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HISTORY OF THE

[THE KING OF ARMS.

Our United Kingdom, and Our King of Arms of all Ireland has not had, sincethat event, any specific place or precedence assigned to him among Our Kingsof Arms by special Ordinance or Royal Authority, We do hereby direct andcommand, that in all Ceremonials and Assemblies Ulster King of Arms shallhave place immediately after the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland.” 5His Fees, as King of Arms of the Order, were originally ,£15 at the Inves-titure, and £15 at the Installation of each Knight, with an allowance for pre-paring his Banner and Achievements; 6 but by the Ordinance of May 1833, hisFees were raised to £25 at the Investiture, and the same sum at the Installa-tions of every Knight, 7 being the same as those of the Registrar, Secretary, andGenealogist.

The Mantle of the King ofArms is of crimson satin, likethat of the Usher, 8 and has asimilar Ensign on the rightshoulder. His Badge, whichis of gold, contains on one sidethe Cross of Saint Patrick; or,as it is described in the Statutes,

“ the Cross, gules, of the Order,upon a field argent, impaledwith the Arms of the Realm ofIreland, and both encircled withthe Motto.” 9 The reverse con-tains the Arms of the Office ofUlster, on a ground of greenenamel, surrounded by a goldborder with shamrocks, viz. anEscutcheon, or, charged with a Cross gules, and on a chief of the second,a Lion of England between a Harp and Portcullis, all of the first. Thoughdirected to be worn to a sky-blue Ribband from the neck, 9 the King of Armsis the only Officer who wears the Badge to a gold Chain, as he attaches it tothe Chain belonging to the Badge of Ulster.

5 Vide p. 51, antea.

6 Vide p. 18, antea.

7 Vide p. 54, antea.

8 Videpp. 17, 53, antea.

9 Vide p. 17, antea.

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