Steinnar and Liðr, by grace of the north, king and queen of
Ealdormere, &c. to heralds, pursuivants, &c. greeting. Know ye that
plants can grow in disparate soil, and with love and care they can be moved
from place to place, and not just grow but thrive. So has one of our subjects
been transplanted, and so has she thrived. From far An Tir she came to our
northern lands, and in our gardens and glades she tills and hoes, and on the
loom her deft fingers flow. Our privilege it has been, to watch her blossom. Therefore,
we, seriously contemplating the eminent services and merits of the noble
Catharine Townson, who is skilled at the weaving of textiles, and judging the
same to be most worthy, that, in our special grace and certain knowledge, have
erected, preferred and created the said Catharine as a member of the Order of
the Laurel, with the name, status, style, title, honour and dignity as a
Laurel, with all and singular responsibilities, duties and other things whatsoever
of such status of being a Laurel. To recognize her new station, we give and
concede by these presents to her, the said Catharine, a ring we have marked,
invested and really enobled, and a medallion of honour and dignity, and also a coat
on her shoulders we place. And this we have done on the [ ] day of [ ], at the
War of the Trillium, in our Canton of Ardchreag, in the fiftieth year of the
Society.
Wording by THLaird
Colyne Stewart, based on the Creation of Edward Copurtenay as Earl of Devon,
Letters Patent, Mary, 1553 and the Creation of Thomas, Earl of Arundel and
Surrey, as Earl of Norfolk, Letters Patent, Charles I, 1644.
