As long as we're talking fealty and oaths, here are two interesting documents that the early modern / Northern Renaissance types amongst us might enjoy: 1. An English translation of Charles V's 1515 confirmation of the privileges of his subjects: http://www1.umassd.edu/euro/resources/netherlands/2.pdf 2. An account of the ritual and procession of Phillip II's 1549 "Joyous Entry" into Antwerp: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20169139 (You'll need an account or to know someone who does!) Your moſt hvmble Servant , *Jonkheer Hvgo van Harlo* Webminiſter , Calontir College of Heralds (mka Will) On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Ted Eisenstein <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >For those of you who, like me, prefer to swear fealty to specific royals > rather > >than to "the crown and kingdom," I found a source book ... > I still have a number of copies of a fealty pamphlet I wrote a while ago, > "Faith > in Life and Limb", which contains a short history of fealty plus a few > period > oaths. Drop me a line with your address if any of you would like a copy - > alban at socket dot net. > There's also a slightly modified article in the Winter 2000 edition of > Tournaments > Illuminated. > > Alban > > > -- > Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu > -- Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.edu