ORDER OF THE GARTER.

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“ Dieu et mon droit,” the motto of the Royal Family,verses on, xxix.

Dignities, Act passed in February 1652, against the as-sumption of, 244.

Dinner, the, on the Feast Day, vide Grand Feast.

Dispensation, anomalies caused by the facility of grant-ing, 369; from attending the grand Feast, occasionallygranted for life upon the ground of age and bodilyinfirmity, 419.

Dover, landing of King Charles at, on 25th May 1660,247.

Dragon, a, adopted as the Crest of the Arms of Portugalby John the First, as a Knight of the Garter, 57.

“ Droict et Loiall,” the motto of the Earl of Leicester,verses on, xxxi.

Dukes, attendants of, limited to sixty at the Feast ofSaint George, 1519, 124; payment to be made by,on the death of a Companion of the Order, 148 n ;three, to be nominated at each election, 148 ; six hun-dred masses to be said on the death of, being aCompanion, ib. ; number of Garters allowed to beworn on his surcoat and hood, when the Livery ofthe Order was settled by Henry the Fifth, 345; topay £10 for Alms, 151, 389, 390; fees payable by,to Garter, 455, 457 ; Installation Fees payable toGarter, as settled Ao. 22. Car. II., 391 : also to BlackRod, 392 ; subjected by the Act of February 1652,to a penalty of £l00 on each occasion that he assumedhis title, 245.

Earls, allowed forty horses in 1519 in the Cavalcadefrom London to Windsor, 124; payment to be madeby, for Alms deeds, as regulated by Statute in 1540,147 n; number of masses to be said for, on hisdecease, as a Companion of the Order, 148; allowedfive chaplains by Act of Parliament in 1529, 161 ;payment to be made by, for the performance of funeralrites, as regulated by Statute in 1540, 168 ; subjectedby Statute of February 1652, to a penalty of £100 oneach occasion of assumption of his title, 245 ; num-ber of Garters wherewith, by the Statutes of Edwardthe Third, their surcoats and hoods might be adorned,345 ; fees payable by, on his Installation, 389, 392.

Eaton College, ceremonial of the reception of King Henrythe Eighth at, in 1519, 124.

Edgehill, the battle of, 28th October, 1642, 237.

Edward the Third, King, account of his foundation ofthe Order of the Garter by Froissart, 3 ; releases SirHenry de Leon his prisoner, at the request of theEarl of Derby, 4 n ; sends a message of defiance tothe King of France, 4 n ; his children (except theBlack Prince) not among the original Companions, asstated by Froissart, 5 ; issued a proclamation, invitingthe Chivalry of all countries to attend a tournament atWindsor, 6; invaded France in July 1346; andKnighted the Prince of Wales and others at La Hogue12th July, 10 ; letter from the King to the Archbishopof York 30th July, informing him of his safe arrivalat la Hogue, 10 b; at the Siege of Calais 8th Sep-tember 1346, 10 n ; returned to England 12th October1347, and kept his Christmas at Guildford, 11 ; hisItinerary, from October 14th 1347, to 6th May 1348,11 b; mantle, hood, and surcoat, covered with Gar-ters, and a bed having the motto “ hony soit qui maly pense,” provided for his use at the tournament ofEltham, 12 ; wore the arms of Sir Thomas de Brades-ton at the Jousts at Lichfield in 1348, 14 ; presented

to Prince Edward and others, at the Jousts at Canter-bury in 1348, harness impressed with the Arms of SirStephen de Cosyngton, 14 n ; hoods, harness, andcoats of mail presented by him to Knights Foundersand others, 14 b, 15 n; established the College ofSaint George, Windsor, by Pat. 22nd August 1348,14, 15; died 21st June 1377, 43; his sword pre-served in Saint George’s Chapel, 8 Ric. 2, 41 n ;representation of, in illuminated copy of the Statutes,83 b ; notices of, iv, v, vi; vide Garter, Mottoes,and Index Nominum.

Edward, the Black Prince, one of the Founders of theOrder, 5; extract from his life by James, 6 n ;Knighted by his father at La Hogue, 12th July 1346,10 ; his Knighthood signified by the Peers, who werewith the King at Calais to the Peers in Parliament,10 b; returned to England 12th October 1347, 11 ;present at the tournament of Eltham in 1347, 12 ; andthat of Canterbury in 1348, 14 b.

Edward the Fourth, his accession, and list of Peersand Officers of state made by him, 89; vide Garter ;bequest made by, to the College of Saint George,Windsor, 99 ; his tomb to be erected where his bodywas buried near the High Altar of the Church (SaintGeorge’s Chapel Windsor) which he himself had built,123.

Edward the Fifth, proceedings relative to the Orderduring his reign, vide Garter and Index Nominum.

Edward the Sixth, proceedings relative to the Orderduring his reign ; his Code of Statutes repealed on theaccession of Queen Mary, 182; vide Garter andIndex Nominum.

Elections, account of the ceremonial of, 363-370;to be made by the Deputy, in the King’s absence,63; mode of, described, 78; regulation made toprevent the inconvenience of filling up vacancieswhich had not actually occurred, 97 ; of John theSecond, King of Portugal, considered void because hehad not sent a proxy to take possession of his Stall,99, 100; uncertainty as to the exact date of, duringthe 14th Century, 103; of a Foreign Prince consi-dered void unless a proxy were sent to take possessionof his Stall within a reasonable time, 116; of a newCompanion, to be made within six weeks after receiptof a certificate of the death of a Knight, 148 ; ofLord Roos, in 1525, considered void because he hadnot been previously Knighted, 157; the presence ofsix Knights necessary for, 164; of a Knight of theOrder vested in the Sovereign, in case of the non-attendance of a sufficient number of Knights to form aChapter, 175; doubt as to whether that of Philip Kingof Spain was not rendered void by his having be-come joint Sovereign of the Realm, 184; regulationmade in 1565, that any Knight elected should beinstalled in the lowest Stall according to his election,except Kings and Princes of a foreign nation, 192 ;on Saint George’s Eve, 1597, 208; “ by acclama-tion,” 211, 222 ; the words “ ut minimum,” respect-ing the necessity of a candidate, being a Knight, notapplicable to foreigners, 231; no elections made be-tween 1641 and 1645, 237 ; Prince of Wales not con-sidered a Companion of the Order until elected, 297-299; remarks on, in modern times, 368 ; formulary of,as established by command of Queen Anne, in 1704,xviii; of Henry the Second, King of France, in 1551,notices respecting, in contemporary letters, xli, xlii; ofEmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy, 1554 ; report of the