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2 nd ro ulê cbe problematical VVa^ rbrougbour, rvicb koxver of Kevoca-cion and fibers ro alter m^ Opinion v/ben I ûiall be better informed,/md ^our fordàip baving been farcber pleal^d, in regard ro rire injured^lemor^ of 8ir 7^^ co require I ibould maire tome Kelêarclres

concerning Iris Oonduâ, I bave added lucb Memoirs relating co ir in adilìinâ 8eâion, as I lrave been able co colleâ lrom Kecords and rlremolì aurbenricb ffilìorians, ^vberero I bope ro maire large additions, ifI llralì ever proceed co varice rlre Narrative of clre clrird 8 call on rlre krince's8ide.

IVlan^ learned ferlons lrave nor onl^ exercilêd clreir kens on clrelè cvvogrand 8ubjeâs, xvirlr lîrrall or licrle 8uccels, buc even cradicionar^ fegendsand fables lrave in bocb karciculars obrained admittance. In clris brlìArticle, couclring clre Kealon of clre Inlìicucion of clris Order, rlre ki-âion of clre 8lipping clre Oakter of clre ()ueen, or of rlre Oounrels of5^/r-r^r^, is norv no more credited rlran clre ablbrd ridiculous Kelarionof ^ Ilrac clris Order, termed from rlre language

Ordo, v/as ereâed co rlre bdemor^ of one a crue

frir^ ()ueen, or clre rvlrimlìcal Dream of ^ bîr. 7^^ Lâ.?/, in Iris làr-feccb'd Derivation of it from rlre among cire lo

pals over circle Vidons as roman riclc fancies, and rviclrouc repearing clre8encimencs of ^ ^urlrors of clre drlì Olals, v/lriclr ma^ be coniulccd inkrinc, ic is m^ Duc^ lrere ro explain rlre flint given in clre aforegoingfr/r-àMâ, Vlrac clre life oclrer bdilicar^ Orders, rvas, accor-ding co m/ prelenc Morions, erecìed for a fraternity of ^rms:

Ic is laid becaulè lome oclrer Nocives berealrer ro be men-

tioned, miglrc allo be in rlre Vierv and Delrgn of rlre molì beroicf foun-der of our Order.

Ic mulì be lrere premiled, Dlrac clre fnc^uir^ is relìrained ar prelenc,ro llierv lor rvbac Kcalon clre Order ic lêlf rvas inlìiruced, and nor uponvvlrac Occalion rbe rvas made rlre cbief 8^mbol, and gave Déno-

mination ro ic, vdriclr mulì be rbe 8ub)eâ of anorlrer Dilc^uilrcion;rvlrcreon I ürall norv onl^ oblèrve, clrac I can never believe ic rvas pure-ly bumourloine, or accidental, or cvboll^ allegorical and m^lìical, asrbe ancient àcbor ^ incerprecs ic, rvbo barb given a Kacionale

or fxplicarion of rbe lVl^cboIog^ or bdoral (as be xvould bave ir) of everzcliccle karcicular in rbe fabricb or bdabe of rbe

According co rbe Kules of bdecbod, and elpeciall^ lrnce I bave un-derraben co give a Oonjeâure, Dbac cbe Order of cbe 6^rV<?r- orves icsOrigine co cbe lame Oaulè cbac ocber lucb Vlilicar^ Inlìirurions do z I

^ leioro ^lilitAr deOvgllerirk, p.92. ö ^lZunosdiren Aver inüirnäo eitA Orden A conrempizeionde keriseelide fìeinL de (ì^nrierA,

- o/ Tâvv. III. 294.

e I-eíanc! in LysneLm (^»nrionem- (jurèrent,mi!ii 6rpiuseu1e Ze ?erilceIiZis origine, relg» iuntineertâ mulrs, u/4: ^,6ec> uc noncîum ApuZ me con-iîituerim c;uiZ potiMmum riZmiccAM; lonZe prretìAtrìîencio oriZinem rei pzrum mikii conÜANtis prrece-rire, czusm incerkA pro certis pronuncÎAre. kro-Ieâc> veritîmile e6 prsselarum tuiile àli^uvà tàcinus,«zuoâ nobiûiîìmL 8ocietAû primorài-ì ram

pepeieiir. 5 unt ^ui ker,sce1i6em interpretenrurreûèkAm belli cleÜZNArc. Linâurse species ea eil.Linâi milices su» obil-Anr muners. nuLMA in-térim Ziscilàrum inàmiA. bxAurorAti illî «zuiclemerant. 8unr rursns c>ui âicunt ^Aclverâum 8ìZno?e-risceliàis in lorkem claro koilem vieille; sunr porroc/ui NerilccliZis eireulo orbem virrukum Apprime,neeeMrium prineipibus viris colliez n r.

Vide Lamdeni Lrimnni3m in ^trebâtiis, iìve

2<kr^//?r>e.

<i Lsteckismu; Ord. ?erisce!idis.

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