▁the ▁front ▁and ▁back , ▁in ▁fact ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 6 ▁a ▁purs u iv ant ▁was ▁f ined ▁for ▁pres uming ▁to ▁wear ▁his ▁tab ard ▁like ▁a ▁her ald ▁but ▁this ▁practice ▁was ▁ended ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁James ▁II . ▁Until ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁all ▁tab ards ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁her ald s ▁by ▁the ▁Crown , ▁however ▁in ▁that ▁year ▁a ▁par sim on ious ▁Tre as ury ▁refused ▁to ▁ask ▁Parliament ▁for ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁purpose . ▁Ever ▁since ▁then ▁her ald s ▁either ▁paid ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁tab ards ▁or ▁bought ▁the ▁one ▁used ▁by ▁their ▁prede cess ors . ▁The ▁new est ▁tab ard ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Her ald ▁Ext ra ordinary . ▁A ▁stock ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁now ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chamber lain , ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁loan ▁" d uring ▁ten ure ▁of ▁office " ▁is ▁made ▁upon ▁each ▁appointment . ▁They ▁are ▁often ▁sent ▁to ▁E de ▁& ▁Rav ens cro ft ▁for ▁repair ▁or ▁replacement . ▁In ▁addition , ▁her ald s ▁and ▁purs u iv ants ▁wear ▁black ▁vel vet ▁caps ▁with ▁a ▁bad ge ▁emb roid ered . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁tab ards , ▁the ▁her ald s ▁also ▁wear ▁scar let ▁court ▁uniform s ▁with ▁gold ▁emb roid ery ▁during ▁formal ▁events ; ▁with ▁white ▁b ree ches ▁and ▁stock ings ▁for ▁coron ations ▁and ▁black ▁for ▁all ▁other ▁times ▁together ▁with