plis Lirc8 and fxcraâion was r8en lò illudrious, lns alliance to ourKo)'al founder lo near, and 8is milicar^ Râlons lò ver^ conspicuous,r8ar à fdicor billies it could 8e proved c8at 8e was a. Óompanion ofr8e Oarcer ac in ereâion; 8uc tlns Order wancs no addition of 8plen-dour or honour, and c8e ()ue8ion is not of 8is s)uali6carions lòr an^dmillion, or r8e pro8a8ilic^ r8ereof duc of r8e Kealic^ of c8efaâ.

18e place of c8e Allegiance of 8ir f/errr^ of f7â^rr, r8e 'fiine of 8isf)eac8, c8e Kepecirion of r8e Degree of Lnig8r8ood, and 8is Ooac-^rmsrogec8er, leern ro incimace r8ac 8e was a dilìinâ Perlon 8om 8ir //ewr^Lâ, and 'rill c8elè DiKculcies iliall 8e lòlved, c8e fdicor rnulì Dlpend8i8 8u8lcription co c8e O^iniolì of lVlr. Lâer, w8o was indeed a Perlonof immenlè Heading.

W8oever 8ir Ilâ was, it appears lrorn t8e I^M^or-TLT'/er c8ac

8ir f/êâ t/rr^/^ lucceeded in 8i8 8 call, and claerelòre of courlè r8e lòr-mer mulì 8e dead 8elòre r8e z 4 Là III, ô. 1 z 60, wlien r8i88ir f7>om<rr received r8e ^ Idaòirs of t8e Oâer, unlels 8ir f/e-rr^ 8ad 8eendeposed, or 8ad lurrendered r8e Order. Luc r8en 8ir f/e-rr)/ of f/â^/errsurvived c8i8 'Lime, lòr cwo ^ ^ears afterwards 8e received lrorn c8e f>-§/^Er c8e -Vnnuicp pranced 8nn formerly upon 8Ì8 Lnig8t8ood in r8e1 zr8 ^ear, wluc8 àews t8e Individualité of r8e Perlon, and ic cannot8e conceived c8ar in cale eir8er of a Depolâl or Kefgnacion of c8e Or-der, c8i8 pendon would 8ave 8een paid 8irn afterwards ; and in rruc8we lind 8irn executing a Ireac/ on r8e Le8alf of c8e farl of f/â^rr,rouc8ing r8e ^ lVlarriage of c8e farl of Oâ5r/d^5 in z 8 L-f III.

I 8 en as co Hnig 8 c 8 ood, 8 ir of f/âder§ received ic in r z fd. III,8 uc 8 ir làr), 8 ad c 8 ac Degree conferred on 8 irn 8 ^ c 8 e ^ ?rMc^in or 8 elòre 2 . i Lu'. III. w 8 ic 8 fdonour v/a 8 not uied co 8 e repeated informer -^gesIvlr. L^r-rer 8 eing aware of t 8 i 8 Diliiculcp, c 8 in 8 s 8 e lòlve 8ic, 8 ^ fuppodng r 8 ac c 8 e Lrmcs conlèrred r 8 e Degree of Lsâre^on r 8 is 8 rr fàr)' of f 7 â^/err, 8 '/ r 8 e licle of 8 ir làrp, fâ. l 8 ol^w 8 o are converlanc in c 8 e 'fenor of Kecords will allow, t 8 ac it wa 8 r 8 enlual 8 cile and Oulìom to exprels c 8 e Idonour of Lâ^r<?r particularly8 )r l^lame, wlaenever c 8 ac 8 ad 8 een ^iven; 8 ecaule Lâ/er^rr were enci-ruled co levera! privileAe 8 , and larger XVa^es in War c 8 an/orr, w 8 o uluall^ lerved under t 8 e Banners of r 8 e former.

1*8ere remain8 no place or Llcucclreon lòr c8i8 pounder in 8is 8call ac8uc r8e ^rm8 usually alcriòed co rlu8 8ir Lâ are, ^ Or,

s pe/l Wrf/) 0/ rlie vHiâe 0/ ; w8ere-

L8 8ir plerrr)- of 8ore r8e ^.rm8 of p7â-7err. Or, ^ I^o-r râ^â-

-wrkö Lànre 0/ -r Lâd àker, as ma^ 8e lèen 8^ c8e Impression on8is 8eal, ex8i8iced 8^ c8e learned ^ w8ic8 are lò ver^ dilperenc

f-om c8e former, according co c8e Kule8 of fleraldr^, as one üiould 8eLpc co 8elieve r8e 6rlì Loar was noc 8orn 8^ an^ legitimate Lindnan of

? <rîêe ?AAe ^ 2 . Idiote r.

H kxir. ?eI1is ^6 z. äs ^7-r-r<ie^

miliri, cui Ooni- Itex ^l- 6oren. âe Lc.

i áxmer vo/.ô. />-449-

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