Letters Patent (R.D. 177)

"PRESENTED by His Most Excellent Majesty, King John I;""Upon this day,""The fourteenth of February, the year of Our Lord MMXV;""A ROYAL DECREE;""R.D. 177;""A ROYAL DECREE IN THE FORM OF LETTERS PATENT FOR KYLE OF STÖTZEL""John The First by the Grace of God King of the Loquntia, the Principality of Norling and of Our other Realms and Territories King, Head of the State, and Fount of Honour to all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Subjects and Citizens whatsoever, to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING.""WHEREAS,""WE, THE CROWN have in the past on no occasion declared a person a Knight, it is with great trust and confidence in his loyalty, courage and integrity that we shall constitute and appoint Kyle of Stötzel to be a Knight to His Majesty King John I,""NOW KNOW YE that pursuant to the authority vested in His Most Excellent Majesty, King John I by the Grace of God; to exercise the prerogative of Honours, do by these Presents grant and assign to the Kyle of Stötzel, born in Texas, the following title: The Honourable Sir Kyle Stötzel, First Knight of the Order of The Blue Banner.""GIVEN under my hand and the seal of His Majesty, Our Fount of Honour this fourteenth day of February, the Year of Our Grace XVI, whilst the Year of Our Lord MMXV.""IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I, Isaiah E. Stone bear witness to this action with my signature."""