It was dated as having been written on the fifth of January l814, and it bore the seal of the College of Arms. To the Right Honourable the Earl of Linton My Lord, I deem it proper to acquaint you that an application has recently been made to the College by Mr. Augustus Payley, Esq., of Uckfield in Sussex, for a Warrant which would enable him to take the ancient Surname of Trevelyan and to bear its arms. However, no proofs have been exhibited to me relative to the connection of the said Family of Trevelyan and Augustus Payley, nor have I found that his ancestors have ever used the name. Upon examination, I have discovered him to be a Husbandman with no Pedigree to manifest the right of any of his descendants to the Trevelyan Armorial bearings. In some cases, the proof of long usage coupled with a very great probability of a connection has afforded grounds for the allowance of Arms so used. But, in the case in question, I have found it my duty to withhold my assent. In making this communication to you, for your own private information, I trust you will consider the Garter of the present day fully desirous to preserve the integrity of the ancient and respectable Families .
