On the Establishment of the Court

Let it be known throughout the hedgerows, and to all persons of good standing therein,

that there is hereby established THE COURT OF HEDGEHOGS, convened in perpetuity for the governance of the hedgerow, the ordering of its seasons and ceremonies, the hearing of petitions, the faithful keeping of the Royal Record, and, where occasion warrants, the issuance of proclamations.

Petitions in matters of gloom and sorrowful business, where received, shall be replied to with our consolations and a small quantity of dried fruit or other reinforcement for the spirit.

The offices of the Court are hereby constituted: Her Majesty the Queen of the Hedgehogs, sovereign of the hedgerow, in whose name all decrees go forth; the Lord Chamberlain, who arranges the affairs of the Court and answers correspondence of state; and the Keeper of the Royal Seal, without whose wax no decree may be considered official.

Ratified by unanimous quorum of the Quill Council, sealed in beeswax of the first pressing, and entered into the record this day.