THE CONTENTS.
Reading edition
CHAP. I.
Of Knighthood in general, and the several Orders in England, &c. page 1.
CHAP. II.
Of the Religious Orders of Knighthood in Christendom, &c. page 19.
CHAP. III.
An Account of the Orders of Knighthood absolutely Military. page 53.
CHAP. IV.
Of the Castle, Chappel, and College of Windsor. page 79.
CHAP. V.
The Institution of the most Noble Order of the Garter. page 119.
CHAP. VI.
The Statutes and Annals of the Order. p. 133.
CHAP. VII.
Of the Habits and Ensigns of the most Noble Order of the Garter. page 156.
CHAP. VIII.
The Officers appointed for the Service of the Order. page 189.
CHAP. IX.
The Election of a Knight into the Order. page 225.
CHAP. X.
The Investiture of a Knight Subject, with the Garter and George. page 272.
CHAP. XI.
Of Preparations for the personal Installation of a Knight. page 286.
CHAP. XII.
The personal Installation of a Knight-Subject. page 315.
CHAP. XIII.
The Installation of a Knight-Subject by Proxy. page 352.
CHAP. XIV.
The Signification of Elections to Strangers. page 360.
CHAP. XV.
The Investitures of Strangers with the Habit and Ensigns of the Order. page 367.
CHAP. XVI.
The Installation of a Stranger by Proxy. p. 384.
CHAP. XVII.
The Duties and Fees payable by the Knights-Companions at their Installations. page 404.
CHAP. XVIII.
Of the Grand Feast of the Order. page 410.
CHAP. XIX.
Of Preparations for the Grand Feast of the Order. page 420.
CHAP. XX.
The Order of the Ceremonies on the Eve of the Grand Feast. page 433.
CHAP. XXI.
The Order of the Ceremonies on the Feast Day. page 465.
CHAP. XXII.
The Ceremonies observed on the last Day of the Feast. page 484.
CHAP. XXIII.
The Observation of the Grand Feast by absent Knights. page 486.
CHAP. XXIV.
The Degradation of a Knight-Companion. p. 489.
CHAP. XXV.
Honours paid to deceased Knights-Companions. page 491.
CHAP. XXVI.
A List of the Founders, and Catalogue of their Successors, to the present time. page 501.
Transcriber’s Note
This book often uses inconsistent spelling and formatting (decorative small capitals, italics, etc.). This was left as printed unless noted below.
Opening quote marks in the printed book were often included at the beginning of a quote and at the start of each subsequent line of the paragraph. Closing quote marks were often omitted. In this representation of the book, the opening quotes following the first were omitted and a closing quote was added to aid readability.
Some presumed printer’s errors have been corrected, including normalizing punctuation. Further corrections are listed below.
p. 6 Patenr -> Patent
p. 13 ortns -> ortus
p. 15 Brune, in in Lincolnshire -> Brune, in Lincolnshire
p. 15 a, -> at
p. 27 Hospitellers -> Hospitallers
p. 32 Cisterian -> Cistercian
p. 39 Beast -> Breast
p. 61 Portaiture -> Portraiture
p. 112 4 l. 2 d. 8 d. -> 4 l. 2 s. 8 d.
p. 113 l. 12. 9 d. -> l. 12 s. 9 d.
p. 173 among the the Romans -> among the Romans
p. 188 Cold Chain -> Gold Chain
p. 189 obious -> obvious
p. 201 exhibied -> exhibited
p. 218 37 l. 13 s. 10 s. -> 37 l. 13 s. 10 d.
p. 244 Execuing -> Executing
p. 247 mannner -> manner
p. 248 Fengo -> Fengs (one instance)
p. 250 Eliz. IV. -> Edw. IV.
p. 273 Year of of our Reign -> Year of our Reign
p. 393 Christan -> Christian
p. 419 annna -> annua
p. 429 Flanders, Flanders -> Flanders
p. 475 there moving -> the removing
p. 478 twenty fith -> twenty fifth
p. 501 Chapter heading added according to the Table of Contents
p. 516 mngland -> England
p. 546 hmuble -> humble
p. 548 Even Soog -> Even Song
p. 548 Saynt Geooge -> Saynt George
p. 555 for they they should -> for they
p. 562 gvye -> gyve