[Artemisia] a challenge for Uprising

[Jeff Webster]

Gentle Friends of Artemisia,

I firstly, must seek your forgiveness in the taking of this most 
inappropriate of advancements of your precious time and gracious honor. I 
have, however found myself in an unfortunate situation as I have missed the 
publication deadline to our great Kingdom newsletter. I therefore, seek your 
indulgence in this most humble of announcements.....a challenge.

Good Gentles of Artemisia, a challenge from Ulric de Dalyhel, a most humble 
and unworthy squire of Artemisia. Say I now to all good gentles of honorable 
stature, gentle blood and coat armor, Squire Ulric sends his greetings to 
you this day. My Lovely Lady Padraigin and I invite you to seek me out at my 
encampment at the joyous celebration of the Uprising. At that time I will 
seek to entertain in Arms any good and gentle Lady, Lord, Man-at-Arms, 
Squire, or in my fondest dreams Knight, Baron, Viscount, Earl, or Duke, who 
may in some small way condescend to do some small deed of arms upon me, or 
on that day may assist me in delivering from them any vow that they may have 
taken up and wish to devoid on the field of honor.
This favor I ask out of no great esteem for myself, but solely that I may 
witness the noble bearing of those honorable gentles and to admire their 
skill in the handling of arms for the honor of chivalrous engagement and the 
mutual advancement of our respective Ladies.
As I am sure all good gentles of our fair Kingdom will carry themselves in a 
manner befitting the most honorable and pure of blood and intent, I will at 
the request of my Lovely Lady, be prepared to offer up as suitable 
compensation for your valuable time, multiple copies of those most wonderful 
books chronicling the time that our Society so diligently attempts to 
re-create, Sir Nigel and The White Company both by the esteemed author Sir 
Arthur Conan Doyle.
I will also, for that gentle soul who carries themselves above any and all 
expectations of My Lady or the Ladies in attendance, offer up my personal 
sword and scabbard in appreciation of the deed of Arms and Honor bestowed on 
one so humble as myself.
So I ask your help in the delivery of this vow set before me. I will, at 
your gentle leisure be available for comment or to schedule such honorable 
encounters at : red_belt at msn.com
Please respond privately in this matter as I have already taken up much 
precious time and bandwidth.

Thank you,   Ulric


THL Ulric de Dalyhel
proud squire to Sir Decker Hawkeswood

"Deo et Regi Fidelis"