Unto the AEthelmearc College of Arms and all unto whom these words come, warmest greetings from Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald!
1.) Alaric MacConal new badge accepted, name registered Sept. 1989
"Fieldless, on a saltire couped azure, five bezants."
2.) Ana im Turn new badge accepted, name registered May 1999
"Fieldless, an acorn sable."
Several commentators cited a conflict with Efron le Fey "Fieldless, an acorn pierced by an arrow fesswise reversed sable" but in the emblazon, the arrow is actually larger than the acorn and therefore must be considered a co-primary. It's clear.
3.) Anabella de Fyfe (F) new name accepted
Anabella Withycombe, pg. 26
de Fyfe Reaney & Wilson, pg. 168
The given variant is not specifically cited in Withycombe, however Anabell dates to 1311, and Annabella is listed as a latinized spelling. Talan Gwynek Feminine Given Names in DES, pg. 88 dates "Anabella" to c. 1308.
4.) Andro Darach (M) new name accepted
Andro Black, pg. 23 (s.n. Andrew) dates this spelling to 1399
Darach Black, pg. 201 (s.n Darroch) dates this spelling to 1406
5.) Brandric of Rhydderich Hael (M) change of holding name to Brandric Slayrock accepted
Brandric submitter's currently registered name
Slayrock spelling variant of Slaywrock (Black, pg. 731, sn.)
Submitter will accept the additional 'w' if necessary.
6.) Charles of Alden name in process, resubmitted device accepted
"Azure, three arrows in sheaf inverted, a chief rayonny or."
Name currently in process (XLoI #A39), device returned at Kingdom (LoR #A39) His previous submission, "Azure, a sheaf of arrows inverted a chief enarched inverted rayonne or." was returned because Laurel precedent bans the use of two different complex lines on the same charge with 'very rare exceptions'.
Clear of: Robert McLaren "Azure, a sheaf of arrows inverted or, and in chief three mullets argent." by type and number of secondaries.
7.) Cormac O'Gadhra new device returned, name registered May 1998
"Argent, a lion passant, on a chief gules three drinking horns argent."
Conflict with: Stefan Laskówski "Argent, a cat herissant and on a chief gules, two wings conjoined in vol argent." There is no heraldic difference between a cat and a lion nor between passant and herissant. The differences in the tertiaries are insufficient to clear.
8.) Corvinus filius Nennii (M) new name and device accepted
Corvinus Swanson, Donald The Names in Roman Verse pg. 90 (pce) cites this spelling four times.
Nennius Collier's Encyclopedia under Welsh Literature (pce) cites Nennius
The byname has been changed to the nominative case.
"Per pale sable and argent, an owl perched upon a key fesswise counterchanged."
The submitter will be cautioned to avoid making the key ward resemble a swastika.
9.) Cynwrig Wyn (M) new name and device accepted
Cynwrig -- A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names by Tanwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn (mundanely Heather Rose Jones) lists names taken from a tax roll, The Merioneth Lay Subsidy Roll of 1292-3 (www.panix.com/~mittle/names/tangwystl/welsh13.html)
Wyn Ibid. gives "Wyn" as a masculine spelling of "Gwyn", meaning "fair". Additionally, Morgan and Morgan dates Tudur Wyn ap Gruffigh Vechan to 1500-1516. Count Jehan was kind enough to supply additional photocopies of The Dictionary of National Biography which cites Sir John Wynn (1553-1626)
"Sable, a wolf rampant on a chief or, two triangles inverted sable."
10.) Edan inghean an Druiadh (F) new name and device accepted
Edan The submitter's documentation, Book of Irish Names First Family & Place Names by Ronan Coghlan, Ida Grehan & P.W. Joyce. cites Edana as a feminine derivative of Aidan (pg. 10 Aidan pg. 18 Edana (pce)) It gives no dates. O'C&M apparently confirms this by citing Edan as a nineteenth century masculine derivative. However since the documentation is out of period, the closest in-period citation is Edan, (sn. Edith), cited by Withycombe as being on the Poll Tax of 1379.
inghean an Druaidh a feminization of Mac an Druaidh found in The Surnames of Ireland by MacLysaght pg. 91 (derivative of Deury)
"Vert, a butterfly argent on a chief or, three roses gules barbed and seeded proper."
11.) Eldridht in Skamma new device returned, name registered Sept. 1997
"Per bend sinister azure and or, a clarion or an owl azure."
While no conflicts were found, the owl is drawn in trian aspect and therefore must be returned.
12.) Emelyne the Scrivener (F) change of name and new device accepted
She wishes to change her name to Diane the Scrivener.
If Laurel accepts the change, her current name is to be released.
Diane the submitter's mundane first name. Withycombe, pg. 83 (sn. Diane), says that Diane came into use in the Renaissance and cites "Diane de Poitiers" (1499-1566), the mistress of Henri II of France.
Scrivener the submitter's current epithet.
"Vert, an open book on a chief or, three crosses fleury vert."
Clear of Deirdre Ui Mhaille "Vert, an open book or and on a chief argent three escallops inverted azure." One difference for tincture of chief, one difference for type and tincture of tertiaries.
13.) Gabriella d'Asti new badge returned, name registered March 1997
"Fieldless, a violet slipped and leaved proper."
Conflict with Elspeth of Harilow "Fieldless, a heartsease proper. [Viola tricolor]" Encyclopedia Britannica states that a heartsease is a member of the violet family.
14.) Geossallyn new name and device returned
"On a field azure, in pale, a crescent argent, an eagle sable, a panther sable."
The submission is being returned for multiple reasons.
15.) Hroswith of Southwoods (F) new name accepted
Hroswith I would like to extend my personal congratulations for the fine work you commentators do. You produced some truly excellent documentation. While the BMDL team managed to document it entirely from its Anglo Saxon roots (Hros + wid), Jehan de la Marche sent in documentation of a German nun Hroswith (c. 935-1001) who wrote comedic religious plays in Latin.
Southwoods Reaney & Wilson, (pg. 419 sn.) dates various spellings back to 1202.
16.) Marguerite de Troyes (F) new name and device accepted
Marguerite cited in Catledge, Scott (SCA: Colm Dubh) An Index to the Given Names of 1292 Census of Paris (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html). It is also the submitter's mundane name.
Troyes cited in Dauzat & Rostaing (pg. 688) as being founded in the fourth century.
"Vert, a daisy argent seeded or, a bordure or, semy of lozenges purpure."
17.) Meadhbh inghean Shιamuis (F) new name and device accepted
Meadhbh O'C&M, pg. 135, "popular in late medieval Ireland"
inghean 'daughter of'
Sheamuis Ibid., (pg. 163, sn. Sιamus). The genitive would be 'Sιamuis' and 'Shιamuis' with lenition.
"Argent, a tressure purpure a dragon passant pupure."
Clear of: Alberad von Westerwanna "Argent, a dragon statant purpure breathing flames proper, in dexter chief a cauldron purpure." One difference for change of secondary, one difference for position.
18.) Morien MacBan new device returned, name registered April 1992
"Gules, crusilly or, a falcon close sable on a maltese cross argent."
The cross is neither maltese nor swallowtail, but halfway between both of them. As it cannot be properly blazoned, it must be returned. The submitter will be cautioned to make copies from the line drawings rather than the color copies.
19.) Morwenna of Lansallos new name and device accepted
Morwenna Withycombe (s.n. Morwenna) lists this name as one of a virgin saint. Talan's index of names from Reaney & Wilson dates Merwenna to 1321.
Lansallos Mills, pg. 25, gives this as header dated to Domesday Book but not in this spelling.
"Per bend sinister gules and sable two rabbits sejant argent.
20.) Nigel of Southwoods (M) new name accepted
Nigel Nigel is a header form in Withycombe, the form is dated from 1086 on.
Southwoods Southwood is a header form in Reaney & Wilson, the form dates from 1225 on.
21.) Patricia de Moseleia (F) new name accepted
Patricia Withycombe
de Moseleia Reaney & Wilson, pg. 315, (s.n. Moseley) dates this spelling to 1195
22.) Sara of Cambridge (F) new name and device accepted
Sara Withycombe, pg. 263 (s.n. Sara(h)) It is found in use in England as a Christian name from the 12th C.
Cambridge Reaney & Wilson, pg. 81, (s.n. Cambridge) cites examples of this University town which date back to the Domesday Boke in various spellings.
"Sable a compass star and on a chief rayonny or three roses gules."
She has permission to conflict with her husband, Robert of Hazeltine, "Sable, a compass star and on a chief rayonny or, a sword sable." I will be asking one of the heraldic artists to do a re-draw.
23.) Tárlach MacLave (M) new name and device accepted
Tárlach O'C&M, pg. 169 (sn. Tárlach)
MacLave The Surnames of Ireland by MacLysaght pg 190 (derivative of MacClave)
Completely reblazoned as: "Per chevron throughout argent and azure, two ravens close with dexter claw elevated sable and a sun argent eclipsed sable."
Clear of: Thorvaldr Gángläre Vakkerfjell "Per chevron throughout argent and azure two ravens addorsed sable and three drinking horns in annulo argent." with two differences for type and number of charges.
Clear of: Brann Morgan Dunmore of Galloway "Argent, upon a pile inverted throughout between two ravens sable, a tower argent." with differences for change of tincture and change of color and type of tertiary.
24.) Yang Liu (F) new name and device accepted
Yang Family name which translates as "Oak"
Liu Personal name which means "Willow"
The submitter wishes to be a woman from the City of Chang-An, a capital of the Chinese empire. In the twentieth century, it is know as Xi-An, in central China. Her time period is the Early Tang Dynasty, roughly 700-720 A.D. The Tang Dynasty lasted from 618 to 907 A.D. The submitter has provided extensive documentation, copious citations and photocopies in both Chinese and English. She's even included how to write her name in Chinese. The central work is The Chinese Reader's Manual by William Frederick Mayers, the Chinese Secretary to Her Britannic Majesty's Legation at Peking. Publisher is American Presbyterian Mission Press in Shanghai.
"Gules, on a fess cotised argent, a willow gules."
The submission I send to Laurel will have correct black and white drawings.
In Service,
Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet