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_Lyon King of Arms_ has: (1) His official coat of arms (argent, a lion sejant, erect and affronte gules, holding in his dexter paw a thistle {587} slipped vert, and in the sinister a s.h.i.+eld of the second, on a chief azure a St. Andrew's cross--_i.e._ a saltire--of the field); (2) his crown; (3) two batons, representing that of his office in saltire behind his s.h.i.+eld, these being azure seme of thistles and fleurs-de-lis or, tipped at either end with gold; (4) his Collar of SS; (5) his triple chain of gold, from which depends his badge as Lyon King of Arms.

_Ulster King of Arms_ has: (1) His official coat of arms (or, a cross gules, on a chief of the last a lion of England between a harp and a portcullis, all of the first); (2) his crown; (3) his Collar of SS; (4) his two staves in saltire behind the s.h.i.+eld; (5) his chain and badge as Ulster King of Arms; (6) his badge as Registrar of the Order of St. Patrick.

_Clarenceux King of Arms_ has: (1) His official coat of arms (argent, a cross gules, on a chief of the second a lion pa.s.sant guardant or, crowned of the last); (2) his crown; (3) his Collar of SS.

_Norroy King of Arms_ has: (1) His official coat of arms (argent, a cross gules, on a chief of the second a lion of England pa.s.sant guardant or, crowned with an open crown, between a fleur-de-lis on the dexter and a key on the sinister of the last); (2) his crown; (3) his Collar of SS.

_Bath King of Arms_ has: (1) His crown; his Collar of SS.

I am not aware that any official arms have been a.s.signed to Bath up to the present time; but if none exist, there would not be the slightest difficulty in obtaining these.

_An English Herald_ encircles his s.h.i.+eld with his Collar of SS.

_A Scottish Herald_ is ent.i.tled to do the same, and has also his badge, which he places below the escutcheon pendent from a ribbon of blue and white.

An _Irish Herald_ has his Collar of SS, and his badge suspended from a sky-blue ribbon. An _Irish Pursuivant_ has a similar badge.

_The Regius Professors (or ”Readers”) in the University of Cambridge_, for ”Phisicke,” ”Lawe,” ”Devinity,” ”Hebrew,” and ”Greke,” have official arms as follows (see grant by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux, 1590, _Genealogical Magazine_, vol. ii. p. 125):--

_Of Phisicke_: Azure, a fesse ermines (? ermine) between three lozenges or, on a chief gules a lion pa.s.sant guardant of the third, charged on the side with the letter M sable. Crest: on a wreath or and azure, a quinquangle silver, called ”simbolum sanitatis.” Mantling gules and argent.

_Of Lawe_: Purpure, a cross moline or, on a chief gules, a lion pa.s.sant guardant of the second, charged on the side with the letter L sable. Crest: on a wreath ”purple and gold,” a bee volant or. Mantling gules and argent.

_Of Devinity_: Gules, on a cross ermine, between four doves argent, {588} a book of the first, the leaves or, charged in the midst with the Greek letter [theta] (Theta) sable. Crest: on a wreath ”silver and gules,” a dove volant argent, with an olive-branch vert in his beak. Mantling gules, double argent.

_Of Hebrew_: Argent, the Hebrew letter [Hebrew: T] (Tawe) sable, on a chief gules, a lion pa.s.sant guardant or, charged on the side with the letter H sable. Crest: on a wreath ”silver and sables,” a turtle-dove azure.

Mantling gules, double argent.

_Of Greke_: Per chevron argent and sable, in chief the two Greek letters [Alpha] (Alpha) and [Omega] (Omega) of the second, and in base a ”cicado”

or gra.s.shopper of the first, on a chief gules, a lion pa.s.sant guardant or, charged on the side with the letter G sable. Crest: on a wreath ”silver and sables,” an owl argent, legs, beak, and ears or. Mantling gules and argent.

The following insignia of office I quote subject to the reservation that I am doubtful how far they enjoy official sanction:--

_The Lord Chancellor of England_: Two maces in saltire (or one in pale) behind the s.h.i.+eld and the purse containing the Great Seal below it.

_The Lord Great Chamberlain of England_: Two golden keys in saltire; and

_The Lord Chamberlain of the Household_: A golden key in pale behind the s.h.i.+eld.

At Exeter the Dean, Precentor, Chancellor, and Treasurer have used official arms impaled with their own insignia. These were:--

_The Dean_: Azure, a stag's head caboshed and between the horns a cross patee fitchee argent.

_The Precentor_: Argent, on a saltire azure a fleur-de-lis or.

_The Chancellor_: Gules, a saltire argent between four crosslets or.

_The Treasurer_: Gules, a saltire between four leopards' heads or.

The Dean of the Chapel Royal, Savoy, may perhaps employ the complicated coat of the chapel to impale his personal arms, placing the escutcheon on the breast of an eagle sable, crowned or.