Order of the Garter
Reference code
MSS/0465
Title
Order of the Garter
Date
26 Apr. 1687-5 June 1700
Level of description
item
Extent and format
Paper; pp. iv + 96. Folio. Vellum, brown lettering-piece on the spine.
Scope and content
Minutes of chapters and transcripts of related business. With coloured drawings of stall plates of Robert, Earl of Sunderland, p. 3, James, Duke of Ormond, p. 23, Frederick, Duke of Schomberg, p. 29, and William, Earl of Devonshire, p. 31. Possibly an official copy from the College of Arms or Windsor. Some marginalia in the hand of Peter Le Neve. Preceded by tables of fees paid at the installation of a king, a foreign prince, and others, as agreed 4 March 1669 (p. iv). Other priced lists of fees and requirements at installations are included.
Creator
Neve, Peter Le (1661-1729), herald and antiquary
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/465
Archival history
From the Crisp collection (note, p. i). Bookplate of Ralph Griffin, FSA, p. ii.