Bartholomew Sharp - Order of the Laurel

Forth, come the striking King and astute Queen,
Arrayed in bright raiment down to the ground,
And sad habiliments not to be seen;
A noble crew about them waited round
With sage and savvy Peers all grandly gowned;
Whom before did march a herald voice grand 
Proclaiming to all with triumphant sound
But now with Laurel branches bore in hand;
Cherished symbols of the apex art, in the land. 

This, Our greatest Glorious East,  in kind 

Descent Of royal lineage proclaim  

Of grand ancient Kings and Queens, well defined. 

King Ryouko'jin, Queen Indrakshi’s fame

And due rights as those before them had same 

See Bartholomew Sharp presented thus 

before Us and the populous to claim

And hear all the prevailing consensus. 

On skills ascribed to this man so  meticulous  

A gentle in charge of his own wardrobe

Learned tailor study is his main stay 

Precise hand stitch in his vestments and robe         

Which are not rich styles, or gilt array

But garments meant to keep the cold away,

Every tool crafted, for how folk were clad

Bent on sewing sturdy hems that 

won't fray

And if that no spare cloths to give he had,

His own coat he would cut, and it distribute, glad.

Thus September third, mood hath been leavened

With the cumulation of these affairs

Anno Societas Fifty Seven. 

Witnessing this triumph with those that care 

As Barleycorn Welcomes New Ostgardr Heirs

The Laurels will greet him before these thrones

With hearty embrace into their affairs

We are here to state, what everyone knows

That the very soul of this man is in his clothes 

And With letters patent to be borne by

Bartholomew Sharp and none shall decry

*****SPACE FOR ARMS *****

Word count 280 

Words by Aislinn Chiabach 

Some text based on Spencer's The Faerie Queene and Shakespeare

East Kingdom Gazette: Court Report for John Barleycorn – Ostgardr Investiture & Fight for a Cause Tournament

 

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