having taken the Banner between them, make their doubleReverence, and pals up to the Altar, (preceeded by theKings) bearing it with the lower end of the Staff foremoftand at the firft Haut-Pas make another double Reverence!The Provincial Kjngs being arrived at the uppermoft Haut-Pas, after an humble Obeyfance, divide themfelves tomake way for the Knights to Offer, who forthwith raifethe Point of the Banner upwards, and after a (ingle Reve-rence toward the Altar, prefent it upon their Knees, tothe Prelate of the Order, who delivers it to two Canons,and they depofite it upon Cufhions laid before the Attar.This done, the two Provincial Kings condudt the Knightsback into the Choir, who, with the ulual Reverences, re-tire to their Stations, under (not to) their Stalls, and theProvincial Ki n g s t0 their, on either fide the Altar.

Next the two Senior Heralds pafs down into the Choir,as the Provincial K’ n g s did, whilft Garter, taking up theS-tord, prefents it ro the two next Senior Knights, whoproceed to the Altar with the two Heralds before them,in the fame Order as before, bearing the Sword betweenthem, and offer the fame with the Pommel or Hilt up-wards, and then retire as before.

hi the next place, the two next Senior Heralds go downas before, and the Helm and Crefi is offered in the likemanner : But the Purfuivants at Arms do no part of thisDuty.

Heretofore we find that Garter has not only begun thisSo'emnity, by prefenting the Banner, but has alfo con-ducted the two Senior Knights to the Altar, as he did 5EH%. by the Banner of the Lord Grey ; and at fome othertimes. It was likewife the uCage heretofore for the Pre-late to deliver the offered Atdnevements, to feme of theHeralds, to be depofited near the Altar.

' There is nothing on this farther deferrable, than whatrelates to the Atchievemcnt it felf, wtiich, as they betaineby this Ceremony part of the Goods of the Chappel, andincluded within the Words of the Statutes of the College,whereby the Sovereign granted to the Dean and Canonsall Oblations, they could not be fold or alienated, andwere therefore depofited by them in the Chapter-Houje : Butthe PTclms and Swords, becaufe they were at firft forgedfor the Service of War, of an extraordinary large fize,have been frequently redeemed, that they might ferye