Transactions of the Quatuor Coronati Lodye 25 THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRACING OR LODGE BOARD. BY BRO. EB. U. DRING, P. PART Il. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LODGE BOARD! HE Development of the Lodge Cloth or Lodge Board was gradual but rapid, and I think that ten or fifteen years at the most wil cover the period between the introduction of Lodge Cloths into English Freemasonry and the use of Lodge Boards. I have not yet been able to meet with a dated Lodge Cloth earlier tha 1810, but I reproduce a photograph of a Lodge Board which is dated 1800. It is probable that the idea originated in France, where the bulk of Freemasons in the eighteenth century were of w higher social standard than English Freemasons. In fact, the idea has crossed my mind that the rapid strides made in the use of Lodge Cloths somewhere about 1790 to 1800 may have been due to the numerous French émigrés and prisoners of war who were in England at that time. It is only an imaginative idea which I have not been able to substantiate, but it may have some value. In any case the difference between the luxury of the hotels in which the French Masons met at the end of Louis XVIth's reign and the sanded floors of the coffee houses in which the English Masons met at the same time, is, I think, a sufficient reason for thinking France to be the birthplace of the Lodge Cloth and Lodge Board. In the first part of this paper I stopped with the introduction of the Trestle Board, which I concluded consisted of a board on trestles on which was-drawn the “ Form of the Lodge,” and which was also designated the Lodge,” the * Lodge Board,’’ as well as various other terms. The transition from drawing the Form of the Lodge on the Lodge Board at each meeting and drawing it permanently on a cloth which could be placed on the Trestle Board or on the floor of the Lodge is a very natural one. In fact, it ix such a very natural development, that its earlier adoption must have been due either to prejudice, sentiment, or authoritative ruling. Whatever the cause, its eMect certainly became inoperative somewhere about 1790 or a few years later Lover Choris. Probably the earliest that is now in existence is that in the possession of the Kirkwall Kilwinning Lodge 38. ‘This is a long scroll 18ft. Gins, long and ft. 6ins wide, of linen, which hangs on the West wall of the Lodge to which it belongs. It consists of a series of central panels of a Biblical and Masonic nature, enclosed by two lateral borders: on one side the border represents the rivers Tigris and all nk, to, various circumstances Ihave found it impossible to incorporate in this Paper a Grosnsterial T bave collected. Various additions will be fouud in Appeade Att FA-G.0. x.y 79 and 198, where fuller details will be tonmlTranenetions of the Quatane Corawati Leg hit the other depts the wanderings of the Taralites in the desert evening to the study of this remarkable relic lected for illustration the bt My pel, which relates to Craft Masonry Te sequires litle explanation, but ¥ ld point out one or two ters. The Ht rofer to MEH, oF take the cipher inthe cipher on the ri ee AD. Nest to the beckive at the base of the picture is a etter Mm the left ‘iret ich Ieanot determine, may pb be a form af eel On the let the pietnne be ect which T take to represent « winding pw the crewed pens i an vs clomentary.. The to figures on the Lops of the pillar aitcan, bu the draw Ney atotesque, ‘The typtie iserption aera Berptane, 1 think chat it was designed after 1700 but before 1800. “rhs Cearian Lodige (No. 425) at Chester passes « very interesting C Minty on account of oliver fallacious reproduction of it which has achieved dations of uae (P 120). Te wil be se ie epmbols which Ofiver introduced ‘hat there fs no appearance {any Greck inscriptions at che bar wha hich have given vise to 0 much controversy (63: 16); seronding to Ofer the Cloth originally telonged to the we. 205; aftorarda-the Loyal Hrtish Tadge, erased in 1590, Tt mck ot the Phan of Feathers, Bridge St, Chester Au examp niga is in the posession of the nity Lodge (No. 321, formerly 606 nd 408.) at © 1" the Laige, No. 403, for which it was painted reac eet ite date. The Unity Lege was founded 08 De rar 0, which in 1814 was altered to OD6 and in 1882 to 408. 2 eye ene vemumbered S21. If, therefore the No, 408 isthe orignal amber veg the Tandge Cloth, st must have been pain rod 1863. The a ees ecever, have been added seme yenrs after the Cloth was painted of date Tei in much better nt between 1882 aa eye een tampered with 1 have set with several era che having been altered on Toige Hoard Mi Tg aticed, ae 1 proce that vacious types of Lave cote snd "Lodge Boards appeared in dierent parts of Hgland: and that ca ca aly onl owed im ee patil Terai, The Loge Cth of No, 35 sy py some artist Living in Chester or the neighbour tt Teal type probably desi aayrena ts Cloth of No. 32 i= no doubt 0 imitatio Nlarches (a. 611) Taudow poses x Cloth of very original he Lage of ign (Og, 18 He the only one T have met with in which the hand of te ce (i tiecedrawing onthe trae Tracing Hoard. Tt originally belonged to the Silurian Lodge consecrated in 1791 ar eerkige (fo, B54) Coventry has x Lig Cloth of «conventional ty "a be noted thatthe designs are now breoming more elaborate and con your attention to the Lodge ventional and therefore of later date, at I wish to dr cae cciner, then to the Loge Boards tether; although some of the designe whe’ Unards ave certainly earlier thas some of the Cloths the Sfasewm of Grand Lodge there is preserved a set of three Lage ‘clothe chieh it is stated originally belonged to the Lodge attached to the 7th Light Fe ated 1810 (gr 30, 21,22). The sone atthe base of the frst Cloth Ans Qeercon Conoxatones. Fie, 19. hth, Unity Lodge, Coventrypa tg Ans Quareon Conssaronts, bie Cot The Evidetion aed Develayment af the Tracing on Kaaye Ba hill ud low valos even in the valley of Jehosophat."” ‘The three figures ow the roof in the 2nd degree reer to the three Creat Masters. ‘The thid the symbols consist ofthe heavy beetle the setting level and a potting pis. It will he observed, a heavy beetle which T have no hes'ation maul. It ita formidable weapon, 80lb, or se, sevetl other instances ofthe ing i the corect form of the hey of hand wou Sted om to handle 4H long, an well designed to kill anybesy if struck by a Blow fom it ‘The ating 1 is well known among all working masons, and the plotting pin is known to ‘everyone who lays ot plans of buildings. Tt isthe equivalent ofthe rel and line. lian Lange (No, 120 weford pomanse x very well designed Clot, 3) te, Th may be na Ite as 1820 (0g ih is ene tha rand Longe, by intersting Lodge Cloth 1 have set mond, the Liberian of whose kindness Iam able to exhibit it this evening, Tt mile to vepeotice ge sheet of course black lien canvas mearuring about Bit it there are painted in white the usial conventional symbole Wd degrees. On the reverse, however, the following symbole parallel nee, ruler ot here: the point within circle bounded rod (1Aar he tro tables of the Taw. ‘There red), a cof, pot of ma + another eter whi It ie a mat primitive Lodge of Cloth that was used before the and gives an excallent idea of the kind Thave fro of expadioney treated Lodge Cloth remarke nefore some of the existing Lodge Bo rarlier than seme of the Lge Clothe. The earliest dated Lodge Hoard I have traced, end probably the earls in © in Great Britain, is the set belonging to Lange Faithful (No. 85) at Norflk ‘he uaual emblems a beehive, a sundial, a trowel, and « cormucopeia. Tt will be 25, 26). In the frst Board are found in addition in etch of the fateral Turders. On the third Houtd there isthe date 5800-1800. Inthe base there isan sin front of which are five ns repeeenting the five Orders of Arhitecture Although notin stiet chro wcler T will draw your atention next to the net of Boats in the poe Tange Friendship (So. 100) Great Yarmouth (igs. 27, 28, 29). They are dated 1809, when the Lanige was meeting st Norwich, but belong tothe same type ss the Harlesten get, In epite of the sig lillerences both st centre of the second Board the letter (ix surrounded by the initials of the seven Liberal Arte and Seienees. What is appstontiy en atch at the base of the thied Board was, 1 think, intended to be a oral! on which was written 8, 5, 79, My 1B asin the Tlarleston st. Tt is possible that originally the cet belonged to the Uaion Toe ite Bost abont 1890,278 Tramactions of the Quataor Coronal Leal. ‘The earlit instance of the Lodge Board being printed is in «series of plates arhich ie sometimes found in eopes of Coles [lvetrations of Masonry 1801 (Fes {3H 31, 2). It ie type that had s certain popelarity, and although the diamond ppevement, av distinguished from the square pavement, appeared in the loral Ledge Ciathe of the Cesteian and Unity (Crewe) Lodge, Cole seen to have been the fit to popularise this voleciam in England. It willbe noticed that in the seeond Board Iie places the entrance to the winding stairease in the NW. tn tho third Board he Aeplota the heavy beet, setting level and plotting pin. It hss baen suggested to ine that the various grouye of dots havea eryptie Pythagorean meaning, but T think thet they were intended purely for ornamental effect, Tt is also interesting to note that Cole did not belive in indented horde “Ledge No. 24 Newcastlo-upon-Tyne poseses a unique st of eireular Lodge ‘Boards, in which I think the inflience of Cole's design ean be traced. There is « tradition that they originally belonged to the Lodge at Swalwell, now Industry No. 48, but T give you that for what itis worth. Thave not been abe to get any Authoritative evidence aa to their orginal home. ‘They are about 18 inches in diameter (Gigs. 3, 34, 35) Tico. J. Browne, who published The Mavter Key 1798, also designe m series af Lodge Boueds, hut it never rens to ave been engraved or published. It onl xine in a set of drawings which were reproduced in the Masonic Mustrated, ‘Tensary, 1908 (Fig. 36). The second Board is particularly interesting, fretly om cooun’ ofthe arch which dominates the whole picture, and secondly on account of the entrance tothe winding saireae being in the South. Tn the third Board there fare three peculiar looking objects which lok Hike bombe, but whieh probably are Jntended te refor to the theee Grand Masters, There are also 14 smaller bomb tke ‘oyerte which no doubt are intended to be looked upon o representing 14 F.C. Tuo 15h FC. who is catching hold of «shrub i alo of unusual occurrence in Ledge Hoard “am easly Board ie in the pasion of the Inbabitants Lodge (No. 153) Giveatar, Te depict the Craft, Royal Arch and Templar degrees. Tt is im poor fundition, but i is reprcuced im A.C. xi 97. Tein dated 1808. “The Loyal Cambrian Lodge (No, 110) Merthyr Tydvil posesies © very well “deignd st in which the Coes in lanes can be etl traced (Bigs 7,88). The Lodge ser mncitatd in 1810, but there fs no evidenoe ae to when the Board was nequired ‘Onislly st was used as a Ledge Cloth and has only recently ben framed, The fice two dogree are depicted on the same face, and the third degree (which i I think rite later sition) ton the revoree, Asa matter of fact, Tam inlined to think ‘tut it wesw costom in many places to have only one Ledge Board on the face of sihich wore depicted the emblems of the fet to degrees, and that the third degree wi itestated by concrete symbols ou the floor of the Lodge. And the further Thougit haw also suggested itolf to me that where examples of Large Boards shew the feet two degrees on the same fae, the Board illustrating the Sed Degree has tom pinged at llerpeviod. Taimphy make these remathe in parentheses, asin cedex to wubstantiate such e beory it would be necmsary to examine critically the int of many sets of Boards in various pars ofthe kingdom, whic tank Texnnot vivlertake at present, Photographs do not always give the desied information, 1 one cats, however, Kam sure che suggestion holds good Tn the third. Board thers is an emblem which T have not been able to determine. "Te may be Aaron's ral, or x surveying staf or a ruler. T do not ‘The Beolution and Deecopment of the Tracing or Lnlge Hoart. 219 remember another instance of its occurrence, excepting the black canvas Lodge (Cloth exhibited this evening. I do not think itis intended to reprsent 4 pen ‘The same Lodge also posses Ladge Board which Board which ie generally thought to ‘be connected with the Rayal Arch degree, but which in probably an allegorical Alexia intended to depict the combination of Craft and Royal Arch Freemasonry (ix. 39), : Lodge Harmony (So. 133) Faversham possenes scab of Lodge Boards which lho show indebtedness to the Cole's type (gs: 40, 1, 43). But intend of the plotting pin in the third Board we have the surveying otf, wil in this instance 1 lo not think can bo questioned. Lf “t be meaat to represent a 24 inch gauge ‘Team only regret the artist's eck of proportion. This sti also noticeable as depict- ing a man catching hold of «shrub Tro. H. Dartnell, of Sevenotks, possess an interesting st of Boards which probably painted by a local artist (igs. (3, 44, 45). The emblems in the third ‘Hoard are the heavy beet, the level andthe plumb ile, 11 aleo iv ove ofthe few sets that dept aman eatehing hold of a shrub ‘Bro. Jacobs, who lived at 3, Charles Strct, Matton Gardens, was a designer of Longe Boards which had merit. Tle never achieved i achieved grest popularity although the engraved and published his designs in portable form in the same way as did John Harris. The set [have chosen for illustration isin the private poneion of ‘Brother in Stalordeire (Byy. 48, 47,48). T understand there i sim Velongs to Ledge Freedom (No. T7), at Gravesend (On the fist Boned there are depicted the ee sacrtces of Abraham, Moses ‘and Elijah, while the design in the right lower comer may be meant to represent the “tll small voice or the burning bush"; T eannet determine which. On ‘the third Board will be notid the figures 3000. It i+ the eapiet instance of the ‘ccurtence of this date Ihave found on Lodge Boards ‘The Royal Naval Lodge (No. 58) poste a gon st of Boards, which shew a cided advance on the earlier designs (gs. 49, 50, 1). T cannot be sure if the artist of thn st inBaonced Bowring or was influenced by him, but there are certain ‘marked similarities which shew « connection. The geeat distinguishing festure of owring’s design, "the key which bangs in» Brother's defence,” ie in Uhis set ‘bvent, forthe hey lies and doesnot hang, Te will be noticed in the seed Board ‘hat the winding statease springs from the Nort, and thet the tole in the thied ‘Board are the heavy beets the plotting pin end the setting level T now come to the Boards st which T see not been able t0 nted by Josh Bowring, whom 1 have no Isitation in acclaiming ax the greatest and mont correct of the old Lalge Board evigners. “Mis glory may have been ecliped by others who, greatly indebted to Ihim, were more fortunate than he was, but his merit hax never even been challenged ‘of his successors, Very few particulars of hi Tived at Dove Court at Moorfields, aul was by profesion portrait Dinter! Tn 1881 Grand Lodge voted him £20 as for six months previously he Td been mich alice with gout. In Mare, 1882, his widow was relieved with ‘further £5, v0 he mist have died i the latter half of 1881 or very early in 1899, fe are known. He was0 n nations uf the Quatwor Caronati Lo “The fet set I reproduce i the celebrated set which now belongs to the Lodge Union (No, 38) at Chichester and which war dscribad in 1.0, xxi, 191-2 ton (ee @. $1) in September, 1811 the third Woned beues the date 1811 (igs 52,38, 54). Iu the at Board it wil ‘be noticed that for the fit tine in the Utstrations T give, the ley which Inangs andl does it ie (i. the key oF tongue of Good Report), hangs frou dacob's 1 was ordered in accordaice with a Lo ladder. In the second Boned the winding sairewe springs from the Novth, while fhe sone Below itis a rch daintier piece of landicape painting than i usually seen on Losige Bosrds. Inthe third Board the led i als yartoalary well painted The tol inthis Hoard ate the heavy beet, tho netting lave and» ma 1 abo reproduce for the parpors of dilfrentntion another set by J. Bowring this be painted forthe St. George's nnd Corner Stone Lodge (No. 5) in L817 (8gx 08, 86,87). ‘The first Board i better designed thn thet in the Chicherter set. The second Board, owever, shew: the winding tatease a springing from the South teasus which I gave in te fs half of this lecture 1 ant canineed that that porition of the stairoae isthe correct ane. We hve no information ax the renons that induced Howring to make this change in his design, but a man who war such a careful worker and who had sue deep insight into the eorretuers of te det Lanige Hoard, would not have made such f sweeping alteration lightheurtedly, In the third Hoard various alterations will he nolicnl—the heavy beetle and setting lvel have dianppeared, while m real ‘Tracing Boned has been introduced om sehich are Tying the pone, skiertt and compass. But the great and striking note of the design is the introduction of Hebrow characters on the naoe-plate which repreent MLB, 7K. (or C)) 11s one of the functions af lecturer not only to point out striking detail It to lead his audience to draw inferenes from thetn and base conelsions on those inferences. Ou many occasions the question has been asked, Why are the erypti letters and figures on te nantesplate inthe later day third Lodge Borde reversed ‘Although the topic ix realy on ide the limits 1 have sot for this Tete, that the Development of the Lodge Board up to the tine of Harri, T should like suggest a solution to the question, In the last design of letters atv in the Hebrew charneter, and I have formed the theory that either through ignorance oF in a 6 of carelemies, Luts transribed the Hebrew letters Ihe found om Bowring’s bounds into cryptic letters aid overlooked the fact that Hebrew was written from right to left. Tt has been suggested that Harris was: Jere, and should therefore have known better, but T ann dubiogs on this paint, 1 Iie ba om well fed cantohrocall ney signs of Sematians in his fenton While Tam writing shout Jolin Harvs, U may romerl that itis not generally ows that le was identi! with the Hatrs who was the finest facimiist Englan ci, and his work has and will always eause the very greatest dicate to book collectors, He died at C srdon about 1872, and his 20, who wan realy {allo, continued in x desltory manner, his father's busines of faesining ls rare books nil about 1880, when ie disap red fron my ke. ‘That the reversal the cryptic letters wan not immediately adopted by everybody is shows by « net of Landge Moar in the pasesion of St. John the oh wriling Sealer Hue wrote “1° nat Use ark ns tow perpatated ie al tke Ans Quarvon Conavaronen. Patan HeronAns Qearvon ¢ 101 Flew 20, 1 Yai Bewlution ond Detdopmes IAG Praca or Paps Baw. a6 Baptist Lodge (No. 470), Luton (ig. 88). This Ladge was conserated in 1841, and itis probable thatthe hoards are of that date, at there is no definite iformation available. In any ease they are not very mich earlier. Tu the third Board we have the cryptic letters reading from left to right, intend of from right to lef ‘sin Harris's boards, IL is eurions that this Board perpetrates the correyponding rror in regard to T.C, which is exproned in this cae as >L iimtead of < L ‘The Road alo sews that the artist thought thatthe heavy maul shoud be repre sted asa heavy beetle, and ot «pall one-handed ma ‘There iss Bowring set in the posession of Leige Burlington (No. 96). 1b {is sigue and dated 1814, but the date on fhe third Board hasbeen altered to 1833, wen, perhaps, the set was transferred Grom anther Lodge. There i nothing singular in the design so far as I emesnber St, George's and Corner Stone Lodge (No. 8) ponemes another Bentiful set oards, which, ¥ think, they value more thant 1 wil be noticed th Boring st (6g. 59, 60, 6) ‘the tals on the third Bosrd are the heasy betl, the setting ing pin, level and pla A distinctive local type is sews in a set of Hoards in the powession of All ige (No. 170) at Weymouth (Figs. 62, 63, 61), a similar st belonging to Lange 187, Poole, ‘Te most striking chatacters of these desig ete repre lation ofa Tying-in-tate in chamber the Temple hang with heavy euttaine and the High Priest censing the body. On the reverse of the Boueds are two drawings of ‘he camp of French prisoners which stood at Weymouth at the time the Boards eve Dinted, The third Board is dated 1809. The artists signature, G, Robins, on the square ashlar ou the Bret. Boat AL visto! the brethren have series of Boards of «distinctly tsa type (ig. 0, 68,67). The it of thee consists of a combination of the fit oro degrece to the corners are depicted the four cardinal virtues: ‘Temperance, Forti, and Jostce. ‘The othr two Bours con le, Prudence the frst degree only. It probable that they were all printed by the same artist. I eannot hatard a gue a to the date the design. I understand that Bro, Cecil Powell intends to investiga history. 1 alo draw your etention to curious painted marble Rosrd which iin the Museum of Grand Louge (fg. 68). T can give no particulars a to ts origin or date ‘ut its strong family Then to the series of Brisa Bours tow referred ich 1 have just Uave tried to put before you ar concisely as posible the Evolution and Development of the Lage Board, and I have parposy refrained from enteing into the later developments made by Harris and the designers of the Victorian cna ‘They form a distinel chapter which would entail litle labour for any brother op write, but T must say the subject does not interest me. Erreseows, ides. mistaken conceptions, meticulous detail, sn fact, all the bad qualities of the Victorian age permeate them, and, to my iden, the sooner we return to the p realistic designs of Howring or some of his contenspareres the better, In conecsion, 1 must heartily thank the hundreds of correspondents, nat oly in Great Britain but in America au cur Colonien, who have need sae my labours, Sometimes { have had to be pervistent before I could accertcin whet wanted, but I have rarely met with a rebu, or anything but a ceally fratereal280 ransactions of the Qualnor Coronati Lodge tesire to help me, Many brethren wouKl not allow me ot any consideration 0 sete photograptn hey have ad tale specially for me, and T take thi re eanity at thanking them fr ui Kind courte. Other rathrn she Mot creeped int the subject wahectaingy set me opie of hemo, and nd erie raid Uvould eoesetiy mation Bro. L, Reo of Halford, Lory, soe igh of South Woodford, and Bro, Seyinour Bell, D.Pr.G.M, Northur peiand, P.6.0., who have been particularly kind wnd self-lenying Tae 1 have been an awful worry to muny secretaries, Dat if Fave they must remeuiber ites in good cau, T-rould remind them of what ny dae 3) a ed to ery when se thrashed me, ‘Tb Korts mo more than it here you aaa a worn forme to werite to ther 4 often and persistently, than it ever way for them to reply we Q. 1. oie of Felicity, No. 88 meeting atthe Gun Tavern Jermynst Icgt April 6, At tho same tine was admitted « member of he Tee by th ere ot the Lodge, Will™ Coulston—" Drawer to the Howse "war aoreee sam praise At the next Lodge aight under the Tend of see cel BETyer and Drawer 2/7” ad similar subeguent ene cine 16. 1738/9," Pakd Tyler for drawing y* lodge 2/6." XIX 1 cork drawer or bet ‘the word “drawer” here means waiter drawer @. 2. Boag eld at “The Leber end” Flt 8.» No- 246 ( now in east of Grand Tod) 1160 dune 27, let itis agred to pay the Tyler 2/6 for sum ‘Fling and jah. wen there i on oF moe making fr Drawing the Tage tot ah £0. 18 won bated for and agrend that every Menber prvesed wees ased Mater should pay « deposit of O/e, to be forfeited fn wee inom atendance in order 0 defeey Une expense of Drawing the alge. 1y61 OAL 36, Now hyelw. That the Tyler sal bare 2/8 for oo Sie cradeace, cummoning de, and Ave shillings for Dreving « Toten, ‘waded here i= making or Raking, if nt to be paid wothing >t weveing the Lodge, and if any member whatever be Rave or mule to be paid the sum of O/sh. @.. 8. Salisbury Lodge (Bias de Derehem, now 586) ‘Goldney's Witeire, 1880 149 Dee. 27. Paid for the table & print £1116 1765 Ap. 5. Paid for painting the loth 1) fot Mae, ‘The W.3L propane that woe arti be employed tpn proper desig tobe wt aL makings aul eating sop Oat, 25. The Lodge, borne by four Lawise, The Reolotion and Devrlopment of the Tracing ar Lodge Reard Q. 4. Anchor & Hope Lodge No, 37, (Newton, 1896,) 185 Ap. 20. p. 95. Cath Asoount Paid for 10 yds of Feriting @ 2 pr yd. 1/8 [erret~Originaly «silk tape or narrow ribbon ased for fastening oo a aes 5: ow wed or ston ad for bind for shoestrings ete. (Century Dictionary. )) = Q 5, Ship No. 240 Bt. Toes 1001.) 1765 Among the articles bought for the we ofthe lodge (FG, Osborn, Freemasonry in W. Corneal, 1 Tresell Boar,” @. ©, 8, AndtowKitvnnng No. 21 8.6. (Wyle, Mother Lag Kalvin ing, Gago, 188) 160 Yes, 1."'The Right Woreipal and he Secretary had wrote to Bs Lacon Duf ot Edlabegh too Ye te form of diponn an ‘ir ings fr hy ow he ifr hat 1 Tso an oe Se Lge ig Banh in rmnd toi Berry wi of an ad dae hat be sould talon maid Bre, Dal to ti ws im he tt oxpdto nay af Tananitng the above arti er 1. Ostomy reomasnty in W, Coral from 1765102, MTL wg ph. Late from ee fom Maser ofthe Drae Lge at Rede (oe Mes spat 8. Tow gg hom otto avn Cherch Fetal & yng: 11 nb ow exibersnn wo rh yo Us ing your raze ener nae sri Saag a8 ae 1768p. 9, ‘The sum of 8/3 wns ordered to be paid to Bro. Ri suspending the perfet and rough Ashi Q. 9, Ledge Relief No. 42, Bury, Lanes. (EA. Ream, 1888.) TTL Sune 24, Inventory includes: ‘Two pai td pillrs, «painted Square Pavement, a indented ‘Tasel to large mahogany pillars with balla, 3 candleticks vin WS.B, A. braw Sun, Moon, letter G. ele. Pair of Compasee, Wood Square, Bene: ditto te ©. 10, age Kako No, 588.6. (Verse, Rox tenn, Raxbrgie, Poe nd Salis shire, 1899). ata amas Dee. 28, The Lage was visited by Mé Ramsay painter; the RW. ‘epmaendd oh ming me pil Swing, wish te meting ‘consideration and approved thereof and therefore appoint ‘Ramsay to make the necessary Hooringe with proper ornaments on canv for which he shall be paid, The Laadge abo in consideration of his paint ing the boards, made him) Honorary Member(7. (Newton, 1896) Feb I * 188m the inventory of dated Poh. 2 Veloth painted rom the edge Q.12,. Shakespear 1 (AQ avis, 12) Fe to Tyler for preparing or drawing # Master's Lodge 2/6 A Lange Board 16 Box and penknife £1.16 Q. 13. Osborn, Freemasonry in W, Coruwall, 1765-1828, ry delivered at Prov. G1, of Cornwall at Falmouth on Dee, Suler the impresion of M ple to n July 4. A sch ul other Furniture of and belo ing ta this Lode A Latter @ and « ss A Tracel Hoard and Square (not now existing) 2.15. 4. Armstrong, History of Froesisomry in Cheshire, 1901 Nov, 22. Schedule of Fur the Lage now held atthe Coach and tore it ow, by John Deni, 8 A Mosaic Floor Cloth with the four initial letters, Brass ( Hughan’s Sketehes and Reprint Schedule of the Regal of the Grand Lad of AM! Bagland at York Teo painted Floor Cloth” (tho are still preserved at York] From Bro. 7. B. Why Grand Loge at York” (1.0.0. xi te 1 deawing ” by Bro Beckwith and aT ‘The latter however, from the reproduetion of the Ceri i, plate 9), sees rather tobe also an ‘emblematic drawing. n Kilwinning, No, 68. (I, Wylie, Mother Loge Kilwinning Qi, 8130 4 the Fellow Ce 1785. Feb. 4. The Master proposed hang the Nove nd Ma Mort Cloath the three oor se Masons painted and framed wl Ans Quarvon Conoxaronts Baars Noweastle upon TyAns Quave Fin 4 The Beolution and Devdopment of the Tracing or Ludye Board. 285 @. 18. CH. Malden, History of Freemaconty on Cost of Coromandel, Madras 188, 1785 Procemion at Constertion of Lodge Perfect Unaninity, Madran “The Loge covered with white satin carried by four tyler.” @. 19, S. Foln's Lodge No. 278, Leveater (Consectated Now. 11, 1790). (WW, ML William, 1892). 1791 A sum of five guineas was voted from the Lodge Funds to M* Smith junior for an emblematic cloth painted by him for the lodge is pouible that this was a Longe Cloth @. 29, Druid’s Lodge of Love and Liberality. (J. G. Osborn, W. Cornwall, 1901) 1791 Feb. 15. Bro. Manhall of Truro prevented the Lodge with a ‘Tresle Board for which he was most respectfully thanked. @. 21. shi, p79. Inventory of Furniture taken June 27, 1795 One Tease Board Mahogany Trastle Board with Orvaments do, dated 1 Apri, 1818:— One ‘rasell oar, @.22. Dom 1793 May 28, A motion was made and weonded and unanimously carried, that this Lage should be provided with a proper cloth painted for ‘making masons and that Bro. Thos, Butlr Painter P.M. of 194 (who ‘was proent as a visitor) shall be ordered to prepare forthwith. “Whether this order was carried out does not appear ie Lodge No. 177. (G. B. Abbott, 1886). 1795 Meh. B1. Bro, Jarvie produced making cloth for which he was pid £5, @ 29, St. James Lodge at Uxbridge. (Reed's Matonry in London & Middleses, 206), 1796 Sep. 15. p. 45. For a drawing board 2/6. (There is nothing to shew what it was for). Royal Beanswick No, 286. (W. H. Stacey & J. P. Mowe, 1898) Oct. 4. Tn a procesion in connection with laying the foundation stone ‘of Shella General Infirmary: ‘The Lodge covered with white satin and earried by four master masons @. 25. Loyalty No. 820, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire. Date of Warrant Oct. 10. 1798, (Wagstaff and. Renshaw, 1898.) 1708 Dee, 31. To cash paid for “Floor cloth and gilding Balls £2.12.6 26. Hengist Lodge 195, Bournemouth. (P. IT. Newnham, 1880), 1818 prior to. Once or twice itis recorded that the “candidate had the Lodge explained to him.” (No mention of a Ladge Board until 1835).286 Transactions of the Quatuor Coronati Lady Q. 37, St, Jol Maptist No, 39 Exeter. (A. Hope) : 1805 May, Tt was discussnd that itis highly necesury to have a Lodge for ‘the purpose of better desribing the same to the new Initiated in future, ‘when it was agreed tht Bro, Hemer would produce apuratus for the ‘Purpose before the next Lodg night, 1883 -May 19, Bro, Lewis, W.MK, proposed that Ledge 46 procure the Floor Cloths necenary to illustrate the thiee Degrees of Freemasonry, that Mr Sharland, ofthis city, Artist, had oflered to paint the same in lew of his Tit Me. Sharland was thereupon pro- ‘ove tobe initiated, as soon asthe paintings were ready, by Bro. Lewis, seconded by Beo. Tithe 184 Dee. 2. Bro, Lewis W.-M. proposed thot the three Tracing Boards be ‘provided atthe expense of the Lodge at the sum offered by Mr. Hake, taconded by Br. ———. Teo. Lewis also proposed Mr. Wm. Hake of this City, Artist, aged 23 ae » Candidate to be Initiated on the next Lge night, seonded by Hr, Titherly. [Ab the next Loge, Mr. Take wax duly allotted for and unanimously approved of, and the three Tracing Boards ordered to be fot ready at soon as posible. Mr. Hake was initiated in the following Imonth, Feb, 1836, but was not passed and raised until the autumn of 1859, "In Jan. 1889 "A Lectaro was given (Fellow Craft Degtee) on the Floor Cloth" and at the same meeting Bro. Hawkes was instructed “to call om Bro, Hake, to know if he ean fnish the Floor Cloths ime intly, I ot that the panes be set to Bro. Pridham for competion.” Bro, A. Hoyo (PM, 89) thinks that the boards may lave been finished by Pridham, He alo suggest that Bro. Hake was the brother of Augustus Hake the Brighton barrister, who lived to be a centenatin, Q. 29, Lange of Unity No, 183. (Speth) 1809 April 24. A notion was made by Bro. Godwin and seconded by Bo, Faulkner that a Lodge oor be furnished in the three degrees at the ‘expense of the Loxge. An amendment wax proposed by Tro. Treaurer ‘Tones that the same be lefe open forthe generosity of the Brethren and hae ofeed hiss to suberibe one guinea. 1810 Dee. Bro, Paull presente the Hoard whieh be had ofered to give when the satier was ‘Taited of his initiation, and the lodge paid Bro Bowring eight guineas for painting it inthe Uhre degrees. Q. 80, Resor of the Bedford Lodge. (The Roscrucian, N.S., 1. p. 87-0). 1810 March, ‘The thanks of this Lodge were voted to Bro. Treson, P.8.W. . to Tos, Stownst and Bologas jun’ for their yaluable present of . “Ledge Hoard, excwedingly well dovigned fr the fist and second degree tnd painted by BF Massey The Becluton and Deeelopment of the Tracing or Luge Board. 9 ‘The Committee assembled, to audit the accounts, recommended ‘hat a new set of Lodge Board to illustrate the three Degrees of Craft ‘Masonry be provided for the use of the Lodge; an with the view to ng the respective illustrations of each degree by the most spproved ‘recent alleations that Br. Secretary Harrie [not to be confourded with ‘John Harris the decguer. E.HLD.] be depute to wat upon the Grand Secretaries Bre. White and Harpur to sscertain if any additional plan or design has beon sanctioned by the Grand Lodge or if the Boards now in mie ab the Grand Stewards Lodge may be considered as the general Mandard of masonic emblemsticsl perfection: and that he report the result of wuch enquires the ensuing Lodge night. Tn January 1825 on the roport sf Br. Harra it was unanimously recived that the recommendation of the Committee be carried into fect tnd that the eum of £10.10-0 be paid to I, Kittriek for painting the ‘ame, On the sume evening the unanimous thauks of the Lodge were ‘oted to Br. Paul P.M. for his teuly generous afer to provide mahogany Lodge Boards, properly seasoned and folly prepared for the touch of the artist Tn February 1827 inks of the members, acco panied by a Masonic emblem in silver, was presented, ‘to Br. Thomas Kittrick for the very scientific and masterly style Ihe has depicted on the Lodge Hosrds the several masonic emble ‘ative of the three Degreot of the Crufts ad likewise for his in detraying the expenses incurred beyond the aun voted in January 1525, SL, Lodge of Union No. 88, Chichester. (1.4.0. xxii, 191). Tn Minutes of 1. of Priendship 624, WIL Sept. Resolved that trewel boards with emblems painted thereon (citable to exch degree) should be obtained from London, (No further entry, but they were most probably the oat painted Dy Bowring now in the posession of the Lodge) Q, $2. Blandford No. 665 of 1815. (By G, E-Turner, 1897) 1815 Dee. 22. Memo. Bro. Harris paid the Tyler of Lodge Amity, Poole, one shilling forthe loan of the Tracing Hoard-—and which is repaid to him by the Teessoer Q. 88, Shakespeare Lodge No. 09. (E, A. Ebblewhite, 1908) ABI8 Nov. 26. A sum of £15 was paid to Me. Joseph Bowring on the 26 November for the “Tracing Boards, eat ete, for the three degrees.” ‘These tracing boards which mesure Oft by ft each end ate Btted with hinges to fold over ate still in eur posesion, but in a sadly neglected ‘condition. From what still remains om the canvas, it is evident that ‘they were wall painted and ther restoration should not be delayed.238 Transactions of the Quatuor Coronati Ledge @. SK Salopian Lodge No. 262 (Modern). (Graham's Shropshire, 1692. 1820 The Lodge invested in a painted cloth representing the seven Liberal Aris; alo « Mosaic Pavement, Teuwelated Border sud Blasing Star @. 35. Amity Lodge 137. (Poole, by A. C, Chapin, 1897) 1821 Meh. 21, A Tracing Board was prewuted by Bro. @. W. Ledger (A duplicate of that pomened by 170 All Souls, Weymouth) ©, 58, Witham Lodge, Lincoln. (Dixon's Lincolmsine, 1894) 1624 June, ro, Robt, Tate of the Tusean Lodge No, 1d London, gave an ‘explanation of the FJpor Board of the Fest Doge. Lodge of Fortitude 281, Lanowster, (Hf Longman, 1899, p28). Jan. 6 Setting Maul, Heavy Maul, Bee hive, Coffin and Role. @. 88, Royal Union Lodge, Uxbridge. (1.0.0. ain, 106). 7 Tnventory includes 1 Ploor cloth printed pattern 1 Masonic Floor cloth Q. 89, “The Mason's Misllany or First and Last Stoue of the Jerusalem ‘Chore, Edinburgh, 1890. 1890p. 128.“ wil now ture our attention to some of the immovenble Jewels which Belong to our Lodge, and the frst at we shall take notice ‘of isa Board, with a few lines angles and perpendiculars designed upon its surface, Thin is what we term the Tracend Hoard Q. 40; Cesteian No, 425 (Chester). (J. Arustrong, Cheshire, 1901). 1835 Jan. $. A now Trestl boned ordered 1836 Church Service, “In front of the pulpit was suspended the new oor loth of the lodge @. AL. Ledge Jedburgh St. John 104 8.C, (Vernon, Roxbunglubire, Pebles, and Selkvkshire, 1895). 1842 Inventory of property of 1812 (when the Lodge cllap resuctated 1 years later) od — bing ‘so 8 Tassal cloth aud sword @ 42 Lodge Castle No. 1621, Bridgnorth. (Preemaninry in the Province of Shrapeice, by A, Graham, 1892, p. 71) ‘The working tools are more Sted for an operative than « speculative lodge; the Tevl is about Af. wide by St, high and the other tools are sade in proportion Ans Qvarvon Conoxarono Boards, Sevenonks, Fras. 43, 44, 1.Ans Qraroom Conowavontt Fo. The Beolation ond Devdopne . APPENDS 11 et Oct., 1914 Dear Brother Dring, As fue as Lean make out, the Tracing Board was probably in use in Treland between 1839 and 1850. It ie mentioned in “himan lesen of the former date, to_have been quite into the workin ed i omitted in th edition of 1860, Tt is baioved aknown here prot to 1839, and was then introduced through the influence of Archdeacon Mant, who took it'up, T do wot think drawings in chalk, ete, were in vogue here Yours, te HF. Benny Yonkers, N.Y, April 19, 196 My dear Sir and Brother il throughout the United: State but will make prompe trestle ‘enquiry among several fiends who will beable to inform me, and nde So far asthe juredition of New York is concerned, it isin w ‘only, I may aay, erratically. Ite significance is excasonally refer in the lectures, but so fara Ica find, there is no relerene token chee alld the “standard work.” It’s fora is usualy «rosa msmentation, about two feet by sightoen incha aud in the second section, a we cll i lodges place in the chat ofthe J ofthe degre is vacant Warden, which in that portion 1 will slay inquire further and inform you what i have di OIC mgs Yonkers, X-¥., May 20, 1916 Dear Sir and Bro, My previous leter to you acknowledging receipt of yours of th 20th of March wa mewbit ilLcomsidered in view of my statement that the Trestle Hoard figured nowhere in our Hitaal excepting seth the United Staten in the Entered Apprentice Degree as one af aie ‘movable jewels, which are the rough athlar, perfect salar and Tretia Board. Those sume jowels are your immovable jewel T have made soe examination of Literature, with a view to obtaining the information which 9 and am able F ucither of your questions fully. Not having from my correspondents, T ats uiey regarding the general use or reference to theTransactions of the Quatuor Corona Ladge Ast the origi of the Tre vill give you some light. In the frst place you appear to wre the term Trestle Board o+ synonymous with Tracing Bosed, and your own inguiry i directed to the evolution ofthe Tracing Board. So far as I know, the Tracing Board for Tracing Cloth to which you refer [ix a# it i erroneously called. by ‘Bnglish Masons —E.H.D.] i+ wot used tall in thin country. T am: faoviline with it ax od an the English Lagos. We have no such thing here that T know of. ‘The Trestle Board as T understand it is not the ame thing. At s part of the lecture in the Fits it is refered to a8 tbove stated as one of the movable jewel: and itx symbolism is stated boy the lecturer substantially x hereinafter referred to in the abstract from Webb's Mouitor, Its form 0 far as Tam informed is what Inve indieated in my list letter, ht i: a plain reetangular board, ‘oar, it may be that the following In hi Free Muson’s Monitor Ledge, Albany, pub, Sal First Dogroe, in the lecture he says ‘The movable and immovable jewel aso claim our attention in this Section, ‘Thay ate the rough ailar, perfect ashlar and Trastle oar. a ‘ie then proceeds Uo describe the symboliam of these jewels, and of the Trestle Board says “And by the Trestle Heard, we are reminded that as the opera: tive workman erect his temporal building agreeably to the rer and designs laid down by the master on his Trestle Moard, +0 should we, ‘oth operative and xpuculative, endeavour to erect our spiritual building agreeably tothe rues and designs Ind down by the Supreme Architect ‘tthe Universe in the book of fe, which is our spiritual Trestle Board.” In the True Chart oF Hieroglyphic Monitor, Jeremy L., Crom, IN-Y, 1850, the same Inaguage i weed referring tothe Trestle Board. in the First Degree, with sis exeaption, in the last Tine fllowing the word universe it says “in the great ooks of nature and revelation whi te our apiritval, moral and Masonie Trestle Board Tn Crom? Monitor ther i «serion of Charts, one of whic shows the Trestle Hoard with the movable jewels, rough and perfect ashlar, ‘the Board boing a rectangular affair with cortain geometrical dasigns oF outlines upon st Tn these erly Monitors snd in some more modern ones is «seriee cof Charts roforing tthe symbole oF emblems of the respective depres. ‘They correspond in oortain respects with the Tracing Boars or Tracing Cote illustrated in your circular of December, 1914, but eatainly nous are on exhibition in our Lodges and Tam not aware that they ever were Thave sen in certain of our Lodges, Charts or emblems of the several Aegres, usally framed and Hanging on # wall. They are somewhs similar to some of your Tracing Hoards, but are rarely examined and Practically never referred to, In some Lodges itis customary to ills itor, ‘Thomas Smith Webb, P.M. ny Mass 1812, under the head of Some Rovew Nox The Bvelution and Deeeopment uf the Tracing ar Longe Board. 29% ‘trate the lectures by stereopicon slides exhibited upon the screen. ‘These slides are more or less formal or stereetyped and somewhat follow the ‘dea of te Tracing Cloth in their arrangement of the symbols ‘The Free Mason's Monitor, Daniel Sickles, N.Y, 1869, follows ‘he identical language of the Cross Monitor, Richardson's Mowitor of Pree Matoury, Jaber Richardson, N-Y. Tawrence Fitzgerald 1860, employs practically the same laiguage in the First Degree, and in the lecture in the Thitd Degree refers to Hiram Abi whoo custom it wa daly a high twelve to enter the «= and ote Is adoration to the ever living God, and daw his desigus on the Trestle Board for the Craft to pureue their Inbors. ‘This is substantially the same statement that T me in my lat letter. Abiman Rezon, Daniel Sickels, Macoy, N-Y.,"1893, contain the ‘ame language, and gives nn additional explanation ‘The Standard Grand Lodge Monitor, J. J, Lite & Co., ¥.Y.. 1904, wes the same langue, In the Grand Lodge Monitor of N.Y., 1908, there is slight change. Free ACuoury Whustrated, Jacob O, Doesburg, Chicago, Kara A Cook, 1908, employs much the same language in the First and ‘Third Degrees as Richardson supra, Free Masons’ M ual, How, Tandon, John Hogg, 1881, see to ignore the Trestle Board, end describes the Tracing Board as the -maconie carpet lying inthe center of the Ledge, ‘The Ritual of Free Masonry, London, W. Reeves (no date), rates the Ritual inthe First Degree in much the same language as oure (p, 29), referring to the Trestle Boned as one of the immovable jewels wiih same eytmboli at we give it all write you further when I have answers from my corres Dpondents regarding the uso in several jurisdictions of the Trestle Board and Tracing Boar 1c will nterat yon to know that Ihave found available Monito of South Carolina, Texas, Maseachusets, Maine, New York, and New ervey, in all of which there is no mention so far ac T have found of ‘Teacng Board or Cloth, and in all of which the Teetle Board is reterred (0 in substantially the ‘ane terms, Pratorally, W. ©. Pauw, ape ENIX 1D ‘ox Lovee Bosnnss 1x mz rossession or vaniors Lone 1 didnot originally intend to print thi cones, and unfortunately destroyed ‘many notes of boards T have examined ecause the boars were after 1890. How: fever, T print sch notes as surviveaaa dir tacts ines manic 202 Teancations of the Quatnar Coranati Loge avn Loner oF Exctas. th formerly belonging to the Tth Te Dragoons, dated 1810, odge C See figs 20, 21, and 22. rd get of metal plates of emblems, used for ‘Two ces and part of a th Iaying om the floor, or as templates, A painted marble board See fig. 68 No. 4, Royal Somerset House and Inverness ‘A fine combined I" and 2° Degree board ofan entiely original design Il isa watercolour drawing on paper (st present, 1917, in bad con icon and rapidly falling to pices) mounted on hinged panels, Tn the foreground are the usial emblems, and in the left corner there i+ x is falling «shower of rain from a heaey cumulus alk of orn on whi loud atthe top of the board Inidgvound are two colume standing ot each side of an entrance to a Greck temple, the door of which is guarded by a sentinel. The steps trance face due West, Above the pediment is the leter G, Bible bering a square and compasses, one point ‘Still higher is a Tadder with the Tetters ‘The border is of the Grek key pattern, fan artistic and uncommon idea. Tn the lover which is an ope ff the latter being disclosed. F.HLC, between the rungs. with tanta at each corner, and an eye inthe centre of the top border Outside the B.S. and W. borders there are depicted three columns on sehich the three Lights weee intended to be placed. My original inten spraduce it, but it raqures to be Ind on canvas before jstioe con be done to it. So far as T know it is unique, ‘The second and thied boards nee of the Harris type, about 1840, No. 5. St. George's and Corner Stove 1 set of Rowring’s bosrde dated 1817 See figs. 55, 86 and 87. Another set.of Lal, bout the same date. See figs. 59, 00 and 61 A painted auarble board 9. Albion Harris Boards, dated 1849. No, 19, Royal Athelan . ‘A set of the LBs on cardboard (sbout 10ins. by Bins), published by Tatton Garden. Biro. Jacobe, 3, Charles Street, No, 24, Newonstle upon Tyne, ‘Se figs, 88, 34 and 3. No. 28 Old King’s Arms ‘An early set of (Harris) Boards cites 1895, The third board sa copy fof an earlier type, with UAB and AT. 3000 on it ‘A marble LAB. (see Bro, A. ¥, Calvert's uote). No, 29, St, Alban’ ‘A vet of LBs abont 1810. Ans Quarvon Cozoxaoxea. (Bow ieee Laon 8 Goongo and Co‘Ans Quarco Conoxatoncs. ern a) 4 58, St dobn the Baptist Lodge, Laton, Phe Rese mand Development of the Tracing or tualye Tard 29% 34, Mount Moriah, alodern Bs 54. Union, Chichester: Sew fgn 82, 58, 04 80. St. John the Baptist, Exeter. Early L-B.'s ofthe Harris type (ee Q. 27) 46. O14 Union Modern I. A coloured Marble bon 8° LB. cnt to the shape of the design, which is of about 1890 9. Royal Naval Bee fige 49, 50 and 51 7. Freedom, Gravesend B's of Godwin and Jacob's type (not seen, 80. St. Joba's, Sunderland. Harris type, dated 1849, and traditionally painted by 1. Gadfordon, ‘4 master painter and P.M. of the Lodge, 8. Faithful. Harleston, Norfolk Seo gs, 25, 26 ond 27 Scientific, Cambridge, Late boards, 0. St. John’s. Late bounis Regularity An interesting and original sat painted by ATE. (or A.E-T), 1 Milbank Street, Wastminster, February 281h, 1883, At the base of ‘uch board i the inription “ Presented to the Lodge of Regularity by Br Sam‘ Clay, P.M, March 28, 183, One Thomas Edmonds, Timber Merchant, lived at 7, Millbank Row (which is not the same ax Millbank $t.), Westminster, in 1889 ‘This may be the atts A coloured Marble board Loge, Sunderland 1m his history of this Lodge Bro, Tod dilates on « set of early T.1h+ belongg to the Lodge, but T have been amable to et. precise information about them. In the acount ofthe" Summer Outing, 1908," the late Bro, Dr. Walshe Omen wrote: On the walls alo were the T.B.’s of the Lodge; all moe ly interesting, All were very diferent to those we Know in the South, and though the differences, for obvious renons, sannot. be ‘plained in detail, i is tobe hoped that our QC. Ledge may bo able to obtain photographs of them. The third was what might bo ealled (by x Zoologst) the mort aberrant from the normal. A reutnbent figure was upon it, but the artist had apparently copied it from a Cruces and simply altered the extended arms and put them to the side, parallel with the body. ‘Beneath was an “Are rule" or Sector, with the num: bers 3, 8,7, 9, Mand 15,” 74.0.0, ash 300),No. No, No. Tramactions of the Quatuor Coronati Loge 96, Burlington, ‘A-set of Bowring L.B.'s, dated 1814, but the date on the third board tered to 1888. In the second boerd the staireae springs from the north 99. Shakespeare (ne Q. 55) ‘A sot of Bowring 1.8 100, Friendship, Yarmouth See figs. 27, 28 and 29. 108. London. TA marble board (c0e note by Bro. A. F. Calvert) 10, Layal Cambrian, Merthyr Tyas See figs. 37, 38 and 39 IL, Restoration, Darlington ies and seond L.B.' of the Cole type, painted by W. Weddell, 1825, ian, Hereford, ee fg, 23 120, Ps 128, Prince Bawin's, Hythe ‘inst and second. clths, frame (nol seen) 132, Unity, Ringwood. Modern LB 133, Harmony, Faversham, ‘Se fgs, 40, A and 42 137. Amity, Poole Similar to thowe belonging to 1 See figs. 62, 63, 64 All Souls No, 189, Britannia, Sheed "The fret and second boards ars an early Harvs type. ‘The thd board is earlier and i peculiar in having no inscription or letters either on the nameplate of elowhere, while the figure 5 is represented three times by & pentalpha, On the reverse there can be seen (beneath ‘oat of thick, black varvinh, which has deed all attompts made to ‘isla it) the outlines ofthe emblems of the Sirs two degree, including fs echive, In the inventory of the lodge taken in 1810 °' a tracing beard” is mentioned, which might pomibly be the same asthe present third degree board See fig. 69 No, 149, Middlesex Lodge. las a very interesting painted oorcloth, Although of a lato date (AL. 5882) it may well have been influenced by, of adspted from, an catlier cloth of about the time of the Union. It i 117. 8° long by 8°. 0" wide, with an ‘indented border. At the comers are emblems indisting the natural virtues, Tn the contre are the * Middlesex farms (the Lodge adopted ite preent name in 1824), and around these {na circle are arranged emblems roughly pointing to the postions of The Heatution and Deeelspment of the Tracing or Lange Bord. — ‘the various olfoers, with others that are so worn as to be ditealt of ‘dentifeation. Outside the circle aro groups of Working Tools, Ahlers, ¢ law Sn, lon nd St tered gh, a mena the Serpeat of Rtornity, the eters a in by th Set of ly he es 22.7 eam proving 1No. 199, Inhabitants, Gibraltar, Lage cloth, reproduced 4.0.0... 79, No. 157, Bedford, L.B.'s painted by Bro. Kittrck in Jan, 1825 (40 @. 30). They are Mill Tying in Freomasons" Hall collars No, 169, ‘Temperance, Late L:B, not now in we. No. 170. All Souls, Weymouth, See figs, 62, 63 and Gi No. 173. Phenix ‘Modern board, No. 181. Univeral ‘An unusual design of about 1890-40, ‘There is no artist's name, No. 189. Siqeetty, Plymouth aris boards No, 192, Liou and Lamb, ‘hove 1.2’s are iMustrated in Hughan’s History of the Ledge, 1894, ‘They are of about the date 1890-40. No. 194. St. Pauls Godwin and Jacob's set on cardboard, No. 210 St, Hits, S, Sheds Not identi, probaly euly Harris No, 21, Lapa, Barnstaple Pose et fermery along tothe Rysl Cumberland Lage, Bath, Which wes ald in tery fo 842 (ee Note on 8. org’ La No. 112, Exeter, 1909). 2 af No, 254 Trinity, Covet. Stond and third dgeee boards of oad ofan ealy Haris type There sem tobe other 1.» of an intresting nature, but 1 T have ne, up othe pment, ten ale to gt to Coventry to exa ee Wo. 277, Priandhi. Tate boards, one dete 1856, anther by Kensng No, 219 St, John's, Lace. wring type (2). Acq in 181 Cole type and a third degreeious of ha Genter Carma tt Dee Shakespeare, Warwick Howring st. See @. 3 No. 901, Apollo, Alesster Barly Harris type (1) 'c, Lower Broughton, Salford. ‘Thos, Smith wi ad Bes nie thatthe lodge pomases Tracing Cloth grees, in avery dilapidated condi al have been table to 00 th ad bat can identity thei ty No, 349, St, John and St, Paul, Vales, Malta Moder bo ro, S$. B, Wilkinson writes “We have a cloth here, which probably ates from 1819, hen the ladge was consecrated. We have four ds, the oldest painted 08 No, 884, St, David's, Bangor Bet of Kenning’s b No, 403, Hertford, Hertford. Early Harris type Xo.419, St, Peter's, Wolverbanpton. ‘An interesting st, pony ofthe date of the consecration ofthe loge ‘6, 1834, Te is probably the work of a lol artist, ax the third boerd is of mich eater type than the No.7, St, Johm the Baptist, Luton No, 526, 1 9, Wolvercapt Early Harris boards (1). No. 685. Northumberland, Newssstle on Tyne Apparently the work of locel artist, greatly influenced by Harri Bro. PW, Levasoen said dvs Ines ned with 10 much interest, that the vould bring bly les tothe exprosion of diferent opinions. Mow fever that may be, exe cao fil Lo recoguive that vast amount of tine and labour of infortation on subject fore us to-day would p nit have been ‘hat ns bees 20 mucho rather, eatitely, ‘To the va of the * Tea in bringing together su 8 termi mentioned by Bro. Dring, as'applied to the forerunner ord tulded the “ Alakeing Cloth” « term wed, for Minutes of the Li No. 192, in 1 211, a late as 1820. nthe Minutes of the and Lain L ‘ad in hove of SU. Michael's, N ge of EE EOE ‘Ans Quarvon Conossrones.Ee Ans Qearcon ConosaToneu.Ane Quarven Conosarorv Fie,6 Britannia Diseuaion a Emulation, No. 21, the term Porm ng Board coor in 1783, In hie revently published History of Mount Moriah Lodge, Bro. Mowkins quotes from the Minutes 2th June, 1812," Bro. Aldhous explined the * Bourd aid Banner and a Tttls, Inter the Cloth.'" The latter is, no doubt, he “foot cloth” mentioned by Bee Dring. If it were not for the fast that in the Minutes of the Old King’s Arme Lage, No. 28, under date of Ist December, 1735, itis vated that the Foot Cloth was used at Titiatins, one might be tampted to think that tte position of the feet. shown in plate TV. of the ABD Perau’s Le Seeret des Franes Macon thi lad soe thing to do with the foot lot, With respect to dhs French work am not aware if i is or is not generally ‘known that atleast three diferent iouss emanated from Austerdam in 1745. The txt im al is practically the samo, the diference being in the arrangement of the Preface, ete, the type used and the slight alterations noticeable in the dierent sets of plates. Tn one copy the Avertisement ” is omitted; disregarding this and the songs atthe end of each volume, they contain respectively 142, 240 nnd 240 pe Th the anonymous work 14 9ti-Macon, 1748, the reply tothe question about the Jewels cloes with“ la pierre trager, sur laquelle lee Maitresfnt leurs devine This would hardly be a misprint for place Bo, Cectt Powe, said eis evident frou the testi Century the Board was considered an article aay Inve been meant to represent to records that in the Kightoenth at importance in a Ledge, Tt he Breteen a visible symbol of the regularity of their proceedings. Sometimes it took the form of a painted cloth, and, although ‘the general iden was uo doubt the same, there were varios methods to eaery it out 1 is probable the Lodge Beard of thove days corresponded to our modern ‘Tracing Boards in 1 use and in bouring a eynbolical design, and that it was suck a one which was carried at the conectation of Freemasons’ Hall. The ' Lodge rans upon the for was doubtless meant to verve the same purpose, and an ex planation of the various objects pourteayed was a prominent part of the ceremony of admission to the diferent degrees, Another method was to form ‘wean of separate metal representations of the variowsabjets ‘The seal Tracing Boerd in the minds of the Brethren of that time was, 1 consider, a Board upon which plats were drawn, so that tey might be carried out by ‘he workanen—"" In planche racer” of the French Laxges alluded ta by Bro, Dri {n Bristol thers on the reverse side of out Tencng Bast of the ies Dee a Monaic pavement in perspective, aud this, I believe, represented the tre Tracing oud on which the Master could tout his plan 1 1809 the late Br. Sie C. Purdon Clarke read mort interesting paper before Ute Ledge! upon ° The Tracing Bowrd in Modern Oriental and Medieval Operative Masonry," in which he stated that in Persia plans for building are made en" etional Lined Tracing Roand, every square of which represents either ne or four