The grandeur of the law, or, An exact collection of the nobility and gentry of this kingdom
Subtitle: whose honours and estates have by some of their ancestors been acquired or considerably augmented by the practice of the law or offices and dignities relating thereunto : the name of such ancestor, together with the time in which he flourished, the society in which he was a member, and to what degree in the law he arrived, being particularly expressed
By: by H.P., Gent.
Edition: The second edition, to which is added an exact catalogue of all the lord chief justices of the Courts of King-Bench and Common-Pleas, and of the lord chief barons of the Exchequer, from their first institution, together with a brief account of the original of the said several dignities.
Publisher: Printed for Arthur Jones ...
Published: 1685
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Judges -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800; Lawyers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800; Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Biography; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Grandeur of the law; Exact collection of the nobility and gentry of this kingdom, whose honors and estates have by some of their ancestors been acquired or considerably augmented by the practice of the law or offices and dignities relating thereunto; Exact catalogue of all the lord chief justices of the courts of King's-Bench and Common-Pleas, and of the lords chief barons of the Exchequer from their first institution
Notes: Author statement follows edition statement on t.p.

Dedication signed: H. Philipps.

Signatures: A⁴ B-T⁸(T2+chi1) U⁸(-U8) ²T⁸(-T1, 2, 8?).

Includes index.

LC copy imperfect: t.p. wanting, replaced by photoreproduction.

Wing (2nd ed.) P2022B

ESTC R39636