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.

CHAP. XXIX. The Precedency of a Noblemans Funeral, from a Duke to a Baronet.

• TWo Conductors with black Staves.
• Servants in Cloaks, two and two.
• The great Banner (according to the Degree of the Defunct) which is born by Gentle∣men appointed by the Herald.
• Gentlemen in Cloaks, two and two. Two Banners, born by Persons appoint∣ed by the Herald.
• Gentlemen, two and two in Cloaks.
• The Steward, Comptroller, and the other Chief Officers.

• Heralds.
• Ministers.
• His Sword and Spurs, Helmet and Crest, Gantlet and Supporters; all born by a Person appointed by the Heralds.
• Gentlemen bare headed with his Sheild.
• The Chariot, with four Banners, &c. born about it by Gentlemen of the Kindred.
• Foot-men bare headed.
• Chief Mourners supported.
• Mourners next of Kindred, two and two.
• The Neighbours, &c.

Thus have I run through the several De∣grees of Noble, or Ignoble Persons, accor∣ding to the best account I can find, and have given you the choicest Precedents of Precedency that I can procure: I shall only add a few Observations in Heraldry, which may serve to give some little light to the Reader in that delightfull (though by some contemned) Art.