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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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The Sovereign fometimes being willing to confer additional Honours to fome eleft Knights, hath appointedtheir Inftallation at fuch time as he perfonally i 0 ] e ~nized the Feaft of St. George, as he did at the I n ft a n, ^

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tion and Election of Philip King of Caftile, Anno

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ceeding on Horfe-back, we ihall inferc in this Place flt ppaifed from the Sovereigns Lodging in the Caftle, t0the South-Door of Sc. George's-Chappel, and was thus 1 01111ordered. d' 15

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1. Knights according to their Degrees. jts-C®

2. Lords after their Degrees. it

3. Knighcs-Companions in their whole-Habit, bearing 5? 1 ®Company with feme of the Knights of the Order

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4. Prelate of the Order.

'5. Archbiihop of Canterbury.

6. The Spanifl: AmbafTador.

7. Joyfon d' Or, King of Arms, in Coat of Arms.

8. Garter King of Arms, in his Coat of Arms.

9. The Sword.

xo. Philip King of Cajlile.ix. The Prince.

12. King Henry VII. Sovereign of the Order.

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Anno 19 Jac. I. was another inftance at the Feaft of knitSt. George, when the Sovereign, with ievera! Knights- U ui:Companions, proceeded alfo to the Chapel, at the perlonal c,

Inftallation of Fredericks Prince Palatine of the Rhir

we might add feveral other Examples, but fhall only atmention that of the perfonal appearance of King Chnrln II. us, ;at the grand Feaft of Sr. George, held next after his hap- s>|)ij py Reftoration, whereat twelve eleeft Knights were in-d |,flailed. Ac this Solemnity of Inftallation, the Sovereignproceeds in full Robes, having the Sword of State bornbefore him by a Nobleman not of the Order, his Train-bearers, fjV. following the Sovereigns Lieutenant and his ^Afliftants, as alfo the Commiffioners proceed in full Robes,which is mentiond, Anno 31 Henry VIII. when the Earl ^'of Arundel and his AiTiftants inftalled the Lord Ppffeliti'two other elect Knights, but the Sovereigns Lieutenant

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