The Scots compendium, or rudiments of honour: containing the succession of Scots Kings, from Fergus, who founded the Monarchy. Also the nobility of Scotland, present and extinct; their titles, marriages, descents, and issue, with all their posts of government: Likewise their coats of arms, with those of the Order of Thistle, perfectly engraved on ninety copper plates. To which is added, a list of the Scots baronets, and all those peers who have been made Knights of the Thistle, or served in parliament since the union; also an account of the realia, the antient riding of the parliament, and present method of election

People / Organizations

• Stanley Crowder ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for A. Millar, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, P. Stevens, L. Hawes, G. Keith, S. Crowder, B. Law, R. Horsfield, J. Wilkie, T. Field, and T. Tope, 1764. The seventh edition, improved and brought down to the present time.; ..

Publication year

1764

ESTC No.

T84500

Grub Street ID

304879

Description

[4],544,[4]p.,plates ; 16°.

Note

Anonymous. By Francis Nichols

With a half-title and a final leaf of advertisements - Earlier editions were numbered vol. 2 or 3 and intended to form part of the 'British compendium'

The plates are numbered 12, 53, 54, and 64 are in fact blank.