RESCINDED - Fealty of Sir Rivers Kelak, KB to His Grace, Duke Manus of Wessex

By the light of Auros, I, Rivers Kelak, Knight Bachelor of Wessex, before all who stand in these cathedral walls hereby swear fealty and do homage to His Grace, Duke Manus of Wessex, to ever serve Wessex and its peoples.

Let it be known that, I, Rivers Kelak, Knight Bachelor of Wessex, will adhere to the code of chivalry. I will be loyal, pledging my body, mind and heart at the defense of Wessex in times of war and ill fortune with courage and prowess. I shall value the well-being of the Duchy and its living sacred embodiment, His Grace, Duke Manus, above all other realms of Agon, and show this value with actions; to do nothing that would harm the Duchy and to do all that is in my power to aid it.

In return for my Fealty and do Homage, His Grace, Duke Manus of Wessex, has graciously granted me a fief of land which will from this day forth be known as "Oxford", along with 15 villeins of his own estate to be transferred to mine and all the standard provisions of military service and protection. In return, I must provide an amount of resources to be determined at a later date, from my own estate, to His Grace, Duke Manus of Wessex, as well as no less than 5 sergeants and 5 footman for battle under His Grace's command.

If I, or my sons, or their successors do not observe to His Grace, Duke Manus of Wessex, or to thy successors each and all the things declared above, and should come against these things, we wish that all the aforesaid fiefs should by that very fact be handed over to His Grace, Duke Manus, to the Duchy of Wessex, and to thy successors.

By Auros before whom this Cathedral is holy, I will to His Grace, Duke Manus of Wessex, be true and faithful, and love all which he loves and shun all which he shuns, according to the laws of Auros and the order of the world. Nor will I ever with will or action, through word or deed, do anything which is unpleasing to him, on condition that he will hold to me as I shall deserve it, and that he will perform everything as it was in our agreement when I submitted myself to him and chose his will.

Sir Rivers Kelak kneels before the eyes of Duke Manus Dei, and after a short silence proclaims, "I become your liege man."

I, Manus, by the Grace of God, king of Hyperion, duke palatine of Wessex, count of Elba. It is right that those who offer to us unbroken fidelity should be protected by our aid. And since Sir Rivers Kelak, a faithful one of ours, by the favor of God, coming here in this cathedral with his arms, has seen fit to swear trust and fidelity to us in our hand, therefore we decree and command by the present precept that for the future Sir Rivers Kelak, above mentioned be counted with the number of knights of Wessex. Be it known to all, present and future, that we have accepted Sir Rivers Kelak for the lands of Oxford which he holds of us, and that we will ward Sir Rivers and his men against all creatures, living, dead, or undead, on account of which he has become our liege man.

Given by our own hand
in the first year of our reign.

Manus Rex
Duke of Wessex
Count of Elba

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I, Komako the Hawk, Master of Wessex Heralds, HAVING WITNESSED this fealty agreement between His Majesty, King Manus Dei, king of Hyperion, duke palatine of Wessex, count of Elba, and Sir Rivers Kelak, knight of Oxford, reveal the villeins granted within. Herewith such oath of fealty granted from His Majesty's own estate to the fief of Oxford are Tarcil Niagh, Steven Estes, Sofaism, Soren, Lclarke, Mathew Gibbons, Gustaph, Mordraig, Okimo Fortis, Hwoody Lederle, Julian Masno, Beren Fiennes, Drake Kincar, Synge Wynne, Robert Namo.

I have collected a copy of this oath of fealty, as sworn to His Majesty before the people of Wessex, to be sent and kept along with this account for posterity.

May our Lord Auros bless and keep His Grace the Duke and all of Wessex

I, Manus, by the Grace of God, king of Hyperion, duke palatine of Wessex, count of Elba. Be it known to all that we are augmenting that fief which we have granted to our Sir Rivers with the awarding of 15 more villeins from the ducal garrison, which shall first be selected from among volunteers and then by the ducal chancery.

Given by our own hand
in the first year of our reign.

Manus Rex
Duke of Wessex
Count of Elba

By my hand and the Seal of the Wessex College of Arms I witness that to the best of my knowledge the fiefdom of Oxford has returned to the Crown.

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Lepida Nuykani
Herald Queen of Arms