The court kalendar ... : suited to bind up with Rider's Almanack, a list of the present parliament, and a list of the publick offices.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watson, James, -1748, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament--Registers.

Great Britain.

Catholic Church. Collegium Cardinalium--Registers.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church. Collegium Cardinalium.

Great Britain. Parliament.

Kings and rulers.

Europe--Kings and rulers--Early works to 1800.

Europe.

Genre:

Registers (Lists)

Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Directories.

Penn Provenance:

Elias, Archibald C. (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

44 pages ; 14 cm (12mo)

Fingerprint:

1.5. usin 0.e, thvi (7) 1739 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and sold by Ja. Watson ..., MDCCXXXIX [1739]

Contents:

(from t.p.) Containing I. The births of all the Sovereign princes now living, with the time of the first founding of all the kingdoms, &c. now in Europe, p. 5

II. A lst of the cardinals, with the time of their births and promotions, p. 9

III. The deaths of all the princes since 1720, p. 22

IV. Remarks historical and chronological concerning the age of the world, p. 26

V. Of the names of the months, p. 27

VI. A list of the Privy Council, p. 28

VII. List of the Knights of the Garter, p. 30

VIII. - of those of the Bath, p. 31

IX. - of those of the Thistle, p. 32

X. A list of the foreign ministers now residing at the Court of Great Britain, and of the English ministers abroad, p. 33

XI. A List of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, p. 35

XII. Rates of the hackney coachmen and watermen, p. 39

XIII. Memorable events since 1688, p. 43.

Notes:

"Price, the Kalendar and List of Parliament, and List of the Offices added, 1 s. or separately, at 4 d. each. All Three bound together with an Almanack, 2 s."

Signatures: pi² A-C⁶ D².

Woodcut tail-piece.

Typographical ornaments.

Bookseller's advertisement on leaf pi1v.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy bound with: Rider, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin for the year of our Lord God 1739, being the third after bissextile or leap year. London : Printed by R. Nutt for the Company of Stationers, [1739].

Penn Libraries copy has bookplate of Archibald Elias on back pastedown; blue silk marker laid in.

OCLC:

501389924