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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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Chantor, under the Obligation of rendring an Account 5and his yearly Penlion is 5 /.

The Treafurer is to diftribute to the Cuflos, Ca-nons, Vicars, eye. their Penfions and Allowances,which if he fail Eight Days after their prefixd Timesof Payment, he is debard of his own quotidians, as Ca-non Refident, until fuch Arrears be difchargd 5 as like-wife the Steward, if he be found delinquent. HisPenfion is alfo 5 /. per Annum. There is one Treafurerto receive the Rents of the old Lands, and another cho-fen from the Canons to receive the new, who havebeen allowd the like annual Penfions. The former istermd Senefchallus veteris, the latter Senejchalius nova Do-tationis.

Moreover, there is a Steward of the Courts, andClerk of the Lands, which is an Officer under boththe before-mentiond Stewards. He keeps the Courtsby himfelf or Deputy, and is a Barretter at Law, andthe Handing Council for the College. His yearly Pen-fion is 20 Nobles. But the Council in Sptritualilw isufually a Graduate in the Law.

The Chapter-Clerk enters and regifters all Acts ofthe Chapter-Houfe 5 he draws and engrofles all Inden-tures, Patents, Grants, Leafes, eye. which pafs the com-mon Seal of the Dean and Canons. His Penfion is 3 l. 6 s.8 d. per Annum. The Under Steward/hip and ChapterClerklhip heretofore were enjoyd by one Perfon, butof late they are divided, and now he muft be a Bar-retter at Law.

Of the Virgers Inflitution the Statutes of the Collegemake mention, that in Proceflion and otherSolemni-ties, they were to go before the Dean and Canons,bearing their Rods, for which Service they were to haveannually a Robe, and 6 d. per Diem. And befides thefe,there are Two Sextons, Two Bell-ringers, a Clock-keeper, and a Porter who attends the lhuttingand open-ing of the Gates.

<5 7- Eor the Endowment of the College we Ihallonly treat upon thofe Lands given to the Maintenanceof this Foundation by the Founder himfelf, or by his

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