dated the fame Year, he granted to him, by the Title of his most dear and eldest Son, the County of Chester, the Castles of Chefter, Befton, Rothland, and Flint, and all his Lands there, with other great Emoluments; and many other Lands in England and Wales were also granted to him. The enfuing Day he was by Patent entitled to all the Debts and Moveables of the Places aforefaid; and afterwards in the fame Year, other Provifion was made for the Maintenance of his Title. And in the eleventh Year of Edward III. the King, for the greater Honour of the Prince, made the Earldom of Cornwall a Dukedom; and in the Parliament then held, made him Duke thereof, and by Charter established the said Dukedom, with all the Lands thereto belonging. Our Author has inferted this Charter verbatim, and remarks, " that being made

by Authority of Parliament, it has the Force of "an Act of Parliament, and is to be taken as fuch; "and by vertue of this Charter, the eldest Sons of "the Kings of England have been ever fince Dukes "of Cornwall, without any special or further Grant." For the greater Splendor of the Prince, his Father, at his Advancement to this Dukedom, made fix Earls. In the thirteenth of Edward III. the King being to go beyond Sea, the Prince was appointed in Parliament Guardian of the Kingdom, in his Father's Abfence; and the fame important Truft was repofed in him upon feveral future like Occafions. In the 17th of the King's Reign, the Prince, being about 13 Years of Age, was created Prince of Wales at a Parliament held at Westminster.

The 29th of Edward III. the King constituted him his Lieutenant in the Dukedom of Aquitain, and other Places in France. And at the fame time gave him Power to conclude Alliances with Perfons of all Ranks, to retain Men, and pay them Wages and Rewards. By a third Commiffion he was authorised (in the King's Stead) to receive Homage and Fidelity from the Nobility and others, within this Dukedom and the Realm of France. In the Capital of AquiGg 3

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Richard of Bourdeaux, Son of the Black Prince, fucceeded his Father in the Principality. He was elected a Knight of the Garter; and before he had compleated his feventh Year, his Grandfather, being then upon his laft Expedition into France, conftituted him Cuftos of the Kingdom during his Absence. the roth of his Grandfather's Reign (his Father being dead) he was created Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester (being then about eleven Years of Age), at which time he was fent to Par liament. In the fift Year of Edward III. this Prince was fent as his Grandfather's fole Commiffioner, to hold the Parliament, the King being fick. At the first Day of the meeting of which, all who were fummoned to it, affembled, where the Prince fitting in the King's own Place, and the Commiffion to him being read, the Bishop of St. David's being Chancellor, at the Prince's Command, adjourned the Parliament to the next Day, and the next Day they met accordingly, and proceeded to do Bufinefs. In the foth of his Reign, the King obliged the Nobles to take a folemn Oath to the Prince, and caufed him to fit openly in State upon Christmas-day.

Henry, eldeft Son of Henry IV. was the fixth who was advanc'd to this Principality. He was created Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chefter, in full Parliament, and with a pompous Ceremony. Several great Forfeitures were granted to him, and moreover all Debts, Arrearages, Rents and Fee-Farms due and unpaid, as well in the Principality of Wales, as in the Dukedom of Cornwall and Earldom of Chefter. He was conftituted Conftable of Dover-Caftle, and Warden of the Cinque-Ports. And was exempted by Parliament from the Statute of Liveries to Servants. Henry

Henry, eldest Son of King Henry V. was elected a Knight of the Garter, and ftiled Prince of Wales, but not fo created.

Edward, eldeft Son of King Henry VI. was created Prince of Wales, at one Year old, in a Parliament held at Reading, with all the accustomed Formalities. The King afterwards confirmed this Creation by feveral Letters Patent, and gave the Prince Livery of the Dutchy of Cornwall. And 'twas enacted in Parliament, That the faid Prince fhould be at Diet, and fojourn in the King's Court unto the Age of 14, for which the King fhould take all the Revenues of his Principality, Earldom and Dutchy, allowing him yearly towards his Wardrobe and Wages 10,000 1. unto his Age of eight Years; and from that Time to the Age of 14 Years, 200,000 Marks yearly.

Edward, eldeft Son of King Edward IV. was our. ninth Prince of Wales, fo created in a Parliament at Weftminster, as alfo Earl of Chefter, being about three Years old. The King by feveral Letters Patent under his great Seal, granted to him hereupon the Principality of Wales, Dutchy of Cornwall, and Earldom of Chefter, with all the Royalties and Emoluments thereto pertaining; and at divers times afterwards other Castles and Lands. In the 14th of Edward IV. he was by Parliament exempted from all Statutes of Liveries to Servants. In the 15th of the fame Reign he was knighted, and elected of the noble Order of the Garter. In the fame Year he was appointed Cuftos of the Kingdom, in his Father's Abfence beyond Sea.

Edward, the eldest Son of Richard III. was immediately upon his Father's Ufurpation, being then scarce ten Years old, created Prince of Wales, Dake of Cornwall, and Earl of Chefter; and alfo made Lieutenant of Ireland, but died foon after.

Arthur, eldest Son of King Henry VII. was created Prince, and Earl of Chefter, in the fifth of his Father, being then about two Years of Age, with the Counsel and Confent of the Lords then prefent in

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Parliament. After which he was elected a Knight of
the Garter. And the King by Letters Patent the
fame Year, likewife delivered over to him the whole
Dutchy of Cornwall. He alfo appointed him, tho'
of fo tender an Age, Lieutenant-General of the
Marches. At four Years of Age he was firft fum-
moned to Parliament. From his being created Prince
of Wales he was put first in every Commiffion of the
Peace.

Henry, the fecond Son of King Henry VII. was,
the Year after his Brother Arthur's Death, created
Prince of Wales in Parliament, being then 12 Years
of Age. He was alfo elected Knight of the Garter.

Edward, the Son of King Henry VIII. was crea-
ted Prince of Wales, and Earl of Chefter, in Parliament,
by Letters Patent, he being then about the third Year
of his Age.

Henry Frederick, eldest Son of King James I. was
in the 17th Year of his Age, created Prince of Wales,
and Earl of Chester, in Parliament. His Inveftiture
being performed with great Splendor and Solemnity,
our Author has inferted the whole Ceremoniale of it.
He had before been elected Knight of the Garter.
After his Creation he kept a princely Court by him-
felf, and had great Revenues affign'd him; befides
many free Gifts from the King. Laftly,

Charles, James the Ift's fecond Son, his elder Bro-
ther dying, was created Prince of Wales and Earl of
Chefter; and for the greater Honour of his Creation,
there were 25 Knights of the Bath made, all of them
Lords, and Lords Sons. In the 21ft of his Father's
Reign he was fummoned to Parliament. Charles,
eldeft Son of King Charles I. being about 8 Years of
Age, was inftalled Knight of the Garter, with great
Pomp, at Windfor, and Medals were ftruck for a Me-
morial of it. About the fame Time, by Order, not
Creation, he was ftiled Prince of Wales, and had the
whole Profits of that Principality, and divers other
Lands annex'd, with the Earldom of Chefter granted
him, holding his Court apart from that of his Father.
And in the 15th of his Father's Reign he was fum-
moned to Parliament.
INDEX.

INDEX

A

A.

Ddifon (Mr.) vindicated,

Pag. 87.
Antiquity, the Study of it vindicated, 70.
Commended, as anfwering noble Purposes, 71. Too
clofe an Attachment to it cenfured, ibid. Titian and
Corregio's Defects owing to the Neglect of it, 72. A
Source of Beauties to other Painters,
Antiquities explained; An Account of a Book under that
Title,
Aftruc (Dr. John) An Account of his Treatife of the
Venereal Difeafe,

ibid.

66.

307, 373.

Auguftus I. King of Poland, a remarkable Story con-
cerning him,

298.

B.

B

Arbers, (Chinese) their Customs,

Batavia, its Defcription, 27. The Splendor of the
Governor, 29. The Fatigue of his Office,

30.

Bavaria (Court of) a Defcription of it,

321.

Benedict XIII. His Character,

332.

Berlin defcribed,

288.

valuable pointed out,

176.

Books of fervice to Students of the Law, the most

Butler (James) Duke of Ormond, a general Account of