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 INDEX. 479 PEERAGE AND PEERS {continued). Page Different titles or degrees of nobility, and antiquity of 108 Formerly territorial, now personal . . 108, 9 Creation of— 1. By writ. 2. By patent— prescriptive peerage . . . * 109 Creation by writ, how .... ibid. Creation by writ, King may restrain descent of, the title 110 Otherwise descends to lineal heirs, male and female . ibid. Summons to call up eldest son of Peer, effect of, if in father's title, &c. .... ibid. Creation of by patent, . . .111 When title complete .... ibid. Restraining descent, &c. in the patent . . ibid. Term, or interest, which may be granted in a dignity ibid. Marriage of Peer, his wife takes title, &c. How loses it by marrying again . . . ,. 111,13 Peeress in her own right, marrying, effect on the title ibid. Scotch Peer taking English Peerage, and vice versa 113 Precedence among Peers, grant of, &c. . . 112, 13 Title of cannot be legally refused. .115 Cannot be lost, transferred, or surrendered, nor can King deprive subject of his title. . 113,14 Barony by writ, whether extinguished by taking a grant of the barony. . . .114 Barony whether extinguished by earldom. . ibid. Dignity or title when in abeyance, nature of, and prero- gative herein. . . . 114, 5, & Dignities not affected by statute of limitations, or time 116 Peer disturbed in his title, remedy. . . ibid. Counsellors of King .... 408, 9 Cannot be arrested. . . . 409 PENALTIES. In qui tarn action. King how protected as to compound- ing .... . 885 King cannot apply contrary to directions of statute. 886 PERFECTION. OfKing 5