ANST - Nobility..

[Raymond Catz]

> Whoa! Of the Peers, only the Knights are required to swear fealty; MSCA,
> Pelican, and Laurel may if they wish. I, too, would prefer that all the
> nobility rank together and not be separated by the peerage; but then, I
> would prefer that titles be used as they were in period, with "mistress"
> being a term used for a non-noble woman who is not a Peer of the Realm,
and
> "Lady" be used for a noble woman. But this is merely a personal
preference.
> 
> Aethelyan

The truth is that we also misuse the term "peer".  In period, that would
generally have been translated, "dukes".  Personally, I think that within
the SCA, there should only be a single peerage, divided into three orders. 
I tend to take this attitude in my personal world view as it is.  I
therefore think that fealty should be incumbent on us all.  As for the
Baronage, I have not really understood the rationale for not ranking the
CB's just below the TB's and requiring the fealty of all. (Never mind what
this would do to the length of a coronation court!)  As a TB, I used to
sardonically refer to myself as "brevet nobility".  Apart from the Crown
itself, it is the only title of nobility I can think of that comes with a
built in demotion.

						Jeremy
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