Contents of tfce 3fntroliuctton.

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Title.

Dedication to Her Majesty.

Preface.

Introduction.

Remarks on the Dignity of Knight Bachelor.. i—xxxiRemarks on the Dignity of Banneret .. xxxii—xliiiInstitution of the Order of the Garter, xliii,lxi—Ixxxiv

Collars of the King’s Livery. xliv

Order of the Bath. xlvi

Baronets .....xlvi—xlviii

Badges worn by Functionaries .. xlviii

Order of the Royal Oak. xlix

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Order of the Bath.xlix, li—lxxxvii

Order of Saint Patrick . ]

Order of the Guelphs. li

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George .. lii

Medals, Crosses, and Clasps. lii

Remarks on the principle upon which Orders

are conferred.liii—lxi

Remarks on the number of the present Mem-bers of Orders, of Persons wearing otherDecorations, and of Knights Bachelors;and on the Propriety of Remodelling theOrders, &c.lvii—lxi