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↑  1687 Statutes, quoted in Statutes (1987), p6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  Nicolas, N.H. . 倫敦. 1842 （英语）.
↑  This version of the foundation, although without the date, is given in the warrant 'reviving' the Order in 1687. (1687 warrant, quoted in Statutes, 1978, p1)
↑  Mackey, A.G.; Haywood, H.L. . Kessinger Publishing. 1946. ISBN 0-7661-4719-3 （英语）.  引文使用过时参数coauthors (帮助)
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↑  1687 Warrant, quoted in Statutes (1978), p1
↑  1703 warrant, quoted in Statutes (1978) pp11–12
↑  1687 Warrant, quoted in Statutes (1978), p2 states revive the said Order, of which his Majesty is the undoubted and rightful Sovereign
↑  1687 Warrant and 1687 Statutes, quoted in Statutes (1987) pp.1–3
↑  Warrant of 8 May 1827, quoted in Statutes (1978)
↑  Members of the Order had to be Knights Bachelor before appointment (1703 Statutes, article 14, quoted in Statutes (1978), p17); only men could be created as such.
↑  Additional statute, 12 June 1937, quoted in Statutes (1978), p60
↑  Many such statutes are quoted in Statutes (1978), all of which follow a fixed formula.
↑  Additional statute 17 January 1842, quoted in Statutes (1978), p33. The first Royal Knight (other than a monarch) was a younger son of George III, HRH The Prince William Henry (later William IV), however he was admitted as one of the twelve ordinary knights (Nicolas, p51).
↑  Additional statute of 18 October 1962, quoted in Statutes (1978), p63
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↑  The Times, 30 November 1872, p9
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↑  Statute of 8 October 1913, quoted in Statutes (1978), p49
↑  1703 Statutes, article 13, quoted in Statutes (1978), p17, refer to the office only as the Usher, and does not specify the colour of his baton of office, however by the time of a statute of 17 July 1717 he is referred to as Green Rod.
↑  1703 Statutes, article 11, quoted in Statutes (1978), p17 does not assign any duties to Lord Lyon, but merely prescribes his vestments and insignia.
1 2 3  1703 Statutes, article 2, quoted in Statutes (1978), pp15–16
↑  Statute of 17 February 1714/15, quoted in Statutes (1978), p20
↑  1703 Statutes, article 5, quoted in Statutes (1978), pp15–16
↑  1703 Statutes, article 3, quoted in Statutes (1978), p15. In the 1687 statutes the riband was purple-blue; the colour was changed by Queen Anne when she refounded the Order.
↑  1703 Statutes, article 3, quoted in Statutes (1978), p15 refers to this item of insignia as the medal.
↑  1703 Statutes, article 7, quoted in Statutes (1978), pp16
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↑  . 倫敦: Debrett's Peerage Ltd. 1995 （英语）.
↑  1703 Statutes, article 13, quoted in Statutes (1978), pp15–16, says only that he carries his "baton of office"
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↑  Cox, N. . Journal of the Heraldry Society of Scotland. 1999, (22): 8–13. （原始内容存档于2001-11-21） （英语）.
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↑  . Ceremonial Secretariat, Cabinet Office. 2006-11-13  [2007-02-20]. （原始内容 (dmy)存档于2007-01-28） （英语）.
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