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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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j, Prodors to the abfent eled Knights

6 . Eled Knights in Perfon,

7. Knights-Cotnpanions,

8. Black-Rod,

9. Regifter.

jo, Garter.

li. Chancellor,

j2. Prelate.

13, Sovereigns Lieutenant.

14. Courtiers and Genjletnen in the Rear/

Only in the fingle cafe of Chrijlan IV. King of Den*mrk, Anno 3 Joe. I. (as an extraordinary Relped andHonour,) his Proxy went in the Proceeding to the Chap'*ter-Houfe nexc before the Sovereigns Lieutenant.

As we had a former Example, of a Prodor to a Kfight-Subject, who in tliis Proceeding paft before the slims-Knights, and Officers of Arms, namely, Sir Henry Sidney ,Deputy to the Earl of Warmcl (, 5 Elf. fo here in thecafe of a Stranger, the Vilcount Hereford, Proxy to theDuke of Holjiein, inftalled 3 Eli%. went in this Proceed-ing to the Chaptgr-Hcufe, before the Officers of Arms;Which Proceeding was ordered as follows,

! Gentlemen and Knights.

2. The Prodor' and Ambaflador of Holjiein together,

3. Officers of Arms.

4. Regifter and Garter.

5. Lord Hajlings, and Lord Paget, Commiftloners.

If the Proxy of a Stranger pafs in the Proceeding, whichthe Sovereign, his Lieutenant, or Commifljoners, maketo the Chapter-Hou/e, then for the moft pare he gives hisAttendance in the Prefence-Chamber, or in the Roomwhence the Lieutenant or Commiftloners proceed, gndthere joins himfeif thereto.

But fometimes the Commiffioners, as an inftance ofAngular Refped, after their letting out, have taken theProxies Lodging in their way, and there receiv'd him in-to the Proceeding ; fo did Prince Henry, by the Pr. dor°f Chriflian IV. King of Denmark ; and the Ccmmifti-finers by the Prodor of the Duke of Wirt embergb, %fee. L