Saturday, August 9, 2014

Lillia's Pelican Text (in French and English)

+Rebecca Johnson 's elevation to the Order of the Pelican happened at Pennsic.  I will have more to say on the methodology of this text later.  Right now I just want to get the text out there.  It was based on a conglomeration of 14th cen. parliamentary records, with the initial English words done by me and then put into Froissart-era French by +Mathilde Poussin 

Comment la dame Lillia de Vaux fur ordonnée de par l’empereur pour de venir en celi court, et des parolles que lui furent dittes.

L’on se souvenra qu’en cil merquedi 6 aoust en cele quarante huitime anee de la Société, lors que l'empereur Brennan et l’impératrice Caoilfhionn estoient sur le trône du Tygre lors des batailles de Pennsic ; une multitude de pers, de signeurs et li conmuns peuples estoient presents  mandes là de par l'auctoritez imperiale, et avecques eux les souverains des armes. Icelle bonne Dame Lillia de Vaux estoit apparue de par la convocation imperiale et là devant la court assamblee on entendi le tesmongnage de gens bonnes et de grant renonmee sur les vertus de celle ladite Lillia et de ses moult labours dans le domaine de l’armoierie et d’icelle grant valleur au Royaulme. Lors, faisant compte desdits tesmongnages leurs Majestés imperiales veurent et accorderent à ladite Lillia d’ estre envestie dans l'orde du Pellican, avoec l'acort et consentement de joir et d' excerser icelles libertés et franchisses; et leurs Majestés imperiales accorderent ausi à celle Lillia le droit de porter armes conme siennes et de son droit et par lettres patentes, icelles armes pour estre portees par icelle et ses hiretiers, à tousjours: d'Argent semé de crampets, une bande d’azure.  Adonc leurs Majestés imperiales causeerent celles lettres à estre faictes et à estre patentes et seelees de leur grant seel, tels comme ladite Lillia pourroit desormais avoir, tenir et joir a toujours a sa plaisance de tous les droits et privileges escripts dans chà devant lettres.  Escript et seellé a ce jour de celle datte faicte mencion par les heraulz imperiaux.


Be it remembered that on Wednesday, August 6 in the forty-eighth year of the Society, with the Emperor Brennan and Empress Caoilfhionn sitting on the Tyger Throne upon the battlefields of Pennsic; there being also present many peers, nobles and the commons summoned there by Imperial authority, along with the assembled Sovereigns of Arms; the good lady Lillia de Vaux appeared at the Imperial summons, and there was heard before the Court the testimony of good and notable persons of repute as to the virtues of the said Lillia and as to her manifold labors in matters of heraldry and as to her great value to the Realm; and, taking heed of the testimony so given, thereupon their Imperial Majesties willed and granted that the said Lillia be endowed and invested with the Order of the Pelican, with leave to enjoy and exercise each and every liberty and privilege appertaining to the same; and their Imperial Majesties did further invest and endow the said Lillia with the right to bear Arms in her own right by letters patent, the said Arms to be borne by her and her heirs in perpetuity:  Argent semy of crampets, a bend azure.  And so willing and granting, their Imperial Majesties caused these letters to be made and to be made patent and marked with their signs manual, such that the said Lillia might have, hold and enjoy in fullest measure all rights and privileges stated herein at all times henceforward.  Written and witnessed upon the day and date aforesaid by the Imperial Heralds.

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