October 7th, 2025 – New Kingdom Minister of the Lists Sought

The following missing was written by Mistress Ellesbeth Donofrey, East Kingdom Minister of the List. Originally published in Pikestaff.

[Editor’s Note: When applying, please include (at minimum) your modern name, your SCA name, your reasons for applying and your qualifications for the position.]

Greetings,

As you may have heard during the last Curia, I will be stepping down. In order to effect a smooth transition, anyone interested in serving as Kingdom Minister of Lists is invited to submit a letter of application by October 30th.

I would ask that you address it to Their Highnesses (editor note: email trm@eastkingdom.org and trh@eastkingdom.org) and copy both myself and the Kingdom Seneschal.

Per Kingdom Law the responsibilities of this office are as follows:

“7. The Kingdom Minister of the Lists:

a. Maintains accurate records on the armored combat and rapier activities and the authorization status of the armored and rapier combatants of the Kingdom.

b. At every Royal List / Crown Tournament, coordinates the official record of fighters, assuring that all entrants are authorized. They also prepare, coordinate and maintain the official records of the double elimination tournament and any other tournaments held in the course of the Royal List.

c. Provides the Earl Marshal, Kingdom Warlord, Kingdom Marshal of Armored Combat, and Kingdom Marshal of Rapier with information necessary for the performance of their duties and receives any assistance necessary for the performance of the Lists Office.

d. Works with the Kingdom Marshal of Armored Combat and the Kingdom Marshal of Rapier to maintain a list of authorized fighters. This list is made available to all Ministers of the List on a local or regional level, as well as the Earl Marshal and their Deputies. e. Works with the Crown’s Champions of Arms and Rapier Champions to coordinate the tournaments to choose their successors.”

You can expect to spend approximately 20+ hours a month on average, obviously some months will be heavier than others, for example, leading into Pennsic. You will need to work closely with the Marshalate throughout the year as well as different offices in the Heraldic office for Crown Tournament.

You will often be called upon for help or to find help for events throughout our Kingdom. You will also have the opportunity to work with a wonderful group of volunteers from our database admin to our MoL’s in training and you’ll have the second-best seat in the house for major tournaments!

I am happy to discuss things in more depth, feel free to reach out.

Yours in service,

Mistress Ellesbeth Donofrey
EK Minister of Lists