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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
thomas_n wriothesley_n lord_n wriothesley_n after_o earl_n of_o southampton_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o 317._o henry_n grey_n marquess_z dorset_z after_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 318._o edward_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_z 319._o thomas_n seymour_n lord_n seymour_n of_o sudely_n 320._o sir_n william_n paget_n knight_n after_o lord_n paget_n of_o beaudesart_n 321._o francis_n hastings_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 322._o george_n brook_n lord_n cobham_n 323._o thomas_n west_n lord_n la_fw-fr ware_n 324._o sir_n william_n herbert_n knight_n after_z lord_n herbert_z of_o cardiff_n and_o earl_n of_o penbroke_a 325._o henry_n 2._o the_o french_a king_n 326._o edward_n fynes_n lord_n clinton_n after_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n 327._o thomas_n darcy_n lord_n darcy_n of_o chiche_n 328._o henry_n nevil_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n 329._o sir_n andrew_n dudley_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n 330._o philip_n prince_n of_o spain_n after_o king_n of_o england_n 331._o henry_n radclyff_fw-mi earl_n of_o sussex_n 332._o emanuel_n philibert_n duke_n of_o savoy_n 333._o william_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o effingham_n 334._o anthony_n browne_n viscount_n montague_n 335._o sir_n edward_n hastings_n knight_n after_z lord_n hastings_z of_o loughborow_n 336._o thomas_n radcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 337._o william_n grey_n lord_n grey_z of_o wilton_n 338._o sir_n robert_n rochester_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 339._o thomas_n howard_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n 340._o henry_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 341._o sir_n robert_n dudley_n knight_n after_z earl_n of_o leicester_n 342._o adolph_n duke_n of_o holstein_n 343._o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 344._o henry_n carey_n lord_n hunsdon_n 345._o thomas_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 346._o ambrose_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n 347._o charles_n 9_o the_o french_a king_n 348._o francis_n russell_n earl_n of_o bedford_n 349._o sir_n henry_n sidney_n knight_n 350._o maximilian_n the_o second_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 351._o henry_n hastings_z earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 352._o william_n somerset_n earl_n of_o worcester_z 353._o francis_n duke_n of_o montmorency_n 354._o walter_n d'euereux_fw-fr viscount_n hereford_n after_z earl_n of_o essex_n 355._o william_n cecil_n lord_n burghley_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 356._o arthur_n grey_n lord_n grey_z of_o wilton_n 357._o edmund_n bruges_n lord_n chandos_n 358._o henry_n stanley_z earl_n of_o derby_z 359._o henry_n herbert_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a 360._o henry_n 3._o the_o french_a king_n 361._o charles_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o effingham_n after_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n 362._o rodolph_n emperor_n of_o germany_n 363._o frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n 364._o johâ—_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n 365._o edward_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 366._o william_n brook_n lord_n cobham_n 367._o henry_n scroop_n lord_n scroop_z of_o bolton_n 368._o robert_n d'euereux_fw-fr earl_n of_o essex_n 369._o thomas_n butler_n earl_n of_o ormond_n 370._o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n knight_n after_z lord_n chancellor_z of_o england_n 371._o henry_n radcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 372._o thomas_n sackvile_n lord_n buckhurst_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o earl_n of_o dorset_n 373._o henry_n 4._o the_o french_a king_n 374._o james_n the_o six_o king_n of_o scotland_n after_o king_n of_o england_n france_n and_o ireland_n 375._o gilbert_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 376._o george_n clifford_n earl_n of_o cumberland_n 377._o henry_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 378._o edward_n somerset_n earl_n of_o worcester_z 379._o thomas_n burogh_n lord_n burogh_n of_o gainesborough_n 380._o edward_n sheffield_n lord_n sheffield_n after_o earl_n of_o mulgrave_n 381._o sir_n francis_n knolles_n knight_n 382._o frederick_n duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n 383._o thomas_n howard_n lord_n howard_n of_o walden_n after_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n and_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 384._o george_n carey_n lord_n hunsdon_n 385._o charles_n blount_n lord_n montjoy_n after_z earl_n of_o devonshire_n 386._o sir_n henry_n lea_n knight_n 387._o robert_n radcliff_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 388._o henry_n brooke_n lord_n cobham_n 389._o thomas_n scroop_n lord_n scroop_z of_o bolton_n 390._o william_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_z 391._o thomas_n cecil_n lord_n burghley_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james._n 392._o henry_n prince_n of_o wales_n 393._o christiern_n the_o four_o king_n of_o denmark_n 394._o lodowick_n stewart_n duke_n of_o lenox_n and_o after_o duke_n of_o richmond_n 395._o henry_n wriothesley_n earl_n of_o southampton_n 396._o john_n erskin_n earl_n of_o marr._n 397._o william_n herbert_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a 398._o vlrick_n duke_n of_o holstein_n 399._o henry_n howard_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 400._o robert_n cecil_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n 401._o thomas_n howard_n viscount_n bindon_n 402._o george_n hume_n earl_n of_o dunbar_n 403._o philip_n herbert_n earl_n of_o montgomery_z 404._o charles_n stewart_n duke_n of_o york_n after_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o title_n of_o charles_n the_o first_o 405._o thomas_n howard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o surrey_n after_o earl_n of_o norfolk_n 406._o robert_n car_n viscount_n rochester_n after_o earl_n of_o somerset_n 407._o frederick_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n prince_n elector_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o after_o king_n of_o bohemia_n 408._o maurice_n van_fw-mi nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n 409._o thomas_n ereskin_n viscount_n fenton_n 410._o william_n knolles_n lord_n knolles_n of_o gray_n after_o viscount_n walingford_n and_o earl_n of_o â—anbury_v 411._o francis_n manor_n earl_n of_o rutland_n 412._o sir_n george_n villers_n knight_n after_o baron_n of_o whaddon_n than_o earl_n and_o marquis_n of_o buckingham_n and_o last_o earl_n of_o coventry_n and_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n 413._o robert_n sidney_n viscount_n lisle_n after_o earl_n of_o leicester_n 414._o james_n hamilton_n marquis_n hamilton_n and_o earl_n of_o cambridge_n 415._o esme_fw-fr stewart_n duke_n of_o lenox_n 416._o christian_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n 417._o william_n cecil_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n 418._o james_n hay_n â—arl_n of_o carlisle_n 419._o edward_n sackvile_n earl_n of_o dorset_n 420._o henry_n rich_a earl_n of_o holland_n 421._o thomas_n howard_n viscount_n andover_n after_o earl_n of_o berkshire_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 422._o claude_n de_fw-fr lorraine_n duke_n of_o chevereuse_n 423._o gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n 424._o henry_n frederick_z van_fw-mi nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n 425._o theophilus_n howard_n earl_n of_o suffolk_n 426._o william_n compton_n earl_n of_o northampton_n 427._o richard_n weston_n lord_n weston_n of_o neyland_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o after_o earl_n of_o portland_n 428._o robert_n barty_n earl_n of_o lindsey_n 429._o william_n cecil_n earl_n of_o exeter_n 430._o james_n hamilton_n marquis_n hamilton_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n and_o arran_n 431._o charles_n lodowick_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n prince_n elector_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 432._o james_n stewart_n duke_n of_o lenox_n after_o earl_n of_o march_n 433._o henry_n dâ—nvers_n earl_n of_o danby_n 434._o william_n douglas_n earl_n of_o morton_n 435._o algernon_n percy_n earl_n of_o northumberland_z 436._o charles_n prince_n of_o wales_n now_o king_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n and_o ireland_n of_o that_o name_n the_o second_o and_o present_a sovereign_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n 437._o thomas_n wentworth_n earl_n of_o strafford_n 438._o james_n stewart_n duke_n of_o york_n and_o albany_n second_o son_n to_o king_n 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knights-companion_n viz._n the_o b._n first_o in_o the_o stall_n of_o the_o lord_n dudley_n and_o the_o other_o in_o that_o of_o sir_n henry_n guildford_n but_o the_o alteration_n become_v yet_o more_o considerable_a and_o extend_v almost_o to_o a_o general_a translation_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o stall_n a_o 27._o h._n 8._o upon_o the_o admission_n of_o james_n the_o five_o king_n of_o scotland_n one_o stall_n be_v then_o void_a by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n montjoy_n for_o there_o remain_v unchanged_a only_o these_o five_o viz._n the_o earl_n of_o rutland_n and_o earl_n of_o beaumond_n but_o call_v only_a lord_n beaumond_n in_o the_o warrant_n for_o translation_n on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n and_o the_o emperor_n the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n and_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n on_o the_o princess_n side_n nevertheless_o this_o so_o great_a a_o alteration_n be_v not_o make_v but_o upon_o consultation_n in_o 267._o chapter_n hold_v at_o greenwich_n on_o st._n george_n day_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a year_n where_o the_o sovereign_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o knights-companion_n present_a think_v it_o expedient_a that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o say_a king_n of_o scot_n be_v new_o admit_v into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o order_n and_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v assign_v a_o stall_n answerable_a to_o his_o greatness_n that_o the_o stall_n of_o the_o knights-companion_n shall_v be_v translate_v ibid._n so_o as_o the_o say_a king_n shall_v be_v place_v next_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v rank_v according_a to_o the_o sovereign_n pleasure_n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v give_v in_o charge_n to_o garter_n to_o see_v the_o same_o according_o perform_v the_o setlement_n of_o the_o stall_n at_o this_o time_n as_o it_o be_v sub-signed_n by_o the_o sovereign_n come_v to_o our_o hand_n we_o have_v exact_o transcribe_v hither_o the_o king_n highness_n appointment_n for_o the_o stall_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n an._n r._n svi_fw-la 27.23_o april_n 1535._o 1._o the_o sovereign_n 1._o the_o emperor_n 2._o the_o french_a king_n 2._o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 3._o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n 3._o the_o duke_n of_o richmond_n 4._o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 4._o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n 5._o the_o marquis_n of_o exeter_n 5._o the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 6._o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n 6._o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n 7._o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 7._o the_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n 8._o the_o earl_n of_o wiltshire_n 8._o the_o earl_n of_o sussex_n 9_o the_o earl_n of_o rutland_n 9_o the_o earl_n of_o oxenford_n 10._o the_o lord_n beaumond_n 10._o the_o viscount_n lysle_n 11._o the_o lord_n burgaveny_n 11._o the_o earl_n of_o newblanke_o 12._o the_o lord_n ferrars_n 12._o the_o lord_n darcy_n 13._o the_o lord_n sandys_n 13._o sir_n william_n fitz_n william_n  _fw-fr henry_n r._n in_o this_o scheme_n we_o find_v the_o king_n of_o scot_n place_v in_o the_o duke_n of_o richmond_n stall_n who_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n arundel_n essex_n northumberland_n westmoreland_n and_o sussex_n be_v all_o remove_v into_o the_o next_o stall_n below_o that_o which_o each_o of_o they_o sit_v in_o before_o whether_o it_o be_v on_o the_o sovereign_n or_o prince_n side_n the_o marquis_n of_o exeter_n to_o the_o next_o below_o his_o own_o on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n viscount_n lisle_n from_o the_o seven_o to_o the_o ten_o stall_n on_o the_o prince_n side_n the_o lord_n abergaveny_n from_o the_o eight_o on_o the_o prince_n side_n to_o the_o eleven_o on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n the_o lord_n ferrars_n from_o the_o nine_o on_o the_o prince_n side_n to_o the_o twelve_o on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n the_o lord_n darcy_n from_o the_o ten_o on_o the_o prince_n side_n to_o the_o twelve_o on_o the_o same_o and_o the_o lord_n sandys_n from_o the_o twelve_o on_o the_o prince_n side_n to_o the_o thirteen_o on_o the_o sovereign_n and_o as_o these_o before_o mention_v knight_n companion_n be_v remove_v low_a so_o the_o earl_n of_o oxford_n wilts_n and_o newblanke_o be_v honour_v with_o high_a stall_n than_o they_o before_o possess_v for_o the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v advance_v from_o the_o eleven_o stall_n on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n to_o the_o nine_o on_o the_o prince_n the_o second_o from_o the_o eleven_o on_o the_o prince_n side_n to_o the_o eight_o on_o the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o three_o from_o the_o thirteen_o of_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o eleven_o on_o the_o same_o side_n so_o that_o in_o this_o last_o example_n though_o many_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n be_v remove_v low_a yet_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o english_a nobility_n be_v now_o rank_v according_a to_o their_o degree_n first_o duke_n next_o a_o marquis_n than_o earl_n next_o viscount_n afterward_o baron_n and_o last_o of_o all_o knight_n some_o few_o removal_n be_v make_v in_o the_o follow_a year_n of_o this_o king_n but_o none_o of_o so_o great_a note_n as_o this_o last_o mention_v and_o therefore_o we_o need_v not_o enlarge_v our_o instance_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o considerable_a translation_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o or_o queen_n mary_n but_o immediate_o after_o queen_n elizabeth_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o consent_n of_o the_o knights-companion_n in_o chapter_n hold_v the_o 12._o of_o january_n a_o 1._o eliz._n the_o achievement_n of_o 28._o philip_n king_n of_o spain_n late_a sovereign_n of_o the_o order_n be_v remove_v to_o the_o stall_n of_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n void_a by_o his_o be_v advance_v into_o the_o prince_n stall_n for_o which_o 28._o garter_n have_v then_o command_v give_v he_o and_o when_o the_o french_a king_n charles_n the_o nine_o be_v elect_v into_o this_o order_n to_o wit_n on_o the_o 48._o morrow_n after_o st._n george_n day_n a_o 6._o eliz._n it_o occasion_v the_o sovereign_n then_o to_o alter_v some_o stall_n to_o leave_v one_o vacant_a for_o 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mountagu_n 11._o the_o lord_n robert_n dudley_n 12._o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 12._o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n 13._o void_a 13._o the_o lord_n hunsdon_n the_o 14._o of_o may_n follow_v be_v appoint_v for_o the_o installation_n of_o francis_n earl_n of_o bedford_n and_o sir_n henry_n sidney_n elect_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o french_a king_n the_o stall_n be_v remove_v by_o the_o sovereign_n appointment_n and_o settle_v in_o the_o follow_a order_n elizabeth_n r._n  _fw-fr 1_o the_o sovereign_n 1._o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n 17._o 2._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 2._o void_a 3._o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 3._o the_o constable_n of_o france_n 4._o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n 4._o the_o duke_n of_o holstein_n 5._o the_o marquis_n of_o winchester_n 5._o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n 6._o the_o earl_n of_o penbroke_a 6._o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 7._o the_o lord_n clinton_n 7._o the_o marquis_n of_o northampton_n 8._o the_o lord_n effingham_n 8._o the_o earl_n of_o 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13._o car._n 1._o for_o prorogation_n of_o the_o grand_a feast_n from_o the_o 25._o of_o september_n then_o near_o at_o hand_n unto_o the_o 2.3_o and_o 4._o of_o october_n follow_v and_o as_o all_o the_o precede_a adjournment_n of_o the_o grand_a feast_n have_v be_v either_o decree_v in_o chapter_n or_o direct_v immediate_o from_o the_o sovereign_n so_o have_v we_o also_o see_v a_o precedent_n that_o have_v impower_v a_o lieutenant_n to_o prorogue_v the_o same_o nevertheless_o to_o the_o time_n and_o place_n before_o appoint_v by_o the_o sovereign_n and_o mention_v in_o the_o commission_n of_o lieutenancy_n and_o this_o be_v a_o commission_n direct_v to_o charles_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n a_o cl._n 1._o jac._n r._n wherein_o after_o the_o sovereign_n have_v premise_v the_o impediment_n which_o hinder_v he_o from_o his_o personal_a observation_n of_o the_o say_a feast_n upon_o the_o prefix_a day_n then_o near_o approach_v he_o thereby_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o say_a earl_n to_o be_v his_o lieutenant_n and_o impower_v he_o to_o assemble_v in_o chapter_n upon_o the_o vigil_n of_o st._n george_n such_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n as_o may_v be_v convenient_o get_v together_o and_o then_o and_o there_o to_o intimate_v unto_o they_o the_o great_a cause_n that_o withhold_v he_o from_o keep_v the_o feast_n at_o the_o set_a time_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n to_o defer_v the_o same_o until_o the_o 3._o of_o july_n follow_v furthermore_o charge_v and_o require_v all_o the_o knights-companion_n not_o to_o fail_v to_o be_v present_a at_o that_o day_n wheresoever_o the_o same_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v to_o perform_v and_o celebrate_v with_o he_o the_o say_a feast_n according_a to_o the_o laudable_a order_n and_o institution_n of_o the_o order_n and_o last_o he_o require_v the_o say_a lieutenant_n to_o give_v warning_n of_o his_o pleasure_n to_o all_o other_o knights-companion_n who_o shall_v not_o be_v present_a at_o the_o chapter_n by_o he_o assemble_v sect_n x._o that_o the_o grand_a feast_n ought_v to_o be_v celebrate_v once_o every_o year_n and_o though_o prorogation_n of_o the_o grand_a feast_n have_v be_v occasional_o make_v use_n of_o upon_o the_o several_a and_o important_a reason_n above_o discourse_v of_o and_o sometime_o a_o necessity_n have_v fall_v out_o to_o appoint_v two_o three_o or_o four_o of_o they_o in_o a_o year_n by_o prorogue_v the_o prorogation_n yet_o be_v no_o such_o adjournment_n legal_o to_o be_v enlarge_v beyond_o the_o next_o st._n george_n day_n ensue_v because_o that_o every_o year_n that_o be_v once_o before_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o year_n determine_v the_o year_n in_o this_o case_n enter_v upon_o st._n george_n day_n the_o grand_a feast_n ought_v to_o be_v solemnize_v for_o so_o we_o see_v it_o be_v not_o only_o ordain_v at_o the_o 9_o institution_n of_o the_o order_n but_o confirm_v by_o the_o succeed_a 3._o statute_n and_o where_o our_o historian_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o grand_a feast_n they_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o wit_n that_o it_o ought_v 378._o annual_o to_o be_v observe_v hence_o it_o be_v frequent_o call_v in_o the_o register_n annua_fw-la festivitas_fw-la solennitas_fw-la annua_fw-la celebritas_fw-la annua_fw-la epulum_fw-la quotannis_fw-la convivium_fw-la quotannis_fw-la and_o the_o like_a of_o late_a time_n a_o occasion_n happen_v which_o brâ—â—ght_v this_o clause_n of_o the_o statute_n into_o a_o solemn_a debate_n in_o chapter_n which_o for_o the_o result_n thereof_o become_v very_o remarkable_a and_o the_o order_n thereupon_o draw_v up_o be_v full_a and_o positive_a not_o only_o as_o to_o the_o occasion_n but_o also_o as_o to_o the_o circumstance_n and_o determination_n may_v not_o unfit_o come_v in_o here_o at_o cancel_v a_o chapter_n hold_v in_o whitehall_n the_o 26._o day_n of_o february_n 1640._o present_a the_o sovereign_n the_o earl_n of_o penbroke_a and_o montgomery_n the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n the_o earl_n of_o holland_n the_o earl_n of_o lindesey_n the_o prince_n the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o surrey_n the_o earl_n of_o dorset_n the_o earl_n of_o berkshire_n the_o lord_n marquis_n hamilton_n the_o duke_n of_o lenox_n the_o chancellor_n garter_n the_o sovereign_n propose_v unto_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o order_n that_o have_v prorogue_v the_o celebration_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n george_n from_o time_n to_o time_n unto_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o of_o march_n so_o near_o unto_o lent_n that_o if_o the_o feast_n be_v not_o hold_v on_o those_o day_n it_o can_v not_o be_v hold_v within_o the_o year_n because_o the_o 23._o of_o april_n for_o the_o next_o year_n do_v fall_v upon_o good-friday_n and_o so_o consequent_o must_v have_v be_v keep_v in_o lent_n for_o this_o year_n or_o not_o at_o all_o and_o consider_v the_o great_a and_o important_a affair_n of_o the_o parliament_n he_o move_v this_o question_n whether_o if_o there_o be_v no_o feast_n keep_v this_o year_n it_o will_v be_v any_o blemish_n unto_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o order_n or_o not_o and_o whether_o he_o may_v not_o dispense_v with_o the_o statute_n and_o defer_v it_o until_o the_o next_o year_n require_v the_o knight_n and_o companion_n to_o consult_v and_o to_o give_v their_o opinion_n therein_o the_o result_n whereof_o be_v that_o though_o they_o do_v all_o confess_v a_o absolute_a power_n to_o dispense_v in_o the_o sovereign_n yet_o some_o of_o the_o knight_n propose_v unto_o he_o that_o see_v from_o the_o institution_n until_o this_o day_n there_o be_v not_o find_v any_o year_n wherein_o the_o feast_n be_v whole_o omit_v but_o that_o some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n though_o engage_v in_o war_n beyond_o the_o sea_n either_o solemnize_v the_o feast_n in_o their_o own_o presence_n or_o by_o commission_n in_o england_n which_o be_v aver_v by_o the_o chancellor_n to_o be_v both_o the_o fundamental_a statute_n and_o constant_a practice_n they_o humble_o beseech_v the_o sovereign_n not_o to_o begin_v to_o make_v a_o breach_n in_o that_o constant_a order_n which_o have_v be_v so_o long_o and_o uninterrupted_o continue_a whereupon_o it_o be_v resolve_v by_o general_a vote_n that_o the_o feast_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v upon_o those_o afore_o appoint_v day_n in_o the_o last_o prorogation_n by_o which_o determination_n it_o sufficient_o appear_v of_o what_o concernment_n the_o then_o sovereign_a and_o knights-companion_n conceive_v it_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o order_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o statute_n for_o the_o grand_a feast_n to_o be_v celebrate_v once_o within_o the_o year_n beside_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o think_v expedient_a to_o be_v dispense_v with_o albeit_o the_o weight_n of_o important_a affair_n be_v just_o allege_v to_o balance_v the_o law_n and_o ground_n a_o further_a prorogation_n nay_o rather_o than_o the_o statute_n shall_v suffer_v violation_n the_o say_a feast_n be_v 29._o according_o solemnize_v on_o the_o say_v first_o second_o and_o three_o day_n of_o march_n although_o so_o straighten_a in_o time_n that_o there_o be_v not_o above_o two_o day_n space_n to_o make_v preparation_n and_o provision_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o but_o within_o a_o few_o year_n after_o the_o unhappy_a distraction_n have_v prevail_v so_o far_o that_o the_o sovereign_n be_v necessitate_v to_o assume_v his_o power_n of_o dispensation_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o by_o continue_a annual_a prorogation_n from_o the_o 22.23_o and_o 24._o day_n of_o april_n a_o 18._o of_o his_o reign_n be_v then_o at_o york_n to_o defer_v the_o solemnity_n from_o year_n to_o year_n so_o that_o during_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o reign_n this_o grand_a celebration_n have_v never_o the_o fortune_n to_o be_v again_o observe_v and_o here_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o solemn_a feast_n begin_v first_o to_o set_v with_o we_o unto_o which_o succeed_v a_o long_a night_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n we_o have_v live_v to_o behold_v it_o rise_v again_o 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the_o chapterhouse_n either_o through_o negligence_n or_o want_v of_o timely_a notice_n or_o other_o accident_n the_o penance_n set_v on_o they_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o institution_n be_v 9_o that_o they_o shall_v so_o far_o incur_v punishment_n from_o the_o sovereign_n and_o chapter_n for_o their_o offence_n as_o not_o to_o be_v permit_v for_o that_o time_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o chapter_n but_o shall_v tarry_v without_o at_o the_o door_n and_o not_o have_v voice_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v do_v there_o unless_o they_o can_v allege_v a_o just_a excuse_n or_o render_v 9_o such_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n as_o the_o sovereign_n or_o his_o deputy_n shall_v approve_v of_o but_o we_o have_v observe_v few_o defaulter_n in_o this_o kind_n beside_o the_o lord_n bourchier_n 116._o a_o 35._o h._n 6._o who_o be_v note_v to_o come_v thither_o before_o vesper_n it_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o his_o appearance_n be_v short_a of_o the_o hour_n enjoin_v as_o 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dispense_v with_o by_o the_o sovereign_n the_o like_a excuse_n make_v by_o 17._o letter_n be_v accept_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n danby_n and_o lindesey_n a_o 15._o of_o the_o same_o king_n there_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o register_n several_a memorial_n of_o letter_n sovereign_n send_v from_o the_o sovereign_n to_o his_o deputy_n when_o himself_o have_v not_o be_v present_a in_o chapter_n wherein_o his_o excuse_v and_o pardon_v the_o default_n of_o absent_a knights-companion_n have_v be_v signify_v as_o a_o 22._o h._n 6._o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n be_v lieutenant_n the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o exeter_n with_o the_o lord_n hungerford_n 94._o be_v excuse_v by_o the_o sovereign_n letter_n so_o a_o 36._o of_o the_o same_o king_n viscount_n montague_n be_v reckon_v up_o among_o the_o absent_a knights-companion_n the_o register_n say_v 118._o he_o be_v excuse_v by_o the_o sovereign_n be_v letter_n the_o 142._o like_a be_v note_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o 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the_o ensign_n etc._n etc._n to_o foreign_a prince_n the_o advantage_n which_o the_o sovereign_n have_v conceive_v to_o possess_v himself_o of_o in_o the_o improve_n confirm_v and_o establish_v of_o a_o most_o strict_a and_o inviolable_a bond_n of_o friendship_n and_o fair_a correspondency_n between_o he_o and_o foreign_a prince_n their_o realm_n and_o subject_n have_v be_v a_o main_a inducement_n to_o elect_a such_o into_o the_o order_n sect_n fourteen_o that_o the_o sovereign_n only_o do_v elect._n upon_o the_o vacancy_n of_o any_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n stall_n the_o election_n of_o new_a knight_n 19_o appertain_v to_o the_o sovereign_n and_o in_o some_o case_n to_o his_o lieutenant_n in_o declaration_n of_o which_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o black_a book_n of_o the_o order_n 65._o that_o if_o any_o stall_n fall_v vacant_a it_o shall_v belong_v to_o the_o sovereign_n to_o elect_a new_a knight_n wheresoever_o he_o be_v resident_a provide_v he_o have_v with_o he_o the_o 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fauconbridge_n contrary_a wind_n not_o arrive_v in_o england_n before_o the_o day_n appoint_v for_o his_o installation_n the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n order_v that_o fanconbridge_n lodowick_n of_o nassau_n kinsman_n to_o the_o elect_a prince_n shall_v take_v possession_n of_o his_o stall_n on_o his_o behalf_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o honour_n design_v the_o say_a prince_n in_o accompany_v frederick_n prince_n elector_n palatine_n to_o his_o personal_a installation_n may_v not_o become_v frustrate_a a_o case_n somewhat_o like_a to_o this_o be_v that_o of_o john_n george_n duke_n of_o saxony_n for_o have_v send_v over_o his_o procuration_n to_o john_n earl_n of_o bath_n and_o he_o be_v detain_v in_o the_o west_n by_o extraordinary_a occasion_n when_o st._n george_n feast_n be_v hold_v at_o windesor_n a_o 23._o car._n 2._o write_v to_o the_o chancellor_n of_o the_o order_n to_o obtain_v the_o sovereign_n dispensation_n for_o his_o not_o appear_v there_o in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o principal_n who_o 159._o represent_v his_o humble_a request_n to_o the_o sovereign_n in_o chapter_n hold_v on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o say_a feast_n he_o be_v please_v to_o grant_v it_o and_o appoint_v heneage_n earl_n of_o winchelsey_n to_o be_v the_o duke_n proxy_n who_o perform_v the_o whole_a service_n and_o there_o be_v a_o ancient_a example_n in_o this_o kind_n 164._o a_o 9_o h._n 5._o where_o the_o sovereign_n nominate_v the_o 164._o lord_n fitz-hugh_n procter_n for_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o do_v till_o after_o the_o sovereign_n have_v be_v certify_v that_o the_o say_a king_n have_v be_v invest_v with_o the_o habit_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o order_n and_o also_o 164._o oblige_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o statute_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v record_v 40._o that_o the_o earl_n of_o cleveland_n be_v by_o the_o sovereign_n appoint_v deputy_n for_o the_o installation_n of_o gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n and_o yet_o not_o unlike_a but_o this_o may_v be_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o say_a king_n though_o the_o annal_n herein_o be_v silent_a as_o be_v very_o usual_a and_o sometime_o in_o circumstance_n and_o passage_n of_o note_n for_o if_o we_o look_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o say_v king_n certificate_n return_v of_o his_o receipt_n of_o the_o habit_n and_o ensign_n of_o the_o order_n we_o shall_v there_o find_v he_o desire_v cxix_o that_o the_o qualification_n therein_o before_o mention_v may_v be_v admit_v into_o his_o oath_n when_o any_o solemn_a attestation_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o his_o proctor_n in_o his_o name_n whence_o it_o may_v be_v well_o enough_o and_o without_o much_o wrest_n infer_v that_o he_o have_v not_o then_o name_v his_o proctor_n but_o probable_o either_o by_o a_o private_a letter_n or_o verbal_a message_n return_v by_o those_o or_o some_o of_o they_o join_v in_o the_o legation_n with_o the_o habit_n may_v leave_v he_o and_o the_o time_n to_o the_o choice_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o sovereign_n but_o suppose_v the_o sovereign_n be_v loath_a to_o defer_v this_o king_n installation_n too_o long_o consider_v the_o hazard_n of_o war_n do_v appoint_v a_o deputy_n for_o his_o installation_n without_o his_o direction_n as_o the_o case_n stand_v he_o may_v do_v it_o and_o not_o entrench_v upon_o that_o leave_n give_v a_o stranger_n by_o the_o statute_n to_o choose_v his_o own_o because_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v king_n certificate_n there_o be_v set_v down_o the_o very_a qualification_n wherewith_o his_o oath_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o his_o proctor_n which_o be_v allow_v and_o admit_v by_o the_o sovereign_n any_o further_o concern_v in_o this_o affair_n be_v but_o matter_n of_o indifferency_n but_o if_o the_o sovereign_n have_v nominate_v a_o proctor_n shall_v also_o cause_v he_o to_o take_v the_o ancient_a oath_n in_o its_o absolute_a nature_n and_o form_n not_o allow_v those_o qualification_n which_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o principal_n to_o his_o religion_n or_o to_o other_o prince_n order_n and_o such_o like_a may_v just_o exact_a which_o without_o consult_v a_o invest_v stranger_n can_v well_o be_v know_v or_o set_v down_o and_o such_o a_o oath_n as_o his_o principal_n have_v neither_o allow_v of_o nor_o consent_v unto_o this_o may_v seem_v good_a cause_n of_o exception_n and_o be_v esteem_v do_v in_o prejudice_n to_o his_o preingage_v interest_n sect_n ii_o the_o proctor_n qualification_n but_o whether_o the_o proctor_n be_v nominate_v by_o his_o principal_n or_o by_o the_o sovereign_n the_o statute_n of_o the_o order_n put_v some_o qualification_n upon_o the_o person_n so_o send_v or_o appoint_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o first_o that_o he_o be_v 20_o procurator_n sufficiens_fw-la &_o 24._o idoneus_fw-la that_o be_v 19_o such_o a_o person_n who_o have_v be_v always_o account_v of_o a_o unblamable_a conversation_n not_o brand_v with_o any_o note_n of_o infamy_n but_o altogether_o irreproveable_a and_o such_o as_o one_o be_v dominus_fw-la franciscus_n deputy_n to_o hercules_n duke_n of_o ferara_n who_o in_o the_o black-book_n of_o the_o order_n be_v characterise_v to_o be_v 147._o a_o knight_n of_o a_o incorrupt_a fame_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o doubt_v but_o that_o other_o proctor_n to_o stranger_n be_v such_o though_o the_o testimonial_n of_o their_o virtue_n do_v not_o appear_v in_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o order_n second_o the_o proctor_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o person_n 21._o correspondent_a to_o the_o state_n and_o dignity_n of_o that_o stranger_n which_o do_v depute_v he_o so_o that_o answerable_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o invest_v knight_n aught_o to_o be_v in_o some_o proportion_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o proctor_n and_o how_o this_o injunction_n have_v be_v observe_v will_v sufficient_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a scheme_n  _fw-fr knight_n proctor_n  _fw-fr emperor_n maximilian_n the_o first_o marquess_z of_o brandenburg_n an._n 6._o h._n 7._o king_n ericus_n king_n of_o denmark_n lord_n fitz-hugh_n an._n 9_o h._n 5._o king_n francis_n the_o first_o of_o france_n andrian_n de_fw-fr tercelin_n lord_n of_o bross_n an._n 19_o h._n 8._o king_n james_n the_o five_o king_n of_o scotland_n lord_n john_n erskine_n an._n 26._o h._n 8._o king_n charles_n the_o nine_o of_o france_n jaques_n lord_n remboilliet_n an._n 8._o eliz._n king_n frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n peregrine_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o ersby_n an._n 24._o eliz._n king_n henry_n the_o four_o of_o france_n sire_n de_fw-fr chastes_n vice-admiral_n of_o france_n an._n 42._o eliz._n king_n christian_n the_o four_o king_n of_o denmark_n henry_n ramell_n hereditary_a lord_n of_o wosterwitz_n and_o beckeskaw_n an._n 3._o jac._n r._n king_n gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n thomas_n wentworth_n earl_n of_o cleveland_n an._n 4._o car._n 1._o king_n charles_n king_n of_o sweden_n charles_n howard_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n an._n 23._o car._n 2._o arch_a
duke_n ferdinand_n archduke_n of_o austria_n george_n de_fw-fr halwyn_n baron_n of_o gomyns_n an._n 16._o h._n 8._o duke_n peter_n duke_n of_o conimbero_n john_n lord_n typtost_fw-fr an._n 6._o h._n 6._o duke_n guido_n vbaldus_n duke_n of_o urbin_n sir_n balthasar_z the_o castilian_a knight_n an._n 22._o h._n 7._o duke_n emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n johan_n thomas_n langust_n des_fw-fr contes_n de_fw-fr stropiane_n an._n 1._o &_o 2._o ph._n &_o mar._n duke_n adolph_n duke_n of_o holstein_n walter_n devereux_n viscount_n hereford_n an._n 3._o eliz._n duke_n henry_n prince_n of_o orange_n dudley_n carleton_n viscount_n dorchester_n an._n 4._o car._n 1._o duke_n john_n george_n duke_n of_o saxony_n heneage_n finch_n earl_n of_o winchelsey_n an._n 23._o car._n 2._o earl_n anne_n montmorency_n earl_n of_o beaumond_n sir_n amye_n de_fw-fr courteney_n knight_n sire_n de_fw-fr villert_n an._n 25._o h._n 8._o earl_n philip_n chabot_n earl_n of_o newblank_o sir_n james_n deschateners_n knight_n sire_n de_fw-fr beaulion_n an._n 25._o h._n 8._o three_o it_o be_v provide_v ibid._n that_o he_o be_v a_o knight_n and_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o reproach_n and_o if_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o he_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n the_o sovereign_n be_v to_o bestow_v that_o honour_n before_o he_o be_v allow_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o deputative_a power_n for_o none_o but_o 20._o knight_n be_v capable_a of_o this_o honour_n or_o 159._o permit_v to_o bear_v the_o ensign_n of_o so_o great_a a_o order_n hereupon_o the_o lord_n willoughby_n of_o ersbie_n proctor_n for_o frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o sir_n philip_n sidney_n for_o john_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n be_v 30._o both_o knight_v by_o the_o sovereign_n at_o windesor_n castle_n the_o morning_n before_o they_o proceed_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o their_o principal_n stall_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o reason_n why_o this_o particular_a be_v not_o strict_o stand_v upon_o though_o move_v in_o the_o case_n and_o it_o be_v the_o single_a case_n of_o 1st_a henry_n ramell_n deputy_n for_o christian_a the_o four_o king_n of_o denmark_n an_z 3._o jac._n r._n for_o it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o knight_n certain_a person_n be_v send_v from_o the_o sovereign_a to_o signify_v his_o pleasure_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v advance_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n before_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o ensign_n of_o the_o order_n in_o his_o king_n behalf_n to_o which_o he_o make_v answer_v 1st_a that_o he_o appear_v here_o not_o in_o his_o own_o but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o that_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o honour_n be_v unusual_a in_o his_o own_o country_n be_v bear_v in_o pomerania_n and_o therefore_o humble_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v be_v excuse_v for_o receive_v the_o honour_n upon_o which_o answer_n the_o sovereign_n be_v please_v to_o ibid._n dispense_v with_o he_o and_o forthwith_o the_o say_a deputy_n but_o no_o knight_n ibid._n receive_v the_o ornament_n of_o the_o order_n and_o be_v admit_v to_o take_v the_o stall_n assign_v to_o the_o say_a king_n his_o principal_n sect_n iii_o his_o letter_n of_o procuration_n the_o authority_n wherewith_o a_o elect-stranger_n invest_v his_o proxy_n be_v chief_o deduceable_a from_o the_o word_n in_o his_o letter_n of_o procuration_n or_o deputation_n which_o ought_v to_o pass_v under_o the_o hand_n and_o seal_n of_o his_o principal_n and_o do_v general_o contain_v these_o particular_n first_o cxxiii_o he_o premise_v the_o sovereign_n election_n of_o he_o into_o the_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o his_o receipt_n of_o the_o habit_n and_o ensign_n thereof_o then_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o obligation_n which_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o order_n put_v upon_o he_o for_o send_v a_o proxy_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o stall_n in_o regard_n the_o dignity_n whereunto_o he_o be_v advance_v in_o his_o own_o country_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o repair_v personal_o to_o windesor_n and_o be_v not_o only_o desirous_a that_o the_o election_n and_o investiture_n shall_v obtain_v its_o due_a effect_n but_o to_o fulfil_v as_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v the_o injunction_n of_o the_o statute_n in_o what_o concern_v the_o assume_v of_o his_o stall_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n appoint_v he_o therefore_o ordain_v authorise_v and_o depute_v a_o person_n fit_o qualify_v name_v in_o the_o deputation_n his_o sufficient_a proctor_n and_o special_a deputy_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o castle_n of_o windesor_n on_o his_o behalf_n and_o in_o his_o name_n at_o the_o next_o solemnity_n that_o shall_v be_v hold_v there_o to_o supply_v his_o room_n and_o receive_v possession_n of_o the_o stall_n assign_v he_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a form_n and_o to_o perform_v in_o all_o respect_v those_o ceremony_n and_o thing_n in_o his_o behalf_n due_a and_o accustom_a or_o shall_v appear_v to_o belong_v any_o way_n to_o the_o splendour_n or_o ornament_n of_o the_o order_n as_o also_o to_o take_v the_o accustom_a oath_n with_o those_o qualification_n and_o in_o that_o form_n as_o have_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v agree_v upon_o and_o further_o to_o fulfil_v all_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v think_v necessary_a to_o be_v perform_v on_o this_o occasion_n or_o whatsoever_o thing_n may_v require_v a_o more_o special_a command_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o procuration_n and_o as_o full_o as_o the_o stranger_n shall_v be_v oblige_v unto_o and_o will_v do_v if_o he_o be_v there_o present_a in_o his_o own_o person_n last_o there_o be_v usual_o add_v a_o clause_n of_o ratification_n and_o confirmation_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o proctor_n shall_v say_v or_o do_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o solemnity_n of_o installation_n sect_n iv._o of_o the_o proctor_n reception_n soon_o after_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o proxy_n and_o that_o the_o sovereign_n 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the_o tower-wharf_n where_o all_o take_a horse_n they_o conduct_v he_o to_o his_o lodging_n near_o st._n cl._n mary_n hospital_n without_o bishopsgate_n within_o which_o place_n lie_v the_o ambassador_n leaguer_n of_o france_n sect_n v._o the_o preparation_n for_o installation_n the_o preparation_n for_o the_o installation_n of_o a_o stranger_n by_o proxy_n be_v the_o same_o as_o for_o the_o proxy_n of_o a_o knight-subject_a and_o mention_v as_o before_o namely_o the_o 1._o commission_n for_o installation_n 2._o letter_n of_o notice_n to_o the_o commissioner_n 3._o warrant_n for_o removal_n of_o stall_n 4._o for_o the_o stranger_n achievement_n and_o 5._o some_o other_o particular_n of_o less_o note_n all_o which_o be_v to_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o chancellor_n of_o the_o order_n under_o the_o sovereign_n sign_n manual_n to_o which_o the_o signet_n of_o the_o order_n be_v to_o be_v affix_v installation_n the_o form_n of_o the_o commission_n be_v
2._o the_o proxy_n be_v prohibit_v for_o cit_fw-la sit_v in_o their_o stall_n during_o the_o time_n of_o divine_a service_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_n direct_v to_o stand_v before_o they_o in_o the_o uppermost_a row_n of_o stall_n â—4_n uncover_v hold_v their_o mantle_n on_o their_o right_a arm_n until_o it_o be_v end_v and_o thus_o this_o great_a ceremony_n of_o installation_n with_o all_o its_o circumstance_n be_v finish_v the_o two_o knight_n between_o who_o the_o proxy_n proceed_v to_o installation_n descend_v into_o the_o choir_n and_o stand_v before_o their_o own_o stall_n and_o after_o a_o while_o ascend_v up_o into_o they_o with_o usual_a reverence_n but_o the_o senior_a commissioner_n first_o and_o then_o begin_v the_o celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n sect_n xii_o the_o proctor_n offer_v the_o proctor_n have_v now_o receive_v the_o possession_n of_o his_o principal_n be_v stall_n perform_v his_o part_n in_o all_o the_o follow_a ceremony_n while_o he_o stay_v in_o the_o 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personal_a installation_n the_o poxie_n ought_v to_o remain_v in_o his_o master_n stall_n until_o his_o next_o junior_a knight_n have_v leave_v his_o stall_n and_o then_o be_v he_o to_o descend_v after_o he_o and_o stand_v below_o before_o his_o stall_n until_o his_o turn_n come_v to_o join_v himself_o again_o to_o the_o proceed_v and_o so_o to_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o choir_n where_o note_n that_o sometime_o the_o proctor_n have_v be_v receive_v at_o his_o come_n down_o from_o his_o lord_n stall_v by_o the_o two_o knights-commissioner_n who_o install_v he_o for_o so_o be_v the_o 31._o proctor_n of_o frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o of_o john_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n between_o 31._o who_o they_o also_o proceed_v to_o the_o chapterhouse_n door_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v conduct_v to_o the_o choir_n but_o rather_o the_o proctor_n ought_v in_o this_o his_o return_n to_o take_v the_o place_n of_o his_o principal_n as_o he_o do_v at_o the_o offer_v and_o which_o in_o truth_n be_v his_o right_n as_o we_o find_v it_o allow_v to_o the_o proctor_n of_o francis_n the_o first_o of_o france_n who_o go_v coton_n behind_o alone_o in_o his_o principal_n be_v place_n and_o follow_v the_o knights-commissioner_n from_o the_o choir_n to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o lodge_v in_o like_a manner_n viscount_n hereford_n proxy_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o holstien_n a_o 3._o eliz._n who_o though_o in_o his_o proceed_v to_o the_o choir_n he_o go_v before_o the_o officer_n of_o arm_n yet_o in_o his_o return_n from_o installation_n pass_v cl._n behind_o the_o knights-commissioner_n in_o the_o room_n and_o place_n of_o the_o duke_n and_o the_o ambassador_n of_o holstien_n follow_v he_o because_o the_o say_v duke_n stall_n be_v high_a than_o any_o of_o the_o commissioner_n as_o many_o be_v see_v by_o the_o follow_a scheam_n alms-knight_n cl._n officer_n of_o arms._n garter_z and_o register_n lord_n loughborough_n commissioner_n lord_n pagit_n commissioner_n the_o proctor_n the_o ambassador_n of_o holstien_n and_o sir_n henry_n pagit_n knight_n and_o other_o gentleman_n the_o like_a do_v the_o proxy_n for_o gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n and_o henry_n prince_n of_o orange_n a_o 4._o car._n 1._o who_o as_o they_o return_v from_o the_o choir_n faâ—conbridge_n hold_v the_o room_n of_o their_o principal_n among_o the_o knights-companion_n in_o the_o proceed_n so_o also_o the_o proctor_n to_o charles_n prince_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n in_o his_o cl._n return_n but_o be_v then_o command_v by_o the_o sovereign_n present_a in_o the_o proceed_v to_o 8â—_n put_v on_o his_o hat_n which_o he_o have_v keep_v off_o in_o all_o the_o precede_a part_n of_o the_o ceremony_n as_o the_o proctor_n pass_v along_o by_o the_o chapterhouse_n door_n he_o have_v usual_o heretofore_o deliver_v up_o his_o mantle_n there_o and_o so_o be_v it_o direct_v in_o the_o 316._o black-book_n of_o the_o order_n as_o do_v the_o proctor_n to_o the_o 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one_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o winâ—helsey's_n gentleman_n sect_n xiii_o the_o dinner_n when_o the_o installation_n have_v pass_v in_o the_o morning_n there_o have_v usual_o be_v prepare_v a_o great_a dinner_n at_o the_o sovereign_n charge_n we_o shall_v need_v here_o only_o to_o mention_v such_o particular_n as_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o proxy_n of_o a_o stranger_n or_o different_a from_o the_o instance_n set_v down_o in_o our_o discourse_n of_o this_o particular_a in_o the_o 10._o personal_a installation_n of_o a_o knight-companion_n and_o first_o 316._o before_o dinner_n if_o the_o installation_n pass_v by_o commissioner_n the_o proxy_n represent_v the_o state_n of_o his_o principal_n shall_v wash_v alone_o he_o shall_v sit_v at_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o the_o table_n and_o alone_o and_o shall_v be_v serve_v alone_o but_o the_o other_o knights-commissioner_n shall_v sit_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n thus_o be_v it_o observe_v at_o the_o installation_n of_o b_o ferdinand_n 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thus_o be_v it_o note_v of_o gen_n william_n lord_n howard_n 1._o &_o 2._o phil._n &_o mar._n which_o have_v do_v the_o 61._o commissioner_n or_o assistant_n or_o knights-companion_n forthwith_o joint_o embrace_v he_o with_o much_o joy_n as_o their_o fellow_n and_o companion_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o installation_n and_o set_v he_o down_o in_o his_o assign_a stall_n thereto_o add_v their_o wish_n for_o his_o happiness_n and_o honour_n with_o the_o like_a 19_o courteous_a and_o civil_a expression_n and_o congratulation_n we_o find_v this_o ceremony_n be_v close_v to_o the_o lord_n russel_n a_o 31._o h._n 8._o which_o he_o answer_v with_o equal_a respect_n give_v moreover_o to_o the_o knight_n who_o install_v he_o great_a thanks_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o assistance_n and_o to_o the_o marquis_n dorset_n and_o other_o install_v a_o 1._o e._n 6._o the_o commissioner_n for_o that_o ceremony_n add_v this_o vote_n 87._o that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o much_o honour_n and_o after_o such_o like_a complimental_a respect_n have_v past_a the_o commissioner_n or_o knights-assistant_n or_o knights-companion_n take_v their_o stall_n but_o we_o have_v a_o notable_a instance_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o ceremony_n at_o the_o installation_n of_o philip_n king_n of_o castille_n a_o 22._o h._n 7._o where_o the_o sovereign_n himself_o 184_o solemn_o introduce_v he_o into_o his_o stall_n be_v the_o 29â—_n next_o unto_o his_o own_o and_o 29â—_n therein_o place_v he_o at_o which_o action_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o form_n of_o word_n pronounce_v relate_v to_o the_o elect-knight_n session_n and_o act_n of_o installation_n no_o less_o than_o at_o his_o investiture_n though_o we_o be_v not_o so_o happy_a as_o to_o know_v they_o the_o relator_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o order_n of_o this_o great_a ceremony_n have_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o word_n add_v a_o etc._n etc._n and_o leave_v a_o blank_a for_o they_o but_o with_o this_o short_a note_n at_o the_o instant_n of_o installation_n 295._o the_o sovereign_n say_v these_o word_n don_n â—ils_v etc._n etc._n sect_n viii_o the_o order_n observe_v when_o two_o or_o more_o knight_n be_v install_v in_o one_o day_n when_o there_o be_v two_o or_o more_o elect-knight_n appoint_v to_o receive_v the_o honour_n of_o installation_n at_o one_o solemnity_n and_o that_o the_o ceremony_n be_v perform_v by_o two_o commissioner_n or_o two_o knights-assistant_n then_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v finish_v all_o the_o ceremony_n of_o investiture_n and_o installation_n due_a to_o the_o senior_a of_o they_o they_o leave_v he_o so_o possess_v of_o his_o stall_n and_o forthwith_o a._n return_v to_o the_o chapterhouse_n the_o proceed_v of_o alms-knight_n officer_n of_o arm_n and_o the_o inferior_a officer_n of_o the_o order_n after_o their_o usual_a reverence_n make_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o choir_n pass_v forth_o before_o they_o to_o the_o chapterhouse_n and_o thence_o they_o conduct_v the_o next_o 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install_v they_o in_o their_o proper_a stall_n and_o thus_o be_v it_o note_v of_o the_o two_o assistant_n at_o the_o installation_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o other_o an_z 1._o e._n 6._o who_o 80._o after_o they_o have_v invest_v and_o install_v the_o say_a earl_n 80._o proceed_v back_o to_o the_o chapterhouse_n for_o the_o lord_n la_fw-fr ware_n and_o he_o be_v install_v they_o 80._o return_v again_o for_o the_o lord_n cobham_n and_o last_o for_o 80._o sir_n william_n herbert_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o the_o commissioner_n have_v give_v the_o proctor_n to_o emmanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n possession_n of_o his_o principal_n seat_n a_o 1._o &_o 2._o ph._n &_o mar._n they_o v._n proceed_v back_o for_o william_n lord_n howard_n and_o conduct_v he_o to_o his_o installation_n thus_o do_v the_o commissioner_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o 29._o penbroke_a a_o 16._o eliz._n when_o they_o have_v first_o install_v the_o earl_n of_o derby_n and_o by_o the_o 206._o earl_n of_o cumberland_n after_o the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n have_v be_v install_v when_o the_o sovereign_n have_v nominate_v three_o commissioner_n to_o his_o service_n in_o such_o case_n they_o have_v return_v 34._o altogether_o to_o fetch_v in_o the_o other_o knight_n after_o the_o ceremony_n of_o installation_n be_v perform_v to_o the_o senior_a elect-knight_n single_o that_o be_v to_o be_v install_v and_o alternate_o change_v their_o place_n in_o the_o proceed_v to_o the_o several_a installation_n one_o of_o they_o always_o go_v single_a and_o foremost_a a_o instance_n whereof_o we_o have_v at_o the_o installation_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n and_o ormond_n and_o sir_n christopher_n hatton_n a_o 30._o eliz._n where_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n have_v be_v first_o conduct_v to_o his_o installation_n between_o the_o lord_n hunsdon_n and_o earl_n of_o worcester_n the_o lord_n 110._o grey_n the_o three_o commissioner_n go_v single_a next_o before_o they_o than_o all_o three_o commissioner_n return_v to_o fetch_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n who_o proceed_v into_o the_o choir_n between_o the_o lord_n hunsdon_n and_o lord_n grey_n the_o earl_n of_o 111._o worcester_n go_v alone_o immediate_o before_o they_o and_o his_o installation_n be_v likewise_o dispatch_v sir_n christopher_n hatton_n be_v conduct_v to_o his_o stall_n between_o the_o earl_n of_o worcester_n and_o the_o lord_n grey_n the_o 111._o lord_n hunsdon_n in_o this_o proceed_n go_v next_o before_o they_o if_o the_o lieutenant_n have_v four_o assistant_n appoint_v he_o which_o be_v necessary_a when_o there_o be_v many_o knight_n to_o be_v install_v the_o order_n of_o their_o installation_n have_v be_v as_o follow_v first_o two_o of_o the_o senior_a knights-assistant_n conduct_v the_o senior_a elect-knight_n to_o his_o installation_n next_o the_o two_o other_o assistant_n proceed_v with_o the_o second_o elect-knight_n and_o install_v he_o then_o again_o the_o two_o senior_a knights-assistant_n introduce_v the_o 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