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Show forefatn fellowthip, tote names infue, bimfelfe ber tng the fouereigne and principalof that compante. Pert vnto himieife alfo he placed ( Edward prince of 71 ¢'S:Thomas Holland, to Wales, | Sit John Graie, |) Henrie duke ofLanSir Rid Fiezfimon, catter. Sir Miles Stapleton. Nieatleof Warw. Sir Thomas Wale. N.capt.de Bouchie, Sir Hugh Wrotefley, Nicarle ofStafford, Sit Neale Lording, J NicarleofSarams "LJ } Nilord Mortimer, ( SirIohn Lifle. Sir Bartholomew Burwath, N. fonne'offir John Beauchamp: SirJohnChandos, S.lames Dawdleie. Sir OthoHolland, Sir Henrie Eme, Sir Sanchet Dambricourt. Sir Walter Pannell Sir Nide Mahia, Election, [ aliasPagancll. to aypoint. ad Jtem a plate of arimes at the backe of his fhally amd creft twith mantels and brats fuyportant; tobe grauenin the mettail. Jtemlonging {cutcheons of bis armes, inutrom ned with a garter, and painted tn paper o2clothof buckram, thich then be traucticth bp the twateare to be fired itt the common Ans there bedeothlonge, as ateflimonic of bis pzclence and fates from ting ro tofime as be oto traueil, Atemtivo mantels,one to remaine in the college | f | at WUlindfore, the other tovfe at bis pleafure, with | the feutchbeon of the armes of &. George in the gare fer With laces,taffelets, and knops of biuc Glke and gold belonging to the fame. Stema furcoteo2 gowneof red o2crimofine vel uct,witha nhodof the faine,lined with white farcer het 02 Damafke; | Stemacollar-of the garter of thirtie ouncesof {SiHugh Courttneie. J 20 gold Lroie weight. What order of election, and ahat effatutes tere Stem a tablet of S. George, richlie garntiheo prelcribed tuto the eleced at this firt inftitutton,as {with precious fones 02 other wife. pet Zican not eraclic onderftand ; nettyer can ¥ tem a garter for bis (lef) leg, baning the buckle tearne that enerie prince aftertward added therebn: and pendant garnithed twith gold. fo before the itr and thirtith peare of Ring enrie the Stem a boke of the tatutes of the fatd order. sight, and third of king Coivardthe firt : aherefore Ftem a feutcheon of the armes of S. George in of neceflitief mutt refozt buito the eftateof the fain the garter tofet bpon the mantel, Ano this furnt badetasitis at this prefent, trbich J will (et Downe {ure is to be pronidedagaintt bis inftalatton. fobriefie as J map. Ghyen anie man therefore is ta Genanie knightis tobe tnfalles, he hath toith zat be elected (bpon armme found botd for bisadmifte 30 bis former letters, agarterfent nto bint, and hen on)into this fellotothip,the king direrteth bis letters bnto bim, notivtthfawing that be before baw be hominated to the fame,to this effect, Right truttic and twelbeloued tue greete you well, aflerfeining you, that in conffocration aftuell of pour agoued fruth and fidelitie; as alfo of pour conragious and baliant adsof knighthwd, twith other pour probable; merits brotone byerperience in fandaie parties and bebalfes: we titty the compantonsof the noble ov be commeth to be inftalled, be is brought into the chapter boule, there incontinentlie his commiflion is read before the fouereigne, 02 bis deputie, andthe affemblic prefent : from pence be ts lead bp. tio Knights of the fain order, accompanied with the » ther of the nobilitie, and officers totwardthe chaypell, bauing bis mantell bozne before him, etther bya knight of the ozder, 02 elfe the king at armes [0 theme tt fecondartlic amperteineth to beare it. Dis. guy det of the Garter, aflemblen at the election holven 40 mantell (hall be deliuered onto him for bis babital this date twithity our manonr of Nibaue elecen aa shofen pouamongt other to be one of the compan te onsofthe fatv Dyvev, as pour defertsoa condign es lie require .ctherefere tue will that inith conuen tent diligence vponthe fight berof, poutepatre tuto our pretence,there to reretue {uch things as to the fain Order aperteineth. Dated bnder-our fignet at our Mater of N. tc... Chete letters are the erempltfir cation of certeine, trhich (as tt Hould feme) were ter bis oth taken before bis ttalland not befare:tbith Done,be Hall returne onto the chapter boule, ‘here the fouereigne, o2 bis deputie, fall ocliner bimbis collar,and fo be hail bane the full poftemttonof bis bar bit. As for bis fall, ttisnot ginen accoving wnt gi the calling smb countenanceof the receiner, buts the place ts that hapeneth tabe voto,to that each ane called bnito this bnighthann (the fouereigne, and em peronts, and. kings, and peinces altvates.crcepted) tunitten An.z.Edwardifexti at Gréenetotdy Aprilis 5° thal baue the fame feat,abtch became vot by the 24,0nito the carleof Wuntingdon,¢€ the LoD George Cobham pour lordthips honorabie father , at fuch thine as thep were called unto the afnrefa iv compas nie. J find alo thete names fubl ake t ctibed: bnto the o ra duke of 7 Summerfer yn. | cletothe king, The mard.of NorthSt Hampton, "Earle ofAnindéll L. L,Ruffell lord priuie death of bis predeceftor,howwfoeuer it fall out; thet? bya knight onlicoftentimes noth ftbefore a duke, {ithoutante murmuring o2 grudging at bisronte, exceptit pleate the fouereignte,oncein bis life oneli? to makeagencrall alteration of thofe: feats, nota feteach one according ta bis degree, f feale: owas touching the amarell of thete knights, tt L-Siloh lord great) of nenifer Coiwarn,thefrit asking (uch tematneth matter; j thisnrder left it, thatts to fate, encrie pearearie of SirTohin Gage. 60 the colours,that is to fap, ftarlet,fangnineingesins | SMA fthionie Win 'g* blue and white, Sn like txtthe ings grace hath at field: bis pleatute the content of tlathfay bis goine amd Sit William Pageti | food, linen tnith Shite fatine uChamberleine, Baile) of 'Shreweft ; Wbatie .s "Being elected; preparation Sowition, ig Made fo? hisi Kno at UaAtenofore (the place agelineh atone this purpote) thereat it is vequiten that bis banner. be fetbpiof twoparnes and a quatter in length, ana fre quarters inbzedth, bettoes the tringe, Seconds He his hwooF ahattocuer length bite feomteth gon, Zbicdlie bis etne.ticy tromthe chaneltpinsrne Ought to beoF three incyes at ctor, tith-mantels'to ithe the teat tourthtie the heing conucnient ute MO bignetle, bélotigitg, oF fudy asi Walt pleate bine o3 namafkepp mult fube of garters {with letters afigola; 11) 210110 Theprince-hath fine pdrdes nf cloth fox bis goume aNd hand, and garters with lettersiof: gaknrat VS 4yor! Pieature,befide fae timberotthe fete nverieuet gist "duke bath five partiesof tnesllent cloth,finietionthi ber of minener;x 2agarterstuithititle of gol.) A marques hath fiue:pares.e toallen cloth, fine fiber of ntinentr,y1 ogartirs éof flex: Atv eatlefine parves of imattert cloth, <fiuetimber Of mrinenerany1 osgarttrs of file.) & viltount five parves oftotlen cloth,div! fine 1 Thedefcription of England. ber of mincucr,oogartersof filke. G baron fine pardes of twollen cloth, thee tiny berof mtitener grefle,8o gartersof filke. A banneret fine pards of twollen cloth, thee tiny bev of mineucr,70 garters offilke. A knight fine yards of wollen cloth, thee timber of minsuer,oo garters offilke, The bithop of Winchetter chapleine of the garter, hath eight and tluentte timber of mineuer pure, nineténs finber grefle, thece timber and a halfe of the beft,and foure ¢tiwentie pards of olten cloth, he chancello2 of the order fine pards of wollen cloth, thee timberof ntineucr pure. The regiffer of the order five pardes of toile cloth,thee tintber of miteuer pure. And this order to be holoent generallie among the knights of this companic,abich are fir and tiuentic in number, ano &hofe patrone in time of fuperfition ivas fuypofen to be S, George, of ehome they were alfo called S. Georges knights as 4 haue heard repoited.doulo to Gan theymight be called knights of hotie2,02 by fone other name, fo3 the fitle of faint Geosge argue eff) a iuzong patrone. Surthermae at bisinfallatton be is folemnelfe Bnkaviation. fino2ne, the maner abereof % Sau t t god alfo 101 With a roundel of the armes of S.Beorwe, the her ofred,with a fcutcheon onclic of tye faid armes, Af ante knight of this oer be ablent from thig: Stcke og aba lolemuitic bpon the euen and vateot S.George,ann be inferced not to be prefent either through bontlte ficlcneffe, 02 his abfence out of the land: he doth in the church, chaypell, 02 chamber there be ts remate nitty, poulde an honozable fall for the kings mates fitz in the right hand of the place twitha clotof es ro Hat, and cufhions, and feutdton of the garter, ann therein the armes of the order. Aifo his otone fall of fubich fide facuer it be otfant fromthe bingso2 the emperours in bis otone place, amointen fo nigh as hecan, ater the manerand fituation of bis fall at tclindloze, the re to remaine, the firft enening pater on the encit of S, George, 02 thre of the clocke, and liketwife the nert dais during the timeof the binine feruice,ontill the mozning pester,andthe reff of the feruice be ended: and fo tweare in the meane time 20 bis mantelonelie, with the George ad the lace, without efther thod,collar o2fureete, D2 if he be fo ficke that be Dm hepe his ben, be omth ole to haue fhat habit laid ppan binduring the times of dinine fernice aforefato. Gt the ferutce tine alls opon the morrow after S, Dering: Gcorge,tine of the chiefe knights (auing the sepus tie of the fouereigne tf be bimfelfe be abfent)(hall of fo antier, tt this maner. 300 being chofen to be one of the honorable companie of thc order of the Garter, Hall promife and fiveare bpon the holie eo fer the kings banner of armes, then othes too the uaingelies by pou bodilie touched, to be faithfull and fivo2d twith the hilts fortwards, abich being pone the true to the kings mateffie, and te obferue and kape Ss fir tito Mall returne againe,and offer the helme all the points of the Fatutes of the fato order, and ev 7" and creff, bautig at cach time theo Heralds of armes uerie article in themconteined, the fame being agoing before, according to the ftatutes, The losd bes greable amd not repugnant to the kings bighnetfe. putte 02 lieutenant onto the kings grace,for the fine other godlic proceedings, fo faras topou belongeth being, alone andalitfted with one of the chiefe loons, neth,as Ood pou helpe,sc.And thus much doth deliner at his offering a peece of gold, and haz hought gad to note touching the premiffes, uing all the Ring of armies and heralds going before ouching the efatutes belonging fo this 02 bim, be { peoceedethto the offering. When he bat Ekatutes, vate mante, and therefore not tobe touched thus offered for the paince, be returnety with like fos owheitifante doubt pw arife aboue the trv lemntitie bnto his fall, and ert of all goethagaine etationof them, the king tbo ts the perpetual o With one heraldto offer for bimfelfe, tthofe oblation e of that order hath to netermine andres being made, cuerie knight accogding to thetr tals, pe fame. Pelther are anie chofen thereonto With an beralo before bimprocevethto the offering. r the degree of abnight,and that is not a gen Chat folemnitie ts pled at the burtall of ante ywuriay: na of blond and of foundeftintatton. knight of the Garter, it isbut inbaine to declare: for thie better onderftanding that isineant Genticman of therefore F will hegenerallie what is none at bloud. the difgrading of one of thefe knights,tf though as by a gentlemanof bloud,be is Defined to defcend of three defcents of noblencfle, that ts to faie, of name nie grieuons offente be be feparated from this comand of armes both by father and mother. panic. Whereas other twife the fiqne of the oder is Degres of Ehere are alfo foure degrees of reproch , thtch neuer taken from bim onttil orath dw end ¢ finith op Tepzock. mayinbtbit fromthe entrance into this order: of 50 bis Daies.Therfoxe thenante fach thing ts Done,pros tubich the firft is herefic latwfullie prwued, the fecond mulgation ts made therof after this maner infuing. calon, the third is flight from the battell, the cit knotone tno all menthat MP. Q. knightof 1 provigall erceffe of erpenfes, there ye mot modle order of the Garter, ts found giltic of bp be is not likelte to bold ont, and mainteine the the abbominable a deteftable crime of high trear Difgrading; port of night of this order,according to the dignitic font, for be hath mot traitozonflte confpired againgt thereof. Do2zcouer touching the wearing of thetr a Dyparcis, our mofl high and mightie prince foueretgne of the forefaid ayarell, tt ts thetr cuffome to toeare the faid ober, contravie to all right, bis vutie,and:the a en thep enter into the chappell of S. George fatthfull oth, Which be bath fwo2me and taken. JFoz papter houfe of thetr o2der, 02 finallte bo tibich canfes therefore he hath peferued tobe'depor go about ante thing apperteining to that companie, 60 {cd fromthis noble over, and fellowhh{p of the Gare $n ithe fozt thev weare allo their mantels bpon the eucn of S.:Oeorge, and go with the foucreigne, o2 his deputie in the fame in maner of pzeceffion from te kings great chamber bute the chappell,o2 vnto the coliege, and likctutfe backe againe nto the afors {aid place not putting it from them, ontill Copper be ended, and the anciddanc. Zhe nert daic thep refort Wuto: the chappeli alfo tn the like e2der, + from thence Unto Diner, tuearing affertvard their faid ayparell bitte enening pra' betnife all the fuyper timr, umtillthe ausid be firifheds Fr ter. F702 it map not be fuffered that fud) atraito2 and Difictall member remaine among ‘the fatthfull kuights of renotomed fomacy ¢ bountifall protves, 02 that his armes fyould be mingled twith thofe of nos ble chinalrie. Wherefore our mot excellent prince, and fupzeme of this moft bonozable order, by the abuife and counfell of his collegues,Wwilleth and coms mandeth that bis arms thich he before time hath oes ferucd Mall be from henceforth be taken atyaic ann thzotone dotpne : and he bimfelfe cleans cut off from tte ike: the focictte of this renofomied o2bder , and neuer from wite of thefe feattsthe thirteene chanons there, and this date repnted anie moze fo: a member of the fame, that all otger by bis erample map hereafter betuare how thep committhe like trefpatte,o; fall tiv py. to (is ane tWentie pare knights hauc mantels of the ozder, tpereot thafe fez the chanans are of Sparreie caabonar-atercdaidoes Thedefcription of England, foxthivifh inuetted ar appointed number tito the ar |