Laurel Letter of Pends and Discussion: December 18, 2002

To all the College of Arms and to all others to whom this missive comes, from François Laurel, Zenobia Wreath, and Mari Pelican, health and good friendship.

This letter contains the issues raised in the September 2002 LoAR for CoA discussion. The text in this letter is copied verbatim from that LoAR; it is provided here for convenience. As with a December LoI, these matters are currently scheduled for the Laurel meetings in April 2003. Original commentary must be in the College's hands no later than February 28, 2003. Responses and rebuttals to commentary must be in the College's hands no later than March 31, 2003.

1. Jon the Tall. Badge. Per chevron gules and per pale sable and argent, a demi-sun eclipsed issuant from base counterchanged.

   The eclipsing of the demi-sun was not stated in the original blazon. This must be pended for further research.

   Please note that the line of partition was originally blazoned as enhanced. The line is moved slightly to chief from the most standard central position, but that is a natural consequence of only having one charge in base. The term enhanced has thus been removed from the blazon as unnecessary.

   (This submission was originally item 24 on Meridies's LoI of May 31, 2002.)

2. Stephen Montfort of Huntington. Device change. Gules, a bend argent cotised Or.

   The arms were blazoned on the Letter of Intent as Gules, a bend cotised Or. While Sommelier did issue a correction in her Letter of Comment, most commenters expect to find corrections in a Letter of Intent or Letter of Correction. They are not accustomed to looking for corrections in other Letters of Comment. In some cases it is clear from the commentary that the commenters have found a correction issued in a nonstandard letter, but that does not appear to have happened in this case. This must therefore be pended for further conflict research.

   The submitter should be advised, at the resolution of this pend, to draw the cotises wider.

   (This submission was originally item 32 on Caid's LoI of April 5, 2002.)

Pray know that I remain

In service

François la Flamme

Laurel Principal King of Arms