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HISTORY OF THE

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FEES ESTABLISHED IN 1705 .

“ The Fees appointed by Her Sacred Majesty Queen Anne, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and MostNoble Order of the Thistle, to be paid by those who shall be admitted as Knights Brethren of thesaid Order at their admission thereto.

Sterling Money.

£. s. d.

Impr. To the Secretary of the Order.

To the Commissioner’s Servants .

To the Church Fees, viz. ringer of bells.

To the Usher of the Order

To the Lyon’s Office, Heralds, Pursuivants, Trumpets, 8cc.

55 11 li

27 15 6*

To the Church Fees, viz. ringer of bellsTo the Usher of the Order

15 6i

It is said their present Fees on this head is now £72.To the Queen’s Ushers...

5 11 1J

Summa. — £111 2 2

A. R.

“ We do hereby order and require all who are or shall be admitted as Knights Brethren of theMost Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, to pay the Fees according to the above distribu-tion, upon their being admitted to the said Order. Given under Our Royal Hand and Signet of the

said Order, at Our Court of St. James’s, the 29th day of October 1705, and of pur Reign the fourthyear.”

FORM OF THE OATH APPOINTED BY HIS SACRED MAJESTY THE SOVEREIGN OF THE MOST ANCIENTAND MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE THISTLE, TO BE TAKEN BY ALL SUCH AS SHALL BE ADMITTEDINTO THE SAID ORDER AS KNIGHTS BRETHREN, AND WHICH WAS TAKEN BY ME JAMES EARL OFMORTON IN PRESENCE OF HIS MAJESTY, AT KENSINGTON, THIS TENTH DAY OF JULY 1738.

“ 1. I shall fortify and defend the true Reformed Protestant Religion and Christ’s most HolyEvangel to the utmost of my power.

“ 2. I shall be Loyal and true to my Sovereign Lord King George the Second, Sovereign of thesaid Most Noble Order.

“ 3. I shall maintain and defend the Statutes, Privileges, and Honours of the said Order.

“ 4. I shall never bear treason about in my heart against Our Sovereign Lord the King, but shalldiscover the same to him. So help me God.”

FORM OF THE WARRANT TO THE GREAT WARDROBE FOR ROBES OF THE ORDER.

“GEORGE R.

“ Our will and pleasure is, that you forthwith provide or cause to be provided for Our right trusty

the Knights Brethren of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, one large Mantleof Green Velvet, with a Surcoat and Hood of Purple Velvet lined with White Taffeta, and made up

(Signed) Morton. —Register, p. 185.

and right well beloved cousin, James Earl of Morton, this day nominated and appointed by Us one of