Outlands Order of the Flower Wording

We, _________ and _________, King and Queen of these fair Outlands send greetings to all.

As the gardener labors so grows the flower, thus from great work cometh great beauty. So the Arts of the Outlands grow only by the strong labor, fine skills and dedicated teaching of Our [craftsmen/craftswomen/artisans]. One such is our trusty ___________. It is meet and fitting We prefer and create [him/her], by Grant of Arms, a Flower of the Outlands. { [He/She] shall receive all honors, duties and privileges as are conveyed with such station.} The College of Arms having approved <BLAZON> for [his/her] sole and unique use, the Honorable [Lord/ Lady [NAME] shall bear them as a sign of Our high favor. {We further grant [him/her] the right to bear the badge of the Order, to wit: Vert, two stags combatant argent sustaining between them a sexfoil, a bordure engrailed Or.}

In witness whereof have We set Our hands {at [EVENT] in Our [Barony/Shire] of [NAME OF CHAPTER],} this ____ day of _____, Anno Societatis_____, being _____ in the common reckoning of years.

______, King ______, Queen

The College of Arms, finding no impediment to the Arms here blazoned, has assigned their exclusive use to [NAME].

Signature of White Stag Principal Herald

ALTERNATIVE:

We, ______, by Right of Arms, King, and ______, by Grace and Courtesy, Queen of these fair Outlands, send due Commendations and Greetings to all good gentles and nobility to whom these present letters shall come.

It is the great duty and privilege of the Crown to recognize those whose skill, knowledge and teaching of the Arts increases the glory and beauty of the Outlands. By the report and testimony of Our counselors and by Our own certain knowledge, We are truly advised and informed that ______ has long pursued good works and deeds of virtue and enriched Our realm through [his/her] practice of the art(s) of <ART>.

We therefore do publicly prefer and create [him/her] as a Flower of the Outlands and bestow upon [him/her] these Arms: [BLAZON] to be borne and displayed by the Honorable [Lord/Lady first name] and none other in all the lands of the Known World.

Done by Our hands this ____ day of ______, Anno Societatis _____ being _____ Gregorian.

______, King ______, Queen

Being required by Their Majesties to make search in the records of my office for the Arms of the aforementioned gentle, I do find that [he/she] may lawfully bear the Arms herein mentioned.

White Stag Principal Herald

ALTERNATIVE:

We, _________ and _________, King and Queen of these fair Outlands send greetings to all. Just as the flowers of the desert flourish and bloom in their harsh surrounds, so in these rough Outlands do artisans of great skill grace Our Kingdom with their works. It is the privilege of the Crown to recognize those whose skill, knowledge, and teaching of the Arts serves to increase the glory of the Outlands.

As such We are pleased to prefer and create ________, by Grant of Arms, as a Flower of the Outlands. { [He/She] shall receive all honors, duties and privileges as are conveyed with such station.} The College of Arms having approved <BLAZON> for [his/her] sole and unique use, the Honorable [Lord/Lady [NAME] shall bear them as a sign of Our high favor. {We further grant [him/her] the right to bear the badge of the Order, to wit: Vert, two stags combatant argent sustaining between them a sexfoil, a bordure engrailed Or.}

In witness whereof have We set Our hands {at [EVENT] in Our [Barony/Shire] of [NAME OF CHAPTER],} this ____ day of _____, Anno Societatis_____, being _____ in the common reckoning of years.

______ King ______ Queen

The College of Arms, finding no impediment to the Arms here blazoned, has assigned their exclusive use to [NAME].

Signature of White Stag Principal Herald

[Source: Kingdom of the Outlands Scribe’s Handbook (pdf)]