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95._o edmund_n holland_n earl_n of_o kent_z 96._o ralph_n nevil_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n 97._o gilbert_n roos_n lord_n roos_n 98._o gilbert_n talbot_n lord_n talbot_z 99_o john_n lovel_n lord_n lovell_z 100_o hugh_n burnell_n lord_n burnell_n 101._o thomas_n morley_n lord_n morley_n 102._o edward_n charleton_n lord_n powis_n 103._o sir_n john_n cornwall_n knight_n after_o lord_n fanhope_n 104._o sir_n william_n arundel_n knight_n 105._o sir_n john_n stanley_n knight_n 106._o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr vmfrevill_n knight_n 107._o sir_n thomas_n rampston_n knight_n 108._o sir_n thomas_n erpingham_n knight_n 109._o sir_n john_n sulbie_n knight_n 110._o sir_n sandich_n de_fw-fr trane_n knight_n hitherto_o we_o have_v rank_v the_o knight_n of_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n as_o they_o be_v place_v in_o other_o catalogue_n and_o according_a to_o their_o great_a dignity_n because_o the_o certain_a year_n of_o their_o election_n can_v be_v find_v but_o these_o that_o follow_v be_v marshal_v in_o a_o exact_a series_n of_o their_o election_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o 111._o sir_n john_n dabrichcourt_n knight_n 112._o richard_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n 113._o thomas_n camoy_v lord_n camoy_v 114._o sir_n simon_n felbryge_n knight_n 115._o sir_n william_n harington_n knight_n 116._o john_n holland_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 117._o sigismond_n emperor_n of_o germany_n 118._o duke_n of_o briga_n 119._o sir_n john_n blount_n knight_n 120._o sir_n john_n robessart_n knight_n 121._o sir_n william_n philip_n knight_n after_o lord_n bardolf_n 122._o john_n king_n of_o portugal_n 123._o ericus_n king_n of_o denmark_n 124._o richard_n beauchamp_v earl_n of_o warwick_n after_z lieutenant_z general_n and_o govenor_n in_o france_n and_o normandy_n 125._o thomas_n montacute_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n 126._o robert_n willoughby_n lord_n willoughby_z 127._o henry_n fitz-hugh_n lord_n fitz-hugh_n 128._o sir_n john_n grey_n knight_n earl_n of_o tankervile_n 129._o hugh_z stafford_z lord_n bourchier_n 130._o john_n mowbray_n lord_n mowbray_z earl_n marshal_z 131._o william_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n after_o marquis_n and_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 132._o john_n clifford_n lord_n clifford_z 133._o sir_n lewis_n robessart_n knight_n after_o lord_n bourchier_n 134._o sir_n heer_n tank_n clux_n knight_n 135._o sir_n walter_n hungerford_n knight_n after_o lord_n hungerford_n and_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 136._o philip_n duke_z of_o burgundy_z knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o 137._o john_n talbot_n lord_n talbot_z after_z earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 138._o thomas_n scales_n lord_n scales_z 139._o sir_n john_n fastolf_n knight_n 140._o peter_n duke_n of_o conimbero_n three_o son_n of_o john_n the_o first_o king_n of_o portugal_n 141._o humphrey_n stafford_n earl_n of_o stafford_z after_o create_a duke_n of_o buckingham_n 142._o sir_n john_n ratclyff_fw-mi knight_n 143._o john_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 144._o richard_n duke_z of_o york_z the_o king_n lieutenant_n in_o france_n and_o normandy_n 145._o edward_n king_n of_o portugal_n 146._o edmund_n beaufort_n earl_n of_o moriton_n after_o earl_n of_o dorset_n and_o duke_n of_o somerset_n 147._o sir_n john_n grey_n knight_n 148._o richard_n nevil_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n after_z lord_n chancellor_z of_o england_n 149._o william_n nevil_n lord_n fauconbridge_n after_o earl_n of_o kent_n 150._o albert_n emperor_n of_o germany_n 151._o john_n beaufort_n earl_n of_o somerset_n after_o duke_n of_o somerset_n and_o earl_n of_o kendal_n 152._o ralph_n butler_n lord_n sudeley_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 153._o henry_n duke_n of_o viseo_n four_o son_n of_o john_n the_o first_o king_n of_o portugal_n 154._o john_n beaumond_n viscount_n beaumond_n after_o high_a constable_n of_o england_n 155._o gaston_n de_fw-fr foix_n earl_n of_o longevile_n and_o benange_n captan_n de_fw-fr buch._n 156._o john_n de_fw-fr foix_n earl_n of_o kendal_n 157._o john_n beauchamp_n lord_n beauchamp_n of_o powik_n and_o after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 158._o alphonsus_n the_o five_o king_n of_o portugal_n
159._o albro_n vasques_n d'_fw-fr almada_n earl_n of_o averence_n in_o normandy_n 160._o thomas_n ho_o lord_n hoo._n 161._o sir_n francis_n surien_n knight_n 162._o alphonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n 163._o casimire_n the_o four_o king_n of_o poland_n 164._o william_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n 165._o richard_n widvile_a lord_n rivers_n after_o create_a earl_n rivers_n 166._o john_n mowbray_n duke_z of_o norfolk_z 167._o henry_n bourchier_n viscount_n bourchier_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o earl_n of_o essex_n 168._o sir_n philip_n wentworth_n knight_n 169._o sir_n edward_n hall_n knight_n 170._o frederick_n the_o three_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 171._o john_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 172._o lionel_n wells_n lord_n wells_n 173._o thomas_n stanley_n lord_n stanley_z 174._o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n 175._o jaspar_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a after_o duke_n of_o bedford_n 176._o james_n butler_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 177._o john_n sutton_n lord_n dudley_n 178._o john_n bourchier_n lord_n berner_n 179._o richard_n nevil_n earl_n of_o warwick_n 180._o william_n bonvill_n lord_n bonvill_n 181._o john_n wenlock_n lord_n wenlock_n 182._o sir_n thomas_n kyriell_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 183._o george_n duke_z of_o clarence_z 184._o sir_n william_n chamberlayne_n knight_n 185._o john_n typtoft_n earl_n of_o worcester_n after_o high_a constable_n of_o england_n 186._o john_n nevel_n lord_n montague_n after_z earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o marquess_z montague_z 187._o william_n herbert_n lord_n herbert_z after_z earl_n of_o penbroke_a 188._o william_n hastings_n lord_n hastings_z 189._o john_n scrope_n lord_n scrope_n 190._o sir_n john_n astley_n knight_n 191._o ferdinand_n king_n of_o naples_n son_n of_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o arragon_n 192._o francis_n sfortia_n duke_n of_o milan_n 193._o james_n douglas_n earl_n of_o douglas_z 194._o galeard_v lord_n duras_n 195._o sir_n robert_n harcourt_n knight_n 196._o anthony_n widvile_n lord_n scales_n and_o nucelles_n after_o earl_n rivers_n 197._o richard_n duke_z of_o gloucester_z after_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_n the_o three_o 198._o lord_n mountgryson_n of_o apulia_n 199._o john_n mowbray_n duke_z of_o norfolk_z 200._o john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n 201._o william_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 202._o john_n stafford_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 203._o john_n howard_n lord_n howard_n after_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 204._o walter_n ferrars_n lord_n ferrars_n of_o chartley._n 205._o walter_n blount_n lord_n mountjoy_n 206._o charles_n duke_z of_o burgundy_z 207._o henry_n stafford_z duke_z of_o buckingham_z after_o constable_n of_o england_n 208._o thomas_n fitz-alan_n lord_n matrevers_n after_o earl_n of_o arundel_n 209._o sir_n william_n parr_n 210._o frederick_n duke_n of_o urbin_n 211._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 212._o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n 213._o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 214._o thomas_n grey_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o marques_n dorset_n 215._o sir_n thomas_n montgomery_n knight_n 216._o ferdinand_n king_n of_o castille_n 217._o hercules_n duke_n of_o ferara_n 218._o john_n king_n of_o portugal_n son_n to_o alphonsus_n the_o five_o knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o 219._o sir_n john_n conier_n knight_n 220._o thomas_n howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n after_z lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 221._o francis_n viscount_n lovel_n 222._o sir_n richard_n ratcliff_n knight_n 223._o sir_n thomas_n burgh_n knight_n after_o lord_n burgh_n 224._o thomas_n stanley_n lord_n stanley_z after_z earl_n of_o derby_n 225._o sir_n richard_n tunstall_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o 226._o john_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n 227._o sir_n giles_n d'_fw-fr aubeny_n knight_n after_o lord_n d'_fw-fr aubeny_n 228._o thomas_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 229._o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 230._o john_n wells_n viscount_n wells_n 231._o george_n stanley_n lord_n strange_n 232._o sir_n edward_n wydevile_n knight_n banneret_n 233._o john_n dynham_n lord_n dynham_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 234._o maximilian_n the_o first_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 235._o sir_n john_n savage_n knight_n 236._o sir_n william_n stanley_n knight_n lord_n chamberlain_z 237._o sir_n john_n cheney_n knight_n baneret_n 238._o alphonsus_n duke_n of_o calabria_n 239._o arthur_n prince_n of_o wales_n 240._o thomas_n grey_n marquess_z dorset_z 241._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 242._o henry_n bourchier_n earl_n of_o essex_n 243._o sir_n charles_n somerset_n knight_n baneret_n after_o earl_n of_o worcester_n 244._o robert_n willoughby_n lord_n brook_n 245._o sir_n edward_n poynings_n knight_n 246._o sir_n gilbert_n talbot_n knight_n baneret_n 247._o sir_n richard_n poole_n knight_n 248._o edward_n stafford_n duke_z of_o buckingham_z 249._o henry_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o after_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_n the_o eight_o 250._o edward_n courtney_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n 251._o sir_n richard_n guildford_n knight_n baneret_n 252._o sir_n edmund_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n 253._o sir_n thomas_n lovel_n knight_n baneret_n 254._o sir_n reginald_n bray_n knight_n baneret_n 255._o john_n king_n of_o denmark_n 256._o guido_n ubaldo_n duke_n of_o urbin_n 257._o gerald_n fitz_n gerald_n earl_n of_o kildare_n 258._o henry_n stafford_z lord_n stafford_z after_z earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 259._o richard_n grey_z earl_n of_o kent_z 260._o sir_n rys_n ap_fw-mi thomas_n knight_n baneret_n 261._o philip_n king_n of_o castille_n 262._o sir_n thomas_n brandon_n knight_n baneret_n 263._o charles_n archduke_n of_o austria_n prince_n of_o spain_n after_o emperor_n of_o germany_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o 264._o thomas_n darcy_n lord_n darcy_n 265._o edward_n sutton_n lord_n dudley_n 266._o emanuel_n king_n of_o portugal_n 267._o thomas_n howard_n lord_n howard_n elder_a son_n to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 268._o thomas_n west_n lord_n la_fw-fr ware_n 269._o sir_n henry_n marney_n knight_n after_o lord_n marney_n 270._o george_n nevil_n lord_n abergaveny_n 271._o sir_n edward_n howard_n knight_n second_o son_n to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 272._o sir_n charles_n brandon_n after_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 273._o julian_n de_fw-fr medici_n brother_n to_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o 274._o edward_n stanley_n lord_n mounteagle_n 275._o thomas_n dacres_n lord_n dacres_n of_o gyllesland_n 276._o sir_n william_n sand_n knight_n after_z lord_n sand_n 277._o henry_n courtney_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n and_o after_o marquis_n of_o exeter_n 278._o ferdinand_n prince_n and_o infant_n of_o spain_n archduke_n of_o austria_n after_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 279._o sir_n richard_n wingfield_n knight_n 280._o sir_n thomas_n bullen_n knight_n after_o viscount_n rochfort_n and_o earl_n of_o wiltshire_n and_o ormond_n 281._o walter_n d'euereux_fw-fr lord_n ferrars_n of_o chartley_n after_o viscount_n hereford_n 282._o arthur_n plantagenet_n viscount_n lisle_n 283._o robert_n radcliff_n viscount_n fitz_n walter_n after_z earl_n of_o sussex_n 284._o william_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 285._o thomas_n manor_n lord_n roos_n after_o earl_n of_o rutland_n 286._o henry_n fitz_n roy_fw-fr after_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n and_o duke_n of_o richmond_n and_o somerset_n 287._o ralph_n nevil_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n 288._o william_n blount_n lord_n montjoy_n 289._o sir_n william_n fitz_n william_n knight_n after_z earl_n of_o southampton_n 290._o sir_n henry_n guildford_n knight_n 291._o francis_n the_o french_a king_n 292._o john_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n 293._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 294._o anne_n duke_n of_o montmorency_n 295._o philip_n chabot_n earl_n of_o newblanche_n 296._o james_n the_o five_o king_n of_o scotland_n 297._o sir_n nicholas_n carew_n knight_n 298._o henry_n clifford_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n 299._o thomas_n cromwell_n lord_n cromwell_n after_z earl_n of_o essex_n 300._o john_n russell_n lord_n russell_n after_o earl_n of_o bedford_n 301._o sir_n thomas_n cheney_n knight_n 302._o sir_n william_n kingston_n knight_n 303._o thomas_n audley_n lord_n audley_n of_o walden_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n 304._o sir_n anthony_n browne_n knight_n 305._o edward_n seymour_n earl_n of_o hertford_n after_o duke_n of_o somerset_n 306._o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o surrey_n 307._o sir_n john_n gage_n knight_n 308._o sir_n anthony_n wingfield_n knight_n 309._o john_n sutton_n viscount_n lisle_n after_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n 310._o william_n paulet_n lord_n st._n john_n of_o basin_n after_o earl_n of_o wiltshire_n and_o marquis_n of_o winchester_n 311._o william_n parr_n lord_n parr_n of_o kendal_n after_o earl_n of_o essex_n and_o marquess_z of_o northampton_n 312._o sir_n john_n wallop_n knight_n 313._o henry_n fitz-alen_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 314._o sir_n anthony_n st._n leger_n knight_n 315._o francis_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 316._o
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knight_n 3._o william_n bewster_n canon_n 6._o john_n wygrym_a canon_n 5._o john_n plomer_n verger_n 8._o william_n edyngton_n bishop_n of_o winche_v 10._o john_n brydbroke_n canon_n 9_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 13._o thomas_n pashe_n canon_n 16._o rich._n beauchamp_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n 20._o robert_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n 22._o william_n cock_n canon_n 27._o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n  _fw-fr 29._o john_n chapman_n vicar_n prospect_n of_o the_o cancellor_fw-la screen_n from_o the_o west_n prospect_n of_o the_o cancel_v from_o the_o east_n prospect_n of_o the_o choir_n from_o the_o west_n prospect_n of_o the_o choir_n from_o the_o east_n december_n january_n 3._o ralph_n wyndesor_n 3._o katherine_z queen_n of_o england_n 14._o john_n howden_n canon_n 8._o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 30._o richard_n duke_z of_o york_z 10._o anne_n devereux_n 31._o tho._n beauford_n duke_n of_o exeter_n 11._o john_n chambre_fw-fr canon_n  _fw-fr 12._o anne_n duchess_n of_o exeter_n  _fw-fr 14._o geoffry_n aston_n february_n march_n 4._o richard_n raunds_n canon_n 1._o richard_n smith_z 21._o william_n mugge_n custos_fw-la 4._o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n 28._o roger_n lupton_n canon_n 5._o walter_n devereux_n  _fw-fr 10._o richard_n welles_n canon_n  _fw-fr 19_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o  _fw-fr 24._o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n april_n may._n 3._o william_n butler_n canon_n 11._o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o 5._o geoffry_n wren_n canon_n 21._o king_n henry_n the_o six_z 6._o king_n edward_n the_o four_o  _fw-fr 19_o robert_n ravendale_n canon_n  _fw-fr 20._o anne_n duchess_n of_o exeter_n  _fw-fr 21._o john_n bean_n and_o his_o wife_n  _fw-fr june_n july_n 2._o john_n stokes_n canon_n 9_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 7._o anne_z queen_n of_o england_n 12._o anne_n duchess_n of_o exeter_n 8._o edward_n the_o black_a prince_n 13._o william_n harmer_n canon_n 11._o william_n
ferrys_n 16._o william_n palet_fw-la canon_n 12._o john_n vaughan_n canon_n 17._o henry_n deane_n 13._o william_n lord_n hastings_n 27._o john_n oxenbrydge_v canon_n 14._o brother_n and_o sister_n of_o st._n anthony_n  _fw-fr 21._o king_n edward_n the_o three_o founder_n  _fw-fr 27._o will_n askew_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n  _fw-fr august_n september_n 4._o sir_n reginald_n bray_n knight_n 5._o john_n seymor_n canon_n 8._o john_n blount_n 13._o henry_n hanslappe_n canon_n 10._o william_n mychell_n canon_n 14._o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n 11._o robert_n barham_n canon_n 16._o william_n bohun_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 17._o philippe_n queen_n of_o england_n foundress_n 27._o william_n wykham_n bishop_n of_o winche_v 18._o richard_n surland_n canon_n  _fw-fr 31._o king_n henry_n the_o five_o  _fw-fr it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n in_o former_a age_n especial_o for_o those_o of_o the_o military_a profession_n after_o they_o have_v spend_v their_o youth_n and_o manhood_n in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o king_n and_o country_n to_o bestow_v the_o remainder_n of_o their_o liure_n in_o prayer_n for_o both_o and_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o therefore_o to_o cherish_v the_o piety_n of_o well_o dispose_v knights-companion_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n who_o for_o devotions_n sakâ—_n be_v induce_v to_o retire_v to_o windesor_n permission_n be_v give_v then_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o institution_n 31._o to_o make_v their_o continual_a abode_n there_o nevertheless_o to_o maintain_v themselves_o out_o of_o their_o own_o estate_n not_o at_o the_o college_n charge_n this_o article_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o 35._o statute_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o to_o which_o those_o of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o add_v that_o the_o sovereign_n shall_v assign_v they_o convenient_a habitation_n within_o the_o castle_n the_o 36._o like_a favour_n upon_o like_a occasion_n be_v afford_v to_o other_o devout_a knight_n though_o not_o of_o the_o order_n but_o the_o lodging_n to_o be_v such_o as_o the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n shall_v decree_v we_o no_o where_o find_v that_o any_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n make_v use_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o article_n hitherto_o but_o in_o another_o nature_n and_o for_o their_o better_a accommodation_n at_o the_o grand_a feast_n of_o the_o order_n and_o other_o solemnity_n hold_v at_o windesor_n they_o move_v the_o sovereign_n in_o chapter_n there_o 16._o 22._o of_o may_n anno_fw-la 14._o car._n 1._o that_o they_o may_v have_v room_n for_o lodging_n assign_v they_o in_o the_o great_a or_o upper_a court_v which_o they_o offer_v to_o repair_v at_o their_o own_o charge_n since_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o order_n have_v lodging_n in_o the_o castle_n but_o the_o knights-companion_n none_o this_o motion_n be_v not_o dislike_v by_o the_o sovereign_n ordinis_fw-la so_o it_o may_v be_v without_o exclusion_n of_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o state_n concern_v who_o he_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o remove_v from_o he_o at_o any_o time_n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o further_a consideration_n sect_n iii_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o college_n within_o the_o chapel_n king_n henry_n the_o first_o as_o he_o have_v erect_v a_o chapel_n within_o the_o castle_n so_o do_v he_o therein_o find_v a_o college_n for_o eight_o canon_n neither_o endow_v nor_o incorporate_a but_o maintain_v by_o a_o annual_a pension_n out_o of_o the_o king_n exchequer_n king_n edward_n the_o second_o found_v here_o a_o chantry_n for_o dorso_n four_o chaplain_n and_o two_o clerk_n to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o his_o progenitor_n as_o likewise_o a_o chapel_n in_o the_o park_n of_o windesor_n under_o the_o same_o ordination_n for_o four_o more_o chaplain_n who_o his_o son_n king_n 19_o edward_n the_o three_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n remove_v and_o join_v to_o those_o other_o before_o settle_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o build_v 18._o habitation_n for_o their_o better_a accommodation_n on_o the_o south_n side_n thereof_o all_o which_o we_o shall_v pass_v over_o with_o this_o short_a mention_n as_o not_o direct_o relative_a to_o our_o present_a purpose_n but_o the_o foundation_n that_o we_o shall_v treat_v of_o here_o king_n edward_z the_o three_o lay_v by_o his_o 1._o letter_n patent_n bear_v testae_fw-la at_o westminster_n on_o the_o six_o day_n of_o august_n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la 22._o that_o be_v about_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n before_o he_o institute_v the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n for_o be_v inflame_v with_o the_o zeal_n of_o a_o pious_a devotion_n and_o desire_v by_o a_o good_a kind_n of_o commerce_n to_o exchange_v earthly_a for_o heavenly_a and_o transitory_a for_o eternal_a thing_n at_o his_o own_o royal_a charge_n he_o new_o found_v the_o ancient_a chapel_n in_o honour_n and_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n the_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n of_o st._n george_n the_o martyr_n and_o st._n edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o by_o his_o kingly_a authority_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v ordain_v that_o to_o king_n henry_n eight_o canon_n there_o shall_v be_v add_v one_o custos_fw-la fifteen_o more_o canon_n and_o twenty_o four_o alms-knight_n together_o with_o other_o minister_n all_o under_o the_o government_n nevertheless_o of_o the_o custos_fw-la and_o these_o to_o be_v maintain_v out_o of_o the_o revenue_n wherewith_o this_o chapel_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v endow_v but_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o time_n his_o kingly_a authority_n extend_v not_o to_o the_o institute_v therein_o man_n of_o religion_n and_o other_o officer_n to_o perform_v and_o attend_v the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o that_o lie_v in_o the_o power_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o therefore_o this_o king_n set_v forth_o what_o he_o have_v proffer_v to_o do_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o endowment_n of_o this_o chapel_n request_v pope_n clement_n the_o six_o to_o grant_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o ordain_v and_o institute_v the_o college_n and_o other_o thing_n thereunto_o appertain_v hereupon_o this_o pope_n by_o his_o ii_o bull_n date_v at_o avignion_n pridie_fw-la calendas_fw-la decembris_fw-la in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o papacy_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o thirty_o day_n oâ—_n november_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1351._o commend_v the_o pious_a purpose_n of_o the_o king_n in_o this_o affair_n grant_v to_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o to_o either_o of_o they_o full_a power_n to_o ordain_v institutâ—_n and_o appoint_v in_o this_o chapel_n as_o shall_v seem_v good_a to_o they_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o canon_n priest_n clerk_n knight_n and_o officer_n continual_o to_o attend_v upon_o the_o service_n of_o god_n of_o which_o canon_n and_o priest_n one_o shall_v have_v the_o title_n of_o custos_fw-la and_o preside_v over_o the_o rest_n on_o that_o day_n twelvemonth_n the_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o college_n bear_v date_n be_v make_v by_o statut._n virtue_n of_o the_o pope_n authority_n the_o king_n command_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o salisbury_n in_o who_o diocese_n the_o chapel_n be_v situate_a and_o of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o salisbury_n by_o which_o statute_n the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n one_o of_o the_o pope_n delegate_n for_o we_o find_v not_o the_o archbishops_n name_n use_v in_o they_o do_v ordain_v and_o institute_n a_o college_n within_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n george_n consist_v of_o one_o custos_fw-la twelve_o secular_a canon_n thirteen_o priest_n or_o vicar_n four_o clerk_n fix_v chorister_n and_o twenty_o six_o alms-knight_n beside_o other_o officer_n and_o to_o this_o custos_fw-la and_o college_n by_o the_o name_n of_o custos_fw-la and_o college_n of_o the_o freechappel_n of_o st._n george_n within_o the_o castle_n of_o windesor_n for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o sometime_o of_o custos_fw-la and_o college_n of_o chaplain_n or_o otherwise_o of_o custos_fw-la and_o chaplain_n of_o the_o same_o chapel_n be_v the_o donation_n of_o advowsons_n and_o other_o temporal_a endowment_n common_o make_v and_o grant_v sect_n iv._o of_o the_o dean_n canon_n petty-canon_n clerk_n and_o chorister_n short_o after_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o college_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n dean_n to_o wit_n the_o 19_o 14._o of_o november_n anno_fw-la 22._o e._n 3._o the_o king_n constitute_v john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr châ—mbre_fw-fr custos_fw-la of_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n george_n but_o he_o enjoy_v this_o dignity_n not_o above_o half_a a_o year_n for_o the_o 29._o 18._o of_o june_n ensue_v the_o letter_n patent_n for_o constitute_v william_n mugg_n custos_fw-la bear_v testae_fw-la so_o that_o in_o truth_n john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambrâ—_n be_v the_o first_o custos_fw-la though_o in_o the_o 31._o preamble_n to_o the_o letter_n