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London, England, 1805-04-24 00:00:00

PROCESSION FROM THE ROYAL APARTMENTS TO

THE CHAPTER-HOUSE.
Kettle drums and trumpets.
Poor Knights two and two.
Prebends two and two.
Purfulvants and Heralds twoind two.
Norroy (King at Arms.) aarencieuz (ditto.)
• Knights Eke!, having thar caps and feathers in their hands;
viz.

Earl of Cheiterfield, Earl of Winehelfea,
Earl of Pembroke, Marquis of Abereorn,
Dllke of Beaufort, Duke of Rutland.
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Earl of Chatham.
Marquis of Buckingham.
Duke of Devoeihire.
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Having gone in grand proceffion to the Chapel,
they entered at the South door,_ paired down the
South Mlle, and up the North Aifie to the Chapter.
Houfe ; the Poor Knights dividing on either' fide,
• Sub or eke Knights only are hers saelationed are were
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tuallyreran.

at front dilianee from the. Chapter Houfe ; thet •1.,
Prebends next above, and the Officers of .1: ms Lca:-
eft to the Chapter Hoer.
None entered with die Sovereign into the Chapter
Hoare but the Knights Companions and the fwnrn
Officers of the Order ; the Knights Fleetrei ired to
their chairs in the Alit behy the Altar. The So.
vertigo's Train was carried into the Chapter Houfe
by Garter ; and war, borne out of the Chapter Houfe
by Deputy Black Kod, and then again carried by the
Train bearers, the Marquiffes of Taviftock and Wor.
teller.

The Sovereign. and the Knights Companions being
(eased, the latter according to their leniority, and their
Stalls in the Chapel. feveral of the Officers of the Or.
der were (worn in doe farm.

Then, by the Sovereign's command, the Regiller
Banding on the left hand of his Majeily, read a new
Statute. When done, the Regiller returned to hi,
place.
Garter then, by the Sovereign's command, int' o-
duced the Duke of Rutland, who was received at the
door by the two junior Knights, Earls Spencer and
Camden, and concluded to the table, where the Sur.
coat, Girdle, and Sword had been placed : and Gar.
ter prefenting the Surcoat to the two Senior Knights.
the Dukes of York and Clarence, they inverted his
Grace therewith ; the Regitter reading the Admoni.
tion, Take this Robe," &c.

Then Garter prefented the Girdle in like manner,
and afterwards the .Sword, which they put on his
Grace, who thereupon flood at his place near the
Table.

The Proxy for the Earl of Hardwicke was his
brother, Captain Yorke, of the Navy, who was pre-
vinutly knighted by his Majelly, and is now Sir Jo.
feph Yorke. He appeared in naval uniform, hold •
log neither cap nor feather, bearing the robe on his
left arm, fo as to thew the eras, and handing in the
nail during the ceremony.
Garter then introduced feverally the Duke of Beau.
fort, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of Pembroke,
the Earl of Winchelfea, and the Earl of Chellerfield,
who were insetted with the &moat, Girdle, and Coat
with the like ceremonies.

The Knights Elea and the Proxy continued in the
Chapter Houfe while the proceffion to the Chapel was
made down to the bottom of the North Aille and up
the Middle Aine, into the Choir.
OFFERING OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS.

Then Garter, with the taloal reverences, took up
the Banner of his Serene Highnefs the hate Duke of
Saxe Goan,

The Achievements of the late Marquis of Stafford,
of the late Duke of Beaufort, and of the late Duke
of Roxburgh, were offered, with the fame ceremo-
nies, by the fix fenior Xnights, not of the Blood
Royal, attended each time by two herald% in rotation.
Then Garter, bowing to each Knight (the fenior
fiat). fummoned him to afcend into his ftall ; when
he, fingly, on joining his companion, if prefent,
made his reverences; and the fame were repeated
when in the Stalls.

All the Knights being in their flails Garter fum.
moned the two fenior Knights, the Duke,i of York
and Cumberland, under their banners, in order to
idle' the Duke of Rutland, and a proceffion was
made to the Chapter Houk, all making the ufual
reverences on going out of the choir.
This having taken plate, the two {nights, with
the Duke, entered into the lower Rail, where the Re.
giber adminittered the following oath, Deputy Black
Rod holding the Gofpels :
You being ehofen to be one of the Honourable Company of
the Molt Noble Order of the Garter, dull promife and (Wear, by
the Holy Evangelitts, by you here touched, that wittingly and
willingly you ball not break any Statute of the Paid Order, or any
Article in them contained, the fame t-ing agreeable and not re-
pugnant to the Will of Gott, and the Laws of the Realm, as far
forth as to you belongeth and appeetaineth, fo kelp you .Goo and
his Holy word." _ _

Then the two Knights concluded his Grace into
the upper flail ; the Regifler and Garter entering
into the lower (tall, and Deputy Black Rod remain-
ing in the area.
Garter then prefented the mantle to the Knights,
who invefled his Grace therewith, the Regifter read-
ing the admonition, " Receive this robe," &c.
Next, Garter prefented the Hood, which was put
on over his Grace's right fhoulder, the ends of the
tippets being brought in front and palled under the
girdle._ - . _

Then Garter prefented the great Cellar and George,
with which the Knights invetted the Duke, whilit
the Regifter read the admonition, 4' Wear this col•
lar," &c.

barter then pretented the Ratme book, which the
Knights delivered to his Grace, and then placing the
cap and feather on his head, they feated him in his
Rail, and his Grace riling up, made a double reve•
rence, viz. fiat to the Altar, then to the Sovereigns
The Knights after embracing and congratulating him,
defcended into the middle of the choir, and making
their reverences, went up into their Rails; and re.
peating the fame, fat down ; the officerb returned to
their places.
Then Garter fummoned the two Knights next in
feniority, the Dukca of Kent and Cumberland, in tar•
der to inßal the proxy for the of Hardwicke.
The other Knights Ele& were conduced and robed,
&c. as follows :
The Duke of Beaufort—By the Duke of Cambridge and the
Duke of Suffex.

The Marquis of Abercorn—By the Duke of Cloucefter and
Prince William.

The Earl of Pembroke—By the Duke of Devonlire and Earl
Chatham.

The Earl of Winebelfea—By the Marquis of Salifbury and E arl
of Weftmomland.

The Earl of Chefterfield—.By Earls Spencer and Camden.
There were Stalls for every Member of the Order.
It will be obferved that all the Knights were ah
rent whore names have not been mentioned in the pro.
cam.

The Knights Elea, &c. being inllalled, Divine fer-
vice commenced, which was the fame with that ufed
in St. George's Chapel, on the Obiit Sundays.

The properilalms weie the 211t046th, and 147th.
The Hilt Letfon was the 44th Chapter of Eecieftatticus.
The Te Dem. asinpofed by Gibbons.
The Second Ldfoa was the nth Chapter of the Epittle to the
Hebrews.

The Anthem, which is a celebrated compofition
of Handel's, feledted for the (=Arlon by his Makily,
from Pfalm the sin, was lung at the conclufion of
the firtt fervice ; the words were as follow :

Chorus—' The King Ihail rejoice In thy ftreugth, 0 Lord."
Verff-,' Exceeding glad than he be of thy falvadon."
Chorus—" Glory anct great worlbp haft thou laid upon him."
" Thou halt prevented him with the Meiling. of goodnefs, anj
has fet a crown of pure gold upon his head."
Full Chorus-m" tialkliajab."