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a s t o r en d e r the fe N E W C O N S T I TUT I ON S

a j u ft an d e x a ct Accou n t o f M A S O N R Y

fro m the begi nn i ng o f the W o rl d to y ou r

G R AC E S

D E D I CA T I ON .


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G R A C E S P e ru fal an d Ap p ro b at io n ,

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m o r e du ly fe n fible o f t h an ,

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a c o n ve ni e n t M eth o d o f PRO P OSITIONS by o bferv in g the ,

L aw s o f PRO P ORTION t ak e n fro m M ECHANIS M S o th at a : s

the M ECHANICA L A RTS ga ve O c c afi o n t o t he L e ar n e d t o


re duc e the E l e m e n t s o f G EO M ETR Y in t o M e t h od t h i s ,

n obl e S ci e nc e th u s re du c d i s the F ounda t i o n o f


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all tho fe A rt s (p art icular ly o f M ASONRY and A RC H IT EC


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T U RE ) and the R ul e by wh ic h the y a re c o ndu é ce d and ’

f m d

p er o r .

N o d oub t A DA M t aug ht h i s S on s G EO M ETRY and the ,

u fe o f i t in the fe v e ral A RTS and C RA F TS c o n ve ni e n t


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o f M ankind h i s P o fte rity would imi t a te h i s r o yal

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E x am p l e in imp r ov ing b oth the n obl e S ci e nc e and the


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N o r can w e fu pp o fe th a t S ETH wa s le fs in fi ru éte d ,

w h o b e ing the P r inc e o f the o ther H al f o f M ankind ,

and al fo the p rim e C ul t i v a t o r o f A STRONO M Y would ,

t ak e e qual C are t o te ac h G EO M ETRY and M ASONRY t o h i s


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As o h A s w
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CAIN , Mu fic by J U B A L P ft g d T n M king by J A B A L w hic h l fl is


, a o ra e an e t- a , a ;

good Architeéture .
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O ffsp ring w h o h ad al fo the mig ht y A d van t ag e o f
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A DA M S li ving am o ng t he m q
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B u t wi th o u t re gar ding unc ert ain A ccoun t s w e may ,

fafe ly c o nclud e t he O L D W OR L D t h a t lafl e d 1 6 5 6 Y e a r s , ,

c ould n o t b e ign o ran t o f M ASONRY ; and th a t b o th the


Famili e s o f S ETH and C AIN e re é ce d many cu r iou s W ork s ’
,

un t il a t l e ng th N O A H the nin th fr o m S ETH wa s com , ,

m an de d and di re c t e d o f Go d t o build the GREAT A RK



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w h ic h th o o f W oo d wa s c ert ainly fab rica te d by


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G EO M ETRY and acco r ding t o the R ul e s o f M ASONRY


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N O A H and h i s three S o n s J A P H E T S H E M and


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H A M all M ASONS TRUE b r oug ht wi th the m o ver the


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F L OOD the T radi tion s and A rt s o f the A NTE DELU V IAN S


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and am p ly communica te d the m t o the i r g r o wing Of?


fp rin g fo r abou t 1 0 1 Y e a r s a fter the F L OOD w e fi nd a A nno ,

v afi N umb er o f e m i f no t the w h ol e R ac e o f N OAH 7 5 7


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in the V al e o f S HINAR e m plo y d in building a C IT Y and A n 4 7


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larg e T O W ER in o r d er t o mak e t o the m fe lv e s a N am e


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by fom e V e fi ig cs oA n i qui y w find


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D AY OF JUDG M ENT ( S J D E lls us) d lik wif f h G l D lug f h


as t . U te an e e o t e e n e ra e e or t e

P ifhm
un f h Wo ld
en t oUpon whi c h h ét d his w l g Pill s ( h fom f
t e r : e e re e t o ar e ar ,
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o ne o ng v n t e, an t e t er o r , ere ere e ra e

h Lib l S ci nc s & A nd h h S on P ill m in d in Sy i un il h D ys f ’


t e era e e , C. t at t e t e ar re a r a t t e a o

VESPASIAN h E mp o t e e r r.
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and t o p reve n t the i r D ifp e rfi n A nd t ho t he y c arry d
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on the W or k t o a m o n firo u s H e igh t and by the i r V a ,

mi t y p ro v o k d Go d t o con fo und the i r D ev ic e s by con



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ounding the i r ee c h w h ic h f d he i r D ifp e r


f Sp o c c a i o n t
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fi on y et the i r S kill in M ASONR Y i s n o t the le f t o b e s

c e l e b rate d h aving fp en t ab ove 5 3 Y e a r s in th at p r o


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dig io u s W o r k and u p on the i r Di fp e rfi o n c arry d the


mighty K nowl e dg e wi th t he m int o dif an t Part s w here



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t he y found the go o d u fe o f i t in the S et t l e m e n t o f

the i r K INGDO M S C O MM ON W EA L THS and D YNASTIES


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th o a ft erwar d s i t wa s lo fi in m fi Part s o f t he E arth



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i t wa s e fp e c ially p re fe rv d in S HINAR and A SSYRIA w here ’

N the F ound er o f th a t M o na r c h y a ft er the ,

Difp e rfi bn , buil t many fp le n did C i t i e s a s E REC K A CCAD , , ‘ ,

and C A L NEH in S H I N A R fr om w he nc e a fter war d s he


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w e n t forth in t o !A S S YR I A and buil t N I N IV EH REH o “


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B OTH C ALEH and RH ES IN


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In Part s u p on the T YG RIS and E U P HRATES a fter


t he fe , ,

war d s fl o u rifh d many l e arn e d P RI S T s and MAT H EMA



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T I C IAN S known by the N am e s o f C H A L D E E s and


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MAGI ,

N I M R O D w hi c h, fi gn ifie s a R EB E L
N m giv n him by h holy F mily d , was the a e e t e a , an

by MOSES b mong his F i nds in C HA L DEA his p op N m w B


; ut a r e w hich ,

r er a e as E LU s,

fi ifi
gn LORD
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; an G d by m ny N ions
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a e o B AA L d b c m
EL, h BACCHUS
or f h A nci n s
, an B C e a he t e o t e e t , or AR HU s, t e

Son f C H U S
o .
( 5 )
MAGI wh o pre fe rv d the g ood S ci e nc e G EO M ETRY
,

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a s the K 1 N G S and GREAT M EN e n c o u rag d the R OYA L


ART B u t i t i s n o t ex p e di e n t t o fp e ak m ore p lain o f


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the p re m ife s ex c e p t in a F OR M ED L ODGE


, .

From there fore the S CIENCE and A RT w ere


he nc e , ,

b o th t ran fm itte d t o la tter A g e s and difian t C lim e s n o t ,

withfi an din g the c o n fu fi o n o f L anguag e s o r D ial e cts ,

w h ic h th o i t might he l p t o gi ve R i fe t o the Mafo n s


,

F acul ty and anci en t u n iv e rfal P raétic e o f c o n v erfi n g


wi th o u t fp eaki n g and o f kn o wing e ac h o ther a t a
,

Difian ce y et hin de r d n o t the I m p r o ve m e n t o f M A


S O N RY in e ac h C o l o ny , and the i r C O MM UNICATION in the i r

difi in ét N a t i o nal D iale ét .

A nd n o d oub t the Royal A rt wa s b r o ught down


, ,

t o E GY P T by M I T z R A I M the fe c o n d S o n o f H AM , ,

abou t fi x Y e ar s a fter the C o n fu fi o n a t B A B E L and a fter A M , . .

the F L OOD 1 6 0 Y e ar s , w he n he l e d th i ther h i s C o l o ny ; i i i ;


A ch
(f or E GY P T i s M IT Z RAI M in H E B RE W ) b e c au fe w e fi nd
h re '

the R i ver N I L E S o verfl o wing i t s B ank s fo o n c au d an


’ ’

,
s

I m p rovem e n t in G EO M ETR Y wh ic h c o n fe qu e n tly b rought ,

M ASONRY muc h in re qu e fc Fo r the anci e n t n obl e C i



:

t i e s wi th the o ther magni fi c e n t E di fi c e s o f th a t C oun


,

tr y and p a rt icula r ly the F A M OUS P Y R A M I D s


, de
m o n flrat e the e a r ly T afi e and G e niu s o f th a t a n
ci e n t
( 6 )
ci e n t K ingd o m Nay on e Of t ho fe E GY P TIAN P Y R A .
,

M I D S i s re c ko n d t he F IRST o f the S E V EN W ONDERS ’

o f t he W o r ld the A ccoun t o f w h ic h by H ifto rian s ,



,

and Tr ave ll er s i s alm o f inc re dibl e



, c .

The S ac re d R e co r d s in fo r m u s we ll th a t t he e l eve n
GREAT S ONS o f C A N A A N (the yo u n g e fi S on o f H AM)
fo on fo rt i fi e d t he m fe lv e s in fi ro n g H old s and fi at e ly ,

wall e d C i ti e s and e re éte d m o fc b e au ti ful T e m p l e s and



,

Man fi o n s ; fo r w he n t he I SRAE L ITES und er the g re at ,

JOSHU A inv ad e d the i r C oun try the y found i t fo re gu


, ,

larly fe n c d th a t wi t h o u t the imm e diate I n terve n t ion


o f G o d in b eh al f o f h i s p e culiar P e o p l e the C ANAA ,

NITES w ere im p re gnabl e and in v incibl e N o r can w e .

fu pp o fe le fs o f the o ther S on s o f H AM v iz C HU S H , .
,

h i s e lde fi in S OUTH A RA B IA and PHUT o r PHUTS (n o w


, , , ,

call e d F M ) in W EST A FRICA .

A nd fu re ly the fai r and gallan t P o fi e rity o f J A P H T E ,

( h e lde fi S on o f N OAH
) eve n fu ch as rav e ll d in t o

t e t

the Ifle s f the G ENTI L ES m u f h ave b ee n e qually skill d


o

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in G EO M ETRY and M ASONRY ; t ho w e know li t tl e o f t he i r ’

T ran fa étio n s and mig h t y W o r k s un t il the i r o r iginal ,

Kn ow

M bl S on s b ough v ii w y f om h Qu i s f A RA B IA w m fi
T he ar e t e ,
r t a a a r t e arr e o ,
e re o of

e m 3 F oo long ; d i F ound ion
0 t d h G ound anf 7 F oo on c h S id
ts at c o v er

t e r o 00 t ea e,

or 8 2 F oo in C mp f d
00 t in p p ndi cul H igh A nd in p f éti g i w
o a s, an er e ar e t . er e n t ere

mp l y d v y D y f w hol Y s M by fom nci n E GYPTIAN K ING



e o e er a , or 20 e ear en , e a e t
, ,

long b fo h I SRAEL ITES w


e re t e P opl f h Honou f his Empi d l ft ere a e e, or t e r o re, an at a to
b com his T O M
e e E.
( 7 )
K nowl e dg e wa s alm o ft l ofi by the H av o ck o f W a r ,

and by n o t main taining a du e C o rre fpo n de n c e wi th the


p oli te and l e ar n e d N a t i o n s ; fo r w he n th at C o rre fp o n
d e nc e wa s o p en d in A ft er Ag e s , w e fi nd the y b e gan

-

t o b e m o fi cu r i ous Arc h i te cts .

The P o fle rit y o f S H E M h ad al fo e qual Opp ort uni


t i e s o f cul t i v a t ing the u fe fu l A RT eve n t ho fe o f e m ,

th a t p lan te d the i r C o l o ni e s in the S o u th and E afi o f

A SIA ; muc h m ore t ho fe o f e m , th a t in the g re a t ’

A SSYRIAN E m p i re , liv d in a fe parat e S t a te o r w ere


bl e nd e d wi th o ther F amili es : N ay th a t HO L Y B RANCH o f ,


,

S H E M (o f wh o m , a s c o nc er ning the F le fh C H RI S T ,

cam e ) c o uld n o t b e un s kil ful in the l e a rn e d A rt s o f


A SSYRIA ; fo r A B R A M a fter the C o n fu fi o n a t B A B E L A M
,
/
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ab ou t 2 6 8 Y e ar s wa s call e d o u t o f U R o f the C HA L DEES 2 22:


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A
w here he l e ar n e d GEO M ETR Y and the A RTS th a t are p er Ch n ’C '

fo rm d by i t wh ic h he w o uld ca re fully t ran fm it t o


I SH M AE L t o I SAAC and t o h i s S on s , by K ETURAH ; and by


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I SAAC t o E SAU , and JACO B and the tw e l ve PATRIARCHS :


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N ay t he JE W S b e li eve th a t A B R A M al fo in fi ru éte d

the E GY P TIANS in the A SS Y RIAN L e a rn i ng .

I ndee d the fe le ét F amily l o ng u fe d M I L ITAR Y A RCH I


,

TECT U RE o nly a s t he y w ere S oj o u rn er s am o ng S trang er s ;


,

bu t b e fo re the 4 3 0 Y e ar s o f the i r PEREGRINATION w ere


ex p i re d eve n abou t 8 6 Y e ar s b e fo re the i r E X ODUS the A
, ,

K ing s o f E G Y P T fo rc d m o ft o f the m t o lay down the i r


S he p her d s
( 8 )
S he p her d s and W ar lik e A cc ou t re m e n ts
In fi ru m e n t s, ,

and t rain d the m t o ano ther fort o f Arc hit e é tu e in


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r

S TONE and B RICK a s h oly W r i t and o t her H ifi o rie


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s,

acquain t u s ; w h ic h Go d did wi fe ly o ver r ul e in o r —


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d er t o mak e the m g oo d M ASONS b e fo re the y p ffe f d o



s

the pro m is d Land the n fam ou s fo r m o ft cu r i o u M A


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,
s

S ON RY .

A nd w h il e ma r ch ing t o C ANAAN thr o A RA B IA u m , ,

d er M OSES Go d wa s p le afe d t o in fpire B E Z A L E E L


, ,

o f t he T r ib e o f JUDAH and A H O L I A B o f the Trib e , ,

o f D AN wi th Wifdo m o f H e art fo r e re é tin g th a t m o fc


,
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glori ou s T e n t o r T A B ERNAC L E w here in the S HECHINAH


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re fi de d
; w h ic h t h o n o t o f S t o n e o,
r B r ick wa

s fr am e d ,

by G EO M ETRY a m o f b e au t i ful Pi e c e o f Arc hit e é tu re


,

t

,

(and ro v d a ft er wa r d s the M od e l o f S O L O M ON S T e m p l e
)
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p
acco r ding to the Pa tter n th a t Go d h ad fh e wn t o M O S E S
in the M o un t ; wh o there fore b e cam e the G E N E R A L
M A S T E R M A S O N a s w e ll a s K ing o f J ES S U RU N
-
, ,

b e ing w e ll skill d in all t he E GY P TIAN L e arning and


.

di v in e ly in fpir d wi th m ore fu blim e K n owl e dg e in


MASONRY .

S o th a t the I SRAE L ITES a t the i r l e a v ing E GY P T w ere a, ,

wh ol e K ingd o m o f M ASONS w e ll in fi ru é e d und er the ,



c ,

C o n du ét o f the i r G R A N D M A S T E R M O S E S wh o ,

o ft e n m arfh all d the m in t o a re gular and GENERA L L ODGE


w h il e in the Wilde rn e fs and gave the m wi fe C HARGES , ,

O RDERS ,
( 10
)
A RCHITECTURE S O L O M O N (the S o n o f D A V ID wh o , ,

wa s re fu fe d th a t H onou r fo r b e ing a Man o f B l o od)


by div in e D ire étio n wi th o u t the N o ife o f W o r k m e n s '

-
,

T oo l s th oug h there w ere e m plo y d ab ou t it n o le fs


,

t h an PRINCES o r M ASTER M ASONS t o c o ndu ct t he ,


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,

W o r k acco r ding t o S O L O M ON S D i re cti o n s wi th ’

H E W ERS OF S TONE in the M oun t ain o r F E LL O W C RAFTS ,

M EN ,
and in all L A B OURERS ,

be fi de s the L ev y und er A DONIRA M t o


w or k in the M oun tain s o f L E B ANON by
t u r n s wi th the S IDONIANS Viz ,
.

fo r w h ic h g re a t N umb er o f ing e ni o u s Mafo n s S O L O ,

M ON wa muc h o blig d t o H I R A M o r H URA M K ing


s

, ,

o f T Y RE wh o fe n t h i s Mafo n s and C a r p e n ter s t o JERU


,

SA L E M ,

In I K INGS v . 1 6 . t ehy are call d



HARODIM ,
R ul s er or P ro v o fi s afli ftin g King
S O L O M ON w ho w f o v h Wo k d h i N umb h is only
, e re et er tB C HRON
e r , an t e r er t ere ut 2 .

ii
. 1 8 h y c ll d = m M
. t e are O f
a e d C om fo s f h P opl in
~ nx EN A I Z C HI M ,
’ ‘

v e r ee rs an rte r o t e e e

Wo king d in N umb
r , an b f i h 3 migh b mo c ious A ifier d e cau e e t er 00 t e re ur rt s, an

h OV ERSEERS
t e f h f id oh f
t e xc ll n d only D EPUTY MASTERS
a or ra t e r, no t o e e e t, an
-
,

to f pp ly he
u i P l c s in c f f D h Abf
t r a e h f h migh b lw ys a e o e at or e n c e, t at o t e re t e a a

ACTING MAST RS co mp l lf h y migh b h OV ERSEERS f h


E e at ; 5 or e e t e t e t e o t e 3 0 IU IN
'

ISH SA BA L M f Bu d n L bou s w ho w n M f b f d h
H , en o r e ,
or a re r , e re ot a o n s, ut erv e t e

ru m I
LJfi x

C M SH f H wing c ll d lfo = B= G
HOTZEB , S on C u s d
en o e , a e a ~ a HIE LI M, t e- t te r an

S culp s d lfo BONAI


t urer ; an Build s in S on p
a f w h ic h b l d ,S O L O M ON
“ 2: er t e, art o

e o ng

to ,

an d p art H IRA M King f T YRE I K INGS v


to , o , . 1 8 .
( H )
SA L E M and t he F i r s and C e dar s
, o f L E B ANON to JO PP A ,

the n ext S e a p o rt — .

But abo ve all he fe n t h i s , N a m e fake HIRAM ,


or
H URA M the mofi m p lifh d Mafo n u p o n E arth


*
,
ac c o .

B 2

*
d ( C HRON II 3 ) H I R A M King f T YRE (c ll d h HURA M ) in his
We re a 2 . . I .
, o , a e t ere

L King S M o N f ys I HAV E SENT A CUNNING MAN


e tte r to 0 Lo : m L E HU A M AB HI a , ,
“ 23 n:

R ,

no t b ll d cco ding
to e h v ulg
t ran ate G REE K d LATIN HURA M M Y F ATHER if
a r to t e ar an , , as

this A hi ét w Ki g H M F h ; f his D f ip i
rc te as n 4 fu s i d h
I RA

S at er or e cr t o n, v er. I . re te t, an t e

O igin l pl inly impo s HURA M OF M F ATHER S v iz h Chi f MASTER MASON f my


r a a rt , x
Y

, . t e e -
o

F h King A
at e r, ; (w h o l gd d b ify d h C i y
B I B A L U S f T YRE nci n e n ar

an eau t

t e t o , as a e t

Hifi i info m
o r es w h by h T YRIANS hi s im w m ft xp in MASONRY) h
r us, ere t e at t t e e re o

e e rt

t o

fom hink H I R A M h Ki ng migh c ll H IRA M h A hi ft F ATHER l n d d skillf l


e t t e t a t e rc te , as ear e an u

M w won b ll d f old T im s JOSEPH w ll d h F A THER f P H A R A H


’ ’
en e re t to e ca o e , o r as as c a t e o o

h f m H IRA M is ll d S O L O M ON S F A T H E R ( C HRON i v 6 ) wh i f id
’ ’ ’
and as t e a e ca , 2 . . I . e re t s a

make: m a m am may

S HE L O M OH A GHURA M LAMM ELEC H B H IF G HN A S AH,

D ID Hu m HIS FATHER M A K E KING S olomon


ra , , To .

Bu t th e D i fficul y is o v
onc by llowing h Wo d A t b h Su n m
er f at e, a t e r B IF to e t e r a e o

H IRA M h M f c ll d l fo ( C HAP I 3 ) H IRA M AB I h H IRA M A f b ing


t e a o n, a e a . . I .
, as e re B IF or e

f mply d f ib d ( C HAP ii 4 ) w m y f ly f pp f his S u n m would


o a e cr

, . b . ld
I . e a ea i u o e r a e no t e c o nce a

A nd his R ding m k s h S f pl in d compl v iz h H I R A M K ING OF Ty


t ea a e t e en e a an eat, . t at , re,

SENT K ING S olomon HIS N A M ESA E H I R A M A


To THE P RINCE OF A RCHITECT S R B I P , ,

d f ib d ( I K INGS v ii WIDO W S S ON OF THE T RI B E d in


.

4) b N ph h li ;
’ ’
e cr . I . to e a OF a t a an

( C2HRON II 4) h f id K ing
. f T YRE
. c
I lls h im
. T HE S ON
t e OF A WaO M AN OF THE D AUGHTERS o a
'

OF D ; d in bo h P l c s h HIS F ATHER W AS A MAN Ty ; w hic h Difficul y is


an an t a e , t at OF re t

remo v d,
( 12
)
A nd the p r o digi ou s al fo e n hau n c e th E xpe n c e o f it
i t s E x c e ll e ncy ; fo r be fi de s K ing D A V ID S vafi P re p ar a ’

t i o n s h i s r ic her S o n S o L M 0 N and all t he w e al th y


,
o

I SRAE L ITES and the Nobl e s o f all the n e igh bou ring
,

K ingd o m s larg e ly con t r ibu te d t owar d s it i n G old


, ,

S il ver and r ic h J e w e l s th a t am o un te d t o a S um alm Ofl


, ,

inc re dibl e .

N o r d o w e re ad o f any th ing in C ANAAN fo lar g e ,

the W all th a t in c lo s d i t b e ing 7 7 0 0 Foo t in C o m p afs ; ’

far

rem o v by f pp fi g his Mo h w i h f h T ib f D AN

d, u o n f h D ug h s
t er as e t er o t e r e o , or o t e a ter

of h C i y c ll d D AN in h T ib
t e t f N
a e d his d fd F h h d b n
t e r e o A P HT HALI, an ece a e at er a ee a

N w h nc his Mo h w ll d A WIDO W OF N ph h li ; f his F h is


AP HT H ALIT E, e e t er as ca

a t a or at er no t

ca ll d

TYRIANa by D f b A MAN OF T YRE by H bi ion OB


e c en t,ED E DO M hut a ta t ; as t e

LE V ITE is ll d G ITTITE by li ving mong h G ITTITES d h Ap fi l P AU L M



ca a a t e , an t e o e a an

of T ARSUS B f pp f mg . Mifl k in T f ib
ut u d h his F h w lly
o a a e ran cr e rs, an t at at er as re a a

TYRIAN by Blood d his Mo h only f h T ib i h f D AN , an f N t er o t e r e e t er o or o A P HT HA LI,

h
t at bcanno B g ia llowing f his v ii C p ci y ; f
e ar a a his F h w a o a a a t or as at er as a

Wo k in B f f h himf lf w fill d wi h Wifd m d U d fl di g d C unning


r er ra s, o e e as

t o an n er an n , an

to wo k ll Wo ks in B f A nd King S O L O M O N f n f him f K ing H I R A M


r a r ra s : as e t or , o ,

in h is L S O LO M ON f ys A nd now I h v f n cunning M ndu d wi h


e tter to , a , a e e t a an, e e t

U d fi di g skil ful
n er an wo k in G ol d S il v B f I on S on T imb P u pl Blu
n , to r , er, ra s, r , t e, e r, r e, e,

fi ne Linn n d C imf ; lfo g v y m nn f G v ing d find


e an r on a v y to ra e an a er o ra , an to o ut e er

D vic w hich ib ll b p
e e him wi h hy cunning M
a e d wi h h
ut cunning M
to , t t en, an t t e en

of my Lo d D A V ID hy F h r This div in ly i fp i d Wo km n m i i d his C h ét


t at e r. e n re r a a n ta n

t ara er

in cting h T mpl d in wo king h U f l h o f f rb yond h P fo m nc s


ere

t e e e, an r t e ten i s t e re , a e t e er r a e

of A HO L IA B d BEZA L EE L b ing l fo an i f lly c p bl f ll fo s f M f e a un v er a a a e o a rt o a o nr


,
y .
( I
S )
far le fs any h o ly S tru c u re fi t ’
t to b e
n am d wi t h It fo r

e x aé tl ro o rt i o n d and b e au t i ful D i m e n fi o n s fr om

y p p ,

t he magni fi c e n t PORCH on the E AST t o t he glo r i o u s and ,

revere nd S ANCTU M S ANCTORU M o n the W EST wi th m o fI ,

l ove ly and c o n ve ni e n t Ap art m e n t s fo r the K INGS and


PRINCES P RIESTS and L E V ITES I SRAE L ITES and G ENTI L ES
, , ,

al fo ; it b e ing an H o u fe o f P r ay er fo r all N a t ion s and ,

cap abl e o f re c e iv ing in the T E M P L E P RO P ER and in all ,

i t s C ou rt s and Ap art m e n t s t og ether n o le fs th an ,

P e o p l e by a m o de fc C alculati o n all owing a


,

,

fqu are C ubi t t o e ac h P e rfo n


'

A nd if w e c o n fi d er the 1 4 5 3 C O L U M NS o f PARIAN
M ar bl e wi th t wic e a s many P ILLAS T ERS b oth havm g
, ,

gl ori ou s C A P ITA L S o f fe v e ral O r d er s and ab o u t 2 2 4 6 ,

W INDO W S be fi de s t ho fe In the PA V E M ENT wi th the u n


, ,
'

fp e a k able and c o fIly D ECORATIONS o f i t wi th in ; (AND


M UCH M ORE M IGHT B E SAID ) we mu fi c o nclud e i t s
P ro fp e é c t o tra n fc e n d o u r I magina t i o n ; and th a t i t

wa s j u fi ly e fce e m d by fan t he fin e ft Pi e c e o f M ASONR Y


’ ’ ’

u p on E arth b e fo re o r fi n c e and the CHIE F W ONDER o f


,

the W o r ld ; and wa s d e dica t e d o r c o n fe c rat e d in the , ,

m o ft fo le m n mann er by K ING 8 o L O M O N
,
.

B u t l e av ing w h at m u fc n o t and ind ee d cann o t b e



, ,

c o mmunica te d by W r i ting w e may wa rr an t ably affi rm


, ,

th a t h o w ever ambi t i ou s the H EATHEN w ere in cul t i v a t ing


o f t he R O Y A L A RT i t wa s n ever p e rfe éte d un t il Go d
, ,

c o nd e
( I
4 )
co n de fc e n de d t o in fi ru ét hi s P ECU L IAR PEO P L E in re ar ing
t he above m e n tio n d fi at e ly T ENT and in building

a t l e ng t h t h i s g o r g e ou s H OUSE fi t fo r t he fp e c ial Re
,

fulg e nc e o f h i s G L ORY w here he dw e l t b et w ee n the


,

C HERU B I M S on t he M ERC Y S EAT and fr om the nc e gav e



,

the m fre qu e n t o r aculou s Re fp o n fe s .

Th i s m o fi fu m p t u o u s fp le n did b e au t i ful and gl o


, , ,

r i ou s E di fi c e at traéte d fo on the i n qu ifi t iv e Artifis o f


,

all N at ion s t o fp e n d fo m e t im e a t JERUSA L E M and fu r ,

Ve
y i t s p e culia r E x c e ll e nci e s a
, s muc h a s wa s allo w d

t o the G ENTI L ES ; w here by the y fo o n difc o v e r d th at all ’


the W o r l d wi th the i r j oin t S kill cam e far fb o rt o f the


, ,

I SRAE L ITES in the Wifdo m and D exteri ty o f A RC HIT EC


,

TURE whe n the W ISE K ING 8 o L o M o N wa s G R A N D


,

M A S T E R o f the L ODGE a t JERUSA L E M and the L EARNED ,

K ING H I R A M wa s G R A N D M A S T E R o f the
L ODGE at T YRE and the INS P IRED H I R A M A B I F wa s
,

M ASTER O F W ORK and M ASONRY wa s und er the imm e


,

diate C a re and Dire étio n o f H e a ve n w he n the N O BL E ,

and the W ISE th oug ht i t the i r H o nou r t o b e afiifi in g t o


the ing e ni o u s M ASTERS and C RAFTS M EN and Whe n the ,

T E M P L E o f the T R U E G o D b e cam e the W o nd er o f


all T rave ll er s by w h ich a s by the m o fc p erfe é t Pattern
, ,
’ ’
,

the y c o rre cte d the A RCHITECTURE o f t he i r own C oun tr y


u p on the i r retu rn .

S o th a t a fter the E re cti o n o f S O L O M ON S T e m p l e M A ’

S O N RY
( 1
5 )
S O N RY wa s im pro v d in all the n e ig h b ou r ing N at i o n s ; ’

fo r t he many Art ifi s e m p lo y d ab o u t i t und er H IRA M


A B IF a ft er i t wa s fi n ifh d difp e s d t he m fe lv e in t o ’ ’

, ,
r s

S YRIA M ESO P OTA M IA , A S SYRIA C HA L DEA B A B Y L ONIA M E


,

, , ,

DIA PERSIA A RA B IA AF RICA L ESSER A SIA G REECE and


, , , , , ,

o ther Par ts o f E URO P E w here they t augh t th i lib er al ,


s

A rt t o t he FREE B ORN S on s o f e min e n t P e rfo n s by who fe ,

D ex t er i t y the K ing s P r inc e s and P o te n t a te s buil t , , ,

many glori o u s Pil e s and b e cam e the G R A N D M A S ,

T E R S e ac h in h i s own T err i t o ry and w ere e mulou s


, ,

o f ex c e lling in th i s R OYA L A RT ; nay eve n in I N D I A , ,

w here the C o rre fp o n de n c e wa s o p e n w e m ay c o n c lu de ,

the fam e B u t non e o f the N at i o n s n o r all t og ether


: , ,

could r i v al t he I SRAE L ITES far le fs ex c e l the m in M A , ,

S O N RY ; and the i r T E M P L E re main d the c o n f



i an t P at t e rn f

"‘
Fo r th o

the TE M PL E h v b n fi f buil by
of D IANA at E PHESUS is su
pp o f

d to a e ee r t

t

fom f J m d s l m n in JONIA bou h T im f MOSES



e o P fi i y h
A P H ET S o er t , t at a e a e tt e e t a t t e e o ;

yet i w o
t f n d m l h
as d d h n buil
te f h f
e k f Iomp o
ifv m n

s in,
MASONRY
an t e re t or t e a e o r e e t ;

d w c no compu P iod f i l ft glo ious E c ion ( h b c m no h f ‘


an e han t te t e er o ts a r re t t at e a e a t er o

h
t e S E VEN WONDERS f h Wo ld) b p io h f S O L O M ON S T mpl b
o t e r to e r r to t at o

e e ; ut

h
t at long f w ds h K ings f LESSER A SIA j i d f
a te r ar t e Y s in fi ifhi i '

o o n

, or 2 20 e ar , n ng t,

wi h 7 C O L U M NS f h fi ft M bl d m ny f m wi h m ft q if S CU L PTURE
t 10 o t e ne ar e, an a o

e t o ex u I te

( ch
ea h E Pat f K ING hy h MASTER MASONS D
t e x en ce o a d A R C H I ,
. t e -
RE S I P H O N an

P H R O N ) f pp h pl nk d C i ling d Roof f PURE C EDA


to u o rt t e h D oo s
a d e e an o R, as t e r an

Linings w f C YPRESS W h by i b c m h Mi f f LESSER A SIA in L g h


e re o ; ere t e a e t e stre S o ,
en t

4 5 F oo 2 t,
I6
( )
N ay the MO NARCH N EBU CHADN E
, GRAND
z A R could n ever wi th all h i s u n fp e akable A dv an ,

t ag e s carry u p h i s MASONRY t o t he b e au ti ful S tre ng t h


,

and Magni fi c e nc e o f the T E M P L E W ORK w h ic h he h ad , ,

in warlik e R ag e bu rn t do wn a fter it h ad re main d in , ,


’ ‘

Sp l e nd o r 4 1 6 Y e ar s fr om it s C ONSECRATION F o r a ft er .

h i s W ar s w ere o ver and g e n er al P e ac e pro c laim d he ,


fe t h i s H e a rt o n A RCHITECTURE and be cam e t he G R A N D ,

M A S T E R M A S O N ; and h av ing b e fo re l e d cap t iv e


the Ing e n i o u s Artifi s o f JUDEA and o t her c o n qu e r d ,


C oun tri e s he rais d ind ee d the larg e fi W o r k u p on


,

E arth eve n t he W all s and C i ty the Palac e s and


,
"
,

H anging

4 5 2 F oo
in B d h
t, F oo
an N d y f dmi bl reaF b i k
t h XERXES l f
2 20 t : a , o a ra e a a r c ,
t at e t

i fi di g w h n h bu n ll h o h T mpl s in his W y G REECE ; h l ft ’


t an n e e r t a t e t er e e a to t o at a

i w
t f on F i
as d bu n down by
et V I LE F E LL O W only f h Luft f b ing
re an r t a , or t e o e

talk d f on h v y D y h A L E X A N D E R h G REAT w bo n

o , t e er a t at t e as r

I *
T hi k f 8 7 F oo
n in H igh 3 5 F oo d in C mp f 4 8 F u longs
c ne s t, 6 e t 0 t, an o a s 0 r , or 0

BRITISH Mil s in éI S qu e f 5 Mil s S id buil f l g B icks c m n d


an ex a are o I e a e, t o ar e r , e e te

wi h h h d Bi um n f h old V l f S HINAR wi h
t t e ar t e G ATES f BRASS
o t at
5 a e o , t 1 00 o , or 2

a-fid d e,
5 T OWERS Foo high h n h WA LL S
an 2 0 ten t er t a t e .

F om h f id 5 G ATES in c h S id w n 5 S TREETS in ft i Lin s in ll 5


r t e a 2 ea e e t 2 ra t e , or a 0

STREETS, ch 5 MI LES long wi h fou HALF S TREETS n x h W lls ch


ea 1 F oo
, t r e t t e a , ea 2 00 t

bod r a h , n i r S s w I 5 F oo b o d And f h w hol C ITY W hus


as t e e t e tree t ere 0 t r a : o t e e as t

cut in o 6 7 6 S Q UARES c h b ing Mil s d i in C mp f ound w h ic h w


o ut t
, ea e 2 e an !
o a s ; r ere

th H ous s buil
e h e fou S o i s h ig h w ll d
t t ree d d ccommod
or d wi h YARDS r t r e e a o rn

an a a te t
, , ,

G ARDENS & A B nch f h E UPHRATES


, C. h o h Middl f i f om N o h
ra o t e ru n t r

t e e o t, r rt

to S ou h o v w hich in h H f h C i y w buil fi ly BRIDGE in L ng h


t , er , t e ea rt o t e t , as t a ate ,
e t a

F u long r ,
( 1 8 )
b e ing th u s k e p t at wo rk they re tain d the i r g re a t S kill ,

in MASONRY and c o n tin u d very ca p abl e o f re building ,


the h oly T E M P L E and C ITY o f S A L E M u p on i t old '

F ounda tion s w h ic h wa s o rde r d by the E diét or DEGR E ,



E

f the G R A N D G Y R U S acco r ding t o G od s W o r d



o , ,

th a t h ad foret old hi E x al t a t i o n and th i s D e c ree A nd s :

C Y R U 5 h av ing c o n fi i tu t e d Z E R U B B A B E L the ,
.

S o n o f S A L ATHIE L (o f the S ee d o f D A V ID b y N ATHAN , ,

the B r o ther o f S O L O M ON who fe R oyal F amily wa s n o w ,

e x t in éI
)

by Pill s 7 5 F oo high h idol ous W fhip f h i G d B E L U S w p f m d


ar t ,
t e a tr or o t e r o as er o r

,

till w h his migh y M f


no , t at d Mon c h
t éi d ound h is nci n Pil T E M P L E
t a on an ar e re e r t a e t e a

of w F u longs on v y S id
t o r M il in C mp f w h h l dg d h f d
e er e, or a e o a s ; e re e o

t e a cre

T op hi s f S OL O MO N S T E M P L E d h gold n Im g 9 F oo high h h h d
r e o

, an t e e a e 0 t , t at e a

f d in h
c o n e crate P l ins f D URA w fo m ly in h T ow l dg d m ny o h
t e a o , as e re r er t e er o

a t er

gold n Im g s d m ny p cious hings h w


e a e , an f w ds ll f i d by X
a re t , t at e re a te r ar a e z

E R x E s,

an d moun d abo v Mi llions S ling


te to a e 2 1 te r .

A nd w h n ll w fi ilh d King N E B U C H A D N E Z Z A R w lking in S in hi


e a as n

, a tate s

H nging G d ns d f om h nc king R v i w f h w hol C i y p oudly b ft d


a — ar e , an r t e e ta a e e o t e e t , r oa e

of h is his mig h y Wo k ; f ying I


t hi s G B bylon h I h v buil f h
t r a , s no t t reat a , t at a e t or t e

H f ou e f h K ingdom by h Mig h
o t e f my P ow d f h H onou ,f my M j fi y ? t e t o e r, an or t e r o a e

b ut h d his P id imm di
a ly b k d by Voic f om H v n d p ifh d by b u l
r e e a te re u

a e r ea e , an un

r ta

M d f f f
a ne s Y s un il h g v G lo y h G d f H v n h OM NIPOTENT
or ev e n e ar , t e a e r to t e o o ea e , t e

A RCHITECT OF THE UNI VERSE w hic h h p blifh d by D c h o ll his Empi d dy d , e u



a e ree t r

a re, an

n x Y b fo his G R E A T B A B Y L O N w li l mo h n h lf inh bi d ( h h
e t e ar, e re as tt e re t a a a te t o

e

h d l d m ny N ions c p i v
a e f a h p p f) w i
at v fully p opl d f in a t e or t at ur o e ; no r as t e er e e or
;
2
5 Y s f his D h h G R A N D C Y R U S q d i d m d h Th on
. e ar a te r e at , t e co n u er

t, an re ov

t e r e

to S HUSHAN in P E R S I A .
9 ) ( I

ex t in ct) the H e ad o r PRINCE o f the C A P TI V ITY and the


, ,

L e ad er o f the JE W S and I SRAE L ITES retu r ning t o JERU


SA L E M the y b e gan t o lay t he Fo undat ion o f the
,

S E C O N D T E M P L E and w o uld h ave foo n fin ifh d


,

i t if G Y R U S h ad liv d ; bu t at le n g th the y p u t o n
,
’ ‘

t he C A P E S TONE
-
in the 6 t h Y e ar o f D A R I U S the
, ,

PERSIAN M ONARCH w he n i t wa s d e dica te d wi th J o y and


, ,

many g re a t S ac ri fi c e s by Z E R U B B A B E L the P r inc e


,

and G e n eral M ASTER M ASON o f the JE W S ab o u t 2 0


-

Y e a r s a fter the D e c ree o f the G RAND C YRU S A nd th o .


t h i s T E M P L E o f Z E R U B B A B E L cam e far fh o rt o f S o

LO MO N S T E M P L E

wa s n o t fo r ic h ly ado rn d wi th Go ld
,

and D iamond s and all mann er o f p re ci ou s S t o n e s


, ,

n o r h ad the S HECHINAH and the h o ly Re lic ks o f M OSES


in i t See y et b e ing rais d e x aé tly u p o n S O L O M ON S
, .
’ ’ ’

Founda t i on and acc or ding t o h i s M o d e l i t wa s ftill


, ,

the m o fc re gula r fym m e tric al and gl o r i o u s E di fi c e in



, ,

the w h ol e W o r ld a s the E n e mi e s o f the JE W S h ave


,

o fte n t e fi ify d and ac kn o wle dg d


’ ’
.

At l e ng th the R O Y A L A R T wa s c arry d in t o ’

G REECE who fe I nh abi tan t s h ave l eft u s n o E v id e nc e o f


,

f ue h I m p r o ve m e n t s in Ma fo n ry p r i o r t o S O L O M ON S

G 2 TEMPLE
( 20
)
TEM P LE anci e n t B uilding s , a s the Git
fo r the i r m o fi
t ad e l o f A T HENS wi th the PARTHENION o r T e m p l e f
.

, ,
o

M INER V A t he T E M P L ES al fo o f T HESEUS o f JU P ITER


, ,

O LY MPIU S See the i r PORTICOS alfo and F ORU M S t he i r


,
.
, ,

T HEATRES and G Y M NASIU M S the i r p ublic H A LL S cu r iou s , ,

B RIDGES re gular F ORTIFICATIONS fl ou t S HI P S o f W a r and


, , ,

fi ate ly PA L ACES w ere all e re éte d a fter the T e m p l e o f


,

S O L O M ON and m o f o f the m eve n a fter the T e m p l e o f



, t

Z ERU BB A B E L .

N o r d o w e fi nd the R E C I A N s arriv d t o any con G


fi de rable K n o wl e dg e in G EO M ETRY b e fo re t he G re a t ,

T HA L ES M I L ESIUS the P hilo fo phe r w h o dy d in the R e ign


, ,

o f B E LLS H Az z AR and the T im e o f the JE W ISH C ap t i


,

v it
y . B u t h i s S c h ola r the G re a ter P Y T H A G o R A s ,

ro v d the A u th o r o f the h PRO OSITION f E UC L ID S


p 47 t P o

firfc ’

T heG RECIANS h ving b n long d g n d in o B b i y forg ing h i o igin l


a ee e e erate t ar ar t , e tt t e r r a

S kill in M f y (whi c h h i F ORE FATHERS b ough f om ASSYRIA ) by h i f qu n


a o nr , t e r -
r t r t e r re e t

Mi x u s wi h o h b b ous N ions h i mu u l I
t re t t er ar ar d w fii bloody W s
at , t e r t a n v afi o n s, an a n
g ar ;

u il by v lling d
nt tra f edi g wi h h A
an d E GYPTIANS
c o rre hy i d hi
po n n t t e S IAT IC KS an ,
t e re v v

t e r

Knowl dg in G EO M ETRY d MASONRY bo h hough f w f h G RECIANS h d h


e e an t , t e o t e a t e

H onou own
r to it .
( 2 1
)
firfi duly o bfe rv d i s the F oundat i o n
B oo k wh ic h , ,
if

o f all Ma fo n r fac re d ci v il and mili t a r y


y , , , .

The P e o p l e o f L ESSER A SIA abou t th i s T im e gave


larg e E ncou rag e m e n t t o Mafo n s fo r e re é tin g all fo rt s
.

.

o f fu m t u o u s
p B uilding s o n e o f w h ic h mu s t n o t b e ,

for go t b e ing u fu ally re c ko n d the Fo u r t h o f the S E V EN


W ONDER S o f the W o r ld V iz t he M AUSO L EU M o r , .


,

T omb o f MAU S OLU S K ing o f GARIA b etwee n LY CIA ,

and JONIA a t H A L ICARNASSUS o n the S id e o f M o un t


, ,

T AURUS in th a t K ingd o m a t the C ommand o f A R ,

T E M I S I A h i s m o u r n ful W id ow a s the fple n did ,

T e fi i m o n y o f her L o ve t o h im buil t o f the m off ,

cu r i o u s M a r bl e in C i r cui t 4 1 1 F oo t in H e igh t 2 5
, ,

C ubi t s fu rro u n de d wi th 2 6 C O L U M NS o f the m o fi fa


,

m o u s S CU L P TURE and the w h o l e o p e n o n all S id e s , ,

wi th A r c he s 7 3 Foo t wid e p e rfo rm d by the fo u r p rin ,


c i al M ASTER M ASONS
p and E NGRA V ERS o f t ho fe

T im e s ,

V IZ .

*
PYTHAGORAS in o E GYPT h Y h T HA L ES dy d d liv ing h
trav ell d

t t e ear t at

, an t e re

am ong h P i fi Y s b c m xp in G EO M ETRY d in ll h E GYPTIAN


t e r e s 27 e ar , e a e e ert , an a t e

LEARNING un il h w c p i v d by C A MB YSES King f P ERSIA d f n


,
t e as aBA BYL ON
t a te o , an e t to ,

w h h w muc h
e re e f wi h h C HA L DEAN M A G I d h l n d BA B Y L ONISH
as co nv er an t t t e , an t e ear e

J E W S f om w hom h b wd g
, r K nowl dg h d d him v y f mous in
e o rro

reat e e, t at ren

er er a

G REECE d ITA LY w h f w ds h fl ifh d d dy d ; w h n MORDECAI w h


an e re a te r ar e o ur

an

e as t e

King f P ERSIA d n Y s f Z
,

p im Mi ifl f S
r e A
n er o tate to HA S HU ERU S o , an te e ar a te r E RU B

B A B E L s T E M L E w fi ifh d P as n

.
( 22
)
V IZ . the E afi S id e by S CO P AS the W e f by LE OC H ARES ,

t ,

the N o rth by B RIAX and t he S ou t h by T I M OTHEUS , .

B u t a ft er P Y T H A G O R A S G EO M ETRY b e cam e t he ,

darling S tudy o f G REECE w here many l e ar n e d P h ilo ,

fo p he rs aro fe m e o f w h om in ve n te d fu n dry P r o
,

p o fi t i o n s o r E l e m e, n t s o f G EO M ETRY and re du c d t he m ,

t o the u fe o f the m ec h anical N o r n ee d w e doub t


t h a t Mafo n r k e p t p ac e wi t h G e o m etry ; o r r a the r
y ,

alway s fo llo w d i t in p ro p o rtio n d gradual I m p r ove


’ ’

m e n ts un t il th e wond erful E U C L I D o f T YRE flou


,

rifh d

a t A L E X ANDRIA ; w h o ga thering u p the fe at
t e r d E l e m e n t s o f G EO M E TR Y dig e fi e d the m in t o a Me

t h od th a t wa s n ever y et m e nd e d (and fo r w h ic h h i s
'

,
'

N am e will b e ever c e l e b r a te d ) und er t he P atro n ag e o f


P T O LOME U S t he S on o f LAGU S K ing o f E GY P T
, ,

on e o f the imm e dia te S u c c e ffo rs o f A L E X A NDER T HE


G REAT .

Or om o h N ions h i p nd d I n v n ions
b o rro w d ’
fr A NA X AGORAS O ENO
t er at t e r re te e e t , as ,

PIDES B, A D E M OCRITUS H IPPOCRATES d T


RIso , N T I P H O, C h M r t, ,
an H EODORU S Y REN E U S , t e a er

of h t ediv in P L A T O w h o mp lify d G EO M ETRY d p blifh d h A RT A NA LYTIC ;


e , a

, an u

t e

f om wh f A c d my c m fo h
r o e it N umb
a e h foon difp d h i Knowl dg
a e rt a va er, t at ers

t e r e e to

di fi P s
an t L art M , T as A RCHYTAS LEON E UDO X US M
EODA U S, M d
HEE T ET U S , , , ,
EN A IC H U S, an

XENOCRATES h M ft f A RISTOTL E f om wh f A c d my lfo c m fo h E M


, t e a er o , r o e a e a a e rt U DE U S,

T HE PHRASTUS A
O I , H d m ny o h s
RIST J E U S , sI DO RU s, Y P S IC LES, an a t er .
( 2
3 )
A nd a s the n o bl e cam e t o b e m o re m e t h o S cl en c e
dic ally t aug ht the R OYA L A RT wa s the m o re g e n er ally ,

e fi ee m d and im pro v d am o ng the G RECIANS w h o a t


’ ’

l e ng th arriv d t o the fam e S kill and M agni fi c e nc e in i t


wi t h the i r T e ac her s the A SIATICS and E GY P TIANS .

T he n ex t K ing o f E GY P T P T O L O M E U S P H I L A ,

D E L P H U S th a t g re a t I m p r o ver o f the lib er al A rt s ,

and o f all u fe fu l K n o wle dg e w h o g athe r d the g f ,




re at e r

L ibrary u p o n E arth and h ad the OLD T ESTA M ENT (a t ,

le afi the PENTATEUCH ) fi rfc tran flate d in t o G REEK be



,

cam e an ex c e ll e n t A RCHITECT and G E N E R A L M A S ,

T E R M A s o N h av ing am o ng h i s o ther g re a t B uil


-
,

ding s e re éte d the fam ou s T o w E R o f P H A R o S


, the
F i fth o f the S E V EN W ONDERS o f the W orld .

We

5“ On an Iil nd n
a e ar ALE X ANDRIA
wond ful , at o ne of the Mou hs t of the NI LE , of er

H igh d m fi cunning W km fhip d ll f h fi fI M bl ; d i coft 8


e t an o or an , an a o t e ne ar e an t 00

Tln a e bou
ts, or C owns T h M it f Wo k und h K ing w
a t r . e a er o r , er t e , as

S mo lt i ng nious M f
IS T RATU S , a d i w f w ds muc h edmi d by JU L IUS a on an t as a te r ar a

r

C SAR wh o w good Judg f m II Things h ough c hi fly


E as a f in W d e o O , t e c o n v e r an t ar an

LIGHT H OUSE f h H bou f A L E X ANDRIA f om


,

P oli icks I w in nd d
t . t as te e as a -
or t e ar r o , r

w hic h h LIGHT H OUSES in h MEDITERRANEAN w o f n ll d PHAROS Thoug h fom


t e - t e e re te ca

. e,

i fi d
n f his m n ion
ea o h F i f h W NDER
t , h g e O B E L I S K f S E M IRA M IS 5
t ,
as t e t O , t e re at o , 1 0

F oo high d 4 Foo fq
t Bo om
an 9
2 F oo in C i cui h G ound
t ll
u are at tt or 0 t r t at t e r , a

in i S on if g py midic lly b ough f om A R M ENIA BA B YL ON bou h T im


, ,

o ne t re t e, r in ra a r t r to a t t e e

h Hifi y f S E M I R A M I S
.
,

o f h Si gt e f T ROY if w m y b li v
e e o , e a e e e t e or o .
( 2
4 )
W e may re adily b e li eve t h a t the A FRICAN N ATIONS , ,

e v e n t o the A T LAN T IC K S HORE did foon imi t ate E GY P T ,

in fu e h I m p r ov e me n t s th ough H ifto ry fail s and there


, ,

are no T r a ve ll er s e n c o u rag d t o difc o v er t he v aluabl e ’

R e main s in Mafo n ry o f tho fe onc e re nown e d N at ion s .

N o r fh o u ld w e forg et the L EARNED I S L AND o f S I c I L Y ,

w here the p r odigi o u s G e o m e t rician A RC H I M E D E 8


did flo u rifh f and wa s un h a pp ily flain w he n S YRACUSE
was t ak e n by M ARCE LL US the R O M AN G e n er al : F o r
'

fr o m S ICI L Y a s w e ll a s fr om G REECE E GY P T and A SIA the


, , , ,

an c 1 e n t R O M ANS l e arn t b oth the S C I E N C E and the


A R T w h a t the y kn e w b e fo re b e ing e i ther m e an o r i rre
,

gula r ; bu t a s they fu bdu d the N a t ion s the y mad e mig hty ’

Difc o v e rIe s In b o th ; and lik e wi fe Me n l e d cap t i ve , , ,

n o t the B ody o f t he P e op l e bu t the A rt s and S ci e nc es , ,


.

wi th the m o fi e min e n t P ro feffo rs and P raétit io n ers ,

t o R O M E ; wh ic h th u s b e cam e the C E N T ER o f L EARNING ,

as w e ll a s o f im p erial Pow er un t il t he y a dv an c d t o ,

the i r Z ENITH o f G lo ry und er A U G U S T U S C E S A R , ,

(in wh o fe R e ign wa s b o r n G OD S M E S S I A H t he

g re a t

W hil eR A T o s T H E N E s d C o N o N fl ifh d in G REECE w ho w f d d


E an o ur

, e re ucc ee e

by h xc ll n A P O L L o N U s f P ERGA d m ny mo b fo h Bi h f C HRIST
t e e e e t 1 o , an a re e re t e rt o ,

w ho hough
, t wo king M f y w good S u v yo s
no t r a o n s, l li cul i v d
et ere r e r ; o r, at ea ,
t ate

G EO M ETRY w hic h is h f lid B f f u M f y d i Rul


, t e o a is o tr e a o nr , an ts e.
26
( )
cam e n e c effary fo r t he i r g rand U nd ert aking s In any ,

fo rt o f M a ter ial s no t only in S t on e B r ick T imb er , , , ,

P lai fi e r ; bu t eve n in C lo th o r S kin o r wh atever wa s s,

u s d f r T e n t s and fo r the v a riou s fo r t s o f A RCHI



o ,

TECTURE .

N or i t b e fo rgo t th a t PAINTERS al fo and


fh o u ld , ,

S TATUARIES w ere alway s re c ko n d good Mafo n s a s


,

muc h a s B UI L DERS S TONE CUTTERS B RICK L AYERS C AR P EN ,


-
, ,

TERS J OINERS UP HO L DERS o r T ENT M AKERS and a v afc


,

,

,

many o ther C raft fm e n th a t could b e n am d w h o p er ’

fo r m acco r ding t o G EO M ETRY and the R ul e s o f B UI L DING ; ,

th oug h

Fo r wi hou good R f h A nci n s hough h h R ul s f h


i t was no t t t ea o n, t e e t t t t at t e e o t e

b u i ful P opo ions in Building w copi d


ea t r rtk n f om h P opo ions f h Body ere e , or ta e r t e r rt o t e

n u l H nc P H I D I A s is k d in h N umb f nci n M f f
at ra : e e
éti g rec o n

t e er o a e t a o n s, or ere n

h
t e S u f h G dd f NE M ESIS R HA M NUS
tat e o t e C ubi s high ; d h f MINER VA
o e S at 10 t an t at o

fi ing in hi
,

at A THENS 6 C ubi s high ; d h f J U P I T E R O M


, 2 t an t at o LY P I U S , tt s

T mpl in A CHAIA b w n h C i i s f EL IS d P ISA m d f innum bl fi ll


e e , et ee t e t e o an , a e o era e na

P i c s f P ORPHYRY f xc ding g nd d p p i d h i w k d
e e o
, o f e ee ra an ro o rt o n

, t at t as re c o n

o ne o

h S
t e WONDERS Ev EN h f mous C R HODES w no h
, d h g
as t e a O L O S S U S at as a t er, an t e re at

efi S u h v w ft d m d f M l d d di c d h S U N 7 C ubi s
tat e t at e er as e re e , a e o e ta , an e a te to t e 0 t
,

high lik g T ow
, e difi
a h E n y f H bou fi idi g wid
re at er at a an ce, at t e tr

o an ar r, r n e

enough f h l g ft Shi ps und f il buil i


or t e Y s by C A R E S f mous M fo
ar e er a , t -
n 12 ear , a a a u

d S u y f S ICYON d S c h ol h g LYSIPPUS f h f m F ni y This


'

an tat ar o an ar to t e re at o t e ra te r
, a e t .

migh y C t f !l nding 5 6 Y
O L O S S U S s f ll by E hqu k d l y in R uin s
, a te r a e ar , e an art a e, an a e ,

h Wond
t e f h Wo ld ill A NNO D M 6 w h n h S OL DAN f E GYPT
er t e t
yd
o ’
r , O . 00, e t e o carr

o ff i R li k w h ic h lo d d 9
ts e C m ls
c s, a e 00 a e .
th oug h n o n e fi n c e H I R A M A B I F h a s b ee n re n o wn d ’

fo r C UNNING In all p a rt s o f Ma fo n ry : A nd o f t h i s
e noug h .

B u t am o ng the H e a the n w h il e the n o bl e S ci e nc e ,

G EO M ETR Y wa s duly cul t i v ate d b o th b e fore and a fter ,

the R e ign o f A U GUSTUS , eve n t ill t he F i fth C ENTURY o f


the C hriffian ERA Mafo n ry wa s h ad in g re a t B fi e e m
Z
I
,

and V e n er a t i o n : A nd w h il e the R O M AN E m p i re con


t in u d in i t s G l o r y the Ro yal A rt wa s care fully

,
p p
ro a

ga te d eve n t o the fi ltima WWII an d a L ODGE


, ,

ere cte d in alm o ft ever y R O M AN Garri fo n ; w here by the y


g e n ero u fl
y c o mmunica te d the i r C UNNING t o the no rther n
and we fte rn Part s o f E URO P E w h ic h h ad g r own bar ,

bar ou s b e fo re the R O M AN C ON Q UEST th oug h w e kn ow ,

no t c ertainly h ow l ong ; be c au fe fom e th ink there are


a fe w R E M AINS o f g oo d Mafo n ry b e fo re th a t PERIOD
in fom e Pa rt s o f E URO P E rai fe d by the o r iginal S kill , .

th a t the fi rfi C oloni e s b r oug ht wi th the m a s the C E L TIC ,

E DI F ICES e re éte d by the anci e n t GAU L S , and by the anci e n t


,

B RITAINS

By MENE L AUS CL AUDIUS P M


, ( w h o w
,
l fo
T OLO h P RINCE f A TRONO M ERS )
EU S , as a t e o S

P LUTARCH E , ( w h o ci
U T OC IU Ss h I n v n ions
re f P
teHI L O
t e D I C L ES
e N tM S o , O ,
IC O EDES , P H ORU S ,

an d H ERON h l n d M h i k) K
t e ear e eclfo h In v n f P umps (c l b d by
an c T ES IB IU S a , t e e te r o e e ra te

VITRU V IUS P ROCLUS P L INY d A


, , ) , d G
an E M INUS l fo
T H EN J EU S
q ll d by fo m an , a e ua

r to

EU L ID ; f DIOPHANTUS N M
C o S ,
P ROC LUS P APPUS T HEON & ll G m
ICO AC HU S , EREN U S , , , ,
C. a eo e

i i
t r c an s, d h ill ft i
an t eC li u f h m c h nic l A s
r o us u t v aters o t e e a a rt .

D 2
28
( )
B RITAINS t oo w h o w ere a C olony o f the C E L TES long
, ,

b e fo re t he R O M ANS in v ad e d th i s Iflan d .

B u t w he n the G O T H S and V A N D A L S t h a t h ad ,

n ever b ee n c o n qu e r d by the R O M ANS lik e a g e n eral ’

D e lug e o ver r an the R o M A N E M P I R E wi th war lik e


,

,

R ag e and gr ofs I gno r anc e they u tterly defiro y d many ’

o f the fi n e fi E di fi c e s and de fac d o ther s very fe w e ’

, ,

fc ap in g ; a s the A SIATIC and AF RICAN N a t ion s fe ll u n


d er t he fam e C alami ty by t he C o n qu e fi s o f the
M A H o M E T A N s who fe g r an d De fi g n i s only t o con
vert the W o r ld by F i re and S w o r d in fi e ad o f cul t i v a ,

t ing the A rt s and S ci e nc e s .

T h u s u p o n the D e c le n fi o n o f the R O M AN E M P IRE


, ,

w he n the B RITISH G ARRISONS were drain d the A N G L E s and ’

o ther low er S A x o N S in v i te d by the ANCIENT B R I T o N S ,

t o com e o ver and he l p the m ag ain ft the S c O T S and


PICTS ,

T he N iv s wi hi
at e t nin buildi g f
the R O M AN C OL ONIES migh t be fi rfl in ftruéted n o

C ITADEL S d BRIDGES d an
y d f w ,ds w
anh n h i So h F ifi i
t er o rt ff c at o n s n ece ar ; an a ter ar ,
e t e r et

lm p d d P c d Lib y d Pl n y h AB ORIGINES did foon imi hi



t e en t ro uc e a e, an ert , an e t , t e tate t e r

l n d d poli C onqu o s in M f y h ving h n Lif


ear e an te d Difp f i
er r a o nr ,
a t e e ure an a o i t on to

raif m gnific n S éi
e a N y v n h Ing nious f h n ighbou ing N ions
e t tru ure s. a , e e t e e o t e e r at

no t
q d l n muc h f om h R O M AN G if in T im s f P c d op n
co n uer

, ear t r t e arr o ns e o ea e an e

C fp d
o rre w h n h y b c m mulous f h R O M AN GL ORY d h nk ful h
on en ce, e t e e a e e o t e ,
an t a t at

h i b ing q d w h m ns f co v ing h m f om nci n Igno nc d P j


t e r e co n ue r

as t e ea o re er t e r a e t ra e -
an re u

dic s w h n h y b g n d ligh in h R OYA L A RT


e , e t e e a to e t t e .
( 2
9 )
P C T S a t l e ng th fu bdu d the S ou th Par t o f th i s
I ,

I S L AND w h ic h they c all d E N G LAND o r L and o f the


,

AN G LEs ; w h o b e ing a kin t o the G OTHS o r r a ther a fo rt —


,

o f V ANDA L S o f the fam e wa r lik e D ifp o fi t io n and a s


, ,

ign o r an t H e a the n s e n c o u rag d n o th ing bu t W ar t ill ,


t he y b e cam e C hrifi i an s ; and the n t o o la t e lam e n te d

the I gno r anc e o f t he i r F a ther s in the g re a t L o fs o f


R O MAN M ASONRY bu t kn e w no t h o w t o rep ai r It , .

Y et b e c o ming a F REE PEO P L E (a s the o ld S A X ON L A W S


t e fti fy)

and h av ing a D ifp o fi tio n fo r M ASONRY the y ,

foon b e gan t o imi t a te t he A SIATICS G RECIANS and


!
, ,

R O M ANS in e re étin g o f L odg e s and e nc ou r aging o f


,

Ma

doub f l S A X ON d S COTISH K ings wi h m ny f h N obili y g G


No t ev era an ,
t a o t e t , reat en

tr y ,d min n C l gy b c m h G RAND MASTERS f h f ly Lodg s f om


an e e t er ,
e a e t e o t o e e ar e , r a

migh y Z l h n p v l n f bui lding m gnific n C h ifii T mpl s ; w hic h would lfo


t ea t e re a e t or a e t r an e e a

p omp h m
r tnqui f h LAW S C HARGES R EGU L ATIONS C USTO M S d USAGES
t e to e re a ter t e , , , , an ,

o f h nci n Lodg s m ny f w hic h migh b p f d by T RADITION d ll f


t e a e t e , a o t e re e rv

, an a o

th m v y lik ly in h f P s f h BRITISH IS LANDS h W


e er e f bd d by h
t o e art o t e t at e re no t u u

t e

S A X ONS f om w h nc in im h y migh b b ough d w hi c h h S AX ONS w mo


,
r e e t e t e t e r t, an t e e re re

fond f h n c ful
o , v i v G EO M ETRY d R O M AN MASONRY ; m ny in ll A g s
t a are to re e an as a a e

h v b n mo cu ious d c ful bou h LAWS F ORM S d U SAGES f h i fp


a e ee re r an are a t t e , , an o t e r re ec

ti v S oci i s h n bou h A R T s d S C I E N C E h o f
e et e ,
t a a t t e an 5 t ere .

B n i h wh w
ut e t yd er h M nn how at b co mmunic
as d by w i c o n ve

, no r t e a er , c an e ate r t

ing ; no M ind d d fi d i wi hou h K y; f F E LL O W C RAFT


I

as an c an ee un er an t t t t e e o a .
( 3 0
)
Mafo n s ; b e ing t aug ht no t only fr om t he fai th ful T RADI
,

TIO NS and v aluabl e R E M AINS o f t he B R I T o N S bu t ,

eve n by fo re ign PRINCES in who fe D ominion s the ,

R OYA L A RT h ad b ee n pre fe rv d much fro m G OTHIC R UINS


An . Do m . p a rt icular ly by G H A R L E S M A R T E L L K ing o f
74 1
He Dy d

.

. FRANCE wh o acco r ding t o t he old R e c ord s o f Mafo n s


, , ,

fe n t o ver fev e ral ex p ert C RAFTS M EN and le a r n e d A RCHI -

T E C T S in t o E NG L AND a t the D e fi re o f the S A X ON K INGS ‘

S o th a t du ring the H E P TARCH Y the G OTHIC A RCHITECTURE ,

wa s a s muc h e n c o u rag d here , a s in o ther C hrifl ian


L and s .

An .

83 2
Do m . An d th ough the
many In v afi o n s o f the D A N E S
o c c afi n d the L o f
o f many R e co r d s y et in T im e s o f
.

o s ,

Tr uc e o r P e ac e the y did n o t h ind er muc h the g oo d W o r k ,

t h o ug h n o t e rfo rm d acc or ding t o the A UGUSTAN S TI L E ;


p
nay the v afc E x p en c e laid ou t u p o n i t wi th the e u
,

,

r iou s I n ve n t i o n s o f the Artifis t o fu pply the R O M AN


S kill d oing the be ft the y could de m o n flrat e the i r
, ,

Efi e e m and Lo ve fo r the R OYA L A RT and h a ve re n ,

d er d the G O T H I C B U I L D I N G S ve n erabl e th o

,

no t imi tabl e by tho fe th at re lifh the ANCIENT A RCHI


TECTURE .

An D m
. o . A nd a fter the S A X ONS and D ANES were c o n qu er d by ’

1 066.
the N O R M A N S a s fo on a s the W ar s e nd e d and
,

P e ac e wa s pro c lai m d the G OTHIC Mafo n ry wa s e n


d

c o u ra
g ,
( 3 ) 1

g
c o u ra d eve n in t h

R e ign
, f the C ON Q UEROR and e o ,
*

of h i s S on K ing W I L L I A M R U F US w h o buil t W EST ,

M INSTER H A LL the l g f on e R o o m p erh aps in the



, ar

e t

E arth .

N o r did the B AR ONS W ar s n o r the many bl oo dy ‘

W ar s o f the fu bfe qu en t N OR M AN K INGS , an d the i r con


t e nding B r anc he s muc h h ind er the m off fu m p t u o u s ,

and lo fty B uilding s o f tho fe T im e s rais d by the GREAT ,


C L ERGY (w h o e nj oying larg e R eve nu e s c ould w e ll


, ,

b e ar the E x p en c e ) and eve n by the C R o w N t o o ;


fo r w e re ad K ing E D W A R D III h ad an O ffi c er c all d

.

t he K ing s F REE M ASON o r G ENERA L — S UR V E Y OR o f h i s B uil



-
,

ding s who fe N am e wa s H E N R Y Y E E L E
,
V e m l d A
p y An D m
o bou ,

t
o

by th at K ing t o build fe v e ral A bbi e s and S t S TE P HEN S 3 6


. .

.
1 2
,

C H A P P E L a t W EST M INSTER Where the H o u fe o f C o m ,

m o n s n o w fi t in Par liam e n t .

B u t fo r the fu rther In fi ru éi io n o f C ANDIDATES and


y oung er B rethre n a c ert ain R e co r d o f F ree Mafo n s ,
-
,

w r i t te n in the R e ign o f K ing E D W A R D I V o f the A bou . t


An D m
N OR M AN L INE g i ve s t he fo llo wm g A cc oun t , V IZ
. o .

, 47 5 . 1 .

WI LL IA M h C ON Q UEROR buil h T OW ER f L O N D O N d m ny f g C ill s


t e t t e o , an a tro n a e

in h C oun y wi h f l ligiou Edifi wh f Ex mpl w f ll w d by h N


t e tr , t e v e ra re s c es, o e a e as o o

t e o

bili y
t d C l gy
an p icul ly by R OGER DE MONTGO M ERY E l f A RUNDEL h A ch
er art ar ar o , t e r

f Y OR K
,

bifh p
o o h Bifh p f D U HA M
,
d Gt e Bifh p
o f R OCHESTE
o R , an U N DU L P H o o R, a

migh y A hi ét
t rc te .
( 3 2
)
T h at th ough anci e n t R e co r d s o f the B r o therh ood
t he

in E NG L AND w ere many o f the m de flr y d o r lofi in t he o


W ar s o f t he S A X ONS and D ANES ye t K ing A THE L STAN , ,

the G ra n dfo n o f K ing A L F R E D E t he G re a t a mig ht y


( ,

Arc hit e éI) the fi rfi ANOINTED K ING o f E NG L AND an d ,

wh o tran flat e d the H O L Y B I BL E in t o the S A X ON T ongu e ,

whe n he h ad b r ought the L and in t o R e ft and P e ac e


i


,

buil t many g re a t W o rk s and e n c o u rag d many Ma f n s


,

o

fr om F RANCE w h o w ere a pp oin te d O V ERSEERS there o f and


, ,

brought wi th the m t he C HARGES and R EGU L ATIONS f t he o

L ODGES pre fe rv d fi n c e the R O M AN Tim e s wh o al fo


‘ ’

re v ail d wi th the K ing t o im p r o ve the C ONSTITUTION


p
o f the E NG L ISH LO DG E S a C C OI din t o t he fo re ign M o d e l
'

g

and t o in c re afe the W ag e s o f W ORKING M ASONS


Th a t the faid K ing s yo u n g e ft S on P r inc e E D W I N


, ,

b e ing t aught Mafo n ry and t aking u p on h im t he C HARGES


,

of a M A S T E R M A S o N fo r the Lo ve he h ad t t he
-
,
o

faid C r a ft and the h o nou r abl e P r inci p l e s w here on i t i s


,

g r ound e d p urc hafe d a free C h arter o f K ing A THE L STAN


,

h i s F a ther fo r the Mafo n s h av ing a C ORRECTION among


.

t he m fe lv e s o r a F ree dom
(a s i wa s anci e n t l re fs d
)
’ ~

t
,
y e x
p
and Pow er t o re gulate the m fe lv e s t o am e nd w h at ,

might h app e n a m if and t o h old a y e ar ly C ommun i


s,

cat ion and G e n er al Affe m bly .

Th a t acco r dingly PRINCE E D W I N fu mm o n e d all t he


Mafo n s i n the R e alm t o m eet h im in a C ong re gat i o n
at
( 34 )
H ENRY V I and by the . L ORDS f h i s h on ou rabl e C OUN
o ~

CI L w h o h ave allo w d the m and faid th a t they b e right


,

g oo d and re afo n able t o b e h old e n a s the y h av e b ee n d r awn ,

ou t and c o lle éIe d fr om the R ECORDS o f anci e n t T im e s .

N ow th oug h in the th i r d Y e a r o f the faid K ing


H ENRY V I w h il e an I n fan t o f abou t fou r Y e a rs o ld
.
,

the Par liam e n t mad e an A él th a t affe él e d o nly the '

W ORKING M ASONS , w h o h ad , con tra ry t o the S t a t u te s fo r


L ab ou rer s ,

IN ANOTHER MANUSCRI M ORE ANCIENT W E READ Th w h n h MASTER d PT , :



at e t e an

WARDENS m in L DGE if n d b h S HERIFF f h C oun y


ee t a O , h MAYOR ee e, t e o t e t , or t e

o f h Ci y t e ALDER M AN f h T own in w hic h h C ONGREGATION is h ld ih ld


t , or o t e , t e e , ou

b em d F E LL OW d S oci
a e h MASTER in h lp
an f h im i il R E B E L S
ate to d f
t e , e o ag a n , an or

upb ing h R igh s f h R lm


e ar t e t o t e ea .


Th at P RENTICES
ENT ER D h i m king w h d

b Thi v s
at t e r Thi a ere c arg

no t to e e e , or e v es

M in in s h h y ih ld v l h illy f h i P
a ta er ; t at t e d lo v
ou h i F llows
tra e o ne or t e r a
y , an e t e r e as

h mf l
t e d b
e v es, u an h King f E NG L AND
e tr e d h R EA LM
to t e d h LODGE o , an to t e , an to t e .

Th f h C ONGREGATIONS i fh ll b q i d wh h y M il F llo w h
“ ’
at at uc t a e en u r ,
et er an a er or e as

b ok y f h A icl s g d
r e an o t eA nd if h O ff nd b ing duly ci d pp
rt e a ree to . t e e e r, e te to a ear,

p o v R EB EL d will
r e , nd h n h LODGE fh ll d min
an no t i il h im h
a tte , h t e t e a e ter e aga n t at e

nounc h is MASONRY no mo f his C f h w hic h


i

ih ll f fw
a
(or )
e ar or dreih ll e , an a re u e t ra t ; t e

if h p fem f re udo h S HERIFF


e f h
or C oun
to y ih ll p if , h im t e d k ll o t e t a r on , an ta e a

his G oods in o h King s H nds ill his G c b g n d him d iil d F his


t t e

a , t ra e e ra te an

ue : or t

G f p i cip l y h v
au e rn h f C ong g ions b n d i d h
al a e t e e w ll h l w il re at ee or a n

, t at as e t e o e as

h
t e hi h il fh ld b
g e w ll d uly f d in his A f f id h oughou ll h
ou e e an tr erv e t rt o re a t r t a t e

Ki gdom f E NG LA D
n o N .

AM E so M OTE I T N , N !
35
L ab ou rer s c on fe derate d no t t o wo r k bu t a t the i r own
,

P ric e and W ag e s ; and be c au fe fu e h A gree m e n t s w ere


fu pp o s d t o b e mad e a t the G ENERA L L ODGES c all d in
’ ’

the A 61 C H A P T E R S and C O N G R E G A T I O N S o f
:

M E S o N s i t wa s the n th o ug ht ex p e di e n t t o l eve l the


faid A ft ag ain fl t he faid C O N G RE G AT IO s Y et w he n the
faid K i ng H ENRY V I arriv d t o M an s E fla te the Ma
i

’ ’
.
,

fon s laid b e fo re h im and h i s L ORDS the abo ve m e n —

t i n d R ECORDS and C H ARGES w h o t is p lain , re v ie w d


’ ’ ’
o , ,

th em and fo le m n ly appro v d o f the m a s g o od and


,

-

rea fo n able t o b e h o ld e n Nay the faid K ING and h i s : ,

E 2 L ORDS

TERTIO HENRICI S EX T I, C AP . I . AN D OM 4 5
. . 1 2 .

Ti l t e . Mafo n s ih all no t c onf de erate them felves in Ch p s d C ong g ions


a te r an re at .

WH E R E A S by y ly C ONGREGATIONS d ear an C ONFEDERACIES m d by h M f ,


a e t e a ot "

In h i G ENERA L A SSEMBL IES h good C f


t e r f , t e o ur e an d E f ft f h S u s f L bo
e o t e tat te or a r

e rs b op nly v iol
e d d b ok n in S b i
e ate f h L w an d h g D r e , u v er i o n o t e a , an to t e re at an

a e
g f ll h C ommons
o a f id S O V EREIGN LORD h Ki ng willing in
t e , o ur his C f a t e ,
t a e to


p o v id
r R m dy by h A dvic d Aff f f id d h fp i l R qu il f
e a e e , t e e an en t a o re a , an at t e ec a e e o


h
t e C OMM ONS h h o d in d d il blifh d h f h C HAPTERS d C ONGREGATION
, at r a e an e a e ,
t at uc an S

fh ila b h no tf hold n ; d if y f h b m d h y h
e e rea ter e f f h Ch p an an uc e a e, t e t at cau e uc a


ters d C ong g i ons
an b ff mbl d d h old n if h y h
re at of b
to eifl ib la e e an e , t e t e re e co n v , a .

b e judg d f F E L ONS d h h OTHER MASONS h com


e or , an f h Ch p s d
t at t e t at e to ue a ter an

C ong g ions b p ifh d by Imp if m f h i Bodi s d m k Fin d R


re at e un

r on en t o t e r e , an a e e an an

fom h K ing s Will



e
~
at t e .

C I nfl 3 p 9 9 o . . .
( 3 6 )
L ORDS mu fi h ave be en inco rp o r ate d wi th t he F REE
-

M ASONS , b e fo re t hey could mak e fu e h R e v i e w o f the R E


CORDS ; and in th i s R e ign b e fore K ing H ENRY S T r oubl e s ,

Mafo n w ere much e n c o u rag d N o r i there any In flan c e


s

. s

o f exe cu t ing th a t A é t in th a t o r in any o ther R e ig n ’


,

fi n c e and the Ma fo n s n ever n e gl e ct e d the i r L ODGES fo r


,

i t no r ever th ought i t Wo rth wh il e t o e m p loy the i r


,

NO BL E and E M INENT B RETHREN t h ave i t re pe al d ; be c au fe o


the wo rking Mafo n th at a re free o f the L odg e fc o rn s, ,

t o b e guil ty o f fu e h C ombina t ion s ; and the o ther free


Mafo n s h ave no C onc er n in T re fpaffe ag ai n fl the S t a s

t u t e s fo r L abourer s .

Th A w m d in igno n T im s w h n u L ning w C im d
at ft as a e ra t e ,
e tr e ear as a r e, an

G EOM ETRY d m d f C ONJ URATION b i c nno d og f om h H onou f h


co n e n

or ; ut t a t er a te r t e r o t e

ANCIENT F RATERNITY w ho b fu would n v ncou g y f h C on f d cy f


, to e re e er e ra e an ue e e ra o

h i wo king B h n B by T RADITION i is b li d h h P AR L IA M ENT MEN


t e r r re t re . ut
'

t

e ev

,
t at t e -

w hn muc h i fl d by h I LL ITERATE CL ERGY) w ho w cc p d M f


N


ere t e to o n u en c t e e re no t a e te a o n s,

no r und flood A hi ft ( h CL ERGY f fom fo m A g s) d g n lly hough


er rc te u re as t e o e r er e an e era t t

unwo hy f his B o h hood ( y h ki h y h d i d f i bl R igh


rt o t r t know ll
er ; et t In n
g t e a an n e ea i e t to a

S c by v u f AURICULAR C ONFESSION d h M f n v hing


0 “

e re ts, e rt e o f fii ,
an t e a o ns e er co n e n
g an y t

h of h f id CL ERGY w highly o ff nd d d fi il f p fti h m f Wi k d


t ere , t e a e re e e ,
an at r uf e n
g t e o c e n e fs,

re
p f d h m d ng ous h S du ing h Mino i y d foon fl d h
re en te t e as a er to t e ta te r t at r t , an in u e nc

t e

P ARL IA M ENT MEN l y hold f f h f p f d A g m n s f h wo king M f f


-
to a o ue u
p o e re e e t o t e r a o n s, or

m king
a Aft h an migh f m fl Di h t at upon v n h w hol W ORSHIPFU L
t ee to re e fl f o no ur e e t e e

F RATERNITY in wh f F v ou f l Aél h d b n bo h b fo d f h P io d
, o e a r e v e ra s a ee t e re an a ter t at er

mda e.
( 37 )
The K ing s o f S C O T L A N D very much e n c o u rag d ~

the ROY A L A RT fr o m the e arlie fl T im e s down t o the


,

U NION o f the C r o wn s a s a pp e ar s by t he R e main s o f


,

gl o riou s B uilding s in th a t ANCIENT K ingdom and by ,

the L odge s there k e p t u p wi th ou t I n t err u p t ion many


h und re d Y e ars the R e c or d s an d T r adi t ion s o f w h ic h
,

t e fli f the g re a t Re f e él o f t ho fe K ing s to t h i s h onou r


y p
abl e F r a terni ty w h o ga v e alway s p re gn an t E v id e nc e o f
,

L o ve and L oyal ty fr om
-

t he i r , w he nc e fpru n g the o ld
Toa il am o ng S COTS M f a o n s, V Iz G O D B L E S S T HE
.

KIN G AND THE CRAFT !


N o r wa s the r oyal E x am p l e n e g le él e d by the N o
B ILIT Y G ENTR Y and C L ERG Y o f S G O T L A N D w h o j Oin d ’

, , ,

in every th ing fo r the g o od o f the C ra ft and B r o ther


h o o d t he K ing s b e ing o fte n the G RAND M ASTERS
, ,

un t il among o ther th ing s the M ASONS o f S C o T L A N D


, ,

w ere im p o we r d t o h ave a c ert ain and fi x d G RAND


’ ’

MASTER and G RAND W ARDEN w h o had a S ala ry fr om ,

t he C r o wn and al fo an Acknowl e dgm e n t fr om every


,

N EW B ROTHER in the K ingdom a t E n t r anc e who fe B u fi ,

n e fs wa s n o t only t o re gula te w h a t might h app e n am ifs


In the B r o therh oo d , bu t al fo t o he ar and finally d eter
min e all C o n tro v e rfi e s b et w ee n M ASON and L ORD t o ,

u n i fh the M ASON i f he d efe rv d i t a n d t o o blig e bo t h


p
~

, ,

t o e qui t abl e T er m s : A t w h ic h H e ar ing s i f the G RAND ,

M ASTER wa s a bfe n t (w h o wa s alway s n o bly b or n) the


G RAND
( 3 8 )
G RAND W ARDEN pre fi de d T h i s P r i v il ege re main d t ill .

the C i v il W ar s bu t i s now o bfo le t e ; no r can i t w e ll ,

b e re v iv d un t il the K ING b e c o m e s a MASON be c au fe i t


wa s no t aél u ally exerte d a t the U NION o f the King


dom s .

Y et the gre a t C are th a t the S c o T S t oo k o f tru e


Mafo n ry pro v d a ft erwar d s very u fe fu l t o E N G L A N D ;
,

fo r the l e a r n e d and magnanimou s Q u ee n E L IZA B ETH ,

w h o e n c o u rag d o ther A rt s difc o u rag d th i s ; be c au fe , ’

,

b e ing a W O M AN fh e c ould no t b e mad e a M ASON , th o ,


a s o ther g re a t W om e n fhe might h av e muc h e m p lo y d ,


Mafo n s lik e S E M IRA M IS and A RTE M ISIA


I’
,

B u t u p on her D e m ife K ing J A M ES V I o f S COT , .

L AND fu c c e e din g t o the C r own o f E N G L AND b e ing ,

a M ASON K ing re v iv d t he E NG L ISH L odg e s ; and a s he ,


wa s t he F IRST K ing o f G R E A T B R I T A I N he wa s

,

al fo the F IRST P r inc e in the W o rld th a t re c o v e r d the ’

R O MAN Arc hite él u re fr om the Ruin s o f G OTHICK Ig n o


r anc e 2

ELIzA B ET
H b ing j lous f y Aif mbli f h S bj ét wh f B fi f ih e ea o an e es o er u e s, o e u ne s e

was duly pp i d f mp d b k p h ANNUA L C O MM UNICATION f MA SONS


no t a r z

o ,
a tte te to re a u t e o ,

as d ng ous h G o v nm n B
a er old M f h v
to er f i d i by T di io er e t: ut, as a o ns a e tran rn t te t ra t n,

w h n h nobl P f h M j ily h d mmiili d d b ough


e t e e f fii i
er o n s P if er a e a co o ne , an r t a u c en t o e

wi h h m Y OR K on S T JOHN S D y w
t t e at NCE AD M I ED INTO THE LODGE h y .

a , ere O TT , t e

m d no f f A ms d
a e u ed h Q o mo il honou bl A ccoun f h nci n
r , an re tu rn

t e Iee n a ra e t o t e a e t

F ni y w h by h poli ic l F s d D oub s w difp ll d d ih l h m lon


rater t , ere er t a ear an t e re e

,
an e et t e a e,

as P opl much fp él d by h N obl d h Wi f f ll h poli N ions b


a e e re e e t e e an t e e o a t e te at , ut

ne gl él d h
e A e ll h R ig n
t e rt a er e .
( 39 )
r anc e : For a fter many dar k o r illi t era te A g e s a s fo o n .

a s a ll Pa rt s o f L e a r ning re v iv d and G EO M ETR Y re c o v e r d


’ ’

,
,
.

i ts G r ound the p oli t e N at i o n s b e gan t o di fc o v e r t he


,

C o n fu ii n and I m p r o p r i e ty o f the G OTHICK B uilding s ;


o

and in the Fifte en th and S i xtee n th C ENTUR IES the


A U G U S T A N S T I L E wa s rais d fr o m i t s Ru bbifh in ’

I TA LY by B R A M A N T E B A R B A R O S A N S O V I N O
, , , ,

SANGALLO MICHAEL ANGELO , RAPHAEL ,

UR EI N , J U L I O R O M A N O S E RG LI O LA B AC O , , ,

S C AM o z I V I G N O L A and many o ther b rig ht


, ,

A RCHITECTS ; bu t abo v e all by the G REAT P A L L A D I 0


,

who has n o t y et b ee n duly imi t a te d in I TA L Y th oug h ,

u fll
j y riv a l d in

E NG L AND by o u r GREAT M ASTER M ASON -

INIGO JONES .

B u t th o ug h all tr u e Mafo n s h o nou r the M e m ori e s


o f t ho fe I TA L IAN Arc hi t e éls i t m u fl be o wn d th a t the

, ,

A UGUSTAN S TI L E was n o t re v iv d by any c ro wn d H e ad ’ ’

b e fo re K ING J A M E s the S i xth o f S C O T L A N D and ,

Fi rfi o f E N G L A N D at ro n i z d the faid g lo r i o u s I NIGO


p
JONES w h om he e m plo y d t o build h i s Royal Palac e o f
,

WHITE HALL -
and In h i s R e ign o ver all G REAT
B RITAIN the B A N Q U E T I N G H O U S E a s the fi rfl
,

,

p i e c e o f it wa s ,
o nly rai s d w h ic h i’
s the f
,
i n e fl o ne

Room u p on E a r th ; and the ing e ni o u s Mr N ICHO L AS .

S TONE p e rfo rm d a s M ASTER M ASON und er the Arc hi te ét



J O N E S
.
( 4 0
)
Up o n h i s h i s S o n K IN G C H A R L E S I D e m ife , .

b e ing al fo a M ASON p atro n iz d Mr JONES t o o and ,



.
,

fi rmly in te nd e d t o h ave carr i e d o n his Royal F a ther s


D e fi g n o f W H I T E H A L L , acc o r ding t o Mr J o N as S

-
.

S til e ; bu t wa s un h app ily di ver ted by t he C i v il W a rs .


*

A ft er the W a r s w ere o ver and the R O Y A L F A M I L Y re ,

fi o r d t r u e M ASONRY wa s lik e wife re flo r d ; e fp e c ially


’ ’

u p on the unh app y O c c afi o n o f the B URNING o f L ONDON ,

A NNO 1 6 6 6 fo r t he n the C i ty H o u fes w ere re buil t -

m ore a fter the R O M AN S til e w he n K ing C HAR L ES II ,


.

found e d

T he Pl n a an d b ing ilili p f d i is ll m d
Pro fp e él of h glo ious
t at r Defi gn e re erv

, t e ee

by s killful A hi él x c l h f y o h P l c in h known E h f h
rc te s to e e t at o an t er a a e t e art ,
or t e

Symm y Fi m f B u y d C onv ni ncy f A l i él ; ind d ll MASTER


e tr , r ne S , ea t , an e e o rc t t e u re as ee a

J N E D fig O igin ls d fi fl Vi w dif him b



o sd E flis e ns an re o ns are r a , an at r e c o v er to e

h A hi él
t e N y his mig h y G nius p
rc te : il d wi h h
a
, N OB I L ITY d G ENTRY f ll
t e re v a

t t e an o a

BRITAIN ( f h w , muc h h
or d in S COT L AND
e as in E NG L AND)
as ff él d o no u r

as to a e an

reviv h ANCIENT STI L E f M A s o N R Y


e t e long gl fl d o pp s by h m ny , to o ne e e ; as a ear t e a

cu ious F b i k f h f T im s
r a r c s f w hic h ib ll b
o w m i d h l il
t o e ed , o ne o a e no en t o n
'
, t e ca , an

p h ps
er a f h fi ilo ne h f mou G A
o t ef h P HYSIC G ARD N
ne , OXFORD
t e a s T B o t e E at

w hic h co il his LO DSHI P


,

i d by H D A N V E R S E A R L O F D A N B Y

ra s E N R Y R
,

m ny hund d P ounds d is
a recu ious li l pi c f M f y, an v w buil as r a tt e e e o a o nr as e er as t

h b fo
t e re f ewi h h following I f ip i on h F on f i
re or i n ce, t t e n cr t on t e r t o t, V Iz .

G LORIE DEI OPT IMI M A X IM I HONORI CARO LI REGIS


, , IN USU M
AC ADEMIJE ET REIPU BLIC ZE ,
ANNO 1 63 2 .

H NRICUS CO M ES DAN B Y
E .
4 2

te d a fter the REV OLU T IO N A N N O 1 6 8 8 K I N G


. Bu t *
, _ ,

W I L L I A M th ough a w arlik e Princ e h aving a g o od , ,

T afle o f A r ch i t e ctu re carr i e d on the af re faid t wo fa ’


, o

m ou s H o fp itals f G REEN W ICH and C HE L SEA buil t t he fin e o ,

p ar t

B ut by
oy l Ex mpl f h is B o h K ing C HAR LES II h C ITY f L O N D O N
t he r a a e o r t er . t e o

ét d h f mo u
s MONUM ENT w h h G REAT F IRE b g n ll f f lid S on

ere e t e a , e re t e e a , a o o t e, 20 2

foo high f om h G ound Pill f h D


t r O d 5 Foo di m wi h
t e r , a ar o t e ORIC K r er, 1 t a e ter, t a

cu ious S i C f in h Middl f bl ck M bl nd n i on B lcony on h T op (


r ta r -
a e t e e o a ar e, a a r a t e no t

unlik h f f T RA J AN d A NTONINUS R o M E) f om w h nc h C ITY d S


.

e t o e o an at r e e t e an U EU RE S

is h high il C olumn w know upon E rh I P EDESTA L



m y b i wd

a d i
e v e ; an t t e e e a t . ts

is F oo fq
2 1 d F oo high h F on f w hic h is d d wi h m lt i g i
t u are, an t , t e r t o a o rn

t o n en

ous E mbl ms in BASSO R e w ough by h f mous S CU L PTOR M G A B RIE L C I BBER ELIEv o , r t t at a , r.


,

wi h l g LATIN I f ip i on h S id s f i found d A NNO 6 7


t ar e d fi iih d A NO
n cr t o ns t e e o t; e 1 1, an n

N

1 677 .

In his T im l fo M E R C H A N T A D V E N T U R E R S buil h
e a the S OCIETY of re t t e

R O Y A LE N G E f LONDON ( h old
X C H A b ing d il y d by h F IRE) ll f o t e o ne e e ro

t e a o

S on f h R O M AN S yl h fi ft S ét f h f in E UROPE wi h h King s
t e, a ter t e t e, t e ne tru ure o t at u e , t t e

S u
tat e h Li f f w hi M bl in h Middl f h S qu (w ough by h
to t e e, o te ar e, t e e o t e are r t t e

af mous MASTER C AR V ER d S TATUARY M G-


G an w ho w ju illy ,
r. R I N L I N I B B O N S , as

ll o v EUROPE f his i v lling if f p iii g h moi f m d ITA L IAN ’


dmi d
’ ’
a r a er , or r a , no t ur a n , t e t a

M il s) on h P d i l f w hic h is h following I f ip i
a er t e e e

ta o t e n er t o n, V Iz .

C ARO L O II C SARI BRITANNICO T o C HAR L ES II EM PEROR BRITAIN


E OP

P ATRI F ATHER OF HIS C OUNTRY


. .

P AT Ru E

R EGUM O PTI M O CLEM ENTISSI M O A M BEST M OST M ERCIFU L AND A UGUST K INGS U GU S T IS S I O op
G ENERIS HU M ANI D D E L IGHT OF MAN K IND ELIC IJ S

U TRIUS Q UE F V IN A DVERSITY AND PROSPERITY M


OR I U N J E
' ‘
I CT ORI UN ov D

P ACIS EUROP A RB ITRO UM PIRE OF E UROPE S PEACE


E

MARIU M D O M I O AC VINDICI C O MM ANDER AND S OVEREI N THE S EAS


N G OR

S OCIETAS MERCATORUM A A T HE S OCIETY OF MERCHANT A D VENTURERS OF E


DV EN T U R N GLU E N GLA N

PER CCCC A M PROPE WHICH FOR NEAR CCCC Y EARS


.

n J E A N N OS

R EGIA B FL ORET B R OYA L F A V OUR F


EN I GN IT AT E Y LOU RIS H ET H

F IDEI I M N TE ET G ERAT J E JE O F UNSHA K EN LOYA LTY AND ETERNA L G RATITUDE


RAT IT U DIN I S T ERN JE

H OC T ESTI M ONIU M T HIS T ESTI M ONY


V P HAS IN VENERATION ERECTED
IN THE YEAR OF SA LVATION MDCLXXXI V
EN ERAB U N DA OS U IT

A NNO S H M DC LXXX IV
ALU T IS U M AN fE .
( 43 )
p a rt o Palac e o f H A M P T O N C o U R T and
f his r oyal ,

found e d and fi n iih d h i s inc om p ar abl e P alac e a t L o o in


’ '

H O LL AND 85 0 A nd the b rig h t E x am p l e o f t h a t G L ORIOUS


, .

PRINCE (wh o by moil i s re c ko n d a F REE M ASON ) did in


,

-

fl u e n c e the N O B ILIT Y t he G ENTRY the W EA L THY and the , ,

L EARNED o f G R E A T B R I T A I N t o affe ét muc h the -


,

A UGUSTAN S TY L E ; a s a pp e ar s by a v ail N umb er o f moil


cu r iou E dific e s e re é te d fin c e thr oug h o u t the K in gdom
s

F o r w he n in t he N in th Y ear o f the R e ign o f o u t late


S O V EREIGN Q U E E N A N N E her M A J EST Y and t he PAR L IA
M ENT c n c u rr d in an A ét fo r e re étin g 5 0 n e w PARISH
o

C HURCHES in L ONDON W EST M INSTER and S U B U R B S 5 and the , ,

Q U E E N

N o r ih o uld we f mous T H E f O og
r etbuil by A RCH B ISH OP
the fa E A T R o X F O R D , t _

S H E L D o N hi fol C oi in h K ing s T im w hic h mong his h fi Wo ks ' ’


, at s e t, t at e, , a ot er ne r ,

w d ig d d d ét d l fo by S i C HRISTOPHER WREN h King s A hi ft ; f i


’ ’
as e i n an co n u e a r t e rc te or t

is j i ly dmi d by h C u ious A nd h M U U M dj im g i
u

t a r

t e fi Build r : t e 3 E a o n to t, a ne

ing i d ra s h Ch g f h t I LLUSTRIOUS U N I v E R s I T Y w h h h v b n

at t e ar e o t a , e re t ere a e ee

fi ct d f l mo R O M AN Buildings TRINITY C O LLEGE C HAPPE L A w


nce e re e e v e ra re , as -
,
LLHALLo s

C HURCH in H IGH STREET P W S Q UARE in C HRIST C HURCH C O LL EGE h w PRINT


-
, EC K AT ER- -
, t e ne

ING H OUSE d h w h ol f QUEEN S C O LL EGE buil & by h lib l D on ions f


-
, an t e e o

-
re t, C. t e era at o

fom min n B n f cto s d by h publick S pi i Vigil ncy d Fid li y f h H EADS


e e e t e e a r , an t e r t, a , an e t o t e

f C O LL EGES w h o g n lly h v h d u T i f R O M AN ARCHITECTURE ‘


o ,
e e ra a e a a tr e a te o .

T h L EARNED U N I
e ERsITY f CAMBRIDGE h ving h d h M n g m n
v o no t a a t e a a e e t

f f h lib l D on ions h v f m ny fi S u ctu s ; b h y h v w f h ’

o ue era at , a e no t o a ne tr re ut t e a e t o o t e

mo il cu ious d xc ll n in G REAT BRITAIN f h i kind h


r an e eG OTHICK Building
e t -
o t e r ,
t e o ne a ,

K I N G s C o L L E G E C H A P P E L ( l f you xc p K ING HENRY VII C HAPPE L in un e s e e t .



s

WESTM INSTER ABBEY) ; d h o h R O M AN Buildi g T R I N I T Y C o L L E G E


-
an t e t er a n ,

LIBRA Y R .
( 44 )
E E N h ad g r an t e d a C m m iili o n t o fe v e ral o f t he
Q U o

Min ifle rs o f S TATE t he p rinci p al N O B ILIT Y g re a t G ENTRY


, , ,

and e min e n t C ITIZENS the two A RCH B ISHO P S wi th feve , ,

r al o ther B ISHO P S and dig n i fy d C L ERGY M EN to p u t t he ’

A CI in exe cu t i o n ; the y o rde r d the faid N E W C HURCHES


to b e rais d acc or ding t o the ANCIENT R O M AN S TY L E



.

a s app e ar s by tho fe th a t are al re ady rais d ; and the ’

p re fen t h o nou rabl e C O MM ISSIONERS h a v ing the fam e


go o d Judgm e n t o f A r c h i te c tu re are carrying on the ’
,

fam e laudabl e GRAND D ESIGN and a re rev i v ing the ,

ANCIENT S T Y L E by the O r d er C oun te nanc e and E n c o u


, , ,

ra e m en t o f h i s
g p re fe n t M A J EST Y K I N G G E 0 R G E ,

w h o wa s al fo grac io u ily p le as d t o lay the F IRST S TONE ’

i n the F Olin dati o n o f h i s P ariih C h u r c h o f St .

M A R T I N s IN C A M P IS on the S ou th E af C o r n er (by


,
-
t

h i s Maj e fiy s PRO X Y fo r the t l m e the pre fe n t B ISHO P o f


S A L IS B UR Y ) w h ic h i s n o w re building fl t o ng lar g e , , ,

and b e au ti ful a t the C oil o f the PARISHIONERS


, .
*

I n iho rt i t w ould re qui re many larg e V olum e s t o


,

con t ain the many fp le n did In fian c e s o f the M IGHTY


I NF L UENCE o f Mafo n rv fro m the C re ation in every Age , ,

and

T heBISHOP f S A L ISBURY w n in
o o d ly P iii duly nd d d h ving
e t an r er ro ce o n, atte e an a

FIRST S ONE g v i w
,

l ll d
eve

h t e T h Knocks wi h M ll upon whic h h
, a e t t o or t ree t a a e t, t e

Trunip foun d d
e ts d e v il Mul i ud m d loud A ccl m ions f J y ; w h n his
,
an a a t t e a e a at o o e

LORDSHIP l id upon h S on P f f
a t e G UINEAS
t eP fa f om h is M j ily
ur e o 1 00 , as a re en t r a e

fo r
( 45 )
and in every N a t i o n a s could b e coll e éte d fr om H if ,

t o ri a n s and T r a ve ll er s B u t e fp e c ially in t ho fe Pa rt s o f :

the W o r ld w here the E URO P EANS c o rre fp o n d and tr ad e


'

fu h R e main s o f anci e n t la r g e cu r i ou s and m ag n ifi


c , , ,

c e n t C OLO N ADIN G h ave b ee n difc o v e r d by the In qq ,


t i ve th a t the y can t e noug h lam e n t t he g e n er al D ev a i


t a tio n s o f the G OTHS and M AHO M ETANS ; an d m u ll con


e lud e th a t no ART wa s ever fo muc h e n c o u rag d a s


,

th i s

fo r the uie
'

of the C RA FTS M EN . T he f ollowing I NSCRIPTION was c ut in the F OUNDATION


S TONE , an d a i h ee t of L d
ea
pu t upon i t, VIz .

D . S . S ACRED G OD To

S ERENISSI M US RIx G EORGIUS H IS M OST EX CE LLENT MAJ ES TY K ING G EORGE


P ER DEPUT ATU M SUU M B HIS P R OX Y
Y

REVEREN DU M A DM ODU M IN C HRISTO PAT REM T HE R IGHT R E VEREND F ATHER IN C HRIST


RIC HARDU M EP IS C OPU M S ARISEU RIEN SEM RICHARD LORD BISHOP S A L ISBURY OE

S UMM UM SUU M ELEEMOSY N ARIU M H IS MAJ ESTY S C ALM ONER ’


HIEF

(
ADS ISTR EGIS J )
EN T E U SSU A SSISTED (A T H IS MAJ ESTY S C O MM AND) ’

D O M INO T HO HEW ET E A UR .
QU . . B Y S IR T HO M AS HEWET KNIGHT
JE R
DIP IC I ORU M C URATORE EGI ORU M O F H IS MA J ESTY S R OYA L BUI LDINGS

P RINCIPA L I P RINCIPA L S URV EYOR


P RI M U M E LAPIDE M
HU J U S C C LES U E T HE F IRST STONE OF THIS C HURCH
L D
'

P OS U IT A I

MARTI ] 19
°
A NNO D O M . 1 72 1 .
T HIS 9 O F MARCH A NNO D O M INI 7
1

1 2 1

AN N OQ U E R EGNI SUI OcT Av o .


A ND THE E IGHTH YEAR HIS R EIGN OP .
th i s ; a s ind ee d non e other i s fo e xte n i v e f ly f f l t
u e u o
M ankind .

N ay if i t w ere ex p e di e n t it could b e mad e app e ar


, , ,

t h a t fr om t h i s ANCIENT F RATERNITY the S o ci et i e s o r Or ,

d er s o f the W AR L IKE K N I G H T s and o f the R E L IGIOUS


t oo , p in t im e did bo rr ow many
ro c e s fo le m n f o f ,

U fag e s ; fo r non e o f the m w ere b etter i n fi i t u t e d mo re ,

d e c e n t ly in flall d o r did mo re fac re dly o bfe rv e t he i r ’

LAW S and C HARGES th an the A cc ep te d MASONS h ave don e ,

wh o in all A g e s and in every N a t ion h ave main , ,

t a in d

.

It w e re e n dle fs to re coun t an d defc ribe the m ny cu ious R O M AN Buildings in G REAT


a r

BRITAIN lon ét d fi
a h R viv l
e, f
ere e n ce t e e a o R O M AN M f y ; f w hic h f w m y b
a o nr o a e a e

h m n ion d b f d h f l dy fp k f
e re e t e ,
e i es t o e a rea o en o , V Iz .

Th Q U E E N S H f G REENW ICH B longing h C own



e ou e at e to t e r

Th g G ll y in S O M ERSET G ARDENS C own , .

e re at a Ther -
e r

P if f d b y h D uk
, .

HOUSE n BRENTFORD M 3

f o e s t e e O
G U N N ERS B U RY - e ar I DDLES Ex ,
(lU
,
EEN S B U RY .

LINDSAY H OUSE in L -
I F IE LDS D uk f A NCASTER IN C OLN s-

NN- e o

YORK STAIRS h T HA M ES in Y ORK BUI LDINGS


.
, ,

-
at t e —

ST PAUL S C HURCH in C O VENT G ARDEN wi h i


.


- -
t ts
glo ious P o ico
.
,

r rt

T h Building d P IA A f C O V ENT G ARDEN D uk f BEDFORD


.

e an ZZ o -
e o

WI LTON C ASTL E in WI LTSHIRE E l f PE MBRO K E


.
,

-
ar o

C ASTLE A SH B Y in N ORTHA M PTONSHIRE E l f STRAFFORD


.
,

-
ar o

STOK E PAR K in A RUNDE L Efq


.
,

DI I T O,
’ ‘

;
-

WING H OUSE in BEDFORDSHIRE


-
H on WM STANHOPE Eiq ;
C HEVENING HOUSE in K ENT E l STANHOPE
. .
,

-
ar

AMBROSE BURY in WI LTSHIRE Lo d C ARL ETON


, .

— r
, .

All d i g d by h incomp bl I N
e i n

J N d mo il
t e f h m d f d by ara e 1 G o o E s, an : o t e co n u te

him by his S i L w M WEB cco di g M JONES S D f g


,
or on -
n— a r. ,
a r n to r.

e i ne s.

B fd e Im ny mo
eS d ét d by o h
a A hi ét i fl
re d by h f m h ppy G ni s
co n u e t er rc te s, n u en c

t e a e a e u ;

fuc h as,

Bow C HURCH S TEEPL E in C HEAPSIDE


- Buil t byCHRI WREN Sir
H OTHA M HOUSE in BEVERLEY Y ORK SHIRE C HAR LES H OTHA M B
.
, .

- Sir art.

M E LV IN
, ,

l
) ( 47
t ai n

d and p r o p aga te d the i r C o nc ernm e n t s in a way
p eculia r t he m fe lv e s,
w h ich the moi C UNNING and ’
to t

t he m o f L EARNED cann o t

t
p e n etr a te i n to t ho u h i t ha
g ,
'

b e e n o ft e n a t te m p te d ; w h il e T he y k no wand lo ve o n e
,

ano ther eve n wi th o u t t he H e l p o f S peeCh o r w he n


, ,

o f d i ffere n t L anguag e s .

A n d ; now the F REE B ORN B R I T I S H N A T I O N S


'

'

difin t an g le d fr om fo re ign and ci v il W a r s and e nj oy i ng


-

the good F rui t s o f P e ac e and L ib erty h a ving o f la te ,

muc h i n du lg d the i r h app y G e niu s f r Mafo n ry o f



o

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ILLB U RY - DIT ro , ;
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( 4 8 )
Wo rfh ip fu l a re wi fe ly p r op aga te d and the F raterni ty ,

R OYA L A RT duly cul ti vate d and the C E M ENT o f the ,

B r o therh o od pre fe rv d ; fo th at the w h ol e B ODY re ’

fe m ble s a w e ll buil t A RCH ; fe v e ral N O B LEM EN and


G ENT L E M EN o f the beft R ank wi th C L ERGY M EN and l earn e d

,

S CHO L ARS o f mo il P ro fe fli n s and D e n o mi na t ion s ha o ,

ving frankly j o in d and fu bm itte d t o t ak e the C HARGES ’

and t o w e a r the B ADGES f a F REE and A CCE P TED M ASON o


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und er ou r p re fe n t wo rthy G RAND M ASTER THE M OST NO BL E -


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P R I N C E JOHN D UKE OF M O N T A G U E .

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T OTTENHA M P AR K i WI LTSHIRE
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Th f h l il
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are e i n

an co n u

e t e ar o , o

fi b b ll A hi ét f BRITAIN ( if h is f l dy ) d w h his ’

a r h
to e t e e rc te o ,
e no t o a re a an e ear

L dih ip in nds
or p b l
i ih h tev lu bl R m ins f Mto INI O JONES f h Imp ov
u t e a a e e a o r. G , or t e r e

m n f o h A hi ét
e t o t er rc te

s.

B id e i mo f h f m R O M AN S yl
es re d yo m ny mo in Imi ion f i w hic h
t e a e t e, an et a re tat o t,

though h y c nno b d d t e y c a in S yl fi t ly b u i ful


e d con v ni n
re uc

to an erta t e, are a te ,
ea t , an e e t

S uctu s wi hit di g h MISTA K ES f h i f l A hi ét A nd b fid h


tr

re , no t t
'

an n t e o t e r e v e ra rc te s: e es t e

f mp
u d v n bl G OTHIC K Buildings p il ckoning C ATHEDRA L S PARISH C HURCHES
tu o us an e era e ,
a re , as ,
-
,

C BRIDGES O LD PA LACES f h K INGS f h N O B I L ITY f h BISHOPS d


H AP P ELS , , o t e , o t e , o t e , an

h
t e G ENTRY known w ll T v ll s d f h p f h Hifi i f C ou i s
, e to ra e er ,
an to ue as e ru e t e o r es o nt e ,

an d h nci n Monum n f gr F mili s &


t e a e t m ny E fti f h R O M AN
e ts o e at a e , C. as a re o ns o t e

S yl m y b i wd in M C A M PB ELL h A RCHITECT S ing nious Book ll d V


t e a e re v e

r. t e

e , ca

I T RU

V I U S B A nd if h Difp i i f u nci n M f y p v ils f


R I T A N N I C U s: t e o it on or tr e a e t a o nr re a , or

fo rn e im wi h N obl m n G n l m n d l n d M ( i is lik ly i will ) his


t e, t e e , e t e e , an e ar e en, as t e t t

I S L A N D will b com h M I S T R E S S f h E ARTH f D fig i g D wing d


e e t e o t e , or e n n ,
ra , an

C d éti g d c p bl ll o h N ions ll hings l ing


on u n , i il fi an a a e h to n ru a t er at In a t re at to t e

ROYAL ART .

T HE
I . C onc erning GOD and RELIGION .

A MASON is by his T nu ob y h mo l L w ; d if h ig h ly
o blig

d, e re , to e t e ra a an e r t

un d iI d er h A h will n v
an b
s ii p id gli bt lfi l
t e i ligious fl ibt rtine
rt, e e er e a u , no r an rre .

B ut hough in nci n Tims M f w h g d in v y C oun y b f h


t a e t e a o ns e re c ar

e er tr to e o t e

R ligion f h C oun y N ion w h v i w , y i now hough mo p


e o t at tr or at , ate er t

as et

t s t t re ex e

di n only oblig h m
e t h R ligion in w hic h ll M g l ving h i p i
to e t e to t at e
'

a en a re e,

ea t e r art

l
c u ar O pinions h mf l h is b GOOD MEN AND TRUE
to M
t e f H onou e ve s ; t at , to . e , or en o r

by w h v D nomin ions h y m y b diili g iih l ; ‘

d H

an ity
. o ne P f i
, a te er e at or e r ua i o n s t e _
a e n u c

wh by M f y b com s h C ENTER
ere f U
a o nr d h M ns f ili mg
e u e t e o ‘
N X ON , an t e ea o co n c at tr e

F i dih ip mong P f h mu lt h v rm in d p p u l Diii ‘ ’


r en a e r o ns t at a e e a at a er e t a an ce .

II . Of the CIVIL MA G I S T R A T E fu pre m e and


fu bo rdin ate .

A MASON is p c bl S bj ft h Civ il Pow s w h v h fid a ea eawo ks e u e to t e er ,


e re er e re es or r ,

an d is n v b d in P lo s
e er d C f to i i l h P c d W lf
e c o n c ern

t an on
p i rac es a a ni
g t e ea e an e are

of h N ion
t e b h v him f lf undu i f lly inf io M gi
at , no r f to M f y e a e e t u to er r a ilrates ; or as a o nr

h h b n lw ys inju d by W Bl dih d d C f fi
at ee a a nci n K ings d re ar, oo e , an on u o n, fo a e t an

P inc s h v b n muc h di f d
r e a e ncou g h C f fm b f f h i P c bl
ee
p os

to e ra e t e ra t en , ecau e o t e r e a ea e

ne Si d LOYA L TY w h
an by h y p ai lly nfw rd h C v ils f h i Ad f i
, e red t e ra ca a e

t e a o t e r v e r ar e s, an

p omo d h H onou f h F ni y w h o v fl iih d in Tim s f P c S


r te t e r o t e rate r t , e er o ur

e o e a e. o

h if B o h ih ld b R b l i i h S h is
t at a r t er b ou d in e a e e a a n t
g

t e tate , e no t to e co un ten an c

his R b llion how v h m y b pi i d


e e , un h ppy M d if
e ierd f no e a e t e as an a an ; an ,
co n v éte o

o h C im hough h loy l B o h hood mufi d ough


t er r e, t d w hi jR b lliont e d a r t er an t to ifo n s e e , an

gi v no Umb g
e G ound f poli ic l J al y h G o v nm n f h im b ing
ra e or r o t a e o uf to

t e er e t or t e

t e e ;

h
t eV c nno xp l him f om h LODGE d his R l ion i m i ns i d f i bl
a t C e r t e , an e at to t re a n e ea i e.

III . Of
III . Of LODGES .

A L O D G E is P l c w h MASONS ff mbl d wo k H nc h Aff mblya a e e re .


a e e an r : e e t at e , or

d uly i d S oci y f M f is ll d L O D G E d v y B o h ough


’ ’
o rgan z et o a o ns, ca a an e er t

, r er t to

b long
e d to b f bj é
o n e,i B LAW S d h G E N E R A L R E G U L A T I O NS
an to e u

e t to ts Y- an t e .

I is i h
t PARTICU L AR G NERA L d will b b ll und flood by ndi ng i d by
e t er or E , an e e er a tte t, an

h R gul ions f h G ENERA L


t e e at G RAND LODGE h n o
o t e
d I nci n T im s or ere u t an nex

. n a e t e ,

no MASTER F E LLO W could b bf f om i f i lly w h n w d


or pp e a en t r t, e
p ec a e arn

to a e ar at

i wi h ou incu ing f C f un il i pp d h MASTER d W ARDENS



t, t t rr a e v e re en ure, t t a ear to t e an

h pu N iIi y hi d d him
t at re ece t n er

.

T he Pe rfo ns a dmi d M mb stte e er LODGE m fl b good d u M


of a u e an tr e en , free - bo n r

Ag , no Bondm n no W m n no immo l
,

an d o f m at u re and difcree t e e , o e , ra or fcan dalo us


Men , bu t of goo d R po e rt.

IV . Of MA S T E R S , mb ar li ng , F E L LO W S ,
and App re n t ic e s .

A ll P m n mong MASONS is g ound d upon l Wo h d p f l M i only ;


re erf e t a r e re a rt an er o n a er t

h f h LORDS m y b w ll f d h B h n
t at o t e p Sh m
a h R OYA L
e e erv e t e re t re no t ut to a e, no r t e

C RAFT d fpi d Th fo no MASTER WARDEN is h f by S nio i y b f his


,


e s : e re re or c o en e r t , ut or

M i I is imp iiibl
er t. td f ib h f hings in w i ing d v y B o h m fl
o e to e cr e t e e t r t , an e er r t er u

nd in his P l c
a tte d l n h m in w y p culi a e, THIS FRATERNITY O nly C AN
an ear t e a a e ar to :

DIDATES m y know h no MASTER ih ld k


a A PPRENTICE l f h h f fii i
, t at ou ta e an , un e s e as u c en t

Imp l ym of him d l f h b p f él Y ou h h ving no M im D f él in


en t or , an un e s e e a er e t ,
a a or e e

hi Body
s h t m y nd h im unc p bl f l ning h A RT f f i g his MASTER S
, t a a re er a a e o e ar t e o e rv n

£ 01 D d f b ing m d

, an BROTHER d h n F E LL OW C RAFT in d im v n
o e a e a , an t e a -
ue t e, e e

f
a ter h h f d f h
e T m f Y s h C il m f h C oun y di él d
as e rv e ue a er o ear as t e u o o t e tr re s; an

h h ih ld b d f d d f h il P n s ; h f w h n h wif q lify d h m y
t at e ou e e c en e o o ne are t t at o, e ot er e ua

, e a

arriv h H onou
e to f b ing h W A R D E N
t e d th n h MASTER f h L DGE
r o h e t e , an e t e o t e O , t e

G RAND WARDEN d l ng h h G R A N D M A S T E R f ll h LODGES cco ding


, an at e t t e - o a t e , a r to

his M i e r t.
( 5 2
)
N Boh o b W A R D E N un il h h p f d h p
r t er can f eF E LL OW C RAFT ;
a t e as a s

t e art o a -

nor M A S T E R un il h h él d
a WARDEN G R A N D W A R D E N un il h
t e as a e as a , no r -
t e

h b n MASTER f LODGE
as ee Qfiranb M aster l i h h b n o a F E LL OW C RAFT , no r un e S e as ee a -

b fo his El éli w ho is lfo b nobly bo n


e re e o n,G ENTLE M AN f h b ll F lh i a to e r , or a o t e e : a o n,

or i m min n S CHO L AR
'

o e fome cu ious A RCHITECT


e t o h ARTIST d f d d f , or e r ,
or t er , e c en e o

h il P
o ne n s d w ho is f fi g l g M i in h O pinion f h LODGES A nd
are t , an o n u ar rea t er t t e o t e .

for h b t e d d mo h onou bl Dif h g f his Olf h G RAND


e tter, an an re ra e c ar e o Ice , t e

MASTER h P ow c hu f his own D E P U T Y G R A N D M A S T E R w h o m ll b


as a er t e -
, u e

hn
t e m ll h v
, orb n fo m ly h MASTER f p icul LODGE d h h
u a e ee r er , t e o a art ar , an as t e

P iv il g f éli g w h v h G R A N M A s T E R hi P RINCIPA L ih ld él l i
r e e o a n ate er t e D , s , ou a , un e S

h f id P RINCIPA L b p f
t e a i p f h is A u h o i y by L e re en t, or n te r o e t r t a e t te r .

T h f R ul s d G o v no s SUPRE M E
e e d SU B ORDINATE
er f h
an nci n LODGE er r ,
an , o t e a e t , are to

b ob y d in h i fp éli S ions by ll h B h n cco ding h OL D C HARGES



e e t e r re e ve tat a t e re t re , a r to t e

and R EGU L A TIONS wi h ll H umili y R v nc Lo v ,d Al c i y t a t , e e re e, e, an a r t .

V . Of the M anag e m e n t o f the C R A F T in w o rking .

A ll MASONS ihall wo k h illy on wo king D ys h h y


r o ne r a ,
t at t e may li v c di bly on
e re ta

HO LY D AYS ; an d h
t e im ppoin d by h L w f h L nd
t e a te t e a o t e a , or co n fi m d by C u llom
r


ih all be o bferv d .

T he moll xp e e rt ppoin d h MASTER


of the F ELL OW C RA S M EN -
FT ib all be c ho fe n or a te t e

f h LORD S W o k ; w h o is
,

ll d M A S T E R by h f h wo k ’
or O f v er e cr o b t e r to e ca

t o e t at r

und him T h C RAFT M EN


er . v oid ll ill L ngu g d c ll c h o h by
e S are to a a a a e, an to a ea t er

no dif bligi g N m b BROTHER


o F ELL O W d b h v h mf l
n a e, ily
ut or ; an to e a e t e e v es co urteo u

wi hin d wi h ou h LODGE
t an t t t e .

T h MASTER knowing hi m f lf
e

b bl f C un ing ib ll und k h L RD S W o k
, e to e a e o n , a e rta e t e O

r

as f bly p
rea o n al
li bl d uly (d ifp d l hi G
as oods i f h y
o w h is own
e, ; an tr en s as t e e re no r to

giv mo W g s
l
e
y B o h re A PPRENTICE h n h lly m y d f
a e to an r t er or t a e rea a e erv e .

Bo h h Master d h MASONS c iv ing h i W g s juil ly ih ll b f i hfi l


t t e an t e re e t e r a e ,
a e a t i to

h
t e L RD d h llly li iih h i Wo k w h h T AS K
O , an o ne JOURNEY ; p h Wo k n t e r r , et er or no r ut t e r

to T AS K h h h b n il m d JOURNEY t at at ee accu o

to .

l
Non e ib all difco v er E n vy at the Pro fp erity of a B ohr t er, no r fupplant him, or
p ut

him o ut Of c p blhis Wo k
li iih h fm ; f r no M , i f he b e
fi iih a a e to n t e a e or an c an n

a no h s Wo k f muc h
t er

h LORD S P ofi
r l f h
o b ho oughly cqu in d wi h to t e

r t, un e s e e t r a a te t

th D fig
e d D ug h s
e nsf h im h bgn i
an ra t o t at e a t .

W h n F ELL O W C RAFTS M AN is h f WARDEN f h Wo k und h MASTER; h


e a -
c o en o t e r er t e e

ib ll b
a bo h e MASTER d F E LL OW S ih ll c fully o v f h Wo k in h
tr ue t to an , a are er e e t e r t e

MASTER S Abf ’
h L RD S P fi ; d h is B
e n ce h n ih ll ob y him
to t e O

ro t an re t re a e .

A ll MASONS mpl y d ih ll m kly c i v h i W g s wi hou M m mg Mu iny


e o

, a ee re e e t e r a e t t ur ur or t ,

an d d fno th MASTER ill h Wo k is fi i ih d


e e rt t e t t e r n

.

A YOUNGER B o h ib ll b i il él d in wo king p v n fp ili g h M i ls


r t er a e n ru e r , to re e t o n t e ater a

f w n f Judgm n
or a t d fo i g d con inuing f BROTHER L Y LO V E
e t, an or e n c re a i n an t o .

A ll h T ools f d in wo king ib ll b pp o v d by h G nd Lodg


t e u e r a e a r e t e ra e.

N LAB OURER ib ll b mpl y d in h p op Wo k f MASONRY ;


o a ih ll f f “
e e o

t e r er r o no r a

fi l as ous wo k wi h h f h NOT FREE wi h ou


r u g n N lli y ;
t t o e ih ll t at are , t t an r e t e ce t no r a

th y ch LA B OURERS d UNACCEPTED M f
e te a h y ih ld c h BROTHER F E LL OW
an a o n s, as t e ou tea a or .

VI . Of BEHAVIOUR ,
V Iz .

I . In the Eobgc w hil e t anstitntcb .

Yo u hold p iv C ommi s f p C f i wi hou L v f om


no t to r ate ttee , or
i

e arate o nv e r a t o n , t t ea e r

h MASTER
t e lk f y h ing imp in n
, no r f mly
to in up h MASTER
ta o an t e rt e t or u n ee , no r terr t t e

or WARDENS y B o h fp ki g ,
h MASTER
or N
an b h v y f lf lrdi ilyt er ea n to
'

t e
'

: or e a e o ur e u c ro u

or j li l w h
elil hn LODGE
gy is ng g d in w h is e f i t ed f l m f y e a e at er o u s an o e n ; no r u e an

unb coming L ngu g upon y P nc wh f


e a b a e
p y d R v nc you an re te e at o ev er ; ut to a ue e ere e to r

MAST WA DENS d F E LL OW S d p h m w ihip


ER, R ,
an , an ut t e to or .

If any
If
y an C ompl in
b ough h B o h found guil y ib li il d a th Aw dbe d r t, t e r t er t a an to t e ar an

D min ion f h LODGE Wh


e te r at h p op d comp e n

o Judg s f ll f h
t e

, o a re t e r er an te t e o a ue

C V i
o n tro ( l f you c y i by A PPEA L
er i eS, h G R A N D L O D G E)
un e s d w hom arr t to t e an to

h y ough b f d l f LORD S Wo k b hi d d h m n w hil in w hic h


t e t to e re err

, un e s a

r e n er

t e ea e,

C f p icul R f nc m y b m d ; b you mu ll n v go L w bou w h


a e a art ar e ere e a e a e ut e er to a a t at

m h MASONRY wi hou
c o nc e etbf l N lIi y pp n h LODGE , t t a n a o u te ece t a are t to t e .

z . B rbanionr afte r the L O D E is o v G er an d the B rt lbt t ll ‘

no t gon e. ,

Yo u njoy y f l wi h innoc n Mi h
may e ing no h cco ding
o ur e v e s t e t rt , treat o ne a t er a r to

A bili y b voiding ll E f
t , ut f cing
a y B o h 9; a d ink b yond h is
x ce s, or or an r t er to e at 1 r e

Inclin ion hind ing him f om going w h n his O fi c ll him doing f ying
at , or er r e cc a o ns a , or or a

an
y h ingt ff f h m o
y fo bide n rv e,EASY d FREE C
or f i f h
t at wo ld a r an an o n v e r at o n ; or t at u

bl il
a H mony d d f
o ur arl ud bl P p f Th fo no p i v P iqu s
, an e e at o ur a a e u r o e s. e re re r ate e or

Qu ls m ll b b ough wi hin h D oo f h LODGE f l f y Qu ls bou


arre u e r t t t e r o t e ,
ar e s an arre a t

R E L IGION N ATIONS S TATE P O L ICY w b ing only MASONS f h C


, or , or , e e , as , o t e AT H OLIC K

R E L IGION bo v m i d ; w a l fo f ll N ATIONS T ONGUES K INDREDS d LAN


e -
en t o n

e are a o a , , , an

GUAGES d , fl d
an
g i ll a ll Jp
arefl lll lt li fi w
re o vh n v y

d d h
a a n , as at e er et co n uc

to t e

W lf e aref h LODGE o v will This C HARGE h b n lw ys il iélly j i d


t e , no r e er, . as ee a a r en o n

d bf d fp i lly v h R EFOR M ATION in B R I T A I N h D iI



an o b erv fi ; ut e ec a e er n ce t e , or t e I en t

an d S fii ec ef h f N ions f om h C O MM UNION


on o t e e f R O M E at r t e o .

3 .
s aviour w h n BRETHREN m
e ee t wi hou S RANGERS
t t T , bu t no t in a

fi ohgc form b

.

Yo u no h in cou ous m nn
are to you will b i il fl d
falu te o ne a t er a rte a er, as e n ru e ,

c lli g c h o h BROTHER f ly gi ving mu u l I il éli


a n ea t er ih ll b hough xp di n , ree t a n ru on as a e t t e e e t,

wi hou b i g
t f
t o v h d d wi hou c o ching up on e c h o h
e n o v er een or er ear , an t t en r a a t er, 01

l d og i g er at n
d og ing f om h R fp él w hic h is d
er at r
y B o h w h t at M f F e e ue to an r t er, e re e no t a a on : or

t hough ll MASONS BRETHREN upon h f m LE V EL y MASONRY k s no H onou


a are as t e a e , et ta e r

f omr M h h h d b fo ; y h i dds his H onou fp i lly if h h


a an t at e a e re na rat er t a to r, e ec a e as

d w ll f h B o h h ood w h o m ll gi v H onou w hom i is d d v oid



d f e erv e o t e r t er , u e r to t ue, an a

I LL MANNERS .

4 . B ehaviour in Prefen ce of S TRANG B R 5 no t Maso ns .

c u ious in you Wo ds
Yo u ihall b e a t r r an d C i g h h moil p n i g S ng
arr a e, t at t e e e trat n tra er

ih ll a b bl no t dif find e a e to co v e r or o ut w h is p opat b in im d d no t r er to e t ate ; an

f m m
o you fh ll di v
e ti esdif f a ert a c o u r e, an d m n g i p ud n ly f h H onou f h
a a e t r e t or t e r o t e

W ORSHIPFU L FRATERNITY .

5 . B ehaviour at HOME , an d in you N EIGH B OURHOOD r .

Yo u b com s mo l d wi f M ; p icul ly
are to a ft as l you e e a ra an e an art ar , no t to et r

F mily F i nds d N ighbou s know h C ONCERNS f h LODGE & b W if ly


a , r e , an e r t e o t e , C. ut e to

f l you own H onou


co n u t d h f h ANCIENT BROTHERHOOD f
r R f b r, an t at o t e , or ea o n s no t to e

m i d h
en t o n Y mu ll lfo f l you H l h by

ere . con inuing og h
ou l a co n u t r ea t ,
no t t t et er to o ate,

or long f om hom f Lodg H ou s


to o p il ; d by v oiding f G lu ony
r e, a te r e r are a an a o tt or

D k i h you F mili s b
run en n e S , gl él d inju d
t at you dif bl d f om
r a e e no t ne e e or re , no r a e r

wo ki ng r .

6 . B ehaviour t ow ds
ar a STRANGE B o h r t e r.

Yo u are M hod P ud nc ib ll di él y
cau ti o ull
y to e x min him in
a e ,
fueh a et as r e e a re o u,

h you m y b imp d upon by igno n f l l PRETENDER w hom you


t at a no t e os

an ra t a
'

e , are to

j ft wi h C on mp d D ii
re e td b w f gi v ing him te
y H in s t f K nowl
an dg er i o n, an e are o an t o e e.

B if you dif
ut him b u d g nuin BROTHER y co v e r fp él him to e a tr e an e e , ou a re to re e

acco dingly ; d if h is in w n you mu ll li v him if y


r an l f di él him
e a t, re e e ou c an , or e e re

how h m b li d Y m ll mploy him fom D ys


e ay e lf comm nd h im
re ev

: ou u e e a , or e e re e to

be em
be emyou lo
p y d

. B ut are ch g d
no t do b yond you A bili y only
ar e to p f e r t , to re e r a

poo BROTHER h is
r , t at a GOOD MAN d TRUE b fo y o h an poo P opl in , e re an t er r e e the

f m Ci
a mil e rcu an ce s.

F I N A L L Y A ll you
, bf thefed lfo h f h fh il b
QIbargcs are to o erv e , an a t o e t at a e

communic d you in ANOTHER W AY ; cul i v ing B R O T H E R L Y L O V E h Found ion


ate to t at -
, t e at

an d C p il on h C E M ENT
a e- d GL ORY
e, f h is nci n F RATERNITY v oiding ll W g
t e an o t a e t , a a ran

ling d Qu lling ll S l nd
an d B ckbi ing
arre p mi ing o h s
, a il d a
y er an a t , no r er tt t er to an er an

h il B o h
o ne b d f nding h is C h él
r t er, d doing him ll good O lli
ut e e f is ara er, an a c es, as ar as

i ll
co n i wi h you H ONOUR d S AFETY d no f h A nd if y f h m do you
en t t r an , an art e r. an o t e

Inju y you m ll pply you own his LODGE d f om h nc you m y pp l


r , u a to r or

; an r t e e a a ea

to h GRAN D LODG E
t e h QUARTER L Y C O MM UNICATION d f om h nc h
at t e , an r t e e to t e

ANNUA L G R A N D L O D G E h b n h nci n l ud bl C d él f Fo f h s, as as ee t e a e t a a e on u o o ur re - at er

in v y N ion n v king L EGA L C OURSE b w h n h C f c nno b h wif


e er at ; e er ta a ut e t e a e a t e ot er e

d cid d d p i n ly liil i g
e e , an h h il
at e d f i ndly A d v ic
t f MASTER d F E LL O W S
n n to t e o ne an r e e o an ,

w h n h y would p v n you going L w wi h S TRANGERS


e t e re would xci you p
e t r to a t ,
or e te to ut

a fp dy P iod ee ll LA W S UITS
er h f you m y mind h A FFAIR f M A S O N R Y
to a —
, t at o a t e o

wi h h mo A l c i y d S f ; b wi h fp él BROTHERS F E LL OW S L w
t t e re a r t an ucce s ut t re e to or at a ,

h MASTER
t e d B h n ih ld kindly off h i M di ion w hic h ough b h nk
an re t re ou er t e r e at , t to e t a

fully f bmi d uby h con ndi ng B h n ; d if h S bmiili is imp ftic bl


tte to t e te re t re an t at u on ra a e,

h y mu ll how v c y on h i P ROCESS
t e e LAW S UIT wi hou W h d R nco
er arr t e r , or -
, t t rat an a r

( no tin h common w y) f ying doing no hing whic h m y hind BROTHER L Y LO VE


t e a a or t a er ,

an d good O lli b wd d ce si d; h ll m y f h B ENIGN INFLUENCE


to e re n e

an co n t n u

t at a a ee t e

o f M A S ON R Y ll u MASONS h v don f om h B ginning f h WORL D d


, as a tr e a e e r t e e o t e an
,

will do h E d f TIME
to t e n o .

!21mm so mote it be .

POST
( 5 8 )
fi z n wal B rg ula t i n n s,
Co mp i le d firil by Mr G E O R G E P A Y N E , .

A NNO 1 7 2 0 w he n he wa s ® raub fi las ten and ap


,
~

p ro v d by

t he G RAND L ODGE o n S T JOHN B A P TIST S
— .

D ay A NNO 1 7 2 1 a t S T AT I o NE R s H A LL L O N D O N ;
, ,

-
,

w he n the M OST NO BL E P R I N C E JOHN D UKE OF


M o N T A G U wa s u n an im o u lly c ho fe n ou r
Qfimtthn flfl afi lt r fo r t he Y e a r e n fu in g ; w h o c h o fe
JOHN B EA L M D h i s D E P UTY G R A N D M A S T E R ;
. .
-

Mr JOSIAH V I LL EN B AU
. w ere c ho fe n by the Lodg e
and
Mr T H OMAs MORRIS J U N G R A N D W A R D E N S
.
, .
-
.

A nd now by the C o mmand o f ou r faid R IGHT


,

W ORSHI P FU L G R A N D M A S T E R M O N T A G U the -
,

A UTHOR o f th i s B oo k h a s c o m p ar d the m wi th and ’

re du c d t he m t o t he anci e n t R ECORDS and imm e m o r ial


U SAGES o f the F r a ter n ity and dig e lle d t he m in t o ,

t h i s n e w M e th od wi th fe v e ral p r o p er E x p lica t ion s


, ,

fo r the U fe o f t he L odg e s in and ab ou t L ONDON an d


W EST M INSTER .

HE ®ranb fi lastm ~ or his D E P U T Y h h A u ho i y


,
at t r t an d

R igh in y u LODGE b l fo
t, no t only p to be p refe n t an tr e , ut a to re

fid w h v h is wi h h MASTER f h LOD E on his L f


e ere er e , t t e o t e G e t

h nd d o d his G RAND WARDENS


a , an nd him w ho
to r er — to a t te ,
are no t

él in p icul LOD ES
to a WARDENS b in his P f
art d ar G as , ut re en c e , an

C omm nd b f h h G R A N D M A S T E R m y comm nd h WARDENS


a ; ec au e t ere t e -
a a t e

o f h
t at
of t ath LODGE , or an
y oh B h n
t er re t re he ple afeth, to a t te nd an d aél as his WARDE S N

P RO TE M PORE .

II MASTER f p icul LODGE h h R igh d A u ho i y f cong g ing


. T he o a art ar as t e t an t r t o re at

h M mb s
t e f h is LODGE in o
e C HAPTER pl f upon y E m g ncy O ccu
er o t a at e a ure, an er e or r

renc w ll e, ppoin h im d pl c f h i f l fo ming A nd in c i


as e as to a t t e t e an a e o t e r u ua r :
.
a e

f Si k f D h li y Abf f h MASTER WARDEN ih ll él '

o c ne s, h f ieat , or n ec e ar en ce o t e ,
t e en o r a a as

MASTER PRO TE M PORE if no B o h is p f n w h o h b n MASTER f h LODGE ,


r t er re e t as ee o t at

b fo ; f in h C f h A B SENT MASTER S A u h o i y v s
e re or h l il MASTE
t at hn a e t e

t r t re ert to t e a R t e

p f ; hough h c nno él un il h f id SENIOR WARDEN h onc cong g d h


re en t t e a t a t t e a as e re ate t e

LODGE in h is Abf ,
h J UNIOR WARDEN
or enc e t e .

III MASTER f c h p icul LODGE


. T he o ea art ar , or o ne of the WARDENS
om o h , or f e t er

B o h by his O d ih ll k p Book con ini g h i


r t er r e r, a ee a ta n t e r B L wY- h N m s
A f h is, t e a e o t e r

M mb s wi h Liil f ll h LODGES in T own d


e er ,
t a o a t e , an h
t e f l T im s
u ua d Pl c s f e an a e o

th i fo ming d ll h i T f éli h
e r r p op , an a t e r ran a o ns t at are r er to b w i ne r tte .

IV . No LODGE ib all m k mo h n F I V E NEW BRETHREN


a e re T im t a at o ne e, no r an
y

Man und er the Age f TW ENTY FI V E w h o m ll b


o l fo hi own M il
-
, u e a s a er ; u n lefs by a

Difp en fatio n fr om the G RAND MASTER his D EPUTY


-
or .

V N M . b md dmi d
o an can e a e or a tte a M mb f p icul LODGE wi h ou
e er o a art ar , t t

p v ious no ic ONE MONTH B EFORE gi v n


re t e e to h
t ef id LODGE in o d mk d
a ,
r er to a e ue

E nqui y in o h R pu ion d C p ci y f
r t t e e tat an a a t o t e h C ANDIDATE ; l f by h Difp f i un e s t e en at o n

afo re fa id .

VI . B ut no
B o h in y p icul LODGEMan dmi d c an be e n te r

d a r t er an art ar , or a t te to

b e M mb h o f wi hou h UNANI M OUS C ONSENT OF A LL THE ME MB ERS OF THAT


a e er t ere ,
t t t e

LODGE h n p f w h n h C ANDIDATE is p p d d h i C f is fo m lly k d


t e re en t e t e ro os

,
an t e r o n en t r a as

by h MASTER ; d h y
t e l i g i fy h i C ONSENT D ISSENT in h i own p ud n
an t e are to n t e r or t e r r e t

wy i h
a ,
v i u lly in fo m b wi h U n nimi y N is his in h n P ivil g
e t er rt a or r ,
ut t a t : or t e re t r e e

f bj fl
u eDifp f i ; b f
to h ME MB ERS a f p icul LODGE h b ll Judg s
e n at o n ecau e t e o a art ar are t e e e

o f i ; d if t f éli M mb ih ld b imp d on h m i mig h fp il h i


an a ra o us e er ou e os

t e ,
t t o t e r

H 2 Harmo n v .
< 6o >
x
H mony hind h i F dom
ar ,
vn b k d
or er t e r ree ; or e e rea an difp erfe the LODGE ; w hic h ough t

tob v oid d by ll good d u B h n


e a e a an tr e re t re .

VII Ev y NE W BROTHER
. his m king is d c n ly
er LOD E h is ll at a e e t to l
c o at h the G , t at , a

h
t e B h n p f re t d d p lre f m hi g f h R li f
re en t, f in dig n d d
an
yd to e o i te o et n or t e e e o e t an e ca

B h n C ANDIDATE fh ll hink fi b llow o v bo v h fm ll


!

re t h
re , as t e d a t t to e , er an a e t e a

A llow nc il d by h B L w f h p icul LODGE ; w hic h C HARITY ih ll b


a e ate t e Y- A s o t at art ar a e

l dg d wi h
o

h MASTER WARDENS h CASHIER if h M mb s hink fi
t t e or , or t e , t e e er t t to

c hu f e o ne.

A nd h C ANDIDATE ih ll l fo f l m ly p mif f bmi


t e h C ONSTITUTIONS ha a o e n ro e to u t to t e , t e

C HARGES a d R EGU LATIONS d f h o h good U SAGES ih ll b in im d h m


, n , an to ue t er as a e t ate to t e

in T im d P l c con v ni ne an a e e e t .

V III N S N umb f B h n ih ll wi hd w f p
. o et or h mf l f om h er o ret re a t ra or e arate t e e v es r t e

LODGE in w hic h h y w m d BRETHREN w f w ds dmi d ME MB ERS l f


t e ere a e , or e re a ter ar a tte , un e s

h
t e LODGE b com s num ous ; v n h n wi hou Difp f i f om h
e e to o er no r e e t e ,
t t a en a t o n r t e

G RAND MASTER his D EPUTY A nd w h n h y


-
hus f p d h y mull i h
or : e t e a re t e ara te , t e e t er

imm di ly join h mf l
e ate f h OTHER LODGE h y ih ll lik b ll wi h h un ni
t e e v es to ue as t e a e e , t t e a

mous C f f h o h LODGE w hic h h y go (AS A B O V E REGUL ATED)


o n en t o t at lf h y
t er to t e or e e t e

mull ob in h G RAND MASTER S W n


ta join in fo mi g NEW LODGE
t e -

arra t to r n a .

If an
y S et MASONS ib ll k upon h mf l
or N umbfo m LODGE wi h
er o f a ta e t e e v es to r a t

o ut h G RAND MASTER S W n h REGULAR LODGES


t e -
coun n nc h m

arra t, t e are no t to te a e t e ,

no r own h m FAIR BRETH EN d duly f m d


t e pp o v f h i A éls d
as R an or

,
no r a r e o t e r an

D ds ; b mull
ee h m R EB ELS un il h y h mbl h mf l
ut treat h G RAND
t e as ,
t t e u e t e e ve s, as t e

MASTER ib ll in hi P ud nc di él d un il h pp o v f h m by his WARRANT


a s r e e re , an t e a r e o t e ,

w hic h m ll b l g ify d h OTHER LODGES


u e h C il m is w h n
i n NEW L DGE is

to t e , as t e u o e a O

b giil d in h LIST f LODGES ’


to e re er t e o .

IX y
. B o hB ut if
( f misb h v him f lf
an nd hi LODGE
r f
t er
y h 0 ar e a e e as to re er s u nea , e

fh ll b
a wic duly dm i lh d by h MASTER WARDENS in
e t e Ma LODGE ; don

t e or a F OR

D an

if h will e f in h is I mp ud nc d ob di n ly f bmi
no t re ra h A dvic f r e e, an e e t u t to t e e o th e

B h n d fo m w h gi v s h m O ff nc h ih ll b d l wi h cco ding
re t re , an re r h
at e t e e e, e a e ea t t a r to t e

B LA W S Y-
BY— LAW S oh p icul LODGE
f t at l f in fart ar , or e e u eh a m nn a er as QUARTER L Y
the C OMMU

N I C AT I ON ih ll in h i g
a P ud nc hi nk fi t e r reat r e e t t; fo r w hi c h a NEW R EGU L ATION may be

afte r w ds m dar a e.

X MA J ORITY f v y p icul LODGE w h n cong g d ib ll h v h P iv i


. T he o e er art ar , e re ate ,
a a e t e r

l g f giv ing I NSTRUCTIONS


e e o h i MASTER d WARDENS b fo h if mbli g f h to t e r an , e re t e a e n o t e

G RAND C HAPTER LODGE h h QUARTERLY C OMM UNICATIONS h f m i d


, or , at t e t ree e rea ter en t o n

,

an d f h A NNUA L G RAND LODGE


o t ; b ef h i MASTER d WARDENS hi to o e c au e t e r an are t e r

Rp fe i d f pp f d
re en tat v e s, ( p k h i Mind an are u o e to ea t e r .

A ll PARTICU LAR LODGES


X I . bf h fm USAGES muc h p il bl i are to o e rv e t e a e as as o i e ; n

od r er w hic h d f cul i v ing good U d il di mong F REE MASONS om


to , an or t at a n er an n
g a -
,
l e

M mb s e f E V ERY LODGE fh ll b d pu d
er o ut o ii h OTHER LODGES of n a e e te to v i t t e as te as

ib ll b
a hough conv ni n
e t t e e t .

X II T HE ® a h £ bg fiil d is f m d by h MASTERS d WARDENS



.
f r u ~
o t co n s o , an or t e an

o f ll h a gul p icul LODGES upon R co d wi h h G R A N D M A S T E R


t e re ar art arhi e r ,
t t e -
at t e r

H d d his D EPUTY on hi L f h d d h G RAND WARDENS i h i p op


ea , an s e t- an , an t e - i
n t e r r er

Pl c s
a e d m ll h v
; Q U A R T E R L Y C O M M U N I C A T I O N bou MICHAE LM AS
an u a e a a t ,

C HRISTM AS d LADY D AY in fom con v ni n P l c


, an h G RAND MASTER ih ll ppoin
-
, e e e t a e, as t e -
a a t,

w h no B o h ih ll b p f w ho is
e re r h im M mb h of wi hou
t er a e re e n t, no t at t at t e a e er t e re , t t

Difp f i d w hil ll wd vo v n giv hi ’


a h ll y
e n at o n h fh ll b an e e a s, e a no t e a o to te, no r e e e s

O pinion wi hou L v f h G RAND LODGE k d d giv n


, t t ea e l f i b duly
o kd t e -
as

an e , or un e s t e as

by the id Lodg
fa e.

A ll M atter s are to be determin d



in G RAND LODGE by M jo i y f Vo s
the -
a a r t o te , ea ch
M mb e Voer h v ing a o ne te, an d the G RAND MASTER h v ing w Vo s l h
-
a t o te , un e iS t e f id
a

LODGE l v y p icul ea e an a rt ar t hing to h


t e D min ion f h G RAND MASTER f
e te r at o t e -
or the

fk
a e f Ex p di ion
o e t .

id QUARTER L Y C O MM UNICATION ll M s h conc n h F RATERNITY


X I II A t . the fa ,
, a atter t at er t e

in g n l p icul LODGES
e e ra i gl B
,
h n qui ly f d ly d m u ly
or art ar , or ,
in e re t re , are et , e ate , an at re to

b dif
e d f d f él d
co urs A PPRENTICES m ll b dmi d MASTERS d FE LLOW

o an tran a e : u e a t te an

C RA only h FT l l by Difp f i H lfo ll Dilf


e re, h c o b
un e S a en at o n . ere a a e rences, t at an n t e

m d a e
( 62 )
m d up
a e ccommod d p i v ly by p icul LODGE
an d a b f i lly ate r ate ,
'

no r a art ar ,

are to e er o u

fd d d d cid d A nd if y BROTHER hinks himf lf gg i v d by h D il ’

co n i e re an e e : an t e a r e e t e ec ion

of hi s Bo d h
t m y pp l h ANNUA L G RAND LODGE n x
ar , ef i g d l v ahis a ea to t e -
e t en u n , an ea e

A pp l in W i ing wi h h G RAND MASTER his D EPUTY


ea r t h G RAND WARDENS
, t t e -
, or , or t e -
.

H ere MASTER a h WARDENS f


lfo c h p icul Lodg ih ll b ing d p oduc
the or t e o ea art ar e a r an r e

a Liil f f c h M mb s h v b n m d
o n v n dmi d in h i p icul LODGES
e er as a e ee a e, or e e a tte t e r art ar

fi h l il C O MM UNICATION
n ce t e f h G RAND LODGE
a A nd h ih ll b Book k p by o t e -
: t ere a e a e t

h G RAND MASTER
t e his D EPUTY -
h by fon B o h w ho m h G RAND LODGE
, or , or rat er te
-
r t er t e -

ih ll ppoin f
a aS E C R E T A R Y w h in ih ll b co d d ll h LODGES W i h h i
t or , ere a e re r e a t e ,
t t e r

f l T im s
u ua d Pl c s f fo minge d h N m s
an f ll h M mb sa e f c h LODGE
o r , an t e a e o a t e e er o ea ;

an d ll h A ff i s
a f h G RAND LODGE h
t e p op
a r b w i n o t e -
t at are r er to e r t te .

Th y l fo con fi d f h moil p ud n d ff él l M hods f coll éting d


e fhall a er o t e r e t an e e ua et o e an

difp i g f wh
o in Mon y ih ll b giv n
o lodg d wi h h m in C HARITY ow ds
at e a e e to , or e t t e , t ar

h
t e R li f only f y u B o h f ll n in o P o v y D c y b f non l f
e e o an tr e r t er a e t e rt or e a , ut o e e e :

B ut v y p icul LODGE ih ll difp f f h i own C HARITY f poo B h n


e er art ar a o e o t e r or r re t re ,

acco dingr h i own B LAWS un il i b g d by ll h LODGES (IN A NEW R EGU


to t e r Y- , t t e a ree a t e

L ATION ) c y in h C HARITY coll ft d by h m h G R A N D L O D G E


to arr h
t e e e t e to t e -
,
at t e

QUARTERLY A NNUA L C O MM UNICATION in o dor m k commo n S ock f i f , r er to a e a t o t, or

h mo
t e h df m R li f f POOR BRETHREN
re an o e e e

O .

Th y lfo ppoin T R E A S U R E R B o h f good wo ldly S bll


e ihall a a w ho
t a , a r t er o r u ance,

ib ll b
a M mb f h G RAND LODGE by v i u f his O ffic
e a e er d ib ll b
o lw ys
t e — rt e o e, an a e a a

p f d
re en t,h v P ow anmo v h G RAND
a eLODGE y hing fp i lly wh
er conc ns
to e to t e -
an t , e ec a at er

hi O ffic
s T o him ih ll b commi d ll Mon y i d f C HARITY f y o h
e . a e tte a e ra s

or , or or an t er

Uf e f h G RAND LODGE w hic h h


o t e ih ll w i down in Book wi h h fp éli
-
, e a r te a , t t e re e ve

E nds d U f f w hic h h f l S ums


an es in nd d ; d ih ll xp nd r di b f
or t e e v e ra are te e an a e e o s ur e

h fm by f c h CERTAIN O RDER i g d h G RAND LODGE fh ll f w ds g ’


t e a e a a i n , as t e -
a a t er ar a re e to

in NEW R EGU ATION B h ib ll


a v o in chu li ng G RAND MASTER WARDENS
L : ut e a no t te a -
or ,

though in v y o h T f él i A s in lik m nn h S ECRETARY ih ll b M m b


e er t er ran a o n. e a er t e a e a e er

of the
of the G RAND LODGE by i u -
v rt e o f hi s O ffi c e, an d v o in v y hing xc p in c hu ling
te e er t e e t

a G RAND MASTER WARDENS -


or .

T h T REASURER d S ECRETARY fh ll h v
e c h CLER K w h o m ll an a a e ea a , u be a Boh r d t er an

F LL OW C RAFT b n v m l b M mb f h G RAND LODGE


E -
, ut e er ul e a e er o t e -
, no r fp k wi h ou
ea t t

b ing
e a llo w d

or d efir d ’
.

G RAND MASTER his D EPUTY ih ll lw ys comm nd h TREASURER d S ECRETARY


T he -
, or , a a a a t e an ,

wi h h i CLERK S d BOO K S in o d
t t e r f h w M s go on d know Wh is
an , r er to ee o atter , an to at

exp di n b don upon y m g n O


e e t to e e an e er e t cc aii o n .

A no h B o h (w h o m ll b F E LL OW C RAFT ) ih ld b ppoin d look f h


t er r t er u e a -
ou e a te to a te r t e

D oo f h G RAND LODGE b ib l b no M mb f i
r o t e -
; ut a
i
e e er o t .

B ut the fe O ffic s e may be fart h er ex


plain d

by a NE W R EGUL A ON w h n h TI , e t e N e ceili ty

an d Exp di ncy e e of hm
t e m ay mo re pp
a e ar t a hn at
p f re en t h F RATERNITY to t e .

X IV y G R A
. N D L
IfO D G E il d
at f l qu an ly nu l h -
, ate or o c ca i o na , arter or an a , t e

(ti s M t
t an d his D E P UTY ih ld b bo h bf
-
as er h n h p f MASTER f
an ou e t a e n t, t e t e re e n t

o a

LODGE h h b n h l ll F REE MASON ib ll k h Ch i


, t at as d p fid
ee t e o ng e a -
, a ta e t e a r, an re e as

G RAND MASTER PRO TE M PORE d ih ll b v l d wi h ll his P ow d Honou f


-
; an a e ei e t a er an r or

h
t e im p ov id d h is no B o h p f h h b n G RAND MASTER fo m ly
t e ; r e t ere r t er re e n t t at as ee -
r er ,

or D E UTY G RAND MASTER f h l il G RAND MASTER p f


P lf h l il D EPUTY
-
; or t e a -
re en t, or e e t e a

p f ih
re e n t,ld lw ys f ig h k p
ou l c in h Abf f
a h p f aG RAND MASTE o r t ta e a e t e en ce o t e re en t -
R

an d his D EPUTY .

X V . In the él WARDENS b h G RAND WARDENS


G R A N D L O D G E non - e c an a as ut t e -

h mf l
t e if p f
e ves,
; d i f bf h G RAND MASTER h P f
re e n t w ho p fid in an a en t, t e -
, or t e er o n re cs

his P l c ih ll o d PRI VATE WARDENS


a e, fla G RAND WARDENS PRO TEM PORE wh f
r er to a as -
, o e

Pl c s b f pply d by w F E LL O W C RA FT f h f m LODGE ll d fo h él ’ ’
a e are to e u t o ~
o t e a e ,
ca rt to a ,

or fn hi h by h p icul MASTER h of ; if by him omi d h n h y


e t t t er t e art ar t ere or tte , t e t e

ib ll b ll d by h G RAND MASTER h f h G RAND LODGE m y b lw ys compl



a e ca t e -
t at o t e -
a e a a eat .
,

X VI . T he GRAND WARDENS -
, or an
y o h s t er , are firil to a dv ife wi h t t he D EPUTY
abou t the Af i s fa r o f the L DGEO or of the B h n re t re ,
an d no t to a pply to the G RAND
MASTE R
MASTER wi hou h K nowl dg f h D EPUTY l f h f f his C oncu nc in y
t t t e e e o t e , un e s e re u e rre e an

c inerta ff y A ff i ; in w hic h C f
n ece in c f f y D i ff nc b w n h
ar a r a e, or a e o an ere e et ee t e

D EPUTY d h G RAND WARDENS o h B h n bo h P i s


an t e go by C onc -
, or t er re t re ,
t art e are to ert

to h G RAND MASTER w h o
t e iily d cid h C fy
- d m k up h D i ff , c an ea e e t e o n tro v e r an a e t e er

enc by V i u f hi g A u ho i y
e rt e o s reat t r t .

G RAND MASTER ih ld c i v no In im ion f R i i conc ning MASONRY b


T he - ou re e e t at o fif n e s er , ut

f om h is D EPUTY fi ll
r xc p in f h c in C f s his W fh i w ll judg f
r , e e t uc erta a e as or
p can e e o ;

f ii h A pplic ion
or i h G RAND MASTER b i
t e gul h l ly o d
at h G RANDto t e -
e rre ar, e can ea i r er t e

WARDENS y o h B h n ,
h us pplying
or w i
an upon h is D EPUTY w h
t er o is re t re t a , to a t , to

p p h B fi f fp di l d l i o d ly b fo his WORSHIP
re are t e u ne s ee
y, an to a
y t r er e re .

XVII N ® b i ll t n D EPUTY G nd M il G RAND WARDENS T REASURER


. o ran ~
> as t ra -
a e r, -
, ,

S ECRETARY w ho v s f h m , in h i ll d PRO TE M PORE


or e er fm afl or t e ,
or t e r ea , can at t he a e

tim b h MASTER WARDEN f p i ul LODGE b


e e t e foon y f h m or o a art c ar ; ut as as an o t e

h honou bly dif h d his G RAND O FFICE h u ns


as ra h P o ll S ion in his
c arg

, e re t r to t at or tat

p icul LODGE f om whic h h w ll d


art ar ffi i bo v
,
r e as ca

to o c a te a e .

XVIII If h D E P U T Y G R A N M A S T E R b li ck
. t e ff ily bf h D- e , or nece ar a en t, t e

G RAND MASTER m y c hu f y FE LL O W C RAFT h pl f b hi D EPUTY PRO TE M PORE


-
a e an -
e ea e s to e s

B uth h is h f D EPUTY h G RAND LODGE d h G RAND WARDENS


e t at c o en at t e -
, an t e -
to o , c an

b dif h g d wi h ou C f f i ly pp MA J ORITY f h G RAND



no t e h c ar h t t t e au e a r a e ar to t e o t e

LODGE ; d h fi ranb—fi lastrr if h is


an fy m y c ll
t e G R A N D L O D G E on , e u n ea ,
a a a -

p p ur f l y h
o e C f b fo hm d
to a h v h A dv ic d C oncu nc I
t e au e e re t e ,
an to a e t e r
i
e an rre e : n

w hic h c f h MAJ ORITY f h G RAND LODGE if h y c nno concil h Master


a e, t e o t e -
,
t e a t re e t e

an d his D EPUTY his WARDENS concu in llowing h Master dif h g


or , are to r a t e to c ar e

his f id D EPUTY his f id WARDENS d c huf no h D EPUTY imm di ly ; d


a or a , an to e a t er e ate an

h f id G RAND LODGE ih ll c h u f o h
t e a WARDENS in h C f h H mony d P c
-
a e t er t at a e, t at ar an ea e

may be p re fe rv d

.

X IX . If the G
lit aubd llastt r iho uld a bu fe his P ow e r, an d re nd er himfelf unwo hy rt

o f the O b dience e an d S ubje&io n of LODGES h the , e ih all be treate d in w y a a an d

m nn a er to be g d upon in
a re e a NEW R EGU L ATION b ; ecau fe hi h o
t e rt t he anci n F e t RAT ERN ITY

1
.
XX III . If i t be t hough xp di n
R A N M A s T E R wi h h MAJ ORITY t
l

e e e t, an d t he G D- , t t e

of h MASTERS d WARDENS g
t e hold G R A N D F E A S T cco ding
an h , a re e to a , a r to t e

anci n l ud bl C ullom f MASONS h n h ®t anh lllat bt us fh ll h v h c


e t a a e f o , t e t e ~
a a e t e are o

p p ing h T ICK ETS f l d wi h h G RAND MASTER S S l f difp i g f h T ick s


re ar t e ,
ea

t t e -

ea , o o in o t e et ,

of c i v ing h Mon y f h T ick s f buying h M i ls f h F EAST f finding


re e t e e or t e et , o t e ater a o t e , o

o ut p op a d con v ni n P l c
r f il in ;
er d
an f v y o h hing h conc ns e e t a e to ea an o e er t er t t at er

h En
t e inm n te rta e t .

B ut t ath the Wo k r may no t be to o burthe n fo me to the two G RAND WARDENS -


, an d

th l M s my b
at al atter a
p y e m n g d h G RAND MASTER
ex e ditio u il his an d fafe ly a a e t e -
or

ppoin c in N u m
, ,

D EPUTY ib ll h v pow, a a e nomin d er to b f S w ds ate an a t a erta er o te ar , as

his WORSHIP ih ll hink fi a t él in conc wi h h w G RAND WARDENS ll hings


t, to a ert t t e t o -
a t

l ing
re at h to t e F ea il b ing d cid d m gll h m by
e M jo i y f Voic s xc p h
e e a on t e a a r t o e ; e e t t e

G RAND MASTER -
or his D EPUTY i p f by p icul Di éti A ppoin m n
n ter o e a art ar re

on or t e t .

XX IV . WARDENS d fi ltmfl l bfi ib ll in d im w i up on h G RAND


T he an

a , ue
i

t e, a t t e

MASTER , or his D EPUTY f Di éli d O d s bou h P milf b if hi


, or re o ns an r er a t t e re es ut s

WORSHIP and his D EPUTY li ck if ily bf h y ih ll c ll og h h are , or n ece ar a en t, t e a a t et er t e

M ASTERS an d WARDENS f LO DGES m on p p f f h i A dv ic d O d s ;


o to ee t ur o e or t e r e an r er or

lf h y
e e t e m y a k h M ta ew holly upon h mf l
t e d do h b ll h y atte r t e e v es, an t e e t e can .

T he G RAND WARDENS d h STEWARDS - an t e are to a ccoun t fo r al l Mon y h y c i v


the e t e re e e,

or e xp nd e h G RAND LODGE
,
f D in
to t e -
, a te r n er, or wh n e the G RAND LODGE ib ll hink fi
-
a t t

to re e c i v h i A ccoun s
e t e r t .

If the in d im
QEranh-fi lastt r p leafes, he may ue t e fummo n a ll the MASTERS an d

WARDENS f LODGES f l wi h h mobou o d ing to co n u t t t e a t r er the G RAND F EAST -


, an d a bou t

y E m g ncy
an ccid n l hing l ing h un o h
er e or a e ta t re at t e re t , t at m y a qui A dv ic
re re e ; or elfe

to k i upon himf lf l og h
ta e t e a t et e r.

XXV T h MASTERS f LODGES ib li c h ppoin


. e o a ea a t o ne ex
p e ri en c

d an d difc re et FE LL OW
C RAFT f hi LODGE o mp f COMM ITTEE s , to co o e a , co n ii lling of o ne om v y LODGE
fr e er ,

w ho fh ll m c i v in con v ni n A p m n
a ee t to re e e, a e e t art e t, e v y er Pe rfo n t ath b ings Tick r a e t,

and
'

an d h v P ow ib all dif f h im if h y h ink fi


a e in o rd dmi hi m er to co u r e , t e t t, er to a t , or

d b him
e ar h y ib ll f f PRO VIDED h y f nd no M w y b fo h y h v
, as t e a ee c au e : t e e an a a e re t e a e

acqu in d ll ha B h n wi hin D oo s wi h h R f
te a h of
t e v oid Mill kre t re t r t t e ea o n s t ere to a a es
, ;

h f no u B o h m y b d b d
t at o f lf B o h
tr e m P nd r t er a e e arr

, no r a a e r t er, or ere re te e r,

admi d This C O MM ITTEE m ll m v y ly on S JOHN S D


t te .
h Pl c vn u ee t er e ar T.

AY at t e a e, e e

b foe
y P f re com wi
an h T ick s er o n s e t et .

XXVI T h G R A N D M A S T E R
. e -
fhall appoin t two or mo re trustg B f filbl fi l

to

be Po s D oo k p s w ho
rter , or r- ee er , are lfo a to be ear ly at the Pl c a e, fo r f om good e

Reafo ns ; an d Who are to be at the C omm nd a of the C O MM ITTEE .

XXVII T h G RAND WARDENS h .S TE WARDS ih ll ppoin b fo h nd f h


e -
, or t e , a a t e re a ue a

N umb f B h n f er T bl o h y hink fi d p op f h Wo k
ret re to er-
ve at a e as t e t t an r er or t at r ;

and h y m y d if wi h h MASTERS
t e d WARDENS a f LODGES bou h mo il p op
a v e t t e an o a t t e r er

P f if h y p l f
e r o n s, m y k in f h by h i R comm nd ion ; f non
t e e a e, or a ta e ue t e r e e at or e are to

f v
er e h D y b FREE d ACCEPTED MASONS h h C ommunic ion m y b f
t at a , ut an , t at t e at a e ree

and h mo io s ar n u .

XXV III A ll h M mb s f h G RAND LODGE mu ll b


. t e e er o t e -
e at the P l c long b fo
a e e re

D inn wi h h G RAND MASTER


er, his D EPUTY h i H d
t t e -
,
or , at t e r ea , who ih all i
re t re, an d

fo m h mf l
r A nd hi s is don in o d
t e e v es. t e r er,

1 .
y T o c iv bo
re ev gul d h h e A P PE
an LL A T m A PPEA L S duly
y lo dg d,

as a e re ate , t at t e N a

b h
e d d h A ff i m y b mic bly d cid d b fo D in if pO
ear , an t e iI bl ; b if ia r a e a a e e e re n e r, i e ut t

c nno i m ll b d l y d ill f h NE W G RAND MASTER is l él d ; d if i


a t, t u e e a

t a ter t e -
e e e an t c an

no tb d cid d f eD inn i m y b d l y d d f d
e e PARTICULAR C O MM ITTEE
a ter er, t a e e a

, an re err

to a ,

h ih ll qui ly dj il i d m k R po
t at a h n x QUAR TE L Y C O MM UNI ATION
et a u t, an a e e rt to t e e t R C ,

h B o h ly Lo v m y b p f d
t at r t er -
e a e re erv

.

T o p v n y D i ff nc
2. Dif il w h ic h m y b
re f d if h D y
e t an ere e or gu a e eare to ar e t at a ;

h no In up ion m y b gi v n h H mony d Pl f f h G R A N D F E A S T
t at terr t a e e to t e ar an ea u re o t e .

3 To f l. bou w h v conc ns h D c ncy d D co um f h G RAND


co n u t a t ate er er t e e e an e r o t e

I A SSE MBLY 2 ,
A SSEMBLY , an d to p vn
re e t all Ind c ncy e e an d ill M nn s a er , the Afiembly
'

b ing
e
p ro miil

IOIJ S .
CL

4 T o.
c i v re e e an d co n fider of an
y good Mo ion y mom n ous t , or an e t an d impo n rta t

A ff i h b ll
a r, t at i a be b ough f om
r t r the p icul LODGES by h i R p
art ar ,
t e r e re fen tativ es, the

fe v eral MASTERS an d WARDENS .

XX IX A f h f hings . dif f d h ®t anb flllastt r


te r t e ed h is D EPUTY h
t are cu s

, t e ~
an , t e

G RAND WARDENS - h STEWARDS h S ECRETARY h T REASURER h CLERK S d v y


, or t e ,
t e , t e , t e , an e er

o h P f ib ll wi hd w d l v h MASTERS d WARDENS f h p icul


t er er o n , a t ra , an ea e t e an o t e art ar

LODGES lon in o d a fl mic bly bou l éli g N EW G RAND MASTER


e, r er con to co n u t a a a t c e n a -
, or

i i g h PRESENT i f h y h v
t nu n t e don i h D y b fo d if h y
, un nimous
t e a e no t e t t e a e re ; an t e are a

for con inuing h PRESENT G nd M il his WORSHIP fh ll b ll d in d humbly


t t e ra -
a e r, a e ca

, an

d i d
e ir

do h FRATERNITY h H onou f uling h m f h Y
to t e f i g A nd t e r o r t e or t e ear en u n :

f
a ter D inn i will b known w h h h cc p s f i
er t F i ih ld e b et er e a e t o t or no t : or t ou no t e

d if d b
c o v er by h El él i i f lf

ut t e e on t e .

XXX Th n . e the MASTERS WARDENS d


an d ,
an a ll the B h n my f p mif
re t re , a c o nv e r e ro

cuo u ll h y pl f
y , or as t e ea e tofo og h un il rt t et e r, t t he D inn is coming in w h n v y
er , e e er

B o h k s his S
r t er ta e eat at T A BLE .

XXX I S om im f D inn . e t e a ter er G R A N D L O D G E is f m d


th e - or

,
no t in R i m n e t re e t,

in
b ut the Prefen c e of a ll the B h n w ho y
re t re M mb s
, et are no t e er o f i t, d mu ll
an not

h fo
t ere re fp eak un il h y t t e are d efir d

an d allo wd ’
.

X X X IL If . l il Y h
the f d wi h h MASTER d
®ranh fi lasttr ~
of a e ar as c o n en te t t e an

WARDENS in p i v b fo D inn con inu f h Y


r ate, f i g; h n ONE f h
e re e r, to t e or t e ear en u n t e o t e

G RAND LODGE d pu d f h p p f SHA LL REPRESENT


-
, e A LL THE BRETHREN HIS
te or t at u r o e, To

W O R S H I P S GOOD G OV ERN M ENT & A nd ning him ih ll in h N m f h



, C. tur to , a ,
t e a e o t e

G RAND LODGE humbly qu il him do h F


-
, THE GREAT H ONOUR (ifre e to t e RA T E RN I T Y

nobly bo n if ) THE GREAT K INDNESS f con inuing


r , no b th i G RAND MASTER f o t to e t e r -
or

h Y
t e f i g
e ar A nd his WORSHIP d cl ing his C f by Bow
en u n . S p ch e ar o n en t a or a ee , as

he
p l fd h
ea f id DEPUTED ME MB ER
s, f
t e h G R A N D L O D E ib ll p ocl im him
a o t e -
G a r a

Gi ranhd lllastt r d ll h M mb s f h LODGE ib ll f l him in d F o m


, an a t e e er o t e a a ute ue r .

A nd
An d all the B h n ih ll
re t re a fo r a few Minu s h v l vte a e ea e to d cl e are hi
t e r S atiffaélio n,

Pleafure, an d C ong ul ion ra t at .

XXX III B if i h h MASTER d WARDENS h v


. ut e t er t e an a e no t in p i v

r ate , is D y th a

b fo D inn
e re h D y b fo d l d h
e r,L AST ®ranb no r t e a e re, e ir

t e ~
illlastt r to con inu in t e

h MASTERSHIP no h Y ; wh n d fi d h Th n

t e if h a t er ear or e, e e r , as no t c o nfen te d : e ,

L AST G R A N D M A S T E R ib ll nomin his S f f h Y


T he -
a ate u c ce l o r or
'

t e ear e n fuin
g ,
w h o,
d by h G RAND LODGE d if h

if im lly pp
u n an ou a
p f
ro v ib ll t e -
, an t ere re en t, a be p ro claim d,

fl d
a u te d cong ul
, d h NEW (S k—B l t r
an ratbo v h in d
ate t e t an as e as a e te , an d imm di ly e ate

i il ll d by h L AST G RAND MASTER cco ding U f



n a t e -
, a r to a e.
g

XXX IV h Nomin ion is . B ut if t at at no t u n an im o ull


y a
pp ro v

d,NEW G R ND MAST R
the A -
E

ih ll b
a h f imm di ly by BA LL OT v
e c o en e ate , e er y MASTER d an WARDEN w i ing hi M n s r t s a

N m d h L AST G RAND MASTER w i ing


a e, an t e -
r t his M n s N m a

a e to o ; an d the Man , who fe
N m h LAST G RAND MASTER ih ll fi l
a e t e -
a ri k
ta e f llyo u t, ca u a or by c h nc a e, ihall b e

GRAND MASTER f h Y -
fi or t e e ar en u ng ; an d i f p refen t, he ih all be p ro claim d, faluted,

d cong ul d bo v hin d d fo hwi h i n il all d by the LAST G RAND MASTER



an ra t ate ,
as a e te , an rt t -
,

a cco di g
r n to U fage .

XXXV T h L AST G R A N M A s T E R hus con inu d


. e h new G R A N D- t t e , or t e D

M A S T E R hus i il ll d fh ll n x nomin
t d ppoin his D E PUTY G nd M il
n a

,
a e t ate an a t ra -
a e r,

i h h l il
e t er t ew w h o ib ll b lfo d l d f l d d cong ul d
a or a ne o n e, a e a ee ar

, a u te an rat ate as

bo v hin d
a e te .

Th QEranb fi e lfo nomin h NEW G R A N D W A R D E N S d if


- laster ih ll a a ate t e -
, an

im lly
u nan pp d by
ouh G RAND LODGE ih ll b
a d l d fl d
ro v

d cong ul d t e -
,
a e ec ar

,
a u te , an rat ate ,

as bo v hin d ; b if
a eh y ib ll b h f by BA LL OT in h f m w y h
te ut no t, t e a e c o en ,
t e a e a as t e

G RAND MASTER A s h WARDENS f p i v LODGES


-
: lfo b h f by BA LL OT
t e o r ate are a to e c o en

in c h LOD E if h M mb s h o f do
ea Gg ,
h i MASTER S N omin ion
t e e er t ere no t a re e to t e r

at .

XXXV I B . ut if h B R O T H E R
t e w hom ,
the p GfRAND
re en t MASTER ih ll nomin f - a ate or

his S UCCESSOR w hom h M jo i y f G RAND LODGE ih ll h pp n chu i by


,

, or t e a r t o the - a a e to e

B llo
a t,
( 7 0
)
B llo is by Si k f
a t, , oh if y O f bf
c ne sf om h G RAND FEAST h
or t er n ece ar cca i o n , a en t r t e -
, e

c nno b p l im d he N w G R A N D M A S T E R l f h O L D G RAND MASTER


a t e ro c a

t I
3,
-
, un e s t e —
, or

fom f h MASTERS
e o d WARDENS
t e f h Qii raub itot v ouch upon he H
an o t e -v c an , t o N oUR

of BROTHER h h f id P f f mm d
a , t ath f will dily cc p f h
t e a e r o n, o no ate or c o en, rea a e t o t e

f id O ffic ; in w h ic h c f
a h
e O L D QBI CIIIIIHmCIBlt I lh ll il P o xy d ih ll
a e t e
’ '

a '
a as r , an a

nomin h D EPUTY d WARDENS in his N m d in his N m lfo c iv h


ate t e an a e, an a e a re e e t e

f l H onou s H m g
u ua d C ong ul ion
r , o a e, . an rat at

XXXV II Th n h Qi ranb—fl lasfrr ib li llo w y B o h F E LL OW C RA FT


. e t e a a an r t er, -
, or

APPRENTICE fp k di él i g h is Dif fto his WORSHIP ; m k y Mo ion


ea , re n c o ur e to or to a e an t

f h good f h F ni y w hic h ih ll b i h imm di ly fid d d fi iih d ’ ’


or t e o t e rater t ,
a e e t er e ate co n er an n ,

or lf f d
e e h C fid
re err i f h

G RAND LODGE h i n x C O MM UNICATION
to t e on e rat o n o t e -
at t e r e t ,

il date fi lorW h n h is o v
o cca o na . e t at e r,

XXXVIII T h G R A N D M A S T E R his D EPUTY fom B o h ppoin d by


. e - or , or e r t er a te

him ih ll h ngu ll h B h n d giv h m good A d vic A nd l illy f fom


, a ara e a t e re t re , an e t e e : a , a ter e

o h T f éli
t er h c nno b w i n in y L ngu g h B h n m y go w y
ran a o n s, t at a t e r tte an a a e, t e re t re a a a

or il y longa h y pl f er, as t e ea e .

XXX I X Ev y A NNUA L G R A N D L O D G E h
. er in h n P ow d A u ho i y -
as an e re t er an t r t to

m k NEW R EGU L ATIONS


a e l hf f h l B n fi f hi s ANCIENT F RA
, or to a ter t e e, or t e re a e e t o t

T ERN IT Y :P o v id d lw ys h THE O L D L A N D M A R K S B E CAREFU LL Y


r e a a d t at -
P RES ERV D,

an

h f h A l ions d NEW R EGUL ATIONS b p p f d d g d


t at ue terat h
an hi d e ro o e an a ree to at t e t r

QUARTER LY C O MM UNICATIO p c ding h A NNUA L G RAND F EAST ; d h h y b N re e t e an t at t e e

o ff d lfo
ere ha P f l f ll h B h n b fo D inn in w i ing v n f h
to t e e ru a o a t e re t re e re er, r t , e e o t e

y g il A PPRENTICE ;
o un e h A pp ob ion d C f f h MA J ORITY f ll h B h n
t e r at an o n en t o t e o a t e re t r e

p f b ing bf l ly
re e n t e if y m k h f m binding d oblig o y ; w hic h mull
a o u te n ece ar to a e t e a e an at r ,

f
a ter D inn d f h NEW G RAND MASTER is i il ll d b f l m ly d l d ;
er, an a ter t e -
n a

, e o e n e ir

as It

w d l d h f RE G U L A T o N S w h n p p d by h G R A N

d

b i d f

as e ir an O ta n or t e e 1 , e ro os t e D

LODGE bou 5 B h n on S T JOHN BAPTIST S D AY 7


, to a t 1 0 re t re , .

, 1 21 .

POST
( 7 1
)

P O S T S C RI PT .

H ere f oll ow s a N rw the M ann er o f co n flitu t in g


fi o hgt a s p ra éli s d by h i s G RACE t he D U K E o f

W H A R T o N the p re fe n t R IGHT W ORSHI P FU L (B rand


fi lastrr acc o r ding t o t he anci e n t U fag e s o f M ASONS
, .

N ew fi fl bgt
voiding m ny I gul i i s ih ld b f l m ly ili d by
fo r
A h G RAND MASTER wi h his D EPUTY d WARDENS
a a rre ar t e ou e
, , o e n co n tu te

t e —
in h G RAND MASTER S
, t an
; or t e -

Abf h D EPUTY ih ll é f his WORSHIP d ih ll c huf fom MASTER f LODGE ‘

en ce, t e a a t or an a e e o
, a

to lli il him
a in c f h D EPUTY is bf ; or h G RAND MASTER ih ll c ll fo h fom
a e t e a en t, t e -
a a rt e

MASTER f LODGE o D EPUTY PRO TE M PORE


a to aét

as .

T heC ANDIDATES h w M l d W d ns b ing y


, ormong h F ELL O W
t e ne ai er an ar e , e et a t e

C RAFT h G R A N D M A S T E R fh ll k his D EPU Y if h h mi d h m d finds


, t e -
a as T e as exa n

t e , an

h C ndid
t e MASTER w ll kill d in h NO BL E S CIENCE d h ROYA L A RT d duly
a ate e s

t e an t e , an

i il él d in
n ru MYSTERIES
e o ur , &C .

A nd h D EPUTY fw i g in h ffi m iv h ih ll (by h G RAND MAST R S O d )


t e an er n t e a r at e, e a t e -
E

r er

k h C ANDIDATE f om mong his F llows d p f him


ta e t e h G RAND MASTER
r a e , an re en t to t e -

f ying R IGHT W ORSHIPFU L G R A N D M A S T E R


a , THE BRETHREN HERE DESIRE BE -
, To F ORM D

INTO A w Lodg AND I PRESENT THIS M Y W ORTHY B o h


ne e ; B E THEIR M l W HO M r t er To ai e r,

I K NO W B E OF GOOD MORA LS AND GREAT S K I LL TRUE AND TRUSTY AND A LOVER O F


To , ,

THE WHO L E F ni y W HERESOE VER O VER THE FACE OF T HE Qf rtl)


rater t , DIS P ERS D

a .

Th n e the G AN D MA STE
R -
R, pl cing
a the C ANDIDATE on his l f H nd h ving k d e t a , a as

an d o un nimous C f
b tain d

f ll the ; a o n en t o a h
t e B h n ih ll f y I CONSTITUTE AND
re t re ,
a a

FOR M THESE GOOD BRETHREN INTO A w Lodg AND APPOINT YOU THE M il OF IT ne e, a er ,

NOT DOUBTING O F YOUR C APACI AND C ARE PRESERV E THE C m n OF THE L O D G E TY To e e t ,

&C. wi h (om ; o h E p ii
t h p op d f l on
t er h O fi b x re i o ns t at are r er an u ua t at cca o n, ut no t

p op b w i n
r er to e r tte .
( 7 2 )
Upon his D EPUTY ll h f h C HARGES f MASTER d h G R A N D
t the ih a re ear e t e o a , an t e

M A S T E R h ll k h C ANDIDATE f ying D YOU SUBM IT THESE Ch g s


i a as t e M il s ,
a , o To ar e , As a er

HA V E DONE IN A LL A GES ? A nd h C ANDIDATE ligni fying his co di l S bmiili h un o t e r a u on t e re t ,

h
t e ® b i lll tran ib ll by c ~ in i ifi C moni s d nci n U f i il ll
as t r a ,
e rta i
g n can t ere e an a e t a es,
g n a

him d f him wi h h C ONSTITUTIONS h LODGE BOOK d h INSTRUM ENTS


,
an
p re e n t t t e , t e -
, an t e

o f h i s O lii ll og h ce, b f no h
no t d af ch f h m h
t et e r, ut o ne a ter a t er ; an a ter ea o t e , t e

G RAND MASTER his D EPUTY ib ll h f h fh


-
, or d pi hy C HARGE h is f i bl ,
a re ear e t e o rt an t t at u ta e

to h t ehing p f d t re en te .

A f his h M mb s f his NEW LOD E bowing ll og h


te r t , t e e h G RAND MASTER
er o t G ,
a t et er to t e -
,

ih l a l u n h is WORSHIP Th nks d imm di ly do h i H O M AGE


re t r h i NE W MASTER a , an e ate t e r to t e r ,

an d ligni fy h i P m if f S bj it e r d O b di nc hi m by h
ro f l C
e o u e fl o n an e e e to t e u ua ON G RAT U

LATION .

T h D EPUTY e d h G RAND WARDENS d y o


anh B h n f
t e
p h -
, an an t er re t re re e n t, t at are no t

M mb s f his NEW LODGE h ll n x cong ul


e er o t h NEW MASTER d h ib ll , i a e t rat ate t e ; an e a

re tu n his b coming A cknowl dgm n s


r e h G R A N D M A S T E R fi il nd h il e e t to t e - r , a to t e re

in h i O d
t e r r e r.

T H E N h G RAND MASTER d li s h NEW MASTER


t e n imm di ly upon h
-
e re t e to e ter e ate t e

E xercif f h is O ffic
e o in c h uli ng his W A nd h N E W M A S T E R c lling fo h
e, A RDEN s : t e a rt

tw F E LL O W C RAFT p f
o hm-
G RAND MASTER f his A pp ob ion d h
, re en ts t e to the -
or r at , an to t e

NEW LODGE f h i C f A nd h b ing g n d


or t e r .
o n en t . t at e ra te ,

Th SENIOR J UNIOR G R A N D W A R D E N
e or fom B o h f him ib ll h f -
, or e r t er or , a re e ar e

h
t e C HARGES f WARDENS d h C ANDIDATES b ing f l m ly k d by h NEW MASTER
,
o an t e e o e n as

t e ,

ib ll l i gni fy h i
a bmilli h un ot e r Su on t ere t .

U pon w hic h h N E W M A S T E R p f i g h m wi h he INSTRUM ENTS f h i


t e , re e n t n t e t t o t e r

O FFICE ib ll in d Fo m i l ll h m in h i p op Pl c s d h B h n f
, a , ue r , ni a t e t e r r er a e ; an t e re t r e o

h NEW LODGE ih ll li gnify h i O b di nc


t at h NEW WARDENS by h f l C ON
a t e r e e e to t e t e u ua

G ATU L ATION
R .

A nd his L O D G E b ing hus mpl ly


t e t co e at c o n ilitu ted, ihall be in
regill er

d t he

G RAND MASTER S Book d by his O d


_
-

, an r er n o ti fy d

to the OTHER LODGES .
A nd
o d in Th h f b we d v y p icul LODGE und
r a at C ogniz nc
t e e e re c eIV

In e er art
Q

ar er o ur
C

a e,

as h O N LY C O N S T I TUT I O N S
t e f F REE d A CCEPTED MASONS m gll us b o an a on ,
to e

d
rea h m king f NE W BRETHREN
at t e w h n h MASTER ib ll hink fi ; d w hic h
a o , or e t e a t t an

h NE W BRETHREN ih ld p
t e f b fo hy md ou e ru e e re t e are a e.

P H I L I P D uk e o f W H A R T O N ® raub £fl asten ~

J . T . D E S A G U L I E R S and L L . . D . F . R . S .

D E P U T Y G RAND M ASTER -
.

flo s hua fi lms o n
m ilitant llj amlt ins
G RAND — W A RDENS .

A nd
MASTERS d WARDENS f p icul LODGES
t he an o art ar , V Iz .

I T H O M A S M O RR I S
. SEN M il X I F R A N C I S E l f D A L K E I T H M il
, . a e r. . ar o a er

JOHN B w WARDENS RIST o C p A NDREW R OB INSON WARDENS a t


AB RAHA M ABB OT C l T HO M AS I N W OOD
.

' '

o .

I I R I C H A R D H A I L M il
. X II J O H N B E A L M D d F R S M il
a e r. . . . an . . . a e r.

P HI L IP W W E D W ARD
OLV ERS T ON P A WL ET E fq
W ;
JOHN D OYER C HAR LES MORE Efq ARDEN S
;
ARDEN S

III J O H N T U R N E R M il
. X III T H O M A S M O R R I J UN M il
a e r. . 5 . a e r.

A NTHONY S AYER W JOSEPH R ID L ER l WARDENS


E DWARD C A L E i JOHN CL AR K S ARDc N S '
“ '

IV M . G E O R G E P A Y N E M il
r. X IV T H O M A S R O B B E E Q M il a e r. . S ; a e r.

HALL M D WARDENS T HO M AS G RAV E WARDENS


gRANCIS S ORELL Efq ;
T E P H I-
ZN

BRAY LANE
. .

. .

V M . M A T H B I R K H E A D M il
r. XV M JOHN S HEPHERD M il
. a e r. . r. a e r.

F RANCIS BAI LY JOHN S ENE X


N ICHO L AS AB RAHA M 2
WARDENS
VI W I L L I A M R E A D M il
JOHN B 2 WARDENS
X VI J O H N G E O R E S E Q
'

U C LER
'

.
M il r
a er. . G S ; a e .

JOHN GL O VER W E R O B ERT G RAY Efq


W E ;
R OBERT C ORDE LL C HARL ES G RYM ES Efq
ARD N S ‘
;
A RD N S ‘

V II H E N R Y B R A N s o N M il XVII JA M ES A NDERSON A M M il
f THIS B DUI E
. a e r. . . .
_
a er
H T h QlIIII
2
L
WARDENS J G
'

I
'

EN R UG
Y I.
e o

JOHN I W ‘
O
GWINN VAU HAN Efq
N S H EN D

VIII WA LTER G REENWOOD Efq W G


A RDEN S '
.
;
JONATI S ISSON WARDENS XVIII T H o M A s H A R B N M il
2
—A N

JOHN g
. 1 a er.

WI LL IA M A
.

H I P T ON

IX G E o R G E O w E N M D M il
. JOHN S A X ON W ARDE
.
M
. a e r.
TT LEY

EM AN IB W W R o B E R T C A P E L L M il
!
O X IX
EN a er.
JOHN II
.

ARDEN S
_
B AT H
ISAAC MANSFIELD W E
X WI LL IA M B LY
A RD N S ‘

JOHN L U B T ON XX J o H N G o R M A N M il a e r.
R ICHARD SM ITH C HARL ES G AREY WARDENS
.

E DW ARD M ORP H EY
.
( 75 )
T H E

T R

A S E s S O N G
O R, T H E

H I S T O R Y o f MAS ON RY .

B y the fAuthur .

To be fung wi h C HORUS w h n M A S T E R l gi v l v i h
t a P only , e the ib al e e a e, e t er o ne art

og h
,

h all
f or t et e r, as e
p lea es.

R T I .

I . IV .

A M h fi ll f hum n K ind
D , t e r o a e ,
So fr om
D E LUGE non the gen

ral e

C d wi h G E O M E T R Y
reate t W f d b MASONS d h i WI VES
ere av

, ut an t e r ;
Imp in d on his R OYA L Mind
r te , A nd ll M nkind f om h m lon
a a r t e a e

I il él d foon h is P ROGENY
n ru e D f di g A RCHITECTURE h i v s
e ce n n , t r e ;
C A I N d S E T H w h o h n im p d
an , t e ro v

F h y w h n m l ipl d m in
or t e , e u t
y

a a ,

T h lib l S CIENCE in h A RT d fill h E h



e ra t e Fi difp f t to er e an t e art

Of A RCHITECTURE w hic h h y l d
,

S H NA l g d lo v ly Pl in


, t e ov , I n 1 R s ar e an e a

A nd h i O ffsp ing did imp


to t e r r art. T o M A s o N R Y g v f d Bi h a e e co n rt .

II . V .

C A I N C i y f i d il ong
a t a r an t F moil f MAN K IND w
or mpl y d o e re e o

,

F i il buil d ll d i C ONSECRATE
r t, an ca

t , T o build h C ITY d h T w t e an t e o

R

F om E NOCH S N m hi ld il S
r

a e, s e e o n, Th G e LODGE w j yd
EN RAL

as o v er o

,

Wh ic h ll his R c did imia a e tate I f h E ff él


n f MASONS P w ;
ue e s o o

r

But GOD LY E N O C H f S ETH S Loins , o



,

T ill v in A mbi ion did p ov ok
a t r e

T wo C olumns i d wi h migh y S kill ra s



t t Th i M k
-
confound h i P L OT ;
e r a er to t e r

A nd ll his F mily njoins


a a e Y het wi h T ongu s f d h y fp k
t o

t e co n us

t e o e,

Tu C Th l n d A RT h y n fo go ’
r e f llfil
OLON A DIN G to u . e e ar e t e e er r t .

l II .
(Illjorus .

O ur F h NOAH n x
at er e t a
pp e ar

d Who unfold h R OYA L A RT ?
c an t e

A MASON di vin ly ugh to o e ta t O li ng i S ECRETS in S ONG ?


r ts a

A nd by di v in C omm nd p d e a u re ar Th y f f ly k p in MASON S H E A R T
e

re a e e t

T h A RK A nd h ANCIEN T LODGE b long


,

eh h ld goodly F ugh
, t at e a ra t to t e e .

T w s bui l by u G EO M ETRY
a t tr e

A P i c f A RCHITECTURE fi
,

e e o ne ;
H lp by his S ons i NUMB ER T H R E E
e t , n , ! S op h
t d ink e re to r the p refen t G RAND
C oncu ing in h GRAND D ESIGN
rr t e . MASTER S H l h ’
ea t .

K 2 PART
( 7 6 )
PA RT II .

I . A nd w h n h f v li n MASONS fi l d
e t e e a a t l

w h n f om B A B E h y difp
HU S erfe
C ANAAN h l d P HENICIANS kn w t e e arn

e

T I C oloni s di il C lim s
e r L t e ,

T h T ib s f I b ’
kill d

e r e o S RA L e tte r S
n e to an t e ,

A ll MASONS TRUE w ho could h f ,


re ear e
I A RCHITECTURE fi m d
n r an true .

Th i Wo ks h f f f e T im s ;
e r r to t o e o a t r e
V
King N I M R O D f ify d h is R lm
.


o rt ea ,
Fo r DAGON S in G A A T own ’
H o u fe Z

By C lll T w d Ci i s f i
,

a es, o o
r s, an t e a r
A fully p p by C O L U M N S w ;
rt ro t T o
M M
ITZ RA w ho l d E YPT S H lm

,
ru

at G

e ,
By S A M SON S m igh y A ms p ll d down

t r u

Buil P YRA M IDS il p d h


t u en o us t e re .
O LORDS P HI L ISTIAN w hom i fl w
n , t e ;

II .
Th o w s h fi il F b i k i d
’ ’
t a t e ne a r c ra s

N or JAP
H E T d hi g ll n B d , an s a a t re e ,
By C ANAAN S S ons could
O
comp ’
, no t are

Did l f in MASONRY p v il ;
e s re a
Wi h h C o s T E M P LE p i d
t t e reat r

ra s

,

N orS HEM d h f h did f d , an t o e t at u cc ee


F glo ious S ng h d S fl f i
or r tre t an tru ure a r.

T o p mi d Bl lli g by E n il
ro s

e n s ta ;
VI
F h ABRA M b ough f om U R
.

F or at er r t r
B ut h ere

op w hil
we il a e to t o all
G EO M ETRY h S ci nc good , t e e e ;
O ur MASTER S H l h ’
ea t an d WARDENS bo h ; t
W hic h h l d wi h ou d mu
e rev ea

,
t t e r,
A nd warn all to lh un the C o all
y
ou
T o ll d f di g f om his Blood
a e ce n n r .
Of S A M SON S ’
Ship wrackt Fm a e an d Toh r t ;

III .
His S ECRETS onc e to W I F E dif l d c os

,

N y JACOB S R c l ng h w ugh

at t
H is S tre ngfh was fl d h is C ou g
e ra e tam

d,
a a e e e re ta t, ,

T o l y fi d h Sh p h d s C ROOK
a a
Te
o c
t e
l F o s h w p d e er

,
rue e e as eX OS

,

T o f G EO M ETRY w b ough
u e
A nd n v w MASON
e re
m d r t,
e er as a na

.

Whilil und P c u l Y ok ; er H AR OH S
’ ’
r e e

T ill M O S E S MASTER MASON f



QIljorua-
ro e, .

A nd l d h H O L Y L O D G E f om h nc Wh
e t e un fold h R OYA L A RT ? r t e e o c an t e

A ll MASONS i d w hom h c ho f O li ng i S ECRE in S ONG ?



. tra n , to e e, r ts TS a

Hi cu ious L ning
s r di fp f Th y f f ly k p in MASON S H E A R T
e ar to en e . e

re a e e t

,

IV
A nd h ANCIENT LODG b long
.
to t e E e .

AHOLIAB d BEZALEEL an
,

h T EN T
I fp i d M
! S op h d ink h H l h f h ’
n re
p d en , t e
'

u re ar t ere to r t e ea t o t e

W h h S HECHINAH c h of
ere t e dw ll MASTER d WARDENS f his p icul e to e , an o t art ar

A id G M
r SK I LL pp dEO ET RI C K Lodg a e ar

e.

P A RT
( 77 )
P A R T III .

wi f VITRUV IUS MASTER p im


I . Wh ere e , r e

E l i ng f MA s o N S nci n F m Of A RCHITECTS h A RT i mp ’
d t e

VV W h n FOU SCORE T HOUSAND (li rafta I G REAT A UGUSTUS P fi l T im


o a e t a e, , ro v ,

,
e R ~ n ffil C '
C I e,

(111211 flood W h n A RTS d A RTISTS w b l d ,


e an ere e ov

.

U nd h MASTERS f g N m
er t e o
V re at a e,

T HREE T HOUSAND d SI X HUNDRED good Th y b ough h K nowl dg f om h E ST


an ,
e r t t e
.

e e t e A
Emp l y d by S O L O M O N h S IRE
; r

o
A nd h y m d h N ions yi ld t e ,
as t e a e t e at
A nd G EN A L MASTER MASON ; ’
E
Th y fp d i h o h N ORTH d WEST
-
to o
e re a t t r

t e an
e ,

A s H I R A M w in il ly T YRE A nd ugh h Wo ld h A RT BUI L D ;


as ate ,
ta t t e r t e To
,

Lik S A L E M buil by MASONS TRUE


e
Wi f h i C ITADE L S d T w
t .

tne s t e r an o

Rs,

H To fo ify h i LEGIONS fi
. rt t e r n e,

T h R OYA L A RT w h n div in Th i T E M PL ES P A L ACES d B w ’


e as t e e, e r , , an o RS ,

T h C RAFTS M EN
e imf ll d f o m bo v Th ipok h M lons G R A N D D E S I G N
co e

r a e, at e t e a .

T h T E M P L E did ll Wo ks
e ih i a r o ut n e,
VI
T h w d i g Wo ld did ll pp v ;
.

e on

r n
Thus migh y E ASTERN K INGS d fom
r a a ro e
t an e

I NGENIOUS M f om v y P l c e n,
O f AB RA M S R c
r e
d Mon c h s good
er a e, ’
a e, an
,

ar

C m f y h glo ious P I LE
a e to urv e
Of E GYPT S YRIA G REECE
t e
d ROME
r
an
,

A nd w h n ,
d b g n e c re tu rn
T u A RCHITECTURE und fl ood

, e a to tra e,
r e
, , ,

er
,

A nd ii i i lof y S TYLE n tate


N O wond h n if MASONS join


ts t

.

er t e ,

III T o c l b h f MASON K INGS


. e e rate t o e -
,

A l ng h h G RECIANS c m
t e t t e know Wi h f l m N o d flowing Wi
a e to t o e n te an n e,

G EO M ETRY d l n h A ,
an Whilil v y BROTHER join ly li ngs
ear t t e rt, e

r t .

Whic h g P YTHAGORAS did ih w reat o ,

A nd glo ious E UC L ID did imp ;r lbows


(E art .

Th m zing A RCHI M EDES



a a
Wh unfold h R OYA L A RT ?
to o , o can t e

A nd m ny o h S c hol s good ;a
O
t er
li ng i S ECRETS in S
ar
ong ? r ts a


Till ANCIENT R O M A N S did v i w Th y f f ly k p in MASON S H E A
re
T e
e

re a e e t

R ,

T h A RT d S CIENCE
e d il d,
an
A nd h ANCIENT L DGE b
un
long er oo .
to t e O e .

IV .

B ut w h n PROUD A SIA h y h d q ll d
e t e a ue

, ! S op h
t ere to d ink h glo ious M mo y
r to t e r e r

A nd G REECE d E GYPT o v com an er e, f E mp


o o s Kings P inc s N obl s
er r r e e

A RCHITECTURE h y ll d
, , , ,

In t e ex c e

, Gn y e tr , C l gy d l n d S chol s
er , an ear e ar ,

A nd b ough h L ning ll R O M E ;
r t t e e ar a to h v
t at e er p op g d h A RT
r a a te t e .

PART
( 7 8 )
PA R T IV .

By K I N G S masters f h LODGE
I . as o t e

By m ny WE
, ,

H ! glo ious D ys f MASONS wi f


r a NO BLE Jpggr
or e, a a ALT H Y

,

O ll h R O M AN E M P I R E w h n By LO R D d LAIRD by illrit at d J U D G E

er a t e e an an
, ,

Th i FA M E founding h S ki s
e r , re B ll h P opl v y wh to t e e ,
y a t e e e e er ere .

l im d h m good d ff l M ;

P ro c a t e an u e u en

A g s h us V
T

For in an
y m p l y d e t e o

U n il h ®°tll5 wi h w lik R g
t t e
S M f ANCIEN R ECORDS ll
t ar
,

e a e,
o a o ns te ,

A nd b u l Igno nc d ll y d
r ta
K ing
ra
Qttljt latan f S A X ON Blood
1

e, e ro
’ , o ,

T h T oil e f m ny l n d Ag o
G v h m a
Ch f
a
dw ll
ear e e.
a e t e a arte r re e to e

I LOFTY LODGE wi h O d s good n , t r er ,

II D wn f om old W i ings by his S . ra r r t o n,

B t wh n h ®°tb5 w b ough PRINCE E D W I N G ENERA L MASTER b igh



U Q
e t e C ON U RIN G e re r t -
r t,

YORK h B h n foon
,

T mb

e h C HRISTIAN F AITH h y found Wh
rac e t e m , t e o et at t e re t re ,

T h F olly h
e h i F h s w ought at A nd h L DGE di d ll ci
t e r at er r t, to t at O a re te .

I nlofs f A RCHITECTURE found o .

VI
A l ng h h i Z l f STATE LY F .

t e t t e r
Th nc w h i LAW S d C HARGES fi
ea or A N E s,
e e e re t e r an ne
A nd w l hy G nd u w h n P cea t
I v y R ign bf d wi h C
ra e r, e at e a e,
n e

r e o e rv

t are,
M d h m x h i m il P ins
a e t e e er t
Of E iaron Illanis l) N orman LINE
t e r ut o a ,

Th i Qfifl lbli k B uilbinga p if


e r
T ill BRITISH C R O W N S uni d w to u ra e.
, ,

te ere
,

III
T h Mon c h F i il f his W HO L E I S L E
.
e ar r o t

Thus m ny f mp a L OFTY P I L E
a
W u
l n d J A M
tu o us
E S MASON K ING as e ar e , a ,

W i d in
as v y C HRISTIAN L nd
ra s
’ W h F IRST e
f K INGS
er
i d h S yl a
o o rev v

t e t e

Of G REAT A U G U S T U S Th fo li g
,

Tho ’
con fo m R O M AN S T Y L E
no t r to ,
; ere re n .

Y w hic h did R E V E R E N C E comm nd


et a

Th K N G
e d (limit g
1 ing il ill
an (Elbows a ree , .

I n w ll f m d LODGES f pply
e -
or Wh

unfold h R OYA L A ? to u o c an t e RT

T h mou n ful W n
e rf R O M AN S kill O li ng i a t
S ECRETS in S ong ?
o
r ts a

Wi h h i w fo f MASONRY
t t e r Th y f f ly k p in MASON S H E A
ne rt o .
e

re a e e t

RT ,

IV
A nd h ANCIENT LODGE b long to t e e .

F or m ny A g s his p v ils
a e t re a ,

Th i Wo k is A RCHITECTU E d m d ;
e r r
! S op h
. d ink h h ppy M mo y R ee

t e re to r to t e a e r

In E NG LAND S COTLAND IRELAND WA L ES f ll h R v i v s , f h nci n A , , o a t e e er o t e a e t U

T h C RA FT S M EN h ighly
,

e il m d GUSTAN S TYLE are e ee



, .

PART
( 79 )
P A R T V .

I .

HU S t ho

in I TA LY the Art Le t h N ATIONS bo
o t er will ail at ,

F om r ®0llJl£li illubbial) firil was G REAT BRITAIN w will yi ld non no e to e,

( rais d ;

For u G EO M ETRY d S kill
tr e an ,

A nd G REAT P A L L A D I O did imp art I building T I MB ER BRIC K d STONE ;


n , , an

A S yl by MASONS juilly p i d
t e ra s

: For A RCHITECTURE f c h fo o ea rt,

Y eth his M IGHTY R I VA L J O N E S


e re F CURIOUS L O D G E S w h w find
or e re e

d h W ISE
, ,

Of BRITISH A hi él h P RI M E rc te s t e ,
T h N O BL E
e f an t e re o rt,

Did build f h glo ious H ps f S on s


ue r ea o t e ,
A nd d ink wi h C RAFTS M EN u d kind
r t tr e an .

AS n w m h d fi Ce er

ereT im at c

n ce J E S AR S

e.
V .

II .
Th n l good BRETHREN ll j oi c
e et a re e,

K ing C H A R L E S h F IRST MASON t e , a to o , A nd fill i Gl f wi h h f l H ;


th e r a s t c ear u eart

Wi h f l P EERS d w l hy M
t e v era an ea t en ,
Let h m p f wi h g ful Voic
t e ex re s t rate e

Empl y d h im d hi C RAFTS M EN u f h W OND ROUS A R T


o

an s tr e, T h P ife ra es o t e

Till w c h d C I V I L WARS b g n

re t e e a Let v y B o h s H EA LTH go ound
e

r r t er

r ,

F OO L KNA VE b M A S O N T R U E ;
.

But f P EACE d C ROWN ll d


a te r an re or

,
N ot or , ut

Tho L O N D O N w in Aih l id

as es a ,
A nd l MASTER S F m found
et o ur

a e re ,

By MASONS A d good A cco d rt an r


T h NO BL E D U K E
e f M O NTA GU o .
,

A fin L O N D O N d i H d
er rear

ts ea .

III
l orus .

Who un fold h R OYA L A RT ?


c an t e
K ing C H A R L E S h S ECOND if d h n t e ra e t e
O li ng i
r S ECRETS in S ong ?ts a
T h fi il C O L U M N upon E h
e ne

F ound d S T P AU L S h il ly FANE
art ,
Th y f f ly k p in MASON S H E A R T
e

re a e e t

,

A nd h ANCIEN T LODGE b long



e .
, t at ate ,
to t e e
A nd R OYA L C HANGE wi h J y d Mi h , t o an rt
.

B ut w ds h LODGES f il d
f
a t er ar t e a

,

T ill G REAT N A S S A U h T il t e a re v v i d,

Wh f b ig h Ex mpl f p il d
o e r t a e o re va

,

Th v f h A RT h h i
at e er i n ce t e as t rv

d .
W A R D E SN ’
S O N G
O R, ANOTHER
HIS TO RY f MAS ON RY o .

CoMPoS D ’

S inc e the moll n obl e P r inc e P H I L I P D uk e o f W H A R T O N


wa s c ho fen G R A N D M A S T E R -
.

B y the Autho r !
.

T b f g d pl y d h QUARTER L Y C O MM UNICATION

o e un an a at t e .

I .
III .

H EN w lon B h’
e er h i T ongu s f de are a e, ut t o

t e r e c o n us

A nd v y S TRANGER gon I diil


e

C lim s h y us d
r e, n an t e t e

,

I n S UMM ER A UTU M N WINTER S PRING


,
Th y b ough f om S HINAR O d s good e r t r r er ,

B gin Pl y b gin l i ng
, , ,

e to a , To e h A RT h y und fl ood
to , rear t e t e er

T h M I G H T Y G E N I U S f h L O FTY LODGE Th
e fo li ng fi il h P RINCES f h Ifl
o t e , ere re r t e o t e es ;

I v y Ag
n e

r N x B E L U S G REAT
e e t ,

Th did ng gat (JUDGE


e Wh fi h is S
a e , o xt e at

A nd w ll i fpi d h P RINCE h P RIEST h I ld A m building il ly P I LES


e n r

t e , t e , t e n O ssy A, ate ;

Th N e d h W
OB LB

join A nd M
an t e P YRA M IDS mong
ISE to I T Z RA I M

S a

I n ing MASONS G A N D D E S I G N
rear Th o h S bj é fR S . e t er u e ts

o o ur oN c.

II . IV .

G RAND D ESIGN
T he to rear, A nd S HE M w ho did ,
in ilil
W v MASONS Cas e er wond ous S K I LL are , T he u fe fiIl

r

F om A D A M down b fo
r h FL OOD In o h Minds f N ions g e re t e , t t e o at reat

Wh f A RT old N O A H
o e d ll d A nd ABRA M n x w ho did l un er oo , e t, re ate

A nd did imp J S HE M d HA M Th A SSYRIAN L ning his S ons h w h n


art to AP HET , ,
an ,

e ar to ,
t at e

Wh ugh h i R ACE
o ta I
t E GYPT S L nd
t e r n

a ,

T o build p c By P HARAOH S H nd
a a e

a

P oud B A B E L S T OWN d T w un il i c m W oughly ugh b moll skilful M


,

’ ’
r an o R, t t a e e re r ta t to e en ;

T o b dmi d much d h n
e a r T ill h i G RAND MASTER M O S E S f

to o , an t e t e r - ro e ,

Difp f d w er e h S ONS f MEN ere A nd h m d li d f om h i F o s


t e o . t e e v er

r t e r e .

l
X I . III X .

A nd e ke the N o rman Kings F om h nc fo h v fi g


r e e rt e er n

BRI TISH MASON li ngs ;


T he T h C RAFTS M AN d h K ING
e an t e

Wi h P OETRY d MUSICK fw
,

T ill R O M AN S yl v i v d h t e re e t ere, t an ee t

A nd BRITISH C owns uni d w r te e re R found h i H ARM ONY compl


e t e r eat ;

I l
n n d J M E s MASON K ING w ho
ear e A , a , rais

d A nd wi h G EO M ETRY in s kil ful H nd
t a ,

F in H ps f S on s e ea o t e D H O M AGE p y ue a ,

By INIGO JONES ,
Wi hou D l y t ( G R A N
t D e a ,

Th i l d wif PA LLADIO juilly p i


at r va

e ,
ra s

d T o W H A R T O N S NO BLE D U K E M A S TE R ’
o ur

I ITALY d BRITAIN
n , an to o , H ul s h F REE B ORN S ONS f A R T
e r e t e -
o ,

F A hi é
or fim rc d u te tu re

r an tr e . By Lo v d F i dihip H nd d H e an r en , a an eart.

X II . C H O RU S
A nd h nc in v y R ignt e e e

r e Who c an re he arfe the P raife,
MASONRY ob in
Did I f f P i k L ys ta n o t o et c a ,

Wi h K INGS h N obl d h Wi f
t O f lid P f
, t e f M A S O N S TRUE e an t e e, r o ro e , o ,

Wh f F A M E founding
o e h S ki s Wh f A RT re f d h common Vi w ? to t e e , o e t ran c en s t e e

Exci s h p f Ag in LODGE join Th i S ECRETS n


te t e re en t S TRANGERS y p d
e to , e r ,

e er t o et ex os

,

A nd A PRONS w P f d ib ll b e ar re e rv

a e

Wi h S kill d C t By MASONS F REE


an are, ,

T o if h MASONS nci n G R A N D D E S G N A nd only h ANCIENT LODGE dif l d ;


ra e t e a e t 1 to t e c os

A nd v i v h A UGUSTAN S T Y L E
to re B f h y k p in MASONS H E A R T
e t

e ca u e t e

re e t

I m ny
n ful G L ORIOUS P I L E
a anBy B h art f R OYA L A RT . re t re n o th e ,

T o fill up his P g is hough t mif i f h a e,P g p h f om oldit t t no t a s to n e rt e re a ara ra r an

R co d f MASONS
e r o T h C O M PANY f MASONS b ing , h wif
V Iz m d FREE MA
. e o , e ot er e te r e

S O N S f i S di g d good R k i g by m ns f ff bl d kind M ings


, o au nc e n t taun n an ec o n n n , ea o a a e an eet

di f Tym s d
v er e L O V ING BROTHERHOOD ih wld f
e , an das did f qu n his
a o u e to o e, re e t t

M UTUA L A SSE MBLY in h T ym f KING H E N R Y V h h Y f his moil g cious t e e o . t e 1 2t e ar o ra

R EIGN A nd h f id R co d d f ibi g C OAT f A R M S muc h h f m wi h T HAT


. t e a e r e cr n a
,

o ,
t e a e t

f h LO N D O N C O M PA N Y f F REE M EN M f i is g n lly b li d h h f id ’
o t e o a o n s, t e era e ev t at t e a

C O M PANY is d f d d f h nci n FRATERNITY ; d h in fo m T im s no M


e cen e o t e a e t an t at r er e an

w as m d FREE f h C OM PANY n il h w i il ll d in fom LODGE f F REE d


a e o t at u t e as n a

e o an

A CCEPTED MASONS if y Qu lific ion B, h l ud bl P éli f m h v


as a n e ce ar a at . ut t at a a e ra ce ee s to a e

b n long in Diif d T h B h n in fo ign P s h v l fo dif d h f l


ee ue tu e. e re t re re art a e a co v er

t at e v e ra

nobl d nci n S OCIETIES d O RDERS f M h v d iv d h i C HARGES d R EGU


e an a e t an o en a e er e t e r an

LAT ION S f om h F REE MASONS (which


r now h moil nci n O RDER upon E h )
t e are t e a e t art

d p h ps we
,

o igin lly ll Memb s f id nci n d w lhipf l F


_

an er a ref h r a a er to o o t e a a e t an or u RA '

T ERN ITY B t hi. will mo fi lly pp in d im


ut s re i a ear ue t e.
T H E

F ELL OW C RA F T S S ON G
By ou r B r o ther CHARLES D E L A F A Y E ESQ ;

To be S ung an d Play d

at the ®ranb f mst ~

I . IV .

A I L M A S O N R Y ! hou C RAFT divin ! E i f S h fd P id


H G lo y f E h f om H
-
t e n i
gns o tate, t at ee o ur r e,

ld Diili i bl f m d v in !
’ ’
r o art ,
r eav n rev ea ; n él o n s tro u e o e, an a

Whic h do il wi h J w ls p cious lhi tBy MASONS ue l id id


e re n e, tr e are a ai e

F om ll b MASONS Ey s
r a ld
ut A RT S f bo n S ONS f h T oys difd i e co nc e a

.

re e- r ue a n :

lbows
(E . QIborIIs .

T hy Praifes due who can re hearfe E nnobl d e h) ’ NAME h y b


the t e ear,

In n v ous
er Pro fe, or fl owing V e rfe ? Dillin guiiht by h B A D G E h y w
t e t e e ar.

II . V .

AS Men om B u s diili g iih


fr r te n u t are, S w F ll wih ip f om E nvy f
eet e o ,
r ree

A MASON o h M xc ls ; t er en e e F i ndly C f f B o h h od ;
r e o nv er e o r t er o

For w h s in K nowl dg c hoic d


at

e e e an rare T h LODGE S l lling C m n b !
e
’ '

a e e t e

B in his E c ll f ly dw lls ?
ut r a ecu re e W hic h h f A g s fi mly il d
as or e r oo .

g bfl m g (flboro s
H is fil n BREAST d f i hful HEART
.

e t an a t A LODGE hus buil , t t, fo r Ag s e


p ail:
P f
re erv e h S ECRETS f h A RT
t e o t e . Has l ll d
a e , an d will v l il
e er a .

III . VI .

F om f hi g H
r c o rcd pi cing C oldnTh n in S ongs b J ili don
eat, an er ; e o ur e u ce e

F om B lls wh f R o h F il nds T o h f w h o h v i h d h A RT
r ea o e ar t e o re re ; t o e a e en r c

t e ,

F om flabal down B U R L I N G T ON
,

F om h Alf l f W i h ld
r t e au ts o arr o urs o r to ,

Th M f e A RT M nkind d f nds
a o ns A nd l c h B o h b P a e e . et ea r t er ear a art.

Ghoul s .
l ows
(E b .

Be to t his ART lu H ono c e ur p id


a ,
Le t obl MASONS H l h go ound ;
n e ea t s r

Fro m wh ich M nki d c i v


a n re e es fueh Aid . Thei P if in lof y L E fo nd
r ra e t ODG re u .
T H E

E n te r d P RE NTI C E S S G


.
ON .

By o ur l ate BROTHER

M r M ATTH E W B IR K H EAD , d e c e as d

. .

T o b e fung w he n all GRA V E B USINESS i s over , and W ITH


THE M A S T E R S L EA V E ’
.

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tr as th e at r all t ru r t t ,

W .

WI LL I AM C buil t th T ow e o f London
T HE ON Q U E R OR e r

Willi m II e ncou g d M s on y d buil t Wes tmin s te H ll


,

a ra e a r an r a

Willi m III i s ckon e d F m s on


.
, ,

a re a re e a

e ncou g d M s on y
.
,

ra e a r

in th ign o f th Augu s t n s tyl e w m ch ff ct d


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e re e a as u a e e

W o km n t th T m p l d s c ib d
, ,

r e a e e e e r e

W e n S i C h i s to p h e w th K ing s A chi t c t
,

r , r r r, as e r e ,

Y E VE LE , He n y w King s F ee m s on
r as th e

r a or G e n e l S u v e yo in th
ra r r, e re ign
o f Edw d III
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ar .
,

Y ok r , G n l A sse bly
e bou A
e ra m at, a t . D 9 3 0,
.

Z
A L G e n e l M s t M s on o f J e ws S e cond
.

Z E RU B B B E as ra a er a th e d e dic te d a th e
T e mpl with j oy A M 3 48 9
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e , . .
,
ity F und t b lodg d with th M s t
P AGE

Ch ar o W d s C shi e i f th e e
e e e a e r, o r ar e n , or a r, r

be (7 R g o ne e

w B o th
.

t b d p o s i t d by v e y
o e e t hi s m king ( 7 R e g )
e e r ne r er a a ,

gul tion f In th G nd Lodg ( 1 3 R g )


re a o r, e ra e e !

C l ndes tin e Lodge how t b e t e te d (8 R g )


a o r a e

C ommitt t b e pp oin t d t e x min e ll B e th n coming t th nnu l


, ,

ee o a e o a a r re o e a a

fe s t (25 R e g )
a ,

Commi tt s p iv te fo bidd e n t b hold e n In Lodg


ee r a r o e a e,

C ompl ints ( ch g s) how t b conducte d


, ,

a or ar e o e

C on s titu ting w Lo dge m nn o f


, ,

a ne , a er ,

D .

De f c t p hy s ic l di s qu li fi c ti on f App n tic s
e a a a a or re e

D p u ty G nd M s t t b cho se n by th G nd M s te
, , ,

e ra a er o e e ra a r,

t b pp oin t d by th G nd M s te t th G n d o e a e e ra a r a e ra

F s t (3 5 R e g ) ea 69
mu s t h v b ee n th M s t o f Lodg
,

52 a e e a er a e,

m y pe fo m th du ti s o f G nd M s t hi s b s nc e 5 2 a r r e e ra a e r, I n a e

b ing s ick th G nd M s te m y pp oin t D ep u ty


,

e , e ra a r a a a

p ro temp ore ( 1 8
c nno t
a ac t a s Ms a te r or W d e n o f Lodg e whil e in
ar a ,

o fli c e ( 1 7 Re g
c nno t b di s ch g e d wi thou t th con se n t o f th G nd
a e ar e e ra

Lodg ( 1 8 R g ) e e 64
Di s o d ly B oth e how t b d l t wi th ( 9 R g
.

r er r r, o e ea e . 60
D i sp n s tion s c ses in which th y m y b g n t d (5 8 1 2 1 3
e a , a 5 9 60 e a e ra e , , , , , 61

Envy fo bidd e n r ,

Exc esses fo bidd n r e

Ente e d App n tic es llow d Annu l C ommunic


,

r re a e to sp k ea at th e a at ion ( 3 7
Re g . 70
a llow d t vo t in m king
e o e a ne w re gul ation ( 3 9 s 70

F .

F e st t
a o h eld on S t J ohn th B
be S t J ohn th Ev g e li s t s
. e a p ti s t s ’
or . e an

day

( 22 R e g ) c
o n
,

u
mu st b e g d p on th ee mon th s b efo e ( 22 R e g
a re e u r r .
F s t i f obje c te d t by th G nd M s te Mses P AGE

ea , o e ra a r, o r a m j o i ty o f
a r th e a t r , it
m u s t b e d o ppe d ( 22 R e g r .

how t b m n g d (23 24 25 26 27 3 0 R g )
o e a a e e

F llow n m e by wh ich M s on s m y c ll ch o th e
, , , , , ,

e a a a a a ea r,

F llow C fts d M s t M s on s only t b e m d e only


,

e ra an a er a , o a In G nd Lodg e
ra

( 1 3 Re g ) 61
pe mitt d t spe k t th Annu l C ommunic tion (3 7 Rg )
,

r e o a a e a a e 70
F id li ty t th Lo d (i e m p loy e ) inculc te d
,

e o e r e. , r a 52
F ee bo n M s on s mu s t b e
.
,

r -
r , a , 51

G .

G nd Lodg e t con si s t o f th M s t
ra d W d e n s o f ll th Lodg es wi th
o e a e r an ar a e

th G nd M s t d G nd W d e n s ( 1 2 R g )
,
.

D ep u ty
e ra a 61
er, , an ra ar e

t hold Q u te ly C ommunic tion s nd


,

o nnu l (
ar1 2 R g ) 6 1 r a a an a a one e ,

du ti s d func tion s o f ( 1 3 R g ) e an 61 e ,

ll m tt s In t b e d te min e d by
a a m j o i ty o f vo tes ( 1 2 R g ) 6 1
er , o e r a a r e ,

non e b t m e mb e s t b e p se n t ( 1 2 R g ) u 61 r o re e

G d M s te mu s t h v e b ee n F e llow C ft
,

ran a r a 52 a ra ,

o th e qu li fi c tion s o f r a 52
a ,

u tho i ty d p owe s o f a r an 56 r ,

h t w vo t s ( 1 2 R g ) as o e 61 e ,

tt b ppli e d t on bu s in ess wi thou t th knowl dg e o f hi s


no o e a o e e

D ep u ty ( 1 6 R g ) e ,

h igh t t p es id y Lodg
as a r e ( g)
1 R o r e In a n e

c nno t b e th M s te W d e n f Lodg e du ing th tim e f


O ,

a e a r or ar o a r e o

o fli ce ( 1 7 Re g
bu sing hi p o we t b e t te d by w gul tion ( 1 9 R g )
a s r, o re a a ne re a e ! 64
'

dying b ing o th wi se e nd e d inc p bl o f dis ch ging hi s


, or e er r re a a e ar

o ffi c how hi s p l c e i s t b e s u pp li e d (2 1 R g )
e, a o e

t b e e l c t d only by th M s te d W d e n s o f th Lodg es
,

o e e e a r an ar e

( 29 Re g ) ,

how t b p ocl im d (3 2 R g )
o e r a e e

i f t l c te d t th A nnu l C om m unic tion e fu s s t se ve


,

no e e a e a a or r e o r

th e n th p ese n t G nd M s t
, ,

e s h l l pp oin t hi s s cc ess o t b
r ra a er a
'

a u r, o e

un nimou sly pp ov d by th G nd Lodg e (3 3 R g )


a a r e e ra e

p oxy f th G nd M st l e ct i f h b e b s n t t
,

t t o ac as r or e ra a er e , e a e a

th tim e o f hi s l c tion
e d t e c e iv e hom g e f him (3 6 R g )
e e , an o r a or e , 70
mu s t h ngu e th B th arad giv th e m good dvic e t th e Ie re n an e a a e

Annu l C ommunic tion (3 8 R e g


a a
H .

P AG E

H l h mu s b e con s ul d by con in ing oge h


ea t t l te , not t u t t er to o ate , or to o long
f om hom f e lodg hou s
r ps e a t r e r are a t,
H n y op inion conc e ning
e r V p ss d eign o f r th e ac t a e i n th e r ,

Honou o f Ancie n B o h e hood con s l ed


.
,

r the t r t r to b e u t ,

I .

1 11 l ngu g t b e void e d by th C fts m e n


a a e o a e ra

I n s t uc ting th M st d W d n s igh t o f s cu e d t
,

r e a e r an ar e r e r o th e Lodg e
In s t uction t b e giv e n t th young B e th e n
, ,

r o o e er r r ,

J .

Jou n ey wo k
r -
r not to be p ut t o ta sk ,

L .

L bo e s t t b e e m p loy e d in th p o pe wo k o f M s on y
a r r no o e r r r a r ,

L ngu g e unb e coming


a a t t b u se d in th Lodg e no o e e

bou t wh t conc n s M s on y wi thou t b s ol te


, , ,

L w
a , t t b e es o te d t
no o r r o, a a er a r , an a u

n e c ess i ty pp e n t t th Lodg e a ar o e 54
L w s ui ts b e tw e n M s on s t b conduc t d wi thou t w t h
, ,

a e d ncou a o e e ra an ra r, 56
'

L g l cou s e ve t b e t k n unl ss h c s c nno t b e o th wi se d e cid e d


e a r e, n r o a e e t e a e a er 00
f e think ) M s on c nno t b e on e
, ,

Lib tin e i ligio s (i


er , rre u , . e .
, a r e e r, a a a , 50
Lodg d efi ni tion o f
e, 51
v y B o th t b long t on e
,

e er r er o e o 51
nci e n tly M s on could b e b s n t f o m i t e xc ep t f o m n e c ess i ty
,
"

a , no a a e r , r ,

wi th ou t s v e e e r c o n su re ,

qu li fi c tion s f d mi ssion t (2 R e g )
a a or a o ,

Rul s d Gov e no s o f t b e ob e y d in th e i esp ctiv e s t tion s


er an r r , o e r r e a ,

wi th humility v e nc e lov d l c i ty

, re re , e , an a a r ,

i s i th e p ticul ge n e l
d minu t s o f t b e k p t by th Mt
e r ar ar 0 I ra

W den s
.

l y l w s oll
a -
a r an e o e e as e I ar or

s om e B o th pp oin te d by th M s t (3 R g )
, , , , ,

r er a e a er e 59
th b s t j udg s o f whom t h e y s h l l dmi t ( 6 R
,

m e mb e s o f r are
g ) e e e a a e 50
G nd S ee G d L dg
, ,

ra . ra n o e.

M o

M j o i y o f vo s d e cid
a r t te to e in th G nd Lodg ( 1 2 R g )
e ra e e 61
M k ng o f mo e h n w B o th e s t on e ti m fo bid d n (4
,

a i r t a fiv e ne r r a e r e Re g ) , 59
P A GE

Q u te
arly C ommunicrtion s di f
f nc es t h t c nno t b e s ttl d in paiv t e by , e re a a e e r a or

Lodg es t b d cid e d th ( 1 3 R g ) , are o e e e re e , 61


ppe l f om th t th nnu l G n d Lodge ( 1 3 a a r e, o e a a ra

Reg )
Mses W den s
,

a t r an d ar to m k e th i e tu n s th e
a e r r r re

( 1 3 Reg ) ,

R .

R eb e l s t gov e nm e n t t t b e coun te n nc e d b t c nnot b e e xpe ll e d


o r no o a u a

R gul tion s G e n e l w e e com p il e d by G e o P yn e


, ,

e a , ra , r . a ,

how t b l t e d (3 9 R e g o e a er

R ligion o f M s on wh t i t ough t t b e
e a a , a o ,

di sp u t s bou t n e v e t b e b ough t in to th Lodg


e a r o r e e,

R ep es n t tiv es o f Lo dge th M s te d W d n s ( 1 0 R g )
,

r e a a a re e a r an ar e e

R v nc t b p id t th M s te W d n s d F llows
,

e e re e o e a o e a r, ar e an e

Rol l o f m e mb s t b k ep t by th M s t W d n s s om e o th e B o th e
, ,

er o e e a er, ar e or r r r

pp oin t d by th M st (3 R g )
,

a e e a er e ,

S .

S u
al te . B e h en
rs lu te on e no th e in cou t ou s m nn e
t r to a a r a r e a r,

Sec re tar y G nd p ovi sion f hi s pp oin tm e n t ( 1 3 R e g


ra r or a

c nno t b M s t W d e n o f Lodg e du ing h i ti m e f


, ,

a e a er 01 ar a r s o

o fli c e ( 1 7 Re g ! )
S nio i y no g ound p e fe n in M s on y ,
e r t r fo r r rm e t a r

S nio W d n p sid s in M s s b se nc e if no P s M s e
e r ar e re e th e a te r

a , a t a t r b e p ese n t r ,

i f h i s mu s cong e g
an d Lodg ( R )
t e re he t r ate th e e 2 e
g
S ong M s s
, ,

th e

a te r
W d ns
, ,


ar e

F ellow C f s
,


ra t
En e d App n ic e s
,


i‘ te r re t
S ew ds nu l f s b e pp oin d ( R )
,

t ar fo r th e an a ea t to a te 23 eg

S g B h n c u iou sly x min d


,

tran e re t re to b e a t e a e ,

to b e sp c t d d eli v d
re e e an r e e ,

t b e e mp loy d
o comm e nd d e o r re e

S ubj c ion
,

e t t o th e civil p ow e s inculc te d r a ,

T .

T sk wo k
a r no t to b e p ut to j ou n y r e

Tyl e G nd
,

r, ra , di c d
re te to b e a pp oin t d ( 1 3 e Re g ! )
Tyl e G n m s b e F ellow C f ( R )
r, ra d, ut a ra t 13 eg .

s h ll m e mb e o f G nd Lodg e ( R )
a no t be a r th e

ra 13 e
g
T ool s b e pp ov e d by G nd Lodg
to a r th e ra e,
,

T e s u e G nd hi s pp in m n s p owe s ( R )
r a r r, ra , a o t e t an d r 13 eg

c nn b e M s e W d e n o f Lodg e du ing
,

a ot a t r or ar a r th e t im e f o
hi s o ffi c e ( 1 7 R e g ) ,

U .

UO
n nim i ty i b llo ting f c ndid tes e qui e d ( 6 R g )
a n a or a a r r e ,

c nno t b di sp n se d wi th (6 R g ) a e e e ,

U ni fo mi ty in wo k t b e ob s v e d ( 1 1 R g )
r r o er e ,

V .

Vi si ion o f ci y Lodges by
tat th e t G nd M s te di e c te d ( 1 2 R e g )
th e ra a r r 61
Vo s m o i y o f d cid
.
,

te a aj r t to e e a ll qu s tion s In th G nd Lodg e ( 1 2 R e g )
e e ra 61
G nd M s e
, , ,
.

th e w ra a t r h as t o, ( 1 2 Re g .
) 6]

W .

W ges no mo e t b e giv n th n d ese v d


a , r o e a r e ,

t be c e iv e d wi thou t mu mu ing
o re r r

W d n mu s t b e F ellow C ft
,

ar e a ra

t ov e see th wo k In t h M s t
,

o r s b se nc e e r e a er

a

W d e n s t b e e l e cte d by th Lodg e i f i t do s t pp ov e o f th M s te s
,

ar , o e , e no a r e a r

nomin tion (3 5 R e g )
W d en G nd mu s t h v b ee n th Ms te o f Lodg
a ,

ar ra a e e a r a e,

c nno t b e M s te W d o f Lodg e du ing hi s tim e o f


, ,

a a a r or ar e n a r

o ffi c ( 1 7 R e g ) e ,

W d e n s G nd who
ar tra t s uch In th G nd Lodg e ( 1 5 R e gt)
a re o ac as e ra a

c nno t b e dis ch ge d by th G nd M s te with ou t th e con


, , o ,

a ar e ra a r

se n t o f th m j o i ty o f th G nd Lodge ( 1 8 R g ) e a r e ra e ,

t p p e tick e ts f th fe s t (2 3 R g )
are o re ar or e a e ,

t b nomin te d by th G nd M s te (3 5 R e g
o e a e ra a r .

t b l e c te d by th G nd Lodg i f th G nd M s t s
o e e e ra e, e ra a er

nomin tion i s t pp ov d (3 5 R g ) a no a r e e

W n t t fo m n e w Lodg e mu s t b ob t in e d f om th G nd M s te ( 8
,

arra o r a e a r e ra a r

Reg ) ,
P
Wi thd w l o f numb e o f B eth e n f om Lodg e wh only t
A GE

ra a a r r r r a , en o be pe mi t
r

te d ( 8 Re g )
Wo m e n t t b dmi tte d m e mb e s o f Lodg
,

no o e a r a e,

Wo k o wo king d y s inculc te d
r n r a a ,

t b don
o e s on bly
e rea a ,

t b e hon es tly fi ni s h e d
o

Wo th d m e ri t th only g o und s o f p e fe m e n t mong M s on s


,

r an e r r r a a ,

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