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Santiago ; and the Prior and Canons thereof were in-corporated into this Order.

Their Enfign is a ed Crofs, which the Knightswear upon their Breaft, terminating like the Blade ofa Sword, the Hilt crofletted and fafhion’d after the an-cient Manner 5 whereupon it was call’d La Order deSanBiago de la Efpada.

Their Habit is a white Mantle clofe before, on theBreait whereon is placed the faid Crofs, made of Silk orCloth, and they are obliged to wear it upon theirGarments, Coats or Cloaks, tho’ they ule Crofles ofGold likewife.

When the Moors were driven out of Spain, and theprincipal Branch of this Order expir’d, upon a Con-teft for the Place of Great Matter, the Crown of Cajtileftepp’d in between , and by confent of the Knights,obtain’d it under the Title of Adminiftrator, whichwas granted to King Ferdinand ; and his Son Charles V.annex’d it with all its Rights, ere. to his Succeflorsin the Kingdoms of Caftile and Leon. Since which, theKings of Spain now enjoy the Adminiftration of thisOrder, and carry that Title and Stile in the Infcription0 upon the Great Seal thereof, which holds the RoyalArms of Spain, upon a Crofs that filleth all the Shield,With a Sword at each of the four Corners. *

15. Knights of St. Saviour in Arragon.

These were inftituted A. D. 1118. by Don Alphonfo,Call’d Emperor of Spam, King of Navarre , Arragon , &c.chofen out of the Spanifh and French Nobility thatalttfted in his Wars. He form’d them into a Society,the better to enable him to drive the Moors out ofSaragojfa, and the whole Territory of Arragon. TheirRule of living was the GJierian, and fomewhat con-formable to the Knights Templars. When the Moors weredriven out of Spain , their rich Commc -Aeries were atlength united to the Crown.

Their Habit was a white Mantle, on the Breaftwhereof was a red Crofs Anchte } but fome fay it wasthe Figure of our Saviour

16. Knights