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The following was first read at the coronation of their Majesties Matthew and Alienor in Campofiamme.
"Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!
Let all princes, lords, barons, knights, squires and men-at-arms of the marches of Nordmark, Knights Crossing, Aarnimetsä, Styringheim, Vielburgen first of shires, Harpelstane and Flintheath, Isengau and Blauwasser and Turmstadt, and Holmrike and Attemark, Polderslot and Meadowmarsh, and also Adamstor, and all others of whatever marches that are in this kingdom and all other Christian and Noble kingdoms, who are not banished or enemies of the king our lord, may God save, know that at the Drachenwald Ten Year celebrations, and on Midsummer's Eve being Friday the twentieth of June, at Schloß Burgau in fair Drei Eichen in Drachenwald, there will be a very great festival of arms and a very noble tourney with maces of one measure and rebated swords, appropriate armor, with crests, coats of arms covered with the arms of the noble tourneyers, as is the ancient custom;
Of which tourney the captains are the very noble and powerful princes and my very redoubted lords His Royal Majesty Matthew Blackleaf appellant and His Grace Duke Elffin O'Mona defendant, being the first and twentieth Kings of Drachenwald.
And to make this better known, all princes, lords, barons, knights, squires and men-at-arms of the above marches, and others from whatsoever nations they are, not banished or enemies of the king, our lord, who wish to tourney to acquire honour, may carry little shields, so that everyone may know who are the tourneyers. And anyone can have them who wants. The little shields are marked with the signs of the two princely captains, appellant and defendant. And if anyone cannot get one of the little shields, or if he has no servant who can make one, he can wear instead a toe or garlic as a badge. And this is in honour of the folk of Campofiamme, where this tourney was first cried.
And at the tourney there will be noble and rich prizes given by ladies and damsels.
Moreover, I announce to all of you princes, lords, barons, knights, squires and men-at-arms who intend to participate in the tourney that you must come to the inns the day before the day of the tourney, and display your arms at the windows and your crests to the judges, on pain of not being allowed to participate; and this I tell you on behalf of my lords the judges, so please excuse me."