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The History Of the most Noble Order of the Garter : Wherein is set forth An Account of the Town Castle, Chapel, and College of Windsor; with their several Officers ; The Foundation of the Order by King Edward III. ; With the Statutes, and Annals at large, as they have been altered and amended ; An Account of the Habits, Ensigns and Officers of the Order ... To which is prefix'd, A Discourse of Knighthood in General, and the several Orders extant in Europe
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bidet was ftridtly put in Execution, and the Stalls atthe Feaft of St. George, Anno %l Car. II. were thustanged.

CHARLES fax.

1. The Sovereign

I. King of Denmark

3. Prince Ele&or Palatine

4. Prince of Orange

5. Pr. Elector of Saxony

6 . Duke of Buckingham

7. Earl of Briftol

8. Count Marflrin

9. Earl of Oxfordjo. Earl of Strafford

1 r. Duke of Albermarle

II. Void13. Void

i. The Kjng of Sweden

а. The Duke of York

3. Prince Rupert

4. Elector of Brandenbur.

5. Duke of Ormond

б. Duk? of Newcaftle

7. Prince Tarante

8. Earl of Sandwich

9. Duke of Richmondjo. Duke of Monmouth11. Void

1 a. Void13. Void

. 5 7. Having difpatchd the ancient Law of Succeffioriinto void Stalls, and of Tranflation from one to another 3we come now to confider what is farther to be preparedfor the Knight eled:, againft the Day of the great So-lemnity, at his own Expence j the chief of which are j

1. A Mantle or upper Robe, with its Appurtenance.

1. A Collar of the Garter and Great George.

3. A Cap of black Velvet, adorned with Plumes.'

4. A Helmet, Creft, Mantlings, and Sword.

5. A Banner of his Arms.

6. A Plate of his Arms and Stile.

y. A Culhion, to carry his Robes and Collar upon*

8. Lodging Efcutcheons.

Though the Kirtle on the Surcoat waS anciently givefioy the King to the Kfiights-Subjech, yet we do not findthe Mantle of the Order was, nor indeed of a later Date,hnlefs now and then, as a diitinguiihing mark of Favour.But the Sovereign always beftows the Mantle upon Stran-gers, as well as the whole Habit, when he has elededthem into the Society of the Order. And U xm fending

the whole Habit over by Garter to the King Of Par *

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