Albeit the jealous temper of mankind, ever more disposed to
censure than to praise the work of others, has meant that the work of the
deserving sometimes goes unrecognized; therefore, prompted by that desire which
nature has implanted in Us, Quilliam and Domhnail, King and Queen of the free
north, to reward whosoever We think offers a common benefit to all, do We call
Lucia de Moranza before Us. Good lady, We send you a gift, which is at any rate
the least We could do to show Our appreciation for your endeavours in the arts
and sciences. And in this writ, Our gift, We have expressed both Our love of
your works in fabric arts, bobbin lacing, egg painting and tablet weaving, as
well as the love of the people of Our lands. Take then this Award of Orion, in
glad spirit, and give Us satisfaction in knowing that all now know the favour
We hold for you. We have done this at Queen’s Prize Tourney, in Our lands of Petrea
Thule on the feast day of Emperor Justinian in the fiftieth year of the
Society.
Wording by THLaird
Colyne Stewart, based on the preface to Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Niccolo
Machiavelli (c. 1517).
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