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Afim. Hift. p. 43 8, infères the Marquefs of Brandenburgh as his Proclor inthis G H. 7. which implies that he was mil:ailed. After this Time thisEmperor exprefled a particular Devotion to St. George, and revived anOrder dedicated to this Saint. Boliandi affa Sanffor. voi. 3. p. 157.

P. 86 . The Regifter informs us the Lord Herbert was a Companionin 3 Ed. 4. In the Notes to the Black-Boob is infèrted the Commiffionto infiali him, bearing Date in 1 E. 4. See p. 175. He fucceeded theEmperor Frederick, whofe Election became vacant for Want of an actualInfhllation, or by a Surrender or a Depofal from this Order, which fameEmperor fometime afterwards inflituted an Order in Honour of St. George.Boliandi Affa Sanfforum voi. 3. p. 15 5 .

P. 87. While Hew. VIII was a Companion of the Toifon, The Kingof Caßile on 14 Apr. 1518, defired him to nominate Ferions ipecified inhis Letter to be chofèn Knights of that Order in the Chapter, that was tobe held, and that he would be pleafed under his Seal to conflitute fonieKnight of that Order to be his Procurator. Collect. Tbo. Majler in bibl.Coll. Jefu Oxon.

P. 87. Charles Archduke of Außria chofèn Knight of the Garter inDec. 24 Hen. VII. A. D. ijo 8 . His Plate remains in the Prince’s Stall,inferibed, Carles par la Grace de Dieu Archiduc /Auftrice, Prince des Efpaignes &c. which Titles prove, that he received his Infhllation beforethe 2 2 January 1 5 \{. when upon the Death of Ferdinand he ufèd the Stileof King of Caßile, Leon, &c.

P. 8 9. The Duke of Parma is faid to have relinquifhed the Toifon d'orupon receiving the Order of St. Michael, to which may be added that heat length furrendered this latter Order allò. This Off auto Farnefe was aPrince fully inftrudled in the Arts of War and Peace, and well verfèd inthe Intriegues of Courts : In his Youth he had affi fled the Emperor CharlesV, by leading the Succours fènt him by the Pope, and was thereon (whileDuke of Camerin) created a Companion of the Golden Fleece 154 6-, butby the Turn of Affairs being compelled to defènd even Parma it fclf,again ft the Joint-Forces of the Pope and this Emperor, he furrenderedthat Order, and being afterwards prote&ed by the King of France, he re-ceived the Order of St. Michael 5 but having joined with the Spaniards, he'attempted to furrender the Enfigns of it by a Surprize upon that King’sEmbaffador, as we find by his Letter dated 1558, printed in Ribier lettres& Mémoires d’Eßat, vol. 2. p. 723. which follows, and to which it maybe added, that he was afterwards in i $$9 reftored to the Order of theGolden Fleece. \

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