ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD AND INSIGNIA OF HONOUR:-- Feudal Knighthood-- Orders of Knighthood: Knights of St. John: Knights Templars: the Order of the Garter; of the Thistle; of St. Patrick; of the Bath; of St. Michael and St. George; of the Star of India-- The Order of Merit-- The Royal Victorian Order-- The Imperial Service Order-- The Victoria Cross-- The Albert Medal-- Naval and Military Medals-- Foreign Insignia bestowed on British Subjects 273 CHAPTER XX PRECEDENCE GENEALOGIES 295 CHAPTER XXI The COLLEGE OF ARMS-- The LYON OFFICE of Scotland-- Grants of Arms-- Tax on “Armorial Bearings,” and on “Arms Found” 304 CHAPTER XXII MISCELLANEOUS:-- Coins-- Seals-- Heraldry in Architecture, in Monuments, in Illuminations, in Encaustic Tiles-- Heraldic Personal Ornaments, and various Heraldic Decorations-- Conclusion 316 CHAPTER XXIII PEERAGE DIGNITIES:-- The Dignity of Earl-- Of Baron-- The Parliament of 1295-- Landed Qualifications-- Creation of the Title Duke of Cornwall-- The Title of Marquis-- The Premier Baron of England-- The Peerage of Scotland-- Scottish Remainders-- Daughter Inherits in her own Right-- Determination of an Abeyance-- The Right to Create Peers of Ireland-- Rights and Privileges of a Peeress-- The Daughters of Peers-- Anomalies of the English Scale of Precedence 327 GENERAL INDEX 335 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS NO. PAGE