▁by ▁Bart ol us ▁de ▁Sax o fer r ato , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pad ua . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁celebrated ▁arm orial ▁dispute ▁in ▁English ▁her ald ry ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁Sc ro pe ▁v ▁Gros ven or ▁( 1 3 9 0 ), ▁in ▁which ▁two ▁different ▁men ▁claimed ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁bear ▁azure , ▁a ▁b end ▁or . ▁ ▁The ▁continued ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁arms , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁disput es ▁ar ising ▁from ▁different ▁men ▁assuming ▁the ▁same ▁arms , ▁led ▁Henry ▁V ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 9 , ▁forb idd ing ▁all ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁bor ne ▁arms ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ag inc ourt ▁from ▁assuming ▁arms , ▁except ▁by ▁inheritance ▁or ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁crown . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁of ▁England , ▁the ▁English ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁were ▁commanded ▁to ▁make ▁visit ations , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁about ▁the ▁country , ▁recording ▁arms ▁bor ne ▁under ▁proper ▁authority , ▁and ▁requiring ▁those ▁who ▁bore ▁arms ▁without ▁authority ▁either ▁to ▁obtain ▁authority ▁for ▁them , ▁or ▁ce ase ▁their ▁use . ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁bor ne ▁impro per ly ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁down ▁and ▁def ac ed . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁such ▁visit ation ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 0 , ▁although ▁no ▁new