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(änctommqj ejus per Imagines arripienda Recordatio, fovendaque Memo-ria fiibintroiret. Sic in Templis, Delubris, & Suggeftis, fie in Aulis &Aulæis, lie in Conclavibus & Cubiculis, lie in ipiorum hominum Corpo-ribus atep Ornamentis Imagines erecdæ pofitæq^ font, lie n Clypeis ôc Vex-illis illulïrium Virorum ovanter extentæ. Sic Georgius in tot Vexillis emi-cat, fie Michael , fie Andreas in Vexillis triumphali forma renitent. Quitres Ordines leu præclarifiimæ Societates inter chrillianos Principes U .rum eleclillimos Equites hodie confiant : ut maximam Pacis & /toti Chriftiano Orbi præbeant Occafionem : dum horum Infignia mutuodant & accipiunt. Inde nanqj fit ut tres potentifiimi Monarchæ ciiriftia-ni, quorum ex Nutu pendent omnia, tranquillum & felicem Orbem effi-ciant, dum fimul fub Georgiano jam Supremo duo reliqui in unitatem ip-fius Ordinis ac lacrolancfiæ Societatis amicilfime coiverint, & in eorumipfo finceram Amicitiam atque prædileôbim Societatem rurfimi haud illi-benter acceflerit. Nam vulgo fore fi t quoties multum abeft vel longe difceditamicus ab amico, Symbolum aliquod leu mnemolynon potius libi mutuo tra-dant aut consignent, ut eo fi quando frigefoere coeperit, refricata memoria,recandefcat Integritas Amoris & Amicitiæ Stabilitas augeatur. Si quo-rumvis hoc fit Amicorum, an non multo magis id eft Necelfarium in ex-celfifiimo Loco conftitutis & potentilfimis Principibus, quorum fiiavis &amica Conjunótio plurimum prodelfe polfit omnibus, divifio rem undi-pue totam turbare pefiiindareque foleat ? huc igitur fpe&ant & hæc ifiorum

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and differ fed ; the Remembrance of God and his Saints was continually prefer-wed in Mens Minds, by their Repvefentations and Images which he introduced.Hence Images were placed and ereCted in Temples, Churches and Pulpits, inHalls and Courts, in Clofets and Bed-chambers, on their Veflments, and weryBodies, and woere triumphantly difplayed on the Shields aud Banners of illußri-ous Men. Hence George is difplayed in fo many of our Standards • henceMichael and Andrew appear triumphant in Banners, which three Orders, ormoß noble Societies are kept up to this Day among chrißian Princes and theirchoiceß Knights, and by mutually giwing and receiving thefe Enfigns of Ho-nour, they preferve Peace and Amity thro ’ all Chriftendome. Hence it comesto pafs, that the three moß powerful chrißian Monarchs, on <1 vhofe Willdepend, do keep the World in Happinefs and Peace, whilß two ofthem have been entred into the Unity and holy Society of the Or-der of Saint George under the Sovereign thereof who in return hathreciprocally and with great Pleafure accepted of their Friendßip, andentered into the worthy Society of their Orders. For as it is com-

mon, when one Friend is abfent at any Difiance from another, they mutuallygive or agree upon fome Token of Remembrance , that upon the feeing of it ,the Memory of their Friendßip might be refrefied, the Sincerity of their Lovebe rekindled, and their brotherly AffeUion confirmed and enlarged. If this bethe Cufiom among Friends, how much more necejfary is it to be kept up amongMen in high Stations, and powerful Princes, whofe fweet and amicable Con-junction greatly conduces to the Benefit of all, and whofe Vivifions difquiet andruin aU Things about them? To this End are the Enfigns of thofe Orders,

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