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Memoir Of Elias Ashmole.
need a very long time to reconcile him to the death of one with whom he seems to have lived inharmoniously . At all events , on the 3 rd of November following he was married , in Lincoln ' s Inn Chapel , to Elizabeth , daughter of Sir William Dugdale , Garter King of Arms , by Dr . Lloyd , afterAvard Bishop of Worcester ,
On 19 th July , 1669 , the University of Oxford did him the honour to confer on him the degree of Doctor of Physic , and in the diploma which was presented to him later , on behalf of the Universit y by Dr . Yates , Principal of Brazenose , he is described as being " Ab eruditione recondita et benevolentia in academia , propensa , nobis charissimus . "
It Avas in 1672 , however , that he won his highest distinctions . On May Sth of that year he had the honour to present to the King his Avork on the Order of the Garter , and his Majesty , in recognition of its merits , generously presented Ashmole Avith a privy seal for £ 400 , a far more considerable sum in those days than it would be now . This work which , had ishmole contributed nothing else to our literature , would serve to entitle him to a place among our
archaeologists , is " described as being one of the most valuable books in our language . " It treats in its several parts of Knighthood in general ; of the Order of Knighthood ; of the antiquity of the Castle and College of Windsor ; of the honours , martial employments , and famous actions , & c , & c , of the founder and first Kni ghts Companion and
their successors : all being adorned with a variety of sculptures properly relating to the several parts of the work . But not alone Avas it from the King himself that Ashmole received honour . The Duke of York , though at sea against the Dutch at the time of its publication , sent for a copy of it by the Earl of Peterborough , and
received it most favourably . The Elector of Brandenburgh presented to him a " philagreen gold chain , " consisting of nineteen links , and weighing twenty-two ounces , haAdng attached to it a medal , Avith his effigies , and on the reverse a view of Stralsund , struck on the surrender of the city . From the King of Denmark he received a collar of S . S .,
with a medal ; and from the Elector Palatine a gold medal ; Avhile the Duke of Norfolk , Earl Marshal , gave him a George worn by his grandfather when ambassador in Germany .
In January , 1675 , to the regret of the Earl Marshal , who described him as " the best officer in his office , " he resigned his post of Windsor Herald , in which he Avas succeeded by his father-in-law . Two years later , when on the death of Sir Edward Walker Garter , a difference arose between the King and the Earl Marshal as to the disposal of the
appointment , Ashmole was invited to give his opinion ; and though he did so in the King ' s favour , his opinion was couched in such terms as gave no offence to the Earl Marshal . Indeed , great interest was
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Memoir Of Elias Ashmole.
need a very long time to reconcile him to the death of one with whom he seems to have lived inharmoniously . At all events , on the 3 rd of November following he was married , in Lincoln ' s Inn Chapel , to Elizabeth , daughter of Sir William Dugdale , Garter King of Arms , by Dr . Lloyd , afterAvard Bishop of Worcester ,
On 19 th July , 1669 , the University of Oxford did him the honour to confer on him the degree of Doctor of Physic , and in the diploma which was presented to him later , on behalf of the Universit y by Dr . Yates , Principal of Brazenose , he is described as being " Ab eruditione recondita et benevolentia in academia , propensa , nobis charissimus . "
It Avas in 1672 , however , that he won his highest distinctions . On May Sth of that year he had the honour to present to the King his Avork on the Order of the Garter , and his Majesty , in recognition of its merits , generously presented Ashmole Avith a privy seal for £ 400 , a far more considerable sum in those days than it would be now . This work which , had ishmole contributed nothing else to our literature , would serve to entitle him to a place among our
archaeologists , is " described as being one of the most valuable books in our language . " It treats in its several parts of Knighthood in general ; of the Order of Knighthood ; of the antiquity of the Castle and College of Windsor ; of the honours , martial employments , and famous actions , & c , & c , of the founder and first Kni ghts Companion and
their successors : all being adorned with a variety of sculptures properly relating to the several parts of the work . But not alone Avas it from the King himself that Ashmole received honour . The Duke of York , though at sea against the Dutch at the time of its publication , sent for a copy of it by the Earl of Peterborough , and
received it most favourably . The Elector of Brandenburgh presented to him a " philagreen gold chain , " consisting of nineteen links , and weighing twenty-two ounces , haAdng attached to it a medal , Avith his effigies , and on the reverse a view of Stralsund , struck on the surrender of the city . From the King of Denmark he received a collar of S . S .,
with a medal ; and from the Elector Palatine a gold medal ; Avhile the Duke of Norfolk , Earl Marshal , gave him a George worn by his grandfather when ambassador in Germany .
In January , 1675 , to the regret of the Earl Marshal , who described him as " the best officer in his office , " he resigned his post of Windsor Herald , in which he Avas succeeded by his father-in-law . Two years later , when on the death of Sir Edward Walker Garter , a difference arose between the King and the Earl Marshal as to the disposal of the
appointment , Ashmole was invited to give his opinion ; and though he did so in the King ' s favour , his opinion was couched in such terms as gave no offence to the Earl Marshal . Indeed , great interest was