Maltravers Herald Extraordinary
As such, Maltravers is a royal herald, but is not a member of the College of Arms in London.The present office was created in 1887 by the Earl Marshal, who was also the Duke of Norfolk and Baron Maltravers.The office is known to have been held by a pursuivant to Lord Maltravers when he was deputy of Calais from 1540 to 1544.It derives from the coat of arms of Maltravers Sable a Fret Or and a Label of the points Ermine, and was the badge of John, Earl of Arundel through which family the barony passed to the Howard dukes of Norfolk.[1] The current Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary is John Martin Robinson, MA (St Andrews) DPhil (Oxford) FSA.