Barony

 

Suggested Court Barony Scroll Text

These are the traditional Western scroll texts.  Feel free to devise your own, however please make sure that it includes the following critical elements:

  • The award given
  • Name of the award recipient (if the name is not registered, insert “known as” in front of the use name)
  • The first names of the Sovereign and Consort who gave the award
  • The realm in which the award was given
  • The date the award was given

If the recipient wants their *registered* arms on the scroll:

  • The blazon (the official words describing the registered arms)
  • The emblazon (the picture of the registered arms)
Kingdom Text

(Insert optional beginning if desired) (Insert Sovereign’s first name) and (Insert Consort’s first name), King/Queen and Queen/King of the West, do by Their words, here proclaimed, confer great honor upon Their subject (Insert full Name of recipient), and do name them/him/her a Baron/Baroness of the Court of the West and in all other lands as well. And Their Majesties do also give unto them/him/her an award of Arms and grant them/him/her the rights and charge him/her with the responsibilities of this rank, and do further grant them/him/her the right to bear as Arms: (Insert Blazon), in the Kingdom of the West. (Insert optional ending and do not forget the date the award was given.)

Alternative Kingdom Text - with AoA

(Insert optional beginning if desired) (Insert Sovereign’s first name) and (Insert Consort’s first name), King/Queen and Queen/King of the West, do by Their words, here proclaimed, confer great honor upon Their subject (Insert full Name of recipient), and do name them/him/her a Baron/Baroness of the Court of the West and in all other lands as well. And Their Majesties do also give unto them/him/her an Award of Arms and grant them/him/her the rights and charge them/him/her with the responsibilities of this rank, and do further grant them/him/her the right to bear as Arms: (Insert Blazon), in the Kingdom of the West. (Insert optional ending and do not forget the date the award was given.)