Nobility - Great Britain
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The laws of honour or, a compendious account of the ancient derivation of all titles, dignities, offices, &c. As well spiritual as temporal, civil or military. Shewing the Prerogative of the Crown, Privileges of Peerage, and of Parliament; the true Rank and Precedency of all dignify'd Persons; the most memorable Debates and Cases of Parliament upon Claim of Honours, Precedency, or otherwise. With a compleat and useful table of the Nobility, setting forth their ancient and present Honours, Offices, Employments, Creations, Successions, Consecrations, &c. The whole illustrated with proper Sculptures, engrav'd on Copper Plates. To which is added, an exact list of officers civil and military, in Great Britain, as they properly and distinctly fall under the supream Officers of the Kingdom, or are any Way remarkable in the Dispatch of publick Business.
Date: 1714- E-books
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The peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland or, the ancient and present state of the nobility. Containing a genealogical account of the respective peers; whether by tenure, summons, or creation; their descents and collateral branches; births, marriages, issue; chief seats, coats of arms, crests, supporters. And literal translations of the mottos. To which are annexed the extinct and forfeited peerages, and an alphabetical index of all family names of the peers, and titles of their eldest sons. In three volumes.
Date: 1790- E-books
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The peerage of England containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, Now existing, either by Tenure, Summons or Creation: Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues: Famous Actions both in War and Peace: Religious and Charitable Donations: Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs: And many valuable Memoirs never before printed. Also Their Paternal Coats of Arms, Crests, and Supporters, curiously engraven on Copper Plates. Collected from Records, Old Wills, Authentick Manuscripts, our most approv'd Historians, and other Authorities. By Arthur Collins, Esq; ..
Collins, Arthur 1682?-1760.Date: 1741- E-books
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Georgii regno honores: or, a short account of the peers and peeresses of Great Britain and Ireland, created, or Advanced in their Peerage, by His Majesty King George; And of the Bishops, Baronets, Knights of the Garter, Knights of the Thistle, and Knights Batchelors made by His Majesty. Together with a list of Members of both Houses of Parliament in Great-Britain, that have died since His Majesty's accession, with the time of their Decease, their Titles and Offices. As also of the persons that have enjoyed the chief posts in the government during His Majesty's Reign. Collected by John Philipps, Esq
Philipps, John fl. 1724-1728.Date: 1724- E-books
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Remarks on a pamphlet, entituled the Thoughts of a member of the lower House , in relation to a project for restraining and Limiting the power of the Crown, in the future creation of peers.
Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt Earl of, 1658-1735.Date: 1719