bartholomew_n burghersh_n le_fw-fr fitz_fw-fr so_o also_o 2._o a_o 23._o e._n 3._o two_o year_n after_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n be_v make_v admiral_n he_o 4._o go_v to_o sea_n in_o the_o fleet_n afterward_o he_o go_v with_o the_o 8._o prince_n of_o wales_n into_o gascoigne_n and_o 4._o a_o 32._o e._n 3._o into_o bretagne_n these_o be_v the_o expedition_n this_o noble_a knight_n make_v which_o sufficient_o denote_v his_o be_v continual_o employ_v abroad_o in_o the_o king_n service_n he_o die_v 21._o 28._o of_o june_n a_o 49._o e._n 3._o leave_v edward_n pave_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n sect_n iv._o a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o successor_n with_o scutcheon_n of_o their_o arms._n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o as_o the_o stall_n become_v void_a 27._o richard_n of_o bourdeaux_n afterward_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_n the_o second_o 28._o lyonel_n of_o antwerp_n earl_n of_o ulster_n and_o duke_n of_o 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lord_n basset_z of_o drayton_n 46._o sir_n walter_n manny_n bannert_n 47._o sir_n william_n fitz_n waren_fw-ge knight_n 48._o sir_n thomas_n vfford_n knight_n 49._o sir_n thomas_n felton_n knight_n 50._o sir_n franc_n van_n hall_n knight_n 51._o sir_n fulk_n fitz_n waren_fw-ge knight_n 52._o sir_n allan_n boxhull_n knight_n 53._o sir_n richard_n pemburge_n knight_n 54._o sir_n thomas_n vtreight_o knight_n 55._o sir_n thomas_n banester_n knight_n 56._o sir_n richard_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vache_n knight_n 57_o sir_n guy_n de_fw-fr bryan_n knight_n knight_n elect_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o 58._o thomas_n of_o woodstock_n earl_n of_o buckingham_n after_z duke_z of_o gloucester_z 59_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n earl_n of_o derby_n afterward_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o name_v the_o four_o 60._o william_n duke_n of_o gelderland_n 61._o william_n of_o bavaris_n earl_n of_o ostrevant_n after_o earl_n of_o holland_n henault_n and_o zealand_n 62._o thomas_n 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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 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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 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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 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be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o come_n he_o at_o some_o convenient_a time_n â—l_o give_v he_o audience_n after_o which_o a_o day_n for_o installation_n be_v assign_v where_o the_o sovereign_n or_o his_o lieutenant_n be_v present_a the_o sovereign_a nominate_v some_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n his_o commissioner_n to_o perform_v the_o ceremony_n heretofore_o the_o sovereign_n have_v cause_v the_o proctor_n to_o be_v receive_v with_o very_o great_a state_n for_o so_o be_v b._n sir_n balthasar_n castilian_n send_v hither_o from_o the_o duke_n of_o urbin_n a_o 22._o h._n 7._o who_o sir_n b._n thomas_n brandon_n with_o a_o goodly_a company_n of_o his_o own_o servant_n well_o horse_v meet_v at_o the_o sea_n side_n and_o thence_o continual_o keep_v company_n with_o he_o till_o they_o come_v near_o deptsord_n in_o kent_n where_o by_o the_o sovereign_n command_n he_o be_v meet_v by_o sir_n b._n thomas_n dokara_n lord_n of_o st._n johns_n and_o sir_n thomas_n wriothesley_n 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founder_n for_o the_o commencement_n of_o the_o anniversary_n of_o this_o grand_a feast_n so_o to_o make_v the_o time_n yet_o more_o certain_a the_o statute_n express_v the_o exact_a hour_n of_o meeting_n for_o begin_v the_o solemnity_n to_o be_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o tierce_n which_o in_o many_o other_o place_n be_v call_v g._n hora_n tertiarum_fw-la but_o this_o seem_v not_o sufficient_a to_o express_v clear_a enough_o the_o meaning_n of_o a_o law_n wherein_o the_o punishment_n for_o late_a come_n be_v enjoin_v and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o which_o the_o penalty_n may_v be_v levy_v and_o therefore_o in_o a_o chapter_n hold_v at_o windesor_n upon_o the_o 142._o 10._o day_n of_o may_n a_o 17._o e._n 4._o a_o scruple_n be_v raise_v among_o the_o knights-companion_n then_o assemble_v concern_v the_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n 142._o hora_n tertiarum_fw-la the_o day_n before_o the_o feast_n whether_o it_o be_v intend_v at_o three_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n or_o at_o 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do_v not_o very_o punctual_o determine_v the_o course_n of_o these_o hour_n yet_o it_o may_v well_o enough_o be_v imply_v that_o since_o their_o matin_n be_v perform_v about_o break_n of_o day_n and_o their_o prime_n by_o consequence_n at_o 6_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o hour_n of_o tierce_n be_v most_o probable_o 9_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o so_o the_o rest_n at_o 3_o hour_n distance_n one_o after_o the_o other_o and_o this_o determination_n be_v clear_o confirm_v by_o my_o late_a worthy_a friend_n mr._n somner_n in_o his_o saxon_a dictionary_n from_o a_o old_a kyppiole_n saxon_a author_n who_o word_n he_o have_v cite_v in_o that_o language_n thus_o render_v sacram_fw-la horam_fw-la diei_fw-la veterum_fw-la tertiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la autem_fw-la nonam_fw-la ante_fw-la meridiem_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la cum_fw-la clero_fw-la sestiva_fw-la celebrant_a bilaritate_fw-la the_o archbishop_n with_o the_o clergy_n celebrate_v with_o feast_v and_o mirth_n the_o 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first_o in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n brandon_n 72._o this_o fowl_n long_o es_a her_o matyn_n well_o right_a though_o it_o be_v time_n and_o of_o the_o sauter_n sede_fw-la vers_fw-la and_o seithe_a also_o prime_a and_o undarne_v seithe_a and_o midday_n and_o afterward_o seith_n non_fw-la and_o each_o tide_n of_o the_o day_n long_o as_o cristeneman_n school_v don_n of_o the_o three_o six_z and_o nine_o hour_n 10._o tertullian_n take_v notice_n as_o the_o most_o remarkable_a in_o humane_a affair_n for_o the_o division_n of_o the_o day_n the_o distinction_n of_o business_n and_o more_o peculiarly_a to_o be_v solemnize_v by_o prayer_n and_o divine_a service_n but_o especial_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o 909._o hora_n tertia_fw-la be_v by_o pre-eminence_n call_v the_o golden_a hour_n and_o in_o the_o canon_n law_n 65._o hora_n sacra_fw-la doubtless_o as_o be_v most_o peculiar_o dedicate_v to_o some_o celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o foresay_a declare_v 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large_o in_o the_o follow_a 3_o chapter_n sect_n iv._o certificate_n of_o acceptation_n after_o that_o the_o sovereign_n letter_n signify_v election_n have_v be_v deliver_v by_o the_o ambassador_n and_o the_o elect-stranger_n do_v ready_o accept_v the_o order_n and_o thereupon_o be_v desirous_a to_o have_v it_o confirm_v to_o he_o he_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o statute_n to_o return_v to_o the_o sovereign_a a_o 21._o certificate_n of_o such_o his_o acceptance_n and_o desire_v of_o ratification_n and_o we_o observe_v that_o before_o this_o additional_a clause_n make_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o this_o ceremonious_a course_n have_v be_v of_o ancient_a time_n practise_v and_o both_o expect_v from_o and_o observe_v by_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n who_o have_v be_v defunct_a elect_v a_o 6._o h._n 5._o be_v a_o 8._o of_o the_o same_o king_n take_v notice_n of_o for_o 61._o not_o return_v before_o that_o time_n a_o answer_n whether_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o 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in_o the_o say_a choice_n and_o therefore_o cordial_o wish_v that_o it_o may_v attain_v its_o due_a effect_n in_o succeed_a time_n it_o be_v think_v necessary_a in_o case_n where_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o order_n be_v send_v over_o to_o a_o stranger_n together_o with_o the_o sovereign_n letter_n signify_v his_o election_n to_o make_v a_o provisional_a decree_n which_o pass_v the_o 18._o of_o april_n a_o 13._o car._n 1._o 120._o that_o garter_n and_o all_o other_o who_o it_o please_v the_o sovereign_n joint_o to_o commissionate_a with_o he_o shall_v be_v most_o punctual_o careful_a that_o they_o deliver_v not_o the_o ensign_n of_o the_o order_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o such_o prince_n till_o they_o be_v full_o satisfy_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n of_o his_o kind_n and_o grateful_a acceptance_n thereof_o 11._o or_o in_o case_n of_o refusal_n to_o forbear_v their_o presentation_n and_o that_o care_n be_v take_v for_o the_o due_a observation_n of_o this_o decree_n even_o 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chancellor_n oâ—_n the_o order_n lâ—â—â—â—â—â—n_n fair_o ingross_v in_o velom_o and_o seal_v with_o the_o 120._o great_a seal_n of_o the_o order_n the_o substance_n of_o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v be_v as_o follow_v etc._n first_o the_o merit_n and_o worthiness_n of_o the_o elect-stranger_n to_o deserve_v the_o honour_n of_o election_n and_o the_o reason_n induce_v the_o sovereign_a to_o confer_v the_o same_o upon_o he_o be_v elegant_o set_v forth_o in_o the_o preamble_n second_o the_o person_n nominate_v for_o this_o honourable_a employment_n be_v ordain_v authorize_v and_o depute_a and_o therein_o style_v ambassador_n procurator_n and_o special_a messenger_n and_o so_o be_v they_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v by_o the_o strangers-elect_a in_o their_o certificate_n of_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o habit._n three_o their_o power_n authority_n and_o special_a command_n be_v to_o address_v themselves_o to_o the_o stranger-elect_a and_o to_o present_v and_o deliver_v he_o from_o 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eliz._n thomas_n earl_n of_o sussex_n to_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n a_o 9_o eliz._n henry_n earl_n of_o derby_n to_o the_o french_a king_n henry_n the_o three_o an_z 27._o eliz._n and_o gilbert_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n to_o henry_n the_o four_o the_o french_a king_n an_z 38._o eliz._n sometime_o other_o nobleman_n and_o person_n of_o great_a quality_n though_o not_o knights-companion_n of_o the_o order_n yet_o correspondent_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o stranger-elect_a or_o to_o the_o esteem_n the_o present_a interest_n beget_v with_o the_o sovereign_n be_v employ_v chief_a in_o these_o embassy_n among_o who_o w._n sir_n charles_n somerset_n create_v after_o earl_n of_o worcester_n be_v send_v to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n a_o 6._o h._n 7._o henry_n lord_n morley_n to_o don_n ferdinand_n prince_n of_o spain_n archduke_n of_o austria_n an_z 15._o h._n 8._o the_o â—67_n lord_n william_n howard_n brother_n to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n to_o james_n the_o five_o king_n 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to_o send_v over_o hither_o any_o person_n of_o his_o own_o court_n or_o give_v his_o procuration_n to_o some_o one_o of_o the_o sovereign_n subject_n to_o receive_v his_o stall_n and_o in_o his_o name_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o the_o late_a of_o which_o have_v be_v several_a time_n do_v out_o of_o desire_n to_o favour_v some_o of_o our_o nobility_n or_o other_o person_n of_o quality_n at_o court_n with_o this_o honour_n for_o instance_n frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n give_v his_o procuration_n to_o the_o cxxii_o lord_n willoughby_n principal_a in_o the_o legation_n for_o the_o carriage_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o order_n to_o he_o to_o be_v install_v for_o he_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n cxxii_o john_n prince_n palatine_n of_o the_o rind_n depute_a sir_n philip_n sidney_n to_o the_o same_o employment_n 41._o viscount_n dorchester_n be_v install_v for_o henry_n prince_n of_o orange_n to_o who_o he_o and_o sir_n williams_z segar_n garter_n have_v before_o 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