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 ■vice 402, 403 ■'^^" 393>40i APPENDIX B 555 408. Friedrich V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, Duke' of Bavaria, later King of Bohemia. Nom. and inv. 1 9 Dec. 1612; inst. 7 Feb. 161 2/13; d. 19/29 Nov. 1632 409. Maurits, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, Nom. 19 Dec. 1612; inv. at the Hague 4, and inst. by proxy 7 Feb. 16 12/13; d. 13/23 Apr. 1625 410. Thomas (Erskine), Viscount Fenton, later Earl of Kellie [S.]. Nom. 24 Apr., Inst. 22 May 161 5 411. William, Lord KnoUys, later Viscount Walling- ford, and Earl of Banbury. Nom. 24 Apr., inst. 22 May 1615 412. Francis (Manners), Earl of Rutland. Nom. 24 Apr., inst. 7 July 1616 413. Sir George Villiers, later Earl, Marquess, and Duke, of Buckingham. Nom. 24 Apr., inst. 7 July 161 6 414. Robert (Sidney), Viscount L'Isle, later Earl of Leicester Nom. 26 May, inst. 7 July 161 6 415. James, Marquess of Hamilton [S.], Earl of Cambridge. [392] Nom. and inv. Feb. 1 622/3 ;("") inst. 22 Apr. 1623 416. Esme (Stewart), Duke of Lennox [S.], Earl of March. [395] Nom. and inst. 22 Apr. 1624 417. Christian, Duke of Brunswick and Ldneburg," Bishop of Halberstadt. Nom. and Inv. 31 Dec. 1624; inst. by proxy 13 Dec. 1625; d. 6/16 June i626('') 418. William (Cecil), Earl of Salisbury. Nom. and inv. 31 Dec. 1624; Inst. 13 Dec. 1625 419. James (Hay), Earl of Carlisle. Nom. 31 Dec. 1624; Inst. 13 Dec. 1625 ■vtce 400, 370 [376] w^ 399,416, 396 (^) Nicolas and Dr. Shaw give 2 Feb., but there was no vacant stall then. His predecessor, Exeter, d. 8 Feb., and a letter in Nichols's Progresses of James /, dated 22 Feb. records that "the Earl of Exeter's garter was bestowed on the Marquess of Hamilton last week" C") Another Christian, Duke of Brunswick and LUneburg (reigning Duke of LUneburg 1611-33), and Bishop of Minden, d. 8 Nov. 1633. Halliday {House of Guelph, pp. 108, 124) assigns the Garter to both these Christians. Collins (edit. 1779, vol. i, p. 20) goes further, and combines them into a single individual, holding both bishoprics, with a double death-date. They were 6-7th cousins. Rehtmeier {Braunschweig. Luneburg. Chron., 1 722, p. 1 265) states that the recipient of the Garter was the Christian given in the text above, and his statement is verified by the begrahniss thaler inscribed : " D. G. Christian. Ivn. Dvx Brvns. et Lvn. Honni soit qvi mal y pense." Reverse : " D.O.M. Natvs Groeningae Anno MDXCIX. X. Septembr. Mortvvs Wolferbyti Ao. MDCXXVI. VI Ivnii " {Idem, tab. xvii, no. 6: Praun, Braunschweig. Luneburg. Siegelcabinet, no. 191).