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sp. Knights of St. James, in Portugal,

Were inftituted, A. D. 1310. by Denys VI- King ofPortugal, in honour of St. James, under whofe Pro-tection he became victorious in divers Battles againftthe Moors, and at length quieted his Kingdom by theAffiftance of thefe Knights. It was not long afterits Inftitution ere this Order flounfhed, through thePrivileges the Founder bellowed,” and the Approbationof Pope Nicholas IV. and others his Succeffors. TheKnights profefs Conjugal Chaftity, Hofpitality and O-bedience, and none are admitted til they make proofof their Gentility by Blood. Their Enfign is a redSword, formed like that of St. "fames of Galicia 3 theHabit White, and the only difference between themlies in a little Twill of Gold which thefe of Portugaldraw about their Sword. At Alcafar de Sul was theirPrincipal Convent, which they afterwards removed toDalmela, where it yet continues. Their Statutes, eye.are much the fame with thofe of St. James in Galicia,Whereupon fome erroneoufly have confounded them.

30. Knights of our Lady, and of St. George ofMontefa.

This Order fucceeded into the Lands and Pofileffionsof the Knights Templars in Valentia, as the KnightsHofpitallers did into thofe of the Templars in France, Italy,and England 3 for James II. King of Aragon and Valentia,refilling to give their Revenues to the Hofpi alleys (whichas other Princes had done) gave them to the Conventof Montefa, where had been placed both Knights andFriars of the Order of Calatrava ; and excufing him-felf to Pope John XXII. A. D. 1317. he inflitutedthis Order in the City Valentia (neverthelefs fubjeCt tothat of Calatrava) and made choice of the Town ofMontefa, to give the Knights both Name and Habitation,whom he obliged to defend his Kingdom againft theMoors. Their College, dedicated to St. George, wasbuilt the following Year, and their Statutes confirmedby the laid Pope John, who gave them the Ciderdan

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