To all freeholders and the whole realm of Ealdormere do We,
King Siegfried and Queen Ragni send all manner of filial reverence. We know
from the chronicles and books of the ancients, that our Kingdom of Ealdormere
There is one who through countless efforts has recorded such
chronicles including deeds of war and tournament, tales of pilgrimage, triumphs
in arts and sciences, challenges issued, service done and yet other endeavours
without number, putting into words that which no one could describe nor fully
imagine unless they had seen them with their own eyes so all should know and
remember. From these labours our people and their heritage has been delivered
out of the darkness of ignorance and forgetfulness of the passage of time and
has been well preserved for all future generations to know and bear witness to
the high qualities and noble deeds of the people of Ealdormere.
Such a man is Colyne Stewart. To this man, in as much as he
has preserved word and deed of our people, we are bound both by law and by his
merits that Ealdormere's renown may be still maintained, and come what may, we
mean to stand and recognize such skill. Therefore it is that We decree that Laird
Colyne Stewart with our most earnest prayers and suppliant hearts, be induced
into Our order of the Crucible and grant unto him the right to bear the badge
of the Order. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that he
hath worked, but for our people.
In order that no misrepresentation may arise in the future,
and in order that all doubt may be removed, We have strengthened this
appointment of Ours, corroborating it in writing before those here assembled
Done on the Saint day of St Augustine, the 6th day of September, Anno
Societatis 49 and order it to be signed with the authority of our seal.
Wording by Adrielle Kerrec. Largely based on the Declaration of Arbroath.
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