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Letter to the Royal Duma:

ON GENTRY LAND

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KRUSAE ZWY KONGZEM

 

Issued by the

CROWN

On this 11th day of Vzmey and Hyff of 407ES


 

VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG ALDYLEVAR

 

Before the Royal Court held to mark the new year of 407ES, Ser Erwin 'the Headhunter' of the Knight's Table petitioned the Crown on the matter of gentry land. Citing the growing size of his family - the Bishops - Ser Erwin requested that Astfield Castle, former seat of the Baronial House of Vyronov, be leased to his household. A debate amongst the Royal Court followed, at the end of which the Crown assented to defer to the Royal Duma the following question:

 

"In the Kongzem of Haense of today, should gentry households be permitted to rent land for personal use? If so, what limitations should apply?" 

 

The Crown also refers to the Royal Duma the following key points for consideration in their debate:

  • The Attenlund Frontier Edict: Signed into law by King Heinrik the Stern in 364ES, this Edict invited aspiring Attenlund settlers to petition the Crown for permission to settle a plot of land within the Attenlund for a yearly tax. The application for this settlement required the settler to demonstrate their service to the Kongzem that earned them such a right, and their purpose of the land. The only household to successfully settle in the Attenlund under this Edict was the Aevaris family. The Edict is consequently unused. 
  • Rights of Nobility: The Royal Duma must remember that the right to own land without tax within the Kongzem of Haense is a sacred and ancient right of the nobility. As evidenced by the Attenlund Frontier Edict, this has been subject to some infringement on the basis that gentry may own a small manor on which they must pay tax. It is for the Royal Duma to determine whether this infringement is proportionate. 
  • The Aevaris Manor: Given the recent vacancy of the Aevaris Attenlund Estate, the Crown is agreeable to the prospect of leasing this land to the Bishop household. 
  • While the current case is prompted by the petitions of the Bishop family, this is a broader question of gentry privileges. It should not be construed purely in the context of the Bishop family.

 

 

IV JOVEO MAAN

His Royal Majesty SIGISMUND III by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Thurant, Venzia and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Fidei Defensor, Protector of the Highlanders, etcetera.

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