The Royal Herald & Chancery Roll

Dominion Beckons: France (rost) Commands 7 Centers

A solitary campaign may be all that divides France (rost) from total hegemony, needing just 2 more strongholds to reach the required 9 strongholds. The high council has ordered horses shod and weapons sharpened for the final enterprise. Scribes in the scriptorium sigh weary prayers as parchment must once more be scraped clean to redraw the borders. Knights in the tiltyards of France raised their drinking-horns high, hailing the triumph of their liege.

Desolation in Calais: Burgundy (Agent007ki) Drives England (LeoGalande3) from Sacred Soil

The seizure of Calais by Burgundy (Agent007ki) pierceth the innermost defenses of England (LeoGalande3). While brave retainers attempted to buy time with stubborn rearguard skirmishing, the overwhelming host of Burgundy carried the gatehouse. 'God hath granted favor to the bold today,' proclaimed a bishop at the high altar. In the bustling towns of Burgundy, roasted oxen and casks of ale were set forth in the market for all comers.

Ancestral Fief Surrendered: France (rost) Occupies Normandy of England (LeoGalande3)

The heraldic lions of England (LeoGalande3) were torn from the battlements of Normandy as columns of France (rost) stormed the barbican. The host set forth from Orleanais under cover of morning mist. Castle stores were surrendered to the victorious quartermasters. 'A masterstroke of arms hath redrawn the feudal map of the realm,' declared a veteran castellan. Tavern-keepers across France broached their finest mead and refused coin from passing men-at-arms.

The Ascendant Crown: France (rost) Grows by 3 Territories

With an addition of 3 fortified towns to its ledger, France (rost) stands as the premier victor of the year. Experienced castellans have already been dispatched to garrison the new possessions. 'Courage and discipline have settled the matter where endless embassy failed,' noted a chancellor of France. Children ran through the streets of France scattering rose-petals before the returning outriders.

Calamity for England (LeoGalande3): Defeat Strippeth 2 Strongholds

A bailiff riding in haste from the river crossing testifieth that the domain of England (LeoGalande3) hath suffered a brutal contraction, shedding 2 strongholds under relentless enemy pressure. Field commands have been restructured in a desperate bid to halt the unraveling. 'No chivalry can save an army that hath neither bread nor coin,' noted a merchant in the camp. Monks in the cellarer's office noted that the cost of altar wax hath risen faster than any prince's border.

New Vassals Sworn: France (rost) Enfeoffs Brittany

The long seclusion of Brittany dissolved as columns of men-at-arms under France (rost) established camp outside the market square. Royal bailiffs were already counting the grain wains before dusk. Foreign guilds of wool-merchants held closed meetings to reconsider transport routes across the continent. 'The bells of victory ring sweet, but the blacksmiths must now labor on new ironwork,' laughed a camp armorer.

Granaries and cellars fill across the holdings of Burgundy (Agent007ki), which gaineth 2 provinces and standeth at 6 strongholds. The feudal rolls of England (LeoGalande3) are shortened by 2 fiefs, leaving merely 3 fiefs in allegiance. France (rost) flourishes across the realm, widening its sway by 3 strongholds to command 7 strongholds in all.

A rogue scribe claimeth to have seen a map in the scriptorium of Burgundy wherein the ancestral lands of France were already quartered in red ink. Friars crossing the border whisper that a secret parchment sealed by Burgundy was carried into the keep of England beneath a load of turnips in 1425.

Summer heat cracketh the clay of the road in 1425; men-at-arms loosen their gorgets and pray for a breeze.

LOST: One stout gray donkey belonging to the miller of St. Jude's. Answers to 'Barnaby.' Reward of two silver pennies upon its return.