• Members of the Populace with Awards of Arms may wear a simple metal circlet, ornamented as they seefit, with no more than one protrusion. The overall height of the band shall not exceed one inch. The circletshall not resemble any of the coronets listed above.Badges• Peers of the Realm may wear the badges of their respective Orders as defined by Society Law.• Great Lords and Ladies of State may wear the badges of their respective offices.• Members of the various <strong>Kingdom</strong> Orders may wear the badges of their respective Orders.• The <strong>Kingdom</strong> Arts and Sciences Champion may wear the badge: Gules, a harp within a chaplet of oakleaves argent fructed Or.• Members of the Populace may wear the badge of the <strong>Kingdom</strong>: Argent, a pale gules surmounted by adragon passant vert.Chains and Spurs• Unadorned chains of gold are reserved for use by Knights.• Gold spurs are reserved for use by members of the Chivalry.• It is customary that squires wear unadorned chains of silver.• It is customary that squires wear silver spurs.Belts and Baldrics• Simple white belts are reserved for use by Knights.• Simple white baldrics are reserved for use by Masters of Arms.• It is customary that squires under the tutelage of a Knight/Master of Arms wear simple red belts/baldrics.• It is customary that apprentices under the tutelage of a Master/Mistress of the Laurel wear simple greenbelts.• It is customary that protégé(e)s under the tutelage of a Master/Mistress of the Pelican wear simple yellowbelts.Achievements• The Achievements of the Royal Family are as follows:– The Sovereign bears Argent, a pale gules, overall a dragon passant vert, in chief an ancient crown Orwithin a laurel wreath proper; for crest, on a gold helm, issuing from a gold crown, a dragon passantvert; the mantling, crimson lined ermine; and for supporters, two dragons rampant vert.– The Consort bears Argent, a pale gules, overall a dragon passant vert, in chief an ancient crown Orwithin a chaplet of roses proper; for crest, on a gold helm, issuing from a gold crown, a dragon passantvert; the mantling, crimson lined ermine; and for supporters, two dragons rampant vert.– The Tanist bears Argent, a pale gules, overall a dragon passant vert, in chief an ancient crown Orwithin a laurel wreath proper and overall for difference a label sable; for crest, on a silver helmornamented with gold, issuing from a silver coronet, a dragon couchant vert; the mantling, crimsonlined ermine; and for supporters, two dragons rampant vert.– The Tanist’s Consort bears Argent, a pale gules, overall a dragon passant vert, in chief an ancientcrown Or within a chaplet of roses proper and overall for difference a label sable; for crest, on a silverhelm ornamented with gold, issuing from a silver coronet, a dragon couchant vert; the mantling,crimson lined ermine; and for supporters, two dragons rampant vert.– The Sovereign of Northshield bears Sable, a compass rose argent within a laurel wreath, in chief anancient crown Or; for crest, on a silver helm ornamented with gold, issuing from a silver coronet, adragon couchant vert; the mantling, crimson lined ermine; and for supporters, a dragon rampant vert anda griffin rampant Or.44 <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>Kingdom</strong> <strong>Pursuivants</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong><strong>2nd</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> - 2002
– The Consort of Northshield bears Sable, a compass rose argent within a wreath of roses, in chief anancient crown Or; for crest, on a silver helm ornamented with gold, issuing from a silver coronet, adragon couchant vert; the mantling, crimson lined ermine; and for supporters, a dragon rampant vert anda griffin rampant Or.– The Tanist of Northshield bears Sable, a compass rose argent within a laurel wreath, in chief an ancientcrown and overall for difference a label Or; for crest, on a silver helm ornamented with gold, issuingfrom a silver coronet, a dragon couchant vert; the mantling, crimson lined ermine; and for supporters, adragon rampant vert and a griffin rampant Or.– The Tanist's Consort of Northshield bears Sable, a compass rose argent within a wreath of roses, inchief an ancient crown and overall for difference a label Or; for crest, on a silver helm ornamented withgold, issuing from a silver coronet, a dragon couchant vert; the mantling, crimson lined ermine; and forsupporters, a dragon rampant vert and a griffin rampant Or.• All other Gentlefolk with registered devices who wish to display them in a full Achievement are stronglyencouraged to do so according to the following forms:– Anyone who has a registered device is entitled to display it with a steel helm, torse, personal crest, andmantling. The helm may be displayed either affronty or in profile, whichever better displays the crest.– Each armiger may add one supporter and a compartment on which it can stand.– The badge(s) of any armigerous orders or awards to which the armiger is entitled may be displayed bythe supporter. In most cases the supporter will wear them around its neck.– All Nobility (i.e., Dukes, Duchesses, Counts, Countesses, Viscounts, Viscountesses, Territorial Barons,Territorial Baronesses, Court Barons, and Court Baronesses), Peers, holders of Grants of Arms, andGreat Officers of State are entitled to a second supporter. Great Officers of State, holders of Grants ofArms by virtue of past service to the <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>Kingdom</strong> as Great Officers of State, and Royal Peers (i.e.,Dukes, Duchesses, Counts, Countesses, Viscounts, and Viscountesses) of the <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>Kingdom</strong> mayhave a dragon as one of their supporters. No one else may use a dragon supporter in the <strong>Middle</strong><strong>Kingdom</strong>.– All Nobility may wear upon their helm the appropriate coronet of rank.– All Royal Peers (i.e., Dukes, Duchesses, Counts, Countesses, Viscounts, and Viscountesses) and Peersmay ornament their helms with gold.– All Peers may surround their arms with the appropriate symbol(s) of their Orders: for Knights, a goldchain; for Masters/Mistresses of Arms, a white baldric (after the fashion of the Scottish strap andbuckle); for Companions of the Order of the Laurel, a laurel wreath; and for Companions of the Orderof the Pelican, a wreath of feathers charged with goutes of blood. Alternately, Companions of the Orderof the Laurel may replace or ensign the torse with a chaplet of laurel leaves; and Companions of theOrder of the Pelican may replace the torse with a chapeau of any tincture.– Companions of the Order of the Rose may surround their arms with a chaplet of roses. Alternately, theymay replace the torse with a chaplet of roses.– Holders of Grants of Arms, by virtue of past service to the <strong>Middle</strong> <strong>Kingdom</strong> as Great Officers of State,are entitled, at the Crown’s discretion, to bear a dragon crest.– Great Officers of State may display the appropriate Badge of Office pendant from a riband around theirarms (or from a Knight’s Chain, etc., as appropriate).– A Landed Baron or Baroness may display the Arms of his or her Barony on a banner maintained by oneof the supporters.• Restrictions on Crests and Supporters: The choice of crest and supporter(s) is a matter of personal whim.There is no bar to two people using the same crest and supporter(s). There is, however, one restriction: thedragon crest and the dragon supporter may only be used as prescribed above.<strong>Middle</strong> <strong>Kingdom</strong> <strong>Pursuivants</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> 45<strong>2nd</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> - 2002
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Reference BooksThe Basic HeraldBron
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Bardsley, Charles Wareing. English
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Sims, Clifford Stanley. The Origin
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Moncreiffe, Iain, and Don Pottinger
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