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Henry VHI’s Reign, the IQiigbts-SubfeRs Helms wer eparcel gilt with fine Gold in Oil, wrought with curiousWorks, and burnilhed with fine Gold. But in the Reignof Queen Elizabeth, and fince that Time, it hath beenthe Cuftom to gild their Helms all over, and place theArms of St. George in the Middle before die Vizors.

The Mantlings that hang down oh either fide of theHelm, together with the Wreath, are in foriie places cal-led Appendixes, and are all of Tiflue, or Cloth of Gold,and formerly lined with Sarcenet; but in the Reign ofQueen Mary they were exchanged for white Satin, forfo were the Mantlings of Anthony Brown, Vifcount Monta-gue, and Ppiliiarn Howard, Lord Admiral, lined.

At the bottom of thefe Mantlings hang a pair of giltKnobs burnilhed with Gold, from which fpring out Tof-fels either of Gold or Silver, (confentaneous to the Metalin the Knights Court of Armour) mixed with Silk of thechief Colour in his Arms.

Upon the Helm and Mantlings, is placed a Wreath ofcorded Silk, of the Knight's Colours, which was formerlyof Sarcenet, but now of Taffety.

The Creft of the Knight is placed either upon thefeWreaths, or Iffuant out of a Crown, or Ducal Cap, turn-ed with Errnin 5 and of what kind foever the Creft is,the fame is neatly carved in Wood, and either gilt, orwrought in j Diredily before the Helm, an armed Swordhangs down, the Pomel, Crofs, and Chape are gilt j theScabbard is made of the fame Ttlfue or Cloth of Gold asthe Mantlings are, as is the Girdle that belongs to it j butthe Buckles and Pendants are of Copper Gilt.

The Cuftom of fetting up the Helm, Creft, and Sword,over the Stall of the Knights, is as ancient as the Inftitu-tion of the Order; but when the Banners were firft hungtip, we have nor lb clear a Conviiftion ; for neither theStatutes of Inftitution, nor thofe of Henry V. make men-tion of them.

The firft time they occur to us; we find to be in Annoi Hen. VI. in the black Book of the Order, where theBanners of the King of Portugal is particularly fpoke of,dmong the Atchievements then fet over the Stall: .Butthey are more particularly mentioned in the Body 6f KingHenry VlII’s Statutes. . •

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