Royal Peers, Polling Orders and Noble Estates Of Avacal:

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From Corpora:

General Requirements:
Candidates for any order conferring a Patent of Arms must meet the following minimum criteria. Additional requirements may be set by law and custom of the kingdoms as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Crown.
• They shall have been obedient to the governing documents of the Society and the laws of the kingdom.
• They shall have consistently shown respect for the Crown of the kingdom.
• They shall have set an example of courteous and noble behavior suitable to a peer of the realm.
• They shall have demonstrated support for the aims and ideals of the Society by being as authentic in dress, equipment and behavior as is within their power.
• They shall have shared their knowledge and skills with others.
• They shall have practiced hospitality according to their means and as appropriate to the circumstances.
• They shall have made every effort to learn and practice those skills desirable at and worthy of a civilized court. To this end they should have some knowledge of a wide range of period forms, including but not limited to literature, dancing, music, heraldry, and chess, and they should have some familiarity with combat as practiced in the Society.
• They should participate in Society recreations of several aspects of the culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.