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British sub ^ of Sussex ^ Grrand Pri Prior of Ireland ; the the Chevalier Burnes ( G & aiid Master of Scottish Ereeniasons in
India ) ? 0 raiid Preceptor of S ^ g'Eyrico ^ Prior of India , & c ^& ^ e find ^ and M ^^
de Br ^ efe > de Chabrillanj de Magi ^ distinguished . O Eranee , an institution so mmc ^ M ^ traditioii has n ^ tiir
about tyhiriy British m public service of India , rec Jlsia ^ Under I ^ egatiue mund ^ stocticmed by the D Britisbrs ub ^
Affe ^^ be interesting to m ^ e a brief abs by 1 ^ G 6 ny ^ - (^ en ^ the Pellow Soldiers b ^ ternied a Superior and Inferior SCilitia ; the form comprising all kaaights consecrated accord
Esquires ; and the latter , the humbler Brethren , or persons admitted , propter artem , and the candidates , or ^ ^^ postulants , for the honours of chivalry . Except as a serving brother , no one is eligible even to the lower grade who is not of distinguished rank in society , which in Grreat Britain is understood to imply that station in life which would entitle a gentleman to attend the court
of his Sovereign . The candidate must moreover be strongly recommended by sponsors as a Christian , * of liberal education , eminent for virtue , morals , and good breeding ; and in no case is a strict scrutiny into these qualifications dispensed with , unless he be a Knight of Christ , a Teutonic Knight , or the descendant of a Knights Templar . Should he be ambitious of the rank of Wovice Esquire , which usually precedes Knighthood , he is further called on to
produce proofs of nobility in the fourth generation jt and a deficiency in this requisite can only be supplied by a formal decree of the Grand Master conferring on him the nobility necessary for his reception . Considerable fees are paid by all intrants ; and members , on being promoted to the equestrian honours of the Order , are expected to make an oblation to the Treasury , the amount of which cannot be less than four drachms of gold , but generally very far exceeds that sum . Before receiving the vow of profession , which is
* "Nullus ad initiationem accedit , nisi Christianus , liberaliter institutus , civili 0 T T % mfiignw / virtute , moribus , fide et urbanitate prsestantissimus . " j " Nullus ad novitiatum armigerorum accedit , nisi genere in quarto gradu sit
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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British sub ^ of Sussex ^ Grrand Pri Prior of Ireland ; the the Chevalier Burnes ( G & aiid Master of Scottish Ereeniasons in
India ) ? 0 raiid Preceptor of S ^ g'Eyrico ^ Prior of India , & c ^& ^ e find ^ and M ^^
de Br ^ efe > de Chabrillanj de Magi ^ distinguished . O Eranee , an institution so mmc ^ M ^ traditioii has n ^ tiir
about tyhiriy British m public service of India , rec Jlsia ^ Under I ^ egatiue mund ^ stocticmed by the D Britisbrs ub ^
Affe ^^ be interesting to m ^ e a brief abs by 1 ^ G 6 ny ^ - (^ en ^ the Pellow Soldiers b ^ ternied a Superior and Inferior SCilitia ; the form comprising all kaaights consecrated accord
Esquires ; and the latter , the humbler Brethren , or persons admitted , propter artem , and the candidates , or ^ ^^ postulants , for the honours of chivalry . Except as a serving brother , no one is eligible even to the lower grade who is not of distinguished rank in society , which in Grreat Britain is understood to imply that station in life which would entitle a gentleman to attend the court
of his Sovereign . The candidate must moreover be strongly recommended by sponsors as a Christian , * of liberal education , eminent for virtue , morals , and good breeding ; and in no case is a strict scrutiny into these qualifications dispensed with , unless he be a Knight of Christ , a Teutonic Knight , or the descendant of a Knights Templar . Should he be ambitious of the rank of Wovice Esquire , which usually precedes Knighthood , he is further called on to
produce proofs of nobility in the fourth generation jt and a deficiency in this requisite can only be supplied by a formal decree of the Grand Master conferring on him the nobility necessary for his reception . Considerable fees are paid by all intrants ; and members , on being promoted to the equestrian honours of the Order , are expected to make an oblation to the Treasury , the amount of which cannot be less than four drachms of gold , but generally very far exceeds that sum . Before receiving the vow of profession , which is
* "Nullus ad initiationem accedit , nisi Christianus , liberaliter institutus , civili 0 T T % mfiignw / virtute , moribus , fide et urbanitate prsestantissimus . " j " Nullus ad novitiatum armigerorum accedit , nisi genere in quarto gradu sit