Nichols, F. (1723). The British compendium: or, Rudiments of honour: Containing the titles, descents, marriages, issue, posts, and seats, of all the present nobility of England; with their robes, and arms exactly engrav'd on 130 copper plates; being all entirely new, and different from what has been done in any former impression. Likewise, the institution, creation, and investiture, of all degrees of peerage; and of several orders of knighthood, viz. the garter, thistle, baronet, and knight-batchelor: and lastly of esquires and gentlemen. To which is added, the antiquity of arms, their use, signification in their bearers, and rules how to blazon them; with atchievements, whereby to know what branch of the family is dead: all demonstrated by several curious cuts, never before inserted (The fifth edition; with an addition of 178 pages. The whole new modell'd, and very correct.). London: Printed by C. Meere, and sold by A. Bettesworth in Pater-noster Row.
Chicago Style CitationNichols, Francis. The British Compendium: Or, Rudiments of Honour: Containing the Titles, Descents, Marriages, Issue, Posts, and Seats, of All the Present Nobility of England; With Their Robes, and Arms Exactly Engrav'd On 130 Copper Plates; Being All Entirely New, and Different From What Has Been Done in Any Former Impression. Likewise, the Institution, Creation, and Investiture, of All Degrees of Peerage; and of Several Orders of Knighthood, Viz. the Garter, Thistle, Baronet, and Knight-batchelor: And Lastly of Esquires and Gentlemen. To Which Is Added, the Antiquity of Arms, Their Use, Signification in Their Bearers, and Rules How to Blazon Them; With Atchievements, Whereby to Know What Branch of the Family Is Dead: All Demonstrated By Several Curious Cuts, Never Before Inserted. The fifth edition; with an addition of 178 pages. The whole new modell'd, and very correct. London: Printed by C. Meere, and sold by A. Bettesworth in Pater-noster Row, 1723.
MLA CitationNichols, Francis. The British Compendium: Or, Rudiments of Honour: Containing the Titles, Descents, Marriages, Issue, Posts, and Seats, of All the Present Nobility of England; With Their Robes, and Arms Exactly Engrav'd On 130 Copper Plates; Being All Entirely New, and Different From What Has Been Done in Any Former Impression. Likewise, the Institution, Creation, and Investiture, of All Degrees of Peerage; and of Several Orders of Knighthood, Viz. the Garter, Thistle, Baronet, and Knight-batchelor: And Lastly of Esquires and Gentlemen. To Which Is Added, the Antiquity of Arms, Their Use, Signification in Their Bearers, and Rules How to Blazon Them; With Atchievements, Whereby to Know What Branch of the Family Is Dead: All Demonstrated By Several Curious Cuts, Never Before Inserted. The fifth edition; with an addition of 178 pages. The whole new modell'd, and very correct. London: Printed by C. Meere, and sold by A. Bettesworth in Pater-noster Row, 1723.