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| | About the Heraldic Visitations |
 | | At it's head is the Earl Marshal, an hereditary title held by the Duke of Norfolk. |
 | | He has thirteen principal officers: three Kings of Arms - Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy, six heralds - Chester, Lancaster, Somerset, Richmond, Windsor and York, and four pursuivants - Rouge Croix, Rouge Dragon, Portcullis and Bluemantle. |
 | | The Harleian Society has printed lists of those who received grants of arms from 1687 - 1898. |
| www.tongefamily.info /resources/heraldic_visitations.htm (258 words) |
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