Scroll Text - Elena de la Palma - Writ for Laurel 2024

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Writ

Your Excellency, We greet you heartly well, letting you wit that it seems like just yesterday that you came to Our Court from Our Cousins of Hispana, with scissors, needles, fabric and pins and a desire to clothe all in the style of the Spanish court. We have received letters and open credence also which Our Nobles of Counsel have shown before us of the work with not only the fabric of cloth, but the fabric of the mind within class rooms and crafting rooms. By Our commandment, We have had communication with the said Nobles of Counsel upon the work you have done for several generations of AEthelmearc Royalty and the years of teaching you have done for Our subjects, as well as of the service that you seem unwilling to shy away from. Therefore, Elena de la Palma, We have commanded, by the instruction and recommendation of Our Nobles of Counsel, that these words of commandment be written and read to you, as well as delivered in writing signed with Our hands, with copies sent to the Five Regions of AEthelmearc so that all shall know that We will and command you to set aside a time and a place and answer Us the question of whether or not you will join the Noble Order of the Laurel. And if it shall seem you this matter be jest, than we pray you these words were made in Our Name and signed with Our own hands for We would not wish this honor to be done by any other than Ourselves. And these Our words writ upon this paper shall be good and sufficient warrant of safe travel anywhere within Our Kingdom. Here signed Gareth, King, and here signed Juliana, Queen, the 13th day of January, AS 58, in front of Our Court at Our Castle in the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog. 

inspired by King Richard the III to the Lords of his Council, AD 1483, upon the arrival of an ambassador from Isabella Queen of Spain.