III.   Instruction

Rogation is a solemn prayer and spiritual entreaty to the Divine Creator expressed in speech by a Sovereign or their duly appointed representative concerning a question, inquiry, proposal, nomination or motion of law before two (2) or more witnesses and usually memorialized in writing.

The word Rogation comes from the Latin rogatio meaning “a solemn prayer and spiritual entreaty concerning an official question, inquiry, proposal, nomination or motion of law expressed through speech”.

To be valid, all Rogations traditionally comply with the following elements:

(i) By tradition, the Sovereign announces in some customary manner of words that they are speaking a Rogation; and

(ii) The Sovereign evokes by prayer and spiritual entreaty to the Divine Creator by some valid name the authority to make a Rogation; and

(iii) At least two (2) or more sworn witnesses holding official duties are present to witness the Sovereign speak the Rogation; and

(iv) The Rogation is memorialized and then signed and testified by the Sovereign and the witnesses as proof of the event of Rogation.

There are eight (8) primary forms of Rogation being Abrogate, Arrogate, Derogate, Interrogate, Prerogative, Prorogate, Subrogate and Surrogate:

(i) To Abrogate is to annul or destroy by rogation an order or rule issued by a subordinate authority or to repeal a former law by legislative act or by usage by valid sovereign authority; and

(ii) To Arrogate is to appropriate or lay claim by rogation to something by valid sovereign authority without the existence of a previous right; and

(iii) To Derogate is to temporarily or partially nullify by rogation a law or its effect by valid sovereign authority; and

(iv) To Interrogate is to formally ask questions by rogation in accordance with valid sovereign authority to which answers are required to be provided; and

(v) Prerogative is to exercise an exclusive or peculiar privilege by hereditary or official right or privilege of a sovereign by rogation; and

(vi) To Prorogate is to defer, extend or suspend by rogation an official meeting, session or action by sovereign authority; and

(vii) To Subrogate is to substitute one (1) thing for another, or of one (1) person into the place of another by rogation with respect to rights, claims or securities in accordance with sovereign authority; and

(viii) To Surrogate is to appoint an agent or authorized representative by rogation in accordance with sovereign authority.

By definition, only a sovereign or their duly appointed representative may perform a Rogation.