{We} ________ and ________ ,
King and Queen of the Outlands send greetings unto all to whom these present
letters shall come.
Know ye that whereas We are
bound to make satisfaction to those who have spent all the years of their youth
in Our services { and those of Our Royal Cousins in distant lands,} and much
more are We bound to reward those who have obediently and liberally expended
not only years but their very bodies, often bloody with wounds, in the wars of
Our predecessors and in Our own, with no small sweat of labor, until their old
age, according to their merits.
We therefore {, weighing with
due consideration the assiduous probity of Our very dear and trusty __________,
sufficiently proved until his old age in the wars aforesaid in body, not only sweating,
but oftentimes red with the shedding of blood, } do ordain, prefer, and create [him/her/NAME]
a Companion of the Venerable Guard, together with the style title and honor due
to the same.
To which We set Our hands
this _____ day of _____, Anno Societatis _____, being _____ Gregorian.
__________, King __________,
Queen
ALTERNATIVE:
Hearken to the words of
_______, King by Right of Arms, and _______, Queen by Grace and Courtesy of the
fair Kingdom of the Outlands.
Know that many are the
Outlands warriors who have spent all the years of their youth in Our service,
defending Our Realm and preserving Our peace by strength of arms. It is proper
that We honor those who have obediently and liberally expended not only years
but their very bodies, often bloody with wounds, in the wars of Our
predecessors and in Our own, with no small sweat of labor, until their old age,
according to their merits.
We therefore do ordain,
prefer, and create __________ a Companion of the Venerable Guard, together with
the style title and honor due to the same.
Done by Our hands this _____
day of _____, Anno Societatis _____, being _____ Gregorian.
__________, King __________,
Queen
[Source: Kingdom
of the Outlands Scribe’s Handbook (pdf)]
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