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XIV. At this Collar hung a Crofs richly enamell’d inthe midil, whereon was figur’d a Dove in a flying Po.flure, as defending down from Heaven with fullSpread Wings : And that an Epigraph might not bewanting, fome have attributed to it this, Duce ct- Au-fpice. Befides thefe Ornaments, the Knights wear iBlack Velvet Cap, with a White Plume 5 their Breechesand Doublets are of Cloth of Silver, and their ShoesWhite ty’d with Rofes or Knots of Black Velvet. TheBadges ordain’d to be ordinarily worn, are a Crofs ofYellow or Orange-colour Velvet, like a Malta Crofs,fix’d on the left Side of their Bread:, except in militaryExpeditions, and then they are permitted to wear themof Cloth of Silver or White Velvet, having a SilverDove, and at the Angles or Corners, Rays and Flowersde Lys of Silver. They have a Crols of the Ordermade of Gold ( like the Malta Crofs ) with a Flowerde Lys in each Angle, to be worn about their Necks ina Blue Ribbon, and to be enamell’d White about theSides, but not in the Middle, Such as are Knightsboth of St, Michael and The Holy Ghojl , are to bear theFigure of St. Michael on one Side, and of a Dove on theother. The Anniverfary is held on the firft Day of theNew-Year, but the firft Part of the Ceremony beginsalways on the laft Day of the Old, when it was infti'tuted ; and the Place for celebrating thereof is theChurch of Augufi'm Fryars in Paris.

44. fhe Order of The precious Blood of our Sa-viour Jefus Chrift of Mantua,

Was inftituted, 1608. by Vincentio de Gonzago IV.Duke of Mantua , and II. of Montferat, for Defence andPropagation of Chriftianity, and in Honour of ThreeDrops of Blood of our Redeemer $ as alfo to fet forthmore nobly the Nuptials of his eldeft Son Francifco. Itwas confirm’d by Pope Paul V. and confided of TwentyKnights, the Founder and his Succeflors to be Great.Mailers. The Collar is compos’d of Ovals of Gold,fome extended in Length, others in Breadth, alter-nately, and interlink’d with finall Anulets : Thole inLength have thele Words rais’d in White Enamel, Dp-

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