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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 being faid, Garter takes the Surcoat, and with t hp-Ceremony of a Kifs, delivers it to the Lord Ambaffa-dor, who (after the Stranger eledt hath put off his Cloak,or upper Garment, and SwordJ 'puts it upon him in thismanner: Firft, The Lord' Ambaffador begins at theStranger's Right Arm, and Garter (or the Leiger Ambafftdor if pretent,) affifts at the left Shoulder. The Stran-ger being thus vefted with the Surcoat, both the LordAmbaffador and Garter gird his Sword about him, witha Velvet Girdle of the fame Colour, at the doing where-of Garter faith thefe Words.

Capita vefiem hanc purpuream, ad Sncrementum honoris,S3 in figr.aculum Ordinis accepts:qua munitus non vete-beris pro fide Chrijli, libertate Ecclejice, po jure, S3 opprefforum atque indigentium neceffaria tuitione, fanguinmetinm fundere, nedum fort iter ac flrenue dimicdre.

After this, Garter takes up the Mantle and Hood, which,in like manner killing, he delivers to the Lord Ambaf-fador, who'inverts the Stranger therewith, and lays theHood upon his right Shoulder ; (the Train being giveninto -the Hands of fome Noble Per for, age to be born up,)Garter alfo pronouncing thefe Words.

Accipe Clamidem hanc Coelici colons, in fignum Clarif-fimi hujus Ordinis, S3 in Augmentum etiam honoris tui,rubeo Clypeo Dominicx crises s, uti cernis, snfignstam: utcujus virtute femper ac vigore froteBus per Hojles tutus/sheas, eos ubique fuperare valeas, S3 pro clarifftmis denJ-que Meritis, foft egregiam hanc hujus tcmporis Militiam,ad a tern a vereqae Triumphalia gaudies pCrtingas.

Garter, in the laft Place, takes up the Collar, and with aKils alfo prcfents it to the Lord Ambaffador, who placethit about the Strangers Shoulders, and Garter uttereth thefeWords.

Torquem hunc in Cello deferes, ad augmentum homrss fS3 in jignum quoque clarijjimi ordinis 'a te fufeepti, cumimagine SanBiffimi Martjris, £3 Chrijli Militis Georgii:cujus prxfidio Jufftiltus, Mundi hujus tarn profpera quartsexdverja jic pertranfeas, ut anima pariter ac corporis bo-flsbus hie firenue deviBis, non Temporarsa modo Militiag!oriam, fed (3 perenis viBorice palmam denique reeiper'evaleas. Amen.

When the Ceremony oflnveftiture is finilhed, the LordAmbaffador congratulated the new inverted Stranger in the

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