Fwd: Law changes enacted at St Catherine's Faire

[Margaret Rendell]

> Bartholomew Baskin <sene...@lochac.sca.org> wrote:
>
> Please forward the missive below to your groups without fail, and by
> all means invite them to make award recommendations to the Crown for
> the newly-named orders.
>
> Thanks!
> Bartholomew
>
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> Greetings,
>
> Following on consultation and feedback over the past month, it is my
> pleasant duty to provide this summary of the Law changes enacted by
> the Crown at St Catherine's Faire in the Barony of Ildhafn over the
> weekend:
>
> Two of the changes were enacted precisely as previously described:
>
> * the former Southern Cross award for those who are not citizens of
> Lochac was given its new, registered name of The Order of the Cross
> of Lochac
>
> * a clause preventing any Kingdom officer from becoming an SCA
> corporate officer was lightened so as to only bar Greater Kingdom
> officers. (This also means that the Provost of the College of
> Scribes, Mistress Caristiona nic Beathain, may now resume her Kingdom
> office).
>
> The remaining law changes, providing new and likely-registerable
> names for the three "named" Grant of Arms awards, differ from what
> was put out for consultation. Much excellent feedback and discussion
> with the College of Heralds and others has resulted in the following
> names being enacted:
>
> * Grant of Arms for outstanding Service:
> The Order of the Argent Pegasus
>
> * Grant of Arms for outstanding skill in the Arts and Sciences:
> The Order of the Cockatrice
>
> * Grant of Arms for outstanding service and great process in the
> Martial Arts:
> The Order of the Wyvern Gules
>
> I am also informed that THL William de Wyke from the Shire of Darton
> was soon afterwards made the inaugural member of the Order of the
> Cockatrice.
>
> Finally, for those who may not be aware: "Wyvern Gules" is a
> reference to the unregistered arms of the last Prince of Lochac
> before we went Kingdom, Prince Gawayne, who is greatly missed. Count
> Berenger, his brother, was consulted before this order name was
> adopted and was kind enough to lend his support to it.
>
> All changes will be published with full text in the December Pegasus,
> and are incorporated into the latest Laws document now available
> here:
>
> http://lochac.sca.org/laws
>
> Thank you for all the feedback and suggestions provided during the
> consultation period which preceded these changes. This is your
> Kingdom, and your views are valued.
>
> In service,
> Bartholomew
> Lochac Seneschal
>
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