Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-08-11
ORDER OF THISTLE
Established by King James v,
for Scottish Mobiles.
Sixteen Of Them, tho British Sover
elgn and Princes Of the Blood, Arc
Knights Of the Order Of
81. Andrew.

NV OAC hSboNA6 uV WAN AApuu1kyp
(Nemo me impune lacessit) is the
motto Of Scotland, and, likewise. the
motto OF the Order Of the Thistle, q
Scotch order, sometimes called the
Order Of Saint Andrew. The year 1877
is given as the tradit onal date of its
founding. This order was especially
destined for the nobility of Scotland,
although one riband is generally given
to prince Of the blood royal.
The Order Of the Thistle was perma,
nently established in 1740 by King
James ", who being honored with the
Order Of the Garter from his uncle,
King Henry VIII, with the Golden
Fleece from the Emperor and the Or.
der Of st. Michael from France. re.
solved tn be in royal mode, and so
made this order for himself and Ia
knights, in imitation Of Christ and hia
p2 apostles. Then celebrating all thl
festivals Of these orders. he set on
their arms and badges over the gate
of his palace of Linlithgow, joining ST.
Andrews with them.
Some Scotch writer's, ever fond of
antiquity, not satisfied with the nov,
city Of this institution, affect to call
1t most ancient as to its derivation.
But for this they have no better war,
rant than the dream Of King Hungus,
the Pict, to whom st. Andrew, making
"a midnight visit, promised sure vic
tory over his foes, the Northumbrians.
and the next day st. Andrews cross
appearing in the air, he made hia
! words good, and the Northumberland
were defeated
On this story, as they say, King Ar.
chains, about the year 787, framed
the Order of st. Andrew, 700 years
before King James v. revived it. But
! after SO many ages, it Is remarkable
that no foreign testimonies or au;
thors are procured, no contemporary
vouchers to confirm, or even 80 much
as mention it; so that this part, re-
lating to It's great antiquity, must be
given up as fable.
Immediately after King James v
had founded and established this or
der he died, in 1912, which put an end
to the design for that time; for it be
Ing about the time of the reformation
when religious disputes ran to a grea,
height, it was deemed impious to i'm
t personate in an order Of knighthood
: Christ. and his apostles; nor was THU
honorable order thought of till Kinf
James VII. Of Scotland, and H. of Eng
Land, renewed 1t, by making eigh
knights. on the 9th Of May, 1887.
But the glorious revolution hap
pened the following year and no NOR
Y knights were added till December
: 1706. when her majesty, Queen Anne
, was most graciously pleased to fl
up the vacant stalls, agreeably to tn,
original statutes of the order, tt
which she added some new rules. Ii
TIA, King George l. was pleased tt
confirm the statutes of Queen Anne
and several more, particularly that O
making rays of glory to surround thu
figure Of St. Andrew, which hangs a
J the collar; and as elections and in
stallments were both wanting, hill
majesty ordered that chapters of cleo
ton should thenceforth be held in the
royal presence; and the great ward
robe to provide suitable nantes ant
other vestments for the knights anG
officers of the order
: The statute of 1927 limits the mum
, der of knights to is members of the
Scottish nobility, in addition to the
sovereign and princes Of the blood
The star Of the order is of silver will
a round gold plaque bearing thistle
on a green field. The ribbon is green