[ANSTHRLD] CoH website update.

[Tim McDaniel]

On Wed, 30 May 2007, Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com> wrote:
> The LoI gets its name from the traditional phrase "It is the
> intent of the Wheresit College of Heralds that the following be
> registered..."

More along the lines of "It is the intent of the Ansteorran College of
Heralds to register the following names and armory:".

As best I remember from one look at it: in a very very early letter to
the College of Arms Laurel set up the mechanism as each kingdom
College of Heralds emitting a Letter of Intent of things that would be
registered unless there was some objection by another member, and
Laurel would consider the objections.  For what appears to be a
reflection of that, see
<http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1970/10/lar.html>:

     ARMS/DEVICES APPROVED BY THE

     COLLEGE OF HERALDS OF THE WEST

     As a service to members of the Society everywhere, the College of
     Heralds of the West transmits to the Editors of Tournaments
     Illuminated a list of the applications for registration of a
     personal device or of arms that it has accepted at its monthly
     meeting.

     The purpose of the publication of these lists is twofold. First,
     members of the Society will be able to have some idea of the kinds
     of devices that are found acceptable, & hence will be able to
     avoid the unacceptable in drawing up their own applications. (A
     later article in T.I. will go into this in some detail.)

     Second, members of the Society will be able to avoid unintentional
     duplication of already registered arms/devices and the consequent
     delay, additional expense, and so on, involved in resubmitting an
     application.

     The Colleges of Heralds of the other kingdoms of the Society are
     invited also to contribute lists of the devices and arms they have
     approved, in order that the information available to Society
     members everywhere be as complete as possible.

That later became effectively Laurel registering it.  E.g,
<http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1971/08/lar.html>,

     Devices Registered to the Imperial College of Arms of the Society
     for Creative Anachronism, Inc., following the meeting of the Lord
     Clarion King of Arms with his advisors, 8 August A.S. VI (1971) --
     registrations effective as of this date.

and <http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1972/02/lar.html>

     ARMS, BADGES, AND DEVICES APPROVED & REGISTERED BY THE LAUREL
     PRINCIPAL KING OF ARMS OF THE S.C.A., INC., ON 5 FEBRUARY 1992,
     ANNO SOCIETATIS VI,;

but <http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1972/12/letter1.html>

     Letters of comment will be sent to all five heralds, in addition
     to the usual practice of sending copies to the Laurel King and to
     the Herald who is attempting to register the device in question.

That's my interpretation, at least, frmo the scanty written records.

Dannet de Lincoln
-- 
Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com