Note 71 — Chapter II · CONCERNING THE ORDER OF THE GARTER

And the collar was all covered with round S’s. Because in the whole alphabet you cannot find one letter of greater authority and perfection and which can signify more noble things than this letter S. The first thing it stands for is sanctity; then sapience; science; seigniory; and many other things that begin with S. Tirant lo Blanch, chaps. xcvi and xcvii.