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after the firft Vefpers, to a Houfe prepared for that pur*pofe, and fupped there.

But if the Eve of the Feaft fell out on a Fafting Day,as it did 22 Hen. VIII. and 11 Jac. I. the Supper was al-ways omitted ; and the Sovereign, with his Lieutenant,and Knights-Comf anions, were ferved of the Void only.

Nor does the Sovereign, when he Sups publickly, pafsprivately to the Place; but as foon as notice is giventhat the firft Mefs is let upon the Table, he prefently en-ters the Prefence Chamber, whence the Officers of theOrder, and of Arms, the Knights-Companions in their fullRobes, for fo the Statutes exprefly direCt, having put them-felves into their ufual Order, proceed before him to Sr.George’s-Hall : Where being entered, the Purfuivants,

Heralds, and Provincial Kings, fall off all upon the rightHand, oppofite to the Knights-Companions Table, the Ju-nior Purfuivants Handing toward the lower End of the Hall.Then the Kpights-Comf anions palling up beyond them,formerly divided themlelves on either fide, according tothe Decree, 16 Hen. VIII. and made a ftand, each takingPlace, according to the Order of their Stalls. But at theFeaft held at H r hite-Hall, 19 Car. II. the Sovereign di-rected that they fhould ftand all on the right Hand fide,facing the Table.

Next, the five Officers of the Order follow, who af-cending beyond the Senior Knight, retire on the rightHand : After them the Sovereign, and the Officers of Arms,all doing him Reverence as he paffes by : Who pafting upto the Haut-pas, before his own Table, turns himfelf tothe Knight s-Companions, and putting off his Cap, they re-turn their Reverences jointly to him.

The Sovereign fitting down to Supper, is firft fervedby Water by fome Nobleman ; then Grace is faid by thePrelate ; then is the Senior Knight conducted to his Tableby two Officers of Arms, and fo the reft in Order, to theTables appointed them. Whereupon the Officers of theOrder, and of Arms, retire out of the Hall to Supper.

If a Lieutenant be conftituted, he proceeds to Supperin full Robes, and in the fame Order as doth the Sove-reign, and fits alone at the Sovereign’s Table, yet on theleft Hand of the Cloth of S.ate, being ferved in all Pointswith Water, and by a Cup-bearer, Carver, and Server, asthe Sovereign himfelf is.

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