From: toshisan@aol.com
Sender: "toshisan" <toshisan@aol.com>
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To: carolingia@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 94 17:02:11 EDT
Subject: Re: rolls of the kings

Greetings to Master Anton,

Regarding your commentary on the rolls of the Kings:

My Lady and I enjoy hearing the rolls of the Kings and Queens at Coronations,
it lends something special to the event. The idea of adding their heraldic
devices was inspired, and we hope that the technical difficulties which
occurred yesterday will not discourage future, more successful attempts. 

We did however, have quite mixed feelings about the idea of omitting names.
From what I understand, this individual did cause harm and bring dishonor to
the Society (not to mention the criminal charges). Because of this, I too,
find it difficult to  honor his memory. You wrote:

>I suggest that Aoenghus be included in the rolls of the kings, >because the
people that he elevated should still be elevated...

A good point, and I cannot disagree. If his name is mentioned (or not
mentioned) in court, I must assume it is the will of the King. And my guess
is that it is our job to deal with it.

You also wrote:

>The Russians do not deny the reigns of Ivan the Terrible, or >Josef Stalin. 

No, but they sure left out some important stuff for a long time... (History
is written by the winners, and all that.) I seem to remember that some
Egyptian Pharoahs did a little editing, but I admit I would have to do some
searching to verify it. 

This was a fun event, I hope that this one particular incident is not what
remains in people's memories as the main thing that happened yesterday.

toshi