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Letter of Intent #50
Heraldic Flying Circus Commenting Group

Unto Lord Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald of the glorious Sylvan Kingdom of AEthelmearc, come Greetings from the Heraldic Flying Circus and Moving Company

Herewith, our comments on ILOI #Æ50, dated May 2001 A.D. [sic]:

02.) Anton Ivan Stanslovich

New Name: The documentation gives the name as "Stas". Is adding the "n" correct?

04.) Baraka bint Hasan al-Fahim

New device: Zils are in default position, per PicDic #818. We suggest reblazoning as simply: "...two scimitars crossed at the hilts argent."

05.) Briant Huntington

New Device: Dolphins are "haurient".

06.)Brigette de Saint Mere Eglise

New badge: Emblazon shows the roses "barbed and seeded proper".

07.) Brigitte MacFarlane the Red

New Device: There was considerable discussion whether "estencele" is a field treatment (in which case it may be used on a vetu) or a group of charges semy (in which case it cannot). According to PicDic (under "SPARKS") estencele is "a semy of sparks", but "sparks are not used as individual charges".

08.) Constance Waite

New Badge: The first "argent" is redundant. The blazon says "...a bordure engrailed...", the emblazon shows a bordure invected. Which does the submitter want?

11.) Cordelia Colton

New Device: Note that this device violates the ban on counterchanging a long, thin object along its long axis (Precedents of Baldwin of Erebor, 31 Oct 84, p.21). The submitter was informed of this at the time of submission.

17.) Mea the Bold

New Name: Since "the Bold" is being used as a lingua anglia descriptive byname, the Reaney & Wilson citation is irrelevant.

19.) Reynold Wolferton

New Name: We are not familiar with Mills. Can we get better bibliographic information?

20.) Rosalinda of Castile

New Name: Note that the citation from Withycombe specifically states that the name was "carried to Spain by the Goths, and took root there as Rosalinda". Is the form "of <kingdom>"presumptuous?

21. Tarlach "Shadowraven" MacLave

New Badge: The primary charge obscures a complex line of division between two colors.

22.) Tessa la Hunter

New Name: What specifically does the citation say about "Tessa"?

New Device: A ferret with a bordure ermine? "Hello. My name is Inigo de Ferret. You killed my father. Prepare to die." :-)

Respectfully submitted,

Cigfran o Caer Gwalch
Dagonell Collingwood of Emerald Lake, Garnet Pursuivant
Edmund Lambert of Tregelles, Silver Buccle Herald
Elizabeth Law Robertson, Icedragon Pursuivant
Shahira bint al-Sammad
and Otfrid Ammerthaler, reporting