Star.
London, England, 1805-04-20 00:00:00

POOR ICNIGHTIORPICZRS Or •RMS.

Till ltalrgilt,
otrinr carrying, on a Condon, carrying, in his hand,
BLALII MOD. the Mantle, Hood, Great the New Teftament,
Collar, and Book of Sta- and the Forms of the
toms. Oathand Admonitions
The Ivo Knights,having the Luke of Rutland be-
tween them : his Grace is habited in his (urcoat, and
Ain. with his (word; and carries his cap and leather
in his hand.

The Procefflon palfing to the welt end of the choir
only, enters the choir, all making the ufual reve-
rences : Garter, with the Resider and Deputy Black
Rod, go under the Stall appointed for his Grace ;
Garter placing the cation upon the de& of the lower
Stall.

The two Knights, with the Duke, enter into the
lower Stall; where the Resitler admininers.the oath,
Deputy Black Rod holding the Gapels.
Then the two Knights condo& his Grace into the
upper Stall; the Reeler and Garter entering into
the lower Stall; and Deputy Black Rod remaining
in the area.

Gaiter then prefents the Mantle to the Knights,
who invert his Grace therewith. the Regiiter reading
the Admonition, 44 Receive this Rohe,' ate.

Next, Garter, prefents the , Hood. which is put
on over his Graces right (boulder, the ends of the
tippets being brought in lions, and paired under the
girdle.
Then Garter prefents the Great Collar and George,
with which the Knights invet the Duke, whilft the
Regiller reads the admonition, le wear this Collar, &c.
Garter then prefenu the Statute-book, which the
Knights deliver to his Grace ; and then placing the
cap and feather on his had, they feat him in his
Stall ; and his Grace, tiling up, makes his double re-
verence, viz. 6rlt to the Altar, then to the Sovereign t

the Ritights, atter embracing andcongtatulati4
defcendinto the middle of the Choir ; and, making
their reverences, go up into their Stalls ; and, repeat.
ing the Lune, fit down ; the Officers returning to their
places.

Then Garter fummons the two Knights next in fe-
niority, in order to banal the proxy for the Earl of
Hardwicke ; who is thereupon concluded with the
fame cerernonpinto the Stall under that appointed
for his Principal, where the Regifter adminitters to
?lila the oath. •Re is Then concluded into the upper
Stall ; and the Mantle being prefented by Garter,
the Knights put the. fame ore, hid left arm, fo that
the crofi, embroidered within the Garter may be feen.
They then feat the Paid proxy in the Stall, with the
ceremony as before-mentioned; and return to their
Stalls; the Proxy immediately riling makes his reve-
rences, and remains (landing during the reit of the
ceremony with the Mantle on his arm.
The Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis of Abercorn,
the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Winchelfea, and
the Earl of Cheilerfield, are to be feverally intro-
duced, and in(lalled, in the fame manner as the Duke
of Rutland.

The Knights thus inftalled, Divine Service begins.
OFFERING. '
At the words of the Offertory—" Lei your fight fe
Nee dee—the Organ playing—the Officers of the
Wardrobe fpread a Carpet on the Reps of the Altar;
and Deputy Black Rod, making kis obeifances, goes
up to the rails of the Altar on the right tide, where
he receives, from the Yeoman of the Wardrobe, a
tick carpet and aufhion, which, with the affillance
of the Yeoman, he lays down for the Sovereign to
kneel upon.
In the mean time. Garter fummons the Knights
from their beginning with the junior ; each
Knight making his reverence in his Stall ; and re-
peattng the fame, with his companion, in the choir,
retires under his banner.

All the Knights (landing thus under their banners ;
and the Prelate at the Altar to receive the offerings;
the Sovereign, making his reverence to the Altar,
defeends from his flail ; and then making another re-
verence in the middle of the Choir, proceeds to the
Offering in the following order :
Garter. The !teeter.
The Manedlor.
The Lord Chantberbin. The Sword of State.
THE SOVEREIGN.
His hlleßy's Train borne as before.
The Senior Knight (not of the Blood Royal), be-
ing the Knight appointed to deliver the Offering to
the Sorereign, makes his reverence as the Proceffion
Et; and, thereupon, places hinifelf a little be-
tf,eld his Majefty, on the right fide.
The Sovereign, coming to the rails of the Altar,
makes a reverence ; when Deputy Black Rod, on his
knee, delivers the Offering to the Knight, who deli-
vers it to the Sovereign ; and his Majeily, taking off
his cap and feathers, pots the Offering into the be.
fon, held by the Prelate, &Med by the Prebends.
The Sovereign, riling, makes his reverence to the
Altar ; and, retiring, another in the middle of the
Choir, all the attendants turning, as his Mildly
does, and making their reverences at the fame time ;
and, being in his flail, another. The Knight, who
delivered the Offering,retires under his banner, when
the proeeffion comes oppofite to the fame.
During the Sovereign's return, the Officers of the
Wardrobe remove the carpet and cufhion whereon
his Majefty had kneeled leaving the fira carpet
and placing two cufhions for the Knights; and De-
puty Black Rod, with the ufual reverences, returns
to his place.
All the Knights (landing under their banners, the
Provincial Kings of Arms join with ufnal reverences
and go to his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales ;I
wbo, in the middle of the Choir, makes his double
reverence, viz. firs to the Altar, then to the Sove-
reign, and is concluded to the Altar ; where, taking
off his cep, and making another reverence, he kneels
and offers gold and film in the baron; and, return-
ing in the fame order, goes into his Ball ; where,
making his reverence, he fits down.
Theo two Officers of Arms attend the next Knight,
til• Knights in feniority being Companions ; who
I offer in like manner, and fo on till all the Knights
and the Proxy have offered; and afcended into their
falls.—N. B. The Provincial Kings of Arms at-
tend thofe Knights who are of the Blood Royal ; and
the Senior Heralds, in rotation, the other Knights
Companions.
Divine Service proceeds ; and, when ended, the
Prelate is concluded to his feat by the Verger of St.
George's Chapel.