A Display of Heraldry

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1724 edition. Excerpt: ...' to cede the Precedency to Ferdinand King of the Ronzanr, and the Reasons are, 10 Because Princes found it their lnterest to have no Subject compere the Precedency, which he thinks is due to his Ambassadours. ' Dimission, or by the expyring of the Commission, And yet I think, that those Representatives of the Precedency thereto annex'd ceases with it', Yet Subjects have even in all extrinsick and indiffethe Prince sometimes gratifies the person with a rent Acts the Precedency due to their Consticontinuance of some Precedency and Honour: tuents, when they meet with others of the same And in the Records of the Herauld Office in Eng-Degree, and thus amongst Sheriff-Deputes, 'd-c. I T would seem that as Ambassadours have the same place that is due to him whom they represent, so those who represent Subjects, as Viccars who represent the Bishop, Deputs who represent Judges, ought to have the same place that is due to those whom they represent: I find that L. 7. de Bonorcodicil. C. Theod. there are four Dignities Ranked, viz. Prafectorum, Procorzszilunx, Vicariorum, e?" Exconfiilarizcm. And certainly in those Acts, wherein they represent their Constituent, they have the same Precedency that is due to him, Felin. in tap. cum olim de Offih. de Legat. And thus by the Canon Law, the Bishops Viccar is preferred to the Dean, and Arch-dealt, and not onely are these representative Dignities preferred in the Acts of their Jurisdiction, but even in all other deeds, which necellarily preceed or follow them', And some Lawyers are of Opinion, that they are to be preferred to the same Dignity, in all promiscuous and indifferent Acts which fall in during the time of the Representation, and thus Cautucciuc deer/I 582. is of Opinion, that the Bishops...