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Cian: section off US-centric issue and its relevance to the SCA, paraphrase without further verification

2006-09-28T00:36:39Z

section off US-centric issue and its relevance to the SCA, paraphrase without further verification

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	In [[period]], '''esquire''' is a poetical alternative to [[squire]].		In [[period]], '''esquire''' is a poetical alternative to [[squire]].

	Later, in [[England]], as the lesser [[rank]]s of [[nobility]] and honour ([[knight]]s and below) sank into disuse, the term was used to delineate an area of the middle-class who were thought "honourable", without being [[noble]]-born. Thus [[lawyer]]s, [[bank]]ers and the like, having no professional tag such as born by ~~doctors~~, ~~surgeons~~, ~~parsons~~ and so on, were termed "''esquires''".		Later, in [[England]], as the lesser [[rank]]s of [[nobility]] and honour ([[knight]]s and below) sank into disuse, the term was used to delineate an area of the middle-class who were thought "honourable", without being [[noble]]-born. Thus [[lawyer]]s, [[bank]]ers and the like, having no professional tag such as those born by [[doctor]]s, [[surgeon]]s, [[parson]]s and so on, were termed "esquires".

			== Esquires and the SCA ==
	~~It is this covert [[patron]]age, handed down from the "upper" classes, to which the~~ Thirteenth Amendment of the [[US]] consitution (1810) ~~was directed, prohibiting~~ American citizens from accepting any title of nobility or ~~honor~~ and ~~debarring~~ any such from holding any office. ~~Peculiarly~~ ~~this~~ amendment, ratified by 12 states prior to the War of 1812, and Virginia in 1891, was later ruled, by ~~judges,~~ not to have been properly ratified, and ~~has~~ never ~~made~~ the ~~Constitution~~. It is not known how many of the judges and lawyers involved held the honorific of "''esquire''".		The Thirteenth Amendment of the [[US]] consitution (1810) prohibits American citizens from accepting any [[title]] of nobility or honour and debars any such from holding any office. It particularly targetted "esquire", treating it as a covert [[patron]]age handed down from the "upper" classes. This amendment, ratified by 12 states prior to the War of 1812 and Virginia in 1891, was later ruled by [[judge]]s not to have been properly ratified and was never included in the US constitution. It is not known how many of the judges and lawyers involved held the honorific of "esquire".

	Wisely the [[SCA]] has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>		Wisely the [[SCA]] has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>
	''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''		:''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''
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User 144: categorising

2006-05-21T05:18:06Z

categorising

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	Wisely the [[SCA]] has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>		Wisely the [[SCA]] has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>
	''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''		''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''
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Cian: links, wondering about the relevance of US related comment

2004-12-20T22:37:46Z

links, wondering about the relevance of US related comment

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	In [[period]], a poetical alternative to [[squire]].		In [[period]], '''esquire''' is a poetical alternative to [[squire]].

	Later, in England, as the lesser ~~ranks~~ of nobility and honour (~~knights~~ and below) sank into disuse, the term was used to delineate an area of the middle-class who were thought "honourable", without being noble-born. Thus ~~lawyers~~, ~~bankers~~ and the like, having no professional tag such as born by doctors, surgeons, parsons and so on, were termed "''esquires''". It is this covert [[patron]]age, handed down from the "upper" classes, to which the Thirteenth Amendment of 1810 was directed, prohibiting American citizens from accepting any title of nobility or honor and debarring any such from holding any office.<br>Peculiarly this amendment, ratified by 12 states prior to the War of 1812, and Virginia in 1891, was later ruled, by judges, not to have been properly ratified, and has never made the Constitution. it is not known how many of the judges and lawyers involved held the honorific of "''esquire''".<br><br>		Later, in [[England]], as the lesser [[rank]]s of [[nobility]] and honour ([[knight]]s and below) sank into disuse, the term was used to delineate an area of the middle-class who were thought "honourable", without being [[noble]]-born. Thus [[lawyer]]s, [[bank]]ers and the like, having no professional tag such as born by doctors, surgeons, parsons and so on, were termed "''esquires''".

⚫	Wisely the ~~Known World~~ has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>
			It is this covert [[patron]]age, handed down from the "upper" classes, to which the Thirteenth Amendment of the [[US]] consitution (1810) was directed, prohibiting American citizens from accepting any title of nobility or honor and debarring any such from holding any office. Peculiarly this amendment, ratified by 12 states prior to the War of 1812, and Virginia in 1891, was later ruled, by judges, not to have been properly ratified, and has never made the Constitution. It is not known how many of the judges and lawyers involved held the honorific of "''esquire''".

		⚫	Wisely the [[SCA]] has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>
	''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''		''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''

Simoncursitor at 14:13, 20 December 2004

2004-12-20T14:13:03Z

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In [[period]], a poetical alternative to [[squire]].

Later, in England, as the lesser ranks of nobility and honour (knights and below) sank into disuse, the term was used to delineate an area of the middle-class who were thought "honourable", without being noble-born. Thus lawyers, bankers and the like, having no professional tag such as born by doctors, surgeons, parsons and so on, were termed "''esquires''". It is this covert [[patron]]age, handed down from the "upper" classes, to which the Thirteenth Amendment of 1810 was directed, prohibiting American citizens from accepting any title of nobility or honor and debarring any such from holding any office.<br>Peculiarly this amendment, ratified by 12 states prior to the War of 1812, and Virginia in 1891, was later ruled, by judges, not to have been properly ratified, and has never made the Constitution. it is not known how many of the judges and lawyers involved held the honorific of "''esquire''".<br><br>
Wisely the Known World has avoided the issue by not using the term. Others may be less fastidious ... <br>
''-- by their fruits ye shall know them''