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john_n burley_n knight_n 81._o sir_n john_n bourchier_n knight_n 82._o sir_n thomas_n granston_n knight_n 83._o sir_n lewis_n clifford_n knight_n 84._o sir_n robert_n dunstavill_n knight_n 85._o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr namur_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o 86._o henry_n prince_n of_o wales_n after_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_v the_o five_o 87._o thomas_n of_o lancaster_n earl_n of_o albemarle_n and_o duke_n of_o clarence_n 88_o john_n earl_n of_o kendal_n and_o duke_n of_o bedford_n after_z regent_z of_o france_n 89._o humphrey_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a and_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n 90._o thomas_n beauford_n earl_n of_o dorset_n and_o after_o duke_n of_o exeter_n 91._o robert_n count_n palatine_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n after_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 92._o john_n beauford_n earl_n of_o somerset_n and_o marquess_z of_o dorset_n 93._o thomas_n fitz_n alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n 94._o edmund_z stafford_z earl_n of_o stafford_z 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
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 âanbury_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 âarl_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 dânvers_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 charles_n the_o first_o 439._o rupert_n casâmire_v count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n after_o earl_n of_o holderness_n and_o duke_n of_o cumberland_n 440._o william_n van_fw-mi nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n 441._o bernard_n de_fw-fr foix_n duke_n d'espernon_o knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o 442._o maurice_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 443._o james_n boteler_n marquis_n of_o ormond_n since_o earl_n of_o brecknock_n and_o duke_n of_o ormond_n 444._o edward_n casimire_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 445._o george_n villers_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n 446._o william_n hamilton_n duke_n of_o hamilton_n 447._o thomas_n wriothesley_n earl_n of_o southampton_n after_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n 448._o william_n cavendish_n marquis_n of_o newcastle_n since_o duke_n of_o newcastle_n 449._o james_n graham_n marquis_n of_o montross_n 450._o james_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_z 451._o george_n digby_n earl_n of_o bristol_n 452._o henry_n stewart_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n third_z son_n to_z king_n charles_n the_o first_o 453._o henry_n charles_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tremoille_n prince_n the_o tarente_n 454._o william_n henry_n van_fw-mi nassau_n prince_n of_o orange_n
of_o richard_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n confirm_v and_o deliver_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n the_o manor_n of_o bentfieldbury_n in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n knapton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n and_o chellesworth_n in_o the_o county_n of_o suffolk_n who_o thereupon_o grant_v among_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n shall_v cause_v yearly_a for_o ever_o a_o mass_n to_o be_v daily_o celebrate_v in_o this_o chapel_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n and_o of_o anne_n his_o duchess_n while_o they_o live_v and_o their_o soul_n when_o dead_a as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o benefactor_n praef_n sir_n thomas_n st._n leger_n knight_n sometime_o husband_n to_o anne_n duchess_n of_o exeter_n sister_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o found_v a_o chantry_n of_o two_o priest_n who_o in_o the_o middle_a chapel_n situate_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o church_n be_v ordain_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o 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obtain_v licence_n from_o the_o king_n that_o she_o or_o her_o executor_n may_v found_v a_o chantry_n of_o four_o chaplain_n to_o pray_v for_o her_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o her_o parent_n and_o ancestor_n and_o all_o faithful_a soul_n depart_v this_o celebration_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o a_o place_n near_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o new_a work_n of_o the_o chapel_n and_o the_o windesor_n 18._o of_o july_n anno_fw-la 13._o h._n 7._o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n grant_v that_o the_o countess_n or_o her_o executor_n shall_v erect_v such_o a_o chantry_n in_o the_o chapel_n as_o be_v before_o mention_v the_o 244._o chantry_n of_o william_n lord_n hastings_n found_v of_o one_o priest_n to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o lady_n katherine_n his_o widow_n and_o of_o edward_n lord_n hastings_n his_o son_n and_o mary_n his_o wife_n after_o their_o death_n the_o chapel_n wherein_o this_o service_n be_v celebrate_v be_v that_o on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o choir_n about_o the_o middle_n thereof_o where_o the_o body_n of_o this_o lord_n lie_v inter_v the_o ordination_n be_v date_v the_o 21._o of_o february_n anno_fw-la 18._o h._n 7._o 247._o on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o st._n george_n chapel_n stand_v a_o little_a house_n build_v for_o the_o habitation_n of_o this_o chantry_n priest_n have_v over_o the_o door_n cut_v in_o stone_n the_o lord_n hastings_n arm_n surround_v with_o a_o garter_n b._n charles_n somerset_z lord_n herbert_z create_v afterward_o earl_n of_o worcester_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o south_n chappel_n dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n at_o the_o west_n end_n of_o the_o church_n where_o he_o ordain_v a_o secular_a priest_n to_o say_v mass_n every_o day_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o and_o his_o first_o wife_n elizabeth_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n herbert_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n lord_n herbert_n of_o gower_n who_o also_o lie_v there_o inter_v 237._o adjoin_v to_o the_o house_n build_v for_o the_o lord_n hastings_n chantry_n priest_n be_v another_o like_a building_n erect_v for_o this_o chantry_n priest_n and_o over_o the_o door_n thereof_o now_o to_o be_v see_v be_v the_o founder_n arm_n within_o a_o garter_n cut_v also_o upon_o stone_n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o chantry_n be_v date_v the_o 30._o of_o july_n anno_fw-la 21._o h._n 7._o to_o these_o we_o shall_v add_v the_o pious_a foundation_n of_o the_o house_n call_v the_o 262._o new_a commons_o erect_v over_o against_o the_o north_n door_n of_o the_o body_n of_o st._n george_n chapel_n by_o james_n denton_n one_o of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o college_n sometime_o dean_n of_o lichfield_n anno_o 11._o h._n 8._o for_o the_o lodging_n and_o diet_v such_o of_o the_o chantry_n priest_n choristers_z and_o stipendiary_a priest_n who_o have_v no_o certain_a place_n within_o the_o college_n where_o to_o hold_v commons_o in_o but_o be_v constrain_v daily_o to_o eat_v their_o meal_n in_o sundry_a house_n of_o 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and_o thus_o be_v it_o do_v by_o the_o commissioner_n at_o the_o installation_n of_o the_o autogr._fw-la earl_n of_o rutland_n and_o lord_n cobham_n a_o 26._o eliz._n and_o of_o the_o 206._o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o cumberland_n a_o 34._o of_o the_o same_o queen_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n at_o all_o installation_n solemnize_v since_o elizabeth_n reign_n where_o the_o sovereign_n have_v vouchsafe_v his_o presence_n the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o return_v to_o the_o chapterhouse_n for_o the_o collar_n be_v lay_v aside_o the_o knights-companion_n who_o lead_v the_o elect-knight_n to_o their_o stall_n do_v there_o invest_v they_o with_o the_o collar_n also_o as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o b._n earl_n of_o rutland_n sir_n george_n villars_n and_o viscount_n lisle_n a_o 14._o jac._n r._n who_o be_v come_v to_o their_o several_a stall_n be_v first_o invest_v with_o their_o mantle_n next_o their_o hood_n and_o after_o that_o their_o b._n collar_n in_o like_a manner_n do_v the_o scaccaâi_fw-la earl_n of_o dorset_n and_o holland_n invest_v the_o earl_n of_o suââolk_n with_o the_o collar_n in_o his_o stall_n a_o 4._o car._n 1._o and_o thus_o have_v it_o be_v observe_v at_o all_o installation_n since_o where_o the_o sovereign_n have_v be_v present_a at_o the_o solemnity_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o ceremony_n of_o investiture_n statute_n with_o the_o mantle_n hood_n and_o collar_n be_v finish_v the_o commissioner_n or_o knights-assistant_n or_o knights-companion_n take_v the_o ms._n book_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o order_n and_o deliver_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o new_a invest_v knight_n thus_o this_o part_n of_o the_o ceremony_n be_v observe_v to_o the_o 206._o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o cumberland_n after_o their_o investiture_n a_fw-fr 34._o eliz._n and_o to_o the_o b._n earl_n of_o rutland_n sir_n george_n villars_n and_o viscount_n lysle_n a_o 14._o jac._n r._n and_o so_o general_o to_o all_o elect-knight_n since_o this_o book_n the_o knight_n be_v to_o keep_v
safe_a in_o his_o own_o custody_n both_o for_o instruction_n and_o direction_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o law_n and_o ceremony_n of_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n therein_o contain_v after_o this_o they_o also_o give_v unto_o he_o the_o black_a velvet_n cap_n adorn_v with_o plume_n of_o white_a feather_n and_o this_o in_o particular_a be_v note_v to_o be_v the_o last_o among_o the_o ceremony_n perform_v at_o the_o installation_n of_o the_o present_a 146._o sovereign_n all_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o full_a investiture_n be_v end_v stall_n there_o only_o remain_v to_o complete_a this_o great_a ceremony_n the_o installation_n itself_o which_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o follow_a manner_n the_o new_a invest_v knight_n stand_v before_o his_o stall_n and_o turn_v himself_o towards_o the_o high_a altar_n first_o make_v a_o humble_a reverence_n thitherward_o and_o after_o a_o like_a obeisance_n towards_o the_o sovereign_n or_o in_o his_o absence_n towards_o his_o stall_n 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 âils_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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