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“ for thy Renown, this noble Garter; wear it as the Svm“ bol of the moft illuftrious Order, never to be forgotten“ or laid alide ; that thereby thou may’ft be admonished“ to be couragieus; and having undertaken a juft War“ into which only thou Shalt be engaged, thou may’ft“ ftand Firm, valiantly Fight, and fuccel'sfully Conquer.

The Princely Garter being thus buckled on, and theWords of the Signification pronounced, the Eled Knightis brought before the Sovereign, who puts about his Neckthe George, pendant at a Sky-colour’d Ribband, at whichpart of the Ceremony, the Admonition ufed at the adorn-ing of an inftalled Knight with the Collar of the Order,(only changing the Word Collar for Ribband) is pro-nounced ; but were alter’d upon the Occafion aflign’dbefore;

“ Wear this Ribband about thy Neck, adorn’d with“ the Image of the bleffed. Martyr, and Soldier of Chrift,“ Sr. George; by whofe Imitation provok’d, thou may’ft“ fo overpafs both profperous and adverfe Adventures,“ that having ftoutly vanquifhed thy Enemies, both of“ Body and Soul, thou may’ft not only receive thePraife“ of this tranfient Combat, but be crown’d with the Palm“ of eternaL V idlcry.

Greater Refpecft is conferr’d upon foreign Princes, whoreceive their Election here, than abtoad ; becaufe the So-vereign molt ufually performs the Inveftiture himfelf; aswas l'o'emniz’d upon Philip, King of Cajlile, when theSovereign took the Garter from the King at Arms, andfixed it cn his Leg, and Prince Henry faften’d the Buckle.

Queen Elizabeth her fclf buckled the Garter about theLeg of John C ■•fimicr, Count Palatine of the F{_hine, andhung about his Neck a Gold Chain with the George at it.And the like Honour did King James I. confer upon theDuke of Holftein, in the 3d Year of his Reign.

Sometimes it happens, tho’ very t arelv, for the Sove-reign, out of his fpecial Grace and Favour, to condefcendto Honour a Knight-Subjeift this way ; tho’, when QueenElis[sbeth was pleafed to adorn the Lord Burleigh withthe Garter, the Annals record it to be done as it were bythe bj. The lame Favours file bellow’d, tho’ at different

times,