ANNO 1818.]

SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE.

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British Subject, except such as is or may be a native of the Island of Malta andits Dependencies, on whom the Insignia of this Order may be conferred, shallcontinue to be a Knight of the said Order after he shall cease to be in theemploy of the said United States of the Ionian Islands, or to be employed byUs in Our said Island of Malta, nor shall be permitted to wear the Insigniathereof, unless such Subject shall actually have been in the employ of the saidUnited Ionian States, or employed by Us in Our said Island of Malta, andresident in the said Ionian States or Our said Island of Malta for the space offive years; but such Person or Persons so ceasing to be employed and residentas aforesaid within the said space of five years, shall upon his so ceasing to beemployed and resident as aforesaid, deliver, or cause to be delivered to OurGrand Master for the time being, the Insignia of Our said Most DistinguishedOrder, worn by them as Members thereof, provided always, that any suchnatural born Subject who shall be absent from the said Ionian States, or fromOur said Island of Malta, upon leave of absence to him granted either by Us,Our Heirs and Successors, or by Our said Lord High Commissioner for thetime being, or Our said Governor for the time being, of Our said Island of Maltaand its Dependencies, shall be deemed to be resident during the time of suchabsence upon leave for all purposes relative to his being and remaining a Knightof this Order.

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“ Sixthly: Touching the Habits and Decorations of this Most DistinguishedOrder, We do hereby decree and ordain, that the Grand Master shall wear atall Chapters and Assemblies of the Order, at which We Ourselves cannot bepresent, the same Habits and Robes, together with the Insignia which We Our-selves should wear, and which are to be of the same materials and fashion asthose hereinafter appointed for the Knights Grand Crosses, save only thosealterations which may befit Our Royal Dignity and Splendour.

“ The Knights Grand Crosses shall at the Investitures of the Order, and uponall great and solemn occasions, to be appointed by the Sovereign, wear Mantlesof Saxon blue satin, lined with crimson silk, and tied with two Cordons of blueand crimson silk and gold ; on the left side of which Mantle shall be embroidereda representation of the Star, or Ensign of the Order, which shall be composed ofseven rays of silver, between each of which issues a small ray of gold, over all theCross of Saint George gules, and in the centre of the said Star, within a circleazure, whereon is inscribed in letters of gold Auspicium melioris Mvi, a repre-sentation of the Archangel Saint Michael, holding in his dexter hand a flaming