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Welcome to The Society of
Scottish Armigers |
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The Society is composed
of persons who have a Coat of Arms entered in the Public Register of All
Arms and Bearings in Scotland, the oldest continuously-maintained official
record of Arms in the world. Our members include the Chiefs of the
Families and Clans of Scotland, otherwise known as Chiefs of the Name, the
Chiefs of distinct branches of Families and Clans, the Officers of Arms in
Scotland, as well as individual armigers - known as 'duine uasail'
in the Celtic language.
This site is dynamic and a work in progress. It has been designed to
permit viewers to easily navigate both general and specific information
concerning the (statutory and very real) Law of Arms in Scotland, as well
as providing highly visual illustrations of both the Arms themselves, the
Letters Patent and Matriculations that appear in the Public Register as
evidence of the Crown’s recognition of the member’s right to hold and
display Arms, and various ways that the Arms themselves are displayed in
practice, such as badges and on flying heraldry and sharp objects. Do you
want to see the badges, tabards and Arms of the Scottish Heralds and
Pursuivants? They’re here. We’ve also got articles on such peculiarly (but
in more distant times not uniquely) Scottish things as Territorial
Designations and the baronage - not to be confused with the peerage. |
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Lord Lyon David Sellar |
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President |
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Colonel the Hon. William
Paret Boswell of Toberchurn, USAF |
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There are specific
educational materials on the site, including pamphlets from the Lord
Lyon, who is both a Crown Minister and a sitting judge, as well as
information on how one may petition to obtain a Grant of Arms or to
Matriculate existing Arms in Scotland. Lord Lyon is our President and
while the Society strives to ensure that the information we provide is
consistent with his positions, the final word on any matters within his
jurisdiction as Lyon is his own.
On behalf of our members, I hope you enjoy our website and that what you
read and see is both useful and intellectually and visually stimulating.
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Colonel
William Paret Boswell of Toberchurn
Chairman |
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© The Society of Scottish
Armigers last Update
28 Jun 2009
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