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V. T/>e Sovereign

I, The Duke of York

3. Prince EleBor of Brand.Prince Rupert

5. Earl of Salisbury

6 . Earl n/Norchumberl.

7. Duke of Ormond

8. Earl of Southampton

9. Earl of Briftol

10. Count Marfhin

II. Earl of Sandwichn. Duk,e of Richmond13. Earl of Manchefter

I. Void

а. The EleBor Palatine

3. Prince of Orange

4. Prince Edward

5. Earl of Barkfhire

б . Duke of Efpernon

% Duke of Buckingham

8. Marquifs of Newcaftlc

9. Prince Tarente

10. Duke of Albermarle

II. Earl of Oxford

1 1. Earl of Lindfey13. Earl of Strafford

And for fo doing, this (ball be your fufficient Warrant,on) Statute, or Cuftoitn, to the contrary notwithftar.dingiGiven under the Signet of our faid Order, at our Courttt White-Hall, the icth of April, 1 666 .

To our Trufty and Well-be-loved Servant, Sir EdvardWalker, Kt. Garter, and*Principal King of Arms,of our rnoft Noble Orderof the Garter.

By the Sovereigns Command*

Hen. de Vic.

By which we find the Stranger Princes are placed inthe upper Stall, neareft the Sovereign, according to theirDignities and Degrees, and all the Kjtights-SubjcBs as tothe Time of their Elections. It is to be oblerved uponthis Settlement, that though the Earl of Southampton didnot receive his Garter and George, till the Sovereign,upon his happy arrival in England, conferred it upon himwith his own Hand ; yet, according to the Time of theEle&ion, Place and Precedency were allowed him; whichwas in January, An. Dam. 1649. in the Ifle of Jerfey,fome few Days before Duke Hamilton and the Marquifsof Nevocaftlc were eledfed.

It was ordered by the Sovereign and Knights-Compa-tions, convened in Chapter on the 10th of January,■Anno 14 Car. II. That thenceforward all Princes Strangers ,*f what Condition foever, Jhoud have Precedence amongthemfelves, according to the Seniority of their EleBions andX 2 In-