No reason it can't be both, thanks to the wondrous flexibility of the English tongue! :-) Mathurin Non nobis solum On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Edie Gale Hays <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > And here in my ignorance I assumed that since the Calon Lily was a step up > from a Golden Calon Swan, then "Swan uppin" was stepping up in the world. > > I was delighted to learn otherwise. > > Nest > > On Jun 23, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Qadiya Catalina de Arazuri wrote: > > Cecily loves birds, all kinds and Elianor's device is a swan so it was > requested that Swan Uppin be added to the text. It is a swan census. We > have decided that she needs to find swans and tag them all... > > http://www.royal.gov.uk/royaleventsandceremonies/swanupping/swanupping.aspx > > *~~~ Catalina* > > > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 9:03 AM, [log in to unmask] < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> >> >> This is way cool! But can somebody please explain what "swan uppin" is? >> >> D^ >> This message was composed by typing with my thumbs. >> >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "Qadiya Catalina de Arazuri" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: [CALONTIR] Calon Lily Text for Cecily Darvell >> Date: Sun, Jun 22, 2014 10:38 pm >> >> >> To alle nobles and gentiles thise presents Lres herying or seyng Maister >> Mikhail, otherwise called the White Hawk Herald of Calontir, sendeth >> humble >> and due recommenmdacion as it appteyneth ffor soo moche as fellyship of >> the >> Order of the Calon Lily and the noble artisans of sayd Fraternitie, >> courageously moeved to excise and vse gentill and commendable guyding in >> suche laudable maner and fourme in the practiced craft of the Mystery of >> Drapery, Fullery, and Brodery. >> >> >> Vpon Admyts into sayd Fraternitie the prentys must sweare to be faythfull >> and lovinge to the Fraternitie and Fellyship, and shall yield payment in >> the activity of swan uppin to further practitioners of the mysteries of >> the >> Fraternitie. Also it is ordayned That any be of misrule or misbehaviour >> either in work or in deed, or slandered, shall be corrected as their >> discretion giveth them. Be it known that none of the Fraternitie bewray >> little thing or much sayd in counsel among the Order or Part of them. Also >> be it hath any of the good name of the Fraternitie fall in Poverty, or >> sickness the whole body of the Fellowship shall take them as an almsmen of >> the Fraternitie. >> >> >> >> Be it noted that on Thursday, the 19th day of June in the XLIX year of >> Calontir, the 129th day, in the reign of Martino the IVth and Ariel, there >> came, here in the court of Lilies war, before the populace there >> assemblyed, those of the Fraternitie and Fellyship of the Order of the >> Calon Lily, who will proclaim there is oon good Lady Cecily Darvell >> Prentys >> of the Dread Maistress Elianor de Moreland, who has practiced the Mystery >> of Drapery, Fullery, and Brodery. It having pleased the Kyng and his Queen >> to beestow thise Arms by Grant to their humble and faythful Lege Lady to >> now bare the Liuere of the Fraternitie of the Order of the Calon Lily, Per >> Pale Purpure and Or, a fleur de lys withn a bordure counterchanged. >> >> >> >> Kyng >> Queen >> >> >> ** >> *~~~ Catalina* >> >> -- >> Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu. >> listserv.unl.edu lists do not accept incoming email from Yahoo.com, >> AOL.com or Dropbox.com due to thier DMARC policies. >> -- Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu. listserv.unl.edu >> lists do not accept incoming email from Yahoo.com, AOL.com or Dropbox.com >> due to thier DMARC policies. > > > -- Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu. listserv.unl.edu > lists do not accept incoming email from Yahoo.com, AOL.com or Dropbox.com > due to thier DMARC policies. > > > -- Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu. listserv.unl.edu > lists do not accept incoming email from Yahoo.com, AOL.com or Dropbox.com > due to thier DMARC policies. -- Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu. listserv.unl.edu lists do not accept incoming email from Yahoo.com, AOL.com or Dropbox.com due to thier DMARC policies.