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The History Of the most Noble Order of the Garter : Wherein is set forth An Account of the Town Castle, Chapel, and College of Windsor; with their several Officers ; The Foundation of the Order by King Edward III. ; With the Statutes, and Annals at large, as they have been altered and amended ; An Account of the Habits, Ensigns and Officers of the Order ... To which is prefix'd, A Discourse of Knighthood in General, and the several Orders extant in Europe
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TO BIS

ROYAL HIGHNESS

GEORGE-AUGUST*

Brince of WALES, &c.

XKIGHT and COMPANION of theMOST NOBLE OPJOE^ of theGA^TE^

P ARDON me, MightyPrince, that in theCrowd of Your Joy-ful and Devoted Britons^one of an obfcure Fameprefumes to lay his HumbleOffering at Your Feet.

IT is the Hiftory of theMOST NOBLE ORDER of theGARTER ; which, from itsfirft Inftitution, has beenconftantly worn by Perfonsof the higheft Birth, andinofl; illuftrious Merit,

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