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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
Hen. VII. which for its memorablenefs, and mixt
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ceeding on Horfe-back, we ihall inferc in this Place flt ppaifed from the Sovereign’s 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
of Jorfin d' Or.
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. w’as 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 Sovereign’s Lieutenant and his ^Afliftants, as alfo the Commiffioners proceed in full Robes,which is mention’d, Anno 31 Henry VIII. when the Earl ^'of Arundel and his AiTiftants inftalled the Lord Ppffeliti'two other elect Knights, but the Sovereign’s Lieutenant
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