[1] First the said noble prince king Edward the third, the prince of Wales duke of Cornewall and earle of Chester his eldest sonne, Henrie duke of Lanca|ster, the earle of Warwike, the capitall de Beuch aliàs Buz or B [...]ufe, Rafe earle of Stafford, William Montacute earle of Salisburie, Roger lord Morti|mer, Iohn lord Lisle, Bartholomew lord Burwasch or Berghesech, the lord Iohn Beauchampe, the lord de Mahun, Hugh lord Courtnie, Thomas lord Ho|land, Iohn lord Graie, Richard lord Fitz Simon, sir Miles Stapleton, sir Thomas Walle, sir Hugh Wrottesley, sir Néele Loring, sir Iohn Chandos, Iames lord Audelie, sir Otes Holand, sir Henrie Eme, sir Sanchet Dabrichcourt, sir Walter Pa|nell. ¶ Christopher Okland speaking of the first insti|tution of this honorable order, dooth saie, In Angl. prae [...] sub Edwardo 3. that after foure daies were expired in the said exercises of chi|ualrie, the king besides the rich garter which he be|stowed vpon them that tried maisteries, did also giue them a pretious collar of S S. but whether this collar had his first institution then with the garter he saith nothing, belike it was an ornament of greater anti|quitie. Oklands words are these as followeth;

—concertatoribus ampla

Praemia dat princeps, baccatas induit illis

Crura periscelides, quas vnio mistus Eous

Commendat, flammis interlucente pyropo.

Praeterea ex auro puro, quod odorifer Indus

Miserat, inserta donabat iaspide gemma,

Si formam spectes duplicato ex sygmate torques.