http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:51:14 -0600 MyBB http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5329 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:27:32 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5329
I get the the citizenship application form ,and edited the form.
But there something I'm not very understand,because my native language was not English:dizzy:~
1.How to edited it?
2.Where should I sent the form?
3.Can Chinese application ?

Could you tell me how to operate? I wonder ~!

Many Thanks,
Jie. W.Luo]]>
I get the the citizenship application form ,and edited the form.
But there something I'm not very understand,because my native language was not English:dizzy:~
1.How to edited it?
2.Where should I sent the form?
3.Can Chinese application ?

Could you tell me how to operate? I wonder ~!

Many Thanks,
Jie. W.Luo]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5327 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:25:34 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5327
Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto Our trusty and beloved Counsellor Christopher Demitrios McQueeny, and unto all to whom these Presents shall come, greeting.

Forasmuch as We have always heretofore been accustomed to have among Our diverse servants and ministers certain sagacious men, learned in matters of law and jurisprudence, to render Us counsel upon such matters as We may require, and We are now persuaded that it would be wise and expedient to constitute and incorporate these same servants and ministers learned in law aforesaid to be one body serving both Us, Our heirs and successors, and Our loving subjects:

Know ye now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have ordained, established, granted, and declared, and do now by these Presents ordain, establish, grant, and declare, that from henceforth and forever there shall be Society, comprising Masters of the Bar, Barristers, and Scholars, which shall be called and named The Honourable Society of the Outer Temple; And We do make, ordain, create, and constitute by these Presents the said Society one body corporate and politic in fact, deed, and name, and that by the same name they may have perpetual succession, granting and allowing unto them also the traditional rights, privileges, and immunities to a body corporate under the laws and customs of Our Realm of Hanover customarily appertaining:

And for the good rule and governance of the aforesaid Society, We do by these Presents will and provide that the Masters of the Bar aforesaid shall number and consist of three persons, or fewer should there be no others sufficiently learned to occupy the same office; And should a vacancy arise, the remaining Masters or Master of the Bar shall themselves elect and appoint the person who is to fill the same from amongst the Barristers of the Society:

And We have assigned, nominated, constituted, and made, and do by these Presents assign, nominate, constitute, and make, Our trusty and beloved Counsellor Christopher Demitrios McQueeny to be the first Master of the Bar in the Society aforesaid, willing that he and all persons who shall from time to time hold the same office shall continue in it for the duration of his natural life, or until he and they be removed from the same office of Master of the Bar by Us, Our heirs and successors, or by Our High Court of Parliament:

And We do further will and command that all and singular other persons who shall hereafter be received and admitted by the Masters of the Bar into the said Honourable Society of the Outer Temple, as members of the Society aforesaid, shall be named and called Scholars of the Society, and shall undertake with the counsel and oversight of the Masters of the Bar to become learned in matters of law; and when the Masters of the Bar deem them fit, shall be called to the Bar, and henceforth be named and called Barristers of the Society:

And forasmuch as We and Our High Court of Parliament have long been burdened and incommoded by the necessity of addressing diverse Bills and Petitions concerning matters of law, which while of capital importance nevertheless impede the ready dispatch of the various grave and weighty concerns to Us and Our High Court of Parliament properly appertaining, We have deemed it meet to grant and allow, and do by these Presents grant and allow, the same Honourable Society of the Outer Temple to issue certain Statutes holding the force of law, under their common seal:

Provided always that such Statutes shall enter into force only of they bear the signature of each Master of the Bar, and Our Royal Sign-manual; and they shall be held inferior in force to Acts of Our High Court of Parliament, Proclamations given under the Great Seal of Hanover, and Orders given in Our Most Honourable Privy Council, and may always be revised, canceled, or amended by Us, Our heirs and successors, or Our High Court of Parliament.

In testimony whereof, We have cause these Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, witness Ourself at Our Court of Saint George's Palace, the ninth day of July, in the year of Our Lord two-thousand and eight, the fourth year of Our reign.McQueenyPER BREVE REGIS

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Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto Our trusty and beloved Counsellor Christopher Demitrios McQueeny, and unto all to whom these Presents shall come, greeting.

Forasmuch as We have always heretofore been accustomed to have among Our diverse servants and ministers certain sagacious men, learned in matters of law and jurisprudence, to render Us counsel upon such matters as We may require, and We are now persuaded that it would be wise and expedient to constitute and incorporate these same servants and ministers learned in law aforesaid to be one body serving both Us, Our heirs and successors, and Our loving subjects:

Know ye now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have ordained, established, granted, and declared, and do now by these Presents ordain, establish, grant, and declare, that from henceforth and forever there shall be Society, comprising Masters of the Bar, Barristers, and Scholars, which shall be called and named The Honourable Society of the Outer Temple; And We do make, ordain, create, and constitute by these Presents the said Society one body corporate and politic in fact, deed, and name, and that by the same name they may have perpetual succession, granting and allowing unto them also the traditional rights, privileges, and immunities to a body corporate under the laws and customs of Our Realm of Hanover customarily appertaining:

And for the good rule and governance of the aforesaid Society, We do by these Presents will and provide that the Masters of the Bar aforesaid shall number and consist of three persons, or fewer should there be no others sufficiently learned to occupy the same office; And should a vacancy arise, the remaining Masters or Master of the Bar shall themselves elect and appoint the person who is to fill the same from amongst the Barristers of the Society:

And We have assigned, nominated, constituted, and made, and do by these Presents assign, nominate, constitute, and make, Our trusty and beloved Counsellor Christopher Demitrios McQueeny to be the first Master of the Bar in the Society aforesaid, willing that he and all persons who shall from time to time hold the same office shall continue in it for the duration of his natural life, or until he and they be removed from the same office of Master of the Bar by Us, Our heirs and successors, or by Our High Court of Parliament:

And We do further will and command that all and singular other persons who shall hereafter be received and admitted by the Masters of the Bar into the said Honourable Society of the Outer Temple, as members of the Society aforesaid, shall be named and called Scholars of the Society, and shall undertake with the counsel and oversight of the Masters of the Bar to become learned in matters of law; and when the Masters of the Bar deem them fit, shall be called to the Bar, and henceforth be named and called Barristers of the Society:

And forasmuch as We and Our High Court of Parliament have long been burdened and incommoded by the necessity of addressing diverse Bills and Petitions concerning matters of law, which while of capital importance nevertheless impede the ready dispatch of the various grave and weighty concerns to Us and Our High Court of Parliament properly appertaining, We have deemed it meet to grant and allow, and do by these Presents grant and allow, the same Honourable Society of the Outer Temple to issue certain Statutes holding the force of law, under their common seal:

Provided always that such Statutes shall enter into force only of they bear the signature of each Master of the Bar, and Our Royal Sign-manual; and they shall be held inferior in force to Acts of Our High Court of Parliament, Proclamations given under the Great Seal of Hanover, and Orders given in Our Most Honourable Privy Council, and may always be revised, canceled, or amended by Us, Our heirs and successors, or Our High Court of Parliament.

In testimony whereof, We have cause these Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, witness Ourself at Our Court of Saint George's Palace, the ninth day of July, in the year of Our Lord two-thousand and eight, the fourth year of Our reign.McQueenyPER BREVE REGIS

]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5325 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:39:49 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5325 HUNTINGTON PALACE
New Bergen
Hanoverians,

I have served as Hanover's Prime Minister, under many titles, for nearly four years now. In that time, I witnessed (and indeed was partly responsible for) the stabilization of Hanoverian democracy under the Bergen Constitution, and the subsequent fall of that democracy into the morass of unwritten laws and customs we are still escaping from.

Throughout those years, I have had a somewhat fatal fondness for radical change, but I have always done what I thought was best for the Kingdom. In retrospect, some of those plans were simply horrible, founded more on the latest fads in the Kingdom than on experience and reason. Nevertheless, we weathered the worst of times, and have now pulled through into a new era of expansion and prosperity. I hope that I have in some small way contributed to that success.

I have been trying to retire from the Hanoverian Premiership for going on two years now. Indeed, I'm somewhat infamous for becoming fed up with excessive duties -- something I bring upon myself -- and resigning it all in one impulsive moment. However, each of those attempts was eventually defeated by the simple fact that the Hanover of those days was obsessed with laws and politics, and I couldn't let any political argument go by without trying to dominate it.

Modern Hanover is a different place. Through the transition to Second Life, we have accomplished almost effortlessly the transition all micronations struggle with: the transition from a community knit together only by it's constitution (and hence very fragile) to one united by a growing common culture and economy. Today, Hanover does not need the sort of artificial activity that we once generated through endless constitutional reforms. Instead, we must simply obey our existing laws, letting them become stable, while changing them only when they have become truly inconvinient and out of date.

It has become quite clear to me that the real duty of a Hanoverian Justiciar or Prime Minister has always been to lead that sort of artificial political activity: to come up with a new and revolutionary reform plan at the beginning of his term, and then fight against the attempts of his successor to change it. In modern Hanover, that role is unnecessary, and indeed does little but divide and annoy. Therefore, I now feel comfortable in fulfilling my dream of two years, and retiring from my service as Hanover's leading politician.

Of course, I will not retire from Hanoverian affairs. I hope to secure appointment as Speaker of Parliament, and also conduct a series of classes in parliamentary procedure -- which has long been a passion for me. My prediction now is that a new sort of Parliament will eventually be born: a council of citizens meeting to discuss and resolve their concerns, not just about politics, but about all aspects of Hanoverian society. I hope that, when the time comes, I will be an impartial guide and (if necessary) teacher for that new body.

And so, by this letter, and with the consent of His Majesty the King, I now finally step down from my office as Justiciar, and I pledge that (if it can be helped) I will never seek to take it up again.

Yours sincerely,

Christopher D. McQueeny]]> HUNTINGTON PALACE
New Bergen
Hanoverians,

I have served as Hanover's Prime Minister, under many titles, for nearly four years now. In that time, I witnessed (and indeed was partly responsible for) the stabilization of Hanoverian democracy under the Bergen Constitution, and the subsequent fall of that democracy into the morass of unwritten laws and customs we are still escaping from.

Throughout those years, I have had a somewhat fatal fondness for radical change, but I have always done what I thought was best for the Kingdom. In retrospect, some of those plans were simply horrible, founded more on the latest fads in the Kingdom than on experience and reason. Nevertheless, we weathered the worst of times, and have now pulled through into a new era of expansion and prosperity. I hope that I have in some small way contributed to that success.

I have been trying to retire from the Hanoverian Premiership for going on two years now. Indeed, I'm somewhat infamous for becoming fed up with excessive duties -- something I bring upon myself -- and resigning it all in one impulsive moment. However, each of those attempts was eventually defeated by the simple fact that the Hanover of those days was obsessed with laws and politics, and I couldn't let any political argument go by without trying to dominate it.

Modern Hanover is a different place. Through the transition to Second Life, we have accomplished almost effortlessly the transition all micronations struggle with: the transition from a community knit together only by it's constitution (and hence very fragile) to one united by a growing common culture and economy. Today, Hanover does not need the sort of artificial activity that we once generated through endless constitutional reforms. Instead, we must simply obey our existing laws, letting them become stable, while changing them only when they have become truly inconvinient and out of date.

It has become quite clear to me that the real duty of a Hanoverian Justiciar or Prime Minister has always been to lead that sort of artificial political activity: to come up with a new and revolutionary reform plan at the beginning of his term, and then fight against the attempts of his successor to change it. In modern Hanover, that role is unnecessary, and indeed does little but divide and annoy. Therefore, I now feel comfortable in fulfilling my dream of two years, and retiring from my service as Hanover's leading politician.

Of course, I will not retire from Hanoverian affairs. I hope to secure appointment as Speaker of Parliament, and also conduct a series of classes in parliamentary procedure -- which has long been a passion for me. My prediction now is that a new sort of Parliament will eventually be born: a council of citizens meeting to discuss and resolve their concerns, not just about politics, but about all aspects of Hanoverian society. I hope that, when the time comes, I will be an impartial guide and (if necessary) teacher for that new body.

And so, by this letter, and with the consent of His Majesty the King, I now finally step down from my office as Justiciar, and I pledge that (if it can be helped) I will never seek to take it up again.

Yours sincerely,

Christopher D. McQueeny]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5324 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:57:42 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5324
FOR DISSOLVING THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT

Alexander R.
WHEREAS We have thought fit, for divers important and weighty Considerations, by and with the Advice of Our Privy Council, to dissolve Our present Parliament, summoned the Fifth Day of May instant: We do for that End publish this Our Royal Proclamation; and do hereby dissolve the said present Parliament accordingly: And the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the said Parliament, are discharged from their Meeting.

Given at Our Court of Saint George's Palace this First Day of July in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

GOD SAVE THE KING!]]>
FOR DISSOLVING THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT

Alexander R.
WHEREAS We have thought fit, for divers important and weighty Considerations, by and with the Advice of Our Privy Council, to dissolve Our present Parliament, summoned the Fifth Day of May instant: We do for that End publish this Our Royal Proclamation; and do hereby dissolve the said present Parliament accordingly: And the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the said Parliament, are discharged from their Meeting.

Given at Our Court of Saint George's Palace this First Day of July in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

GOD SAVE THE KING!]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5323 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:43:22 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5323

The Most Illustrious Order of the Act

Officers of the Act

Chancellor: vacant

Prelate: The Most Rev. and Rt Hon. Lord Archbishop of Bergen

Ermine King of Arms: HRH The Prince of Emden, KA


Knights and Ladies Companion of the Act (KA/LA)

HRH The Prince of Emden, KA

The Most Noble The Duke of Brunswick, KA

Sir James Murphy, KA


Royal Knights and Ladies of the Act

HM The Queen of Hanover, KA

HRH The Princess Brittany, KA

HRH The Princess Marissa, KA


The Most Excellent Order of Hanover

vacant


The Most Distinguished Order of the Rose

Officers of the Rose

Chancellor: vacant

Chaplain: vacant

Rose King of Arms: vacant


Members (MR)

Matthew Buechner, MR

Guy McCallum, MR

Craig Seal, MR


Lieutenants (LR)

Dennis von Arabien, LR

Murphy MacNeil, LR

Theodosius de la Roche, LR


Commanders (CR)

Augustus Bolli, CR

Kevin Hood, CR


Knights and Ladies Commanders (KCR/LCR)

Sir Steven Foong, KCR

Sir John Harvey, KCR

Lady Rosalie Sluss, LCR


Knights Grand Cross (GCR)

Sir Kieran Bennett, GCR

The Most Noble The Duke of Brunswick, KA, GCR

The Rt Hon. The Count of Damoneigh, GCR

HRH The Prince of Emden, KA, GCR ]]>

The Most Illustrious Order of the Act

Officers of the Act

Chancellor: vacant

Prelate: The Most Rev. and Rt Hon. Lord Archbishop of Bergen

Ermine King of Arms: HRH The Prince of Emden, KA


Knights and Ladies Companion of the Act (KA/LA)

HRH The Prince of Emden, KA

The Most Noble The Duke of Brunswick, KA

Sir James Murphy, KA


Royal Knights and Ladies of the Act

HM The Queen of Hanover, KA

HRH The Princess Brittany, KA

HRH The Princess Marissa, KA


The Most Excellent Order of Hanover

vacant


The Most Distinguished Order of the Rose

Officers of the Rose

Chancellor: vacant

Chaplain: vacant

Rose King of Arms: vacant


Members (MR)

Matthew Buechner, MR

Guy McCallum, MR

Craig Seal, MR


Lieutenants (LR)

Dennis von Arabien, LR

Murphy MacNeil, LR

Theodosius de la Roche, LR


Commanders (CR)

Augustus Bolli, CR

Kevin Hood, CR


Knights and Ladies Commanders (KCR/LCR)

Sir Steven Foong, KCR

Sir John Harvey, KCR

Lady Rosalie Sluss, LCR


Knights Grand Cross (GCR)

Sir Kieran Bennett, GCR

The Most Noble The Duke of Brunswick, KA, GCR

The Rt Hon. The Count of Damoneigh, GCR

HRH The Prince of Emden, KA, GCR ]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5322 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:55:20 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5322 St George's Palace, New Bergen

17 June 2008
His Majesty the King has this day been graciously pleased to approve a revised and amended Roll of Honour, and has commanded that the same shall be the authoritative listing of currently extant honours and dignities in Hanover. The new Roll of Honour may be found at http://kingdomofhanover.com/info/index.p..._of_Honour.]]> St George's Palace, New Bergen

17 June 2008
His Majesty the King has this day been graciously pleased to approve a revised and amended Roll of Honour, and has commanded that the same shall be the authoritative listing of currently extant honours and dignities in Hanover. The new Roll of Honour may be found at http://kingdomofhanover.com/info/index.p..._of_Honour.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5321 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:14:20 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5321
Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas it has been represented unto Us by the Most Reverend Vulstanius, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Bergen, Our Lord High Steward, that it would be now expedient to correct, by means of good and new governing charters, the several flaws and misuses which have arisen in the divers Orders of Chivalry by which it has been Our pleasure to honour the praiseworthy achievements of Our loving subjects in service of Us and Our Realm of Hanover:

Know Ye Now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Royal Prerogative in this respect by the Laws and Constitution of Our Realm, do by these Presents solemnly enact and institute the following Articles to be the governing charter of Our Most Distinguished Order of the Rose:
Part I. Officers
1. The King of Hanover shall in perpetuity hold the office of Sovereign of the Order, by right of which he may induct new members to the Order, degrade existing members, and appoint and dismiss the several Officers of the Order.

2. The Chancellor of the Order shall serve as the advocate and representative of its members, and shall sit in the Great Council whenever it meets to advise the King on the conferral of honours and dignities.

3. The Chaplain of the Order shall be a worthy and distinguished clergyman of the Church of Hanover, nominated by the Primate of Hanover, and shall preside at all religious rites and ceremonies connected with the Order.

4. The Rose King of Arms shall be the herald of the Order, and shall prepare and register armorial bearings and depictions for the members of the Order.
Part II. Members
5. There shall be five degrees of membership within the Order, namely, Knight or Lady Grand Cross, Knight or Lady Commander, Commander, Lieutenant, and Member.

6. The Sovereign may induct any of his subjects, being in good standing under the law, and having served the Kingdom and the people of Hanover with distinction, as a member of the Order in any degree. However, no person shall hold knightly rank unless he has served the Kingdom for at least six months, and has previously held a lower rank within the Order.

7. The Sovereign may furthermore induct any foreign person or dignitary who has served him or the Kingdom with distinction, either in a diplomatic capacity or otherwise, as an honourary member of the Order in any degree except Knight or Lady Grand Cross. Honourary members shall be enumerated together with ordinary members, and shall be accorded equal dignity.
Part III. Privileges and Insignia
8. Knights or Ladies Grand Cross and Knights or Ladies Commanders shall enjoy knightly rank, and the style of Sir or Lady, and shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters G.C.R, and K.C.R. or L.C.R., as may be appropriate.

9. The Commanders, Lieutenants, and Members of the Order shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters C.R., L.R., and M.R., as may be appropriate, but shall not enjoy knightly rank.

10. The Badge of the Order shall comprise a rose rendered in silver, surrounded on a green circlet by the motto In Servitudinem Hanoverae. However, the Badge worn by Knights and Ladies Grand Cross, and by Knights and Ladies Commanders, shall be instead rendered in gold.

11. Knights and Ladies Grand Cross, and Knights and Ladies Commanders, shall be entitled to wear the Badge suspended from a dark green riband around their necks. The riband of a Knight or Lady Grand Cross shall bear a white stripe in the centre.

12. Commanders, Lieutenants, and Members shall be entitled to wear the Badge suspended from a dark green riband upon their chests, which may for ladies be worn in the form of a bow. The riband of a Lieutenant shall bear a white stripe in the centre, and that of a Commander two white stripes.

In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Seventeenth Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.
PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas it has been represented unto Us by the Most Reverend Vulstanius, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Bergen, Our Lord High Steward, that it would be now expedient to correct, by means of good and new governing charters, the several flaws and misuses which have arisen in the divers Orders of Chivalry by which it has been Our pleasure to honour the praiseworthy achievements of Our loving subjects in service of Us and Our Realm of Hanover:

Know Ye Now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Royal Prerogative in this respect by the Laws and Constitution of Our Realm, do by these Presents solemnly enact and institute the following Articles to be the governing charter of Our Most Distinguished Order of the Rose:
Part I. Officers
1. The King of Hanover shall in perpetuity hold the office of Sovereign of the Order, by right of which he may induct new members to the Order, degrade existing members, and appoint and dismiss the several Officers of the Order.

2. The Chancellor of the Order shall serve as the advocate and representative of its members, and shall sit in the Great Council whenever it meets to advise the King on the conferral of honours and dignities.

3. The Chaplain of the Order shall be a worthy and distinguished clergyman of the Church of Hanover, nominated by the Primate of Hanover, and shall preside at all religious rites and ceremonies connected with the Order.

4. The Rose King of Arms shall be the herald of the Order, and shall prepare and register armorial bearings and depictions for the members of the Order.
Part II. Members
5. There shall be five degrees of membership within the Order, namely, Knight or Lady Grand Cross, Knight or Lady Commander, Commander, Lieutenant, and Member.

6. The Sovereign may induct any of his subjects, being in good standing under the law, and having served the Kingdom and the people of Hanover with distinction, as a member of the Order in any degree. However, no person shall hold knightly rank unless he has served the Kingdom for at least six months, and has previously held a lower rank within the Order.

7. The Sovereign may furthermore induct any foreign person or dignitary who has served him or the Kingdom with distinction, either in a diplomatic capacity or otherwise, as an honourary member of the Order in any degree except Knight or Lady Grand Cross. Honourary members shall be enumerated together with ordinary members, and shall be accorded equal dignity.
Part III. Privileges and Insignia
8. Knights or Ladies Grand Cross and Knights or Ladies Commanders shall enjoy knightly rank, and the style of Sir or Lady, and shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters G.C.R, and K.C.R. or L.C.R., as may be appropriate.

9. The Commanders, Lieutenants, and Members of the Order shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters C.R., L.R., and M.R., as may be appropriate, but shall not enjoy knightly rank.

10. The Badge of the Order shall comprise a rose rendered in silver, surrounded on a green circlet by the motto In Servitudinem Hanoverae. However, the Badge worn by Knights and Ladies Grand Cross, and by Knights and Ladies Commanders, shall be instead rendered in gold.

11. Knights and Ladies Grand Cross, and Knights and Ladies Commanders, shall be entitled to wear the Badge suspended from a dark green riband around their necks. The riband of a Knight or Lady Grand Cross shall bear a white stripe in the centre.

12. Commanders, Lieutenants, and Members shall be entitled to wear the Badge suspended from a dark green riband upon their chests, which may for ladies be worn in the form of a bow. The riband of a Lieutenant shall bear a white stripe in the centre, and that of a Commander two white stripes.

In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Seventeenth Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.
PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas it has been represented unto Us by the Most Reverend Vulstanius, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Bergen, Our Lord High Steward, that it would be now expedient to correct, by means of good and new governing charters, the several flaws and misuses which have arisen in the divers Orders of Chivalry by which it has been Our pleasure to honour the praiseworthy achievements of Our loving subjects in service of Us and Our Realm of Hanover:

Know Ye Now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Royal Prerogative in this respect by the Laws and Constitution of Our Realm, do by these Presents solemnly enact and institute the following Articles to be the governing charter of Our Most Excellent Order of Hanover:
Part I. Officers
1. The King of Hanover shall in perpetuity hold the office of Sovereign of the Order, by right of which he may induct new members to the Order, degrade existing members, and appoint and dismiss the several Officers of the Order.
Part II. Members
2. The Sovereign shall, during the celebration of Hanover Day on the twenty-fifth of June each year, induct as a Member of the Order the one person amongst his subjects whom he considers to have contributed the most to the betterment of the Realm during the preceding year.

3. No person may be inducted as a Member of the Order more than once, unless he was previously degraded from the said rank. Any Member may voluntarily relinquish his rank, but may not subsequently be inducted again.
Part III. Privileges and Insignia
4. The members of the Order shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters O.H., and shall be entitled to wear, suspended from a dark violet riband about their necks, a Badge comprising the armorial bearings of the Kingdom rendered in gold, surrounded by a dark violet circlet bearing the motto Pro Patriae Gloria.

In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Seventeenth Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas it has been represented unto Us by the Most Reverend Vulstanius, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Bergen, Our Lord High Steward, that it would be now expedient to correct, by means of good and new governing charters, the several flaws and misuses which have arisen in the divers Orders of Chivalry by which it has been Our pleasure to honour the praiseworthy achievements of Our loving subjects in service of Us and Our Realm of Hanover:

Know Ye Now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Royal Prerogative in this respect by the Laws and Constitution of Our Realm, do by these Presents solemnly enact and institute the following Articles to be the governing charter of Our Most Excellent Order of Hanover:
Part I. Officers
1. The King of Hanover shall in perpetuity hold the office of Sovereign of the Order, by right of which he may induct new members to the Order, degrade existing members, and appoint and dismiss the several Officers of the Order.
Part II. Members
2. The Sovereign shall, during the celebration of Hanover Day on the twenty-fifth of June each year, induct as a Member of the Order the one person amongst his subjects whom he considers to have contributed the most to the betterment of the Realm during the preceding year.

3. No person may be inducted as a Member of the Order more than once, unless he was previously degraded from the said rank. Any Member may voluntarily relinquish his rank, but may not subsequently be inducted again.
Part III. Privileges and Insignia
4. The members of the Order shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters O.H., and shall be entitled to wear, suspended from a dark violet riband about their necks, a Badge comprising the armorial bearings of the Kingdom rendered in gold, surrounded by a dark violet circlet bearing the motto Pro Patriae Gloria.

In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Seventeenth Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5319 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:28:55 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5319
Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas it has been represented unto Us by the Most Reverend Vulstanius, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Bergen, Our Lord High Steward, that it would be now expedient to correct, by means of good and new governing charters, the several flaws and misuses which have arisen in the divers Orders of Chivalry by which it has been Our pleasure to honour the praiseworthy achievements of Our loving subjects in service of Us and Our Realm of Hanover:

Know Ye Now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Royal Prerogative in this respect by the Laws and Constitution of Our Realm, do by these Presents solemnly enact and institute the following Articles to be the governing charter of Our said Most Illustrious Order of the Act:
Part I. Officers
1. The King of Hanover shall in perpetuity hold the office of Sovereign of the Order, by right of which he may induct new members to the Order, degrade existing members, and appoint and dismiss the several Officers of the Order.

2. The Chancellor of the Order shall serve as the advocate and representative of its members, and shall sit in the Great Council whenever it meets to advise the King on the conferral of honours and dignities.

3. The Primate of Hanover in the Church of Hanover shall by virtue of his office be the the Prelate of the Order, and thus shall preside at all religious rites and ceremonies of the Order.

4. The Ermine King of Arms shall be the herald of the Order, and shall prepare and register armorial bearings and depictions for the members of the Order.
Part II. Members
5. The Sovereign may induct any of his subjects, being in good standing under the law, and having served the Kingdom and her people with distinction for at least two years, as a Knight or Lady Companion of the Act. At no time shall there be more than ten Knights or Ladies Companion taken together in sum.

6. The Sovereign may further induct Members of the Royal Family in any number as Royal Knights or Ladies of the Act, and foreign monarchs as Stranger Knights or Ladies of the Act. Those so inducted shall be enrolled together with the ordinary members of the Order, and considered of equal dignity.

7. No person may be inducted as a Member of the Order more than once, unless he was previously degraded from the said rank. Any Member may voluntarily relinquish his rank, but may not subsequently be inducted again.
Part III. Privileges and Insignia
8. All members of the Order shall enjoy knightly rank, and the style of Sir or Lady, and shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters K.A. or L.A., as may be appropriate.

9. All members and officers shall be entitled to wear the Badge of the Order, which shall comprise a gold cross engraved in the centre with the letter A, surrounded in a blue circlet by the motto Facta Clarior Verba Loquatur.

10. All members and officers shall be entitled to wear the Mantle of the Order, which shall be dark blue in colour, lined in white, and trimmed with gold. Upon the Mantle shall be embroidered the Badge of the Order.

11. The Sovereign of the Order and all members shall furthermore be entitled to wear the Badge suspended from a gold collar about their necks, and a Broad Riband of dark blue as a sash.

In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Seventeenth Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

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Alexander R. & I.
Alexander the First, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Emperor of Laitenburg, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas it has been represented unto Us by the Most Reverend Vulstanius, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Bergen, Our Lord High Steward, that it would be now expedient to correct, by means of good and new governing charters, the several flaws and misuses which have arisen in the divers Orders of Chivalry by which it has been Our pleasure to honour the praiseworthy achievements of Our loving subjects in service of Us and Our Realm of Hanover:

Know Ye Now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Royal Prerogative in this respect by the Laws and Constitution of Our Realm, do by these Presents solemnly enact and institute the following Articles to be the governing charter of Our said Most Illustrious Order of the Act:
Part I. Officers
1. The King of Hanover shall in perpetuity hold the office of Sovereign of the Order, by right of which he may induct new members to the Order, degrade existing members, and appoint and dismiss the several Officers of the Order.

2. The Chancellor of the Order shall serve as the advocate and representative of its members, and shall sit in the Great Council whenever it meets to advise the King on the conferral of honours and dignities.

3. The Primate of Hanover in the Church of Hanover shall by virtue of his office be the the Prelate of the Order, and thus shall preside at all religious rites and ceremonies of the Order.

4. The Ermine King of Arms shall be the herald of the Order, and shall prepare and register armorial bearings and depictions for the members of the Order.
Part II. Members
5. The Sovereign may induct any of his subjects, being in good standing under the law, and having served the Kingdom and her people with distinction for at least two years, as a Knight or Lady Companion of the Act. At no time shall there be more than ten Knights or Ladies Companion taken together in sum.

6. The Sovereign may further induct Members of the Royal Family in any number as Royal Knights or Ladies of the Act, and foreign monarchs as Stranger Knights or Ladies of the Act. Those so inducted shall be enrolled together with the ordinary members of the Order, and considered of equal dignity.

7. No person may be inducted as a Member of the Order more than once, unless he was previously degraded from the said rank. Any Member may voluntarily relinquish his rank, but may not subsequently be inducted again.
Part III. Privileges and Insignia
8. All members of the Order shall enjoy knightly rank, and the style of Sir or Lady, and shall be distinguished by the post-nominal letters K.A. or L.A., as may be appropriate.

9. All members and officers shall be entitled to wear the Badge of the Order, which shall comprise a gold cross engraved in the centre with the letter A, surrounded in a blue circlet by the motto Facta Clarior Verba Loquatur.

10. All members and officers shall be entitled to wear the Mantle of the Order, which shall be dark blue in colour, lined in white, and trimmed with gold. Upon the Mantle shall be embroidered the Badge of the Order.

11. The Sovereign of the Order and all members shall furthermore be entitled to wear the Badge suspended from a gold collar about their necks, and a Broad Riband of dark blue as a sash.

In Testimony Whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Seventeenth Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.PER IPSUM REGEM PROPRIA MANU SIGNAT

]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5315 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:39:15 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5315
Again, on bended knees, let us pray to the Lord.

O Lord, pure and undefiled, existing before all eternity, invisible, incomprehensible, unsearchable, unchanging, surpassed by none, not to be calculated, long-suffering, the only immortal One, Thou abidest in the unapproachable light. Thou didst create heaven and earth, and all the creatures that inhabit them, supplying all their needs even before they ask. To Thee we pray and Thee we entreat, loving Master, the Father of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven to be incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, the glorious Theotokos. At first Thou didst teach in words, but then showed us by deeds, when in enduring the saving Passion Thou gavest to us Thy humble, sinful and unworthy servants an example of how to offer our prayers in the bending of our heads and knees for our own transgressions and for the failings of the people.

All-merciful and loving Lord, hear us whenever we call upon Thee, but especially on this day of Pentecost, on which, after our Lord Jesus Christ had ascended into the heavens, to be seated at Thy right hand, God and Father, He sent the Holy Spirit on His holy disciples and Apostles. As He came to rest upon each of them, and all were filled with His overflowing grace, they spoke in strange tongues of Thy mighty works and prophesied.

As we now pray unto Thee, hearken unto us, and be mindful that we are lowly and deserving of judgment; recall our souls from the bondage of sin. Thine own compassion interceding for us. Accept us as we kneel before Thee crying the familiar, "I have sinned!" We have been dependent on Thee from our mother's womb; Thou art our God. But because our days have been vainly squandered, we are stripped of Thy help, without any defense. Even so, encouraged by Thy mercies, we cry: Remember not our sins committed in youth and ignorance, and purge our secret thoughts. Do not spurn us in old age; when our strength fails us, do not forsake us; before we are returned to the earth, make us worthy to return unto Thee, and treat us with Thy favor and grace. Measure out Thy mercies against our transgressions; contrast the depths of Thy pity to the multitude of our offenses.

From Thy holy dwelling place look down upon the people present here in expectation of Thy rich mercy; visit us in Thy goodness; free us from the oppression of the Evil One; make our lives secure within Thy holy and sacred laws. Entrust Thy people to a faithful guardian angel; gather us all into Thy kingdom; grant forgiveness to those who hope in Thee; remit them and us our sins; cleanse us through the work of Thine all Holy Spirit; put an end to the wiles of the enemy.

Lord Jesus Christ our God, Thou hast bestowed Thy peace upon mankind, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, to be with us even in this life as a perpetual inheritance to believers never to be taken away. On this day Thou hast sent this grace upon Thy disciples and Apostles in a way more manifest, giving utterance to their lips by means of fiery tongues, so that every human race, hearing in our own language received the knowledge of God, and, illumined by the light of the Spirit, emerged from error as from darkness, and in the distribution of visible tongues of fire, and by extraordinary power, were taught faith in Thee, and were enlightened to speak of Thee, as of the Father and the Holy Spirit, as one Godhead, one power, one sovereignty.

As the reflection of the Father, the perfect and immutable likeness of His essence and nature, the source of salvation and grace, open the lips of this sinner and teach me how and for what I should pray. For Thou knowest the great number of my sins, yet Thy compassion wilt overcome their enormity. For in fear I stand before Thee, casting my soul's despair into the sea of Thy mercy. Govern my life, as Thou governest all creation by the unspoken word and the power of wisdom, O calm haven of the storm-tossed, and make known to me the way in which I should walk.

Grant me the Spirit of wisdom in my thoughts, the Spirit of prudence in my ignorance. Let the Spirit of the awe of Thee, overshadow my deeds. Renew a steadfast Spirit in my breast, and let Thy guiding Spirit make firm my errant mind, so that each day, led by Thy good Spirit towards that which is profitable, I may be made worthy to keep Thy commandments, ever mindful of Thy glorious presence. Do not allow me to be beguiled by the world's corrupting delights, but rather to desire the enjoyment of future treasures. For Thou, O Master, hast said, that whatever we ask in Thy name, we shall without fail receive from Thy co-eternal God and Father. Thus I, too, the sinner, at the descent of Thy Holy Spirit, beseech Thy goodness. All that I have asked, grant me for salvation. Yea, O Lord, Thou art the lavish giver of every good thing, giving far in excess of what we ask. Thou art the compassionate and merciful One Who, though sinless, became sharer in our flesh, and bending in love towards those who bend the knee to Thee, Thou didst become the propitiation for our sins.

Now, Lord, grant Thy people Thy mercies; hear us from Thy heavenly dwelling place; sanctify them by the power of Thy saving right hand; shelter them in the shadow of Thy wings; O despise not the work of Thy hands. It is against Thee alone that we sin, but it is Thee alone we worship; we know no alien god to adore, nor to stretch out our hands to any other deity, O Master. Remit our offenses, and as Thou receivest our petitions on bended knee, extend to us all a helping hand. Accept our common prayer as a pleasing incense before Thee, rising up to Thy blessed kingdom.

The never-failing spring, bursting with life and light, creative power co-eternal with the Father, Thou didst fulfill the plan for the salvation of humankind, shattering the unbreakable bonds of death and the bolts of Hades and trampling the throngs of evil spirits. Thou didst present Thyself as a blameless victim for us, offering Thine all-pure body, chaste and untouched by sin, in sacrifice, and by that terrible and indescribable oblation granted us everlasting life. Thou didst descend into Hades and didst break down its gates, and sojourning among those below, Thou showest them the way of ascent. As for the Prince of Evil, that dragon of the deep, Thou didst snare him in an inspired lure, binding him in circles of darkness, in Thine infinite power made him fast in the nether world, in the eternal fire and the outer darkness.

The glorious wisdom of the Father, Thou art the great help of those in peril, giving light to those in darkness and the shadow of death. Lord of everlasting glory, beloved Son of the Most High, eternal light of eternal light, Sun of righteousness, hear our supplications and give rest to the souls of Thy servants, our fathers and brothers and other kin by blood, and all of the people of faith who have since fallen asleep and whose memorial we keep this day. For in Thee is the strength of all and in Thy hand Thou holdest the far reaches of the earth. Almighty Master, God of our Fathers and Lord, merciful Lord of the living and the dead, Creator of all mortal nature, composed and again dissolved, of life and of death, of earthly existence and of the departure hence, Thou dost measure out the years for the living and set times of death, bringing down to Hades and raising up, fettering in weakness and liberating in power; Thou provideth aptly for the present and fittingly dispense what is to come, restoring those who are wounded by the sting of death with the hope of resurrection.

Master, Lord of all, our God and Redeemer, the hope of all at the ends of the earth and of those far upon at sea, on this latter great and saving day of Pentecost Thou disclosed to us the mystery of the holy, consubstantial, co-eternal and life-giving Trinity, indivisible yet distinct, and in the descent and presence of Thy holy and life-giving Spirit didst pour out its grace upon Thy holy Apostles in the form of fiery tongues, making them proclaimers and confessors of our holy Faith, of true knowledge of God. On this universal and salutary feast, deign to accept petitions for those imprisoned in Hades, thus giving us great hope, and relief to the departed from their grievous distress and Thy comfort.

Hear us, humble and pitiable, as we pray Thee, and give rest to the souls of Thy Servants who have departed this life, in a place of verdure, a place of repose, whence all sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. And place their spirits where the Righteous dwell, counting them worthy of peace and repose; for the dead do not praise Thee, O Lord, nor do those in Hades dare to offer Thee glory, but it is we the living who bless and entreat Thee and offer unto Thee propitiatory prayers and sacrifices for their souls.

O God, great and eternal, holy and loving, having deemed us worthy to stand at this hour in the presence of Thine unapproachable glory, to sing in praise of Thy wondrous acts, be gracious to Thine unworthy servants and grant us grace to offer unto Thee in contrition of heart the thrice-holy doxology and thanksgiving for the great gifts Thou hast bestowed on us and continue always. Lord, be mindful of our weakness, and do not let us be lost in our wrongdoing, but show mercy as we humble ourselves, so that, escaping the darkness of sin, we may walk in the day of justice, and girded with the armor of light, we may live free of the assaults of the Evil One, and so with courage glorify Thee, the only true and loving God in all things.

Truly great is Thy mystery, Master and Maker of all, of the temporary separation of Thy creatures, to be united again in everlasting rest. We confess Thy grace in all things, for our entrances into this world and our departures, of which our hope of resurrection and a life of bliss, according to Thy certain promise, are the guarantee. May we enjoy it in Thy future second coming. For Thou art both the cause of our resurrection and the just but compassionate judge of our lives and Master and Lord of our reward. In ultimate condescension Thou sharest in our flesh and blood and in our passions, willingly assuming them in the depth of Thy compassion so that having Thyself been tempted, Thou offerest Thyself freely as helper to us who are tempted. Thus Thou didst unite us all to Thee in Thy freedom from passion.

Wilt Thou, then, O Master, accept our prayers and entreaties, and give rest to everyone's fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters and children, or of the same family or people, and all the souls that have gone before to their rest in the hope of the resurrection to everlasting life. And place their souls and their names in the book of life, the bosom of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the land of the living, in the kingdom of the heavens, in the bliss of Paradise, Thy angels of light leading all into Thine holy mansions. And on the day Thou hast ordained, raise up our bodies as well according to Thine unfailing promises. In departing our bodies to dwell in Thee our God, there is no death for Thy servants Lord, but rather a change from the more sorrowful to the better and more pleasing, to rest, to joy.

And if we have in any way sinned against Thee, be merciful to them and to us; for no man is free of the stain of sin in Thy sight though he live but a day. Only Thee, Who didst come sinless to earth, our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we all hope to find mercy and remission of sins.

Thus as good and loving God, remit and forgive them and us our failings, whether witting or unwitting, committed in knowledge or ignorance, intentionally or unaware, in deed or in thought, in word, in all goings about. Both to those who have gone before and to us who await, give release and repose, granting us and all Thy people a good and peaceful end, opening up to us Thy heart of love and mercy at Thy terrible and awesome Coming and judging us worthy of Thy kingdom.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, raise us up and keep us, O God, by Thy grace. Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life to Christ our God.

For Thou art the King of peace and Savior of our souls, and unto Thee we offer up glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.]]>
Again, on bended knees, let us pray to the Lord.

O Lord, pure and undefiled, existing before all eternity, invisible, incomprehensible, unsearchable, unchanging, surpassed by none, not to be calculated, long-suffering, the only immortal One, Thou abidest in the unapproachable light. Thou didst create heaven and earth, and all the creatures that inhabit them, supplying all their needs even before they ask. To Thee we pray and Thee we entreat, loving Master, the Father of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven to be incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, the glorious Theotokos. At first Thou didst teach in words, but then showed us by deeds, when in enduring the saving Passion Thou gavest to us Thy humble, sinful and unworthy servants an example of how to offer our prayers in the bending of our heads and knees for our own transgressions and for the failings of the people.

All-merciful and loving Lord, hear us whenever we call upon Thee, but especially on this day of Pentecost, on which, after our Lord Jesus Christ had ascended into the heavens, to be seated at Thy right hand, God and Father, He sent the Holy Spirit on His holy disciples and Apostles. As He came to rest upon each of them, and all were filled with His overflowing grace, they spoke in strange tongues of Thy mighty works and prophesied.

As we now pray unto Thee, hearken unto us, and be mindful that we are lowly and deserving of judgment; recall our souls from the bondage of sin. Thine own compassion interceding for us. Accept us as we kneel before Thee crying the familiar, "I have sinned!" We have been dependent on Thee from our mother's womb; Thou art our God. But because our days have been vainly squandered, we are stripped of Thy help, without any defense. Even so, encouraged by Thy mercies, we cry: Remember not our sins committed in youth and ignorance, and purge our secret thoughts. Do not spurn us in old age; when our strength fails us, do not forsake us; before we are returned to the earth, make us worthy to return unto Thee, and treat us with Thy favor and grace. Measure out Thy mercies against our transgressions; contrast the depths of Thy pity to the multitude of our offenses.

From Thy holy dwelling place look down upon the people present here in expectation of Thy rich mercy; visit us in Thy goodness; free us from the oppression of the Evil One; make our lives secure within Thy holy and sacred laws. Entrust Thy people to a faithful guardian angel; gather us all into Thy kingdom; grant forgiveness to those who hope in Thee; remit them and us our sins; cleanse us through the work of Thine all Holy Spirit; put an end to the wiles of the enemy.

Lord Jesus Christ our God, Thou hast bestowed Thy peace upon mankind, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, to be with us even in this life as a perpetual inheritance to believers never to be taken away. On this day Thou hast sent this grace upon Thy disciples and Apostles in a way more manifest, giving utterance to their lips by means of fiery tongues, so that every human race, hearing in our own language received the knowledge of God, and, illumined by the light of the Spirit, emerged from error as from darkness, and in the distribution of visible tongues of fire, and by extraordinary power, were taught faith in Thee, and were enlightened to speak of Thee, as of the Father and the Holy Spirit, as one Godhead, one power, one sovereignty.

As the reflection of the Father, the perfect and immutable likeness of His essence and nature, the source of salvation and grace, open the lips of this sinner and teach me how and for what I should pray. For Thou knowest the great number of my sins, yet Thy compassion wilt overcome their enormity. For in fear I stand before Thee, casting my soul's despair into the sea of Thy mercy. Govern my life, as Thou governest all creation by the unspoken word and the power of wisdom, O calm haven of the storm-tossed, and make known to me the way in which I should walk.

Grant me the Spirit of wisdom in my thoughts, the Spirit of prudence in my ignorance. Let the Spirit of the awe of Thee, overshadow my deeds. Renew a steadfast Spirit in my breast, and let Thy guiding Spirit make firm my errant mind, so that each day, led by Thy good Spirit towards that which is profitable, I may be made worthy to keep Thy commandments, ever mindful of Thy glorious presence. Do not allow me to be beguiled by the world's corrupting delights, but rather to desire the enjoyment of future treasures. For Thou, O Master, hast said, that whatever we ask in Thy name, we shall without fail receive from Thy co-eternal God and Father. Thus I, too, the sinner, at the descent of Thy Holy Spirit, beseech Thy goodness. All that I have asked, grant me for salvation. Yea, O Lord, Thou art the lavish giver of every good thing, giving far in excess of what we ask. Thou art the compassionate and merciful One Who, though sinless, became sharer in our flesh, and bending in love towards those who bend the knee to Thee, Thou didst become the propitiation for our sins.

Now, Lord, grant Thy people Thy mercies; hear us from Thy heavenly dwelling place; sanctify them by the power of Thy saving right hand; shelter them in the shadow of Thy wings; O despise not the work of Thy hands. It is against Thee alone that we sin, but it is Thee alone we worship; we know no alien god to adore, nor to stretch out our hands to any other deity, O Master. Remit our offenses, and as Thou receivest our petitions on bended knee, extend to us all a helping hand. Accept our common prayer as a pleasing incense before Thee, rising up to Thy blessed kingdom.

The never-failing spring, bursting with life and light, creative power co-eternal with the Father, Thou didst fulfill the plan for the salvation of humankind, shattering the unbreakable bonds of death and the bolts of Hades and trampling the throngs of evil spirits. Thou didst present Thyself as a blameless victim for us, offering Thine all-pure body, chaste and untouched by sin, in sacrifice, and by that terrible and indescribable oblation granted us everlasting life. Thou didst descend into Hades and didst break down its gates, and sojourning among those below, Thou showest them the way of ascent. As for the Prince of Evil, that dragon of the deep, Thou didst snare him in an inspired lure, binding him in circles of darkness, in Thine infinite power made him fast in the nether world, in the eternal fire and the outer darkness.

The glorious wisdom of the Father, Thou art the great help of those in peril, giving light to those in darkness and the shadow of death. Lord of everlasting glory, beloved Son of the Most High, eternal light of eternal light, Sun of righteousness, hear our supplications and give rest to the souls of Thy servants, our fathers and brothers and other kin by blood, and all of the people of faith who have since fallen asleep and whose memorial we keep this day. For in Thee is the strength of all and in Thy hand Thou holdest the far reaches of the earth. Almighty Master, God of our Fathers and Lord, merciful Lord of the living and the dead, Creator of all mortal nature, composed and again dissolved, of life and of death, of earthly existence and of the departure hence, Thou dost measure out the years for the living and set times of death, bringing down to Hades and raising up, fettering in weakness and liberating in power; Thou provideth aptly for the present and fittingly dispense what is to come, restoring those who are wounded by the sting of death with the hope of resurrection.

Master, Lord of all, our God and Redeemer, the hope of all at the ends of the earth and of those far upon at sea, on this latter great and saving day of Pentecost Thou disclosed to us the mystery of the holy, consubstantial, co-eternal and life-giving Trinity, indivisible yet distinct, and in the descent and presence of Thy holy and life-giving Spirit didst pour out its grace upon Thy holy Apostles in the form of fiery tongues, making them proclaimers and confessors of our holy Faith, of true knowledge of God. On this universal and salutary feast, deign to accept petitions for those imprisoned in Hades, thus giving us great hope, and relief to the departed from their grievous distress and Thy comfort.

Hear us, humble and pitiable, as we pray Thee, and give rest to the souls of Thy Servants who have departed this life, in a place of verdure, a place of repose, whence all sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. And place their spirits where the Righteous dwell, counting them worthy of peace and repose; for the dead do not praise Thee, O Lord, nor do those in Hades dare to offer Thee glory, but it is we the living who bless and entreat Thee and offer unto Thee propitiatory prayers and sacrifices for their souls.

O God, great and eternal, holy and loving, having deemed us worthy to stand at this hour in the presence of Thine unapproachable glory, to sing in praise of Thy wondrous acts, be gracious to Thine unworthy servants and grant us grace to offer unto Thee in contrition of heart the thrice-holy doxology and thanksgiving for the great gifts Thou hast bestowed on us and continue always. Lord, be mindful of our weakness, and do not let us be lost in our wrongdoing, but show mercy as we humble ourselves, so that, escaping the darkness of sin, we may walk in the day of justice, and girded with the armor of light, we may live free of the assaults of the Evil One, and so with courage glorify Thee, the only true and loving God in all things.

Truly great is Thy mystery, Master and Maker of all, of the temporary separation of Thy creatures, to be united again in everlasting rest. We confess Thy grace in all things, for our entrances into this world and our departures, of which our hope of resurrection and a life of bliss, according to Thy certain promise, are the guarantee. May we enjoy it in Thy future second coming. For Thou art both the cause of our resurrection and the just but compassionate judge of our lives and Master and Lord of our reward. In ultimate condescension Thou sharest in our flesh and blood and in our passions, willingly assuming them in the depth of Thy compassion so that having Thyself been tempted, Thou offerest Thyself freely as helper to us who are tempted. Thus Thou didst unite us all to Thee in Thy freedom from passion.

Wilt Thou, then, O Master, accept our prayers and entreaties, and give rest to everyone's fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters and children, or of the same family or people, and all the souls that have gone before to their rest in the hope of the resurrection to everlasting life. And place their souls and their names in the book of life, the bosom of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the land of the living, in the kingdom of the heavens, in the bliss of Paradise, Thy angels of light leading all into Thine holy mansions. And on the day Thou hast ordained, raise up our bodies as well according to Thine unfailing promises. In departing our bodies to dwell in Thee our God, there is no death for Thy servants Lord, but rather a change from the more sorrowful to the better and more pleasing, to rest, to joy.

And if we have in any way sinned against Thee, be merciful to them and to us; for no man is free of the stain of sin in Thy sight though he live but a day. Only Thee, Who didst come sinless to earth, our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we all hope to find mercy and remission of sins.

Thus as good and loving God, remit and forgive them and us our failings, whether witting or unwitting, committed in knowledge or ignorance, intentionally or unaware, in deed or in thought, in word, in all goings about. Both to those who have gone before and to us who await, give release and repose, granting us and all Thy people a good and peaceful end, opening up to us Thy heart of love and mercy at Thy terrible and awesome Coming and judging us worthy of Thy kingdom.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, raise us up and keep us, O God, by Thy grace. Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life to Christ our God.

For Thou art the King of peace and Savior of our souls, and unto Thee we offer up glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5314 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:59:49 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5314

BY THE KING A PROCLAMATION

Recognizing Laitenburgh as a Sovereign Nation
within the Hanoverian Commonwealth

Alexander Rex
Forasmuch as Our right trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, and divers others have represented unto Us that it would be most efficacious and proper now to recognize the County of Laitenburgh, presently subsisting within Our Realm of Hanover, as a sovereign, independent, and autonomous nation within Our Hanoverian Commonwealth:

And Whereas We, after most grave and careful discourse with Our several Ministers and servants, and others among Our most sagacious subjects, have been persuaded that such a recognition as aforesaid would tend toward the peace and good governance of Our Realm of Hanover, and the betterment of Our loving subjects presently residing in the said County of Laitenburgh:

Know ye now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect subject to the Laws and Conventions of Our Realm of Hanover, have thought fit to proclaim and declare, and do by these Presents so proclaim and declare, that the County of Laitenburgh shall henceforth be a sovereign, independent, and autonomous nation within Our Hanoverian Commonwealth:

And We do grant unto it the name, style, and title of the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg, and We strictly enjoin that it shall ever be known as such amongst Our loving subjects, both in Our Realm of Hanover, and in Our divers other Realms and Territories: And We do further solemnly provide and command that all within the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg shall continue to render obedience unto Us, and Our heirs and successors, under the title of Emperor of Laitenburg, which shall now and unto posterity be united with Our one Crown of Hanover and Varennes:

And Whereas it is not presently convenient for Us, on account of Our divers and weighty duties elsewhere, now personally to rule Our Realm of Laitenburg, We do elect and appoint Our said right trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, to be Our Imperial Vicar in and over the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg, and we do concede unto him, and such others as may succeed in his office by Our appointment, the free exercise of Our sovereign authority within Our said Realm of Laitenburg:

Provided Always that We do maintain and reserve Our ability to dismiss him and any other who may succeed in his said office of Imperial Vicar in and over the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg if such should be Our will and pleasure, and to assume personal rule within Our Realm of Laitenburg should it be needful.

Given at Our Court of Saint George's Palace this Fourteenth Day of June in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

GOD SAVE THE KING!
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BY THE KING A PROCLAMATION

Recognizing Laitenburgh as a Sovereign Nation
within the Hanoverian Commonwealth

Alexander Rex
Forasmuch as Our right trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, and divers others have represented unto Us that it would be most efficacious and proper now to recognize the County of Laitenburgh, presently subsisting within Our Realm of Hanover, as a sovereign, independent, and autonomous nation within Our Hanoverian Commonwealth:

And Whereas We, after most grave and careful discourse with Our several Ministers and servants, and others among Our most sagacious subjects, have been persuaded that such a recognition as aforesaid would tend toward the peace and good governance of Our Realm of Hanover, and the betterment of Our loving subjects presently residing in the said County of Laitenburgh:

Know ye now that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect subject to the Laws and Conventions of Our Realm of Hanover, have thought fit to proclaim and declare, and do by these Presents so proclaim and declare, that the County of Laitenburgh shall henceforth be a sovereign, independent, and autonomous nation within Our Hanoverian Commonwealth:

And We do grant unto it the name, style, and title of the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg, and We strictly enjoin that it shall ever be known as such amongst Our loving subjects, both in Our Realm of Hanover, and in Our divers other Realms and Territories: And We do further solemnly provide and command that all within the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg shall continue to render obedience unto Us, and Our heirs and successors, under the title of Emperor of Laitenburg, which shall now and unto posterity be united with Our one Crown of Hanover and Varennes:

And Whereas it is not presently convenient for Us, on account of Our divers and weighty duties elsewhere, now personally to rule Our Realm of Laitenburg, We do elect and appoint Our said right trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Counsellor Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, to be Our Imperial Vicar in and over the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg, and we do concede unto him, and such others as may succeed in his office by Our appointment, the free exercise of Our sovereign authority within Our said Realm of Laitenburg:

Provided Always that We do maintain and reserve Our ability to dismiss him and any other who may succeed in his said office of Imperial Vicar in and over the Holy Roman Empire of Laitenburg if such should be Our will and pleasure, and to assume personal rule within Our Realm of Laitenburg should it be needful.

Given at Our Court of Saint George's Palace this Fourteenth Day of June in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

GOD SAVE THE KING!
]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5313 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:33:24 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5313
BY THE KING A PROCLAMATION

Concerning the reorganization and reform of the honours system in the Realm.

Alexander R. & I.
The Hanoverian honours system was established to recognize the exceptional achievements of those individuals who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them in service to Our Realm. We envisioned that this system would not only show Our great appreciation for said achievements, but might also motivate others to follow their admirable examples and serve the Kingdom in a like manner.

While this has indeed been the case, We have noticed that, because of the lack of strict guidelines governing the divers Orders of Chivalry, there has been some confusion over the ranks in the Orders, and indeed who and how many citizens should receive them. This is especially true for the higher ranks of the Orders that were given out to recognize achievements that, while worthy of recognition, were not appropriate in all cases.

In order to more fully explore the complex issue at hand We instructed Our Government to investigate the current honours system and see in what ways it might be improved. By and with the advice of Our trusty ministers, We have decided that the best course would be to reform and reorganize the honours system in Our Kingdom, as follows:

1. The Most Illustrious Order of the Act shall remain the highest honour bestowed upon any individual in Our Realm. In order to enhance its prestige, the Order will be limited to ten members in a single rank, and shall be awarded only to those who have made truly lasting contributions to the Kingdom. The Order shall be awarded on Hanover Day and New Year’s Day.

2. The Most Excellent Order of Hanover shall now be an award given once a year on Hanover Day in recognition to the individual who, We feel, has contributed most to the development of the Kingdom. This position, however, shall not confer knighthood.

3. The Most Distinguished Order of the Rose shall remain essentially unchanged, but new requirements for admission and certain new rules of governance shall be instituted. Citizens will, for example, be required to pass through at least one of the lower ranks before reaching knighthood. The aforesaid Order shall be awarded on Hanover Day and New Year’s Day.
Given at Our Court of St. George’s Palace this Seventeenth Day of June in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eight.

GOD SAVE THE KING!]]>
BY THE KING A PROCLAMATION

Concerning the reorganization and reform of the honours system in the Realm.

Alexander R. & I.
The Hanoverian honours system was established to recognize the exceptional achievements of those individuals who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them in service to Our Realm. We envisioned that this system would not only show Our great appreciation for said achievements, but might also motivate others to follow their admirable examples and serve the Kingdom in a like manner.

While this has indeed been the case, We have noticed that, because of the lack of strict guidelines governing the divers Orders of Chivalry, there has been some confusion over the ranks in the Orders, and indeed who and how many citizens should receive them. This is especially true for the higher ranks of the Orders that were given out to recognize achievements that, while worthy of recognition, were not appropriate in all cases.

In order to more fully explore the complex issue at hand We instructed Our Government to investigate the current honours system and see in what ways it might be improved. By and with the advice of Our trusty ministers, We have decided that the best course would be to reform and reorganize the honours system in Our Kingdom, as follows:

1. The Most Illustrious Order of the Act shall remain the highest honour bestowed upon any individual in Our Realm. In order to enhance its prestige, the Order will be limited to ten members in a single rank, and shall be awarded only to those who have made truly lasting contributions to the Kingdom. The Order shall be awarded on Hanover Day and New Year’s Day.

2. The Most Excellent Order of Hanover shall now be an award given once a year on Hanover Day in recognition to the individual who, We feel, has contributed most to the development of the Kingdom. This position, however, shall not confer knighthood.

3. The Most Distinguished Order of the Rose shall remain essentially unchanged, but new requirements for admission and certain new rules of governance shall be instituted. Citizens will, for example, be required to pass through at least one of the lower ranks before reaching knighthood. The aforesaid Order shall be awarded on Hanover Day and New Year’s Day.
Given at Our Court of St. George’s Palace this Seventeenth Day of June in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eight.

GOD SAVE THE KING!]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5309 Mon, 26 May 2008 15:17:33 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5309 Huntington Palace, New Bergen

17 May 2008
His Majesty the King has this day been graciously pleased to appoint Larry Thomas, Gentleman, to be his Minister of Immigration.]]> Huntington Palace, New Bergen

17 May 2008
His Majesty the King has this day been graciously pleased to appoint Larry Thomas, Gentleman, to be his Minister of Immigration.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5308 Mon, 26 May 2008 15:14:19 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5308 Huntington Palace, New Bergen

10 May 2008
His Majesty the King has this day been graciously pleased to appoint Kieran Penn Nortan, Gentleman, to be his Secretary of State for Home Affairs.]]> Huntington Palace, New Bergen

10 May 2008
His Majesty the King has this day been graciously pleased to appoint Kieran Penn Nortan, Gentleman, to be his Secretary of State for Home Affairs.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5307 Tue, 20 May 2008 22:40:13 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5307 THE NINTH STATUTE OF
KING ALEXANDER THE FIRST
CHAPTER I
The Ministers of the Crown Act 2008
1. His Majesty's Government shall comprise all ministers of the King of Hanover, whether within Hanover or elsewhere in his Realm, except the several offices of the Royal Household, which shall not be subject to the provisions of this Act.

2. The Register of Ministerial Offices, which is set out in the Schedule to this Act, shall list all offices and positions existing in the Government, together with the salaries, duties, and qualifications thereof, and all other information that is needful.

3. The King may, by means of an Order given in his Privy Council, amend and modify the Schedule to this Act in such manner as he thinks fit, provided always that no such amendment shall have effect unless countersigned by his chief minister.
Schedule: Register of Ministerial Offices
Prime Minister
1. The Justiciar shall be the chief minister of the Crown; shall advise the King on the appointment of all other ministers, and on the general administration of the Kingdom; and shall exercise the duties of any ministerial office that should fall vacant.
Great Officers of State
2. The Lord High Steward shall direct the affairs of the Royal Court and the Royal Household, and the ceremonies pertaining thereto; shall regulate the usage of heraldic symbols and ensigns within the Kingdom; and shall preside at meetings of the Great Council.

3. The Lord High Chancellor shall administer the educational system of the Kingdom; and shall serve as the King's Visitor and overseer of all royally-established Universities and centres of learning.

4. The Lord High Treasurer shall administer the various properties held by the Crown and the Kingdom, including the national discussion forum and the national website.

5. The Lord President of the Council shall communicate the various Orders made in the Privy Council to the public; shall act as a spokesman for the said Council; and shall execute such other duties as the King may think fit.

6. The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

7. The Lord High Constable shall maintain peace and order in the King's realms and territories; and shall oversee all officers and institutions pertaining to the prevention of crimes and the correction of offenders.
The Foreign Office
8. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs shall direct the negotiation of treaties and other international agreements; and shall advise the King on the appointment of Ambassadors to foreign states, and all other matters connected to the Kingdom's reputation in the world at large, and her relations with foreign powers.
The Home Office
9. The Secretary of State for Home Affairs shall administer the Home Office; shall advise the King on the appointment of the Ministers therein; and shall execute the duties of any ministerial position in the Home Office that should be vacant.

10. The Minister of Culture shall promote the growth and maintenance of the fine arts and all aspects of culture in Hanover; and shall administer all royally-established museums, galleries, theatres, and concert halls.

11. The Minister of Immigration shall direct the immigration and naturalization of new Hanoverian citizens; shall give aide to new citizens as they require; and shall administer a national register of citizens together with the Minister of Statistics.

12. The Minister of Labour shall maintain a list of available positions within His Majesty's Government and the Royal Household; and shall facilitate the employment of Hanoverian citizens in both public and private organizations.


13. The Minister of Statistics shall maintain the official statistics and registers of the Kingdom; and shall produce such statistical reports as the King and other officers may, from time to time, require.
Other Ministers
14. The Auditor of the Imprests shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

15. The King's Remembrancer shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

15. The Master of the Horse shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

16. The Master-General of the Ordnance shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.]]> THE NINTH STATUTE OF
KING ALEXANDER THE FIRST
CHAPTER I
The Ministers of the Crown Act 2008
1. His Majesty's Government shall comprise all ministers of the King of Hanover, whether within Hanover or elsewhere in his Realm, except the several offices of the Royal Household, which shall not be subject to the provisions of this Act.

2. The Register of Ministerial Offices, which is set out in the Schedule to this Act, shall list all offices and positions existing in the Government, together with the salaries, duties, and qualifications thereof, and all other information that is needful.

3. The King may, by means of an Order given in his Privy Council, amend and modify the Schedule to this Act in such manner as he thinks fit, provided always that no such amendment shall have effect unless countersigned by his chief minister.
Schedule: Register of Ministerial Offices
Prime Minister
1. The Justiciar shall be the chief minister of the Crown; shall advise the King on the appointment of all other ministers, and on the general administration of the Kingdom; and shall exercise the duties of any ministerial office that should fall vacant.
Great Officers of State
2. The Lord High Steward shall direct the affairs of the Royal Court and the Royal Household, and the ceremonies pertaining thereto; shall regulate the usage of heraldic symbols and ensigns within the Kingdom; and shall preside at meetings of the Great Council.

3. The Lord High Chancellor shall administer the educational system of the Kingdom; and shall serve as the King's Visitor and overseer of all royally-established Universities and centres of learning.

4. The Lord High Treasurer shall administer the various properties held by the Crown and the Kingdom, including the national discussion forum and the national website.

5. The Lord President of the Council shall communicate the various Orders made in the Privy Council to the public; shall act as a spokesman for the said Council; and shall execute such other duties as the King may think fit.

6. The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

7. The Lord High Constable shall maintain peace and order in the King's realms and territories; and shall oversee all officers and institutions pertaining to the prevention of crimes and the correction of offenders.
The Foreign Office
8. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs shall direct the negotiation of treaties and other international agreements; and shall advise the King on the appointment of Ambassadors to foreign states, and all other matters connected to the Kingdom's reputation in the world at large, and her relations with foreign powers.
The Home Office
9. The Secretary of State for Home Affairs shall administer the Home Office; shall advise the King on the appointment of the Ministers therein; and shall execute the duties of any ministerial position in the Home Office that should be vacant.

10. The Minister of Culture shall promote the growth and maintenance of the fine arts and all aspects of culture in Hanover; and shall administer all royally-established museums, galleries, theatres, and concert halls.

11. The Minister of Immigration shall direct the immigration and naturalization of new Hanoverian citizens; shall give aide to new citizens as they require; and shall administer a national register of citizens together with the Minister of Statistics.

12. The Minister of Labour shall maintain a list of available positions within His Majesty's Government and the Royal Household; and shall facilitate the employment of Hanoverian citizens in both public and private organizations.


13. The Minister of Statistics shall maintain the official statistics and registers of the Kingdom; and shall produce such statistical reports as the King and other officers may, from time to time, require.
Other Ministers
14. The Auditor of the Imprests shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

15. The King's Remembrancer shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

15. The Master of the Horse shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.

16. The Master-General of the Ordnance shall execute such duties as the King may think fit.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5306 Tue, 20 May 2008 22:38:54 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5306 THE NINTH STATUTE OF
KING ALEXANDER THE FIRST
CHAPTER II
The Examination Act 2008
1. No person shall be a Minister of the Crown unless he has satisfactorily completed the Civil Service Examination, which shall be composed and administered privately by the King or his appointee, at such times and places as may be convenient.

2. The Examination shall comprise a number of statements concerning the constitution and laws of Hanover, and the history of the Kingdom, which the examinee shall mark as being true or false. There shall additionally be a question on some matter pertinent to ministerial office, in response to which the examinee shall write a short essay, which shall be used to assess his competency in English composition.

3. The King and his Ministers, together with such educational institutions as may exist in the Kingdom, shall provide instruction and other aid to those who will take the Examination, and shall publish sufficient materials for study on the matters assessed.

4. Ministers of the Crown who were appointed prior to the passage of this Act shall be obliged to take the Examination, and shall retain their office only if they satisfactorily complete it.]]> THE NINTH STATUTE OF
KING ALEXANDER THE FIRST
CHAPTER II
The Examination Act 2008
1. No person shall be a Minister of the Crown unless he has satisfactorily completed the Civil Service Examination, which shall be composed and administered privately by the King or his appointee, at such times and places as may be convenient.

2. The Examination shall comprise a number of statements concerning the constitution and laws of Hanover, and the history of the Kingdom, which the examinee shall mark as being true or false. There shall additionally be a question on some matter pertinent to ministerial office, in response to which the examinee shall write a short essay, which shall be used to assess his competency in English composition.

3. The King and his Ministers, together with such educational institutions as may exist in the Kingdom, shall provide instruction and other aid to those who will take the Examination, and shall publish sufficient materials for study on the matters assessed.

4. Ministers of the Crown who were appointed prior to the passage of this Act shall be obliged to take the Examination, and shall retain their office only if they satisfactorily complete it.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5300 Sat, 10 May 2008 13:37:04 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5300
I would just like to introduce myself, I am Kieran Penn Nortan and I have been promoted to the position of Secretary of State for Home Affairs, His Majesty officially appointed Myself last week and I thought it wise to introduce myself to you all.

I have posted my aims on Second Life and would advise you all to sign up for Free soon, to experience the full joy of New Bergen.

Many Thanks,]]>
I would just like to introduce myself, I am Kieran Penn Nortan and I have been promoted to the position of Secretary of State for Home Affairs, His Majesty officially appointed Myself last week and I thought it wise to introduce myself to you all.

I have posted my aims on Second Life and would advise you all to sign up for Free soon, to experience the full joy of New Bergen.

Many Thanks,]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5298 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:11:09 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5298
Many of you know of my interest in space technology.

Here is an opportunity for all of us to have a little fun and do something interesting.

In 2009 NASA will launch the Kepler spaceship that is "... capable of detecting Earth-size and smaller planets in the habitable zone of solar-like stars." This is the next step to reaching out to the cosmos. If we're going to ever send colonies to other worlds, we need to first find where those other worlds exist.

We all have the ability to participate in a small way by adding our names to a DVD that will be sent aboard the spacecraft. The form asks for your name and a sentence. When you're done it lets you print a certificate of participation.

I thought we could have some extra fun out of it by having everyone submit their name nd then assembling all the certiciate images into a thread. You can submit them by scanning or printing them and mailing them.

http://www.seti.org/kepler/names/

SCAN:
HSPD@kingdomofhanover.com

MAILING ADDRESS:
Hanover Space Program Director
Palace of St. Michael
518 Hunter Lane
Bradenton, FL. 34212

Please indicate with a post below if you intend to participate.

Take care,
Alexander R.]]>
Many of you know of my interest in space technology.

Here is an opportunity for all of us to have a little fun and do something interesting.

In 2009 NASA will launch the Kepler spaceship that is "... capable of detecting Earth-size and smaller planets in the habitable zone of solar-like stars." This is the next step to reaching out to the cosmos. If we're going to ever send colonies to other worlds, we need to first find where those other worlds exist.

We all have the ability to participate in a small way by adding our names to a DVD that will be sent aboard the spacecraft. The form asks for your name and a sentence. When you're done it lets you print a certificate of participation.

I thought we could have some extra fun out of it by having everyone submit their name nd then assembling all the certiciate images into a thread. You can submit them by scanning or printing them and mailing them.

http://www.seti.org/kepler/names/

SCAN:
HSPD@kingdomofhanover.com

MAILING ADDRESS:
Hanover Space Program Director
Palace of St. Michael
518 Hunter Lane
Bradenton, FL. 34212

Please indicate with a post below if you intend to participate.

Take care,
Alexander R.]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5297 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:09:56 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5297
Alexander Rex
ALEXANDER THE FIRST, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto Our right trusty and well-beloved Cousin and Counsellor Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, and unto all of Our loving subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings.

WHEREAS We did by an Order given in Our Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at Our Court of Saint George's Palace the Seventeenth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and eight, constitute, erect, and establish the Lord President of the Council to preside in meetings of the Lords and Others of Our Most Honourable Privy Council, and communicate the decisions made therein unto Our loving subjects; and yet the same office of Lord President of the Council aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought fit to appoint and constitute the same Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, aforesaid to be Our Lord President of the Council, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Fifth day of May instant, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Lord President of the Council aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.
McQueeny
PER BREVE REGIS

]]>
Alexander Rex
ALEXANDER THE FIRST, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto Our right trusty and well-beloved Cousin and Counsellor Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, and unto all of Our loving subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings.

WHEREAS We did by an Order given in Our Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at Our Court of Saint George's Palace the Seventeenth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and eight, constitute, erect, and establish the Lord President of the Council to preside in meetings of the Lords and Others of Our Most Honourable Privy Council, and communicate the decisions made therein unto Our loving subjects; and yet the same office of Lord President of the Council aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought fit to appoint and constitute the same Daniel Dreesbach, Count of Damoneigh, aforesaid to be Our Lord President of the Council, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Fifth day of May instant, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Lord President of the Council aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.
McQueeny
PER BREVE REGIS

]]> http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5296 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:06:20 -0600 http://www.kingdomofhanover.com/tot/showthread.php?tid=5296
Alexander Rex
ALEXANDER THE FIRST, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto Our trusty and beloved subject John Jared Harvey, Knight, and unto all of Our loving subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings.

WHEREAS We did by an Order given in Our Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at Our Court of Saint George's Palace the Seventeenth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and eight, constitute, erect, and establish the Minister of Immigration to direct and administer the immigration and naturalization of new subjects to Our Realm of Hanover; and yet the same office of Minister of Immigration aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought fit to appoint and constitute the same John Jared Harvey, Knight, aforesaid to be Our Minister of Immigration, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Fifth day of May instant, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Minister of Immigration aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.
McQueeny
PER BREVE REGIS

]]>
Alexander Rex
ALEXANDER THE FIRST, by the Grace of God of Hanover and Varennes King, Duke of Gottingen, Defender of the Faith, unto Our trusty and beloved subject John Jared Harvey, Knight, and unto all of Our loving subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings.

WHEREAS We did by an Order given in Our Most Honourable Privy Council, bearing date at Our Court of Saint George's Palace the Seventeenth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord Two-thousand and eight, constitute, erect, and establish the Minister of Immigration to direct and administer the immigration and naturalization of new subjects to Our Realm of Hanover; and yet the same office of Minister of Immigration aforesaid, as We are informed, shall stand vacant by the determination of Our High Court of Parliament:

KNOW YE NOW that We, of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and of Our Prerogative Royal in this respect, very much confiding in his fidelity, prudence, provident circumspection, and industry, have thought fit to appoint and constitute the same John Jared Harvey, Knight, aforesaid to be Our Minister of Immigration, enjoying all powers, privileges, and preeminences to the said office under the Laws and Customs of Our Kingdom of Hanover properly appertaining:

AND WE DO strictly enjoining command that he should present himself before Us on the Fifth day of May instant, when it shall be Our gracious pleasure to sit together with the Prelates, Great Men, and Peers of Our Realm in full Parliament, forasmuch as We do evince and design therein to appoint him unto the same office of Minister of Immigration aforesaid, in meet obedience to the Laws and Constitutions of Our Realm.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our Kingdom of Hanover to be hereunto affixed, Witness Ourself at Our Court at St. George's this Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight, and in the Fourth Year of Our Reign.
McQueeny
PER BREVE REGIS

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