Contents of ti>e jESnstorj) of tfie i0rDer
of tfje j^atf).
Page
General History. 1—192
Habits and Ensigns . 193—199
The Collar. 193
The Badge. 194
The Ribband. 195
The Star. 196
The Mantle or Robe. 196
The Surcoat. 197
The Under Habit. 197
The Cap. 198
The Sovereign’s Habit. 199
Appointment or Election, Investiture, and
Installation . 199—205
Appointment or Election. 199
Investiture. 201
Installation; Banner and Stall Plate.205
Resignation and Degradation.211—215
Precedency. 216
Armorial Distinctions . 218
Anniversary of the Order. 219
The Seal. 220
The Standard of the Order. 220
Men at Arms of the Order. 223
Records of the Order. 222
Revenues and Expenses. 222
Fees.!. 223—231
The Great Master . 233
Officers of the Order. 233—249
The Dean. 235
The Genealogist. 238
The King of Arms. 241
The Registrar.243
The Secretary. 244
The Gentleman Usher. 244
The Messenger. 246
Officer of Arms Attendant on the KnightsCommanders and Companions. 248
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Secretary to the Knights Commanders and
Companions. 249
Prebendaries of Westminster . 250
Esquires of the Knights Companions. . 251—254
General Remarks . 255—276
Appendix:
Chronological List of Knights created, withthe Ceremonies of the Bath, from the reignof King John to that of King Charles the
Second... ii—xvii
Chronological List of the Knights Companionsfrom the Revival of the Order in May1725, until its extension to Three Classes
in January 1815. xviii—xxix
Chronological List of the Knights Grand Crossfrom January 1815 to April 1841. .xxx—xxxviChronological List of the Knights Commandersfrom January 1815to April 1841. .xxxvii—xlviiiChronological List of the Companions from
January 1815 to April 1841. xlix—Ixix
Chronological List of the Great Masters andOfficers from 1725 to April 1841 ., Ixx—lxxiii*Account of the Creation of Knights of theBath at the Coronation of Queen Eliza-beth, Consort of King Henry the Seventh,
in 1487 . Ixxiii
Ceremonials of Installation and Investiture
lxxv—lxxxvi
Forms of Warrants of Dispensation from In-vestiture and Ingtallation ; Warrants to ap-
point Proxies, &c.lxxxvii—xc
Stall Plates. xcii—xcv
Correspondence between General BanastreTarleton and Earl Bathurst, K.G. Secretaryof State, respecting the extension of the
Order in 1815. xcvi
Additional Notes . xcvii
Addenda et Corrigenda. cii—cv