The PREFACE.

6 -— at Grenewyche —. The Erie of ArundelL

7 -— at Richemont — The Erie of Effex.

1 2. —--at Grenewiche — The Due of Norfolk, Thomas the elder;

i 3-— at Grenewiche — The Marques Dorfet.

14 —— at Richemont — The Marques Dorfet.

30-— at Grenewich — The Due of Norfolk.

P. 285). 1 3 H. 8. At the Feaft of St. George on 8 June 13 ET. 8.prelent the Lord Marquis Dorfet Knight of the laid Order, then beingthe Kings Deputy for that Feaft, The Erie of Ejfex, The Erie of Wilt-filer, The Erie of Kent, Sir Thomas Lovel, and the Lord Delawar, thePublication was made of the degrading the Duke of Buckingham &c.See L. i Off. Arm. f. 23, that is on the Eve of the Feaft.

In the note to p. 85, ftrike out Lord Willoughby and inlert 22 infteadof 2 1 .

There are fome Errors of the Preis, luch as p. 3 9. after the WordChrift in the firft Line of the Englifi fhould be a full Point, and after theWord Pi&ures in the next Line only a Comma. P. no Heretook Cluxis milprinted for Sir John Faßolf. in p. 21 o note i. inftead of Dam. readVannet, and p. 3 5 6 in the note read Anno xix inftead of Anno ix. butp. 5 2. the Year of the Commencement of the Reign of Rich. 2. is notthe Miftake of the Printer, but the Fault of this Original Regifter for 1377*

T H E Occafion of Puhlifiing the other Volume 'was 'with a ProfpeB ofobtaining Materials towards the compiling an Hifiory of this mofi nobleOrder, and though the Editor fhould be forry to find himfelf difappointed in thatExpectation, he fiali not however regret his weak Endeavours, fince he haththereby had an Opportunity of difeharging fome Part of the Duties he owesin the Capacity of an Officer.

Tins being a Difcourfe drawn up on jingle Sheets fènt to the Prefs in fuchPrecipitation, that there was not Time allowed to tranferibe them, the Editorfinds upon a Review, that he hath committed fome Mifiakes, (to which he ownshimfelf as fubjeB as other Men are,) and which he now fpecifies, as an earnefiof his like Procedure, whenever he fiali receive Intimation of any other Er-rors 3 for his Defign is only to difeover and deliver Truths impartially.

And here he muß confefs, that he cannot affign any Caufe, but what mighthe owing to human Frailty for the Mifiakes in pi. 20, where ’tis faid thatFettiplace in 24 Hen. VI carried the Enfigns of this Order to the tfyn Kingof Denmark, wherein not only the Numerals are mifprinted for 34 Hen. VI,but Denmark is inferted for Portugal 3 fo that the Argument to provefome King of Denmark had been eleBed into this Order between the Tears1458, and 1 4<r 1 relies ßngly as yet upon the Entries in the Black-Book.