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to_o the_o choice_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o sovereign_n but_o suppose_v the_o sovereign_n be_v loath_a to_o defer_v this_o king_n installation_n too_o long_o consider_v the_o hazard_n of_o war_n do_v appoint_v a_o deputy_n for_o his_o installation_n without_o his_o direction_n as_o the_o case_n stand_v he_o may_v do_v it_o and_o not_o entrench_v upon_o that_o leave_n give_v a_o stranger_n by_o the_o statute_n to_o choose_v his_o own_o because_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v king_n certificate_n there_o be_v set_v down_o the_o very_a qualification_n wherewith_o his_o oath_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o his_o proctor_n which_o be_v allow_v and_o admit_v by_o the_o sovereign_n any_o further_o concern_v in_o this_o affair_n be_v but_o matter_n of_o indifferency_n but_o if_o the_o sovereign_n have_v nominate_v a_o proctor_n shall_v also_o cause_v he_o to_o take_v the_o ancient_a oath_n in_o its_o absolute_a nature_n and_o form_n not_o allow_v those_o qualification_n which_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o principal_n to_o his_o religion_n or_o to_o other_o prince_n order_n and_o such_o like_a may_v just_o exact_a which_o without_o consult_v a_o invest_v stranger_n can_v well_o be_v know_v or_o set_v down_o and_o such_o a_o oath_n as_o his_o principal_n have_v neither_o allow_v of_o nor_o consent_v unto_o this_o may_v seem_v good_a cause_n of_o exception_n and_o be_v esteem_v do_v in_o prejudice_n to_o his_o preingage_v interest_n sect_n ii_o the_o proctor_n qualification_n but_o whether_o the_o proctor_n be_v nominate_v by_o his_o principal_n or_o by_o the_o sovereign_n the_o statute_n of_o the_o order_n put_v some_o qualification_n upon_o the_o person_n so_o send_v or_o appoint_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o first_o that_o he_o be_v 20_o procurator_n sufficiens_fw-la &_o 24._o idoneus_fw-la that_o be_v 19_o such_o a_o person_n who_o have_v be_v always_o account_v of_o a_o unblamable_a conversation_n not_o brand_v with_o any_o note_n of_o infamy_n but_o altogether_o 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king_n ericus_n king_n of_o denmark_n lord_n fitz-hugh_n an._n 9_o h._n 5._o king_n francis_n the_o first_o of_o france_n andrian_n de_fw-fr tercelin_n lord_n of_o bross_n an._n 19_o h._n 8._o king_n james_n the_o five_o king_n of_o scotland_n lord_n john_n erskine_n an._n 26._o h._n 8._o king_n charles_n the_o nine_o of_o france_n jaques_n lord_n remboilliet_n an._n 8._o eliz._n king_n frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n peregrine_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o ersby_n an._n 24._o eliz._n king_n henry_n the_o four_o of_o france_n sire_n de_fw-fr chastes_n vice-admiral_n of_o france_n an._n 42._o eliz._n king_n christian_n the_o four_o king_n of_o denmark_n henry_n ramell_n hereditary_a lord_n of_o wosterwitz_n and_o beckeskaw_n an._n 3._o jac._n r._n king_n gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n thomas_n wentworth_n earl_n of_o cleveland_n an._n 4._o car._n 1._o king_n charles_n king_n of_o sweden_n charles_n howard_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n an._n 23._o car._n 2._o arch_a
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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 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the_o order_n here_o exhibit_v charles_n r._n  _fw-fr 43._o 1_o the_o sovereign_n 1._o void_a 2._o duke_n of_o york_n 2._o prince_n elector_n palatine_n 3._o prince_n rupert_n 3._o prince_n of_o orange_n 4._o prince_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n 4._o prince_n of_o denmark_n 5._o earl_n of_o salisbury_n 5._o earl_n of_o berkshire_n 6._o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 6._o duke_n of_o ormond_n 7._o duke_n of_o buckingham_n 7._o earl_n of_o southampton_n 8._o marquess_z of_o newcastle_n 8._o earl_n of_o bristol_n 9_o prince_n of_o tarente_n 9_o count_n marshin_n 10._o duke_n of_o albemarle_n 10._o earl_n of_o sandwich_n 11._o earl_n of_o oxford_n 11._o duke_n of_o richmond_n 12._o earl_n of_o lindsey_n 12._o earl_n of_o manchester_n 13._o earl_n of_o strafford_n 13._o duke_n of_o monmouth_n nevertheless_o the_o 19_o of_o november_n and._n dom._n 1669._o at_o a_o chapter_n hold_v at_o whitehall_n upon_o due_a consideration_n have_v of_o the_o law_n make_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_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 in_o such_o case_n where_o only_o the_o garter_n and_o george_n be_v send_v appear_v from_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o cancel_v 4._o of_o march_n an_z 19_o car._n 1._o send_v to_o sir_n william_n boswell_n knight_n he_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o then_o sovereign_a to_o present_v those_o two_o principal_a ensign_n of_o the_o order_n to_o william_n prince_n of_o orange_n the_o say_v sovereign_n son_n in_o law_n where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v express_o command_v cancel_v to_o take_v a_o testimonial_a from_o the_o say_a prince_n of_o his_o kind_a acceptation_n thereof_o before_o he_o shall_v deliver_v those_o ensign_n of_o honour_n to_o he_o the_o like_a cancel_v clause_n for_o demand_v of_o a_o certificate_n of_o willing_a and_o grateful_a acceptance_n of_o the_o order_n we_o also_o find_v to_o have_v be_v insert_v in_o those_o instruction_n under_o the_o same_o date_n for_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o george_n to_o bernard_n duke_n of_o sternon_n sect_n v._o 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of_o the_o election_n or_o not_o it_o seem_v the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n return_v no_o answer_n to_o this_o letter_n and_o therefore_o at_o the_o next_o year_n feast_n it_o come_v again_o to_o be_v consider_v of_o by_o the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n the_o sovereign_n deputy_n for_o that_o feast_n also_o and_o the_o knights-companion_n present_a and_o upon_o further_a debate_n it_o be_v think_v fit_a 77._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v those_o person_n send_v over_o to_o he_o with_o the_o nomination_n who_o shall_v desire_v to_o receive_v his_o final_a answer_n and_o then_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n well_o consider_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o order_n and_o reflect_v on_o the_o ibid._n quarrel_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o brabant_n his_o uncle_n make_v a_o most_o plaucible_a excuse_n refuse_v the_o election_n lest_o ibid._n he_o shall_v be_v force_v either_o dishonourble_o to_o violate_v the_o pious_a constitution_n of_o the_o order_n or_o the_o obligation_n of_o alliance_n the_o substance_n of_o this_o excuse_n be_v afterward_o represent_v to_o the_o sovereign_n say_a deputy_n and_o knights-companion_n in_o a_o chapter_n hold_v at_o windesor_n a_o 2._o h._n 6._o ibid._n who_o consider_v the_o reason_n and_o manner_n thereof_o the_o long_a avoidance_n of_o the_o stall_n and_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o statute_n in_o this_o case_n vacate_v the_o former_a election_n and_o proceed_v to_o a_o new_a one_o which_o bring_v ibid._n john_n lord_n talbot_n into_o the_o room_n and_o stall_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n clifford_n this_o be_v the_o only_a instance_n of_o any_o stranger_n who_o after_o election_n refuse_v his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o order_n on_o the_o contrary_a how_o desirous_a and_o earnest_o solicitous_a some_o other_o even_o of_o the_o high_a rank_n have_v be_v of_o admittance_n into_o this_o illustrious_a society_n may_v appear_v by_o these_o few_o example_n alphonsus_n king_n of_o naples_n and_o duke_n of_o calabria_n do_v with_o 6._o great_a importunity_n solicit_v his_o election_n into_o this_o order_n and_o be_v according_o choose_v a_o 7._o h._n 7._o the_o black-book_n of_o the_o order_n mention_v the_o election_n and_o installation_n of_o philip_n king_n of_o castille_n say_v that_o 183._o he_o not_o only_o assent_v to_o what_o be_v offer_v namely_o the_o honour_n of_o admittance_n into_o the_o order_n but_o with_o much_o gladness_n and_o infinite_a thanks_o accept_v thereof_o a_o little_a before_o we_o be_v inform_v how_o 178._o grateful_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n an_z 20._o h._n 7._o accept_v of_o his_o election_n and_o in_o the_o memorial_n of_o the_o sovereign_n send_v his_o ambassador_n with_o the_o ensign_n of_o the_o order_n to_o the_o french_a king_n francis_n the_o first_o it_o be_v note_v 257._o that_o he_o receive_v they_o with_o such_o a_o 66._o cheerfulness_n of_o mind_n as_o the_o affair_n require_v some_o few_o year_n before_o this_o king_n be_v elect_v ferdinand_n brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o be_v choose_v into_o the_o order_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v 28._o that_o he_o take_v it_o for_o a_o very_a high_a honour_n to_o be_v make_v a_o colleague_n of_o this_o most_o noble_a society_n and_o that_o he_o 291._o receive_v the_o order_n at_o norimberg_n in_o germany_n to_o his_o great_a contentment_n maximilian_n his_o son_n be_v present_v with_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o order_n by_o thomas_n earl_n of_o sussex_n 110._o who_o give_v the_o sovereign_a a_o account_n by_o letter_n of_o his_o reception_n thereof_o affirm_v that_o he_o receive_v the_o honour_n glad_o and_o with_o manifest_a satisfaction_n such_o be_v also_o the_o expression_n of_o frederick_n the_o second_o king_n of_o denmark_n in_o his_o letter_n of_o procuration_n to_o the_o lord_n willoughby_n lxvii_o that_o he_o receive_v the_o order_n with_o as_o much_o gratitude_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v present_v to_o he_o by_o the_o sovereign_n herself_o 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of_o honour_n as_o nothing_o can_v more_o full_o evidence_n it_o to_o the_o world_n to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v the_o aur._n reiterate_v solicitation_n make_v to_o the_o present_a sovereign_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o frederick_n guillaume_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o his_o great_a impatience_n till_o his_o election_n be_v past_a though_o not_o easy_o nor_o sudden_o obtain_v in_o fine_a how_o acceptable_a this_o honour_n have_v be_v to_o several_a other_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o what_o esteem_n and_o value_n they_o have_v set_v upon_o it_o may_v be_v further_o see_v in_o their_o several_a certificate_n send_v back_o to_o the_o sovereign_n of_o this_o most_o noble_a order_n after_o their_o investiture_n with_o the_o habit_n and_o ensign_n thereof_o chap._n xv._n the_o investiture_n of_o stranger_n with_o the_o habit_n and_o ensign_n of_o the_o order_n sect_n i._o the_o time_n for_o send_v the_o habit_n and_o ensign_n unlimited_a albeit_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o order_n 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he_o have_v receive_v the_o habit_n and_o ensign_n dispatchâ_n his_o proctor_n hither_o to_o perform_v what_o the_o statute_n require_v in_o this_o particular_a and_o for_o the_o general_a we_o observe_v so_o little_a slackness_n in_o stranger-prince_n nay_o so_o great_a a_o forwardness_n to_o obtain_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o honour_n that_o their_o deputy_n have_v be_v install_v for_o they_o within_o the_o limit_a time_n but_o king_n henry_n the_o eighth_n statute_n have_v further_o provide_v 21._o that_o in_o case_n a_o stranger_n do_v not_o send_v his_o deputy_n or_o proctor_n within_o seven_o month_n without_o have_v a_o reasonable_a excuse_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v allow_v by_o the_o sovereign_n or_o his_o deputy_n the_o election_n notwithstanding_o his_o former_a acceptation_n shall_v be_v also_o void_a except_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o stranger_n be_v hinder_v or_o disturb_v by_o great_a affair_n and_o then_o may_v he_o send_v his_o excuse_n to_o the_o 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which_o the_o late_a trouble_n occasion_v in_o our_o foresay_a order_n and_o the_o many_o question_n and_o difficulty_n which_o have_v ensue_v thereupon_o and_o especial_o in_o this_o particular_a we_o have_v think_v good_a to_o dispense_v with_o the_o installation_n of_o all_o the_o say_a knight_n whether_o they_o be_v subject_n or_o stranger_n dead_a or_o live_a and_o whatsoever_o omission_n of_o or_o contravention_n to_o the_o statute_n may_v have_v happen_v upon_o that_o account_n and_o that_o the_o same_o notwithstanding_o they_o all_o shall_v be_v hold_v and_o repute_v for_o complete_a knight_n of_o our_o foresay_a order_n and_o enjoy_v all_o the_o privilege_n and_o advantage_n of_o it_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o companion_n in_o as_o full_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o if_o they_o have_v install_v and_o perform_v all_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n usual_a upon_o such_o occasion_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o rest_v in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o stranger_n whether_o he_o will_v choose_v
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 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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 advance_v in_o his_o own_o country_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o repair_v personal_o to_o windesor_n and_o be_v not_o only_o desirous_a that_o the_o election_n and_o investiture_n shall_v obtain_v its_o due_a effect_n but_o to_o fulfil_v as_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v the_o injunction_n of_o the_o statute_n in_o what_o concern_v the_o assume_v of_o his_o stall_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n appoint_v he_o therefore_o ordain_v authorise_v and_o depute_v a_o person_n fit_o qualify_v name_v in_o the_o deputation_n his_o sufficient_a proctor_n and_o special_a deputy_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o castle_n of_o windesor_n on_o his_o behalf_n and_o in_o his_o name_n at_o the_o next_o solemnity_n that_o shall_v be_v hold_v there_o to_o supply_v his_o room_n and_o receive_v possession_n of_o the_o stall_n assign_v he_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a form_n and_o to_o perform_v in_o all_o respect_v those_o ceremony_n and_o thing_n in_o his_o behalf_n due_a and_o accustom_a or_o shall_v appear_v to_o belong_v any_o way_n to_o the_o splendour_n or_o ornament_n of_o the_o order_n as_o also_o to_o take_v the_o accustom_a oath_n with_o those_o qualification_n and_o in_o that_o form_n as_o have_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v agree_v upon_o and_o further_o to_o fulfil_v all_o other_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v think_v necessary_a to_o be_v perform_v on_o this_o occasion_n or_o whatsoever_o thing_n may_v require_v a_o more_o special_a command_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o procuration_n and_o as_o full_o as_o the_o stranger_n shall_v be_v oblige_v unto_o and_o will_v do_v if_o he_o be_v there_o present_a in_o his_o own_o person_n last_o there_o be_v usual_o add_v a_o clause_n of_o ratification_n and_o confirmation_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o proctor_n shall_v say_v or_o do_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o solemnity_n of_o installation_n sect_n iv._o of_o the_o proctor_n reception_n soon_o after_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o proxy_n and_o that_o the_o sovereign_n 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 âl_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 garter_n the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n dokara_n have_v attend_v he_o b._n 30_o of_o his_o servant_n all_o in_o new_a livery_n well_o horse_v every_o gentleman_n bear_v a_o javelin_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o every_o yeoman_n a_o bow_n and_o a_o sheaf_n of_o arrow_n and_o so_o they_o convey_v he_o to_o his_o lodging_n the_o next_o day_n they_o conduct_v he_o to_o london_n and_o by_o the_o way_n there_o meet_v he_o divers_a italian_n and_o paulus_n the_o gygeles_a the_o pope_n vice-collector_n to_o who_o house_n he_o be_v convey_v and_o there_o lodge_v the_o reception_n also_o of_o james_n lord_n rambovillet_n proctor_n for_o the_o french_a king_n charles_n the_o nine_o be_v very_o noble_a to_o who_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o sovereign_n hear_v of_o his_o arrival_n at_o gravesend_n be_v cl._n tuesday_n the_o â8_o of_o january_n a_o 8._o eliz._n she_o send_v thither_o cl._n arthur_n lord_n grey_n of_o wilton_n mr._n midlemore_n and_o other_o gentleman_n who_o the_o next_o day_n land_v he_o at_o the_o tower-wharf_n where_o all_o take_a horse_n they_o conduct_v he_o to_o his_o lodging_n near_o st._n cl._n mary_n hospital_n without_o bishopsgate_n within_o which_o place_n lie_v the_o ambassador_n leaguer_n of_o france_n sect_n v._o the_o preparation_n for_o installation_n the_o preparation_n for_o the_o installation_n of_o a_o stranger_n by_o proxy_n be_v the_o same_o as_o for_o the_o proxy_n of_o a_o knight-subject_a and_o mention_v as_o before_o namely_o the_o 1._o commission_n for_o installation_n 2._o letter_n of_o notice_n to_o the_o commissioner_n 3._o warrant_n for_o removal_n of_o stall_n 4._o for_o the_o stranger_n achievement_n and_o 5._o some_o other_o particular_n of_o less_o note_n all_o which_o be_v to_o be_v obtain_v by_o the_o chancellor_n of_o the_o order_n under_o the_o sovereign_n sign_n manual_n to_o which_o the_o signet_n of_o the_o order_n be_v to_o be_v affix_v installation_n the_o form_n of_o the_o commission_n be_v
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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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personne_fw-fr vous_fw-fr priant_n trescher_fw-fr &_o bien_fw-fr aymè_fw-la cousin_n de_fw-fr les_fw-fr accepter_n d'_fw-fr aussi_fw-fr bonne_fw-fr vouloir_fw-fr que_fw-fr desirous_a l'accroissement_fw-fr par_fw-fr ce_fw-fr de_fw-fr vostre_fw-fr honneur_fw-fr &_o renom_n et_fw-la oultre_n ce_fw-fr d'adjouster_n soy_fw-fr a_fw-fr tout_fw-fr ce_fw-fr que_fw-fr nos_fw-la dit_n commissaires_fw-fr vous_fw-fr diront_fw-fr &_o feront_fw-fr en_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr endroit_fw-fr touchant_a leur_fw-fr commission_n ainsi_fw-fr que_fw-fr fery_n a_o nous_fw-fr mesme_n que_fw-fr sera_fw-fr la_fw-fr fin_fw-fr de_fw-fr cestes_fw-la pour_fw-fr la_fw-fr present_n &_o ainsi_fw-fr treshault_v &_o excellent_a prince_n trescher_fw-fr &_o bien_fw-fr aymé_fw-fr cousin_n dieu_fw-fr vous_fw-fr ait_fw-fr en_fw-fr sa_fw-fr digne_fw-fr tuition_n escript_n a_o nostre_fw-fr palace_n de_fw-fr westminster_n le_fw-fr 17._o jour_fw-fr de_fw-fr octobre_n 1554._o num_fw-la lix_n another_o to_o frederick_n duke_n of_o 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certoque_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tibi_fw-la persuadeas_fw-la id_fw-la quòd_fw-la interim_n sumus_fw-la &_o manchimus_fw-la semper_fw-la date_fw-la wincestre_n 18._o sept._n 1603._o num_fw-la lx._n another_o to_o maurice_n prince_n of_o orange_n exit_fw-la continuat_fw-la thuani_n pag._n 331._o edit_fw-la francof_n a_o 1628._o mi_fw-mi cognate_n virtutum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la fama_fw-la &_o egregia_fw-la fortitudinis_fw-la documenta_fw-la quae_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o provinciarum_fw-la unitarum_fw-la belgii_fw-la jampridem_fw-la firmo_fw-la faedere_fw-la regnis_fw-la nostris_fw-la junctarum_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o religionis_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la cum_fw-la provinciis_fw-la illis_fw-la communis_fw-la est_fw-la defension_n edidisti_fw-la jamdudum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la desiderium_fw-la inveniendi_fw-la occasionem_fw-la quâ_fw-la quanti_fw-la te_fw-la fecimus_fw-la testaremur_fw-la excitarunt_fw-la convocatis_fw-la igitur_fw-la equitibus_fw-la &_o fratribus_fw-la ordinis_fw-la aureae_fw-la periscelidis_fw-la &_o in_o corum_fw-la numerum_fw-la allecto_fw-la cognato_fw-la &_o futuro_fw-la genero_fw-la nostro_fw-la electore_fw-la palatino_fw-la visium_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la consensu_fw-la totius_fw-la collegii_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la ipsi_fw-la socium_fw-la adjungeremus_fw-la hac_fw-la electione_n ex_fw-la voto_fw-la nostro_fw-la factâ_fw-la tibi_fw-la more_fw-it majorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la insignia_fw-la ordinis_fw-la mittimus_fw-la &_o winwodo_fw-la equiti_fw-la ac_fw-la legato_n nostro_fw-la mandavimus_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la tibi_fw-la exhibeat_fw-la iisque_fw-la te_fw-la amiciat_fw-la insuper_fw-la gartero_fw-la fecialium_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la principi_fw-la negotium_fw-la dedimus_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la svi_fw-la muneris_fw-la est_fw-la exequatur_fw-la habe_fw-la hoc_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la sinceri_fw-la affectùs_fw-la testimonium_fw-la quem_fw-la deinceps_fw-la quoties_fw-la oceasio_fw-la se_fw-la dabit_fw-la pluribus_fw-la aliis_fw-la argumentis_fw-la declarare_fw-la parati_fw-la sumus_fw-la exit_fw-la arce_n nostrâ_fw-la westmonasteriensi_fw-la 9_o kal._n jan._n 1612._o num_fw-la lxi_o another_o to_o frederick_n william_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n with_o the_o garter_n and_o george_n exit_fw-la collect._n e.w.g._n mon_fw-fr frere_n l'asseurance_n que_fw-fr j'ay_fw-fr de_fw-fr voustre_fw-fr amitié_fw-fr par_fw-fr pleusieurs_fw-fr tesmoignage_n que_fw-fr vous_fw-fr m'en_fw-fr avez_fw-fr donnez_fw-fr m'oblige_v a_o rechercher_fw-fr tous_fw-fr les_fw-fr moyens_fw-fr qui_fw-fr seront_fw-fr capables_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'entretenir_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr conserver_n et_fw-fr pour_fw-fr ce_fw-fr sujet_fw-fr j'ay_fw-fr trouve_fw-fr à _fw-fr propos_fw-fr comme_fw-fr souverain_a du_fw-fr tresancien_fw-fr &_o tres-noble_a order_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr jartiere_n de_fw-fr vous_fw-fr eslire_fw-la l'un_fw-fr des_fw-fr chevalier_n paer_n &_o compagnons_n du_fw-fr dit_fw-fr order_fw-fr estimant_fw-fr par_fw-fr la_fw-fr de_fw-fr 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charles_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n exit_fw-la amplo_fw-la codice_fw-la ms._n penes_fw-la praef_n johannem_fw-la vincent_n fol._n 175._o edward_n par_fw-fr la_fw-fr grace_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr roy_fw-fr d'angleterre_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr france_n &_o seigneur_fw-fr d'irlande_n souverain_a de_fw-fr l'ordre_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr jarretiere_n a_o tous_fw-fr ceulx_fw-fr qui_fw-fr ces_fw-fr present_n lettre_n verront_v salut_fw-fr comme_fw-fr treshault_v &_o puissant_a prince_n nostre_fw-fr tresame_n frere_fw-fr charles_n duc_n de_fw-fr bourgoigne_n pour_fw-fr les_fw-fr glorieuse_n merit_v the_o ses_fw-fr vertuz_fw-fr haultesse_n &_o noblesse_n dont_fw-fr la_fw-fr renommee_n s'est_fw-fr par_fw-fr tout_fw-fr respandue_n a_o esté_fw-fr nadguaires_fw-fr par_fw-fr nous_fw-fr &_o noz_fw-fr confreres_fw-mi chevalier_n &_o compaignons_n du_fw-fr dit_fw-fr order_fw-fr en_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr palais_n de_fw-fr westmonstier_n assemblez_fw-fr esleu_fw-fr chevalier_n &_o compaignon_fw-fr d'icelluy_fw-fr 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