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Assigned or Commissioned
If your scroll is in this category it meets 2.11.3.11.1 (it affects precedence) and it's on someone's personal to do list. Our scribes are volunteers and my office does what it can to reduce or eliminate pressure on them.
I'm afraid that one of the side affects of this policy is that sometimes assignments are abandoned. We're going to start working on a scribe-by-scribe checkup in the next few months. If we can't locate scribes to reaffirm their status as a member of the College of Scribes we will release their assignments. We will also give scribes the option of releasing any assignments if they choose.
What is an Assignment?
An assignment is a scroll production agreement between a scribe and the Signet's office.
Who is my scroll assigned to?
My office won't give out our scribes' names - I'm sorry. I do strongly encourage scribes to contact their recipients before beginning a scroll - to ensure that the recipient is still around and hasn't already received the scroll from another source. If you would like your scribe to contact you, my office will be glad to relay that message to your scribe.
What is a Commission? Can I have my scroll commissioned and how? Do I have to commission my scroll?
From Signet policy:
2.11.3.9 Private commissions are permitted and encouraged. It is important that the Clerk is notified of the commission to prevent duplicate assignments. The Office of the Signet has no responsibility or authority to ensure that the commissioned scroll meets our guidelines.2.11.3.10 A private commission is defined as a scroll production agreement between a scribe and an award recipient; this agreement may include direct compensation or exchange of services for labor and/or materials.
Any scroll can be commissioned, some must be commissioned (see For Commission Only Information page).
A commission is originated by the recipient. The recipient asks a scribe to make a scroll, if the scribe agrees they work out the details between themselves (those details *may* include compensation). If the award is in the "For Commission Only" category then I don't even need to know about it. If the award is in one of the "Eligible" categories then I need to be informed of the commission to prevent duplicate work.
My office will be happy to facilitate commissions by providing a directory of scribes who would like to take on commissions, by providing texts and guidance for scribes and by helping to collect signatures.
Commissions are an ideal solution for recipients who don't intend to register heraldry.
Quality and accuracy of commissioned scrolls is between the scribe and the recipient.
See the Eligible for Assignment information page for more information.
