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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Register of the Order of the Garter is in Modern Era.
Books, Modern Era, Register of the Order of the Garter Volume 1
In the twenty eighth Year of the most noble King Henry the Eighth, and on the twenty third of April [23rd April 1536], a Day dedicated to their Patron St. George, a choice Number of Knights Companions came to Grenewych [Map] to keep that Festival there as usual with the Sovereign. There were two Dukes, six Earls, one Lord, one Knight, viz. the Dukes of Rychmond (age 16) and Northfolk (age 63), the Earls of Northumberland (age 34), Westmerland (age 38), Wyltschire (age 59), Suffex, Rutland (age 44) and Oxford (age 65), Lord Sandys (age 66), and Sir William Fytzwylliams (age 46); who after the due Celebration of the first Vespers of the Eve, with the Mattins of the following Day, and the solemn Sacrifice [of the Mass] did at the next Vespers, before they entered the Choir, turn off to the King's Chappel to hold there the usual Chapter. When the Sovereign demanding whether any Body present knew of any weighty Matter which might be then determined, and no Body offered any Thing of that kind, be then added, that at least two Things should be treated of, one of which happened every Year, viz. to determine the Time when the Feast of that Saint should be kept as Order required at Wyndesor, and the Persons to be assigned for it, and the other, to substitute a new One in Stead of the deceased Knight. Whereupon it was Enacted, That the Feaft should be kept at Wyndesor the twenty first of May following, and that the Earl of Northumberland should then Supply the Sovereign's Place, having for his Colleges the Earls of Rutland and Oxford, with Sir William Fytzwylliams. The Earl of Westmerland too was admonished to be one present, unless he could plead such urgent Affairs of Business as might justly excuse him. It was also ordered, That at the Time of the Vespers then coming on, the Register should take the Votes of the Knights present, for the Election of a news one; which, taking from them on one Side and the other, and back again, as the Variety of the Knights sitting required, he carefully performed, as this following Description will shew. For they named [see images below]
Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey (age 40) 10 votes.
George Boleyn Viscount Rochford (age 33) 5 votes
This Set of Names being taken, the Register brought to the Sovereign, delivering it to him with all becoming Reverence, and he having perused it, put it in his Bosom. The next Day when they were to go to the mournful Sacrifice, which was to be offered for the Souls of the deceased Knights, they turned off to the same Chappel, where the Sovereign pulling out the said Paper declared that Persons were contained in it, who were indeed most exceeding worthy of their present Choice, but at that Time he thought good that Sir Nicholas Carew should be preserved in the Election, as well because the largest Number of Votes fell upon him, as because he was to be deemed highly fitting, by Reason of the Glory of his Family and Reputation, as of his many excellent and glorious Exploits. To which Declaration every of them them present assented with Applause. Being therefore called in by Garter, and introduced between two of the Noblemen then present, be fell down in a most humble Manner before the Sovereign, returning infinite Thanks to him, and the whole Presence, for that they had deigned to admit him, uwworthy as be thought himself, into the Honour of the most illustrious Order, and now that he was chose before others much worthier than himself, it was not at all to be ascribed to himself, to his Merits, or to any Actions of his, but was by him to be always acknowledged, as only owing to the King's excellent Goodness, and the good Will of the others who were present towards him; and when he had harangued further to the same Purpose, he was ordered by the Sovereign to be ensigned with such Badges as were proper at that Time and Place, being to complete every Thing else at Wyndesor.
[12th October 1537] In the same Year thef thirteenth Day of October, being St Edward's Day, about four a-Clock1, the most gracious Queen Jane was freed from her very hard Labour, which she had bore with exceeding Pain for about two whole Days before; when; by God's Assistance, the most renowned Prince Edward came into the World. Whole Birth caused all over the Kingdom of England, far greater Joy and Transport, than can be told or express'd; and if a Damp had not, by the Mother's dying a fewg Days after in that Child-bed; been put upons that Joy, it would, above all others which ever arose on the like or not much different Occasion; have doubtless (as it begun so) continued the most abundant as well as immoveable. But this one Misfortune so allayed the Fulness of the Joy conceived, or rather annnihilated it, That some might doubt, whether (as we were indeed bound) we ought to rejoice more for the Birth of the Child, or mourn for the Death of the Mother. Either of them indeed affected in an uncommon Degree, whether you confider the Occasion of Joy or Sadness. May the Mother rejoice in Heaven, and enjoy her Deires there! May the Son triumph on Earth, and fill up the Years of Life?h
Ejusdem anni mensis Octobris, circiter horam quartam diei tertii decimi, qui et Edoardo Divo sacer erat, soluta est gratiosissima Regina Joanna partu illo diffieillimo, quem duos totos, plus minus, ante dies ægerrime pertulerat. Quo felicissime, Deo præstante, prodiit in hanc lucem inclytissimus Princeps Edoardus, cujus nativitas passim Anglorum regno gaudium atque exultationem invexit, quam dici aut exprimi potest longe majorem. Et nisi vel hoc unum refricuisset, quod eo puerperio non ita multos post dies mater obiisset, ea Iætitia præter alias qu£e sunt uspiam in pari vel non longe dissimili causa prius exortæ, non dubium quin uberrima (quod et cœperat) utique permansisset, atque inooncussa : sed hæc una infoelicitas occepti gaudii plenitudinem ita exinanivit, aut elevavit potius, ut quisque dubitaret, an ortu prolis abunde (quod revera oportuit) gaudere deberet, an matris obitu flere. Utrumvis sane haud mediocriter aifecit, seu Iætitiæ causam sive mæroris attendas : Mater in cælo gaudeat, et fruatur optatis ; proles in terra triumphet, atque annos impleat ætatis.
Note f. Tis strange the contemporary Writers shuld differ so much in the Day of the Birth of this Princem, wherein this Regifter is with several other Authors mistaken, for he was born without Doubt, as 'tis entred in the Heralds Office "on the xii of Oct. the Feast of St. Wilfrid, the Vigil of St. Edw, which was on the Fryday in the Year of our Lord 1527, the Dominical Letter G. in the 29 Year of the Reign of Hen. VIII" All these various Methods of Computations correspond with each other, and as that Ceremonial informs us, he was not echristened till the Monday next following, when (it is there said) he was after the Rites of Baptism "borne" to the King, and to the Queens and bad the Blessing of Almighty God and his Fathers and Mothers, J. 14 in Off. Arm. p. 135. E. 10 penes me p. 26. & G. xi p. 450.
Note g. The Writers are no more agreed on the Day of this Queen's Death, their various Accounts may be seen in the Margin of Burn. 2 vol. Refor. p. 1. who in his Text saith that she died the Day after this Prince was born. But we find from the Christenining of the Prince, that she was living on the Monday following, the Letter of the Physicians published by My. Hearne was wrote upon a Wednes. which though it hath not the Addition of the Day of the Month, proves her to be living longer than that learned Historian imagined, The Colections of Antony Antony Surveyor of the Ordinance in Mus. Ashmol n. 861, p. 333, place the Birth of this Prince on 12 of Oct, and the Death of his Mother on the 24 of Oct. between x and xi at Night. The Ceremonial of her Funeral in the Heralds Office hath a farther Addition that her Death was on Wednesday 12 of the Clock at Night, 12 Days after the Prince's Birth, M. 6. p. 1. J. 14. p. 119. E. 14. penes me. p. 28.
Note h. Here is no Entry of the Transactions in the 30th Year, though it appears from the Partition of Fees among the Heralds, that there was a Feast of this Order held at Windfor on 26 Day of May, and from B. 3. penes me p. 32, that the Duke of Norfolk was then Lieutenant as Windsor, Dr. Aldrydge on 18 July in this 29 Year, being nominated to the Bishoprick of, this Omission might be occasiioned by that Means; for upon Inspection of this Book, it appears, that the Entry of the next Year is wrote with a very different Ink, and that the Initial Letters are painted in a different Manner from the former Part of this Book. And the Variation in the Style during the Remainder a this Reign is very obvious. Mr. Ashm. p. 198; hath observed that in the Register. Chart. the Hand altered after the end of the 29th Year of Hen. VIII.
Note 1. "circiter horam quartam diei tertii decimi" may mean "about four a-Clock". However, it may refer to the fourth hour of the day meaning ten in the morning.
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