The Queen Consort The Princess of WaIe The Sovereign’s Daughters Wives of Sovereign’s younger Sons The Sovoreign’s Granddaughters Wivee of the Sovereign’s Grandsons The Sovereign’s Sisters Wives of the Soveroign’s Brothere The Sovereign’s Aunts Wives of tho Sovereign’s titseles - The Sovereign’s Nieces, Brothers’ or Sisters’ Daughters Duchesses of Essgland Duchesses of Scotland Duchesses of Groat Britain Duchesses of Ireland Duchesses of ihe United King’Iom of Great Bntoin and Wives sf the younger Sons of Visesmais Ireland Wives of the eldest Sans of Dukes ef the Blood Royol !,tarehionesses ‘f Engliusd ii,n’ehionesoss of Scotland Marehionesoes of Great Britain lilarehionesses of Ireland illarehionesees of the United Kingdom of Great Britain end Wives of Knights Grand Cross of St. Michael end St. George Ireland, and iltarehionesses ,,f trelan,t Wives of tlso eldeot Sons of Dukes Daughters of Dukes Conntesses of Essgland Costsstessee of Scotland Conntsssea of Great Britons Cousstesses of Ireland Cosustessee of tlse United Kingdom of Greet Britain and Wives of Companions of St. Michael end SI. George Irelassd end Conntesses of lrelaesd Wives of the younger eons ci Dukes of the Blood Royal Wives of the eldest Sons of Marquesses Daughters of Marquesses Wives of the yonssgsr sons of Dukes Viseosmtssses of England Visesnnteseee of Scotland Vieesuutesses of Great liritais, Viseosustessrs of Irrla,sd Viseonestesees of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and To these are usually added the Wives ,,f Esquires and Getstlsnsen Ireland aced Viseounieeses of Ireland Wives of the eldest Sons ef Earls Daughters of Earls Wives of the ysnuger sent of Meu’queseen Bsa’oneseee of England Baroneeses of Scotland Ilaronesses of Great Britain Baroneeses of Ireland Bsronrssee of the United Kingdom of Great Britain suet Ireland, aced Bsssnsseee of trelaud Wives sf the eldest Sons of Viscounts Daughters of Viscounts. Wives of the younger Sects of Earls Wives of the eldest Sons sf Barene Daughters of Barons Wives of Knights of the Garter Wives of ‘‘ Justices of either Bench.” Wives ot Bonnerete made hy the King in Person Wives of the younger Ssns e,f Itarssss Wives of Baronets eceording to the datee of their Hnebands Creations, Wives of Ilannerele not made by the King in person Wives of Knights Gra,sd Cross of the Bath Wives of Knights Grand Censmauders of the Stat’ of India Wives of Knights Commanders of the Bath Wives of Knights Commanders of the Star of india Wives ef Knights Commanders ef St. Michael end St. George Wives elf Knights Bachelors Wives elf Sec’jeants-st-Law Wives of Companions ef Iho Bath Wivee ef Companions of the Star sf India Wives of the eldest Sons ci the y’sunger Sons of l’eet’s Denghters of tlse younger Sons e,f Peei’e Wives of the eldest Sone of Baronote Daughters of Baronete Wives cf the eldest Sons of Knights of the Garter Wives elf the eldest Sons of Knights Betmereis Wives of the oldest Sons of Knights Bachelors Daughters of Knights Bachelors Wiees of the ysmiger Sons uf Baroneis bnt the status of an Esquire or Gentleman is not a dignity, and therefore the Wifo of either has, strictly spsakh’g, no peculiar place on the General Seals of Peecestense. that dale. Titere is no law or elatnte to deprive him of it, or to make bins gire place, fee example, to Sir Bielsard Neave, whose grandfather was created a baronet of firoat Beilain in 1190. It has, hesesrer, been contended that, as the Act of Union fixed the treeedesre at the seere of the three, hmgdo,ns, the precedence of the baranees teight be assumed by analogy t but this cannot be no, for it weuld sorely be renirery Is all legal pt’ineipte to adnut tlte power of “analogy” to extend the force of so Act of Parliontene, or to destroy a right derived by patent from the crown. (r) Tlte Serjeauls at Law (with the exception of Masters in Chancery, new nearly obsolete, and Masters in Lemacy accorded precedence by staesstv) ore the etdy msselsers of lbs legal profession below the ,ladgvs wIse Isave a position on tlte general or tocial scale, an,l title arises, first front the stains of a Ssrjvant at Law or of the Ceif being not an shire, huts dignity and degree; assd seeoisdly, free, tIes place given to tisat states as a dignity by the above cited statute of EuWARD VI. Tite Ses’Jsanle are itt iltat Art placed close to Kntghis, and tltcy have, according to tech Act and ho aneiettt euetetn, always claimed to be of hnighety order, as is elsewn by their having Iroas lice renseeest period hence tlte open vieored liclnset over their coat amsenr, and from leniglelly precedence lsavtng been accordr,l lo Ileem on various public eere,nuairs and solensuities, sects as the fsnes’al of JAasrs I. lice epenhsg ((f t’arhanesnt, 1 Cnasnes 1, 11 March, 1628; at nsany sebsee1eenl eseenatiens, and at the fstneral of Lord Nelsen. II a ppears 0(01st lbs argmnetsl in ‘‘ Tltc Serjeatst’s case, S Scott’s Ileperts, appetsdix, p. 265,’’ its rotsfirnsatten of their knightly post— elan, elect “if Ssrjeanis be made Knights, tltey do not precede or take place ef netter Serjoants who are not Knigists, being llsrtr asteisnie.” (,i) Eeqotsse.—Arnsiger, or Esqenre, is not, like these ssames given in the SbGule I Edu’ard VI., c. 7, a. 3, a name of eligitity, best is (.m is atso, according Ic, Sir Edward Coke, Gessileman or Yeoman 10 teams of worsteip, and cannot be attaelsed to any of the dignities menth,nod in the Statute of Betw.ard Vi.—Tbe different classes to whom the title of Esqosas belongs are:— 1. The sons of all the peers and lords of parliament during the lives of their fathers; the yenngcr sens of peers after the death of their fatlsers ; the eldest eons of the younger eons of poets acid their eldest sons in perpetual succession. I, Noblemen of other nations. 3. The eldest (and we think, if any, all the) sons of barenets, and the eldest sons of knights. 4. Esquires created expressly with a collar of SS., acid spurs of silver—new eh’eulete. 5. Persons t whona the Queen gives arms by her own letters patent, with the title ,,f Esquire. 6. Esquiroa e,f the Bath, and the eldest sons of these Esquires, pursuant to tlee etatettes of the Geder. 7. Barresloro-at-law, by their office or profession. I. Jnetices of the peace, and naysrs, while in the commission, or in office. 9. Persons chosen Esquires to the body of the Prince—now obsolete. 10. Persons attending en ties Seeereign’s coronation ice some notable employment, or persons employed in any superior office of trust (where they hsaee discretionary power, and are not, such as clerks, toorely naisualerial) ussder the Crown. or serving en osnee place of bettor note in the Queen’s henaehold. 31. Persons who are styled Esquires by the Queen in their patents, commissions, or appointments, such at sheriffs of counties, or captains in the army and navy. 15. Attorneys in colonies, w’boro the departments of counsel and attorney are united. VAI.vAsoas—The firat name of dignity, next beneath a peer, was anciently that of Vidnr’co, Viredsmiai, or Vsleoeer who are mentioned hy our ancient Iao’vors as mini ssecgew (fnsoifntds, and Sir Edward Coke speaks higtely of thons. Yet they are at present entirely out of nec; and “icr legal aestiquaries are not agreed upon even their original or ancient office. Now, therefore, the first personal divnity after the nobility isa knight of the order of St. George, or of Ike &‘orl,r, first iofflitntod by Euwsnn III , onto lIdS.—BLAOsevoNr, TABLE OF GENERAL OR SOCIAL PRECEDENCE OF LADIES. Married ladies and widows are entitled to the enmo rank autongst each other as their husbands would rsspeotia’oly lsesve bos’no betaveen tlsemselven, provided such rank arises from a dignity, and not’ froua an office or profession. Unmarried ladies have the same rank (provided it arises from a dignity) ae their eldest brotlscr would hear amongst men. It, however, should he clearly understood that by rank through dtgntty alone, and isot by profession or office, is precedence conferred npoo a lady.
