[Ansteorra] Missive to HE Gavin

[tomjenkins]

Do I smell a civil war? After all, I'm a Scot... Lord knows we have a nose 
for such!
If so, could you guys hold off until my armor finally gets here? It looks 
like Ashcraft Baker is going to take every day of the "5-6 weeks" they 
quietly mentioned 5-6 weeks ago...

Ld. Thomas Logan Macleod

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <drachenhohle at suddenlink.net>
To: "Western Region of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <western at lists.ansteorra.org>; 
"Ansteorra" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Missive to HE Gavin


> Unto his Excellency Chaing 5th Baron of Bonwicke,
>
> I find myself disturbed as the definition of your southern borders of 
> Bonwicke seems to be, in point of fact, the fair Shire in which I reside 
> and equally disturbed that "farther south due to the terrain" seems to be, 
> in fact, through the middle of MY HOME.  But do not think that I bear you 
> singly to blame in this matter because what you lightly refer to as 
> "tearing down", I have noted with alarm as burning and destroying in the 
> manner of scorched earth, and the area you say is being raided is again MY 
> HOME!
>
> Now I do not know who is leading these heinous and destructive raids, but 
> when I stop to think of who in the south could do such a thing, one name 
> springs to mind (ok, 2 names but I know I didn't do it)... especially 
> since part of my burnt home has now been painted green and white.  If you, 
> O' Yankee Chinaman, cannot find another way to settle your differences 
> with the Scottish Redneck, may I at least ask that you both find another 
> venue, as what is left of my hall does not have enough room for one army 
> much less TWO!
>
> Another thing, while I understand that civic improvements, such as the 
> wall you are building in the middle of my home, cost money, is it really 
> necessary for your tax collectors to attempt to seize my burning home in 
> the name of back taxes?  By the way, the last one that came by should be 
> back soon; the new limp is slowing him down.
>
> Centurion Gerold Von Drachenhohle
> Knight Marshal Blacklake
>
> ---- HE Chiang <chiang at nts-online.net> wrote:
>>   My Dear Friend and Cousin,
>> It would seem that once again your "Civic Guard" has torn down the small 
>> brick wall that I have built on the southern edges of Fair Bonwicke's 
>> borders. I will now have to rebuild it a bit further south because of the 
>> lay out of terrain. I would greatly appreciate it if in the future you 
>> would ask your "Civic Guard" to refrain from tearing up my small 
>> fence...and from raiding the area.
>>   I am and remain humbly yours in service,
>>   HE Chiang
>>   5th Baron of Bonwicke
>
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