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7 ’be Order of St. Andrew, or the Thiftle, inScotland,

Is reported by John Lejley , Rifliop of Rofs, to takebeginning from a bright Crois in Heaven, in Fafhion ofthat whereon St. Andrew futfer’d Martyrdom, whichappear’d to Hungm, King of the Pills ( and to the Satswhom Achaim King of Scotland fent to his Affiftance)the Night preceding the Battle with Atheljlan King ofEngland 5 over whom prevailing, they went in SolemnProceffion to the Kirk of St. Andrew, to thank God andhis Apolfle for their Victory, promifing that they andtheir Pofterity would ever bear the Figure of that Crofsin their Enfigns and Banners. Favin, in his Theatre cfHonour , relates it to be inllituted upon the famousLeague, Offenfive and Defenfive, made between Achaimand Charhmain King of France 5 to prefcrve the Memoryof which Alliance, Achaim added the TreJJiire of Flowersde Lys to the Lyon, and took for Device the Thiftle andRue, which he compos’d into a Collar of his Order,and for his Motto, Pour ma Ttefence : Yet doth Menenimmake thefe the Symbols of two different Orders, oneof the Thiftle , whence the Knights were fo fiyl’d, andthe Motto, Nemo me imptne lacejjh 3 the other call’d Ser-tumRuta, or The Garland of Rue : Ncverthelefs to boththefe Collars hung one and the fame Jewel, viz., theFigure of St. Andrew, bearing his Crofs before him.But there are fome, faith the fame Author, that refer theInftitution of the Thiftle (the Badge of the Scotch Kingdomfrom the Times of Achaim) to the Reign of Charles VII.King of France, when the Amity was renew'd between bothKingdoms. Laftly, Others place its Foundation 1500.Their principal Enfign is a Gold Collar, compos’d ofThiftles interlink’d with Anulets of Gold, and pen-dant thereto St. Andrew with his Crofs, and this Epi-graph, Nemo me immune lacijft. Their folemn Meetingwas annually on St. Andrew's Day, in the Church ofthe Town dedicated to his Name : During the Fefti-vtty, the Knights were richly habited, and wore theirParliament Robes, having fix’d on their left Shoul-ders an Azure Round |e, charg’d with a Saltire Argent,

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