Since the days of Pizarro, in which the number of men did not exceed ten, to the Viceroy of Chinchón, the ceremony was verified in Santo Sunday in the chapel of Vera Cruz. Then came the church of St. Thomas chapter designated for the entire congregation of those gentlemen, and finally to independence, was in the palace chapel which was conducted the investiture of the habit.
When the viceroy was James had crossed the fry law or chapter president, but not being so, that honor belonged to the oldest of those present. Being a stranger to the order, it was not lawful to Viceroy attend, or surreptitiously, to act. Received from Spain
provision or title by which his majesty graced with the habit of Santiago to one of his subjects, living in Lima, and appointed by the freire day for the solemn reception, reuníanse all his knights, at eight o'clock in the chapel of the palace, where a canon or other church bells celebrating Mass and gave Communion to the candidate. Only
entering the chapel had titles and gentlemen with their families.
After the Mass, the freire occupied a chair in front of the altar lined with crimson velvet, the men sitting on stools on either side of the velvet. The freire stood up, imitábanlo knights, swords desenvainábanse, saying the freire:
-Knights of Santiago, began the chapter alive King!
knights wielding swords and answered: "Viva!". He continued the freire
:
- Knights of Santiago! Your Majesty, may God protect him, bid divesting itself of the habit of the order, and steel shims ciñamos school D. (Name of graceful), gentleman of good sun and in the cleanliness of their execution have been found not moro blood, heretic or Jew.
was rite in Spain, even if the king would chair the event, ask the gentlemen if they agreed or not the candidate, but in Peru this formula omitted.
cubríanse They sat and gentlemen, before sheathing swords, and few moments later came the applicant, accompanied by two of the Crusaders, who served as godparents.
The applicant, with her head uncovered, sat on the floor or carpet, legs crossed, listening and reading attitude that Freire was the establishment, name given to a scroll containing the order and pragmatic detailing the obligations, rights and privileges of the knights. After standing poníanse the freire and gentlemen, descubríanse and pulled their swords. The candidate knelt, and took her oath freire according to this formula:
- Do you swear before God and the cross, emblem of redemption that ye shall not break the usefulness and the good of the order, nor ever will go against it you will come and will defend in any field that the Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Lady was conceived without stain of original sin in the first instant of its be natural? "I swear it, '" answered the candidate. If faltareis your oath to God and we'll sue you. Rise, Knight of Santiago.
The Freire and godparents he threw the cloak over his shoulders, he girded his sword and wore spurs. After the inauguration, said the freire:
you induat
-Et novum hominem, qui secundum creatus Deus est in justitia, et in veritate et sanctitate.
One of the sponsors made the new knight to occupy the last seat, saying:
"Whenever you gather with other men you order you will be around the last, until the coming of another who by seniority precedáis.
A gentleman, appointed prior to the event, ran in Latin a few words of congratulations to the new follower. Then he, accompanied by his two sponsors, kissed her cheek to his brethren.
Parábanse after all, stripped naked swords, and Freire said
"He concluded the chapter. Long live the king!
Then the new knight savored by the order with a lunch (In which the slopes were not admitted) in Amancaes or a villa in the outskirts of the city.
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