[ANSTHRLD] question about augmentation

[Robert Wade]

Someone might want to tell Master Modius this.  TRM awarded him a specific augmentation at Coronation.
   
  Tostig 

Darin Herndon <DHerndon at chkenergy.com> wrote:
    Charles and list,

I'll try to whittle down Charles' points questions and my responses to
avoid length issues. I'll add my comments following each point preceded
with a "--". Charles' points start immediately on the next line.

....
   
  The king may determine the addition to the device when the augmentation
is granted or leave it open for the recipient to add something to their
own device should they choose to display the award.
-- This is an entirely separate can of worms from most of this
discussion and could be discussed as a separate email thread if some
feel it is warranted. The relevant FRS entries are VIA and EX.. VIA is
most critical to this point and begins "An augmentation is an honor
bestowed by the crown, taking the form of an addition or alteration to
the honorees device. While the right to an augmentation is bestowed by
the crown, its form is subject to the normal registration process." The
point of this statement is that the right to grant an augmentation is
reserved to the Crowns of each kingdom, no one else. But the form of
the augmentation is a normal registration process issue and is not
granted by the Crown. I could not access Francois' draft precedents
(site blocked from work) but the relevant precedent is from the second
year of Daub's first tenure as Laurel King of Arms
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/precedents/daud/daud1btoc.html).
"As has been noted by prior Laurel precedent, no Crown may specify the
form an augmentation (or arms, for that matter), may take. Relevant
prior rulings on this are found in the Cover Letter of 28 January 1983,
p.4; the Cover letter of 7 December 1986, pp. 3-4; and the Minutes of
the Meeting of the Board of Directors of 24 January 1988, p.12." Crowns
give the right to an augmentation but cannot specify the form, as upheld
by the Board. Now, that is not to say that the Crown in granting an
augmentation could not offer the recipient the right to use a kingdom
standard form of augmentation; but the choice of form of augmentation
(as in the choice of form of arms) is a personal choice in the society.
As far as specifying the form of arms as a mandate and not an option for
the recipient, that portion of Meridian kingdom law would appear in
violation of the FRS and board rulings. I would be interested in seeing
if Francois' precedents have any updates to that. Supporters, etc. are
not registered by the society and are kingdom tradition/law issues. 

-- As an aside, I loved the historical examples you cited.

Etienne
Sable Roundel Herald

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