Note 4 — INDEX.
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Beatson, in his Political Index, designates the Lord High Admiral as the ninth great officer of the state; but in ancient times this office was usually given to some of the king's sons, and which, in twelve different instances, has been filled by the king in person.—The present patent to his royal highness the Duke of Clarence was stated by the Lord Chancellor, in parliament, June 15, 1827, to be "similar to that of Prince George of Denmark, with this difference, that the Droits of the Admiralty were reserved from Prince George by an express covenant, while in the present circumstances they are excepted in the commission."