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Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous: Including Authentic Anecdotes of the Royal Household, and the Manners and Customs of the Court, at an Early Period of the English History

Pegge, Samuel, 1704-1796; Nichols, John, 1745-1826 [Editor]· 4 chapters· 60,585 words

President of the Society of Antiquaries, London; _viz._ 1. On the obsolete Office of the Esquires of the King's Body. 2. On the original Nature, Duty, &c. of the Gentlemen of the King's Most Honourable Privy Chamber, 1782."

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4. Part V. "A Dissertation[57] on the ancient Establishment and

[56] The History of Somerset House was with Mr. Pegge a favourite subject; and to this, with the exception of the two concluding pages, he had put the finishing hand.

3. Part III. is "A Memoir respecting the King's Body-Guard of

[55] Had Mr. Pegge lived to have completed his whole design, the Title would have run thus: "_Hospitium Regis_; or, a History of the Royal Household, and the several Officers th...

1. Part I. consisted of "Two Dissertations, addressed to the

President of the Society of Antiquaries, London; _viz._ 1. On the obsolete Office of the Esquires of the King's Body. 2. On the original Nature, Duty, &c. of the Gentlemen of th...

2. Part II. contains "A Memoir regarding the King's Honourable Band