| Description | Censure: that Sir Francis Michell Knight 'shall stand and be from henceforth digraded [degraded] of the honor [sic] of knighthood. And the ceremony of Digradation to be performed by direccon [direction] of this Court to the Erle [Earl] Marshalls Court...' Gives four points regarding the history of Sir Francis' case and regarding the ceremony of degration.
Note: Francis Michell, who was impeached for his use of monopolies, was the last British Knight of the Realm to be publically degraded.
Endorsed: '2' and '19/31' |