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and Zealand, iti that which appertained to Sir John Chun-ks. Philip Duke of Burgundy, in the Time of Henry V.into the Stall of Sir John Clifford. And Anno 28 Henry VI.Henry Duke of Brunfvoic'k. was eledted into the Duke ofSuffolk! s Stall.

And as the Statute was carefully obferved,' with refe-fence to the Ele&ion and Inftallatiorl of Foreign Prin-ces, fo no lefs in relation to the Princes of the Bloodat Home; among whom let us obferve, in the thirdPlace, the ranking the Sons of the Founder of this moftNoble Order; where we fee Lyonel Duke of Clarencehis third Son, to have been inftalled in the fixth Stallon the Sovereign’s fide, whofe immediate Predecefforwas Sir John Beauchamp : In like manner John ofGaunt, Duke of Lancafter, his fourth Son was inftalledin the feventh Stab on the Prince’s fide, having SirThomes Holland for his Predeceffor and a FounderHis fifth Son Edmund Langley, Duke of York., poffets’dthe Stall Sir Hugh Courtney did before : And the fixthSon, Thomas tVood/lock, Duke of Gloucejler, enjoy’dthe Stall Sir John Grey did before: This Rule waslikewife obferved ftridtly iri relation to the Sons ofKing Henry VII.

If we review the aforefaid Tables, we fhall find, thatas the Knights-Companions of higher Dignity affumed theStalls, (when they became vacant) though often of thelower fort* fo fome of the inferior rank among themhave had the Honour to be inftalled in Seats of a fuperiorClafs, and this by the virtue and due of the Law.

Amongft thefe Knights-Companions we (hall enumerateSir Philip la Vac he, a Ga/con, who, in the Reign of KingtycharH II. was firft inftalled in the Prince’s Stall, (oeingvacant by the Death of John of Gaunt,) though afterwardsremoved to the third Stall on the Sovereign’s fide. SirNicholas Sarnesfield, Standard-bearer to the Founder, who•ucceeded Hugh Earl of Stafford, and after him Sir Wil~liam Arundel, immediate Succeffor to Sir Nicholas, wereboth inftalled in the fecond Stall on the Sovereign’s fide ;As likewife Sir John ffhfart, Sir Gilbert Talbot, and SirJohn Grey, (£ c . were inftalled in the fecond or third Stalls*0n “re Sovereign’s fide.

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