1.) Caroline of Burgundy -- Name registered 3/94, new device accepted. Unto the College of Heralds of the Kingdom of AEthelmearc and to all to whom these words shall come, greetings from Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald.
You should be receiving three items in this packet, Letter of Intent
#A41, External Letter #A38 and this Letter of Report #A39. I didn't
have any returns
from Letter #A38, so I decided to save myself some paperwork and use
the external letter as my letter of report as well. Just a reminder, my
new address is : David P. Salley, 5294 Webster Road, Fredonia NY 14063.
I'm still
getting some submissions sent to the old address.
1.) Caroline of Burgundy -- Name registered 3/94, new device accepted.
"Argent, in saltire two epees sable between four roses gules,
barbed vert."
2.) Charles of Alden (M) -- New name accepted, new device returned.
Charles -- Withycombe, pg. 62 dates this name to 1273
Alden -- Alden is being submitted as a spelling variation of the place-name Halden. Reaney and Wilson, pg. 5, identify numerous instances of Alden, one as a surname to 1196. In the same entry, they also identify Alden as a spelling variation of Haldane. On pg. 212, under Haldane, they identify Halden as a spelling variation of Haldane, among others. Immediately following this entry, there is an entry for Halden. In this second entry, they identify a John atte Haldon dated to 1317 and state that the name comes from High Halden which is located in Kent. Therefore Halden is a place name, and it seems reasonable that Alden is a plausible spelling variation of this name, especially given the demonstrated interchangability of Halden, Alden and Haldane.
"Azure, a sheaf of arrows inverted a chief enarched inverted rayonne or."
Laurel precedent, recently upheld in the return of Clement of
Morocco's device (ironically, an identical chief from a member of the
same local group as Charles) cites, "Since this is not a demi-sun, but
appears to be a chief embowed to base and indented, this presents
another fatal flaw. Precedent (December 1992 LOAR, pg. 20) bans the use
of two different complex lines on the same charge with very rare
exceptions."
3.) Conrad Longespee the Blak Heart -- Name registered 5/93, new device
accepted.
"Sable, in pale two lions dormant, chief embattled erminois."
4.) Gareth Kincaid -- Name registered 8/99, resubmitted device
returned.
"Per pale argent and sable, on a sun, a Celtic cross, all counterchanged."
Conflict with: Jennet of Twominds, device registered 3/75, "Per pale
argent and sable, a sun in his splendor throughout of the field, rayed
and featured counterchanged." This would now be registered as "a sun
eclipsed counterchanged." Gareth's device has one point of difference
for the cross, which is not enough to clear.
5A.) Iago Benitez -- Name registered 3/94, new badge accepted
"Or, a popinjay rising wings displayed gules within an orle of
ermine spots sable."
5B.) Iago Benitez -- Name registered 3/94, new badge accepted
"Quarterly gules and or, a cross bottony within a bordure, all
counterchanged."
6.) Isabel de Santiago (F) -- New name accepted
Isabel -- Withycombe, pg.164, states that the name was very common in Spain. Also listed in Sixteenth Century Spanish Women's Names by Elspeth Anne Roth (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/spanish.html)
de Santiago -- attested to in Catologo and DM (Yuanes de Santiago,
1248)
7.) Jolivette du Louvre (F) -- New name and device accepted.
Jolivette -- A feminine version of Jollivet, found in An Index to the Given Names of 1292 Census of Paris by Colm Dubh (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html)
du Louvre -- Ibid. Amigert du Louvre.
"Per pale argent and vert, three wolves teeth issuant from
sinister and in chief three frogs sejant all counterchanged."
8.) Joscelyn Odette d'Arques (F) -- new name held, new device returned.
The name Joscelyn was exclusively a masculine name until well out-of-period. Odette is a feminine name. The submitter has given permission to use "Joscelyn d'Arques" if "Joscelyn Odette d'Arques" was found to be unacceptable, however she also indicated that the desired gender of her name be female. I am holding this submission until I can contact her and determine her wishes.
"Gyronny or and argent, two ram's heads combattant azure and sable."
Returned for having a low contrast field. Gyronny fields must have a
high contrast.
9.) Kaithren Rowand (F) -- New name accepted.
She wishes the name to be sixteenth century Scottish meaning "Katherine the Red-Haired"
Kaithren -- A List of Feminine Personal Names Found in Scottish Records: Post-1400 Names by Brian Scott (Master Talan Gwynek) (http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/talan/scottishfem/scottishfemlate.html) dates this name to 1623 (the grey period, hence registerable).
Rowand -- Black (under Rowand) pg. 702 cites various spellings of
the name from 1439 to 1750. This spelling dates to 1509 and 1550. By
this time surnames are inherited so this wouldn't literally be taken to
be "red-haired", but it's still an acceptable surname.
10.) Margaret Acton (F) -- New name and device accepted.
Margaret -- Withycombe, pg. 206, (sn) dates this name to 1093.
Acton -- Reaney and Wilson, pg. 2, (sn) Richard Acton 1421 and Hugh de Acton 1194.
"Azure, a chicken close contourney a chief invected argent."
11.) Mary Elizabeth Clason (F) -- New name and device accepted.
Mary -- Withycombe, pg. 211(sn) dates Mary from the 12th century in England, earlier in Scotland, and continued to be used through the end of period.
Elizabeth -- Withycombe, pg. 99 (sn) is first found at the end of the 12th century and continues to be used through the end of period. Talan Gwynek's Index to Feminine Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames gives several dates for this spelling of Elizabeth including Elizabeth Ofchurch in 1437.
Clason -- Black, pg. 153, gives Clason as a header form and numerous spelling variations including Katherine Clason 1615 and Johannes Clayson in 1328.
"Azure, a horseshoe inverted, on a chief or, three round buckles
sable."
12.) Matthias of Harlech -- Name registered 8/99, resubmitted device
returned.
"Per pale sable and argent, on a roundel, a human skull all counterchanged."
Conflict with: William of York, device registered 1/73, "Per pale
sable and argent, a roundel counterchanged." Matthias' device has one
point of difference for the skull, which is not enough to clear.
13.) Muirgen Kincaid -- Name registered 8/99, new device accepted.
"Per chevron inverted sable and argent, a lute palewise or and a
mullet vert."
14.) Og, Stronghold of -- New group name returned.
While the petition was accompanied by over thirty pages of
documentation, I still must return it. The documentation, along with
the commenting heralds, proves that "Og-" was commonly used as a
prototheme (the first syllable of a name). It is highly
unlikely that it would have been used as a name by itself.
15.) Westland Mor, Canton of -- new group name and device returned.
"Per chevron abased azure and vert, a chevron argent, in chief a lozenge ploye or, between a pair of stag's antlers proper, in base a laurel wreath or."
The name is acceptable, however it was not accompanied by a petition
signed by a majority of the group. This is automatic grounds for
return. The device has a number of problems with it. First of all, a
group device must also be accompanied by
a petition. Having the blazon included in the name petition is
sufficient. A field divided "per chevron abased" is not permitted. This
is actually "a point vert fimbriated argent". Both the point vert and
the stag's antlers proper (brown) are color on color. Fimbriation of a
peripheral ordinary (bases, chiefs, bordures, tierces, etc.) is not
permitted. The lozenge and the laurel wreath are too small. The laurel
wreath must be a dominant feature of the device.
In Service, Dagonell
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