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Arthur Collins (antiquarian)

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released the nine-volume sixth edition in 1812, bringing all of the book's contents up to date and describing Collins as "a most industrious, faithful, and excellent genealogist" whose only failing was a habit of regarding rank and titles with "too indiscriminate respect and flattery."
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were published as single volumes in 1709 and 1712. Subsequent editions included an increasing number of added volumes, such that the fifth edition, published in 1778, contained eight volumes.
54:, and Elizabeth Blythe. His father managed to spend his way through his fortune of some £30,000, but despite this he was able to give his son a 242: 83: 232: 155: 237: 162: 109: 63: 192: 51: 227: 222: 8: 147: 55: 132: 188: 47: 105: 70:. He married around 1708, and died in 1760, at the age of 78. He was buried in 216: 141: 108:, publisher of the fifth edition, also published a supplement to it in 1784. 79: 67: 27: 23: 59: 71: 31: 87: 75: 58:, after which Arthur worked for at least some of his life as a 46:
Collins was born in 1682, the son of William Collins, Esq., a
214: 197:. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall. pp. 624–626. 140:, the letters of the Sidneys' business manager 16:English antiquarian, genealogist, and historian 194:The Critical review, or, Annals of literature 152:in 1752. He also published two biographies: 183: 181: 179: 82:Arthur Tooker Collins, was the father of 187: 176: 215: 93: 100:The first two editions of Collins's 86:, the first Lieutenant Governor of 13: 14: 254: 41: 34:. He is most known for his work 243:18th-century English historians 138:Letters and Memorials of State 116: 1: 169: 7: 22:(1682–1760) was an English 10: 259: 207:The Baronettage of England 233:Antiquarians from London 189:Smollett, Tobias George 163:Edward the Black Prince 131:Letters &c. of the 125:in 1734; a five-volume 146:the noble Families of 110:Samuel Egerton Brydges 238:English genealogists 64:St Dunstan's Church 121:Collins published 95:Peerage of England 36:Peerage of England 209:1st edition, 1720 123:Cases of Baronies 56:liberal education 250: 199: 198: 185: 258: 257: 253: 252: 251: 249: 248: 247: 213: 212: 203: 202: 186: 177: 172: 119: 98: 74:, then part of 52:Queen Catherine 48:Gentleman Usher 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 256: 246: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 211: 210: 201: 200: 174: 173: 171: 168: 118: 115: 106:Barak Longmate 97: 92: 43: 40: 20:Arthur Collins 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 255: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 220: 218: 208: 205: 204: 196: 195: 190: 184: 182: 180: 175: 167: 165: 164: 158: 157: 156:Lord Burleigh 151: 149: 143: 142:Rowland Whyte 139: 135: 134: 128: 124: 114: 111: 107: 103: 96: 91: 89: 85: 84:David Collins 81: 80:Major General 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 42:Personal life 39: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 206: 193: 160: 159:in 1732 and 153: 145: 137: 130: 126: 122: 120: 101: 99: 94: 68:Fleet Street 62:across from 45: 35: 19: 18: 228:1760 deaths 223:1682 births 117:Other works 78:. His son, 28:genealogist 24:antiquarian 217:Categories 170:References 127:Baronetage 60:bookseller 166:in 1750. 150:, &c. 148:Cavendish 136:in 1746; 129:in 1741; 72:Battersea 32:historian 191:(1813). 161:Life of 154:Life of 88:Tasmania 133:Sidneys 102:Peerage 144:; and 76:Surrey 30:, and 66:on 50:to 219:: 178:^ 90:. 38:. 26:,

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antiquarian
genealogist
historian
Gentleman Usher
Queen Catherine
liberal education
bookseller
St Dunstan's Church
Fleet Street
Battersea
Surrey
Major General
David Collins
Tasmania
Barak Longmate
Samuel Egerton Brydges
Sidneys
Rowland Whyte
Cavendish
Lord Burleigh
Edward the Black Prince



Smollett, Tobias George
The Critical review, or, Annals of literature
Categories
1682 births
1760 deaths
Antiquarians from London

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