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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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greater Satisfa&ion. To illuftrate which Matter mpd ii,defcend to fotrie Particulars. ’

_ Anna 34 Eli\. Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, in orderhis Cavalcade, was lodged in Mt.Grefhams Houfe (nowknown by the Name of Grefkatn-College,) whence he Rodthrough the City, accompanied with many of his Honou*rable Friends,, and a numerous and gallant Train of Attendants and Servants, to Charing-Crofs, where he metGeorge^ Earl of Cumberland, (his Companion ele&) an( jthence both Rode together towards PVindfor j within aMile or two of which Place, Garter King of Arms metthem, and Marlhalled their Attendants in Order; andthen the eledt Knights proceeded with their gallant Trainthrough the Town into the Caftle in this Order,

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1. Trumpets, two and two,i. Gentlemen in Blue Coats and Gold Chains.

3. Gentlemen of Note,

4. Garter.

5. Gendemeft U fliers. ,

6. The two eledt Knights, Earl of Ormond, and Baron froof Effingham ; with their Footmen about them, -f ”

*j. Noblemen, Knights, and Gentlemen of Quality.

8 . All their Servants in the Rear. ItiltW ' 1

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Cuftom and Peace contributed to make the Cavalcades Smore glorious, during the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth JWand King James I. and efpecially that of Robert, Earl of ,jil if.Salisbury, and Thomas, Vifcount Bindon t May lift, Amt ■

4 Jac. I. who arrived at pfi'indfor honourably accompa-ried, with a great appearance of Nobility, Knights, and ~ , KGentlemen of Figure. Mf j

But the Fate of this Solemnity, much like that gloriousBody of the Sun, (whofe Luftre at luch times it ftroveto outlhine) had now ar.d then its inteipoliuons, and in-rermitting Clouds, at other times long Nights, arid the y^Splendor and Glory thereof but ftruck the Sight no vtand then ; when the Pleafure of the Sovereign grew au* ^fpicious, or the Honour of the Order became fixed upon ^more generous Spirits. But to fpeak impartially, there ;»may grow an Excefs in fuch Solemnities, even to Shame hand Surfeit; and the beft Cure to preferibe for it, is * ■[».long Abftinence. Nor was this Fcitiva! at all Tim« f ree ‘

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