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The History Of the most Noble Order of the Garter : Wherein is set forth An Account of the Town Castle, Chapel, and College of Windsor; with their several Officers ; The Foundation of the Order by King Edward III. ; With the Statutes, and Annals at large, as they have been altered and amended ; An Account of the Habits, Ensigns and Officers of the Order ... To which is prefix'd, A Discourse of Knighthood in General, and the several Orders extant in Europe
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creed, that the Inauguration of thefe two debt Xjiigbi*,till the Prince came to England, which happening 2if£July following, the Grand Feaft, together with that ofthe elett K.nights Inftallations, were appointed to be cele-brated at the fame time.

Again 3 and 4 Phil, and Mar. at a Chapter held lid'April, the Feaft of St. George , together with the Inftalla-tion 0/ three eleil tonights, was appointed to be held atiVindpr the 9th of May enfuing ; and by a Chapter Sum-moned the 3d of May, before the appointed Day forholding the Feaft* the fatiae was prorogued to the 15 thof December following, upon the preffing Affairs of theKing and Queen. But before that deligned time came;another Chapter was held on the 31ft of October,wherein it was again prorogued to the tirft Sunday afterTwelfth-day, vi%. 9 January, if by that time the King;who was then in Flanders, (hould return to England : Butthat not happening, it was farther prorogued to the 20thof February ; and thence by another Decree to Sc. George’ sDay. Of which there are many ether Examples, andfomerimes upon other Occalions, but ftill at the Sove-reign’s Pleafure.

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Of Commijfions of Prorogation.

ij 9. There is no Precedent of Commiffions for Pro-rogation, ar.cienter than 12 bar. I. left by Sir Thomasfywe, wherein notice is taken of ail the adjournments ofthe Grand Feafts, from St. George’s Day preceeding, tillthat time, with the reafons thereof, and chiefly upon con-fideration of the fpreading Sicknefs, together with a Com-mand to the Knights-Cornpanions, and the Officers of the.Order, to attend rhe Sovereign on the new afligned Daysfop celebrating the Feaft.

As to the fubftance hereof, the fucceeding Coriimilfionsvery near agree, yet with fome little difference; asfirft, the Preambles arc general, .and run thus : Whereat,upon fpeciai Reafons, and other important Affairs, See. ex-cept the Commiflion iffued x^th February, 1637. wherethe Preamble was fitted to a ipecial Occafion, and runsthose— tft'ereas xve have determined to Create the Prince}our eidrfl Son ; a Knight, and to propofe him in Election as A

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