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A26024 The institution, laws & ceremonies of the most noble Order of the Garter collected and digested into one body by Elias Ashmole ... Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.; Sherwin, William, fl. 1670-1710. 1672 (1672) Wing A3983; ESTC R16288 1,216,627 828

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aug._n 14._o e._n 4._o guido_n vbaldus_n duke_n of_o urbin_n 4._o tower_n of_o london_n 8._o aug._n 14._o e._n 4._o henry_n percy_z earl_n of_o northumberland_z 5._o starchamber_n 15._o may_v 15._o e._n 4._o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n  _fw-fr 15._o may_v 15._o e._n 4._o richard_n duke_z of_o york_z  _fw-fr 15._o may_v 15._o e._n 4._o thomas_z grey_z marquess_z dorset_z 6._o sovereign_n bedchamber_n in_o the_o wardrobe_n london_n 10._o febr._n 19_o e._n 4._o ferdinand_n king_n of_o spain_n 6._o sovereign_n bedchamber_n in_o the_o wardrobe_n london_n 10._o febr._n 19_o e._n 4._o hercules_n duke_n of_o ferrara_n 7._o greenwich_n 14._o july_n 15._o h._n 8._o lord_n ferrer_n 8._o caelais_n 27._o oct._n 24._o h._n 8._o anne_n montmorency_n earl_n of_o beaumond_n 8._o caelais_n 27._o oct._n 24._o h._n 8._o philip_n chabot_n earl_n of_o newblanke_o 9_o hampton-court_n 9_o jan._n 32._o h._n 8._o edward_n seymour_n earl_n of_o hertford_n 10._o
the_o chief_a and_o most_o considerable_a particular_n and_o sufficient_o manifest_v that_o the_o usage_n and_o practice_n down_o to_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o be_v pursuant_n to_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o order_n but_o we_o be_v here_o to_o note_v that_o notwithstanding_o each_o knight_n be_v by_o the_o before_o mention_v article_n appoint_v to_o succeed_v his_o immediate_a predecessor_n in_o the_o stall_n void_a by_o his_o death_n yet_o do_v there_o follow_v a_o exception_n as_o to_o the_o stall_n belong_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n this_o stall_n be_v the_o first_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o choir_n of_o st._n george_n chapel_n at_o windesor_n and_o wherein_o edward_n the_o black_a prince_n be_v install_v from_o this_o stall_n do_v the_o whole_a range_n of_o stall_n on_o the_o same_o side_n take_v their_o denomination_n and_o to_o which_o the_o 22._o prince_n of_o wales_n assoon_o as_o he_o be_v elect_v into_o the_o order_n have_v a_o due_a title_n but_o though_o this_o stall_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belong_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n nevertheless_o heretofore_o when_o the_o sovereign_n have_v no_o heir_n than_o be_v it_o for_o the_o present_a dispose_v of_o otherwise_o a_o defect_n in_o the_o full_a number_n of_o knights-companion_n will_v have_v ensue_v to_o some_o other_o knight_n who_o receive_v the_o honour_n of_o installation_n therein_o the_o first_o that_o obtain_v that_o honour_n beside_o prince_n of_o wales_n be_v john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n it_o be_v confer_v on_o he_o by_o decree_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o knights-companion_n richard_n the_o second_o have_v no_o issue_n neither_o then_o nor_o afterward_o and_o thereupon_o remove_v thither_o from_o the_o seven_o stall_n on_o the_o same_o side_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v install_v at_o his_o first_o admission_n into_o the_o order_n but_o the_o first_o knight-companion_n that_o happen_v to_o be_v install_v in_o it_o be_v sir_n philip_n l●_n vache_n a_o little_a before_o remember_v and_o a_o very_a great_a honour_n it_o be_v for_o one_o of_o his_o rank_n but_o it_o fall_v to_o he_o by_o the_o then_o law_n of_o the_o order_n be_v elect_v into_o the_o room_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n of_o lancaster_n who_o die_v possess_v thereof_o howbeit_o short_o after_o such_o be_v the_o change_n of_o time_n king_n henry_n the_o four_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o his_o elder_a son_n be_v 72._o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n lay_v then_o claim_v to_o this_o stall_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o foresay_a statute_n and_o have_v it_o surrender_v to_o he_o nevertheless_o that_o the_o former_a possessor_n may_v suffer_v as_o little_a diminution_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o session_n as_o may_v be_v he_o be_v remove_v no_o low_a than_o to_o the_o stall_n which_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o late_o hold_v when_o earl_n of_o derby_n viz._n the_o three_o on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n and_o have_v now_o relinquish_v for_o the_o sovereign_n royal_a stall_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o and_o removal_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o from_o the_o prince_n stall_n whereby_o a_o vacancy_n therein_o ensue_v to_o the_o sovereign_n seat_n sir_n john_n dabrichcourt_n elect_v a_o 1._o h._n 5._o be_v install_v therein_o and_o he_o an_z 5._o of_o the_o same_o king_n die_v possess_v thereof_o of_o which_o a_o notable_a testimony_n remain_v by_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o plate_n in_o that_o stall_n to_o this_o day_n and_o the_o sovereign_n yet_o unmarried_a the_o emperor_n sigismond_n become_v the_o next_o successor_n to_o sir_n john_n dabrichcourt_n both_o into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o order_n and_o the_o prince_n stall_n he_o die_v 94._o albert_n duke_n of_o austria_n afterward_o emperor_n there_o be_v hitherto_o no_o prince_n bear_v be_v elect_v in_o his_o room_n a_o 16._o h._n 6._o but_o this_o emperor_n be_v never_o install_v and_o thereupon_o during_o his_o life_n near_o 20._o year_n after_o his_o election_n the_o prince_n stall_n be_v not_o otherwise_o dispose_v of_o but_o remain_v vacant_a and_o so_o be_v it_o note_v in_o several_a page_n of_o the_o 95.101.104.108.109.112.113.114_o black_a book_n but_o some_o few_o year_n before_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o die_v he_o have_v a_o son_n bear_v to_o wit_n in_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o which_o regard_n though_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n be_v elect_v into_o the_o order_n 117._o a_o 35._o h._n 6._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o albert_n yet_o be_v the_o say_a stall_n reserve_v for_o the_o prince_n but_o he_o never_o possess_v it_o and_o the_o emperor_n 119._o a_fw-mi 37._o h._n 6._o install_v by_o proxy_n in_o the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n stall_n then_o late_o decease_v be_v the_o eight_o on_o the_o prince_n side_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o reign_n we_o find_v the_o right_n in_o this_o stall_n return_v again_o to_o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o in_o king_n henry_n the_o seventh_n reign_n to_o prince_n arthur_n but_o upon_o his_o death_n maximilian_n son_n of_o frederick_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o after_o emperor_n sit_v therein_o so_o also_o do_v the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o his_o grandchild_n in_o regard_n that_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o son_n bear_v to_o the_o sovereign_n but_o prince_n edward_n be_v bear_v while_o this_o stall_n be_v possess_v by_o charles_n the_o five_o it_o happen_v also_o that_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n die_v which_o cause_v king_n henry_n the_o eight_o to_o reserve_v his_o stall_n the_o three_o on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n for_o the_o prince_n albeit_o he_o never_o have_v possession_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v ever_o elect_v into_o the_o order_n though_o we_o find_v he_o 281._o once_o register_v in_o a_o scrutiny_n and_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o die_v prince_n edward_n become_v both_o by_o inheritance_n and_o succession_n sovereign_a of_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o first_o article_n of_o the_o statute_n not_o need_v any_o ceremony_n to_o make_v he_o so_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o king_n james_n there_o be_v no_o prince_n of_o wales_n which_o king_n find_v the_o prince_n stall_v void_a at_o his_o entrance_n upon_o the_o english_a throne_n do_v in_o a_o chapter_n hold_v the_o w._n 3._o of_o july_n a_o 1._o jac._n regis_n advance_v the_o french_a king_n henry_n the_o four_o from_o the_o second_o stall_n on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n into_o it_o and_o appoint_a prince_n henry_n to_o be_v install_v w._n in_o that_o king_n void_a seat_n where_o he_o remain_v till_o a_o 3._o jacobi_fw-la that_o christian_n the_o four_o king_n of_o denmark_n come_v to_o be_v install_v by_o his_o proxy_n to_o make_v way_n for_o who_o the_o prince_n though_o his_o senior_n both_o by_o election_n and_o installation_n be_v remove_v yet_o low_o viz._n to_o the_o 17._o second_o stall_n on_o the_o prince_n side_n and_o the_o say_a king_n install_v in_o the_o seat_n which_o prince_n henry_n have_v to_o that_o time_n possess_v and_o yet_o fauconbridge_n a_o 9_o jac._n r._n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o foresay_a french_a king_n not_o the_o prince_n as_o be_v his_o right_n since_o now_o he_o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n but_o the_o fauconbridge_n say_a king_n of_o denmark_n be_v translate_v to_o the_o prince_n vacant_a stall_n hereupon_o prince_n henry_n be_v return_v again_o to_o the_o fauconbridge_n second_o stall_n on_o the_o sovereign_n side_n which_o he_o enjoy_v while_o he_o live_v and_o upon_o his_o death_n fauconbridge_n prince_n charles_n be_v remove_v into_o it_o an_z 11._o jac._n r._n and_o there_o rest_v all_o king_n james_n his_o reign_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o the_o present_a sovereign_n come_v to_o be_v install_v the_o then_o sovereign_a find_v he_o prevent_v for_o assume_v the_o prince_n stall_n the_o foresay_a king_n of_o denmark_n yet_o live_v assign_v to_o he_o the_o second_o stall_n 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26._o 4._o of_o july_n after_o and_o when_o the_o removal_n of_o stall_n be_v consider_v on_o for_o admission_n of_o these_o seven_o elect_a knight_n it_o be_v determine_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o chevereux_n shall_v be_v install_v in_o the_o uppermost_a stall_n among_o stranger_n as_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o have_v ordain_v but_o the_o knight_n subject_n in_o the_o lowermost_a stall_n according_a to_o the_o constant_a practice_n since_o pass_v the_o decree_n a_o 6._o eliz._n as_o do_v appear_v from_o the_o setlement_n of_o stall_n then_o make_v and_o thus_o entitle_v a_o remove_n of_o banner_n and_o plate_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n george_n and_o antogy_n installation_n hold_v at_o windesor_n the_o 13.14_o and_o 15._o day_n of_o december_n a_o 1625._o at_o which_o time_n be_v install_v the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o chevereux_n the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n carlisle_z holland_n dorset_z and_o the_o viscount_n andover_n as_o follow_v charles_n r._n 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knight_n who_o though_o since_o elect_v will_v be_v first_o install_v without_o some_o expedient_a take_v therein_o to_o prevent_v it_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n nor_o be_v it_o in_o our_o intention_n that_o those_o noble_a person_n shall_v suffer_v that_o prejudice_n for_o want_n of_o that_o usual_a formality_n and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v not_o in_o fault_n but_o other_o who_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n and_o ancient_a custom_n be_v to_o give_v timely_a advertisement_n to_o the_o say_v foreign_a elect_a knight_n and_o to_o summon_v they_o by_o themselves_o or_o proxy_n to_o assist_v at_o the_o say_a instalment_n our_o will_n and_o pleasure_n be_v you_o proceed_v forthwith_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o hatchment_n of_o all_o the_o respective_a knight_n and_o companion_n of_o our_o say_a order_n whether_o install_v or_o elect_v subject_a or_o stranger_n over_o the_o stall_n which_o we_o do_v in_o manner_n as_o follow_v assign_v and_o appoint_v they_o in_o our_o foresay_a 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&_o gratam_fw-mi eam_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quantum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la praefato_fw-la henrico_n ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la tenere_fw-la praesentium_fw-la concedimus_fw-la &_o confirmamus_fw-la sicut_fw-la literae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la rationabilitèr_fw-la testantur_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la xxviij_o die_v junii_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la 25_o sir_n sanchet_n dabrichcourt_n 9_o sir_n john_n froissard_n take_v notice_n that_o queen_n isabel_n wife_z to_z king_n edward_z the_o second_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o france_n be_v courteous_o entertain_v at_o the_o castle_n of_o amberticourt_n in_o henault_n by_o a_o knight_n of_o that_o name_n who_o then_o it_o be_v and_o that_o thereupon_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o prince_n bring_v he_o his_o lady_n and_o child_n over_o with_o they_o where_o they_o all_o receive_v advancement_n in_o the_o 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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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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
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london_n towards_o his_o installation_n with_o g._n 100_o l._n in_o the_o pocket_n and_o by_o the_o late_a sovereign_n order_n at_o the_o installation_n of_o his_o son_n prince_n charles_n our_o now_o sovereign_a garter_n receive_v for_o his_o fee_fw-mi ibid._n 40_o l._n and_o for_o the_o composition_n of_o his_o upper_a garment_n 60_o l._n in_o the_o whole_a 100_o l._n the_o like_a sum_n be_v give_v the_o present_a garter_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n and_o albemarle_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o sandwich_n lindsey_n and_o manchester_n short_o after_o their_o installation_n by_o particular_a agreement_n but_o herein_o his_o fee_n for_o signification_n of_o their_o several_a election_n be_v include_v final_o by_o the_o establishment_n of_o installation_n fee_n a_o 22._o car._n 2._o the_o composition_n set_v upon_o each_o knight-companion_n for_o his_o upper_a garment_n be_v thus_o rate_v proportionable_o less_o than_o what_o be_v pay_v for_o the_o say_a prince_n an_z 14._o car._n 1._o 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increase_v by_o the_o bounty_n of_o the_o giver_n be_v by_o the_o say_v late_a establishment_n pursuant_n to_o the_o fee_n pay_v they_o for_o the_o installation_n of_o the_o now_o sovereign_a when_o prince_n bring_v to_o the_o autogr_n same_o thereby_o allow_v the_o black-rod_n only_o in_o the_o fee_n of_o a_o stranger-king_n they_o have_v a_o addition_n of_o 10_o l._n more_o his_o fee_n to_o they_o be_v 30_o l._n beside_o these_o installation_n fee_n when_o the_o elect-knight_n ride_v public_o from_o london_n to_o windesor_n to_o their_o installation_n they_o be_v accustom_v to_o bestow_v upon_o the_o officer_n of_o arm_n that_o attend_v they_o thither_o scarf_n hat_n and_o feather_n as_o do_v the_o earl_n of_o danby_n and_o moreton_n a_o 10._o car._n 1._o viz._n to_o b._n each_o of_o they_o 9_o ell_n of_o rich_a taffeta_n and_o a_o black_a
beaver_n hat_n and_o feather_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n a_o 5._o car._n 1._o allow_v b._n 35_o l._n to_o the_o seven_o officer_n of_o arm_n that_o attend_v he_o to_o windesor_n in_o lieu_n of_o taffeta_n scarf_n of_o his_o lordship_n colour_n and_o beaver_n hat_n and_o give_v each_o of_o they_o beside_o feather_n worth_a 20_o s._n a_o piece_n last_o at_o the_o installation_n of_o charles_n prince_n of_o wales_n an_z 14._o car._n 1._o there_o be_v give_v to_o the_o 13_o officer_n of_o arm_n for_o the_o like_a allowance_n 10_o l._n a_o piece_n in_o all_o g._n 130_o l._n sect_n iii_o fee_n belong_v to_o other_o of_o the_o sovereign_n servant_n to_o these_o forename_a officer_n we_o have_v see_v add_v in_o the_o list_n of_o installation_n fee_n of_o former_a time_n some_o other_o here_o set_v down_o who_o give_v their_o attendance_n at_o these_o solemnity_n with_o the_o several_a sum_n receive_v some_o be_v then_o account_v fee_n and_o other_o run_v under_o the_o title_n of_o benevolence_n all_o which_o nevertheless_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o list_n of_o installation_n fee_n establish_v a_o 22._o car._n 2._o and_o though_o not_o enter_v in_o the_o register_n of_o the_o order_n yet_o be_v to_o be_v give_v in_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o garter_n with_o the_o other_o fee_n payable_a at_o installation_n and_o to_o be_v pay_v by_o every_o knight_n to_o all_o person_n concern_v respective_o according_a to_o ancient_a custom_n autogr_n viz._n the_o prince_n a_o duke_n a_o marquis_n a_o earl_n a_o viscount_n a_o baron_fw-fr a_o knight-batchelor_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n l._n s._n d._n l._n s._n d._n l._n s._n d._n l._n s._n d._n l._n s._n d._n  _fw-fr to_o the_o wardrobe_n 06_o 00_o 00_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 15_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o to_o the_o trumpet_n 12_o 00_o 00_o 06_o 00_o 00_o 05_o 00_o 00_o 04_o 00_o 00_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o to_o the_o sergeant_n trumpeter_n 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o to_o the_o musician_n 4_o company_n 16_o 00_o 00_o 08_o 00_o 00_o 07_o 00_o 00_o 06_o 00_o 00_o 05_o 00_o 00_o 04_o 00_o 00_o 03_o 00_o 00_o knight-harbenger_n 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o drum_n and_o fife_n 04_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 15_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o to_o the_o porter_n 06_o 00_o 00_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o master_n cook_n 03_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o sergeant_n porter_n 06_o 00_o 00_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o vestry_n 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o yeoman_n harbinger_n 06_o 00_o 00_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o usher_n of_o the_o hall_n 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o groom_n of_o the_o chamber_n 03_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o yeoman_n usher_n 06_o 13_o 04_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o quarter_n waiter_n 08_o 16_o 00_o 04_o 08_o 04_o 03_o 16_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o sewer_n 08_o 00_o 00_o 04_o 08_o 04_o 03_o 16_o 08_o 03_o 06_o 08_o 03_o 00_o 00_o 02_o 10_o 00_o 02_o 00_o 00_o buttery_n 03_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o pantry_n 03_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o cellar_n 03_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 10_o 00_o 01_o 05_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o 01_o 00_o 00_o sect_n iu_o fee_n payable_a for_o stranger_n and_o because_o it_o be_v think_v unfit_a the_o dignity_n of_o the_o order_n consider_v that_o on_o the_o one_o side_n stranger_n shall_v be_v liable_a to_o the_o demand_n of_o fee_n and_o on_o the_o other_o that_o charitable_a disposal_n shall_v be_v defeat_v provision_n be_v make_v in_o the_o 24._o statute_n of_o institution_n by_o oblige_v the_o sovereign_a to_o pay_v the_o respective_a fee_n for_o every_o strange_a that_o shall_v be_v elect_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o installation_n either_o personal_o or_o by_o his_o proctor_n and_o the_o first_o example_n pursuant_n thereto_o that_o we_o have_v meet_v with_o be_v a_o order_n make_v in_o chapter_n at_o windesor_n a_o 1._o h._n 6._o which_o appoint_v 75._o that_o the_o usual_a fee_n due_a for_o the_o installation_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n shall_v be_v discharge_v by_o the_o sovereign_n as_o the_o statute_n do_v enjoin_v to_o which_o purpose_n in_o after_o time_n have_v privy_a seal_n accustomable_o issue_v forth_o direct_v to_o the_o lord_n treasurer_n for_o the_o time_n be_v to_o pay_v the_o fee_n due_a for_o stranger_n installation_n unto_o the_o register_n of_o the_o order_n and_o sometime_o to_o he_o and_o garter_n out_o of_o the_o sovereign_n exchequer_n but_o those_o due_n to_o the_o alms-knight_n since_o their_o establishment_n by_o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v pay_v to_o themselves_o by_o particular_a privy_a seal_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o foresay_a fee_n pay_v out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n as_o they_o become_v due_a until_o the_o late_a sovereign_a king_n charles_n the_o first_o do_v by_o letter_n patent_n bear_v date_n the_o 23._o day_n of_o june_n in_o the_o 13._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n settle_v a_o annual_a pension_n of_o 121_o 1200_o l._n unto_o and_o upon_o the_o order_n and_o by_o a_o 40._o commission_n date_v the_o 3._o day_n of_o may_n the_o follow_a year_n be_v the_o chancellor_n of_o the_o order_n and_o his_o successor_n impower_v to_o pay_v out_o of_o the_o same_o not_o only_o the_o ordinary_a but_o also_o extraordinary_a charge_n of_o the_o order_n wherein_o the_o fee_n for_o installation_n of_o stranger_n be_v include_v but_o notwithstanding_o which_o yet_o do_v g._n sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr vic_n the_o late_a chancellor_n make_v some_o scruple_n to_o pay_v the_o fee_n due_a to_o the_o college_n upon_o the_o installation_n of_o stranger_n since_o the_o happy_a return_n of_o the_o present_a sovereign_n whereupon_o it_o occasion_v the_o 48._o dean_n canon_n choir_n and_o alms-knight_n as_o also_o the_o register_n garter_n and_o black-rod_n to_o petition_v the_o sovereign_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n george_n a_o 15._o car._n 2._o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o some_o right_n and_o payment_n of_o their_o fee_n which_o be_v 49._o refer_v to_o three_o or_o more_o of_o the_o knights-companion_n of_o the_o order_n upon_o full_a examination_n of_o the_o matter_n they_o make_v the_o follow_a report_n at_o the_o court_n at_o whitehall_n the_o 16._o of_o may_v 1663._o whereas_o your_o majesty_n etc._n sovereign_a of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n in_o a_o chapter_n hold_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o windesor_n the_o 23._o of_o april_n past_a where_o be_v present_a divers_a companion_n of_o the_o say_v most_o noble_a order_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o receive_v a_o petition_n humble_o present_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dean_n canon_n chaplain_n choir_n and_o poor-knight_n belong_v to_o your_o majesty_n free_a chapel_n of_o st._n george_n in_o windesor_n wherein_o they_o in_o all_o humility_n desire_v to_o have_v some_o right_n and_o fee_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o a_o schedule_n thereunto_o annex_v to_o be_v continue_v unto_o they_o which_o petition_n your_o majesty_n be_v then_o gracious_o please_v to_o refer_v unto_o any_o three_o or_o more_o companion_n of_o the_o say_v most_o noble_a order_n to_o consider_v of_o and_o examine_v the_o particular_a and_o according_o to_o make_v report_n unto_o your_o majesty_n what_o they_o conceive_v proper_a to_o be_v do_v thereupon_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o say_a lord_n referree_n upon_o a_o petition_n deliver_v the_o 24._o of_o april_n be_v to_o consider_v examine_v and_o report_v the_o humble_a desire_n of_o the_o register_n garter_n principal_a king_n of_o arm_n and_o the_o gentleman-usher_n of_o the_o black-rod_n officer_n of_o the_o
so_o negligent_a as_o not_o to_o come_v 10._o to_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o grand_a feast_n and_o yet_o have_v no_o justifiable_a reason_n of_o his_o absence_n such_o as_o may_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o sovereign_n or_o his_o 9_o deputy_n he_o shall_v not_o at_o the_o feast_n to_o be_v hold_v the_o ensue_a year_n enter_v into_o his_o own_o stall_n but_o stand_v below_o before_o it_o in_o the_o place_n above_o mention_v 2._o he_o shall_v walk_v alone_o by_o himself_o before_o the_o three_o cross_n which_o in_o ancient_a time_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o grand_a procession_n 3._o when_o the_o grand_a procession_n return_v to_o the_o choir_n he_o shall_v stand_v in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o mass_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o offertory_n 4._o he_o shall_v offer_v last_o of_o all_o by_o himself_o alone_o and_o after_o the_o humble_a sufferance_n of_o all_o these_o penance_n he_o shall_v forthwith_o approach_v the_o stall_n of_o the_o 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the_o same_o order_n as_o they_o go_v the_o gentleman-usher_n also_o be_v to_o go_v bareheaded_a and_o the_o herald_n if_o present_a to_o take_v place_n next_o before_o the_o knight_n person_n 4._o in_o his_o dinner_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n that_o it_o be_v noble_a and_o his_o attendance_n at_o the_o table_n suitable_a and_o that_o he_o dine_v and_o sup_v alone_o at_o all_o time_n unless_o there_o happen_v to_o be_v a_o knight-companion_n with_o he_o 5._o in_o his_o offer_n of_o money_n that_o he_o make_v it_o not_o only_o on_o the_o feast_n day_n in_o the_o morning_n but_o the_o next_o morning_n also_o assoon_o as_o the_o first_o sentence_n of_o the_o offertory_n be_v pronounce_v 6._o that_o at_o evening_n prayer_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n and_o also_o at_o the_o supper_n follow_v he_o observe_v all_o thing_n as_o on_o the_o eve_n 7._o in_o wear_v his_o habit_n of_o the_o order_n until_o after_o supper_n on_o the_o eve_n and_o all_o the_o feast_n day_n until_o supper_n be_v end_v 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