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was that of King Charles II. alfo fett with fair Diamonds ;and after the Defeat given to the Scotch Forces at Wor-,after, 4 Car. II. was Strangely preferved by ColonelBiague, one of that King’s difperfed Attendants, who re-figned it for fafety to the Wife of Mr. Barlow of Blare-Pipe-Houfe in St afford-(hire, where he took Sanfluary jfrom whom Robert M'divard Efqj receiv’d and gave itinto the Hands of Mr. Ifaac Walton, (all Loyalists.) Itcame again to Blague's Pofifeffion, then Prifbner in theTower ; whence making his efcape, he refior’d it toKing Charles II.

It is worthy of Remark, that betides the Sovereignof the mod Noble Order of the Garter, other Princes ofChriAendom have aflumed the bearing St. George en-countring the Dragon in like Pofture, tho’ not fo an-ciently, nor upon the fame Grounds and Foundation as.they $ probably having elefled him Patron and Guar-dian of their Countries or Families 5 fuch as the Em-perors of R ujfta, the Dukes of Mantua, and the CountsMansfield in Germany , as their Seals and Coins plainlydemonftrate.

In the Great Seal of Berice Feodorwicke, Emperour ofRuffa affixed to his Letter fent to Queen Elizabeth, datedat Mofco, June 12 th, 1602, was a double HeadedEagle difplaid, having each Head crowned, and bear-ing an Efchutcheon with the Reprefentation of St.George upon its Bread. There is another of this Empe-rour’s Great Seals, fixed to his Letter, dated May 31ft.1594. which he alfo fent to Queen Elizabeth. On onefide is the above-laid Eagle, having on his Bread anEfcutcheon charged with an Horfe currant 5 the Reverfethe Figure of St. George encountring the Dragon with hisSpear. The Great Seal of Alexie Mkhaelowich, pmpe-rour of Ruffta, affixed to his Letters lent King Charles II.ifiifo. hath a like Eagle with a third Crown fituatedbetween the two Heads, and bearing in a Cartouch-Com-partment upon his Bread, the Figure of St. George :Which Reprefentation of St. George and the Dragon, wefind alfigned for Arms, to Anne de Rujfte, Daughter toJarijlaus King of R ujfta and Mujcovia, given in Efpoulal toHenry I. King of France, 105 I. and thus Blazon’d, D’inCt. Marthe de Gueules , a un homme a Cheval, d'argent, tenant

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