Royal Letters for Arbor, 1658

[Principality of Curon 23]

Rᴏʏᴀʟ Lᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ғᴏʀ Aʀʙᴏʀ, 1658

Issued & confirmed by the Chancellor of Curon,

Sylvester II Adelheid of House Halcourt

 

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For countless years, House Silversteed has loyally served the Curonian crown. It thus is our pleasure to imbue authority unto their patriarch. We do afford particular rights to he and he alone, so that he may govern his lands at the behest of our most serene monarch. They shall hold this land in feudal trust, subordinate to their liege lord. Any legitimate issue of the patriarch may lay claim to his lands, according to the succession laws he publishes, or any existent will and testament he writes. Such a will must be copied and delivered to the crown. We do publish these letters in recognition of the rights – and the obligations – that the aforementioned patriarch shall be afforded.

 

PRIVILEGIA

I. He shall be addressed to and styled as His Lordship in official discourse, and in reference to his title, the record shall dub him the Baron of Arbor.

II. From the ranks of his people, he may maintain a levy, which is privileged to enforce Curonian law in his lands.

III. To fund his endeavors, the lord may tax property and income within his borders.

 

OBLIGATIO

I. The patriarch must be a paragon of virtue and justice. He must exemplify mercy and charity, helping to always better his people. Failure to do so is punishable by death.

II. In times of war, the levy must be raised and come to the defense of Curon. It is the duty of His Lordship to promote the national security and welfare of our nation.

III. To promote the canon of God, at least one man must take the cloth from Arbor, serving the clergy on assignment to the Barony. One deacon is requisite.

IV. A feudal tax, to be negotiated privately between the crown and the Baron, shall be enacted upon His Lordship to provide funding for the national government.

 

We do thus issue these letters to dub Aragon of House Silversteed, as patriarch of his esteemed family and leal servant of our nation, to be the first Baron of Arbor. May God grant him and his people peace and prosperity. Let the ink of this edict flow to the corners of Atlas, and let it stand as testament to our dedication to our people. We do grant these rights to His Lordship the Baron out of thanks for his hard work and dedication. Ave Curonia, ave Arboria. 

IN NOMININE DEI †
HER SERENE HIGHNESS, Linette Eliza of House Devereux, Sovereign Princess of Curon, Duchess of Eastbourne and Eruthos, Countess of Riga, Westmark, Beauclair, Sunholdt, Wett, and Eastmark, and Baroness of Cyrilsburg