West Kingdom Order of the Golden Poppy with Grant of Arms Wording

Text for a recipient with a prior Grant of Arms:

(Insert optional beginning if desired) Be it known that Their Majesties, (Insert King's first name) and (Insert Queen's first name), King and Queen of the West, do this day honor Their subject (Insert full Name of recipient), who has competed in the Arts and Sciences competitions in this Kingdom and having scored well in these competitions has emerged the victor. They now admit him/her to the right noble Order of the Golden Poppy. Further, They do hereby affirm his/her Sole, Unique and Exclusive Right to bear (insert Blazon) by Grant in this Our Kingdom of the West.

(Insert optional ending and do not forget the date the award was given.)

Text for a recipient who does not have a prior Grant of Arms:

(Insert optional beginning if desired) Be it known that Their Majesties, (Insert King's first name) and (Insert Queen's first name), King and Queen of the West, do this day honor Their subject (Insert full Name of recipient), who has competed in the Arts and Sciences competitions in this Kingdom and having scored well in these competitions has emerged the victor. They now admit him/her to the right noble Order of the Golden Poppy. Further, They award him/her the right to bear these Arms by Grant, to wit:(insert Blazon) in this Our Kingdom of the West.

(Insert optional ending and do not forget the date the award was given.)

Text for members of the Order that were made members prior to the Grants given by Uther and Kára in October of A. S. XLIII:

(Insert optional beginning if desired) In recognition of his/her prowess in the arts and sciences, Our royal ancestors (Insert King's first name) and (Insert Queen's first name), King and Queen of the West, named (Insert full Name of recipient) to the Order of the Golden Poppy on the (Insert award date). So do We, Uther and Kára, King and Queen of the West, in recognition of that achievement Grant unto (Insert full Name of recipient) a Grant of Arms and do hereby affirm his/her Sole, Unique and Exclusive Right to bear (insert Blazon) in this Our Kingdom of the West.

(Insert optional ending. The date for this award is the 4th of October, A. S. XLIII.)

[Source: The West Kingdom’s Scribe’s Handbook]