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Of fetting up the Knight's Achievement

§ 11 . The laft thing to be done at this great Solemnity'is fetting up the Helm, Crejl, Sword, Banner , and Plateof the new inftailed Knight, over his Stall in the Chappelot St. George ; to which purpofe they are to be providedaccording to the Directions before given.

By the Statutes of Inftitution it is ordained, that thetime for fetting up the Achievements fit a 11 be when theelect Knight comes to Windfor-Cafile, that is, to his In*{Dilation, and not before j and the reafon is there like,wife given, left it fhonld happen, he noc coming for hisInftaliation within the time limitted, and confequently thevacating his Election enluing, that a new Election beingmade, thofe military Enfigns might not feem to be difgracefully withdrawn, and an occafion of Dilhonour given,which otherwife could not be avoided, if they Ihouldbefuddenly taken down from a Place fo high ; which de-monftrates, that the intention ®f this Article extends to thefirifhing the Ceremonies of Inftaliation, before the At-chievements ought to be fet up, by fo carefully providingagainft the Dfooncur of taking them down, in cafe theElection fhould become void; which muft infallibly hap.pen, if the Knight eledfc died but an Hour before he werecompleativ inftailed. Accordingly, in the ancient Depu-tations both to Sir HHHam Philip, and Sir John Falftaf,Power is given their Prodbors firft to demand, receive,and obtain their principal Stalls, and next to tender theirHelms, and Swords, to be hung up in the Choir ofWindfor, according to Cuftom .- And for clearer Informa,tion of the courfe of this Ceremony, that the Sovereignimpowered his Commiffioners, firft to give the DeputyPofleflion of his Principal’s Stall, and after to receive theAtchievements, and place them over it : This is to beconfidered as a Memorial of the Knights being inftailed aCompanion of the Order, and ‘us incongruous in theRules of Honour to have the Sign or a Memorial of anAdbien precede the Adlion it feif.

Again, the Statutes exprefly provide, that the KnightsAtchievements (hall not be hung up, till the Duties andFees enjoined are firft difcharged ; and ’its certain, there

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