St. Asaph, the bishopric of, 380; bishops of, list of, since the Reformation, 597.

St. David's, the bishopric of, 380; bishops of, list of, since the Reformation, 599.

St. Michael and St. George, Chan

cellor of the Order of, 244; installation of the Knights of, 467; investitures of Knights of, 472; King of Arms to the Order of, 244; numerical view of the Order, 539; Order of, 241; precedence of the Knights of, 55, 56, 57, 58; Prelate of the Order of, 244; Secretary to the Order of, ib.; Registrar to the Order of, ib.; robes and insignia of the Order of, 495.

St. Patrick, Chancellor of the Order of, 232; Esquires of the Order of, 233; Genealogist of the Order of, ib.; Grand Master of the Order of, ib.; installation of Knights of, 465; investiture of Knights of, 470; King of Arms of the Order of, 233; numerical view of the Order of, 536; the Order of, 230; precedence of the Knights of, 54; Prelate of the Order of, 232; Registrar of the Order of, 233; robes and insignia of the Order of, 491; Secretary of the Order of, ib.; Usher of the Order of, ib.

Salique Law, 94.

Salisbury, the bishopric of, 381; bishops of, list of, since the Reformation, 601.

Saxony, dukedom of, 118.
Scandalum magnatum, 192.
Sceptre, royal, 476. 499.
Scotland, hereditary Great Stew-

ard of, 120; legal functionaries in,
345, the peerage of, 142; peers
of, 141; mode of electing the
representative peers of, 143; poll
at election in 1841, 145; Secre-
tary of State for, 279; Union

Roll of, 144; universities of, 400.

Scottish heralds, 298.

Seal, the Lord Privy, 264; his precedence, 33; list of, since the Revolution, 615; in Scotland, list of, since the Revolution, 659. Seal, the Great, Commissioners of the, their precedence, 48. Secretary, the Chief, for Ireland, 307.

Secretary of Legation, 304. Secretary to the Order of the Bath, 240; to the K. C. B. and C. B., 240; of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, 244; of the Order of St. Patrick, 233. Secretary at War, 406; list of, since the Revolution, 650.

Secretaries of State, 276; their pre

cedence, 47. 49; list of, since the Revolution, 623.

Sergeants at Arms, 135; attending the House of Commons, ib.; attending the House of Lords, ib.; their precedence, 59. Session, the Court of, 346; Lords of, 346; President of, 347; list of, since the Revolution, 660. Sheriffs of Counties, 428; of London, 421; in Scotland 430. Sodor and Mann, the bishopric of,

382; bishops of, list of, since the
Reformation, 603.

Solicitor General, 338; list of, since
the Revolution, 644.
Somerset Herald, 298.
Sophia, Princess, her income, 124.
Southern and Northern Depart-

ments of Secretary of State, 280. Sovereign, demise of the, 98; his precedence, 25; robes of the, 475; table of, since the Conquest, 558.

Speaker of the House of Commons, 271; his precedence, 48; list of, since the Revolution, 631. Speaker in the Lords, 273. Spiritual Lords, 142, 149.

Tenure, peerages by, 157. Termination of abeyance, 171. Thistle, Chancellor of the Order of the, 228; Dean of the Order of the, ib.; history of the Order of the, 225; installations in the Order of the, 464; investiture of the Knights of the, 470; King of Arms of the Order of the, 229; numerical view of the Order of the, 535; precedence of the Knights of the, 53. 56; robes and insignia of the Order of the, 488; Usher of the Order of the, 229. Throne, the, 93; accession to, 96; control of parliament over the succession to, 95; list of the present heirs to, ib.; succession to, 93.

Titles by courtesy, 201; table of, 202; numbers of, 542. Titles, extinction of, 161.

Titular Baron, 205; Earl, ib.;

Marquis, ib.; Viscount, ib. Trade and Plantations, Board of, 263; Presidents of the, since the Revolution, 647.

Treasurer of the Household, 128;

his precedence, 48.

Treasurers of navy, list of, since

the Revolution, 653.

Treasury, Lords of the, 274; First

U.

Under Secretaries of State, 281.
Union Roll of Scotland, 144.
United Kingdom, peers of, 142.
Universities, 392.

University of Aberdeen, 400; of St. Andrews, ib.; of Cambridge, 897; College, London, 399, of Dublin, 401; of Durham, 398; of Edinburgh, 401; of Glasgow, ib.; of London, 398; of Oxford, 392; precedence amongst members of, 71.

Usher of the Black Rod, 224; of the Green Rod, 229; of the Order of the Bath, 240; of St. Patrick, 233.

V.

Vicars, 360. Vice Admirals, 413. Vice Chamberlain of the Household, 129; his precedence, 49. Vice Chancellors, 331: their precedence, 51, 52; chronological list of, 638.

Viscounts, 179; precedence of, 42. 43. 49. 52; titular, 205; issue d their titles, 204. 208; robes and coronets of, 481. 501.

W.

Wales, Prince of, 116; his precedence, 27; his coronet, piume, &c. 477; intervals between the successive, 525; list of, since the conquest of that country, 560 Princess of, 121.

War department of the Secretaries of State, 280.

War, Secretary at, 406; since the

Revolution, 650.

Warrant of a Secretary of State, 278.

Waterford, the bishopric of, 384. Wells, the bishopric of, 373. Winchester, the bishopric of, 382,

Bishop of, his precedence, 45;
Bishops of, list of, since the
Reformation, 604.
Windsor Herald, 298.

Windsor, Military Knights of, 222;
Naval Knights of, 223.
Women, precedence amongst, 79.
Worcester, the bishopric of, 383;
Bishops of, list of, since the Re-
formation, 606.

Writ of Summons, effect of error in

issuing, 154; to the eldest son of a peer, ib. ; to parliament, 152.

Y.

Yeomen Bedgoers, 134.
Yeomen of the Guard, 134; Cap-
tain of the, ib.; Clerk of the
Cheque to the, 135; Ensign of
the, 134; Exons of the, ib.;
Lieutenant of the, ib.
Yeomen Hangers, 134.
York Herald, 298.

York, the archbishopric of, 372; Archbishop of, his precedence, 32; archbishops of, list of, since the Reformation, 563.

OF

PART I.

The Peers, Peeresses, Bishops, Lords of Session, Baronets, Knights, and Privy Councillors of the British Empire;their several titles, parentage, and descent, ages, marriages, professions, residences, public services, offices, Church patronage, the occasions on which their titles were conferred, their works in literature, science, and the arts, with a variety of personal, historical, and official details; all col lected together in one general alphabetical arrangement.

PART II.

The junior nobility, comprising sons and daughters of Peers, grandchildren of Peers styled honourable, or enjoying any other title, married daughters

and granddaughters of Peers, deriving no title from their husbands, or one inferior to that which they enjoy by birth, collateral relatives of Peers enjoying titles by birth or patent; all combined in one general alphabetical arrangement, with their ages, marriages, parentage, connexions, professions, offices, &c. Second titles of Peers who at present have no male issue to enjoy those distinctions. Lists of the Members of the several Orders of Knighthood, with the dates of their respective elections.

A complete list of the Privy Councils of Great Britain and Ireland, exhibiting the subdenominations and committees. An annual obituary of the titled classes.