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HISTORY OF THE

[TEMP. HEN. XII. AND EDW. I.

at York, with twenty other persons; 1 and the next day that Monarch marriedthe Princess Margaret of England. The Earl Marshal claimed the ScottishKing’s horse and furniture as his fee, but was refused by Alexander, on theground that he might have received Knighthood from any other Catholic Prince,or from any of his own subjects being Nobles. 2 Mandates were issued in 1255,for the delivery to Mathew Hanybal, “ whom the King was about to make anew Knight,” of four hogsheads of wine, four palfreys, a scarlet robe, and a‘ fair bed,’ with mattrass, covering, quilt, and cloth of gold.” 3

On the creation of Peter de la Foix as a Knight, by King Edward theFirst, in 1303, he received a blue robe, a hood of miniver, a green robe andhood, a bed, and bedding; and similar articles were allowed to John de Horne,Robert de Ufford, and Philip de Neville, “as Bannerets;” 4 to John de Felton,“ as a Bachelor;” 5 to Richard de ....,“ as a simple Knight;” 6 and to Johnde Dagworth, Richard de Stratten, John de Cormailles, William de Botetourt,John de Berkeley, and John GifFard, “ as simple Bannerets.” 7 TwelveKnights 8 were made in 1305, to each of whom two Robes, a bed-covering, &c.were allowed. 9

It is stated by Mathew of Westminster, 10 that in 1306, the King medi-tating an expedition against the Scots, and being desirous of increasing hisretinue, caused a proclamation to be made, that all who held by hereditarysuccession, and had sufficient revenue to support the dignity, should proceedto Westminster, at the Feast of Pentecost, to receive from the Royal ward-robe all the decorations of Knighthood, except harness for their horses; thatthree hundred youths, the sons of Earls, Barons, and Knights, obeyed the

1 “ Baltheo donavit Militari qui omnes vestibus pretiosis et excogitatis, sicut in tam celebri tyro-cinio decuit ornabantur.”

2 Matthew Paris, 35 Hen. III. p. 1103. This passage affords strong evidence that the term“ Noble ” was not then used in its present confined sense. See Selden’s remarks on the subject (Titlesof Honour, p. 641), and the History of the Order of the Garter, p. 130.

3 Claus. 39 Hen. III. m. 11.—Ibid. 4 “ tanquam Bannerettis.” 5 “ come a Bacheler.”

6 “ tanquam simplicem Militem.” 7 “ tanquam simplicibus Bannerettis.” Comp. Garderob.31 Edw. I. Anstis, Appendix, No. x. 8 The Names of all the Knights will be found in the Appendix.

9 Comp. Gard. 33 Edw. I. Anstis, Appendix, No. ix. 10 P. 458. Translated by Anstis, p. 21.

11 Anstis observes on the vow made on the Swans, “ that it was in conformity to an usage, con-tinued for some ages, according to which, when any hostile expedition was intended, the commanding

Prince formally and solemnly bound himself to execute it upon the oblation of some Bird, as a visible

test or signal of such engagementand he adds, as his authority, “ In the sumptuous festival held

by Philip Duke of Burgundy at Lisle on the 17th of February 1453, after the justs were finished.

‘ En telle ordonnance vinrent les Officiers d’Armes, 8c le dernier d’eux estoit Toison d’Or Roy