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A89485	The manner of creating the Knights of the Antient and Honourable Order of the Bath, according to the custom used in England in time of peace. With a list of those honourable persons who are to be created Knights of the Bath at his Majesties coronation, 23 Aprill, 1661.; Antiquities of Warwickshire. Selections	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Stephens, Philemon.	1661 (1661)	Wing M458; Thomason E1085_9; ESTC R202854	6,659	12

The Manner of Creating the KNIGHTS OF THE Antient and Honourable Order of the BATH According to the Custom used in ENGLAND IN Time of Peace WITH A List of those Honourable Persons who are to be Created KNIGHTS of the BATH at his Majesties Coronation 23 Aprill 1661. LONDON Printed for Phil. Stephens at the Kings Arms over against the Middle Temple 1661. The Manner of Creating the Knights of the Antient and Honourable Order of the Bath c. 1. WHen an Esquire comes to Court to receive the Order of Knighthood in the time of peace according to the Custome of England he shall be honourably received by the Officers of the Court sc the Steward or the Chamberlain if they be present but otherwise by the Marshalls and Ushers Then there shall be provided two Esquires of Honour grave and well seen in Courtship and Nurture as also in the feats of chivalry and they shall be Esquires and Governours in all things relating to him which shall take the Order abovesaid 2. And if the Esquire do come before Dinner he shall carry up one dish of the first course to the Kings Table 3. And after this the Esquires Governours shall conduct the Esquire that is to receive the Order into his Chamber without any more being seen that day 4. And in the Evening the Esquires Governours shall send for the Barber and they shall make ready a Bath handsomely hung with linnen both within and without the Vessel taking care that it be covered with Tapistry and blankets in respect of the coldnesse of the night And then shall the Esquire be shaven and his hair cut round After which the Esquires Governours shall go to the King and say Sir it is now in the Evening and the Esquire is fitted for the Bath when you please whereupon the King shall command his Chamberlain that he shall take along with him unto the Esquires chamber the most gentile and grave Knights that are present to inform counsell and instruct him touching the Order and feats of Chivalry And in like manner that the other Esquires of the Houshold with the Minstrels shall proceed before the Knights singing dancing and sporting even to the Chamber door of the said Esquire 5. And when the Esquires Governours shall hear the noise of the Minstrells they shall undresse the said Esquire and put him naked into the Bath but at the entrance into the Chamber the Esquires Governours shall cause the Musick to cease and the Esquires also for a while And this being done the grave Knights shall enter into the Chamber without making any noise and doing reverence to each other shall consider which of themselves it shall be that is to instruct the Esquire in the Order and course of the Bath And when they are agreed then shall the chief of them go to the Bath and kneeling down before it say with a soft voice Sir Be this Bath of great honour to you and then he shall declare unto him the feats of the Order as far as he can putting part of the water of the Bath upon the shoulder of the Esquire and having so done take his leave And the Esquires Governours shall attend at the sides of the Bath and so likewise the other Knights the one after the other till all be done 6. Then shall these Knights go out of the Chamber for a while and the Esquires Governours shall take the Esquire out of the Bath and help him to his Bed there to continue till his body be dry which Bed shall be plain and without Curtains And as soon as he is dry they shall help him out of Bed they shall cloath him very warm in respect of the cold of the night and over his inner garments shall put on a Robe of Russet with long slieves having a hood thereto like unto that of an Hermite And the Esquire being out of the Bath the Barber shall take away the Bath with whatsoever appertaineth thereto both within and without for his fee and likewise for the Collar about his neck be he Earl Baron Banneret or Batchelour according to the custome of the Court. 7. And then shall the Esquires Governours open the door of the Chamber and shall cause the antient and grave Knights to enter to conduct the Esquire to the Chappel And when they are come in the Esquires sporting and dancing shall go before the Esquire with the Minstrels making melody to the Chappel 8. And being entred the Chappell there shall be wine and Spices ready to give to the Knights and Esquires And then the Esquires Governours shall bring the said Knights before the Esquires to take their leave of him and he shall give them thanks all together for the pains favour and courtesie which they have done him and this being performed they shall depart out of the Chappel 9. Then shall the Esquires Governours shut the door of the Chappel none staying therein except themselves the Priest the Chandler and the Watch. And in this manner shall the Esquire stay in the Chappel all night till it be day bestowing himself in Orisons and Prayers beseeching Almighty God and his blessed Mother that of their good grace they will give him ability to receive this high temporal dignity to the honour praise and service of them as also of the holy Church and the Order of Knighthood And at the Day-break one shall call the Priest to confesse him of all his sins and having heard Mattins and Masse shall afterwards be commended if he please 10. And after his entrance into the Chappel there shall be a Taper burning before him and so soon as Masse is begun one of the Governours shall hold the taper untill the reading of the Gospel and then shall the Governour deliver it into his hands who shall hold it himself till the Gospel be ended but then he shall receive it again from him and set it before him there to stand during the whole time of Masse 11. And at the elevation of the Host one of the Governours shall take the Hood from the Esquire and afterwards deliver it to him again untill the Gospel in Principio And at the beginning thereof the Governour shall take the same hood again and cause it to be carried away and shall give him the taper again into his own hands 12 And then having a Penny or more in readinesse near to the Candlestick at the words verbum caro factum est the Esquire kneeling shall offer the Taper and the Penny that is to say the Taper to the honour of God and the Penny to the honour of the person that makes him a Knight All which being performed the Esquires Governours shall conduct the Esquire to his Chamber and shall lay him again in Bed till it be full Day-light And when he shall be thus in Bed till the time of his rising he shall be cloathed with a covering of Gold called Singleton and this shall be lined with blew Cardene And when the Governours shall