his Coronation, the better to fecure himfelf againft hisEnemies. Soon after the Solemnity was celebrated atBurgos, in the Monaftery of St. Mary Royal, where theCandidates, conduced by the King to the Altar, anddepofiting their Arms, fpent the Night in Watchingand Prayer. The Morrow after Mafs, they were in-vefted with a red military Belt or Ribbon, of four Fin-gers broad, which came a-crofs the Body over the rightShoulder, and fo under the left Arm, and was the En-fign from whence they took their Denomination. ThisOrder was chiefly to Honour the Nobility $ and at firfl:none were admitted but the younger Sons of Noble-men [excluding elder Brothers] or Perfons well-de-fcended, or Efquires, who had ferv’d in Court orCamp Ten Years at leaft. It was anciently of greatEfleem, and Kings have vouchfafed to take its Enfign jbut at length it was difus’d.

1 8. The Order de la Calza,

Instituted at Venice A. D. 1400. from the Exam-ple of the Knights de la Banda, in Honour of the Inau-guration of Duke Michele Steno. It confided of a Societyof particular Noblemen and Gentlemen, who volun-tarily met together, and elected a Chief among them-felves. They took an Oath to obferve their Articles,part whereof was, the Honour of the City, wherenoble and fplendid Regales were made ; and with fuchlike magnificent Divertifements did they entertain KingHenry III. of France, and other noble Perfonages. Itreceiv’d the greater Luftre, by the Addition of feveralItalian Princes 5 and the moft confpicuous Familieswere receiv’d into it. Their Habit, on Solemn Days,was a Crimfon Senator’s Veil: appearing very fplendid.Their Enfign, a Sun in a Sheild painted in their Ban-ners. It arriv’d to fuch Profufenefs, that in 1550. itwas wholly laid afide.

15?. 'The Order of St. Mark in Venice,

Is h^re reckon’d, becaufe the Knights are dignify’dfmh a Title and particular Enfign of Honour at their

Creation.