The History of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
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1. Front matter2. THE HISTORY Of the most NOBLE Order of the GARTER: And the several ORDERS of Knighthood extant in EUROPE.3. TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS GEORGE-AUGUST, Prince of WALES, &c.4. THE PREFACE5. CAP. II. Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood in Christendom.6. CAP. III.7. CAP. IV. Of the Castle, Chapel and College of Windsor, &c.8. CAP. V.9. CAP. VI. The Statutes and Annals of the Order.10. CAP. VII. The Habit and Ensigns of the Order.11. CAP. VIII.12. CHAP. IX.13. CHAP. IX. (continued 2)14. CAP. X. The Investiture of a Knight-Subject with the Garter and George.15. CAP. XI. Of Preparations for the Personal Installation of a Knight.16. CAP. XII. The Personal Installation of a Knight-Subject.17. CAP. XIII. The Installation of a Knight-Subject by Proxy.18. CAP. XIV. The Signification of Election to Strangers.19. CAP. XV. The Investiture of Strangers, with the Habit and Ensigns of the Order.20. CAP. XVI. The Installation of a Stranger by Proxy.21. CAP. XVII. The Duties and Fees payable by the Knights-Companions at their Installations.22. CAP. XVIII. Of the Grand Feast of the Order.23. CAP. XIX. Of Preparations for the Grand Feast of the Order.24. CAP. XX. The Order of the Ceremonies on the Eve of the Grand Feast.25. CAP. XXI. The Order of the Ceremonies on the Feast Day.26. CAP. XXII. The Ceremonies observed on the last Day of the Feast.27. CAP. XXIII. The Observation of the Grand Feast by absent Knights.28. CAP. XXIV. The Degradation of a Knight-Companion.29. CAP. XXV. Honours paid to deceased Knights-Companions.30. CAP. XXVI. A List of the Founders, and Catalogue of their Successors, to the present time.31. APPENDIX. The Statutes of Institution of the most Noble Order of the Garter, as they were reform’d and explain’d by King Henry VIII.32. THE CONTENTS.