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The French Kjng, The Lord Clinton, Sir John Gates,Therle of Warwick, Therle of Weftmerl. The L. Darcy ofChçc.Sir Ed. Wolton,

Therle of Rutland. The Lord Dakars. Sir And. Dudley»

The French Kjngy The Lord Clinton, Sir John Gates,

The Marq. Northamp .Therle of Weftmerl. The L. Darcy of Chcc.Sir And. Dudley,

Therle of Rutland. The Lord Dakers. ò> Tho. Wiat.

The French Kjr.g, The Lord Clinton, Sir John Gates,

Duke of Somerfett, Therle of Weftmerl. The L. Darcy of'Chec.Sir And. Dudley,

Therle of Rutland. The L. Gray of Wilton.S/> John Abruges.

And the next Day following at the Chaptre there holden before the CommunionTyme, the Regißer prefented the faid Election unto the Kinges Majeßie , and there -upon his Higbnefs named the n French Kinge, and the Lord Clynton, beingeLord Admirall to he Knights of that noble Ordre of the Garter and immediatelyafter the George and Garter was delivered mto the faid Lord Admirall.

Item it was agreed , by the Kings Majeßie , and other Companions of the P.noble Ordre , that the Duke of Somerlet, the Marques Northampton, Therleof Warwick, Therle of Arondell, Therle of Bedford, and Therle of Wil-tidiere ßall perufe over the Statutes —- —- --— --

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Item the Money receyved alredie , and hereafter to be receyved after thedeparture of Knightes of th' Ordre to be emploied, to the Releif and Socour ofpoor People , where moß nede is , in the Towne of Windelore and other Townes iVillages , and Places , at and by the difcretion of the Deane of that Colledge ,

n King Edward h his Journal p- 25, Apr. 23.T be French King and the Lord Clinton chafen intothe Order of the Garter, and appointed that the Dukeof Somerfet, the Marquis of Northampton, the Earlof Wilt (hire, and the Earl of Warwick fbould per-ttfe and amend the Order. He hath thefe farther En-tries on this Affair Apr. 30. The Lord Marquis ofNorthampton appointed to go with the Order andfurther Commißion of Treaty, and shat in foft hav-ing joined with him in Commißion, the Biff op of Ely,Sir Philip Hohbey, &c. 2 May there ms appointedto go with my Lord Marquis, the Earls of Rutland,Woreefter, and Ormond, the Lords Lide, Fitz wa-ter, and Bray, Burgavenny, and divers other Gentle-men to the Number of thirty in all. May 4 appointedthat fbould be but four Men to wait on every Earl,that went with my Lord Marquis of Northampton,three on every Lord, two on every Knight or Gentle-man. 21. My Lord Marquis of Northampton hadCommißion to deliver the Order 8cc. June 17. MyLord Marquefs of Northampton tvow WNants withthe Commißioners &c. 19. He came to Chaßcau Bri-an 20 The French King was invefied with theOrder of the Garter in his Bedchamber, where hegave a Chain to the Garter worth 200 /. and his GownHreßed with Aglets worth 25 /. The Btffop of Elymaking an Oration and the Cardinal of Lorrain mai-ìnghim anfwer.

The Commißion to this Marquis and to the Biff op0/ Ely to prefent the Collar, Mantle, Garter, andedler Enßgns of the Order is copied into Vi 7 . N. in Off.Arm. p‘ 115 , where are Jever al other Jnfiruments re-lating to this Matter, one of them hath a Clattfe in

thefe Words, “ Et Statuts de noftre dit Ordre, &‘ c auffi prendre fon ferment, s'il luy plaife de le“ Éayre felon les Articles conteneus en livre deslt Statuts, lesquells ont accouftome de jurer & pro-“ meéire tous les Chevaliers d’icelluy recepvans le“ diét ordre. Et fi ainfi fuft, que la forme du di#ferment ne luy foit agréable, Vous donnonapouvoir & mandement efpecial de defpenfer no-me & bon frere au nom de nous, 8 c de tout le,c Ordre de faire prefter & recevoir les di£tes fer-“ mens, ou partie d’iceulx telle que appartiendra,“ Vous contentans ou nom de nous 8 c de l’ordre“ de la fimple foy & parolle.” This was while theAlteration of the Statutes, and fettling the Form of anOath was under Confida ation* The Ritual of this In-veftiture is in bibl. Cott. Julius C. 9. See.

In the IntroduÜm p. 8?, there, is an Error in theNumerals , where 30 June is mifprinted for 20 June,and the Reference to this Black-Book is aljo mifiakeninftcad of Vine. Mf. in Off. Arm. ». 417, where artthefe Words , his Hatchments fat up in the fécond Stallon the Sovereigns Side , 20 June 1551, 5 E. 6, butwas not infialled becaufe of the Sweating Sicknefs thenin England. This was on the very Day that this Kingwas invefted at Chateau Brian, there was a Warrantto Sir Ralf Sadler Mafier of the Wardrobe, dated xMay in this fifth Tear, to deliver 3 Tards of Cloth ofGold Tyfiue, and 16 Tards of blew Velvet for the Ban-ner, the Mayitles of the Helmet, and the Lining of thefame for the Jnftallation of this King . B. 2 9 p. 42. InViteil, F. V. in bibl. Cotton bis faid 24 Aug. 5E. 6. at Windfore was ft ally d the Frenche Kyng.

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