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they were chiefly commiffion’d) might then . alfo maketfle of fuch Opportunities as fhould give this BufinefsDifpatch with more Conveniency. Upon mature Confi.deration had of thofe Injunctions, the then Regifter ata Chapter held 19 Nov. z2Car. ll prefented the Conti-nuation of the Annals of this Order, which he hadranged in order to regifter in the Liber Caroimm , andfubmitted them to the Approbation of the Knights,Companions, whom the Sovereign had commiffion’d toinfpeft the Affairs of the Order ; which Tender, whenthey declin’d, he propos’d that it might pafs the Exa-mination of the Prelate; but they not giving their Af-fent to it, in regard the Regifter himfelf was underthe Obligation of an Oath, to deal with the utmoft Fi-delity in his Reports, it was decreed, That the faidAnnals fhould be fairly recorded in the Book, withoutany further Infpedion.

Besides the abovemention’d Particulars, there wereMaterials of another Nature, decreed to be collectedby the Chancellor of the Order and Garter King ofArms, to be digefted firft, and after entred by the Re-gifter ; for whereas one part of the Chancellor’s Dutywas to make a Narration every Year in Chapter, at theFeaft of St. George, of the illuftrious Exploits of theKnights-Companions, as well as the Actions that tendto eclipfe their Glory; fo the Regifter was to note thefe,and record them from a perpetual JEra. or Memorial oftheir Honour or Difgrace.

And it is part of Garter’s Duty diligently to enquireafter the Valiant, Fortunate, and Renown’d A£ts, bothof the Sovereign and the reft of the Knights-Compani-ons, and relate them with all ExaCfnefs to the Regifter,for his Engroffing : But how fparingly thefe are put inexecution, the Annals themfelves bear witnefs. How-ever, Sir Edward Walker Garter-King has drawn up anAccount of the fhining AClions and Chatafters of theKnights-Companions, beginning with Thomas Earl ofStrafford, and continuing it down to his Son, which hedeliver’d Dr. R yves the Regifter, for the Ufe afore-direCled.

Among the Articles eftablilh’d at the Feaft ofSt. George , 21 Jac. I. the laft is, That the then Regifter

fhould