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At the Middle of the Collar before pendant, at theTable of one of the Garters in the Collar is to be fix’dthe Image of St, George arm’d fitting on Horleback, whohaving thrown the Dragon on his Back encounters himwith a Tilting-Spear. This Jewel is not encompafs’dwith a Garter or Row of Diamonds, as in the lellerGeorge 3 but in round Relief It is allow’d to be beauti-fied and fett off with Diamonds and other Enrichments,at the Plealiire of the Knight-Companion who poifefledit, and upon that Score it hath been frequently adorn’dwith Variety of coftly Work, whereon the Diamonds,and other precious Stones, being fet to that Advantageas might, upon its Motion and Agitation, dart forth arelplendent Luflre.

Before the Eftablilbment of this Article by KingHenry VIII. it appears that the Knights-Companionswere invefted with Collars at their Inftallations, forthe Black Book makes mention of a Collar among theEnfigns of the Garter, wherewith Philip King of Cajlilewas invefted, Anno a 2 Henry VII. but whether a CollarpfSS’s, or of another Model, is not Ipecifi’d : Neverthe-lefs this Scruple is in part clear’d up by an old Memo-rial of the Ceremonies, at the Creating Henry LordStafford Earl of Wiltjhire , 1 Henry VIII. where it is faidin the Annals, that after he was invefted with the Robesof his State and Dignity, the Collar of the Garter wasput about his Neck at conftituting him a Knight of theOrder. And to make it more confpicuous in a VellumBook of the Statutes fent to 'Maximilian the Emperor,fign’d 1 508. by the Regifter T. Rou-thale, and in anotherof Edward Stanley Lord Mont eagle, elefled ann. 6 . Hen. VIII.the Forty Firft Article, enjoins a Collar to be wornby each Knight-Companion exp»efly called the Collarof the Order, which tho’ it be not in all Refpeftsconfentient to that prefcribed by King Henry VIII’s Sta-tutes, yet there is not much Variation, and’tis reportedto be a Gold Collar coubled together by feveral Pieces of Lbtkj ,tn Fafh:on of Garters, u-ith a Vermilion Rofe, and the Lvageof St. George hungthereat. The Reafon of the Knights-Companions wearing it at the Times appointed, theLicenfe for putting it to mending, the Command not

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