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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 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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 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his_o duty_n in_o particular_a be_v dispersedly_z set_v down_o in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n under_o such_o head_n to_o which_o it_o proper_o relate_v sect_n v._o institution_n of_o the_o black_a rod_n office_n his_o oath_n habit_n ensign_n badge_n privilege_n and_o pension_n institution_n this_o officer_n be_v institute_v by_o the_o founder_n of_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n but_o whether_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o order_n do_v not_o yet_o appear_v howbeit_o within_o a_o few_o year_n after_o viz._n the_o 13._o of_o april_n in_o the_o 35._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o grant_v to_o 5._o william_n whitehorse_n esq_n for_o life_n officium_fw-la hostiarii_fw-la capellae_fw-la regis_fw-la infra_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-fr windesore_n with_o a_o fee_n of_o twelve_o penny_n a_o day_n out_o of_o his_o exchequer_n an._n 3._o h._n 4._o this_o office_n be_v call_v 21._o officium_fw-la virgarii_fw-la comitiuâ—_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr garter_n infra_fw-la castrum_n regis_fw-la de_fw-fr windesore_n and_o under_o that_o title_n be_v then_o grant_v to_o thomas_n sye_n with_o the_o fee_n and_o profit_n thereunto_o belong_v in_o the_o patent_n grant_v to_o his_o successor_n john_n athilbrigg_n a_o 1._o h._n 5._o we_o observe_v it_o call_v 18._o officium_fw-la virgarii_fw-la sive_fw-la ostiarii_fw-la etc._n etc._n afterward_o it_o have_v this_o title_n 46._o officium_fw-la virgae-baiuli_a coram_fw-la rege_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la georgii_n infra_fw-la castrum_n regis_fw-la de_fw-fr windesore_n and_o ever_o since_o it_o have_v pass_v in_o patent_n by_o the_o name_n of_o virgae-baiulus_a virgarius_fw-la or_o nigri-virgife_a but_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o his_o office_n he_o have_v give_v to_o he_o the_o title_n of_o 5._o hostiarius_fw-la and_o these_o qualification_n put_v upon_o he_o 5._o that_o he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n of_o blood_n and_o arm_n bear_v within_o the_o sovereign_n dominion_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o knight_n at_o his_o entrance_n upon_o the_o office_n he_o ought_v then_o to_o be_v knight_v as_o garter_n be_v declare_v the_o principal_a officer_n of_o arm_n so_o be_v the_o black_a rod_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o order_n appoint_v the_o chief_a usher_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o as_o he_o be_v so_o and_o frequent_o call_v gentleman_n usher_n of_o the_o black_a rod_n so_o we_o shall_v wave_v as_o we_o do_v in_o the_o account_n of_o garter_n office_n all_o thing_n appertain_v to_o his_o employment_n other_o than_o what_o direct_o relate_v to_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n in_o a_o chapter_n hold_v at_o whitehall_n the_o 13._o of_o february_n a_o 6._o car._n 1._o it_o be_v decree_v 71_o that_o the_o office_n of_o black_a rod_n shall_v from_o thenceforth_o successive_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o same_o shall_v become_v void_a james_n maxwell_n esquire_n then_o enjoy_v the_o office_n be_v annex_v to_o some_o one_o of_o the_o gentleman_n usher_v daily-waiter_n who_o the_o sovereign_n shall_v appoint_v this_o be_v obtain_v upon_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o gentleman_n usher_v daily-waiter_n second_v by_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n the_o earl_n marshal_n and_o divers_z other_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n as_o appear_v from_o another_o petition_n of_o they_o present_v to_o the_o sovereign_n in_o chapter_n hold_v at_o oxford_n the_o 63._o 17._o of_o jan._n a_o 20._o car._n 1._o but_o it_o seem_v some_o year_n after_o this_o decree_n past_a viz._n a_o 1642._o the_o lord_n lenerick_n secretary_n for_o scotland_n have_v on_o mr._n maxwell_n behalf_n obtain_v the_o sovereign_n hand_n to_o a_o warrant_n for_o pass_a ibid._n letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n for_o two_o life_n his_o own_o and_o mr._n thayne_n and_o the_o long_a liver_n of_o they_o whereby_o the_o sovereign_n intention_n signify_v in_o the_o foresay_a decree_n to_o the_o gentleman-usher_n be_v frustrate_a of_o which_o they_o complain_v in_o this_o last_o mention_v chapter_n the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n then_o present_a in_o regard_n this_o late_a grant_n be_v not_o only_o repugnant_a to_o the_o precede_a decree_n and_o the_o great_a seal_n surreptitious_o gain_v but_o aught_o to_o have_v pass_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o order_n to_o be_v make_v authentical_a according_a to_o a_o decree_n make_v a_o 20._o car._n 1._o ordered_n ibid._n that_o peter_n newton_n esquire_n shall_v be_v present_o swear_v into_o this_o office_n which_o be_v then_o do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n nevertheless_o short_o after_o the_o present_a sovereign_n happy_a return_n viz._n 23._o 14._o jan._n 1660._o the_o say_v peter_n newton_n be_v decease_v the_o gentlemen-vshers_a daily-waiter_n petition_v the_o sovereign_n in_o chapter_n for_o the_o void_a place_n which_o be_v read_v the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n order_v that_o the_o petition_n shall_v be_v show_v to_o mr._n thaine_z and_o he_o to_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n what_o cause_n he_o can_v allege_v why_o
institution_n we_o observe_v from_o its_o insertion_n into_o the_o 19_o follow_a body_n of_o statute_n to_o have_v be_v sufficient_o confirm_v nor_o have_v it_o since_o receive_v alteration_n howbeit_o some_o enlargement_n and_o explanation_n be_v give_v thereunto_o in_o the_o 14._o 21._o year_n of_o king_n james_n at_o a_o chapter_n hold_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n viz._n the_o 14._o 24._o of_o april_n at_o windesor_n where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n among_o other_o thing_n then_o also_o establish_v it_o be_v thus_o decree_v 14._o that_o the_o sovereign_n be_v advertise_v of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o knight-companion_n of_o the_o order_n the_o knights-companion_n remain_v at_o the_o court_n shall_v move_v he_o to_o declare_v his_o pleasure_n whether_o he_o will_v that_o letter_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o all_o the_o knights-companion_n within_o the_o realm_n to_o attend_v his_o person_n for_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o new_a knight_n at_o a_o day_n by_o the_o say_a 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statute_n after_o certificate_n of_o death_n viz._n six_o week_n within_o the_o compass_n whereof_o a_o new_a election_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o where_o a_o chapter_n for_o election_n can_v not_o convenient_o be_v hold_v within_o that_o limit_a time_n it_o be_v enough_o if_o the_o sovereign_n declare_v as_o he_o do_v in_o that_o summon_v send_v after_o sir_n robert_n d'umfrevils_n death_n and_o enter_v in_o the_o black_a book_n 82._o that_o be_v then_o involve_v in_o other_o business_n he_o can_v not_o well_o attend_v this_o affair_n and_o therefore_o defer_v the_o time_n for_o election_n unto_o the_o eve_n of_o st._n george_n next_o follow_v so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o decree_n a_fw-mi 21._o of_o king_n james_n be_v but_o declaratory_a of_o a_o old_a and_o practise_a custom_n but_o of_o late_a time_n this_o formal_a way_n of_o summons_n by_o letter_n to_o knights-companion_n attend_v at_o the_o court_n have_v be_v leave_v off_o yet_o continue_v to_o such_o as_o be_v 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his_o royal_a highness_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o his_o highness_n prince_n rupert_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o their_o stall_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o order_n enjoin_v therefore_o the_o then_o sovereign_a to_o who_o the_o power_n of_o dispense_n with_o any_o of_o the_o statute_n be_v reserve_v do_v on_o the_o 17._o of_o jan._n a_o 1644._o so_o inevitable_a necessity_n require_v xv._n dispense_v with_o their_o installation_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n george_n at_o windesor_n for_o the_o present_a and_o invest_v they_o with_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o order_n among_o which_o the_o power_n of_o give_v their_o vote_n in_o chapter_n be_v one_o provide_v these_o prince_n shall_v first_o take_v the_o oath_n give_v at_o installation_n and_o afterward_o perform_v the_o accustom_a ceremony_n at_o windesor_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a after_o the_o castle_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o rebel_n and_o return_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o sovereign_n of_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n in_o compliance_n with_o this_o proviso_n they_o both_o than_o take_v the_o 66._o oath_n and_o on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o first_o feast_n of_o st._n george_n celebrate_v after_o the_o present_a sovereign_n happy_a restauration_n the_o duke_n be_v install_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o berkshire_n and_o on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o second_o feast_n be_v the_o 22._o of_o april_n a_o 15._o car._n 2._o the_o prince_n likewise_o receive_v his_o installation_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o albemarle_n and_o earl_n of_o lindsey_n sect_n ii_o the_o place_n of_o assembly_n but_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o this_o ceremoney_n of_o election_n be_v appoint_v the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v celebrate_v in_o chapter_n for_o so_o be_v the_o assembly_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n call_v wheresoever_o or_o whensoever_o hold_v on_o this_o occasion_n whether_o at_o the_o solemnity_n of_o st._n george_n feast_n which_o have_v be_v the_o ordinary_a and_o most_o usual_a time_n or_o on_o other_o certain_a day_n set_v apart_o for_o this_o affair_n by_o more_o special_a appointment_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o sovereign_n think_v fit_v in_o the_o interval_n of_o feast_n to_o elect_a any_o foreign_a prince_n or_o other_o person_n either_o stranger_n or_o subject_n he_o many_o time_n do_v it_o in_o peculiar_a chapter_n call_v to_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n and_o then_o he_o appoint_v his_o own_o both_o day_n and_o place_n have_v the_o prerogative_n to_o declare_v they_o at_o pleasure_n this_o we_o find_v have_v be_v practise_v both_o heretofore_o and_o of_o late_a time_n and_o by_o those_o few_o of_o many_o chapter_n hold_v at_o sundry_a place_n most_o convenient_a to_o the_o sovereign_n present_a occasion_n draw_v out_o and_o here_o exhibit_v will_v be_v sufficient_o manifest_a whereunto_o we_o shall_v add_v the_o name_n of_o those_o person_n of_o eminence_n who_o at_o such_o time_n and_o place_n have_v be_v elect_v place_n day_n and_o year_n knight_n elect_v 1._o sign_n of_o the_o lion_n in_o brainford_n 11._o july_n 24._o h._n 6._o albro_n de_fw-fr vasques_n dalmadea_n earl_n of_o averentia_n 1._o sign_n of_o the_o lion_n in_o brainford_n 11._o july_n 24._o h._n 6._o lord_n beauchamp_n 1._o sign_n of_o the_o lion_n in_o brainford_n 11._o july_n 24._o h._n 6._o lord_n hoo._n 2._o sovereign_n bedchamber_n at_o westminster_n 27._o nou._n 25_o h._n 6._o sir_n francis_n surreyne_a 3._o london_n within_o the_o bishop_n palace_n 8._o febr._n 39_o h._n 6._o richard_n earl_n of_o warwick_z 3._o london_n within_o the_o bishop_n palace_n 8._o febr._n 39_o h._n 6._o lord_n bonvile_n 3._o london_n within_o the_o bishop_n palace_n 8._o febr._n 39_o h._n 6._o sir_n thomas_n kyriell_n 3._o london_n within_o the_o bishop_n palace_n 8._o febr._n 39_o h._n 6._o sir_n john_n wenlock_n 4._o tower_n of_o london_n 8._o 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fol._n 6._o at_fw-fr mon_fw-fr trescher_fw-fr &_o bien_fw-fr ame_fw-fr mounseur_fw-fr jehan_n lisle_n worchipful_a sir_n i_o great_a you_o well_o desire_v to_o here_o etc._n etc._n and_o weet_v you_o that_o the_o king_n of_o his_o gracious_a lordship_n god_n yield_v he_o hase_fw-mi choose_v i_o to_o be_v onne_v of_o his_o brother_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o garty_o and_o i_o hase_fw-mi choose_v you_o to_o be_v my_o attorney_n to_o take_v my_o stalle_n in_o my_o name_n what_o time_n that_o my_o lord_n of_o bedforde_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o pray_v you_o that_o you_o will_v do_v so_o much_fw-mi for_o i_o at_o this_o time_n as_o i_o may_v do_v thing_n to_o your_o plesaunz_n in_o time_n come_v etc._n etc._n written_a before_o roone_a the_o xi_o day_n of_o november_n john_n grey_z num_fw-la xlvii_o the_o countess_n of_o bristol_n deprecatory_a letter_n exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la autogr._fw-la sir_n presume_v from_o what_o i_o have_v be_v tell_v of_o former_a time_n that_o my_o husband_n 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therein_o oblige_v very_o much_o your_o affectionate_a friend_n to_o command_v a._n bristol_n queens-street_n march_v the_o 13._o 1660._o superscribe_v for_o sir_n richard_n fanshaâ—e_n knight_n these_o dd_v num_fw-la xlviii_o the_o sovereign_n nomination_n of_o a_o proxy_n thereupon_o exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la autographo_fw-la charles_n the_o second_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o sovereign_a of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n to_o our_o trusty_a and_o well-beloved_a servant_n sir_n richard_n fanshawe_n knight_n greeting_n whereas_o we_o have_v appoint_v our_o right_a trusty_a and_o right_a well-beloved_a cousin_n george_n earl_n of_o bristol_n late_o elect_v into_o our_o say_a most_o noble_a order_n to_o be_v install_v together_o with_o other_o at_o the_o approach_a solemnisation_n of_o the_o noble_a feast_n of_o saint_n george_n in_o our_o castle_n at_o windesor_n on_o the_o 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