▁comm issions ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁visit ations ▁were ▁made ▁after ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁William ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁There ▁is ▁very ▁little ▁evidence ▁that ▁Sc ots ▁her ald ▁ever ▁went ▁on ▁visit ations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 8 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Richard ▁III , ▁the ▁various ▁her ald s ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁England ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁through ▁which ▁all ▁new ▁gr ants ▁of ▁arms ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁issued . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁currently ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁six ▁Her ald s , ▁and ▁four ▁P urs u iv ants , ▁or ▁junior ▁officers ▁of ▁arms , ▁all ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ; ▁but ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁arms ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁college ▁are ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁crown . ▁ ▁In ▁Scotland ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lyon ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁over se es ▁the ▁her ald ry , ▁and ▁holds ▁court ▁sessions ▁which ▁are ▁an ▁official ▁part ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁court ▁system . ▁Similar ▁bodies ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁arms ▁in ▁other ▁monarch ies ▁and ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations , ▁but ▁in ▁most ▁other ▁countries ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁her ald ic ▁authority , ▁and ▁no ▁law ▁prevent ing ▁anyone ▁from ▁assuming ▁whatever ▁arms ▁they ▁please , ▁provided ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁in fr inge ▁upon ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁another . ▁ ▁Later ▁uses ▁and ▁develop