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other side the Chamberlain shall take for his fee all the Garments, and all thearray, with all the necessaries, in the which the Squire was arrayed, and clothedthe day that he entered into the Court, for to take the Order, together with thebed in the which he lay first after the Bath, also well the cloth of gold called‘ siglaton,’ as other necessaries touching the said bed [and over that the firstrobe in which he was clothed after the Order taken]. And these things fullydone, these wise Knights shall lead this Squire on horseback unto the King’sHall, all times the Officers of Arms, and the Minstrels being before makingtheir minstrelsy. Their [the] horse shall be arrayed in this wise, he shall have asaddle covered with black leather; the arsons of white tree, four square and blackstirrups with gilt irons; and his saddle shall have no crupper, but a paytrel ofblack leather with a cross plate [patee] before hanging [beforn] upon the breastof the horse; his bridle shall be black leather plain with long reins in the guiseof Spain, and a cross plate [patee] in the forehead; and there shall be ordaineda young gentle Squire, for to ride before this [the] Squire that is to be madeKnight; and he shall be open head, and shall bear the sword of the Squire, thepoint downward, with spurs hanging upon the Sword; and the sword shall havea white scabbard, and fret with the girdle and scales [frette] with white leatherwithout any harness; and the young gentle Squire shall hold the sword by thepoint: [and] in this wise they [he] shall ride to the King’s Hall, all times thesaid Governors being ready to the Master, as it is fitting to be; and the aforesaidnoble and wise Knights shall soberly lead this Squire, as they own, and whenthe Squire cometh before the Hall door, the Marshals and Ushers [before him]shall be ready before him in the most honest wise, that they can, saying thus,

‘ Cometh down;’ and then he shall come down, the Marshal of England for hisfee shall take the horse, or 100s. This thing thus done, these wise Knightsshall lead the Squire into the Hall, or into the great Chamber unto his table;and forthwith he shall be put at the beginning of the second table, till that theKing come, the said Knights [standing] about his Person, as on every side, andthe young Squire sword-bearer before him, standing with the sword betwixt thetwo Governors [aforesaid]. When the King cometh into the Hall, and per-ceiveth the Squire ready to take the Order in due wise, he asketh for the swordand the spurs; the King’s Chamberlain shall take the sword, and the spurs outof the hands of the young Squire, and shall take and shew them to the King;the King shall receive the right spur, and betake it to one of the most worthythat standeth about, commanding him that he put it on the right heel of the