A dozen 18th century imprints relating to Peerage Cases heard before the House of Lords concerning succession of the Scottish Earls of Sutherland and the Irish Earl of Anglesey. Items 1-8 relate to the counter claims of Robert Gordon, a descendant of the 1st Earl of Sutherland and Elizabeth Sutherland Leveson-Gower who won the case to become 19th Countess of Sutherland in her own right. The final 4 imprints (no. 12 unrecorded) relate to Arthur Annesley who was deemed by the Irish House of Lords to have legitimately succeeded to his father’s title as Earl of Anglesey (he was already Irish Viscount Valentia) but denied by the British House of Lords in the case detailed here. Large folio (43x27cm) bind-up in contemporary quarter sheepskin over marbled boards, with loss of paper. Worming to several titles, most of which have both drop-head and docket titles comprising:
1. Case of Sir Robert Gordon, Bart Claiming the Title, Honour and Dignity of Earl of Sutherland, (drop head title) 1769, pp16, docket title to verso of final leaf; old folds, holes to final leaf; worming and staining to text.
2. Case of Sir Robert Gordon, Bart Claiming the Title, Honour and Dignity of Earl of Sutherland - a near fine duplicate of the above title, single wormhole close to the gutter at the tail of the page
3. Supplemental Case of Sir Robert Gordon, Bart Claiming the Title, Honour and Dignity of Earl of Sutherland in which all Facts and Arguments in Support of his Claim are stated.... a Pedigree precedes the text; [2] pp40 a leaf of pedigrees precedes the text ESTC T110098 and the second leaf follows item 4 below - 5 locations including NLS and St Andrews
4 In the Question concerning the Peerage of Sutherland. Case of The Honourable Lady Elizabeth, Sister of the deceased... and The Honourable James Wemyss of Wemys... pp6 [2], ESTC 1210385; 3 UK locations only including NLS
5 The Case of George Sutherland of Forss Esq, Claiming the Title and Dignity of Earl of Sutherland, 1769, pp8 ESTC T108879, 2 locations: BL and NLS
6 The Case of Elizabeth, (Claiming the Title and Dignity of) Countess of Sutherland, pp 18, 1769, final leaf with pedigree, drop head title, ESTC 109580, 5 locations including NLS and St Andrews
7 Appendix to the Case of Elizabeth, (Claiming to the Title and Dignity of) Countess of Sutherland, pp 6, 1769, ESTC 109582; BL and NLS only.
8 Additional Appendix to the Case of Elizabeth, (Claiming the Title and Dignity of) Countess of Sutherland, pp 4, T109579, BL and NLS
9 The Case of the Right Honourable Arthur Annesley Viscount Valentia... Earl of Anglesey, pp4, inscribed on the final leaf ‘Die Liunae 22. April 1771. Resolved and Adjudg’d that the Claimant has no Right to the titles Honors and Dignities claim’d by his Position’, ESTC N61107 Dublin only
10 The Case of the Right Honourable Arthur Annesley Viscount Valentia... Earl of Anglesey, pp4, inscribed on the final leaf ‘Die Liunae 22. April 1771. Resolved and Adjudg’d that the Claimant has no Right to the titles Honors and Dignities claim’d by his Position’, some worming ESTC N61107 Dublin only
11 Minutes of the Proceedings before the Lords Committees for Privileges on the Anglesey Peerage, 1771, pp10 [2] - lacking B gathering, pp5-8; Not in ESTC; probably 49856701, one copy in Dublin, no pagination given.
12 Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Lords Committees for Privileges in the Peerage of the Earl of Anglesey, pp20, seemingly unrecorded, 1771
