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times, upon Henry, Earl of Sujjex, and the Earl of Shrews-bury. King James I. invefted Henry, Earl of Northamp-ton, with the principal Enfigns of the Order, as a Perfonworthy of fo great an Honour: And the Blejfed Martyrplaced both the Garter and the George, with his ownHands, Upon King Charles II.

Sometimes the Sovereign hath but performed part ofthe Inveftiture, and laid his Commands on the feniorKnigtt to do the reft. Thus, Anno 13 Henry Vllf. theSovereign reached out the Garter to the Marquis of Dor-jet, and commanded him to buckle it abouc the Leg ofthe Ear! of Devonfhire ; which, whilft he was about, theDuke of Noifoili gave him his Aliiftance, and the Sove-reign put on the Gold Chain. At the Inveftiture of Chri-jlian, Duke of Brunfwick ,> Anno 21 Jac. I. the Sovereignput about his Neck the Blue Ribband, whereat hung theEffigies of St. George- and the Earls, who introduc’d himto he Sovereign’s Prefence, buckled on the Garter. Thusdid the Sovereign to William, Earl of Northampton, Anno4 Car. I. and the Earl of Pembroke faften’d the Garterabout his left Leg.

This Order of Inveftiture began to be inverted Anno11 Jac. I. the George and the Ribband being firft put on,and the Garter Lift. And fo was it performed when thePrince of Denmark^, Dukes of Monmouth, Cambridge, andAlbemarle, received their Inveftiture in the Reign of KingCharles II. The Garter, as it was the firft, fo is the prin-cipal and mod worthy Enfign of the Order; and, in thePraftice of all former Times, had always the Preferencegiven to it. The Inveftiture with thefe two Enfigns,bath generally been performed by the two fenior Ktvghts,at the Command of the Sovereign ; but always in hisPrefence, the Chapter fitting ; but if abfent, then by hisLieutenant. For, in 31 E/i%. the Lord Buckhurft beingcle&ed at Whitehall, and coming to Court wholly igno-rant of the Affair, and after the Sovereign was rifen, fyetleaving the Chapter fitting) her Lieutenant invefted himboth with the Garter and George. After the Solemnity iscompleated, the eletft Knight renders moft humble Thanksro the Sovereign, and with due Rcfpedts falures theKnights-Companions, who re-falute the eledfc Knight,and joyfully receive him into their Society. If two orfttore eletft Knights receive this Inveftiture atone time,

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