Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 2nd Edition - Midrealm ...

i. Oaths of Fealty and Acknowledgements are now done:1. “Will those Royal Peers who have yet to swear fealty present themselves before Their Majesties.”(Usually done only at Coronation and Crown.)2. “Will those knights who have yet to swear fealty present themselves before Their Majesties.”(Usually done only at Coronation and Crown.)3. “Let all members of the most noble Order of the Laurel present themselves before Their Majesties.”(Again, usually done only at Coronation and/or Crown.)4. “Let all members of the most noble Order of the Pelican present themselves before Their Majesties.”(Usually only at Coronation and Crown.)5. “Will all Great Officers of State who have not yet sworn fealty present themselves before TheirMajesties.” (Usually only at Coronation and Crown.)6. “All territorial Barons and Baronesses who have not yet sworn fealty, present themselves beforeTheir Majesties.”7. “Let those members of the populace who wish to swear fealty, present themselves before the DragonThrones”j. New Kingdom Laws: Any new laws should now be read. Make sure that you have the text of any suchlaws with you.k. Outgoing Presentations: Most of the time, these presentations will follow the Order of Precedence,although you should check with Their Majesties as to Their pleasure. The first scroll of the eveningshould be read in its entirety; after that, read the scrolls only through the Crown’s greeting, the recipient’sname, the award and why it’s being given. As you reach each new award/order, read the scroll throughthe blazon of the badge; the following scrolls in each order/award should be shortened to exclude thebadge blazon, date and place given.1. Non-armigerous awards, presentations or titles (Royal Augmentation of Arms; KingdomAugmentation of Arms; Order of the Rose, the Royal Vanguard; Awards of the Purple Fretty, theDragon’s Teeth, the Dragon’s Flight, the Grove and the Sapphire)2. Awards of the Dragon’s Treasure, the Baton and the Silver Acorn3. Awards of Arms4. Order of the Gaping Wound5. Orders of the Dragon’s Tooth, the Dragon’s Barb, the Red Company, the Cavendish Knot and theWhite Chamfrom6. Awards of the Doe’s Grace, the Queen’s Favor, the King’s Chalice and the Purple Fret.7. Orders of the Willow and the Silver Oak.8. Grants of Arms9. Orders of the Evergreen, the Gold Mace, the Bronze Ring the White Lance and the GreenwoodCompany10. Order of the Dragon’s Heart11. Any Court Barons or Baronesses to be made. Make sure that you have the appropriate ceremony andbe aware of where the coronets (if any) are that will be used.12. Any Territorial Barons/Baronesses. As with Court Barons, make sure you have the ceremonies; butalso make sure that the new barons have also seen the ceremony and know what their parts are.13. Any Peers would be made next. Make sure that you have the ceremony with you, know who will becalled upon to “beg the boon,” and know whether the three-peers ceremony will be used.l. Ask Their Majesties if they have any further business. If the answer is in the negative, close courtwith something like: “There being no further business before this Court, it is now ended. All rise forTheir Majesties and Their Highnesses!”Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 272nd Edition - 2002