Letters Patent (R.D. 181)

"PRESENTED by His Most Excellent Majesty, King John I;""Upon this day""The seventh of June, the year of Our Lord MMXV;""A ROYAL DECREE;""R.D. 181;""LETTERS PATENT FOR THE LORDSHIP OF ISAIAH STONE" "JOHN THE FIRST, by the Grace of God, KING of the Kingdom of Loquntia, Prince of Norling, King Head of 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:—" "Now Know Ye that we of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion do by these presents advance, create, and prefer for our right trusty and right entirely beloved friend and private counsellor ISAIAH ELIJAH STONE, Count of Stone and founder of the same to the state, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour of Count of Stone and for us, our heirs, and successors do appoint, give, and grant unto him the same state, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour and we by these presents do dignify, invest, and ennoble him by the surrender of his will to GOD, and placing upon him a fourragère emblazoned with the colours of WE, this Crown to have and to hold the same state, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour of Count unto him and the first heir male of his body lawfully begotten." "In faith and solemn testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent;""WITNESS Ourself at the Principality of Norling the one hundredth + fifty-eighth day of the fourth year of Our Reign,""Anno Domini MMXV."""