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The
armorial bearings of The
Armorial Register
Limited were designed by
the directors of the
Company and the design
was graciously accepted
and granted, without
alteration, by the Lord
Lyon King of Arms in
Scotland.
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Grant
of Arms The
Armorial
Register Ltd.
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The
Lord Lyon King
of Arms of
Scotland is a
Minister of
State and
member of Her
Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II
Royal
Household.
He
is Head of the
Heraldic
Executive and
the Judge of
the Court of
the Lord Lyon,
which has
jurisdiction
over all
heraldic
business in
Scotland and
maintains the
Scottish
Public
Registers of
Arms and
Genealogies.
The position
of Lord Lyon
in Scotland
dates from
around 1437
with the
present
'Register of
Arms' at Lyon
Court dating
from
1672.
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larger image
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The
Armorial Register
Limited is a company
registered in the
Kingdom of Scotland and
it is a legal
requirement that all
armorial bearings used
in Scotland must be
recorded in the Register
of All Arms and Bearings
of Scotland kept by the
Lord Lyon King of Arms.
It is unlawful in
Scotland for anyone to
use arms unless they
have been so recorded.
The directors of The
Armorial Register
Limited are extremely
proud that the company
is now lawfully an
armigerous
corporation.
The
shield was designed by
Martin Goldstraw, editor
and director, and the
crest was designed by
the late John Duncan of
Sketraw, who was at the
time web master and
director. Martin
composed the motto as
being appropriate to the
work of The
Register.
The
thoughts behind the
design are:
Arms: The livery
colours represent the
home of the Company,
Scotland, with each
escutcheon
representing an entry
in the Register all
linked together to
form the Register
itself which is
published in book form
as each volume is
filled.
Crest: The lion is,
arguably, the most
recognisable of all
the heraldic beasts.
Here, he is attempting
to stretch his grasp
around the
world.
Motto: Fulfilment
by Achievement.
The
motto is worthy in its
own right as a corporate
motto but it also
alludes to the fact that
each volume of the
register is added to
achievement by
achievement until it is
ready (fulfilled) for
publication as a book.
Arms
rendition on grant by
David Allan
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