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This is a place the heralds are collecting alternate language (non-English) fealty oaths used in the Coronation Ceremony.

These are based on the following oath of fealty, which is standard for a West Kingdom Coronation:

Here do I swear by mouth and hands
fealty and protection
to the Kingdom
and populace of the West
to uphold the Laws of the Kingdom
to speak and to be silent
to do and to let be
to strike and to spare
to punish and to reward
in such matters as concern the Kingdom
in need or in plenty
in peace or in war
in living or in dying
until I depart from my Throne
or death take me
or the world end.
So say I, <name>.

Heraldic Suggestion For Ceremonial Purposes: When an oath is being performed in court in a language that is not English, since the populace is supposed to be witnessing this oath, it is a good idea if the herald give the English translation. Yes, this slows down the oath a bit, however the point is that everyone watching is a "legal witness", and if they don't understand what is being said, then they can't very well verify that the person stated the proper oath.

Translations available for:
Italian

Fealty Text (Pronunciation Guide)	Literal Translation Back to English
Qui giuro, con la bocca e con la mano, (Qwee joo'-ro, con la boc'-ca e con la ma'-no)	Here do I swear by mouth and hand
fedeltà e protezione (fe-del-ta' e pro-te-tsee-o'-ne)	fealty and protection
al Regno (al re'-nyo)	to the Kingdom
ed alle genti dell'Occidente (ed al-le jen'-ti dell oc-chee-den'-te)	and populace of the West
(giuro) di proteggere le leggi del Regno ((joo'-ro) dee pro-te'-je-re le lej'-jee del re'-nyo)	(I swear) to protect the Laws of the Kingdom
di parlare e tacere (dee par-la'-re e ta-che'-re)	to speak and to be silent
di agire e non agire (dee a-jee'-re e non a-jee'-re)	to do and to let be
di colpire e risparmiare (dee col-pee'-re e ree-spar-mee-a'-re)	to strike and to spare
di punire e ricompensare (dee poo-nee'-re e ree-com-pen-sa'-re)	to punish and to reward
con riguardo agli affari del Regno (con ree-gwar'-do a'-lyee* af-far'-ree del re'-nyo)	in such matters as concern the Kingdom
nel tempo del bisogno o in quello della prosperità (nel tem'-po del bee-so'-nyo o in qwel'-lo del'-la pro-sper-ee-ta')	in need or in plenty
in pace o in guerra (een pa'-che o in gwer'-ra)	in peace or in war
in vita o in punto di morte (een vee'-tah o een poon'-to dee mor'-te)	in living or in dying
e fino a che non lascerò il trono (e fee'-no ah ke non la-she-ro' eel tro'-no)	as long as I do not depart from my Throne
o morte non mi sorprenda (o mor'-te non mee sor-pren'-da)	or death doesn't take me
o finché il mondo non giunga alla sua fine (o feen-ke' eel mon'-do non joon'-ga al'-la soo'-a feen'-ne)	or the world doesn't end.
così io giuro, <nome>. (co-see' ee'-o joo'-ro, <nome>.)	So say I, <name>.

Pronunciation Notes: "a" as in "art"; "e" as in "tell"; "i" like "ee"; "o" as in "dot"; "u" like "oo"
* agli/a-lyee "gli" sounds like "lli" in million. If this is too hard, "all-ye" is a pretty close approximation.

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