▁this ▁real m ▁of ▁study ▁dates ▁back ▁over ▁five ▁centuries . ▁An ▁individual ▁could , ▁if ▁he ▁so ▁wishes , ▁have ▁his ▁family ' s ▁pedig ree ▁placed ▁inside ▁the ▁College ' s ▁records . ▁This ▁would ▁require ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁draft ▁a ▁pedig ree . ▁The ▁officer ▁would ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁pedig ree ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁correct ▁format ▁and ▁also ▁advise ▁the ▁client ▁on ▁the ▁document ary ▁ev id ences ▁necessary ▁to ▁supports ▁such ▁a ▁draft . ▁After ▁this ▁is ▁done , ▁the ▁officer ▁would ▁submit ▁the ▁pedig ree ▁to ▁a ▁chapter ▁of ▁two ▁other ▁officers , ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁examine ▁the ▁pedig ree ▁for ▁any ▁mistakes ▁or ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁demand ▁more ▁research . ▁After ▁this ▁exam ination ▁is ▁completed ▁the ▁pedig ree ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁scri ven ed ▁and ▁placed ▁into ▁the ▁pedig ree ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁College . ▁ ▁Roll ▁of ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁removed ▁the ▁automatic ▁right ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁this ▁Act , ▁anyone ▁succeed ing ▁to ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁peer age ▁of ▁England , ▁Scotland , ▁Ireland , ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁would ▁prove ▁their ▁succession ▁by ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁summ ons ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁All ▁pe ers ▁receiving ▁such ▁writ s ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Register ▁of ▁L ords ▁Spirit ual ▁and