The laws of honour, or, A compendious account of the ancient derivation of all titles, dignities, offices &c., as well spiritual as temporal, civil or military
Subtitle: shewing the prerogative of the Crown, privileges of peerage, and of Parliament, the true rank and precedency of all dignify'd persons, the most memorable debates and cases of Parliament upon claim of honours, precedency, or otherwise :with a compleat and useful table of the nobility, setting forth their ancient and present honours, offices, employments, creations, successions, consecrations, &c. : the whole illustrated with proper sculptures, engrav'd on copper plates.
Contributors: Gosling, Robert, d. 1741.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for R. Gosling, and are to be sold by J. Osborn ...
Published: 1726
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
Subjects: Titles of honor and nobility -- Early works to 1800.; Peerage claims -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Precedence -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Prerogative, Royal -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Nobility -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.; Privileges and immunities -- Great Britain.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Compendious account of the ancient derivation of all titles, dignities, offices &c., as well spiritual as temporal, civil or military
Notes: Authorship of 1714 ed. attributed to R. Gosling. Cf. W. Cushing. Anonyms, p. 355.
Signatures: pi1 A⁶ b⁸ B-2E⁸ 2F⁶(-2F6) Aa*².
Plates accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress, not included in paging.
Pages 252-253, 256-257, 262-451 wrongly numbered 152-153, 156-157, 252-441 respectively.