[ANSTHRLD] Heraldic Regalia

[Jon South]

A member of the Shire has provided the following from the June 1975 
Laurel letter ion support of the proposed/preferred design:

HERALD'S REGALIA (REVISED)

30 June, 1975 CE

In order to bring the regalia of the College of Arms (Heralds) more into 
line with proper period practice, the following is herewith instituted:

Cornettes; Pursuivants Extraordinary:

May wear a green sash over the left shoulder, charged with the crossed 
trumps of the College of Arms, or a green surcoat, charged front and 
back with the crossed trumps (Or).

Chief Heraldic Officers of Baronies or other Branches:

May wear a Tabard bearing the Arms of the College on the back and right 
sleeve, and the Arms of their Branch on the front and right sleeve; or 
the sash, or the simple surcoat; or a surcoat bearing the Arms of the 
College on the back and the Arms of their Branch on the front.

Titled Pursuivants and Heralds:

May wear all of the above; or change the left sleeve of the Tabard to 
bear a badge they may register for their title (see: badge for Dragon 
Herald); or they wear the Cloak, which will be green, and bear the Arms 
of the College on the back and right breast and a Shield of the Arms of 
their Branch on the left breast.

Kings (Queens) of Arms:

May wear all of the above.

All regalia may be lined as the wearer sees fit, and may be bordured in 
alternate sections of the principal colours of the Arms displayed.

All heralds should be possessed of a staff, just over their own height, 
painted green and bearing ribbons of green and gold. It may be decorated 
at the top at the herald's discretion.

Titled Pursuivants, titled Heralds and Kings (Queens) of Arms may carry 
a Baton, decorated with alternating stripes of green and gold, and 
decorated at the end at the bearer's discretion.

Lady heralds may, rather than the Tabard and Surcoat, base their regalia 
on the Cote­Hardie (Gates of Hell). When sleeved as a Tabard, it falls 
under Tabard regulations, and when unsleeved, it falls under Surcoat 
regulations.

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Does anyone know of any revision to this?

Ivo

Jon South wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> I am Ivo FitzDonald (mka Jon South) the new Herald for the Shire of 
> Ffynnon Gath.  I will in future be bothering all of you with requests 
> for information, training, help, and in general making a nuisance of 
> myself <g>.
>
> I currently have a question - what is the form that a Heralds tabard 
> for a group should take?  I have attempted to research the issue on 
> the SCA website and the Kingdom website with no success.  In period 
> usage the tabard would have borne the group's arms (please correct me 
> if I'm wrong) and nothing else.  The Shire does not currently have a 
> tabard for the Shire Herald since the Shire is not required to have a 
> Herald, and I thought it would be cool to have one to wear in my 
> "official" function. My initial feeling was that it should bear the 
> arms of the Shire period.  Others in the shire feel that it should 
> bear the arms of the shire and the badge of a herald - this would 
> result in a tabard with the front and right sleeve bearing the Shire 
> arms and the back and left sleeve being vert charged with crossed 
> trumpets Or.  I don't really have a preference, but am concerned that 
> the design should be "correct" in terms of SCA usage.  I note that in 
> the various discussions of regalia I have encountered on-line, the 
> subject of tabards is not addressed.  If it is could someone please 
> provide a reference (preferably on-line).  If the subject of tabards 
> is not addressed anywhere, perhaps it is time for the CoH to look at 
> the subject and consider whether it is something that requires 
> standardization (one of the functions of heraldry).
>
> Yours,
>
> Ivo FitzDonald
> Acting Herald, Ffynnon Gath
> mka Jon South
>
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