MSCA (was: Re: MOA)

[Timothy A. McDaniel]

Galen of Bristol wrote:
> Knights may be -- and usually are -- required to swear fealty.  Masters
> cannot.

My first reading was "Masters cannot swear fealty ever?  The Crown
would refuse to receive it?".  I see now that he meant "Masters cannot
be required to swear fealty.".

As an Interkingdom Anthropology Note ... some kingdoms don't have
Masters of Arms.  They feel it is very dishonorable for a candidate
for the chivalry not to swear fealty.  So candidates aren't even given
the choice.  If it comes to the attention of the circle that a
candidate might want such a choice, they don't get offered the
Chivalry.  Corpora says that candidates are offered entry into the
Chivalry, and choice between knighthood and mastery of arms is the
candidate's ... those kingdoms ignore that provision.

(To make my position clear: I think those kingdoms are being
meanyheads and insulting to Masters of Arms.)

-- 
Daniel de Lincoln
Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: tmcd at crl.com