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The Bear and the Eagle. Vassalage Agreement of Suffolk and Devereux


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 ~  Vassalage Agreement of Suffolk and Devereux  ~

Written and confirmed on the 9th of the Grand Harvest, 1703

 

Edward Suffolk, Patriarch of House of Suffolk and Wilhelm Karl Devereux, Patriarch of House of Devereux, on behalf of their respective houses, vassals and all the  estates they command, have met in Cyrilsburg City, and agreed upon terminating the “Treaty of Pembrokeshire and Order of Ursus” dated 22nd first seed 1680 and upholding the following articles, above all laws, legislations and agreements, on this day and all the days to follow:

 

Obligations of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk

 

ARTICLE I -  The Patriarch of the House of Suffolk recognizes and accepts the Patriarch of the House of Devereux as his overlord and his estates as a part of the federation of estates lorded by the Patriarch of the House of Devereux, providing his eternal fealty to Patriarch of House Devereux and Curonian throne.

ARTICLE II - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures to defend the property, rights, subjects, lands, estates, laws and courts of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux against internal and external threats alike, with all the might the House of Suffolk can muster.

ARTICLE III - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures to retain armed levies on their expense in their estates befitting their noble status to assist the military campaigns of the House of Devereux or discharge monetary compensation to the House of Devereux to contribute to their retained armed levies.

ARTICLE IV - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures to uphold Lex Curonia and take no action with the purpose of violating Lex Curonia or the interest of the House of Devereux.

ARTICLE V - The House of Suffolk and their vassals accepts and acknowledges that any treaties they may execute outside of Curon, concerning war or military alliances, requires the prior ratification of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux to become effective.

ARTICLE VI - The Patriarch of the House of Suffolk accepts to take the Curonic oath of fealty to the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. Upon the death of either the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk or the Patriarch of the House of Devereux, the new Patriarch will appear in court at the first opportunity to reaffirm the oath. The oath is defined as:

“I, [Name and title], swear fealty to Curonia, House Devereux, and the Ducal Throne of Curon. I shall serve as a loyal vassal to the patriarch of House Devereux and Duke of Curon, from this moment until death. My house shall be bound to House Devereux as its vassal for all of posterity. My sword is his to command. My house is his to protect, and my banners are his to summon. I shall uphold the Virtues of Curonia, and live beneath the eternal guidance of our Paragons and the light of our God. The Green Tide Rises, for we stand as one. Ave Curonia.”

ARTICLE VII - The House of Suffolk and their vassals accepts and acknowledges that they may not declare war or raids or participate to wars or raids without the permission of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux.

ARTICLE VIII - The House of Suffolk pledges, accepts and ensures that, no member of the House of Devereux and the Curonian Council will be arrested without the orders of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, and the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk will give this order only if the member in question presents danger and needs to be restrained before appearing before the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the above situation occurs and the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk is not present to give a written arrest order, members of the Suffonian Privy Council may ask the related party to leave the demesne of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk until such a time the situation can be brought to the attention of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the said related party refuses to leave and poses an immediate threat to lives of those around him, that related party may be detained befitting his status to be immediately presented to the Patriarch of the House of Devereux.



Obligations of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux
 


ARTICLE IX - The House Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that Pembroke City and all other estates of the House of Suffolk are property of the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, without prejudice to land ownership legislations under Lex Curonia for the lands to be acquired in Curon.
ARTICLE X - If the House of Suffolk loses their land for any reason, if asked for, the Patriarch of House Devereux shall host the House of Suffolk and their levies until sufficient land ((75x75 blocks))  becomes available to be gifted to the House of Suffolk.
ARTICLE XI - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, including and not being limited to the lands and estates of the House Suffolk, outside of the personal demesne of the Patriarch of the House Devereux, including the estates of his vassals, all servants, subjects, members and vassals of the House Suffolk are strictly subject to Suffonian Law, as resolved by the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, above all other laws.
ARTICLE XII - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, every person, entity or creature who can demonstrate that they are a personal subject of the House of Devereux on the personal lands and estates of the House of Suffolk and their vassals, will be tried by tribunals or judges as appointed by the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, under Curonian Law, except for the members of the House of Devereux and their titled lord vassals, who are to be presented to Curonian courts for judgement.

ARTICLE XIII - Without prejudice to Article XII above, the House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, every person, entity or creature on the personal lands and estates of the House of Suffolk and their vassals, are strictly subject to Suffonian Law, as resolved by the Patriarch of the House of Suffolk, above all other laws.

ARTICLE XIV - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, all servants, subjects, members and vassals of the House of Suffolk are strictly under the command of the Patriarch of House of Suffolk and his appointed legates, regardless of the services they might provide to the House of Devereux.
ARTICLE XV - The House of Devereux recognizes, accepts and ensures that, all servants, subjects, members and vassals of the House of Suffolk will follow the Suffonian dressing and behavior etiquettes, as resolved by the Patriarch of the House Suffolk, regardless of the services they might provide to the House of Devereux.
ARTICLE XVI - The House of Devereux pledges, accepts and ensures to defend the property, rights, subjects, lands and estates of the Patriarch of House of Suffolk against internal and external threats alike, with all the might the House of Devereux can muster.

ARTICLE XVII - The House of Devereux pledges, accepts and ensures that, no member of the House of Suffolk will be arrested without the written orders of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux, and the Patriarch of the House Devereux will give this order only if the member in question presents danger and needs to be restrained before appearing before a court headed by the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the above situation occurs and the Patriarch of the House of Devereux is not present to give a written arrest order, members of the Curonic Council may ask the related member of the House of Suffolk to leave the demesne of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux until such a time the situation can be brought to the attention of the Patriarch of the House of Devereux. If the said member of the House of Suffolk refuses to leave and poses an immediate threat to lives of those around him, that member of the House  of Suffolk may be detained befitting his noble status to be immediately presented to the Patriarch of the House of Devereux.
 

 

~ Signed and Sealed by ~
 

Wilhelm Karl Devereux, Patriarch of the House of Devereux,

 

Edward Suffolk, Patriarch of the House of Suffolk,

 

Witnessed by Signatures and Seals of

 

Jarrack Devereux, heir of the House of Devereux,

 

Lord James George Suffolk,

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Wilhelm signs at the convention of the Bear and the Eagle in the Lord’s hall of Curon. He signs a big and fitting Hancock.

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"Witness whereof I set my hand and affix the seal of Suffolk" Lord Edward Suffolk, Count of Pembroke, would write down, before executing the Act and pressing his seal on red wax.

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James would study the agreement briefly then sign it with his delicate wrist moves. He smiled as he looked down at his beautiful handwriting. “All is set, now.” he uttered.

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