The statutes and ordinances of the Order of the Garter, 1517-1559 [manuscript], compiled ca. 1560.
Order of the Garter.; Rutland, Henry Manners, Earl of, 1526-1563.; Delaval, John Hussey Delaval, Baron, 1728-1808, former owner.; Boddam, Charles, active 1782, former owner.; Stewart, George, former owner.; Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former owner.; Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
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The statutes and ordinances of the Order of the Garter, 1517-1559 [manuscript], compiled ca. 1560.
Description
24 leaves : coats of arms
Corporate author
Order of the Garter.
Associated name
Rutland, Henry Manners, Earl of, 1526-1563.
Delaval, John Hussey Delaval, Baron, 1728-1808, former owner.
Boddam, Charles, active 1782, former owner.
Stewart, George, former owner.
Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Delaval, John Hussey Delaval, Baron, 1728-1808, former owner.
Boddam, Charles, active 1782, former owner.
Stewart, George, former owner.
Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Material base
Manuscript on vellum.
Scope and content
Probably compiled for the 2nd Earl of Rutland whose arms appear on leaf 2 and who was created Knight of the Garter in 1559.
Note
Signatures: [A]² [B]⁶ [C-D]⁸
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Historical background
According to Beltz in Memorials of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1841, certain new regulations were not drawn up till 1519.
Provenance
Sir John Hussey Delaval -- Charles Boddam (1782) -- George Stewart -- Thomas Brooke -- Smedley MS 8.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014.Symbols of Honor. Opening: fol.3.
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, SM.8
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V.a.86
Folger accession
Smedley 8