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V.—The Baronets of Nova Scotia; their Country and Cognizance, 
By Sir Epwarp Mackenzie MACKENZIE, Baronet N.S. 
{Illustrated with Original Heraldic Drawings by the Author.] 
(Communicated by Sir John Bourinot, and read May 23, 1901.) 
NOTE. 
The Honourable Order of Baronets consists of five distinct Divi- 
sions :— 
I—TuHeE BARONETS OF ENGLAND: 
First Creation, 1611. 
II THE BARONETS OF IRELAND: 
First Creation, 1619. 
III—THE BARONETS OF SCOTLAND : 
First Creation, 1625. 
IV.—THeE BARONETS OF GREAT BRITAIN : 
First Creation, 1707. 
V.—Tue Baronets oF THE UNITED KINGDOM : 
First Creation, 1801. 
[Since 1801 all Baronetcies created have been of The United Kingdom.] 
This Essay deals with the third Division above mentioned, viz : 
The Beronets of Scotland, styled The Baronets of Nova Scotia. 
Sec. II., 1901. 6. 
