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is Petri Epifcopi Cameraccnfis Dialogi ii de Querelis Francia: ^ Angliæ, &jure fuccefionis utrorumqÿ Regum in regno Francia:, p. 3 5. wherein a French-man is introduced complaining in the following Words. Armatas Fran-corum erjanuenfìum^r mare defiruxit, Auranii [al Auroniæ) et Franci de-ßruxerunt terram Dom. Johan, de Hannonia, et Uli de Cameraco Hannoniamdifcurrerunt. Pofiquam anno xl iterum revertitur Anglorum Rex ad Fran-ciam, qui reperti in mari armatam Francorum, cum qua dimicavit, et dura-vit confiillus ah hora 1 ufq-, ad 9, et finaliter Angli pravaluerunt, et tranfie-runt, et venerunt ad Gand, uhi reperti Reginam enixam, & illico ohfedti civi-tatem Tornacenfem. Et Rex Francia: venit ufq-, ad Pontem dc Creffy, uhimulta Scharmucha, et Franci ßrerne fe habuerunt, et potentiores, et Flandren-fes vecorditer aufugerunt : fed finaliter poß 11 feptimanas traitante DucijfaHannonia: fuerunt deputati quinque tr all at or es, qui concluferunt treugam adannum, et debuerunt Keges mittere 5 notabiles perfonas, et ex parte Rapa duosCardinales ad civitatem Attrebatenlem, et quicquid per illos, feu duas partesillorum effet faltum, ratum maneret atque firmum, et interim uti poßdebat , quif-que poßderet. Sed finaliter in dillo Parlamento' nihil fuit conclufum culpa An-

glicorum pertinacium. Demum Rex Anglus ordinavit fefium inedie Georgii etordinem de Jarretiere cum 40 Militibus et 40 Scutiferis et Regina, prefinte cum300 dominabus et domicellis induitis eadem libertate [ liberata ] anno [13] 44. Etdemum anno 4 6 pofuti obßdium ante Calayfium, propter qnod Rex Francia: ve-nti ad levandum, & quia non potuit tranfilire, obtulit bellum, et rogavit Re-gem Angliæ ut fimul pugnarent, quod refutavit, et ita fine frultu retroeeßt,propter quod Rex Angliæ habuit Caiayfium, et fine mifiricordia illos cum five-ritate trallavit, et Anglicis populavit.

P. i o 3. It was hinted as a Subject fit for a future Enquiry, whether theGarter with its Motto was any Devile of die Crown before the Eredaonof this military Order, as the Fuzil in Burgundy was the Badge of the Fa-ther of that Duke who inftituted the Toifin d’Or. It may be added, thatin like Manner the Word F E R T was the Motto of the Dukes of Savoy,long before the Eredion of the Military Order of the Collar, lìnee calledthe Annunciade. The Collector's worthy Friend Mr. Murray, communi-cated the Wardrobe Account of the Prince of Wales in the 3 5 th Year ofEd. I, wherein is a Paflage, which relates to two of the Saints, to whomthis Order was afterwards dedicated, and therein is mention of iv garetterisembellilhed with Silk and Silver, which the Editor thinks he may infert,though he dares not attempt to infinuate that the Words fignify Garters asBadges or Devifes. “ Pro quibufdam vexillis de Armis Anglorum Sanltorumtc Georgii et Edwardi fallis, fimul cum una firemera de findone de Annistc Sanili Georgii pro una nardi Principis, et per ejus prœceptum et pro iiii ga-<e retteris pro corpore Principis de ferico argento hemefiatis, & viti parFbus“ calcariorum deauratorum cum ringis de firico nigris et virid. fallis contra“ guerram Scotiæ &c.

P. 1 14. notejy. iri the laid Wardrobe Account u Rich. z. is an Entrymore full. <c Pro hroudatura ii Jaks volants de velvet rub. et nigr. unde i.{c operat, cum cervis albis et altera de baggs Regis de auro et firico pro viagiof fuo in Hiberniam z$ l. z s. io d.