A TABLE OF PRECEDENCY OF WOMEN. THE QUEEN. WIVES OF THE KING'S SONS. WIVES OF THE KING'S GRANDSONS. KING'S SISTERS, OR WIVES OF THE KING'S BROTHERS. WIFE OF PRINCE LEOPOLD (King of the Belgians). DUCHESSES. WIVES OF THE ELDEST SONS OF DUKES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL. WIVES OF THE ELDEST SONS OF DUKES. DAUGHTERS OF DUKES. WIVES OF THE YOUNGER SONS OF DUKES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL. WIVES OF THE YOUNGER SONS OF DUKES. VISCOUNTESSES. WIVES OF THE ELDEST SONS OF EARLS. WIVES OF THE YOUNGER SONS OF MARQuesses. WIVES OF THE ELDEST SONS OF VISCOUNTS. WIVES OF THE YOUNGER SONS OF EARLS. WIVES OF KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER. WIVES OF THE YOUNGER SONS OF VISCOUNTS. WIVES OF BANNERETS (if not Bannerets Royal). WIVES OF KNIGHTS GRAND CROSSES OF THE BATH WIVES OF KNIGHTS GRAND CROSSES OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. WIVES OF KNIGHTS COMMANDERS OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. ever, such persons have no peculiar precedency assigned to them either by statute, or by any fixed principles. In certain public ceremonials of State, such as coronations, royal funerals, and those of distinguished and public individuals, wherein the Knight Marshal, Judge of the Admiralty, Law Officers of the Crown, and others have formed part of those proceedings, the following precedency appears for many years to have been observed: viz., It should be remarked, however, that Esquires of the King's body do not appear in any recent ceremonials; and that by virtue of a royal warrant bearing date 14 Dec. 1813, his Majesty King George III., in consideration of the important and weighty affairs in which his Attorney and Solicitor-General were instantly engaged on behalf of the crown, was pleased to declare that thenceforth they should have pre-audience in all Courts of Law, before the Ancient Serjeant-at-Law as well as all other Serjeants-at-Law, and consequently at the funeral of Queen Charlotte, in 1818, and at the Coronation of King George IV., 1821, those high officers had precedency of Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, over whom the King's Prime Serjeant had precedency, and in subsequent public ceremonials, they have been so placed. WIVES OF COMPANIONS OF THE BATH. viz. Wives of the Eldest Sons of the Younger Sons of Peers. Wives of Bannerets' Eldest Sons. Wives of Eldest Sons of Knights of the Garter. Wives of the Eldest Sons of Knights Grand Crosses of the Bath, and of St. Michael and Wives of the Eldest Sons of Knights Bachelors. Wives of the Younger Sons of the Younger Sons of Peers. Wives of Bannerets' Younger Sons. Wives of the Younger Sons of Knights of the Bath and St. Michael and St. George, respectively. Wives of the Younger Sons of Knights Bachelors. WIVES OF GENTLEMEN. ESPECIAL GRANTS OF PRECEDENCY. AS MARQUESSES' YOUNGER SONS. Lord Patrick J. H. Crichton-Stuart, son of lord Mountstuart, and brother of the marquess of Bute. Lord Frederick, lord Adolphus, and lord Augustus Fitzclarence, brothers of the earl of Munster. Lord James O'Bryen, son of James O'Bryen, esq., and brother of the marquess of Thomond. Lord Douglas Gordon-Hallyburton, son of Charles, 4th earl of Aboyne, and brother of the marquess of Huntly. Lord John-Johnstone Douglas, and lord William-Robert-Keith Douglas, sons of sir William Douglas, of Kelhead, bart., and brothers of Charles, 5th marquess of Queensberry. AS EARLS' YOUNGER SONS. Hon. Francis-William Grant, son of sir Ludowick Grant, and brother of the earl of Seafield. Hon. Henry, hon. Coote, hon.-George, hon. Richard Hutchinson, sons of Francis Hely Hutchinson, esq., and brothers of the earl of Donoughmore. Hon. George-Henry Talbot, brother of the earl of Shrewsbury. Hon. and rev. Charles Douglas, hon. lieut.col. Edward-Gordon Douglas, and the hon. Arthur-James Douglas, R.N., brothers of the earl of Morton. Right hon. Thomas-Peregrine Courtenay, brother of the earl of Devon. Hon. Reginald Yorke, clerk; hon. EliotThomas Yorke, esq.; hon. Grantham Munton Yorke, clerk; brothers of the earl of Hardwicke. Hon. William-John-Pym Gore; hon. and rev. Annesley-Henry Gore; hon. Robert Gore, R.N.; and the hon. Charles-Alexander Gore, brothers of the earl of Arran. Hon. George-Henry Cavendish; hon. Richard Cavendish, brothers of the earl of Burlington. Hon. Richard Hare; hon. Robert Hare; hon. Henry Hare; and the hon. CharlesLuke Hare, brothers of the earl of Listowel. AS VISCOUNTS' YOUNGER SONS. Hon. John-Petty Ward, and the hon. and rev. Henry Ward, brothers of viscount Bangor. Hon. Francis-Grosvenor Hood, son of Francis-Wheeler Hood, esq., and brother of viscount Hood. AS BARONS' YOUNGER SONS. Hon. George-Chapple, Charles-Francis, and James Norton, sons of the hon. Fletcher Norton, and brothers of lord Grantley. Hon. Kenelm, and hon. William Somerville, sons. of lieut.-col. hon. Hugh Somerville, and brothers of lord Somerville. Hon. Major-Jacob Henniker, son of hon, major Henniker, and uncle of lord Henniker. Hon. Alexander Mackay, hon. capt. Donald-Hugh Mackay, children of the hon. George Mackay, and brothers of lord Reay. Hon. George-Frederick Hotham, son of Beaumont Hotham, esq., and brother of Beaumont, lord Hotham. Hon. Almericus de Courcy, son of the hon. capt. Michael de Courcy, and brother of lord Kingsale. Hon. William Crofton, brother of lord Crofton. AS A DUKE'S DAUGHTER. Lady Maria-Louisa-Lennox, da. of lord George-H. Lennox, and aunt of the duke of Richmond. AS MARQUESSES' DAUGHTERS. Lady Mary Fox; countess of Erroll; lady Augusta Gordon; viscountess Falkland; sisters of the earl of Munster. Lady Mary Saurin and lady Harriet Hoare, das. of James O'Bryen, esq., and sisters of the marquess of Thomond." Lady Mary Beckwith, and ladies Christian and Catharine Douglas, das. of sir William Douglas of Kelhead, bart., and sisters of Charles, 5th marquess of Queensberry. AS EARLS' DAUGHTERS. Lady Emily Hardinge, grandda. of the 6th, and sister of the present earl of Denbigh. Lady Albinia-Jane Foster; lady Harriett Hagerman; lady Vere - Catherine - Louisa Cameron, das. of the hon. George-Vere Hobart, and sisters of the earl of Buckinghamshire. Lady Jane Hamilton; lady Henrietta Ferguson; lady Adamina Dalrymple; lady Mary-Tufton Dundas, das. of the 1st viscount Dundas, and sisters of the earl of Camperdown. Countess of Stamford; lady Catherine Stewart; baroness Rossmore; das. of Francis, lord Elcho, and granddas. of the 5th earl of Wemyss. Lady Alicia Gordon, da. of lord Haddo, and sister of the earl of Aberdeen. Lady Penuel Grant, da. of sir Ludowick Grant, and sister of the earl of Seafield. Lady Anne-Louisa Burgh; lady Catherine-Henrietta Bernard; lady Charlotte-Sophia Wolfe; lady Louisa Hutchinson, das. of Francis-Hely Hutchinson, esq., and sisters of the earl of Donoughmore. Lady Henrietta Garnier; lady Lucy North; and Elizabeth, lady Walsingham; das. of Brownlow North, bishop of Lichfield, and sisters of the earl of Guilford. Lady Harriett Searle; Charlotte, countess of Roscommon; and lady Susan Margaret Talbot; sisters of the earl of Shrewsbury. Lady Charlotte Douglas; lady EmmaElizabeth Ash; and lady Caroline Lane Fox; sisters of the earl of Morton. Lady Elizabeth Courtenay; and lady Catherine Berens; sisters of the earl of Devon, and das. of the bishop of Exeter. Lady Agneta-Elizabeth Bevan, sister of the earl of Hardwicke. Lady Mary-Catherine Lindesay; lady Elizabeth-Anne Gore, and the lady EmilyJane Gore, sisters of the earl of Arran. Lady Fanny Howard, sister of the earl of Burlington. Lady Letitia Aldworth, and lady Catherine-Anne Balders, sisters of the earl of Listowel. AS VISCOUNTS' DAUGHTERS. Hon. Mrs. Emma-Sophia Grant, da. of col. Lucius-Ferdinando Carey, grandda. of Lucius-Charles, 6th viscount Falkland, and wife of Charles-Thomas Grant, esq. Hon. Theodosia Osborne; hon. ArabellaCatherine Wolstenholme; and the hon. Urania-Caroline Meade; aunts of viscount Bangor. Hon. Caroline Gregory, sister of viscount Hood. Hon. Matilda-Sophia, wife of dr. William Austen; hon. Georgiana, wife of John-Edward Maunsell, of Cheltenham, co. Gloucester, esq.; hon. Catherine-Elizabeth, wife of Thomas-Philip Maunsell, of Thorpe Malsor, co. Northampton, esq., das. and co-hh. of the hon. William Cockayne, brother of Borlase, last viscount Cullen, by royal warrant, Sept. 1836. AS BARONS' DAUGHTERS. Hon. lady Charlotte-Georgiana Beding feld, da. of sir William Jerningham, and sister of lord Stafford. Hon. Grace-Conyers-Charlotte Menzies; hon. Caroline-Elizabeth, Mary-Ellen, and Augusta-Anne Norton; das. of the hon. Fletcher Norton, and sisters of lord Grantley. Hon. Frances Somerville; hon. lady JuliaValenza Head; das. of lieut.-col. hon. Hugh Somerville, and sisters of lord Somerville. Hon. Mary, and the hon. Anne Mackay, das. of the hon. George Mackay, and sisters of lord Reay. Hon. Maria-Catherine Barlow, wife of George-Francis B., esq.; dame Charlotte Goodricke, widow of sir Henry Goodricke, bart.; and the hon. Emily-Grace, wife of Charles Grantham, of Ketton, Rutland, esq., sisters of the late viscount Clermont, by royal warrant, Feb. 1837. co. Hon. Catherine-Savery-de-Lisle Beamish, da. of the hon. capt. Michael De Courcy, and sister of lord Kingsale. Hon. Susanna-Anne Caulfeild, hon. Charlotte Antrobus, hon. Frances Tighe, and the hon. Frederica M'Laughlin, sisters of lord Crofton. MOTTOES OF ALL THE PEERS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED AND TRANSLATED. Peeresses use no Mottoes. Bishops have no Supporters, and do not use either the Crests or Mottoes of their families. d stands for Duke; m for Marquess; e for Earl; v for Viscount; and 1 for Lord. Avances. Forward. 1 Hill. Avi numerantur avorum. A long train of ancestry is enumerated. 1Grantley. Avisez la fin. Consider the end. m Ailsa. Avito viret honore. He flourishes through the honour of his ancestors. m Bute; 1 Stuart de Rothesay; I Wharncliffe. Be fast. e Mexborough. Be just and fear not. v Lifford. Be mindful. e Cawdor. Bear and forbear. 1 Langford, Bella! horrida bella! Wars! horrid wars! 1 Lisle. Candide et constanter. Sincerely and constantly. e Coventry. With candour and sincerity. 1 Lynedoch. To preserve a Candide sincerè. Afin. To the end. e Airlie. Agincourt. Woodhouse. Aimez loyaulté. m Winchester; 1 Bolton. Ales volat propriis. kind. e Thanet. Algiers. v Exmouth. The bird flies to its Amo. I love. d Buccleuch and 1 Montagu. Anchor, fast anchor. 1 Gray. Animo et fide. By courage and faith; and La vertu est la seule noblesse. Virtue is the only nobility. e Guilford. Animus non deficit æquus. Equanimity is not wanting. 1 Willoughby de Eresby. Antiquum obtinens. Possessing antiquity. 1 Bagot. Aperto vivere voto. To live in open faith. e Winchilsea and Nottingham; e Aylesford. Appetitus rationi pareat. Let your desires e Fitzwilliam. obey your reason. Aquila non captat muscas. An eagle does not catch flies. 1 Graves. Astra castra, Numen lumen. The stars my camp, the Deity my light. e Balcarres. At spes non fracta. But my hope is not broken. e Hopetoun. Au bon droit. To the best right. e Egre Cassis tutissima virtus. Virtue is the safest helmet. m Cholmondeley; and 1 Dela mere. Cause causit. 1 Elphinstone; and v Keith. Cavendo tutus. Secure by caution. d Devonshire; e Burlington; and 1 Waterpark. Che sarà, sarà. What will be, will be. d Bedford. Cio che Dio vuole, io voglio. What God wills, I will. I Dormer. Clarior e tenebris. Brighter from the darkness. e Miltown. Clementiá et animis. By clemency and fortitude. 1 Panmure. Cœlitus mihi vires. My strength is from Heaven. v Ranelagh. Comme je fus. As I was. 1 Ward. Comme je trouve. As I find. m Ormonde. Commit thy work to God. e Caithness. Compositum jus fasque animi. Law and equity. Ellenborough. Consequitur quodcunque petit. He attains whatever he pursues. m Headfort. Consilio et animis. By wisdom and courage. e Lauderdale. Consilio et prudentia. By counsel and prudence. e Clancarty. Constantia et virtute. By perseverance and courage. e Amherst. Cor unum, via una. One heart, one way. m Exeter; and 1 Mount Sandford. Courage sans peur. Courage without fear. v Gage. Craignez honte. Fear disgrace. d Portland. Crede Byron. Believe Byron. 1 Byron. Crescit sub pondere virtus. Virtue increases under oppression. e Denbigh. Either e Ros Crom a boo. Aut nunquam tentes, aut perfice. never attempt, or accomplish. d Dorset. Auxilium ab alto. Help from above. common; and 1 Clonbrock. Crom for ever. The ancient gathering or war cry of the clan or sept of An the Fitzgeralds, A boo meaning, in Irish, Cruci dum spiro, spero. Whilst I breathe, my hope is in the cross. v Netterville. Dat Deus incrementum. God gives increase. 1 Crofton. Data fata secutus. Following his declared fate. 1 St. John of Bletsoe. De bon vouloir servir le roi. To serve the king with good will. e Tankerville; and e Grey. Decrevi. I have resolved. m Westmeath. Deed shaw. 1 Ruthven. Delectare in Domino. To delight in the Lord. 1-Poltimore. Deo data. Given by God. 1 Arundell. Deo duce, ferro comitante. God my leader, and my sword my companion. e Charlemont. Deo, non fortuna. From God, not fortune. e Digby. Deo, patriæ, amicis. To God, my country, and my friends. 1 Colchester. Deo, regi, patriæ. To God, my king, and my country. 1 Feversham. Depressus, ertollor. I was humbled, I am exalted. e Kilkenny. Deum cole, regem serva. Worship God, serve the King. e Enniskillen. Deus major columna. God, the safer reliance; and over the crest of Henniker, TOT APIETETEIN ENEKA. In order to excel. 1 Henniker. Dieu avec nous. God with us. e Berkeley. Dieu aide. God aids. v Mountmorres; and v Frankfort de Montmorency. Dieu defend le droit. God defends the right. e Spencer; and 1 Churchill. Disponendo me, non mutando me. By disposing of me, not by changing me. d Manchester. Dominus providebit. The Lord will provide. e Glasgow. v Kenmure. Dread God. Droit et avant. ney. Droit et loyal. field. Right and forward. v Syd Just and loyal. 1 Hunting Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe, I hope. v Dillon. En grace affie. On grace depend. e Cardigan. En la rose je fleurie. I flourish in the rose. d Richmond. En suivant la vérité. By following truth. e Portsmouth. Equanimiter. Even-mindedly. 1 Suffield. Esperance en Dieu. Hope in God. d Northumberland; e Beverley; and 1 Prudhoe. Essayez. Try. 1 Dundas. Esse, quàm videri. To be, rather than seem to be. e Winterton. Esto quod esse videris. Be what you seem to be. 1 Sondes. Et decus et pretium recti. The ornament and recompense of virtue. d Grafton; and 1 Southampton. Et nos quoque tela sparsimus. We too have scattered arrows. m Hastings. Et vitam impendere vero. To hazard life for truth. 1 Holland. Ex fide fortis. Strong through faith. e Beauchamp. Excitari, non hebescere. To be spirited, not inactive. 1 Walsingham. Faire mon devoir. To do my duty. e Roden. Faire sans dire. To act without ostentation. e Ilchester. Famam extendere factis. By deeds to spread my fame. v Galway. Fare fac. Speak, do. 1 Fairfax. Fari qua sentias. Speak what you think. e Orford. Fax mentis incendium gloriæ. The incitement to glory is the firebrand of the mind. e Granard. Fear God in life. 1 Somerville. ford. Fide et fiduciâ. By faith and courage. e Roseberry. Fide et fortitudine. By faith and fortitude. e Essex. Fidei coticula crux. The cross is the test of faith. e Jersey; and e Clarendon. Fideli certa merces. Reward is sure to the faithful. e Morley. Fidelité est de Dieu. Fidelity is of God. V Powerscourt. Fidus et audax. Faithful and courageous. v Lismore. Fiel, pero desdichado. Faithful, though unfortunate. d Marlborough. Fight. e Rosslyn; and 1 Sinclair. Firmior quò paratior. The firmer for being prepared. e Selkirk. Flecti, non frangi. To be bent, not broken. v Palmerston. Follow me. m Breadalbane. Forte et fidele. Strong and faithful. b Talbot of Malahide. Forte scutum salus ducum. A strong shield is the safety of commanders. e Fortescue. Fortem posce animum. Wish for a strong mind. I Saye and Sele. Fortes fortuna juvat. Fortune aids the brave. 1 Bloomfield. Forti et fideli nihil difficile. Nothing is difficult to the brave and the faithful. Muskerry. 1 Fortiter, fideliter, feliciter. Boldly, faithfully, successfully. e Rathdown. Fortiter et fideliter. Boldly and faithfully. 1 Oranmore and Browne. Fortiter gerit crucem. He bravely supports the cross. e Donoughmore. Fortis cadere, cedere non potest. The brave man may fall, but cannot yield. Drogheda. m Fortuna sequatur. Let fortune follow. e Stewart. m Queensberry, and e Castle Foy pour devoir. Faith for duty. d Somerset. Frangas, non flectes. You may break, but |