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Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst.

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Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst.
Author
Smithurst, Benjamine.
Publication
London :: Printed for William Crook ...,
1689.
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Subject terms
Precedence -- England.
Heraldry -- England.
Processions -- England.
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"Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60673.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.

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Page 105

CHAP. XXIV. The King's going to Parliament in State.

  • MEssengers of the Court.
  • Esquires to the Knights of the Bath.
  • Gentlemen Ushers.
  • Clerks of the Chancery.
  • Clerks of the Signet.
  • Clerks of the Privy Seal.
  • Clerks of the Council.
  • Clerks of the Parliament.
  • Clerks of the Crown.
  • The King's Chaplains having Dignities.
  • Masters of Chancery.
  • King's learned Counsel at Law.
  • King's Serjeants.
  • Attorney General.
  • Sollicitour General.
  • King's eldest Serjeant.
  • The King's Secretaries.
  • Chamberlains of the Exchequer.
  • Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber.
  • Knights of the Bath.
  • Treasurer of the Chamber.
  • Comptroller.
    • Some place next Knights Bachelours.
    • Some place next Knights Bannerets, and
    • Some place next Knights Baronets.

Page 106

  • Two Heralds.
  • Barons younger Sons.
  • Viscounts younger Sons.
  • Barons of the Exchequer.
  • Justices of the Common Pleas.
  • Justices of the King's Bench.
  • Lord Chief Baron.
  • Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
  • Master of the Rolls.
  • Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
  • Knights of the Privy Council.
  • Principal Secretary.
  • Barons eldest Sons.
  • Earls younger Sons.
  • Viscounts eldest Sons.
  • Two Heralds.
  • Barons.
  • Bishops.
  • Marquesses younger Sons.
  • Earls eldest Sons.
  • Two Heralds.
  • Viscounts.
  • Dukes younger Sons.
  • Marquesses eldest Sons.
  • Two Heralds.
  • Earls.
  • Chamberlain of the Houshold.
  • Dukes eldest Sons.
  • Two Heralds.
  • Marquesses.
  • Two Heralds.

Page 107

  • Dukes.
  • Two Kings at Arms.
  • Lord Treasurer.
  • Archbishop of York.
  • Lord Chancellour.
  • Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Dukes of the Royal Bloud.
  • Garter, principal King at Arms.
  • Lord Great Chamberlain.
  • Lord high Steward.
  • The KING.
  • Gentlemen Pensioners.
  • Esquires.
  • Footmen.
  • Master of the Horse, with a led Horse.
  • Vice-chamberlain.
  • Guards.
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