An historical and critical essay on the true rise of nobility, political and civil; from The First Ages of the World thro' the Jewish, Grecian, Roman Commonwealths, &c. down to this present Time. To which is annex'd, The Order of Precedency; with other Curious Things: Chiefly extracted from a Valuable Manuscript, writ by an Herald. With a Compleat Index to the whole.

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