▁VIII ▁con ferred ▁on ▁the ▁College ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁important ▁duties ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁century , ▁the ▁her ald ic ▁visit ation . ▁The ▁provincial ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁were ▁commission ed ▁under ▁a ▁royal ▁war rant ▁to ▁enter ▁all ▁houses ▁and ▁churches ▁and ▁given ▁authority ▁to ▁def ace ▁and ▁destroy ▁all ▁arms ▁un law fully ▁used ▁by ▁any ▁kn ight , ▁es quire , ▁or ▁gentleman . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster ies ▁this ▁duty ▁became ▁even ▁more ▁necessary ▁as ▁the ▁monaster ies ▁were ▁previously ▁repositories ▁of ▁local ▁gene alog ical ▁records . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁all ▁gene alog ical ▁records ▁and ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁recording ▁them ▁was ▁sub sum ed ▁by ▁the ▁College . ▁These ▁visit ations ▁were ▁serious ▁affairs , ▁and ▁many ▁individuals ▁were ▁charged ▁and ▁heavily ▁f ined ▁for ▁breaking ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁arms . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁these ▁visit ations ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ; ▁the ▁last ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 6 . ▁ ▁Rein cor por ation ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁found ▁a ▁patron ess ▁in ▁Mary ▁I , ▁although ▁it ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁embar rass ing ▁for ▁both ▁sides , ▁after ▁the ▁her ald s ▁initially ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁her ▁rival ▁Lady ▁Jane ▁Grey ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁When ▁King ▁Edward ▁VI ▁died ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁Lady ▁Jane ▁Grey ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁queen ▁four ▁days ▁later ,