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London, England, 1803-05-17 00:00:00

THE INST.ILLA7'I9N.

The fallowing are the pa:titans of the fere-

ninny :
The Almsrnen then enter the Chapel, making a
yyint reverence to the altar; and, taming about,
mike a ilia reverence to the Sovereign's Stall;
then turn, and pass sit nit each side of king Henry
the Seventh's Tomb, and retire into the ret.sesses ot

flee windnws beyond it.
The Messenger entering the Chapel makes the
like reverences, and stands at the lower end of the
Knights Stalls.
When all the Esquires have entered the Chapel,
they j sintly mike the like reverences, and place
thetheelves bet;ire their proper seats.
The Prebendaries enter the Chapel, make their
rouble reverences elogether, and then place them-
selves on the benches on eacii siJoof the altar.
The Officers of Arms make the like reverences to-
gether, and place themeelees before their forms,
under the Prince's Stall.—(N. B. Here the Band of
Music begins to play).
The Proxies, and the knights Elea, on entering
the chapel, make their double reverences together,
and stand on the area, under their respective 'semen.
The Knights Companions, on entering the Chapel,
make the like double reverences, and stand under
their respeaive banners.
The Register, Secretery, and Ueher, make the-like
reverences, and stand before their Bench, under the
Sovereign's Stall.
Garter, with the Genealogist en his right hand,
and Bath King of Arms on his left, entering the Cha-
pel, make the like reverences, and stand before their
bench.
The Dean of Westminster, in the like manner,
makes his reverences, and stands before his chair, at
the foot of the Sovereign's Stall.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York, as Great
Master, on entering the Chapel, makes his double
reverences, and stands under his banner : then hem
gins the anthem, composed for the occasion, Psidxn
cxxxiii. verse I. •
The Yeomen then close the procession, keep the
door, and hermit no person to entez the Ch:tpt-1.
The anthem being ended, Bath King of Arms
standing in the middle of the choir, makes his dou-
ble reverences, and bow* to his Royal Highness the
Duke el York, who thereupon makes his double re-
verences, ascends into his stall, and sirs down co.
veied. Bath then bows to the two nest Knights
Companions'who in the same manner make their
double reverences,. ascend into their stalls, repeat
their reverences and sit down covered.
In the same manner all the other Knights Com-
panions are to take their stalls, except th,.: two junior
Knights, who mast remain under their banners, to
offer the achievements of the.deceased Knights.
The Knights to be installed are likewise to conti-
nue on the area; under the banners.
Then the two Provincial KiAgs of Arms, making
eal reverences, -re- to Bath, who takes up

the usu. ~ -repair .
the banner of the late Earl of Beaulieu, senior de-
ceased Knight, and bows to the two junior Knights
Companions, who come forward, make their double
reverences, receive the banner from Bath, and be-
ing preceded by the two Provincial Kings of Arms,
carry it, with the point forward, to the altar, where
with one revere,:ce they deliver it to the Prebenda-
ries; and then, with like reverences, return to Bath,
the org.m and other instruments accompanying this
part of the ceremony with solemn music, viz. the
dead march in Sari/.
The banners of all the deceased Knights are to
he eitTered in the like manlier, by the two junior
Knights Companions, the music accompanying
throughout ; which being done, they ascend into
their stalls, making the usual reverences, and sit
down covered.

The Bath bows to the Knights elea in their or-
der, seniors first, who thereupon (each with his
companion) conic tOrward to the middle of the
choir, and, making their usual reverences together,
ascend to their stalls, and snuid therein, holding
their hats and feathers in their hanks. Then Bath
lass the book of the statutes, and the great collar
&the order, on a cushion, having on his left hand
the Usher; and being followed by the Dean of
Westminster, he pi-mei:As to the middle of the
choir, where they all make reverences, together.
Then His Royal Highness the Duke of Yerk, as
Ctrat Master, descent, from his stall, with the usual
nverenees, and being attended by the l )can, proceeds
to the stall of the senior knight elea, on which Rath
presents the hook of the statutes of the order to the
Great Mauer, whn deliver> it to the Knight elecl,
and the Dean administers the oath to him, Rath
holding the hook ; elm the collar is delive;ed tat tote
Great -Master, who invests the keight therewith ;
and lastly, the Great %lager puts the and feathers
on the bead of the Knight elea, and places him in
his seat, who thereepon using up, make. his double
reverences ; then the Great Master, having the
Accolade, returns with Bath, the ('.her, and the
Dean, to the middle of the choir, and the Knight.
sits down.
The Great M ester then proceeds, in the same
leen, to install the other Knights ; the proxies are
to he in,taUcl in the same manner, except investing
with the collar, and putting on the ha: and feathers.
All the Knights being installed, the Great Mas-
ter retnrns to his stall, where making his reverences
he sits dnwn ; the Dean is conduaed to the Altar be
the Usher, the Sanetukbeing sung at the same time ;-
the officers return to their seats, and Divine ser-
vice begins with Te prim, composed by Dr. Pur-
cell, and performed by the Organist and Choir of
Westminster ; during which the-Knights place their
hats and feathers on the cushions before them.
Upon the sentence of the Offertory, " Let your
light so shine, etc." Bath proceeds to the middle of
the choir, makes his double reverences, and then
summons all the lilnights under their banners, by
bowing to them. Junior tirst ; whereupon each
}nigh[, with his compute putting on their hats
and feathers ;it the same' inst tat, 'make their double
reverences in their stalls, and descend by pair into
the middle of chic choir, where they repeat their
reverencer., and ire under their hanners.
All the. Knights being summoned, and under their
banners, Batk returns to his Bench. The two Pro-
vincial Kings (if Army making their reverences, wait
on His Ro;it Highness the Duke of York, who, on
going from under his banner, -makes a reverence to-
wards the altar, and another reverence at the altar,'
(but not to the Sovereign's stall) where, taking up.
his hat and kneeling down, he makes hie offering of
gold and silver ; 'then rising up, and plating oil his
hat, be is to return, making his double reverences as
be panes to his stalls wherein he is to repeat the like