Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Taking Note of Alterations to the Royal Arms [1837-10-30]
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Title
Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Taking Note of Alterations to the Royal Arms [1837-10-30]
Subject
Heraldry
Description
Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to take note of changes to the Royal Arms approved by Queen Victoria.
Creator
Bernard, 12th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal)
Source
College of Arms I51/129
Date
1837-10-30
Contributor
Mark Scott
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Transcript
Whereas Her Majesty in Council on the twenty sixth day of July last was pleased to approve of a drawing of the Royal Arms submitted to Her Majesty by the Lords of the Council wherein the Shield of Inescucheon of Pretense representing the Arms of His late Majesty's German Dominions and ensigned by the Royal Crown of Hanover are omitted and the Shield left to contain the Armorial Ensigns of the United Kingdom only as the Arms of Dominion as exhibited in the said Drawing annexed to their Lordships Report: And whereas a copy of the said Order in Council notifying Her Majesty's approbation of the said alterations in the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland have by Her Majesty's Command been transmitted to me by th Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called the Right Honourable Lord John Russell) one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State and his Lordship having at the same time signified to me Her Majesty's Pleasure that I should give the necessary orders thereupon.
I Bernard Edward Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and One of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby order and require that You take care that the said Drawing of the said Alteration in the Ensigns Armorial of the said United Kingdom be duly followed and observed upon all occasions and together with the said Order in Council and Her Majesty's Proclamation subsequently issued thereon duly registered in the College of Arms: And for so doing this shall be Your Warrant. Given under my hand and seal this thirtieth day of October 1837.
To the Kings Heralds and
Pursuivants of the College of Arms.
I Bernard Edward Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and One of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby order and require that You take care that the said Drawing of the said Alteration in the Ensigns Armorial of the said United Kingdom be duly followed and observed upon all occasions and together with the said Order in Council and Her Majesty's Proclamation subsequently issued thereon duly registered in the College of Arms: And for so doing this shall be Your Warrant. Given under my hand and seal this thirtieth day of October 1837.
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To the Kings Heralds and
Pursuivants of the College of Arms.
Ornamentation
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Collection
Citation
Bernard, 12th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal), “Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Taking Note of Alterations to the Royal Arms [1837-10-30],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/391.