To all those who shall see or hear these present letters
[king] and [queen] King and Queen of Drachenwald greeting and recommendation.
Equity requires and reason ordains that men virtuous and of good skill and
knowledge be rewarded for their merits by renown and recognition. And therefore
We who not only by common renown but also by the report and testimony of other
noble men worthy of credence are truly advertised and informed that [recipient]
has long persued feats of [area of A&S speciality] and as well in this as
in other of [his/her] affairs has borne [himself/herself] valiantly and
conducted himself honourably so that [he/she] deserved well and is well worth
that henceforth [he/she] may be in all places honourably admitted renowned
counted number and received among the number and in the company of Our Order of
the Panache. And for the remembrance of this we assign to the said [recipient]
the right to bear the blazon in the manner which follows. That is to say a
torteau charged with a bezant pierced sable issuant from the chief three
feathers gules, Or, and sable. In witness whereof We King and Queen of
Drachenwald above named have signed our hands and sealed with our seal and
given the [number] day of [month] in the year of the society [year].
contributed by Lady
Aryanhwy merch Catmael, based on the 1459/60 grant of arms to John Alfrey.
Companions of the Order of Panache have marked themselves as
worthy of renown by their skill and knowledge of the gentle arts, and it is the
privilege of the crown to augment the number of this company with deserving
gentles. One such is [recipient], and thus it is the will of [king] and
[queen], king and queen of Drachenwald, to make the said [recipient] a member
of the said Order, and give [him/her] the right to bear the badge of the order
depicted in the margin below. Done on this the [number] day of [month] a.s.
[year].
contributed by Lady
Aryanhwy merch Catmael.
[Source: Kingdom of
Drachenwald site]
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