Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst.

Knights of the Golden-Fleece.

They were instituted by Philip Duke of Burgundy, and Earl of Flanders, Anno 1429. Their first Number was 24. but were increa∣sed afterwards by Charles the 5th. St. An∣drew is their Patron: Their Habit is a Cas∣sock of Crimson Velvet, over it a Mantle of the same, lined with white, which openeth on the right Side, and is turned up over the left Shoulder, embroidered round with a Border, Flames, Fucels, and Flecces, with a Hood of Crimson Velvet: The Collar which they always are to wear is of Gold, wrought with Flames, Fucels, and golden Fleeces: The lawfull Duke of Burgundy is Great Master, or Sovereign of the Order, who hath absolute Power to bestow it on whom he pleases; but whosoever entereth into this Order must renounce all other Or∣ders of Knight-hood, except the Emperour, and those Kings, Princes, and Dukes, who are Sovereings of their own Orders. They have a Chancellour, a Treasurer, a Register, and a King at Arms, called Toizon D' Or. Their meeting day is the second of May.