Unto the AEthelmearc College of Heralds
Greetings from Dagonell the Juggler, P@L
and Cigfran Caer Gwalch, P@L

Herein, our commentary on AEthelmearc's Internal Letter of Intent #AE64

1.) Adrian MacLachlan -- new name, new device

Adrian -- Withycombe, pg. 5, under Adrian
Latin Hadrianus 'of the Adriatic' It was the name of several Popes.
Adrian Fortescue, executed in London, 1539
Adrianus, CUR 1189-1205
Adranus, Adrien Clerkenwell - 13th C.

"Per pale sable and argent, an oriental dragon erect and a bordure dovetailed counterchanged."

Clear of:
Clea de Hunedoara
"Per pale purpure and argent, a sea-dragon erect counterchanged, gorged of a coronet Or, within a bordure counterchanged."
(1 CVD for field, 1 CVD for dovetailing, 1 CVD for sea-creature vs. land creature, and 0 CVD for the coronet)

4.) Ethan Stewart -- new name, new device

"Per saltire purpure and vert, two moose heads couped contourny in pale argent."
No conflicts found, the phrase "in pale" should precede "two moose heads".

5.) Giana di Aurelio -- new name, new device

"Azure, three water-bougets Or, and a chief Or fretty azure."
Please note, the first citation of "Or" is NOT redundant, otherwise the water-bougets would be presumed to be fretted as well.

Clear of:
Constance Grey
"Azure, three water-bougets Or."
(2 CVD for a charged chief)

6.) Gillian Llywellyn -- new badge

The name 'Gillian Llywellyn' was registered in July 2001. The "of Ravenspur" locative that she uses was never registered.

"(Fieldless) A stag's head caboshed between and conjoined to its antlers a mullet voided sable."

Clear of:
Aldith of Memmesfed
"Argent, in pale a mullet of four points azure and a stag's head affronty couped proper, attired sable, within a bordure azure."
(1 CD for fieldless, 1 CVD for the bordure, 1 CVD for mullet tincture)

Clear of:
Ana Maria Maddelena Selvaggio
"(Fieldless), a mullet within and conjoined to the attires of a stag's head cabossed Or."
(1 CD for fieldless, 2 CVD for tincture changes, 0 CVD for head w/attire vs. attire)

7.) Gwineth McClean -- new name, new device

From Academy of Saint Gabriel Report #2022:

(http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?2022+0)

"You wanted to know if the name <Gwyneth> would have been used by a woman living at the time of Edward I, and for suggestions on surnames that would be appropriate. Here is the information we have found.

The first examples of the Welsh name <Gwyneth> that we found were in the late 16th and early 17th centuries [1]:

Gwineth 1577
Gwenett 1629
Gwinne 1630
[Rest of letter deleted]
References:

[1] Morgan, T.J. and Prys Morgan, _Welsh Surnames_ (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1985). p. 118"
[Rest of references deleted]

"Azure, a waterfowl naiant between three roundels Or."
The variety of waterfowl is going to have to be blazoned.
(If it swims like a duck... :) )

Clear of:
Tobin Swann
"Sable, a swan rousant argent between three fountains."
(1 CVD for field, 2 CVD for tincture changes, 0 CVD for waterfowl vs. swan)

Clear of:
Caterine de Cigne
"Per bend sinister argent and sable, a swan naiant between three roundels counterchanged."
(1 CVD for field, 0 CVD for waterfowl vs. swan, 1 CVD for Or vs. field-dependant tinctures)

8.) Isolda filia Georgii -- new name

Isolda -- Withycombe, pg. 166, under Isolda
Isolda, CUR 1199-1313, HR 1273, FA 1346, Yorks Poll Tax 1379

filia Georgii -- Reaney & Wilson, pg. 188, under George,Georgeson
Hugo filius Georgii 1222 CUR (Nf)

9.) Leo Bertrand Benton -- new name, new device

Leo -- Withycombe, pg. 193, under Leo
Latin Leo 'lion', the name of thirteen popes
Leon CUR 1213, Exch R 1306
Leo HR 1273

Bertrand -- Withycombe, pg. 47, under Bertrand
Old German Berahthraben, compounded of bertha 'bright' and hraben 'raven', introduced into England at the Conquest. The French form of the name, Bertran(d) is much less common than Bertram, Bartram which occur from the end of the 12th C.
Bertrannus DB 1086
Bertram CUR 1198-1215
Berteram HR 1273
Bartrem Poll Tax 1379
Bertran Lyford 1655

Benton -- Reaney & Wilson, pg. 40, under Benton
from OE beonet 'dweller at the farm where bent grass or beans grow'
William de Benton 1234 FFSf
Simon de Benton 1275 SRWb
Richard Benton 1450 AssLo

"Purpure, a sword palewise maintained by a hand and in chief three estoiles of eight points argent."
No conflicts found.

10.) Michael the Tinker -- new name

Michael -- Withycombe, pg 218, under Michael
Hebrew "Who is like the Lord?"
Michael CUR 1196-1215, Ass 1218, FA 1303, 1346
Micahel, Mikael HR 1279

Tinker -- Reaney & Wilson, pg. 448, under Tinker
"One who mends pots, kettles, etc. A tinker"
Robert le Tinker, 1243 AssSo

14.) Una de Saint Luc -- new device

The name was submitted on XLoI - AE57 in June 2002. It is still in process.

"Argent, a winged bull passant gules, on a chief sable three escallops inverted Or."
No conflicts found.

15.) Viola Thornhaven -- new name, new device

Viola -- Withycombe, pg 289, under Viola
Latin Viola 'violet' The modern use of the name is due to Shakespeare's heroine in Twelfth Night

"Argent chausse ploye purpure, six violets leaved proper."
No conflicts found.

In service this Twelfth Night, we remain,
-- Dagonell & Cigfran