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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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fo obferved at the Grand Feaft held at Windfor, Anno i?Car. II. and ever fince. But to proceed.

All the before mentioned Attendants wait in their fe-veral Stations, till the Hour of Tierce, when the Sove-reign (having the IQiights-Companions and Officers of theOrder before him, and his Train carried up,) pafleth to-wards the Pretence Chamber, notice of whofe comingbeing given, the Band of Penfioners make the accuftomedGuard and Paflage along the Prefence Chamber, the Se-niors (landing towards the Lobby Door, within whichGuard, on the other fide, the Officers of Arms placethemfelves : Upon the fame warning, the Yeomen of theGuard clear a I ke Paifage from the Prefence ChamberDoor, along the Guard Chamber, unto its outward Door,for the Proceeding to pafs through.

At the Sovereign’s approach, one of the GentlemenUlhers attended with the Sword of’State, (the Point reft*ing upon the Ground,) deHvereth toluch one of the No-bility, (not being a Knight of the Order,) whom the So-vereign, as an honorary Favour, hath before nominated,to bear it from thence, before him in all the Proceedingsof the Feaft; during which Adtion, the KJiights-Com-panions proceed forwards, and being entred the PrefenceChamber, Flank on each fide the State, with fome (malldiftance between them, and there make a (land : The So-vereign being alfo entred, pafleth to the Step before theState, (the Nobleman who beareth the Sword, and thefive Officers of the Order, retiring a little on his right Hand,)and then turning himfelf towards the Kjiights-Cowpanions,ftandeth there a while, until they have made their Reve-rences unto him ; which being performed, he refaluteththe Kttights-Companions by rutting off his Cap : This done,the Sovereign pu tech his Cap on again ; whereupon everyof the Knighis Companions putreth on theirs, and imme-diately Rank themfelves, according to their due Place,on both fides the State.

For the right uncerftanding whereof, we are in thefifth place to Note, that in the Order and Method wl#se-in the Kjiights-Companiimt are ranked, (tf they be all pre-fect,) is two and two Together, the Junior foremoft onthe left Hand, for that is his Place in all Proceedings;But where any of them be abfent, the rule is different:rom that appropriate to the before-mentioned Degrees;

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