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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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The Attendants on the Knights-Companions,

Alms-Knights.

Virger of the Chappel.

Prebends of Wind for.

. Officers of Arms.

Knights-Companions.

Black-Rod.

Regifter.

Garter.

Chancellor.

Prelate.

The Sword.

The Sovereign.

Train-bearers.

Captain of the Penfioners.

Penfioners.

To the foregoing Proceeding have been cccafionallyreceiv'd fome Perfons of Quality, and others Eminent inPlace and Degree; (though their Offices do not particu-larly relate to this molt Noble Order,) but are admitted byreafon of their requilite Attendance on the Sovereign, inhis Proceedings on all Occafions.

On St. George' s Eve, Anno 3 E!i%. the old Ambafladorof Sweden, accompanied by the Earl of Hertford, wentin the Proceeding to the Clofec at White-Hall , next afterthe Train-bearers, and immediasely before the Ladies At-tendants on the Sovereign ; and the next Morning, whenthe Sovereign proceeded to the Chappel, the new Ambaf-fador of Sweden went in the fame Place.

As to thofe admitted on the Account of their Offices,is the Lord Chamberlain, (chough not a Knight of theGarter,) and is allowed Place fomewhat behind, on theright Hand of the Sovereign, and the Vice ChamberlainOn the left.

The Dean of the Sovereigns Chappel at Wnite-HaSattends when the Proceedings are thither, going a littlebehind the Sovereign towards his left Hand ; next goesthe Clerk of the Clolet, then the Mailer of the Robes,as alfo one of the Mailers of Requclts, and then theGentlemen ol the Robes.

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