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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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Copies of the Acts themfelves, it being refolved, in cafe ofQmiffion of your lawful and timely Excufe , under your Sealof Arms, and in occafian of abfence, in keeping the Solem-nity in your own IJcufe, that no Difpenfation fhall be given,but your Lord (hip fhall incur the Penalties of the ancientStatutes; which are, That you fhall not be permitted to theChapter, nor to your Seat, the next Tear ; but (load j.landbefore it, as do the Choirifters : In Proccjfion then you (hallgo before, and not in your Place among the Knights, andfhall Offer lafl ; and that this Penance being done, youfhall come before the Seat of the Sovereign, and ask. Abfelu-tion : But if two Tears fucceffively your l_.ordihip foall omitfur Attendance, or timely Suit for Difpenfation, you (haO,Pay twenty Marks, and that Sum to be doubled for everyTear of fuch Qmiffion, till you are reconciled, and pardonedby the Sovereign, whereof I befeech your Lordfhip to takeknowledge.

It afterwards appears, by an Order paft in Chapter,9th OElober, 1 5 Car. I. that this early notice to be given,from fuch of the Knights-Companions, as upon the reafonsalready mentioned (hould be abfent, was defigned chieflyin Favour of the Officers of the Sovereign's Houfhold,Who, by knowing in due time who (hould be abfent,and who not, might make timely and certain P.rovifionfor the Feaft.

Upon notice fent by the Chancellor, to the Knights-Companions, as aforefaid, if any of them (hould happen tobe any way indifpofed, or have other lawful Exeufe forpot repairing to Court, and attending the Feaft, they mayacquaint the Chancellor therewith, whofe Duty it is toreprefent it to the Sovereign, and thereon co procure hisLetters of Difpenfation for their abfence, if the Sovereignconfents.

Which Letters are to be conveyed by Garter, or carriedby whomfoever he (hall appoint; for which there was a.Fee by the Mile allowed him, by the following Order,paft at a Meeting held by the Ifnigbts-CommiJJionen, forregulating Points relating to the Order, x 3 Car. I.

IVhereas it having anciently been the Office of Garter,King of Arms, to difperfe and fend Letters of Prorogation,Difpenfation, and other Cimmands of the Sovereign, to theabfent [nights, which in many cafes mufl be chargeable, itHas this Day ordered, That if he [hould fend any Act cfE e 4 Favour

 
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