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In Embatlies of ihis nature, it was heretofore ufual to i# 1 *'!join fome Perfons of Rank and Quality, or Office nearthe Sovereign, in the Comtr.tffion ; as Sir John Scot, Comp-troller of the Houlhold, and Sir Thomas Vaughan, Treafurer 4 ^'of the Houlhold, both joined with the Sieur de Duras V saforefaid : And Sir Nicholas Carets/, and Sir Anthony Brown <J ^with the Vila unt Li/le. ’

To thefe Pcrfo*s, the Sovereign thought fit fometimesto add a Dodbor of the Law, or a dignified Clergyman,and luch as had the Language of the Country, not only jti’f 11the better to make fuch Anfwers to Queftions as the {.^Stranger elect might ftarr, on perufal of the Statutes, butlikewile to inform him touching the Inftitution of the jifl®Order, or other Palfages relating to the Founder, or jjttimatters touching the Honour of the Garter. Befides, ijuJUaa dignified Clergyman Was in thofe Times thought fikproper to Adminilter the Oath, and pronounce the Words jffll]of Signification, at the Inveftiture with the Habit and ^Enfigns of the Order. ^

And for thefe reafons was John Ruffe!, Dodbor of theCivil Law, and Archdeacon of Berffhire, joined in Com- J( om!million with the aforefaid Sieur de Duras, and EdwardLee, Dodbor in Divinity, Archdeacon of Colchejler, andthe Sovereign’s Almoner, fent over with the Lord Murk) j . ffl j^jand others. • Vtiei

But of later Years the Sovereign’s Ambaffador, Refident , m \with the Stranger elect, hath fupplied this Place; as didSir Thomas Smith, in the Legation fent over to Charles IX. ^ ^and Sir Edward Sta fford, in that of the French King Henry III.and Sir Anthony Mildmay, to that of Henry IV. y, ^

Befides the aforementioned Perfons, Garter was alwaysjoined in thefe Commififions of Legation, not only to keep ^on Foot his Righr, but to manage the Ceremonious Part; ^

arid of this there are fo many numerous Inftances as are '

fufficient to juftify the Privilege of his Office, and main- ^tain the interdb of an ancient Righr. BefideS which, if f t l!it were any way difputed, we find it decreed in a Chaffer ^ ®13 Car. I. That the carrying the Enfigns of the Order tiStranger Princes, doth properly belong to Garter. I ® 111

Befides thofe Perfons joined in the Commifiion of Le-gatien, there has frequently been appointed, either Nor- o®ray, King of Arms, or f me one of the Heralds, to go in ( Jtt

Quality of an Attendant in this'Scrvice, not only for the . K

Honour %\