pursuivant
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Previous coronations have had historic roles such as the "rouge dragon pursuivant", "unicorn pursuivant" and carriers of the "golden spur" and the "white wand".
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2023
By this time, the pursuivant and his attendants had come up.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
“Follow me,” cried the pursuivant to his attendants.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
“Leave go your hold, young mistress,” rejoined the pursuivant, grasping Oldcorne by the collar of his vestment, and dragging him along; “and rest thankful that I make you not, also, my prisoner.”
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
“Father Oldcorne, I arrest you as a Jesuit and a traitor,” shouted the pursuivant, in a voice of exultation.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
