Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 2nd Edition - Midrealm ...

College of Arms Administrative HandbookBelow is the current Administrative Handbook of the College of Arms, which was approved January 20, 2002.Part I -Submissions RegulationsI. Registration LimitA. Kingdoms, Principalities, Baronies, and Provinces - Kingdoms, principalities, baronies, provinces, andequivalent branches are subject to no limit on the number of items they may register.B. Individuals and other local groups - Individuals and other Society branches may register no more thanfour names and four pieces of armory. Any submission by an individual or branch which wouldotherwise exceed this limit must be accompanied by a release of one or more items already registered tothem to accommodate the new item[s].II. Registerable ItemsA. Names for Individuals - Names for individuals are divided into three administrative categories.1. Primary Society Name - The single name under which records of registration are maintained.Kingdoms or principalities may require this name to be used on awards, honors, scrolls, and otherformal documents.2. Alternate Society Name - Any personal name registered for an individual other than his or her PrimarySociety Name. An Alternate Society name may be registered alone or may be associated with abadge. Records for both name and armory will be retained under the individual's Primary SocietyName.3. Holding Name - A purely administrative label substituted by the Laurel Office to register anindividual's armory when the submitted name cannot be registered. Only the Laurel Office may createholding names.B. Names for Groups - Society branches and other groups of members may register names appropriate forthe type of group. Such names are divided into several administrative categories.1. Branch Name - The single name of a Society branch under which records of registration aremaintained. This name will appear in all formal documents mentioning the branch, including scrolls,the kingdom regnum, etc. Branch designators (such as shire or barony) are not part of the registeredbranch name; they are administrative placeholders which may or may not reflect the actual currentstatus of the branch. The branch designation that should be used in a Branch Name is determined bythe current status of the branch.2. Order Name - The name of a recognized Society honor, order or award. By Corpora, such names mayonly be registered to kingdoms, principalities, baronies or equivalent branches. Order Names may beregistered alone or may be associated with badges. Records for both order name and armory will bemaintained under the name of the branch which registered them.3. Household Names - The name of a group other than a Society branch or order, such as a household,guild, group fighting unit, etc. Such names may be registered either by an individual, by twoindividuals jointly, or by a Society branch, and badges may be associated with such names. When ahousehold name is registered by an individual, records dealing with the group's name and badge[s]will be retained under the Primary Society Name of the individual registering the item. When ahousehold name is jointly registered, a cross-reference shall also be listed under the Primary SocietyName of the other owner. When a household name is registered by a Society branch, these recordswill be retained under the name of the branch which registered them.4. Heraldic Titles - Titles for the use of heraldic officers at all levels. Titles for Laurel staff are registeredto the Society. All other heraldic titles are registered to the branch in which they will be used, butmust be approved by the kingdom to which the branch belongs. Heraldic titles may not be registered142 Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook2nd Edition - 2002