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their Stalls or Seats, directly over their Heads theirHelmets and Swords, err. are to be hung up, and re-main as long as fuch Knights live, in Honour of them,and to fignify the Defence of the Church, to whichthey are obliged as a Military Order ; but in cafe theFeaft of St; George happens to fall within the Quin-dene or Fifteen Days after the Feaft of Eafier , then itwas to be prorogued to the Sunday next following, ac-counting Fifteen Days from Eafier Day, that everyKnight-Companion might have reafonable time to come,nor be forced to ride upon any of the Three EafierHoly-days.

to. That they meet in St. George's Chapel yearly, onthe Eve of St. George, at the Hour of Three in the Af-ternoon ; and if they come not at the Time aftigned,without a juft Excuie, which the Sovereign or his De-puty allows, their Penalty is to be according to theOrdinance of the Chapter i which is, That they lhallnot enter into the Chapter Door for that time, but ftaywithout, and lhall have no Voice in any thing that isdone in the faid Chapter =, and if they come not beforethe Beginning of VefperS, they lhall not enter intotheir Stalls, but lhall tarry below before the faidStalls in the Choirifters Places duringVefpers. The likePenalty is ordain’d for not coming to the Mafs or Morn-ing-Service betime, and af Vefpers, on St. George's Day 5and whofoever lhall abfent himfelf wholly from thisSolemnity, without fufficient Excufe and Leave fromthe Sovereign or Deputy, he is not to enter within hisStall the next Feaft after, but lhall ftay below, and be-fore his Stall, as it is faid at Vefpers, and in the Mor-rows Proceffion muft walk before the Three proceffionalCrofles, [now the Choirifters,] and at Mafs [Service]lhall ft below until the Offering, and he tooffer laft. After which he is to come before the Sove-reign, or his Deputy’s Stall, and ask Pardon, whichre-inftates him in his Stall. Abfenting the next fecondTime upon the Feaft, without Leave, he has no Stallallowed him until he hath given and offered a Jewelupon St. George's Altar, to the Value of Twenty Marks,which is to be double every Year until a Reconci-liation,

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