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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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PREFACE

T Hofe who are acquainted with Mr.

Afhmole* Hiftory of the moftNoble Older of the Garter, will eafilyfatisfy themfelves 5 that no (Pains or Induflrywas wanting to Perfetj ana Complete jo Vo-luminous a War^ ' He had the Encourage-ment of a Very gracious Prince , and the ufeof publickJRecords , more particularly ihe fe-deral Books of the Order, with the Af-fiflance of Jeueral MSS wrote by the Offi-cers of Arms, who bore Part in the Cere-monies, or went on EmbaJJies to StrangerKjngs, Princes, See. and by their con ft antObferVations, were familiarly Verfed in allits Laws and Cufioms.

Thefe were Very great helps to him , andit mujl be confeffed hts own elaborate Studyhad not le/s owing to it. Ihere is nothingthat has relation to this moft Noble Or-der, which he has not touched on 3 and in-deed

 
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