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actually in the Sovereign’s Wars, or ocherwife employedAbroad on his Sovereign’s Affairs, he fhould poflefs thePrivilege of a Stranger in this particular; which Decreewas added to King Henry Vch’s Statutes. And it was foonafter enjoined the eled Knight, on notice of his Eledion,to take care timely to appoint his Prodor, that he mightenjoy the Rights and Privileges of a Founder: Such anObligation was laid on Sir John Falftajf, who, at thereception of the Garter, was in France, employed in theSovereign’s Service.

But King Henry VIII. befides his Confirmation of thisDecree, for allowance of a Proxy in the aforefaid twoCafes, farther enlarged it, to fuch as the Sovereign fhouldeither Command, or permit Licence to be inftalled byProxy, which is to be underftood of Knights eled withinthe Kingdom, as well as thofe beyond Sea: By Virtueof which Claufe, the eled Knight, the Earl of Dorfet be-ing Sick, i Car. I. obtained the Sovereign’s Licence tobe inftalled by his Deputy Sir Richard Toting.

Letters of Procuration .

§ 1. It is obferved before, out of the Regiflrum Chardtaceum, that Sir John Robefart, eleded into the Orderby King Henry V. was inftalled by Virtue of his Let-ter Miffive, fent to Sir Thomas Barr his Proxy ; but thefame Regifter calls ir, in another Place, a lufficienc Pro-curation under his Seal of Arms, enabling him to performthe Ceremony of his Inftallation.

The Copy of this Inftrument is not extant; but thatLetter Miffive Sir John Grey direded to Sir John Lijle,to take Pofleffion of his Stall, and by Virtue of which hewas inftalled, tells him he had Chafen him for his Proxy ,and to take his Stall for him in his Name, 8cc. Andomitting other Precedents, doubriefs, in the cale cf aKnight-Subjed, the Sovereign may, if he pleafes, nomi-nate and appoint a Proxy for Inftallation, where the eledKnight hath not done it himfelf; for here, all thole Cor-fiderations of grand Refped, Forms of the Oath, 0 c. con-ftantly afforded to Strangers, have no Place ; whioh isevident from the Sovereign’s Letters of Summons ro rheCommiffioners pamed for Inftallation of the Lord Grey,

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