Ink, gold, and gouache on vellum. Based on a British Library MS.
The text reads:
Notum sit omnibus dilecti draconis patris filijs quod ego Vitus rex et regina mea Isabella having received many reports of our noble cousin viscount Yannick wish, will, and desire to advertise to all the skills he has displayed in the gentle arts by naming the said Yannick a companion of the order of Panache. Done at Raglan Fair and signed by the king below.
The Latin bit is translated into English as: "Let it be noted by all sons and daughters of our beloved dragon father Albion that I Vitus king and my queen Isabel..." It is adapted from one of the openings found in W. A. Hulton, editor, The Coucher Book, or Chartulary, of Whalley Abbey (Manchester: Printed for the Chetham Society, 1847-49): Notum sit omnibus sancte matris ecclesie filijs quod ego [name] et uxor mea [name] = Let it be noted by all sons of our holy mother church that I [name] and my wife [name].
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