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The Charter of the Crownlands


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1902

Cairtaigh

Dictated by James Leopold

Approved for General Publication

 


 

 

Shall I worship the strong man? Shall you worship the tallest among you? No, for the glory of God is not in mere magnitude, but in His fullness and His perfection.

(Spirit 1:15-17)

 

THE CHARTER OF THE CROWNLANDS

Preamble

These Crownlands have long been the inheritance of a class that did not care for nor develop them, who destroyed the commonage and enclosed it as their personal property to the disadvantage of Heartlanders. Those times of tyranny and servitude are over, and will always be so. As the Royal House of Alstion returns to its natural state, so too should the government of the Crownlands. The ultimate end of government is to secure the natural rights, the happiness, the longevity, and security of those in its society. Therefore, We, the concerned people of the Crownlands, enter into a compact with each other to form an administration for the prosperity of these lands.

 

Chapter I: The Crownlands Authority

Article I:

The Crownlands Authority extends north from the Borderpost Aurelian to the furthest reaches of Acre, but moves no further west than the River Petra; it holds no relation to the Crown Estate, unappropriated land which is administered directly by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

 

Article II:

Whilst government is temporal, and shifts to the whims of its people, there are and will be no other rulers of the Crownlands than the Royal House of Alstion.

 

Article III:

The Crownlands Authority is the sum of its people in a voluntary union of government, and any constituent may elect for direct rule from the Crown.

 

Chapter II: The Rights of the Inhabitants of the Crownlands 

Article I:

All men are born into the world free and equal in the grace of God, and have natural rights that are incontestable and unalienable: therefore, they will not be aggressed upon contrary to these rights in society. These rights are clear:

 

I. To change their government from time to time in a manner of their choosing;

II. To assemble under breadth of the law in a place of their choosing;

III. To roam in the society by a path of their choosing;

IV. To be be free from slavery, servitude, or personal tenure;

 

Article II:

Earthly power resides in the people and derives from them; consequently, officers of government are accountable to them in all manners and at all times.

 

Article III:

No man may be forced to employment that does not pay him in minas or in kind.

 

Article IV:

No man will be forejudged by life or limb; their right to judgement by their peers is unalienable, and no officer of government may aggress them of those rights which are natural to them.

 

Article V:

The right to a homestead is as fundamental of a right as those of life and liberty, as it is the property of the individual that these emanate from; consequently, any yeomen of majority who is a sworn citizen of the United Kingdom, and who has never raised his arms against the Kingdom or abetted an enemy who has, will have the uncontested right to buy public land without designation for a price of two-hundred minas a half-acreage. A deed tenable to him, and his heirs if he has settled or cultivated the land for the five consecutive years before his death, will be made to the fee of fifty minas.

 

Article VI:

No woman may be forced into a match not of their express choosing, nor are they beholden to any man but Crown, God, and this Charter.

 

Chapter III: Executive Government

Article I: 

The Crownlands authority is governed by His Excellency the Chancellor of the Crownlands, who is the Seneschal of the United Kingdom of Aaun and the deputy of the Sovereign whilst in any other territory.

 

Article II:

The Chancellor of the Crownlands has the authority to summon a council of the authority at his discretion, to be made up of no less than five counsellors, who will direct the affairs of government alongside him.

 

Article III:

The Chancellor has the right to govern in any way, to establish and disestablish, to direct or relinquish, in the manner and limits of this Charter.

 

Chapter IV: The Legislature

Article I:

Yeomen of the Crownlands may, from time to time, deliberate in congress on matters relevant to the government of their society.

 

Article II:

The Yeomen in congress have the right to legislate on behalf of the Chancellor of the Crownlands, on a topic of their choosing, and that bill will become law should it not go against the manner and spirit of this Charter and that of the United Kingdom.

 

Article III:

The legislature may direct its own affairs as it sees fit to do so, and may chair themselves from time to time unless they request a relevant officer of the authority to substitute.

 

Definitions:
Yeoman - a man who is head of a household, owns an acre of land in the Crownlands, but is not entitled to bear arms and is free from tenure to the state;

Land without designation - an area of unappropriated public land with no existing ownership;

Any mention of ‘man’ in this document, unless otherwise specified, applies to women.

 


 

 

THE FIRST EDICT OF THE CROWNLANDS

WHEREAS Our Crownlands have suffered great decay since the rule of our predecessors, and noting the decreased output of Crownlands industry in favour of the provincial nobility;

I. We declare any existing Crownlands institutions dissolved;

II. That We hereby bring into existence the Crownlands Authority, to initially consist - but not limited to - these roles;

A. The Chancellor of the Crownlands, His Excellency JAMES LEOPOLD ALSTION;

B. The Vice Chancellor of the Crownlands, His Excellency IAIN GROMACH;

C. The Steward of the Crownlands, Her Excellency ELEANOR PRUVIA;

D. The Captain of the Levy, His Excellency JOHANN VON BARCLAY;

E. The Magistracy, VACANT


 

IN THE NAME OF THE KING,

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His Excellency the Chancellor of the Crownlands, HRH James Alstion the Lord of Alba.

 

 

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