ANNO 1783.]

ORDER OF SAINT PATRICK.

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‘ the Motto of Our said Order, in letters of gold, viz. Quis Separabit ? together‘ with the date, 1783, being the year in which Our said Order was Founded, and4 encircling the Cross of Saint Patrick, gules, surmounted with a Trefoil vert,

‘ each of its leaves charged with an Imperial Crown, or, upon a Field, argent;‘ and this Badge, We ordain shall be worn pendant from a sky-blue Ribband over‘ the right shoulder at all times, when Our said Knights shall not wear the‘ Collar of the Order; and We further ordain, that Our said Knights Companions4 shall wear the said Badge, encircled within Rays in form of a Star of silver,

‘ consisting of eight points, that is to say, four greater and four lesser, on the‘ left side of their outer garment.

4 And We further ordain that Our said Knights shall, in all Armorial Bear-4 ings, use the said Collar encircling their Coats Armorial.

‘ And We ordain that the Chancellor of Our said Most Illustrious Order‘ shall wear the same Mantle as Our said Knights, and shall wear a Badge of‘ gold, pendant at his neck, from a sky-blue Ribband, which shall be of a square* form, representing a Purse, and charged with the same Cross, gules, sur-‘ mounted as before, on a Field argent, and encircled with a wreath of Shamrocks.

‘ And the Register of Our said Order shall wear the same Mantle as before‘ described, but it shall be shorter; and he shall wear a Badge of gold, pendant‘ at his neck, from a sky-blue Ribband in the shape of a Book, charged with the4 same Device as that of Our Chancellor of Our said Most Illustrious Order.

4 And Our Secretary and Genealogist shall each of them wear a4 Mantle of the same length as that of Our Register, with a Surcoat of white4 silk; and shall wear, pendant at their necks, from a sky-blue Ribband, the4 same Badge as that of Our Knights, excepting only the Circlet of gold with4 the Motto.

4 And the Usher of Our said Order shall wear a crimson satin Mantle, but4 shorter, and Habit, the same as Our said Secretary and Genealogist; and4 shall wear a Badge, pendant at his neck, by a sky-blue Ribband, which4 Badge shall bear the Harp of gold upon a Field azure, encircled with the4 Motto as before.

4 And the King at Arms of Our said Order shall wear the same Habit and4 Mantle as Our Usher, and a Badge, pendant at his neck, by a sky-blue4 Ribband containing the Cross, gules of Our said Order, upon a Field argent,

4 impaled with the Arms of Our said Realm of Ireland, and both encircled4 with the Motto above-mentioned.