this one's for hanksan

[ursula]

From a fourteenth-century chronicle of England (quoted in Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince, emphasis added):

In this time Englishmen so much haunted and cleaved to the wodnes and folly of strangers that they change their clothing every year, especially since the coming of the Hainaulters years ago. Sometimes their clothes are long and wide, at others they are short, tight, dagged and cut about all round. The sleeves of their surcoats and their hoods have tapets, long and wide which hang down too far. They look, to tell the truth, more like tormentors and devils in their clothing than normal men. And the women surpass the men in their clothing which is so tight that they hang fox-tails under their dresses at the back to hide their arses, a kind of behaviour which may well have provoked many of the evils and misfortunes that have beset the kingdom of England.

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[god-of-belac.livejournal.com]

William Atherbridge. I don't know when it got lost.

[ursula]

OK, the name isn't lost, though it may have been delayed. The Midrealm heralds probably couldn't find it because you submitted through the East. The East kingdom sent the name up to Laurel on this letter, and returned your device:

http://ech.eastkingdom.org/ILoIs/2006-01/2006-01-LoD.html

That was in March, and Laurel hasn't ruled on anything from that letter yet. (Now that Laurel is starting to move to an online commenting system, I can see that your name is still available to comment on.) I suspect the ruling will come out soon. You can check for the LoARs here:

http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/

(Might be scheduled for the August letter, which isn't out yet?)

You might also want to write to the heralds in the East, to let them know that your address has changed, so they can send you an official notification. Eastern Crown Herald is either the right person to contact, or knows who is-- you can find her address at the top of the letter I just linked to.