▁Law ). ▁Sir ▁Bernard ▁Bur ke ▁( of ▁the ▁famous ▁Bur ke ' s ▁Pe er age ), ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Ul ster ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁gave ▁the ▁commission ▁the ▁advice ▁that ▁the ▁College ▁should : ▁" be ▁made ▁a ▁Government ▁Department , ▁let ▁its ▁Offic ers ▁receive ▁fixed ▁sal aries ▁from ▁Government , ▁and ▁let ▁all ▁its ▁fe es ▁be ▁paid ▁into ▁the ▁public ▁ex che quer . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁would , ▁I ▁am ▁sure , ▁be ▁self - support ing ▁and ▁would ▁raise ▁at ▁once ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁and ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁Her ald s ." ▁Bur ke ' s ▁suggestion ▁for ▁reform ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁arrangement ▁that ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lyon ▁Court ▁in ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁However ▁unlike ▁the ▁Lyon ▁Court , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁court ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Jud ici ary , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁an ▁independent ▁corpor ate ▁body ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al . ▁While ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lyon ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁Government ▁for ▁its ▁re forms ▁and ▁stat utes , ▁the ▁College ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁changes ▁from ▁within ▁itself . ▁The ▁commission ▁also ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁fe es , ▁ann ul ments ▁and ▁library ▁of ▁the ▁College , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁general ▁modern isation ▁of ▁the ▁chapter ▁as ▁a