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| *Four ''Pursuivants'' – Rouge Croix, Bluemantle, Portcullis and Rouge Dragon | | *Four ''Pursuivants'' – Rouge Croix, Bluemantle, Portcullis and Rouge Dragon |
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| The College has a vast collection of historical books and documents as well as their own records of descent and grants of arms (Wagner 1952, Dickinson). The collection includes English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish works as well as much from North America, having been the recipient of the literary estates of many eminent genealogists. The library is a private one not open to the public but the officers of arms will search the records for a (large) fee. However, many of their books are available elsewhere and are on film through the FamilySearch Library, and the College is actively publishing their own records through the ''Harleian Society''.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Records of Noble and Armigerous Families (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Records_of_Noble_and_Armigerous_Families_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | | The College has a vast collection of historical books and documents as well as their own records of descent and grants of arms (Wagner 1952, Dickinson). The collection includes English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish works as well as much from North America, having been the recipient of the literary estates of many eminent genealogists. The library is a private one not open to the public but the officers of arms will search the records for a (large) fee. However, many of their books are available elsewhere and are on film through the FamilySearch Library, and the College is actively publishing their own records through the ''Harleian Society''.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Records of Noble and Armigerous Families (National Institute)," ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Records_of_Noble_and_Armigerous_Families_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> |
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| == Achievements of Arms == | | == Achievements of Arms == |