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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: M.DCC.XC. [1790]- E-books
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Observations on marriages, baptisms, and burials, as preserved in parochial registers . With Sundry Specimens of the Entries of Marriages, Baptisms, &c. in Foreign Countries: Interspersed with divers Remarks concerning proper Methods necessary to preserve a Remembrance of the several Branches of Families, &c. By Ralph Bigland, Esq; Somerset Herald.
Bigland, Ralph, 1711-1784.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- E-books
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The picture of royalty: or a key to open the progeny of the royal-line Since the Union of the Houses of Lancaster and York in King Henry Vii. of England, and Elizabeth Daughter to Edward IV. his Queen, brought down to King James I. of Great-Britain, &c. in whom the Crowns of Scotland, England, &c. were also United. As it is most lively represented in a large copper plate sheet, with the several Faces of the Kings, Queens, their Children, Marriages, Coats of Arms, &c. most Naturally Engraven at large, according to the Copy of a very Ancient and Famous Original, done in most curious Needle-Work, with the finest of Colours. Together with a full Continuation of the Royal Line of Great Britain, in all its Branches and Descendents from that time to this present Day. Collected and Written at the Undertaker's desire. By W. Alexander, M. D
Alexander, William, fl. 1685-1704.Date: Printed in the Year 1704- E-books
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The scripture genealogy , beginning at Noah and his three sons, to the time of Job the Son of Issachar, and Job in the Land of Vz, both Descended from Alraham, and also the genealogy of Jesus Christ according to St. Matthew Descending by Fourteens, that Joseph was the Son of Jacob, the Son of Matthan, so to Solomon, the Son of David by Bersheba: According to St. Luke ascending that the Virgin Mary, the Wife of Joseph, Daughter of Eli, Son of Matthat, Son of Levi, so to Nathan the second Son of David by Bersheba. To which is added, the genealogy of the Cæsars, British kings, Saxons, Deans, Normans, Tudurs, Stuarts, and the Antiquity of the Illusterous House of Hanover, Three several ways and their Marriages: With the Gentlemen of North-Wales, and Elsewhere, and several English Gentlemen on the Borders, for several Hundred Years. Also a display of herauldry Of the particular Coat Armours now in Use in the Six Counties of North-Wales, and several others Elsewhere; with the Names of the Families, whereby any Man knowing from what Family he is Descended, may know his particular Arms. By John Reynolds, of Oswestry Antiquarian.
Reynolds, John, of Oswestry.Date: 1739- E-books
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Magna Britannia antiqua & nova: or, a new, exact, and comprehensive survey of the ancient and present state of Great-Britain. Consisting of I. A Compleat and Accurate Description of the Cities, Boroughs, Towns and Parishes in the Kingdom. II. Their Antiquities. Their Ecclesiastical, Civil, Natural, and Literary History; with a View of the Manners, Policy and Customs of the Inhabitants. III. A Copious Account of the Foundations, Endowments, Original State, and present Condition of the Cathedrals, Monasteries, Churches, Palaces, and other publick Structures. IV. Compleat Lists of most of the Church Livings in England, and in what Hundred or Deanary they lye: Their Value in the King's Books, and real Income; also an Account of many of their Present Patrons and Incumbents. V. A full History and Description of all the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats and their Present Possessors, with Pedigrees of their Families, Ancient and Modern, according to the best Accounts. Likewise Memoirs of the Lives and Actions of such eminent Persons as have particularly signalized themselves by their Conduct or Writings. The whole being more Comprehensive and Instructive than Camden, or any Other Author on this Subject. And Illustrated not only with General Mapps, but also particular ones of each County, and other Plates curiously Engraved, representing the Roman, Saxon and Danish Antiquities found in this Island: As likewise Tables shewing at Sight the Distances of Market Towns and other remarkable Places not only from one another but also from London. With many other Particulars that are curious and worthy Notice. Collected and compiled from the antiquities and histories at large of each county. With many Accounts accurately taken on the Spot, and communicated by several judicious hands. ..
Cox, Thomas, d. 1734.Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]