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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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bu tres Hault tres-Excellent and tres-Puijfant PrincePhilip, par la grace de Dieu, Hoy d'Efpaigne, des Deux Cicelsg? Jerusalem, Arch Due d Auflrix, Due de Bourgoigne, Mil-Ian, & Brabant, Compte de Haptburghe, Flanders, Flanders,$ Tirog j Chevalier du tres-Noble Ordre de la Jarretiere.

But at the Feafts of St. George, Anno a8, 19, andjo Eli%. the Title of Catholick Prince was alfo givenhim.

The Inftances relating ro Kjtight-SubjeBs are very many,there having been almoft every Year i'ome Additions, orOmifiions.

In the Duke of Norfolks Stile, Anno 3 Eli\. the Lieu-tenant fhip of the North was omitted, in the Earl of But-lands, at the fame Feaft, Prejident of the Council in theCouncil in the North, was added. The Marquifs of Win-chefter caufed the Title of Baron St. John to be omitted,becaufe his eldeft Son bore that Title, and was a Baronof Parliament.

It may be further obferved, that a Stranger eledt (hav-ing received the Habit and Enjignsof the Order,) hath beenallowed the Honour of having an Efcutcheon of his Armsfet on the back of that Stall defigned for him, notwith-ftanding he has not been inftalled.

Of Adorning the ChappeL

i 6. The Chappel where Divine Service is celebrated,at the time of the Grand Feait ; whether ic be that of St.George's at Windfor, or elfewhere, as the Sovereign ispleasd, hath at all times been adornd with rich Fur-niture 5 the care and overfight whereof at Windfor, is com-mitted to the Dean of the College, but at other Places,to the Dean of the Chappel.

The Altar, by the Gift of Pious Benefa&ors, wasadorned with Veifels, fumpeuous both for their Materialsa:.d Workmanlhip, but temp. Hen. VIII. and Edw. VI.moft of them were difpofed of, fo that King James I.taking notice chat very liccie Place and other Ornamentswere belonging to the Chappel, was pleasd to makefome Provilion for the adorning thereof, which was at

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