▁hand made ▁colour fully ▁ill umin ated ▁and ▁decor ated ▁Let ters ▁Pat ent . ▁The ▁letter ▁is ▁written ▁and ▁painted ▁in ▁v ell um ▁by ▁a ▁College ▁artist ▁and ▁s criv ener . ▁The ▁grant ▁is ▁then ▁signed ▁and ▁se aled ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁it ▁is ▁then ▁handed ▁to ▁the ▁pet ition er , ▁author ising ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁arms ▁bla zon ed ▁there in ▁as ▁the ▁perpet ual ▁property ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁he irs . ▁A ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁grant ▁is ▁always ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁College ' s ▁own ▁register . ▁ ▁Once ▁granted , ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁becomes ▁the ▁her edit ary ▁and ▁inher itable ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁his ▁descend ants . ▁However , ▁this ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁so ▁if ▁the ▁inher itor ▁is ▁a ▁legit imate ▁male - line ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁originally ▁granted ▁with ▁the ▁arms . ▁To ▁establish ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁arms ▁by ▁descent , ▁one ▁must ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁an ▁ancest or ▁had ▁his ▁arms ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁registers ▁of ▁the ▁College . ▁If ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁possibility ▁of ▁such ▁an ▁inheritance , ▁one ▁must ▁first ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁an ▁officer - in - wait ing ▁at ▁the ▁College , ▁who ▁could ▁then ▁advise ▁on ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁action ▁and ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁search . ▁The ▁research ▁into ▁a ▁descent ▁of ▁arms ▁requires ▁details ▁of ▁pat ernal ▁ancest ry , ▁which ▁will ▁involve ▁the ▁exam ination ▁of ▁gene alog ical ▁records .