The _Lesser George_, or _Jewel_, added by HENRY VIII., has the same device placed on an enamelled field, and forming a jewel generally oval in form; it is encircled by a buckled Garter of the Order, and represented in No. 434. It was this Lesser George that CHARLES I., immediately before he suffered, delivered to Archbishop JUXON, with the word, “Remember.” As a matter of course, the figure of ST. GEORGE ought always to be represented as a Knight, armed and equipped as one of the Christian chivalry of the Middle Ages--not as a pagan horseman of antiquity, and more particularly not in the guise of such a nude champion as appears on some of our modern coins. The Lesser George, often incorrectly called the Badge, at first was sometimes worn from a gold chain, and sometimes from a _black Ribbon_. The Colour of the ribbon was changed to _sky blue_ by Queen ELIZABETH; and it has since been again changed to the _dark blue_ of the broad Ribbon now worn. This _Ribbon_ of the Order crosses the figure of the wearer, passing over the left shoulder, and the Lesser George hangs from it under the right arm. Since the time of CHARLES II. it has been customary for the nearest representatives of a deceased K.G. to return his Insignia to the Sovereign. Each Officer of the Order, except the Usher, has his own proper Badge. [Illustration: No. 450.--Insignia of the Order of the Thistle.] The ORDER OF THE THISTLE, OF SCOTLAND, styled “Most Noble and Most Ancient,” and indicated by the Initials “K.T.,” was originally instituted long before the accession of a Scottish Sovereign to the Crown of England; but it is now governed by statutes framed by JAMES II. of Great Britain, ANNE, and GEORGE IV. The Order consists of the SOVEREIGN and sixteen KNIGHTS. Its OFFICERS are--The _Dean_; _the Lord Lyon King of Arms_; and the _Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod_. The INSIGNIA are--The _Badge_ of gold enamelled, being a figure of St. Andrew standing upon a mount holding his silver Saltire and surrounded by rays in the form of a glory. This Badge is worn from the _Collar_ of the Order, formed of sixteen Thistles alternating with as many bunches of rue-sprigs; or, from a broad _dark green Ribbon_, which crosses the left shoulder. There are fine examples of these Insignia sculptured upon the Monument of MARY, Queen of Scots, in Westminster Abbey. The jewel is shown in No. 435. [Illustration: No. 435.--Jewel of the Thistle.] [Illustration: No. 436.--Badge of St. Patrick.] The _Star_ of this Order, of silver or diamonds, is in the form of a St. Andrew’s Saltire, having its four limbs alternating with the four points of a lozenge: in the centre, surrounded by the Motto (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT), is a Thistle proper.