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The PREFACE.

Commencement was kept, wherein the Bifliop of Rocheßer then Chan-cellour, as well as Blyth Bifliop of Coventry and Litchfeild both oppoled.

P. z 5 5. where ’tis laid Dr. Routhalle the King’s Secretary then made agoodly Propoli tion &c. it fliould be remembred that he was at that TimeRegifter alio of this Order, which he continued to execute till z Hen. 8 ,notwithftanding his Promotion to the See of Dunham.

P. Z58. We have the Day of the Installation of this Count or Dukeof Urbin , entred in Cod. Membr. inter Ms. Vine, in Off. Arm. GuidoUbaldus Comes Montisferetri & Durant , S. R. E. capitaneus Genet'alis inßalla-tus per Dom. Balthaz. militem procuratorem fuum, agnomine de Caftilioneviz. x° die Nov. an. xxii H. 7.

P. Z73. Mr. Aßm. by a note in the Margin of his Copy of this Bookhath oblerved, that Dominus Darcy in the Scrutiny of the Earl of Oxfordwas a Miftake, becaule he had been elected irr the preceeding Year, andlìnee the Name of this Lord is here placed in the Clallis of Princes, it isnot improbable the Scribe milwrote it for Com. Derby.

P. Z75. It will not be foreign to inlert a Catalogue of the Lieutenantsat the Fealls during this Reign of Hen. 8, whereof there is no Noticetaken in this Regifter, which is taken from B. 3. penes me p. 31 b.

Day es of St. George kepte and lo- Fells of Saint George kepte atJempniled by our Soverayn Lord Wmdefore in the tyme of owre laidKyng Henri the eyght Souverain of Soverayn Lord Kyng Henri thethe ryght noble Ordre of the Gartier. Eyght.

Anno

i His Grace at Richemont -The Due of Buckyngbam Lieutenant

z —- — at Grenenvyche — The D. of Buckyngbam. [for that yer.

3 -— at Grenenxyche — The Due of Buckyngbam.

4 -— at Grenenviche — The Erie of Arundell.

5 —— «— at Grenenxyche — The Erie of Arundell in which Year

the Feaft was held on the zzd Day of Auguß 3 for which the Commitlion is entred in L. 8. in Offcio Armorum p. 3.

Henry by the Grace of God Kyng of Englond, and of Fraunce, Lord of'Irland, and Soverayn of thordre of the Garter, to oure Right trußy and Rightnxxell beloved Coufyn therll of Arundell brodre of the fame gretyng, foraf-mouche as nve have appointed the feß of Seynt George to bee folempnyfed andkept at our Caßell of Wyndlbr, the xxii day of this prefent Moneth , nxxher-fore for dyvers grete caufes nve can in no nvy fe be prefent in our parfonne } nvher-uppon nve beryng tendre refpefl unto your honnour and noblefs of your blode yhave appointed and ajfgned you to be our Lieutenaunt at the faid Feß ; nvetherfor deßre and pray you to prepaire and arredre you to bee at our Caßell theday abovefaid for the folempnyfyng and obfervyng therofÿ and ther to doo andexecute all fuche things , as unto our lieutenant in that cas appurteyneth , notfailling thus to doo in any wife as our fingular truß is in you , yeven undrecure Seall of the Garter at our marnar of eltham the x day of Auguft thevth Yer of our Reygn.