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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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When Supper is ended, and the Banquet taken away'the Sovereign and Kjiights-Companions proceed back in the*fame Order they came to the Prefence Chamber, wherethe Sovereign, or his Lieutenant, (landing on the Stepbefore the Cloth of State, Salutes them as before ; andthen appoints the Hour and Place for the Kjiights-Cm-panions to attend him the next Morning .* The like, if theSupper be provided in any other Place befides the PrefenceChamber, the Sovereign and Kfiights-Companions proceedback thither, becaufe the Ceremony ought to end there,as has always been the Cuftom. And if the Supper beprepared in the Prefence Chamber, they then take theirLeave in the fame Room, there being no oceafion to pro-ceed farther.

If any of the Kjiightl-Companiom accompany the Sove-reign, or his Lieutenant, to his Lodgings, they then goafter, not before him, in regard the State of that NightsService ended in the Prefence Chamber ; and after theyhave retired to their Lodging, they have Permiflion toUnrobe.

When the Sovereign, or his Lieutenant, do not Sup inSr. Georges Hall on the Eve of the Feaft, on the follow-ing Night, the Officers of Arms have formerly had theLiberty to Eat there ; and this Privilege was affignedthem by Decree of a Chapter held 16 F.li^. appointingthem that Table, which was before that time ufed by theChancellor, Regifler, and other Officers of the Order: Buthow they came to lofe this Privilege, is not mentioned jfor now, inftead of fitting in the great Hall, they are ne-ceflitated to Eat in fuch Rooms of the Caftle as they canprocure.

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