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Upon Hunting, or other Paftimes the Foreft afforded,they ufed to fend their Offering in Money to the Canons,which being received, the Knights took it for a Difpen-fation of the Ceremony enjoined by the Statutes.

Endeavours were uled to have this Article interpretedwith greater Latitude, which fo far rook Effe<ft, that ata Chapter called at Windjor the loth of October, Anno15 Car I. it was ordered, that fome Expedient might befound out, to fave the Knights from the Breach of theirOath, if they came within the limited Diftance of thePlace, and paffed thence without Offering. But no far-ther Progrefs being made in that Affair, the Law ftandsas it did.

j 3. The Supper^ after their arrival at Wind for, is butin the Nature of a private Meal, and prepared for theLieutenant (or Commiflioners) or Knights eled, moltcommonly at the Dean’s Houfe. Anno 26 Eli%. on cheEve of the Inftallation of the Earl of Rutland and LordCobham, the Commiflioners (upped together with fuchLords and Gentlemen of Figure as came along withthem * and no Nobleman had. above one Servant to at-tend him at the Table, and the reft provided for them-felves at their proper Inns. Sometimes they have beenpermitted to Sup in fome Appartmerits of the SovereignsLodgings; for fo it was at the Inftallation of the Lordfyjfel, and other eletft Knights, Anno 31 Henry VIII.and likewife of the Earl of Shrewsbury , and Lord Hunfdon,Anno 3 Eli%. the Lieutenant and Knights fupped in thegreat Chamber there, in the fame Regularity that was ufedst other Times. And in the 34th of Queen Elizabeth,when the Earls of Shrewsbury arid Cumberland were in*flailed, all the Lords and Gentlemen fupped together«e one long Table fet in the Council Chamber.

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