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A very memorable Attestation of Dr. Christopher Wren, videNotas,Dean os' WincHor, and Register of the most noble Orderthe Garter, concerning the Royal Title of Defender of the

'H3OPE Leo X. conferred on King Henry VIII. (in the Year 152J.) theXT Title of Defender of the Faith ; afterwards, made hereditary, by Act ofParliament, to his Heirs, and Successors j and yet, " That King Henry VII.

“ had the fame Title formerly, appears by the Register of the Order of the" Garter, in the Black-book, (so called from the Colour of its Cover, p. 187.)

" now in my Hands, by Office, which having ffiewed to King Charles I. he“ received with much Joy, nothing more pleasing him, than that the Right“ of that Title was fixed in the Crown, long before the Pope’s pretended“ Donation.” To all which I make Attestation, to all Posterities, ’AuT0yp*<p5Shoc meo. It a tester, Christoph, Wren, a memorid , & fecretis honor atijjimior dints. [E,v ifo autographo avi mci put memories transcripfi C. W. annoDomini 1733.

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[“ Henricus VII.] quia virtutibus cateris j'ui temporis antecelluit, quasi“ confond totius Chriftianifmi voce, turn præcipuus ecclefiæ, fideique Chrifti de“ sensor est habitus ; cujus prarogativa candidijfunum titulum, illustrifjimus ejus“ hares meritijjime receptt , & receptum , it a percoluit, ut quod pater egregie" caper at, filius absolutisms per fecit.”

[King Henry VII.] because he excelled his Contemporaries in Virtues, wasby the unanimous Voice of all Christendom, then esteemed the principal De-fender of the Church, aud of the Faith ; the bright Title of which Prerogative,his most illustrious Heir most deservedly received, and adorned it, that whathis Fathet had thus excellently begun, he his Son most absolutely finished it.

[Anstis of the Garter, Tom. II. P. 266.]

Humphry of Lanca/ler, Duke of Gloucester, fourth Son of King Henry IV.

Uncle to King Henry VI. created Duke of Gloucefter by his Brother KingHenry V. in the Year 1414. and furnamed the Good-, upon his Marriage withfffoba, Daughter and Heir of William Duke of Bavaria, used thesePities; Humphry, by the Grace of God, Son, Brother, and Uncle to Kings,

Ouke of Gloucester, Earl of Hainault, Holland, Zealand, and Pembroke ,

P°rd of Fries and, great Chamberlain ot the Kingdom of England ; Protectora nd Defender of the said Kingdom, and Church of England. [Sandfordh ge-ological .History of the Kings of England, &c. Book IV. chap. 7. p. 3 16.J

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