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Ni of later Days, twilled round and made of Venice Gold^ ^nd Silk of the Colour of the Robe, at each end of’Slit w hich hung a great Knob or Button, wrought overIki and raifed with a rich Caul of Gold, and Taffels there-IJ 'd; unto of like Silk and Gold.

'V And at the Collar was ufually fixed an Hook and Eyeof Gold for its firmer affixing of it to the Shoulders.

• ct- §. 3. The Third Enfign of the Order is the Surcoatot Kittle, which altho’ we find no Place for it in theFounder’s Statutes,is neverthelels as ancient as the Man-G;rj tie or upper Robe, that is only taken Notice of there,difo for fuch a Vefture King Edward III. then made, ro-vfi;! gether with his Mantle and a Hood to celebrate thefirft Feall of the Order in.

>0^ Its Original it owes to the Greeks and Romans 5 a-htj B i mongft wnomthis Garment had its determinated Tu-if CfB( ]i nica, and was worn next under the Toga, but amongftaiK t them was both narrower and ffiorter 3 it was girt dole(i j „ to the Body with a Girdle, and fo fitted, that the Hem. so {^ of it reached a little below the Knee, or to the middleltR( j r of the Ham. It was the proper Mode of the Roman Citi-fy,' zens,and by its trimming were the three Degrees amongthem known 3 for the Senators Tunicks wereembroi-ien;ilV < l ere( l or purfled over with broad purple Studs, the. _U Knights with narrow ones, and the Plebeians plain.

' In fetting forth the Surcoat, which was heretofore

annually bellowed by the Sovereign or the Knights-J Companions, and therefore called his Livery, we /hall,,g ( as in the Delcription of the Mantle, treat fomewhat of5 the Name, Materials, Colour, Quantity and Gamifih-; b r ” ingofit.

Its j^ As to the Name in the old Rolls of the great Ward-rr ‘ b robe, it is ftiled R oba, but more properly as theirtk" Founder’s firll Surcoat is called Tunica, which Name itbears in the red Book of the Order. In Englijb it is ren-***/ dred Gown, Kirtle, Surcoat, Undercoat and Robe. Therat®. Appellation of Gown is attributed to Surcoat s of the So-;bcot'. vereigns and Foreign Princes, Temp. Hen. VI. FJw. IV.

and Hen. VII. But fince, and very lately, it hath beenlife bellowed alfo on the Surcoats of Knights-Companions ;

;q«F an( l that of Kirtle fometime® given to thole fent to Fo-

,lf ! • M 4 reign