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Privilegia magnatum apud anglos: or, a declaration of the divers and sundry preheminencies, or privileges, allowed by the laws, and Customs of England, unto the First-Born among Her Majesties Subjects, The temporal lords of Parliament. Together with notes, upon most of those Privileges, as also several remarks, relating to our temporal peerage, by way of introduction. By John Brydall of Lincolns-Inn, Esq;
Brydall, John, 1635?-Date: 1704- Books
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Symbola heroica: or the mottoes of the nobility and baronets of Great-Britain and Ireland; placed alphabetically: Whereby the Proper Owner of any Coat of Arms or Equipage, to which they are fixed, may readily be known. Also A Compleat Alphabetical List of the Nobility of each Kingdom, the Dates of their several Patents or Summons to Parliament, their Chief Seats in the Country, and Places of Residence in Town. With Lists of the Knights of the Order of the Garter, Thistle and Bath, and of the Baronets, referring to their several Mottoes.
Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
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The conduct of His Grace the Duke of Ormond, in the campaign 1712. Under Her Late Majesty Queen Anne. I. His Grace undertook the Command of the Army in Flanders, with a fixed Resolution to fight the French. II. Copies of several Letters that pass'd between his Grace and Mr. Secretary St John; also between Marshal Villars and his Grace. III. The Substance of several Conferences and Conversations between his Grace, Prince Eugene, and the Generals and Deputies of their High Mightinesses the States and others of the Allies. IV. The Difficulties he labour'd under in obeying the Queen's Orders to forbear Hostilities, and of secreting those Orders from the Knowledge of the Generals of the Allies. V. Some curious Anecdotes relating to the Separate Peace then carrying on betwixt the Courts of France and England. To which is prefix'd, A prefatory epistle, humbly addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield. In which a Parallel is drawn betwixt the Management of that War and of the present; and an Argument to prove, that an indifferent Peace is preferable even to a Successful War.
Manley, Delariviere, d. 1724.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]- Books
Angliae notitia; or, The present state of England: the first and second part. : Together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof. / By Edward Chamberlayne Dr. of Laws, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.Date: 1672- Books
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Magnatum apud Anglos privilegia: or, the privileges and preheminences Belonging to our English peerage. Extracted from the Writings of the most Celebrated authors, ancient and modern; viz. Britton, Fleta, [illegible] Bracton, Coke, Comden, Fitzherbert, Croke, Clarendon, Burnet, Nalson, Rushworth, &c. Together with Several remarks relating to our Temporal Peerage, by way of introduction.
Brydall, John, 1635?-Date: MDCCXIX. 1719- Books
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The pocket peerage of England, Scotland, & Ireland; containing the descent and present state of every noble family; with the extinct, forfeited and dormant titles of the three kingdoms: also general and particular indexes with the arms emblazoned, and mottos translated.
Longmate, Barak, 1738-1793.Date: 1793- Books
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The Blazoning of the ensigns armorial of the kingdoms of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, and of the coats of arms of the nobility of Scotland.
Date: 1702?]- Books
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The new peerage; or, ancient and present state of the nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Containing a genealogical account of all the peers; whether by tenure, summons, or creation; their descents and collateral branches; their births, marriages, issue; chief seats, paternal coats of arms, crests and supporters. Together with Literal translations of the mottoes. To which is added, the extinct peerage, comprehending as authentic account of our peers, from the earliest times; and an alphabetical index of all noble family names; and title of their eldest sons. The Third edition considerably improved.
Kimber, Edward, 1719-1769.Date: 1784- Books
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The plebeian. To be continued weekly. No I. Considerations upon the reports relating to the peerage. By a member of the House of Commons.
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729.Date: 1719- Books
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Proceedings, precedents, and arguments, on claims and controversies, concerning baronies by writ, and other honours. With the arguments of Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Henry Montagu, the Lord Chief Justice Crew, the Lord Chief Justice Brampston, Judge Dodderidge, Judge Rolles, Mr. Selden, Sir Heneage Finch, Mr. Montagu, (afterwards Lord Chief Baron) Sir William Jones, Sir William Dugdale, Mr. Offley, Sir Edward Northey, Sir Thomas Powis, and others. Published from the manuscript collections of Robert Glover, Esq; Somerset Herald, Sir William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms, Gregory King, Esq; Lancaster Herald, Samuel Stebbing, Esq; Somerset Herald, Peter le Neve, Esq; Norroy King of Arms, and others: by Arthur Collins, Esq; With an appendix, containing several papers copied from the Bodleian and Ashmolæan Libraries, at Oxford, &c.
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The peerage of Great Britain and Ireland including the extinct, with a genealogical and historical account of each noble family. Embellished with a series of historical prints ... By Robert Pollard, F.S.A. .Vo 1.1
Pollard, Robert, 1755-1838.Date: 1793- Books
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The new peerage; or, ancient and present state of the nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Containing a genealogical account of all the peers; ... To which is added, The extinct peerage: ... In three volumes.
Kimber, Edward, 1719-1769.Date: 1778- Books
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An oration, pronounced before a numerous body of the nobility and gentry, Assembled at the Musick-Hall in Fishamble-street, on Tuesday the 6th of this instant December, and now first published at their unanimous desire. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M.
Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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Answers to Mr. Mackenzie's condescendences in the rank and dignity of Earls, in the competition betwixt him and the Lord Fraser of Lovat.
Lovat, Simon Fraser, Lord, 1667?-1747.Date: 1729]- Books
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Kearsley's complete peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland; together with an extinct peerage of the three kindgoms, list of all their family names, titles of elder sons, &c. and translation of their mottos, including the blazonary of the arms.
Kearsley, Catharine.Date: [1791]- Books
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The english baronage: or an historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our nobility; with their descents, marriages, and issue. Deduc'd from Records, Historians, Manuscripts, and other Authorities. By Arthur Collins, Esq; Volume the first.
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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The pocket peerage of England, Scotland, & Ireland; containing the descent and present state of every noble family; with the extinct, forfeited, and dormant titles of the three kingdoms: general and particular indexes, and translations of their mottos.
Longmate, Barak, 1738-1793.Date: 1790- Books
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A discoverie of certaine errours published in print in the much commended Britannia, 1594. Very preiudicial to the discentes and successions of the auncient nobilitie of this realme. By Ralphe Brooke, Yorke Herault at Armes. Quam quisque norit Artem, in hac se exerceat. To which are added, the learned Mr. Camden's answer to this book; and Mr. Brooke's reply. Now first Published from an Original Manuscript in the Library of John Anstis Esq; Garter King at Arms.
Brooke, Ralph, 1553-1625.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]- Books
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The irish compendium: or, rudiments of honour. Containing the descents, Marriages, Issue, titles, Posts and seats of all the nobility of Ireland. With their arms, crests, Supporters, Motto's, and parliament robes, exactly engrav'd on eighty copper-plates. Also a supplement, shewing the Antiquity, Dignity, and use of armories, with above Nine hundred Examples, Engrav'd and Explain'd, for the better attaining a perfect Knowledge in the Noble Science of Heraldry. Together with The Atchievments and Regalia made Use of at funeral solemnities, and an account of the office and Dignity of an herald. The fourth edition, corrected and enlarged to the year 1745. Vol. IV.
Nichols, Francis, active 18th century.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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Proposals for printing, a genealogical history of all the families of the baronets of England, now existing; from the first erection of that honour to this present time. Containing, the descent, creations, memoirs, and most remarkable actions of them, ... with their arms engrav'd ... after the method of, The peerage of England, or, a history of the families of the nobility, which was publish'd in 1710. ...
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760.Date: 1711]- Books
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The British compendium: or, rudiments of honour. Vol. I. In two parts. Containing, the genealogies of all the nobility of England, Their Titles, Posts, and Seats. Also Their Coronation Robes, with their arms, Crests, Supporters, and Motto's, exactly engraved on Copper Plates. To which is added, an account of the officers of state, the Institution and Investiture of several orders of knighthood, and lists of the said orders to the present Time.
Nichols, Francis, active 18th century.Date: 1751