[MACKENZIE] THE BARONETS OF NOVA SCOTIA 107 
Besides these ample and special privileges the Baronets of Nova 
Scotia enjoy others in common with the Baronets of England, Ireland, 
Great Britain and the United Kingdom. 
“ Baronets and their heirs male, their wives, sons, daughters, and 
sons’ wives, respectively, or any of them, at whatsoever time to come, in 

The Shield of Arms of Sir George Ogilvie, Baronet of Nova Scotia. 
all questions concerning any place, precedence, privilege, or other mat- 
ter concerning them, shall be regulated by the use and practice of cus- 
tom and law, as other hereditary degrees of dignity are ordained and 
directed, concerning place, prerogative, and precedence. The wives of 
Baronets are Ladies, and enjoy place and precedency, both during the 
lives, and after the decease of their husbands, according to the manner 
and usage of other hereditary degrees. The daughters of Baronets have 
the rank and precedence of their eldest brother. The Baronets of the 
several creations have assigned to them, by the grant of the royal found- 
er, as a perpetual military post of honour, place in the royal armies of 
the Sovereign, near and about the Royal Standard for its defence.” *° 
“The eldest sons or heirs apparent of baronets whose patents are 
dated prior to Decr. 19th 1827, have, upon attaining their majority, the 
privilege of demanding knighthood.”*® “This privilege, however, so 
essentially honourable for the Order, the oldest sons of Baronets univer- 
sally neglect to avail themselves of, probably conceiving that to be 
Equites de jure, is equivalent to being so de facto. It does not follow, 
however that those who do not avail themselves of their privilege of be- 
