adrian-empire sample ceremonies and oaths Manuel D’Utilisation
Handbook of Ceremonies:
III. Oaths of Allegiance and Fealty
Page 9 of 21
September 2002
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III.
O
ATHS OF
A
LLEGIANCE AND
F
EALTY
What follows are the ceremonies used in various parts of the Adrian Empire for officially recognizing the
creation of Households, Baronies, Counties, Marches and Cantons. When a ceremony is particular to a
specific subdivision it will be noted as such.
creation of Households, Baronies, Counties, Marches and Cantons. When a ceremony is particular to a
specific subdivision it will be noted as such.
A.
S
QUIRING
This ceremony is written for when a knight takes a squire.
Suggested time and location:
During the Audience after Opening Court
Items to have available:
•
Sword
•
Red belt (the symbol of a squire)
People who must be present:
•
Herald (optional, the knight may preside over the ceremony)
•
Knight
•
Squire candidate
The
squire
shall answer each of these questions with the phrase “
I so swear
”.
Herald
(to the squire):
Do you swear that it is your intent to become a Knight?
Will you dedicate yourself to the quest of becoming a Knight, and to improve yourself physically, mentally,
and spiritually in order to achieve this quest?
and spiritually in order to achieve this quest?
Will you be your Knight’s liege, accepting instruction with joy, praise with humility, correction with grace?
Will you honor your Knight’s oath of chivalry by upholding the Bylaws and serving the Empire?
Optional:
Will you honor the one whose favor your Knight bears and who speaks with his voice?
Optional:
Will you serve your Knight’s household and always strive to be a credit to it?
Will you uphold this Oath until the world’s end, or you both mutually agree to release you from your vow, or
until you attain your own estate as a Knight?
until you attain your own estate as a Knight?
Knight
(to the squire):
For my part, I do promise and swear that I will guide my squire on his quest to
become a knight, teaching her what I can and finding others to teach what I cannot:
I will be my squire's liege lord and provide for her maintenance:
I will offer praise often and correction when necessary, but I will always be her advocate before others:
I will remember my squire is in my service but she is not my servant:
All these things I swear to do, upon my honour as a Knight, until the world’s end, or we both mutually agree
to release my squire from her vow, or she attains her own estate as a Knight.
I will be my squire's liege lord and provide for her maintenance:
I will offer praise often and correction when necessary, but I will always be her advocate before others:
I will remember my squire is in my service but she is not my servant:
All these things I swear to do, upon my honour as a Knight, until the world’s end, or we both mutually agree
to release my squire from her vow, or she attains her own estate as a Knight.
Knight
(to the squire as he places a red belt around his waist
): It is customary for a squire to wear a red belt.
It is not a badge of rank. It is a visible symbol of the quest you have undertaken. By this belt, let all men
know that you are my squire.
know that you are my squire.
<insert the lineage of the knight, whom he/she squired under and so on
> This is
your lineage; honour and respect it.
(to the populace):
Whosoever deals with my squire, deals with me. I will defend my squire's honour as
vigorously as I defend my own. My lords and ladies, I present to you my squire,
<name>
!
B.
T
RADITIONS
Red Belt:
The red belt is the universal Adrian symbol of a squire.