Hear Ye: All In Service to Her Majesty's Court

[Rosalind]

Hear Ye: All In Service to Her Majesty's Court

Servants of the Royal Court should once again take note of the duties and proper etiquette of requests surrounding Her Royal Majesty’s Office of Heraldry. Crafters should note the Crafter’s Guidelines have been updated regarding emblazonry with clearer details.

This includes:

• Valets
• Royal Handmaidens
• Equerries
• Bodyservants
• Squires
• Royal Pages
• Sentry
• Royal Guard
• Royal and Noble Households
• Any others of the denizenry providing assistance to Royalty, Nobility, and Knighthood

Services of the Office of Heraldry

The Office of Heraldry duties extend only to Knighthood and better. Thusly, the following services are available to Royalty, Royal Ministers, Royal Offices, Nobility, and Knighthood by that order of priority.

To utilize any of the below services, servants may direct a detailed missive to a Pursuivant Herald or attend a posted open bell in the Office of Heraldry. Missives should be sent by a recognized servant of one of the previously listed members of the Court and include all relative details possible and be sent at least two weeks before services are required.

Assisting in the design of an armorial bearing.

• Only one armorial bearing may be used to represent a given individual or office.
• Royalty, Royal Ministers, Royal Offices, Nobility, and Knighthood that have not registered an armorial bearing will bear a blank, black banner as their symbol within the Royal Court.
• If an individual or office is unsure as to whether or not an armorial bearing has been created for them, they may check the Record of Arms within the Royal Library.

Registering and changing existing armorial bearings.

• Only one armorial bearing may be used to represent a given individual or office.
• Armorial bearings must be registered formally with a Herald to be officially recognized by the Royal Court.

Delivering proclamations and messages.

• Proclamations may only be made by Royalty, Royal Ministers, and Nobility. It is considered proper etiquette to utilize the Heralds to deliver proclamations from such high-ranking members of the Royal Court as previously listed.
• To deliver a proclamation, send a scroll or Royal Page to a Pursuivant Herald. Include the member of the Court requesting the proclamation, methods the proclamation should be delivered, and specific wording if it is so desired.
• Proclamations will be listed on the Heralds Slateboards by order of rank and then by importance as deemed by the Office of Heraldry.
• Messages of secret purpose may be delivered from a Knight or higher to any denizens; as all members of the Office of Heraldry are sworn under an oath of secrecy and loyalty to Her Royal Majesty.
• Proclamations may be delivered through the following methods:

1. Heralding: This is where a Pursuivant Herald verbally announces the Proclamation in the Inner and/or Outer Bailey.
2. Outer Bailey Bulletin Board: This is the notice board located in the Outer Bailey lecture hall.
3. Outer Bailey Calendar: This is the calendar of events located in the Outer Bailey lecture hall.
4. Heralds Slateboards: These are notice boards solely for the purpose of proclamations and are located in the Outer Bailey lecture hall, Inner Bailey courier station, and Inner Bailey banquet hall.

Assisting with events sponsored by Royalty.

• The Office of Heraldry is able to assist during Royal Court, tournaments, ceremonies, and other events sponsored by Royalty. There are many duties associated with these events, contact a Herald further information.
• The Office of Heraldry is not obligated to assist with events the Royal Family attends but does not sponsor or personal events of Nobility or Knighthood.

Assisting in times of war and battle.

• Assisting in the identification of ally and adversary in times of war and battle, by the armorial bearings and other methods.
• Making parley in times of war with those who would be Her Majesty's enemy.

Keeping the guidelines for emblazoned items.

• Those with an officially registered armorial bearing may view the guidelines for the emblazonry of items written within the Crafter's Guidelines.

Questions regarding the basic services of the Office of Heraldry should be directed to a Pursuivant Herald.

Ever in service to Her Royal Majesty,

[Rosalind]

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[Rosalind]

Ownership of Emblazoned Items

It should be noted that all items bearing Heraldic symbolism are considered to be the property of the Office of Heraldry. If a Knight or Noble is stripped of his or her rank, all items bearing emblazonry or any sort of Heraldic symbolism must be turned over to the Office of Heraldry. Failure to do so may result in charges of theft or a sumptuary violation for wearing regalia to which they are not entitled.

[Rosalind]

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Servants and Crafters Please Read

Due to confusion from several sources, I have created a simple question-and-answer source for Emblazonry Guidelines that can be viewed on the most recent Office of Heraldry notice on the Crafter's Guidelines. It encompasses information for high ranking members of the Court and their servants ordering emblazoned items and crafters on how to create an emblazoned items.

All crafters and servants of the Court should review this information thoroughly, as I have created it in place of holding lectures on emblazoning items.

Also, the previous information on this notice has been made more detailed, especially pertaining to the duties of Heraldry in times of war, battle, and parley and can be viewed in our public records under Services of the Office.

All servants of the Court should review this information thoroughly, as I have created it in place of holding lectures on services of the Office of Heraldry relating to Knights and better.

In service to Her Royal Majesty's Office of Heraldry,