▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al , ▁and ▁royal ▁authority ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁arms ▁themselves ▁is ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁First ly ▁a ▁pet ition ▁is ▁submitted , ▁called ▁a ▁mem orial , ▁to ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al . ▁This ▁mem orial ▁will ▁be ▁drawn ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁pet ition er ▁by ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁arms , ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁felt ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁pet ition ▁would ▁be ▁accepted . ▁Currently ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁set ▁criteria ▁for ▁el ig ibility ▁for ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁arms , ▁the ▁College ▁recomm ends ▁that ▁" a wards ▁or ▁hon ours ▁from ▁the ▁Crown , ▁civil ▁or ▁military ▁comm issions , ▁university ▁degrees , ▁professional ▁qual ifications , ▁public ▁and ▁char itable ▁services , ▁and ▁em in ence ▁or ▁good ▁standing ▁in ▁national ▁or ▁local ▁life " ▁will ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁account . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁this ▁issue ▁of ▁el ig ibility ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁great ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁her ald s , ▁as ▁such ▁subm issions ▁are ▁made ▁on ▁an ▁officer ▁for ▁clients ▁basis , ▁which ▁meant ▁some ▁' un suit ability ' ▁was ▁ignored ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁profit ▁by ▁past ▁officers . ▁Su it ability ▁rest ed ▁on ▁the ▁phrase ▁" em inent ▁men ", ▁originally ▁the ▁test ▁applied ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁wealth ▁or ▁social ▁status , ▁as ▁any ▁man ▁entitled ▁to ▁bear ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁gentleman . ▁By ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁the ▁her ald s ▁applied ▁a ▁property ▁qual