mine brohajll ; op the other in Breadth is a Grey Cruci-ble fill’d with fmall Rods of Gold, and placed on aTrevet of Black Enamel over Flames of Fire, intima-ting, that they who incorporated in this Society, fhouldhold inviolable Faith and Concord in the greateft Tri-als and Emergences of Life at the End of the Collaris pendant a larger Oval of Gold, in which are figur’dtwo Angels Handing upright, holding between them aChalice crown’d, in the Table whereof are paintedThree Drops of Bloods enameH’d Red, and round theOval, Nihil ijlo trifle recepto.

45. ‘the Order of the Amaranta,

Owes its Inftitution to Chriflina, Queen of Sweden,about the Year 1645. in honour of a Lady of thatName, of great Beauty, Courage, Modefty and Charity.The chief Enfign is a Jewel of Gold compos’d of TwoJ’s, adorn’d with Diamonds on both Sides, and join’dtogether by reverfing one of them, being fet within aCircle of Laurel Leaves wreath’d about with White,and on the Four Sides this Motto, Dolcenella memoria jwhich Jewel the Knights wear either in a Gold Chain,or a Crimfon or Blue Ribbon, as they beft like of. HisInveftiture is with this Ceremony : The Queen beingfeated under her State, an intended Knight kneels be-fore her, when Ihe acquaints him with her Inducementsto confer on him this Honour, enumerating his Servi-ces and Merits : This done, he takes an Oath, ftillkneeling and holding his Hands between the Queen’s,to defend her Perfon from Harm, and the Perlons ofhis Brother Knights; to incite Juftice, Vertue and Pie-ty, and difcountenance its Oppofers ; after which theQueen puts about him ( in the manner of a Baudrick)a Crimfon Silk Scarf with the Jewel faften’d thereto.To an abfent Prince or Perfonage, Ihe fends the Jewel,accompany’d with her Letter, which fupplies the Placeof a perfonal Inveftiture. Among many others havebeen feveral Kings and Princes. Sir Buljirode Whitlock?has been elected Knight of this Order.