Scroll Text - Theodoric of York - Dragon’s Combatant 2016

Scroll Text - Theodoric of York - Dragon’s Combatant 2016 

Barony of the Rhydderich Hael - Martial Award

Attend all gentles and nobles unto whom these presents shall come and hear these words. Shooting is an art necessary for the knowledge of all sorts of men and women, useful both in peace and war. It is an honest pastime for the mind, and an wholesome exercise for the body, not vile for great people to use, nor costly for the poor to maintain, not lurking in holes and corners, for ill men at their pleasure to misuse it, but still abiding in the open fight and face of the world. Note that Theodoric of York has taken this wisdom and honed his skill to such a degree that we have turned our eyes towards him and moved our hands to paper and so are we moved to induct him into the Noble Order of the Dragon's Combatant for his skill of shooting, teaching, arrow and string making. Thus is this warrant signed by the hands of Magnus and Miriel, Baron and Baroness of the Rhydderich Hael, on the 17th day of September, at Summer's End, in the fair Canton of Beau Fleuve.

inspired by The Art of Archerie by Gervase Markham (1568-1637)