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staff_n and_o make_v he_o lord_n chamberlain_n of_o his_o household_n and_o sir_n anthony_n brown_a master_n of_o his_o horse_n present_v he_o from_o the_o queen_n a_o horse_n with_o a_o foot-cloth_n of_o crimson_a velvet_n rich_o embroider_v with_o gold_n and_o pearl_n have_v the_o bridle_n and_o all_o other_o furniture_n suitable_a whereon_o he_o ride_v to_o the_o cathedral_n and_o after_o prayer_n to_o the_o lodging_n prepare_v for_o he_o touch_v garter_n investiture_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwich_n at_o newhaven_n in_o france_n the_o first_o of_o may_n a_o 5._o eliz._n it_o be_v as_o follow_v first_o garter_n repair_v to_o the_o earl_n lodging_n b._n put_v on_o his_o mantle_n in_o the_o next_o chamber_n to_o the_o earl_n and_o thence_o proceed_v into_o the_o earl_n chamber_n where_o have_v make_v three_o reverence_n he_o buckle_v the_o garter_n about_o his_o left_a leg_n and_o next_o put_v on_o the_o george_n and_o ribbon_n about_o his_o neck_n read_v to_o the_o earl_n the_o 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and_o for_o the_o say_a duke_n but_o also_o far_o to_o do_v therein_o as_o to_o the_o statute_n and_o laudable_a usage_n of_o the_o say_a order_n it_o appertain_v and_o this_o our_o writing_n shall_v be_v to_o you_o and_o every_o of_o you_o sufficient_a discharge_n in_o that_o behalf_n give_v under_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o say_v noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n at_o our_o manor_n of_o grenewiche_n the_o seven_o day_n of_o novembre_n the_o xxii_o year_n of_o our_o reign_n num_fw-la cxxvi_o another_o for_o the_o installation_n of_o emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n exit_fw-la collect._n a._n v._o w._n philip_n and_o mary_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n and_o queen_n of_o england_n france_n naples_n jerusalem_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n prince_n of_o spain_n and_o sicily_n archduke_n of_o austria_n duke_n of_o millayne_n burgundy_n and_o braband_n count_n of_o haspurge_n flaunders_n and_o tyroll_n and_o sovereign_n of_o the_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n 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