[SCA-BMDL] Fwd: [sca-courdor] Regional Archery Practice - April 13

[Ben Cogan]

Will anyone be able to give multiple students a ride from CMU to the
Archery Practice at the Castle on April 13th?  So far there will be at
least 2:  Theresa and Robert.
Brandubh

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Theresa Chen <tchen1 at andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Mar 31, 2008 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [sca-courdor] Regional Archery Practice - April 13
To: Ben Cogan <donnghaile at gmail.com>


I'd like to join in. Will there be transportation? I don't know where this is.

Theresa Chen
tchen1 at andrew.cmu.edu
CMU SMC 2241
5032 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

> Unto the populace of the Fair Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands, the
> Noble Canton of Steltonwald and the August College of Cour d'Or does
> Brandubh O'Donnghaile, Baronial Archery Champion send greetings upon this
> day.
>
> On the occasion of the Fall of Winter this past season did I, in all
> sincerity, issue a challenge to these self same populace named above to
> participate in and demonstrate skill with bow and arrow in a contest to
> prove merit according to the style of the Gwytarian Winter Archery
> Challenge.  It pleases me to see that at the present hour there have been
> no less than 15 archers of the populace who have taken up this challenge
> and upon its completion have submitted scores for publication to the
> entire known world to boast of the competency of the Archers of our most
> fair Barony, Canton and College.  Yet upon reflection, I have heard of
> still more archers who have not yet raised their bow to compete in this
> contest of skill as it has been issued forth.  In order to rectify this
> slight, for obviously the fault is my own lacking in that I did indeed not
> afford them the opportunity to compete, I have enlisted the aid of several
> Marshals of Archery and together we shall hold an open range for all to
> come and compete, whether you come to shoot for the first time this season
> or wish an opportunity to better your score.  This range will be open on
> the 13th day of the month of April at the Castle of our Baron and Baroness
> at Wexford, beginning at the 10th hour of the morning and progressing
> through the daylight hours of the afternoon, til fingers numb, and voices
> grow hoarse.  So good friends, I entreat you to join me this day and shoot
> side by side from the walls of the castle, Where upon this day the arrow
> shall reign supreme.
>
> Your Humblest of Servants, Brandubh O'Donnghaile
>
>