The Book of the Court : Exhibiting the Origin, Peculiar Duties, and Privileges of the Several Ranks of the Nobility and Gentry (Paperback)

Preface; Introductory essay; 1. The sovereign and royal family; 2. The nobility and gentry; 3. The orders of knighthood; 4. The houses of parliament; 5. The great officers of state; 6. The royal household; 7. Ambassadors; 8. Coronation ceremonies; Appendices; Index.