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ciebuntur. Et hæ Jiteræ noflræ vos tuebuntur, Sub Sigillo noflri ordinisN. die Menfis N. anno regni noflri N.

Tum Procurator ille, quibus Se qualibus aflignabitur fòciandus, certe P. 3^*aliquibus hujus Ordinis Windeforum veniet, ubi quo loco maxime conve-niet, hofpitabitur : infuevit autem in domo Decani. Equites trabeis in-duti cum venerint ad domum confultoriam, ibi Procuratorem rogabuntut confiflat foris, ubi ubi libebit interim, donec ipfi Procurationem ejusaudientes, vim illius intellexerint, poflea Garterus Rex Armorum tra-beam Ordini propriam ferens brachiis apportabit, quam Equites ambo inhofiio domus, quoniam eo non intrabit, fuper dexterum Procuratoris hu-merum, juxta tenorem Statutorum ponentes, adducent medium inter fè adfedern Domini fui, ubi jusjurandum debitum vice illius ac nomine præ-flabit. Inde conflituent eum in eadem fède, ad ibidem peragenda divinafe continuo recipientes in fedes fibi proprias. Cum miffce locus ad ob-lationem vocet, Procurator primus offeret, mox Equites affociantes, or-dine quifque filo. Mifl'a finita fòli Equites Divo Georgio offerent, Procu-ratore in loco interim fui Domini remanente. Deinde veflimenta ordi-naria juxta domus confukoriæ januam exuente, Procuratorem commita-buntur ad hofpitium ejus, ubi Procurator ille pro prandio flatum Do-mini fui referet, folus lavabit, primus ac folus in menfa fèdebit, foli fer-vietur, aliis tantum fini menfæ illius coaffidentibus. Alias, ut honor Sc

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Then this ProBor ß all come to Windfor accompanied with thofe andfuch as ßallhe appointed, whereof certainly fome ßall he of this Order, where he ßall lodgein a Place which is moß convenient, which was accußomed to be in the Hoffeof the Dean. The Knights robed in their Mantles when they come to the Chap-ter -hoffe, ßall deßre the ProBor to ßay without Doors wherever it ßallpleafehim in the mean Time, till they hearing his [Letters of] Proxy ßall m-derßand the Force thereof, Then Garter King of Arms ßall bring the Mantleproper to the Order upon his Arms, which the two Knights putting upon theright Shoulder of the ProBor in the Door of the [ Chapter ] houfe, becaufe heßall not enter therein, they ßall bring him along in the middle between themto the Stall of his Mailer, where in his Stead and Name he ßall take thehounden Oath. Then they ßall place him in the fame Stall there to cele-brate divine Services, betaking themfelves immediately to their own Stalls.When that Part of the Maß calls for the Offering \_to be made] theProBor ßall firß offer, then the Knights afociated each in his Order. TheMaß being ended, the Knights only ßall offer to St. George, the ProBor inthe mean Time continuing in the Stall of his Maßer. Then putting off the ufualVeßments near the Door of the Chapter-houfe, they ßall accompany the ProBorto his Lodging, where this ProBor at Dinner ßall reprefent the State of hisMaßer, ßall waß alone, and ßtfirß and alone at the Table, and the Service ßallbe to him alone, the others only fitting together at the End of his Table. Other -

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