The daughter of a noble family was schooled at an early age in the arts of courtly etiquette and hospitality they were taught to practice every virtue and to carry out their duties with grace and dignity as so expected by nobility. They were generous in their acts of courtesy and civility towards knights, whether they be friend or stranger, who entered the gates of their castle. All this prepared them for the important role they would play in their society.It wasn�t always pages and squires that would arm a knight, ladies considered it of high honor to assist the knight in arming. Once the armour was fasten on, the knight would then mount his mighty steed and she would bestow unto him his shield emblazoned with his Arms along with his ornately decorated pennon flying from his lance. The young daughter of a knight was taught to do this and many other things to help young cavaliers. When a knight came to her father�s castle from battle or a tournament it was often her that went out to greet and help him disarm. They prepared perfumes and tunics of white linen for his wear. They dressed him in gala clothes, in mantle and scarf that they had themselves embroidered; they prepared his bath, and waited on him at the table.
Destined to one day become the wives of these same knights who frequented their father�s estate as girls, they did their utmost to bring themselves under the knights� notice by their modest demeanor, and to make themselves beloved by the kindness and attentions which they lavished upon them. It was theirs to respond, with admiration and tenderness, to the boldness and the bravery of the knights who sought glory only to lay it at their mistresses� feet, and who asked for nothing more than to be subject to the gentle sway of beauty, grace, and virtue.
Just as in times of old, The Royal Order of Chivalry Nobles� are not born, but made. The true heart, the noble heart, is the heart of Jesus Christ. If we would dare to call ourselves noble then we must daily seek to live as Christ did.
It is a trustworthy statement in The Royal Order of Chivalry, that the greater one�s title, the greater is one�s servitude. On the surface this may not seem evident, but it is the Earl, Viscounts, Barons and such that are the first to arrive and the last to leave most events. It is they that must observe even the smallest detail that all may have a festive time. This is only right and fitting, for Jesus has taught us this by His example.
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