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fen: on that Embafly. As alfo to Guftavus Adol-thui, King of Sweden, and Henry, Prince of Orange, with-in two Months, their Elections following on April 24.

3 Cat. I. and the date of the Ccmmififion for deliveringthe Order being on June 24, following.

Du manner and order of the delivery of thefeLetters , fgnifying Election , when the Habit isfent, is thus.

“ Firft, The Ambaflador and Officer of Arms having“ notice given them of the firft Audience, prelent them-“ (elves to the Stranger Prince, in the accuftomed man-" ner of Ambafladors; and delivering the Sovereign’s“ letters Miffive, with all due Reverence, the Ambaf-“ fador, after fome (liort general Compliment from the“ Sovereign, fignifying that his Mafter, and the Honourable11 Society of the Garter, in refpect of his renowned Prow-11 efs, Valour, Virtues, &c. and to eftablifh and encreafe“ the Amity that is between them, hath eledred him into“ the moft Noble Order of St. George ; and that So-vereigns do never ektft any Stranger, but fuch as they“ highly Honour ; and therefore earneftly defires it may“ be accepted as a true Teftimony thereof: To which“ end the Sovereign hath fent him over, and his Herald“ there prefent, to perform the due Ceremonies.

But this Commiflion of Legation hath fometimes beenobftru&ed by the multitude of Affairs lpir.g on the Sove-reign’s Hands, particularly in the Time of Car. I. whenengaged in thac unnatural Civil War; fo that when theyfent their Letters of Signification, ic was thought fit toCommiffionate their Agent, or Refidenc at the Prince’sCourt, and Garter Principal Kjng of Arms, to deliverpart; tut the two chief and moft peculiar Enfigns of theOrder, the Garter and George, deferring the fclemnEmbaffy d!l a more convenient Seafon. The firft Pre-cedent of which kind, was jo Jac. I. when Sir RalphWinwood, and William Seagar, Efq; Garter, were Corr-milticned to deliver onlv, for the prefent, the Garter andGeorge, to Maurice, Prince of Orange, five Days afterhis Ele&ion ; and lb to Charles, Prince Palatine of the

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