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By the King.
Ight trufly and right welbeloved 1 Coulyn andCouncilor wee greate you'well, afcertyfiingeyou that in Confideration as^well of your ap-proved fidelitie at all tymes in our Service, asalitò for the noblen'es of your howfe, the honnourwe doubt not but you will with vertue and a&y-vitie concerve and encrdfe : we with the com-paignions of the noble Ordre of the Garter af-fembled at Eleflion holden the xxiiii of Aprylll aftepalle within our palleys of Weftminfler have elledt-ed and chofen you amongh others to be one ofthe Compaignions of the faid Ordre, as your faidmerytes condingly require : wherefore we havefent by our trufly and welbeloved Servaunt SirGilbert Dethike Knight garter oure princypall Kingof Armes unto you our faid Ordre of the Garter,the fame to ufe as to this our elle£tion of youapperteyneth : yeven under our Signet of our Or-dre at our mannour of grenewiche the viiith ofMaye the Sixte yere of our Reigne.
To our righte trußye and right welbelovedCoujen and Councellor therle of Weflmer-land Knight of our Ordre.
By the King.
JO Yghttruflye and welbeloved we great you well,aflerteyninge you that in confideration as wellof your approved truthe and fydelitie, as alllb ofyour couragious and vallient Afls of Knyghthoodwith other your probable merytes experientlyknowne in founderye partes and behalfe, we withth« compaignions of the noble Ordre of thegarter aflembled at elleélion holden the xxiiii ofthis prefent moneth within this our pallece ofWeftm. have elleöed and chofen you amongplleother to be one of the compaignions of the faidOrdre, as your làide merytes condingnely requier :wherefore at your convenient accede and repare
unnto our prefence you fhall refeve fuche thingsas to the faid ordre apperteyneth : yeven underour Signet at our faid palace of IVeflm. the lalledaye or Àpryü the fÿxte yere of our reigne.
To our trufly and ryght welbeloved coun-ceììor Sir Andrewe Dudley Knight andCajititayne of our T owne and Cafleil of[Guifnes} and one of the gentillmanof our pryvey chamber.
By the King.
HPRufly and ryght welbeloved we great you well,aferteyning you that in confideration as wellof your approved fidelitie in the fervice of us andour Realme at all tymes Ihewn, as allò for then-crefe of honnour and vertue in you through yourconfiant fervice, we with the compaignions of thenoble Ordre of the Garter aflembled at Elleélionholden the xxiiiith of April lall pall within ourPalace of Weftm. have elle£ted and chofen youamong!! others to be one of the Compaignionsof the faid Ordre, as your faid merytes accord-ingly requere, wherefore we have by our truflyand right welbeloved counfellour Sir Fhillipe HobbyKnight Provofle of our Ordre fent to you ourfaid Ordre of the Garter, the fame to ufe as to thisour elleélion of you apperteyneth ; yeven underfignet of our Ordre at our mannuor of Grenewichethe ninth day of May the vi tb yere of our reigne.
To our trufly and welbeloved Sir AndretveDudley Knight of our Ordre one ofthe Gentlemen of our Privey Chamberand Capitayne of our Towne and Cafleilof [GuifnesJ
Thefe new elelled Knights are in Vine. Ms. in Off.Arm. n. 417 J'aid to be enflalled on the 30 June fol-lowing, But Vitell. F. V . in bibl, Cotton faith on16 Dec.