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Order of the Laurel

Achievement: Silver or white helmet (may be garnished with gold), green laurel wreath in place of the torse, and mantling.

Alternatives: 1) The laurel wreath above the shield without helm, with ribands or mantling. 2) The laurel wreath encircling shield.

Optional: A crest (if the recipient has a suitable badge registered), supporters, compartment, and motto.

Text for the Order of the Laurel:
Greetings to all gentles and nobles of the Known World unto whom these presents shall come, from King King's name and Queen Queen's name of the Sovereign Realm of Caid. The excellence and endeavors of Our subject, Name, in the area[s] of specific arts or sciences, have moved Us, after consultation with the members of the Order, to elevate him/her to the Order of the Laurel of the Society for Creative Anachronism, on this date day of month, in the year of Our Lord AD year, being the year SCA year of the Society. We affirm by these Letters Patent his/her exclusive right to bear the arms following, that is to say, Blazon. As further token of Our esteem, We grant him/her the privilege of displaying above his/her shield, in whole or in part, the achievement proper to the Order: to wit, a wreath of laurel vert set upon a silver helmet, with mantling Color doubled Metal [, as doth more plainly appear in the margin]. In testimony whereof, We here set Our hand and cause the Great Seal of Caid to be affixed.

(3" circle for Kingdom seal, 2.5"circle for Herald's seal)

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King's Name, Rex Caidis

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Queen's name, Regina Caidis

By seal and signature, Crescent Herald testifies that the armories depicted and blazoned herein belong unto the said Name, to use, bear, and show forth at all times.

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Crescent Principal Herald, Kingdom of Caid

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