How tender the Knights-Companions were in pristine Times of infringing this particular, is proved from a notable Passage which happen’d _Ann._ 39 _Hen._ VI. at a Scrutiny taken the 8th of _February_, in the Bishop of _London_’s Palace, where _John de Foix_ Earl of _Kendal_, a _Gascoigner_ by birth, (which makes the Example more eminent, that a Stranger should have so great Regard to the Honour of the Order) not being acquainted with the Quality and Merit of Knights and Honourable Persons amongst us so well and demonstrably as to nominate such whom he was confident were irreprehensible, forbore to mention any Persons at all. And certainly, seeing the Statutes put very considerable Qualifications upon the Deputies and Proxies, made choice for the Installation of Strangers (as elsewhere shown) much more Caution and Regard ought to be used both in the Nomination and Election of Knights into this radiant and illustrious Society. THE third Head the Statutes render indifferently capable of being nominated or elected, either Knights Subjects, or Strangers, [Free Princes or their Subjects.] And it was so even at the Election upon the first Choice, where among the Twenty five Elected Knights, Twenty three of them were Subjects. And this was the constant Custom not only in the remaining Part of the Founders Reign, and during those of his three Successors, but has continued ever since, as appears from the Scrutinies taken and entred throughout the Annals of the Order. OF those who have gain’d admission into this Noble Order by Election, we shall in the last Chapter give an Account in a compleat Catalogue of them, and likewise insert the Names of such as have missed their Election, yet are not to be buried in Oblivion, out of this very respect, that by their standing Candidates, have the Fame of being enrolled in the Principal Register of Honour now in the Christian World. It cannot be supposed we should give a List of all, (for that were a Task too laborious, and wou’d prove too numerous) but only of those of eminent Quality in foreign Parts, with the Æra when the Scrutinies were taken. _A_ CATALOGUE _of some_ STRANGERS _who have been nominated, but not elected_. _Rambrith de Walsey_ } _Johannes de Voynada_ } 25 _Hen._ 6. _Franciscus Sforza_, Dux _Mediolani_ 28 _Hen._ 6. _Franciscus_ secundus, Dux _Britanniæ_ 13, 14, 15, 22 _E._ 4. _Henricus_ quartus, Rex _Legionis_ & _Castil._ 14 _Ed._ 4. _Matthius Corvinus_, Rex _Hungariæ_ 19, 22 _Ed._ 4. _Fredericus_ secundus, Dux _Austriæ_ 22 _E._ 4. 1 _R._ 3. _Philippus_ quartus, Dux _Burgundiæ_ 14 _Hen._ 7. _Franciscus Maria_, Dux _Urbini_ 1, 2 _Hen._ 8. _Uladislaus_ secundus, Rex _Hungariæ_ 1, 2, 6 _Hen._ 8. _Christianus_ secundus, Rex _Daniæ_ 6, 8 _Hen._ 8.