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July 8th 2012

In attendance: Angela Wells (Seneschal), Shannon Wanty (Reeve), Patrick Bowman (Herald), Nicola Haliday (Marshal), Chantelle Gerrard (A&S Officer)

Apologies: David Robb (Webwright), Wendy Rowsell (Chatelaine)

Absent: Everyone Else

Meeting Opened: 7.45pm

Officer Reports:

Reeve: will update this to Council list, as the Financial Quarterly Report is due at the end of the month.

Webwright: Nothing to report

Herald: Some Baronial awards were given out at the Bloth and he needs to update the website.

Since Katherina Weyssin is away - I have been asked to teach dance for the next two weeks.

Attended dance - Anna de Wilde and Catrine de Vantier

Unfortunately for one reason or another (mostly due to winter colds) several kind gentles contacted me before dance to advise that they were unable to attend.

So it was a good chance for Catrine and I to go over some of the dances we have learnt in the advanced class.

We did several run throughs of Ginevra, a bassedanse reconstructed by Katherina.

A good evening: mostly revision of dances that one or more of us would like to know better.

Present: Caterina Nuova, Caterine de Vantier, Anna de Wilde, Christine Bess Duvaunt, William de Cameron, Katherina Weyssin

Open dances:

Another lovely evening, and lots of dances. We didn't separate the evening so clearly into two sections as we sometimes do, because we started a bit late and everyone was having fun.

Present: Katherina Weyssin, Caterina Nuova, Christine Bess Duvaunt, William de Cameron, William de Wyke, Anna de Wilde.

We started with several simpler dances:

A session on "The Rose".  We welcomed a new fencer, Sam, who after a few minutes tuition was thrown into the Pit of Reconstruction.

Devices from Langort (Longpoint):  We looked at some of these briefly last week.  As well as completing this section, I wanted to revisit the Rose.  Remember that these proceed from the bind.

We revised simpler material in the first hour, then did a group reconstruction of Sobria in the second.

Some longsword devices from Meyer, several featuring "the Rose".

Device from Nebenhut (Side guard), in this case on the right: If your opponent cuts at your opening..., then spring out with right foot to his left and cut with crossed hands above and behind his blade at his head.

Please find below the menu for the Bloth Feast. It is a late 16th century Italian style feast served in three courses. I am using the majority of the available Italian cooking sources, although I rely primarily on Scappi and Messisbugo; I primarily use the French Nostradamus for my candy recipes.

For those with dietary requirements:

- Any meat dishes have an ^ next to them - there are four in total

A good evening - mostly revision of dances we've done before, but don't all know well.

It seems we were in the mood for 15th century Italian dances. Katherina was a little under the weather, so William de Cameron took on much of the evening's teaching, ably assisted by Anna. Thanks!