Last year, I worded Davius Saincte-Jacques’ Silver Rapier scroll, with the actual scroll handled by Mistress Nataliia. Since the source I found then was so useful for the OSR, I went back to it when Annys and I received the commission his Golden Rapier scroll. I found what I was looking for in a much earlier letter than the last time, this letter being from Edward IV, rather than Elizabeth I. As it had the feel I was looking for, I fudged the date-accuracy a skosh and ran with it. This text contains most of what I love about good scrolls: it’s overly wordy, contains wonderful spelling, and allowed me to insert several in-jokes tailored to the gentle receiving it.

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