ms ▁and ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lyon ▁were ▁to ▁exist ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁real ms . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁preced ence ; ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lyon , ▁when ▁in ▁England , ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁immediate ▁preced ence ▁behind ▁G arter ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁ ▁Com fort able ▁decay ▁ ▁The ▁Han over ian ▁succession ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁led ▁to ▁reign s ▁with ▁less ▁ceremony ▁than ▁in ▁any ▁since ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁the ▁her ald s . ▁The ▁only ▁notable ▁incident ▁for ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁George ▁I , ▁happened ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 ▁when ▁an ▁imp ost or ▁called ▁Robert ▁Har man ▁pret ended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁her ald . ▁The ▁kn ave ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Su ff olk , ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁be ▁pill or ied ▁in ▁several ▁market ▁towns ▁on ▁public ▁market ▁days ▁and ▁afterwards ▁to ▁be ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁pay ▁a ▁fine . ▁This ▁he fty ▁sentence ▁was ▁executed , ▁prov ing ▁that ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁were ▁still ▁respect ed . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁George ▁II ▁the ▁College ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁another ▁char ter , ▁to ▁re aff irm ▁their ▁rights ▁and ▁rem un er ation ; ▁this ▁effort ▁proved ▁un success ful . ▁A part ▁from ▁these ▁events ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁was ▁greatly ▁dimin ished .