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fragilis &c teneri Sexus fibi tutamen creditum intelligerent, quarum revera P. 2 t.pudorem ab omni Indignitate lervarent illibatum, & ab liiis in omni Callilonge propellerent Injuriam. Vicelìmo plus minus Anno poll, cum {blenni dieDivi Stephani bellis finem ìmpolùilfet, Confimile & Confraternuiii Wyndefo -rienfi lâcellum in ejus ipfius Divi ob id honorem juxta Coenobium occiden-tale extra Londinum regaliter edificare ccepit, led morte præventus, & filio(quod multo magis indolendum) orbatus, id Nepoti fuo confummandum.

R ichardo fecundo dereliquit, Qui & Avo fuccedens, id utique perfecit. Polihunc regnavit Hernicus quartus, quem meritilfime lecutus eil Quintus ejuf-dem Nominis inclitilfimus filius ejus,& Anglis ob fèlicilfimum in bellis even-tum fingularemq^ Gloriam Memoratu dignilfimus, duorum nobilium &religiofilnmorum Coenobiorum Syonis & Cartufiœ Sheynenfis pientilfimus fim-' dator. Is qui primus imperiale Capiti luo Diadema non immerito compofiiit.

Hujus SuccelTor erat filius ejus Henricus lextus, Vir pius, re&us, fimplex,timens Deum & recedens a Malo, jullus apud Deum, incedens in omnibusMandatis & Juftificationibus ejus fine Querela, qui pietatis ac verilfimis Re- -giæ Majellatis operibus fingulariter incumbens, ubi Wyndefioro lùæ pro tem-pore bene prolpedum ellimarat, Vicinum tamen decus adjicere cogitavit,dum perpulchrum & elegans Collegium Etonenfe Ihbtus ultra Tamfim ex-trueret, in quo lub uno præpofito Sacerdotalem & aliorum divino Cultuiquotidie Servientium Coetum apprime congruum liare præcepit : cui nu-merolam quoque pueritiam ob indolis bonæ promptitudinem jamjam

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Ofßce ßould underfiand that the weak and tender Sex was committed to theirCharge and ProteBion, and that they were to defend Female Modefiy from allIndignities, and guard them on all Occafions from Injury. About twentyTears after, when on the Feafi of St. Stephen he had put an End to his Wars ,he on that Account and in Honour of that Saint, began royally to build a Bro-ther Chappel', as it were, to that at Windlor, near the Wefiem Monafierywithout London ; but being prevented by Death, and (what is equally to bedeplored) deprived of his Son, he left it to be finified by his Grandfim Richardthe Second , who fucceeding him perfeUed it. After him reigned Henry thefourth ; his mofi renowned Son who was fifth of that Name Jucceeded him ;and obtained never to be forgotten Glory and Honour among his People , forhis mofi profperous and happy S ucce fies in War -, he founded with a great dealof Religion and Piety two noble religious Houfes of Syon and Chartereuxat Sheen. He was the fir fi who defervedly wore an Imperial Crown. HisSon Henry the fixth Jucceeded him , a Man godly , righteous , honefi , fearingGod and efchewing Evil, jufi before God, walking in all his Commandments>and Judgements without any Complaint: Who applying himfelf to Piety andWorks of real and true Majefiy, when he had fufficiently provided for Wind*for, in which he took Delight, had Thoughts of beautifying it by a neighbour*ing Ornament, and built in the Vale beyond the Paver Thames that beauti-ful and elegant College of Eaton, in which under one Govemour he efiab -lißed fome Priefis and others, who ßould daily obferve and attend upon di*vine Worßip : He added moreover at his own Expence, a Number of Touths,for the Improvement of their good Genius and Difpofition, and committed

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