Talk:Pursuivant
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is it really a stub? I mean, there's not much more to say! Everything that applies to herald applies to pursuivant, only less so. Doops 00:00, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
The article Earl of Erroll says that that nobleman is one of three who are entitled to private pursuivants. Is there really a third, perhaps in some peerage other than that of Scotland? J S Ayer 03:42, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Does anyone know what a private pursuivant-at-arms does? J S Ayer 02:56, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
- In the middle ages, they could serve as emissaries among the great nobles. Plus they did heraldic and geneological research for their bosses. Combining those two jobs, probably helped arrange marriages. Nowdays I suspect it's mostly honorary. See here for an article about this new Finlaggan guy. Doops | talk 03:41, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
