpliciter duplicia, and the Inferior a 
 to the Semiduplicia 5 only herein Selden notes this difference, that the grand 
 and high Feafts of all, as chriftmas, Eafter, and Penticoft, 6'c. are not compre¬ 
 hended under the notion of Majora Duplicia , but by the title of Principaliora. 
 And as for the Feftival of our particular Patron St. George , however after- 
 Cuftom had llackned that due honor which was decreed unto it, by the above 
 mentioned Canon 5 yet how great a veneration it was thought worthy of, plain¬ 
 ly appears, both by that part of the laid Canon , wherein it is Decreed to be one 
 • of the Fefta majora duplicia, and alfo by the reafons given at large for it, in the 
 b MS.inOffic. Preamble thereof, which are thefe. b Vpon confederation therefore of this appoint- 
 PrincipaLCan. m , nt p r „ cee ding from the favourable and bountiful mercy of our God and Saviour, 
 'chicbetsjyaTt. the faithful of the Engllfh Nation, although at all times obliged to morjhip God in all 
 zf.t.&fa 15. Pfr saints, yet as is teftified by the general vote of the World, and the experience of 
 Cmii'spel- grace given from above , the heft interpreter of all things, are they more particularly 
 mam r<n».s. bound to extol him with high acclamations, to found forth his praifes , and to give 
 him veneration and fpecial hpnors, in the perfon of his moft glorious Martyr Saint 
 George, as Patron and Prote&or of the faid Nation, Jince by his intercejjion, as 
 we verily believe, not only the Military Power of the Englilb Nation, is ftrengthen- 
 ech and made capable of repelling all hoftile incurfsons, in the time of War, but alfo 
 our Spiritual Militia, the jlouri/hing eftate of our Clergy, is ssnder the tutelage of Jb 
 great a Patron manifeftly fortified in the profperity of a holy and peaceful eftate. 
 
 ■■ -p 0 this may be added, the divilion of.Feafts into Generalia, which are cal¬ 
 led solemnitates, and Particulars, which are peculiar to one Church only, one 
 Parifh or one Bilhoprick, and alfo into Mobilia, fuch as are not limited to one 
 certain day of the Month, as EaSier-day, Whitfunday , &c. and Fix a, fuch as con- 
 ftantly fall upon a certain day of the Month, as Chriftmas-day, Lady-day , and 
 feveral others: which, as falling into this fubjeft of Feafts, we thought fit to 
 Oni-Ttfl. mention out of the before mentioned c Hofpinian, rather for fatisfaction to the 
 
 p. 669. 
 
 eVcC 
 Cbriftian.c .5. 
 
 ' curious, than as neceffarily relating to the prefent difeourfe. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. 
 
 47 l 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 The Place for celebrating the Grand Feaft, afpgned to Windefor 
 
 Caftle. 
 
 A N D as King Edward the Third, Founder of this moil Noble Order , had 
 fixed the day of its Feaji, to that of the Fajfion (or, according to the 
 Church phrafe, the Nativity") of his Tatron ; fo as to the place, wherein to per¬ 
 form its Solemnities, he made choice of that of his own Nativity, the Caftle 
 of J Windefor, and appointed the obfervation of this Grand Fejlival, in a folemn dH.8. Sr* r. 
 manner, and with due Ceremonies to be celebrated there, which for a long f rt jf Fnu ■ 
 time after was inviolably obferved, either upon the very day by the Church Polid'.vifl. 
 made facred to St. George, or elfe upon fome other appointed by Prorogation, not 19. 
 
 long after : for which way of Prorogation, allowance was given by the c Sta¬ 
 tutes of the Order , and of which the Regijlers are full of inftances. 
 
 Art, 4. 
 
 sect. v. 
 
 St. George’s day kept apart from the Grand Feaft, and how then 
 obferved. 
 
 H O W this Noble Order fpread its roots and flourifhed, from its firft planta¬ 
 tion to the time of King Henry the Fifth, we can give no account, fince 
 the Annals thereof are wanting unto his Reign; certain it is, that then it was of 
 a confiderable growth; but afterwards, the Civil Wars, towards the end of King 
 Henry the Sixth’s Reign, caufed it to ftand at a ftay. Under the benevolent 
 afpedt of King Edward the Fourth, it feemed to recover; andwhilft King Henry 
 the Eighth reigned, to have attained a greater height than at any time before. 
 
 But though the feveral Branches of the Order received (bme augmentation, 
 from the favourable influence of this laft mentioned Soveraign, yet the principal, 
 to wit, the Grand Fejlival, began to flag, by a removal of the obfervation of St, 
 
 George’s day from Windefor (the place particularly appointed for it)and a proroga¬ 
 tory celebration of the Grand Feaji to other times. By which means, the honor of 
 that princely Seat, and the advantages accrewing by the performance of the So¬ 
 lemnities there, were diverted to thofe other places, whereto the obfervation of 
 St. George’s day was tranfiated. The Article of the Statutes caufing this great alte¬ 
 ration, and which clafhed fo much with the defign of the firft" Inftitutor, may 
 be feen in the f Appendix, where it is manifeft, that when the Soveraign faw oc- f *vH'nryti 
 cafion, to prorogue the celebration of the Grand Feaff, he might legally do it; 
 but when he did fo, ’tis there alfo evident, that the day of St. George, was ne- 
 verthelefs ordained to be duly obferved, fingly by it fc-lf, in what place foever 
 the soveraign (if within this Realm) fhould then refide; Windefor hereby be¬ 
 ing not excluded. 
 
 It further implies the facred Rites and Ojfces to be performed, with fundry 
 other concerns of the Order, for befides the particulars therein innumerated,vve 
 may oblerve thence this general claufe, that what other urgent Alfair foever 
 .(relating to the Order) fhould offer it felf to be performed, the fame might be 
 treated of, and receive difpatches in the chapter held, where the soveraign then 
 fhould be, as fully as if he were at Windefor Cajlle. 
 
 So 
 
472 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. Chap. XVIII. 
 
 So that hence forward, all things began to be ordered, both on the Eve, the 
 Day of St. George, and the Morrow after, with full as great ftate, all Affairs as le¬ 
 gally difpatched, and all Ceremonies as magnificently performed (except that of 
 Of ring up of Alel’icm-inents,which is peculiar and local to the ChappeloCSt. George 
 in IVindefor Cajile) as could be obferved, at the Grand Fejiival it lelf. 
 
 And how ( by virtue of this Article') and with what Ceremonies St. George's 
 d.ty was held, when the Grand Feaji was prorogued to fome further time, 
 is evident, from a full and ample Precedent (an. 22. H. 8.) now remaining in 
 the Office of Arms. 
 
 hr Lit. w. F° r albeit the Soveraign, with h thirteen Ktiights-Companions, were at IVinit- 
 1 if.2sS. for, upon the 22. 23. and 24. of April that year, yet did they at that time obferve 
 only the Feaft day of St. George (with the Eve and Morrow after) but deferred 
 (by ■ Order in Chapter ) the celebration of the Grand Feaji, unto the 8. day of 
 May enfuing; the Memorial whereof follows. 
 
 amf". S' k King went not to tbe Chapter befo?c the fitfl Cbenfong, but im- 
 ft 32. " J tnchtatelp tobis ®tall (viz.in tbe Chappei of tbe 1 Soveraign’s Hoogingb 
 ln,d - in tbe Elppet SHarO Of tbe Caftle of Windefor, not in tbe Chappel Royal 
 
 of @t. George,) fEbe TBtfbOp Of Condon i_ 0?0 Cutberde Tunftall elett of 
 Durefme Ol'D tbe DiOine ©crbice ? anO at Magnificat be anb tbe Dean era 
 tenfcD tbe Altar, anb after tbe King; both tbe bigb Altar anb tbe Altar 
 tubicb t»as mabc befo?e tbe King, tnete ricblp garniUeb with Images 
 anbobcrgarntlbmentsof ©oib, anb ©fiber anb ©lit,Sec. tZEbcCbcn- 
 
 tong tbe King returneb to bis.anb bib ®?are, anb tbe Knights of 
 
 tbe order were ferbeb of tbe both, &c. 3nD on tbe ®o?n at 9- of tbe 
 
 Clock- ...to be at Matyns, wbtrb Was Done abobe tbe SDjDinarp, 
 
 tbe King ojbatneb in tbe bono? of ©t. George, a right noble Proceffion, 
 tobereat tons 35 Copes of ritb Clotb of @ol0; after tbe Proceffion tbe 
 King went imnuDiatelp to pis ©tail, anb High Mafs, anb offereb a» ac- 
 cultomeb, Cbat bone ; Dinner, anb 4 of tbe greateB Cftatejs fat at tbe 
 Binge boatbss enb. 3nb tbe refibue fat all along at tbe tWo Cables all 
 on tbe one Abe, ass atcuflomeb, anb before Evenfong tbe King went to bus 
 Clofet to tbe Chapter, anb appointeb tbe Dube of Suffolk to be bib Lieu¬ 
 tenant at tbe Feaft, Wbicb taae appointeb to be kept tbe eight bap of May 
 then enfuing, accompanieb Wttb the Carl of Rutland, the JLo?b Sandys 
 Lo?b Chamberlain, ©it William Fitz Williams. 
 
 Memorandum, UCbat the low Evenfongs that Were faiO before the King, 
 Were of ©t. George, gifo the 6r8 low Mafs in tbe moaning fong bp 
 the Lo?b George Grey of Dorfet; tWO Obet Mafles of the Oap, Of the Wbitb 
 JLo?b John Longland TSiftOp Of Lincolne fang tbe tbttb Mafs, tbe fouttb 
 low Mafs wae of Recordare, anb Wab appointeb that tbe high Mats bone> 
 the Mafs of Requiem ®oulO begin. 
 
 Thus here we have (i._) The attendance of the Ktiights-Companions upon the 
 Soveraign. (2.)The Chapter, which accuftomably was held on the Eve of the Feaji, 
 implied, by obferving, that the soveraign went not unto it. (3.) The Ceremo¬ 
 nies at the firft Vefpers. (4-)The Morning Service on St. George’s day. (5.) The 
 Grand Frocejfion. ( 6.) The Solemn Ojfring. (7.) The Grand Dinner. (8.) The 
 Chapter held before the fecond Vefpers. (9.) The day for celebrating tbe Grand 
 Fejiival appointed. And (to.) The Mafs of Requiem, on the morrow after St. 
 George’s day celebrated. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order 
 
 473 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 
 The Grand Feaft negleEied by King Edward the Sixth. 
 
 B UT King Edward the Sixth affuming the Soveraignty of this Noble Order , 
 the days became more gloomy, in as much as during his Reign, there was 
 no Anniverfary of St. George kept at IVindefor, by a Grand Fcftival. Under what 
 churlilh Fate this noble place then differed, we cannot guefs, other than the 
 common calamity of that Age, wherein moft Ceremonies, lolemn or fplendid, 
 either (chiefly fuch as related to Divine Services) came under the fufpicion of 
 being fuperftitious, if not idolatrous. Infomuch as at a chapter held at Greette- 
 jDich, upon the" 1 22. day of April , in the fecond year of his Reign (an aboli- meats, fit. 
 tion being intended of all fuch Ceremonies, as were not confonant to the King's n Cm ffrub. ‘ 
 Injunctions then lately preferibed) it was Ordained and Decreed, that " then f. 14. b. 
 and for ever from thenceforth (at the Feaff of this moft Noble Order') no other 
 Ceremonies (hould be obferved, than fuch as were appointed in the following 
 Letter. Which was at that Chapter agreed upon, and a little before the next • 
 years Feaft day of St. George , fent from the Lords of the Council to the Knights- 
 Companions, attributing the whole procedure, to the great piety of the then So- 
 veraign, and the care he took, that certain abufes and prepofterous Ceremonies 
 of the Church, (hould be reformed: Whereby the Solemnity, State and mag¬ 
 nificence of this Grand Fefiival was very much eclipfed. 
 
 o A Fter our niofi hearty commendations ; For as much as the Kings Highnefs hath ° tns. 4. fcnei 
 appointed a mofi godly Reformation of divers abufes and rites in the Church, 
 to a more convenient and decent Order, of the which feme hath been ufed heretofore , 
 in the mofi honorable and amicable Order of the Garter, and being not reformed, 
 there ftoitlcl make a difagreeing from his Majefty's moft godly proceedings. There¬ 
 fore it is his Majefly’s mill and pleafire , by the advice of us the Lord Protector, 
 and other his Highnefi Council, that all fuch things , as be not conforsssable and 
 agreeing to his Majejiys [njunftions. Orders, or Reformations, nom of late pre- 
 feribed. Should be alfo in that mofi Noble Order and the Ceremonies thereof left 
 undone , and reformed as hereafter followeth. Firfi , that no Proceffion be made with 
 going about the Church or Church-yard, but the Kings Majefty's ProcdBon, lately 
 fet forth in Englilh to be ufed. His Majefty and other Knights of that honora¬ 
 ble Order fitting in their Stalls , at the entry fuch.Reverence to be made to the King's 
 Majefty only its w,k heretofore. ■rfe-Offring to be in the Box for the Toor, without 
 any other Reverence or kijftng of any Paten or other thing , but only at the return 
 due Reverence to the King's Aiajefiy as was ufed before. The Mafs of Requiem to 
 be left undone , but yet both upon St. George's day , and the next day a Mafs to be 
 ping with great Reverence ; in the which immediately after the words of Confecra- 
 tion is faid , the Prieji Jtsall fay the Pater Nofter, and Jo turn and communicate all, 
 or fo many of the Order or other , after they have done , as fiiall be difpofed godly at 
 the fame time to receive the Communion, according to fuch order as is preferibed 
 in his Highnefs Look of Communion, and without any other Rite or Ceremony after 
 the faid Communion to be upd, except it be fame godly Pfalm or Hymn to be ptng 
 in Englifii, and p> to end the ptid Service. All Chapters and other Rites concern¬ 
 ing the paid Order, not being contrary to thefe, to remain its they have been pre¬ 
 feribed and ufed, the which we have thought good to fignipe unto you, that you may 
 follow the fame accordingly. From Greenewich the 20. of April 1548. 
 
 This Decree we obferve, fignified not lefs than a Prohibition to the holding 
 the Grand Feaft at IVindefor (although it fpoke not fo plain) at lead the neg- 
 le£t of its celebration there, whilft King Edward the Sixth lived, makes it to 
 
 N n n 
 
 feem 
 
Chap. XVIII. 
 
 474 Of the Grand Feaft: of the Order. 
 
 feem fo. And albeit towards the end of this Sovereign's Reign, fotne care was 
 or feemed taken, for a permiffive holding of the faid Feaft, either upon the 
 day of St .George, or fome other day appointed by Prorogation, yet was it with¬ 
 out any regard had to the ancient and ufual place, the Cattle of If indefir. 
 ■ is 6 • For when ther AB of Parliament palled,commanding the days therein mentioned 
 to be kept holy, and none other (whereby the celebration of many days be¬ 
 tides, which in former time, by the Canons of our Church appointed to be kept 
 holy, were prohibited, and among the reft the Feaji day of St. George , it being 
 not found among thole Feaft days at that time eftablifhed) It was confidered, 
 That a Provifo and allowance Should be entred in the aforefaid Acl, for the 
 celebration of this Feaft, particularly by the Knights-Companions of this moft 
 Noble Order, in thefe words. 
 
 Pfs'-s 
 l Ed. 6 
 
 JPjobibeb alboaps, ant) be ft enacteb bp tbc Slutbojitp afojefafb, that it 
 Iball be latDful tO tbe Knights of tbe rt'Sbt honorable Order of tbe Garter, 
 anb to eberp of them, to beep anb celebrate folemnlp tbc Feaft of tbetr Or¬ 
 der. commonlp talleb ©r. George's Feaft. pearlp from bencefo?tb tbe 22. 
 a?- and 24. Dap® of April, anb at fueb otbet time anb times, 80 pearlp 
 (ball be thought convenient, bp tbe Kings Highnefs bis g)eir0 anb ©uc= 
 ceffo?®, anb tbe fafb Knights of tbe faib bonojable Order, o? anp of them, 
 notei being, 0? beteafter to be, anp thing in this Aft heretofore men¬ 
 tioned to tbc contcarp nottwtbftanbing. 
 
 * An. 1. Mar. 
 cap. 2. 
 
 f An.1. JafcR. 
 cap. 2j. 
 
 Which Aft, although it fuffred a ' Pcepeal by Queen Mary, yet Hands it at 
 this day in force, being r revived by King ‘James, his repealing of that statute of 
 the firft of Queen Mary, Cap. 2. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Removed from W-indefor by Queen Elizabeth. 
 
 B U T that which gave the greateft and almoft fatal blow, to the growing 
 Honor of this no lefs famous than ancient Caftle of if indefir, and fevered 
 the Patrons Fefiival from .the Place, was a Decree made at a Chapter held at 
 Whitehall, upon St. George's day an. 9. Eliz. with the content of the Knights-Com¬ 
 panions then prefent, being 12 in number (namely, the Earls of Arundel and 
 Penbrokg, the Lord Clinton, Marquefs of Northampton, Lord Howard of Effing¬ 
 ham, Earl of Suffex , Lord Loughbororr, Viicount Mountague, Earls of Leicejler, 
 Northumberland, Farmed, and Lord HunfilonJ to the effeft following. 
 iLib.c.f. 54. ‘ That if on Use Vigil and day of St- George, the Feaft mere not held at Winde- 
 
 for according to the ufual Cuftom, it Jhonld neverthelefi be fuffeient, if the obfir- 
 vation thereof were kept in the fame place, where the Soveraign fhould then happen 
 to be, where alfi all the reft of the Knights-Companions were obliged to be prefent, 
 no lefs than if the Feaft had been to be celebrated at Windefor. And henceforward 
 the glory which Windefor Caftle had alone polled: for fome Ages, began to be 
 diftributed to other places, nay, fo fevere was the later part of this Decree, to 
 the intereftoffo flourilhing a place, that it welnigh extended to a prohibition 
 uibid. of all other Celebrations there, lince italfo commanded, “ That no other Solem¬ 
 nity under the notion of St. George’s Feaft, fhould thenceforth be celebrated at 
 Windefor, except upon occafion of the Inftallation of fome illuftrious perfonage,and 
 t'aen alfi, not without the leave and appointment of the Soveraign. 
 
 And to fay truth, this statute was but too ftriftly obferved, all the remain¬ 
 der of her Reign; for we meet not with one Feaji of St. George, held limply and 
 
 peculiarly 
 
47? 
 
 Sect. VIII. Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. 
 
 peculiarly as a Feaft in honor of the Order's Patron at IVindefir (unlels you mi- 
 ftakingly account any of the Feafis of InJialUtion for thofe of St. George , which 
 for the moll part were held at the charge and expence of the Knights Infilled) 
 until the firft year of King James : But then the Soveraign (as yet in Scotland) 
 taking notice that the "day of the Celebration of the Feaft of St. George ap- 
 proched, and his Affairs hindring him from the obfervation of the juft day, be- * l l"ti.ct'. 
 caufe he could not befo foon prefent, at any of his Houfes of Refidence, where 
 the fame was meet to be kept, he therefore thought good to defer the Cele¬ 
 bration thereof for a time, until he could conveniently honor the fame with 
 his own prefence. To that purpofe, by CommiJJion dated the * 5. of April in 
 the firft year of his Reign, he appointed Charles * Earl of Nottingham his Lieu- L f" Jfi 
 tenant , for the Proroguing thereof unto the 3. day of July next enfuing, De- fffm'pL 
 daring alfo, that on that day he intended to 1 keep the laid Feaft and Ceremo- B.w.o.f. is. 
 nies perfonally at IVindefir. 
 
 This k Commiftion being read (upon the Knights-Companions affembling atkf 1 -'*- c - 
 Whitehall, on St. George’s c Eve following) they forthwith proceeded to t'efpers , clp ' l47 ' 
 which being finifhed, all the Knights-Companions prefent went up to the Clofet , 
 and there Decreed, J That the forefaid Feftival Jhotdd be celebrated upon the dap, dttid. 
 which the Soveraign had appointed. 
 
 And the Soveraign arriving at Windefor the '25. day of June following, fhort- eltid.p, 150. 
 Jy after conftituted the laid Earl of Nottingham his Lieutenant, by CommiJJion 
 bearing date the fecond day o (July following, thereby impowering him toper- 
 form the Ceremonies of the Feaft (which it feems himfelf could not perfonally 
 obferve as was intended, though then in the Caftle) on the 2. 3. and 4. days ot 
 the faid Month, upon which days it was with all pomp and ftate folemnized. 
 
 And thus after a long interval did the honor of the Feaft then return, which 
 had this effeft (towards the end of the CameSoveraign’s Reign, and in that of his 
 Son and SucceiTor King Charles the Firft ) that it begat a re-union of the Feaft 
 and place ; whereby that ancient Fabrick, famous for the InJlitsstion of this moft 
 Noble Order, retrived the honor of having its Solemnities celebrated within 
 its Walls. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Of Prorogation of the Grand Feaft. 
 
 H Aving thus noted, that from the beginning of King Henry the Eighth’s 
 Reign, until of late years, the Grand Feaft was feldom obferved upon the 
 precife day of St. George ; and that the occafion how both day and Feaft, came 
 to be celebrated apart, took its rife from the indulgence of the Statutes, in point 
 of Prorogation: we fhall further obferve, that this Prorogation is of two forts, 
 either ablolute, as being enjoined by the Statutes of the Order , or elfe arbitrary 
 at the soveraign's pleafure, when for fome reafon he faw juft occafion therefore. 
 
 To the firft of thefe it is (aid, f If the Feaft day ofSt; George Jhall happen within Prorogation 
 15 days next after Eafter day, it Jhall be 6 prorogued to the Sunday fortnight or 15. p \ 
 day next after Eafter day, and the reafon of this is there fet down, viz. h That g< /tie 9. 
 every of the Knights-Companions might have the opportunity of coming thereunto , h ^ 
 without being conjlrained to ride upon any of thofe three holy clays, immediately fol¬ 
 lowing Eafter day. The lame rule for Prorogation, where there is a concur¬ 
 rence of thefe two Feafts, is like wife enjoined in the statutes of King Henry the 
 Fifth, and King Henry the Eighth. 
 
 And we obferve, that when the Grand Feaft (in this cafe of Eafter) hath 
 been kept before the expiration of the faid 15 days, the Knights-Companions 
 then abfent (to avoid the penances incurr’d for their non-attendance) have laid 
 
 N n n 2 hold 
 
4 -j6 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. Chap. XVIII. 
 
 i Lib. tf.f.iji. hold of this following excufe, * That the ancient Statutes of the Order were vio¬ 
 lated,in keeping the Feaft within fifteen days after Eafter; and this was fo alledg- 
 Ut ibid.fag. ed, when Sir k John Denham ("then alfo Lord Treafurer) held, as Prejident, the 
 I i 170. Feafi of St. George at IVindefor, the 1 24. of April, an. 8. H. 7. 
 
 Anciently, where the Regijler mentions the Grand Feafi to be held at tVinde- 
 for, beyond the day of St. George , we find upon Calculation, that Eaficr day (in 
 thofe years) fell too near the 25. of April, to celebrate the Feftiva! on, with- 
 outbreaking the Law, which was the real caufe of thofe Prorogations : As for 
 mris. w. inftance in the" 1 15."24. and°35- of King Henry the Sixth, when Eaficr day fell 
 nufiji ahar ll P on the 17. of April,ond confequently St.George’s day within the following week. 
 t0c.fJ.t4. In like manner in the P 29. and s 32. of the faid King's Reign, Eafier day hapned 
 ° ifi-Nl >.05. yet neerer to St. George'% day, in the one upon the 25. and in the other upon the 
 21. of April. And in all of thefe cafes, care was taken to Prorogue the celebra¬ 
 tion of the Grand FeaSl, until fome further day in the Month of May , imme¬ 
 diately following, as from the before cited places doth appear. 
 
 Again an. 11. 11. 8. 1 guiafefia dies Divi Georgii Pafchatis in vigilia rontigit, 
 becaufe the Feaft day of St. George hapned upon Eafter Eve, therefore the Sove- 
 raign fummoned a Chapter to he held , upon the r Thurfday before Eafier day at 
 Richmond, where it was then held; and although there is nothing Ipoken, as to 
 the Prorogation ol the Feafi , or when it was to be celebrated, yet doubtlefs 
 fomething there was to this purpofe then enafted, in purfuance of the forefaid 
 statute ; elfe, why fhould it there be noted with the word quia, if it were not 
 out of refpeft to the Feaft of Eaficr , and that thereupon the faid Chapter was 
 then called. 
 
 To this place may be referred a Contmijfion of Lieutenancy, made to Thomas 
 t riS.yf.1-9. Earl of Arundel, for holding the Grand Feafi at IVindeJbr, upon the ‘24. of May , 
 an. 21 ■H.'J. (th e Soveraign keeping the day of St. George that year at Cambridge') 
 the Prorogation being grounded upon the falling of St. George's day, within 
 the excepted 15 days of Eafier, as appears by the then Soveraigns Letters of no¬ 
 tice to the faid Lieutenant 5 which for the antiquity thereof, as that it is a 
 teftimony of the punftual obfervance of the statutes, we have inferted in the 
 u Sum. CLIX. 11 Appendix. 
 
 And as the Knights-Companions had prohibitions put upon the fblemnization 
 of their Feafi, in cafe of its interfering with Eafier ; fo had the Church of En¬ 
 gland in their obfervation of the day of St. George. For by the Ordinall of the 
 Church of Salisbury, publifhed an. 1508. it appears to have been the ufage of 
 that Church, that when the Feaft day of St. George fell upon Eafier day or Eafier 
 Eve, the celebration thereof was then deferred to the 9. day or fome other day 
 of May, as the cafe required in their Ecclefiaftical Dilcipline : And our learn¬ 
 ed Selden obferves it noted in the end of an old Manufcript Ordinal of the Pro- 
 nTit.Hmr, vince of Tork_, w That when St.George’s day hapned to fall upon Eafier Eve, the 
 f. 8 i 5 . celebration was anticipated, and caft into the 8. or 9. day preceding, or into 
 the 1 6. or 17. days of April. 
 
 Hereunto may we fubjoin, that in the Solemnities of the Order, there hath 
 fometimes been an omiffion ("in part or in all_) of the Service and Office ap¬ 
 pointed by the Church to be ufed upon the day of St. George, when it hapned 
 x CMS. in Of- near to Eafier, as it was an. 22. H. 8. St.George’s day falling upon * Saturday in 
 H M Fafier-wcek (the Soveraign then at tvindefir celebrating the t day there, though 
 j(/.3!.' 7 J the Grand Feafi was prorogued to the 8. of May following) wherefore the 1 AW- 
 vicc of the Feaft of Eafier and not of St. George, was celebrated on the Vigil (in 
 the * Chappel above, in the upper Quadrangle next St. George’s Hall, not in the 
 Collcdge) but the low Evenfongs faid before the Soveraign , were of St. George, 
 bt Lib. K. In like manner b an. 38. H. 8 . Good Friday falling upon the 23. of April (the 
 ell- 296. day ufed to be kept facred to St. George) the Service together with the Ceremo¬ 
 nies wont to be performed to the honor of God, and in memory of St. George, 
 A Lib. meat, were prorogued to Sunday the c 3. of May , being Low-Sunday, and the d Service 
 Da/M»,p.i28. Q p t i lc Jjy took place. 
 
 So reverend a regard was anciently had for the Feafis appointed by the 
 
 Church 
 
 9 P at. III. 
 
 rf/ 4 . P«l. 
 a 208. 
 
Sect. VIII. Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. 
 
 477 
 
 Church to be kept holy, and the Vigils thereof, as alfo to the Divine Service , or¬ 
 dained to be celebrated thereon, that this Feaft of St. George, was by King Henry 
 the Fifth’s Statutes exprefly prohibited to be held, if through the Prorogations 
 aforefaid, it fhould chance to fall out upon the ' 24. and 25. days of April. But e Gh.SyAt, 
 in all other Rolls and Copies of thefe Statutes, that have come to our view, we 
 find the 26. day of April added to this place, (and fo afterwards in King Henry 
 the Eighth’s Statutes ) which was very requifite, becaufe otherwife the lecond 
 Vefpers of St. Mark_, might from the fir ft Vefpers of St. George receive interruption. 
 
 With thefe, the like Prohibition was enjoined, if the Feaft fell upon the 
 f Iafl: of April, the firft, fecond, third, and fourth of May, in honor ofirt.f.sw. 
 the double Feaft of St. Philip and Jacob, and of the Feaft of the Inven- Arr ' 9 - 
 tion of the Croft of our Lord Jeftts Chriftb for which caufe in the 9. and 10. years 
 of King Henry the Eighth, the celebration of the Grand Feaft was prorogued to 
 the ic.’and 16. days of May at Windefor, which were the Sundays s next fob gLib.NpMy 
 lowing the Feaft of the Invention of the holy Crofts, in thofe two years. So like- 
 wife if it fell on the Feafts of the h Afcenfton, and Penticoft. her (.Star. 
 
 Thus far in reference to thefe enumerated Feftivals, did the Statutes of the Ar, -s- 
 Order provide $ as alfo where the cafe might fall within the compafs of any 
 tother folemn Feaft ordained by the Church, when the firft or fecond i Hem,vide 
 Vefpers thereof might ( through fuch Prorogations ) be hindred or difturbed; stat!*!.*’ 
 which were for ought we find, until the time of our Reformation of Religion 
 (begun by King Edward the Sixth) duly obferved .■ But fince upon palling the 
 AH of Parliament before mentioned, for tingling fome few days, out of thofe 
 many, that were before kept holy, there hath been no due obfervation given 
 to thefe Injunctions, but that the Grand Feaft of St. George, hath by Prorogation, 
 been celebrated upon any of them indifferently, the Feaft of Eafter only ex¬ 
 cepted. And in this cafe of Eafter, after fuch time as the Statutes were new 
 modelled by King Henry the Eighth, the time for Prorogation of the Grand Feaft 
 was left more arbitrary(fo alfo when it fell out upon any FiJh or Fafting-dayft even k Hid, 
 at the Soveraign s pleafure ; and therefore fince then (when the laid two Feaftt 
 hapned to concur) the adjournments have pafs'd but for fome few days. 
 
 As for inftance, St. George* s day, an. 18. Elite*, fell upon Eafter-Monday, and 
 thereupon the soveraign appointed a Chapter to be held in the Privy chamber at 
 Whitehall, on 1 Eafter Eve, wherein it was Ordered : That the Feaft of St. George I I MS. pints 
 lhould be adjourned, until Tuefday the m 24. of April (being Tuefday in Eafter °\°j 7 * 
 week) and by this appointment, the very day celebrated by the Church, for 
 that of St. George , became the Eve to the Grand Feaft, and was fo obferved by 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions. 
 
 Of later times, viz. 0 an. 12. Jac.R. when St. George’s day fell upon? Eafter- °f ms. pnn 
 Eve, the celebration thereof was deferred until sThurfday then next following. iJl/'ijij." 
 
 Laftly, his late Majefty of ever (acred memory, being a great reftorer of the 
 ancient Solemnities and Dilcipline of this Order, pun&ual even in cireumftances 
 of Honor, and extraordinary tender of infringing any of the Statutes , having 
 prorogued the Feaft of St .George from the r 8. 9. and 10. days of February, in sCPalnm's 
 the 18. year of his Reign, to the f 18.19. and 20. days of April following, at the 
 City of rorh.i and the time falling out to be within 15 days of Eafter, although 
 he might (by the power of King Henry the Eighth’s u Statutes, and thofe Prece- a Art. 8 . 
 dents before recited) have kept the fame upon the days defigned: Neverthe- 
 lefs without a particular Diftpenftition drawn and made authentick, by the Great 
 Seal of the Order , and his own Royal Signature, would not proceed to the Ce¬ 
 
 remonies of that celebration. 
 
 We come now to the fecond fort ol Prorogations, which are meerly arbitrary. Prorogations 
 and wholly dependent upon the Soveraign s pleafure , yet warranted fufficient- acplcafurc: 
 ly from the words [Caufta poftulante~\ fet down in the beginning of the Fourth 
 Article of King Henry the Eighth's Statutes ; as alfo by the great latitude given 
 unto the Soveraigns of this moll Noble Order, out of compliance with their ur¬ 
 gent Affairs, in the 8. Article following, quo Supremos volet prorogabitur. But 
 we obferve, that long before the making this statute, fomething of like nature 
 
 had 
 
47^ 
 
 w {Lib . A\ 
 x^.57. 
 
 a ( 
 
 ) Ex lib. vo~ 
 c ) cat.Dalton. 
 
 dC 
 
 c Pag. 14! 
 f Fol. 49. 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. 
 
 Chap. XVIII. 
 
 g(Lib. N. 
 1)' p^.177. 
 
 »c 
 
 p Lib.C.p. 7. 
 f.9. 
 
 f Appendix, 
 Num. CLX. 
 
 t Lib.C.p. 19. 
 u c Ibid.pi20. 
 
 wt 
 
 had been praftifed, and the GrW Feajl prorogued at the pleafure of the Sozie- 
 t-a/gK ("the day of St. George being neverthelefs obferved) albeit the Remitter! 
 render not the caufe : To manifeft which, we flrall inffance in a few Examples. 
 The firff thing memorable in this kind ("of which any Record is extant) is that 
 an. 5. H. 5. when about the ” 18. of Aiigujl (neer 4 Months after St. George's 
 day) the Soveraign ("then ingaged in War with Francs') having reduced to his 
 obedience the not inconfiderable Town of* Caen, and made the Duke of Cla¬ 
 rence Governour thereof; rtook order as far as the prefent exigency of Affairs 
 would permit, to have the Feajl ot St. George there celebrated, "and with great 
 folemnity created 15 Knights into the Order. 
 
 So °an. 22. E. 4. the soveraign with the reft of the Knights-Companions, kept 
 all the Solemnities of the Order in b St. rani’s Church London , and dined in the 
 Bifhop of London's c Palace (at which time he received from the rope a J Sword 
 and Cap of Maintenance) and albeit the mention of St. Ceorge's day occur not 
 exprcfly in the place, whence we have this account, neverthelefs, obfcrving 
 both out of the Black. Books a nd the 1 Regijlrum Chartaceum , that the Grand 
 Feajl it felf, was by the Lord Matrevers held at Windefor , within few days after 
 St. George's day, that very year,MZ.. the 29. of April. Therefore thefe Solem¬ 
 nities at St. Paul's, may molt probably be thought to have been obferved upon 
 the very day of St. George's for they could not be celebrated in any part of the 
 year following the aforefaid 29. of April, becaufe the Grand Feajl it felf was 
 then already paft. 
 
 In like manner King Henry the Seventh, in the 20. year of his Reign, went on 
 s St,George’s day in folemn Proceflion and very great State, to the foretnentioned 
 Cathedral ,. yet notwithftanding on the 4-of May following, the Grand Feajl was 
 obferved at h ll'indefir , by the Earl of 1 Arundel (deputed by the Soveraign) and 
 four other of the Knights-Companions appointed for his Afiiftants. 
 
 Again, an. k 8. H. 8. the soveraign being at Eltham on St. 'George’s day, it was 
 in a Chapter there held, Decreed, That the accuftomed celebration of the Feajl 
 of St. George, ftlould be obferved at m Windefor, upon Sunday next after Trinity 
 Sunday, being the" 25. of May enfuing; and the Marquefs Dorfet was then alfo 
 appointed Lieutenant to the Soveraign for holding thereof and the Earl of Ef 
 fex (in whofe room the Lord 0 Toynings was afterwards fubftituted) with the 
 Lords La IVare, Mountegle, and Lovell his Afiiftants. 
 
 And from this time it became annually cuftomary, efpecially allthefubfequent 
 years of King Henry the Eighth’s Reign, Queen Mary s,and unto the 9. of Queen 
 Elizabeth, to keep the day of St. George, wherefoever the soveraign at that time 
 abode, which for the moft part was at Greenevcich, or Whitehall, on which day 
 (as alfo on the Eve and morning after the day) the ufual Solemnities were ob¬ 
 ferved, and a noble Feajl provided, as hath been faid: But as to the celebra¬ 
 tion of the Grand Fejlival it felf, that was in one of the Chapters, held during 
 the forefaid celebrations, and moft commonly on St. George’s day, adjourned 
 unto fome further time, and then folemnized at Windefor by Prorogation, not by 
 the Soveraigns themfelves, but by their Lieutenants and their Ajjijlants, efpeci¬ 
 ally deputed and appointed for that purpofe. 
 
 But to proceed with the caufes of Prorogation, which were either for fome 
 confiderable reafons,or upon emergent occalions. An. 1. Maria, the Soveraign ce¬ 
 lebrating the day of St. George, at herMannor of St. p James’s, Philip then Prince 
 of Spain, and Henry Earl of sujfex, were on the s morrow after elefted into the 
 Orders whereupon it was alfo decreed, r That the inauguration of thefe two 
 Knights-EleS,lhou\d be prorogued until the Prince came over into England, which 
 hapning upon the 21. day of July following, the Grand Feajl, together with that 
 of the EleS-Knights Lnjlallations, were appointed to be celebrated together ; to 
 which purpofe a f Letter was afterwards lent unto the Knights-Companions for 
 their repair thither, againft the 5. of Augiifr then next following. 
 
 Again, an 1 3. & 4. Ph. & Mar. at a Chapter held at Wejlminjier upon the 22. 
 of April, the 0 Feaft of St. George (together with the Inftallation of three Knights 
 at that time Ele&ed) was appointed to be held at Windefor , on the w 9. day of 
 
 May 
 
Sect. VIII. 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of'the Order. 
 
 479 
 
 \ Ib-p.it. 
 
 May following, and by a chapter fummonedat the (lime place,the* 3. of May be- *f 
 fore the appointed day for keeping the Feaft, the fame was prorogued unto the £ 
 v 5. of December following, 1 bccauje of the manifold and urgent affairs of the King 
 and guccn. But before that defigned time, another chapter was held at Saint 
 fames’ s, upon the * laft day of October in the 4. and 5 years of their Reigns, 
 wherein it was again prorogued unto the b firft Sunday after Twelfth-day, vise, tin b>\ 
 
 9. of January then following, c if by that time the King (who it feems was gone j fff,, 
 out of Flanders') ffould return into England; but there appearing afterwards no c-j 
 hopes of his coming over againft that prefixed time, another Chapter was fum- ! “ 
 moned and held at Greenewich the d 5. of January, wherein it was Decreed, 'ur¬ 
 gent Affairs requiring , that the faid Feaft fhould be further prorogued, unto the 
 • 20. of February next coming, and then the Lieutenant and Ajfiftants appointed 
 to the firft Prorogation, (hould celebrate this folemn Feaft at Windefor, in man¬ 
 ner as it was Decreed, the 22. of April preceding. Neverthelefs, thes fixth day 
 of February after, in another Chapter, the Soveraign and Knights-Companions De- hcTwi.faj. 
 creed, to prorogue the laft mentioned Prorogation unto 1 " St. George's day, then 
 next following, • 'Her.anf both in refpeS of the meeting of the Parliament, and other 
 Affairs of great importance, as alfo by reafon of the War that was begun , the faid 
 Feaft could not conveniently be before obferved. 
 
 In like manner, an. 2 .Eliz. upon the k 24. of April, it was Decreed,that on Sun- k 5 ibid, 
 day the 1 5. of May the Feaft of St. George ftlould be obferved with the accuftom- 1 
 ed celebrations; but that morning in a Chapter held at Whitehall, m for very high mibiJ.p.u, 
 and important eaufes, was it prorogued until Sunday the 12 . day of May imme¬ 
 diately following, on which day it was folemnized at Windefor. 
 
 Again, lving James having defigned his Journey into Scotland (to begin the 
 ■ 20. of March, an. 14. regni fui ) he allembles a Chapter at Whitehall, the fecond n f 
 day of that Month, and therein, by reafon that for the caufe aforefaid, 0 Saint ° j M 9 ’ 
 George's Feaft for the year enfuing, could not conveniently be kept on the ac- 
 cuftomed day and place, decreed to celebrate the fame at Windefor the e 13. 
 day of September next following, where it was accordingly obferved. 
 
 So alfo for eaufes of another, but ladder nature, an. 17. Jic. R. viz. Queen 
 Anne’s 1 death, and the Soveraign s dangerous r ficknefs, which had brought him qf 
 alfo neer to the gates of death, was the Grand Feaft prorogued from St. George’s f 
 day, to the r 2 6. of May in the fame year, and then celebrated at Greenervich. 
 
 And an. 1. Car. 1. the Soveraign not thinking fit ' for feveral eaufes, at that ' S 
 time to keep the Grand Feaft, prorogued it from the “ 22. 23. and 24. days of '' lh 1 
 April, unto the 16. 17. and 18. of Auguft following, thence again until the » 4. w 5 ibid. 
 
 5. and 6 . of October, and laftly to the 23. 24. and 2;. of November in the fame x lT' , i- 28 - 
 year, and then obferved it at 11 Windefor. 
 
 Sometimes this Feaft hath been put off^ out of a refpeft unto the day, where¬ 
 on it fell, as y an. 22. jlac. R. St. George's day then haptiing upon a Friday, the y Ibidp.if, 
 Soveraign therefore prorogued it until the 2 6. 27. and 28. days of April , at 
 which time it was celebrated at Windefor: And the authority unto which re¬ 
 gard was had in this place, was that Claufe in the 8. Article of King Henry the 
 Eighth's Statutes, wherein the keeping of St. George's Feaft was prohibited, if it 
 fell upon any ' Fif) or Fafting days. zLib. K. 
 
 So alfo 1 an. 22. Car. 2. it falling upon a Saturday, was prorogued to the 27. 
 
 28. and 29. days of April following. *.82. 
 
 And albeit in times part: this Feaft hath been, for the moft part upon Proro¬ 
 gations, obferved upon a Sunday, yet of late in veneration to this day, it hath 
 been likewife prohibited, as an. 2. Car. I. St. George's day falling upon a b Sunday, l>. 
 thereupon the Solemnity was put off until c Wednefday, Thitrfday, and Friday fol- 
 lowing, being the 2 6. 27. and 28. of April, upon which days it was obferved at e 
 d Whitehall. But wherethe e Eve hapned upon a Sunday (as it did the f next year 
 after) there th cFeaft received nos Prorogation. 
 
 In the year of our Lord 1636. the Soveraign was moved, by reafon of the 
 h Contagion and Sicknefs, dilperfed into (everal places of the Kingdom, and to hRm's Jm 
 avoid the danger of the concourfe of much People, during the Infection afwell *' 
 
 . for 
 
 MS. pints 
 I Ed FaHcon* 
 .bridge t gen. 
 
480 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. Chap. XVIII. 
 
 r f Hit 
 <1 P‘t 3 * 
 
 t C Ibid. 
 ui pag. 1. 
 w Pag. 1 6. 
 
 for other great and important Affairs, to give feveral Prorogations to this Feaft, 
 from the 22. 23. and 24. days of April (being the ufual days of this Solemnity) 
 firft to the * 8. 9. and 10. days of July following, then again to the 26. 27. and 
 28. of September, and from that time unto the 13. 14. and 15. of December, and 
 laftly to the 17. 18. and 19. of April in the 13. year of his Reigu; upon which 
 lafc appointed days it was folemnized at k Whitehall. Where on the'morrow af¬ 
 ter the Feaji, it being confidered in a Chapter , that the day of St. George was 
 neer at hand, and for other fpecial reafons, the Sovereign was there pleafed to 
 defer the Celebration of the approaching Feal 7 , unto the ”25. 2d- and 27. days 
 of September enfuing: And on the 13. day of the (aid September, prorogued the 
 Prorogation unto the "2. 3. and 4. of oSober next following, to IVindefir, where 
 it was accordingly obferved. 
 
 Within few Months after, the Soveraign having determined to create the then 
 Prince fnow molt happily the prefent Soveraign) a Knight, and to propofe him in 
 Ele&ion, as a Companion of this mod Noble Society, did for the more conve'ni- 
 ency of his Inftallation ("the 0 25. of February, an. 13. Car. i.J defer the cele¬ 
 bration of the Grand Feaft from the 22. 23. and 24. days of April then coming 
 on, to the 21. 22. and 23. days of May, when the fame was obferved with high 
 Solemnity. This being the third Grand Feftival, which had been celebrated 
 perfonally by the Soveraign and Knights-Companions, within the Revolution of 
 one year, and fomething more, and to keep up the honor of Windcfor Cafilc, 
 two of them were folemnized within its Walls. And before the return of 
 the next Anniverfiry of St. George, the Soveraign upon confultation had (in 
 s February , an. 14. Car. I.) with divers of the Knights-Companions, about the 
 Prorogation of the Feaft , which was fuppofed could not (by reafon of his impor¬ 
 tant occalions to repair into the North ) be celebrated at the ufual time in the 
 next enfuing April-, thereupon he thought fit to adjourn the fame, fwhich was 
 done the r 26. of February aforefaid) unto the f 2. 3. and 4. of July next coming 
 (Jorl^ being the place the Soveraign thought mod convenient to hold the Feaft 
 at) but afterwards being in his Camp neer Banvick_, and taking into confedera¬ 
 tion, the impoffibility of keeping the Feaft at Torl^ upon the before defigned 
 days, and conferring with fome of the Knights-Companions, that then attended 
 on his perfon, he the'22. of June, an. 15. Car. 1. adjourned the fame until the 
 "8. 9. and 10. of Ollober following to Windefor, at which time it was w there 
 celebrated. 
 
 After this, the troubles and temped of War approaching, the Prorogations be¬ 
 came more frequent, and fnch places appointed to hold the Fead in, as the so¬ 
 veraign thought mod convenient, or had occafion to refide at. Neverthelefs the 
 adjournments paffed always regularly under the Great Seal of the Order, and 
 the soveraign s Sign Manual. 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 
 Of Commiftions for Prorogation, 
 
 W E have not met with any Precedent of Commiffions for Prorogation of the 
 Grand Feaft of St. George, more ancient than that of the* 11. of Decem¬ 
 ber, an. 12. Car. 1. left us by Sir Thomas Rone, wherein is notice taken of all the 
 former adjournments of the Grand Feaft, from St. George's day preceding until 
 that time, with the reafons thereof, and chiefly upon confideration had of the 
 then fpreading Sicknefs, together with a command to the Knights-Companions 
 and officers of th cOrder, to attend upon the Soveraign on the new affigned days, 
 viz., the 17.18. and 19. of April following, for the celebration of the hid Feaft. 
 
 rf Iiit 
 <1 pet. 3 - 
 
 t C Ibid. 
 ui pag. 1. 
 w Pag. 1 6. 
 
 hi 
 
Sect. IX. 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. 
 
 481 
 
 As to the fubftance hereof, the fucceeding Commijfions do very neer agree, 
 yet with fome fmall difference; as firft, the Preambles are general and run thus: 
 
 Whereat upon /pedal Reafons, and other important Affairs, &c. except only that 
 Commiffton iflued the 25- of February '1637. whofe Preamble being fittedTo the a m.i % . 
 particular occafion, was this, b IVhereas ix>e have determined to create the Prince Iff, J„„- 
 our elded Son a Knight, and to propofe him in EleSton, as a Companion of our 
 mo ft Noble Order, fir the more ccnvcmency of his Inftallation, we have thought fit 
 to defer the celebration of the Feaft of St. George, &c. c „ 
 
 But in the Commijfions oh Prorogation of the Grand Feafls, dated the* 19. of clb,J.p.i 6 . 
 April and the J 25. of February, an. J 9. Car. 1. the place appointed for Celebra- d P ., 6 38. 
 tion i’s omitted, which defeft we find in the above mentioned Precedent alio. 
 Neverthelefs, afterwards that material part came to be inferted, and firft of all 
 in that Commiffton of the 2 6. of February, an. 14. Car. 1. where the place (be¬ 
 ing the City of rut- 4 ) is put into the body of the Commiffton. And when the 
 late War drew on, and confequently the Soveraign could not fo well afeertain 
 the place beforehand, becaufe of his continual and uncertain motion, accord¬ 
 ing as occafion and advantages offered themfelves: Then we obferve, that the 
 Grand Feaft was appointed to be kept at any fuch place, as (when the time ap¬ 
 pointed by Prorogation was neer expired) fhould feem to the Soveraign moft 
 convenient. But from the body of the Commijfions, the nomination of Place, 
 afterwards Aided downwards into the clofe, and (hewed it felf in that part, 
 where the Injumftion was given, for the Knights-Companions and Officers to at¬ 
 tend upon the days before\appointed, being expreffed either thus, * tvherefiever cCom 
 we /hall then be, &c. of clfe thus, f at fitch Places as we/hall timely appoint, &c ff 
 which Inter way of fignification was firft ufed in Commijfions iflued forth, after 2 . M- 19- & 
 the soveraign came to fetle at Oxford. earn. 
 
 Now the moft ordinary courfe, preparatory to the lfluing forth loch Com¬ 
 mijfions oh Prorogation, hath been by the Sovcraign’s Declaration in Chapter, or 
 otherwife the fignification of his pleafure, to the Chancellor of the Order at any 
 other time, who thereupon drew up the Commijfion, and prefented it to the 
 Soveraign, for his Sign Manual, and then affixed thereunto the Great Seal of the 
 Order. * Neverthelefs, where the chancellor was not at hand, to receive the 
 commands for adjournment, immediately from the soveraign, we find his plea¬ 
 fure in this particular, was then fignified to him by fome other hand, with 
 command to fummon the Knights-Companions and Officers accordingly. For lo 
 was it done by Sir s Francis IVindebanke, Knight, one of the Principal Secre- 
 taries of State, by his Letters from Oatlands, d-.reiftcd to SvtFhomas Row, dated ■ 1 
 the 11 . of September , an. 13. Car. 1. for Prorogation of the Grand Feaft, from the 
 -2 5. of September then neer at hand, unto the 2. 3. and 4. of Ottober following. 
 
 And as all the preceding Adjournments of the Grand Feaft, have been either 
 Decreed in Chapter, or direfted immediately from the Soveraign 1 So have we 
 nlfo feen a Precedent that hath impowered a Lieutenant, to prorogue the fame, 
 neverthelefs to the time and place before appointed by the Soveraign, and men¬ 
 tioned in the Commiffton of Lieutenancy. And this was a Commijfion direfted to 
 Charles Earl oh Nottingham, an.'' I. Jac. R. wherein, after the Soveraign had pre- hAtf.jinrf.w- 
 mired the impediments, which hindred him from his perfonal obfervation of the mWJeN - ci 
 laid Feaft, upon the prefixed day then neer approaching,he thereby made choice 
 of the laid Earl to be his Lieutenant, and impowered him to affemble in Chapter, 
 upon the Vigil of St. George, fuch of the* Knights-Companions, as might be con¬ 
 veniently gotten together, and then and there to intimate unto them the great 
 caufes that withheld him from keeping the Feaft at the fet time, and by virtue 
 of the fa id Commijfion to defer the fame until the 3. of July following. Fur¬ 
 thermore charging and requiring all the Knights-Companions not to fail to be 
 prefent at that'day, wherefoever the fame fhould happen to be, to perform and 
 celebrate with him the faid Feaft, according to the laudable Orders and Infti- 
 tutions of the Order. And laftly, he required the faid Lieutenant to give warn¬ 
 ing of his pleafure to all other Knights-Companions, who fhould not be prefent 
 at the Chapter by him affembled. 
 
 Oho S L C 1 . 
 
 O O O 
 
4^2 
 
 Of the Grand Feaft of the Order. Chap. XVIII. 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 That the Grand Feaft ought to be celebrated once every Tear. 
 
 A N D though Prorogations of the Grand Feajl have been occafionally made 
 ufe ofj upon the feveral and important reafons above difcourfed of, and 
 lometimes aneceflity hath fallen out to appoint two, three, or four of them in a 
 year, by proroguing the Prorogations ; yet is no fuch Adjournment legally to be 
 enlarged beyond the next St. George’s day enfuing, becaufe that every year, that 
 it, once before the revolution of the year determine fthe year in this cafe en- 
 tring upon St. George’s dayj the Grand Feaji ought to be folemnizcd. For fo 
 it.. Slat. wc fee it was not only ordained at the ‘ Inftimion of the Order , but confirmed 
 k H.f.Stat. by the fucceeding k Statutes. And where our Hijiorians take notice of the Crand 
 An. 9 ■ n. 8. Feaft, they fpeak the fame thing, to wit, That it ought 1 annually to be obferv- 
 l‘‘nifa’£l.i. Hence it is frequently called in the Regifters, Annua Feftivitas, Solennitas 
 c.ioo. (£r Fo- afiTJUd 3 Cclebritas annua 3 Epnliim quotamin^ Convivium quotannis , and the like. 
 ‘/fiflAib.'foT ° flate tlmes 311 occafion hapned, which brought this Claufe of the statutes 
 f.378. ' into a folemn debate in Chapter, which for the refult thereof became very re¬ 
 
 markable : And the Order thereupon drawn up, being full and pofitive, not 
 only as to theoccafion, but alfoas to the circumftances, and determination, may 
 not unfitly come in here. 
 
 m Ex ipfo An- 
 togr. pen. Jac. 
 Palmer nuper 
 Cancell. 
 
 ™ At a Chapter held hi Whitehall the 26. day of February 1640. 
 Prefent. 
 
 The Soveraign. 
 
 The Earl of Penbroke and Mont- 
 The Earl o/Salisbury. (gomery. 
 The Earl of Holland. 
 
 The Earl of Lindefey. 
 
 The Duke o 
 The Chancellor. 
 
 The Prince. 
 
 The Earl of Arundel and Surrey. 
 The Earl of Dorfet. 
 
 The Earl of Berklhire. 
 
 The Lord Marquefs Hamilton. 
 
 .enox. 
 
 Garter. 
 
 The Soveraign propofed unto the Knights of the Order, that having pro¬ 
 rogued the Celebration of the Feaft of St. George from time to time, unto 
 the firft, frond, and third of March, fo near unto Lent, that if the Feaft 
 mere not held on thoft clays , it could not be held rrithin the year, becaufe the 
 23. of Ap'd for the next year did fall upon Good-Friday, and fo confe- 
 quently mu ft have been kept in Lent for this Tear, or not ill all: And con¬ 
 fide::.ig the great and important Affairs of the Parliament, he moved this 
 gueftion, U'hethcr if there mere no Feaft kept this year, it mould be any ble- 
 n lifts unto the Honor of the Order or not ? And whether he might not di- 
 foence with the Statute, and defer it until the next Tear ? requiring the 
 Knignts and Companions to confidt and to give their opinions therein: The 
 refult whereof was, that though they did all confcfs an abfolute power to di- 
 fpence in the Soveraign , yet fome of the Knights propofed unto him, that 
 feeing from the Inftitntion until this day, there was not found any year where¬ 
 in the Feaft was wholly omitted, but that fome of his Anceftors, though en- 
 g'ged in IVar beyond the Seas, either folemni&ed the Feaft in their own pre¬ 
 face, or by Commiffion in England, which was averr'd by the Chancellor 
 
 to 
 
Sect. X. Of the Grand Feafi of the Order. 
 
 to be both the fundamental statute and confiant praUice. They humbly befiught 
 the Soveraign, not to begin to make a breach iti that conftant order, which 
 hath been fo long and uninterruptedly continued ; whereupon it mas refolded by 
 general Vote, that the Feaft Jhould be celebrated upon thofe afore appointed 
 days in the laft Prorogation. 
 
 By which determination it fufficiently appeats,of what concernment the then 
 Soveraign and Knights-Companions t conceived it to the Honor of the Order, and 
 obfervation of the Statutes, for the Grand Feaft to be celebrated once with¬ 
 in the year. Befides we may obferve, that it was not thought expedient to be 
 difpenfed with, albeit the weight of important Affairs were juftly alledged to 
 ballance the Law, and ground a further Prorogation. Nay, rather than the Sta¬ 
 tutes (hould fuffer violation, the faid Feaft was » accordingly foleranized on the n Palme’s 
 faid firft, fecond, and third days of March , although fo ftraitned in time, ttiat 1 m -t 
 there was not above two days fpace, to make preparation and provifion for 
 the doing of it. 
 
 But within a few years after, the unhappy diftraftions had prevailed fo far, 
 that the Soveraign was neceffitated to affume his power of difptnfaiiou in this 
 particular, and by continued annual Prorogations from the 22. 23. and 24. 
 days of April, an. 18. of his Reign ("being then at Torf ) to defer the Solem¬ 
 nity from year to year ; fo that during the remainder of his Reign, this Grand 
 Celebration had never the fortune to be again obferved. 
 
 And here the glory of this folemn Feaft began firft to fet with us, unto 
 which fucceeded a long night: But blefled be God we have lived to behold 
 it rife again, and feen the Royal soveraign and moft Illuftrious Knights-Com- 
 panions fill thofe too long vacant Stalls, and late languilhing Fabrick with 
 wonted luftre. 
 
 O002 CHAP. 
 
4$4 
 
 Chap. XIX. 
 
 CHAP. XIX. 
 
 O F 
 
 Preparations 
 
 FOR THE 
 
 Grand Feaft 
 
 OF THE ORDER. 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 Of Letters giving notice of the Time and Place. 
 
 T Owards the fetting forth and celebration of this Grand Feflival, 
 there are ftveral things to be prepared beforehand, chiefly (uch 
 as are ufual and ofcourfe; nevcrthelefs among theft we fball have 
 opportunity, now and then, to touch upon fome things extraordi¬ 
 nary, where the occafion hath invited the Soveraign , to give any 
 additional luftre to the flate and glory of the Feaff. 
 
 The things therefore to be prepared of courfe,are(i.)£f//err directed to all the 
 Knight s-Companions and Officers of the Order , refident within the Kingdom ; to 
 give them notice of the time and place, when and where the Feaft is to be cele¬ 
 brated. (2.) Letters of Difpenfation to fuch Knights-Companions as the Soveraign 
 fhall pleafe to excufe, from their attendance at the Feaft. ("3.) Commiffions of 
 Lieutenancy (and fometimes of Ajjiftance ) when the Soveraign cannot perfonally 
 folemnize the fame. (4.J Warrants for the Removal of Atchievments , if at this 
 time there be any fuch occafion. (5.) Scutcheons and Stiles to be fet upon the 
 back of each Knight-Compassion’s Stalls if the Feaft be held elfewhere than at 
 IVindefor. (_S.) The Chappel to be decently adorned, (y.) the Great Hall (or 
 other place where the Grand Dinner is to be prepared J to be likewife very no¬ 
 bly fnrnifhed. And (8.)laftly, officers to be appointed (befides thoft of the Or¬ 
 der and of Arms) who are to give peculiar attendance upon the Soveraign at 
 this Grand Solemnity. 
 
 As touching the firft of thefe particulars, the Chancellor of the Order is to at¬ 
 tend the soveraign , in convenient time before the approach of St. George's day, 
 
 to 
 
4§5 
 
 Sect. II. Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 to know his pleafure, whether he will hold the Grand Featt on that day, or 
 otherwife prorogue the Solemnities to fome further time, and whether it (hall 
 be celebrated at Windefor, Whitehall, or what other place. 
 
 If the Soveraign fhali be induced to Prorogue the Feajl from St. George’s day to 
 fome further time, then is the chancellor to draw up a Commifion to that pur- 
 pofe, of which we have difcourft in the preceding a Chapter. After this, Letters usai. 9) 
 ifT'ued out, anciently under the Soveraign s Sign Manual, both to his Lieutenant 
 (when he held not the Feaft in PerfonJ as alfo to each of the Knights-Compa- 
 nions, giving them notice of the time and place ; fome of which are placed to 
 the b appendix ; but of late, the Chancellor hath been appointed to difpatch thefe 
 Letters of notice in his c own name. c mm. clxi. 
 
 But whether the Feaft be held upon the day of St. George, or on any other is clxii. 
 day by Prorogation , the Soveraign s pleafure was ufually known fo long before 
 the appointed time, that thefe circular Letters fent from the Chancellor, iflued 
 out, fometimes d fix, c five, f four, s three, two or h one Month at leaft, before the a ExCoileR. 
 affigned day. And in cafes where Prorogations have been yet further adjourn- 
 ed, care hath been taken to ilfue out new Commijjions in like convenient time na/,p. 16. 
 before the old were expired ; as may be obferved in the cafes of adjournments 1 ffsto 2 °i 
 mentioned in the laft Chapter, that fo thofe Knights-Companions, who are moft h Aments 
 remote from Court, may have fulficient time to prepare, either for attendance praf.jac.PaU 
 at the day affigned, or upon juft occafion procure the favour of Letters of Di- mtr ‘‘ 
 fpenfation for abfence: And further, that the ablent Knights may thereby take 
 notice of the day fet, becaufe fuch are obliged to hold the Feaft in their own 
 Houles at the fame time. 
 
 Befides, the Letters diredted to the Knights-Companions, the Chancellor is like- 
 wife to write his Letters to each of the > officers of the Order, to give them the ■ Append, mm. 
 like notice. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of Difpenfations for not attending at the Grand Feaft. 
 
 I T having been complained of, by the Chancellor of the Order, and taken no¬ 
 tice of by the soveraign, and Knights-Companions, in a Chapter held at the Ce¬ 
 lebration of the Grand Feaft, at Whitehall the 18. of April, an. 13. Car. I. 
 k That of late years, divers Knights-Companions of this ntoft Noble Order, had k 5 fovt’i 
 negleSed both their attendance upon the Soveraign at the Feaft of St. George, or to 
 find under their Seals of Arms, their probable Excufies, and Petitions, for Licenfie am Lib. a, 
 and Difpenfiation, contrary to the tnoft aticient Statutes and their duty : It was 
 therefore then among many other things Ordered and Decreed, 1 That front 
 thenceforth every Knight of the Order, Jhould be bound to attend upon the ufiu.il 
 days, or finch as Jhould be affigned by Prorogation. But in cafe of Sicktsefis, or other 
 important bujinefs, by reafon whereof they might have cauje to be excufied, they 
 Jhould fend under their Seals of Arms to the Chancellor, the reafions of their dejire 
 for leave of abfiencc, twenty days at leaft before the ufual or affigned time, to be pre¬ 
 fixed by him to the Soveraign 5 and rvhofioever Jhould ncgleCl fo to do, except in 
 fitdden accidents, Jhould not be difpenfed with, but incur the penalty of the Statutes. 
 
 And it is evident, that this way of enjoining the Knights-Companions, to fend 
 the caufe of that impediment, which fhould hinder their faid attendance, un¬ 
 der their Seals of Arms, hath been very ancient; for the Blac^Boo^vecords an 
 Order in Chapter, held at the Grand Feaft, an. 1. H. 6 . m to this very purpofe; ”( Lib. ff: 
 it further enjoining, that" when fuch abfent Knights were prefent at the next n O"*' 7 & 
 Feaft, they Jhould be obliged then to render the reafon, lvhy they Jhould not undergo 
 the penalty of their former abfence, Jince the Statutes enjoin it, 
 
 • In 
 
Preparations for the Grand Feafl. 
 
 4 86 
 
 Chap. XIX. 
 
 In purfuance of the before mentioned Decree of the i8. of April , Sir Thomas 
 Rome, then Chancellor , added to thole his Letters, dated the lS. day of May 
 1637. and diredted to the Knights-Companions under the Seal of the Order 
 (which (ignified, that for fpecial reafons and other important Affairs (in a Chap¬ 
 ter held at Whitehall, on the 19. of April in the forefaid year) the soveraign had 
 prorogued the Grand Feaft, from the 22. 23. and 24. days of April, an. 14. Car. 1. 
 to the 25. 2 6. and 27. of September then next enfuing) this following Pofifiript. 
 
 o Rm'tjwtn. 
 ifC'* O' 
 
 p See Chap.22. 
 
 Sc8$. 
 
 q Vide fit 
 £.9. 2 St at. 
 
 H. 5. S Art.10, 
 H. 8. St at. 
 Arr.p. 
 
 o According to two Aids made in Chapter, in the prefence of the Soverafen, 
 the 18. of April 1637. concerning the negleO of the Knights and Compani¬ 
 ons of the moft Noble Order of the Garter, in their attendance upon his Ma- 
 jedy at the FeaSl of St. George, and a command exprefly received, to (igni- 
 fie fo much to your Lordlhip.- I have fent to your Lordfhip, the true Copy of 
 the P Acts themfelvesj it being refolved in cafe of omifjion of your lawful and 
 timely excufe, under your Seal of Arms, and in occafion of abfence, of keep¬ 
 ing the solemnity in your own houfe, that no difpenfation Jhall be given, but 
 your Lordlhip Jhall incur the penalties of the ancient Statutes, which are i 
 Tou ! i full not be admitted to the Chapter, nor to your Seat the next year ; but 
 Jhall Jlancl before it as do the Choriders In Proceffion you Jhall march before, 
 and not in your place among the Knights, and flja/l Offer lift.-, and that this 
 Penance being done, you Jhall come before the Seat of the Soveraign, and ask. 
 abfolution ; but if two years ftccejfively your Lordlhip flsall omit your atten¬ 
 dance and timely fiit for Difpenfition , you Jhall pay TWenty Marks, and that 
 funs be doubled for every year of fuch omijfton, until you be reconciled, and 
 pardoned by the Soveraign; whereof ibefeech your Lordlhip to take k>>owledge. 
 
 1 (Palmn'i It afterwards appears, by an 'Order pad in Chapter, of the 9. of October, an. 
 
 15 ' C ,r ' I- ,!lat this ear, y notice to be given, from fuch of the Knight s-Compa- 
 f.61. nions, as upon the caufes before mentioned fhould be abfent, was appointed 
 ih favour chiefly of the f Officers of the Soveraign s Houjhold, who (by know¬ 
 ing in due time, who fhould be abfent and who not) 'might make timely and 
 certain provilion for the faid Feaft. 
 
 Upon notice lent by the Chancellor to the Knights-Companions as aforefaid, 
 if any of them ibould happen to be lick, weak, infirm, or have any other lawful 
 impediment or occa'ion, which might juftly hinder or excufe their repair to 
 the Court , and attendance at the Feafl-, they may acquaint the Chancellor there¬ 
 with; whofe duty it is to reprefent the fame to the Soveraign, and thereupon 
 to procure his Letters of Difpenfation for their abfence, if the soveraign be fo 
 pleafed. 
 
 Which Letters are to be conveyed by Garter, or carried by whomfoever he 
 (ball appoint; for which there was a Fee by the Mile allowed him, by the fol¬ 
 lowing Order, pad at a meeting held by the Knights-Commijjioners, for regu¬ 
 lating things relating to the Order, the fird of October an. 13. Car. 1. 
 
 aRou'ifmn. u whereas it having anciently been the Office of Garter King of Arms, to 
 
 Ht-H- difperf and fend Letters for Prorogation, Difpenfation, and other Com¬ 
 
 mands of the Soveraign, unto the Knights abfent from the Court, which in 
 many cafes mujl be chargeable, it was this day Ordered, That ifhe fhould find 
 any Act of favour or Difpenfation to any Knight abfent from his Majedy's 
 Court, or four Miles from the City of London; he to whom finch Difpenfa¬ 
 tion Jhould be font, fhould pay to his Servant or Meffinger, for every days Tra¬ 
 vel, as much as is allowed ancl paid to any other Meflenger of his Majedy's 
 Houfe or Chamber. 
 
 vr Numb. 
 CLXIV. 
 CLXV. 
 CLXVI. 6* 
 CLXVIJ. 
 
 Variety of occafions and accidents, as grounds to move the soveraign, and 
 inducements to obtain his Difpenfation, we have feen in feveral Letters fent to 
 Sir Tho. Row, when Chancellor, upon the before mentioned Injunftion, Decreed 
 an. x 3. Car. I. and always the caufes have been inferted in the Preambles of the 
 Difpenfatio/is, fome of which are to be feen in the w Appendix. SECT. 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Of Commiffions of Lieutenancy and A Alliance. 
 
 T ouching the third particular, namely, the preparing Commifliom of Lieu¬ 
 tenancy, in fuch cafes where the Soveraigti cannot perfonally celebrate the 
 Feaft; as all'o Commiffions for thole, whom he thinks fit to appoint for his Aft 
 (iftanti we fliall transfer the Difcourfe thereof from hence to that head in the 
 x next chapter , under which we (hall fpeak of the conftituting a Lieutenant ; and xSell .;. 
 only note here, that the Chancellor is to draw up thefe Commiffions , and attend 
 the soveraigti for his hand, and afterwards to pals them under therGreat Seal y Lib, r, pan. 
 of the Order. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Warrant for the removal of Atchievements. 
 
 I F there be occafion for the removal of any of the Knights-Companions At- 
 chievements, at the Grand Feaft (which hath feldom hapned, unlels an In- 
 ftallation were at the fame time celebrated ) then doth the Chancellor obtain the 
 Soveraign s Warrant, direfted to Garter, for the doing thereof: Concerning 
 which (as alfo the cauleand reafon of fuch removal) we have already, and at 
 large dilcourfed, among th e l Preparations to be made for the Perfonal Indalla- z chap.n. 
 tion of a Knight-Companion i that place being mod proper, in regard the remo- Scli ' 6 ‘ 
 val of them doth chiefly concern that Ceremony. 
 
 SEC T. V. 
 
 Scutcheons of Arms and Stiles. 
 
 H Eretofore when the Celebrations of St. George’s day were kept at any other 
 place befides Windefir-Caflle, it was thought mod neceflhry to provide 
 large Paper Scutcheons'-, wherein were mardialled the Arms and Quarterings of 
 the Soveraigti and each Knight-Companion , in Metal and Colour, encompaffed 
 with a Garter, and thereon Crorrns, Caps, or Coronets peculiar to each Dignity, 
 with their Stiles and titles fairly printed underneath (but without Crefts or sup¬ 
 porters ) to be fet on the back fide of their Stalls, on the Eve of the Feaft: But 
 the Soveraign’s Arms were impaled with thofe ofSt. George , over which an Im¬ 
 perial Crorcn was placed, and thefe (m defect of the Elates and Fanners, fet over 
 their Stalls in the choire of St. George s Chappel at Wittdejor ) did ferve for dire¬ 
 ctions to the Knights-Companions, that by the view of them, they might the more 
 readily and certainly know their proper Stalls. 
 
 We have not met with any memorial of this ulage, that reacheth higher 
 than an. 21. H. 7. when the Soveraigti holding the day of St. George at Cambridge, 
 
 * K-ioigs Colledge Chappel was furniflied with Scutcheons of the Knights-Companions a 2 * ippi 
 Arms; but to (hew the ufe was ancient, there is this note put into the memorial, Al, “t n 
 
 af 
 
Chap. XIX. 
 
 a§ 8 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 [ 'as TV, is yearly accuftomed .'] Art. 22. H. 8. the Soveraign being at IVindefir on the 
 be MS.inOffic. Eve of St. George, b appointed the Service of the Church to be celebrated in his 
 ill™]/’?”' c Chappel, in the tipper Quadrangle of IVindefor Cafilc ; and there being prefent 
 '* 7 ’ with him 15 Knights-Companions, * each of them had fet over their heads a scut¬ 
 
 cheon of their Arms. 
 
 This manner of adorning the Stalls was afterwards folemnly eftablithed, and 
 enlarged to abfent Knights, by an Order of Chapter held at Grcencrrich, an. 
 Lib . N. C0. £. wherein by the Soveraign and Knights Companions it was agreed, 'That 
 f if.i 02 - -from thenceforth,every Stall upon St .C eorgehr Eve, Jhottld have an Elcotcneon of the 
 Arms of them which were abfent, as well as thofe that were prefent, at their fever al 
 cofts and charges. 
 
 But this cannot be underftood of the Stalls fituate in the Chappel of St. George 
 at IVindefor', for betides, that we have met with no ancient account of any fuch 
 cuftom in that place, we find a memorial rather implying the contrary, when 
 Queen Elizabeth, in the 6 . year of her Reign, held the Feafi of St. George upon 
 g MS.fol penes jts proper day at IVindefor Caftle ; namely, 6 That there was no Scutcheons of the 
 lY.V.N.f. 14. k n jghts-Companions Arms fet up there, but only the Elates : And without all 
 doubt, had it been the ufage to fix Scutcheons in the Choire of that Chappel, as 
 at other places, they would not at that time efpecially have been omitted, be- 
 caufe then the soveraign appeared upon an extraordinary occafion, and where 
 many things were added to heighten the glory of that Grand Feafi, by reafon 
 hp the h Peace between England and France was to be proclaimed at this Feftival, 
 
 iin.f.ii.b. in the prefence of the French Ambaf/adoi", and was accordingly done with great 
 ' ^ Solemnity on St. George’s day in the morning, at the Eaft entrance into the lower 
 
 Ward of the Cajlle , at the top of the Hill towards St. George’s Chappel ; and 
 to which place the soveraign 1 in her whole Habit of the Order (the French Am- 
 bafjador being neer her) with the five Officers ofth e Order, and Knights-Compani- 
 ons before her, and before them the Officers of Arms and Trumpets, proceeded in 
 a (lately and well ordered Cavalcade ; and after Clarenceux King of Arms had 
 k ended the Proclamation, they continued the Proceeding thence to the Chappel, in 
 the fame (fate and order. 
 
 As to the praiftice and conftant ufage of fetting up Scutcheons of Arms, fince 
 an. a. E.6. and at fuch time as St. George’s day was held elfewhere than at tVinde- 
 for, we have feen variety of Teftimonies. 
 
 The care of ordering and providing of which belonged to Garter, but the 
 Soveraign of the Order was at the charge (notwithftanding the faid Order, an.2,. 
 
 I apptni.Num. £. 6.) which heretofore 'we fee was paid out of the Treafury in the Exchequer, 
 
 CLXIXfc an d fi nce £ ^ e eftablifhment of 1200/. per an. (fetled by the late Soveraign King 
 
 clxx. Charles the Firft, to difeharge the ordinary and extraordinary expences of the 
 m Ste sir Order ) the allowance iflued m thence, and was paid by the Chancellor of the Order, 
 
 farm Pal- g ut now t] lc charge is placed upon Garter, he having an allowance therefore in- 
 
 mers/.counts- c j ut j et j j n t p, e augmentation of his Penfion, an. 15. Car. 2. 
 nEx CvlUSt. We find Privy-Seals to have ilTued as high as the" 15. of Queen Elizabeth, for 
 p rajw.ltN.cl. t p e annual allowance of 7!. for Scutcheons, employed for the ufe aforefaid, and 
 that the price fometime before, was much about that rate; for the three and 
 twenty Scutcheons, provided againft St. George's Feafi, an. 1. €>'■ 2. ph. & Mar. 
 oCApmi. came to 0 61 . 1 s. 8 d. and thole five and twenty fet up the following year, to 
 ICLXVIH 11 *• borne difference then alfo being in the work, which inhanced the 
 r( ' price, viz. thofe provided for Princes at s 6 s. 8 d. a piece, and each of the reft 
 at 1 5 
 
 The Soveraign, the Prince of Wales, and Stranger Kings and Princes, have ac- 
 cufloiiably had,at thefe times, Majefiy Scutcheons fe. tup over each of their Stalls, 
 but the reft of the Knights-Companions Lodging Scutcheons only; and we have 
 if CdltH. feen ah account of r four Majefiy Scutcheons, prepared for every St. Georges F eaft, 
 
 C/ from 1 51 ?• to 1619. to wit, one for the soveraign, another for the King of Den¬ 
 
 mark., a third for th^ Prince of Wales, and a fourth for Frederick Count Pala¬ 
 tine of the Rhyne, at 6 s. 8 d. a piece ; but fo many Knights-Companions as attend¬ 
 ed the soveraign at thofe Fcafts, had each a ' Lodging scutcheon at 2 s. 6 d. 
 
 From 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft 
 
 4 89 
 
 From the marfhalling of Arms, quartered m the Knights-Companions Scutche¬ 
 ons, and ordering their Stiles ("printed always in French') there are feveral things, 
 no lefs ufeful than worthy obfervation: for, 
 
 Firft, though the Plates of Arms and Quarterings, fixed in each Ktsights-Cosn- 
 panions Stall at Windefor, continue there without alteration, or very feldora 
 changed from that order, wherein they were marfhalled at the time of their In- 
 ftallation ; yet thefe Scutcheons and Stiles annually fet up, do admit of frequent 
 alteration, as there is occafion; either by adding more ffiarterings, altering the 
 Stiles, or amending any thing that is amifs. For inftatice. 
 
 Whereas the Duke of Savoy before 5. Elite,, bore" Gules a Croft Argent, it was it*!, fit. 
 then altered into™ 5 Coats, that is to fay, in the firft quarter Wefiplsahe, Saxe ’o"™ * 
 moderns, and Attgrie, in the fecond chahlais, in the third Aoufle , the fourth as ’ 9 '“' 
 
 the firft, and over all, in the middle, the forefaid Scutcheon ol Savoy. 
 
 When the Lord Hunfdon was inftalled, an. 3. Ehz. he had* 1 2 Coats of Arms, ■s.ibU.f.i.a. 
 thus marfhalled in his Plate, 4, 4, and 4, the firft Carey , the lecond spencer, the 
 third Somerft, the fourth Bullets, the fifth Ormond , the fixth Hoc, the feventh 
 Rockford, the eighth Seyntomer, the ninth Maintains, the tenth Wichissghans, the 
 eleventh St . Leger, and the twelfth Hang ford. : But an. 7. Eliz. his Scutcheon re¬ 
 ceived an addition off four other Coats, viz. Beauchamp, Warwick, Berkley, and ylb.fi^.a. 
 Gerard, and thefe were inferted next to Somerfet, the third Coat in his Paid Plate. 
 
 But on the contrary, where Ambrofe Earl of Warwick, had ' 2 r Coats put into z/ 4 ./. i;. 4 . 
 his Plate, an. 5. Eliz. and they marfhalled in this order, 5. $. 5- and 6 . namely, 
 
 I. Sutton. 2. Paganell. 3. Grey of Ruthin. 4. Hajlings. 5 Qui .cy. 6. ilfilpas. 
 
 7. Sornery. 8 . Valence. 9. Talliott. 10. Warwick. 11. Beauchamp. I?. Berkley. 
 
 12. Lifk. 14. Gerard. 15. Guilford. l6.Houlden. 1 y.lVeJi. l8.and 19. quarterly 
 de la Ware and Cantilupe. 2o.M0rtinse.re of Wignsore. and 2 l.Greely : at the Feaft of 
 St. George held at Whitehall, an. 9. Eliz. his Scutcheon contained but 1 1 6. viz. 4.4. a lb. j. * 7 , 
 
 4. and 4. namely, I. Sutton. 2. Paganell. 3. Somery. 4. Malpas. 5. Grey of Ruthin. 
 
 6. Hajlings. 7. Valence. 8 . Ferrers. 9. gurney. 10. Chejler. II. Talbot. 12 Beau¬ 
 champ. 13. Warwick. 14. Berkley. 15. Gerard, and 1 6. Life. So that here was feven 
 Coats taken out of the former, namely, Guilford, Holders, Wejl de la Ware and 
 Cantilupe quarterly, Mortimere and Greely, and two added, viz- FerrarsmdCheJler. 
 
 But the greateft and moft frequent variations are in the stiles and Titles of Ho¬ 
 nor, fet under the Scutcheons, and thefe relate unto, and are occafioned princi¬ 
 pally from their attaining or refigning of Offices or Dignities. 
 
 We find that the stile fet under the Scutcheon of Ferdinand the Emperor, at 
 St. George's Feaft, an. 1. & 2. Ph.& Mar. was as folioweth, 
 
 b Du tres-hault tres-excell nt & tres-puiffant Prince , Ferdinand par la grace b A«p. penei 
 de Dieu Roy des Romaines, de Hungarie, & Bohensic, Archiduc d’ Aujlrie, Due P r£ f.W.leN.cl, 
 de Bourgoigne, &c. Chevalier du trefnoble Ordrc de la Jarreticre. 
 
 But an. 5-Eliz in the find Emperors Stile, the Titles of‘King of Hungary and cMS.fii.tmct 
 Bohemia were left out, becaufe Maximilian his Son, had a little before obtained t jf w.D. ti. 
 ("and at that time enjoyed^ both thofe Kingdoms. 
 
 In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, the Stiles of Philip King of Spain (who while 
 Queen Mary lived was Co -soveraign of this moft Noble Order ) run thus, 
 
 J Du tres-hault tres-excellent & tres-puiffant Prince, Philip par la grace de iAutagr.fcm 
 Dieu, Roy cl' Efpaigne, des Deux Cicels, 0 “ Jerufalem, Arch-Duc d‘ Aujlriie, N ' c h 
 
 Due de Bourgoigne, Millan, & Brabant, Comte de Hapsburge, Flanders, and 
 Tyroll", Chevalier du tres-ssoble Ordre de la Jarreticre. 
 
 And till an. 2 6. Eliz. we obferve the Title f des Deux Cicils were continued 
 to him ; but s an. 28. Eliz. and fo forward, the word Deux was omitted. 
 
 s 
 
490 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. Chap. XIX. 
 
 neverthelefs h an. 36 . Ehz. that word is again added; but withall we find this 
 marginal note entred over againft the faid S#le, ■ This mas forbidden to befit up 
 at Greenwich, the 22. of April, an. 1594. 
 
 If we proceed with a few inftances, relating to Knights-Subjecls, v/e (hall find 
 that among them,there hath hapned the mort frequent alterations, and almoft 
 every year fome additions or omiflions. 
 
 Tn 11 Ir r'tf' AT/iw/rt/A’ c Qn 1 « at /-» t? I *-Un le r _ *.fL •. n . r .. r 
 
 n i Tf' Title “ Bclron of St. John to be omitted, becaufe his eJdeft Son, then bore that 
 n 2 ' honor. In like manner was the Title of n Lord Strange left out of the Earl of 
 Derby’s Stile, an. 4. Eliz. in regard his Son was then fo called , and a Baron of 
 Parliament. As to thefe and fuch like particulars, a multitude of Examples might 
 be cited, but let thefe fuffice. 
 
 We (hall clofe this point, with this further obfervation; That wherea Stran¬ 
 ger-Elect, hath received the Habit and Enftgns of the Order (though not inftal- 
 led ) he hath been allowed the honor, of having a Scutcheon of his Arms fet on 
 the back of that Stall defigned for him, on the Eve of St. George , next after 
 ait.f.ip.d. fuch his Inveftiture .• an inftance whereof we have in the French king 0 Charles 
 the Ninth, an. 7. Eliz,. the Lord Hnnfclon having took his journey into France 
 in May before, with the Habit of the Order, and therewith inverted the faid King. 
 But on the contrary it is obferved to our hand, that the Emperor Maximilian, 
 p r nid.fol. having been r Eleifted the 24. of April, an. 8. Eliz, had not any Scutcheon placed 
 in his Stall the next St. George's Feaft; and the reafon is there given, n becaufe he 
 
 had not as then received the Habit and Eofigns of the Order. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 Of adorning the Chappel. 
 
 'H E chappel where the Divine services are to be celebrated at this Grand 
 
 1 Feafl, whether it be that of St. George's at Windefer, or the Soveraign's 
 at Whitehall, or elfewhere, in what place foever the soveraign is pleafed to 
 keep she day of St. George, is ufually fet forth and adorned with peculiar and 
 mort r - ! furniture ; the care and overfight whereof at Windefer , is committed t 
 to 1 Dean of the Coltedge, but at other places, to the Dean of the Chappel at 
 
 Whitehall. 
 
 The Altar, as the principal place in the Houfe of God, hath been thought 
 worthy (in all times and Churches, where decency and reverence have 
 been retained} of the richeft and mort coftly furniture; and in particular, this 
 in St. Georges Chappel at IVindefer, from time to tftnd, by the addition of pious 
 Benefactors hath been adorned with Veffels, fumptuous both for materials and 
 workmanfhip: How plentifully it was rtored an. 8. R. 2. fwhich was within 36 
 years after the Infeitution of this mort Noble Order) with Plate, Jewels, and other 
 Church Ornaments, is evident from an Inventory, of all the rich Furniture of the 
 Chappel, then taken by Walter Almaly, the fecond Cujlos (or Dean ) there. 
 
 But a great part of thefe, and other fucceediug Contributions towards the 
 
 irMS.tmn Furniture, both of the high Altar and this facred Chappel, were in the" 2. 3. and 
 tn Purer. He- 5, years of King Edward the Sixth, fold by the mutual confent of the Dean and 
 in Cm. Canons , for the film of b 1489 /. 8 s. o d. (belides Copes, Veftments , Cloths of Arras, 
 
 Btrlyar. Altar-Cloaths, Albes, Frontlets , and other Ornaments , which they diftributed 
 
 among themfelves) alledging a neceffity fo to do, for c defraying the building 
 of fome part of the Cattle l Fall, taking down the high Altar, paying the Tenths 
 
 and 
 
sTTt. VI.~ Preparations for the Grand Feaft 
 
 49 * 
 
 and Subfidie, of the inferiour Officers of the Colledge, bringing Water to their 
 Houfes" the charges of Fixations , and lofs by the fall of Money : taking them- 
 felves only to be owners and difpofers thereof, by virtue of the firft Article in 
 the Statutes of Foundation of the Colledge. . 
 
 What was left (being but a fmall portion in comparifon of what was there, 
 when one d Mr. Henley took an Inventory of them an. 36. H.8.J appears from an d C 
 Inventory taken the ‘ 16. of July 1552- by Sir Philip Holy, Sir M.urice Berkley, ' '' 
 
 Mr Tho.Welden , and Mr. John Norrys, Commijf,oners impowered by the Krug to 
 furvey the 7 ewels, Plate, and Ornaments of all kinds, within the Colledge of Winde- 
 for- as alfo to take an f account from the Dean and Canons of what things had 
 been fold, alienated, diftributed, or made away Once their firft coming to the 
 
 faid Colledge. _ , . . . , „ , 
 
 We find very little of Plate or other Ornaments,fince this time,bellowed up¬ 
 on this Chappel, until King James of bleffed memory became soveraign of this 
 mold Noble Order. But he taking into his pious thoughts the nakednefs of this 
 Altar and confidering how decently facred Vtcnfils would become the Service 
 of God, made fome convenient provifion for the adorning thereof, which at 
 length was beft refolved on and effefted,by the free Contributions of the Knights- 
 
 Gompanions themfelves. . , , 
 
 For at a Chapter held at Whitehall, April 23. an. 16. jac. R. it was Decreed, 
 
 That every of the Kniehts-Companions (as well thofe already of the Order, as 
 fuch afterwards admitted into it) fhould give to the ufe of the Altar, m the laid 
 chappel , a s piece of plate, of the value of 20 1 . at the leaft. And it is evident g iii.c.f.iji. 
 that whatever had been done in former times, for the greater Ornament of this 
 Chappel was by a general contribution, of the soveraign and Knights-Compani- 
 whofe Benevolences were always correfpondent to their feveral Degrees: 
 
 For thus were the contributions ordered, for the ereftion of the 11 statue of Saint hirt S'jui*. 
 George on Horfeback, an. 36. H. 6. and for finifhing the < Rood-loft , and Lanthorn ntu.f.a 04. 
 of the Chappel, an. 8. H. 8. 
 
 k This was again propofed by the late pious Soveraign, at another Chapter k ub.K.fyo. 
 held at Windeftr the 1 24.. of November, an. 1. Car. 1. and agreed unto by all the HMy 29. 
 Knights-Companions prefent, the reverend - Doftor Land, then Bifhop of Lon- 
 don ("who at that Feaff officiated in the abfence of the Prelate 3 and a zealous pi o- berrimefufee- 
 moter of all pious defigns) freely and liberally undertaking to beftow a piece 
 
 of Plate of the like value. ctaum. a. 
 
 But it feems, notwithftanding all this ready concurrence, the work went on t . , 0 
 but (lowly ; for in a Chapter held at Windefor, the" 24. of September an. 4. Car. 1 . " iM-tM- 
 the Feaft of St. George being then celebrated there, the want of fhe defigned 
 Plate being fignified, it was therein further Decreed, -That all the prefent inftal- f- 
 
 led Knights, Jhould take care before the following Feaff of St. George (and all other 
 within a year after their EleUion ) to fend every one of them 701 . at the leaft to the 
 Dean n/Windefor, to be beftowed in plate, for the ufe of the Altar. And the r Sove¬ 
 raign being humbly intreated by the Knights-Companions. that He himfelf (in way 
 of example to allJ would beftow fome gift, moft readily and willingly condeficnded. 
 
 This pious Decree was again confirmed at a chapter held at Windcfor the t6.ot L,b.R. p.6 } . 
 oSober an. 6 . Car. I. and' Commijfionury Letters therewithal! ordered to iffiie out 
 forthwith, under the Seal of the Order i whereby the Dean and Canons of Winde- 
 for were not only impowered, but commanded, either by themfelves or their 
 Deputy, to demand and receive the films of Money,fo decreed to be paid to the 
 ufe aforefaid; not only from the Knights-Companions then living, but alfo from 
 thofe who died after the 24. of November an. Dorn. 1625. 
 
 And that we may obferve, the zeal towards this religious defign llept not 
 with the soveraign, on the f 13. of February following, he gave the faid Dean tnb.R-t. 70. 
 order to demand t 100/. out of the Privy-Purfe, as his own free gift; which t f 
 was paid the next morning, being “an eternal monument of his Kingly piety and 
 
 dC And°that it might appear what was given, by whom, and how beftowed, to¬ 
 wards the furnifhina of the Altar, it was alfo appointed, that a fhort » Hiftoncal 
 0 P p p a account 
 
 « f 
 
 u < Ib.p .720 
 
 wl 
 
4? 2 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 X Tb.p*6 8. 
 
 y An. $ 2 . H. 8. 
 Lib.N. p. 284 . 
 Z Ex CotUlt. 
 V. Chr. Wren. 
 n*per Orii- 
 0 ii Rfyijt. 
 
 * See Sir 
 Jitmes Pal- 
 tner’t Accounts 
 for Obit M<i‘ 
 ney. 
 
 II f Lib. R. 
 * l p. 8 6. 
 
 '-'HAP. A1A. 
 
 account of thefe facred offrings and Gifts, fliould.be made and preferred in the 
 Chapter-houfe at tvindefor. r 
 
 The Boof defigned for this purpofe is now with his Majelty, bein* a i arw 
 thin folio in Vellom, wearing this Title. ° ° 
 
 2YN © E n 
 
 Memorise Vent at i , Virtuti 
 Sacrum, 
 
 Altare liber x Capellx Revise Sancii Gear ft, Martyris, infra 
 Caftntnt Regale W indefortenfe, 
 
 Ampliffmit donarHs, Deo Opt. Max per AHgufliffinmtH Su- 
 prentuut , Honoratiffimos Commilitones Nobtlifltmi Or¬ 
 chitis (a R erifceltde clicatis ) recenter adautdum. 
 
 Defcribit bumilimus Ordinis illitts Servus Scriba C. Wren 
 Dc-camis Windeforienfts , An. Dom. i6iy. 
 
 It contains the Orders made in Chapter the 24. of November 1625. the 24. of 
 Septemb- 1628. the 6. of OM.1630 .with the Commijftonary Letters which there¬ 
 upon >uued, a>id the Order of the 13. of February following, together with the 
 (Names of all the Knightb-Companions prefent at each Chapter. 
 
 After thele follow the Arm, and Quartering,, very fairly limn'd in Metal and 
 Colour, within a Garter , over each a Coronet finable to the dimity of the P er- 
 fon, and underneath are entred the Stiles of all the Knsght,-Companions, who 
 were of the Orucr an. 1625. or admitted after, to the rime of making the 
 Book; as alio the fum which each Knight paid to the Regijler. But as to any 
 account of r/ate provided upon the Sovtraign and fucceeding Knights-Compi- 
 nions Contributions, there is none, though probably intended, to" fill up the 
 many blank leaves that followed. * 
 
 The'-firfl that prefented his OfFring, was Thomas Earl of Arswdel Surrey 
 Earl Marfhal of England, therein giving the reji a noble example, by a delivery of 
 hi, 20 1 . into the hands of the Dean e/Windefor.- So that a competent fum be¬ 
 ing afterwards collefted, and the money decreed by King Henry the Eighth to 
 y pious inftcad of celebrating the Obits of deceafed Knights »added" there¬ 
 into by Order of Chapter, all was wholly employed towards Plate forthefore- 
 fiiid Altar. 
 
 To haften the payment of thefe Contributions, the Dean and Canons depu¬ 
 ted miliar- Rylcy , then Blue Mantle Purfiiivant, afterward Lancafter Herald at 
 Arms, to colled the Moneys to be raifed,both upon the Order of the 6.0C o 3 o- 
 Ler an. 6. Car. r. and alfo upon the Obitr-, and for his pains therein he was al¬ 
 lowed * 2 j-. in the Pound. 
 
 Bur notwithflanding all his diligence and Pollicitation, it appeared to the chap- 
 le-^ held at it indefor, the [[ 6. ot November an. l). Car. x. that there were leveral 
 of the Knight, -Companions, and the Executors of others yet in arrear, and to the 
 end fie fame might be fpeedily colleded, there was Pet (in the Paid chapter ) a 
 penalty in the nature of a nomine pcerne, of* twenty (hillings a Month, to he le¬ 
 vied upon thofe,who (hould longer delay the payment thereof. 
 
 And now at length ( a coniiderable fum having been colleded) the work be¬ 
 gan to be fet on foot, and the Workman made choice of, was one chriRian 
 Van vianan of Vtrect, a man excellently skill'd in chafing of Plate : and to give 
 him due praile in this undertaking, he dilcovered a rare ingenuity and happy 
 fancy,as the skilful did judge while the Plate was in being,and the defigns of each 
 diece yet to be feen (among the prefent Soveraign s rare colleSion of Draughts 
 and Sketches) can fufficiently manifeft. jj, e 
 
Sect. V[. Preparations/^ the Grand Feaft. 49^ 
 
 The agreement with him, made by the forementioned || Earl Afnrflj.il, Sir Fran- \\RrfsJm*. 
 cis windebanke , and Sir Francis Crane , then Chancellor of this moft Noble Order p ‘ 21 ‘ 
 was at 12 s. the Ounce.- Whereupon (24. Apr. an. 10. Car. 1.) th tsoveraho me 
 command under the Signet of the order, to pay unto him* 6oot by way of im- 
 prefs, towards making the Plate, after the receipt of which, he forthwith dt- 
 fpofed himfelf to the work. 
 
 And before the Month of June 1637. he had finifhed and made ready for the 
 life of the Altar, nine pieces of Plate, which the > 3. of July following, were de- b r Ex *,». 
 livered into the Chapter houfe at Wmdefor , Sir Thomas Rowe then Chancellor, Do- penes prjif. 
 Oor Stokes Lieutenant for the £>ea», Doftor Some, Doftor Elly, and Doftor Col- cl'JtT'l 
 lens then Canons of the Laid Coltedge , being prefent; the particulars whereof, porro Row’s 
 with their weight here follows. 7 mt-t-si. 
 
 Two Chalices, with four Patens --- 
 
 Trvo great Catldlefticks neat, for Tapers ■ 
 
 *Two little Bafons-———- 
 
 One great Bafon- 
 
 The value at 121. the Ounce came to ■ 
 Befides nine Cafes-.— 
 
 ounce. 
 
 cl. JVC , 
 
 •S 92 
 
 06 
 
 - 1x3 
 
 T 
 
 - 558 
 
 15 
 
 ~ 251 
 
 15 
 
 - 210 
 
 OO 
 
 1220 
 
 17 
 
 /. 
 
 J. 
 
 732 
 
 JO 
 
 ~ 9 
 
 TO 
 
 742 
 
 OO 
 
 Of which he received by way of J imprefs—-600 00 
 
 The reft, being--- H2 0 o 
 
 was paid unto him by Doftor stok.es , the forefaid 3. of July. 
 
 * Tbefe three 
 Bn f n j contain - 
 ed the whole 
 Hi ft ory of 
 Chrift , in cha¬ 
 fed work •; 
 
 A Lib Rp.97] 
 
 But notwithftanding all the forefaid care taken by the then Sovereign, to pro¬ 
 mote the work; and a fubfequent Order palled in Chapter thef 18. of April an. 13. SRm', Jm,H 
 Car. 1. commanding the Chancellor to lignifie the Soveraigns commands, for due^' ‘in¬ 
 payment of the Oto/,and other fums due according to the Statutes, yet were fome 
 of the Knights fo vilibly backward in their payments, That, at a Chapter held the 
 Si 4. of June following, when the firft parcel of Plate before mentioned was fi- gf 
 mfhed fan account being given by the Chancellor to the Sovereign and Knights- h \ ab - R - 
 Companions of 1 ' 784/. received upon the two Orders aforefaid, mid that 774 /. k( P 
 thereof had been disburfed) there appeared to be ‘ 389/. not undemanded, but 
 unpaid ; and which the k Dean of Windefor could not receive, fome of the Knights- 
 Companions 1 deferring, and others refilling, &c. ”> although there had not wanted I Rm'tjam,. 
 diligence both in taking feveral journies, and giving many follicitous attendances r ' f: 
 at London. 
 
 This Affair being thus reprefented to the Sovcraign and Knights Companions 2 4-i«37- 
 prelent in Chapter, their names being alio read over who were 111 arrear, it 
 was thereupon Ordered, » That the Chancellor Jhould write in the Sovereign’s ,,,. 
 
 name a peremptory Letter to every Knight-Companion, fo behind in payment, to 
 command prefent fit/sfillion, and (ignijie in cafe of omijjion the Soveraign's dif- 
 pleafnre, which very much haftned the bringing in of the Arrears, a Copy of 
 which Letter here follows. 
 
 My Lord, 
 
 I Ant commanded to put your Lordfiip in mind of two Statutes of the mofi Noble Rm'ijwrr.. 
 
 Order of the Garter, whereofyou are a Knight and Companion, the firjl being 3' 
 one of the Foundation, that'every Earl Jhould pay 501. to the Treafury in Windefor, 
 
 for 
 
494 
 
 Chap. XIX. 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft:. 
 
 for pious Ilfs, upon the death of any Knight, and Brother of the Order; and that 
 the money being unpaid one whole year, Jhould be increafed one third part, as a Fine, 
 or mulct ; the other made in a Chapter the Sixteenth year of King James of blej/ed 
 memory, and confirmed by three feveral Alls, of the fir li, fourth, and fixth years of 
 his Alajejly now happily reigning, That as well all the Knights of the Order then 
 living, as all that Jhould be chofen and admitted then after, Jhould give and pay 20 1 . 
 to the ufe and ornament of the Altar, and Chappel of Saint George in Windefor ; 
 according to which Conftitutions,tfore having lately been made divers pieces of rich 
 rlate, prefented, and confer ated in that Chappel, to the neer value of 8ool. the 
 Dean of Windefor, and Regifter of the Order, being by Statute Collector of finch 
 moneys received and disburfid, did bring in his full account unto his Majefly, the 
 Soveraign and the Knights of the Order, at the Solemnity of the Feaft of saint 
 George for this year, held by prorogation upon the 2.^.andcp. of O&ober,upon the 
 view whereof your Lordjhip being found behind, and not having paid the flints ex- 
 prcjfcd in the inclofid paper, with the Reafons how they did grow due, taken out of 
 his accompt in writing , it was refolved in full Chapter, and regijlrecl among the 
 Acts of the Order, that thofi feveral fitms Jhould be called for, and colleUed before 
 the next Feaft. In purfuance whereof, I then received command from his Mnjefty, 
 with the approbation and confent of all the Knights then affembled, to ftgnifie to your 
 Lordjhip, under the Signet of the Order the Soveraign Will, That you make prefent 
 payment of your arrearages, and to deliver it unto the bearer hereof, who is appoint¬ 
 ed Collector for this firvicej which if your Lordjhip Jhall delay, or refufe to do, be¬ 
 ing only the obfervance of the Statutes, to which you are obliged, both in honor and 
 by your Oath ; I have affo exprefs order to return your anjwer, and tofignifie to you 
 the difpleafitre of his MajeJly, of all which refpeSs lam confident your Lordjhip will 
 be moji tender. And Jo I humbly take my leave. 
 
 St. Marty ns-Lane 
 o.Nov. 1637. 
 
 Tour bordjhips in all due obfervance 
 
 Tho. Rowe. 
 
 And yet notwithftanding all thefe Injunftions,in the Lift of the Knights-Com- 
 oSt' Sir panions, who ought to have paid, the “Earls of Somerfet, SuJfiex, and Marr, were 
 mr'i’awm at ,aft: returned infolvent. 
 
 p vafa arj.cn- All this Plate was P treble gilt, and thereon were the Scripture Hijlories rare- 
 ICJ terrium Jy we ll defigned and chafed; and efpecially the great Bafon, and the Covers of 
 tracD?' two Books hereafter mentioned ; for I find the faid Van Vianan 1 complaining,that 
 dak'." *’ he was a great lofer, at the rate agreed upon 5 fo much and fo good work had 
 qSce bit A- beftowed on them above the reft. 
 
 I’Zw'iJomi. Upon the'22. day of July, after the delivery of this Plate into the Chapter- 
 p. 32 . houfi, order was given by the soveraign to the Chancellor, to remove and carry 
 
 the afore recited parcels, to Croydcn or Lambeth (whither the Dean of Windefor, 
 or fome of the Frebends (hould alfo goj there to be confecrated by his Grace 
 Doctor Laud, the then Archbtjbop of Canterbury ; and from thence, they to fee it 
 returned, and fafely delivered into the Treafury of the Dean and Chapter of 
 Windefor. But they went not thither according to the appointment; for this fo- 
 lemn and facred aftion was deferred till the next Feafi of St .George, celebrated 
 at Windefir ; wherein at a Chapter held the 2. of OQober in the year aforefaid,the 
 (Hil.t.aJ. faid plate was ordered to be ‘offered the next morning at the Altar, and there 
 to be confecrated to Cod and his Service for ever, by the Prelate of the Order. 
 
 And becaufe the whole Ceremony was performed with great veneration, and 
 all due reverence, his late Mijefty being a high promoter of Ecclefiaftical de¬ 
 cency and holy difeipline; we think fit to prefent it here at large. 
 
 On the 3. day of the faid Month of Offober, being the FeaJl day (held by Pro- 
 Itbv'tjmn. rogation at Windefir-Caftle') in the time of the ‘ficond Service,at the Verjicl!, Let 
 pas. vide «. our [jghf yj fhj„ e before men, &c. Walter Bifhop of Wtnchejler, then Prelate , ftand- 
 
 * 11C ' ing before the middle of the Altar, read certain feleft Verfit out of the Old Te- 
 flament, concerning the dedication of Solomons Temple, and the Riches thereof, 
 J the 
 
Sect. VI. Preparations /or the Grand Feaft. 
 
 495 
 
 the firft of which was taken from the 35. chapter of Exodus ver. 4. the fecond 
 being the. 21. vcrfe of the fame Chapter ; and the third taken out of the fecond 
 Chapter of St. Matthew's Gojpel verje 11. and afterwards fitted himfclf for the 
 Offring. 
 
 At which time, th e Soveraign defeended from his Throne, as in the manner of 
 Offing, anti thrice bowed down towards the Altar, “worfhiping and adoring GodueiM- 
 in the middle of the Choire, and fo part to the Degrees of the Altar, where m ‘- 
 humbly kneeling, did prefent and offer to God, the before mentioned great Ba- 
 fin, devoutly faying, w Part of thy bounty to us, O Lord Almighty, I offer to thee 
 and to thy Service. 
 
 The Offring was forthwith received by the Prelate, and fet upon the Altar ; 
 
 which done, every one of the Knights-Companions prefent ("after the example 
 of this holy King ) in their due ranks and ffngle, did offer his piece of dedi¬ 
 cated Plate, * with the fame words, and in like manner. 
 
 And that their ordinary Offring of Gold and silver might not be interrupted y ' 
 or omitted 5 all the Knights-Co/npanions at the time of offring the Plate, 1 made 
 the fame in another Bafon, held by one of the Prebends. 
 
 Every of thefe holy VeJJcls being thus offred, and decently placed upon the 
 Altar, the Prelate with his hand touched every piece feverally, ‘ as on God's part zift.S4.ra5i 
 receiving them 5 and after made the following Prayers of Confecration and 
 Benediftion. 
 
 © Lo?D ©ob, ibeabenlp father, t»e tty moft bumble lev bums bo car- 
 neftlp entreat tbee, tbat thou milt graciouffp bouchfufc tu accept tipfc fa« 
 tret) ©ffrings, bp tbr banbs of our moft gracious ‘Saberutgn JLo?D King 
 Char'es, anb tfcc molt ptmojable Companions, mbicb are bere pjefent be* 
 blcateb to tbee. ©?ant toe befeetb tbee, anb caufe, tbat uibatfocber in 
 tbltf bap nffereb unto tbec, map be p?eferbcb from all p?ofane ufe, anb 
 map fo? eb«t abtbe corifecratcD to tbp lettuce. tb?ougb Mus <2Cb?ift our 
 
 JLo?.i. Amen. 
 
 H?t no biffs tbee out mod glojtoujs loib ©ob, fo? tbat tt batb pleafeb 
 tbee to put into the beart of our mod gracious £o?o Charles, anb of tbefe 
 Princes, to brbtcate tbefe oblations to tbp ferbttc. Eegarb me befeetb 
 tbee, from tbe l^tgbeft U>?abms, anb pomer out tbp blefftngs upon tbe 
 bcab of bis mod gracious 83 ajcftp: ^lefs bim in bis Eoral Perfan, tit 
 bis mod gracious Queen Mary, in tbe moft tliudrious P?tnce Charles, 
 anb in all tbe ted of tbe Ranches of tbe Eopal Stock. 'Blefs me p?ap 
 tbee, all tbofe mbote Donations offered to tbee, me babe berc this Dap re> 
 ceibeb: let tbp bieffing fall Dotnn ( a* tbe bem of beaten) upon tbcm, 
 anb upon tbett poderities, anb upon all things mbicb tbep babe from 
 tbee 5 anb grant tbat bp tbe bolp anb Debout ufe of tbefe things mbicb 
 are bere offered, tbe glo?p of tbp name map eber be p?otlaimcb, anb tbp 
 fgafedp map bp tbefe our Due obfrrbancesbe epaiteb, tb?ougb3efus €b?ia 
 OUC L 0 ?D, Amen. 
 
 Thefe facred Ceremonies being * compleated, the Soveraign and Knights- * a, p.i 3 d; 
 Companions marched to the great Hall to Dinner. 
 
 But to make fome further addition to the Glory of this Altar, his M.ijefly 
 that now is, at the time of his inftallation into this moft Noble Order (being the 
 22. of May 1638. a offted two large gilt Water-pots, chaced with Hiftories alfo, a Palmer's 
 weighing 387 Ounces 10 penny weight,wrought all by the hand of that ingeni- 1 
 
 ous Artift,the before mentioned Chrijljan p'an Vianan , which amounting ("at 12/. 
 the Ounce,) tothefum of 232 l. ior.befides 2 /. 16 s. for the Cafes, and his jour¬ 
 ney to IVindsfir, in toto 235 l. 6 s.od. was paid by t Warrant from the Soveraign, b sir tt°i 
 dated the 20. of November, 1638. fmlt, 
 
 Thefe facred Yeffels were afterwards delivered by c Indenture, one part re- cpaimcr’t 
 maining with the Chancellor, and the other with the Dean and Chapter of lVinde- 7 mn l- l 1 i 
 for, to be kept for the fervice of the Altar. 
 
 And 
 
 .T 
 
 
Chap. XIX, 
 
 49S Preparations/^/^ Grand Feaft. 
 
 And yet the bounty of this pious Sovereign, King Charles the Martyr, relied 
 not here} he thought the Altar was not with all thefe fufficiently furnilhed, and 
 d/s.p.jj. therefore finding, by an d Account rendered by the Chancellor mchapter,\.\ie2%. 
 
 of May 1638. that there had been colledted (upon the afore-mentioned Letter 
 of the 9. of November 1637. fent from the Chancellor") 137/. 4 s. more, to the 
 end it might be alfo employed, in further addition towards this (o piousa work, 
 e Ex Autry■ and fo religious a defign ; the faid c Money was by Sir Philip Palmer , then De- 
 pAmtr '“ C ' f’tty Chancellor, immediately given to the faid ChUjlian Van Vi,man, by way of 
 imprefs, for the providing of more Plate for the ule alfo of the faid Altar 5 and 
 front paf. the 25. of March following, a r Warrant iflited under the Soveraign s hand, and 
 Jac Palmer, gi^net of the Order, for the advancing 200/. more to the faid Van Vianan, for 
 fintlhing this additional Plate, belpoken by the Soveraign, as aforefaid; which 
 gSeiVimam f u m was paid unto him, the 827. of March following. 
 
 The Plate made upon the laft advance, was two great Cancllejiicks , weighing 
 li SteHmm together h 471 Ounces; on the foot of the one, was excellently chaced, the 
 Aammt. Hiftories of Chrifi’s preaching in the Mount; and on the other, thofe of the loft 
 Croat and sheep. Two Covers for Bookj, both weighing 233 Ounces ; the one 
 for a Bible, contained the Hiftories of Mofes and the Tablet, David and the Arly 
 on the one fide, and on the other, Chrijh preaching on the Mount, the fending 
 of the Holy Chofl, and St. Paul falling from his Horfe. The other Cover was 
 for the Common-Prayer ; having the Angel of Inccnfe on the one fide, and the King 
 healing the Evil, the manner of our Preaching and ChriSlning on the other: and 
 two great Flaggons, whereon were the Hiftories of Chri/fs Agony and Pajjlon, 
 weighing 268 Ounces; all being Silver gilt. 
 
 And now if we fum up the number, weight, and value of all the before men¬ 
 tioned parcels of Plate, wrought by the faid Van vianan , for the fervice of the 
 Altar, we lhall find them to be 17. pieces, weighing 3580 Ounces, 7 Penny 
 weight,and amounting (with fome other fmall Charges) to the fum of 1564/. 6 s. 
 Thefe laft mentioned Parcels, were fiuilhed agairift the Feafi of St. George held 
 i Palm. Jum. at IVindefir, the '8.9. and 10. days of October 1639. upon the laft day of which 
 fro or. 1639. p ea ji* in the time of th eficond Service, the Knights-Companions delcended from 
 kffiii. p. 63. their Stalls, and k Offred the fame at the Altar ; and thereupon, after the ufual 
 manner, and with the accuftomed words, were they confecrated by the Prelate 
 1 Ex Amir. Q f t ] le order ; and the 1 19. of November following, delivered to the cuftody of 
 ^ th 6 D ean and Canons of IVindefir. 
 
 And doubtlefs, this pious King would have bellowed much more in honor of 
 this (acred place, had not the late unhappy times drawn on ; an Age indeed fo 
 wicked, that the mod folemn dedication to Cod, could not protefl thefe holy 
 Veffels from prophane hands ; for a Generation rofe up, who would have us 
 think, they did Cod good fervice, when they ftript his Church, of all that the 
 piety of our Anceftors, for his fake, had endowed it with: and among other 
 lacred places, this Chappel of St. George received not the leaf): [bare of misfortune. 
 For on the 23. of OSobcr 1642. (Sir 'John seyton having that day feized on 
 m r Auttg. windefir Cafile, for the Parliament) one m Captain Fog came immediately to the 
 cblw"enmptr Colledge, and demanded the Keysof the Treasury ; but not finding the three Key- 
 Ord.Reiijl. Keepers, he caufed a Smith to make ftrong Bars of Iron, who with them brake 
 down the (lone jaums,forced open two doors,and » carried thence all the afore¬ 
 faid rich chafed and other plate, made facred and letapart for the fervice of God ; 
 (except two double gilt Chalices weighing 6 2 Ounces, and two double gilt Fla¬ 
 gons, weighing 98 Ounces one half) an adlion to be ftigmatized with an inde¬ 
 lible Brand ! 
 
 05 Ex Ms ° About the end of May following (not long before the Elecefs of the Colledge ) 
 P! Al " r Ji' D Collonel Ven, then Governor of IVindefir Cajlle for the Parliament, vvas-inftant 
 ctr! We'n. ' with the Dean of IVindefir, and the Officers there, that he might fee, what Goods 
 were in the Chapter-houfe and Vejliaries ; which having viewed, he within a few 
 days after demanded all the Keys,and kept them ; laying,!' The charge of them, as 
 xoell as of the Caftle, lay on him, and he mould keep them. How he afterwards di- 
 fpofed of the Ornaments and rich Goods, hitherto fafely dgppfited there, for 
 
 holy 
 
497 
 
 Sect. VI. Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 holy ufes, and fervice of the Chappel, I cannot tell 5 but this I can allure, that the 
 Inventory following, is a perfedt tranfcript, from the Copy thereof made by the 
 hand of Dodtor Chr. Wren, the late reverend and worthy Dean, out of the Col- 
 ledge B oof, and by him delivered to me, of all the particulars, Collonel Ven Co 
 polled himfelf of. 
 
 A Memorial of fneGoodsmi Monuments belonging to the King’s Majefty's 
 Free Chappel and Treafiiry at Windefir. 
 
 Imprimis, 6 Long Cufhens of Cloth of (wire ) Cold, fringed and tajfelledfutahly. 
 Item, 2 other long Cufhens of Cloth of Gold, interwoven with tnftecl Flowers 
 ofCrimfon Velvet fringed, and tajfelled futahly. 
 
 Item, One other long Cnfhen of doth of Gold, back} with Blue wrought Velvet, 
 (ringed and tajfelled. Gold and Blue. 
 
 Item, 4 Long Cufhens of rich wrought Velvet, Blue, fringed and tajfelled futahly. 
 Item, 8 Cufhens of wrought Velvet Azure, upon a yellow ground bottomed 
 futahly. 
 
 Item, The Hangings of the head of the Choire, 12 foot deep, of Crimfin Velvet 
 and Gold. 
 
 Item, The great Bible ruled, covered with Turple Velvet, with thief Silver 
 bojjes double gilt, f rung with Blue Ribband, fringed with Gold. 
 
 Item, Another large Bible imbojfed. 
 
 Item, 13 Rich Copes, embroidered and wrought in Gold. 
 
 Item, 2 Rich Copes of Wire-Gold. 
 
 Item, A Pnlpet-Cloth and long Cufhen of Crimfin tufted Velvet, interwoven 
 with Gold. 
 
 Item, Another larger Pulpet-Cloth, Crimfin Damasf, interwoven thief with 
 Flowers de Lis, Portcullices, Rofis, and Crowns of Gold. 
 
 Item, The Blue Velvet Robe o/Gudavus Adolphus King of Sweden, embroi¬ 
 dered with the Garter, Pearl and Cold, with the Strings and Taffils finable. 
 Blue and Gold. 
 
 Item, 4 Other rich Robes of Purple Velvet, with life Embroideries, Strings, 
 and Taffels. 
 
 Item, 2 Large Pieces a/Cloth e/Gold, never ufid (defigned fir State Cloths') 
 given out of the Wardrobe to the Colledge. 
 
 Item, A large Carpet of Wire-Gold, for the Communion Table. 
 
 Item, A large Cufhen of the fame frit. 
 
 Item, The Cloth of State of rich Baude fin,over the Kings Seat, and at the baef. 
 Item, Another of Crimfin and Gold Velvet, checquered. 
 
 Item, A great Brafs pendant Candledick, with 12 Branches. 
 
 Item, One lejfcr, with 6 Branches. 
 
 Item, 6 Great Brafs Spouts, to quench Fires. 
 
 Item, 12 Leather-Buckets. 
 
 Item, The great Brafs Bafon, given by the Founder, with a foot to it for 
 Cbrijlningt. 
 
 Item, 2 Fair Jlanding Brafs Candledicks, double gilt. 
 
 Item, One Brafs Lamp, to hang in the body of the Church. 
 
 Item, The great Brafs Desk in the middle of the Chappel, with the Bible in two 
 Volumes, on each fide fairly bound and embojfed. 
 
 Item, 13 Seats of the Poor-Knights, lined with Scarlet, &c. 
 
 Befides all the long Wainfcot Pews moveable, firving at the Sermons and Di¬ 
 vinity LeSures, thrice in the roeef 
 Item, 19 Wainfcot Seats, with Ballijlers, &c. 
 
 But no lets pious than his PredecefTors,.hath the prefent soveraign manifefted 
 himfelf, who finding (fhortly after his happy Redauration ) that through the 
 licentious barbarifm of the late times, the facred Vtenfils formerly dedicated to 
 
 Q_q q ' the 
 
>8 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 XIX. 
 
 the ufe of the Altar, had been facrilegioufly plundred, and being religioufly 
 earned to fet again on foot, fo laudable a way of provilion, for lupply of all 
 cml. things neceflary to its fervice and ornament, upon the! Petition of the Dean and 
 2 ’®' Canons of IVtn defer, exhibited in Chapter held at Whitehall the 20. of June, did 
 with the cheerful and ready confent of the Knights-Companions, revive the 
 forefaid Decrees, for railing the like Turns of money, both from Himfelf and the 
 prefent and future Knifts-Companions, which by virtue of the forefaid Decrees 
 had been formerly collected. 
 
 Hereupon, his r Highnefs James Duke of Torh, bellowed a fair piece of Plate 
 of 100 /. value, and the r Earl of Southampton gave not only what the Statutes 
 required, but half as much more, towards the Plate deligned to be bought with 
 the reft of the Knights-Companions Money. And to enable Dr. Brune Ryves the 
 now Dean of IVindefir, to collefl and receive, not only from the reft of the pre¬ 
 fent Knights-Companions, but all other, within one year after their Election, the 
 fum of 20 /. a piece, and thereof to give an account at the following Chapter, and 
 fo fucceffively of flacknefs or failer if any fhould be, the Soveraign in Novem¬ 
 ber following, ifliied out his Warrant unto him, under the Sign Manual and the 
 Signet of the Order. 
 
 How the money hereby collefted was bellowed, as alfo what other plate was 
 added to the Furniture of the faid Altar, by fome other pioufiy dilpofed perfons, 
 will appear by the following Inventory, taken by Dr. Browne Chanter, and Dr. 
 Evans Steward of the Colledge , the 20. of July 1667. and from them tranfmitted 
 to my hand. 
 
 A pair of plain gilt Flaggons^Bg^f with the money collected from the Knights- 
 Companions, weighing 150 Ounces. 
 
 A pair of wrought Flaggons, with great Bellies, having the Figure of St.Ge orge 
 on HorfebacJ^ on their Covers, the rejl all Feather-work, bought with the 
 Knights money, weighing 414 Ounces. 
 
 One plain fmall Bafon, wrought and gilt only in the middle of it, weighing 25 
 Ounces and one half. 
 
 A pair of plain gilt Chalices and Covers, bought alfo with the Knights money , 
 both weighing 1 6a, Ounces undone quarter. 
 
 A large embojl Bafon, with the Figure of Mary Magdalen, wafhing our Savi¬ 
 ours Feet, weighing 198 Ounces. 
 
 A pair of large Taper Candlellicks embofl, with Nozles to them, weighing 264 
 Ounces. 
 
 Thefi Candlellicks and Bafon were obtained of her Flighnefs Princefs Mary 
 about November 1660. by Dr. Brown, but floe dying before the following 
 Chriftmas, the charge (being 233 b odd money) lay upon the Colledge. 
 
 A pair of large Bafons gilt and embojjed with the Hijlory of Chrift, at his laji 
 Supper upon one ; and on the other, of Chrift blejjing the young Children 
 coming to him, being obtained by Dr. Brown of her Flighnefs the Dutchefs 
 of York 1661. both weighing 305 Ounces. 
 
 A plain gilt Corporas, the gift of Sir Richard Fanlhaw, weighing 24 Ounces. 
 
 A double gilt Chalice and Cover, with a broad Foot, having a Crofs on the 
 Cover, and another on the foots, the gift of the Lady Mary Heveningham, 
 weighing 33 Ounces. 
 
 We fee in the foregoing Inventory, taken 1643. that formerly there was be¬ 
 longing to the Altar a large Carpet of Wyre-Gold , this we find mentioned in 
 the Inventories taken the 4. of February, an. qy.Eliz. the 9. of November, an. 17. 
 Jac. R. and the 12. of December 1638. an. 14. Car. 1. and being feized on by 
 Collonel Ven, as aforefaid, is now fupplied in a Covering, given by the prefent 
 Soveraign, confiding of feven panes of Cloth of Gold, and purple Velvet, with 
 a fair broad Gold Fringe towards the Front, and a narrow Cold Fringe on 
 ■. two (ides. There is now alfo two Diaper Table-Cloths, Diamond work, made 
 
S E 
 
 CT. 
 
 VI. 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feafi. 
 
 499 
 
 to lye upon the Altar , and two fine Holland cloths , with great Buttons and red 
 Croffes in the middle, to cover the confecratcd Elements , in the time of the 
 Communion. 
 
 If we (hould pafs hence to the ancient Ornaments of the chappel , we fhall find 
 them many and rich, even fo early as * an. 8. R. 2 . but becaufe their particular t See the imei. 
 mention will better fuit with the larger Difcourfe, we intend upon the chappel 
 it felf, we fhall refer it to that work, and here remember only thefe two,name- Ahraf. “ 
 ly the Image of our Lady, and Equeftrian 6 tatne of St. George. 
 
 There is notice taken of an " Image of the blefl'ed Virgin Mary, given to this u (ms. vet. 
 Chappel by King Henry the Fifth, in the firft year of his Reign, which weighed w \ftmsil. 
 
 117 pound Troy weight. He liking the workmanlhip, cauled v John Cauje a 
 skilful Dutch Goldfmith, to give fome additional ornament thereto 5 after which, 
 it then weighed Troy weight 165 pound and one quarter; and this Image, in 
 the 1 9. year of his Reign, he commanded to be fet up in St.George’s Chappel, there 
 to remain for ever. 
 
 As to the other, there is an Order of chapter , an. 3 6 . H. 8. elitred in the 
 t Black-Book 1 by which it appears, that the Sovcraign and Knights-Companions y < p 4e , IlS , 
 ("to increafe the honor of their Patron') agreed to raife money and employ it z i 
 towards making his * statue fitting on Horfeback ; the soveraigns proportion of 
 this contribution was 5 /. every Duke gave 2 /. an Earl 1 1 . 6 s. 8 d. a Baron I /. 
 and a Batchellor Knight 1 3 s. 4 d. Thefe two being thus mentioned, we need in- 
 fert no more here, feeing that Inventory taken an. 8 .R. 2. and the others fince, 
 will afford plenty of fuch like rich and excellent pieces of work, which here¬ 
 tofore belonged to this facred place. 
 
 The Eajl wall of the chappel is now adorned with 22 panes of Cloth of Gold 
 and Purple Damask, the gift of the prefent Sovereign: But thofe in the late,S7>- 
 veraigns Reign were of Crimfon Velvet and Gold. In the middle of thefe 
 Hangings over the Altar, have been heretofore placed very rich Altar-cloths, 
 concerning fome of which, we have met with a Memorial, which informs us, 
 that it pleafed the late sovcraign, in a Chapter held at Windefir the 8 6 . of No- i(Lib. R. 
 vember an. 9. Car. I. to give command, that two little pieces of Arras Hang- b -|P- 88 - 
 ings, then hanging over the Altar ( in one of which was wrought the b Pifture 
 of St. George on Horfeback, and on the other, of the Ajjitmption of the c blefl'ed 
 Virgin ) fhould be prefaced in fuch places where the Dean and his Lieutenant 
 fhould think belt, for the ufe of the Paid Altar at the Grand Feafl , and other 
 Feftivals of the Order : Hereupon they were 8 fetched from Windefir, to fet over d Lordcham- 
 the Altar in the chappel at Whitehall , an. 11 . Car. I. the Feajl of St. George being berL "«' Bo,p 
 then celebrated there. 
 
 , _ an- 1694 .act 
 
 There are now two other pieces of slrras, which are appointed to that ufe 5 *11.1641.*.56 
 the one hath the Piftures of Chrift and his Diftiples at Supper; given by the 
 late Right Reverend Father in God Bryan Lord Bifhop of Winchester, Prelate of 
 the Order ; the other, ok Chrift and the two Difciples at Emmaus, wrought af¬ 
 ter Titians Original, given by the right Honorable, the Lady Mordant, Wife 
 to the Lord Mordant, late Conftable of Windefor. 
 
 As to the Soveraigns Royal stall, it hath in all times had over it a rich Canopy, 
 the back and foreparts adorned with materials of the fame fute, with a long 
 Velvet Cnjhen before, to lay his Books on, another (hotter for his Seat, and a 
 third to kneel on. The Canopy prepared againft the Grand Fcaft, an. lg.Car.2. 
 and which now adorns it, is made of two panes of Purple Velvet, and one of 
 Clothof Gold, having a broad Gold Fringe at the bottom, a narrow one at the 
 top, and an inner Valance of the fame, with a Purple Silk Fringe; the back and 
 fore piece is of three panes alfo, one of Gold, the other two of Purple Velvety 
 with a narrow Gold Fringe about it. The three Cujhens are of Purple Velvet, 
 garnifhed with Gold Fringe, and Taffels of Silk and Gold. 
 
 Each of the Knights-Companions Stalls, are alfo furnifhed with the like number 
 of Cujhens. 
 
 Laftly, The Pulpit is hung with Crimfon Damask, inwrought with final! 
 
 Flowers of Gold, Portcullices, Flowers de Lis and Rofes, all crowned ; this 
 
 Q_q q 2 PutpiV 
 
Chap. XIX. 
 
 500 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 Tulp-t-Clotb was preferved from the ravenous hands of Collonel Fen, and now 
 redored to its former ufe. 
 
 It may be judged how other of the Soveraign’s Chappels, wherein the folemn 
 Services at the Grand Feafl were celebrated, befides this of St .George at Windc- 
 fir , have been fet forth and adorned, by one or two Examples in that kind; for 
 ' an. 22. H. 8. though the Sovcraign held the Feaji of St. George at Windefor, yet 
 oathe Evening , he went not to St George's chappel , but heard Divine Service in 
 the Chappel above in the upper Qjadrangle (at the Weft end of St. George’s Hall) 
 which f chappel was hanged on both fides, a rich Cloth of State fet up, and a 
 haut pas of a foot high for the Sovcraign , as alfo a little foot pace, 13 inches 
 broad, and 7 inches high for him to kneel at. The s High Altar and that fet 
 before the soveraign, were richly garnifhed with Images and other Ornaments 
 of Gold and Silver gilt, &c. 
 
 We alfo find, that at the Feafi of St. George held at Whitehall , h an. 5. Elite,, the 
 1 Chappel was hung with Cloth of Gold, and the Stalls both before and behind 
 y.b.iide etiam vv j t [j doth of Tilfue, fet with Scutcheons at their back. The Soveraign’s Royal 
 °' Stall was adorned with a Cloth of State , and fumiflied with Cufhens, as were 
 klbid.f. 20. the Emperor’s , the French King’s, and the Soveraign s Lieutenant's. But k an. 
 
 7. Elite., all the Stalls of the fame choire were hung with Carpets, both before 
 and behind. 
 
 At the Feafl held there an. xp. Car. 7. the chappel was hung with the rich Hang¬ 
 ings of Silk and Gold, wherein the twelve Months were with excellent skill 
 defcribed. The Altar was furnifhed with chafed gilt Plate, viz. one large Bafon 
 in the middle, and two left on either fide, two fair Candleflicky with unlighted 
 Tapers, and two large Water-Pots i on the lower rank was fet another Bafon, four 
 Flaggons and two Service-Books , covered with like gilt Plate; and ladly, the So¬ 
 veraign’s stall had the rich Furniture of Cloth of Gold and Purple Velvet fetcht 
 from Windefor to adorn it. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Ihe furmjhmg of St. George’s Hall. 
 
 T H E care of making ready and furnifhing St. George's Hall (or other Room, 
 either there or elfewhere, fet apart for the Grand Dinner) is committed 
 partly to the Gentleman-'Ujher of the Blacfi-Rod, and partly to the Soveraign s 
 Surveyor General of his Works. 
 
 The Surveyor-General, upon directions given him by Warrant from the Lord 
 Chamberlain of the Hoiifbold, caufeth a Floor to be raifed at the upper end of 
 the Hall, whereunto is an alcent of three deps, and thereon he raifeth a Table 
 12 Footlorfg, and 3 foot and a half broad for the Soveraign to dine at. On the 
 left hand of this Table, is fet a Cupboard for Plate, and a fide Table for GlalFes, 
 &c. to ferve the soveraign s Table, as occafion (hall require. Upon the upper- 
 mod dep of the raifed Floor, is fet a drong Rail with Baniders croft the Hall, 
 to keep off the Croud from the Soveraign s Table, that lb the Ojflcers appointed 
 to attend thereat, may with more liberty perform their feveral Duties and 
 Services. 
 
 On the right hand of the soveraign's State , and below the Rails, are Tables 
 placed for the Knights-Companions to dine at, which fometimes hath been but 
 i .MS.inOfic 1 one Table, continued to the lower end of the Hall, with a long Form on the 
 Armor.iM.17] bjj-k fide; but of late the famefpace hath been taken up, and furnifhed with fe- 
 ‘ ,28, veral fmall Tables ; thofe fet up an. 23. Car. 2. were 6 foot long, and 4 and a half 
 
 broad, and fet at two Foot didance, each from the other. At the Grand Feafl 
 
 held 
 
 c f MS. in Of- 
 fk fic.Arm. 
 gU>i7 M 
 32 . 
 
 far MS. penes 
 i t W.DtN.f. 
 
Sect. Vff. 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. 
 
 held at Whitehall, m an. 8. Car. I. th eTables (or the Knights-Companions were (like 
 the Soveraign sj fenced in with Rails; within which the Waiters only being ad¬ 
 mitted, the Dithes of Meat and the Banquet, were thereby handfomly freed 
 from the troublefome (yet ufual ) croud and rapine of the people ; the like 
 hath been done at all times fince, with Bars to openand (hut againft every Table. 
 
 Oppofite to thefe, between the Hall Windows, are fet fo many fide Tables, 
 each 5 foot long, and 2 and a half broad, all railed in with Bars, as are the Ta¬ 
 bles provided for the Knight s-Companio?is ; fo that each of theirs hath a fide Ta¬ 
 ble, furnithed with Plate, Glades, Wine, Beer, &c. to ferve it. 
 
 The Hall being thus far prepared, the BlackpRod receives the Lord chamber¬ 
 lains Warrant, for taking into his Cuftody fuch rich and coftly Furniture, both 
 for the Soveraign s State, and hanging the Hall, as is thought worthy to contri¬ 
 bute to the honor of this Feftival. The state , placed at the upper end hf the 
 Hall before the soveraign s Table, is ufually the richeft; the Hangings of the heft 
 fort and fuch were the four pieces of Arras, wherein were wrought the Hi do¬ 
 ry of St. George , bought by “ King Henry the Sixth. 1 he Story of Abraham and 
 Lot (mod curious for defign and workmanfhip, mod codly for Silk and Gold} 
 with the rich 0 State, Chair, Cudicns, and Stools belonging to the Queen’s Privy 
 Chamber, did adorn the Frefence-Chamber at the Feaft held at Whitehall, an. 11. 
 Car. 1. And the fame Hangings were made ufe of in the Banqueting Houfe there, 
 an. 19. Car. 2. 
 
 And in cafe the appearance at Windefor, of the Nobility and great Perfo- 
 nages, with their Trains, be extraordinary, then doth the soveraign, upon fuch 
 an occafion, direft his ! etters to the Dean and Prebends , defiring them to give 
 way, that the Blac/g-Rod may furvey their Houfes, and therein appoint Lodg¬ 
 ings for fo many as may be entertained there ; and thus was it done, upon 
 the coming hither of the Emperor Sigifmond, tan. 7. H. 5. for the Soveraign 
 being defirous that their Servants and Attendants, as well as others of his own 
 Retinue, might be in all relpefts handfomly accommodated, and becaufe 
 the Priviledge was granted to the Dean and Canons , in the charter of 27. E. 3. 
 That no perfon, of what (fate or condition foever, might upon any colour 
 lodge or tarry in their Houfes without their confent; he thereupon wrote his 
 9 Letter to them, thereby defiring liberty and allowance, for the Blacf-Rod to 
 take up Lodgings in their Houfes, in fuch an extraordinary cafe; yet withal tig- 
 nified, it was not his intention, that under colour of this they (liould befo charg¬ 
 ed for the future. 
 
 In 'May an. 23. Car. 2. a little before the Grand Feaft was held at Windefor, 
 there fell out feme difpute between the Gentlemen-Vfhers daily Waiters , and 
 the Knight-Harbenger, who (hould appoint Lodgings in the Dean and Prebends 
 Houfes, for any of the Knights-Companions , or other perfons of quality of the 
 Court. The r Knight Harbenger, alledged that by his Patent he ought to affign 
 Lodgings for all perfons, that are not lodged in the King's Palace, and that the 
 Gentlemen-Vfhers have nothing to do either without the King's Houfe, or with 
 thofe who are not the King’s Houfhold-Servants, as fome of the Knights-Compani- 
 ont are not. But after much difcourfe on both tides, before the Lord cham¬ 
 berlain of the Houfold, which occafioned a further enquiry into the matter, the 
 only perfon for this Affair, appeared to be the' Gentleman-Vfher of the Blacky 
 Rod, who is an Officer of the Order within the Colledge, and whofe Predeceffor 
 carried the before mentioned Letter from King Henry the Fifth, to the Dean and 
 Canons'-, betides he is one, whom they have fince willingly admitted of in fuch 
 occafions, and confequently not been invaded by a ftrange Officer, and there¬ 
 upon were the" pretenfions of the Knight-Harbinger fet afide. 
 
 m.Lib.tip 7 s 
 
 r) Lib.vie. Cot¬ 
 ton. in Ojfic. 
 Mill Gardrob, 
 f.96.b. 
 
 o Loro' Cham- 
 beriajn’s B-o ^ 
 of Warrantt 
 from 1 354. /o 
 l641.ji.56. 
 
 p Lib.N pag. 
 57 - 
 
 Appendix N. 
 CLXXII. 
 
 r CA Boo^en- 
 f ) tittiled 
 t "S St. Georg 7 1 
 u f Feaft y in the 
 Lord Chamber - 
 laym Office. 
 
 SECT. 
 
<p2 
 
 Preparations for the Grand Feaft. Chap. XIX. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 Officers and Servants appointed to attend at the Grand Feaft. 
 
 T HE Names of thofe Noblemen, which the Soveraign appoints to the prin¬ 
 cipal Offices of this Grand Feaft, are put into a Lift, ligned by the Lord 
 Chamberlain of the Houfhold, and delivered to the Black_-Rod , who is to give 
 them notice fotne convenient time before the Feaft begin, that thereupon they 
 may fit themfelves to perform the duty of their feveral places. 
 
 w Lord Cham¬ 
 
 " A Lift of thofe Lords that gave at¬ 
 
 A Lift of thofe Lords that attend¬ 
 
 berlains Bao^ 
 of Warrants, 
 
 tendance at the Grand-Feaft, an. 
 
 ed th e Soveraign, at St. George's 
 
 from 1654, to 
 1641 pag.2^6. 
 
 14 .Car. 1. when the prefent So¬ 
 
 Feaft held at IVindefor the 8. of 
 
 veraign was Inftalled. 
 
 Oftober , an. 15. Car. t. 
 
 
 For the Sword. 
 
 For the Sword. 
 
 
 Earl (/Northampton. 
 
 Earl (/Denbigh. 
 
 
 The Great Bafon. 
 
 The Great Balon. 
 
 
 Earl (/Bedford. 
 
 Earl of Denbigh. 
 
 
 Earl (/Hertford. 
 
 Earl of Monmouth. 
 
 
 Earl of Clare. 
 
 Lord Edward Howard. 
 
 
 Earl of St. Albons. 
 
 Lord Herbert of Cardiff. 
 
 
 Lord Herbert i/Ragland. 
 
 The Cupbearer. 
 
 
 The Cupbearer. 
 
 Lord Herbert (/Gardiff. 
 
 
 Earl of EflTex. 
 
 The Carver. 
 
 
 The Carver. 
 
 Lord Wharton. 
 
 
 Earl i/Carlifle. 
 
 The Sewer. 
 
 
 The Sewer. 
 
 Lord Grandifbn. 
 
 
 Earl of Dover. 
 
 The Surnap. 
 
 
 The Surnap. 
 
 Lord Edward Howard. 
 
 
 Earl of Elgin. 
 
 The Ewer. 
 
 
 The Ewer. 
 
 Lord Slego. 
 
 
 Earl o/Devonftlire. 
 
 The Train. 
 
 
 The Train. 
 
 Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 
 Lord RufTel. 
 
 Earl of Oxford. 
 
 
 Lord Herbert. 
 
 Lord Cranbornc. 
 
 Lord Buckhurft. 
 
 The Gentlemen of the Soveraign s Privy-Chamber , who bear the Canopy , are 
 thofe that are at the time of the Feaft in waiting; and thefe that follow perfor¬ 
 med that fervice at theFeaft held in OBober,an. 15 .Car. I. 
 
 % Ibid. p. 540. x Mr. Gilbert North. 
 
 Mr. John Carey. 
 
 Mr. John Frecheville. 
 Captain John Tyringham. 
 Mr. Edward Tyringham. 
 Sir Peter Kellegrew. 
 
 Mr. Henry Wentworth. 
 Sir William Berkeley. 
 Sir Henry Bruce. 
 
 Sir Richard Young. 
 
 Sir Robert Winde. 
 
 Sir John Weldram. 
 
 Be (ides 
 
iVmfr:-;. 
 
 Sect. VIII. Preparations/^ the Grand Feaft. 
 
 _ BeGdes thefe, feveral other of the Sovereign's officers and servants have no¬ 
 tice from the Lord chamberlain, to give their particular attendance at the Grand 
 Feaft, and of what quality they ufually are, will appear by the Lift of thofe ap- 
 pointed to attend at Windefor the 29. of May^ an. 23. Car . 2. 
 
 y Lord chamberlain , and Servants. 
 Mr. Vice-Chamberlain, 
 
 Groom of the Stool. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Bedchamber . , 
 Bedchamber-men. 
 
 Privy- Purfi. 
 
 Secretaries of State. 
 
 Secretaries of Scotland. 
 
 Gentlemen-Vffjers of the Privy 
 Chamber. 
 
 1 2 Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber 
 in waiting. 
 
 4 Gentlemen-VjJjers daily Waiters. 
 
 2 Carvers. 
 
 2 Cupbearers. 
 
 2 Sewers. 
 
 8 Quarter-Waiters^Gentlemen-Vjhzrs. 
 2 Pages of the Prefence. 
 
 2 Chaplains. 
 
 2 Enquires of the Body. 
 
 2 Phyficians. 
 
 2 apothecaries. 
 
 2 Chyrurgeons. 
 
 4 Serjeants at Arms. 
 
 Mrs. Sempflrefs and Landrefs to his 
 mjefty. 
 
 8 Servers of the Chamber. 
 
 4 Grooms of the Chamber, 
 rages of the Bacbcftairs. 
 
 14 Lords to attend his Majefty. 
 Captain of the Guards. 
 
 Officers of the Guard. 
 
 Officers of the Robes. 
 
 Teomen of the Guard. 
 
 2 Grooms of the Privy-Chamber. 
 
 3 Mafters of the Tents. 
 
 Groom-Porter. 
 
 Mafer of the Ceremonies. 
 
 Marjhal of the Ceremonies. 
 
 Aid of the Ceremonies. 
 
 Removing IFardrobe. 
 
 Jeml-houfe. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Chappel. 
 
 Muftcians. 
 
 5 Meffengers. 
 
 Teomen of the Bom and Guns. 
 
 16 Trumpeters. 
 
 Captain Cook., and the Children of the 
 Chappel. 
 
 Scrjeant-Trumpeter. 
 
 Drum-Major, 4 Drummers and a Fife, 
 
 St. Alban. 
 
 y A Boo['i inti¬ 
 tuled St. 
 George’s Feaft 
 in the Lori 
 Chamber him 
 Office. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
 I'Jf 
 
*>°4 
 
 XX. 
 
 CHAP. XX. 
 
 THE 
 
 ORDER OF THE 
 
 Ceremonies 
 
 ON THE 
 
 Eve 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Grand Feafh 
 
 sect. i. 
 
 Of the beginning of the Grand Feaft. 
 
 H A vine; in the precedent Chapter fpoken fomevvhat of the Inflitution 
 of the Grand Fejlival , which the statutes of this moft Noble Order 
 have fixed to the day of St. George; we come now to treat of its 
 Celebration, with the Ceremonies performed throughout this great 
 Solemnity, devifed to fet forth and illuftrate the glory thereof: 
 In the obfervation of which, both the firft Injlitutor, and all fucceedmg Sove- 
 raietis have (hewn the utmoft of their provifion and care : well knowing that 
 what is once (lightly obferved, will foon fall into dtfefteem, if not contempt And 
 here what firft occurs to our confideration, are the Day, the Hour, and the 
 Tlace, when and where the Soveraign and Knights-Companions are to meet, in or¬ 
 der to the beginning of the Feafl. 
 
 As to the firft, although St.Gorges day for fuch other day as the Soveraign 
 (hall pleafe to nominate and appoint, by Prorogation in lieu thereof ) be indeed 
 the principal and Grand day of the Feafl , yet does the Fwj? take commence- 
 ment upon the Eve , and determines not until the third day following} and fo 
 the whole Solemnity takes up, inclufively, three days. 
 
 And this is clear from fevernl Articles of the Statutes, wherein the courfe of 
 the Ceremonies, to be obferved at this Grand solemnity, are let down 5 whether 
 performed on the Eve, the Feajl-day , or the Morron .after : And thefe three days 
 together did the Sovereigns hold the Grand Feajl, whether they P er ^J 
 
The Ceremonies on the Eve of the FeafL 
 
 5°5 
 
 Sect. I. 
 
 celebrated the fame, or deputed other of the Knights-Companions to that Em¬ 
 ployment, the Claufc in the CommiJJions of Deputation , limiting their power, 
 either in general, during the time of the Feaji-, or in particular, upon the day of St. 
 
 George, the day going before, and that following, vise., the laft day of the Feafi. 
 
 In like manner, when in fucceeding times, Commijfitsns of Prorogation of the 
 Grind Feaji were made ufe of we find the three days continuance of the Feaji 
 to be particularly mentioned in the body of thofe CommiJJions, namely, the day 
 wherein (by fuch appointment) tbc Feaji was to begin, the Grand day it felf, and 
 the day whereon it ended. 
 
 The direftions given in the Statutes, for the order and courfe of this Solem¬ 
 nity, to begin with the Eve, run thus, a Every year, upon St. George’s Eve, full , E 3 , Stat , 
 he an affembly or meeting of all the Knights-Companions of the Order, at Winde- dn. 9- 
 for Cajlle , &c. and the fame is pofitively enjoined by all other b Bodies of the $■ Stat. 
 
 Aft. Qm Hi 3, 
 
 Statutes. stat. At:. 3. 
 
 And as the Grand Feaji is generally, and for the mod: part, laid to tase com . 
 mencement, ' in Vigilia SanSi Georgii, or,as it is otherwife expreft in the * Black: 
 
 Book, in Vigilia future celehritatis , or, c Vigiltis Divi Georgii , or , ' in Vigilia te.s/,6. 
 Fejii: So hath the time of this preceding day feveral other denominations given 
 unto it in the fame Regijier, as s Vefperi. ante diem Sanffi Georgii, h in Vefperiis 29,^,51,55' 
 eriis Fedi. k in Vefieriis Commitionum, and other whiles 1 Pri -Elk- 
 
 Georgiunis, ‘ in Vefperiis Fejii, k in Vefperiis Commitionum, 
 
 die Divi Georgii, m Pri die Georgian£ Solemnitatis, n Pridie Fejii, » Prulie Jeria- 
 runt Divi Georgii, and fometimes P Pervigilia, and laftly in plain Englifh, s St. 15 -EIk- 
 George's Even. All which fignifie one and the fame thing, and are but various 
 names given to the Evening of the day foregoing, either that of St. George, org^,.i 7 ,,8, 
 that whereon the Grand Feaji is appointed to be held by Prorogation. _ bAn '^Er 
 
 Thus we fee, the Founder began his Solemnity upon the Eve of the Feaji■ tZ.t'i.EUj 
 day ; which doubtlefs was in conformity to theCuftom of the church, who made 3,14,^15. 
 the Vigils and Eves part of the enfuing Fejiivals, and as llfbers to the Grand So- Elj ^ 
 
 lemnities. And becaufe the meaning of the word, and firft occafion of obferv-1 An 3,8, A, 
 ing alfo the Eves of Solemn Days, or great Feafts, by the Church, may haply be HS _ 
 
 to many unknown 5 it will be here proper enough, to give a touch upon the ort- n 41.38,(47 39. 
 ginal of this Cuftom. F j'f ff FJ . 
 
 Hofpinian handling this particular, in his Book De origine Fejiorum Chrifiia- p f 
 norum, draweth the antiquity of Vigils out of the Epiftle of Plinius fecundus, 20. J M r. 
 and the authority of Ecclefiaftical Writers, from the Apojiles times, and the next hA "' s £ ' 6 - 
 fucceeding Age; for faith he, ' In the Apoftles days, and fometime after, when r r cap. 7. fit. 
 the Chriftians dttrjl not appear in publicly, becaufe of the continual fnares, Treachc- j 4 - 
 ries, and perfection of Tyrants, and Enemies of their Religion ; they were forced to 
 meet in the night time, and early before day, for the exercife of their devotion. And 
 in the firfl Church after the times of the Apoftles, when they flood not in fear of any 
 perfection, they r watched and faded in their Churches all the weef before Eaftcr , 
 or Paffion-week ; but efpecially on the Eve of the Refurrc&ion ; whence grew the 
 Cujlom, both for Chrijlian men and Women, to ' watch and faft on the Eves of great 
 Solemnities, in their Churches ; and at the Sepulchres o/Saints and Martyrs. 
 
 And Durand gives a reafon , why thefe meetings were called Vigils, » becaufe 
 anciently in the principal Feafts two NoSurnal Offices were performed [probably 
 Watching and Prayingjjyir the People which came to the Feafts, watcht all night Edit. Lurf. 
 in the Churches, Jpending their time in the praifes of God. 
 
 But as the bed things may be abufed, even Virtue and Religion it felf, fo it 
 hapned in this religious duty, as Hofpinian thus further relates, w That forafmuch wLoco faya 
 as in procefs of time, thefe Nocturnal Watchings occaftonecl much wiefednefs, there- 
 fore were the Women forbidden accefs thereto ; * becaufe under pretence of Prayer, 
 great dbufes were oftentimes committed. hi. 
 
 Whence it came, that thefe kinds of Vigils, as a Durand affirms, were alfo i locs fitfu 
 at length prohibited ; which prohibition received confirmation from b Pope In- *■ 
 
 vocent the Third, in the year of our Lord 1 afb.and in the room thereof jejunia, . i of. Frjh 
 or Fajis, were appointed. c Neverthelefs thofe forts of Fajls ftill retained the 
 name of vigils, as moft properly implying the Duty originally enjoined. And 
 
 lv r r Durand 
 
 
506 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feafl. Chap. XX. 
 
 Durand further informs us , that this Inftitution was alfo called Difpenlatio 
 d Urn fup. at. d hecaufl the Fall was put in the place of the Vigil. 1 
 
 And yet to (hew the antiquity of Vigils, it appears that, before chrifiia- 
 nity , the ancient Creeks and Romans had the fame kind of preparations, to iome 
 e Di for.Iib.i. G f their grand or folemn Fealis ; and particularly at the ' or Feafts of 
 
 Tj.jtfn it C . cret - f Fo C three da y s before this Feaft ’ the Women were to abltain front all 
 Frjh Htbr. <b manner of Venery, to which end they ftrewed Agnus caftus, and fuch Herbs 
 VraJlatW- under their Beds ’ as s Diofcorides, (peaking of that Herb, teffifieth. b Pliny alfo 
 «/ 166o. faith the fame; and much to that purpofe, the Scholiafl of Nicander, ‘and on 
 
 the third day they fafted; and this kind of profeftum, k Plautus plainly calls Vi- 
 1,b. li clp. 6 . gilitc where he faith, 
 
 1 Is adolefcentis illius ejl avunculus 
 £ui illam jlupravit nollu Ccreris vigiliis. 
 
 And this the Uncle is of that young man 
 Who her by night at Ceres Vigils ravifht. 
 
 In the “Temples of Ifis and AEfculapius, the like nodturnal vigils were alfo ce- 
 Cbflft.flai. a. Iebrated •• Analogous to which were thofe " Nodturnal Rites of Cotytto , kept by 
 n the Corinthians, mentioned by Suidas, Hefychius, and 0 Juvenal. ' 1 
 
 Talia fecreta coluerunt Orgia tceda , 
 
 Cecropiam foliti Baptse lafftre Cotytto. 
 
 P At Athens fuch the Baptifls Orgies were, 
 
 When they their publick Torches did advance, 
 
 And tir'd out their Cotytto in a Dance. 
 
 Which T ’wife for the fame kind of abufes above mentioned, were condemned 
 ai, chiefly by Eupolis , an ancient Comaedian in his Eaptee, as the nodtur- 
 
 q TaBtrAn. na Bacchus by 9 Euripides. 
 
 Jin jnu. 
 
 Ethnic, fol. 
 158. b. 
 
 o Lib. 1. Satyr 
 
 p Sir Rob. 
 Stapleton's 
 Truncation. 
 
 i J. Jonfl. he. 
 fup. citato. 
 k < Prolog. 
 
 1 l Anlul. 
 
 iBT Hi yvitojKcti 
 
 a o/uoy *57 , 
 
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 Orig. Fcft. 
 Chrifl.p.26 a. 
 
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 fincm. 
 
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 i. 2 V. 
 
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 ! Fol. 46. 
 
 To Womens honors dangerous and unfafe. 
 
 And for this caufe were the Vigils many times'prohibited by thewileft of the 
 Ancients, though Heathens, among whom Romulus was one, who made a Law, 
 that no night Vigils fhould be kept in any Temple at Rome. An account of their 
 wicked and beaftly Ceremonies ufed in the Nights, and why they were like- 
 wile afterwards banilhed out of Rome and Italy, may be feen at large in ! Livy. 
 
 But to proceed to the fecond Point, the Hour ; as the Eve was appointed by the 
 Founder, for the commencement of the Anniverfary of this Grand Feajl, lb to 
 make the time yet more certain, the Statutes exprefs the exad( Hour of meeting, 
 for beginning the Solemnities, to be at the Hour of Tierce, which in many other 
 places is cs :eA a Hora tertiarum. But this feemed not fufficient, to exprefs clear 
 enough, the meaning of a Law, wherein the punilhment for late coming was en¬ 
 joined, and by the (brength of which, the penalty might be levied; and there¬ 
 fore in a Chapter held at IVindefir, upon the w io. day of May, an. 17. £.4, A 
 fcruple being railed among the Knights-Companions then aflembled, concerning 
 the Expolition of thefe words * Hora tertiarum, the day before the Feafl-, whe¬ 
 ther it were intended at three a Clock in the Afternoon, or at the Hour of the 
 Church, accuftomably ufed after Prime, before Noon, r Becaufe it feemed mofl 
 agreeable to the Statute, and to the reafon of the Statute, and to the penalty there 
 enjoined, that it fhould be taken for the Hour after Prime before Noon ; it was 
 determined, that thenceforth it Jboulefanviolably be fo obferved. 
 
 The 1 Regiflrum Chartaceum recoraeth the fame interpretation of the words; 
 and to let us fee that this was immediately put in pradtice, in it there is entred 
 
 down 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft 507 
 
 down the Names of thofe Knights-Contpanions, prefent in the chapterhoufe with 
 the sovereign, both in the Morning and Evening of the faid 10. day of May 
 (being the Eve of the Feajl of St. George') that is to (ay b before Noon, Thomas b<tb\d. 
 Marquefs Dorfiet, William Earl of Arundel, Henry Earl of Effex, Anthony Earl 
 Rivers, John Lord Scrope, Thomas Lord Mantravers, John Lord Dudley , and 
 Sir John Ajlley, and in the c Afternoon, the Prince, George Duke of Clarence, 
 
 Richard Duke of Toifi, James Earl Douglas, John Lord Howard, Sir William 
 Parre, Walter Lord Ferrari, and Sir Thomas Montgomery. 
 
 Another inftance of which Praftice, we again meet with, a». d 3. H. 7. on the a 
 Eve of the Grand Feajl, held by Prorogation at Windefor ; where the Sovcraign foe -1 
 (in regard of the arrival of feveral Ambajfadors there, and treating about the f 
 Affairs concerning which they came J ‘ put off the ufiual Chapter until Noon. 
 
 Whence it evidently appears, that the cuitom at this time alfo, was to begin the 
 Solemnity in the Morning, and then to hold a chapter as the firfr thing ; which 
 although (for the reafons before mentioned) the Soveraign thought fir to defer 
 until Noon ; neverthelefs, he commanded in the mean time, that the f Earl of 
 Shrewsbury fhould be inftalled, which was accordingly performed at the Maji of 
 the Virgin Mary. 
 
 As to the exprefs acception therefore of the Horn tertia, fo far as it relates to 
 the entrance upon our Grand Feftival, and how neer the fame, expounded and 
 praftifed as above, agrees with that hour of Tierce, celebrated by the Church, 
 and reckoned as one of the Canonical Hours, fet apart for Divine Worlhip; 
 may beft be deduced from what is difeourfed at large by 6 Durant, de Ritibus Ec- g Lib.%. cap }, 
 cleft# Catholic#, and by h Durand in his aforefaid Rationale, fpeaking both of tubffapa, 
 them concerning the Canonical hours of the Church, which though agreed on by 3,4, &c. 
 both to be the fame in effefl:, are by Durant moll pofitively delivered, to be fe- 
 ven in Number, viz. Matutin£ laudes, or Mattins, the Prima Hora, or Prime, the 
 Horn tertia, the Hora fiexta, the Hora nona, Vefpers, and the Compktorium, befides 
 the NoSurnnm ofjicmm, the Office for Nights; which is alfo divided into four 
 Vigils, the Conticininm, Gallicinium, Intempejlum, and Antelncinium ; which fe¬ 
 veral hours, after what manner they divided the day, it is pert.inent to our pur- 
 pole to enquire, lince from thence may be colle&ed, what time of the day was 
 their hour of Tierce, feeming to be the fame (determined by King Edward the 
 Fourth, as aforefaid) in fome refpefh 
 
 And though thefe Authors do not very punffually determine the conrfe of 
 thefe Hours, yet it may well enough be implied, that fince their Mattins was 
 performed about break of day, and their Prime, by confequence, at 6 a Clock 
 in the morning, the hour of Tierce was moft probably 9 a Clock in the Morn¬ 
 ing, and fo the reft at 3 hours diftance one after the other; and this determina¬ 
 tion is clearly confirmed by my late worthy friend Mr. Somner, in his Saxon 
 Dictionary, from an old 'Saxon Author, whofe words, he having cited in that i Birthfrithm 
 Language, thus renders; Sacrum horam diet fvetcrum) tertiam (noflram) autern verbs 
 Nonarn ante meridiem, Archicpijcopi cum Clero fejliva celebrant hilaritate: The Kyppiolc. 
 Archbijhop with the Clergie, celebrate with feafting and mirth, the facred hour 
 of the day, which among the Ancients was the Third, but with us the Ninth 
 hour, before Noon. This Hora tertia, or hour of Tierce, was by our Anccftors 
 the Englijh-Saxons , called Unoepn, as we find in venerable Bedes Hiftory of the 
 Church of England, k pr am un& 'l in “iSe Jionne mon msj-pe opvopc rinse's, i.c .a Ter- kLib. 4 ,c. as. 
 tia Hora quando Miffe fieri filebant ; and fo is it rendred by the faid Mr. Soniner, 
 
 1 UnSepn, Tempos ante mcridianum, hora diet veterum tertia , ttobira nona, the 1 Ditt. Sax. 
 Forenoon, the third hour of the day, that is nine of the Clock with us. So in 
 like manner is it ufed in an old Mauujcript of the holy Fcjlivals of the Church, Un&cpn. 
 compofed in meeter about the Reign of King Edward the Firft, in the life of St. 
 
 Brandon. 
 
 m ©few ffotulMf long eh her Matyns; i»el right tho it teas: time, 
 
 9nD of the ©auter CeDe vers; and fetthe alfo Prime, 
 
 §htD Undarne fetthe, anD Midday ; anD afterlDatD fetth lion, 
 
 $nu ech tpDc of the Dap Congo as ccitlenemen CcholDe Don. 
 
 R r r 2 
 
 m Penes Sil.~£ 
 Tajlour gen. 
 /01.7 a. 
 
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 o Durantm ds 
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 flintt. 44. fo 
 concilio Mart. 
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 r Lib. N. pag. 
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 94. 107. <£r 
 117 - 
 
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 Rorvet Journal, 
 p. 8. Palmers 
 Journal pro 
 *n.i6i9.p.i6. 
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 & 29- 
 
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 194. 
 
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 nal, p 23 Lib. 
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 1(539. pag.16. 
 and his large 
 Journal, p. 36. 
 d Lib. R.p. 5. 
 eir 39* 
 
 T/je Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX, 
 
 Of the Third, sixth, and Ninth Hours, “ Tertullian takes notice, as the moft re¬ 
 markable in humane Affairs, for the dtvifion of the day, the diftinftion ofbu- 
 finefs, and more peculiarly to be folemnized by Prayers and Divine Service j 
 but efpecially of all the reft the ° Hora Tcrtia, is by preheminence called the Gol¬ 
 den lour, and in the Canon Law ? Hora ficra, doubtlels, as being moft peculiarly 
 dedicated to l'ome celebration of Divine Service. 
 
 But notwithftanding the forefaid declared and decreed Expofition made by 
 King Edward the Fourth, we find it an. n. H. 8 . declared to be meant and in¬ 
 tended for the hour of three inthe a afternoon, and when King Henry the Eighth 
 came to model the statutes of the Order, he in two feveral Articles, declares and 
 expounds this Hora tcrtia (which the Englifh Vernon of thofe Statutes , renders 
 the Hour of Tierce') to be r Hora tertia pojl meridiem, three a Clock in the 
 Afternoon, and in another Article of the fame Statutes, 1 Hora tertiarum, id ell 
 Hora tertia poji meridiem ; and elfewhere t Hora tertia Vefpertina vel Pomeridiana, 
 which Hour as it was then fetled to be the punftual time for the Knights-Compa- 
 nions meeting, to enter upon the Solemnity of the Feajl, fo hath it ever fince 
 continued unaltered, and ufually obferved. 
 
 Thirdly, the Place of A.Jfembly , which, for the Soveraign and Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions hath been in fuch of the Soveraign s Privy Lodgings, both at Windefor or 
 elfewhere, as he hath appointed, and for the moft part, either in the * Privy, 
 rWithdrawing, or 1 Bedchambers. To this appointed Room do the Knight s- 
 Companions repair, to give their attendance on the Soveraign, firft having invert¬ 
 ed themfelves in full Robes, either in their a own Lodgings, or fome other con¬ 
 venient Room at Court , where b Garter is to attend them, with notice of the ap¬ 
 proaching hour. 
 
 The Knights-Companions being come to the Soveraign, fo alfo the Officers of 
 the Order, habited in their Mantles, and bearing in their hands the Symbols of 
 their feveral Offices, they wait the Soveraign s being verted in his Robes, and 
 until he pafs into the ‘Prefence-Chamber, or d give beginning to the Feajl, by open¬ 
 ing thS Chapter at this their meeting, before he go thither. 
 
 About the fame time, the Provincial Kings, Heralds, and Purfrivants, wearing 
 their Coats of the Soveraign’ s Arms, fo alfo the Band of Penfsoners, armed with 
 their Pole-Axes, aflemble in the Prefence-Chamber ; but the Prebends of theCo/- 
 ledge, verted in their Tafiaty Mantles over their Surplices, and Alms-Knights in 
 their Mantles and Surcoats, come no nearer than the Guard-Chamber. Laftly, 
 the Servants and Attendants of the Knights-Companions meet without the Guard- 
 Chamber door, v. hencefpreading themfelves down the Stairs, through the Stone 
 Gallery, into the upper Ward of the Cajlle, or as far as their number will reach, 
 all wait the Soveraign s coming forth into th ePrefence. 
 
 And here we think it needful ("once for all) to inform our Reader, in regard 
 not only the Feajl-day of St. George, but the Grand Feajl held in honor of the 
 Order, hath been kept in feveral other places befides Windefor Cajlle, more efpe¬ 
 cially Whitehall, St. James's, Greenwich, and Torlg ; that there are many Ceremo¬ 
 nies and other particulars (hereafter falling tinder our difeourfej which alter 
 not with the Place, but appertain to the Fejlival, and are therefore to be ob¬ 
 ferved every where alike ; as for inftance, the form of Proceeding, the manner 
 of holding Chapters,the Ceremony of Of ring Gold and Silver, the order of Field¬ 
 ing Knights-Co panions Swearing of officers, and fuch like.- But others there 
 are precifely focal and particular, as the Prebends and Alms-Knights, going in 
 the Proceedii </, the Of ring up of Atchievements, &c. to Windefor only ; when 
 therefore w e fpeak of any of the former fort, which properly belong to the 
 Feajl, and not to the Place j it is to be underftood, that as heretofore they have 
 been, fo now ought they to be performed in the celebrations thereof, wherefo- 
 ever folemnized. 
 
 For fince the withdrawing of the Grand Feajl from Windefor, fome of the Of¬ 
 ficers of Arms, curious in the obfervation of thefe Solemnities, performed in 
 other places, have afforded us greater plenty of Memorials, relating to the ce¬ 
 remonious part thereof, than any in former Ages did, while the fame was 
 
 continued 
 
T be Ceremonies on the Eve of the EeaE. 
 
 Sect. II. 
 
 continued at IVindefor, and therefore, when the true place where the indance 
 lies, (hall be alfo cited by us, we would not have our Reader miftakingly con- 
 elude, that the Precedent urged, doth not full enough nnfwer our purpofe, un- 
 Iefs it had been alfo fetched from IVindefor. But that in thefe cafes, the Cere¬ 
 mony or Example is fuch as is peculiar to the Feaft, not the place, where it is 
 held ; and ought to ferve, and be ufed without alteration at any Place, where 
 it (hall pleafe the Soveraign to keep the Grand Feajl. And for thofe things ap¬ 
 pertaining to each other place, where the Fcafl hath been obferved, afwell as 
 at IVindefor Cajlle, we (hall at all times note them with lufficient difference of 
 place, as oft as we have occafion to draw them into Example. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of fetting the Proceeding in order. 
 
 I N fetting forth the order of Proceeding to the chapter-houfi on the Eve 
 of the Grand F'eaji, We are to confider the Terfons , who conditute and 
 make up the fame, together with the courfe obferved in putting them in their 
 due place and rank : In order to which, we (hall purfue our wonted method, 
 and as a fore-hand fatisfadfion, note down and make obfervation of what mate¬ 
 rially relates thereunto, as we fird meet with the Perfins and Degrees ; that fo 
 they may afterwards become applicable (if need be) when the fame thing returns 
 again into our dilcourfe. 
 
 The particulars whereof we (hall handle in the order and feries as they pro¬ 
 ceed, whether it be in Bodies or Single, beginning with thofe of inferiour rank 
 and fo upwards 5 and therein confider, firft the Perfins, who peculiarly and more 
 immediately relate to this mod Noble Order, and who cuftomarily and of duty 
 do, and are obliged to attend, to makeup the ordinary and conftant Proceedings ; 
 and fecondly, fuch who have now and then been occafionally or accidentally 
 received thereinto ad aitgcndam po/npam, or otherwife, in regard their employ¬ 
 ments entitle them to a neer attendance upon the soveraign at other times; both 
 which forts, we (hall (asoccafion is offered) again confider, either as among 
 themfelves, or in relation to the other Degrees who go in the Proceeding, next 
 before or after them. And all this, to the end that the pretenfions to prece¬ 
 dency, among and between all Perfons and Degrees herein concerned, may be 
 the better made known and underftood, and confequently without much difficulty 
 be decided. 
 
 Firft then, we think fit for methods fake, to begin with thofe of the lowed 
 rank and quality, namely the servants and Attendants of the Knights-Compa - 
 aions ; and thence rife upwards with the next higher Degree, according to the 
 rule and right of precedency, i 
 
 We are to confider therefore, that in times pad the Knights-Companions ap¬ 
 peared at the Grand Feajl, attended with a goodly and numerous Train; but 
 that having been removed from IVindefor to other places, (as hath been before 
 remembred) much of this glory was laid afide : Neverthelefs, within a few years 
 after that King Jantes became Soveraign o( this mod Noble Order, the ludre of 
 Attendants began to revive ; for we find it entred upon the Regifter , in the 
 4. year of his Reign, ‘That the ancient Custom, which for fome years had been in- cLH.C.}.i6} 
 termitted, wherein, at the Solemnity of this Fead, all the Knights-Companions 
 were wont to go attended , each with a Urge Train ; was recalled and brought baclt 
 again into ufe. 
 
 Which height of gallantry, made fplendid in the number of Attendants, and 
 richnefs of their Apparel, within ten years after grew up to fuch excefs, or rather 
 exorbitancy, that it dood in need of a redraint, wherefore The soveraign 
 
 b y 
 
Chap. XX, 
 
 ^ ic The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 by the unanimous advice of the Knights-Companions, Ordained, Decreed, and 
 l ibid. p. xSp. Commanded, ! That every one of the Knights-Companions of the Order, Jtiould 
 have to attend upon his perfon, at the yearly filemnization of the Feaft of the Or¬ 
 der, 50 perfins, and no voire: The reafon whereof we find elfewhere noted to 
 PPGfs?\ E be, ’for faring of charge , and avoiding of emulation. But in the beginning of his 
 late Majefty's Reign of ever blelled memory, the gallantry of Attendants, began 
 again to encreafe and augment, infomuch that at the Grand Feajl held at ivhitehall 
 h Lib. Rt-TT the 22, 23. and 24. of April an. 8. Car. r. we find it obferved, h That the Knights- 
 Companions came forth attended, each with a Train of Servants very richly clad. 
 
 But to return, and enter upon the Proceeding ; to the end the Servants and 
 Attendants of the Knights-Companions may be exadtly marlhalled, the Ufier of 
 iCottelt.W. le (he (whofe ‘duty it is to rank them) ought to call for a Lift from Garter, 
 of fuch Knight-Companions as are to be prefent at the Grand Feajl, noted with 
 their feveral places in the Proceeding, for his better diredtions, in affigning the 
 k ibidem. Attendants their due places, the order whereof is thus.- Firft, the k junior 
 Knights Attendants, proceed one before another, on the left hand 5 upon whofe 
 right hands the fecond eldeft Knight's Attendants go in equal rank with them; 
 for this we obferve to have been the general rule; where the Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions proceed in pairs, their Attendants go together; thofe belonging to the 
 fenior Knight of the two, on the right hand, and to the junior upon their left. 
 But the order is other wife, where any of the Knights-Companions proceed fin- 
 gle and alone (which often falls out, as dial! be noted in its due place) for then 
 the Attendants belonging to that lingle Knight , go two and two, on both fides 
 the way, oppofite one againft another. 
 
 1 Ibidem. But when the Grand Feajl is celebrated at Whitehall, there the 1 Knights- 
 
 Companions. Attendants are marlhalled by the faid VJher, on both fides the pafe 
 fage, from the outward door of the Guard- chamber down into the Flail, taking 
 up all the room as far as the old Chappel', and becaufe here they do not proceed 
 in regard of the fhortnefs of the procefiional way, but only make a (land for the 
 Proceeding to pafs through them, they are ranked in a way different from that 
 ufed at IVindefor ; neverthelefs relating more efpecially to the order obferved 
 by their Matters: which method, in the soveraigns Proceeding to the Chappel, 
 at the before mentioned Feaft, held at ivhitehall an. 8. Car. 1. we find thus de¬ 
 ni mi. feribed, m The eldeft Knights-Companions Servants, were ranked on the right 
 hand of the paltage, the chiefeft of them neereft unto the old chappel door; and 
 the fecond Knight (being Companion to the eldeft) his Attendants flood on the 
 left fide, the chiefelt of them alfo next to the faid old chappel door. And in cafe 
 the eldeft Knights Fellow or Companion be not prefent in this Proceeding, then 
 the eldeft Knights Servants ought to be placed oppofite one againft another, up¬ 
 on each fide of the faid old Chappel door : The like order is to be taken in mar- 
 fhalling the Servants of the other Knights of this molt Noble Order, whofe Com¬ 
 panions are then abfent. 
 
 Secondly, the order of Proceeding amongft the Alms-Knights (who an. I. Car. I. 
 had "two Waiters of the Soveraigns Hall, in their-Livery Coats, bearing white 
 tridie ten. Rods in their hands, to proceed before them) is in general two and two toge¬ 
 ther ; the junior in place formoft on the left hand, and his next fenior on his 
 right. And if ficknefs, or other lawful impediment, chance to hinder one or 
 more of them, from going in the Proceeding, his junior is advanced into his 
 place, and confequently all the other juniors do in like manner alter their pla¬ 
 ces, and advance, to the end the fuperior place be ftill fupplied, according to 
 the right rule of marlhalling the (ingles that compofe a grofs Body ; but in this 
 cafe, if their Number that attend happen to be odd, the Governor of the Alms- 
 Knights goeth lalt of all, and alone. 
 
 ocd'elt. tv. le Thirdly, the Verger of the Co/ledge hath his place next “after the Alms-Knights, 
 N. cl. and immediately before the Prebends of the Colledge ; who being habited in a 
 
 Gown, beareth a Silver Verge, the Enfign of his Office. Nevenhelels, hereto¬ 
 fore when the Prebends went not in the Proceeding, on the Eve of the Grand 
 W f the Verger proceeded firft of all, t before the Alms-Knights, for fo was it 
 
 '' li *‘ obferved 
 
Sect. II. T be Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 511 
 
 obferved on the Eve of St. Georgs at IP'indefir, an. s 6. Eliz. and in this manner 
 we fee it expreft, in the Proceeding fet forth by Marcus Gorchard. 
 
 Fourthly, under the general Rule, relating to the Alms-Knights , are compre¬ 
 hended the Prebends of the Colledge , the Purfi,wants, Heralds, and Provinci il Kings- 
 infomuch, that where either of the faid Kings are abfent, the 'fenior Herald is ad- r Ex Com. 
 vanced, and goeth in bread on the left hand of him who is then prelent • So al- rr, ’ f " L ,r ' ie 
 fo where any of the Heralds are wanting, his next junior afeendeth into his place 
 whereby it fometiines falls out, that the fenior Purfiivant is joined to the left 
 hand of the junior Herald. And if through thefe defefts and abfence, the num¬ 
 ber of the Officers of Arms be odd, then (with this difference in the forefaid 
 rule obferved among the Alms-Knights ) the youngeft Purfiivant goeth (ingle by 
 
 Touching the right of precedency, between the Officers of Arms and Prebends 
 of the Colledge, in proceeding before the Soveraign and Knights-Companions we 
 find there hath been heretofore not only fome queftion (farted but the place 
 contended for ; mlomuch that at the retaliation of the Earls of Shrevsbury and 
 Cumberland , an. 34. Eliz. the ‘Prebends took place, and upon the 24 . of May,an. f MS.pe m 
 39" EltZs. at the lnliallation of Thomas Lord Howard of Walden and others the ^.o.Y. p. 206 . 
 Prebends again endeavoured to pafs ‘ between the Officers of Arms, and Officers < Exalte*. 
 of the Order ; but Charles Lord Howard of Effingham then Lieutenant to the so- ft c ' cL 
 veraign delivered -his opinion on the “ behalf of the officer, of Arms, againft 
 the Prebends. ° w ' 
 
 Yet did not this fo fettle the order of Precedency, or quiet the Prebends, but 
 that the contention again broke out, an. 1 . Jac. R. at the Inftallation of the 
 Earls of Fenbrolge, Marr, Southampton , and Duke of Lenox (which haoned on 
 the "ninth, not »fecond of July, in the forefaid yearj even to fuch a height, w Lib. c. 
 that the Prebends, Purfiuivants, and Heralds contended in the Proceeding ; but >5t- 
 the controverfie was on the next morning compofed , by the Lord Admiral? SfwT 
 (then the Soveraign s Lieutenant) the Lord Treafurer, and the Earl of IForccfler OM I S .' A. 
 and the order in proceeding thus fetled ; firft, that the r Alms-Knights (hould »a 
 foremoff, the Purfiuivants next, then the Prebends, and then the Heralds and 
 Kings of Arms. And this Order in Proceeding, was afterwards obferved on 
 the * 21. of May an. 4. Jac. R. at the Inftallation of the Earl of Salisbury and 
 Vi (count Bindon, as alfo the * 19. of May an. 6 . of the fame King, at the In- 
 ftallation of the Earls of Dunbar, and Montgomery. 
 
 Howbeit an. 9. Jac. R. and fo afterwards, we do not find the Purfiuivants men¬ 
 tioned in the Proceeding by particular name, nor otherwife, than in this follow- 
 ing order, viz. Alms-Knights, Prebends, Heralds, <&c. but itmay be prefumed that 
 the Purfiuivants then joined again in Body with the Heralds , (though for fome 
 years before divided from them, by the interpofition of the Prebends ) afwel as 
 the Provincial King,, and all of them under the Title of 'Heralds, and fometimes a An.o.J.c.K. 
 b Officers ot Arms. b 14,^15. 
 
 Atld though at the Grand Feajl held by Prorogation, on Sunday the = 14 . of Sep-1 Tub. c. 
 tember, in the (aid 15. year of King James, it.is noted, that the Prince (being then 
 the soveraign s Lieutenant) proceeded to Morning Service on the Feaft day 
 With the J Alms-Knights, Heralds, Prebends, and Officer , of the Order before 
 him; from which manner of expreffion, it may perchance be fuppofed that 
 the Heralds went at that time next after the Alms-Knights, and before the Pre- 
 bends ; neverthelefs, e elfewhere we find them on the Eve of the forefaid Feaff cMS.^r, 
 ranged in this following order. J e. w. g. fo /, 
 
 * 54 - b - 
 
 The Alms-Knights. 
 
 The Prebends. 
 
 The Officers of Arms. 
 
 The Knights of the Order, &c. 
 
 And doubtlefi, they proceeded in the fame order to the chappel on the next 
 morning, notwithftandmg what is before faid to the contrary, thofe expreffions 
 
 being 
 
V 3 
 
 T he Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX. 
 
 being interwoven with the general account given of the Ceremonies of the 
 whole Fejiival, and more fubjeft to milfake, where the Relation of the Pro¬ 
 ceeding is carried on in a continued Difcourfe, than, where ranked ("as is before 
 exhibited) in particular lines, and in the order and form of a Proceeding: Be- 
 fides, we no where meet with any Order or Decree, nulling the forefaid de¬ 
 termination, made an. I .Jar. R. which placeth the Prebends before the Heralds. 
 Finally, to give an end to the difputes in this point, we find, that upon the Eve 
 of the Feaji, held at Windefor the 23. 24. and 25. of November an. I. Car. I. the 
 
 f ms. r Prebends proceeded next before the Pnrfuivants, and the Pnrfuivants immedf 
 
 PJw. Fauam- ate ]y before the Heralds and Provincial Kings ; that is to fay, all the Officers of 
 
 br'iAnr. ' - i r ^ • _ir. i _. _ _ . . • _ _ J 
 
 Arms (except Garter , whofe place is elfewherej proceeded in one entire Body 
 together; which order we find to be the fame in all Proceedings after,that wc 
 
 c iib cars/, have met with, and was fo obferved at the Grand Feaji held at Windefor 6 an. 13 . 
 
 ?9 ' Car. 2. and ever fince. But to proceed. 
 
 All the before mentioned Attendants wait in their feveral ftations, till the 
 hour of Fierce , when the Soveraign (having the Knights-Companions and Officers 
 of the Order before him, and his Train carried up) paffeth towards the Prefince 
 Chambers, notice of whofe coming being given, the Band of Pensioners make the 
 accuflomed Guard and Paffage, along the Prefence-Chamber , the feniors (band¬ 
 ing towards the Lobby door; within which Guard, on either fide, do the Offi¬ 
 cers of Arms place themfelves : Upon the fame warning,-the reomen of the 
 Guard clear a like paffage from the Prefence-Chamber door, along the Guard- 
 Chamber, unto its outward door, for the Proceeding to pals through. 
 
 At the Soveraign i approach, one of the Gentlemcn-Vfiers attending with the 
 Sword of State (the point refting upon the ground.) dehvereth it to fuch one of 
 the Nobility (not being a Knight of the Order") whom the Soveraign, as an hono¬ 
 rary favour, hath before nominated, to bear it from thence before him in all 
 the Proceedings of the Feaji ; during which adtion the Knights-Companions proceed 
 
 r _ .. — C ___ _ .1 J ont-rorl f-V-i r> Pvo/jnco.f/1,1 »»* Uom h flnnlr nn (1 Ac* finr» c 
 
 being alfo entred, paffeth to the ftep before the state (the ‘ Nobleman who bear- 
 eth the SWord, and the five Officers of the Order, retiring a little on his right 
 hand) and then turning himfelf towards the Knights-Companions, ftandeth there 
 
 usirJSi. a while, until they have made their k Reverences unto him; which being per¬ 
 il formed, he re-faluteth the Knights-Companions by 1 putting off his Cap. This done, 
 
 sTTalfiSi?' the Soveraign putteth his Cap on again, whereupon every of the Knights-Compa- 
 n j ons p Ut on theirs, and immediately rank themfelves, according to their due 
 place, on both tides the State. 
 
 Joum.pnan. p or the right underffanding whereof, we are in the fifth place to note, that 
 1639.r«. 16- t pj C or d er ail d method wherein the Knights-Companions are ranked (if they be all 
 ir, fix Collett prefentj is two and two together, the m junior formoft on the left hand, for that 
 
 is his place in all proceedings. But where any of them be abfent, the Rule is 
 
 a'. UN. CL 
 
 different from that appropriate to the before mentioned Degrees; for although it 
 be recorded, that upon the Eve of the Grand Feaji held at Windefor, an.y.H. 5. 
 
 pZaf. V.fjS. Th e Knights-Companions, "went together in order into the Chaptcr-houfe and Choire. 
 
 Yet this "being expreft but in general terms, how it ought to be underftood , 
 will more fully appear, from the particular direftions given for the order of the 
 Knights-Companions proceeding in King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes ; where the 
 * Law direfts each Knight-Companion to proceed alone, at fuch time as his Fellow 
 (who poffefleth the Stall oppofite unto him) is abfent; but the order of fuch Pro¬ 
 ceeding will by a scheme be made more evident. 
 
 Th e Proceeding of the Knights-Companions, prefent on the Eve of St. George, 
 
 to the Clofet at Whitehall, an. 3. Eliz. 
 
 - MS fit fen. • The Lord Hunfdon. 
 
 Y.D.tfi The Lord Robert Dudley , 
 
 The Lord Loughborow. 
 
 Void. 
 
 The Vifcount Mountague. 
 The Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 The 
 

 
 
 Sect. II. 
 
 T he Ceremonies oil the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 513 
 
 The Earl of Suffix. 
 
 Void. 
 
 The Marquefs of Northampton. 
 The Lord Clynton. 
 
 Void. 
 
 The Lord Howard of Effingham. 
 The Earl of IFeftmcrland. 
 
 Void. 
 
 The Duke of Norfolk.. 
 
 The Earl of Penbroke. 
 
 In this Proceeding there are four Knights-Companions who proceeded alohej \ 
 
 firfl: the Lord Hunfdon , then being the junior Knight, becaufe the Lord Grey his 
 Fellow on the right hand,; was in this Proceeding abfent, and confequently his 
 Stall became Void. Secondly, the Earl of IVeJlmerland, in regard the Earl of 
 Rutland, his left hand Companion, was then alfo wanting. Thirdly, the Mar- 
 quefs of Northampton, whole right hand Fellow, the Lord Vagit, was likewife 
 abfent: and laftly, the Earl of Penbroke, becaufe the Stall oppofite unto him was 
 then void by the death of the Earl of Huntington. 
 
 And to avoid all queftions and difputes, touching precedency of the Knights- 
 Companions among themfelves, at Feajls, Installations, Chapters, or other occafio- 
 nal meetings, relating to the Affairs of the Order, and to fetle an indifputable 
 rule for them to obferve, it was in the 16. year of the faid King Henry the Eighth 
 Decreed, in affirmation and explanation of the forefaid Article of the statutes , 
 that p Each Knight-Companion Jhoitld take place in Proceffion, Station, or fitting p Lit.Ny.ii 8 j 
 at the Table, thenceforward, as he had his Seat or Stall in the Choire, and not 
 according to the degree of his hirth or condition, unlefs the Soveraign were pleafed 
 t hat any Jhould he made choice of, according to the Nobility of his Family, to fit at the 
 end of his own Fable, and perform any other thing by the by. And this is the Law* 
 which fetled the precedency among the Knights-Companions. 
 
 Sixthly, the manner of Proceeding among the officers of theOnfer, differ- 
 eth from all before fpokenof; for, being five in number, the three inferiour Offi¬ 
 cers (when they are all prefent) march in bread, and (of later times) in this 
 following order: The Regijler in the middle. Garter on his right hand, and the 
 Vfiser of the BlackpRod on his left. 
 
 But we find the form and courfe of Proceeding among thefe three Officers, 
 hath anciently been obferved otherwife, and therein we meet with much diver- 
 fity, as for inftance; in the Proceeding of the Soveraign and Knights-Compani¬ 
 ons, fairly limned and inferted in the Blacl^-Eoolgo f the Order, at the beginning 
 of the Afts of King Henry the Eighth’s Reign, there Garter is placed in the mid¬ 
 dle, having the Regifler on his right hand, and the Black:Rod on his left,(fo alfo 
 at the Inftallation of the a Lord Cromwell, an. 2 9. H. 8.) Neverthelefs, in another 
 Proceeding oi the Soveraign, the Knights-Companions, the Officers of the Order, and 119 .b. 
 the Alms-Knights, defigned and etched by Marcus Gerchard’ hereafter inferted; ch 'ff 
 there the Regijler is put in the middle, Garter upon his right hand, and Black: 
 
 Rod on his left, as is the order at this day. And in truth , all Relations de- 
 feribed in writing, of the manner of Proceeding fince (which hath come to our 
 view) are in this point delivered very imperfeft and promifeuous; having nei¬ 
 ther diftin&ion of the right hand man, or which of the forefaid three officers , 
 
 went in the middle, to guide us with any certainty. For fometimes, when they 
 come to fpeak of this very point (and here we take in what we find of proceed¬ 
 ing upon other occafions, befides thofe ufed at the Grand Feajl, in regard they , MS.fil.ptna 
 
 ought to be alike in all) they thus deliver themfelves. .-Then followed the w d.n 
 
 Ztfiicr, Garter, and the Regijler, as it is fet down in the a 2. 3.4. 5. 6 . and 7. years 'L^fiii 
 
 of Queen Elizabeth : At other times thus, .then went Garter, the Regijler, 19.4.] 
 
 and Gentlcman-Vfherfi an. 31. /-/. 8. c I.E.6. and 1. Car. I. and again thus, -— then Yfif t T' G '°‘ 
 the Regijler, Garter, and Black_-Rod, as in the J 5- and ' 34. of Queen Elizabeth, cfird.A. 
 and the f d. and s 15. of King James: And laftly thus, —then Garter, Black.-Rod, v w - 
 and the Regijler, as an. h 16. Eliz. and ‘ 4. jac. R. Other Examples there are, g.^. r/fsoj. 
 which may be reduced to one or more of thefe heads, or the like uncertain fr.wSpraej 
 manner of placing thefe three officers ; but thefe are the mod obvious, and we 
 need not be more particular. And feeing the errour, or at lead inadvertency v.w 
 of the Relators, have left the matter fo confufed, we cannot confidently enough 
 
 S f f fay / 47 "' 
 
5*4 
 
 T he Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX. 
 
 fay to what method fitch contrariety in ranking them heretofore can refer; in 
 regard they agree not in pofition of place, nor doth that clear enough fet forth 
 where, how, or in what particular, the right appears due to the priority of their 
 feveral Offices. 
 
 After thefe 3 Officers the two fuperior proceed together, the Prelate on the 
 right hand and the Chancellor on the left 5 yet an. u. H. 8. we find that Carter 
 li ms. and Black;Rod proceeded || between the rrelate and the.S'nW, but the very fame 
 *Am>rY n /n°fi\ mornin ? at the Grand Proceffion , the rrelate proceeded * next before the sove- 
 pat.it.b'. J ra ’g a > affirming that was his room and place, and the other Officers of the Order 
 went before him. 
 
 After the Officers of the Order follows the Sword , which is carried immedi¬ 
 ately before the Soveraign. In the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, it was 
 born on the Eves of St. George , folemnized at Whitehall by fome of the Baronage , 
 | k ^)MS. pint, for induce, aw. 3. Eliz.by the 1 - Lord Wentworth, an. 5. Eliz. by the 1 Lord Scroop] 
 ml tV.D.tt. an. 7. Eliz. by the" 1 Lord shandos , an. 9. by the Lord" Cobhans, and an. 10. by the 
 n C Lord 0 Herbert. But of later times, the employment hath been conferred upon 
 
 p ic.etttt.w. perfons of higher rank, as an. 4. Car. r. upon the Earl of t Dover, an. 8 .Car. 1. up- 
 qS/c At. cl. on the Earl of a Stanford , an.y.Car.i. upon the Earl of' Danby , and an.13. Car.2. 
 r E Upon the Lord Vifcount Mordant, then Conftable of the Cajlle of Windefir. 
 
 f fl We are now arrived at the Soveraign s place in the Proceeding , r Etnotan duns 
 
 quod fuperior Ordinis tenspore Procejjionis in ditta Capella tranjibit retro totamfocio- 
 mm Comitivam 3 which though the statute mentions here to be performed at the 
 Grand ProceJJion, yet doth it refer to all thofe times the Soveraign lhall proceed to 
 or from, no left than within the chappel. And indeed this is the chief place in all 
 bbb.vtc'”' Proceedings, ‘being retained by King Henry the Fifth, as Soveraign of the Order, 
 Datum, p. 35. when Sigifnond the Emperor was in perfon with him at the celebration of the 
 Feaft of St. George at Windefir, an. 4. H. 5. In ancient time, the Soveraign (if he 
 were at windefir to celebrate the Grand Feaft) proceeded to the chappel in per¬ 
 fon, as well on the Eve as on the Feaft-day: But Queen Elizabeth was the firft, 
 
 " { MS ' rlf. who went n0t t0 tlie cha PP el on the Eve °P the Feaft , held in the ■ 6. year of her 
 w-VHcffi 5. Rei g n C thou gh prefent in Windefir-Caftle ) but deputed the Earl of « Arundel for 
 that purpofe 3 unlefs we (hall here except King Henry the Sixth , who by 
 “ S db.N.p. * reafon of ficknefs on the Eve of the Feaft, celebrated an. 32. of his Reign, was 
 ylm. neceffitated to make a Deputy in his ftead, and thereupon appointed the Duke of 
 v Buckingham, Prefidentoh that Feaft. The aforefaid omiffion of Queen Elizabeth 
 at Windefir, and fometimes afterward, when the Grand Feaft was obferved at 
 Whitehall, or Greenwich (firft occafioned through her indifpofition of health) as 
 ZMS.pm.G. in the 1 18. * 2 5. 29. and 31. years of her Reign, gave afterwards the occafion to 
 S'k'ug who at thofe three Grand Fea/ls he celebrated at Windefir, in the 1. 
 w.itN.ci. 15- and 21 years of his Reign, went not to th e Chappel on the Ear, but deputed 
 
 fot the 1 charles Earl of Nottingham, at the fecond thePrince, and at the third 
 the c c.arl of Worceftcr. 1 he like deputation did his late Majefty of ever blefied 
 b lib. c. rat. memory, King Charles the Firft, giveuntothe d Earl of Worcefter on the23- of 
 cLib.R.p. 5. November , being the Eve of the Grand Feaft , held by Prorogation an. primo reg- 
 dini . p ., 9 nifui, who proceeded to the chappel in his ftead. But onthe'Ez/e of theCtW 
 tiprjj w ie Eea ft, celebrated by Prorogation upon the 23. 24. and 25. days of September,an.^. 
 F- cl. Car. 1. the ancient cuftom (for many years intermitted) was reftored, and the f So¬ 
 veraign (making no Lieutenant J proceeded to the Chappel, not only on that Eve, but 
 duely obferved the fame Ceremony upon all Eves of the Grand Feaft thence for¬ 
 ward, in his own perfon. So did the prefent Soveraign mMthe GrandFeafts held 
 fince his happy return. In thofe celebrations of the day of St. George, obferved by 
 Queen Elizabeth at Whitehal and Greenwich, before the 9. year of her Reign 
 (wherein the Grand Feaft was removed from Windefior ) as alfo after that year, (he 
 went not on the Eves into th echoire to Vefpers, but only toth ecloftt of the chappel', 
 'MS FA tn whither (he proceeded from the chamberok Prefence, with all ufual ftate,though in 
 pisf.w. D. At her? ordinary Apparel, and without the Robes oftheOrder, and where (he cele¬ 
 brated the firft cAii/>fei-,accuftomabIy held on the Eve, and there deputed her Lieu¬ 
 tenant, who fupplied her place in the Proceeding thence, and in the Choire, whilft (he 
 
 remained 
 

/mvQv 
 
 'w S'/'- A Proceeding of the iSoverai^ne and Knights Compa-mon.?, at tbeFeaft of vS George, 
 
 deii^ned bv Nearer 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 5'5 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the beaft. 
 
 remained in the Clofet until Evening Prayers were finilhed 5 at which time the Lieu¬ 
 tenant returning to the Clofet,the whole Proceeding pafled again before her,unto 
 the Pretence-Chamber. But throughout King James his Reign, we cannot colleft, 
 that the sovereign went at all, either to the Clofet, or into the Chappel, upon the 
 Eves of St. George, (when the Feaft was celebrated at either of the forefaid places) 
 but rather held the firft Chapter before Vefpers , in fome of the Privy-Lodgings, 
 where he conftituted his Lieutenant, who immediately went into the Prefence- 
 chamber, and from thence proceeded to the Ckappel, to Evening Prayers. 
 
 Before we pafs further, it will be neceflary to obferve, that from the Prefence- 
 Chamber, called in the Statutes the* Great Chamber, and elfewhere, the''Cham- • 
 her of Eft ate, or the Kings Dyning-Chamber, this firft Proceeding to the Chapter- 
 houfe, and all that follow during the Feaft begin, and there take ending. Amur, [a/.i,] 
 
 And now to clofe up the Ordinary Proceeding, the Band of Penfioners having f° ! - " 6 - b - 
 flood in the Prefence-Chamber, and made a fpacious Lane for the Proceeding to 
 pafs through, fo Toon as the Soveraign and the Attendants upon his train, are 
 paffed by, they ("with the Captain of their Band or his Lieutenant before them) 
 immediately fall in, two and two, from each fide of the way, after the Proceed¬ 
 ing, the feniors firft, and fo accordingly in order ; and follow thence the Sove¬ 
 raign to the chdpter-houfe door : but at the Feaft held 'an. 8. Car. [. they went i r Ex c*S, 
 in guard, on k each fide the Soveraign and Knights-Companions, the Lord Goring * 
 
 their Lieutenant ('for the Earl of Suffolk, their Captain was abient) going in the 
 head of them. 
 
 Having under thefe precedent heads fpoken as much as we conceive needful, 
 to utber in the ordinary and ufual Proceeding, upon the Eve of the Grand Feaft ; 
 we think fit to exhibit a scheme thereof here. 
 
 The Attendants on the Knights-Companions. 
 Alms-Knights. 
 
 Verger of the Chappel. 
 
 Prebends of IVindefor. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 Knights-Companions. 
 
 Black'Rod. Regifter. Garter. 
 
 Chancellor. Prelate. 
 
 The Sword. 
 
 The Soveraign. 
 train-bearers. 
 
 Captain of the Penfioners. 
 
 Penlioners. 
 
 To the foregoing Proceeding, we (hall touch upon thofe perfons of quality, 
 who to encreale the pomp and ftate of it, have occafionally been received there^ 
 into ; as alfo fuch other eminent in place and degree, as (though their Offices 
 do not particularly relate to this moft Noble Order ) have neverthelefs been 
 taken into the Proceeding, meerly by reafon. of their requifite attendance upon 
 the Soveraign, in his Proceedings upon all other occafions. 
 
 On St. George's Eve an. 3. Eliz. the ‘old Ambajfador of Sweden was prefent, J tMS.pentt 
 and being accompanied by the Earl of Hertford, went in the Proceeding to the D ■ *; 
 
 Clofet at Whitehall. He had place affigned him next after the train-bearers, and 
 immediately before the Ladies Attendants upon the Soveraign ; and the next 
 morning, when the Soveraign proceeded to the Chappel, the m new Amhafjador 
 of Sweden went in the fame place. So alfo the French AmbafTador an. 6. Eliz. 
 had place 0 near the Soveraign, at her proceeding to Morning Service on the 0Bid.fJ.11X 
 Feaft-day at Windefer. 
 
 As to thole admitted upon the account of their Offices, we oblerved Henry 
 Earl of St. Albans, the prefent Lord Chamberlain of the Houfhold (being not 
 hitherto a Knight of the Order ) was allowed place on the right hand of the so¬ 
 veraign, fomewhat behind, in the Proceeding to the Chappel, at the Grand Feaft 
 an. 23. Car. 2. and the Vice-Chamberlain on his left hand. 
 
 S f f 2 the 
 
Tbs Ceremonies otttbe Eve of the Feaft:. Chap. XX, 
 
 The Vice-Chamberlain (who in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign was 
 o r k% a a' t ‘ lken 111 10 affitl at the bearln 8 U P tile Soveraign s Train) went on the "left hand 
 p ( ' thesirordof state, on the Eves o( St. George at Whitehall, an.° 3.8. Car. 1. an d 
 19. Car. 2. 
 
 The Dean of the Soveraign’s Chaff el at Whitehall, attends the Soveraign in 
 VfcMW.U the proceedings thither, and the place he goes in is a a little behind th esoveraim 
 ft At. cl. towards his left hand. Next theDeawgoes the'Cleri of thedajel ; and then the 
 f Majler of the Robes ; fo alfo of late one of the Mafters otRemetts, and then the 
 1 Gentleman of the Robes . 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Of Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 Aving treated at large under the precedent head, concerning the due rank 
 and place of all thole perfons, that ordinarily or oecalionally have gone 
 ill the Proi ceding ; wherein all faving the Soveraign and Knights-C0mfani0nsp3.Cs 
 bareheaded, we now pafs to the Place whither the Proceeding is directed. 
 
 The firft folemn aftion, that the Severaign and Knights-Comp anions are obliged 
 to perform, at the entrance upon the Grand Feaft , is to celebrate a chapter, 
 and therefore it hath been moft ufual for them, to proceed from the Prefence- 
 wiif.Rp.23, Chamber, w Every one in their chse place and order ; fir ft to the Chapter-houfe, to 
 % confu,r of thin ? s of courfe, and next into the choire, to hear Divine Service. 
 See alfiPai- And though it be not pofitively fet down in the Statutes, which ofthefe two 
 ZTjTsl'o nia11 P recede > > et that the Chapter ought to be held before the firft Vefpers, is 
 W- if. ’ naturally enough to be deduced out of that branch of the statutes , where the 
 penances and penalties to be infilled on fuch Knights-Comf aniens, as come late 
 to thc FcJ 'ft’ are laid down -* For there we find it provided, * that in cafe any 
 SO H.tstM. of the Knights-Companions appear not on theEve, precifely at the hour of Pierce, 
 An - they (hall not be permitted for that time, either to enter into the Chapter, or 
 
 to have voice in any thing done therein; and then (the Article proceeding with 
 other penalties upon other defaults) it immediately follows; That ifany of them 
 come not before the beginning of Vefpers, they fhall not be allowed to enter 
 into their Stalls. So that hence it is evident, that the courfe and order intended 
 was, that the Soveraign and Knights-Companions fhould firft celebrate a Chapter, 
 therein to difpatch the bnfinefs of the time; and after that broke up, then next 
 proceed into the choire to Vefpers. Moreover, the general pradtice in all fucceed- 
 ing times (beginning with King Henry the Fifth's Reign) doth moft fully demon- 
 ftrate, that a chapter was of cuftorn held before the firft Vefpers-, whereof we 
 fhall urge thefe following Examples in the point, as being recorded in the Re- 
 gifters of the Order. 1 
 
 When John Duke of Bedford, Deputy to the Soveraign, celebrated the Solem¬ 
 nities cf Sr. George at 11indefor, an. 7. H. 5. he and the Knights-Companions pre- 
 iL,b. N.p. 58. fent, at the deftgned hour, on the Eve, esstred together into the * Chapter-houfe and 
 Choire._ Again an. 5.E. 4. the Lord Berners, the Sever,sign's Lieutenant, and 
 bliM.p. I2J. other Knights-Companions, b met at Windefor, in an honorable equipage, for the ac- 
 asjlomcd /. cling of Chapters, and the folemn celebration of Divine Service. An.y. 
 Car. 1 . oct. 4. (after the celebrations of the Grand Feajl began to be reftored to 
 c Lib.R.p .74 Wissdcfor ) we find it recorded more fully toour purpole,ote. that ‘ before Vefpers, 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions nent firft to the Chapter-houfe; butbufi- 
 nefs being put oft' till the morrow, they all proceeded to the Choire. So an. 9. Car. 1 . 
 diiAR.p.84. the Soveraign and Knights-Companions are faid d firft to goto the Chapter-houfe, 
 and by and by it follows, as foon as they came to the Choire, &c. 
 
 Daft!y, we find there are recorded by Sir “Thomas tVriothejley, tometime Garter 
 * rn. s. o. r. King of Anns, in an ‘ old Velom Manufcript of his, the Chapter { accuftomably 
 held, during the celebration of the Grand Feaft , in the following order. 
 
 i. Upon 
 

 :: 
 
 Sect. HI Ibe Ceremonies on the Eve of the Fea/I. cjjj 
 
 1. Upon the Even of St. George, before Evenfong. 
 
 2. The next day, either before Matins or before the Grand Procejjton. 
 
 3. The fame day alfo before Evenfong. 
 
 4. And laftly on the next morning before the Mafs of Requiem. 
 
 At all which times, Chapters have (for the noli part (nice) been held bv the 
 Sovereign and Knights-Companions : and herein the Chancellor of the Order is not 
 only to know the sever,sign’s pleafnre, but alfo whether he will hold any of 
 them publickly in the Chapter-houfe, or privately in any Room of his Privy-Lodg¬ 
 ings, or in the Clofet , before the Proceeding pafs to the Chappel. 
 
 As this ancient Cuftom of holding a chapter on the Eve of the Grand Feafl 
 was.conftantly obferved, when celebrated without prorogation; io alfo hath 
 a chapter been in like manner held before Vefpers on the Eve , at fucli time as the 
 Feajl-day of St. George only hath been obferved, when (for any caufe) the An- 
 niverfiry of the Grand Feajl received Prorogation; as for iriftance, an. I. Alar. 
 a Chapter was held at the Mannor of St. James's, on the r vigil of St. George, he- f tub. c. 
 fore the firft Vefpers ; whereunto is fixed this note, e Vt woris ejl ; and the c’l.wd ?•" 
 Eeajl for that year received 11 adjournment, until the coming of Philip then Prince 
 ("after King) of Spain. So an. 8. Eliz.. the day of St. George being celebrated h r " e ' 9 ' 
 at Greenewich , it appears that a Chapter was holden there' on the Eve before iF H- i°. 
 Evening-Prayer ; and the Grand Feajl Par that year prorogued to the firft k Sunday k P«l. 52. 
 after Trinity Sunday, to be kept at Windefor. 
 
 fn like manner, though the celebrations of the Grand Feajl were by Queen 
 Elizabeth removed from ll rndcfor and obferved at other places (as hath been 
 before difcourled) vet this ufual ctiftom of holding a Chapter on the Eve was 
 in fitch cafes conftaotlv praiftifed; after which the Proceeding to Evening Prayer 
 fucceeded, as is manifeft by thefe following Teftimonies. An. 29. Eliz. After 
 a relation entred in the 'Blew-Boof of the Order, of what had part in chapter, held 1 57 bid. tag. 
 on the Eve of the Feajl at Greenwich, it 1 ” there follows, that the Soveraign's Lieu- “i iojv 
 tenant and Knights-Companions proceeded to Evening Prayer. So alfo an. 39. Eliz. 
 ton the Eve of the Eeajl, the Lotd Charles Howard, was by the Soveraign (in n tb.pag. 1 
 Chapter) conftituted Lieutenant ; which done, they in afilemn manner freight 
 way went to Prayers. And the ° next year, when in a Chapter called on the Eve of or 
 the Feajl at Whitehall , after the Ear! ofP Shrewsbury had been made Lieutenant t{pa g . 136. 
 for the holding of thatFeaft, and other cuftomary things difpatched therein, the 
 Regijler notes, that 1 Vefpers were folemnly celebrated. 
 
 And becaufe the Trocejjlonal-way to the Chapter-houfe, as alfo to the Chappel, 
 both publick and private, as well at Windefor, as ell'ewhere, are fit to be known 
 and remembred; we (hall in the next place trace them out. 
 
 The publick Procejftonal-way to the Chapter-houfe At Windefor, ufed timeout ThePiocellio. 
 of mind, led from the Prefence-Chamber, down through the Cloijler, and the w,y ‘ 
 great Gate of the Kings Lodging, into the upper Ward of the Cajlle, thence 
 through the middle Ward, and part of the lower, to and through the pafiage, 
 between the Eaft-end of the Chappel, and Tomb-houfo, and thence into the 
 Chapter-houfe, fituateat the North-Eaft Corner of St. George's Gbappel. 
 
 But fometimss the Soveraign hath thought fit, to wave this publick Proceffio- 
 nal way, and pafs along the private way, which leads from the King's Privy- 
 Chamber, down the Stairs into the Terrace, viz. through r that mod (lately Waljs Lit. R.p. i9 , 
 lying on the North fide the Cattle, and entring again at a door, heretofore made &6 '- 
 through a part of the Caftle Wall, into one of the Canons Lodgings adjoining 
 to Winchefler Tower (now made up) went thence through the Cloifters, into the (cutf.w.it 
 Chapter-houfe ; neverthelefs proceeding in the order before (hewed, as it was on cl 
 the Eve of the Feajls, held in the r 4 .17. and » 9. years of King Charles the Firft. ExCdleS, 
 
 But when the Grand Fcatt was (heretofore) celebrated at Whitehall, the Chap- 
 ter was ufually held in the soveraign s w clofet, built over the entrance into the wjo.'^tu 
 Chappel'-, and then the Procellional way thither, lay rrom the Prefence-Chamber in* 7.7.20, 2 6, 'fy 
 to the Guard-Chamber, and through the Gallery, thence into the outward Clo- | 
 fet. or Ante-camera, and fo to the Soveraign’s Clofet. N.CUe aft. 
 
 But the Soveraigns of this molt Noble Order, or their Lieutenants, have not &*•*««/<tm 
 
 altvivR 
 
 always f.pag. 123. 
 
T/je Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX. 
 
 always (though generally) proceeded upon the Eve of the Grand Feaft, firft to 
 the chapter-houfe, and thence into the Chappel', but fometimes gone immediate¬ 
 ly into the chappel , to Evening Prayer, without entring the chapter-houfe at all: 
 and at thefe times, the Proceflional way at Windefor, differed from the former 
 only in this,'that when the Proceffion arrived neer unto the forementioned paf- 
 fage, at the Ealtend of the Chappel, inftead of entring thereat, it went on to 
 the South door of the Chappel, and thence into the choire. fn like cafe, when 
 the Sovereign went not to the great Clofet at Whitehall, to hold the ufual Chap¬ 
 ter before Vefpers, the publick proceflional way then led from the Prefence- 
 Chamber into the Guard-Chamber, and fo down the great Stairs into the Hall, 
 thence into the old Chappel, and laftly, in at the door of the new Chappel. 
 
 sc mS.fil.tin. And at Greenwich , from the 1 Prefence-Chamber down into the Hall, and thence 
 into the chappel. Eut thefe ways we take to be ufed at fuch time only, when 
 the Sovereign hath held a Chapter in fome of the Privy Lodgings, before the 
 Proceeding fet forward; which Chapter being ended, there was then no need of 
 going to the Chapter-houfe or Clofit, but immediately into the Choire. 
 
 [ol. And thus we find it to have been obferved at Windefor, upon the 1 22. day of 
 
 April an. 6. Eliz,. where after the Knights-Companions and officers of the Order, 
 
 ‘ . . . ■ . ^ , _ . - r 1 _ _ mi. .. _J _1 
 
 z ^ were affembled in the Queens Privy-Chamber, a Chapter was there called, and 
 
 the Earl of Arundel conttituted her Lieutenant for holding the Feaft , at the 
 breaking up whereof, the Proceeding began (the faid Lieutenant fupplying the 
 place of the Sovereign) which paffed along the publick proceflional way, direff- 
 ly unto the r South door of the chappel, wh^je they entred, and went thence in¬ 
 to the Choire, 1 without going to the ChapterHiouf at all. 
 
 So w'as it an. 20. Jac. R. at Whitehall , where after the Prince had been con- 
 1 Lib. R. p. 1 • flituted the Sovereigns Lieutenant in Chapter, * He and the Knights-Companions 
 proceeded to the Chappel to Evening Prayers, according to theCuftom. Soal- 
 bfLih. R. p. (q upon the b 25. of November, an. I. Car. I. being the Eve of the Grand Leafs, 
 jl S9 ' celebrated at Windefor by Prorogation, before the Proceeding began, a Chapter 
 was held, wherein the Earl of Worcefter was * conffituted Lieutenant, and the So- 
 veraign difpenfed with the non-appearance of the abfent Knights-Companions ; af¬ 
 ter which, the faid Lieutenant, and the reft of the Knights-Companions, together 
 with all the officers of the Order, proceeded from the Prefence-Chamber , imme¬ 
 diately into the d Chappel, to hear Divine Service. 
 
 lit. R. [ n ) j] ie manner on the c 23. day of September (the Eve of the Grand Feaft') an. 
 
 4. Car. 1 . a Chapter was called f in the Sovereign's Bedchamber at Windefor, where 
 the new Officers were fvvorn; and when that was ended, the Proceeding began 
 
 gLib.R-t.S 9 • to the 6 Chappel, and fo into the Choire. 
 
 I iawtunf And la %s 1 7- A P r - l 3 - Car ■ I- at the Hour o{hTie . rce in the Afternoon, 
 
 CLisMuft. thesoveraign and Knights-Companions opened the Chapter in the'Privy-Chamber, 
 and thence proceeded to the chappel ; this day being the Eve of the Feaft, held 
 h Valmus by Prorogation for the 12. year of his R.eign. 
 
 JoHm.p. 3. And although upon the Eve of the Grand Feaft an.^ 21. Jac. R. after the So- 
 iLib.R p.117. verajgn had held a chapter ; n the > Privy-Chamber at Windefor, and thereat fworn 
 1 JiiS.X.p.5. Sir George Moor into the Office of Chancellor to this moft Noble Order ; the So- 
 ” veraigns Lieutenant (the ” Earl of Worcefter ) together with the Knights-Compa¬ 
 
 nions, proceeded to the chapter-houfe, and there held another Chapter’, yet was 
 not this fecond Chapter called for Affairs appertaining to the Grand Feaft (they 
 being difpatched in the Privy-chamber before) but only in reference to the call- 
 ttULf.f. ing in,andinveftiture with the Snrcoat, of» James Marquefs of Hamilton, who 
 was that evening inftalled. 
 
 We (hall clofe this head, with acquainting our Reader, that though the Pro¬ 
 ceedings to the Chapter-houfe or Chappel on the Eve of the Feaft, have moft com¬ 
 monly been on foot--, neverthelefs,nowand then,upon an extraordinary occafion, 
 the soveraign and Knights-Companions have proceeded on Horf back's as an. 3. 
 .5 *5. peril H. 7. the Grand Feaft being then held by prorogation at Windefor, on° Sunday fol- 
 pi Artb.cam- l ow ing the Feaftday of St. George, at which time feveral p Ambaffadors being ar- 
 rived | ere f r0 m Foreign Kings and Princes, they, and many of the Nobility ofthis 
 
 * "• * KinrrHnm 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 5*9 
 
 Kingdom, with the King’s Council , the two Archbifi.wps, the Bifhops of Lincotne 
 and Exccter, and the Chief Ji/Jlice of the Kings Bench repaired alfo thither. 
 
 On the Eve the Soveraign accompanied with the Knights-Companions in their 
 Mantles, and the Coicons or Surcoats of the Livery of the i preceding year, rode qr ibii. 
 from the upper Quadrangle down to the Colledge. The ghteen and the Kings 
 Mother, in like ' Gowns of that Livery, rode in a Chair covered with a rich Cloth 
 of Gold, drawn by fix Courfers, harnifed with the fame Cloth of Gold, and 1 1 
 Ladies habited in Crimfon Velvet, rode upon white Palfreys, their Sadies of 
 Cloth of Gold, the Harnefs Goldfmiths work, with white Rofes demy-trapper- 
 wife. Sir Roger Cotton Mailer of the Queens Horfe , riding upon a Courfer 
 trapped with Goldfmiths work, led her Horfe of State in his hand, being 
 fitrnilhed with a Saddle of Cloth of Gold, and thereon three Crowns of Silver 
 gilt, with Fimbres of the fame Cloth hanging down to the Knees on both fides, 
 and harniled with Goldfmiths work demy-trapper-wife.- as foon as they alight¬ 
 ed, the Soveraign and Knights-Companions proceeded to the Chapter-houfe , and 
 thence to Evenfong-, which ended, they returned in the order they came. 
 
 King Henry the Eighth on th? u8. of May in the n.year of his Reign, f at 3 r ms.hnfic 
 a Clock in the Afternoon, with all the Knights-Companions in the Habit of the 17.3 
 
 Order, proceeded from the Preflnce-Chantber in Windcfor Caftle, till they came to f L *«• *• 
 the Quadrangle, where they took their Horfes, and rode according to their 
 Stalls, not after their Eltates, next before the King5 'the reverend Father in t mg. 
 
 God the Bilhop of f Vinchefter Prelate of the Order, wearing on him a Mantle of 
 Morrey, with a Scutcheon of the Arms of St. George on the left flioulder, fol¬ 
 lowing all other the Knights of the Carhr, the Sword was born by the Earl of 
 Weflmcrland next before the King, and Garter King of Arms, and Sir William 
 Compton Vfler of the Black:Rod, went betwixt the Prelate and the Sword , and 
 all Gentlemen and Knights , Barons and Earls before the Knights of the Garter, 
 and thence rode to the u middle door of the Chappel, and there alighted, and nlxUt.psi. 
 fo proceeded without the Choire unto the Chapter-houfe. M.hatit. 
 
 Laftly, The Grand Feaft being held at » Winds fir, an. 6 . Eliz. and the Earl of K r ms. fir. 
 Arundel chofen the Soveraign s Lieutenant, * he and the Knights-Companions pro- xipemif. 
 ceeded on the Eve on Horfieback, from the Soveraign s Lodgings in the Caftle,to the N h't *- 
 South door of the Chappel , and after Evening Service returned in the fame order. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 Of the opening of the Chapter. 
 
 T H E Proceeding being arrived at the entrance into the Chappel, firft the 
 Attendants upon the Knights-Companions divide themlelves as they enter, 
 beginning at the outward door, and flank on each fide the North Hie of the 
 Chappel, and fo forward towards the Well door of the Choire, making a (land 
 along the Ifie lor the Alms-Knights, Verger, Prebends, and officers of Arms to 
 pafs through them , who go on towards the faid Well door ; and when 
 the junior Knights-Companions are entred into the Chappel , the Proceeding 
 makes a (land, while all the Knights-Companions following turn afide on the 
 right hand into the Chapter-houfe, next the Officers of th e Order, and laflly 
 the Soveraign ; but the Nobleman that carries the Sword, the Train-bearers, Pen- 
 fioners, &c. (lay without the Chapter-houfie door in the North Ifle, none being 
 admitted in but the Soveraign , the Knights-Companions, and the Officers of the 
 Order-, who being all entred, the door is (hut by the Gentleman-Vftjer of the 
 BlackrRod, and every perfon feverally takes his due place and Ration, where¬ 
 upon the Chapter immediately opens. 
 
 As 
 
Chap. XX. 
 
 c jo T he Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 As the Chaffer-houje is a place of publick Convention , wherein all the Af¬ 
 fairs of the Order are tranfafted, having been made the more famous for thofe 
 many Laws, ASs, and Decrees of Honor and Noblefs, which have received life 
 and confirmation therein : So doth it Teem to challenge as great a regard in the 
 order and method of fetting out the Places of thofe Perfons,who not only affem- 
 ble to confult, but luch as are admitted to give attendance, as doth the Proceed¬ 
 ing thither. In what manner and order the Soveraign, Knights-Companions , and 
 Officers of the Order are ranked at the holding of a Chapter, and during its con¬ 
 tinuance, we fhall find moft fully and particularly defcribed, ;n the order ob- 
 ferved upon the 28. day of May, an. II. H. 8. when the Soveraign and Knights- 
 Companions moft folemnly aflembled in the Chapter-houfe at Windefor , to confult 
 upon Reformation and Explanation of-the Statutes of the Order, 
 ir Lib. Mai'. Firft, the Soveraign upon his entrance, immediately d proceeded to the midft 
 ci cnOffic, ‘ 0 f t h e North end of the Table ("here called the« Veftments board) whereat his 
 Am. tv. 16. Chair) Cutbens, and Cloth of State had been prepared; next the Knights-Com- 
 panions, whofe Stalls in the Choire were on the Soveraign s fide, took the right 
 hand of the Table, and thofe of the Prince s fide 4 the left; then the Prelate of the 
 Order came and ftood at the corner of the Table, upon the Soveraign s right 
 hand, the Kegifter and Carter went down to the lower end, and ftood there, 
 whilft the Elacf-Rod kept the Chapter-houfe door on the infide. 
 
 And albeit the Chancellor of the Order be not here mentioned fas being not 
 prefent at that time) yet his place in chapter is on the Soveraign s left hand of 
 the Table, auhe upper end, in regard the nature of his Employment requires 
 that he be neer the Soveraign. 
 
 It hath feldom hapned, but that upon opening of the Chapter, the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Companions , fell immediately upon debates relating to the bufinefs 
 of the time.- Neverthelefs, upon feme peculiar and greater emergencies, all fuch 
 Affairs have been adjourned until the following Chapter, as it was an. *7. Car. I. 
 the Feaft for that year having been prorogued unto the Month of oSober, and 
 it falling out to be very late, before the Soveraign and Knights-Companions arrived 
 at the Chapter-houfe ; after the Chapter was opened they proceeded no further, 
 than to f adjourn the difeuffionof Affairs, relating to the Order, until the next 
 fftri.A.f. 54. morning) whic b 0 therwife would have put off the celebration of Vefpers beyond 
 the canonical hour. 
 
 The like was done upon the Eve of the Grand Feaft, an. e 14. Car. 1. for after 
 l{ T Uu'j’mn. the soveraign had entred the Chapter-houfe, and was fet down under the State, 
 i 12. the Chancellor offring to the soveraign and Knights-Companions the bufinefs of the 
 time, the Soveraign moved, h in regard it was then late fbefides the Ceremonies 
 of the Princes Inftallation were to be performed at the enfuing VefpersJ that the 
 matters depending (hould be 1 adjourned until the next Chapter ; which being 
 agreed upon, the Soveraign and Knights-Companions advanced to the Chappel in 
 their accuftomed order. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 Tranfaftions in the Chapter held before the firft Vefpers. 
 
 B U T now to proceed to the Affairs treated of and tranfafted in the Chapter, 
 held before Vefpers, on the Eve of the Grand Feaft ; which being opened as 
 before is (hewed, and no adjournment given thereunto : AH things are then to 
 .... be debated, conlulted of, and provided for, which concern the > Honor and Dig- 
 
 ' ' ’ „itj of this moft Noble (Wer, and neceffary confervation of the intereft thereof; 
 
 and among thefe, fome particulars are ordinary, and of courfe, others extraordinary 
 and occaftonal. e 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 521 
 
 The matters of courfe ("and indeed the proper bufinefs of the time) are firft, 
 fwearing and admitting Officers'-, fecondly, debating about the Knights- Compani- 
 ' ons then abfent, and either dilpenfing with, or infli&ing penalties upon them 5 
 and thirdly, conftituting or appointing an Officer, to carry on the Fate and fo- 
 lemnity of the Feaft in the Sovereign's abfence. But the other particulars, viz. 
 thofe of extraordinary nature and occalional, cannot fo well be brought within 
 Rule, feeing they are things wholly accidental, whofe contingency only be¬ 
 gets a neceffity of propofal or difcuffion, and belides are ufually adjourned to 
 the next days Chapter : therefore we have already touched upon them in their 
 proper places, as we had occalion offered. 
 
 As to the firft, we (liall chiefly confider fuch Officers of the Order as happen 1. Swearing 
 to be nominated fince the Chapter, immediately preceding the Grand Feaft. And 
 touching thefe, it hath been thought mod: proper, to introduce them loon after 
 the Chapter is opened, that fo ("their refpeftive Oaths having been admmiftred 
 unto them) they might be ready to perform the duty of their feveral places, 
 during the feffion of the chapter, and thence forward. 
 
 Thus on the b Eve of the Grand Feaji, folemnized at Wind fir an. 21 . Jac. R. b . Lib. R. 
 the Soveraign appointed a Chapter to be held in the rrivy-chamher ( before c ‘^ 5- 
 the Lieutenant’s proceeding to the ChappeL ) whereat c Sir George Ahor was 
 fworn Chancellor of the Order. In the fame Chamber, an. '4. Car. i.upon the 23. d UU. f. 38, 
 oh September, being the Eve of the Grand Feaji held by Prorogation (and before 
 the Soveraign proceeded to Vcfpers ) was Doftor' Nele Bilhop of Wmchcjier fworn ef 
 Prelate, Sir r Francis Crane Chancellor, and Doftor s Matthew Wren (late Bilhop f ) 
 of Ely) Regijler. Moreover, in the Chapter held on the h Eve of the Feaft , celc- hr Lib. c. t . 
 brated at Whitehall an. 1 23. Eliz. did Dofior Watfin Bilhop of Wincheft er make ' 
 
 Oath , for his faithful Execution of the Prelates office^ as alfo Doctor k Thomas kibid.fdg.n. 
 Cooper (his Succeflor in that See) who was admitted an. 2 6 . Eliz, . The like did 
 1 William Wickham , an. 37. of the fame ®ueen : and in the fame place, an. 40. iPag. 127; 
 Eliz. B1 Do(ftor Bilfon alfo Bifhop of Wzncheftcr , was fworn into this Office , at m Pag. 135. 
 which time was Richard Conisby admitted Gentleman-Vftier of the Black-Rod. 
 
 In like manner n an. 1 1. Car. 1. did Dofror Chriftopher Wren , ("Brother and Sue- n Lib. R. fag, 
 ceflor in the Regijlers place , to the afore-mentioned Bifhop of Ely) take his 107 ’ 
 
 Oath), at a Chapter held in the Privy-Chamber at Whitehall , on the Eve of the 
 
 Grand Feaft there celebrated. Again Sir Francis Walftngham , and Sir A mi as 
 
 Paulct, were both fworn Chancellors , on the Eve of th e Feaft , kept at Greenwich , 
 
 the one 0 an. 20. and the other p an. 30. of Queen Eliz. And laitly ft an. iS. 0 Lib.c.p.'j$; 
 
 Jac. R. at the fame place was the Bifhop of Winchefter fworn Prelate , the Bifhop JJpJJJ* Jo 7 * 
 
 of Spalato Regzfter , and James Maxwell Efq} BlacJ^-Rod . 1 * ' 
 
 Yet hath it happened now and then, that fome of the Officers of this Order , 
 have been fworn at other times, to wit, at Chapters next enfuing their Nomi¬ 
 nation or Choice , whether fuch have been held on the Eve of St. George b or ,. j 
 
 on the Grand Feaft-day, or otherwife called upon particular occafions $at which 
 time neverthelefs, the adminiftration of the Oath hath been one of the firft 
 things done therein, for the reafon before mentioned. 
 
 Thofe Officers , whom we have obferved to have taken their Oaths on the 
 Eve of St. George , that is to fay, when only the day of St. George hath been 
 folemnized, and the Grand Feaft prorogued, were^ firft Owen Oglethorpe admitted 
 *an. 1. Maria , in a chapter called at the Mannor-houfe of St. James. Second- r Lib, C. p. j; 
 ly , George Carew at Whitehall , c an. 2. Eliz. who immediately fucceeded John 1 2 * 
 Boxhall , Succeflor to the faid Oglethorpe , in that Office. Next Doctor Horne , 
 
 Bifhop of Winchefter, called an. 3. Eliz. into the Chapter, then fitting in the t jifS.pemtW. 
 Queens great Clofet at Whitehall, and there took the Prelates Oath. N 
 
 Such Officers of the Order , as were fworn into their places, on the Grand 
 Feaft-day , are Sir John Wooley Chancellor, an. 31. Eliz. u before Morning Prayers 5 u Lib.c.p.im 
 0 w an • 38* Eliz. Sir Edward Dyer, and Doftor Robert Benet, who were admit- JJT 
 °!? e Chancellor b and the other Regifter, x at a Chapter held before the ^ 
 hrft Morning Service, becaufe they were not nominated before the beginning 
 ot the Celebrations on the Eve 5 but either the night following, or in the mor¬ 
 ning immediately before their admittance. Ttt Laftly, 
 
Chap. XX. 
 
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 Laftly, thofe who have taken their Oaths at Chapters , called for peculiar pur- 
 pofes, in the intervals of Feajis , were r Sir William Feters, and Sir Thomas Rowe , 
 both Chancellors of the Order 5 the one at the firft Chapter that Queen Mary cal¬ 
 led, being the * 27. of Sept. an. I. Mar. and the other at a chapter celebrated 
 at Windejbr , upon the a 5. day of December, an. 12. Car. r. As alfo Sir James 
 Palmer, who, after the Execution of the Office of Deputy Chancellor, for the 
 fpace of tlx years and an half, was upon the b 17. day of January, an. 20. Car. 1. 
 fworn Chancellor , in a Chapter held at Oxford , at which time Sir Edward Walter 
 Succeffor to Sir Henry St. George , in the place of Garter, was alfo fworn 
 thereinto. 
 
 Touching the fecond Particular , debated in the forefaid chapter, viz. the 
 difpenfing with , or punifhing of ablent Knights 3 we are herein to confider, 
 that the statutes of the Order injoyn, c all the Knights-Companions to be prefent 
 at the Celebration of the Grand Feajl 5 that is to fay, 1 thofe who are then within 
 the Kingdom, or eljewhere, c although the Service of St. George, according to the 
 Rites of the Church, be not at all celebrated : as in fome cafes we have already 
 inftanced, where the f Service of the day, whereon that ofSt. George hath fallen, 
 as Good-Friday, Sic. and not that of St. George hath been preferred. But with 
 this limitation 3 sse that they be in a capacity, or may conveniently repair thither, 
 and in particular at the beginning of the Feajl, viz. the hour of Tierce on the 
 Eve, as hath been before obferved. 
 
 And therefore the next thing ufually entred upon in the faid Chapter, is for 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions to take notice , whether any of the 
 Fellowfhip make default of coming at the hour afligned for their meeting, as 
 aforefaid : If fo, then are fuch to be confidered, under one of the three ge¬ 
 neral heads following. Firft, Stranger Princes : fecondly, Late Comers , who are 
 by this time arrived at the Cajlle, or every minute expefted ; and thirdly, fuch 
 as have given notice, that they cannot be prefent during the continuation of 
 of the Feajl : and in relation to Offenders of thefe three natures, Excufes of 
 Courfe, verbal Apologies, or Letters of Excufe, are or may be offered, or pre- 
 fented on their behalf3 and in cafe they be approved and admitted, then the 
 Penance, which by the statutes ought otherwiie to be inflidled , is remitted 3 
 all which ought to be recorded. 
 
 As to stranger Princes, their default of appearance is excufed, upon their ne- 
 ceftary relidence in their own Territories, and the management of their Affairs 
 there : And of their Excufes of Courfe, and accuftomed DiJ}enfations,\\e have 
 divers inftances in the Regijlers of the Order, as an. 7. H. 5. where it is faid, 
 h That Strangers indeed who are not obliged to leave their own Dominions , but with 
 their own confint , as the Kings of the Romans, Portugal, and Denmark, were 
 (according to the cufiorn) for that reafon excufed. 
 
 So the following year , the ‘ fame perfons were out of affeUion and rejpctf ex- 
 ci/Jed, as hujied in their own Affairs 5 k and, as afterwards, becaufe they could not be 
 flared from their own Kingdoms. In the firft year of King Edward the Fourth, 
 in reference to the Kings of Portugal and Denmark, and the Earl of Longneville, 
 it is faid, 1 They were excufed (as always before in the fame cafej upon the account 
 of being Strangers. And laftly to the fame effeft of the King of the Romans, 
 
 . and Duke of Ferrara, an. 19. H. 7. m They (becaufe Strangers) were excufed , as 
 at all other times in the like cafe. The like expreffions are entred almoft an¬ 
 nually in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth , and 
 dotvnwards ftill upon the like occafions. 
 
 As to Knights-Companions comprifed under the fecond general Heads, viz. 
 thofe who are tardy in their journey, or being come to the Cajlle, fall (hort of 
 the hour, or of attending the Soveraign to the Chapter-houfe , either through ne¬ 
 gligence, or want of timely notice, or other accident 3 the Penance let on them 
 by the statutes of Injlitntion, is, " That they (ball fo far incur punifhment from 
 the soveraign and chapter for their offence, as not to be permitted , for that 
 time, to enter into the chapter , but (hall tarry without at the door, and not 
 have voice in any thing that (hall happen to be done there, unlefs they can 
 
 alledge 
 
Sk c t. V. 7 he Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feafl:. 523 
 
 alledge a juft excufe, or render 0 fuch a fufficient caufe, as the Sovereign or his a f 3 - StM - 
 Deputy (hall approve of. 
 
 But we have obferved few Defaulters in this kitid,befide the Lord Bourchier, 
 r an. 35. H. 6. who being noted to come thither before Veflers , it feems to im- p Lib. n. fag. 
 ply, that his appearance was flrort of the Hour enjoyned as aforefaid. Il6 ’ 
 
 Concerning the third fort of Delinquents, being thofe Knight! Companions, , v “ h 'oIc 
 
 who are not only abfent at the Hour of Tierce , but likely to be fo during the Feaft. 
 whole Feafl ; the Proceedings in the Chapter relating to them are either upon 
 what is prefented and offered, in excufe of their ablence ; or determined upon 
 their neglect or default, of making Apology for it. 
 
 Where Excufes for abfence are offered, they are either by Letters, or word of 
 mouth ; if by Letters, then are they fent either from the abfent Knights them- 
 felves, and directed to the s Chancellor of the Order, or elfe from the soveraign before 
 to his Lieutenant on their behalf, and both produced by the Chancellor. But if scB.i' 9 ' 
 Excufes be made by word of month, then they are delivered! either by the So¬ 
 veraign himfelf 5 or upon motion made, by fome of the Knights-Companions pre- 
 fent in Chapter. 
 
 In order to the firft of thefe ways, of prefenting the abfent Knights-Compa- Excufe by 
 nions excufes, we find the Cuftom of fending Letters to that purpoie, to have tettets . 
 been very ancient : For at the Grand Feafl held at iKin defer, by Humfry Duke 
 of Gloucefler, the Soveraign’ s Deputy, an. 8 . IF. 5. it appears that.the Lord Powis 
 his r Letter under his Hand and Seal (wherein he certified his prefent infirmity sLib.s.p.6 1. 
 and indifpofition of Body) was produced in Chapter. And the following year 
 the Dukes of Torlg, Norfolk. and Buckingham, with the Earls of Salisbury, Shrews¬ 
 bury, and Penbroke , Vilcount Bourchier, the Lord Rivers, and Sir John Faflolf, 
 being all ablent from St. George’s Feafl, r they declared the rcajbn of their abfence, Lib. pag. 119. 
 by their Meffengers. So an. 5.E. 4. we find that the Lord Beauchamp fent his c Ex- t pig. 129. 
 cufatory Letters, which were received. Again an. 19. of the fame King, it is 
 noted, u That all that were abfent from this Solemnity, excufed their abfence by Let- u Pag 1 *4, 
 ters to that purpofe, flgned and fealed with their Arms. And this hath been the life 
 in following times, whereunto feveral Memorials entred in the late soveraign's 
 Reign concur; and among others, that an. 13. Car. r. when on the £»tof the 
 Grand Feafl, held by Prorogation upon the 17. 18. and 19. days of April, the Earls 
 of Moulgrave, Lindefey, Suffolk. and Exceter, having « figntfied by Letters un- >v Kmu Jmr, 
 der their Seals of Arms, their feveral excufes of ficknels and difability to attend, nd A a t- 9- 
 the Chancellor producing them in chapter, they were difpenfed with by the so¬ 
 veraign. The like Excufes made by * Letters were accepted from the Earls of x Palmer 1 
 Suffolk., Danby, and Lindefey, an. 15. of the Lime King. Jmtulpnmi 
 
 There are entred in the Regiflcrs feveral Memorials of Letters, fent from the Letters from’ 
 Soveraign to his Deputy, when himfelf hath not been prefent in chapter ; where- the Soreraign. 
 in his excufing and pardoning the defaults of abfent Knights-Companions hath 
 been lignified. As an. 22. H. 6. the Duke of Buckingham being Lieutenant, the 
 Dukes of Gloucefler and Exceter, with the Lord Hungerford, 1 were excufed by n.pgq 
 the soveraign's Letters. So an. 36. of the lame King, Vilcount Mountague being 
 reckoned up amongft the ablent Knights-Companions, the Regi/ler faith, 1 he was a Pag. 118. 
 excufed by the Soveraignb Letters. The a like is noted of the Dukes of Tork.anA sibii. p.142. 
 Gloucefler, and fix other Knights-Companions, abfent from the Feafl held an. 18. 
 
 £.4. the Lord Dudley being then the Soveraign's Lieutenant. And fo an. b 21. b Pag. 148. 
 
 E. 4. concerning other abfent Knights-Companions. Moreover an. 18. Ft. 7. the 
 c Soveraign (it being his pleafure to be abfent) lent his Letters thereupon to the e Pag. 174. 
 Earl of Darby his Deputy, to excufe alfo fome others that were abfent: So alfo 
 in tbe d 21.'22. and 1 23. of the fame King. But an. 20. H. 8. we find no lefs than &?.*■ ' 7 9. 
 817 Knights-Companions at one time, excufed and pardoned for their abfence, f pagl's6. 
 by the Soveraign’s Letters fent unto the Marquefs of Exceter, his Lieutenant for gats. inCffic. 
 the Grand Feafl kept at Windefor the 27. of May in the forefiid year, viz. three 
 Dukes, fix Earls, two Vifcounts, five Barons, and one Knight Baneret. 
 
 And hitherto may be referr’d, what is fpoken ol the Dukes of clarence and 
 Gloucefler , and fix other Knights-Companions an. 14, E. 4. that their abfence was 
 
 T t t 2 excufed 
 
524 
 
 h Lib.N.pag. 
 T ?4- 
 
 i Ibid, p.143. 
 
 k Appendix. 
 Num. 
 
 CLXXIII. 
 
 1 Num. 
 
 CLXXIV.&- 
 
 CLXXV. 
 
 The Sove- 
 raigns verbal 
 Excufes in 
 Chapter. 
 
 m Lib.N.p.84. 
 
 n Fag. 101. 
 
 Pa 
 
 Pag. 
 
 .58. 
 
 Pag.\\\- 
 
 nd to his 
 eputy be- 
 
 rf Lib. N. p • 
 It 17^ 
 
 t Fag. 26 f. 
 
 F.xc’ufes made 
 by Knight 
 
 Companions. 
 
 u I Lib. N. 
 tv t/^.74. 
 
 x Pag. 7 6. 
 
 Excufes al¬ 
 lowed, and in 
 what cafes. 
 
 a Lib.N.p. 61 
 
 b Pag. 7 6. 
 c Pag. 8$. 
 d P.ig. 156. 
 c Lib. C./1.97. 
 f Ibid. p. 107. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX. 
 
 excufed h by the sovereign’s authority; the like expreffion is ufed in the cafe of 
 the Earl of 'Northumberland, and others an. 19. of his Reign. 
 
 And from many Precedents, which we have fecn, of Letters fent from the So¬ 
 vereign, and directed to his Lieutenant to accept of Knights-Cotnpanions excufes, 
 whole abfence he had beforehand difpenfed with; we obferve thofe Difpenja- 
 tions excufed not the fending of their own particular Excufes; for it is evident 
 they were alfo expended, and that fuch allowance of abfence was not abfolute, 
 but in a manner conditional, theclaufe running thus. k That you [the sovereign's 
 Deputy"] allow thefe excufes, fo far as they are confonant to reafon. And in all other 
 Letters of the fame nature, a Claufe to this effedf hath been inferted , 1 That 
 as the Soveraign thought good to advertifi his Deputy, that for certain caufcs he 
 had difpenced with their attendance for that time ; fo he willed him to accept their 
 reafonable excufes in that behalf accordingly. 
 
 Secondly, ! he abfent Knights-Companions have had their Excufes frequently 
 made by word of mouth , either of the soveraign, or fome other of the Knights- 
 Companions prefent in Chapter. This favour of the Soveraign is either done by 
 himfelf, when prefent in chapter , or by giving order to his Lieutenant before the 
 Feajl begin. 
 
 In relation to what he hath perfonally done in this cafe, we have many Ex¬ 
 amples ; as an. 6. H. 6. the m soveraign declared the reafon of the Duke of Nor¬ 
 folk abfence. $0 on the Eve of the Feajl kept at Windefor an. 26. H.6. the Duke 
 of Tei'4, the Earl of Salisbury, Vifcount Beaumont, the Lords Hungerford, Wil¬ 
 loughby , and Sir John Fajlolf were abfent, " but excufed by the Soveraign. Again, 
 in a Chapter held on the Eve of the Grand Feajl, celebrated at Windefor an. 36. 
 H.6. the Duke of Torlg, Earl of Salisbury, and Vifcount Eourchier, being ablenr, 
 
 0 were excufed by the Soveraign s own mouth: the P like is faid on the behalf of the 
 abfent Knights, an.eg. H. 7. So an. 17. E. 4. on the Eve of the Feajl held by Proro¬ 
 gation, the Dukes of Gloucefler, Buckingham, and Suffolk, with the Earl of Nor¬ 
 thumberland at that time ablent, s were excufed by the Soveraign. 
 
 At other times, the Soveraign (not being prefent in Chapter) hath before hand 
 verbal 1 y , (inftead of Letters) given his Deputy or Lieutenant direction to excufe 
 the .ence of fevcral of the Knights-Companions. Thus it was in the cafe of the 
 Prince, the Earls of Surrey and Shrewsbury, and Lord Daubeny, who an.lcj.H.y. 
 r were excufed by the Soveraign , by word of mouth ( to the Marquefs of Dorfet 
 his Lieutenant ) becaufc they were then employed in his fervice. And as touching 
 theEalsof Arundel, and Devonfsire at the fame time, the Register faith, the 1 So¬ 
 veraign with his own mouth excufed them to his Dputy. Whereto we may add 
 what is recorded, an. 2 6 . H. 8. c All others abfent were by the Soveraign at that time 
 excu ed ( to the Duke of Richmond his Lieutenant) by word of mouth , and after¬ 
 wards by his Letters. 
 
 Of the latter fort, to wit, fuch as have been excufed, upon the motion made 
 by fome of the other Knights-Companions prefent in Chapter, we find that on the 
 Vigil of St. George an. 1. H. 6. Humfrey Duke of Gloucejler being then the Sove¬ 
 raign' 's Deputy , Sir William Haringtons abfence “ ms excufed by the Chancellor, at 
 that time Sir w John Robejfart , one of the Knights-Companions. So an. 2. H.6. 
 * The Deputy took u P on him the Earl of Warwick's excufe. 
 
 Gut ere we proceed any further, it will not be amifs here to obferve, what 
 ci:-T the Excufes, prefentedon the behalf of abfent Knights, have ufually pro¬ 
 duced; in reference whereunto we find the )uft and reafonable, favourably ad¬ 
 mitted, fome fufpended, and divers difallowed. 
 
 Excufes eafily allowed, were firft Sicknefs (for thofe of the Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions who have either been lick, far fpent with age, or intent upon publick Af¬ 
 fairs,’ have readily obtained excufe) which we meet with in the Examples of the 
 »Lord Powis an. 8. H. 5. the b Duke of Exceter, an. 2. H.6.‘ Sir Thomas Erpingham 
 an.6. H.6. as alfo the d Lord Dudley an. 15. E. 4. And of later times the e Earl of 
 Bedford , an. 26. F.hz ,. f Vifcount Mount ague, and the Earl of Warwick in the 30. 
 of the fame §lueen, with many others. 
 
 Secondly, The not recovery of Wounds received in the Soveraigns Service ; for 
 
 fuch 
 
Sect. V, 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Fea/i. 525 
 
 fuch was the condition of Sir William Harington , an. j. H. 5. whom we fee ex¬ 
 cised 8 for his illnefs , occasioned from the Wounds, then lately received at the siege titib.N.p. 
 of Roan and elfewhere. hi 58. 
 
 Thirdly, Impotency and old ages for which caule the '* Lord Burrell, ar.y.H.%. 
 at the laft mentioned Chapter , the Earls of * Shrewsbury and Warwick^ , and Lord i tibc.p.ur. 
 Burghley an. 31 . Eliz. and the k Earl of Moulgrave, an. 13. Car. 1. So alfo the Earl k L,b ■ R ft- 
 of'Weftmerland, an. ?..<& 3. H. 6. and the Earl of ™ Suffolk an. 13. Car. 1. for Ve* praf. lib. 
 the " weaknefs of his Limbs s were all of them excufed for abfence at thofe leve- n.p. 79, 7 8; 
 ral Feafts. m Lib.R.p. 
 
 Fourthly, imployment in the soveraigns fervice ; either abroad or at home : Of oRomsJomn. 
 the firft fort was the cafe of Sir Robert Vmfrevile , excufed an. 7. H. 5. » becaufc ***-. 24 
 he had been fent towards Scotland, to defend the Borders. So the Lord Scroop ° L ’ b ' N ' hi *' 
 engaged in the like Service, p an. 30. Eliz. his abfence was immediately excufed. p Libc.pag. 
 As was that of the Duke of Bedford and the Lord Talbot, an. 6. H. 6 . 1 both be- '°f b N 
 ing employed in the Wars of France, whilff the Grand Feajl was celebrated at 84,^785. 
 
 Uindefor. Again, the Earl of r Salisbury and Lord Fauconbridge had fuch ano- r Ibid. p. 105. 
 ‘her Apology, an. 28. H.6. And lartly, the Earl of Ffpx an. 41. Eliz. f mho ac- ( L , bx . t , 1J7 . 
 cording to his CommiJJion , was endeavouring to fubdite by Arms the Infh Rebels S 
 and therefore defervedly excufed. 
 
 Of the fecond fort of employment, to wit, at home, was that of the Earls of 
 Shrewsbury, and Huntington, an. t i7. &*i6. Eliz. the firft of whom was taken tOU. pag.St. 
 up in the managery of certain Affairs enjoined him by the Soveraign ; but the uP “t-97- 
 other being " Prefident of the Council in the North, his abfence was for that,and nib.pag. 81. 
 feveral years following, favourably admitted. And a like cafe was that of the 
 Earl of Danby, an. 13. Car. 1. who * for his neceflary attendance at the Seat of x Ub.Rp.u$ 
 JuJlice in Eyre, was excufed of his waiting on the Soveraign, at the Grand Feajl 
 held by Prorogation on the 2. 3. and 4. days of Otfober in the forelaid year. 
 
 Fifthly, When the Grand Feajl hath received Prorogation, and any of the Knights - 
 Companions have not had notice of the day whereunto it was prorogued s and for non- 
 attendance for want of fuch notice. Sir Simon Febbridge an. 8. H. 6. (the Feaft 
 for that year, having been prorogued unto ther 22. of May) was excufed by yLib.N.pM, 
 Humfry Duke of Gloucejler , then the soveraign s Deputy. 
 
 Sixthly, When any of the Knights-Companions have been employed upon EmbaJJie 
 or other Civil Affairs s asSir Here Tanke Clux, whoan.^.H.6. * was by the Soveraign a Ibid. p. 78. 
 fent in Legation to the Emperor of Germany , and alfo for that an. j. & 6 . H. 6. 
 b he yet remained in the Emperor’s Court by the Soveraign s command. In like bpa£.s$. 
 manner the Indulgence of the soveraign excufed the Earl of Derby and Lord 
 Cobh am an. 30. Eliz. J they being fent Ambaffadors into the Low-Countries, to d Lib.c.paop 
 treat with Philip King of Spain about a Peace. To like purpofe is that Entry 
 made in excufe ol the Earl of Man’ s abfence in Scotland, and Earl of Carlife' s 
 Embaffy abroad, 4. Car. 1. 
 
 Seventhly, When any of them have been in Captivity ; as was f Thomas Earl ol fz.;s. N.p.yp, 
 Salisbury, and the Earl of Huntington, both Prifoners in France an. 2. H. 6. So 
 alfo the Earl obs Suffolk, the Lord Talbot, and Lord Scales an. 7. H. 6. the h Lord ^jbii.p. 8$. 
 Fauconbridge an. 30. & 36 . H. 6. and Earl of* Kendal an. 32. H.6. and laftly, in h r n- <°1-' 
 the 4. 5. and 6 . years of Edward the Fourth, k Sir John Ajlley who was Prifoner J l’ - /, 
 there alfo. 130. 
 
 Eighthly, When any of them have obtained the soveraign s Letters of Dijpenja- 
 tion, of which fufficient is fpoken before. 
 
 Laftly, Some other jufl and lawful occafion, as well as accident, having fallen 
 out (not relating to thole under the former headsj the soveraign upon informa¬ 
 tion given in Chapter , hath been pleafed to allow of, as fufficient to excufe the 
 non-appearance and non-attendance of the Knights-Companions at the Grand 
 Feajls j in which rank, the forefaid Lord Fauconbridgc’s care of his domeftick 
 Affairs, an. 32. H. 6. was readily admitted, 1 becauje having been lately in Prifon, lpa£.iit. 
 he had obtained leave to go to fee his Houfe and Lands in the Country. And the 
 Earl of Arundel's abfence an. 15. Car. 1. was pardoned, by reafon of the Dut- 
 cheli of Richmond's 41 Death, who died on the Eve of the Grand Feajl, that fo tor Amen 
 
 J Journ. pro an. 
 
 ( he itfj 9 -pai- ip, 
 
Chap. XX. 
 
 5 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 n Lib.C.p■ 46* 
 
 o MS.fol. pen. 
 
 fV.D.N.fit.a* 
 
 p r Palmen 
 q c Journ.pro 
 M.1639. p.ao, 
 
 (he being the chief of her Family) might be at hand to advife and affift, in all 
 things conducing to the honor of the deceafed Dutchefs. 
 
 And as the Knights-Companions have been often excufed, for not appearing at 
 the Grand-Feaft , upon lawful and fufficient grounds, fo hath the Soveraign, for 
 like reafons, been pleafed to licenfe and difpence with their departure from the 
 fame. Of this we have met with an Example an. 6. Eliz. in the Lord Hajiings 
 of Loughborough , "who falling ill a "little before the Offring on St. George's day, 
 obtained licenfe from the Soveraign , to depart out of the Choire ; and came no 
 more abroad that day, nor during that Feaft. As alfo another in the Duke ot 
 Lenox an. 15. Car. 1. who being forced to go back to London, by realon of the 
 aforefaid Dutchefs of Richmond's r death, had his excufe made in Chapter held 
 the morning of the Feaft day, by th c Deputy Chancellor ■, whereupon he obtain¬ 
 ed the soveraign s a allowance for fuch his departure. 
 
 We are next to conlider Excufts , which though lent in due time, yet upon 
 debate and confutation in Chapter were fufpended, rather than allowed 5 to 
 this head may be referred that cafe of feveral of the ' Knights-Companioni r. 
 
 rPimtr. & mu uv-..- — - - - . , - r . • 
 
 MMI.SM*. . were members of the Lords houfe.m the Long Parliament, for an 
 
 ry, Dorfet,Ho- • « J _r«.u„ -- 
 
 land , Berks, 
 
 Northumber¬ 
 land. 
 
 l8. 
 
 wno were mciuucn Ui tuv. --—o- . 
 
 Car. 1 . the Deputy Chancellor, having by command of the Soveraign , and in dit- 
 charge of the duty of his Office, fent unto each of them a feveral Summons, for 
 their attendance at the celebration of the Grand Feaft, to be held for the preced¬ 
 ing year at Fork, upon the 18. 19. and 20. days of April ; and notice thereof 
 being given to the Houfe of Lords, they immediately made the enfumg Order. 
 
 Die Martis, 22 . Mtiii 1641. 
 
 W Hereas the Lord Chamberlain of his Afajefties houjhold, and fame other 
 Lords Parliament, Knights of the Garter, have beenfummoned to 
 give their attendance , and repair unto the City of York, for the celebration of 
 St. George’s Feaft s who acquainting this Houfe with the Summons aforefaid , 
 it is this"day Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that they attend the weigh¬ 
 ty Affairs of the Kingdom, difeuffed in Parliament, 1 vberemto they are ob¬ 
 liged by his Alajefties IVrit, and the Law of the Land. 
 
 Jo. Browne Cleric. Parliament. 
 
 I Palmers 
 Journal,p-%6. 
 
 tPag.tf. 
 
 a f Lib N. p. 
 WC 118. 
 
 x F.^.117. 
 
 Whereupon, every one of the faid Knights-Companions , before the days ap- 
 pointed by Prorogation for holding the Feaft , fent their Petitionary Letters of 
 excufe to the Deputy Chancellor, wherein they profelfed their defire and readi- 
 nefs to attend, in obedience of the faid Summons; neverthelefs, pleaded the 
 forefaid Order for the ground of their (lay at London, and therefore defired 
 him to obtain for them the Soveraign s gracious Letters of Difpenfation : But 
 when the faid Letters were feverally prefented in Chapter , f held before Vefpers 
 on the Eve of the laid Feaft , the soveraign would not at prefent either admit or 
 difallow of their Excufes; but t deferred the confideration thereupon until the 
 next Chapter , to be held by Prorogation. 
 
 Of excufes which have not been allowed, the moft remarkable is that of the 
 Duke of Norfolk, and the Lord Scales, an. 2,6. H. 6. who, in regard the caules 
 alledged to excufe their abfence at the Feaft, “ were not approved in a chapter 
 held on the Eve, were adjudged to the penalty of the statute ; the latter being 
 particularly fined by the Soveraign and Knights-Companions, in a w Jewel to the 
 value of 20 Marks, to be offered in the Colledge : whereby the rigour of the Sta- 
 tute appears to have been more ftridlly executed upon him, than on the Duke 
 (whofe contempt might be of a lefs nature, though it feems great enough to fhut 
 out his excufe) probably becaufe the Lord Scales, having been abfent the year 
 before, and no caufe thereof being then (hewed in Chapter, “ was thetefore-fo 
 fuffer penalty for his abfence, according to the Statute 5 fo that this it feems was 
 the fecond fault. ® ut 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 5 37 
 
 But now to enter upon the fefond Branch of the third general head, which 
 relates to the proceedings upon the abfent Kights-Companions negleft, or de¬ 
 fault offending their Excufees : We (hall therein obferve, that feme of them have 
 with difficulty "been remitted, fome left in fufpence, and others fentenced, and 
 referred,either to the Sovereigns pleafure, or the puniftiment affigned by Law. 
 
 Of the firft kind are thofe, who having fuch a plea for their abfence, as might Defaulters 
 induce the chapter to difpence therewith ; yet were with much ado excufed, be- pardoned, 
 caufe they neglefted giving due intimation thereof, according to the statutes. 
 
 Such was that of the Earl of Weftmerland an. 10. H. 5. who y though not very yLib.NyA j: 
 well, yet had much ado to be excufed ; becaufe he fignified not the caufe of h’.s 
 abfence, as the Statutes required. 
 
 So an. 12. Car. 1. The Earls of* Derby and Kelly, having made no Excufe /Mi¬ 
 nor Petition for Difpenfation, were for that omiffion blameable; but by the "“'■Hs-s- 
 grace of the sovereign for that time pardoned. 
 
 Of the fecond fork are fuch, who through the indulgence of the Soveraign, or sufpended. 
 his Lieutenant ("where probable caufe hath induced it) have not had fentence 
 paffed on them at that prefent, but were deferred, in expectation of fome fatis- 
 faftory caufe to be (hewed : As in the cafe of the rrince , the Duke of Eucfeirg- 
 h im, and five other of the Knights-Companions, abfent from the Feaft held an. 18. 
 
 H. 7. concerning whom, * no caufe o/Excufe mas fbewed, but there mas an expe- * Lib. N. pas) 
 station of one to be alledgcd. 
 
 But as for thofe of the third fort, upon whom fentence hath pafled, for de- Sentenced 
 fault of fending their Excufs, they have been left either to the pleafure of the t0 
 Soveraign, or to thofe penalties and penances which the Lam of this Order doth 
 infliCt And firft of fuch Offenders as are left by the chapter to the mercy of the 
 Soveraign , we have feveral Examples. Of the Earl of Effex, an. 18. H. 7. it is re¬ 
 corded, » That his abfence mas referred to the Soveraign s indulgence. So an. 21. a Lib. N.fag, 
 of the fame King, upon occafion of the abfence of the Earls of Northumberland , 175t 
 Oxford, Devonjhire, Kent, together with the Lord Stafford, and no caufe thereof 
 affigned, h they mere left to the Soveraign’s indulgence. To the 'like effeCt is the blbidy. 179.' 
 entry made of the Earls of Effex, and Kent, abfent the following year, without cP “ t ' l8 °’ 
 caufe (hewn to the chapter. 
 
 Lately, touching thofe on whom Judgment hath palled, divers inftances may runiflied. 
 be given, among which are thefe that follow, An. 10. H. 5. the Lord Willoughby, 
 
 Sir Robert Vmfredill, Sir John Cornervall, arid Sir William Harington, were in no 
 wife excufed for their abfence, d becaufe being within the Kingdom, they fent not d Lib.Sy.6g, 
 the caufe of their abfence. And an. 2. H. 6. the faid Sir Robert TJmfrevile, was 
 alfo found culpable, ' in regard no caufe of his abfence had been fejemed. More- ' P-<s-77- 
 over, feeing the reafons of the Duke of Norfol/fs, the Lord scales, and Fafeolfs 
 abfence an. 33. H. 6. were not made known to the Chapter, f they mere left to the f Pas- 113. 
 Judgment of the Statutes. And of the fame Lord Scales, an.^y. H. 6. it is re¬ 
 corded, s that he gave no reafon of his abfence, therefore underwent the punijh- g Pat.ui. 
 meat thereof. 
 
 Laftly, The Duke of Torf, the Earl of Salisbury, the forefaid Lord Scales, 
 and Lord Willoughby , for prefuming to be abfent from the Grand Feaft, an. 30. 
 
 Ft. 6. h without fheming any allowable caufe, they were adjudged to the certain and h ttid.f. 107; 
 deferved penalties ( of the Statutes) againft the next Feaft. And the faid Duke be¬ 
 ing again abfent the very next year (“and alfo the Lord Haftings) * They were ip al ., 0 s. 
 both adjudged to certain Penalties, as daring to be abfent without feijftcient caufe 
 Jhewn. 
 
 Befides thefe grounds for affigning Venances already mentioned, there are (up- F '™ c ^ ! ni htJ 
 on a few other caufes, fet down in the before recited ninth Article of the sta- j'/abfem^t 1 
 tutes of Inftitution ) other Tenances appointed, that is to fay, if the Knights-Com- other times ol 
 panions be abfent at other times befide the hour of Tierce ; which (if we were thel ‘ C511- 
 ftriCHy tied to purfire the feries and order of time) would fall out to be (poke 
 of, a little hence. Neverthelefs, having had occafion to difeourfe fo much al¬ 
 ready of this fubjeCt, it will become further beneficial to the concerned Rea¬ 
 der , to bring all the InjtmSions which are included in the faid Article, and 
 
 m lifter 
 
528 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX- 
 
 mufter up the Penalties for breach thereof, in view together : nor will this anti¬ 
 cipation at all interrupt our method, or become improper for this place, if 
 well conlidered, and therefore we (hall proceed with them here. 
 
 The Knights-Companions are further punifhable, if they are abfent at any of 
 the times here fpoken of, viz. Firft, at the beginning of the JjrSt Vefpers. Se¬ 
 condly, at the beginning of the Morning Service, on the Feaft day. Thirdly, at 
 the beginning of the fecond Vefpers. Fourthly, during the Me Feaft. And fifth¬ 
 ly, at the Grand Feaft next following. 
 
 For the firft, admitting any Knight-Companion hath failed of meeting and at¬ 
 tending on the Soveraign at the hour of Tierce , and thereupon fuffered the pu- 
 nifiunent of non-admittance into the Chapter-houfi, and deprivation of Vote , ne- 
 verthelefs if at the riling of the laid Chapter, he be not ready to proceed with 
 the Soveraign, and other the Knights-Companions into the Choire, to the begin¬ 
 ning of the fir ft Vefpers; he ought not only to fuffer the former, but this addi- 
 k drf lo S ' 4 '' tl0nal P ena,t y> k That he fall not prefume to enter into his Stall at that time , but 
 tarry in that part of the Choire, where the Taper-bearers are wont toftand, never- 
 thelefs before his oven stall, until the holy Offices be ended. And the Law of the 
 1 H. 5. St At. order is the fame in King Henry the Fifth’s and King Henry the Eighth’s* statutes, 
 a';.";,"; 8 ' only they render the place for the delinquent Knight to ftand in, to be before 
 their Stalls in the chorijiers places. And now how the penalty hath been in¬ 
 flicted, upon breach of the Law in this particular, we (hall fee by the following 
 inftances. 
 
 At the Grand Feaft celebrated at IFindefer, an. 21. H. 7. when it feems the 
 Lord Kildare, Sir Gilbert Talbot, and Sir Richard Goulford came late to the Chap¬ 
 in Lib. N tag. pel, we find this Memorandum fixed to their names, m They flood without (before 
 their StallsJ by the Soveraign’s permijjion, or rather command. But yet this is 
 not all the punifiiment which hath been inflifted upon the Knights-Companions 
 for this offence (though it be all that is fet down in the forefaid Article') for an. 
 2 5 ■ bt. 6. upon the Eve of St. George, the Marquefs of Dorfit not coming to the 
 n tbilp. 99 - firft Vefpers, and being conviefted of bis late coming, " was prohibited joining in 
 opag. too. the Nomination then made, for the Eleftion of the" King 0/Portugal, into theroom 
 of the Du\e of Gloucefter. 
 
 p i s ;■ stat. Oflendors in the fecond and third cafe, being fuel] as negleft to come p before 
 llet.B.'L,. the beginning of the high AJafi, or the l fecond Vefpers, called alfo the ’Vefpers 
 Art. 9. on St. George's day, have the like punifiiment with the former affigned them, 
 throughout all the Bodies of the statutes ; viz. Exclufion from their Stalls, and 
 ftation in the Chorifters range. 
 
 C Lib.N. p. 74. An. 1. H. 6 . we obferve the Lord tvilloughby noted to be abfent upon the f Eve 
 of the Grand Feaft, but prefent on the day; and confequently he incurred no 
 fiWl™ further penance, than what his abfence on the Eve drew on him. The t Earl 
 
 Der h “ n - *8- blits, coming too late to the firft morning Service, on the Feaft 
 day, did for fome (horttime undergo the aforefaid penance, but foon after upon 
 “ Difpcnfation from the Lieutenant, went up to his Stall, 
 w Lib R.pag. In like manner an. 11. Car. 1. the Earl of «* Fxceter came not to the Chappel, 
 1 ' ' in the morning of the Feaft day ,till after the CrandProceffion ; and fo the Penance 
 
 for his tardinefs, fhould have been according to the Statutes , flare Paviamentob 
 but, upon confideration of his age, and the foul weather, whereby it was occafion- 
 ed, the Soveraign permitted him to enter into his Stall. 
 
 And though abfence at thefe times alfo be occafioned by sickpefs, or fome un¬ 
 expected accident, yet notice is to be given thereof to the soveraign or his Lieu- 
 x Lii.c. t«i- tenant. For mftance, the Lord Eurghley falling ill was abfent 1 from the firft 
 Morning Service on the F eaft day, an. 57. Elite, but upon notice given thereof, with 
 the confeut of the Lieutenant and Knights-Companions, he obtained leave of ab- 
 fence. The Earl of Dorftt an. 1 5. Car. 1. (the Grand Feaft being then celebrated 
 y Palmtn at IVindefor) 1 fuddenly falling ill, before Evening Prayer, on the Feaft day, be- 
 y v° fought the Soveraign to excufe his attendance for the prefent; but the 1 next mor- 
 zi {.pam. ning being recovered, he attended the Soveraign, with the reft of the Knights- 
 Companions to the Chapter-houfi. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 T he Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feafi. 
 
 The Penances infli&ed upon any Knight (for the forefaid defaults) he is in 
 like manner to undergo, if he happen to offend in the like kind, when the 
 Grand Feaji is prorogued a from St. George's day, in what place foever it be 
 celebrated. _ c( 
 
 But if he offend in all, and have neither licenfe, nor reafonable or allowable 
 excufe for his abfence, he is then b prohibited entring his Stall, at the next St. 
 
 George’s Feaji, where ever it be kept 5 and moreover to pay, as a pecuniary 
 
 mul£t c io/. to be employed towards the Ornaments of the Colledge. And we 
 
 find the former kind of Penance, to have been inflicted, upon Late Comers to 
 
 Divine Service, as well upon the Morrow after the Feaji day, as on the Eve or 
 
 Feaji day it lelf. For the Earl of Lindfey coming into the Chappel on the mor- at oltiif. If. 
 
 row after the Feaft d held at Whitehall an. 8. Car. 1. after the Sover.tign was en- e i fc ® cl - 
 
 tred, he fufffed the puniffiment of c (landing before his stall a while,until tbeso- 
 
 veraign fignified his licenfe, that he might afeend thereinto. In like Manner, 
 
 the Earl of Northumberland coming fomewhatlate unto morning Service, on the 
 
 laft day of the Feaji, held by prorogation at Whitehall the 17.18. and 19. days off t Lib.&.p. 
 
 April an. 13 .Car. 1. did undergo the afligned Penance, f of ftanding beneath b |s 
 
 Stall in the middle of the Choi re, but s upon the gracious permiffion of the so- 7 ~ '' 
 
 veraign he was foon admitted thereunto. 
 
 But touching the fourth degree of offence, as it is far greater than any yet 
 named, fo are there variety of Penances appointed to expiate the fault; and h £• 3. Stat. 
 therefore, if any Knight-Companion final 1 be fo negligent, as not to come 1 ’ to' 4 ”' 10 ' 
 the celebrations of the Grand Feafi, and yet have no juftifiable realon of his ab- i« s-Star. 
 fence, fueb. as may be allowed by the soveraign or his > Deputy, he (ball not (at j ”' Sl 
 the Feaji to be held the enfuing year) enter into his ov/astall, but (land below 
 before it, in the place above mentioned : (7.) he (hall walk alone by himfelf, 
 before the three Croffes, which in ancient times were born in the Grand Procef 
 (ion. (3.) When the Grand Trocejfion returns to the Choire , he (hall (land in 
 "the place before mentioned, the following part of the Mafs, until the time of the 
 Offertory. (4.) He (hall offer lad of all by himfelf alone. And after the hum¬ 
 ble fufferanceof all thefe Penances, he (hall forthwith approach the Stall of the 
 
 Soveraign, or his Deputy, and there humbly defire abfolution for his Offence.- 
 Whereupon the soveraign , or his Deputy, (hall reftore him to his Stall and firft 
 eftate. But we have not hitherto met with any Record or Memorial, where the 
 particulars of this punilhment were executed upon any of the Knights Offenders, 
 albeit we too often find, where many have neither appeared all the time of the 
 Feaji, nor Cent Letters of excufe, nor obtained licenfe for their abfence. As for in-kt.r 4 .Mp. 88 ; 
 (lance an. 9. H. 6. k Sir Robert Vmfrevile, Sir Simon Felhrigg, and Sir William 
 Harington, fignified not the caufe of their abfence: neither did the Duke of iPtg. 177. 
 
 1 Buckingham, nor Earl of Northumberland, give any reafon at all of their ab¬ 
 fence. The like hath been obferved of many others, but without further me¬ 
 morial of what the Chapter did thereupon. • m(£-3> 
 
 Fifthly, and laftly, the Statutes ordain. That m if any Knight-Companion re- 
 main within the Kingdom, and not having a fufficient excuie, to be allowed p 'h.s. 
 upon humble fuit as aforefaid, (hall prefume to abfent himfelf the" next follow- s,Ai - An - 9 - 
 ing year, and thereby become culpable of an omiffion of two years fucceffively, 
 from the Solemnity before mentioned, he ought thereupon to be fo long 0 in- 
 terdifted his own Stall, until, in the (aid chappel, he (hall have offered at Saint 
 George’s Altar, a p Jewel to the value of 20 Marks, of lawful money of England ; 
 and thence forward every year, fo long as he (hall continue guilty in that nature, 
 the mulft mud be doubled until he be reconciled and pardoned. 
 
 By vertue of this lad Claufe of the foregoing Article, was the Lord Mai- q Lib. N.pig. 
 trovers an. 15. E. 4. s for fitch his abfence, fined at 20 Marks. And the Lord \\fa jlg . 
 Scales, an. 3 6. H. 6. in a Jewel of r 2o Marks value, which, as probably may be 
 coUefted, was the following year endeavoured, either to be mitigated or taken 
 off; neverthelefs we find the fentence confirmed, and he f left to pay the Finer r n ,un 
 impofed. • 
 
 Of later times the greafoft Offender, that w'e obferve, againft this statute, was 
 
 U u u Ferdinand 
 
53° 
 
 t Lib.R. pug. 
 13 f. 
 
 u Rotvei Jour¬ 
 nal, pag. 24 . 
 
 \* Ibid.p, 39. 
 
 x r Lib. N. p. 
 yii 34 - 
 
 X Ibid. p. 
 
 3. Ofconfti- 
 turing an Offi¬ 
 cer to hold the 
 Grand Feaft. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eye of the Feaft. 
 
 Chap. XX. 
 
 *E. 3 . Suit. 
 / i. 8. vide 
 H. 5 . St at. 
 An . 8. H. 8. 
 S;4f. ^rr. 7 . 
 
 1. Of his No¬ 
 mination. . 
 
 a Lib. .V. p.58. 
 68. & 80. 
 b Ex eoi. lib. 
 pag .6 1.86.87. 
 92.^93. 
 c Ibid.p. 74* 
 d Ibid.p. 103. 
 
 e Chart. 
 
 5 . nu. 51 . 
 f Li 5 . Af. pag. 
 I 74 ; *7 5 - 
 g ibid, p- 258. 
 268.6" 292- 
 
 h a6j. 
 
 «P^I 245,246. 
 
 k P<*g. 274. 
 
 1 Lr£. C.p. 44. 
 m Ibid.p. 50. 
 n Pag. 68. 
 
 0 Pag. 119. 
 140. 
 
 Ferdinand Earl of Derby ; who having made no excufe, nor Petition for his ab- 
 fence in two years, was at a ; Chapter,\te\A on the Eve of the Grand Feajl, an. 
 
 1 2. Car. 1. accordingly fined, and that with fonie further " note of negligence, 
 but at the mediation of the Earl of Penbroke and Montgomery , he was for that 
 time' remitted. Yet was he not guilty of any future negledt; for, the following 
 year, upon his humble Petition fetting forth his w age, weaknets, and inability to 
 Travel, lie obtained a Difpenfation for attendance on the Sover.tign at the Feafts 
 of St. George during his life. 
 
 But the molt memorable cafe in the profecution of a contempt, was that 
 againft the Earl of Arundel, who in a chapter held * an. 14. E. 4. was fined 
 r 40 Marks, to be paid to the Colledge of IVindefir, for being abfent from 
 the Solemnity of the Grand Feafl , for two years together without any appro¬ 
 ved caufe : and the following year (till continuing his Contempt, the mulft 
 (by virtue of the aforefaid statute ) was doubled, and he fined in the fum of 
 *8o Marks. 
 
 Touching the third particular, amongft thofe things done of courfe, in the 
 Chapter held before the firft Vefpers, to wit, the nominating and conftitnting an 
 Officer for holding the fame (if the Soveraign be not prefent) we are beforehand 
 to note the Occafion and caufe thereof, which was briefly this. 
 
 At the time of Instituting this Order, the Soveraign being engaged in Wars 
 with France and Scotland, which he then, and for Tome time after, perfonallyma- 
 naged , thought fit to make provifion for fupply of his room, no lets than in cafe 
 of ficknels or other urgent occafion, where he thould be hindered from afford, 
 ing his perfonal prefence, at fuch time of the year, whereon the Grand Feajl 
 fliould happen; and hereupon allowance was given by the * Statutes to depute 
 another in his (bead. 
 
 When therefore fuch occafion afterwards hapned, a Commiffion was made 
 out to one of the Knights-Companions, fome reafonable time before the approach 
 of the Feajl ; to the end, that by fuch a reprefentation of his Perfon, none of 
 the ancient Ceremonies might be omitted, or any defeft happen through his 
 abfence. For till the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, we meet not with 
 any C mmijfions that (fayed for the soveraign s fiat fo long as until the fitting of 
 the Chapter , held before the firft Vefpers. Neverthelefs, feeing from thence it 
 hath been for the mod part thus praftifed, we think it not improper to give 
 our account thereof here, amongft thofe things of courfe, which (if at this 
 day the appointing fuch an Officer (hall be thought requifite ) are ufually 
 difpatcht at the forefaid chapter. And herein -we (ball (peak, ( r.) Of the 
 Perfon Nominated to this office, .(2.) hisT 7 (/f, ("3.) die Ceremonies ufed at his 
 Conflitution, ("4. ) the nature of his Employment, ( 5.) and the Dignity of his 
 Office. 
 
 As to the Perfon Nominated , we obferve, That ("mod ufually) he hath 
 been one, if not the chief of the Knights-Companions ( we mean in Autho¬ 
 rity , Eminence, or Birth) next to the Soveraign himlelf. Such were 1 John 
 Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, and b Humfrey Duke of Gloucefier , c di- 
 Ied ai(b Earl of Henalt, T-eland and Penbroke, Lord of Frizland, ProteSor and 
 Governor of England ; both. Sons to King Henry the Fourth, Brothers to King 
 Henry the Fifth, and Uncles to King Henry the Sixth. A Hutnfry Stafford T)o\Ce 
 o' Buckingham (Son and Heir of Edmund Stafford, by Anne plantaginet, Daugh¬ 
 ter of Thomas of Woodjlockff made ' Primer Duke of England 22. Mail, an. 25. 
 H.6. 1 Thomas Earl,of Derby, Father-in-Law to King Henry the Seventh, the 
 Dukes of s Suffolk, and h Richmond, with 1 Marqueffes of Dorfet and k Exceter, in 
 King Henry the Eighth’s time. The 1 Duke of Norfolk., “ Marquefs of Nor- 
 t ‘ton, " Earl of Lciccficr, and 0 Lord Treafurers Burgh ley, and r Buckhurfl, 
 under Queen Elizabeth. And in King James his Reign, the Soveraign’s elded 
 Sons the Princes of IVales, fird Prince Henry, and after his death Prince Charles, 
 the \ate Soveraign of blefled memory. 
 
 Next we (hall confider the Time, aijd Place, when, and where he hath 
 b. ;n appointed to this Employment : Concerning the Time, we obferve it 
 
 anciently 
 
Sect. V. The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. ^ 3 4 
 
 anciently to have been uncertain, but fo long before the Fead day, as that this 
 Officer might make preparation, Putable to the date and grandeur this great So¬ 
 lemnity required: For fo when Henry the Sixth had deputed his Uncle (the 
 aforefaid John Duke of Bedford') to hold the Grand Feafl at IVindefor , on 
 St. George's day , in the fourth year of his Reign , we fee the Commijfion 
 bears date at Leicefter , f the firft day of April preceding. In like manner the f Lib. 
 fame Sovereign, having appointed “John Earl of Shrewsbury to the fame em¬ 
 ployment, the 14. of May an.^-rcgni Jui, his Commijfion bears date at Hereford, 
 the c 18. day of April preceding. Again, that Commijfion given to the Marquefs cFag.n 6 . 
 of Excelcr, for holding the Feajl at IVindefor , upon the 17. day of May, an. 20. 
 
 H. 8. is dated at Richmond the “ 24. of April, which was above three weeks 
 before. /«/. 30, 
 
 But in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, the mod: accuftomed time for 
 this Nomination, was in the Afternoon of St. George’s day ; the day for holding 
 the Amiiverfary of the Grand Feajl , being in thole days always appointed toge¬ 
 ther with this great Officer: Neverthelefs in thc w 13. * 24. T 31. and * 36. years ”ff - N t“t‘ 
 of his Reign, the appointment of the Feajl , and Nomination of this officer may x F.ie.iSi, 
 be obferved to happen on the morrow after the day of St. George 5 as alfo“<tv.i. IfffjIff) 
 d“2. Vh. & Mar. and an. b 4. & 5. of the fame King and Queen ; and for the iab.c.pTi», 
 mod part it was fo ordered, until the 9. of Queen Elizabeth, in which year the bPoz.is. 
 Grand Feajl was removed from IVindefor unto other places, as hath been before 
 noted. Afterwards it became cudomary to nominate him immediately before 
 the firft Vefpers , which hath continued in life ever fince. 
 
 Now the reafon why fo many days patted heretofore, between the date of 
 the Commijfion, and the time appointed for celebrating of the Feajl, was becaufe 
 this Officer (in thofe times) held the Feajl at his own charge; and therefore was 
 it thought fit and reafonable, that he fhould have notice of the day afligned 
 early enough, to the end he might provide all things futable to his own honor, 
 and the dignity of the perfon he was to reprefent. But afterwards when he was 
 not named, till he entred upon the Execution of his Office, to wit, immediate¬ 
 ly before the fird Vefpers, there needed no warning, the Soveraign being at the 
 charge of the Feajl. 
 
 As to the place, where this Officer received the honor of Nomination, that 
 we always find to have been in Chapter, held at any the times aforefaid, and 
 wherefoever called. 
 
 Secondly, the perfon defigned to this employment, is in the ‘ Statutes of In- 
 Jlitulion, and thofe that J follow, called Deputy : The fird we find to have been A H.'fsta r. 
 made fo, was John Duke of Bedford an. 7. H. 5. and the reafon thereof given An.s.tt.s. 
 in the Regiftrum Chartacenm is ' Becaufe the Sov'eraign being then in Normandy, 
 was employed in the recovery of hit right to that Dukedom. 
 
 And albeit the Title given by the statutes to this Officer, be not particular¬ 
 ly mentioned in the f Blacf-Boof, where it fpeaksofthe faid Dukes holding the tpat-it. 
 Feajl of St. George at IVindefor, for the aforefaid year, but rather implied in the 
 words Regice fublimitatis locum implevit ; yet in the Regiftrum Chartacenm among 
 other memorials of that fame year, it is exprefly fet down, and the faid Duke 
 there diled s Depute del Ordre de Jaritier : wherein alfo the very fame b Title is gLmdtet: 
 given to Humphry Duke of Gloucefter, he being appointed to celebrate the An- T* 
 
 niverfiry of the Feajl at IVindefor, the year following. And when the fbrefaid 
 Blacf-Bool^cotnes to inform us (an. I. H. 6.) that the faid Duke of Gloucefter did 
 execute his Office, and hold that Feajl, we find him therein called ' Deputatm iTag. 
 Ordinis ; which Title is given him alfo at other times, upon the like occafion, 
 as alfo to the k Duke of Buckingham an. 28. H. 6. to the 1 Earl of Exceter the year t ibid.p. id?; 
 following, to ” John Earl of Shrewsbury, the 3 5. year of the fame King, and to fjffj P-)°s. 
 many others in the Reigns of King Edward the Fourth and King Henry the m ,5 ’ 
 Seventh. 
 
 Sometimes alfo, we find other Titles given to this Pveprefentative of the So¬ 
 veraign, as an. 10. FI. 5. John Duke of Bedford (the fecond time of his being 
 fuchj is diled » Prxfos Clarijfimi Ordinis. Equivalent to this, is that expreflion n fflif. f . Si. 
 
 U u u a bf 
 
Chap. XX 
 
 532 
 
 o Pag. 9 2. 
 
 p Ibid. p. 170. 
 q Ibid, p, 207, 
 
 t Pag. 246. 
 
 U 251 . 
 
 w 272. 
 
 X P 4 *. 274. 
 y Ptf£. 279* 
 
 Z Pd£. 283.- 
 
 if Regijl. 
 b cChart. fol. 
 
 53 * 
 
 5 { m ‘ 54 ' 
 
 294. 
 
 S Pag. 204. 
 i P^. 253. 
 k Pag. 2$8. 
 
 1 Pag. 267. 
 m Lib.C.p.ii< 
 
 i Akiogr, 
 
 t Antogr. 
 
 ii Lib. C. p.l8. 
 i Lib.N.p. log. 
 k Pag. in. 
 
 I Pag. 142. 
 m Pag. 148. 
 n Pag. 155. 
 o Lib. C.p. 19. 
 pPoi-93. 
 
 <i Fa i- 59. 
 f 132. 
 fP«S. 108. 
 
 T/je Ceremonies an the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 of the Black-Book ^, where it fays, that at the Chapter begun at mndefir. an. j 5'. 
 
 6. “Freftdebat Nobilis Dux Glouceftrie. And in another place of it, that the 
 Grand Feafi was obferved at IVindefir an. 8. H. 7. per Johann cm Denham Anolie 
 ' Thefeturarium p jbi Preftdem ; the like is (aid of the s Earl of fVorccfter.an.io.H.8. 
 
 In the Exemplar of the Statutes regiftred in the Black-Book, the Title vice¬ 
 gerent is firft mentioned, and indifferently ufed with that of Deputy ; this great 
 Officer being in fome of thofe Articles called Deputy, and in others Vicegerent , 
 But from that time to the 8. year of King Henry the Eighth we find no further 
 remembrance thereof 
 
 And then the Commijfion granted to the Marquels of Dorfet , for holding the 
 Grand Feaft at IVindefir that very year, inverts him with fuch authority, * as the 
 Soveiaign s Vicegerent ever ufid to have, and might claim by rights whence it 
 may be inferred, that fome of the Knights-Companiom had before that time held 
 the (aid Feaft , under the Title of Vicegerent, though we have not met with any 
 of their Commiffions. Afterwards, an. 24. H. 8. the Feaftival was appointed to be 
 held at IVindefir , upon the 12. day of May , “ in qua Comes Arundel,£ supremi 
 vicem gercret, or as it is expreft an. 28. H. 8. « Northumbria: Comes Supremi vicem 
 gerens. And that this Title was at other times placed upon this Officer, may 
 be implied from fome other places of the forefaid Regifltr, where he is faid. 
 *Supremi vices tenere,t adminiftrare, 1 fipplere, &c. 
 
 About the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, the Title of 
 Locum tenens, or Lieutenant, began to be taken up ; for at a Chapter held at El- 
 tham, the = 23. day of April an. 8. H. 8. it was determined, that the celebration 
 of St. George's day (hould be held at tvindefir , upon the 25. of May following, 
 
 1 Et quod potens vir, Marchio de Dorfet, erit ad tunc regie Majcftatis Locum te¬ 
 nens. And a little after, the fame old Regifter, fpeaking of the Chapter held on 
 the '25. and 2 6 . days of the faid Month of May, faith they were celebrated ■‘per 
 predictum Nobilem Marchionem , Locum Regis tenentem, fub Sigillo Garterii le¬ 
 gitime deputatum: Which Title of Locum tenens, this Book alfo gives to the Earl 
 of Arundel, the enfuing year ; aod frequently to others, afterwards nominated 
 to this Office. But the firft time we find this Title exprefly mentioned in the 
 c Elacl^Book of the Order, is an. 3d. H. 8. where the Soveraign Wonftituted the 
 Earl of EJJex Locum tenentem, during St. George's Feaft ; albeit it is before in the 
 fame Book, many times ufed, in a way fomewhat different; as for Example, fuch 
 a one of the Knights-Companions ("naming him who is appointed to this O ffice) 
 Regie Majeftatis locum s impleret, or * adimpleretfe occuparet, 1 feuppleret, "‘obtineret, 
 and the like. Laftly, this Office hath been for the mod part conferred, under 
 the Title of Lieutenant in all fucceeding times, and the other Titles of Deputy , 
 Freftdent, and Vicegerent laid afide, as is manifeft from the Blue and Red Eookj, 
 and fundry original Commiftions which wehavefeen under the Seal of the Or der. 
 
 But befides the ufage of thefe Titles of Deputy and Lieutenant feverally , we 
 have met with them fometimes joined together in one perfon, as in the Stile of 
 Henry Earl of EJfex, proclaimed at the holding of the Grand Feaft an. 25. H.8. as 
 fulloweth ; 1 Du noble & puijfant Seigneur, le Conte d’ EJfex & de Eu, Seigneur de 
 Bourgchir, & de Lcveyn, Lieutenant & Depute de la Fefte de Santte George, Che¬ 
 valier, Frere, & Compaignon, de le trefenoble Ordre de la Jarretier. As alfo in 
 another of like nature, when Henry Courtney Marquefs of Exceter and Earl of 
 Devonjhire held the Feaft an. — H. 8. wherein he amongft his other Titles, is al¬ 
 fo (filed s Lieutenant & Depute de la Fefte de saint George. And in the Blue 
 Book alfo, there is taken notice of the like conjunction of thefe two Titles, for an. 
 
 I. & 2 .Ph. & Mar. the Grand Feaft having been prorogued unto the 25. day of 
 May, it is there recorded, 11 that then the soveraign appointed the Earl of Shrews¬ 
 bury, Deputy and Lieutenant. 
 
 To conclude, the Titles of this great Officer are fometimes expreft not lo much 
 pofitively, as by way of Periphrafis, and that in feveral manners; as 1 Deputatus a 
 Regc prefuit. k Ajftgnaius ore Regio prefedit. 1 Virtute Regie Commijftonis Ajfegna- 
 tus. m Cui Supremus earn poteftatem commiferit. " Regie fublimitatis commijfione ac 
 authoritatc communitus. * Regia, vices fubiret, t gerebat, s preftabat , r feufecepit, f cui 
 
 vices 
 
SECT. 
 
 V. 
 
 The Ceremonies, on the Eve of the Feair. 
 
 133 
 
 vices ejus demandat£ font. Alfo * Supreme abfutis vice Jufficitur. “ Supreme To- ' p *i- 8& . 
 fentis poteftatem refercbat. '"Supremos furrogatur. "Ejus (viz. Supreme j abfintis 
 Officio fungeretur, with feveral other variations, much of the fame nature. x Pag. 1 4 ?. 
 
 As to the third particular, the Ceremonies ufed at the conforming the Save- ?• The Ccre - 
 rsign's Lieutenant, they were thefe three; (1.) The reading of the Commiffion. co™ftk u t°ion‘ 5 
 (2.) Delivery of it to the Lieutenant. And (3.) his taking an Oath. For the 
 Commiffion being ingrofi'ed in Parchment, and prepared ready by the Chancellor, 
 it is brought into the chapter by him, and there read in the prefence of the Licit' 
 tenant and Knights-Companions, before it be delivered ; for thus we find it re¬ 
 corded an. 19. H. 7. t The illujiriot0 Lord Thomas Marquefs Dorfet, mas imports- y tii. N. fat. 
 credfto hold the Feaffi) by the Soveraign’s Letters o/Commiftion which mere read l,s ’l 
 in Chapter. And at the meeting in Chapter , on the day prefixr, for celebrating 
 of the Grand Feaji an. 17. H. 8. by the Duke of Norfolk. , it is faid, that 1 in the z BiJ.p. 34? 
 prefence of the faid Duke (the ref of the Knights-Companions attending him on 
 either ffde ) the Kings Letter mas read, wherein the power committed to the Duke 
 mas declared. So alfo, when the Earl of Penbrolge ( Lieutenant for the Grand 
 Feaji , held the 3. day of June an. 1. Eliz.) was arrived at IVindeJisr with his Jf- 
 fiftants, “and a Chapter being held , the Soveraigns Letters were read, wherein fie zDt.c.p. jr. 
 conferred the Lieutenancy on the faid Earl. So an. 3. of the fame Queen, the Earl 
 of Arundel being Lieutenant, and the Grand Feaft kept at tt'rndejbr, b The Letters bBM, 
 c/Legation ("for fo the Commiffion of Lieutenancy , and Letters of Notice to the 
 Lieutenants Affiiftants are here called) mere openly read in Chapter. And fome- 
 times we find the Officer taken notice of, who reads thefe Commiffions", as when 
 the Earl of Shrewsbury was conftituted Lieutenant, at a Chapter held in the Privy- 
 Chamber at Greenwich, on the Eve of the Feaji, an. 27. Eliz. his Commiffion was 
 read by the Dean of IVindcfor. But an. 37. Eliz. the Lord CobhanT s “ Commif- cMS. pm. c, 
 fion of Lieutenancy, and the d Prince's an. 1 <y.jac. R. were both read in chapter P- T -ft.ao. 
 by the Chancellor of the Order ; which being finifhed, in the next place the c so- tai ' 
 
 veraign ("if prefent in Chapter) delivered] it f propria mantt , to the Lieutenant,who cE * t"f. MS. 
 receives it upon his s Knees; as did the faid Lord Cobham in the great Clofet at 
 Whitehall, an. 37. Eliz. cl.fit. 9 . 
 
 Thirdly, the Lieutenant is to take an fc Oath, for the due Execution of his Of- lL,b ‘ c -t- 4 ,; 
 fice ("but the form thereof we have not hitherto met with) before the Ceremo- h \ 
 nies of his Conftitution are fully difpatcht. This Oath the Lieutenant takes in ' I MS.pen: 
 Chapter upon his‘Knees, when fometimes the 8 Prelate and fometimes the 1 Regifter ( k 1 
 have read the words, whilft the m BlackpRod held the Book. ; in atteftatioa of m j °' 
 
 which the Lieutenant “ kiIfeth the fame, and then arifeth. And wc find that in n 
 the aforefaid 27. year of Queen Elizabeth, the Lieutenant when he proceeded to 
 Chapp'el(ffitev the Ceremonies ofhis Conftitution wereover) gave his Commiffion 
 to 0 Clarenceitx (who then waited in the p place of Garter) to bear it before °r Catua. R‘ 
 him thither. P* c - c, -f- 9 . 
 
 And albeit, it hath been the mod ufual way, for the Sovcraign to conftitute 
 his Deputy or Lieutenant for holding of the Grand Feaji, or any part thereof, by 
 Commiffion, and to add thereunto the forefaid Ceremonies of Creation; yet 
 fometimes in great exigencies and hidden occafions, he hath appointed this great 
 Officer by word of mouth ; whereuntono other Ceremony hath been adjoined, 
 than that of taking the ufual Oath : as for inftance, an.i 32. LI. 6. the Soveraion qtLit.N.p. 
 being then at IVindefor, and falling lick a little before the Feaji, the Duke of r * UI- 
 Buckjngham was affigned his Deputy,' Ore Regio, by word of mouth. 
 
 But before we take leave of this head, we (hall obferve, that, in the Reign of 
 King Henry the Eighth, though in fome one of the chapters, held during the ob- 
 fervation of the day of St. George, both the Grand Feaji hath been prorogued 
 to a further time, and the Lieutenant nominated for holding the fame: yet up¬ 
 on juft caufe, or for fome reafons urged, or excufe made, "which the Sovereign 
 hath approved of; fome other of the Knights-Companions hath been appointed 
 to the execution of this Office, inftead ofVnn who had been firft nominated : 
 
 Thus it chanced an. 9. H. 8. when at the Celebrations of the day of St. George at 
 Greenwich, the f Earl of Arundel was chofen the Soveraigns Lieutenant for holding Jotf> 
 
 the 
 
534 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX* 
 
 i Pag, ic 6 . 
 
 Ibid p. 27 2. 
 
 the Anniverfary of the Grand Feajl at Windefor, upon the 10. of May following, 
 but he * not thinking himfelf able to perform the Duty, humbly objected his infirmity 
 of body, and difability ethermays , and the Soveraign gracioufly admitting of his 
 alledged excufe, fubflituted in his (lead the Marquefs of Dorfet. So aifo when 
 St. George's day was obferved at the fame place, in the 20. year of the fame King, 
 w{fi ;lt vv ^' cil t ' tne c h ar l es Duke of Suffolk., was “ nominated to keep the Grand 
 'eo.'C 1 " Feajl at IVmdefor, upon the "17.day of May enfuing, the Blacf-Book. faith, ’■That 
 
 x lib. n. fat. afterwards for certain caufes , moving the Soveraign thereunto, that Office mas 
 *nit7*5 8 - transferr d from the aforefaid Duke, to the Marquefs of Exceter, who executed it 
 confonantly to the dignity thereof. Again an. g 2. Ft. 8. the Grand Feajl being pro¬ 
 rogued unto the 9. of May, at a Chapter held on St. George's day preceding, the 
 y Ibid, pa 83. Earl oh Cumberland was appointed to celebrate the fame, t But in regard the faid 
 Earl could not be prefent by reafon of fame urgent Affairs ; his excufe was accepted, 
 and the Earl of Southampton fupplied his room. 
 
 But what hapned 1 an. 28. H. 8. was more remarkable; for the Earl of Nor- 
 ' thumberland (then the Soveraign 's Deputy J was in the time of the firft Vefpers fud- 
 denly taken with the Vertigo, or dizinefs in his head , and that accompanied 
 with a diflemper over his whole body. a From hence arofe a great fcruple, 
 what was hereupon to be done5 it being conceived , that they could not con¬ 
 veniently proceed, without the prefence of the Deputy, and that another could 
 not rightly be fubftituted in his room , without new authority from the'X'TOe- 
 raign : b But whilft they were in the midft of this controverfie , he recovered, 
 and came again among them, and performed all that was to be done, both on 
 the Vigil, and on the day it felf. • 
 
 But this may clearly be inferred, from this procedure of theirs, that if the 
 Deputy had not recovered, the Ceremonies of the Feajl had been adjourned 
 till the soveraign had nominated a new Officer. And not unlike, but upon re- 
 fleftionhad on this accident, and prevention of the like afterwards , occaltoned 
 5 tat>. C.p. what was done. An. ep.ph.db Mar. to wit, thenomination oh c t\voKnights- 
 D'' Companions to be Deputies, namely, the Earls of Derby, and Huntingdon ; the 
 fecond being deligned to fupply the place, in cafe the former fbould be obftru- 
 ifted by d indifpofition, or weighty affairs. 
 
 4 . The nature The Authority and Obligations annexed to this Office of Deputy (or Lieu- 
 of his Imploy- tenant j are deducible from the Statutes of the Order , which give him power 
 c to hold a Chapter at the hsour of Tierce , on the Eve of the Feajl: as alfo on the day 
 it felf, and punifh Offenders againjl the Statutes. And though he be thereby ex¬ 
 prefly prohibited, the h making of any new Decrees or Ordinances, neverthelefs he 
 may * correft and reform all points of the chapter as (hall feem neceflary. 
 
 And now to (hew that the powers granted by the Commijfions, are, as deriva¬ 
 tive from, fo purfuant to the Statutes, we (hall infert in the k Appendix firft, the 
 mold ancient Commijfion of Deputation that Record hath preferved , being that 
 which King Henry the Sixth gave to his Unde John Duke of Bedford , in the 
 fourth year of his Reign, to fupply his place, when by reafon of his abode at 
 Wb.N-p.yy. 1 Leicejler, in expeftation of the Parliaments fitting there, he could not perfon- 
 ally hold the Grand Feajl at Windfor that year. 
 
 Firft then, in the Preamble, the reafon and caufe of making (Itch a Commif- 
 fion, is fet down in general words. Next the Soveraign takes notice of the al¬ 
 lowance given him by the Statutes to conftitute a Deputy, and thereupon fets 
 down the particulars wherewith he impowers him, namely, to hold Chapters , 
 to reform what is amils, to make Elections, and by a general Claufe, to perform 
 all other things which (hould be any way pertinent to the neceflary obferva- 
 tion of the Statutes : to the end his Deputy, in one and the fame Inftrument, 
 might both underftand the duty of his place, and be impovvred to put the fame 
 in execution. Such like particulars are alio inferted in the Commiffion made 
 6 . to m John Earl of Shrewsbury, an. 35. H. 6 . But in later Commijfions they are 
 omitted, and fupplied by a general Claufe , which gives this Officer the fame 
 authority as had been allowed him , or fuch as he of right might claim Then 
 follows the words of Conftitution (which in fucceeding Commiflions are ex- 
 
 preft 
 
 menr, 
 e E. i.Sial. 
 
 An. 8. 
 
 h Ibid. 
 i H. 8. Stdt. 
 Art. 7. 
 
 V: Num. 
 pLXXVl. 
 
 Pi Ibid.p. 
 
Sect. V. The Ceremonies on the Eve of the. Feaft. 535 
 
 preft with fome variety * J and laftly a Claufe commanding obedience from the * As 
 Knights-Companions prefent. fmhJrim'u,, 
 
 In the Commijfions of Lieutenancy, (though not at all m the Deputations! Cmtimimu, 
 Commijfions ) we find the Title of this great Officer, inferred immediately after 
 the words of Conftitution, in this following manner. IVe therefore by thefe pre- 
 fonts name, conjlitnte , appoint, and ordain you to be our Lieutenant, at the 
 faicl Feaft : Giving you full Power and Authority , to do and accomphjh every thing 
 in the fame, which to our Lieutenant there, in fitch cafeshelongeth, and hath been 
 accttflomcd, as it is expreft in that Commijjion of Lieutenancy ,-given to the Mar- 
 quefs of* Exceter, dated at Richmond the 24. of April, an. 20. It. 8. and that " ,0 S' C - 
 other to the a Marquefs of IVinchefler, and dated at St. fames’ s the 14. of A lay. fitif.b. <7 ' J 
 . an. 1.& 3. Ph.& Mar. for celebrating the Crand Feaft at Windfir , the-2 6. of A - 
 
 the fume month •• and not only in this, but in all other lince, that have come V W ‘ 
 to our view. 
 
 In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and King James, when the Grand Fcafl 
 was held, either at Whitehall, or Greenwich, and the Soveraign prefent only "at 
 fome part of the Solemnity ( as in the chapters , or at the chappel in the 
 morning of the Feaftday, and fometimes proceeded publickly to the Clofit 
 fnot down into the Chappel ) to the firft and fecond refers J but by rcafon of 
 fome weighty affairs, could not conveniently be prefent in perfon, at all parts 
 of Divine Service, and other Ceremonies and things to be done and executed 
 at the Feajl , neither on the Eve, nor on the day of St. George, nor the next day 
 following; in fuch cafe the Claufe in the Commijjion, which conftituted the 
 Lieutenant, was put after this manner, b IVe do therefore name, &c. you in our ab- b Bams Jmrt 
 fence, to be our Lieutenant for that purpofi, See. Or, as it is in that Commijjion fi l - 2 °i- 
 made unto Prince Henry, an 4. jlac. R. ‘IVe have made choice of you to fitpply cAutogr.penet 
 Cur Peace, whenfoever we jhall have caufi to be abfent, at any time of the faicl Eve, vf ' D ‘ x ‘ 
 
 Day , or ALorrow: And do give unto you full power and authority, to do and accovt- 
 plifij all things in Our abfence, incident ancl meet to be performed, for the honoring 
 and celebration of this Feaft, as by the Statutes, and laudable ufiige, aWCuftoms 
 of Cur fid Order doth appertain. 
 
 Now how the Soveraign is to conftitute fuch an Officer, appears from the 
 directions given in the Statutes of Infiitution, to wit, by his J Letters ; and that d 2 . f.Sut. 
 thefe Letters lince, do carry the ftyle of Commijfions , and ought to pafs under A " ,8 ‘ 
 the Seal of the Order, and the Soveraigns fign manual , is evident from divers 
 paffages in the Regijlcrs, and from the Commijfions themfelves : For inftance. 
 
 The before recited Deputations, made to John Duke of Bedford, an. 4. H. (j. is 
 faid to be done, e by a fiujficient Commiffion delivered unto him, under the Com- e Lib. N.p.ppi 
 mou Seal of the Order. So an. 8. II. 6. Humfry Duke d/Cloucefter, &-c. nuts 
 deputed f by a certain Commiffion, fgnedby the Soveraign under the Common and.pai.si. 
 Seal. And for holding the Feajl , an. 1. E. 4. Vlfcouht Rourghier was alfo 
 Deputed by the Soveraign , G By a fit ami /Efficient Commiffion. So alfo the gnid.p.up. 
 Earl of EJfex, an, 14. E. 4. 11 by the authority of the Soveraigns Commiffion. In h Pa C . 134. 
 like manner an. 18. E. 4. ‘ The Lord Dudley was ajfignecl by vertue of the Sove- i Pag. 142, 
 
 raigns Commiffion, to obfirve the yearly Feaft of St. George, and to perform all 
 things according to cufiom. 
 
 It may be further obferved, that the Commijfions of Lieutenancy fas ancient 
 as the Reign of King Henry the Eighth ) are faid in the clofe to ilfue forth 
 k under the Seal of this mojl Noble Order. So was that to the Duke of Norfolk.kpae. 250. 
 an. 17. H. 8. And alfo that other to the Marquels of Exceter, an. 20. H.8. which 
 runneth thus, Teoven under the Seal of Our Garter, &c. and according to the 
 Modern expreffion, Given under the Seal, &c. 
 
 Thefe Commijfions of Lieutenancy, m an. 14. Eliz. and the fix following years mLib.C-f.iA', 
 run under the title of Letters Patent, and are fo called in the Blue Boolji but 
 how juftly, is to be queftioned. For in one of thefe Commijfions, made to the 
 Earl of Lincoln, an. 15. of the faid §>jecn, the conclufion is the fame with thofe 
 other Commijfions of like nature, of former years, viz. Teoven under the Seal of 
 Our Order, at ,&c. and wanteth.that Claufe, or conclufivc period, from which 
 
 ■ fuch 
 
 1 
 
Chap. XX. 
 
 5 36 'the Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feafl. 
 
 nCj luch inftruments (as we are informed) derive the 11 name of Letters Patent , to 
 Part In tt.p. w j t ^ cn j us re j tefiimonium has liter Its nofir as fieri fecimus Fatentes. Again, 
 an. 12. Eliz. and for feven years after, vve obferve from the faid Blue Book., 
 oPa s .6 0 . that this Officer was made 0 roith the confient of all the Knights-Companions, 
 a Phrafe much like that ufed elfwhere , touching the Election of Knights, as 
 hath been before taken notice of. But, if dnely examined, we (hall find this 
 expreffion of no more ftrength to entitle the Knights-Companions to a joynt 
 power with the Soveraign, for the conftituting of a Lieutenant, than the other 
 is to make them CceleSors ; where though fomething requifite to the obtain¬ 
 ing of their confent, may feem to be implied in the aforefaid words, yet we 
 conceive thofe expreffions were ufed by the Regifter, as of his own choice, ra¬ 
 ther than fuch as the Law of the Order will allow of 
 sTheDijmty The Dignity of this Officer, as he p reprefents the Soveraign s perfon, and 
 P Lib.N.pi. fupplies his place,is very great. Which, that we may the better fet forth, we 
 24*- fhall diftinguifh the Honors annexed to this eminent Place, as they are eflential, 
 
 and neceflarily confequent thereto ; or perfonal, that is, fuch as may additio¬ 
 nally be conferred upon him, at the plealure of the soveraign. 
 
 That this Officer, as an eflential Honor to his Place, hath from ancient time, 
 had fome of the Knights-Companions affigned him for his Ajfiftants, during the 
 whole Feafl , is evident enough throughout the Regificrs ; yet the firft mention 
 of Ajfiftants , as to the Title particularly given unto fuch perfons, we find in the 
 if 1 Regifiriini Chartacettm, in the Decree made at a Chapter, called at Eltham , on 
 
 f 01 ' 53 ' 6 ' St. Georges day, an. 8 . H. 8 . (wherein after the Anniverfary of the GrandFeafi , 
 
 . had been appointed to be obferved at Windfor, upon the 25. of May , then next 
 enfuing, and the Marquefs of Dor fet nominated the soveraign s Lieutenant ) the 
 r Earl of Fffex, the Lord de la Ware, the Lord Monteagle, and Sir Thomas Lo¬ 
 vell, were appointed Ajfiftants to the faid Marquefs. Another inftance in the fame 
 Regifter concerning the celebration of the Grand Feaft at IVindefor, the following 
 year, upon the 10. day of May ("the Earl of Arundel being appointed Lieutenant') 
 affirms that the E Lords de la Ware, and Monteagle, and Sir Thomas Lovell, and Sir 
 Henry Marney were alfo appointed Ajfiftants to the faid Earl. 
 
 The number of Ajfiftants were in thofe times uncertain, here above we fee 
 tti id.f.66.b. they were four; Anno 21. H. 8. we find but 'three : and afterwards, an. 32. H. 8. 
 w Lib. n. pag. they were reduced unto w two : which number, following times exceeded not, 
 except once, and that was the laft year of the aforefaid King; when there were 
 x three appointed. 
 
 Thefe Ajfiftants were always appointed in Chapter , when the Lieutenant 
 himfelf was Nominated; and afterwards had Letters of notice lent, to each of 
 them, from the Soveraign, requiring their repair to IVindefor, aTranfcript 
 whereof fee in the? Appendix’, of which form have we feen feveral other Letters, 
 fent upon the fame occafion, to each of the Ajfiftants, after they had been ap¬ 
 pointed to the faid Service. 
 
 And as before we have noted in the cafe of Lieutenants themfelves, it hath 
 fometimes chanced, that others were afterwards upon occafion, put in the places 
 of thofe firft named; fb here amongft the Ajfiftants, it hath in like manner 
 iLib.K.ptg. hapned : for the a Lord roynings an. 8. H. 8. b by the soveraign s Commijfion was 
 b°Regijlr appointed Ajfiftant to the Lieutenant, in the room of the Earl of Fjfex, who had 
 chan.,, fat. been before nominated. And the Earl of Rutland being named one of the Ajfi- 
 Mbid {66 b ft“ nts au ' 22 ‘ l! ’ was a f terwar ^ s excufed by the Kings Letters, * vvhofe place 
 the Lord Montjoy executed. So an. 29. H. 8. the aforefaid Earl of Rutland fall¬ 
 ing fick, after the time of his nomination, and before the approach of the Feaft 
 d Lib. N. png. d a y, the d Earl of Sufiex was fubftituted Ajfiftant in his place. 
 
 «V ■■ >»c f.«|. And fometimes a Quorum of Ajfiftants have been nominated, as anA 5. &• 4. 
 ft .2. ° ph. 6' Mar. in cafe fome of them fhould be abfent: for the Lord Pagit, the Lord 
 
 Clynton, the Lord Howard of Effingham, and Sir Edward Hastings, having been 
 appointed Ajfiftants to attend the Lieutenant at the following Feaft, it is added, 
 f that at least any two of them, who at that time were merest to the Kings Court, jhould 
 he there prefent, to ajfijl the Soveraign’s Deputy ,.according to his Majcfties pleafitre, 
 as the Cuftom and their duty obliged. Another 
 
 20;. 
 
 x Pag.V) 8. 
 
 y Num. 
 CLXX 1 X. 
 
Sect. V. the Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 537 
 
 Another Honor, effential to the Dignity of the Lieutenant is, that the Sove¬ 
 raign layes an Injunftion upon the reft of the Knights-Companions then prefent, 
 to yield Ajfifiance and Obedience to him in all things, as if himfelf were per- 
 fonally prefent : For fo is it enjoyned by the Commijfton to the aforefaid k John kLib.N.p.So. 
 Duke of Bedford. And generally all Forms of Commijftons fince , dole with 
 fuch like Injunctions of Obedience, in the execution of the Soveraigns Authority. 
 
 To thefe Honors before fpoken of, we might add fome other of the like 
 nature, viz.- that this great Officer poffeffeth the Sovereigns Place, in all Pro¬ 
 ceedings, and at the Table, that he hath his Train carried up, that a Reverence 
 is given him by the Knights-Companions, an elTay taken for him ot the Offering, 
 and offereth with Carpet and Citfheon but thelewe referve to fpeakof at large 
 
 by and by. ... u . 
 
 In reference to perfonal Honors (though generally all Lieutenants lit in their 
 own Seats in the Chappel) we find the Marquefs of Northampton had affigned to 
 him a higher Stall than his own, during the whole Feftivity of St. George: For 
 in the Chapter held on the Eve, an. 3. Etiz. the Celebration of the day of 
 St. George, being that year obferved at Whitehall, the Soveraign decreed, 
 k that the forefaid Marquefs, during only the time of his Deputation , fhould 
 take the Stall of the Earl of Shrewsbury , then lately deceafed. Now the 
 Marquefles own Stall was at that time the 1 eight Stall on the Princes fide , but 1 
 that which the Earl of Shrewsbury then lately polled, was the m fourth on the 
 fame fide, and next below the Duke of Holjlein, whofe Seat was the “ lowed 
 among the Stranger Princes then alive. 
 
 To conclude => it feems in time, the Duty incumbent on both the Lieutenant 
 and his Ajfitfants, grew fo burthenfom, that the Soveraign took their attendance 
 and charge into confideration, and therefore in their favour decreed (at a Cha¬ 
 pter held on °St. Georges day at Greenwich, an. 19. H. 8.J r That the Knights- 
 Companions Appointed or Deputed [Lieutenants or Affiftants] to be prefent or to keep t 
 
 the Feaft of St. George in the Colledge o/Windfor one year, fljould not be Appointed 
 or Deputed to be prefent, or to keep it the year next following, nnlefs the ^Soveraign 
 ffould pleafi to be prefent at the day or Feafl. And to the fame effeft, though 
 briefly, is this Decree recorded in the 1 Black Boof But more large and par- 
 ticular is it thus entred in one of the MS- now remaining in the Office ol Arms. 
 
 r ®emo?anCum, HCbat tbe Soveraign of the Order King Henry $$ t 
 €igbtb our ©otoeratgn ILojb, bp tbe abbice of tbe Knights of tbe fatD , °' 53 ' 
 Order, tbe 19. pear of bt 0 mod noble Eetgn, bpbertueof a ®bapttrc 
 jjolben at bt 0 ?©anoj of Greenewich tbe 25. bap of April, ©jbaitteb anb 
 enaaeb bp Sirte of Cbapitre, that all fucb Knights of tbe Order from 
 • tbencefonbs tobicb ttoulb be appointeb bp bis* S>fgbnef0 to be bio Lieute- 
 
 nant o£ Deputy at t \)t Of ‘St* George feept at (!$ C£aGU Of Winde- 
 
 for, anb all fucb Other Knights 80 1030 to tbe CatD Lieutenant, Attendant, 
 anb Affiftant at tbat time, iboulb,fo? tbe nept pear enfutng, be clearlp 
 btfebargeb anb epeufeb fo? tbetr attenbance at tbe faib Caftle unlcf0 anp 
 Knight of tbe Order upon fjt0 ottm bebotton tooulb be at tbe faib tfeaft of 
 ©t. George at Wyndefor, then be to be tfjecc at pleafure. 
 
 Nor was that yet thought a fufficient indulgence to thei Lieutenant and Affi- qr««. 
 (lants, to be abfent from the next Grand Fcajl, and therefore the faid Ordinance 
 was afterwards an. 23. & 24. H. 8. extended to the fpace of'three years, from 
 and after the laid Feafl. 
 
 And herewith we ate to note, That this Officer always held the Feafl , at 
 his peculiar charge and coft , and gave liberal Rewards to r Garter , and for (ColltS.^Ap. 
 his scutcheons, as alfo to the Officers of Arms, the Gentlemen-Vfhers , the Alms- 
 Knights, the Vfhers and Grooms of the Chamber, the clerks of the Kitchin, the r. /»/. 15;. 
 Harbinger, and Groom-Porters, with the reft of the Soveraign s Servants, Waiters > 9 °- 
 of feveral Offices in the Houfe , to the Choriflers , the Mergers, &c. that kept 
 the Robes, and the Sexton , even to thofe who made clean the Seats, and laid 
 the Culheons. X x x And 
 
53 * 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feafl. Chap. XX 
 
 t Regift. Char- 
 tac.fol. 66. fo 
 61. vide etiam 
 Lib. N. fub an. 
 20, 21,*2, 2?. 
 24,6" 25.H.8. 
 
 w nd b ; C M a t all r th ; n£ i S r , clating t0 the werefet fo »h with exceeding 
 
 itate and Nocends (which was commonly every year augmented each r > 
 
 ,cvaKt ftriVmg to outvie his Predeceflor in magnificence and liberality ) his fT 
 pences became very great : In confideration whereof, the aforefaid Privilege 
 was granted, that fo by a Licence of Non-attendance, for the three following 
 t ears, the Perfons who had undergone the charge and trouble ofthefe Offices 8 
 might be m feme meafure eafed. Neverthelefs the generous Lord FitzWil- 
 
 Tu Wa ?ra fr T tak ' ng advanta g e °f this indulgence, that he was one 
 oi the Ajjiftants to the Soveraigns Lieutenant, for the'* fix years next enfuine the 
 Decree part, an. 1 9. H. 8. v ‘mg me 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 The Ceremonies relating to the fir ft Vefpers. 
 
 Proceeding to 
 the Choire. 
 
 Entry there¬ 
 into. 
 
 cJcoiun. w. 
 
 d Ue N. C!. 
 
 t Art. 14. 
 
 W E have now finifhed our Difcourfe upon the Particulars managed in the 
 firft Chapter 3 held on the Eve of St. George 5 which being broke up 3 the 
 Soveraign and Knights-Companions , do immediately proceed from the Chapter- 
 houfe into the Choire , to hear Fevers. In handling and deferibing the Ceremo¬ 
 nies relating thereunto, wc (hail confider , firfl, thofe performed before the l e¬ 
 xers begin ; fecondly, the Courfe of Divine Service 3 and laftly, thofe ufed after 
 it ts ended. Wherein we (ball be particular and exafir, not only in regard the 
 Mate thereof is both folenm and facred ; but becaufe the fame Order of Cere¬ 
 mony is to be repeated, fo often as the soveraign and Knights-Companions enter 
 the Cihappet, or depart thence, or go up into, or come down from their stalls 
 ,, lr then we are to prefuppofe, that the Officers of Arms , Prebends of the 
 Cotledge, and Alms-Knights, having attended in the North Ijle of the Chappel du¬ 
 ring the fittingof the chapter, do now upon the rifing and coming forth of the 
 Soveraign, Knights-Companions, and officers of the Order put themfelves into 
 Rank, and continue the Proceeding ( through the pafTage and Guard made by 
 the Knights-Companions Attendants, and the Soveraigns Band of Pen [loners ) from 
 the Chapter-houfe door, along the faid North Me, and fo to the Weft door of 
 the Choire , in like manner and order as they did proceed from the Chamber of 
 Prefence to the Chapter-houfe. The Organs then beginning toplav, and conti¬ 
 nuing on , till Fefters begin. 
 
 When the a Alms-Knights be arrived at the Weft Door, they firft enter in a whole 
 Body, (while the reft of the Proceeding makes a (hort Hand) and pafs forwards 
 near to the 1 middle of the choire, where they make a joynt and low obeifance 
 hrll towards the Altar, next(all burning about by the left handj to the Soveraigns 
 Royal Seat; then ftill turning from the right to the left hand, they Lafcend the 
 Hast Pass even to the Rails fet before the Altar, and forthwith divide themfelves 
 Hanking bn each fide, (the Juniors Handing neareft to the Rails) and 'at fuch a 
 fpactous dtftance, that the Altar may be difeerned by all that follow in the 
 Proceeding , when they draw near to make their Reverences. 
 
 Aflbon as the Alms-Knights have made their obeifance, the Prebends of the 
 Co. ledge enter in a whole body alfo, and having turned on the left hand and 
 made the like double obeifances in the middle of the Choire, they divide rhera- 
 lelves, and take their Seats, every one in their Order. The Seats appointed 
 tor them at this Solemnity (and at other times when any of the Knights-Com- 
 are prelent in the Chappel ) is in the lower range of Seats, and fo ordered 
 by Amg Henry the Eighth’s Statutes 5 albeit in their abfence, the Prebends are 
 permitted to fit in the higher Seats, between ("but not in ) the Stalls of the 
 A nights-Companions. 
 
 While 
 
539 
 
 Sect. VI. The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 While the Prebends are cntring their Seats, the Vnrfuivants, Heralds , and Pro¬ 
 vincial Kings of Arms (in a Body) enter alfo the Choirs j and after their double 
 Reverences made, pafs up towards the Altar, and joyn to the Alms-Knights. 
 
 But fometimes heretofore, to enlarge the Ceremony, as s an. 3. & 8. Car. 1. 
 the Purfuivants have by themfelves advanced into the Choire , and proceeding idallett.W. 
 into the middle, there 1 made their Reverences, firft towards the Altar, and then j ( ( ,eN '■ CL 
 turning about by the left hand, did the like to the Soveraign's Stall, then, they 
 afcended unto the fecond Haut Pas before the Altar, where alfo k dividing 
 themfelves on each fide, (the Junior Turfuivants joyning near to the Senior 
 Alms-KnightsJ 1 kept the like fpacious Lane between them, as the Alms-Knights 
 did, to the end alfo, that the Soveraign and Knights-Companions might have the 
 Altar in full view, as they made their feveral Reverences towards it. 
 
 Next, the m Heralds proceeded in a Body by themfelves, up to the middle m,- 
 of the Choire , and there having likewife made the like double Reverences, 
 afcended the firft Haul Pas before the Altar , and divided themfelves , flanking p \leN.c!. 
 even with the Turfuivants. jj £ 
 
 [n like manner the two Provincial Kings made their Entry, ( doing their Re¬ 
 verences ) and placed themfelves on each fide upon the n edge of the loweft 
 Haut Pas, towards the Stalls. Thus they divided themfelves, not only here at 
 their firft entrance, but at all other times when they pafifed up and down, or in, 
 or out of the Choire, during the forefaid Feafts. But for (hortning of the Ce¬ 
 remony, ( as of late hath been the ufual courfe) the Purfuivants , Heralds, and 
 Provincial Kings joyn all in a Body, and perform this part of the Ceremony 
 together. 
 
 Afterwards,the two 0 Junior Knights-Companions enter, and paffing on till they 
 come near their own Stalls, there make their r double Reverences together, 
 firft towards the Altar, next the soveraigns Royal Stall ; then they divide 
 themfelves, and take their Hand idireftly before their Stalls. Thus alfo do the 
 reft of the Knights prefent, at their entry into the Choire, and in the fame order 
 as they paft in the Proceeding to the chapter-houfe ; taking their feveral ftations 
 under their proper Stalls, until the Sovcraign (hall have afcended his Seat. But 
 where any of the Knights want his' oppolite Companion , in fuch cafe he enters 
 the Choire alone. 
 
 And this manner of doing Reverence and Obeifincc, was introduced in the Manner of dc- 
 Reign of Henry the Fifth, and hath continued in ufe ever fince. For whereas S^henin?’ 
 from ancient time, the Knights-Companions at their entrance into the Choire, traduced, 
 and taking of their Stalls, gave Reverence to God , and towards the high Altar, 
 
 John Duke of Bedford, an. 6 . H. 5. holding the Feaft of St. George at Windfor in f ^ ^ . 
 
 'abfence of the sovcraign : It was then in Chapter decreed, r That all the Compa- ,{ 
 
 nions of the Order, whenfiever they entred into the Choire, and at their going forth, 
 
 as likewife at their defeent font their Stalls, fsonld do Reverence to the Sove- 
 
 raign, if prefent 5 or if abfent, to his Stall .- c by which Ceremony they fjould crone 
 
 him as their Soveraign, and acknowledge all manner of fubjeHion and obedience to 
 
 be due unto him. But when the Soveraign returned out of France , he fignified 
 
 to the Knights-Companions, as, much more reafonable and convenient, u That at “ Mi. 
 
 the Entrance and Departure aforefaid, the devout Obeifance due to Gods honor, 
 
 fliould be firft paid to God, and towards his Altar, after the manner of Ecclefia- 
 
 fticks; and then , what of Honor was due to him, to pay it next to Himlelf, or in 
 
 his abfence, to his Stall. 
 
 Next to the Knights-Companions doth the BlackrRod, Garter , and Regifter 
 w enter in Bread, who proceeding alfo to the * middle of the Choire , do their wr Collett.m 
 double Reverences together, and then pafs to their Form, placed on the South xc leNX ■ 
 fide of the Choire 1 before the Soveraigns stall, and ftand before it. y ms. pecei 
 
 After them come in the Chancellor and Prelate, who having made their double ^ -V.,/.7.6, 
 
 Reverertces alfo, go from the middle of the Choire, and ftand before their 
 Form, fet between the Soveraigns Royal Seat, and that other but now men¬ 
 tioned. As touching thefe two Forms whereon the Officers of the Order fit in 
 the Chappel , there is a fpecial Decree for the allowance of them , entred at the 
 
 X x x j end 
 
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 The Ceremonies on the Eve of (beFeaft. Chap. XX 
 
 1 Lib. N. pag, 
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 end of the Conjhtutions of their Offices, which is this 5 1 Within the Choice of the 
 C,s:ippd, during the Cel brat,on of Divine Service , there flail be pined before the 
 Soveraigns Seat two other Seats or Forms, one before anotherupon one of which 
 fi d! ft the Prelate and Chancellor of the Order / the other theR egiftef Gar¬ 
 ter, and VJher of the Black-Rod. 8Uter ’ ° ar 
 
 .halt of all, the • Sovereign emreth, (having the sword born before him , but 
 h;s Band of Finftoners flay at the Choire door, to keep off the prefs ) who co¬ 
 ming to the 5 fteps which afeend to his Royal Seat, makes there a Reverence 
 towards the Altar and then afeending thereinto , makes a >■ fecund Reverence 
 ana feats hirnfelf. 
 
 And when (in the Soveraigns abfence J his Lieutenant proceeds to the firft 
 1 offers, he goes in the Soveraigns place, and affoon as he hath entred the Choire 
 and is come near the Soveraigns stall, he (lands, and makes a little paufe there; 
 then ■ doing his Reverences, firft towards the Altar, next towards the Soveraigns 
 Stdl, after he hath again Rood a while before it, hekafeends his own (which 
 ike unto the the Stall of the Soveraigtt ( Emperors, stranger Kings and Princes 
 wnen prefent) is garmfhed with a' Carpet and Cujhion laid before it ) where be¬ 
 ing arrived, he makes the double Reverence a fecond time, and then fits down 
 
 And now, in order to placing the Knights-Cogspanions in their Stalls Garter (Co 
 foon as the Soveraign (or his Lieutenant ) is fet down ) maketh again his ufnal 
 Reverences, in the middle of the Choire, then turneth to the two Senior Knights 
 and uoth his Reverence to each of them ; whereupon, at one inftant thev 
 make the, r■double Reverences - below, where they flood, and forthwith afeend 
 at the " nrft or Weftern entrance, that goeth to the fide Stalls ; where beinu 
 ° arrive, they make again the double Reverence, and feat themfelves. 
 
 But when the Soveraigns Lieutenant is prefent, each Knight adds a r third Re¬ 
 verence to him, both when they alcend to, and defeend from their Stalls. And 
 this tmrd Reverence not only they, but all the perfons who pafs in the Pro¬ 
 ceeding add to their double Reverences, fo often as there is occafion to make it, 
 alter luc.i time as the Soveraigns Lieutenant is entred his Stall, and fo long as 
 he continues therein both on the Eve, the Feaft day, and the Morrow after. 
 
 lu like order, and with like Reverences do all the reft of the Knhhti-Compa- 
 mons (having each waited the fearing of his fenior fellowJ afeend their Stalls 
 where they proceed by pairs; otherwife they take their Stalls fingly. But the 
 piace appointed for all but the two fenior Knights-Coni pan ions to enter into and 
 come out of their Stalls, is the a middle entrance, or that at the ' Eaft end of 
 the Stalls, which of them fall out to be next below each Knight's refpeftive Stall 
 to avoid the trouble and inconvenience of palling before any of their fenior 
 Companions. 
 
 The Knights-Companions being all feated, the r Prelate and Chancellor of the 
 Order pafs into the middle of the Choire, and having made double Reverences 
 return to their Form and fit down. After them doth the Regifter, Garter, and 
 Slack-Rod, pafs thither, there make their Reverences, and then fit down on 
 their Form, in the order as they proceeded. 
 
 As touching the soveraigns other Attendants, we have obferved, that theNu- 
 bhman who carries the Sword retires before the Soveraigns Stall a little on the 
 right hand, and the Lord Chamberlain of the Houfhold (if not a Knight of the 
 Order') and the Vice-Chamberlain on his left, until the Soveraign give them leave 
 to fit down; the Clerk of the Clofet ftands at the soveraigns right hand ; but 
 the young Noblemen that carry up the soveraign's Train, and the Gentleman of 
 the Robes , fometimes repofe themfelves upon the Steps going up to the sove¬ 
 reigns Stall. 
 
 f his great Ceremony of the sovereign and Knights-Comp anions entry into the 
 Choire, and taking their stalls being finifhed^ preparation for the Vejpers begin 5 
 in reference to which the Prelate alccnds to the Altar 3 it being appointed among 
 ■: nb.Vp.233. other things relating to the duty of his Office, That < Whenever the Soveraign 
 fhouU think, fit to keep the Solemnity of St. George at Windefor, he fiould be ob¬ 
 liged to be prefent to celebrate divine Service 5 which if he purpofely omitted, jt 
 
 is 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 541 
 
 caufe of his being nbfent. And therefore in cafe of V* ° me re ‘’^ onabie and juft 
 chejier , Sicknels, or other lawful occafion for ihf k' ' 1nc y ° t lC ^ ee ^ 
 
 "* and 
 
 Proceeding to the Altar on this occafion is in manner following 
 
 the iinTS”, “"l*? 3 d " uble fteverence ’ then comes before 
 
 I f . ll ? S , one to hlm ’ who thereupon arifeth from his Sent "P 10 ‘Ikai? 
 
 and the Serjeant r proceeded beforehim into the middle „ r l ’ t3r - 
 
 ^SZZ!Z£ i £S& "I— * 
 
 vitoae before his'seaf^f^ h R h f °? etimes ma de = three double Reverences, C „ c ° ,, ' s - w - 
 m a d:reft line before the Xu* g ' 0ne above the Haut-pas’s 5 all 
 
 and ^0* Provincial King,, Heralds ACMa.tr.lt 
 
 along the Choire, ttntiTthe Kin^^JS*'^" 
 
 carter m,d Black-Rod fit, where all making their double Re" 60 " thc 
 
 they divide them Pelves again on each fide, f nd ZrJ feitf^ 
 
 ^r/«,f to Hand in rank, yet fo that the Pro ? n ° a f}f 0r r fft of the Officers of 
 thfrom ic 
 
 fee is begun by the Prelate in 1 ninff on™ ' an . Stars, the Divine Of- 
 
 according to the Order of the Booh ofr 11 raann er 5 which is nofy celebrated 
 ParliaiJtn «de,» 
 
 brick_ for the Evening of the 2 2.day of April or fifr the FvT- 3PP °rr‘ n the ' K “' 
 whereon the Feajl by Prorogation hath been celebrated• Wh 0 ^ 0 ^" 
 thorten the Ceremony, the Prelate hath omitted thrr r/f Wh j e fometlm es to 
 began with the Pater Nojler ; and frequentlv in PtlaA'^u* ^ Ah -[ ol " tion i a nd 
 diwittif) or one of them, foL'choiXomn^S^L!^ .W"'; or ^ 
 and after proceeding on witlt the fh ^f of '° ^^ : 
 
 accuftomed order, to that of St c&r,6/)*L u r , thc 1 rayers in the 
 James, was the following Prayer ufefEhro^gho^tteF^aft! ^ ^ ° f KI " S 
 
 O Lord, fave our,King, 
 
 And mercifully hear us, &c. 
 
 ■ffitame of i^eoit €D?f8 jefaJ nur^nih ^tb tbfe in t&e 
 
 Sue Kins •?»“«*«> “0 en- 
 
 Plentiful grate of t&tne tjolp°4mrit fhX« C iX t& ^ c , Dnt ' nual ntm 
 McenbeD from the balfatttanft L7h»J?rcL?.f,. bc a . n . tI? ntlp anti ttg&tlp 
 
 ffounDersi anD CreSois of tbi« mocfnnWe n C d 0 ° f aeaIme ’ tbc 
 map abounD anD erceil in al tS« «L?Jhr er . of IS? Gartcr ’ Iie 
 
 asMptfs s£ - r* “ *' fisswa 
 
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 panions 
 
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 542 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. C h a 1 
 
 XX. 
 
 a Calien, w. 
 
 b \ UN. Cl. 
 
 Proceeding 
 out of the 
 Choire. 
 
 A (Ex eod.CoI- 
 e ) left. W, le 
 
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 ) Ibid, 
 
 ■■ f mr B bono?aWe order, map be trulp beboteb to gobltnefe, 
 
 C T fKt ir«n rutUftit, that ®obmap be tbetcbp tbe better 
 rtWr ®Xtaiane ferbeo, tbe €ommon--toealtb fetuttb anb tbe 
 memSal 0 '£?SSffin B remain to tbeirpoOtrttp. anb that toe all 
 m r S anb S in tbP toiift anb fear, anb watt tntbele goobtoo^, 
 tobitb rb r u baft aepomtebu® tbjougb 3cfu® ®b?tft our Lo?D, amen. 
 
 5 © Lo?0 long p?eferbe James our King, anb all tbe Companions of 
 tb>® molt noble Order of tbe Garter, amen- 
 
 Next follows the Prayer of St .Chryfiftom, andlaftof all the ■Zlcfcj. After the 
 c c;„u rtieFeifl: of St. Georoe celebrated at Wtnafor, in the 15. 
 
 lemnitv fungtothcOn>.t»and other Ittjlriituenl.il Mnficf, placed in t e rgj» of 
 and this’Sthe fir. time, that mfirurnentalMuftck was tntroduced into the f..d 
 
 C ' when the Vcfbcrs are ended, the - rrclate goes to the middle of the Altar, and 
 When tne tejp reverence ) makes anobeifance; and thence ( b ta- 
 
 there heforeit (wi g * (he middle of the Choire, where he 
 
 king the Any. . R ce ' d f c ret urns to his Seat ; whereupon all 
 
 itbeid “,s ™of “c W. in .he filing mm* M “■ 
 
 Th l AlmMhts come from their Seats, and draw together into the mid- 
 .. 1 f .Crhoire and having made their double Reverences, in manner firft 
 above defenbed they afeend in a body upon the highed Hunt Fas before the Altar 
 Ohe Junior near to the Rails.) and there dividing themfelves again, make a Lane, 
 
 the hr t; ne ) mere |lde llfthe Choire, and immediately bows to 
 
 him iKh f and then gives the fufnal Signal or Summons for the Knights-Compa- 
 1 to’defcend by the waving or bending of h,s Scepter towards them. 
 M done he draws back to his Seat without any other Obetfances. And 
 the Reafon given is, 6 for that at this time while Garter \ s retiring, the Junior 
 t,; 5 rlre making their Reverences, and therefore it were not proper for him 
 
 t0 A boon Sfoieas Garter hath given the aforefaid Signal, the two junior 
 Aitoon tnerciui , r■ t nt herwife the Junior alone) rile from 
 
 l^lTtai'inAove before their Stalls, make their double Reverence 
 their Seats, an de f cend into the Choire by the way they went up; 
 
 wherVmaking a^fecond double Reverence, they forthwith place themfelves 
 
 ^r rs 
 
 „ nr.fi and defcend with like Reverences; and in like order, do 
 
 aiTthe" red that are pr cat at the Ceremony , each with his oppofite Compa¬ 
 nion, but if he be J mg, then he performs the thejr 
 
 When all the Kni 'a Companions are come down , and placed bero 
 C f ,ii, the ■ / Garter, and Regifter ftep forth, make their double Reve 
 
 Seal! forme,. en retire before their Forms, and (land there. Afterwhom, 
 
 the chancellor and prelate do the like. middle of the 
 
 Affoou * they have done, the Alms-Knights defcend into the ^dleotthe 
 
 C vre (the iVfnes going formod) and there turning about by jhe eth 
 s b a- m.ii.c their double Reverences together, and fo pals out througn tne 
 fed door of the Choire , and at fome convenient didance thence, d , 
 
Sect. VI. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Fea/i. 
 
 543 
 
 (he Prebends be alfo come out and joyned to them, and moving a little fur¬ 
 ther, when the Officers of Arms are come forth , all then attend the coming out 
 ol the Knights-Companions , and they, that of the Soveraign. 
 
 Whilft the Alms-Knights are palling out, as aforefaid , the Prebends of the 
 CoHeclge came forth of their Seats into the Choire, and in the middle thereof 
 make likevvife their double Reverence, and then pals out (the Verier of the 
 chappel going before them) and joyn themfelves to the Alms-Knights. 
 
 Next the Purftivants, Heralds , and Kings defeend into the middle of the 
 Choire, and there making a double Reverence, pals likewife forward 
 
 7 hen the two Junior Knights (or Knight , if \us Companion beabfent) maketheir 
 double Reverence in the middle of the Choire, over againft their proper Stalls 
 and proceed forth, and fo do all the reft in order, the Seniors laft. And here (and 
 all other times when the Knights-Companions pafs out of the Choire, except in the 
 Grand Procejjion) do the " Chorifters ftep in, and bear up their Trains to the Preface- m CM. r V. 
 Chamber, which piece of Service, was fo at firft permitted, to intitle each of “ N ' a 
 them to the favour of a half-piece gratuity, which the Knights-Companions have 
 ufually beitowed upon them, in recompence of their officious Attendance 
 
 After the Knights-Companions, the Black-Rod, Garter, and Reeif/cr make’their 
 double Reverences, and pafs forward. The like do the Chancellor and Prelate 
 and follow them. 3 
 
 Then doth the Soveraign rife out of his Royal Seat, and having made his 
 obeifance towards the Altar above in his Stall, he defeends, and doth the like 
 again being defeended. 
 
 But when the soveraign is abfent, his Lieutenant defeends from his Stall" with "f ms 4 .p M . 
 ulual Reverences; and when he comes to the Sovereigns Royal Stall, lie” ftands °t £ ^’ e - 
 a while before the entrance into it, and then making his accuftomed Reverence 
 proceeds out of the Choire. 5 
 
 The soveraign having made his Reverences, proceedeth forthwith out of the 
 Choire, (the Sword, being born before him) thence he palleth through the South 
 door of the Chappel, into the lower Ward of the Cajlle , and prefently enters into 
 the lame way, by which he came to the Chnpter-foufi ; and as the' statutes do 
 
 Prefnce-chamber ? ^ f“ ntc order > v,z ‘ P" nsodumProoeffionss back to the 
 
 When the Servants and Attendants of the Knights-Companions are arrived it 
 the great Gate, in the upper Ward of the Cajlle, entring into the Sovereigns 
 -odgings , (or to the fame place, as far as their number reached , to make the 
 Lane for the Proceeding to pafs thorow , when the Soveraign proceeded to the 
 Chapter-houfe ) then do they begin to divide, and rank themfelves on either fide 
 lie pillage, through the Stone-Gallery, up the Stairs to the Guard-Chamber door 
 m the fame order as they were marfiialledat the beginning of the Proceeding • 
 that fo the whole 1 roceeding may again pafs through them.' S 
 
 , j. be A! TJi KKiS u tS r ha .ving entted the Guard-Chamber, and being come near 
 to the middle the Juniors begin to fall olfon both (ides the Room; the next 
 . cmois, (and fo forward to their Governor) following in due order , do place 
 
 themfelves up further in the Room. 3 no place 
 
 Whereupon the Prebends pal's through the Lane fo made, and alToon as they 
 
 ru Sf a Aha ^ ht \ ’ fal1 ° ff either fide the Room , to the Prefence 
 Chamber door. Then the Purfmvants, Heralds, and provincial Kings pro¬ 
 ceeding through the Lane made by the Alms-Knights and Prebends, do forth¬ 
 with enter into the Prefence-Chamber, and immediately fall off on either fide 
 towards the State, the Kings of Arms Handing uppermoft. ’ 
 
 hen t,ie Knights-Companions, and place themfelves i on each fide of the a 
 State, fitch order r as they fit in their Stalls, the eldeft neereft theState- but 
 
 of t h h W n° 5 e C °y r wi r a L re abfent = ftand alone. After whom follow the r officers * 
 
 f the Order, difpofing themfelves conveniently neer the State ' u< 
 
 where heir! 16 Sov . crj> f > * (attended as before) palfeth to the ftep before the State; 
 
 immediltelfmT^’-^n t “ rM ' h,S Fa ? e t0VVards the Knights-Companions, who 
 immediately maketheir Reverences»jointly to him, and he thereupon puts off 
 
 his 
 
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 544 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. Chap. XX- 
 
 his Cap, and re-falutes them, which done, the Soveraign and they withdraw 
 into the Vrivy Lodgings, until Supper time. 
 
 But in Queen Elizabeth's Reign, when the Feaji of St. George was kept at 
 Whitehall, or at Greenwich, and the Soveraign (as was ufual for the laid Queen) 
 proceeded no further on the Eve to Vefpers, than to the great Clofet, the ordinary 
 way, and thence fent her Lieutenant into the Choire: Then in fuch cafe, when 
 Vefpers were ended, the Lieutenant returned from the choire orderly through 
 ,-ms. pma the great w Hall, and fo back to the faid * clofet, and flood at the Door thereof 
 Iw.D.H.f. attending t h e sover jigns coming forth, from whence they all proceeded before 
 b. fy 16. a. her into the t Prefnce-Clumber, and there the Ceremony (tor that time) ended. 
 dteuamMS. g ut pp, n g j aKieJ his Reign, when the Supper on thefzie, as alfo the tol- 
 b"c.’o P r f “L lowing Meals, were prepared in the Banqueting-Houfe , the Sovcraigns Lieu- 
 ft ins. 4. pr- tenant frequently returned from the Clofet by the Lobby over the Terrace (hnce 
 L C /i pulled down) to the faid - Banqueting-Houfe , (the Noblemens servants 
 w. G. Handing on either fide the way) inftead of going to the Prefencef and palling 
 up to the State, gave an end to the Ceremony till Supper time: and fo dowefind 
 itobfervedinthe 7, 8, 9, 10, 12,13,14, and 1 6. of the faid Soveraigns Reign. 
 
 When the SovcTdign and Knights-Cosnpdnions arc retired 5 they are not to 
 put ofF any part of "their Robes till after supper, for that is prohibited by the 
 ȣ.?. SiMt: statutes,* not only to thofe that do not fup, no lefs than thofe which do. And 
 -""•S' hereupon the 22. of April , An. 19. Car. 2. the Grand Feaft being held at 
 Whitehall. The sovereign having a defire to take the Air, after he had taken 
 leave of the Knights in the Prefence-Chansber, took Coach, and went into Hide- 
 Park taking the Duke of Monmouth and Earl of Oxford with him, and all three 
 in their whole Habit of the Order. The Duke of Fork alfo at the fame time, 
 went in another Coach, his Dutchefs accompanying him, but habited in full 
 Robes likewife 5 and fo returned to supper. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 T/je Supper on the Eve. 
 
 fa£- 1 4 - 
 c Palmers 
 Journal, 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Eve of the Feaft. 
 
 ■545 
 
 Jisivants, Heralds , and Provincial Kings, fall ofF all upon the right hand, m oppo- 
 
 life to the Knights-Companions Table, the Junior Pssrjitiisant (landing towards " ) r ™ 
 
 the lower end of the Hall. ^ r \uN cl 
 
 Then the Knights-Companions paffing up beyond them, formerly » divided 9 £ 
 themfelves on either fide, according to the Decree * an. 1 6. H. 8. and made a 
 ftand, each taking place, ° according to the order of their stalls. But at the 
 Feajl held at Whitehall an. 19. Car. 2. the Soveraign directed, that thev Ihould 
 ftand all on the righ 1 - hand fide, facing their Table. 
 
 Next the five Officers of the Order follow, who afeending p beyond the i-e- 
 nior Knight , retire on the right hand 5 After them the Soveraign, who coming 
 up laft Call the officers of Arms 1 doing him reverence as he pafl'eth by) rroes 
 direftly to the Haut-pas, before his own Table, where turning himfelf^to- 
 wards the Knights-Cowpa/sions , and r putting off his Cap, they return their Re¬ 
 verences jointly to him. 
 
 After this, in order to the soveraigtss fitting down to Supper, he is firft fer- 
 ved with Water by fome Noblemen appointed for that Service. Next Grace 
 is (aid by the Prelate, and then doth the Soveraign place himfelf in his Chair, 
 fet in the middle of the fable. After whom the Senior Knight, condufted to 
 his Table by two Officers of Arms, fits down, and fo do all the reft in due 
 order, at the Tables appointed for them. Whereupon the Officers of the Order 
 and of Arms , retire out of the Hall to Supper. 
 
 Now in regard all thefe laft mentioned particulars are ordered alike, and in 
 the fame manner, at the other Meals of this Grand Feajl, as here at this : We 
 chufe rather to transfer the further enlargement upon them, to our Difcourfe 
 of the Dinner on the Feajl clay, where thefe, and fuch things and fervices as are 
 alfo common to every Meal, are once for all brought to view, and handled at 
 large. 
 
 If a Lieutenant be conftituted, he f proceeds to supper in full Robes, and in r rMS.f.tml 
 the fame order as doth the Soveraign, whether it be to St. George's Hall, or elfe- c yraf.irst. 
 where, and fits'alone at the soveraign s Table, yet on the "left hand of the Cloth " 
 of State; being ferved in all points'with "Water, and by a * Cupbearer, Carver, 
 and server, as is the Soveraign himfelf. G.o.r.p. 114, 
 
 This, and the other Meals were ufualiy heretofore clofed with Comfits, Spi¬ 
 ces, and Wine, and of late times with a coftly Banquet : which, after the io- 
 veraign hath walhed, is brought in and placed upon the Table. 
 
 This Banquet after Supper, is that which in fome places is called the Foyd, as The V oyd 
 an. 31. H.8. it is obferved, that Supper being ended, the Prejident and Knights- ’ 
 
 Companions had a v Foyde of Comfits and Hypocras, and an. 4 .Eliz. a 1 Foyde of y lib l , 
 Spices and Wine. So* an. 6. & 7. of the fame Queen, it is faid 
 ferved of the Foyde and departed, and an. 20. Eliz. it is likewife 
 being ended, and || Voydance brought, they departed for that night, 
 phrafed in King Henry the Eighth's Statutes, Art. 3. 
 
 But fomewhat more fully an. 5. EliZ. when St. George’s day falling upon a Fri- T.pa£., 114. 
 day, at the return from the fecond Vefipers, inftead of a Supper fit being a fad¬ 
 ing night) the Lieutenant a Handing in the middle before the Cloth of State, and* CMS.pm.W. 
 the Knights along on either hand, the Comfits, Spices, Sugar, and Wine were b ) v N - /»Q 
 brought in, and in fcveral Bowls for Chargers) prefented ; firft b aBowl to the 
 Soveraign s Lieutenant, and then a Bowl to each two of the Knights- Comp anions i 
 and the Relator, at the dole, noting alfo the pofture they took the Banquet in, 
 calls it a Foyde, for he fays, they had til e*Foyde Handing. And laftly, the Fea.fi 
 hapning on a Friday, an. 27. of the fame Queen, celebrated at Greenwich, it is 
 noted by d Robert Coolg then Clarenceux, that when the Banquet was brought in, MS.quart; 
 the Lieutenant and all the Knights-Conspanions Handing in order, were ferved of q c-T" E ' W ' 
 the ‘ Foyde, becaufe they had no Supper. p ' 9 ' 
 
 When supper is ended, and the Banquet taken away, the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions s proceed back fin the fame order as they came) into the ‘“’it 
 
 Prefence-Chamber ; where the Soveraign (or his Lieutenant ) (landing on the ftep ' 4 ' 
 
 before the State, (aluteth them as before, and then s appoints the hour and 8 ms. 4, penes 
 
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 r a J IMSptnW.D. 
 
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 place for the Knights-Companions to attend him the next morning; which com' 
 ijjonly is about h 8 a Clock, after which they make their Reverences, and all de' 
 part to their feveral Lodgings. 
 
 The like if supper be prepared in any other place beiides the Frefence-Chans- 
 ber'o for from thence (when it is ended) doth the soveraign for his Lieutenant) 
 and the Knights-Companions proceed to the Trefence , becaufe the Ceremony 
 ought to end there. So we find it obferved an. 17. Car. 1. when the Feaft was 
 folemnized at Tori, where, though the 1 Houfe appointed to fup at, was fome- 
 what remote from the soveraign s Palace, yet the Kmghts-Companions and offi¬ 
 cers of the Order attended the Soveraign thence, after Supper, to the k Trefince- 
 Chantber in the forefaid Palace ; and there, he taking leave of them, they imme¬ 
 diately retired to difrobe themfelves. In like cafe an. 27* fVvl. the Feafi being 
 then held at Greenwich, and the soveraign s Lieutenant and Companions fupping 
 in the 1 Great Chamber, (at the neither end of the Guard-Chamber) they thence 
 attended the Lieutenant to the m Trefence after Supper ; where the Lieutenant ta¬ 
 king his place at the upper end , and the Kmghts-Companions their places in due 
 order, they Itayed a while there, and then departed. 
 
 The like did they the next day, both after the Grand" Dinner, and at night 
 after Supper, becaufe the Lieutenant dined and fupped in the faid Great chamber. 
 
 Eut when Supper was prepared in the Vrefeme-chamber, at any of the sove¬ 
 raign s Courts, the Soveraign (or his Lieutenant ) and Knights-Companions did 
 take their leave one of another in the fame Room, there being no occafion for 
 any formal Proceeding further. Nevertbelefs, if any of the Knights-Companions 
 accompanied the Soveraign (or his Lieutenant) to his Lodgings, they then went 
 “after, not before him, in regard the p ftate of that nights Service ended in the 
 Chamber of Prefence ; and after they are retired to their feveral Lodgings, they 
 have permiffion to put off their Robes. 
 
 When the soveraign or his Lieutenant do not fup in St. George s Hall on the 
 Eve of the Feaft, or the following night, the Officers of Arms have formerly 
 had the liberty to eat then- Suppers there; and this priviledge and aflignment 
 of a Table, was given them by a Decree in Chapter held the 16. of June, an. 8. 
 
 Elite, as followeth. , , r 1 
 
 s That fir afmuch, as the Officers of Arms had formerly no certain place ajjrgned 
 ' them, wherein they might eat their meat, the night next preceding the day of St. 
 George, and aiC. on tie Evening of the Feaft day, they JltoMfrom thenceforth hold, 
 within the Hall at Windefor, that Table, which was before that time appointed for 
 the Chancellor and Reedier, and other Officers of the Garter, to ft at, on the day 
 oCthe faid Feftival. But how they came to lofe the priviledge, hereby granted, 
 we cannot learn; for now inftead of fitting in the Great Hall, they are neceffi- 
 rated to eat their Meat in fuch Rooms of the Cattle, as upon the fcore of friend- 
 Ibip they can obtain; and among others, at the Grand Feafts held at Windefor an. 
 I^.& 15. Car. 2. Captain Burgh, one of the Alms-Knights , very courteoully be¬ 
 friended them with the ufeof his lower Room, to dine and fup in ; and in the 
 23. year of the fame Ring, Captain Hull, another of the Alms-Knights, did them 
 the like kindnefs. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
54 ? 
 
 Sect. I. 
 
 
 CHAP. XXL 
 
 THE 
 
 ORDER OF THE 
 
 Ceremonies 
 
 ON THE 
 
 Feaft Day. 
 
 SECT. L 
 
 The Proceeding to the Chappel in the Morning. 
 
 A Lbeit the Celebrations of the Feaft of St. George take up three days 
 inclufively, that is to fay, part of the 22. all the 23. and part of the 
 24. days of sIpril ; yet the 23. day Qthe day of St. George] is the 
 Grand day , wherein the chiefeft and moll ifolemn Ceremonies arc 
 celebrated ; all things being fet forth after the nobleft order that 
 can be devifed, for the greater honor and luftre of this Princely and Ancient 
 Order of the Garter. 
 
 The Ceremonies of this Grand day may be divided, int osacred and Civile the 
 former folemnized in the Chappel, the latter in St. George's Hall. The Sacred (ns 
 is moll: requifite) are firft celebrated; in reference to which, the Knigkts-Compa - 
 niorts then prefent at tvindefor , repair to the Soveraign in his Privy Lodgings, 
 about the hour he had appointed them the night before, verted in the whole 
 Habit of the Order j and thither alfo repair all the Officers of the Order. 
 
 In the mean time, the reft of the Degrees and Perfons, which compleated the 
 Proceeding to the Chappel, on the Eve of the Grand Feaft (and before remembredj 
 do repair to the feveral ftations that were then appointed for them, and there 
 attend the soveraign s coming forth into the Chamber of Prefence, viz. 
 
 The Attendants on the 7 To the Paflage from the Guard-Chamber door, 
 Knights-Companions J down into the Cloifter and upper Ward. 
 
 Moss Knights and 7 [ nt0 ^ Q Har d-chamber. 
 
 Prebends J 
 
 Officers of Arms Into the Freftnce. 
 
 If y y 2 
 
 And 
 
T be Ceremonies on the Feafl Day. 
 
 C H A i. XX [. 
 
 548 
 
 And in thefe feveral places, do they all rank tbemfelves, in the very fame 
 Order, as is before fet down, and directed to be obferved on the Eve. 
 
 Here it will be proper to note , that though the Serjeant Trumpeter , and the 
 Trumpets, do not pafs in this Proceeding, nor in that on the Eve 5 yet at the 
 Feafl: held an. 23 Car. 2. they flood-ranked one by one, when the Proceeding 
 came forth of the great Gate, in the Upper Court to Morning Service, on the 
 right hand againft the Wall, but founded not. ' 
 
 When the sovereign (having the Knights-Companions, and Officers of the 
 Order before him) hath entred the Prefence, the Sword is delivered to the Noble¬ 
 man appointed to bear it; and after the Soveraigns ufual Salutation, and Knights- 
 Companions Reverences returned, the whole Proceeding fets forward towards 
 the Chippel in the fame Order, as on thfe Eve ; the Knights-Companions having 
 their Trains born by fome of their own Gentlemen. 
 
 '(rolmn At the » foot of the Stairs, entring the Clcyjhr or 'Stone-Gallery, do b twelve 
 c I/I4.&1"'. Ccntlcmen of the Privy-Chamber attend, with a rich Canopy of Cloth of Gold; 
 
 who, when the soveraigu approacheth receive him under it, and bear it over 
 his head, = until he arrive attheChoire Door of ;St. George's chappel ; and this 
 Canopy is carried over the soveraign only in the M&rning of the Feafl Day, not 
 in the Afternoon, nor on the Eve, nor the Day after the Feafl. 
 
 The Proceffional nay to the chappel , is the fame they traverfed on the Eve, 
 if the Soveraign and Knights-Companions match to the Chapter-Houfe firft ; for 
 d anciem, y St was the Cuftom to hold a Chapter in the Morning of the Feaft 
 e ms f.p. I?. Day, either before Atattins, and fojnetimes when e Mattms was finilhed before 
 Fh ' the Gr ‘ md Froce ir ,0 ’ ! fet fcnvard. This courfe received interruption in Queen 
 fLibc.p.94. F'-liz.abethf time 1 during which no Chapter was held in the Morning, but in the 
 g/w. p.iu. f 26. § 31. 38. years of her Reign, and then only for admitting of fome of 
 
 i Lib.R.p. 48. the Officers of the Order. But the time of holding this Chapter, was reftored by 
 k nu.f. 140. King Charts the Firft , who feveral times held it before the firft Service began 
 UrJj^Zl, as inthe 1 5 - k 14 - & ' 15- Years of his Reign. 
 
 tae. 14. ’ But if no Chapter be at this time held, then as foon as the Proceeding comes 
 
 near t0 the cha PP‘ l > 'nftead of entring the palTage between the Eaft end of the 
 Chappel, and King Henry the Eighth’s Tomb-Houfe, fas it doth on the Eve, 
 becaufe the Soveraign goes firft to the Chapter-Houfe) it proceedeth ftraight 
 on to the South Door of the Chappel, and thence into the Choire. Yet the pre- 
 fent Soveraign An. 15. of his Reign, appointed the whole Proceeding to pafs by 
 the faid South Door, along the Southfide of the Chappel, and then to enter in 
 at the IVeft Door, which was then, and fince, fo obferved. 
 
 When the Alms-Knights are come to the Weft Door of the Choire, they en¬ 
 ter, and pafs up above the fteps to the Altar, in the very fame manner and Or¬ 
 der, as is at large deferibed and mentioned to be obferved, upon the entry of 
 the Proceeding into the Choire, on the Eve of the Feajl. 
 
 Then do the Prebends take their Seats, and 
 
 The Officers of Arms pafs to the Haut Pas’s of the Altar. 
 
 After this, the Knights-Companions proceed, and ftand before their Stalls. 
 
 The Officers of the Order before their Forms, and 
 The soveraign afce.nds his Pvoyal Seat, as alfo 
 The Knights-Companions their Stalls. 
 
 Then the Prelate, conduced by the Serjeant of the Veftry, goes up to the Altar, 
 The Officers of Arms defeend into the Choire, and laftly 
 The Alms-Knights retire to their Seats. 
 
 All which being done, the Prelate begins th et Adorning Service ; wherein he 
 proceeds accoruing to the order prelcribed in the Hook, of Common Prayer, lave 
 only that the firft Lejfon, being made proper to the Feftival, is taken out of the 
 44 Ch-ipter of Ecclejiajiicus, 
 
 This folemn Proceeding to the Chappel in the Morning of the Feaft day, is, and 
 hatn been moft ufually performed on Foot; neverthelefs lometimes heretofore, 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions have proceeded on Horfeback, to enlarge 
 the ftate and gallantry of the (how. ° 
 
 For 
 
Sfe C T. I. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 54 9 
 
 For it is remembred, that id.' E. 4. the Feaft of St. George being then mmieUb. 
 celebrated at Windefir , the Sovereign and Kssights-Companions " rode to the n v”"' D4 ^ 
 Chappel on Horfeback, to hear Mafs that morning: and with them alfo rode the l L 
 °gueen, the Lady Elizabeth the King’s Daughter, and the Dutchefs of Suffolk 
 the King’s Sifter, the Lady Marchionefs Mount ague, the Marchionefs Dorfitfnnd 
 divers other Ladies, in r Gowns embroidered with Garters 5 concerning which 9 ^'?- 
 Habit we have s already fpbken. s &!>.}.• 
 
 So alfo 'an. 3./-/. 7. on the Morning of the Feaft-day, did the Soveraign and r Lib.Np.i6S' 
 Kmghts-Compamons proceed on Horfeback to Matins, with equal fplendor, or 
 rather more glorious, than on the Eve to the firft Vefpers : For the Knights- 
 Conspanions were vefted in Sure oats of * White Cloth,embroidered with Garters, * ms. *«/ 
 (the Livery of the new year) the Kings Courfer was trapped with a Trapper of A !’r' 
 
 St. George, of white Cloth of Gold, and the Lord Berners bare the King’s Sword ‘ ™ oU6 '’- 
 his Courfer being trapped with St. Edward’s Arms. This Proceeding was aim- 
 mented by the prefence of the r Queen, and the Kings Mother , attended with a (Ub.Nt.166, 
 fplendid Tram of Ladies, and others that waited on them, themfelves being at¬ 
 tired in the Livery of the Order, and their Horfes moft richly accoutred with 
 Foot-Cloths, Trappings, and all other Furniture correfpondant, in like State as 
 on the Eve. Again, in the 20 year of the fame soveraign, who then held the ‘ 
 
 Feajl of St. George at' Bayn.trds Caftle in London, he proceeded on Horfeback to t MS. 
 
 St.rant's Church (in like order as on the Evening before) where he heard Ma¬ 
 tins. And King Henry the Eighth, at the Feaft held at Windefir in the" 11. year “ ms, in off;,-: 
 of his Reign, rode with the Knights-Conspanions, about eight a Clock in the mom- 
 mg, down to the Colledge to hear Mattins, in like manner as on the Eve and M *’’’ 
 alighted at the South door of the Chapel. The like did » King Philip an! r & 
 o.Ph. 6- Mar. And Queen * Elizabeth in the fixth year of her Reign, proceeded wT/S T 
 alfo on Horfeback to the Morhing Service , in her whole Habit of the Order. * ** 
 
 Laftly, an. 6. Eliz. the * soveraign in the whole Habit of the Order (the French x( [tib.c.p 46: 
 Ambaffador riding neer her) and all the Knights-Conspanions with the Officers' 1 f- 
 
 of the Order, and officers 6 f Arms, proceeded on r Horfeback to the chappel onl.feS 
 the Morning of the Feaft-dap. And in like manner did the Soveraign' s Lieute- MS - 
 Slant, at the fame Feaft, ride to the*firft and fecond Vefpers, and to the Morning 
 Service the day after the Feaft. ° ’' 42 ' 
 
 R wa_s a Cuftom begun by Queen Elizabeth, and ufed when (he celebrated the 
 
 a r Ex eoct. 
 b I MS.pcn.W. 
 
 j ^, 7,7 3 “ IV * U wucu vuc ccicDracea tne 
 tealt ot St .George, either at Whitehall or Greenwich , for the “Soveraigns Lien- ■ 
 tenant and the Knights-Compunions in full Robes, attended with the Officers of L i 
 theory and of Arms, tomeetin the Prefence-Chamber , (about 9 a Clock in d 
 the Morning of the Feaft da!y) and thence to “ proceed as they did the Evening c U 
 before, through the Guard-Chamber down into the Great Hall, and thence into l 
 the Chappel, where they took their Stalls as on the Eve after which, 4 Morning ColUlt. ATc; 
 Prayer, according-to the order eftablilhed in the Church of England, was begun Cl ' 
 and continued fo far as the Letany and this was called the'firft Service-, which 
 done, they all defended from their Stalls, in the accuftomed order, and r pro¬ 
 ceeded back to the Prefince, in the fame manner, and by the fame way as they 
 went to the chappel, and there waited the coming of the Soveraign before whom 
 they proceeded a fecond time to the Choire, where the Letany and Grand Procef- 
 fion begun, (called the ifecond Service) at which the s'dveraign was tifually pre¬ 
 fect, but never at the firft Service. 3 r 
 
 And the firft memorial that we have met with , of this double proceed¬ 
 ing to the Chappel in the Morning of the Fcajl-day, is re- , - 
 corded in the > Blue Book, of the Order, an. 3 . Eliz. And this 
 
 double Proceeding ana dividing of the Service , continued f ort ^* t Feaft) cum rdiquo ordinis co- 
 throughout the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James, Sfc 
 
 not only when thfe F eajt or St. George was celebrated at mi Ordinis Commilicones, iliuftriftim^ 
 Whitehall or Greenwich, an.' 7.8. to. 12.12 IA.andirt lar R 'e in *dedcruntoprnnireduIi, ? «Sa- 
 
 *• but alfo «. H 5 . ‘ So. 4i. and It tl fan, l Vo l t 
 raign, when folemmzed at Windefir, and alfo the “firft year ? r . at i osi P™*? 
 of King Charles the Firft. But -from that time, the Soveraign ' " : 
 
 tn Ibid. pag. 6. 
 
 k Eoi.MS, 
 nPag. 19. 
 
 went 
 
 1 Lib.C.p.s: 
 O Pag. go. 
 

 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. Chap. XXI- 
 
 p Lib. c. went to the Chappel to the p beginning of Divine Service, and the celebration 
 f'^41 4 -fhereof continued on, without any interruption, to the end , and this latter 
 gr'i'jjV ,l7 * Cuftom hath been ever fince duly obferved by the prefent Soveraign. 
 
 But when it was knovvn(before the Lieutenant proceeded to the firfi service) 
 that the Soveraign did not go the Grand Procejjion, (as, when either through 
 indifpolitionofBody, or fame other occalion, (he could not come abroad) there 
 the service being begun, continued; and at the ufual time the Grand Procejjion 
 began, wherein the Soveraigns place was fupplied by the Lieutenant. 
 
 Nevertheleis once we obferve, that the Soveraigns Lieutenant, at the 1 finifh- 
 'jtcSt"'* ing of the firjl fervice , proceeded back to the Soveraigns Lodgings (the Feajl 
 being then kept at tvindejor) not knowing of the Soveraigns indilpofition, which 
 underftanding to be fuch, as permitted him not to go in the Grand Proceeding, 
 he with the reft of the Knights-Companions, 'returned to the Chappel a fecond 
 time, to celebrate the reft of that Mornings Ceremonies. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 The Proceeding to the fecond Service. 
 
 B U T when the Feaft hath been celebrated elfewhere than at tt'mdejor, as 
 foon as the Prelate was come down from the Altar, upon finilhing the- firft 
 »r Service , the Knights-Companions * defeended from their Stalls in ufual order, and 
 
 then the b Soveraigns Lieutenant, with the Officers ofthe Order, and of Arms, pro- 
 O ' ceeded before him to the c Prefence, to conduct the Soveraign to the fecond service. 
 
 This fecond Proceeding to the Chappel was difpofed in the J fame order, as was 
 that in the Morning to the firft Service; only, in the latter, becaufe the soveraign 
 proceeded, the Sword alfo was carried. Here follows a Scheme of one of thefe 
 Proceedings, viz,, an. 19* Elite,. 
 
 c MS. pen. G. 
 O.r pag. 113. 
 
 f ThU Lord and 
 the three fol¬ 
 lowing Knights 
 wanted their 
 oppoftle Compa¬ 
 nions ., therefore 
 went fingle. 
 
 g The year pre¬ 
 ceding the So¬ 
 veraign bad 
 her Mantle 
 born up in like 
 manner from 
 her {boulders 
 by the Earl of 
 Northumber¬ 
 land on the 
 right hand, and 
 the Lord Raf- 
 fcl on the left. 
 
 Rx cod. MS. 
 pag. 123. 
 
 e PstrfuivanD. 
 
 Heralds. 
 
 Provincial Kings. 
 
 f Lord Howard of Effingham. - * - 
 
 ___ Earl of Penbrokg. 
 
 - -- Earl of Worcejler. 
 
 _ __ Earl of Bedford. 
 
 Lord Vifcount Mountague. Earl of Leiceffir , 
 
 Lord clynton. Earl of suffix. 
 
 The Vjher. Mr. Dean of Windefor, Garter. 
 
 in place of the Regijler. 
 
 The Bifhop of Winchejler. 
 
 One Gent. VJlseA sword, born by the Earl One Gent. Vjher. 
 
 of Southampton. 
 
 The soveraign. 
 
 6 The Earl of Ormond (on Tfye Earl of Rutland (on the 
 
 the left hand) affifted the right hand) affifted the Robe 
 
 Robe on her (houlder. on her (houlder. 
 
 The Train of the Robe 
 born by the Earl of Oxford, 
 
 The Train of her Kirtle 
 by the Countefs of Derby. 
 
 The 
 
I E C T. 
 
 III. 
 
 T he Ceremonies on the Feafl Daj. 
 
 
 The Procejfional way from the Prefence to the Chappel at Whitehall , is at this 
 time, the fame as it was in the Morning to the firft Service, viz. through the 
 Guard-Chamber and Great Hall. And as foon as the soveraign and Knights-Com¬ 
 panions had alcended their Stalls, after the ufual manner, in the s 5. h 4, and > 5. s ’HS.jnaW. 
 years of Queen Eliz. a Pfalm was fung (the Feajl being celebrated thofe years at uniJf.ta 
 Whitehall, at the ending of which) the Knights-Companions defeended, and i Fol. io. a .' 
 (food before their Stalls, and then the Grand ProceJJion began. 
 
 Sometime afterwards, as an. 18. & 19. Eliz. inftead of a rfalm an fe Anthem was k MS.fd. f 'met 
 fung by the Choirc , in praife of the Soveraign s prefence there, with her Knights- °- 
 Companions ; which cuftom of tinging an Anthem immediately before the Grand 
 ProceJJion, was obferved an. ‘9. m 14. & “ i6.Jac.R. and probably theufe Conti- 1 t m ‘ 
 nued long after. 
 
 But an. 4. Eliz. by rcafon that the Soveraign was not well, fhe fomewhat al¬ 
 tered the ufual proceffional way to the Chappcl, proceeding from the Prefence, 
 
 ° firft tothe great Clofct, where (herepofed herfelf, while the Choire was making ° Jtnsfiipn. 
 ready to advance in the Grand ProceJJion 5 and when the soveraign was gone in- , 1 wl'K 
 to the CloJetj the Lieutenant nnd Knights-Comp anions leaving her there, Ppro- 
 ceeded through the great Hall into the chappel , where they took their Stalls in 
 due and folemn order, while the Choire fung a Pfalm. After which the Letany 
 begun, and then the Knights-Companions defeended from their Stalls in ufual or¬ 
 der, and a went the next way up to the Clofct, having the officers of the Order 
 and of Amu before them5 where waiting the Soveraign s coming forth, they 
 returned before her again to the Chappel (the Choire having by that time ad¬ 
 vanced forward-in the Grand Procejfion') and proceeded through the body 
 thereof. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Of the Grand Proceffion. 
 
 W E are now arrived at the Grand ProceJJion of this Noble Order, which is 
 indeed the moft folemn and moft illuftrious part of the whole Ceremony 5 
 to ulher in the (late and magnificence whereof, it feems here both proper and 
 neceflary, to premifefomewhat concerning ProceJJion in general, and by reafon 
 of their correfpondency, to fay fomething of Triumphs, Cavalcades, and Eccle- 
 fiaftical Proceedings ; thofe glorious and pompous Solemnities, which the Wif- 
 dom of all Ages, and cuftom in moft parts of the World for all, or in all parts 
 for fome, have thought moft neceffary to exhibit upon particular and remarka¬ 
 ble Occafions. 
 
 ProceJJion is fo called as it were * progrejjio a procedendo in publicasn. The * Durum: * 
 original of Procejfions fome deduce from the ancient Jens in the Old Teftament; Ea f 
 ancl well may we do fo too, fince we obferve th elfraelites removal from Sinai to ‘ ^ 
 Tar an, was 11 according to the commandment of God, and the order and manner aitmb, c.«o. 
 of their Proceeding thus recorded. v.13. 
 
 k Firft went the Standard of the Camp of the Children of Judah , where Nah- b Cap. ,0. 
 Jhon the Son of Aminadab commanded, in Chief. 14 Mpuaivet] 
 
 Next that of IJfachar. 2 ®- 
 
 Thirdly, that of Z ebulon : and after thefe 
 The Tabernacle born by the Sons of Gerjhon and Merari. 
 
 Then followed the Standards of Ruben, si/neon, and Gad: and after them, 
 
 The Kohathites bearing the sanctuary. 
 
 Afterwards the Standards of the Camps of Ephraim, Manaffih, and Benjamin : 
 
 And laftly in the Here came 
 
 The Standards of Dan, Ajher , and Naphtali. A 
 
The Ceremonies on the Fcafi. Day. 
 
 Chap. XXI. 
 
 
 c Vap. 5 . A fecond and molt folemn Proceeding we have in the Book of ‘ JoJhua,at the 
 
 iVir. i.fyp. famous encompafling the Walls of fericho, where d firft the Army proceeded on 
 before the feven Priefls, who founded the feven Trumpets of Rams horns, then 
 the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord followed them, and Iaftly the Rerc came 
 after the^r4 
 
 ei Sam cop 6 - Again, when the e Ark was fetched from Kiriath fearim by David, unto the 
 i chron.c. is- [-f ou f e of obed Edom, it was brought thither with great Ceremony, the King, 
 and all lfrael joining with him in the rrocejfion: And to be more particular as to 
 the order thereof, David himfelf informs us out of the 67 pfalm (which mod; 
 Interpreters agree to be penn’d upon this folemn occafion} that in this Proceed- 
 tyir.2 j. ing, l Thc Singers went before, the Minftrels followed after, and in the niidjl mere 
 
 the Damfels flaying with the Timbrels. Moreover, for the Petting forth of this 
 Solemnity and celebration of the glory of Cod, not only vocal Mufick [pfalms~\ 
 namely the 47. and 67. Pfalms, as the Rabins are of opinion, were compofed 
 and fung; but Mttfical Inflraments to the honor of God, were alfo introduced. 
 Hi Sam, e. 6. s even all Inftruments made of Fir Wood. h And David and all Ifrael flayed be- 
 hT Chrtm cap fi re God, with all their might, and with ftnging, and with Harps, and with Pfal- 
 i;.«rr. 8 . ' teries, and. with Timbrels, and with Cymbals, and with Trumpets. All which is 
 not only our Warrant but Precedent. 
 
 Now in refpeft of the correfpondence and alliance between the State of Pro- 
 cejjions and Triumphs , and that a Triumph feems but to be a Military Frocejjion , 
 IVe think it not amifs in fpeaking of Frocejfions to divide them into Military , Ci¬ 
 vil, and Eccleftafiical : Under the Military may belt be comprehended Triumphs, 
 and the Trant 'jeSion of the Roman Knights ; under the Civil, the pompous En¬ 
 tries or Cavalcades of' Princes, into or through any great City ; and the Eccleji- 
 aflic.il are thofe generally fo called, wherein the Church proceeds upon a folemn 
 account of Supplication or Thanksgiving: To all which, in the laft place, fhall 
 follow the order of the Grand Frocejjion of this moft Noble Orders which in 
 reference to the Degrees of the Perfons appearing therein, is compofed of a 
 mixture of fuch as are to be Teen in each of the three former. 
 
 Triumphs. It is evident enough out of the facred Story, that Triumphs were of ancient 
 time celebrated after the obtaining Viftory over Enemies5 and the Triumphal 
 iEnJ.c4p.15. songs of ■ Mofes, made upon the deftruftion of pharaoh and his Armies in the 
 kj»ii.c*p.$. Red Sea,and of^Deborah and Barak, after the difcomfiture of Sifera and jabin, 
 feem to inform us fo much. But a more particular account of a Triumph, with 
 i Cap. 20. the order of Proceeding, is recorded in the fecond Bodk of the 1 Chronicles , where 
 fehofaphat having taken the fpoil of the Children of Ammon and Moab, it is 
 m Per. 27. faid 3 that m every man n/Judah and Jerufalem returned, and Jehofaphat in the 
 forefront of them , to go again to Jerufalem with joy and they came to Jerufalem 
 with Pfalteries, and Harps, and Trumpets, unto the Houfe of the Lord. 
 
 Befides the ancient Jems, the Grecians and Romans did oftentimes, upon the 
 gaining of (ignal Victories, ordain and celebrate Triumphs } which led to their 
 Temples, where Sacrifices were made, and there the Solemnity terminated. 
 nPandr.li. ( t j s a received opinion, that" Bacchus firft triumphed after his Vidtory over 
 the Indians ; and that at Rome, Romulus was the firft, who, at his return to the 
 this. City, after a Vidtory, fending his captived Enemies before, himfelf followed 
 
 on foot, and after him marched the whole Army in due order. 
 d MartJtcni- ° But it is thought by feme, that there was ntver any abfolute Triumph cele- 
 ‘rnli 'h t-it b r3tecl at Rome, till the time of Tarquinius Prifcus, who triumpht over the Sa- 
 ' bins, and ancient Latines , as P Plinius fecundus relates, and fubdued 12 feveral 
 p Hb.de vir. Nations of the Tufcii. And thence firft came the t Fafces, the Trabece, the sell# 
 'afraiiJcGci- curules, the Annuli, the Phalerg, the Paludamenta, the Pretexts, the Currus Trs- 
 chatJ.paz.il. umphalis, drawn with four Horfes, the Togte picte, the Tunic £ palmatte, and all 
 t Lib. 1. cap. y other Enfigns of Triumph, mentioned by r Lucius Florus. 
 t Lib-i. it tin- As concerning the word,' Varro affirms that Triumphare hath its appellation,for 
 
 ihi Latina. t (, at f uc h Q f the souldiers as returned with the Emperor, all the way as they 
 marched from their very entrance into the City, unto the Capital, ufed to cry 
 out unto him in his pallage, with a loud voice, Io triumphe, Io. 
 
 This 
 
Sect. 111. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafl: Day. 553 
 
 This u triumph was the higheft honor the Roman City could beftovv, and given u Man. * 
 to a General when he had gain'd a Viftory, with little lots to his own Army, an'iqnfiump. 
 and great lots to the Enemy: And among the Roman Writers w Valerius Maxi- 9 eSlaculis,tai. 
 mu* obferves, that it was provided by Law, that none fhould have a Triumph (j^., 2 
 granted, but upon the daughter of 5000 of the Enemy in Battel. 
 
 Thefe triumphs were either * Triumphi minores, termed alfo Ovations , or Ma- rM.Gajch.de 
 pores , which were perfeft and entire Triumphs. In Ovations (granted upon put- 
 ting an Enemy to flight without effufion of blood,or obtaining a Victory againft 
 an Enemy of mean quality, as Slaves, Pirates, or the like) r the General either y ?«■«. in 
 went on foot, or was drawn through the City with one Horfe only, and conduft- c ""“fififc-f 0 '- 
 ed to the Capital by Plebeians , or at moft by Roman Knights ; the Sacrifice 
 was only of sheep, and thence called Ovation , whereas in a juft and compleat 
 Triumph , the General was drawn in a Triumphal Chariot by four White Horfes, 
 and conduced into the Capital by the whole Senate going before him, and the 
 Sacrifice was of Oxen. Moreover in an Ovation the General wore a plain 1 purple z Salmnth. in 
 Conn without any Gold or embroidery, and a Garland of Myrtle , but in the 
 greater Triswiph (called properly Triumphin') he wore the Trahea , or Garment Cap. JeTri- 
 of State, and had hisTemples adorned with a Wreath of Laurel. um t h - 
 
 What the order and ftate of thefe Triumphs were, will partly appear by the 
 defeription at large of that famous Triumph of Scipio the elder, out of Appi.t- 
 nus Alcxandrintts : But for a general defeription of a Roman Triumph , it is belt 
 lecn from Onuphrius Tanvinius, who hath moft accurately collected it out of 1 Dio a Lib. 2. & 5. 
 nifists Halicarnajjkm, 1 Valerius Maximus , c Jofephus de hello Judaico , J Plutarch, 7 ^4' 
 
 the aforelaid c Appianus Alexandrinus and others. A in visa Pauli 
 
 And to perpetuate the memory of thefe glorious (hows topofterity, and caufe L 
 
 them not only to outlive the triumphal day, butalfothat Age; The Romans in Bl ° Ly 
 publick places of the City erected statues, Columcs, and Arches ; and caufed the 
 memorials thereof to be infcribed on Marbles, &c. We alfo meet with great va¬ 
 riety of emblematical Devices referring hereunto, in the Roman Coyns, both of 
 Gold, Silver, and Brafs, as will appear out of Hssbertm Goltziiss, Antorsius Assgsl- 
 jlinus, Francifcus Angelonus, Ochivi.truss strado, Adolphsss Occo, and divers others, 
 who haveilluftrated that Subjeft. Which Cuftom being revived, hath been of¬ 
 ten ufed (elpecially in this and the lalt Century) among the Esiropean Princes j 
 in the former of which ( Johannes Jacobus Luchjus affords us variety of Examples, f Sjlloic w«- 
 among thofe which he Calls the N stmmi Triumphales. ^mitmEJh 
 
 And for a defeription in painting, there is now to be feen in the Sover.tigns 
 Gallery at Hampton Court in large pieces, the Triumphs of Csefiir, done with 
 great Art by the famous and admirable Painter Andrea Motstegna , which ate al¬ 
 fo extant of 6 his own Engraving. 6 £«/»»»St»/- 
 
 But to remember fomewhat elfe, which more particularly futes with thofe Pro - Tranfr^ioif’ 
 ceedings of the Soveraign and Knights-Companions of the moft Noble Order of the of the Roman 
 Garter, efpecially when celebrated on Horfebacfi, we (hall bring hither a pro- Kn ' shis; 
 fpeft of the ftately TranfveCfion or Cavalcade of the Equejlrian Order among the 
 Romans , annually celebrated in Rome, on the Quintilian Ides, which anfwersto 
 our 15. day of July, concerning which, Dionyfius Halicarnajfeus affords this com¬ 
 mendation, that :: certainly it ro ts a gallant fight , and worthy the greatnefs of the h Ubtfri }*■ 
 Empire. 
 
 This folemn (llow was firft inftituted by ; Fabius, that the pomp and glory i Lw. Dec. x. 
 of the Equejlrian Order, might thereby be the more fully obferved; not for mu- 
 ftering the Knights before the Cenjbrs, who were thereupon to note their defefts Maxim!"" “ K 
 or neglefts; for that was done at another time of the year, namely, on the 18. 
 
 Calencls of OUober , and the 18. Calends of December, as may be feen among Gra¬ 
 ters Infcriptions in a Marble Table of the m Kalenddr of the Roman Fafis pub- mlnfcrift.Jm} 
 lifhed by Cn. Flavius, and mentioned by » Pliny ; which Table was, at the time n'u"il'!.i!' 
 that Grater publilhed his work, in the Houfe of Cardinal Mapheus. 
 
 The occafion of its Inftitution, the forefaid 0 Diony fists Halicarnajfeus doth refer o Lee. circs. 
 to the honor of Cajlor and Pollux , in memory of a Viftory, which the Romans 
 had obtained over the Latinos, neer the Lake Kegilius , in the 357. year after 
 
 Z z z ths 
 
554 
 
 p D::n. Hull- 
 car. l?ci cit. 
 
 q Vli. Hift. 
 Aug. Vetereiy 
 fag. 1 63. 
 r Aduerf lib. 
 2f. cap. 18. 
 
 f Lib. ii. cap. 9, 
 
 t Hi} f. 
 
 Scriptures,pag. 
 161. 
 
 u Vide Gruter 
 Infer, am. Rom. 
 P-4 $ 6 . Infer. 4. 
 
 w Stlitibus }u- 
 dicandtijd efi, 
 fuper liter judi- 
 candat. 
 
 SC Infer, ant. 
 y ZRom.pag. 
 tQl 6 . Infer. 4. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi: Day. Chap. XXI, 
 
 the Foundation of the City ; where thofe two Gods feemed to lead on and af- 
 fift the Romm Army againft the Latines , and when the Viftory was gained va¬ 
 nished out of fight; but immediately appeared to the Roman Citizens in the Fo¬ 
 rum at Rome, in that very place thereof, where afterwards the Temple (dedica¬ 
 ted to their Names) was erefted, and in the Habit of Knights on Horfeback^-, 
 who having told the News of the forefaid Viftory, forthwith difappeared, and 
 were no more feen. 
 
 Now the manner and order of this gallant TranfbeSion, is likewife thus re¬ 
 lated by the faid learned Author, the p Sacrifice was firft performed by the chief 
 of the Equejlrian Order, which being finilhed, all the Knights who had Horfes 
 bellowed on them at the publick charge, (diftinguilbed by Tribes and Centuries 
 rode in order, as returning from Battel) crowned with Olive Leaves, and ap- 
 parelleled in Purple Mantles, embroidered with branches of Palms, the Sym¬ 
 bol of Viftory. The beginning of this folemn (how being made from the 
 Temple of Mars, erected without the City (others fay, from the Temple of 
 Honor) and thence (leaving the other parts of the City) they rode through 
 the Forum , and palling by the before mentioned Temple of Cajlor and Pollux-, 
 proceeded to the Capitol. They were fometimesnot lels than 5000 Knights in 
 this Proceeding ; and as an augmentation of their honor, they carried and ex¬ 
 hibited to view, whatfoeverhad been bellowed on them by their Commanders, 
 as the reward of Valour in fight. 
 
 Turnebus explicating a piece of Julius Capitolinus in s Antonini Philofophi vita, 
 is of opinion, 'That this gallant Cavalcade was led on by an eminent Comman¬ 
 der, who was called Sevir, whom he there interprets to be the chief of the fix 
 Clafes of Knights , in fuch manner that every Ctajfis had his Sevir ; they relating 
 as we fuppofe to the fix ancient Decurite of Knights, inftituted by Romulus, viz. 
 the Rhantnenfes, Tatienfis, and Luceres, all three being a little after doubled, and 
 fo became fix : For the faid Author having ( f in another place) mentioned thefe 
 ■ very fix Decurite, he alio faith. They mho commanded them mere calledSeviri. Now 
 Mar. Aur. Antoninus, whom Capitolinus faith, was then created,« Sevir of the 
 Troops of the Roman Knights, had been before by Antoninus Pius, defigned C(in¬ 
 fill with bimfelf; whence it is very apparent, that the dignity of sevir was mod 
 honorable and eminent, fince it was placed upon a Conful, and had the com¬ 
 mand of all the Roman Cavalry. 
 
 In the year after chrijl 1578. there was a Marble digg'd up in Saint Peters 
 Church at Rome, whofe Intcription (taken by Jof. Cajialio ) doth relate to fuch 
 a Commander, and was this. 
 
 “C. POMPVSIDIO 
 F A BIO 
 FRATERNO 
 
 X. VIR "STL. IVD. 
 
 VI. VIR. 
 
 EQVITVM. ROMANOR. 
 
 Vrfinus hath alfo tranfmitted to pofterity an Infcription of one of the Eque- 
 jlrian Order, yet but a very young Knight ; who having received the honor of 
 a publick Horfe, he alio rode in this famous Cavalcade before he was a man; for 
 he lived not beyond the age of 16 years. The Inlcribed (lone is noted by * Ja¬ 
 nus Gruterus to be in a private Houfe at Montefiafco. 
 
 r D IIS MANIBVS 
 SEX. CAVI. SEX. F. 
 
 PROCVLI. 
 
 VIX. AN. XVI. 
 
 EQVO PVBLIGO 
 
 transvectvs est. 
 
 To 
 
Sect. 111- 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 
 To conclude, this grand Ceremony is mentioned alfo by Pliny, who fpeak- 
 ing of the Olive, faith, * the Roman Majefty did afford great honor to the Olive, z L'b-t s ■ c.sp. 
 crowning therewith the Troops of the ICnights in the Ides u/July. As alfo by Sue¬ 
 tonius , who writing of Auguftus faith, that * He frequently reviewed the Troops »/* In vita Aut. 
 the Knights, reviving the cufront o/Tranfveftion on Horfebacfi , after u long in- 1 ' 3 ' 
 
 terruption . . . 
 
 The Civil Trocejfions or Cavalcades 3 are the folemn Entries of Princes, into, cavaicaa«. 
 
 or riding through any great City , which in all Ages have been fet forth, with 
 exceeding (fate and Pomp; being for the mod part folemnized (efpecially in 
 thefe latter Ages ) at Inaugurations, Interviews, and Marriages of Emperors, 
 
 Kings, and great Efiates : as dlfo at the Entries of Ambaffadours, and upon (ueh 
 like extraordinary occafions, of which a few Inftances. 
 
 “Alexander the Great after the taking of Arbella, proceeded on towards Ba- ^ 
 hylon, and upon his approach to the City, had it liirrendred to him in a fup- )jfr /. 
 pliant manner by Mi%teus, aperfon of very great Fame and Eminency among lib.$.fwi¬ 
 the Babylonians 5 by whofe Example many went forth to meet him, amongfl: 
 whom *> Bagaphanes the Kings Treasurer and Governour of the Cajlle , that he 
 might not come (hort of Mizteits in his refpeft to Alexander , ftrewed all the 
 way with Flowers and Garlands, and on each fide thereof were placed Altars 
 of Silver, which fumed with Frankinfence and all manner of Odors. After 
 him followed divers great Prefents , droves of Cattel and of Horfes, Lyons 
 alfo and Leopards were brought forth in Coops, after thefe came the Chalde¬ 
 ans, and both the Poets and Artificers of the Babylonians, with a fort of Mufi- 
 cal Inftruments, wherewith they were wont to ling forth the praifes of their 
 Kings; the Chaldeans, deferibing the motions of the Stars and the viciffitudes of 
 times; next the Babylonian Troops, forichly adorned both Men and Horfes, that 
 it inclined rather to Luxury, then Magnificence. Laftly the King himfelf came 
 attended with his Life-Guard, and ordered the multitude of Cittizens to fol¬ 
 low after in the Rear of his Foot, entring the City in his Charriot. 
 
 We might here extend our obfervation to the Entrance of our saviour into 
 jF erufalem : at which, c the multitude Ipread their Garments in the way for him cjumb.c. ai. 
 to ride on, (a Rite ordinary among the "jews, at the Inauguration of a King, v ' 
 as we find the d Captains did when Jehu was proclaimed King_) and they c that As Kings c.y 
 went before, and that followed after cryed Hofanna, that being the folemn form aI- , 
 
 of Acclamations, ufed by this people, elpecially f in the Feaft of tabernacles. ver f. 9 . 
 
 How fumptuous and (lately the Ceremonies ufed in this lad Age are , to fet 
 forth and adorn the Cavalcades and Grand Proceedings among the Afiatick. Prin- 
 ces ("who very much exceed in this kind of Pomp and Magnificence^ may 
 be conceived from that which Jo. Albert Mandefo relates, in his s Travels into 81 
 the Indies, concerning the King of Siam s annual Troceffson in Ofrober, both by 
 Land and Water, through his principal City ("feated in an Ifland on the River terisDffaifu 
 Menam ) to one of his Chief Mofqueys ; the greatnefs whereof deferves particu- “*• 
 
 lar relation, and is thus fet down by him. 
 
 h In the head of this Proceffion march about 200. Elephants, each of thent 
 carrying three Armed Men ; then come the Mufick, confijiing of Hoboyes, Tabours 
 and Cintbals ; next come about a thossfand men compleatly Armed, divided intofe- 
 veral Companies that have their Colours and Banners. Next to thefe follow the 
 Noblemen of the Kingdom on Horfebacfi, and amongfl them, many with Crowns 
 of Gold upon their heads, each attended with a train of four[core or a hundred per- 
 fous on foot. Betwixt thefe Noblemen and the Life-Guard, march two hundred 
 Souldiers, Japonefes, all very well appointed, who go isnmediately before the Horfes 
 and Elephants , which are for the Kings Life-Guard, their Harnefs is adorned 
 with Buckles and finds of Gold, fet with Diamonds and ether precious flosses, the 
 Servants who bear the Fruits, and other things for the Sacrifice, march before cer¬ 
 tain Grandees of the Kingdom, whereof one bears the Kings Standard, the other 
 the Sword of Juftice. thefe Walloon foot immediately before the King, who fits 
 mounted on an Elephant in a Chair of Gold. The Prince his Son, or fosne other 
 Prince of the blond, followeth next after him, and then come: the Queen and. the 
 
 Z z z 2 Kings 
 
 
 mmm 
 
 ‘Sr* 
 
Chap. XXI. 
 
 55 <S The Ceremonies cn the FeaftDay. 
 
 Kings other Women on Elephants, but not to be feen, as being in certain wooden 
 Clofts gnilt. The rejl of the Houffiold and fix hundred of the Guard, follow in 
 the Rear, which by this means confiftcth of fifteen or fixteen thoufand perfons. 
 
 As to their Proceffion upon the River, the Order'following is obferved. Fir/} 
 in the head of this Fleet pajfeth about two hundred Noblemen, each in his Jeveral 
 Barge, where they Jit in a gilt Cabin , and each Barge is rowed by three or fourfeore 
 Jlazes. Then follow four Barges aligned fir the Mufick 5 and next follow about 
 fifty Barks oj State , each having fourfeore, or fourfeore and ten Rowers, and after 
 thefe come ten other gilt Barges, in one of which the King is fated in a Throne of 
 Cold, attended by divers Noblemen, all upon their knees before him, and amonA 
 them, one of the chiefiji Grandees who bears his Standard. The Prince followeth 
 after him in another Barge with his Train, and after him comes the Queen and the 
 Concubines each in their Barges apart 5 and laftly, in a great number of other 
 Barges follow the Houjhold Servants and the Cuards , fo as this Proceffion confttis 
 of twenty five or thirty thoufand perfons. JJ 
 
 Together with this great Ceremony, the ordinary Proceeding of the King 
 • . l8 ° f f lther on Horfeback or on Mens ftoulders, in a Palanquin (related 
 
 6 by the laid Mandejlo , as alfo by Fr. Caron in his ‘ defeription of Japan) may 
 
 \eUcm 1 182 j remem t> re d. Whether we regard the numerous Train and Atten- 
 ' dants, or the manner or order thereof: k all of them marching with fuch 
 gravity and fo orderly, that there is not only any one man to be feen out of 
 his Rank, but a man hears not fo much as a word fpoken j which may well 
 deferve our wonder and admiration. J 
 
 There is in the Soveraigns Privy Lodgings at Whitehall, the order of the King 
 of Gulcandale his Ordinary Proceeding , when he goes abroad , fet forth in Fi¬ 
 gures about a foot long, it is of that Countries manner of Painting, and an ex¬ 
 traordinary piece of Oriental Rarity,being fent thence to Sir Martin Nodi Knight, 
 and by him prefented to his now Majefty. 
 
 But we may not yet take leave of the Grandeur of thefe Oriental Princes, 
 m relation to thefe pompous (hows, before we have referred our Reader to 
 Co* zed Trammer s defeription of the magnificent and unparralleld Proceeding 
 cl the Deyro, (who indeed is the true Prince of Japan') when he pair from his 
 own Court in the City of Meaco , to the Emperor of Japans Palace in the fame 
 IPse.zo,. City, on the 25. of Off. 1626. which is to be feen at large , 1 Printed in Eng- 
 lifts at the end of the forefaid Defeription of Japans, nor may we omit this5 
 That the preparation for the faid Emperors ufual progrefs from Jedo hisprefent 
 Imperial City, to Meaco,fthe former Metropolis and as yet the Court of the 
 Deyro, (being 125. Dutch Miles) to vifit the faid Deyro, (which happens once 
 wtbut.pao. 5 . or 7. Years) takes npa” whole Year, before the Orders are given out 
 on what Day, and with what Train every man (hall go. 
 
 A.nd to draw fomewhat nearer Europe, the State and Pomp among the Turks, 
 however barbarous enough in other things, yet in thefe Ceremonies are ex¬ 
 ceeding regular and (lately 5 as may be feen in the Grand Seigniors Cavalcade 
 n snltma,pa t . f^ 7 * s °f hi * ’ cut in Copper Plates by " Peter van Aelft, as alfo in the order 
 84- °* n,s Ordinary ° Cavalcade , etched by Anthony TenjpeJl . 
 
 J P EvdT d ’ But enou S h of thefe - We now come to give fome Account of the Gallan- 
 psJL Scut- try ° f ° Ur chri fi ian this particular. Among whom the Triumphal 
 
 pm’a.tk- -o. P Entr y of Maximilian the Firfl, Emperour of Germany, into Noremburg , is 
 excellently well defign'd, and cut in Wood by Hans Brojfeh aenter. 
 
 The Entry of the Emperour Charles the Fifth, and Pope Clement the Seventh 
 into Bononta in Italy, an. 1 530. in Order to his being Crowned King of Lom- 
 ynMufa, rn. barely there, is a graved in 40. Copper Plates with large Figures, excellently 
 well defigned, by Nicholaus Hogenbergus. 
 
 | Pae.211. J 0 . Anghji. Pafiorius in his 1 Alfa Publica , hath exadtly deferibed the fblemn 
 
 Cavalcade, or the prefent Emperor Leopold his Entry into the City of franc - 
 tjz.jufli win- fi rt u P on t ‘ lc M.zyn, the 19. of March 1658, where the.18. of July in the fame 
 htmmcafal ^ ear 0 non fine difficultate & invidih tandem unanimi oSoviratus confnfit) 
 ’tihcta.f. 119. he was Elected Emperor of Germany ; and the firfl of Augufi following had 
 
 his 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 _ 557 
 
 his Inauguration folemnized there alfo. The Order of this Gallant (how is to 
 be feen cut in braft by Gafper Aterian , in a thin ‘Folio, Printed at Francfort the t Phtm. 
 fame Year. 
 
 In the fame Ada Publica , are alfo defcribed at large, the feveral Entrances 
 into that City, of the Electors of “ Me'ntz, w Tryers, * Collet!., the Duke of? Six- “ l ’-’t a$T- 
 ony, Count Palatine of the *Rheyne, as alfo the Deputies or Subftitutes of the 
 two other Eleftors a Bavaria and b Brandenburgh : and the order of each Caval- y Pig- 28°. 
 cade is likewife particularly fet forth in Copper Plates, cut by the faid Gafper \ p ff 
 Aterian, and collefted together in the forefaid Book. ‘ bp%.\ii. 
 
 We could here infert the particulars of divers other folemn Cavalcades, exhi¬ 
 bited upon like occafions, but we are unwilling to dwell longer upon them, 
 fince many of them are to be met with. 
 
 Here in England it hath been the ancient ufage for our Kings and Queens, the 
 day before their Coronation, to ride from the Tower through the City of'l<?v- 
 don, in a moft noble and magnificent Equipage, they being at thofe times at¬ 
 tended on by all the Nobility, Officers of the Houlhold, and a gallant and fplen- 
 did Train. 
 
 Among thefe, Proceedings , the order and pomp of that magnificent and nume¬ 
 rous Cavalcade of the prefent Soveraign, from the Tomer to Whitehall , the day 
 before his moft happy Inauguration is worthy obferving, in that his Majefties 
 Entertainments defcribed by Mr. Ogilby, together with the fumptuous Arches 
 which then adorned the Streets; and how well that ingenious Artifb Mr. Wene- 
 Jlaus Holier hath merited both in defigning and etching the fame, is obvious to 
 every ingenious Eye. 
 
 Befides thefe, relating to the Inauguration ofPrinces, many other folemn and 
 particular occafions have been honored with fumptuous Cavalcades ; fuch was 
 that of our King Henry the Eighth, when he entred Boulogne , and is to be feen in 
 the Soveraign s Gallery in Whitehall , being painted by a Difciple of Hans Holben. 
 
 Such was that brave Cavalcade of the late Duke of Florence, celebrated at his 
 Nuptials; which, together with the Scenes and other Reprefentations, were 
 etched by the moft excellent Jantes Callot , an Artift of incomparable skill and 
 fancy in things of that kind. 
 
 So alfo that of Lewis the Fourteenth, the French King, with his Queen Maria 
 Therefa of Aujlria, into Paris, the 26. of Augujl 1660. "ihortly after their mar¬ 
 riage, which was as full offplendor and magnificence as could be deviled. But 
 among thefe, and indeed above all, none ought more defervedly to be cele¬ 
 brated, than that which palfed through London upon the 29. of May 1660. a day 
 fince made venerable amongft us to pofterity, upon the fafe and moft happy re¬ 
 turn of the prefent Soveraign , to his Crown and Kingdom, to the unconceiva¬ 
 ble joy of all his loyal Subjefts. 
 
 In the laft place, touching thofe Cavalcades made at the reception of Ambaf- 
 fadors, we have met with two (and thofe very folemn ones) defcribed at large 
 in the forefaid c Alfa publica of jf. A. Pafiorius , namely the entrance of the French c p, tj . (y 
 and Spanifi Ambajpidors into Francfort , that, upon the 19. of Augujl 1657. this, 2S3.' 
 upon the 24. at March 1658. when the Ele&ion was to be made of the prefent 
 Emperor; both which are likewife cut in Copper Plates, by the before mention¬ 
 ed Gafper Merian. 
 
 Adam Olearius in his Voyages and Travels of the Ambajfadors from the Duke 
 of Holjlein to the great Duke of Mufcovy, as alfo to the King of Perja , makes 
 mention of fuch Cavalcades , they being ordered according to the manner of thofe 
 Countries with very great Ceremony ; Namely that of the d Turkjjh Ambajfadors AFag.iC. 
 entrance into Mufco 17. sept. an. 1634. he being met with rdooo Horfe, be¬ 
 fides the perfons who made up the Cavalcade. Likewife that of the Duke of 
 c Holjlein s Ambajfadors entry into the fame City 14. Aug. immediately before- tibU.p. i 3 . 
 going. As alfo the entrance of the fame Duke's Ambajftdor into f Jfpahan in fP^.270. 
 Perfia , the 2. of Aug. 1637. 
 
 To conclude, the Cavalcade of the Polijls Ambajjador upon his Reception in¬ 
 to Rome an. 1633. was a moft magnificent Ceremony; it being made publick in 
 Aqua Fortes, by the incomparable hand of Stephen della Bella a Florentine. And 
 
55 * 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 Chap. XXI 
 
 g Ex ipf] Ants- 
 £rapho. 
 
 kf Ex ct'h 
 i 4 Autogr. 
 
 k Hid. 
 
 And now to come within the Verge of the Order of the Garter, we (hall 
 here prefent to the Readers view, fome few, yet fcatdy Cavalcades, made upon 
 the Sovereigns entrances, not only into IVindefor Cajlle , but other places upon 
 account of its Grand Solemnities, and of which we have happily met with thefe 
 following Memorials. 
 
 The 20. Year of King Henry the Seventh, theFeaft of St. George was celebra¬ 
 ted at Baynards Cafile in London ; and the Sovereign (being at the Toner on the 
 Eve) Proceeded thence on Horfeback to St. Paul's Church to Vejpers, in the 
 following Order. 
 
 e jfteft, all the Noblemen aftir tbeir dilates anti ©egjees, then tbe offi¬ 
 cers of Armes nept before the Knyghts of the Ordre, tfjen the Knyghts of tbe 
 Ordre, rpbtng in tbept ©otones of tbc ©arter onlp, tout) tbctc Colters 
 toitbout ^antells, tobreb Lpbcrp is of crpmoQn belbet Ipneb toitb tobpte, 
 nept follototng them the "Sptyopp Of Wincheftre Prelate of tbe Ordre, t&ett 
 ttjf Ambail'adors , then tbe Secretary anb Aulmoner, then Garner Iftpng of 
 gfmes of tbe ©tore, tbe Maicr of London berpng tbe S©ace robe on tbe 
 left banb of tbe fitpngs Cote, then tbe Sword bo?ne bp 
 
 tben the Kyng, Soverainof tbe Ordre, tbeil follotoeD tbe Prince, anb 
 after tettaine Nob!es,"anb tben tbe Garde all on foote, tbe Aldermen anb all 
 tbe Craftys of London oanbping in tbepr Hpberies in placets arcullomeb. 
 Snb toben tbe Kyng came to tbe ffiHetl ©o?e of Powles be bib on bio dlantell, 
 anb all tbe Knyghts bib on thrprs, anb to entrpb tbe Cburcb, toberc fome- 
 tobat toitbin tbe Cburcb, there toas reabp tbe Byfhopp tobicb bpb tbe ©i- 
 bine ©etbice, toitb tbe D ne anb Chanons, See. tobere tbep fenfeb anb re 
 cepbeb tbe Kyng as accuflnmeb) anb from tbens pjoceebeb to tbe Queere, 
 anb entreb tbeir ©tails, anb there herb dbentonge; anb aftir dbenfonge, 
 tbe Kyng with the obpr ' > gh-s roBe to Baynards Caftic bis Hogging, tober 
 bps Stpgbntfs retnapneb that npgbt. 
 
 The h 1 6. of April in the following Year, the Soveraign began his Pilgri¬ 
 mage to the Shrine of the Bieffed Lady of tValjingham, and took Cambridge in 
 his way thither, where he arrived the ■ 22 of the fame Month, and was in 
 this manner received. 
 
 k f fell, the Maior toitb bps Brederen robe to meet tbe Kyng, ttoo 0 ? tb?ee 
 mplleotot Of the Cotone A aifo Mr. Molory tbmShereff of the Shire boje bis 
 rebb, anb gabe bps attcnbance, anb as be appjoacbeb nerc tbe Unyverfyte, 
 to ; ibtn a quarter of a mpile, tber (lobe, firlt, all the four ©?b*es of Freres, 
 anb aftir obit Religious, anb tbe King on Ibojsbacfce ftpffcb the Ctoffe or 
 eberrehr of tbe Religious , anb then tber (lobe all along, all tbe Graduates, 
 aftir tgeir ©egr.e, in all tbeir Ipabitts, anb at tbe enb of them teas tbe 
 tanpberfpte Croft; , tober was a IFojme anb a Cufljin, &c. as atcuQomeb, 
 
 tober: the Kvng upb alight, anb there tbebSpUopp of Rocheftre 3©octo?- 
 
 then berng Chaur.celler of tbe Unyverfyte, accompanteb toitb obit Doctors, 
 fenfpb &c. the Kyng, anb aftir mabe a litle p?opofition, anb toelcomeb bpm 5 
 anb then the Kyng took bps 5>o?fe agepn, anb roob bp the Blackfriers, tbo?ougbe 
 the Towne, to the Q cc sCoiledge, tuber bps ©rate toas at that tpme lobggeb. 
 anb tber redeb tbe fpacc of a 5>oure, anb then bib on bps ©otone anD (©am 
 tell or tbe ©artier, anb all obtr Knyghts of the ©?b?e there bepng p?efcnt, 
 gate tbeir attenbance in the 5>abit of tbe ©?b?e, as appertepnetb, anb roobe 
 from tbe LSpngs Hogginge to tbe Chappell of tbe Kyngs Coiledge, tobpcb toas 
 fojt the fame taufe reabp appointeb toitb Scochms &c. as ps perelpaccultom* 
 cb. Cbe.fopdjopp of Rocheftre, bepng there Chauncelier, bib tbe ©ibtne 
 ©ccbicc, both tbe dben, tbe ©ap, both at Martens, &c. anb fang the Silafs 
 
 f Requiem On tlje £©0?r0to. 
 
 With 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi: Day. 
 
 With thefe, vve (hall remember the (ame Soveraigns noble reception of phi\ m 
 Up King of Cajiile at Windefir , on Saturday the 31. of January, next enfiiing 
 the forefaid Feajl, where he was Inftalled Knight of this, mod noble Order the 
 5. of February following; which tve find thus reported. : 
 
 'Sns Sn'gbnefsCKing Hmry the seventh) babtng notice of the King ofCa- 
 Mes approach, robe tot»acD 0 Dim a mile o?two out of Wmdefor anb tber* 
 »n an Arable JFtelb fWbere tbe King of Caftile bp tbe Kings plcafurc tnrrieb his 
 ratnetnglmcttotrb btm.gnD When tbe Kings Compaignteapp?ocbebncer to tbe 
 fatD King of Caftyil , fotne (lobe on oon pact, anb fumme on tbe obfc pact 
 anb foo mabe a lanne, that tbe two Kpngs mpgbt mete togebec ; anb When 
 tbe Kmg of Caftyil percepbeb tbe King, tofee of bis bat, anb in lifee man. 
 net tbe King tofee off bis, anb With a lobing anb glab countenance, eberytb 
 falueb anb emb?aceb obtr. Clje King witb many obir goob Wo?bps welcom> 
 eb btm to biss realme, anb tbe (King of Caftyil with bumble anb lo- 
 btng Wo?bps fmpltng, tbanfeeb tbe King of tbe great honours that be bib btm, 
 anb alfoo fo? tbe grete pleiirs anb fepnbnefs, tbat tbe King bab ffieWeb anb 
 Ms artball, anb at bibers tpmes befo?e s anb tbe King 
 tone t&e Ring of Caftyil on btaleft banD, anb tit goob 02bonance Robe to* 
 toarbs tbeCatb Caftyl of Windfor 5 tbe SDfficet# of atme* berpng tbepr €m 
 
 “W ® tl ' mpetf!S hlm at tbe >ncrpnrt, anb too be tbe 
 xoap,&c. tbe©arle of Derby barre tbe ©Wctb right befo?e tbe King. Mis 
 S?» b i n0 F te & ftJrte t»a© taaanp JQoblc menberelp well appointed both in 
 ®lotb of ©olb anb ©olbfmytb Werlte, as mp Ho?D Marquis, tfjerle of Kent 
 
 ann r Ln f f t?m by ’ii ei 5: 0? ?r ^ en L y Stafford ’ With manpanb bibets obir JQoble 
 anb ^entlemen, tobicb all fo? the mod part, Were in Llelbet, anb ober aides, 
 
 r p“"°? a Wp sppsrelleb 5 anb Wben tbe Kings entreb tbe fucQ pate of 
 tbe Caftyil tbe fDpnffrells anb ©haefebuth plap’b, anb wben tbep apptoatbeb 
 neetetbeplace Wbere tbep altgbteb, tbe King or Caftyil tarrpeb, anb Wofb 
 babe altgbteb befo?e tbe King, but tbe King woulb noi fuffer bint, but toolse 
 bpm fo?tb Wttb btm, anb foo ligbteb bootb at oons, tbe King of Caftyil fum- 
 tobat got befo?e tbe King, anb in lifee ©?ber, tbe Lo?bs anb obir JSoble men, 
 Went befo?e tbe Kings tb?ougb tbe J2eDar ©alarte toWarbs tbe iball, anb as 
 tbe Kmg percepbeb tbat tbe King of Caftyl-s batt Was off, be tofee or bis batr, 
 anb Woulb not boe bit on againe, till tbe King of Caftyl was almoftreabp to 
 boo on bis; anb too Went up tbe ©tap?es, anb paffeb tb?ougb tbe upper ©ala- 
 rte to tbe Ktngs g?ete Chamber, which Was ricblp bangeb With Cloth of 
 |rras, anb a g?et tube Xeb in the tame Chamber, Where remayneb the 
 Kntgbts anb Ctquircs, anb from tbencc to tbe ah Chamber which Was alfoo 
 rtcblp bangeb, Where rematneb 'Batons anb * USaronetts anb from tbeneeto 
 tbe ^d Chamber, Which Was bangeb With a berprtcb arras in tbe Wbftb 
 there Was a Cloth of ©late, anb as rich a *eb L a babe foe " Where 5 
 matneb tbe Xttfeopps, Cells anb ©facers that attenbeb upon btm - anb from 
 thence Woulb babe conbepeb tbe King of Caftill to the 4th Chamber, Which 
 *} a *L a " bangen With rich Cloth of ©olb, the bo?bure abobe of Cremoffn 
 eclbett, anb b?obereb upon tbe Kings Ernies, with other tbe Kings bebptes, 
 as Eofes, Po?tetolps &c. but tbe King of Caftill tjccufeb bprn, anb faib, that 
 jr be b no J ta ^ e , l^e paine to conbope him to bis Logging, then the 
 
 b ‘ m ’ tpat , al1 that l)t paD P a[rpt > th?ougb Was anb ffmulb be hi® 
 Logging, anb that tbe Kmg tbowgbt That place bonoureb bp bis com. 
 
 a "5 ‘i 11 ® 13 ant) f apb that be was as Welcome unto 
 
 bttn, as though be bab been bus oWne JBaturall Sonne, anb that W 
 
 j0 ? fllU unt0 P ,m » but alfo to alibis 
 an V?f. U I b ?,f ant) aU his ©erbants Ojoulb beat tbe Com® 
 manbement of the fatD King of Caftill, anb that be ffioulb tbinfec that be 
 Were come to bts ottm fabets fooufe, anb foo beffreb him to goo at bw pie* 
 hr toDpner, 0? to Cfeuft b?m : but wben the King of Caftill percepbeb, that 
 SSL 1t i t c ! at L L 5 s iI ia l wa0 ^ ^ m > lie tbanfeeb the King bare beabeb, fo? be 
 bab tafeen off bts {boob a httle befo?e, anb fapb, that be Was fojrp that the 
 
 King 
 
 559 
 
 I MS. penes W, 
 le MCV.p. 2 8 8. 
 vide Lib. fl. p. 
 
 * Stc. 
 
T be Ceremonies on the Feafi Day. 
 
 560 
 
 Chap. XXL 
 
 King bat) tafeen foo mod) labour anD papne fo? Dim, anD fo? anp too?D® 0 ? 
 thing tbat tbe King mtgbt Doe, be toolD conbope tbe King to bits JloDging, anD 
 Coo be DiD; anD after tbe King baD CbotneD bpm Di® Chamber, anD inoulD be 
 ©oulD take no luttber patnc, tbe King tnoulD Comebobat babe reronbopeD btm, 
 but tbe King of Caftill tooulD not fuffer bitf, anD foo tbep enter falucD tbe 
 one tbe obit anD DeparteD. 
 
 Another mod magnificent Cavalcade, was that of King Henry the Eighth, and 
 the Knights-Companions into IVindefer, upon the 27. of Hay, in the 11. year of his 
 Reign, being the day preceding the Eve of the Grand Feajl (during which he 
 begun his Reformation of the statutes of the Order ) which was ordered as fol¬ 
 lowed). 
 
 o.«S. mCtfic. ,g n tfje 27. bap Of May being Friday, tbe King remobeD from Richemont 
 /™ 5 . ' 1,J totoarbsbi® Cattle ofWindefor, anD appointeD tbem about one a Cloth at 
 Afternoon tbe fame Friday, tbat all Noblemen, anD oDer tobteb fboulD toapte 
 upon bt£« ©?ace, BtoulD be reaDp between Richemont anD Honflowe to attenb 
 upon btm, anD in tonSDeration of a fearepte anD ttraimes of loDgings, as 
 tnell as in abopDing anD efebewing of tbe corrupt air, eberp Nobleman mas 
 tapeD anD rateD to a certain number of 5?o?fc, tbat is to fap, eberp Duke at 
 6og)o?fe0, a Marquefs at 50 5 >a|fC 0 , eberp Earl at 40 U)0?fcs, eberp Baron at 
 30 Jpojfes, eberp Knight of tbe Garter Batchellor at 20 5)o?fes, anD no oDre 
 Knight 0 ? Nobleman to babe abobe 16 £a?fes, With tbeir Carriages anD all. 
 9nD tbe King, tbus rigbt noblp tompanpeD, roDe to Colebroke, anD at tbe 
 Sign Of tbe Katherines Wheel tbe King tOOfe bis Courier, anD bis Henchmen 
 ricblp apparelieD folIomeD, anD alfo tbe Kings £o?fe of State leD, Cartier 
 King of 9cms Wo?e bis Coat of3rms,tbe Lo?D Richard Fox TgpEfop of Win- 
 chefter anD Prelate of tbe Order, toitb manp oD?e great Eftates, gabe tbeir at- 
 tenDante upon bis Kigbncfs. Cbe Queen anD tbe Ladies, anD tbeir Corn- 
 paignies ftooD in tbe feilD at tbe downs enD, beOQes tbe bigb wap totoatDs 
 Wmdefor, to fee tbe Kings noble Compagnie pafs bp , anD tben tbe Queen 
 robe to tbe IFerp nept wap to tbe Cattle. Cbe King roDe bp Slow, anD fo to 
 Eton Colledge, tnljere all tbep of tbeColleDge Boob along, in manner of Pro- 
 ceffion, rece’ibing bis @?ace after tbeir cuBonn 
 y ms. l’tEbe King entreD Windefor toitb bis great JJjojfes, tbat is to fap nine 
 
 Courfers With nine Children of Honor upon tbem, anD tbe Mailer of tbe 
 Kings Horfes upon another great Couriers bach, (allotting tbem, bating anD 
 leaDing tbe Kings Horfe ol Ettate in bis banD, tbat is to fap, a rich Courfct 
 toitb a ticb ©aDDlc, anD trappcD anD garni®eD following tbe King, anD fo 
 entreD tbe Cattle. 
 
 <5 s* ub.frad. q£[t t!)C Caftle Gate, tbe Miniflers of tbe Colledge reteibeD tbe King With Pr°- 
 
 AT./W. 16. ce (f lon5 an p Ring anD Knights of tbe Ordre, at tbe Church t) 0 ?e, tOOb tbeit 
 panties, anD entreD tbe Qyere, anD ftooD befo?e tbeir Stalls, till tbe Sove- 
 raign baD offred anD rcto?neD to bis®talh tben eberp Knight offercD accojD* 
 ing to bis, as bp tbe Statute ts o?DaineD, anb entreD tbeir ©tallps, Wbicb teas 
 a long Ceremonp o? eber tbep baD all offereD, bccaufe of tbe grtat number 
 of Knights tbat tben Was pjefent, Wbicb were 19 in number beQbes tbe So- 
 
 veraign. 
 
 r m r ube ©Bring sDoon, tbe Soveraign anD all tbe fo?efaiD Knights of tbe £D?D?e, 
 
 (putting of tbeir (©antics at tbe Cburcb ©o?e) with tbe Prelate anD ob?e 
 Officers of tbe Ordre, astb? Regifter, King Of Armes, anD Huifhier of tbe 
 Ordre, talleD tbe Black Rndd, bO?ne bp ©it William Compton, aCC 0 ?Ding to 
 biS©f 6 ceof Hueibier ; all tbCS roDe before tbe King from tbe Colledge, unto 
 tbe ©uaD?ate of tbe Cattle, anb fo conbepcb bis Jbigbncfs to bi® Hobging. 
 f jus. f ttbe King baD attenDant on Dim, all bi® officers of Armes, wearing tbeir 
 
 Coat® of 9tmes t anb all bi® Trumpetts, wbicb blew tbe Cntrpof tbe King, 
 alltbetpme of tbe fat'D Cntrp. CbeiO?D Mouatague, Henry Poole, bare tbe 
 
 Sword 
 
Sect. 111 . 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. k 6 r 
 
 Sword bcfo?e the Kingr^ anh Garter Etmg of 3rmcs robe ne;ct bcfo?e the Sward, 
 an!) ©ic. William Compton robe on bis left banD, bearing the Black aodd. 
 
 ' another Cavalcade offers tt felfe here, namelp that of King Philip anD <«s.?.■<>.&• 
 ©ueene Mary, who, after the Carriage foltmnfjeD betweene them at Win- Iu 
 
 Chefter the 15- Of July 1554. arlbeD at Windefor the 3. of Aug. following 
 Where , at the nether enD of Pefcod-ftreet, thep Were met bp "the (Bajo? of 
 Windefor anh hiss 'B?eth?en J anh thence (the Crumpets founhing) thep Pro¬ 
 ceeded with the Officers of Arms before them, into the Caftie, till thep arrtheD 
 at the Weft door of the Chapell, where Was prepares a fo?m With Carpets 
 ano Cutbons, anh at their entrp, the ISpffiop of Winchefter fenfeh them. " 
 
 dhe Queene habing reteiheb the Mantle of the Order, with a reberential 
 hits from the ffiarl of Derby anh Penbroke (to whom it hah ban p?cfenteh bp 
 the Regifter of the Order) put it upon the King (affitteD bp the tatD Carles) 
 the Carls of Arundel! anh Penbroke, retcibingthe Collar of the Order from 
 Garter, p?CfentcD it to the Queene (With the ItfeC Ceremonp as Was the Mantle) 
 
 Who put it about the Kings J2ecfe. 
 
 Chen all the Knights Companions put Oil tbett Mantles, Within the Cha¬ 
 pell Dore, anh Proceeded into the Choire, anh llooh befoje their ©tails ac» 
 to?hing to ancient ©?her. Ci;en the Queene went into her ©tall, taking 
 the King bp the banh, anh fettinghim in the fame ©tall With her, anh af« 
 ter a little fpace, thep both hrfcenheh anh Pjocceheh up to the high Altar 
 (the Queene keeping the right hanh) anh there Offred; after Which, thep 
 morneb to their ©tall. Where thep repofeh themfelbes, While all the Knights 
 Companions p?efent Din Offer, accorbtng to their Degree, anh hah taken their 
 ©tails atto?htng to their ancient CuBome. Chen Was reDeum anh de 
 Profundis fung, Which being BnitbeD, thep tame all DoWne from their ©tails, 
 atth Proceeded to the Chapter Houfe Dore, tnbete the King, anh all the 
 Knights Companions put off t&eic Mantles; anh tmebiarelp going out Of the 
 Chapell, thep tooke tfjcic |>o?fes at the Chapell Dote, anh Proceeded in 
 ©ther, up to the Caftie, where thep repofeh themfelbes that night. 
 
 In the laft place, we may properly add the duty of the Colledge of the royal 
 Chappel of St ‘Getfrge , touching their Reception of the Saveraign , upon fpecial 
 occalions; to wit, the manner to be obferved by them intheir Proceeding, to meet 
 the Sovereign of the Order, at his firft coming thither in his royal State, or in his 
 return after fome great Viftory, or extraordinary Aftion performed, or fome 
 Foreign or unwonted Atchievement; according to the mod decent manner there 
 obferved, by the mod invincible Prince King Henry the Fifth, in the 9. year of 
 his Reign : at which time he ordained, that this his Ceremonial (hould be firmly 
 obferved for ever, in the like cafes. The fame in “ effeft is alfo appointed by King stii.JVj.jo 7 < 
 Henry the Eighth, only the direction is put into other words, and where the 
 title of Cuftos is in the former Precedent ufed, in the latter, that of the Dean is 
 inferted inftead thereof, and is as followcth. 
 
 ” In the firft place, a Form Or Bench decently adorned, being placed after the ufital * Regift,ebar . 
 manner , in the midft between the Chappel of the Colledge and the uttermoft gate of’"■ fib 9- t - 
 the Caftie, the Cuftos and Canons are there to meet with all the Officers of the Col¬ 
 ledge, each in their proper order and Habits , having a handfim Crofs carried 
 before them, with two Torch-bearers, and two Cenfers. The Regifter of the Or¬ 
 der bearing the Kings Mantle, is to prefent it to his Majefty, who being therewith 
 invefted by the Cuftos, ajfifted by the finior Canon, the King is to be Cenfed five 
 times, and then taking the Crofs to klfi, from the hand of the Cuftos, or fome one 
 of the more eminent Prelates then prefent, he is to be conduced, in way of Procef- 
 fion, to the Chappel, the Knights-Companions prefent vefted with their Mantles, go¬ 
 ing orderly immediately before the King, until he hath arrived at the Faldftool be¬ 
 fore the high Altar, for that purpofe adorned, and there kneeling, till the end of the 
 Refponfory, to be fung by the Choire, at his arrival, by appointment of the Pre¬ 
 centor, to wit, Honor Virtus, or fome fitch like, anfiverable to the affair in hand', 
 
 A a a a with 
 
The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 Chap. XXI. 
 
 Ecclefiaftical 
 
 Proceflions. 
 
 y Horn. :8 iy 
 Serm.ttd Afcen. 
 Dom. 
 
 y Serin. 17 2. 
 & 17 ?* 
 z, Lib.-j.HiJl. 
 Eccl. cap. io. 
 a Kuffir.us li t. 
 e.$.Srcrat. l.%. 
 c. 19. Theod.lt. 
 7,. cap 9. 
 
 b Collett Tno. 
 c c Wri ibejley 
 d (. Mil Garter 
 penes W. le 
 Neve Cl.p.%. 
 
 Fag, 4 . 
 
 with a Prayer alfi correfpondant. And then {ijjing the venerable part of the Crofs 
 ofonr Lord, and the Heart of St. George, he is to offer, and then to betake him- 
 (itf to his Stall, and there to fit, till the Knights of the Order have alfi offered, each 
 in their turns, and placed thesnfilves again in their Stalls, and until the Anthem 
 Oe Profundis hath been Jung by the Canons, with the accuftonsed Prayers; then the 
 Knights-Companions are to defiend from their Stalls into the Choire, each of them 
 bowing himfilf towards the Altar, every ti/sse they fio come down, and thence pro¬ 
 ceed through the middle of the Choire,, unto the place where the Chapter is to be 
 celebrated, at the hour of Tierce, the Soveraign of the Order following in the lajl 
 place, as in all other Proceflions, and confiquently in his abfience, his Deputy do¬ 
 ing the fame. Thefi things thus performed, they are to get up on Horfeback, and 
 conduct the Soveraign into the place appoint’d by the Statutes; and the Proceeding 
 being finifised, the Bells are to ring at convenient feafons. 
 
 As touching Ecclefiaftical Procejfions, they are of great antiquity in the Chri- 
 ftian Church ; fome are ordinary and ftative, other extraordinary or mdidtive. 
 
 The Ordinary, are thofe celebrated on Afienfton-day, mentioned by * St. chri- 
 fiftons, and on the Purification, byvSt . Auftin, Rahanus, St. Bernard, and divers 
 others. The Extraordinary are commanded and appointed by authority on fe- 
 veral occafions ; fuch was that which 1 Sozimus makes mention of, at the tranfla- 
 tion of the Reliques of St. Miletus. So alfo that of » the chriftians of Antioch 
 . (when Julian the Apoftate commanded the Coffin of St. Babilas to be removed) 
 who went a Proceffon with their Women and Children, rejoicing and finging 
 Davids Pfialms, and removed the Reliques of St. Babylas, from Daphney to 
 
 ' ^A like ProceJJion do we find celebrated, within the mod Noble Order of the 
 Carter, on •> Wednefday in Eafter week, being the 27. of March 1504. at Green- 
 retch , upon reception of that noble Relique the c right Leg of St. George , fent to 
 King Henry the Seventh, then Soveraign, from the Cardinal of Rowen being Legat, 
 
 by a Chaplain of his own, an Auguftine and Abbot of- . - by Meaux ; 
 
 which was mod folemnly ordered in the following manner. 
 
 d “ Fir ft, as the Oratour of the Legat was landed, which landed before the 
 “Fryers yat of Green wiche, he did on afirplis and a cope, holding St. George s 
 c£ Leg in his hand, which was goodly garnifhed in Silver, like a Knights Leg arm- 
 “ ed with a gilt Spor, &c. and immediately upon his arrival, there went to meet 
 “the find Relique, firft the Kings Chappel, all in Copts, with Crofs &c. andonave- 
 “ ry fide of the Chappel, were divers Yoemen of the Garde in their heten Cotys of 
 “ Coldfhsith work, beryng certain Torches brenning, then the Bifhop of Chefire in 
 “ Pontificalibus, the Dean on his left hand, and on every fide of them certain of 
 “ the Officers of Arms, then followed the Kings of Arms, and next them the Knights 
 cc of the Order, beryng their Aiantle and Coders of the Ordre, that is to fay, the 
 “Marquifis of Dorfet, the Erll of Surrey, the Erllof Shrewysbyry, the ErllofEC- 
 cc fex, the Lord Dawbeny the Kings Chamberlaine, the Lord Herbert, sir Thomas 
 CC Lovell Treafurer, and Sir Rich. Gilford Controller of the Houfehold, and next 
 “ the Knights of the Order, followed the odir Lords and Noblemen, after their 
 ee Eftates and Degrees in gret nombre ; and when the Bifhop approched neer the Le- 
 « c gats Oratour, which was ajftfted by two Docfours, beyng Chappellyns to the King. 
 “ The Bifiiop ccnficd the Relique, and then the Legats Oratour, beryng the fiidsaint 
 cc George’s Leg? went between the Bifhop and the Dean, and returned in lickg o) - 
 <c dre till they came to the Kings Chappel, where the Leg was fit on the high Aul- 
 “ tre, and then the Quire fiange O George, &c. that doon the Knights and Officers 
 cc went up into the Galery^ and there did off their Mantles , and Me Officers of Arms 
 ct their Cotys of Arms, and from thence all the Noblemen went into the Kings grete 
 *■ Chambre) to attend upon his Grace> which immediately went to Mafs, and. at Of- 
 Offering time.his Highnefs kjffd and offered the Leg, and fo the fecond Relique re - 
 c waived in the Kings Chappel 5 and after Mafs the King returned to his gret Cham- 
 c: bre where he dytied^ See. with Gods blejjing and Saint George. 
 
 Again, 
 
Sect. HI- 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 5^3 
 
 Again, of Proceffions Tome are called' Lugubres,i.e. mournful; which leems to c ca ’ M lirca( ] 
 us to be properly termed Supplications , being to implore Tome help, or to avert 
 fome evil impending, wherein Letanies were alfo ufed, as that of Theodojius 
 
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 mild 
 
 Pro- f Lib.14.cap 2, 
 
 the younger, who inftituted a Letany to fupplicate for fair weather, and a 
 temper of the Air; wherein, ns' Nicephorut faith, the Supplicants went m 
 celtftm with Hymns and Adorations, Theodoflm himfelf going before them in a 
 mean Habit, finging of Pfalms ; and thereupon the face of the Heavens chang¬ 
 ed, the troubled Air grew calm and ferene, and plenty of all things enmed; 
 and vvhilft the Letiwy in our Boobgof Common-Prayer was ufed, the GrandPro- 
 ccirion of the Order might well be calf among the Lugubres , and in fome 
 o laces of the s nine Book we fee it is fo called; being only upon this occa- g An.rt & 3 <=; 
 lion fung walking; 1 ’ a gefture more anciently ufed, than the pollute of kneeling ' 4 - 
 
 or fttindins!* Dr.Tk)* 
 
 Others are called LcU, i. e. joyful; which are to give thanks for bkffings re- 
 ceived : And fuch is the nature of the Hymn, appointed (by the sovereign and 
 Knights-Companion! command ) to be fung in the Grand Froceffion of the Order , 
 an. 1 5. Car. 2. inftead of the Letany, and fince continued. 
 
 Having immediately before delivered fomewhat of Proceedings, Military>, 
 
 Civil , and Ecclefiaftical ; we (hall now pals on to the Grand Proeeffion of this 
 mod Noble Order it felf, which confifts of perfons Military, Civil, and Ecclejiajli- 
 cal: The Military are the Soveraign , the Knights-Companions, anti Alms-Knights', 
 the Civil are the Officers of the Order, Officers of Arms, and other Attendants ; 
 and laftly, the Ecclefiaftical are the Prebends of the Colledge, the Choire-men and 
 choristers. And in reference to this magnificent Solemnity (whether it fell out 
 to be celebrated at Windefor , or at any other place, where the soveraign kept 
 his Court ) we arc to confidcr, the (1.) when this great Ceremony took 
 its beginning ; next, the proper (2.) Place 'or Procejfional may ; then the (3.) Or¬ 
 der and Manner of the Solemnity; and laftly, the (4.) romp and state thereof. 
 
 The Grand Froceffion hath been always celebrated, in the morning of the Feaft T | le [imc 
 day of St. George, or upon fuch other day, as the soveraign hath appointed to »^' oce| . 
 hold the fame by Prorogation? but as to the inftant of time when it began 3 we f lon begins, 
 find it divers and uncertain; but thole variations make no very great diffe- 
 having been ordered and appointed with confiderations had to conve- 
 ency, and at fuch a part of the Church Service., as was conceived rnoft proper, 
 and generally after the end of the lad ColleS , appointed for the morning, in 
 our Book of Common-Prayer, immediately before the Letany. Neverthelels an. 
 
 6 .Eliz. the Feaft being then held at Windefor, we find it began s prcfently after gMS.fol.fcn. 
 the Fe Deum was fung, and an. 20. of the.laid Queens Reign (at Greenwich) W.D.N.f.if.a. 
 h a f t er the reading of the fecond Lejfon. Again an.ftl.ffic. R. it is faid to be- hMS.pcn.a.o. 
 gin ‘ when the ftcond Morning Service was celebrating, and almoft half done. . LiER.p^ioi 
 And to come neerer out times, the Grand Froceffion fet forward an. 8. Car. t. k Colled, w. 
 when “the firSt Service was finilhed, and an. 17. Car. I. 1 after the Sermon. But 
 at the Grand Feaft folemnized at IVindefor in the 13. year ot the prcTent Sove- 
 raion, and fince, it took beginning at the molt ufual and accltftomed time, viz. 
 when the Prelate (then officiating at the Altar) came to that part of the Common 
 Prayer where the Letany was next to begin. Who there making a paufc , was 
 condufted from the Afar by the Serjeant of the Veffiy, down to his Seat. 
 
 We come next to the fecond conlideration, which is the compals' of the Pro- 2. The Pro- 
 
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 ceding, or the Procejfional way ; and that we obferve, not to have been always cc " 1 ay ‘ 
 one and the fame at IVindefor ; for fometimes we find it confin'd within the walls 
 of St. George’s Chappel, but at other times' enlarged through the lower Court of 
 the Caftle (in divers places of the Rcgifters called alfo the Church-yardj a few 
 memorials in both cafes are left unto us, though none of very ancient date: as 
 An. 15. Jac. R.° The Soveraign and whole affiembly of the Knights-Companions, o Lib.c.p. 196; 
 going out at the Weft door (of the Chappel) in remarkable pomp and order,pro- 
 ceeded about the bounds of the Church-yard ; that is, (as is elfewhere of the fame 
 Proeeffion more particularly expreft j) tfrom the Choire through the middle Ile(or pMS.ptKiR. 
 Nave of the Chappel) out at the Weft door, dorm to the Caftle Gate, fo through 
 
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 the pappage into the Cioyfter,W by the Chapter-houfe door again into tie Choire 
 To which purpofe, doth ih etRedBoolg briefly detcribe the pallage oftheGraW 
 rroceifio,, an. 4 Car. I. and yet more particularly, the Grand Procelfton feele- 
 btated at Windefor in the 15. year of the prefent soveraigns Reign) paffed 
 n°wn the Middle He of the Chappel, through the IVefl door, and fo along the 
 over Ward of the Caftle, neer unto the Caftle Gate ; from whence afeending to- 
 vv aids the Aim,-Knights old Lodging,, unto, and through the pafl'age, between 
 me Eaftend ofThe Chappel, and the Tomb-houfe, into the cloy tier, it entred in¬ 
 to the chappel, by the door neer the Chapter-houfe, and from thence proceeding 
 nou n th ehorthljle untotn e Weft door, and up through the aforefaid Middle Ilf, 
 it re-entred the Choire. ’ 
 
 But when the Sovereign hath pleafed to Chorten this great Ceremony, which, 
 either through his r mdifpofition of health fas an. 77. lac. R. when being fo ex- 
 treamly taken with theGoi.t,that he was f carried, during the Grand Proceffion, 
 m a Chair) or, upon oth^r like occafion he has fometimesdone, then the Grand 
 Proceeding hath palled out at the Eajl door of the Chappel, and going through 
 part of the Church-yard, hath entred the Chappel again at the South door, and fo 
 into the Choire ; or elfe 1 through the south door, and returning by the Cloyfter 
 at the Eaft end of the Chappel, hath pafl'ed thence to the IVeft door, then up the 
 Nave, and fo afeended again into the Choire, as an. 6 . of the fame King. 
 
 Moreover, upon foulnefs of Weather, the Grand Procelfton hath been cele¬ 
 brated within the coverture of the chappel, as “ an. 1. Car. 1. But more fully for 
 the fame caufe (abundance of Rain) doth the Regijier obferve, that an. 9. Car. 1. 
 it wpafs d trom the Choire to theWejl door of the chappel , whence turning to the 
 , ’ P rocee ^ e< ^ through the South lie, and coming about by the Eaft door, de¬ 
 fended at length by the North lie again to th eWeJl door, and thence through the 
 Nave of the chappel it returned into 'the choire. 
 
 And this.- rrocejfional way was in like neceffity made ufe of, both by the Duke 
 of Norfolk., the Soveraign s Lieutenant for the Feaft holden an. 1 5. fifes, as alfo by 
 the prefent soveraign, an. 1 13. Car. 2. 1 
 
 And becaufe it isneceffary to know, which is the way where the Grand Pro- 
 ccjjion hath uDally paffed, in other places honored with the celebration of the 
 Feaft of St. George, afwell as the Caftle of Windefor, it will be requilite here to 
 delcribe the fame, and fet them down; and firft we (hall (hew how it lies at 
 Whitehall, the whole pafl'age having been (both * formerly and oD late) ftrewed 
 with Rufbesupon this occalion. 
 
 Here, the Grand Procelfton fets forth from the ‘ middle of the Choire (as in all 
 other places) and fo on, to the outward Chappel door, thence through the Hall, 
 ana the left entrance of the screen towards the Thames, then to the Hall Porch 
 and fo along on the right hand of the great Court (fometimes called the Vtter or 
 outnardmoft Court of the Palace, as an.* 2. 3. 5. 7. and 2 6. fifes, and « i c . & \i. 
 Car. r.J towards, and beyond the Signet Office, then turning on the left hand to¬ 
 wards the Court Gate, and yet on the left hand fon that fide of the Court which 
 lormerly lay towards the Terrace, but now neer the covered Walk) it pafleth in 
 at the Hall Porch, and enters the Hall at the right entrance of the sffieen, and 
 thence into the old chappel, and fo into theNcir. 
 
 Where note, that in all folemn Procefftons, where the return is to the fame 
 place, the regu ar turning is on the left, not right hand; and this the prefent 
 soveraign well underftood, when at the Grand Feaft held at Whitehall, an. 19. 
 Car 2. the Foot Guards having made a Lane on the left hand of the gre’at Court, 
 along by the covered naffi, for the Proceeding to pafs through, and a great part 
 of the Proceeding had gone that way, fo foon as the Soveraign came to the fteps 
 defending into the Court, (for by reafon the Hall was (hut up, being imployed 
 for Mams and Scenes, the Proceeding paffed from the chappel up Stairs into the 
 Guard-Chamber, and fointo the Court) He difeovering the Error, caufed all to 
 come back, and proceed on the right hand of the Court , towards the Hall 
 1 jyc j and signet office^ and make their return upon the left hand 5 according to 
 the right ruleof turnings in folemn Proceedings. 
 
 At 
 
Sect. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi: Day. 
 
 565 
 
 At Greenwich we find the Grand ProceJJiena! way an. 20 .'Eliz. t led out of the f*s. «r. 
 Chappel, through the Hall, beneath the Skreen, and thence going round about aA ' 
 
 , c ° urt s came in at the South Door , in the upper end of th e Hall and 
 lo along the Hall again into the Chappel. 
 
 And when the Feafi was celebrated at the City of Fort an. ly Car 1 The 
 8 Grand Proceeding palled’out of th e Choire, and marched round the'infide of 
 the Church only, and then returned back into the Choire , as it is ufually obfer 7°“ rn -P 4 M° 
 ved at IVindefor, in rainy weather. Once, viz. an. 20 II. 7. the Grand ProceF- 
 Jron wzs folemmzed in St. Pauls Church London , of which the Black Book of the 
 Order &Ves but this fhort account. » The moft Illuftrious Soveraign of the Gar- h 
 ter folemnly made his Procejjion in St. JW, Church London. But i an old me- i j £,**• 
 morud calls this the Grand Procejion, and notes it to pafs about the Church as 
 the Cultom was, k to which folemnity there flockt as greata multitude of Peo¬ 
 ple, as had been feen in that Church, at any time before. 
 
 Laftly The way through which the Grand Procejjion paffeth, (wherefoever 
 Celebrated) is fenced in by the Teamen of the Guard , and the Knight,-Compa- 
 n.ons Attendants and Servants , who tending on both fidcs, make a fpatious 
 Lane for it to pafs through, and keep off the Crowd, from prefling upon it. 
 
 The third confideration relating to the Grand Procejjion, is the Order and Th e Ord.r 
 Manner thereof, and herein fas to particulars) the more ancient times afford Proceeding, 
 us very little light. Neverthelefs, that the fame hath been Celebrated feven 
 irom the Inftitution of the Order ) as part of thole Ceremonies nfed to fet forth 
 the folemnity of St. Georges Feafi , we have collective Evidence enough; and 
 that, not only at Win difir, but other places, where the Anniverfar, of St. George 
 hath been kept and obferved. J * 
 
 iT C a^j°? eeC * t ? len ’ What the Order of this Ceremony anciently was, may be 
 colletted from that which an old Relator faith (where he fets down the order 
 
 madCt !j e ' 2 ?' ° f Ma y> an - 5 H - 80 namely, that it was 1 cum .ar 
 Urdered as of old time accujlomd . Now the Proceeding he (peaks of, was I 7- in0 $ c - 
 marfhalled in this manner. * 1 5 n (, Amor.pag , 
 
 ” Firfl went the Alms-Knights , two arid two on either fide the Choire , then the ? 
 
 OfersoS Arn.es next after whom, came the Knight,-Companions , after them 
 the Officers of the Order and then went the Prelate of the Order , bearing the 
 Heart of St. George under a Canopy honorably affifted, four Noblemen at the 
 Corners bearing each a Torch, and laft of all the Soveraign. 
 
 And though here is no mention made of any Ecclefiafticks that joined in this 
 Proceeding , yet if we confider, that throughout this ' Grand Ceremony, fome 
 part of the Divine Office of the Church was Sung (which until of late was c-i- 
 ther the Let any , or Tc Dcum ,) it cannot be fnppofed, that the Chaplains and 
 Friejts were lett out. r 
 
 And to cleer this doubt, we have happily met with another Old Obfervator , 
 who informs us, That the ° Priefis not only went in the Grand Procejjion, but oExlii.R,. 
 had a place affigned ,n it, where the Gentlemen of the Soveraign , chappel sad *“*■*«■ 
 Choire of Win defir, now go. 6 “ 
 
 But it muft be confeft. that the Records of the Order, are defective in this 
 particular relating to the Grand Procejjion, and fpeak not otherwife of it then 
 in general, or at moft, take notice but of fome of thofe Degrees, that attend- 
 ed mit, and this, but of late time neither; amongft which an. 22 Eliz. it is 
 aid, .hat 1’ they all Proceeded ,n order, as the Cufiom was, the Soveraign follow- fLib.c. h i i : 
 mg in the Rear of the Proceffion. ° J 
 
 As to Place and Precedency not only among them who Proceed here in Bo- 
 les, but alfo thofe that walk lingly by themfelves , it is the fame, in all points 
 With the soveraign, proceeding to the chappel, on the Eve of the Grand peall: 
 
 W i h r q aIre3dy u f P° ken lar S e,y enou g^ °nly here are qchap. ,, 
 mePerfonsadded, which go norm that, namely the Gentlemen and charitier,™-*. 
 
 tlsJ 7 r 7 r S C tK ? 77 la!l > and the Petty Canons, Vicars, and chori- 
 Jteis of Windefir ; the whole Order is as followeth. 
 
 The 
 
^55 The Ceremonies on the Fcaft Day. Chap. XXL 
 
 Th^Morning Service having proceeded to the end of the fecond Lejfon , and 
 the Prelate condufted by the Serjeant of the Veftry from the Altar to his Seat, 
 
 with ufual Reverences, - , , . 
 
 The Alms-Knights rife from their Seats and pafs to the middle of the Che,re, 
 and after their accuftomed Reverences, go up to the hides of the Altar. 
 
 Next, in like manner, do the Officers of Arms pats up. 
 
 Hereupon Carter rifeth from his Seat, and makes his Reverences , then vva- 
 vine his Rod, fummons the junior Knights-Companions to defcend. 
 
 - Whilft they and the reft of the Knights are leaving their Stalls, with ufual 
 Reverences, the Gentlemen of the Chappel, Petty Canons and Vicars of Windefor 
 put on Copes, and make themfelves ready to proceed. 
 
 Then the Knights-Companions being all comedown, and having made their 
 accuftomed Reverences, (land each under his proper Stall. 
 
 Then the Slack-Rod, Garter , and Regifter rife, and after Reverences made, 
 (land before their Forms. 
 
 So do the Chancellor and Prelate. . , 
 
 This done, the Alms-Knights came down from the Altar, and palling into the 
 middle of the Ckoire, make again their double Reverences, and proceed out ot 
 
 th AffeTthem, all the Chorifters pafs in a body to the middle of the Choire, and 
 having made their double Reverences (fo do all that follow) proceed forth, two 
 and two. 
 
 So do the Vicars of IVindefir. . .... _ . 
 
 Next four of the Petty Canons come from their Seats, into the middle ot the 
 
 Choire, and there begin to ling the Hymn. 
 
 Then followeth the Serjeant of the Veftry, bearing his gilt Rod. 
 
 After whom, the Gentlemen of the Chappel at Whitehall. 
 
 Next, the Verger of Windefor Chappel, bearing his Silver Rod. 
 
 Then the Prebends of Windefor. „ , - 
 
 After whom, the officers of Arms come down from the Altar, and pals on. 
 
 Then the Knights-Companions , the juniors firft. 
 
 Then the Black-Rod, Carter, and Regijlcr. 
 
 The Chancellor and Prelate. 
 
 The Nobleman that bears the Sword of State. , , . 
 
 Then the soveraign above in his Stall, makes a Reverence towards the Altar, 
 and being defcended, another below, then paffeth out and enters under the 
 Canopy, which waits him at the choire door, having his Train carried up, the 
 Lord Chamberlain of the Hon fold, if he be not a Knight of the Order at¬ 
 tending fomewhat behind the fide of the Canopy, on the Soveraign s right hand, 
 and thl vice-Chamberlain at the like diftance on his left, for fo they waited in 
 
 the Grand procejjion an. 23. Car. 2. . , rA 1 c 
 
 And laftly, the Band of Penfioners, who attend in Guard on each fide the So¬ 
 veraign and Knights-Companions, with their Captain in the head of them. 
 
 Inlhis order (at this day) they proceed with great devotion, the whole Choire 
 finning the Office appointed, which heretofore was the Letany ; but that Supph- 
 cational Proceffion, is now converted into a Hymn of Thanksgiving, competed 
 bv the Reverend Doftor Prune Ryves, the preient Dean of Windefor, and Regi- 
 (ler of the Garter, at the command of the Soveraign and Knights-Companions in 
 Chapter, held the 17. of April an. 13. Car. 2. which follows here. 
 
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 Pfal. 18.2.' J 
 
 An Hymn to befung in the Proceffion at St. George’s Feaft injlead 
 of the Letany. 
 
 H Ear, 0 ye Kings ; give ear, 0 ye Princes -. 1 , even 1 mill fag unto the 
 Lord ; I mill [mg praifes unto the God of Ifrael. 
 
 The Lord is my Rock , my Fortrefs, and my Deliverer, my God my 
 Strength, in mhom l trufl my Buckler, the Horn of my Salvation, and my high 
 Tomer. 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi: Dav 
 
 56/ 
 
 The Lord it my Strength , and my Song : and he is become my Salvation. Ewrf. 15.2. 
 
 The Right hand of the Lord is become Glorious in Toner : The Right hand s. 
 of the Lord hath dafsed in pieces the Enemy. 
 
 In the greatnefs of thy Excellency thou haft overthrown them , that rofe up 
 againjl thee: who is like unto thee , 0 Lord , amongfl the Gods: who is like un¬ 
 to thee , glorious in Holinefs, fearful in praifes, doing Wonders. 
 
 Sing aloud therefore unto God , our strength : make a Joyful Noife to the Pfal- 81.«. 
 God of Jacob. 
 
 ' I will fing unto the Lord : for he hath triumphed glo- 
 Irioufly : Exod. 15. 1. 
 
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 | To day will we fing this Song, We have a firong City .-Sal¬ 
 vation will God appoint for Walls, and Bulwarks: Ify 16.1. 
 
 The Princes of the People are gathered together, even the People of the God PM 47.9, 
 of Abraham : for the shields of the Earth belong unto God : he is greatly 
 
 exalted. 
 
 We will therefore rehearfe the righteous Ails of the Lord: even his righteous Jujg. 5. n. 
 Alls towards the Inhabitants of the Villages of Ifrael. 
 
 IVe will not hide them from our Children, fhewing to the generations to come Pfal 78.4.' 
 the praifes of the L ird : and his Strength, and Ins wonderful Works, that he 
 hath done. 
 
 That the generation to come might know them , even the Children , which S. 
 fhould be born: who fall arife , and declare them to their Children. 
 
 That they may fet their Hope in God : and not forget the wotkj of God, but 7 - 
 keep his Commandments. 
 
 Sing unto the Lord therefore, 0 ye Saints of his : and let us give thanks Pfal.y 0.3. 
 for a remembrance of his Holinefs. 
 
 Sing aloud unto God, our strength: make a Joyful Noife unto the God of pp a l. 81:1. 
 
 Ifrael. 
 
 { The Lord is my Strength, and my Song : and he is be¬ 
 come my Salvation : Exod. 15. 2. 
 
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 We will be glad, and rejoyce in thy mercy, 0 Lord: for thou hajl cenfidered F l al ■ 3 1 - 7- 
 our trouble, and hajl known our Soul in Adverftties. 
 
 For our Sins thou didjl cafe our Crown to the Ground: thou powrcdjl con- Pfal. 107. 40,' 
 tempt upon our Princes, and caufedjl them to wander in the Wildernefs , where 
 there is no way. 
 
 Thou gavcjl us like Sheep appointed for Jlaughter: and didjl featter us among Pfal 44 - 1 <■ 
 the Nations. 
 
 Thou madefl us a reproach to our Neighbours: a Scorn , and a Derifion to them , 1 3 - 
 
 that are round about us. 
 
 Thou madefl us a By-word among the Heathen : a fluking of the Head among 14. 
 the People. 
 
 Thou didjl deliver thy Strength into Captivity , and thy Glory into the Ene- Pfal 78. ST. 
 mies hand. 
 
 Thott gavejl thy People overalfo unto the Sword: and waft wroth with thine St. 
 Inheritance. 
 
 Neverthelefs , thou didjl regard our Afflictions : and heardefl our Cry , and Pfal. 106.441 
 didjl repent, according to the Multitude of thy Mercies. 
 
 But, as the Lord was our hiding-place , and did preferve us in the midft of Pfal it. ?■ 
 our trouble : fb at laft he hath comp a (fed us about with Songs of Deliverance. 
 
 For the Lord did awake, as a man out of fleep : and like a Mighty man, Pfat.ii. 6 i. 
 that fhouteth by reafon of Wine. 
 
 His anger endureth, but a Moment 3 in his favour is life : Weeping may en ■ Pfal. 30. j. 
 dure for a Night, but Joy cometh in the Morning. 
 
 God hath turned our Mourning into Dancing: he hath put off our sackcloth, ,j. 
 
 and girded us with Gladncfs 5 
 
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 to the end, that our tongues may Jing praifes unto thee, 0 Lord 3 and not he 
 filent: 0 Lord our God, tee mil give thanhj unto thee for Ever. 
 
 The Salvation of Ifrael is come out of Sion, the Lord 
 hath brought back the Captivity of his People: Therefore 
 (hsWJacob rejoyce, and Ifrael (hall be glad: Pfal. 14.7. 
 CHORu S.<, q , t [ )a( . men wou ] c j therefore praife the Lord for his 
 goodnefs, and for his wondrous Works to the Children of 
 .LMen: Pfal. 107.8. 
 
 thou, 0 God, hajl maintained my Right, and my Caufe : thou fiteji in the 
 throne, judging right. 
 
 thou hajl rebuked the Rebellious : thou hajl dejlroyed the Wicked ; and hajl 
 put out their Name for Ever and Ever. 
 
 I have feen the Wicked in great power : and fpreading himfelf like a green 
 Ray-tree. 
 
 Tet he pajfed away, and, lo! he was not : I fought him, hut he could not be 
 found. 
 
 Mark, the perfeS man, and behold the upright: for the End of that Man is 
 Peace. 
 
 Lord, thou hajl been favourable unto thy Land: thou hajl brought back, the 
 Captivity of thy People. 
 
 thou haft forgiven the Iniquity of thy People: thou haft covered all their sin. 
 
 thou haft taken away all thy Wrath : thou haft turned thy ftlf from the 
 fiercenefs of thine Anger. 
 
 therefore will we give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord, among the People : and Jing 
 Praifts unto thy Name in the great Congregation. 
 
 Sing aloud unto God, our Strength : make a Joyful Noife unto the God of 
 Ifrael. 
 
 r O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good : for bis 
 _ jMercy endureth for Ever. 
 
 CHORUS.S L et the Redeemed of the Lord fay fo : whom he hath 
 f redeemed from the hand of the Enemy : Pfal. 106. 1, 2. 
 
 0 come hither, and behold the Works of the Lord: what Deflations he hath 
 made in the Earth. 
 
 He maketh Wars to ceafe unto the ends of the Earth : He breaketh the Bow, 
 and cutteth the Spear in funder, and burneth the Charriots in the fire. 
 
 He hath filled the noife of the Seas : the noife of their Waves, and the Tu¬ 
 mult of the People. 
 
 He rebukedthe Company of the Spear-men, the Multitude of the Bulls with tU 
 Calves of the People : till every one ftibmitteth himfelf with pieces of Silver : 
 He hath fcattered the People, that delight in War. 
 
 He hath broken the Arrows of the Bow: the shield, the Sword, and the Battel. 
 
 O ! come therefore, let us fing unto the Lord a new Song ; for he hath done 
 marvailous things ; His right Hand, and his holy Arm hath gotten him the 
 Victory. 
 
 For he hath given a Banner to them, that fear him: that it may be difplayed 
 becaufe of the Truth. 
 
 r The Lord is a Man of War : the Lord is his Name: 
 
 Exod. 15. 3. 
 
 J The Lord of Holts is with us, the God of Jacob is our 
 j refuge: Pfil. 46. fi. 
 
 O / clap your Hands therefore, all ye People : fhout 
 L junto God with the voice t>f Triumph: PfiM- *• 
 
 Great 
 
Sect. HI. The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 569 
 
 Great deliverance giveth he to the King: and fie wed mercy to his Anointed , PM l8 - 5 0i 
 and to his Seed for evermore. 
 
 Then he made him, that remained, to have Dominion over the Nobles among Jell- 5.15. 
 the People : the Lord made him have Dominion over the Mighty. 
 
 And he Jhall be as the Light of the Morning, when the sun rifeth, even a 2 Sam. 23. 4; 
 Morning without Clouds : as the tender Grafs fpringing out of the Earth, by 
 clear flitting after Rain. 
 
 Thou, 0 Lord, that haft delivered him from the flrivings of his people : pfal. 18.43, 
 Thou, that hajl made him head of thofe, that rofe up againjl him : 
 
 Let his Glory be fill great in thy salvation : increafe daily that Honour, Pfal 21. 
 and Majefly, which thou hafi laid upon him. 
 
 Foften him as a Nail in a Sure place : and let him be for a Glorious Throne b fay 22.23. 
 to his Father s houfe. 
 
 And hang upon him all the Glory of his Father s houfe : the Ojf-fpring, and 24. 
 the Iffue. And let all the People fay Amen. 
 
 CHORDS.' 
 
 The Lord hear him in the day of his trouble3 the Name 
 of the God of Jacob defend him : Pfal. 20. I. 
 
 Send him help from the Sandhiary , and ftrengthen him 
 out of Sion. 2. 
 
 Grant him according to his own Heart’s delire : and ful¬ 
 fill all his Counfel. 3. 
 
 We will rejoyce in thy Salvation, O Lord, and in the 
 name of our God will we fet up our Banners : The Lord 
 fulfill all his Petitions. 4. 
 
 The King fall joyinthy Strength ,0 Lord: and in thy Salvation how greatly pfaLit.t. 
 flail he rejoyce ? 
 
 Thou hafi given him his heart's deftre : and hafi not withheld the requefi of 2; 
 his Lips. 
 
 For thou preventefi him with the Bleffings of Goodnef: Thou hafi fet a Crown 5,' 
 
 of pure Cold upon his head. 
 
 Thou hafi made him mofi Blejfedfor ever : Thou hafi made him exceeding (• 
 glad with thy Countenance. 
 
 For the King trufteth in the Lord: and, through the mercy of the mofi high, 7. 
 he Jhall not mifearry. 
 
 Thou wilt prolong the King’s life: and his Tears, as many Generations. PfiLti.t, 
 
 CHORDS-' 
 
 i 
 
 O fatisfie him with a long life: and (hew him thy Sal¬ 
 vation.- Pfal 91. 1 6. 
 
 Keep thy mercy with him for evermore: and let thy 
 Covenant hand faft with him : Pfal. 89. 28. 
 
 Make his Seed alfoto endure for Ever : and his Throne 
 as the days of Heaven. 29. 
 
 Cloath his Enemies with Ihame} but upon himfelf let 
 his Crown fiourilh : Pfal. 132.18. 
 
 How excellent is thy loving hjndnefs, 0 Lord: therefore the Children of men Pfal. 36. 7. 
 put their trufi in the Shadow of thy Wings. 
 
 Whom have we in Heaven, but Thee, and there is none upon Earth, that we Pfal. 73.25;. 
 defire, bejtdes Thee. 
 
 Many, O Lord our God, are thy wonderous Works, which thou haft done : pfal. 40. t. 
 and thy Thoughts, which arc to usward, they cannot be reckoned up in order 
 to Thee. Ij we fiould declare, and fpeak. of them : they are more , then can be 
 Numbered. 
 
 B b b b 0 Lord 
 
 ~~~ ■ -r-- . • - 
 
 v- - 
 
57° 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. Chap. XXI. 
 
 Pfal. 69 . 3$, 
 
 O Lord our Cod, thou art terrible out of thy holy placet : The Cod of Ifrael 
 
 it he, that giveth firength and power unto his people. Blejfed he Cod. 
 
 - Rejoyce, rejoyce, O ye People: for the Lord will be 
 merciful unto his Land, and to his People: Dent. 32. 43. 
 
 The Lord will give Strength unto his People: the Lord 
 will blefshis People with Peace: Pfal. 29. n. 
 
 For who is God, fave the Lord? or who is a Rock, 
 
 CHORVS.< fave Qur God? pyj/ 1 , 8 . 31. 
 
 Bleffed be the Lord God of ifrael from everlaffing to 
 everlaffing : and let all the people fay Amen , Praife ye 
 the Lord : Vfal. to 6 . 48. 
 
 Glory lie to the Father, &c. Amen. 
 
 The Grand Procejfion, when it hath been celebrated at Whitehall for elfe- 
 wliere befide Windefor) is for the mod: and principal part, ordered after the 
 forefaid manner, as may be feen by the following Scheme. 
 
 Serjeant of the Veftry with his gilt Rod. 
 Chorijlert , in Surplices. 
 
 Gentlemen of the chappel, in Copes. 
 Sub-Dean, in a Cope. 
 
 Dean of the chappel, in a Cope. 
 
 Officers of Arms. 
 
 Knights-Companions. 
 
 Officers of the Order. 
 
 The Sword. 
 
 Soveraign, under a Canopy, 
 with his Train carried up. 
 
 The Penfioners, as before. 
 
 But in what this Grand ProceJJion differs from that celebrated at Windefor , we 
 
 e c norsners. 
 
 2. The Prebends and Choice of Windefor , and the Alms-Knights are- here 
 
 l-oinea ninnen. 
 
 4. Whilft the Knights-Companions are defeending from their Stalls, the * Gen¬ 
 tlemen of the Chappel go into th eVefiry, to put on their Copes ; but the "Draw of 
 the chappel hath his brought into the Chain, which he puts on below under his 
 
 w MS. fol. pen. 
 prsf. W. D. N. 
 fol. 20. b. 
 
 4. TficScate 
 and Pomp 
 •Hereof. 
 
 The State and Pomp of this Grand. Procejfion, appears both folemn and mag¬ 
 nificent to the Eyes of the beholders, fince the glory thereof is much augment¬ 
 ed, by the f 1. ) fplendor of the Soveraign s Apparel, Canopy, and Train ; the 
 f2.) Luftre m which the Knights-Companions (hine^ the ($.) various Habits of 
 the reft of the Proceeding } the (p.Jrich Apparel of the Retinue attending there- 
 ucont and CO laflly, the folemnity of the vocal Muficfi 
 
 ... 1 1 1 . I. ■ I! J 1 T- r-.fi tllP nritPY All n H *Q 
 
 ocai. 
 
 5. Laftly, in Queen Elizabeth's Reign, the » Ladies Attendants went with 
 the Penfioners on either fide the Soveraign. 
 
 Scvcraign’s 
 Under-Habit, 
 x Chap. 7. 
 
 We have already drawn into this * difccurfe, an account of the Soveraign s 
 whole Habit of the Order, and fet forth the glory of his Robes, the richnels of 
 his Garter, Collar, and George 5 what falls to have place here, is only the Apparel 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 T be Ceretnonies on the Fcaft Day. 
 
 57 1 
 
 or Under Habit, provided for him againft this high Fejiival , and this was here¬ 
 tofore made of Gloth of Gold, Cloth of Baudkin, and other the richeft mate¬ 
 rials, which in their feveral times were mod in falhion and ufe; the fame be¬ 
 ing fet out and adorned with coftly Embroideries of Gold, Pearl, and precious 
 Stones, and finable thereunto were the ornamental Trimmings. 
 
 If we look l'o tar back, as to the time of the Injiitntion of the Order , we (hall 
 fee, that the Founder caufed to be made tor him , againft the firfl Fealt of 
 St. George, thefe Garments following. A a Joump containing 4 Ells of Blue Tif- j|f f* 
 fity b powdred with Garters, the Buckles and Pendants Silver and gilt, and no C )c°*/ 
 lefs tban c 72 Buckles were ufed about it, and as many Pendants to adorn it. As d 1 “ 5 »«- 
 alfo another i J}ou>np of Blue Sattin , containing g Ells, powdred with'Blue Gar- c f l 
 ters , and fitted with as r many Silver and gilt Buckles and Pendants as the former, m. 9. 
 
 Befides thefe, there was alfo provided for him a » Sattin Coat, a Cloal^and Hood ak 
 with 1 ' 100 Garters, fitted with too Sliver Buckles, as many Silver Pendants, and 
 * goo Bars of Silver. 
 
 But let this fuffice; for in recounting things of this nature, the task would be 
 endlefs, and the fatisfaftion but to a few : Neverthclefs thole who are curious 
 to be informed, of the Robes and Habits of our Kings, throughout the Life four 
 Centuries, may meet with fufficient fatisfaftion (even in the qualities and parti¬ 
 culars of all the Materials) among the Accompts of the Great Wardrobe , in the 
 Exchequer at Wejlminjler. 
 
 The Registers of the Order have in them but light touches of this concern, 
 and not frequent neither 5 yet fuch as they afford (hall here follow. Upon Saint 
 George's day an. ig. Eliz,. it is noted, that the k Soveraign wearing the Collar of kLib.c.f.Si'. 
 the Order, and the reft of th c Habit, was pleafed, to the great applaufe of the 
 Speftators , and fatisfaftion of all Strangers that were there, to grace the 
 Grand Procejjion it felf with her own prefence. In the 2 6 . year of her Reign, 
 
 Hie went the Grand ProceJ/ion, wearing the whole Habit of the Order, and a { Dia- \ ms.pcn.. G.o. 
 clem of Pearl on her head ; and an- 28. Eliz. m being gorgeoufly attired, in the T.pai. n 5 . 
 rich Habit ot the Order, went about the Palace (at Whitehall) according to the mL,b - c -h'°l- 
 cuftom, in Proceffional Pomp and Supplication. 
 
 But it muff be confeft, that this Queen (and only (he, of all the Soveraigns of 
 this mod Noble Order) did fometimes publickly proceed to the Chappel (afwell 
 as to the great Clofit) and alfo palled in the Grand Proccjfton, without wearing 
 the whole Habit of the Order, as in the" 8.° 27. P 29. and <i go. years of her Reign, nMS.tmcsW. 
 the Feaft day of St. George, being then held at Greenwich, and fo did (he the ^‘cduti*R C 
 ■following year, when it was kept at Whitehall. cl.pag. 9 . 
 
 But this may admit of fome excufe ; firft as a Woman, (lie thought her felf not Pa Ex S°^ !f p 
 fo ftriffly tyed, to the exaft obfervation of the Rules of fo martial an Order ; n.ci. ' ‘ 
 next, notice is often taken of her indifpofition of health, at fuch times, and the r nts.fai.pena 
 whole Habit, being thought a little too heavy and cumberfom, (lie only wore u - v - N -f° L * 7 * 
 the 1 Collar of the Order. Howbeit her other Apparel, fplendid attire, and the f dn. 4. stf*. 
 Luftre of her Jewels, fat thefe Solemnities) exceeded both in richnefs and glo¬ 
 ry, all that (he wore at other times. 
 
 Among thofe things which contribute to the Pomp and State of this great TheCanopy, 
 Ceremony, the rich Canopy is not the lead 5 which is born by Knights and Gen¬ 
 tlemen of Quality, over the Soveraigns head, while he pafieth in the Grand Pro¬ 
 cejjion, and till he return to the Choire door. 
 
 That which was carried an. 18. Eliz. while this folemn Ceremony was in mo¬ 
 tion, was a certain t round Canopy of green Tajj'aty, and born on the funny fide, 
 to (liadow the Soveraign from the heat of the Sun : by which defeription it 1 Ex e,i - 
 Ihould rather leem to be an Umbrella, than a Canopy ; tor generally Canopies are o.o.r.p. 12?. 
 of another Figure, viz. an oblong fquare, and made either of Silk and Gold, 0Lis.C-j.I78. 
 rich Cloth of Gold, or Cloth of Ttflue ; and to fute with both, it is fometimes , 9a , 
 
 called “ Umbrella aurea, w Umbraculitm a ur cum, x or Canopium vel Cesium port stile x ibid.p. sp. 
 auri , to which there are affixed s 6 Golden Staves, wherewith it is fupported ^s.*.jjo. 
 
 The perfons appointed to carry the Canopy an. t r. H. 8. were * 4 Knights of 
 the Body, when 4 other Knights bore 4 Wax Tapers; but fince, they are the 
 
 B b b b 2 Gentlemen 
 
Chap. XXL 
 
 S7 2 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Ft*aft Day. 
 
 3 CiSfg. w. 1; ‘ Gentlemen of the Sovereign’s Privy Chamber in Ordinary, who at the time of 
 gate. p. 54 . the FeJ ft are in waiting. Concerning whom, there is this mention made in the 
 Blue Boolg, an.26.Ehz. The s Soveraign 1 vaspleafid to follow the Grand Proceflion, 
 certain perfons being placed already at the Choire door, who wear to bear the Ca¬ 
 nopy (woven of Gold and Silk.) fir her to walkunder. In her Reign, there were 
 not above b 6 appointed for this 'fervice, but of later times they have been in- 
 cAfl* Epni-' created to double that number; the firft mention whereof, that we have met 
 tihn i« “hum with, is an. i 8. Car. I. 
 
 extenjo. 
 d Ex j>r*fat. 
 C»He& W. le 
 
 n. a. 
 
 The moft ufual place at IVindefir, where the Canopy bearers attend, to 
 receive the Soveraign, when he enters upon the Grand rroccjfion , is at the 
 c M s.p/n'jE. c ^°' re door C>’ et once we find l k e y received him 'without the outer door of 
 w o_fubnn. the chappel) and they who bear it make a ftnnd, when the soveraign returns to 
 the fame place, where they received him, while he palleth from under the fame 
 into the Choire, to his Royal Stall. At IVindefir the Canopy is afwell ufed, when 
 the Soveraign defeends from the Prefence Chamber , in the Proceeding to the Chap- 
 pel, on the Fcafi day in the Morning, as during the time of Procefiiom, but at 
 Whitehall , it is carried over the Soveraign s head, during the time of the Grand 
 Procejjion only. 
 
 In this folemn Proceeding (and at all other times of Publick Proceeding, du¬ 
 ring the continuance of the Feafi ) the Soveraign hath the long Train of his Man¬ 
 tle , carried up by feveral of the young Nobility, appointed to this Service; con¬ 
 cerning which we (hall obferve, 
 
 That this Cuftom, of holding up the Train, is a very ancient kind of honor; 
 tErhard Cel- and derived (home thinkJ from th e* Roman Emperors , others from the Paper, 
 
 lit Aur. Eqith. • ’ * 1 — - 
 
 Angh Wtrtemb 
 Lib. 5 .p. 145. 
 
 16. Jac. R. 
 
 The Torn. 
 
 g Ibid. 
 
 b Ibid, p.146. 
 
 <3 ' 47 - 
 
 Cardinal :, and Bifhops ; who, as they ufed to kneel down to offer at the Altar, 
 cr perform any other part of Divine Service, had the end or hindermoft part 
 of their Stoles, or long Robes, held up behind from the ground, by their Arch- 
 Dracon, , in token of great veneration and honor. But what Erhardus Cellius 
 affir , as ; . re peculiar to our purpofe, is this ; e That as Kings have anciently 
 been accounted priejls , fo King Edward, the Founder of this mojl Noble Order, or¬ 
 dained this ficerdotal honor of the Train, to be added to the Habit of the Order. 
 
 Which Ceremony of carrying up the Train, as it hath been anciently afford¬ 
 ed to Kings, both in England, France, and ellewhere, fo at length, it was drawn 
 down into ufe, by great Perfonages of both Sexes, at grand Solemnities, Aflem- 
 blies, Marriages, cTc. whereof the forefaid Author gives h fundry Examples. 
 
 A defeription of the Train, together with the manner of bearing it up , as 
 of the Fafhion and Figure, wherein it then fhews it felf, is alfo given us by 
 him ; for fpeaking of the Duke of IVirtembergs Train , that was carried up ( ac¬ 
 cording to the Englijh Fafhion) at his folemn reception of the whole Habit of 
 the Order of the Garter, betakes occafion to tell us, that this Appendix or Sup¬ 
 plement, trailing from the hindermoft part of his Mantle, is commonly called 
 illid.pai.itf. Syrota, as being ‘in the likenefs of theTail and Wings, which Nature hath gi- 
 kpag 147. ven f° r ornacnent t0 ( h e Peacock . The k Lady Ifibell, Daughter to the French 
 King Hem . the Second, when fhe was married by Proxy to Philip the Second 
 1 Reuerhufim. King of Sain) an. 1 5 59. had her Train carried up from the ground, by Alary 
 Queen t Scotland Cwho had been lately married to the Dauphin of France ) 
 and two her young Ladies, Sifters of the Bride. 
 
 This b- mg premiied, the Perlbns, together with their quality, who have had 
 the hono ' to bear up the soveraign s Train, at the Grand Fejlival, or other fo¬ 
 lemn Afiemblies, relating to this moft Noble Order, fall in now to be fpoken of; 
 they being appointed by the Soveraign , and notice thereof fent unto them, by 
 the Lord chamberlain of the Houjhold, to the end they may give their atten- 
 ‘■'•5 dance accordingly. 
 
 The ancienteft Example we have met with, of performing this Service, in re¬ 
 lation to th Solemnities of the Order, is that of m an. 21. H. 7. at the Inftalla- 
 tion of Philip King of Cajiile, when the Soveraign s Train, as he went to make 
 his Offring at the high Altar, was “born up by one of the Canons of the Colledge . 
 Queen Elizabeth had (for the moft part) her Train carried up by great Ladies, 
 
 when 
 
 n 1 MS. penes 
 IV. le N. cl. 
 cu)n 4 faciei in- 
 fcribitur y The 
 Entertain¬ 
 ment of the 
 King of Cajiile 
 jot. 2?j. b. 
 
Sect. 111. 
 
 [be Ceremonies oti the Feaft Day. r j a 
 
 when (he proceeded to the Clofet at Whitehall, on the Else of Sr. George', and in 
 particular, by the 0 Lady Marchioneft of Northampton, in the third year of her 0 tin, k. 
 l'veign, an. 4. by the r Dutchefs of Suffolk. , an. 5. by the 1 Dutchefs of Norfolk , ° u'Jmln f 
 an. 6. by the'Lady Margaret Clifford , Wife to the Lord strange, in the 7. and qft/. 9 i 
 9. years by the 1 Dutchefs of Somerfa, an. 3 . by the Countefs of Holland, and rK 
 an. 10. on the Eve of the Grand Feojl, by the forefaid Dutchefs of« Suffolk- {.' 2 °' 
 
 At other times, this fervice hath been performed by perfons of honor, both zUU - Mse¬ 
 men and women together, as on the Grand Feajl day an. 19. Eliz. the" Earl of “ 1 ms. f t. 
 Oxford bore up the Train of the Soveraigu’s Rohe, and the" Countefs of Derby g/""?' 
 that of her Kir tie. But an. 5. Eliz. the Dutchefs of Norfolk carried up the Train f ' 
 both of the * Robe and Kirtle. x Exprtf,t. 
 
 Sometimes the Paid Soveraign had her Train carried up by the Regifler of the W ' 
 
 Order , as on St. George s day an. to. gj. , n . Eliz. But ot late times young Noble- y CoUill. w.:0 
 men have performed this Office, the moll honorable perfon, going on the iH t ' '■ 
 hand, as an. 3 Car. 1. * the Duke pf Lenox, and Earl of Caernarvon, an. 3 . 
 
 Car. 1. I/ Vtfc. Grandifon, the Lord Wentworth, and the Lord Carem of Leppiito- w 
 
 ton. So 8. Off. an. * 15 Car. 1. the Duke of Buckingham and his Brother , with .] lt ’‘"' l . 
 the Lord Ettckhurjl, and Lord Cavendiff. k 
 
 jiff ft ants have been ufually appointed, to thofe honourable perfonages, who 
 carried up the Soveraign Train ; and in this quality an. 18. Eliz. the a Earl of . MS, perns <}. 
 Oxford, LordHigh Chamberlain of England, affifted the Countefs of Derby, 3 - 
 
 which fervice the J ice- Chamberlain had before dticharged, for many vears to¬ 
 gether, viz. inthe b 2,5,4, 556,7,8,9, and tooth Years of Queen Ehz. and b Viirfu ms. 
 fince the Gentleman of the Robes, for fo d'id ‘ Mr. Kirff an. 8, 9, ef- 11 Car. t. 
 
 The place of the Affflant, in the Proceeding, is upon the left hand of the Train- c'cd'ieS. \v. h 
 Rearers. tl. cl. 
 
 This honor of beating up the Train , hath been in like manner afforded to 
 Stranger Kings, at fuch times, as they have perfonally been prefent at Windefor, 
 and in particularto Philip King of Cafiile, an. 21 H. 7. who in his approach 
 towards the High Altar, to make his Offering, had his d Train carried up by a cast}. 71.,. 
 his own Chamberlain. Wrhthcjky 
 
 In like manner the Lieutenants or Deputies to the Soveraign, conftituted for ft'1 ? o't ." 
 holding the Grand Feajls of St. George, ("and confequently his reprefenta fives) 
 have had their Train carried up, in the Proceedings y For inftance, the Earl of 
 Arundel, being the Soveraigns Lieutenant for holding St, Georges Feajl, an. 3 r. 
 
 H. 8. aftet fuch times as he had offered for the Soveraign, his c Train was let eMSinOfflc. 
 down, when he came to offer for himfelf, in the quality of a Knight-Companion lJ 
 
 And this hath been the ufage in all times fince. ‘ ' ‘ 
 
 And not only the Train of the Soveraigns Lieutenant or Deputy, but fometimes 
 that of a Stranger Kings Mantle, hath been carried up, when his Proxy pro¬ 
 ceeded to Injlallation y as in the cafe of the French King f Charles the Ninth, f ("»*■ f° L 
 an. 8. Eliz. when Monfieur Kambouillet, bearing the Mantle of his Principal upon hV 5 ' 
 his right Arm, had the Train thereof carried up, by s Henry Earl of Southamp¬ 
 ton, affifted by the h Lord Herbert. 
 
 Furthermore, this Ceremony of bearing up the Train, hath been alfo per¬ 
 formed unto stranger Princes, in their own Countries, (and that in reference to 
 the Cuftom of England ) at thofe folemnities relating to this molt Noble Order, 
 whereof* Erhardus Ccllius ’givesus an inftance, in Frederick. Duke of Wirtemberg, \ a.r.£ } >», 
 who as (oon as he was inverted with the Surcoat and Mantle, in the great Hall k < An/fo-mr. 
 at Studgardt, proceeded thence to the great Church of St. Wrick, to receive 5 ’ 
 
 tne relt ot the Habit of the Order , having his k Train born from the ground, 
 by the Noble and Illuftrious Count Lodowici\ Leoflen 1 who likewife carried libid. 
 it alter him, throughout the whole Ceremony. 
 
 And laftly the Knights-Companions have ^in this Proceeding) their Trains car¬ 
 ried up by their own Gentlemen. 
 
 Another piece of Ceremony, in the State of this Grand Proceeding , we find 
 m once added, and that was the bearing of Queen Elizabeth's " C.loak, and Hat 
 along with her 5 the one by Sir IVilliam Ploward , the other by Sir chrijlopher F ne * g!o. r .' 
 
 Hatton , fa& ’ 11J * 
 
574 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafr Day. Chap. XXI. 
 
 £ Apparel of 
 the Knights- 
 Companions. 
 
 o Appendix 
 AW.CLXXX 
 
 3. The Offi- 
 rers of the Or¬ 
 der. 
 
 pcs«r 9 . 
 
 4. Officers of 
 Arms. 
 
 $. Canons. 
 
 1 * 3 - 5 ' 
 
 H. 5- 1 ' 
 
 ^ 5i<*r. 
 
 , J 
 r 0 ri. Stat. in 
 Lib. N. Art. 5. 
 
 < 5 ; Gentlemen 
 of the Chap- 
 pci, &c. 
 
 f AfS. in Cffic. 
 Arm. [At. 17.3 
 ftl. 12. b. 
 
 tLib.C.f. 190. 
 
 * Lib. R. p. 7. 
 w’rff etiam p, 
 so. 
 
 7. Alms- 
 Knights. 
 
 then Captain of her Guard : but as this was the firft, fo was it the laft 
 ti me that either‘of thefe, are mentioned to be thus publickly carried. 
 
 In the fecond place, the Cloths and Apparel (or under Habit') of the Soversign 
 and Knights-Companions, have for many years part, been made of white Satt'n, 
 and in the falhion of the times; which the prefent Soveraign obferviog to be laid 
 and ', and others introduced, He, to prevent profufenefs in Apparel, and emula¬ 
 tion among the Knights-Companions, as alfo to beget an uniformity and equality, 
 among them in the under, no lefsthan in the upper Habit of the Order, 'bought 
 lit to appoint a fet, and conftant Habit of Cloth of silver, made in the falhion of 
 Trank Hofb, with white filk Stockings, to be worn by himlelf and them, upon all 
 folernn occaGons, relating to the Order ; for the obfervation of which, an » Or¬ 
 der paft in Chapter, an. 13 Car. 2. . . ... 
 
 As to other Ornaments the chiefeft are the variety of rich Jewels , which 
 furround or adorn their Caps, and where elfe they may appear moft confpicuous. 
 
 But beGdes the glory and fplendor, which (hoot from the Habits and Orna- 
 nrnts of the Soveraign and Knights-Companions, who are principal in this grand 
 Ceremony there are others, that make up the body of the Proceeding, and 
 may fitly be compared to Stars of the middle and lefler magnitude, fince we 
 find them adorned in Robes particular to their Offices, to diftinguilh and fet off 
 the liiilrc of the (how 3 among whom are, firft, 
 
 The five Officers of the Order, namely the Prelate-, Chancellor, Regiftcr, Carter 
 and Blaffi Rod ; of whole Habits we have fufficiently fpoken r before. 
 
 The Provincial Kings, Herald r, and Purfiivants, habited in their rich Coats, and 
 going together in one Body, appear more confpicuous, from the Royal Arms of 
 the soveraign of this mofc Noble Order, richly imbroidered upon them with fine 
 gold, paries, and twiflo the ground of the Provincial Kings Coats, being at 
 this day blew Velvet, the Heralds blew Sattin, and the Purfuivants blew DamatK. 
 
 The Habit in which the Canons of the Colledge proceed, is alfo peculiar, and 
 more remarkable, becaufe-of their particular reference to this moft Noble Order : 
 for though as Clergy men, they are vefted in Linen Surplices, at all times of 
 Divine Service, or the Celebration of Sacred Offices, yet at the Solemnities 
 peculiar to the Order, they wear a Mantle over thofe Surplices, which is a Habit 
 appointed for them, from the foundation of the Order. 
 
 Thefe Mantles are of Tafetj and of the ancient colour, to wit 1 Murry, upon 
 the r right (houlder of which is a Scutcheon of St. Georges Arms within aRun- 
 delet, imbroidered with Gold and Silty and bought at their own charge, for 
 we do not find them entred among the Liveries of the Carter, provided by th« 
 
 S °Tn Habits yet more glorious, do the Gentlemen of the Soveraigns Chappel at 
 Whitehall, the Pctty-Canons , and Vicars of Windefir appear; who at thistima 
 are alfo joined in one Body, to augment the Solemnity: for they are all for 
 the moft part of them) Vefted in Rich Coaps of Cloth of Gold, C oth of Bod¬ 
 kin, or moft coftly Imbroideries; But the children of the Chappel, and Chort- 
 (lers do always proceed habited, in surplices of fine Linen. 
 
 By a memorial we have met with, 22 H. 8. we find how well ftored this 
 Colledge then was, with fuch facred Vefimentsi when at one Proceffion appointed 
 by the soveraign in honor of St. George, there were 35. Copes of rich Cloth of 
 
 Gold made ufe off. , . rr 
 
 Thefe kind of Vefltnents, have been in all times worn in the Grand Proceffion, 
 whether the Grand Feajl was kept at Windefir, or at Whitehall, or Hampton-Court, 
 or Greenwich, even to the beginning of the late Wars, in which the covetous 
 barbarifm of the then Reformers, fent moft of them to the fire; Betides, tney 
 are fometimes taken notice of, in the Regifters of the Order, , to be ufed in the 
 Grand Proceffion ; as in particular, an. 15 Jac. Reg. it is noted, that tie w 
 Choice, being adorned in Copes, ("for fo we fuppofe the word Oranuni m y g- 
 nifv, as well as Dalmatic a Feftis) defeended from the Altar, and fungthe Let any, 
 and to like purpofe is that recorded, a»." 21. of the fame King- 
 
 Laftly, the Habits of the Alms-Knights [a Mantle and Kirtle ] are not^unre- 
 
■ V*V-S v * 1 '*«*»*»'' 
 
 
 III. 
 
 Ihe Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 575 
 
 markable ; they beiug grave and civil, and both for colour and materials, appear 
 futable to their Age and Degree. The Mantles are of Cloth, which the sta¬ 
 tutes appoint to be of a w Red Colour, with a Shield of the Arms of St. George, « £ 3. lttm: 
 but without any Garter to furround them. In conformity whereunto, when " 8 5 \,* /1 " rf 7 
 Queen Elizabeth's Orders and Rales, forthe eftablidiment of good Government, 1 6.' 
 amoug thefe Alms-Knights were * made; It was therein Ordained, that each of xMi.Eliz. 
 them (hould have yearly for their Livery, a v Gown of Red, and a Mantle ofy'*"' 0 -^ 
 blew or purple Cloth, with a 1 Crop of Sr. George embroidered in a Scutcheon, 7. Art. 5. 
 (without the Garter) but to be fet upon the left fhoulder. 
 
 In this Grand Troceedittg , we obferve the Habits fo ordered, that the more 
 grave and civil, being placed between thole that are rich and gallant, entertain 
 the Beholders with a more delightful profpea. For fuch we fee are the officers 
 of the Order, who proceed between the Soveraign and Knights-Companions ; 
 the Canons of the Colledge , who pafs between the Heralds and Gentlemen of 
 both Chappels ; and laftly, the Alms-Knights who go immediately before the 
 Chorifters. 
 
 The Regifiers of this Noble Order make frequent mention of divers perfons of 8 e Th' Sh¬ 
 rank and quality, who at this Solemnity of St. George, put themfelves upon the 
 duty of attendance on the Soveraign, becaufe, otherwife,related to his Service, nut! 
 although in reference to the Order not fo concern'd, as to be taken into the Pro¬ 
 ceeding. Such are divers of the Nobility, lbmetimes great Ladies, many confi- 
 durable Officers of the Houfiold, and other Courtiers ; all richly habited and at¬ 
 tired, thereby adding to the Gallantry of this folemn Ceremony. 
 
 Concerning thefe it is remembred, an. fj.Eliz. that the soveraign’s Proceed¬ 
 ing in publick to the Chappel, was not only attended in all points by the Knights- 
 Companions, and a other of her Nobles, but accompanied alfo with a great Train a Lib.c.p us, 
 of her Ladies of Honor, and a numerous concourfe of Foreiners and Domeflicks, 
 looking on and vvtfhing all happinefs. 
 
 Nor may we here omit fome other Servants, who attend upon the Soveraign 
 and Knights-Companions at th eFeaft, they deferving notice, both for their num¬ 
 ber and rich Liveries. Such were the Henxmen anciently (now called Pages of 
 Honor) who waited on the Soveraign ; Upon the Knights-Companions attended 
 divers Gentlemen, wearing Blue Coats, and on their left Sleeves the Cognizances 
 of thofe Lords whom they waited upon,adorned with valuable Gold Chains: to 
 thefe we (hall add, both Pages and Footmen,' always clad in exceeding gallant 
 and rich Liveries. 
 
 At the Fcajl of St .George, an. 11. Car. I . there was Exceptions taken by the Ear! 
 
 Mar/bal, at the Earl of Berkjhires Servants, for that their Cognizances were 
 adorned with b Coronets fet over them, and it was thereupon « Ordered, to be b f 
 amended againft the next occalion of wearing them, upon a publick account. 
 
 And by fpeeial diteSions from the late soveraign King Charles the Firft , in the 
 beginning of his Reign, d the Coats of the Footmen, belonging to the Knights of 
 the Order, were tftfc.o, and for the future, forbid to have the Garter embroider¬ 
 ed about their Badges, as being too great an abafement of that firft and ehiefeft 
 Enfgn of the Order, to be worn by perfons of fo mean rank; which excels, for 
 the fame reafon, deferves reformation, in the Water-mens Badges, too frequently 
 worn within a Garter, in this Age. 
 
 The Henxmen followed, in the Grand Proceffion, neer to the perfon of the So¬ 
 veraign, but the Gentlemen, Pages, and Footmen belonging to the Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions, did not go in this Proceeding, but were 0 marfhalled before it fet forward, e CotteS. tr.h 
 from the Choire door , on both tides the Troccjftonal way, and here and there in- t, ' CL 
 termixt with the Yeomen of the Guard, to keep off the Prep. 
 
 The Habit wherein the Henxmen were ufaaily dreft, was rich and gay, as 
 could be deviled, being oftentimes embroidered with ingenious and pretty De- 
 vifes, fuch as belt liked the fancy of the Soveraign: We have feen the f account f FxLib. 
 for the Apparel of 12 Henxmen, who attended on the Soveraign at St. George’s c ° ,om ■ ' n »Sb r - 
 F.eaft, an.n.H.6. the Sleeves of their Gowns being embroidered, each with 
 
 three 
 
 ; Mi. 
 
57 5 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi. Day 
 
 Chap. XXL 
 
 The Mufick. 
 
 Return of the 
 Grand Procef- 
 fion into the 
 Choirc. 
 
 three fprigs of Broom, and three Peacoks Feathers bound together, wrought 
 with Silks of divers Colours, and the Sovereign's Motto [Diets & mon Droit'] 
 embroidered thereupon. 
 
 To compleat the pomp of this great Ceremony, we may (in the laft place) 
 fitly remember the Mufick as a part thereof; it being particularly taken notice 
 of, in moft places of the Regifter, where the Grand rrocejfion is recorded. The 
 Choices both of the Sovereign's Chappel at Whitehall , and this at IVindefir, being 
 here (as before is noted) united; all tinging the l'acred Hymn together, while 
 the Grand rrocejfion devoutly pafieth on. 
 
 This Hymn was compofed and fet with Verfe and Chorus, by Captain Cook, 
 Matter of the children of the sovereign’s Chappel ; by whofe direction fome In- 
 ftrumental loud Mufick was at that time introduced, namely two double sack- 
 hots, and two double Courtals ; and placed at convenient diftance, among the 
 dalles of the Gentlemen of both choices, to the end, that all might diftinftly 
 hear, and confequently keep together, in both time and tune. For one Sackr 
 bot and Cossrtal was placed before the four Petty Canons, who begun the Hymn, 
 and the other two, immediately before the Prebends of the Colledge. 
 
 And now behold the Sculp of the Grand Procejfion, as it was ordered upon 
 this folemn occafion, an. 23. Car. 2. defigned and etchedy Mr. Wmejlaus Hollar', 
 in which, the Pollutes and Habits are expreft with lingular fpirit and 
 freedom. 
 
 Upon the return of the Grand Procejfion to the Choire door, the Alms-Knights 
 firft advance into it, and after double Reverences, afeend above the Haut Pas's 
 
 to th e Altar. c . , r 
 
 Next the Chorijlers, and in like manner the Vicars, Petty Canons ot Wmdejor , 
 Gentlemen of the Chappel, and Prebends go to their Seats. 
 
 Then the Officers of Arms pafs up, and joyn to the Alms-Knights. 
 
 After this, the Knights-Companions enter and hand before their Stalls. 
 
 The like doth the Black-Rod, Garter, and Regifter. 
 
 As alfo the Chancellor and Prelate. 
 
 Then doth the soveraign take his Royal Stall. 
 
 The Knights-Companions afeend their Stalls. . , . 
 
 The Officers of the Order fit down on their Forms; And all this is done in the 
 fame manner and order, and with like Reverences, as at their entrance into 
 
 the Choire on the Eve of the Feaft. , _ r ,\ 
 
 Then the Prelate, with two Prebends (appointed to read the Epsjtle and Gojpel ) 
 are conduced, the one by the Serjeants of the Veftry, the other by the Verger, 
 up to the Altar (which they approach with ufual Reverences) the Prelate pal¬ 
 ling to the North fide, and the Prebends to the South, to finiui the remaining 
 part of Divine Service. 
 
 Whereupon the Officers oF Arms defeend into the Choire , and, 
 
 The Alms-Knights go down to their Seats. Which, while they are fo doing, 
 the two Prebends put on their Coper, at the South fide of the Altar. 
 
 This done, the Prelate begins the fecond Service. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 T be order of the Second Service. 
 
 T HE order and courfe of the second Service, (Ince the time of Reforma¬ 
 tion in the Church of England, hath been celebrated according to the 
 directions fet down in the Book of Common-Prayer, eftablilhed Aa^of 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 577 
 
 Parliament, being the fame commonly ufed on any other Feajlday 5 excepting 
 that a peculiar Epijlle and Gofpel, made proper to this Befliv.il, hath been ap¬ 
 pointed to be read in their due place of the Service. The Bpijile being the 33. 
 Chapter of Deuteronomy ; next follows the Gofpel, taken out of the 5. Chapter o( 
 the Gofpel of St. John, beginning at the 24. Verfe, and ending at the 30. which 
 being read the Creed is fung. 
 
 The Office appointed to be ufed on this Feajlday in the Chappel of St. George, 
 in Windefor Cajlle, before the Reformation, may be feen in the Breviarie and 
 Miffale ad ufum ac confltetudinem Sarum, which we have tranlcribed hither; for 
 (in regard that the Colledge of Windefor was fituate within the Diocefs of Salis¬ 
 bury) the Statutes of the Colledge did appoint and ordain, k that the ufe and cu- 
 itom of finging, pronouncing, and celebrating Divine Service , of attending in 
 the Choire and at the Altar, or of celebrating about it the Majfes peculiar to the 
 clay, or of the Virgin Mary, as alfo for the dead, as well in celebrating as read¬ 
 ing, finging, Handing, fitting, both in the Choire and without it, and all things 
 whatfoever, which were obferved in the Church of Salisbury, (hould be ob- 
 ferved in this Chappel of St. George, according to the convetiiency of place and 
 exigency of perfons: Totheobfervation ofthis statute, they were alfoobliged by 
 the 1 Injun&ions of jWAs Archbifhop of Tor/g, Chancellor of England, under the 
 penalty of paying 12 d. to the Treafury of the Colledge, by every one, that (hould 
 be guilty of violating or infringing the fame. What difference there is between 
 the forefaid Office, and that appointed to the ufe of the Church of Torlg( in re¬ 
 gard it is but fmall) we Ehall alfo note, and thenclofe this Seffion with the Hymn 
 and Prayer, out of the Primmer of Salisbury. 
 
 If any be further curious to know, what alteration hath been made finee our 
 Reformation, in this Office in the Roman Church (forfince then, they have feen 
 caufeto mend and refine divers things, in their publick Liturgie') they may have 
 recourfeto the Breviarium Romanum and Miffale Romanum, Ex decreto Concilii 
 Ttidentini reflitutum, wherein the Service is m noted to be very folemn, and (for 
 the honor of St. George ) fcarce any Feftival there,is celebrated, with more variety 
 of proper and Divine Offices. 
 
 k Cap . 2k, 
 
 Officium proprium San&i Georgii, prout extat in Portiforio (fen 
 *Breviario_) Salisburienfi Londini exettfo 1555. In proprio de 
 Sanftis. Fart. Hiemali, ad diem April 23. 
 
 Rubrica. 
 
 sandi Georgii Martyris. Tret LeCtiones, cum regimine chori , duplex Feflum. 
 Capitulum. 
 
 ifle fm&Hs qui pro Lege Dei fui certavit ufq ; ad mortem : & a verbis im- 
 piorttm non timuit: fundatus enim erat ftpra firmans petram. 
 
 Oratio. 
 
 Deus qui nos beati Georgii Martyris tut meritis & interceffione Lctificas ; 
 concede propitius, ut qui ejus bcneficia pofeimus, dono tu<e gratite confequamur, 
 per dominum noflrttm Jcfism Chriflum. 
 
 Leftio 1. 
 
 SanQus &• versts Dei Cultor Georgius Cappadocis regionis oritindus, cum 
 videret multos Deum blafphensantcs, & cum Daciano dxmones adorantes, fpi- 
 ritu fanSo repletus in hanc vocem prorupit: Omnes dii Gentium d<emonia, 
 Dominus autern celum fecit. Dacianus ait ei , qua temeritatis audacia, nobis 
 
 G C c c injuriam 
 
 1 cap. 6 s 
 m H'ylins Hift. 
 of Si. George, 
 Part.2 Sell. 2 . 
 * Not a, Quod 
 Breviariumhoc 
 Sa iiburienfe 
 Bed am fcqui- 
 tur, qui in fuo 
 Martyrologio, 
 ad diem 23 A- 
 prilifyan Geor - 
 gium Martyri- 
 um fuiffepaf- 
 fum Tub Daci¬ 
 ano Rege Per - 
 far am: Ec Vfu- 
 arcUu in M.>- 
 tyrolonio lao 
 ad diem ctiam 
 Apr .3. air, 
 GeorgiumMar- 
 tyrio cormatum 
 in Per fide, cj- 
 vitate Offpili. 
 
 In Brevrario 
 Sanfti Domi- 
 nici. Parif. 
 1512 p.44 In 
 OficioSanfti 
 Georgii occur- 
 ric cadem Ora- 
 tit, qua: hie 
 habeni' in Bre- 
 viario Saliibn - 
 lienfty & rres 
 Leftiones ( ex 
 gefti Sanffi Ge¬ 
 orgii f-curiJttm 
 Ecclefiam Gal¬ 
 lic anam, ica e- 
 nimJiabec Ru¬ 
 brica ) qua; 
 quoad fenfum* 
 ur penc quoad 
 verba ipfa,ea> 
 detn funr cum 
 his Le&ioni- 
 bus Ecclefix 
 Saluburienfis. 
 
 Vide Nice 
 phoram Callifl, 
 
 Hift. Lib. 7. 
 c. 15. deMar- 
 tyrio S.GeorgU 
 fub Diocleftfi-. 
 
Ibe Ceremonies on the FeaftDay. Chap. XXL 
 
 injur tarn irrogans, Deos nofiros cUmonia vocas? fatere turn ex qua Provincii 
 hue advenifii, vel quo nomine vociferis. 
 
 Le&io 2. 
 
 SanSus Georgius dixit: Chrifiianus efi Dei fervus funs, Georgius nuncu- 
 por, genere Capadocus, patriee mc£ comitatum gerens. Elegi ver'o temporali 
 dignitate carere, & immortalis Dei imperio fertiire. Dacianus ait ei : erras 
 Georgi, accede & immola Deo Appollini. Beatus Georgius refpondet, Domi¬ 
 no enirn meo JeJii Chrtflo exhibeo cult ur am, Regi omnium feculorum, non Apol- 
 lini auclori Dtemonionum. 
 
 Leiftio 3. 
 
 Irattes Dacianus juffiit S. Georgium in Equuleo levari, & extenfum mem- 
 hratim nngulis lacerari. Deinde lateribus ejus lampadei ardentes applicant 
 falem ver'o in vulnera afpergi, & cilicio plagai ejus fricari i plumboq 5 bullienti 
 Georgium immitti, extradumqs per vicos tit reum fecit trahi. Cumq, tr.ikc- 
 retur ad locum frpplicii, flexis genibtts gratias egit Deo\ '& fic capitalem pro 
 Chrijlo fubiit fententiam. 
 
 Rubrica. 
 
 t 
 
 Ctftera. de Communi unins Martyris de Pafc. temporis. 
 
 What is fet down above, is proper to St. George, but the reft of the Office ufed 
 on St. George’s day (being common to him with other Martyrs) is not fet down, 
 but referr'd to that part of the Portiforium, called Commune. 
 
 Sancti Georgti Martyris Officium. 
 
 Protexifli me Deus a conventu malignantium. Alleluia 5 a multitudine ope- 
 rantium iniquitatem. Alleluia, Alleluia. 
 
 Pfalmus. 
 
 Exaudi Deus orationem meant cum deprecar: a timore inimici eripe animam 
 meant. 
 
 Oratio. 
 
 Deus qui nos beats Georgii martyris tui, meritis (fi- inter ceffione Utificas : 
 concede propitius 5 ut, cujus beneficia pofeimus, dono tu* gratia: confequamur. 
 Per Dominunt nojlrunt Jefim Chrijlum. 
 
 Lectio beati Jacobi Apoftoli. 1. 
 
 Cariffimi, ornne gaudium exijlimate, cum in templationes varias incideri- 
 tis: scientes quod probatio fidei veftr£, patientiam operator: Patientia autem 
 opus perfeSum habeat: ut fttis perfe 8 i & integri , in nullo deficientes. Si quit 
 autem veftrum indiget fapientia , pofiulet a Deo qui dat omnibus affluenter , & 
 mu improperat: & dabitur ei. Pofiulet autem in fide nihil hffitans. gut 
 enint hefltat , fimilis efi fluclui maris, qui a vento movetur & circumfertur. 
 Non ergo exifiimet homo ille , quod accipiat aliquid a Domino. Vsr duplex 
 animo, inconfians efi in omnibus viis fuis. Glorietur autem frater humilis, in 
 exaltatione fua : dives autem in humilitate fub, quoniam Jicut fios font tran- 
 fibit: Exortus efi enirn fol cum ardore: & arefecit fanum, & fios ejus deci- 
 dit: & decor vultlis ejus deperiit : Ita & dives, in itineribus fuis marcefi 
 cit. Beatus vir qui fujfert temptationem : quoniam cunt probatm fuerit, acoi- 
 piet coronam vibe, quant repromijit Deus diligentibus fe. 
 
 Secundum x- 
 fum Sarnm. 
 MiQtX. 
 
 Pftt, 6$, 
 
 Ibidem. 
 
 Cap. 1, 
 
Sect. IV. I be Ceremonies on the Feafi: Day. 
 
 - 579 
 
 Organicis canamus modulis Georgii fblennia. Omnigenis Domino vocibus 
 reddentes odas debit as : Sftiin fuisfanttis mirabilis nimis, multiplici vir- 
 tutum flore eofidem decorat, ac mirific'e adornat. Nam & in ipfts quail in 
 quibufidam muftcis inflrumentis, digito proprio fides agitat, fidci virtutum fio- 
 noras 5 his mimerosi percurrens fiingulas. Permificet fingulis diatcfjaron mel- 
 liftuam melodiam 5 quam general virtutum mater ilia, qit£ aliis decenter com- 
 pofita reddit fiuavem fyntphoniant , qua [we cuntta fiunt dijjona, mcnon dr 
 frivolaj qua cunt omnia funt confona, nection utilia : qua jufli heti'e morati, 
 rite petentes excelfa poli (Idem alarres decantant nova cantica , in Cithara 
 Threicia : quorum agentes fefia, confirtia mereamnr in ctelcfti patria. 
 
 Evangelium fecundum Johannem. 
 
 In illo tempore, dixit Jefins Difcipulis fuis, Ego film vitis vet a, & pater C64.15. 
 mens agricola eft ; Omnern Palmitem in me non ferentem fruttum toilet eunt, 
 dr omnern qui fert fruttum purgabit eum, ttt fruttum plus ajferat. Jam vos 
 mundi eftis propter fermonem quem loculus fium vobis. Manete in me, & ego 
 in vobis. Sicul Palmes non poteft ferre fruttum a femetipfo nift ntanferit in 
 vite : Jic nec vos nift in me man/iritis. Ego fum vitis ; vos palmites. gjti 
 ,nanet in me, ego in eo, hie fert fruttum multum, quia fine me nihil pot eftis 
 facere. Si quit in me non manfirit, mittetur foras fitcut palmes & arefeet : 
 dr colli gent cum &■ in ignem mittent & ardet. Si manferitis in me, & verba 
 mea in vobis manferint, quodcunq ; volueritis petetis, & fiet vobis. 
 
 Offertorium. 
 
 Confitebuntur cteli miralilia via j uomine : & veritatem tuam in Ecclejia ffdtt} 
 Santtorum. Alleluia Alleluia. 
 
 Secreta. 
 
 Offerimus tibi Domine fiolemne fiacrificium pro vencranda Santti Georgii 
 ntartyris tui pajfione, deprecantes clementiam tuam : ut per hate facrofantta 
 
 my fieri a: antiqui hoftis temptamenta, te triumphante, vincamus : &■ seterne 
 remunerations primum, te largiente confiquamnr per Dorn. 
 
 Communio. 
 
 Ltetabitur Juftus in Domino, & fiperabit in eo : & laudabimtur omnes Pfil. ft. 
 retti corde. 
 
 Poftcommumo. 
 
 Menfie ctrleftis fiatiati dulcedine, humiliter te rogamus omnipotens pater: 
 ut intercedente. beato Georgio martyre Uto : refttrreffionis cjus fitmtis participes 
 cujus Junius morte redempti. §)ui tecum, 8cc. 
 
 Here note, that it belonged to the " Abbot of Torverhill to read the Gofipel, nLib.n.taop: 
 and to the Prior of Medemenham in Norfolk to read the Epiftle , for uponthem 
 was this duty impofed, until the Reformation =, and in Whofe abfence, a • Ca- o Bii.p. 112. 
 non ■ and a Vicar of the Chappel, fupplied their place fp He that read th eGofi- piM.p. 113. 
 pel, (after cenling by the Epiftoler ) prefented the Heart of St. George, beftowed 
 upon King Henry the Fifth by s Sigifmund the Emperor) to the Soveraign and <\im.p.i6. 
 .Knight 1-Companions to. kifs. 
 
 Cccc ■>, 
 
 The 
 
5S0 Tic Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. Chap. XXI. 
 
 The difference between the Office appointed for St. Georges Day, fecttndum 
 S trum, & Ebor. is as followed]. 
 
 The Office of the Church of Turk, hath the fame Officiant, Pfalmus, Or.it/o, 
 with Salisbury ; but it hath another Epijlle, viz. 2 Cor. 5. 1. beginning fcim/ts 
 quoniam ft terrejlris $ and ends with the fourth verfe. 
 
 And other verfes follow the Epijlle , viz. 
 
 • 
 
 Verfus. Confitebmtur ctrli ntirabilia tua Do/nine, etenint veritatem tuarn in 
 Ecclejant Sanctorum. 
 
 Verfus. Angelas Domini dejcendit cle caslo & accedens revolvit Lapidem & 
 fedebat Jisper asm. 
 
 The sequentia, is the fame with Salisbury , But the Gofpcl is 16 Math, begin- 
 ing at the 24. verfe. Si qnis vult pojl me venire, &c. to the end of the Chapter. 
 
 The Ojfertorium and Communio, are the fame alfo with Salisbury. 
 
 But the Secreta and Pojl-Communio , the fame with the Roman Mijj'al now 
 in ufe. 
 
 The Office fecttndum Sarum. hath the fame Officiant, Tfalmus, Oratio, Offier- 
 torium, Communio and Gofpel, with the Roman Mi [Jail. 
 
 But it differs in the Fpijllc. th ef'erfe following, the Secrets,and roJl-Comnsunion. 
 
 In the Primmer according to the ufage of Salisbury , otherwife called Hors; 
 beatijflma Maria Virginis, fcundum ufum Sarum. Printed in a fmall Volume 
 by IVinandus de IVorde, an. 1529. there is this Hymn to St. George among the 
 Suffrage?. 
 
 Fo1 - 54- De San&o Georgio. Antiphona. 
 
 Georgi martyr inch te decet lasts & gloria, pradotatum militia : per quern 
 Puebla Regia exijs ./ > > trijtitia, coram dracone pejfimo falvata ej. Te ani.- 
 mo rogamus & cord■ n/timo, ut. cum cunciis fidelibus , cteli jungamur civibus, 
 nojlris ablutis fo> .‘ms ut ftesul cum Utitia tecum Justus in gloria, nojiraqi 
 reddant labia, laub s Chrilto cum gloria. 
 
 S erf. Ora pro - bis beate Georgi Chriffi miles. 
 
 Refp. Ut hoftes vifibiles & invifbiles lint contra nos valde debiles. 
 
 Oratio. 
 
 Onsnipotens fempiternc Dens qui deprecantium voces benignus exauclis, ma- 
 jejlatens tuam jup , ices exoramus: Vt Jcut in honore beati ac glorioftffismi 
 martyr is tui Ol.i i Draconem a Puella fiperare voluijli: Ita ejstfdem inter- 
 ceffione hojles nod cos viftbiles &• inviftbiles, ne nocere valeant, a nobis fttpe- 
 rari conccdas, per Dominant nojlrum. Pater nojler. Ave Maria. 
 
 The fame Prayer I find in the Primmers Printed in a Large Quarto at Paris, 
 by Francis Regnault >n the Years 15id, 1526, 1527, 1534. and in a fmall Vol- 
 lume at Raven, an. 1538. 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 The OfFring of Gold and Silver. 
 
 Preparations ThEing now to fpeak of this folemn and facred Ceremony , we (hall premife , 
 for the offer- jj~-y f hat, whether it be performed in the soveraign’sChappel at IVtndefor, or in 
 
 an y 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi: Day. 
 
 581 
 
 any other Church or chappel whatfoever, the Ceremony is one and the fame, 
 having not any thing peculiarly local to Windefor ("except the soveraign s Offring 
 of Gold and Silver inftead of the Bezant) or otherwife varying with the place. 
 
 The accuftomed time of OfFring Gold and Silver on the Feafi day , is men¬ 
 tioned an. 22. H. 8. to be after the» Soveraign’s return to his Stall, from the Grand 3 MS '" 
 Troceffion, in the time of high-Mafs ; and at this day begins, immediately after 
 this firft Sentence of the Offertory is pronounced by the Prelate, 
 
 Let your light fo fine before men, &c. 
 
 This faid, the Organs begin to play (continuing fo throughout the whole Ce¬ 
 remony) and forthwith a Groom and Page of the removing Wardrobe (with Re¬ 
 verence firft: madej unroll a long Carpet , and fpread it from before the Altar, 
 downward, upon the Haut pas, attending thereto, and then ftand on each fide 
 thereof. 
 
 Which being done, the Alms-Knights firft, next the Purfhivants, Heralds, and 
 Provincial Kings afcend in ufual order, to their wonted Stations before the Al¬ 
 tar, and dividing themfelves, flank the Carpet on both (ides. 
 
 Then Garter fteps from his Seat, and, after his double Reverences, and the 
 ufual manner of waving his Rod, the Knights-Companions defeend in their ac¬ 
 cuftomed and regular order, and ftand before their Stalls. 
 
 After this, the BieclgRod goes from his Seat, makes his double Reverences in 
 the middle of the Cvoire, and afends neer to the Altar, towards which, making 
 a fingle rceverence, he turns his back, and immediately the Groom of the re¬ 
 moving Wardrobe, delivereth unto him a little Carpet , anciently oi Silk, now of 
 Cloth of Gold, which he (the faid Groom allifting) Ipreads over that before 
 mentioned, lying on the Haut Pas's to the Altar. 
 
 Moreover the faid Groom holds upon his arms, a fair Cuffcn of Cloth of Gold, 
 for th e.Soveraign to kneel upon, at the time of his Offring, which the BlaclgRod 
 forthwith lays upon the upper Haut Pas, before the Altar. And note, that af- 
 well in delivering as receiving the Cujhen, each of them take the Affiy thereof, 
 by killing it. 
 
 Thele preparations for the Soveraign to offer, being made, the Prelate of the 
 Order takes a large gilt Bafin into his hands, to receive the Soveraigns Offring, 
 and placing himfelf in the middle of the Altar, Hands before it with one of the . 
 Prebends to affift him. 
 
 The Soveraign at this inftant ariling from his Royal Seat, makes his Reve- The Order of 
 rence towards the Altar, and then defending makes a like Reverence below, th £ Somai S n! 
 and afends towards the Altar, attended as followeth. ’ tttnn6 ’ 
 
 Garter. 
 
 Chancellor. 
 
 The Nobleman that bears the Sword. 
 
 The Soveraign, 
 having his Train born up. 
 
 The Knight-Companion, who is to give him his Offring, 
 goes a little behind on his left hand. 
 
 Being come into the middle of the Choirc, he makes another Reverence, and 
 at the firft Ham Pas his laft. br „ 4f 
 
 And albeit, in other matters of Ceremony, the Soveraign performs his part b laft, tf. t Art. 15 
 yet at the Offring, firft, andbefore all the Knights-Companions. And in this point, 
 
 Errhard Celius difeourfing of the Duke of IVirtemberg s Offring, is miftaken, where fit. r8 ? . 
 he faith, the Soveraign or his Deputy Offer = after all the Knights-Companions, and 
 in the laft place. 
 
 The Officers of Arms were anciently wont to lead on this Proceedings and cJns.pag.a. 
 
 Dafs before the n-ffrrpre fhc* DvsJi’v nnrl it- 1 A «it f £% Colie fl.YT, 
 
< 53 - 
 
 Ihe Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. Chap. XX [. 
 
 h MS. fol. pen 
 W. n.N.fois 
 b. &fol. 1 2i 
 
 i MS. pcnejG 
 O.T.pag. 123 . 
 
 * Lib. Carol, 
 fag. 47. 
 
 * Collett. V/. le 
 N. Cl. 
 
 k ( CM- V. 
 ! Chr. Wren 
 m lumper Ori. 
 Regift' 
 
 *o{ 
 
 Lib. R.p. 
 62. 
 
 The Lieute¬ 
 nants Offering 
 
 q CMS. penei 
 r • prsf.G.O.T. 
 I lf> 114 t tide 
 MS. 4. pen. W. 
 le N. Cl f. 11. 
 * Collett. A. 
 
 V. W. 
 
 t MS. in Bibl- 
 Coton.[ juhEf- 
 fa g. JnliijE.ll' 
 
 , im „ s „ iven to the sovereigns h Lieutenant by them 5 but this is now altered,and 
 the y directed to proceed up next towards the Altar after the Alms-Knight!, as 
 before, and together with them, ftand in flank on both fides the Carpet, while 
 the Soveraign approacheth the Altar. 
 
 He that bears the Soveraign s Offring, is either the femor Knight, the Prince, 
 or the greateft Eftate among the Knights-Companions then .prefent, and no other 
 perfon (of what Degree foever) if he be not one of this moft Noble Fraternity, 
 doth perform this fervice. And once we find the femor Knight had an Ajjrjlant 
 ■for this fervice, namely an. 18. Eliz. when the Earl of' Arnndell went on the- 
 Sovereigns right hand, and the Earl of Suffix on her left, to give her'the Offring. 
 
 The Sovereign being come to the upper Haut Pas, kneels, at which inftant, 
 the Black Rod on his Knee delivers (with Allay) the Soveraign s Offing to the 
 fenior Knight, and he, kneeling, prefents it to the Soveraign, which he imme¬ 
 diately offers into the Baffin, held by the Prelate, abided as before, who at this 
 inftant heretofore alfo kneeled 5but at the Feaft celebrated an. 15. Car. 2. the pre¬ 
 fent soveraign gave command, that the F relate and Canon lllould ltand, while 
 himfelf in the humble pofture of kneeling, (houid make his Offring. 
 
 Which having done, he arifeth and pafl'eth down the Haut Pas s, where turn¬ 
 ing 9 bout he makes a Reverence towards the Altar, and thence condufted and 
 attended, as when he came up to offer, at the entrance into his Stall he turns 
 about and makes another Reverence, at both which times the. Attendants bow 
 towards the Altar alfo, and afeending into his Stall, doth the like again, and 
 then repofeth himfelf in his Seat. In that-interim the slack. Rod takes up the 
 rich Carpet and Cujhen, and delivers them to the forefaid Groom , and fo delcends 
 (with Reverence) to his Form, and ftands before it. 
 
 In Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, it appears the Bezant was Offered by her, and re¬ 
 deemed of courfe (fo alfo at fundry times fince) and noted (an. 2. F.liz.) to be 
 of * 7 /. value. But at the Inftallation of the Duke of Tork at IVindefir, an. 11. 
 lac R there was a queftion propofed to the Dean and Canons, k whether ,f the 
 Soveraign (houid offer his Bezant, it might be redeemed or not? Their anfwer 
 then was 'that whatfoever was there offered, became the Dean and Canons with¬ 
 out redemption, whereupon the soveraign waved offring his Bezant, and offer¬ 
 ed m both Gold and Silver. 
 
 And befides, concerning this thing, there is an Entry made of a paflage (up¬ 
 on the Regifter o c the Order) which hapried an. 6 . Car. 1. « That whereas mother 
 places (befides tVmdcfor) the Soveraign is mont to offer a certain golden piece (vul- 
 vath called a Bezant) to be redeemed afterwards, at a certain price ; 0 Tfo^Ulher of 
 the Black Rod having fometime been admonifhed, that in thefe fervice.1there is no 
 redemption to be made, never prefents the Bezant at Windefor to the Soveraign, 
 hut Gold and Silver of Englijh money. 
 
 When the soveraign is abfent, and his Lieutenant offers for him, he performs 
 
 the Ceremony in manner and order following. 
 
 Firft (after the preparations made for the Offring, as aforefaid, and garters 
 double Reverence towards the Altar and the Soveraign s Stall,with a third to the 
 Lieutenant)^ defends from his Stall with his ufual Reverences and goes to the 
 fleps afeending the soveraign s Stall, and there ftands a while; then making 
 his double obeifance, he proceeds towards the Altar (^officers of the Order go- 
 ingbefore him) with one other Reverence in the middle of the Cboire, and ano¬ 
 ther at the firft Haut Pas cftheAltar, having his Train carried up. The s Carpet 
 and Cujhen is fpread and laid for him,by the * Bl.uk.Rod, and Teamen of the Ward- 
 'robe with Allay, and the Offring given alfo with Affay, by the; Black. K^tothe 
 fenior K light, or one of the Knights-Cempanions of higheft dignity, at that time 
 prefent, who attending the Lieutenant up to the Altar, delivers it upon is , 
 and ne’ laving put it, kneeling alfo, mwtheBafon (held by the Prelate) ret rns 
 back through the body of the choire to the 1 Soveraign s Stall, in the fame order, 
 and wit like Reverences as he came, where (landing a while again before it, he 
 makes h.s finale Reverence towards it,and then goes up into his own Stall,where 
 (!f it fall out 8 that the Lieutenant is not the feoior^) he flays to ' receiveAc 
 
Sect. V. 
 
 i be Ceremonies on the Feaft: Day 
 
 5 8 3 
 
 Reverences of all the Knights-Companions hisfeniors, as they go tip to offer, and 
 when his own turn and courfe comes to offer, he detcends with a double Reve¬ 
 rence,and proceeds up with his Fellow (it prefent)and “offersfor himfelf in his u mi. 
 own place,and as one of the Knights-Companions ; but his w Train is now let down, w MS. in offic. 
 the AjJay not given, the Carpet and Cujhin taken away, and only two Officers 0 f A ' m ’ r - O'-] 
 Arms (but none of tire Order) proceeds before him; and alloon as he hath thus Jsl? ’w?V?N. 
 offered for himfelf, he returns to his Stall, by the * Eaft end through the Stalls. f ’ 1 *»•' 
 
 But it feems an.y.’jac. R. that ‘‘Carter, alone on the Feaft clay, brought up the Zain'cl' 
 Prince (then the Sovcraigu’s Lieutenant) when hecame toofferfor himfelf,which xCMSyrnn 
 fome of the Knights-Companions obferving, alledged that the fervice ought to \sf a w ' g' f 
 have been performed by r Clarenceux and Norroy (he being the fenior Knight) yet *(f M 
 becaulc Garter had fo brought him up the day before, it was thought good he 
 (liopld fo continue And this vve look on as an overfight in Garter , if riot igno¬ 
 rance, fince at the fame time we find him guilty of another, as great an Error ; 
 for he brought down the Knights-Companions out of their Stalls to offer, 1 be¬ 
 fore the Epiftlc and Gofpel were read, which the Relator notes to be done, * con¬ 
 trary to the life of former times, and in truth very abfurd and inconvenient; 
 innfmuch as, befides their long time of handing below in the choire, while the 
 tedious Ceremonies of the Offring were preparing and performing, the Knights- 
 Companions were now put to exercife their patience, by the inconvenience of a 
 longer handing there, even while the Epijlle and Gofpel were read, and the 
 Creed fung, and all this before the Offiring did begin. But the forefaid mihake 
 was an. I x. Jac. A. 1 ectifiecl, and when the Prince (being the a Soveraign s Lieu- albid 
 tenant) came to offer for himfelf, he was then brought up by Clarenceux and 
 Nprroy, and not by Carter. 
 
 When the Soveraigst’s Lieutenant hath offered for himfelf, he b returns to the b MS. inoffic. 
 lower end of the Stalls, and palTeth thence towards his own, where having paid A,mr ' Ht f u - 
 his ufual Reverences, he enters it again, and is there ready to receive the Re- * ‘‘ 
 verences of all the reft of the Knights-Companions, his juniors. 
 
 This ceremonious courfe of the Lieutenant’s returning up to his Stall, after he 
 had offered for the soveraign, and there remaining, until his own turn came to 
 offer, and then to defeend again, and offer for himfelf, and fo return to his 
 Stall, was firft appointed to be obferved by c Decree in Chapter an. 7. Elite,, c ColUS. A. 
 though the entry thereof into the Kegifter of the Order, was (we know not^ 
 how) negletfred; and this return hath been fince duly obferved, albeit the fe- 
 nior Knight (as very uiual) was made the Soveraign s Lieutenant, and then (there 
 being no other Knight that pofleffed a higher Stall than himfelf, to offer before 
 him) he, refting a while there, arofe, and witli ufua! Reverences came forth a fe- 
 cond time from his Seat, and went up to offer for himfelf, attended as is before 
 mentioned. 
 
 Affoon as the Soveraign (or his Lieutenant) is returned to his Stall, the two The Knighti 
 Provincial Kings pafs down into the middle of the Choire, where making a Re- 0,fcrin 8' 
 vetence jointly towards the Altar , and next to the soveraign, Clarenceux turns 
 himfelf to the fenior Knight , and makes him a third Reverence, while Norroy, at 
 the fame inftant, doth the like to the next junior Knight, and to both, as an in¬ 
 timation of their going up to Offer ; then each King retires a little backward, to¬ 
 wards the Stalls. 
 
 In the mean time, the two lenior Knights-Companions draw neer together, 
 and make their double Reverence, and upon the laft turning of theinfelves* 
 
 Clarenceux and Norroy ftep forth and pals up before them, until they arrive neer 
 to the Prelate (but where the fenior Knight wants his oppofite Companion, the 
 two Kings^ bring him up alone, and he Offers (ingle) then making their Reve¬ 
 rences, firft towards the Altar, next to the two Knights , Clarenceux retires to 
 the right fide, and Norroy to the left, and make themfelves ready for a prefent 
 return, before the Knights-Companions ; who in the interim are kneeling toge¬ 
 ther: on the upper Haut Pas before the Altar, making their Offring. 
 
 This humble pofture in Offiring, was not (it feems) heretofore generally ob¬ 
 ferved by the Knights-Companions, and therefore an. 4. Car. 1. it occafioned the 
 
Chap. XXI. 
 
 584 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Feafl Day. 
 
 dLib.R.p. 44. 
 
 e MS. penet E. 
 W. G. fuban. 
 
 1 Jac. R. vide 
 Lib.R.ptg. 52. 
 
 |i Collett.V.Ch 
 Wren nupcr 
 Ori. Regiji. 
 
 * Slat. CoBeg. 
 Art.'n. 
 f Ex Collett. 
 Rob. C.Cl.f.2. 
 gf MS.penet 
 
 hi G. 0. r. 
 t a & 113* 
 
 » / iW5, fol.in - 
 
 k c ior/ei P<*- 
 
 lents.pen.eund. 
 
 Geo. Owen. T. 
 
 ] \ M$. penes 
 mi E W.G. 
 n Lib.Np.ii4> 
 o Ex Collett. 
 RC.Cl.f0l.2v 
 p MS. penes E • 
 W. G.f.i$l'b' 
 
 q /WSi f 4 £. 12 
 
 palling a Decree to this effe&; That in all Offerings to be thenceforth made 
 J every one of the Knights-Companions (in honor of God, and in tejlimony of their 
 obedience and Chrijlian Piety) jhould mofi humbly boro their kjsces. 
 
 The Knight j. Companions Offrings are both of silver and Gold, which they put 
 into the forefaid Bafion , held to them by the e two Prebends before-mentioned, 
 or by || one Prebend and the Chantor, and anciently by the * Chantor only, when 
 the Offering is made at tvindefir ; but by the f Subdean of the Chappcl, when they 
 
 Offer at Whitehall. _ 
 
 The Offering being made, the Knights-Companions rile, and forthwith divide 
 themfelves, Clarenceux conducing the Senior Knight to the s lower end ot the 
 Stalls, on the soveraigns fide, and there at parting from him makes a Reverence 
 to him; and Norroy condu&ing the next Junior Knight to the lower end of 
 the Stalls, on the Princes fide, with a Reverence alfo leaves him, and forthwith 
 both Kings return to their Stations, before the Altar. 
 
 As foon as the Knights-Companions are '* entred in, at the nethermoft end of 
 the Stalls, they make their double Reverences together; and then pafs along 
 the Stalls, till they come to their own, where making the like Reverences, 
 they take their feats. 
 
 But if any stranger King be prefent at the Offering, he retires not to his Seat 
 /"after he hath offered) by the lower end of the Stalls, as is before obferved,by 
 otlier Knights, but along the choire (like as doth the Soveraignj Dhefiime way 
 that he proceeded up : for lo did the 1 King of Denmark, an. 4. "jac. Regis, but 
 the k Prince and all the other Knights-Companions , who Offered at ihe fame 
 time, went back to their Seats by the nether end of the Stalls: viz,, at the end 
 neareft the high Altar , which fometimes is called the 1 upper end, and fometimes 
 the m Eaft end. and often the lower end; forfodid Prince " Arthur an. 15. H.y. 
 and 0 Francis Duke of Montnsorancy , an. 14 Eliz. the like did p Prince Henry 
 an. 16 jac. Reg. and the Duke of Fork. an. 1 9 (dr- 33 Car. 3 . 
 
 The Ceremonies of the two Senior Knights Offering being finilned, the two 
 Senior Heralds , obfervtng the end of the faid Knights lalf Reverences, pafs down 
 into the choire, after the fame manner as did Clarenceux and Norroy, to bring 
 up the two next Senior Knights-Conspanions to Offer, (for all Offer a according 
 to theSeniority of their Stalls) who afeend in the fame manner, and with the fame 
 Reverences,as did the two Senior Knights, and after they have Offered, are con- 
 dueled to the lower end of the Stalls,and withufual Reverences take their Seats. 
 
 In like manner, do the next two Senior Heralds go down, and bring up -the 
 two next Senior Knights to Offer in the before-mentioned Order; which being 
 done, they return to their Stalls as aforefaid. And after them the two Junior 
 Heralds defeend, and bring up the two next Knights to the Offering, who re¬ 
 turn as did their Seniors. 
 
 And if there be yet more Knights-Companions to Offer, then Clarenceux and 
 Norroy begin again, and go down to bring them up to Offer alfo. After them 
 the Heralds, again by turns, fetch up the reft of the Knights, who proceed up, 
 paired or fingle, as they have or want their Fellows, until all have made their 
 refpeftive Offerings: for we find not, that the Turjuivants at Arms have at any 
 time performed any part of this Service. But to make the Ceremony more 
 apparent, we (hall infertthe Order in which the Knights-Conspanions were con- 
 dufted up to the Offering, at the Grand Feaji, celebrated at tvindefir, an. 13. 
 Car. 2. together with the officers of Arms that proceeded before them. 
 
 Duke of Fork, ^ r Clarenceux and Norroy. 
 
 Earls of Salisbury and Berkshire. 
 
 Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 Dukes of Ormond and Buckingham, conduced 
 
 Earl of Southampton. ■ to the Of-4 
 
 Duke of Albemarle. fering by 
 
 Earls of Sandwich and Oxford. 
 Duke of Richm. and Earl of Lindfey. 
 Earls of Manchejler and Strafford. 
 
 Fork. and Lancafi 
 tvindefir and Richsnond. 
 Chejler and Somerfet. 
 Clarenceux and Norroy. 
 Fork, and Lancafier. 
 tvindefir and Richmond. 
 Chejler and somerfit. 
 Clarenceux and Norroy. 
 
 And 
 
Sect. VIL 
 
 Ibe Ceremonies on the Feafl: Day. 
 
 585 
 
 And it is to be noted, that where any Knight hath his oppofite Companion 
 
 abfent, he goeth up to Offer fingly and alone, and fo returntth 5 neverthelefs 
 with two Heralds before him (as may alfo befeenby the precedent Scheme) 
 who conduft him to the lower end of the Stalls,and there, with a joint Reverence 
 take their leave. 
 
 In this folemn Ceremony, the order wherein the Knights-Companions Offer, 
 is always according to the Dignity of their Stalls, wherein they fit; for they 
 obtain the honor and title of Seniority, according as their Stalls ftand in Order, 
 nearer to the Soverajgns Stall, 
 
 As touching the Offerings tbemlelves, which the Sovereign and Knights-Con;- The offering! 
 panions do at any time make, in the Chappel at IVindefor, they, of right, belong to n'cin'/d'^ 
 the Dean and Prebends of that Colledge $ having been conferred on them bv the rrebends. 
 
 ' Statutes of the Colledge. And it was alfo Ordained, that ' the Chantor Jhould f A, - 33 - 
 fee , that all the Offerings there made Jhould be received, collected, and faithfully * 37 ' 
 
 kept, and at the end of every Month, or weekly if the Colledge required it, give a 
 faithful account of what was fo received. By which it appears, that they were 
 not only given to the Dean and prebends , but care was alfo taken, by whom 
 they fhould be received, and when an Account fltould be rendered. All which 
 was confirmed by King Edward the Third, by the Bijhop, and Dean, and Chapter 
 of Salisbury, to whofe Jurifdiction the Colledge of IVindefor doth belong, and 
 alfo by the Eijbop of IVincheJler, Prelate of the Carter, the laid Day of Novem¬ 
 ber, 1352. 
 
 Nor do we find but that in purfuance of thefe Statutes, the Dean mdprebencls 
 of the Paid Colledge , have conftantly enjoyed them, until Dr. Mountague came to 
 be Bilhop of IVincheJler and rrelate of the Order ; who, it feerns, challenged a 
 right to the offerings, which he had received at the Feafl of St. George celebra¬ 
 ted at IVindefor an. 21 Jac. Reg. Whereupon in a Chapter held on the laft Day 
 of the faid Feafl, the «* Dean and Canons made their complaint againft the wiri.n p.ioi 
 faid Prelate, for not only receiving the Knights-Companions offerings , but for 
 detaining them, a., nUbthe Soveraigns and Princes Offerings : Of which, the laid 
 Prelate being demanded, by the Soveraigns Lieutenant and Knights-Companions 
 prefent in the faid chapter, he acknowledged, and further anfwered, that he had 
 left them in the hands of the Subdean of the chappel, tanquamin depofito. But 
 the Chapter being ready to rife, the matter was not then further debated, but 
 referred to the next Feafl. 
 
 * Bilhop Andrews did alfo defatto, both receive and keep the Offrings, when- x r Auetf.in 
 foever he, as Prelate , Officiated at IP'indefr 5 but his Executors to avoid Suit, D AIrar.CoK > 
 y compounded for them. V.’indf. 
 
 It appears by the a Red Roof of the Order , upon Complaint of the Dean a p 
 and Prebends of IVindfir, in a chapter held the 24. of Sept. an. 4. Car. I. that t>^ fag. 43. 
 b power was given to the Knights-Commijfioncrs of the Order, to determine this c ^ 
 contention about the offering , and withal it is there noted, that Bilhop Neyle 
 the c then Prelate himlelf alio defired, that a Chapter might determine the matter. 
 
 But we have not met with any account of what thefe Commijfloners (To im- 
 powred) did, though by an Expreflion in the 11 fame Book, an. 5 Car. 1. one dp« s . 52, 
 would guefs, as though the thing had been -determined againft the Prelate. For 
 an Offering having been then made in the chappel at IVindefor , and the Sove¬ 
 raigns Offering received by the ' Bilhop of Norwich, that Officiated for the Pre- cP , t . S i. 
 late, and the Knights-Companions Offering by the two Prebends , who affifted at 
 the Altar, it is added : f That what was offered, fell according to Law of the place, iibUyatyv, 
 to the Jhare of the Dean and Prebends : And yet it appears, that the controverfy 
 was not ended, lince by a fubfequent Order ol Chapter, (6 03 . an. 6 Car. 1.) 
 
 11 the matter was again referred to the nine Knighte-C0ntmifloners of the Order, u^bR p 61 
 or any four of them, who were to hear both Parties, and make their Report, $. 
 that fo the fame might receive a determination. But here alfo it is immedi¬ 
 ately noted, That the 1 next Morning the Prelate (nequid nimis cleniq', fit# \ibict. 
 Jententi# tribuere videretur) voluntarily delivered to the Dean, <pl. 4/. that 
 fum being the moity of the Offerings he had received from the Soveraign and 
 
 Dddd 
 
 \ i 
 
Chap. XXL 
 
 58 6 
 
 1 ?*i *?■ 
 m Pst 74. 
 n Pig- 7 i- 
 
 or 
 
 pi Pst-9'. 
 It. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 Knights-Comp anions. The next Feaft after held at IVindfor, viz. 1 4. Off. an. 
 7 Car. 1. the controverfy was again m refitmed, and after fome arguments urged 
 by the Prelate , and anfwered by the Regifter , it was " Decreed, that the Dean 
 Jhostld attend the Knights-Commiflioners,<it their next (itting,rcith the Statutes, and 
 ether Grants to the Colledge, and that from them the controverfie Jhould be deter¬ 
 mined. After this, there is another Memorandum made in the lame Regifter, 
 which informs us, that the 0 Prelate by the hands of the Chantor delivered all 
 the Offerings received at the Feaft p an. 9 Car. 1. to the Canons , upon condition 
 of reliitution,if it chanced they 3 fhould be adjudged to him, and not to theGr- 
 nons. And whether any final determination was afterwards made herein, we have 
 not hitherto found. But fince the return of the prefent Soveraign, the Offerings 
 received at the Feaft of St. George at IVindefor , an. 13 Car. 2. were divided 
 between the Dean and Canons refident, the Prelate not deputing the right. 
 
 And now that we may fee, what hath ordinarily been Offered in Gold and 
 Silver , this following Account of the Offring received by the Bifhop of Win- 
 chefter, (attefied under his hand, and delivered to the Dean and Prebends of 
 IVindefor') will give us fome Information. 
 
 * Si ip /3 4 «- 
 t ogr. in Afar, 
 praiitl. Coll. 
 
 * Sept. 24. 1628. 
 
 The Offring at St. Georges Feaft at Windefor, heftdes the Kings Offring 
 of the Bezant not yet redeemed. 
 
 The whole Offring of the eight Knights 
 
 Viz. in Gold, 
 
 s. 
 
 The Lord Steward - io- 
 
 Lord Chamber lain - io- 
 
 Earl of Kellie ---— ■ . . —■-io- 
 
 Earl of Salisbury ---—— io- 
 
 Earl of Dorfet -«'io -- 
 
 Earl of Holland ---• io- 
 
 Earl of Suffolk, ---io- 
 
 Earl of Berk^Jhire - io- 
 
 21 
 
 1. s. d. 
 
 — 04 15 00. 
 
 in Silver, 
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5«7 
 
 Sect. VI. the Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 When all the Knights-Companions have Offered, and are returned to their 
 Stalls, then doth the chancellor of the Order make his Reverences ; and after 
 him the Rcgiftcr, Garter , and Black Rod, theirs together, and take their Seats. 
 
 Upon this the afore-mentioned Groom, and rage of the removing Wardrobe, 
 roll up the long Carpet (fpread for the Knights to kneel on) clofe to the fore- 
 fide of the Altar , which done, the Provincial Kings, Heralds , and Turfuivants 
 next, and laft of all the Alms-Knights, make their Reverences, and pals down 
 into the Choice, and take their hands before the Stalls, where they remain un¬ 
 til the Prelate hath finithed the Second Service : and then the Prelate, conduced 
 by the Serjeant of the Veftry, comes down from the Altar, with his accuffomed 
 Reverences to his Seat. After whom, the two Prebends are brought down by 
 the Verger of the Chappel, who make a Reverence towards the Altar before they 
 defcend, next a double Reverence below the firft Haut Pas ; and laftly ano¬ 
 ther towards the lower end of the Choire, and fo take their Seats. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 
 The Return to the Prefence. 
 
 T Mmediately after, all prepare to pafs out of the Choire, and to proceed back 
 | to the Prefence-Chamber, which is done in every point and circumftance, as 
 is fet down to have beet) obferved, in the Soveraigns return from the firft Vefpers. 
 
 That is to fay. 
 
 The Alms Knights afeend to the Rails before the Altar, and divide themfelves 
 on either fide. 
 
 The Purfuivants, Heralds, and Provincial Kings pafs up to their ufual ftation, 
 on the Haut Pas's before the Altar, and there divide themfelves likewite. 
 
 Then Garter fummons down the Knights-Compattions, who orderly defcend 
 into the Choire. 
 
 Next, the officers of the Order ftand up before their Forms. 
 
 All this being done, 
 
 The Alms-Knights defcend, and pafs out of the Choire. 
 
 The Prebends follow. 
 
 Next, the Officers of Arms. 
 
 Then the Knights-Companions. 
 
 After them the Black. Rod, Garter, and Regijler. 
 
 Next, the Chancellor and Prelate. 
 
 Then the Sword ; and laftly 
 
 The Soveraign himfelf, being attended, as when he entred the choire at the 
 Choire door he is received under the Canopy, by the Gentlemen that bear it, 
 and from whence the Band of Tenfioners follow his perfon. 
 
 The Proceeding paffeth on through the South door of the Chappel, and here, 
 the Trumpets are taken in, and placed before the Alms-Knights, who found all 
 the way up,till they arrive at the ftairs foot,going up to the Guard-Chamber : and 
 aflbon as they ceafe, the Drums and Fifes begin to beat and play. 
 
 Thence the Proceeding paffeth into the Prefence-Chamber, whither it firft 
 ought to go, before the Soveraign pafs into the Great Hall to Dinner, and being 
 there arrived, the Knights-Companions take their ftands as ufually, and after the 
 Soveraign s falutation and their Reverences, the Soveraign retires into the Privy- 
 Chamber for a little while, and the Knights likewife retire'themfelves, till notice 
 be given that Dinner is ready. 
 
 When the Feaft was heretofore held at Whitehall, the return of the soveraign 
 ("or his Lieutenant ) and Knights-Companions, from the Second Morning Service 
 
 Dddd j on 
 
 
$88 
 
 The Ceremonies on tbs Feafi: Day. 
 
 Chap. XXI. 
 
 on the Feaji city , was through the great Flail and Guard-Chamber into the Pre- 
 f and thence they retired into the Privy Lodgings till Dinner was ready. 
 But Since the Grand Dinner hath been prepared in the Banquet ting houfe there, 
 the Prone sling hath palled from the Chappel, through the faid great Hall, over 
 the Terrace (while it flood) and fince, from the Chappel, up the Stairs into the 
 Gnard-Chamber, down into the Great Court , and fo through the covered Waffi 
 into the faid Room ; where being entred, and the Sever sign arrived neer the 
 State (after Salutation and Reverences made, as ufually done in the Prefence- 
 Chamber ) the Soveraign and Knights-Companions retired till Dinner was ready 5 
 and hereupon in this Room now, as formerly in the Prefence, doth the Proceed¬ 
 ing from the chappel take its termination. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 
 Of the Dinner on the Feaji Day. 
 
 T H E Soveraign and Knights-Companions having for a while retired, after 
 their return from Morning Service on the Feaji day , they make ready to 
 go into St. George's Hall to Dinners where all things are prepared againfftheir 
 coming. But more particularly, the Soveraign s Proceeding to the Hall is, when 
 a CaSeB.W. it he hath notice given him, that the» firft Mefi is fet upon his Table : the Difies be- 
 a ’.cl ms. pen. brought up in the following order; Wind Inftruments, from the Gallery 
 
 at tie lower end of the Hall(vvhere the reft of the soveraign s Mufick is placed; 
 
 & ms. penes founding all the while, 
 c.o.r.f. 115. & 
 
 4 Serjeants at Arms , two and two. 
 
 Controller. Treafurer. 
 
 Sewer. 
 
 The Meffes carried up by the Pcnftoners. 
 
 Majler of the Houjhold. Cofferer. 
 
 A Clerk. Controller. A clerk Controller. 
 
 Second Clerks of Chief Clerks of 
 
 the Kite bin. the Kitchin. 
 
 But in the Plate reprefenting the Soveraign s fitting at Dinner, the Serjeants at 
 Arms, and Clerks that ufually follow the Mejfes , are omitted, for want of room. 
 
 This Dinner hath feveral Names given to it in the Regifters of the Order , all 
 deferibing and fetting forth its magnificence, as b Menfa fplendida ,' Regium Epu- 
 c iis.e f.108. i, tm ^ d pp H l u ni folenne , and the like: and for the Provifions made for it, they are 
 Vnfi. a 184! faid to be 'molt coftly and delicate, f compleatly. royal, and fet forth with all 
 fiiss. p.ic8. befitting ftate and grandeur. 
 
 hS CeUeS (f Upon the forefaid notice, the Soveraign and Knights-Companions come forth 
 i j/cK CL of the Privy-Lodgings into the Prefence-Chamber, with the Officers of the Order 
 *<C before him, and pafteth to the e middle of the States where turning about, he 
 
 makes a (land, while the Knights place thcmfelves on either fide, in their h ufual 
 order, the Officers of the Order 1 retiring a little on the one fide and on the other. 
 And allooti as the Knights-Companions have put themfelves into rank and order, 
 they make their l 'Reverences to the Soveraign, according to the ufual manner, 
 who thereupon re-lalutes them, as is accuftomed. 
 
 It feems, the Prebends of the Colledge had, in King Henry the Eighths Reign, 
 difeontinued the duty of their attendance on the Soveraign, afwell at the Grand 
 Dinner, as at other the services of the day, which caufed an Order to pafs for 
 the performance of their accuftomed fervices, particularly at fuch times; for 
 
Sect. Vlf. 
 
 1 be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 5 8 9 
 
 at a Chapter holden at Windefior , the 1 12. day of Afty, the 24. year of the laid 1 S ExLib.sr. 
 
 King, it was Ordained by the Earl of Arundel, then being the Kings Lieutenant, f” 
 
 with the aflent and advice of the Knights of the Order there prefent; ™ That the 
 
 Canons of the Colledge of Saint George, being prefent at the Feaft, fitould have 
 
 their Mantles according to the Statutes of the Order, and give their attendance the 
 
 clay of the Feaft, afiwell at Dinner and Grace, as at other the Divine Service, 
 
 and as of old time hath been accuftomed, in avoiding the difpleafitres of, 
 
 Immediately after the Knights-Cotnpaniom have made their Reverences, the 
 Jims-Knights, Prebends, and Officers of Arms pals on before the Knights-Compa- 
 nions, through the Guard-Chamber into Sr. Ceorgc’s Hall , the Officers of the Or¬ 
 der following; after whom comes the soveraign , having his Train carried up as 
 at other times. And being entred a little way therein, the Alms-Knights firft, 
 next the Prebends, and then the Officers of Arms, fall off one after another, on 
 the fide oppofite to the Klnights-CompanionsTable,Clarenceux recreft to the State. 
 
 Then the two junior Knights pafs a little above Clarcnceux , and there facing 
 their Table make a ftand, and the reft of the Knights-Companions coming up 
 after, do in like manner moke a ftand, according to their feniority, the fcnior 
 neereft the State; through which Lane, the Officers of the Order proceed, cnn- 
 dufting the Soveraign till he draws neer to the State, and then do the find offi¬ 
 cers " retire, as did the former part of the Proceeding on the fide oppofite to the tifolltS. W. 
 Table; the soveraign in the mean time paffeth on to the °State, and there turn- N ' CL 
 ing himlelf about, receiveth the Reverences of the Knights-Companions , and 
 re-lalutes them as ufually. 
 
 After this the soveraign , yet Handing direftly before the State, hath 1 Water 
 brought him up with three Reverences, by the Noblemen afiigned to that fervice: 
 the Lord Chamberlain, if he be not a Knight of the Order, otherwife the Vice- 
 Chamberlain, going before them ; for fo did the Earl of St. Albans at the Grand 
 Feajl, an. 23. Car. 1. lb alfo did Sir George Carteret an. 19. Car. 2. But an. 3. H.J. 
 fome of the a Knights-Companions ferved the Soveraign with Water. And to be q MS. penes 
 more particular in the Ceremony of the Soveraign s wafhing, it is noted an. 2. 
 
 Eli z. that the r Earl of Arundel held the Towel, the Earl of Pembroke the Water, the < CoUcH. w.le 
 \h3t\0f Derby, and Marqttefs of Winchcfler Ajjijlants , the Bafon, and the Earl of N ' cl ' 
 
 Derby gave the Soveraign the Affay of it. Again an. 7. of the lame Queen, the 
 r Duke of Norfolk^ held the Towel, the Earl of Derby received it, the Earl of Sufi r ms. punt 
 fix brought the Water, and the Earls of Northumberland and Shrewsbury Ajfifled ; w - D - N - 
 all thefe being Knights of the Order. 
 
 In like manner alfo, is the soveraign s Lieu¬ 
 tenant (erved with Water before Dinner (but 
 not by any of the Nobility ) of which there 
 are many Examples: among the reft, that an. 
 
 3. E liz. when Sir * Tho. Berenger gave him the tiiid.fil.fi 
 
 Water kneeling, and Sir. Rad cliff the 
 
 Towell ; as alfo an. 7. Eliz. when Sir 11 Nicholas uEtfil.io'. 
 Toynes brought him the Towell, and Sir Tho. Be¬ 
 renger the Water. 
 
 When the Soveraign hath wathed, the w Pre- «* Ccleli. IT. fc 
 late of thecWer fays Grate, being affifted with N ' cl ' 
 fome of the Soveraign’s Chaplains ; an. 7. Eliz. 
 the * Regijler of the Order affifted him, and an. x MS. pn. W. 
 9. Eliz. the v Bijhop of Rochefter, then the Sove- y 
 raign’s Almoner. 
 
 Grace being fiiid, the Soveraign fits down in 
 his Chair, placed in the middle of his Table 
 under the State ; for there is the moft hono¬ 
 rable Seat, and the place where the State is 
 held .• And here we have occafion to offer 
 to the Readers view, a draught of the old 
 Wooden Chair , faid to be the Founders, yet 
 
 remaining 
 
Chap. XXI. 
 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 K“ 
 
 b< Lib.N.p.$: 
 
 * Pag. 57 * 
 
 d MS; inOffic- 
 Armor. f F. 9. 
 Interments 3 
 fol. 12 -b. 
 
 * MS. in Bibl. 
 C.ott. fub effig. 
 ViteU. A. 16. 
 fub an. 4. H. 5. 
 c < Collett. 
 {\Tho.Rovrc 
 nuper Cane. 
 
 g MS. in Offic. 
 Arm. [Af.i $-3 
 fol. ia. b. 
 hLib.N.p.166. 
 i MS. in Offic. 
 Arm. [\W.17.3 
 fol * 3S* 6 * 
 
 k Ex «</. iWS. 
 /o/. 27. b. 
 
 * MS. 
 
 || A/ 5 .;. 13- 
 I Ibid.fol.^2. b. 
 
 m CoJ/dtf. ir. 
 /f tf. Cl. 
 
 n MS fol. penes 
 IV. D. N. fol. 3. 
 
 o Jbid.f. 20.6. 
 p Etfol. 27.0. 
 
 q Palmer's 
 large fount, 
 pag. 14* 
 rr Colled. W. 
 (\leN.Cl. 
 
 t MS.pen.W.D. 
 N fol. 20. fa 
 MS pen.G.O.T. 
 
 fag.\2ii 
 
 u Hen. 8. St at 
 Art. 11. 
 
 w Lib. N. pag. 
 166. Hen 8. 
 Star. Art. II. 
 & MS.p. 13. 
 
 remaining in St. Georges Hull at Windefir, in which the Sovereign* heretofore 
 
 131 HoftSy the sovereign fat alone, though fometimes heretofore, he hath 
 been pleafed to admit fome of the Knights-Companions to fit at his Table with 
 him : P For inftance in a few, Sigifmond the Emperor when he received a Per- 
 fonal Inftallation at Windefir, at the Grand Feaft held there an. 4. H. 5. is le 
 membred, that the sovereign out of great civility * offered the chief place at the 
 Jal.le to him (which hitherto the King, as Soveraign, had retained in the Chappel, 
 
 * dc in all the Proceedings) which whether the Emperor accepted of it or not, 
 fs not clear enough expretfe'd in the * Black. Book, but we have met with an anci¬ 
 ent memorial which is more particular, and faith, that at Dinner the Emperor 
 • a kept the State, that is, fat in the middle, and another that faith the King fat 
 cn the Emperors right fide, and the Duke of ‘Bedford, the Lord Chancellor, the 
 Bilhop of Durefhseon the Emperors left hand ; the Duke of Briga, and another 
 D „ke of the Emperors Train, fat both on the Sever a,gn s fide, and all of them 
 
 °hXle“.k=°eeepingthe <««*«.* 
 
 s Prelate of the Order fat on his right hand, and the Duke oiGloucefter and Earl 
 of Flfex on his left. So <». 3 • «• 7 - the " Prelate fat alone on the Soveraign* right 
 hand, at the end of the Table. And in the 24. year of the fame King (whothen 
 celebrated the Feaft at Greenwich') there fat with him at the Boards end the 
 Dukes of ' Norfolk Suffolk , the Marquefs of Exceter, and the Lord Stephen 
 
 G ’rdinrr Prelate of the Garter. , 
 
 It is alfo noted, that at the Feaft held at Windefir an 11. H. 8. only the Lord 
 k Richard Fox then Prelate, fat on the right hand of the Soveraign, neer to the 
 Boards end being lerved with his * Carver, Sewer, and Cupbearer, Mefs, Courfie, 
 and"; as .hi sonra* had. In which || place fat alfo the Biftop of Win- 
 chcflcr,an.i.& 2.rh.&Mar. And an. 22. H. 8. 1 four of the greatefl : States (be 
 ing Knights-companions ) fat at the Soveraign s Table, and the refidue of the 
 
 ^^ll^'lhTLeraign admitted the Earls of'" Arundel and ^toge¬ 
 ther with the Marquefs of Winchefter, to her Table, who fat at the end thereof 
 on the left hand; and the following year the Duke of " Norfolk, the Marquefs 
 of Northampton , and Earl of Arundel, fat alfo at the Tables end. So an.j.Ehz. 
 the Duke of” Norfolk, and Marquefs of Winchefter ; and an. 9. the Earls ot 
 r Anmdel and Pembroke, whilft the other Knights-Companions fat at their own 
 
 T But this favour and honor was not afforded to any of the Knights-Compam- 
 „„ r ft n ce her Reign, no, not at the Inftallation of the prefent Soveraign, thodgh 
 a Ceremony carrlfd’on with deligned indulgence and honor; but we find him 
 then placed at the fame Mefs with the a fenior Knight, at the upper end of the 
 
 Kniohts-Companions Table. . , . 
 
 Affoon a- • Soveraign is fat down, the Knight,-Companions ’ put on their 
 Caps, and r gaining fo covered, forthwith retire againft the Tables prepared 
 foi them ; where Handing a while, Water is brought to them, and they alfo waft, 
 there being to « each pair a Bafin and Ewer, and a Towel allowed, which are 
 brought in by Gentlemen of quality ; and having walk, they all fit down. 
 
 The order of puffing to their Seats at the Table an. to. Car. 2. was on this 
 manner C and appointed fo to be obferved for the future) firft his Highnefs the 
 Duke of York entred within the Rails at the upper end of the Table, and lo 
 paired down the hither fide, to the lower end, and thence up along the Bench 
 fide to his place ; in like manner followed all the other Knights , according to 
 the feniority of their Stalls; for it is ordained, that they foall fit in that order, 
 not according to their Eftates or Degrees ("except the Sons or Brethren ot 
 Stranger King*. Princes, and Dukes, who (hall keep their places or rooms after 
 their Eftatesj and all on the w right hand or further fide of their Tables (not 
 one over againft another) two and two at a Table, to one Mefs. But thole whofe 
 Companions are wanting fit alone,and have a whole Mefs allowed to each of them. 
 
Sect. VII, The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 591 
 
 Their meat is ufually brought up by the Teomen of the x Guard, and are at- 
 tended by Tome of the Gentlemen Penfioners , and others of the Soveraign s Ser- y *• ‘ 
 vants; two to each Table. 
 
 And now to defeend to the Officers of the Order , who though they (it not at ihcOrderhadf 
 this day in the great Hall at Dinner, yet anciently it appears, they had a Table a Table in the 
 allowed them there. For firft the a Blacky Book rendring an account of the mag- 
 nificent Feaji of St. George, held at Windefir an.^g. H. 7. and having (pokenfome- b{i65. 
 what of the Soveraigns fplendid and fumptuous Table, as alfo of that, of the 
 Knights-Companions, placed on the right fide of the HaU,\ it tells us, thata c little 
 beneath the faid Knights-Companions , there fat on both fidts the Table, the ? 
 
 li Dean, the Regijler of the Order, the Prebends , the Choire and Alms-Knights. f ( 
 
 The faid Regijler informs us further, that at the Table fet in the c middle of 
 the Hall, fat the Lord Bothville Ambaffador from the King of Scots, the Lords 
 Edmond of SuffolkGrey, Alorley, Latimer, La Ware, and Barnefs ; a little beneath 
 whom fat the Choire of the Soveraign s Chappel. 
 
 At another Table, on the E left hand fide of the Hall, fat the Prefident Kuffiem- 
 burg, with the Ambaffadors of the King of the Remans, and the Duke his Son , 
 over againft whom on the other fide fat the Lord Malpart, Artibafl'ador from the 
 Duke of Britagne, the Lord Houfey and others, * Knights, Efquires, and Officers 
 which had given their attendance at the high Alafs. eidoJ-Hj.a. 
 
 Moreover at the Feaji holden at Windefir, s an. 1 1 H. 8. we meet with an g r 
 account of feveral other Tables fet in St. Georges Hall, befide thofe of the Sove- P 1 
 raign and Knights-Companions : For on the h Southfide, oppofite to the Knights- k- < far. 17. j 
 Companions Table, was a Table placed for the Lord Steward, at which then fat 1 JM 2 8 * 
 certain French Gentlemen, being Hojlages of France, accompanied with Earls and ™ l. 
 
 Lords, and none at that Board under the Degree of a Lord. At ‘ the fecond 
 Table of the faid Southfide, fat the Dean of Windefir, Doftor Vcfiy Regijler of 
 the Order, the Abbots of Towerhill and ALedemenham ("who that Morning 
 read the Epijlle and Gofpel) and the Choire or chappel. And at the k Weft end 
 of the fame Table ("which was all joined together as far as to the Choire) fat 
 the other Officers of the Order, as* Regijler, Garter, and Vfier of the Blacl^Rod, 
 accompanied with the Legate Brother, and four other strangers, and beneath 
 the Strangers fat divers Knights, next to them fat the m Officers of Arms, then 
 feveral other Gentlemen filled up theTable, unto the chappel adjoining to the 
 Hall ; the refidue of officers fat in the “ Chappel at divers Tables. 
 
 In the eighth year ot King Charles the Firft, the Dinner being then prepared 
 in the Banqueting-Houfi at Whitehall, we find a particular mention of a Table tot 
 the Officers of the Order, and in what part of the Room it was then fet, namely 
 on the 0 right hand fide of the Banqueting-houfi , over againft the Table of the 0 cib.R. p.pft. 
 Knights-Companions: who all fat after the manner of the Knights-Companions on 
 the further fide of the Table ; having their Meat brought and ferved up to 
 them by the Teomen of the Guard, and fome of the Soveraigns Servants. And 
 at the Soveraigns command, fignified by the Treajurer of the Houjhold , they fat 
 covered all Dinner while, the Prelate and Regijler in their four cornerd Caps, and 
 the other three in their Hats. So alfo at the next Great Feaft viz,, an.* 9 Car. 1. * im. p. 85. 
 at Windefir, thefe Officers (Dining in the Great Hall) fat covered, but not till 
 fuch time as the Soveraign (by the Treajurer of the Houffold) had given com¬ 
 mand for it. 
 
 And though it was by the Soveraigns command that they fat covered at this 
 time alfo, yet the following Afternoon it was moved againft in Chapter, as a 
 thing unfit to be permitted; || becaufe fome of the grand Nobility always Per- II V>id.pat yi. 
 ved the Soveraign at this Feafl uncovered , and therefore not fitting that the 
 Officers (being all of far lower Degree excepting the Prelate) fhould fit with 
 their Hats on. Whereupon it was Ordered, p That it fiould be referred to the jur- vHb.R p.ss. 
 ther confideration oj the Knights-Commiffioners. 
 
 Afterwards we find it was Ordered in Chapter on the Eve of the Feaji, an. 
 
 10 Car. 1. q That thefe Officers fiould be at their choice , cither to keep the Feaji niHJ.pae.ji 
 privately by themfelves, or Jit uncovered where the Soveraign Dined. They there¬ 
 upon 
 
Chap. XXL 
 
 ^2 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 upon thence forward, forbore fitting in the Ha//, or where elfe the Soveraign and 
 Knights-Companions fat 5 and at the Grand Feafit, celebrated at lVindefor, fince 
 the prefent soveraigns Happy Return, they had their Mefl'es ferved up into the 
 Chappel, at the end of St. Georges Hall , and there Dined. 
 
 By what is before fpoken, touching the order of fitting at Dinner, an.il.H.8. 
 it appears, that the officers of Arms d;d thenalfo fit at a Table in St. Georges Hall, 
 which joined to that, where the officers of the Order alfo fat. And among the 
 'fUPd^o.T.*' memorials of the Feaft held an. 19 Elite., it is noted that on the ' Eve thereof, 
 p K . I13. the Heralds had at supper, their allowance as accuftomed, viz. 16 Diflies of 
 Meat at the firft courfe, and 8. at the fecond. 
 f r Collett. w. A f little before the Soveraigns fecond courfe is fent for, all the prefs of Peo- 
 xXltN.cl. p] c ("which throng towards the Knights-Companions Tables, out of curiofity to 
 behold them fitting at Dinner and obferve their Services^ are to be removed 
 away towards the lide Tables; whereby a place may be left fpacious enough, 
 for the soveraign to take all the Knights-Companions in view ; which being 
 done, the Soveraign ' flands tip and drinks to them (and fo is it remembred to 
 u MSpa{. 13. be done by “King Philip and Queen Alary) they ftanding all the while unco¬ 
 vered, and which they do altogether, till they have pledged him. 
 
 The manner And " immediately before the faid courfe is brought in, the Prefs is again 
 of proclaiming remove d, from the Knights-Companions Table, to make another fpacious lane 
 iheSovera'gns the j Qwer enc j 0 ( ,he Hall up to the state. At which * lower end the 
 IV r otteS. tv. officers of Arms alfemble, and there make themfelves ready to proceed up in 
 UN. ct. the following Order. 
 
 Garter, 
 
 Clarcncettx and Norroy. 
 
 Heralds , two and two. 
 
 Turfuivants, two and two. 
 
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 b lb id. 
 
 Having put themfelves in the forefaid Order, they “altogether make their 
 Reverence to the Soveraign, and proceed near the fide of the Knight s-Compani- 
 C L ons Table , until they come to the b middle of the Hall, where after another 
 
 Reverence made, they go ftill forward, and when Garter hath pafied about 
 c two yards beyond the Knights Table, and come near the Haut Pas afeending 
 the Soveraigns State, they jointly make the like Reverence again. 
 
 Then Garter with a loud and audible voice, crys Largefs thrice , (though 
 AC-tutt.w.U anciently but d twice.) 
 
 ” " J ~ "" Upon Garters beginning to cry Largefs, ‘ all the Knights-Companions ( except 
 Kings and Great Princes," if any be prefent) Hand up uncovered (fo did the 
 f officers of the Order when they Dined in the Hall ) until he hath made an end. 
 Which Cuftom it feems had been, an. 7 Car. 1. for fome years 6 difeontinued. 
 Then Garter proceeds, and proclaims the Soveraigns Stiles and Titles of Honor ; 
 firft in Latin, as followeth. 
 
 N. Cl. <b MS. 
 fil.pen. G.O.r. 
 f.!£ 1 14 
 e Lib. C.p 19V 
 ILib.R.p 85* 
 g ibid pa&. 74 ' 
 
 Sereniflimi, Excellentiflimi, 8c Potentiffimi h Monarch* Caroli Secundi 
 Dei Gratia Align & Britannia, Francis;, be Hi hernia; Regis, Fidei Defenforis, 
 SeSupremi Nobiliflimi Ordinis Garterii. 
 
 Which done, He and all the officers of Arms, make another Reverence, and 
 Carter Proclaims the Soveraigns Stile in French. 
 
 Du Trefiault, Tres-excellent & Tres-pui(Jant Monarque Charles le Second 
 par le Grace dc Dieu, Roy de la Grande Britaigne, France, & tflrelande, 
 Dcfenfeur de la Foy, & Soveraign du Tres-noble Ordre de la Iartiere. 
 
 Then Garter and the reft of his Fellows, make another Reverence, and 
 laftly he Proclaims the soveraign stiles in Englijh. 
 
 m 
 
 ^Firft Intro¬ 
 duced at the 
 Feaft, ifn.19. 
 Car. a. the 
 word Princi- 
 pii being ufed 
 
The Pros 
 
 pect c 
 
 S. GEOR( 
 
 Court C'ubt 
 
 iHitia at Ji 
 
 2.. kjnuhts sitting at dinner 
 Can lroller of' the 44on fhold. 
 
 The Jar era iq n sittinq at dinner 
 7 Treasurer of the Houshold. 
 
 5*0 j. 
 
 Pe ns loners, car > 
 
e in*3ii 
 
 3 HALL 
 
 that Serve the Ap 
 the second course, 
 
 
 1,7 II kw/f of -1 vines 
 ■Haj-trr of the Houf'hold. 
 
 'eornen 
 
 i/f/r 
 
Sect. VII. 
 
 7 be Ceremonies on the Feaft: Day. 
 
 5 93 
 
 ©ftfjemoO l|ng&, mod ®pcellent, anDmoft mtg&tp fFinarcB Charles 
 tl)e©eC0nD, bp Ibe ©race Of©Ob King Of Great Britain, France, anD Ire¬ 
 land, DcfcnDo? of the fattlb anD ©obccaign of tfic mod JSoble ffijBje of 
 tfjc ©arter. 
 
 At the end of which ("but not before) Garter and the reft join together, in 
 crying Large/} thrice, and then they all make Reverence together. 
 
 Hereupon, fometimes the Treafercr of the l iofhold puts the Soveraign’s Lar¬ 
 gefs, ("which is io/. in Gold) into Garter’s Hat ; and this is afterwards divided 
 among the Officers of Arms , according to Cuftom. But an. 23. Car. 2. the Lord 
 'Chamberlain lent his IVarrant to Sir Edward Griffin Knight, Treafurer of the So- i Bool-intitule! 
 veraign’s Chamber , to deliver this Largefs Money to the Slacks Rod, and he put it 
 into Garters Hat, fo foon as the laft Largefs was cryed. W chamber- 
 
 The proclaiming the stile being finifhed , all the Officers of Arms retire <«/"'< office. 
 about k 3 yards backward, keeping their Faces towards the Soveraign, and k Coitetl. Vf. te 
 there make another Reverence, and then retyring yet backward, about the ^? • c, • 
 fame diftance, they jointly make another Reverence, after which they retire 
 out of the Hall and go to Dinner. 
 
 This Ceremony ended, the soveraign s fecond Courfe is brought up, in the 
 following order, firft the Serjeants at Arms, next the Treaferer and Comptroller 
 of the Soveraign’s Hott/hold, next the Sewer, then the Gentlemen Fcnjioners bearing 
 the Mefles, then the Coffiercr and Majler of the Houfiold, the two Clearks of the 
 Greencloth, the two Clearkj Controllers, and laftly the two Clearks of the Kitchin 
 following all in the rear, habited in their Gowns, and holding their Caps in 
 their hands; and after the Soveraign s Table is complcatly furniftied, then is the 
 fecond Courfe ferved up to the Knights-Companions Tables, by the Teomen of the 
 Guard , in fitch order as was the firft. 
 
 The order of the soveraign and Knights-Companions fitting at Dinner on the 
 Grand Feajl day, an. 15. Car. 2. The order in proclaiming the Stile , and bring¬ 
 ing up the fecond Courfe, with an exalt prolpedt of the infide of St. George’s Hall 
 at Windefor, we have here drawn together for the Readers better view. 
 
 But where any Knight-Comp anion happens to be Inftalled at this Grand Fea/l, 
 and is prefent at Dinner, then Garter, and the officers of Arms, proceed in or¬ 
 der (after they have proclaimed the Soveraign’s stile as before) from the lower 
 end of the Hall, till they come before the new inftalled Knights Mefs, and 
 there he crys L.argefs once, and proclaims his stile in FngUf) only, after which 
 they retire backward, and go to Dinner. Concerning which, we had a full and 
 remarkable inftance in the 13. year of the prefent soveraign, when the Duke 
 of Toif and other Knights were Inftalled : For after Garter had proclaimed the 
 Soveraign’s Stile, and he, together with the Officers of Arms, had retired to the 
 lower end of the Hall, they all proceeded again, as at proclaiming the Soveraign s 
 Stile , to the upper end of the Knights-Companions Table, where his Highnefs 
 the Dukg fat, and there Garter cryed Largefs twice , and proclaimed his Stile in 
 Englifj ; then after a joint Reverence made, Garter and the Heralds now joining 
 with him cryed Largefs twice. This done, they went backward, as before, to the 
 next fenior Inftalled Knight, and proclaimed his Stile, and cryed Largefs but 
 once, the like to all the reft inftalled at that Fejiival, and fo they departed out 
 of the Hall to Dinner. 
 
 It feems to have anciently been the cuftom of other great Feajls, befides this of 
 St. George, at the fecond Courfe, when the Soveraign’s Stile was to be proclaim¬ 
 ed, for Garter and the Officers of Arms, to proceed in order up to the Kings 
 Table, and there to cry Largefs, and upon the receipt of the Kings Largefs (in 
 the name of all the Officers of Arms ) firft to 'make feme ftiort Oration to the King, 1 MS. intiiuK 
 and then to proclaim his Stile ; for fo 1 an. 20. H. 7. when the King kept his 
 Eajler in great State at Greenwich , have we met with the following Speech p en . !m i. Vf. Is 
 (among fomeColledlionsof Sir Thomas Wryotheflcy then Garter ) made to the King Nm - 
 in humble thankfiilneft, for the Largefs at that time bellowed upon the Officers 
 bf Arms. E e e Mojl 
 
 (WiV.'.V 
 
Chap. XXL 
 
 594 
 
 Prov, 1 6. 
 
 * MS. penes 
 Arth. Com.An- 
 fhfiyJtl.lSg. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 Mojl high mighty and excellent Prince., moft vi&orious and Chriftian King 
 and a [Jo our mojl drede Soverainc and naturell Lord, by whom, through Code 
 provikon, vertue ys greatly incrcjjed and vice opprejjed , juxta illud fapientis 
 abhomin.ibiles Regi agunt Impii qui Jullitia formatur folium , the ■which 
 to your HigkneJJe is, viz. Increjjing of vertue and honor perpetual, and to your 
 fubjells continual! Welth tefte Saiuftio, quia diviciarum & forme gloria fluxa 
 atq; fragilis ell virtus clara perpetuaq; habetur and as concerning its your 
 Officers of Armes, and Servants of honour and of Nobleffe, in as moche as in 
 us ys, roe humbly thanke your good grace of the grete and abundant Largefs geven 
 unto us, in the honour of God and of his mojl gtorieufe Refurrdlion : and for 
 as moche as wee frfjice not to geve graces condigne unto your Highnefs , Nam 
 quod prsftare tanto, &c. Wee meekly befeech almighty God long to prefrve 
 maintaine and encrcjfe your mojl noble and royall Ejlate, which ys the finguler 
 tVelthe and comfort of this your realme, and of all your trewe fubjetts ; and to 
 fend you the perficl knowledge and viQory over all your enemys. 
 
 Nor was it unufual for Poets, in former times, to prefent the Soveraign with the 
 ilTue of their Fancies, having a fubjeft fo noble as this of the Grand Fea/lj 
 among whom, the following Verfcs were prefented to King Henry the Seventh, 
 at the Feaft of St. George celebrated at Windefor in the 3. year of his Reign, pro¬ 
 bably by Mr. John skelton ("after made Poet Laureat ) who about that time began 
 to be of Tome efteem. 
 
 * © mode famous JSoble King ! ttip fame both rpftng anb fpjeabe, 
 Henry tbe ©ebentb our ®oberain in citfje Regeon, 
 gil England patb caufe tbp grace to lobe anb breab, 
 
 ®etng Hmbaffabo?e 0 teebe fo?e pjotettpon, 
 foj Slpb, bclpe, anb fucco?e, totucb Ipetb in tbie Hlettpone. 
 
 England nolo Rejopce fo? Jopoucs mapefl tbou bee. 
 
 Ho fee tbp Rpng to 8o?e®e in bignetpe. 
 
 Hbt0 Realme a ©eafone lloobe in greate SuparOte, 
 aaben that JI3obie prince beteafeb Ring Edward5 
 QUbicb in bt«f H>ape 0 gate bono?e full noblp, 
 after bis bcceffe ntgbe banb all toaes mart 0, 
 ffitcb Reginne tb<0 Lanbbifpifeb mifcbtle tnben tbep barb: 
 aaberefoje Reiopfe fo? )ot>ou 0 maplt tbou be, 
 
 €0 fee tbp Rpnge to flojeEb in bisb bignetpe. 
 
 Fraunce, Spayne, Scoteland, anb Britanny, Flanders alfo, 
 
 Hbjec of tbetn pjefent fceepinge tbp JSoble f ea8e, 
 ffif Sr. George m Windfor, ambaffabo?0 comping mo?e, 
 jtbe of tbrm in bonoje botbe tbe mo?e anb tbe leffe, 
 
 ■Seeking tbie grate to babe tbie JBoble begetle; 
 
 CElbcrefoje nolo Rtjoife anb jopouss maifle tbou be, 
 
 Ho fee tbp Rpnge fo fio?t®tng in bignetpe. 
 
 © Rnlgbtlp Ordere clotbeb in Robe0 blitb Gartere, 
 
 Hoe ©ueen ’0 grate anD tbp Mother clotbeb in tbe fame; 
 
 Hbe 33oble0 of tbie Realme Ricbe in arape, aitere 
 !Lo?B 0 , Rnigbt 0 anb Labpe 0 , unto tbp greate fame, 
 
 J23b)Ojill all Hmbaffabo?? know tbie JSoble JSame, 
 
 06p tbp f ealle Ropal ■ notne iopeou 0 mapeO tbou be, 
 
 Ho fee tbie Ring fo 8o?ilbinge in bignetp- 
 
 Jjjrre tbi# bap ©t- George jpatron of tbi0 Plate 
 !|>ono?eb toitb tbe Gartere, tbeefe of Hbebalrpe, 
 
 Hbapltneo fpngtng p?oteffpon keeping tbe fame, 
 ffiSitb ^tegbudmpeg anb "Butbopes befeene noblp, eDutC 
 
Sect. VII. The Ceremonies on jfceFeaft Day. 595 
 
 ggucf) people p?efente to fee t{je King Hcnrye ; 
 fflH&erefoje r.oPJ ©t. George all loe p?ap to tfjee, 
 
 €0 feeepc our ©oberattte tit \)i» Oignetpe. 
 
 At the Grand Feafi held at Windefor, 1 an. 4. Car. l. the Queen (her Ladies at- ar MS pnu 
 tending) wascondufted into$t. Georges Halt, a 1 little before the Soveraign s Stiles M ~ 
 
 were proclaimed, to fee the Soveraign and Knights-Companions fit at Dinner. 
 
 At the Eeafi there celebrated by the prefent Soveraign, in the 15. year of his Thequeerrs 
 Reign, the soveraign' s Stiles were not proclaimed (as many times heretofore) 
 until the fecond Courfe was fet upon the Table, but it was by the Soveraign s obfcrvc’thc 
 fpecial direction, becaufe he expefted the Queens corning into the Hall , to fee the 
 
 the ftate and glory of th e Feafi', who (baying fomething long, and the fecond 
 Courfe being already brought to the lower end of the Hall , and the Sove¬ 
 raign feeing it (land there, gave command it fhould be let upon the Table, but 
 that the proclaiming of his Stiles fhould be yet forborn. Immediately after, 
 the Queen attended with her Ladies , entred St. Georges Hall , and parting up the 
 middle, came to the soveraign s Table, where fire was feated on his right hand. 
 
 Hereupon Garter, accompanied by his Fellow Officers of Arms, proceeded up the 
 Halt, and with ufual Ceremonies proclaimed the Soveraign s Stiles , in Latine, 
 
 French, and Englijh. 
 
 In like manner, when the Duke of Ti?r 4 .was Inftalled at the Grand Feafi, an. 
 
 13. Car. 2. his Dutchefs, defirous to fee the order and grandeur of it, was 
 brought into the Hall, aflbon as the soveraign and Knights-Companions were fet, 
 and parting to the upper end of the Table, where the Duke fat, fhe Hood on his 
 left hand all Dinner while. 
 
 And it appears to be no new thing, that the Queens of England, have been 
 defirous to behold the magnificence of this folemu Feafi fince we alfo find it ■ 
 
 recorded an.n.H.8. that a‘little while before the fecond Courfe was carried in, 
 
 Queen Katherine and her Ladies came to the d Gallery, at the end of the Hall [,>/. 17. j/.a8. 
 (which was nobly prepared for her) to fee the honorable Services and Ceremo¬ 
 nies there performed. 
 
 But befides the Queens of England, the Ambajjadors of Foreign Kings and 
 States have counted it an honor, to have view of this Grand Feafi 5 and amongft 
 others, we find the = French AmbalTador was an. 15. Jac. R. condufted into the '^ ob- 
 Fanquetting-houfe at Whitehall, by Sir John Fenet (then Affiftant Mailer of the few. teuch'nte 
 Ceremonies) about the f middle of Dinner, where he placed himfelf at the left 
 hand of the Soveraign ; and having (laid there about an hour, he defeended to 
 the Knights-Companions Table, and there faluted the Prince , and the reft of the 
 Knights of the Order, as he parted along before them, and fo departed. 
 
 At the Grand Feafi kept at Whitehall an. 19. Jac. It. to the fight of which the 
 E Polonian AmbalTador Ofalinskje, Count Palatine of Sindomerskie, having recei- ® 5 oe/ , trv.'f! 
 ved an invitation, he went, about the middle of Dinner, to fee and h falute the so- i fc 9 , 
 veraign, the Prince, and Knights-Companions as they fat at the Table ; and thence 
 retired into the Council Chamber , where he and the 1 Arch Dukes Agent, Van Alai, 
 had been before treated. ... , 
 
 The next following year, on the k 22. of May, which was the day artigned ,{ lo6 f £i 
 for holding the Grand Feafi at Whitehall, the Prince (being the Soveraign' s 
 Lieutenant) fupplied his place in the Banquctting hoitfe at the Table, whither 
 1 Don Carlos de Coloma the Spanifii AmbalTador, and m Philip a fecond Son to the snFae. 102. 
 Lantgrave of Hejfe (fent hither on a negotiation of his Father ) were condufted : 
 the Spanifii AmbalTador "Handing at his Highnefs right hand, and the young 
 Lant-grave at his left, mod part of the Dinner. 
 
 An.es,.Car. I. the "AmbalTador of Denmark^, Paul Rofenkrantrs, and Joachimi, Is,! - 
 
 and Monftenr Catv, the Ambafladors and Deputies of the States, were condufted 
 altogether,in theP time of the fecond Courfe, to the soveraign s Table, and there 
 prefented themfelves, at that fide next the Soveraign s left hand ; and after, paf- 
 fed down along before the Knights-Companions (with their refpefts bellowed 
 perfonally on each Knight as they deemed fitting) and then returned by the 
 way they entred. E e e e 2 But 
 
 nMiannViSMiMRpnaw 
 
 '9gm 
 
596 
 
 7 be Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 Chap. XXL 
 
 9 f Ibid. 
 
 ?{ 
 
 f Collett. W. It 
 N. Cl. 
 
 t MS. in Offic. 
 Arm. [M. 17. 3 
 /a/. 35. 
 
 u Collett. W. le 
 
 N. Cl. 
 
 The Sove- 
 raign’s return 
 to the Pre- 
 fence. 
 
 w MS. pen. G. 
 
 O. T.pag. 114* 
 
 x Collett. W, le 
 N. Cl. 
 
 y MS. pen. G. 
 0 . T.p. 114. 
 MS. pen. IV. D. 
 N. fit. 8 . b. 
 
 Z Col. Rob. C . 
 Cl.fol. 7. 
 
 * MS. penes 
 Rob. Com. Ay 
 lesbnrj. 
 
 But in this laft inftance, where there were more AmbaJJidors than one, and 
 from feveral rrinces, a Queftion arofe, s whether they were to perform this Ce¬ 
 remony of feeing the Feaji , and prefenting themlelves at the Dinner, lingly and 
 alone, or jointly and together 5 infomuch that the Danijh Ambaflador was of 
 the mind to perform it by himfelf, 'which courle was approved by the Lord 
 Chamberlain : But the States Ambaflador Joachims. telling him that he and the 
 French Ambaflador had been joint fpeftators, at a Feaji two or three years be¬ 
 fore, at which time he was employed a Commiflioner hither , the Ambaflador 
 of Denmark came in along with the others. 
 
 Laftly (Tor we would not be over tedious with Inftances^ when the Grand 
 Fiafi was held at Whitehall an. 19. Car. 2. the Srvedijb Ambaflador had not only 
 a place affigned him in the Choire , at the North fide of the Altar, to behold 
 the Solemnities on the Feaji day in the chaff el, and when the Grand Processors 
 palled into the Court, he alfo went out at the little door on the North fide of 
 the Chafpel, up to the Greencloth Chamber, whence he had a fair profpeft of it, 
 and thence returned to behold the Ceremonies of the Ojfring. But when the 
 Soviraign was at Dinner, he entred the Banquetting- houje f rom the Trivy Gallery, 
 and palling to the Soveraign s Table, flood there on the left hand of the gueen, 
 thence he went to faiute the Knights-Comf anions at their Table, beginning with 
 his Highnefs the Duke of Corky and at all thefe places was attended by Sir Charles 
 Cotterell Majter of the Ceremonies. 
 
 In the lad place comes in the Banquet, brought up to the Soveraign’s Table fly 
 the Pessjiomrs, in the fame order, and with the fame Attendants as are the Sove¬ 
 raign s Mefies: only, in the place of the Clerks of the Kitchin, the chief Clerks of 
 the Sficery waits, but the Banquet for the Knights-Comf anions, is brought tip by 
 the Teomen of the Guard. 
 
 And now, that the soveraign and Knights-Comf anions have dined, the Knights 
 r firft rife, and having walhed, place themfelves a little below the State, intneir 
 tifual order, and there make their Reverences to the soveraign 5 and hereof we 
 find particular mention made an. 24. H. 8 . in thefe words, ‘ The Knights-Compa- 
 nions fat upon their Forms, notwithjlanding their Boards mere taken up . and until 
 the Lords, which at that Feaft fat at the Soveraign / Table, were alfo taken up, and 
 then they immediately arofe, and went together, and made their obcyfances to the 
 Soveraign. 
 
 After this, the Soveraign hears Grace, faid by the Prelate, then is u Water 
 brought up with the ufual Ceremony, and the Soveraign walheth. 
 
 This being done, the Knights Companions making again due Reverence to the 
 Soveraign, he puts offhisCpp, and falutes them as ufually, and forthwith proceeds 
 back to the Prefince-Chamber, with the Knights and officers of the Order before 
 him, and being arrived at the ftep before the State, he again faluteth the Knights- 
 Comf anions', who having made their Reverences to him, he appoints the ** Hour 
 for their attendance again, to go to the fecond Vefpers, and forthwith pafieth 
 thence into his Privy Lodgings, taking the ojficers of the Order before him, and 
 the * Knights-Comf anions following after; thus they all retire till the time ap¬ 
 pointed, to go to the fecond Vefpers. 
 
 In like manner doth the Soveraign s Lieutenant proceed from the Prefence to 
 the Hall, or fuch other Room where the Dinner is prepared ; only his place of 
 Seffion at the Table, is t a little on the left hand the Cloth of State, or at the*end 
 of the Table 5 and after Dinner he returns to the Prefence, in the lame order as 
 
 doth the Soveraign. 
 
 But what order was taken in King Henry the Eighth’s Reign, for the enter¬ 
 tainment of the soveraign 9, Deputy at IVindefor, during the continuance of the 
 Feaji, may be feen by thefe following directions, which, to this particular,are ve¬ 
 ry obfervable. 
 
 ' Memorandum. t[j<U tfjeSaterday at Wynde(br,t()e Lords ant) Knights of 
 t&e Carter keeps tbe GE&amber, anb in like cafe tbe Sonday at ©oupet. 
 ffirft tbe flrefidentj attpe EBoarD bpjs metre allone- 
 
 Item 
 
Sect. VIII. 
 
 597 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feafi: Day. 
 
 3trm, tbe Lords o? Knights at t6c fat'D T8o?BeftnDea. S@eiTe o? ?■ as 
 tljecafe requtmb, SBafere anD apocta* tbe fat'D Dpgbts. 
 
 Stem, tbe fapD npgbt tljct t>» oon Dalle feept foi tbe Lords ©erbante, 
 artt) fo ferbebe Wbett the Lords be at ©oupere. 
 
 Stem, tjjc Sunday following, tbe Prefident, Witball tbe Knyghts of tbe 
 Carter, poo b?Cfer tDttC fa8s Wtfb tbe L)ean of Wyndefor, atbP* €O0*, 
 
 epcept 2. o? 3- ®bj>ne* of TSeif, wbicb be fcnDe from tbe ®a(lle rbptbcre. 
 
 Stem, tbe fapD Sondaye, tOpen tbe Prefident wttb tbe Knyghts be at 
 bpgbt metre, then there is a fp?fte b -.Ue bepte tn tbe Cattle fo? tbetr ©er* 
 bants anD otbete. 
 
 Stem, tbe fap'o Sonday at Dinner, tbe Prefident fieepetbtbe pall, Wttb 
 tbe Knyghts at tbeTSoarDsenD at Dpnner; but tbe Prefident tpttetb not 
 in tbe Cbete of Cltate, but bp. 
 
 Stem, tbe fapD Sonday, tbe Deane of tbeCollcdge Wttb tbole CoIIedge, 
 fptttng tn tball at tbe lattere Dpnere, anD no trm?e. 
 
 Stem, tbe fapD Dap anD Dpnner, tbe Lord, anD tbe Deane with tbe 
 Coiiedge, tbe Heralds anD tbe Marfhall be fcrbeD W»b ffiHafer* anD 
 Spocras. 
 
 Memorandum, tfmt tbe Prefident, anD tbe Knyghts of tbe Garter, babe 
 both tbe Saterday at nfgbt anD Sonday, bopDe. 
 
 Memorandum, that there be fent tbe Monday following to tbeColledge 
 fo? tbe Knyghts b?etsefans5, B?eDe, 8le, dtpne, a certerne. 3- CbpnesTof 
 TSeifa, a ©urlopne of»etf, 4. Capon* goo®, 18 fcabbett*, 18. Pigion*. 
 
 18 Cbpb. 9nD otber fuebe, a* tbe ©teWarDe of tbe JFcaGe tbtnfe* bed. 
 9nD all tbe reG, to be at tbe tbarge of tbe Deane. 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 
 The Ceremonies belonging to tbe fecond Vefpers. 
 
 S ince the Ceremonies relating to the fecond Vefpers at tvindefor, are but the 
 Repetition of thofe, which have been performed on the Eve of the Feafi-, we 
 fhall pafs them over with more brevity, being very unwilling to cloy the Reader 
 with needlefs recitals. 
 
 The time for Proceeding to the Chapter-houfe, hath moft ufually been about four 
 a Clock in the Afternoon of St. George's day , but fometimes not before five; 
 and fo long did the fervices of the Dinner hold, when the Feafi of St. George 
 was celebrated ottvindefor, the* 14. of September, an. 15. Jac. R. that th e Knights- a tvs. pens 
 Companions proceeded by b Torch light to the Chapter-houfe. bT£. w - G - 
 
 The place from whence the Proceeding begins is (as at other times) the Cham- ^ b 
 
 her of Prefence ; in reference to which the sword is there laid in readinefs, on the 
 Chair under the state , and all other things put in order, as- on the Eve of the 
 Feafi. 
 
 The Terfons whereof the Proceeding is compofed, the manner and order there¬ 
 of, the publick Proceffional may to the Chapter-houfe , is the very fame as on the 
 Eve ; and when the Soveraign and Knights did at any time proceed to the Chap- 
 pel on Horfeback, on the Eve and Morning of the Feafi day, c they have, ill like c MS. pern 
 manner, proceeded to the fecond Vefpers. Anb.Com.An~ 
 
 It hath been cuftomary, for the Soveraign and Knights-Companions to hold a 
 Chapter before the fecond Vefpers, and therein, for the moft part, have been tranf- sbmtrfM. 17. 
 afted all Affitirs relating to this moft Noble Order ; as the making new Confii- 
 lotions, regulating things amtfs, reading Petitions, making Orders thereupon, de- lit. 
 termming Controverfies and Difputes referring to the Officers of the Order, Alms- 
 Knights,6-c. and fuch like matters, either ordinary or extraordinary ; for inftance. 
 
 An. 28 Ft. 8. we find it recorded, that the Soveraign and Knights-Companions 
 (having performed all the Ceremonies of the Feafi (then held at Greenwich) 
 
598 
 
 T he Ceremonies on the Feafl Day. 
 
 -HAP. 
 
 XXL 
 
 .d Lib. N. pag. 
 
 f C MS. pines 
 gl W.D.N. vi¬ 
 de etiam MS. 
 penes G.O.T. 
 pag. 113. & 
 CeUett. pnfat. 
 R C.CLfol.9. 
 h ^ Ex eod. 
 i \MS. penes 
 k Seund W. 
 
 \ )D.N.fol. 
 mU .b. 
 
 n Falm.Jturn. 
 pag. 2$. 
 
 o Palmers 
 Journ. pro an. 
 1639. p. 33. 
 
 p MS. pen. IV. 
 D. N.fol. 10 . 
 (y - 6 . b. 
 q EtfoL 8. b. 
 -vide etiam 
 MS.penesG.O. 
 T.pag. n?. 6* 
 114. 
 
 viz on th- Eve, Matins , and folemn Ofring on the Fm /2 Day, m the Morn¬ 
 ing ) J at the fecond Vefpers, before they entred the Choire , they went afide to 
 t he soveraigns Clofet, and there debated the ordinary affairs relating to the Order: 
 but befides this Inftance, many other are fcattered up and down th eKcgiflers. 
 
 And frequently, both at Whitehall and Greenwich, (this Feafl being there 
 celebrated ) hath this Chapter been held in the Soveraigns f Clofet , near the 
 Chatteli from whence, at the breaking up thereof, the Soveraign hath now and 
 then in s Perfon, proceeded into the Chappel, to the fecond Vefpers. But gene¬ 
 rally h remained in the Clofet , during the celebration of thofe Divine Othces : 
 and in fach cafe, the * Lieutenant b applying the place of the imr«ji>, hath pro¬ 
 ceeded from the Clofet, through the Hall into the Chappell. Where note that 
 the k proceedin' from the Prefence to the Clofet before the - Sovereign, and thence 
 into the chappel 1 before the Soveraigns Lieutenant (as alfo the returns thereotj 
 are ordered in all points, as on the Eve of the Feafl. 
 
 But. if the soveraign do not proceed to the fecond Vefpers, then is this Chap¬ 
 ter held in forne convenient Room of the soveraigns Privy Lodgings, before 
 the Proceedin' begin, for fo it was an. <” 6 Elite., and an. » 13 Car. 1. when (at 
 the hour of Tierce) many things were Decreed in a chapter there celebrated. 
 
 As foon as the chapter rifeth, the soveraign and Kntghts-Companions, proceed 
 to the Well Door or the Choire, where the Alms-Knights being arrived firft 
 they after them the whole Proceeding enters, in the ufual order, and with the 
 accuftomed Reverences and Ceremonies ; all placing thernlelves, as they ar¬ 
 rive at the Stations and Seats formerly mentioned, and m that manner and Or¬ 
 der as they did at their Entry into the Choire, to the hrlt Vejpcrs. 
 
 Which Ceremony of the Soveraign and Knights-Compamons entrance an e - 
 (ion in their Stalls, being finifbed, the Prelate afeends to the Altar as before, 
 and begins the Divine Service, during which, he Scruteny for Election o( Knights 
 is mod commonly taken 5 of which we have fepokyn at large in the Chapter of 
 
 When the fecond Vefpers are finithed, the Proceeding paffeth out of the Choire, 
 the Kniehts- Companions and the Soveraign following, and returns to the Pretence 
 Chamber, whence He and the Knights-Companions retire t.ll Supper be ready; 
 all things being done, as when they paft out of the choire, and Proceeded to 
 the Prefence at the finifhing of the hit Vefpers. , 
 
 But an. IS Car. 1. it hapning to be late, ere the fecond Vefpers weie ended 
 the Soveraign went ° not to the Prefence Chamber from the Chappel 0 but marched 
 direffly to the great Hall to Supper, by Torch light. 
 
 When the Feafl hath been kept at Whitehall or Greenwich, it the Soveraign 
 went r into the Chappel to the fecond Vefpers, the return of he Proceeding was 
 immediately thence through the great Hall, and up into the Prefence. But if the 
 Soveraign proceeded no farther then the 1 Clofet, and there ttaid, both holding 
 the Chatter and during Divine Service i then he Soveraigns Lieutenant as he 
 came from the Chappel, part alfo through the Great Hall, and up into the Guard 
 Chamber and thence to the Clofet, where receiving the Soveraign, they all proceed¬ 
 ed thence before him into the Prefence in the ufual order; where the Proceeding 
 ending all r. fired till Supper was ready. Neverthelefs if the supper on the Feafl 
 Da, at night was prepared in the Banquetting-Houfe ; then the Soveraigns semen 
 from the Chappel or Clofet, was over the Terrace, into the faid Room, and up to 
 the State there. 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 
 Of the Supper on the Evening of Hoe Feafl Day. 
 
 I T hath been very feldom feen, that the soveraign hath fupped publickly in 
 St. Georges Hall, on the Feafl Day, but when he doth (as' an. 14 Car. ij 
 
 pag.* u. 
 
Sect. I. 
 
 5 99 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 the Proceeding thither, the Ceremonies and attendance there, and return thence, 
 are in all refpefts performed, as at the Supper on the Em. 
 
 But if the Soveraign' s Lieutenant hath on this night flipped publickly (as for¬ 
 
 merly it often hapned at Whitehall) then this Meal was made in the r Prefence f . 
 
 Z 1 /. mkorp flap r tai/fsmtu# Hif o I r\np o t- tlio tiiM./iu.k.A _ I- , 1 _ C*. ^ 
 
 merly it often hapned at Whitehall') then this Meal was made in the r Frefence ( S ms t nei 
 Chamber, where the Lieutenant fat alone at the Soveraign s liable, on the left »'t. 
 hand of the Cloth of State, as was ufual at other times, and the Knigkts-Compa- isr ms pm. S. 
 
 nions at a Table fet along the fide of the Room; all being ferved after the ac- 0 1IJ> 
 cuftomed manner. 
 
 Sometimes, it Greenwich, the Soveraign^ Lieutenant and Knights-Companions 
 have fupped in the ‘ Council Chamber, as an. 8. Elite,, (and alfoin the “Great Cham aCa'Iell.R.C. 
 her, at the end of the Guard-Chamber on the Eve, as an. 27. of the lame Queen) 
 
 And when Supper was ended, they all proceeded back to the Prefence-Chamber, 
 and there (having appointed the Hour of meeting the next morning) took leave 
 one of another, and departed to their feveral Lodgings, to put off their Robes. 
 
 CHAP. XXII. 
 
 THE 
 
 OBSERVED ON THE 
 
 OF THE FEAST. 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 Of Proceeding to the Chapter*houfe in the Morning. 
 
 I T is obferved by the Author of the Rationale, upon our Book of Common- 
 
 Prayer, “That great Solemnities have fome days after them to continue a Pa>: usj 
 their memory in Prorogationem Fejli, which are b added as Attendants in b Ibid. 174. 
 honor of the Feaji. And it may be well enough prefumed, that upon this 
 ground, the Founder lengthened out the Feaji of St. George with part of 
 the following day; one being too little to contain all the Ceremonies, defign- 
 ed by him to fet forth the State of this high Feftival, 
 
The Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Chap. XXIF. 
 
 6 oo 
 
 * jeh 7. *.39. Amona the + Jews , the laft day of the Feajl of Tabernacles was taken for the 
 greateft day; but though it be not fo to be underfiood here, yet doth this laft 
 day (hare in a very great part of the Solemnity of the Feajl ; for in the diftri- 
 bution of the Ceremonies , there are appointed to it particulars, both Civil and 
 Solemn. As firff,the Affairs tranfafted in Chapter, chiefly concerning the Eldliou 
 of Knights, with their Proceeding to the chappel ; and fecondly, the services ufed 
 in the Chappel, viz. th eOjfring of Cold and silver , and Hatchments of deceafed 
 Knight s-Compani on s. 
 
 1 v.U The bringing of the ‘Sword into the Prefence, the fetting the Proceeding in or- 
 
 K, cl. der, and the manner of the Soveraign and Knights Proceeding to the chapter- 
 
 hossfe, is performed in the fame fort as it was on the Eve of the Feajl ; the So¬ 
 lemnity differing only in this, that then the soveraign and Knights-Companions 
 are obliged by the statutes, to proceed in full Robes ; here, by the indulgence 
 d An. 12. Q f King Henry the Eighths d Statutes all are difpenfed with , faving the upper 
 Robe or Mantle : and where then, the Image of St. George was worn pendent 
 at the Collar of the Order, now a blew Ribband fulficeth ; and in lieu of their 
 Caps and Feathers, they now wear only their ordinary Hats. 
 eCoBett.W. te Firff, therefore the e Knights.Companions and officers of the Order, repair to 
 n.cl. ' ' the soveraigns Privy Lodgings, and there attend his going into the Prefence 
 Chamber. 
 
 The Officers of Arms, Prebends, and Alms-Knights, as alfo the Knights-Compa- 
 nions servants, (habited as the Day beforej meet in the feveral places they then 
 did, and there wait the Soveraigns coming forth. 
 
 The Soveraign attended with his Train-bearers, enters the Prefence, and takes 
 his Stand before th estate. 
 
 The Proceeding advanceth towards the chapter-Houfe , in the accuftomed 
 Order. 
 
 Generally, and forthemoft part, the Proceeding paffeth on foot (and lome- 
 times on Horfeback) the publick way : yet the late Soveraign King Charles 
 lAn-i- Cara . ti;e ufednow and then, to pafs the private way, f over the Terrace . But an. 
 Car'T. "palm. 1 5 jar. Reg. there was no folemn proceeding at all, for the publick way was fo 
 ywrn.faj.20.g peftered with Carts, that the Soveraign and Knights-Companions were con- 
 t,MSfen',E. f trJ . nec | to p 3 f, t0 the Chapter-Houfe in their ordinary Apparel,and put on their 
 ' 154 ' Mantles there. 
 
 It was the ancient Cufiom, to celebrate a Chapter in the Morning ot the lilt 
 Day of the Feajl, before the soveraign proceeded to the Chappel, whereinto 
 the Soveraign and Knights-Companions entring and opening the fame, have given 
 diDatch to fuch affairs relating to the Order , as were, either not finifhed or 
 treated of in the Precedent chapters : but the chief bufinefs then is to make 
 Election of Knights, where any Stall is void. 
 
 Which Chapter, hath fometimes (when the Soveraign did not go to the Chap- 
 h Cslittl.W. It pel) been kept in the h Privy Chamber, and the prefent Affairs difpatcht in that 
 f-ci. Room; and then the Soveraigns Lieutenant waving the Chapter-Houfe, hath pro¬ 
 
 ceeded flraight on to the Chappel, and entred in at the South Door thereof. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of the Eleft Knights Proceeding into tie Choire. 
 
 W Here an EleUion hath been made of a Perfonthen prefent at Court, he is 
 called in to the chapter-Houfe by Carter according, to the ufual manner. 
 Where the Garter is buckled about his Leg, and the George put about his Neck ; 
 ■chat 10 (of which particular Ceremony we have ■ already fpoken) this being done^ it 
 hath been ufual for the Elect Knight to receive the further honor ot palling 
 
 immediately 
 
Sect. Ilf. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 3 
 
 immediately in the Proceeding to the Chappel, whether it were from the chapter- 
 Houfe, or Preface-Chamber, which he doth in his k ordinary apparel, always bare- k Ex 
 headed, as did the 'Earl of Northumberland, an. I r Car. 1. and without any other 
 Ornaments of the Order, faving the forefaid Carter and George : and the place 0. 
 
 allowed him in the Proceeding, is between the Knight j Companions and the Offi- lMS - 
 cers of Arms, of which there are a multitude of Prefidents. 
 
 In this place » Sir Henry Sydney rode, in the Proceeding to the chaipel at “ MS.fit.pm. 
 tPindefir, an. 6 Elite., and here went the Lord" Hunfdon immediately after he 
 was elected, an. 3. E Hz. fo alfo the “ Earl of Northumberland the 506 of the fame n mi. ms. 
 Queen. /■■' ?. t. 
 
 But where two Knights have been Elected,they then proceed together before 0 
 the Knights-Companions, ("the Senior being taken on the right hand) as did the 
 Earl of p Arundel and Vifc. Rochefier , an. 9 Jac. Reg. and the Earl of 1 Rutland pr 
 and Sir George Villars, an. 14 Jac. Reg. Howbeit Charles Duke of Turk., being 
 elefted at the fame time , went in the Proceeding ’ next before the Prince his 
 Brother, then the Soveraigns Lieutenant. 
 
 When the Proceeding is arrived at the Choice Door, the Alms-Knights , rre- 
 bends, and Officers of Arms, the Knights-Companions and Officers of die Order, 
 enter with ufual Ceremony, and take their feveral Stations , as on the Ew; 
 and laftly, the soveraign, if prefent. The Elctt Knight alfo enters in tourn as he 
 proceeded, and is f placed by Garter next before the loweft stall 5 or if there be f& cm. a 
 two newly Ele&ed, and both proceed to the chappel, the one is placed under v - w - 
 the lowed: Stall on the Princes fide, the other under the lowed Stall on the So¬ 
 veraigns. But if any great State pafs in the Proceeding , he then is placed be¬ 
 fore iuch Stalls as is deiigned for him ; and fo was 1 Charles Duke of torian. rMS.ptmE. 
 9 Jac. Reg. to wit, before the Stall next below the Princes. 5 w.o.f.i^.t. 
 
 Being thus placed, they are there to " Ifand all service time ; for fo did the u cm.A. 
 Earl of w Suffolk., an. 3 Car. 1. the Earl of * Northampton, an. 4 Car. 1. and V W ,- b 
 the Earl of v Northumberland , an . 9 Car. 1. nor are they to make any more x ibici/%6*. 
 Reverences than at their * coming into the Choire, and palling out, unlefs a Stool y m - 
 be brought in and they permitted to fit down, and then are they obliged to *{ MS ‘ 
 make their Reverences * upon all occafions, when they either fit or rife. ° 
 
 Neverthelefs,by reafon of the length of the Ceremonies, and in cafe of A^e 
 or Infirmity, the Knights Eleff, have obtained Licence from th e Sovereign, or his 
 Lieutenant, to fit down and be covered. So, for like caufe, the Lord » Burleigh a MS. 
 in Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, and the Earl of Southampton, an. 13 Car. 2. were 
 permitted to fit. The like indulgence had the Earls of 15 Dunbar and Pembroke, !>j MS. pen, 
 an. 6 Jac. from the Prince, (then th e Soveraigns Lieutenant) and alfo the Earl f E w a ' 
 of e Rutland, and Sir George Villars from the Sovereign, an. 14 Jac. Reg. and laflly * ' ‘ 47 ' J ‘ 
 James Duke of Cork, d an. 17 Car. 1. But, though the favour of repofin? at iP-lm. h, (c 
 this time is allowed, the c stool may not to be brought into the Choire before 7 mn ‘ 
 the sovereign has been pleafed, by fome publick fignal, to give him leave to (it ' ^ 
 down, and then to be called for and not before; though it ought to be in readi- 
 nefs, in fome place near and unfeen. 
 
 SECT. 111. 
 
 Of the Ceremonies performed at Divine Service. 
 
 A N D now to pafs on.- When the Soveraign hath attended his Royal Scat, 
 The Knights-Companions in due order t,ake their Stalls. 
 
 The Officers of the Order their Seats; and then 
 
 The Prelate (with the Serjeant of the Vejlry before him) goes up to the 
 Nortnude of the Altar, and begins the Adorning Service. 
 
 Ffff 
 
 After 
 
 mmnmmmmmmmrM 
 
do 1 
 
 '['be Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Chap. XXII. 
 
 c CCileB. W. 
 Z. I'N. Cl. 
 
 hi 
 
 Mafs of Re- 
 qwem. 
 
 i Lib.N.p 109. 
 
 Star. Art. 14. 
 H. 8. St at. 
 Art. 12. 
 
 m Shape 2$ 
 Offering of 
 
 After him, the Merger of the Colledge proceeds up before two Prebends 5 who 
 put on their Copes on the Southfide of the Altar , and affift in the Divine 
 Offices. 
 
 But whereas the late sovereign King Charles the Firth, of everBleffed Memory, 
 had throughout all his Raign, a Sermon preached before him, on every Tuefday 
 Morning, it fometimes fell out that this latter Feajl day, hapned to be on a 
 Tuefday, (as it did an. 8. of the fame Sovcraign at Whitehall ) and then f at 
 fuch time as the Prelate was otherwife to proceed up to the Altar, the Pulpit was 
 brought into the Choire, and placed in the s middle of the lowermoft Haut Pas, 
 and immediately the Sermon began : which being ended, it was removed, 
 and forthwith the h Prelate proceeded up to the Altar as ufually, and began 
 
 ^In'this Morning Service (before the Reformation of our Church) was the • Mafs 
 of Requiem folemnly fung by the Abbot of Tower-hill , for the Souls of the 
 Knights-Cof/iptinions and all faithful Souls departed 5 a nd this was taken care for 
 by the k Statutes. 
 
 As alfo, that at the Celebration thereof, 1 all the Knights at th e Feajl fhould 
 be prefect, uiilefs any one were hindered by fome reafonable caufe, or in fpe- 
 cial manner Licenced by the Soveraign. 
 
 At this Celebration were the deceafed Knights-Companroni Atchievements alio 
 Offered, with folemn Ceremony 5 concerning which we (hall difeourfe at large 
 
 Another Ceremony belonging to the fervice of this Morning, is the Pffnng 
 Gold and Sil- 0 f Cold ancl S jl ver , w hich when the firft Sentence of the Offertory hath been 
 pronounced, is again performed by the soveraign (or his Lieutenant) and Knights- 
 Companions prefent. 
 
 The Ceremonies and Circnmftances appertaining thereunto at this time, are 
 the fame throughout in all particulars, as are fet down to beoblerved at the 
 like Offering on "the Feajl Day, and therefore for avoiding Repetition, we (hall 
 refer the Reader to the place where that is treated on" before. 
 
 After all the betore-mentioned Ceremonies in the Chappel, and Divine Ser¬ 
 vice are ended, the Prelate defeends from the Altar to his Form ; Whereupon 
 all prepare to go out of the Choire (which is exaftly performed in the ufual 
 orRr as on the Eve of the Feajl) from whence, the soveraign and Knight s- 
 Companions molt commonly proceed to the Chapter-Houfe, where being entred,they 
 P M s. pen. iv. immediately ? put off their Mantles, and therewith the Ceremonies of this Grand 
 D.N.foi. i6.b. pQjfl ta ke ending. 
 
 tToTan. Heretofore, when the Feajl was held at Whitehall the Sovereigns Lieutenant 
 i ^.Jitc.Kvide anc j Knivhts-Cowpjnions were nccuftomed., to put on then' Alantlcs i without the 
 chappel-Door, afloon as they returned from Morning Service. But an. 1? Car. 1. 
 MS.pai.il at the finilhing of this Morning Service , the r proceeding went back before the 
 soveraign to the Prefence-Chamber, fo alfo *». 19 Car 3 . and 1 in like manner an. 
 f ll&ao i. 1 7 Car.i . 'it marched before the soveraign in order, from the Cathedral Church 
 "ctLaWMS r ° r k-> toth e Soveraign Palace, before they put off their Mantles. 
 
 CL de an. 10. 
 
 Eli^. Et MS. ________ 
 
 penes G. 0 . T. 
 tag. 113 . 
 r Lib. R. pag. 
 
 12 6. 
 
 f Palm. Jomn. 
 
 P a &' 4 5 - 
 
 n Chap. 21. 
 Sell. 5. 
 Proceeding 
 out of the 
 Choire. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 The Diets at fowe of the Grand Feafts. 
 
 W E were unwilling to interrupt the Courle of the Ceremonies relative to 
 this Grand Feajl, with what fome will efteem perhaps improper,if not tri¬ 
 vial : neverthelefi (ince others judge it may contribute to the fetting forth the 
 Grandeur and Magnificence of it, if the particulars of the Diets be made known, 
 we (hall add for Corolary , an account of fome of them here, 
 
 An 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Morrow after . 
 
 <5og 
 
 An Ordinance for the King, the gucen, and the Knights of the Garter tib.nts pemr 
 at Windefir, for Saturday Supper and Sunday Dinner, the 28. and 29. ' 
 
 days of May, an. 11 . Reg. Henrici oilavi. 
 
 Saturday supper 
 
 Sunday Dinner 
 
 firfi Courfi. 
 
 firji Courfi. 
 
 Canell. Soppus to Potage. 
 
 A George on Horfeback. 
 
 Organs of Ling Standerd. 
 
 Chikins in brewel. 
 
 Salmon Calvcr. 
 
 Peltel of Hert for gr. 111. 
 
 Tyke in Erblade. 
 
 Capons in Erblade. 
 
 Piece. 
 
 Cignets. 
 
 Frenies mar. 
 
 Carpes of Veniion. 
 
 Citngcr gr. 
 
 Capons of halt gr. 
 
 Salles in folemfaute. 
 
 Herons. 
 
 Moletts in grave. 
 
 Pyke in Latum fawce. 
 
 Tenches in Grefell.fawce. 
 
 Salman Calver. 
 
 Carpe in (harpe fawee. 
 
 A made Difij. 
 
 Creves mar. 
 
 Pies of Paries. 
 
 Domfitts defire. 
 
 Cujlard planted with Garters. 
 
 Tart covered. 
 
 A Tart doled with Arms. 
 
 Fritor Lion. 
 Premne Orangs. 
 Vno eq. per pero 
 Leche. 
 
 Second Courfi. 
 
 Second Courfi. 
 
 Mainemy Royal. 
 
 A Sotelte. 
 
 Halebut in engrailed. 
 
 Jely rpocras- 
 
 Frelh Sturgion. 
 
 Kind Kid. 
 
 Bafe. 
 
 Fefants. 
 
 Sowre Moletts. 
 
 Bremes, or Memes. 
 
 Bremes aque dulc. 
 
 Perches in foyle. 
 
 Gocltvits. 
 
 Birds of the Neff. 
 
 Flits gr. rolf. 
 
 Chikens. 
 
 Chines of Salmon r. 
 
 Veions. 
 
 Forpos in Armor. 
 
 Rabetsi. 
 
 Creves . dozen. 
 
 Feres made. 
 
 Orangs bak. 
 
 Sturgion r. 
 
 Tart melior. 
 
 Creves dd. 
 
 Leche Cumforte. 
 
 §>uales. 
 
 Venifon in part. 
 
 Tart party. 
 
 Orangs bak. 
 
 Leche. 
 
 For the Knights Dinner on Sunday. ati.pl 2. 
 
 Firji Courfi. 
 
 Chikins in brewel. 
 
 Fejiels or gr. fchare. 
 Capra in Erblade. 
 
 C'guess or Green-Geefe. 
 
 - 1 Ve - 'Gm or Veal. 
 ■ rant o> dlyt. 
 
 second Courfi. 
 
 Jcly rppocras. 
 
 Kyd or Larnbe peru. 
 
 Fefiunts. 
 
 guales. 
 
 Chikins. 
 
 Pigeons. 
 
 f f f 2 
 
 Pyke 
 
T be Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Chat. XXII. 
 
 6 04 
 
 Tyke or Lampre p. 
 .salmon Calver. 
 Tier of Paris. 
 CuJIard Plancyd. 
 Fryttors. 
 
 Rabets. 
 
 Stnrgion r. 
 
 Creves dd. 
 
 Venifon in path. 
 
 Tart party. 
 
 Bamdrets or Orangs bak. 
 Leche . 
 
 This Fare followeth the Knights at the fecond Table. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 Potage. 
 
 Gr. s chare. 
 
 Capon boiled. 
 
 Green Geefe. 
 
 Veal rofted. 
 
 Ties or CuJIard. 
 
 Lampre pr. 
 
 Fritter or Leche. 
 
 This Fare 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 Potage. 
 
 Gr. schare. 
 
 Capon boiled. 
 
 Green Geefe for 12 or 16 Mefs. 
 Real. 
 
 Ties or CuJIard paru. 
 
 Frittor. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 A Viande. 
 
 Lansbe. 
 
 Chikjns or Tigions. 
 Venifon bak. or Tart. 
 Creves dd. 
 
 Leche or Frittor. 
 
 is for the firjl Hall. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 A Viand. 
 
 Lamb. 
 
 Chikins or Pigeons. 
 Venifon bak. 
 
 Leche or Frittor. 
 
 Ibii.fd. 5. ivajle to be given by the great Officers Cxx, Mefs. 
 
 Beef, Veal, Geefe , and Capon. 
 
 IVaJle to be dealt at Gate, viz. CCCC. Mefs. 
 
 Beef, Veal, and Bakemeats, Venifon or other. 
 
 This courfe for giving IVaJle, was continued until an. 12. Car. 2. that theP/fr- 
 veyances and Provifions for the Kings Houjhold, were taken away by A (1 of Par¬ 
 liament. 
 
 liid.fd. 4: A Proportion made for the forefaid Feajl of St. George. 
 
 Beef 
 
 24 
 
 Kyds 
 
 14 
 
 Moulton 
 
 92 
 
 Lambs Suckers 
 
 H 
 
 Veales. 
 
 74 
 
 Lambs gr. 
 
 9 6 
 
 Tykes 
 
 24 
 
 Toting Cranes 
 
 3 doz. 
 
 Lampre pr. 
 
 240 
 
 Dottrells 
 
 5 dd. 
 
 Cygnets 
 
 3 doz. 
 
 Quails 
 
 15 dd. 
 
 Green Geefe 
 
 18 dd. 
 
 Creme 
 
 1 6 gall. 
 
 Herons 
 
 8 dd. 
 
 Crude 
 
 60 g. 
 
 Fefants 
 
 4 dd. 
 
 Milk. 
 
 60 g. 
 
 Bre.cz or Gully. 
 
 1 6 dd. 
 
 Butter and Eggs plenty. 
 
 
 Goddrvitts 
 
 S dd. 
 
 Peacocks with their Tails 
 
 1 6 
 
 Birds of the Neft 200. 
 
 Tajiry. 
 
 
 Pigeons 
 
 50 dd. 
 
 Creme 
 
 24 g- 
 
 Chikjns 
 
 52 dd. 
 
 Crude 
 
 80 g. 
 
 Rabits 
 
 36 dd. 
 
 Milk 
 
 76 g- 
 
 Capon 
 
Sect. IV, 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Morrow. after. 
 
 Capon of gr. 12. 
 
 Capon k. 8. dd. 
 
 Capon cos. 16. dd. 
 
 Hens. 40. dd. 
 
 Aples 
 Oranges, 
 Butler J 
 
 200. 
 
 300. 
 
 toferve the (kid Feaft. 
 
 Eggs ^ J 
 
 I. s. d. 
 
 The charge of the whole came to 431 03 09.; 
 
 For the Feajl of St. George , held at Whitehall, on Monday th% 22. and Tues¬ 
 day the 23. days of April, in the 19. year of the Reign of our Soveraign 
 Lord King Charles the Second, An. Dom. 1667. 
 
 The Supper for the Soveraign on the Eve ("being Monday night) was prepared 
 and fet upon the Table in the Banqueting-Houfe, two by two, beginning at the 
 Eaft end of it, and the reft of the Dithes were fet upon the other Dilhes, as Ri¬ 
 ders in the middle. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 I. Ducklings b oyledxij. 
 3. i , a/w»»boyledj.cafe. 
 5. Creen Geefe xij. 
 
 7. Pike with Prawns, 
 Cockles, and Oyjlers. 
 9. Venifon Pye. 
 
 II . Chickens boyled xij. 
 13. Carps Great iij. 
 
 1 5 Tongues and Vdders 
 
 iiij. 
 
 17. Kid j. cafe. 
 
 19. Beatilia Pye. 
 
 I. Veal Solid ij. 
 
 3. Pullets Great vj. 
 
 5. Ducklings xij. 
 
 7. Lobfters vj. 
 
 9. pheafemts with Eggs 
 
 vj- 
 
 II. Partridges xij. 
 
 13. Crabs buttered vj. 
 15. Gammons Baron ij. 
 17. Chickens marriona- 
 ted xij. 
 
 19. Pullets Souft vj. 
 
 a I. Petty Paties. 
 
 22. Rabbits fryed xij. 
 
 23. Sallet. 
 
 24. Capon good per Sal- 
 lets iiij. 
 
 25. flaito/marrionated 
 2 6 . Halhed Sallet. 
 
 27. Cold Sparagrafs. 
 
 28. Pickled Sallets. 
 
 29. Street breads Arago. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 21. Tongues iiij. 
 
 22. Leich. 
 
 23. Anchovis , Cave are, 
 and pickled Oyjlers. 
 
 24. Eggs of Portugal. 
 
 25. Blamange. 
 
 26 . Creame Piftache. 
 
 27. Sparragrafs. 
 
 28. Jelly. 
 
 29. Prawnes. 
 
 2. Veal Arago. , 
 
 4. Pidgeon Pye. 
 
 6 . Gammon Bacon with 
 iiijP«/feArgreatcourfe. 
 8. Bids; Pigeons xij. 
 
 10. Chines Mutton and 
 Veal iij. 
 
 12. Hens with Eggs 
 ha(ht vj. 
 
 14. Oyjler Pye. 
 
 1 6. Capons boyled ij. 
 18. Pullet aGranowiiij. 
 20. Capons fat. v. 
 
 2. Salmon col. 
 
 4. Tongue Pye. 
 
 6 . Leverets vj. 
 
 8. Chickens fat xij. 
 
 10. skerret Pye. 
 
 12. Turky Chick.su ij. 
 14. Tarts forts. 
 
 1 6. Pigeons tame xij. 
 
 18. Lamprey Pye. 
 
 20. Sallet. 
 
 Four Mefs of Fare ferved to Supper on the Eve to the Knights-Companions Ta¬ 
 bles, viz. one to the Duke of Forks Table, and three to the other fix Knights 
 then prefent, and one Mefs of the fame fare to the Prelate and the other offi¬ 
 cers of the Order. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 Capons boyled ij. 
 IVildboar Pye. 
 Kid j. cafe. 
 Carpes great iij. 
 
 Pullets great vj. 
 Gammon Bacon ij. 
 Ducklings xij. 
 Carpes Souft ij. 
 
 Chicken 
 
6o6 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Chap. XXIL 
 
 Chicks" Pye frofted. 
 
 Gammon Bacon with 4. Pullets 
 great. 
 
 Bilk of shelfifh. 
 yens fin Pye. 
 
 Bilk Pigeons xij. 
 
 Tongue and Udders iiij. 
 
 Pike great. 
 
 Capons fat iiij. 
 
 Turkey Pye. 
 
 Jegot Multon ferft. 
 
 Teal Arago. 
 
 Green Ccefi x. 
 
 Beatilia Pye. 
 chickens boyled xij. 
 
 Sweet Breads Arago. 
 
 Sallets. 
 
 Partridges viij. 
 
 Lamprey Pye. 
 
 Oyjier Pye. 
 
 Turkey Chicks xij. 
 
 Prarones. 
 
 Pidgeons tame xij. 
 
 Tongues iiij. 
 
 Chickens fat xij. 
 
 Tongue Pye. 
 
 Rabbets xij. 
 
 Anchovis Caveare and pickled Oy- 
 Jiers. 
 
 Leich. 
 
 Lobfters vj. 
 
 Sparagrafs. 
 
 Tarts Sorts. 
 
 Jelly. 
 
 Sallets. 
 
 Blamauge. 
 
 The Soveraigns Dyet on St. Georges Day Dinner. 
 
 I. Wild-Boar Pye. 
 
 3. Chine of Beef. 
 
 5. Beatilia Pye. 
 
 7. Ducklings boyled xij. 
 9. Chines Multon and 
 Veal iij. 
 
 II. Venifinboy\ 6 d. 
 
 13. Carpes great iij. 
 
 15. venifin Pye. 
 
 17. Tnrl/ut. 
 
 19. Turkey Pye. 
 
 I. Pullets Souft vj. 
 
 3. Salmon col. 
 
 5. Rabbets rolled xij. 
 
 7. Phefints withEggsvj. 
 9. Chickens rolled xij. 
 
 II. Oyfters, skerets^ and 
 Sweet-Breads. 
 
 13. Tart forts. 
 
 15. Gammon Bacon. 
 
 17. Lamprey Pye. 
 
 19. Salmon boyled j. 
 cafe. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 31. LiaeVeal larded and 
 col. iij. 
 
 22. Cold Sparagrafs. 
 
 23. Halht Sallets. 
 
 14. Almond Pudding. 
 25. Sweet Breads. 
 
 2 6 . sallet. 
 
 27. Petty Pattyes. 
 
 28. Puddings white and 
 Black. 
 
 29. Rabbets fryed xij. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 31. Pickle Sallet. 
 
 22. Tongues iiij. 
 
 23. Eggs Portugal. 
 
 24. shardoones. 
 
 25. Leach. 
 
 2 6. Luke Olives. 
 
 27. Sparagrafs. 
 
 28. Pickeld Oyjlers. 
 
 29. Prawnes. 
 
 2. Veal Arago. 
 
 4. Haggeft Puddings. 
 
 6 . Capons fat v. 
 
 8. Gammon Bacon and 
 Pigeons. 
 
 10 . Capons boyled ij. 
 
 12. Pikes rolled ij. 
 
 14. Pigs rolled ij. 
 
 16 . Green Geefe xij. 
 
 18. Chicken'Pye. 
 
 19. Chickens marriona- 
 ted xij. 
 
 2. Tongue Pye. 
 
 4. Blamange. 
 
 6 . Crabs butter’d vj. 
 
 8. Pidgeons tame xij. 
 10. Bilk fbell fifi. 
 
 12. Ducklings coded xi j. 
 14. Lobfters rolled vj. 
 1 ( 5 . Piggs foult. 
 
 18. Veal halht. 
 
 20. Peacock. Pye- 
 
 Four Mefs of Fare ferved to the Knights-Companions , and one Mefs to the 
 Prelate , &c. on St. Georges Day Dinner. 
 
 I. sallet. 
 
 3. Loin of Veal larded 
 with coll. 
 
 . Firfl Courfe. 
 
 17. Green Geefe x. 
 
 18. Carpes great iij. 
 
 19. Haggeft Pudding. 
 
 2. Chickens boyled xij. 
 
 4. Turkey Pye. 
 
 6 . Salmon j. cafe. 
 
 5 - P’gS 1 II. 
 

 _ 
 
 Sect. IV. 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 607 
 
 5, PiggJl). 
 
 7. Chine Beef. 
 
 9. Gammon Bacon and 
 iii j. rnllets great. 
 
 II. ibxikFidgeonsxt). 
 13. chickenPye frofted. 
 15. Wild Boar Pye. 
 
 I. sMlet. 
 
 3. Gammons Bacon ij. 
 
 5. Duckling! xij. 
 
 7. Oyjiers, skerrets , and 
 
 Sweet-bread. 
 
 9. Pidgeons tame xi j. 
 
 I r Rabits xij. 
 
 13. Peacockfyn inPride. 
 15. Dried Tongues\n). 
 
 20. Beatilia Pye. 
 
 2 1. Pullets great vj. 
 2 2. Sallett. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 17. Leach. 
 
 18. Sparagrafs. 
 
 19. Crabs butter’d vj. 
 
 20. Lamprey Pye. 
 
 21. felly. 
 
 22. Blamange. 
 
 23. Sallet. 
 
 8 . Vcnifon Pye. 
 
 10- Shoulder Mnlton in 
 blood with steakcs. 
 12 . Capons fat iii j. 
 
 14. Kid j. cafe. 
 
 1 6. Veal Souft. 
 
 2. Piggs Souft. 
 
 4. Salmon col. 
 
 6 . Chickens fat xij. 
 
 8. Bifk shclfijh. 
 
 10. Lobfters vj. 
 
 12. Tarts forts. 
 
 14. Pullets fouft. 
 
 1 6. Anchovis, Caveare, 
 and Piclfled Oyjlers. 
 
 The Banquet ferved at the Feajl of St. George , the 22. and 23. of 
 April an. 19 Car. 2. 
 
 Supper on the Eve. 
 
 For the Soveraigns Table, 3 Bafins, 20 Boxes in each Bafon, one pound in each 
 Box. Prejerves 4 Dilhes, two pound in a Di(h. Creams 2 Dilhes, and one pound 
 of Eringoes, and one pound of Rocks to garnifh each Bafon. 
 
 For 4 Mefs of the Knights-Companions, and one Mefs for the Prelate, &c. to 
 each Mefs 2 Bafins, 16 Boxes in a Bafon, 3 quarters of a pound in a Box. 
 
 2 Difhes of Prejerves, 2 pound in a Difh, and 2 Difhes of Creams, and half a 
 pound of Eringoes, and half a pound of Rocks to garnifh each Bafon. 
 
 The like for Dinner on St. Georges Day. 
 
 After Dinner and Supper, when the soveraign and Knights-Companions vvafh, 
 
 6 Bonis, one for the soveraign of 6 pound of Comfits, and 5 other Bouls for the 
 Knights-Companions and Prelate, &c. 4 pounds in each Boul, garnidted with Erin¬ 
 goes, and Rocky and Violet Cakes, half a pound of each to each Boul. 
 
 We have feen federal Bills wherein the Diets belonging to the Officers of Arms 
 are fet down, both for their Supper on the Eve, and Dinner on the Feajl Day, 
 which were not left than 20 Difhes, and fometimes 24 Difhes befides the Ban¬ 
 quet : Thefe Bills were ufually given to the Junior Purfuivants, by the Clearkj 
 of the Kitchin, by which they called for the Difhes. 
 
 Among the memorialls of the Grand Feajl held an. tg Eliz. it is noted, that 
 on the * Eve, the Heralds had at Supper the Diet as was accuftomed, viz. || 16 *A^ S 0 r j- e ‘ 
 Difhes at the firft Courfe and 8 at the fecond : but fee here their Diets at the J ' 0 ' 
 Grand Feajl at Whitehall, an. 19 Car. 2. 
 
 t*£- 1 ' 3 - 
 
 If 
 
 
 i flj; 
 
 111 
 
 (ip" 
 
 iliiii 
 
 Monday Supper 2 2 April. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 S allots. ■ 
 
 Veal and Capon boyled. 
 Chickens boyled viij- 
 Mnlton rolled. 
 
 Veal Rolled. 
 
 Second Courfil 
 
 Pullets great iij. 
 Chickens fine viij. 
 Pidgeons fat. xij. 
 Rabbits vj. 
 
 Lobjlers iiij. 
 
 Turkey. 
 
The Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Chap. XXIL 
 
 6 o$ 
 
 Turkey. 
 
 Capons good ii. 
 Lamb, fide. 
 Pigeon- Pye. 
 Stump-Pye. 
 Green Geefe vi. 
 
 Prarrns CCC. 
 Turkey- Pye. 
 Tart Sorts. 
 Sparagraf CC. 
 Gamon Bacon . 
 Tongues ii. 
 Jetty. 
 
 Manchets fine X. 
 
 Cheate fine vi. # 
 
 Courfe x. 
 
 Beer • viij Gallons. 
 
 French [Vine ii. Gallons. 
 sack. ii- Quarts. 
 
 Ale iiij. Bottles. 
 
 The fame ferved the next day Dinner , only the roaft Veal was exchanged 
 for boiled Beef. 
 
 For Supper on Sunday night, at IFindefor, the 28. of May 1671. being the Eve 
 of the Grand Feajl, there was prepared for the Sovcraign, theDyet here¬ 
 after mentioned, and fet upon his Table in St. George’s Hall , in the order 
 following, two by two,beginning at theSouth end of theTable; which 
 being fill'd, the reft of the Dijhes were fet upon Jlands in themidft. 
 
 I. Chickens boiled xii. 
 3. Veal Arago. 
 
 5. Vntble Pye. 
 
 7. Green Geefe vi. 
 
 9. Chine Multon &Veal 
 iv. 
 
 II. Ducklings boiled xii. 
 13. Hens halht vi. 
 
 1 5. Venifon boded q. 
 
 17 .Capons boiled ii. 
 
 19. Beatilia Pye with 
 Fatties. 
 
 I. Fullets fat rolled vi. 
 
 3. Cold Salmon. 
 
 5. Tongue Pye. 
 
 7. Chicks fat xii. 
 
 9. Pheafants with Egs vi. 
 
 II . Gaudveitts x. 
 
 13, gtu.uls xxiv. 
 
 15. Tarts forts. 
 
 17 .Cratrfijh butter’d. 
 
 19. Ruffs xii. 
 
 Firji Courfe. 
 
 21. Petty Fatties. 
 ni.Rabits fryed viii. 
 
 23. Sallei of Herbs. 
 
 24. Mullets fouft vi. 
 
 25 . Rabits marrionated 
 viii. 
 
 16. Hafht Sallet, with 
 iv Capons. 
 
 27. Scales marrionated 
 two pair. 
 
 28. sallet of Pickles. 
 
 29. Street breads arogo. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 21. Tougues iv. 
 
 22 .Peafe. 
 
 23. Anchovis Cave are Si 
 pickled Oyfters. 
 
 24. Egs of Portugal. 
 
 25. Blamang. 
 
 2 6. Creame Piftaches. 
 
 27. Scollops. 
 
 28. Jelly. 
 
 29. Pr atones. 
 
 2. Salmon boiled. 
 
 4. Lamb ftewed. 
 
 6. Bisk Pigeons xii. 
 
 8. Pikes with Parpnes, 
 Oyjiers, and Cockles. 
 10. Venifon Pye. 
 
 12. Carpes great iii. 
 
 14 .Turkies aladob vi. 
 16. Bisk shelfifh. 
 
 18. Pullets a granoul vi. 
 20. Capons fat v. 
 
 2 .Veal and pigs fouft. 
 4. Ducklings x. 
 
 6. Leverets vi. 
 
 8. Lobfters roll vi. 
 
 10. Turkey Chicks xii. 
 12. Crabs buttered vi. 
 14. pigeons tame xii. 
 16. Gamons Bacon ii. 
 18. Egg Pies. 
 
 20. Pullets fouft vi. 
 
 Seven 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Seven Mefs, or feveral Services of Fare, ferved on the Eve of the Feajl 
 to the Knights-Contpatiions '■> each Knight having a feveral Mefs to 
 Supper, and one Mefs of the fame fare to the Prelate, &c. 
 
 Capons boiled ij. 
 Tikes great ij. 
 Eiicl^ baked q. 
 
 Firjl Courje. 
 
 Chickens boiled xij. 
 
 Crabs vi. Sallets Pickles. 
 
 Jegget Multon ferft. Chicken Pye, 
 
 Rabbets fryed viij. Pullets hafht iv. 
 
 Capons fat iv. Sainton. 
 
 Quails xviij. 
 Tongue Pye. 
 
 Chicks fat xij. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 Turkey Pye. 
 
 Tarts forts. Jelley. 
 
 Carpet large iij. Rabets xij. 
 
 Anchovies, Caveare Blatttang. 
 and pickled Oyjlers. 
 
 Lobjlers vi. Pullets great vi. 
 
 The Soveraign’s Diet on the Feajl day, when the Table being 
 made left, the Diet was reduced as followeth. 
 
 r .Wild Boar Pye. 
 
 3. Chine of Beef. 
 
 5. Beat ilia Pie with 
 Patties. 
 
 7. Ducklings boiled xij. 
 9. Chine Multon and 
 Veal iv. 
 
 11. Buck, baked q. 
 
 13. Carpet great iij. 
 
 I. Pullets fouft vi. 
 
 3. Rabbets rotted xij. 
 
 ■\.Pheafints with Egs vi. 
 7. Quails xxiv. 
 
 9. Lobjlers vi. 
 ii. Gamon Bacon with 
 ij Tongues. 
 
 13. Tarts forts. 
 
 Firjl Courje. 
 
 15. Sallet. 
 
 1 6. Sweet-breads. 
 
 17. Almond Pudding. 
 
 18. Petty Patties. 
 
 19. Halht Sallet with 
 4 Capons. 
 
 20. Chick f marrionated. 
 
 Second Courje. 
 
 15. Sallets of Pickles. 
 
 1 6. Eggs of Portugal. 
 
 17. felly. 
 
 18. Luke Olives. 
 
 19. Peafe. 
 
 20. Prawnes. 
 
 2. Sainton. 
 
 4 - Haggeft Puddings. 
 
 6 . Gamon Bacon with 
 xij tame Pigeons. 
 
 8 . Chickens boiled xij. 
 10. Pikes rotted ij. 
 
 12. Green Ceeje vi. 
 
 14. Chicken Pye frofted. 
 
 2. Tongue Pye. 
 
 4. Cream Tarts. 
 
 6 . Crabs buttered vi. 
 8. Pigeons tame xij. 
 10. Chicks fat xij. 
 12. Ruffs xij. 
 
 14. Ducklings xij. 
 
610 
 
 t be Ceremonies on the Morrow after. 
 
 Chap. XXII. 
 
 Seven Mels, or feveral Services of Fare fervedto the Knights- 
 Companions, and one Mefs to the Prelate, &c. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 Ducklings boiled xii. Chicks boiled xii. 
 
 Rabbets fry'd viij. Carpes great iij. 
 
 Chine of Beef. Gamon of Bacon with Buck, baked q. 
 
 iiij Pullets great. 
 
 stump Pye. sallets of Pickle. 
 
 Wild Bore Pye. Shoulder of Multon in Capons fat iiij. 
 
 blood with Steaks. 
 
 Phefants iiij. 
 
 Chicks fat xii. 
 
 Gamon Bacon 
 with ii Tongue 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 Artichokes. Anchovis Caviare and 
 
 pickled Oyjlers. 
 Tarts forts. 
 
 Lamprey Pye. "jelly. 
 
 s. Pigeons tame xii. 
 
 Quails xviii. 
 
 Ducklings vi. and 
 Green Ceeje vi. 
 
 Red Dear Pye. 
 
 A Diet ferved to the Lords, that attended the soveraign at supper, 
 on the Eve of the Paid Feajl. 
 
 Firfi Courfe. Second Courfe. 
 
 Capons boiled ij. 
 
 Quails xviij. 
 
 Chicks boiled xij. 
 
 Turkey Chick‘ x - 
 
 Crabs buttered vi. 
 
 Tarts forts. 
 
 Sallets of Pickle. 
 
 Jelly. 
 
 Tikes Great ij. 
 
 Tongue Pye. 
 
 Jegget Multon for ft. 
 
 Carpes large iv. 
 
 Chicken Pye. 
 
 Rabbets xij. 
 
 Rabbets fryed viij. 
 
 Anchovies Caviare, 
 and pickled Oyjlt 
 
 Pallets Hafht iv. 
 
 Buck baked q. 
 
 Blamang. 
 
 Capons fat iv. 
 
 Chickens fry'd xij. 
 
 Salmon. 
 
 Lobjlers vi. 
 
 Veal. 
 
 Pullets greefe vi. 
 
 Soals large ij pair. 
 
 Ducklings xij. 
 Pigeons tame xij. 
 
 For the fame Lords Dinner on the Feajl day. 
 
 Firjl Courfe. 
 
 Second Courfe. 
 
 Ducklings boiled xij. 
 Chicks boiled xij. 
 Rabbets fryed viij. 
 Carpes great ij. 
 
 Chine Beef. 
 
 Gamon Bacon with 
 iv Pullets. 
 
 Buck baked q. 
 
 Stump Pye. 
 
 Pheafants iv. 
 
 Quails xviij. 
 
 Artichokes. 
 
 Anchovies Caveare and 
 Pickled Oyjlers. 
 
 Chickins fat xij. 
 
 Tarts forts. 
 
 Ducklings vi. and Green Geefi vi. 
 Lamprey Pye. 
 
 Sallets 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 T be Ceremonies on the Morrow after . 
 
 6 ii 
 
 Solicits of Pickles. 
 
 Wild. Boare Pye. 
 
 Shoulder of Mutton in blood 
 with Veal. 
 
 Capons fat iv. 
 
 Veal- 
 
 Bullets of Greefe iv. 
 
 felly. 
 
 Gamon Bacon. 
 Tongues ii. 
 
 Tigeons tame xii. 
 Red Deer Pye. 
 Crabs buttered vi. 
 Blamang. 
 
 The Banquet ferved at the Paid Feajl- 
 
 The Soveraign’s Table on the Eve- 
 One Charger of China Oranges, containing 50. 
 
 Seven Chargers of Confections , in each Charger 20 Boxes; in each Box one 
 pound of dried Confedtions. 
 
 Two Plates of Duke Cherries, 4 pound in each Plate. 
 
 One Plate of Red Strawberries, containing one Gallon. 
 
 One Plate of White strawberries , containing two Gallons. 
 
 One Plate of Ice Cream- 
 
 Three Plates of liquid Sweetmeats, in each Plate 3 pound. 
 
 The fame for the Feajl day at Dinner- 
 
 To each of the 7 Tables for the Knights-Comp anions, on the Eve. 
 
 Two Chargers of Confections, in each Charger 14 Boxes. 
 
 One pound of dried Confedtions in each Box- 
 One Plate of Duke Cherries, containing 2 pound. 
 
 One Plate of Red Strawberries , containing I Gallon. 
 
 One Plate of liquid Sweetmeats, containing 3 pound. 
 
 The lame for the Feajl day- 
 
 For the Prelate of the Garter, &c- on the Eve- 
 Two Chargers, 14 Boxes in each Charger. 
 
 One Plate of Duke cherries, containing 2 pound. 
 
 One Plate of Red Strawberries, containing 1 Gallon. 
 
 One Plate of liquid Sweetmeats, containing 3 pound- 
 
 • 
 
 The fame Service to the Lords who attended the soveraign, 
 
 And fo the fame to the Prelate and Lords the next day. 
 
 One Charger of Confections for the Heralds, containing 10 Boxes each Meal. 
 
 The Dyets provided for the Officers of Arms at Supper and Dinner, 
 were at each Meal 20 Dilhes; 
 
 The fame Diet ferved in the fame manner. 
 
 To the Prebends xx Dilhes. 
 
 To the Petty Canons xx Dilhes. 
 
 To the Alms-Knights xx Dilhc- 
 To the chorijlers xx Dilhe; 
 
 The Diet ferved to the Officers of his Majefty’s Board of Greencloth 
 was xiv Dilhes. 
 
 To the Chief C/ear^ of?- 
 the Kitchin 1 
 
 To the Officers of the ' 
 Jewel-houfe 
 
 .ii] 
 
 To the Gentlemen of 1 . 
 
 To the Teomen Vfhers 
 
 X 
 
 the chappel J 1V 
 
 .Dilhes To the Children of the ' 
 
 ■vi 
 
 ... 
 
 To the fecond Clearlf\ y - 
 of the Kitchin J 
 
 Chappel 
 
 To the Officers of the 1 
 
 To theory ii; 
 
 ConfeCfionary 
 
 >U 1 
 
 .Dilhes. 
 
 Gggg 3 
 
 The 
 
612 
 
 The Ceremonies on the Feaft Day. 
 
 Chap. XXII. 
 
 The Total of the Proportions of Provisions for the forefaid Feafi. 
 
 Beef xxMefs. 
 
 Chines Beef ix. 
 
 Mutton xvij. Cafes. 
 
 Veul x. Cafes. 
 
 Tongues and Udders xxxij. 
 
 Piggs xlv. 
 
 Lambs XX. 
 
 Capons fat lxxx. 
 
 Capons good ix doz. 
 
 Pullets fat xx doz. 
 
 Hens and Pullets courfe vj. doz. 
 Chickens fat xx. doz. 
 
 Chickgns fine Lviij. doz. 
 Pidgeons tame xxiiij. doz. 
 Green Geefe xv. doz. 
 
 Ducklings xxxv. doz. 
 
 Turkey Chickens ix. doz. 
 Gaud-wits ij. doz. 
 
 Quails xxx. doz. 
 
 Ruffs xxiiij. 
 pheafants iiij. doz. 
 
 Leverets vj. 
 
 Rabbets xxxv. doz. 
 
 Kids xvij. cafes. 
 
 Cockj-Combs and stones ij. doz. 
 Peas xxBufhel. 
 
 Sparagrafs vj. M. 
 
 Artichoaky CC. 
 
 Beef for Gravy, CCxlix /. 
 Multon ij. Cafes. 
 
 Veals iiij. 
 
 Pork. j. cafe. 
 
 Bacon Lxxiiij /. 
 
 Lard Cxxiiij l. 
 
 Sweet Breads xviij. doz. 
 Lantbjlones xx. doz. 
 
 Ballots x. doz. 
 
 Marrow-bones vij. doz. 
 sheeps Tongues ix. doz. 
 
 Veal Cauls xiiij. 
 
 Haggejl bags xij. 
 
 Calves Caldrons xviij. 
 
 Ox Suet Lxviij /. 
 sheeps-feet. vj. Gang. 
 
 Thefmall Guts of an Ox. 
 Neats-feet vj. Gang. 
 
 Cantes and blood vj. 
 
 Salmons xiiij. 
 
 Soals large xxiiij pair. 
 Lobfters large Cxxxvj. 
 
 Crabs large Cxviij. 
 
 Mullets Lx. 
 
 Pruwnes xij.M. 
 
 Cockles viij. Quarts. 
 
 Scollops iiij. C. 
 
 Lampry Pies xij. 
 
 Sturgeon xxij. Mefs. 
 
 Whelks vj. Quarts. 
 
 Pikes great xiiij. 
 
 Carpcs great Lxxx. 
 
 Trouts large xxiiij. 
 
 CrawfiJ,h MD. 
 
 Oyjlers xij. Quarts. 
 tVejlpbalia Gammons Lxx. 
 Dried Tongues C. 
 
 Pickled Oyjlers xvj. Barrels. 
 Anchovis xij/. 
 
 Caveare viij /. 
 
 Butter CCCLxx/. 
 
 Eggs MM. 
 
 Barberies ij. Gallons. 
 
 Onions xij. Ropes. 
 
 Cream ij. Gallons. 
 
 Milk . v )' Gallons. 
 
 Bake-meats for the faid Feajls both 
 hot and cold. 
 
 0 
 
 ’ Steak. Pyes xiij. 
 
 , stump Pyes xxj. 
 
 Vmble Pye j. 
 
 1 Beatillia Pyes with Patties vj. 
 Venifon Pyes xviij. 
 
 Hot. <; Petty Patties ij. Dilhes. 
 
 Tarts forts xxxviij. 
 
 Single Tarts xx. 
 
 Egg Pies ix. 
 
 Chicken Pies frofted ix. 
 jCrearn Tarts j. 
 f Tongue Pyes xxvij. 
 
 Capon Pyes xxvij. 
 
 Cold< Lamprey Pyes xij. 
 
 I Wild Boar Pyes xij. 
 \Red-Deer Pyes xij. 
 
 I. s. d. 
 
 The whole charge of this Grand Feafi amounted to —- 3394 17 o8{. 
 
 GHAP. 
 
CHAP. XXIII. 
 
 THE 
 
 OBSERVATION OF THE 
 
 Grand Feaft 
 
 B Y 
 
 Abfent Knights. 
 
 SECT. i. 
 
 Abfent Knights enjoined to obferve the Grand Feaft. 
 
 W ith what ftate and magnificence, and in what folemn order, the 
 Grand Feaft of St. George hath been, and ought to be obferved, 
 by the Sovcraign and Knights-Companions , either at IFindefor 
 CaJllej or any other place, where the Sovcraign then happens 
 to keep his Court, hath been already laid down at large; yet 
 were not all the honors due to this high Feftival, paid to thofe places alone, but 
 communicated fometimes ("though in a lefs meafure) to fuch other, where’any 
 of the abfent Knights refided at that time, and had obtained the Sovcraign s Let¬ 
 ters of Difpenfition, for non-attendance with the reft of the Knights-Companions. 
 
 We have alfo (hewn how ftriftly the Statutes oblige the Knights-Companions 
 to appear annually at the Grand Feaft , and what fevere penalties they inflift 
 upon (Itch as are abfent; Yet left the honor of the Order might receive diminu¬ 
 tion, from too final! an appearance at its publick Solemnities, when perhaps 
 (ome of the Knights might then be employed in the Soveraign s (ervice, both in 
 remote parts of the Kingdom and beyond Sea, or others fick, or not without a 
 reafouable excufe: it was further at the InftiUttion of the Order Decreed, » That 
 none of them fhould depart out of the Kingdom^ without firfl acquainting the So- ’Stat.Art.29. 
 veraign, and obtaining his fpeci.il leave and licenfe. Neverthelefs fuch as di- 
 fpofed themfelves to undertake any military Expedition, or other honorable de- 
 fign in the fervice of Foreign Princes, whence any glory of Knighthood might 
 
 be 
 
6 14 Obftrvation of the Feaft b y Abfent Knights. C h a p. X X111. 
 
 b ~m. b - hoped for, upon fuch renowned undertakings, the * sovereign of his fpecial 
 
 grace and for his favour towards and confidence in the Kmgbtf Companions, was 
 wont to give them preference before the reft of his Subjedts, and grant them 
 
 Licenfe to go beyond Sea. . , , . , , r . - , 
 
 0 u t whatfoever the occafion of abfence might be, it was then alio ordained, 
 C 7 %it wherefoever a ny of the Knights-Companions refided, during the faid'Featt, 
 they Ihould wear their Mantles of the Order, from the hour of the firfl Vefpers, on 
 theEvc of St. George, til! the ftcond Vefpers on the Feaft day were finijhed: as they 
 (hould h ive dene., had they been prefentin perfon with the Soveraign or bit Deputy, 
 during the whole celebration of the Feaft (in cafe they were not deprived of their Li- 
 
 a H. *. Star, forty k the ■> Prorogation of the F eaft notwithftanding. 
 
 Art. II. ' J 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 More particular dire&ions for their obfervatton of it. 
 
 B id T perchance, becaufe the cuftom of thefc Celebrations at home began to 
 be negle&ed, at leaft feemed indifferent to the abfent Knights-Companions, 
 either to obferve or not to obferve them, it was thought needful by King Henry 
 the Eighth to revive, as alfo to enlarge the Law in this particular, and therefore 
 in the it. year of his Reign, firft in explanation of the laid n. Article of the 
 statutes of Inftitution , He declared, and enjoined the wearing of the whole Ha¬ 
 bit upon the Fve of St. George, viz. the 22. day of April, whether it (hould hap¬ 
 pen to fall within the Feaft of Eafter, or without, if the Knight-Companion were 
 at liberty, and not under reftraint. Then he enumerated the times for wearing 
 ir, to wit, on the Eve, at all times of Divine Service, Dinner, and Supper ; and 
 all this to be obferved, unlefs in cafe of War, Sickpefs, Journey, or other juft 
 impediment, When if the abfent Knight did wear the Garter and George, either 
 in a Cold Chain, or Silk Ribband, it Ihould be accounted fuftcient. 
 
 About three years after, when the fame Soveraign made a general reforma¬ 
 tion and explanation of the Statutes, he enjoined feme other particulars to be 
 e Hen. 8. Siat. done and obferved by the abfent Knights-Compamons ( whether, by ' Licenfe 
 Art. $. or r her wife 3 any of them were in his own Houfe, or any other place, and not 
 under reftraint) that is to fay, he (hould be bound to prepare a Capital stall 
 in the Church or Chappel, where he defigned to hear Service, to the honor of the 
 soc raign: In which Capital stall Ihould be let up the Arms of the Order within 
 
 f / 
 
 g V Collet}. W • 
 h </* N. Cl. 
 
 u 
 
 He {hould be likewife bound.to ereft another ! Stall,that (hould be as far in di- 
 ftancefaccor ‘ ; to the proportion and length of the faid Church or chappel) from 
 
 the stall of f he sovereign .md on the fame fide, as was the faid abfent Knights 
 Stall in the Caftle of Windefor, and therein (hould place his own Arms. More¬ 
 over he Ihould wear the s whole Habit of the Order, and (hould hear h Divine 
 Send, f, fuch as by the Church is ordained for the faid time; afwell the • Even, 
 the Morning, as the Afternoon on the Feaft day. Then, that he (hould firft do 
 i On -.rente towards the Altar, in the honor of God, and after towards the Stall, 
 wherein was fixed and fet up the Arms of the soveraign, afwell and as often at his 
 coming in, as at his going out of the faid church or Chappel, as alfo as often as 
 he Ihould pafs before the faid Arms. But k Emperors, Kings, Princes, 0T Elca ° ri ’ 
 are excepted, who may in this cafe fo place their seats, and stalls, as it ilia eem 
 
 moll convenient to them. „ , . . ft . 
 
 In which Decree (being (fill in full force) we may obferve, firft the Injunfft- 
 on upon an abfent Knight, that doth oblige him to celebrate the Feaft of Saint 
 George, wherever he (hall be, even then when the Soveraign and the relt of the 
 Knights-Companions hold the fame; and next, the manner and order thereof, 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 Obfervation of the Feaft: by Abfent Knights. 615 
 
 that being at large fet down, both in reference to the preparations made in the 
 Church, and his own deportment during the whole Ceremony. In relation to 
 which, it is to be underftood, that much of the ordering and adding to the glory 
 of the Feftival, and tile abfent Knights peculiar Honor, is left to his own pleafure 
 and difpofal ; as namely, 
 
 1. The 1 adorning the Church or Chappel with Arras, or other rich Hangings, 1 Citltfl. a.v. 
 and furnifhing the soveraign s stall, neverthelefs with this caution, that it be ^'™Anh?cm. 
 always prepared on the right hand the entrance into the choire , but if ther e Anilrfaftl. 
 be no Choire, then ought a partition of Hangings to be made, referving an en- 2!7 '“’ 
 trance in the middle, and on the right hand a Cloth of State, whereon to be fixed 
 
 the Soveraign s Arms (impaled with thofe of St.George) and Stile,the Seat furnifh- 
 ed with Cufhens, and a Carpet and long Culhen, to lye on the Desk before it. 
 
 2. In placing his own Stall (with his Arms over it) at its juft diftance from the 
 Soveraign’ s; to which purpofe it is necefl'ary, that Carter fend him a Scheme of 
 the Stalls on both fides the Choire. 
 
 3. In proceeding to the Church , both at 3 a Clock on the Eve of the Feaft 
 (where, habited in full Robes, he muft behave himfelf in all things, as if he were 
 at IVindefor ) and all other times while the Solemnity continues. That he be 
 attended by a convenient number of Gentlemen before him, well habited, with 
 the Officers of his Houjhold, and alfo his inferior Servants in Liveries; two and 
 two together,according to their Qualities and Degrees,bare-headed ; who are to 
 return in the fame order as they go ; the Gentlemen-VJIsers alfoare to go bare¬ 
 headed, and the Herald, if prefent, to take place next before the Knights perfon. 
 
 4. In his Dinner on the Feaft day, that it be noble, and his Attendance at the 
 Table finable; and that he dine and fup alone at all times, unlefs there happen 
 to be a Knight-Companion with him. 
 
 5. In his Offering of money, that he make it not only on the Feaft day in the 
 morning, but the next morning alfo, alfoon as the firft fentence of the Otfertory 
 is pronounced. 
 
 6. That at Evening Prayer on the Feaft day. and alfo at the Supper following, 
 he obferve all things, as on the Eve. 
 
 7. In wearing his Habit of the Order, until after Supper on the Eve , and all 
 the Feaft day, until fupper be ended at night. 
 
 8. That on the Morrow after the Feaft, he proceed to the c/>»re/; in his, man¬ 
 tle only, and when Divine Service is finithed, then to put it off at the Church 
 
 door. 
 
 And if any thing elfe, in the before recited Article feem (hort or obfcure, 
 the large account in the Preparations for the Grand Feaft, and courfe to be ob- 
 ferved in the celebrations thereof (before laid down and handled) will fuffici- 
 ently clear and explain, without the affiftance of any further Comment. 
 
 But here we muft note, that though the Statutes feem not to oblige the abfent 
 Knights-Companions, to hold the Ceremonies of the Feaft, longer than the Even¬ 
 ing on the Feaft day, yet by the practice of enfuing years, they were extended 
 to the Morrow after, and confequently obferved by the abfent Knights, fo long 
 as the Soveraign and Knights-Companions performed them at Windcfor, or elfe- 
 where. 
 
 If the abfent Knight be a perfon of eminent Degree, he is to be attended by a 
 Herald, or Purftiivant at Arms, or both, during the Solemnity of th eFe.r/ 2 ; to adde 
 the greater luftre thereto. Thus was m Prince Arthur an. 15. H. 7. attended at m Lib ‘ K tv- 
 Hereford ; and the like honor was defigned to the Earl of" Leicefter, when he faiua. w. le 
 kept the Solemnity of the Feaft in the Lorn Countries, and had been performed, K- cl. 
 but that the Herald dyed before St. George's day. 
 
 The nature of this Officers Employment on fuch an occafion, will partly ap¬ 
 pear out of the InftruBions, given by ° Sir Gilbert Dethick_ Garter (purfuant to °S Ex Amp. 
 the directions of the Statute') to Henry Rees alias Rervciclg, Purfuivant at Arms, cmAsUiiio. 
 the 3. of April an. 1565. which were to this efFeft. 
 
 I. That he fhould fee a Capital Stall provided for the Soveraign ( though 
 not there ) with a Cloth of state , and before it a Carpet and Culhen , 
 
 with 
 
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 Obfervation of the Fcaft by Abfeiit Knights. Chap. XXIII. 
 
 with a Scutcheon of the soveraign s Arms, impaled with thofe of St. George 
 fixed thereon. 
 
 2. That the Knight’s Stall fhould be decently trimmed, with a Scutcheon of 
 his own Arms, fi xed at the back of it, and that this Stall fhould be placed a good 
 diftance from the soveraign s Stall, according to the largenefs of the Chaff el. 
 
 3. That he fhould go before the Knight-Companion, to and from the Church, 
 both on the Even of the Feaji, and Feafi day, in his Coat of Arms ; ufing filch 
 Reverence as is meet and convenient, and fit on a Form before the soveraign s 
 Stall. 
 
 4. That on the Feafi day at Dinner, after the fecond Mefs (hall be ferved up 
 (having on his Coat of Arms) he (hall proclaim the faid Knight’s Stile in French. 
 
 5. And laftly, when the Knight puts off his Mantle, either in the Church, or 
 where Service is faid, then he to put off his Coat alfo, and return home (in his 
 ordinary Apparel) with him. 
 
 - ^- 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 How to be obferved in cafe of Sicknefs. 
 
 B U T in cafe of Sicknefs, and fuch as hath confined the abfent Knight to his 
 Bed, or would not permit him with fafety to go out of his Chamber, the 
 cultom was to prepare a Capital Stall for the Soveraign of the Order, with a 
 Cloth of State, Carpet, Cufhens, and a Scutcheon of the Arms of the Order, im¬ 
 paled with the Arms of the soveraign, and hisSti/e underneath, in the s Chamber 
 where he lay ; as alfo another Stall for himfelf. placed according to the before 
 mentioned direffions, which were there to remain during th e Feafi. In which 
 Room alfo were the Divine Offices celebrated, both on the Eve, the Feafi day, and 
 the Morrow after. And if the ' abfent Knight were fo fick that he kept his Bed, 
 then was his whole Habit of the Order laid thereon, during the time the reft of 
 the Knights-Companions are enjoined to wear theirs, f according to the ancient 
 Cuflont and statutes ; and upon this account, Ambrofe Earl of IVandbek. falling ill 
 at Greenwich, when St. George’s day was there celebrated an. 30. Elite, retired to 
 his Chamber, and there ' fat in his Robes. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 In what wanner the Feafi: hath been obferved by abfent Knights. 
 
 I N relation to the Celebrations performed by abfent Knights , the Black, Book. 
 
 gives us a punctual account in a confiderable Precedent 5 namely, of the 
 Feafi of St. George holden in the Palace of Hereford, by h Prince Arthur, an. 15. 
 H. 7. he being then in the Government of his Principality of Wales, and had 
 with him Sir Richard Fool, one of the Companions of the Order, then his High- 
 Defs Chamberlain ; this worthy Knight took care, that all thofe things, which the 
 Solemnity of the Feafi required, and the Soveraign and Knights-Companions did 
 obferve, according to the form of the statutes and accuftomed manner, fhould 
 be moft exaftly performed; and indeed ’ there was nothing intermited in the 
 Mafs, in the firft and fecond vefpers, which folemn cuftom required fhould be 
 
 done. 
 
Sect. IV. Obfervation of the Feafi: by Abfent Knights. 617 
 
 done, in Cenfing, Fuming, Proceeding and Offering, afwell the Prince as the 
 Paid Sir Richard, but it was undertook and performed with much exaiftnefs. 
 
 Befides,. the Princes Sword was born and held before his Stall, and his Herald 
 performed his Service with ail diligence ; aUb the Soveraigns Herald (food all 
 the while before the Soveraigns Stall, which was adorned with accuftomed Or¬ 
 naments : and laftly, the k Bijhop , who celebrated Divine Service, had his Seat klbil. p. 174; 
 erefted near to the high Altar. 
 
 But the publick memorials of Sir Henry Sydneys holding twofeveral Feajls 
 of St. George, the ope at Shrewsbury, and the other at Ludlow, is worthy of a 
 place here; fince thefe two Corporations, have carried them to be confpicu- 
 oufly recorded in their Town Hall ; and from whence! made Tranfcripts, when 
 I accompanied William Dugdale Efq; Norroy King of Arms, in his Vifitation of 
 shropjbirc, An. Bom. 1663. 
 
 That at Shrewsbury, being written in large Letters, upon a pain of VVainfcot 
 over the Chimney, in the Chamber of Concord , in the Town-Hall , is as fol- 
 loweth. 
 
 Be it remembred, that in the Tear of our Lord 1581. and in the 23 d. Tear 
 of the Reign of our mojl dread Soveraign Lady Queen Elizabeth, the Feaft 
 of the mojl noble Order of the Ga.rter, was right honourably kept, in the good 
 and right renowned Town of Salop, by the Right Honourable sir Henry Sidney, 
 then Lord Prefident nfthe Council, ejiablijked in the Principality of Wales 
 and Marches of the fame, one of the Companions of the fume Order : the 
 Arms of the Soveraign and others. Kings, Princes, and Nobles, then Infil¬ 
 led, in the fiid Noble Order, were fixed in the Church of the fame Town, 
 during the Service and Ceremonies , belonging to the fame Order. 
 
 Be it further re'mentbred, that at that time then rvas Elected but not Infil¬ 
 led, thefe Princes following , Rudolphus the 2d. of that name Emperor of the 
 Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Arch-Duke of Auftria , Henry 
 the 3d. French King , Chriftian King of Denmark , and the mojl Noble 
 Prince John Calimire Duke of Bavaria and Palatine of the Rhien; then be¬ 
 ing Bailiffs, William Jones, and William Hering, who together with the 
 Chieftains of the fever al Companies of that good Town, did in mojl decent 
 fort attend upon the fiid Lord Prefident , during the ftid Feaft, together 
 with the Aldermen and Bailiffs, Peers, in their Scarlet Robes , and other 
 Chieftains. 
 
 In the Gallery of the New-Houje at Ludlow are yet remaining, the (everal 
 Scutcheons of thofe Knights-Companions, which were fet up in the Chancel of 
 St. Lawrence Church in Ludlow, in the 24. Year of Queen Elizabeth, whenthe 
 Feafi of St. George was folemnized there ; before which the following memo¬ 
 rial is alio fairly written. 
 
 Be it remembred, that in the Tear of our Lord God - - and in the 
 
 24th Tear of the Reign of the mojl Excellent aud Famous Princefs, Elizabeth 
 by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France, and Ireland ; The Feafi: of 
 the mojl antient and mojl Noble Order of the Garter , was honourably kept 
 in the Town of Ludlow, at the ufual days for keeping of the fiid Feaft, by 
 the Right Honourable Sir Henry Sydney Knight, Lord Prefident of the Coun¬ 
 cil efiablijhed in the Principality of Wales and Marches of the fame , and 
 one of the Companions of the fame Order. The Arms of the Soveraign, and 
 all the Princes and Nobles, being Companions of the fume Noble Order, and 
 Enfialled, were fixed in the Church of the fiid Town; and there remained 
 during the Ceremonies. And be it further remembred , that before the feme 
 Feaft there were Elected and not Enfialled, thefe Princes whofe names follow, 
 Rudolphus the Second Emperour of the Romans, King of Hungaria and Bo¬ 
 hemia, Arch-Duke of Auftria, Henry the Third the French King, Chriftian 
 King of Denmark, and the mojl Noble Prince John Calimire Dul{e of Bavaria, 
 H h h h and 
 
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 Obfervation of the Feaft by Abfent Knights* Chap. XXIV. 
 
 and Palatine of the Rhien,.- manifejlly fixed in the Church- 
 
 - then Bailiffs in their own perfons did honour the Feaft, with 
 
 their attendance. 
 
 Moreover the Town of Ludlow, to (hew their due refpefts to Sir Henry Sidney , 
 and readinefs to contribute to the Triumphs of this Solemnity, met and drew 
 up the following Order, which we found entred in the Town Regifter. 
 
 ic th day of March 1581. an. 24 Elite. 
 
 I T is agreed upon by this Affembly , that Mr. Bayliffs fhall call before them , 
 the fix perfins undernamed of their Brethren, as foon as conveniently may , 
 and they all to confer and lay down a place , how my Lord Prefident fall be 
 gratified by the Town, towards the beeping of St. George's Feaft, if it be 
 kept here, and the faid Bayliffs and their AITociates, have Commiffion upon 
 their meeting, to call afore them at convenient time, two out of every Occupa¬ 
 tion in the Town, and confer with them how the charges may be levied, and 
 the fame two to be of this Company, or other of the bejl fort of every occu¬ 
 pation. 
 
 Thomas Blaftifield. 
 
 Richard Farr. 
 
 Thomas Cauland. 
 
 William Poughnell. 
 
 Richard Rafcoll. 
 
 Thomas Langford. 
 
 Richard Bayly. 
 
 In purfuance of which we alfo found, there was delivered out of the Trea- 
 fury to Mr. Bayliffs, the very fame day, 10/. and the 18 of April fol. 10l.1gs.2d. 
 more, towards defraying the charges of filch Preparations, as the faid 2imwmade, 
 upon that folemn occalion. 
 
 As to the manner ufed at the obfervation of the Feafl by a Knight beyond 
 Sea, we have an inftance in Robert Earl of Leicefler, 1 Lieutenant for Queen Eli¬ 
 zabeth, Governotir and Captain General of the Vnited Provinces, who kept the 
 Celebration of St. Georges Feafl in the Netherlands An. Dorn. 1586. of which we 
 have met with thefe broken Memorials. 
 
 He had a m Scutcheon of the Order impailed with the Sovcraigns Arms, fixt to 
 the front of his Houfe, (b al(o upon the back of her stall in the Church ; and his 
 own Arms at the back of his stall. 
 
 He Proceeded on Horfeback to the Church, William seager, then Portcullis 
 Purfuivant at Arms, (by his appointment) riding before him wearing a n King 
 of Arms Coat, which John Cocke Lancafler Herald, (both of them 0 imployed 
 to attend the (aid Earl) had brought over thither, for that days fervice, but it 
 feems he dyed a little before St. Georges Day. 
 
 After Sermon, Portcullis proceeded before him to the r Offering, which the 
 Earl made for the Scveraign and returned, and (food a little while before the 
 Sovcraigns still, and then Offered for himfelf; which done, he returned by the 
 lower end of the Desk to his own Stall, with his due obey fances. 
 
 Service being ended, he returned tohis own Lodgings, and there dined. 
 
 At the s fecund Cotirfe, Portcullis went up before it, between the Gentleman 
 Vfier , and proclaimed only the Soveraign's Stile and retired; during which Pro¬ 
 clamation, the Earl (fitting at a Table alone, on the left hand of the^/^ejand 
 divers eminent perfons (who fat at a fide Table) flood up and were bare. 
 
 The r Soveraign's Trencher was laid under the State, and the whole Service 
 performed to that, with due Reverence, by divers of her Servants there prefent, 
 and the Earl took his meat therefrom, ns by the by. 
 
 Laftly, a learned r Scotch Hiftorian takes notice, that King James the Fifth, 
 
 having 
 
Sbct. V. Obfervation of the Feaft by Abfent Knights. 6\g 
 
 having been honored, not only with the Order of the Garter by King Henry the 
 Eighth, but next with that other Order of the Golden Fleece (by the Emperor 
 Charles the Fifth) and not long after of St. Michael (by the French King Franck 
 the Firft) kept the fever.tl Feafis 'of the ratrons of thole Orders, with great So¬ 
 lemnity an. 1534- And to (ignifie to the feveral soveraign’s, as alfo to proclaim 
 to the world, the great atcount he made of thofe Honors, he not only adorn¬ 
 ed himfelf on thofe folemn Feftivals, with the Enftgns of each Order, but fixed 
 on the Gates of his Palace at Lithgoe his Royal Arms, encompaffed with the 
 Collars of each of them, together with that of St. Andrew, Patron of the King¬ 
 dom of Scotland. • 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 •d iff enfation for Abfence granted during life. 
 
 S ometimes upon fpeeial favour of the soveraign, and where Age or Infirmity 
 of any of the Knights-Companions hath been made known to him by Petition, 
 they have obtained Letters of Difpenfation for abfence, not only from the 
 Feajl approaching (of which we have c before difeourfed) but alfo during life. ' 9 - 
 Such indulgence was granted to the Lord“Dacres an. 26. H. 8. and to the Earl uMSAn offc. 
 of Derby an. 14. Car. 1. both which Precedents we have thought fit to infert in Arm.[tf. 12.] 
 the" Appendix. The like with that to the faid Earl of Derby, waslikewile grant- w Sum. 
 ed to the Earl of Monlgrave, and under the fame date, but both upon the fol- clxxxh & 
 lowing conditions, as they are contained in a Decree palled in Chapter, the 18. 
 of April an. 13. Car. 1. which was this, 
 
 1 that no Difpenfation Jhall be granted, but with condition, that the abfent x Rimes four- 
 Knight full fend to Garter King of Arms, for his Scutcheons, at the fame f/jJiffn' 
 time that he fends his excufe, and Petition for Difpenfation. And Jhall fo- fn- us. 
 lernnly keep in his own Houfe or abiding, the Feaft, with all the facred Rites 
 and Ceremonies, in his Robes and other Ornaments, if health permit i and 
 in cafe of Sicknefs, upon his Bed, according to the ancient Statutes. 
 
 This Afl: was thought of fo great importance to be obferved, that the then 
 Chancellor vvas commanded to tranferibe and r fend it (with the Soveraign splea- y Jm -/ 
 
 fure) to each of the Knights-Companions within the Realm, not only to remind "“hpae- 
 thofe, who were prefent at making the Decree, but alfo to inform the reft of 
 the Fellowjhip, who were abfent, of what had been done. 
 
 The execution of which command was accompanied with a 1 Pojifript of a z See before 
 Letter , whereby he acquainted them with the Penalties they fhould be liable to, * e6 ' 
 for their negleft and omiffion of due oblervation. 
 
 And we find, that in the following year, when the soveraign (being at Ber¬ 
 wick,') had prorogued the Feajl to Windefor , the Letters of Notice, which Sir 
 James Palmer (then Deputy Chancellor) blued out, to the Knights-Companions, 
 contained a Claufe to the forefaid purpofe; * That thofe Knights-Companions, "PAm.jm 
 roho could not then come to Windefor, fiould take notice oj the prorogation , and fo- pafe. ' 3? ' 
 lemnize the laid Feaft at their own Houfes. 
 
 Hhhh 2 
 
 CHAP, 
 
Chap. XXIV. 
 
 612 
 
 CHAP. XXIV. 
 
 THE 
 
 Degradation • 
 
 OF A 
 
 Knight-Companion. 
 
 sect. 1 . 
 
 Of the Degradation of a Knight- Batchellor. 
 
 a Title) of Ho- 
 nor, pa&. 787. 
 
 b Tag. 788 . 
 
 c MS. in Cffic. 
 Arm. f L. 15 
 f l. 33 - 
 
 d Honor Milit. 
 (7 Civil Lib. 2. 
 13. 
 
 <Ub. 2 . C. 4. 
 
 SC O humous an Offence as that of High Treafon , hath been thought defer- 
 ving the lots., not only of Life and Ejlate, -but Honor alfo : and thereup¬ 
 on when Sentence hath been to be given againft a Knight, for fo great a 
 C'ime, fometimes Degradation from his Degree hath preceded: and this as 
 our Learned Selden faith , is done a as a rejpeff of Honor to Knighthood 
 in gener al left fo much ignominy as accompanied the Judgment for fitch an Of¬ 
 fence, fbould lye on any that were a Knight, when he fujfered it. 
 
 In the Example of Sir Andrew Barclay , created Earl of Carlifle by King Ed¬ 
 ward the Second, vvhofe Degradation is reported in the b Titles of Honor, it may 
 be oblerved, that the principal part of the Ceremony was , a folemn taking 
 from him hisSnwr!, and chopping off his spurs, the chief Enfigns of his Honor. 
 And in that of Sir Ralph Grey, an. 4. E. 4. (one of whofe Crimes was for ‘ be- 
 J Maying Sir John Aftley, a Knight of this Order, into the hands of the Kings Ene¬ 
 mies, where he remained Prifoner for many years J befides the ftriking off his 
 Spurs, the tearing his Coat of Arms from his Body , and putting on another 
 Coat, whereon his Arms were reverft, was appointed to be done ; but by the 
 Kings favour, the Judgment was not pronounced : To thefe. Sir William Segar 
 adds the J broiling every piece of the Knights Armor, and calling it afide : be- 
 fide which, Lome c other Ceremonies of Degradation are mentioned by him, to 
 have been more anciently ufed. 
 
 SECT. 
 
Sect. II. 
 
 Degradation of a Knight-Companion 
 
 62! 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Tbs manner of Degrading a Knight-Companion of the Gaiter. 
 
 T H E Enligns of this Noble Order, are not to be withdrawn from a Knight- 
 Companion fo long as he lives, unlefs he be found guilty of fome of thofe 
 points of Reproach , fet down in King Henry the Eighth's 1 Statutes , to wit. He- (Ar ‘. i. 
 refie, Treafon , or flying fiom Battel : We aifofind, that Prodigality was made a 
 fourth Point, where a Knight had fo wafted his Ejiate , that he was not able to 
 fupport his Honor. And the not being a Gentleman of Blood, both by Father 
 and Mother, was the pretence, for devefting IVilliam Lord Paget, an. 6. E.6. 
 
 But Fellony comes not within the compafs of this Statute , as not being particu¬ 
 larly fpecified among the Reproaches there reckoned up, and Co it was adjudged 
 in a Chapter held the 6. of ‘July m. 14. Jac. R. in the cafe of e Robert Earl of So- g MS.tneiE. 
 rnerjet, then lately condemned for that Faft; whereupon his Hatchments were W ' s ‘‘° 
 not removed. 
 
 When a Knight-Companion is found guilty of any the Offences mentioned 
 in King Henry the Eighth’s Statutes, he is ufually degraded at the next Chapter 
 after; and therefore, where the soveraign intends to have this Ceremo¬ 
 ny put in Execution, after he hath acquainted the Knights-Comp. there¬ 
 with, he commands Garter to attend fuch of them, as are appointed to go 
 to the convift Knight, who in a folemn manner, firfl takes from him his George 
 and Ribband, and then his Garter. And at the following Feajl of St. George (or 
 fooner if the Soveraign appoint) Publication of his Crimes and degradation is 
 made by Garter (a* tvarrant in the mean time iffuing out to him, for taking 
 down the Atchievements of the KnightJ in the enfuing order. CLXXXIII. 
 
 Firft Garter , in his h Coat of Arms , (ufually before Morning Prayer , if the h£ ' 4 - * pat . 
 Grand Feajl, or Feajl of Injlallation be then held ) ftanding on the higheft ftep AK.St 5 
 afeending to the Brazen Des/g, placed in the middle of the Choire in St. George’s 
 Chappel at IVindefor , the Ojfcers of Arms ftanding about him, and the ‘ Blacky Rod ■ MS ■ at.pin. 
 alfo prelent, reads aloud the Injlrument for Publication of the Knights Degra- 
 dation ; a Precedent whereof we have placed in the k Appendix. k Sum. 
 
 I11 which form, run all other Injlruments in this kind, that have come to our CLX XXIv. 
 view, and only varied in the Preamble, where the nature of the Offence is 
 particularly let down for which he hath defgrved Degradation. 
 
 This being read, 1 one of the Heralds deputed thereunto (a Ladder beinglriS. n. ha 
 raifed to the backlide of the convift Knights stall, and he, in his Coat of Arms, c '‘“ u 
 placed there before hand) when Garter pronounceth the words. Expelled 
 and put from among the Arms , &c. m takes his Crejl, and violently calls it down m caUtti-. A. 
 into the Choire, and after that his Banner and Sword, and when the Publica- 
 tion is read out, all the Officers of Arms fpurn the Atchievements out of the 
 Choire into the Body of the Church, firft the Sword, then the Banner , and laft 
 of all the Crejl, Co out of th elP'cJl-Door, thence to the Bridge , and over into the 
 Ditch, and thus was it done at the degradation of" Edward Duke of Buckingham n aid. 
 the 8 of June, an. 1 3 H. 8. 
 
 In reference to the degradation of Thomas Percy Earl of Northumberland , he 
 was firft 0 Proclaimed Traitor (the 16 of November an. 12 Eliz.J at Windefor oMS.inOffic, 
 Cajlle : which Proclamation was dire&ed to the Conjlable of th e Cajlle, andyi/™j. 
 made by found of a Trumpet and the voice of an Herald, other of his Fellows 
 affifting: and on the day following, the Sentence of his degradation was pub- 
 lilhed, and Cbejler Herald (after Rouge Croix Purfuivant had read the Sentence) 
 threw down the Atchievements, P firft his Banner, next his Sword, then his Crejl, p H>id. 
 and laftly his Helm and Mantlets, which Garter, affifted by the Ojfcers of Arms, 
 
 Ipurned out of the IVeJl-.Door of the Chappel into the Cajlle Ditch. 
 
 But in the cafe of s Robert Earl of Effex of May, an. 43 Ete.) his At- q Lib.C.f.14^ 
 
 chievements 
 
622 
 
 Degradation of a Knight-Companion. Chat. XXIV. 
 
 12 
 Kings 
 
 rr ibid. chievementswe re only thrown down ; and thofe of * Henry Lord Cobbans f 
 
 153. Fe lr. an. i jac. Reg.) only fpurned out of the Church Door , but by the Ku: 
 
 Clemency not into the r Ditch. . „ 
 
 But Degradation was not alone thought fufficient, and therefore an. 32 H. 8. 
 tLib.Nt.rti. k was confidered in chapter, 'what courfe (hould be taken with the>lliw of 
 fuch of the Order, as were convifted of High Treafon, and whether they (hould 
 remain in the Regifters, or be razed out; for itfeemed juft that Traitors who 
 had deferved to have their AtcfoevehtenU difgracefully thrown down, ihould 
 alfo have their Actions and Names extinguilhed, and the Books wherein they 
 were entred, to be efteemed as polluted. 
 
 This being debated before the soveraign : He, keeping a mean between both 
 u Did. extreams, determined, « That wherefoever the Actions and Names of fuch Of¬ 
 fenders (hould be found, thefe words [yah Pm£to] (hould be written in the 
 Margent ; by which means the Regifters would be prefervod fair, and not defa¬ 
 ced with razures and blots. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Of Reftanration into the Order after Degradation. 
 
 S ome of the Knights- Companions, who have injurioufly fuffred Deprivation of 
 the Enfant, and Degradation. from the Order, have lived to enjoy the Ho¬ 
 nor of Ref fraction, and both re-elected and re-invelted, and their Atchieve- 
 ments again fet up, ns were the Lord Pagits, an. i Mar. and the Marquefs of 
 wPai.a 8 j.’ Northampton’s, an. i Eliz. whofe Cafes we have " before Reported. 
 
 Craij. Another Inftance th re is of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk, who being 
 
 Degraded b\ K.ng Edward the Sixth, was, upon Queen Maries' s coming to the 
 Crown, reftored into this Noble Fellowflipi as will fully appear by the Order 
 for his Rcjiauration , which was this, 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 Trudy and wellhcloved wc greet you well ; And whereas our. Right Trufy 
 and right entirely beloved Coufn and Councellour the Duke of Norfolk, for 
 the gvd a-c! valiant fervice by him of long time done to the King our Bather, 
 of mol, favor, memory King Henry the Eight, ar well here within the Realm 
 as abroad with Foreign Princes , both in Peace and in War, and in rejpect of 
 other his good qualities and vertues, was by our faid Father eletted into the 
 Company of the moll Honourable Order of the Garter, and duly invejled in 
 the fame, from which neverthelefs afterward, in the time of our late Brother 
 King Edward the Sixth, whom God ajjoil, the faid Duke was by our[aid late 
 Brother and other the Companions of our faid Order of the Garter , through 
 wrong information and accufation cleerly expelled and removed , and his Hatch¬ 
 ments to his no Jmall Jlaunder and dijhonour openly cajl down, and taken from 
 the Stall appointed for him in our Chappel at Windefor. We let you met, that 
 we, minding to do Inf ice to all men, have Jythence our coming to the Govern¬ 
 ment of the Realm, called a Chapter for the redrefs of the Injuries aforefaid, and 
 fuch like , and at the fame holden at our Mannor of St. James the 27. day op 
 Sept. laft. by the advice and confent of the Companions of our faid Order,have 
 reftored the faid Duke c/Norfolk to his former room and place, among other 
 the Companions of our faid Order, as one that was injurioujly put from the 
 Came, wherefore like as we have willed him to ufe and wear the Garter, Col¬ 
 lar George, Robes, and other the Apparel of our faid Order, in fuch fort 
 as’he was wont to do before his faid wrongful deprivation. So have we alfo 
 
 thought 
 

 
 Sect. I. 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights 
 
 6 23 
 
 thought good to -will and require both you the Regifter of our faid Order, to 
 cancel and utterly to put out of your Regifter all IVritings , Records, or other 
 mynyments making mention of the fiid deviation : And you alfo Garter 
 King of htms for our fid Order, to fee his Hatchments honourably fit up in 
 the place' appointed for them, and his Banner to be of finch Arms as his Father 
 bare and had fit up aforetime, being late Knight of the faid Order, there 
 to remain and continue among the Hatchments of other our Companions of 
 our fid Order, according to the ancient Ordinances and laudable ufges here¬ 
 tofore accujiomcd , at the feting up whereof, our Pleafiure is thefe our Letters 
 fall be openly read, for a more plain Declaration of our pleafure in the pre- 
 mifis . And thefe our Letters fall be to you and either of you, for the doing 
 of the premifes, and every part thereof a fuffieient Warrant and difeharge. 
 Given under our signet of our faid Order, at our ralace of Weftminfter the 
 7. of March, the firjl year of our Reign. 
 
 To our Trnfty and Well-beloved the Dean of 
 our chappel at Windefor, Regijier of our Order of 
 the Garter, and Sir Gilbert Dethick alias Garter 
 Knight King at Arms for our faid Order, and to 
 either of them. 
 
 CHAP. XXV. 
 
 Honors 
 
 PAID TO DECEASED 
 
 Knights-Companions. 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 Of the celebration heretofore of Maffes , for the defunSl Knights- 
 Companions. 
 
 W E obferve it to have been theCuftomin all Religious,and mod 
 
 Military Orders, that , 3 when any of the Knights departed this a Menit 
 life, the feveral Members of them (hould contribute their de- »• 8. 
 votions, for the benefit of their departed Souls, according to 9 ’ c ‘ 
 their different qualifications; fome in celebrating MaJJes, or 
 caufiug them to be celebrated; and others in the recitation of Divine Offices, 
 
 and 
 
 nRRBBBI 
 
6 z 4 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 
 
 Chap. XXV. 
 
 and Alms-giving ; as it were to fatisfie the World of the honor they had, from 
 their being enrolled in their feveral Fraternities and Societies. 
 
 But the Order of the Garter hath outvy'd all others in this particulars for as 
 the reputation which the Knights-Companions , while living, derived from their 
 admiffion into fo renowned and illuftrious a Body, fpecially Knights-subject, 
 who were thereby advanced to a Fellowfhip with their King and fupreme Lord , 
 and made Companions to Emperors, Kings, and Princes , was very great ; fo 
 were the feveral Honors paid to their memory after their deceafe, particularly 
 in the Royal Chappel of St. George at IVindefor , very remarkable; not including 
 the Solemnities at their publick Funerals, many times hapning elfewhere; and 
 thefe we find reducible to five heads. (i.J The number of Majfes celebrated for 
 their Souls departed. (2.) The faftning Plates of their Arms, at the back of their 
 Stalls. OiFering up tneir Atchievements at the Altar, and (4.) Depoliting 
 Mantles in the Chapter-houfe at IVindefor. 
 
 As to the celebrating of Mafes for the deceafed Knights-Companions, though 
 it might fuffice to fay, that ne confohantly to the perfwafiqn of thofe 
 
 times, vet we (hall not think it much to give the reafons thereof, as we find 
 them laid down in the Preface to the Placlg-Eook.oi the Order , in direcf relation 
 to this folemn Ceremony performed for them. 
 
 b Itwas the general opinion then, That Monafleries, Convents, and Colledges, 
 b Lib. N. f. 8. were founded out of this motive, that, among devout, charitable, and well dt- 
 fpofed Chrijlians, there (hould be a continual harmony of Prayer, as well for 
 the living as the dead. For the Living, that, in Peace and War, they might 
 manage all their Affairs with piety, prudence, and good fuccefs: For the Dead , 
 that having obtained remiifion, they might reign together in eternal blifs. ‘And 
 not knowing what dangers might furround them, the living thought themfelves 
 obliged the more fervently to affift them with their Prayers; fuppofing it un¬ 
 certain, whether they were in glory or torment. ‘•That by pious Prayers, they 
 might endeavour to turn Gods vengeance, due for the many fins committed in 
 this life, into clemency; inafmuch as continual fupplication was indeed very 
 prevalent, and might reach the ears of the Almighty. That this kind of com¬ 
 memoration moved the greateft Princes, to be fo expenfive in fumptuous Stru- 
 ftures, for the affembling fuch as (liould continually pray therein, as alio mfe- 
 riour perfons, according to their abilities, to promote their own and others fal- 
 vation. And that the Princes refiedting on the uncertainty of their own lives, 
 and confidering, that many were in their Services cut off, amidft the hazards of 
 War, and how doubtful fuch a departure was, endeavoured to affift them in the 
 next World, fince they could no longer do it in this; which, if by any thing, 
 was to be performed by Prayer. Out of thefe perfwafions, that this was avail¬ 
 able, they had their recourfe thereto, and fo began to inftitute perfons and pla¬ 
 ces, for the making of Prayers to that end. 
 
 With what hath been delivered concerning the motive of this Office for the 
 dead, it may be alfo obferved, that the Founder of the Order admitted into its 
 In i, station, the commemoration of the departed Souls of the Knights-Companions 5 
 and thereupon it came to be ordained,' That ajfoon as the Soveraign fhould have 
 til ( St at. true and certain intelligence brought him of the Death of any of the Kmghts-Com- 
 H 5.1 /trt.17 panions, he fould caufe to he celebrated for the Soul of a DefunCt Knight a thou- 
 Lib. N. pug. MaffeS. . 
 
 And that all the reft of the Knights-Companions might (upon like notice) con¬ 
 tribute to the relief of the Soul of their deceafed Fellow and Companion, the 
 Proportions were in like manner ftated in the fame Article of the statutes , thus. 
 
 g Ibid. pag. 9. 
 
 d Pag. n; 
 
 223. 
 
 A Stranger King -* --— - -Soo.’’. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 And a Knight Batchdlonr 
 
 
 --■ IOO-J 
 
 > Maffes, 
 
 Afterwards 
 
S ECT , I. Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 6 25 
 
 Afterwards, when the Titles of Marquefs and vifcount were introduced among 
 us, the proportion of Mafes impofed upon the former was 450. as being a De¬ 
 gree of Dignity between thofe of a Duke and an Earl, on the latter 250. And 
 the numbers of allthefe Maps were f rated proportionable to the Fees , enjoin- f Lib.v.p-r- 
 ed to be paid,for fetting up the Knights-Companions Atchievements over their 
 
 ^Now to prevent the negleft in performance of this duty incumbent upon the 
 Soveraign , and furviving Knight t-Companions, by this Article of the Statutes ; 
 it was thought fit to fet down for penalty, a compleat s doubling of the number 
 of thofe Maps, to which at firftthey were enjoined (according to their quail ; 
 ties and Degrees) if they were not celebrated within three Months, after no- kUn. 'ffi 
 tice given of the deceafed Knights Death, as aforefaid. And if the negleft ex- ' ,f ' 223 
 tended to half a year together, they were obliged, to. h quadruple their num¬ 
 ber, and i fo from time to time, until the years end. But if after all this, they 
 Ihould not within the whole year perform what they were fo enjoined ; the 
 Statute further bound them, to k double the Maps from year to year, after the 
 forefaid manner. 
 
 But to provide againft any omiffion of the Soveraigns part, it was added to 
 the Regifters Duty, an.2 ,1 H. 8. to 1 put th e Soveraign in mind, of giving Order 1 £<*• N. M. 
 herein, if at any time it (hould happen, to be forgotten by him; to the end he 
 might forthwith take care to have the Maps celebrated, according to the laid 
 
 In ^And becaufe it was at length thought convenient, to withdraw this burthen 
 
 from stranger Kings and Princes, that branch of the statute relating to them, was 
 
 made null, and in a chapter held at IVindefir , the 8. of May , an. 1 3 H. 6. the fame 
 
 was by the m Soveraign placed upon himfelf and his Succefl'ours, Soveraigns of m Lib.N.pyt. 
 
 this moft Noble Order. 
 
 But becaufe all the furviving Knights-Companions, might the better perform 
 this Injunction, and caufe the full number of Maps to be celebrated, care was 
 taken by the Soveraign to fend Letters to every one of them, (at firft, as well 
 to Knights-Strangers as Subjects') immediately after the deceafe of any Knight, 
 to fignify the time of his Death, and put them in mind of the Injunction, which 
 the statutes laid upon them. Of which Letters , fome Precedents may be feen 
 
 in the" appendix. . clxxxv. 
 
 The difference between thofe Letters fent to the Knights-Companions clxxxvi.iS' 
 beyond Sea, and thefe at home, was only this, that in thefe direfted to the clxxxvii. 
 latter, (in regard of their nearnefs to the Court , and confequently in greater 
 readinefs to appear at an Election.) The Letters contained a fummons alfo, to 
 come to the EleSion of a new Knight, on fuch a day as the Soveraign had therein 
 appointed. 
 
 * And it feems it was the cuftom for thofe Religious Houfes, whether the Sove¬ 
 raign fent directions,to celebrate either part or all the Maps due to each deceafed 
 Knight, to make a formal 0 return in writing, under their p Common Seal, ofoW«mJ. 
 what they had done therein : which Certificates, were, alfo by the Regifter, re- 
 ported in Chapter to the soveraign or his Lieutenant. For an. 18 H. 8. we find 254 . 
 a him acquaint the Soveraigns Lieutenant, with feveral fuch Certificates , fignify- c/r Db. N p. 
 ing the Celebration of 1000. Maps (upon the Soveraigns account) for each ol 
 thefe Knights defunCt; namely the Earls of r Arundel, Shrewsbury, Epex, and <s 5 . 
 Rutland, the Vifcount Fitz-malter^nA Lord Abergaveny, and at other times, (fif¬ 
 ing the Chapter ) there were brought in r fuch like authentick Letters, certify- 'J'- 
 
 ing the celebration of the Maps, for the Souls of other defunCI Knights. 
 
 This courfe of celebrating thefe Mapes tor defunefc Knignts, was conffantly 
 obferved and fo continued, until the 32 d. year of King Henry the Eighth ; at 
 which time, upon a motion made concerning thole fuffrages for the Dead, in a 
 Chapter held in his Palace attVeJln/inJier,on the 24(6 of May, in the aforefaid year Ljb N 
 this Decree palled. 'That every one of the Knights-Companions, in lien of the , 8? . 'fee 
 fiid Maffes, J,hould for the future, after the Death of any of their Brethren, ac- *tfitt.t.Swi 
 cording to the rates of their Degrees hereafter mentioned, and immediately upon " e '> ■ 
 
 I j i j demand 
 
6i6 
 
 Chap. XXV. 
 
 Honors paid to deceafecl Knights. 
 
 demand made for tie fame, by the Regifter and Dean of Windefor , or one of 
 them , pay the feveral films of money here fpecified. 
 
 
 1 . 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 “The Soveraign, 
 
 c8 
 
 06 
 
 c8. 
 
 A Stranger King, 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 04. 
 
 The Prince, 
 
 05 
 
 1 6 
 
 08. 
 
 A Duke, 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 00. 
 
 A Marcjuefs, 
 
 03 
 
 1 6 
 
 00. 
 
 An Earl, 
 
 02 
 
 10 
 
 00. 
 
 A Vifcount, 
 
 01 
 
 01 
 
 c8. 
 
 A Baron, 
 
 Of 
 
 13 
 
 04. 
 
 A Eatchellor Knight, 
 
 00 
 
 16 
 
 08. 
 
 The monies colle&ed upon this Account ( called obit monies) were by the 
 x{28 *' N ' f ' a *' orelal< ^ Decree, appointed « to be diftributed and imployed in Alms Deeds ; 
 x 2 3 " of which fort, (as they are there mentioned) arc the* reparation of High-ways, 
 the relief of the Poor, and other things of like nature, as the Soveraign fjoald font 
 time to time limit and appoint. 
 
 y lUd. And of the r receipt of thefe ftims, and their difburfements, it was alfo de¬ 
 
 creed, That the Dean and Regiffer, or either of them , Jhould yearly in Chapter, 
 prefent his Account to the Soveraign under the penalty of Ten pounds , to be imploy- 
 t Ibid. p. 2S4. cd, for fuch like ufi , for every fuch default. And, 1 that Knight-Companion whofe 
 portion did appear to be then unpaid, Jhould by may of penalty or fine, add unto his 
 former duty, another third part of the fitme ; and fo for every year that he fiould 
 be behind , to pay a third part more, than he was at firfl enjoy ned to pay, according 
 to the rate before ft clown. 
 
 This charitable diffribution, in a Chapter held at Greenwich, the 24. of April, 
 ■ $ L ’ 6 - N -P- an. 5. E. 6. was enlarged to the • relief and ficcour of the Poor, where mojl need 
 32 was, in the Town e/'Windefor, and other Towns, Villages, and Places, at and by 
 the difretion of the Dean of Windefor, D he advifing with fome honeji men, who 
 couldbcfl give an account of fuch as were truly poor and indigent. 
 
 To the bringing in of thefe Colleftions , the Soveraigns have (ometimes 
 vouchfafed to calf their eyes, and an. 1. & 2. Ph. & Mar. by an Order in cha- 
 cLib.c.p. 14. pter, a c Scedule was appointed to be made, of all the monies due and in arrear, 
 upon the deceafe of Knights-Companions, to the end they might be imployed 
 to publick and pious ufes. 
 
 dii6.it.p.87. But though the forefaid Decree was confirmed by J King Edward the Sixth, 
 Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, yet for many years, had the Colleftion of 
 thefe Obit monies been neglefted , even till the 9. of King Charles the Firft 5 
 e Ibid. pag.Zs. and then the noble Earl of' Portland, inflamed with zeal, for the reltoring of fo 
 (ibiJ.pae.S3. piousa work, did in full Chapter held at IVindefor , on the f 5. of Nov . in the 
 aforefaid year, put the soveraign in mind of the Decrees, anciently made in this 
 cafe. Whereupon it was ordained by the soveraign , with the confent of all 
 gf the Knights-Companions prefent, SThat the fuid Confutation, fo honorable and cha- 
 
 h Ibidip, 87. r Aable in it Jelfi and to which they were all from, at their entrance into the Order, 
 Jhould be revived, and put in practice, and for ever hereafter obferved, under 
 the penalty contained in the Statutes, both towards the Knights that were to pay the 
 fame , and towards the Dean of Windefor, who was to collect it : And further, 
 k That the fame Jhould begin for the five Knights, whofe Atchievements were at 
 that Feajl offered : that is to fay, for the King of Sweden , the Prince Eleftor 
 Palatine, the E rls of Northumberland, Banbury, and Rutland. And concerning 
 'Stranger Princes, it pleafed the Soveraign to exprefs himfelf, That, as by the 
 Statutes they are left to perform thefe payments by themfelves, if they would, fo , if 
 the fame were not done by them, that then, and thenceforwarcls the fame jhould be 
 • paid by the Soveraign himjelf. 
 
 The soveraign, whofe total for thefe five deceafed Knights, amounted to 
 129/. 3 /. 4 d. caufed the fame to be paid to Doctor chriftopher IVren, the then 
 
 Regifhr 
 
Sect. H- 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights, 
 
 627 
 
 Regijler of the Order : fi> did the Earls of Arundel and snrry, Salisbury, Dorfet, 
 
 Holland , Berks, Portland, and Lindfiy, the Total of each of theirs amounting to 
 \il. to./. But from the reft, fas the faid Regijler himfelf complained in his 
 k Letters to Sir Tho. Rone, the then Chancellor of the Order ) all his endeavours 
 could not obtain their proportions. 
 
 Afterwards, 'all the Sums of money, to be collefted by vertue of this Decree, is* CoUelt. 
 
 (together with the Knights Companions duties , at their firft entrance into this ^'rOH^R?- 
 Order') were imployed , towards the providing rhte for the Altar 5 within St. &J}. 
 
 Georges ch.ippel in IVindefor Caftle 5 of which we have m already treated. m chap. 19. 
 
 Art. 2 $. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 Of fixing on the Stalls, Places of their Arms, and Stiles. 
 
 T H E next thing, provided for by the statutes of Injlitution, was the de- 
 ceafed Knights Honor ; in commemoration whereof, among other things 
 conducing thereunto, it was ordained, * That when any one of the firf? Founders 
 Jhould dye, there Jhonld he made in metal a Scutcheon of his Arms, with his Helm 
 or Crefl, and faftned at the backjf his St ‘11 for a* marly of Honor to him that > 0 ,d. Star, in 
 bore them. b And in like manner, th it - heir Succeflors, Jhonld have a tike Scut- ", \ 
 cheon fixed on the hack 1 of their Stalls 5 and to difference them, from thofe of be £ 3.7 
 the firft Founders , they were appointed to be made in bignefs, ‘lefs than theirs, fff 
 and to be placed fomewhat underneath them. 
 
 But this Article relates only to the Knights-Companions, not to the Soveraigns 
 of this moft Noble Order 5 nor do we find, that any of them had Plates of their 
 Arms and Stiles fet upon the back of their Stalls, in manner as is before pre- 
 feribed, to the reft of the Knights-Companions. 
 
 King Henry the Eighth in his Body of Statutes, alters this Article in three par¬ 
 ticulars 5 firft, as to the time of fetting up their rlates, he appoints it to be (not 
 after their death, but) J within a year after the Inftallation of every Knight- 
 Companion: Secondly, as to the nature of the Metal , that it may be fuch ' as, ( 
 the Knight (hall pleafe himfelf: And laftly, as to the fize, though he alfo reftrains 
 the Knights Subjects to a leffer, than thofe of the firft Founders, yet gives he li¬ 
 berty to Knights Strangers , to ‘ life their Plates and fafhions at pleafure. 
 
 As to the firft of thefe, we find nor, but that it hath been duly obferved. But 
 the laft (the fize of the Plates) as will appear upon fight, hath been little re¬ 
 garded : For the very Plates of thofe Knights, who were inftalled foon after 
 the confirmation of thefe statutes, and thence downwards, are bigger than thole 
 of the firft Founders. As to the other , relating to the Metal they are off, it is 
 to be acknowledged , that the fucceeding Knights-Companions , did prudently 
 follow the example of their Predeceffors, who appointed their plates to be of 
 Copper, and thereby unexpectedly defeated the defign of Avarice and Rapine. 
 
 Of which we have an inftance in the Duke of Wirtembergs Plate, for that be¬ 
 ing of Silver and large withal, gave fo great a temptation, that in the late Wars 
 it was forced from the back of the Stall whereto it was fixed, with lome dif¬ 
 ficulty fure, fincethey could not get it thence, without carrying away fome part 
 of the Wainfcot along with it. 
 
 But if the Metal of thefe Plates, were of fmall value,the vvorkmanlhip about 
 them, was extraordinary, efpecially of late5 the Plate it felf being gilt oyer, 
 and the colours of the Armory and Supporters richly enamelled : all which, 
 though it added much luftre to the Shield, yet did it nothing contribute to the 
 advantage of the Thief. 
 
 In tract of time, many of thefe noble and remarkable Memorials were by 
 facrilegious hands torn off and imbezelled ; which the late Soveraign. of ever 
 
 I i i i 2 pious 
 
628 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. Chap. XXV- 
 
 pious memory having taken notice of, and defirous to put a flop to a mifchief, 
 not in his power to prevent, as alfoto preferve the remembrance of the prece¬ 
 dent Knights-Comp anions , commanded the Dean of Windefer to defcribe the 
 Stiles of thofe that remained in a Book. 3 which he accordingly did, and laid it 
 up in the Colledge. But what became of this Book, our moft diligent enquiry, 
 could never find out. So that in May, An. Dow. 1659. by the civil permiffion 
 of Colonel Whichcott , then Governour of Windefir Cajtle , all we could do, 
 was, to draw the Arms and coppy out the stiles , engraven on the Plates, then 
 remaining fwhilft Mr. Winejlaus Holler was imployed by us to take feveral Prof- 
 peels of the Cafile and chappel) from which,we have drawn thefe following ob- 
 lervations. 
 
 Firft, That for many years after the Infiitution of the Order , the Plate 
 whereon the shield was engraved, bore no other Infcription, but the deceafed 
 Knights name fet at the foot thereof under the Scutcheon of his Arms. After¬ 
 wards his Chief Title of Honour began to be added , though now and then in 
 thefe firft and elder times, both were omitted, as alfo their Crefts. But about 
 the beginning of King Henry the Eighth's Reign, not only the Knights chief 
 Title, but all other his Titles of Dignity , whether Honorary , or Officiary, (and 
 every thing in that kind due} were drawn together in one Infcription, conclu¬ 
 ding with that of Knight ot this moft Noble Order, and which, about the fame 
 time, the Knights-Companions ufed to infert into both publick and private In- 
 ftruments of writing, wherein any of them were concerned, a cuftom obferved 
 gMS.inOffic. by the Knights of other sever sign Orders abroad. For in an e Inftrument, da- 
 ted at Bnlhign, the 10 th of Febr. an. 1549. by the Noblemen and others that 
 were appointed to treat of a 3 eace, between King Edward the Sixth, and the 
 French King Henry the Second , we find, that fuch of them, as were Knights 
 of the Orders of either Kingdom, had the additions of their Orders, (as alfo the 
 Regijler of the Order of St. Michael, that title of his Office} joyned to their 
 other Titles, in this manner. 
 
 "John Earl of Bedford, Kntght of the Order. 
 
 William Pagit , Knight alfo of the Order. 
 
 Francis de Mountmorency Seignior de Rochepot , Knight of the Order of France. 
 
 Gafpard de Colligny Seignior de Ch.iftillon, Knight alfo of the Order. 
 
 Gssilliame Koshetell Seignior d tsaffy, one alfo of the French Kings Council, 
 chief Secretary, and Regijler of the Order. 
 
 At firft, the Knights Companions- gave their Paternal Coats of Arms, fingly 
 and without any guarterings , but towards the beginning of King Henry the 
 Fifths Reign, they began to add their Quarterings , as may appear from the 
 h Lib',N.{,6 7. Scutcheons of Hugh Lord Burnell, who died h an. 9 H. 5. Sir Lewis Rohe fart 
 Lord Bourchier, Robert Lard Willoughby, and others. 
 
 Yet was not the fame generally ufed, but left to the pleafiire of the Knights- 
 Companions : But of latter times, this very thing was thought of fuch concern¬ 
 ment, and honour, that where a Knight hath been defied, who wanted gjuar- 
 terings, the Soveraign hath been plealed to grant him another Coat of Arms, to 
 quarter with his Paternal Coat, left otherwife his Banner (which ought to hang 
 over his Stall} (honld feem too naked : as in the Cafe of Robert Vifcount Ro- 
 chejler, and Thomas Earl of Kelley, in the Reign of King James. 
 
 Shortly after the beginning of thePveign of King Henry the Eighth, the Knights 
 compafted their Shields, with the Royal Garter ; and thereon (if Noblemen} 
 placed the Coronet belonging to their Dignity , continuing the ufe ever fince. 
 Thus adorned do we find the Scutcheon of Charles Duke of Burgundy, defied 
 in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth,and yet we do not obferve it ufed in all 
 the Reign of King Henry the Seventh. For though a Plate for Frank? van Hall, 
 (a Knight defied by the Founder') is hitherto (landing in his Stall at Windefer, 
 furrounded with a Garter, yet is not this Plate the workmanfhip of that Age, 
 but engraved and fet up of late times; as may eafily be obferved, from the 
 Work it felf 
 
 As touching Supporters ; tis true, we obferve two Plates to which Supporters 
 
 are 
 
Sect. III. Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 
 
 arc added, the one of fehn Beaufort the fir ft Duke of Somerfet of that name, 
 elefted an. 20 H. 6. the other of Anthony IVoodvill Earl Rivers, elefted an. 5. 
 E- 4. and befides thefe, until the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, there is not 
 one other example. But then it grew into a common ufage;as,alfo the ingraving 
 their peculiar Mottoes or Devifes upon the Plates. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 He Offering of Atchievenrents. 
 
 A Third honour done to the defunft Knight, is a molt folemn Offering up of 
 his Achievements at the High Altar, according to the magnificence of fo 
 great an Order ; namely the Banner of his Arms, his Sword, his Helmet, and Crejl, 
 with its Mantlings : all which had been fet up over his stall, when he was 
 Inftalled. 
 
 The Ceremony of Offering thefe Enjigns, does not appear to have been fo 
 Ordained at the Injlitution of the Order , but.rather an additional honor, in- 
 ftituted by King Henry the Fifth, and the manner and order thereof, fet down 
 ill the 14/6 Article of his body of Statutes. 
 
 This folemn Ceremony is local to the chappel of St. George, within the C a file 
 of mndefor, and not to be celebrated, until certain notice be given to the so¬ 
 vereign of the Knights-Companions Death, or that he fhall receive a Certificate 
 thereof. This appears in the cafe of the Duke of Ferrara ; where at the Feaft 
 of St. George, an. 20 H. 7. the vulgar report run for currant, that he was dead, 
 neverthelefs ‘ becanje the Soveraign had not then received any Certificate of the arrt.jVf.178. 
 feme, his Atchievements were not Offered up at that Feaft. Siealfi Thu. 
 
 There fell out a queftion, at the Feaft of St. George held at IVindefor, the 23d. Zuttynn 
 of May, an. I E. 6. which held fome debate, viz. b whether the Atchievements W. ted. cl. 
 of King Henry the Eighth, which yet hung over the Soveraigns stall, fliould be rH ' 7 ' 
 taken down and offered at the Mafi of Requiem enfuing, or not > in regard his^Sf m 
 Banner, Sword, Helm, and Creft, with Mantles, had been offered up the 16th of few -U. vide 
 Febr. before, at his Interment within that chappel : whereupon it was determi - ctlam MS '• 4 ; 
 ned, ' That the find Atchievements fitould not again be Offend, but remain over feU'^l 
 the Soveraigns Stall for his Son King Edward the Sixth.' 
 
 The Relator for juftifying the legality of this determination, faith, there was 
 found a like Precedent, in the cafe of King Henry the Sixth, who lyeth buried 
 in that Chappel ; but we fuppofc him miftaken , and that inftance (being in 
 truth much different from that of King Henry the Eighth J not well confidered 
 by him : For the cafe was this; When King Edward the Fourth came to the 
 Crown, he thought it unfit, that the Atchievements of King Henry the Sixth 
 (who could not be accounted Soveraign of this moft Noble Order , becaufe no 
 longer King of England) fhould be continued over his Stall, They therefore by 
 the exprefs command of King Edward the Fourth, fignified by d Letters fent to dfrrt.JV.fj4 
 his Deputy and the Knights-Companions, were by Garter taken down and carried = ii2^ 
 out of the Choire into the Vcflry, and, in their place were fet up the new At¬ 
 chievements oC K'mgEdw.ird the Fourth,and this was done at the Feaft of St .George 
 held at Windefir ' an. r. E. 4. and longbefore the Death of King Henry the Sixth, 
 which when it hapned, he was firft buried at Chcrtfey Abbey in Surrey, and by 
 King t Richard the Thirds Command Reinterred on the Southfidc of the High f Concilia BA- 
 Altar, in St. Geotiges chappel at Windefir, and therefore this cannot lute with 
 King Henry the Eighths Cafe, whofe Atchievements were not taken down at all. 7 ' 2 7 
 
 But when the Soveraigns of this moft Noble Order are not interred at tvinde- 
 fir, then are their Atchievements offered up at the next enfuing Feaft, accord¬ 
 ing fo the ulital manner , as were thofe of Queen Elizabeth , which the Blew 
 
 Boole 
 
6^o 
 
 Honors f j id to deceafed Knights. 
 
 Chap. XXV. 
 
 k H 5 Slat. 
 A't- i 4 - 
 porro GilleS 
 
 fcl. 39. 
 
 » Lib.c.p.t 52 Book, notes to be done at * Morning Prayer, the 11. of July, an. 1. Jar. R. The 
 , v . y being olFered by the Earl of Nottingham Lord Admiral (then the sove- 
 cfTiii?' rain's Lieutenant) and the Lord Buckhurfi, Lord Treafurer 5 the Sword by the 
 Earls of Shrewsbury , and Cumberland ; and the Helm and CreJ 1 , by the Earls of 
 (MS. ter El N , rt !;::mberLwd y and Worceftcr ; and alfoof King James her Succcflor, j». S 1 Car. 1. 
 Fautortbr, & tlie f e soveraigns being buried at Weftminfter. 
 
 As to the time for performing this Ceremony, it was ordained to be on the 
 hjLib.Ny. k Morrow afrer the Feaft, when the 'Muft was fuhg, for the foul of the Knights- 
 166 . vU-. Co .. lK : 0 „ h and of all the Faithful deceafed ; and before the Offering of Mo- 
 H.i. stm An. t jt ordered even > jn t ’ ne 1 hr If precedent we have of this folemn 
 
 Ceremony , and fo was it duly and conftantly performed in fucceeding times, 
 ,m cMs. td> that of the Reformation, at which the Maft of Requiem being abolilhed, 
 tv. if ,v. a & this Solemnity was neverthelefs performed in the Morning Service on the Mor- 
 MS.iaOffif- immediately after the Offertory. But after Queen Elizabeth had removed 
 
 faLi.b.'\ *' the Fcajls of St. George from Witidefor , and left thofe of Inftallation only to 
 ! Lib. N.p.6i. k e j le | d there, that-Solemnity was commonly difpatcht in one day , and the 
 At hievcmentj of the defunct Knights offered, before they went out of the 
 msExCsUftl. cboire, as in the 16. year of her Reign, at the Inftallation of the "-Earls of Derby 
 niR.c.cl. ” nd pl„fr e fa w hen alfooti as the Morning Service was ended, in which the 
 Ceremony of Inftallation was performed, the Commijfioners, appointed for that 
 Solemnity, came down from their Stalls, and offered the Atchievments of the 
 Earl of Derby, Lord William Howard of Effingham, and Lord Chandos. 
 
 And this was the firft time, we obferve this Ceremony to have been tranflated ' 
 from the Morrow after the Feaft of St. George , to any other time; and the an- 
 nr r,>. prt’yp. cient rule (as to the time) being thus broken, was never after reftored, but°ge- 
 p Ivideeihm ncrr ,n v thenceforward, the Offring of the defunft Knights Atchievments was per¬ 
 formed the very fame Morning , wherein the EleCf-Knights were Inftalled. For 
 r the Inftallation being fully compleated, towards the end of the lecond Ser¬ 
 vice, OTZ-at the time of th e Offertory, the Atchievments were offered, after which, 
 fucceeded the Oft ring of Money. 
 
 And yet once , when the Solemnity of Inftallation was celebrated at Even¬ 
 ing Prayer, being that of Frederick, the Second King of Denmark* and John 
 C admire Prince Palatine of the Rhyne, the 13. of January an. 25. Eli as. •> lmme- 
 drtely after their Proclors had taken poffeffion of their Stalls, and an Anthem 
 been lung, the Atchievments ofr Maximilian the Emperor, Emanuel Duke ot 
 Savoy Francis Duke of Montmorency , Henry Earl of Arundel, and Walter Earl 
 of t Ifex were with wonted honor, as the Statutes of the Order required , 
 fevcrally Olfered; but not without the fad and forrowful view of all the uan- 
 
 Sometime before the day was thus changed, an intermixture of both the Of¬ 
 ferings together, viz. of Money and Atchievments began to be introduced, when 
 afterdhe Offertory was read, the soveraign s Lieutenant descended from his Stall, 
 and proceeded to the Altar, and there Offered both Gold and Silver for the so- 
 veraion, and fo returned to his Seat; after which, the Oftenng of the defunft 
 , Knights Achievements began, and that Ceremony being ended the Soveraign s 
 
 Lieutenant proceeded again to the Altar, and there offered Money for himfelf, 
 and laftly, allthereft of the Knigbts-CompamonspreCent offered Money in order, 
 f MS.foipenei -p^us we find the(e Ceremonies managed f an. 5. Eli*, at the Offering ot the A * 
 chievement, of the Lord Grey, and an A 6 . fife, when the Achievements _ of the 
 iJs.f. .8.S. Earls of Weftmerland and Rutland, and the Lord Paget, were offered, the Ear 
 of Arundel being the Soveraign S Lieutenant at both thele Feafts. But not long 
 u Ex Collett, after, this courfe was altered in part, and the " Lieutenant Offered not tor the 
 soveraign, till after fuch time as the Achievements of the defundl had been com 
 
 P! And Tlbeitihe day was thus changed, for performance of fllisCeremony, yet 
 was not the Ceremony it felf begun till after the inftallation was n , 
 
 I w.G. r' Solemnity hat ing at all times the precedency ; until an. « 9 .Jac. R. when h^j 
 Lib.c.p . 173. ferving a kind of incongruity in the order of the ceremony, > ^ 
 
 P 
 
 lib. C. p. ill. 
 121.124.135 
 140.164. 
 
 q \ Lib. C. p. 
 
 r 1 90. 
 
Sect. Ilf. 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 
 
 631 
 
 a new Knight (and who, being thus inftalled, frequently became one of thole 
 Knights , that offered part of the defundt Knights Atchievments, as may be feen 
 in divers and fundry Examples) before his Predeceffor had been iully dif- 
 charged of his Stall, gave order for Offering the Atchievments of* Sir Henry x S ’bit. 
 Lea, the Lord scroop, Vifcount Bindon , and the Earl of Dunbar, firft, and be- y *- 
 fore the Inllalment of the Eleft Knights, Charles Duke of Turk, Thu. Earl of 
 Arundel, and Robert Vifcount Rochejler, which was accordingly performed ; as 
 alfo at the Inftallation of t Frederick Count Palatine of the Rhyne, and Henry 
 Prince of Orange, an. 10. Jac. R. 
 
 And two years after, at the "Inftallation of the Earl of Rutland, Sir George i/ m. 
 Jillars X afterwards created Duke of Buckingham) and Vifcount Li fie, the Lord 
 Admiral b going out of the Choire, to fetch in the faid Earl of Rutland, to his 
 Inftallation (according to the old manner, before the Offering of the Atchiev¬ 
 ments, and as had been done the £ year before) the Soveraign remanded him c Lib c.p I r 
 and again d ordered, That the Atchievments of the Earl of Shrewsbury Ihould d MS. 
 be firft Offered, before any of the Eledt Knights Ihould be Inftallcd. 
 
 Not long alter, it was thought convenient, to perform this Ceremony on the 
 Eve of the Fcaft, prefently after the firft Vefpers begun, and next to proceed on 
 with the Inftallation of the Eletf Knight, whereby as much as poffible, the Stalls 
 of the Knights-Companions might be fupplyed, and confequently the places 
 among them filled up, in all the reft of the Solemnities of the Fcaft : Thus was 
 it ordered, at tnc Inftallation oi c Marquels Hamilton, an. 21. Jac.R. when the eLib. 3. / 
 Atchievments of the Earl of Exceter were Offered. In like manner, the follow¬ 
 ing year, were the Atchievments of the f Duke of Lenox firft offered, and an. 4. f iHI.fag. 18 
 Car. 1. thole of the s Duke of Brisnftvick, and the Earls of Suffolk and Leicc- g Ibid. pap. 40 
 Jlcr, before the King of Sweden, Prince of Orange, and Earl of Suffolk, were in¬ 
 stalled ; and at '■ all times afterwards during that pious Kings Reign, the Offer- 
 ing of Atchievments was the firft Ceremony performed on the Eve of the Fcaft, Ji'ampalmt, 
 next after the deceafe of a Knight, though no Inftallation followed; as were fiae. 
 thole of the Earl of Carlijle, an. 13. Car. 1. and of the Earl of Kelly, in the 15. ' 6,9 ‘ rv ~ ’ 5 ' 
 year of the lame Soveraign. 
 
 But if at that time any of the Eleff-Knights were introduced into the Choire, 
 before the Offering of Atchievments began, they were appointed'to ‘ftand there’ iLib.R. p.50. 
 under the Stalls defigued for them, till that Ceremony was finilhed. Mfincm. 
 
 Thus the practice continued, of Offering tile defundl Knights Atchievments, be¬ 
 fore the Ceremony of Inftallation began ; from the 9. year of King James until 
 an. 15. of the prefent Soveraign, when it was performed, at the time anciently 
 accu domed; for the Prince of Denmark, (by his Proftor Sir George Carteret) 
 and the Duke of Monmouth were both Inftalled, before the firft Vefpers began, 
 and the Atchievments of Bernard de Foix Duke of Efpernon, and Edward Count 
 Palatine of the Rhyne, were not Offered till the Morrow after the Fcaft day, im¬ 
 mediately before Divine Service began 5 fo alfo was it obferved at the Feali held 
 an. 23. Car. 2. J 
 
 As to the manner and order of this Ceremony, among other Injlitutions of 
 King Henry the Fifth, it is thus appointed, «■ That, as often as through the vacancy m h sun. 
 of any Stall 5 the Swords , Helms , ivith the reji oj the Achievements ought to he ^ rA,I 4- 
 Offered , the sword of the deceafed Knight fhall be firft Offered, being carried up 
 to the higjj Altar , by two of the Knights-Companions, whom the Soveraign or his 
 Deputy fhall ajftgn to that purpofe, and afterwards the Helm, with the Creft and 
 Mantlings (for which we fometimes find one general word Q" Lnfignial ufed) by oLib.N.pag. 
 trpo other Knights-Companions, named alfo by the Soveraign or his Deputy; and 1 01 • & 
 this Offering is to be made for them, ° in the order as they were Inftalled, not as ' 4 
 they dyed. o Lib.X.p.Sa. 
 
 But of the Offering of a defunft Knights Banner, we find no exprefs mention, 
 till the 18. year of King Henry the Seventh, at which time the p Banner of the P 
 Lord Brook, was Offered, by Sir Edward Voynings, and Sir Richard Tool ; his 
 Sword by the Earl of Surrey and Lord strange ; and in the laft place his Helm, 
 with its Appendices, by the before named Sir Edward Poynipgs, and Sir Richard 
 
 Tool : 
 
6 3 2 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 
 
 Chap. XXV. 
 
 q Art. 12 
 
 r Ibid. 
 
 'V 
 
 ul I 
 
 R. p. 
 
 xTfujJel* Hijl 
 p*i- 9 2 - # 
 y Ibid. p. 122 
 
 a< Lib.N.p. 6 ’j. 
 
 il 
 
 rno 7 - But afterwards the direftion for Offering this Enpgn of the defunft Knights 
 honor, was taken into King Henry the Eighth’s s body of Statutes. 
 
 And note, that fince the Offering of the Banner was introduced, it was (in 
 the order Of Ceremony , and according to the before mentioned Precedent) 
 
 ,o be offered rfirft, and fo hath it been obferved ; only once we find this courfe 
 inverted, viz. an.*2:-Jac. R. (but upon what account there is no mention) 
 where, at the Offering of the Duke of Lenox his Achievements , the Helm and 
 Creft were offered in the firft place, the Sword in the fecond, and the “ Ban- 
 
 11 Immediately after the entrance of the before mentioned Confutation of King 
 Henry the Fifth, in the Bluff Book., a Precedent for the order of this Cere¬ 
 mony doth alio follow, which extended it Pelf to future times, and vvas thus, 
 ii6Xf 67- w p; 7 the Morrow after the Feajl of St- George (an. 9. H. 5 -_) fie Soveraign and 
 Knights-Cdmpanions affembled according to cujlom , to celebrate the Mafs pro de- 
 funftis, at which time the Sword 0/Thomas Duke of Clarence (who was (lain at 
 x Bout y-bridge, in his return out of Anjou, on 1 Eafter Eve preceding) was born 
 to the Altar, and offered up, by John Diffe of Bedford, and Humfrey Duke of Glou- 
 cefter (Brothers to the defunft Duke) but his Helm with its Appendices , were 
 offered by the hands of the Soveraign, and the fiid Duke o/Bedford. 
 
 - Beftdes this honor, thus paid to the deceafed Duke of Clarence , there pad 
 the like at that time, upon feveral other defunft Knights-Companions, namely 
 on i Sir John Grey, whofe Sword was offered up by Sir Thomas Erpitsgham, and 
 Sir Walter Hungerford , and his Helm and Creft by Richard Earl of Warwick., and 
 tfw Lord Fitz Hugh ; and next on the ■ Lord Burnell, whofe Sword was offered 
 by"Sir Lewis Robeffrt, and Sir Simon Felhrig ; and his Helm, &c. by Sir John 
 Cornwall, and Sir John Robeffrt. In the fourth place, the sword of the '•Lord 
 Cameux, was offered up by Sir Lewis Robeffrt, and‘Sir Here Taiffclux, and his 
 Helm by Sir John Cornwall, and Sir John Robeffart. 
 
 This folemn Ceremony being fimfhed, in the order as is fet down; the Sove- 
 nign and Knights-Companions prefently after decreed; d That the Rites to be ob¬ 
 ferved at the Otfring of Achievements, Jhonld for the future be in the forefaid 
 manner performed. 
 
 The aopointment of the Statute is before noted to be, 'that the Sovereign 
 Lib.bJ.pag.66. nominate and affign the Knights-Companions , who are levetally to perform 
 
 , _ this Ceremony; and fo is the diredion fet down in f King Henry the Eighth's 
 
 Statutes. But generally heretofore, fo few of the Knights-Companions have ufed 
 to attend the Feajls of Inftallation (at which time mold commonly were the At- 
 chievements of the defunft Knights offered) that there hath not been much 
 choice nay,for the moft part not enough for the enterchange of all th e Atchicve- 
 me „ ts : but that thole who have offered the Banner, have been conflrained to 
 affift at the Offering, if not of the Sword, yet of the Helm and Crejl. 
 
 Nay yet !efs, tor the Feajl of St. George an. 1. £.4. wasfolemmzed at Wtnde- 
 for by two Knights-Companions only, viz. Vifcount Bourchier, the Soveraign s 
 Deputy and the Lord Berners, at which time there being the Achievements of 
 fix deceafed Knights to be offered ; namely the Dukes of r^and Buckingham, 
 the Earls of Salisbury and Shrewsbury , of Vifcount Beaumont and the Lord Scales, 
 thefe s two Knights-Companions performed the whole Ceremony, according to 
 
 the ancient Cuftom. • , 
 
 Moreover an. 32. H.6. there were but h three Knights-Companions that then 
 held the Feajl, namely the Duke of Buckingham Deputy to the Soveraign, the 
 Lord sudely, and Vifcount Bourchier ; the ‘two latter of which offered both the 
 Sword and Helm of the Earl of Salisbury, the Duke of Buckingham not enter- 
 
 Ch Bm mitwithftanding thefe Examples, at another time, viz- an. 8. H. 7 - k be- 
 caufe the number of the Knights Companions, prefent at the Feajl, were fewer than 
 the 1 Statute required; therefore the offering of Achievements was then pro¬ 
 rogued ; John Lord Denham, then Lord Treafurer of England, being P rejtdent, 
 and only the Lord scroop joined with him. , 
 
 d Ibid. 
 
 f Art. 1 
 
 g Lib. N. pag. 
 12 6 , 
 
 h Ibid. p. hi. 
 i Ibid. p. 112. 
 
 k Ibid. piji. 
 
 I H 8 St*t. 
 A’l.i+.ify Lib. 
 N pag . 171. 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Honors paid to cleceafed Knights. 633 
 
 Again, when the number of Knights-Companions pretent, have been fufficient 
 to perform all the Ceremony feverally, yet do we not obferve the fame anci¬ 
 ently executed by Knights-C ompanions, according to the ieries of their Stalls, 
 which is an argument, that the tvule t>f the statute took place, and that the So¬ 
 veraign % choice and nomination, rather than the Knights feniority in the Order, 
 was obferved. But fince the beginning of Queen Elizabeth’s Reign, the Knights 
 have generally proceeded to this Offering , according to their ™ feniority, and 
 where the courfe ended, then the Seniors began again : Befides, there is variety n cl. fy A. 
 of Examples, where the soveraign' s Deputy or Lieutenant have joined in the v - vr - 
 Ceremony (though the inftances where they have not, are more numerous) fo 
 that thence it appears to be no diminution to their Honor, to a (lift the other 
 Knights , if it be alfo confidered, that they are Companions and Fellows, in all 
 the concerns of theCWer; nor was it anciently thought otherwife, as is mani- 
 feft from the Example which King” Henry the Fifth gave, at the performance nLiKK.p.sf. 
 of this Ceremony, to the memory of the Duke of Clarence, by himfelf and the 
 Duke of Bedford, who then bore his Helm and Crejl up to the high Altar , and 
 there offered it. 
 
 There is a memorial entred in the 0 Red Book. of the Order, an. 9. Car. !. which oiiid-pig. 84, 
 chargeth it as an error, that the Earl of Holland was more than once joined 
 with the Earl of Berkshire (who then wanted his oppofite Companion) in Offer¬ 
 ing the then defunct Knights Atchievements i and withal, implies, that it had 
 been more rightly done, if the Earl of Berkshire had gone alone (in the laffc 
 place) to offer the remaining Enjign. But, with fubmiflion, this direction was 
 not only contrary to the r Article of the Statute, which pofitively enjoins, That 
 every part of the Atchievements Jhould be offered by two Knights-Companions (not s.pae. 66. 
 by any one fingly or alone) but alfo to conftant pra&ice: For there is not one 
 Example throughout all the Regijlers of the Order (excepting this now men¬ 
 tioned) or any other authority we have ever met with, where a Knight pro¬ 
 ceeded fingly to the Offering of Atchievements. On the contrary, when a Knight- 
 Companion happened to want his oppofite Fellow, commonly the next junior 
 Knight prefent (how much lower foever his Stall was placed) was joined with 
 him, inaflifting at this folemn Ceremony, and of this there are many Examples; 
 though we acknowledge it to be otherwife, both in the direftion and pradtice at 
 the Offering of Gold and silver. 
 
 By what hath been delivered, we fee the principal perfonsconcerned in this 
 folemn action, are the Soveraign and Knights-Companions of the Order : Nor may 
 a Proxie or Deputy be admitted, to perform any part of the Ceremony (though 
 in the offering oliMoney he ought) as is clear from the Examples ' of JohnTho- qMS. inOffic. 
 mas /’ Angujl, Proftor for Emanuel Duke of Savoy, an. I. &■ 2. Ph. & Mar. and 12 
 
 of the Deputies to 1 Fredericks the Second King of Denmark., and John Count r Collett. A. V. 
 Palatine of the Rhyne, an. 25. Eliz. who defended not from the Stalls of their J 4 / colutt.R. 
 Principals , with the reft of the Knights-Companions into the choice , at the time t pc, CL j, 31. 
 of Offering the Atchievements ; but ■ remained therein during that Ceremony. Sir 
 “Thomas scroop. Deputy alfo for the Inftallation of his Father the Lord Scroop, 0 / Bid. jot. 
 an. 16. Eliz. intermedled not in this Offering , though he came down and " (food ” 33 ' 
 below in the Choire , before the Stall of his Principal, till the Ceremony was 
 finifhedj and then returned up again into it, in his due order. 
 
 We (hall now proceed to the duties of the Prelate of the Order, the Prebends 
 of the Colledge, and the officers of Arms ; as their fervices feverally or jointly 
 relate to this Ceremony. 
 
 Firft then the * Prelate, and two of the Prebends, ought to pttceed up to the 
 Altar, immediately before Garter fummons down the Knights-Companions to the am MS. penes 
 Offering, and there ftand ready to receive the Atchievements, as they are feve- 
 rally offered up. 
 
 It is next the duty of the Provincial Kings and Heralds, to conduct the 
 Knights-Companions, when they proceed up to the Altar, bearing any part of 
 the defumft Knights Atchievements, the whole of the Ceremony is briefly thus : 
 
 (/the Sexton having beforehand taken down the Atchievements , and made them y MS.fol. 18 i, 
 
 K k k k. clean, 
 
634 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. Chap. XXV. 
 
 clean, and (before fervice begin) placed them in readinefs on a Form or Stool 
 fet direft'y under each defund: Knights Stall) 
 
 z Cilhs. W.lt 1 Firft, Carter rifeth from his (eat, and proceeds into the middle of the choire 
 Nxt - where after his ufiial obeyfances, he fummons the Knights-Companions to de- 
 feend; who forthwith in their accuftomed order, and with the ulual Reveren¬ 
 ces, come down and place themfelves before their Stalls; whereupon Clarcn- 
 cenx and Norrey for in the abfence of either, the fenior Herald, or of both, the 
 two elded Heralds) pafs down from the Steps of the Altar, into the body of the 
 Choire ; in the interim, Garter takes the Banner of the eldeft defend Knight into 
 his hands, f for its a general rule, that all the Knights Achievements be offered, 
 at”** accort ^ n 8 t0 f h e fenioriry of their Inftalment) and prefents it a half rolled up 
 eMcSA.'vw. t0 the two fenior Knights-Companions ; the two Provincial Kings. being by this 
 time come neer to the two fenior Knights, there make their double obeyfances, 
 and afterwards another to the Knights-Companions, and then ftep a little afide : 
 in the mean time, the Knights having took the Banner between them, make their 
 double Reverence, and (preceded by the Kings) pafs up to the Altar, bearing it 
 with the lower end of the Staff foremoft, and at the firft Haut Pas make ano¬ 
 ther double Reverence. The Provincial Kings being arrived at the uppermoft 
 Haut Pas before the Altar, after an humble obeylance , divide themfelves to 
 make way for the Knights-Companions to offer, and bowing to the faid Knights 
 as they pafs by , the Knights forthwith raife the point of the Banner upwards, 
 and ("after a fingle Reverence towards the Altar ) prefent it upon their knees, 
 to the Prelate of the Order, who forthwith receives it from them, and delivers 
 it to the two Canons ( (landing on each fide him) and they depofite it upon 
 Cufhens laid before the Altar. 
 
 This done, the two Provincial Kings, conduct the forefaid Knights-Compa¬ 
 nions back into the Choire, who with ufual Reverences retire to their Stations, 
 bMS. fit.tin. under ( b not to) their Stalls, and the Provincial Kis/gs to their places, on either 
 ' a ' fide the Altar. 
 
 Next, the two fenior Heralds pafs down into the Choire, as did the Provin¬ 
 cial Kings, while Garter, taking up the Sword, prefents it alfo to the two next 
 fenior Knights, who proceed up to the Altar with the faid two Heralds before 
 them, in the fame order as did the former Knights-Companions, and bearing the 
 Sword between them, offer the fame with the Pomel or Hilt upward, and then 
 return to their Stations below in the choire, conducted as before. 
 
 In the third place, thetwonextfenior Heralds go down as before, Garter in the 
 mean time prelenting the Helm and Crefl, to the two next fenior Knights, who 
 likewife proceed to the Altar , and there offer it in the fame manner, and with 
 like Ceremony, as had been the Banner and Sword. And if there be more At- 
 chievements of defunft Knights to be offered than one, the Knights-Companions 
 prefent, by courfe, two and two, perform the reft, in manner before deferibed; 
 but the Purfnivants at Arms do no part of this duty, only the Provincial Kings 
 and Heralds, each in their turns and by couples. When there are the Atchieve- 
 ments of feveral Knights to be offered, and that the junior Heralds have done 
 their duty, the Provincial Kings begin again, and fo continue the courfe, till 
 all the Atchievements be offered ; the Organs playing while the Offering lafteth. 
 
 fn the before mentioned order, were the Atchievements of the Duke of Efper- 
 non, and Prince Edward offered, at the Grand Feajl of St. George, celebrated 
 at IVindefir an. 1 5. Car. 2. and the Provincial Kings and Heralds, as their turns 
 came to officiate, took each of the Atchievements and prefented them to the 
 Knights-Comp amhis. 
 
 The Duke of EJpernon’s Banner, was offered by the Duke of York, and Prince 
 Rupert, being conducted to the Altar by Clarenceux and Norroy. 
 
 His sword, by the Dukes of Buckingham and Albemarle, attended by Jerk, and 
 Lancajler. 
 
 And his Hcalm and Crefl , by the Earl of Oxford and Duke of Richmond , 
 brought up by IVindefor and Richmond. 
 
 Prince Edward’s Banner, Sword , and Helm were likewife feverally offered, 
 
 by 
 
Sect. III. Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 63 1 ? 
 
 by the very fame Knights who offered the Duke of Efpernons Atchievements,each 
 pair being conduced to the Altar , by the forefaid Officers of Arms. 
 
 Heretofore we find,that Garter hath not only begun this Solemnity, and pre- 
 fented the Banner to the firft pair of Knights-Companions , but alio conducted 
 them up to the Offering ; for fo was the Banner of the c Lord Grey, deiiveredby cMS. fit re- 
 Carter to the Lord Loughborow, and Vifcount Momtague an. ^.Eliz. and by him ,Cl ' 
 
 were they brought up to the Altar. 
 
 He alfo performed the like fervice to the Ear! of Penbrokg and Lord Clinton, 
 when they offered the Banner of the J Earl of IVeJlmerland , the following year; A MS.fiua.t. 
 and to the Lord Admiral and Earl of Ormond, an. 34. Elite, at the Offering of the 
 Banner of c John Count Palatine of the Rhyne. And at the Solemnity celebrated eMS.fi>. pt- 
 for the Earl of Derby, to the Lord Howard of Effingham, and Lord Chandos an. r ' f ' 
 
 16. Elite. f Garter himfelf, and no other Officer of Arms, condufted the Knights- tolletl.R.c. 
 Companions to the Altar ; the like did he an. 30. Elite, at the Offering of the Cl.f.29. 
 Hatchments of the s Duke of Holftien, Earl of Bedford, Sir Henry Sidney, and g Collett. IV. te 
 the Earl of Rutland. 
 
 It was alfo the ufage heretofore , for the Trelate to deliver the offered At¬ 
 chievements’ to fome of the Heralds, before appointed to receive them, which 
 they immediately depofited upon (and fometimes near) the Altar. 
 
 In this manner 11 Clarencenx and Norroy, an. 5 Elite, (who (food on either fide h MS. fit. pe- 
 the Prebend) received the Lord Greys Atchievements, and placed them near the 
 Altar. 
 
 Clarencenx, and somerfet, received likewife the Atchievements of the 1 Earls \MS.fit.\i.b, 
 of Wefimerland, Rutland, and the Lord Pagit, from the hands of the Prelate, and 
 laid them on a Form, fet befide the Altar for that purpofe. 
 
 And an. 34 Elies. Norroy, and Windefir, affifted to receive all the Atchieve¬ 
 ments , of k John Count Palatine of the Rhine, the Earls of Shrewsbury, and k MS. fit. pe- 
 Warwick^, and Sir ChriJlopher Hatton 5 which they depofited upon the Altar. But "" 4 c ' 0 ' r ' 
 the prefent soveraign, (' an. r 5 Car. 2.) gave command,that the Atchievements [Lib. Carat. 
 (hould then and after be laid below before the Altar ; judging it indecent to t- 47 - 
 place them, where the facred Myfteries of the Body and Blood of our Saviour 
 are with great reverence Confecrated. He alfo commanded at the Feajl held 
 an. 23 Car. 2. that when the Ceremonies of Offring were ended, the Atchieve¬ 
 ments fhould be dilpofed, part on the South, and other part on the North-fide 
 of the Altar, till Service was finifhed. 
 
 Befides thefe things already noted, there is nothing further obfervable, but 
 what relates to the Atchievements theinfelves, as they are become by this Cere¬ 
 mony of Offering them in fo foiemn a manner, parcel of the goods of the 
 Chappel , and included within the words of the m Statutes of the Colledge, mArt.^.u- 
 whereby the Soveraign granted to the Dean and Canons, all Oblations ; concern- * 
 ing which, we have already fpoken, when we " treated of the Offering of Gold n chap. 21. 
 and silver. s ‘ a ' s ' 
 
 Hereupon, becaufe they could not be alienated or fold, they were commonly 
 depofited, by the Dean and Canons, in the Chapter-houfe : and there 0 an. 8 R.a. o Ex Rat. per- 
 upon the taking of an Inventory, of all the Veflments, Ornaments, Sic. of the lam ' 
 Chappel 5 we find among them three Swords, one of the Founder's King Edward 
 the Third, another of the Earl of Suffolk's, and the third of Sir Thomas Bani- 
 fiers, as alfo fix Helms. We alfo find more afterwards added, viz. the Swords 
 of King Richard the Second, of King Henry the Fourth, when he was Earl of 
 Derby, of John a Gaunt Duke of Lancafler, and the Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 But the Helms and swords , p becaufe they were at firft forged, (for this very p Autagr. ;» 
 plirpofe_) of an extraordinary greatnefs and fize, therefore have they been ppj„def a ,‘ ‘ 
 commonly redeemed, that they might ferve again afterwards. 
 
 And becaufe it belongs to Garter, to provide the Atchievements for the new 
 inftalled Knights ; he ufually hath compounded with the Dean and Canons, for 
 the defunft Knights-Atchievcments: To which purpofe, (among other compo- 
 fitions) there was an Agreement drawn up in writing, dated the 2 oth of May, 
 
 1606. s between William Segar Garter, and Giles Thompfon then Dean of Wind- &rar. 
 
 K k k k 2 fir, 
 
6%6 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. Chap. XXV. 
 
 fir, William IVilfim, Erajhsus Webb and Henry Beaumont, three of the then Ca- 
 tlbid. nons, to this effect:, r That Garter (hould pay to them or their Succeffors, when 
 it (hould happen, for the Helmets, Crefis, Swords, Mantles , and Banners, of the 
 deceafed. Knights, the fums following ; viz. for thofe of all Batchellor-Knifits, 
 Barons, Earls, and Dishes, the fum of twenty Shillings; but of Kings, and abfo- 
 lute Princes, being imbroidered, the fum' of three pounds. 
 
 We (hall conclude this SeUion, with another kind of Offering, ordained alfo 
 to be made in honor of the deceafed Knights-Companions, and Regiftred in King 
 Henry the Eigbth'sBody of Statutes',w hich as it begun not many years before our 
 Reformation in Religion, fo was it of no long continuance, but then took end- 
 r Hen. Slat, ing, the words of the statute are thefe. r That if any Knight-Companion Jhall 
 An ' 12 ' deceafi, the year before (the Celebration of St. George's Feaft) then every Knight 
 being in the Cafile of VVindefor, at the Mafs of Requiem , Jhall offer a Taper, 
 armed pith a little Efintcheon of the Arms of the Knight deceafed ; and if there 
 be more than one deceafed, that there be made for every of them , an Efintcheon of 
 Arms, and a Groat, fit nigh to the light of the Taper ; which Efintcheon and Taper, 
 Jhall be made at the cojl and charges of the Knights of the faid Order. 
 
 SECT, i V. 
 
 Of departing the deceafed Knights Mantles, in the Chapter-houfe. 
 
 a Ex axloir. / ~T~'Here pa ft a Decree, an. 9 Eliz. •' That the Knights-Companions Jhould be 
 cf’wr'eTm ’rr ' bound by their Oath , to take care by their lajl Will, that after their deceafi. 
 Old. Rtjftat- “U their Ornaments, which they had received, Jhould be reflored, the Robes to the 
 leflathr, 12. Colledge, the Jewells to the King that gave them. Hereupon b Sir chriftopher 
 b 7 cilia.' Hatton fometime before his Death, commanded that his Mantle (hould be deli- 
 
 c 1 fr,/. D. vered to the Dean and Canons, and accordingly it was fent to IVindefir after his 
 cbr. Vittn. depeafe. But the c Mantle of Sir Henry Lea, being left to the ditpofal of others, 
 
 and not fent to the Colledge, hapned at length, to come into the hands of Bro¬ 
 kers, and openly expofed to fale in Long-lane , to the great dithonor of the 
 Order. 
 
 This' Decree was in after-times but flackly obferved; and therefore, 
 (in a Chapter held at Windefir the 24. of September, an. 4. Car. i.J the Knights 
 diiS.Af.43. vvere admonithed, d That where the Soveraign Jhould vouchfafe to bejlom 
 upon a Knight the Mantle of the Order , the faid Knight Jhould take care at 
 his death to have it fent to the Chappel \at WindeforJ according as the Statute} 
 do provide. 
 
 But this taking little efTeft, the fame soveraign thought fit to reftore to life 
 and vigour the Law in this particular, by a Decree made in Chapter held alfo at 
 IVindefir the 18. of April in the 13. year of his Reign, which obliged all 
 the Knights-Companions receiving the Enftgns of the Order from the Soveraign, 
 elbil f. no. = to take care (according to the obligation of their OathJ that thefi (together with 
 the Book of Statutes) Jhould be reflored into the hands of the Soveraign, after 
 their Death. And a command was therewithal given , That certain Books, 
 Mantles, «»dSurcoats then lying at Whitehall, fiould be delivered to the Regifter 
 of the Order, to be laid up at Windefor, in honorable memory of them to whom 
 they belonged. 
 
 In obfervation of thefe Decrees, where the Habit or Enfigns of the Order, 
 were either wholly or in part bellowed by the soveraign, order was taken (in 
 either cafe) to fend for them in, after fuch Knights deceafe. Accordingly at 
 f Palmers a chapter held the 10. day of OUober, an. 1 5 Car. 1 . the f Garter and George of 
 *£»*> the Lord Treafurer tvefton , being fent back, was then prefented to the sove¬ 
 raign 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 
 
 6 37 
 
 raign (by s whom it had been accuftomedj) and affirmed to be all that the so-it.it>- R- t*s,~ 
 ver.iign had given the (aid Earl , whereupon the fame was accepted, and deli- 57 '^ r s8- 
 vered to the Dean and chapter of Windefor to be preferved. And at the fame 
 Chapter it was 11 ordered that the Earl of Kelley's Robes and Ornaments of the h lb,p. 6s. 
 Order , fhonld be fent for by the Chancellor : as having been given him by the 
 Soveraign, to wit, the Carter and George immediately after his Election, and 
 the Mantle and Surcoat , againft the Inflallation of the prefent Soveraign. 
 
 Thefe former Decrees were yet thought-needfull to be confirmedby the pre¬ 
 fent Soveraign, and therefore in a Chapter held in the Fellow-Chamber at Whitehall , 
 the 4. of Febr. 1669. it was decreed, ‘ That the Mantle of each Knight-Corn- i Lib. Cant. ■ 
 panion (_/J alfo the Book of Statutes') Jhonlcl be fent to Windefor immediately F 19 - 
 after their Death's and that the Chancellor of the Order, Jhouldbe obliged by Let¬ 
 ters to their Heirs and Executors , to put them in mind of fending them thither. 
 
 Neverthelefs it is to be underftood, that where the Mantle hath been provi¬ 
 ded at the Knights own charge, there lyes no obligation for fending it to Winde¬ 
 for after his deceafe. And it appears upon the Death of rhilip Earl of Pen- 
 broke and Montgomery , that the Truftees for fail of the late Kings Goods, ha¬ 
 ving fent and made demand of his Mantle , and surcoat , his Executors making 
 it appear, that they were bought with his own money, of Sir Peter Richaut, 
 by the then Soveraign s command, fignified (not only to him but the reft of the 
 KnigJ.ts-Companions) an. 14 Car. 1. they defifled, from further profecution. 
 
 There is a memorable Inftance in the return of the Habit and Enfigns of Gu- 
 Jlaviat Adolphus King of Sweden, being fent back in a fblemn EmbafTy from 
 k Chriftina Queen of Sweden , his Daughter and Succeffor to that Crown. kLib.R.fs^ 
 
 The Reception of which, having been ordered with confiderable State and ,os ' 
 Ceremony, will moft fitly be here remembred. 
 
 Saturday the 18. of April , an. 11 Car. 1. was the day appointed, for the 
 refigning them up into the Soveraigns hands; on the Afternoon of which day, 
 
 John Baron skjite, Ambajfador from the faid Queen , came to Whitehall , and 
 was conducted to the Council Chamber, to retire himfelf, till he was fent for 
 into the chapter. 
 
 The 1 Chapter was upon this occafion held in the Prefence-Chamber, where as ■ Fx AmogC 
 foon as they were fet, the Soveraign affigned the Earls of Penbrokg, and Arnn- fent ‘ E '*' 6, 
 del, (attended by Garter and BlaJpRod) to go for the faid Ambajfador , who 
 Was conduced to the Chapter , in the order following. 
 
 Firfb, the Ambajfadors Followers, two and two. 
 
 The Officers of Arms in their Coats, two and two. 
 
 Garter, carrying on a Velvet Cufhion, the deceafed Kings Mantle, Sur¬ 
 coat, Hood, Garter , Collar, and great George , and the wearing George. 
 Earl of Arundel. The Ambajfador. Earl of Pcnbrokge. 
 
 The Ambajfadors Followers, and th t Officers of Arms, having proceeded in 
 this order as far as the Pref nce-Chambcr door, there divided themfelves on 
 each fide, and made a (land, Garter going before, and the Asnbaffador between 
 the faid two Knights-Conspanions entred the Chapter, making the ufual Congies 
 in coming up to the Soveraign. Then Garter kneeling down, held the Orna¬ 
 ments and Jewells of the Order on the Cufhion, whilft the Ambajfador made the 
 following Oration in Latin. 
 
 Screnijfime , Totentiffmeq', Rex, Domine elementijfime. 
 
 N Emini potejl ejfe obfeurum, quod ah omni tevo, omnibus omnino Populis &• Na- 
 tionibus in more &■ uft pofitum fuerit, homines ob preclara facta, variis pre- 
 miis atqi honoribus officers', tuns ut fortitudinem acuerent, & virtutem confront- 
 rent, turn ut robur & difiplinam tuerentur 3 Qua quidem re procuratum videmus, 
 ut Equeftris etiarn dignitas inde, & ex hue occajfonc originem ceperit , pojlmo- 
 
 ilttm per ontnes fere states valiclijfnso roboris incremento duel a, & antplificata fue- 
 
 tit, 
 
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6? 8 
 
 Chap. XXV. 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knights. 
 
 lit, ac licet in tsnta ejufdem copia & varietate difficile videatur judicare, qua 
 fpecies alteri pravalere debeat, (fa quafi palvsans praripere. siquis tamen paufo al- 
 tiin hoc ipfusss ponderaverit , deprehendet veterans illorum honorcs dignitates , ac 
 privilegia cum Garterio Ordine non ejfe comparand*. Fermitte mihi SertniJJime 
 Rex, lit in Augufta (fa Nobili hac corona Ordinii Perifcelidis decora occur alius 
 contempler , (fa quid mihi infiper in mandat is Jit datum humilim'e refcram. 
 
 Edwardi tertii incredibiltm virtutem atq", fortitudinem omnis pojleritas in hunc 
 up]', diem ejl admirala fempcr , qui cnm a vetujlijftmis Anglia; Regibus Originem 
 traxerit, nulls veternm turn reruns gejlantsn gloria, tuns inviSiJJssssi animi nsagni- 
 tudincUtm fumssse felicitatis admiratione videtur ejfe pojlponesidus ; ab hoc inquam 
 Heroe. laudatijjimo fa fortiffimo cum Ordo hie Garterius excogitatus fit , &• in¬ 
 ventus, quid tanto Injlituto poteft ejfe Nobilius d quid praclarius .<? Suntma quoq ; 
 dignitas huic Ordini ex eo aborstur , quod non mod'o pracipme Nobilitatis viri, Fo- 
 tentiffimi Duces, ac Principes, veru >s etiam Imperatores, Reges eoruntq ; liberi 
 pulcherimo hoc honore temper fuerint cumulate Magnificentiam diets Ordinis com- 
 snendavit tuns quod candidatus egregiis &■ admirandis Ornamentis invejiiatur, in- 
 jlalletur, &• amiciatur, turn quod ipfo die Georgii honorificentijjimo, Superiorum 
 fa inferioruns concurfr mirifie'e condeceretur , illujiretur. Quemadmoduns verb fa- 
 era vejlra Regia Majeftas , evidentibus rationibus commota, clementijjinise meat 
 Regime parerstem, InviCtiJJsnsusss Heroem hoc ipfo Perifcelidis fplendore cunsulan- 
 dum judicarit ita exhibitio ilia vel hie nomine longe fait clariffinsa, quod fpettand 
 univerfo pene exercitu, inter vehementijjimam bellicorum tormentorum difplofionens 
 per vcjlros deputatos, fa quidem in ipjius Doruffis vifeeribus fail a ft, ad omnens 
 itaqi poferitatis memoriam commendatijfimum erit quod licet exiguum turn tessspo- 
 ris extiterit isstervalliim, inter nofirtim fa hoflilem exercitum adeo ut convenientius 
 tanto Heroi faiffie nonnullis vifuns faerit de corporis defenfionc, quam de honoris 
 alicujns acceffione cogitare,reje£lis tamen omnibus periculis pajfsss fit, fibi, fa trilnii 
 honorem condignum fa in Ordinis hujus clarijjimi Societatem fe cooptari. Nec 
 facile dixerim utrum huic accejfoni plus dignitatis illatum , ex eundern Ordinem 
 cfferente,an verb recipiente. Ita enirn utrarumq ; vejlrum Majejlatum dignitas hie 
 elucet, ita tequabili Unci innititur , ut clifcrimen non facile attendatur ac licet im- 
 ntenfus mihi jam porrigatur Campus, in laudes utriufq ; Sereniflima: veftra? Regia: 
 Majeftatis expatiandi, cum tamen ita comparatum fit, ut quo quifq ; laude dignior 
 ejl, e'o minus patiatur laudes fuas eelebrari, non velificabor issspnejfenliaruns tantis 
 Majcflatum vejlrarum virtutibus, fed ea tantum referam, qua fine fusssnsa ingrati 
 animi isota non pojfunt prateriri. Succeffit Sacra vejlra Regia Majeftas parenti 
 fao gloriofiffima recordationis, in tot regnorum adminifirationem, fa quidem ita 
 facceffit, ut non folusss paternis vejligiis laudabiliter inlnercat, verum etiam pater- 
 narunt virtutum dignijfsmum fe ojlendat hceredesss ; pacem, rem beatiffimam, omni 
 Jludio compleilatur, Jubctitis fuis fa quietem (fa omnium rerum affiuentiam benig- 
 nijjime procuret,fa quid fit quod Sereniflimam veftram Regiam Majeftatem infi¬ 
 nite hontinibus asssabilem magis reddere pojjit, quam omnium bonorum de eadens 
 fmgulare judicium t Etenim cum omnibus pateat, eandem naturals do prope divina 
 quadam propenflone in eas virtutes fa ornasnenta quibus vita hue humana fulcitur 
 ferri: (fa ab omnibus iis vitiis quibus contaminetur, fieri'o abhorrere ; cusnqvita 
 vejlra omnis fit cando'is , integritatis , cajlstatis (fa honejlatis plenijfsma, non potejl 
 mihi vitio verti, fi obi,ita hac occaftone illud ipfam jam commemorare aperteqdi- 
 casss nullum prater Sereniflimam veftram Regiam Majeftatem tuns extitijfe ex- 
 cellcntiorem Regem, (fa digniorem qui ijla assspliffimorum (fa it proavis fortijjsmis 
 acceptorum honorum ornaments tanto Regi tribuere (fa conferre potuerit. Regis de¬ 
 lude hujus incomparabilis qualitates fi accuratiin contemplate faeri/ssus , nemo infi- 
 ciabilur quin onsni bossoruns genere fuerit dignijftmus. Habuit is Patrem (fa Avum 
 qui indefejfo jludio ea fensper confllia tract brunt qua non folum ad pacts tranquilli- 
 tatesss , togseqi fadicitatcm in antiquijfinsis Suecorum (fa Gothorum Regnis confer- 
 vandam, verum etiam ad armor urn bene gerendorusss gloriam, bellicarusssq ; ratio- 
 nuns (fa militaris difciplina adsssiniflrationesss j'ovendam pertinent. His cum Pro- 
 genitoribus crlus ejfet, indujlria (fa labore incredibili , atqj ade'o brevi temporis 
 fpatio e'o pervenit, ut non folusss illis pax verum etiam longe clarior (fa celebrior 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Honors paid to decs a fed Knights. 
 
 fuerit. Cumq, horrencU cujufidam virtutis antore , inter omnes mortales teneretur 
 talent fe in vita ftta exhibuit, ut omnes virtntes numeros quoad ejtts ab homing fieri 
 potuit, explere conatus fit, & tanta quidem conftantia iis fudoribus & vieiliis ut 
 etint it tarn Uudttbili propofito, nec rei magnitude deterrere,ncc ulla vohsptas avo- 
 (are potuerit ab incunabulh , pneclariftimarum artium & linguarunt ftudio, it'ave- 
 hementer invigilavit, ut poftquam ad adultiorcm net,item pervenifiit, ad miraculunt 
 ufif fie iis obkQarit, nec bonorum & optimorum authorum lettionc, in ipfts Caftris 
 atq, adeo in hoftium fitorum quaji confipedu abjlinuerit. Tint us proterca in hoc 
 
 Herds fait amor, & follicitudo confervands Religionis &• libertatis in German- 
 ilia j »< “‘ m ejufiem Principes in tolerando quodam fervitutis jugo protmerenlttr, 
 eos non filum adverfiu hoftium ferociam tutatns eft, verttm etiam in avitos dttca- 
 tus, unde expulfi fuerant, magna fua gloria, magna ipforum Utitia, magno cum 
 hoftium dedecore, per vim fortijfime reduxerit, priftinamqt, dignitatem reddide- 
 rit, quant ft iident jam voluerint deferere ftbi Jitaqt, fiocordio: inpojlerum imputa- 
 bimt, ac licet prteter ipfiim Dei benignitatem alite etiam pojfint exhiberi rationes 
 quibus Herat hie innixus tarn arduum opus aggredi voluit, nulla tamen accommo- 
 datior O- certior conftitueretur quant ficientia rei Militaris & fortitudo quo-dam 
 i/wield. Etcnim cum poft mortem laudatijjimi Parentis triplici bello put.i Danico, 
 Polonico & Mufcovitico diftineretur, ita fe bcllicis artibr/s totnm confecravit, ita 
 mancipavit ut cum fiuntmis Imperatoribus non immerito fuerit comparandus. Ad 
 hanc rent promptins expediendttm ita cunt Deus <& naturafinierant, ut viftt hofti- 
 bt/s vcl in fit Kioto vita periculo conftitutus, mtnquam trepidant, mtnquam expttU 
 luerit, mtnquam aufugcrit, quinpotius exigua Militum manu fiepe hoftibus fie obje- 
 cerit, eos fuftimierit, iifidem maximal Clades intulerit, & Strages horrendas con- 
 fecerit, atq, adeo nobilijfimas provincim, incredibili robore ext or tin. Regno Sueco- 
 rum (per fe longe amptijfimo ) gloriojfjjtme adjecerit. Eximia hat: Militaris Dif- 
 ciplina ?admiitijiralioue, itaorbi terrarum innotuit, ut & Reges Principefq; com- 
 plttres, infiniti pr,eterca homines ad euvt amandum & colendum (int inflammati. 
 Non inficiabcris, ScreniJJjme Rex, quin cum ob alias rationes, turn potijfimum ob 
 rei bellies gloriam Ordinis Garterii decora illi tribueris. serenijjimo Danis Regi 
 placuit fili urn fun at UIdarieum Guftavo huic Magno de meliori not a commendare , 
 quo fub illius duff it in Doruffia tyrocinia mUitaria addifteret. Serenijjimo item 
 Regi Bohemia commodum valde frit in caftra httjtts Heroic pcrvenijje , ut eo citihs 
 provincial (ibi ereptas recuperaret. Uladiftaus Rex Polonia, licet koftis, earn de 
 agnato fiuo fortitudinis Militaris conceperat opinionem, ut niji httmanis rebus erep- 
 tus frijfet Magnus hie Guftavus, opera illius uti voluerit , in fopiendis dijfidiis in¬ 
 ter fie, & Magnum Mufchovia Ducem. Idem verb Mufchovia Dux, cum patre 
 Patriarchs, quern Mufehovita Sanctijjimum appellant, tanti eeflimavit Regis noftri 
 bellictis rationes, ut eos baud pnditerit, eodem uti Duffore. Quorum quidem Prin- 
 cipum benevolentia in Regent Guftavum tarn vehementer apparuit, ut cum iidem 
 accepto nuncio de Lipfenit pugna immenfios triumphos in cjus honorem per Jrnpe- 
 rium Mufchoviticum inftjtuifent, ab omni avo tale quid in ejufidem vificeribus con- 
 tigifie, vix, ac ne vix quidem. Jit animadverfitm. Ft quee res alia Chrijliatnlji- 
 mnm Gallia Regent Ludovicum X!H. commovit, ut huic Heroi ar&ijfimo fr-dcris, 
 & amicititc vinculo coptilaretur, quo Auftriacz Domus , omnibus Regi bus ac Prin- 
 cipibus potentialit reformidandam comprimeret, & affliffte Germania fiiccurrcret, 
 ni fi quod eum forti fjimum, & ad tantam Vrovinciam obenndam accommodatijjimum 
 efie, fuo etiam fitfir agio comprobaret, totiq', terrarum Orbt declararet? F order a quo; 
 Rex nojler inierat cum pr<epotentibns Ordiilibus Belgii, cunt Trincipibus & Rebus 
 publicis Germania, quid alittd teftantur ? quam frmmam in eo extitijfie animi mag- 
 nitudinem, & robttr conviilum ut interim jilentio involvam Bethlemi Gaboris, 
 Tranfylvania Helvetiorum, & quorundam Italia Principum in eundempropenfio- 
 nem fingttlarem ; Magnus Hie Pracopienlium Tartarorum Chamus, triginta ho'mi- 
 num millia in ufttm Regis noftri. fe ex finibtts finis edutturum obtulerat, ft its uti vo- 
 luijjet. Fando deniqi exprimi non poteft quomodo incomparabilii hujus Regis fr- 
 ma, per^ Othomancum Impcrrum fuerit pervagata. Acquifivit Suecis ac Gothis, 
 hue ipfa, ut eos & it contemptu aliorum Topulorum vindic.merit & effecerit Jimnl, 
 ut pro fortijjimis militibiis ab ipfii hoftibus agniti, & celebrati frerint. Tot itaqs 
 
 & 
 
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 Mil 
 
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Chap. XXV. 
 
 Honors paid to deceased Knights. 
 
 C' tint* cum fueri nt Magni Guftavi Regis ornaments, cum nomen ejufdem per in- 
 finit.i terrorism fiatia inclarucrit, ctsm dehiqi faBa illius tot koftibus dcbellaiis ac 
 prfilratis, Suethici nominis gloriam vbiqh circumtulerint, nonne dignijfimus jitdi- 
 cabitnr, cui hie honos, hie fplendor conferri debsserit ? Vernm enimvero cum Deo 
 ijfum fit, invsSijjimissis hunc Regem , 0- cujsts parent fiptentrio nunquam vidit , 
 bcllatorcm, Triumphatnrem, perpetuum rebus humanis eripere, eumq ; Ordtnts Gar- 
 terii Statists jubeant, sst poft cxcejfum isnitss cujufqi figna & ornament a remittan- 
 t::r, in mandat is idcirco mihi dedit Sereniffima me a Regina, ut non folswt Le- 
 g'ibiis prefiriptis fatisfacerem, verstm etiam moram excufarem. Agnovit abunde 
 Seremffima fssa Regia Majeftas essm genie Stsccoritm ssniversb Sereniffima: veftras 
 Regite Majeftatis, in deferendis hifee honoribus, affeSionem inufttatam, CR bene- 
 volenti sm ftngularem nunquam intermittet, & procssrjrc, qu£ ad veftrssm & Bri¬ 
 tannic?.; gentit fplendorens amplificandum condsscent. Inter alia facrafua Regia 
 Majeftas exoptat a Deo immortali, ut quemadntodum hie Ordo, ab exiguis initiis, 
 in maximum dignitatis csslmen afiendit, it a etiam per longiffima annorssm fpacia, 
 fmlicijfimo 6- duratssro increment ad omnem pojleritatem, roboretiir, confirvetur, 
 propagetisr. 
 
 When the Ambalfador had done fpesking, Carter delivered each particular 
 Ornament to him, which he forthwith prefentedto th esoveraign, who put them 
 into the Chancellors hands, and he having received them, in anfwer to the Am- 
 bafadors Oration , made this other in French. 
 
 Le Roy mon Maifire (Soverain de /' Ordre de la Jartiere) ma commando de 
 votss dire, quil recott de vofire main, avec fort grand regret, ces Enfe.gnes de 
 r Ordre. Elies renouuellent a fa Majefie, & lay font refouuentr la grand perte quit 
 a faille, en la perfonne dll Roy de Suede, fin bon frere. il efioit Princedom l aun¬ 
 tie eftost fort chere a fa Majefie comme celssy qssi pour la rendre plus efirottte, avort 
 vj on (ire tin defir affection? d'ejire receu an //ombre des confreres de cet Ordre. Du - 
 rant la vie de ce grand Roy. vofire Majefie, fa Majefie a fait une grand, 0 digne 
 eftime de fa perfinne. b Itfial de fin merite, & de ces verities qm ftsrent vraye- 
 ment Royales, & depuis fit mort, fa Majefie a fait le mefme de fit memoire. Et 
 a fin qsse la pojierite pen t asijfi prendre cognoijfance de lamitse & ajjeUson qut a 
 clic eutre fit Majefie. 6- ce grand Prince, le Roy a donneun commandement expret, 
 qu'aux Archives de’l' Ordre fa memoire fufi confirvee au rang des plus grands, 
 & des plus valereux Princes , qui font devancez, & qui ont rendu par tant de sie- 
 
 cles cet Ordre ft Augufte. , , _ 
 
 C’efl (Monfteur) le Sommaire de ce que j’avois a vous dire de la parte ctu Roy 
 mon Maifire le Soverain de l Ordre pour ce qui eft de, aultres confreres 0- prin- 
 cipalement de Meffeigneurs les chevaliers icy prefints, fa Majefie ma donne per¬ 
 ns, fton de vans dire "de leur part, quil, regrettent aveclc Roy leurMaifire, la perte 
 d un ft grand Prince comme a efie le vofire, & tafeheront pour le dernier debvoir 
 ciu'ilz, doibvent a fa vertu, de rendre it fa memoire autant de refpeS, 0■ d honneur 
 quil, euffent volontier, rendu it fa perfinne. Et pour mon partial,er la coufiume 
 qui eft obfervee en idles occafton,, me commandoit de dire quelquechofi a la louange 
 de ce grand Roy, q„, eftant confrere de /' Ordre eft mort viBorieux entre les armese 
 Mais quand je conftdere que von, lavez desjaft bien faiffe, par vofire belle oraifin 
 (qui .1 efie par tout remplie d' autant de verite que d eloquence) quil me feroj tm- 
 polftble d'en parler apre, fins faire tort a moy mefme, & fans grand prejudice a une 
 ft ha/file vertu j’aypenfe doticques quil feroit cot/vettable taut pour le Subject, que 
 'pour mon devoir, de laijfer entierement it la renommee, ce qui mefi tellemmt tm- 
 poftible d‘exprimer en paroles. 
 
 This Speech being ended the Chapter broke up, and the Soveraign departed 
 io6 . in the order he came thither, having firft * Knighted Sir James skjjtte the Am* 
 bafladors Son, Sir John Krue, Sir Guftavus Ranir, and Sir Gabriel Oxenjterne, 
 who were of his followers. But the Ambajfiidor and the two Earls ■Gonduc ors 
 returned in the fame order as they came to the Council-Chamber, and there too 
 
Sect. IV. 
 
 Honors paid to deceafed Knight 
 
 645 
 
 leave. And in May following, the faid Sir John shytte junior (whom I find 
 (filed Baron of Buderof, and Colonel of a Regiment of Scots in Sweden') was 
 (worn a m Gentleman of the soveraigns Privy-Chamber extraordinary. 
 
 After the Chapter was ended, the Soveraign * commanded the Jewels to be 
 delivered to the Majler of his Jervcl-houfe, and the Robes to be fent to the Dean 
 of Windefor, to be depofited there. 
 
 Notwithstanding which Command , yet was not the * Mantle brought thi¬ 
 ther, till the Inftalment of the prefent soveraign , at which time, by order in 
 Chapter , and the Soveraigns liberal donation, not only the Mantle, but the Gar¬ 
 ter, Collar, and Great George of the forefaid King, (the value whereof we have 
 n before noted) were 0 ordered to be committed to the cuftody of the Dean and 
 chapter of IVindefor, and accordingly then brought down from the Court (in the 
 Cajlle) by p Mr. Jofee, Mr. Maxwell, and fome others belonging to the soveraign s 
 Bed-Chamber, and delivered to them to be laid up in their Treafury, for a per¬ 
 petual memory of that renowned King, who died in the field, wearing fome 
 of thofe Jewels', to the great renown of the Order, and as a true martial Prince 
 and Companion thereof. 1 
 
 The Diamonds, fet in the Garter and George, at the humble requeft of Doftor 
 Chrijlophcr Wren, the then Regifter, weres Ordered to be viewed andnumbred, 
 by Sir James Palmer Deputy Chancellor which beiog done, an ' Inventory was 
 made, the 34. of May following, and a Duplicate thereof being drawn, the one 
 part was figned by the Dean and Prebends, which remained with the Deputy 
 Chancellor'^ the other by the Deputy Chancellor, and left in the Treafury with the 
 Jewels; the number upon the great Garter and George, amounting to 498 Dia¬ 
 monds. 
 
 And in the r Floor of the faid Treafury did thefe Jewels remain (hid there by 
 the faid Regijler) till about the beginning of March, an. 1645. that Colonel t Den, 
 the then Governor of that Cafile, took them thence, and it fhould feem, they were 
 afterwards delivered unto Colonel Whitchcott, who fucceeded him in that Go¬ 
 vernment ; for I find, that Mr. John Hunt Treafurer to the Trujlees (appointed 
 by the Long Parliament , for Sale of the late Kings Goods) did receive them 
 from the hands of the faid Colonel whitchcott. 
 
 m Lord Cham¬ 
 ber l. Boot^of 
 Warrants ab 
 an. 1634. ad 
 annum 1641* 
 ]>ag. 58. 
 
 * Lib. R.pag, 
 lo 6 . 
 
 * Collett. Chr, 
 Wren nuper 
 Ord. Regift. 
 
 n Chap. rj. 
 Sett, 1. 
 o Palm, large 
 Journ pag. a jj 
 & 22. 
 
 P £x Collett, 
 prad. 
 
 <{Ex end.Journ. 
 loco cit. 
 r f Ex Collett. 
 fc. prafat. D. 
 t \^Chr. Wren. 
 
6 4 2 
 
 Chap. XXVI. 
 
 b E. 3. Slat. 
 Art. 3. 
 
 CHAP. XXVI. 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Founder, THE FIRST Knights- 
 
 Companions, 
 
 AND THEIR 
 
 Succeffors. 
 
 SECT. I. 
 
 Of what Number the Inflittttioii confijicd. 
 
 T H E main part of our defign, relating to the Inftitution , Laws, and 
 Ceremonies of the moft Noble Order of the Carter , is now brought 
 to a period ; what elfe we intend, with the end of our journey, 
 lies now within our profpeft, and concerns the Founder the firffc 
 Knights-Comf anions and their SuccelTors. For King Edward the 
 Third having Inlfituted the faid Order , and fet down Rules and Statutes for the 
 government and regulation thereof, he a next refolved toEIeft from among the 
 flower of his own Chevalry, 25 noble and valiant Knights , who, together with 
 himfelf fhould make up the number of 2 6. (for of fo b many doth the Order, by 
 his appointment, confift) and indeed that Age furnifhed him with large choice 
 of gallant men , made famous by martial Exploits, performed in the Battels of 
 Since, Crefcy, and Durham. 
 
 The firft that he Elefted into this Noble Order, was Edward, his eldeft Son, 
 who had already in part deferved , and afterwards obtained the title of a va¬ 
 liant and renowned Prince; and the reft of thofe accomplilhed Collegues were 
 thefe that follow, and thus placed in their Stalls. 
 
 On 
 

 
 
 
 
 ' 
 

Sect. II. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 643 
 
 On the Soveraign's fide. 
 
 2. c Henry, Duke of Lancajlcr. 
 g. piers, Capitow de la Bauch. 
 
 4. IPilliam, Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 5. Sir John Lijle. 
 
 6 . Sir John Beauchamp. 
 
 7. Sir Hugh Courtney. 
 
 8. Sir John Grey. 
 
 9. Sir Miles Stapleton. 
 io.Sir Hugh Wrottefley. 
 
 11.Sir John Chandos. 
 
 !2.Sir Otes Holland. 
 
 13 .Sir Sanchet Dabrichcourt- 
 
 On the Prince’s fide. 
 
 2. Thomas, Earl of Warwick- cZ.i 6 .2V.p.384 
 
 3. Ralph, Earl of Stafford. 
 
 4. Roger, Earl of March. 
 
 5. Sir Bartholomew Burgherfh. 
 
 6 . Sir John Mohun. 
 
 7. Sir Thomas Holland. 
 
 8. Sir Richard Fitz-Simon. 
 
 9. Sir Thomas Wale. 
 io.Sir Nele Loring. 
 
 11 .Sir Janies Audeley. 
 
 12.Sir Henry Earn. 
 
 13 .Sir Walter Pave ley. 
 
 We once intended a full and entire Hiftory of the Lives of thefe Noble Foun¬ 
 ders and to that purpofe made a large and chargeable Collection out of the 
 Records in the Tower of London, and elfewhere, of all that we could find wor¬ 
 thy to be remembred of them: in which we fpent moft part of the years 1657- 
 1658.and 1659- But thls our defi g n be,n S J a f terwards reprefented to the pre- dic.Fcir.a*: 
 fent Soveraign and Knights-Companions, by the late Chancellor of the Order, 4 ' 
 through the wrong end of the PerfpeCtive, we thereby received fo great dit- 
 couragemement, as caufed us to wave it, and indeed refolved wholly to lay it 
 afide. Neverthelefs, upon other thoughts (here being a proper occafion) we 
 are content to let in a glimpfe, of what may be improved to a far greater light; 
 and, from that ftock of ColleUions, drawn out fome few things relating to the 
 Founder and firft 25 Knights-Companions, particularly their Honors, Martial Em¬ 
 ployments, famous Exploits, Matches, Ifl'ues, and Death; therein laying down 
 only matter of FaCl, and Materials for Hiftory, without deductions or obferva- 
 tions. All which *we fitall deliver with the plainnefs there found, being unwil¬ 
 ling to add other Rhetorical flourilhes, left we might withal call fome blemilh 
 upon the native beauty of Truth. 
 
 And in this undertaking, the Reader may fee what Furniture ("though it lye 
 difperft) our Publick. Records will afford for Hiftory ; and how plentifully our 
 own may be fupplied and improved, if pains were taken therein : for what is 
 hitherto made publick, hath been collected, chiefly out of old Annals, and they 
 filled with few things but fuch as were very obvious, nay the Annalifts them- 
 felves (for the moft part refiding in MonafteriesJ too often byafs’d with Iiitereft, 
 and AlfeCtion, to Times and Perlbns: But on the contrary, in our publick Re¬ 
 cords lye matter of FaCt, in full truth, and therewith the Chronological part, car¬ 
 ried on, even to days of the Month. So that an induftrious Searcher may thence 
 colleCt confiderable matter for new Hiftory, reCtifie many miftakes in our old, 
 and in both gratifie the world with unfhadowed verity. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 
 A Jlort view of the Founder’s Wars. 
 
 T O begin then with the Founder, the moft Noble King Edward the Third; 
 
 He was eldeft Son of King Edward the Second, and Ijabel Daughter to 
 Philip the Fourth, King of France, whofe Sons Lewis, Philip, and Charles , (all 
 Kings of France one after another) dying without Iflue Male, this Prince chal¬ 
 lenged the Crown of France, as the next Heir male to it. 
 
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 in one of the Windows of the Prebends Lodgings at IVildefor belonging P ^ 
 Reverend and Worthy Divine Dodtor HeL* 
 
 Coll edge. Whence it appears, that he was born at 40 minutes after five in the 
 morning of the find day , the 6 . Degree of the Sign et, Afcending, and the 
 
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 The Thurfday after his birth , he was Chriftned in the Channel then Of St 
 Edward, in Windefor Caftle, by A. Prieft Cardinal by theTitleof e ,7 r r 
 and his Godfathers were f Richard Billiop of PoiHierJ, -join BifticP ^ 
 
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 Within a few days after, the King his Father granted him the <■ County of 
 Chcjhr, except the Marmots of MekMesfield, and shotrcyke, to hold to hinPand 
 his Heirs Kings of England for ever. And likewife the County of Flint ' and 
 Centred of Englefield with the Caftles of Flint and RotheUn , to hold as before 
 except the Manner of Overton, the Lands of Mailor, Seyfnoke, and the Caftle and 
 
 was thus ftiIed by the Ki °s> * — 
 
 So plealmg to his Father was the birth of this Prince, that the 1 6. of Decem- 
 fcr following, he gave to k John Lounge Valet to the Queen* and to jftfaJ his 
 Wife, and the longer liver of them , for bringing to him fo defirable New-: 
 * 4 1 P e [ annHm ' to be P a,d out of the F arm of London. But leaving his Infancy’ 
 we wift now proceed to his youth, and the occurrences that attended his riper 
 
 King Edward his Father , having been often fummoned to the Court of 
 l r Z C .'\ 1 ° t° b 9 ma 8 e for the Dukedom of Aquitaine , and other his Lands 
 held in that Kmgdoip, and (till delaying, till the French King had feized there¬ 
 on, it was at length concluded, that he fhould give to this Prince that Duke¬ 
 dom, .who then Ihould do the Homage , and enjoy the Lands. Hereupon pre¬ 
 paration was made for his palling into France , and a little before at Lanoedon 
 Abbey, near Dover , the King on the 2 . of September in the 19. year of his Reign 
 firft gave to him his Heirs, and Succeffors Kings of England , jure hareditario 
 tmperpetuum, the' Counties of Fonthieu, and Montfroile ; and on the ic of the 
 fame month (at Dover) granted to him the - Dukedom of Aquitaine, and all the 
 Lands he had, or ought to hold, in the Kingdom of France, Habendum as be- 
 fo.e , “ two days after, this new Duke took (hipping at Dover, thence pafled 
 into France and made his Homage: in which Journey it was likewife thought 
 
 had'alfo bec^feizedon^ aCC ° mpany him ’ in re 8 ard her Lands in that Kingdom 
 
 Shortly after his return into England, he was unanimoufly chofen ° Cuftot of 
 the K-ngdom in his Fathers abfence (then fled int otVales, with Hugh le Defpencer 
 f ' J Robert Baldock. and othersj by divers of the Biihops, Nobility, Barons, 
 f xnights, de ajfenfutotius Comitalus didi Regni ibidem exi[tenth, and at Mart- 
 ley^ the p Great Seal (Tent From the KingJ was delivered to him. 
 
 Not long after, his Father refligned his Crown, upon which, great prepara¬ 
 tions were made for this young Prince’s Coronation, which was folemnly perform¬ 
 er, at If'ejiminJler, by Indian, Archbifhop of Canterbury, on i Sunday after the 
 Converlion of St. Vanl> being the i. of Feb. an. 1327. His 
 

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 11. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 6 45 
 
 His firft Martial Attempt, but unfuccefsful, (for more then what appertains 
 to his Wars we (hall not here difcourfe off} was the r railing an Army to march rChrmh: j,. 
 againft the Scots : For Robert Bruce King of Scotland, having fent him a defi- l f 1 ' 
 ance about Eafier next following his Coronation, (hortly after invaded England, 
 f notwithftanding the Truce between the (aid King Robert, and King Edward the tclmf. i 
 Second, was yet on foot, and an agreement for further Treaty of Peace (to be t- J ’ r f a - 
 held in the MarchesJ on Sunday next before Afcenfion day then next comming. 
 
 The Kings Army was appointed to Rendevouz at t Newcafile upon Tyne, on t m. Smu 
 M unday next before the Afcenfion of our Lord, though" Sir John Froiffard faith 
 it was at Torfi, upon Afcenfton day, whence about three weeks after Trinity Sun- c it. 1 
 day,he marched towards the Enemy: but the w srcr.r(having exceedingly wafted wcto/iR;.' 
 the Northern parts, and declined to fight) dipt from him at stanhop Park in the 2l m - 
 Bifhoprick of Durham, and withdrew towards their own Country : nor could the 
 King engage them, though he endeavoured it for 24. days together. 
 
 I confefs the firft Actions of Princes are looked upon by all Eyes, and not 
 feldom, with many Obfervators, taken as the Radix, whence to calculate their 
 future, either Succeffes or Mifcarriages. If, at thefe undertakings, a full Age 
 entitle them to the foie management of Affairs, we are inclined to think a ju¬ 
 dicious Eye may partly difeern the ftrength of their Fortune : But while they 
 refide within Tutorage, and their deligns are carried on under the condudt of 
 others, the Event of things will manifeft a dependency upon the ftrength or 
 weaknefs of the Genius of thole perfons, who are the chief managers of their 
 Concerns. And this was fully made good in this Prince, whofe Martial under¬ 
 takings were very unfirccefsful, fpecially while the Government of the King¬ 
 dom was committed to others (and fometimes afterwards,when he was tyedup 
 and hampered by his Allies in Flanders) but he no fooner arrived at full Age, 
 but his Affairs (hewed themfelves as if difpofed by his own Genius ; and the 
 firft remarkable experiment was verified even upon the scots themfelves, from 
 whom before,he had received fome affronts and indignities. 
 
 For having fent Amballad’ors to the x Cujlos, and chief Nobility of Scotland, rfmfs.chn- 
 He demanded theHomage of David Brits their King (and thefe were probably 111 
 Ralph Lord Buffet of Drayton , and William de Densim, for it appears 1 they ysRot. rt r. 
 were employed thither the t4- of Decetnb. an. 6 E. 3. 1 touching the Affairs of z \j £l i r ' 
 the King and Kingdom') and the doing of Homage denyed. He forthwith rai- 
 fed an Army, in aftiftance of John Balioll, Son of John Ealioll , fometime King 
 of Scotland, again (t David Eras the then King: which being appointed to meet 
 at * Newcafile upon Tine, on Trinity Sunday, an. 7 £. 3. King Edward entred sCImf .7 £.5. 
 Scotland, and wafted the Country as far as Scone, for fix months together: m ' 
 Infomuch that the Scots were forced to fly to their Faftnefles in the Forcft of 
 Cedworth, where they abode for many years, and as the King returned, he en- 
 countred an Army of theirs at Hallidown Hill, which he defeated, and killed 
 about b 32000. common Souldiers , 7. Earls, go. Kniohts and Bannerets , and b , a,// "A 
 400. Ejqmres. _ ^ 350. a. 
 
 In memory of this great Viftory (hapning on the e Eve of St. Margaret cm. Scot. 1. 
 the Virgin, being the 13. of July) he repaired the Church and Convent 0 f £ - 3 - 
 Nuns, near the place where the Battel was fought, (upon that occafion deftroy- 
 ed and burnt) and caufed an Altar to be therein erefted, and dedicated tc that 
 Virgin. He further granted to thofe Nuns, and their Succeflbrs,2o/. per annum , 
 out of the Iflues of the Town and County of Berwick, until Lands to that va¬ 
 lue (liould be conferred upon them; to the end, that annually on the Eve and 
 day of St. Margaret for ever, they (liould commemorate the goodnefs of God 
 for his fo profperous fucceft. 
 
 On the d Morrow after this great Viftory, the King had the Town and Caftle & Kotinfi. 
 of Berwick furrendred to him, and on the c 19. of June, in the following year, 
 did Edward Baliol, King of Scots, make Homage and Fealty to him at Newcafile, clb, a. 8.2.3. 
 as to his Superior and Chief Lord of the Realm of Scotland, who then gran¬ 
 ted to the King, and annexed to the Crown of England, for ever, the Coun¬ 
 ties next adjoining to England, namely, Berwick., Roxbourgh, Peples, and Dunfres, 
 
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 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVT- 
 
 the Towns of Hadington and Gedworth, with the Caftle and Fortrefs of Silkjrks, 
 Ethericft, and Gedworth. 
 
 By the affiftance, which King Edward afforded to Edward Baliol, 1 he gained 
 the snort part of Scotland: neverthelefs divers Cafiles refufed to furrender, 
 which occalioned the King to make another expedition thither, and about All- 
 bdlontide, he arrived at NcwcaJIIe upon Tyne , and thence marched into Scot¬ 
 land, towards the end of November, and at Chriftmafs entred Ethrick. Fo- 
 rejl : but the Scots were fled, whereupon having profecuted his defign as far as 
 he thought good, he returned into England. 
 
 The next year, she raifed new Forces, and himfelf from Carlifle, and 
 Edward King of Scots from Berwick, both entred Scotland on the 12. of July, 
 burning and wafting the Country on both (ides, beyond the scottijb Sea. This 
 Expedition brought the Earl of Athol! , and divers of the Scotch Nobility, to a 
 Submiflion 5 upon which the King came back into the Northern parts, where 
 he wintered, and kept his Chriftmafs at Newcaftle. 
 
 About h Twelfth-tide , he was provided to pafs again into Scotland, when 
 Ambatladors from the Fope and King of France, found' him at Eerwicf, ready 
 to enter that Kingdom, and by their earned follicitation (about Candlemas ') 
 obtained of both Kings a Truce till Midlent following : but no Peace enfuing, 
 Edward King of Scotland, and divers of the Englifh Nobility fat Whitfontide ) 
 entred Scotland again: and finding St. Johns Town (lighted by the Scots, they 
 fortified it. Shortly after this. King Edward followed them thither, and thence 
 palled with his Artqy unto Eigen in Murrey, and Innernef. In his return, he 
 took Aberdeen, and burnt divers Towns, and deftroyed the Country. About 
 which time the Earl of Cormoul entred Scotland alfo, and deftroyed the Weft- 
 ern parts, and met the King his Brother at St. Johns Town, where the King flayed 
 not long, but marched to Slriveling , built the Fortrefs called the File , and re¬ 
 turned home. About the Feaft of St. Luke, he marcht again with a frefh Army 
 into Scotland, and repaired Bothuill-Caftle , and returned into England before 
 Chriflmas, leaving Edward King of Scots, at St. Johns Town, fetled in the Go¬ 
 vernment of that Kingdom. 
 
 The Affairs of Scotland being thus quieted for fome years, gave King Edward 
 the leifure to look towards France 5 which Kingdom afterwards became the 
 Scene of all his Martial Glory. For Robert d' Artois, Earl of Beaumont in 
 France, being difeontented at the Sentence wherein rhilip King of France had 
 given the Earldom of Artois from him, to Maud Countefs of Burgundy, let fall 
 fome dangerous words, and they being laid hold on, forced him to fly into 
 England, where he was kindly received by King Edward 5 who after he had been 
 here fometime, ‘ afforded him the ufe of the Caftles of Guilford, Wallingford, 
 and Somerton , whenfoever he pleafed to retire thither for his recreation, and 
 afterwards affigned him k 800/. per annum for his fupport 3 the one moiety to 
 be received out of the Revenues of certain Friories Alien, feifed into the Kings 
 hands, and the other moiety, out of his Exchequer. 
 
 Soon after his coming over, iTe advifed the King to 1 fet on foot his claim to 
 the Crown of France 3 whereto the King was willing enough to hearken, and 
 to be perftvaded by him 5 but the Affair being of fo great concern, his Coun¬ 
 cil advifed him, to take the opinion of his Father-in-Law, the Earl of Henault, 
 before he attempted any thing therein: Hereupon fa m Comet with long and 
 terrible dreams, ufhering in this grand Affair) he employed thither, with all 
 privacy , a Henry Bsirgherfi, Bilhop of Lincolne, with two Banerets, and two Do¬ 
 ctors, to gain him to his party (with all other perfons of note, as they fhould 
 find inclinable to aflift the King) who laying before the Earl, King Edward’s 
 pretenfions to the Crown of France 5 he not only approved of his defign, but 
 advifed the King to contradl other Alliances, and gain to his party fome of his 
 neighbouring Princes thereabouts. 
 
 Encouraged by this advice, and the affurance of his affiftance, he by a Cora- 
 miffion 0 conftituted the (aid Earl (therein lliled, Guilielmus Comes Hanonite,Hot- 
 landi.e & Selandite, ac Dominus Frift£ focer nofter') his Proctor, to treat and 
 
 agree 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder tf/rr/Kniglits-Companions. 
 
 647 
 
 agree with fuch Noblemen, perfons of note, and others, ashelliould think bed, 
 touching both Alliances and Retainers. With this,Commiffions with like power’ 
 and under the fame date, were likewife Pent to p William Earl of Juliers, the p Oil. 
 Kings Brother-in-Law, to Sir John de Montgomery, Knight, and to Mu John 
 Watoeyn, Canon of Derlington. 
 
 In April following, a like Commiffion was iffued to a Henry Bifhop of Lin q 19. April 
 colne, William Earl of Salisbury, and William Earl of Huntingdon , and they im- E 3 
 mediately difpatcht into Flanders , where they found bufinefs fo well prepared h 
 by the Commiffioners before named, that by the 24. of May enfuing,r they had nt». Alma. 
 fully engaged divers of the Nobility and others in Henault, Celdres, and the e i 
 Marqmfate of Juliers, to appear in the Kings adiftance againft the French, and '° ,U ' 
 withall fetled the proportion of Men and Arms, each of them were to furnilh 
 the King with in that Service, together with the ftipends and wages to be paid 
 them in lieu thereof This done, the laid ^Bilhop went to Gaunt, and there f Fraijf,Chtan. 
 won fo much upon the humour of Jaqucs Darnell, that he gained him alfo to Ub ' l ' c “ h ^' 
 the Kings- party. 
 
 Within a few days after t Renaut the Second Earl of Guildres , and Z uitphen t Ret. Alma. 
 (who had married Leonora , the Kings Sifter) and William Marquefs of Juliers i, " e - 3 .”’.i°- 
 (-"Husband to Joane Sifter to Queen Philippa) entred into the Affociation, and njUnafiqfia 
 next w Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Duke of Bavaria, dgned an Agree- '■ nTa - Com - 
 ment at Frankgford, whereby he obliged himfelf to adift the King, for the re- & 
 
 covery and maintenance of his Inheritance, againft all perfons whatfoever, ex- ”Vlr.'j m ii 
 cept Lewis the Emperor, his Uncle (which feveral Contradfe, made by the fore- 
 faid Ambafladors with thefe Princes, were * confirmed.by the King under the * /«?.' 9 ' 
 Great Seal of England, the 2 6. of Auguji following.) 
 
 Between this r Emperor and the King, and their Heirs, pall: alfo an Union y m. 
 and Confederacy, which obliged them to rife all their power particularly againft 
 Philip de Valois (who carried himfelf as King of France) and his Succeflors in 
 that Kingdom, for the recovery and defence of their Honors, Inheritances and 
 PolTeflions. 
 
 The 15. of July was John Duke of Loraine, Brabant, and Lemburgh retained t.ttist. m. e. 
 for the King, and with the a Tent of the Emperor, was the Confederation made 
 with 3 Lewis his eldeftSon, there ftiled Marquefs of Brandenburgh Count Pala- .i 1.Sri:. II. 
 tine of the Rhyne, Duke of Bavaria, and Arch-Chamberlain to the Emperor. m ' 6 - 
 With thefe, the King retained, for his intended Expedition into France, 'feve¬ 
 ral other Noblemen ofthofe Countries, as namely b Adolph Earl of Monte (who blUd.m. 9 i 
 having made Fealty and Homage to the King, he in reward thereof, fetled on 
 him a Penfton for life, of 1200 FJorens of Gold per annum ^ out of his Exche- 
 quer) <= E verhard, eldeft Son to Thideric Earl of Lymborg ; i Adolph, Earl of Mar- c r 
 lia-, ‘Robert de Touburgh, Lord of Warnich 5 f Theodoric 4 , Earl of Loffen 
 Heiifeberg , and Lord of Bhtikenburgh 5 and Theodonck.de Mont)oy. Lord of Val- f L m , 
 kenborgh : befides divers valiant Knights, and Commanders of eminent note 
 But Philip de Valois was fo alarm’d at the report of thefe Alliances, that he 
 uled all endeavours to interrupt the forefaid Ambaffadors, in their paffage 
 home 3 both by s placing a Garrifon in the lOe of Cogaunt , and fetting out fe- g Froiff.chml 
 veral men of War to Sea.- Of which the King having intelligene, dire&ed h\s lib ' 1,cap ’ 3<>JL 
 Writ to h >A* de Rosy Admiral of the Fleet, from the River of Thames North- h 20 . 
 ward, to fit up a Convoy of 40 flout Ships well mann’d, to be at Don in Hoi- Rot ' v *^ l l' 
 land on Monday after Midfimmer-day, to fecure their return, where they lay ffZ'st.ff 
 ready for their coming. 1 3 Franc . 
 
 And whereas thefe Ambalfadors, in making thefe Alliances and Retainers, m ' io ' 
 upon the Kings account, had obliged themfelves to pay fundry great fums of 
 money 5 the King 1 mdefflpnified them, their Heirs, and Executors, of all thofe ■ Rn.Almm. 
 lums, and other things whereto they were fo engaged. 11.2.3.111.4, 
 
 This great Affair, of lengthening the King with Alliances and Friends in 
 Germany and Flanders , was again fet on foot, and to that purpofe, another 
 Commiffion was iflued to the faid Bifhop of Litiioln, and Earl of Salisbury, to k 3 .oll.R,,. 
 Whom was added Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk, and John Darcy Steward of 
 
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 the Kings Houffiould, with power to any three of them, to treat thereupon 
 with Lewi, the Emperor. Another > Commiffion of the fame date was made 
 0 ., t to them, and to Richard de Winfele, John de Offrd, Paul de Monteflorum, 
 r j„hn de Montgomery, and JohnWamryn, impowering them to treat with, and re¬ 
 tain alt perfons, afwell Nobles as others, for the Kings Service 
 
 And as the King did endeavour by thefe means to gain affiftance, for the re¬ 
 covery of his right to the Crown of France , fo did he not negleft all methods 
 of Peace: among which he thought fit to ™ conftitute the forefaid Biffiop of 
 Lincolne, the Earls of Salisbury and Suffolk., and John Darcy his Agents, to 
 treat aim magnifico Principe Domino Philippo Rege Prancis illujin, or his Depu 
 ties touching his right to the find Crown ; to wit, whether it ought to remain 
 to him or King Edward: And by another Commiffion, they were impowered 
 to treat upon all Controverfies and Demands.whatsoever, relating to the Duke¬ 
 dom of Aquitaine, or other parts beyond Sea, and alfo of a happy and perpe- 
 
 The'fame day he "conftituted John Duke of Erabant and Loraine, his Lieu¬ 
 tenant Cantain and Vicar General in the Kingdom of France: where it is wor¬ 
 thy note, that the King in this Commiffion (challenging the Crown of France 
 “devolved to him by right of fucceffion, and confidently become his lawful 
 Inheritance) did a flume the Title of that Kingdom, and filled h.mfelf, Edwar¬ 
 ds Dei gratiS Rex Anglic & Francis, Dominus Hiberni* & Dux Aqu.Ums: 
 And by another Commiffion bearing even date, made of thefe Officiary Digni¬ 
 ties to 5 the faid Duke, he put France in the firff place, thus, Edvard* r Det gra¬ 
 tis Rex Francis & Anglis, &c. but it was not long e re he voluntarily laid this 
 Title of France afide, nor did he folemnly aflame it again, till the 14. year of 
 
 h ’ S By ffi ? v n erTl othe?” ctmmiffions of the fame date (wherein the Titles of £«- 
 gland and France were fo tranfpofed) did the King confute into the fame Dig¬ 
 nities mil,am Marquefs of Juliers, IVilliam Earl of Renault, his Father-tmLaw, 
 and William Rohm Earl of Northampton', and by another then datedL^if’^w 
 ed to the Archbiffiops, Bilhops, Dukes, Marqueffes, Earls, Barons, and all other 
 nerfons in the Kingdom of France (having therein the Titles of EngUnd and 
 France tranfpofed as before) they are commanded to receive ‘he Paid Duke, as 
 if it were the King in his own perfon, as alfo the Marqueffes and Earls. An 
 further the faid Marqueffes and the Earls were by other Commiffions feverally 
 conftituted the Kings fpecial Ambaffadors, to make known his faid Title to all 
 whom“ ffiould concern, to challenge and profecute h.s right to require every 
 unjuft detainor, to render to the King whatfoever he fo withheld from him, to 
 displace and puniffi fuch as they ffiould think meet; and laftly to do and exe- 
 ife another'things, which ffiould be moft ueceffary for the recovery and pre- 
 
 1 r The°King of France had in the beginning of this year fent Forces into r Gaf- 
 coigne and S feifed upon many of the Kings Caftles and Fortreffes; upon notice 
 hereof the King gave q command to arreft ao Ships in the Port of Southampton, 
 5 nd ffiereabomt and to prefs men to be ready at Port/mouth, to fet forward for 
 Gafcoignc on W hit fin-Eve following; for he had raffed a great Army to fend thi 
 ther.(It may not here be forgotten, what is recorded of ' Keymond C^ely \oti 
 of Abertha a Gafcoigner , who made an offer to the King of F ranee, to fight m 
 defence of King Edward's right to thofe Countries , for which he Je 7 
 
 great and particular thank.,.) But withall made feveral appl. b L^, A “ 
 bafiadors, to the Court of France, for reftitution of what had been feized o , 
 
 ^tTo marry 1 hh ddelfson S'S of Cornwall to the King of Frances 
 ' “ rf 5 ?W. the Counters of » hi. So., with . 
 
 fc'The'marriag^of his Brother the Earl of Cornwall, with any of the Blood 
 " R-oyal. 4. To 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder and firji Knights-Companions. 649 
 
 4. “ To make reftitution for any dammage, he tendered him as much money 
 
 “as he could in reafon demand. 
 
 5. “ He alfo proferr’d to take a Voyage to the Holy Laud with the King of 
 “ France, if he would reftore his Lands to him. 
 
 6 . cc To go the Voyage, if he would reftore but half, or fome of thofe Lands. 
 
 7. “To take the Voyage with him, if he would make reftitution after his re- 
 “ turn; or laftly, 
 
 8. “ To take the Voyage fingly himfelf, fo that at his return, he would re- 
 “ ftore him his right. 
 
 Thefe Overtures with many others, which the King or his Gouncil could 
 think off, were offered to the King of France, in order to a Peace, with this 
 general propofal belide; That if any one could think of any other way tend¬ 
 ing thereunto, he would be ready to accept thereof. But all in vain; for, on 
 the contrary, King Philip excited and maintained the Scots againft him, and his 
 Navy alfo did great mifchiefs at Sea. 
 
 Whereupon the Pope perceiving that the War was likely to proceed, fent into 
 England P. Prieft Cardinal of St. Praxid , and B. Deacon Cardinal of St. 
 
 Mary in Aquiro, to ufe their beft endeavours, to compofe the differences now 
 growing high between the two Kings. Upon whofe mediation with King Ed¬ 
 ward, though Peace could not be obtained , yet that things relating to Peace 
 might the better be effefted, a » Truce was agreed on , to the Morrow after »««'»• 
 Candlemas day, an. 12. E. 3. and thence prorogued to the w firft of March, and 3 m '*' 
 
 laftly, a further enlargement of it to * Midfimmer following, in cafe the King of »i Rut. Al- ^ 
 
 France fhould confent to it, and give Security that it fhould be obferved ; but 
 he it leems refufing, the King was advifed to revoke this later ceffation (which par. he 
 he (lid the 1 6. of May) and to take a Journey into Flanders, perfonally to con- '• 
 
 fer with his Allies, in purfuance ofhisdefign againft France, and thereupon he lSi 
 
 took fhipping at the Port of Oremell the 16. of July, and went to Antwerp : But 
 before he went, upon the Cardinals further importunity, a *Commi(Iion iffued zn.JmtRn: 
 to J. Archbifhop of Canterbury, R. Bilhop of Durham, R. de Vjford Earl of Suf- £ iff 2 ,', 
 folk. Sir Ceoffry le Scrap Knight, and Mr. John Vjford Archdeacon of Ely, with 
 power to treat and agree, touching all things in difference between them, in 
 reference to a full and final Peace. And by another * Commiffton, bearing the a mi. 
 fame date, the Duke of Brabant , Earl of Hanow and Cueldres, the Marquefs of 
 Juliers, and Sir William Dunort Lord of Ouflrehout, Knight, are added to them. 
 
 Thefe Commiffions were double, and of two feveral Stiles; in the one, the 
 King calls Philip de Valoys Confanguineus nofier Franciee, only; and in the other, 
 Excellentijfimus Princeps, Dominus Philippics, Rex Francix, illujlris Confangni- 
 tieus nofier charijjimus. 
 
 At Antwerp the confederate Princes gave the King a meeting, and here he 
 h exprefly revoked all the powers he had given the forementioned Commiffio- b n.Julj Rot: 
 ners, to treat with Philip de Valois, as King of France. At length it was refolved, 
 that the ' Duke of Juliers (bould be fent Ambafl'ador, from the King to theEm- Z/J.fyJ. ’ 3 
 peror; which Embafly obtained a promife to the King, of the Vicar-general- c froijj.cino: 
 lhip of the Empire; whereupon, about the beginning of September he took a 1 l - ca P-S 2 - 
 Journey to * Colon, where the Emperor publickly defied the King of France, and AWalftn C b.fiib 
 conftituted King Edmardhts Vicar-General, who at his return into Flanders, ‘‘f.ia.E.a. 
 'entred upon the execution of that Office. c Froiff. lit. i. 
 
 In the 13. year of this Kings Reign, at the inftance of the forefaid Cardi- 
 nals, f John Archbilhop of Canterbury, Richard Bilhop of Durham, Henry Bilhop fat. concejf. ho - 
 of Lincolne, the Earls of Derby, Salisbury, and Suffolk, and fome others, were mmb. 
 impowered to treat with Thilip clt Falois , or his Deputies, upon the Dignities, E ' 3 * 
 
 Honors, Lands, and Rights, belonging to King Edward, and all other contro- 
 verfies whatfoever. The Deputies on the other part, were the s Archbilhop of chro „. f 355 . 
 Rouen, the Bilhops of Langres and Beauvais, and the place for treaty, Arras ; 
 but nothing of Peace being thereby effefted, the King prepared effeftually for gem Angl. 
 War; having h fome time before, made an alliance with Albert and Otho, Dukes ihirpiMae- 
 of Aujlria, Btiria , and Karinthia ; and received Homage as King of France, 
 
 M m m m from 
 
65° Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 from Reginald, Duke of Gueldres and Earl of Zutphen, for which he afterwards 
 jlffi.m. 4 granted him ' loco/. fterling per Annum, for his life. He likewife made allian¬ 
 ces with other Princes, who were to furnilh him with men, to be imployed in 
 his intended expedition into France .* as alio with ^ Lewis the Emperour r after 
 which, he lent a Letter from Antwerp to the Pope , afferting his claim to the 
 I Sjtban. 15. Crown of France, which is to be feen in 1 Thomas Walfincham's Hiilorv of 
 E 'i- England. , J J 
 
 All things for War being now in readtnefs, the King ("with the affiftance of 
 his Allies J firft beiieged Cambray (an Imperial City , and then in the hands of 
 the French) but it being too well fortified and provided, to be fuddenly taken, 
 mr™/.. he raifed his Siege, and palled into France , firft™ fending his defiance to Philip 
 c ,,n. . I. cle Valois (^ then at raris ) by the Bifhop of Lincoln. Sir trailer Many was the 
 n ibid. c. 35. firft, who, after the defiance made, " entred France with 40. Horfe, burnt 
 Mortaigne , took the Cattle of Thyne, garrifoned it, and returned to the King 
 at Mechlin. ° 
 
 The King having pafTed the River shell, entred France upon ° St. Matthews 
 Script. Call. Da y> and burnt the Country before him. And not long after, at the requeft 
 
 2574. of the Duke of Brabant, to admit of a Treaty of Peace, the King, at Mar- 
 
 Vrirt'hmi P grallt3 the faid Duke P ower > in his name = t0 give fafe conduct to fuch 
 
 C Jb.Arrgt m & P erfons as he fhould think fit, to meet at any place within two or three Leagues 
 '5 E -i- from his Camp, to treat of Peace, the fame to continue till Friday following 
 ”■ * 2 ' and all that day; but nothing was effe&ed. 
 
 q Kithmlm The s Saturday before St. Liihes Day, the King with his Army pafled the Ri¬ 
 ver Oyze, and marching forward till he came between Vyronfofs, and Flamen- 
 gery, the two Armies drew near each other, where the Day of Battel was 
 tFrtifs.chnn. agreed on to be the Friday after. But in the interim a r Letter of advice was 
 *' c ' 4a ' brought to the French King, from Robert King of Sicily a famous Aftrologer, to 
 diffwade him from fighting, fince he had by his Science found, that if he 
 fought with the King of England, he fhould be vanquifhed, and loofe the day. 
 This Letter fo prevailed with the King of France, that though he had the greater 
 power, and that both Armies ftood ranged for Battel, yet was there not a blow 
 ftruck on the appointed Day, The Munday following, intelligence was brought 
 t0 the , King ’ ', thattheFrench weredifperfed, and returning homewards, where- 
 
 2575. ’ u P on he withdrew his Army, and marched back into Brabant. 
 
 115.Mre.rjf. At his return to Antwerp, he « iffued out another Commiffion, to John Arch- 
 bifh °P of CaKtcrhu U, R - Bifhop of Durham, H. Bifhop of Lincoln, IF. Earl of 
 Maetu. Ota- Salisbury, Sir Bartholomew Burgherjh, and Sir Geoffry le Scrop, Knights, and 
 j7M».. 3 .E. 3 : J 0 b„ de Offord Archdeacon of Ely, to treat of Peace with Philip de Falois, or 
 ui s.Dee.ib. w ' tb Commiffioners from him , and a u month after this Commiflion was re- 
 m. j. nued, upon adding Robert de Vjford, Earl of Suffolk., to the before-named Com¬ 
 miffioners. 
 
 /.i. Here alfo, the King was advifed to ingage the * Flemmings to his further 
 Affiftance, who were willing enough (for, by the means of Jaynes D’artuell, 
 he had gained a great influence upon them) but confidering they ftood in- 
 gaged in the Pope’s Chamber in two Millions of Florens, not to make War 
 againft the King of France, they propofed, that the King would quarter the 
 Arms of France with thofe of England, and call himfelf King of France , as he 
 ought of right to do, and then they would take him to be the rightful King of 
 France, and receive from him a difeharge of that Obligation , and afford him 
 their affiftance. To this propofol the King agreed, and folemnly affumed both 
 the Arms of the Kingdom, and Title of King of France. He aKo caufod his 
 Great Seal to be changed, and brought it with him at his return to England 
 ( !andin S at " 0rewe ^ c he 21. of Febr. at 9. a Clock in the Morning} and the firft 
 d)rfj. of March delivered it to Sir John de St. Paul, in a Chamber called the Cage 
 
 Chamber at IVcJlminJler . The old Gceat Seal., was then delivered up to him by 
 the faid Sir John, which he gave to IVilliam de Kildesby to be kept in his War- 
 dro ^ e : But, l k at [ h e New Seal might be made more publick, he caufed y Im- 
 preffions thereof and ot his Privy Seal 3 to be made and font to all the Sheriffs 
 
 in 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 651 
 
 in England, to be publilhed in the feveral Counties, in regard he intended at 
 the meeting of the Parliament on the PVedneflay next after APidlent Sunday-, to 
 1 acquaint them with the caule, wherefore he had added to his Stile, the title of R ° r 
 King or France. „ lI0 . 
 
 That day being come, he under his New Great Seal, as King of France, a va- iPai.ta- £.3. 
 cated all Papal Procelfes made at the inltance of the French King, againft the ?• 2 ' m ' 
 Inhabitants of Flanders ; and granted to the Earl of Flanders, his Heirs and 
 Succeffors for ever, the Towns of Lyfle, Doway , Bethune, and Orchies, with the 
 County of Artois, and City of Tournay, and to their Inhabitants, divers Pri- 
 viledges. And by another Inflrument of the fame date under the laid Seal, 
 with the content of the Parliament, he granted , b that the ftaple of Wools F Ib - m - 35- 
 fhould be fetled at Bruges. ® !7 ' 
 
 A little before his return into England ,he wrote a c Letter from Gaunt (which c *». Franc: 
 bore Tefle the 8. of Fehr. in the firft year of his Reign over France, and 14. *• 
 
 over England) to the Prelates, Peers, and Commons of France, thereby figni- 
 fying, that Charles , late King of France, his Mothers Brother, being dead, that 
 Kingdom was fallen to him by manifeft Law; and that Philip de Valois , Son to 
 the Uncle of the faid King , had by force intruded into it in his Minority, 
 and yet detained it. Left therefore he fhould feem to negleft his own 
 right, he thought good to own the Title of France, and take on him the 
 defence and Government thereof, and having offered the faid Philip divers 
 friendly conditions of Peace, to which he refufed all condilcention, he was 
 therefore necefiitated to defend himfelf, and recover his right by force of Arms; 
 and therefore all fuch Subjefts as would fubmit to him as true King of France, 
 by Eajler then next enfuing, fhould be received into his grace and proteftion. 
 
 Having difpatcht his Affairs with the Parliament , which had given him a 
 d great Supply , to go on with this War, and wherein an Aft palled e that he djtst. Tart: 
 might, with the affent of his Allies, condefcend to any reafonable terms of n ' 7 ‘ 
 Peace : And having created the Marquefs of Juliers , f Earl of Cambridge, and f 3j.* 4 J 
 given him 1000 1 . per annum until he were provided for of fo much Land of In¬ 
 heritance, He got in readinefs an Army to go beyond Sea, and prepared his 
 Navy to tranfport it, and on the 22. of ''June (fieri diei quaft primi) fet fail 
 from Orervell. 
 
 The French King had laid s 120. great Ships, belide Gcnoefes, Normans, and gFrtipt.lt: 
 Ticards, Manned with 40000. Men, to intercept hispaflage ; But after a fierce c ' 5 °‘ 
 and bloody fight on Midfummer Eve, the h King got the Viftory, before since, h clM f- H *•' 
 deftroying moft of the Enemy, and taking the greateft part of their Fleet: and m ‘ 
 on Midfummer day landed at since, and went forthwith to Gaunt. Of this Signal 
 Viftory an account, by ■ Letter was lent from the King to the Bilhops and Pre- i Rt ‘.FarJ.i 4 l 
 lates, by the Earl of Arundel, and Sir William Tntjfll. 
 
 Not long after the k King held a Council with his Allies at villenort, where kFnifs. It. 
 it was refolved,that the King fhould befiege Tournay, before which he brought u 52- 
 120000. Men. 1 Thence, he fent a Letter fealed with his Great Seal, to Philip laj./n/i, 
 de Valois, fignifying, that he had fairly requefted him to render him his lawful 
 right to the Crown of France , but perceiving he meant to perfift in detaining 
 it, without returning him any anfwer , He was therefore entred Flanders, as 
 Soveraign Lord thereof, to pafs through that Country, for recovery of his 
 Inheritance fo detained; yet to avoid the effufion of Chriftian blood, and de¬ 
 termine the right, he challenged him to fight body to body, or elfe too. cho- 
 fen Souldierson each fide, or if both were refufed, then to pitch upon a day for 
 both Armies to fight neer Tournay ; But the French King returned no anfwer to 
 this Letter. 
 
 The Siege continued eleven weeks, wanting three days, in which time, by 
 the mediation and effectual endeavour of Jane de Valois, the French Kings Sifter, 
 a Treaty was fet on foot, m John, King of Bohemia, Adolph, Bilhop of Leige, mClauf.n.B. 
 Reynel Duke of Loraine, Ans Earl of Savoy, and John Earl of Arminiactg, 
 being Commiflioners for the French King, the Dukes of Brabant, and Gtieldres, ' 
 the Marquefs of Juliers, and John of Henault Lord Beaumont for King Edward j 
 
 M m m m 2 who 
 
 
(^2 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 n Walfinik. who on the "05.of September Agreed upon a Truce, between both Kings, to en- 
 
 l*£- i 3 s - Jure till Midfitmnser following (of which publication was made in England the 
 
 6. of October') and thus both Armies retired. But this was much again ft the 
 Kings Will, though not ngainft thofe of his Allies, who were very defirous to 
 return home. The Siege being railed, the King went to Gaunt, and thence re- 
 oclauf. 14. turned 'into England, where he arrived (at the Tower Wharf) onthe°Feaftof 
 m\i infs'. St. Andrew about Midnight. 
 
 At this Treaty before Tournay, it was among other things agreed, that ano¬ 
 ther Treaty (bculd be held at Arras , within that year, whither both Kings and 
 the Pope fliould fend Commiffioners; but that meeting produced only another 
 P Pmif. lib t. year to be added to the Truce. The Kings Commiffioners were ther Bifhops 
 CJ l- 6 3 - of Lincolne and Durham , the Earl of Warwick^, Sir Robert d' Artois , Sir John 
 Henault, and Sir Henry of Flanders. This year produced fome other Over¬ 
 tures for the amicable compofure of all Controverfiies, and concluding a Peace 
 q ^.AprilKn. between the two Kings ; to which purpofe a s Commiffion ilfued to R. Bifhop 
 Almim.if.E.i. Q p jy m ha»s , Hugh Earl of G loucejier , William Fitz, Warren , Nicholas de Flifco, 
 and William Trujfdl. Another ’ Commiffion ilfued to John Duke of Brabant, 
 m. jo. Reignold Duke of Gu:Idris and Zuthphen, William Marquefs of Juliers, and Earl 
 of Cambridge, and William Earl of Hanaro, and John de Hanatv Lord Beaumont, 
 to treat and agree with Philip de Valois , upon a Truce, to the Feaft of the de¬ 
 collation of St. John Baptijl then coming on, which it feems became lo far hope- 
 C it. Aug. lb- ful, as to r produce a prorogation till the Feaft of the * Exaltation of the Ftoly 
 c w: i$"E 3 Croft, and thence till 1 M dfunwer in the following year. Another Commiffion 
 j was made forth to “ JV.Eiavs Earl of Huntingdon, Bernard Dominus de le Brett, 
 
 If n Bartholomew de Burgherjh, John de Offbrd, Archdeacon of Ely, and Michael de 
 n't.. r! "' " Fhfco, to treat with the laid Philip de Valois, afwell touching the Kingdom and 
 tinA.nt.11 Crown of France, as divers other queftions and controverfies between them, 
 1 bEirn'i’i. a °d to compofe the ditferenecs by a full Peace, or otnerwife a Truce ; and one 
 of thefe Commiffions was to treat, by the advice of John Duke of Brabant , and 
 other the Kings Allies in Flanders. 
 
 w Pnif. lib . 1. While the King lay at the Siege of Tournay, the w Scots (excited by the French 
 cap.s<. Knith- invaded England, and palling by Benrich marched into Northumberland , 
 
 Script CoSati. aud thence to Durham, foraging the Country ftill as they went, and after re¬ 
 turned home. In this incurfion they recovered all theCaftles formerly loft, ex¬ 
 cept thofe of Edenburgh, strivling , and Roxborough, the firft of which, within a 
 (hort time after, was taken by ftratagem. Eut in the Truce made at Tournay, 
 the scotch were by a particular Article included, and fo all hoftility ccafed du¬ 
 ring that Truce; yet after the expiration thereof, and fome new provocations 
 given the King, he raifed an Army to enter Scotland, but being engaged in the 
 rPrim^Aui. War with France , could not go with it himfelf, and therefore “ conftituted 
 i’.'i.m. j. 5 Edward, King of Scotland , his Captain and Lieutenant of his Army : and in ano- 
 y piiJ. ther y Commiffion of the fame date, gave him power neverthelefs to treat with 
 the Scots, and to admit them to Peace, and pardon their offences. In thefe Com¬ 
 miffions the King ftiles him, Magnifies Princeps, Edmardus Rex Scotia, fidelis 
 ds confanguineus nojler charijjimus. 
 
 r jtor.Sco(.i6. The 1 following year he was again conftituted the King’s Captain and Com- 
 E. 3. m. 12. mancKr i a chief,, of the Army defigned againft Scotland, for defence of the 
 Kingdom of England, and deftruftion of hi s scotch Enemies ; and further com- 
 tlHA. m. 9. miffionated to ■' raife men in all the Counties beyond Trent, afwell within Liber- 
 b Knigbtm ties as without, for that Expedition. Upon which preparation, a b Truce was 
 made f° r one year; before the ending of which, the Truce concluded at Vannes 
 in Britagne , between the King and his Adverfary of France , took commence¬ 
 ment, being to hold from Michaelmas 17. E. 3. for three years : And in the 
 mean time the Bifhop of Durham, and others , were appointed by the King to 
 eRtt.Scst.il. 'treat and conclude with thesm//, touching the manner, form, and conditions 
 e, 3.1B, 4. appointed by the faid Truce, and the mutual commerce of the Subjeffs of both 
 Kingdoms, as alfo to reform and punifh the breakers of the Truce. 
 
 The Truce made with the French at Tournay, and enlarged at Arras, gave the 
 
 King 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 6 53 
 
 King time to fee his Allies in Flanders , aimed chiefly at the accomplifhment of 
 their own deligns by his hands, rather than the advancement of hi's intereft in 
 France by their afliffance ; and the two fruitless Expeditions, in attempting to 
 enter that Kingdom through Flanders, fhewed they would do little for him 5 be- 
 fides, he now judged it a more eafie and advantagious paflage thither through 
 Fritagne , which he hoped to gain, by laying hold of the occafion offered him, 
 to proteft and affift 'John Earl of Montfort, Duke of Fritagne ; whofe Title to 
 that Dukedom, and the occafion of the War between him and Charles de Floys, 
 are fet down at large by d Sir John Eroijfard. ' d Lib. 1. c.6 4. 
 
 This ‘ John Montfort being taken Prifoner at Kants, by Charles de Floys (whom e f,, ijp cbm 
 the French King had affifted with an Army to enter Fritagne ) was fent to Paris, lii - 1 - "M 2 - 
 and there died in Prifon , his Widow ( f Joane of Flanders being of a manlike Ip*,.,6. e. 3 . 
 courage) neverthelefs maintained the War, and, to gain further aid and fupplies t- 1. m. 25. 
 from King Edward , propofed (by 6 Sir Emcre deCliffon, a Nobleman ai Fritagne') g 
 to marry her Son to one of his Daughters, which taking effea, the King fent chrm t-i 6 ^ 
 h Sir Walter Many (in November') with 3000 Archers into Fritagne, who though hRw - sUnai 
 they wandred40 days at Sea, by diftrefc of weather, 1 yet came timely to her 
 affift a lice. Frcijfard. li. 1. 
 
 The King in the 16. year of his Reign raifed a great Army, and, by k Pro- 
 clamation made, appointed his Souldiers in all Counties of England, except cap.8,. 
 
 Torkshire, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Wejlmerland , to be in readinefs by k *°- 
 Midfummer following, to go along with him, and ' after direfted his Letters to S.*V|' 3 - 
 the Archbifhop of Canterbury , and the Bifhops, for publick Prayers to be mads, midpf.m, 
 and the divine goodnefs fought to, for a bleffing upon his Armies, which now 38 ' 
 he deffgned both againft France and Scotland. 
 
 The m 4. of October following he took fhipping at Sandwich , in a Ship called snlB.p.i.m, 23: 
 the George, and failing towards France met with the French Fleet, where after d °' ! °' 
 a fierce Encounter, they were feparated by Tempers at length he » landed nta.tim.m. 
 neer vannes in Fritagne, and laid Siege thereto; and here, leaving the Lord ln fi- ct,m. 
 Stajford, he marched to Rentes and Nantes, laying Siege to both Towns, as alfo 
 to 0 Dynatt and took it; after which he returned to Vannes, and then Pdrew otF 0 Fr::jJ. at’, I. 
 his Forces from Nantes thither : and there the s Bifhop Cardinals of Penefirina , 
 
 and Tufculan, fent from Pope Clement the Sixth, obtained of him (19. Jan. 1343.) <]*«. Pari.,]'. 
 a Truce for r 3 years, which the King gave way to, in hope of an honorable f' 
 
 Peace. This done, the King returned into England, and f fet forth a Proclama- adZ,,. 
 tion, to give publick notice of this Truce, »s.*f/»• 
 
 But the Truce expiring, the' War was again renewed, between Charles de ^•"‘ h,mCo '- 
 Floys and the Countefs of Montfort, to whofe affiftance the King lent Sir Tho- fclauf. ,6. 
 mas Dagmorth, front the Siege of Calais, with a fupply of men; and the Englif, ' 
 
 having Rochedaren furrendred to them, Charles de Floys laid Siege to it, to re- cap.,42. ' ’ 
 lief of which, the Countefs fent Sir " Thomas Dangorne, and Sir John Artwell who u 1bid. c. 143; 
 (w 20. June 1347.) took Charles de Floys with the Fritagne and Norman Lords, ' v 
 that were on his part, Prifoners, and raifed the Siege; which* Charles was fent 
 into England, where he remained in cuftody a long time. 
 
 The 124. of February, an. 17. E. 3. the King fummoned a Parliament to be y CU,C. I,.r, 
 held die Luna: proximo pofi guindetta PafchcC, wherein Sir Bartholomew Burgherjh, d ” 1 '’- 
 
 prefent at the making of the Truce neer vannes, declared that the King con- 
 fented thereto, 1 provided it might be honorable and advantageous for his Al- am.Parl.de 
 lies, and was content to have the Peace made before the Pope, as before a ni "■ "• 8 -JJ 
 Friend, but not as a Judge; otherwife he would purfue his Quarrel. And that 
 as the King did not undertake this War without the affent of Parliament, fo 
 without it he would conclude no Peace, and therefore it refted, whether it were 
 bell for the King to take this Offer, and fend Ambafladors to thePope inftrufted 
 for this Affair, before Midfummer, or not ? Hereupon both Lords and Commons 
 anfvvered. That it was good to purfue the Peace, and to fend Ambafladors, as 
 was propofed. 
 
 Thofe who were firft fent to the Popes Court upon this Affair, were a Hugh tto.MajRx. 
 le Defpenfer Lord of Glamorgan , Ralph Lord stajford, William de Norwich, ffjf" 
 
 Dean 
 
654 
 
 b 19. Aug. Ib. 
 
 c 4 Aug. Rot. 
 Franc. 18. E. 
 
 ?.m. 3. 
 
 d lb. m. 2. 
 
 t 24.AprilR.0t. 
 Franc. 19; E. 
 4. p. 1. OT.24. 
 f 14. June. Ib. 
 rtt. 10. 
 
 g Rot.Rom.19 
 E. 3. m. 2.n 4 - 
 
 h Froiffard 
 Chron. Li.c. 
 121. 
 
 i Stows Chron. 
 p. 241 .b. 
 
 kCart.fy Pat. 
 fails, in Franc, 
 20. E. 3. m. 1. 
 1 Froiffard 
 Chron. 1 . 1. c. 
 
 mlb. c. 123, 
 
 n Ib. c. 124. 
 o Ib. c. 125. 
 
 p Rot: Nor- 
 man. 20. E. 3, 
 m. 21. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXV[ 
 
 Dean of Lincoln , Sir William Truffel , and Andrew de Ojford , a Civilian. The 
 Authority given them was to Treat in prefence of the Pope, not as a Judge, 
 but private Perfon and Friend to both parties, with the Agents of his Colin 
 the Lord rhilip de Valois, upon the Kings Right to the Crown of France , as 
 alfo upon whatfoever Dominions, Dignities, Honors, Lands, Poffeffions, Pla¬ 
 ces, and Rights appertained to him, concerning which any controverfy had ri- 
 fen between them, or was like to arife. After this another b Commiffion iffii- 
 ed containing the fame powers, to Henry of Lancafter Earl of Derby, Thomas 
 de Eeauchampe Earl of Warwick., Robert de Vfford Earl of Suffolk?, Hugh le 
 Defpenfcr Lord of Glamorgon, Ralph de A. i'l. Bartholomew de Burgherjh, John 
 le Grey de Ruffyn, Reginald de Cobhans , and To. n is de Brodijlon, Barons, Willi¬ 
 am de Norwich Dean of Lincoln, John de Offord Archdeacon of Ely, Robert 
 Her ward Archdeacon of Taunton, and Andrew de Offord ProtelTor of the Civil 
 Law, or to any 12, n, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 , 5, 4, or 3. of them. But this Treaty 
 had only the effefi: of continuing the Truce, yet that fo ill kept on the French 
 fide, that the following year it occasioned a c folemn complaint, fent from the 
 King to the Pope, by John Offord, Dcrrti of Lincoln, Hugh de Nevill, and Nicho¬ 
 las de Flifco, to require reformation, and fecurity for the obfervance of the 
 faid Truce, until the time it was to end, and in cafe that were not done, then 
 they to furrender it into the Popes hands, and defy Philip de Valois, as the 
 Kings Enemy. 
 
 It feems, the defires of the King met with a dilatory anfvver, forthe d 20 of 
 October following, William Bifiiop of Norwich, John de Offord Dean, and John 
 Thoresby Canon "of Lincoln , Sir Hugh Nevil, and Sir Ralph spigurnell Knights, and 
 Nicholas de Flifco were commiffionated to declare before the Pope, in what par¬ 
 ticulars the Truce had been broken, and to demand reparations: but after all 
 this, no fatisfaftion being given to the King, and the Truce manifeftly and 
 notoriously violated, the King gave c Commiffion to William de Bohun, Earl of 
 Northampton to defy Philip de Valois, as a Violator of the Truce, an unjuft Ufur- 
 per of his inheritance in France, and his Capital Enemy. And f ffiortly after, 
 he fet forth a Manifefto touching the diffolution of the Truce, wherein the cau- 
 fes were declared at large : being the fame with the s Letters fent from him to 
 the Pope and four Cardinals, the 26 . of May preceeding. 
 
 This being done, the King with all diligence 11 provides an Army to enter 
 France the following year, and the ' 5. of July in the 20. year of his Reign, 
 took Shipping at Southampton ; but inftead of failing towards Gofcoigne, whe¬ 
 ther he at firft intended, ("upon the advice of Sir Geoffry de Harecourt) he di¬ 
 verted his courfe, and made towards Normandy, and landed at Hoges faynt Waff 
 in the Ille of Conjlantine not far from St. Saviours le Vycount , the k 12. of July 
 1 after. 
 
 Upon his arrival he ordered his Army in 1 three Battels, the one marched 
 on his right hand along the Sea-fide, the fecond on his left 5 both which exceed¬ 
 ingly inriched themfelves with the fpoils of the Country : and himfelf with 
 the third in the middle. This Battel confifted of 3000. men at Arms, 6000. 
 Archers, and 10000. Common Souldiers. 
 
 The firft Town he took was m St. Lo, in Conjlantine, rich in Drapery, ana 
 next n Caen 5 the plunder of it, and other places, confiding 0 of Cloth, Veffels 
 of Silver and Gold, Jewels, and more than 60. Knights and 300. Burgelfes, 
 made Prifoners, were fent to the Ships, and tranfported into England. After 
 this the King marched on, wafting and burning the Country and entred Lifieux, 
 the Chief City of Normandy, for Wealth and Merchandize, and plundered it. 
 And hence, he gave p Letters of Proteftion and fafe conducft to the Cardinals 
 of Tufculan, and St. John, and St. Paul, fent from the Pope to mediate a Peace. 
 From thence he marched into the Country of Eureux, and fpoiled it, and leaving 
 Roan , lie palfed to Gaillon, and burnt it, with Vernon, Pont de Lache, and all the 
 Country thereabouts, and went over the River seyne to Poiffy. Hence ("having 
 thus overrun and wafted Britagne and Normandy ) the Englifi Marlhalls rode 
 towards Paris , and burnt St, Germain en Laye, Mountjoy , St. Clou , Fety Bolayne 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder WKrsights-Companions. 
 
 655 
 
 neer Paris and the Bourg la Reync, which caufed the French King to retire to Sc. 
 bettys. Sir Godfrey de Harecourt encountred a confiderable party of the Bur¬ 
 gas of Amiens, going to the affiftance of the French King, of whom he kill’d 
 1200, and defeated the reft, and took their Carriages and Baggage. 
 
 About this time the a French King had Pent notice to King Edward, that he , 
 would give him Battel, the Thur/day, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday after be- « .E+m/,. 
 twixt St. Germains de Preez, and Valgirart de la Paris , or between Franconville ^ 
 and ronthoife ; in anfwer to which, (from Antes 15. Aug.) the King fent him 
 word, that he was come thither, to put an end to the War by Battel, but that 
 the laid French King had broken down all the Bridges, fo that they could not 
 come at each other. 1 hat he had come to P»i^, and repaired that Bridge 
 and there ftayed three days expedting him, and that the French Forces might 
 have come on, either on the bne fide or the other, at his pleafiire. But foraf- 
 much as they did not, he could not then give him Battel, and therefore now re¬ 
 vived to pals further into the Kingdom, and there ftay til! he had ended the 
 War, or advantaged himfelf, and difabled his Adverfaries: Neverthelels if he 
 would combat him, to fiive thofe which he challenged for his Subiefts upon 
 notice of the Hour, he fliould find him ready for the Encounter, and this he 
 principally defired for the benefit of Chriftianity, fince he had refufed to accept 
 o(- 3 or propoie any reafonable way for effecting Peace. 
 
 This anfwer was not liked by the French King ; therefore the King having 
 f ayed aHF* and there kept the Feaft of our Lady in Aug.,Ji, marched r Frciff.ctm: 
 thence into the Country of Beatwojyn, burning and deftroying all before him. 
 
 One night having lodged in an Abbey, and next morning after his departure, 
 looking behind him he raw it on fire, but he hanged 20 of his Souldiers, that 
 had done the mtfchief; becaufe at his firft entrance into France, he had caufed 
 Proclamation to be made throughout his Army, that no man, upon pain of death, 
 
 Ihould violate a Church, or burn a Religious Houfe. 
 
 As he pafied by Beauvoir, he fired the Suburbs, and went thence to Gran- 
 vilkrs. He a fo took and fired theCaftle of Angers , and the Town of Fork, and 
 the two Cattles; and drawing neer to'Abbeville, he endeavoured to P afs the ff w „■« 4 , 
 River of Somme, but founding feveral places found no Ford; at length one 4 & 
 
 Gobyn a Grace (a Pnfoner) brought him to Blanch-,aque. This Ford was guard¬ 
 ed on the other fide by 12000 men commanded by Sir Godmar du Foy ; «here t 
 he King forced his pafTage, and defeated Sir Godmar, and after he had patted 
 his whole Army over he marched to Crefty in Ponthien, where he formed his 
 Army into three Battels, the - firft of which was led by the Prince of , Vales, ssc u m . 
 compamed with divers of the Engl, ft, Nobility, the fecond by the Earl of Nor- ' 
 thansfton, and the third by the King himfelfi 
 
 And here before the Battels joined, he created 50 Knights, among whom 
 were _ Robert de Mauk, Guy de Brian, John de Ravenfholm, Peter deBrewes, The- w Can. Pas. 
 mas de Lancajtre, Henry Dengayne, and John the Son of Guy de Beauchamp-, to Re e r ™firne 
 whom the King gave annual Penfions for their lives, to fupport thefe Honors. * * 
 
 The Battel was fought-between Bray and Crejfty, on Saturday the.- 7. of the a 
 Calends of .September, viz. the 26.f Auguftan.D0m. 1346. and the Vidtory fell 
 to King Edward. There were kill’d on the French part, the Kino otBohemi, y E * Ub -*<°- 
 
 Tr D t7L th t EaiU FU ” der ” 
 
 A a u d S PaU 1 but the FreKch Ki " & fled to Bra J Caft!e with 5 Barons only 
 and thence to Amiens. On the day after the Battel, there were - four times as * f™ 7T, „ 
 many flam (coming to the affiftance of the French King, but knew nothing of 
 his defeat) as on the day on which the Battel was fought. 
 
 After this Battel the > King forthwith carried his Army towards Calais, and * « uj.: 
 fat down before it the 1 - 7. day of September, continuing his Siege all the Winter *£**“■ 
 enfutng. The next Summer the French King came down with an Army of ** tl. 
 200000 mer1 to ratfe the Siege, and on - Monday after St. James s dav, drawing 
 
 Caft e ° f6 I"^": and findin § the Kin S Wrongly intrenched, that ’ 
 
 he could not attempt him, he, on the 2. of Auguft, returned ; whereupon the 
 
 Town 
 
< 5<0 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 Chap. XXVI. 
 
 k Ib.Coll. 2591 
 1 20 Vec. Rot, 
 Scat. 20. E. 3, 
 m. 2. 
 
 m Clauf. 20. 
 
 E. g.f. 2 . w.i. 
 Vorfo. 
 n Hollenifh. 
 tag. ^6. 
 
 Harm an. 20. 
 E. 3. m. 18, 
 
 ■W.™ to Town was furrendred to the mercy, the and the 
 
 c1t ‘ Kim having fctled his Affairs there, returned into England the 14. of October, 
 
 cstarrc loca ^ f * f oSober an . 20 . E. 5. which was within a Month after King Edward 
 
 had laid Siege to Calais, David King of Scots invaded England , with s 50000 men. 
 g Froijf. lib. i- TN e hQueen being then at Tork raifed an Army to oppole him, and marched 
 STJ. 7 ;.,,.. towards” Newcallle, neer which, on • St. M* Eve (he encountred the seats, 
 i KnlghtanHift. f j Q0 D f t hem, and vanquithed the reft. Their was taken Pnfonei 
 
 ttix at k Meryngton, by Job* Copland, an Efquire of Northumberland, and (^cording 
 to the K»>« command fignified to ‘ Rokcly, high Sheriff of 
 
 who had received him by Indenture from Monfieur Ralph Nevill) was delivered 
 ' by Indenture, dated the - 2. of Jamary after, unto John Darcy Conftable of the 
 Tower of London, there to be'kept in fafe cuftody. After this V.ffory, the 
 Enolijh emred Scotland , and took theCaftles of' Roxburgh anff -Hermitage, and 
 fubdued the Counties of Anandale, Galloway , Mors, Tividale and Ethnck. Forejl, 
 extending their March as far as Cockburns Peth, and Sowtray hedge, Train,Up, 
 
 “"shortl/ after the defeating of the King of Scots, upon the mediation of the 
 Cardinal of Naples and Clermont, a "Cbrnmiffion was made out to William Mar- 
 - ‘ nuefs of William de Eohun Earl of Northampton, Conftable of England, 
 
 Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Marlhal of England, Bartholomew deBurg- 
 he,-A Richard Talbot Steward of the Kings Houfe , Thomas Bradewardyn Chan¬ 
 cellor of London, John de Tkoresby, Canon of Lincolne, and Andrew Oford Ca¬ 
 non of York, or any 8,7,6, 5, 4, or 3 of them, to treat of, and conclude with 
 the faid Cardinals, upon all Quarrels and Controverfies depending between the 
 Kino and Sir Philip de Vales, and their Allies 5 but this meeting came to nothing. 
 Neverthelefs, after Calais was taken, the Earls of Lancajler uvA Huntingdon 
 . were r commiftionated to treat of a Peace, with the ft id Sir phi Up de Vales 
 ■ which upon the interpofition and mediation of the forefaid Cardinals, produce 
 a Truce, to endure from Michaelmas Eve an. 21. E. 3. to the gmMtm of St. 
 
 B^varul he Emperor being dead, about this time Henry Archbifoop 
 of Mentz, Arch-Chancellor of the Empire in Germany, R"do!ph and Rupert Counts 
 Palatine of the Rhyne, and Dukes of Bavaria, Lewis Marquefs of Brandenburgh 
 and Lufatid, and the Dukes of Saxony aftembled al ■ Collen, whence they fent 
 Ambaffadors to King Edward, with the offer of Elefting him Emperor of Ger- 
 . ... , mans ; in return of which he sfent to them Sir Hugh Nevil, and Ivo de Glynton 
 
 Clauf. 11. El. c ^ f St . raH l, London, with full information of the Kings intention, which 
 7 m,%’!;«. contained a refufal of that Imperial Dignity, but with r great thanks for the ho- 
 
 n °The e Tr d uc fi c g nmeff m' Calais as aforefaid, now growing towards an end; the 
 f „.****. Kino was prevailed with, upon the Popes Letters, to' depute Thomas Faflolf, 
 Franc.,,. E.I. Arc h Deacon of mils, John Carleton Canon of Wells, both Doctors of Law, and 
 Fryer 7 ohn de Reppes of the Order of Mount Carmell, who had Commiffion to 
 prorogue the Truce, and to treat of a final Peace, the former of which was 
 concluded on for ‘ 6 weeks in Picardy, Normandy, Artois,Boloigne, an .d Flanders, 
 and to commence the 13. of September an. 22. E. 3-But the King ; well feeing the 
 delay, and unwillingnefs of the French to clofe with him, either for Truce or 
 Peace, drew down his Forces in October to “ Sandwich, intending to pas 
 Sea ; which quickned the French to » agree to the prorogation of the Truce, 
 F,am ,i-E 3. from the 18. of November till the firft of September, an. 23. E. 3. upon which h 
 m. 10 . Dor ft. returne d to London. , . — . 
 
 No fooner was this Truce concluded, but the > Lord cW«^ttempt- 
 
 «M 5 °- ed to corrupt Sir Amery deP.wy,™ Italian, then Governor of Cains, 0'betray 
 the Town to him for 20000 Crowns, of which the King having notice^ came 
 privately the night before the delivery was agreed on. The Lord 
 yn.V'c.ntf Lid hJmoney, and expefted the furrender ot the Town, t whenthe King iff 
 ed our, dlfguifed under the Banner of Sir Valter Many, and fought cmfoot 
 
 p 2$ Sept.Rot. 
 Calefii 21 .£. 3 . 
 «■ 4 - 
 
 q 10. May 
 
 m . 13* 
 
 t Ibid. m. 19. 
 
Sect. II* 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 657 
 
 among the Common Souldiers ; and within a while he encountred the Lord 
 Enjlace of Rybemont, a Valiant Knight, who having (truck him twice on his 
 Knees, was at Lift Mattered by the King, and made his Prifoner. 
 
 The encounter being over, and the a King defirous to view the Prifoners, a Fniffaric. 
 caufed a great Slipper to be prepared for them, at which time he came in, wear- t ’ >2 ' 
 ing a Chaplet of Pearls, and paffing to Sir Enjlace of Rybemont , took the Chap¬ 
 let off his own head and placed it upon the head of Sir Enjlace , with the com¬ 
 mendation of a valiant Knight , and one that had performed heft in the late 
 Action, and with all forgave him his ranfom. 
 
 Thomas of WaWngham placeth this famous exploit to the year 1349. and con- 
 fequcntly to be done in the 23 d year of King Edward the Third. But we ra¬ 
 ther judge Sir John Froijfard to be in the right, fince we find Sir John Beauchamp 
 made Captain of Calais., the ' firft of January an. 22. E. 3. which according to z *«t. Franc. 
 Froijfard’s Account, was the next day after this defeat of Sir Geojfry Charney : 22 E ' 3,m ' *• 
 And though the French Writers affirm, that Sir Aymery de Pavy, difcovered the 
 defign to the King,yet Froijfard faith not, tell the King had otherwife firflfcheard 
 of it, and therefore not unlike, but there might reft fo much fufpicion upon 
 Sir Aymery , as induced the King to appoint a new Governor of the Town, be¬ 
 fore he went thence. 
 
 It having been agreed on at the la ft Truce, that Commifiioners on both (ides 
 Ihould meet at Boloigne on Sunday , in medio ^uadragejimte following, the King 
 
 appointed William Bifhop of Norwich, William Bohun Earl of Northampton, b 10Ato.Soi. 
 William Clynton Earl of Huntingdon, Regnold de Cobham, Robert de Bourghchcr, Franc. 13E.3. 
 and John de Carleton, Doftor of Laws, his Commiffioners to Treat of and con- m ' 7 ' 
 elude a Peace (or prorogation of the Truce J and League of perpetual friend- 
 fhip, between him and his Adverfary of France. But no final Peace could be 
 agreed on, while Philip de Falois lived, nor after, till King John, his Son and 
 Succeffor, was taken Prifoner at the Battel of Poiffiers , only feveral c Truces cFrafliri 
 were made from time to time, and the Iaft confented to in February an. 28. E. 3. ei "M. >•«• 
 to hold till Midfummer following. 
 
 While thefe Truces were on foot, endeavours were made for the Releafe of 
 David King of Scots , the Kings Prifoner, and at length it was agreed, that upon 
 the coming into England of d John, the Son and Heir of the Steward of Scotland, d K»t. Smit 
 and feveral other young Noblemen Hoftages for the faid King (who when they 2> E • 3 ' *■ 3 ‘ 
 came , were dilpofed into the Caftles of TorJ^ and Notingham) King David 
 Iliould be permitted to go into Scotland, and upon his return back, the Hofta¬ 
 ges (hould be delivered. The Kings * Letters as well of fafe conduit to the * aid. 
 Hoftages, as of power to receive them, and to take King Davids Oath for his 
 return, and the Command for his fafe Cuftody at Newcajlle till the Hoftages 
 were come, bearTefte the 5. of September, an. 25. £. 3. to continue unto the 
 guindena of the Purification next following, and the 3. of November after, were 
 they renued to the Feaft of St. Philip and Jacob enfuing. 
 
 It Teems King David returned back into England about half a year after; for 
 the 28. of March, an. 16 E. 3. a e Command was fent to the Sheriff of Torh: cRot'.Satis, 
 Jhire to conduift the Hoftages to Berwick, to be there in Quindcna Pafchce, it be- 26E - i- m - 3 - 
 ing the day- fet for King David’s return to that Town. 
 
 On the fame 5. of Oblober, ‘command was fent to John Coupcland, Sheriff of iRot.Snx.25. 
 Northumberland, who had then the Cuftody of the faid King, to deliver him to E - 3 ' m • 3 ‘ 
 the Bifhops of Durefin and Carlijle, William Earl of Northampton, Henry de Percy, 
 and Ralph Nevil , or to any 4, 3, or 2. of them: and likewife another com¬ 
 mand iffued to them, to deliver him upon the conditions, and under the form 
 agreed on. 
 
 Whilft the forefaid Truce, agreed on in February an. 28 E. 3. was on foot, 
 the Pope undertook to do what he could, to further the effedting of a Peace, 
 and to that purpofe he fent again to both Kings, to obtain their Authority to 
 bring it about;but it doth not appear, that any thing was done before Midfummer 
 while it was in being. , Neverthelefs, we find , that k whereas in the Treaty k 28 Ani-mt. 
 between them held at Guynes, among other things, it was agreed, that Ambaf- Fr ‘ ,nc ■ 
 
 Nnnn fadors 
 
£48 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 fadors from King Edward fhould be fent to Pope Innocent in Kal. oBob. follow¬ 
 ing ; the King did accordingly impovver William, Bilbop of Norwich, Henry Duke 
 of Lancajler , and lome others, his fpecial Ambafladors, to treat with his Ad- 
 verlary of France [, or his Deputies, touching a final Peace between them; but 
 I 354. t | ie y returned without effeding any thing, all, but the 1 Bifhop of Norwich, who 
 died at Avignion, and was there buried. 
 
 Towards the latter end of the following Summer, the King having intelli¬ 
 gence, that John the French Jfing was drawing down with an Army towards 
 mUTitl/we-fub St. Omars, m in the beginning of November palled over to Calais with Lyonel of 
 
 ae. 29. vljler, and John of Gaunt his two Sons, and a conliderable Army, where he ar¬ 
 
 rived the 2. day of November, and immediately marched againft him; but upon 
 r Kniihtm notice of his approach, King John retired, ("breaking down all the Bridges be- 
 Scr 'ifi. "ctil. hind him} whom King Edward followed as far as Heyden, and the Country be- 
 2S10. jog vvafted by the French, hf, for want of Provifion for his Army, returned to 
 Calais, and thence into England. 
 
 0 Ibid. An^ whilft in his abfence, the Scots had broke out and taken the "Town (but 
 
 not the Caftle) of Berwick, he immediately marched thither, and (13. January ) 
 recovered the Town, palling further into Scotland , and on the 25. of the fame 
 Month, being then at Roxbrough, King Edward Baliol there made a folemn re- 
 fignatio'n of his Crown and Kingdom to him by his Letters Patent; after which,he 
 marched with his Army to Hadington, burning and waiting the Country on each 
 fide as he went; and having laid it walte, returned into England, and took Ed¬ 
 ward Baliol along with him. 
 
 The King having notice in the precedent year, that John the French King 
 had given to Charles Dauphin of Vienvois the Dukedom of Aquitaine, p con- 
 n . 1’ 6 . 9 ' 3 ftituted the Prince of Wales his Lieutenant in that Dukedom, and fent him 
 with an Army thither, where he s fought that memorable Battel at PoiBiers, 
 mj.'Mrj i.’ 5 ’ ar| d took John the French King Priloner, whom he brought into England 'm May 
 following. 
 
 King John was lodged at the Savoy, and there continued all the Winter, and 
 w milirjh. j n t he Spring after was removed, from thence to" Windefor Caftle, where 
 he and his youngelt Son fpent their time in Hawking and Hunting, and to¬ 
 wards Winter returned to the Savoy. And it appears, that the 12. of De¬ 
 ss. Rot. Liber me cember, * an. 32. E. 3. He was ( again fetled at this Houfe) under the Cu- 
 32. E.j.m. 1. (^ oc ]y 0 f Rage? Beauchamp, and feveral Knights, Efquires, and other Attendants, 
 appointed for his Guard. 
 
 The French King had not been long in England, ere the Pope fent hither 
 y pai. 31.E.3. y Talairand, Bifhop of ^M.»'(commonly called the Cardinal of Tyergort ) and Ni- 
 
 p. 2.m. 25. cholas Priejl Cardinal, by the Title of St. Vital, to afflft at the Treaty of Peace 
 
 to be held about Midfummer, an. 31. E. 3. the Kings Letters of fafe condud for 
 them, and their Train, confifting of 200 Horfe, were dated the 3. of June that 
 year. The Bifhop of St. Cean de Mauricnne in Savoy came alfo hither to the Trea¬ 
 ty, having like Letters for himfelf, and a Train of 30 Horfe, dated the2g. of 
 May preceding; and though a final Peace was not concluded, yet feveral Truces 
 were made one upon another, in hopes of it, till Midfummer an. 33.£.3. 
 zR0i.Sw.25. Before this, there had been 1 great endeavours ufed for the Releafe of David 
 Rtf'Sun'S ^ ln § °b Scots, the Kings Prifoner, and feveral addrelfes made to the King from 
 e 5 . m.\. King" David himfelf, as alfo the Prelates, Peers,and Commons of Scotland, (econd- 
 
 i R*. Sc or. 28. gd by the zealous Pollicitations of b Joan his Queen,Sifter to King Edward. But this 
 bHsUbJh.pse: affair (though often treated of) came not to an iflue,till the "3.of oBob.an.^i.E.?. 
 
 when,at a meeting ofCommillioners on both fidesat Berwick, namely i John Arch- 
 b'.lhop of York,, Thomas Bifhop of Durefme,Gilbert Bifhop of Carlife,Henry deTercy , 
 sn.a.dorfb. R tuf de Ncvile, Henry le Scrope, and Thomas Mufgrave deputed by King Edward on 
 
 the one part, and William Bifhop of St .Andrews, Thomas Bifhop of Catnef,Patrick. 
 Bifhop of 2 >ref/j/v,Chance!lor of Scotland, Patrick. Earl of March, Robert de Irshjn, 
 and William de Levington Knights, Deputies of Robert Steward Guardian of Scot¬ 
 land, the Prelates, Lords, and Commons of Scotland on the other party, it was 
 agreed, * that King David fhould be delivered out of Prifon, and ranfomed for 
 
 the 
 
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Sect. II. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 659 
 
 the fum of 100000 Marks Sterling , to be paid by 10000 Marks annually at 
 Midfummer, the firft payment to begin at Midfimmer following. It was alfo 
 agreed, that the Truce fhould be kept and obferved in England, Scotland , and 
 the Ifle of Min, until the money was paid, and that Edward de Baliol , and ail 
 the Kings Allies fhould be compriled in the faid Truce. That for payment of 
 the faid fum, King David fhould leave 20 Hoftages ("who are named in the con¬ 
 ditions fet down for their delivery) that King David , the Peers, Bifhops, and pre¬ 
 lates of Scotland , (hould be obliged by writing and oath, for payment of the 
 faid Ranfom, and obferving the Tru«es: That if there were a failer ofpayment, 
 they (hould be alfo obliged after the forefaid manner, to render the- Body of 
 King David within three Months after failer, of any term, and he to remain 
 Prifoner till the fum due at the faid term were paid; and for the true payment 
 thereof 20 Hoftages were to be left in England-,bef\ies which there were feveral 
 other conditions agreed upon, that made up the confideration of his Releafe. 
 
 The Truces between England and France being expired, as aforefaid, with¬ 
 out obtaining Peace,and all endeavours of others becoming ineffectual, the ' two ,li- '• 
 
 Kings themlelves began to confer, and fell at length upon fitch terms, as it was 
 hoped would produce a Peace; of which an account was fent into France., but 
 the French determined rather to let their King lye inPrifon, than to agree tb 
 them : upon notice of which refufal, the King refolved upon a War, and the 
 following Winter to enter France, and either make an end of the War, or ob¬ 
 tain Peace and honor at his pleafure. And having defigned his Expedition, he 
 next provided for the Pecanty of the Kingdom in his abfence, and f ilTued out f 10.&12. 
 Writs to the Sheriffs of the feveral Counties, to fummon both Knights and Bur- *" r, £ 
 
 geffes to treat with his Council at London , as alfo jv'th certain Bifhops and Earls m . 4 oh*r/S. 
 
 i n other parts of the Kingdom, how that might beft be clone. 
 
 He next caufed all the s French Frifoncrs to be difpoted into feveral fafe pla- g Fmff.c. zat. 
 ces : and the French King having been fecured in the Caftle of Hereford, under 
 the cuftody of h Roger de Beauchamp,was afterwards by the advice of his Council, k£ 
 fent to the Caftle of Somerton in Lincolnjhire , on ‘ Monday the 29. of ‘July, and 
 conducted thither by William Deyncottrt,William Colvill,John Kir he ton, John Deyn- 
 court, and saier de Rocheford, with a ftrong Guard ofHorfe and Foot. Neverthe- 
 lefs upon the k firft of March following, upon a fpreading rumor that the French kp.1t.34, e.j.’ 
 were at Sea, with a defign to deliver their King from Imprifonment, command Pf- 
 was given that King John and all the French Prifoners [hould be removed thence 1 
 to Berkliampfted, and Johncle Buckingham Keeper of the Privy-Seal to Thomas the 
 Kings Son, Cuftos of England, and Ralph Spigurnell were appointed to conduft 
 them thither. But it feems John de Buckingham went not as was defigned, for 
 it appears by a ■Writ of affiftance, direfted to all Mayors, 8cc. That Thomas de la.Mai.tt.m, 
 Baddely was put in his room; nor afterwards was either of them employed j n 
 this Service, nor Berk}>ampfled, but London, the place whither King John was 
 brought, for we have met with a m later Writ, whereby William de Ayremynne, 
 
 John de Eufcy, and Thomas de Meaux were commanded to be at Somerton, on m . 
 
 Friday the 20. of March, to bring the faid King to Grantham, and the like Writs , 
 
 were fent to others, to conduft him from place to place, till he was brought to 
 London, to wit, the 2 1. of March to Stanford, the 22. to Higham Ferrari, the 
 23. to Woobur/iAbby, the 24. to St. Albans, and the 2 5. to London. 
 
 The King, having raifed his Army, "firft fent over to Calais Henry Duke » Fn, ff - l,b ->•’ 
 of Lancajler, and himfelf prefently followed, taking Shipping at Sandwich, in c ' ,f ‘° 5 ' 
 the" Dertmouth the 28. day of OSober, inter auroram clieidr- ortum filis ; with ocUuf.ii- 
 him went the Prince of Wales , and his other Sons Lyonel snd Edmund, and many ' 3 ' m ’ 9 ' n °‘ 
 of the Nobility, and landed that Evening at Calais , circa horarn Vefperarum. 
 
 This Army (Then which never before departed from England, one greater or 
 more gallant) marched through the very heart of France, and laid all waft be¬ 
 fore it: for the French , not daring to encounter the King in all his.March, kept 
 themfelves within their fortified Towns, and relinquifiied the Country to the 
 fipoil of this Army : and to the end, the Reader may obferve thecourfe of this 
 Expedition, we will here fet down from FroijJarcl the moft notable places it 
 paffed through. Naan a From 
 
6 oo Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 p Fhllinjh. p. From Calais (on the p 4. of November') he marched through the Country of 
 f 92 ’ c Artois, by Arras, and fo to Beauvois thence into Thierach, and fo to Reims, to 
 
 " l C ' ! ° 9 ' which he laid Seige for 7. weeks , but provifion growing fcarce thereabouts, 
 
 he departed towards Chaalons in champaigns, and thence towards Troyes, Ton- 
 <]7S. <•. sio. nerre, Noirs, Mont-royal and fo to Avallon, 1 where he (fayed from Ajh-Wednef- 
 day to Midlent. During this time the young Duke of Burgoigne fent fome No¬ 
 blemen to the King, who made a Compofition with him to preferve his Country 
 from plundering, for 3. years: after which the King diflodged his Army, and 
 marched towards Paris, and fat down within two Leagues of it at Bourg 
 la Reyne. 
 
 The King of Sicily was not the only Aftrologer that prognofticated of King 
 r n.c. an. Edn>ard s fucce(s ; but one r Fryer John de Rochtaylade (as FroiJJard calls him) 
 whom Pope Innocent the Sixth kept Prifoner , had foretold many notable 
 things, which about that time came to pafs , among others (being demanded 
 an account of the War) he affirmed, that all the mifery that had been feen, 
 was not like that to come, and for the wafting of France, affigned the years 
 1356, 1357, 1358, and 1359. which hapned right enough: for fo great delb- 
 lation and devaftation was made by the Sword and Famine in thofe years, that 
 when King Edward entred France an. 1359. he met with exceeding great fcarcity 
 of provifion of all kinds, and in all places where he pafifed. 
 
 While the King lay at Bourgla Reyne, he fent his Heralds to Paris, to de¬ 
 mand Battel of the Duke of Normandy (eldeft Son to King John, and then 
 Regent of France) to which he would not confent ; whereupon the King difi- 
 f pag. lodged,and went to Manto le berry (where he arrived on r Tnefday before Eajler, 
 3 * 3 - being the laft of March) intending to enter the Country of Beaujfe, and flay 
 
 part of that Summer in Britagne, and about Aiigufi to return, and befiege Paris: 
 but the Pope fending into France, the Abbot of Cluygny, and Simon de Lengres, 
 Provincial of the Friars Preachers, with Hugh de Geneve Knight, Seigneur d’An¬ 
 ton, the Duke of Normandy dilpatcht them to King Edward, to propofe a 
 Treaty of Peace, who required things fo great, they could not be yielded to. 
 Howbeit they (fill followed the King to Chartres, where a meeting for Com- 
 miffioners, on both fides, was confented to, and they brought demands to fuch 
 moderation, that, (with the Duke of Lancajiers effedlual perfwafion) the King 
 was content to accept of Peace. But what inclined the King to hearken there- 
 t/S./.c. 211. to (as ' FroiJJard tells the (lory) was this 5 That while the Commifiioners on 
 both (ides were upon Treaty, and the King wholly untradlable, there fell in the 
 Kings Army fo great a Temped of Thunder, Lightning, Rain, Hail, and Stones 
 of fuch bignefs, that kill’d both Men and Horfes; at which time the King,be¬ 
 holding the Church of our Lady of Chartres, vowed devoutly to condelcend 
 to Peace. This prodigious ftorm hapned on Eajler Munday, which falling that 
 utStm pas- year on the “ 14. of April, neer a Month before the conclufion of the Treaty, 
 wt2«4. was f ro[n its difmal efiedts, called w Blacky Munday, which name it retains to 
 this day. 
 
 f’r r:i. calei The Treaty was managed between K Edward Prince of Wales , and Charles 
 mmutibui"’ R- C g ent of France, their Proctors and Agents, in the i name of both Kings, thefe 
 an.' 34 E. 3. two 1 Princes, and all the Subjedts of France. Thofe deputed on the Engliftl 
 ">■ 6 - part, were Sir Reginald de Cobham, Sir Bartholomew Burgherjh, Sir Francis Hale, 
 
 “tri Bannerets, Sit Miles Stapleton, Sir Richard laVache, and Sir Neel Loring, Knights, 
 unica m. 11. 4□ c 1 others of the Council of the King of England. Thofe other on the French 
 io, h- fide were the Ellect of Beatmes, his Chancellor Charles Lord Momorency , Mon- 
 
 (ieur John le Meingre Marfbal of France, Monfieur Aynart de la Tour Lord of 
 Vivoy, Monfieur Ralph de Ravenal, Monfieur Simon de Bucy, Knights, Monfieur 
 Stephen de Paris, and Peter de la charite, his Councillors, with many others of 
 his Council deputed by King John and Himfelf. 
 a tot. Cates At firft a Truce was agreed on (the 1 7. of May, An. Dorn. 1360. in the 34. 
 * am ‘ year of King Edward over England) to continue till Michaelmas following, and 
 an.pra.. m. 6. t jj ence t jjj Mj c haelmas an. 35 E. 3. which upon the return of the King into Eng¬ 
 land, was, by Writs bearing Tefte the 24. of the fame Month, commanded to 
 
 be 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 66 1 
 
 be publilhed throughout all the Sea-Ports in England ; and by a like Writ, no¬ 
 tice was given to the Duke of Lancajlcr , to proclaim it in Gafcoi^ne. And the 
 next day (viz. 8. of May) were the Articles referring to a final Peace, agreed 
 to on the behalf of both Kings. 
 
 This was that Famous Treaty of Renunciation, of both Kings, fo much fpo- 
 ken of by Writers (to which their eldeft Sons were parties) in regard the King 
 of France renounced the Soveraignty of feveral Territories to King Edward, 
 and he in like manner renounced his Title to France, and fome other Places, all 
 which we fhall here briefly mention. 
 
 Firft it was agreed, b that King Edward with what he held in Aquifai ne, and b Rot. de 
 Gafeoigne, (hould hold perpetually to him and his Heirs, in the fame manner as Pacil 
 
 the King of France or his Son, or any of his Anceftors held the fame, (to I'&t’.mao', 
 wit, that in Soveraignty, in Soveraignty, and that in Demain , in De- 
 main) the City, Caftle, and County of c poytiers, with the Fees of Thouars, c The Names 
 and Land of Belleville, the Cities and Caftles of Xaintes, A gen, rierrcgort, Ly- of Towra jni1 
 nsoges, caours, Tarbe, Angolefme, and Rodeis , and the Land and Countries of ^“written' 
 Peyton, Xaintonge , on this and the furtheft fide of the River of Charente, with as in the Re- 
 the Town and Fortrefs of Rochell, Agenoys, Ficrreguis, Lymofyn, Caorfyn, Tarbe, cold ' 
 Bigorre, Gaure, Angolefmoys, Rovergue , the Counties of Tierregort, Bigorre, Game, 
 and Angolefmoys. And that fuch Earls'or Lords, as had Lands within the fore- 
 mentioned places, (hould do their Homages and Services to him. 
 
 That King Edward thould have in Demain,all that anv of his Predeceffors an¬ 
 ciently held in the Town of Aionftrereul, on the Sea; As alfo all the County of 
 Fonthim (with fome few exceptions) the Town and Caftles of Calais, the Towns, 
 
 Caftles, and Lordfhips o f Merf, Sangate, Coloigne, Hanses, IP'alc, and Oye, with 
 their appurtenances, as Iikewile all the places lying within the Jurifditftions and 
 bounds following; that is to lay, from Calais to the border of the River before 
 Gravelinges, and fo by the fame River round about Langle, and by the River 
 that runneth beyond the Foil, and by the lame River that fiftieth into the great 
 Lake of Guynes to Freton , and thence by the valley about Calculy Hill, inclo- 
 ling that Hill, and foto the Sea. with Sangate, and all the appurtenances, that 
 the King (hould have the County of Guynes, with all the Lands, Towns, For- 
 treffes, Places, Men, Homages, Lordfhips, Woods, Forefts, and Rights there¬ 
 unto belonging, in as ample manner as the then late Earl of Guynes, or his Pre- 
 deceiiors held the fame b and likewife all the IUes adjoining to the Lands afore- 
 laid, and all other Hies he then held. 
 
 That the King of France , and his eldeft Son the Regent, fhould before Mi- 
 cUtlmas 1561. give and deliver to the King of England his Heirs and Succef- 
 lorSj all the Honors, Obediences;, Homages, Liegeances, Subjections, Fees, Ser¬ 
 vices, Recognizances, Rights, and all manner of Jurifdicftions high and low, 
 
 Reiorts and Saveguards, Advowfons and Patronages of Churches, and all 
 Lord imps and Sovereignties, with all the right they had and belonging to them, 
 by any Caufe, Right, Title, or Colour, or to the Crown of France , in the faid 
 Cities, Counties, Caftles, Towns, Lands, Countries, Iftes and Places, and of 
 their appurtenances and appendencies, without holding any thing to them, their 
 Heirs or Succeflors, or Crown of France . And alfo to give notice to all Arch- 
 bilhops, Bilhops, and Prelates, and all Earls and other Noblemen, and Citizens, 
 ; et L^ rS rF^ tent pl aces 3 to yield obedience to the King of En• 
 
 gland, his Heirs and Succeflors, in the fame manner as they had obeyed the 
 Kings and Crown of France, and thereby alfo to quit and abfolve them of all 
 their Homages, Fealties, Oaths, Obligations, Subje&ions, and Promifes made to 
 the Kings and Crown of France. And that the King of England, his Heirs, and 
 oucceiiors, fhould have and hold all the forementioned Cities, Counties, Ca- 
 (ties, Lands, Places, and Perfons, perpetually and freely in their Lordthip, So¬ 
 veraignty, Obedience, and Subjection, as the Kings of France had or did hold 
 them m times paft, and all the Countries with their appurtenances in all Free¬ 
 doms and Liberties perpetually, as Lords and Soveraigns, and as Neighbors to 
 the King and Kingdom of France, without any acknowledgment of soveraign, 
 
 ot 
 
Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 or making any Obedience, Homage, Refort, or Subjection, Service, orRecog- 
 niCance in time to come, to the Rings or Crowns of France, of the Places or 
 Perfona aforenamed, or any of them. 
 
 The Renunciation on the King of England’s part, was as to the Name and 
 Right to the Crown and Kingdom of France, to the Homage, Soveraignty, and 
 Demain ol the Dutchies of Normandy and Thouraine, of the Earldoms of Anjou 
 and Maine, to the Soveraignty and Homage of the Dutchy of Britagne , and 
 Earldom and Country of Flanders, and all other demands that King Edward 
 made, or might make to the King of France, for what caufe foever, except 
 fuch things as by the Paid Treaty ought to be delivered to him and his Heirs. 
 
 It was alfo agreed, that the King of France fhould be brought to Calais, with¬ 
 in three weeks after Midfummer following, and fhould pay for his Ranfom three 
 Millions of Efcuts of Gold ; two of which fhould be worth one Noble Englijli. 
 And that there fhould be paid to King Edward 600000 Efcuts of Gold, within 
 four Months, accounting from the time of the King of France’s arrival at Calais, 
 and within one year enfuing 400000 Efcuts more; and from that year, every 
 year followin':, 400000 Efcuts, till the faid three Millions were paid. And it 
 after appears in the fame Roll, that King Edward had received 400000 Efcuts 
 "(part of the firft 600000) the 24. of Offober 1360. and for payment of the other 
 200000, he gave time till chrijlmas and lady-day following. 
 
 Furthermore, that certain of the Nobility of France (afwel of thofe who were 
 made Prifoners at PoiUiers as others) fhould remain Hoftages in England for the 
 King of France, namely, Lewis Earl of Anjou, john Earl of PoiStiers, both Sons 
 to King John, the Duke of Orliens his Brother, the Duke of Burhon, the Earl 
 of Bloys,ox his Brother the Earl of Alanfen, or the Lord Peter of Alanfin his 
 Brother, the Earls of St. Pol, Harecourt, Pontieu, Valenlynois, Brene, Vaudemont 
 and Foreft, the Vifcount Beaumont, the Lords of Coufy, Fienles , Prcanx, St. Ve- 
 naunt, and Carenciers, the Dauphin of Auvergne, the Lords of Hangefi and 
 Montmorency, Sir William of Craon, Sir Lewis of Harecourt, and Sir john Ligny. 
 And the Names of the Prifoners were thefe, Lord Philip of France, the Earls of 
 Eu, Longuevil, Pontieu, Tan\arvile, jeigny, Sameurrc, Dampmartin, Ventadour, 
 Salebruche, D’auceurre, and Vendofme, the Lords of Craon and Deruale, theMar- 
 (bal Dodenbam, and the Lord Daubyny. 
 
 Befides thefe, the King of France was obliged to deliver at Calais, within 
 three Months after he departed thence, in further pledge for the accomplilh- 
 ment of this Treaty, four Perfons of Paris, two of each of the Towns here 
 named, to wit, St. Omcr, Aras, Amyens, Beauves, Lijle, Douay, Tournay, Reyms, 
 Chaalons, Troies, Chartres, Thouloufe, Lyons, Orliens, Compeignc , Rouen, Caen, 
 Tours, and Bourges, and thefe to be of the mod: diffident and bed Burgeffes of 
 
 thefe Towns. _ 
 
 ARet.deTran. It was moreover agreed, d That the .King of France^ and his Heirs Kings ot 
 pack Pr. 34. Fra „ ce5 fhould quit the Alliances they had with the Scots, and never give to 
 E.i.m.9. t l iat King, Kingdom, or Subjefts, prefent or to come, any aid or affidance againft 
 the King ol England, his Heirs or Succeflors, his Realm or Subjedts, nor make 
 any alliance with the Scots , in time to come, againd the King and Realm of 
 England. And the like Article was agreed to by the King of England , in refe¬ 
 rence to his Alliance with the Flemmings. 
 
 There were divers other particulars agreed to, on the behalf of both Kings, 
 and fet down in this Treaty of Peace, which we (defigning brevity; do omit; 
 bat thefe are the main and principal to our prefent purpofe. 
 tRit.cUur- All things thus fimlhed, King Edward immediately left France, and «landed 
 J4 . £3.11.30. at Rye the 18. of May following in the Evening, and thence the next day came 
 to Wefiminfler. And (hortly a Writ TUiied to Sir john Beauchamp then Con- 
 Frmc.34. £.3. (table of Dover, forthwith to arreft and fit up a fufficient number of Ships, to 
 m ’ 6 ’ carry over King john and his Family to Calais within the time agreed on, and 
 
 whither he was conducted thee8. of july after. 
 
 The h 9. ofotfober King Edward followed, where the forefaid Treaty, with 
 fome few alterations, was there ratified and confirmed by Oath of both Kings, 
 
 g f Hollirjhed, 
 hLpag. 394. 
 
 66 2 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder d»dFKnights*Companions. 663 
 
 and feveral Inftruments relating to the full accomplifnment of the feveral Arti¬ 
 cles thereof, were drawn up and fealed, with the Great Seals of both Kings; 
 all bearing date at Calais the 24. day of O&obcr, an.Dow. 1560. 
 
 Here alfo were the Renunciations , on either fide both ‘ablolute and k condi- i Ra. it Trail. 
 tional, to all the Towns, Caftles, Countries, &c. to the Refort and Soveraign- P“ci< Frm.^. 
 ty, &c. comprehended in the Articles of Peace, drawn up, fworn to, and feal- 
 ea, at the fame time, but not exchanged ; becaufe the King of France was as 
 yet in Calais, and Prifoner to King Edward, and the Towns, &c. not as yet de¬ 
 livered. But it was then neverthelefs agreed and promifed, that they fhould 
 be furrendred to the fpccial Deputies on both fides, by Midfutnmer following, if 
 it might be ; and the Renunciations fent at the AJfumption of our Lady next en- 
 fuing, to the Church of the Augujline Fryars at Bruges, to be delivered to thofe 
 Deputed to receive them. Or if they were not furrendred till Alhollantide 
 after, then the Renunciations were to be delivered in the faid Church, on St. 
 
 Andrews day following, at which time and place , bath Kings engaged to fend 
 thither,’and caufe to be delivered to the Deputies on both fides, theirs,and their 
 eldeft Sons Renunciations likewife; but if they were not accordingly mutually 
 delivered, then not any thing agreed on was to take effetft. 
 
 But it teems, things were not made ready ngainft Midfiturner, the firft of the 
 appointed times for compleating thefe matters,for the 1 5. of November following, 
 
 King Edward 1 conftituted Sir Thomas Vuedale Knight, and Thom.ts de Dunclent , IJto £ Fr ™‘- . 
 Licenciate in the Laws, his Agents (whom he fent to Bruges ) with power to 3i ' 
 make requeft to the King of France , for the effeftual accomplilhment of all 
 things concluded on as aforefaid , and to require that He and his Son fhould 
 make the Renunciations and Tranfports, according to all the forefaid Agreements 
 made at Calais, and upon reception of which , hfe was thereby enabled to give 
 Acquittance in King Edwards name. But there was another Inftrumcnt dated 
 at Calais the faid 24. of Oct. 13 do. whereby 
 
 "> King Edward was obliged to deliver up to the French King on this fide m Kot. ptai. 
 Candlemas , an. 35. E. 3. the Caftles and Fortreffes, which he held in 
 other parts of France , than in thofe, furrendred to him by the French 
 King, vise,, (as they are written in the Record.) 
 
 In Chawpaigne, and in Brie. 
 
 Burfant and Joinville upon the Mam , Court in Champaigns, Ochie, Sye upon 
 the Seine, the Mote de Triefreine , Brngelemens , and all other Fortrelles 
 taken in thefe Countries. 
 
 In Nivernois. 
 
 Cornallour , Gueillons , Anle/y, Fillers, and Mont Epny. 
 
 In Anceurroij, and Burgoigne. 
 
 Regennes , Legny , Malecorne , and the Mote de Chauloye. 
 
 In Aurelenoys and Gajlinoys. 
 
 The New Caftle-upon Loire and Mereau au Boys, and all other Fortrelles in 
 Orlenois , in Gajlinois, in Mejften, in Beaufe , and in Wengmfln le Francois. 
 
 Within a month following, the County of Tonthieu was to be furrendred to 
 King Edward , or elfe Hoftages. 
 
 King Edward was alfo to deliver up the New CafHe in Tynerois, Beaumont , 
 le Choijlif, Nogcnt, le Rotron, and the Fcrte de Ville Nevill , and all other 
 Fortrelles in France , and in the Country of Verche , and of Chartain , and 
 of Drouais. 
 
 And then all the County of Montfort to be furrendred to King Edward, with¬ 
 in a Month after. Or otherwife Hoftages. 
 
 In Berry and Bourbonoys. 
 
 The Fortreffes oi Briftnfiys, of St. Torete le Priague, alfo Chabries, Efpunell, 
 
 Beamen , 
 
6*54 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 Eeamcin, Briance Masbres, the Abbey of Diverlakj, Thos, Bruyll, Ameron, 
 Fierjon, Maufey, Bourjcront , the Roche Tnay, Blotucres, Fillers, Montempny, 
 temmoirs, Beau, fen, Voderon. 
 
 In Tourrayne. 
 
 Lifle , Eouchart, the Roche of Fowfy, Piry, Milieres, Runlet, Piergu. Feres 
 de Defrubay the Pleyjfers Dinone, Langere, Ofem, Paluau, and all other For¬ 
 trefles in the party of Auvergne, of Bourbonoys, d' Amafcon, of Lyon, of 
 Berry, and of Touraine. 
 
 And within a Month after, the French King was to deliver up the Country of 
 Augoulefmois ; or Hoftages. 
 
 In Normandy, Anjou, and Maync. 
 
 The Fortrefles de Donefrontm Paffiis, Neuins, Mirebel upon the Loyre, the 
 Toures de Fillers , Saintwajl, the Brois Demaine, Conde upon Noire, and 
 another Fottrefs thereby called Alcjje, Tynchebruy Annillers, the new 
 Boure, the Ferte frefmel, the Roche Doryvall, the Morle Kami, the Tower 
 of St. Chrijlopher, Fillerais Hufron, Honnesflcth, Trifenay, the Viceunt of 
 Flejfoys, Buret la Rouche, dire le Port, Joulein, la Flefche, Willie, viez,,Paf- 
 favant, Roujfailes. 
 
 And within one Month, the French King was to furrender Santes, and the 
 County of Santoigne 5 or Hoftages. 
 
 And all the Fortrefles in Pierregort, Courjtn, and Agenoys. 
 
 For the furrender of all which, the King made forth Commiffions to feveral 
 perfons, bearing date as aforefaid at Calais. 
 
 n tiii.m.6. The two Kings then alfo made a "League for them, their Heirs, and Succef- 
 
 fors, of perpetual friendfhip, and alliance, to become faithful friends, to affift 
 each other, againit all perfons whatfoever, except the Pope and the Emperor; 
 and moreover made a folemn Renunciation to all Wars againft each other, their 
 Heirs, and SuccelTors, Realms, and Subjedis; to both which League and Re¬ 
 nunciation, their eldeft, and other Sons figned, and divers of the Nobility on 
 both fides were fworn. 
 
 A Proclamation then alfo ilfued from King Edward, diredted to Thomas Hol¬ 
 land, Earl of Kent, and all other Captains of Towns, &c. held for the King in 
 France, to give notice (to all places within their Command) of this Peace and 
 final accord made as aforefaid. 
 
 All things relating to this Peace being thus concluded , and the French Hofta¬ 
 ges arrived cat Calais, King Edward entertained King John at a great Supper in 
 theCaftle, where the Kings Sons, the Duke of Lancafter, and other of the chief 
 Nobility of England, ferved the Kings bare-headed ; and when Supper was 
 0 Itilm-i. ended, both Kings took leave of each other. The ° next morning King John, 
 and his Attendants, went a foot on pilgrimage to our Lady of Bouloigne , the 
 Prince of Wales and his Brothers accompanied him thither, where, in the Church 
 of our Lady, they all made their Offerings, and thence went to the Abby, and 
 having taken leave of King John, they returned to Calais the next day : Soon 
 after, King Edward, the Prince, and French Hoftages took (hipping for England, 
 where they arrived on the Eve of the Feaft of All-Saints. 
 
 The Peace thus fetled, endured all the life ofKing John, who took all poflible 
 cate to have it entirely preferved,and himfelfever after kept good correfpondence 
 with King Edward, to whom he gave all evidence of affeftion and love; info- 
 ySakt'iCbn. much, that about the end of the year 1363. he came into England?only upon 
 a vifit to King Edward. After his landing, he rode firft to EItham, and there di- 
 <ir HMnjtei. ned with the King 24. Jan. 37. £. 3.) and thence that afternoon to theSavoy in 
 strand, where he lodged, and .was entertained with all poflible kindnefs ; 
 but about the' beginning of March following he fell fick, and dyed the 8. of 
 
 Afrit, 
 
Sect. II. Of the Founder and Knights-Gompariions. 665 
 
 Abril, tin. 38. E. 3. for whofe death the King f appointed folemn obfequies in di- f£* 
 vers places, and conducted his Body out of England with a Peoyal magnificence. ^ priorib.Du, 
 
 About thefe times , the Reputation of the King grew fo great , that fevcral n dm. Eccltfu, 
 foreign Kings and Princes came hither to his Court, either to vifit him, or con¬ 
 gratulate his Victories, or to obtain his affiftance and relief: and thcle were the ; 
 forefaid King ‘John, Peter King of Cyprus, and David King of Scots, ' an. .3 7. E- 3. to 
 
 as alfo" Wuldemer King of Denmark^, and Albert Duke of Bavaria, his Letters u ' P at. 38. £.3. 
 of fafe Conduft being dated the ™ 6. of Dec. and to continue in force till Mid- >• ^ 
 rummer after. t. 2.m, 7. 
 
 But Charles King "Johns Son, and Succeflor ( who had fworn to , and fealed 
 the Treaty at Chartres) was foon perfwaded to violate the Peace, though with 
 great artifice he diflembled his intentions for fome time. For though he rea¬ 
 dily gave ear to the Complaints of fome of the difeontented * Nobility of Gaf- 
 coigne, who, quitting their Homage to the Prince, fled to Paris , and complain- comminges 
 ed to him as their Supreme Lord of the F outgo impofed on that Country by the 
 prince, pretending that King John had not power to releafe them of their Ho¬ 
 mage to the Crown of France, or deliver over their Country to the King of 
 England : Yet he forbore laying hold on this occafion, at lead for one year after 
 their complaint. But then, all of a fudden , King Edward, not fufpefting any 
 fraud, but thinking himfelf fufficiently fecured by the Treaty of Peace made at 
 Britagnc, the French King fent him a defiance, and by the time it was thought to 
 be delivered, T Guy Earl of St. Paul, one of the French Hoftages (who 1 had dipt y cat '*J' U - 
 out of the Kingdom, without taking leave, as had alfo the Duke of Anjou , and z HolhnjhtJ, 
 fome others of them} and Sir Hugh de Cajlilion, entred Ponthicu with an Army, P a e- 4 °‘- 
 and were received into Abeville, afterwards took St. Valery and Crotoy, and imme¬ 
 diately all Ponthicu revolted. 
 
 Hereupon the King afiembled a ” Parliament at IVeJlminjler , and about the iciatf. 43. £, 
 t> end of May , the Lords and Commons declared , ‘ That whereas the French 
 King had broke the forefaid Peace ( in not delivering the Countries, nor cRm.Pati.de. 
 paying the monies agreed on there) and had ufurped the Refort and Superio- ™' 
 r ity, which ought to appertain to the King of England and his Heirs, in the 
 Lands furrendred to him by the forefaid agreement, by fummoning the Prince 
 and fome of the Nobility of the Kings Allies, to anfwer certain Appeals at Paris, 
 and furprifed and taken divers Caftles, &c. in Ponthicu and Gaftoignc, and was 
 fetting forth a Fleet to invade England, contrary to his Oath and the form of 
 the Peace ; therefore with their whole confent it was agreed , That the King 
 Ihould refume the name of King of England and France, as he had done before 
 the Peace, and for the future fo call himfelf in his Letters, and under his Seals. 
 
 Hereupon on Monday ( being St. Barnaby’s day ) there were feveral new Seals 
 provided, in one of which was infcribed Edrvardus Rex Angliee & Francis, &c. 
 and in another Edrv.trdus Rex Francis & Anglite, &c. 
 
 Shortly after , he J fent an Army under the Command of the Earls of Cam- 
 bridge and Penbroke into Aquitain, wtio landing in Fmagse, pad through that up!!'!*).' 
 Country to Angoulcfme , where the Prince lay with 3000 men, and entred the 
 Country oiriergort, and over-ran it. He fent alfo a Letter tothe'Nobility °f|f"^!' 43 ' 
 Gafcoigne, wherein he acquainted them with the reafons why he re-alfumed the 
 Name and Title to the Kingdom of France, as he ufed it before the Treaty of 
 Peace to which he condefcended, not without a manifeft diminution of his right. 
 
 f John , Duke of Lancajler, and feveral others of the Englijh Nobility, were tw Afinas. fitl 
 fent with another Army into France about Midfiimrner , who landed at Calais, 
 of which the French King receiving advertifement, called back his Forces de- 
 figned for the Sea to invade England (to meet with whom , as alfo to fecure 
 8 Southampton, thelfleof Wight, and Garnfey, King Edward had fet forth a con- 
 fiderable Fleet) and fent them under the Command of the Duke of Burgoigne, 
 to oppofe the Duke of Lancajler : but upon report of the h Earl of Warxcichje, hHollmjli.tag, 
 coming by Sea, to the Duke of Lancajier’s affiftance, the French withdrew. 
 
 The following year, the > French King raifed two Armies, and fent them into 1 lb \ c “p. 27S' 
 Aquitaine, one under the Command of the Duke of Anjou, to enter Gnyen, by 
 
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 0 / /fce Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 Reol and Bergerac, and the other under the Duke of Berry , to enter that Coun¬ 
 try by Lymoges and Qaercy, and both Armies to meet at Angoulifnse, to beliege 
 the Prince, then in thofe parts. 
 
 k King Edward, confidering the unfetlednefs of thefe Countries, raifed like- 
 wife two Armies ; That for Aquitaine was Commanded by the Duke of Lan- 
 cafler, of which we (hall make further mention, when we fpeak of the Prince 
 and the other defigned for Tscardie, by Sir Robert Knowles. In relation to which 
 latter expedition, 1 Proclamation was lent forth, That all Souldiers defigned 
 Cor Normandy and other parts of Frame, under Sir Robert’s Command (being 
 m conftituted the Kings Lieutenant in thofe parts of France ) (hould beat South¬ 
 ampton, in the Octaves of Sr. John Eaptijl following, ready fitted to take Ship- 
 ing there with him. 
 
 Nor was the King flack in ftrengthning himfelf by Allies from abroad, and 
 therefore" Sir John atte It’ode, and Mr. Robert de Wykford Archdeacon of Win- 
 chefler , and Dodtor of Laws, were fent beyond Sea, having power to treat with 
 Wenceslaus Duke Brabant and Lorraine, Marquefs of the Empire, about fur- 
 nifhing the King with Men and Arms, to ferve him in thefe Wars. He alfo 
 fecured the back Door, to wit, Scotland, by a 0 Treaty of Peace for j. years, 
 in which neverthelefsthe Scots were at liberty to ferve cither Englijh or French, 
 without breaking the Peace, and lalily p confirmed the Treaty with the Earl of 
 Flanders and the Towns of Gaunt, Bruges, and Ipres. 
 
 Sir Robert Knowles with 1 12000. Men being landed at Calais , and retting 
 there 7. days, forthwith took the Field, and, marching through the Country 
 of r Guynes, and Fauconbridge, came to Turmin, and thence into Artois, draw¬ 
 ing near Arras, and fo to Fermandois, wafting the Country all the way he went. 
 He thence marched to the City of f Noyen, and into Champaigne, and turned to 
 Bry and fo on the ' 24. of September , to Paris ; before which he ftayed a day 
 and two Nights. After this, “ (Sir Bertrand de Guejclin, having defeated a 
 ftragling party of his) he marched to Dorziel Cajlle in Bretagne : This Army, 
 w fo long as it fubmitted to their General profpered, but towards Winter, fome 
 of them growing difobedient, and flighting his Commands, became a prey to 
 the French, whilft his policy and prudence preferved thofe fafe who ftuck to 
 him, in his march into Bretagne. 
 
 This year the * Flemmings fet upon part of the Kings Navy, under the Com¬ 
 mand of Sir Guy de Bryen at la Bay in Bretagne, but be got the Viftory, and took 
 25. of their Ships with their Captain Sir John Peterfin, and many other Prifon- 
 ers, whom he brought with him into England which caufed the King 1 to fet 
 forth a Navy againft the Flemmings, but the Towns of Bruges, Ipres, and Gaunt, 
 hearing of his preparations made fuch applications to the King, that they- ob¬ 
 tained Peace. 
 
 The Fortune of the War in Aquitaine at this time ftanding fair on the Eng- 
 lijh fide, the following Winter the King defigned 1 two freth Armies to enter 
 France, yet indeavoured before (upon the Popes requeft, both by Letters and 
 Mefi'ages) to lay hold of an honourable Peace, to which end ‘ power was gi¬ 
 ven, to treat thereon, to Simon Bifhop of London, Guy de Bryene, Roger de 
 Beauchamp, Bannerets, Sir Arnold Savage Knight, John Appleby Dean of London, 
 and John de Branketre Treasurer of ; and the b next day he granted Let¬ 
 ters of fafe conduct for the Ambaffadors of France to come and treat about 
 that Affair. One of the forefaid Armies were defigned for the defence of 
 c Aquitaine, and the other to land at Calais, whence the Duke of Lancajler and 
 Earl of Cambridge were appointed to enter France by the Plains of Picardy. But 
 John Earl of Penbroke ( d conftituted the Kings Lieutenant in Aquitaine) was 
 ordered to go into Poictou, and, in purfuance of that defign, took Sea and ar- 
 rived at Rochell , the 22. of June , 1372. where he found the e spanijh Fleet, who 
 fought him two days, and at laft took him Prifoner, the 1 Rochellers having re- 
 fufed to affift him : and in that ingagement the Ship, which carried a s great 
 Tr ..lure to piy the Englijh Army, was unfortunately funk. 
 
 . : : King defigning alfo the relief of Thenars, raifed an Army of 30CO. Men 
 
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Sect. II. Of the Founder and Knijghts-Companions. S 6 y 
 
 of Arms, and 1000. Archers, and with the Prince took Shipping at Sandwich 
 
 on >' Monday the 30. of Augujl, about nine a Clock, in a Ship called the Grace h Clauf 46E. 
 
 de Dteu, directions having been given for making publick Prayers in all Churches 
 
 for good fuccefs m this Voyage; and fo failing towards Roclell, the ■ Winds ir,,®,,,. 
 
 and Tempeftskept him at Sea 9. Weeks, and when he faw he could not arrive in 
 
 France by Michaelmas, being the time limitted for relief, or otherwife furren- 
 
 der of the Town (he returned to England, and had the Wind at will. The 
 
 confequence of this improfperous Voyage (with the mifcarriage of the Earl 
 
 of Penbrok? ) was the lofs of all the Country of PoiLUn , Xantoigne, and 
 
 Rochell. ° 
 
 After thefe misfortunes, a Treaty of Peace was again fet on foot, and '‘Simon k8 -efjan. 
 Bilhop of London, Edmond Earl of March, Richard de Stafford, Roger de Bean- F,mc • ^ 
 
 champ, Rauf de Ferrieres Bannetets, Simon de Molton Doftor of Law and join 
 de Branketre Treafurer of Forhg, were conftituted the Kings Commiffioners for 
 the management of this Affair; and ■ Letters of fafe conduct granted (the fame 1 Mi.m. 
 day) to the Cardinal of Beaune z (and other Agents from France ) who with 
 the Cardinal of Canterbury were by the Tote commiffionated to be the chief 
 managers of this Treaty. 
 
 The Duke of Lancajler f™ publick Prayers having been made alfo for his m 16. Jam 
 good fuccefs) arrived at Calais (in">/, 47 . E . 3 .) with 3000 men of Arms, 
 
 and 10000 Archers, which he divid'ed into three Battels, and marched by Land 
 through France to Bourdeux , and there he arrived about chriftmas ; in which 4 ° 8 ' 
 Voyage, though the French durft not fight him, and all the way avoided the 
 hazard of a Battel, yet through the fcarcity of Victuals many dyed, not to men¬ 
 tion the lofs of-30000 Borfe. About the beginning of the following Summer, oWalfi K t. 
 at the p Tope s mftance, a Truce was made by this Duke and the Duke of Anion i8 3- 
 to continue till the laft of Augujl i wherein-it was agreed, that in the beginning 
 oM September 'there ihould meet in Vicardy , on the Englijh part, the Duke of qMf.40*. 
 Lancajler and other Commiffioners, to treat of Peace with the Duke of Anjou , 
 and others on the French part, where alfo the Popes Legate ffiould appear as 
 Mediatourj and in purfuance thereof the Duke of Lancajler took Shipping the 
 8. of July, an. 48 E. 3. after whofe departure < all Poitlou and Aquitaine fell tWalfimh. M 
 from their Allegiance, except Bourdeux and Raj on. an. 48 E. } . 
 
 rn , th ' s y^ ear the . Earl Cambridge, and the Duke of Bretagne were r confti- f Bat. Franc. 
 tuted the Kings Lieutenants in Franee, after which, « Commands were fent 48 £.%. m. 6. 
 forth to arreft Ships for their paflage thither, to be at Dertmouth and Tlimoutb ' 
 with all fpeed. But notwithftanding thefe preparations, yet they went not rill 
 the following “Spring, having then in their retinue many of the F.ngliff Nobi- 
 hty, and for whofe good fuccefs w publick Prayers were appointed to be made w 8 - tUajibid. 
 l! ? Expedition the ‘ Duke recovered many of his Towns; but being r in- xj&nt, 
 eluded in the Truce made by the Duke of Lancajler , he was thereby obliged 3*3- 
 to Jay down his Arms. J ° yw*lfingbam 
 
 For upon the mediation of the Bifhops of Roan and Carpcntras, the Popes^Lf'T 
 Nunctos there had been a - Treaty fet on Foot at Bruges in Flanders this Year, 4, if . ml 
 managed chiefly by John Duke of Lancafler, who, with » Simon Bilhop of Lon- ^ 
 don, milium Earl of Salisbury, Sir John Cobham, Sir Frank? de Hale, Sir Arnold i fcZ.at 
 Savage, Mr. John de shepeye, and Mr. Simon de Molton, were b commiffionated C2 7* Jmelb. 
 to carry oil that Affair on King Edwards part; and by Philip Duke of Burgundy, j 
 on the behalf of his Brother Charles the French King; which though it brought clMf.44.Ey. 
 not forth a compleat Peace, yet in effeft it put an end to the prefent War for m ‘ 20 ’* r/ ?' 
 
 C It produced a Truce, to hold for a year, viz. to the laft of June, an. 50 E. 3. RumZI 
 to give notice of which to the Englilb Subjetfts, a Proclamation was d fet forth. 50 £ ' m - 
 And c a quarter of a year before its expiration, at another meeting at the fame f 
 place, this Truce was inlarged to the firft of April , an. 51 E. 3. and thereupon 5°£. 3. p. 1. 
 another f Proclamation itfued to make it known. But it appears that the French 
 were gotten to Sea, s fometime before the expiration of this latter Truce, and * era. 
 had done much hurt upon theSea-Coafts. 8 - it Pot. 
 
 Of this defign of theirs the King had timely intelligence, and therefore he gaanf^i's, 
 O o o o 2 endeavoured i.m.ia. 
 
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 411. 
 
 k/lof. Franc. 
 51 E. 3. m. 3. 
 
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 co cit. 
 
 m Le grand 
 Compaignie. 
 
 n Knighton 
 Hifl. Angl. 
 Script. Coll. 
 2629. 
 
 Of tbs Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 endeavoured to enlarge the Truce, to which end he h empowred John Bifhop of 
 Hereford, Sir John de Cobham of Kent, John Monteacutc Bannerets, and John 
 shepeye Doctor of the Laws, to Treat with the Earl of Salebnich, MOniieur 
 Chatillon , and rhilebert le Spoit, where the Pope's Legats were alfo prefent as Me¬ 
 diators. But nothing was done thereupon ; only the ‘ Legate propofed. a 
 Marriage between Richard Prince of Wales, and the Lady Mary Daughter to 
 the French King , which begot a private meeting fhortly after at Montrevile by 
 the Sea, and there Sir Richard Dangle, Sir Richard Stan , and Sir Geojfry Chau¬ 
 cer, Commiffioners for King Edward, with the LordCowyi, and other Commif- 
 fioners for the French King, fpent the time chiefly to found one anothers inten¬ 
 tions, and fo departed without any other effe£t, faving that of Proroguing the 
 Truce to M<y day following. 
 
 The k 2 6. of April, another Commiflion was made for the fame purpofe, to 
 Adam Biihop of St. Davids, John Bifhop of Hereford, William Earl of Salisbury, 
 Robert de Afhton the Kings Chamberlain, Gnichard Dangle Banneret, Aubrey de 
 Fere, Hugh de segrave Knights, V/alter skirlow Dean of St. Martins le Grand, 
 and ’the forefaid John shepeye , which gave them power to treat and compofe all 
 differences Wars', and contentions. They thereupon came to Calais, and the 
 I Lord Coney, and Sir William Dormer Chancellor of France came to Montre- 
 vile, but by reafon of the fufpicion the Commiffioners had of each other, they 
 could not as;reeof an indifferent place to m£et at, and fo the time limitted by 
 the Truce Spinning on, abfolutely expired. And in this pofture the Affairs 
 relating to France flood (to wit in open hoftility) till the Death of King 
 
 Edward. , 
 
 Thus we fee, that from the breach of the Treaty, and Entry upon King£d- 
 ivards Territories, to the time of his Death, he all along fleered againft the 
 Tide of adverfe Fortune, and what with Invafions, Revolts, and difaftrous 
 accidents (though no pitch’d Battel was fought) nothing of his great Con- 
 quefts remained to him, but only Calais, and the fmall Territory adjoining. 
 
 But of the ftrange unfiiccefsfulnefs of thefe fubfequent years, there might be 
 three main caufes : Firft, the lofs of fo many flout and well difciplin’d Soul- 
 diers, as,upon their difbandihg after the Peace made near Chartres,) oyned them- 
 fclves to the ” Companions, and marcht into Spain, Italy, and Germany (to 
 which number may be added thofe whoperifhed in the Princes expedition into 
 Spain, of whom fcarce the " fifth man returned) a fort of people fo inur'd to 
 War and fuch as,had gained fo great experience therein, that the very Com¬ 
 mon 'Souldiers among them were men of good conduct. The French King knew 
 well enough, how much King Edwards power was vveakned, through the want 
 of thofe men, and that, as to fuch as might be raifed a-new (few of them ha¬ 
 ving been trained up in the former Wars) he thought he might the better deal 
 with them, in regard that many of his own difbanded Souldiers,were (till within 
 his Kingdom, and lay ready at his fervice. 
 
 A fecond caufe might be, that the King declining in years, and the Prince of 
 Wales growing daily worfe and worfeof a lingering ficknefs, without hope of 
 Recovery, the French King took the more heart, and began now not to fear, 
 either them or their Fortunes, which before had proved fo terrible to France. 
 And therefore he fuppofed if he could make a (hift but to keep his Forces on 
 Foot, againft their declining power, he might deal well enough with thofe 
 who (hould fucceed them : none of King Edwards other Sons, having given 
 fuch proof of their fuccefs in martial affairs as to be feared by him, and much 
 lefs was any fuch thing to be expeifled, when an Infant King was likely to 
 fucceed. 
 
 Laftiy, His fupplies of Money from his subjects, who before had freely enough 
 opened their Purfes to carry on the War, began to fail him : For being tyred 
 out, with the profecution of it, they complained of Poverty ; and thence it 
 came, that the Forces raifed to recover what was loft, were inconfiderable,in 
 comparifon of the former Royal Armies levied for his own and the Princes 
 
 expeditions. . 
 
 r During 
 
Sect. II. Of-the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 669 
 
 During the Minority of this King, there were feveral Matches propofed for His Wife, 
 him, though none took, but the lafr : and firft, his Father defigned to marry 
 him to the Lady 0 Margaret, Daughter of William Earl of Hanow , Holland, Ze- ■ 
 
 Und, and Lord of Frifa ; who, being in the third degree of Confanguinity, a £\. m . 10.’ 
 Letter was difpatched to the Pope, dated the 10. of December, in the 12. year of 
 his Fathers Reign, for obtaining his Difpenfation, becaufe of their nearnefs of 
 
 Secondly , with the Lady r SibilU , Daughter to Robert Earl of Hanow and m ' 1 ‘ : 
 
 Zeland , Lord of Frifia , as appears from a like Letter to the Pope , dated the 
 2. of November in the following year. 
 
 Thirdly, with the q Daughter of James , King of Arragon , for which affair q R1t.V4fc.t1: 
 were commiffianated Alexander Archbifhop of Dublin , Edmund Earl of Kent, 2,m ' 5 '"' 9 ' 
 
 King Edward the Second’s Brother, and William de Wefton Canon of Lincoln , 
 
 Doftor of Laws : the Commiffion bore Tefte the 30. of March, an. 17. F. 2. 
 
 It appears by the Kings T Letters of the 1 6, of February following, that her name r Fa, £ a ‘ E ’ 2 ' 
 was Jolant, and King James her Father (filed, r Rex Aragonir, Valencia :, Corfu#, \'cm( '%.’eS. 
 Comes Larch. & SanU£ Rom. Ecclefhe Vexillarius, Admirallus & Capitaneus Ce- m.u.dtrfi, 
 ncralis, to whom the King then alfo fent Sir Edmund Bacon , Sir Robert Thorpe , 
 
 Mr. John Heldefiey Canon of Chefter, to proceed further in this matter. 
 
 Fourthly, with the Lady Alonar , Sifter to Alphonfus King of Spain, to which . 
 purpofe, ‘John Stoner, William de Berne, Lord of Lefcune, William de Wefton, t Pji. iS. E.2; 
 Canon of Lincolne , and Peter de Galicano, Canon of Roan, were impowered by h * m ‘ ”* 
 a Commiffion dated the 6 . of April an. 18. E. 2. as alfo to treat and conclude a 
 marriage between the faid King Alphonfus, and Elianor King Edward's Sifter. 
 
 Beltdes thefe, the King of Portugal fent Ambaffadors over hither, to propofe 
 a marriage between this Prince and his Daughter, to whom the King by Let¬ 
 ter, dated the"15.of April an, 19. E. 2. direifted thus, Magnifico Principi, Domino 
 Alfinfi Dei gratill Portugali# & Algarbi# Regi illujlri, amico fuo charijjimo, ac- m ' 9 ' ° rJ, ‘ 
 quainting him with the Treaty of marriage begun, between his Son and the King 
 of Spain’s Sifter, and that becaufe of neernefs of blood, he had difpatcht a Let¬ 
 ter to the Pope for his Difpenfation; that he had received no account as then, 
 oftheiftue of that Affair; that his Son was gone into France, to do Homage 
 for the Dukedom of Aquitaine, during all which, it was not fit for him to be¬ 
 gin any new Treaty : but if that fucceeded not, he would then confer with his 
 Ambafl’ador in this particular. 
 
 But Iaft of all, in the following year, the Queen and Duke having left 
 France, went to the Earl of Henault ’s Court, where a Contraft paft between 
 him, and one of the Earls Daughters, and,, not long after his Coronation, the 
 marriage was confumm.ite; in reference to which, R. Biftiop of Coventry and 
 Lichfield, was w conftituted the King’s Ambaffador, to contract either elpou- w S.oS.Paia. 
 fals or marriage in the King's Name, with Philippa that Earls Daughter, who 
 forthwith took his Journey to Valenciens, and fthe Popes Difpenfation being 
 gained) (he was there married to King Edward by Proxie. 
 
 By this Lady he was Father to 7 Sons, all ("except two that dyed young) Children: 
 men of great renown in that Age; namely, Edward Prince at Wales and Guy- 
 enne, fignally famous all over Europe, and commonly called the Black, Prince ; 
 
 William of Hatfield , Lyonell of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence and Earl of Vljler , 
 
 John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancafler and Aquitaine, King of Cajhlc and Leon, Ed¬ 
 mund of Langley, Earl of Cambridge, and Duke of Torf, William of Windefir, 
 and Thomas of Woodflo.fi, Earl of Buckingham and Duke of Gloucefter. His 
 Daughters were five , Lfixbell Wife t ydngelram de Coney, Earl of Bedford ; Joan 
 married by Proxie to Peter, eldeft Son to Alphonfus King of Caftile and Leon, but 
 died in her journey thither; Blanch died young, Mary Wife to John Montford, 
 
 Duke of Britagne, and Margaret Wife to John de Hajlings, Earl of Penbrokc. xC od.MS. 
 Befide9 thefe, he had a natural Son named * Nicholas , who was Abbot of Wejl- Mifctl.R.ch- 
 minfier, and lies buried in Wefiminfer, before the Altar of St. Blafe. fil 1™."^'' 
 
 His v Queen fell lick at Windefir Oaftle, and there dyed before him, viz,.*cm yFniff. lib. 1. 
 the day of the AJfimption of our blejfed Lady, an. 43. E. 3. whole Exequies and 
 
 Interment " 
 
6 jo Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 Interment he caufed to be folemnized with great magnificence, 
 and Death. He himfelf dyed the * 21. of June, at his Mannor of shene in Surrey, after he 
 •ib. p*£. 18 ?. [j ac j re igned 50 years 4 Months and 28 days, and lies interred on the South fide 
 of St. Edrvzrd's Chappel in Wefiminfter Abbey, under a (lately Monument, ha¬ 
 ving thereon his Portraiture at full length. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 
 Some account of the firfe 25 Knights-Companions. 
 
 O) 
 
 Edward Prince of Wales. 
 
 a Ex'chm. ^—|— 1 His Noble and Valiant Prince, was born at a Woodjiock., the 15. of June, 
 ■pn.deUMarc. J An.Dom. I?00. at ten a Clock in the Morning, in the Scheme of whofe 
 Nativity (found among the Collections of that famous Mathematician Mr. Thomas 
 Allen of cloHcefler-Hall in Oxford) the 9. degree of Virgo alcends, the 3. of Ge¬ 
 mini culminates, and the Planets are thus pofited. 
 
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 b4.Pt6r.Pat. So welcome to his Father was the News ofhis Birth , that he b granted to 
 5 . E. s.p. 1. Pr j our w ho brought it 40 Marks per annum, out of his Exchequer for life, 
 res. until he (hould fetle on him Lands to that annual value. Afterwards, he'gave 
 io.e. i-p. 1. to Joane de Oxenford, this Prince's Nurfe, 10 1 . per annum out of his Exchequer 
 m during her life, until he or his Heirs [hould fetle that yearly value in Lands or 
 
 d ibid. Rents upon her. And the d next day a yearly Penfion of 10 Marks out of his 
 Exchequer alfo for life, on Matilda Plumpton Berfatrix, or Rocker, to this young 
 Prince, till Lands of that value were in like manner provided for her. 
 
 Before he was three years old, the King intending to make fome confiderable 
 cPat.4.a?.;. provifion for him (though he had ' before made him an annual allowance for 
 3. m. 4 2.*«. t r he eX p ences ofhis Houfe, and feveral Gifts , did by his Charter dated 18. 
 m.a.cuhf.,o. May, in the 7. year ofhis Reign, f grant to him by the Title ot Edward his mod 
 E.i.m. i 6 .fy ji eal an d eldeft Son, the County of Cheflcr, the Cadies of Chejier, Beflon, Rothe- 
 Ic’art. 7, £. 3. Ian, and Flyni, and all his Lands there, as alfo the Cantred and Land of Engle- 
 m. 4.. ’ feld with their appurtenances, to him anc! his Heirs Kings of England, together 
 
 with all Knights Fees, Advowfons, Liberties, Royalties, and all other things 
 belonging to the faid County, Cadies, Lands, and Cantreds, afwell in Eng¬ 
 land as in Wales, and the Marches thereof, as fully and under the fame condi¬ 
 tions, as himfelf received them before he was King .- And thence forward he 
 had the Title of Earl of Chejier added to^iis Stile. 
 gp«. 7. E.3. But intending to provide yet better for him , the next day he s gave him all 
 f. i.m. 13. the Corn, as well in Granges, as growing on the Ground, as alfo the Arms, Vi- 
 duals, Cattel, Goods and Chattels in all the faid Caftles , Lands, and other places 
 to him before granted, together with the Debts, Arrerages of Accounts, and 
 other Services due to himfelf- 
 
 In the Parliament held at IVeJlminJter, an. ii - E. 3. he was created Duke of 
 h chart. 11. Cornwall , as appears by his h charter of Creation, bearing date the 17- of 
 £ -3-“-55- - r March 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 6f i 
 
 March the fame year, and inverted by the Sword only; and this is the tirft Pre¬ 
 cedent for the Creation of the Title of Duke with us in England. Herewith 
 alfo, the Ring fetled on him divers Manors and Franchifes, exprefly fct down 
 in the Paid charter , for the better fupport of the State and Honor of Duke; all 
 which, though fome lay in other Counties, were thereby made part of theDutchy 
 of Cornwall. And further, by Letters Patent dated the fame day, he granted 
 to him the f Stannaries in Cornwall, together with the Coinage of Tin, and ‘Pat.u.E.3. 
 all the i flues and profits thence arifing ; as alfo the profits and perquifites of the f ' m ‘ ' 9 ‘ 
 Courts of the Stannaries, except only 1000 Marks formerly granted to William 
 Mtwntagne Earl of Salisbury, and his Heirs, out of the Iflues thereof, til! Lands 
 were provided for the Paid Earl, of that yearly value 5 and afterwards * grant- *i<).Seft. 
 ed, That all the Caftles, Honors, Mnnnors, Lands, and Tenements, belonging 
 to the Dukedom or Earldom of Cornwall, which were held in Dower or f or p ' ! '" 1 ' J4 ' 
 term of life or years, whofe Reverfions belonged to the King, fhould remain 
 to this Prince as Duke, ftill as they fell, and to the eldeft Sons of him and his 
 Heirs,'as Dukes of the forefaid Dukedom. 
 
 In the Parliament held an. 17. E. 3. the King k created him Prince of Wales, k >*• May 
 and inverted him with a Coronet, a Cold Ring, and a Silver Rod : and the 
 better to fupport his State as Prince of Wales, gave him feveral Lands, which m ' 24 '"' J7 ' 
 are all particularly enumerated, in a 1 Writ directed to Willi. lmdeEmeldon, to de- I Pat.«7. E.j; 
 liver them unto this Prince or his Attorney, with this Dignity : The King alfo f ' *' m ' 8 ' 
 “gave him all Debts and Arrears of Foreign Rents due to himfelf, for“vhat m ao .Sepi.Ex- 
 caufe foever, in North Wales and South Wales, to the time of his bein'* created "“S.Anar; 
 Prince of Wales, as alfo all Virtuals, Arms, Horfes, Oxen, Cows and other 
 things in all the Caftles and Lands which he held by the King's Grant. 
 
 He was conftituted » Cuftos Anglia: divers times, when the King had occafion nPat.ia.E.5; 
 to be abfent out of the Kingdom, to which the Title of Locum tenens Regis was E 2 m - 12 - '4- 
 fometimes added ; and in his younger years, the King appointed the 0 Arch- fi’i'j.*'!!' 
 bifhop of Canterbury to be the chief of his Council, to direft him in all Affairs; 
 the powers belonging to this Great Officer being recorded in Rot. Fat. de an. 14. £' pf.maff. 
 E.^. pat's 2. ns. 28. hmimb.Angj. 
 
 The firft time this Prince entred upon the Stage of War, was at the begin- 
 ning of his 16. year of age, at which time he accompanied his Father into 
 France ; where at his landing at p Hoges in Normandy, he received the honor of p PtulttA 
 s Knighthood, from that martial Kings hands. Thence he marched in the body 3 ' 
 of the Army with the King toward Creffy, at which Barrel (fought an. 20. E.3.) ftstmehrm. 
 he led the 1 Van, and after a fierce encounter with the French, was fomewhat *«** 4 .'-*. 
 diftreft from the Enemies breaking in among his Archers, but the reft of his [{“ h 
 men timely advanced to their Afliftance ; neverthelefs notice of his condition 
 being fent to the King (who commanded the Reer) he asked if the Prince were 
 dead or wounded, the Meflenger faid no, but ftood in need of his Afliftance; 
 well faid the King, 1 return , and bid them fend no more to me, fo long as my Son 
 lives, for I will have him this day win his Spurs, ftnee I defign him the honor of this 
 Expedition : and it cannot be denyed, but the compleatnefs of the Viftory then 
 gained,fully conferred it on him, fo alfo did his Fathers acknowledgment; for 
 after the Battel was ended, he embraced the Prince and kift him, and faid '■fair 
 Son, Cod give you refilution to pttrfuc Flonor, you are,my dear Son, and have ac¬ 
 quitted your Jelf nobly, you are worthy to govern a Kingdom. 
 
 The following year, a Truce being agreed on at Calais, was fpun on by feveral 
 Prorogations, but without effecting any thing of Peace, till an. 29. E. 3. in which 
 year both Kings provided for War. Hereupon the King “ conftituted this u so.JVjRtt. 
 Prince his Lieutenant in the Dukedom of Aquitaine and other places in France, E ' 3 ' 
 
 whither he fhould happen to march, both for Reformation of the State of that ' 
 
 Dukedom, and other places in France, and the recovery of his Lands and 
 Right poffeft by the Rebels. And by another Commiffion of the fame date, he 
 w gave him power to make Alliances with all perfons, of what Nation, Dignity, w nil 
 or Condition foever, to retain men, and pay them Wages and Rewards. A 
 third Commiffion “ gave him Power (in the King’s (lead and name) to receive tubid.m.4. 
 
 Homage 
 
6yi 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 y Ex Lib. Mif- 
 cellan. R. Glo¬ 
 ver, Somerfety 
 fol. 29. 
 
 Z Rot. Franc. 
 29 E. i.m. 12. 
 
 * 27. May. lb 
 
 a Froijfard c. 
 155. Sec the 
 Names of all 
 the places 
 they marched 
 through in 
 Stows Chron. 
 3S<S. & c - ' 
 
 bli. p. 3S4. 
 385- 
 
 c An. 30 E. J. 
 FroijJ. c. 157 
 d Hollinfh. p. 
 387. 
 
 c Froiflard c. 
 
 158. 
 
 f /£. c. 1 $9. 
 
 g Jiii. c. 62. 
 
 '1Ibx.64.Bedu- 
 uoir and 
 jcrfu/e two 
 Leagues from 
 Poitliers.Ho- 
 linfh. 
 
 k Proifs. c. 6 4 
 l Ibid. c. 169, 
 
 mf HolUnJhed 
 n t 
 389* 
 
 L Cftrwi. p. 
 
 o In Hifl.Angl, 
 Script. Coll. 
 2613.&2614. 
 Krie Stow p. 
 263. Ho- 
 tinfh. loco cit • 
 
 P FroiJJ~,c.i66. 
 
 Hon , age and F«fcto;, from the Nobility and others within this Dukedom, and 
 
 the Kingdom of France. . , „ 
 
 Armed with their Powers and accompanied by the Earls of 1 IFarmck.,Ox¬ 
 ford, Salisbury, and Suffolk, and a good Army attending him he took Sh,p- 
 L and fafely arrived in Gafcoigne : for whofe palfage thither the King had be¬ 
 fore affigned 1 Richard de Cortenhale, and Robert de Barldon Serjeants at: Arms, 
 to arreft, array, and equip all the Ships of 20. Tun and Upwards in all Ports 
 and Places from the River of Thames unto Lynn as well within Liberties as 
 without, to furnilh them withmen and other neceffaries, and to bring them-to 
 Southampton by St. Barnibys Day at the furtheft 5 as alio to Prefs Manners for 
 the Voyage a{ the Kings Wages 5 and had given Commiffion to * Thomas de 
 HoggeJlL Lieutenant, to John de Beauchamp Admiral of the Sea Weftward, to 
 carry him over : with power to hear and determine all Crimes and Transi¬ 
 tions committed on Shipboard, and to punith them according to Mar,Unc Law, 
 and to do all other things appertaining to the Office o\ Admiral. 
 
 Having entred the River » Carronne, he marcht into the South-part of Lan- 
 mdosh, and burnt the Great Town of Carcaffone, fatuate near the Med,terra- 
 lean Sea, thence pafTed to Narbon, burning and wafting the Country 5 after 
 which, he returned to encounter the French Forces which marcht out of Toloufe, 
 under the Command of the Marthall clerentont, and Earl otArmatgnar,] but upon 
 his approach they retyred, and fo in November after 8. Weeks he returned to 
 Bordeaux with great ftore of Pillage and Prifoners. 
 
 A more particular account of which Voyage with the Towns and Caftles 
 taken and deftroyed, and feveral other aftions done after the France s Return 
 to Eourdcaux, to the 21. of January following, are reported in Sir John IFwg- 
 ffeld’s Letters, Printed in b Flollinjhcad’s Chronicle. 
 
 ’ Intelligence of the Prince s taking the Field the ‘ following Summer being 
 brought to King John, he refolved to fight him, for now the .Vnnce (with about 
 a 8000. MenJ had entred the Country of Berry, as hr as iffoudun, Vourges, f *' 
 ««*, and ‘Remerentin , which two laft Towns and their Caftles the 
 took by AITault: and palling into f Anjou, and Touratne, (having wafted all the 
 Country where he paft) intended to return for Bourdeux. 
 
 But after this long and wearifom Voyage , drawing near to poiclers, he 
 was informed, that the s French Army was not far from him, (and here 
 the Cardinal of Pirergort ufed means to have brought both fides to fome com- 
 pofition, but the French' being high in their demands, his endeavours took no 
 effeft.') The rrince thereupon fitted himfelf for fight, and the Battels joining 
 (in the Fields oV Beaumont and Malpcrteusj after lome lpace, they broke the 
 van of the French Army, when the main Body , led by the Duke of Normandy 
 coming on, and finding the other routed, fell into diforder alfo. This incoura- 
 °d the V ince to fall in upon the K e ar led by the King, at whofe approach 
 the main Body of the French Army left the Field as their Leader himfelf 
 did, with Charles , Ben is, and John, the King, Sons, the Earls of PoiSers and 
 Tourapne. King John behaved himfelf very valiantly, and maintained the fight 
 for fome time, but was at length taken Prifoner by “Sir Denys Morbeck a Kmgh 
 of Arthois (to whom the Prince gave afterwards 2000. Nobles to fupport his 
 EftateJ whilft the chace continued to the Gates of To,Biers, and a compleat 
 Viftory obtained, the particulars whereof are related by Frotjjard. 
 
 The French Kings Army confided of " 60000. fighting men, whereof ther 
 were above 3000?Knights. The rrince had but • 8000. whereof 3000. were 
 Archers, though Froifard in one place faith 6000. m another 4000. 
 
 The names of fome of the Prifoners of Note, and thofe that were (lam, ate 
 mentioned by - Knighton : in a word, the Flower of France fell here and fo ma- 
 ny Noblemen were there (lain, or made Prifoners that there were but few left 
 to manage the Affairs of France ; the Souldiers had f twice as many 
 as themfelves were in number, nay divers of them 4. or 5. t , 0,,e s P ’ 
 all which they put to ranfom in the Field, upon promife to return before CAr// 
 mas with theft Ranfoms to Bordeaux. The fpoil was exceeding rich, fo were 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 673 
 
 alfo the Arms they took , and'whatfoever the Booty was, it remained to him 
 
 that took it. The 1 Prince bought of the Gafcoigners for ready money thofe of 1BM. c. rtfj. 
 
 the French Nobility, whom they had taken : And of thefe, namely Philip Son to 
 
 King John, the Earl of Sanceir, and the Lord Craon, he fold to the King rafter- r - 2 - 0!} - Pa: 
 
 wards for 20000/. £14.*’ 
 
 This Battel was fought the f [9. day of September, an. Dost. 1356. it beginning CSm- deTratl. 
 in the Morning and ending at Noon; but it was night e’re they returned from 9 
 
 the Chafe. v ue clauf. 5 6. 
 
 When it was ended, the Prince (who faith Froifard , was therein couragious 
 and cruel as a Lyon, and took great delight in the Fight and Chafe) command¬ 
 ed his standard to be pitched on a high Bufh, as a fignal to the difperfed Forces 
 to retire to him thither; and then fent out the Earl of Warwick, and Sir Rey¬ 
 nold Cohham, to make enquiry after the French King, who in a (hort time 
 brought him Prifonerto the Prince. The ' Prince entertained this Noble Pri- ' FniJ/.c.iiS. 
 foncr at a Supper, at which himfelf, with all refpeft, ferved him; nor could be 
 prevailed upon to (it down at the Table.. 
 
 The next day the Prince dillodged his Army, and marched through Poiciott, 
 
 Santonge, and at Tdaye palfed the River Garronne , and fo to Bordeaux, where 
 in one part of the Abby of St. Andrew he lodged his Royal Prifoner, and in 
 the other himfelf; and upon the News of this great Viftory and Succefs, the 
 King appointed.“pnblick thanks to be given to God throughout England. uio.OMi 
 
 fn ” April following, the Prince took (hipping for England, and brought along 
 with him the French King (and divers other Prifoners of quality) the * 5. ot * p*e. 
 
 May he arrived at Plymouth, for whofe reception there, John Dahernoun Sheriff 
 of Devonjhire, was t commanded to make provifion of Vifhtals, and Carriages, pa C \ J (f£, ' ' 
 and Horles, and attend him in all parts through that County. The* 24. of r zo - Mauh 
 May, the Prince, in a (lately Cavalcade, rode through London, his Royal Prifo- ^3?^/i* 
 ner by his fide, on a White Courfer, and himfelf on a Black Hobby, and fo zWatfi^b. Ita 
 proceeded to * IVcjlminfter Hall, where he prefented King John to his Father, 
 and from whence King John was conduced to his Lodging ; but within a (hort dr. 
 time, the Savoy was fumifhed for his entertainment. 
 
 After fome few years, the King (an. 33. E. 3.)’preparing for another Expe¬ 
 dition into France, this b Prince went along with him (fo alfo his three Bre- b Proijfx.aoi', 
 thren) and commanded the Rear of that Army, which making its way through 
 the Bowels of France, at Bretigny , neer Chartres, a Peace was concluded, in 
 which this Prince (and fome other of the Kings Council) on the Kings-part, 
 having treated with the French Lords, on the part of the Dauphin of Viennoii 
 Governor of France , brought all controverfies, touching that Realm, to a 
 happy compofure. The King (defirous to proceed to the effedh and accompiilh- 
 ment of that Treaty) gave him another c CommiJJion, with authority to treat cttn.Catef.de 
 further upon any thing that concerned or was comprifed therein, either in ge- c,m ' E 
 
 neral or (pecial; to demand and receive the Holtages, Money, Cables, Cities, ""m. 6. 34 ' 
 and Fortreffes, and what ever elfe was to be delivered to the King, by virtue 
 thereof; with a general Claufe, to add and fupply the power granted, if any 
 folemn or fubftantial thing Ibould be omitted, through much bufinefs or other- 
 wife, or were expedient or advantagious, as to the premifes. 
 
 After the confirmation of this Peace, and King Edward in poffefiion of a con- 
 fiderable part of the Territories, both of his own inheritance, or inverted in 
 him by the faid Peace (which he was to enjoy without relbrt or Soveraignty 
 to the Crown of France^ The Nobility of thefe Provinces defiring to be gover¬ 
 ned by a Prince of their own, rather than by the Kings Lieutenants as’ before; they 
 addreffed themfelves to the King , to confer the Government thereof on this 
 Prince , and fend him thither, where he had (o great Porteffions and Revenues 
 to maintain his State and Dignity. Hereupon the King d Created him Prince of d 19. July Rod 
 Guyenne, and gave him Guyenne and Gafioigne by the name of a Principality du- E 
 
 ring his life : and alfo granted to him thofe other Countries , Towns, and Cajllcs ' ‘ ' 
 near adjoymng ( delivered into the Kings poffefiion, by vertue of the forefaid 
 Treaty) together with the Government of them alfo, retaining neverthelefs the 
 
 P p p p Refott 
 
c FroiJJ'.c.iiS, 
 f Ibid. c. 217. 
 
 g Ibid. 
 
 h Ibid. c. u 8. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights -Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 Refort and Soveraignty over all, thereby given and granted to himfelf. 
 
 This done, he forthwith prepared for his Voyage thither, taking along with 
 him his'Lady the Princeft, with whom, being arrived at Rachel, they were 
 both joyfully received. Thence he went to Potters, whither the 1 Barons and 
 Knights^of Poittou and santonge repaired, doing him Fealty and Homage; then 
 he departed for Bordeaux, thither theNobility and Knights of Gafcoigne came to 
 wait on him : after which he fetled Englifh Officers in all places of his Principa¬ 
 lity and there kept his Court with great (late and magnificence. 
 
 Immediately after the Efeftion of Pope Vrban the Fifth, 8 Peter of LuJignan 
 King of Cyprus and Jerufalens, came to Avignon, and there engaged Join King 
 of France in a Crufade, he thence went to the Emperor at Prague, and after¬ 
 wards into Flanders and England, whence after he had been nobly entertained, 
 he returned to King John then at Amiens, and h thinking he had not yet feen 
 any thing, till he had'feen the Prince of Wales, took a Journey to Totters, and 
 fo to Attooulefnte, where the Prince held a Royal Jufts of 40 Knights, and as ma¬ 
 ny Efquires, in honor of the birth of his Son Edward ; and here the King of 
 Cyprus was received with great honor, and nobly feafted while he flayed. 
 ilbiJ.cat.nt. Not long after, this Noble Prince was induced to re-eftabliflv Don Peter King 
 k 39. //:/- of Caliilc , who had k made a perfonal application to him in fo great diffrels, be- 
 
 linfi. chnn.p. jng driven out of his Kingdom by his Baftard Brother Henry, with the afliftance 
 597 ' of 1 Tome part of the late disbanded Army, called the lute Comers, or Companions, 
 
 under the command of Sir Bertrand de Guefclin , and fome Englijh and Bretagn 
 Forces that went along with them, commanded by Sir Eujiace Dabrichecourt, and 
 other Knights: Hereupon the Prince firft fent his Letters to remand them back, 
 
 1 Fmjp.c. 2 ,j. and after (which flrengthened his undertaking) 'he received aid from the King 
 his Father, commanded by John of Gaunt his Brother. 
 
 James Son of Ferdinand, King of Majorca (whom the King of Aragon had un¬ 
 priced at Barcelona, and there put to death) made alfo addrefs to the Prince 
 for affiltance in the recovery of his Realm; which the Prince promifed after his 
 return out of Spain (whither he was then engaged) and towards which he be- 
 „ r , ; ,, man his Voyage the " Sunday after Epiphany, an. Dorn. 1366. 
 n/L c\,7 3 Upon his "entry into Caflile (with30000Horfe and Foot) Don Henry prepa- 
 o ibid C 2?8. red to pive him Battel with 86000, the Armies joined between » Navarr and 
 tVahwU Naverct, on Saturday the 3. of April, ean.\o.E.g. and here the Prince gota Vi- 
 ftory, which re-eftabli(hed Don Pedro in his Kingdom : thereupon Don Pedro 
 went'to Sevill, and promifed to return the Prince money to pay his Army, but 
 after four Months ftay and expeftation, the Prince was conftrained to return 
 into Aquitane without any; fo forgetful was Don Pedro of the courtefies he had 
 received from him. This Vidtory got the Prince great renown throughout the 
 Empire and the repute of being the valianteft Prince in that Age 3 even worthy 
 to govern all the World ; but in this Voyage he contracted a ficknefs he never 
 recovered, which his phyfician, and Surgeons judged to be an incurable Dropfie; 
 others, that he was poyfoned. 
 
 In an Inflrument dated about this time, to wit 8. October 1366. (whereby he 
 granted to his Brother John of Gaunt Duke of Lancajier, the Village and Caftel- 
 laine of Roche fur Ion, to him and his Heirs males) I find him thus (tiled : Ed¬ 
 ward ainfne fihc du Roy de France & d' Engleterre, Prince d‘ Aquitaine & de Gales, 
 
 17 6 . 
 q Froijf. c.239, 
 r Ibid. c. 24J. 
 
 f Cod. .VS. in 
 Offic. Ducat. 
 
 fiZfjctani- Duke de Cornwall, Conte de Ceftre, Seigneur de Bijcaie, & de Cap . 
 
 tirulo de parti- 
 but tranfmari- 
 nit. 
 
 t Kx alio Cod. 
 MSfubTit. 
 Cam. Ceftr. cap • 
 24. 
 
 v Froifl: c.141. 
 
 de Dordialest, 
 
 but'after he had reljgned the Principality of Aquitaine, his Titles were thefe 
 only, 1 Edwards# Regis Anglia; & FrancU primogenitus Princeps IVallid!, Dux Cor- 
 mbite, & Comes Cepise 6. Feh^ 49. E. 3. fo an. 4 7 - E. 3. vide Lib. Mifcell. R. Glo¬ 
 ver somerfet, p. III. , 
 
 Some time after his return into Aquitaine, the difeontented Gafcoigners ana 
 Trench (taking occafion to rebel upon railing a Subfidy, called * Fouage, for 5 
 years, confented to by mod: of his SubjeCts, viz. the Pottouins, and they of Xan- 
 ciouge Limofin, Rouergue, and Rochell, but other parts of Guine refufed) entred (in 
 a hoftile manner) the Princes Territories, whereupon Sir Hugh Caurel coming 
 out of Aragon to the Prince, was made Captain of the Companions, whom be 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 675 
 
 had fent for out of Normandy , and ordered to * march with them into the*®* c -»49 : 
 Country of the Ear] of Armaignac , and the Lord d'Albret (two of the great 
 Ring-Leaders of the Rebellion new begun) to waff thofe parts. He alfo had 
 fent before a body Commanded r by Sir John chandos to Montauban, and a y Ibid. 1.245? 
 third under the Command of the * Earl rtl Cambridge, and Penbrokf, into Peri zlM. c. 250. 
 gort, and which took Bourdeilles after 11. Weeks Siege. 
 
 After this, the Prince a receiving Intelligence that two Armies under the con- aflW. c. 277; 
 dull of the Dukes of Anjou and Berry, were defign’d to enter Aquitaine, and 
 befiege him in Angoulefme, refolved his Enemies fhould not find him there; and 
 therefore fummond in the Nobility , and appointed a Rendevouz at Cog¬ 
 nac, leaving his Princefs at Angoulefme, but taking his young Son Richard 
 with him. 
 
 The King of England (having upon this great rupture of the Peace conclu¬ 
 ded at Eretigny, refumed his Name and Title to the Crown of France ) b fentb19.78n.R0f, 
 forthwith to the Prince,to give him notice that the Parliament at Wefiminfier had 43 - E ■ 3 > 
 Ordained, that all his Subjefts of what Nation or condition foever, Iliould ' 5 ‘ 
 maintain his Intereft againft his Enemies in the Realm of France, to recover 
 and conquer the fame. And likewife direffed his Letters to the ‘ Nobility ofc ibid.m. 2.. 
 Gafcoigne, defiring their affiftance herein. The year following, he fent over 
 John Duke of Lancafier his third Son, to the affiftance of this Prince, and gave 
 him d Commiffion to receive into favour, and Wholly pardon, fuch of his Cities, d 1 July ml 
 Cattles, Towns, and Inhabitants, afwell in Aquit.line as other parts of France, v “b- 44 - E - 3 l 
 as fhould return to his Obedience, and to do and exercife all powers given in’”' 5 ' 
 his faid Commiffion, with the confent of the Prince, if prefent, and in his ab- 
 fence, what the King could do in his affiftance, if perfonally there. And that 
 care might betaken in Civil Affairs, the King (having referved to himfelf the 
 Soveraignty and refort in thofe Territories) fent a blank' Commiffion for the elo - 7 am 'f' t; - 
 Prince to infert the names of fuch as he fhould think fit to appoint for Judges"*" 414 ^' 
 or Delegate, to hear all Caufes as well Criminal as Civil, upon Appeals from 
 the Princes Courts. 
 
 f TheDukeofi,t»M) 2 frlhortIy after arrived otBardeaux,and came tothePrince 
 at Cognac, but the'Duke of Anjou thought better to withdraw his Forces into 
 Garrifons,'than to fall into aftion- The Duke of Berry took s Limoges, which 8®* c - j8 °- 
 the Prince h retaking, put the Inhabitants to the Sword, and burnt the Town. '''■285,284; 
 But the Princes difeafe growing daily upon him, he was 1 advifed by his Phy- i lHd.c. 187. 
 ficians and Chirurgeons, to return into England, for the recovery of his health ; 
 which caufed him to alfemble the Nobility of Aquitaine, Gafcoigne, PoiUou, and 
 Santonge, at Bordeux, to whom he communicated his intentions, and withal that 
 he would leave the Duke of Lancafier in Chief Command behind him, to 
 whom they did fealty and Homage in the Princes prefence, and kifl: his mouth. 
 
 The Affairs of thefe Countries being thus Ordered, the Prince and Princefs, 
 their young Son Richard , the Earls of Cambridge, and Penbroke, took Shipping 
 for England, and arrived at k Plimouth about the beginning of January, whence k Waif,neh. fit 
 they rode to the King at IVindefor, where after fome ftay he took his leave a "f*- E l-P a e- 
 and retired to his own Houfe, and about two years after 1 furrendred I ft. v*fc. 45. 
 the Dignity of Prince of Guynne, and his whole right therein, to his Father E -l- m - 2 ' 
 King Edward. 
 
 While he was yet in Minority, there were feveraJ matches defigned for him, of hIs * vife 
 as firft, being but a year old, ” a Commiffion was given to John Darcy, and m^jllym: 
 William Trujfll Knights, to treat and agree with Philip King of France , or his S' £ - 1 -t *'•*. 
 Deputies, upon efpoufals and Matrimony between this young Prince and King m ' i8 ' 
 philips Daughter; but the quarrel breaking out afterwards with that King, there 
 was no further progrefs made in his Affair. 
 
 The next propofal was for Margaret , one of the Daughters of John Duke of 
 Brabant and Lorraine, to which purpofe a 11 Commiffion was made out to Henry m2 .May ml 
 Bifhop of Lincoln, and William de Bohun Earl of Northampton, to treat with the A,m au.i.z.E.^ 
 laid Duke or his Deputies upon this matter, and for which, in regard they 
 both within the third Degree of Confanguinity, the Popes Difpenfations was 
 
 P P P P 2 fevera! 
 
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 p. 171. 
 
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 Thorn, Hilt. 
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 Cell. 2142. 
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 p. 144. 
 
 * Clauf. 14. R. 
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 His Death, 
 at lib. in 0/. 
 b;/ie. prinii- 
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 ar. vocat. Sud¬ 
 bury/ 90. b. 
 
 A Walfin&h. (. 
 186. 
 
 Of 1 be Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 feveral times endeavoured to be obtained by 0 Letters fent from the King; but 
 he could not be induced to do any thing therein. 
 
 Another match was propofed with a Daughter of the King of Portugal , and 
 thereupon the King r Commiffionated Mr. Andrew Ojford, Richard de Soham, and 
 Philip de Barton , to treat of a Marriage, not only between the Prince, but any 
 other of his Sons , and any one of the Daughters of the faid King j That alfo 
 taking no effect, there was 1 another Commiffion ifl'ued to Robert de Stratton 
 Canon of Chichcfler, and Richard de Soham, to treat with the faid King con¬ 
 cerning a marriage between the Prime and his Daughter Leonora. 
 
 But none of thefe which were of others providing took effeft, but at length 
 r an. 35. E. 3. he married with a Lady of his own choice, namely Joan Coun¬ 
 ters of Kent , Sifter and Heir to John Plantagenet Earl of Kent, and the Relift of 
 Sir Thomas Holland (one of the firft Founders of this molt Noble Order) com¬ 
 monly called (for her Excellent Beauty) the fair Maid of Kent. And becaufe 
 the Prince had married her, notwithftanding nearnels of Kindred between them, 
 and of his Chriftning her eldeft Son, it was thought requifite to have a Papal 
 Abfolution from Excommunication, and Difpenlation for Marriage; f both 
 which were obtained from Pope Innocent the Sixth , in the 9. year of his 
 Popedom. 
 
 By her he had two Sons, namely Edward the Eldeft, born at Angoulene , in 
 t Pc!,. 1365. (“ Leland faith 1364-) who dyed.in Cafoigne, at 7. yearsof Age; 
 and Richard the fecond Son born at Bordeaux, on Twelfth-Day being Wednefday, 
 at three a Clock in the Afternoon, ‘ 1366. and had three Kings to his Godfa¬ 
 thers, viz- 1 of Spain, Navarre, and Portugal. 
 
 Beudes thefe he had two Natural Sons, 1 John sounder, and Sir Katjer de Claren¬ 
 don, to the latter of thefe he gave by his Will a Silk Bed, with all thereunto 
 belonging; This Roger was after made one of the Knights of the Chamber to 
 King Richard the Second, to whom the (aid King * the firft of oSobcr, 13. R. 2. 
 gave for life tool per annum, out of the [Hires of his Subfidies in the Coun¬ 
 ties of Brijlol, Cloucefler, Somerfet, Dorfet, and Cornwall. 
 
 His Dileafe contracted in Spain grown now uncurable, and he drawing near to 
 his end, made his Will in the Kings great Chamber at IVejlAiinjler, the 3 7. of 
 June, an. 50. E. 3. and difpofed of his Body to be buried in the Cathedral 
 Church of the Trinity inCanterbury.hnd fuch was his care ofthofe who had done 
 him fervice, that he charged his Son Richard by his Will, b to continue the pay¬ 
 ment of thofe Penfions which he had given them. The Executors nominated 
 therein were his ‘ Brother of Spain the Duke of Lancajier, William Bilhop of 
 Winrhejier, John Bifllop of Bath, William Bilhop of St. Afaph, Robert de Waljham 
 his ConfelTor, Hugh de Segrave Steward of his Lands, Aleyn de Stokes, and .John 
 de Fordham. 
 
 The next day after his Will was made (being i Trinity Sunday ) this Noble 
 Prince (the Flower of Chevalry and delight of the Englifh Nation) departed 
 the World; his body being imbalmed, was wrapt in Lead and kept till 
 Michaelmas (the Parliament being then to meet) to be interred with greater 
 Solemnity, which was performed at Canterbury, near the Shrine of Thomas 
 Beckn, over whofe Grave a ftately Monument was erefted for him, which yet 
 remains undetaced. 
 
 
 e Pat. i6aE.i, 
 part. 1, m. 2$. 
 
 Henry Earl of Lancafter. 
 
 T H E fecond Stall on the Soveraigns fide, was affigned to Henry then Earl 
 of Lancajier and Derby, Son to Henry Earl of Lancajier (Brother and 
 Heir of Thomas Earl of Lancajier Beheaded at Pontefract, on ‘ Monday before 
 our Lady-Day, an. (5. E. 2.) and Maude Daughter and Heir to Sir Patrick 
 Cadurces (or Chatvorth) Knight, Lord of Kidwelly and Ogmore in Wales. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. 111 . Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 &77 
 
 The fil'd: confiderable Military Honor conferred on him, was that of 1 ' Comman- tj. April Rot. 
 der in Chief of all the King's Forces fent into Scotland an. 10. E. 9. fo*r the s Truce £ ' 3 ' 
 
 with the Scots having been upon the requeft both of the Pope and King of Prance, g Hid. m. 30. 
 and earned follicitation of their Ambaffadors, feveral times prorogued, between 
 the 29. of Nov. an. 9. E. 3. and the Sunday next after Afcenfnm day following, 
 it then expired ; before which, the King had intelligence of their confederacies 
 abroad, and great preparations for War, and being engaged to affiftand defend 
 Edward Ealiol King of Scots, who had done him Homage for that Kingdom, he 
 thereupon raifed an Army for that purpofe, and gave this noble Knight com¬ 
 mand thereof, by the name of Henry dc Lancafter only, though I land him in 
 '’another place relative to this employment, calledHcwry dc Lancaftre Banneret. hc,M l■ "•?* 
 And by another Commifiion he ‘ gave him power to receive to Faith and Peace, i’lo. jprTk”." 
 the scots or their adherents, and to grant them pardon. Sat.io. £.3, 
 
 Shortly after, k he and Tho. Beauchamp Earl of Warwick^, Henry ale Bellomontf 
 Earl of Bogham, and William de Bohun had Commifiion given them, to treat Scot.io. E.3. 
 with Sir Andrew Murr'efe a Scotch Knight, about a Truce between the King and m ' 24 ' 
 his Subjefts in Scotland, afid the faid Sir Andrew and other the Scots, to hold 
 till Midfummer following. 
 
 Towards the latter end of this year, 1 David Bruys (then in France ) had ob- 1 Rh.Sm.io: 
 tained that Kings affiftance , and gotten together a great Navy, with which E 3 ' m ' 3 ' 
 he did much mifehief to the Merchants about the file of Wight-, betides, he had 
 entred the Ifies of Certify and Jarfey, and killed divers of the Inhabitants. The 
 King therefore" 1 gave Commifiion to the Archbifhop of Canterbury , and others, m ii.Vei.lt. 
 of whom this Henry was one (himfelf being then at Botheuill in Scotland, fo bu¬ 
 lled in the War, that he could not be at the meeting appointed) to treat on his 
 behalf, with certain Prelates and others, whom he had commanded to meet at 
 London, oil Wcdnefday after Nary ears day following, upon the defence and 
 fafety of the Kingdom, repulfion of the Enemies, and other things relating to 
 the State of the King and Kingdom ; as alfo ferioufly and fully to acquaint them 
 with the King's intenfions, to ordain and do all things referring thereunto, and 
 to his honor, as if he were there perfonally prefent. 
 
 The following year he was “ created Earl of Derby, and inverted by girding m 6 :m/. 
 him with the Sword, his Father yet living; by the Charter of his Creation did chan '"- s -i- 
 the King grant to him and his Heirs, an Annuity of Honor of 20 /. out of the m ' 25 ' 5 °' 
 Farm of the County of Derby 3 and to the end he might better maintain the 
 State of an Earl, he alfo "granted him an annual Penfion of 1000 Marks during oi3.ivur.PM: 
 his Fathers life, out of the Cuftoms in London, St. Butolphs, and Kingilon upon "' 2 £ ' 3 ' f ' *' 
 Hull, until the King Ihould provide for him 1000 Marks per annum in Lands or ’ 
 
 Rents 3 and in cafe the iflues of the faid Cuftoms fell Ihort of that annual fum, 
 then was it provided, that it fiiould be made up out of the Exchequer, and for 
 more furety out of the Cuftody of his Wards. , 
 
 The p third of Odober following, the King granted to him the Manor of Wygh- P Pat.n.E.3: 
 ton and Hundred of Northgreneho, with their appurtenances, in the County of ir ‘ 3 '” , ' 2d ' 
 Norfolk, as alio the Mannor of Laghton in Morthynges, w'ith its appurtenances, 
 in the County of Toif, which Ralph Earl of Ett had lately held, and were then 
 feifed into the Kings hands, to hold alfo during the life of his Father, at the 
 annual value ol 72 l.-j s. 6 cl. q. (at which rate they were extended) in part of 
 fatisfaftion of the faid- annual Penfion of 1 coo Marks. 
 
 But the Letters Patents of the 18. of March, were refigned up to be cancel¬ 
 led the 24. of October an. 13. E. 3. and the King thereupon, by other Letters Pa¬ 
 tent, dated the * 20. of September preceding, granted him (during his faid Fathers Ej.’ 
 
 life) all the Ijfues of the final] Cuftoms in London , for the payment of89i Marks 2 ‘ m ' 20 ' 
 
 5 r. 9 d.iq. above the extent of the Mannors and Hundred aforefaid (both which 
 fums made up the forefaid annual Penfion of 1000 Marks) and in cafe the fmall 
 Cuftoms fell fhort of 891 Marks 5*. <qd.[q. then, what they wanted was to be 
 paid him out of the great Cuftoms of the faid City 3 but if they exceeded that 
 fum, then the furplufage to be paid into the Exchequer: which Lands and Pen¬ 
 fion out of the fmall Cuftoms, reverting tjp the King upon the death of this Earls 
 
 Father, 
 
Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 r Froijf. lib. 
 cap, 30. 
 
 { Extrafl. Do¬ 
 nat. 19. E. 3. 
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 t 28 .June Rot. 
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 u FroiJJ". c. 31. 
 
 w ffollinfh: 
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 678 
 
 qi6 Sept.Rat, father, were s then granted to the Queen, for the fupport and maintenance of 
 } ' her Children' until the King (hould otherwife provide for them. 
 
 In the 11. year of King Edward the Third, the King having fent over the 
 Bithop of Lincolne , and others, into Flanders to make Alliances for him with 
 Flemings, the ’ French King had laid a Garrifon in the Ifle of Cagaunt, with de- 
 fign to take thefe Commiffioners in their return home ; but they having no¬ 
 tice thereof, and the friendship and affiftanceofj lacquer DarUtel , took their 
 way to Dort in Holland, and fo efcaped that fnare. And the King refolving to 
 clear that Illand of this Garrifon, defigned for this Service the Karl of Derby, 
 who raifed part of his men in Staffordshire , a Country where he was exceeding¬ 
 ly beloved, in which his Father had then great Poffeffions, that after his death 
 defended to him , and of which for the better confervation of the Peace there, 
 the King made him high f Sheriff during life. Thefe men, levied by the King's 
 Writ, he was 1 commanded to have in readinefs with himfelf at London , on the 
 Feaff of St. Margaret the Virgin next enfuing. 
 
 At the “ arrival of the Englijh in the Haven, they found theTown of Cagaunt 
 well garrifon'd, and therein divers [tout Commanders chofen by the Earl of 
 Flanders for its defence, well arm'd, and ready to forbid their Landing, fo that 
 with great difficulty and fome lofs they got athore; and here our Earl preffing 
 on, and fighting for his paflage, was (truck down to the ground, but relieved 
 by the Lord Manny. i 
 
 [n fine, the Town (on w Sunday before the Feajl of St. Martin ) was tatten by 
 the Englijh, and above 5000 Flemmings (lain y after which, they plundered and 
 burnt it, and brought their Prifoners to their Ships, among whom was Sir Guy 
 the Baltard of Flanders, who after made Fealty to the King, and fided with him 
 in the War. 
 
 xRn.Alman. The 5 1 5 . of February an. 13. E. 3. he was put in Commiffion with others, to 
 
 array men in the County of Lcicejler, againlt the lnvalon of Enemies 5 and the 
 y par. cjnrrjT. r 3 .of July after made one of the 8 Commiffioners to treat with Philip de l alois , 
 hjmMb. Anti. u j, on a [j Controverfies between the King and him: and alfooneof the 1 5 Com- 
 E.fm.'n. miffioners conflituted the fecond of January following, to treat with the faid 
 iH.&jhap of pfjljp as alfo with the Cardinals of St. Traxide, and St. Mary in Aquiro upon 
 
 ofDerb.w.Earl the lame Atlair. , . r 
 
 ofSslkb.WJo The *6. or March an. 14. E. 3. he had Commiffion given him, to raile men m 
 To't AI ' Z ' thc Counties of Derby, Leicejhr, Staffordshire, and Lancajhire, to pafs overSea 
 .’r", Atman. with the King or himfelf, at the Kings next Voyage beyond Sea. 
 
 14. E.j.m.ap. This Earl attended the King in his firfi: Expedition into France, and had 
 b Command, in the Battel ready pitcht, to fight the French neer Vyronfofs, as alfo 
 cibid. cap.$o. t h e c Mattel o fsluce an. 14. ar, d t ^e d io. of Angujl t*!ie lame year, command 
 ' " ' ‘ iffiied to Robert de Morley, Admiral of the Fleet from the Thames towards the 
 
 North, to fend forth 10 Ships to Oretvell , to take in his Troops of Horfe, that 
 were to pafs over into Flanders after him. , 
 
 I11 the e following year He, and Henry de Percy, Ralph de Nevil, and Robert de 
 D tit on had Commiffion given them to treat with the Bithops, Earls, and all other 
 perfons, as well EccUflaftick as secular, in the Northern parts, touching the de¬ 
 fence of the Kingdom againfi: the Scots and to lollicite them, who had Lands in 
 t'nofe parts, to dwell there, or otherwife to affign other perfons there to remain 
 
 in their (lead. , „ T , . , , 
 
 He was again made the Kings < Lieutenant in the North parts of England and in 
 h *or.Sc»r.i6. Scotland , as alfo General of the Army fent againft the Scots , who had inva e 
 England 5 having power given him to defend the Marches , to march into Scot - 
 land, to create Stewards, Conilables, Marfials, and other Officers neceffary for 
 EarlefVerby, (he Government of the Army, and s three days after had a CommiJJion given turn, 
 and power to treat and agree with the Scots about a CelTat.on of Arms, to ad- 
 sfLii'.m. mit Q c h o( them as were willing, to the Kings Peace, to receive their i ealty, to 
 itOirefatll t them pardon, and refrote their Lands. 
 
 Theb 3. of April in the following year, he and • 6 other, whereof he was to 
 de creyk'Rib. u e one we re commiffionated to treat with David Brtts, and other Scotchmen 
 de Maveri» 3 I 11 S 
 
 d Rtf. Alman. 
 14. E. 3. m. 8. 
 
 e 27 July Pat. 
 19. E.$.p. 
 m.z?. 
 
 f 7. OH. Rot. 
 Scot 19 • £- 5 ' 
 m. 4. 
 
 g Ibid. m. 9. 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder anc/Knights-Companions. 
 
 6 79 
 
 his Adherents upon a final Peace or Truce , as alfo upon all debates and differences 
 vvhatfoever between the King and them,and amicably to compofe them. And the 
 fame day he had power likewife given him to grant to *Adam Bifliop of Brechin, * tot.Scst.i6. 
 to Patrick. Earl of March , Sir William de Douglas , and Sir Thomas de Caruato, 
 
 Knights, and William Bullock, and other Scotch Men, as he (hould fee caufe, the 
 the King's fpecial Letters of fiafe Condudt and Prote&ion for fo long timers this 
 Earl thought fit,to come into England , with as many Horfe as he (hould appoint, 
 to treat either of a Truce or Peace with this Earl, and others deputed thereto by 
 the King. 
 
 Having in this expedition undertaken upon certain conditions,the Cuftodyof 
 the Marches of Scotland, the King k gave him in reward, the 1000. Marks which k i° olloi. 
 Jo. de IVefenham (food engaged to pay the King for Wooll. *j. 
 
 He went over with the King in his Voyage into 1 Bretagne, having under his m io. 
 Command 5. Bannerets, 50. Knights, 144. E (quires, and 200. Archers on Horfe- 1 
 back. The daily Wages allowed him for himfelf was 8 s. for each Banneret 4 s. 
 each Knight 2/. each Epjuire 1 s. and each Archer 6 d. At the Siege of Pannes * cod. *n.p. 
 he was conftituted one of the Kings Commifiioners ("the other being the 2 m Houlifhtd 
 Earls of Northampton, and Salisbury, the Lord Stafford, Burgher/he, Cantelowe, ctnn.pat. 3. 
 Cob ham, Manneys, and Berkley, and Mr. John T) fjord Archdeacon of Elyj where 26 
 a Truce was concluded for three years. 
 
 The " 24. of March, an. 18. E. 3. The King by his Letters Patent conftitu- nm.Pafc.i 3 . 
 ted this Noble Earl, and Richard Earl of Arundel, his Lieutenants in the Duke- £p 9 ' 
 dom of Aquitaine, and the Countries adjoining,to govern and defend thofe Ter¬ 
 ritories, to demand and receive the poffejfion of the Caftles, Places, and Rights, 
 unjuftly detained from him, to recover and retain the fame by force of Arms, 
 if need (hould be, and to receive fuch as (hould return to their Obedience, to the 
 grace and favour of the King, as alfo the Homage and Fidelity from whom- 
 foever in thofe parts due; and generally to do all things for defence and reco¬ 
 very of the Kings Rights, and good Government of thofe Countries and his sub¬ 
 jects, with Command to the Archbijhops, &c. to yield Obedience to them. 
 
 And whereas the King upon falfe fuggeftions, had been deceived in many of 
 his Grants and Donations in that Dukedom ; He by other 0 Letters Patents of o Iiid. 
 the fame date, gave him power to feize into his hands all the Caflles, Lands, 
 
 Liberties, and Profits, formerly granted by him, and thofe that (hould appear to 
 have been obtained upon untrue fuggeftions, to retain without Reftitution, but 
 upon true, to reftore entirely. A like t ConimiJJion was given them which ex- p ibid. 
 tended to the grants made by his Father King Edward the Second, upon like 
 pretences, as well as by himfelf. 
 
 They alio had a General Commijfion 4 to treat and conclude with all perfons <\lbid. 
 of whatfoever date or condition, Kingdom or Nation, for the fetling of 
 Alliances, and mutual AJjiJlance between the King and them, to retain men 
 for the Kings Service, and to agree about Fees, Wages, and Rewards to be 
 paid unto them. 
 
 By other r CommiJJions of the fame date, thefe two Earls had power to raid. 
 treat and conclude with Alphonfus King of Cajlile, ("there (filed Alphonfus Rex 
 Caftilidt, df Legionis, Toleti, Galiciee, Sivilice, Cordubia, Murcia, Gyennii, & 
 
 Algarbiz, & Comes Molmcej or his Deputies upon all differences arifing between 
 their subjeSs, efpecially Mariners, and amicably to compofe them, as alfo of a 
 perpetual League of Friendjhip between them, &c. their SubjeSs, and to af¬ 
 ford each other their mutual affiftance , with Power to make subjlitutes in 
 their Jlead. 
 
 The faid Earls had like f CommiJJions, with the fame Power, to treat with the f It'd. 
 
 King of Portugal, therein (filed, Alphonfus Rex PortugalLe & Algarbia:. And 
 with the King of Aragon, ftiled therein, Petrus Rex Aragonise, Valentin, Majorca, 
 
 Sardinii, & Corflcie, Comes Barthon. 
 
 Sir t John Froiffard tells 11s,that fome of the Gafcoigne Lords came hither about 1 Cap. 102I 
 this time, to acquaint the King, with the weak condition of that Country and City 
 of Bordeaux,and to defire relief and that in this Earls company went alfotheEaris 
 
 of 
 
ebo 
 
 Of the Founder and Knighcs-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 u Froiff c.103. 
 w Ibid. c. 104. 
 
 * Beaumont in 
 Layllois. Hoi - - 
 linjh. 
 
 y Froiff.c 105. 
 
 of Penbroke and Oxford, the Lord Stafford, Sir Walter Manney, the Lord Frank, 
 de la Hall, and divers others of note, being about 500 Knights and Efquires, and 
 ? i3. £ 3. ;ooo Archers, and having landed at Bayon the 6 . of June * 1344. went thence 
 
 to Bordeaux. 
 
 His firtt attempt was upon the u Town of Bergerac, which furrendred to him, 
 and next w Longo Caffe and le Lake, Mandurant he took by aflault, fo alfo the 
 Cattle of Mountgyfe, Panache, and the Cattle de la Levee, Forfithe, and Fondayre, 
 he won with little oppofition, and the great Town of* Laylloyes after three 
 days, the chief Town appertaining to the Earl of Lay lie (who lived as King in 
 thofe parrs of Gajcoigne) was delivered to him after fbme difpute. 
 
 After this fuccefs he marched to * Bonn, this he alTaulted and took, he allb 
 took the Cattle of Auberoche, and the Town of Libourne yielded themfelves to 
 him. Auberochc being prefently after befieged by 12000 French, this Earl on 
 St. Laurence Eve aflaulted the Enemy in their Tents with 300 Spears and 600 
 Archers, and took the Earl of Laylle, and 8 other Earls and Vifcounts, and 
 200 Knights, and fo many Efquires, and other Soldiers, that each F.nglijhnian 
 had 2 or 3 Prifoners, many of whom they let go upon their paroll to return to 
 Bergerac or to Bordeaux on a certain day, and others they carried with them 
 to Bourdeaux, and by this valiant Exploit having relieved the Caftle, he after¬ 
 wards difpofed of his Army into Winter Quarters, and returned into England. 
 
 Upon thefe great fuccell'es, the King t made him his foie Lieutenant and Cap¬ 
 tain in the Dutchy of Aquitaine, and the parts adjacent, with power to do and 
 execute all things that belonged to that Command -• and gave command to all 
 Archbifhops, Earls, Barons, Vifcounts, Caftellans, and other perfons throughout 
 that Dukedom, and adjacent Countries, to yield obedience to him as the Kings 
 Lieutenant. 
 
 * Five days before, the King gave him Commiflion with power to treat and 
 conclude with all perfons of whatfoever (fate or condition, Kingdom or Nation, 
 for felling firm alliances and mutual afliftance between the King and them, as 
 alfo to retain men for the Kings Service, and to agree about their Fees, Wages, 
 and other Rewards. 
 
 The 1 1 r of June following, Command was Pent to the Sheriff of London , that 
 forafmuch as the Earl had fhipt mod of his Horfe at Southampton, and was rea¬ 
 dy to depart, to make proclamation, that all the men at Arms, Archers, and 
 others who were to go with him, fhould march to Southampton with all poffi- 
 ble fpeed. 
 
 b Immediately after his arrival in Gafedigne he took the Field, and laid Siege 
 to Bofyll which furrendred to him. The Caftle of Rochemyllone being well for¬ 
 tified, he took by affnult, and (lew all but thofe that fled into the Church : the 
 next day he laid Siege to the Town of Mountfegur , and battered it with great 
 Engines for 15 days together, and at length it was'yielded to him upon Com- 
 pofition. After this the ftrong Caftle of J Aguillon was yielded up to him, and 
 then he laid Siege to t Reole , which furrendred on merc-y, but the Caftle flood 
 out 11 weeks, and then alfo f furrendred. 
 
 After his taking of Reole, he marched to s Mountpefance Caftle which he took 
 by Storm, and then he fat down before Mauleon, and took it by the ftratagem 
 of an Ambufli: He took alfo the Ville Franche in Agenois, with its Caftle by af- 
 fault, after which he marched through the Country, and took many other 
 Towns and Caftles, with little difficulty. 
 
 At the end of three days Siege h Myremont yielded to him, and fome of his 
 Forces rook * Thomynes on the River Garonne , and the ftrong Caftle Damafan. 
 Laft of all ‘ Augoulejme yielded to him after a Months Siege, and thence he re¬ 
 tired to his Winter Quarter at Bordeaux. 
 
 This Winter the Duke of Normandy entred k Gafcoigne, with 100000 men, 
 and fhortly after Chrifimas took the Field 5 in this Expedition he regained fe¬ 
 ver al places from the Englijh, and fat down before Aiguillon ; but after the'Bat¬ 
 tel at Crtjfy, being fent for back by the French King, he was conftrained to raife 
 his Siege. 
 
 Shortly 
 
 y if. May Rot. 
 Vafc, 19. E. 3. 
 m. 6 . Ret. 
 Fr. E. 3. m. 6 . 
 
 Z Ibid. 
 
 a Clauf. 19. E. 
 3. />. 1 .fit. 12. 
 
 b PtoIJJ'.c. 108. 
 
 c Ibid. e. 109 
 dc. 108. 
 
 c c. 109. 
 f c. in. 
 gc. 112. 
 
 he. 113. 
 
 * Tonncins. 
 ic . 114. 
 
>E C T. 
 
 III. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 681 
 
 ■ "’Shortly after the retreat (of the Duke of Normandy, this Earl (the King ha- ® r r ,iffx.i i s 
 VIng fent to the"jPmr ofthe Order ofth e Fritrs Treachers in London, to offer ns.^cuf 
 up Payers, that God would pleafe to proteft anddefend him, and give his For- = 0 ' R K *• 
 
 tfZlTir* i nem,es) W,tb u 200 men ^hers, and 3000 Z'rSLc. 
 
 Foot palled .he Raver Garonne towards Xmtmge and took * Myrabel by storm, as 2 °‘ £ 3 ' ?• 2 - 
 
 alfb the Town enA Cafile of* Alaay, and Snrgeres and Eenon. He likewife tick ^y rtm b eau 
 Mortagne on the Sea hde in FOsUost by alfault, and burnt Lnftgnen, and took the *«/- 
 Town and Caltle o£ Tailkbottrge^t length he lay Siege to Jean d'Angel,, which ‘"’ A 
 
 furrendred to him upon Conditions, after which he took Maxinent by aflault, 
 and won the 0 Town of Monfircvil Bounin ; he thence marched to Toilers, and l. P a e . 
 that he took by Affault, where 700 of the Inhabitants were flain, and fame 
 Churches (polled, and more had been, but that this pious Earl commanded the 
 contrary on paip of death : Neverthdefs they plundred the Town, and left it 
 defolate and here the Soldiers got fo great Wealth, that nothing was of value 
 but G old, ftW aod Feathers for the Troops. From hence he returned to St. dean 
 d Angdy znd thence to 'Bordeaux, and m this Expedition, he gained fo great 
 
 Hdrftback WaS reP ° rt W N ° bleft Pri ” Ce that ever rode on 
 
 . behaved himfelffo gallantly and faithfully i„ profecuting and recover- 
 
 ingot theKingsright in thefe pans, the Gift of Fcbr.an. si. E. 3 the King fent 
 for him, back to be near unto himlelf for the future, upon all occafions, and 10 
 d,reft and affift m his Martial and other Affairs, whereupon he returned into 
 England, and becaufe King Edward underftood: that the French King was an- 
 lung great preparations to draw down to Calais hbout IVhitfintide, her enioyned P 
 himfpeedily to repair to hisaffiflance, ,n reference to whofe palTag ^Command ? 
 was fent to Jo. de Ityntgomery Admiral of the Fleet Weftward^ to provide Shim h *’ m ' IO - 
 
 >• r f T T,„r P o„r„ „r he s rr* “■ 
 
 ra fed, with all fpeed 5 and immediately upon his coming thither, and confide- 
 ration had of his victorious SucccJJhsjnA good Screes, done the King in the 
 Dukedom of Aquitam and parts adjoining, the Kinf*'ar-mfed j •_ s A \ • 
 
 Heir Males by Charter the Cafile Town, and Place of Lgersac (in DioTeff ft! 
 tragonenfisj with the whole Caftellany and all fitrifdiaion high and low Royal CaUi<21 £ 
 
 ttzs&fsss s&jMttswri**. 
 
 C T d h “ d : Clt v P" n,n ’ m 'J ° f '» Offenders f„, „,, nj „ E lj/.“ 
 
 And becaufe this Town and Cafile flood upon the Frontiers of the Enemy the * 8 ‘ 
 
 King "granted, that during the War, there (hould remain in that Garnfon’loo t, 7 • 
 
 manVnf th m e w a Tpr°°r * theKi ^ s P^ fuhjefl never.helefs to the Com- £$T“ 
 mand of the steward of Gafcoigne to be drawn out upon occafion by him leav m ' ,s ' 
 ing lumcient ftrength to defend the fame. " nim,ieav- 
 
 'ThisB^r/having taken divers Prifoners at the Town of St 1„r ,, „ , 
 
 and reduced it to the obedience of the KimT l! r f uLr J ^ i 
 
 all the Lands, Tenements, Vines, and other Goods of th°nfe C ° hn ?] 
 
 their Ranfoms were fully paid. And a "littLaftergledun'v" 5 ’ '”' 4 ' 
 
 Heirs for ever, the Houfes Lands, of Bernard BaLn Burgefi ofZ Town' ^ 
 
 at ZSfilm*. Se : V ' Ce ’ ° f rendring W thC “** aHd his one Rofe anlud? 
 
 Moreover, onthe 10. of November following, he had further "granted theCu- 
 fi!e of Horjlon with the appurtenances in the County of Derbv and an / o l x Extract. t)ot 
 out of the Farm of the Town of Dari* to him and' hL Heir’s m!« thc^” ' 
 lame o revert to the King and his Heirs. All thefe Grants were made to him 
 upon the account of his good and grateful Cervices formerly performed 
 
 Upon the r French King s-coming towards Calais (in duly before } with tHfkr 
 to relieve it, the King appointed him to keep Newland bridge, fa by Lurfa y ^ e ' r44t 
 
 wh-Xw gC> thef T /jC0Uld n0t P a,SOn th « fide "»n'^ S thfough thL™ 8 
 
 which were not to be attempted without danger. z His nrderkr. l-^. • \ - 5 
 
 place was much commended by the four French Commiliioners, who^fe'd Z BW,£- Ms ' 
 
 Q-d q q by 
 
68^ 
 
 Of the Founder a„d Knights-Companions. 
 
 Chap. XXVI. 
 
 a Hollinjb pag> 
 577 * 
 
 b 5. Sept. Rot 
 Franc 21.E.3 
 w, 11. dor/ 9 . 
 
 c Rot. Franc. 
 22. E. 5. m. 1. 
 
 Clauf.22. 
 E. 3. p. 2.m. 
 8- isl/ff. 
 
 d II. Oft.Ibid, 
 m. 4. 
 
 c73. w.5. ior/a. 
 
 f 1 8.Mjv./W. 
 
 Franc. 13.£.3 
 m. 10. (for/a. 
 
 g P/if. </f eod. 
 an p.l.m \ 2 & 
 E/caet 20.E.I. 
 
 h 2 oi Aug. 
 Chart. 23 .E 3. 
 w. 3. 
 
 j R0t.Vafc.2^ 
 E. 3. m. 3. 
 
 kP^r. 33 E 3 - 
 ^drf 2. m. C. 
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 1 Ibid. 18. OH. 
 
 m 6. Mar.Pat. 
 25. £ 2. p*rt 
 1. rn. 18. . 
 
 n K)f. Er^nc. 
 25. £. 3. w. 
 15 * 
 
 by it when they came fronr their King toKbgEtW, to demand a place to 
 
 fig 1 * '?• • .u„ , h , v i n2 fent two cWiwfc to the King, they obtained 
 
 At this time the rope h g vv hofo Cominiffioners were the 
 
 hi5 condefcention * savoy, and the Lord John 
 
 Dukes of * 7 ^.; an d on King Edwards part were 
 
 of Henalt, otherwise cal ( t h e Lords and Mamie-. 
 
 Z 
 
 up, and the Cardinal Mediators departe . ofFwand Cuyncs, 
 
 \ He was after made choice of by R th:K ng, and # ^ in hopes''of a 
 
 Sce^hoKd. Weeks, throughout Picardy, Normandy, Artois, Boulogne, 
 ^Flandersyo commence .he «,.o thefame • Kingsi; „, 
 
 The = 25. day of Ss fewhe .n the Kingdom of Fr««, 
 
 as well in the parts of F,tte« andag"ee with any of the Kings Adver- 
 and therein power was giv i f whatfoever. And after,by a particu- 
 
 faries, or them Adherents, orother P^J^. J; the Earls J sujfolk an d 
 
 lar J CommilTion 5 he an i r Treat and agree with the Earl of 
 
 and others were ™p a i ^rence between the King and them * 
 Flanders and his Allies, tou . g y apfl. ,hat an Agreement was 
 
 *»<• « he lent 
 
 made with that Ear Earls Fealtt and Homage. 
 
 to Denemcre, and there rece f H J lt h the Bilhop of Norwich, 
 
 As ,0 his "-f'^S'^^/^’agreed to the Prorogation of the 
 
 Wrom rlShn^emUryo ™f^he fucceeded 
 
 Upon the Death of his Father whi f l^ and J jcej}er , and , for that a 
 
 great'part of^the^nds^fometimes g® iyBr^^^He'^had'b'y'his 0 Charter 
 
 S^^^Kad oflL^his Uncle had, to enjoy whilft 
 
 he ll , ved ' o- J r,., the Kintr renued his Commiffion for being his * Captain 
 About 8. days after, v the IS. g -diacent with all Powers requifite 
 
 and Lieutenant m ^«;/ai*^an P^J!, k whether he (hortly after pafs'd. 
 
 for the better Government of tho_ ■ ' d h ’ m his Captain and Lieutenant m 
 
 And by other Letters Patent h .. . • whic h appertained to thatCommand. 
 roicJers,\vith full power to exercife all things ^„^ reated him Duke of 
 But for further mcr.eafe of Honor, he n. g n tha[ Countyh is chats- 
 
 cafter, and granted, that during hfe h to ^ Crown as other Pleas whatfoever, 
 cellor and JuJhce, as well to h •_ - f , hem ; and likewife all other 
 
 to be held according tc.Law,,«" d nfpertaining, as freely 
 
 Liberties and R.oyal Jurifditho , ^ enjoy in the County of Chefierb 
 
 and wholly asthe Ear of chejier wa^s knotui o enW •» the J J^ 
 
 the tenths and fifteenths, and all other paj ment. g /, d . 
 
 nous, and pardons for lifeand mem ers ^ Admiral offhe Fleet from the 
 
 The "8. of March enfumg, he: was o . Affigned 
 
 mouth of the River Thames W^ard, and two days after the K 
 
 him feveral Lieutenants , name y, £ the C j„que-Ports,phiIip de Wet ton, 
 
 Medway, Robert Ledred Serjeant at Arms w ' f f ■ , nd in every 
 
 and Walter de Harewell Serjeants at Arms m the Por^ot ^ (he port of 
 
 part and place thence by the Sea-Coaft to^F _ pon of c % tp jj m , and River 
 
 Set SSdiyjSft llelrocl in ah places and Port^om Chepjlow to C.e- 
 
 tier, and there; and in all Parts and Maritine P y d ^avy to invade 
 
 J Upon a Rumor that the French had proved an Army and N y 
 England, among the Mantine Counties on the South S 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 683 
 
 Somerfit , and Dorfet , were ° committed to this Duke to fecure and to refill the J 
 Enemy. So alfo was the p Matitine parts of Lancajhire. And becaufe the 2 ' 3 ' 
 
 King had occafion to raife men for Land Service , he 1 gave him Commiffion p ibid. 
 to array 300. Archers within that Dntchy, before the gumdena of the Holy Tri- 
 nity then next following, to be ready to march in the Kings Service. 
 
 The Scots alfo defigning to invade England the following year, this Duke 
 had r Commiffion to array all able men in Lancajhire , between the Age of 16 
 and 60 to march againft them, in cafe they fhould prefume to enter the King- r "''. 27 ' 
 dom. The like r Commiffion was given him the 26 . of February an. 29. E. 3. ( Rtt. Scot.:$. 
 
 The 1 14. of September an. 29. E. 3. this noble Duke was conftituted Lieutenant 
 for the King, and John Duke of Bretagne, then under age. And by other “ Letters sp.E? mi. 
 Patent of the fame date, Command was given to Sir Thomas Holland, the Kings u lb,i - 
 late Lieutenant, to deliver up to him all the Caftles, Forts, Cities, Towns, and 
 other Places, Lands, Tenements, and Kents in the faid Dukedom under his cufto- 
 dy, with all the Corn, Vi&uals, Money, and Iffiues of the faid Dukedom, as alfo 
 all Victuals,Engines, Arms, and other Ammunition in the faid Caftles, &c. which 
 belonged to the King in Bretagne. The w 8. of Auguji, an. 30. E. 6. he was by the * 
 
 Kings Letters Patent conftituted Lieutenant and Captain in the Dukedom of Bre¬ 
 tagne and parts adjacent, for the good Government thereof, both for the King 
 and the faid John de Montford Duke of Bretagne then under age,and in the King's 
 cuftody, from Michaelmas following for one year. 
 
 * Froijfard (aith, this Duke was in Normandy, and with him the Lord Philip x Cap. 170, 
 o (Navarre, and the Lord Godfrey of Harecourt, carrying on the War in that 
 Country, under the Title of the King of N.war, at fuch time as the Prince was 
 foraging of Berry, and ufed all endeavour to have joined his Forces with the 
 Prince at Poiffert ;■ but the palfages being fo well kept on the River Loire, he 
 could not pafs, and having heard that the Prince had got the Viftory there, he 
 returned into England. 
 
 In t this Voyage, being 4000 ftrong, they marched to Lifteux, to Orbec, to y Mlmflipag, 
 Pontcau, and relieved that Cattle, befieged above two Months; but the Enemy 38 
 hearing of the approach of the Englijls, raifed their Siege in fuch haft, that they 
 left behind them their Enfigns and Artillery. 
 
 This Duke then marched to Breteuil which he relieved, next to Verneuil 
 in Perche, took both Cattle and Town, and burnt a great part of it. Upon the 
 information of which, the French King raifed a mighty Army,with defign to fight 
 him, but he withdrawing to Laigte, and the King being come within two 
 Leagues of it, found the lforeft fo thick and hazardous, that he thought it not 
 fafe to pafs further; and in his return took from the Navarrets the Caftles of 
 Tilliers and Breteuil, and lb marched forward towards the Prince, thenharrafing 
 A Berry. 
 
 9 About the 1 middle of May^n. 31. E. 3. he took the Field in Bretagne with zfniff.c.iii'. 
 IOOO men at Arms and 500 Archers, and laid Siege to Fiennes, * which though , pIi 
 
 well defended, was at length furrendred; and the J 25. of July his Commiffion a Rot Franc. 
 of Lieutenancy, both for the King and Duke of Bretagne, vvas renued for another V- E -i ™ 10,’ 
 year, to commence at Michaelmas following ; bur the b 8. of Aagi/Jl before the 
 expiration thereof, Sir Robert Herle and de Buckenham Clerk, were ap¬ 
 pointed to fucceed him, being jointly and feverally conftituted Captains and 
 Lieutenants both to the King and Duke for the following year, from Michaelmas 
 then next enfuing. c At that time Tho. Douvedale was the Dukes Lieutenant in c Ibid. 
 that Dukedom, to whom command was given, dated the J 5. of Augujl preced- i I bid - 
 ing, to deliver up all things in his cuftody there, and belonging to the King, to 
 fuch as the King had appointed to receive them ; in like manner as they were 
 formerly delivered up to the Earl by Sir Thomas Holland, late Captain there. 
 
 In the Expedition made by the King into France, in the 33. year of his Reign, 
 this Duke c was fent before to Calais, with 400 Spears and 2000 Archers, where cMlinfl.pae. 
 being arrived, he took with him thofe Lords of the Empire, and other Com- 3?2 ’ 
 manders, who there waited the Kings coming to Calais,nt\ft marched to St .Omars, 
 Cambray,md other places ; wafting all the Country ashepaffied, until he heard of 
 the arrival of the King, and then returned to Calais. Q_q q q 2 This 
 
< 58 4 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI 
 
 (Fniff.c 2X1. 
 g Ibid.e, 213. 
 
 His Wife, 
 h Brooke in 
 Lancafler. 
 
 * Clauf 21 . 
 fi.3. p.2 .m. 6 . 
 i £/c. 9 5 . 
 n. 122. 
 k Fat.de eod. 
 an.p. m 19. 
 
 This Voyage with the King into France, was the laft Martial Employment 
 this Great Duke undertook 5 and as he had manifefted to the World, the wif- 
 dom and valour of a great Commander, and fucceeded happily in Martial Af¬ 
 fairs, fo was he no Enemy to Peace, but as ready to lay hold of it on fair and 
 honorable terms, as he was forward to draw his Sword in defence of the Kings 
 honor and right: And this was mod evident at the Treaty of Bretagne necr 
 Chartres , where' though the King was very unwilling to accept of a Peace, up¬ 
 on terms offered by the French , yet moved by the perfwaiive Arguments of 
 this worthy Duke, he condefeended thereunto. It was alfo upon his s motion, 
 both to the King and King John of France, that the Truce made at Rennes be¬ 
 tween Charles de Floy • and the Ear! of Montfort , which was to expire the firft 
 of May, was enlarged to Midfummer following, in hopes of a final Peace to be 
 by that time made between them. 
 
 He married 6 Iflabcl Daughter of Henry Lord Beanntont , Coufin-german to 
 Queen Ifibel, Wife to King Edward the Second, and by her had two Daughters 
 and Heirs; Maud his tldeft Daughter, was Wife * firlt to Ralph , Son of Ralph 
 Earl of Stafford,and next to * William Duke of Bavaria, Earl of Henault, Finland, 
 and Zelavd, Lord of Frijland, ftiled alfo Earl of k Leicefer ; and Blanch the 
 yonngeff, to John of Gaunt created Duke of Lancafler, an. 36. £. 3. 
 
 His 'Will was made in his Caftle at Leicefler the 15. of March 1360. in which 
 
 His Death. he is [filed Duke of Lancafler, Earl of Derby, Lincolns , and Leicefler, steward of 
 pAnc'ipaiCan- England, Lord of Bergerac and Beaufort : and by which he appoints his Body 
 att.r. vocat. to be interred in the Collegiate Church of our Lady at Leicefler, where his Fa- 
 ijhp. fsi. 17a. ( ^ er W3S huried. 
 
 m Eft. 35.£.3. He dyed within few days after, viz. on™ Tuefday next before Eafter an.^’j. E. 3. 
 "• and was buried at Leicefler, according to the appointment of his Will. 
 
 3 Rat. Pin. 5. 
 E. a m . 7. 
 b f Rot. Job. 
 c l Rom. 
 
 At Clauf. 5. 
 m-ii 
 
 f Pat. 5. £.3. 
 p. a. m. a. 
 g Clanf.o.E.p. 
 m.\ 6 . dirfo. 
 h Holtinfh. 
 Cbtonp. 351 a. 
 
 i Rn.Scot. 9. 
 £. 3. m. 37. 
 
 k Wolfing, pig. 
 
 118. 
 
 1 Hottinfi). pag. 
 35 =- 
 
 in Rot.Se t. 10. 
 E. 3. rat. 27. 
 n Holtinfh. pag. 
 Hi¬ 
 
 nt ” 
 
 Plr 
 
 Pol.i I. £. 
 an. 9. 
 
 ( 4 ) 
 
 Thom.is Beauchamp Earl of Warwick^. 
 
 T His noble Earl was eldeft Son to Guy Earl of Warwick, and Alice Sifter 
 and 1 Heir of Robert Toney. He was born in b Warwick Caftle, and had to 
 his Godfathers c Thomas Earl of Lancafler, Henry his Brother, and Thomas de Wa- 
 rington Prior of Kenilworth. 
 
 On i Nervyears day, in the fecond year of King Edward the Third, he was 
 made Knight though then within age ; and the e 20. of February following, ha¬ 
 ving made his Homage , had Livery of his Fathers Lands. In the fifth year of 
 the fame King, the Government of the Ides of { Cernfey, Sark, and Anreney was 
 conferred on him. About two years after, he attended s King Edward the Third, 
 in that famous and fuccefsful Expedition againft the Scots ; and in h Chriftsia^k 
 Holy-days, an. 8. E. 3. he and the Earl of Oxftrd were fent with Edward King 
 of Scots, to fecure Carlifle, and defend the Wejl Marches of England : who, with 
 fome Forces raifed in Lancajhire, Weflmerland, and Cumberland, entred Scotland 
 about Trcehetide , wafted Galt.may, and returned t o Carlifle. He attended the 
 King again into Scotland, ' an. 9. £. 3. when King Edward, by Carlifle, and Ed¬ 
 ward King of Scots, from Berwick , entred again that Kingdom : after which he 
 was one of thofe Noblemen to whofe truft the King committed the k Guar¬ 
 di anfbip of the Marches. The following year 1 he and other of the Nobility 
 of England, entred Scotland about Whitfintide, and paffed as far as St. Johns 
 Town, which they fortified ; and in this Kingdom he m remained all the year. 
 
 About 1 he beginning of " sept. an. It. £.3. he again entred Scotland with an 
 Army by Berwick, whilft the Lords Wake and Clifford entred by Carlifle ; and 
 within two days both their Forces united , whereupon they wafted Tividale, 
 Mofjleidale, and Nidefllale, whilft Anthony Lord Lucy wafted Galtaway ; but 
 not being able to profecute their Voyage, by reafon of the great Rains, they 
 returned within twelve days to Carlifle : and fo much to the fatisfaftion of the 
 King did he behave himfelfin this Expedition, that the • 19. of March follow¬ 
 ing,"he made Letters obligatory to him for p 500 Marks as a gift, to be paid him 
 at Michaelmas following. When 
 

 Sf.cr. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. <585 
 
 When the King undertook his firft Expedition into Fronde, an.ict.E. ». A by “ 
 the way of he Jikewife attended him thither, and had s Command «. d 
 
 a W.ng in the field pitch d between Vyronfofs and Fltmengery, in which amon" 41 ‘ 
 others were the Earl of Venhroke, the Lords Berkley, and Moult™ ’ S 
 
 I , WUh i r K,ng / nt ° FUaders > When ^ the "V. that memora- 
 
 ble Naval fi fa ht hapned before since , where the King obtained a fignal Vidforv ,4 ' £ 
 
 agamft the French: and was 'one of the Commoners nominated at the Treaty « , 
 agreed on at the Siege of to be fent to Arras , i„ order to a further 
 
 Treaty , where after 15 days debate, nothing was agreed on, but the Surren¬ 
 der of the County of P«aW (Teized on by the French King the preceding year") 
 and a prolongation of the Truce for two years. ^ 
 
 •r A ”' lit £ " - 3 ' I he / Was ° n j th , e 1 c ° mmi ST‘oners nominated to treat with the t*». f,«. 
 Kings Allies m and \ Flanders, about hisdefigned Expedition into/™«: 
 
 “ 1 ^’ a* pr er atK u thC K I ng W ’ th " 80 men at Arms > 1 Banneret, 18 , f w l( B 
 
 Knights, 60 Efqmres and too Archers on Horfe-back 5 for whofe paflage a 
 
 Wnt iflued to - John do Montgomery , Admiral of the Fleet Weftward to pro- ™ 
 vide Ships At * Atefc, m f to which the King had laid Siegel he be- 
 
 a Sal,y madc by the T ™> that «*- ES-- 
 
 Not long after his return into England, he marcht into T Scotland, with Henry 
 of Lancajler Earl of Derby , to raile the Siege laid againft Louhmaban Caftle^ 
 whereof the Earl of Northampton was Governor 5 and when he came back was 
 imployed with . the Laid Earl of Derby, and home others to thePope thrTat * 
 about King Edwardt right to the Crown of France, which produced nothing 
 but an enlargement of the Truce. The following year he was conftttuied "•' 2 ' 
 Marjhal ot England during pleafure. 
 
 ± E^pndition “ firft defigned for Gafioigne, an.10. E. 3. he was made 
 Admiral of the Fleet; but the ‘ King altering his courfe upon the advice of b iLmm , 
 
 H tow(r W f° a S OWn Ship the Admira,s Colours, and fail- «{«£££ 
 
 wtTn dS vT ?' a W r er f \" d,ng “ Ho *"> this EarI made firft attempt 
 vvith one E (quire and fix Archers, againft roo Normans , whereof 60 were iTpodis 
 
 atn upon the place and, by this valiant rnftion , made way for the Kings Army *#■{•'..*• 
 to land. Upon this lie was conftituted one of the ' Marjhals of the Kings Armv e t.' a /•« 
 and Sir God fry de forecourt the other. And upon the Kings advance 8 fo Cre/fy “P"* *' 
 
 he was one ofThe Commanders under the Prince of Wales, who led the 
 of his Army in that famous battel. He attended the King at the Siege of 
 
 S& sf.4.ss r ir * - 
 
 -hid the Keys ot the Town delivered them by the King, and were^apl" '' 
 
 pointed to take pofleffion of it for him. And for his great fervices in this Vov- 
 age mto France, the King - gave him 1366/f. uy. 8 d. and after affigned him i„ v„ . , 
 2 ?Z ° rl ' fC ' ° W ° f the Cuftomsof london, Lynn, and St » 
 
 ‘il hs f a " d thefe ’ P art 'y in recompence for his great fervices, and partly for JV 3- 
 wages due for attendance on his perfon with 100 men at Arms, according to 
 certatn Indentures of Covenants made betwixt them. He was alfo in that ‘Na 1 ? 
 val fight againft the spanijh Fleet near tvinchelfey cjuarto CalenZ sTm^ ^ 
 
 were^Iun'k?" ^ ^ ^ 26 ^ Ships, the reffled^ 
 
 King Edward having received intelligence, that the French King threatned an 
 Invafion, this Earl was conftituted Admiralo fthe Sea, from the River Thames 
 Weftward and » vhtlip de Witton made his Lieutenant ■ The fame year he 
 was • conftituted one of the Commiifioners affigned for the Arraying 
 en, as well Knights and Elquires, as others within the Counties of Warwick 
 Leicejler , and tVorceftcr, for defence of the Realm vKit.yafc.ay. 
 
 h b£ ^ COna T e i th ^ ^' ngS ^ Aquitaine, he rattended 
 
 't •' 3 c hCre ’ fta ' d W ' th hlm that y £ar ’ and year r after. And f lb h , , 
 manrl to IT" ° f f C i *???£”' m 'g ht Be made defenfible, he had < com- m\t V 3 ' 
 mand to take care of the fortifying it, and tofurgilh the Magazin with ftores. 
 
 I n Ss ' £ ' s * ,J - 
 
6*6 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 t Froijf. lib, l . 
 cap. 162, 
 
 u Ibid. c. 1^4 
 
 w Fat-V'E 4. 
 p. 1 .m 25. 
 
 x MS. in Bill. 
 Bid/. QCflu¬ 
 ffin'.3 K. 84. 
 
 in- 
 
 y Ror.Vafc.il. 
 E. 4. m - 16 • 
 
 Z HMnfh. pag, 
 394- 
 
 a Fro#- l,b ' *• 
 207. 
 
 b Rot. Franc. 
 46. £.4. m 5. 
 c/6/rf. 47 - £ - 3 * 
 m. 4. 
 
 d Liberate 47. 
 £. 4. m. 4. 
 c Antogr.pene 
 Rob.-Com. Ay- 
 lesbur. 
 
 f f ////?. 4/S. 
 gl Joh.Rowiy 
 pag 254. 
 hiS.O&Ea' 
 4 o.£. 4 . f-2 
 m. 16. 
 i Kof.Scof.41. 
 E.S.m. 5. 
 
 His Wife and 
 Children, 
 k D udgales 
 Antiq. of War- 
 vpic\^fl)ire,pag 
 
 319. <*. 
 
 1 \ / 3 . 42 I 
 
 His Death, 
 n Walfngh. 
 p. 178. n. 20. 
 
 oS/c.43,i,3. 
 f. 1. n. 19. 
 
 p Pag, 318. 
 
 -i a .v,« t Kre„rh Kin? and his eldeft Son encountred 
 
 after Se Viftofy, the rW»« Cent this - Earl and Sir Refold Cobh.,*, to d.l- 
 cover what was become of the French King, who after tome time efpied a Com- 
 'rennldiers together and riding towards them, found the French King on 
 C ° ere" X«fSeen the inglifls and Gaffers (for they had taken 
 W. from Si Deni Marked to whom the King firft yielded himfelf, and in to- 
 ken thereof had given him his right Gauntlet) there being above 10 Knights 
 ken t .acor " & , who challenged him for their Pritoner ; but this Earl 
 
 » Mback, - 
 
 'H" n rtis'Balte'r'the Earl himfelf took mil, am de Mellon Archbifhop of Seinz 
 Prifonev (tor whofe Kanfom he after received « 8oco/J and therein beha¬ 
 ved himfelf moft valiantly, and got great renown 3 having fought fo long, that 
 his * h ind was galled with the management of his Sword and 1 oleax. 
 
 This Farl was in the r Gafcoigne War, 3 i. £. 5 - he alto attended the King 
 mistan vv Vr ,i„ 22. E.a. And after the Peace was agreed 
 
 m his Ex P‘; d ' t ’^' near c ; ylrt rci, and the King returned to England , he gave this 
 Ear" the Command of all the Forces he left behind him in Cuyenne , or any 
 
 lowing "year he attended the • Prince of Wales into Gfoigne and had an allow- 
 ance of‘45* <■ m recompence of his expences and lofs luftained, by ftay of 
 . himfelf and 5 Men at Arms at Southampton. After he had been a while inCaf 
 ' „• he began his 5 Travels into other Countries, having a Train of 3 ooHorfe, 
 
 S(t bi> rm™ f»' "*“• b 7«Sh. >'«« *»'" f 
 
 5 §n g of SJ&W to whom, being s chriftened in London, this Earl was 
 ' G t^m^i^ 7 FngUnd was renewed -J 
 
 Truce formerly m* « «™«t, end 6™l »)«» 
 
 Body was brought over into England, and interred in the mi 
 of the Collegiate Church at Warwick the Sculp of whofe Monument is to be 
 feen in theP Antiquities of Warwickshire. 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 687 
 
 ( 5 ; 
 
 Piers Capilow de la Boucb. 
 
 We are yet to feek who this perfon was, notwithftanding there hath wanted 
 no pains in the fearch. That his name was Peter is moft evident from the Infcription 
 under his Plate, yet remaining in Chappel, in thefe very Syllables, LeCa- 
 
 pitorv de la Bouch Monfteur Piers: But whether Peter de Creilly Vifcount Benanges, 
 mentioned in the following Pedigree be the fame perfon is fomc queftion. 
 
 For firft:, in all thole Records, where he is remembred, the Title of Capitom de 
 la Bouch is not given him. 
 
 Secondly,we cannot trace him beyond the 22. year of the Reign of King Edward 
 the Third;and the Order of the Carter was not Inftituted till the following year. 
 
 Thirdly, John his Son is called Capstan de Boueh^an. 5-E.3.and fo till he died. And q RitV.fi. >1 
 if he fhould prove the perfon (as Tome do take him to be) it is a ftrange miftake E ' 3 '" 1 ' J ‘ !- 
 committed in the Engravement of the Plate, which feems to be as ancient as any 
 of the reft, fet up in the Chappel at Windefor. 
 
 Of this John Capstan de Buck, there are many things noted by Sir jfo hn Froif- 
 furd, relating to both his taking King Edward's fide againft the French , and his 
 valiant aftions in thofe Wars: But in regard we doubt of his being one of the 
 firft Knights-Companions of the Gart'.r, we have thought fit (for the prefent) to 
 wave the Hiftorical account of him, and intreat the Reader in lieu of it, to con¬ 
 tent himfelf with that of fome part of the defcent, whereby he may guefs at the 
 greatncfs, yet unfuccefifulnefs of our pains, in endeavouring to ascertain the 
 perfon. 
 
 (0 Katberina de Greilly 
 Vomina Locorum St 
 Blajii & de Laudit-on. 
 Rot. Vafc. 14. E. 3, 
 
 m. 2« 
 
 CO She by her Will, made her 
 Brother Peter , and John his 
 Sou her Nepheu, the Capi- 
 tain de Buch her Heirs. Ret. 
 Vafc. 14. E. 3. m. 2. & 17. 
 E. 3. w. 11. dorfo. 
 
 (s) Petrus de Burdegal . domi- 
 nus de puypaulini and Pe¬ 
 trus Amancnus Captain de 
 Bugh , were Uncles to this 
 John. Rot.Vafc. 5. E.m.y.he 
 was heir to them both, and 
 Executor of their Tefta- 
 ments. Rot Vafc. 2. E.3. m. 
 4. this Johns Will is dated 
 the 6. of March. 136%. Rot. 
 Vafc. 7. R. 2. m. 10. 
 
 Johannes de Greilly dotni- 
 nus Benanges-, Senefcallus 
 totius AquitanU • Rot. 
 Vafc. 6. & 7.E. i. m. 9. 
 
 Petrus de Greilly miles. 
 Rot. Vafc. 14. E. 3«m. 2. 
 
 Petrus de Greilly Vice- 
 com. Benangiarum & Ca- 
 fiellionis. Rot. Vafc. 14. 
 E. 3. m. 2. & 1 6. E. 3. 
 m. 13.^ 22. E. 3. m. 25. 
 
 (s) Johannes de Greilly ac 
 Capitaneus de Buch. Rot. 
 Vafc. 3. E. 3. m. 24. 14. 
 E. 3. m. 2. 1 6. E. 3. m. 
 13. & 29. E. 3. m. 6. 
 
 Archamhaud de Greilly 
 Capitalis de Bogio ac Vi - 
 cecomes Benangiarum & 
 Cajlillionis , (t) ac domi- 
 nus de Podiopaulini , & 
 Caflri novi , in Medulco • 
 
 Rot. Vafc. 7. R. 2. m. 10. 
 
 « ' 
 
 Claramonda filia & hx- 
 res Galliardi de Motes 
 domini de Laudirons • 
 Rot. Vafc. 6. & 7. E. 
 1. m. 
 
 t -— * '1 
 
 AJfalita foror & h£- Petrus de Bur~ 
 res Petri de Burde- degal. dominus 
 gal. Rot. Vafc. 5. E. de Puypaulini, 
 3. m. 24. 
 
 Blanch 
 de Loup, 
 
 CO It appears in this Roll that John 
 his Father ufed thefe Titles alfo. 
 
 6 . Ralph 
 
 
688 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 a Glauf. de eod• 
 an. Darfo. 
 b Fin. lev at. 
 08 ob.Micb. 2 T* 
 E. i. War. 
 c Efc. 14. R.2. 
 n. 9 . 
 
 d Efc.2. E. 2. 
 n. 63 
 
 c Ct anf 17.E .2 
 m.je. 
 
 f Ci/tuf. 1. £•$• 
 
 /.I. OT.2. 
 g Rot.Scot. 10. 
 £, 3.m. 3 1. 
 
 h 28.C#. Ibid, 
 m. 6. 
 
 i Extra8. Do - 
 nor. 1 5. £. $• 
 w. 6. 
 
 k FrcxJJI lib. 1, 
 c*p. 9 i. 
 
 I Aor. Franc. 
 16. £.$. w.36. 
 
 m Ibid.cap.$2. 
 ft Ibid. cap.9^. 
 o Ibid, cjp.94. 
 
 pc. 95- 
 
 qc.99. 
 
 r Clattf.\ 6 .E,i 
 p. 2. m. 32. 
 
 4 
 
 fl. Walfmgh. 
 
 peg. « 5 °* 
 
 120. May Rot. 
 Franc. 17. £.3. 
 HI. 12. 
 
 u f Ibid.m. 12. 
 
 wt 
 
 x / 5 ii* 
 
 y FroijJ /i^. I 
 C 4 p. 102. 
 z c. 103. 
 
 ( 6 .) 
 
 Ralph Earl of Stafford. 
 
 T His Noble Earl was Son unto Edmund Lord Stafford , firft fummoned to 
 Parliament, ‘an. 27. E. 1. and h Margaret, c Daughter to Ralph Lord Baf- 
 fit of Draiton : His Father dyed d an. 2. £.2. and ‘an. 17. E. 2. being of full 
 age he did his Homage, and had Livery of his Fathers Lands. 
 
 The firft military imployment that he undertook, was an. 1. E. g. being 
 f fummoned to be at Newcajlle upon Tine on Monday next before Afcenffon day, 
 to go againft the soots. 
 
 The s i2. oi'Febriiary , an. 10. E. g. the King fent his Writ dire&ed to him, 
 rhilip Chetivynde, and Philip Somcrvill, to raife in stafford'/hire (Lichfield except¬ 
 ed) 60 Hobelars, and 200 Archers, and to bring them to Berwick upon Tweedy 
 before the following Oiftaves of Eajler. 
 
 In his abfence it teems there was fome attempts made, to feize upon his Lady, 
 and carry her away y but making his complaint to the King, he received her 
 under his proteftion, and h direded his Writ to the sheriff to proteft her, fo 
 long as her Lord remained in his fervice. 
 
 1 find this noble Lord was an. 15. E. 3. * Steward of the Kings Houfe, and 
 one of thofe who went over k into Bretagne 1 an. 16. E. 3. with Robert d’Artous, 
 to the afliftance of the Countefs of Montfort. He behaved himfelf bravely in 
 the Sea-fight near the file of Gernffy with the French and Genoefes, who endea¬ 
 voured to interrupt their paflage thither : but after they had been a while en¬ 
 gaged, a violent ftorm parted the two Navies, and the EngliJI] landed fafely 5 the 
 firft Town taken by them being Vanncs , and that by m aflault. 
 
 Soon after, this Town was 0 re-taken by Sir Henry de Leon, and the Lord clif- 
 fon-, but 0 the latter end of the Summer, King Edward landed with an Army, 
 and laid a new Siege to it, and perceiving the Country was much wafted, he 
 left the Earl of Aruddel, with this Lord, before it, and went to Rennes, p It hap- 
 lied that one day upon an aflault, this Lord ventured fo far, that he was got be¬ 
 tween the City Gate and the Bars, and there taken Prifoner, but at another fide 
 of the Town, Sir Henry de Leon and the Lord CliJJon, were both taken Pril'oners 
 by the Englijh, and fo s he was afterwards exchanged for the Lord Cliffon. In 
 this Expedition he had Wages allowed him for r 50 men at Arms; viz,, himfelf, 
 two Bannerets, id Knights, 31 Efquires, and 50 Archers on Horfeback. 
 
 An. vj. £.3. was a year of much a,ftion, for firft, this Earl with the Earl of 
 Lancajler , and other Noblemen, went into r Scotland , to raife the Siege laid 
 by the Scots to the Caftle of Louhmaban } and being returned, was joined in 
 t Commiflion with Hugh le Defpcnfer, Lord of Glamorgan, William de Norwich 
 Dean of Lincolne, Sir William Truffell, and Andrew de Offord, to treat in the Pope's 
 prefence with the Agents of Philip de Valois, concerning the Kings right to the 
 Crown of France ; but wc fuppofe he went not on that Embafly, for the “ 19. 
 of Augujl there was another Commiflion for that Affair, made out to Henry of 
 Lancajler, Earl of Derby and others, wherein he and Sir William Truffell were 
 omitted, and they the "firft of July preceding, with Philip de Wejlon Canon of 
 York, and John Wawayn, were fent to treat with the Noblemen, Burgomafters, 
 CV.in Flanders, about the fetlement of the Staple of Wool there, and touch¬ 
 ing the Coyning of Gold and Silver, fuch as might be current both in England 
 and Flanders ; and whatfoever by any 3 or 2 of them Ihould be agreed on, this 
 Ralph Earl of Stafford being one, the King promifed to ratifie. * They had 
 another Commiflion, wherein power was granted them, to treat with the Prin¬ 
 ces, Nobles, and People of Almainc, upon Alliances between the King and them, 
 and to gain their afliftance for hint. , 
 
 The following year he went in the Expedition into ? Gafcoigne, with the Earl 
 of Derby ; and 1 commanded the Party that aflaulted Bergerac by Water, who 
 behaved themfelves fo valiantly, that through their Valour the Town was 
 
 forced 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions, 
 
 6 89 
 
 forced to furrender to the Earl. "He was very aftive in this Gafcoigne War, c. 104. 
 and almoft in continual Service : and in b fealing the Walls of Mountpefat Ca-, I I °J' I09 ' & ’ 
 ftl e,RichardPennenort tmEngliJls Gentleman that bare his Banner was flain. bc.112. 
 
 For his Great Services in this War (after his return into England) he was 
 mad e Senefihal of Gafcoigne, and had the 6 Kings Letter fent to the Prelates cs5.Ft6.rtaf; 
 and Nobility of that Country, to obey and fubmit to his Authority, while he v ^‘- '»• E ■ 3 - 
 continued in that Office. Within a J few days after, the King direfted his Writ ’ii.Mar. Rot. 
 to Richard Earl of Arundel, Admiral of the Weft-parts, to arreft 13. ftout Frm c - ictii. 
 Ships, each of So. Tun Burthen at leaft, to bring them to Brijlol, before the M ' t ' 
 Oftaves of Eajlcr , for the pafiage of this Lord, his men at Arms, and Archers, 
 into that Country. 
 
 After a years enjoyment of this great Office, he became defirous to refign 
 it, and to that purpofe made an addrels to the King, who e fent diredtions to ci t.Maf.Rtt! 
 the Earl of Derby , to confer with him about his continuance in it, to which, v ff c ' to -i- 
 if he could not be perfwaded to confent, then he gave the Earl power to take " 2 " 
 his resignation, and fubftitute focne other fit perfon in his room to hold it, du¬ 
 ring the Kings pleafure. • 
 
 This Spring f John de Faloit Duke of Normandy , laid Siege to Aigtiillon, of f®wi cbm\ 
 which Town this Lord was Governor, and then within it ; and though the r ' !4 °" 
 
 Earl of Derby relieved him, yet had the Duke fo ftrongly intrenched himfelf, 
 that he could not raife the Siege, fo that it was continued by the Duke, to the 
 Decollation of St. John Baptiji in Auguff, at which time, being called away to 
 affift King Philip his Father againft King Edward, who had entred France with 
 a puiflhnt Army, he railed his Siege. Upon which, the Lord Stafford 
 fallying out of the Town, fell upon his Rear, cut off a great part of it, and 
 having joined his to the Kings Forces, he had given him" a Command in the 
 * Fan of the Army under the Prince, at the Battel of Creffy. And after the gFniff. I i.e. 
 Victory h was fent with Sir Reignold Cobham, and 3. Heralds, to view the Run, I28 - 
 who made report of u. great Princes, 80. Bannerets, 12CO. Knights, and hB -‘- l 3 2 - 
 above 30000. Common Souldiers. 
 
 When Calais was furrender'd, he was one of thole appointed to take poflTef- 
 lion of it for the King: and had 1 many fair Houfes given him in that Town, i/i.e. 147. 
 to place Inhabitants in. Shortly after the rendition , the Cardinals of Naples 
 and Cleremont , mediated a Peace between both Kings, whereupon this Lord, 
 with Reignold de Cobham, Jo■ Darcy , and Robert de Bourghcher, were k nominated k25.5ffi.A0r. 
 by the King to treat of a Peace, or Truce, between them, their Subjects, Al- 5. 
 
 lies, and Adherents. n ' 4 ' 
 
 And for his good Services done to the King in France , He igave him a Pen- 16. Sept. Aor; 
 lion of 600. Marks for life, out of the Cuftonrs of London and St. Butolphs. The r *!- 22 - R ■ 3- 
 King alfo bellowed on him as a gift ■» 573 /. towards his expences in his fervice 
 beyond Sea. 
 
 He was with the "King, in the Encounter with Sir Geoffry Charney at Calais, n Froijf. c . 
 And went into 0 Gofcoigne with the Earl of Lancajler, and other Lords, to flop i5 „" 
 the Progrefs of the Duke of A lormandy made there with his Army. ostmp. 247. 
 
 And growing more and more in the Kings favour, by his meritorious Servi¬ 
 ces, he advanced him totheDignity of an e Earl, and for the better fuppqrtof pf 5. Mar: 
 that Honor, and towards the defraying of his charge, in attending the King y- chm - 
 with certain men at Arms, both in Peace and War, he granted him 1 a Penfion 
 of 1000. Marks per Annum, during life, out of his Cuftoms in London , till he 
 could fettle on him the faid annual fum in Lands or Rents. 
 
 The next day he was f conftituted the Kings Lieutenant and Captain in the f6 , Mar. Aor. 
 Dukedom of Aquitaine, and parts adjacent; "and the E 3 d. of April following, 
 the King gave him power to appoint a Senefchal of Gafcoigne, and a Conftable 7 n'm. ? . 
 of Bordeaux ; and thefe to be fuch perfons as he Ihould think fit, to enjoy thofe 
 Offices, during the Kings pleafure. 
 
 The next year, the King empower’d » him by a Commiffion to treat and agree u 8. Mar. Rot: 
 with all perfons of what Kingdom, Nation, or Degree foever, upon a firm friend- 2 ^‘ E '- ' 
 Ihip and mutualaffiftanee. between the King and them , and to retain them ' 
 
 Rrrt againft 
 
6 $o 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Coinpanions. Chap. XXVI- 
 
 w 14. May. 
 
 Hot. Prune.26 
 
 E. 3- m. 11. 
 
 x Store p. 253; 
 b. 
 
 Z Rot. Franc. 
 29. E. 3, m. 5. 
 
 3 Rot. Franc. 
 
 35 -£.3. I■ »■ 
 
 b Rof.Fdf.39 
 
 E. 3 .p. 2.m<7 
 
 c £/c. 15. £.3. 
 n-36. t(y Efc. 
 21. E. 3.^59. 
 *f Clauf. 21. 
 ||1 £.3. J>.2. 
 fn. d. 
 
 d £/c. 4^.£-3. 
 n. 62. 
 
 e C 
 
 f ) Brooke tn 
 
 g) 
 
 hC 
 
 i Efc. 46. £.3 
 n 62. 
 
 againft all men, to agree with them, upon Fees, Wages and rewards to re¬ 
 ceive fecurity from them, and give the like to them, and what he did herein, 
 the King obliged himfelf and his Heirs to obferve and perform. 
 
 Being ready to take another Journey into Gafcoigne, a Writ » iflbed to Tho¬ 
 mas Beauchamp (Earl of Warwick,) Admiral towards the Weft, to arreft all 
 Ships of 50. Tuns and upwards, for this Earls pallage thither, and to bring 
 them to sandwich, by guindena Trinitatis following ; and upon his Entry into 
 ; that Country he * defeated the French thatfalhed out of theFortrefs ot Gagent : 
 and among them was taken fev?n Knights of the Star. 
 
 An 1 29 £ 3. he went over with the King to Calais , at the latter end or 
 ' Summer* and marched along with him in purfuit of King John as far as Hey den. 
 
 ■ And a an. 33. E. 3. he attended him in his Voyage into France , which termina¬ 
 ted with the Peace agreed on at Bretigny near Chartres. 
 
 ■ Two years after he was deligned for b Ireland , in the Company of feveral 
 • other perform of Quality upon the Kings Service. But after this Voyage being 
 
 much broken with Age, and wafted with Sicttnefs, he became uncapable of 
 
 PU Xhis NobIe°Lord Married ‘ Margaret Daughter and Heir of Hugh de Audeley, 
 Earl of Cloucefter , and Margaret his Wife, who died the 7. of September an. 
 2, . H. 3. and by whom he had Iffue , * Ralph his eldeft Son, who married | Maud 
 Daughter of Henry de Lancafier Earl of Derby, but died about 2 i.E. 3.* Hugh, 
 Who fucceeded him in his Earldoms and * Sir Richard Stafford Knight t^ Beatrix, 
 the Wife of Maurice fitz. Maurice Earl of Defmond', S loan. . of JohnCharleton 
 Lord Power, and Margaret, of John Stafford, Patron of the Church of Bromhall 
 
 He^dTefthe ‘ laft of Augujl, an. 4 6. E. 3 - and lies buried at Turnbridge in 
 Kent. 
 
 k f Brooke in 
 I C Salisbury. 
 
 m f Efc. an. 18 
 n i £.3.11.51. 
 
 o C. 
 
 p Rot. Franc. 
 20. £• 3. p. 1 
 
 tn. 6. 
 
 q Ib.p.i.m.q, 
 tlb.p.i. m. 11 
 f lb. m. 6. 
 t Stores Chron. 
 p. 250. 
 u Ror. Vafc . 
 29. E-3.m.i i» 
 w 8. July. Ib. 
 m. 5. 
 
 xFroijf.c. 207. 
 
 y Holinjh. pag. 
 404. 
 
 ZFroiJf.l.t.C, 
 
 268. 
 
 a Froiff.l. I .c 
 
 269. 
 
 ( 7 -) 
 
 William Montacute Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 T His Earl was Son unto k IVilliant Montacute, firft Earl of Salisbury , of 
 that Family, and 1 Katherine, one of the Coheirs of William Lord 
 
 He"Cvas born the Morrow after Midfimmer day, an. i.E. 3. for at the 
 Death of his Father (found to be the " 30. of January, an. 18. E. 3.) he was 
 0 is. years old the MidfnMMcr before. _ . - • 
 
 TheP a 4- of May, an. 20. E. 3. the Wardftnp of his body was committed 
 to John de somerton, and Thomas IVaryn, until Chrifimafs following, and then 
 s renued till Whitfontide, and thence till Michaelmas enfuing: and Being within 
 Age, he r attended the King in that memorable expedition into France, an. 20. 
 E. 3. So alfo did his. younger Brother r John. 
 
 He was in the ‘ Sea Fight againft the Spaniards, near Wtnchelfey, an. 24. E. 3. 
 and going into Cafcoigne, in the » retinue of the Prince of Wales, an. 29 -E- 3 - 
 . he obtained « Letters direfted to the Senefchal there, with Command, that: h 
 (hould not be fued or molefted, for any of his own or Anceftors debts, during 
 
 the fpace of two years. _ _ 
 
 * An a- E 3. he attended the King in his Royal expedition into France, 
 and from that time to the 43. of Edward the Third, we find little mention of 
 his Martial employments; but that year, he went over with» John Dukeo £a«- 
 caficr, in his Voyage into France, againft whom the Duke of Burgoigne waslent 
 with fo great an Army, that the'Englifh were but as a handful to thera ^“ d ^ 
 pitched his Tents near Calais, within a Mile of the Engl, fi, Army , after ip.day 
 ftay he dillodged and went to St. Omars, not with much honor as fome (Jblerve. 
 After whofe departure the Duke of Lancafier returned to Calais, and h avln g re 
 fteftted his Army for three days, and marched thence to ■ St O^ and the 
 County of St. Paul, then palled the River Some, and entred the Countr ^ 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 6pi 
 
 oTk, xin and Em, within the Archbtlhoprick of Roan, ttaceK^ Deepe and Has- 
 with defign to burn the French Fleet which lay there, but the Earl of St. 
 
 W was entred the Town before, and fo fecured the Haven. Whereupon he 
 returned through Ponthieu , where, before Aheville , Sir Hugh He Chaftelon Matter 
 of the Crofsbows in France , was taken, who With the Earl ot St. Paul had before 
 entred P onthieu, and took it from the King of England 5 and having wafted the 
 Country with Fire and Sword as they part along to Calais, ftaid there a while, 
 and then took lhipping for England, where he arrived about the tealt ot St. 
 
 Martin the Bifhop in Winter. 
 
 This Earl >> attended the King, when he took his Voyage to felieve Thenars, 1 
 an 4.6 E. q. who direfting his courfe towards Rachel, was not able to land by 
 reafon of contrary Winds and Tetnpefts, but forced to return after nine weeks 
 
 being tolled upon the Sea. , . , , . . 
 
 The vear following, 'he, with William Nevil, and Sir Philip Courtney, was c lM. c. »<*• 
 fentto Sea, upon a rumour that Jevan, Prince of Wales, Son ot PnnceAymon 
 was upon the Englilh Coaft with 6000 men, defigmng to and. The Earl had 
 40 Sail of Ships befides Barges, and 2000 men of Arms, befides Archers, and 
 departing from Cornwall failed to Bretagne, and coming to St. Malo , burnt leven 
 great spanijh Ships in that Haven. Thence they failed to Brefi , and there re- 
 lieved the Garrifon £ where Sir Robert Knolls was befieged by the Conltable, 
 
 Sir Bertrand de Guefclin) with men and provihons * which having done, they 
 
 took (hipping, with defign to keep the Frontiers of Bretagne and Normandy ,about 
 
 which time the King had recruited them with 1000 men of Arms, and 2000 
 
 Archers. Hereupon he again went to Brefi, with a refolution to fight the French 
 
 that lay before its but before he got thither, the Conftable had withdrawn molt 
 
 of his men, to other Sieges, upon a Compofition made with the Garnlon, to 
 
 furrender in cafe they were not relieved within 40 days, for performance ot 
 
 which they had taken Hoftages. Upon the < Earls arrival, he fent to the Con- iOd. c. jo,; 
 
 ftable either to fight, or to return the Hoftages, but he refilled both 5 fo the 
 
 Earl having Viftualled the Caftle departed to Sea, and kept the Marches and 
 
 ^Inthe 50 .y^ar'of King Edvard's Reign, he was' conftituted Admiral of his 
 
 Fleet from the River Thames, towards the Weftern parts. And the following a. , m . , 4 . 
 
 year/a 1 Commiffion ifl'ued to him and fome others, to Array all able men 
 
 16 to 60 years of Age in the County of Darfet, to be ready on occation, to E . ,, m , 8 . 
 
 withftand an Invafion, and defend the Kingdom, there being apprehenfions that 
 
 the French would land. ... , c , ■ 
 
 The firft year of King Richard the Second, the French being on the Sea, this 
 Earl was affigned to fecure the Sea Coafts in the Counties of Southampton and 
 Dorati to which purpofe, s Command was fent to the Knights and Gentry ofg 
 thofe Counties,, to be affiftant to him. It appears alfo, that he was this year em- m 29< 
 ployed in'-Sea fervice, and an. 2. R. 2.' conftituted Governour of Calais. An. 8 . hS.iFw,r. 
 R 2. he, with divers others of the Nobility, bad* Summons to appear at Nen>-‘ ^ 
 
 Caftle upon Tyne, the 14. of July with Horfe and Arms, thence to march agamft R°>- 
 
 th Th^cnftody of the Ifle of Wight and Caftle of Carhroke , with the whole . 
 
 Demefne thereunto belonging was granted to him during his life, with all the c/«A8.it. 2. 
 profits liberties, and advantages, as the King enjoyed them, without rendrtng , 
 any thing therefore ; only, that he ftiould maintain the Caftle, and undergo pat. 9. R. 2. 
 all Charges of the Me and Caftle , as the Governors thereof ufually had m -1 ■ 
 
 He defigne dto marry foanc Daughter to Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent, ani 
 
 and gained a Contrail from her ; but Sir Thomas Holland, in his m Petition to mL n,.j n offic. 
 Pope clement the Sixth, alledging a precontraft from her with him, upon which 
 carnal copulation followed, and being after in Foreign parts, this Earl con- Iflip ; f p I?8 , 
 trafted with her again, and unjuftly withheld her from him, thereupon the 
 Pope gave judgment agamft the Earl who complying therewith, „** u. 
 
 ther noble Lady, namely, "Elizabeth eldeft Daughter, and after one ot the three 
 
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 Co-heirs of John Lord Mohan ("another of'the Founders of this mod Noble Or- 
 derj who outlived her Lord, and had her Dower 0 afligned an.'ll. R. 2. 
 
 By this Lady he had William, hisonly Son and Heir, unfortunately p tlain at 
 Windefor, an. 6 . R. 1. by his own hand, in a Tilting; a place fatal alfo to his 
 Father, who at the 1 Jufts held there, an. 18. E. 3. was fo forely bruifed, that he 
 dyed foon after; fo that r John Mountacnte, his Coufin and Heir, Son and Heir 
 of his Brother John, fucceeded him in his Earldom. 
 
 This Earl dyed the f 3. of June an. 20. R. 2. having furvived all the firffc Foun¬ 
 ders of this mold Noble Order. 
 
 (*■) 
 
 Roger Mortimer Earl of March. 
 
 {TTE was the Son of 'Edmund Mortimer (Son and Heir of Roger Mortimer, firft 
 rl Earl of March ) and " Elizabeth his Wife, Daughter of Bartholomew de Ead- 
 Ufniere, Baron of Leeds , (who after her Husbands death was married to Willi¬ 
 am Bohun Earl of Northampton') born w towards the latter end of the firft years 
 
 Reign of King Edward the Third. 
 
 In the Voyage which this King made into France, in the 20. year of his Reign, 
 he attended him, being yet under age; but before he went, the King' admitted 
 Sir Peter de Crandijon , and William de Newcnham Clerk, to be his Guardians, and 
 to profecute and defend his Suits in any of the King’s Courts. 
 
 Upon his 1 Petition in Parliament, an. 28. E.3. he obtained a revocation of 
 the Judgment againft his Grandfather (attainted of and executed for Treafon, 
 an. 4. E.3.) and thereupon was reftored in Blood, and to the Earldom of March , 
 and to all his laid Grandfathers Lands, Honors, and PofTeffions. 
 
 The next year he was made 1 Cuftos of the Caftle of Dover and the Cinque-Torts , 
 for life; and afterwards went beyond Sea in the Kings Service, in the Voyage 
 which John of Gaunt made into France , upon the French Kings drawing down 
 an Army towards Calais. 
 
 And in the Kings Expedition into France , ( an . 33. E. upon which a Peace 
 enfued, he 1 attended him with ;oo men at Arms, and 1000 Archers. 
 
 He married b Philippa Daughter of William Mountacnte, firft Earl of Salisbury, 
 and Sifter to William Earl of Salisbury , one of the firft Founders of the Garter, 
 vvhofe Will bears date the firft day of November, an.Dorn. 1378. in which (heap- 
 points her body to be buried, in the Conventual Church of the Holy Trinity, 
 in the Priory of Bifleham, vulgarly called Byjham Mounlagu in Berkshire', ‘where 
 an. 1 381. (he was accordingly interred. 
 
 He dyed at i Rovcry in Burgundy the 2 6 . of February ‘ an. 34. E. 3. as the King 
 was upon his march in thole Countries; and his f body, afterwards brought into 
 England , was buried at Wigmore with his Anceftors. 
 
 ( 9 ) 
 
 Sir John Li fie. 
 
 S IR John Lijle, was the 6 Son of Robert Lord Lijle (firft fummond to Parlia¬ 
 ment an. 5. E. 2. by the Title of Robert de Lijle de Rubemont) and of h Mar¬ 
 garet, the Daughter of. Peverell. 
 
 His Father Robert being difpofed to give to him 400 Marks per annum of 
 Land, to ferve the King with 6 men at Arms in his War, the King to gratifie 
 the faid Robert, and the better to fupport his Son, 1 granted that the laid Ro¬ 
 bert might give him his Mannor of Harwood, with its appurtenances in Forks: 
 Jhire, with other Lands to the annual value of 400 Marks, during his life, but 
 afterwards to return to the faid Robert and his Heirs: and fome years after, his 
 Brother Robert k releafed to him and his Heirs, all his right in the faid Mannor, 
 and in the Advowfon of the Church there. 
 
 Being 
 
Sect. Ill. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 Being thus provided for, he attended the King in his firft Voyage into France, 
 by the way of Flanders , an. 13. B. 3. and as ‘ Sir John Froijfard obferves ’ 
 was in the Battel defigned to be fought near vironfijje. Two years after he 
 went into" 1 Aquitaine in the King's Service. And the » year enfuing, he attend¬ 
 ed the King in Bretagne, where he was one of the ° Commanders left at the 
 Siege of Nants in Bretagne, while the King foraged the Country, and laid Siege 
 to Din ant. 
 
 For his good fervices done the King, he granted him a Penfion of r 200./ per 
 annum for his life, to fupport his Degree of Banneret. This Penlion was firft 
 appointed to be paid him out of the s Exchequer, until a Provilion of Lands or 
 Rents, to that yearly value, were made for him : but after there was affigned 
 to him out ot the Priory of r St. Neats, then of <stoke nigh Clare, and of Eye to 
 wit, 120/. per annum out of the Priory of -stoke, and 80 1 . per annum out of that 
 ot Eye. Then 100 Marks was taken out of the Rent charge upon the Priory 
 of Eye, and laid upon the fifties of the Counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon 
 And laftly, it came to be thus felled, viz. ' That he fhould receive out of the 
 Iflues of thefe two Counties 200 Marks per annum, and out of the ilTues of the 
 Counties of Bedford and Bucks, the remaining fum of 103 Marks per annum 
 And having given him befides, for like fervices, another Penlion for life of 40/. 
 a year out of his Exchequer alfo, he u appointed the payment of it out of the 
 Farm ot the Priory of St.Meats, during the War. 
 
 An. 2 5. E. 3. the King made him » sheriff of the Counties of Cambridge and 
 Huntingdon, and granted him the* Cuftody of the Caftle of Cambridge for life 
 
 He had by Maud his Wife two Sons, Sir tRobert Lifle Lord of Rougemont and 
 mlbraham (whofe Heir male hath now his dwelling (as I am informed} at ml- 
 braham in Camhridgshire ) and *Sir William Lijle Lord of Cameldon and she fiord, 
 who died without Iliue. * JJ 3 
 
 In the Prince's Expedition into Gafeoigne, an. 29. E.3. he » attended him, and 
 had Command givenhimm theb main Body of the Army : But in the three days 
 march into the Enemies Country, he was unfortunately hurt with a c Quarrel or 
 Bolt (hot out of a Crofs-bow, of which he dyed the ■» 14. of O 3 ober ilTthe fame 
 year, his Son Robert being then about' 22 years of age. 
 
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 Sir Bartholomew Burgber/b. 
 
 cr ^ Bartholomew Burgherfl, was Son to Bartholomew Lord (frequently 
 
 ^ difhngu.fbedby the Title of Senior) and Elizabeth one of the Daughters 
 and Co-heirs ot Theobald de Verdon. His Father was firft fummoned to Parlia¬ 
 ment, an 1E.3. a perfon of great Council, and Valour, which laid aftrong form- 
 dationfor his SonsHoqor,having been feveral times conftituted 1 ' Con Gable of Do- 
 ver and tte Cinque-PortsM was alfo made s Senefchal and Cujios of Ponthieu and 
 Monfirrell,- Admiraltowords the IVefi, > Chamberlain to the King, ^ Lieutenant 
 
 nlo d ,fr r /°f ^K° ne r the , C ?ft°’ s England, and frequently em- 
 plmd m EntbaJJtes, and by - fome (through miftakej made one of the firft 
 
 Founders of the Garter. But among thefe, enumerated in the preamble to the 
 
 fhf Dfr’h °K h ° f /r th their Exem P lar 0 and thofe of King Henry 
 
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 Burgherjh lefilz. (and fo in divers places of our publick Records) though we 
 have een fome tranferrpts of thefe statutes , wherein the point hath been at 
 the end of the Surname, mA films (fo alfo lefilz ) joined to Dom. Johannes de 
 Beauchamp. But this was a plain miftake of the. Tranfcriber , fince this John 
 was never married. J 
 
 His firft martial Service was, when the " King went into Bretagne, an. 1 6.E.3. 
 Next he went with the » Prince in the Kings Expedition into' France, an. 20. 
 E. 3- where he r fta.d with him at the Siege of Calais. And for recommence of 
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 and Tenements, which had belonged to John de Loueynt 1 deceafed, till his Heir 
 (hould come of Age, without rendring any thing therefore. 
 
 The 23. year of King Edward, he went along with him into' Gafcoigne. And 
 aaain f thither with the Prince of Wales, an. 29- E. 3. and had « command in be 
 main body of the Princes Army. The following year, as the “ 1 rince retired 
 from forrlging the Country of Borland was got near Romerentyne, this Knight 
 (-whom Frl.Jaul infevera! places calls the Lord Bartholomew Breches, Sir Bar¬ 
 tholomew de Bonnes, de * Brenner , and del Brunes , but fuch miftakes are 
 too frequent in that Author in this and other mens names as alfo in the names 
 of Places) was fet upon by a French Ambulhment, but he and his Troops fo 
 gallantly behaved themfelves, that they kept the French in play, till the Prince 
 drew near, upon the fight of whom they fled to Romerentyne fjwrfued 1 by the 
 Ensdifb') and got into the Caftle, which the Prince commanded Sir John Chandos 
 to Summon 5 but they refuting to yield,after two defperate but fru.tlefs allaults, 
 the Enulifh fet it on fire, which canfcd them fpeedily to furrender. 
 
 He'Attended the King in his expedition into France,an. 33. E. 3. and towards 
 .1 nf the veal- an 37. £. 3. a He and divers other Knights of the Court 
 were fent to wWtowI.t upon John King of France, who, coming over to 
 vffit King Edward, landed there the 4. of January, and was conduced by them 
 to Camerlsn where having ofifered a richjewel at the Shrine of Thomas Beck?*, 
 he after rodi to F.ltham to "the King, and thence to the Savoy, where he was 
 
 . we find the . King nppoi.ted ,h, of hi. 
 
 Chamber to give him 700 1 . upon the Debt due to him from the King, for 
 
 C tie t had f twoWives! S the 1 fi°rft was ‘Cecily Daughter and He f ,r ., t0 
 
 l bv whom he had divers Lands in the J Counties of N orfolk., Suffolk, Cam- 
 Ef„. nnd H.r.firJ , byte, he had ■ hi. Daughter 
 
 "Sss 1 wtzLfzil « 
 
 he left a Widow 5 but (he afterwards married b William de Bnrcejler , an y 
 
 ■ ahout the 18. year of King Richard the Second. . j 
 
 The ‘ 5. of April, an. 43 E. 8- he dyed, leav.ng Elizabeth h,s Daughter and 
 
 • Heir, then about 24 years of age. 
 
 ("•) 
 
 Sir John Beauchamp. 
 
 I - TF was a k younger Son to Guy Earl of Warwick. , by Alice his Wife , and 
 IPl^Brother to Thomas Earl of Warwick, one of the Founders of this mo 
 Se OrS„ of the 0 . 0 ,r He ^’',Z- 
 
 $"ndrt- 4 “,°~ tJ-i J- So alfo the following yea. in the-N .,.1 
 
 fig ^. at , \ lU E% I find him {tiled -Banneret; towards the fupporc of which Dig¬ 
 nity, he had a confiderable Penfion given him. , , 
 
 ' He attended the King in his Voyage into f ' France , an 20. ■ 3 - « *“ 
 
 Battel of Creffy , a carried the Kings Standard Roya . The follow ng y , 
 r continued with the King at the Siege of Calais, till it was taken : And an. 22 
 £ ° he wa ' onftituted C^a(» of that Town. The next fear made ° Adm,rol 
 ofthe Kings Fleet, from the River of Thames Weftward. And having h.sCom- 
 miffion ag 8 a.n - renewed for the cuftody of Calais to “nimence the firlt of 
 A Tilan S 2 S . E. 3. he marched out ofthe Town with a Partyof ■ 200ArehcB, 
 and 300 Men at Arms, and forraged th e Country for 10 miles rou " ncoun(red 
 meeting with 3000 Men at Arms, commanded by the Lord Bealre , 
 them, and flew the faid Lord. But frefh Supplies coming m1 to J e a ™ 
 the French 5 they overpowr’d the EngliJI) > and took this noble g 
 who was exchanged within a fhort time after. This 
 
Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 Sect. III. 
 
 This year the y Conftablefhip oF the Tomer of London being refigned to 
 him by John Darcy , who had a former Grant of it for life, the King confirm¬ 
 ed the refignation to him, and for the Cuftody thereof, allowed him 1 ioo/. 
 per annum. 
 
 He was again a conftituted Captain of Calais , an. 29. E. 3. and of the Caftle of 
 Cuynes , the Forts of Merk. , Colne , Eye, and Sandgate ; as alfo b Admiral from the 
 River Thames Weftward. 
 
 An. 31. E. 3. he had his Commiftion again c renewed for Cuftody of Calais, 
 Cuynes , and thofe before mentioned Forts. 
 
 Two years after, he d attended the King in his Voyage Royal into France, 
 and, upon the death of Roger Earl of March , was ' conftituted Conflahle of Do- 
 wer-Caftle and the Cinque-Forts , the Kings Letters Patent bearing Tefte f primo 
 Alartii apud Goillioun in Bttrgundia. This year he was made e Conflahle of the 
 Tower of London, and alfo h Admiral of the Seas, for the South, North, and 
 Weft Coaft of England 
 
 He was a man of eminent efteem with the King, and by his fervices deferved 
 fo well, that he confer’d on him both confiderable Penfions, and leveral gifts, 
 and from an. 24. E. 3. fo long as he lived, received ‘Summons to Parliament. 
 
 The firft donation we have met with, was k an. 10. E. 3. when the King be- 
 ftowed on him the Marriage of Margaret , the Relift of John de Boh/tn Earl of 
 Hereford. 
 
 An. 19. E. 3. the King granted him a Penfion of 1 30 l. per annum out of his 
 Exchequer, towards his expences in his fervice, f over and above 20 1 . per an¬ 
 num formerly given him) till helhould have Lands fetledon him to that yearly 
 value. 
 
 The m following year , the King gave him the Mannor of oddingle , which 
 Thomas de Haukejlon held for life , after whofe death it was to remain to this 
 Sir John, and his Heirs for ever. 
 
 An. 22. E. 3. he had. the " cuftody of the Lands of Allan la Zouche granted 
 him, till his Heir came to full age, without rendring any thing theretofore. 
 
 The King had alfo given him out of the Exchequer a Penlion of 0 180 l. per 
 annum , to fupport his Degree of Banneret , befide 20 1 . per annum out of the Cu- 
 Jloms , until he Ihould have 200 1 . per annum in Lands, or Rents provided of that 
 yearly value for his life. And upon his refignation of feveral Letters Patent 
 of Penfions amounting to 280 1 . per annum, he had the fame annual fumP granted 
 to him out of the Cuftoms of London and St. Botolphs for his life alfo. 
 
 The next year, the King 1 granted-to him the Bailyweek^ of Cors in Gloucejler- 
 Jhire , till the full age of the Heir of Edward Ic Dijpcnjer Knight, Coufin and 
 Heir of Hugh le Difpenfer then deceafed. 
 
 And laftly there being an Arrear of 50 /. at Michaelmas before he dyed, of the 
 faid 280/. per annum formerly granted to him out of the Cuftoms, as aforefaid, 
 a Writ r iflued to the Collectors of the Cuftoms of St. Botolphs , to pay the fame 
 to John, the Son of Giles Beauchamp his Executor. 
 
 He lived a Batchellor, and dyed the t 2. of Dec. an. 34. £.3. and was buried 
 on the South fide of the Body of the Cathedral of St. Paul London ; a Sculp of 
 whofe Monument is yet preferved in the “ HiftoryofSt. Pauls , by tvilliam Dug- 
 dale Efq; now Norroy King of Arms; which vulgarly (but falfely ) was called 
 Duke Humfrys Tomb. 
 
 69 5 
 
 y Par. 34. £.3; 
 
 p, 1. tn. 45. 
 
 z Liberate 26. 
 E, 3. rn. 2. 
 
 a Rot. Franc. 
 29. E. 3. m. 2. 
 b 5 Mar . Ibid, 
 tn. 14 . 
 
 c Rot. Fray. 
 
 31. £.3. tn. 18. 
 
 d Rot.Vafc. 33. 
 £. 3. m. 8. 
 e Rot.Franc. 
 f in.E.i.m. 
 45 - 
 
 gP4I.34.E3- 
 m,6.p.u W- 35 * 
 h Rot. Franc, 
 de ead.aft. m.5. 
 
 i Clanf. de iif- 
 detn an. dorfo. 
 k 2 1 Mar.Pat. 
 10. E. 3. p. l» 
 tn. 31. 
 
 125 on. Pat ; 
 19. E.J. p. 2 . 
 m. 12. 
 
 m 18 Vic. Pati 
 
 20. E-3.jp. 2. 
 m.31. 
 
 n 18 Mar.Pat] 
 
 21. E. 3. p■ 1. 
 m. 19, 
 
 o Pat. 22 . 
 
 E. 3. tn. 12. 1 
 
 p 17 Mar.Pat] 
 2 f. E. i.f. 3. 
 tn. 24. 
 
 q Pat. 23.E.3^ 
 m. 24, 
 
 r Clauf. 35.’ 
 £•3 
 
 t Efc. a. 1*. 
 E. 3. n. 34. 
 
 u Pag. 52. 
 
 Sir John Mohun. 
 
 H E was Son to John Mohun and w sibjll, the Daughter of John de segrave, tv cltuf. 4: 
 
 which John his Father dyed before his Grandfather, in Scotland, an. 4. 
 
 E. 3. and lies buried at Fork- Shortly after his Grandfather, John Lord Mohun 
 * died, at which time he was about r to years old ; the cuftody of all his faid x7£/c 4 s.},' 
 mdfathers Lands (he being by Inquifition found to be his Coufin and Heir) 1 it- 
 
 as 
 
 
6q6 
 
 ■Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI, 
 
 3 Pa/, iecod. as a lfo of his Marriage, was granted to " Henry Burgherjh , Bifhop of Lincolne, till 
 hciMfiia? be came a ? e ’ tbe b 28. of Hay an: 18. E. 3. he did homage to the King, 
 
 E.j.p'i.m.2. whereupon he had Livery of the faid Lands. 
 
 In the 16. year of King Edward the Third, he went over in the Kings Service 
 cRor. Fr. :6. j nto ^ re tagne, with Sir c Bartholomew de Burgherjh ; as he did alfo with the faid 
 d KouFrX'p. Sir d Bartholomew, an. 19. E. 3. 
 
 s.i.p.i.m.i}. The following year he attended the ' Prince of Wales, when King Edward 
 E%'p.i r .m°i'a. er >trcd E ranee by Normandy, and 1 continued in fervice at the Siege of Calais ; 
 f Rot. Franc, ie and the 5 following year was again fent into France. 
 
 ‘m \T% R«i The Hft Partial fervice we find him employed in, was b an. 29. E. 3. when 
 Franc. 21 .£.3. he attended the Prince of Wales into Gafcoigne. 
 
 p. r.m. ij. An . jg, £. ^ which was foon after he came of age, he was fummoned to Par- 
 IT'm i9? 2 ' Lament, from whence the fummons were k continued till an. 47. E. 3. 
 h Ror.Vafc.29. He married Joane, Daughter to Sir Bartholomew BurgherJIs the elder. Sifter to 
 k 'cianf.Jeirf- S' r Bartholomew BurgherJIs, one of the Founders of this moft Noble Order (who 
 itm an. dorfi. died on * Saturday next after theFeaft of St. Michael an. 6 . H. 4.) and had by her 
 
 *Efc.e.H. 4. three Daughters and Co-heirs, namely Elizabeth , Wife to William Mountague 
 
 TV.. c .1:1....... i.wi.l... rtf t-V,#, tTrtn nrlprc nt t-Vif. Orrlpr ; ... to J 
 
 Earl of Salisbury, another of the Founders of the Order; Philippa, Wife to Ed¬ 
 mond Duke of Fork, and Albemarle ; and Maude, Wife of John Lord strange of 
 Knocking ; whofe Son Richard came to inherit a large Eftate after the death of 
 his Aunts, Elizabeth and Philippa , they dying without Mite. 
 
 03 ) 
 
 Sir Hugh Courtney. 
 
 His Hugh Courtney, was eldeft Son of Hugh Courtney, fecond Son of Hugh 
 Courtney, firft Earl of Devonjhire of that name ( his eldeft Son 1 John ha- 
 
 Tpatwlh 9a' vln 8 taken on him a religious life, was made “Abbot of Tavejlock, ) and " Mar- 
 n 2/3.5 1. e.j. garet ( ® Daughter of Henry Bohun , Earl of Herefordj his Wife. He was born 
 n. 6 ,(r Efc. ij. lr . cal. Apr an. 1. E. 3. and commonly called p Hugh Courtney junior, in regard 
 O Mmjl.Ariel, bis Father was living. 
 
 tococit. He s attended the Kingin his Expedition into France, an.ic-E-%. and in the 
 
 £.3.” s'.mai'. following year, being among other brave Martialifts in the|Tornament at Eltham, 
 q Rat. Fr. 20. he had r given him by the King a HoodofWhite Cloth, embroidered with men 
 2.3.f.i.m.13. ; n t j, e poftures of dancing, button’d with large Pearls. 
 
 celts cicr.mae: He had a Son named r Hugh, who married Maucl, Daughter to Thomas Hoi- 
 Oar in,b. r. in p lnc i p ar l „f Kent, one of the Founders of the Garter, but had no I Hue by her; 
 RewotcR^ii. and (lie after his death became Wife to ' Waleran Earl of St. Paul, 
 t Efc. 51 . E. 3 . He died “ an. 40. E. 3 . and his Son alfo died ; Hugh Courtney fecond Earl of 
 t ms in Bin. Devonjbire, Father to the former, and Grandfather to the later, furviving both ; 
 BAi. k. 84. after whole death, w Edward, Son to his Brother Edward, Nephew and Heir to 
 (■inter ad. pa^gr fucceeded him in the Earldom. 
 
 Cant.jp. 147.0 J 
 
 u £/ c - 48 . £. 3 . 
 
 w 2/3.51.2.3. ( [ 4 ) 
 
 B. 6 . 
 
 Sir Thomas Holland. 
 
 aCottetl.A.V.w f~ TIS Father was Robert Lord Holland of" Holland in Lancajhire, firft fum- 
 b clauf.de ad. [((J monec ] t0 Parliament b an.8 . E. 2. and he his fecond Son by ‘Maud, Daugh- 
 c ad.MS.Mif- ter an< f Heir of Alan la Zouche. 
 
 eel. R. Oliver An. 1 6. E. 3. he, with 1 Sir John Dartuell were fent to Rayon, with 200 men at 
 dTniff.lib.i. Arms, and 400 Archers, to keep the Frontiers; the' following year he went 
 cap. 90. again into France. The King having granted to him 40/. per annum, for his 
 i' 7 ’ g°°d fervice, till Lands of that yearly value were provided for him , f appointed 
 fn .od.ctauf. it to be paid him out of the Farm Priory of Haylyng, during the War with his 
 m 9 io i 2 ~ Adverfary of France. 
 
 The 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and ftnights-Companions. 
 
 6 97 
 
 The next year he gave his Mother Mind slicenfe to infeoffe him of the Man- gtS.fmu Fa<: 
 nors of Hnls, Brackeley, and Kyngfutton , to hold to him and his Heirs for ever. 10 - F g l-t s- 
 And fhottly after h he attended the King into Normandy, where he had a com- h R-.t. Fr.20. 
 mand under the 1 Earl of iVarmiclg: At the taking of Caen (in this Expedition J ?■ '• m l- 
 
 the k Earl of Eu and Guynes, Conlfable of France, and the Earl of Tankyrvile Ub'if c.W]'. 
 (who defended it for the French ) feeing this Knight ( whom Froijjard notes i/ttf. 114-' 
 to have but one Eye J as having formerly known him in Prufia, Granada, and 
 other places, called to him, and yielded themlclves and 25 Knights his Prifo- 
 ners. After he had fecured them, he again took Horfe and rode into the Streets, 
 where he preferved the lives of many Ladies, Maidens, and Religious Women. 
 
 ' Afterwards the King bought of him the faid Earl of Eu, for “80000 Florcns de 1 r Rtr.fatiu 
 Scuto, fix of which went to a Pound Englijh money. miapudca- 
 
 Not long after, when the ” Army left Poyfy , he with Sir Reginald Cobharn hav- ^ 8 ° I-£ ' S ' 
 ing command of the Rear, upon the Towntinens revolt, and killing fome few of alNi. c. iaj. 
 the Englijh Souldiers that (fayed behind, returned, and burnttheTown, razed 
 the two Caftles, and (lew moft of the Inhabitants. At the Battel of 0 CrtJJy he had ° n 'd.c. 128. 
 command in the Van, under the Prince o $ Wales, and was at the P Siege of Calais. P RW ' Fr ■ 
 
 The a 24. of Augujl, an. 2 6- E. 3. the King granted to him and fane his Wife j. 
 
 na annual Pen lion of 100 Marks out of his Exchequer , towards her fupport during p. 2. m. 13. 
 her life ; but in cafe her Brother John Earl of Kent died without [Hue, and (he 
 enjoyed his Eftate, then the payment of the faid Penfion to ceafe. 
 
 An. 27. E. 3. he was fummoned to Parliament: and the next year r conlfituted ’5 1 3 ' Mm - 
 the Kings Lieutenant and Captain in the Dukedom of Bretagne, and in the parts 28 
 of Poiclou adjoining to that Dukedom, and of all other places belonging to John 
 Duke of Bretagne then a minor, and under the Guardianlhip of the" King 5 and 
 Towards his expences and the maintenance of his Army while he (fayed there, he 
 had allowed him all the profits and iffues ofthe faid Dukedom, without rendring 
 any account or profit to the King. The 11. of November following, this Commif- 
 fion was renewed, and thereupon he 'continued in Bretagne all that Winter; and t nil m. 5; 
 the" 8. of February following it was again renewed to him, to hold from the u r Rot. Ft: 
 "13, of April then next coming for one whole year; but before half that time v 't2 9 .E. 3. 
 was expired, Henry Duke of Lancafter was conftituted the Kings Lieutenant m " l4 ' 
 there, and the (aid 'Thomas command to furrender to him or to his Deputy, all * nu m a 
 that was within his command. 
 
 It appears, s that his fervants, making provifion at Totnes in DevonJhire, for his, yR , r . F , 
 and his Ladies paflage for Bretagne, were robbed of as many of his Goods as E - 1 -™. >4- 
 were valued at 200 1 . which accident retarding his palfage, the King upon his 
 complaint, «fent forth his Writ to John de Stonfird, John de Ferers, Knights, and z26.Mar.Pa,. 
 Roger Pyperell, to enquire into the matter. 28. £.5.;. 1. 
 
 Afterwards, he had "granted to him the cuftody of the Fort and Place of Vv"r„ 
 Cruyck_\n Normandy, part of the Kings late Conquelfs, with all the Revenues Frmc.31.fi,3. 
 and Profits thereto belonging, to hold during pleafure: and a command was gi- m ' 5 ' 
 veil 10 Don&lcl Ajclrigs Lewis and WciltcY" Ale we^ to deliver them up to 
 
 him or his Lieutenant. 
 
 h An. 3 2. E. 3. he and his Lady went into Normandy, and the enfuing year the b Re f, ,i' 
 "cuftody ofthe Caftle and Fort of St. Saviours le Vifiount, and of all thc J Ca- E -3."’-7- 
 (ties, &c. that were Sir Geoffry de Harecourts was committed to him ; as alfo that F j?' Fcb, p, R °'- 
 of" Barflu in Normandy. And Ihortly after, Philip of Navarre Earl of Longueville 
 Lord of Cajell, and this Noble Lord were r conftituted the Kings Lieutenant j and f 
 Captains in Normandy, conjunQim & divifim during pleafure : But the * following Franc.f e'j; 
 year thele Dignities were committed to him alone. " & p- 2. m. 6. 
 
 He married Joanc, Daughter of Edmund of IVoodftock Earl of Kent, Sifter and ,4 ’ 
 
 sHeir of John Earl of Kent, in whofe right he fate in b Parliament an. 34. E. 3. gEfc.26. £.3. 
 as Ear! of that c ° u nty ; after whofe death Edward Prince of Wales married her, hrLrn F 
 whofe Widow (he remained till an. 9. R. 2. and then ‘ died. ylf. 
 
 By this Lady he had IlTue, two Sons; * Thomas Holland Earl of Kent fad ‘ *• 
 
 John Holland Earl of Huntingdon and Duke of Exceter ; as alfo two Daughters, "bIajc terra 
 
 S f C f Joane & Huntingdon 
 
' of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 kia^9 -W andk«W^ 7 the later was Wife to Hugh , eldeftSon to Sir Hugh 
 
 f.i. Courtney, one of the Founders of this Order, an. 39. E. 3. 
 
 V/eYs This noble Earl, after the performance of many brave arts in the Kings Ser- 
 1 Efc. if . E. 3 r vice, died the > 26. of December, an. 34. £.3. his Son and Heir being then 
 
 »• i° 4 . much about the tenth year of his age. 
 
 ( « 5 ) 
 
 Sir John Grey of Coclnore. 
 
 H E was «> eldeft Son of Richard Lord Grey of Codnore in Derbyjhire ("by - Jane 
 his Wife) who had been 0 Senefchal of Gafcoigne, in the Reign of King 
 
 Edward the Second. , , , 
 
 In that notable and famous Expedition made into Scotland, f an. 7. E. 3. he had 
 Command, where his valour was fo far taken notice of, that not long after, the 
 Kinq ins part of recompence thereof, and of his'great expences in thofe Wars, 
 acquitted him of all fuch debts as he then owed unto his Exchequer. 
 
 Towards the end of the <9. year of E. 3. he went again to the Wars of Scot- 
 land ("being of the Retinue of Hugh Audley ) and ' two years after, in another Ex¬ 
 pedition then made thither. , , , 
 
 ^ An 12 E 3 he " attended the King into Flanders, and w an. 14. E. 3. went 
 over thither, when by the way,that famous Naval Fight hapned neer since. The 
 following year he undertook employment in the- Scotijh Wars. An. 18. E. 3. he 
 with Nicholas de Langford and Edward de Chandos were? alfigned to Array all able 
 men in Derbyjhire, from 16 to bo years of age, and to have them in readmefsto 
 march with them, or others whom the King fhould appoint, within three days 
 warning againft the Scots, then ready to invade this Kingdom. 
 
 The following year, he went in the* Retinue of Henry Earl of Derby into 
 GaCcoigne-, and in regard he ftayed there the next year in the Kings Service, 
 his > Lands in Kent were exempted from finding men for guarding the Sea-Coafts. 
 With this Earl he returned to England , and went to Calais in his Retinue, an. 2 r. 
 
 E. 3. and ftayed there the'following year. .. 
 
 There being an Invafion threatned by the French an. 26. E. 3. he was joined 
 in Commiffion with the Lord Deyncourt to Array all able perfons it ] Derbyjhire 
 and Nottinghamshire, and to conduft them to fuch places, as might ftand in 
 
 need of them, for defence of the Realm. 
 
 He went in the Expedition which the forefaid'Earl made into Bretagne, an. 
 3o. E. 3. And after attended the f King in his Voyage royal into France, an. 33. 
 E. 3. and the fame year was s conftituted Governour of the Town and Caftle of 
 
 ^MoreTof his Military Services we find not, before he obtained the Kings Li- 
 cenfe h an 39 E.3. to go on Pilgrimage. And 45. E. 3. being grown'very 
 ' aged ard not able to endure Travel, he obtained a fpecial ‘ D.fpenfation (where¬ 
 in his many and great Services performed with much fidelity and valour, are 
 by Ae S acknowledged) to exempt him from coming to parliaments (to 
 which he had received Summons, from the time of his Fathers death which, hap¬ 
 ned 1 an.9. E. 3.) and Councils y and charging him with fetting forth ofSoldi- 
 
 er, Aemarby whom he had - Henry his eldeft Son who 
 married ' Joanc Daughter of Reginald Cobham of Sterbcrough, but died before 
 his Father, and John his fecond Son, who both went in the p Retinue of John 
 of Gaunt, Duke of Lancafitr, in his Expedition into France, an. 43. E. 3. jaa 
 Alice, a Daughter, Wife of ^William, Son of Sir Adam de Evenngham, of Laxton 
 in the County of Nottingham. 
 
 mtciauf. ii* 
 
 m. 21. dorp), 
 o Rot.Vafc. 6. 
 £3 m. 1. 
 p Rot. Scot. 7. 
 E.).m.3l. 
 qr Clauf.g. E. 
 r 1 3. m. 8. 
 Dotfo. 
 
 {Rot. Scot. 9. 
 E-i.m. 33. 
 t Rot.Scot.11. 
 E. 3. m 4. 
 u Rot. Alman. 
 12. E. 3. m.6. 
 w Rot. Alman. 
 14. E. 3 .m.6. 
 x Rot, Scot, 1 5. 
 E 3. m. 2. 
 y Jlof.Seor.i8. 
 E. 3. m, 9. 
 
 Z Rot. Fr. 19. 
 E.3./M. m.15. 
 
 a Rot. Fr. 20. 
 E. 3 tn. 10. 
 Vorfo. 
 
 b Rot. Fr. 21 
 E. 3 m. 8. 
 c Rot. Fr. 22. 
 E. 3 *m. 4. 
 d Rot. Fr. a 6 
 E. 3-m. 5. 
 
 e Rot. Fr. 29. 
 
 E j. m. 5. 
 f Rit.Fr. 33. 
 E. 3. m. 6. 
 g Ret. Fin. 7,1 
 E. 3. W.9. 
 
 h Pat. 39. E.3. 
 f.i.m. 7. 
 
 1 f Pat. 45.E« 
 k l 3. f.i. m. 
 
 J 6 . 
 
 Wc.9-E.5j 
 
 n.45. 
 
 mreoBen.W. 
 ntv.X. 
 o l 
 
 pRot. Fr. 45, 
 E. 3-m. 13. 
 & >5- 
 q CoUc8. R. 
 Glov. Somerf. 
 
 1 6 . Sit 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder and Knights-Companicins. 
 
 (i 6 .) 
 
 Sir Richard Fitx. Sim'on. 
 
 W E have met with little concerning this Noble Knight; but that he had 
 command under ' Henry of Lancajier Earl of Derby , in Gafcoigne, an. 
 19. E. 3. The following year he went with r Robert Vford Earl of Suffolk, 
 when he attended the King in his Expedition into France, ‘ An. 21. E. 3. he 
 was imployed in the Kings Service beyond Sea 5 and laftly, he was in command 
 under the " Prince of Wales, an. 22. E. 3- and in thefe Expeditions he perform¬ 
 ed fo great Services, that he was thought worthy to be Elefted one of the firft 
 Founders of this moft Noble Order. 
 
 $99 
 
 r Rot. Franc. 
 
 ip.E.s-p. I. 
 
 m. 1 5. 
 
 f Rot. Franc. 
 
 20. E. 3. p. 1. 
 pi. 11 . 
 
 t Rot. Franc. 
 
 21. E. 3. p. 1. 
 m. 14. 
 
 u Rot. Franc. 
 
 22. E. 3. m. 4, 
 
 (* 7 -) 
 
 > Sir Miles Stapleton. 
 
 T His Sir Miles Stapleton was Son and Heir to Sir Miles Stapleton, of Eedall 
 in the County of Fork Knight. 
 
 His firft employment in the Wars, was, when King Edward the Third made his 
 Expedition into™ Bretagne. He alfo* attended the King in his Voyage Royal into w su. Franc. 
 France./ an. 20.E-3.and lay at theSeige before Calais. 'An. 23.E.3.about the Month l6 £ S- ' n - 2 °. 
 of July he was employed in the Kings Service beyond Sea;and the like* an. 29.fi. 3. 
 
 In the 30. year of King Edward the Third, Philip, Brother to the King of'"•'4- ’ 
 Navarre (taken Prifoner by the French King the year before) came over into F 'T[' 
 
 England, and obtained afiiftance for recovery of his Lands in Normandy: where- m' ’i S . ' 
 upon the King joyned to him this Sir Miles Stapleton, a man of great integrity lR °'' Fr " c ‘ 
 and in martial affairs very Ikillful, as Froijjard Charaifterizeth him. Thefe two, 
 with 2000. men palfed through Normandy, and, as they marched , took and E :A- m - *• 
 
 burnt feveralTowns and Fortreffes, till they came within 9. Leagues of Paris, 
 and did not retreat, till they had forced the French to enter into Truce for a 
 Year. For this Expedition the (aid Philip of Navarre, was ‘ conftituted theci6 .Jan.R«. 
 Kings Captain and Lieutenant in the Dutcby of Normandy. Franc.31.E. } . 
 
 In confederation of the d conlfant fidelity and emin’ent valour of this Noble j mc . 
 Knight,as alfo his great fervice in the-Wars,the King'granted to him a Penfionof c ^ ,, ‘ ,r S4-£. 
 tool, per annum out of his Exchequer for life,until he had that annual .value in 3-*•»•*•}<>. 
 Lands or Rents provided for him. And lliortly after, Upon information that feve- 
 ral injuries and damages had been done to the French by the Englijh, after and 
 againft the Truce taken near Chartres, the King, defirotis that it iliould be kept 
 without violation, and the infringers thereof punifbed : f conftituted him with f 
 Sir Nele Losing, and Sir Richard Stafford, his Commiffioners, 6 to inform them- 
 felves of the way and manner how thefe injuries might be difeovered and re- 34,s ' 3 ' m ' s- 
 paired, and gave them power to arrelf and imprifon, to feize and confifeate 
 their Eftates,and to puniihthem according as they deferved. 
 
 He married K Jeatie the Daughter and Heir of Oliver de Ingham, and ‘Relift 
 of Roger le Strange ; and dyed on k Wednefday next before the Feaft of St. Nicho- ?• ’■ m • 22 - 
 las, an. 38. E. 3. leaving his Son Miles , then about 20 years of age. The C11- k E[™\.*R. 1. 
 ftody of his Lands was 1 granted to the Queen , who ™ granted it to Bryan Sta- »■ F- 
 pleton Knight, John de Boys, and Roger de Boys, till his faid Son came of age 5 which ‘ E 2 '' Fei ' 39 ' 
 Grant the King confirmed the fame day by his Letters Patent. He and hism'i i.msfiic 
 Wife were both buried at the Houfe of " Ingham founded by his Mothers ‘TTn c 
 
 in c> J n collect, rr. 
 
 Anceltors. 7&)jw Lancaji. 
 
 ( 18 ^ penes Will. 
 
 v / Petrpom Ar. 
 
 Sir Thomas Wale. 
 
 H E was the Son of 0 Sir Thomas Wale, and p Lucy his Wife; which Lucy held oc Efc. 17. R. 
 
 the Mannor of Wedon-Vinkney, in the County of Northampton, with its ap-PM' »• 4 °- 
 purtenances, in her Dcmefneas of Fee of the King in Capitc, as of the F eePinb; 
 
 S f f f 2 ney. 
 
 S 3. Jul]. 
 
 1 Rot. Fram 
 34, E. 3. m. 3. 
 
 - - --s 
 
„ 00 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 ney j by the fervice of one Knights Fee: and long before her death (he fetled 
 * nil the faid Manner on this Sir Thomas and his Heirs, as appears by the * Inquifition 
 taken after her death, wherein the faid Sir Thomas is found to be her next Heir, 
 and then about 40 years of age. 
 
 R „. jama. He attended the King into 1 Flanders , an. 12. E. 3. and had command under 
 S2. E. ?.p. ■■ william de Bohan Earl of Northampton, in the Expedition which the King made 
 TAm fr.t«. into Bretagne, r an. 16. E.3. foalfo beyond Sea in the Kings fervice, with Richard 
 E. 3 m. Earl of Arundel, ‘an. 18. E. 3. 
 
 f Rot. Ft. 18. jj nc j not t ^ iat hg haJ an y jftne by his Wife t Nichola , who out-lived him ; 
 
 1 .1 .. L * _ .1_.. o‘. ..T.1-0 Kie Upirc nlmplv w TtSirn/lYpt tKp Wipe nf- — --- 
 
 that, of all the Stalls of the firft Founders , his firft became void 5 into which 
 = $7 fucceeded Reginald Lord Cobham, of sterborough. 
 
 ( 
 
 Sir Hugh Wrottejley 
 
 Son to * Sir William Wrottejley of Wrottejley in the 
 ;ht. 
 
 4. he defigned a Voyage to the Holy-Land , and to 
 
 S T K Hugh Wrottejley was Son 
 County of Stafford Knight. 
 It appears, that b a». ’8. E. 3. 
 
 i Ex Autoir. 
 ■penes Walt. 
 Wrottejley de 
 
 com.staff.Ba. that end had obtained the c Kings Letters for appointing Peter de Hoe and Thomas 
 to net. 9. Apr. c / e cheney his Attornies, during his abfence, to profecute his Suits in any Court 
 of England. 
 
 c \ E.V.S.E3. , 2 _ £_ p e went in the Kings Service into d Flanders , when the King 
 
 t went over thither to confer with his Allies. And at the 'Siege of Calais, he had 
 
 ”3"’ the Kings Licence to inclofe his Wood at Wrottejley , and make a Park. f Two 
 p’i. y cars after, for his good fervice, he granted to him the Cuftody of the Lands 
 
 fjpse aful and Tenements which were William de Pilatenhall deceafed , till his Heirs came 
 caitf. 21-E-3. Q f agg, w ith the marriages of them, without rendring any thing theretofore. 
 fr.iV rit 2? y}». 24. E. 3. the King’s granted him a Penfion of 40/. per annum out of his 
 
 E.? !>•?• Exchequer, for his life ; upon the furrender of which Letters Patent, he b grant- 
 
 g ,j .oli.Pat. him 40 1 . per annum to be thus received, viz. 16Z.4t.4rf. outoftheFarm 
 
 24.E.?.p. 3 . the y,Hag es of Mere and Clent, 1 1 1 . 10 s. out of the Farm of the Village of 
 
 h 2o.af ttyFxt. sw j„f or d, u /. out of the Farm of the Village of Kinefare and Tetenhale , and 
 mi* 11 1 1 . 6 s. 8 d. out ol the Farm of the Forcfters Fee of Tedejley , to hold for life, or 
 
 till he had 40 /. per annum in Lands or Kents, fetled on him for life ; yet to be 
 anfvverable for the overplus being is. 8 d. Thefe laft Letters Patent were 
 is ,.y an. Pat. i confirmed to him by King Richard the Second, in the firft year of his Reign. 
 i.r.2. m.31. p| e married k Mabill, the Daughter of Sir Philip ap Rees, and Joane his Wife, 
 
 fsAiS’ b y whom he had iffue ' 3 ohn ■ whofe heir male in 3 direia line is . ® ir lf ' a,ler 
 
 »iwi/ Staf- w r0 ttejley of Wrottejley, in the County of Stafford, Baronet, now living. He 
 mE^ido A»- alfo had to his fecond Wife ™ Ifabel , Daughter of " John Arderne of Aldeford , 
 ^p.tnafttf. Aderlegh , and Edds. And dyed the 0 Monday after the Feaft of St. Vincent, 
 
 Walt. Wrottef- 
 
 ity- . _ 
 
 an. 4* 2 * 
 
 n MS. in Offic. 
 Arm [C. 10.] 
 fol. 12 6 . 
 
 (ao.) 
 
 Sir Nele Luring. 
 
 o Efc. 4. R. 2. 
 n. Si. Hirtf. 
 
 A T the Naval Fight before sluce, his Valour was fo remarkable, that it gain¬ 
 ed him the Honor of Knighthood, to which the King immediately added 
 HP Vide Co- as Donation of 20/. per annum, to him and his Heirs males, for the better fup- 
 tXmxtt.de port of that Dignity, till Lands of the like annual value were provided for him 
 E.3S3A.P, and them : Thefe Letters Patent bear Tejle at since, *26. of June, in the 14-year 
 
 In 
 
>EC T. 
 
 Ill. Of the founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 jot 
 
 In the Kings Expedition into r Bretagne, he attended him thither, and an. 18. (kit. Fr. i c. 
 E. 3. went beyond Sea in his Service. In the beginning of the following year, E ' 3 ’ m • J4 ‘ 
 'he and Michael Northburgh, Canon of Lishfeild and Hereford, were fent°to the t Rot.R,m., 9 . 
 Pope’s Court, with the Kings Letter (dated 23 .Feb.an. 19.fi. 3.) to obtain a Di- E ’ 3 ' m ' 4 ' 
 fpenfation for the marriage of the Prince of Wales, with the Daughter of the 
 Duke of Brabant. At his return he went with “ Henry do Lancafler Earl of D-r- „ r„ ft , 9 . 
 by, into Cafoigne, where he « (fayed the following year: After which coming 
 over into England, he within a (bort time - returned to his Commands in Gafcoigne. 
 
 An. 29. E. 3. he i attended the Prince of Wales in his Expedition int o Gafcoigne x R,, ‘ lr ‘ 2 ‘- 
 and being Specially affigned to attend his perfon in the Battel at Poiaiers", be vl‘ p 'v 7 ' 2 °' 
 performed his duty fo well, that he received both * acknowledgments and re- E.J.’Cs. 
 wards from the Prince, for that days fervice. He was afterwards * appointed A Fj! E - 
 by King Edward, to be one of his Commiffioners, for receiving the podeffion of *' 
 an Countries, Cities, Forts, &c. that by the Treaty of Peace near Chartres were a rnnofalj, 
 to be delivered to him. Roi.Vafc. 35. 
 
 When the Prince of Wales was created Prince of Cayenne, he b attended him E ' 3 '"'' 8 ' 
 thither again, and there'continued fouryears; whence returning into England he bRtt.Vali.z6i 
 ftayed not long, but 4 went back again, and remained there three years. After c 
 which, coming into England , and being again Tent into Aquitaine , c Writs were E -3- m - $• 
 directed to Robert de Aflion, Admiral towards the Wed, for the paflhge of him 
 and Sir John de la Hays , their Soldiers and Retinue} and this year he was one of * Rat - ^ a f c - 43* 
 thofe Knights of the Prince's Retinue, fent to meetf Sir Robert Knolls , at his ' 
 
 coming out of Bretagne, whom they met at Quercy, and abided at the Sieges Q f m- 
 
 s Durrnel and Domme, both which , though they thought fit to break up°, yet tail 405. 
 marching further into the Country, they took Gouaches, Freins, Rochmador, and 
 Ville Franche, upon the marches of Tholoaze. 
 
 He was an aftive man, and did King Edward great (ervices, which induced 
 him to confer many favours on him, in recompence thereof; as firft, he 1 ' grant- b6.on.?at.$. 
 ed him a Penfion of 5/. a year, during his life, to be paid him by the Abbels w- 
 
 of Burnham, out of the 15 /. per annum the was to pay into the Exchequer, for 
 the Fee Farm of the Mannor of Bollejlrade. Next, he'granted him a Penfion of H4.S1tt.afU 
 20 Marks per annum for his life, out of his Exchequer, until Lands of the year- Anm ‘ rr - PM - 
 \y value of to/, fhould be fctled on him. The following year he* granted him i£Lf. 
 all the Lands and Tenements belonging to John , the Son of Henry de MorfT in hom,nib ■ AngU 
 Alnetheleym sbropfiire , which, by forfeiture of the faid John Efcheated to the 
 King, to hold to him and his Heirs for ever. Befides thefe, the prince having ’ 
 retained him in his fervice, as well in Peace as for War, granted to him for life 
 a Penfion of 50/. per annum ^ and that it might be more certainly paid, he after 
 granted to him his Mannors of Neuyn and Vurchely in North Wales for life, which 
 the King'confirmed. i go .Af.Pat. 
 
 Afterwards, Henry Earl of. Lancajier, the Kings Lieutenant in Aquitaine, fot 
 the good fervice this Knight had formerly done the King in England, Scotland, 
 and ellewhere, and alfo to himfelf in Cafoigne, by Letters Patent dated the 12 
 of November an Do,n. 1346. gave him for his life Pedal,um Sanffi Macharii, with 
 aU the profits thereto belonging 3 which grant the King » confirmed to him, an. m ,6.Apr.A«. 
 
 W H S ° n a " d n Heir ° f ” ***« ^Cafandra, Daugh- 
 
 ter of Reginald Perot. He married p Margaret, Daughter and Heir of Sir Ralph ?• 
 
 °Jl Yfu”’ 'raT^ by " Flkakth his Wife, Daughter and Heir 
 of AlanBloyho C the rehft of Stephen Tinterne EfqO by whom he had Iflue, two \crt.A.V. w! 
 
 3nd H , C ! rS) name, y r Wi f e to Robert Lord Harington 3 and ‘ Mar - A E fa- R *- 
 garet Wife to ' John Peyvre of Tuddington, in the County of Bedford. [ ijiriu.'i*- 
 
 He died n an. 9. ll. 2. an d was buried in the » Priory of Dunflable, to which ^"tMi. 
 he had been a great Benefaftor. J 
 
 U E/c.J. K.2 . 
 
 n. 20. 
 
 w ltiner ’o Ji;. 
 
 Ldand.part 
 
 at. Sir fol ji. 
 
702 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 a Froifl. Chron, 
 lib. i. cap.38. 
 
 b tbid. cap./\i: 
 
 C it,.Nov. Pa¬ 
 tent et concejf, 
 hominib. Angl. 
 fy Vafc. 13. E. 
 3. m. 10. 
 
 d Froitf. cap.t, 
 
 c Ibid. c. iai 
 f Ibid. c. 125. 
 
 g Ibid. c. 128. 
 h An. 19. E.j. 
 
 i Froijf. c. 158, 
 
 k Ibid, c, 1 6 1 
 
 1 Ibid. c. 162, 
 
 m Ibid.c. 207 
 n Ibid. c. 208, 
 
 o Rot. 
 franc 3 5.£.3. 
 m. 18. 
 
 p Primo July 
 Rot. Vafc.7,$. 
 E. 3. ra. 8. 
 
 r 2 «J 
 
 Sir John Chandos. 
 
 T HE firft Martial Aftion of his, was at St. guintins ; for while King Ed¬ 
 ward fin the 15. year of his Reign) lay at liege before Cambray ( being 
 the firft Town he fate down before, upon his firft entrance into France) the 
 Earl of Henan It made an afiault upon St. 1 guintins, where this Efquire (To then 
 called by Sir John Froifard ) fought valiantly with John deSt. Dager an ttquire 
 of Vermandoh, between the Bars and the Gate, both mamfefting great Courage 
 and Gallantry. And in this Expedition, he was ranged in the >> third Battel, led 
 by the King/which was pitch’d between Vironfojfe and Fhmengery, to encoun- 
 ter the French* 
 
 For his Valour (hewn in this Expedition, the King beftowed on him the ho¬ 
 nor of Knighthood, and at his return to Antwerpe, ‘ granted him 20 Marks per 
 annum ouFof his Exchequer, to fupport that Dignity , till he (hould fettle on 
 him Lands to that yearly value for his life. . „ , 
 
 When the King led another Army into FUnder*, defigned alio agamft the 
 French, he attended him, and fought valiantly in the Naval Engagement before 
 
 He was in the Voyage Royal made into ‘ Normandy , an. 20. E. 3. and in its 
 
 march at r Poify, he and Sir. Buffet, preferved two of the Lord of Poify s 
 
 Daughters from violation, and brought them to the King 5 who caufed them to 
 be fafely conduced to Corbe, whither they defined to go. 
 
 At tiie Battel of s Creffy he commanded in the Van , led by the Prince of 
 Wales ; and when this prince was * conftituted the Kings Lieutenant in Aqui¬ 
 taine , he attended him in that Expedition ; and by his command , fummon d 
 the Caftle of ' Romorentine, which held out a while, but was at length forced 
 
 t0 Marching'"on with the Prince, the Battel of PoiLtiers approached, and on the 
 k day before, (a Truce for that day being obtained by the endeavours of the 
 Cardinal of Ticrgort ) this valiant Knight coafted about tomake d ' f “ v «y ° f 
 the French Army, as did alfo the Lord cleremont , one of the French Marthals , 
 and as they returned, they met, and obfer.ved that both ot them bore the fame 
 device to wit, a Lady in blue, irradiated with the Sun-beams. Cleremont de¬ 
 manded how long he had born his device, Chandos anfwered, you bear mine, I 
 deny that, replied Cleremont ; and did not the Truce hinder, ( would make it 
 good. To morrow, faid Chandos , you (ball find me ready to juft.fie it to be 
 
 mine as well as yours, and fo they parted. , - 
 
 The next day the Fight begun, during which. St. John 1 never parted from 
 the Princes fide; and when he perceived that the French Martha s was difcom- 
 fited , he advifed the Prince to advance towards the Kings Battel, teling him 
 there was all the hazard and the glory ; which he according 1y d d.At the end 
 of this famous Battel, when no more French Banners were left * he h ® 
 
 prevailed with the Prince to fet up his Standard in a Bulh near him , to give a 
 fignal to his difperfed Army to rally, while he took fome refrelhment. 
 
 An. 33. £. 3. he - attended the King in his Expedition into France ant! be- 
 ing at the fiege of” Rheyms, he and Sir James Audeley , and the Lord Mho, dent, 
 a Cafcoigne, with their Troops, rode near to Chalons in champagne and^draw¬ 
 ing near to Chargny, in Dormots, where was a ftrong Caftle, h y ’8 
 aflault to it, at which the Lord Mucident being flam, they in revenge made a 
 refolution to take it ere they went away, which they did, putting J 
 Sword , and demolilhing the Caftle. He was conftituted Captatnjnd die 
 Kings Lieutenant in the Dukedom of Normandy, and the parts of F » 
 had^ power given him to grant Pardons for Treafon *Y e ^ a ?Sea" 
 foever he did in this cafe, the King promifed to ratifie under his GreatjSea 1 
 After the Peace near Chartres, Sir John Chandos was r conftituted one^oljmg 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 7° 3 
 
 Edward's Commiffioners to take pofleffion of the Dntchy of Aquitaine, where 
 Sir James de Bourbons delivered him the pofleffion of divers Lands, Towns, Ci- qPmff.c.u 
 ties, Cattles, and Fortreffes, whereupon he received the Fealty and Homage of 
 all the Nobility and others. 
 
 Shortly after he was r made Captain and Commander in chief of the Caltle and rj 30 .July 
 Town of Rachel, and all the Country of Xmtonge, and a command was there- 
 withall fent to s John de Monte Ferandi, Cuftos of the faid Caltle and Town, to 5 ' 3 '"' 5 ' 
 
 deliver them up to him, with all the Arms, Provilions, and other the King's 
 Stores in his pofleffion. And the following year, when the Prince of Wales (now 
 created Prince of Guyenne ) took a Voyage thither, he was made 'Conltable of tFrajc.sij; 
 Aquitaine, and Sir Guifchard d' Angle Marlhal. 
 
 When the King of Cyprus came into Aquitaine, upon a vifit to the Prince, he 
 was“fent to receive and conduft him to Ahgolefme , where the Prince kept his u»W.e.a«8.' 
 Court: He alfo waited on him through '"Xmtonge and Poittou, to Rochell, to \ilbii. c.>: 9. 
 view the Country, whence he returned t oAngolefiue ; where having taken leave 
 of the Prince, he yet attended him to the confines of the Principality. 
 
 1 Charles de Ploys, having gained new ftrength from the King of France, and x Fnijj.ca 24; 
 entred Bretagne, this Sir John with fome few Forces left Aquitaine, and came 
 to the affiftance of John Earl of Montford, who received him with great joy, 
 having fo great an opinion of his Valour and Conduft, that he conceived no 
 misfortune could fall upon him while he flayed with him. By his advice and 
 valour (as all acknowledged) the French were defeated. Sir r Bertrand de Gucf- y Ibid. 1.216. 
 clin , taken Prifoner by an Englijh Efquire under Sir Johns Standard, Charles de 
 Floys there (lain, and the Enemy purfued 8 Leagues, even to the Gates of Ren¬ 
 nes. This Battel was fought on * Michaelmas day an. 38. £.3. where were taken tWalJirih.p; 
 two Earls, 27 Lords, and 1500 men at Arms. The news of the Viftory being * 14 ' 
 brought to the King (then at Dover) by a « Purfrivant of Arms, who had been 
 in the Battel the King for his good fervice, created him a Herald by the name 
 of 'Windefor (there was alfo an Herald who had the addition of b Chanclos given bind. c.s».’ 
 him in honor 01 tuis noble Knight, whom he employed in Aquitaine, upon feve- a4 ° 
 ral occafions.) This good luccefs begat a Treaty, which fetled the ‘ Earl of c m c.2t- 
 Montfort in the Dukedom of Bretagne by the King of France, to whom he did 
 Homage, as the Dukes before had done. 
 
 In the Prince’s Voyage to Spain he had command in the Van, led by the Duke 
 of Lancafter, and immediately before the joining of the Battel, this noble Knight 
 was created * Banneret ; which honor was not only well beftowed, but by his d&e tef m 
 valiant carriage in the Fight, as well deferved 5 for e he and his men hapning to r ‘ e ' 42 ' 
 encounter Sir Bertrand de Cuefilin (who had been ranfomed from his former im- ‘ < '™ ir “ 37, 
 prifonment at 100000 Franks) and the Marfhal Sir Arnold Dandrehen they 
 took them f both Prifoners, and defeated their Battel. 3 fflii e a »■ 
 
 After his return out of Spain, he obtained leave to refide at St. Saviour le vif- ' 
 count i but when the French invaded Cafioigne, the Prince fent for him back 
 and employed him in the conduft of that War, wherein he behaved himfelf 
 moft valiantly, and in a word s recovered and kept Aquitaine, the particulars of . 
 whofe famous aftions from hence to his death.may befeen in >■ Sit John Froijfard, h iltVcf^: 
 outot whom we are loth to cloy our Reader with too much of tranferintion 2 5'-25 «.j 5 8. 
 and (hall therefore only note, that in this time he was made ' Conftablc of PoiOoit 
 and k Jl 4 arjhal of Aquitaine. \ Froijf. lib. i.' 
 
 I ha J 1 Baron 7 ° f St - Saviours 1 * Vifeount,oiDomvers and Dongeviile,* nd the upideFauS 
 
 Landsand Tenements of St. Mary de Monte de Farjcllis, and de Romelly, andall the E. j.jm. m.f. 
 Lands which were formerly Sir Codfry de Harecourts in Normandy, given him and 1 Far - 
 his hews for ever, by King Edward (to whom the faid Sir Codfry hid fold them, to “' E ' s ' m ' is ' 
 be pofletfed after his death) which being not comprifed in the "> Treaty of Peace mi Froiffcap. 
 near Chartres, the Homage for them became due to the King of France ; but n ‘ 2, t- 
 there having palfed fo great Teftimonies of affeftion and refpeft, between King 
 Edward and King John, the latter, at the requeft of King Edward, before he went 
 trom Calais, » fealed to Sir John chandos, a confirmation of King Edward's grant 
 to poliefs them as his inheritance for ever. Whereupon command was fent 
 
 to 
 
7°4 
 
 ° P*t.} 4. £.3. 
 P. 1. m. 35. 
 
 p P4f.3$. £.3. 
 m. 3. 
 
 q P,if. 48.fi.J- 
 far. 1. 
 
 rfr-v# 
 
 f [bid. 
 
 t Walfingham 
 f. 181. 
 
 * Froijy loc.cit. 
 
 u Walfwg. loco 
 cit . 
 
 w Communra 
 Ter. Mich.an.-} 
 
 H. 5. 
 
 Of the Founder dtff/ Knights -Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 to “Sir Thomas Holland, then Captain and Cujlos thereof, forthwith to deliver the 
 Caftles, Baronies, and all the Lands and Tenements to the faid John. And here¬ 
 upon he was fometimes (tiled t Baro SanCIi salvatoris k Vifimnt , and at other, 
 q vicecomes San&i Salvatoris in Nor mania. 
 
 The la ft martial aftion of this mod famous Knight, and which proved fatal 
 to him, was 1 near to St. Salvin, an Abbey in ToitJou, which having been be¬ 
 trayed to the French by a Monk who hated the Abbot, he endeavoured to re¬ 
 cover it the 1 lad of December in the night, i.ib- 44. E. 3. but miffing of his de- 
 fign, and intending to return to PoiSon, he encountred a party of the French at 
 Lufuh-bridge, where the way being Oippery, he fell down, and as he was rifing 
 one Ja qua dc St. Martyn an Efquire, ftruck him under his Eye into the brain 
 with a Clave ; for having * lod the fight of that Eye five years before, as he was 
 hunting a Hart neer Bordeaux, he faw not the blow come. The French knew 
 him by" his Surcoat of Arms, and endeavoured to get his body, but his Uncle 
 Edward Clyfford bedrid him, and defended it; and other relief coming in, the 
 French men were taken Prifoners. He was thence carried to Mortymer For- 
 trefs, where he lay a day and night fpeechlefs, and then died, and lies there 
 buried. 
 
 His death was exceedingly lamented by all , and when the French King 
 heard of it he was very much troubled, faying, “ there was now no Knight left 
 alive, that was able to make Peace between the Kings and Kingdoms of France 
 and 1 England =, fo much was he feared, fo highly edeemed, and fo generally 
 beloved. 
 
 He was never married, but we find he had three Sifters ; w Elizabeth, who 
 died 9. R. 2. Alionora, the Wife of Roger Colinge 5 and Margaret. 
 
 (23 ) 
 
 Sir James Andeley. 
 
 . —g"Tlis noble Knight was Son and Heir of Nicholas Lord Atideley , and of Jane, 
 Sifter and Heir of William the Son of William Marty n , and was born an. 
 x CM,a. W. '7.E. 2. 
 
 d.n. p e was no foonercomeof age, but he entred upon Martial Employments, 
 
 wherein for feveral years he became engaged in the Wars againft the Scott , and 
 there did the King fo great fervice, that in recompence thereof, and the great 
 charge he had been at in fupporting himfelf in thole Wars, he forgave him the 
 yp.,, 9. £.5. film of y igodo Marks, which he was engaged to pay Reger Mortimer, Earl of 
 p. 1. m. 15. March, by whofe attainder it became forfeited to the King. 
 
 An. 16. E. 3. he was made 1 Cujlos of the Town of Berwick, upon Twede du- 
 *{s'cTi6.' ring pleafure; and by other Letters Patent of the fame date, conftituted the 
 *j u n ice of the faid Town, and of all other the Kings Lands in the parts 
 of Scotland, to execute all things appertaining to that Office, according to the 
 Law and Cuftom of Scotland. . 
 
 Not long after, he was engaged to go beyond Sea, in the Kings Service, with 
 Nicholas Audeley Earl of Gloucejier, and thereupon the Kings Letters of Pro- 
 2 ^.Sepr.Ra. tedlion were a obtained for him, to hold till Eajler following. 
 franc. uS.fi 3. -phe b 20. of December after, the Kings fpecial Letter was directed to him, to 
 b ibid rn. II. provide 20. Men at Arms, and 20. Archers, to be feut to Tortfinouth by the firft 
 of March enfuing, and thence to pafs in the Kings Service with the Earls of 
 
 Arundel and Huntingdon. , ■ u- t? 
 
 c Fr ,8. in. 18. £. 3. he went into ' Gafcoigne with the Earl of Derby, in his Expedi- 
 fi- 1. m. .9. t ' lon thither. The following year he received Command, perfonally J toat- 
 J ,9 ' tend the King, and to ferve him with his Retinue, for defence of this Kingdom 
 cLin chr,,. againft the French, at the Kings charge. 
 
 1. M.111. 7\ n d when the King made his Royal Voyage into France, an. 20. E. 3. tie 
 £2 c attended him thither. He wasfent over from the Seige of Calais, with Com- 
 p.i.m'f.' m and to raife what Forces he could, and to bring them to sandwich, by Afcen- 
 
 Jton-Day, 
 
Sect. III. Of the Founder <Jw/Knights-Companions. 
 
 flon-Day, well arm’d, to pate over to Calais, in regard the French King was 
 drawing together a vaft Army, with intention to raife theSeige. 
 
 In the Prince of Wales's Expedition into Gafcoigne, an. if. E. 3. He s at- gRot. V*fr; 
 tended him thither, and at the Battel of FoSiers, gained everlafting Fame. For 29 
 immediately before the Battels joined, 11 he acquainted the rrivee, that he had h Frdjjardl. 
 ferved his Father and him faithfully, and had made a vow, to give the onfet, ‘- c - ,Sa - 
 or dye in the attempt,at the firft Battel that the King or any of his Sons fhould 
 perfonally be engaged in, and therefore beg'd his^Licenfe, to place himfelf 
 there, where he might be in the bell capacity to accomphfh his Vow; which 
 the-Prince giving way to, he put himfelf into the Front of the Englijh Army fac- 
 companied with his 4. Efquires, (vise, 'Dutton of Dutton, Delves of Doddington, iLit. ms. pc- 
 Foivlehnrjl of Crew, and Hawkefton of Wrinehill) who had obliged themfelves "" w ' el °" ,r 
 to flick clofe to himj and encountred with Sir Arnold Dandrehen, who com- S**' 
 manded in the French Marlhalls Battel, and was forely wounded by him, but 
 taken Prifoner by others; for this valiant Knight and his Efquires refufed to 
 take Prifoners, but (pent their time in execution : In this Battel he was mo ft 
 dangeroufly wounded , in the Body and Face ; and at the end of it his 
 4. Efquires brought him out of the Field, and laid him under a Hedg, to re- 
 frelh him, where they took off his Arms and bound up his Wounds. 
 
 His k valour and ftout performances were greatly wondred at by the French * Hilmfltdpi 
 Commanders , as they acknowledged the following night, when they fate at 2 ^' 
 
 Supper in Voitticrs, and it is reported by WaKngham, ' that by his extraordinary 1 p. i* 4. 
 courage he brake through the Enemies Battel, and made great (laughter 
 among them. 
 
 m As loon as the Prince had feut to find out the French King, he enquired af- m ,b ■ c - ,6 S : 
 ter this Knight, and being told where he lay wounded, he lent to know if he 
 could be brought to him, otherwife he would come to vifit him : this being 
 told Sir James , he cauled 8. of his Servants to carry him in his Litter to the 
 Prince, who took him in his Arms and kill him , acknowledging he ought to 
 honor him, for by his valour he had gain'd great renown; and "to enable him 
 to purfue martial affairs, he retained him to be his Knight, with 500. marks 
 Land of Inheritance. 
 
 Sir jf antes being departed from the Prince,fent for his Brother Sir Peter Audeley, 
 with lbme other ot his neareft Relations, and called before them his4. Elquires, 
 to whom he declared, that feeingthe honor he had that day gain'd was by his 
 Elquires valour, he gave them the laid 500. marks per annum as freely as the 
 Prince had bellowed them on him. ’ 
 
 This generous aftion the » Prince being acquainted with, fent for Sir 7 antes 
 who being brought to him in his Litter, the. Prince told him, that he had been 
 inform'd ol his Gift to his Efquires, and would therefore know, whether he 
 liked his kmdnefs ? or why he gave it away ? To whom he gave a particular 
 account of their fidelity and fervices, which he thought himfelf obliged 
 to reward, affirming it was by their aftiftance he accomplilhed his Vow and 
 had his life preferv'd, and therefore humbly defir'd pardon for doing it with¬ 
 out his knowledge. Herewith the Prince was fo well fatisfied, that he ° after¬ 
 wards gave him 600■ Marks per annum more, in like manner as he had done 
 the former; this grant was p confirm'd to him by the King, during life, and for 
 a twelve Month after, to be received out of the Coynage of the Stanneries in 
 Cornwall, and the Kings Lands in that County. 
 
 This valiant Knight did afterwards; attend the King in his Royal expedition 
 into France , an. 33. E. 3. And was in the aftion with r Sir John Chandos, 
 and the Lord Mucident , when the ftrong Caftle of Dormoys was taken by 
 a (Fault. 1 
 
 When the Prince undertook a voyage into Spain, to reftore Don Pedro, he 
 conftituted him 1 Governor of Aquitaine in his abfence, and afterwards made 
 him ‘ great Senefihal of FoiClou about this time he raifed a great Ar¬ 
 my there, and marched to Berry , and wafted that Country , and thence 
 palled to Tourayn , keeping the Field; and then to the Lord of chauuignys 
 
 T 11 Country 
 
 n Ibid. c,i 6 p) 
 
 07,. May Pat. 
 
 2. 
 
 m . 14. 
 
 p 6 . Aug, Ibid, 
 
 q Rot. Vafc.7,7,: 
 E.^.p. 2. m. 8 : 
 r Froiff. C.20J, 
 
 f Froiffard c. 
 
 2 39 
 
 t Ibid, c. 25^1 
 
yc6 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 r lb. c. 258. 
 w lb. c. 262. 
 
 x Efc.an. 4f* 
 £. 3. n. 1. 
 
 y Monafticon 
 Angl. Vol. 2. 
 224. b. Vide 
 Pat. 4 E. 5. 
 7; Collett, w. 
 * l D. tf. . 
 
 a C E/c. 20. E. 
 b 13. n. 58. 
 I'/Vl* E/ar. 27. 
 E. 5./*. I.OT.I. 
 c Efc.an. 9. 21 . 
 2. n. 1. Staff. 
 A Ex Lib. in 
 Offic. princi¬ 
 pal. Cantuar. 
 vocal. Court¬ 
 ney. f. 121.6. 
 
 c Term. Tiin. 
 24. E. 3. rot. 
 32. Angl. 
 
 fR0t.Fr.2g. 
 
 7. 
 
 gCtaf. ?J- 
 £ 3 m.l9.dorf> 
 h Terrn.Tr in. 2 4 
 E Rot. 32 
 Angl. 
 
 t (Efc 34.E.3 
 
 it 
 
 Country the being lately revolted to the French) and deftroy d it; afterwards 
 he "00k the Town of Ereufe by affiult, and burnt it, and fo returned to PotSrers. 
 H e was with Sir John Chandos at the Siege of ■ Dome, and of the ftrong Cattle 
 of w L be fir Ion in Anjou, which at length was furrendred, and thence he re¬ 
 tired to froth Quarters in the County of Fontney. . 
 
 And here Si 7 John Froiffard puts a period to hi* !«&, and filth he was bu¬ 
 ried at Foitliers : but he miftakes ’James the Father for James the Son, who in 
 truth died in Cafcoigne, ass. ' 43 - E - 3 - which was near about Frotffards time, 
 ittcr whom his Father lived many years; having received Summons of Parlia¬ 
 ment, an. 4. E. 3. and thence to all entiling Parliaments, to the time of his 
 
 D This Noble Lord married to his firftWife, r Joan, Daughter to Roger Mor- 
 timer Earl of March, by whom he had 2 Nicholas, his Son and Heir, Roger, 
 and Rowland, who died without Iffue, and two Daughters Joan the Wife of 
 john rochet, and Margaret Wife of Roger Hillary who upon their elder Brothers 
 Deceafe alfo without Blue, became Heirs to a fair Patrimony, but the Barony 
 came to John rochet. Son to the eldeft Daughter. 
 
 By his fecond Wife, - Ifahel , he had <■ James, and Thomas, who died without 
 Iflue ad Margaret the Wife of Fuff Friz-Wen. And having lived to a very 
 great Age he died c the firft of April, an. 9. R. a. leaving Nicholas his Son and 
 Heft then 50. years of Age, having a little before made his Will at HeUgh 
 Cattle by which he * appointed his Body to be buried in the Cho.re of h.s Abbey 
 r before the high Altar in cafe hefhould dye in the .Marches, but if in 
 
 Dcvenpre, or somerfetjtire, then in the Choir of the Friers Preachers, at Earre- 
 ter , before the high Altar. 
 
 C*3) 
 
 Sir Otho Holland. 
 
 H E was one of the younger Sons of Robert Lord Holland, and Brother of 
 Sir Thomas Holland, one of the firft Founders of this Noble Order 
 The ' Earl of Ewe, Conftable of France, being Prifoner of War to the find 
 Thors -S the King bought him of him for a certain him of Money, and after¬ 
 wards by Indenture "deliver'd the Paid Earl to the Cuftody of the fa,d 
 Si" otho Holland, under condition, that the Earl ttiould not go out a(England 
 nor wear Arms publickly, until he had paid his full Ranfom to the King. But 
 it feems Sir Otho took the Earl with him to Calais, where he went up and 
 down armed ; upon which, information being given to the King, Sir Otho was 
 b r .,ueht to the Kings Bench Bar, before the Chancellor, Treafurer, the Earls of 
 \ m , \! and Huntingdon, Sir Bartholomew Rurgherjh Mr. N,choirs Northburgh 
 
 orj.iT* ,,. S M.rih.l of,he 
 
 ^'we have’rnet wirhiittieeirc concerning this Knight,r. ve that hewent over into 
 I Bret rone with his faid Brother Thomas, an. 29. E. 3. and had been - Governor 
 O /cernfiy Jarfey, sark, and Aurney. We alfo had that a '’ Fine was acknow- 
 ledged {t ircjlminjler on the morrow after the 
 
 F ? between him and the faid Otho Querent, and Robert de Holland the elder, 
 Knight, and Robert de Holland the younger Deferments, of the Mannor of* 
 l,if and the Advowfon of the Church there, to the ufe of the find Otho for 
 bfe and after his death to return to the find Sir Robert ! the elder, and Robert the 
 vmmeer and the Heirs of the faid Sir Robert. But he lived not to enjoy the 
 benefit of it long, for he dyed in Normandy the ' 3. day of September following, 
 b„: n „ feized alfo for life of the Mannors of k Kerfejt in Suffolk, Taleworth in Sur¬ 
 rey mid Cliejlerfield in Derbjfiire, and thefe of the gift of h.s B F oth “ ’> '"J 
 
 the L^dy 1 Lane his Wife; as alfo of the Mannor of 'Dalbery in the find County 
 of Derby for life, by the Grant of Robert de Holland. 
 
Sect. III. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 7°7 
 
 ( 2 4 - ) 
 
 Sir Henry Earn. 
 
 M 
 
 \ LL we have met with relating to this noble Knight, is only what thefollow- 
 f\ ing Inftrument ("made to him by the Prince of tVales, of an Annuity of 
 too marks, and confirmed by the KingJ doth inform us of: whereby it ap¬ 
 pears, that he was a Native of Brabant, and received the Honor of Knighthood 
 from the Paid Prince's hands. 
 
 m Rex omnibus ad quos, &c. Salutem. Injpexim/ss Liter os Patentes dile&i & 
 fidelis noftri Ewdardi, Principis Wallia?, Ducis Cornubias, & COmitis Ceftlix, filii 
 noftri charijfimi in hue verba. Edward eifitfilz an Noble Roy d’Engleterre & de 
 France,Fr/Hce de Gales ,Due de Comwaill,&CountedeCcttre.A tons ceuxqui ceftcs 
 Lettres verront on orront, Saluz. Sachez que come noflre trefeher & bien ame Mon- 
 fir Henri Earn an temps qil avoit pris de noz meins l ’Ordre de Chivalfr, Je offrift 
 & prcmijl de fa fraunche vohmte , dejire entendant a noz fervices a terme de fa 
 vie, dc qeu temps qe nous lay ferrions fuftfcialment garnir , d'aler ovejqc noses quest 
 part que nous vourrions , auejji bien pur la pees, come pur la guerre, & deftre armes 
 ocl nous a noz volontcz comitre toute gent forpris le Dues de Brabant fan Seigneur 
 lige en la clefenf de fes terres propres : Nous acccptantz celles office & premeiTe & 
 voillanfz pour fan dit fervice avoir , & qil foit le plus tenuz a nous fervir devant 
 nitl autre , tiel regard faire , a luy dont il fe purr a le nsieltz contenir a 1‘avenattce 
 de fon cjlat, lui avons done un annuele rent de Cent marez a terme de fa vie , a 
 receiure de noftre Manoir de Bradenalh en Connie de Devenelhire •chefcun an a. les 
 ter BSCS de Pafques &■ de Scint Michel per oucles pore ions per les meyns cles gar- 
 deins de mefrnes le Manoir qi pur les temps ferront les offre & premejfe dujfufditz. 
 en tontz pointz tenuz & gardez, & volons que a qide heure, C?" a quant des foitz 
 fon dit paiement foit aderrier en partie, on en tout a nul terme ajjsgne, il life an dit 
 Monfir Henri dejlreindre en le dit Manoir , & les dejlreffes tenir tanqil foit pleine- 
 tnent paiez de quanqe lui ferra a derrierc , come dejjiss eft dit. En Tefmoignance 
 de quel chofe, nous avons fait faire ceftes noz Lettres overtez. Donne fouz no- 
 ftre Seal a Weftm. le xviij. jour de Jeneuer, l’an dit Regne noUre trefeher sei¬ 
 gneur & Piere le Roy sl’Englererre vintifme primer, & de France oetifme. Nos 
 autern concejfionem pnediSant ratem habentes & gr at am, earn pro nobis & hterecli- 
 bus noftris quantum in nobis eft prafito Henrico ad totam vitam fuant, tenere pra- 
 fentium concedimus , & confirmamus, f:cut Liters prcedilhe rationabilit'er teftantur. 
 
 In cujus, &c. "Lefts Rege apud Welfmonafterium xxviij. die jiimi. 
 
 Per ipfttm Regem, 
 
 (* 5 ) 
 
 Sir Sancbet Dalricbcmm. 
 
 "QI R John Froijfard takes notice, that Queen Ifabel, Wife to King Edward the 
 O Second, being driven out of France, was courteoully entertained at the nit8.il d9\ 
 Caftle of Amberticourt, in Henault, by a Knight of that name, whofe then it was, 
 and that thereupon the Queen and the Prince brought him, his Lady and Chil¬ 
 dren, over with them, where they all received advancement in the Court of 
 England. 'Tis very probable then, that this Sir sanchct might be Son to that 
 Knight 5 and yet Ralph Brookp,Lork_ Herald, makes him to be the Son of Euftace 
 Dabrichcourt, and Elizabeth, Daughter of the Duke of filters, the Relict of 
 the John rlantagenet, Earl of Kent. But this is a great miftake, and overfeen 
 by Augufline Vincent, IVindefor Herald, in his correction of Brooke. For it is _ ... . 
 clear, "that, after the death of that Earl, his Widow vowed chaftity in the Mo- ojp.c. principal. 
 naftery of IVaverly, where (he continued fome years, and that on Michaelmas 
 
 T 111 2 day 
 
708 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI 
 
 ,j a y Don. 1360. which, was above 11. years after the Inftitution of this Order 
 of the Garter, fhe was clandeftinely married to Eufiace de Abrichefcourt, by one 
 fohn cle Ireland, and therefore he could not be Son of thefe two perfons, whofe 
 marriage was fo long after the Inftitution of that Order, whereof he was one of 
 the firft Founders. « 
 
 r Mi! , iEi ,. \Vc find mention of a p gift, which King Edward the Third made to this 
 f.i.m. :o. Knight, of all the Chattels belonging to John IVardedien, who had fled for kil¬ 
 ling of Robert Foteman, but nothing elfe. 
 
 (06) 
 
 Sir Walter Pave ley. 
 
 qratt.1}. A. '-ff-"'His Sir Halter was Son and Heir of i Walter Paveley, and r Aland, Daughter 
 1 y. FT. | a ,;d Heir of Stephen Burgherfh : His faid Father died, an . I. E. 3. at which 
 
 Pin ,„, 4 . time he was about f 8 years old. He was aifo ‘ Coufin and next Heir to Henry 
 Turtherf) Bithop of Lincolne. 
 
 U R I. Fr. 16. lie went into Bretagne in the “ Kings Service, with Sir Bartholomew Eurgherjb 
 F-.i-m.7i. fnior, an. 16. E. 3. fo alfo the » following year5 and again “an. 19. E. 3. 
 
 E Flier 20. of King Edward the Third, he went with him in the Expedition the 
 
 * r« If <9- King made into France, and therefore had his Lands in * Northamptonjhire and 
 *• lyjltjlire dilcharged from finding men at Arms, &e. to ferve the King in that 
 Eap.fm.l. Expedition. And the next year it feems he had command abroad under 1 Sir 
 1S iy ’ 1 m l6 ‘ Bartholomew Bureberfi le fitz : So alfo b an. 23. E. 3. 
 
 : 1 • Two years after, the Duke of Lancafter being made Admiral, he c went to 
 e’jY.i »m’o. get in the Fleet: Afterwards he went with the* Prince of Wales into Gafcoigne', 
 m and" an. 32.£.3. into Bretagne. 
 
 cRr. Fr'. 25. Thefe were the Expeditions this noble Knight made, which fufficiently denote 
 R-i-m. 4. his being continually employed abroad in the Kings fervice. 
 
 E Xm- 8. 29 He died f 28. of June an. 49. £. 3. leaving Edward Pavely his Stm and Heir. 
 
 e Kit. Fr. $2. 
 
 f Efc. an. 49.------ - —-—I 
 
 E. £R. 2 I* 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 
 A Catalogue of their Succeflors, with Scutcheons of their Arms. 
 
 K Nigblt elected in the following part of the Pveign of King Edward the Third, 
 as the Stalls became void. 
 
 2 7 . Richard of Bordeaux, afterwards King of England, of that name the Second. 
 23! Lyonel of Antwerp Earl of Vljler, and Duke of Clarence. 
 
 29. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancajler, after created Duke of Aquitaine. 
 
 30. Edmund of Langley Earl of Cambridge, after Duke of Fork, 
 t. John de Montfird Duke of Bretagne, and Earl of Richmond. 
 
 3 2. Hnmfry Bohttn Earl of Hereford, and Conftable of England. 
 
 33. William Bohttn Earl of Northampton. 
 
 34. John Hafiings Earl of Penbroke. • 
 
 35. Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick. 
 
 35. Richard Filz Alan Earl of Arundel and Surrey. 
 
 37. Robert Vjford, Earl of Suffolk- 
 38. Hugh Stafford, Earl of Stafford. 
 
 39. Ingleram de Cottcy , Earl of Bedford. 
 p. Gttifcard d'Angolefme, Earl of Huntingdon. 
 
 41 . Edward Spencer, Lord spencer. 
 
 42. William Latimer, Lord Latimer. 
 
 43. Reynold Cobham, Lord Cobham of Sterborough. 
 
 44. John Nevil, Lord Nevil of Raby. 
 
 45. Ralph 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 45 - Ralph ’Buffet, Lord Bafft of Drayton. 
 
 46. Si^: Walter Manny : Bannert 
 
 47. Sir William Fitz Waren , Knight. 
 
 48. Sir Thomas Vjforcl, Knight. 
 
 49. Sir Thomas Felton 5 Knight. 
 
 50. Sir Franc Van Hall^ Knight. 
 
 51. Sir Fulk^Fitz Waren^ Knight. 
 
 52. Sir Allan Boxhull^ Knight. 
 
 53. Sir Richard Vemburge^ Knight. 
 
 54. Sir Thomas Vtreight , Knight. 
 
 55. Sir Thomas Banejler t Knight. 
 
 56. Sir Richard de la Vache } Knight. 
 
 57. Sir Guy de Bryan 3 Knight. 
 
 Knights Elefted in the Reign of King Richard the Second. 
 
 58. Thomas of Woodjlock, Earl of Buckingham, after Duke o f Chucefler. 
 
 59. Henry of Lancaftcr Earl of Derby, afterward King of England, of that 
 Name the Fourth. 
 
 60. William Duke of Celderland. 
 
 61. William of Bavaria, Earl of Ojlrevant, after Earl of Holland, Hettault, 
 and Z eland. 
 
 62. Thomas Holland Earl of Kent, after Duke of Surrey. 
 
 63. John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, after Duke of Exciter. 
 
 64. Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham, after Duke of Norfolk.■ 
 
 6 5 - Edward Earl of Rutland, after Duke of Albemarle. 
 
 66. Michael de la Poole, Earl of Suffolk 
 
 67. William Scrope, Lord Scrope, after Earl of Wiltlhire, and Lord Trealtirer 
 of England. 
 
 68. William Beauchamp Lord Bergaveny. 
 
 69. John Beaitmont , Lord Beaumont. 
 
 70. William Willoughby, Lord Willoughby. 
 
 71. Richard Grey, Lord Grey. 
 
 72. Sir Nicholas Sarnesfield, Knight. 
 
 73. Sir Philip de la Vache, Knight. 
 
 74. Sir Robert Knolls, Knight. 
 
 75. Sir Simon Burley, Knight. 
 
 76. Sir John de Evereux, Banneret. 
 
 77. Sir Bryan Stapleton, Knight. 
 
 78. Sir Richard Burley, Knight. 
 
 79. Sir Peter Courtney, Knight. 
 
 80. Sir John Burley, Knight. 
 
 8r. Sir John Bourchier, Knight. 
 
 82. Sir Thomas Granjlon, Knight. 
 
 83. Sir Lewis Clifford, Knight. 
 
 84. Sir Robert Dnnfiavill, Knight. 
 
 £5- Sir Robert de Namur, Knight. 
 
 Knights Elefted in the Reign of King Henry the Fourth. 
 
 86. Henry Prince of Wales, after King of England, of that Name the Fifth. 
 
 87. Thomas oil Lancaftcr, Earl o( Albemarle, and Duke of Clarence. 
 
 88. John Earl of Kendal and Duke of Bedford, after Regent of France. 
 
 89. Humfry, Earl of Penbrokg and Duke of Gloucefler. 
 
 90. Thomas Beauforcl, Earl of Dorfet, and after Duke of Exceter. 
 
 pi. Robert Count Palatine, Duke of Bavaria, after Emperor of Germany. 
 92. John Bcauford, Earl of Somerjet, and Marqueis of Dorfet. 
 
 
 
 7°9 
 
 93. Thomas 
 
£ I Q 
 
 ■7 
 
 / 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 93. Thomas Fitz Alin, Earl of Arundel. 
 
 94. Edmund Stafford , Earl of Stafford. 
 
 95. Edmund Holland, Earl of Kent. 
 
 96. Ralph Nevil, Earl of Wejlmerland. 
 
 97. Gilbert Roos, Lord Root. 
 
 98. Gilbert Talbot , Lord TU&/. 
 
 99. John Lovell, Lord Lovell. 
 
 100. Hugh Burnell, Lord Burnell 
 
 101. Thomas Morley, Lord Morley. 
 
 102. Edward charleton, Lord Fords. 
 
 103. Sir John Cornwall, Knight, alter Lord Fanhope. 
 
 104. Sir William Arundel, Knight. 
 
 105. Sir John Stanly, Knight. 
 
 106. Sir Robert de Vmfrevill, Knight. 
 
 107. Sir Thomas Rampjlon, Knight. 
 
 108. Sir Thomas Erpingham, Knight. 
 
 109. S\v John Sulbie, Knight. 
 
 1 to. Sir sandich deTrane, Knight. 
 
 Hitherto we have ranked the Knights of this mod Noble Order, as they are 
 placed in other Catalogues, and according to their greateft Dignities, becaufe 
 the certain years of their Eletlions cannot be found : but thefe that follow, are 
 marflialled in an exact feries of their Eletlions. 
 
 11 1 . 
 
 112. 
 
 113. 
 
 114. 
 
 11 5 ‘ 
 
 116. 
 
 117. 
 
 118. 
 
 119. 
 
 120. 
 
 121. 
 122 - 
 
 123. 
 
 124. 
 
 125. 
 126. 
 
 127. 
 
 128. 
 
 129. 
 
 130. 
 «3!. 
 IJ2. 
 
 133 . 
 
 134. 
 1 3 5' 
 
 136 
 
 137 
 
 138 
 
 139 
 140, 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of King Henry the Fifth. 
 
 Sir John Dabr.ichcourt, Knight. 
 
 Richard Fere, Earl of Oxford- 
 Thomas Camoys, Lord Cansoys. 
 
 Sir symon Felbryge, Knight. 
 
 Sir William Harington, Knight. 
 
 John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon. 
 
 Sigifmund Emperor of Germany. 
 
 . Duke of Briga. 
 
 Sir John Blount, Knight. 
 
 Sir John Robeffart, Knight. 
 
 Sir William Philip, Knight, after Lord Bardolf. 
 
 John King of Portugal. 
 
 Eric us King of Denmark; „ .. _ , , „ 
 
 Richard Beauchamps Earl of IVarrvicl^j after Lieutenant General and Go- 
 
 venor in France and Normandy. 
 
 Thomas Montacute, Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 Robert Willoughby, Lord Willoughby. 
 
 Henry Fitz-Hugh , Lord Fitz-Hssgh. 
 
 Sir John Grey, Knight, Earl of Tankervile. 
 
 Hugh Stafford, Lord Bourchier. 
 
 John Mowbray, Lord Mowbray, Earl Marlhal. 
 
 William de la Poole, Earl of Suffolk 1 , after Marquefs and Duke ot Suffolk: 
 
 , John Clifford, Lord Clifford. 
 
 Sir Lewis Robeffart Knight, after Lord Bourchier. 
 
 , Sir Fleer Tankclux, Knight. 
 
 , Sir Walter Hungerford Knight, after Lord Hungerford, and Lord lrea- 
 furer of England. 
 
 . Philip, Duke of Burgundy. 
 
 Knights Elefted in the Reign of King Henry the Sixth. 
 
 . John Talbot, Lord Talbot, after Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 . Thomas Scales, Lord Scales. 
 
 rcLfDukfc tcl?£ro, third Son of John the Firft, KingrfP^^ 
 
hvai a kina of 
 
 KichaidDukcjff 
 
 zdmond i'-n n 
 Hon ten. /• 
 
 S John 
 'pM-tclyff 14.1. 
 
 Humfrey Earle of 
 Stafford. 74 ./. 
 
 fforke. < 44 ., 
 
 -BEE 5 
 
 /oAn Earle of' 
 Somerset IT* 
 
 Wtlharn Lord 
 Ihucon bridge,u 
 
 rt Gmyeror 
 Germany ij-o 
 
 lehr, Lord Crev 
 
 ‘am of 
 
 /oA/i Earle of 
 Kendal! iy6. 
 
 C as ton 
 
 John Viscount 
 
 Henry Duke of 
 
 Beaumont. jjv{. 
 
 William Duke. 
 
 .Brunswick. <ff 
 
 CaSinure hint 
 Poland. 'A 
 
 Alp ho nfus 
 ofAraoon 
 
 S. Francis 
 Surien. iSt 
 
 omas 
 
 Frederick the 
 Cuiperor 
 
 S Phi 1, 
 
 Went worm 
 
 John Duke of 
 Sty) 1 folk. tS 6 
 
 Puchaid Lord 
 JKj vers ids 
 
 Henry Viscount 
 Bourchter, 167 
 
 . 
 
 ihrewsbur 
 
 Limes Earle df% 
 Wdtfhne, 176, 
 
 Jasper Carle of 
 Penhvoke 17 S' 
 
 iward Prince 
 ' Wales. <74. 
 
 L yon a 
 Wells 
 
 Thomas 
 
 Staniey, 
 
 lohn Lord 
 lOenlock 1B1. 
 
 I CHIOS 
 
 lohn Lord 
 
 1 
 
 Sh chard Carle 
 of U/arwtck. 1. 
 
 Will Kim l oid 
 Bonvell Ido. 
 
 John Hark of 
 Worcesh r. fy. 
 
 William 
 
 Herbert 
 
 HE 
 
 William 
 Hast mo. 
 
 ^llhro Earle of 
 ^Averenes itq 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 141. Humfrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, after Created Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 142. Sir John Ratclyff, Knight. 
 
 145. John Fitz,-Alan, Earl of Arundell. 
 
 144. Richard, Duke of Fork ,, the Kings Lieutenant in France and Normandy. 
 
 145. Edward, King of Portugall. 
 
 146. Edmund Beaufort , Earl of Moriton , after Earl of Dorfet, and Duke of 
 
 Somerfet. 
 
 147. Sir John Grey, Knight. 
 
 148. Richard Nevil Earl of Salisbury, after Lord Chancellor of England. 
 
 149. William Nevil, Lord Fauconbridge , after Earl of Kent. 
 
 150. Albert, Emperor of Germany. 
 
 151. John Beaufort, Earl of Somerfet , after Duke of Somerfet, and Earl of 
 
 Kendall. 
 
 152. Ralph Butler Lord Sudelcy, after Lord Treafurer of England. 
 
 153. Henry Duke of Vifeo, fourth Son of John the Firft King of Portugal. 
 
 154. John Beaumont, Vifcount Beaumont, alter High Gonftable of England. 
 
 155. Gajlon de Foix, Earl of Longevile, and Benanges, Captan de Buck. 
 
 156. John de Foix, Earl of Kendall. 
 
 157. John Beauchamp, Lord Beauchamp of Powik., and after Lord Treafurer 
 
 of England. 
 
 158. Alphonjits, the Fifth King of Portugal. 
 
 159. Albro Vajques d'Almada, Earl of Averence in Normandy. 
 
 160. Thomas Hoo, Lord Hoo. 
 
 161. Sir Francis surien, Knight. 
 
 162. Alphonfns, King of Aragon. 
 
 163. Cafsmire the Fourth, King of Poland. 
 
 164. William, Duke of Brunswick. 
 
 165. Richard Widvile Lord Rivers, after Created Earl Rivers. 
 
 166 . John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk,_■ 
 
 167. Henry Bourchier Vifcount Eourchier , after Lord Treafurer of England, 
 
 and Earl of Effex. 
 
 168. Sir Philip Wentworth, Knight. 
 
 169. Sir Edward Hall, Knight. 
 
 170. Frederick, the Third, Emperor of Germany. 
 
 171. John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 172. Lionell Wells, Lord Wells. 
 
 173. Thomas Stanley, Lord Stanley. 
 
 174. Edward, Prince of Wales. 
 
 175 . Jafpar Earl of Penbroke, after Duke of Bedford. 
 ij 6 . James Butler, Earl of Wilt fire. 
 
 177. John Sutton , Lord Dudley. 
 
 178. John Bourchier, Lord Berners. 
 
 179. Richard Nevil, Earl of Warwick; 
 
 180. William Bonvill, Lord Bonvill. 
 
 181. John Wenlock., Lord Wenlock. 
 
 182. Sir Thomas Kyriell, Knight. 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of King Edward the Fourth. 
 
 183. George, Duke of Clarence. 
 
 184. Sir William Chamberlayne, Knight. 
 
 185. John Typtoft Earl of Worcefier, after High Gonftable oF England. 
 
 186. John Nevel Lord Montague, after Earl of Northumberland, and Marqltefs 
 
 Montague. 
 
 187. William Herbert, Lord Herbert, after Earl of Penbroke. 
 
 188. William Haflings, Lord Hajiings, 
 
 • " 189. John 
 
Of the Founder and Knights -Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 189. John scropc, Lord Scropc. 
 
 1 90. Sir >/j» Knight. 
 
 191. Ferdinand King of Naples, Son of Alphonfus King ot Aragon. 
 
 192. Francis Sfortia, Duke of Milan. 
 
 193. James Douglas, Earl of Douglas. 
 
 194. Galeard, Lord Duras. 
 
 195. Sir Robert Harcourt, Knight, 
 
 196. Anthony Widvile, Lord Scales and Nacelles, after Earl Rivers. 
 
 197. Richard Duke of Gloucejler , after King of England , of that name the 
 
 Third. 
 
 j jg p . -- Lord Mountgryfon of Apulia. 
 
 199. John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk- 
 
 200. John de la Poole, Duke of Suffolk- 
 
 201. William Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundeli 
 
 202. John Stafford, Earl of Wiltfsire. 
 
 203. John Howard, Lord Howard, after Duke of Norfolk,. 
 
 204. Walter Ferrars, Lord Ferrars of Chartley. 
 
 205. trailer Blount, Lord Mountjoy. 
 
 206. Charles, Duke of Burgundy. 
 
 207. Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, after Conltable of England- 
 
 208. Thomas Fitz-Alan, Lord Matrevers, after Earl of Arundel- 
 
 209. Sir William Parr. 
 
 210. Frederick, Duke of Vrbin- 
 
 21 1 . Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland- 
 
 2 1 2. Edward Prince of Wales. 
 
 213. Richard Duke of Fork, fecond Son to King Edward the Fourth. 
 
 214. Thomas Grey, Earl of Huntingdon and Marquefs Dorfet. 
 
 215. Sir Thomas Montgomery, Knight. 
 
 216. Ferdinand, King of Cafiile. 
 
 217. Hercules, Duke of Ferara. 
 
 218. John, King of Portugal , Son to Alphonfus the Fifth. 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of King Richard the Third. 
 
 219. Sir John Corners, Knight. 
 
 220. Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, after Lord Treafurer of England, and 
 Duke of Norfolk- 
 
 . 221 . Francis Vifcount Lovell. 
 
 222. Sir Richard Ratcliff, Knight. 
 
 223. Sir Thomas Burgh, Knight, after Lord Burgh. 
 
 224. Thomas Stanley, Lord Stanley, after Earl of Derby. 
 
 225. Sir Richard Tunftall, Knight. ' 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of King Henry the Seventh. 
 
 226. John Fere, Earl of Oxford- 
 
 227. Sir Giles d’ Aubeny, Knight, after Lord d’ Aubcny. 
 
 228. Thomas Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel • 
 
 229. George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 230. John Wells, Vifcount Wells- 
 
 231. George Stanley, Lord Strange- 
 
 232. Sir Edward Wydevile, Knight Banneret. 
 
 2 38 - John Dynham, Lord Dynham, Lord Treafurer of England. 
 334. Maximilian the Firft, Emperor of Germany. 
 
 235. Sir John Savage, Knight. 
 
 236. Sir William Stanley, Knight, Lord chamberlain . 
 
 337' S' 1 * - 
 
Limes Larlc 
 Do ua las. n 
 
 (fl lcari! Lord 
 Burao <a. 
 
 Tra 11 cisSfo rha 
 Duke of Milan i os.. 
 
 [ohn Duke of 
 
 Suffblke, 2.0 
 
 - Boni 
 
 iilouictcjryson, IQ 8 
 
 John Duke of 
 
 JVoifolke lyy. 
 
 Anthony Lord 
 Scales l 
 
 S'. Robert 
 Karcourt. 
 
 Kieliard Duke of 
 ffloucefter, r.(jy 
 
 
 Waller Lord 
 
 SlolltlOY AOS' 
 
 Charles• Duki - f 
 Buiyurtdy 206 
 
 Howard 
 
 Wilt/hire, 
 
 Dennis, 
 
 LdwarJ Pr. 
 of Wales, 
 
 Trade nek Duke 
 of Prim. 210 
 
 Henry Larle erf 
 Sorthuntherlaild, 211 
 
 Henry Duke of 
 Bwckinaham , 2 
 
 Thomas J 
 Mzlrtveis, 
 
 Hercules Duke of 
 Ferrara, it 7 . 
 
 Rtchaid Dukeyf 
 
 S' ‘Thomas 
 Monty ornery, xty 
 
 erdinaiu 
 
 Castile. 
 
 fUCI'S 
 
 Dorset, 
 
 J” Thomas 
 
 S RicJiarJ 
 Sfatchjf. 22 
 
 Francis' Viscount 
 Louell- 22 
 
 I hom as 
 Stanley. 
 
 Thomas 
 
 •SUrrey. 
 
 John Viscount 
 
 in // _ 
 
 •S'. Richard 
 Tunflall. 2 
 
 Thomas Larlc of 
 HmudeU. 22.8. 
 
 iMaxnnthan the 
 * Emperor. AJ 4 
 
 S’WiTliairi 
 Stanley. 2 -yS, 
 
 (fcorae Lord 
 Strauqc. A3 1. 
 
 hear 
 
Alj>nonfus Duke 
 of Gdah no, ij 
 
 Thomas Cttn 
 -Dorset 
 
 >S. Iohn 
 
 Cheaey 
 
 Henry Earle of 
 
 VcrthumhcrtaiicL 
 
 241 
 
 Prince 
 
 Bohert Lord 
 -Brook. 24. 
 
 «_f. Edward 
 
 Toynitws, 2^. 
 
 • r Charles 
 Somerfei 24$. 
 
 ha/ri 
 
 Edmund Earle 
 s of<S(ffolkc, 232. 
 
 S r Richard 
 Jfuildford. z$-l 
 
 Henry Duke 
 
 <S' Thomas 
 Lon ell. Z>"5 . 
 
 TAward Larie of 1 
 Devon,'lure iyoj 
 
 unaj 
 
 John hinq of 
 D aim arm 24 1 
 
 ffcraldLarie of 
 
 Henry Ear*.• of 
 
 U'lftfhitc 2^8 
 
 wmas 
 
 Cluudes- Jh-uice 
 ofSptuney 2.63. 
 
 rd Emanuel htnq 
 a 6 V i ofTbrhiqal z 6 ' 6 ‘ 
 
 if kiifj of 
 
 1 homos 
 -Darcy. 
 
 io mas 
 
 (feorqe Loi-d 
 Aheraaveny. j»~o.| 
 
 J'.' Hpnry 
 
 Manier. zoo. 
 
 hernias 
 
 Thomas 
 la Ware, 
 
 •J' Edward J Charles 
 
 Toward. 2,71 ; JSmndon, 2,72, 
 
 
 Edward ToM 
 
 fMonieayle, 27 y 1 , 
 
 Will'.am 
 
 •fandys, 47 & 
 
 Henry- Larie of | FerdnuwJ TV, 
 Detvnfhtre 2-7. ofSpaine 
 
 TV alter Lo' 
 Ferrars 
 
 i_Tr Thomas 
 Bullen 2.6 
 
 Relert Viscount 
 TitzWalter 2.8; 
 
 tur Viscount 
 
 Killunn Earle 
 ofArundeU, 4&y. 
 
 \cjta< 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 237. Sir John Cheney, Knight Baneret. 
 
 238. Alphonfus, Duke of Calabria. 
 
 239. Arthur , Prince of Wales. 
 
 230. Thomas Grey, Marquefs Dorfet. 
 
 241. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 242. Henry Bourchier, Earl of Effex. 
 
 243. Sir Charles Somerfet, Knight Baneret, after Earl of Worcefter. 
 
 244. Robert Willoughby, Lord Brooks J 
 
 245. Sir Edward Poynings, Knight. 
 
 246. Sir Gilbert Talbot, Knight Baneret. 
 
 247. Sir Richard Poole, Knight. 
 
 248. Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 249. Henry Duke of Torf, fecondSonto King Henry the Seventh, after King 
 
 of England, of that name the Eighth. 
 
 250. Edward Courtney, Earl of Devonjhire. 
 
 251. Sir Richard Guildford, Knight Baneret. 
 
 252. Edmund de la Poole, Earl of Suffolky. 
 
 253. Sir Thomas Lovel, Knight Baneret. 
 
 254. Sir Reginald Bray, Knight Baneret. 
 
 255. John, King of Denmark. 
 
 256. Guido Vbaldo, Duke of Vrbin. 
 
 257. Gerald Fitz Gerald, Earl of Kildare. 
 
 258. Henry Stafford Lord Stafford, after Earl of WHtJhire. 
 
 259. Richard Grey, Earl of Kent. 
 
 260. Sir Rys ap Thomas, Knight Baneret. 
 
 261. Philip, King of Caftile. 
 
 262. Sir Thomas Brandon, Knight Baneret. 
 
 263. Charles, Arch-Duke of Aujlria, Prince of spaines , after Emperor of 
 
 Germany. 
 
 knights Elefted in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth. 
 
 264. Thomas Darcy, Lord Darcy. 
 
 265. Edward Sutton, Lord Dudley. 
 
 266. Emanuel, King of Portugal. 
 
 267. Thomas Howard, Lord Howard, eldeft Son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk. 
 
 268. Thomas Weft, Lord la Ware. 1 ^ 
 
 269. Sir Henry Marney Knight, after Lord Marney. 
 
 270. George Nevil, Lord Abergaveny. 
 
 271. Sir Edward Howard Knight, fecond Son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk, , 
 
 272. Sir Charles Brandon, after Duke of Suffolk- 
 
 2 73 - Julian de Medicos, Brother to Pope Leo the Tenth. 
 
 274. Edward Stanley, Lord Mounteagle. 
 
 275. Thomas Dacres, Lord Dacres of Gyllefland. 
 
 276. Sir William Sandes Knight, after Lord Sandes. 
 
 277. Henry Courtney, Earl of Devonjhire, and after Marquefs of Exceter. 
 
 278. Ferdinand, Prince and Infant of Spain, Arch-Duke of Auftria , after 
 
 Emperor of Germany. 
 
 279. Sir Richard Wingfield, Knight. 
 
 280. Sir Thomas Pullen Knight, after Vifcount Rochfird, and Earl of Wiltshire 
 
 and Ormond. 
 
 281. Walter d' Euereux, Lord Ferrari of Chartley, after Vifcount Hereford. 
 
 282. Arthur Plantaginet, Vifcount Lifle. 
 
 283. Robert Radcliff, Vifcount Fitz. Walter, after Earl of suffix. 
 
 284. William Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel. 
 
 U u u u 
 
 385. Thomas 
 
Chap. XXVI. 
 
 285. 
 
 286. 
 
 287 - 
 
 288. 
 
 289. 
 
 290. 
 
 291. 
 
 292. 
 
 293. 
 
 294. 
 
 295. 
 295. 
 
 297. 
 
 298. 
 299- 
 goo. 
 
 301. 
 
 302. 
 
 303. 
 
 304. 
 
 305. 
 
 306. 
 
 307. 
 
 308. 
 
 309. 
 
 310. 
 
 312 
 
 313 
 3 * 4 ' 
 3*5 
 316 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 Thomas Manners, Lord Roos, after Earl of Rutland 
 
 Henry Fit * Roy, after Earl of Nottingham, and Duke of Richmond and 
 
 Somerfet. 
 
 Ralph Nevil, Earl of Wejlmerland. 
 
 William Blount, Lord Montjoy. , 
 
 Sir William Fitz. Williams Knight, after Earl of Southampton. 
 
 Sir Henry Guildford, Knight. 
 
 Francis the French King. 
 
 John Fere, Earl of Oxford. 
 
 Henrv Percy, Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 /time, Duke of Montmorency. 
 
 Philip'Chabot, Earl of NetsBlanche. 
 
 James, the Fifth King of Scotland. 
 
 Sir Nicholas Carew, Knight. 
 
 Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland. 
 
 Thomas Cromwell, Lord Cromwell, after Earl of Efex. 
 
 John Rujfell, Lord Rujfell, after Earl of Bedford. 
 
 Sir Thomas Cheney , Knight. 
 
 Sir William Kingffon, Knight. 
 
 Thomas Aasdley, Lord Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor of England. 
 Sir Anthony Browne, Knight. 
 
 Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, after Duke of Somerfet. 
 
 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. 
 
 Sir John Gage, Knight. 
 
 Sir Anthony Wingfield, Knight. . , , „ 1 r 
 
 John Sutton Vifeount Li fie, after Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Nor¬ 
 thumberland. . , 
 
 Wall,am Faaslet, Lord St. John of Bafing, after Earl of Waltfinre , a D d 
 Marquefs of Winchejier. 
 
 William Parr, Lord Parr of Kendall, after Earl of Efex, and Marquefs 
 of Northampton. 
 
 Sir John Wallop, Knight. 
 
 Henry Fitz-Alen, Earl of Arundell. 
 
 Sir Anthony St. Leger, Knight. 
 
 Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 Thomas Wriothefiey, Lord Wriothefley, after Earl of Southampton. 
 
 F.lefied in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth. 
 
 3*7- 
 
 318. 
 
 319. 
 
 320. 
 
 321. 
 
 322. 
 
 323. 
 
 324. 
 
 325. 
 32$. 
 
 327. 
 
 328. 
 .329. 
 
 Henry Grey, Marquefs Dorfiet, after Duke of Suffolk 
 Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby. 
 
 Thomas Seymour, Lord Seymour of Sudely. 
 
 Sir William Paget, Knight, after Lord Paget of Beaudefiart. 
 
 Francis Hifiings, Earl of Huntingdon. 
 
 George Brook, Lord Cobham. 
 
 Thomas Weft, Lord La Ware. 
 
 Sir William Herbert, Knight, after Lord Herbert of Card, f, and Earl of 
 
 Penbroke. 
 
 Henry, 2. the French King^ 
 
 Edward Fynes, Lord clynton, after Earl of Linylne. 
 
 Thomas'Darcy, Lord Darcy of Chiche. 
 
 Henry Nevil, Earl of Wefimerland. 
 
 Sir Andrew Dudley, Knight. 
 
 Kniehts Eledted in the Reign of Queen Mary. 
 
 330. Philip, Prince of Spain, after King of England. 
 
 331. Henry Radclyf, Earl of Sujfex. 
 
 332. Emanuel Philibert, Duke ot Savoy. 
 
 333 . William 
 
S. William Vih. 
 Williams 2,^9. 
 
 S r Henry 
 
 Ralph Earle of 
 Weshnirla n d~lz 8 7 . 
 
 Thomas Lord 
 Roos 2.6, 
 
 William Lord, 
 dttowiljoy, Z88. 
 
 lames the f. fa 
 
 ofScoilaud. 2 
 
 Fhilip Earle of 
 dVewblanke 2,q$. 
 
 Anne Duke of 
 
 Henry Earle of 
 ASortburnberlaiic 
 
 Tran as thefust 
 Trench kina , XQ 
 
 sMontmeiTncv Z 94 
 
 Sf William 
 hmqston. 
 
 lahji -Lord 
 
 Si Thomas 
 Cniner j 
 
 Th omas 
 Cromwell. 
 
 Anthony Wtna ; 
 
 A 30 &* 
 
 Henry Earle of 
 Surrey, 501 
 
 hour 
 
 10 mas 
 
 Henry Earle of 
 a. Sj.u A... 
 
 Will: ’ Paulet Lord 
 
 lolxn Viscount 
 
 Lisle 3 c 
 
 hn ofBasmq, ^ j Parr. 
 
 Earle of 
 3*8 
 
 frauds Earle of , 
 d a 1 r ussbury. 'sit 
 
 1 omas 
 
 ham 
 
 Inward 
 
 Derby 
 
 <ues 
 
 Thomas Lo 
 If l/lr r 
 
 Hetty the x 
 Ft eucl kina, 
 
 tiatn 
 
 toward 
 
 Clynton 
 
 7 ho mas 
 la Wa re 
 
 Hunhtwdoi 
 
 lA-rl-'-fr 
 
 Etna: well Duke 
 of ..avoyr 3 Xx 
 
 Henry £ai le 
 of Sufrex, j ■ 
 
 Th omas Lord Henry Earle of 
 
 Darcy 527. Ristmerlavcf, .5x8, 
 
 <S Idndreiei 
 
 Dudley. 32a. 
 
 Philip Prince 
 of Spa me, ^ 
 
 S-Nicholas threw. ■ Henry Earlepf 
 
 2.97. Gunberland, 29 g. 
 
 Lq 7 Id- 
 
 - v - 
 
 am 
 
Tito was Earle 
 jtf-Sufrex. 33 6 ~. 
 
 .j' Toward 
 Ha/titias, 53,5- 
 
 {nthonr V/scout 
 tlcunta^u 35^,. 
 
 S' Robert Ro 
 
 die/ter. 378 
 
 S. RoheiT 
 JD udley. T. 
 
 ^ffcorae JLarle of 1 
 shve u shuryi 343 
 
 Henry Li 
 Huns do n. 
 
 S he nuts Earle <n 
 SV01 thumbet lSite 
 
 diaries the 
 Trench Rim 
 
 Ant l ifofe Earle of 
 'Warwick . 74.0 
 
 TraucisEarlc of 
 
 zEtedfoixL jif-8. 
 
 Maximilian 
 Sniper our. 
 
 U' ill nun Earle 
 of Woive/tvi: 3: 
 
 ~ He nry u 
 HuntutCC 
 
 Walter Viscount 
 
 Trancis Duke of 
 ‘ Honhiuwency. 3S3 
 
 JE>uivhlc\ 
 
 Charles Lord 
 Howard 561. 
 
 Edmond Lord 
 Cluntdos. 35*; 
 
 Henry Ea rle of 
 Tenbi-oke, 33N 
 
 Henrye Laide 
 
 IpIi Em f 
 n-nuuiy. 
 
 Frederick the a 1 
 
 kuuj ofDemnajke 
 
 Edward Earle 
 of Rutla nd 367. 
 
 William Lord 
 
 Cohhatn 3 
 
 Iohn Count 
 Ralat/ne 31 
 
 Henry the 
 Ere rich kino 
 
 J tuner the (j. k/i 
 of Scotland 37 
 
 Henry Earle of 
 Suffix, 37 / 
 
 17 u] ma r J 
 Ormond 
 
 Thomas / 
 Buchlut rst 
 
 Edmond Lord 
 Sheffield 380 . 
 
 Henry Earteof 
 \orftiumberlavd 
 
 Thomas 
 
 3urah 
 
 Woicertrr 
 
 Cumber. 
 
 ' fCsK 
 
 
 
 Thomas Duke 
 
 Henry Earle of 
 
 ofjtorfolke 35^. 
 
 Rutland.. J^o 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Founder and Knights-Companioris. 715 
 
 333. William Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham. 
 
 334. Anthony Browne. Vifcount Mountague. 
 
 335. Sir Edward Haftings, Knight, after Lord Haftings of Lottghboroff. 
 
 33 6. Thomas Radclijf. Earl of suffix. 
 
 337. William Grey, Lord Grey of Wilton. 
 
 338. Sir Robert Rochejler, Knight. 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 
 
 339. Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk- 
 
 340. Henry Mannors, Earl of Rutland. 
 
 34r. Sir Robert Dudley, Knight, after Earl of Leicejler. 
 
 342. Adolph, Duke of Holjlein. 
 
 343. George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 344. Henry Carey , Lord Hunfdon. 
 
 345. Thomas Percy, Earl of Northscmberland. 
 
 34 6. Ambrofc Dudley, Earl of Warwick- 
 
 347. Charles 9. the French King. 
 
 348. Francis Rnffell, Earl of Bedford. 
 
 349. Sir Henry Sidney, Knight. 
 
 350. Maximilian , the fecond Emperor of Germany, 
 
 351. Henry Haftings, Earl of Huntingdon. 
 
 352. William Somerfit, Earl of Worcejier. 
 
 353. Francis, Duke of Montmorency. 
 
 354. Walter d'Euereux, Vifcount Hereford , after Earl of Effix. 
 
 355. William Cecill, Lord Burghley, after Lord T^reafujei; of England. 
 
 356. Arthur Grey, Lord Grey of Wilton. 
 
 357. Edmuud Bruges, Lord Chandos. 
 
 358. Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby. 
 
 359. Henry Herbert, Earl of Penbrokc. 
 
 360. Henry 3. the French King. 
 
 361. Charles Howard, Lord Howard of Effingham, after Earl of Nottingham. 
 
 362. Rodolph, Emperor of Germany. 
 
 363. Frederick., the Second King of Denmark- 
 
 364. John Cullmire, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Duke of Bavaria. 
 
 365. Edward Mannors, Earl of Rutland. 
 
 366 . William Brook., Lord Cobham. 
 
 367. Henry Scroop, Lord Scroop of Bolton. 
 
 368. Robert d‘Euereux, Earll of Effix. 
 
 3 69. Thomas Butler, Earl olf Ornsond. 
 
 370. Sir Chriflopher Hatton , Knight, after Lord Chancellor of England. 
 
 371. Henry Radclijf, EarLof Suffix. 
 
 372. Thomas Sackpile, Lord Buckhurft, after Lord Treafurerof England , and 
 
 Earl of Dorfet. 
 
 373. Henry 4. the French King. 
 
 374. James, the Sixth King of Scotland, after King of England, France , 
 
 and Ireland. 
 
 375. Gilbert Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. 
 
 2,76. George Clifford, Earl of Cunsberland. 
 
 377. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 378. Edward Somerfit, Earl of Worcejier. 
 
 379. Thomas Burogh, Lord Burogh of Gainesborough. 
 
 380. Edward Sheffield, Lord Sheffield , after Earl of Mulgrave. 
 
 U u u u 2 
 
 381. Si? 
 
7 iS 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. Chap. XXVI. 
 
 381. Sir Francis Knolles, Knight. 
 
 382. Frederick ,,, Duke of Wirtemberg. 
 
 383. Thomas Harvard, Lord Howard of IFalden, after Earl of Suffolk, and 
 ” Lord Treafurer of England. 
 
 384. George Carey, Lord Hunfdon. 
 
 385. Charles Blount, Lord Montjoy, after Earl of Devonfiire. 
 
 386 . Sir Henry Lea, Knight. 
 
 387. Robert Radclijf, Earl of Suffix. 
 
 388. Henry Brooke, Lord Cobham. 
 
 389. Thomas Scroop, Lord Scroop of Bolton. 
 
 390. William Stanley, Earl of Derby. 
 
 391. Thomas Cecill, Lord Burghley. 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of King James. 
 
 392. Henry, Prince of Wales. 
 
 393. Chrijliern, the Fourth King of Denmark; 
 
 394. Lodowick. Stewart, Duke of Lenox, and after Duke of Richmond. 
 
 395. Henry Wriothefley, Earl of Southampton. 
 
 396. John Erskjn, Earl of JILarr. 
 
 397. William Herbert, Earl of Penbrokg- 
 
 398. Vlrick,, Duke of Holjlein. 
 
 399. Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton. 
 
 400. Robert Cecill, Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 401. Thomas Howard, Vifcount Bindon. 
 
 402. George Hume, Earl of Dunbarr. 
 
 403. Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery. 
 
 404. Charles Stewart Duke of Torf, after Prince of Wales, and King of England, 
 
 by the Title of Charles the Firft. 
 
 405. Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundell and Surrey, after Earl of Norfolk 
 
 406. Robert Carre, Vifcount Rochejler, after Earl of Somerfet. 
 
 407. Frederick.9ffj^ftFiO Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Prince Elector of the 
 
 Empire, and after King of Bohemia. 
 
 4 C§. Maurice, van Naffau, Prince of Orange. 
 
 409. Thomas Ereskjn, Vifcount Fenton. 
 
 410. William Knolles, Lord Knolles of Grayes, after Vifcount Walingford, and 
 
 Earl of Banbury. 
 
 411. Francis Mannors, Earl of Rutland. 
 
 412. Sir George Fillers Knight., after Baron of Whaddon, then Earl and Mar- 
 
 quefs of Buckingham, and laftly Earl of Coventry, and Duke of Buck; 
 inghans. 
 
 413. Robert Sidney, Vifcount Life, after Earl of Leicefler. 
 
 414. James Hamilton, Marquefs Hamilton, and Earl of Cambridge. 
 
 415. Efme Sterpart, Duke of Lenox. 
 
 416. Chrijlian, Duke of Britnfaick 
 
 417. William Cecill, Earl of Salisbury. 
 
 418. James Hay, Earl of Car life. 
 
 419. Edward Sackvilc, Earl of Dorfet. 
 
 420. Henry Rich, Earl of Holland. 
 
 421. Thomas Howard, Vifcount Andover, after Earl of Berkfiire. 
 
 Knights Elected in the Reign of King Charles the Firft. 
 
 422. Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Cheuereufe. 
 
 423. GuJiavus Adolphus, King of Sweden. 
 
 424. Henry Frederick van Naffau, Prince of Orange. 
 
 425. Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk 
 
 42 6. William Compton, Earl of Northampton. 
 
 427. Richard Weflon, Lord Wejion of Neyland, Lord Treafurer of England, 
 
 and after Earl of,Portland. 
 
 428. Robert Barty, Earl of Lindfey. 
 
 429 . William 
 
IVilliam Earleef. 
 dUrtou ■ 444 
 
 James Duh 
 -Lenox 
 
 lamer Vat 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 I a. 1 Count 
 
 PtiJatnii 
 
 Charles hi nee of 
 ICalfif 4? 
 
 Rupert Couirf 
 Va/atme 4.39 
 
 lamer 
 for he, 
 
 ' rat we 
 ■ 
 
 lames It), 
 
 lames SMar, 
 
 Ceerqe Earle ot 
 -DrtrtoU A? 
 
 Hcii nr-Duke <of 
 Gloucester '" 4 $-; 
 
 Tivdenck Llectoi 
 pfBrande/ihurah 
 
 ■S'Ediea 
 1 louulaqur 
 
 William Tr 
 Oranae 
 
 ter Count 
 
 440 
 
 ■nice 
 
 diaries-Duke of 
 Richmond, 40i 
 
 lAwaj'I -Earle 0 / 
 Ala 1 id tester 4c 
 
 Jirtstierne Pnri 
 €■■ ej)cnmariei 0 . 
 
 James Duke 0, i 
 Vrnviouth j.o?C 
 
 ifAi he in a tie 4 TO. 
 
 S'ass nr 
 
 Hrnrr Lar/r of 
 4 time ton, , 
 
 xomas Car 
 of Ofsorjr 
 
 ’oil 11 Du he oj- 
 .audrrdale . : 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Founder ant/Knights-Companions. 
 
 717 
 
 429. William Cccill, Earl of Exceter. 
 
 430. James Hamilton , Marquefs Hamilton, Earl of Cambridge and /trran. 
 
 431. Charles Lodowick , Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Prince Eledtor of the 
 Empire, and Duke of Bavaria. 
 
 432. James Stewart, Duke of Lenox, after Earl of March. 
 
 433. Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby. 
 
 434. William Douglas, Earl of Morton. 
 
 435. Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland. 
 
 436. Charles, Prince of Wales, notv King of England, Scotland, France, and 
 Ireland, of that name the Second, and prefent Sovereign of the mod 
 Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 437. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. 
 
 438. James Stewart Duke of Xork and Albanie, fecond Son to King Charles 
 the Firft. 
 
 439. Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, and Duke of Bavaria, after Earl 
 of Holdernefs, and Duke of Cumberland. 
 
 440. William van Naffau, Prince of Orange. 
 
 441. Bernard de Foix, Duke d’ Ffpernon. 
 
 Knights Eledted in the Reign of King Charles the Second. 
 
 442. Maurice, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, and Duke of Bavaria. 
 
 443. James Botcler , Marquefs of Ormond, lince Earl of Brecknock .., and Duke 
 of Ormond. 
 
 444. Edward, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, and Duke of Bavaria. 
 
 445. George Fillers, Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 446. William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton. 
 
 447. Thomas Wriothcjley, Earl of Southampton, after Lord T reafurer of England. 
 
 448. William Cavendijh, Marquefs of NewCajile, fince Duke of Nctv-Cajtle. 
 
 449 - James Graham, Marquefs of Montrofs. 
 
 450. James Stanley, Earl of Derby. 
 
 451. George Digby, Earl of Brijioll. 
 
 452. Henry stewart Duke of Gloucefter, third Son to King Charles the Firft. 
 
 453. H nry Charles de laTremoille, Prince d eTarcnte. 
 
 454. William Henry van Nafftu, Prince of Orange. 
 
 455. Frederick,William, Prince Eledtor of the Empire, Marquefs of Bran¬ 
 denburg. 
 
 456 . John Gajpar Ferdinand deMarchin, Count de Gravil. 
 
 457. Sir George Monck, Knight, after Duke of Albemarle. 
 
 458. Sir Edward Mountague, Knight, after Earl of Sandwich. 
 
 459. William Seymour, Marquefs of Hertford, after Duke of Somerfet. 
 
 46O' Aubrie de Fere, Earl of Oxford. 
 
 461, Charles Stewart, Duke of Richmond and Lenox. 
 
 4?2 : . Mountague Barty, Earl of Lindfey. 
 
 463. Edward Mountague, Earl of Mancheflcr. 
 
 4 ^ 4 - William Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. 
 
 465. Chriflierne, Prince of Denmark, fince King of Denmark■ 
 
 4.66. James Scot, Duke of Monmouth sm&Eucclugh. 
 
 4(54. James Stewart, Duke of Cambridge. 
 
 468. Charles the Eleventh, King of Sweden, Goths, and Vandals. 
 
 469. John George the Second, Duke of Saxony, Juliers, Cleves, and Monts, 
 
 ; and Prince Eledtor of the Empire. 
 
 'if yd Chriftopher Monck, Duke of Albemarle. 
 
 471. John Maitlind, Duke of Lauderdale. 
 
 472. Henry Somerfet, Marquefs of IForcefer. 
 
 473. Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans. 
 
 474. William'Tluffell, Earl of Bedford. 
 
 ia........ t> -. r?—1 „'r ..a, ....... 
 
 Remar spues 
 
 
Qf the Founder Knights-Companions. Chap.XXVI. 
 
 Remarques upon Tome of the preceding Scutcheons of Arms. 
 
 -g hj divers if the Plates, fer up at the bad\/f the Stalls in the Choice of Sr Georg e’s Chappcl at 
 \ Windelor, the Quarterhtgs appertaining to the Knights-Companions are alfi added i in fame 
 <f which, !'i many are tak$n thereinto, they could not re ell be comprehended in the fize of the Scutche- 
 ons here allotted, and therefore me chafe to reprejent only the firft Coat in each Plate : but becaufe 
 ti'ife roe re not alto ay s I heir Paternal Arms, left our Reader fhould thinkjcs guilty of miftakf, toe add, 
 a loot oiiro and then the Knights-Companions liked to have their Wives Arms, fuch as were Heirs, 
 marftiollcd before their own, whereupon it falls out that thefe (nottheir Paternal Arms) appear in 
 feme few of the preceding Scutcheons, nevertbelefs in fitch cafe the whole Quarterings in the Plate 
 follow. For inllance i Richard Nevil, who married Elinor Daughter and Heir of Thomas Monta- 
 cuteEjri of Salisbury, being createdEarl of Salisbury after his Father-iu-Laws deceafe, bore "Mon- 
 aMmS.148. (-acute and Monthcrmer quarterly in the firft Quarter, and Nevil in the fecond■ And hiseldeftSon 
 having married Anne, Sifter and file Heir of Henry Duks of Warwick, marjhall’d firft “ her Arms, 
 b Numb. 179. mx , jf js Nl]th e rr,and both before his own. In liks manner William Nevil, that marriedJoanc Daugh¬ 
 ter and Heir of Thomas Lord Fauconbridge, f laced’ her Arms in the firft Quarter, and his own in 
 c Numb. MO. the j-. C0Hd _ H p on ,1,0 fame account in d Sir John Blount’s Plate, is Sanchet fet before Blount > 
 d Namb.i 19, in’ another, Ayela find, Sanchet in the fecond, and Blount in the third Quarter. So alfo in 
 * W ‘"” S ’ 2 ° 5 - * Thomas Lord Stanley’s Plate, we find Latham placed in the firft, and Stanley in the fecond Quar- 
 f Numb, r 73. . a nd Jb fame others. 
 
 Sometimes the Knights-Companions have born their Wives Arms (when Heirs) upon a Scut- 
 Kumb i 85 . cheonof Pretences for f did 1 John Lord Montacute, h George Lord Strange, and others. And 
 h Nmb.iit. laftly, it appears that ' Sir Charles Somerfet impaled his Wife's Arms with his own. 
 iNumb. But now and that, the Knights have forbornto make ufe of their Paternal Coats, and ufi thofe 
 
 of Htircffes./rom whim they were defended, as appears in the Plate o/ k John Mowbray Earl Mar¬ 
 ie Numb. 130. only the Arms of Thomas of Brothcrton appear, and was f born by bin' Son and 
 
 I Numb. 166. „ Q ran j c [)i|J_ m j; Ci t l,j, Sir Thomas Bullen, who at his htftahtion fet up a Plate whereon 
 
 tn Numb. 199. thc Arms „ Bul]en qu mere d „,th Ormond, Hoo, Rochford, and Seintomer, when after - 
 
 nCallelhou of „ Jr j s fa „ a s created Earl of Wiltflnre and Ormond (being Son and Heir to Sir Thomas Bullen, 
 Sitles taken in and Margaret his Wife, Daughter and one of the Heirs of Thomas Butler Earl of Ormond; changed 
 the beginning fan Plate, and placed therein, the 0 Jingle Coat of Ormond, with this Motto dSotrs 2 LbuS* 
 of Kiel Henry So a ^ 0 ,fa p at erHal Coat of William Lord Willoughby it omitted in hit Plate, and thofe of r Ulford 
 the Eighths a «d Beak born quarterly. Tliclikeudoiteb\fmeofhit''Defccudaitts. 
 
 oNumb.iio. Add to thefi, the Arms on the Plates of Jbme Stranger-Princes: and among them, ' Emanuel Phili- 
 p Numb. 00. bert Duke of Savoy,in ha firft Quarter marftials Wdiphalic in the firft part. Saxony-modem in the 
 q Numb. 1 j4.Se r CCOKf / ; an 4 in point Angric. the' Prince of Tarente plaeeth Aragon-Sicile in bin firft Quarter, and 
 a 4)' bean Tremoille [Or a Chcveron Gules, between three Eaglets Azure, beaked and membred ot the 
 
 f Mm blit Second] in a Scutcheon of Pretence- Laftly, the Du{e of' Saxony heart Thuring in the firft, and 
 iNumb.tfy. Saxony-modern in the fecond quarter, htthefe, and other! of like nature, and for like reafin, we 
 have taken the firft Coat in each Plate, and placed them in the Scutcheons relating to the precedent 
 Catalogue. 
 
 To dole up all. 
 Order. 
 
 here follows a Catalogue of the Officers 
 Prelates of the Order. 
 
 of this moll Noble 
 
 William de Edyngton, Bilhop of Winchefier, Lord Treafurer, and after Lord 
 Chancellor of England. 
 
 William de tl'ybfham, Bilhop of Winchefier , Lord Chancellor of England. 
 
 Henry Eeaufrt, Bilhop of Winchefier, Prieft Cardinal of St. Eufebius, and Lord 
 Chancellor of England. 
 
 William de IFaynfieet, Bilhop of Winchefier, and Lord Chancellor of England. 
 Teter Courtney, Bilhop of IVinchefier. 
 
 Thomas Langton, Bilhop of Winchefier. 
 
 Richard Fox, Bilhop of Winchefier, and Lord Privy Seal. 
 
 Thomas Wolfey, Bilhop of Winchefier, Prieft Cardinal of St. Cecily , and Lord 
 Chancellor of England. 
 
 Stephen Gardiner, Bilhop of Winchefier. 
 
 John Poynet , Bilhop of Winchefier. 
 
 Stephen Gardiner reftored, and made Lord Chancellor of England. 
 
 'John White, Bilhop of Winchefier. 
 
 .Robert 
 
Sect. IV. Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 7 l 9 
 
 Robert Horne, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 John lVatfin, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Thomas Cooper, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 William Wykhani, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 William Day, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Thomaj Bilfin, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 James Mountague, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Lancelot Andrews, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Richard Neyle, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Walter Curie, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Brian Duppa, Bifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 George Morley, Eifhop of Winchejier. 
 
 Chancellors of the Order. 
 
 Richard Beauchamp, Bifhop of Salisbury, and Dean of Windejbr. 
 
 Lionel Woodevelle, Bifhop of Salisbury. 
 
 Thomas Langton, Bifhop of Salisbury. 
 
 John Blyth, Biihop of Salisbury. 
 
 Henry Dean, Bifhop of Salisbury. 
 
 Edmund Audcly, Bifhop of Salisbury. 
 
 Sir William Cecil, Knight, Principal Secretary of State. 
 
 Sir William Peters, Knight, Principal Secretary of State. 
 
 Sir Thomas smith, Knight, Principal Secretary of State. 
 
 Sir Francis Walfngham, Principal Secretary of State. 
 
 Sir Amyas Paulet, Knight, Privy Counfellor. 
 
 Sir John Woollee, Knight, Secretary for the Latine Tongue. 
 
 Sir Edward Dyer, Knight. 
 
 Sir John Herbert, Knight, Principal Secretary of State. 
 
 Sir George More, Knight. 
 
 Sir Francis Crane, Knight. 
 
 Sir Thomas Rome, Knight. 
 
 Sir James Palmer, Knight and Barohet. 
 
 Sir Henry de Vic, Baronet. 
 
 Seth Ward, Bifhop of Salisbury. 
 
 Regifters of the Order. 
 
 John Coringham, Canon of Windefor. 
 
 John Deepden, Canon of Windefor. 
 
 James Goldwell, Canon of Windefor, and Secretary of State. 
 
 Oliver King, Canon of Windefor, Secretary to Prince Henry Son of King Henry 
 the Sixth, to King Edward the Fourth, to King Edward the Fifth, and 
 King Henry the Seventh. 
 
 Richard Nix, Canon of Windefor. 
 
 Chrijlopher Drfwicj, Dean of Windejbr. 
 
 Thomas Wolfey, the Kings Almoner. 
 
 William Atwater, Canon of Windefor, after Bifhop of Lincolne. 
 
 Nicholas Wejl, Dean of Windefor. 
 
 John Vefcy, Dean of Windefor. 
 
 Richard Sydnor, Canon of Windefor. 
 
 Robert Aldridge, Canon of Windefor. 
 
 Owen Oglethorp, Dean of Windefor. 
 
 John Boxall, Dean of Windejbr, and Principal Secretary of State. 
 
 George Carew, Dean of Windejbr. 
 
 William Day, Dean of Windefor. 
 
 Robert Eenet, Dean of Windefor. 
 
 Giles Tomfin, Dean of Windefor, and Bifhop of Gloucejler, 
 
 Anthony 
 
720 
 
 Chap. XXVI. 
 
 Of the Founder and Knights-Companions. 
 
 Anthony Maxey , Dean of Windefior. 
 jltarc Antonio clc Dominis, Archblfhop of Spalato , Dean of Windefior. 
 Henry Beaumont, Dean of Windefior. 
 
 Matthew Wren, Dean of Windefior. 
 
 Chrijlopher Wren, Dean of It'indefir. 
 
 Prune Hyves, Dean of Windefior. 
 
 Garters, Kings of Arms. 
 
 Sir William Brugges, Knight. 
 
 ‘John Smert. 
 
 Sir John Writh, Knight. 
 
 Sir Thomas Wriothejley, Knight. 
 
 Sir Thomas Wall, Knight. 
 
 Sir Chrifiopher Barker, Knight. 
 
 Sir Gilbert Dethick, Knight. 
 
 Sir William Dethick., Knight. 
 
 Sir William Segar, Knight. 
 
 Sir John Borough, Knight. 
 
 Sir Henry st. George, Knight. 
 
 Sir Edward Walker, Knight. 
 
 U(hers oj the Black-Rod. 
 
 William Whitehorfie. 
 
 John Cray. 
 
 Thomas sye. 
 
 John Athelbrig. 
 
 William Evington, and Edward Hardgyll. 
 
 Robert Marleton. 
 
 Ralph Afihton, and Hugh Dennys. 
 
 Sir William Compton, Knight. 
 
 Henry Norrefie, Efquire. 
 
 Anthony Knyvet, Efquire. 
 
 Sir Philip Hobby, Knight. 
 
 John Norres and William Norres, Efquires. 
 
 Anthony Wingfield, Efquire. 
 
 Richard Coningsbye and George Pollard, Efquires. 
 jantes Maxwell ', Efquire. 
 
 Peter Newton, Efquire. 
 
 Sir John Ayton, Knight. 
 
 Sir Edward Carteret, Knight. 
 
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 .SIKji ‘(J /. 
 
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 APPENDIX. 
 
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APPENDIX. 
 
 The Statutes of Inftitution of the moji Noble Order of the Garter. 
 
 A D bonorem omnipotcntis Dei-, Santt* 
 Maria: Virginia gloriofe & Sandi 
 Georgii Martyris , Dominuf nofler 
 Supremus Edvvardus tertius Rex Anglia:, anno 
 regni fid poll conqueftum xxiii. Ordinavit , Jla- 
 bilivit , & fmtdavit quandam Societatem five 
 Ordinem militarem, infra Caftrum fuum dc 
 Wyndefore, in burn mo dim. Primo feipfum 
 flat nit did<e Socictatis five Ordinis Superio- 
 rem, filium fuum fenioffin Principem Wallia:, 
 Ducem Lancaftria:, Comitein Warwici, Capi- 
 taneum de Buche, Comitem Stafford ia:, Comi- 
 tem Sarum* Dominum de Mortimer, Domi- 
 num Johannem Lille, Dominum Bartholo- 
 meum Burgherfh filium, Dominum Johannem 
 de Beauchamp, Dominum de Bohun, Domi- 
 num Hugon n de Courtenay,Dominum Tho- 
 mam de Hollande, Dominum Johannem de 
 Grey, Dominum Richardum de htz Symond, 
 Dominum Milonem de Stapulton, Dominum 
 Thomam Wale, Dominum Hugonem de 
 Wirteflay , Dominum Nelelatum Loryng, 
 Dominum Johannem Chandos, Dominum 
 Jacobum Daudele, Dominum Otonem de Hol¬ 
 lande, Dominum Henricum de Em, Domi¬ 
 num Sanchetum Dabrichecourr, & Dominum 
 Walterum Pavelay. 
 
 I. Concordatum efl quod Rex Anglia:, quj pro 
 tempore fuerit, inperpetimm crit Superior bujus 
 Ordinis Sandi Georgii, five S ociet at is Gartaii. 
 
 II. Item , concordatum eft., quod null us cliga- 
 tur in focium didi Ordinis nift generofe propa- 
 ginis exijlat-, & miles , caress's opprobrio , quo- 
 mam ignobiles ant reprobos Ordinis infiitutio 
 non admittit- 
 
 Ill- E t xwi.Commilitones e^Confocii bujus 
 Ordinis pr&noininati deferent matltella & gar- 
 teria apud didum caftrum ordinata quociens ibi¬ 
 dem prafentes fterint , videlicet quit lib et vice qua 
 capellam intrant Sandi Georgii ant domum Ca¬ 
 pitular cm-, pro capitulo cclcbrando , aut aliquid 
 Jlatucndo quod ad Ordinem pcrlincbit. Et ft- 
 mili mo do incedent in vigili'a Sandi Georgii, 
 per modum procejfiouis , proficifentes cum Supe- 
 riori Ordinis , aut fto Deputato,v/e magnet ca¬ 
 mera regia ufq'-, ad Capellam , vcl domum capi- 
 tnlarem , & ehdemferie revertentur. Sedebunt 
 itaq’y cum Mantellis& Garteriis in did a vigili'a 
 tempore evens: turn illi qui ccenare volunt , quam 
 etiamalii non eocnantes , quoufque demagna ca¬ 
 mera prsedida confuetum tempus fuerit feparandi- 
 Sic ectaminduti bleedere debent in craflino ver- 
 fus didam Capellam-, & abinde revertentes, ac 
 ttiam tempore prandti & pojha , quoufqh Su¬ 
 perior, aut funs Dcputatus fir a Ordinis Infgnia 
 
 depofherit - Sic etiarti profeifeentes ad fecun- 
 das vefperas & revertentes (a) ncc ncc tempo¬ 
 re ccense & pojlea , ficut in vigilia induentur '■> 
 quoad ufq i Superior Ordinis tempus effe decre- 
 verit feparandi. 
 
 IV. Et ordinati funt xm.Canonici fecitlares , 
 qui tempore Inftitutionis fuse aut infra annum 
 proximum teneantur ad Jacerdotium promoverh 
 fc eciam xiii. Vicarii, qui tempore admiffionvs 
 fuse erunt Sacerdotes , aut faitem tempore proxi- 
 mse collationis Ordinum extunc fequentis , ccle- 
 braturi continue pro animabus omnium fidelium 
 defundorum. Ijli autem prsenominati Cano- 
 nici prsefentabuntur per fundatores Ordinis fu- 
 pra didos , viz. qitilibet find at or um modernorum 
 Cujlodi Collcgii fuum CaHonicum prsfntabit. 
 Ita tamen quod fi quis Canonicorum moriatur , 
 nec ipfe qui cum ultimo pr£fentabat nee quifpi- 
 am alius Sociorim Garterii poflea prsefenta- 
 bunt , fed folus fuperior Ordinis ad cundem Ca¬ 
 nonic at um extunc in ante pro perpetuo prsefenta- 
 bit- Et fic efl unanimiter concordatum deprsefen- 
 tationibus omnium aliorum Canonicorumi bjfo/o 
 Superior Ordinis refervandis. 
 
 V. Item concordatum ejl-, quod prsedidi Ca- 
 nonici babe ant fit am mantellam de panno cola- 
 ris purpurii , cum unit circttmfrencia Armorum 
 Sandi Georgii. 
 
 VI. Item Ordinatumefl quodxxvi. Milites ve- 
 terani, non babentes unde vivant , ibidem ad ho¬ 
 nor cm (c) do & beati Georgii competent cm ba - 
 bebunt cxbibitionem , continue Deo in oratiom- 
 bits fervituri. Et de eledionibus corum vetera- 
 norum ordinatitm ejl tnodojimili ficut & deprsc- 
 fentationibus Canonicorum prstdidorum , fic 
 quod veteranorum eledioncs quemadmoditm Ca¬ 
 nonicorum prsefent at tones foil Superiori Ordi¬ 
 nis refervabuntur . 
 
 VII. Item concordatum efl-, quod didi Milites 
 veterani habebunt fit a m ant ell a dc rubco cum uno 
 Scuto Armorum Sandi Georgii carente tantum 
 tamen Garterio. 
 
 VIII. Item concordatum ejl quod fi Superior 
 bujus Or dims-, five Societatis.,fortaJfs effe non po¬ 
 tent apud fulemnizationem fejliv.it at is Sandi 
 Georgii, Capitulum tenebitur, bora terciarum 
 ad flcmnizandum feflivitatem in Crajlino , 
 fumptibits Superioris Ordinis . Sed novas ob- 
 fervancias aut Ordinationcs non faciet dcputa¬ 
 tus bujufmodi: Corrigere tamen & reformare 
 fibi licebit tranfgrejfbres Statutorum Ordinis 
 quse fequuntur. 
 
 IX. Item fmgulis amis in vigilia Sandi 
 Georgii ft itna congrcgatio omnium confoci.rum 
 
 (a) forte nec non. (b_) f .foli fuferiori. (c) f. Dei. 
 
 a Ordinis 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Of dints Sanfli Gcorgii apud dictum caflrum de 
 WyndcCory five fint infra Regnum Anglia?, five 
 extra , dim t amen tllic commode venire vale ant , 
 & ibidem debent apud fervicitm ecclefiajlicum 
 iuterejfe , & Jua mantella tempore celebrationis 
 divinorttm different feriatim in fitisJlallis cxi- 
 Jlentes. Et quilibet corum babebit in capella 
 fupra Stdllum fuarn gal earn & enfim qu£ in 
 fui memoriam & ecclefix tuicionem ibidem pro 
 tempore vit£ fu£ remanebunt, quemadmodum mi- 
 lit ar is Or do nobilis hoc expofeit. Scd in cafu 
 quo fejlivitas Sancii Georgii contigerit infra 
 quindecim dies proximos poll diem Pafcha?, fit 
 difla fejlivitas Sanfli Georgii prorogaia ufifi ad 
 illani diem dominicam qu£femper crit dies qitin- 
 tadecima pojl diem Pafcha?, ad fittem quod qui¬ 
 libet Jociorum Or dints i l lie valeat apud didam 
 fejiivitatcm rationabiliter convenire , non equi- 
 tandoper aliquem trium dierumproximojequen- 
 tium diem Pafch*. 
 
 X. Item quod conveniat in dictum locum in 
 vigilia Saudi Georgii bora terti 'f & fi qui non 
 veniant bujufmodi tempore ajfignato (d j ne ba¬ 
 be ant excufationem Superiori Ordinis aut fuo 
 Deputato acceptability per Superiorem Ordinis 
 C^Capjtulum taliter puniri debent , quod prop¬ 
 ter bujufmodi nccligemiam , non intrabunt ad i 
 Capiculum ilia vice,fed furis ad bojlium expefla- j 
 bunt, nec voeem babebunt in aliquo quod in dicio { 
 Capitulo/im (t) contigere ilia vice . Et fiqui 1 
 ad vcfperas ante Erincipium non veniant , fua 
 St alia null atom tunc intrabunt , fed in baffo , 1 
 ante Stall a fua , in confueto Loco Cerofcra riorum ( 
 fe couji fluent , durantibus vefperis fupradiflis , i 
 ad quas non venerant tempefiive . Et p£Ha fiimi- [ 
 Us Jlatuitur contra non vententes ante ineboatio- ; 
 mm Mijft folempnis aut vejperarum in crajtino . 
 Et quifjuis ejl qui ad celebr ationem fe(livitatis\ 
 non veniat , non habens excufationem Superiori 
 Ordinis acceptabilcm, fbi prxcip'utur nomine 
 poena quod [lallumfuum non intrabit fejlivitatc 
 proxima tunc fequentc-, fed fe tenebit ante & ex¬ 
 tra Jlallum , in loco quo fupra tempore primarum 
 vejperarum , & tempore proccjfionis in crafiino 
 per ante tres critccs proceffionalcs tranfibit, & re¬ 
 deundo in cborum flabit in loco baffo quo fupra 
 toto tempore Miffe ufp ad Offatorium, novif■ 
 firne oblatttrus • Et bujufmodi peenitentiis fid 
 feraflis , incontinenti venict ante (lallum Supe- 1 
 rioris aut fui Deputati fuperindc veniam peti- 
 tttrus . Et deindc diiius Superior aut funs 
 Deputatus cum ad Stallum fuum & trimavum 
 flatum rejlituct. Quod fi a fecundo fejlo Sanfli 
 Georgii anno proximo tunc fequentc abfq, excu- 
 fatione Superiori acceptabili y aut ejtts Deputato, 
 denuo fe abfentet exijlens infra regnum Anglia?, 
 extunc Stallum futtm non intrabit) quoadufq\ in¬ 
 fra diflam capellam apud Alt are Sanfli Georgii 
 unum Jocale opttilerit valorii xx. marc arum 
 Monet £ Anglican* j Er extunc Jingulis annis 
 inantea ipfim mulflam y donee reconciliatus fue- 
 rit) duplicabit. 
 
 XT. Item quod omnes Con foci i Ordin'iS) tibi- 
 cuncp, locorum conflituti , deferent Mantella fua 
 de blodio fingulis annis , ab bora primarum vef- 
 peraru/n in vigilia Sanfli Georgii, ufq\ a d fe- 
 (d) Nec. (e) Centner;r. 
 
 cundas vcfperas in crafiino inclufivy quemadmo¬ 
 dum fafluri ejfent) fi cum Superiori Ordinis aut 
 fuo Deputato perfonaliter intereffent , toto tem¬ 
 pore bujus fejlivitatis celebrattdx , dum tamen 
 fnt in loco ubi gaudeant propria libertate . 
 
 XII. Item) cone or datum ejl quod fiquis difl£ 
 focietatis incedat publice fine Garterio, quanto- 
 ciusfuerit cxindc ammonitus aut notatuS) cujlo- 
 di & Collegia folvet dimidiam marcam) ficut alii 
 ante folvcrunt qui in eadem culpdfuere conflituti . 
 
 XIII. Item) concordatum ejtj quod , tempore 
 Otfertorii apud altam Mijfam , femper duo ex 
 fociis qui funt in fids Jlallis oppofiti funul ad 
 offerendum incedant. Et fi ex eis quenquam con¬ 
 tigerit abfentari) focius fuus , qui fbi deberet 
 effe oppoftuS) fo/us & per fc ad oferendum tran- 
 fbit. Et not and urn quod Superior Ordinis tem¬ 
 pore Proceflionis in difla capellet tranfibit retro 
 totam focioruni commitivani) 
 
 XIV. Item, concordatum ejl, quod, inquolibet 
 crajlino Sanfli Gcorgii, antequam focii mtituo 
 feparentur aut recedant , celebretur una miffa 
 de Requie,pro animabus omnium fi del turn defun- 
 floruni) & quod tota focietas fit tunc ibidem in- 
 tegraliter , fi nonfuerit corum aliquis rationabi¬ 
 liter pr£pcditHS) vel fi non babeat liccntiam Su- 
 ; perioris Ordinis aut fui Deputati, antequam ab 
 j illic recedat . 
 
 | XV. Item) concordatum ejl) quod quilibet focio- 
 1 rum dimitt et ibidem fuam clamidem)pro acccffi- 
 bus bujufmodi repentinis , & pro objervandispr£- 
 ceptis & rnonitis faintaribus Superioris pradiflu 
 
 XVI. Item, convention ejl , quod fi quenquam 
 ix difla fisc :et ate five Or dine per diflum Cajlrum 
 de Wyndcfore itinerare contigerit , pro honore 
 loci intretjft commode potcrit , nec fit ex jujld & 
 rationabili causa pr£peditns. Et quod ante¬ 
 quam capellam ingrediatw') omnino cl amide fc 
 induat)ita quod non nifi clamidc indutus intret , 
 &■ Canonici per tunc ibidem prafentes fibiveni- 
 ent inobviam) & ipfum in capellam devote con- 
 ducent . Et fi fortajjts ipjum contigerit illic ac- 
 ccdcre bora Miffs) expeflet ad bonorem Dei & 
 Sanfli Georgii, & audiat ipfam Miffani. Quod 
 fi pojl meridiem veniat) intret modo & forma cx- 
 preffutis) & tunc expeflet donee Canonici femel 
 dixerint Ffjlmicm de Profundis, pro animabus 
 omnium fideliwn defun floruni) & ibidem offer at) 
 
 ] Pfalmo diflo. Siquis aut cm ex difla feietate 
 I per medium vilU equitaverit & Capellam non 
 intret & offer at vcluti concordatum exijiit) qua- 
 libet vice qu : i hoc non faciat pedejler tranfeat , 
 virtute Obediently unum miliare verjus diflam 
 capellam , & offer et unum denarium, ob bonorem 
 Sanfli Georgii. 
 
 XVII. Iterp) concordatum ejl) quod Superior 
 OrdinU) incontinenti pojlquam mors alicujus So- 
 ci' r. ih fit fibi cognita, faciat celebraripro animd 
 iff k s mortui Mille Mijfas , & quilibet Rex fo- 
 raneus pro anima illius mortui faciet celebrari 
 DCCC. Princeps Wallis DCC. quilibet Dux 
 DC. quilibet comes CCG quilibet Baro CC. 
 '•& quilibet Miles Bacallarius C. Mijfas • Et fi 
 Superior Ordinis aut alius quifpiam hoc fieri 
 non faciat) infra unum quarterium ami pojlquam 
 fit certificate de morte^nwmrum miff arum in toto 
 
 ad 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 ml quasab initio juxtaflatus fui conditiottem te- 
 nebatur, duplicarc,& ft medietas annific a re- 
 tro fit, etiam eodem modo duplicate debet, & 
 it a de tempore in ttmpus ufqne in finetn anni, 
 & fi infra annum fieri non faciat , annos eodem 
 modo duplicabit • 
 
 XVIII. Item, concordatum elf quod quocics 
 aliquis conlociorum Ordinisfuerit fublatus de 
 medio , Superior Ordinis aut fuus Deputatus 
 certificato fibi de merito faciat omnes conlocios 
 txiftentes infra rcgttmn fuum Anglia; qui acce- 
 dere poternnt, perjuas liter as admoneri , quod-pro 
 tligendo novo Conlocio, coram eo convcniant, in¬ 
 fra fex ebdomadaspojlquam certificati fuerint de 
 morte in loco ydonco quem Superior ad hoc dux- 
 erit affignando . Quibus omnibus fic congrcga- 
 tis, aut JeX corum ad r,thins prater Superiorem 
 aut fuum Deputation), quilibet eorum qui pr<e- 
 fens in eleliione fuerit nuvem de ftfficientioribus , 
 quos ornni ignominid $ opprobrio crediderit ex¬ 
 pert es five fun dc Jubditis Superioris Ordinis aut 
 alii foranei , fibi non fubjecii,Dum tamen partem 
 diao Superiori adverfantem non faveant aut de¬ 
 fendant,nominabit,\VL*tres Comites aut de Jlatu 
 fublimiori, tres Barones, & tres Milites Bacalla- 
 xios, & if as denominationes feribet Principalis 
 Prarlatus Ordinis-, fcilicet Epifcopus Vintoni- 
 enlis qui pro tempore fuerit, & in fid. abfencia 
 Decanus Collegii, vel- Regiftrator, & in ( I) eos 
 abjentibus antiquior Recidenciaritis Collegii 
 fupradicH, & denominationes fic fa Vue per omnes 
 Coniocios aut fex eorum ad minus ut pr&fertnr, 
 pereumqui easfcripfit, Superiori Ordinis ant 
 juo Dcputato monjlrabunt, qui de nominal it bit- 
 jujmodieum pracleget & admittet cut major vo- 
 cum plural it as fnjfragatttr, & quem fibi ad bono- 
 rem Ordinis & utilitatem regni & Regis magis 
 videbitur expedire. Et in cafe quo millus Joci- 
 orum adclettioncm veniat modo fquenti, venict 
 puniendus fa/tem fi non juft a de causa fuerit im- 
 peditus. Si tamen caufam abjentist jujlam & 
 probabilem allegaverit, per Superiorem, aut fu¬ 
 um Deputatum debet approbari. Quodficaufa 
 abfintie repertafurfan fuerit minusjujla,&acci- 
 tus ad elettionem non veniat-, ut prafirtnr, con- 
 cordatiim ejl, quod cuftodi & Collegio, nomine 
 p<xn£ folvat unam marcam, & cum proximo) fue¬ 
 rit in Capiudo fedebit ante Superiorem Ordinis 
 ant fuum Deputatum, & tot amfocictatem, in 
 medio Capituli fuper terram, quonfq • per Supe¬ 
 riorem aut /««/nDeputatum & focictatem fuerit 
 reconciliatus. 
 
 XlX. Item, concordatum ejl, quo J in cafu quo 
 aliquis Militnm did£ focictatis Garterii moria- 
 twr , & in e)us locum alius cVgatnr, quantocius 
 poji eleftionem elettus babebit Garterium, infig- 
 num quod eft wins fociorum Garterii, & babebit 
 Mantellum fibi pro fto babitu liberatum, quan- 
 do in ftallum fuum induce tier, & non ante j Et 
 in cafe quo moriatur priufquam fuerit inftalla- 
 tus-, non nominabitur rtnus fundatorum ex quo 
 non babet plenariam pojfejjinnem fui flatus, ym- 
 mo babebit medietatem Mijfarum pradiHarum, 
 pro eo quod babuit l iber at am Garterii, & peni- 
 tus niebil magis. Et ft tails elettns non veniat 
 ad diilum locum cum omni edentate accommodd 
 
 pofl receptioncm Garterii, ut inflallctur, & fig 
 nantcr infra annum pofl ejus chZtionem, fi ft ha¬ 
 bit ans Infra regnum Anglia;, & nonbabeat ex- 
 citfationem Superiori aut Juo Dcputato &focie- 
 tati Garterii acceptabilem , clefiio de eo faiia fit 
 prorfus irrita & inanis, & cxinde Superior ' 
 Ordinis aut fuus Deputatus, unit cum ficietate, 
 ad novam eldlioncm procedat. Et nec enfis nec 
 galea alicujus eletti quoufq, veniat infra Cajlrum 
 Jupra ftallum fuum figentur , fed exteriits ante 
 Juum flallum •> adfinem, quod fi ipfe eleflus ad 
 Cajirum non veniat , ut pr£fertur-, enfis Juus & 
 galea non indecenter erunt depefita de fublimi-, 
 fed ut Militaris honor fervet (g) illibatus, re~ 
 movebuntur extra chorum curialiter & bonejle , 
 
 & remanebmt extunc ad opus publicum & uftm 
 Collegii ftpradWi. 
 
 XX. Item, concordatum eft, quod omnes fo¬ 
 ranei qui in focietatcm difli Ordinis Garterii 
 clligentur (hj) per Superiorem Ordinis de fuel 
 eleSiione certificentur, & Garterium atq\ Man- 
 tellum & Statuta Ordinis, fub communi Sigillo , 
 cum omni celeritate accommodd fimptibus tamen 
 Superioris Ordinis, tranfmittantur j Et omnia 
 (i) certificentur foranei infra qztatuor menfes 
 continues a tempore elcclionis de fi faVi£ \ Ad 
 fincm quod delibevare valeant ex tenore Statuto- 
 rum, fi elcCtioni "bujusmodi voluerint confentire • 
 
 Et etiamquod omnes hujujmodifor and,fic elcVii, 
 cujufcnmqconditienis flatus aut dignitatis ex- 
 iflant, infra fpacium olio menfium pofl certifica- 
 t am fibi elcCtionem per Superiorem Ordinis ant 
 fuum Deputatum & receptionem Garterii, mit- 
 tant unum Pi ocuratorem fufficientcm, ficundum 
 qnodftatui cletti bujufmodi videbitur convenire '■> 
 provijo tamen quod Procurator bujufmodi, in - 
 flailandns in locum fuum, fit Miles, expers om- 
 nis opprobrii, qui tempore fui adventus ex cauja 
 bujufmodi ficum defret ex parte mittentis u- 
 unm Mantellum Ordinis, de firico blodio, & 
 ctiam enfim & gal cam, penes Collegium ipfum 
 remanftra, Jfhtod quidem Mantellum ponetur 
 fuper braebium dextrum Procurator^ bujufmo- 
 di,pcr Superiorem Ordinis aut fuum Deputa- 
 tum, tempore inflallationis fux fupradicU, et il- * 
 ludtenebit fuper diclum braebium fiiwn ad bo¬ 
 ras Canontcas proximaspofl inflallationem acci- 
 piendam, nomine Domini five Nhgiflri fui ftpra- 
 difli. Di&.us av.tern Procurator inflallatus 
 Mantellum bujufmodi poftea non portabit, nec 
 debet Capitulum intrarc, nec ibidem vocetn ha¬ 
 bere, virtnte enjufeumq i poteftatis fibi attribute 
 Et fiiendum eft quod bujufmodi favor Infiallatio 
 wb/>tYProcuratorem fills for aneis exbibctur,qui 
 quidem non poternnt bac de eausd perfinaliter 
 advenire , adfinem quodfint participes Mijfarum 
 & devotarum Orationum Ordinis, quarum me¬ 
 diate (k) carcrcnt, fi injlallati non effient ante- 
 quam morerentur . 
 
 XXI. Item, concor datum eft, Quod fit aliquis 
 Comes, Baro, aut Miles Bacallarius diUi Ordi¬ 
 nis decedat i Ipfe qui ftcceffurus eft in locum 
 fuum, five fit Comes, five Baro,a«t Miles Bacal¬ 
 larius, tenebit idem flallum quod tenuit fuus 
 
 (f) Eorum abfentia. (g )Servetm. (h) Eleientur. 
 
 0) Omtiino, (k) Me diet ate* 
 
 Tr£- 
 
APPEND IX 
 
 Prsdeccjfor , cujufcunque fuerit dignitatis, nec 1 
 ullus eligendus hanc feriem mutabit , prater 
 Principem Vallia?, qui femper tenebit (iallum ex ■ 
 oppofito Superiori Ordinis, pojiquam fuerit 
 elettus, It a quod ex cafu Comes occupare potefl 
 flallum Milltis, c contra. Et ijlud ejl Ordi- 
 natum , wt fciattir qui fuerint Prima?vi Funda- 
 tores Ordinis. 
 
 XXll. Item , concordatum efl, quod quilibet 
 Sociorum Ordinis, primo tempore fui ingrejfus, 
 aliquid cer turn, fecund uni eminentiam fui 
 flatus-, in Juflcntationem Canonicorum eJT* /wr- 
 flerum Veteranorum Militum, ibidem commo- 
 rantium, ac etiam in augmentum elimoflnarum, 
 qua inibi perpettio Ordinantur > fcilicet Supe¬ 
 rior Ordinis x\ marcas . Rex foraueus xx /i- 
 i Princcps Wallice xx marcas j quilibet 
 Dux x lib. quilibet Comes X marcas i quilibet 
 BolXO, centum folidos, d’ 1 ' quilibet Miles Bacalla- 
 rius v. marcas • Et z/i* donaria pia flint ideo 
 Confiituta, ut ingredient hunc Ordinem Milita- 
 remper hoc dignius optincat nomen , titulum, 6^ 
 privilcgium unius fundatorum. Dignum enim 
 & conveniens arbitratur,ut qui aggregatur nu- 
 mero Fundatorum CO aliquid hujus rei fe nomi¬ 
 nis in tutu largiatur • Et quoufque fumma hujuj- 
 modi pecuniarum per quemlibet juxta divifioncm 
 i(lam in primo ejus (m.) intr attain flnt Jointa^tec 
 galea nec enfls ingredientis bujujmodi fupra flal¬ 
 lum flgentur. Et efl feiendum quod Superior 
 Ordinis tenebitur folvercproflumptibusintruitus 
 cujuflibet Extranei qui eligetur, tempore inflal- 
 lationis fluorum Procuratorum. 
 
 XXIII. Item } Concordatum c(?, quam- 
 
 tocius quo aliquis focietatis flve Ordinis hujus, 
 ex primsrvis Fundatoribus moriatur, Scutum 
 unum Armor um fluorum fattum de Metallo, & 
 galea fuafint fixa retro tergwn in fl alio flto. Et 
 alii Fundatores qui poflea Juccedunt habebunt 
 put a flua & galeas modo confurmi fltuata i fubtus 
 tamcn aliqualiter primstvos Fundatores • Sua 
 etiam Scuta & gal e£ non erunt (n ) precie it a 
 rnagno, fleut primorum Fundatorum. 
 
 XXIV. Item quod quilibet ingredient pro- 
 mittat & jurct perfonalitcr, vel per Procurato- 
 rexn ydoneton& fuff dent em, nomine fuo inflal- 
 landum , de bene & fldeliter obfervando pro viri- 
 busflatuta Ordinis. Et advertendum efl, quod 
 nullus,per Procuratorem inflallationem recipiet 
 nifi duntaxat Foranei, quiob banc caufam corn- 
 mode accedere non poterint inperfonis. 
 
 XXV. Item > concordatum eft, quod in cafu 
 quo Superior Ordinis fit extra regnum fluum An- 
 gli£ tempore Inflallationis alicujus fociorum 
 Gixtex\\,velf)rfan peragere non poterit perfo- 
 naliter , qtu tunefibi ex officio incumbunt, com¬ 
 mitter epofft uni Sociorum ejufdem Ordinis fuas 
 vices (o) ad plenariam in hacparte poteflatem,ea 
 perfleiendi & exequendU qu£,fi prefens effet, fuo 
 proprio miniflerio pertinerent. 
 
 XXVI. Item, concordatum efl, quod flat com - 
 Sigillum, quod erit in cuflodia illius quern 
 
 Superior Ordinis ad hoc valuer it affgnare. 
 
 XXVII. Item quod quilibet Conlociorum pr£- 
 diciiOrdinis dg^cetero babcant Statuta Ordinis, 
 fib emmuni Sigillo fupra ditto. Et quod Origi- 
 
 | nale Statutorumfit cum eodem conflgnatum, quod 
 | infra (p) thefaurcam ditti Collegii imperpetu- 
 um r em ambit,& pofl mortem cujufcumpi Confocii 
 Ordinis Jupraditti teneantur fui executores ipfa 
 Statuta Ordinis Collegio remitterc 3 & Gardiano 
 Collegii liber are. 
 
 XXVIII. Item> concordatum efl, quod nullus 
 Militum Ordinis Santti Georgii & defocietate 
 Garterii exeat Regnum Anglia?, abfque ( q) fitit 
 & liccncia ditti Superioris. Et efl ideo concor¬ 
 datum, quod ft aut aliqua expeditio Militaris 
 contingat, aut aliquid aliud quod ad honorem 
 Militarem cedere conjpicitur, Superior Ordinis , 
 de fuiigratia, Confocios Ordinis hujufeemodi 
 attibus Militaribus ceteris quibufeumq > tenebi¬ 
 tur anteferre . 
 
 XXIX. Item quod nullus Sociorum Ordinis 
 contra alium Confocium levet arma, nifi in 
 guerra Domini fui legei, vcl in propria jufla que¬ 
 rela. Et fit contingat quod aliquis Sociorum 
 Ordinis retine at ur cum aliquo domino , aut ali¬ 
 cujus domini partem teneat vel querelam, & 
 pars adverfa poflea forte defideret aliqucm alium 
 fociorum Ordinis ad defenfioncm flu£ caufle con¬ 
 trary fecum retinere : nullus tails Socius fe- 
 cundarie dcfidcratus ad hoc confenciat, fed 
 Jemetipfum teneatur excufare pro eo quod Con- 
 locius funs primitus ex parte adversd retentus 
 fuerit velarmatus, & tenebitur propterea qnili- 
 libet Sociorum Ordinis, quando cum aliqua 
 rctinctur , excipere & pacifci, quod de omni fer- 
 vicio guerr£ movendx aut exercend£ abfolutusfit 
 penitus & quietus fi & quatenus aliquis Confo- 
 ciorum fuorumfocietatis Garterii fit perantea 
 cum adversi parte retentus & ibidem armatus.Et 
 fi ipfe fecundarie retentus non cognovit, (r) ali¬ 
 quis Sociorum fuorum Garterii fnerat primitus 
 ex parte adversd retentus, vel armatus, quan- 
 tocius hoc ad ejus noticiam devenerit, teneatur 
 omne bujufmodi Servicium penitks relinquere, & 
 feipflumtotaliter excufare. 
 
 XXX. Item, omnes licenci£ Commilitonibus 
 dittt£ Societatis concedend£ terras circuirt vo- 
 lentibus, honoris adipifeendi gratia,per exerciti- 
 um attttum militarium, & etiam omnia alia 
 feripta tarn Certificatoria quam pr£ceptiva, qux 
 Ordinem (f ) cofernere videbuntur, per Superio- 
 rem Ordinis emanare debent, fnb commnni Si¬ 
 gillo, quod remanebit in cuflodia unius Sociorum 
 Ordinis ad voluntatem Superiori sprgditti. Et 
 fi ille qui Sigillum cuflodit de prcfencid Superi¬ 
 oris ex causa rationabili fe transferat, dimittet 
 ipflum Sigillum in cuflodia alterius Sociorum 
 ejufdem Ordinis, prgfentis tamen cum Supe¬ 
 rior, quem idem Superior ad ipfius Sigilli cu- 
 flodiam duxerit affgnandum. It a quod Sigillum 
 commune nullo unquam tempore fit de prsfetKid 
 Superioris ablatum, quamdiu ipfe Superior fu¬ 
 erit infra Regnum fuum Anglia?. Et fimili 
 modo in abfencia Superioris Ordinis cum pr£- 
 ditto Sigillo fieri faciet fluus Dcputatus. 
 
 XXXI. Lem, concordatum efl, ft aliquis alius 
 Miles dict£ Societatis five Ordinis, duttus devo- 
 
 (1) Aliquid hujus rei flu nominis intuit*, (m) Introitu. 
 
 (n) Precii ita magni. (o) Ac. (p) Tbefaurum. (q) 
 Scitu. (rj Quod aliquis. (f )Concernere . 
 
 tionis 
 
appendix. 
 
 tionis fpiritu defideret apud dilium Caftrum de 
 Wyndefore continue trabcre fuam moram, pro 
 neccffariis vita fine & fua habitation dc pro- 
 prio pcctilio fadat ordinary 
 
 XXXII. Item, concordatum eft, quod in cafu 
 quo aliquis\ Miles quinon eftditte focietatis Gar- 
 terii, aut perfona alia qu&vis donare velit ali- 
 quod annum x hi aut amplius , ditto Collegia , ad 
 participandum orationum fuffragia ibidem fien- 
 darum’.nomenD atoris bujufmodi intitulabitur in 
 Kalendari Benefattorumfut Canonici & Milites 
 veterani pro eo v ah ant inperpetuum) depre- 
 cari . 
 
 XXXIII. Item, concordatum eft, quod ft ali- 
 quis Canonicorum moriatur, & Superior Ordi- 
 nis fit extra RegnumJuum Anglia?, Gardianus 
 five Cuftos Collegii, qui pro tempore fuerit, ex- 
 indemittet literas fuasad Superiorem Ordinis, 
 
 & Superior quern velit ad eundem Canonicatum 
 valeat pr<efentare . 
 
 XXXIV. Item fit unus Regiftrator Ordina 
 tus per Superiorem & focictatem Ordinis, qu\ 
 inter ceteros de Collegia fit feientior, & inter effe 
 debet in quolibet Capitulo Ordinis celebrando, 
 ad regiftrandum & inattitandum Elettiones fin - 
 gulas , nomina Elettorum, punitiones inflittas, 
 
 & punitionumcaufas, ad dittum Ordincmper- 
 tinentia, de Capitulo in Capitulum annuatim • 
 E* /if dzfl«.r Regiftrator juratus in receptione 
 fui officii de fide liter regiftrando, Et z« 
 Principio cujufiibet Capituli in Vigilid Santti 
 Georgii annuatim celebrandi, _/?«* owflza Re- 
 giftrata ami prcecedentis ibidem publice letta, 
 conzw Superiore focietate Ordinis j .dd 
 Hew <7«od /?i2«id wa/e conceptum & corretti- 
 ofle dignum , ifl formam debitam refor- 
 
 mart . 
 
 An Exemplar 0/ the Statutes of Inftitntion remaining in the 
 Lord Hat’tons Library. 
 
 A D bonorem Dei,"Santti Maria? Virgi- 
 nis gloriofie, c£” Santti Georgii i Rex 
 Anglia?, Dominus rnfter Edwardus 
 tertiuspoft conqueftnm anno regni fui 23. Drdi- 
 navit, ftabilivit & fundavit unam Societatem 
 ifl C^ro /mj de Wind fore /or/fld <7//^ fe- 
 
 quitur. 
 
 Imprimis , ipfemet conftituitur Superior Co- 
 mitivx, deinde fenior ejus filius princeps Wallia?, 
 Dux Lancaftria?, Comes Warwici, Piers Ca¬ 
 pital de la Bouch, Conies Staffordia?, Comes 
 Sarisburia?, Dominus de Mari-mortuo, Domi¬ 
 nus Johannes Lifle, Dominus Bartholomew de 
 Bourghier f ilius, Dominus Johannes de Beu- 
 ehampe, Dominus de Mahune, Dominus Hugo 
 de Courtny, Dominus Thomas de Holande, 
 Dominus Johannes de Gray, Dominus Ricardus 
 Fitz Simond, Dominus Milo de Stapilton, 
 Dominus Thomas de Wale, Dominus Hugode 
 Wrottefly, Dominus Neel de Loring, Dominus 
 Johannes Chandoyfe, Dominus Jacobus Audlcy, 
 Dominus Otho de Holand, Dominus Henricus 
 Erne, Dominus Sanchett D’abrigecourt, Do¬ 
 minus Walterus de Pavely. 
 
 I. Imprimis, eft Statutum & pro perpetuo 
 ordinatum, quod Dominus nofter Rex Anglice 
 prxdittus, & bxredes fui Reges Anglia? fuperi- 
 oritate perfruentur Comitivx prxdittx . 
 
 II. Item, eft decretum quod in prxdittum 
 Ordinem & confortium nullus admittetur, niftt 
 qui prxeinttus fuerit irreprobato cingulo mili- 
 tix, fanguinifep, gencrofitate dotatus ex ori- 
 gifle. 
 
 III. Et xxvi. Milites prxnominati, quotient 
 prxfentes fuerint in caftro prxditto , portabunt 
 pro babitu Mantellos & Garteros ordinatos ad 
 hoc ibidem, fcilicct quotiefunque contigerit eos 
 Capcllam intrare Santti Georgii, feu domum 
 Capituli pro Capitulo celebrando, vel quicquid 
 
 ' aliud faciendo ibidem, quod Ordini pertiitebitr. 
 ! Et confvniliter illi induentur infigniis vigilid 
 \ Santti Georgii, egrediendo cum Superiore, vel 
 ; cum fuo Deputato,df Magna Camera per modum 
 procejfionis uftp > ad Capellam prxdittam, feu do¬ 
 mum Capital arem, Et ex poft fatto eodem erdine 
 revertentes continue fic induti, tarn videlicet in 
 Coend , hi qui ccenare decrevcrunt, quam ceteri 
 non cxnantes , ufquc dwn Superior, feu ejus De- 
 putatus, fumptis fpeciebus & vino, cunttis de- 
 creverit valefacere, confimilem modum in omni¬ 
 bus obfervantes, de mane venlendo ad Capitulum, 
 \& revertendo ad prandium, & continue ufqite 
 d«wSuperior,/i'» funs Deputatus, fingula com- 
 pleverit, qux fnoftatui, pro tunc ex congruo per¬ 
 tinent obfervari • Ac etiam iterum veniendo 
 ad fecundas vefperas, & revertendo ad ccenant, 
 & ufque dum completa fuerit & Ie voyde 
 finita. 
 
 IV. Item ordinati funt ibidem tredecim Ca¬ 
 nonici, qui in fttis receptionibus, vel faltem in¬ 
 fra annum poft eri its facer dotes erunt- Tredecim, 
 erunt etiam ibidem Vicarii x qui in introitu illo- 
 rum Sacerdotes fore obligantur, vel ut in ordi- 
 nibus proximis ad Sacerdotii gradum valeant 
 promoveri, qui divina celebrabunt ibidem pro 
 animabus omnium fidelium defunttorum • . Qui 
 quidem Canonici per predittos fundatores erunt 
 prefentati. Ita viz. quod nnufquifq\ eorundem 
 fuum prefentabit Canonicum Cuftodi Collegii , 
 Sic quod poftquam aliqua vacaverit pofterius 
 prebenda, neqi illequiprins prefentaverat , nec 
 aliquis alius ex tunc alium ad illam prefenta¬ 
 bit, fed Joins Superior ex poft fatto jus babebit 
 quemeunque prefentandi que ad hoc deer ever it 
 limit andum, & fic de fingulis vacatur is earum- 
 dem unanimiter eft decretum . 
 
 V. Item, concordatum eft, quod Canonici pre- 
 
 Ifati babebunt Mantellos tnurrii colons, cum 
 I uru 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 una figure rotundit, viz. um roundletta de Ar- 
 mis Siincii Georgii. 
 
 Vi. Item,Ordinjti fiott ibidem xxvi. Mi¬ 
 ll tes adverfitate fortune ad t ant um vexati , quod 
 de propriis mi,time v'aleant fijlentari , qui in 
 collegia pradido conveniens percipient emolu¬ 
 ment um pro fuis devotis effundendis prccibus , 
 ad Laudem Dei, & bottorem Sandi Georgii, 
 & quod ad eorum eledionem eodem modo ordina¬ 
 tion ejl per omnia, quo prim refertur de admijfi- 
 onibus Canonicorum, fic quod omnis pofterior 
 eleciio perpetuo remanebit penes Ordinis Supe- 
 riorem. 
 
 VII. Item-, Statutwn ejl , quod ftnguli Pau- 
 peres Milites prafati fuos portabunt Mantellos 
 de colore rubra, cum um Scuta de Armis Sandi 
 Georgii abfqs aliquo Gartcro in t‘jus circuits 
 
 VIII. Item, concordat um c\l,qu$d fi Superior 
 infolewpnitate Sandi Georgii prafens ejje non 
 poterit, per fuss Literas, fmm faciat Depu¬ 
 tation, qui Caphulum bora tertii teneat in vi- 
 gilii, ac in die fingul'a (hideat adimplere qua 
 ad fell um pertinent, pro tempore , fumptibus Su¬ 
 per*oris i It a quod interim nulla nova prafumat 
 ajfirmare Statutes , immb potejiatem plenariam 
 babcat corrigeudi & reformandi fingula punda 
 Capituli qua fequuntur . 
 
 IX. Item , quolibet anno , in vigilia SanUi 
 Georgii, convenire babent ex Statuto, apttd 
 C i lruon de Windfore omnes Milites pradidi 
 SanUi Georgii, qui viz. infra regnum fuerint , 
 z’cl alibi accede re valent es, ad ejfettum quod 
 ibidem Divina infimul folempnizent , portando 
 Mantellos durante fervicio interim ordinatim 
 fmgu!i in fuis (lallis, ftper qua unufquifq > po- 
 fita babebit ft am gal earn, cum Crejld , & gla- 
 diitm diretiefubpendentem, qua ibidem jlatuitur 
 permanere ad tempus fuorum pojfejforum , wutm- 
 quodqb viz. in fignum & bona rent ipfa deferen- 
 tium , & etiam in fignum dtfenfionis E cclefia, 
 fecundum quod vota depofeunt Ordinis Militaris. 
 Ver unit amen in cafe quo feflum Saudi Georgii 
 infra quindenam Palchoe contingit evenire, pro- I 
 rogari debet ufifi in illam diem dominicam qua I 
 continue dies xv. pafeba fore computabitur, ut 
 fic unufqtiiff) Ordinis conjocius opportunitatem 
 accedcndi babeat ad fejlum pralibatum , abfquc 
 hoc quod cquitare arceatur aliquo durum illo- 
 rum trium folempnitati Pafchse fejliva anne- 
 xortmu 
 
 X. Item , quod ftnguli & units funul in vigi- 
 lia pradida ac bora & loco priots deputatis con- 
 venire minime pojlponant. Quod fi tempus neg- 
 lexerint venk'ndi & hot am, potnam fubibunt ex 
 concordiJb-Capituli inferius limit at am , ftper 
 quo extat dec return, quod illd vice capitulumnon 
 intrabunt , immb expedabunt foras ad hojiium , 
 null am babituri vocem in Capital o, citiq’■> vali- 
 turam , in re expediendd ibidem , ilia fcilicet 
 vice tantitm . Et fi ad initium primarum vefpe- 
 rarum quis illorum negligat accedere, defado 
 ad tunc Stallum ftum intrare non prafumat , fed 
 expedabit in loco illo Cbori,qm Cborijla refidere 
 folebant i fcilicet coram St ah proprio , ujq-, ad 
 fittem ill arum. Et idem Ordinatum ejl de neg- 
 ligentibus venire, ante principium alta MiJJa, 
 
 &vefperarumindei Sandi Georgii. Et fiquls 
 non veniat ad fe[\um pradidum , abfif, hoc, quod 
 cattfam fua abfentia allegaverit , a Superiore 
 acceptandam , pcenam fubibit banc , viz. Quod 
 proximo fejlo celebrando (lallum ftum non intra¬ 
 bit, fed totaliter tenebit ft in imo , quo pruts 
 didumejl , de negligent thus pravenire principium 
 vefperarum & Miffa in die. Quod fi itafucrit 
 negligent, quod ad proximum fejlum celebran- 
 dum minime accefferit, nullam interim cauffam 
 fua tardationis Superiori fignificans accept a- 
 bilem,poena fta erit , quodJlallum ftum non in¬ 
 trabit in proximo fejlo celebrando , immo refide- 
 bit in bajfo modo quo prius (latuitur, &, ultra 
 hoc, in procejfone tunc fienda, tenebit fe tota¬ 
 liter ante tres Cruces ibidem deportandas* Et 
 in regrejfu Je reponct in loco baffo priori ufque 
 ad tempus Ojfcrtorii, & offerct folus pojlremo 
 per f. Acpojl has fic per alias pcenitentias, fe 
 convertet ad Jlallum Superiors, feu fti Depu- 
 tati, ibidem de Commijfis humiliter fitbi petens 
 pardonari . Quo fado , quifquis illorum inter- 
 fuerit ipfurn commcndabit ad Jlallum, Statutn 
 prifiinum fibi reflituendo & gradum. Quod ft 
 ad fecundum fejlum Sandi Georgii, minime 
 accejferit, dummodo in regno permanfrit , nul¬ 
 lam interim fignificans cattfam fti impediments, 
 a Superiore, vel fuo Deputato, merito alloc an- 
 dam, co fado pofierius (lallum ftum matquam 
 intrabit, quoad ttffi obtulcrit altari Sandi 
 Georgii, in Capelin pradidd, jocale aliquod va- 
 l. ris xx. Marcarum feu verum valorem ejufdem. 
 Quod fi de anno in annum permanfrit fic culpa- 
 bit is, fecundum lapfitm temporis , mnltiplicabit 
 & ftmptus , ufq, dkm de commiffis fuerit rccon- 
 ciliatus . 
 
 XI. Item , cadit ftb Statuto , quod ftnguli 
 Milires feietatis pradida M itttellos portabunt 
 ordinis pradidi de colore blodio , omni anno, 
 fcilicet a primis vejperis ufq\ pojl ficundas in 
 fejlo Sandi Georgii, ubicunq > pro tempore illo 
 continget ipfos refidere, ac fi prafentes forentpro 
 tunc cum Superiori Ordinis in loco ad hoc fpe- 
 cialiter deputato, dummodo fibi una occurrerint 
 temporis opportwtitas & Libert as votiva. 
 
 XII. Item, St atuitur, quod fiquis de Comi- 
 tiva pradida invenietur in aperto abfif, ufu 
 Garterii debito, & confucto, quant cifo de hsc 
 fibi veraciter fuerit objedum, noverit fe firmitcr 
 afiridum per Statuta, ad perflvendum, bite de 
 causa, Cttjlodi & Collegia, dimidiam mar cam , 
 modo quo confimiliter defedivl folvere confite- 
 verunt. 
 
 XIII. Interim , ejl deeretum, quod finguli de 
 Comitiva in alta Mifsa Sandi Georgii fi difpo- 
 nant ad offerendum , unufquifq-, viz. cum fuo focio 
 fibi direde oppofito , & hoc ordinatum fecundum 
 quod in fuisjlallis reponi'dinofeuntur, it a quod ft 
 cujufcunq-, confors abjens ab hoc adu fuerit, con- 
 feius ex oppofito offerct per fe. It a quod in omni 
 j procefiione fienda ibidem in Capella pradidi 
 ' Ordinis , Superior pojlremus inccdat , ettndos 
 j fubfquendo per fe Ordinis confocios. 
 
 XIV. Item, concordatum ejl, quod in Crajlino 
 ! folemnitatis Sandi Georgii, priufquam Societas 
 \ pradida decreverit inter fe mutuo valefacere , 
 
 JDecati- 
 
appendix. 
 
 Decani arifactent imam Miff am de Requie, pro 
 anhnabus fuorum Confodalium, qui de hoc feculo 
 dcceffcmnt, €>- omnium fidclium dcfunVtorum, in 
 cujus celebratione- finguli qui prafentes pridic 
 extitcrint, tetientur intercffe, nifi forte quis cau- 
 sk ad hoc movente rationabili fuerit per Supe- 
 riorcm in Jpeciali Ikentiatus, feu excufabiliter 
 aliunde turbatus- 
 
 XV- Item, decretum eft, quod mntfquifb So¬ 
 cial ium Or dims fepedicji, rclinquct ibidem mum 
 mantellum, effetlum quod, in fiwulis fubi- 
 
 taneis acceffrbus & infperatis, ilium paratwn 
 invcniat, pro obfervandis flatutis in bac parte, 
 fmgulifq-, Superioris Jufjis & decrctis. 
 
 XVI. Item concordatum eft, quod ft quis de 
 focietate pradifta itinerando cquitaverit per 
 Cadrum praditlum, ob reverentiam Locife debet 
 difoncrc ad intrandum Capellam prafatam, ft 
 mendoftbi primiiks futon M.mtellum, fine quo 
 HI am nufquam intrare praftmat • C.ui ad obvi- 
 anrlumfe difponere babent Canonici reft dentes, 
 ad ipfjtm condncendnm devotivs quo noverint , in 
 capellam pradiEiam. Et ft intraverit pro tem¬ 
 pore altje Miffa, expect arc tenet itr ad finem ejuf 
 dem, ob honorem 1 lei-, & Sancli Georgu- Et 
 f pofl nonam ipfum continent intro ire, cxpeclabit 
 ufc, dttm Canonici prafentes dixerint de pro- 
 undis, pro animabus omnium fidclium defunVto- 
 rttm, & obtulerit ibidem . Quod ft quis de So- 
 ciis pradittis per medium cquitaverit villa, & 
 recufaverit capellam intrare prafatam, ad offc- 
 rendum, mo do quo prafertur per Statuta, No- 
 verit fe fib f ault fra obedientia firmiter aftri- 
 Ihim, td profeifeendum peregrc& pcdeflcr totiens 
 quotiens,de Caftro,unum miliare,uff, ad Capellam 
 pradiclam, ob honorem Santti Georgii, & pro 
 qua lib et vice qua fc fecerit & fuerit def clivus, 
 offerre tcnctur mum denarium- 
 
 XVII. Item, diff.nitiim eft, quod quam cit'd ad 
 veram & indubiam Superiors pervenerit notiti- 1 
 am, de decefju cujufcunq, Confortis Comitiva 
 pradicla, ipfe faciet celebrari, pro anima fic dc- 
 furttti, mil/e miffas ’•> unns Rex extraneus cele¬ 
 brari faciet net ingen t as Mijfas b Princeps fptin- j 
 gentas', quilibet Di\x,fexcentas quilibet Comes 
 trecentat,quilibet Baro, Vucentas ; quilibet Mi¬ 
 les, Centum . Et ft ijlas non compleverit intra 
 quart erimn anni,feti crmpleri fecerit, poft not it i- 
 am mortis b abit am,ut prafertur,duplic abit qitar - 
 terium iittegri tot ins. Et ft Ver.dimidium ami a 
 retro permanfrit, de eifdcm tenetur ad dupltim, 
 ut prafertur . Et fic de tempore in tempusufq-, ad 
 finem ami. Et conftmilitcr de anno, ft ad tan - 
 turn permanfrit dfettivus, & de anno in annum 
 ipfs duplicabit. 
 
 XVIII. Item concordatum eft, quod fiquis de- 
 cejferit de prafata comitiva , Superior, feu ejus 
 Dcputatus, habit a de hoc v era notitia, cunhis 
 feiis Comitiva in regno cxiftentibus, per fuas 
 Li ter as eifdcm fuper eo dircCtas, ft Hi veritatem 
 fgniftcare tcnctur, fmgulos interim accedere va¬ 
 lent ts prammiendo, quatenus infra fex fepti- 
 rnanas poft bufufmodi citationcm prababitam in 
 loco idoneo quocunqs quern ad hoc duxerit limi- 
 tandum, fe difponant convenire . Qui quidem 
 omnes & finguli fic unit i, it a viz, quod ad mi¬ 
 
 nus ultra Superiorem, vcl fuum Deputatum, 
 fint ibi fex alii Ordinis Confocii, itovetn Mili¬ 
 tary Ordinis perfmas nominabunt, & quilibet 
 corum nominabit pro fe, juxta videre propritnn , 
 qui prafens pro tunc fuerit, honorabiliores ac 
 fufftcicntiores quos noverit Milites, in ft is fa mis 
 minime violatos, irreprobatos undiq', &fubjectos 
 Supcriori, feu alios , dummodo partem ejus ad- 
 verfam nafeantur non faver.e, viz. tres Comites, 
 
 ( feu tres alios majoris dignitatis , tres Barones, 
 & tres Milites. Quas'quidem denominationes 
 una cum votis fingulorum reportabit, & feribet 
 Prxlatus Ordinis, viz. Epifcopus Wiltonienfis 
 exiftens pro tempore , feu in abfentui fun, Cuftos 
 Collegia, feu Regiftrarius deputatus ad hoc, vet 
 fenior Relidentiarius Collegii pradicii, in ab- 
 fentiis eornndem Ac denominationes pr a dicta 
 ttr ziota per omnes , feit ad minus per fex illorum 
 fafij, ut prafertur, pojlquam reportaverit & 
 feripfrit incontinenter oftendere tcnctur Supe- 
 riori ordinis, qui ipfum cligere debet Militein, 
 feu dcnunciare pro elecio, quern pluribus viderlt 
 Eligcntium vocjbus abundare , & bonorabilio- 
 rem judicjverit, fibiq - , ac corona fua, as regko 
 ex verifmili in poft er um deer ever it magis pnr 
 futurum■ Et fiquis de Comitiva pradifia vo¬ 
 lant arie fe fubtraxerit ab cleCtione bujufmodi, 
 abfij, hoc, quod caufam babucrit jujliorem, pu- 
 niatur fib f' rma qua fubfruitur, caufam in- 
 fiiper ftta tardationis juft am, fi quam allegave- 
 rit, debite allocando. Quod ft mil l am vale at 
 oftendere juftam Jui impedimenti, feu quod non 
 vencrit citationi parendo prii:s exhibit a, decre¬ 
 tum eft, quod tunc folvct Cuftodi & Collegia 
 unarn marcam, ad effecium, quod ipfi orent pro 
 animh focii defuntil, & in proximo fito adventn 
 ad Capitulwn pradiUum, ipfe cxpcclabit fuper 
 terrain in medio Capituli, coram Superiore, & 
 tota praf ntc Comitiva, ufp dum per ipfos fue¬ 
 rit reconciliatus. 
 
 XlX. Item, decretum eft , quod cum contige- 
 rit aliquem Militcm prafata Societatis in fata 
 dccedere, ac deindc alium per ele&ioncm fiicce- 
 dere in locum ftnm, fic eleClo tranfmittetur 
 Gar terns, in ftgnum quod ipfe eft wins de pra- 
 diclo confortio Ordinis Gartcri 5 Et quam citihs 
 decreverit poffeffionem recipere fid Stalli, tunc 
 primo & non ante recipiet Mantcllum Ordinis 
 pro fuo habitu. Et in cafu quo dccefferit priuf 
 quam fuo babitu indui videatur , ncquaquam 
 tunc uominabitur ut unus fundatorum, eo quod 
 ftbi deficiat plenitudo poffiffionis fua & flatus , 
 vermtamen medietatem percipict miffaritm pra- 
 nominatarum, causa liberati Gartcri, fbi fic 
 tranfmiffi , ut flatuitur, abfque pluribus . Quod 
 fi fic eleclus pofl ipfius Garterii fufeeptionem, 
 omnem congruam non adbibuerit diligentiam, 
 quatenus tnftallari valeat, ita fpecialiter quod 
 inftalletur infra annum fua elehioms, fi fuerit 
 Miles cxpe£lans infra Kegnum, ft de hoc minime 
 caufam affignare voluerit, a Superiore, & tota 
 Comitiva merit0 allocandam, eo faclo caffa ju- 
 dicabitur cleciio ilia &vana , in tantum quod 
 liceat eis, ex tunc , ad novam celebrandam pro- 
 cedere eleClionem'y Et medio tempore, fua galea 
 cum Crejlii & gladio ncquaquam figi debent fu¬ 
 per 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 jer fi all urn fibi limit atum, fed ambo reposti de- 
 bent, ufque advent uni cujufvis fic elcCii, ad Car 
 lii'llu : pradicium, tie fi ipfum , ut prafertur, in¬ 
 fra temp ns limitation accedcre non contingat , 
 mv h faith eleaiom ipfi infignia militaria de- 
 rcl'.iri judicabitur merit'd, fen dcponi, fed po- 
 tiksfic in into pofita bonefiiks V f cretins de 
 cboro exportari, dcinde ad opus Collegii perpetuo 
 permanfura. 
 
 XX. Item , concordatwn efi, quod omnes Ex- 
 tranei in banc elecli Comitivam, dc fuis elefrio- 
 vibus certificari debent per Superiorem, quibus 
 interim trasifmittidebent, fitmptibusSu perioris, 
 
 G art eras cum Matitello, & Statutis Ordinis, 
 fiputii Sigillo ipjius conwnmi , 6 " hoc omni ce- 
 hritate costiruh, it a quod, ad ultimum, notitiam 
 ittde babeam infra quatuor menfs pojl eleSio- 
 wm, ad finem, quod vifk Jhtutis Ordinis, f 
 avifare vale ant , asttequhm ipfam recipere de¬ 
 er cverint feu refill are. Quam fi recepcrint j 
 Extranei predict':, a/jificurip dignitatis fperint, 
 cortditionis, fittfiaihs. tenonue ad tranfmitten- : 
 dam, inf a ncio menfs proximo tin:: fquentes, 
 uiin n fufficient ew Procuratorem, umtfquiffijitx- j 
 11 (latum fita dignitatis, fic ad minks quod fit j 
 Miles ir reprobat us, qui nomine fita vale at in- i 
 Italian, qui ficum aeUicere tenetur union Man - 
 telitm firieum de blodio colore Ordinis, cxparte \ 
 ipfum iranfinilteniis, interim galeam cum creflh, 
 
 & uno gladio , qua continuo pojicriks morabitn- j 
 tur in Collegio. quidem Mantelltts, tern- j 
 
 pore iiftallationis ipfius Procurators, nomine 
 Domini feu Magifiri fui , per Superiorem 
 reponi debet fuper brachium fuum dextrurn, quern 
 retincre tenetur ibidem ufq, finem bora divina, 
 ex tunc ibidem proximo cclebrand£, pojlquam t 
 fr, nomine Domini , feu Magifiri fui, fuerit in -! 
 fallal us, ita quod pojleri its ipfum non port abit, 
 neque vocem aliquam babebit in Capitulo, neq > 
 illuc intrare pr£fumet, in abfentia tranfnitten- 
 tis ipfum. Et e(i fckndum, quod tantus favor 
 Extraneisfic elettis ab hoc prolan jubetnr, qui 
 in fuis perfnis minima valeant infiallari, quo 
 face re valeant per fuos Procuratores quatenus 
 ipfi particepes ejfici mere ant ur Miff arum &Ora- 
 tionum integrarum Ordinis pr£libati, quarum 
 me diet ate privarentur, fi, priufquam ipfos in¬ 
 fiallari contingat, viam ingrederesitur univerfe 
 carnis• 
 
 XXr. Item, fiatv.itur, quod fiiquis Comes, j 
 Baro, fit quivis Miles in fata decejfrit, ipf I 
 qui p fi ipfum vent urns efi, cujufcunque conditi- \ 
 o/tis fuerit , fit Status , ipf tenebit eundem Stal- 
 lum quern tenant fitus Fradeceffor, abfq't muta- 
 thne aliquh, ttifi folummodo raiione Principis, 
 qui Con.itivx obtinebit fiallumprimum ex oppo- 
 fito Superiors, qukm cito elecius fuerit ipfi. 
 Et fic in cafucontinget, quod units Comes fuc- 
 ctdet uni Militi in \\allurn fuum, & etiam e 
 converf » El hoc ideo permittitur fic fieri, qua¬ 
 tenus per boc,primi Ordinis Eundatorcs ab aliis 
 valeant difeerni . 
 
 XXII. Interim Statittum efi, quod unufquifqp 
 peaheia S 'cictatis, in introitu fiio primo, ali- 
 quid adminifirabit de bonis fids, uhitfquifp viz. 
 juxta fitl J ant fam fit£ dignitatis, in relcvamen 
 
 I Camntcorum , pauperum Militum , & eleemofna- 
 ritm ibidem pro perpetuo ordinatarum, viz. Su¬ 
 perior Ordinis 40, Marcas, unus Rex extraneus 
 1 20/. Princeps 20 Marcas, quilibet Dux sol. 
 quilibet Comes 10 Marcas, quilibet Baro 100 
 \ folidos , & quilibet Miles, quinq'i Marcas folvere 
 fiatuitur. Et quoufq-> unnfijuifq > Hlorwn juxta 
 datum fuum has perfolverit fummOS, galc£ fit£ 
 cum gladiis nequ iquam erigi permittentur fit - 
 j ra jlalla fita > pro quo feiendum, quod Superior 
 1 Ordinis tenetur ad fatisfaciendum in his i pro 
 quolibet Extraneo fic eldlo, viz. tempore in- 
 fiallationis fn£ per Procuratorem fitum'i Et 
 ifia Dona pro tanto or distant ur, ut omnes buuc 
 intrantes Ordincm, digniores reddantur ad ha¬ 
 bendum fita nomina intitulata ac privilegiata , 
 velut Eundatorcs Ordinis pr£difti. 
 
 XXIII. Interim efi Jlatutum quod quarn cito 
 aliquis printerum Fundatorum debitum folvcrit 
 na\ur£, fieri debet de Ml talio Scutum Armo - 
 rum juorum, & galea cum Crefia ejufdem, qua 
 figi fiatuuntur in dorfo fui fialli, in fignum ge- 
 llantis ipja. Et confimiliter corum Succeffores, 
 Scuta Armoriim juorum cum galeis & crejlis 
 fixa habebunt, in dorfo fiallorum fuorttm fiibtits 
 prima tamest,qua etiam de Metallo crunt,verun- 
 tamtt ad dijferentiam primorum fundatorum , 
 minora erunt. 
 
 XXlV. Item unufquifq't prafatum Ordisum 
 ingreffurus promitt ere babet perfinaliter ac ju- 
 rare, feu per Procuratorem quern fuo nomine , 
 ut prafertur, contingct infiallari, fe obfervatu- 
 . rum juxta poffi fideliks quo valebit, fiatuta om- 
 j nia & fwgula Ordinis pralibati, Et de caters 
 . nullus infiallari permittetur per Procuratorem, 
 
 I nifi fuerit extraneus ,qui,ut in propria perfina in - 
 fialletur,acccdere non valet tempore lisnitato • 
 j XXV. Item , in cafu quo Superior de regno 
 I fuerit abfins fin alibi, ita quod commode in per- 
 fusut propria accedere non valeat, ad perimplen- 
 dumeaqua ad in(iallationem Militis fic cleVii 
 dignofeuntur ex congruo pertinere, fibi licebit 
 vices tunc fuas in bac parte committcre cui- 
 cunq'i duxerit Jocio praditta Comitiva , qui 
 cunda fito nomine buic aclui pertineniia valebit 
 autboritatiq i peragere. 
 
 XXVI. Item concordatum efi, quod ad bunc 
 Ordinem pertinere debeat nnum commune Si- 
 gillum, in prafntia Superiors continue per- 
 manfurum, vel in cufiodia illius quesneunep, ad 
 boc duxerit limitandum. 
 
 XXVII. Item, unufquifp, de catero Ordinis 
 pradicli habere tenetur penes fi Statuta pra~ 
 fintia, fignata Sigillo prafito, quorum Origi¬ 
 nate pro perpetuo remasterc fiatuitur infra ‘Ihe- 
 faurariasn Collcgii fapeditti , praditto Sigillo 
 l priks debite confignatum . 
 i XXVIII. Item , pofi deceffum cujujq > Militis 
 Ordistis Garterii Executores ejus firmiter afirin- 
 guntur ad rcsssittendum Collegio pradido Sta- 
 ttita prafita fuis Dossiinis & Magifiris tradi- 
 ta-> priks ut prafertur , Cujlodi tradesida Colle¬ 
 gia pro tempore exifiesiti. 
 
 XXlX. Itemconcordatusn efi, quod nullus de 
 catero Miles Ordinis Sandli Georgii regnum 
 cxire prefumat, abfipy Superiors licentia fpe- 
 
 cialt 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 ciali pet ltd fuper hoc pariter & obtenta, fuper 
 quo communiter eji decretum quod fi aliquod 
 Militare viagium feu aliud quoddam bonorifi- ; 
 cum, per Supcriorem fieri difponatur, quod 
 Or dims militarem famam pojjit promovere, 1 
 Superior, cx full gratia fpeciali, ad per agendum 
 diCti Ordinis Commilitones pra cateris fubditis 
 dignabitur ant if err e- 
 
 XXX. Item, Statutwn efi, quod null ns Mi- 1 
 litum pradiCtovum contra alium prstfumat mili-\ 
 tare, nififolitm incafu quo a. fids & fttperiori- 
 bus Dominis idem exjuffu tegis facere arce-l 
 
 atur, feu in propria cunfit jufid. Quod fi fie 
 ev'eniat quod aliquis eorundan cum quocunque ! 
 Domino, feu cum favente fu am partem flip endiis 
 rctineatur, ad Anna militaribus, & ejus pars j 
 adverfa alium Ordinis Garterii militem opt a -; 
 verit- retinere i in ifio cafie ipfc qui fic fecundo 
 finer it requifitus, co quod noverit fid Ordinis 
 Commititonem pravie praarmari cum • adversh I 
 parte, de requifitione bac ultimate teuetur excu-j 
 fiari i Ac infuper in quibuficunqs fiuis bujufmodil 
 retenttonibus ad Anna obligari fiatis arSe ad\ 
 fipecialitcr praexcipiendum ,' cum ad hoc prime \ 
 ftterintinclinati. Quod fi quern de Or dine fito 
 Garferi cum adverfa parte ipfms retinentis ip- 
 fium pra vie contingat ret inert, quod tunc Ule fie- 
 cundo fic rctentus, babita bujus rci perfeiid no¬ 
 thin, iiio non obflante, fiuas liberc valeat babe- 
 nas exercere, a: de hujufmodi retentione ad 
 guerram pennies abfiolvi eo fatto. Quod fi in 
 hujufmodi ut prafertur, retentione ipjum fecun- 
 darie fic retentum non confident, de aliquo fid 
 Ordinis confbcio cum parte retento adversa, fed 
 poflerius fi devenerit ad notitiam, incontinenti 
 fic nofeat firmiter obligatum ad fie excufiandum 
 erga domimim fiat Magiftrum fiuum , Et ad 
 querelam fit am & quamlibet hujufmodi penitks 
 relinquendum. 
 
 _ XXXI. Item quod omnes & finguU Licentia 
 literates confortii Militibus de c£tero concedendee 
 per Superiorem, ad finem quod mare pertranfe- 
 ant, ut fines vifitent alienos, & exteras nati- 
 cnes, pro bonoribus militia quoquo mo do perqui- 
 rendis, ac infuper & Lit era mandat oria, feu 
 alias certificatoria, quovis mo do Ordini perti- 
 ttentet cuiqite tranfmittenda, priiis debite con- 
 fignenturpradiCti Ordinis communi Sigillo, quod 
 tnanere fiatifiturpenes aliquem de Ordine, quern 
 ad hoc Superior viderit ajfignandum. Quern fi 
 ex rationabili causa deprafientia Superior is re - 
 cedere contingat> tunc Sigillum pofi fie relinquet, 
 cum illo quern ad hoc Superior decreverit limit a- 
 re > if ? quod Sigillumpradittum, extra fitam pra- 
 fentiam, dummodo infra regnum expeftaverit, 
 
 minime relinquatur . Quod etiam ommn'o ob- 
 fervandumfore fiatuitur, ab intento pro Supe¬ 
 rior^ in abfentia ejus Dcputato, quoad Si- 
 gillum pralibatum. 
 
 XXXII. Item fiatuitur, quod fiquis Miles 
 Ordinis pradicii, ob devotioncm propofitum re- 
 ceperit infra Collegium pr*dictum continue per- 
 manendi, quod ipfc de fids propriis & non Col- 
 legii fie dtfponat interim fufientaru 
 
 XXXIII. Item fiquis Miles alius extraneus 
 ab ordine ob dovotionem etiam ibidem opt aver it 
 refidere, juxta decrctum Superiors Ordinis & 
 ipfius Comitiv*, pro ejufidem morn poterit pro¬ 
 vider i, 
 
 XXXIV. Item conceditur ex decreto, quod 
 fiquis Miles, vel qnavis alia perfona, ab hoc Or¬ 
 dine, ex devotione tribucre decreverit x 1. annul 
 reditus, feu t err arum, vel magis, ad effettum 
 quod'fparticeps valeat fieri omnium precum de- 
 votarnm ibidem fundendarum, pro bencfa&ori- 
 bus pracipuis Collegii fiepediCti, nomen fiuum co 
 fado infiribi fiatuitur inter nomhia ibidem be- 
 nefattorum ejufidem, quatenus pro ipfi, inter ca¬ 
 ter os ab ipfius mvnifiris continue in fpeciali vale¬ 
 at deprccari • 
 
 XXXV. Interim efi decrctum, quod fi ali¬ 
 quis de Canonicis pradidi Collegii in abfentia 
 Superiors dcccjjerit in fata, cufios tunc Collegii 
 ejus dcceffum Superiori fignificare tenetur cx 
 Jlatuto, per jiias liter as, adcjfecium, quod ipfc 
 alium, quern ad hoc decreverit limitandum, in 
 locum ipfius valeat fiubrogare. 
 
 XXXVI. Item, deputandus efi interim, per 
 Ordinis Superiorem & ejus Comitivam, mm 
 Regiftrarius, qui viz. ficientinr ad hoc fore ex- 
 ifiimatur Canonicorum ibidem in Collegia re - 
 fidentium, quiprafbis effe poterit in omni Capi- 
 tulo Ordinis celebratido, ad fideliter report an- 
 dum, infuper & regijlrandum, eleaiones fiendas 
 ac nomina elettorum, pcenas infligendas, & cau- 
 Jas pcenarum, reconciliationes punitorum pra- 
 vie delinquentium, cumfingulis aftibus aliis & 
 caufis corundem Ordini pertinentibus,& hoc de 
 Capitulo inCapitulum, & de anno in annum i 
 fuper quo pr a fat us Regilirarius, in fuaprimd 
 receptionc ad officium fuum, Juramentum tene- 
 tur prafiare, ad ‘'deliter regijlrandum materias 
 ibidem minifirandas, modo quo prafertur• Qua 
 omnia, ut inatiitantur, in principio Capituli 
 proximo fequentis , in vigilia Santti Georgii, 
 coram Superiore & tota Comitiva integre debe «' 
 at recitare, ad eff'eflum, quod, fi qua occurrant 
 corrigenda, pro tunc, juxta rei exigentiam, digne 
 valcant emendaru 
 
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 Another 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Another Exemplar of the faid Statutes , entred in the Blacky Bool\ 
 
 of the Order. 
 
 L /^\ Vifijuis in Anglia Rcgn't folio poti- 
 H g etur, is ipfie perpetuis ab hinc tem- 
 paribus hujus illujiriffimi Ordinis 
 Supremus & erit, & appellabitur • 
 
 II. Nnllus in ham clarijjtmam focietatem aficri- 
 bctur nip qui generis ac militia nomine dignus 
 fuerit,ut qui moribus ac farm fplcndidus, & E- 
 ques ante ut minimum auratus i ignobiles autem 
 & improbi repulfiam hie omnino patientur• Impro- 
 bitates etenirn & probra hacprobitatis & honori- 
 pca virtutis Ordo minus admittet, ant fujlinebit. 
 
 III. Commilitones egregii hujus Ordinis 
 & ornatiffimi College viginti fix aunt : qui 
 *trabeas ac Subligaria apud Windeforum ha- 
 beant, in ufium & fplendorcm Ordinis apte para- 
 ta , ut quoties titendnm fit, his illic utantur • 
 Vtendum antem quotiefiunq, Vivi fiui Georgii 
 Sacellumingrediuntur, fiu domumfite fuorumq'■> 
 Sacerdotum confiultationi dedicat am, vel ad con¬ 
 ventual ibi celibrandum vel quid aliud agitan- 
 dum, vel anfiituendum, quod Socictatis hujus 
 interejfe potent \ eodem habitu Celebris orna- 
 tu , fiub vefiperis vigilia Vivi Georgii, ante 
 meridiano Crajiina did fiolemni, & ficcundis 
 deinde vefiperis, cum Supremo, vel in locum 
 ejus aftgn.ito de magno Regis Cubicttlo, ad Sa- 
 cellttm & domum, quam de rebus confulturi fiub- 
 intrat, ibunt ac redibunt• Trabeis itidem ac 
 fiubligaribus illic finis indutt confide bunt, tarn 
 in praudio diet Vivi Georgii, quant in Coetta 
 ■vigilie ejus, pariter & diet, comedcntcs fimul 
 ac ab(lemii-> ncq> fie illis exuent, donee ipfie Stt- 
 premus ejufivc loco conjiitutus exucrit , exuendive 
 tempus ejje deer ever it. 
 
 IV. Et quia Militia decus bonore Vivino ni- 
 titur, & qu£geruntur, oratione pia fiulciuntur : 
 illis viginti fix Equitibus , totidem infra Veo 
 dedicandi refipondebunt Canonici fierulares tre- 
 decim , Vicarii totidem ■> jam jam Sacerdotes, 
 vel brevi pop futuri. Canonici nimirum intra 
 annum fubfequentem, Vicarii vero proximo de- 
 inceps OrdhiatioYtis tempore. Horum intererit 
 pro Regis ac Regni ac fingulorum in eo convi- 
 ventium,prefirthn hujus Ordinis ficelici Statu, 
 prorp defunfiorum animabus jugiter ac fupplici- 
 ter exorare • Tnefcntabuntur antem Canonici, 
 
 per Fundatores Ordinis, ut Junta quifique Ca- 
 nonicum Cuftodi jam Colleg.i pr£fientet. Quod 
 fiiquis eorum moriatur , nec ipfie qui proximo 
 pr£fientavit,nec alius quifiquam Sociorum Ordinu 
 ultra pr£fientabit: fed convenit omnibus una- 
 nimitcr , ut impofterum omnium pr£fientatio Ca- 
 nonicatuum uni Supremo refirvetur • 
 
 V. Omnes Canonici fiuum purpurei fiubru- 
 brive color is pallium habere debent , infignlum 
 Vivi Georgii, hoc efi S anguine £ Cruets circulo . 
 dexteris fiubinde brachiisfuperinducio. 
 
 VI. Si forte Supremus non potuerit interejfe 
 fiolemnitati Vivi Georgii, Deputatus ab eo lo¬ 
 cum eyts fiupplebit , 6" conjilium nihilo minus 
 
 bora tertiartim iuibitur , Crafiinaqi fefiivitas de 
 more fiervabitur, idq-> fumptibus ipfius Supremi. 
 
 Vtrum ab eo defignatus tile, novas interim ob- 
 firvationes aut infiitutiones haudfaciet• Sta- 
 tutorum autem tranfigreffores corrigere, & male 
 fiarcia refarcire licebit. 
 
 VII. Annis fingulis vigiliit Vivi Georgii 
 fict una congregatio Socioruin omnium hujus 
 Ordinis in Capro Windelorienfi,/^ turn fint 
 in Anglia ipfi, five fioris : mods commode vale- 
 ant advenireubi turn divinis intererunt, fi~ 
 riatim coajfidentes, in Sedili quifiq, fuo, Irabeii 
 & c£teris infignibus ornati. Supra unuficujufqi 
 Sedile , Galea atq\ Enfis cum appendicibus, ad 
 ornatum Ecclefi.£, nobilifiqi viri condignam me- 
 moriam, quoad Superfies erit, propendebunt > 
 prout Ordo Militaris efflagitat. Si verb fefii¬ 
 vitas ilia Vivi Georgii intra quindecim a 
 Palbhate dies obtigerit, deferetur ad quintam 
 dccimam peft diem & qiu circiter erit Domini - 
 cam ’, Vt nullus Sociorum jufic caufiam abfin- 
 ti£ pr£tendcre debeat , nec cquitare cogatur 
 fiub aliquo trium dierum , fiolcmne Pafcha pro¬ 
 ximo fiubficquentium • 
 
 VIII. Prefat £ vigilu horn tertiartim fimul 
 ibidem aderunt, ft qui vero defignato tempore 
 non venerint , nec , quod Supremo vel ejus Viccm- 
 gerenti jufie ac probabiliter excufient , habeant , 
 pro tempore illo prohibebuntur ab introitu Con- 
 filii , neq > fujfragii conferendi facultatem habe- 
 bunt in ullis rebus , qu£ turn fient , aut fiatu- 
 entur in Confilio. Shi ad utrarumq j vefipera- 
 \rum fiolemnis Mijfie principium non accejfe- 
 
 rint , a fiuis exclufi fedibus , infra ftabunt , ubi 
 Ceroferarii fiolent : donee ilia fiacra de more fi- 
 nita fitterint. Qui fquis autem ad earn celebri- 
 tatem non veniet , nec habet quod jure caufiari 
 poffit , quod & Supremus approbabit , eadem 
 anni fiquentis ftfiivitate Stdili fuo deprivatus 
 tempore primarum vefiperarum ut fiuprd, ante id 
 Sedile fubfiabit , durn fiolemniter in Crafiino 
 Chorus procedet , tres proccffionartas Cruces an- 
 tecedet: & reverfus in eodem infimo loco per- 
 Jlabit , ufq-> ad earn, Miff£ partem, qua rite offe- 
 runt, tumqb ipfie noviffimus offerre debet. Pofi 
 bumilem ifiiufimodi . pene tolerantiam c vefligio 
 veniet ad clartim Sedile Supremi fui, vel in 
 ejus loco conjlituti, veniam oraturus. A qttibus 
 Statui priori refiitutus, remittetur ad Sedile 
 propriwn. Si verb remanens intra Regnum, al¬ 
 ter o nihilominus anno fiupra memorate celebri- 
 tatt citra excufiationem hujuficemodi lattdabiUm, 
 abejfe non fiormidarit , a Sedili proprio eoufique 
 probibebitur, donee intra Sacellum ante Alt are 
 Vivi Georgii unitrn Donarium viginti Marcis 
 probatx in Anglia Monets, valens obtulerit . 
 Et fingulis deinceps amis quoadufif, reconcilia - 
 tus ipjefuerit ea mulfia geminabitur. 
 
 IX. Omnes Socii, nbicunq } locorum extite- 
 rint, quotannis in ilia Vivi Georgii fejHvitate 
 cxrtthas 
 
i 
 
 -V.'. 
 
 APPEND! X. 
 
 c£rukas fitas trabeas ab exordio primarum vi- 
 gili£ vefierarum ufq‘, ad fecundarum diet termi- 
 nwn cam res pqfcat induentur, perinde ac fi cum 
 ipfo Supremo vel ejus Vicemgerente, quoad ea 
 fefivitas agitur , pr£fentes ejfem » nifi firfitan 
 libertate tunc fun defiituti fucrint■> 
 
 X. Si quvs Socius abfip nobilitato Subligacu- 
 Io publicities inccdat, hide not am incurrct , & 
 ammonim Cuftodi ac Collegio dimidium Mar- 
 c£ perfolvet, ficut perfiolvendi mos femper ante 
 fuit- 
 
 XT. In fupremo Sacrificio, quum ft folemni 
 ter offerendum , Soc'ii, quemadmodum in ft dibits 
 fids c region e cohffunt , it a bini precedent ad of¬ 
 ferendum, f vero quenquam abejfe contigerit , So¬ 
 das ejusqui fedet ex oppofito, foltts ad offerendum 
 ibit. 
 
 XII. Quando folemni more ProcelTio fiet in 
 Sacello , pojlremus omnium Supremus incedct. 
 
 XIII. PoftridicVivi Georgii ,priufquam So- 
 ciivale fibi dicant invicem, una flemnis Mijfa 
 celebrabitur pro defitnfiit : a qua nemo Sociorum 
 aberit , nif, tteceffarium mgedimentum ofiendens , 
 Supremo vel ejus Vicemgerente recedendi copiam 
 impetrdrit* 
 
 XIV. 2V abeam ftam feu Clamidem Socius 
 unufquifp Windefori relinquct: ut ibi paratam 
 femper inveniat , ft repent£ forfan accefferit, aut 
 aliquid cx faintari monitu pr£oeptoq ; Principis 
 adimplendum acciderit. 
 
 XV. Si quifquam e Sociis, iter ingriffusfW in- 
 delorienfe Cafirum forte pretervebatnr, ob bono- 
 rem loci , (nifi legitima cavfa pr£pedierit) di- 
 vertat illuc* Prius autem quam £dem introeat, 
 Clamidem induat • Indutum Canonici , qui tunc 
 afifuerint ohvihm venientes, in Chorum r ever enter 
 adducent . Si Alijfe eclebratio tunc in fiet, ad 
 bonorem Dei, Santtiq-, Georgii, venerabundus 
 illam audiat• Sin alias accejferit , tantifier 
 immoratus , dum Canonici cum reliquis facrificiis 
 Tfialmum De profundis, pro defunttis abfolverint, 
 ibidem offerat. Quod fi. quis mediam urbem 
 tranfiens baud divert crit in adem obi at urns, quo- 
 ties id it a pr£tcrmifirit,ut obedientemfe demon- 
 ftret , mum milliare pedes illuc accedet, vel urnrn 
 denarium ojferet. 
 
 XVI. Supremus Ordinis , ubi primttm fignifi- 
 catafibifuerit mors alicujus c Sociis, pro falute 
 anim£ ejus mills Mi fas celebrari faciet , Rex 
 externus, qui de numero fuerit , OUingentas \ 
 Princeps Wallin, Septingentas '■> Dux unufquifo 
 fexceittas > Marchio , quadringentas quinqua- 
 ginta i Comes, HrecentaSf Vicecomes, Ducen- 
 tas quinquaginta i Baro, Vucentas '■> Eques ali¬ 
 us quifiji Centum . Quod ft Supremus, aut Eques 
 alius id, intra tresmenfes poftquam certior fuerit 
 faCnis, non perfeccrit, numerum Mifarum ad 
 quits ante tenebatur conduplicabit. Sin medium 
 annum id ipjum omiferit, rurfum congeminari 
 debet. Et pari firm's de tempore in tempits ufiji 
 ad anni finens Quod ft intra annum integrum , 
 quod debet, non impleverit, annos eodemmodo du- 
 plicabit. 
 
 XVII. Quoties Sociorum aliquti ab hoc vita 
 exceferit , Supremus, ant ab to defignatus, cer¬ 
 tior inde fattus ,. alios omnes qui turn fuerint 
 
 intra Kegnum acccdere valentes. Uteris aciu- 
 [um commonebit b ut intra Jex hebdomadalpofi , 
 1,1 locum ab bis fibi llatuendum convent ant, ad 
 eleftionem novi Socii. Quibus omnibus ita con- 
 gregatis,vel (ad minimum J fix corum , ultra Su- 
 premum aut abco Deputation, prefentium quiff 
 que novem de magvs idoneis, ut quos ignominin pro - 
 broq\ vacare crediderit ; feufint de Supremo fiub- 
 ditis, fen quivis exteri ( dummodo non fint ipfius 
 adverfarii,vel adverfariorum ejus fautores, aut 
 ultronei defenfires) nominabit, tres viz. Comi- 
 tes, aut excelftoris Conditions homines, tres Ba¬ 
 rones, & totidem Bachalaureos Equites. Ipfit 
 h£c autem nomlna confcribet Of dints Prelatus, 
 Jcilicet Wintonienfis turn Epifcopus, fin ab - 
 fuerit ipfic, Collegii Decanus, vel Scriba Ordinis . 
 Quin immofit null ns horum interfiuerit , e refiden- 
 tibus antiquijfimus id ejfettum ibi dabit • In 
 bunc modum confiriptos qui ficripfit ad Supre- 
 mum, aut ab eo DJignatum ajferens ofiendet > 
 Is vero de nominatis cum preeliget , cui plura fufi 
 fragia conjenferint , & quern fibi Kegnoqb fiet 
 aptiorem atep, utiliorem fore. Si quis ( ut opor- 
 tuit) pr£monitus, ad elettionem tamen nonadve- 
 ncrit,punietur : nifi jufiam abfinti£ caujam, & 
 Supremo vel ejus locum implenti probatam pre - 
 ofienderit. Si caufam nnnits approbandam at- 
 tulerit, nec vocatus tamen adefie curavit, mulci.i- 
 bitur, ut imam Collegio marcam perfolvat , & 
 inito proximo Confitlio Jiiper terram ante Supre- 
 mum/t7zDefignatum ab ipfo, totamqb focietatem 
 in medio fedebit , quoufa cum eis reddens ingra- 
 tiam refit lit us fuerit • 
 
 XVIII. A morte cujufvis Equitum, elcttus in 
 earn focietatem illic'o pr£nobilis Subfibuli ufu 
 donabitur : quo fiet ut Sociorum mins babeatur . 
 frabeq vero fibi neccffariii non priits ornabitur, 
 quam in Sedile fititm fuerit introducendus. Si- 
 que is ante moriatur quam fuerit in fide proprid 
 collocatus, baud fundatomm units appellabitur , 
 c'o quod plenum fiat us fid poffejfionemtton babue- 
 rit. Attamcn Mijfarum de quibus diximus , me¬ 
 dietas illi debebitur, quod ornamentum Subliga- 
 ris obtinuerat. Sin autem Ele&us non celeriter 
 acccdat ut Sedile finum occupet , vel fait cm intra 
 Annum non iter arripiat ut illud ipfum adim- 
 pleat, modo manferit in Regno , nifi Supremo,/e« 
 gerenti vicem ejus, totiq j fiocietati, gratam ac 
 fufficientem cxcufationem appofuerit , inanis crit 
 ilia prior elettio , nec quid crit impedimento , quo 
 minus inde Supremus aut ab eo deiignatus, cum 
 c£terd Societate liberc procedat ad novam elc- 
 Ctionem. Ends ejus atq=> Galea non ante fiuf ra 
 Sedile fiuum ajfigentur quam venerit ad Arcem , 
 fed ante fiedile foris, ob idnimirumut dedecort 
 nulla detur eccafio , qu£ fie utiq\ vitari non p»flit % 
 fide locis editioribus fiubito toller entur. Verkm 
 ut Equefiris honor fervetur illibatus , extra Cho¬ 
 rum, modo, quo poterunt , bonefiori removebuntur, 
 ad opus publicum & utilitatem Collegii reman- 
 fiura. 
 
 XlX. Socii de finibus remotis atqh extends 
 eligendi de fid eleCnone per Supremum certiorei 
 fieri debent, celerrim'e mi fits ad eos fib Sigillo 
 communi, illufiri Subligaculo , & c£ruled Tra- 
 bea, cum Statutis Ordinis ipfius, ccrtc Supremi 
 fumptibwi 
 
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appe ndix. 
 
 fumftibts- LnrutjxilHor autem mettfes ab e!e- 
 Ciiont fail*, V: b'ic[unto cations : ut perpeit- 
 dere pojfint e Statutis elcftionem ill am or at am 
 ac ratam, nccne velint habere. Turn hujufee- 
 modi omnes , qualifeuwfi conditionis & honoris 
 clefii, pojlquam certo id intellexerint , & gratan- 
 ter acc:perint,prout honor conditionis exigit , zda- 
 nenm remittant Procuratorem, qui fibi fedem 
 occupet. Id oicum interpretamur qui vita famdq-, 
 fit incorruptus, nee ante./ not at us, fed irrepre- 
 henfus. Is c£ruleame fcrico Trabeam, Enlem 
 atc\ Galeam , Windeforum fccum ajferat, ut 
 ibidem ea per mane ant. Addutta vero Trabea 
 pmetur a Supremo vcl Viccm <jus gerent e,fuper 
 dexter urn Procurators burner um, quando fib 
 nomine Domini fui in fedem introducetur •> wee 
 hide di move bit pojl clari fedilis ingrejfum, iff, 
 dum Cahonicarum horarum celebratio termine- 
 tur. Vltravern nongejlabit cam , ncq, Confilium 
 introibit, 4 »r fufragiuvi ullum ibi conferst, »/- 
 /zk/ authoritatis ant potefiatis argumento • £,* 
 
 fane faculusperV icarium occup and£ fidis,folis 
 eft exteris conccdenda : quod illuc hii commode 
 fat is baud pojfent advenire • Fit l.>£c pote- 
 
 Jtasilliscd prafert.m de causa quo Mijfarum ora- 
 iionumfp> piarum, quarum alioqui dimidio priva- 
 rentur, jam mortuiplots participes cjfeftt. 
 
 XX. Si Comes, Baro, z>t7 Eques Bacchalau -1 
 reus obierit ? qui fuccedct,five Comes, Baro, zjc/ i 
 E ques tantum extiterit > candcm omnino fedem j. 
 
 dr predecejjor obtinebit. Ncc eligendus . ' 
 
 quifquam feriem ijiam inter rumpet, aut demut.i-\ 
 bit, pr£tcr unum Wallia? Principem , <y«z fedile I 
 Supremi femper c Rcgione fttum vendicabit. 
 Itaqi fieripoteft ut Comitis fedem Eques, & hu- 
 )hs ediverf Comes occupet jurkq\teneat • Sic 
 mmirumefi inftitutum, ut qui fuerintprimarii 
 Fundatores Ordinis intelligamus. 
 
 XXI. Vnufquifq i Sociorum i>z ingreffti Or¬ 
 dinis, dabit in Eleemofynas imperpetuum illic in- 
 fiitutas , dr infufientationem Canonicorum, pau- 
 "perumqs Militum, Supremus fecil- Quadraginta ! 
 Marc as, Extraneus Rex, z7gz«/i /i&rj/, Princeps ! 
 Wallia?, viginti Marcus, quiffi Dux, decern H- j 
 
 Comes totidem Marcus, Baro centum foli- 1 
 dos & Eques Bacchalaureus qitinque Marcus . | 
 
 /iwt /?<ec iz/eo r/awjrr, zzf fyzzi *m»«x ! 
 
 c fundatoribus merit'o nomen accipiat. Rem dig- 
 nam etenim 6 < ju{iam arbitrabantur, utfundatio- 
 ni huic commodi t ant ilium adderet , quifijuis pri- 
 vilegii nomen obtinens, numero fundatorum acce- 
 derct. Ncc ali 'ujus Enfis j/zt Galea Jupra fe- 
 di!e fuitm ante defigetur , quam ifiapecunia fuerit 
 rite perfolut.-i • Extern! rm’ni debent ob 
 introitum,pendetur id d Supremo. 
 
 XXII. Vt prinvtm e primevis Fundatoribus 
 ullus expirarct. Scutum e mctallo in quo not£ 
 contingent nr Armorum, cum Galea, fixitm ex¬ 
 hibit, in fedili profrio, pofi tergum feedentis. Et 
 qui fucccdott, Scuta cum Galeis atq\ armisfimili 
 mod) collocabunt: tamcn fub illis primariorum 
 Fundatorum • Neq, etiam ipforum l)£c omnino 
 tarn magna fient, quam erunt ilia primorum 
 Fundatorum. 
 
 XXIII. btgrejfurus jam dignitatem hujtts in - 
 figniffimi Ordinis, vel ipfemet pollicebitur, vel 
 
 ejus nomine Procurator, & jurabit, quod h£c 
 Statuta fideliter atqh integre pro viribus obfer- 
 van vel let. Procurators autem loco fuo fiatu- 
 endi facultM,folorum (uti diximus) exterorum 
 crit. 
 
 XXIV. Si quandO' Supremus Regnumperegrc 
 vel a!iter cxiens abfuerit, quo tempore Socius 
 aliquis in fedem Juam efi folenniter introducen- 
 dus,ut (qu£ fit£ partes funt) perficere nonpojfet, 
 iinicuilibet eSociis potefiatem Juam ex arbitrio 
 commitiat, qui, quidvis exequi perficercq, debe - 
 at, quod & Supremus ipfe, ft jamjam prejens 
 
 c S' it - 
 
 XXV. Fiet unum Commune Sigillum Ordi¬ 
 nis, quod illius, quern Supremus ajfigndrit , cu- 
 jlodi£ commcndabitur. 
 
 XXVI. Ordinis Statuta fibi deferipta Sigil- 
 loq-> communi confignata, quifq , Sociorum ha- 
 beat. Originale vero Statutorum eodem Sigillo 
 munitumpermanebit in erario Collegii , diligett- 
 tififime recondition. Dcfuntti nimtrum Socii 
 h£redes ex ajfe, Statuta qit£ vivens apud fee reti- 
 unit, remittent ad Collegium, & Prclidi feu De- 
 cano reddenda curabunt. 
 
 XXVII. Nullus iflorum Equitum Rcgnum 
 cxibit , nifi premonito Supremo, qui exeundi po¬ 
 tefiatem facict. Si qua vero Militaris expeditio 
 contingat, vcl quid cjufecemodi , fub quo gloria Jpe- 
 ratur Equcjlris, fuishic iftius Ordinis Equitibus 
 clcmcntijfimus Rex Supremus beneficus & gratio- 
 \fus crit '■> ut quos in a£iis iftiufmodi decoris , qui- 
 bufois aliis anteferre debeat. 
 
 XXVIII. Nullus Equitum hujus Ordinis con- 
 traSoc\oxi\vc\ullum Arma movebit , nifi velSu- 
 premi fed, vel propria caufa jufie compulerit. 
 Siq\ Sociorum aliquis in alicu)us Domini fu- 
 mulitium accidcrit, ejufej', partes fibi defendendat 
 aJJumpferit ? Et pojlmodum adverfarius alittm 
 ex eifdem Sociis luteri fuo conjungere cupiat,qui 
 pofierior expetitur hand ullo pa Ho confentiet . 
 Quifquis itaq* Sociorum ab ullo petitur ut fibi 
 militet : initio pacifci debit, quod eat emu fua 
 conventio nonJtabit. Si Sociorum aliquis antea 
 cum adversa parte militare ceperit, fique jam 
 retentus ad militiam ignoravit, quod alter So¬ 
 ciorum fub adverse parte prius ad arma defeen- 
 derit: Vbi primum id refeiverit, feervicium ab- 
 dicans, ill ad excufet. 
 
 XXIX. 0/»mvEquiteS hujus Ordinis, qui ter¬ 
 ras circumcurfare valent, honoris inveniendi gra¬ 
 tia perfaebtora Mjlitaria, Literas in id feriptat 
 habere curabunt : qti£ quidem & omnes ali£Jpe- 
 ctantesad huncOrdincm Sigillo Communi con - 
 fignari debent , quod cujlodiet untis Sociorum, 
 quern cx arbitratuSuprcmns affignabit.Eum quem 
 fi caufa fcccrit abfentem d Supremo, Sigillum 
 illud interact Sociorum alteri rcliVtum ibit, quem 
 viz. & Supremus ipfe nominabit j it a quidem , ut 
 Sigillum id commune nullo untmam tempore de 
 Supremi pr£fentiatollatur, quamdin Supremus 
 intra Rcgnum Anglia? remanferit. In ejus au¬ 
 tem abfentia, facict illud ipfum c//z»SigiIlo,de- 
 lignatus a Supremo. 
 
 XXX. Siruis Equitum hujus Soci e tat is, pie- 
 
 tatis infihxv< alhf, apud Arcem Windeforien' 
 Cm con.u. ah', Juis illic impendiis vivere 
 dibet. XXXI. 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 XXXI. Si quit etiam dim prater bttjus So- 
 cietatis Equites aliquid annuum , dcccm viz. li¬ 
 bras aut eo ampliks , Collegio donate voluerit , rci 
 orationum ibi dictndarum particeps cjfe , i. 
 
 Kewew cj«r ntimero benefattorum afcribatur , ut 
 perpetuo cum eis memorise commendetur. 
 
 XXXII. ghiando Canonicorum diquvs me¬ 
 rit ur^fi Supremus mnz Regnum non fit, Collegii 
 CiUtos ^ t’7«/w Liter as cmittet , zrt quetn voluerit, 
 ad Canonicatum ilium nominct. 
 
 XXXIII. £ Canonicis, ««/«■, moribus & fei- 
 entia maxime conveniens, Supremum So- 
 cietatem eligetur,qui ConfiliU inter eos celebran- 
 dh inter effe debet elettiones , dr e Ids or urn no- 
 
 mina, punitiones & caufas earum , catcraq , z/z 
 Confiliu illis adminiftranda, probe., ac fideliter 
 annotet, dr tanquam in indicem redigat . Cumq-> 
 fit admittendm, jurabit 'quod ojficium in hi fee 
 
 rebus Jiium fideliter exequetur Principio fane 
 cujufq', Confilii vigilid Vivi Georgii quotannis 
 ineundi,cuntta fuperiorU Ami gefia fideliter an- 
 not at a coram Supremo Societateq - , recitabuntur . 
 Quodfi quid baud bene fit conceptum, dr correfti - 
 0H is egeat , revocabitur ad incudem , dr re^- 
 *«r perfettioni. 
 
 In confhmwatHm. 
 
 XXXlV. Et quoniam Eleemofyna Orations 
 conjunSa nutltmn juvat adfalutem Anima , c/a~ 
 rijjtmis illis Equitibus totidem veterani Milites 
 fubfiituentur, ad orandum, babituri qui- 
 dem illic , czz/h zk nequeant , We zwere po- 
 
 tuerint* Horum autem Eledio, fiicut & antepo- 
 fit a Canonicorum ftdlabit ad Supremum. ££*-. 
 
 itemifti Milites rubra. Scuta 
 Vivi Georgii Jwzz/zttr ajfuto. 
 
 The Statutes ejiablijbed by King Henry t/« Fi/t/j. 
 
 A Vbonncur de Dieu, Marie/^j 
 
 gloricufe Vierge , & Saint George. £z I 
 a U Roy (j/’Angleterre «$/?/•£ Seigneur 
 Edouard trofieme apres la Conquefie 
 d‘ Angleterte, Pan de fin regne vingt & trois , or- 
 donne & ejlably & fonde une Compagnie en fin 
 Cbafieau de Windefore, en la maniere qui s’en- 
 fuit. 
 
 Prcmierement luy mefme Souuerain, fon aifne 
 filz le Prince de Galles, le Due de Lancaftre, 
 le Comte de Warwyk, le Capitainc de Bouche, 
 le Comte de Stafford, le Comte de Salcsbury , le 
 Sire de Mortimer, Monfieur Jehan Lille , Mon- 
 feigneur Bartholomew dc Bourgherlh le filz , 
 Monfieur Jehan de Beauchamp, le Sire de Ma- 
 hun, Monfieur Hugh de Courtenay, Monfieur 
 Thomas de Holand, Monfieur Jehan de Grey, 
 Monfieur Richard le Filz Simon ,.Monfieur Miles 
 Stapelton, Monfieur Thomas Wale, Monfieur 
 Hugh de Wriottelley, Monfieur Neele Loring, 
 Monfieur Jehan Chandos, Monfieur James d’Au- 
 delay, Monfieur de Holland, Monfieur Henry 
 Erne, Monfieur Sanchet de Prichecourt,, Mon¬ 
 fieur Walter de Pauely* 
 
 I. II eft accorde , que le Roy, & fes heirs, Rois 
 t/’Angleterre feront pour toufionrs Souerains de 
 la dite Compagnie • 
 
 II. Item eft accorde, que nul ne foit elett Com- 
 pagnon die dit Ordre, s'il n eft Gentilbomme de 
 Sang , & Chevalier fans rtproebe • 
 
 III. Item, que les xxvi. dejfm nommez porte- 
 ront les Manteattx & les Gartiers ordonnes an 
 dit lieu , quand ils feront prefens audit Cbaftel , 
 c’ejt affkvoir a toutes les fois quils entreront dans 
 la Cbapelle de Saint George, ou au Cbapitre , 
 pour tenir Cbapitre , ou illec faire aucun a&e ap- 
 partenant a VOrdre• Et femblablement porte- 
 ront leur mantedux des la veille Saint George, 
 auec le Souuerain ott Jon Depute en maniere de 
 proceffiou , de la grande Cbambrc, jufqua la Cba¬ 
 
 pelle, ou au Cbapitre , en retournant en femblable 
 maniere , & aujfi les porteront aufouper de la dite 
 V l 'Hie, ceux qui fouper voudront , d~ les autres 
 jufques apres laver . Et le lendemain en 
 venant en ladite Cbapelle & retournant au difner , 
 & “pres, taut que le Souerain, oufon Depute, au¬ 
 ra tenufon eftat j Et en venant aux fecondes 
 vejpres , & en retournant , & au fouper, tant que 
 la Vuide foit faittc' Et que cbacun des xxvi. 
 Compagnons deffus-nommez, cbacun a leur entrer 
 dedans le Chocur, ils devotement obeiront, premie- 
 rement a V aut el, en Pbonncur & maniere des gens 
 de Sainte Eglife i & apres au Souuerain, ou a 
 fon Eftal,en fon abfence, devant qiPils entreront 
 en leur Eftals, & pareillement en leur departir 
 dPicelle. 
 
 IV. Et feront ordonnez xiii. Chanoines Seen- 
 liers, qui feront Preftrcs en leur entree, ou dedans 
 Panprochain enfuivant Et xiii. Vicaires, aujft 
 Preftres a leur entree, ou aux prochains Ordres, 
 ebantant pour toutes ames Cbreftiennes , lefquels 
 Chanoines feront prefentez par les Fondeurs def- 
 fis dills i Ceft affavoir , cbacun des Fondeurs , 
 qui aprefent elt,prefentera fon Chanoine au Guar- 
 diendu College ; ainfi que fi aucun dc Chanoines 
 meurt, celuy qui le prefenta ni nul qutre prefen- 
 tera, mais le Souuerain du dit Ordre pour touf- 
 iours apres. Et en telle maniere eft accorde pouf 
 tons autres Chanoines. 
 
 V. Item eft accorde, que les Chanoines auront 
 leurs M.inteaux de Murrey, avec un Rondelet des 
 armes de Saint George. 
 
 VI. Et font ordonnez xxvi. pauures Cheva¬ 
 liers qui nont dequoy viure, pour avoir en celle 
 maifon leur JouJlenance convenable pour leur bon¬ 
 ne priere, d Pbonncur de Dieu & de Saint 
 George , Et de PeleClion eft ordonne des prefen- 
 temens des Chanoines deffus-nommez, ainfi que 
 Pelellion remaindra toujours par devexs le dit 
 Souuerain. 
 
 i 
 
 m 
 
A P P E N D I X. 
 
 VII. Ite??; tit accnrdc, r,:rc les pouvres Cheva¬ 
 liers auront lairs Manteaux de Rouge, & an I 
 Efiuffon des arrr.es de Saint George, fans 
 Gartier. 
 
 VIII. Item eft accorde, que fi h Souuerain ne 
 pent dire a la Fejle, quit faffe fon Depute par 
 fes Lcttres, pour tenir, en la veille de Saint 
 George, le Cbapitre, aPbeurc de‘Tierce, & le 
 vmt de Saint George, pour tenir, aux coujlagcs 
 dn Souuerain, laditc Fefie, pour le tenips deffns- 
 d id, fa ns autres nouvclles ordonnanccs, aiant pott- 
 voir de corriger & radrejfer les points de Chapi¬ 
 ter inti enf livent par ainfi que le Souuerain 
 aura m is (]ue le nombte des Compagnons de TOr- 
 dre aveccpues lay requis par les Eilatuts, a fin que 
 telle eldlion fitvaillable* Et fi enceluy temps 
 V attune i uidance des Comp agnons, qtd adonques 
 Teldlion appartiendra audit Souuerain, & d'i- 
 cclle fra le dit Depute fuffifamment ccrtifie par 
 iceluy Souuerain. Et parcillement que le dit 
 Depute fignific an Souuerain des vuidances f 
 auctions foient cn Angleterre : a fin que ft pour 
 le temps de la dite vuidance en la prefence du 
 Souuerain ncjl trottue le nombre defdits Com- 
 pagnons conmie deffus iji dit, que ledit Depute en 
 fit ccrtifie par le dit Souuerain, & des mcrites 
 ' ,units des gens eParmcl & d honneur, qui felon 
 ! tdvis du dit Souuerain front aucunement 
 digues , it cauf de leur vaillances, d efire nommez 
 pour efire de ladite Compagnie & adonques Vele¬ 
 ction appartiendra audit Depute f Ion la forme 
 des Efiatutz• 
 
 IX. Item, que chacun an, laveijle de Saint 
 George fit faitevne affemblee de tons les Com¬ 
 pactions de Saint George deffus nommez, audit 
 Chafiel de Windefore qui font dedans la terre,qui 
 venir y pour rent, & Wee attront leur fervice de 
 Saint George, & auront lettrs Manteaux dttrant 
 lc fervice, ejlant ordomtement cn leursEfialz, & 
 chacun aura fn Heaulme & fon Efiee par deffus 
 fon Efial, qui a tout leur vivant demourront a la 
 ChapeVe illecque en fignifiancc de ccluy qui les 
 porte , & defenfe de Sainte Eglife, comme P Ordre 
 de Chevalerie le vent. Mats en cos que la Fefie 
 Saint George Vienne dedansxv. iours prochains 
 apres Pafqucs, fit proroguee jufques au Dimen- 
 chc,qui a toutesfois fra le quinziefne tour apres 
 lc tour de Pafqucs, a fin que chacun Compagnon 
 dudit Ordre puifje dire a la dite Fefie fans Che- 
 vauchicr trois iours prochains enfuivant le tour 
 dc Pafqucspar ainfi que le tour de la Fefie def¬ 
 fus dite tie f it ordonne ni affigne les xxiv , xxv, 
 xxvi M ni le detrain iour d' Avril, ni fur les iiii. 
 premiers iours de May, a cauf de Timpediment 
 du Service dii in ordonne par Sainte Eglife, pour 
 doubles Fefiet dr Saint Marc, Philippe, & Ja¬ 
 cob , & de Sainte Croix no fire Seigneur Jefu 
 Chrift, niarul: tels iours que penitent venir les 
 Fefics de V Ala niion on Penthecofte, ou aucune 
 autre Fdtc j '/t or dome e par Sainte Eglife, 
 doi’i les pnmiu-s u fcondes vefires par teller 
 prorcg.it:pm;>-.■ ,n efire dejlourbees • 
 
 Xi Item, c u innent audit lieu, la veille de 
 S aim George ■'/ r.ure de Tierce } & s’Us nc 
 viennent au ten :. affigne. Us auront leur penance 
 felon T accord du Chap it re* Et accorde eji, qitils , 
 
 Jentreront point au Chapitrc a celle fois, mats fe 
 tiendront par dehors a Vhuis, & Jauront point 
 de voixeti rien qui fra fait audit Chapitrc, a 
 celle fois tant fulement* Et s'ils ne viennent 
 aux vcfires deuement au commencement. Us Jen¬ 
 ifer ontpbinten leursEfialz, mais fe tiendront 
 au has defdits Efialz, aux lieux des Chorifies du- 
 rant les dites Vefires. Et fctnblable penance efi 
 accordee pour les non-venants par temps devant la 
 haute Mtjfe & Vfires le iour de Saint George. 
 Et s Us ne viennent a la dite fefie, fans excufation 
 acceptable par l edit Souuerain, ou fon Depute, J a 
 peine fra quit Jentrera en fn Efial la fro- 
 ebaine fefie apres, mats fi tiendra tout en has, 
 comme deffus, les premieres vefires, & ira a la 
 Procefjion tout devant les trois Croix , & fe tien¬ 
 dra tout en has, comme deffus, toute la Meffc,juf- 
 qti aPoffrande, &offrira le derrenter. Et apres 
 ecs penances ainfi faites , il viendra incontinent 
 devant PEfial du Souuerain, ou fon Depute, & 
 demandcra pardon* Et apres , ledit Souuerain, 
 ou fon Depute l tty commandera dialler en fn 
 Efial, a fon premier efiat» Et s'il ne vient a la 
 fc cotide fefie* & fit demeurant au Roy aume, fans 
 excufation alouable au Souuerain, on a fon De¬ 
 pute , il nentrera en fin dit Efial deflors en 
 avant, jufques qtdil aura offert vnjoyau a PAtttcl 
 de Saint George dedans laditc Chapelle, de la 
 value de xx. Marcs', & deflors en avant il dou¬ 
 bt era la peine chacun an, tant qnil foit recon¬ 
 cile. 
 
 XI. Item, que tous les Compagnons dudit Or¬ 
 dre porterout leurs Manteaux du Bleu dudit Or¬ 
 dre a Phettre des premieres vefires jufques apres 
 les fcondes, cn la fefie de Saint George chacun 
 an, quelquepart qtttlsfoient, en telle maniere com¬ 
 me Us feroient, sfls efloient prefens ett la fefie auec 
 l edit Souuerain on fon Depute, par ainfi quits 
 foient en lieu a leur liberte, non objlant laproro - 
 gat ion de la fefie* 
 
 XII. Item efi accords, qut ft aucun de laditc 
 Compagnie foit trouite en appert fans Gartier , 
 qujl pnye, tantoft apres la chalange, au Gardien 
 & College , demy A lire \ exceptc quand il efi house 
 pour Chevauchier, que adonques il fera tettu por¬ 
 ter, fubz fn boufiau, en jignifiance du J artier, 
 vn fil blende fiye', & pmtrveu auffi que mil Che¬ 
 valier dudit Ordre dorefnavant entre au Chapitrc 
 fans J artier* 
 
 XIII. Item efi accorde , que les Compagnons de 
 Saint George voifint pour offrir a la haute Meffe 
 chacun auec fn Compagnon ei Poppofite de luy , 
 ordonnement comme ils font mis en leurs Ejlals, 
 Et s'il advient qtte Pun ne foit a la journec, fon 
 Compagnon , qui efi a Poppofite de luy, ira par foy 
 a Poffrande b Et que le Souuerain, ou fon De¬ 
 pute voife derriere toute la Compagnie, tant que 
 Procejfion fit faite en allant a ladite Chap- 
 pelle. 
 
 XIV. Item efi ordonne, que chacun an, Unde- 
 main de la fejle Saint George, devant le depar¬ 
 tment de la Compagnie, avant dite, vne Mejfe de 
 Pvcquiem fra lachantce pour les ames des Com¬ 
 pagnons, qui font marts, & tous Chrefiiens j Et 
 que toute la Compagnie fit illecque, finon que au- 
 ‘ tin fit dejlonrbe raifonnablement, ou quit ait 
 
 congie 
 
A P P E N D I X. 
 
 congie du Souuerain on de fn Depute, devant 
 fon departir. Et quand il advient qua caufe 
 des vmdances des Compagnons fount aucuns He- 
 aulmes, Tymbres, & Eftecs qni doivent eftre of¬ 
 fer t s, que devant Vofirande des Monnoyes , les 
 Ejpees fount offertespremie rement, par deux Com- 
 pagnons, que le Souuerain ou fon Depute votidra 
 nommer'■> & depuis, le Hcauhne , avecqitcs le 
 Tymbre,pareillement,par deux autres de VOrdre, 
 par ledit Souuerain, on fon Depute, afignez- 
 
 XV. Item e(l accorde, que chacun de ladite 
 Compagnie l differ a fon Manteau illecques pour 
 telles foudaines venues, & pour les point tenir du 
 commandetnent du Souuerain. 
 
 XVI. Item eft accord c, que ft aucun de ladite 
 Compagnie vienne en cbeminant pres le dit Cha- 
 Jief quit voife dedans, pour rbonneur de ladite 
 place, s^il pourra bonnement, & s'il ne fit de- 
 ftourbe d jufte caufe , & qu ilprenne fon Manteau 
 avant quit entre en ladite Cbapclle, par ainfi 
 quil n'y entre point finon qu'il ait fon Manteau 
 fur luy . Et illecques les Chanoines, qui y font, 
 viendront a luy, pour Vencontrer, & le mener en 
 ladite Cbapelle denotements Et s'il fit ciVbeitre 
 de Meffe, qu'il demeurc Id pour ouir ladite Meffe, 
 en bonneur de Vicu , & de Monfteur Saint 
 George ^ Et ft e'eft apres Nonne , d'entr.cr en la 
 manure deffus dite , & ouir vng De profundis des 
 Cbanoines, pour les ames de tons Chreftiens, & 
 offrir illcc . Et ft aucun des dits Compagnons, 
 chevaucbeparmy la ville, & ne veulle offrir com- 
 me accorde efi-, que fur fon obedience-, par eba - 
 cunes fois qu'il fauldra, quil voife a ladite Cha- 
 pelle, en rbonneur de Saint George, vne licue d. 
 pied, & auffi ebacunes fois qu'il faut donner a 
 Vofirande, 
 
 XVII. Item efi accorde, que au pint of que la 
 
 mart fit cogme de qui que fit de la Compagnie 
 deffus dite-, que le Souuerain fera chanter , pour 
 Vame de celuy qui ell mart, mille Meffes ■> vng 
 Hoy cflranger,buitt cent Meffes i le Prince, fept) 
 cens Meffes j chacun Vue-, fix cens s chacun Comte , i 
 trots cens s chacun Banneret , deux cens ’■> & ' 
 chacun Bachelier, cent Meffes. Et s'il tie face 
 iceulx dedans vn quartier d'an apres la mart ccr- 
 tifiee, quit double le quartier de Rentier j Et 
 ft demy-an foit au derriere, foit double, commc 
 dit ejt . Et ainfi de temps en temps jufues d la 
 
 fin de Van, & s'il nefi accotnply en Van durant, 
 fient les ans doublcz . 
 
 XVIII. Item ejl accorde, que ft aucun de ladite 
 Compagnie meure, que ledit Souuerain, ou fn 
 Depute face, apres fa mart a luy ccrtifikc, garnir 
 tons les Compagnons eflans m-Angleterre, par fij 
 Lett res, qui pourront venir, qu'ils fient devant 
 luy,ou que s'il luy plaira afpgner lieu convena- 
 ble dedans fix fmaines apres la certification de 
 la mart deffus dite • Lefquels tous ainfi affem- 
 blez, ou au moinsfix, outre le Souuerain, ou fn 
 Depute deffus dit, chacun d'icculx, qui Jont ve- 
 nus d Velettion, nommer a neuf des plus fnffifans 
 Chevaliers fans reproche qu'il connoijl ffubjeftz 
 du dit Souuerain, ou aultres, pourveu qn'ils ne 
 tiennent fon adverf partie ■> left affavoir, trois 
 Contes, ou de greigneur eftat,-trois Bannerets, & 
 trois Bachelier j. Lefquelles nominations efrira 
 
 le chief Prelate du dit Ordrc, e'eft affavoir, VE- 
 vefiJtedeWmchcllre pour le temps eftant, men 
 fon abfnce leDcan, ou Regifireur, ou le plus 
 avant Refidcncier, en leur abfnce du dit Colli¬ 
 ege ■> Et la nomination ainfi faite par tous, ou 
 fix au moists, fra, par luy, qui I'aura efirite,mou- 
 Jlree an Souuerain, ou a fn Depute, lequcl eflira- 
 ! celuy des nommez qui aura leplus de voix, & qui 
 luy fmbler ale plus honourable audit Ordrc, & 
 profitable a fa Couronne, & auRoyaume. Et en 
 c,ts que aucuns de ladite Compagnie ne vienne a 
 Velection, s'ils ne font deftourbez par jufte caufe, 
 & ladite caufe fignifiee deficits leurs Jeauxd'ar- 
 mes, anceptee par le Souuerain, ou fn Depute ;> 
 fi ladite cauf ne fit jufte, ou ne vienne aux f- 
 monces deffus dits, eft accorde qu'il paye au Gar- 
 dien & Colliege, pour chanter pour celuy qui efi 
 mort, vng Marc ,& d faprochaine venue an Cha- 
 pitre, fra devant le Souuerain, ou fn Depute, 
 & la Compagnie fur la terre, au milieu du Cha- 
 pitre, tant qu'il Joit reconcilie par le Souuerain, 
 ou fon Depute &U Compagnie- 
 
 XIX. Item eft accorde, que en cos ft aucun des 
 Chevaliers de ladite Compagnie meure, & vng 
 anltre efi eleu, il aura tantoft apres VEldlion le 
 J artier, en fignifiance qu'il eft vng des Compag¬ 
 nons ditj artier, & le Manteau luy fra deliure 
 pour fn habit, quand il fra mis en fn Eftal , & 
 non devant. Et en cas quil meure devant quil 
 ait receu fn habit , il ne fera mie nomme pour 
 vng des Fondeurs, puifqu il default avoir pie - 
 niere poffejfion de fn eftat. Mais il aura la 
 moitie des Meffes deffus nommezpour la liuree de 
 fn Garlier , & ricjioultre cela . Etfiiceluy eleu 
 ne vient en toute bonne hafie, apres la reception du 
 Garticr, au dit lieupour eftre eftalle, & par efte- 
 ciall dedans Van de fn election, s'il fit Cheva¬ 
 lier deniourant dedans le Royaume , s il n a excu- 
 fation acceptable au Souuerain, ou a fn Depute 
 & la Compagnie, fit l' eleVlionvuidee de celuy, & 
 voife le Souuerain, ou fn Depute, & la Compag- 
 nie a nouuclle election Et ne front VEftee ni le 
 Heaulme, mis Jur fn Eftat, devant la venue de 
 l' efteu dedans le dit Chaftcl , a fin que s'il ne vient 
 comme deffus, que fs dits Eftce & Heaulme ne 
 fiicnt abatusny devallcz, mais hmneftement mis 
 hors du Chxur, & remaindront (t Vufage du dit 
 Colliege . 
 
 XX. Item eft accorde, que tous Eftrangiers, 
 qui front efteu z C ompagnons du dit Or dr efferent 
 certificz par le Souuerain de leur e left ion, & que . 
 leur Cartier, leur Manteau , & les Efiatutz de 
 l'Ordrc,fiubs le commun Seel, leur front envoyez 
 au couftages du dit Souuerain, en toute bonne 
 bafte,& auplus tard fient ils certificz dedans 
 quatre mois apres I'eleftion, a fin qu'ils fi peuuent 
 par les dits Efiatutz avifer, s'ils valient rccevoir 
 le dit J artier, ou non, & que tous tels Efirangieri 
 de qutlque dignitk, eftat, ou condition qu'ils fi¬ 
 icnt, envoytnt, dedans fipt mois apres ladite cer¬ 
 tification a eulz faite par le Souuerain, &la re¬ 
 ception de la Jarretiere, tin Procureur fufifnt, 
 felon I'eftat de fn Seigneur & Maifire, pourveu 
 qu'il fit Chevalier, & fins reproche, pour eftre 
 efi all e enfin lieu, qui apportera avecqueluyvng 
 Manteau dt 1 foye bleue de VOrdre , de par celuy 
 
 qui 
 
 bh 
 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 qui Venvoytra, & fon Heaume , fon fymbre , & I 
 
 Ejj>ee, pour demourcr an Colliege pour tou- 
 jours •■> Manteaupar le Souuerain, ou fon 
 
 Deput6, au temps que ledit Procureur [era ejialle , 
 lityfcra mis fur fon brat dextre ,./ le tenir fur fon 
 dit brat, a Vbeure divine procbaine, aprcs qu il 
 fera ejialle aunom de fon dit Seigneur & Maijlre, 
 fins plus le porter en aucun temps, & fans avoir 
 voix cn Chapitre, ouy entrer, cnVabfcnce decc - 
 lay qui V envoycra. Et eft affcavoir, que cette 
 favour ejl faite <zwxEfirangiers, quinepcuucnt 
 bonnement venir en leurs proprcs perfonnes, 
 qitils pcuuent cjlre eftallez par Procureur, ajfin 
 qu ils foient participans ez MeJJes & Prieres en¬ 
 tires du dit Ordre, car ilzfailleroient de la moi- 
 tie, s’ils n'ejloient ejlallez devant la mart. Et 
 pareillement ejl ordonne des gens du dit Ordre 
 efettz de nouueau ejlants en la guerre du Koy , ou 
 ailleurs, de fon commandcmcnt , de rccevoir le be¬ 
 nefice du dit eflat cn ce qui appartiendra fettle- 
 ment d leur Ejlallation • 
 
 XXI. Item ejl accorde, que ft aucun des Con¬ 
 tes, Bannerets, ou Bacbelicrs, meurt, ccluy qui 
 viendraen fon lieu, foit il Conte , Banneret, ou 
 Bacbelier, tiendra le mefmeEjtal que fonPrede- 
 cefjeur tenoit, & tie changer a point, forjprins le 
 Prince, qui tiendra le premier Ejlal, d Voppofite 
 du Souuerain, fi tojl comme il fera efeu > ainfi 
 que parce cos , mg Conte tiendra VEftsl d’un Ba¬ 
 cbelier, & le Bacbelier d’vng Conte : & c 5 ellpour 
 caufe de f avoir qui furent les premiers Fon- 
 deurs. 
 
 XXII. Item ejl accorde, que tons les Compag- 
 nons du dit Ordre, a leur premiere entree, donne- 
 ront ebafeun vng certain prix felon fon ejlat, en 
 maintenance dcs Cbanoines & poures Chevaliers 
 demourants an dit lieu, & des aumoftes qui y 
 
 font pcrpetucUemcnt ordonnees illec', C’cjl afea- 
 voir, le Souuerain, quarante Marcs vng Koy 
 ejiranger, vingt Liures le Prince, vingt Marcs 
 ebafeun Due , dix Liures '■> ebafeun Conte, dix 
 Marcs ebafeun Banneret, cent Solz , & ebaf 
 cun Bacbelier, cincq Marcs . Et ne feront leurs 
 Heaulmes ny leurs Ejpees mifes fur leurs Ejtalz, 
 jufques quils auront paye a leurs entrees les Jom- 
 mes dejfus dites, felon Vejlat de ccluy a qui il ap- 
 partient. Et ejl afeavoir, que le Souuerain fera 
 tenu de payer pour V entree de ebafeun Eftrangier 
 efeu a Vejiallement de fon Procureur . Et ces 
 dons pour ce font ordonnez , affin que ebafeun qui 
 entre en cet Ordre foit le plus digne d? avoir le 
 nom, tit re, & privilege d'un dcs Fondeurs du 
 mefme Ordre . 
 
 XXIII. Item ejl ordonne, que fi tofi que Vvng 
 dcla Compagnie foit mart, que fon Efeu fait de 
 metal de fes Acmes, & fon Heaulme foient ficbez 
 au dos de fin Ellal ', & les aultres Fondeurs qui 
 viendront aprcs auront leurs Efcus & leurs He¬ 
 aulmes en la mefme manure dejfoubs les premiers 
 Fondeurs» Mais leurs Efcus ny leurs Heaulmes 
 nc feront pas f grands comme ceulz des premiers 
 Fondeurs. 
 
 XXlV. Item eft accorde, que chacun entrant 
 au dit Ordre promette par luy, & jure par fon 
 fuffifant Procureur, qui fra eftalle au nom de luy, 
 de loyawnent garder & cbferver IcsEjiatutz du 
 
 dit Ordre, cl fon loyal pouuoir', Et ne fera nul 
 ejialle par Procureur s’il rCeJl Eftrangicr, qui 
 bonnement ne pent venir en fa propreperjonne pour 
 efre ejialle. 
 
 XXV. i tcm e ji accord^ qtfen C js que le Sou¬ 
 uerain foit hors du pais, ou qiCil nepourra enpro- 
 pre perjonne faire ce qui appartiettt a Vejiallati - 
 on, qu il pourra donner pouuoir a l'vng des Com- 
 pagnons, pour faire la mefme cbofe en fon nom. 
 
 XXVI. It cm e]l accorde, que vng commttn Seel 
 foit fait, lequel demourra en la garde de ccluy que 
 le Souuerain vouldra nommer & affgner. 
 
 XXVII. Item, que ebafeun des Compagnons 
 du dit Ordre doref Havant ait les deffus 1 dits Ejla - 
 tutz foubs le commun Seel avant dit & que 
 l Original foit feellee auec le dit Seel,&demeure 
 en la Ireforerie du dit Colliege a toufiours. 
 
 XXVIII. Item, & aprcs la rnort de ebafeun 
 Compagnon du dit Ordre, fes Executeurs feront 
 toms de renvoyer Us Ejiatutz du dit Ordre au 
 dit Colliege', & les delivrer auGardien d'iceluy 
 pour le temps ejl ant. 
 
 XXIX. Item ejl accorde, que nul des Cheva¬ 
 liers de Saint George, de la Compagnie du Gar- 
 tier, ne voife hors de la terre,fans le fccu & congie 
 du Souuerain. Et pour ce ejl atfJJi accorde, que 
 fi aucun voyage fe fait, ou autre cbofe qttelconque, 
 qui appartient a Vbonncur de Cbevalcrie, /c Sou¬ 
 uerain du dit Ordre, de fa grace, preferera Us 
 Compagnons du dit Ordre devant tons aultres. 
 
 XXX. Item, que nul du dit Ordre ne foit ar - 
 me Vvng contre Vaultre, fi ce n’ejl en la guerre de 
 fon Souuerain Seigneur, ou cn fon droitt & jufte 
 querelle. Et s'il advient que aufcun du dit Or¬ 
 dre foitretenu auec fon Seigneur, ou tenant fa 
 partie & querelc, & lapartie adverje defire avoir 
 aucun aultre Compagnon du dit Ordre avecque 
 ltty j En ce cas ne fera tel Compagnon retenu, mais 
 fera tenu de foy excufer tout oultremcr.t, d caufe 
 dece que fon Compagnon ejl arme de Vautre cofie, 
 &fut retenu devant luy. Et fera ebafeun Com- 
 pagnon du dit Ordre tenu d* except er quant il fe¬ 
 ra fa retenue quil foit defebarge tout entiere- 
 ment de fin fervicc de guerre, fi aucuns des Com¬ 
 pagnons font par avant retenus ou tenants la par- 
 tie adverfe i Et fi celuy qui efi fecondement retenu 
 aucunement ne cognoijl que aucun de fes Compag¬ 
 nons foit devant luy retenu, ou armc avec fa 
 partie adverfe, foit tenu Vavant dit Compagnon 
 a la premiere cognoiffance quil en pourra avoir , 
 de foy excufer envers fon Maijlre, & laiffer cells 
 querele . 
 
 XXXI. Item, que toutes les Licences des Che¬ 
 valiers de VOrdre qui iront hors pour acqnerir 
 bonneur,& toutes Certifications,ou Mandements, 
 a faire touebant le dit Ordre dor efen avantpar le 
 Souuerain, feront faits foubs le commun Seel, le¬ 
 quel remaindra en la garde dVun des Compagnons 
 du dit Ordre, a la volonte du dit Souuerain. Et 
 ft celuy qui V aura en garde depart pour caufe rai- 
 fonnable, hors de la prefence du dit Souuerain, 
 qu adonques il laiffera le dit Seel en la garde 
 d’un aultre Compagnon du dit Ordre, ejlant pre- 
 fent auec le Souuerain, & par fon affignement. 
 Ainfi que le dit Seel ne foit nulle fois hors de la 
 prefence du dit Souuerain, taut quil fera dedans 
 
 le 
 
le Koyaume: Et pareillcment en fon abfencef era 
 fin Depute auec le dit Seel. Et ft ainft ejl que 
 le dit Souuerain pourpofe de foy abfenter, & al- 
 ler bars dit Koyaume pour caufe raifinable■> il 
 ejl ordonne par ajfent de la dite Compagnie, quit 
 aura vng Signet convenable a V Ordre du Gar- 
 tier pour mettre au dos du commun Seel de fOr- 
 dre, qui fera auecque Uty ou qiCil foit, & fera 
 mis en tons les Aides qui feront faits dehors par 
 le dit Souuerain, en difference de ceulx qui fe¬ 
 ront faits en Angleterre. 
 
 XXXII. Item eft accorde, qui ft aucun Che¬ 
 valier de la dite Compagnie par devotion veult 
 demourrer en la dite maifon continuellement , 
 quil ordonne pour fon viure, & pour fa demeure, 
 du ften propre- 
 
 XXXIII. Item-, ft aucun aultre Cbevalier qui 
 tie foit mie dela dite Compagnie y veult demour¬ 
 rer par devotion, foit ordonne p,>ur fa demeure 
 felon K accord du dit Souuerain & dela dite 
 Compagnie. 
 
 XXXIV. Item eft accorde-, que ft aucun Che¬ 
 valier, ou aultre perjonne veult donner aucunes 
 terres ou rentes , pour eftre participant de toutes 
 let bonnes Orqifins & prieres qui feront faitcs en 
 la dite maifon, fon nom fera entre, & les Cha¬ 
 noines & poures Chevaliers prieront pour lay 
 perpetuellement: par ainft que le dit Gardien& 
 
 les Chanoines du dit Colliege dorefettavant ne 
 prendront fur iccluy Colliege aucune charge, fans 
 V advifement du dit Souuerain, ou fon Depute, 
 & les Compagnons de V Ordre prefens auecques 
 en f abfence du Souuerain. 
 
 XXXV. Item eft accorde, qui ft aucun des 
 Chanoines meure, & le dit Souuerainjiiif hors 
 du pais, que le Gardien, qui pour le temps fera, 
 envoyera fes Lettres au dit Souuerain pour vng 
 aultre, que le Souuerain vouldra nommer & y 
 ordonner • 
 
 XXXVI. Item fera fait vng Kegiftre, de par 
 le Souuerain & la Compagnie, qui foit le plus 
 fcachant du dit Colliege, pour eftre prefent en 
 chacun Chapitre de f Ordre, & en regiftrer loy- 
 aument les El eft ions, & les noms des ejleux, les 
 peines, & caufes des peines t les reconciliations 
 des punts, & tons aultres attes & leurs caufes, 
 appurtinants audit Ordre, de Chapitre en Cha¬ 
 pitre, & dft an en an. Et foit le dit Kegiftre 
 loyaument fermentc de loyaument regiftrer a la 
 reception de fon office, & que au commencement 
 de chacun Chapitre la vigille de Saint George, 
 foit le Kegiftre de V an precedent leu devant 
 le Souuerain, ou fon Depute, & ladite Com¬ 
 pagnie, affin quilpuiffe eftre corrigie, ft befoin 
 en eftoiu 
 
 The Statutes ejlablifbed by King Henry the Eighth , recorded in the 
 Black Book of the Order. 
 
 U B I clariffimus, inviCtiffimus, & inter for- 
 tunatiffimos bujus Mundi Principcs meri- 
 tiffime numeratus, Edoardus Tertius, Anglia? 
 Kex & Francia?, Dominus Hibernice, &c. Ad 
 honorem Omnipotentis Dei, bcatiffimse virginis 
 Maria?, prseclari Martyris Vivi Georgii, nobi- 
 liffimi Kegni Anglorum infigniffimi Patroni, & 
 Santti Edoardi Confeftbris, ob ftabilitatem at- 
 que incrementum Catholics: fidei, bonorum morum 
 augmtntum, & omnigene virtutis exercitium, 
 intra Caftrum Windcfori, viginti fex nobilium 
 ac fortium Equitum focietatem atq i ordinem in- 
 ftituit, quern, d preluftri Subligaculo cognomi- 
 nattim. Vivo quoqtte Georgio nuncupavit, & ad 
 tut amen decus, atq-, complemcntum ejufdem lau- 
 dabiles Ordinationes ac Statuta condidit, h Col- 
 legiis & coordinate illis inviolabilitcr obfervan- 
 det, in quibus obfeura quedam, ambigua, & lu- 
 cide explanations atq\ interpret at ionis egena ex- 
 titerunt , quedam vero addenda atq-, ampliftcan- 
 da vifa fint i potentiffimus, invittiffimus, atque 
 excellentiffimus Princeps Henricus Ottavus, au- 
 fpice Veo, Kex Anglia? & Francite, Vefenfor fi¬ 
 dei, Vominus Hibernia?, &c. bujus Ordinis op- 
 timo jure Supremus, per eum amorem, quem er- 
 ga Militie ftatum & nunc habet, & femper ba- 
 bebat, cujus fplendorem indies auttum iri arden- 
 tiffime defiderat, & ob frequens Sociorum ejuf¬ 
 dem Ordinis defiderium, confilium, & affenfum \ 
 viceftmo quarto die Aprilis, Anno gratie Mil- 
 lefimo quingentefuno vicefum fecundo, Kegni 
 
 vero fui quarto decimo, obfeuritates iftas quorun- 
 dam in quibufdam e Statutis illis Articnlorum 
 atq', ambiguitates interpretatus eft,& elucidavit, 
 quedam infuper (ut res ferebat) adjiciens atq-, 
 amplificans. ^ue profetto Jhtuta, Ordinatio¬ 
 nes, interpretationes, declarations, reformatio- 
 nes, & explanations, cum addit ament is, fee un- 
 dum verum ac germanum fenfum a Supremo 
 cum Colleges omnibus ejufdem Ordinis impofte- 
 rumobfervari debent, juxta modum qui fubfe- 
 quitur. 
 
 I- Deere turn inprimis eft, quod Rex, here des, 
 & Succejfires ejus,&ng\ix,p 0 ft cum, Reges, erunt 
 imperpetuum prefati Ordinis & amiciffime So- 
 cietatis Supremi. Ad quos deinceps pro fuo cu- 
 jufq', tempore declaratio, interpretatio, decifto, 
 correttio, folutio, & diftp enfat io Statu tor urn, ft- 
 cubi nodus extiterit, aut ambiguitas animos in- 
 diver fum traxerit, omnino fpettabunt. 
 
 II. Nemo deligetur in Socium bujus Ordi¬ 
 nis, nift qui nomine, Armis, ac fanguin gene- 
 rofus, & eques irreprehenfus exiftat, nee aliquis 
 collega bujus Ordinis abhinc eum (dum elettio 
 fufeipitur) nominabit, quem ex animo not ft non 
 vacarejudicat. Generojus autem nomine, Ar¬ 
 mis, & Sanguine, is intelligitur, qui, preter Pa¬ 
 ir em ac Mdtrem, avos & proavos quoque generofi 
 fanguinis habuerit. Irreprehenfus & fine not ft 
 judicatur qui nullum ex tribus hits fequentibus 
 incur rife probatur. Prima nempe fpecies eft, ft 
 quis Eques condemnatus bereticapravitatefuerit, 
 
 £ minus 
 
appendix. 
 
 f 
 
 , ^thdkh foijlrd, am ptkcam eoiumi- 
 , K taunt dcdcriu Aheu, fi life Mijejiatu 
 cjuviSm fterit. lerthji tk belh flight, qm,d 
 Supremus, vcl ah eo defifftatus, & authority 
 ton c\ns babe ns, gerit, psjica quam vaciSla frv- 
 tcnfa fma &pug>u accept! iniri. §bt‘ tarn tiir- 
 pitcr illinc ttfilgeril, Merita rcprcheudmdxt cx- 
 iiiimjri debit, me utfref'tMtm Ordbtem ehgstt- 
 ritts. El fi coutiitg.it (quod abfit) aliquem an¬ 
 tes t'.dixm rent pojibbe tarn igtummofam com¬ 
 mitters, is, ut commentur, ab hoc Online depo- 
 rtctser,iitproximi Confilii cotlebrattorn, fi ita Sli- 
 premoje Socittati -AJitm fuerit. 
 
 IU. Giuotawtis vigiiid divi Georgii, hoc eft, 
 ricefsmojcciouta Aprilis, & fi jiectt riittm E c- 
 defu divins tkm Georgro minimi ceUbrcntur, 
 annus eqttitcs bujus Ordinis, ttbi fucrivt, made 
 ties libertstc gjitdesiit, lubes, Hunicct, Usune- 
 rale &farque, debits fcilicet htijtes Ordinis lu- 
 bitn, rite indtteithtr bora testis poji meridiem, 
 donee Uj fficia vcfpcrlina cHm celts & Mifidpoji 
 certain perfolut £ fuerint. Li mat ut inis itaq', 
 diet jfuenus folenni proceffu, futnmo facrificio, 
 jecundijf, vcfperis, immo diantotum ufue dum 
 Cetu cum MiJsii poji cettam finianturfimili modo 
 incedott. 
 
 IV. Si vero (c unfit pojlulantc) prefata Jolcm- 
 nit as prorogari debeat, vel Supremus earn pro- 
 rogandam ejfe cenfeat, ibi Commilitones omnes 
 qui fuerint intra Regnum, vigilia par iter.ac die 
 Sami Georgii-, aderuttt in obfquiwn Supremi, 
 emetine^ Regni Jin loco mar.frit. Vbi turn in- 
 frvientes eidem Ojflcia Sanfii Georgii filcmni- 
 tcr obfrvabunt modo ritus Ecclefi£ Sunfit id ita 
 permit tat. Quod fi mas Ecclefi£ alind judicat 
 nihilominus eodem tempore Supremo infirvituri 
 aderunt , biis cum eo dvinis interfuturi, qu£ 
 tunc celebranda flat taint ur » Ceremonial item 
 alias ad mum impleturi, tam ut confilium in- 
 cant prxdifin vigilia poji meridiem, ante vcfpe- 
 
 , diefequente poji mat minus ante Mijfum, & 
 codon mcridie ante ficundas vefperas, qttam ut 
 habitu fuo toto jolemniter induti in fun quifq 
 J'cdc fe compliant, primus vefperas in vigilia, & 
 ^ die Mat minus, ac Mijfam cum fee midis reve¬ 
 re,Her auditnri, & poftridie MiJJ'am folennem 
 pro defunct is '■> ad quant venientes tr abets ex more 
 fupertegentur, fid togis Jubtus ut libebit , ante 
 crus initiim fit qua Elcfito vcl res alioquin ar- 
 d.sa per agenda turn iujlet, ad Confilium f reci¬ 
 pient, illic omnia de more fafiuri, ac ft Winde- 
 iori f ront. Quod fi Supremus ad Confilium 
 ingrejfits fuerit, & Commilitomm aliquis cum 
 eo minus affueril, ob tam negligentiam omne id 
 temporis quo turn Supremus cum aliis intuserit , 
 fris ipfe manebit. Si vero quis corum ad ve¬ 
 fperas in vigilin, matutinas, Mijfam, ant ve¬ 
 fperas in die tardior accefferit, is, quoad illud 
 divini Officii perafium fuerit s vel fiabit vel ge¬ 
 nua fleetet in eo loco qua Chifrill£ foiettt. Sin 
 pr.edifid vigil in cum die fquente quivis eorttm 
 nun advencrit, ut Supremo ferviat, nec potefla- 
 tem pr£obtentam aut jujiam alioquin abfintix 
 sjuJjm Supreraoque pheentem obtendcre cueat, 
 :l !f proximo Georgians folemitatis obfirvandx, 
 , HU futnn in prdf ntin Suprcmi non intrabit, 
 
 i nec id etiarn Windefori, & decern pr£terca li¬ 
 bras in Ornament a Collegii dependet. 
 
 V. Quicunq, Commilitomm ipjorum pr£dicld 
 vigilia ac die potefiatem adeptus, aut alioquin 
 abjMerit domi Ju£,vcl alibi commoratus intra Ec- 
 c left am aut Sucelhon illic ubi tunc divinis ad- 
 t rit, pr£ciptutm unum fdile ad honor an Supre¬ 
 me jaciet a dor star i, in quo qttidem Ordinis bu¬ 
 ms infignia intra pnluflre fibligaculum illoca- 
 bit ; Deindc Jcdem a Liam apparabit ab ilia Su- 
 premi(quoad conjcfiurdpro modo ac forma T em- 
 pli colligere poiefl) ita diflantem, vt ^ Winde- 
 tori cernitur, vbi propriis ittfigmbtts appenfu fe 
 pro tempore conjiituet. Integra turn ex more con- 
 tegetur babitu, divinis (ut prius oftenfum) in- 
 terfuturus, qt<£ ritus Ecclefiu frvanda fignabit. 
 Ingredicns atq ; egrediens > &■ quotics alioqui pre- 
 tergredietur , tam fummum Alt are, in bonorem 
 Dei, qttam Sedile Regmm, ad bonorem Supre- 
 mi, debit a genuflefiione reverentiaq j coufulta- 
 bit: uifi hie Imperator, Rex, Princeps, aut 
 Elcdlor extiterit,quibus, ut cordi erit, J'cdes eri - 
 gere ceterdq » rite peragere licebit • 
 
 VI. Si vero annua Georgii folemtitas baud 
 prorogetur, fed ipfa vigilia diefqi^ivi Georgii, 
 prout moris eji, obfrvata fuerit Windefori, neq » 
 Supremo liceat aut faltcm collibeat illic adeffe , 
 turn ubi l)corum intra Regnttm fuum fuerit■> 
 borum Equitttm quoflibet ajjignare potent ad ob- 
 fequium fibi preflandum, & quicquid ejl Cere- 
 moniarum oportunepcrimplendum, ac fi Winde- 
 fori prefntes effent } id quod qui rite perfece- 
 tint, ab c<t fefiivitatc, qu£ frvanda ejl Winde- 
 fori,m«#/rt cxcufandi. 
 
 VII. Siq-> Supremus Georgiana flennitate 
 baud queat intereffe, loco fid deputabit alterum 
 Literis Juts ad id deftbtatis, quicum fibi coaj- 
 fijlentibus vigilia Concilium inibtt, bora tcr- 
 tiarum, hoc efl, both tertia pell meridiem, & re- 
 Viquam pofiridie Jolennitatem adimplebit, Rcgiis 
 dmtaxat impenfis, pro tempore fupra nominato. 
 Novas autem Ordinationes baud injlituet, fid 
 delifia corriget, & quicquid arbitrio Concilii 
 neceffarium fafiu vtfitm fuerit, ipfe faciet. 
 
 VIII. Quotannis vigilia Divi Gcorgii» hoc 
 ejl, vieefimo feundo die Aprilis, convenient om-. 
 ncs Equates Georgiani intra Cajlrum Windc- 
 fori, five in regno feu foris extiterint , modo com¬ 
 mode pojjint, divinis Georgianis illic interfu¬ 
 turi, & pleno babitu Ordinis induentur, quarts- 
 diu divina celebrantur friatim in locis covfi- 
 dentef. Habebit autem ipforum quifque vcxil- 
 luni & Enfem cum Galed atq-, appendicibus fupra 
 fdile fuum conflxa, qu£ permanebunt illic quoad 
 vixerit, ad bonorem ejus, & in argumentum 
 quod Catbolic£ fidci & Sanfi£ Ecclefu certns 
 propugnator ipfe fit futurtis , vti Equejlris Ordo 
 depofeit. Quod Ji feftivitas ilia intra quinde- 
 ccm dies a Pafchate, vcl die quo abjlinetur a 
 Carnibus, evenerit, quo Supremus ipfe volet, pro- 
 rogabitur , dummodo dies affignandus quartus, 
 quint us, aut fextus & vicefimus necvltimus A- 
 prilis fuerit, neq\ ullus e primis quatuor Mail, 
 ne ficret impedimenta celebrationi Divinorum ab 
 Ecc/efia conJ\itut£, in bsmore Divi Marci, Phi¬ 
 lippi, & Jacobi, ^Inventionis San&a?Crucis .* 
 
 ttec 
 
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 APPENDIX. 
 
 nee talis item dies quo Fejlum Afcenfionis, Pen- 
 thecoftes, ant alioqui fiolenniter irtftitutum pri- 
 mis ant fiecundk fills vcfipcris poffet dejiitui vel 
 inter turbari. 
 
 IX. Quod fi qui tempejlivc (quomodo prtfig- 
 natum eft) non advcncrit, neque falls iaoneam 
 abfinti.e caujam babe ant, quam Supremus art 
 dcputalus ab co probabilem ejfie judicabit, vel 
 nifi Supremus abjeatiam ejus temp oris illis con- 
 donaret , Uteris finis ob id ipfium eo dejlinatis, in 
 quibits comm nomina cum caufis abficntix confi¬ 
 ne ant ur : penas ca de re Incut arbitrio prcfidis 
 & Concilii turn colletii. Formula Supplicii ta¬ 
 ils erit- Non ingrcdictur qiiifiquis ita dercli- 
 qucrit concilii JuJcepti locum, fid in bojlio forts 
 expetiabito neque fiuffragii in vlla rccunfcrendi 
 fiacultatern babebit co tempore• Sin ad Princi- 
 plum vejpcrarum non affucrint , adficdcs fuas in- 
 gredi non licebit , fed fiubtus ante fiedcs fuas in 
 locis Cborijlarum jlabnnt , donee HU vejpcr.e fint 
 finite par plena manebit its qui ad folennem did 
 Aliffam & pofteriorcs vefiperas tempore non accefi 
 ferint. Siquis atitem fine probabili caufd a toto 
 fiefto abejjc prxfiumpfirit, is anno fequentc , dum 
 feftivitas agetur, a fide find prohibebitur, & Jl a 
 bit interim, vt prxfatwn eft, dumq > precedent 
 chorus jiipplicabit , tees cruccs, qua fieruntuc, 
 antcccdet, &• fiubtus dcinceps, ut antca, perjla- 
 bit, tfif-) dum ad offierendum Ordo confiendat, 
 hie pojlrcnms offer et. Qua per add penitent id-, 
 venict c vejligio ad Supremi fiedem ant ab eo dc- 
 ■ fignati, viniam rogaturus. Ttimq ; Supremus, 
 aut ab eo Dcputatits, remittet cam ad fiedem 
 fit am , vt antiquum jus ibi retineat. Si verb 
 dcinceps altero fiefto abejfie non formiddrit, martens 
 intra regnum, nee legitimam alioquin excufatio- 
 nem habens, per Suprcnium aut ab co defignu- 
 turn approbandam(vti pr denotatum eftft ad fiedem 
 illam fiuam baud introibit , donee apud Supre- 
 mum Altare Santio Georgio dicatum, monu- 
 vnentum vnum argenteum viginti marc arum ob- 
 tulerit, 6^ dcinceps annuatim idem adgemina- 
 bit, vfiq'-, dum reconciliari procurer it. 
 
 X- Quifijuis Equitum ijlorum palamforis in- 
 cedens fubligar fiuum tybix non circumligarit , 
 vbi primnm deprebenfins fiuerit per quemvis quin- 
 que Officialism Or dim, aut Fedor um Collegia, 
 duns aureos illico monitors dependet i nifi dim 
 ad Equum oercis indutus fc accinxcrit • jT«/;c 
 cnim fiat eritfifilum cxrulei colons c ficrico fiub- 
 ter ocream ad fiubligaris indicium babeat: par 
 omnhto fupplicium infhgetur ci qui citra fiubli- 
 gar objuntimn tibix Concilii domum introibit. 
 Quifiquis atitem Officialium aut Decanus deli- 
 dum iftiufimodi compererit, ad cum ipfium pre¬ 
 dion pen'e pertinebit. 
 
 XI. Quoties Equites ifti de more trabeis in- 
 duentur, Supremum hint precedent, eo ipfio or- 
 dine quo e regione confident. Si quis Mine ab- 
 fiuerit, Socius qui c Regione ficdet,fiolus inccdct. 
 Id quod obfiervari oportet tarn inprocefifiu ad fiup- 
 plicandum, quam temporibu.s & locis aliis. At 
 quumfit offierendum , Supremus aut ab eo defig- 
 natus, primus omnium aficendet, & cetcri dcin- 
 ceps. Officiates auteni eundo Ordinem fiuum ufiua- 
 hm obfervabunt in omni proceffiu , tarn intra 
 
 Sacellum & Concilium, qudm in quihufi.il locis 
 aliis. Nimirum Equites cum fit epulandum, 
 onines infimul ex vna parte menfie recumbent, co 
 Or dine quern & in Templo fedentes aut ftantes 
 babent, & non fccundmn natalitU dignitatis 
 gradum aut honoris, nifi filii Regumfint,Regum 
 fratres, Principes, aut Duces externi, qui loca 
 fortientur ex dignitatc fid pr&dari Status. Et 
 confurgentes codon Or dine conjlabum, quo & an¬ 
 te fie deb ant. 
 
 XII. Poftridie fefiivitatis, ad bonoremDivi 
 GeorgiijWindefori firvat£,Commilitoncs, ante- 
 quam in difieffiu vale die ant, in bojlio Concilii 
 Trabeas qnibus volcnt indumentis aliis fiipcrin- 
 duent, & deinde Miffirm pro dcfttnftis filenniter 
 in fiaccllo percantandam audient, pro defiunbtis 
 inquam omnibus CbriJUanis , fed pr<efirti;n Mis, 
 qui anted finer ant bujus• Ordims, fimul omnes 
 intereffic debeut,nifi forfian aliquis probabilem ab- 
 jentix caufiam babeat, vel a Supremo aut cjus 
 Deputato pot eft at cm abeundi prxobtinuerit• Et 
 cum contingat per mortem alicujus ipfirum, ut 
 vexillum, gladins, & Galea cum appendicibus 
 veniant offer end a, ante peenniam offierri debent . 
 Ordo nimirum offierendi talis erit, vt vexillum 
 inprimis a duobus Commilitonibtis per Supre¬ 
 mum, aut ab co defignatum, affignandis offera- 
 tur, max Enfis fimilitcr a duobus aliis. Poftrc - 
 mo Galea, cum annexis fimUiter, d duobus . 
 Siquis aut cm anno precedent c obicrat, qitot'quot 
 Equitum JVindcjori aderunt, in ca Afiffft pro 
 defunciis fingulatimcereum untim afferent, cum 
 Scutello, in quo pingent'ur infignia defuntil. Si 
 plurcs uno mortiti fiuerint fiuum cutqb Scutellwn 
 affigct'ur, habens argcntcam laminam qnatuor 
 denariorum propc lumen appofitum. Qui qui- 
 dem cerci cum Scntellis fiumptu ipfirum Equi¬ 
 tum conficientur. 
 
 XIII. Decretum cjl infitper ut in hoc VVinde- 
 forienii Collegia fit inpeifctiuim Decanus units, 
 cum duodectm Canonicis Secularibus, quos Sa- 
 cerdotcs oportebit effe cum ingrediuntur, vel 
 (ut multum) intra annum fiqnentcm. Erunt 
 preterea tredccim Sacerdotes alii, quorum pars 
 una Canonici minores, altera Vicarii vocabuit- 
 tur. Qui fi Sacerdotes in ingreffu non fiuerint , 
 citra omnem cxcufdtioncm, intra annum erunt. 
 Erunt itidem Clerici tredccim totidcmqs Chori- 
 lta?, qui cum Canonicis miuoribus & Vicariis, 
 de quibus ante diximus, quotidie in cboro mini- 
 lira bunt, canentcs & or antes, ut tempos & res 
 ipfia pojhtlabunt. Nimirum omnes tarn Alajo- 
 res quam minores Canonici, Vicarii, CIcrici, & 
 Chorilte, precari tenebuntur, ut Supremus cum 
 cuntiis Commilitonibus bujus Ordinis vivat, 
 valeat, & omnia fixliciter agat, utqite defiuntio- 
 rum Equitum animx in pace requieficant • Prx- 
 fientatio vero Canonicorum ubi contigerit, ad 
 Supremum fiolummodo fipetiabit. Citniq\ Com- 
 militonum aliquis Windeforum venims intra 
 chornm ad fiedem fitam ex more fie receperit, Ca¬ 
 nonici rcliquujq-, Chorus Jlabnnt in Jtiis infra 
 fiedibus , ubi in feft is Divi Georgii Jolent • Dum 
 abfint Equites, bene licebit Canonicis & ceteris 
 e cboro Saeerdotibus, Jupcriorcs fiedes occit- 
 parc. 
 
 XIV. Vnufi- 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 XIV. 'Dnifquifqi Socius bujus Ordinis "Ira¬ 
 le .2 m mam relinquet intra Collegium Windefo- 
 ri, ob divofas occafiones qua poffient obvcnire , 
 viz. ut obfervare queant atqadimplere ft quas 
 Ordinationes prxcepta mandata Supremus 
 excogitarit , & excogitata propofuerit in Conci¬ 
 lia : qui confenfu fix Commilitonwnpr.efentium 
 poterit,quando & ubi libebit , concilium inliituere 
 in caufas fingulas qux fibi vifx fuerint. 
 
 XV. Quinq-, Minijlri Officiates ad hunc Or- 
 dinem fpeciatlm attinentes crunt i Prcelatus, 
 viz. Cancellarius, Scriba, Rex Armorum, cui 
 cjl a Subligari cognomen additum, & Holliari- 
 us, qui a Nigella virga, quam gefiabit, agnomen 
 babebit \ qui cum recipiendi fint Sacramento 
 obvincicntur^quod-, velitt a fecretis , fideles ac ta- 
 citurni erunt , in omnibus qi<£ fpedabunt ad 
 hunc Ordinem negotiis. Horwn Juramenta re- 
 quirentur cxprcjji/ts in Libello, qui Ordinatio- 
 num inferibitur • 
 
 XVI. Stabilientur ibidem Pauperculi tre- 
 decim Equites, qui minus altoquin babent unde 
 vivant, habituri vidum competentem &vefiitum• 
 Qui Jolum ad hoc obligabuntur ut in honorem 
 Dei-, bcat£ Marine, Dili Georgii, omniumq> 
 Sandorum , & pro falute animarum > quotidia- 
 tias ibi preces fund ant • Horum impenfe necef 
 farix cum privilegiis corum infra deferibentur , 
 poj} prxdidas Ordinationes . Sane Eleciio ipfo - 
 runt-, ut &prefata Canonicorum^mnino referetur 
 ad Suprcmum. Habebunt Equites ipfi pau¬ 
 perculi Colobca coccinea rubrive coloris cum 1 
 Scutcllo Divi Georgii fuper humcrum , fed fine ! 
 fubligari quocunq-,. 
 
 XVII. Si quis Sociorum bujus Ordinif intra 
 dun pdjfuum Millia Cafiello appropinquet , illud 
 ipfitm introibit , ad honorem loci-, modo poffit , 1 
 nee alium jujhtm habeat impedimentum. In- 
 troiturus autem facellum Induct ur antea *fra -! 
 ben, fine qua non licebit ullo pado introire. In- j 
 troeuntem Ganonici pr£feittes accipient , & re- | 
 verenter in Sacellum adducent. Quod fi cele- 
 brandx Miffs tempus extiterit , eandem ipfe au- 
 diet , ad honorem Dei-, Sandiq't Georgii \ fm 
 pofl meridiem , aut alias advenerit , chorum {tit 
 prxfatum cjl) introibit , ubi Canonici , cum ce¬ 
 teris, Pfalmum pro defunais abfolvent > dum 
 ipfe offeret & ad fedem fefe fitam rccipit. Quod 
 fi quifquis illorum pertranfeat oppidum , nec'in- 
 grediatur , ut offer at, uti prafixum efi, turn fub 
 obedientix vinculo , quoties ita deliquerit , a Sa- 
 cello ad cum locum pedejler ibit , & Stathtrem 
 offeret. Dijiantia certe non amplior intelligi - 
 tur quam duorum duntaxat milliarium , ut ojlen- 
 fttm antea . 
 
 XVIII. Ubi primitm mors alicujus horum 
 Equitum certo fignificata fuerit , mox Supre¬ 
 mos unum Miffarum mille aninu defundi cele- 
 brari efficiet . Rex externus, odies centum \ 
 Princeps ffiepties centum -, Dux unufquifq^ fex- 
 ccntas i Marchio, quadringentas & quinqua- 
 ginta'-, Comes, trecentas-, Vicecomes, Ducen- 
 tas quinquaginta feu Baro ,feu Baronettus,D/*- 
 centas-, Bacchalaureus Eques-, Centum. Siquis 
 autem , poji mortem eandem Kcgiis Literis indi- 
 catam-, ante tns menfes ex ados non id ipjum 
 
 perfici curdvit \ quartampartem prxdidx furmr.A 
 geminabit •> fi non ante medium anni prxteritum, 
 miffas adduplicabit , ficqs deinceps in finem an- 
 ni. Quod fi intra annum minus abfolverit, in 
 banc formam annos adgeminabit• 
 
 XlX. Vbi primitm Supremus, aut ab eo dc- 
 fignatus , certior faftut fuerit de v/lorte zjliuf/no- 
 di-, illico literas emittet ad Commilitones cm- 
 nes httjus Ordinis , qui fuerint intra regnum An¬ 
 glia?, ut omnino fccum affint in loco congruo fi- 
 biq'-> vifo-, ante fex bebdomadas poji fgnifeatio- 
 nem h^nc ad fe fad am. Qui quidem omnes 
 ita congregate vel (ut minimum) fex corum , 
 cum Supremo, aut ipfius Deputato, Or dine 
 quijquc fuo , nominabunt novem e digniffimis atqi 
 elediffimis Equitibus , qui Supremo fuerint fttb- 
 1 diti-, vel ci nullatenus adverfirii '•> tres viz . 
 primos , Duces, Marchiones, aut Comites, vel 
 biis Conditione Superiores s tres alios Barones 
 aut Baneretosi tres fane pojiremos Bachalau- 
 reos Equites. Nomenclaturas bafee fummus 
 Pr£latus , Epifcopus fcilicet Wintonicnfis, ft 
 pr£fens fuerit: fin abfucrit , Cancellarius, De- 
 canus, Scriba, vel maximh Sencx c refidentibus 
 confcribet : & conferiptas Supremo, vel cjus 
 Gerenti vices, qua oportet reverentia common- 
 fir a bit. Is verb deinceps ilium pronuntiabit 
 eledum qui pluribus fuffiragiis adnitalur, feu 
 quern Supremus ipfe diguiorem , honorabiliorem, 
 utiliorem 3 RcgnoqS fuo & Corotu magis idoncum 
 effe judicabit. Si quis autem Equitum bujus 
 Ordinis admonitus baud affinerit-, mfi jufiam ab- 
 fent 'i£ caufam habeat , quam & fub Sigillo in- 
 fignium fuorum fignificatum iverit , a deb jufiam 
 inquam & rationabilem, ut Supremus earn, vel 
 ab co defignatus, approbarit,& talent effe judica- 
 rit, ut approbarz debeat, pextus dab it. Nam fi 
 mirths jufiam aut idoneam effie caufam , Supre¬ 
 mus aut Deputatus exifiimabit , Dccano ac Col¬ 
 legia pcrfolvet viginti folidos legald manet£, q U os 
 in eelebrationes pro defundo oportebit impends. 
 Itaqs cum proxime venerit ad Concilium , ibidem 
 in medio coetu coram Supremo procumbet , donee 
 per Supremum aut Deputatum, & reliquum 
 omne Sodalitium reconciliatus fuerit. 
 
 XX. Quando poji mortem alicujus ifiorum 
 Equitum alter in defundi locum furrogatur , « 
 vefiigio qui eligitur ornatu Subtibuli decorabi- 
 tur, in planum argumentum quod debinc illius 
 Ordinis Equeftris fit units babendus. Deindc 
 chm ad id fada Commiffiio in Concilio Winde- 
 lori leda fuerit , coram Supremo, vel ipfius vi- 
 cem gerente, c£terifq■, ea de causa congregatis , 
 Trabea cum Humerali inferetur. Mox jpf e de - 
 ducetur medius duobus Equitibus aliis ejufdem 
 Ordinis , quos Officials antecedent , & alii No¬ 
 biles atq > obfequiofi ftipabunt, Trabcam autem 
 geffibit ante eum Commilitonum unus , vel 
 Garterus Rex Armorum, donee veniat ad locum 
 fedis occupanddh Infra quam accept 0 Jur amen¬ 
 ta, indutus frabe'a revertetur ad Concilium , ubi 
 de manu Supremi, vel ejus Deputati, Torque 
 coornabitur. Sicq, pleno infignitus habitu cum 
 extern incedet,fedebit,fiabit. 
 
 Ceterhm magni Principes externi bene pote- 
 runt (uti jam ante confueverunt cornpendii ban fa) 
 
 amidum 
 
A P P E N D I X 
 
 arnictum integrum intra concilium indui . Quod 
 fi qu's ante moriatur quam habitum hunc accepe- 
 r it, minime fundatorum tom denominabitur, eo 
 quod plenam fat us fui poffcfonern baud obtinu- 
 erat. Habebit autem Milfarum medictatern, 
 qni.t Subligaris ornamentum ante fufceperat, & 
 nihil fupra. Eledus vcni, Subligaculoqi dona¬ 
 te (quod in fc ejljfcfinabit ad locum, ut in fe¬ 
 dem fibi debitam introducatur• Si intra annum 
 minks advenerit, & in Regno manferit , nec ex- 
 cufationem aliquam condignam, & a Supremo 
 ind ejus Deputato, probandam babuerit: ejus 
 cleciio prsediPta nonvalebit, fed irrita manebit i 
 & Supremus aut ab eo ddignatus cum reliquo 
 Commilitonum cxiit novam electionem ineboa- 
 bit• Quapropter vexillum, enfis, & Galea, cum 
 appendicibus ejus , at priks elefii, non appenden- 
 tur Sedili fuo int ra Cafiellum, dum covene- 
 
 rit, ea propter quod ft non advenerit, Ornamcn- 
 ta prxdicia tanquam non citra dedecus baud de- 
 ponantur , /Tv/ ebarum bonejle deponantur, 
 
 W ut il it at em& emolument wn Or dinis & Colle- 
 gii reman fur a. 
 
 XXl.Exteri quip, adpr£claram banc Societa- 
 tem admijji,certlores hide fieri debent per Supre¬ 
 mi literal-, qu£ fejlinant er ad eos dirigentur,cum 
 fiatutis fub Sigillo communi Ordinis ,Supremi ni- 
 niirum impenfis,ut mult km intra quatuor menfes 
 ab elcilione cert i fient,tit iidem Principes pcrlecih 
 illijee Uteris deliberarc queam, Ordhtcm ilium 
 nec ne Jufcipcre libcat, aut expediat , nifi for- i 
 fan idem Supremus, intcred temper is, per res a- 
 lioqui graves atqh arduas impedimcnttmi babeat. 
 func enim potent ilium eleftioris bujus fignifica- 
 tionem in aliitd tempus ex fententia prorogare . 
 At ttbi fgnifeatio certa fatta, & ei ad qtiem 
 miff a fuerit grata atq\ accept a intelligiuir i ibi 
 Supremus, per Oratores fuos, ami&um integrum 
 cum Subligari 1 brque dejlinabit ad cundem • 
 Ipf verb fie elccH & donati, cujufcunqi Conditions 
 fiatiis aut honoris extiterint, intra feptem menfes 
 poflqu'im pr£fata fnfeeperint infignia > & illud 
 ipfumquod agiturfibi perquam gratum fore fig- 
 nijicatum iverhit , Procuratorern remittent ido- 
 neum, Majcflati five honori fti Domini bene re- 
 jpondentem , ut debitam cidem fuo Domino fedem 
 pr£occupet, eiq'i pojjidere incipiat . Pr£fixum 
 ejl fane ut Eques omnino fit irreprebenfus , nec il- 
 lattdatus, qui Trabeam fecttm afferet of ream 
 certilei Colors, a Domino fuo cum Vexillo, Enfej 
 Galea, & appendicibus, ut fids in locis intra Col¬ 
 legium quamdiu Dominus ille funs fuperfes fue¬ 
 rit, honorifee remane ant. Trabea vero fic alla- 
 ta quando vice Domini fui in fedem illius efi 
 introducendus, per Supremum, aut ab eo defig- 
 nitum, in braebium illt dexterum imponctur: 
 hide per duos Equitcs ejufdem Ordinis ab bofiio 
 Concilii deducetur, ad fedile Domini, infra 
 quodperfifens, nomine pr£fati fui Domini, Sa¬ 
 cramento vincietur & paulo mox in Jcdem illam 
 intro due etur, in qua Jfedens, fans, aut procum- 
 bens quanto tempore divina celebrantur, Trabe¬ 
 am illam fuper e'idem dexter a gefabit- Quam 
 nunquam gejiare debet, nec ulluminconcilia jif- 
 fragium confer cl, aut abfente Domino fuo Hike 
 introibit • Sin autem intra feptem bos menfes 
 
 Procuratorern fuum non miferit (ut pr£fnitum 
 efi) neque fufficientcm excufationem Supremo, 
 illiufve Deputato, fatis acceptabilem babeat : 
 tunc illius eleftio pr£mijfa evacuabitur ■> nifi 
 forfan Eques ille pr£ magns arduifq -> rebus aids 
 irretitus cjfe comprobetur. In hoc enim articu- 
 lo, intra mam adbuc mtnfem pofi, ad Supre¬ 
 mum, aut ab eo def\g,x\3.Xi\vn,excufationem emit- 
 tcre licebit. Sin itaque talia caufari pojfet im¬ 
 pedimenta qu£ Supremus aut ab eo Dcputatus 
 bone fa, laudabilia, necejfaridve judicabit, qua- 
 tuor ultra Menfium mora concedi poterit . Intra 
 quos fi minks advenerit, ejus vies tleUio omnino 
 vacabit . Ceeterkm hie efi animadvertendum 
 quod ifie favor efi Extraneis exbibeudus, qui non 
 pojfuMt ipfi advent are, fed necejfe habent Procu- 
 1 ratores fuos mittcre, ut fedes ipforum vice pofi¬ 
 de ant. Idque imprimis efi eii de causa confiitu- 
 tum, ut Miffarum & Orationum aliarum, qu£ 
 defuntts Ordmantur, plene participes evadant. 
 Media namqi parte privarentur > fi non ante 
 mortem fuam in fias fedes introdutti forent. Sed 
 nec cxtranci folkm eo privilegio congaudebunt, 
 verum illi etiam qui dim eliguntur extra Reg- 
 mm funt Regs jujfu belligerantes, aliifve nego- 
 tiis intend : Hii quant um ad feds Ju£ poffef- 
 fionem captandam , fimile cum extraneis privile- 
 gium vendicabunt. 
 
 XXII. Si quit Ducum, Marchionum, Comi- 
 tum,Vicecomitum,Baronum,(aJ Barenetorum, 
 aut Bacchalaureorum bujus Ordinis , obierit, qui 
 fuccedet ei, cujufvis barum Conditionwn ext it e- 
 rit, cam duntaxat fedem obtinebit, quam Pr£- 
 deceffor funs antepoffederat, nec demutabit illam 
 citra peculiarem Supremi concefomm, nifi for¬ 
 fan Imperatorum aut Regum aliquis, vel Prin- 
 ceps Regni fuerit, quorum unufqurfqbjuxta fub- 
 limitatem fuam, fedem Supremo proximam ac- 
 cipiet. Quo patio Dux aut Comes interim in 
 fedem Bacchalaurei reponipoterit, atq\ e diverfo > 
 ad Argumentum manifefium form£ per primores 
 ibi fundatores inch o at £ finceriter obfervat£. 
 
 XXIII. Ef fi quando fedes ulla vacant, Su¬ 
 premus bene poterit ad earn quemlibet borum 
 Equitum ex arbitrio promovere-, fuperior autem 
 effe debet ea fede, quam ante tenner at• Nimi- 
 rum femel in vita fua poterit Supremus genera* 
 lent omnium fedium tranflationem ex fentendd 
 perficerc, fols Gclarum, Regum, Principum, & 
 Ducum fedibus excepts, qu£ permanebunt im- 
 mutabiles => nifi fortafsefuperius ulli fedile con- 
 tingat. In ea profecto tranflatione general!. Ion- 
 gitudo dur adonis in hoc Or dine, decus ac clari- 
 tudo geforum , laus Equitum, &pr£fiantia meri- 
 torum perpendi ac confiderari debet , ut horns 
 virtuti refpondeat . Omnes autem Equites ifii 
 quoties Trabeis ornati fedebunt,fiabunt, aut fi- 
 mul incident , ordinem ilium obfervabunt, quern 
 per fedes fuas in choro tenent, neqb tamen generis 
 aut nobilitatis rationem ullam babebmt, nifi 
 quatenus ante monfratum efi. 
 
 XXIV. Equites finguli, quando ad ordhnem 
 hunc illufrem adrnittentur ? certam pecuhiee 
 fummam Collegio numerabunt, in ufum Cano- 
 nicorum Deofervientium& pauperculorum M i- 
 
 (a) Banncrcttorum. 
 
 ( litttffy 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 litum, ibi commotantium ; Supremus certe j 
 quadraginta M rrcQS legalis momt£ Anglic, 
 Rex externus, viginti Libras\ Princeps, vi- 
 girtti marc as ', Dux, decern libras > Marchio, | 
 otto libras, fex folidos , & otto denarios , Comes, 1 
 decent Marcas s Vicecomes, quinq\ Libras, fe- 
 decetn folidos, otro denarios •> Baro feu (bjBa- 
 ronettus, qkinq', Libras s Bachalaureus Eques, 
 quinque marcas. Eleemofitut verb bujus Statu- 
 tum ejto perpetuum. Vexilla fane, Enfts, & 
 Gak.e, cum annexis non ante propendebunt in 
 locis fuis, quant prxfixas, fuand quifque pro 
 flatus bonore ftmmas pcrfolverint. Qnod ad 
 Extemos attinet, pro Inis Supremus refpondere 
 conjlituit. Et hac muncra atq', Eleemofinx prop¬ 
 ter id it a concedtmtur , ut Eques unufquifq'i qui 
 deveniet in bun: Ordinem tant'd dignior invenia- 
 tur, ut qui titulo, nomine , ac privilegio Fun- 
 datorum bujus Ordinis exornetur. 
 
 XXV. Eques wittjquif-, ijiius Ordinis , intra 
 annum primnm Jedis accept£, faciei poft ter- 
 gum if hi fedem babel , laminam cujus voluerit 
 met alii, in qua cum feuto ac exteris annexis fua 
 compingentur infignia : Et omnes deinccps fuc- 
 ceffuri fimiliter efficient, nifi quod fua lamina 
 citrtior & minutior effe debet, qudm qux primo- 
 rum Fundatorum \ exterorum laminis cum re¬ 
 bus aliis ijliufmodi duntaxat except is , qux, qua- 
 les ac quanta voluerint, fieri poterunt. 
 
 XXVI. Nullus borum Sodalium per Procu- 
 ratorem cjl admittendus atq-, in fedem introdu- 
 cendus , nifi duntaxat Extraneus, qui acquit ip- 
 fe intereffe, vel qui negotiis Kegiis occupants ac 
 ret emits fiter it, aut cui deniq’t Supremus id vel 
 perceperit vel permiferit , uti prxtattum eft. 
 
 XXVII. Vnufquifq i in ingrejju fuo fideliter 
 & fub juramento promittet ft itelle confervare 
 bos Articulos qui fequwttur. 
 
 Primnm, jurabit quod quamdik vixerit , & 
 ijiius Ordinis units effe per dur aver it, pro viribus 
 adjuvabit Supremi & fullcntabit honor cm, jura 
 tuebitur, & querelas ejus omnino defendet & 
 profquetur. 
 
 Deindc quod ontni cottatu butte Ordinem, in 
 quern afeitus eft, jttvare , auger e, atque ornare 
 para bit. Si:-> aliquid contra tentatum , aut 
 excogitatum iri J - ferit , pro virili refiftet & 
 dtfendet. 
 
 Pretercd fingula Statuta,&Statutorum Arti¬ 
 culos fideliter adimplcbit. Pro bits inquam 
 omnibus fmccritcr explendis generate juramen- 
 tum in admiffione fua prxjlabit, per facrofantta 
 EvaugcUa, Supremo vel ejus gerenci vieem, 
 quod etiam tarn bene fit obfervaturus quod ft 
 pnnttbn atq\ articulatim turn fibi perlegerentur, 
 & uramento quidem tanget atq\ exofculabitur 
 obi a tarn fibi cntcem. 
 
 Quo fatto in bunc mo dam elettus Eques prx- 
 tt-'iUe fubligar fierqudm reverenter accipkt, 
 qr l in finifiram ejus ‘Tybiam Supremus, aut 
 ab eo defignatus indue et, ijia verba dicens , Do- 
 mine, amiciffimi Socii hujus Ordinis a Subli- 
 gpculo nominati te nunc in amicum ilbi fra- 
 irem, ac collegam, admiferunt. In cujus rei 
 hcelefignaculum, hoc Sc tibi Subligar impar - 
 
 (b) Bannerctcus. 
 
 tiunt ac condonant, quod det Deus ut mexito 
 fufeipiens, rite conteras, ad Dei glofiam, ad 
 honorem praclari hujus Ordinis & tui. 
 
 XXVIII. Quod fi Supremus Kegnttm cxie- 
 rit, aut alia de causa nequeat intereffe, qua terns 
 hoc ipfum ipfe perficiat■> duos aut co plurcs bujus 
 Ordinis Equites fitfficere bene poterit : quibus 
 plenum in ijliufmodi introduttiom fui potcjlatem 
 atq\ autboritatem committat, ut earn fuo nomine 
 exerceant. 
 
 XXIX. Commune Sigillum paritcr ac figna- 
 culum Ordinis infignibus exornata fieri debent, 
 & in cuftodia Cancellarii Ordinis , vel ejus Eqsti- 
 tis ac Commititonis, quern Supremus nominare 
 voluerit remanebmt. Si verb qui Cuflos eji af- 
 fignatus viginti Milliaria vel co ampliks abierit 
 a Supremo qukcunq, de causa , Sigilla Supremo 
 tradet , ante recefptm , vel ejufmodi Cornmilitoni 
 aliive per font, quam Supremus ad id eodem tem¬ 
 pore defignabit '■> cam ob tern certe , quo Sigilla 
 prxditta minks abfittt d Supremo, quamdik ma- 
 net intra Kegnttm. Sin for is effe contigerit,fig- 
 naculum folum fufficiet interim ad acta qttxq-, 
 confignanda , & degerenda , qtt£ fpettabunt ad 
 bunc Ordinem. 
 
 XXX. Commilitones bujus Ordinis femper 
 impofterum apnd fie Statuta retine bunt, collata 
 priits cum Originali per Scribam Ordinis , & 
 Communi Sigiilo fignatj. Si verb quis eorum 
 infignia quxvis appingi difponiq\ voluerit in eo 
 Libello , Regi Armorum reddetur, ut is quod 
 fua intereft aptc riteq-, perficiat. Originate 
 qnoq~, in JErario Collegii perpetuo remanfurum 
 Sigillo communi confignabitur . 
 
 XXXI. Poft obitum cujufq. Sociorum bujus 
 Ordinis , hxredes ex afje (quos & Executores ap¬ 
 pellantj obligabuntur ad reportanda intra tres 
 menfes Statuta prxfentis Ordinis , qux donates 
 pint ci per Supremum aut ipfius impendio. Re- 
 portabuntur autem ad Decanum Collegii vel 
 Scribam, aut altoqui prxcipuum ejus loci Officia¬ 
 te m. 
 
 XXXII. Nullus Eques hujus Ordinis Vivo 
 Georgio dedicati Supremi fui Kegnttm, terram , 
 aut Vominium exibit , nifi priks exeundi im- 
 petrata copui. Qiiapropter unanimi confenfu 
 decretum ejl , quod fi gerendarum rerum illu- 
 ftrittm iter ullum appetat , unde Militaris honor 
 & Equejlris gloria fperari poffit , Supremus, ex 
 fua gratia fingulariqs favore, quern erga Com¬ 
 militones bujus Ordinis in pettore femper babe- 
 bit, ill os iftiufmodi Jlratagemmatis , honor ificiffi 
 negotiis aliis viris omnibus anteponet. 
 
 XXXIII. Horum Equitum nemo contra ullum 
 fttum Commilitonem Arma induet, ttifi for- 
 taffe propugnandum Supremi jus impendeat, aut 
 ipfius alioqui jujlam caufam defendi opqrteaU 
 Sin autem acciderit aliquem bujus Ordinis d 
 quoquo Principe, feu Vuce, tetteri, & Adverfa- 
 rites illius alium ejxfdem Ordinis ad parem fui 
 defenfionem habere pojlea defidcret : is qui po¬ 
 ll erior exoptatur, omnino fie retineri detretta- 
 bit, nec aliam excufationem obtendet, quam 
 quod collega fitus anted reteutus in advert a par¬ 
 te depugnet. horum etiam unufqutfqb quando 
 incipit ab aliquo teneri , hac folummodo con¬ 
 ditiont 
 
ditione fe teneri velle promittet, fi nullus Com-i 
 militonum antch rctentus in adverfariii parte 
 fnerit, alioqui fe in eo vinculo minime perman- 
 furunu -Sin antch. rctentusfnerit quamimpedi- 
 mentum bujufmodi refeiverit, polka tamen ubi 
 prim'llm intellexerit, mum ant alterum c Socili 
 fids in adversd parte militare, & ad militan- 
 dum ibi prizes obvinttum, proponet excufationcm 
 fiam apud cum Dominum qui fc conduxerat 
 quod ultra ipfi militare non potuerit, ejhjve cau- 
 fam defendere. 
 
 XXXIV. Omncsfacilitates Equitibus concef- 
 fe & Regnum exeant, ad inquirendum bonorem, 
 & gloriam procurandam, omnes Liters man- 
 data, c£teraq-,fcripta ad hunc Ordinem attinen- 
 tia-, altcro Sigillorum imperpetuum confignari 
 debent . 
 
 XXXV. Si quishorumCo mmilitonum,jpze- 
 tate ac Religione permotus, fedem fibi deligere 
 volet intraCajlellum Windefori, Domus in qui: 
 poterit immorari fignabitur d Supremo i vidus 
 autem illius fuis fumptibus atq-, impenfispropriis 
 providebitur. 
 
 XXXVI. Si quifquam Equcs alius quam fit 
 bujus Ordinis causa Devotionis animum babue- 
 rit ibi commorandi , fedes cx arbitrio Supremi 
 eidem a fignabitur, confenfu Commilitonum an- 
 tecedente - 
 
 XXXVII. Si quis borum Equitum, ant alius 
 quifquam , terras, bxreditates, redditus, aut pro- 
 ventus imp art ire, donareve volet , ut precum ii- 
 larumqu£ dicuntur ibidem particeps babeatur: 
 ejus nomen in Rcgiftrum aferibetur . & Cano¬ 
 nic* c£teriq\ Miniftri cum Militibus paupercu- 
 lis, femper infnturumpro eo deprecabuntur. De- 
 canus autem aut Cuftos & Canonici nunquam 
 
 Collegio novum pondus aut cur am imponent, ci- 
 tra Supremi confnfum, aut ab ivfo defignati, & 
 ceterorum Commilitonum in fufeepto tentof 
 manifcjlo Concilio. 
 
 XXXVIII.' Denique, quo Difcrimen Equitum 
 bujus Or din is, a ceteris qui non funt ejufdem, 
 tant'o clarins eluceat : Suprrmus, ex confenfu 
 Commilitonum omnium, vult,Ordinat, & in- 
 jhtuit, ut abbinc imperpetuum, qnicunq i fnerit 
 Eques ijlius Ordinis circum cervicem utatur au- 
 reo Torque ■ triginta unciarum Trojani Ponderis, 
 nihil fupra. Confcietur autem ille Torques e 
 laminis in formam Subligaris, una laminar uni 
 duas inths rofas babebit, alteram rubr am, ftp c- 
 riorem albam, altera inferiorem albam, & fu- 
 periorem rubr am. In fine vero Torquis illius 
 pendebit Imago Divi Georgii. 6)uq Supremus 
 & omnes Ordinis hufits Equitcs un icncbuntur, 
 prffertim in maximis & pracipuis Ami folen- 
 mtatibus . Aliis autem diebus Cathenula titan- 
 tur Aurea,^ qu£ Divi Georgii gefiabit imaginem 
 in fine: nifi geratur bellum, aut gerendum in- 
 gruat, £gntudo urgeat, aut longum iter ineun- 
 dum fit. Tunc etenim fijficiat uti Fibula (e- 
 rica ,qu£ J)ivi Georgii duntaxat imaginem in 
 fine pendulum babebit* Si vero Torques refar- 
 ciendus fit, tradi poterit aurifici , ut emendetur* 
 Nec debet ille Torques fiipari gemmis aut di- 
 tari, nififorfan id Imagini fiat, qu£ bene pote¬ 
 rit, ex arbitratu illius Equiiis, gemmis aut ali¬ 
 tor exornari Cavenc um autem ne Torques bu¬ 
 ff nodi vendatur, mu tub tradatur, aut alicnetur 
 u/lo modo,fcu donetur, ex ulla causa vel neceffitu- 
 dine,fed ad cobonejlamentum Ordinis ^Equitis 
 Ordinati confervari debet* 
 
 Here follow the fame Statutes as they were put into Engliih (hortly after their Eftabliih- 
 
 Ror i ’ f J hC A •" C, “ 3re tran( P°k d ,and *<= 18 . Article wholly changed. 
 But mall the Cop.es of them g.ven forth fince the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's Reign, 
 King Henry s Title of Supnam head of the Church ../England in Earth wider Chrilt is 
 ommed and feme few words (noted withanAfler&J altered to thofeuftedaVth 
 foot of the Page, whither the Aftc-risk directs. 
 
 The Statutes and Ordinances of the mod Noble Ordre of Saint Georoe 
 named the Gartter, Reformed, explained, declared, and renewed by 
 the mooft High, mode excellent, andmoofte puiffant Prince Henry 
 the v, n. by the Grace of God Kyng of England and of Framce, 
 Detenfor of the Faith, Lorde of Irland, &c. 
 
 W hereas the mood famous,mood hap. 
 
 pied, ana hicfpjtoiis iPjpuce, Ed- 
 wardc, the tfjfiae of that name, his jBoble 
 FtOgenitour fomtpme Bpns of England ana 
 ofFraunce, ana h..O(ae of Irland &c. Jto th’ 
 onnoure of almightt ©aa, ana of the bleffea 
 ana immaculate mfrapn Marie, a n a the 
 b ema Sgartit ^>nfnte George, gatron of the 
 napt noble Kotalme of England •; a na of 
 
 giapnt Edwarde, ispns ana ©onfeffour i %a 
 ;tbe exaltation of the holy JTaith ©atholtque 
 flDjaepnea, ©llahlifhfa, createa, ana founaea, 
 
 toitbitt the ©adcl of Wyndefore, a cottipanp 
 of xxvi. dSohleanO Wo:thf Knyghtes, to: to 
 he of the fafa mood jgohle a>?are of jsapnt 
 George, namea the Gartier, ana fog the hono¬ 
 rable continuance, augmentation, ana in 
 tertcpntns oftherame, 
 
 1 
 
appendix 
 
 2E!)C ftiO mood biaorious i&png OiO be- 
 bpfc and iiitiitiitc oibers botiogable ©ftatuts. 
 a'ib laiiDaUle Ordinances for to be obferbeo 
 anO Sept bp tbc cob;etbern and confreres 
 Bnigbtcs and ©ompapnons of tbc faio mooli 
 igoble Order =, amotige tbe tobicb ©Satutis 
 been certepne dotibtis and ambiguities, 
 tobicb to be more plapnlp Declared, inter 
 pjetcD, and citcnoeo, it is thought right 
 neceffarp atiD expedient. 2nd that certepne 
 other neto Ordinances and articles be to the 
 faid statutes added and adjopned. uaherC’ 
 foje the laid moon excellent and biaorious 
 jp’ptice Henry the viii. JSpitgc of England 
 and of France gpefento: of the jrattb and 
 jlo;0 of Irland, and 5 >obcvagne of the faid 
 moon iUoblf Order, and for the right iingu- 
 Iarlobe, good jeal, •ardent anditrtier affecti> 
 on, that his ropall S^ijePie hath and bearitb 
 to tbe faid mood jjEoble Order, and to the 
 edate of ©bibaltie and SinpghrVod: and .oj 
 tbe honorable cotitpnuance andencreadng of 
 the fame: and alio at the humble reqtterte 
 and itidante defire of the iSnpghts and Conn 
 panpons of the faid i^cble Order, and bp 
 their adbpd, coimcell, and affent, tbe xxiii. 
 dap of April, in tbe peat of grace M.D.XXU, 
 and of bio mood noble reign tbe viil. pete, 
 made interpretation and declaration of the 
 Obfcurtties, doubtis, and ambiguities of the 
 faid ©Ratines, Ordinances, Snterp?etari- 
 ons, dcriaracions, reformations, toitfj their 
 additions aforefaid, after the treto intention 
 of them, (hail be from hensfertb obferbed, 
 sept, and endied, bp the Soveraync and tbe 
 Knyghces Confreres and Companyons of the 
 faio 43ob!e Order, in manner aid fourme 
 foilatoptig. 
 
 I. Jffrde, 3t is ©rdened and accorded, 
 that the Bpng, and his Incites and ^ucceL 
 fo;s ftpngs of England, djall be for eber> 
 moje Soveravnes of the faide mood Jhoblc ©;• 
 der, and amiable Companpe of 9aput 
 George, named tbe Gartier, to tbe tobicb So- 
 verayn, and to bis ipcires and ^uteeffours 
 (ball appettein tbe declaiacion, folucion, 
 determi racicn, interpretation,Kcformsciou, 
 and Oftpofition o : all cautes concernpng and 
 totoropns eup tbpng of obfeuritte o: ootobtt 
 cor.epnr ju the statutes of the faid mood 
 J2oblf ©’ter. 
 
 II. arc.it, it is accorded that nonefballbe 
 elfded and chofett Tor to be Fc'ow or Compa¬ 
 nion r.f tbe (aid mood JBoble Order, cjceptc 
 that be be a ©cutiltnau of blood, and that 
 be be a U:i»ghte, and toithout ropreebe. 2nd 
 that tbe Knyehtes of the faid JSoblc Order 
 from bensfortb (ball not name anp perron in 
 their ©'.eaten to be jielobo or Companyon of 
 tbe faio #ob!e Order, in tobome tbei (ball 
 tbpnhe or extern in their confcience to babe 
 fpotte of lSeprocbe; 2nd as totoebpng tbe 
 declaration of a ©entilrnau of.blode, it is 
 declared arid determined, that be (ball be de- 
 cendfd of three decentis of JBoMetfe, that is 
 to fas, of name and of armes, botbe of bis 
 j?arber’s fide, and alfo of his Mother's fide, 
 
 and as totoebpng or concernpng anp manet 
 of teproche, iorafmoebe as there be oibers 
 and man? fimdrr popntis of reproebe, rbete 
 lb?.ll be here declared but three popntis of 
 them oottlp, as is declared in maimer and 
 foiirmc.folotuping. 
 
 &be full popnt of iffeproebe ps, that if 
 anp Knyght, (os ©od defends) be coubami- 
 qued, or attapnted of etrouv againft tbe 
 Criiien iraith Catboligue, or bad for anp 
 (uebe Offence fuffred anp papnc or punicton 
 publique. 
 
 SEbc fecond popnt of Keprocbe is, that if 
 anp Knyght fas ©od Defence) bad benear- 
 rapnedjconbiaedj or attainted of ©igb Suea- 
 foii. 
 
 STbe third popnt of Keproacbe is, that if 
 anp Knyght Dcpartf, or flee atoap from ba- 
 taple, or jeurnei, bepng toith bisSoverayne 
 lLord,.bis Lieutenant or Deputie, or Other 
 ©apetapne, babpng the xspng’s poteer Kopal 
 and minorities and tobereas Banners, 
 ©Oandatj, or Mentions babe bene difolaied, 
 and tbat tbei preceded to figbr, he that then 
 reniouQp acd cotoatdlp Hictb or depattirb 
 atoap from thens, ought to heefliemed and 
 judged to habe reproebe, and neber toortbi 
 to be eleac Knyght, or JFeloto of tbe faid 
 Company. 2nd ir it fortune, that anp 
 Knyght of the faid Company (as ©od for- 
 tidde) do commptte anp fuche rep;oche, that 
 then he (ball be departed and Oifgradtd of the 
 faid Order, at tbe nejte ©bapiber enfupng, if 
 it foo iball pleafe the SoverayneailO tbe Com. 
 pany. 
 
 III. Stem that eberp pere, upon the bigtil 
 of ^apnt George, that is to fap, tbe xxii. dap 
 of the monetb of April, on tubat dap foeber 
 it fall on, ana though no fetbice of ^aint 
 George be celebrate or done, all tbe Knyghtis 
 of tbe faid Company, bepug in anp place 
 or places of tbeir liberties, in tobat places 
 foeber it be, (ball he bounOe for to toere the 
 bole habit of tbe faid Order. Sbat is to 
 toit. Robe, Mantcll, Hudde, and CoHer, from 
 the otore of tbe fprfl ©benfunge at the ctore 
 of tierce, tbat is, at three of tbc Cloche at 
 afternonc, until! tbc raid ©benfonge and 
 other Oebpne fetbice, rouper, and bopdance, 
 be done and accompiiijed; 2nd Ipkctopfe on 
 tbe morteto, on &apnt George’s dap at mat- 
 tens , proceffion, * maO, and tbe feconde 
 ©benfonge, and all the raid dap, untpll that 
 foupet and bopdance be done, as ps afore- 
 faid. 
 
 IV. Stem, tbat if for anp caufe 0 ,it (botilde 
 pieare tbe raid Soverayn to proroge tbe raid 
 ifeaft and folemnptie of £aptit George, o? 
 tbat the raid iTcalt HulO be prolonged and 
 p;p?ogeo, to another dap, that all tbe 
 Knightisof tbe faio Order, tbat iball be teitb- 
 in tbc iffealme of Englande, Hall gpbe tbeir 
 attendance tbe eben and tbe dap of £>apnt 
 George, on the patfon of of the faid Sovc- 
 rayne, and Iball fpnde themfelffes in bis 
 conipanp, in tohat place foeber hebttoitbin 
 
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 tbe fata Kealme of England y anb tbep fo 
 gfbepng tbett attenbance upon bis faib par- 
 tone, tOc faioe eben anb oap, Hall ofcferbe 
 anO bepe tbe ftrbpce of Rapine George, if 
 tbe ®jbenance anb commaunbement of bo-- 
 Ipe Cburcb both fuffre ana permit it. 2nd if 
 tb’ orbenaimce of tbe Church both not per- 
 mitt it, in tljifl bebalffe, tbep be botinbe to 
 tarp toitb tbe Soverayne, anO beare fucb ret* 
 bpce as (ball be tban limiteo anO orbetieb bi 
 tbe bolp Cburcbe to be aone anb celebrated 
 tbe faia eben anO flap of @apnt George, in 
 obftrbpng anb fieppng,OiirpnB tbe raitJ dates, 
 of all otber ceremonies, aftoell in gopng to 
 tbe Chapter upon tbe raid eben, before (Eben- 
 Tong at afternone, anb tbe faia bap of ^aptit 
 George at afternone, before tbe lade (Eben- 
 fong y as alfo in tberpng tbeir bole babit, 
 anb eberp Knyght bepng in bis ctone ^tall, 
 in heppng tbe #>ebinc ©erbpee from tl;e 
 tpmc of tbe fprdCEbenfonge of tbe faia even, 
 maten', anb * #affe, unto tbe lad Cbentong 
 of tbe faia bap,anb tbe moroto after enftipng, 
 before tbe * Maffc of Requiem,tbei Iball fahe 
 tbeir Mantelb, upon fuebe (Botones as (ball 
 pieafe them,anb Hall enter into tbe Chapter, 
 if there be enp election or otber great affaires, 
 before tbe faia * Mats of Requiem in ufpng 
 fucb Ceremonpes to this accudomeb, as 
 though tbep toere pjefent in tbe fata Cadell 
 of Wyndcfore. 2nd tn cafe that tbe toib 
 gioberapne be come anb entreb into tbe faia 
 Chapiter, anb that fome of tbe feia JTelotus 
 of tbe faia Order be not entreb, or come toitb 
 bpm anb Huibe tarp bebpnbe, in cafe tbep 
 that babe not gpbeit ana bone beta atten- 
 bancce upon bpm, Hall abibe toitboute tbe 
 bores of the faia Chapiter, toitboute en- 
 trpng in to it, atirpng all tbe tpme that tbe 
 faib Soverayne anO other btnpgbtcs Hall be 
 in tbe (aib Chapiter for that tpme. ana if 
 fo be that enp of tbe abobenameb Knyghtes 
 come to late to tbe fird ©tending of the faib 
 eben, or Mattcns, * Made, o? lade CEbenfong, 
 tbe faibc bap of jbapnt George, be Hall babe 
 for penance, tbat burpng tbe tpme anb (pace 
 of fuebe oebpne ferhpee, be Hall hnele or 
 dattbe before bis £tall, in tbe glace of tbe 
 SHteredero y ana if be come not to gpbe at¬ 
 tendance upon tbe parfon of tbe faib Sove- 
 raynr, tbe fapb CEbctt anb bap of £>apnt 
 George, as is aforefaib y 3nb tbat be babe 
 nolpcence or other Keafonable ejeufe, anb 
 tbat it be acceptable to tbe faib Soverayne for 
 bis abfence in this care y tbe faib Knyght, 
 tljat foo Hall babe bone, for bis penance, 
 Hail not come in bis Stall at tbe nett dread 
 enfupng in tbeprf fence of tfe Soverayne, nor 
 in bis faib jstall in tbe faib College of 
 Wyndcfore. 2nb fartbermore Hall pap x 1 . 
 for to be conbetteb anb bedotoeb to tbe iffe of 
 tbe aDjnamentes of tbe faib Collage. 
 
 V. Stem if it cbautifeb tbat anp of tbe 
 Knyghtes of tbe faib SDrbcr, bp leabe or licens 
 or otbettoife, Here in bis botofe or in anp 
 other place, at bis libertic an b fraunebift, 
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 tbe faib eben anb ban ofgapnt George, be 
 Hall be bounD to cants to be prepares a Capi¬ 
 tal! ^tall, in tbe Cbnrcb or Cbappel, in tbe 
 tobicb be Hall beare bebine ^erbice. in tbe 
 Capital! g>tall Hall be fettanb elebatcb tbe 
 flDrber of &aint George, nameb tbe Gartler, 
 bepng toitbin a (Bartery anb bis propre 
 arms toitbin the (Barter, alfo Hall be fttat 
 a @tail, that Hall be afmoebe in bidance, af¬ 
 ter tbe proportion anb quantile of the raiO 
 Church or Cbapell, from tbe Stall of tbe 
 faib Soverayn, as is bio Stall in tbe Cadell 
 of Wyndcfore, anb Hall Here bis faib babit 
 bole, anb Hall beare tbe bebptte ferbice,fuebe 
 as bp the bolp Cburcb is orbened anb limited 
 for tbe faib bap, astoell tbe fird ebenfong, 
 Mattcns,* Mafs, as tbe latter cbenfottge. 3hi 
 Dopngbpbptn fird btebcrence to tbeaulter 
 in the honor of (Bob, anb after to tbe £>tall 
 bobere is feted or fett up tbe 3rmes of the 
 fatb HDrber, as Hell anb as often at bis corn- 
 png in as at bis gopng otote of tbe faib 
 Cburcb or Cbapelly 2nd alfo as often as 
 be Hall paffe before tbe faib 3rmes, alHoep 
 etcepte tbe (Emperours, ISpnges, Princes, 
 (Electors, Ebe tobicb map iti this cafe fo or-, 
 bepne tbeir @eates anb italics as pt Hall 
 feme them bead, anb at tbeir pleafure. 
 
 Vi. Jtem if pt toere fo that toitboute anp 
 prorogation the faibdTcadano ^oicmpnpte of 
 £>apnt George toere Kept anb celebrateb the 
 faib bap anb (Eben of £5epnt George, in tbe 
 faib Cadell of Wyndcfore, anb if it toere not 
 tte pleafure Of the ftib Soverayne for to be 
 preftnt, or tbat conbenientlp be map not be 
 there in parfon, tbe faib bap anb dFcad, at bis 
 faib Cadell of Wyndcfore, Ebat in this 
 caft,intobat place tbat bis pleafure Hall be 
 lepng toitbin this bis Kealme of England, 
 bis SBajedie map appopnte anb commaunbe 
 fuebe Knyghtes of tbe ftib Order, as bed 
 Hall feme bpm, there for to bepe Com¬ 
 pany anb gebe attenbance upon tbe 
 parfon, anb to bepe all anb Irbe Ceremo- 
 lipcs ao (bough tbep toere at tbe faib Cadell 
 (If Wyndcfore y 2ub tbep bopng tbe tbpnges 
 abobefaib flail be ejeufeb for tbeir abftnce of 
 tbe dread of £>apnt George bolben at tl;e 
 faib Cad. il of Wyndclbrc for that pere. 
 
 VII. ditem, it is agrees, tbat if the Sove- 
 raine cannot be at §>epnt Georgt’s dFead, 
 that be Hall mabe bis Deputy, bp bisJLet- 
 ttrs, ror to bepe tbeClaptcr upon §>apnt 
 George’s CEben, at tbe oto?e of tierce, tbe 
 tobicb is at three of tbe Cloche at after none, 
 anb on Sapnt George’s bap for to bepe the 
 faib ifead,at the codes of (be faib Soverayne, 
 for the fpace abobefaib, toitboute anp ncto 
 fiDjbenance to be mabe, babpng potoer to cor* 
 recte anb rebreffe all poptites ot tbe faib 
 Chapter, as for then Hall feme tieceffarp. 
 
 ^ VIII. Stem, that eberp one on §>apnt 
 Georges CEben, that is to toit, the xxii. bap 
 of April, a gatberpng together Hall be mabe 
 of all tbe Knightcs of &apnt George toitbin 
 tbe Cadell of Wyndcfore, El iat ie to toit, of 
 
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APPENDIX 
 
 all tbem that Hall be tottbiu this iSealme, 
 of Englande, o? toitboute, that conbenicntlp 
 map come, ana tbere the? (Jail babe tbc 
 ferbict of Sapnt George, ana aifo (ball toere 
 tbeir bole babit of tbe faia ©?aer, aurpng 
 the feta fcrbpce, bepttg o?ainari!p in tlepn 
 stalls '■> 3na eberp of tbem (ball babe bis 
 Banner, Ss>o?ac,toitb bis feline,ana Crefte 
 abobebis Stall, tbe tobicbe Burping Jislpff 
 (Jail abpac in tbc faia ©bappel, fo? bis bo- 
 no?, ana in Ague ana kiotoieagc, that be 
 beres tbem in aelencc ofbolp Chutcbf, as 
 tbe ©?aer of Ktipgbtboa requiretb. But in 
 cafe that tbe feio ifealt of Sapnt George bap- 
 pen to fall toitjin xv. Bap-cs after tbe iFeafl 
 of taller, o? upon anp fpibe-bape, o?i?aff* 
 png aap, tben it (Jail be p?o?ogea ana p;o- 
 lotigea attbeSoverayne'spieafurc, as abobf 
 ts feia, if fo be tbat tje bap of tbe feta iFeaff 
 be not afltgnea tte o?aenpa to be Jepte tjt 
 xxiv.xxv.xxvi.no? the(aft aap of April, no? 
 upon tbe foto?e firffe aapes of May, fo? ip 
 caufe of tbe impeaiment o? let of aebpue fer- 
 bpce o?aenea bp bolp CEbutcJe ic? tbe boubic 
 SFeattes oi Sapnte Markc, Philipp ana Ja¬ 
 cob, ana tbe Invention of the Holy Crofle of 
 our iio?a Jcfu Chryftc, no? at fucbe Bap.s as 
 (ball fall tbe AiTcncion, o? tbe IFeaff of Pcn- 
 thecofte, o? anp otbet iFeafle of Solcmpttite, 
 as is otaenea in bolp ©Jurcbe, tobercbp tbe 
 fprff o? feccttae dEbenfonge bp fucbe J??c?c-- 
 gacious mpgbt be lettea ana Biffo?bea. 
 
 IX. Stem t&at all tbe Knyghtis of tbc faia 
 fiD?Oer tj all come petelp in tbc faia place of 
 tbc faia ©afteli of Wyndcforc on Sapnte 
 George’s CEbeti at tb’oto?e of tierce, tbe 
 tobicbe is at tb?ee of tbe ©locke at after- 
 noone, as it is abobefeia. ana irtbei come 
 not at tje tpme alfignea toitbout babpng a 
 jufte ana reafonable ejcuft, tbat map be ac-| 
 ceptable to tje fata Soverayne o? to bis ©e* 
 ptitie, o? otbertopre pataonea bp tbc feia so- 
 berapne of tbeir abfcnce bp fpecial letters 
 of eicufe, in tbe tobicbe letters tbepr 
 names ana caufes (Jail be to?pten, o? other- 
 topfe (Jail babe tbeir pennance after tb’o?- 
 benance ana agreement of tbe faia Cbaptre. 
 3na tbe faia aDraenaunce is fucbe tbat tbep 
 (Jail not etttre into tbe Cbaptte fo? tbat 
 tpme, but (ball bpae toitboute tbe ao?e. ana 
 iball babe tto bopce in anp tbpnge tbat is 
 aone itt tfce faia Cbaptre, at tbat tpme alon* 
 Ip. 3-ta if tbep come not to CEbenfonge, be- 
 fo?e tbe begpnnpng of tbe faio CEbenfonge, 
 tbep (Jail not enter into tbeir stalles but 
 (ball bpae belotoe affo?e tbe faia Stallis in 
 tbe ©ueritters places aurpttg tbe fetia CEleii- 
 fonge. ana like pennance is o?aenea fo? 
 tbem tbat come not to tbe high * maffc te- 
 tpme ana at ©benfonge on Sapnt Gcarge's 
 Oape. ana if tbere be anp tbat come not 
 to tbe iTeafle, ana babe not a reafottable ej- 
 cufe totoarfe tbc Soberapne o? bio pDeputre, 
 as it is abebe aeclarea, bis pennance (Jail 
 bee tbat be (ball not enter luitbin bis Stall 
 ff e nett Irfoff after, but fbnl! bpae beloto as 
 
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 it ts feia at tbe ftril Cbenfona, ano (Jail oto 
 in tbe p?oceffion befo?e all the * <hrce Crof- 
 fc - 3na (ball fit beloto as sffo?e is r m all 
 tbc * mafs tpme Iiutpl tbc Off rpng. aim be 
 (ball effre lafle. 3na after bis penai ce fo 
 aone, incontinent be (ball come bcfo;e tbe 
 Soberapucs Stall o? bis©rpiitie, ana tbere 
 be (ball aske parboil. 3na after tbat tbe 
 Soberapne o? bis ©cputic (ball ccitimatmae 
 Jpm to goc unto bis Stall in bis ipril rftate, 
 ana if be come not at tbe fecenbe iFeafle, ana 
 be atoellpng totrbm tbe Kealm, toitbout bab* 
 mg anp ejculatton alotoable to tbe &obe- 
 rapneo? to bis ©eputie, as is abobefaia, be 
 (Jail not cutre in bia Stall from tbenfrfo?tb, 
 until tbe tpme tbat be babe grunt ana offer* 
 ea a Jetoeli unto Sapnte George’s Snltar 
 toitbin tbe faia CJappell of tbebaleto of >x 
 niarkee cfSplber ofTroye, ana frotbens 
 fo?toarBe be (ball double eberp pere ibe |0e* 
 ualtie, unto tbc tpme be be rcctnfrilea. 
 
 X. Utern it is agreed, tbat if anp Knyghc 
 of tbc fapB ©onipanpe be foimae inapperte 
 toitboute bis (Batter, SLbat be pap anon af* 
 ter that tbe cbalenge bee niaae to bpm bp anp 
 of tje ftbe ©fficers of tf 3D?aer o? of tbe 
 raaraen of tbe feia College, a marke of 
 £Poup. Cjcepte be be botea ro? to rpoc, tbst 
 tben it (ball fuffice to toere miacr bis bete a 
 bieto isibanaeof Spike, infignpfping of tbe 
 Charter, ana alfo p?obiCea tbat no anpgbt 
 of tbc fapb flD?aer from bensfo?tbe ao etitre 
 into tbe Cbaptre toitbout bis Barter upon 
 tbe paptie abobefaia. 2na tobofoeber of tbe 
 faia Officers o? HEiaraen (ball make tbe fuff 
 cbalenge (Jail babe the penaltpe fo?bislabo?. 
 
 XI. Stem it is agreca, tbat tbe Bnpgftts 
 of tbe 2D;acr of St. George, altocp ana as of* 
 ten as tjep (Jail toere tbepr mantels, tbep 
 (ball goo befoje tbere Soberapne eberp of 
 tbem toitb bis IFcloto, tbat is for anepi’ff 
 biin, o?0ittarilp as tbep be fett in tbeir 
 Stalles: 3na if it (Joulae happen that ettp 
 of tbem toere nor tbere parent, bis fcloto 
 fo? anepnff bpm (Jail geo alone. ©be tobicbe 
 ©?Der iball be bepte ana obferbea as tee!! in 
 gcptig itt p?oceffion as cliis tobere in other 
 places. But at tbe ©ffjprig tbe Scnerapti 
 o? bis ©eputie (Jail goo befo?e all tbe Com* 
 panp, ana rbe o?'inane Officers of ffe faia 
 ©?are (Jail goo as tbei babe bene accnfftm* 
 ea, toben anp p?oce(fion st all be aone in tbe 
 Chapter, Cbappel, o? ellis inhere, ana 
 fo? tbe o?are of tbe fata J&nigbtts fo? to fftt 
 at tbe atsble, to; to take tbeir refection bp it, 
 f t ©iner at o? Souper, tbep (ball fit all along 
 on one fiae after tter Stalls, ana not after 
 tbiir (fete, ejrept Cbila?en ana B?etbrriie 
 of lainges, ja?inccs, ana ©tikes tbat be 
 Strangers, the fcbicb (ball kepe tbeir places 
 ana ron es after tbeir affarey ai.a at tbeir 
 boiaing ana going our (ball sbiae ana goo in 
 c?aer fo as tbei far at tbe Stable. 
 
 XII. Stem it is agrees, tbat cbetponetif 
 tbem, at tbe Caffe!! of Windcfore m be 
 
 Hoto after t’ - r—ff nf ft? - - ■ r. 
 
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APPENDIX 
 
 before tbe bcpartpng of the Companp, tfj't 
 tbe fail) IStipgbfes, upon ruche (Botones as 
 Hall pleaffe them at tbe Chapter bore, (ball 
 tahe tbeir Mantels anb (ball goo into tbe 
 faitj Cbaptre, anti after that (ball goo anb 
 here a * mafs of Requiem, tbe tobicb (ball 
 be folempnclp rouse fo? tbe fouls of all tbe 
 dfelotoes of tbe faib flbjber, tobicb be be* 
 parteb anb bcceaffeb, anb to? all Cb;idcn 
 fotoiles, anb tbat all tbeCompanp betbere 
 patent, ioitbout enp of them be lett hi a 
 reafonable cauto, o? babe Ipfeuce of tbe @>o> 
 berapne o? bis ®eputie before tbe bepartpng. 
 3nb toben it happens tbat fo; anp catife of 
 tbe bopbpng of enp of tbe faib iFelotolbip, 
 tbere (ball bee certapne Banners, ^too?bts, 
 pelmets, anbCrertes, tbe tobicbe ought to 
 be offereb up before tbe offerpng ofetipSpl. 
 ber i tbe fapb ©acbements ougbt to be of- 
 fereb, fprii tbe Banner, bp ttoo of tbe faib 
 ifelotolbip fuebe as tbe ^oberapne r? bis 
 SDeputie (ball appopnte o? name, anb after 
 tbat tbe Stoojbe (boll be offeteb bp ttoo otber, 
 anb libetoife bis pelmet anb Cred bp ttoo 
 otber Knpgbtes of tbe faib t!D?0er, aifigneb 
 bp tbe £>obetapne o? bis SDeputie, anb if 
 anp Bupgbt of tbe feib ®?Se? (bulb btceare 
 tbe pere afoje, then eberp Knpgbt bepug in 
 tbe faib Cadcll of Wyndefore, at tbe faib 
 * mafs of Requiem, (ball offer a SCapet arm- 
 eb teitb a little ^cucbion of tbe arms of tbe 
 Bnpgbt beparteb. anb if tbere toeremoje 
 then one bcceaffeb, tbat then be mabe fo? 
 eberp of them a gicticbion of arms anb a 
 grote Cetr npe to tbe light of tbetapje, tbe 
 tobicb ‘aniebions anb tapers foall be mabe 
 at tbe rode anb charge of tbe ffinpgbts of 
 tbe faib fiD;b?e. 
 
 XIII. Item, it is agreeb, that a|j gran¬ 
 gers, tbat (ball be elette Jrelotos of tbe feib 
 ®?ber, (ball be certifpeb bp (Letters of tbe 
 ^oberapuc of tbeir election. &be tobicb let* 
 ters of Certification, toitb tbe statutes of 
 tbe faib ffi?ser, unber tbe common Seal (ball 
 be fente in to them at tbe code anb charges 
 of tbe faio&obcrapne, in all btligcnce, anb 
 at tbe fused tbei (ball bee certifpeb of this 
 toitbin foure monetbs alter tbe fapb HEIetti- 
 on, to tb’enbe tbat the feib Cleae map abbpfe 
 them bp tbe raib @tatutis, iftbep toill re- 
 ccpbe tbe fapb ®?bcr, o; no. But if tbe 
 faib ^oberapne babe greate anb high lettes 
 anb butpnes, that then be map Seferre the 
 certification of tbe faib (Election at bis goob 
 pleafure, unto tpme of oppojtunite anb con- 
 beuient. after tbat tbe Certification babe 
 bpn belibcrcb, anb tbat tbe ^aberaptt fball 
 be ccrtefie'', tbat tbe faib Clecte toill recepbe 
 tbe faib ®?ber i Men tbe ^oberaptte Iball 
 fettbe unto tbe faib Clette, bpbfs ambaffa. 
 Sours, bis bole habit, toitb tbe (Barter anb 
 Coller. ans tbat all fiicbe dtautigers, of 
 tobat eda-c, brgnptib, o 2 tonbicion tbat tbei 
 be of, (ball fenbe toitbin vii. monetbes after 
 tbe reception of tbe faib (Battier, Coller anb 
 ISaliit, anb that be babe certifies tbe §>cbe- 
 
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 rapn to babe refeybeb tbofe tbpngs, a ruffin', 
 ent Ebeputie or attojncp after tb’adate of bis 
 icfbe anb Raider, ro be tbat be be a Knpgbr 
 toitbout 8ep?ocbe, to be dalles in bis plare, 
 tbe tobicbe iball b?pog toitb bpm a Slanted 
 of blcto ©elbett of tbe ojber of rbatto' icb 
 be iball fens bpm, anb alfo bis Banner, 
 Stoo?be, iiJelme, anb Cred, ro? to be anb 
 abibe toitbin tbe feib College burpng bis Ipff. 
 3nb tbat tbefpantcll in tbe tpme tbat tbe 
 feib ©eputie 02 attorney iball be dalles, bp 
 tbe faib Soberapn o> bis ®eputie, put upon 
 bis right acme fo? to I olbe tbe faib mantpll 
 upoit bis arm?, anb iball bee accompanpes 
 anb lebbe bp ttoo of tbe ISnpgbtes of tbe faib 
 i® 2 ber, from tbe bo;e or tbe Cbaptre unto 
 the dall, anb tbere bopeng Iball mabe (is 
 otbe, anb Iball bee dalles fo; attb in the name 
 of bis faib illojbe anb Slbaider, anb tbe faib 
 ©anted abobefais, tbe fapb atto 2 tiep 0 ; ®e- 
 putie (ball here it uppon bis right armc sic 
 tpng tbe bcbpne ferbice, bepng fett in tbe 
 dall of bis feib Stbaidcr anb JLojtte, toitbout 
 betpng of it at anp tpme after, anb to babe 
 no manner ofbopce in tbe Cbaptre, o;io 
 come in it, in tb’abfence of bPm tbat bath 
 rent bpm. anb if be fens not bis faib at- 
 ro;mp toitbin vii. monetbes aboberais,toitb« 
 out babping a reafonable ejeuie tobicb (ball 
 bee acceptable to the ©oberapne 0 ? bis2Depu> 
 tie, the election Iball be bopbc of bpm. Cp. 
 ccpt fo be that tbe feib JSnpgbt be lett anb 
 Sefiojbes hi great affaires. SCbcn l;e map 
 fens bio ejeufe to the faib ^cberapne, c; to 
 bis ®eputie, toitbin a tnonctb after, anb af¬ 
 ter bis eicufe is, as the &ofcerapne o? bis 
 SDeputie toill adotoe it 0 ? accepts it, tbat then 
 tbe fapb §>oberajn o; bis ®eputie map gebe 
 on to bpitt foure monetbs mote of ref-rite, 
 anb if be came nor 02 rent not bis attorney 
 before tbat tbe tpme of tbe foure monetbes be 
 fpniflieb, tbat then in this cafe the election 
 (tad be bole bopbc from bpm fo 2 tbat tpme. 
 3nb it is to te bnotoen, that this faboure is 
 bone anb (betoeb to tbe drat-gpers, tbe tobicb 
 map not toed came in tbeir p;opcr parfons, 
 that tbcp mpgbt be dalles bp attourneps. 
 Co tb’cnbe tbat tbep map te parte takers of 
 tbe*maifc, anb all (be pjapets of the feib 
 ®;b 2 e, fo? tbep Ibnlbe faple of tbe half pf 
 tbep toere not dalles befo?e their beatbe. anb 
 libctoife it is o?Seneb fo? them tbat be ncto 
 cbofen anb elette of tbe faib 3D?ber, bepng in 
 tbe Bpngs TOarres bp bis commaunbement, 
 fo? to enjope of tbe benefptes of t! r faib 
 datutes, to tbat tbat fball appertapne allonip 
 to tbeir filiation. 
 
 XIV. Item tbere is alfo o?beneb a Sbean 
 anb mat ben toitb xii. Canons feculers, tbe 
 tobicb Iball be pridj at tbeir entrpng in,o? eds 
 toitbin a pere tiejie fololbpngi anb alfo viii. 
 geticanons, anb xiii. aicars, alfo p;edes at 
 tbeir entrpng in, 0 ? eds at tbe gpbpng of 
 tbenert ®?bers, o; at tbe furbed toitbin a 
 pere after tbeir p?e(tntacton. aifo xiii. 
 Clerbe t, aim xii i. gtiiertders-. fo? to fri-; 
 
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 anD p;a? unto <Eoa fo? tbe pjorperitp of the 
 g>oberapne ana all the ianpgbtes of the fata 
 gpjbet Ipbpng, ana alfo fo? the fotobs of all 
 the anpgbts of the faio i!D?aer oepartea, 
 ana fo? all C?pficn rotates, anO the p;ereti- 
 tacton of the tapo Cannons than bitotige all- 
 hep to the ^oberapne of the fata 2D?0er. 
 3nD the fa?a Canons toben anp iitnpgbt tf 
 the faia flDjaer is there pjefent, toithin the 
 pupet of the feta Chappell, fbaii fitt in the 
 lotoermott feates, tobcre thep he toonte to 
 fitt at the iFeafies of St. George, ana in 
 tb’ ahfence of the faia llmpgbtes the faia 
 Canons map fitt in the high feates neste un¬ 
 to the Halles of the faia lisnpgbtcs. 
 
 XV. Stem there bee ojaenpO v. Officers 
 appertapnpng to the faia flD^aer, Chat is to 
 toitt, Relate, Cbaunceler, Iffegificr, ana 
 ISpng of Qtmes, namea ©artier, ana an 
 bupflber at 3rmes, natneb the Blache Hob. 
 3the tohicb than bee recepbeb ana ttoo?we to 
 be of the Councell of the faia SD?aer, the 
 fecretes toitb alfoo tbeit ebargies ana p?ibi- 
 leges (hall cjpjeitel? be oeclarea in the 
 Boohe of the 0 ?aenaimces of the fapa Of¬ 
 ficers. 
 
 XVI. Stem it is alfo o;benca, that xiii. 
 po?e Bnightes, that hahe not tober toitball 
 to Ipbe, fo? to babe in that place their Ipbpng 
 ana fiifientation conbenientlp, fo? their 
 gooa p?apers intbebono? of©ob anb&apnt 
 George, of the tnbicbe the charges ana p?i- 
 bileges hereafter (hall be aeclarea fototopng 
 the 2D?apnances of the Officers,ana of their 
 election is o?aenea as of the p?efentaeion of 
 the Canons, fo that altoep the ©lection (ball 
 abpae to the faia Sobctapne. 3nb it is a- 
 greea, that the pout lisnpgbtcs (ball babe 
 their spantells of Scarlett, ana a fruchion 
 of tb’ armes of jsapnt George toithoute a 
 Carter. 
 
 XVII. Stem it is agteeb, that eberp 
 linpgbt of the fapa ©ompanp (ball leabe bis 
 ©antpll toithin the faia College, fo; anp fo- 
 Oapnc ebaunfes that mpgbt happen fo? to 
 hepe, boiae, ana obferbe all ruche O?0inan- 
 ces, pjcccpfcs, ana commaunbements, 
 tobicbe map he aabpfea in Cbaptre bp the 
 fapa Soberapne. 3Lhe tobicbe ©obetapne 
 bp the confent anb agrement of vi. Knightes 
 of the faia ©?ber map, at all tpmes ana pla¬ 
 ces, at bis pleafure, tommon ana mahe to be 
 hepte Chapttc, fo? all fuche caufes, as it 
 (ball pleafe to the faia &oberapue to name 
 totoiching the faia ®?acr. 
 
 XVIII. 3ltem, it is agreea, that if it fo?- 
 tune, that an? of the faia ©ompanp fbmae 
 come toithin ii.mpleofthe Cafiel', that he 
 (ball goo in, if he map, fo? the bono? o 
 the place, if be be nott bufpea o; left bp 
 fome jufte caufe, ana that he tahe his 95an- 
 tell befo;e he entre toithin the faia Chappell. 
 2n0 alfco that be entre not in, but be babe 
 bis epantpll upon bpm. 3nD the Canons 
 there bepng pjefent fo? that tpme Hall come 
 to recepbe bpm, ana aebotlp (ball b?ing bpm 
 into the faia Chappell i anajf it be in tpme 
 
 of * Mafic, be (ball rarp ana teste * Mafic in 
 the tens? of Cob ana of ft. Grcrge •, ana if 
 it be at alternone, he (hall cent in in man. 
 ncr ahobefaia: 2nb there (tall te faia tp 
 the Canons Dc profundis, (o? all ©;i(!cit 
 fotoles,ana there Hall offer ana retcurtie im= 
 to his flail. 2na pf ai p of the faia Ccnpa- 
 nptiae tho;otogb ibe Sotene, anbtopll not 
 offre as it is agreea, that ■> upon his cbchience 
 fo? eberp tpme that befailrtb, tc Hall goo 
 one tuple on fotefrom the faia Chappei, unto 
 the faia place, in bOHO? Of Saynt George } 
 3na alfo fo? ebetp tpme that be Hall fo faple, 
 he Hall gpbc a grote fo? his Offrpngc. Che 
 tobtche aifiaunce, fo? to corn ttpgb unto the 
 feia Cattell, is ttoo mplcs allonip ana no 
 mote. 
 
 Xix.Stem it is acro?0eh,the xxxii.gere of 
 our ^oberaign itojbe Spng Henry the 
 ©iglit, bp the grace of ©oOlipng of England 
 ana of Frauncc,?Defenfo? of the iFaitb,*llo?a 
 Of Irland, &c. upon Scynt George’s hap, the 
 xxiii. aap of April!, at a Chapter hoiacti at 
 the jaateps of Wdlminfler, hp tlje @obc* 
 taign ana the Companpons of the faia £o • 
 Me ®;ber then there affemMeD, Shat as 
 rone as the Ceth of anp of the Companp of 
 the faiae ©?aer (ball be certepnlp finotoen, 
 eberp or the reft, bepng no firatigiers, (ball 
 arco?apng to tbe rates of tbeir Regrets here- 
 after fpecifiea, immebiatelp upon a be* 
 maunbe tote mahe fo? the fame bp the ise* 
 giffer, ana theOean, o? one of them, to be 
 
 1 pone of them emptopea in aulmes aceaf, 
 as in menbpng of |)igb toapes, o? fuche o- 
 tber too;hs of ebarite, as the stpngs St?aje- 
 (fie from tpme to tpme (ball Iptn'fe anb ap* 
 popnte, the fiberalt fotnes of 9?otiep nifu- 
 png: 5Furft the @ouberaign viii 1. vi s. viii <). 
 
 2 »png of another Kcalme, vil.xiiir. ivd. 
 Che ja?ince, v 1. xvi s. viii d. a Oufie, v I. 
 gsearquers, iiil.xvs. 2 ti©rle, Is. a®if- 
 COntts xlis. viii d. 3 Baron, xxxiiis. ivd. 
 13 Bacbelft Bnpght, xvi ?. viii d. Of rfi 
 tohicb fomes thus to be recepbpb, the faia 
 ®ean anb Kcgetter, o? epther of them, Hail 
 pctclp at the Chapiter piefent his accompte 
 to the iSpngs 9?ajefiie toitb 1 is true anb iiifi 
 Declaration of the opshutfpng againe ana 
 befrapitig of the fame. 3Cn that caufe the 
 partir, tobofe J?o;cpon Hall apete to be un* 
 papbe, (hall in tbe name of a Jpapne abbe tm* 
 to his fo;mer btitpe another tfirbe parte of 
 the fame, anbfo fo? ebetp pete that he (ball 
 be bebpnae, to pap a th?eaae parte mc;e tban 
 befijuia pape, if he ibula fatisfpe bis o;bi- 
 narp acco?apng to the rate befo?e ctptetfeo. 
 2nb if tl c JDean c? Kegifler o? anp of them 
 tball not at ebetp tiicbe Chapiter piettnt tbe 
 Certificate of tbe Keccipts ana garments 
 in fciinrc ftc.-efaia, tobftebp tbe fame map 
 apere to tbe ^ouberapn anb Companpons of 
 tbe 2D?aet then p;e‘cnt, o? at the Ictfi be in 
 tobome tbe aefatolt (ball red, (halt in tbe 
 name of a papnc cotitente ana pspe tmme* 
 mcaiatlr, to bee fnipltip p o abotote lihc pur- 
 
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 pofe as afore tbe fume of x'. for eberp 
 fucbe oefaulte. 
 
 XX. Stem it is agreed, that if enp of the 
 raid Companpe die, that tire &oberapne or 
 i;is gDeputie after that tbcp (ball babe certifi¬ 
 cation ofbis Oetb,(baII be botmOc for to fend 
 and gpbe httotolege bp tbet letters to all 
 tbe tfelotoibip of tbc taid (Drdre bepng tottb- 
 fn England, for to rottie and be toitb tbe faid 
 s&oberapne or bis Ocputie itt tobaf place fo- 
 cber it be, tobere it fball pic are bpin to affiant 
 conbenpeutlp toitbin vi.toebps after tbe cer¬ 
 tification of tbe dtatb or deceafe of tbe faid 
 Knrgbt. atfie tobicb allfoo affembied o? at 
 tbe lefi vi. toitb tbc S>oberapnc or bis jpepu- 
 tie aliobefaid, ebetp of tbem that tbere (ball 
 be p;efent conte to tbe electron (ball name ix. 
 of tbe toortbiid and fiifficient iSnpgbtft 
 toitbonte Kep.’otfe that be fball hnotoe fnb- 
 jeaes to tbe faid Stoberopne or others, fo be 
 tbat tbep bolde no contrarp partieorbea- 
 uapnfl bpnn sEbat is to toitt, three Sbubes 
 iii. Stdarqtiefs, ©rice, or of greater adatc, Iii. 
 Barons, or banerettio, and iii. Bacbeiers. 
 2Cbe tobicbe denominations tbe cbieff pre¬ 
 late of tbe faid ®rder fball tojpre, Chat is 
 to toitt tbe Bptbop of Wynchciler foe tbe 
 tpmc bepng, or in bis abfcncc tbc COaunce- 
 ler, o? tbe 3Dean or jftegider or tbe moode 
 aunctent iftecidencec oi tbe faid College in 
 tbeir abfence, and tbe dettoniinacion foo 
 done bp all, o? vi. at tbe leed, bp bpm tbat 
 babe tojitten lball bee (betoed to tbe feid So- 
 berapne, or to bis SDeptrtie, tbat tbeti (ball 
 chore of them tbat be named, be that (ball 
 babe tbe mood bopces, and alfo be that tbe 
 §>oberapne iball ejterne to be mood honora¬ 
 ble to tbe fapde Order, and mood profita¬ 
 ble to bis Crotone and to bis JKealme. and 
 if tbere be anp iftnpgbt of tbe faid Order 
 tbat doth faple for to come to tbe raid ©c- 
 ttron, if be be not lett bp a rude caufe i 
 and tbat tbe faid caufe of bis etenfe ffietoed 
 under bis feal of armes be fctmde bp tbe 
 gmberapne or bis Ocputie to be ruffe and 
 reafonable, tbeti bis ejeufe to be accepted 
 and allotocd, attd tbat if bis caute be not 
 jtidc, and that be come not to the ferfmo- 
 nies abobe-named, it is agreed tbat be (ball 
 pa? to tbe tsaarden of tlje College for to 
 fpnge for bpm tbat is departed xx s. derlittg, 
 and at bis neite compng to the Cbaptre, hi 
 fball be before tbc giobcropnc or bis Oepmie 
 and tbe compattp, and fball bnele upon tbe 
 grontlde tn tbc mpddcs of tbc Cbaptre, tin* 
 tpll tbe tpitie tbat be be teconfilcd bp tbe 0a- 
 berapne or bis ddeputie, and tl;c faid Com- 
 paupf. 
 
 XXI. 3(tem it is agreed, that if attp 
 Mnpgbtoftbe (aid Companp fliuioc departe, 
 and another is ebofen and clecte, be thall 
 babe Tone after bis election tbc (Barter, tn 
 dgnprpcug tbat heps one of-the Mnpgbtes 
 and Jfelotocs of tb’ fflrdre of tbe (Barter, 
 and bis Iftobe and !0ode (ball be Oelibered 
 bpm in the Chapter-botore incontinent!;, af¬ 
 ter that bis Commiffioti barb bene ted be¬ 
 
 fore tbe S>obera?ne or bis SDepntie and tbe 
 Companp and after that Oral! be led bp ttoo 
 ttnpgbtes of tbe faid Order accompaned 
 toitb the other noble-men, 2nd tbe Officers 
 of tbe Order tball alfe be prerent, and bis 
 SI5anre!l (ball be borne before bpm bp one of 
 tbe laiipgbtis of the raid Order, or bp tbc 
 Kpng at armes of tbe Order- Sbbe tobicb 
 Ranted (bail be delpbercd to bpm for bis ha¬ 
 bit, after tbat be (ball babe made bis otbe 
 bcfo-e bis Stall and not before, and this 
 done be (ball retojne unto tbe Chapter botore, 
 tobete be (ball tcrepbe bp tbe S>oberapne or 
 bis SDeputie, Ibe eoler, and foo be fball 
 babe tbe full poffeffion of bio babit boIeI?,ei- 
 cept great Jdrpnccs tlraungers, tbe tobicb 
 map tccepbe tbeir habit holclp toitbitt ti e 
 Chapter botofe, as it bath been tired and ac- 
 cufiomed in tpmes patt, for the fbortenpng 
 ol tpme. and if be die before be babe Ke- 
 ccpbed bps babit, be (ball not be named one 
 of the JToimders, fepug tbat be lacfietb to 
 babe full poffeffion of bio atfate. But be 
 (ball babe tbe one balfe of tbe * Maflis abobe- 
 named, for tbe delpberauce of the (Barter, 
 and none other tbpitge abobe ir. and if be 
 foo ebofen come not in all good diligence af¬ 
 ter tbe reception of (be faid ©after in tbe 
 faid place for tn be (tailed, and in fpccpalip 
 toitbin tbe pcrc of bis ©ietticn, if be be a 
 Bnpgbt Otoellpng toitbin tbe Kealmr, and 
 batbe none ejeufe reafonabic, allotoable, and 
 acceptable to tbe faid Smberapu or to bis 
 sBrputie, and tbc Companp, SEhcn tbe ele¬ 
 ction fball bee bopde of bpm, and tbe ^obt- 
 rapne or bis Sdepiitic and tbe Companp fihalt 
 goo and mafic another neto ciettion, and 
 neptber tlie Banner, tbe S>toorOr, no; tbe 
 ipelmet, nor Crett of bpm fo clioitn be put 
 upon bio S>tali toitbin tbe Caltcll before bis 
 commpng. UEo tb’ende tbat if be rome not, 
 bis raid ISJacberncntis, as Banner, S>toorOe, 
 pelmet, be not taficn dotott nor abaied, but 
 bonelllp put oute of tbc Super, and tbe 
 read of other tbpugs (ball abpde to the Profitt 
 and ufe of tbe faide Order. 
 
 XXii. Stem it is agreed, that if anp of 
 the SDuhes, Sfaniues, Cries, fflijeontes, Ba¬ 
 rons, Banercttis, or Bacbeicro die, JLbat 
 be that (ball come after, and fuccedeinbis 
 place and rome, be be 3Dufic, 0?rrqucs,CrIe, 
 SUijcounte, Baron, Batterer, Bacbeier, o? 
 anp of tbe altates abobe-uamed, be ibaii 
 babe tbc felffe fame dalle that bis gredccef- 
 for bad, and (ball not ebauttge it toirbout be 
 babe efpeciall ipeenfe or OTarrant of the 
 faid @ebetapne, alitocpes all Cmpcrours, 
 Bpngs, and JPrpnccs be erceptcO, tbe tobicb 
 (bail fiepe and bolde tbept italics after tbcpf 
 adate, and berp net tc unto tbe Scfcerapnc. 
 and then bp tbps meane a S-Hibe iball tafic 
 the dad of a Bacbeier, and a Bacbeier the 
 dall of a SDufie, in dgne and imotelcge of 
 the ford JFotmOcrs. 
 
 XXIII. 3tenr, if tbere be enp place or dall 
 bnrOf, tbc goberapn at his pleafure map 
 
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 aobance ana tranHate, bp bis fpcciall licento, 
 aup mupgbt of the faio Companp, in the 
 faio flail, to be it tbat it be tuo?e bper then 
 tbc flail that be bias in afo;c. aitoe tbe So- 
 berapne onps in bis Ipffc map, if it pleare 
 bpm, mafte a general ttanflation of all tbe 
 dates at bis plcafure, ejeepte of Cmperours, 
 ispngs, gjpuccs, anO 5E>.ihes. Ctetobicb 
 ailtocp (ball hepc tber places ano dalles, if 
 not that tbep be rrauflareo in mo;e bper 
 rotne ano flail, in tbe tobicbe tratiflacion tbe 
 long contpnnance in tb’ s©;o;e, and tbe 
 p;a»tos, too.’tbpnes, ani) me;ms of tbe 
 Knpgbtcs ought to be conCtdered and re* 
 niemb’Cti. Ehe tobicb litnpgbtes from bens- 
 fojtb in gopttg and fpttpng at all tpmes, that, 
 tbep lb all toere tbeir Mantels, fball Wpe 
 their places after tbe iffi;Di’r of tbeir ftallis, 
 an'o not after tbeir aflatis, as is afo’efatO. 
 
 XXIV. Stem it is agrees, that all tbe! 
 3Telotois aboberaiO at tbeir ftrfl commpng in 
 lb-ill gpbr eberp of them a certaptte fottime, 
 after tbeir aflate, fo; the entertapnpng ano 
 mapntenance of tbe Canons ano j?oo; 
 iitupgbtes btoellpug in tbe feio place, anO 
 fo: tbe a flues oeocs that is there perpettialli 
 ozoenvb. Chat is to toptt, tbe Sobctapne 
 xi. marges, a fttaunget Bong xx fl Cbe 
 prince xx niarbes, eberp ©use xi. eberp 
 barques viii 1. vi s. viii d. eberp Grle 
 x. nitrites,eberp ffiriicotmte cxvis. viiid.rbe- 
 rp Baron anO Baiieret c s. eberp liSacbelcr 
 v.marltes, and tbeir Batters, Jpclmetts, 
 Cjeflis, ano &too;0is Ibalie notbefett ober 
 tbrit rtalles, tint?!! tbe tpme that tbep babe 
 papeo at tbeir entrpr.g the fozefaio fommes, 
 eberp one after bis aflate ano Degree tobere* 
 of be is. 5XitO it ps to toitt that tbe Sobc- 
 rapin' is bonnOe to pap fo; eberp flratir.ger 
 that iball be cliofen ano elenc, inbau be (ball 
 be flailed in bis p;cp;c parfott, o: bp procure¬ 
 ment, o; attojnap, atto there gpftrs be gieben 
 to tb’entent that eberp one of them that 
 (ball entre into tb’ 2D;0;e be tno;e toojtbp to 
 babe tbe name, title, anO p;ibilege, of one of 
 ibe ifotinbers of the faioO;ocr. 
 
 XXV. item it ps agteeO, that eberp 
 Bnpght fuirbin tbe pere of bis flallation 
 (ball canfe to be maoe a Scoucboti of bis 
 anr.es, ano bacbementis in a plate of me- 
 tall fticbc as (ball pleare bptn, anO that it be 
 rue rip fett upon tbe bacbe of bis flail. 0nD 
 tbe other that (ball come after fball babe tbeir 
 Scocbotts ano bgacbements in litre matter s 
 but tbeir plats of metail no; there bacbe* 
 ments (ball not be Too large no; too greatte 
 as tbep of tbe firft iFotmOers toere, ejceptc 
 flrangers,tobicb map ufe tbeir plates and fa* 
 lliotts at tbeir pleafnre. 
 
 XXvt. Item it ps aggrecO, that no 
 Bnpgbt cbofen ano clcctc fo; tobedFelotb of 
 of tbc faio .(goble 3D;0er (ball nott be ttallcO 
 bp p;ocurement o; atto;nep, ejeepte be be a 
 (iratmger, anO map not tocll come bptber in 
 bis p.’op;e partoit fo; to be (lallco, e; other 
 tbat is btifteo toitboutc tbe Kealme fo: 
 the affaires of the ^oberapn, o; bp bis 
 
 commatinOeniettt ano Ipcence as it is abobe 
 declares. 
 
 xxvil. Item tbat eberp Btipgbt, en» 
 trpng in tbe faio £D;0cr, iball p;otnes and 
 (mere faitbfnllp to obferbe ano ftepe the 
 popntis ano articles that here roltotoetb, 
 Chat is to toitt, tbat to bis treto poto;c be 
 fball belpr, Onrpng bis Ipffe, anO Otirpng tbe 
 tpme tbat be iball be Jfeloto of tbe faio ©;• 
 ocr, fo; to Scpe,oefcnOe,anDfuflapne tbe bo- 
 110 ;, quarrcllcs, rigbtes, attO Io;01iippes of 
 tbc Soberapne of the raid SD;0er. 
 
 Stem tbat toitball bis poto;e be (ball en- 
 fo;ce bpmrelffe, ano tabe papne bono;ab!p to 
 entertapne atiO augment tbe faio !®;Oer.anO 
 if it happen bpm fo; to snotoe anp tbpnge 
 tbat toere pmagpnco 0 ; procures to tbe con* 
 trarpeof the Defence anO reftftence of rbis, 
 toitball bis treto potoer be Umii put bpmfelf 
 in mo;e gretter enOebo;ment. 
 
 Item tbat teed ano trctoip be (ball accent- 
 plifile ano entertapne all the statuts, 
 popntis, ano o;opnances of tbe toio a>;o;e, 
 atiO of all this (ball mase a generall otbe, 
 all ano fo as tbotigb it toere rcooe unto bpm 
 fro popttt to popnt, atiO article to article, ano 
 fball mafte the faio otbe to tbc Soberapne of 
 tbe faio 3>;0er 0 ; bis ©eputie, in ftoerpng 
 atto pjomitpng upon tbe bolp Gcfpellis fo? 
 to sepe them ano entertapne them, uitb- 
 otete anp franbe 0 ; oclacimt. ano upon 
 this be iball tetoebe the Bote and ftpffe tbe 
 C;o(fe. 
 
 Item this Done the faio ianpgbt too cbofert 
 toitb Otto rtbereuce (ban recepbe tbe Garter, 
 tbc tobicbe tpr Soberapue 0 ; bis ©eputie 
 iball put it aooute bis Ipfte leg in raping 
 there too?Os, “Sto, tfce lobpng Companp of 
 “ tb’ 1 . ;Der of the Garter bathe rcccpbeO pou 
 “ then Brother, lober, anO jfeloto, ano in 
 “ toften rtiO bnotoleOee of this tbep gpbe pou 
 “ano parent pen this p;efent Garter. Ebe 
 “ tobicbe GoO topi! that pou recepbe ana 
 “ toere from bensfo;tb to bis p;aife ano plea- 
 “(lire, ano to tb’ etaltacion ano honour of 
 “ the faio igoble fi);0er and of pour felf. 
 
 Xxvili. Item it is agrees, tbat in cafe 
 tbat the Soberapne be out of tbe Contte, to 
 tbe tobicbe be can not in p;op;e partoit 00 
 tbat iball appertapne to tbe flallation, be 
 map gpbe potoer anO autto;ite, bp bis let¬ 
 ters of Commtffion, to ttoo of tbe 5Telotos,o; 
 to opberfe fo; to etcrcife it in bis name. 
 
 XXIX. Item it is agreeo that a common 
 Seal, a ftgtiet of tbe armes of tbe ffl;Oer, 
 be maOe, the tobteb (ball reft in tbe cufloOi 
 ano beppng of tbe Cbauceler of tb’ o; 0 er, 0 ? 
 of fuebe a Btipgbt ano Ifeloto of the faio fi>;- 
 oer, as (ball pleafe tbe Soberapne to name 
 atto affigne s ano if be tbat (ball babe tbe 
 Beales iti heppng 0 ; cufloOi (buIOe Ocparte 0 ; 
 goo fo;tb fo; anp canto, xx miles farre from 
 tbc Soberaptte, then be (ball oeliber tbe faio 
 Seals to tbcSoberapne, 0 ; to fuebe Bnpgbt 
 of tb’ 3>;0;e, 0 ; to anp other parfone, that 
 it Iball pleafe tbe faio Soberapne fo; to o;- 
 j Oepne and appopnte. Eo tb’ entetit that at 
 
 no 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 no tpme the fain Seals he cute of the pre¬ 
 tence of the feta Soberapne, he bepng toith- 
 in his Kealme. anD if he he otote- of hie 
 Kealme, El;e fianet Hall fufficc fo? to feal 
 all (ucbe actec ana torptptiBes, toucbpng the 
 thiO ©’her, that there map he concluhes 
 anamaae. 
 
 XXX. Stem it is agreea, that cbcrp JFe- 
 Into of the faia iffijDer from hensforth Hall 
 hahc the Statutes of the faia 2D?acr,fir(t col- 
 lettea anD oberfene hp the Wegifter, anD af¬ 
 ter that fealea toith the commonwealaffoje- 
 faia. ana if the iSnpsht toill babe an? 
 atmes aebpfca,or cognpfance maDe toithin 
 the IBotte of the faia Statute, then the faia 
 BoKe (hall he Oelpberca to the iitpng at arrnes 
 of tb’aDjare, for fretolp to oraapnc of it as 
 it (hall appertapne. ana the ojiginaU to he 
 Ipfcetopfe franco ana fealea, the tobiclje (ball 
 ftall ahpoe in the Creator? of the faih Col¬ 
 lege for ebermoje. 
 
 XXXI. Stem it is agreea, that after the 
 heath of enp of the isnpghtes of the faia 
 ©ompanp, his CEjecutours Hall he bounac 
 for to fenae agapne, anOto aelpber the Sta¬ 
 tutes of the faia Orher, tottbin three 
 monethes after, if fo -be that the Statutes 
 bath been aclibereh unto hpni hp the Sobe- 
 rapne, or to his charge. Che fohich Sta¬ 
 tutes (ball he Dcltberea agapn to the Jfflar- 
 Den or ffiegider of the faia College, or to one 
 of the principal! Officers for the tpn'.e hepng. 
 
 XXXIt. Stem it is agreea, that none of 
 themmpshtes of Sapnt George, of the faia 
 Companpe of the (Barter, Hal! not goo oute 
 of the Con 1 rep nor 2>ominton of the Sobe- 
 rapne, foithout hebprig leabe atiDIifeuce of 
 the Soberapne: ana therefore it is agreea, 
 that if enp biage be niaOb, or an? other no¬ 
 ble ade appettapnptig to the honor of 
 EitoghthoO, Che raia Soberaptie, of his 
 grace, for the great lobe, fabor, ana cotifi- 
 eetice that he hearts totoarbe the iitnpgbtes 
 of the faia Oraer, toill p;efarte, aDbatice, 
 ana prerent thefiia felotoes ana Kupghtes 
 of th’ Orhcr of Sapnt George before ail 
 other. 
 
 XXXII1. Jtem that none of the Snpghtes 
 of the faia 2D’&er ffjall not arme themfelbes 
 the one sgainll the other,but in the wanes 
 of his Soherapue JLojaf, in his right anD 
 jufte quarell, ana if it Ibulae happen, that 
 anp of the faia ADjOer toere rctapnea foith 
 anp florae, ana hoiapng bis pattie ana 
 guard!, anD tb’ahbetfart partie Deflrcth al- 
 foo to babe another iTelotoe of the faia 3Dr- 
 Set toith hptn: 3n this cafe, fuche a Wnrgbt 
 ana iFeloth tball not he rctapnea, hut map 
 etcufe hpni from all fuche thpnges, bpcaufe 
 bis IFelotoe is armed agapnft bpm on the 
 other fphe, ana teas retapnea before bpm, 
 ana ebetp aupgbt of the faia flDraer lhall he 
 bounae to ejeepte toheu he foall he retained, 
 that he map he bnlelp apfchargpD from his 
 ferhpee of Wane, pf anp of the iTeloto- 
 ftipp before hpni retapnea or hoiapng the con- 
 trar? ana aaherfari partpei ana if he that 
 
 istbcfecona retapnea fcttoto that anp of his 
 JFelotees be retapnea before bpm, ana arm- 
 ea boitb his aDberfari partpe, Chen he that 
 is feconae retapnea, at the iprfie KnotoleOge 
 that he Hall babe thereof, (hall be bounae to 
 eicufe hpni totoarD his (©aider, ana leahe 
 that qtiarell. 
 
 XXXIV. Stem that all the Ipcencis gpben 
 to the linpgbtcs of the faiOOrhre, that goo 
 oute of the Iftcaline for to fehe ana obtapnp 
 honor, ana all certifications, or feiiapuge 
 letters ana toritpnges concernpng the faia 
 Oraer, irom hensforth, (hall befeallea tci.h 
 one of the Seales of the faia fiD^e. 
 
 XXXV. 3tem it is agreea that if enp 
 lanpght of the faia ;DrOer, for his hehocion, 
 topi! atorll toithin the faia Cafiell coutpmi- 
 allp,Ctere Hall he ortenya for hpni a otecl- 
 Ipng place conhenient, bp th’affignment of 
 the Soberapne, ana he of his propre gooas 
 ana at bis codes anD ebargies Hall piobpae 
 for bps Ipbepng. 
 
 XXXVI. 3tem if an? other Knpgbt, not 
 tepng of the faia SDrDer, bathe anp topll to 
 atoellc there for his aebocion, there Hall he 
 orhenea for hpni a atoellpng place, after the 
 topll ana pleafure of the faia Soberapne,ana 
 toith the confetitemetit of the faia Com- 
 panp. 
 
 XXXVII. atem it is orhenea, that pf anp 
 Knpgbt, or other parfou, toplle ripbe anp 
 Jlanaes, heritage, or rentes, for to.be parti¬ 
 cipant of all the goob orapfons stto prapers 
 that Hall be faia in the faphe place, alfo his 
 name Hall he Kegiftrea, and the Canons 
 and po?e finpgbts Hallpjap perpetuailp un¬ 
 to ©oh for bpm, ana alfo the faia jl>eane, 
 Warden, ana Canons of the faia College 
 from hensforth (ball not tahe anp manev of 
 charge upon the raia College, toitboute the 
 aabpfe ana courentment of the fapa Sobe- 
 rapne, or his tTcputie, anD the JTelotoHip of 
 the fapD fiDrher, in pretence, anD bp them 
 consented and agreea in plapnc Chapter. 
 
 XXXVlii. 3rem for to babe better huoto- 
 Tedge of the (Snpghts that Hall he of rbb 
 faid OrOfr, the Soberapne of ittoillptb and 
 orheneth hp the Willcsana contentment of 
 all the hole Companp, that from hensforth, 
 that eberp iimpgbt of the faia flDjder Hall 
 babe auh toere apertlp ana opcnlp a Collet 
 of goiae about his ncche, toapng tliprtp oun¬ 
 ces of Troy toepgbt and ttor abobe, the 
 tohiche Culler Hall he maDe bp pieces in faf- 
 Hion of (Barters, in the mpOhrs of tohicb 
 (Barters Hall he a Double Wore, the one Wore 
 of WeD, auh the other toithin White, and 
 the other Wore White, ana the other Wore 
 toithin rehe, anD at the elide of the faia Col¬ 
 let Hall he put auh fadnea the pbnage of 
 Sapnt George. £be tohiche Coller the 
 faia Souerapn, his Succeffours, anD amia¬ 
 ble Companpe of the faia Craer Hal! he 
 bounae to toere, anD in efpcciall, in princi¬ 
 pal! ana folempne JFeades of the pere, ana 
 in other hapes of the pere Hall be boiaen to 
 toere a fmall Chapne of ©ola toith the 
 
 pmage 
 
 
APPEND IX 
 
 Pmage of ^apitt George oepeti&png at tbe 
 cube cf tbe faiD Cbaptte, crcepte in tpme of 
 OTarre, flcbenes, lonee biage s Chen it (tall 
 fuffice bpm to hrere alcnelp a lafe oflpllte 
 tout tbe fatii Bhtiage of §>apnt George, atio 
 if tbe fata Collet babe anpneeo of reparati¬ 
 on, it map be put tit tbe banbes of tbe ffiolbe- 
 fitiptbana too;heman uttto tbe tpme that it 
 
 lie repared, tbe toljfcbc Coller nlifo map not 
 be made mo?e richer bitb ffones 02 ether 
 tbpuacs, referbing tbe fait) pmage: £be 
 tobicb map be garntfted and enrpebed at tbe 
 pleamre of tbe faide iitnpgbte: aifo tbe 
 raid Coller map not be folde^ engaged, alien* 
 ed, no? gpben, fo? anp nede, catife, 0 ? necef* 
 fitp tobatfoeber it be. 
 
 T he Conftitutions relating to tbe Officers of the Order. 
 Lib. N. p. 232. 
 
 CAP. 1 . 
 
 H Or urn primus erat Prselatus Or dines. 
 
 Quifijuis autem Prfful Wintonienfis, ac 
 SouthamptCmias Comes &c. eo tempore fiuerit , is 
 & Praffatus effe debet. Qui cum pr^fens fit-, de- 
 nominationes elettionum Equelirium appofite con- 
 ficribet , Et quod reliquum fitter it, ibi defiungetur 
 Officio. Id quod illo abfiente Cancellarius, De- 
 canus, ant Scriba (quemadmodum eft pr£often- 
 fium ) explebit . 
 
 Quoties Supremo ipfii vifium fiuerit fiolennita- 
 tem Pivi Georgii fiervare Windefori, tenebi- 
 tur e^Pra?latus fimul adefific, ut Pivina celebret. 
 Quod Ji volens pr^termifierit, viginti marcas eh 
 de caush Collegia perfiolvet, nifit rationalism & 
 juftam abfientiam, & Supremo ac Sodalitio be¬ 
 ne probabilem caufiaripofifiet, qu£ confierentur ad 
 reparations inibi faciendas. 
 
 Item Priflatus habitumfuperinduet, at]us ex¬ 
 terior fiacief fiubrubri coloris e fierico villofio , in¬ 
 terior autem albi fierici, quod Taffeta vacant, 
 circumpofitis (ut Supremo videbitur) fiumptuo- 
 fis infignibus & ficuto fiuper burnerum-, quod Or- 
 dinis intra pr£luftre jubligar babebit infiignia. 
 fibula veftimenti , qu£ de pettorc propendebit , 
 partim aurei fili , partim cerulci fierici debit 
 #• 
 
 Eodem babitu tenebitur uti fimgulis vigiliis 
 fieftivijque diebus Pivi Georgii, ubi modi) liber 
 extiterit. Alias item , ut dum celebre concilium, 
 quod & Parliamentuvt, agitatur maxime, vel 
 in aliis fieftivitatibus , ad libittyn uti poterit. 
 Qui propter bonorem & Pr£lationcm hujus Or- 
 dints fiummum inter Epificopos uojiros ubique lo¬ 
 cum vcndicabit, Arcbiepificopis duntaxat conce¬ 
 des, quibus fiedium fiuarum pr£cminentia con- 
 ftabit , utq\ tauto magis honoretur,poterit idem 
 PrHatus illuftre Subligaculum finis J'crnper in¬ 
 fignibus circumponere * Et quoties proceditur , 
 poterit babitu pr£dicio tecius Supremum ante- 
 cedere, Cancellarium Ordinis fibi fiwiftrum ha¬ 
 lts. Habcbit etiam intra Caftrum noftrum 
 W indefori fibi locum defignatwn ad manendum, 
 quoties iliac accejfierit. Cumquc iliac advene- 
 rit vel ad alium qttemcunq i locum ex jujfiu Su- 
 premi, ut Pivi Georgii fiefthitatem obfiervet , 
 vel ut sitta conficribat, aliave qu^ecunq, peragat , 
 qu£ fpcctabmt ad banc Ordinem , intra Atrium 
 
 noftrum pro fie fibiq’-, miniftrantibus babebit ad 
 vichtm , qu£ per noftrum pr£ceptum Comites in 
 Aula refixdentcs habere fiolent . 
 
 CAP. II. 
 
 Offcium Cancellarii, quoniam pr£nobile rjf, 
 ac permagn£ Cure, exigitur in id adminiftran- 
 dum vir pr£c/ari mminis , tantoq\ dignus bonore . 
 Quamobrem Supremus vttlt & inftituit , quod 
 nemo provehatur ad id Offcium, nifit vel Pr£- 
 latus Ecclefit£ fuerit , velut Arcbiepificopus , An- 
 tiftes, aut notabilis alioqui dignitatis: vel fit vir 
 laicus , Eqttes omnino non ignoti fianguinis , exper- 
 tus, doUtts , & bonh fiama notus. Ad banc fpe- 
 ciabit Concilii fuficipicndi manifieftatio , ac de¬ 
 claration fiub eh fiormh quam Supremus & So- 
 dales Ordinis pr£conceperint , omni tempore quo 
 convenict aut oportebit , ad bonorem , utilitatem , 
 atq't incrementum cjufidem Ordinis. Idem quo- 
 tannis fol omit ate Pivi Georgii in Concilio pro- 
 pgnet , atq-, enarrabit aCta egregia laudeq-, digna 
 ipfiorum Equitum hujus Ordinis,quo tquot it a me¬ 
 rit's fiunt : qui verb contra commerucrunt & illo- 
 rum quoq j probra , fiqua fiuerint , recenjlbit , ut 
 Scriba tanto fiacilins ea fiub ficriptis redigat in 
 memoriam nunquam defituram . Habebit hie 
 itapficilicet cum Prselato intra Caftrum noftrum 
 Windefori manfiionem, ficilicet habitum, & om- 
 nino fimtilem vidhs affgnationem. Cancella¬ 
 rius apud fie commune Sigillum Ordinis , cum 
 Signaculo, fiervabit, ad Statist a, Commijftonety 
 fiacultates , certiftcationes , mandata , fiuffragio- 
 rum literas , aliafq i caujas ad pr£difium Ordi- 
 nem attinentes, fiuo quafique tempore confignandas- 
 Si vero , leguimam ac rationabilem caufiam ha- 
 bens, ultra decern milliaria recejfierit a Supremo, 
 relittquet interim ea Sigilla , prout Supremus 
 affgnabit in cuftodui uniuse Sodalibus,^«i com- 
 morabitur in Aula cum Supremo. Habebit hie 
 ipfie Cancellarius annuumftipemdium, Offct ijui 
 nomine. Centum libras Legalis Monet £ Anglise, 
 vel in feodis , Officiis, aliifvc promotionibus tan- 
 t undem, hits de quibus ante diximus nihil lie ob- 
 ftantibus • 
 
 CAP. III. 
 
 Erit infuper hujus Ordinis units Scriba, qui 
 Ji vir Ecclejiafticus extiterit , Literatus erit , & 
 Ibeologie 
 
^ - --- iL 
 
 AP P E 
 
 2 'beologia vel alterius Juris, Canonici ant Ci- 
 vilis Profefjor, habens it ague dignitatem ali¬ 
 quant in Ecclefia Cathedrali, quern Supremus 
 ctijzw Prebend am . Sac el turn fluwn 
 
 •Windefori curabit fublimandum, z/e/«ti de- 
 cebit co nomine promovebit. Si verb Secularis 
 aut Laicus ipfe fiterit , br honeflus atquc infig- 
 nis erit, & Eques, expericnti£ duttriiMqi nomi¬ 
 ne commcndatus. Qui Jiipcndium babebit annu- 
 um quinquaginta libras monct£ legalis Anglic, 
 vel infeodis, Officiis, emoluments aliis tan - 
 tundein. Quotics item Eques aliquis in butte 
 Ordinem afeitus adjedem fuam intro due at ur, ab 
 eodem Equite, Scriba recipict trcdecem folulos 
 
 cum quatuor denariis & babitum . -Opor- 
 
 tebit autem bum Scribam duos conflccrc Libel- 
 los, five Indices, aut poti'us Annales, c Parga- 
 meno, in quibus Ordinationes & Statuta c£tc- 
 rjeq'-, caufe fpettantes ad Ordinem confcribcntur- 
 Quorum alter Windefori rccondctur in JErario, 
 ubi perpetub mnnebit: alter verb in cujlodia 
 Scrib£, quern ubilibet Supremo, fi quando 
 pofcat,fit oflenfurus- Prior appellabitur Index 
 Windelorienlis, pofterior Aula? Regiftrum. Hu- 
 jus intererit Elettiones fattus, & Elettorum 
 nomina, Iiratagemmata, res gejlas, & acta nj- 
 tatufideef, digna Supremi, qnkm Commi- 
 litonum Or dims, prout per feipfum fuaqferu- 
 tandi diligentin, vel per induflriam Regis Ar- 
 morum intelligere poterit, '& habere ctmperta 
 deferibere & redigere in memoriam. Primitks , 
 itt fingulis amis accident, annotabit, & feripti s* 
 commendabit, qua in eo quod proximo fufeipietur 
 concilia legentur Equitibus ibi congrcgatis , ut 
 fi quicquam correttionis aut cmendationis indi- 
 geat a ibi corrigatur, fimiliter iterum in altera 
 concilia, & delude venufle confcribenda curabit 
 inpradittis libris aut annalibus ad perpetuam 
 fid memoriam- 
 
 CAP. IV. 
 
 Hiis accedet Rex Armorum units, qui Gar- 
 terus Rex Armorum Anglia? vocitabitur, quern 
 Supremus & Commilitones, ob dignitatem Or- j 
 dims, vir.um generofi fanguinis, honejii nomi¬ 
 nis inftgnia gerentem, intra regnuni Anglic? na- 
 tum , & c£teris Armorum Officialibus, qui n.tbili 
 Cor on £ Anglia fubjetti funt, fuperiorem e'Jfe vo- 
 lunt- Habebit hie Supremo Jtipendium an- 
 nuunt quadraginta libras monetae legalis An¬ 
 glia? i praterea unufquifq Sociorum pro fuifia- 
 tiis honore fingulis amis donabit eidem , Da*, 
 quatuor libras i Marchio qninque tnarcas j> Co- 
 mes, quatuor marcas Baro, quadraginta foli- 
 dos & Eques Bacbataureus , viginti fex foli- 
 dos atque otto denarios, ut tantb honorificen- 
 tins ad decus Or dials vitam agat, Officium 
 
 adminiflret • Quotics autem Creatio Principis, 
 Ducis, Marchionis, Comitis, Vicecomitis, 
 Baronis obtinget, Garterus vejies ejus 
 
 vendicabit quibus utetur prinfqttam togam illius 
 dignitatis & pr£clari flatus accipiat. 
 
 Ad euttdem Jpettabit correttio Armorum atque 
 infignium quoritmcunque, qua ufurpantw & ge- 
 jflantm injufte ■, author it as infuper & potejtas 
 
 N D I X. 
 
 //ran* hujufmodi atque inftgnia concedendi talt- 
 bus qui per Atta fnrtia ac laudabilia , virtu- 
 teff-, & flatus, honores merebuntitr juxta anti¬ 
 quum confuetudinem , Literaffi Patentes fuper 
 ea re faciendi- Is nbique quando Supremus 
 Jolenniter incedet , Enfem ejus proximus antcce- 
 det , nemine inter cedent e i nift for fan Conib bu- 
 larius 6 '" Marefchallus, <yai virgas illas ad Of- 
 ficium fuum attinentes ipfl geflabunt. Per cum 
 qnoque vel ab eo dejignatum juramentum mini¬ 
 dr abitur omnibus Armorum Officialibus, Supre¬ 
 mo Subjettis , recepturum ob id quod confue- 
 tum ejt- 
 
 Habebit itidem habitant Scriba? fmiilem , & 
 Baronis Ferculum in Aula, cut pofl Decanum 
 Sacelli noflri menfa ponctur , & ferculum ivfe- 
 retur , cateraq) Jui vittits , ut mos flit , 
 mumeubandi Windefori iafnz Caflrum noftrum 
 accepturus- Cumque folennitas Dili Georgii 
 celebretur , Supremus affit, idem Garrerus 
 portabit albam virgam, cz/j/rj dealt- 
 
 rabuntur , 6 ^ vexillum modicum infignium Or- 
 dinis fupra- 
 
 Quando Dominus etiam ingredietur Cubic il¬ 
 ium noflri Parliament i, i/'/e locum ei dcfignabit 
 juxta dignitatis & clari flatus honorem ex an- 
 tiqito more recepturns, ob id uti Domino illi vi- 
 fum fluent • Et quotienfcunq , mittetur aut Icga- 
 bitur in Supremi negotiis, quinque Equos ha¬ 
 bens recipiet pro laboribus accipiendis , fingulis 
 quibufjue diebus decern Jolidos- 
 
 Idem Garterus, Rex Aimorum, diligenter ac 
 fcduPo perquiret atta fortid ac forlun.ita pne- 
 clarSq v gefla tarn Supremi, .« Commilito- 
 nuin hujits Ordin'iSj qii£ fide liter ac verb ref- 
 ret Scriba?, quatinus in flripta per cum £ter- 
 ndmqb memoriam opportune redigi poffeut- 
 
 Hie Garterus etiam perferet , aut curabit per - 
 ferendas omnes Liter as, qua jfettabunt ad Con- 
 fratres & Sodales hujus Or dinis : & flgniflca- 
 tum ibit Supremo vel Scriba? mortem cujujlibet 
 Equitis iflius Or dinis , ut litcra fujfragiorum 
 conficiantur ac deportentur , quemadmodum opor- 
 tet, deferet & deferri flaciet Elettioncs eorum 
 qui nominati fuerint , & ipforum refponfj repor- 
 tabit . Denique faciet , fieri procurabit , 
 
 quicquid fpettans ad hunc Ordinem Supremus 
 i/e/ Praslatus,Cancellarius f< 7 ///pracipui funt 
 Officiates J faciendum injunxerit. 
 
 C A P. V. 
 
 Poflremo debet ejfe units Hoftiarius, qtiem 
 Supremus ac Commili tones volunt ejfe genero- 
 fum, Armis ac Sanguine clarum , & in ditione 
 ipfius Supremi progenitum, is qui pro digiutate 
 Ordinis atque honore omnium Hoitiariorum ip¬ 
 fius Kegni fummus erit- Habebit ilaq\ cur am 
 & cufiodiam & cuflodi£ prAoeminentiam pene- 
 tralium nofirorum, Domus ubi Concilium agi - 
 tatur , & omnium hoftiorum ubi concilutni ini- 
 bitur,tamin fublimiCurii qu£ Parliament urn 
 appellitatur, quam in quibufque locis aliis, Cu- 
 jus Annuum ftipendium erit Jriginta Librarum- 
 Qufod fi jujfu Supremi ac Commilitonum, 
 quern hujus Ordinis Equitem nigra virgd 
 i tetigeritj 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 tctegerit-, & rcttm egerit fieleris aamijji, propter 
 qrtodfit abdicandtts ab hoc Ordine , quinque li~ 
 brjs co fatto pcrcipiet: fi levioris offcnfie causa 
 quern admonucrit , cx prxcepto Regis & Concilii-, 
 vindieabit ab eodem ca dc cdttsd viginti filidos. 
 Et quandocunque quis Elettus tttfedem httrodn * 
 citur , decent folidos accipiet i intra Caflrum no - 
 flrum Windelori cubahdi locum fibi Jelefium , 
 \jufderh Cafiri & duorwn faltuum coadjacentium 
 cuflodiam habebil . Habebit ctiam habitant 
 Seribae & Garteri Regis Armorum fcilicetfer- 
 euU Baronam & reliqaum viVtttm attinentem in\ 
 Aula . grtiji nonfuerit Eques in ingreffu, tum\ 
 fieri debet. VHcmque vero fingulis amis Su -1 
 premus extiterit in Fcjh Vivi Georgii, die vcl\ 
 fifUvitate fiquente , ante trndern Supremum ant ! 
 Deputatum, virgam nigellam ant ipfe deferet , 
 vel alius ab eo fufficientcr affignatus. Et fttpra 
 virgam Leo Habit , Anglorum ia/igHe. 
 mmintm loco clavx gefiabitur , c/rj«J 6- autho- 
 rttatem habebit , hiis mo do deferviens qui deli- 
 querint & in Ordinationes ac Statuta pecca- 
 rinu 
 
 Hit tres hitjus Ordinis Officiates , Scriba z;i- 
 delicet, Garterus Rex Armorum, Holtiari- 
 us ab atra virga nuncupatus , ip/i e*m pw tam 
 rebus qu m minijlris in fids Offciis permanentes , 
 p& perpetux Supremi protcQionc ac propttgna -' 
 c/.'/o fecure dura bunt. Vnde fi qusvis injuria 
 fiat violentia ipfis infer at ur , vel eii Su¬ 
 premo fubjetti fiunt , vel exteriks , quotics can - 
 'p/ p^j arbitrio Supremi fubmittent , ipfe cum 
 Sodalibus exbibebit eis jujtitiam , exhiben- 
 
 dam cx xquo & congruo procurabit . Si vero 
 pars adverfa canfam fuam Supremo fubmitterc 
 I dctreCiabit , ipfe cum Commilitonibus cum er- 
 jgj Officiates bos animum habebit , ipforum 
 
 ; canfam quoad jnflunt atq'-, seqtatm crit cum debito 
 favorc titeri velit. 
 
 Intra Chorum puedicii Sacelli, fioUtt- 
 nia persguntur-, ante Sedem Regiam prxterca 
 Jiatuentur Sedilia duo, unum ante alteram , in 
 quorum altera fedebunt Praelatus & Cancellari- 
 us Ordinis > in altero , Scriba, Rex Armorum 
 & Hoftiarius. 
 
 The Names of the firji Founders , and other Knights.Companions, who 
 fucceedcd in their Stalls, after the ancient manner ; as they are 
 exemplified in two TABLES remaining in the Chapter-houfe at 
 
 JVindcfvr. 
 
 TAB. I. 
 
 i. Le tres noble Roy Edward tiers,& 
 premier Eondeur . 
 
 A Tret lay vint le Roy Richard, filz , Ed- 
 warde le Prince de Galles. Apres luy 
 vint le tres-noble Roy Henry, filz de Johan Vue 
 de Lancaftre. Apret luy vint le noble Prince & 
 vaillant , le Roy Henry 5. Heritier & Regent de 
 France, & Conquereur dc Normandie. Apret 
 luy vint fin filz Henry de Windefore le 6 . cour- 
 ronne a Paris Roy de France. Apret luy & en 
 fion tempt-, entra en fion droit tiltre , le tres noble 
 Roy Edward 4. la flour de Chivallerie. [* Apres 
 luy vint le Roy Richard le 3. Apres luy vint le 
 tres-noble Roy Henry le 7.] 
 
 * Note that all put within ZIncus's at the 
 end of each S.all, is added iu the Ta¬ 
 bles by a later hand. 
 
 2. Le Vue de Lancaftre, Henry, & Premier 
 Eondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint le Seigneur Defpenfer, Ed¬ 
 ward Apres luy vint le Conte de Stafford, 
 Hugh i Apres luy vint Monfteur Nichol Sarnes- 
 feld i Apres luy vint Monfteur William D’arun- 
 delL Apres luy vint le Roy de Portugal, Jehan i 
 Apres luy vint le Roy de Portugall Edward > 
 
 Apres luy vint le Vuc de Glouceftre, Humfreyi 
 Apres luy vint le Roy de Portugall, Alfonso 
 [Apres luy vint fon Filz le Roy de Portugall. ] 
 
 3. Le Captou de Buch, Piere, & premier 
 
 Eondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte de Derby, qui apres 
 fait Roy D’angleterre Heirty le 4. Apres lay 
 vint Meffire Philipp la Vache. Apres luy vint 
 Mefflre Gilbert Sire le Talbot. Apres luy vint 
 M.Jfire Jehan Grey. Apres luy vint le Conte 
 Marefihalle Jehan. Apres luy vint le Vu\ 
 D’ York, Richard. Apres luy vint le Conte de 
 Warwick, Richard . [Apres luy vint le Noble 
 Prince Charlois Due de Burgoyne. Apres luy 
 vint le Roy Don Ferdinando le la grant Ce- 
 cile 6c de Naples, par P ordonnance du Sove- 
 rein 6c la CompagnieP] 
 
 4. Le Conte* de S ares bury William, & pre¬ 
 
 mier Eondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte d’ Arundcll, Tho¬ 
 mas. Apres luy vint le Conte de Huntington, 
 qui apres fut fait Vuc D’Exceftre. Apres luy 
 vint le Vuc de Norfolk, Jehan. Apres luy vint 
 le Conte de Worcefire, Jehan, Grant Conejlable 
 D’ Angleterre. Apres luy vim le Vuc de Norfolk 
 Jehan . [Apres luy vint le Marquis Vorfit , 
 fbomas, filz de la Royne Elizabeth. J 
 
 5. Monfieur 
 

 APPENDIX. 
 
 5. Monfieur Jehan deLifle, & premier 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Meflire Richard la Vache •, 
 Apres luy vint Meflire Edward, Sire de Powys. 
 Aprcs luy vint Her Tangke Clux. Apres luy 
 vint Meflire le Vuc de Glouceflre Freire au 
 Roy Edward quart . [Apres luy vint le Count 
 de Ox. Jehan.] 
 
 6 . Monfieur Johan Beauchampe, &premier 
 
 Fondeur, 
 
 Apres luy vint le Due le Clarence, Leonel. 
 Apres luy vint le Scire de Ballet, Rauf. Apres 
 luy vim le Due de Gheldreu Will. Apres luy 
 vint le Conte de Stafford. Apres luy vint le 
 Conte de Kent, Edmund. Apres luy Meflire 
 Robert Doumfravile. Apres luy vint le Conte 
 de Sarisbury Richard- Apres luy vint Monfi- 
 eur de Montague, Jehan, apres Conte de Nor¬ 
 thumberland. [Apres luy vint le Countc D’A- 
 rundell William.] 
 
 7. Monfieur Hugh Courtenay, & premier 
 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte de Northamton, Wil¬ 
 liam. Apres luy le Due de Eborum, Conte de 
 Cantebrigie, Edmund. Apres luy vint Monfieur 
 Jehan, filz duRoy Henry 4. Due de Bethford, 
 Regent de France. Apres luy vint Monfieur Je¬ 
 han Grey, de Ruthyn. Apres luy vint le Conte 
 de Somerfet, Jehan, apres Due de Somerfet. 
 Apres luy vint Dom. Alver Dalmadaa Conte 1 
 D’everence, Capitaine de Portugal. Apres luy 
 vint le Vifcount Bourfchier, Henry, apres Conte 
 D’ Effox. [Apres luy vint Count de Arun- 
 dell Thomas.] 
 
 8. Monfieur Johan Grey, & premier 
 Fondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Wautier Manny. 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Guichard D'anguillem. 
 Apres luy vint le Due de Glouceflre, Counte de 
 Buckingham, Thomas. Apres luy vint le 
 Conte Palatyn Due de Bavayre, Robert. Apres 
 luy vint le Roy D’anmarch. Apres luy vint 
 Meflire Antony de Wideville, Sieitr de Scales 
 & de Neucelles, freire dc la Royne Elizabeth. 
 [Apres luy Meflire Jehan Conyers Baneret. 
 Apres luy le Conte de Surry Thomas.] 
 
 9. Monfieur Milds de Stapelton,e^^rt’i««r 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte de Hereford, Hum- 
 frey. Apres buy vint le Conte dc Warwick, le 
 fill Thomas. Apres Itiy vint Monfieur Thomas 
 Erpcngham. Apres luy vint le Conte de Stafford, 
 Humfray, apres Due ^Buckingham. Apres luy 
 vint Monfieur de-S croup, Johan. 
 
 1 o. Monfieur Hugh de Wrofellegh,e^ pre¬ 
 mier Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Thomas de Felton 
 Apres luy vint le Sire de Willoughby, Wil¬ 
 liam. Apres luy vint Monfieur William Ha- 
 rington. Apres luy vint Meflire Rauf Boteller, 
 Seigneur de Sudley. [Apres luy vint Mefliije 
 Thomas Seigneur Mautravers.] 
 
 ii- Monfieur Jehan Chaundos, & premier 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Guy de Briene. A- 
 pres luy vint le Conte de Ofiervant, William, 
 qui apres fuit remue a Vautre part h lefial du 
 Due de Bretaigne, Jehan. Apres luy vint Mm - 
 fiieur Humfry, filz du Roy , Henry Due de Glou- 
 ccjlre, qui apres fut remue a Vefial du Roy de 
 Portugal!, Edward Jehan. Apres luy visit le 
 Capitan de la Bouche, Conte de LongeviUe. A- 
 pres luy vint Monfieur Jehan Sire de Dudley. 
 Apres luy Seigneur William Stanley. [Apres 
 luy le Count de Northumberland Henry. 
 Apres luy le Conte deShrewesbury George.] 
 
 12. Monfieur Otes Holand, & premier 
 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Frank van Halle- Apres luy 
 vint Miflire William Beauchamp. Apres luy 
 vint le Seigneur de Morley, Thomas. ApreS 
 luy vint le Sire Willoughby, Robert. [Apres 
 luy vint Mdfire Walter Blount, Sire de Moimt- 
 joye. Apres luy vint le Conte de Llrbyne.] 
 
 13. Monfieur Sanchete D’ abrichecourt, 
 
 & premier Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur William Fitz Waryn, 
 Apres luy vint le Sire Latimer, William. Apres 
 luy vint Monfieur Symond de Burley. Apres luy 
 vint Monfieur Jehan Dcvros. Apres luy vint 
 Monfieur de Beaumont Jehan. Apres luy vim 
 le Conte de Somerfet, Jehan. Apres luy vint 
 Monfieur Jehan de Cornvaile. Apres luy vint 
 Monfieur Thomas Hoo. Apres luy vint le 
 Sire de Stanley, Thomas. Apres luy vint Mef 
 fire Johan Afleley* 
 
 TAB. II. 
 
 1 • Le Prince Edward, & premier Fondeur- 
 
 Apres luy vint fon filz, Richard, Prince dc 
 Gales. Apres luy vint Jehan Due de Lanca- 
 fire, par P ordonnance du Soverain & la Com- 
 pagnie . Apres luy vint Monfieur Philipp la 
 Vache, qui apres fut remue a P efial du Conte 
 Derby, par le Soverain & la Compagnie • Apres 
 luy vint le Prince Henry, filz du Roy Henry. 
 Apres lay vint Meflire Jehan D abrichecourt. 
 Apres luy vint Sigifmund, Empereur . Apres 
 luy vint le Prince Edward, filz duRoy Edward 
 le quart. [Apres luy vint le primier filz du 
 tres-noble Roy Henry le 7.] 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 2* Le Conte de Warwick ^ Thomas, & 
 premier Fondeur . 
 
 luy via* lc Conte dc Pembroke, Jehan. 
 Apres luy vint It Vue de Bretaign, Jehan. Apres 
 luy v int lc Vue de Holand. Apres luy vint Mon- 
 fa ur Johan Robeflart. Apres luy vint George 
 Vuc de Clarence , freirc puifnc du Roy Ed¬ 
 ward 4. [Apres luy le Due de Bedford, Jafper- 
 Apres luy le Roy de Grande Cecile,Alphons.] 
 
 3. Le Conte dc Stafford Rauf, & premier 
 
 Fondeur • 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Alain Bukeshull. A- 
 pres luy vint Monfattr Brian de Stapelton .Apres 
 luy vint Monfattr William Scroop. Apres luy 
 vint le Conte de Weftmerland, Rauf. Apres luy 
 vint Monfieur Johan de Faftolf. Apres luy vint 
 It Roy Vvm de Fernando dc la grante Cecile & 
 dc Naples j qui apres fa remue d Feftal du noble 
 P rince Charlois Vuc de Bourgonge. [Apres luy 
 vine lc Due de Ferrare, Hercules. ] 
 
 4. Le Conte de March Roger, & premier 
 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfaur Thomas lllford. 
 Apres luy vint Monfaur Richard Pembruge. 
 Apres luy vint le Conte de Suffolk, William. 
 Apres luy vint Monfaur Richard dc Burlie. A- 
 pres luy Monfaur Edward, filz de Vuc de 
 Yorke. Apres luy vint le Conte de Oxenford, 
 Richard. Apres luy vint Monfaur Jehan Blount. 
 Apres luy vint Monfaur William Philippe, Seig¬ 
 neur de Bardolf. Apres luy vint Mejjire Jehan 
 Beauchamp. [Apres luy vine le Due D 1 Yorke 
 Richard, filz du Roy Edward le quart. Apres 
 luy le Due de Bokyngham.] 
 
 5. Monfaur Bartholomew Bourgherft, & 
 
 premier Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint le Sire de Neufville, Jehan. 
 Apres luy vint Monfaur Pierre Courtenay. Apres 
 luy vint le S ire Lovell Johan. Apres luy vint lc 
 Sire Fitzhugh Henry. Apres luy vint leSirede 
 Scalles, Thomas. Apres luy vint Monfaur de 
 Hading, William. [ Apres luy le Conte de- 
 Derby Sire dc Stanley Thomas.] 
 
 6 . Monfieur de Mohun, & premier Fondeur• 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte de Kent, Thomas. A- 
 pres luy vint le Conte de Dorfet, Thomas, Vuc 
 de Excedre. Apres luy vint Vom Petre faz du 
 Roy de Portugall, Vuc de Quymbre. Apres luy 
 vint Johan Bourfcher- Sire de Berneres. [Apres 
 luy vint Due de Bukyngham Henry. Apres luy 
 le Sire de Strange, George.] 
 
 7. Monfaur Thomas Hollande, & premier ' 
 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint le Vuc de Lancadre, Jehan, 
 qui apres fut remue dl’ejlal du Prince Richard, 
 
 par le Sovcrain & la Compagnic: Et en fon licit 
 vint Mejjire Johan de Burle. Apres luy vint 
 Monfaur Thomas Moubray, Conte de Notyng- 
 ham. Apres luy vint Thomas dc Lancadre filz 
 an Roy Henry 4. Apres luy vint le Conte de Suf- 
 folke William del Pool, apres Marquis & Vuc 
 de Suffolke. [Apres luy vint fon dlz Jehan 
 Due de Sudolke. Apres luy le Sire de Dynham, 
 John.] 
 
 S. Monfieur Richard Fitz Symond,#- pre¬ 
 mier Fondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte de Suffolk, Robert. 
 Aprej luy vint Monfieur Robert Namurs. Apres 
 luy vint Monfieur Jehan Bourgfcher. Apres luy 
 vint Monfieur Thomas Rammidon. Apres luy 
 vint Monfieur Sire Burnell. Apres luy vint Mon¬ 
 fieur Lowes Robelfart Sire de Bourgfcher. A- 
 pres luy vint le Conte Jehan D’arundelle. Apres 
 luy vint le Conte de Morteigne, Edmund, qui 
 apres fut Marquis de Dorfet, & Vuc de Somer- 
 fet. Apres luy vint Monfieur de Herbert, Wil¬ 
 liam. [Apres luy vint Jehan de Buckyngham 
 Conte de Wiltfhire. Apres luy vint le Conte 
 de Northumberland, Henry. Apres luy le Vif- 
 count Lovell Frauncois. Apres luy Meflire Ed¬ 
 ward VVodevile. Apres luy le Vifcount VVel- 
 lis, Jehan.] 
 
 9. Monfieur Thomas Wale,$“ premier 
 Fondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Reynard de Ccbeham. 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Jehan Sully. Apres luy 
 vint le Conte de Warrewyk Richard. Apres luy 
 vint le Sire de Faucunberge, apres Conte de 
 Rente. Apres luy vint le Conte de Douglas. [A- 
 pres luy vint le Sire de Broke, Robert.] 
 
 ic* Monfieur Neel Loringee & premier 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint le Conte D’Arundell, Richard. 
 Apres luy vint Sire de Grey. Apres luy vint 
 Monfieur Hugh Stafford, Sire de Bourgfcher. 
 Apres luy vint le Sire de Hungerford, Wauter. 
 Apres luy vint le Sire de Riviers, Richard, apres 
 Conte de Riviers, & Pier de Roigne Eliz. Apres 
 luy vint Mejjire Jehan le Seigneur Howard. [A- 
 pres luy Meflire Thomas de Borough. Apres 
 luy Meflire Charles Somerfet Baneret.] 
 
 11. Monfieur James D 5 audele,e^ premier 
 Fondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Thomas Grantfon. 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur de Roos. Apres luy 
 vint le Sire Camus, Thomas. Apres luy vint 
 Monfieur Jehan Sire de Clifford. Apres luy vint 
 1 le Sire de Talbot, Johan, apres Conte de Chc- 
 rosbery. Apres luy vint fon filz , Johan Conte dc 
 Cherovsbury. Apres luy vint le Sire de Wen- 
 loke. Apres luy vint Mejjire , William Parr. 
 [Apres luy Meflire Richard Dundall. Apres luy 
 Meflire Edw. Poynings.] 
 
 12 . Monfieur 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 i 2* Monfieur Henry Em, & premier 
 Fondeur . 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Thomas Ughtrede. 
 Aprcs luy vint le Conte de Bethford. ApreJ luy 
 vint Monfieur Lewis Clifford. Apres luy vint 
 Monfieur Johan Stanley. Apres luy vint le Conte 
 de Sarisbury, Thomas. Apres luy vint Monfieur 
 Johan de Radcliff. Apres luy vint le Vifcount 
 de Beaumont, Jehan. Apres luy vint Monfieur 
 Robert Harecourt. [Apres luy vint Monfieur 
 Walter Deveros Sire de Ferres. Apres luy vint 
 Monlieur Johan Cheny Baneret.] 
 
 13. Monfieur Walter Pavely, & premier 
 Fondeur. 
 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Thomas Baneftre. 
 Apres luy vint Monfieur Sandich de Trane. A- 
 pres luy vint Monfieur Symund Felbrigger. 
 Apres luy vint Henry filz du Roy de Portin- 
 gall, Due de Vilon. Apres luy vint le Sire de 
 Duras. Apres luy vint McJJire Thomas Mont¬ 
 gomery. [Apres luy vint Meflire Gylbert Tal¬ 
 bot Baneret.] 
 
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A P P E N D I X. 
 
 NUMBER I. 
 
 King Edward the Third’s Letters Patent for founding St. George's Chappcl in 
 Win defir Cajile. 
 
 Pat. an. 22. E.j.par. 2. m. 6 . 
 
 E Dwardus,&c. Vnivcrfis printer Liter as 
 infpe 8 urti,falutcin» Magniftctnciqm decct 
 lie gum in piis femper aciibus deleciari, ut cum 
 ante tribunal jietcrit ftummi Regis, spud quern 
 non eft acceptio perfonarum, Jed unufqttifque 
 prout gejftt in corpore recipict, jive bonumfuerit 
 Jive malum, inter bonos a dextris ajftftere valcat 
 & non piger vel inutilis cum reprobis judi- 
 caru Nos quidem varia viu noftr£ Jiudia & cx- 
 ilia meritanoftra cum amaritttdine rccolentes fo- 
 hcit'e , divittSq ; nobis prxftita beneficia, gratia* 
 &bonores, quibusprx c£teris mfericorditer Al- 
 ti(ftmus ms pravenit, merit'd contcmplantes de 
 bonis nobis d Deo collatis & fupra modum multo- 
 cicns inanitcr difpenfatis gravitcr ftfpiramus, 
 nec aliud nobis reftat , nifti ad Cbriftrimi & ma- 
 trcm ejus Firginem gloriofam, qti£ nobis nun- 
 qtiampatrocinari deftitit, fed in variis periculis 
 conftitutos fits beatis prccibus protexit hacienus, 
 & adjuvit feliciter, converter totaliter mentem 
 noftram, & ftbi pro gratiis , gratias reddere & 
 pro delifii* veniam poftularc. Et quia bona ift 
 ncgotiatio per quam tranfttoria dcclinantur & 
 sterna fxlici commcrcio jubrogantur, Capcllam 
 quandam aptx pulchritudinis otio Canonicorum 
 fccularittm in Caftro noftro de Wyndefore in qua 
 Aqub facri Baptiftnatis abluti fuimus fttuatam, 
 in honore Beati Edwardi Conf jftiri* per progcni- 
 tores noftros nobiliter inchoatam, qitibus pro ip- 
 forum fuftentatione quandam fimmam pecunix 
 pro corum voluntate & de proprio thejauro in 
 Elemoftnam tribnerunt,in honorcm Omnipot cutis 
 Dei, & fu£ Genitricis Marif Virgvns gloriosx, 
 Sanftorumq\ Georgii Martyris & Edwardi Con- 
 
 feJforU, noftri* Kegiil fumptibus fecimus confim- 
 marl Summit defideriis ajfe&antes & cjficaccm 
 
 opcram adhibcntes, ut prxdiUii Canonici inibi 
 Domino fervituri tarn rcddituum increment o 4 
 quam aliorum Canonicorum & Miniftrorum ac 
 fervientium numero augeantm", Et ut inCapella 
 prxditta cultu latiori Divini N>minis gloria cx- 
 altetur , prxdidis otto Canonicis unum Cujiodem, 
 pr£ftdentem eijdem, & quindecim adhuc alios 
 Canonicos, viginti & quatuor Militcs pauperes, 
 de fe impotentes , feu vergentes ad inopiam, & 
 de bonis dieix CapelU perpetuo fuftentandos, & 
 alios didx Capedx Miniftros J'ub ipfuis Cuftodis 
 imperio Chrifto perpetuo famulantes Juperaddere, 
 & ibidem tarn Canonicos & Militcs quam alios 
 ; • CaPelU Miniftros ut prxminiturrecipi fa- 
 cere dignum duel mus, firmiter ftatuimus, 6 ' 
 ittvicl abiter ordinamits , & aucioritate noftrd Rc- 
 
 gif quantum in nobis eft,perpetuo ftabilimus • Fo¬ 
 liates quod dial Canonici & Miniftri divina Of- 
 
 quibus jura patronatus & adyocationes Ecclefia- 
 rum de Wyrardesbu'ry Lincolnix, Southtanton, 
 Exon, & llttoxhatre Coventrix & Lichfeldi£ 
 Dioccfts, quas miper acquiftvimus ex bde causa, 
 pro nobis &b£redibus noftris dedimus & concej- 
 fimus, damus & conccdimiis. Habend’ & tenend I’ 
 ipfts & fuccejforibus fuis in liber am, puram, & 
 ptrpctuam Elemoftnam ab omni exaflione fcula- 
 ri,liberos,penitos & quietos imperpetuum . Con- 
 ccftimus etiam eifdem, pro nobis, & b£rcdibits 
 noftris, & licentiam dedimus, quod iidem Cuftos 
 & Canonici diCtas Ecclefnu appropriare,&eas fc 
 appropriates in proprios lifts tenere pojftnt, ftbi & 
 fuccejforibus ftis imperpetuum. Statuto de terris 
 & tenement is ad manum mortuam non ponendis , 
 edito non ubftamc. Volumus etiam dittis Cu- 
 jiodi,& Canonicis, Militibus & aliis diCu Ca- 
 pclU Miniftris inibi fervituris tantum de the- 
 fauro Jtojiro Annis fmgulis clargiri, quod, cum 
 Emolumento de pr£diais Ecclcftis provcnicntc^ad 
 corum viVtum & fipportationem onerum ftbi in- 
 umbentium juxta condecentiam flatus fui inte¬ 
 rim videbitur fujftciens, & honejium quoufj i de 
 bonis immobilibus, tirris, bcmjiciis feuredditi - 
 bus ad fufficicntiam congruam & bonorem no - 
 ft rum , ufqy ad fimmam millc librarian annua - 
 tim per nos contigerit provideri. §hi£ omnia 
 promittimus &pollicemur pro nobis & b£redi- 
 bus noftris nos ejjicacitcr impleturos . In cujus 
 rei teftimon'uim has Literas nojiras fieri fecimus 
 Patcntes. Tcfte mcipjo apud YVdhnonatterium 
 fxta die Augulti, Anno liegni noftri Anglit vi- 
 cefuno feundot B-egni ver'o noftri Frauci£ nono. 
 
 fida celeb rent pro nobis, & progenitoribus , & fuc- 
 ccjfioribus noftris, in partem fatisfaCiionb eorum 
 de qitibus in extremo judicio rationem erimus red- 
 dituri, cclebraturi imperpetuum fecundum for¬ 
 mant OrdinationU noftrx inde pleniks faciemU, 
 
 N. I I. 
 
 A Bull impovvring the Archbifhop of 
 Canterbury and Bifhop of IVinchefter 
 to Infiitute the Colhclge oF IVinclefir . 
 Ex ipfe Antogr . in JErar. Collcg. 
 IVinclefor. 
 
 C Lemens Epifcopus Serous frvorum Dei, .ve- 
 nerabilibus fratribtis Arcbiepifopo Can- 
 tuaricnii & Epifcopo Wintonienfi, falutcm & 
 Apollolicam benediiiionem . Eximu devotionis 
 ajfeeius, quern cbarijftmus in Chrifto Filius nojler 
 Ldvvavdus Kex Anglif illuftris, ad nos & Ro- 
 manam Fxclcfiam gcrit, promerctur, utpetuio- 
 nibirs ejus, quantum cum Deo pojfismus, in bis 
 prxfrtim qu£ Divini cultiis augmentuvi & ani- 
 marum Jalutem refpiciunt, favorabiliter annua - 
 mus. Pctitio fiquidem pro parte difii Regis, no¬ 
 bis nuper exhibit a continebat, quod ipje Rex 
 Zelo pi£ devotionis accenfus, cupiens terrena in 
 codeftia, & tranfttoria in xterna felici commcrcio 
 commutare, in CapelU Caftri de YVindefore 
 ejufdem Regis, Sarisburienlis dixeefeos, fundata 
 
 ad 
 

 A P P E 
 
 ,i Undent Bette Marius Virgmii& S. Georgn 
 martyris ac Edwardi Regis & Cmfcffons hom- 
 rcm ; dr divini cultns augmelttum , ac pro Jim, 
 
 & aliorum fidelwm animarum fahte, union 
 Collegium Canonicorum, Frcsbytcrorum, Clcn- 
 corum, nee non Militum Regni Anglia:, adinopi- 
 am vagentium, ac Miniftrormn an in eadem 
 C,fella perpettii Domino famulentmi 6~ cer¬ 
 ium numeruni ipfirum ordinare & canonice fun- 
 dare, ac do Unis ftiis propriis fufficientcr dota- 
 re pnponit■ gi'^e pro parte ip fits Regis, fait 
 nobis bumilitcr fupplicaUtm, ut vobis orduuudt 
 acllatuendi, Autboritate nojlra bujufmodi Colle¬ 
 gium, & alia ad hoc pertinentia, ac etiamoppor- 
 ttrnarn facultatem dc benigniute Apothlicn con¬ 
 cedes digmmnur. Nos itaq i ipfws Regis pl¬ 
 um in bac parte propofitum in Domino coiimmt- 
 dantes, ac pic,lam dc velira circumfpeBioni m 
 Domino fidttciam obtinentes, Impfinodt diUi Re- 
 pis (Uppiicationibus inclinati, ordinandi , ac 
 fiatuendi, & deputandi, hhc vice, autboritate 
 Apofiolicd, indiCld Capelin per dictum Regem, 
 dote pr&dmd prdts ut pr^mittitur affignatf 
 prout vobis boc fecundttm Dewn expedirc videbi- 
 tur, fuper (puo veftram confcientiam oneratnus , 
 ccrtwn numcrum Canonicorum, Presbyterorum, 
 Cl ericorum,Militum ac Minijirorum pr&dittorum 
 inibi,utpr£mittitur,Dominofiamulantium perpe¬ 
 tuo obfervandum', De quibus quidem Canonicis 
 feu Presbyteris urns per vos autboritate eadem 
 deputetur qui CuJhs corum perpetuo nuncupetnr 
 eifque inibi prtfideat , alios ctiam Canonieos, 
 Presbyter os, ac Clcricos, Milites, & Minijiros 
 ejufidem Collcgii 6' CapelU, ac fingulos ipfirum, 
 ac bona eorundem regat paritcr & gubernct Jia- 
 tuendi & ordinandi autboritate eddcmOrdma- 
 tiones cottgruas & honejias juxta quas Cujlos , Ca- 
 nonici, Presbyteri Clerici, Milites , & Miniilr i 
 Collcgii predial & ipforum finguli vivcrc debc- 
 ant, caqtte teneantnr perpetuo firmiter obfiervare, 
 Parocbialis Ecclefi£ 6- cupljlibet alterius in pr&- 
 mijjis omnibus, me non ■patronaths Canonicorum , 
 Presbyterorum, Cl eric or um, Militum & Mtm- 
 fir or urn, ac CapelU pridiaa, pojlquam ipfi de- 
 put uti & or din at i inibi finer int ut pr£ficrtur , ei- 
 dem Kegi ejufiq => b£redibus &fiucceffioribus, juri- 
 bus fiemper fialvis ac perpetuo refiervatis quibttf- 
 cunq, ApofiolicisJlatutis, & confuetudhtibus con¬ 
 traries ncquaquam objlantibus s vobis & cuili- 
 bet vejlriim autboritate pr£diad , de fpeciali 
 gratia, plenum & liberam concedimus fiaculta- 
 tem. Vat. Aviniona? pridic Kalendas Decem- 
 $ris Pontificates noflri anno nono • 
 
 n. in. 
 
 A Bull exempting the Colleclge of IVixcle- 
 for from the Jurifdittion of Arch- 
 Bijhops , &c. 
 
 Ex ipfi Autogr. ibidem. 
 
 C Lemens Epificopus fiervus fervorum Vci ve- 
 nerabilibus firatribus Arcbiepificopo Can- 
 tuarienfi & Epifcopo Wyntonienii falutem & A~ 
 pojlolicam benediftionem . Ad ea libentcr inten- 
 
 N D I X. 
 
 ditnus per qu£ perfotu Ecclefiaflic£ liberiv.s in 
 tranquillitate pads valeant Domino fiamulari. 
 Nuper fiquidem vobis ad charifit mi inCbriflo filii 
 nollri Edwardi Regis Anglite illufiris , fiupplR 
 cadonis infiantiam ordinandi & fiatuendi au¬ 
 tboritate Apoflolica in Capelin Regis cjufdem in 
 t Cafiro de Wyndetbre Sarum Vioccjeos pundati 
 Collegium & certum numcrum Canonicorum , 
 
 Presbyterorum,Clericorum,Militum, adinopi.nn 
 vergentium, & Minijirorum inibi Domino perpe- 
 tiio fiimulantium, quorum units eis pr£fideat,qui 
 Cujlos perpetuo nuncupetur, me non ordinatio- 
 nes congruas & bomjlas, juxta quas Collegium, 
 Cujlos, Canonici, Presbyteri, Clerici, Milites & 
 MinifirDprjedittiviverc debeant fiuciendi fuffici- 
 enti dote per diclum Regym de bonis propriis eifi- 
 dem CapelU & Collegio ad veflrum Jen vefirwn 
 alterius arbitriwn primitits afjignati),plenum & 
 liberam per noflras certi tenoris literas concejfi- 
 mus fiacultatcm prout in ipfif Literis plenihs 
 continetur • Nos itap, volentes Capellam ac 
 Collegium bujufmodi uberiori gratia proflqui & 
 fiavore ipfims Regis Juppiicationibus inclinati 5 
 eximendi perpetuo autboritate c«idem, juxta mo- 
 dificationem infer ins annotatam , Capellam , Col¬ 
 legium, Canonieos , Prcsbyteros, Clericos, Milites 
 & Minijiros pr£diclos, pojlquam ipfi in end cm 
 CapelU receptl & fufficientcr dotatifitterint, ut 
 prjefertur, ab omni ordinaria jurifidiCtione , Do- 
 minio,&fiupefioritate quadbit Arcbiepificoporum, 
 YLpifioporum, Arcbiadiaconorum & aliorum 
 quorumlibet Jttdicum & Officialium ipforum 
 Ecclefiajlicbrum, ill aqS omnia ad jus & proprie- 
 tatem beati Petri, &■ fiub protettione Scdis Apo- 
 Jlolictf & nojlra fuficipiendi & nibilominus con- 
 cedcndi bac vice autboritate prjtditta, ut Cujlos 
 ditt£ CapelU qui pro tempore fitter it habeat per¬ 
 petuo Jnrifdidionem Ecclefiajlieam in Capellam 
 Collegium , Canonieos, Presbyteros , Clericos 3 Mi¬ 
 lites, & Minijbros prxdicios, & eorum Succejfio- 
 res, & fingnlos ipforum & cur am animarum eti- 
 am eorundem conjlitutionibus Apojlolicis & Sta- 
 tutis ac conjuetudinibus Provincialibus & Syno - 
 dalibus & aids quibufcunq', contrariis ncqua¬ 
 quam objlantibus, vobis & vejlriim cuilibct 
 anUorilate eadem plenam & liberam concedimus 
 fiacultatcm. Volumus autem quod Cujlos diCu 
 CapelU qui pro tempore fitter it cur am animarum 
 pr£diciarum a loci Diofief 'ano recipere teneatur, & 
 in biis qu£ ad ipfam cur am pertinent perpetuo 
 ei fiubditus fif, ad judicium verb perceptarwn 
 exemptionis & libcrtatis pr£diciarum . Volu¬ 
 mus quod ipfi Cujlos & Collegium imam Marcam 
 ftcrlingorum in Fejlo Sancii Georgii, in cujus 
 honor e did a Capella fiundata exijlit, Camcr£ 
 ApoJlalic£ annis fiugulisfolvere tencantur • Nos 
 enim irritum & inane decernimus, fiquid contra 
 pr£mijfia d quoquam quavis autoritate f irmer 
 vel ignoraiiter contigerit attemptari • J)at£ 
 Avinionoe ii. Idus t'cbruarii Pontificatus nojlri 
 Anno nono. 
 
 IV. A 
 
APPEND IX. 
 
 N. IV. 
 
 A ratcnt for In jiit ut inn of the Chan¬ 
 cellor s Office* 
 
 r.zt.de an. 15 .E.^.par. ^.ne. 18. 
 
 "1' dward per la grace de Dieu, Roy D’ angli- 
 \__j tcrre & de Fraunce & Signknr Hirlande j 
 a touts ceulx qui ccs prcfcntes vcrront ou orront, 
 S.iluiz • Come entre le Offices de nojlre Ordre de 
 la Gartier, II ny ait mill Office de Chauncel-i 
 leir per les primer Eftatuts ft* icelleux Or'drc, le J 
 quell Office eft bien licite & neceffjrie on dit Or -1 
 dee 1 Voloits & Ordonnons, (]ue pur V axaltation 
 & bien audit Ordre cn Icelleux aura wig Officer '• 
 nomme Chaiincelleir- Et pur taut, que /’ Office j 
 ell grande, & de grande charge, &re<]uiert avoir I 
 wig notable perfume, volons, que null ne foit in 
 Rellcux Office, s'il n'eft in dignite ecclefiajlique, 
 Come Eveffiue. Confiderans en oultre que la 
 Chappell de Saint George en noftre Caftell Royall j 
 de Windcfore, ou le Ordre eft fottnde & efftft,\ 
 & eftablie dedctis le dioceffe de Salisbury, Et 
 nous aiatts regart aux vertux, prudence & dili¬ 
 gence de Reverent Pere en dieu , nojlre chier, & 
 bien ante Coujyn Rychart Beauchamp, a prefent 
 Evefque du dit diocefe de Salisbury, qui pur l'a -j 
 moitr du dit ordre s'cmplcre de jour en jour va- j 
 quier & attendee a Cavauncement & bone profe- 
 61 ion de la belle ottvre per nos commences audit 
 Caftell de Windcfore, fur la largeur deladit 
 Chappell avons Icelleux Reverent pere in Dieu , 
 Ordoxne & eftablie, Ordonnons & ejlabliffons pur 
 la terme de fa vie Chauncellier de la dit noftre 
 Ordre de la Gartier. Et apres fa vie,volons & or- 
 dc nitons que fes SucceJJours Evefques i/tr Salisbury 
 a touts jours aient occupent le dit Office de 
 Chauncellier taut a inf; que ceft nojlre conceffion per j 
 l\:divide Confreres Cbivalers dudit Ordre ft mis j 
 in execution fans prejudice de L’evefque de Win- , 
 chefter enfe que touch ant le dit Ordre per les pri- \ 
 mersEft itutslen en doibt appertenir.Et auft,volons 
 & ordonnons, que le dejfuflit Chauncelleir &! 
 les Sueceffours Evefques du dit Salisbury ouront, 
 01 garde le Grand Seale de la dcjfufdit noftre 
 Ordre de Gartier, du quell Seale, I/s ne poure- 
 wit Seelere nulles Lettres, fe non per le forme 
 & la maniere, Come II eji Ordomtc per les ella- 
 tuts dut dit Ordre, ou per commaundement efpe- 
 ciall de nous & nous Sueceffours Souverains du 
 dit Ordre . In teftmoigne de quel chofe ceftes no- 
 pecs Lcttrcs avons nous failles Patent es. ‘fteft- 
 moigne nous mefmes a Weftminfter,x. jour O&o- 
 bre, Van de noftre Reigne quinftejme• 
 
 N. v. 
 
 The Letters for Institution of the 
 Office of Garter. 
 
 Ex Aiilogr. in Eiblioth . Hatton. 
 
 A ftuHS ceulx qui ccs prefentcs Lettrez ver- 
 Jr\ rout ou orront. Nous Humfrey Due del 
 Gloceftrc, Richard de Beauchamp, Conte de 
 
 Warwick, Robert Seigneur de Willuby / Hen¬ 
 ry Seigneur htz Hugh. Loys de Robcfiart, 
 Seigneur de Bourchitr*, Johan Comwayllc. 
 Thomas Herpingham, Gualtier Hungerfoid, 
 Julian de Robcfiart, Symon Fclbcrg, Guillime 
 Philippe, Hartoulx Clux, Chiviliers , panic du 
 j nombre de la Compaignie des Confreres de ia No - 
 I bit Ordre du jartier, ftmdee en f onneur Dieu, 
 nojlre Dame, & de Monftcur Saint George, de- 
 dens la faint e Chape fie du glorieux Saint dejfuf 
 dit affiife ou 03 aft ell Royal de Windcfore, Sa¬ 
 lute. Commc ja pieca tres-excellent Prince de 
 Noble memoyrie le Roy Henry le quint nojlre So- 
 veraigne Seigneur, qui Dieu abfoille, enjonvi- 
 vant par bonne meure deliberation content- 
 plant a la Noble contemplacion de la dit Noble 
 Ordre , come Soverain d icelle, ou plaine Chapi - 
 tre de la dite Comp aigne & confraternite , per 
 ft advys & confinement de tous les Confreres, & 
 prefent Reverend Pere en duu Henry, Evefque 
 de W inceltre, Prelat de la dit NobUOrdre,voulut , 
 ordonna, & confthua en accroyjfant le mm de la 
 dit Noble Ordre, & pour eftre attendant au fer- 
 vice de ladit Comp aigne les confreres dicelle& 
 detoute gentillejje ung fervant d’armes . Lequet 
 pour la dignite de le dit Ordre voult q’uil feuft 
 Soverain dedans V Office d'armes, fur toutes let 
 autres Servans d'Armes du tres-noble Royawne 
 d’ Angletcrre. Et cn conftrmant la dit Ordre 
 fa nomme. Jartier, Roy D'armes des Angltys . A- 
 pres le quel honorable propos fait & accomply, le 
 dit S ervant ft'Amies nomme Jartier, Impoje ou 
 nom de la dit Ordre a pleu a nojlre createur met- 
 tre hors de cefte mortelle vie, nojlre Soveraign 
 Seigneur , avant que ordonnance de fuftcnance 
 feuft or do nne ad frvitiur Jartier, pour la fim¬ 
 portation de Jon petit eftatc gjhtellcs chofts cotift- 
 derees,& veu l entente de noftre dit Soveraigne 
 Seigneur en Id ordre tant frulfieuje O' gloria/ft en 
 vertu & honneur, defirans pour honneur & Re¬ 
 verence de la dit Noble Ordre au dit Serviteur 
 ejlre pourveu de raiftmablc fubftatice parentre 
 nous,pour mculx maintain fon petit EJlate, par- 
 quoy II en puijfe plus honorablcment Joy contenir 
 a 1 ' onneur du ftrvice de la dit Noble Ordre, 
 i JuJques au temps que noftre dit Sover aigne Seig¬ 
 neur le Roy Henry le vi. qui aprejent eftjeune, 
 foit a parfait aage, & que par Jon noble advyt 
 & Conftil d celuy temps ftyt plus laugment or- 
 dome de prefente ddung commun ajftntement nous 
 dejfusdiz, prejent le dit Reverend Pere en Dieu 
 Prelat de la dit Ordre, I'EveJque de Win- 
 cefire, confyans es honneurs & gcntillejfes des 
 compaignons confreres abftns, m dedens le Cha- 
 pitre de ladite confraternite, luy avons ajjigne 
 & ordonne a avoir & percevoir de ebefeun de 
 nous annuelment, a chefcune Felre dc Saint 
 George, certaine penfton Jelon la fur me & ma¬ 
 niere que cy apres ftnfuyt. Ceft ajfavoir, du dit 
 Reverend Pere en Dieu & Prelat de la dit Or¬ 
 dre. la Jomme de v. marez par ann '•> & de chef- 
 ’ cun Due Companion & Confrere vi. Nobles par 
 j ann & de c hefun Baron ou Banneret Compaig- 
 , non & Confrere quatre Nobles S & de chcfcun 
 Racbellier, Chivailler, Compa'tgrion & Confrere 
 deux Nobles pur ann i DeJcwVs Tcnftons ct 
 
 Sommes 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Sommes dejfufditz an commencement pour la 
 premier annee a la faifans dc cejics l'avons con¬ 
 tent Cj& voulons , & luy accordant annitellement 
 tut & par la fourme & maniere que dit ejl , 
 jujques ait tempt que nofire dit Souvcraign Seig¬ 
 neur comma dit ejl , fit aparfait aage , pryatit 
 & requerant tout & chefcun let Compaignons 
 Confreres dc la dit Noble Ordre , abfent au fails 
 dc ceflc ordonnancc , que benignement & pour 
 honneur dc la dit Ordre a cefe vueillent confen- 
 tir, & Icellc Ordonnancc a loner, Et pour ceflc 
 prefente annee , chefcme felon ejl at luy dejlribuer 
 felon la fourme dejfufdit. Et pour aprovance 
 que felon uojlre intenchn ces prefntes procederont 
 felon la voye de honneur & gentillcffe let avons 
 faitet feller du feel de la dit Noble Ordre • 
 Tonne du lieu de Wyndcfore an Cbapitre dc la 
 dit Confraternite , en la fejle de Monfieur Saint 
 George, Lan de Grace Mille CCCC. XXII. 
 
 N. VI, 
 
 The Oath taken by the Prelate and 
 Chancellor of the Order. 
 Juramentum Pr^lati Cancellarii 
 Ordinis 3 quod Sc.riba eifdem exhihe- 
 hit , in prajentid Supremi, ai/t ab co 
 Deputati. 
 
 Ex Libro Nigro, p. 313 • 
 
 } UrabU- ) quod ficubi ftff.cientcr filer it prxmo- 
 nittts, ipfmet Conciliit celebraudit intere- 
 ris > quod nullo ducerit affedu ., favore , vel odio , 
 Jed nec timore > quo minus in rebus omnibus 
 quas tibi Supremus injunget , quod verb habet , 
 finceriter enarres. 
 
 Quod quoties prxfens aderis , nominationes 
 Eqnitum creandorwn veracitcr accipiet j & a:- 
 cepta , Supremo prxfentabis. 
 
 Jitrabis itaq >, quod cum ad confilium voccris , 
 Jeer et is ibi fueri's , bene fidelity ac tacitur- 
 nus eritj nec nil a pirfuet , // fecretc teneiu 
 dum audias . 
 
 Quodque fervabis ac ftflentabis bonores hu- 
 jus Ordinis , atq', omnium qui in co Junt , yi 
 datum fuerit ut pojfis , pro viribus angmen- 
 tabis. 
 
 Si verb quid excogitation aut intent alum 
 contra fuerit , Jz qua refeijeere potueris aut in¬ 
 telligent pro viribus objiabis, & rev datum , w&z 
 opart eat, c vejligio curabis, at fuppetie quanto- 
 cius ferantur , 
 
 Perfimile Juramcntum Decani, 
 quando admittitur , ^ Scribe cm, 
 quorum id alter exhibebit alteri- 
 Siti alter abfierit , Caduciaor Re¬ 
 gius eo fungetur munere • 
 
 N. VII. 
 
 The Oath taken by G trier Principal 
 • Arms. 
 
 Jufamentum Garteri pr£crpui Reg : s 
 Armorum, Scriba id coram Supremo 
 Sociijqpr£jentibus exhibente. 
 
 Ex lib. N. p. 314. 
 
 J Vrabis quod obedics, Supremo inprimis 
 Delude ceteris bujus eminent iff mi Ordinis 
 Equltibus , 0* Officia in eo gerentibus , biis 
 
 prajertim rebus qu.e ad te Jpettabunt, «ec r<j- 
 fzotfi pugnabunt . 
 
 Et quoniam ad Confilium admijfus tanquam h 
 Secretis crit Jurabis quod f delis ac taciturnus 
 eris,nihil illinc effutiens. 
 
 Jurabis it idem, quod fi quit Equitum bujus 
 illujlrijjimi Ordinis ab b 'ic luce fubtracius fue¬ 
 rit ^ Supremo fignificatum id illico curabis , 
 mex iz/ii-f fuperviventibus . 
 
 Quod omnia fidei tux curxq, crcdita , e-r* qu.e- 
 cufiqb mandat a atq > internuncia bene ac fideliter . 
 exequeris & pcrimplebis. 
 
 Jurabis item, flzzflf/ diligenter inquires dc 
 prxclaris ac nobilibus Adis itniuscujufq ; Equitis 
 bujus infignijfimi Ordinis, 6*“ intellefta Scribx 
 veraciter exposes, ut ipf dejeribens non minori 
 diligentiti reponat, dignxq > memor'm commcn- 
 det . 
 
 Teniqtic , Jurabis in ftmma , quod officiant 
 tuum fideliter exercebis in omnibus , rzz/i 
 
 intererunt-i ficut & tu Tei ac Saudi bujus Evan- 
 gelirtm Jperabis auxilinm . 
 
 N. VIIL 
 
 The O.atb taken by the Centlcmnn- 
 VJhcr, named the rhc^Rod. 
 
 Bx AfS.q. penes Curl, le Neve.Eq. Aur. 
 nuper Clnrcnc. R. Armor. 
 
 X/Ou being chojen and named by the King's 
 1 Majcjiy to be Gentleman-Uftier 0/^ 
 Black-Rod, yW/ promife and frvear by the holy 
 Evangelilis, by you bodily touched , rra/y U/ ;V 
 faithfully to objerve and kfep all the points of 
 the Statutes of the faid Order , tnery z/r/z- 
 !c/ L ’ z« z/wtt contained,as toyou belongeth and ap- 
 pertaineth , *j CW help you and this holy 
 Evangely • 
 
 N. IX. 
 
 A Warrant for providing and deliver¬ 
 ing the Liveries of the and 
 
 Chancellor . 
 
 Ear 7^/3 Atttogr . 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 V R Will and Pleafure is , yaa yya- 
 
 ^zWe deliver to the right reverend Fa¬ 
 ther in God j the Bijhop of Winchefter, Prelate 
 
 ■1 
 
APPEND IX. 
 
 of our Order of the Garter, and to Sir Richard 
 Fanfhaw Knight, out deputed Chancellor of our 
 faid Order , for their Livery for the fame, and 
 to each of them one Kobe of Purple Velvet, con¬ 
 taining yards, and 10 yards of white faffa- 
 ty for lining thereof as alfo two Scutcheons of 
 St. George, within two Garters wrought with 
 Letters and Furies of Damask ^ Gold, and 
 Pearls , with Laces , Buttons , TajJe/j of Pur¬ 
 
 ple Sill^ and Venice Gold, together with a Purje 
 of blue Velvet richly embroidered, according to 
 the ufual firm, with Strings and faffels to the 
 later, /Dr carrying the Seals of our faid Order. 
 And for fo doing thefe our Letters Jh all be your 
 fuffcieitt difeharge. Given under the Signet of 
 our faid Order at our Court at Whitehall, the 
 i 9. day of February in the 13* year of our Reign 
 16 6c. 
 
 'to our right trufty and right well- 
 beloved Cottfut and Councellor 
 Edward Earl of Sandwich, Ma- 
 fer of our Great Wardrobe, or in 
 his abfnce to his Deputy. 
 
 x. 
 
 A Warrant for providing and deliver¬ 
 ing the Liveries of the Register, Gar¬ 
 ter, and Black\ Rod. 
 
 Ex if Jo Antogr . 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O V R Will and Pleafure is, that you forth¬ 
 with prepare and deliver to our trufiy 
 and well-beloved Doftor Bruyn Reeves, Dean of 
 Windcfor, andKegijtcr of our Noble Order of 
 the Garter, fo our trufty and well-beloved Sir 
 Edward Walker Knight,Ganer, Principal King 
 of Arms, And to our trujly and well-beloved 
 Servant ]ohn Eyton Eftiire, Vjher of the 
 Black Rod, for their Liveries, and to every of 
 them eighteen yards of Scarlet Satten for one 
 Kobe, and ten yards of white faff at a for lining 
 of the fame, with an Efotcbeon of St. George, 
 placed on the left jhoulder, as alfo Ljces, But¬ 
 tons, and faffels of Scarlet Silland Venice 
 Gold: and for fo doing, thefe ft all be your fuf- 
 ficient Warrant and Dijcbarge. Given under 
 our Signet of our faid Order , at our Court at 
 Whitehall the 2c. day of February in the 13. 
 fear of our Kaign, i66c* 
 
 7 0 our right trufty and right well- 
 beloved Coufut and Councellor , 
 
 Edward Ear! of Sandwich Ma- 
 fter of our Great Wardrobe , or in 
 his abfence to bis Deputy. 
 
 XI. 
 
 Letters Patent for afiigning 1200 /. per 
 annum to the ufe of the Order. 
 
 Pat. 12. Car. 1 .pars 25. 
 
 C Arokis Dei gratia Anglia?, Scocke, Fran- 
 cia?, 6 - Hibernia? Re*, Eidei DefenforM- 
 Omnibus ad quos pnefentes Liters pervenerint, 
 Jalutem. Cum juxta Pradecefforum & Progeni¬ 
 tor um nojlrorum Rcgalium morem, Clarijjimi 
 & Nobilifimi Ordinis Garterii Eundatores & 
 ad honorem cjufdem Ordinis magis augendum 
 ° ampliandum, Annuitatem five annualem 
 penfoncm Mille & ducentarum librarum per 
 annum, ad ufum & fervicium didi Ordinis , per 
 manus Cancellarii noftri haredum & fucccjfo- 
 rum nojlrorum didi Ordinis pro tempore exijlente 
 rccipiendam, 6 “ de tempore intempus, tit inferi- 
 us in hits prafentibus mentionatur expenden- 
 dam, jlabilire & ajjignare decrevimus • Sciatis, 
 quod nos de gratia nojlra fpeciali, ac excertafci- 
 entia & mero motu nojlris, volumus, ac per pr£- 
 Jelites, pro nobis, b£redibus, & fuccefforibus no¬ 
 jlris declaramus, ordinamus, appnnduamus , & 
 afftgnamus, quod pr£d\Ua Anmitas, annual is 
 penfo, vel fumma. Mille & ducentarum libra¬ 
 rum legal is monet£ Anglia?, modo & forma inft- 
 riHS limit at is, diledo & fideli noftro Thomae 
 Rowe Militi , mod'o Cancellario didi Ordinis 
 Garterii noffri, nec non Cancellario ejufdem Or¬ 
 dinis pro tempore exiftente annuatim fuluta fue- 
 rit de Cujlumis & Subfidiis aut monetis in loco 
 Cujiumos, Subfulia & Impofittones reetpi ap- 
 punduato vel appunduando, de & pro omnibus 
 O' omnimodis vinis quibufcmiq, ad Portum Civi- 
 tatis London de tempore in tempus adducendis, 
 per manus Firmariorum five Colledorum nojlro- 
 mm,h£redum & fuccefforum nojlrorum eorundem 
 Cujlwnorum, Subfdiorum , Monetarum, & Impo- 
 fitionum pro tempore exijiente ad fefta Annun- 
 ciacionis beat£ Mariae Virginis , & Sandi Mi- 
 chaelis Arch angel i, per equates port tones fnffu- 
 lis annis imperpetuum folvcnda: Prima Jolu- 
 tione inde incipient, & fienda ad fejla An- 
 mind adonis beat£ Mari^ Virginis proximo fe- 
 quentia pi ft datum prefentium . Quare volu¬ 
 mus, ac pro nobis, h£redibus & fuccefforibus no- 
 jlris, firmiter pr£dpimus, & mandamus pr£fa¬ 
 ns Eirmariis , & Colledoribus nojlris , bdredum 
 & fuccefforum nojlrorum pro tempore exiftente , 
 pr£didorum Cuftumorum, & Subfdiorum , aut 
 Monet£ in loco Cuftumos , Subfulia, & Impoftio- 
 nes recipi appunduato vel appunduando,de aut 
 pro omnibus & omnimodis pr£didis vinis qttibuf- 
 cunq-t ad prxdiflum Portum Civitatis London, 
 de tempore in tempus ut pr£fertur adducendis : 
 Qiiod ipfi & eorum aliquis, vel aliqui de Ked- 
 ditibus , Keventionibuj , Prof cuts, & denario- 
 rum fuyniis de eifdem Cujlumis & Subfdiis & 
 c£tcris pr£miffs infra Portum Civitatis Lon¬ 
 don emergentibus & provenientibus ac in mam- 
 bits fuis de tempore in tempus remanere contin- 
 gentibus , pr£didam annuitatem , five annualem 
 penfonem , 
 
_ 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 penfiotlem, vel fttmniam Mille & dneentarum li- 
 brarwn hoax S' Icgalis Monet £ Anglia: per an¬ 
 num prxfato Thorns Rowe Militia Cancella- 
 lio dicli Or dims nofir i Garterii modo exiftenti: 
 nec non Canccllario ejufdcm Ordinis qui pro 
 tempore fuerit pro & durante termino quo in eo- 
 dem Officio Cancellarii didi Ordinis prxmanfe- 
 rit, in forma prxdidh, folvcnt, ant folvi faci- 
 ent, fecundinn veram intentioncm barum litera- 
 rum noftrarwn patentium, abfqh ultcriori rvar- 
 ranto a nobis, bxredibus,vcl fuccefforibus nojiris, 
 in eh parte procurando, aut obtinendo • Et bx 
 Liter £ noftrx Ententes, vel Irrotulamentum ea- 
 rundem, erunl annual im, & de tempore in tern- 
 pus, tain pnfatis Firmariis & Colledoribus 
 quam omnibus aliis Officiariis, & Minifiris no- 
 Jlris, bxredum vel fucccjforum noftrorum, quibus 
 pertinebit,fufficiens Warrantum & exoneratio in 
 hhc parte. Et ulterius volumus, ac per prxfen- 
 tes, pro nobis, bxredibus & fuccefforibus nojiris , 
 firmiter injungendo, prxeipimus & mandamus 
 tarn Lhefattrario, Cancellario, Sub-Thefaurario 
 & Baronibus Scaccarii nojtri, bxredum & fuc- 
 cefforum noftrorum quam omnibus aliis Officia¬ 
 riis & Minifiris nojiris bxredum & fucccjforum 
 noftrorum ejufdcm Scaccarii pro tempore cxi- 
 Jiente , Quod ipfi, & eorum quilibet, fuper folam 
 demonjir ationem barum liter arum nojlrarum pa¬ 
 tentium, vel Irrotulamcnti earundem, plettam, 
 Integrant, debitSmqs alloc ationem, & exoncra- 
 tionem manifejiam de omnibus & fingulis dena- 
 riorum funimis, qux prxdidi Firmarii vd Col- 
 leciores noftri bxredum vd fuccefforuni noftrorum 
 prxdidorum Cuftumorum & Subftdiorum ac cx- 
 terorum prxmifforum, prxfato Thomas Rowe 
 modo Canccllario didi Ordinis Garterii, nec non 
 Cancellario ejufdem Ordinis qui pro tempore 
 fuerit, fecundum veram intentioncmprxfentium 
 aliquo tempore impojtcrum folvent, eifdem Fir¬ 
 mariis , & Colledoribus & eorum cuilibet rc- 
 fpeclive, pro tempore cxijiente, fuper Compota 
 fua in Scaccario nojiro, bxredum, vd fuccefforuin 
 noftrorum vd alibi reddenda facient, & de tem¬ 
 pore in tempus fieri caufabunt i Et hx litcrx no¬ 
 fir x patentes, vel irrotulamentum earundem 
 erunt, tarn prxfato ' Thefaurario, Canccllario, 
 Sub-thefaurario & Baronibus Scaccarii noftri 
 prxdidi, quam omnibus aliis Officiariis & Mi- 
 niftris nojiris, bxredum & fucccjforum nojirorum 
 ejufdem Scaccarii pro tempore exiftente, fuffici- 
 ens Warrantum & exoneratio in bac parte. Ac 
 hlfuper volumus, ac per prxfentes, intentioncm 
 & beneplacitum nojirum, pro nobis, bxredibus, 
 & fuccefforibus nojiris , declaramus : Quodprx- 
 fat us Thomas Rdwe, modo Cancellarius prx¬ 
 didi Ordinis Garterii nojiri, nec non Cancella^ 
 rius didi Ordinis qui impolierum pro tempore 
 fuerit, prx diet a in annual atem five annual cm pen- 
 fionem vel ftmmam Mille & dneentarum libra 
 mm per annum impendet, & de tempore in tem¬ 
 pus impendi faciet & cattfabit ad annualia & 
 Ordinaria feoda, penfiones & folutiones quibuf- 
 dam perfonis folubilia, & folvenda, juxta Con- 
 Jlitutioncs, per Supremum didi Ordinis & Mi¬ 
 llies ejuj'dem in eor „ i plena Capitulo, ordinan- 
 das. Magnop, Sigillo ejufdem Ordinis firmandas. 
 Ac in c aft bus extraordinar iis, per Warrantum 
 
 fpeciale Supremi Ordinis , manu ftgnandum, & 
 Sigillo dicli Ordinis ftgillandum, Exdemqb fo¬ 
 lutiones per prxditlum Cancellarium Ordinis 
 prxdidi pro tempore exiftente facicndx fine feodo 
 aut vadiis in ea parte capiendis: Quodq-, prxfa- 
 tus Thomas Rowe, modo Cancellarius ditti Or- 
 dinis, & Cancellarius ejufdem Ordinis qui pro 
 tempore fuerit, de prxdiWi annuitatc, annual's 
 penfione, vel fumnui Mille & dueentarum libra- 
 rum de tempore in tempus file ut prxfrtur reci- 
 pienda & expendenda in ffto Sancii Georgii vi¬ 
 ce fimo tertio die Aprilis amuatim exiftente, aut 
 in die per piforogationem pro e-odem Fefto apptfn- 
 cluando ver.um ac debitum Compofttm per diClum 
 Cancellarium fubferibendum amuatim faciet & 
 reddet. Qui quidem Compotus amuatim fic 
 reddendus infra quatuor dierum fpacium poftea, 
 per to turn Capitulum aut per tres vel plures Mi - 
 lites dilii Ordinis examinatus fuerit, ac pojh 
 bujujmodi examination :m & approbationem 
 ejufdem per fubjeriptionern mminum corum ei- 
 dem Compoto allocabitur, quorum prxdieioCan- 
 cellario dicti Ordinis pro tempore exiftente bxre¬ 
 dibus, Executoribus, & Admiuiflratoribus fuis 
 plenaria fuerit exoneratio in bac parte. Cum 
 tamen accident quod prxfuti Firmarii prxdi- 
 ftorum Cuftumorum, Subftdiorum, ac exterorum 
 prxmiffnrum, pro tempore exiftente, adoccafioncs 
 nojlras ncccffarias accomntodandas, Rcdditus jive 
 firmarias Juas pro prxmiffu, aut parte eorun - 
 dem jolubiles, pro quodam tempore adbuc veit- 
 turo, prx manibus folverent : It a quod prxdi- 
 Cta annitalis penfio Mille & dneentarum libra- 
 rum totaliter per ipfos fecundum veram intentio- 
 nem prxfentium folvi non poterit i Tunc volu¬ 
 mus ac per prxfentes pro nobis, bxredibus & 
 fuccefforibus nojiris beneplacitum nojirum decla¬ 
 ramus per prxfentes: Quod interim, ac in bu- 
 jufmodi cafibits, Thefaurarius Anglia: fummus 
 nojiri, bxredum vel fuccefforuni nojirorum, pro 
 tempore exiftente, did am penfitonem, de aliqui- 
 bus aliis Cufiunits, Subfidiis, & Impofitionibus , 
 nobis & bxredibus & fuccefforibus nojiris, pro 
 bonis & Mcrcbandizis in Re gnu m Anglia: i>n- 
 portandis, & de eodem exportandis Johtbilibus, 
 prxfato Cancellario ditti Ordinis pro tempore 
 exijiente, fecundum tenorem & veram intentio- 
 item prxfentium folvi ordinabit, faciet, & cau- 
 fabit. Et bx Literx nojlrx Patentes vel Irrotu¬ 
 lamentum earundem prxfato Thelaurario nojiro , 
 bxredum vel fucccjforum nojirorum, pro tempore 
 exijiente, plena exoneratio & warrantum fuerit 
 in ea parte : Eo quod, expreffa mentio de vero 
 valore annuo,aut de certitudine prxmifforum, vel 
 eorum alicujus, aut de aliis donis,fiue Conctjfio- 
 nibus per nos feu per aliquem Progenitorum five 
 Prxdecefforwn nojirorum,prxfato Thomas Rowe, 
 ante bxc tempora faliis, in prxfcntibus minime 
 falla exijlit, aut aliquo Statute, Adu, Ordina- 
 tionc, Provifionc, Proclamation jive Reflridio- 
 ne in contrarium vide antebas babito , fado, 
 edit a, ordinata fiveprovifa, aut aliqtui alia ft 
 caus'd, vel materia quhcunqi in aliquo non ob- 
 Jlante. In cujus rei teftimonium, has Literal 
 noftras fieri fecimus Patentes, Telle meipfo apitd 
 Wcftmonafterium vicefimo tertio die Januarii, 
 Anno regni noftri tertio decimo . Xll-A 
 
 m*- 
 
A P P E N D I X. 
 
 N. XII. 
 
 A Commijjion for payment of Fees , 
 Vcfions^ sAiries 3 &c. relating to 
 
 the Order. 
 
 S r Tho.Rowes Journal^p. 40. 
 
 ( “''Harks by the Grace of God, King of Great 
 V Britain, France, and Ireland, Soveraign 
 of the moft Noble Order of the Garter. X0 our 
 trujly and well-beloved Servant Sir Thomas : 
 Rowe Knight, and Chancellor of our faid mojl 
 Noble Order. Whereas in augmentation of the 
 honor of our Order , and for the expettces there- i 
 unto belonging , we have of our own R nyal boun¬ 
 ty fetled, given, and granted by our Letters Pa¬ 
 tents, bearing date at Weitminiter, on the 23. 
 day of January, in the 13. year of our Raign, 
 one yearly Penfion and Revenue of 1200I. unto 
 and upon our Order, to be received and dif- 
 burfed by you-, our prejertt Chancellour, and 
 your Succcffors in the Janie Office, according to 
 Ju:b rules and limitations, as in our faid Letters 
 Patents more at large do and may appear: We 
 do by this our Commiffiott fignifie our Will and 
 Pleajure,' and declare, and give unto you eur \ 
 Chancellor full power and authority to pay, or j 
 caufe to be paid out of the faid Revenue of 
 1 2001. in your receipt, all and every the anttu- j 
 a! and ordinary -Fees, Penfions, Salaries , and 
 other Payments, nfttally paid to any of our Offi¬ 
 cers, Alms-Knights, or others, who do their year¬ 
 ly duty and fervid any way unto our faid Noble 
 Order appertaining-, either hy Charter, Grant > 
 or Ajjignation under our Privy Seal, or Signet, 
 .or by any other lawful way whatfoever , takjttg 
 and receiving from them, and every one of them, 
 an acquittance, and receipt under their hands 
 for your dif barge j which ffiall be good and 
 available in Law, to be pleaded againjl us, our 
 Heirs, and Succcffors for the fame. And in 
 particular, we do by this our Commiffiott give you 
 full power and order to pay , or caufe to be paid 
 unto your ft If, at our Chancellor for the time 
 being, the J'um of ico 1 .yearly: and to the 
 Regilter of our Order for the time being 50 1 . 
 yearly: and to Garter, our Principal King at 
 Arms, for the time being 50 !• yearly > and to 
 our U(her called the Black Rod, for the time be- 
 i -ig 30 1 .yearly : and to every one of our Poor or 
 Alms-Knights ,being 13. at our Cattle of YVinde- 
 iore, for the time being, yearly 18 1. 5 s. in man¬ 
 ner and frm following. Xhat is to fay , every 
 
 of the faid Penfions quarterly upon the Feajls of 
 St- John Baptift, St■ Michael the Archangel , the 
 Nativi y of our Lord, and the Annuntiation of 
 our blejjed Lady the Virgin Mary, by even and 
 equal portions and payments. Xhefirft payment 
 whererof to begin at and upon the Feafl of St. 
 John Baptill, next and immediately enfuing af¬ 
 ter the date hereof, in full difebarge of any , and 
 all the faid Fees or Penfions to them formerly 
 by us given or paid. As aifo to pay or caufe to 
 
 be paid any other annual and ufual charge, to 
 any other inferior Officer or Servant, for their 
 fervice or attendance. And this oitr Commiffiott 
 jhall be to you afufficicnt Warrant, to pay any , 
 and all the faid annual and ordinary Fees, Pen¬ 
 fions, Payments, and other Charges , whether 
 named-, or not named, having been ufually due, 
 and paid, whatfoever, upon account thereof to be 
 made and given, and Acquittances produced as 
 : ‘forefa id for the Receipts, to be prefented and 
 'Jhewn to us, or to fo many of the Knights of our 
 mojl Noble Order, as we have or Jhall depute in 
 Chapiter to tal^e, liquid and (\llowyour faid Dif 
 burfments according to the tenor hereof, under 
 their hands in writing, and according to the 
 directions, and limitations in our faid Letters 
 Patents, and order and provifton therein made , 
 and had for your difclurge : which faid allow¬ 
 ances Jhall alf, be afufficicnt difebarge againfl 
 us, our Heirs, and Succefforss , to be pleaded in 
 any of our Courts of Record within our High- 
 uefs Vo minions. Given under the Seal of 'bur 
 faid mojl Noble Order, the 3. of May at our 
 Court at Whitehall, in the 14. fear of our 
 Reign, 1638. 
 
 N. XIII. 
 
 A Letter of Summons for Fleeting a 
 Knight 3 upou the death of the Lord 
 Fife-Hugh. 
 
 Regiflrum Chartaccum, f. 1 2.b. 
 
 De par le Roy, Souvcrain de ford re du 
 Jarretier . 
 
 r Rcfchcr & foiall &c. Pour ce que le Sire 
 Fitz-Hugh Henry, n’agairs un de nos 
 Compaignons de lordre de Jarter,c/?, U xi .jour de 
 Januere dan cine paffe a Vick commaunde que 
 Vieux affoilc, nous vous certifions clerement Je- 
 lottcla tenure de lez eflatuz pour fairevojhe de¬ 
 voir dex meffez par la morte du quelc cnycell eft 
 un place vacante, a le quel il coviente par lez 
 ditz eftatuz eftier un autre compaignon cn fott 
 lieu, deins fys femaines appres la certification 
 de la morte fmfdite que nous an prefente tie pur- 
 tons bonement parformer, an caufe ref enable que 
 nous deftourba > Et pour taunte nous volons & 
 vous chargeons que fur lez peines de les eftatuz. 
 fuifditz fawtz cxcufacion foies ott nous a, 
 Wyndeforc cn voftre propre perfone la vcille de 
 Seinte George procheine venante, a le Chapitre 
 a le ourc de tierce, pur accomplere ceo q'appar- 
 t indr a a lez eftatuz fuifditz en cez cafez, ft non 
 que vous nousfignifiez le jour & lieu fuifdit cle- 
 rement de foubz voftre, f eal de votts armez caufe 
 joujle de voftre defiourbier digne dejlre allowC &c. 
 Von , &c* 
 
 Another 
 
. .___ 
 
 
 appendix. 
 
 NUM. XIV. 
 
 Another upon the death of Sir Robert 
 Dumphreville. 
 
 Ex eodem Regijlr'o. 
 
 De par lc Roy, Souverain de l’ordre de 
 Jarrctier. 
 
 T Ref-bier & bien ame• Tour ce (]ue feu Sire 
 Robert Dumphreville, que Dieux ab- 
 foille, cn fon vivarit un dc noz compaignons de 
 l'ordre Jarretier a la de vie a trefpas le darrain 
 jour de Januer darrain pajje , & que felon lez 
 efiatttz dti dit Ordre fortunes tenuz en advenir 
 jtng cbefcun dez Compaignons, vous certifions 
 fon dit trefpas, ad fin que facies voftre devoir des 
 meffes, &■ prieres les quelles efies tenuz faire, 
 dire-, & celcbrcr, pourlefilut de fon ame. Par 
 iemort du quel eft un place vacant,& convient 
 felon les ditz ejiatnz aultre ejlier en fon lieu, 
 dedans fys fepmaines apres la certification du 
 dit trefpas, ft bonnement faire fe pent, velque 
 bonnemeut an prefent faire ne pourrons: Si vou- 
 lons & vous mandons Jur lez peines contenues es 
 diz efiatuz, qe foies ovec nous la vaigle Seint 
 George, d l'cure de tierce ptochein, venant 
 pour faire & accomplir en ce que dit ejl come 
 per les ditz e(latuz appertendra. Et ft l fire ny 
 
 poves, nous fignifies foubz vofire feell lacanfe de 
 vojtre empechement, par quoy vofire excufation 
 puiffions congnoifire & l'avoir agreable , s'ainfi 
 ell quelle foit digne defire accepte , & ny faites 
 faulte . Trcfcbier & bien ame, &c. 
 
 NUM. XV. 
 
 A Difpenfation for Inf dilation of the 
 Duke of Torl^ and Prince Rupert 5 
 till IVindefor Cattle fhould return to 
 the Soveraigns pofleffion. 
 
 Ex ipfo Ant ogr.penes praffijac.Palmer, 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C HARLES by the grace of God King of 
 _ ' England, Scotland, Fancee, and Ireland, 
 Defender of the Faith, &c. and Soveralgn of 
 the moll Noble Ordre of the Garter. Do all 
 and fingular unto whom thefe our Letters Pa¬ 
 tent fir all come greeting . Whereas by the Sta¬ 
 tutes of our faid mofi Noble Order,all Knights 
 elected to be Companions of the fame are (accord¬ 
 ing to ufual form and Ceremony) to be infilled 
 at the Stalls of the Order , in the Chappel of our 
 Royal Cafile of Windefor, before they can be ad¬ 
 mitted to have their Stalls, Places, and Votes 
 amongd the refi of the Companions there . And 
 tvbereas our dearly beloved Son James Duke of 
 York, and our intirely beloved Nepberp, Prince 
 Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhcync, Duke of 
 Bavaria and Cumberland, and Earl of Holder-' 
 jnefs, were in a Chapter held at York, the 
 
 twentieth day of April in the eighteenth year 
 of our Reign , cletted and chofen Companions of 
 our faid mofi Noble Order but , by reafon of the 
 fucceeding difir actions and Rebellions in this our 
 Kingdom, their Infiallations at our faid Cafile 
 of Windelor, could not according to the Statutes 
 aforefiid be celebrated and performed, by rea¬ 
 fon the fame hath been ever Jithence, and fiill is 
 in the poficjfion of the Rebels. Know ye, that 
 rve as Soveraign of the faid mofi Noble Order 
 (unto whom the power of difpenfingwith any of 
 the faid Statutes is referved) have thought fit 
 to difpence (in regard the not performance"of the 
 Statutes hath not been by the default of thefe 
 eletted Knights) and by thefe prefents do accord¬ 
 ingly difpence with the Infiallations of our afore- 
 faid Son and Nephew, both for time and place, 
 when and where thofe Infiallations are and ought 
 to be made, willing and ordaining that they 
 and either of them , Jhall by virtue of this our 
 Difpenfation, at all times hereafter, be heldi 
 reputed, and taken to be Companions of our faid 
 mofi Noble Order j And fijall have, pojfefs , and 
 enjoy all manner of Titles, places , preheminen- 
 cies, Votes, Ornaments, and Priviledgej of the 
 fame, as if they or either of them had been for¬ 
 mally and afiually infialled at our faid Cafile 
 of Windcfor any Law, Statute, or Ordinance 
 made to the contrary in any wife notwith- 
 fianding. Provided always, and we do hereby 
 declare , that our faid mofi dear Son, and our en¬ 
 tirely beloved Nephew,^ Jhall (notwithjianding 
 thefe our Letters of DiipenfationJ firfi takg the 
 Oath ufually taken by the Knights at their In- 
 fiallation, and hereafter afi and perform all 
 fuch Rights and Ceremonies as are accufiomed at 
 the Infiallations of the Companions of our fiid 
 mofi Noble Order of the Garter, when it Jhall be 
 thought fit, and poffiblc f r them to perform the 
 fame at our Cafile of Winddor aforefiid. And 
 that this our Difpenfation made upon fuch mofi 
 weighty and urgent necejfit ies Jhall not be drawn 
 into confequence or example in time to come. Given 
 under the Great Seal of our Order, and our hand 
 firfi fuperferibed thereunto , at our Palace at Ox¬ 
 ford, this feventeentb of January, in the twen¬ 
 tieth year of our Reign, 1644. 
 
 NUM. XVI. 
 
 A Difpenfetion for want of a full num¬ 
 ber of Knights to confcitute a Chap¬ 
 ter of Election , and their entring 
 the Chapter without Mantles. 
 
 Palmer's large Journal. 
 
 Charles R- 
 
 C HARLES by the Grace of God, &c . So¬ 
 veraign of the mofi Noble Order of the 
 Garter, To all the Knights and Companions 
 of our mofi Noble Order, Greeting : Whereas 
 we have determined upon the death of divers of 
 our Knights, and vacancy of their Stalls , to, 
 hold a Chapter of Elefiion here in our City of 
 m York, 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 York, andbecaufe there are not now attending 
 qii our perfon a JujJtcunt number of 6 Knights, 
 and being now in our Army they have not their- 
 Mantles ready (in which cafe by the ancient Sta¬ 
 tutes of our Order there could be no EleEiion, 
 ttor any Knight ought to enter into the Chapter 
 fj without our Royal Dijpenjation) We of our 
 fupream power asid authority , as Sovereign of 
 our Order, do by ihefe our Letters difpence with 
 both the faid Statutes of want of Number, and 
 entringthe Chapter without Mantles, and do 
 hereby give leave to all our Knights attending 
 0.7 r prcfencc, to hold a Chapter of EleEiion, by 
 giving their Votes according to Cufiom in other J 
 Scrutinies. Given under the Great Seal of our | 
 Order the j 2. of September in the fixteenth ! 
 year of our Reign 1640. 
 
 NUM. XVII. 
 
 A Dijpenfation for the appearing of 
 the Knights v*!th their Robes at the! 
 throe Chapters held before the 15. : 
 of April 1 66 1. and want of a compe- 
 tent and ufual Number of Knights, 
 
 Ex Collet. E. IV. G, 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas by the ancient and evermore ob- 
 Jewed Statutes of the nioji Noble Or - j 
 der of the Garter, it is exprefy provided, that 
 no lefs than the Number of fix Knights or Com¬ 
 panions of the Janie , befides the Soveraign or 
 his L:. tenant, Jhould make up a compleat Chap¬ 
 ter. and that none of the faid Knights and 
 Companion; JJoottld enter into the faid Chapter 
 with : ft having on their long Mantles, or tipper 
 Robes of the Order » We having defigned the 
 15. 16* and 17. days of April next for the In¬ 
 stalment of divers EleEi Knights in the place 
 of the deceajed, and for the celebration of the 
 Fcafi of St. George, at our Cajlle of Winde- 
 ior, upon which occafion, and for the rejolving 
 upon j'undry preparatories to the fame, being to 
 deliberate with the ancient Knights of the Or¬ 
 der, who are nei thcr in number fujficient to make 
 up a Chapter, or all of them provided with 
 Robes by rcafou of the late troubles i to fupply 
 both dcf Els both in the prejent and other fubfe- 
 (Juent Chapters , which we may have occafion to 
 affemble before the faid Infialment and Fcjlival: 
 We as Soveraign of Hoe jaid Order , have and 
 do difpence with the Statutes of it, as to thofe 
 particulars, and arc gracioufiy pleajed , that, 
 thofe two dcfeEis notwithjlanding , the aforefaid 
 prefent and enfuing Chapters foall be as legal, 
 and of as much force and validity as if the 
 number of the Companions required by the Sta¬ 
 tutes were full and compleat, and the Compa¬ 
 nions that door are to compofe them, had their 
 Mantles or- upper Robeson them . Given under 
 our Signet of the Order, at Whitehall the 29. 
 day of March 1661. 
 
 NUM. XVIII. 
 
 A Letter Ggnifying Election, and a Sum¬ 
 mons to receive luvejiiture with the 
 Garter and George. 
 
 MS. penes IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 R ight trttfly aul well beloved, we greet you 
 _ . trill ■ Ascertaining you, that in confide- 
 rstim as well of your approved truth, and fide¬ 
 lity, as alfo of your courjgious and valiant atts 
 of Knighthood, tritb other your probable merits 
 experienttally known in fundry parties and be¬ 
 half : JVe with the Companions of the Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter, affembled at Elettion boldest 
 this day, within this our Mattttor of Greenwich, 
 j have el oiled and chofen you amongll others to be 
 lone of the Companions of the faid Order, as your 
 faid merits condignly require. And therefore 
 we will that with convenient diligence upon the 
 fight thereof, ye addrefs you unto our prefeme, 
 to receive fuels things as to the faid Order ap- 
 pertaiueth. Given under our Signet at the Man¬ 
 nar of Greenwich the 24. day of April. 
 
 NUM. XIX. 
 
 A Letter fignifying Election, Pent vvifh 
 the Carter and George. 
 
 MS. 4. penes Arthur. Com. Anglefey, 
 
 p. 131.6. 
 
 R ight trujly and well-beloved , we greet yon 
 well, giving you to underfiand, that in 
 confideration as well of your approved fidelity, 
 in the fervice of Vs and our Realm at all times 
 fhewed, and for the increafe of Honor and Vir¬ 
 tue in you, We with the Companions of our No¬ 
 ble Order of the Garter ajfembled at the Electi¬ 
 on holden the 24. day of April lajl pafi, within 
 our Palace at Wdtminftcr, have EleEled and 
 Chofen you among others to be one of the Compa¬ 
 nions of our faid Order, as your merits con¬ 
 dignly do require i Wherefore we have fent unto 
 you by our trujly and well-beloved Servant Sir 
 Gilbert Dethick, Knight, Garter ,King of Arms, 
 Our faid Order of the Garter, the fame to ufe as 
 to this Eledion of you appertaincth: wijhing 
 that God may increafe you in virtue and honour , 
 as amply as any other that hath been EleEied and 
 placed in the fame. Teoven under the Signet of 
 
 our faid Order at our Honor at Greenwich, tie 
 5. of May in the 2 6. year of our Reign . 
 
 7 o our right Trujly and Well- 
 beloved , the Lord Cobham, 
 Lord Warden of Cinque- 
 Ports, Knight and Companion 
 of our mojl Noble Order of the 
 Garter. 
 
 XX. A 
 
AP P E.N D I X. 
 
 NUM XX. 
 
 A Letter fignifying Election, when the 
 prefent soveraign was beyond the 
 Seas. 
 
 Ex Collect. E. W. G. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C >H A R L ES the Second by the grace of 
 J God King of England, Scotland, Prance, 
 and Ireland, Defender of the Edith, &c. and 
 Soveraign of the moil Noble Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter. To our right trufiy and entirely beloved 
 Cottftn and Councilor James Marqucfs of Or¬ 
 mond, our Lieutenant in the Kingdom of Ire¬ 
 land Greeting . Whereas our Royal Progeni- 
 tors, the Kings of England, have in all times 
 fence the ittfiitution of the mofi Noble Order of 
 St- George, called the Garter, by our mofi no¬ 
 ble and victorious Auncefier King Edward the 
 Third, defied and chofen into the Fellowjhsp 
 thereof fitch Princes and other eminent perforn, 
 at rttell Strangers, as of their own Subjefis, as 
 have fir nobility and greatnefs of their births, 
 accompanied Kith heroick, virtues, cfpecially in 
 martial act tons, been thought worthy of the 
 fame, IKe therefore confiderhig that fm:e the 
 late horrid Rebellion in that our Kingdom, 
 many of the Companions thereof are dead, and 
 that fame others, contrary to their honor and 
 Oaths, have dcferled their allegiance, and. are 
 no more worthy to be efteemed Companions of fa 
 noble an Order, and finding how necejfary is is 
 fir our fervice, and the honor of the faid Order, 
 to elect others in their places vacant, who fir 
 their birth, courage, and fidelity, may be fit to 
 be admitted thereunto . Know you therefore that 
 we duly weighing the eminence of your birth 
 and Family, and above all the great and mofi 
 extraordinary fcrvices done by you fir many 
 years pall, and fill continued in the condition | 
 of our Lieutenant in that our Kingdom, toge¬ 
 ther with your fmgular courage and fidelity, have 
 thought it fit by our power, as Soveraign of the 
 faid Order (dtjpenciug with the ttfital Ceremo¬ 
 nies) to elect and chufeysu our faid right trufiy 
 and entirely beloved Coufin James Marqucfs of 
 Ormond, to be Fe'llow and Companion of the 
 faid molt Noble Order of the Garter, and do 
 herewith fend unto yon the George ued Ribband, 
 part of the Lttfigns tlxreof, by our trufiy and 
 well-beloved Servant Henry Seymour Efp, one 
 of our Bed-Chamber (in regard Sir Edward 
 Walker Knight Garter, Principal King of 
 Arms, the proper Officer, is otberways employed 
 in our fervice) the which we do hereby will and 
 authorife you to wear. And becauj'e it is not 
 poffible at prefent to have all other Ceremonies 
 and Additions incident to the fame fully perfect¬ 
 ed, IKe do further will and authorize yon to 
 wear and ttfe the Garter or Ribband on your 
 left Leg, the Glory or Star of Silver with St. 
 George s Cr fs embroidered within a Garter, 
 upon your Cloak, and upper Garments, as lily wife 
 
 the Great Collar of the Order upon fitch days as 
 are accujlomed to ttfe the Garter about your 
 arms, and to fiyle your filf Knight and Compani¬ 
 on of the faid moji Noble Order of the Garter, in 
 as ample manner as if you had been iuftaUed in 
 our Cajlle of Windcfor , where (whets is (hall 
 pleafe God to refiore us to the pojfefton thereof) 
 you jhall formally be inve)led,& receive the habit 
 and all other the above recited Ornaments of the 
 faid moji Noble Order. And We no way doubt, but 
 as you have hitherto with fmgular courage, fideli¬ 
 ty, and ability, fened us,fit you will fiiU continue 
 to do the fame, as becomes a Knight and Com¬ 
 panion of jo Noble an Order. Given at the Ca- 
 file of St. Germans enlaye, this eighteenth day 
 of September, in the firfi Tear of our Reign. 
 
 N LI M. XXI. 
 
 A Letter fignifying Election, lent to 
 Sir John talfhlf. 
 
 Kegiffrstm Chart, fd. la r . 
 
 Dc par le Roy Souvcrain de POrdre de 
 la Jarticr. 
 
 N Oflre ante & feat, nous nous fatuous. Et 
 come apres le trefpaffemettt de nqfire tref- 
 chier & feat Coufin le Conte de Weftmerlande, 
 dont dieux ait Came, que efioit unde noz Com- 
 paignons de POrdre de la Jarticr, Nous euffions 
 ordonne que novelette elchlion fitfl fait pur avoirs 
 mi autre Compaignon on fin lieu, come la mature 
 ft eji, & que le contemt rlez efiatuz du dit Ordre 
 le porte, volts fignifions que a la darrain fifie 
 de Seint George, e it nsflre Cbapitre du dit Or- 
 dre, tenuz a Wyndd'ore le xxii. jour d’ Avryll, 
 darrain paffe, veille de la ditefefle, noftre Com- 
 paignie du dit Ordre efieaumz adonques au dit 
 Cbapitre , Canfiderint taut lez bans, letux, & 
 honour ablet fcrvices que avez de picca faiz ett 
 fervice de nofire tres redounte Seigneur & Pier, 
 que dieux ajfoille, & que faitez continudemcM 
 cn nofire, come plufeurs autres deferles d’onnour, 
 que dieux a foujfcrt efire en vaus, en tollerant 
 tousjours, comme bon &feal fiubjet, tez paines 
 & travmlx de guerre pour nofire bon droit, & 
 jufie qucrelle fufieiner, volts a efleu mi dc nay, 
 Compaigmns du dit Ordre en lieu de nofire dit 
 Cofin, cfperant, que dieux vans domte tousjours 
 grace & valeur de faire tottdis dc bien en mmlx, 
 vofire devoirs i pourquoy a la delivrance de ce- 
 fiez nottz avons chargie par noz lettres noz 
 trefehiers & fiattlx Cofins lez Countez de Saiis- 
 birs, de Warwyke, & de Soulfolk, qui fnt noz 
 Compaignons du dit Ordre, ott Pun d'eulx de qui 
 vous ferrez pint pres , quit vous monflrent , & 
 delivrent lez efiatuz du dit Ordre, Et ycculx 
 parvotsz receux preugnent vofire ferement entel 
 cas acoufiume a faire, que bien & lealment ten- 
 dres&fercz, fi avaunte que Dieux vous donnera 
 puiffatsce, tout le contenu es diz efiatuz, en vous 
 baillant Pordre de la Jarticr. La quelle cbofe 
 finite. volanz que vouz ordonnez en tout hafte re- 
 \fmnablemem poffible vofire Heauhne & EJpee, 
 
 & un honourable.Chivalier fattz reproebe en licit 
 
 de 
 
appendix. 
 
 de vox?) pour prendre vofire tftalle come voz 
 veirez que les ditz efiatuz du dit Ordre le re - 
 quirent • Et en car que le dit Ordre ne vottdrez 
 acccptier pour aucun caufe a vouz femblant rai- 
 Jo/table , le nous certijiez dedeinz deux mats 
 apres la doubte de cefiez, & en ceo mis point de 
 fjute. Donne a Leiceftre,/j«&£ le Seall du dit 
 Ordre le viii. jour de May. 
 
 NUM. XXII. 
 
 A Comwijjion to take Sir ‘John Falfiolfs 
 Oath, at his Invefiiture with the G irter. 
 ibidem. 
 
 De par Ie Roy Souveraine de f Ordre de 
 la Jartier. 
 
 ■'■y'Ki [biers & feaulx Cojins-, Nous vous faltr 
 J ms fovent, & pour ce que a la fejle de 
 Seinte George darraitte, tenuz en nofirc Cba- 
 Jhll de Wyndefore, mjlre Compaignie de V Or¬ 
 dre de la Jarticr faifant alorjque Chapitre la 
 veille de la dit Fejle , a cjlieu nojtre chier &feall 
 John Falftolt Chiv slier un de muz Compatgnons 
 du dit Ordre, en lieu de nofire trefebier Cofin le 
 Connte de Weftmerland, dont dieux ait F amc, 
 nous vous ettvoions lez efiatuz de cellui Ordre cn- 
 feallcz du felle du dit Ordre, pour lez frefenter, 
 & bj tiler an dit Monfteur John Falftolf. Sivou- 
 lons & vous mandons, que vous , ou Fun de vous, 
 a qui primerement cez prefentez ferront mon- 
 ftrez, ou exibecs, prefentez, & bailies audit 
 John Falftolf lez ditz efiatuz pour lez vo'ter , & 
 vijiter, & [avoir que font tenuz de faire ccux 
 qui font de dit Ordre• Et en cas q’il accept a le 
 dit Ordre Rcjfaivcz fon ferement en tel cas ac- 
 cufiumc a faire en luy baillant F Ordre du Jar- 
 tier, en le manere accufiume . Trefcbiers & 
 fealx Cofins-, dieux foit garde de vous . Donne 
 a Leiceltre foubz le Seel du dit Ordre , le viii. 
 jour de May. 
 
 A nos trefcbiers & feaulx Coufms , 
 lez Countez de Warwyk,^e Salis¬ 
 bury, & de Sulfolk,H<?HZ Comp.iig- 
 nons de la Jarticr, & a un ebefeun 
 d’eulx. 
 
 NUM. XXIII. 
 
 A Warrant for allowance of Garters 
 Charges, when fent to fignifie an 
 Election. 
 
 MS. 4 .penes W. le N. Cl.fol .59. 
 
 T ' Hefe flail be to require you, of fitch her 
 Majcjiies Treafure as nmainetb in your 
 hands , to pay or cattle to be paid , to Sir Gilbert 
 Dethick Knight, King of Arms, being fent by 
 her NUjefties Commandment, to our very good 
 Lords the Earl of Rutland in the County of \ 
 Lmcolne, and to the Lord Scroop in the County \ 
 of Cumberland, to fignifie unto them the \ 
 
 Election made of them into the Order of Knights 
 of the Garter, for his pains and charges in 
 that voyage expended, the fum of Twenty pounds', 
 and this fit all be your fufficient warrant and 
 difeharge in that behalf. At the Court at 
 Richmond the 10. o/June 1584. 
 
 T. Bromley. W. Burghley. Ed.Clynton. 
 
 Ch. Howard. James Crofts. 
 
 Chr.Hatton. Fran.Walfingham. 
 
 To our very loving Friend, Sir Tho¬ 
 mas Heneage Knight, Treafurer of 
 of her Majejlies Chamber . 
 
 NUM. XXIV. 
 
 A CeKtviijJion to the Soveraigns Lieu¬ 
 tenant, to Infiall an Elect-Knight. 
 Regifir. Churtac.fol.6Hf. 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 H Enry the Eighth, by the Grace of God 
 King of England, and of France, Vfin¬ 
 fo' of the Faith, and Lord of Irland, Souve- 
 rain of the mojl Noble Order of the Gartier; Jo 
 our right trujly and right entirely well-beloved 
 Coufin, the Dukg of Norrhfolk, our Lieutenant 
 at our Felt of the glorious A tartir Saint George, 
 Patron of the faii Noble Ordri, our right trujly 
 and right well-belo: id Cofins the Marque]} Dor- 
 fet, the Marque!} of Exeter, 77/ Erie of Nor¬ 
 thumberland, and our trujly and well-beloved 
 the Vicomtte Lille, the Vkount FitZ-water, and 
 the Kicowtt Rochford, the Lord Ferrers, Lord 
 Bergaveny, and the Lord Dakers, Companions 
 of the faid Nqble Order, Greeting. For as 
 moche as we with you, and other Companions 
 have elcSed our right trujly, and right entirely 
 beloved Son Hurry, Duke of Richmont and of 
 Somerfet, and Erie of Nottingham, our right 
 trujly and right well-beltmedCoufms, th’ Erie of 
 Arundel, th'Eric 0/Wellmerland, andtb'Erle 
 of Rutland, Companions of the faid Noble Or¬ 
 dre'■ We therefore will and auSorife you, by 
 thefe prefents, that ye the faid Duky of Nor¬ 
 folk, with the affittance offuel) other as our faid 
 Noble Ordre be aforenamed, Jhall not only ac¬ 
 cept, and admit the faid Duke and Erles into 
 the faid Ordre, and reeeve their Othes, and in- 
 jlall them, but alfo further do therein, as to the 
 laudable Statutes and Ordinances of the faid 
 Ordre apperteigneth. And thefe our Letters 
 Jhall be your fufficient Warrant, and dif- 
 cb.rge in this behalf, at all times hereafter. 
 'Seven under the Seal of our faid G artier, at our 
 Palais of Brydewell, the xviii. day »/June in 
 the Xvii. year of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 
 NUM. XXV. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex Colled, ’johantiis Vincent, Gen. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 E LIZABETH by the Grace of God Gtjtceil 
 of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, De- 
 fendor of the Faith, and Sovcraign of the mift 
 Noble Order of the Garter, to our right trttfty 
 and right well-beloved Coufm and Councilor tb' 
 Erie of Penbroke, one of the Companions and 
 Knights of the [aid Order-, by its ajjigned and 
 deputed to be our Lieutenant at the Feajl of the 
 glorious Martyr St. George, Patron of the faid 
 Order, to be l\ept within our faid Caftell of 
 Windefor, the 4. of June next enfuing, and 
 others the Companions of the faid Order that 
 then pall be prefent. Greeting: Whereas we 
 with others the Companions of the faid Noble 
 Order ajfertibled, at a Cbapitre holden at our 
 Palace of Weftminfter the xxiv. day o/Aprill 
 laji, have elected and chofen, among others, our 
 right tru(ly and right entirely beloved Coufen the 
 Duke of Norfolk, 0 ur right trufty and right 
 well-beloved Coufen and Counsellor, the Mar- 
 quefs of Northampton, our right trully and 
 right well-beloved Coufen th ’ Erie of Rut- 
 land, and. our trttfty and right well-beloved 
 the Lord Robert Dudley, Mafter of our 
 -Htfr/e, to be Knights and Companions of the 
 faid Order : We will, and by thefe prefents ait- 
 thonfe you, not only to accepte and admit■ them 
 into the faid Order, and receive their Oaths, 
 and iuftall them accordingly, but alfo further 
 to do therein as to the Statutes and laudable 
 Cuftom and ufage of the faid Noble Order ap- 
 pertaineth. And thefe our Letters (hall be your 
 fufficient warrant and difebarge in this behalf, 
 ieven under the Seal of our faid Garter, the firli 
 of June, in the firjl year of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. XXVI. 
 
 A Con/mifjton to other Knights-Com- 
 panions, for the Inftallation of an 
 Elect-Knight. 
 
 Regijl. Chartac. fol. 61. b. 
 
 Henry P v . 
 
 Cbapitre holden at our Manoir of Grenevvich, 
 the xiii. day of July laft p. 7 Jfed, have eldled, and 
 chofen Walter Devereux, Lord Ferrers, to be. 
 Knight and Companion of the faid Ordre : JKe 
 therefore will, and, by vertue of thefe prefehts, 
 auSorife you not only t’ accepte and admit the 
 laid Walter Devereux, Lord Ferrers, into the 
 Jaid Ordre , and receive his Othe, and iuftall 
 him, but alfo further to do therein as to' the 
 Statutes and laudable ufages of the faid Noble 
 Order it appertained: And tliefe our Letters 
 (ball be your fufficient warrant and difebarge in 
 that behalf. Tcven undre our Seale of our fetid 
 Gartier, at our Caftell of Windcfore, the xxi. 
 day of Auguft, the XV. year of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. XXVII. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex ColleS. J. y. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 E LIZABETH by the Grace of God (fhteeit 
 of England, F rance, and Ireland, and So¬ 
 vereign of the moft Noble Order of the Garter. 
 7o our right trufty and right well-beloved Cozen 
 and Counfellor, Francis Earl 0/Bedford, and 
 to our right trufty and right well-beloved An¬ 
 thony Vifiount Mountague, Companions of our 
 Noble Order of the Garter: Foraftnuch as we 
 for divers reafonable ettufes cannot be prefent at 
 our Caftell of IVindefor on the 19. of June next 
 enfuing, where we have determined to have in¬ 
 filled our right trufty and right well-beloved 
 Cozens William Earl of Worcelier, and He-u- 
 ry Earl of Huntingdon, as Knights of our faid 
 Order of the Garter : We therefore, by thefe pre- 
 Jents, name, couftitute, appoint, and ordain you to 
 be out Deputies, giving you full power and au¬ 
 thority, to admit and iuftall our faid Cozens 
 o/Worceiler and Huntingdon, and to do and 
 accomplijh every thing which thereunto bclong- 
 ctb, and hath been accuftomed, for the due ad¬ 
 mittance and inftallittg of the faid Earls of 
 Worcelier and Huntingdon ; willing and com¬ 
 manding, by the tenor hereof, all and every the 
 Companions and Officers of the faid Order j to be 
 to you in the executing of this our authority 
 obeying and attending, as fhall appertain. Gi¬ 
 ven under the Seal of our faid Order, at our 
 honor o/Hampton-Court the 12. of June 1 570, 
 in the 12 .year of our Reign. 
 
 H ENRY the Eighth, by the Grace of God 
 King of England and of France, Defen 
 Jor of the Faith, and Lord of Irland, Soverait 
 of our Noble Ordre of the Gartier. T, 
 right trttfty, and right entirely beloved Coufm, tlr 
 Marqutfs Dorfet ; And alfo to om right trufty 
 and right well-beloved Cqjins, Lb’ Erie of Dc 
 
 'u% f ,e < ’ /Kem ’ Compamonsof om 
 fndNoble Ordre, Greeting. Forofmocbc as m 
 with ym, and other Knights and Companion 
 of our faid Noble Ordre affembUd at tin 
 
 NUM. XXVIII. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex ipfo Autogr. AErar. Coll. Wind. 
 Charles R„ 
 
 C HARLES by the Grace of God King of 
 Great Britain, France, and Ireland, De¬ 
 fender of the Faith , and Soveraign of the moll 
 \ Noble Order of the Garter, fo our right trujiy, 
 
 * 0 and 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 
 a.-: : , ! . : n*e// wdl-bclovcd Co ft ns and Coun- 
 «.7. ■«:William Earl of Salisbury, and Henry 
 E .:>1 of Holland, Knights and Companions of 
 our faid Order , Greeting • Whereas we rvitb 
 you and others the Knights and Companions of 
 our f lid Order affcmbled, in a Chapter holden at 
 our Palace of Weitrrunfler, the 24 day of April 
 (being the morrow after the day of St. George 
 l.ili fuit j did elect and chufe our right t rufiy and 
 'right well-beloved Con feu Algernon Earle of 
 Northumberland, to he a Knight and Compa¬ 
 nion of our Jaid Order'- And whereas we have 
 appointed the 13. day of this pnftnt Month of 
 May for the lime of his Inflallation at Whnde- 
 ior , We do therefore let you kjtow, that we 
 have named and aligned yon the faid Earls of 
 Salisbury and Holland, and by theft prefents do 
 name, affign, and appoint you two to be Commif- 
 f 'ters for tin lull illation of our faid Coufin t he 
 Earl of Northumberland as aforefatd, And 
 accordingly we d» hereby give unto you full pow¬ 
 er and authority, not only to accept and admit 
 him into our Jaid Order, and to take his Oath , 
 but alft to do and accomplifh what ft ever elfe is 
 needful to be done for his fulUInjiallaiion, ac¬ 
 cording to the Statutes, Rules , and Cuiloms of l 
 dir J .id Order . For which purpofe it is our 
 pieajure, thatyou make your repair to our Cajilc 
 of Windefor, ft as you may be there on Wednti- 
 tiay at night , being the 15. of this prefent May, 
 to the end that you may then proceed to the faid 
 Lifall.uion, according to this our Commijfion. 
 Given under the Seal of our faid Order at our 
 Palace of Wefiminfter, the 11. d.ty of May 
 1 63 5. and in the 11. year of our Raign • 
 
 NUM. XXIX. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex CclL cf. W. Ic N. Cl. 
 
 Y^Hilip and Mary, &c. T 0 our right trufiy 
 and right well-beloved Coftn the Earl of 
 Huntington, and to our right trujty and well- 
 beloved the Lord Clyneon , Companions and 
 Knights of the N>b!e Order of the Garter, Greet¬ 
 ing, ForaJ-tiu:h as we with other Companions of 
 the faid Noble Order afftmbled , at a Chapter 
 holden at our Honour of Hampton Court, the 
 2-j. of April loft paji, have elected and chofen 
 our right trujty and right wcll-bdoved the Vif¬ 
 count Moutitague, to be Knight and Compani¬ 
 es of the faid Noble Order We therefore will , 
 and, by theft preftnts, autborift and licenje you , 
 not only to accept a\id admit the faid Vifcount 
 Motmragut into the faid Order , and to receive 
 his Oath, and injlall him accordingly , but alfo 
 further to do therein > as to the Statutes and lau¬ 
 dable Cuftoms if the faid Noble Order apper- 
 laincth: And theft our Letters fhall be your 
 (Ujficknt Warrant and dijcharge in this behalf. 
 
 /1 oven under the Seal of our Jaid Order, the 1 2. 
 if (Xlober, the 2- and year cf our Raigns. 
 
 N II M. XXX. 
 
 A Letter of Summons to the Commif- 
 (ioners appointed for InfialUtion. 
 
 Ex Collett . J. V. 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight trufiy and well-beloved, we greet you 
 well , and whereas we have appointed 
 you, together with our right trujly and right 
 well-beloved Coftn and Councellor the Earl of 
 Lincoln, to be in Commijfion for the Injlalla- 
 tion, in our Cajllc of Windefor, of our right 
 trujly and right well-beloved Coftns Henry Earl 
 f Da by, and Henry Earl of Penbroke, being 
 lately choftn Knights of our Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter : We have thought it good not only to give 
 you knowledge hereof by theft our Letters, but 
 alfo to require you to mak^ your repair to our 
 Jaid Caflle of Windelor, fo as you may be there 
 on Wednefday the 1 9. day of this Motteth, to 
 the end that upon Thursday the 20. day of this 
 prefent Moneth of May, they may proceed to 
 t heir Injlallations accordingly• levin under our 
 Signet at our Palais of Wdtminfter, the 17. day 
 of May in the 16-year of our Reign. 
 
 To our right trufiy and well- 
 beloved, the Vifcount Maun- 
 tague, one of the Companions 
 of our Order. 
 
 [The like Letter (mutatis mutandis) was, 
 under the fame date, dire&c-d to the Earl of 
 Lincoln , joined in Commiflton with him.J 
 
 NIIM. XXXI. 
 
 A Letter of Summons to an Elecf -Knight 
 for his repair to Winclefir to be In¬ 
 filled. 
 
 Ex ipjo Autogr. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 R ight trujly and well-beloved Coufen , We 
 greet you well. Whereas in confideratiou 
 of your approved fidelity, and extraordinary ftr- 
 vices performed by you for us. We lately defi¬ 
 ed and choft you to be one of the Companions of 
 our mojl Noble Order of the Garter, and in to¬ 
 ken thereof did ftnd unto you the George and 
 Ribband, part of the Enfigns of our faid Or¬ 
 der, and having at a Chapter held at White¬ 
 hall the 14. day of January lajl pafi, appoint¬ 
 ed to ctlebrate the Feafl of St- George at our 
 Caflle of Windelor, upon the 15. 16- and 17. 
 days of April next enjicing: We do hereby re¬ 
 quire you to make your repair to our Cajlle of 
 Windelor, ft as you be there on Monday the 1 5. 
 of April next, by Noon, that in the Afternoon 
 of the faid day yon may proceed to your Infial- 
 
 lation. 
 
appendix 
 
 lation, according to the Statutes of the faicl 
 Order . Given under our Signet of our Order 
 at Whitehall, the 19. of February 1660. and 
 in the thirteenth year of our Reign. 
 
 To our right trufty and entirely 
 beloved Goufin and Councellor 
 the Marquefs of Ormond, Stew* 
 ard of our Houfhold* 
 
 NUM. XXXII. 
 
 A Warrant for the Livery of the 
 Order. 
 
 Ex Lib. N.p. 317. fib finew. 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 H Enricus Dei gratid Rex Anglia?, ac Fran¬ 
 cis, Dominus Hibernia:, Dcfciifor Fidci, 
 & Supremus Ordinis Diui Georgii, fideli & 
 benedilefto nobis it Conciliis Domino N. magni 
 vefiiarii Hoftri Cuftodi, falutcm. Dbi nos cum 
 aliis ejufdem Ordinis elegimus , benefi del fra, 
 acprfidileftum Conjiliarium noflntm N. in So- 
 cietatem hanc noftram pr^clariffimam : Nos ideo 
 volumns & pr£cipimus, ut hide \Tdbellioni vir- 
 gas oftodecim fubrubri oftri de more tradas , cum 
 unto albo ferico, quanto vefimerttum vide con- 
 ficiendum infulciri poterit , pro liverata (quam 
 vacant) fu 5, qttando in fedem fuam introduccn- 
 dus Windeforum advcnict, menfe ac die con- 
 jlitntis , <juemadmodum & Equites ante foleb'ant 
 habere. Et he noftr£ Lit era tibi tutelares erunt 
 femper impofterum N. fub Sigillo noftro y menfe 
 ac dky&c. 
 
 NUM. XXXIII. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex MS.in Bill. Cotton. \ fib cfiigie 
 JttliiF.il-] 
 
 By the King. 
 
 W E mill and command yod to deliver , or 
 caufe to be delivered to our trufty and 
 mell-bcloved Councellor Sir John Wallop 
 Knight , mhich is now cleft one of the Compa¬ 
 nions of the Noble Order of the Garter, for the 
 Livery of the fame Order 18 yards of Crimfon 
 Velvet fir one Gown, Hood, and Tippet, and 10 
 yards of white Sarcenet for lining the fame : 
 And thefe our Letters Jhall be your fujficient 
 Warrant and difeharge in this behalf. Teovett, 
 &c. 
 
 To our trufty and well-beloved 
 Sir Ralph Sadler Knight, Mafter 
 of our great Wardrobe. 
 
 NUM. XXXIV. 
 
 A Warrant For providing and deliver¬ 
 ing of Mamies. 
 
 Ex ipfi Antographo. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas ,wc have appointed the 15. iC. 
 
 and 17. days of April next enfuing 
 hereof for the flemnization of the noble Feaft 
 of St. George, and hiftalment of Knights- 
 Compaiiions already elefted at our Caftle of 
 Windefor, Our will and pleafure is, that you 
 provide to be delivered for that Solemnity xvii 
 upper Robes, and xvii under Robes of fecial 
 good Velvets , That is to fay, every upper'Robe 
 to contain the number of xviii yards of blew 
 Velvet, and every under Robe the number of x 
 yards of Crimfon Velvet, and fpecial good white 
 Taffcty , to the value of CCLXXlI yards for 
 lining of the fame, allowing to every upper and 
 under Robe xvi yards i as alfo xvii Garters of 
 Velvet, wrought with Letters and furies of 
 Venice Gold and Pearls, to place on the left 
 (f)otilder of every one of the faid upper Robes , 
 with xvii paire of large fttring Buttons, and 
 Tafftls of blew Sill\ and Venice Gold: And for 
 fo doing this jhall be your Warrant , requiring 
 you further to certifte us as foott as you may 
 what number of thS premiffes we may depend 
 upon to be ready by the time prefixt- Given, &c. 
 
 To our right trufty and right well- 
 beloved CoLifcn,and Councellor E’d- 
 ward Earl of Sandwich, Mafter of 
 our Great Wardrobe? or in his ab- 
 fence to his Deputy. 
 
 NUM. xxxv. 
 
 A Warrant for providing and deliver¬ 
 ing of Collars'. 
 
 Ex ipfi Autographo. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas me have appointed the 15. 16. 
 
 and 17. days of April next enfuing 
 the date hereof, for the folemnization of the No¬ 
 ble Feaft of St. George, and hiftalment of 
 Knights, at our Caftle of Windefor, Our mill 
 and pleafure is, that you provide to be delivered 
 for that Solemnity , as me JJjall hereafter dir eft. 
 Collars of Gold to the number of xvii. every of 
 them containing xxvi Garters with white'and 
 red Rofes enamelled in the midjl of every one of 
 them, and xxvi Knots, each Collar weighing 
 xxx Ounces Troy weight, as alfo for each a 
 rich George on horfebacl^, with a Dragon to be 
 faftned and pendent thereto , and the fame num¬ 
 ber of Garters of the Order to a proportionable 
 value : And for fo doing this Jhall be your juffi- 
 
 cient 
 
APPEND IX 
 
 cunt Warrant, requiring you further to ccrtifie 
 us, as foon as you may, rvhat number of thepre - 
 mijfcs tve may depend upon to be ready by the 
 time prefixt. Given under our Signet of the 
 Order at our Court at Whitehall the 19. of Fe¬ 
 bruary in the i^.yearof our Rcig«« 
 
 To our trufty and well-beloved 
 Sir Gilbert Talbot Knight, Mafia 
 of our Jewel-houfe. 
 
 NUM. XXXVI. 
 
 The ancient Forms of" Admonition 
 i;fed at the Inveftiture of Knights 
 S .'.•jedb, w ith the Carter, Surcoat, 
 Mantle, and Collar* 
 
 Jl/S- penes G. 0 . T. p. 44. 
 
 I A Soveraigne & L’amyable Cnmpaignic dez 
 _j Chivaliers de Vordre dc la Jarretiere,z'o«j 
 ont recat & ehoyfi pour leur Amy , frerc, & 
 Compaigttion • Et 01 figne & cagnoiffance de ce 
 voits pre(intent & donnent ceffe Jarretiere, la 
 quelle Dicu le veille (]ue vous rcctvez & portez 
 d'orejenavant, a louange &p{aifir, & a Vexal- 
 t at ion & homeur du dit Noble Ordre & de ' 
 vous. 
 
 Prencz ceji habillement a f accroijfement de 
 vofirc homeur & Enfigne que vottz avez receu 
 ceji Ordre• Et par ce confiderez que non feule- 
 ment do vous valliantemeftt & hardiment Com¬ 
 bat re, mats attjji fauz poeur defpandre voftre 
 fang a la defence de la foy Chreftienne, la Li¬ 
 berie de la Sainte Eglife, de Jujlicc, & dc 
 ceulx qtti font opprcjfes & en necejfite. 
 
 Prcncz ce Mantcau de cejie tres-noble Ordre, 
 cn augmentation de vojhe honneur, lequcl Mante- 
 aii ejiant garni d'ung Efcu, avec une Croix 
 rouge, vous admonefle , que ejiant arme de beaux 
 vertuz vous povez pajfer par my voz Enemies 
 & les Confoundre. Si que apres avoir valiant- 
 ment guerroye en ce monde, au regard de voz 
 r.iguez & Nobles aftes, vous povez parvenire a 
 les Etcrnelles & Triumph ant z joyes Cede (les. 
 
 Vous Porteres ce Collier avec L'image de St. 
 George, a Paceroiffement de vojlrc honneur, & 
 de ce tres-noble Ordre, Enfigne de pajfer t antes 
 chojes profperes ou adverfes , ft que les ayant val- 
 liantmcnt vaincuz , vous povez cn cejie vie ob- 
 taiir Phonneur & renom de Noble &preux Chi- 
 ^alier '■> Et apres rccevoir Peterncl guerdon de 
 voz viVtorieulx travaulx. 
 
 NUM. XXXVII. 
 
 The forms of Admonition ufed at the 
 inveftiture of Strangers. 
 
 Lib. N.p. 3 ic. 
 
 A t) laudem atq-, honorem Omnipot entis Dei, 
 intemerat£ Matris cjus, & SanPri Geor¬ 
 gii Martyr is, cinge tibiam tuamhoc inftgni Sab- 
 ligaculo, id circumfertns in augmentum honor* 
 
 tui, & in fignum & memoriam illujlrijpmi Or- 
 dims, nujquam oblivioni daturus, attt omijfurus 
 quod eo moneris > ut valeas, inquam, & veils in 
 jujlo bellow quod folum inibis, fare firmiter , a- 
 gere for titer, & felicit er omnino vinccre. 
 
 Capito veftem Pane purpuream, ad incre¬ 
 ment urn honoris, & in fignaculum Ordinis ac- 
 ccpti: qua munitus non vereberis pro fide Chri- 
 fti, libertatc Ecclelii’, pro jure, & opprejfiirutn 
 atq', indigent inm necejfaria tuitionc, fanguincm 
 etiam fundcre , nedttm fortiter ac Jlrenue di- 
 micare . 
 
 Accipc Clamidem banc ccelici coloris, in fig¬ 
 num Clarijfimi hujus Ordinis, & in augmentum 
 etiam honoris tui, rubeo clypeo Dominican Cm- 
 cis, ttti cernis, infignitam: ut cujus virtute fem- 
 per ac vigore proteflus per hojles tutus abeas,eos 
 w %> f H P cr are valeas, & pro clarijfimis deniq\ 
 mentis, pojl egregiam banc hujus temporis mi- 
 liciam, ad £terna vereq-, triumphalia gattdia 
 pertingas• 
 
 1 Torquem hunc in Collo deferes, ad augmen¬ 
 tum honoris, & in fignum quoq', Cl arijfimi Or- 
 dinis a te fufeepti, cum imagine fanfiijfimi Mar- 
 tyris, & Chrifti Militis , Georgii; Cujus piyfi- 
 dio J'ujfnit us Mundi hujus tarn profpera quam 
 adverfa fic pertranfeas, ut anim£ pariter ac cor¬ 
 poris hojlibus hoc jlrenuh devittis, non tempora¬ 
 ry modo militia gloriam, fed & perennis vi- 
 ciori£ palmam denique reeipere valeas . Amen • 
 
 NUM. XXXVIIf. 
 
 The Oath taken by a Knight at his Fn- 
 ftallation, in the Reign of King Ed¬ 
 ward the Fourth. 
 
 Lib. N. pag. 3 I 2. 
 
 E Go N. nominate atq-, EleUus units egregio- 
 rum Equitum illudrijfimi Or dim hujus Mili¬ 
 tary, promitt o,& per Sacro-fancia Evangelia Dei , 
 i :t£ tango htc manifejle, juro, quod omnia Ordinis 
 iftius Statuta & Articulos in hits content os ,qua- 
 tenus ad me jpettabunt , inviolabilitcr ebfirvabo. 
 Nec non Collegii Sanctijfim£ Virginis, & Div't 
 Martyr* Georgii, in quo prwobiUs Ordo funda- 
 1 us eft, pro virili liberates &jurapropugnabo . 
 
 The fame Oath we find put into Fnglifi 5 
 and entred at the end of the Regitf. 
 Chartaceum , under the 2. year of 
 Hen . 8. 
 
 I N .chofen and named to be one of the honour tbit 
 Company of the Order of the Garter, promife 
 and ftvear by the holy Evangelijls by me bodily 
 touched, truly and faithfully to obferve and kgep 
 all the points of the Statutes of the faid Order , 
 and every Article in them contained, m far as tr¬ 
 ine belonged) and appertained). And all the li¬ 
 berties and Franchifes belonging of right to this 
 Col ledge of our .Lady and S. George / fh all de¬ 
 fend to my power , as God help me and thefe holy 
 Evangelijls. 
 
 XXXIX, The 
 
appendix: 
 
 
 N U M- XXXIX. 
 
 The fame Oath 3 as it was pronounced 
 by the the Regiftet. 
 
 Y OU being chofen to be one of the Com¬ 
 panions of the mcjl honourable Order of 
 the Garter, Jhall promife, and, by tbefe holy E 
 vangelif:s by you manifejlly touched, fwear, truly 
 and faithfully to obferve and keep all the Sta 
 tutes of the faid Order, and every Article in 
 the fame contained, for fo much as to you be- 
 longeth and appertaj.neth : And further that 
 you (hall help to defend and maintain, fo much 
 as in you lieth, the rights and liberties of the 
 Collcdge of our blejjed Lady and St. George the 
 Martyr , wherein the honourable Order of the 
 Garter is founded . 
 
 NUM. XL. 
 
 The Oath formerly taken by the Prince 
 of Wales, 
 
 Ex Lib. Nig. pag. 3 I 2* 
 
 T7GO, N- Princeps Guallia?, Dux Cornubia?, 
 JO/ & Comes Ceftria?, primogenitus Excelentif- 
 fmi atq \> invifiifftmi Dei gratia Regis Anglia: 
 & Francicc, Domini Hibernia?, & hujus Or dim 
 merito Supremi, jam nominatus atqi elefius ad 
 eundem Ordincm venerandum, Promitto & do 
 fid-em, quod verb & fidcliter pro viribus obfer- j 
 vabo cunfia Ordinis illius Statuta, & Statute- 
 turn Articulos, quatenus ttllo mo do me contin- j 
 gent, juxta vim, formant, & e feci urn corundum., 
 nee non Collegii, in quo is Or do fundatur, jura 
 tuebor. 
 
 NUM. XLl. # 
 
 The Oath taken in King Henry the 
 Eighth’s Reign. 
 
 Ex veteri Codice MS.penes G.O.T.fyo.b. 
 
 Y E E jhall fivear,that to your poweryee jhall 
 help, keep, defend, and Jujiain, duringyour 
 lyfe, and during the tyme that you (hall be Com¬ 
 panion of the Order of the Garter, the honor, 
 quarels, rights, and Dominions of the King our 
 Soveraign Lord, Soveraign of the faid Order, 
 you fall enforce you, and do all your diligence 
 to entertain and augment the faid Noble Order, 
 and in cafe you fall have knowledge of any thing 
 to be imagined or procured to the contrary, with 
 all your true power you jhall r'epji thereunto , Al- 
 fo you fall well and truly accomplijh, and keep, 
 and entertain all the Statutes, points, articles, 
 and Ordinances of the faid Order, as if they 
 were read unto you from point to point \ fo help 
 you God, and Hol/ydome, and by the[e Evange- 
 lijlt by you corporally touched• 
 
 NUM. XLII. 
 
 The Oath ufed in the Reign of King 
 Edward the Sixth. 
 
 Ex Libro Nig.pag.% 03. 
 
 Y OV, being chofen to be one of the honoura¬ 
 ble Company of the Order of the Garter, 
 jhall promife and fwear by the holy Evangelifls 
 by you bodily touched, to be faithful and true 
 [to the Kings Mi jelly, and to obferve and keep all 
 the points of the Statutes of the faid‘Order,and 
 every Article in them contained, the f une being 
 agreeable, and not repugnant to the Kings High- 
 nefs, & other goodly proceedings, as fir as unto 
 you be longeth and appertained, as God help you 
 and the holy Evangclijls. 
 
 NUM. XLIll. 
 
 The Form of the Oath fc tied in Queen 
 • Elizabeth’s Reign. 
 
 Q Vum jam elefius es in honoratijjimam fo - 
 cietatem nobilijjimi ordinis Gartcri, tu 
 promittes &jurabis , per facrofanfia del 
 Evangelia, per te nunc tafia, quod fienter & 
 voluntaries non violabis aliquodpiedifii ordinis 
 (latuum, aut aliquot articulos in eis content,is, 
 prefertim ft non feientes fint, & non repugnent 
 Dei omnipotent is & hujus regni legibus , quite- 
 nus perfonam tttam concernunt, feu ad te perti¬ 
 nent, ficut te dens adjuvet, per Jefum Chrilium, 
 hoc facrofanfia Dei Evangelio amuntiatum . 
 
 The fame in Englijh . 
 
 Y OV being chofen to be one of the honourable 
 Company of this moll Noble Order of the 
 Garter, fall promife and fwear by the holy E- 
 vangelijls, by you here touched, that wittingly 
 or willingly you fall not breaks any Statute of 
 the jaid Order, or any Articles in them con¬ 
 tained i tbe fame being agreeable and not repug¬ 
 nant to tbe Laws of Almighty God, and the 
 Laws of tlois Realm, as far forth as to you be- 
 longetb and appertainetb: Su God help you and 
 bis holy Word. 
 
 NUM. XLIV. 
 
 Letter to obtain Licenfe for Inftalling 
 a Knight-SubjeCt by his Proxy . 
 
 Ex Lib . Nigro, p. 60. 
 
 J Oannes Dux Bedfordiar, cum exterts in ccle 4 
 britate Georgiana jam proximo conjunfiis, 
 Rcgix Majefiati vejlrx falutem & obedientiam . 
 Quantum, invifiifjhne princeps & metucndijfvne 
 Domine, vejlrx Celfitudinis ca magnanimitas eft 
 in fufeipiendis Beilis, & in gerendis fxlicitas , 
 o tit 
 
A P P E N D I X. 
 
 ut igforum jam fama per orbem undique volt- 
 tit, nos id vellr£ Majejiati gratnlamur , Deo 
 gratias nunc immenfas agentcs , qui quicquid 
 eji boni ac fjelicis event us, foltts concedit. Vbi 
 verb Regia Majefias veflra , quia bclla durant , 
 Jlrenuos quofdam Equites ex bits qui vobijcum 
 modo militant in focios ClariJJimi vefiri Ordim 
 affumere decrevit , ex confenjit Commilitonum 
 aliorum qui nunc ijlbic affunt , idq\ nobis fg- 
 nificare non refugit i nos ifibk ipsa voluntate 
 veflra & Commilitonum ajjenfu jitbnixi , & quia 
 nolumus ut quifquam per nos aut in Curia no- 
 ftrd privetur eo fruftu qui percipi pofjit, faltem 
 dim fpefict ad falutem Anim£, ft fubit'o con- 
 tingeret obire, (quod fere fit biis quivariis belli 
 cafibus agitantur) Dominion Joannem Gray, 
 Dominion Johannem Robertfak, & Dominum 
 Boucer virtute Litcrarum in qttibusprocuratores 
 ftbi nominarunt , in fedcs fuas Windelori per- 
 mifirnus introduce : ne fi per bcllorum infortu- 
 nia , quibus cos ijlbic quotidie videmus objefios, 
 ante plenum pojfeffionem interirent , M ijfarum 
 fujfragiis dejlituerentur , ficut quofdam nuper (id 
 quod dolemus) nimia morh prseventos intellexi- 
 mus- Rurfum quia de tali procuratorio mi¬ 
 nus cautum in Statutis effe perpendimus , in eo 
 facto non parbn bsefttavimus , veritm ntmio fa- 
 vore potiiis quam arfie fvereq s Statutorum ub- 
 fervationi condonation iri Jperantes , libenter in 
 partempientiorem (uti ejlvifa) conceffimus. In 
 quo tamen vcfirz hos gratie corrtflioniq-, fubmit- 
 timuSt ft quid in bac ipsa re delinquimus , mo do 
 (quo poffumus) bumilimo Jupplicantes, ut pru¬ 
 dent iftma Majefias veflra omnem abbinc feruptt- 
 Iton e Statutis auferat , & abfolutc pronunciet , 
 quid hie pojlbdc fieri oporteat. Vt Equites vi¬ 
 delicet vefiri cum celfitudine veflra , vel in bellis 
 vel alibi miffu vedro commorati (meritis exigen- 
 tibus) eodem privilegio , quod exteris in clctiio- 
 ne receptioneq i fui per Procuratores eji conceffum , 
 congaudere poffent , vejlro tamen in omnibus Ju- 
 dicio femper falvo , ferenitatem autem vejlram 
 cum infigni victoria cdtbrtq, ttiumpbo & plena 
 confervatx multitudinis&Commilitii gloria re- 
 ducat in Regnum i & ibi diutunu pads bono 
 perfrui concedat ille Rex Regum Ch rift us Jhefus, 
 qui Capitalcs bojies nojiros fitb vcxillo Cruets | 
 edomuit , & moriendo devicit . Windefori ab 
 Arce vejinh Kalendis Maii. 
 
 N a M. XLV. 
 
 A larger Letter to the fame purpofe. 
 
 Regifirum Chart ac.fol. 6. b. 
 
 V lttoriofiflime Primxpi, 6' metuendijfime 
 Demine, Humilima Recommendations 
 premifta, de magnified vejlris Regalibus, guer- 
 rarum viSorinJis eventibus g ratiofts, eorundem 
 auSitri, qui fuo fub munimine vobis totiens cen¬ 
 tal it feliciks triumphare, obfequiosa mente,gra- 
 thrum referimus admits vejire Regie celfttu- 
 dinii infuper mnimodas reddentes odtts debits:, 
 f' e * ?»» valemus, quod mftro minima 
 bmiilimoq, mtttm de Militibus per vejlram Re- 
 
 giam pietatem dttramibits, vejlris bellicis exer- 
 citiis creandis interim in Miiitcs SocietatisOr- 
 dinis Gartcrii, & per Procuratores more exttro- 
 rum injlallandis Aures vejire magnificent is Kr- 
 galis dirigere volttiliis, ad tantam exauditionis 
 grattain, ut Rvgiam vejlram benevoletttiam ad 
 hoc & unmimum aflenfum Commilitonum Ordi- 
 nis vejlro lateri Regie quant jlrenuc aJJijleatamt, 
 nobis, licit indtgnis, fignijicare dtcrevijlis, Ad 
 effelium qubd cornors ajfenjits ille rnllro motivo 
 mediante vim futuris temporibus Jiatuti conti¬ 
 nent, fuper cujus pgnificationis gratia, & vir¬ 
 tute aJJeniHs, Dominum Willielmum Philipp, 
 per procuratorem fuum fttfficientcr conftitutum 
 injlallavimus, Dominos verb Johannem Grey, 
 Johannem Roboiarde, virtute Litcrarum Jita- 
 rum mijjivarum, in quibusfttosfelttmmodonomi¬ 
 narunt Procuratores, Dominum de Boucer, vir¬ 
 tute Liters citjitfdam deprecatorie per Dominant 
 Comitifam de Stalforde, Deputato tranfmijjb, 
 pramifimus intlallari, c'o paths quod de fufficicn- 
 tia procurator'll hujufmodi in Statutis exprefsa 
 non cavetur, ac precavcre volentes, ne per du- 
 bioft infbrtunia guerrarttm, quibus ipfis in ve¬ 
 jird Regali Jr spot id indies exponi perpendimus, 
 de tam meritoriis Puffragiis bttic annexis, pre 
 defeiht Jlenitsidinis Jiti juris, relibii, pre nojtrd 
 vacillations Pub dttbio, privari pojfent, Peu ven¬ 
 t's eifdtm carerc, quod abftt, prout jam tarde 
 contigit , quod dolenter referimus , pre ninth mo- 
 \ rd prepotemit viri ante plenitudinem marts 
 preventi. Pie [perantes nobis potip.s de vejlro 
 favore nimio pardonari, quam de Jeverd, & jl r i- 
 fta obfervationc Statutorum in bnc parte lau- 
 dari ex condigno, penpitis circumjiantiis ac attir 
 mis prejumentiuni Jitper quo tamen bumiliits in- 
 clinati quo minus perite egimus, veniam peti- 
 mus, omnimode vejire Regie correSioni ms pe- 
 nhlts Jubmittentes, j.itfplicantes devours quo va- 
 lemus quatenus omnimodum incertitudinis 
 jeruputum in premiffis Regia celfitudo dignetue 
 de cetera cautiks abolere , ac nojiripretextu mo- 
 tivi Jlatuere, ut fmguli [ubditi vefiri Milites , 
 aCiivis ptis mentis exigentibus, in banc eli- 
 gendi commit ivam, qui vel in veftri prefentid 
 Regali [eu alibi extra Regnum, dummodo ex 
 mandate inibi militaverint Regali, pro perpetuo 
 gaudere valeant privilegio nobili exterorum, 
 Regali vejlro judicio meliori in omnibus ftemper 
 ,falvo. ^ Et ferenitatem Regie celfttudinis cum 
 Corona viliorie, fervatb flrerni procerum mttlti- 
 tudine, cum bono pads feliciter, reducat ad 
 Regnum imiaiftmus Rex ille, qui in juo [an¬ 
 guine nojiros dignatus eft inimicos mortales fitb 
 vexillo Crucis moriendo devincere- 
 
 N U M. XLVL 
 
 Sir John Grefs Letter Mi (live to Sir 
 Join Life his Proctor. 
 
 Ilcgifirum Chariac. fol. 6. 
 
 A mon trefeber & bien ante Monfieur Jehan Liile. 
 
 W 2D?cfctpfiiI @>ir, 3! arete you totlr, 0e= 
 firpng to sere, or. a no tone pe, 
 that 
 
rfjat tbe &png cf bis gracious JLo^dcbtppe, 
 <EoD pelfie btm, tafe cbofeti me, tobeonnc 
 of tis liB?ett?eue, of tf;e limpgbtes of tbe 
 Gamer 2 nd 1 bafe cboftn poll, to be mpne 
 attournep, to ta&e nip italic, in tup name, 
 tubat tpme ttat tup ILo?de of Bcdfordc, ac. 
 2nd 31 p?ap pcu, ttat pc futile Do fo mccbe fo? 
 tue,at tbts tpme s as 31 map do ttpng to pour 
 plefaun? tti tpme compute. ®m?iten before 
 
 Roone, t \)t xi. dap Of November. 
 
 John Grey. 
 
 NUM. XLVII, 
 
 The Countefs of Eriftol’s Deprecatory 
 Letter. 
 
 Ex ipfo Autogr. 
 
 SIR, 
 
 P Ri fuming from what I have been told of 
 former times-, that my Husband tbe Earl 
 of Briftol, with many others, beingby his Ma¬ 
 defies appointment to be inf ailed Knights of the 
 Garter, at Windfor, the next moneth, he may 
 receive that honor by Proxie , at my requeji and 
 nomination on his behalf becaufe himfclf is at 
 prefent beyond the Seas , my defire to you hereby 
 is, that , acquainting his Majefty herewith, you 
 would be pleafed, with his Sovcraign permiffi- 
 on and approbation, to appear and afi at 
 that Solemnity in quality of my Lord's Proxie , 
 according to the accufiomed forms in finch cafes , 
 wherein I ajfure my Jelf you will perform a ve¬ 
 ry acceptable fervice to my Lord, and therein ob¬ 
 lige very muchy 
 
 Eour ajfectionate friend 
 Qucens-ftreet, to command , 
 
 March the 13. 
 
 1660. A. Briftoll. 
 
 Superfcribed, 
 
 For Sir Richard Fanjbawe 
 Knight thcfc. dd. 
 
 NUM. XLVIII. 
 
 The Sovereigns Nomination of a 
 Proxy thereupon. 
 
 Ex ipfo Aittographo. 
 
 C Harles the Second by the Grace of God 
 King of England, Scotland, France, and 
 Ireland ,Defender of tbe Faith, and Soveraign of 
 tbe mo(i Noble Order of the Garter, 7 0 our trujiy 
 and well-beloved Servant Sir Richard Fanftiawe, 
 Knight, Greeting i Whereas we have appointed 
 our right trujiy and right well-beloved Coufin 
 George Earl of Briftol, lately defied into our 
 faid mojl Noble Order , to be injialled (together 
 with others) at the approaching folemnization 
 of the Noble Feaji of Saint George, in our Ca- 
 ftle at Windefor, on the 1 5.16* and 17. days of 
 
 April next enjuing the date hereof And where¬ 
 as the faid Jiarl cannot be there pcrfonally 
 prefent , being detained in Foreign parts upon oir 
 fpecial fervice fin which cafe be is privil edged 
 alipe with Foreigners by ancient Statute of our 
 faid Order, to receive his infiallation by Proxie) 
 Know ye , that we of our particular grace and 
 favour to you our faid Servant , and finding in 
 you all the jiattttable qualifications required 
 for fitch a Deputation, have nominated and ap¬ 
 pointed, and by thefe prefents(at the rcquejl and 
 nomination of the Countefs of Briftol, in the be¬ 
 half of the Earl her Husband) do nominate , ap¬ 
 point , and authorize you the faid Richard 
 fanftiawe, for and in the name of the faid Earl, 
 'to poffefs his Seat in our Colledge at WindClor, 
 and to take the Oath in fitch cafe accufiomed, 
 and to do and perform all other things which the 
 Statutes reqttire , and we do further by thefe 
 prefents will , authorize, and require all perfims 
 whom it may concern, as well Knights as Offi¬ 
 cers, not only to admit this Proxie or Deputy of 
 the faid Earl, but alfoto do and perfrm in his 
 regard all other things , which jhall appear re- 
 quifite according to the Statutes and laudable 
 Cufioms of our faid mofi Noble Order . For all 
 which thefe our Letters jhall be to you and them 
 fufficient Warrant on that behalf. Given un¬ 
 der the Seal of our Order, at our Court at 
 Whitehall, the fixteenth day of Marsh 1661. 
 and in the 13. Tear of our Reignt 
 
 NUM. XL1X. 
 
 Sir William Philipp’s Letters of Procu¬ 
 ration, to Sir Andrew Ratrely and Sir 
 John Henington. 
 
 Ex Libro Nigro, pag. 6 2. 
 
 O Mnibtts pr£fcntes Literas infpefiuris aut 
 audituris, Gulielmus Phyllipp Eques in- 
 fignitus, falutem- Noveritis, quod ubi fupre- 
 mo nofiro Ordinifq'y nofiri Gallia; pariter atq, 
 Anglia; Regi, complacuit ad id honoris acgloriie 
 me provehere velle, ut in famigcratijfimam So- 
 cietatem illamme umtm intromitteret,& infuper 
 ex abundantia fu£ grati£,f ccum reputans quem- 
 admodum in his tranfmarinis & bellicis rebus 
 fuo fecum jujfu difiineor, potejlatem mihi fa*e- 
 ret fedis occupand£,c£terofqb ritus peragendiptr 
 idoneum procuratorem, Equitem (ut minus) au- 
 ratum, infignibus donatum, & boni atq> irrepre- 
 henji nominis: Ob id ego prudent id ac virtute di- 
 lefiiffimormn mihi , Domini Andrea; Butreley, & 
 Domini Johannis Henington, in quibus (ni jai¬ 
 lor) quod ad Jtrenuiffimos Equites attineat nil 
 defideres : eos vel eorum (ut res feret) alterum, 
 in vicem meam flatuo & depute, & quicquid in 
 me facultatis ejl, erga ifiam met caufam tribuo. 
 gjhtibus tamquam mihimet ipfi impero, ut pro 
 me, ac nomine meo Locum in Cboro ac Concilio 
 mihi pr mot at um ingrediantur Wynddori, in- 
 tra regale Cafirum, ubi Claritas Or dims funda- 
 ta relucet, Clamidem meam, Galeam atq , En- 
 fem fufeepturis, illic Offer ant, ut ex more pro- 
 pendeant 5 
 
append IX. 
 
 peudeant i cattfas abfentia commonjlrent , omnem I 
 legit imum atqb bonejlum jusjurandum quod po- 
 fluhbitur ultra prejlent, & fummatim omnia 
 vice men ft< ' cxhibeant ac compleant, atqb ft pr<e- 
 jl tts ipje forem- In cunts ni tejiimoniwn Si- 
 
 gill urn meum ab Armis hie affix's- In obfidione 
 Rothomagi, Novcmbris xi. 
 
 NUM. L, 
 
 Sir John Fajiolfs Deputation to Sir 
 Henry Inghouje, and Sir William 
 Breton. 
 
 Fr. Regr.fol . 14. b. 
 
 A tons cculx , qui ccs Lettres verront ou or- 
 ront, Johan Faftolf Chivaler falut- Sa- 
 voir veuilles que come il ait pleu a noftre Sove- 
 rain Seigneur le Roy de Fraunce & D engle- 
 terre, come Soverain & primer de Uordre Mon- 
 fiatr Seint George, de la Compaignie du Jartier, 
 me faire taut de honnure que de me vueiller 
 eflier & reffieiver en tin dez Compaignons du dit I 
 Ordre du Jartier, & en oultre de fa treshabun -j 
 dante grace confiderant que je fids ocupie , pour | 
 le prejent, en Jon tres-honourable feraice pcrdcca , ] 
 nil a dome conge d’ejlre cnjiaillc, & di avoir e touz \ 
 aultrcs chofes que en cas appertiennent fetes & 
 fournes par procureur j tnais toutevoies qe ce I 
 foit per Chivalier denom & d'armes, & ftunz \ 
 reproche, pour ce e(l il, que fingulierment con- 
 fiattt es fens & trefages di free ions & preudom- 
 mie dez treshonnoures Seigneurs, & mes tres- 
 chiers & grauns amys meffieur Henry Inghoufe 
 & Guillaume Breton Chivalers , efquelx a ce 
 qUe je tiensriens ne faute que aux vaillans Chi- 
 valers doit appertenir , ay faite, otdeine, confti- 
 tue-, & depute, & par ccs prefentes face-, or dome-, 
 conjlitue, & depute lez ditz Meffiicurs Henry & 
 Guillaume, & checun deux par ltty tnefmes , vrais, 
 certains, ^ cfpeciaulx procureurs, o« 
 
 lain d' eux ay dome , zbfttfe povoir gene rail & 
 
 efpecial mandement es meilleurs fourme & ma¬ 
 nure que je fay ou puis , pour & en nomme de 
 may demander, recevcir, & obtenir Uejlall enle 
 chore , /it« en leChapitre, laChapelle ou 
 
 Collage du Roy nojlre dit Seigneur, dedeins Jon 
 Chajlellde Wyndefore, 0// ejl le dit Ordre 
 fattnde,& ejlablez vacanis , pour moyy font 
 
 ou ferront affiignez, _y offirir man manteau , 
 
 man heal me-, & man efpee, & lesy attacher fe¬ 
 line la couflume & manure du dit Ordre , /i\r cjw- 
 Jt’J de m abfence declarer , ^ tout f remrnt 
 licite & honnejle, que de t Coujhtmey ferra requife, 
 en lame de moy faire & donner, 6" generdment 
 tout ce faire, excercer, & expedier , que es chofes 
 defitifditz ferra anointment neceffiaire & befoig- 
 nable , 6 " »jj perfon de tout reprefentier, // comme 
 jeyfeuffie mefmes en perfonne . E# teflimoigne de 
 la quell echofe jay ftelle ccs prefntz du Seclde 
 mez armez , 6' fgne dc ma mainc , Donne a Lan- 
 eone iii.jow r/cFeverier. 
 
 J. Faftolf. 
 
 NUM. LI. 
 
 A Commiflion for Inflallation of Sir 
 John Fafiolf by Sir Henry Ittghous his 
 Proftor. 
 
 f;c Regiji. Chart ac. fol. 14 . 
 
 H Enry par la grace de Dicu Roy D’cngle- 
 terre Fraunce, Seigneur D’yrlandc 
 ^ Souverain de Uordre du Jartier, ,2 nojlre bien 
 ame Johan Robelfart Chivaler, lun dc noz Com - 
 paiguons du dit Ordre , Cowe par le 
 
 trejpafse de feu nojlre tres-chier & ame cofyn , /e 
 Counte de Weftmerlaunde, dieux ait 
 l ame, en fon vivant Pun de noz Compaignons dit 
 dit Ordre , au Chapitre tenuz en nolire Collage 
 & Cbapellc de nojlre Caftel de Wyndefore, le 
 xxii. jour d’Aurel derreine pafse veille de la. 
 Fife Monfieur Seint George, nojlre ame John 
 Faftolf Chivaler, pour confederation dez fervi - 
 cez q'il avoit faitz le temps pafse a feu nojlre 
 tres-redoute Seigneur & Fere le Roy, que dieux 
 affoile & depuis a nous comme uncore fait dc jour 
 enaultre pour reduire & mettre en nous mains 
 nojlre Royaume de Fraunce, &aultresnoz Seig - 
 neurits de par dc Id, en regarde aux grams fens, 
 vaillance,&preudommie darmez qui font cn fa 
 perfonne par lez Compatgnons du dit Ordre te¬ 
 nant lors le dit Chapitre, faunz quelque con¬ 
 tradiction & dun commun accord ait eftre choify 
 & efieu ou lieu de feu nojlre dit Cofyn un dez 
 Compaignons de dit Ordre, & dc prefnt foit 
 ticlment occupie en fait de noz guerres quit ne 
 puijt pardecd venir, ne repairer, pour cn fa per¬ 
 fonne entrer en fa poffeffiion, a ins par noftre conge 
 &• lycence ait faite & conjlittue fon procureur 
 nojlre ame Henry Inghous Chivaler pour & en 
 nomme de luy cn reffeivoir la poffeffiion, confians 
 a plain de voz fens,preudommie, loyaulte, & bon¬ 
 ne diligence, vous mandons en commettant par 
 ces prefentes que ft toft que par le dit Inghous, 
 ferres devement requis , & vous apperra du po¬ 
 voir a luy dome par le dit Faftolf, vouz tran- 
 fportez en nofire dit Chaflel de Wyndefore, & 
 cn noz College & Chapelle de iceluy & pour & 
 en nom du dit Faftolf mettez illec de par nous 
 enpoffiejfton le dit Henry Inghous fon procureur, 
 en la maniere accuflumee, avec dez benefieez , 
 honneures, prerogatives, Franchifez , & libertez 
 ad appartenantz, en luy ajftgnant Feflal en 
 
 cucr & lieu en Chapitre, tielz que nojlre dit Co- 
 f\n en fon viuant lez foloient tenir & ocupier, 
 Receyuez aufft fon mantel & fez heaume & efpee, 
 mettciz es lieux ou fouloyent eflreceux de nojlre 
 dit Couftn cn fon viuant, Adjouftees en ce lez fo- 
 lempnitez de ce faire, vous donnons plain povoir, 
 au&orite, & maundement efpecial',mandons a tous 
 lez compaignons du dit Ordre que dez ditz eflal, 
 lieux,honneur,.franchifez,prerogatives, & liber¬ 
 tez, facent, fttijjfrent, & laiffient joierle dit Fa- 
 ftolf plainemem & paifiblement, ainfi & par la 
 maniere que lez ditz ejl at HZ le contiement & 
 portent, fanz aucun contredit on difficulte. 
 
 Donne 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Donne en noflre Cbaflell de WaIingeforde,/?«£.z 
 le feel du dit Ordrc le xxv. fur dc Fevrier V an 
 dc grace mil quatre ecus vittgt &Jix } & de Ho- 
 (Ire Reigne le cinquiefme • 
 
 N U M. LIf. 
 
 Another Com mi (lion for Infiallatior .? 
 of the Earl of Worcester , and other 
 Knights-Subjects by their Pro&ors. 
 
 Ex lib. vocat. Denton* fol. ioo. b. 
 
 cl ward par la grace dcDiett Roy D’engle- 
 
 terrc& de France, Signeur d’lrlande, & 
 Soverayn de VOrdre du Gartier, a no(lre tres- 
 clncr & tresamey Coufin Henry Canute D’Eflex, 
 &a nous trcfcbiers& bien aymes, Johan Sire de 
 Berners, & Johan Sire de Wcnlok, nous con¬ 
 freres de mefne L’ordre, ayons entre les aultres 
 cfett nojlre trefebier & trefayme Coufin Johan 
 Counte de Worceftre & nos trefebiers & cbiers 
 & bien aymes William Sirede Haftihges, nojlre 
 Cbamberlayn , John Sire dc Montaen, William 
 Sire de Herbert, & Miftcur Johan Aftley Che¬ 
 valier ,& nous confreres de la did Ordre, & foit 
 ainxi que en les ejlatus en cedit nojlre Royaulmc 
 feront ejlablis pcrfonelement dedeins certain 
 temps apres la reception de la Gartier, comcnt 
 plus au plain eft dcclarez en icelles e(latutz,fca- 
 voerfaifons , que pour aulcunes confiderations nous 
 a ce fpecialement moynantes , & mefmement que 
 nojlre did Confyn de Worceftre & les aultres 
 Signeurs & Chevaliers dejfufdits font de prejent , 
 
 & feront encores , tellement occupez entour nojlre 
 perfume & noflre fervice pour le bien de nous & 
 de nojlre dit Royaulmc quits ne puiffent ejlre cn- 
 Jlallez pcrfoncllement au temps que vouldrions a 
 nous ordonnes & deputes-, ordonnons & deputons 
 par ces prejentes vous jointement & feveralle- 
 ment & ace donnons playn pouver & audorite, 
 de admit ter, recevoir , & eflablir en toute bonne 
 bafle que faire ce pourra iceluy nojlre coufin de 
 Worceftre & les Seigneurs & Chevaliers dejfuf 
 dits , & chefun d’ eulx, par leur procurcur on 
 procureurs par eulx en cejle purtie conjlitues & 
 deputes en les ejlalles a chefun dculx en nojlre 
 College de Seind George, dedens nojlre Cba- 
 Jteau de Windelore, afiignes ainft & par telle 
 manure, que ung & chafcun d'eulx y fujfent a- 
 donequez prefentez en leur propres perfomies ', 
 aulcunes ordenances on ejlatus faitz on ordonnes 
 au contraire non objlantz.En tesmoing de la quelle 
 chofe nous avons fait faire ctf.es nous Lettres 
 foubs le Seel de la did Ordre Patents, Donne a 
 noflre Cyte de Lincoln le 21. Jour de Mars, Van 
 de nofire Reigne le fecund . 
 
 NITM LIIL 
 
 Another for the Inftallation of the Earl 
 of Warwick, ■. 
 
 Ex Collett. Johannis Vincent. 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 E LIZABETH by the Grace of God Queen of 
 England, France, and Ireland, Defen¬ 
 der of the Faith, and Soveraign of the mofi No¬ 
 ble Order of the Garter, Do our trufty and right 
 entirely beloved Coufen and Counfell or the Dupe 
 of Norfolk, one of the Companions and Knights 
 of the faid Order, by us afftgned and deputed to 
 be our Lieutenant at the Feafi of the glorious 
 Martyr Saint George, Patron of the faid Order , 
 to be kept within enr Cajlell of Windcfor, the 
 xxii. of May next coming , and others the Corn¬ 
 'll panions of the faid Order that then Jhall be pre¬ 
 sent, Greeting* Whereas, We with others the 
 I Companions of the faid Noble Order affembled , at 
 !a Chapter balden at our Palleys of Weftmir.fter 
 the xxiv. of Apprell lafi, have elett-ed and cho- 
 fen, among other , our right fruity and right well- 
 beloved Coufen the Earl of Warwike to be 
 Knight and Companyon of our faid Order, and 
 forafnuich as our faid well-beloved Coufen, far 
 divers fervices which by him is to be done for 
 us in our affairs beyond the Seas, cannot con¬ 
 veniently repair unto our Cajlell of Windelore 
 perjonally to be injtalled, hi the Collegiate Chap- 
 pel of that Order, and to perform other Cere¬ 
 monies, whercunto by the Statutes of the faid 
 Order he is bounden, and for that caufe hath by 
 our fpedal licenfe appointed our triply and well- 
 beloved Sir Henry Sidney Knight fifficiently au¬ 
 thorized , as his deputy and procurer , to be in- 
 Jlalled in his name, and to receive bis Oath , and 
 ' to perform all other fuch things and Ceremonies 
 for him, as by the Statutes and Ordinances of 
 the faid Order be requifite, We therefore in con- 
 fideration of the premiffes will and by thefepre- 
 fents give unto you full power , licence, and au¬ 
 thority, not only to accept and admit the faid 
 Sir Henry Sidney to be Deputy and procurer 
 for our faid well-beloved Coufen the faid Earl 
 of Warwick, and to infiall him in the behalf 
 of the faid Earl , but alfo further to do therein 
 as to the Statutes and laudable ufages of the 
 faid Noble Order in this cafe appertained: And 
 I thefe our Letters Jhall be your fufficient War¬ 
 rant and difeharge in this behalf. Teven un¬ 
 der the Seal of our faid Order at our Palleys 
 of Weftminfter the 20. day of May in the fifth 
 Tear of our Reign . 
 
 p NUM. LIY 
 
append IX 
 
 NUM. LIV. 
 
 A Letter giving notice to the Sove- 
 raigo’s Commiflioners of the day of 
 Injialjation of a Knight-Subject by 
 his Troxy. 
 
 ibidem. 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight trujly and right well-beloved Coufen , 
 we greet you well-, And whereas we have 
 appointed you-, together with our right trujly and 
 well-beloved Cotinfcllor the Lord Haftinges of 
 Loughboro .v, our Lord Chamberlen , to be in 
 Comrniffionfor the jlallmcnt , in our Cajlell of 
 Windcfore, of our right trujly and well-be¬ 
 loved the Lord Grey of Wilton, being lately 
 chofen to be of the Fcllowfhip , and a Compani¬ 
 on of our K ble Order of the Garter. And 
 forafmuch as the fame Lord Grey is prefemly 
 Prijoncr with the trench King , and therefore 
 c i nnot be infl ailed in his own perfon , Our plea- 
 fure is, that be jball be injialled by Sir Humfry 
 Kadclyffe, Knight , whom we have appointed to 
 be his Deputy in that behalf. And therefore 
 have thought good not only to give you know¬ 
 ledge thereof by thefe our Letters, but a!Jt to re¬ 
 quire yon to make your repair to our faid Cajlell 
 of W indefore,/D as you may be there by Tuel- j 
 day at night being the 1 9.of this prefent moneth , 1 
 to the end that upon Wedncfday next, being the \ 
 xx. of this fame moneth , he may proceed to the 
 faid Injlallation accordingly. Teven under the ( 
 Sejl of our faid Order at our Mannar of Green- 
 vvich, the xvi. of April, the fourth and fifth 
 years of cur Reigns. 
 
 To our right trufty and right 
 well-beloved Coufen Th’ Erie 
 of Huntington, Compaignion 
 and Knight of our Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter. 
 
 NUM. LV. 
 
 The Oath given to Sir John Robefurt s 
 Proxy. 
 
 Ex Regijh Chartac.fol.$.a. 
 
 M OT Thomas Barr, Chivaler, procurcur 
 a man Maijler, Sire John Robefart, 
 eflieux d'cjlre de l'honour able compaignie du Gar¬ 
 ter, prontete & jure-, cn lalmc, & en nomme de 
 man dite frlailler, de loialment garder, & ob- 
 ferver les pointes queconquez, dc lez ejlatutz, du 
 dite Ordre, en cea, que a luy pertiendra, felonc 
 le forme-, & effettc dezejlatuz fufditz, & felonc 
 fon loial povoir. 
 
 NUM. L V I. 
 
 The Oath given to the Lord Scroope s 
 Proxy. 
 
 Ex Collect. J. V. 
 
 Y OV being Deputy and Prolurer for the 
 Lord Scroope of Bolton, named and 
 chofen to be one of the Companions of the mojl 
 honourable Order of the Garter, (hall in the 
 faid Lords name promife and fwcar by the holy 
 Evangelijts by you here touched , that the faid 
 Lord , wittingly and willingly, jhall not breaks 
 any Statutes of the faid Order , or any Article 
 in them contained, the fame being agreeable , 
 and not repugnant to the Laws of Almighty 
 God, and the Laws of this Realm , as far forth 
 as unto him belongetb and appertaineth, As God 
 you help and his holy IVord . 
 
 NUM. L VII. 
 
 The Certificate of Elettion to the 
 Trench King Henry the Second. 
 
 MS. quart, penes IV.Ie N.f. 1 09.£. 
 
 T Resbault & trefpuijfant Prince, trefeher & 
 trefayme bon frere & Coufut , tant & ft 
 a(feciueufement que faire pouvons, a vous nous 
 recommendons. Comme par la trefgrande noblejfe, 
 prouejfe, & aultres grande s vert us & merites de 
 vojire trefnoblc perfonne tant approuves, que 
 jullcment la fame en ejl par tout cognue , & oul- 
 tre ce pour tant plus augmenter & faire accroi- 
 Jlre , la bonne & fratcrnelle amitie & confede¬ 
 ration d'entre vous & nous, nos Royaumes & 
 Subjecls , avons ajfemble en deue Collegialle & 
 ancicnne manicrc avec les Chevaliers de nojlre 
 Ordre du Jarrwtiere, an Cbapitrc tenu & cele- 
 hre en nojlre msnoir de Greenwich, le xxiv. jour 
 D’avril derniere pafs'e, avons tout enfemble & 
 d'un Commun & unanime confentimcnt & vouloir 
 cfleu, choift, & nomme vojtre trefnoble perfonne au 
 nombre de nofire dit amiable Compagnie, & Or¬ 
 dre du Jarretiere, de la quelle Election il nous a 
 \femble bon, vous advertir par cejief, vous priant 
 , trcfcordiallement , treshault & trefpuijfant 
 Prince , trefeber & trefame , bon frere & Coufin, 
 de faire ceji honeur a nous & toute la dite Com¬ 
 paignie, de confentir a la dite Election, en ac¬ 
 cept ant pour Tamour de nous, & comme par ce 
 vous nous feres chofe tres-agreable > ainfi nous 
 eftimerons nojlre dit Ordre d'affiant plus garni 
 & decore, come entendres plus amplement par 
 nos Ambajfadeurs , qui pour cejle caufe font 
 prejls a partir par devers vous. Parquoy nous 
 ne vous tiendrons ny plus long propos, Ains 
 prions le Createur (treshaut & trefpuijfant 
 Prince , trefeber & trefaime bon frere & Coufm) 
 vous avoir en fa trejjainte & digne garde. Ex- 
 - cript a nojlre Manoir de Greenwich, le——jour 
 I de May 1551. 
 
 NUM. LVIII. 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 NLIM. LVIII. 
 
 A Credential Letter fent to Emanuel 
 Duke of Savoy, with the Habit and 
 Enbgns of the Order. 
 
 Ex MS. 4- penes IV. le N. Cl.fol. IIO. 
 
 T Resbault & trefexcellent Prince, trefeber 
 & bun ahnk Coufin, a vans bun affeclu- 
 eufement nous nous recommendons• Contmefur 
 V advert iffematt que nous vous feifmes de vojlre 
 Elcftion icy an nombre & amiable Compaignie 
 dc nos confreres Chevaliers , & Comp a ignons, de 
 ttojlre Ordrcdela] arretiere* vous avez fignific 
 depuis vojlre bonne & froute acceptation, &fin- 
 gulier contententent de la dite Elettion, ft deft- 
 rant affdlueufentent, qiVelle pregtte fun deu cf 
 f’Sf, Nous avons pronto molt a ce defpeebe devers 
 vous nofire tresfeal & bien dime Ic Sieur de Clin¬ 
 ton & Says Chevalier & Cumpagnon du dit Or- 
 dre , & ttojire feal & bien aime Garticre, Roy 
 d' Antics de V Ordre ■> avee ample pouvoir & 
 Commijfion non Jeullement pour vous prefenter , 
 bailler , & donner dc par nous la Jarretiere,man- 
 teau & aultres enftgnes appartenantes au dit Or¬ 
 dre, mais aitffi faire tout aultre chofe en tel cus 
 accoujlume & requife, come ferions ft nousy fuf- 
 ftons en perfunne, vous priant, trefeber & bien 
 ay me couftn, de les accepter d’aujfi bonne vouloir 
 que defirons Vaccroiffement,par ce, de vojlre hon- 
 tteur & renom : Et oultre ce d'adjoujlerfoy a tout 
 ce que nos dits commifaires vous diront & fe- 
 ront , en nojtre endroit, touebant leur Commijfion, 
 ainfi queferies a nous mefmes : Que [era la fin 
 de cefles pour la prefent, & ainfi tresb atilt & 
 excellent Prince, trefeber & bien ayme confinl , 
 Dial vous ait en fa digne tuition • EJcript a 
 nojlre Palaice de Welbuinlter le 1 7* jour de 
 O&obre, 1554- 
 
 NUM. LIX. 
 
 Another to Frederic 4 Duke of Wir- 
 temberg. 
 
 Ex Eq . aurat. Anglo-lVirtemb.p. 120. 
 
 Q Vandoquidem, mi Dominc Confanguinee 
 , (intelligit fereniffimus Rex Anglia? T)u- 
 cem iUuJlrijfimam Wirtembergia?, Fre- 
 dcricum) liquidb nobis cottjlat, quod, ut opti 
 mam affettiouem erga Regnum hoc d f E femper 
 ofienfam, demortua Regina p. nu dileUa noflra 
 foror agnofeeret, ac vicijfim fuam in te benevo¬ 
 lent)am peramicamcontefiaretur : elegerat te ac 
 nomimrat, ut Equejlris Ordinis Garterii, five 
 Crural is tafciic conjors effes: quod tamcn ob catt- 
 fas aliquas in aUum deducerc dijhilit ac procra- 
 Jlinata ejl: Nos autem obligationi prompt£ tit£ 
 voluntati JucceJJimus,& ejus per Legatum tuum, 
 nuper adco bine profefium, ccrtum tejlimonium 
 & confirmationcm accepimuscam nobis con- 
 fervare , ac prxdieda nojlrsc dile&£ fornris ami- 
 citi* 3 laudabiliq j erga te propofito fitisfacere 
 
 defideramus . Quod ut effeftum jam mode fuum 
 obtincret, bunc ipjiim in finem prefentem Baro- 
 nem Spencerum ad te Legatum elegimus, qui 
 prater amicam itofiram falutationem, nojlrum 
 quoq, Garferium Ordinem tibi adferat ac tra - 
 dat. Quamobrem bifee rogamus, ut cum ab il- 
 lo accipias, firmiterqi ere das bunc ipfiim Ordi¬ 
 nem unum efife de pr£cipuis fignis ac ffejlivtomis, 
 quodcunq-, nos externo P rincipi, ad nofiram in 
 ipjum amicijfimam declarandam voluntatem, & 
 de ipfo exifiimationem , in qua merita ipfius & 
 virtutes babeamus , tribuerepojfimus: Ita ut b.ic 
 ratione re ipsa & ipfo faCto quotiejeunq', fe offer et 
 occafio, qua nobis tibi commndandi gratdqf.i- 
 eicndi facultas erit, bene nos ajfccios, promptos, 
 ac paratos fis inventurus & experturns. Sicut 
 idem fane pr£nominato Spcncero pluribns & 
 latiiis tibi coram fignificandi dedimus manda- 
 tunu Qua dc causa fidemhuic ut habeas, ora- 
 mus > certoqb de nobis tibi perfuadeas id , quod 
 interim fumirs & manebimus femper* Dat£ Win- 
 ceftre, 18- Sept. 1603. 
 
 NUM. LX. 
 
 Another to Maurice Prince of Orange. 
 
 Ex Conti swat. Thnani png. 331. Edit. 
 
 Francof. an. 1628. 
 
 M I cognate, virtutwn tuartim fun a , & 
 egregia fortitudinis document a, qu£ turn 
 in Provinciarum Unitarum Bclgii, jampridem 
 firmof£dcre regnis noflris junLtarum, turn in re- 
 Hgionis, qu£ nobis cum Frovinciis illis communis 
 cfl, defenfione cdidijli, jamdudum in nobis defii- 
 derium invenlendi occafiionem qua quanti tc feci- 
 mus teflarcmur, excitarunt 1 convocatis igitnr 
 Equitibus & fratribns Ordinis aurcat Pirilcc- 
 lidis, &ineorum mtmerum allcfto cugnato & fu¬ 
 ture genero nofiro, Elcdtore Palatino, vifum ejt 
 exconfenfu totius Collegii, ut te ipfi focinm ad- 
 jungeremus hac Elettione ex voto nofiro faCla, tibi 
 more majorum nofirorutn infignia Ordinis mitti¬ 
 mus, & Winwodo Equiti ac Legato nojlro man- 
 davimus ut ea tibi exbibeat, iifqte amiciat: 
 Infiiper Gartero ,fecialium noflrorum principijte- 
 gotium dedimus, ut, quod fuimuneris cf exequa¬ 
 tur. H.ibe boc ct nobis finceri ajfcfths tcflimo- 
 niton : quern deinccps, quoties occafio fe dabit, 
 pluribns aliis argumentis declarare parati fit- 
 mus. Ex Arce noflra Wcicmonalkrienfi 9. Kah 
 Jan. 1612. 
 
 NUM. LX I. 
 
 Another to Frederick^lViIlium, Elecfor 
 of Bran deu burgh 0 with the Garter 
 and George. 
 
 Ex Collect. E. IV. G. 
 
 M O N Frere, Eaffeurance, que j'ay de vou- 
 Jlre Amitie par pleufieurs tefmoignages, 
 que vous m en avez donnez m oblige a recbercber 
 tons les moyens qui feront capables de Ventre- 
 
 tenirj 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 tenir , & de la conferver Et pour ce fujet fay 
 trouve a propos, comme Souverain dit trefancien 
 & tres-ttoble Ordre de la Jartiere, dc vans eflirc 
 Vun des Chevaliers, paers, & Compagnons dit 
 dit Ordre , efiimant par Ik de faire une plus 
 ejhroite Amitie avec vous, & d'augmenter le bicn 
 & la profperitc de cette tres-noble ficiete, la- 
 quelle par plufieurs jiecles a cu non feulement 
 les Roys D’angleterre ms predeceffeurs pour 
 Souverains , mats aufii Pbonne ur d'avoir plufi¬ 
 eurs Empcrcitrs , Roys, & Princes Efir angers pour 
 Compagnons: Comme aujji de vous donner par la 
 une marque evidente de man ajfefiion, & de la 
 haute ejlime que f ay de vos mcrites, &devoftre 
 perjonne, & pour confirmation de la dite Election 
 je vous envoye par le Sieur Chevalier de Walker 
 Jartiere, Roy d 3 Armcs, la Medaille dite le 
 George, la jartiere & /’Eftoille, pour les Por¬ 
 ter a la maniere accoufiumee: AJfavoir laMc- 
 daille autour du Corps , la Jartiere a la Jambe 
 gauche, & P Eltoille fur le Cojle gauche de la 
 Cafaque ou du Manteau. Le dit Sieur de Wal¬ 
 ker vous ajfeitrera de ma part, que je defire avec 
 pa ft on de vous tefmjigner, que je fuis , 
 
 Mon fr ere i 
 
 A Paris le 23. de 
 
 Januier 1 654. Vojlre bien ajfeftionne 
 
 frere & Coufuu 
 
 A Mon frere Monfieur C. R. 
 
 le Marquis de Brande- 
 burg P. Eledteur du 
 Saint Empire. 
 
 NUM. LXII. 
 
 A CoMnijfion for delivery of the Habit 
 and Enfigns of the Order, to Charles 
 Duke of Burgundy. 
 
 Ex awplo Codice APS. penes prj;f. 
 Johannen1 Vincent, ful. 175. 
 
 E D ward, par la Grace de Dieu , Roy D’an¬ 
 gleterre & France, & Seigneur d 1 Ir- 
 lande, Souverain de L’Ordre de la Jarretiere, A 
 tons eeulx qui ces prefentes lettres verront , fa¬ 
 int : Comme trejbault & puiffant Prince , nojlrc 
 trefame frere, Charles, Due de Bourgoign t,pour 
 les glorieufes mcrites de fes vertuz , haultcjfe, & 
 Noblcjfe, dont la Reuommee s’efi par tout Re- 
 fpandue, a ejie ttadguaires par nous &noz con¬ 
 freres Chevaliers , & Compaignons du dit Ordre , 
 cn nofire Palais de Wefimonfticr affemblez , efleu 
 Chevalier & Compaignon d'icelluy Ordre, en lieu 
 lors vacant, fi comme par nous aultres lettres a 
 nofire dit frere adreffes en fignifiant la dite efle- 
 flion ejl contain plus a plain , voulans & defirans 
 trefajfcciueufimcnt la dit cjledion fortir fan deu 
 effeCt, & perfection, fc avoir faifons que nous con- 
 fians es feaultcz, diferetions, & dilligenccs de 
 nofire feal & bien ame Mefiir Galliard , Seig¬ 
 neur de Duras, Chevalier & Compaignon dudit 
 Ordre , Et de noz feaulx & bien amez confil- 
 lers Me fire Jchan Scott, Chevalier , control eur 
 
 de nofire hofiel, Thomas Vahan, 7 reforier de 
 
 nofire Chambre, Maijhre Jehan Ruffell DoUcur cs 
 Defcretz, archidiacre de Barkfhire, & Jarre- 
 tiere ’ ^°y D'armes, les cinq, quatre , trois, ou 
 deulx,dont le dit Seigneur de Duras f'oit tons- 
 jours l un, avons or dome commis & depute , Or- 
 donitons, Commettons, & Deputons, par ces pre- 
 fentes, noz Ambaffadeurs Procureurs & Mcjfa- 
 gers efpeciaulx , & leur donnons povoir, aucio- 
 rite & mandement cfpecial, d\ulx tranfporter 
 par devers nofire dit frere, & de luy presenter, 
 b a tiler, & donner de par nous la Jarretiere, le 
 m ant ell, & autres enfeignes par nous prefente - 
 ment a luy envoy es, avec toutes les ceremonies 
 folempnitez deues & acoujlumecs dffire pre- 
 jentez, baillez,on donnez en tel cas, Et oultre de 
 Recevoir de nojlrc dit frere le ferment, felon la 
 forme & maniere des efiatuz du dit Ordre, Et 
 autres chofes faire 6 - exercer & expedier, que a 
 eulxjemblcront ejlre ncceffairet en cefiepartie,tout 
 ainfi que faire deurions & pourrions, fi y ejlions 
 en nofire perfonne, En tefmoign de cc, a ces pre- 
 jentes noz lettres nous avons fait mettre le Sean 
 du dit Ordre du Jatretier, Donne en nofire Pa¬ 
 lais de Wellmonltier le x. jour de Januier fan 
 M. CCCGLXIX. 
 
 NUM. LXIIL 
 
 Another for delivery of them to Fer¬ 
 dinand Arch-Duke of Aujlria . 
 
 Ex Afs.fil. penes EAV. G.f. 18. 
 
 H Enry le huitiejme , par la grace de Dieu , 
 Roy D’angleterre, & de Fraunce, Ve- 
 fenfeur de la Foy , Seigneur D’irlandc, Souve¬ 
 rain de la tres-noble Ordre de Saint George, 
 nomme la Jarretiere, A tons ceulx, q K i ces pre¬ 
 fentes Lettres verront, Salut. Comme trejhault, 
 excellent & puiffant Prince , nofire trejame Cou- 
 fin & bon Neptteu, Dom. Fernando, liifantc de 
 Caftille, Archiduc D’auftrich, Conte de Tyrol, 
 Sec. Lieutenant du Saint Empire,pour les grans 
 mcrites de fes vertus, hautejfe, & noblejfe, dont 
 larcnommee, s\fip ar tout efpanduc, a ejle na- 
 guerres par nous & noz Confreres Chevaliers & 
 Compaignons du dit Noble Ordre, en nofire Ma- 
 noir de Richemont ajfambles, efleu Chevalier & 
 Compaignon d'icelluy Ordre de Saint George, 
 cn lieu vacant, voulans & defirans trefaffetteuffe- 
 ment la dit efleVtion fortir fon deu effett & per¬ 
 fection-, Savoir faifons, que nous confians es 
 fesuites, deferecions, & diligence de nofire feal 
 bien ame Mefire Henry, Seigneur de Morley, 
 attjfi de noz feaulx & bien amez Maifire Ed¬ 
 ward Lee, D oh eur cn fbcologie, Archidiacre de 
 Colchefter, nofire Aulmonier , Mefiire Guillaume 
 Hufey, Chevalier, & Mefiire Thomas Wriothe- 
 lley, Jarretiere, nofire Principal Roy D’armes, 
 nofires Confeillours , les quatre , troys, ou deux, 
 dont le dit Seigneur de Morley fit tousjours 
 I'ung, avons ordonne, commys, & Depute , Or- 
 donmns, commettons, & deputons , par ces pre- 
 fntes, noz Ambaffadeurs, procureurs , & meffai- 
 gers efpeciaulx, & leur donnons povoir, autorite 
 
i-WW-V 
 
 74-1 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 & mandement efpecial, d'enlx tranfporter par 
 devers noftre dit Coufin & bon Nepueu , & de 
 luy prefienter , bayller, & donncr , r/e par nous-, 
 la Jarretiere, I'habit, aultres Enfeignes par 
 nous prefentement a luy ettvoyees , toutes les 
 
 folempnitez & Ceremonyes dcucz & accuflumez 
 (Retire prefcntees , bail lees-, on donnees, en tel cas '■> 
 Et oultre de recevoir, de nojlre dit Coufm & bon 
 Nepueu , le ferment , /j four me & maniere_ 
 
 dez Ejtatuz dit dit Noble Ordre , aultres 
 cbofcs faire excrcer & expedier, qucaeuxfim- 
 bleront ejlre neceffaircs cn cejl par tie, tout & 
 ainjy que fwre deurions oupourrions, ft y ejiions 
 at noftre perfonne . En tefmoigne de ce,a ces pre- 
 fentes noz lettrcs, fignecs de noflre main , nous 
 avoHsfaitl metre le Scan die dit Noble Ordre de 
 Saint George nomme la Jarretiere. Donne cn 
 nojlre Chajleau de Wyndefore, le xviii. jour 
 d ’ Aouft, Van de Grace M. D. XXIII. Et le xv. 
 An de nojlre Regne . 
 
 Pexfall. 
 
 NUM. LX IV. 
 
 Another for their delivery to Emanuel 
 Duke of savoy. 
 
 Ex Colled. Gill, le N. Cl. 
 
 pHilippe & Marie par U grace de Vim 
 J Roy&Roytte d 1 Angleterre, France, Na¬ 
 ples, Jerufalem, & Irlande, Vefenfimt de la Fay, 
 Prince & p ™icefle d’ Efpagne, & Sicille, Ar- 
 chiduc & Anhiduckefie i’ Auftriche, Vue & 
 VucbeJJe de Millain, Burgoigne, Brabant, CoHte 
 & Cnilcfe de Flanders, Hasburg, & Tyroll, See. 
 A tons cenlx qiti ccs prefeittes Lettres verroni , 
 Salut. Comnic trefiiault & tnfixceUatt Prince 
 Emanuel Philibert, Vue de Savoy, Chablais, & 
 Augulte,Pri«ce & Vicar perpetuel die Saint Em¬ 
 pire, Marquis en Italic, Prince de Piemont, 
 Conte de Geneve, &c. Lieutenant & Capitain 
 Generali pour nolire trefeber perc V empereur, 
 pour fes grander meriles & pnuejfes, nob/ejje , 
 & autres vert us, dont la renommee s’ejl par tout 
 divulgee & cfparfe , cut efie naguieres par nout 
 & nos confreres Chevaliers & Compagttoitf, de no- 
 fir c Ordre de la Jarretiere, en nojlre Chafieau del 
 Wmdefor ajfemblees, ejlcu Chevalier & Com- 
 pagnon d’ icclluy Ordre en lieu Id vacant , com- 
 nas aul,m lettrcs. a ttofire dit Coufm 
 addrefsees , en ftgmfiam foil EleOion efi content! 
 plus ap, am voulans 6 ' defiram affeCtueufement 
 la Election fortir fan den effeii & perfeBiem , Sca- 
 voir faijons. que nous, confiaiis cs fialtic, difereti- 
 on, V diligence de nojlre trefeal & bicn aime le 
 Seigneur de Clinton & Saye, Chevalier & Com- 
 pagnott de mlIre Ordre , & de nofire feal & bicn 
 ayme Jarretiere, Roy Surma d'icelluy Ordre, a- 
 vons Ordmne, Commis , & depute,Or damans,Com- 
 iBrtJwir, & deptttons, par ces prefentes, ms Am- 
 baffadeurs, procureurs , df Mefagiers efpeciaulx, 
 tr lent donnons pouvoir autborite & mandement 
 efpecijf d'eulx tranfporter an aime noftre Co fin, 
 & a luy prefe mer, baffler, &'donncr de par nous 
 
 la Jarretiere, & le manteau, & aultres enfeignes 
 par nous prefentement a luy cnvoyees , avecque 
 toutes les Ceremonies & folempnities, deues , & 
 accoujlumes dJejire prefcntees , baillees & donnees 
 en tel cas , & eultre de.recevoir, de nojlre Cofin, le 
 Sacrement, felon la forme et maniere dez efia~ 
 tutz dn dit Ordre , & tonte aultre chofe faire 
 & expedier que a calx fembleront necejfaires en 
 cejl endroid, tout ainfi que faire debitrions & 
 pourrions, fi y ejiions en nos pe'rfomes propres. 
 En temoign de ce, avons foufeript de nojlre main 
 prof re ces prefemes lettrcs , & y faiti mettre le 
 Seel du dit Ordre de la Jarretiere j Donne on 
 nojlre Palais de Weftminfter le xvii. jour de 
 O&obre 1554. 
 
 n u M. LXV. 
 
 Another for their delivery to the 
 French King, ch,tries the Ninth. 
 
 Ex ipfo Autogr. 
 
 E Lizabeth par la grace de die ft, Roync ff An¬ 
 gleterre, France, & Irlande, Defenfeur-de 
 la fey , &c. a tout ceulx , qui cespatentes Lettrcs 
 verront , Salut . Come trcjhault, trefexccllent,tref 
 puiffant Prince , nojlre trefeber & trefame frere, 
 & Coufin , le Roy trcfcbrejlien Charles de France, 
 tant pour fes trefgrandes noblejfe , dons , &vertus 
 finguliers, dont Dieu Pa ornk,<& la renommee s'eit 
 ejl par tout divulguee , & efparfe , & que pour 
 tant plus augmenter , & eftablir la bonneamitic , 
 & intelligence qui efi entre nous , & nojlre dit 
 bon frere, ait ejle naguieres par nous & nos con¬ 
 freres Chevaliers & Cempagnons de noftre Ordre 
 de Jarretiere, en noftre Chajleau de Windforc 
 ajf embles, cleu Chevalier & Compagnon d'iccluy 
 Ordre , en lieu la vacant, voulant & deftrant af- 
 fettueufement la ditte eleVtion fortir fin den ef- 
 fett & perfdiion » fiavoir faifions que nous con- 
 fans cs feaultes , dificretions, & diligences de 
 noftre trefeber & bicn aime Coufin, le- Sieur de 
 Hunfdon, Chevalier, & Compagnon de noftre 
 Ordre, & de nos feaulx & bien aitnes Meffieurs, 
 Thomas Smith, Chevalier, noftre Ambajfadeur 
 refiant aupres nojlre dit bon frere, & MeJJicur 
 Gilbert Dethick, Chevalier, Roy D'armcs d i ice- 
 Iuy Ordre, les avons ordonne , commis , & depu¬ 
 te, ordonnons, commettons , & deputons, par ces 
 prefentes nos ambaffadeurs, procureurs, & meffa- 
 giers expeciaulx, & leur donnons pouvoir, au¬ 
 tborite, & mandement efpecial d'enlx trotrver, 
 devers noftre dit bon frere, & de luy prefinter & 
 donner, de par nous, la Jarretiere, & le manteau, 
 & autres enfeignes par nous prefentement a luy 
 envoyees, avecques toutes les Ceremonies, & J'o - 
 lemnites deues, & accouftumieres d'eflre prefen- 
 tces, baillees, & donnees en tel cas, & aultre ce, 
 faire, & expedier, toutes aultres chofes, que a- 
 eulx fembleront necejfaires en cejl endroit, tout 
 ainfi que faire deburions, & pourrions, fi y ejiions 
 enwoftre propre perjonne. En tefmoing de ce, avons 
 fiufifiript de noftre main propre ces prefentes, & 
 y fait mettre le Seel du dit Ordre de la Jarreti¬ 
 ere i Donne a nojlre maifin de Richmond le 
 q xxviii. 
 
appendix. 
 
 xxviii. jour de May, Pan de grace, mil cinq 
 ans, foixante & quatre, & de nojlre regne 
 h fixiefmc. 
 
 NUM. LXVI. 
 
 Another for their delivery to Maxi¬ 
 milian the Emperor. 
 
 Ex Collett. Gul. le N. Cl. 
 
 If? Lizabetha, Dei grati s Anglic, Francis, & 
 Xl/ Hibernis Regina fidci Dcfenfor,Scc. Om¬ 
 nibus ad quos prefentes Litter£ fint perventur£, 
 falutem. Oint inviCtifftmus &potentijfimus Prin- 
 ceps, frater & confanguinetts ttofier, Clarijjimus 
 Maximilianas, Romanorum Imperator, 6cc. non 
 folunt ob dignitatis fu£ fafligium, dotefq > ac vir- 
 tutes animi heroic a s,quibus ilium it a cumulate 
 ornavit ac illujlravit Dens Optimus Maximus , 
 tit car urn per univerfum Orbem jama dimana- 
 verit , verum etiam ut amicitia ac intelligentU 
 arciioris vinculum inter nos firmetur acjlabilia- 
 tur , Ex notiro nofiroritmq', Confr atrum,Equitum 
 ac fodorum Ordinis Garterii ajfenfu & confinfu, 
 nuper in dictum Ordinem nofirum Garterii cle¬ 
 ans & fnfeeptus fucrit •> Vt banc eleftiortem, 
 prout par eji , abfolvamns, & ad cjfettum per- 
 ducamus , notumfadmits, quod prudent U & dex- 
 teritati pcrnobilis & perdilecti confanguinei no- 
 llri Thoms, Comitis Suffexis, &c .mins Equi- 
 tum Sociorum died nojiri Ordinis , jc diletti no- 
 firi Gilbcrti Dethick, MU it is, & Regis Armo- 
 rum, plurimitm confidentes, illos Legates , Pro- 
 curatorcs , nuncios nofiros fpeciales ordina- 
 vimus , deputavimus , confiituimus , prout per 
 
 prxjentes Ordinamus, Deputamus , Confiitui- 
 
 mus, iifl't potefiatem , autboritatem, ac tnanda- j 
 tfed ale damns, non folum fife verfus di¬ 
 et u a Lnperatorem confer endi , dr i//i wojfro w- 
 mine pr £fc ntandi Garter ium, pallium, alidq'■> in- 
 fmtia qu£ in prtfintid illi a nobis mittuntur , 
 verum etiam omnes Cercmonias ac Solennitates 
 peragendi , 17#*, itt bac parte, ex ufu & confue- 
 tudine fieri &peragi folcnt , ormtiaqs reliqua ex¬ 
 pedient, qu£ ad hoc negotium fpettant, qu£q, il- 
 lis videbuntur nccejfaria, baud minus ac ft nos 
 ipfi pr£fintcs faccre & expedire vellemus. In 
 cujus rei tejiimonium has literas fieri fecimus 
 ■ patentes, nec non illas mam nojira fubferiptas , 
 £igz//o died Ordinis communiri jujftmus. Da¬ 
 tum in Regia nojira Weftmonafterienfi xx. 
 Maii /Iww Domini 1567. regnorum verb no- 
 Jirorum nono. 
 
 ELIZABETHA. 
 
 NUM. LXVII. 
 
 Another for Delivery of them to Fre~ 
 clerj clothe Seconding of Denmark. 
 
 Ex Ahtogr. in Bibliot. Hatton . 
 
 E Lizabetha Dez Anglia: Francis d^* 
 
 Hibernis Regina, fidd Defenfor, &c. »«i- 
 
 verfis & fuigulis pr£fentes has literas nojiras vi- 
 furis , infpeftaturis,& audituris,falutem. Cfon 
 firenijfimus Princeps , frater & confanguinetts 
 noller cbarijfimus Fredericus, Dei gratilt Danis, 
 Norwegis,Gothorum,Vandalorumq, Tex, ckc. 
 plurimarum Heroicarum Virtutum fplendore & 
 grat ia nobilitatus, Orbem Cbrifiianum famd no¬ 
 minis ftti impleverit , edq', jam ante annos ali¬ 
 quot animum nofirum accenderit, ut earn ami¬ 
 ci ti am in perfonlt ejus melioribus quibus pot ni¬ 
 nths officiis cultiorem redderemus, quam Cre¬ 
 dit arioquodam jure fanftijjim£ memorix nobilifi 
 firni Majores & Antecejforcs nojiri nobis com- 
 mendarunt, rtullis autem officiis erga tarn eba- 
 rum Principem fatisfacientes nobis, atm nuper 
 elegerimus, conjpirantibus omnibus omnium Com- 
 militonum fuffragiis, in illitjirijfimi Ordinis 
 Garterii nobilijfimam focietatem,quo arUiori be - 
 nevolenti£ vinculo, ft fieri poffiet, cum in dies 
 fntgulos nobis magis magifq } conjungeremus , ut- 
 pote Principem verb Chrifiianum, in cujus ami- 
 citid vel maxime cupimtts conquiefcere, fum- 
 mbq', defiderio aventes ut quod non nifi aujpica- 
 tijfime inc£pimus, ad optatum finem pcrditca- 
 tur \ Sciatis, quod nos, de fidelitate, prttden- 
 t ill & diligent id pranobilis viri plurimitm nobis 
 ebari, Domini Peregrini, Domini de Willough¬ 
 by, & Ersby, & fpedabilis Viri Gilbcrti De¬ 
 thick Equitis, Regis Armorum Ordinis, pluri- 
 mhn confidentes, ipfis nofiros veros, & indubi- 
 tatos Ambaficiatores , Procuratorcs, & Or at ores 
 fpeciales, ajfignavimus, fecimus, & confiituimus, 
 affignamus, facinus, & confiituimus, per pr£- 
 fentes, dantes eis potefiatem, autboripatem & 
 mandatum jpeciale ad pr£fatum Fratrem & 
 Confanguineum nofirum ebarifiimum proficif- 
 cendi, eiq-, deferendi & donandi, noftro nomine, 
 & pro nobis, Subligaculum, & Trabeam, & 
 reliqua Infignia IllufiriJJimi Ordinis nofiri Gar¬ 
 terii, per nos ad prajens ad ilium tranjmijfa, 
 c£terdq\ peragendi quam ojficiofijfimc, & rcligio- 
 fiffime poterunt, qu£ ad honoratijfimi illius Or¬ 
 dinis decus & ornamentum quoquo modo putabunt 
 pertinere, baud aliter atque ipfi facer emus, ft 
 pr£fintes ejfimus. In cujus rei tejiimonium has 
 Literas nojtras mam nofirlt fubferiptas, Sigillo 
 dilii Ordinis Garterii communiri fecimus. Dat£ 
 e Regia nofir a Grenewici 27. die Menfis Junii, 
 anno falutis Human£ fupra millefimum quin- 
 ' gentefimum, oCtuagefmo feettndo , regni verb nojiri 
 vicefimo quarto. 
 
 ELIZABETHA. 
 
 NUM. LXVIII. 
 
 Another for delivery of them to Henry 
 the Third of France. 
 
 MS.^.penes Arthur.Com.Anglefey■p. 6 ‘ 3 ,.b % 
 
 E Lizabeth, by the grace of Cod, Queen of 
 England, France, and Ireland, Defender 
 I of the Faith, See. To all thofe to whom thefe 
 prefinti Jhall come, Greeting. Forafmuch as 
 
 the 
 

 appendix. 
 
 the right high, right excellent, and right mighty 
 Trim, cur right dear and right mil-beloved 
 Brother,and Cozen, thermjl Chrftan King, Hen¬ 
 ry of France, as well for his right great Nobi¬ 
 lity, gifts and virtues fittgular, wherewith Cod 
 had endued him, the renown whereof is difperfed 
 and divulged throughout, and that the more to 
 augment and cflabUjh the good amity and intel¬ 
 ligence which is between us and ourfaid good 
 Brother, he bath been not long fince by us_and 
 our felon? Brethren the Knights and Companions 
 of our Order of the Garter, in our Caftell of 
 Windefore affemblcd, cbofen Knight and Com¬ 
 panion of the fame Order, in place there vacant. 
 We willing and defiring affeCtion/ly the fame 
 EUOion to take its due i (feet and perfection, give 
 to miderftand, that We,1rufling in the fidelities, 
 diferetions, and diligence of our right dear and 
 well-beloved Cozen, the Earl of Darby, Knight 
 and Companion of our faid Order, and of our 
 faithful and well-beloved. Sir Edward Stafford 
 Knight, our Embaffaior refident with our faid 
 good Brother, have ordained, committed, and de¬ 
 puted, and do ordain, commit, and depute them 
 by thef prefents our Embajfadors, Procurators, 
 and Mcffengers efpeciaUAnd we give them power, 
 authority, and efpecial charge to go unto our 
 faid good Brother, and to prefent and give him 
 from us the Gaiter, the Mantle, and other En- 
 fignsby us prefemly fall unto him , with all the 
 Ceremonies and Solemnities due and accufiomed 
 to be prefitted, given, and deliverdin fuch cafe: 
 And furthermore to do and difpatch all other 
 things, which unto them fhall be thought necef- 
 fsry in that behalf, even fo as we our felves 
 ought and might do, if we were there in our 
 own proper perfon, In witnefs whereof we have 
 fubferibed thef prefents with our own proper 
 hand, and thereunto caufed the Seal of our faid 
 Order of the Garter to be put■ Hated at our 
 Mannor of Greenwich, the xx. day of January, 
 the year of ottr Lord 1584- and of our Keigl^ 
 the 27. 
 
 ELIZABETH. 
 
 N U M. LXIX. 
 
 Another for Delivery of them to Henry 
 the Fourth of France. 
 
 Ex Collett. IV. le N.Cl. 
 
 E Lizabeth,^ la grace de Vicu Royne d 3 An- 
 gleterrc, France, 0 - Irlande, Dcfenfeurdt 
 la Foy,Scc. Atous ceux qui ces prefents verront, 
 faint. Comme le trcshault, trefexcellent, & 
 trefpitiffant Prince , nojire trefeber & trefame 
 frcrc , & Coufm j le Roy trcfchrtjiien Henry de 
 France & de Navarre, tant pour fa trejbaulte 
 nobleffe , dons-, & vertus fnguliers , dont Vicu 
 Va orne & Pa renomme, s\n efl par tout divul- 
 guee & efparfe , que pour tant plus augmenter & 
 ejiablir la bonne amitie & intelligence , qui eji 
 entre nous , & nojire dit bon frere-, ait ejie Magna¬ 
 tes par nous & nos Confreres & Compagnons de 
 
 nojire Ordrc de la Jartiere, en nojire Chajieau de 
 Wind fore affembles, ejleu Chevalier , & Com- 
 pagnon d 1 icelluy Ordre, en lieu la vacant, vou- 
 lans & defirans affcCueufement la dite ElettioH 
 fortir fun deu effeft & perfection, Scavoir fai- 
 Jons, que Notts confians esfeautes , diferetions & 
 diligences de nojire trefeber & bien aimeCoufvt, 
 le Comte de Shrewsbury , Chevalier & Com- 
 pagnon de nofire dit Ordre , & de nojire feal & 
 bien aime Guillaume Dethick J artier, nojire 
 premier Roy d 3 Armes, &c. d' icelluy Ordre , les 
 avons Ordonne Commit & Depute , Ordonnons, 
 Commettons , &Veputonspar ces prefentes, Nos 
 Ambaffadeurs, procureurs, & meffagiers tfpeci- 
 als, & leur donnons pouvoir authority & man- 
 dement efpecial, d’eux trouver vers nojire dit bon 
 frere , & de luy prefenter & donner, de par nous, 
 la Jarreticre, Robe, Manteau, Collier, & let 
 autres enfeignes par nous prefentement a luy en¬ 
 voy ees, aveeques toutes les Ceremonies & Solen- 
 nites dates & accoujiumees d’ejire prefentees, 
 baillees , & donnees en tel cas. Et oitltre ce, 
 fa ire & expedier toutes autres chafes que a iceux 
 fembleront neceffaires en ceft endroit, tout ainfi que 
 faire deburions & pourrions, ft y ejiions en nojire 
 propre perjonne i En tefmoign de ce, avons fonbf- 
 eferit de nojire propre main ces prefentes, &y fait 
 mettre le Seel dtt dit Ordre de la Jartiere* 
 Donne a nojire maifon de Greenwich, le 6 -jour 
 de Septembre, Van de grace Mil cinq-, censqua- 
 tre vingts & feize, & de nojire Reigne, le trente 
 huitiefme . 
 
 ELIZABETH. 
 
 N U M. LXX. 
 
 Another for their Delivery tochrijiian 
 the Fourth, King of Denmark^ 
 
 Ex Collett. W. le N. Cl. 
 
 jAcobus, Dei gratia , Anglia?, Scotia?, Fran- 
 J ciae, & Hibernia? Rex, Fidei Defenfor, 6cc* 
 Vnivcrfs & fngulis, Fatcntes ha fee litteras 
 nojiras letturis & infpetturis, falutem. Cum 
 multy jujiiffimy fmt caufe , cur nos fereniffimo 
 Frincipiyfratri , & confanguinto nofiro charifftmoi 
 Chriftiano, Dei gratia, Dania?,Norvegia?, Go- 
 thorum, Vandalorumq* Regi, Omnia benevo¬ 
 lently atq'-, amicitiy Officia pryjlare, atq\ honores 
 (quantum in nobis eft) maximos atqs amplifjimos 
 tribuere dcbcamus ■> & ob eas caufos (more in- 
 Jiitutoqi Majorum qui maximis principibtts & 
 nobiliffimU, atq i eximia virtute pryditis homi- 
 nibus, bunc honorem femper babtterunt) Regem 
 ilium propinquitate atq i amicitia nobis conjun¬ 
 ct ft mum in corum numerum afeiverimw, totiufq ? 
 focietatU confenfu elegerimus , qui celeberrimo 
 atq 5 illuftrijjimo Garteriifw* appellatur)Ordine 
 apud nos honorantur '■> idcirco notum atq-, tejia- 
 tum omnibus effe volnmus, nos pro fide, pruden- 
 tia, & diligentid Nobilifftmi viri, Cognati no - 
 Jiri, Rogeri ComitU Rutlandia?, itemf,fpettabilis 
 viri Gulielmi Segar, armigeri , Regis Armorwn 
 Ordinis, nobis fpcftatd atq s exploratd, illos 
 afignaffe^ 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 afignajfe-t feciJJ v, & conjlittiiffe , perqi /ea/ce /iz- 
 teras affignare, facere, & conjlituere, certos & 
 indubitatos Ambafeiatores, procttrstores , d* 
 Oratores nojiros, iifcp, potejlatem, author it atari 
 & fpcciale mandatum dedife ad prafjtnm Re- 
 gem, fratrem , confanguineum nojirum profi- 
 cifcendi , etq\ nojiro nomine & pro nobis Subli- 
 gaculum d?- Trabeam, dr reliqua illujlrifimi 
 Ordinis nojlri Garterii infignia, hoc tempore a 
 nobis ad ilium tranfmifa, deferendi, tradendi , 
 atq\ donartdi, ad omnia deniquc (quam poterunt 
 officiofifune ac religiofijfime) prajlanda & pera- 
 gertda, ac/ honor at ifjimi illius Ordinis de- 
 cus & Ornament urn, fpcclare vide bunt ur, perin- 
 de atq-, ipfi facer emus, ft prafentes ejjemus. In 
 cujus rei tcjlimonium, hafee lltteras nojiras Pa- 
 tentes, propria manu nojlr'a fubferiptas, Sigillo 
 pradicli Ordinis nojlri communiri fecimtis.Data 
 t ; Regia nojlr'a Grenevicenfi die 23. Junii, Anno 
 Cbrifti 1603. 
 
 JACOBUS. 
 
 nli m. lxxi. 
 
 Another for delivery of them to Fre¬ 
 derick1 Duke of Wirtemberg. 
 
 Ex Lib.ColltcI.Tho . Row Eq. A nr. Ord. 
 Canc.f. 20 6. 
 
 Acobus Dei gratia , Anglia?, Scotia, Frau¬ 
 ds, & Hibernia? Rex, fidei Defenfor , &c. 
 Vniverfu & fingulis prafentes has lit eras no¬ 
 jiras vifuris, injpeduris , w/ audituris , falutem. 
 Cnm illujlrifwm Princeps , ac Dominus , Domi- 
 nus Fredericas I)/** Wirtembergenfis, dr Te- 
 kenfis,Cemex Montis belegardi,Di>mzH/zx i;z Hay- 
 denheim, Confmguineus , dr A finis nojler cha- 
 riftmus, pUtrhnarum Heroicarum virtutttm fplen- 
 dore, & gratia Nobilitatus , Orbem Chrijiianum 
 fama nominis fui impleverit, eaq-, jam ante ali¬ 
 quot anuos animum nojirum accenderit , z/t caw 
 amicitiam in perform ejus, melioribus qttibus po¬ 
 int mm Officiis , cultiorem redder emus, quam ha- 
 r edit ario quo dam jure Sanaiftma memoria No- 
 bilijfimi Majores & antecejfores nojlri nobis 
 commendarunt, Null is autem Officiu erga tarn 
 charum Principem fatisfacientes ttobus , c«m »zz/>er 
 elegerimus (confpirantibus omnibus omnium fuf- 
 fragiis) in illujirifimi Ordinis nojlri Garterii 
 Nobilijfimam Societatem quo arciiori benevo¬ 
 lent U vinculo (ft fieri pojfet) eum in dies fingu- 
 los nobis magis magifq-, conjnngeremus, utpote 
 Principem vere Chrijiianum , z/z cujus amicitia 
 vcl maxima cupimus conquiefeere, fummoq-, deft- 
 da io aventes, ut quod non nift aufpicatiffime in- 
 cepimus ad optatum finem perducatur . Sciatis, 
 nos de fide lit ate, prudent id & diligent id 
 franobilis viri , plurimum nobis chari , Domini 
 Pvoberti Spencer zfc Wormleiton, dr fpeCiabilU 
 viri Gulielmi Dethick Equitis , Garteri, Regis 
 Armorum Ordinis , plurimkm confidentes, ipjos 
 njlros veros & indubitatos Leg itos , Procura- 
 tores, & Oratoresfpeciales ajfigmvimttsjecimus , 
 
 conflituimus, ajfignamus , fadmits, & con - 
 ftituimus per prxfentes, dantes eis potejlatcm , 
 authoritatem , mandatum fpcciale, ad pr£- 
 
 fatum confanguineum nojirum ebariffimum pro- 
 ficijcendi, eiq, deferendi , & donandi, nojiro no¬ 
 mine & pro nobis , Subligaculum 6' Trabeam, 
 ^ reliqua vefiimenta, infigniaq\ illujirifimi Or¬ 
 dinis nojlri Garterii, ?zex ac/ pr£fens ad ilium 
 tranjmijja , c£teraq ; peragendi, quam officiofif- 
 mc rcligiofifmeq', poterunt , qtt£ ad honoratijfi- 
 mi illius Ordinis decus , dr- ornamentuM quoquo 
 modo putabunt pertinere , a/i*er ac /z z/?Ji 
 
 facercmus , _/i pr£fentes efemus. In cujus rei 
 tejlimonium has litter as nojiras, manunojlrd fub¬ 
 feriptas, Sigillo ditti Ordinis nojlri Garterii cem- 
 wzoziri fecimus. Dat£ Manerio nojiro de Wood- 
 dock, decimo ociavo die Menfis Septembris, ^//z- 
 >/e regwi Anglia?, Francis, dr Hibemis 
 primo, & Scot is 37. 1603. 
 
 JACOBUS. 
 
 NUM. LXXII. 
 
 Another for their delivery to Maurice, 
 Prince of Auravgc. 
 
 AIS. in Bibl. Hatton. f.22y.b. 
 
 J Acobus &c, C/zm *zi/?z/ magis Officium Regale 
 deceat, quam viris virtutes & fortitudinis 
 fama illujlrifrnis honor es maximos & amplif- 
 mos tribuere s Quorum in numcro , fmgulari vir- 
 tute emicuit, hac nofird £tatc, illujlriftmus con- 
 fanguincus nojler, Mauritius, Princeps Auriaci, 
 Comes Naflovis, &c. Nos more injlitutoq* Ms- 
 jorum, qui tantis viris , qu£ apud ipfos chariftma 
 Jitnt honoris Monument a, communicate Joliti 
 funt, pr ad ilium principem Mauritium chn ami- 
 citia nobis conjunct ft mum, turn propter mcrita 
 fua diledifmum, in corum numerum aferipfi- 
 mus, totiujq-, focietatis confenfu elegimus, qui 
 celeberimo atq\ illufirifwio Garterii (utappella- 
 turj Ordine apud nos honorantur. ldcirco no- 
 turn atqi tefiatum omnibus efevolumus, nos pro 
 fide, prudentia, & diligentik nobilifmi Radol- 
 phi Wmwood, Equiiis Aitrati, nofiriq i apud 
 toederatas Belgii Provincias Legati j Itemq > 
 fpectabilis viri Gulielmi Seagar, Garterii,nomi¬ 
 ne, Principalis apud nos Armorum Regis, d no¬ 
 bis fp ell at a, atq i explorata , ill 0 s aftgnafe,fecifc, 
 (J- conjlituife, pcrq-> has literas afgnare,faccre, 
 & con(lituere certos & indubitatos Ambafciato- 
 res, Procuratores, Or at ores nojiros, iifq j po- 
 
 teflatcm, authoritatem, (Jr fpeciale mandatum 
 dedifie, ad prafatum principem Confanguineum 
 nojirum proficifeendi, eiq-, nojiro nomine, & pro 
 nobis, quadam Garterii infignia (cateris fuo tem¬ 
 pore pojlea prajlandis) hoc tempore a nobit ad 
 ilium tranfmifa deferendi atq i donandi, ad 
 omnia denig,, quam poterunt ojficiofifme, & 
 religiofifme & per agenda, qua ad honor at ift- 
 mi illius Ordinis decus & Ornamentum jpe- 
 clare videbuntur, perinde atque ipfi facer emus, 
 
 fi 
 
fi pnefintes efcmus. In cujus rei , See. Data c 
 # Palatio noftro Wefimonafterienfi, vicefimo quar¬ 
 to die Decembris, Anno Domini 1612. 
 
 NIIM. LXXIII. 
 
 Another for their Delivery t oGnStavus 
 Adolphus King of Sweden. 
 
 Ex Lib. Collett.pncftho.Roiv.fol. 207. 
 
 C Arolus, Dei gratia, Magna? Britannia?, 
 Francis, & Hibernia? Rex, fidei Defenfor , 
 &c. Vniverfis & fingulis hafee l it eras ttojlras 
 Letturis aut infpeVutris , falutem. Cum ferenif 
 fimus ac potentijfimus Princeps, frater , co« 
 
 fangtdncus nolier cbarijfimus Guftavus Adol¬ 
 phus, Dei gratia, Suecorum, Gottorum, Van- 
 dalorumq, jKfa;, virtntis fit£, ac nobilitatis 
 fplendore , rerumq, geftarum gloriti , <*c ttominis 
 fui fama Orient Cbrijlianum implevcrit: ad 
 nofirum off. e. ium pertinere putavimus , illi non 
 jolftm omnia benevolent ice, atque amicit'i£ officia, 
 tanqn.im principi nobis conjunttijjimo, & ami- 
 cijji no putftare, fed ctiam honores (quantum in 
 nobis ejt j maximos atqampliffimos tribuere, 
 eifq'i ' inprimis quibus milit iris in fummo duce 
 virttis jolct decorari />ry wore e> zrfjfi- 
 
 Major urn nofir orum Regum Anglia?, <pzz 
 maximis Principibus, & eximia virtute ac no - 
 bilitate pr<editis bomintbus hum bonorem ba- 
 buerunt. Nos Regem ilium, communibus omni¬ 
 um Sociorum fuffragiis, in celcberrimi Ordinis 
 Garterii (ut vacatur) collegium elegimus . Et 
 proinde notum & teftatum omnibus ejfe volumus, 
 Nos pro fidei it ate, prudent in & diligent Hi nobi- 
 lijfimiviri de Conclavi noftro, Jacobi Spenei de 
 Wormfton, Equitis aurati, & fpettabilium vi- 
 rortun Petri Yong armigeri, unins ex nobili- 
 bus nobis in cubiculo prtefentie noftro: mini¬ 
 fir antibus, & Henrici Saint Georgii, Armigeri, 
 unius ex Heraldis noftris ad Arma, nobis Jpetta- 
 tii atq■, explorata, illos ajjfignafle, fecijfe, & con- 
 fiituijje, perq'i bafee Literas ajfignare, facere, 6 " 
 conjiitucre, certos & indubiiatos Legates, Ora- 
 torcs, & Procurator es nojiros, iifq-, poteJiatem,au- 
 tboritatem, & fpeciale mandatum dedijfe, ad 
 prafatum Regem, fratrem,& confanguineum no- 
 Jirum proficifcendi, eiq', nomine noftro, & pro 
 nobis, Subligaculum, & Trabeam, & reliqua 
 illuftriffimi Ordinis noftri Garterii infignia,jam 
 d nobis ad ilium tranjmijfa, deferendi, tradendi, 
 atq, donandi, ad omnia deniq i (quam poterunt 
 ofiiciocifthne ac religiocijfimc) pr£jianda & pera- 
 genda, qtt£ ad honor at ijfimi ill ins Ordinis decus, 
 & Ornamentum pertinere videbuntur : perinde 
 atj, ipfi faceremus, fi prxfentes efiemus. In 
 cujus rei teftimonium bafee Literas noftras Pa- 
 tentes , propria manu noftra fubferiptas, Sigillo 
 didi Ordinis noftri Garterii communiri fecimus. 
 Dat£ c Palatio noftro Wclhnonafterienii, vi- 
 cefimo quarto die Junii ,Anno Domijti 1027. Sti- 
 lo Anglia?, 
 
 NUM. LXXlV. 
 
 Another for Delivery of them to Charles 
 Prince Ele&or.. 
 ibidem, fol . 2 13. 
 
 C Arolus, Dei gratia Magna? Britannia?, 
 Franda?, & Hibernia; Rex, fidei Defen¬ 
 for, Perifcelidis Ordinifq j Georgiani Supre- 
 mus, 8 cc. univerfis & fingulis bafee literas no- 
 flras leUuris, aut injpettttris falutem. Cum nos 
 ommfq-, &finguli, illuftrififimi Ordinis Garterii 
 Socii, Equites , decimo octavo die Aprilis, Anno 
 regni noftri nom, apud Paintium nofirum Alba? 
 Aula? Weftmonafterii Capitulariter congregati, 
 ebariftimum nofirum Nepotem, unic£, & dileciif- 
 fini£ S or or is noJlr£ mo do fi l ium natu maximum, 
 Carolum Principcm Imperii Elcdtorem, Comi- 
 tem Palatinumqi non folitm propter Regii noftri 
 Sanguinis communionem, & propinquitatem, 
 Jed etiam ad fovendas , & excitandas ineuntis 
 £tatis virtutes, mirifi.ee, cum admiratione, & 
 Jpe totius Orbis Cltrijliani pullulantes, tarn in 
 fui Principatks adminijlrationc , quam in rei 
 milit arts Jcientidi more, & injlituto major mn 
 nofirorum Regum Anglite (quibus folenne fait 
 nobilifiimos quofque, & fimma virtute pr£ditos 
 Principcs, hoc bonore decor are) communibus fuf¬ 
 fragiis, in eeleberrimum nojlri Ordinis Garterii 
 Collegium & Socictatem co-optavimus, & elegi¬ 
 mus ', Proinde notum e(fe volumus, Nos pro fide- 
 litate, prudentif & diligentid, fpetiatiffimi viri 
 Gulielmi Bofwell armigeri, procuratoris Jiojlri 
 Regiorum in Belgia negotiorum, ajfidne vigilan- 
 tijfimiNec non Johannis Philipoti Armigeri, 
 Scmmerfet, unius ex Heraldis nojbis , in bifee 
 mylieriis erudili (jam vice & muncre Garterii 
 Armorum Regis, propter tjus debilitatem & in- 
 valitudinemfmtgentis) nobis cognitf 0“ explora¬ 
 ta, illos aJfignaJJe, fecijfe, & confiitniffe, perque 
 bafee literas ajfignare, facere, & conjlituerc cer¬ 
 tos, & indubitatos Legatos, Oratores, & Procu¬ 
 rators noftros j iifq', poteftatem, auUoritatem, 
 & fpeciale mandatum dedijfe, ad prxfatum Prin- 
 cipem , & Nepotem nofirum proficifcendi, eiq-, no¬ 
 ftro nomine, & pro nobis Periicelidem, &inau - 
 rat am gemmifqdiftin&am Sandfi Georgii ima- 
 giuem, & fymljoUim, duo prscipua illujlrijfimi 
 Ordinis noftri Garterii infignia, jam a nobis ad 
 ilium tranfmifa deferendi, tradendi, donandi, 
 & induendi, modo & forma injlitutioni illius 
 Ordinis maxinfi congruentibus, & ad omnia de¬ 
 niq-, quam poterunt officiofijfime, & rcligiofiffime 
 pr£jlanda, & peragena , qu£ ad honor at iffimi 
 illius Ordinis decus & Ornamentum in bac par¬ 
 te pertinere videbuntur. In cujus rei tejiimo- 
 nium bafee literas noftras Patentes, propria 
 manu nojlra fubferiptas , Sigillo ditti Ordinis 
 Garterii communiri fecimus. Dat<e apud Pa- 
 latinm nofirum in Civitate nojlrli Eboracenfi, vi¬ 
 cefimo oCtavo die Menfis Maii, Anno regni noftri 
 Magna? Britannia?, Fraiiciar, & Hibernia? nono, 
 
 1 Annocp, Domini 1635. 
 
 
 NUM. LXXV* 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 NUM. LXXV. 
 
 Another for their Delivery to Charles 
 King of Sweden. 
 
 Ex ipfi Antogr. 
 
 C Arolus Secundus, Pei Gratia, Anglis, 
 Scotis, Francis, & Hibernia: Rex, fidei 
 Defat for, atijb Pranobilii Georgian! Or dim, 
 vulgo a Perifcclide Nuncupati, Suprcmus Magi- 
 jier. Omnibus ad quos prafentes h* liter£ per- 
 venerint , Salutem. Cttrn Serettijfimus ac Po - 
 untiffimus Pr bleeps ac Do minus, Carolus, eUdem 
 gratia, Suecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumq, 
 Rex, & Princtps bareditartus, Magnus Princeps 
 Finlandia:, 2 ?jtx Schonif, Efthonis, Livonia:, 
 Carelis, Brems, Verds, Stctini, Pomerania:. 
 CafTubis & Vandalis, Princeps Rugiae, Domi- 
 nus Ingri«£ & W'ilrnaris, nee non Comes Palati- 
 nus Rheni, Bavaria:, Julia:, Cliviae, & Montium 
 Dux, Fratcr, CottfaHguineus, ac Amicus ttojler 
 Cbariffimus : turn propter ttatalium filcndorem 
 & eximias iUat, chjc in eo confpiciuntur Jupra £ta- 
 iem, virtutes, quam propter habit a ad praclara 
 Regiorum fttorum Antecejforum facinora, jpecia- 
 tim qu£ a ferenijjimo & potent ijfimo Principe 
 Domino Gufiavo Adolpho nuper Suecorum 
 Rcgc funt gefta, a quibtts non parum honoris pr£- 
 fato Nojiro Gcorgiano Ordini acccjfit, utpote cut 
 ejus erat Commilito, ut deniefi fanclior ilia ami- 
 cilia qtt£ inter Regios ntrhuf> Nojlros Prxdecef¬ 
 fort s fRicher intercejfit, rnagit cxcolatnr atque 
 indies frmior reddatur, in prjefatum Nojirum 
 Ordinem fuerit in plena ejus Capitulo elect ut & 
 cooptatus. Omnibus qux illud impertiendwn & 
 ttoiificattdum Nofirarum duximus cjfe partit/m. 
 H ‘c dc can fa, atqi ad magh honorific am ejufdem 
 ret declarationcm, r.ec non ut qu£ adhttc defiant 
 ad conjummandum hoc tam gratum opus perim- 
 plcantur, ejufdem Ordinis integrum habitum, Or- 
 natum, & Infignia per mams pt rdilecli & per- 
 quam fidclii Confanguinei & Confiliarii Nofiri 
 Caroli Comitis Carliolenlis, Vice-Comitk Ho¬ 
 ward de Morpeth, Barents Dacre de Gillenand, 
 loeum-tenentis Nolri Getter alls in Comitatibus 
 Wdhnorlandis & Cumbria:, Nofirique jam ad 
 prstfatum Serenijfimum & Potcntijfimum Princi- 
 pern, Dominum Carolum, Suecorum, &c. Rtgcm 
 Legati Extraordinarii '■> Et feci a bills Viri, Do¬ 
 mini Hcnrici St. George, e primar 'us ojficialibuj 
 Nijtris ad Anna uni us, vulgo Richmond Herald 
 curaiimus tranjfrcnda i Dantes & Concedeittes 
 cifdem Nofiri* in bdeparte PlcmpotentiariU, pie- 
 n on & omnimodam facultatem &Mattdatum fie- 
 ciale , ut adprxfatum Serenijfimum & Potcntijfi- 
 tnum Regem Suecorum, &c.Fratrem Cottfangui¬ 
 ne um, & Amicum Nofirum,fe confer ant ci fiipra- 
 memorata Inftgnia , Ontatum habitumq, Nftri 
 prafati Ordinis, d nobis & ex Nofira parte, per- 
 amanter offer ant. Jills ipjum induant, jttsju- 
 randum in verba Statutorum dial Ordinis ab eo 
 accipiant, ext era ;> prjefient omnia c,u£ ad No¬ 
 fir urn Ordinifq > duus in fimilibus inaugur at io- 
 nisfolennibus fieri ajfolent, & adeo ritc&bono- 
 
 I rifice cxequenda mag/s ytfervire judkabunt, non 
 \ feus atque mfipfi mandare autpcrficertpoffemus^ 
 dato quod illic corhm adeffemus. Dabantur in 
 Palatio Nojiro Albs-Auls apud Wdtmonafte- 
 rium, Vicejfimo nono die Menfis Novembris s 
 Ann'oofi Domini 1668 . 
 
 N LI M. LXXVI. 
 
 A Warrunt for delivery of the Duke 
 of Savoy’s Habit to Garter. 
 
 Ex Cod. Ms. inojjic. mag. Guardroh. 
 Reges VOC. Wan. Dormant tempore 
 Hen. 8. &c. p. 17. 
 
 W E trill and command ytw, to deliver to 
 Sir Gilbert Dethick, Erimipd King 
 at Arms , for the Livery of the Order of the 
 Garter, to be carried by him to onr dear and 
 well-helmed Cofen the Duke of Savoy, newly 
 eleCied and ebojen to be one of the Companions 
 of the flid Order, One Mantle of Blue Velvet, 
 lined with white Taffata, and one Kirtle, lined 
 with white Sarcenet, with one Kobe-lace if 
 Silk, and Gold, and Sill^Riband for the fail 
 Robes, and as much Crymfon Velvet as will 
 cover one Books/ the Order of the faid Gates, 
 with Silk. Lace to the faid Book., one Cafe to be 
 made, covered with Crimfon Velvet, garmjhti 
 with pajfjinain Lace of Gold, lined with Crim- 
 \Jott Satten, and quilts of the fame Sullen, for 
 the carriage of one rich Collar of Gold, of the 
 Order of tlx Garter, one pair oftrujftng Sheets, 
 two great Coffers covered double with Hide Lea¬ 
 ther, double lined, and hound with Plates, with 
 great Girths of Leather to them, one Pack-Sad¬ 
 dle, with all things ueccjfary to the fan,e, fir 
 carnage of tlx Jaid Robes- And thefe our Lct- 
 ters,ixc. Given at onr Pall ace at Weftminller 
 the ip. day of Odtober in the firjl and frond 
 years of our Rcigy. 
 
 To our trufty Sir Edward 
 JVildgrave Maher of our 
 Grc'at Wardrobe. 
 
 N'lIM. LXXVII. 
 
 A IVarrant for the Delivery of the Ha¬ 
 bit of Frederic!^ the Second King of 
 Denmark 
 
 Ex Codice JUS* in Offic . Mag. Gird- 
 rob. Regis vocat. Lib. quart. Warr. 
 particular, p. 44 6. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 W E will and command you to deliver to 
 the Lord Willoughby, for the Livery 
 of the Garter for the King of Denmark, 20 
 yards of Purple Velvet for his Robe, and 18 
 yards of Crimfon Velvet for his Kirtle, and alfo 
 26 yards cf White Sarcenet for lining of them . 
 Item, a Scutcheon richly embroidered with Da- 
 
 tnasl{ 
 
-—-___ _ 
 
 _ 
 
 
 appendix. 
 
 masb^Gold and Purls , one Lace for the fame 
 Robe of Silk, and Gold, with Buttons and taf- 
 fels of Sil\and Gold. 
 
 N U M. I XXVIII. 
 
 A Warrant for Delivery of the Habit 
 and Hatchments of the French King, 
 Henry the Third. 
 
 Ex ColleCt. IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 W E will and command you immediately 
 upon the fight hereof to deliver, or caufe 
 to be delivered , for the feveral ufes hereafter cu¬ 
 ffing, the parcels following '•> that is to fay , 
 fir ft, for a Livery of the honorable Order of the 
 Garter, our dear Brother, Henry the French 
 King, one Kirtle, Hood, and Tippet, containing 
 18 yards of Velvet Cr'mfon , one Mantle con¬ 
 taining 20 yards of Velvet Purple, and twenty 
 fix yards of faff at a IVhitc , to line them, one 
 Cuflien of Velvet Purple , with Fringes, Buttons , 
 and fzficls of Gold, and Purple Sill'< u , with a 
 Pillow of Fujiian fiujfed with Down, one double 
 Banner containing 1 6 yards of Velvet Crimfon, 
 and Blue, embroidered on both fides with the 
 Arms of France and Poland, with Cloth of 
 Gold, Cloth of Silver, Venice Gold, Silver and 
 Sil\, one Banner St^ff painted in Qyle Colour, 
 one Helm of Steel, all gilt , and Mantles to the 
 fame Helm, containing two yards and a half 
 of Cloth of Gold, lined with one yard and an half 
 of Sattcn, white, two kytopps of Wood gilt with 
 burnifhed Gold, for the fame Mantle, with fil\ 
 ‘Laffels to them, a Crown of Wood, with the 
 Call carved, and gilt with burniflood gold. A 
 Sword havingthe Pomel, and Hilts all gilt 
 one Scabbard for the fame with a gilt Chape 
 and £ Girdle, both being covered with Cloth of 
 Gold, containing one yard, one Book of the Sta¬ 
 tutes of the Order aforefaid illumined, covered 
 with Velvet Crimfon, and edged with gold Lace, 
 three great Elcocheons, whereof one of our 
 Arms, another of the French Kings Arms, both 
 within the Garter , under Crowns Imperial 
 painted, and gilded with fine Gold inOyl, upon 
 fine Holland Cloth fet in Frames of Wanjcot , 
 likgwife painted and gilt, and the third of the 
 Arms of our right trujiy, and right well-belovtd 
 Coitfin, and Connfellor the Earl of Derby, liky- 
 wife painted and gilt in like Holland Cloth, and 
 fet in a like Frame, all placed in the Chappcl, 
 wherein the J'aid King was infiailed, one Plate 
 ef the faid Kings Arms, ingraven in Copper,gilt, 
 or,id enameled, fixed within his Stall, within our 
 Chappcl, at Windfor. And thatye content, and 
 pay, as well for the making, imbroidcring and 
 painting of the premifes, as alfo for the carrying 
 of the Hatchments of the faid King, to ourCafiel 
 at Windfor , and alfo that you deliver two 
 Trunks/r the Carriage of the Parcels aforefaid 
 into France, &c» And thefe our Letters (hall be 
 your fujficientJFarrant, and difehurge for deli¬ 
 very of all the premifes • Given under our Sig¬ 
 
 net, at our Mannor o/Greenwich the 22. day of 
 April, in the 2j. year'of our Reign, Anno 1582a 
 
 To our trufty and well-beloved 
 Servant, John FortefcueEiqmie, 
 
 Matter of our great Wardrobe. 
 
 NUM. LXXIX. 
 
 A Warrant for Delivery of the Habit of 
 Chriflierne the Fourth King of Den¬ 
 mark 
 
 Ex Colleff. E. IV. G. 
 
 James K. 
 
 W E will and command you to deliver , or 
 cattfe to be delivered,to our mo(l dear and 
 well-beloved Brother the King of Denmark one 
 Robe of Purple Velvet of our Noble Order of 
 the Garter, and one Kirtle, Hood, and Surcoac 
 of Crimfon Velvet of our faid Order lined will) 
 White 7 ‘affata, bordered will) Fuftian, andfew- 
 cd with Silk L? with a long String, Button , and 
 Tajfel to the fame, in fitch manner and firm 
 as to the faid Robes belongeth , and alfo one Gar¬ 
 ter to fet upon the (Isoulder if the fame Robe, 
 richly embroidered upon Blue Velvet, with fitndry 
 forts of Pearls, Purls, Plates, Venice Twifis, and 
 Silky And thefe our Letters figned with our 
 own hand, floall be your fuffieient Warrant and 
 difebarge in this behalf? Given tv. .r cur Sir- 
 net at our Honor 0/Hampton-Court, ifo xxviii. 
 day (//September in the fourth year of our 
 Reign , of England, France, and Ireland, and of 
 Scotland the fortieth. 
 
 To our trutty and well-beloved 
 Servant Sir Roger Afion Knight 
 Matter of our Great Wardrobe. 
 
 NUM. LXXX. 
 
 A Warrant for Delivery of the Enfigns 
 of the Order to befent/o the Em¬ 
 peror Maximilian the Second. 
 
 Ex Collect. W. le N. Cl 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight irufiy, and right well-beloved Con- 
 fin, we greet' yon well. And whereas 
 we have tmv refolved to fend forthwith 
 our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufin the 
 Earl of SuiTex, unto our good Brother and Con- 
 fin the Emperor, and have alfo appointed Sir 
 Gilbert Dcthick Knight, alias Garter, Prin i- 
 pal King $t Arms, to attend upon our faid Cou¬ 
 fin of Sullex, in the prefixing unto the faid 
 Emperor the Robes of our Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter , and fuch other things as belong there¬ 
 unto. Wc will and command you to deliver, or 
 caufe to be delivered, unto the faid Garter, all 
 
 fuch 
 
appendix 
 
 fitch things , as you have by our Order given here¬ 
 tofore unto you, caufed'to be prepared for this 
 purpofe i that is to fay, the great Collar of Gold , 
 with the little George, the Garter, the great 
 George with the little Chain, and all other 
 things that you have made ready to be fent in 
 this Journey. And thefe our Letters with a 
 Bill of the Jaid Garter’j, tefifying the receipt of 
 the fame, flsall be your fitfficicnt Warrant in 
 this behalf Given under our Signet at our Pa¬ 
 lace of VVcfiminfrer, the xx. of May , the ninth 
 year of our Reign 1567. 
 
 To oar right trutty, and right 
 well-beloved Coulin and Coun- 
 cellor, the Marquefs of Win- 
 cheller, oar high Treafarer of 
 England. 
 
 NIIM. LXXXI. 
 
 A Warrant for Delivery of the Collar 1 
 and George to Edward Prince Pala¬ 
 tine. 
 
 Ex lib. vocat. The Bool^of Warrants 
 in the Jewel-houje. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O V R will and pleafure z/j that you deli¬ 
 ver to the ufe of our entirely beloved Cou- 
 ftn Edward Prince Palatine one of the Compa¬ 
 nions of our mojl Noble Order of the Garter, 
 one Collar of Gold, containing 26 Garters with 
 RedRofes enamelled in the midfi of them and 
 26Kn:ts, the Collar weighing 50 Ounces Troy 
 weight s As alfo one rich George on horfebacl^, ‘ 
 with a Dragon to he fajhted and pendant there-' 
 to-> And for fo doing this JJj all be your War-\ 
 rant. Given under the Signet of our faid Or- j 
 der at our Court at Whitehall, this 17. of June, I 
 in the 13.year of our Reign. 
 
 By his Majetties the Sove- j 
 raign’s fpecial command. | 
 
 To oar trutty and well- j) e yic . ' 
 
 beloved Servant,Sir Gil¬ 
 bert "Talbot Matter of 
 our Jewel-houfe. 
 
 num. lx xx 11. 
 
 A Warrant for the Delivery of the Collar, 
 George, and Carter for Charles King 
 of Sweden. 
 
 Ex eod. Lib. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas ire have named and appointed 
 chi right trufy and right well-beloved 
 Coujin and Counjdlor Charles Earl of 
 
 Carliile our Ambaffador extraordinary to our 
 good Brother the King of Sweden, and our trufy 
 and n-ell-beloved Henry St. George E fy one of 
 our Officers at Arms, to inveji our faid good Bro¬ 
 ther, lately Elected Knight of our moji Noble 
 Order oj the Garter, with the whole Habit, En- 
 pgns, and Ornaments of the f tme- Thefe are to 
 will and require you to deliver unto our faid Cou- 
 fm, and our faid Officer at Arms, or to cither of 
 them the great Collar,George, and Garter, and 
 rrhat other things you may have provided on our 
 former IVarrant for that occafton. And this with 
 a Note under their or cither of their bands, men¬ 
 tioning the particulars to he delivered by you, 
 and ackttowledgingthe Receipt of them, fhall be 
 your Jufficient difeharge. Given under our Sig¬ 
 net Manual the 29. 0 f November, 1668. 
 
 By the Sovereign's 
 ipecial command. 
 
 De Vic. 
 
 To our trufly and well-beloved 
 Sir Gilbert Talbot Maher of our 
 Jewel-houfe, and our other Of- 
 licers of the fame. 
 
 NUM. LXXXIII. 
 
 A Warrant for Delivery of the Collar, 
 George, and Garter, for John George 
 Duke of Saxony. 
 
 Ex Libro prsd. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 W Hereas we have named and appointed 
 our trufy and well-beloved Sir Tho¬ 
 mas Higgons Knight, our Envoyc ex¬ 
 traordinary into Germany and Tho- St'. George 
 Eflssire, one of our Officers at Arms, to carry to 
 and inveji our dear Coufm the Elector of Saxony, 
 late Elected Knight of our moji Noble Order of 
 the Garter, with the whole Habit , Enftgns, and 
 Ornaments of the fame, Thefe are to will and 
 require you to deliver unto the faid Sir Tho¬ 
 mas Higgons, and Tho. St.George, or to eitehr 
 of them, the great Collar, George, and Garter, 
 and what ever other things you may have provi¬ 
 ded on our former Warrants for that occafton > 
 And this with a Note under their or either of 
 their hands, mentioning all the particulars fo de¬ 
 livered by yott, and acltjuiwkdging the Receipt of 
 them, fit all be your fufficient difeharge. Given 
 under our Signet manual this 29. of Novem¬ 
 ber, 1 < 568 . 
 
 Ey the Sovereign’s 
 ipecial command. 
 De Vic 
 
 To our trufiy and well-beloved 
 Sir Gilbert Talbot Mailer of our 
 Jewel-houfe, and our other Of¬ 
 ficers of the fame. 
 
 NUM.LXXXlV. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 NUM. LXXXIV. 
 
 A Receipt given to the jcwel-houfe up¬ 
 on delivery of the Enfigns of the Or¬ 
 der for Charles King of Sweden. 
 
 Ex Lib.vocat. The Day-Booh^in the 
 ‘jewel-houfe 0 p. 321. 
 
 D Ecemb. 51. 1668. Delivered unto Henry 
 St. George E (q\ one of his Majejiies Offi¬ 
 cers at Arms, by virtue of his Majejiies Sign 
 Manual, hearing date the 29*-of November 
 laffi paji, viz. 
 
 Imprimis* 1 Onix George of the Order ft 
 round with 38 large Rofe Diamonds,& 4 fmaller 
 Rofe Diamonds on a Loop to the faid George. 
 Alfo one Garter of the Order ft with 202 
 Rofe Diamonds in the Letters, 6 between the 
 ■words, and 24 about 4 Hot holes. Alfo on the 
 Buckle of the faid Garter 11 great Rofe Dia¬ 
 monds, and 1 o fmall ones, and on the Tabb 3 
 large Rofe Diamonds, and 23 fmaller, Alfo one 
 Collar and George of the Order, Gold ena¬ 
 melled, weight 30 ounces 10 penny weight 6 
 grains, with three Cafes of Crimfon Velvet, 
 fringed with Gold Lace. All which is acknow¬ 
 ledged to be received by me 
 
 Hen. St. George. 
 
 NUM. LXXXV. 
 
 Another Receipt given for the Enfigns 
 of the Order fent to John George 
 Duke of saxony. 
 
 Ex Lib. vocat. The Day-Boo 4 in the 
 jewel-houfe, p. 324. 
 
 F Ebr. 26. 1 6 < 58 . Delivered to Sir Thomas 
 Higgons according to his Majejiies War¬ 
 rant, bearing date the 29. of Novemb. 1668. 
 
 Imprimis, One Collar of the Order of the 
 Garter, eonfijling of 21 Rofes, and 21 Knots, 
 poize 30 ounces 1 6 penny weight, As alfo one 
 rich Aggot George Jet about with 32 rich Dia¬ 
 monds, and three Sparky in the Ring, Alfo a 
 rich Diamond Garter, all the Letters of Dia¬ 
 monds, and at the Buckles end 9 fair Faucet 
 Diamonds, and at the Loop end 9 very fair 
 Faucet Diamonds, and 8 fmaller Diamonds. 
 Alfo one enamelled GeOrgc, poize one Ounce . 
 All thefe I have received out of his Majejiies 
 Jewel-houf, with Cafes to them, 
 
 Tho. Higgons. 
 
 NUM. LXXXVL 
 
 A Warrant to provide Necejfarres fot 
 Tranfportation of the King of Sw* 
 dens Robes. 
 
 Ex Collect. IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 "jTHefe are to pray and require your Lord- 
 I, Jhip, that you caufe to be provided with 
 Al fpeed, thefe Ncceflaries following for the 
 Tranfportation of the King of Swedens Robes, 
 and other things belonging to the' Order of the 
 Garter i namely, one pair offine Holland Sheets 
 of two breadths and a half, and three ells long > 
 Two Trunks fur the packing up, and tranfpor¬ 
 tation of the Robes, Collar, and Georges, and 
 two Sweet Bags of Tajfaty , to lay amongji the 
 Jaid Robes : fur the doing whereof this Jhall be 
 your Lordjhips Warrant. 
 
 Whitehall this 27. of 
 To the Right Honora- April, 1627. 
 ble the Earl of Den- 
 beigb, Matter of our 
 Great Wardrobe. 
 
 NUM. LXXXV1I. 
 
 A Warrant to provide feveral particu¬ 
 lars for the Inveftiture of the Duke 
 of Saxony. 
 
 Roof of Warrants in the Great 
 Wardrobecommencing at Mi¬ 
 chaelmas 166 7. fol. 2 5. 
 
 T Hefe are to Jjgnifie unto your Lortfflnp, 
 That it is his Majejiies exprefs pleafure, 
 That you do provide or caufe to be provided in 
 pan of the Habit of the moft Noble Order of 
 the Garter, which bis Majefiy is now fending un¬ 
 to the Llcttor of Saxony Knight EUtt of the 
 faid Order, and towards the fnrnijhing of the 
 Officer of Arms, who is to go upon that Em¬ 
 ployment both with a Robe for bimjelf, 'and 
 fuch other neccffarics as are to be ufedfor his 
 Majejiies honor and fervice on that occafion, thb 
 following particulars . 
 
 One Blacky Velvet Cap and Feather, fuch and 
 of the fame fajhion as the Knights of the Order 
 do wear on St. George’s day, when the Feaft is 
 kypt and folemnized. 
 
 One Girdle and Hangers of Crintfon Velvet . 
 One large Cuflien of Blue and Purple Velvet, 
 with Buttons, Fringe, and Tajfels of the lih 
 coloured Silk, and Gold. 
 
 Fine Holland Sheets to fold the Habit in- 
 Two Trunks to carry them- 
 One Mantle for Garter or the Officer of Arrrts 
 that goes in bis place , to officiate upon that oc¬ 
 cafion. The faid Mantle to be made up of 18 
 yards of Scarlet Sattin, and 10 yards of White 
 Deux Caps Tajfaty to line the fame, and to 
 have an embroidered Scutcheon on the left 
 f Jh odder j 
 
 
 
 wvmsfFwf&m 
 
 
 j 
 
 * 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Jhoulder , and Laces and Tajfels of Sill^ and 
 Cold-, alike in every refpeft unto that Mantle 
 which Garter wears upon St . George’s day, and 
 at the Chapters of the Order. 
 
 One Scutcheon with the King’s Anns in a 
 quarter of the Order, and a handfome gilded 
 Border or Frame . 
 
 Two other Scutcheons without arms-, having 
 only the Garter about them , te put in them the 
 Eleflor of Saxony’J arms, in a handfome gild 
 ed Frame. And thefe ffiall be your fufficicnt 
 Warrant, dated at Whitehall this 17. of July 
 1668. 
 
 E. Manchefter. 
 
 To the Right Honorable 
 Edward Earl of Sand¬ 
 wich, Mafter of his Ma- 
 jefties Great Wardrobe, 
 and to the Officers of 
 the fame. 
 
 NUM. LXXXVHL 
 
 A Warrant for the Habit of the Order , 
 and other Necejfaries, to be ufed at 
 the Inveftiture of Charles King of| 
 Sweden. 
 
 ibidem^fol. 2 <y. b. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O V K will and pleafure is, That you pre¬ 
 pare or caufe to be prepared for the K ing 
 of Sweden now Knight Elett of our Order of 
 the Garter, the whole Habit of our faid Or¬ 
 der, together with a Mantle for the Officer of 
 Arms, whom we Jhall appoint to go therewith , 
 and all other Neceffaries as you had them fpe- 
 piped in a Warrant lately diretted unto you for 
 the Habit to be fnt to the Elettor of Saxony, 
 and befides one yard and half of skje colour Vel¬ 
 vet, wherewith to cover two Statute Books of 
 the Order, And for fo doing this Jhall be your 
 Warrant. Given under our Sign manual this 
 30. p/Auguft, 1668. 
 
 By the Soveraign's fpecial 
 Command • 
 
 To our right trufty and 
 light well-beloved Co- Ve Vic Chancellor 
 fen and Councilor, Ed- of the Garter. 
 
 wardEzil of Sandwich, 
 
 Maficr of our Great 
 Wardrobe, or in his ab- 
 fence to his Deputy; 
 
 NUM. LXXXSX. 
 
 A Warrant for allowance of Dyet and 
 Reward to Carter , in a Legation 
 with the Habit and Enfigns of the 
 Order. 
 
 Ex Collett. W.leN.Cl. 
 
 By the King. 
 
 T Rujly and well-beloved, we greet you well, 
 willing and commanding you, that of 
 fuch.our Trcafure, as remaineth in your citjlo- 
 die to our ufe , yc deliver to our trujiy and well- 
 beloved Servant , Sir Gilbert Dethick Knight, 
 alias Garter, Principal King at Arms, attend¬ 
 ing by our commandment upon our right trufiy, 
 and right well-beloved Coufut and Councellor, 
 the Lord Marquefs of Northampton, in his 
 Embafjage to our good Brother , the French King, 
 ten Jlnllings by the day for his Dyet, and alfo 
 by way of our Reward ten Jlfillings by the day, 
 amounting in the whole to twentyJhtilings by the 
 day , and to allow him for the Poping and 7 ran- 
 Jportation both outward and homeward , as well 
 of himfelf and his train, as alfo of certain 
 Robes of our Order, and other things neceffary 
 for that Voyage, fuch fums of Money as by his 
 ! Bill fubjeribed with bis own band, he Jhall fig- 
 : nifie unto you to have employed in that behalf, 
 
 I as alfo further to allow him, for the Vyet of 
 Chefter Herald after the old rate, that is to 
 fay pve Jhillings by the day , and pve Jlnllings in 
 reward by the day, and for the Vyet of Rouge- 
 dragon Purfuivant two Jhillings and fix pence 
 by the day, and two Jhillings fix pence in re¬ 
 ward alfo by the day, and alfo for their poping 
 Moneys, according to the tenor aforefiid , be¬ 
 ginning the 28. of April lafipaP , until the re¬ 
 turn of our faid right trufty and right jveil- 
 beloved Coufut and Councellor . And thefe our 
 Letters Jhall be your Warrant fufficient in that 
 behalf. Given under our Signet, at our Mannor 
 of Greenwich, the eleventh of May inthepfth 
 year of our Reign. 
 
 To our trufty and well- 
 beloved Councellor, Sir 
 William Cavendijhe, 
 
 Knight, Treaffirer of 
 our Chamber. 
 
 E. Somerfct. 
 W. North. 
 
 J. Bedford. 
 
 J. Warwick, 
 E. Clinton, 
 Jo. Gate. 
 
 NUM. XC. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex coiled. IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 E Lizabeth, by the Croce of God Queen of 
 England, &c. the freafurer and 
 Chamberlains of our Exchequer greeting. We 
 
 will 
 
appendix. 
 
 _ 
 
 frill and command you, of fucb Treafurc as is 
 or Jhall come into the Receipt of our faid Ex¬ 
 chequer, to deliver or caufe to be delivered, to 
 cur trufly and well-beloved Servant Sir Gilbert 
 Dethick Knight, alias Garter, Principal King 
 of Arms, attending by our commandment upon 
 our right trujly and right well-beloved Coujin, 
 the Earl of SufleX in his Embafjy, now to our 
 good Brother the Emperor, the fum of ios. by 
 the day for his Dyet, and alfo by way of our Re¬ 
 ward other io s. by the day, amounting in the 
 whole to 20 s. by the day * the faid allowance of 
 20 s. by the day to begin 7 days before his arri¬ 
 val at the Sea fide , when he Jhall pafs over 
 the Seas in his Journey, and fo to continue until 
 his return unto our prefence-, upon the end of 
 his Voyage . Willing you further, for his bet¬ 
 ter furniture in this Journey, to advance unto 
 him beforehand his faid Dyets and Rewards af¬ 
 ter the rate of 20 S. by the day, for two Months. 
 And alfo to allow unto him upon his return, for 
 the polling and tranfportation both outward and 
 homeward, of himfelf and his men, and for cer¬ 
 tain Robes of our Order, and other things ne- 
 ceffary for his Voyage, fitch fums of Motley as by 
 his Bill fubferibed with his own hand, he Jhall 
 fgnifie unto you to have been by him disburfed 
 in that behalf. And thefe our Letters Jhall be 
 your ftefficient Warrant and dijcharge in that 
 behalf Teven under our Privy Seal at our M an- 
 nor of Richmond, the 14 -day of June in the 
 ninth year of our Reign. 
 
 To the Treafurer and Chamber¬ 
 lains of our Exchequer* 
 
 NUM. XCT. 
 
 Another for like Allowances to Gar¬ 
 ter and Somerfct. 
 
 Ex Collett. A. V. W. 
 
 O Rder is tal^n this prefent —. of 
 
 -Anno 1582. that of‘fitch the 
 
 Queens Majcflies Treafurc a.s remaineth in your 
 cujlody, you ft all make payment unto Gilbert 
 Dethick Knight, alias Garter, Principal King of 
 Arms, and to Somerfet Herald of Arms, the 
 fum of Clix 1 . in full payment of a Bill of CCiv 1 . 
 figned by them for their Dyets, Rewards, Tran- 
 fportations, and Porting Charges, going with 
 the Lord Willughby of Eresby, to Frederick the 
 Second , King of Denmark, and in their return 
 again, according to a Privy Seal granted unto 
 them for the faid Allowances . Dated at Grene- 
 wich the 28. day of June, Anno 24. of the 
 the Queens Majejlics Reign . And thefe Jhall be 
 your Jufficient Warrant for the payment thereof. 
 Written the faid day and year. 
 
 To our loving Friends Mr, 
 
 Stoncley, and the four Tel¬ 
 lers of the Queens Maje- 
 flies Receipt. 
 
 NUM. XCII. 
 
 A Privy Seal for like Allowances tQ 
 Clarenceux and Somerfet . 
 
 Ex Collett, A. V . W. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 IT,' Lizabeth, See. ' To the Treafurer and Cham - 
 3 i berlains of our Exchequer greeting,Where- 
 1 as we have appointed our well-beloved Servants 
 j Robert Cook ,alias Clarenceux, one of the Kings 
 at Arms, and Robert Glover, alias Somerfet, 
 
 | one of our Heralds at Arms, to pafs at this pre¬ 
 sent into France with our right trufty and right 
 well-beloved Coufin the Earl of Derby, by us 
 fetit in fpecial Ambaffade to our good Brother 
 and Coufin the French King, for certain our af¬ 
 fairs of importance, and have been contented to 
 allow unto the faid Clarenceux for his Dyets, 
 ten Jhillings by the day, and tenJhillings more by 
 the day in Reward. And to the faid Somerfet 
 five Jhillings by the day for his Dyets, and five 
 fillings more by the day in Reward. We will 
 and command you of our Trea fury at the Receipt 
 of our Jaid Exchequer, not only to pay or ctfufe to 
 be paid unto the Jaid Clarenceux and Somerfet, 
 and to cither of them, or their afigns , their 
 faid feveral Dyets and Rewards, from the 17. 
 day of January in this prefent 27. year of our 
 Reign, until they return to our prefence, but al¬ 
 fo to advance unto thcmprefently impreji out of 
 their faid feveral Dyets and Rewards before¬ 
 hand, the Jum of one hundred pounds , viz. to 
 Clarenceux one hundred Marks, and to Somer¬ 
 fet xxxiii L vi s. viii d. And further to pay unto 
 them hereafter, all fucb fums of Money as they 
 Jhall fgnifie unto you, by their feveral Bills fub- 
 \Jcribed with their feveral hands, to have been by 
 them fever ally disburfed for the Charges of their 
 pojling and tranfportation in this their Journey, 
 And thefe our Letters Jhall be your Jufficient 
 Warrant and difeharge in this behalf. Given 
 under our Privy Seal, at our Mannor of Grcne- 
 wiche, the 2b. day of January, in the feven and 
 twentieth year of our Reign- 
 
 NUM. XCIII. 
 
 A Warrant for like Allowances to 
 Garter . 
 
 Ex Collett. E. W. G . 
 
 James R. 
 
 J Ames by the Grace of God, &c. To our Com- 
 tnijfioncrs for the Office of High Treafurer of 
 England, Greeting, Whereas We do fend over 
 to Prince Maurice of Nalfau, our Servant Wil¬ 
 liam Segar Efq Garter King of Arms, to carry 
 the George and Garter to the faid Prince : We 
 have ajfigned to him for his Charges, a)t allow - 
 I a nee of 30 s. by the day , whereof we will and 
 I command 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 comma>i 4 you of mir Treafiire in the Receipt of 
 cur Exchequer , to p.iy or caufic to be paid to the 
 fji,{ Garter or bis Affigtu, the fiid allowance of 
 $c s. by the rlay-, to begin from tbc 24. day of 
 this Month of December, and to continue to the 
 day of bis return to our prefence . And our fur¬ 
 ther plcajure is 1 that you advance unto him by 
 way of imprefl , the fum of fifty pounds , to be 
 defalked upon bis faid entertainment, Andtbeje 
 o.vr Letters jhall be your fnjfcicnt Warrant and 
 difebarge in this behalf. Given trader our Privy 
 Seal at our Palace o/VVeftminfcer the '<2.6. day of 
 December, in the 10 .)car of our Reign, of En¬ 
 gland, trance, hid Ireland, and of Scotland 
 the fix and fortieth . 
 
 NUM. XCIV. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex CallcS. IF. Ic N. Cl. 
 
 O Rder is taken this 15. of May 1627. by 
 virtue of bis Majejlfs Letters of Privy 
 Seal, doted the S. of tbc fame, that you deli¬ 
 ver and fay of fuels bis Majejlys Treafure, as 
 remaineth in your charge, unto Sir William Sea- 
 grr Knight, alias Garter, Principal King of 
 Anns, employed by his Maiefty 1 s Commandment 
 for the carrying over the Order of the Garter 
 to bis Majelty's entirely beloved Coufin, Henry 
 Prince of Orange, tbc Jam of tbreefcore pounds 
 by advance, upon bis allowance of xvs. per di¬ 
 em for bis Dyet, and xvs. per diem by way of 
 Reward, to be afterwards defalkyd upon bis 
 I rid Dyet and Reward, And tbefe together with 
 Isis acquittance,Jhall be your difebarge herein. 
 
 Marlburgh. 
 Rich. Wclton.' 
 
 i 
 
 NUM. XCV. 
 
 A Pric.y Seal for Allowances of Enter¬ 
 tainment and extraordinary ex¬ 
 pences to Richmond Herald. 
 
 Ex ipfi Aut op raphes. 
 
 C ^Harles the Second by the Grace of CodKing 
 a of England, Scotland, France, and Ire¬ 
 land, Defender of the Faith, &■:. To the Com- 
 mijfioncrs of our Treafury now being, and to the 
 7 rcafurcr, under Treajttfer, and Commijfioners 
 of our Ere. fury fir the time being. Greeting. 
 Whereas we bate appointed our trujly, and well- 
 l'eloved Henry St. George Efp, Fdchmond He¬ 
 rald, to attend our right trujly and right, well- 
 beloved Coujin and Counsellor Charles Earl of 
 Carlillc, our As/ibajfador extraordinary into 
 Sweden, there to perform the Ceremonies at the 
 delivering of the Garter unto our good Brother 
 the King of Sweden. And have alfs thought 
 fit to allow unto him 30 s. by the day for his en¬ 
 tertainment during the fervice , to commence 
 from the day of the faid Earl of CarliJle’s de¬ 
 
 parture from, and be continued till bis return 
 into our prefence inclufive. Our will and pl C a- 
 fure therefore is, and we do hereby authorise and 
 require you, out of fuels our Treafury as now is, 
 or which hereafter Jhall be and remain in tbc 
 Receipt of our Exchequer, to pay or eaufe to be 
 paid unto the faid Henry St. George, or bis Afi- 
 figns, the faid allowance of 30 s. by the day, ad¬ 
 vancing unto him the fum of 250 1 . to be ac¬ 
 counted and adjujlcd at bis return, according to 
 the rate of 30 s. by tlse day. And you are alfi 
 to pay unto him or bis AJfigns, fitch extraordi¬ 
 nary expences in that fervice as one of our Princi¬ 
 pal Secretaries of Stale Jhall approve of. And 
 tbefe our Letters Jhall be your fnfficient Warrant 
 and difebarge in this behalf. Given under our 
 Privy Seal at our Palace of Wcfirninftcr the 
 30. day of November in the xx. year of our 
 Reign. 
 
 N U M. XCVI. 
 
 A Privy Seal for Allowances of con- 
 ftant entertainment, and extraordi¬ 
 nary expences to Somerfet Herald. 
 Ex ipfe Autogr. 
 
 C Harlcs tlse Second by the Grace of God, King 
 of England, Scotland, France, and Ire¬ 
 land, Defender of the Faith, &c. To the Com¬ 
 mijfioners of our 7 eafury.Trcafurcr, and under- 
 Tr fur. r of our Exchequer now and for the t ime 
 being, Coating. Whereas we have employed our 
 trujly and well-beloved Sir Thomas Higgons 
 Knight, t > go ill quality of our Envoy Extraordi- 
 naryto tlso Elector of Saxony, and to carry with 
 him the Order of the Garter to that Prince, Our 
 will and plcajure therefore is, and we do hereby 
 require and autborife you, out of fuels our Trca- 
 furc as now is or hereafter Jhall he remaining in 
 the Receipt of our Exchequer, to pay or eaufe 
 to be paid unto tlse faid Sir Thomas Higgons 
 or his Affigns, the fum of three pounds by the 
 day of lawful Money of England, fir his enter- 
 I tainmem in the fervice afirefaid, to commence 
 from the day of Isis departure from our prefence, 
 and that you advance and pay unto him the 
 faid Sir Thomas Higgons or his AJfigns, in part 
 and upon account of the faid Allowance,the fum 
 of 300 1 . of like lawful Englijh Money. And 
 opr further will and pleafure is, and we do 
 hereby likewife autborife and require you, out of 
 fuels our Treafure as afirefaid, to pay or eaufe 
 to be paid unto Thomas St. George Efq\ So¬ 
 merfet Herald at Arms, whom we have alfo em¬ 
 ployed to attend the performance of the Ceremony 
 to he ufed in this fervice, the fum of 30 s. by the 
 day, fir his conjiant entertainment in our faid 
 fervice, to commence from the day of his depar¬ 
 ture from our prefence. And that you alfo ad¬ 
 vance asidpay unto the faid Thomas St.George, 
 or his AJfigns, in part of the faid allowance of 
 30 s. by the day, the fum of 1 50 1. of lawful 
 Money of England, which faid fcveral fums 
 of 3 1. by the day, and 30 s. by the day, are to 
 
 he 
 
=___ ~—i-______ 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 he continued unto them unto the day of their re¬ 
 turn unto our prefence refpeUively, and to be re¬ 
 ceived without account, imprefs, or other charge-, 
 to be fet upon the faid Sir Thomas Higgons, 
 and Thomas St. George, or cither of them their 
 Executors, Adminijirators, or Afjigns for the 
 fame . And we alfo direct, that fitch further 
 allowance be made unto the faid Sir Thomas 
 Higgons, for his extraordinary expcnce in this 
 cur firvice, as you our Commijjtoners of our 
 'Treafitry now being, or our Treafiurer, under- 
 Treafitrer , and Commijjtoners of our Treafitry 
 for the time being fall thinly fit, and that Jucb 
 allowance be like wife made,for the extraordinary 
 expence of the faid Thomas St. George in our 
 fervice, as (hall be thought fit and approved by 
 one of our Principal Secretaries of State , And 
 tbefc our Letters (Joall be your fufficient Warrant 
 and difeharge in this behalf Given under 
 our Privy Seal at our Palace of Weftminfter 
 the fifteenth day of Augufl;, in the 20. year of 
 our Reign • 
 
 NUM. XCVIf. 
 
 A Warrant for Pojl-horfts , &c\ for 
 Garter s ufe. 
 
 Ex Collett. W.leN.Cl. 
 
 T ~TTHercas the Bearer hereof, William Sea- 
 W gar. Garter, Principal King at Arms, 
 is upon jome fpecial occafions, concerning his 
 Maje(ties fervice, to make his fpeedy repair into ; 
 the Low Countries, and in his Journey to the ! 
 Sea fide, (hall have need of Polt-horfes, f ■ 
 bimfelf and others employed in that firvice , an ■ 
 when they come to the Port of their embarqiv yg. 
 /hipping, for tranfportation ■> Thefi are therefor 
 in his Majcfiies name, to will and comm in ! 
 you, and every of you, to whom it may a per¬ 
 tain, to fie the Jaid William Seagar, furvlh d 
 from place to place with fix able and fuffiiict 
 Pujt-horfis, And likgwifi alfo to give your ,?/- 
 finance for getting of convenient ffiinping f <-■ 
 their tranfportation, and to fuffer them qu: 7 y 
 to imbarque together, with fitch Trunks- a . ! 
 other neccffaries as they /hall have ufi of, with- 
 out left, hindrance , or other molejlation > hereof \ 
 you may not fail, as you will anfwer the con¬ 
 trary From the Court at Whitehall this 3c. of\ 
 December 1612. 
 
 To all Mayors, Sheriffs, Juftices of 
 Peace, Vice-Admirals, Cuftomers, 
 Comptrollers, Searchers,' Officers of 
 the Ports, Poft-mallers, Bailiffs,Con- 
 Aables, Headboroughs, and all other 
 his Majellies Officers and loving Sub- 
 je&s to whom it may appertain. 
 
 J. Northampton. 
 
 J. Suffolk. 
 
 . E. Worcefter. 
 
 E. Wotten. 
 
 Jtfl. Caffar. 
 
 E. Zouch. 
 
 C. Edmonds. 
 
 NUM. XCVIIf. 
 
 A Warrant for rstf-herfis, for Sontcrfei 
 Herald. 
 
 Ex Collett. A. ix. W. 
 
 XKT thm 11 a PP°inted to attend on 
 VV the Earl of Derby, fir her Majelties 
 Service into France, Robert Glover, alia, So- 
 |merfet, one of the Heralds of Arm,, who i, to 
 j repair with all diligence onto the Van e/Do¬ 
 ver, there to cmharque with the faid Earl of 
 . p are ta w iH and require you, and 
 
 in her Maje/He, name, flrWIy to charge and 
 command you , and every ofyou, to whom 'it Shall 
 
 h ‘ m P rn ' id " 1 ‘ffi«rgood and 
 able Polt-horfes, fir bimfelf, hi, Servant,, and 
 Carriages, with a Cuidfrom place to place unto 
 Dover afirefaid, and at hi, return likewife 
 from thence to the Court, a, alfo of all fuel, other 
 thing, neeejfary, as he Jhall require at your 
 hands, fir the better accompli/hing of hi, Voyage, 
 at prices reafonahle, and accufimed in her Ma- 
 jefln; like firvice,. Whereof fail you not, a, 
 you mil anfwer to the contrary at your perils. 
 From the Court at Grenewich the 20. of Ta- 
 nuary, 15S4. 
 
 To all Mayors, Sheriffs, ]ufiices 
 of Peace, Bailiffs, Conliables, 
 
 Headboroughs, and to all other 
 her Majelties Officers and loving 
 Suhjedfs, to whom it may ap- 
 rtain, and to every of them. 
 
 NUM. cr. 
 
 Tnfirutt ions given to the Sovereigns 
 nihafadors, fent with the Habit and 
 Enftgns of the Order to Julian,ts de 
 Medici,, Brother to Pope Leo the 
 Tenth. 
 
 Ex Collett Sjac. IVars.i Ecj. Aur. 
 
 L, Irjl, the due recommendation and prefema- 
 “ turn of the Kings Letters, with a brief Ora- 
 j""" ,0 he touching the laud of the faid 
 
 lOJere/ the King Sovereign of the fame, and 
 :fi of the virtues and notable deed, of N. that 
 Ihall receive it. 
 
 And after the propofition fo faid, to prefint 
 their Commijfion and caufi it openly to be read , 
 where they Shall require him to make hi. Oath, 
 as followeth. 
 
 Eg° JulianuS Dei gratia,See. honorificentijfimi 
 ac approbatijjimi Ordinis Garterii Miles, & 
 Confratcr elefhis, Juro ad h£c Sand a Dei Evan - 
 gtlia per me corporalitcr taUa, quod omnia & 
 fingula Statuta , Leges , & Ordinationes ipfws 
 dignijfimi Ordinis bene , fincere, & inviolabilitcr 
 obfirvabo , it a -me Dens adjuvet & h<ec SanSht 
 Dei Evangelia . 
 
 Which 
 
A P P E N 
 
 Which Oath given-, Sir E* E* forll deliver 
 tl,e Garter unto him, and caufc the fame in 
 cood and honorable manner to be pit about his 
 Leg, the faid Vector fo Jaytng audibly theje 
 words following- _ 
 
 Ad Uudem & honorem fummi at f, Ommfo- 
 tentis T>ei, internet ate Virginia & Matris fue 
 Marie ac gloriofiflimi Martyris Georgii hujus 
 Ordinis Patroni, drcumdnge tibiam tuam hoc 
 Girterio, ut pops in ifto hello firmiter fare & 
 fort iter vittcere in fignum. Ordinis, & attgmen- 
 tmt tui honoris- t 
 
 Which thing fo done, the faid Sir t. P. Jhall 
 deliver unto the faid I. the Gown of Purple Co¬ 
 lour, and caufe him to apparel himfclf with the 
 
 fame, the faid VoSor fo faying thefe words fol¬ 
 lowing, at the doing over of the fame- 
 
 Accipc vefte m banc purpuream, qua femper 
 munitus nonverearis pro fide Chrijiiana, libertate 
 Ecchfe, & oppreforum tuitione fortiter dimi- 
 carc & fjnguincm cjfundere , in fignum Ordinis, 
 
 & augment ion tui honoris- 
 
 And then following, the faid Sir E. P. Jhall 
 caufc the faid I to do upon him the Mantle of 
 Blue Velvet, garnijhed with the Scute andCrofs 
 of Saint George, and the VoOor fo faying thefe 
 words- 
 
 Accipe Clamidem ctelejiis colons Clipeo Cruets 
 Chrilii injignitam, cups virtute atjuc vigore 
 femper protedus holies fuperarc & praclariflimis 
 tuis mentis gaudia tandem coelejiia promercri 
 valeas, in fignum Ordinis, & augmemum tui 
 honoris- 
 
 And when the faid I Jhall he fo apparelled 
 with the Ornaments aforefaid, the faid Sir E.P. 
 (ball put the Image of Saint George about his 
 tteclg, the "Doctor fo faying thefe words- 
 
 Imaginem g lorioffimi Martyris Georgii hit- 
 jus Ordinis Patroni, in collo tuo deferas, cujus 
 t'ultuspraftdio hujus Mundi profpera & advirfi 
 fie pertranjeas, ut hojiibus Corporis & anime dc- 
 -jiciir non mode temporalis militia gloriam, fed 
 perennis vibiorie palmam recipere valeas, infig- 
 mm Ordinis, & augmentum tui honoris. 
 
 NUM. Cl I. 
 
 InJiruSions to the Sovcraigti’s Ambaffi- 
 dors, fent upon a like Embaffy to 
 James the Fifth King of Scots. 
 
 Ex Autogr. in Eibl. Hatton. 
 
 T HE fit: ' L ' William fijll within Jhe 
 r fix da) : • a be bath ban with 
 
 the find King , f Scots, fior his firjl AmbaJJade , 
 and refort to Court there, and in mojl reverend 
 fajhion deliver unto the King of Scots the Letter 
 mi free of Certification of his Election into the 
 Koine Order of the Garter, from the King our 
 SoveraignLord bit Highnejs, with due commen¬ 
 dations from his Highncfs. "The Letter read, and 
 be confeflting to the reception of the faid Order, 
 then incontinent the Book of Statutes to be deli- 
 vered unto him, and a day appointed as well 
 for to have his conferment on the Articles of the 
 
 D I X. 
 
 f iid Statutes , and in the mean time bis Oath to 
 be prepared by his confent and advice• On which 
 day being at the lea[l Sunday, and he agreeing 
 to receive the fame honorable Order, he muff be 
 in a place convenient. 
 
 Firjl they Jhall prefent their Commiffion unto 
 the faid King, and caufe the faid audibly and 
 dijlinVtly to be ready and fo foilowingly Jhall in 
 good and reverent manner require him to maks 
 his corporal Oath, for the inviolable obferving 
 of the fame , like as by the tenure of the Sta¬ 
 tutes every Knight of that Order is bound to do 
 in form following. 
 
 The Oath. 
 
 JVe James by the grace of God King of Scots, 
 promife and Jwear by our Faith, and Honor, and 
 holy Evangelijls by us prefintly touched , that 
 we Jhall accomplijl) and kgep truly unto our pow¬ 
 er, all the Statutes, Points , and Ordinances of 
 the right Noble Order of Saint George named 
 the Garter, from point to point, and from Arti¬ 
 cle to Art icle, as is contained and declared in the 
 Bool^thereof to us delivered'■> the which we have 
 accepted and do accept, as if that we read them 
 tfow prefently [Note, if he will make any ex¬ 
 ceptions they mult be here rehearfed^j the which 
 Articles we promife now again to kgcp, hold and 
 entertain , without breaking : So God help us, 
 and all the Saints . Yeovcn, &c. 
 
 Which Oath given, the Lord William Jhall 
 put tk Garter,iw due and reverent manner about 
 his left Leg, and in this doing,Gzxtex Jhall fay. 
 
 Sir, the Soveraign and honorable Company 
 of the Order of the Garter have received you as 
 their Brother and Companion, and in knowledge 
 and token thereof, they give and prefent you 
 this Garter, the ivhich God give you grace to 
 ivear to his laud and praife , to the honor of the 
 blcffcd Virgin Mary, and the glorious Martyr 
 Saint George, Patron of that Noble Order, and 
 to the augmentation of your honor* 
 
 JVhicb thing fit done, the faid Lord William 
 Jhall deliver unto him the Gown of Crimfon,and 
 caufe him to apparel bimfelf with the fame , the 
 faid Garter faying thefe words following, at the 
 doing on the fame. 
 
 Te take this Garment, wherein God give you 
 grace firongly to jland in the true Faith of 
 Chrift, and cleprcjfing the Enemies of Saints, 
 in token of the faid Order, and to the augment¬ 
 ing of this Order , and your honor* 
 
 And then lovingly the faid Lord William Jhall 
 caufe the faid King to put on the Mantle of Blue 
 Velvet, garniflsed with the Arms of St* George, 
 invironed with a Garter , the faid Garter fay- 
 ing as followetb* 
 
 [Note the Hood to be put on the right fhouldeC] 
 Take ye this Mantle of heavenly colour, with 
 the Jloield of the Crofs of Chrift garnijhed, by 
 whofe Jlrength and virtue ye always be defended, 
 and by virtue of it you may overcome all your 
 Enemies, and fo through y>ur mofi noble defert , 
 may worthily come to the joys everlafting , in token 
 of the faid Order, and incrcafe of your honor. 
 
 And 
 
t.:.'' •: ' 
 
 appendix. 
 
 And when the faid King Jhall he fo apparel¬ 
 led with the adornments aforefaid,thefaid Lord 
 William ft all put the Coller of the Order, with 
 the Image of Saint George about his nccl^ the 
 faid Garter faying. 
 
 Tdkg ye and bear this Coller, with the Image 
 of the mojl glorious Martyr Saint George, Pa¬ 
 tron of this Order, about your neck^ by the help 
 whereof you may the better pafs through both the 
 profperiiy and adverftty of this world , fo that 
 your Enemies both of body and foul may be over¬ 
 come, ye then may receive not only glory of tem¬ 
 poral Chivalry , but alfo the rcjoycing of over¬ 
 laying victory , in fign and tokgn of this Order, 
 and increafc of your honor. 
 
 Which things thus fully ended, the King to 
 go to fome folemit Church , and there to hear a 
 Jolemn Mafs, and fo to return, and fo to his 
 Lodging, where if he dine abroad , to wear the 
 faid whole Habit, during the dinner time, and 
 after to do his pleafure . 
 
 Then Garter to remember to purchafe and 
 follicite a Certification of the Reception of 
 the faid Order by him , and alfo his Oath, both 
 under the faid Kings Seal. Alfo to advertife 
 him the manner of the coming oj his Procura¬ 
 tor for bis Inliallation within feven Months'-) 
 he to bring with him a Procuration under the 
 Kings Seal for his Inliallation , with all other 
 things ncccjfary, as the faid Garter kpowctb by 
 his old Prefidents in fuch cafe accujlomcd. 
 
 All thefe things thus duly and in reverent 
 order done , with other the Kings Affairs there , 
 the faid Lord William and the faid Garter to 
 return to the Kings Highncfs . 
 
 NUM. CIII. 
 
 A Letter fignifying Election, to Edward 
 Count palatine of the Rhine. 
 
 Ex Collett. E. IV. G. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C Harles the Secondly the Grace of God, King 
 of EnglandjScotland, France, and Ireland 
 Vefender of the Faith, &c. and Soveraign of 
 the mofl Noble Order of the Garter, To our 
 right dear and entirely beloved Coufm Edward 
 Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Dube of Bavaria, 
 6 cc. Greetings Whereas our Royal Progenitors , 
 the Kings of England, have in all times, fhtce 
 the Injiitution of the mojl Noble Order of Saint 
 George, called the Garter, by our mofl Noble 
 and Victorious Ancefior King Edward the Third, 
 defied and chofen into the Fellowjhip thereof 
 fuch Princes and other eminent perfms, as well 
 Strangers as their own Sub'jefis, as haue for 
 the greatnefs of their Births, and-other Hero¬ 
 ic ^ virtues, efpecially in martial afiions , been 
 thought worthy of the fame'-) We therefore con- 
 fi dering, that ft nee the late horrid Rebellion, in 
 that our Kingdom , that many of the Compa¬ 
 nions thereof are dead, and that others contrary 
 to their Honor and Oaths,-have defer ted their 
 
 j Allegiance, and are no more worthy to be au . 
 
 I ed Companions of fo Noble an Order, and 
 ; finding how neccffary it is for om honor and fr~ 
 
 | vice, to elefi others in the places vacant, who 
 for their birth, courage, fidelity, and afcClu a to 
 us, may be worthy to be admitted thereunto 
 have therefore thought fit by our power, as So-; 
 veraign of the faid Order (difpenfmg with the 
 ufual Ceremonies) to elefi and chufe you om 
 faid right dear and entirely beloved Coufm Ed¬ 
 ward Count Palatine of the Rhyne and Dnf. 
 of Bavaria, to be Fellow and Companion of tl?r 
 faid mojl Noble Order of the Gaiter, and da 
 herewith Jcnd unto you the Georgs and Rib 
 band, part of the Enfigns thereof, by our trufiy 
 and well-beloved Servant Sir Edward Walker 
 Knight, Garter, Principal King of Arms, which 
 Enfigns we do hereby will and authorife you in 
 wear, affuring you when it may conveniently be 
 done , you Jhall have all other Ceremonies and 
 additions incident to the fame, fully perfefied- 
 And we no way doubt but that you by your No¬ 
 ble Virtues, Courage, and endeavours in milita¬ 
 ry afiions, and your ajfcfiion and fidelity tons , 
 will jhew your fclf worthy thereof, and that you- 
 will faithfully, and with honor ferve and affifi¬ 
 ns in all our jufi and warlike enterprifes, as 
 becomes a Companion of fo Noble an Order. Gi¬ 
 ven at the Cafllc of Saint Germain’s en lay ,th;c 
 i 9. day of September, in the firjl year of our 
 Reign, 1649. 
 
 NUM. CIV. 
 
 A Letter authorifing Edward Count 
 Palatine of the Rhyne , to ufe the 
 Enfigns, aud Rile himfelf Knight of 
 the Garter 3 as if he had been in¬ 
 filled. 
 
 Ex Collett. E. IV. G. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C Harles the Second by the grace ofGod,8cc. 
 
 1 and Soveraign of the mofl Noble Order of 
 the Garter, To our right dear and entirely be¬ 
 loved Coufin, Edward Count Palatine of the 
 Rhyne ,Dukg of Bavaria, Greeting » We having 
 duly confidcred the eminence of your birth, your 
 near relation to us in blood, and the great hopes 
 and expectation that we have of your courage , 
 affefiion, and inclination to ferve and ajfijl us, 
 were pleafed upon Sunday the 19. of September 
 pafi, to fend unto you the George and Ribband, 
 part of the Enfigns of the faid moll Noble Order 
 of the Garter, by our trufly and well-beloved 
 Servant Sir Edward Walker Knight , Garter, 
 Principal King of Arms, together with our Let¬ 
 ters, declaring that we bad chofen you Fellow 
 and Companion of the faid mojl Noble Order, 
 and authorifing you to wear the fame. And 
 having fince duly confidcred, that it is not poffiblc 
 at prefent to have all other the additions and Ce ¬ 
 remonies fully perfefied '■> we have, as Sove¬ 
 raign of the faid Ordet, thought it fit to 
 difpeftcp. 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 difpence with the fame, and do therefore hereby 
 further trill and authorife you, to wear and 
 ufe the Garter or Ribband on your left Leg , the 
 Glory or Star of Silver, embroidered with St- 
 George’/ Croft within a Garter, upon your 
 Cloak^ and upper Garments, as likgwife the 
 great Coller of the Order upon fitch days as are 
 accujhmed '•> to ufe the Garter about your Arms , 
 and to file your felf Knight and Companion of 
 the faid moll Noble Order of the Garter, as fully 
 as if you had been infi ailed in onr CajUe of 
 Windefore, where (when it (hall pleaje God 
 to re/tore us to the pojfejfion thereof) you fall for¬ 
 mally be inuefed and receive the Habit, and all 
 other the above recited Ornaments of the faid 
 mojl Noble Order. Given at our Court in the 
 Cajlle Elizabeth, in our If and of ]erky, tbisfix- 
 teenth of Odlober, in the ftrf year of our 
 Reign i6yp. 
 
 NUM. CV. 
 
 A Letter figniTying Election, &c. Tent 
 to Count Miirchin. 
 
 Ex prtf Collet. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C Harks by the grace of God King of En¬ 
 gland, Scotland, France, and Ireland, De¬ 
 fender of the Faith, &c. and Soveraign of the 
 mojl Noble Order of St. George called the Gar¬ 
 ter. ‘To our right trufy and right well-beloved 
 3 ohn Galpar Ferdinand de Marchin Earl of 
 Graville, Marqucfs of Clairmont d’Antrague, 
 Baron of Dunes, Marchin, Mezers and Modane, 
 Captain General for the fervice of his Catholicity 
 Majefty, and Lieutenant General of all our 
 Forces both by Sea and Land in all our Domi¬ 
 nions , Greeting. Whereas our Royal Progeni¬ 
 
 tors and Predecejfors Kings of England, have 
 in all timesfince the Inliitution of the faid mojl 
 Noble Order, by our mojl victorious Anceftor 
 Ki>/£ Edward the Third-, eleCled and chofeninto 
 the Fellowjhip thereof many Emperors, Kings 
 and Soveraign Princes, and other eminent and 
 illujlriotts perfons, as well Strangers as their 
 own Subjefts, who for the noblenefs of their Ex¬ 
 traction, accompanied with heroickjvirtues (efpc - 
 dally in Military Enterprifes) have been held 
 worthy and capable thereof Whereupon we 
 having duly confidercd the noblenefs of your Birth 
 and Extraction, with the eminent and famous 
 aCtions performed by you, in the feveral Military 
 Commands you have for many years been em¬ 
 ployed, together with your great zeal and affe¬ 
 ction to engage your felf in our fervice and caufe, 
 for the recovery of our jujl rights, have thereupon 
 held it fit and agreeable by jomeftgnal tefiimony 
 of our favour, to evidence the great value and 
 ejleem that we have both of your per fin, merit, 
 and affection. t lo ivbicb end, thefe are to certi- 
 fieyou, that we by cur power, as Soveraign of 
 the fid mojl Noble Order (and by the confent of 
 all the Companions thereof here prefent) have 
 
 elected and chofen, and do eled and chufe yottmr 
 faid right trufy mid right well-beloved John 
 Gafper Ferdinand de Marchin, Earl o/'Gravil] c , 
 &c. Tcllorp , Terr, and Companion of the fa,} 
 mpi Noble Order, and do herewith invejl you 
 with the Garter and George, the mojl peculiar 
 Enjlgns of the J une. And becattfe at this time 
 fome other Additions and Ceremonies incident 
 thereunto cannot be fully performed, we do 
 hereby for the prefent, by our Soveraign power 
 difpence therewith , and do will and authorife 
 you at all times hence forward, to wear the Gar¬ 
 ter about your left Leg, the Image of St. George 
 hanging about your Neck., the Star or Glory of 
 Silver with St. George’/ Croft embroidered 
 within a Garter upon your CLalgor upper Gar¬ 
 ment, as likewife to life the Garter about your 
 Arms, and to file your felf Knight and Com¬ 
 panion of the faid mojl Noble Order, in as am¬ 
 ple manner as if you bad been formally injlalled 
 in our Cajlle of Windefor, the proper place for 
 that Solemnity, we no way doubting, but that 
 by your future, as well as precedent, aCtions you 
 will fully declare your felf to be highly worthy 
 of the honor of being Knight and Companion of 
 fo Noble an Order : And thefe our Letters of 
 Election and dijpenjation Shall be to you fir the 
 fame your Sufficient and full authority. Given 
 under our Signet at our Court in the City 0/Ant¬ 
 werp, this twenty fxth day of February 1658. 
 in the tenth year of our Keign. 
 
 NUM. CVI. 
 
 A Warrant to Garter, for delivery of 
 the Garter and George to William 
 Prince of Orange. 
 
 Ex eod. Colled. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 T Rally and well-beloved, we greet you well , 
 Whereas we have made choice of our mojl 
 dear Nephew the Prince of Orange, to be a 
 Companion of the mofl Noble Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter i we do hereby authorife you, according to 
 your Office, to deliver unto onr faid mojl dear 
 Nephew the faid Older, and our Letters, with 
 fetch Ceremony as is ufetal, and as may be per¬ 
 formed in the place where he is: And for fo do- 
 1 ing this Jhall be your Warrant. Given at the 
 Palace Royal in Paris the 2 yday of April,16 ft. 
 in the fifth year of our Reign. 
 
 To our trufty and well- 
 beloved Sir Edward 
 Walker, Knight, Garter 
 King of Arms. 
 
 N U M. 
 
-! Lii 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 NIIM. CVII. 
 
 The Soveraigri$ Letter fent with the 
 Garter and George to the Prince Ele¬ 
 ctor of Erandetiburgh. 
 
 Ex eod. Collett. 
 
 M ON Frere, Uaffieurance que fay de vo- 
 fire Amitie, par plufieurs tefmoignages 
 que vous rtPen avez donnez m oblige a recher- 
 cher tons les moyens qui feront capables de Fen- 
 tretenir & de la conferver■ Et pour ce fujet fay 
 trouve a propos, comme Souverains du trefian- 
 cien & trefinable Ordre de la Jartiere, de vous 
 tflire Fun ^Chevaliers, Paers, & Compag- 
 110ns du dit Ordre, efiimant par la de faire me 
 plus efiroitc Amitie avee vous-, & d ’ augmenter 
 le bien & la profiperite de cette trcfinoble Societe , 
 laquclle par plufieurs fiecles a ett non fieulement 
 les Roys d 5 Angleterre, nos Predecejfieurs pour 
 Souverains, mats auffi F bonntur d?avoir pln- 
 ficurs Empereurs, Koys & Princes Ejlrangers 
 pour Companions,comme auffi de vous dormer par 
 la tine Marque evidente de mon affection, & de 
 la haute efieme que fay de vos merites, & de 
 vofire perfionne i Et pour confirmation de la dite 
 Election je vous envoys par le Sieur Chevalier 
 de Walker, Jartiere Roy d y Armes, la Medaile 
 dite le George, la Jartiere & V Eltoille pour 
 les porter a la maniere acconfiumee : affiavoir la 
 Medaile autour du Corpsfia Jartiere a la Jambe 
 gauche, & /’Efloille fur le cofie gauche de la 
 Cafiaque ott du Manteau . Le dit Sieur de Walker 
 vous affieurera de mapart que je defire avec pafi- 
 fion de vous tefimoigner que je finis, 
 
 A Paris le 23. de Mon fir ere 
 
 Januier 1654. 
 
 Vofire bien affettionne } 
 
 A mon Frere Monfieur Frere & Coufin, 
 
 le Marquis de Branden¬ 
 burg-, P. Ele&eur du Carolus R. 
 
 Saint Empire. ^ 
 
 NLIM. CVIIL 
 
 A Warrant to Garter to deliver the 
 Garter and George to the Prince Ele¬ 
 ctor of Brandenburgh. 
 
 Ex eod. Collett. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 T Rufiy and well-beloved we greet you well. 
 
 Whereas we have made choice of our good 
 Brother the Marqtiefis of Brandenburgh to be 
 one of the Knights , Peers , and Companions nfi 
 the mofi Noble Order of the Garter The fie are 
 to require you to repair with what convenient 
 hafie you can to the Court of the fiaid Marquefis , 
 and there to deliver unto him our Letters fig- 
 nifiying our fiaid Election (which we herewith 
 fiend you) together with the Garter, and other 
 
 Enfigns of the fiaid Order. And that you 
 perform the fame with filch Ceremony as is ufiu- 
 al■> and as that place can afford: And for fit 
 doing this fhall be your Warrant. Given at 
 the Palace Royal in Paris the 23. day of Ja¬ 
 nuary 1654* th* fifth year of our Reign. 
 
 To our trufiy and well-beloved 
 Sir Edward Walker Knight, Gar¬ 
 ter, King at Arms. 
 
 NUM. CIX. 
 
 A Warrant for delivery of the Collar 
 for the Prince Eleftor of Bxanden- 
 bttrgh. 
 
 Ex Libro vocat. The Book^ of War¬ 
 rants in the Jewel- houfe. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O VR will and pleafiure is, that you forth¬ 
 with deliver unto our trufiy and well- 
 beloved Servant Sir Edward Walker Knight, 
 Garter, Principal King of Arms, onegreaf Col- 
 lar of our Order of the Garter, with a George 
 appendant thereat, to he by him fent and deli¬ 
 vered unto the Prince Eleftor of Brandenburgh, 
 formerly defied a Companion of our mofi Noble 
 Order of the Garter ; And for your fio doings 
 this fhall be your fiufficient Warrant and difi- 
 charge. Given at our Court at Whitehall the 
 25. of February 1662. 
 
 Ex mandato. 
 
 To our trufiy and well- 
 beloved Servant Sir Gil- DeVicC ancelh 
 
 bert Talbot Knight, Ma¬ 
 iler of our Jewel-houfe, 
 and to the Officers thereof. 
 
 NUM. CX. 
 
 A Warrant for Garter to fend the Ha¬ 
 bit to the Elector of Brandenburgh. 
 Ex Collett. E. W. G. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 T Rufiy, &e. Whereas we have formerly elett- 
 cd our good Brother and Coufin the Ele¬ 
 ctor of Brandenburgh, to be Knight and Com¬ 
 panion of our mofi Noble Order of the Garter, 
 and have by you fent him our Letters, together 
 with the Garter and Image of St. George, au¬ 
 thoring you to deliver the fame. And now 
 feeing by our happy Refiauration, we have had 
 the opportunity together with the Companions of 
 our fiaid Order, to perform the Ceremonies of 
 Infiallation , and to fiolemnize the Feafi of St. 
 George in our Cafile of Windefor, the proper 
 place for doing thereof, and have now two years 
 pafi ordered you to place the Atchievements of 
 the fiaid Eldlor of Brandenburgh, over bis Stall 
 in the Chappel of our fiaid Cafile, and di’d then 
 a in 
 
 
 \ 
 

 A P P E N D I X. 
 
 in refpett of the jhortnefs of our time, and other 
 important affairs , difieuce with the formal Li¬ 
 ft all ation of the f iid Eleflor and other Princes , 
 with Declaration that it jhould not hereafter be 
 brought into example, We therefore intending to 
 compleit otvr favour, have caufed the full Habit 
 of our faid Order to be delivered unto you, to¬ 
 gether with the great Collar of the Order - , all 
 which We do hereby will and authorife you, to 
 fend and convey, together with our Letters unto 
 the faid El eel or of Brandenburgh, We at this 
 time difpencing with the fending an Ambaffa- 
 dor and your felf Garter King of Arms , to de¬ 
 liver the fame according to former Precedents . 
 And for your fo doing, this Jhall be your fuffici- 
 ent Warrant. Given, &c. the 8* of April, 1663. 
 
 To our trufty and well-beloved 
 Sir Edward Walker Knight, 
 
 Garter , Principal King of 
 Arms. 
 
 N LI M. CXF. 
 
 Sir Vjlrcard Watkgr’s Letter to Prince 
 Maurice of Nijftu, Pent with the Hu- 
 bit for the Prince Eleftor of Bran- 
 dcnbllrgh. 
 
 Ex Collett. E. W. G. 
 
 NUM. CXII, 
 
 Prince Maurice of Najjau his Letter to 
 Sir Edward Walter, upon the Re¬ 
 ceipt of the Habit for the Prince Ele¬ 
 ctor of Brandenburgh. 
 
 Ex eod. Collett. 
 
 Monlieur, 
 
 J L 4 T receu la voflre du ‘ ° A Avril, que ma- 
 vez fait P honneur de nPefrire dans la 
 quelle vans me domtez advertisement, que vous 
 envoy eres tout /’Habit dutreftoble Ordre de la 
 Jartiere a Monfeur Baronet Davifon, lequel ha¬ 
 bit je viens de rccevoir de luy a ce momment, Je 
 fitis^affiz perjuade, quin’a pas tenu d vous, de 
 ue 1'avoir pas envoye plus toji fay ne pas man¬ 
 que d'envoyer la vojlre anjjy bien, que cel/e dc fa 
 Majefte a fin Alteffe EleGorale de Branden- 
 bourg, & tie manqueray pas non plus, d\nvoyer 
 le fubdit habit avee la premiere occafwn a fub- 
 dite Jon Alteffe, je fists affaire que tout cecyfra 
 trefagreable a fin Alteffe Eletiorale, & quelle 
 en fra fort rejouye de le tenir, d'autant qu\llt 
 la defirc long temps, Quant a moy, je vous re- 
 mercie de la peine pr ifi , & vous affeure, que je 
 fray a jamais. 
 
 Monfigneur, 
 
 J 'AT receu avec les Letfres de fa Majefle le 
 Roy mon Maiflre tout P habit du trefnoble 
 Ordre de la Jartiere, pour fon Alteffe le Prince 
 Elctteur de Brandenburgh, avec Ordre, de les 
 envoyer a voflre Alteffe, que par vos moyens foient 
 adrejfe r a fi n Alteffe Electoral a contient ur.e jujl 
 au curps de velour cramoifi, une manteau de ve¬ 
 lour bleu, le grand Collier du trefnoble Ordre 
 d’ or, avec P image de St. George emmaillee pe- 
 fante 30 onccs, & un bomtet de velour noir . Com¬ 
 ment on fe doit porter le Papier dour a plus de 
 faiisfaCtioH a fon Alteffe Electoral, Quoy que 
 V Habit tfcfl jamaisporte ft non qit a la Fefle de 
 St. George ,mats le grand Collier s'efl porte par 
 le Souvcrain & Compagnon s,pendant les Prie- 
 rcs du matin fur tons les jours mentionez dans 
 le papier pour le liure des Statutes dc P Ordre, 
 quand ils front refirmez . Jc tafeherai avec 
 tout fin de les envoyer en attendant fay envoye 
 tout P habit a rnoncher amis le Chevalier Guil¬ 
 laume Davidlbn deles envoyer a voflre Alteffe 
 de qui vous receurez ccla, & la lettre de fa Ma¬ 
 jefle &je tPett doubte point bien tofl tout le refte 
 & puis je prie humblement voflre Alteffe de les 
 adrejfer a fin Alteffe Electoral, avec les tresbum- 
 blcs obeiffanies firvices de luy,qui fra toute fa 
 vie,defn fnniffime Alteffe Electoral & de voflre 
 
 Monfigneur 
 
 De Londres le x. jour 
 d 9 Avril, 1663* 
 
 le tres-humble frtres- 
 obeiffant^erviteur, 
 
 Ed. W alker, Garter. 
 
 Monfleur, 
 
 A la Hay ce 10. 
 
 dejuin 166*3. Vojlre tres-humble 
 
 Strviteur , 
 
 Maurice P. dc Nailau. 
 
 A Monfieur 
 
 Monlieur E. Walker Jartiere 
 Premier Roy d’Arms,a Londres . 
 
 NUM. CXIII. 
 
 A Letter to the Soveraign from the 
 Prince Elector of Brandenburgh, ac¬ 
 knowledging his Receipt of the Ha¬ 
 bit of the Order . 
 
 Ex ipfo Autographo. 
 
 Monfigneur mon tres-bonore Couflu, 
 
 A y ant tousjours eflime, comme je dois,P hon¬ 
 neur que voflre Majefte nPa fait autre¬ 
 fois de me recevoir dans la Societe de fon Ordre 
 de la Jartiere, Jene faurois recomoiflre, qul’a- 
 vec un refpett extreme, le prejent de Phabit tout 
 entier de cet Ordre, qu’il luy a pin de faire ad- 
 dr effer a mon Cottfln Monfleur le Prince de NaP 
 fau, & par lequel Elle a vottlu achever entiere- 
 ment les obligations infinies que je luy ay d'eflre 
 du nombre cPune ft illuflre compagnie. Je fuis 
 en impatience de recevoir cette chere marque d*af¬ 
 fection & de bien veillance de voflre Majefte la 
 fnppl-iant de croire, que fen confrveray eternelle- 
 ment la metnoirc, & que je «’ auray de plus 
 
 forte 
 
▼ 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 forte pajfion au monde, (jue de confirmer de plus 
 enplus la confiancc dont Elbe we domic tousjours 
 tant de nouveattx tcfmoignages , & dc faire voir 
 at toutes fortes dfi occafions combien jefinis 
 
 Monfcigneur mon tres-honore 
 Coufin, 
 
 De Konigsbcrg ce 4* De vojtrc Majefie 
 Juinf zn 1663. Le tres-bumble & 
 
 obeiffant Serviteur 
 
 Frederick-Guillaume Elcdcur de 
 Brandenbourg. 
 
 A fa Majeftc le Roy de 
 la grande Bretagne . 
 
 NUM. CXIV. 
 
 A Certificate From Charles Duke ol 
 Burgundy , of his receiving the Order 
 of the Garter. 
 
 Ex -ample) Cod. penes Johanncm Vin • 
 cent, gen. fol. 175. 
 
 C Harles, par la grace de Dicu, Due de Bour- 
 goigne, de Lantrin, de Braban, dc Lem- 
 brogh, & de Luccmbourg, Conte de Flandres, 
 cF Artois, & de Bourgoigne, Palatine de He- 
 nault, de Hollande, de Zellande, & Namur, 
 Marquis du Saind Empire, Seigneur de Frieze, 
 dc Sabins, & de Mallins, Certifions & faifons 
 fcavoir a tons, que par les mains de Mejfire Gal- 
 liard, Seigneur de Duras Chevalier , Thomas 
 Vaghan, freforier de la Chambre, Maiftre Je- 
 han Ruflel, Dodeur en decrct, Archediacre de 
 Berkshire, & Jarretiere Roy d' Arms , confifil¬ 
 ler s & Ambajfadeurs de tres-bault, & tres-puif- 
 fant Prince, nofire tres-homoure frere le Roy 
 d’Angleterre, Souverain de V Ordre de la 
 Jarretiere , pour ce envoyes devers nous, nous 
 avons aujonrdbuyreceu Jon dit Ordre de la Jar- j 
 retiere, enfemble le Manteau, & autres Ornc- 
 mens, & chofes, au dit Ordre appartenans , & 
 accoufiumes. Et avec ce, avons en lettrs mains 
 fait le ferment d ce requis, & pertinant , felon 
 les efiatuz dFicelluy Ordre, le tout foubz les 
 conditions , & modifications fur ce advifees, & 
 failles, entre luy & nous , Donne en nofire ville 
 de Gand , foubz noftre grant Seel, le 4* jour de Fe- 
 vrier, Pan de grace, Mil cccc.lxix• 
 
 Par Monfeigneur le Due. 
 
 NUM. CXV. 
 
 Another from Ferdinand Prince of 
 Spain. 
 
 MS.penes E. IV. G.f. 1 6 . 1 . 
 
 F Erdinand, par la grace de Diets, Prince & 
 Infante des Efpaignes, Arcbiduc d 1 Au- 
 icrice,P«c de Bourgoingne,d 3 Ellier,de Carnite, 
 de Carmole, &c • Certifions , & faifons fcavoir a 
 tons, que par Us mains de Mejfire Henry 
 
 Seigneur de Morley, Maifire Edo ward Lee, 
 Dodeur en Tbeologie, Archediacre de Colche- 
 fier, Aul mo finer, Mejfire GuiUame Huylcy Che¬ 
 valier, & de Mejfire Thomas Wriothelley, Che¬ 
 valier,dit Jarretier, Principal Roy d 3 Arm.es des 
 Angloys, Ambajfadeurs, & Confcillicrs de tres- 
 bault, tres-excellent & tres-puijfant Prince, no- 
 fire tres-honore able Seigneur, & Oncle, le Roy 
 d> Angleterre, &c. Defenfeur dc la Foy, Seig¬ 
 neur d' Irlandc, & Souverain de le trefnoble 
 Ordre de Saind George, nowmee la jarretiere, 
 pour ce envoyez devers nous ', Avons ce fiurdbuy 
 viii. dc Dccembre, jour de nofire Dame, receu 
 fin dit Ordre de Saind George, nomine la 
 Jarretiere, enfambie les Jarretiere, Manteau, 
 Habit, Colier, & aultres ournemens, au dit 
 Ordre appertenans, & accoufiumez • Et avec ce, 
 avons en lettrs mains, faid le Jerment, a ce requis 
 & partinent, felon les Statutz d' icelluy Ordre 
 de Saind George, le tout fiitbz les conditions , 
 & modifications fur ce auijeez, & faides entre 
 le dit Seigneur leRoy& nous', Cefi ajfavoir, 
 de porter les Colier, 6” Jarretiere, aucuncs foys 
 en Fan a nofire plaifir. Item, quant ferons en 
 quelque lieu, on place, non convenable, Ouque 
 n'aurons loyjjf d’ouyr matynes le jour de Saint 
 George, les pourrons par ting Prefire faire dire, 
 en nofire prefence. Et ft pour attain bien grant 
 affaire, 011 empefehement, que nous pourroit fur- 
 venir, nous cjiions occupe le dit jour Saint 
 George, En ce cas, ne ferons tenu porter le dit 
 habiz, fi non durant le fervice divin, Lequel 
 afehette, pourrons incontinent ofier & devefiir 
 iceulx , fans attendre jufques apres le difncr& 
 fouper. t Toutefoys,fi pour les caufes diffufdites, ne 
 pourrons porter, le Jufdits habitz, le dit jour 
 Saint George entier , Lors voulons &promettons 
 les porter a ung anltrc jour J lempnel dedens 
 Fan. Donne en la ville de Newremberg,/c«/)2; 
 nofire Norn, & Seel, le dit viii. jour de Dccem¬ 
 bre, Fan de grace, MU, Cinq', Cens, ving, troys. 
 
 NUM. CXVI. 
 
 Another from the French King Fran¬ 
 cis the Firft. 
 
 Ex Or/g. penes Camer.Scacchar. 
 
 F 'Rancoys, par la grace de Dieu, Roy de 
 France, Seigneur de Genues, Souverain 
 du trejdigne Ordre de Monfeigneur Saind Mi¬ 
 chel. A tons cculx qui ccs prefentes lettres ver- 
 ront,falut: Comme Mejfire Arthur Plantaginet, 
 Viconte de Lille, Chevalier du trefdigne Ordre 
 Monfeigneur Saind George (Maifire Jean Tail- 
 1 our, Dndeur ez loix, Archediacre de Bouking- 
 ham , Vice-chancellier dd Angleterre, Mejfire 
 Nicolas Carew grant Efcuyer d 5 Angleterre, 
 Mejfire Anthonie Browne Chevalier, & Mejfire 
 Thomas Wriothelley Jarticr , Chevalier, Pri- 
 mier Roy d’ Arms du dit Ordre, Ambaffadcttrs 
 commis & deleguez dc la part de tres-bault, & 
 tres-puiffant Prince, Henry par la mefme grace, 
 Roy d y Angleterre, Seigneur d ’ Hibernie, & 
 Defenfeur de la Foy, nojire trefeher, & trefame 
 
 frere 7 
 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 frere, Coufin , ptrpctutl. allye, confcdcre, & bon 
 conJpere, Nous ayent exbibe &prcjente certaines 
 Lett) es Pat entes, dattees du xxii.jour d'Oflto- 
 bre Mil , Cinq-, Cens , t’iwgf 6?* Se/>f, Signet's 
 Samp ton : feel lees en eyre Rouge, du Sean 
 
 d:t College d' icelluy trefdigne Ordre dc Saint 
 George, dit de la Jartiere, par la teneur dej- 
 quclles que avons fait lire pardeuant nous & let 
 Chevaliers dc nofire Ordre Sain a Michel cjlans 
 les nous apparrijfoit les dejfufdits Ambajfadeurs 
 avoir plain povoir, faculte & pttijfance de nous 
 fignifier,& prefetttcr dc la part de najire dit tref 
 cher frere & Coufin, Souverain di* icelluy tref 
 digue Ordre SainCi George. (Et auffi de Fa- 
 mi able affectation d'icelluy V elledion, unique- 
 matt faicie de nous, par icculx Souverain & 
 Chevaliers dJ icelluy trcjdigne Ordre J Et de 
 nous prior &rcqucrir icelle elledion accepter,& 
 prendre le Manteau, Collier, & autjfcs inftgncs 
 de Cbevalerie , du dit trcjdigne Ordre, & faire j 
 le ferement felon les Articles contenuz au livre 
 dcs fiatuz du dit Ordre, que ont acouftume dc ; 
 
 jurer & promettre les Chevaliers d?icelluy. Et fi. 
 la forme dcs dits fermens , ne nous ejloit agreable , j 
 , leur ejloit donne povoir de nous dijpenfer de faire i 
 les dits fermens, on partie d'iccubx-, telz quil ' 
 appartiendroit, foy content ant de nojlre frnplc , 
 foy & parolle. Savoir failons, que nous ayans | 
 efgarde & confidcration a la trcf-cordialle, &! 
 trefentiere amour, alliance indijfoluble, & con- j 
 federation perpetuelle, qui eft entre nojlre dit tref j 
 cher & trefamc Frere, Coufin, Allyc perpetuel, & \ 
 bon compere & nous , Et que’defa part il a ac- ' 
 cepte l 3 elettionpar nous, & noz freres faicie de 
 fa perfnne au trefdigne Ordre SainCi Michel, du 
 quel nous fommes Souverain, Avons pour ces j 
 caufes, 6* autres a ce nous mouvans acccpte, & 
 acceptons Ielluy trefdigne Ordre de SainCi 
 George, dit la jartiere f & ce fait nous fommes 
 rcvejluz , & affttbLz des Manteau & autres Jn- 
 fignes du dit Ordre a muz prefentez & livrez 
 par les deffufdits Ambajfadeurs) Et apres les 
 remcrcyemens en telz cas requiz, avons fait le 
 ferement en la forme , & manure qui fettfuyt• 
 44 Notts trancoys par la grace de Dieu Roy de 
 4t France, Seigneur de Genncs & Souverain de 
 “ V Ordre SainCi Michel, promettons en parolle i 
 41 de Roy , dc garder, obferver, & a nojlre povoir , 1 
 44 entretenir les Statuz, & Ordonnances du tref 
 44 digne Ordre SainCi George, Homme de la Jar- 
 44 tiere i En ce quilz font compatibles non con -1 
 44 traires , ne defrogans a cculx dc nojlre dit tref j 
 44 digne Ordre de SainCi Michel, & pareill’cment 
 44 des Ordres, que par cy devant pourroions avoir 
 u prins des autres Princes . En tefmoing de ce 
 nous avons fait rnettre, le Scan du dit Ordre aux 
 prefentes figuces de nojlre main. Donne a Paris 
 x.jour de Novembre, Van de grace Mil, Cinq-, 
 Cens vingt & fept , & de nojlre Regnc le trezi- 
 efme . 
 
 NUM. CXVIL 
 
 Another from Emanuel Duke of Savoy. 
 
 Ex Collccf. Ed. Bysjhe Clarenceux. 
 
 IE Francois Roffier Savoyfey, Secretaire de 
 J tresbault, ptijfant, & excellent Seigneur , & 
 Prince, Monfcigneur Emanuel Philibert, par 
 la grace dc Dieu , Due de Savoy Re. general • & 
 Lieutenant de V Empcreur, attejie , fait foy, & 
 certifie, Comme Monjleur de Clinton & Say, 
 Chevalier de V Ordre, d 5 Angleterre, quon diji 
 de la Jarretiere, & de Compaignie le Sieur Jar- 
 retiere Roy d' Arms du dit Ordre, Ambaffa- 
 dcurs, Commiffioncurs, &■ Procurers fpeciattlx 
 du Roy, & dc la Royne d 1 Angleterre, ont ce 
 jourdbuy prefente, bailie, & donne, de par lews 
 Majelles, la Jarretiere, &■ le Manteau, & 
 tres Enjeignes & correfpondants a mon dit Seig¬ 
 neur le Due de Savoy, avec toutes les Ccremoi- 
 nies & Solempnites denes & accouftumes. Et de 
 plus ont rcceudu dit Seigneur Due, le ferment, 
 jouxte la forme, & manure des Statuts, du dit 
 Ordre, & des Lettrcs de pouvoir , qu’ils ont 
 apportc,foubs-cfriptcs des mainspropres d'iceulx 
 R<y & Royne dV Angleterre, feellees du Seel du 
 dit Ordre de la Jarretiere, Donnees en leur Pa¬ 
 lais de Weftminftre, le dix feptiefme O&obre 
 
 1 554 * bfquellcs Lettres hues Day par Com- 
 mandement de<mon dit Seigneur, & Maidre a 
 haulte voix, & a louange public , quant faicie 
 s'eft la fufdite prefentation, & le dit ferment, 
 prefnts a ce affijlants & appelles haults & puif 
 Jants Seigneurs le Prince d' Oranges, les Contes 
 de Lalaing, & d* Aremberg, & le Seigneur de 
 Bollu, culx t>rnis dcs Chevaliers de V Ordre de 
 la Toyfon, les Seigneurs Antoine Doria, A/*r- 
 quis de SainCi Eftienne de Lavanto, du Confcil 
 de V Emperettr, & generall Capitaine des fes 
 Galleres, & Antoine de Drungua, & plcufi- 
 
 eursaultres tefnoinge , fait au Camp & au . 
 
 d y auxy dans la Chambre de mon dit Seigneur le 
 Due, le fxiefme jour de Novembre V an de 
 grace prins a la nativite Mil , Cinq i Cens, Cin- 
 quante quatre . , 
 
 Roffier. 
 
 NiiM. cxvnr. 
 
 Another from the French King Henry 
 the Third. 
 
 APS.penes Arthur. Con/. Anglefy,p,^. 
 
 H Enry by the grace of God, King of France, 
 and Poland, to all thofe to whom tbefe 
 Prcfents fall come. Greeting. We give you to 
 underjland, that forajmuch as it hath feemtd 
 good to the Queen of England, our right dear 
 aoid right ivell-belovedgood Sijier and Coufin, 
 Chief and Soveraign of the Order of the Gar¬ 
 ter, and to the Fellow-Brethren , Knights, and 
 Companions 
 
'i :' 1 - 
 
 — 
 
 A P P E 
 
 Companions of the fame Order, for the confir - 
 mation of the mutual and brotherly amity be¬ 
 tween us and our faid good Sifter, to chufe and 
 affociate us into the Company of Knights of the 
 fame Order, and for that cffellhath deputed to - 
 wards us our dear and well-beloved Coufin the 
 Earl of Derby, Knight, and Companion of the 
 fame Order, to whom, and Sir Edward Stat- 
 ford Knight her Ambaffador refident with us, 
 Jhe hath given power by her Letters Patents of 
 the 2 o’, day of January l aft paft, to prefnt and 
 give unto us , on her behalf the Garter, the Man¬ 
 tel, and other Enligns of the fame Order, which 
 (he hath fent us, which they have done with the 
 Ceremonies and Solemnities in fitch cafe requi- 
 fite and accuftomed : For thefe caujes, lilftng the 
 faid Election and Affociatioih We have accepted 
 and do accept the faid Order of the Garter with 
 honor , and do promife to keep the Statutes there¬ 
 of which alfo have been given us in writing up¬ 
 on the fame affurance , that the find Lady the 
 Queen our good Sifter hath them given Vs-, and 
 the Declaration and Proteftation which we have 
 made , that we be not conftrained and bound unto 
 things contrary and derogatory to our Religion 
 Catholicity,Greatnefs , and Majefty Royal, and to 
 the Statutes and Ordinances of our two Orders 
 of the bleffed Holy Spirit and of St. Michael, as 
 it is contained in the All of our Oath , which 
 thereof we have made and given . In witnefs 
 whereof we have fighed thefe prefents with our 
 hand, and thereunto caufed to be put our Seal . 
 Given at Paris the 1 2. day of March in the 
 year of our Lord 158 5. and of our Reign the n. 
 
 Henry. 
 
 NUM. CXIX. 
 
 Another from Gttjiawus Adolphus King 
 of Sweden. 
 
 Sir Tho. Rowes Journal , p. 208. . 
 
 C >Uftavus Adolphus Dei gratia Suecorum, 
 
 J Gothorum, & Vandalorum Rex, Mag¬ 
 nus Princeps Finlandia?, Dux Efthonia? & Care- 
 lice, Ingrkque Vominus,8cc. Omnibus bafee li- 
 teras leliuris vel audituris, Salutem . Quan- 
 doquidem complacuit fereniffimo, ac potcntijftmo 
 Principi Domino Carolo, Dei gratia Magna? 
 Britannia?, Francia?, & Hibernia? Regi, Fidei 
 Defenfri, fratri, confanguinco, & amico noftro 
 chariffimo, nobUiffuni Or dims Aurea? Perifce- 
 lidis Magiftro, reliquoqinclyto c&tui Eqnitum 
 ac Commit it omtm illufififfimi hujus Ordinis in 
 cxpreffijjtmam amoris tejferam , ac mutuam inter 
 nos initam amicitiam arftioribus necejfttudim 
 vinculis, devinciendam & conftrmandam, _Nos 
 etiam eligere, & affociare in Collegium Equi- 
 tum hujus Ordinis, atquc in burn jinern Ora to¬ 
 res, Procuratores, & indubitatos Legatos fuos 
 conftiutere atquc ablegare ad nos, NobiliJJimum 
 virion de cone l avi fuoDominum Jacobum Spens 
 de Wormefton, Equitem auratum &jpeciabilcs 
 
 N d 1 x. 
 
 virds Petrum Young Armtgerum, exNobilibns 
 in Cubiculo prefnt U fu£ minifir antibus unum*, 
 & Henricum Saintgeorgium Armigerum , ex 
 Heratdis finis ad Arma unum, plenaria ipfis 
 potefiate concefsa ac diplomate fito abmde ipfti 
 fide adfiruHn & munita publico Sigillo Ordinis 4 
 dato vigefmd quart a Junii jam el op ft, defer endi, 
 donandi, atquc tradendi nobis ipfam am cam Pe- 
 rilcelidem, Torquem rofatum, SanlJi Georgii 
 Imagunciilas, reliquafqy veftes trabeatas in Jo- 
 lenni harum Ccrcmoniarum, celebratione debits 
 requifttas, & a find f renit ate ad nos tr anfmiffas¬ 
 ide ire 0 h£c omnia ab ipfts rite admiuiftruta & 
 peralia agnofeimus & fatemur, ac pmfentiunt 
 Liter arum tenore omnibus teftatum volumus, no- 
 Jlri eleftionem & affumptionem in hujus Collegii 
 fdalitium nobis gratiffimafuiffe, aefore ; Nofq i 
 Inlignia Ordinis decenti cum bonore fufcepijfe, 
 aefanile in leges, ac Statuta cjits per procura¬ 
 tores nojlros , loco ac tempore prafiittttis , jura- 
 turos, ea ipsa cautionc, qua- a f t£ ferenitatis 
 deputatis nobis feripto exhibit a [nit, videlicet. 
 Nos religiose obfervaturos Articulos hujus Ordi¬ 
 nis in omnibus qua Rcligioni a nobis profeft 
 dignitati, ac Majcjlati no{h\e Regie nullatemts 
 dcrogarent, ant aliis Articnlis, & ordinibus 
 quos antehac fujeepimus advtrfarenlurb atque 
 hanc ipftfjimum juramenti noftri formulam effe 
 cupimus, quando folennis contefiatio per procura¬ 
 tores nojlros noftro nomine futura eft, & quando 
 ejtts exemplar in alia referri contigerit. In cu- 
 jus rei teftimonium prefentes propria noftra manic 
 fubferiptas Sigilli Regii appofttione communirt 
 jufftmus. Alium in Caftris mjtris ^Wormdir, 
 diefixta Menfis Odtobris ,Anno fupraMilleftmum 
 fexccntiftmo vigeftmo Jeptimo. 
 
 Guftavus Adolphus. 
 
 NUM. CXX. 
 
 Another from Charles King of Sweden. 
 
 Ex ipfo Autographo . 
 
 C ' Arolus Dei Gratia Suecorum, Gothorum, 
 
 / Vandalorumq j Rex & Princeps haredita- 
 rius, Magnus Princeps Finlandia?, VuxS cavia?, 
 Efthonia?, Livonite, Carelia?, Brema?, Verda?, 
 Stetini Pomeraniae, Caflubia?, & Vandalia?, 
 P rinceps Rugia?, Dominus Ingria? e^Vilmaria? 
 nee non Comes Palatinus Rheni, Bavaria?, Ju- 
 liaci, Clivia?, & Montium Dux i 
 
 Omnibus bafee leliuris vel audituris filutem, 
 §htandoquidem complacuit fereniffimo ac polcn- 
 tiffimo Principi, Confanguinco, Amico & F&dcra- 
 to ftojlro chariffimo Domino Carolo, ejus nominii 
 fecundo, e^dem gratia Magna? Britannia?, Fran¬ 
 cia?, & Hibernia? Regi, Fidei Defenfori, No- 
 bilifftmi Ordinis Aurea? Perifcelidis Magiftro, 
 reliquoqb inclyto catui Equitum ac Commilito- 
 num, illuftrijftmi hujus Ordinis in expreffijfimam 
 Amoris 1 Tejferam & mutuam inter nos initam 
 amicitiam arHioribus tteceffitudinis vinculis de¬ 
 vinciendam & conftrmandam , Nos etiam eligert 
 & affociare in collegium Equitum hujus Ordinki 
 X atque 
 
 
 
 \ 
 
 1 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 / 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 ftque in buHcfutem Orator es & indubitatos Pro¬ 
 curators fttos confiituere & oblegare Legatum 
 fnura extraordinarium Conciliarumqs futtm Illu- 
 jlrem nobis fincere dileftum Dominum Carolum 
 Comitcm Carholenfem, Vice-Comitem Howard 
 de Morpeth, Baronem Dacre deGililland, lo- 
 cum uner.tem generalcm in Comitatibus Welt- 
 moxlandix & Cumbrian, & fpettabilem virum 
 Dominum Henricum St. George c primariis of- 
 ficialibus fuis ad Arma *;/»»*, vulgo Richmond 
 Herald, plenarid ipfis potentate conccjfd ac fide 
 ipfis abunde afirudd, Dipl ornate publico Sigillo 
 Ordinis s datsqj in Palatio Alb-aulas apttd Weft- 
 monafierium vicefimo nono die Menfis Novem- 
 bris Anno Domini Wiper pr.*tcrito Millefimo , 
 fexceritefimo,fcxagefimo octavo deferendi , donandi 
 ai.ne tradendi Nobis ipfam auream Perifceli- 
 dtmjtorquem rofatum Sancli Georgii imagun- 
 culas , reliqunjque vefies trabeatas in Jolenni ha- 
 rum ceremoniarum cclebratione debite requifitat 
 & d Majejiate fueuutd nos tranfmiffas \ Idcirco 
 bee omnia ab ipfis rite admini/lrata & per acta 
 agnofeimus & fatc.nur, ac prafentium liter arum 
 tenore omnibus teflatum volumus nojlri EleCiio- 
 nem & Affimptionem in bujus Collegii fodali- 
 tium Nobis gratifjimum fuiffe aefore b Nofq » in- 
 fignia Ordinis decenti cum honore fufcepijfe , ac 
 fantte in Leges & Statuta ejus per procurators 
 nofiros loco ac tempore prtjlitutis juraturos ed 
 videlicet cautioner Nos religiose obfervaturos ar- 
 ticulos bujus Ordinis in omnibus qu£ Religion's 
 <t nobis proftjfe dignitatis ac Majefiati nofir£ 
 Regi£ null atoms derogarent aut aliis Articulti 
 & Ordinibus qttos antehac fufeepimus adverft- 
 rentur : Quam ipfijftmam fur ament i nojlri for¬ 
 mulae ejfe cupimuSs quando foie mm contefiatio 
 per Procuratorcs Nofiros Nofiro Nomine futura , 
 & quando ejus exemplar in aUta referri contige- 
 rit- In cujus ret teftimottium bafee honoratijji- 
 m& &cbarijfim£ A latris nojlr £, nec nonc^tcro- 
 rum nofirorum ‘Tut or urn Regniqb Nojlri Admini- 
 ftratorum manibus fubferiptas , Sigilloq , Nofiro 
 Rc*io communiri jujfimus. Dabantur in Arce 
 nefirh Holmenfi die 17. Augulb, Anno Millefi¬ 
 mo fexcejfimo fexagefimo nono- 
 
 Hcdeuig Ellenora R. S. 
 
 Petrus Brahe Comes in Willingsborg 
 R. S • Drotzetus. 
 
 Vander Linde loco R-S-Marifcal- 
 
 Guftaif Otto Steenbook R. S• 
 Archithalals. 
 
 Magnus Gabrieli de la Gardie 
 R. S. Cancellar. 
 
 Johan Gabrieli Steenbook, loco 
 R-S . Thefaurarius. 
 
 NUM. CXXI. 
 
 Letters of Procuration to Peregrine Lord 
 Willoughby of tLrsly , from Frederick 
 the Second King of Denmark- 
 
 MS. quarto penes IV. le N.Cl.f. 25 .b- 
 
 N OS Fridericus fccunduSsDci gratidsDi- 
 ni;f, Norwegian, Vandalorum, Gotho- 
 rumq; Rex s Dux Slcfvici, Hollatian, Storma- 
 riae, ac Dietmarfian^ Comes in Oldenburg, & 
 Delmenhorft > Omnibus & fingulis , ad quos b£ 
 pr£fentes Liter£ pervenerint,fjlutem ; Cum pla- 
 cuerii ferenij}im£ Principi, ac Doming Domine 
 Elizabethan, dci gratia Anglian, Francian, & 
 Hibernian Regina , Fidei defenfatrici , See. Cba- 
 rijfim£ conf anguine £, for oris & confedcrat£ no- 
 llr£s fuprem£ Principis nobilijfim£s & antiquiffi- 
 m£ Societatis MilitariSs quam Garterii Ordincm 
 appellant: wtd cum c£teris omnibus , laudatij- 
 fiimi illius Collegii fratribuss & Commit it onibiifs 
 Nos in eundem numerwn aferibere & cooptares 
 I atque ad magis honorificam ejufdem rci declara- 
 tionem , mittere ad nos plenum babitunts & or - 
 j natum pwditti NobiliJJimi OrdiniSs per Clarif- 
 funum Dominums Pcregrinum, Baronem de Wil¬ 
 loughby & Eresby, & celeberrimum virum , 
 Gilbertum Dethick, Equitem auratmn , Regem 
 Armor urn bujus Ordinis, Sercnitatis fu£ Lcga~ 
 toss & vicarios in ea parte: quorum de mani¬ 
 bus , nos eundem Ordinenis non minus grato tnimos 
 quam ejl nobiSs d Jerenitate fun delatus accept - 
 mus: Cumqs arttiquiffima ejufdem Ordinis Sta¬ 
 tuta ac Decretas pofiulents ut in propria perfond 
 inflallemurjfive in aliqud fede nobis dejlinatilscol- 
 locemnr in Collegiato Sacello ejufdem OrdiniSs 
 intra Cafiellum Windeforianum : quo quldem y 
 cum commodc^proficifci non poffimuSs ratione Re- 
 galis MajefiatiSs ad quam fummo bcneficio divi- 
 ni numinis evefii fumuss elegimus & Jubflitui - 
 mus prafatum nobilijjimums & nobis imprimis 
 dilettum virums Dominum Peregriuum,£tf rowwr 
 de Willoughby & Eresby, Procuratoremnofirum, 
 qui fuppleret vices nofiras in ilia partes eaque pe- 
 ragerets qu£ ad bonoratijjimi illius Ordinis , 
 DecuSs& OrnamcntuMs quoquo rr.-jdo vide bunt ur 
 pertineres baud aliters atque ipfi faceremus y ft 
 prefentes effemus- Et quodcunque idem n obi lift- 
 mttsvir , ibi in hoc genere^ nofird causa pr£jliie- 
 rits tenemus & approbamuss ut ratttm & Legi- 
 timnm per pr£fenteSs non minus , ac fi nos ipfi in 
 propria perfondpr£jlitijfemus. Salva tamen de¬ 
 claration nofirds qu£ ejus Rcgin£ jerenitatis 
 Legates quorum fupra mentio eft fall a, bt ilia 
 traflationes fub manuj & Sigillo nofiro tradita 
 efi. In cujus rci majorem fidem , & tefiimonium 
 evidentiuSj Literas bafee uofiraspatenteSs&fnb- 
 fcriptioncs & Sigillo nofiro firmavimus. Dat£ in 
 Cafiro nofiro Croneburga, die decimo nono Men- 
 fis Augulti, Anno ab incarnatione Dominis ac 
 Redemptoris nojlri Jefu Chrifti, fupra Millefi - 
 mum quingentefmum oCtuagcfimo fecundo. 
 
 NUM. 
 
appendix. 
 
 NUM. CXXII. 
 
 John Count Palatine of the Rhyne, his 
 Letters of Procuration to Sir Philip 
 Sidney. 
 
 Ex cod. MS. f. 124. 
 
 J Ean Cafimire, par la grace de Dieu, Conte 
 Falatin de Rhin i Due de Raviere, &c. A 
 touts ccitlx, qui ces prefentes Lett res verront , Sa¬ 
 int : Commc la trcshaulte,trespuiffante,& tres- 
 cxccllcnte Princeffe , Elizabeth, Royne d' Angle- 
 terre, France, dr Irlande, Souvereigne dutres- 
 noble Ordre de la Jarretiere, de fa grace & fa¬ 
 vour feciale , par Vadvii, & canjentement de 
 Confreres Cbevalliers , & Compagnons , du dit 
 tresmble Ordre , nous a efleu Chevalier,& Com- 
 pagnon d’iccluy Ordre, en fin Palais a Weft mi n- 
 ller, rhuiticfme jour de ce prefint motf de Fcbu- 
 rier j Nous void an s , & defir ans tresajfcaueuje- 
 ment la dific Election fortir fu dateffeft,& que 
 tout ce fit faitt , tonchant les Ceremoines de 
 nojlre hillallation a Windefore, a qttoy now fom- 
 pies tenus , par les Ordennances, dr CbapitrfJ du . 
 dit Ordre • Et neantmoins , par les grandes oc- I 
 cup at ions, & affaires, qu avons prejefttment Spy j 
 puiffions bonnement comparoitre en perfonne, I 
 Commc toute-s ffis, nous voul dr ions , & de fir on s i ] 
 pour ce e/i if que nous confians en la feaute , dif- | 
 cretion, diligence & grandpreudhommie de nojlre , 
 lien aime , Mejjtre , Philippe Sidney Chevalier, j 
 lequel avons ayme de long temps & ay mo ns , j 
 at/oKj ordonne , commis , dr depute , Ordonnons, \ 
 Commettms , dr Veputons , />*r cer prefates ,; 
 noflre Procurenr, & Depute cfecial, pour de par 
 Nuns, & en nojlre Nom comparoir a Windlore, 1 
 la prochaine affcmblee des Chevaliers du dUf \ 
 Ordre, & ay ejlre injlallc, tenir lien pour nous, I 
 fare des offrandes & flempnites denes , & ac- 
 coujlumees en tel cos. Et en oultre de faire a la 
 dite Souvereigne , le Serment felon la forme, & 
 manicre des Statists du dit Ordre, & tons aul- 
 tres chafes accomplir, exercer, & expedier, que d 
 luy femblera eflre neceffaires en ccjle panic, tout 
 ainfi que faire deurions , & pourrions, ft prefint 
 y ejtions en nojlre perfonne \Promettons tenir 
 fermc, &agreablc tout ce qttil fera, ou dir a, 
 tonchant nojlre Inftallation• En fefmoignagc , 
 de quay acesprefemes Letters, avons faift mettre j 
 nojlre Seattle xii. jour de Feburier , VAnnee de 
 Grace 15 79* 
 
 NUM. CXXUI. 
 
 Letters of Procuration to the Sieur de 
 Chattes/rtftfi the French King Henry 
 the Fourth. 
 
 Ex ColleLf:. IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 H Enry ,p aria grace de Dim, Roy de France, 
 & de Navarre, cl nojlre eber, & bien aime, 
 le Sieur de Chattes, Commander de L’Ormetau, 
 Confilkur en nolire Conjeil d’Ejlat, Capitaine 
 
 de Ciuquante homines dPArmes de nos Ordonnanr 
 ces '-, Gouverneur de nojlre Villc de Dieppe, dr 
 Cunde nos Lieutenants Generall j a:i Governe 
 went de Normandie, Saint: Cor,, ne par les 
 StatutJ de V Ordre de la Jartiere, auquel de Pan 
 mil, Cinque cens quatre vingt feizc, nous avons 
 cjle affocies par la Royne df’Ar.gleterre, nojlre 
 trcscherc, & tresarnie, bonne Soeur, & Coufxn, 11 
 fit porte que Ef rangers Chevaliers du dit Ordre 
 debuent envoyer, apres la reception de la dicle 
 Jartiere, & du Collier, & Habit que leur ell en- 
 voie,par la Sower ain du dit Ordre,& quits au- 
 ront certifie avoir le dit Jartiere, Collier, &“ 
 Habit, un fuffeient Depute & Procurcw , felon 
 Peflat de fn Seigneur, & Maijlre , moyennans , 
 qtPH fit Chevalier fans reproche , pour ejlre mis 
 at fa place t &y ejlant faire foil ferment , &y 
 eflre admis, par & au nom de Jon dit Seigneur , 
 dr Maijlre : Scavoir vousfaifns , que nous de¬ 
 firans,pour le refped-) que nous portons a la Royne, 
 noftre ditte Soeur & Confine, & Vejlime que nous 
 faifons du ditt Ordre, fatisfaire, qu’ a nous ejl , 
 aiicontenu des dits Statutes , en ce que touche 
 la dite prif de poffejjion , & prejlation de fer¬ 
 ment & recognoiffance , que pour cell effeft nous 
 ne pourrons faire mellcur, ou plus convenable 
 elehion, que de voflre perfonne pour les bonnes, & 
 louables qualities qul font en voris , & les tef 
 moignages que vous avez rend us, en divers oc- 
 capons, de vojlre affection au bien, & avantage 
 de nos affaires & fervice , vous avons Commis, 
 & Depute , Commeitcns, &. Veputons par ces 
 prefntes fgnees de nojlre main, pour vous Iran - 
 fporter en Angleterre, &vous trouver a la pro- 
 chain ceremonie, qui f fera du dici Ordre } pour 
 prendre poffffvn de no lire face at ice l uy,^ felon 
 la forme ordinaire, & f befoigne elf faire le 
 ferment en nojlre Nom , ainfi que Ron a accou- 
 Jlume de faire , gardant au furplus les flemni- 
 tes en tel cas requifs & generalment faire 
 tout ce, que vous advifres neceffaire pour Reffctt 
 deffits , ores qu’il y eujl chofe qui requijl mande- 
 ment plus fpecial qu’il n’efl contenu en ces dits 
 prefnts, par lefquelles de ce faire j vous avons 
 dome , dr donnons plain pouvoir , puiffance , au¬ 
 thorise, commifjton , & mandement fpecial, Car 
 tel cli noftre plaifir. Donne a Paris le vingti- 
 efne jour de Avi ill. Van de grace mil fix cens , 
 & de nojlre Rcigne,le onziefne . 
 
 Duneuille. Henry, 
 
 NUM. CXXIV. 
 
 A Precedent of a CommiJJion for In¬ 
 ftallation of an Elecf-Knight. 
 
 Ex lib. Nig.p. 315. 
 
 H ENRICUS Dei gratia, inviftijfimus Rex 
 Anglia? & Francis fidei Defenfor, Do- 
 minus Hibernia?, & OrdinisDiviGeorgU fitpre- 
 mus, pdelibus ac pradilcCtis Cognat is noJlris t 
 
 N.S. D. P. 
 
 ffjuoniam intelligimus , quod illtiftrijpmus 3 
 ac potentijjimus Princeps , N. vel Dominus, aut 
 
 vir 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Sir idclytus N. quern wiper hi Socium uojiri Or- 
 dinis elegimus, non poflit ipfe commode advettire, 
 ut in dollegio notiro, dc more i in fedem fleam in- 
 iroducatur, & alias ibi Ceremonies riteperim- 
 pleat,juxta quod ex Stdtutis ipfis obligatur, & 
 ob id virum benenobilem ac honorandttm N. mi- 
 Jit , ut [edem nomine [no pofltdeat , jur amentum 
 pneflet , c£teraque perficiat, quit Statuta requi- 
 runt . Ni;/ idto nobijeum ifia reputantes, Volu- 
 rmts & virtute prxfentum , e jjm iw&iJ authorita- 
 tem addimus, ut Imnc procurators ejus, ac 
 deputation non foli'.m admittere , /tc/ c£tera 
 qux'/juc faccre valeates qu£ ad Statuta, confite- 
 • tudinefjue laudabiles attinere videbuntur . Et 
 lo£ litcr£ nojlr£ vos tuebuntur• Sub Sigillo no- 
 fti Or dints • N. die Menfis N. reg»i wo- 
 jtri N. 
 
 N U M. CXXV. 
 
 A Coniwijjion for the fnftallation of 
 Guiclo Vbaldus Duke of Vrbin. 
 
 Ex Collett. IS. D. N. 
 
 H Enry, by the grace of God, King of En¬ 
 gland a>/<^ of France, Lord 0/ Ire¬ 
 land, Soveraign of the Noble Ordre of the Gar¬ 
 ter. To our right trujly and right well-beloved 
 Couflns, the Marquefs of Dorlet, The Earl of 
 Surrey our TreafitrerofE ngland, and the Earl 
 ©/Shrewsbury, Steward of our Houfehold,Com- 
 p anions of the faid Order, greeting. Forafmucb 
 as wc underhand, that the right noble Prince 
 Gwe de Ubaldis Duke of Urbin , who was 
 heretofore elcCied to be one of the Companions of 
 the faid Noble Order, cannot conveniently repair 
 into this our Realm , pcrfonally to be infialled in 
 the Collegial Church of that Order, and to per¬ 
 form other Ceremonies , whereunto by the Sta- 
 tutz of the faid Order he is bound ; But for that 
 intent and purpefe, hath fent a right honorable 
 perfonage Baltnafar deCaflilione, Knight , frffi- 
 cicntly authorifed as his Proffor, to be injlalled 
 in his name , and to perform all other things for 
 him , to the Statutes and Ordinances of the faid 
 Order requifite, atfd appertaining. We there¬ 
 fore in confideration of the premiffes will , a/ir/ 
 by theft prefents give utttoyou licenfe,full power 
 and authority , wc* only to accept, W the 
 faid Balthaiar, aa Proftor for the fame Duke, 
 and to receive his Oath, and injiall him in the 
 lieu and place, awd /«/* the faid Duly, but al- 
 fo farther to do therein , aa ffl the Statutes 
 and laudable ufages of the faid Ordre it ap¬ 
 pertained, and this our writing Jhall be to 
 you, and every of you fujficient difebarge in that 
 behalf. Given under the Seal of the faid Noble 
 Order of the Garter, at our Mannor of Grcnc- 
 wiche, the vii. day of Novembre, the xxii 
 year of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. exxvi. 
 
 Another for the Inflallation of Ema¬ 
 nuel Duke of Savoy. 
 
 Ex Collett. A. V. IS. 
 
 P Hilip a«^Mary, by the grace of God, King 
 and Queen of England, France, Naples, 
 
 1 Hierufalem,aW Ireland, Defenders of the Faith , 
 Princes of Spain and Cicily •, Archdukes of Au- 
 linas Dukes of Millayne, Burgundy, and Bra- 
 band i Counts of Hafpurge, Flaunders ,and Ty- 
 roll, and Sovtraigns of the Noble Order of the 
 Garter : To our right trujly and well-beloved, 
 the Lord Clynton ,andtbe Lord Paget, Knights 
 and Companions of the faid Noble Order , Greet¬ 
 ing. Forafmucb as wc underfland, that the 
 right high and mighty Prince, and our entirely 
 beloved Couftn , Emanuel Philibert, Duk$ ofSi- 
 voy, and Prince of Piemont, &c. and our right 
 trujly and well-beloved Counfellor, the Lord 
 William Howard of Effingham, high Admi¬ 
 ral of England, were heretofore eletted to be 
 Knights and Companions of the faid Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter, which Emanuel Duke of Sa¬ 
 voy, Prince of Piemont, See. cannot conveni¬ 
 ently repair unto our CajUe of Windefore, per- 
 Jon :lly to be infalled in the Collegiate Chappel 
 j of that Order, . i to perform 0: her Ceremonies 
 ! whereunto by the Statutes of the faid Order he 
 | is bound,,1 j and for that caufe hath fen: a right 
 . -Un. :c pr fonage Johan Thomas L’ang.ifto des 
 Contes de Scropiane Jufficiently authorifed as 
 his Deputy and Proper, to be injlalled in his 
 name, and to real : his Oath, and to perform 
 all other fitch things and Ceremonies for him, as 
 to the Statutes and Ordinances of the faid Or¬ 
 der be requifite, and appertain . We therefore 
 id confideration of the premijes, will, and by 
 theje prefents give unto you, full power , licenfe , 
 arid authority, not only to accept and admit the 
 faid Johan Thomas L’angufio dcs Contes de 
 Stropiane, to be Deputy and Proftor for our 
 faid entirely beloved Couftn, the faid Duke of 
 Savoy, Prince of Piemont, Sec. and to injiall 
 him in the lieu of the faid Duke , but alfo fur¬ 
 ther to do therein, as to the Statutes and lauda¬ 
 ble ufages of the faid Noble Order, as touching 
 a Prottor it appertainetb. And in fcmblable 
 ; wife we will , autborjfe, and licenfe you to ad- 
 | mit, accept, dnd injiall, our Jaid right trujly 
 and right well-beloved CounJellor,the Lu, ..' Wil¬ 
 liam Howard of Effingham, high Admiral of 
 England - , and further to do for bis inflalling 
 as to the Statutes of the faid Noble Order it be- 
 longeth: And theje our Letters Jhall be your fuf 
 ficient Warrant and difeharge in this behalf 
 , Given under the Seal of our Garter, at our Pa¬ 
 lace of Weftminlier the 29* day of January in 
 the firfl and fecondyear of our Reign, 1 554* 
 
 NUM. 
 
 j 
 
APPE 
 
 NUM. CXXVII. 
 
 ■' Another for the Inftallation of the 
 French King Charles the Ninth. 
 
 Ex eod. Collect . 
 
 F Lizabeth, by the grace of God, Sec. 
 
 , fo our right tritfy, and right well-beloved 
 Co itfm the Earl of SufTex, our right trujly and 
 right well beloved Coufin and Cowtfellor the 
 E trl of Leicefter, Majler of our Horfi '■> our right 
 trutty and well-beloved the Vifcount Mounta- 
 gue, with our right trufty and well-beloved the 
 Lord Clynton, our high Admiral of England, 
 Knights and Companions of our Noble Order of 
 the .Lite x. Greeting. Forafmuch as We, with 
 other the Companions of the faid Noble Order 
 affemblcd , did lately el eft and chufe our dearejl 
 and mojl entirely beloved Brother , the French 
 King, to be Knight and Companion of our Jaid 
 Noble Order S and forafmuch as our faid dear 
 Brother cajtnot, for divers cattfes, conveniently re- 
 fair to our collegiate Chappel , within our Cajlle 
 0/Windcfore => and for that caufe hath fent a 
 right noble perfinage,the Lord Rambouilliet one 
 of his ordinary Chamberlains, Knight of the 
 Order of Saint Michaell, and Captain of fifty 
 ordinary men of Arms j fufficiently authorifed 
 as his Deputy and Procurer , to be inftalled in his 
 name , and to receive his Oath , and to perform 
 all other fuch things and Ceremonies for him, as 
 to the Statutes and Ordinances of the faid Or¬ 
 der be requisite and appertains• We therefore, 
 in conf deration of the premiffes, will, and by 
 thefe prefnts give unto you full power and au¬ 
 thority, not only to accept and admit the faid 
 procurer ■> but aifa further to do therein as to 
 the Statutes and laudable ttfages eft he faid No¬ 
 ble Order, as touching a Procurer it doth ap¬ 
 pertain, And thefe our Letters fhall be your fuf- 
 ficient Warrant and difbarge in this behalf. 
 Given under the Seal of our Order, at our Pa¬ 
 lace of Weftminlter, the 14. day of January in 
 the 2 .year of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. CXXVIil. 
 
 Letters of notice to the Commijjioners 
 appointed to Inflall the Duke of 
 Holjicin by his Proxie. 
 
 Collett. A. V. IV. 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight trujly and well-beloved. We greet you 
 well’, and whereas we have appointed 
 you, together with our right trufty, and well- 
 beloved, the Lord Raftings of Loughborow, to 
 be in Commiffion for the Instalment, in our Cajlle 
 of Windefor, of our dearejl and mojl entirely 
 beloved Coufin, the Duke of Holftein by his Pro¬ 
 curer, the Vifcount Hereford, being lately cbo- 
 fiH to be one of the Fellowfhtp and Companions 
 
 N D IX. 
 
 of our Order of the Garter, We have thought 
 it good, not only to give you knowledge hereof by 
 thefe our Letters, but alfo to require you to make 
 your repair to our Jaid Cajlle of Windefor, fo as 
 you may be there on Saturday, the 14. diy of 
 this moneth, to the end that upon Sunday next 
 the 15. day of this prefent Moneth of December, 
 he may proceed to the Injlallation of him by his 
 Procurer accordingly. Given under our Signet 
 at our Palace of Weftminlter the 12. day of De¬ 
 cember, in the third fear of our Reign. 
 
 To our right trufty and well- 
 beloved the Lord Pagit of 
 Beaudefert, one of the Com¬ 
 panions of our Order. 
 
 fhe like Letter was directed to the Lord 
 Loughborow, the other Commiffioner ap¬ 
 pointed for this Injlallation. 
 
 NUM. CXXTX. 
 
 Letters of notice to the CotuwiJJi&ners 
 for Inftallation of the French King 
 Charles the Ninth. 
 
 Ex eod . Collett . 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight trufty and right well-beloved Coufin , 
 we greet you well. 'And whereas, we 
 have appointed you, with others the Compani¬ 
 ons of the mo\l Noble Order of the Garter, to be 
 in Commiffion for the Inftallation in our Cajlle 
 of Windefor, of our dearejl and mojl entirely be¬ 
 loved Brother the French King, by his Procurer 
 the Loni Rambouillet, being lately cbofin to be 
 one of the Fellowjhip , and Comp unions of our Or¬ 
 der of the Garter •, We have thought it good, not 
 only to ive you knowledge hereof by thefe our 
 Letters, but alfo to require you to make your re¬ 
 pair to our Jaid Callle of Winddor, Jo as you 
 may be there on Tuefday next the 15. day of 
 this prefent Moneth of January, to the end , that 
 on Wednektay he may proceed to his Inftallation 
 accordingly. Gipen under our Signet, at our Pa¬ 
 lace of Weft mi niter the - day of January in 
 
 the eight year of our Reign. 
 
 To our right trufty and 
 right well-beloved Cou¬ 
 fin the Earl of Sujfex, one 
 of the Companions of 
 our Order. 
 
 The like Letter to the Earl of Leicefter. 
 
 Vifcount Mountague. 
 and Lord Clinton. 
 
 y ^ NUM. 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 NUM. CXXX. 
 
 A Warrant for materials for the Ban¬ 
 ner of the French King Henry the 
 Second. 
 
 Ex ColleCf. E. m G. 
 
 By the King. 
 
 NUM. CXXXII. 
 
 A Warrant for the delivery of the Duke * 
 of Cheverettx his Achievements to 
 Garter. 
 
 Ex eod. Colletf. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 Edward. 
 
 W E will and command you, that unto our 
 trujly and well-beloved Servant Sir 
 Gilbert Dethick Knight, alias Garter King at 
 Arms, ye deliver or caufe to be delivered, upon 
 fight hereof without delay, three yards of Cloth 
 of Gold, two yards of Cloth of Gold Tiffuc, and 
 16 yards of Blue Velvety which Jhall be for 
 the Banner, for the Mantles of the Helmet, and 
 the lyning of the fame, for the Injlallation of 
 Henry the French King, and that you content 
 and pay for the Stuff workmanfhip , and the 
 embroidering of the faid Banner. And thefc 
 our Letters, &c. Given under our Signet at our 
 Mannor of Greenwich,*/.?* io. of May in the 
 fifth year of our Reign* 
 
 To our trufty and well-beloved 
 CounCellor Sir Rauf Sadleyere 
 Knight, Mailer of our Great 
 Wardrobe, or to his Deputy 
 there. 
 
 W E will and command you, forthwith to 
 deliver, or caufe to be delivered, unto 
 our trujly and well-beloved Servant Sir Willi¬ 
 am Seagar Knight, Garter, Principal King of 
 Arms, for the injlallation of our well-beloved 
 Coufin the ~Dukg of Chevereux, thefe particu¬ 
 lars hereafter mentioned ■, that is to fay , one 
 Helmet of Steel gilt with fine Gold, his High¬ 
 nefs Crejl carved, and gilt , a pair of Mantles 
 of Cloth of Gold lined with White Sat tin , and 
 fpotted with Ermines, two Knobs and Taffels of 
 \Silk^and Gold, a Sword, the Hilts, Pomell, and 
 'Chape gilt, the Scabbard and Girdle , Cloth of 
 Gold, a great Banner of his Highnefs Arms, 
 wrought in Metal and in Oyl, a Cufheu of Crim- 
 fon Velvet fringed, and Taffels of Si 11 ^, one Do¬ 
 zen of Scutcheons on Paper in Mettal, of his 
 Highnefs Arms, within a Garter, a Staff for 
 the great Banner painted in Oyl, a Plate of Cop¬ 
 per gilt, graven, and enamelled with his High¬ 
 nefs Arms, to be ft upon his Highnefs Stall at 
 Windeforc > and this our Letter flsall be your 
 fufficient Warrant and difebarge in this behalf 
 1 Given under our Signet, &c. 
 
 NUM. CXXXi. 
 
 A Warrant to deliver Garter money to 
 provide the Atchievemetits of the 
 faid Xing. 
 
 Ex CollcCt. IF. le N. Cl. 
 
 T H E King’j Majefty! pleafure is, that of 
 fuel histreafure as remains in your cu- 
 ftody, to his Mttjejfys life, ye deliver unto Sir 
 Gilbert D thick Knight, alias Garter, King at 
 Arms, for the provifvm of an Helm , g arttijhed 
 with fine Gold, a Crown of Copper gilt, an arm- 
 ingStvord,and Girdle to the fame,and a Elate of 
 metal, with the Arms of the French King engra¬ 
 ven', rrhicb arc for the Injlallation of the King's 
 Majefty s good Brother, Henry the French King, 
 she fum of twenty pounds i and thefe our Let¬ 
 ters jhall he your fufficient Warrant in that he- 
 half-front Greenwiche the u.o/May 1551. 
 
 Tour loving friends 
 
 E. Somerfet. 
 J. Bedford. 
 E. Clinton. 
 W. Herbert. 
 W. Cecil. 
 
 ]. Warwick. 
 W. Northt. 
 W. Paget. 
 
 ]. Gate. 
 
 NUM. CXXXIII. 
 
 Another for the Atchievcments of Gu~ 
 jhivus Adolphus King of Sweden. 
 
 Ex eod . Collect. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 T Hefe are to will and command you to pro¬ 
 vide and deliver, or caufe to be provided 
 and delivered, to the ufe of the high and migh¬ 
 ty Prince, Guftavus King of Sweden, again\t bit 
 Injlallation , thefe parcels following i viz. A 
 great embroidered Banner of his Arms, of colour¬ 
 ed Velvet, enriched with Cloth of Gold, and 
 Cloth of Silver, and Twill of Venice Gold,Platcs, 
 and Purle, two yards and half of rich Cloth of 
 Tijfue for Mantles for his Helm, Scabbard, and 
 Girdle, two yards of Cloth of Silver to line 
 thofe Mantles i two yards and half of Purple 
 Velvet for a Culhen with Fringe, and Taffels of 
 Purple Sill{ and Gold, to hear his Rubes upon, 
 two Taffels alfo, with Knobs gilt, to hang at the 
 ends of the Mantles ■> an arming Sword gilt, 
 an open Helmet, with a royal Crown, and an 
 Orb, and Crofs on the top thereof gilt, with his 
 Crejl i a Book of Statutes of the Order, and a 
 Plate of his Arms, and Stile to be fet up in his 
 Stall at W indefore: And thefe our Letters Jhall 
 he your fufficient Warrant and difeharge in this 
 [behalf. NUM. 
 
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 ~fU 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 NUM. CXXXIV. 
 
 A Warrant for delivery of materials 
 for the Achievements of the French 
 King Charles the Ninth. 
 
 Ex lib.Warr.Dorm. in magno Gard- 
 rob.RegisJcmpore Eliz.Reg.p.%6 4. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 W E n 'ill and command you, to deliver to 
 otir tp ell-beloved Servant David Smith, 
 our Embroiderer, as much Blue Velvet, Cloth of 
 Gold yellow with works, and Purple Cloth of 
 Gold tijfued with Silver , as Jhall fuffice for the 
 making and fumijbing of one great double Ban¬ 
 ner, to be richly embroidered on both fides with 
 the Arms of France, together with the Mantle, 
 Helmet, Creft, Sword, and Scabbard, finable to 
 the fame Banner-, for the infalling of our right 
 well-beloved Brother, Charles the Ninth French 
 King > and that ye pay unto the faid David 
 Smith, as well for bis work>nanjhip,in the em 
 broidering of the premises, as alfo for all fitch 
 Fringe of Silk^ and Gold, with Buttons and Taf 
 fcls of likg S Hk, and Gold, and for Venice Gold 
 and Sill^for the embroidering of the premijfes. 
 Given at Weftminiter the laji day of November, 
 in the eighth year of our Reign. 
 
 To our well-beloved J . FortefcueJECqj, 
 
 Matter of our Great Wardrobe. 
 
 num. cxxxv. 
 
 Another for the Atchievemersts of the 
 French King Henry the Third. 
 
 Ex lib. Warr. pdrtiatl. in pried. Card- 
 rob. tempore Eliz. Keg.p. 175. 
 
 Elizabeth R. 
 
 D Eliycr to our well-beloved Servant Sir 
 Gilbert Dethick, alius Garter King at 
 Arms, as muds Blue Velvet , Cloth of Gold yel¬ 
 low with works , and Ft,rple Cloth of Gold,tijfu¬ 
 ed with Silver, as Jhall fine to mal e one large 
 Banner, riclsh embroidered on both fides, with 
 the Arms of France, to make Mantlets, and cover 
 the Scabbard, alfo the Hplmet, Creft, Sword, and 
 other Furniture of the fame i and that ye pay 
 for the embroidering of the fame Banner, for 
 Furls of Damask Gold, and for Venice Gold 
 Fringe, and Pajfamain Lace of Gold with Silk, 
 and all other necefaries, for the inllalling of the 
 French King. Item, one Standard ofCrimJm 
 and Blue Faffaty painted and gilded, with our 
 Arms, and Cognifancc,with Gold and Silver laid 
 mOyl, andforSilkFringefortlsejame. Given 
 at Weftminiter f/;e 12.0/June, in the 14 .year 
 of our Keign. 
 
 To our trulty J. Fortefcue Efqs 
 Mafter of our Great Wardrobe. 
 
 NUM. CXXXVJ. 
 
 A Warrant for the delivery of the At- 
 chievemcnts for the Prince of Den¬ 
 mark- 
 
 Ex Collett. E. tV. G. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O Zi R will arid pleafure is, that you forth¬ 
 with deliver, or caufieto be delivered, un¬ 
 to our truliy and rvell-beloved fervant Sir Ed¬ 
 ward Walker Knight, Garter Principal King of 
 Arms, or by his order, the fiveral particulars 
 herewith fint andfigmd by him, to be ujed and 
 made up into Hatchments for the Injlallatioti of 
 the Prince o/Denmark, lately defied a Compa¬ 
 nion of our mojl Noble Order of the Garter, and 
 after that you caufe payment to be made for the 
 painting and makjng thereof, according to former 
 precedents ', and for your f, doing, this Jhall be 
 yotrr fufficient IVarrant and dij'charge. Given,Sea 
 the 12. of February 1662. 
 
 To our right trufty and right 
 well-beloved Coufin and Coun- 
 fellor, Edward Earl of Sand¬ 
 wich , Maher of our Great 
 Wardrobe, or to his Deputy 
 there. 
 
 num. cxxxvir 
 
 A Warrant for delivery of Materials to 
 Garter, tor the Atchievements of 
 Charles King of Sweden, and the 
 Prince Eleftor of Saxony. 
 
 KookofWarrants in the Great Ward¬ 
 robe,commencing at Michaelmas 
 l66p.fil.tp5. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 O 'V R will and pleafure is, and we do here¬ 
 by require you, forthwith to caufe to be pro¬ 
 vided and delivered unto our trujiy and well- 
 beloved fervant Sir Edward Walker Knight , 
 Garter Principal King of Arms, or to fitch perfoft 
 as be Jhall appoint to receive the fame, the feve- 
 ral parcels of Cloth of Gold, Sattin, Vatnasl^ and 
 Fajfaty, and other Necejfxries mentioned in the 
 Bills herewith fent, and fignedby the faid Gar¬ 
 ter, to be made up into Banners and Atchieve- 
 ments to be hung up in our Cbappel at Windcfor 
 againjiour next Feaji of the Order, which we 
 intend to holdtherc in April next, over the Stalls 
 of Charles King of Sweden, and the Prince Ele¬ 
 ctor of Saxony, rvbo are by their Proxies to be 
 injlalled there '■> and that you caufe payment to be 
 made for the fame accordingly , and for your Jo 
 doing , this Jhall be your fufficient Warrant. 
 
 Given 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Given at our Court at Whitehall, the 28- day 
 of February 1669. 
 
 To our right trufty and By the Sovcraigti’s 
 right well-beloved Cou- fpccial command • 
 fin and Councilor, Ed¬ 
 ward Earl of Sandwich DcVic. Cane. 
 
 Matter of our Great 
 Wardrobe, or in his ab- 
 fcncc to his Deputy. 
 
 Ibid. fbl. 95. b. 
 
 Ntceffarict to be provided and delivered out 
 of his Majeflys Great Wardrobe-, inpurju- 
 an:c of bis Mijcfty's Warrant of the 28. of 
 February ,/or the Injiallation oj Charles 
 King of Sweden by his Proxie at Winde- 
 for, in April next 1670. 
 
 An embroidered Banner upon Sat ten and 
 Cloth of Gold , according to his Colours. 
 
 A Frjnge of blue Silk and Gold for the fame* 
 '1 wo yards of Fu(lian for the Socket of the 
 Banner. 
 
 A Crcfl carved and gilt • 
 
 A Staff for the Banner. 
 
 Tlvpo yards and a half of Cloth of Gold for 
 the Mantles. 
 
 ‘Two yards of Cloth of Silver to line the 
 Mottles . 
 
 'ftvo large Taflels of Blue Silk and Gold. 
 
 Two Knobs gilt with Gold . 
 
 An Helmet of Steel gilt. 
 
 A Sword with a Crofs Hilt gilt. 
 
 A Plate of his Arms and Stile • 
 
 'three Scutcheons of his Arms,paintcd on Pa¬ 
 per in Metal-, and his Stile underneath. 
 
 Ed. Walker, Garter. 
 
 1. Mar. i66p» 
 
 PJcceffaries to be provided and delivered out 
 of his Majejlys Great Wardrobe, in purfu- 
 ancc of his Majefiys Warrant of the 28. of 
 February, for the Initiation of the Prince 
 Elector of Saxony by his Proxie at Wind- 
 tor in April next 1 6 70. 
 
 Four Ells of rich tajfaty for the great 
 
 Banner. 
 
 Eight yards of Silk Fringe, according to the 
 Colours. 
 
 three yards of Fujlian for the Socquets for 
 the Banner. 
 
 A Crejl carved and gilt • 
 two yards and a half of Cloth of Gold for 
 the Mantles. 
 
 two yards of White Satten to line the 1 
 Mantles . 
 
 two large Tafiels of Silk ane ^ Gold . 
 two Knobs gilt with Gold . 
 
 A Helmet of Steel gilt. 
 
 A Sword with a crofs Hilt gilt. 
 
 A Plate of his Arms and Stile • 
 three Scutcheons of his Arms,painted on Pa¬ 
 per in Metal, with his Stile underneath. 
 j. Mar. 1669* Ed. Walker, Garter. 
 
 NUM. CXXXVIII. 
 
 A Prefident of an Emperor s Oath. 
 Ex lib. Nig. p. 3 11. 
 
 N OS, N* fumtna Vei benignitate ac gratia 
 Cefar Jenifer Auguttus, aut RexN.pro- 
 mittimus in verba Rcgio, & fidem damns, fub 
 honore noftro, SacrofanUis F,vangeliis per nos 
 imprje/entiarum taVtis: quod fideliter ac verb 
 pro viribus obfervabimus Statuta Clariffimi Or- 
 dittis Militaris in Anglia Divo Gcorgio nun- 
 cup at i, qiti & de pranobili atep, inftgni Subliga- 
 culo nomen accepit, idq', dc Articulo in Articu- 
 lum, prout ftriatimin libello ad ms miffo conti¬ 
 nent ur, faltem quatenur obfervari poffunt ac de- 
 bent, & dummodo contrarii nonfucrint aut de- 
 rogantes hits in quos jam ante nomen dedimus 
 ac juravimus, &, conditionibus aliis, de qttibus 
 pracomentum cti,fimper falvis. 
 
 NUM. CXXXIX. 
 
 A Prefident of an Emperors or Kings 
 Pro&ors Oath. 
 
 Ex lib. Nig. pag . 311. €£* 3 12 . 
 
 E GO, N. E(]ues,& Procurator fereniffimi atq\ 
 t inviflljfimi Principis ac Domini mci , Do¬ 
 mini N. Oefajis jem'>r AuguiF . el Regis N. 
 ftominatt atq', elect i ad inftgnem atq-, honor am 
 dam focittatem Ordinis a pranobili Stibligacu- 
 lo nuncupati: vice ac nomine prtdifli Domini 
 met, veraci ammo ac fide, pr omit to ac jttro eun- 
 dem tllujlrifjimum bene & fide liter adimpl du¬ 
 rum ac fervaturum, omnia & ftngula Statuta , 
 Ordinal nes, & ic-.reta Ordinis illius, juxta 
 vim, ff mam, atq\ effedum, ad ipfum quoquo mo- 
 d ■ pt rt i t i 5 1 (vis c tndii u tubus inter cum 
 & Ordinis Supremum pneacceptis . 
 
 NUM. C X L. 
 
 A President of an Oath of a Protfor 
 for a Prince , DuJ{e , &c. 
 
 Lib. N. p. 3 12. 
 
 E C 0, N .Eqttes ac Procurator Inclyti Princi¬ 
 pis, Archiducis, Dttcis, Marchionis, Comi- 
 tis, Vice-Comitis, Baroms,Domini, vel Cut mi¬ 
 nimum) Eruitcs Aurati N. ad prtclarijfimam 
 Ordinis Divi Georgii Societateni jam nuper no- 
 minati atq'■> eleGi, vice ac nomine ipfius Domini 
 met, veraci ammo integrdq', fide promitto, &ju- 
 ro,pr£fatumDontinum meum Statuta hujus Or¬ 
 dinis, & ftngulos ipforum Articulos bene &fide- 
 liter obfervaturum acperimpleturum, juxta vim, 
 for mam, atq', effecium eorundem: Saltern, qua- 
 tenus Supremi difpenfatio moderabitur & decla¬ 
 rable 
 
 NUM. 
 
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 A P P E NDIX. 
 
 NUM. CXLL 
 
 The Oath of Philip King of Cajlile• 
 Ex Lib. N. p. 184. 
 
 N Os Philippus Dei gratia Rex Caftilia;, Le- 
 gionum, & Granado, Archidttx Oltri- 
 chise, & Dux Burgundiae, promittimus, & fab 
 fide ttoftrft ac bottore Regio, per hac fanHa Evan¬ 
 gel ia Dei, Canonem Mijfe , & banc veram Do¬ 
 minica Crticem portionem , qua coram bic fta- 
 tuuntur, & manibm hifee noftris mo do tangimus, 
 juramtis •' quod omnia prafentis Or dints Statuta, 
 juxta quod continents in libeVt nuper ad nos 
 miffo, atque d nobis acceptor perinde ac fi quifq > 
 Articulorum bic nobis recitaretur obfervabimus, 
 & de Articulo in Articulum adimpkbimus, turn 
 fideliter ac prompt'e quam nos Dei ipfius & San¬ 
 ctorum ejm auxilinm exofffamus* 
 
 NUM. CXLIF. 
 
 The Oath of Ferdinand Prince of 
 Spain, See. 
 
 AfS. penes E. IV. G.fol. 17. b. 
 
 N Oits Ferdinando, par la grace de Diets, 
 Prince & Infante dP Elpaigne , Arcbedtic 
 Auftriche, Due de Bourgoingne, de Stier, de 
 Carinthe, de Carniolle, &c. Promettons & Ju- 
 rons fur noftre foy , & bonneur , & les Saint z 
 Evangilles , par nous manuellcmcnt touchez , que 
 nous accomplirons,& entretiendrons loyaulement, 
 a noftre pouoyr, tons les Statutz, Pointz, & Or- 
 donnances de le tres noble Ordre de Saint 
 George, nomine la Jarretiere, de point cn point, 
 & de Article en Article, felon quil eft contents 
 & declaire dedens le livre, qui nous a efte bailie , 
 Jequel avons acccpte , & acceptons, auffi bien que 
 ft nous liftons tout an long a. cefte beure prefente 
 chaff tM Article i Except e de point porter les 
 Collier & Jarretier futon aulcunes foys Pan a 
 noftre plaiftr. Item, quant frons en quelquc 
 lieu ou place non convenablc, ou que nous rt ay ons 
 loyfir ddouir Matines le jour Saint George , les 
 pourrons par vng prejirc faire dire cn mlire pre- 
 Jlnce. Et ft pour auettn bien grant affaire on 
 empefebement quil nous pourroit firvenir , eftions 
 eccupe le dit jour Saint George , En ce cos ne 
 frons tom porter les dit Collier, Jarretier, & 
 aultres'habitZyy pertinans ft non durant ledi- 
 vin fervice, lequel acbeve , pourrons incontinent 
 after &• deveftir iceulx fans attendere jufques 
 apres le differ & fouper , toutesfoys ft pour les 
 caufes deffufdiHes ne pouyons porter le fufdit ha¬ 
 bit l c dit jour Saint George entier, lors voulons 
 & promctFtons les porter en vng aultre jour ffo- 
 lempnel dedens Pan ■> lefquelz Articles promet- 
 ttons dereebef tenir & garder entierement fans 
 enfrayndre i A in ft nous ayde Dieti & torn les 
 Saintz Donne en la ville de Neurcnberghe, 
 foubz noz mm & feel le viii.jour de Decern bre, 
 Pan de grace Milk Cinque Cens Vingt & Troys. 
 
 NUM. CXLIV. 
 
 The Oath of Emanuel Duke of Savoy. 
 Ex Collect . IV. le N. cl. 
 
 N 'Ous Emanuel Philibert, par la grace de 
 Dieu Due de Savoy, Chamblaye, & Au- 
 guft, Prince & Vicaire perpituel dtt faint Em¬ 
 pire , Marquis en Italie, Prince de Piedmont, 
 Conte de Gencvet, Gtnevoye, Bargias, Vaude- 
 mont, &c. Lieutenant & Capitain general pour 
 PEmpercur,prDmettons, 6 " jurons par noftre fov 
 & bonneur, & les Saints Evangiles par nous ma¬ 
 nuellcmcnt touebez, cue nous accomplirons, cut rc- 
 tiendrons,& obfrverons loyaument tons les Efta- 
 tnts , Points, & Ordonnances dit tres noble Ordre 
 de la Jarretiere en Engleterre, & ce de point en 
 point,& cParticle cn article, felon ce qui eft con¬ 
 tents an livre qui nous a efte envoye , ou pour le 
 twins ft avant que les dits Eftatuts puiffem bon¬ 
 ne meat ellre obferves & gardes de mils, & quils 
 ne foyent contraires a ce cn quay auparavant nous 
 nous avons oblige par noftre foy & ferment , & 
 pourveu auffi que ne Joy ons point teitus departir 
 la dite Jartiere, Phabit, & autres etfeignes du 
 dit Ordre , ft non quand nous icrrons & auronsla 
 comma dite de le faire , & non autrement , l ejquels 
 articles nous promettons dereebef garder & tenir 
 entierement comme avant eft did, ainft que nous 
 ayde Dieu, & tons les Saints . Donne au Camp 
 de PEmpercur , & fait dans PEgliff, deffus le 
 ftxicme jour de Novcmbre, Pan mil cinq cens 
 cinquante & quatre . 
 
 Emanuel. 
 
 Roffier. 
 
 NUM. CXLV. 
 
 The Oat/j taken by the TroClor to the 
 French King Francis the Firft. 
 
 Act Calcan Rcgijl. Chartac. 
 
 | E Adrien Tcrcclin, Clivalier, Sdgniem de 
 J Brofle, PoiTe, & Caflcrte, Bailly Cafpitaine 
 de Gifors , Fun del Chamberlain de treshault & 
 trejpuiJfjut Prince, Francoys , par la grace Je 
 Dial, treschreflien Roy de France , premier de ce 
 flo/ui comme Pncurcur, & ay ant pouoir expres 
 de la part de moil dit Seignienr-,prometcls , C" jure 
 fur fa parole , & fur fon bonneur , qiFil obfer- 
 vera, garder a , & entretiendra let Statute die 
 tremoble Ordre de mm Sagnieur, Saint George 
 en ce, rju ilz ne font contraires , ne derogans aux 
 Statutz du tresnoble Ordre de Alonfeignieur 
 Saint Michel , & autrel Ordres, que mini dit 
 Seignieur Roy aye cy-devant prins a d'autres 
 Princes. 
 
 A. Tercelin. 
 
 2 
 
 M « Mr 
 
A P P E N D I X 
 
 NUM. CXLVI. 
 
 The Oath of the French King Charles 
 the Ninth. 
 
 MS. penes G. 0 . T. pag. 22 1. 
 
 N Ous promettons & jurons en parole de Roy, 
 que nous obferverons, garderons, & main¬ 
 tiendrons les efiatuts & ordonnances, def Ordre 
 de la Jarretiere en tout ce, & fi avant quelles ne 
 fyatt contraires nederogatoircs A nofire grandeur 
 Hoy ale aux efiatuts de nofire Ordre deMonfieur 
 Saint Michell, ni aucun aultre ferment que nous j 
 avons faia auparavant• 
 
 NUM CXLVH. 
 
 The Oath of the Emperor Maxi¬ 
 milian. 
 
 MS. quarto penes IV.leN.Cl.f.yy.b. 
 
 N Ous promettons & jurons en parole d’Em- 
 pereur, que nous obferverons , garderons, 
 & maintiendrons les Statists & Ordonnances de 
 VOrdre de la Jarretiere en tout ce , & fi avant 
 quits ne font contraires, ni derogatoircs a noflre 
 grandeur & Majefie Imperialle , ni aux Statuts 
 (Paucun autre Ordre ou ferment que nous avons 
 prins auparavant. 
 
 NUM. CXLVIII. 
 
 The Oath of his Proctor. 
 
 MS. fol. penes E. IV. G. 
 
 E Go N. Procurator Sereniffimi & Iuvinttiffimi 
 Priwipu ac Domini mei Maximiliani Gc- 
 faris, & femper Augufii, elecii, & nominati ad 
 honorabilem focietatem Ordinis Garterii , vice , 
 nomine, fide, & in animo pradifti Domini mei, 
 promitto & juro , fapra Sacrofancta Evangelia 
 per me manualitcr tafia , eundem illujlriffimum 
 Principem ac Dominium meum bene & fideliter 
 adimpleturum & obfervaturum omnia & fingula 
 Statuta & Ordinationes pradiUi Ordinis Jecun- 
 dum vim, for mam, & effeflwn, ipfum quovifmodo 
 cornernentia & fie Ft ant ia. 
 
 NUM. CXLIX. 
 
 The Oath taken by the French King 
 Henry the Third. 
 
 MS. quarto penes IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 N Ous Henry, par la grace de Dieu Roy de 
 France & de Polongne, Jurons, Vouons, 
 & Promettons folennellement fur nofire 
 hmttieur en parole de Roy, §hte nous obferverons, 
 garderons , & maintiendrons les Statists & Or¬ 
 donnances du tresnoble Ordre Monfieur Saint 
 George, nomine la Jarretiere, ence quits ne fe 
 
 trouveront contraires a nofire Religion Catho- 
 lique,gr<wdf«r & Majefie royalle , ni aux St aims 
 & Ordonnances de nos deux Ordres, du Benoifi 
 Saint Efprit, & de Monfieur Saint Michel, En 
 tefmoing de quoy avons figne la prefente de noftre 
 propre main , & icelle faid [teller de noflre Seel 
 du Secret• A Paris, le dernier jour de Fevricr, 
 Pan mil cinq cens quatre vingtscinq. 
 
 Henry. 
 
 NUM. CL. 
 
 The Oath of the French King Henry 
 the Fourth. 
 
 Collect. IV. le N. Cl. 
 
 N Ous Henry, par la Grace de Dieu, Roy de 
 France & de Navarre, Jurons, Vouons\ 
 & Promettons folennellement fur ttofirc 
 honneur en parole de Roy , Que nous obferverons , 
 garderons, & maintiendrons les Statuts & Or¬ 
 donnances du tresnoble Ordre Monfieur Saint 
 George, nomine la Jarretiere, en ce quils tie fe 
 trouveront contraires a noflre Religion Catho- 
 lique, grandeur & Majefie royalle , ny aux S/a- 
 tuts & Ordonnances de ms deux Ordres , du Be - 
 mifi Saint Efprit, & deMonfieur Saint Michel, 
 En Tefmoing de quoy nous avons figne la prefente 
 de noflre propre main , & icelle faiCt feeler de «o- 
 
 fire Seel du fecret. A Rouen le . jour d'Q- 
 
 ftobre, Van mil cinq cens quatre vingts & feize. 
 
 Henry. 
 
 NUM. CL I. 
 
 The Oath taken by the Prottor to the 
 French King Henry the Fourth. 
 
 Ex eod. Collett. 
 
 J E le Sicur de Chalks, Chevalier de VOrdre 
 de Saint Jean de Jerufalem , Confeilleur de 
 Roy en fan Confeil dPEjlat , Capitaine de Cin- 
 quante homines d’Arnes de Jes Ordonances , & 
 Pun de fes Lieutenants generaux en Norman* 
 die, Vice-admiral de France , & Gouverneur de 
 la Ville de Dieppe , Procureur pour le Roy tres- 
 chredien, Henry quatriefme Roy de France & de 
 Navarre, Chevalier du tresnoble Ordre de la Jar¬ 
 retiere, promets ait mm, & fur Phonneut de most 
 j dit Roy & Seigneur quit abjervera, gardera, & 
 maintiendra les Statuts & Ordonnances du dit 
 Ordre, felon la forme cy dev ant juree par fa 
 Majefie, & fous les conditions acceptees entre fa 
 dite Majefie, & la Royne Souveraine du dit 
 Ordre. 
 
 M. Chaftcs. 
 
 NUM. 
 
- - - 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 NUM. CLIP 
 
 The Oath of Frederick. the Second 
 King of Denmark. 
 
 Ex lib. MS. in Eibl. Hatton. 
 
 Fridericus fummli Dei benignitate 
 I Dania?, &e. Rex, promittimus vcrbo regio, 
 & fidem damns, fub bonore nofir o, facro- 
 Jantt'ti Evangeliit per nos imprstfentiarum taCiis, 
 quod fideliter ac verc pro viribus obfervabbnus 
 fiatuta clarijjimi Ordinis militarU in Anglia, qui 
 de pranobili atquc infigni Subligaculo nomen 
 accepit , de Articulo in Articulumprqut feriatim 
 in libello Statutorum cjufdem prambiliflimi Or¬ 
 dinis continent ur , fait cm quatenus obfirvari pof- 
 funt ac debent, & dummodo contrarii non fue- 
 rint ant derogantes hilt in quos jam ante nomen 
 dedimus ac jur.avimus,& conditiovfibus altitude 
 quibus'prnconventum efi , femper falvv). 
 
 NUM. CL HI. 
 
 The Oath taken by his TroCtor. 
 
 MS . penes IV. leN. Cl. fit, 12 6 . b. 
 
 1 Sir Peregrine Bertie, Knight, Lord Wil- 
 JL lougby of Eresby, Deputy , and Procurator 
 for the right high, right Excellent, and mighty 
 Prince , Frederick King of Denmark, named and 
 chofen to be one of the Companions of the mofi 
 honorable Order of the Garter, do, in the 
 faid high and mighty Princes name and fiend, 
 truly and faithfully promife and fwear , that 
 the faid high and mighty Prince will well and 
 faithfully fulfil and keep all and fingular the 
 Statutes , Ordinances , and Decrees of that hono¬ 
 rable Order , according to their true force , ejftff, 
 and meaning, fo far forth its they concern him 
 and fioall be agreeable with the Word of God. 
 
 NUM. CLIV. 
 
 The Oath of the Pro&or to Chrifiian 
 the Fourth King of Denmark. 
 
 Ex ipjo Antogr. 
 
 F Go Henricus Ramelius , SereniJJtmi ac Po- 
 1 tentiffimi Principis - Domini Chriftiani j 
 Quarti, Daniie , Norvcgiae, Vandaloram, Go- j 
 thorumqi Regis, Duels S hjvici, Holfatia:, Stor- 
 marke , & Dithmariite , Comitis in Oldenburg, 
 & Delmenhurft, nominati atq', eleCii ad infignem 
 atqb honorandam fochtatem Ordinis a pr<enobili 
 Subligaculo nuncupate Domini mei Clementijfi- 
 mi, Legatus, ejufdemqy S erenifjimi Regis & in- 
 clyti Rcgni S enatorii Ordinis Confiliarius, in 
 Wufterwitz & Beckeskow Dominus heredita¬ 
 rily, jufpi, vice, ac nomine preditti Domini mei , 
 veraci animo ac fide promitto, & in Majefiatis 
 ipfuts animam juro, eu idem SereniJJimum Regem 
 bene ac fideliter adimpleturum ac fervaturum 
 omnia & fingulaStatuta , Ordinationes,& Dc- 
 crcta Ordinis illius, juxta vim, formant , atquc 
 effect um , ad ipfum qitoquo modo perfinentia: 
 
 \ falvvs pattis & feeder ibtts, quibus ante hoc tempus 
 MajeJliK ipfius obfirida tenetur. 
 
 NUM. CLV. 
 
 The Oath taken by Eredcr'u\ Duke of 
 Wirtemberg. 
 
 Erhard. Cell jus in Eq.Attr. Anglo. IVir- 
 temb. pag. 153. 
 
 N Os Fredericus Dei gratia Dux Wiirtem- 
 bergicuSjdr Teccius, Comes Montifpele- 
 gardi, Dn. in Heidenheim, &c. S acri 
 Romani Imperii Princeps , pollicemur fub fide 
 nofira principa/i , S tatuta & Ordinationes Nobi- 
 lifiimi Ordinis Garterii, nos fidulo obfervatu- 
 ros , quatenus ilia fieri Romani Imperii con- 
 fiitutionibus, & fidei nofirs! , qttam Imperatori 
 Romano , eidemq', Impcrio debemus : nec non 
 promijfionibus , a His Ordinihus & amicis noflrii 
 antehac faciU , non adverfmtur & repugnant: 
 Et tali quidem modo, ttt Supremus, fi necejfe 
 fuerit,fidelitatem, fociiver'o candidum amicum 
 ex nofira ajfedione & opera experiri queant • In 
 cujusrei tefiimonium hafee litcras propria manu 
 fubjeripfimus , & S igilli nofiri majoris appenfiune 
 munire curavimus. Datum in fedc nofira Du- 
 cali Studtgardiae 8. Iduum Novembris, Anno 
 aparUtVirginco 1603. 
 
 NUM. CLVF. 
 
 An Attcflation granted by the sove¬ 
 reign , of the Injlullation of the 
 French King Henry the Fourth. 
 
 Ex ColleCt. W. le N. Cl. 
 
 I ? Lizabeth par la grace de Dicu , Koine 
 d’Angleterre, France, & Irelande, Defen- 
 fnr de la foy,&c. Soveraine du tresnobltOt- 
 dre de la Jarretiere, A tons prefnts & avenir 
 faint. Sc avoir faifons que ay ant efiele Roy tres- 
 chrcfiien Henry quatriefme Roy de France & de 
 Navarre, mfire trescher& tresame bon Frere & 
 Coufin cjlcu & affocie cn nofire dit Ordve des Can 
 mil cinq cens nonantefix , & en confequence de la 
 date EleCiionprins & reccu la Jarretiere, Collier, 
 & ant res Habits d’icduy, & fait le Serment 
 accoufiume de faire par les Chevaliers &Com- 
 faignons du dit Ordre pour obfervation des St a- 
 tuts & Ordonnances d’iccluy par les quel les font 
 ‘tenus entre autres chofcs les Chevaliers Eftran- 
 gers affocies an dit Ordre dCenvoyer apres la 
 reception de la dite Jarretiere, Collier, & Habit 
 rtn fuffifant Depute on Procurcur felon leur 
 Eilat 011 Cbafieau de Windefor pour y efire mis 
 & receu en leur place en la Chapell Collegial 
 de Saint George avec les Ceremonies & Solemni- 
 tesy appertenants: Iceluy Roy treschrcfiienvoti' 
 l ant fair faire aux S taints du dit Ordre, & mm - 
 niement ait fits mencionne , & monfirer par le re- 
 \fpeft quit tints port c, & Fefiimcquc dudit Ordre 
 lit fait, aver oit envoy e devers nous le Seigneur 
 UcChaftes, Chevalier de /’Ordre de Saint Jean, 
 Cumman - 
 
 I «S 
 !f f| 
 
 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 Commander de fOrmetau, ConfeiUeur cn fin 
 Confcil /Eftate, Capitainc de Cinquante hom¬ 
 ines d’ Armes de fes Ordonauces, Gouverneur de 
 ft Villc de Dieppe, & Van dc J'es Lieutenants 
 getter alls en Jon Gouverrtement de Normandie, 
 avee poitvoir & Lcttrcs Procuratoires frgnees de 
 fa main a Feffecl que defier envertti duquel pou- 
 voir a luy comma , le dit Seigneur de Chaites fuji 
 par nojlre Commandement conduit an dit'Cbajleau 
 de Windfore, le 26. jour du moil r/’Avril der¬ 
 nier pajje par nos trejebers & feaitlx Coufins 
 Charles Conte de Nottingham, Baron de Etfin- 
 ham Coufeilleitr en nofire Confiil Privy, & Ad¬ 
 miral r/’Angleterre, Gilbert Conte de Shrews¬ 
 bury, Baron Talbot, &c. H:nry Conte de Nor¬ 
 thumberland , Baron Percy, &c. Thomas Ho¬ 
 ward Baron rift Walden, Chevaliers & Com¬ 
 panions du dit Ordre, a ce par nous commas, 
 par pouvoir fins le Seel de nojtre dit Ordre , & 
 le jour enfuivant, af avoir le 27. du dit moil, fujl 
 menne par les dits Chevaliers & Compagnons cn 
 la dite Chapel de Saint George au dit lieu de 
 Windfore,' & aVoquc cn fiege competent, attreng 
 & honneur de nojlre dit Frcre le Roy tres Chre- 
 fiien mis cn pojfejjion dc place , vcfhtdc Manteau 
 de /’Ordre, & ajfres au nom du dit Roy an reng a 
 luy appertcuant. ‘Routes Icfiuellcs Ceremonies 
 & aultres SAemnitcs requijls le dit Seigneur 
 de Chaftes exccuti felon les Statuts de nojlre 
 dit Ordre, & mefmes fifi au nom du Roy le Ser- 
 raent accoufiume de fairc, & en bailla Attefta- 
 tion figne dc fa main, le tout en due forme con- 
 venable, & enprefence dc Chevaliers & Compag- 
 ttens dace luy Ordre dcjfus nommez, qui nous en 
 ont faitt report , dont a la Rcquifitiott du dit Sei¬ 
 gneur de Chaftes, Nous avons , voulons bailler la 
 .prefent Atteftation fignee de nojlre main, & feel- 
 ice du Seel de nojlre dit Ordre. Donne a Green¬ 
 wich le 3. jour de May, 160c. de nojlre Reign 
 Pan 42. 
 
 NUM. CLVII. 
 
 A Report concerning InftalUtion- Fees. 
 
 Lib. Carol. png. 84 . 
 
 All/£‘Ba(iljC£ 5. die Marti/, 1669. 
 
 Q Voniam Suprema vejlf£ Majcjlati Illu- 
 jlrifjimi Ordinis Perifcelidis Supremo 
 Capitulo 4. Febr. proxime elapfi Albauhe ee/e* 
 brato, llatum atq-> perpetuum trium aut plurium 
 NobiliJJtmorwn Commilitoniun conventum cott- 
 fiituere vifum fucrit '■> qui omnia IllujiriJJimi 
 Ordinis negotia cognofcercnt, & ad Suprctnam 
 vejbram Majejlatem renuntiarent: Cumq\ Deca- 
 nus Windeibricniis Feodi rum Schedulam a Su- 
 prema vcftrd Majeftat tpro externx Principibus, 
 ''neenon omnibus fubditis Commilitonibus quam 
 primumlnauguratifucr;ntfolvcndorum tunc tun 
 ports exbibuerit,cujus quidem JcheduU aquitatem 
 licet Capitulum approbajfet , cum tamcn contro- 
 verfia aliqua orta fttijfet dc Inftallationis Feodis 
 qua Canonicis, Pauperibas Militibus, & Eccle- 
 ii<e Windeforienfi jhlvi debent , tot ins bujus 
 
 caufe cognitio predicts Deputato Commititontvn 
 conventui demandata erat. Idcoq\ Henrico dc 
 Vic Equitc Cancellario : Vu8orc Ryves Dcca- 
 no Windeforienfi Scriba •, & Edvardo Walker 
 Equate , Gartero, Conventui aft (lent ibits, Scriba. 
 Ordinis, bujus totitts caufe narratiottem datam 
 t 6- die Mail, 1663. tunc temporis cxbibuit, cut 
 quatuor Commilitones Deputati nomina fua Jub- 
 fripferant, c quorum numero fuerunt duo nojirkm 
 qui nomina nojlra infra appofttimus. Qua nar- 
 ratione plenijjimis Decani & Gartcri rationibits 
 atqs tejtimoniis privato Sigillo munitis compro- 
 bat urn riperimus, Feoda ilia pro Injlaliationc 
 Principum externorwn qtt£ n.irratione ijta ex- 
 primuntur. Illnrum decejforibus ab omni memo- 
 rid foluta fuijje '■> neq\ feoda ilia fuperare qu£ 
 fubditi Duces aut Prioribus temporibus, ant 
 nuperrimis folvcrunt. Quoniam verb Schedula 
 Jitperiori Capitulo exhibit a a Feodis per Supre- 
 mum folvendis initium fumat , nullo tamcn 
 modo probari pojfrt ullum unquam Supremum 
 Feoda pro Inftallatione fid filvijfe 6" aperte 
 conjlet paucijfrmos admodum fuijje IllujiriJJimi 
 Ordinis Supremos, qui inaugurati Injlallationis 
 Feoda antea non folverant, nos narratione no - 
 lira F'eodorum if or um nullam matt ionem feci- 
 mus • Quod ad Feoda ilia attract, qtt£ ab ex t 
 tero Rege folvcnds funt , ilia Feodis ill is qu£ 
 d Suprema vejlra Majeftate, Anno 1638. tunc 
 temporis Wallin Principe foluta fuerunt , otn- 
 nirio rejpondere pro compcrlo habemus , Injlalla * 
 tionisquoq i Feoda Canonicis, & Ecclefi£ Win¬ 
 deforienfi folvcnda,pro mult is externis Regibus 
 a Supremo foluta fuijfe, Garterus pro certo 
 affirmavit . Canonicorum etiam & Ecclcfi£ 
 Windcforienfis Feoda ab omnibus IllujiriJJimi 
 Ordinis Commilitonibus cujufcunq > fuerint gra¬ 
 des, feu Duces , Marchiones, Comites, Vice- 
 comitcs, Barones, feu Milites, filvi debere , 
 Scriba Ordinis plcnijjimis tejtimoniis confirma- 
 vit. Garterus infuper affrrmavit Feoda pro om¬ 
 nibus gr'adibus jam numoratis Eccleft£ W'in- 
 deforicnfi folvenda illis etiam per omnia re- 
 fronderc, qti£ Elizabethan Reginx, Jacobi Regis, 
 & Caroli Primi BcatiJJim£ mcmori£ temporibus , 
 nee non jam a fxliciJJimo Regia vejlra Majefta- 
 tis reditu , d quam plurimis Honoratijfrmis Or¬ 
 dinis Commilitonibus foluta fuere• Hac omnia 
 und cum Schedulis annexis ad Suprema vejlra 
 Majeftatis arbitrium humillime referimus , ita 
 & oromia hac ve/lra Majeftatis authoritatc ap- 
 probata IllujiriJJimi Ordinis Regiftro inferi pof- 
 jlnt. Quondam vero Garterus eodem Capitulo 
 Schedulam Fcodorum, tarn Decano & Ecclefia 
 Windeforicnli quam fibi , Nigrivirgifero , Offi- 
 ciariis Armorum, & quam plurimis aliis Regi£ 
 vejlra Majeftatis Adminiflris fulvcndorum exbi- 
 buerah Quibus Feodorum nomine gratifreari 
 foleat, qua habitii ratione graduum atqdigni- 
 tatum quibus Commilitones infigniti funt, ad 
 normam illorum Fcodorum exiguntur qua Su¬ 
 prema vejlra Majeftas tunc Walliae Princeps fol- 
 j vebat , nobis omnino confentaneum videtur , ut 
 I fola Feoda Gartero, Nigrivirgifero, & Ofticia- 
 | riis Armorum folvenda approbentur, atq-, Illu- 
 . frijjimi Ordinis Regiftro inferantur : Vt reli- 
 
 quj 
 
qua verb Regia vcftr£ Majeftatis Adminiflrorum 
 FcodaGarteri biUi< inferta ipfius Sigillo mitni- 
 antur, & a quolibet Commilitone quam primhm 
 inaugurate fucrit , cxigantur , utqb a Gartero 
 cuilibet Officiario fecundum gradum fitum, 
 prout atttiqitituf obtinuit folvantur • Humi- 
 lim'c injuper petimiu ut (fi juprema veftra Ma- 
 jeftati it a videbitur) Cancellarius in mandates 
 babe at, ut Liters Ob dim man'datoris feriban- 
 tur, quibus \nftaUatiom Feoda a quam plurimis 
 Cdtnmilitombus debita- exigantur , & dtfun&o- 
 rum Commilitonum Haredes Executorcs 
 Mantella atqv Illuflrijfimi Ordinis Statuta Ec- 
 clefia Windeforienfi reddere moneantur, quo- 
 mam autem quamplurimi Pauperes Milites Ab- 
 fentidt veniarn per annos integros a Supreme veftr’h 
 Majeftate impetraverunt, bumilime petimus ut 
 Regia veftra Majeftas mill impofternm abfen- 
 tiam indulgeret , utep, omnes Pat^eres Milites 
 fub Statutorum Regimine btic in re arttetenean- 
 tur» 
 
 Ormondienfis. 
 
 Sandovicenlis. 
 
 Manceftrenfis. 
 
 NUM. CLVIH. 
 
 A Commifiion for Prorogation of the 
 Grand Feaft of St. George. 
 
 Sir. Tho. Rowes Journal, pag. 4. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C 'Harles by the grace of God, Ring of great 
 / Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of 
 the Faith, aWSoveraign of the mojl Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter, To all the Knights and Com¬ 
 panions of Our faid Order Greeting . IFhereas 
 upon fomc fecial reafons we were moved to Pro¬ 
 rogue the Celebration of the Feaft of St. George, 
 from the 22. 23. & 24. days of April lajl (be¬ 
 ing the ufual days of that Solemnity ) to the 
 S. 9. oc 10. days of July following. And 
 again from thence to the 26 . 27. & 28. of Se¬ 
 ptember , and from that time unto the 13. 14. 
 6c 1 3. of December. Now forafmuch at .by 
 reafonof our other great and important Affairs, 
 we cannot conveniently attend the Celebration of 
 the faid Feaft at the faid lajl appointed days. 
 And conftdering alfo the Contagion and Sick- 
 nefs , diferfed into feveral places of this Our 
 Kingdom, which by affemblittg of People , may [ 
 be mojl dangerous, both to Our Je/f and Our lo¬ 
 ving Subje£ls. We do therefore by thefe pre- 
 fentsprorogue the Prorogation , and keeping of the 
 faid Feaft, from the faid 13. 14.& 15. days of 
 this prefent December aforefaid , until and unto 
 the 17. 18. & 19. of April next: willing , and 
 by the tenor hereof commanding all, and every the 
 Knights and Companions of Our faid Order, 
 and Officers of the fame, to attend Our Perfon 
 upon the faid days, to perform what to them, 
 and every of them Jhall belong and appertain for 
 the accuftomed Celebration of the Feaft of Our 
 
 mojl Noble Order. Given under the Sml of the 
 faid Order at Our Honour of Hampton-Court, 
 the 11. day ^December, in the 1 2. year of Our 
 Reign, An. Salutis, 163d. 
 
 NUM CL IX. 
 
 A Letter of Notice to the Soveraign’s 
 Lieutenant to prepare to be ut the 
 Grand Feaft held by rrorogution. 
 
 Ex veteri Codice JUS-penes H r . le N. Cl 
 fol. 52 . 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 R Sgbt trufipattb righttoelbelouCO Coufin 
 OTtcgrcte you toelc.Sinb To? afmoebe as 
 tbe Fell of the glorious Stbartpr Saint Georgs 
 falletb tbits pere toitbin rb.baps after Eller, 
 bp reafon toberrof italic banc rrcotbing to tbe 
 Statutes of tbe noble Order of tbe Garter oif- 
 fftrtb tbe folennonifacion ortlje fame unto 
 tbe rttitt bap of May nett coming, on topebe 
 bap toe babe appointeb tbe faib Felt to be 
 bept, anb alfo beputeb pou to be our Lieute¬ 
 nant at tbe fame. OTetberefoje tooll anb 
 beftre pou to prepare anb bifpore pout ft If 
 foo to bre accoebinglp. Yeven unber our 
 Signet at our ®tiiber[ftie of Cambridge tbe 
 lib. bap of April. 
 
 NUM. CLX. 
 
 A Letter of Notice to a Knight-Com¬ 
 panion to be prefent at the Grand 
 Feaft held by Prorogation. 
 
 Ex Colled. pr<ef.lV.le N. Cl. 
 
 Mary R. • 
 
 R ight trufry. See. And having deferred the 
 keeping of the Feaft of the Glorious Mar¬ 
 tyr St. George, Patron of our mojl Noble Order 
 of the Garter , until the coming of our mojl dear 
 Coufin the Prince of Spain, fo the intent the 
 Jaid feaft might be alfo honoured with the In- 
 ftallation of our faid dearejl Coufint We let 
 you wit , that we have now rejolved to hold and 
 celebrate the fame Feaft within our Cajlle of 
 Windfor upon Sunday, the 5. of Auguft next en- 
 ftting > Requiring you therefore to put your felf 
 in order to make your repair thither for that 
 purpofe before the fame day, fo as you may be 
 prefent at the Celebration of that Feaft, and all 
 the accujlomed Ceremonies thereof Wherefore 
 we pray you not to fail . Yeven under the Seal 
 of our Order, &c. 
 
 a a 
 
 N U Mr 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 NUM. CLXI. 
 
 A Letter from the Chancellor giving a 
 Knight-Companion notice of the Pro¬ 
 rogation of the Grand Fealh 
 
 Ex Lib. Collect, IF. le N. Cl.fil. 4 S. 
 Right Honorable, 
 
 W Herein hit Majefty, Sovereign of the moft 
 Noble Order of the Garter, for fundry 
 crofts, but tfecially for the late Death of the 
 hif> and mighty King , his mod dear and moji 
 entirely beloved Father, which brittgeth unto him 
 cattfe of grief infinitely more then of triumph , 
 hath not thought meet to keep the Feaft of St. 
 George for this year on the days accttjiomed for 
 the fame , that it to fay , on the 22. 25.# 24. 
 days of this month of April. Phi Majejly there -1 
 fore,tinder the Seal of the faid Order, remaining 
 in my Cttfiody, hath prorogued the keeping of the 
 faid Feail for this year , unto the 16.17. & 18. 
 days o/Auguft nexttCmm ‘tiding all the Knights 
 and Companions of the faid Noble Order and 
 Officers of the fame , then to attend bis perfon , 
 wherein, bh hlajejliej Fleaftre , it it my due to 
 makg kttown to your Lordjhip, which being by 
 thefc performed, I mofi humbly rejl 
 
 7. April lour Lordfhips mofi ready 
 
 1625* to do you Jervice , 
 
 To the right Honorable George More, 
 the Earl of Arundel and 
 Surry , Earl Marlhil of 
 England, Knight of the 
 moll Noble Order of 
 the Garter, and of his 
 Majellies moft Honora¬ 
 ble Privy Council. 
 
 NUM. CLXII. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Rones Journal, png. 5. 
 
 May it pleafe your Lordffiip, 
 
 T H E King's Majejly , Soveraign of the moji j 
 Noble Order of the Garter, having former- 1 
 ly prorogued the Celebration of the Feaft of j 
 Saint George for this year, from the nfual days , 
 upon which it jhould have been folemnized, unto 
 the 8. p. & 1 o* of July following '? and by reafon 
 of the Contagion Jpread in many parts of bis 
 Kingdom , from thofe days, to the 26. 27. & 28. 
 o/Septcmber, and then alfo , upon feci al confi de¬ 
 ration unto the 13. 14.^ 15. of December, by 
 feveral Commiffions under the Seal of his Order , 
 now remaining in my Cnjhdy. His Majejly for 
 divers and important Caitfes , and to avoid the 
 danger of the concourfe of much people , during the 
 Infeflion , finding it not convenient , to celebrate 
 
 theFeafiat that deftgnediime, hath adjourned 
 the Prorogation thereof , by d new Commijjion, to 
 me delivered, unto the 17. 18-€>19. days of 
 April next . And thereby given Commandment, 
 to all the Knights and Companions, and Oili- 
 cers of hisOrder,tbat they Jhould- attend his Royal 
 perfon upon thefe lafi appointed days. Wherefore 
 in Aifcharge of my duty , I do fignifie unto your 
 Lordjhip his Majeflies pleafure j praying your 
 Lordjhip, that you will bepleafed, to tal{e kjtow- 
 ledge herein of the Soveraign’s Order , humbly 
 rejling. 
 
 Lour Lordfisips In all due Obfervance 
 
 and Obedience, 
 
 Cranford 12. Dec. 1636. 
 
 Tho. Rowe. 
 
 To the Right Honorable 
 James Marquefs Hamil¬ 
 ton, Knight and Compani¬ 
 on of the moji Noble Order 
 of the Garter , and my 
 molt Honored Lord. 
 
 NUM. CLXII I. 
 
 Another to the ELegifter of the Order, 
 ibidem, pag. 3. 
 
 Reverend Sir, 
 
 r H E King's Majejly , Soveraign of the mofi 
 Noble Order of the Garter, having formerly 
 prorogued the Celebration of the Feaft of St. 
 Georg c,for this prefer.i Tear, from tht ufual days 
 upon which, it Jhould have beat folemnized, by 
 fever al Commiffions under the Seal of his Order, 
 now remaining in my Cuftody: and finding it 
 inconvenient for c-ivers important caufes,fpecially 
 by reafon of the Contagion, Jpread in divers pla¬ 
 ces of his Kingdom, to hold the Feali, at any of 
 thofe defigned times. His Majejly hath pie a fed 
 by a new Commilfion, to me delivered, to pro¬ 
 rogue the lafi Prorogation , unto the 17. 18. & 
 
 1 9. of April next : And thereby given Command¬ 
 ment to all the Knights and Companions, and 
 to the Officers of his Order, that they jhould at- 
 tend his Royal perfon , upon tloofe lafi appointed 
 days. Wherefore in difeharge of the duty of my 
 place, I do fignifie unto you his Majeflies pleafure, 
 defiring that you will takg knowledge herein of 
 bis Royal Order. 
 
 Cranford 12.Dfc.163f. 
 
 To the Reverend and Tour ajfeftionate Friend 
 my Worthy Friend , to do you fervice , 
 
 j Dodtor Wrenn, Dean 
 
 of Windfor, and Re- Tho. Rowe. 
 
 \giJlcrof the molt Ho- 
 1 norable Order of the 
 Garter. 
 
 One Duplicate of this was fent to Sit John 
 Boroughs Knight Garter, another to James 
 Maxwell Efqi Blacl^Rod. 
 
 NUM, 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 NUM. CLXIV. 
 
 Letters of Difpenfition for attending at 
 the Grand Featt. 
 
 Fx Collett. A. V. IF. 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 K Ight trufty and right well-beloved Coufin 
 and Counsellor, We greet you well: and 
 forafmuch as yon are as well Governor of our 
 Town of Bar wick, as alfo Warden of our Eaft 
 Mar flies, for and anyenfi Scotland, and may 
 not conveniently be fpared from thence, for cer¬ 
 tain Affairs there by you to be done, whereby 
 you cannot mape your repair hither, to cele¬ 
 brate with us the Feaft of St. George, and have 
 thought good upon that refpett, to excufe your 
 abfence from the faid Feaft, and do by thefe 
 prefents difpence with you for the fame • And 
 therefore thefe our Letters fhall be your Sufficient 
 difebarge in that behalf. Teven under the Sig¬ 
 net of our faid Order at our Palace o/Weftmin- 
 
 frer the - day of April, in the feventh year of 
 
 our Reign, 1565. 
 
 NUM. CLXV. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex cod. Collett . 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight truffy and right well-beloved Couftn , 
 We greet you well , and forafmuch as you 
 are President of our Council ojiublijhcd in the 
 City of York, andbyreafon of your charge and 
 attendance there for our fervice, you cannot con¬ 
 veniently be prefent with us to folemnize the 
 Feaft of our moll Noble Order of the Garter the 
 Even or Vigil of St. George next enfting. We 
 let you under[land, that we are plcafed and con¬ 
 tent to accept your reafonable excufe in this be¬ 
 half : And by thefe prefents do pardon you 
 for your abfence from the faid Feaft at this pre¬ 
 fent, any Statute of our faid Order to the con¬ 
 trary notwithffanding. Yeoven under our Sig¬ 
 net of our Order, at our Palace of Weftminfter 
 
 the - day of April 1575- in the 17. year of 
 
 our Reign. 
 
 To our right trufty and right 
 well-beloved Coufin Henry 
 Earl of Huntington , Prefident 
 of our Council in the City of 
 Tor\, Knight and Companion of 
 our moft Noble Order of the 
 Garter . 
 
 NUM. CLXVL 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex Lib. Collett. W. le N. Cl. f. 54. 
 Charles R. 
 
 R ight truffy and right well-beloved Coufin 
 We greet yon well: Forafmuch as you by 
 reafon of your indifpofition of health, cannot be 
 prefent to attend our perfon on the days by proro¬ 
 gation for this year appointed for celebrating the 
 feaft of our moff Noble Order of the Garter 
 Cthat is to fay the 2 6« 27. and 28. days-of this 
 moneth of AprilJ W: let you underfiand that 
 We are pleajed to excufe your abfence, and by 
 thefe prefents do pardon, remit and difpence with 
 any fault you may incur thereby. And do give 
 you licenfe to be abfent at thofe days from the 
 faidh call for this year, any Article or Statute 
 of our faid Order to the contrary notwithfiand- 
 ing. Given under the Seal of our faid Order, 
 at our Palace of Weftminfter, the 23. day of 
 April, in the fecond year of the Reign °f Great 
 Britain, &c. 
 
 NUM. CLXVIL 
 
 Another. 
 
 Inter Proficient. Tho. Rowe Eq. Aur » 
 
 /super hujtts Orclinis Cancell.tr. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 R ight truffy and right well-beloved Coufin, 
 We greet you well: Whereas we have for 
 divers caufes, prorogued the celebration of the 
 Feaft of St. George for this prefent year, to the 
 17- 18 .and 19. days of April next following, 
 
 I whereof according to the Cuffoms and Rules of 
 our moff Noble Older of the Garter, you have 
 had notice and fummons, for your attendance 
 upon thofe days from our Chancellor ', notwith- 
 fianding we are pleafed to excufe your abfence , 
 and by thefe prefents do difpence therewith, and 
 pardon and remit any default you may thereby in - 
 incur, and do give you licenfe to be abfent at 
 thofe days, from the faid Feaft for this prefent 
 year (obferving in your own HoUfe the Solemni¬ 
 ties appointed by the Canons of the Order ) any 
 Statute or A rticle thereof to the contrary not- 
 withffanding : Given under the Signet of our 
 Order at our Palace of Weftminfter, the 24.day 
 of February in the 12. year of our Reign. 
 
 To our right trufty and right 
 well-beloued Coufin ‘Xbomas 
 Earl of Arundel and Surrey , 
 Earl Marfhal of England , 
 and Knight and Companion 
 of our moft Noble Order of 
 the Garter * 
 
 I 
 
 N UM 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 NUM. CLXVIII. 
 
 A Warrant for a Privy Seal to pay Car¬ 
 ter for Scutcheons uftd on Saint 
 George’s day. 
 
 Ex Autogr. pen. Johan. Vincent gen. 
 
 T Rufty and well-beloved, We greet you well-, 
 and will and command you, that under our 
 Privy Seal being in your Cuftody , ye caufe our 
 Letters to be made forth unto the Treafurer and 
 Chamberlains of our Exchequer in form follow¬ 
 ing) We will and command you , that unto our 
 trujly and rvcll-beloved Servant Garter Principal i 
 King of Arms,ye pay or caufe to be paid in ready 
 money upon the fight hereof without delay, the 
 fum of 6 1 . is. 8 d. for 2 3 Scutcheons by him j 
 provided for the Knights of our Order, on Saint i 
 George’/ day laft,in thefrji and fecortd years of 
 our Reign, whereof 4. for Princes at 6 s. 8 d. 
 the piece , and the reft at 5 s. the piece , and alfo 
 that ye content and pay more unto the faid Gar¬ 
 ter the fum of 6 1 . 11 s. 8 d. for 25. Scutcheons 
 by him provided, and fet tip at our Mannor of St. 
 James in the fccond and third years of our Reign 
 for the furniture of the Stalls in our faid Chap- 
 pel, at the rate aforefaid: and thefe our Letters 
 fhall be your fujficicnt Warrant and difehargi . 
 
 NUM. CLXIX. 
 
 A Privy Seal to pay Garter 7 /. per an¬ 
 num for Scutcheons of Arms fet up 
 on St. George’/ Eve. 
 
 Collett. tV. le N. Cl. 
 
 E Lizabeth by the grace of God , Queen of 
 England, France, and Ireland , Defender 
 of the Faith, occ. To the Treafurer and Cham¬ 
 berlains of our Exchequer greeting. We rvill 
 and command you forthwith upon the fight hereof, 
 of fitch our fir e a fur c as remaineth in your Cufto- 
 dy,you content and pay , or caufe to be contented , 
 and paid to our trujly and well-beloved Servant 
 Sir Gilbert Dethick Knight, alias Garter, prin¬ 
 cipal King of Arms , the fum of 21 l. for Scut¬ 
 cheons of Anns of the Knights of our Order ft 
 up in our Chappcl within our Palace of Weft- 
 minder, as rvel on St. George’/ Even, in the year 
 of our Lord God 1579. as on St. George’/ Even 
 in the year of our Lord God 1580. and alfo on 
 St. G.’orge’/ Even lajl pajl i and alfo henceforth 
 during Ins life to allow him yearly 7 /. to be paid 
 on St. George’/ day accordingly. And thefe our 
 Letters (hall be your fufficient Warrant and dif- 
 charge in that behalf Given under our Privy 
 Seal at cur Mannor o/Greenwich, they, day of 
 July, in the 23 .year of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. CLXX. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex Autogr. penes Wil.Knight. 
 
 • 
 
 C HARLES by the grace of God King of 
 England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, 
 Defender of the Faith , &c. to the Treafurer 
 and Under-Treafurer of our Exchequer for the 
 time being, and that hereafter fhall be, Greet- 
 ing. Whereas our late dear Father King James 
 °f ha PPy memory decesfed, by Warrant under 
 his Privy Seal, bearing date the fecond day of 
 July, in the fixth year of his Reign 0/En¬ 
 gland, Sec. did give order for the payment unto 
 William Seagar, alias Garter, Knight, now 
 principal King of Arms , and to any other prin¬ 
 cipal King of Arms, for the time being , upon 
 every Saint George Even, of the fum 0 f fiven 
 pounds, for Efcotcheons of Arms of the Knights 
 of the Order of the Garter, to be fit up in the 
 Chappel at Whitehall, or any other place where 
 the faid Fea i\Jhould happen to be filemnized on 
 every St. George’s Even and Day, as by the 
 faid Warrant more at large appeareth : We 
 minding the continuance of the faid yearly al¬ 
 lowance , do hereby will and command you to 
 caufe payment to be made out of fuch our Lrea- 
 fure as now is, or hereafter fhall be in the receipt 
 of our faid Exchequer of the faid yearly allow¬ 
 ance of feven pounds unto the faid Sir William 
 Seager alias Garter, Knight , now tur principal 
 King of Arms , and to any other our principal 
 King of Arms for the time being upon every St. 
 George’/ Even for the Scutchions of Arms of 
 the Knights of our Order of the Garter, to be by 
 him or them fet up in our Chappel at White¬ 
 hall , or any other place where the faid Feaft 
 fhall happen to he filemnized every St.George’/ 
 Even and day i And to continue the payment 
 thereof yearly until you fhall receive ether dire¬ 
 ctions from us to the contrary. The firjlpayment 
 thereof to begin and commence from the time of 
 the laft payment thereof unto the faid Sir Wi/- 
 liam Seager aliasG arter, our principal King of 
 Arms i And thefe our Letters fhall be your fuf- 
 ficient Warrant and dif barge in this behalf. 
 Given under our Privy Seal at our Palace of 
 Weftminfter, the feventh day of February , in 
 the fecond year of our Reign- 
 
 NUM. CLXXI. 
 
 CotnmiJJional Letters for colle&ing the 
 Contributions towards furnifhing the 
 Altar in the Chappel at IVindefor. 
 
 Ex lib. vocat. Frith’s Regift, p.139. 
 
 C HARLES by the grace of God, King of 
 England , Scotland, France, and Ire¬ 
 land, Defender of the Faith, and Soveraign of 
 the moft Noble Order of the Garter j To all and 
 Singular , whom thefe may concern , greeting. 
 Whereas , We with the Knights and Compa- 
 
 panions 
 
--- 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 ntons of our faid Order, in contemplation of th e 
 ■rrc.it irant of fttch [acred Furniture , for our 
 Royal Cbappel of St. George within our Caftle 
 a/Windefor, as may be ftitable to the honour 
 and deration of the fair! Order, hare at fundry 
 Chapters there holden , advifed and decreed , that 
 a joynt contribution fhould be made , for proli¬ 
 fic'. of the fame ; And particularly , at a Cha¬ 
 pter (together with the Solemnity of the Feed of 
 St. George^) hoi dot upon the 6. of this prefeut 
 October, IVe did again declare and conjlitttte, 
 that We our fclvcs would begin , and that every 
 Lord , which is now of our Realm , a Companion 
 of the Jaid Order, or was at the making of ottr 
 fir(l Decree, viz- Nov. 24. 1625. fhould giro 
 and confer towards the fame , at to him fhould 
 be thought meet , Provided that it be not under 
 XX l. Now know ye , that IVe have , and do by 
 thefe prefents , give Authority and Command, to 
 our Dean and Canons of our {aid free Chap- 
 pd, that they forthwith by any one ofthemfelves, 
 or by their lawful Deputy, under their Common 
 Seal, do aslgand receive, as well of our own Offi¬ 
 cers for our Self, at of every Lord and Compa¬ 
 nions 0/ the Order, that now is, of our Realm, 
 and of the Heirs, Executors, and AdminiOra- 
 tor, of any that are cLceafd, fmee the time laji 
 above mentioned, the Jaid gift and contribution. 
 And that thereof they be accountable unto Vs, 
 at our next Chapter , to be holden for the faid 
 Order, or at the next Scffion of the Lords Com- 
 miffioners/or the faid Order, which of the two 
 jhallfirfl happen. Given under the Seal of our 
 faid Order , the feventh day of October , in 
 the fixtb Lear of our Reign of England , Scot¬ 
 land, France, and Ireland, &c. 1630. 
 
 NUM. CLXXIl. 
 
 The Sovereign s Letter to the Dean and 
 Cartons of tvindefor , for making ufe 
 of their Lodgings at Saint George's 
 Feafi, ats.y.H.f. 
 
 Ex Lib. vocat. Denton, fol. 6g. 
 
 7 Ref hers & bien cymes. Nous vans folvons 
 fitment, Et pour ce que grant multitude de 
 gens tant eflrongers, tjue attltres qui feronl a 
 nojlre Chaftcaude Windelbre , dccjle praehaine 
 flempnite,la fejie de Saincl George , & dcaufe 
 de la Venue de LEmpereilr , & du Due de Ho- 
 rand.Nous defrons, & voulons que lettrs gens, & 
 attltres eflans de nojlre Compengnie ayent la plus 
 grand favour, & aifi que faire fe pourra en atl- 
 ettne manure touebant leur Logemens dedens 
 mefne nofire dit Chafteau; four laquelle caufe 
 vous envoyons prefentement nojlre bien ayrnc Efctt- 
 zer & Haider de Cbambre le porteur de cejles 
 vers nolire dit Chafteau, pour yettor donner contre 
 nojlre venue. Si volts prions j que vous veuillih 
 bonnement fuffrir nojlre dit Huiffier furvoyer 
 lez Logemens de vous maifons dedens nojlre Col¬ 
 lege, & dey logier cut am dc perfimei comefaire 
 fe pourra honejlement h cejle foys ; tout feulk- 
 ment pour la caufe defies dit. Et ce faifins 
 
 vous mttsfattes vug ftngulier plefir. Et nefl pas 
 nojlre intention nc vouloir que par coulour de ce. 
 Vous en foyis ainfi chargies plus avant. Et no¬ 
 jlre Signeur foit garde de vous■ Donne fubz. 
 nojlre Signet d Lambeth, le iS. jour de May, 
 Van de nojlre Reigne feptieme. 
 
 NUM. CLXXIII. 
 
 A Letter from the S over at on. to excufe 
 the abfence of fome of the Knights- 
 Cottspuniotss from the Grand Feafi. 
 
 Lib. N. pag. \y 4, 
 
 QVpmmts honor undo ac pervenerando Patti 
 O ft, Thoms Comiti Derb. fahere, ac bed 
 Valero, ghtamam ob multa variaq-, negotit 
 qtu mUn metis fimt perdeleSm Cognarn mtkr 
 Comes Salopian & fideles ac bene meriti nobis a 
 ConyilM Dominus Reginalds Bray , Dom. Tho. 
 Lovell,Daw.Carolus Somerfet, Dom. Richardus 
 Goultord, & Dominus Gilbertus Talbot Socii 
 clarifjimi noltri Ordinis non poffunt ipf, in Fello 
 Dtvi Georgii fp, imo Mai, celebranl interejji, 
 led venia nojlra donandi fimt arduit iUifce rebus 
 imped it i , Nos igitur hits nojlris feriptis certio- 
 rem tuam nobilitatem f admits , Vt has excitfa- 
 tionesrationi confonas acceptes , de nulla Statii- 
 tomm vi dubitaturus , & ft contra denotare vi- 
 dcatur, cum penes nos fit , ut ipfiemet leges jure 
 regantur Richmondia; 2 p. Aprilis. 
 
 num. clxxiv. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Ex Collett. A. V. IF. 
 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 R ighttrudy and right entirely beloved Coufm 
 and Counfellor, IVe greet you well. Forafi 
 much as our right trujiy and right well-beloved 
 Coufws and ComfitUors the Earla of Arundel and 
 Derby,ehr. Companions of the moji Noble Order 
 of the Gaiter,cannot for certain employments , by 
 our Commandment attend at the Fcatt of the glo¬ 
 rious Martyr St. George, to be holden and kept 
 within our Cajllc of Windfor , the 22. day of 
 May next coming, and they being by Vs difpen- 
 fid with, and pardoned for their abfence at that 
 time, like as we have thought good to advertize 
 you thereof i fo IVe will you to accept their rea- 
 fimable excujes in this behalf accordingly : any 
 Statute of the faid Order made to the contrary 
 notwithfianding. Given under the Signet of our 
 jaid Order , at our Palace at Wdtminfrer tbs 
 20. of May, in the fifth year of our Reign. 
 
 b NUM, 
 
 
appendix 
 
 NUM. CLXXV. 
 
 Another. 
 
 MS. penes Arthur. Com. Artglefey, 
 fol. 122. h. 
 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 R ight truly and right wdl-hdovcd Cottftn 
 vui Counfellor, We greet you well. And 
 forafmuch as our right truly and right well- 
 beloved Coufin and Counfellor the Marque]! of 
 Winchefter, and the Earl of Derby , and our 
 right trufty and right entirely beloved Coufin 
 and Counsellor thcVuke of Norfolk, our right 
 irufty and well-beloved Counfellor the Lord Clyn- 
 ton our high Admiral of England , our right 
 trufty and right well-beloved Coufin and Coun¬ 
 fellor the Marque]! of Northampton , our right 
 tru/ly and well-beloved Counfellor the Lord Ho¬ 
 ward of Effingham , Lord Chamberlain of our 
 Houjhold , our right trufty and right well-helmed 
 Coufin the Earl e/Shrewsbury , our right trufy 
 and well-beloved the Lord Haffinges of Lough¬ 
 borough, our right trufty and right well-beloved 
 Coufin and Counfellor the Earl of Leicefter,, our 
 right trufty and right well-beloved Coufin the\ 
 Earl of Warwick, our trufty and well-beloved\ 
 the Lord Hunfdouc , our trufty and well-beloved 
 Sir Henry Sidney, Companions of our Noble 
 Order of the Garter, cannot for certain caufes to 
 he executed and done by our Commandment , be 
 at the Feajl of the Glorious Martyr St- George, 
 to he holden and kept within our Caftle of Wind- 
 fore, the xvii. day of June next comings hut be by 
 Vs pardoned of their ahfence from the faid 
 Feali, like as we have thought good to advertises 
 you thereof, fo We will you to accept their rea- 
 fo,table excufe in this behalf accordingly , any 
 Statutes of the faid Order made to the contrary 
 notwitbftanding.Given under our Seal of our faid 
 Order at our Honor at Hampton-Court the 
 . day of June, in the xii. Tear of our Reign- 
 
 NUM. CLXXVI. 
 
 A Comntifjion for holding the Grand 
 Feajl. 
 
 Regijl■ Chartac. fol. If. h. 
 
 H Enry par la grace de Diets , Roy d' Angle- 
 terrc,e£* de France, Souvrain delaCom- 
 pagnie de f Ordre du Gartier , A tous nos Com- 
 pagnons du dit Ordre, Saint. Comme pour 
 certeines caufes que nous movent , ne pourrons eftre 
 perfunnelement a la Fefte de Saint George, prott- 
 chein venant , a nofire Chaftell de Wyndefore, & 
 par /exEftatutz du dit Ordre, nous eft loifible 
 pour commetter , & deputer autre perftnne pour 
 nous,pour tenir lez Chapitres, corriger , &re- 
 Arefjer faire les Eleccions , & de lez approuver , 
 & de faire toutes aittres chafes , comme il apper- 
 t in dr a , folotK la forme & tencure dez ditz Efta- 
 
 tutz . Pour ce ejl if que nous avont commit , & 
 depute , commettons , & deputons par cez prefen- 
 teSj nofire trescher , &tresame Oncle , Jean Re¬ 
 gent nofire Royaume de France, Due de Bedford, 
 pour faire les ditz chafes avec leures circumftan- 
 ces , & dependences quelconques. Matidons & 
 commandons a nous dii Compaignons , que en ce 
 faifant lui oheiffent , & entendent diligentment 
 comme d f ordre appartent pour cell foil. Donne 
 a Leycelire la premier jour d' Avril, Van de nojlre 
 Regne quart • 
 
 NUM. CLXXVII. 
 
 Another. 
 ibicl. fol. 62. b. 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 H Enry the viii. by the grace of God , King 
 of England, and of France, Defenfour of 
 the Faith , and Lord of Irland. To our right 
 trufty and right entirely beloved Coufin , the 
 Marqueft Dorcet, Greeting • Fvrafmocb as we 
 for divers gret and vrgent caufes , may not bepre- 
 fent at the Fell: of the glorious Martyr St.Ge orge, 
 Patrone of onr noble Ordre of the Gartier, to be 
 holdyn , folempnifed and kept in our Caftell of 
 Windefore,*/;e viii. day of May next commyng • 
 We therefore bythefe prefents name , conftitute , 
 appoint , and ordayneyou to be our Lieutenant at 
 the faid Feali. Giving unto you full power 
 and auttoriteto do and accomplifthe everything 
 at the fame , which to our Lieutenant there in 
 fucb cafe belongith , and hath been accuftumcd > 
 Willing and Commanding by the tenour hereof 
 all and every the Companions and Officers of 
 our faid Ordre, to be to you in tie executing of 
 this our auHorite obeying and attending as fchall 
 appertcyne. Reveti under the Seal of our fayd 
 Garter at ourManoir of Beaulieu, the xxv . day of 
 Aprill ,the xvi. yere of our Reigne. 
 
 N'UM CLXXVIII. 
 Another. 
 
 Lib. N. pag. 249. 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 Enricus Dei gratia, Rex Anglia? & Fran¬ 
 cis , Princeps Gualliae , & Dominos Hi- 
 1 bernia?, Fedei Defenfor , atqy Illuftrifftmi hujut 
 Ordinis ipfe Supremus, mice nobis dilecio , fide 
 probatifftmo , &■ Officio erga nos fuo jam undtq > 
 notiffimo Cognato noftro Duci Norf. falutem ac 
 feelieitatem . Nunc qnoniam per multa ebariffi- 
 me,nos iftinc negoiia detinent (ut quod optamus) 
 gloriofftmi Martyrvi Patroni noftri feftivitatem 
 pr£fentianoftra nottpoffumus honor are-, tuam pro - 
 pterea nobilitatem ad illud ipfum nomine noftro 
 praftandum nominamus atqs inftituimus earn tibi 
 dantes authoritatem qu£ fupplenti vices noftras 
 unquam alias affuevit, jubentes& itidemut So¬ 
 ciorum quifquis atqb Officialism tibi , dum man' 
 datum hoc noftrum faceffis , obediant , & quantum 
 res ipfa poftulabit , ex nutu tuo jujfuqbpendeat, 
 W'indefori fub Ordinis Sigillofundecimo Junii,^ 
 noftri Regni decimo feptimo . NUM. 
 

 APPENDIX. 
 
 NUM. CLXXIX. 
 
 A Letter of Notice to the Ajjlftants of 
 the Sovereign s Lieutenant 3 to be at 
 the Feajl. 
 
 Collett, A. V . IV, 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 R ight trufry and right well-beloved , IV: 
 
 greet you well • JVhcrc wc by our Com- 
 miffion under the Seal of our moft Noble Order of 
 the Garter, have aligned and appointed our right 
 trujly and right well-beloved Coufin and Coun¬ 
 sellor the Earl of Arundel, Lord Steward of our 
 Houfrold , and one of the Companions of the 
 faid Noble Order, to be our Lieutenant at the 
 Feaft of the glorious Martyr St. George, to be 
 kept within our Cajlle of Windefor the 18. day 
 of May next coming , for the doing of all things 
 there, as to Our Lieutenant appertained • And 
 have appointed you, with our right trully & right 
 well-beloved the Lord Paget o/Beaudeiert, to be 
 AflillantStf* the faid Feaft. JVe have thought 
 good., not only to give you knowledge thereof by 
 thefe Our Letters , but alfo require you to make 
 your repair to Our faid Cajlle of Windelor i fo 
 as you may be there at the faid Feaft accordingly • 
 Given under the Signet of Our faid Order at Our 
 MinnorofG reenwich, the fecond day of May. 
 in the third year of Our Reign, 
 
 To Our ri^ht trufty and 
 right'well-beloved, the 
 Vilcount Mount ague, one 
 of the Companions of 
 Our Order • 
 
 The like Letter , and of the fame Date was 
 Pent to the Lord P aget,tbcothitr Affijlant. 
 
 N U M. CLXXX. 
 
 An Order for the fafhion and materials 
 of the Sovcraign and Knights-Com- 
 panions 'Under Habit. 
 
 Collett. E. IV. G. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 I T beingmojl certain, that nothing can be more 
 conducing to the keeping up of that Lujlrc and 
 Dignity, of our moft Noble Order of the Garter, 
 wherein it is at this prefent, then thofe very means 
 by which it bath attained unto it conjtancy and 
 immtability. For thefe reafons , having at a 
 Chapter held at our Cajlle of Windefor, the 
 1 6. of April lajl pajl, refolved upon a review 
 and examination of its Statutes, fo fee if poffibly 
 length of time, and change of Cuftoms, might have 
 introduced any thing in them, which might make 
 them Jwerve -from the ancient Rules, fo far as 
 they were not unconfijlent with the prefettt 
 
 Vfance. JVe have thought it not unworthy our 
 care, to defend unto the particulars of its Cloth¬ 
 ing : And thereupon having found, that in what 
 concerns the Vnder-Habits , ufed by the Compa¬ 
 nions at the folemnizing of Injlalments , or the 
 Celebration of St. George’s Feajl, they followed 
 too much the modern fafhion , never conflant and 
 hfi comporting with the decency, gravity , and 
 \latelinefl of the upper Robes of the Order- It 
 was rejolved in that Chapter, and accordingly we 
 ordain and enjoyn , That from this time forwards 
 the Companions frail be obliged, to a certain 
 and immutable form and fafhion, as well fur 
 their Under-Habits as their Upper-Robes, to be 
 ufed on thofe folemn Days and Occafions , that is 
 to fay, to the oMTrunk-hofe or Round-Bree¬ 
 ches, whereof the Stuff or Material frail be fome 
 fuch Cloth of Silver , as we frail ebufe and ap¬ 
 point, wherein as we frail be to them an example 9 
 |fo we do expett they will follow us in ufin'g the 
 fame, and no other. Given under the Signet of 
 our faid Order, this - day of May, 1661. 
 
 NUM. CLXXX 1. 
 
 A Difpcnfotion for a Knights atten¬ 
 dance at the Grand Feajl,during life. 
 Ex ipfo Autogr. in Bibl. Hatton. 
 
 Henry R. 
 
 H Enry the Eighth by the grace of God, King 
 of England and of France, Defender of the 
 Faith , and Lord of Ireland, and Soveraign of 
 the Noble Order of the Garter, To the Lieute¬ 
 nant at the Feaft of the glorious Martyr Saint 
 George, Patron of the Noble Order of tbeGar- 
 | ter, and other Knights and Companions of the 
 fame Order,for the time being, to be affembled at 
 any time hereafter at our Cajlle at Windefor, 
 and to other our Officers, Minijlcrs , and Subjells 
 thefe our Letters hearing or feeing , Greeting. JVe 
 let you weet,that JVe of our ffiecial grace, and for 
 certain urgent and great caufes, and ffiecial con- 
 fiderations concerning the old fervice done unto us, 
 by our right trujly and well-beloved Cotinfellor 
 the Lord Darcy, one of the Knights and Com¬ 
 panions of the faid Noble Order of the Garter, 
 and of bu great age and debility, have pardoned 
 and licenfed him by thefe prejents at all time 
 from henceforth, during his life , to be abfent from 
 the faid Feaft of St. George, and not to give at¬ 
 tendance in anyplace, Chapter, or other Feaft to 
 be holden of the Jaid Noble Order, and that he 
 to fuftain no damage by any mean for his Jaid 
 abfence any Aft , Decree, Ordinance, Oath, or 
 Statute of the faid Noble Order of the Gaiter, 
 now being made, or hereafter to be made to the 
 contrary notwithjlanding • Given under the Seal 
 of theGartier of the faid Noble Order, the eight 
 and twentieth day of Oftober, the fix and twen¬ 
 tieth year of our Reign » 
 
 NU.M* 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 NUM. CLXXXIt. 
 
 Another. 
 
 Inter n ecidc-nt. Tho . Rowe Eq. Aur. 
 nuper Can cell. 
 
 Charles R. 
 
 C Harles by the grace of God, Ring of Great 
 Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of 
 the Faith, and Soveraign of the moji Noble Or¬ 
 der of the Garter, To our right trujty and right 
 wtll-bcloved Canfm Ferdinand, Earl of Derby, 
 Knight and Companion of our faid moji Noble 
 Order, Greeting. Forafmuch as we are inform¬ 
 ed by our Chancellor of our Order, upon fignifi- 
 cation to him made under your .Seal of Arms, of 
 your indijpofuion of health, and of your petition 
 to have licence to forbear your attendance upon 
 our perfott on the 22. 23. & 24. of May next, 
 being the days appointed by Prorogation for the 
 Celebration of the Feaft, of our moji Noble Order 
 of the Garter. We give you to underjiand , that 
 ire arepleafed to cxcufe your abfence, and by thefe 
 prefents, do pardon , remit, and dijpenfe with any 
 default you may thereby incur. And we do fur¬ 
 ther , in re feel of your age , and wea\nc(l unable 
 to travel , Cignified unto us in your faid Petition, 
 by thefe prefents , difenfe with your attendance 
 on our perfott upon the faid Feaft days, during 
 your natural life, obferving in your own boufe the 
 Rites and Solemnities appointed by the Canons 
 of the Order upon tbeufual days of Celebration, 
 being the 2 2» 23. <&* 24. of April, or at fuch 
 times as fhall be hereafter appointed by Proroga¬ 
 tion, any Statute, or Article of our faid Order 
 to the contrary notwithstanding. Given under 
 the Seal of our faid Order , at our Court at 
 Whitehall, the 9. day of April, in the 1^. year 
 of our Reign. 
 
 NUM. CLXXXIII. 
 
 A Warrant to Garter to take down the 
 Atchicvcmcnts o t'John Dudley, Duke 
 of Northumberland. 
 
 Collett. W. le N. Cl. 
 
 By the Queen. 
 
 ^TRufy and well-beloved, We greet you well, 
 
 1 letting you witte , That where the Hatch¬ 
 ments of the late Duly of Northumberland at¬ 
 tainted of High Treafon , and put to Execution 
 for his ojfencc , do remain yet within our Chappel 
 vf Windefor, untaken down. Our pleafure is, in 
 refect of his faid Offence, through the whic h his 
 Hatchments deferve not to be in fo honorable a 
 place, among the reji of the Knights of our Order j 
 you (hall repair to Windelor immediately upon 
 the Receipt of thefe Our Letters , and in your 
 prefence , cauje the faid Hatchments of the faid 
 late Duly to be taken down, in fuch fort as others 
 in lily cafes have been , whereof fail you not. Gi¬ 
 ven under our Signet of our Order, Sic. 
 
 NLIM. CLXXXIV. 
 
 1 A Publication of the Degrading of Ed¬ 
 ward, Duke of Buckingham. 
 
 Ex Collett. A. V. IV. 
 
 B E it lytown unto all men, 7 hat whereas 
 Edward, late Duly p/Buckingham, Knight, 
 I and Companion of the Noble Order rf Saint 
 j George, named the Garter, hath lately done and 
 I committed High Treafon againjithe King , Sove- 
 i rai 8 n °f tbe faid Order of the Garter , in com- 
 ! P a Ifi }, & an( l imagining the deft rufi ion of the moji 
 Noble perfun of our faid Soveraign Lord the 
 King, contrary to bis Oath, Duty, and Allegi¬ 
 ance ■, for which High Treafon, the faid Edward 
 hath been indiCied, arraigned, conviatd, and at- 
 tainted, and for the which detcjlablc Offence and 
 High Treafon, the faid Edward hath deferved 
 to be difgraded of the faid Noble Order , and 
 expelled out of the faid Company, and not worthy 
 that his Arms, Enfgns,and Achievements foul'd 
 remain amougft other Noble Enfigns and Atchieve¬ 
 ments, of other noble, vertuous , and approved 
 Knights of the faid Noble Order, nor to have 
 the benefits of the faid Noble Order. Where¬ 
 fore our Soveraign Lord the King, Soveraign of 
 the faid Noble Order of St. George, named the 
 Garter, by the advice of other Knights of the 
 faid Noble Order, fur his faid Offences, and com¬ 
 mitting of the [aid High Treafon , willeth and 
 commanded), that the faid Edward, late Duly 
 of Buckingham , be difgraded of the faid No¬ 
 ble Order, and his Anns , and Enfigns, and At¬ 
 chievements clearly expelled, and put from 
 amonglt the Arms, Enfigns, and Atchieve¬ 
 ments of the other Noble Knights of the faid 
 Order s to the intent that all other Noble men, 
 thereby may take Example, hereafter,not to com¬ 
 mit any fuch hahims and dctejlable Treafon and 
 Offence, as God forbid they ffould. 
 
 God lave the King. 
 
 NUM. CLXXXV. 
 
 The Soveraign's Letters for celebrating 
 Maffes, upon the Death of the Lord 
 Eitz-Hugh, an. 3.H.6. 
 
 Lib. N. pag. 81. & 82. 
 
 Exteris 5 c aliis hujus Clariffimi Ordinis 
 Sodalibus , extra Regnum Commorantibus oc 
 eorura cuilibcf, Supremus Salutem. 
 
 Q Uoniam, Chariffimc mi Cognate , N. Hen- 
 ricus Dominus Fitzhugh , nuper tinus e 
 Commilitonibus xoftris exceffn cx hhc vita, cujtts 
 anima propitius ejio Deus : Nos id propterea 
 nuuciamus. ut vejlram commiferationem minime 
 lateat, Miflas ex pracepto Statuti pro defuncio 
 cclebrandas, cateraque complenda, qu£ vejird in 
 bde parte Jolet interejfe. Vejlram veto nobilita- 
 
 un 
 
- -^T. T. 
 
 
 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 tcm beata ’Trinitas fervet & augeat« Sub Si- 
 gillo nojtri Ordinis Windefori, &c• 
 
 Manentibus, intra Regnum, Ted abferitibiis 
 ab hac Feftivitate Georgians eorum 
 cuilibet Rex S. P= D. 
 
 R ICHARDO N. Cognato noftro ferti¬ 
 le flo Salutem . Quoniam Hcnricus Ficz- 
 hugh, nitper mins e Sociis nojtri Or dims, fixto 
 Januatii proximo defunttus eft. (Cujus anima 
 mifercatttr Omnipotent.) Nos vejtra Nobilitati 
 fgnificamus, ut juxta tenor em Statutorum Mifla$ 
 defundo curetis eelebrandas. Seim autem bine 
 Windefori vacate fidem, quam oporteat intra 
 fex bebdomadas ab altero pojfideri . Cater km 
 quia nos aliis jam n ego tin impediti,non pojfumus 
 huic injiftere , mandamus , ut proxima T)ivi Geor- 
 gii Vigilid, vos ipfi bora tertiarmn nobifeum 
 Windefori fitis, ad pcrimplendum quod iftares 
 cxpoftulat,nifi juftaforfan caufa faciat, quo mi¬ 
 nus fieri pofjit , qua feriptis ad nos , eifdenidie& 
 bora mitti debet, fub Sigillo vejiro ab Armis . 
 
 NUM. CLXXXVf. 
 
 Another Letter fent upon the Death of 
 Sir Robert ZJmfrevil, an. 4. H. 6 . 
 
 Regijir. Chartac. fol. 12. b. 
 
 De par le Roy Souverain de l’Ordre 
 du Jarretier . 
 
 T Refcber & trefame Oncle, Pour ce , qtte apres 
 le trejfras d'aucun des Compaignons de 
 rOsdxedu Jarretier, le Souverain par lesEfia-. 
 tus du dit Ordre, le doit fgnifier _& faire 
 favoir a toUS les Compaignons , on quilz fiyent. 
 Nous come premier $ & Souverain dj'icelui, vous 
 fignifions, que feu noftre trefeher, & bien ame Sir 
 Robert Dnmfreville , que Dieu abfoille en fan 
 vivant vn des Compaignons du dit Ordre , eft 
 alle de vie atrejpas, ft faitesvoftre devoir, & di¬ 
 ligence ^j-Mefles & Prieres, que felonc les diz 
 Efiatus eftes tern faire dire & celebrer pour le 
 repos & faint de fon ame , & ny faites aucun 
 fault e, trefeher & trefame Oncle, noftre Seigneur . 
 Dieu vous ait en fa feinte Garde. 
 
 De par le Roy Souverain de l’Ordre 
 du Jarretiere* 
 
 Refc her & bien ame ■> Pour ce, que Sir Ro- 
 JL bert Dumfreville, que Dieu abfoille, en fon 
 vivant , vn de noz Compaignons de /’Ordre du 
 Jarretier , eft alle de vie a trefias le darrainjour 
 de Januer, darrain pajft, & que felon lez Efta- 
 tuz du dit Ordre, ftmmes tenus en advertir vng 
 ebefeun dez Compaignons, vous certifons fon 
 dit trejpas , adfin que facies voftre devoir des Mef- 
 fes & Prieres, lefquelles eftes tenuz faire dire & 
 celebrer pour le falut de fon ame, par le mort du 
 quel eft vn place vacant, & convient felon les ditz 
 Ejiatuz,aultre Eflicr en fon lieu dedans fys ftp- 
 
 maincs apres la certification du dit trejpds, fi 
 bonnement faire ft puet, que bomtement au pro- 
 fent faire ne fiourrons ft voulons, & vous man- 
 dons, fur lez peines contenucs es ditz Eftatutz 
 que foies avec nous la vaigle Seint George, d 
 Theure de tierce proebein venant , pour faire & 
 acomplir en ce que dit eft, come per les ditz Ejtd- 
 tutz appertiendra . Et fe eftre nypoves nous fig- 
 nifies fiubz voftre Seel la caufi de vojlre empe- 
 cbement , par quay voftre Excufacion puiffions 
 cognoiftre , & Vavoir agreables, fi ainfi eft quelle 
 fit digne d’eftre accepte, & ny faites feaulte - 
 Trefeher & bien ame, &c. 
 
 N U M. CLXXXVII. 
 
 Another fent upon the Death of King 
 Henry the Seventh, and rhilip King 
 of Caftile. 
 
 AfS. intituled Henry the Seventh’s Pro¬ 
 ceedings, penes IV. le N. Cl.p . 49. 
 
 F 2 D?afmucb as it batb pleated aimigijtp 
 fficO, to call unto bis infinite metep tbe 
 late King our j?atier of mort famous memo;?, 
 tobofe fouleffiod parbonne.Iate Soverain of the 
 -IBoble Ordre of the Garter, attt) alfo the King 
 Of Caftile, ecfj Companion of the fame $ 01)16 
 Ordre.ame therefore aDbiTe pou thereof,to the 
 intent, that pou map caufe fucb flD’jtfons ana 
 Suffrages, to be fata ana Doon to; their fouls 
 bea!tb,as bp tbe aimcient statutes ana am¬ 
 bulances of tbe fata $oble Order, pou be 
 bouna to bo in tbat bebalf. ffiiben uitber 
 tbe Seal of tbe fame $oble a>?ber, &c. 
 
 NUM. CLXXXVIII. 
 
 A Certificate that the MaJJes were ac¬ 
 cordingly Celebrated. 
 
 Lib. N. pag. 318. 
 
 N Overim unherfiper prsfentes Literal, Nos 
 Priorem & Conventum Ordinlt Fratrum 
 N. Mandat0, ac tmtuere praclaro IlhJlriJJimi 
 Domini nojiri Kegu H E N R ICI OCTA VI, 
 
 H oflri, ommumqut Cbrijii Paxperum benefaBorti 
 pracipiti, quair'mgetttM Mirtas, qu'mqne Ceriil in 
 Exequiis, & MiJJa Mil folemniore honorificc ac- 
 cenjis pro anima pi£ Mem or is Magnifies Domini 
 N. twper defunOi celebrajfe- 
 
 NUM. CLXXXIX. 
 
 An Order for reviving the Decree fof 
 payment of Obit Monies. 
 
 Lib.R. pag. 86 . 
 
 Carolus R. 
 
 | N hoc Capitulo , Supremus per V. Cotnitem 
 1 . Portland),f monetur cttjufdam Sar.liioml,fub 
 Kege Henrico Oftavo ,late & in Statuta, (fin. 
 
 c c g ulorum 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 
 g ttlorum jure jurando fir mat a) relate , qua dt~ 
 cretum fait, ut defitnao exCommilitonibus ordi- 
 nii aliqtio , cerum qu and am pec uni arum fttm- 
 mam tarn Supremus ipfe, quam fuperfiites Corn- 
 mil ilones finguli folvcrcnt, per Vecanum Win- 
 dcfoiicnfem colligendam^atq\ in piosuftts erogan- 
 dam , prout vifum erit Supremo, e^Commili- 
 tonibus in Capitulo. Plane ver'o fanaionem , 
 quantum fa in fe bonorificam , ufuqi confirma- 
 tam fub Ed vardo Kegc fexto, fubqi Maria, & 
 Elizabetl.a KeginU nuper , tamen per aliquot 
 retro annos minks obfervatam , Supremus jufiit 
 publiee recitari- Pcllegente igitur Scuba appa- 
 rct , poji obitum cujujquc Commilieonis ipfi Su¬ 
 premo incumbere fummam SI. 6s- 2 d. Regi 
 extero, 61 - 13 /• 4 d. Princjpi, 5 /. j6 - s. 8 d. 
 Duei, 5/. Marchioni, 3/. 15/. Comiti, 2 /. 
 10/. Vice-Comiti, 2 1 - is- S d. Baroni, 1/. 
 13/. 4 d- Equiti , i6x. 8 d. addita infitper 
 poena terti£ quoque par fa in annos fingulos cu- 
 rmiland* , quantifier fortein principalem non 
 fidverint- Suprema itaq\ Majejhu, cum ajfenfu 
 Commilitonum omniumprtfentium , ordinavit 
 
 atque decrevit fanEHonem banc honorificenti£ y 
 pietatifq i ref irtiflimam, & fmgulorum juramemis 
 in introitu Ordinu firmatam , rejUtui oportere , & 
 i:j perpetuum debinc ttfitm , atq> obfervationcm re~ 
 vocari , id<f> fubpoena Jlatutd , non folkm Com- 
 militonibus ni jolvant , fed & T)ecano quoque 
 Windeforienii tfi/x Officium fuumpr£jict. Or- 
 diri autem jufiit d 5. Commilieonibus defun£fa t 
 quorum Infigniaberi obtulerant , catcrkm quod 
 ad exteros Principes attinet, Supremus fignifica - 
 vit, quodfi fummas if as ipfi (pro fe quifque) non 
 exolvant, etdem, & nunc , & in pojlerum , femper 
 ab ipfo Supremo folventur. Subfcribitur porrb 
 buic decreto in bxc verba- 
 
 Ad Mandatum D. Supremi. 
 
 Decano tVindeforienfi incumbif pecunias vi 
 hujus San&ionis folvendas poftulare, 8 c recep- 
 tarum lationem reddere in proximo Capi- 
 tulo. 
 
 Fr. Crane Cancel !. 
 
 -Dens nobis hcec Otia fecit. 
 
 F I 1 
 
At a Chapter of the Moft Noble Order of the Garter 
 held in the Chapter-Houfe a t-Windefor the 2 9 th of May, 
 1674. there being then prelent 
 
 The Soveraign, 
 
 Duke of Tor \g 
 Duke of Ormond 
 Duke of Monmouth, 
 Duke ol Lauderdale, 
 Earl of S £ Albany, 
 Earl of Arlington, 
 Earl of Southampton, 
 
 Prince Rupert, 
 
 Earl of Oxford, 
 
 Duke of Albemarle, 
 Marquels of Wircefler, 
 Earl of Bedford, 
 
 Earl of Offory, 
 
 Earl of Mulgrave. 
 
 H I S Royal Highnefs the Duly: of York was pleafed 
 to reprefent to the Soveraign, 7 hat Elias Afhmole 
 Efq; Windelor Herald, had lately, with great Industry and 
 Expence, Compofed and Publijhed a large Boolp in Folio, 
 Intituled, The Inftitution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the 
 Moft Noble Order of the Garter, - which Boolp as it 
 gives Evidence of his great Learning, Induflry, and Judg¬ 
 ment, fo alfo it tends very much to the advancement of the 
 Honor and Splendor of the Order, and is of great ZJfe to the 
 Soveraign, Companions and others, who have relation there¬ 
 unto. And his Royal Highnefs further reprefented, with 
 what humble thanhjulnefs the faid M r Aftimole did acknow¬ 
 ledge the gracious acceptance, which the faid PVorlp had found 
 from the Soveraign, and with what great Bounty it had 
 been teflifed; and alfo how honorably divers Knights Com¬ 
 panions had received the faid Worl ^ The Chancellor of the 
 Order reprefented alfo, how fair a Reception the faid Bool^ 
 had met with among the Kings and Princes Strangers, Com¬ 
 panions of the Order; and in particular how bountiful the 
 King of Denmark had been toward M' Aftimole. Pi here¬ 
 upon the Soveraign did recommend to the Companions the 
 faid M r Aftimole , and exhorted them to give fome hono¬ 
 rable 7 eflimony by their Bounty, of the value of his Perfon 
 and Worl ^ 
 
 Seth Sarum prxnob. Ord. Gart. Cane, 
 
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