[MR] Fw: Feast at the Court of Philip the Good

[Medb ingen Brain]

Following is forwarded at the request of Mistress Arianna Morgan:

> Greetings My Lords and Ladies:
> 
> Mistress Keilyn and I have received many inquiries as to whether or not
> on-board spaces are available for Feast at the Court of Philip the Good
> on January 29, 2005.  
> 
> The answer is yes!  
> 
> We are fortunate to have a site with a large hall so there is plenty of
> room.  However, we do need to let the cooks know (by the middle of next
> week) how many people are expected to stay for feast.    
> 
> Therefore, if you have not done so already, we urge you to send your
> reservations as soon as possible.    Additional information is contained
> in the event announcement below.  If you have any questions or would like
> to let me know that your reservation is on the way, you may contact me
> off the list at chrissings at juno.com.
> 
> Yours in Service,
> Mistress Arianna Morgan
> 
> Event Announcement:
> 
> 
> Philip, by right and title Duke of Burgundy, Count of Holland and
> Hainaut, overlord of Brabant, Limberg and the lands of Flanders, sends
> greetings and bids all to whom these letters come to present themselves
> at His Court for a feast of the winter hunt, to take place on the 29th
> day of January, being 2005 in the Common Era at his manor in Lochmere.
> 
> Upon this day there shall be divers entertainments such as may suit His
> Grace's court, to wit dancing, singing, playing at cards and dice, and
> coursing of hounds.  That all might know His Grace's wealth and power,
> his cooks (by name Master Robear de Bardoulf and his noble apprentice
> Valhalric Caligula Aurelius) shall put forth a fine supper to suit the
> season, and there shall be much revelry and merrymaking into the night.
> 
> In celebration of this day, all are asked to wear their finest raiment of
> the Burgundian Court, and to accouter themselves likewise, that the hall
> will be made more fair by the presence of banners and fine table linens,
> silver and bright candles.
> 
> In plain speaking, we are having an event focused on the court of Philip
> the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1396 - 1467).  We are asking that, as much as
> possible, clothing and gear from that period be worn, and to that end, we
> are making some reference materials available on the Lochmere website,
> and hopefully giving everyone time to make clothes, etc.
> In an effort to encourage more authentic attire, we will be turning the
> heat off (or down significantly) in the hall, and we are selling many
> fewer seats than the hall will hold (so it won't be too crowded).  There
> will be assorted contests throughout the day for those who are best in
> keeping with the theme of the event (in various ways).
> If you are interested in entertaining, please contact Master Corun
> MacAnndra (corun at medievalist.org)
> 
> Site: Earleigh Heights Fire Hall, located at 161 Ritchie Highway, Severna
> Park, MD 21146
> 
> Event fees:
> $14 on-board, $7 off-board; make checks payable to Barony of Lochmere,
> SCA Inc and send them to Chris Stuermer, 405 Arundel Road, Fairhaven, MD
> 20779 Nonmembers, add $3.
> Children 6-12 pay half the site fee ($3.50), those under 6 pay no site
> fee.  Children pay the full feast fee if they will be sitting at table. 
> Site opens at 11am.  There will not be lunch served, but the feast will
> be held at about 4pm.  Feel free to bring lunch if you like. The site is
> wet.
> The hound coursing will be a demonstration only - please don't bring
> hounds without talking to the autocrats.
> 
> Autocrats:  Keilyn FitzWarin (Beth Tanner, beth at cramton.com 301-464-9742
> & Arianna Morgan (Chris Stuermer, chrissings at juno.com 410-286-8108 until
> 9pm)
> 
> 
> Directions:
> Make your best way to Maryland Route 2. From Baltimore and points north,
> the fire hall is on the left about four miles south of the junction of
> Route 2 and Route 100.  Make a U-turn at Coachman's Lane, then turn right
> into the parking lot immediately before the fire hall. If you wait to
> turn left at the light at Magothy Bridge Road, you may be waiting a
> while. 
> 
> From Annapolis and the south, take Route 50 to Route 2 North.  Go about 7
> miles and turn after the fire station sign into the parking lot (before
> the fire hall).  Be aware on this stretch of Route 2 that the right lane
> vanishes and reappears with some frequency.
> 
> Park in the lot on the side of the fire hall south of the hall and enter
> through the double glass doors.
> 
> Please see the Lochmere website for more details and reference
> information:  http://lochmere.atlantia.sca.org/calendar.php
> 
> 
> 
>  Use what talents you possess.  The woods would be very silent if no
> birds sang except those that sang best!
>