5 6 Afta Sub RICHARDO Secundo.
Ad i goun. long. & i capuc. de panno fanguinéoin grano fac. 8c furr. cum Min. pur. & purfil. cumErm. 8c capuc. linat, cum panno nigr. long, proRege poft tefìum S. Georgij, eo quod Dòm. Rexdedit goun. lùam de eadem liberata Dom. Ducide Geler
dim. uln. pann. nigri long.
ivuln.i qr. pann. languin. in grano.
DCCCiiiixxviii ventr. Min. pur.
xii beft. Ermyns.
This Duke of Gueldrès here mentioned ms Williamtldeft Son of the Duke of Tuliers and Grandfon ofÂlianor Daughter of Ed. II, who entred into the In-tere fis of Ridi. 2. and perf ormed homage to him uponreceiving an Annuity, (Rymer vol. y. p. 533. 537)and thereby {as ’tis exprejfed) became his Vajfat (Ibid. p-^54) and according to thi\NìnàioiTables was el eile d intothe fixtb Stall of the Sovereigns fide after the LordRalph Ballet who receiving Robes at St. George'rFeafl in the 13 th Tear (fee Page 12. note f.) dyed on theloth of May following ( Efc. 14 R. 2. ». 8 & ?■) OurHfiorians affign his coming into this Kingdom in diffe-rent Tears. A Manufcript having related the Creationif John of Gaunt to be Duke of Aquitain, (which weknow was on 2 March 13 Rich. 2.) proceeds 8voMaii “ Dux Gelderiorum quem Rex magnifice hono-V ravit & ftatuit eum Unum de Militibus de Car-t( thur apud Windefore (Tiberius in Bibl. Cotton.c, 9. p. 25. b) Amt her concurrs that it was in the Monthof May (Lelands Collett, voi. 2. p. 386. edit. Hearne)But Walfingham p. ^81-fixes it to the next Tear wherehe gives him this ample Charatter. “ Eo tempore venit“ in Angliam Dux Gelri-t, cognatus Regis, vir clarif-“ Iimus, Angl is unus in Militia ; Anglis honorabilis,“ & Francis formidabilis, qui Uremie Francorum fu-<£ perbos motus compreflèrat in terra fua.” Hicmagna animofitate, qua viguit, confulit Regi noftro(fc. Another Writer Jets it forward to the 15 Rich. 2.(Lelands Collett, voi. 2. p. 40 6.) r
It will be proper to endeavour the fixing this eÆra indifeourfing on that Stall, fv that it is not neeeßary here tocbjerve farther, than that he with hisDutchefs Kathe-rine Daughter of Albert 0/Bavaria Reltil of EdwardDuke of Gueldres received the Habits of tljis Order inthe 22 d Tear (fee page 13. note fi) and the Sta-tutes enjoyning Maßes to be celebrated for the deceafedCompanions we find in Lib. Comput. Pafch. 3 H. 4,in Off. Pell- pro miffis celebrandis pro anima Du-cis Gelria defungi iv l. iii s. iv d.
Use Narratives of the receiving this Order by theBari of Ofirevant in 14 Rich. 2. have been infertedin Page 69. ig 9. II3. To the Arguments there givenforfupporting the Confetture that the Devife of the Kingthere mentioned might be theWbite Har t,may be added animportant Relation in a Chronicle ending with the Reignof Hen. V" entituled , How Engelond wasfirfl called Albyon , <c In the xxii [it Jhould‘ c have been the xivff xtre of Kyng Richar-‘ c dis regne he lete crye andordeyne a generai fu fies“ that y s called a Turne ment of Lor dys Knygztes and“ Squyers and this Jußys and Turnement was holden“ at London in Smethefeld fior all manere of Straun-l< gers of what tonde or countrey whatfievere they weren“ offe and thedyr they weren welcome and to hem and all** othere was holden open houfholde and alfogrete zsefies<£ weren geve to all manere of Stramgers, and on the“ Kynges fyde were the xxiv Knyztes of the Garter,<c and they weren all of fute here cotys here Armouretc Shel des hors trappure and all was whyte hertys with** crownes abowte here neckes and chaynes of gold hang-“ inge thercuppon and the Crowne hanging lowe byfore“ the hertys body the whyche berte was the Kynges Live-“ rey that he zjf to Lordis and Ladyes KnytJes and“ Squyers for to knowehis houfehold from other pepulltc andattheferficomynge to here fu ft es xxiv Ladyes{t ladden tbofe xxiv Lordis of Gartour with chaynes of<c golde and all in the fame fuie of hertes as is if orne“ fay de from the toure on hors backe thorowe the cete of“ London into Smethefeld where the Juftis /Isolde ben
“ holde and thisfefte and Juftis holde general and open
to alle tho that comen of what londe or nacion that“ evere he were and this holde durînge xxiv dayes of“ the Kynges owne cofie and thefe xxiv lordis to anfwere“ alle manere peple that wold come thedre, and thedre“ come the Erie ofScint Poule of France &c. and out“ of Holande and Henaude come the lord OfirevantK that was the Dukes fine of Holand &c." [MssM. <penes me and another Chronicle to the fame purpofeM. 9.] Here was thegreateft Pomp and Splendour ofAppearance the whole Fraternity of this Order beingprefent and Challengers at this noble Exercife. 0
Of the Feafl of St. George held in we 1 <yh Tearconjult Page 101. and alfi the Note e. therein
Comput. Baldewini Radyngton Contrarotulator.Garderob. Hofpitii ab ultimo Sept. 16 R. 2. penesRememorator. Regis in Icaccario.
In oblationibus Dorn. Regis ad magnam miffrmcelebratam in capella S. Georgij infra cafirum fuumde Wyndefire die S. Georgij vi s. viii d.
In oblationibus participand. ad eandem miffamxxxiv s. iv d.
In confimilibus oblationibus ad miffam de Re-quiem celebratam in eadem capella in crafiino S.Georgij vi r. viii d-
The like Entry in the 19th Tear .
Exit. Pell. Pafch. 21 R. 2. Diverlis heral-dic, 8c Mtniftrallis ad feflum S. Georgij præ-teritum apud Windefore tentum in prsefentiaDom. Regis exifientibus, in denariis per ipfos re-ceptis de Willtmo Waxcombe Clerico ibidem in perfo-lutionem xxv marcarum,quas Dorn. Rex eis liberaremandavit de dono fuo, caufa folempnifationis felliprædifti per breve de privato figlilo inter mandatade hoc termino xvi /. xiii s. 8c iv d.
In Page 13 note f. are the Names of the Companionswho received the Habits in 22 R. 2 and the WardrobeAccount of that Tear contains other Entries relating tothis Order as the Belt and Sheath of a Sword embroideredwith White Harts which may befien in page 114. note y 1where another Paffage Jhould have been infer ted which ac-quaints us that the Crown was af terwards alfi embroideredon thefe Harts and Rofimary added Ad broudat- uni-us vaginae & zonae pro i Gladio Dom. Regis operat,in brouder. fuper velvet rub. cum Cervis albis coron.8c Rofimary de auro de Cipre, & lèrico ad pendend.fubtus Galeam Dom. Regis infra capellam de W/nde-forc hoc anno, and there is a Memorial of two Jaks vo-lants (probably the Wings of the Tabart) made for theKing, which Jhould have been obfervedinp. 1 14. as ex-plaining the Habit on the Effigies of that King. Probroudatur. ii Jaks volants de velvet rub. 8c nigr.unde i operat, cum cervis albis 8c altera de baggs.Regis de auro 8c ferico pro viagio fuo in Hibern. 25,2. 10. and therein are other particulars about the Feafl ofSt. George and this Order. Pro garnitur. quinq; cur-ruum Dorn. Regime cum clavis de Cupro deauraridi£t. curr. cooperr. de panno nigro contra exequiasfunerales Ducis Lancaster, pro confimili elavatur. &garnitur. di£t. quinq; curruumcum clavis deaurat, decupro contra feflum S. Georgij hoc anno. Pro faffur.DCCCxvii Garter de Tartnn. blu linat, cum cardeblu operat« in brouder. cum auro de cipr. auro piate8c ferico diverf. color, cum literis de ferico plunkettde diffamine hony fioit qi maly penfi ordinat. & brou-dat. ad modum Flour delys pro diverfis Robis de pan-no fcarlet pro Dom. Rege, Duce Eborac. ac aliis Du-cibus, Comit. & Baron, de focietate Garter contrafeftuni S. Georgij hoc anno 22 ordinat. There islikewifi mention of Rings made with this and other Mot-tos to be pùt on the Sleeves of Coats but no intimation gi-ven on what occafion thefe were to be ufid. Pro broudatur.CCiixxiiv annul.de Satyn. Sindon. 8c tel. lin-diverfo-rum colorum operat, cum diverf. diflaminibus Re-gis Honyjoit qi maly penfi, Ducis Albemarl A fermefoy le«»-, Ducis Norf ole. Pur touz jours mes, ad utend. &deferviend. pro diverfis manicis Regis broudat.cum auro de cipre & ferico*
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