Oath of Fealty -Duke Tibador of Kirdain

[Tibador]

I become your man from this day forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you shall be true and faithful, and bear to you faith for the tenements that I claim to hold of you. By the Lord Auros before whom this sanctuary is holy, I will to King Manus 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.

I,Tibador, Duke of Kirdain I pledge fealty for the lands which my predecessor, Thor the Duke of Kirdain, held from King Manus, and which I ought to hold as he held. Be it known to all, present and future, that I have voluntarily sworn to my lord, Manus, king of Hyperion, to keep the agreements contained in this charter....

I, Tibador, Duke of Kirdain and the provinces that lie within, do seal this oath in free will of my own to further the prosperity and security of the vassalage bestowed upon my house. The whole of the state personified in myself enters into this oath in mind, spirit and flesh to sacrifice all to serve the greater good in these dark times. In turn the citizens of the Duchy of Kirdain recognize Manus to embody the will of the sum of its parts united in whole, preserved as the Kingdom of Hyperion.

Know that I come to you the Duke of Kirdain, and now declare all my former fealties and obligations defied, and that as I do homage to your Crown, I shall tender that land of Kirdain to you, that you being its king shall grant it back to me in fee even as I become your liege man.

Therefore, let all present and to come know that I the said Duke of Kirdain, acknowledge verily to thee my lord Manus, by the grace of Auros, king of Hyperion, that I hold and ought to hold as a fief from thee the following: Knights of Auros and Fist of Europe, and the shire of Kirdain for each and all of which I make homage and fealty with hands and with mouth to thee my said lord, king Manus, and to thy successors, and from the abundance of which I shall grant to thee every fourth coin. And I swear upon the word of Auros that I will always be a faithful vassal to thee in all things in which a vassal is required to be faithful to his lord, and I will defend thee, my lord, and the subjects of Hyperion present and to come and the castles and manors and all your men and their possessions against all malefactors and invaders, at my request and that of my successors at my own cost; and I will give to thee power over all the castles and manors above described, in peace and in war, whenever they shall be claimed by thee.

I, Tibador, pledge to my King the naval forces under my command in times of war and aggression. In addition to this, the armies of Kirdain shall defend the lands of Hyperion when the total forces of Hyperion are unleashed upon the enemies of the Crown. In continuation of the defense of the lands of Hyperion I, Duke of Kirdain, pledge to send forth a company from each of my provinces to patrol the lands so that no threats are giving enough time to pose a significant problem.

Moreover do I recognize that I, on being created as a peer to the Crown of Hyperion under King Manus, shall, according to the Carta Solis penned by King Manus, be entitled to a seat in the House of Lords of Hyperion, wherefore do I give my oath to protect, uphold, and obey the Carta Solis and the Common Law of Hyperion and all of its tenets, precepts, and rulings, whether they be decreed by His Majesty or by my peer lords, and I also shall require the same of all of my subjects, vassals, and liege men; that they swear to protect the King, the Carta Solis, the Common Law and Hyperion as I have, and that they do so when they shall make their liege homage to me.

In addition, should I fail in my duties, I will turn over to King Manus and his successors the fortresses of the Knights of Auros, Fist of Europe and give him control of all the men who dwell there and all the knights who hold fiefs of the castles, so that if I break my promise to keep these agreements, all the aforesaid men shall hold directly of my lord, Manus, king of Hyperion; and they shall swear to aid him even against men and against every other man or woman or creature.

I will do liege homage to my lord, Manus, king of Hyperion, and I will keep faith with him against all creatures, living or dead.

Made in the year 1 of the reign of Manus.

[Manus]

I, therefore, the aforesaid Manus, by the grace of God king of Hyperion, receive the homage and fealty for the fief and lands which are described above: in the way and with the agreements and understandings written above; and likewise We concede to thee and thine heirs and their successors, the Duke Tibador of Kirdain, the land on Yssam south of the Great Volcano on a parallel passing through its center, beginning with the indentation on the western coast at the same latitude, and terminating at the curving road in the east and along the river which begins in a lake and flows straight to the east coast of Yssam, and it shall also terminate in the south at the scar of land which cuts across Yssam to bisect it's southern peninsula, directly south of Chuharacuah Bay, except for a small sphere of control around the city Mehatil held by Virakar at the time of this grant, and containing the fortress cities of Caxtla, Chuharacua Bay, and the two hamlets in between, all of which we grant as a fief, along with this present charter. And We promise to thee and thy heirs and successors of Kirdain, that We will be a good and faithful lord concerning all those things described above, as we were with your antecedent, Duke Thor.

LET IT BE KNOWN that We with royal scepter anoint and sanctify Duke Tibador, creating him as a DUKE of the Kingdom of Hyperion, that from this day forward We do by these presents prefer our trusted cousin to the state, degree, style, dignity, title and honor of DUKE OF KIRDAIN.

AND WE COMMAND From this day forward to Ourself, Our heirs and successors that he above shall retain his station subject only to Royal good pleasure; That he shall shall have the right to bequeath his station to his appointed heirs should he see fit, and if he should not that it shall return to the Throne upon departure. And further, that it shall and may be lawful to and for our said cousin, his heirs and assigns, by these presents from time to time, to nominate, make, constitute, ordain and confirm, by such name or names, as knight, thane, laird or baronet, as to him shall seem good, and likewise to revoke, discharge, change and alter as well his officers and ministers which hereafter shall be by him thought fit and needful to be made or used within the aforesaid territories; And also to make, ordain and establish all manner of orders, laws, directions, instructions, forms and ceremonies of government and magistracy fit and necessary for and concerning the government of the territory aforesaid. And we do further of our special grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, grant, ordain and declare, that-such officers and ministers as from time to time shall be authorized and appointed in manner and form aforesaid, shall and may have full power and authority to use and exercise martial law in cases of emergency, invasion and mutiny, by force of their commission of lieutenancy, or any law or statute of this our realm of Hyperion. We further of our special grace, grant and ordain that he may build, fortify, man, and enfeoff any edifice of sound construction that shall by his judgment seem necessary, saving that portion of their bounty which he has reserved for Us.

All which by the tenor of these presents we have caused to be exemplified. In testimony whereof we have caused our seal of our said Kingdom of Hyperion to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS our trusty and well beloved Nira Nathair, Queen of Heralds of Hyperion; our Royal Pursuivant Isobel Alagos.



Made in the first year of our reign.

Manus Rex

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