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tatem ingreffo poft Victoriam, qua fine Cruore potitus erat: Trium-phanti triumphalis ex lauro, quæ Vìctoriarum ac Fetida? precipuaNuncia traditur. Hæc Magnanimitatis oflenfæ nec difiìmilis pruden-tia? certo futura teftimonia, mirum quam pugnacis animi Vires ex-ulcitaruntj ut nihil non viriliter obeundum ftrenueque perimplendumfibi fila quifque Vigilantia perfiiaderet, ob hunc honorem cum perpe-tua fima lècuturum. Neque multum abbinili Confilio ufiis eli in-clytilfimus file Rich ardus, dum Coriaceum hoc Subligaculum fixorumCruribus induci voluit : ut ipforum jam vivida pecioni commoveret,ad ftrenue navandam operam, ne quis alteri gloriam tantam prærep-tum iret. Quippe cui fulgidius &: aureum Infigne fiiccefllirum erat.Cujus Rei Gratia cum poli fèlicfilimas ibi Victorias in patriam quo-dam quafi poflliminio rediifièt, iftum divi Georgi] clariffimum Ordinem,cujus tutela tantopere nituntur Angli, condere, munire, perimplere co-gitavit : Sed quod ipfi? non prællitit, Edoardus adimplevit. Ille tertiusEdoardus, Vir omnifaria pietate, Magnanimitate & Confilio vere ma-ximus ac fupremus, Anno Regni fui vicefimo tertio, cum de Gallisatque Scotis plus lemel illuftrfihme triumphâflèt : ad Dei Cultum, cui(quod pii Regis erat) omnia retulit accepta, & ad honeftamenta Mi-litaria, quorum fideli opera tam feliciter ufiis efièt, præclarfifimumAnimum applicuit. Et ne mortuorum oblitus, fblis Vivis applaufiflèvideretur, defundorum etiam Animabus amplfihme fimdiffiimeq; prof-

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Siege. A naval Cronun adorned nuith the Refemhlances of the Pronus of Ships nuasordered for him nuho ßould in a Sea Fight firß hoard the Enemy. An On} al nuasthat nuhich nuas given to a General, nuhen entering the City after a Victory nuithoutBloodßed. A triumphal Cronun of Lanurel, the gr eat eß Signal of Joy and ViBorynuas given to him, nuho nuas allonued a Triumph. Thefe laßing Teßimonies of theirgreat Valour and Conduci, numderfully ßirred up the Courage of their WarriorsMinds,fo that they all nuere encouraged to attempt any Danger,and cheerfully go thro'it nuith Application and Vigilance, for the obtaining of thefe Honours nuhich pro-cured eternal Glory. Our glorious Richard feems alfo to have made ufe of the likeCounfels, nuhen he tied this leathern Garter on the Legs of his Knights, to excitetheir already fornuard Minds toperfeB the Work they had taken in Hand, and pre-vent their being defpoiled of this fo great Glory: The leathern Garter nuhich nuasthen beßonued, being to be fucceeded by a richer and a more fplendid Enßgn of Ho-nour. In Remembrance of nuhich Thing, after he had obtained many ViBories, nuhenhe returned into his Country after a long Abfence, he intended to found, eßabliß ,andperfeB that illußrious Order of St, George, on nuhofe Guardian ProteBionthe Engliili fo much rely : What he did not go thro ’ nuith, Edward accomplißed,that Third Edward, in all kind of Piety, Bravery, and ConduB truly Great andSupreme -, in the z 3 d Tear of his Reign, after he had triumphed fever al Timesover the French and Scotch. He bent his noble Mind to the Worßip of God {tonuhom, as became a pious Prince, he afcribed all his Succe fs, ) and to the honouringof the Soldiery, by nuhofe faithful Services he nuaspoffeffed offuch Happinefs. Andleaf forgetful of the Dead, he ßould feem only to have Care of the Living, nuith

great Large fs and SanBity, he provided alfo for the Souls of the departed. Fof

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