Bah, that's nothing. My dad got a copy of this at work last year.

They're really not careful with their databases, because this one was addressed to `Dear Finance Officer', with all the other mail-merge elements adjusted accordingly.

(The centuries-old Finance Officer name, and all.)

I'm just hoping that I get a copy at some point, so I can send by return post a simple note

`Sorry, we did the research in 1935, and already have a coat of arms (albeit expired). If you'd done any actual research --- which would have involved talking to living members of the family, among other things --- we'd already know about it. You, sir, are a fraud.'

(Also, in the light of <http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog...ives/001388.html>;,
I kind of hope he accidentally sends such junk to a member of the Lords at some point. ;) )