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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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This Book of Statutes ought to be Sealed with the com-mon Seal > f the Order, which not only the Inllitution,but all the other fucceding Bodies of Statutes appoint.Btfides, it a Chapter held at Write-Hall, 13 Car. I. theLaw was confirmed ; and thereupon it was again decreed,That the Book of Statutes fent to any Stranger Prince,fhould be Sealed with the Great Seal of the Order, af-fixed to a Label of blue Silk and Goid,

There is aifo to be provided a large purple VelvetCulhion, to carry the Robes on, when they are to be pre-fented.j this is likewife put into the Sovereigns War-rant, and provided by the Mailer of the Great Wardrobe ;ufually containing one Yard and quarter in length, ador-ned with Fringe, Cauls, and Toffels of Gold and purpleSilk, and within it a Pillow of Fuftian filled with Down.

There were two Velvet Cufhions prepared for the Ser-vice of the Duke of Wirtemberghs -Inveftiture, 1 Jac. I.one of Purple, for the S vereign's State ; and another ofCrfmfon, for the Duke ; fo the fame Year to Cbriftian IV.King of Denmark

" Two Majefly Efcutcheons are likewife to be provided,painted in Oil, and gilt with Gold ; one to have the ArmsGfthe Sovereign furrounded with a Garter, under an Im-perial Crown the other of the Strangers Arms, within? Garter alfo, and fuch a Crown as is proper to his Dig-m ty. Both thefe are to be put in Frames, painted and?dt, with their feveral Stiles fairly Written under theAnn?, and fet on the back of the Sovereigns Stall, underdie State, as alfo on the back of the Stall of the Strangertlect : But there were three Maiefty Efcutcheons fent overthe* Legation to Henry, Prince of O'tinge, in rega dfiiar at his Inveftiture, Frederick, Eledor Palatine, was pre-B b 3 lent.