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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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be prefent at the fame time, he is to proceed betweenthe Knighc-Subjed’s Prodor, and the Knights-Subjedeled. But Prince Henry at his Inftallacion, Anno 1 Jac. I.moved in a Place Superior to all the Knighcs-Companions,and was paired with the Earl of Nottingham, the Sove-reign’s Lieutenant for that Occafion. Where two or moreeled Knights prepare for their Inftallation at the fametime, they take Place according to the Seniority of theirElection, going two and two together ; and if the Num-ber be odd, the Junior eled Knight pafleth alone. For-merly the eled Knight paffed in his ordinary ApparC 5 ,wearing over it in Days of Yore a fltort Gown, after-wards a Cloak, and of latter Times a Coat, as did theEarl of Northumberland, Anno 5 Elr{. and the Earls ofPembrool^and Derby, Anno 16 Eli%. and the Annals of theOrder make this remark upon the Earl of Sujfex, and theLord Buckjourfl, Anno 3 r of E!i%. of Charles Duke of Tor!{,An. 9 Jac. I. But this was before any peculiar under Habir,was appointed to the Knights-Companions, for now therebeing a Cloth of Silver Doublet, and Trunk Hofe, efta-bliihed to be worn at the Feaft of Inftallation, and of St.George, the eled Knight proceeds in this Drefs, as didthe Duke of Albermarle, Anno 23 Car. II.

In this proceeding to the Chapter-Houfe, he wears onlythe Garter about his Leg, and the George and the Rib-bond wherewith he Was invefted, either about his Neck,or as of late drawn under his right Arm, which beingomitted by Sir George Vi'uars, and Vifcount Lifts, is notedto be contrary to order.

The Earl of Jutland with his Fellow eled Knights,Anno 14 Jac. I. proceeded Bare-headed, as did the Dukeof Lenox, Anno 9 Car. I. as well as the Duke of Alber-marle, Anno 23 Car. II.

The eied Knight does not always make one in thisProceeding, but fonierimes days at his' Lodgings, in theCaftle, as did the Earls of Shrewsbury and Cumberland,Anno 34 E'/ig. or elfe at lome other convenient Stationadjoining ro the Chapter-Houfe, till he be fent for in rhi-tbor, to receive Inveftiture with the Surcoar, as the Dukeof Montmorency did, and other eled Knights, Anna 14Etl%. who went privately from the Sovereign’s Lodgings,down to the Houfe of Mr. French, ("then one of the Pie-bends,) and refted in the Parlour, until they were fontY 4 for:

 
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