Pelican for Tom Tinntinnabulum

Unto all to whom these present letters shall see or hear do We, Hrodir, King by right of arms, and Anne, Queen by right of inspiration, sovereigns of the most Stellar Kingdom of Northshield, called Storm King and Archer Queen by their beloved populace send greetings and warmest commendations in these coldest of months. Right requires and reason ordains that men most courteous and true be by their actions and renown recognized and counted among the number of those other worthy and venerable nobles, lately called and acknowledged as members of the order of the most ancient order of the Pelican. To wit, by their example others again will force themselves perseveringly to use their days in deeds of arms and virtuous works to gain the renown of that ancient courtesy in their lineage and posterity. Our well beloved Tom Tinntinnabulum, who, by his sound acts of spirit and selfless dedication and care given to this most stellar kingdom and all her territories, baronies, shires, colleges, and these and other fiefs, and also by his character as a co-conspirator who only uses his powers of true instigation for good and only most rarely for evil, and as an inspiration to Our kingdom and other lands as a model of chivalry and for his failure to balter even under highest scrutiny, has truly deserved and is worthy that henceforward perpetually We, the aforementioned King and Queen and all our successors shall warrant and confirm his inclusion into this most venerable and noble Order, and affirm his right to ornament himself with the symbol of this order, a pelican in her piety. Furthermore, he shall forever more and in all places be numbered, counted, and received among the company of this Order, and shall bear the rights, honors, titles, and responsibilities and duties associated with and related to his position as a Master of the Pelican.

Signed by our hands and sealed by our seal on this 8th day of February, in the 48th year of this Society, at the Stellar University of Northshield, being in our shire of Rockhaven.

And the Early Modern English version...

Unto alle to whom thiys presente lettres shall see or heyre do We, Hrodir, Kynge by rightes of armes, and Anne, Queyne by rightes of inspyracion, Souereygns of the most Stellar Kyngdom of Northshield, called Storm Kynge and Archer Queyne by their beloved populase send gretynges and warmest comendacions in theyes coldest of months.

Right reqyres and reason ordaynes that men most courteis and trew be by thier acyiones and renown recougnised and counted amongst the number of those other worthie and vennerable nobyles, lately called and acknowledgued as membors of the most aunciente Order of the Pelican. To wit, by their example others again will force themselues purseveringly to use theire days in deeds of armes and vertuus werkes to gain the renown of that auncient courtesye in their lineage and posterity. 

Oure welbeloved Tom Tinntinnabulum, who, by his sound actes of spirit and selfles dedycacyon and godedeedis and care giuen to this most Stellar kingdom and alle her baronyes, schyres, collueges, and other royaulmes, and also by his character as a co-conspirator who uses his pouueres of trew instigacyian for good and only most rairelee for evile, and as an inspjracyaion to Oures and other londes as a maudel of chivalry, and for hisj failure to balter even under hyghest scrutinees, and for theyse and other werkes, has truly deserueed and is worthie that henceforward perpetualy 

We, the aforemencianed Kynge and Queyne and alle oure successors shall warrant and confirm his inclucyion into this most uennerable and nobyle Order, and affyrm his ryght to ornament himself with the simboyl of this Order, a pelican in her piety. 

Thys honor conveys a patent of arms, and Furthermore, he shall for ever and in alle places be numbered, counted, aknowledgued and recieued amongst the company of this Order, and shall henceforth and forever bear the rights, honors, titles, responsybileiteis, and dutyies assocyated with and related to his posityn as a Master of the Pelican in Northshield. 

Signed by oure handes and sealed by oure seales, this is our intent on this __ day of Februarie, in the 48th year of this Soceitie.