When James VII revived the Order , the statutes said that the Order would continue the ancient number of Knights , which was described in the preceding warrant as `` the Sovereign and twelve Knights-Brethren in allusion to the Blessed Saviour and his Twelve Apostles . When James VII revived the Order , the statutes stated that the Order would continue the ancient number of Knights , which was described in the preceding warrant as `` the Sovereign and twelve Knights-Brethren in allusion to the Blessed Saviour and his Twelve Apostles '' .