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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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myght be flailed by Attourneys ; to the endethat they may be partetakers of the * Mafles, Dlvlniand all the Prayers of the feid Order, for they er ' v ' c ~-they fhoulde fayle of the half, yf they were not flailed be-fore their Deaths. And liketvife it is ordened for themthat be never Chofen and eletfle of the (aid Order, bey ngin the Kyngs Warres by his Commaundement, for to en-joy of the Benefytes of the faid Statutes, to that that fhallapperrayne allonly to their Stallacion.

XIV. Item, There is alfo ordened a Dean and War-den, wich twelve Cannons Seculers, the which (hall bePriftz at their entryng in, or ells within a Yere nextefoiewyng; and alfo eight Peticanons and twelve Vicars,alfo Preftes at their entryng in, or ells at the gyvyng ofthe next Orders, or at the furdeft within a Yere aftertheir Prefentacion; alio thirteen Clerkes and thirteen Que-rifters, for to fyng and Pray unto God for the profperityof the Soverayne and all the Knyghtes of the faid Orderlyving, and alfo for the Sowles of all the Knyghtes of thefaid Order departed, and for all Cryften Sowles; andthe Prefentation of the (aid Cannons fhall belonge alhvayto the Soverayne of the faid Order; and the faid Cannons,when any Knyghte of the faid Order is there prefentwithin the Quyer of the faid Chappel, fhall fitt in thelowermcft Seates, where they be wonre to fitt at theFeaftes of Saync George ; and in the abfence of the faidKnyghtes, the faid Cannons may fitt in the high Seatesnexte unto the Scalles of the laid Knyghtes.

XV. Item, There be ordened five Officers appertaynyngto the faid Order; that is to witt, Prelate, Chaunceler,Regifter, and Kyng of Armes, named Gartier, and anHuyfher at Armes, named the Blacke-Rod ; the whichfhall be receyved and Sworne to be of the Councell ofthe faid Order; the Secretes, with alfoo their Charges andPrivileges, fhall expreffely be declared in the Booke of theOrdenances of the faid Officers.

XVI. Item, Ic is alfo ordened, That thirteen poreKnyghtes, that have not wberwithall to lyve, for to havein that Place their lyvyng and fuftentacion conveniently,for their good Prayers in the Honor of God and SayntGeorge, of the which the Charges and Privileges hereafterfhall be declared folowyng: The Ordynanccs of the Of-ficers and of their Election is ordened, as of the Prefen-

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