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i.nßituted to this Evi hy Princes ibid. Inftrumental and vocal Mvftck appointed to the JamsPurpoje p. 32. an Oath impojed upon Knights eleCi at their Admiffion. Heralds font to Jo-

reign Courts to proclaim the Solemnity upon the Ere 3 ion of this Order p, 32. The vartialExercifes on that Occajiov , where the ®jieen was attended with 300 beautif ul Ladies Jittingas Judges, but aßjled by the Heralds in snaking a Judgement of the Je ABions ibid. The Au-thor's Attachment to the Henrys again difcovered p. 33. their pious Foundations ibid, par-ticularly of Henry 6. p. 33, 34. the Augmentations to the Order by Edw. 4, Miracles Jvp-pofed by the Author to be done at the Tomb of Hen. 6. ibid. The Benefactions of Hen. 7.to the Order p. 37. other Ails of his Munificence ibid. A prophetick Saying of CardinalWolfey p. 3 6 . King Hen. 8. coy forms to the Example of his Predece fors, in doing Hotionrto the Order ibid, svitò a Jhort Elogy upon him and the Succefs of his Reign ibid.

The Patrons of this Order p. 37. The Holy Trinity , asid fécond Perjon in more peculiarManner, and in Reference to whom the Crofs their proper Badge, the Original of it fromConftantine, whofe Mother was of Britilh Extraction. Asi Argument of the Author forInvocation of Saints, rather after his Manner pompous and rhetorical than Jolid. The Vir~gin Mary’s Patronage of the Order ibid, for which is pleaded the Example of King Arthurp. 38, and of Ed. 3. St. George the Patron, from whom the Order is denominated, ibid. Hisgeyieral Character : The Story of his Appearance before the Walts of Jerufakm befieged bythe Chrifiians with a red Crofs under the Image of a very beautiful Touth. He quotes St.AmbroJe for the Exiftence of this Saint, which he doubtlefs took either from the Chronicle;of Bergomenfis publilhed at Venice in 1490, or from Hermannus Schedel, who printed hisChronicle at Nuremberg in 1493, but that Book of St. Ambrofe, from whence this Ci-tation.was made, is not efteemed to have been the genuine Work of that Father, andhath been loft a long Time. The Author not much inclined to believe the Legend of theDragon and the Maid, yet adinits an allegorical ConfiruCtion of it, which Jeems jußeientlyfirahted. A Story of his Death taken from a legendary Writer p. 39. Another after hisDeath from a like Authority. His Heart according to it bequeathed to Engliih Chrifiians,and to tbofe at Windier only, and was prefented to Henry the j. by the Emperor Sigiirnond,and there repofitedp. 40.

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