Let it be known unto all to
whom these present letters shall come that We _______ and ___________, King and
Queen of the fair and glorious Outlands send greetings.
Having heard much good of Our
servant ______ who has distinguished [himself/herself] by [his/her] great skill
with the rapier and divers acts of courtesy, We are minded this day to create
[him/her] as a Defender of the Silver Tyne as a sign of [his/her] great worth.
If the recipient has a registered device but does not
have a previous armigerous award, then the following may be added:
[We further wish to reward
[him/her] with an Award of Arms. We award [Lord/Lady] _____ the right to bear
those Arms approved by the College of Arms, <BLAZON> throughout the lands
of the Known World as a sign of (his/her) great merit ].
If the recipient has no previous armigerous award, and
no registered Arms, the following may be added:
[We further wish to reward
[him/her] with an Award of Arms, and charge [Lord/Lady] ______ to consult with
Ourselves and Our heralds to determine suitable and unique Arms.
[He/She] shall receive all honors and
privileges as are conveyed by this rank, { including the right to bear the
badge of the order: Vert, a stag's attire palewise argent, a bordure embattled
Or}.
In testimony whereof We have
set Our hands this ______ day of ______, Anno Societatis _____, being _____ in
the common reckoning of years.
______, King ______, Queen
The Herald's Confirmation of Arms must be added after
the signature of the King and Queen if the scroll is conferring Arms:
The College of Arms
ALTERNATIVE:
(non gender-specific)
Let it be known unto all that
We, _____ and _____, King and Queen of the Outlands send Greetings.
We have received many good
reports of _______, who is distinguished by great skill with the rapier and by
divers acts of courtesy.
This day, We are minded to
create Our subject as a Defender of the Silver Tyne, to possess all honors and
privileges as are conveyed by this rank, { including the right to bear the
badge of the order: Vert, a stag's attire palewise argent, a bordure embattled
Or}.
If the recipient has a registered device but does not
have a previous armigerous award, then the following may be added:
[We further wish to reward
[him/her] with an Award of Arms. We award [Lord/Lady] _____ the right to bear
those Arms approved by the College of Arms, <BLAZON> throughout the lands
of the Known World as a sign of (his/her) great merit ].
If the recipient has no previous armigerous award, and
no registered Arms, the following may be added:
[We further wish to reward
[him/her] with an Award of Arms, and charge [Lord/Lady] ______ to consult with
Ourselves and Our heralds to determine suitable and unique Arms.
In testimony whereof, We set
Our Hand this _____ day of _____, Anno Societatis _____, being _____ in the
common reckoning of years.
______, King ______, Queen
The Herald's Confirmation of Arms must be added after
the signature of the King and Queen if the scroll is conferring Arms:
The College of Arms
______, White Stag Principal
Herald
[Source: Kingdom
of the Outlands Scribe’s Handbook (pdf)]
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