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KNIGHTHOOD. 
gold crofs enamelled red ; on the centre was a medallion, 
and thereon the image of St. Stanillaus, enamelled in pro¬ 
per colours. On the reverfe, the letters SS. in a cipher. 
It was borne fcarfwife, pendent to a broad red watered rib¬ 
bon edged with white. On the left bread of the coat the 
knights wore a filver ftar of eight rays or points, in the 
centre of which was the cipher of the founder S. A. R. 
Stanillaus Auguftus Rex, encompafled with this motto: 
Pr<emianclo incitat. See Plate IV. 
C'XXIV. The Order of St. George, in Ruflia, cre¬ 
ated by Catharine II. is divided into four claffes. The 
badge is a crofs of gold enamelled white. In the centre, 
a medallion, with St. George on horfeback, (laying the 
dragon; the whole enamelled in its proper colours. The 
ribbon of the order is black edged with orange, and two 
ftripes of orange on the black. The firft clafs wear the 
badge pendent to a ribbon as above, fcarfwife and under 
the coat; and on the left bread a dar of filver, in the cen¬ 
tre of which is St. George, as above defcribed,on the badge. 
The fecond clafs wear the badge hanging to a ribbon as 
above-mentioned, tied behind the neck; and a dar as the 
preceding clafs. The third clafs wear the badge hanging 
to a ribbon of the fame colours, but narrower; and no dar. 
And the fourth clafs wear the badge pendent at the but¬ 
ton-hole of their coat. 
CXXV. The Order of Charles III. in Spain; infti- 
tuted by the monarch of that name to commemorate the 
birth of the infant on the 19th of September, 1771. The 
badge is a crofs of eight points enamelled white, edged 
with gold ; over the two upper points the regal crown of 
Spain, chafed in gold ; on the centre a medallion, upon 
which is reprefented the Virgin Mary habited in white- 
and-blue garments : on the reverfe is a cipher compofed 
of the letters C C, with the numerals III in the middle, 
the whole encompafTed with the words Virtuti el merito. 
The order is compofed of four dalles, viz. grand erodes, 
commanders, knights, and penfioners; all of whom wear 
a badge pendent to a (ky-blue-and-white ribbon. We 
•underhand that this order is dill in full vigour in Spain, 
and that the cortez, in theabfence of the king, have lately 
granted it to one of their generals. See Plate IV. 
CXXVI. The Order of Vasa ; indituted by Gufta- 
vus III. king of Sweden, the 19th of May, 1772. The di- 
vifion of the order is firnilar to that of the Sword; (fee p. 
Si5.) The collar is made of gold, richly chafed and ena¬ 
melled, compofed of four garbs, or wheat-dieaves ; eight 
Ihields of the arms of Sweden, each regally crowned, and 
embelliflied with two caducei, and as many cornucopias, 
reverfed, and four of the arms of Holltein, viz. an efeut- 
cheon per fefs argent and gules, l'urrounded by three net¬ 
tle-leaves and three pafiion-nails alternately, all argent : 
the whole joined together with fmall chains of gold. To 
the centre hangs a golden medal chafed and pierced, with 
a garb as in the collar, encompafled with the infeription: 
Gujlaf. Den, Tredie. ivjUtlare. mdcclxxii. See Plate IV. 
The commanders wear on the left bread a ftar of eight 
points embroidered in filver, in the angles of the crofs the 
arms of Holftein, and in the centrea garb regally crowned. 
The knights alfo wear a fmaller medal at the button-hole 
of their coats. The commanders wear the badge to a 
broad light-green watered ribbon; and embroidered in fil¬ 
ver, on the left bread of the coat, a ftar of eight points in 
the form before-deferibed. 
CXXVII. The Order of the Red Eagle, in Eareith, 
faems to have been very ancient. The margrave of Ba- 
reith is the grand mafter, or fovereign. It is a civil as well 
as a military order, but"is generally bellowed upon officers 
who have diftinguifhed themfelves in the army. The badge 
confifts of a medal of gold, quadrangular, enamelled white, 
and charged with an eagle difplayed gules : it is borne 
pendent to a ribbon, red-watered, and edged with yellow, 
and placed as a fcarf. See Plate IV. 
CXXVIII. The Order of the Golden Lion, at 
Hefle-cafiel, was inftituted in the lad century by the Land¬ 
grave. It was, like the preceding, more military than ci¬ 
vil; and had fer its badge an octagon medal of gold; and 
in the centre a golden lion chafed and emboffed. It was 
worn to a broad crimfon watered ribbon. See Plate IV. 
CXXIX. The Order of Merit, at Heffe-caffel, was 
created by the fame prince. The badge confided of a 
gold ftar of eight points enamelled white, with the motto, 
Virtute et Jidelitate ; and was worn at the button-hole pen¬ 
dent from a blue ribbon edged white. 
CXXX. The Order of Merit, in Pruffia, was founded 
by Trederic the Great in the lad century. Badge a crofs 
of eight points enamelled blue, and edged with gold; on 
the centre the letters F.R. in a cipher; in each angle, an 
eagle difplayed fable ; on the upper two points the regal 
crown of Pruflia. On the reverfe in enamel this motto : 
Pour It merile. It is worn round the neck, pendent to a 
black ribbon edged with filver. 
CXXXI. The Order of St. Patrick, in Ireland. 
Defirous to give his Irifli fubjefts a proof of his affection, 
and to offer to their native bravery a military and honour¬ 
able reward, firnilar to thofe inftituted in favour of Eng¬ 
land and Scotland, his prefent majefty George III. con¬ 
ceived the plan of a new order, which he created Feb. 5, 
1783; and, according to ancient cultom, placed under the 
proteftion of the tutelary faint of the nation for which 
the order was intended. It is well known that St. Patrick, 
has been held for centuries in great veneration in Ireland, 
as having been the apoftle who firft brought the light of 
the gofpel to Erin, and difpelled the darknefs which the 
groffeft fuperftition had left in the land. He was a native 
of Scotland, and his original name Succvthus was changed 
into Patricias by pope Celeftine, as a mark of honour and 
diftimflion. He came to Ireland about the year 432, where 
he founded the archbiftiopric of Armagh. The Purga¬ 
tory of St. Patrick, an odd fable, invented foon after his 
death, had, for a long time, a great vogue in Italy; gave 
rife to thoulands of romances ; and is mentioned in the 
Orlando Furiofo of Ariofto. The following is a correct 
lift of the names of the knights. 
The Sovereign. 
The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland for the time being, Grand-Matter.. 
Duke of Kent, K. G. ^jarquis of Drogheda. 
Earl of Carysfort. Earl of Ormonde and Qft'pry. 
Vifcounc Dillon. Earl Conyngham. 
Marquis of Headfort. Earl of Roden. 
Marquis of Waterford. Marquis of Ely. 
Earl of Shannon. Earl O’Neil. 
Marquis of Thomond. Marquis of Sligo. 
Earl of Ennilkillen. 
The laft inftallation was on the 22d of June, 1809, 
For the infignia of this order, fee Plate IV. and for far¬ 
ther particulars fee vol. ix. p. 773. 
CXXXII. The Order of St. Ferdinand, in Naples. 
It is reported, upon refpettable authority, that the crea¬ 
tion of this order was occafioned by our much-lamented 
hero, lord Nelfon. Being at the court of Naples in tha 
year 1800, and the king being defirous to give him fome 
diftinguilhed mark of his gratitude, the order of St. Ja- 
nuarius was offered him. Religious without bigotry, and 
impreffed with refpeCl for the opinions of others without 
facrificing his own, the admiral declined the honour pro- 
pofed to him, on the plea, that, the conftitutions of the 
order being calculated for Roman catholics, and implying 
duties which were not compatible with his religious te¬ 
nets, it would do wrong both to the order and himfelf, if 
he were to accept it. This fcrupulous generofity (truck 
the kirig, who foon after inftituted a new order after his 
own name, for the peculiar purpofe of rewarding the bra¬ 
very of proteftant allies, and the fervices of men who did 
not profefs the faith of the P.oman church. 
The order is compofed of three claffes : knights grand 
crofs; commanders; and fmall erodes. Of the firft clafs 
were, 
The late Lord Vifcount Nelfon. Sir Benjamin Hallowcll. 
--Sir T Trowbridge, Bart. Sir William Sidney Smith. 
-Sir Thomas Louis. Right Hon. Sir. W. Drummond* 
Sir Alexander Ball, Bart. Capt Hofte, R. A. ? e ,. 
Sir Samuel Hood, Bart. K, B. Lieut.Hilton,R,N. J ** 
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