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Here follows a learned disquisition upon "Valvasors."—W.
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Here follows a discourse uponEquites Aurati.—W.
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Here is a description of dubbing a knight.—W.
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Long details are given of Garter history, very inaccurate, both here and in the last omitted passage.—W.
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Derivations of "Esquire" and "Gentleman" are given.—W.
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Kerseys.
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Capite censi, or Proletarii—H.
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The Ceylonese. The Greek name for the island of Ceylon was Taprobane, which Harrison used merely as a classical scholar.—W.
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If Harrison means to give us the impression that a city has any direct connection with episcopal affairs, he is quite in error. Cities are distinctly royal and imperial institutions. The accident of the number of cities and sees being the same comes from the natural tendency of the two institutions to drift together, though of distinct origin—W.
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Here follows a long and learned disquisition upon the Roman and other early towns, especially about St. Albans, a portion of which will be found in the Appendix.—W.