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ftipervixerunt Equites, inter quos Reginaldus Brayus, a Confiliis iapien-tiilimi Regis Henrici leptimi, in eum locum op time (ut videtur) afte-dus, partes infimas (ut e Monumentis ibi videre eft) non tulit. Infii-per multa Donaria, preciofiflìma Monumenta Wyndeforo fi iæ contulit hicEdoardus quartus, majorum fiiorum patris & filii ejuldeni Nominis con*ledator optimus. Hiis poftquam Regulus Edoardus quintus, & InterrexRichardus tertius intercurriftent ; juftilfime fiicceftit Henricus leptimus, quipoft alia multa fili Temporis inclitiffima pientilfimaq; fada 3 Wyndefori quoq;fiiæ non erat oblitus, quin & rem illic militarem appofitiftime coluitatque ample provexit; & divinam ampliavit; dumpræter alia multapeculiares illic & fèftivas Ornatuque vere Regio condecoratas Exequias,forma ad id ipfiim in Scriptis contradita, perpetuo duraturas inftituit.Quod Genus & in aliis plerilq; locis ferme per Orbem Anglia cumnumerala Miflàrum Celebratione diligenter & exade curavit : Servato*ri novam egregie Domum erexit, ubi divino Cultui lêdulæq; precatio-ni, cui plurimum affidebat, bene devotum Numerum cum Xenodo-chio pauperum optime compofiiit : Weßmonaßerium Sepulchro luo Se-pulchrique clariftimo lacello beavit : Ædem in Collegio Regis Cantabri -giano, quam lplendidifiime coeperat Henricus lextus, magnificentilfimeconfiimmavit ; cui jam plenum Ornatum adjicere coepit nepos ejusRex illuftrilfimus Henricus odavus, uti vir prudens & agilis ThomasWulfeus Cardinalis, prudentilfimi Regis tum dilediftimus a Co nfiliis,

the third had built , to have erected one much more fpacious and auguß, which theKnights of the Order who lived there afterwards, would not fuff er te remain un *ßnißed. Among whom Reginald Bray, Privy-Counfellor to the wife KingHenry the feventh, being well affeBed (as it feems) to that Place , did notcontribute the leaß Share or Part , as appears by the Monuments there.Moreover this Edward the fourth , who excellently copy ed after his Anceßorsythe Father and Son of the fame Name, gave many valuable Grants and Monu-ments to Windlor. After thefe came the young King Edward the fourth, andthe Intruder Richard. Henry the feventh moß jußly fucceeded thefe, andwas not, among the many noble and pious ABs of his Time, forgetful of Windlor,but with great Indußry and Application improved and promoted the military Order,and like wife augmented the divine Service, and among other Things he inßitutedand fettled (according to a Form for that Intent fet down in Writing ;) an Orderand Method for their Obfequies, graced with peculiar, folemn and truly royalOrnaments , which kind of Rites in many other Places of England he took Care tofee diligently and exaBly obferved,with a numerous Celebration of Maffes . He builta Temple to our Lord and Saviour, where (together with an Hofpital) he placed andfettled a Number of Poor, devoted to the divine Wbrßip, and continual Prayer inwhich he put great Faith and Confidence. He graced Weftmirtfter with his ownSepulchre, and a beautiful Chappel, in which it was placed : He magnificently finißedthe Chappel of Kings College in Cambridge, which Henry thefixth had fo fplen-didly begun. To which, his Son the moß illußrious Prince Henry the eighth , hathadded a very compleat Ornament ; as that prudent and aBive Man, CardinalWolley, then of the Council to this wife Monarch, with great Forefight, and a

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