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fnighti-Companions, proceeded into the Choir : Alfo inlike manner was Sir George Cartaret, Proctor to Chrifiian,Prince of Denmark, I 5 Cm. II. and the Proctors to theKing of Sweden, and Duke of Saxony, 2.3 Car. II.

Nor are thefe Inftar.ces, and the Pradice in this lattertafe, really derogatory to the Statutes, which, though theyprohibit the Proxies Entrance into the Chapter-Houfe, yesdo not extend to any thing previous to the Inftallation,but what may happen after j for the Article of the Statuteshaving firft directed the delivery of the Mantle to theProxy, and next the affumption of his Principal’s StaB, inthefe Words, DiBtts Procurator Inf aBatus, it immediatelyfubjoins, that from thenceforth, that is, from the time ofInftallation, he fhall neither wear the Mantle, nor enter intothe Chapter, nor have Voice there, by virtue of any Powergranted him. All which are Prohibitions, plainly relatingto future Examples, and arifing after the Ceremonies of Ia-ftaflation are paft, and not at all refering to what preceeds it.

And it fCems the Law hath been thus underftood, inregard the greater prevalence of Practice hath generallyattended it; for not only the Proxies of Strangers, as isobferved, but generally Ifnights-Subjects, have been cal-led into the Chapter-Houfe, and there received the Mantle,before they proceeded into the Choir.

The Ceremony of delivering the Mantle to the Proctoris performed by the Sovereign, his Deputy, or the Com-miffioners, Garter prefenting it to them ; and the mannerof it was anciently, by putting it on the Proxies right Armor Shoulder, in the Name of his Lord and Matter, thereto hold it till the End of Divine Service.

But as there hath arifen fome difpute, touching theProctor’s entry into the Chapter-Houfe before Inftallation,fo it hath happened in this Point of receiving the Mantle,vup whether in the Chapter, or StaB allotted their Prin-cipal, of which'there are Examples.

That part of the Article in the Statutes of Injlitution,relating to. this Point, runs thus:— That the Mantle, tem-fore Inftallationis Prccurateris, (hall be laid on his Arm,8c. but whether this (hall be conftrued to that inftant oftime, when the Proctor is brought to the Stall of his Prin-cipal, or to feme greater Latitude, as during the time ofInftallation, including the very firft Adtion, or beginningof the Ceremony, namely, the being called to the Chapter-

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