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you_o this_o present_a garter_n the_o which_o god_n will_v that_o you_o receyve_fw-mi and_o be_v from_o henceforth_o to_o his_o praise_n and_o pleasure_n and_o to_o th'exaltacion_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o say_v noble_a order_n and_o of_o yourself_o xxviii_o item_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o in_o case_n that_o the_o soverayne_a be_v out_o of_o the_o country_n to_o the_o which_o he_o can_v not_o in_o proper_a parson_n do_v that_o shall_v appertain_v to_o the_o stallation_n he_o may_v gyve_v power_n and_o auctorite_n by_o his_o letter_n of_o commission_n to_o two_o of_o the_o fellow_n or_o to_o dyverse_a for_o to_o exercise_v it_o in_o his_o name_n xxix_o item_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o a_o common_a seal_n a_o signet_n of_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o order_n be_v make_v the_o which_o shall_v rest_v in_o the_o custodi_fw-la and_o keep_n of_o the_o chanceler_n of_o the_o order_n or_o of_o such_o a_o knight_n and_o fellow_n of_o the_o say_a order_n as_o shall_v please_v the_o soverayne_a to_o 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shall_v be_v deliver_v again_o to_o the_o warden_n or_o register_n of_o the_o say_a college_n or_o to_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a officer_n for_o the_o time_n be_v xxxii_o item_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o none_o of_o the_o knight_n of_o saint_n george_n of_o the_o say_a company_n of_o the_o garter_n shall_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o country_n nor_o dominion_n of_o the_o soverayne_a without_o have_a leave_n and_o licence_n of_o the_o soverayne_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o if_o eny_z voyage_n be_v make_v or_o any_o other_o noble_a act_n appertain_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o knyghthod_n the_o say_v soverayne_a of_o his_o grace_n for_o the_o great_a love_n favour_n and_o confidence_n that_o he_o hear_v toward_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o say_a order_n will_v prefarre_o advance_v and_o present_v the_o say_a fellow_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o saint_n george_n before_o all_o other_o xxxiii_o item_n that_o none_o of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o say_a order_n shall_v not_o arm_v themselves_o the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o but_o in_o the_o war_n of_o his_o soverayne_a lord_n in_o his_o right_n and_o just_a quarrel_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o any_o of_o the_o say_a order_n be_v retain_v with_o any_o lord_n and_o hold_v his_o party_n and_o quarrel_n and_o the_o adversari_fw-la party_n dester_v alsoo_o to_o have_v another_o fellow_n of_o the_o say_a order_n with_o he_o in_o this_o case_n such_o a_o knight_n and_o fellow_n shall_v not_o be_v retain_v but_o may_v excuse_v he_o from_o all_o such_o thing_n because_o his_o fellow_n be_v arm_v against_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o be_v retain_v before_o he_o and_o every_o knight_n of_o the_o say_a order_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o except_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v retain_v that_o he_o may_v be_v hole_o dyschargyd_v from_o his_o servyce_n of_o war_n if_o any_o of_o the_o felowshipp_n before_o he_o retain_v or_o hold_v the_o contrary_a and_o adversari_fw-la party_n and_o if_o 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assignment_n of_o the_o soverayne_a and_o he_o of_o his_o proper_a good_n and_o at_o his_o cost_n and_o chargy_n shall_v provyde_v for_o his_o lyve_v xxxvi_o item_n if_o any_o other_o knight_n not_o be_v of_o the_o say_a order_n have_v any_o will_n to_o dwell_v there_o for_o his_o devotion_n there_o shall_v be_v orden_v for_o he_o a_o dwell_v place_n after_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o say_v soverayne_a and_o with_o the_o consentement_n of_o the_o say_a company_n xxxvii_o item_n it_o be_v orden_v that_o if_o any_o knight_n or_o other_o parson_n wylle_v gyve_v any_o land_n heritage_n or_o rent_n for_o to_o be_v participant_a of_o all_o the_o good_a orayson_n and_o prayer_n that_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o the_o say_a place_n also_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v register_v and_o the_o canon_n and_o poor_a knyght_n shall_v pray_v perpetual_o unto_o god_n for_o he_o and_o also_o the_o say_a deane_n warden_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o say_a college_n from_o henceforth_o shall_v not_o 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