ANST - scrolls

[John Ruble]

Tadhg said:
> I'm not sure what you mean by "grant-for-life". Is this a grant of ARMS
> "for life"? That would be quite unusual -- arms were a species of real
> property and I don't know of any instances in which they were granted
> for a period of less than "in perpetuity". Do you just have the text,
> or do you have an actual facsimile of the grant document?
> 
I seem to remember Fox Davies saying something about grants to the head of
the certain orders of knighthood that were not hereditary, but I cannot
recall if it was grants of arms or grants of supporters.  Oh, the problems
with not being able to take your library with you to work...

Ulfie
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