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OFFICERS OF THE GARTER.
GARTER KINGS OF ARMS.
Sib William Bruges, Knight. Created GarterKing of Arms of the English, between May andSeptember 1417. Died about March 1450.
John Smert. Appointed 3rd April 1450. Died 1478.
Sir John Wrythe, Knight. Appointed 6th July1478. Died April 1504.
Sir Thomas Wrythe, alias Wriothesley, Knight.Appointed 26th January 1505. Died 24th No-vember 1534.
Thomas Wall, Esquire. Appointed 9th December 1534.Died 27th June 1536.
Sir Christopher Barker, Knight of the Bath.Appointed 5th July 1536. Died 4th January 1550.
Sir Gilbert Dethick, Knight. Appointed 29th April1550. Died 3rd October 1584.
Sir William Detiiick, Knight. Appointed 21stApril 1586. Resigned in 1604.
Sir William Segar, Knight. Assumed the Office ofGarter under a signed Bill in January 1604, andAppointed 16th January 1607. Died 13th Decem-ber 1633.
Sir John Borough, Knight. Appointed 27th De-cember 1633. Died 21st October 1643.
Sir Henry St. George, Knight. Appointed April1644. Died 5th November 1644.
Sir Edward Walker, Knight. Appointed 26th Fe-bruary and Admitted 2nd March 1645. Died 20thFebruary 1677.
Sir William Dugdale. Appointed 26th April, andAdmitted 1st June 1677. Died 10th February1686.
John Dugdale. Admitted as Deputy to his father9th December 1684.
Sir Thomas St. George. Appointed 12th March1686. Admitted 21st April 1687. Died 6th March1703.
Sir Henry St. George. Appointed 16th June, andAdmitted 12th August 1703. Died 12th August1715.
[During the dispute respecting the succession tothe Office, between 1715 and 1719, Sir JohnVanburgh, Clarenceux, was appointed to performits duties.]
John Anstis, Esq. Obtained a grant of the reversionof the Office 2nd April 1714. Admitted 29thApril 1719. The learned Editor of the “ BlackBook,” or Register of the Order. Died 4th March1744.
John Anstis, Junior, Esq. Obtained a concurrent Pa-tent with his father in 1727. Admitted 18th May1730. Died 5th December 1754.
Stephen Martin Leake, Esq. Appointed 19th De-cember 1754. Admitted 18th November 1756.Died 24th March 1773.
Sir Charles Towneley, Knight. Appointed 27thApril 1773. Died 7th June 1774.
Thomas Browne, Esq. Appointed 15th August 1774.Admitted 3rd June 1778. Died 22nd February1780.
Ralph Bigland, Esq. Appointed 2nd March 1780.Admitted 19th April 1782. Died 27th March 1784.
Sir Isaac Heard, Knight. Appointed 1st May 1784.Admitted 2nd June 1786. Died 29th April 1822.
Sir George Nayler, Knight, K.H. Appointed 11thMay 1822. Admitted 22nd July 1822. Died 28thOctober 1831.
Sir Ralph Bigland, Knight. Appointed 26th No-vember 1831. Invested 7th December 1831, andAdmitted 13th August 1834. Died 14th July 1838.
Sir William Woods, Knight, K.H. Admitted asDeputy Garter 13th August 1834. AppointedGarter 23rd July, Invested 15th August 1838, andSworn in Chapter 17th April 1839. The presentGarter Principal King of Arms.