15 January 2003

Unto Ailis Garnet and Roana Cornelian does Cadell Comet send greetings! Within, please find commentary on AE64, compiled on 15 January, AS XXXVII (2003 A.D.). Assisting me in compiling this commentary were yourselves, Lord Thomas Ouswood, Lord Daimhin Sinna, and Nicola of Cunningham.

1. Adrian MacLachlan – Name, Device

Withycombe cites that "the introduction of the name into England may have been due to its adoption by Nicholas Brakespear (died 1159), the only English Pope, who took the name Adrian IV" (s.n. Adrian).

3. Benedict Feargus atte Mede – Name

Withycombe (s.n. "Benedict, Bennet") dates "Benedict" to 1273.

The following documentation was omitted from the LoI: "atte Mede is a locative meaning "dweller by or in the mead." Reaney & Wilson on p. 304 under the heading "Mead" identifies John Atemede in 1248. The same source gives many instances of "atte" being separated, such as John atte Mulle, 1276 (under Mill) and Robert atte Revere, 1327 (under Revere)."

4. Ethan Stewart – Name, Device

The supplied documentation for "Ethan" was found in Withycombe (s.n. Ethan).

Reblazon: "Per saltire purpure and vert, in pale two moose's heads couped contourny argent."

5. Giana di Aurelio – Name, Device

We found (at "http://www.grainger.de/music/composers/virgil.html") Aurelio Virgiliano as living from 1540-1600.

6. Gillian Llywellyn of Ravenspur – Badge

Her name was registered as "Gillian Llywelyn" in Sept 96.

As drawn, we are unsure as to whether or not this is registerable. Because the antlers are disjoint, is this registerable as a fieldless badge?

7. Gwineth McClelan – Name, Device

Morgan & Morgan (s.n. Gwynedd) lists Gwineth from 1577.

8. Isolda filia Georgii – Name

The header form for the given name in Withycombe is Isolda. The header form for the surname in Reaney & Wilson is George.

9. Leo Bertrand Benton – Name, Device

All three elements are header forms in their respective sources, although the dated form of Benton from 1275 is de Beneton. "Benton" is dated to 1450.

10. Michael the Tinker – Name

"Michael" is a header form in Withycombe, and this spelling is dated to 1196.

11. Phebee Sybbel Headley – Name

Phebee is dated in the cited article to 1583.

Sybbel is found in the "Index to Feminine Given Names in the Registers of the Church of St. Mary's, Dymoch, 1538-1600" by Mari (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/dymoch/dym_women_index.html), listed under the header "Sible," and is dated to 1561.

In the article cited, Headley is dated to 1579.

13. Seamus mac Maolain – Name

Woulfe lists "mac Maoláin" as a header form (and gives "son of Maolán" as the meaning), and states "In the 12th century, Mac Maoláin was lord of Gaileang Breagh."

14. Una de St. Luc – Device

Her name was submitted on AE57, and should have been decided on in October 2002. The LoAR for the October meeting has not yet been released.

15. Viola Thornhaven – Name, Device

The header form for the given name in Withycombe is Viola. Withycombe also states that the name occurred in Gower's Confessio Amantis, which is dated to the late 14th century. However, we could find no non-literary period references to the name. Ordinarily, we would then leave this to Garnet and Cornelian's discretion; however, Garnet is mere inches away for a coronary attempting to find the name.