A scurrilous account of the antecedents of certain noble families. The more finished drafts were edited by Guy Chapman in The vision [and] Liber veritatis (London & New York, 1930), pp. 89-138 (with a reproduction of fol. 28 at p. 142). The manuscript contains:

(fols. 1-4) a draft in French, c.1828, printed op. cit., pp. 143-5

(fols. 7-24) a fair copy of 'Female nobility', with a few alterations, paper watermarked 1828, wrapper watermarked 1832, with (fols. 25-8) drafts of various passages, 1834, 1839, n.d.

(fols. 29-54) 'Original sketches for female nobility &c', drafts, Mar.-Apr. 1829, Mar. 1832, n.d.

(fols. 55-99) six folders containing drafts, 1829-34, containing: