niccolo's Awards

• To set an example of courtesy and chivalrous conduct.
• To respect the Crown of the kingdom; to support and uphold the laws of the kingdom and Corpora.
• If in fealty, to support and uphold the Crown of his or her kingdom.
• To enrich the kingdom by sharing his or her knowledge and skills.
• To advise the Crown on the advancement of candidates for the Laurel.

"Witnessed befor this company, I, fra niccolo difrancesco, will
to the Crown be true and faithful, and I will lova that which they
shall love and shun that which they shall love.  Nor will I through
will or action, thought or deed do anything that is displeasing to
Them.  On the condition that they will hold me to them as I shall
deserve.  And that they will perfom as to our agreement when I
first sumitted to and accepted their will."  (April 19, 2002; Dreamstone)

   Companion of the Scarlet Star of Meridies (CSSM)
For those persons who have served Meridies well and faithfully, above and
beyond that normally required of the subjects of Meridies. This service shall
have taken the form of consistent and successful administration of a number
of Society events, traditionally referred to as autocratting, and/or the consistent
and successful administration and preparation of a number of Society feasts,
traditionally referred to as feastcratting.

     Companion of the Velvet Owl (CVO)
For those persons who have shown outstanding skill and accomplishment in
the Arts and Sciences, who have imparted those skills to the populace of
Meridies by regular teaching and sharing of ability in their particular specialty,
and who have consistently displayed courtesy and chivalry in an exemplary
manner, above and beyond those efforts normally required of the subjects of Meridies.

                     Award of Arms   (AOA)
An award given by the Crown in recognition of service to the Kingdom,
local group and/or its people.  This award has as regalia a circlet up to 1/4" wide.
 

     Order of the Meridian Cross  (CMC)
An Order given by the Crown to individuals showing promise and skill in the
Arts and Sciences.
 
 

Order of the Vert Shaft (x2) (Principal Member)   (CVS)
An award given by the Shire of Yeomen's Wood for exemplary service to the shire and
her members.
 
 

Worthy, yet simple goals of the Knaves:

• Making stuff to drink.
• Making it better (takes lots of practice, and millions of yeast lives are sacrificed).
• Getting more people into brewing.
• Increasing (and decreasing) the Known World alcohol supply.
• Showing the populace that all beer doesn't have to taste like Budweiser.

     The Pepperer's Guild
        A noble guild chartered in the Kingdom of the East whose primary mission is to provide high quality spices to medieval cooks who aspire to cooking from recipe sources from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.  We do so without priority to profit, but as a servie to the cooks in the society for Creative Anachronism and cooks elsewhere who seek our spices.  "Herbs and Spices at Resonable Prices"
 
 

Society for Creative Anachronism,  Inc.
The avowed purpose of the SCA is the study and recreation of the European Middle
Ages, its crafts, sciences, arts, traditions, literature, etc. The SCA "period" is defined
to be Western civilization before 1600 AD, concentrating on the Western European
High Middle Ages. Under the aegis of the SCA we study dance, calligraphy, martial arts,
cooking, metalwork, stained glass, costuming, literature... well, if they did it, somebody
in the SCA does it (Except die of the Plague!).  As you can probably guess, the thing that
separates the SCA from a Humanities 101 class is the active participation in the learning
process. To learn costuming, you design and build costumes. To learn SCA infantry
fighting, you make armor, weapons, shields, etc., and put them on and go learn how it
feels to wear them when somebody is swinging a (rattan) sword at you. To learn brewing,
you make (and sample!) your own wines, meads and beers.