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they might dine together 3 with diftinfl Lodgings andHabitations, Wine-Cellars, Granges, Granaries, Sta-bles for Horfes and Cattel, Eafements, Mills, Ciflerns,Baths, and all other ISIecellaries for theChevalry. TheirHabit was to denote the Paffion of Jelus.

The Drefs they were obliged to was a hanfome ClothCoat of a civil Colour, reaching down half .way theirLegs, and girt with a large Girdle of Silk or LeatherTwo Fingers broad, the Buckle of Black Horn, theTongue and Garnifhingof the Holes, Tin 3 to haveRed Chaperons or Caps, rcprefenting the Blood of ourSaviour 3 over their laid Coats, a Mantle of WhiteCloth or Serge, which from the Shoulders down-ward was to be open on both Sides along the Arms,and in that Part before the Breaft a Crofs of red Clothor Serge Two Fingers broad, extending to the Breadthand Length of that Part of the Mantle 3 the Crofs of thePrince’s Mantle was to be edged round with a GoldFringe about half an Inch broad 3 there were to befome other fmall Diftinftion as to the Shape of theCrofs upon the White Habit to be ufed by this HolyChevalry. Their Arms in a Banner were Ardent, upon aCrofs Gules 5 a Compafs of Four convex femi-circles , conjoyn-ing Four intervening Angles alternately fable (in Allufion tothe Agony of our Lord) charged with an Agnus DeiOr, the Compafs and Crofs both fimbriated Cold, ivith a littlered Bordure.

In Times of extraordinary Danger, and great Bat-tles, they were to have another Angular and folemnBanner 3 every Knight was to have his Efquire armedat all Points, a little Valet for his Lance and Helmet, abigger to carry his Mail, and a third to lead his Sump-ter 3 Five Horfes, and Four Servants were to attendhim in all Warlike Expeditions, and Two or ThreeHorfes and Servants in all Times of Peace. The d um-ber of thefe Knights of the Holy Chevalry was 1000or 1 ) 00.

3 3 ■ the Order of the Brician Knights in Sweden.

Was founded, A. D. 1366. by an holy and famousQueen of that Kingdom which they repute St. Bridget,

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