ðə kˈɪŋ wʌz ɪspˈɛʃəli kˈɛɹfəl tʊ ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪt ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ θiːəlˈoʊdʒənz ʌvðə kɹˈaʊn ðæt ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd ðə mˈɪstɚɹiz ʌvðə vˈɜːdʒɪn mˈɛɹi, ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz ðə klˈɜːdʒɪmˌɛn bˌiːɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn nˈʌmbɚ ðɐn ðə nˈaɪts ænd nˈoʊbəlz ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪt wʌz mˌeɪd ˈʌp.
The king was especially careful to incorporate into the Order theologians of the Crown that investigated the mysteries of the Virgin Mary, in some cases the clergymen being greater in number than the knights and nobles of which it was made up.