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The PREFACE.

“ Jean de Foix Comte de Candalle, qui ne l’accepta qu’avec la permiffim du“ Roy d’Angleterre, qui luy accorda par lettres patentes, qui font encore dans<c le tre for de la maifon de Foix de Candalle, par ce traité Loüis unze luy“ rendit toutes fes terres, qui avoient apartenu a fon Pere le Captai, dont“ le Comte de Foix & le Comte de Dunois avoient jouy pendant fon abfence ”0,1. penes me.

The Companions of military Orders thought their Oaths in the Article of theFraternity of Arms fo ßriclly obligatory, that they refufed the Acceptance ofthe moß advantagious and honourable Terms, which interfered with, or derogatedfrom the Tenour of the Statutes in that Point. To the fever al Precedents ofthat Nature in this Vifcourfe, a later Inßance may be added.

Vitelli Chiampini obtained a Victory near Marciano in 155 4, on the zdAug. the Fealt of St. Stephen over the Maritai Strozzi, who commandedthe French Troopes ; <f quant vili oriam ficut virtuti potifßmum Vitellii accep-“ tam retulit Coimus, ita illum magnanimus munificufque Princeps donatumff Cerona, agri Senenfts oppido, Marchionem dixit, ac paucis poß annis inßi-“ tuta Equitum militia Divo Stephano Pontifici facra, cujus nempe die eam“ vilioriam reportaverat, inter primos Vitellium & quidem magnum ordinis‘ c Commendatorem Supremus ipfe Militia Magißer adlegit, inde inclarefcere vi -“ ri hirtus, expetique magnis propoßtis pramiis coepit $ ade 0 ut Dux Albanus<c in Paulum quartum moturus, Vitellio obtulerit equitatus univerfi prœfe&u-(C ram, ab eo tamen non admiffam-, quod diceret, obßrinxijfe fe voto jam tum<c concepto, cum primum Militia nomen dedit, Nunquam fe arma adverfustc federn Apoßolicam induturum.” Strada de Bello Belg. p. 404.

This Hißorian doubtlefs refers to the Oath which he took upon his Admifßon .into that Order of St. Stephen, which obliged him to defend la ledia Apolto-lica. See the Statutes tit. z. c. 1. and tit. 1. c. 3.

P. 83. Where it is laid that Ed. IV, and Charles Duke of Burgundywere (tiled Freres d'Ordre, by Realem of the mutual Acceptance of theirrelpedive Orders, it might be added, that it was the ulhal Exprelfionin luch Calcs that luch were Freres d’ Armes, which may imply, that theprincipal Delign of erecting thele Orders, was for a Fraternity of Arms, andto lupport the great Malters in their military Undertakings. Thus Juven.des Urfins A. D. 1415), writes le Duc de Burgogne—> au Duc d’Orleansmort, peu de temps avant quii le fiß tuer, il fiß le ferment d’eßre fon vray &loyal parent, & promit d’eßre fon frere d’armes, portoit fon Ordre, & luyfaifoit bon chere. Jacques le Clerc Biß. de Bourgongne. Le Roy d’ Arragon& Philippes Vue de Bourgongne eßoient Freres Compaignons d’armes.Monßrelet en l'an 1451 le Roy [d’Arragon] icy euß eße Frere & compag-non d’armes au Vue Philippes de Bourgongne, & jacoit ce que ils fujfentloin l’un de l’autre, neantmoins ils s’entraimoient tellement, qu’ils portaient lesOi'dres l’un de l’autre &c. Hiß. de Ch. vii par Berry le Hérault, & Mon -firelet 1445 le Roy de Caltile eßoit Frere d’armes & allie du Roy de France.Hiß. de Arthur Vue de Bretagne par Gruel . le Vue & celuy de Bourgongne ' 'Freres d’armes, &c.

P. 8 4. It is queltioned whether the Election of Maximilian in 6 H. 7.might not be vacated for Want of an actual Inltallation, or whether hedid not fur render this Order upon tome Dilfatisfadion or Rupture. Mr.

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