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Record / for providing Materials for thefe very Knights,whom he doth mention, the Bath is exprefsly men-tioned. And, as feveral pertinent and ufeful Obferva-rious may, and will be made upon this Citation fromthe Monk of Wejlminjfer , I thought it might be con-venient to inlert a true and entire Copy of it.

<c The King, to render his Expedition into Scot-“ land more fplendid and numerous, caufed Prock-“ mation to be made throughout England, whereby" all Perlons entitled [compellable] to take Knight*“ hood by Right of Hereditary Succeflion, that is,“ by Lands defcended to them ; or who had“ Eftates fufficient to fupport that Degree, were re-“ quired, on the Feaft of Pentecojl, to attend at Wejl-“ minjler, where, every one of them Ihould receive fe~“ verally, out of the King’s Wardrobe, at the King’s“ Expence, all Things belonging to the Habit oft( Knighthood, except what related to the Furniture“ of his Horfe [or Armour for filch Knight]. At" the Time and Place appointed, there was an Appea-<f ranee of Three-hundred young Gentlemen, Sons“ of Earls, Barons, and Knights, to whom was di-" ftributed in ample Meafure, according to their dif-“ ferent Qualities, Purple, fine Linnen, Furrs, and“ Mantles embroidered with Gold: And becaule the

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/ Appendix, Numb. xiii.