thus a Companion, that Mention is made of the Knights of this Order'in the temporary Decision by the Sovereign touching bearing the Armsof the Ille of Man, during the King’s Expedition. Vat. 15 E. 4. p. 2.m. 24. de non litigando durante Viagio Regis.

<c Rex omnibus , ad quos &c. falutem, Sciatis quod infpeximus literas noßrascc fub figno noßro Manuali ßgnatas, & per Milites G art er £ noßr£ infpcflas,cc facias in kec Verba. Edward by the Grace of God, King of England“ and of Fraunce , Lord of Ireland, Remembryng the Pretence and“ Clay me of John Lord Scrop, (hewed unto us, for the beryng of thefC Armes of th’Eile of Man, which nowe oure Right trulli and Righttc welbeloved Thomas Lord Stanely Stuard of oure Houfliolde berith, forcc brevenes of tyme havyng no convenyant Scafon to know the Deter-tf mynation of the lame, and provydyng that no Variaunce therefore betf hadde nowe in oure Voiage, Have wolled and defy red that for the<c Tymes and Sealons that the leid Lordes fliall contynue in oure Service,“ in oure Realme of Fraunce, Duchie of Normandie , and elfwhere by-tc yonde the See, and alio unto oure and their retournyng next to thistf oure Realme of Englond, or either of theym, that the laid Lord Scroptc fliall ablteyne and forbere the Ufo and Weryng of the laid Armes of<c th’Eile of Man, wherunto for the leid defire he is agrede, Alwey forfoyntc that the laid Wille, Delire, Abltinence, and forberyng be not preju-tf diciall nor damage in that behave unto the leid Lord Scrop, ne to his“ Heyres, nor be of non etìfeól, llrengh, nor vertue but for the tyme<f above exprelfed. Et hoc omnibus, quorum intere (l in hac parte, innote-<c f cimus per Præfentes, In cujus &c. TeßeRege apud Weftmonalterium prk(c mo die Maii.

P. 200. The King in this 17th Year, on St. George’s Day, fotledArms for his focond Son, according to a Tranfoript in the Hand-writingof Mr. Thinne, Lancaßer-Memld. B. 2. penes me p>. 2.9 3 b.

“ Anno 17 Ed. 4. Onne Seint George’s Day after even longe, the Kingetc in his Chamber, prelent his Lordes, and his councell, alio Norrey, and“ Guy en Kinge of Armes there by exprelîè commandement beinge pre-

lent, the Kinge determyned that his feconde Sonne the Duke of Torbe“ fliolde beare for his armes lyke armes as the Kinge himlelf with thistf dyfference, a labell of three pointes lilver, one the frelle pointe a can-<e ten gules, and for his badge a falcone volant lilver membred with two“ lonetts golde within a fèdder locke unlocked, and lomewhat open golde,

“ this fedder locke -was deviled to the Urite Duke of Torbe 1 okkyd,

cf whiche was the fourth Sonne of Ed. 3, as who leyeth He was forrecc from the enheritance, and one a day this reverted to his Sonne Edwardecc called the goode Duke of Torbe, and he asked what was Latyne for a(C fedder locke, and he anlwered himfelfe and layd Bic h£c & hoc taceatistf was latine for a fedder locke, as who foyeth no manne colde tell of thecc grace of Godde, whiche purveyed fo that the Kings good grace is de-<c fcended of that noble houle, wherfore and remembrance of the foyed

« -He will that his Sonne the Duke of Torbe fliall bere the laid

cc fetterlocke open and not locked.”