The present state of Great Britain

containing an accurate and impartial account of this great and famous Island; of the country, and its inhabitants; the advantages and disadvantages of both, in respect to foreign countries; and the curiosities both of nature and art; Of the vast, populous, and opulent City of London, the Metropolis of Great Britain, and of the famous universities of the land; Of the Britains original, language, temper, genius, religion, morals, trade, [etc.], their nobility, gentry, clergy, and commonalty; their laws and government; with a succinct history of all the English monarchs to this time; the present Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal, and the settlement of the succession in the Protestant line; Lastly, of Queen Anne's Dominions, titles, arms, land and sea-forces, court, and revenues; of the Privy-Council, the High Court of Parliament, and all Courts of Justice, with the lists of the present officers in Church and State; of both Houses of Parliament; and of the Convocation.

by Guy Miege