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thursday_n and_o friday_n follow_v be_v the_o 26.27_o and_o 28._o of_o april_n upon_o which_o day_n it_o be_v observe_v at_o gen_n whitehall_n but_o where_o the_o gen_n eve_n happen_v upon_o a_o sunday_n as_o it_o do_v the_o gen_n next_o year_n after_o there_o the_o feast_n receive_v no_o gen_n prorogation_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1636._o the_o sovereign_n be_v move_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o 4._o contagion_n and_o sickness_n disperse_v into_o several_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o concourse_n of_o much_o people_n during_o the_o infection_n aswell_o for_o other_o great_a and_o important_a affair_n to_o give_v several_a prorogation_n to_o this_o feast_n from_o the_o 22.23_o and_o 24._o dâ—ys_n of_o april_n be_v the_o usual_a day_n of_o this_o solemnity_n first_o to_o the_o ibid._n 8.9_o and_o 10._o day_n of_o july_n follow_v then_o again_o to_o the_o 26.27_o and_o 28._o of_o september_n and_o from_o that_o time_n unto_o the_o 13.14_o and_o 15._o of_o december_n and_o last_o to_o the_o 17.18_o and_o 19_o of_o april_n in_o the_o 13._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n upon_o which_o last_o appoint_v day_n it_o be_v solemnize_v at_o ibid._n whitehall_n where_o on_o the_o 125._o morrow_n after_o the_o feast_n it_o be_v consider_v in_o a_o chapter_n that_o the_o day_n of_o st._n george_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n and_o for_o other_o special_a reason_n the_o sovereign_n be_v there_o please_v to_o defer_v the_o celebration_n of_o the_o approach_a feast_n unto_o the_o 125._o 25.26_o and_o 27._o day_n of_o september_n ensue_v and_o on_o the_o 13._o day_n of_o the_o say_v september_n prorogue_v the_o prorogation_n unto_o the_o 22._o 2.3_o and_o 4._o of_o october_n next_o follow_v to_o windesor_n where_o it_o be_v according_o observe_v within_o few_o month_n after_o the_o sovereign_n have_v determine_v to_o create_v the_o then_o prince_n now_o most_o happy_o the_o present_a sovereign_n a_o knight_n and_o to_o propose_v he_o 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