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the Knights Companions fhould annually (as accii-ftom’d on the Feaft of St. George ) wear the Habit ofthe Order as long as Divine Service was celebrating,(unlefs they had fufficient Caufe of excufe) bearing onthe right Shoulders of their Robes a golden Figure ofthe Virgin Mary 5 and that they Ihould go in the fameManner and Habit upon all Sundays throughout theYear ; and laftly, that on the fame Days for ever theyfliould fay Five Pater Nojiers , with as many Aue Maria’s.

Thirdly , St. George of Cappadocia, a moft choice Cham-pion of Chrift and famous Martyr, was alfo electedone of the Patrons to this Order by King Edward III,not fo much as he was aProfeffor of the Chriftian'Faith,or for that he was an armed Soldier or Knight ofChrift, but fo much the more becaufe in thofe Wars,which were waged by the Chriftians againft the Infi-dels, he by feveral Appearances manifefted his Pre-fence as a moft certain Encourager and Aftiftant to theChriftians 5 the Relations whereof may be feen in Dr.Heylin’s Hiftory, who hath laborioufly and judiciouflymaintain’d the Hiftory of this Saint, againft thofe thatwill not allow him a Place in Heaven, or a Being inthe Church. In like manner the learned Selden hathavouch’d him to be the fpecial Patron, Protector, De-fender, and Advocate of this Realm of England j andhas made it plainly appear in what Veneration he hathbeen honour’d abroad, efpecially among the EafternNations. To whofe corroborating Teftimonies wefhall add, That thisTitle of Patron to our Nation, asgiven to St. George by the Founder of this Order, in aPatent granted to the Dean and Canons of the Chapelof St. Stephen at Wejiminjier , and St. George at Wi>tdfvr xwhich difchargeth them from Payment of Tythes 5 asalfo by King Henry VIII. in the Preamble of his Sta-tutes. And tho’ in general he is ftyi’d the PrincipalPatron of the Affairs of Chrijhndom, and z tutelar Guar-dian of military Men, yet among all Chriftians theEnglifi did excel; and in this Nation the Founder ofthis Order, in making choice of fuch an approv’d ex-pert Captain and Patron, in particular Refpcft ofwhom the Knights had the Title of Equity Georgian!*St. Georze's Knights, and the Order it felf came to be