pitality. Your Majefty will find the Establishment of the Royal Houfhold, represented in this Trea tife, only another Scheme for carrying on the fame Purpose which You have ever promoted elsewhere: And here are formed standing Rules and Directions for fupporting thofe Ends, which in your other Dominions You maintain'd by your immediate Will and Plea*fure.

The more your Majefty looks into the Cuftoms and Laws of Great-Britain, the more will your Majesty be pleas'd with the Mode of your Power; for 'tis wholly turned to carry on and maintain what has been always your Purfuit: And the Juftice with which your Majesty has exerted your

Will, where your Power has been abfolute, gives us the best Affurance, that our Laws can not contradict, but always favour the Inclination of our King.

That Your Subjects may make it their conftant Endeavour to deferve fo Great a Bleffing as the cceffion of your moft Excellent Majesty to this Throne, is the conftant. Prayer of,

May pleafe Tour Majefty,

Your Majefty's moft Dutiful,

Moft Obedient Subject

And Servant,

John Chamberlayne.

THE

CONTENTS.

PART I

BOOK I

A Difcription of the Southern Part of Great-Britain,

call'd ENGLAND.

HAP. I. Of the Name, Climate, Dimen-

fions, and Divij. of England, Page L

Chap. II. Of the Bishopricks of Eng-

land,

2

Chap. III. Defcription of the feveral Coun-

ties of England,

5

Chap. IV. Of the Air, Soil, and Commodities, 25

Chap. V. Of its Inhabitants, their Number, Language,

Character,

Chap. VI. Of Religion,

Chap. Of Trade,

ВООК II.

GOVERNMENT.

28

30

33

Chap. I. Of the Government of England in general, 37

Chap. II. Of the King of England, and therein of his

Name, Title, Perfon, Office, Supremacy and Sovereign-

ty, Power and Prerogative, Dominions, Strength, Pa-

trimony, Arms and Respect,
38

Chap. III. Of Succeffion to the Crown of England, and

of the King's Minority, Incapacity, and Abfence, 49

Chap. IV. Of the prefent King of Great-Britain,

&c,

50

Chap,

Chap. V. Of the Queen of England, when She is Con-

fort only, not Regent,
Page 54

Chap. VI. Of the Sons and Dahters of England, 56

Chap. VII. Of the feveral Acts of Succeffion, by which

the moft Serene House of Hanover is call'd to the Suc-

ceffion of the Crown of Great-Britain,

Chap. VIII. of Ecclefiaftical Government,

59

60

Chap. IX. Of Ecclefiaftical Courts, and firft of the Con-

vocation,

76

81

69

Chap. X. Of the Civil Government of England; and

firft, of the great Officers of the Crown,

Chap. XI. Of the Privy-Council,

Chap. XII. Of the Parliament of England, and there-

in of the Perfon fummoning, the Manner of the Sum-

mons, the Perfons fummoned, their Privileges, the

Place and Manner of Sitting, the Paffing of Bills in

either Houfe, the Paffing of Acts of Parliament, of

Adjourning, Proroguing, and Diffolving of Parlia-

ments, &c.

84

102

Chap. XIII. Of particular Governments, and firft of the

Ecclefiaftical, Civil and Military Government of the

King's Houfhold,

Chap. XIV. Of the Civil Government of England in

the refpective Courts of Judicature,

Chap. XV. Of the Military Government of England,

BOOK III.

Of Manners, Cuftoms, Laws, &c..

108

128

Chap. I. Of Religious Manners, viz. of the Clergy; their

Names, Orders, Privileges, Revenues, Magnificence,

&c.

136

149

Chap. II. Of English Computation, Numbring, Weight,

• Meafure, Money,

Chap. III. of Names, Titles of Honour, Privileges,

&c.

158

Chap

Chap. IV. Of the Commons of England, and therein of

Baronets, Knights, Efquires, Gentlemen, Yeomen Citi-

zens, Handicrafts, &c.

168

Chap. V. Of the Women, Children and Servants in Eng-

land,

Chap. VI. Of the Laws of England,

176

181

Chap. VII. Of Humours, Manners, Diet, Attires, Re-
creations and Building,

Chap. VIII. of Vices and Punishments,

185

187

Chap. IX. Of Societies inftituted in England, for the Ad-
vancement of Religion, whether Incorporated or Volun-

tary,

Chap. X. Of the City of London,

Chap. XI. Of the Two Univerfities,

193

201

266

Chap. XII. Of the rest of his Majefty's Dominions, 307

PART II. BOOK I,

A Description of SCOTLAND in general,

CH

305

HAP. I. Its Name, Climate, Dimenfions, and Di-

vifions,

Chap. II. A Defcription of the feveral Shires or Counties

of Scotland Alphebetically digefted; with the Names

of the Sheriffs,

Chap. III. Of its Air, Soil and Commodities,

307

350

Chap. IV. Of its Inhabitants, their Number, Language

and Character,

Chap. V. Of the Religion of Scotland,

Chap. VI. of Trade,

353

355

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