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INTRODUCTION.

Earl of Derby and Lancaster, the Captain of the Knights ofLincoln, who was one of the original Companions of the Garter.

In the form of the Knightly Association of Lincolnshire, ifnot in that of the new Round Table, the outline of the futureSociety of the Garter may be distinctly traced. The memberswere elected; and though they elected their Chief, or Captain,instead of that office being vested, as in the Order of theGarter, in one personage and his heirs, the variation was onlysuch as the different nature of the two Institutions required.

In 1342, a tunic of arms of velvet, powdered with smallsaracens of gold and silver, each having a jewel with the King’sMotto, and embroidered with trees and birds, was made for theKing for a tournament. Tunics were also provided for theKing and “ his two Knights” and for “ his Esquires,” for thetournament at Dunstable; and for the King and his eightKnights for the hastiludes at Northampton; and tunics andhoods “ of the said suit,” were given to twenty-two Esquiresof the King and Queen, on the same occasion. 2 If thesestatements be compared with the description of the habits issuedtowards the end of 1347, and in 1348 for similar festivities,no other difference will be found than in the nature of thehabits, decorations, and devices. At the hastiludes in 1342,the prevailing ornaments were birds, trees, and saracens, to-gether with one of the King’s numerous Mottos; 3 while in

2 Vide the Appendix p. xvi.

3 For some of King Edward the Third’s Mottos, and those of Queen Philippa, see p. 13,

postea. In 1360 or 1361, a satin hood was made for the King, embroidered with a goldwoodbine; having the motto “ 30 p tooDUijmb,” in letters of gold.—Wardrobe Accounts

of 1360 and 1361, Roll marked “ W. N. 935.”