Heraldry - Great Britain
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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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Nomina et insignia gentilitia nobilium equitumque Sub Edoardo Primo Rege militantium. Accedunt classes exercitus Edoardi tertii regis Caleten obsidentis. Editit Edoardus Rowe Mores
Mores, Edward Rowe, 1730-1778.Date: 1749- E-books
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Heraldry in miniature containing all the arms, crests, supporters, and mottos, of the peers, peeresses, and bishops, of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the baronets of Great Britain; and the insignia of the different orders of knighthood in the three kingdoms: Also an introduction to the science of heraldry, a dictionary of heraldic terms, as well as an index to all the peers, &c. with the translation of their mottos: likewise a list of titles conferred by his present majesty, and those extinct since his Accession to the Throne.
Date: 1788- E-books
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The peerage of England containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of that kingdom, now existing, either by tenure, summons, or creation; their descents and collateral lines: Their births, marriages, and issue: 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, supporters and mottoes, curiously engraved on zoo copper-plates. collected from records, old wills, authentic manuscripts, our most approved historians, and other authorities, which are cited. By Arthur Collins, Esq; In seven volumes.
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- E-books
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The British compendium or, a particular account of all the present nobility, both spiritual and temporal, From his Majesty to the Commoner. Also an account of all the bishopricks and deanaries, And by whom, and when founded. Likewise the Arms and Coronets of the peers, with the Names of their Seats, and what County they are in, with their Distance from the City of London. To which is added, an introduction to the ancient and most noble Science of heraldry.
Nichols, Francis, active 18th centuryDate: MDCCXIX. [1719]