Pursuivant

Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh.

In the mediaeval era, many great nobles employed their own officers of arms.

[1] Today, there still exist some private pursuivants that are not employed by a government authority.

These pursuivants of arms look after matters of heraldic and genealogical importance for clan members.

The office is generally unknown at the local level in Masonic jurisdictions outside Pennsylvania, where these duties are performed by the Junior Deacon and Senior Deacon,[2] or the Inner Guard in UGLE.

The Honourable Adam Bruce , former Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms
British pursuivants wore their tabards "athwart", with the sleeves at the front and back, until the reign of James II .