Alaric by right of Arms King and Nerissa by grace of inspration Queen of Drachenwald, Prince and Princess of Insulae Draconis, to their servant Matthew Baker of the Isle D’Orgueil, greeting.

Whereas it has come before us that you are attained of lands in Allod in excess of twenty pounds and more, and are provided of arms and harness and have in times past held rank and title as commander of many men in divers affrays, and being acknowledged rightly thereas by those men and their sovereign Lords, and being known to us as honourable, and gentle, and as a careful steward of our interests in the aforementioned Isle D’Orgueil, therefore do We order and straitly enjoin you, that, without delay you are to assume the right and Dignity of arms, in fit and proper keeping with your current state.

In testimony whereof, we have set our seal to the present writ.

Given in the Crown tourney Court of the aforesaid lord the king, at Whitwell Hall in Raepham, Flintheathshire, AS XLII

This was modeled after the writ for distraint of Knighthood, Edward I, June 1278

The Writ presented may be seen Here (Calligraphy by Lady Genevieve la Flechiere)