ceremony of the, described, 40 ; of the Marquis ofLothian at Holyrood House, 15th August, 1738, 46,47 ; of the Earl of Carlisle, by the King of Sardiniaat Turin, 27th February, 1768, 49, 50; of LordStormont, by the Emperor at Vienna, 30th Novem-ber, 1768, 50; copy of a summons to the KnightsBrethren to attend an, xxv.

James the Seventh, King, revived the Order by war-rant dated the 29th May, 1687, 18; never abandonedhis pretensions to the Sovereignty of the Order; in-vested his eldest son, Prince Charles James, with itsensigns on Christmas day, 1723, 26; the badge wornby him bequeathed to King George the Fourth bythe Cardinal of York, 26 n.

Jewel of the Order described in the Statutes of 1687,21 ; has long ceased to be worn, 63.

King of Arms of the Order, see Lyon, Lord.

Letters Patent, by which Queen Anne revived theOrder, after it had been in abeyance fifteen years, 27.

List, Chronological, of the Knights of the Order, fromMay, 1687, to the present time, xxxi—xxxv ; of theOfficers of the Order, xxxv—xxxvi.

Lyon, the Lord, King of Arms of Scotland, appointedKing of Arms of the Order of the Thistle, by theStatutes of 1687; remarks upon the Office; the at-tendance of the present Lord Lyon dispensed withat Chapters and other ceremonials of the Order, andhis duties assigned by the Statute of 1833 to theSecretary, 75; his badge, mantle, and baton, 22, 76;his fees and salary, 76; Chronological list of thepersons who have held the Office, from 1687 to thepresent time, xxxvi.

Mantle or Robe, description of the, 65.

Memorial, addressed by the Knights of the Order toKing George the First, relative to the Sovereign’swearing the Insignia on St. Andrew’s day, to certainalterations suggested in the Insignia, to the appoint-ment of an Usher, and the confirmation of the Sta-tutes of Queen Anne, 33, 34; addressed by theKnights to King George the Second on his accession,relative to the Sovereign’s wearing the Insignia of theOrder, and praying that the Usher of the Thistle orGreen Rod might be second Gentleman Usher dailywaiter to his Majesty, in lieu of a salary for his office,42, vide Usher; of the Knights to King George theSecond, praying him to declare what precedency theyshould have at his coronation, 45.

Motto of the Order, the, is attributed to Buchanan, 17.

Oath to be taken by the Knights-Elect, form of the,prescribed by the Statutes of 1687, 22 ; form of the,appointed in 1738, xxii; to be taken by the Secre-tary of the Order, xxvii.

Officers of the Order, account of the, 72—78 ; Chrono-logical list of the, from 1687 to the present time,xxxv, xxxvi.

Patent, the, for the revival of the Order, although pre-pared, never passed the Great Seal, 20.

Precedency, none assigned to the Knights of the Orderby the Statutes, 42; proceedings relative to their,upon the claim of the Earl of Dalkeith, to attend theCoronation of King George the Second, 42—45 ; notdetermined on that occasion, 45.

Regent, the Prince, no nomination to the Order madeby him until the restraint imposed upon his authorityhad ceased, 53.

Remarks, General, on Elections, Investitures, and In-stallations, 67—72; on the Officers of the Order,72—78 ; on the fallacy of the supposed antiquity ofthe Order, 80 ; summary of the Knights of the Orderwith their respective ranks, 80 ; the Order, like theGarter, has always been reserved for the Peerage, 81;one-sixth of the Knights have been Peers of Eng-land or Ireland, 81 ; on the noble families of Scot-land who have given members to the Order, 82; onlythree Knights have been permitted to retain theThistle after election into the Garter, 82; the Dukeof Sussex is the only instance of a Knight of theGarter having been elected a Knight of the Thistle,82 ; the Statutes of the Thistle not adapted tothe present state of the Order; anomalies in thempointed out, 82; the existing practice not autho-rized by, or differs from the Ordinances, 82; pre-cedency of the Knights not provided for, 82 ; theforms of election and installation retained withoutthe slightest utility, 83; elections were not actuallyheld till King William the Fourth issued commandsto that effect, 83 ; not a single instance of a Knighthaving been installed, 83 ; on the propriety of placingthe banners and names of the Knights in some sacredor national edifice, 83; alterations in the constitu-tion of the Order having been authorized by Addi-tional Statutes, it is suggested that the whole shouldbe revised and incorporated.

Resignation of the Order, form of the, xxiv.

Revenues, none assigned for the use of the Order, 79.

Ribband of the Order, its colour prescribed by the Sta-tutes of 1687, 21, 24; originally purple-blue, butchanged by Queen Anne to green, 29, 64; its width,64.

Robes of the Order, form of the warrant to the GreatWardrobe for, xxii; description of the, 65, 66.

Rue, sprigs of, do not occur in any of the representa-tions of early collars, 13.

Seal, the Great, of the Order, fully described in theStatutes, but none has ever been made, 79.

Secretary of the Order, the, appointed by the Statutesof 1687, his habit and badge, 22, 75; to attend theperson of the Sovereign to transmit his orders to theKnights, 23 ; Sir Andrew Forrester appointed by war-rant, 31st May, 1687,24; remarks upon the office of;his emoluments and fees, 74, 75 ; forms of commis-sions, severally appointing Sir A. Forrester, DavidNairn, Esq. and Sir Henry Erskine, Bart, to be, xxv,xxvi; warrant for administering the oath to the, xxvii;form of the oath to be taken by the, xxvii; warrantfor the delivery of the Seal, Register, &c. of theOrder to the, xxviii; Chronological list of the per-sons who have held the Office of, from 1687 to thepresent time, xxxv.

Signet of the Order used in lieu of the Great Seal, 79;described, 80.

Star, description of the, points in which it differs fromthe former Star, 64.

Statutes, the, ordained in 1687, for the governance ofthe Order, fix the number of Knights at twelve, ex-clusive of the Sovereign, prescribe their Habit, 20 ;the fashion of the Collar ; appoint the Jewel of theOrder to be worn with a purple blue ribband, wateredor tabied ; describe the Jewel and Badge, 21; appoint