GEORGE R. G EORGE, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. and Sovereign of the Moft Honourable Order of the Bath, To all, to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Whereas We have been graciously pleased, in and by the Statutes of the faid Order, to enjoin the Mafter of Our Jewel-House for the Time being, upon a Warrant from the Great Mafter of Our faid Order, to provide for every Companion, who is, or shall be elected into the Order aforefaid, a Collar of Gold of Thirty Ounces, Troy Weight, having the Badge or Symbol of the Order thereto pendent: Now it is Our Royal Will and Pleasure, and We do by these Prefents, for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, by Virtue of Our Royal Prerogative, and in Pursuance of the Powers referved to Us by the said Statutes, ordain and appoint, That the following Article and Explanations are, and shall be always deemed to be, Part and Parcel of the Statutes to be perpetually obferved within Our faid Order, viz. "THAT each of the faid Collars fhall be compofed of Nine Imperial Crowns of Gold, and "of Eight Gold Rofes and Thiftles, iffuing from "a Gold Sceptre, enamelled in their proper Co"lours, tied or linked together with Seventeen "Gold Knots, enamelled White." Given at Our Court at Hanover, the Sixteenth GEORGE GEORGE R. G EORGE, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. and Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, To all Perfons, to whom these Presents fhall come, Greeting. Whereas, We are firmly refolved, according to Our former Declarations, to fupport and advance the Honour, Dignity, and Splendour, of this Our Moft Honourable Order; We, by Virtue of Our Prerogative, and in Confequence of the Power reserved and vefted in Us by Our Letters Patent, under Our Great Seal, do hereby ordain and enjoin, That the following Articles, Additions, and Explanations, are, and for the future fhall be, and shall be taken and deemed to be, Part and Parcel of the Statutes to be inviolably and perpetually obferved within this Moft Honourable Order. FIRST, Whereas We declared Our Royal Pleafure, That the Companions of this Our Moft Honourable Order of the Bath, fhould be obliged to wear their Collars upon all Festivals, Proceffions, Installations, Installations, and other Ceremonies relating to this Order, and alfo in Prefence of Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, upon fuch other Feasts, usually termed Collar Days, when the Knights of Our Moft Noble Order of the Garter attend Our Royal Person invested with their Collars: In Confideration of this Our former Direction and Injunction, We hereby decree, determine, and ordain, That upon all fuch Collar Days the Knights Companions of this Our Moft Honourable Order of the Bath, for the Time being, shall have and enjoy the Privilege of waiting upon the Royal Perfon of Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, in all Proceffions to, and Returns from, the Royal Chapel, in a feparate Clafs by themfelves, going two in Breaft when the Companions are Fellows, otherwife fingle, according to the Situation of their refpective Stalls; and fhall thus place and range themselves next to, and immediately below Privy Counsellors; with Permiffion however to fuch Companions who are, or fhall hereafter be, entitled to an higher Precedency, by their Peerages, Offices, or the Eminencies of their Births, to place and range themselves, in fuch Proceffions, according to the respective State or Degree due to them by Virtue thereof. SECONDLY, SECONDLY, Whereas the Great Master of Our faid Moft Honourable Order of the Bath, in Purfuance of Our Letters Patent under Our Great Seal, did constitute a Genealogist, create a King of Arms, and appoint a Gentleman-Usher: and We, for the Dignity of the faid Order, being refolved to invest thefe Three Officers with larger Powers than are contained in Our former Statutes, do therefore of Our certain Knowledge, mere Motion, and especial Grace, hereby for Us, Our Heirs and Succeffors, make, ordain, constitute, erect, and appoint, Our Trusty and Well-beloved Servant John Anftis, Jun. Efq. the prefent Genealogift of this Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Our Herald of Arms, with Our Dear Entirely-beloved Grandfon Prince William, firft and principal Companion of Our faid Moft Honourable Order, and with the first and principal Companion thereof for the Time being, by the Style and Title of Blanc Courfier; and by these Prefents do appoint, commiffion, empower, and direct, the Great Master of Our faid Order, for Us, and in Our Name, and by Our Authority, to fignify to Our Attorney or SolicitorGeneral, Our Royal Will and Command under the Seal of Our said Order, forthwith to prepare a Bill for |