Court Reports of the Barony of Delftwood
Artemius and Clarice
February 13th, AS 44
(2010)
Feast of the Seven Deadly Sins
Barony of Delftwood
Being the report of the final court of Their Excellencies, Artemius
Andreas Magnus and Clarice Roan, by the grace of the crown 8th baron
and baroness of Delftwood. Court held on February 13th, anno societatis
XLIV, being in the new manner anno domini 2010, at Their Feast of the
Seven Deadly Sins in the Barony of Delftwood. Reporting herald Mistress
Alheydis von Körckhingen.
Their Excellencies invited before them all youth in attendance and
solicited from them a vocal affirmation of their enjoyment of the day,
whereupon Their Excellencies distributed unto the youths cookies from
the baronial larder, accompanied by a choral recitativo on the proper
orthographic use of the third letter of the alphabet, the thesis of
which is that C is for "cookie".
Their Excellencies invited before them any gentles for whom the day was
their first event. Their Excellencies welcomed these once strangers,
now friends, to the current middle ages and bid them seek out gentles
who might further encourage their travels among us.
Their Excellencies welcomed before them Their Bardic Champion, Lady
Catherine O'Herlihy, who presented firstly gifts of cookies to
replenish the bounty of which Their Excellencies had so freely given.
Lady Catherine then gifted Their Excellencies and the assembled
populace with a song of her own authorship, speaking most eloquently of
The Dream in which we share. Accompaniment by Lord Gyles de Blair.
Their Excellencies received before them Lord Edward Harbinger who
presented the gift of Their Excellencies' personal arms wrought in
leather by Lord Edward's own hands.
Myskia Náttfara was called forth to be thanked and praised for
her many services to the baronage and to the populace, in honor of
which she was made a Companion of the baronial Order of the
Windmill. Scroll drawn by Mistress Una De Saint Luc, painted by Lady
Gillian McGill and calligraphed Lady Fenris McGill upon a text by Lady
Juliana Stafford.
Don Benedict Fergus atte Mede was called forth, followed by those
members present of the baronial Order of Mistral. His Excellency, Oeric
Lestrange, founder of the Order, spoke of its nature and meaning, that
being recognition of those gentles for whom it is their very nature to
do what they do, whether art or service or combat, not in search of
reward or glory, but rather "because" - because it is who they are. Don
Fergus having shown himself driven not by pursuit of glory but by
simple delight in his service to the barony and study of the rapier
arts, was selected as this year's annual inductee, and made a companion
of the Order of the Mistral. Regalia and Scroll wrought in glass by the
hand of Baron Artemius Andreas Magnus, upon a text by Lady Helene
al-Zarqa'.
Their Excellencies then thanked those gentles who had been of special
service to Themselves and to the barony during Their tenure, including
those who had acted in service for the Baronial dinner, the scribes of
Delftwood, those who had served as champions, and those individuals
named here following: Aiden, Alheydis, Anastasie, Andreas, Bran,
Catherine, Corbin, Corwyn, Desi, Drefan, Eadaoin, Edward, Failenn,
Felicity, Fenris, Fergus, Frederich, Gwenhyvar, Gyles, Heero, Helene,
Henryk, Josh, Juliana, Justin, Maggie, Marcus, Maribeth, Micheal,
Moniczka, Myskia, Olafr, Olivia, Petra, Phillippe, Sarah, Seamus,
Svana, Vilhelmr. Special tokens were given to Mistress Alheydis as
Baronial Herald and organizer of Their Excellencies' courts, to Lady
Catherine O'Herlihy, Head Retainer and organizer of Their Excellencies;
and, to Lady Juliana Stafford, Baronial Signet, without whose gentle
reminders many scrolls would have been backlogged.
There being no further business before Their Excellencies, this their
final court was closed.
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Precedence Bearing Awards summary:
Benedict Fergus atte Mede - Companion of the Mistral (Delftwood)
02/13/10
Myskia Náttfara - Companion of the Windmill (Delftwood [Srvc.])
02/13/10