Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records is a
legal and
heraldic office in
Scotland. The holder of this office is appointed by
the Crown, and like the
Lord Lyon King of Arms receives an annual
salary. Lyon Clerk's duties include heraldic research, the preparation of papers, lectures and conducting and assisting with the preliminary business of application for a grant or matriculation of
armorial bearings. This includes scrutiny of documents supporting the application. As Keeper of the Records the duties include maintaining the records of the
Court of the Lord Lyon, overseeing the preparation of documents, allowing inspection of the
Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland and other records, and issuing certified extracts when required. Until 1867 there was a Lyon Clerk Depute, and in 1986
Elizabeth Ann Roads became the first woman appointed to the office of Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records.