1822 July 10

Constitut. Code.

1.

Expository matter. Factitious honor procured or sought at the

hands of the public in favour of an individual, by tokens

conferred by a functionary.

1 (a.)

[Honour] Relation of honor to dignity: honor a fictitious external

possession: dignity an internal quality created by it.

1 (b).

[Public] See effects of factitious honor in and international

point of view.

2.

Tokens are 1. Titles 2. Ensigns. Titles exist without

ensigns, not ensigns without titles.

3.

Factitious honour has has place — 1. Singly: 2. in conjunction

with power, money. 1. Spanish Grandee 2. English member of

Lord's House French Noblesse, English Bishopricks — and

Arch d o. Lay Barons, Viscounts, Earls,

Marqueses, Dukes.

4.

Conjoined with land 1. Inpropriety, Spanish Knights. 2.

In sovereignty, Malta Knights.

5.

Conjoined with money Legion of Honor, instituted by Bonaparte;

preserved by Louis 18th.

6.

Infinite the modifications and combinations Analysing them, a

labour analogous to d o. of analysing the

contents of a London Dust Cart. From the physical analysis,

profit: from the metaphysical, none. By the matter volumes might

filled.

7.

In conception, usefulness acquires the keeping it separate: this

not difficult. Distinction useful in practice, appropriately

seated, and in a state of extravasaction — are extravasated

state extravasated.

, in him on whom first conferred;

extravasated, in all after him. Succesors are by relationship. 1.

Factitious, — say classical, commonly official in the

ground of 2. Natural, or say genealogical in the

ground of