 The letter was signed 11 April 1399 by Jean le Maingre, Charles d'Albret, Geffroi le Maingre, François d'Aubrecicourt, Jean de Lignères, Chambrillac, Castelbayac, Gaucourt, Chasteaumorant, Betas, Bonnebaut, Colleville, and Torsay.The emblem of the order was the shield of gold enamelled with green and a white lady inside.The "dame blanche" represented the purity which the knights of the order were to protect; what the green background signified is not so clear.