Court Reports of the Kingdom of
Æthelmearc
Rurik and Angelik
December 11, AS 39
(2004)
Baronial Investiture of William and Kersey
Barony of the Rhydderich Hael
Being
the Report of the Court of Their Royal Majesties, Rurik and Angelik,
King and
Queen of Æthelmearc, with Their Sylvan Highnesses, Malcolm and
Tessa, Prince
and Princess of Æthelmearc; Their Excellencies, Otto and Geirny,
Baron and
Baroness of the Rhydderich Hael; Their Majesties, Malik and Genevieve,
King and
Queen of Ealdormere; and His Royal Highness, Alaric, Prince of the
Midrealm in
attendance. Court held on December 11,
AS 39 (2004) at Baronial Investiture in Their Barony of the Rhydderich
Hael.
Giulietta da Venezia, Reporting Herald, with the assistance of
Master Edmund Tregelles.
Their Majesties gave Their Excellencies, Otto and Geirny, leave to hold
their
Baronial Court.
Their
Majesties of Ealdormere gave gifts to Their Excellencies of the
Rhydderich Hael.
Their
Majesties invited Their Excellencies into Their Presence.
Their Excellencies stated that their term as
Baron and Baroness had come to an end.
Their Majesties asked Lady Diane the Scrivener, Seneschal of the
Barony
of the Rhydderich Hael, to confirm for Them that successors had been
duly
chosen in accordance with Kingdom Law and the policies of the Barony. Lady Diane having attested that all was
rightly
and properly done, Their Majesties received the Baronial Coronets from
Otto and
Geirny, Baron and Baroness of the Rhydderich Hael.
Their
Majesties invited William Freskyn Murray and Katherine Kiersey into
Their
Presence, and asked if they, as the duly chosen successors to the
Baronial Thrones,
would accept the responsibility of service as Baron and Baroness of the
Rhydderich Hael. Having received their
assent, Their Majesties then invested William and Kiersey as Baron and
Baroness
of the Rhydderich Hael. Scrolls by Her
Excellency, Ekaterina Volkova.
Their
Majesties created Otto of Westphalia a Baron of Their Court. Scroll limned by Lady Isolda filia Georgii
and scrivened by Lady Eleanore Godwin.
Their
Majesties created Geirny Thorgrimsdottir a Baroness of Their Court. Scroll limned by Lady Isolda filia Georgii
and scrivened by Lady Eleanore Godwin.
Their
Majesties gave Their Excellencies, William and Kiersey, leave to hold
their Baronial Court.
His
Majesty spoke about the virtue of Chivalry in our Society.
His Excellency, Earl Sir Yngvar the Dismal,
being moved by His Majesty’s words, did beg a boon of the Crown: he asked Their Majesties to send his squire,
THLord Wulfstan Huscarl, to sit vigil in contemplation of his elevation
to the
Most Noble Order of the Chivalry. His
Majesty called forth His Order of the Chivalry and asked if they were
in
agreement with His Excellency's request.
The Order having given its assent before the Crown and the
populace,
Their Majesties called THLord Wulfstan Huscarl before Them and directed
him to
sit vigil that day, and to return at evening Court to answer whether he
would
accept the accolade proposed.
As
Court was about to be closed, Her Majesty reminded His Majesty that
they had
some business with Mistress Rhiannon y Bwa.
Mistress Rhiannon, having a poor memory for names, was unable to
remember the business to be conducted, and asked for help from certain
friends
of hers. Their Majesties then invited
Their Most Noble Order of the Laurel to attend Them, and asked that
they assist
Mistress Rhiannon. The Order reminded
her of the worthiness and accomplishments of one Honorable Lady
Elianora
Mathewes, at which point Their Majesties asked whether this good lady
should
not contemplate joining Their Order.
The Order having given its assent, Their Majesties invited
THLady
Elianora Mathewes into Their Presence, and directed her to sit vigil
that day,
and to return at evening Court to answer whether she would accept the
accolade
proposed.
The
Court of Their Majesties was closed.