[Hellsgate] Letter to Lucas

[Matthew Scholten]

Melisenda de Barcelona
I have traveled to the land of Germany and its many smaller empires while guarding my fathers goods on his many trips. He is a silversmith of the finest caliber from the city of Orleans. I only wish I had his ability with my hands. However I did learn to read write and even a little arithmetic keeping his books. I may not be as good as my Half brother at these things but I can do it well enough  to bypass him when times call for it. He may be of the cloth but his teaching of the sins come from personal experience. Let us Hope this Sir  Dieterich is as you have described him or the meeting may be a sour one. I am curious if his spicy swine dish is truly spicy. I have traveled the silk roads, to the holy land more then once as well as all over our own lands and I have found few foods spicy enough to please my tastes. Well the hour is late and my candle is almost done. I need to save what I have for my trek of many miles in the morrow. I bid you adu across
 the lands and in time we may meet.  My the lord bless you and keep you.
Lucas de la Argent
--- On Mon, 11/29/10, Ruiz <ruizhorde at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Ruiz <ruizhorde at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Hellsgate] Letter to Lanc
> To: "Stronghold of Hellsgate" <hellsgate at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 8:59 PM
> 
> 
> My dear friend Lucas, as I will now count you as one, may
> the Lord comfort and 
> keep you. I beseeched Almighty God for a long time on your
> behalf as you have 
> grown weary of the men God has entrusted with his word for
> us, his humble 
> servants. It is true that it is hard to find a righteous
> man in this England and 
> I yearn for the comfort of the Church in my beloved Spain
> but duty keeps me 
> bound to this cursed place. I know little of Sir Dieterich
> except he comes from 
> Germany a cold place with curious foods. His speech alone
> is enough to scare you 
> but he has always been helpful to me and I have confidence
> in him. The only 
> fault I have found with this pleasant knight is his choice
> of tailors but other 
> than that I find him kind and just. You can often find him
> at his favorite 
> tavern, Shoepfs where he is known to eat roasted swine
> smothered in a spicy 
> sauce by whose very nature will tend to lead the most
> gentlest of nobles to 
> barbarians. 
> 
> May God lead you in your journey and keep you safe and if
> you find yourself in 
> England know you have a friend in this court full of spies
> and curs.
>  
> Spain’s most devoted servant
> Child of the true faith,
> Melisenda de Barcelona
> 
> madam,
> I have spent my time all across the lands of the world
> fromthe far east to the 
> vile island of the english. I am the humble soon of a
> silversmith but have had 
> my taste of the lifes of other lands .. this knight of
> whole you speak what is 
> his lienage for a french man in an irish clann can not be
> found in the company 
> of an englishman ... we are MUCH above thare stature. As
> for a man of the cloth 
> I am rather weary of them but i may need to tell of some
> sins ... 
> 
> 
> Lucas De La Argent
> 
> 
> > My dearest Lanc,
> >  
> > I had the agonizing pleasure of speaking to Sir
> Dietrich
> > this evening and told 
> > him of your excited interest in writing the crown with
> your
> > view of the 
> > candidates for the Baron and Baroness of Bryn Gwlad! 
> He
> > was delighted to hear 
> > of your fervor and your willingness to step forward
> and
> > convey your opinion. 
> > However upon finding out you were of French lineage he
> spat
> > and cussed. I was 
> > well taken back as I am a Spanish lady and not use to
> such
> > vulgarity.  When he 
> > saw I was shaken by his crudeness he did apologize
> and
> > started to explain.
> >  I am thankful to Sir Dietrich for enlightening me on
> the
> > French. I was naive of 
> > the lack of education young French men obtain in
> their
> > beloved France. As Sir 
> > Dietrich is a proper servant of the Lord and generous,
> he
> > humbly informed me he 
> > has on many occasions assisted Frenchmen in the
> writing of
> > letters because they 
> > wasted their youth on wine and Parisian street
> walkers. I
> > did promise good Sir 
> > Dietrich that you were not at all like the French men
> he
> > has had dealings with 
> > and the letter would certainly be written and written
> well.
> > However if Sir 
> > Dietrich is correct, I am sure we can find a good and
> > honest clergymen to put 
> > your words to paper.  If you are in need of
> assistance
> > please send a messenger 
> > and without delay I will send the diacono.  
> > 
> >  
> > In service to the Stronghold, the Barony and the
> Kingdom
> > A child of the true faith
> > Melisenda de Barcelona
> > 
> > 
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