En français  In case of disparity between the French or English text, English text have precedence.
The following is a message from Their Royal Majesties, Brennan and Caoilfhionn:
We have decided that, at this point in the history of the East Kingdom, it is right and proper that the existing Orders of High Merit (the Silver Crescent, the Golden Rapier, the Maunche, the Tygers Combatant, the Sagittarius and the Golden Lance), which currently carry an Award of Arms, should instead carry Grants of Arms and be afforded the same precedence as these polling orders do in most other kingdoms. Consistent with existing precedent on Orders that are elevated to Grant-level after their creation, everyone who currently has an Order of High Merit will be deemed to have received a Grant of Arms as of the date when he or she was elevated to the Order of High Merit. Therefore, if you received a Silver Crescent on December 1, 1992, you will be considered to have received a Grant of Arms on the same date. (more…)