''Well ratified by law and heraldy'' - well approved both in law and by precedence (correct ceremony.) Tradition makes ceremony important in such things. ''Law and heraldy'' - basically "law and tradition." Laertes will speak of precedent in Scene 20, just before the fencing match. | ''Well ratified by law and heraldy'' - well approved both in law and by precedence (correct ceremony.) Tradition makes ceremony important in such things. ''Law and heraldy'' - basically "law and tradition." Laertes will speak of precedent in Scene 20, just before the fencing match. |