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Old Warrants.
Old Warrants .
No . 17 . Originally a Military Lodge ; No . 175 , " Anoients ; " No . 213 at the •' Union j" No . 153 A . D . 1832 ; and No . 131 from A . D . 1863 .
AUGUSTUS FREDERICK G . M . Seal Ea Ait AND EVERY OPR RIGHT W ORSHIPFUL AND L OVING BRETHREN , WtPrince Augustus Frederick , of Brunswick Lunenburg , Duke of
, Sussex , Earl of Inverness , Baron of Arklow , Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter , & c . & c . & c . Grand Master of the Most Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England
SEND GREETING SMhutas it appears by the records of our Grand Lodge that a Warrant bearing date the 6 th day of July 1772 was issued under the Seal of Masonry authorizing certain Brethren therein named to open and hold a Lodge of Freemasons in the 67 th Regiment , and No . 213 which was then No . 175 , And whereas on the
the said Warrant was transferred to certain Brethren in the Royal Regiment of Devon and Cornish Miners to be held as a Military Lodge in the said Regiment , And whereas by the Union of the two Fraternities of Masons on the 27 th December 1813 the said Lodge became No . 213 , And whereas the brethren composing the said
Lodge have by their memorial represented to ns that they are all now residing in or near the Town of Truro , in the County of Cornwall and that it would tend to the advantage of the said Lodge and to the convenience of its Individual Members if tbe said Military Warrant were exchanged for a Civil Warrant and they have
accordingly surrendered up the said Military Warrant , Now know ye that we having taken the subject into our consideration and being satisfied with the reasonableness of the request do hereby grant this our renewed Warrant unto our Right trusty and well beloved Brethren , Roger Candy , John Jewell , Stephen Daddo , John Pascoe , Thomas
Ashburne , John Atkins , Thomas Chappel , and the other Brethren composing the said Lodge authorizing and empowering them and their successors to assemble and hold a Lodge of Freo and Accepted Masons at the Dolphin Inn , iu the Borough of Truro aforesaid under the title or denomination of
Z \ t jottge of ^ ortitubc On tho second Monday in each month , aud at such other times as tho said Brethren may appear necessary , and thez'o when duly congregated to make , pass and raise Freo Masons according to the antient Custom of the Craft in all ages or nations throughout ; the world , the
said Roger Candy being the present Master of tho said Lodgo , tho said John Jewell Senior Warden and tbe said Stephen Daddo Junior Warden , and who arc to continue in office until such timo only as another Master shall be duly elected and installed and other Wardens duly appointed in conformity with the Laws of tho Grand Lodge and
tho By Laws of the Lodgo of Fortitude , strictly charging that every Master who shall be elected to preside . . . over tho said Lodgo shall be installed iu Antient form and according to the Laws of the Grand Lodge that he may thereby be fully invested with the dignities and powers of his office . Tho said Lodgo to be upou tho General
Register of our Grand Lodge No . 213 . And we do require you tho said Roger Candy and your successors to take special care that all and every tho said Brethren are or have been regularly made Masons and that you and they and all other tho members of tho said Lodgo do observe perform aud keep the said Laws , Rules and Orders
contained in tho Book of Constitutions and all others which may from time to time be made by our Grand Lodge or transmitted by us or our successors Grand Masters , or by our Deputy Grand Master for the time being And we do enjoin you to make such By Laws for the Government of your Lodgo as shall to tho majority of the members
appear proper and necessary , tho same not being contrary to or inconsistent with tho General Laws and Regulations of the Craft , and a copy whereof you are to transmit to us And we do require you to cause all such By Laws and Regulations and also an account of the proceedings in your Lodge to be entered in the Books to be kept for
that purpose , And you are in no wise to omit to send to us or our Successors Grand Masters , or to the Right Honorable Lawrence Lord Dnndas our Deputy Grand Master , or to tho Deputy Grand Masters for the timo being at least once in every year a list of tho members of your Lodgo and the names aud descriptions of all Masons initiated
therein and Brethren who shall have joiued tho same together with the Fees and monies payable thereon , it being our will and intention that this our Warrant of Constitution shall be iu force so long only as you shall conform to the Laws and Regulations of our said Grand
Lodgo Aud you the said Roger Candy are further required as soon as conveniently may be to send us an account in writing of what shall be done by virtue of these presents . Given under our Hand and the Seal of tho Grand Lodgo at London The 2 nd day of December A . L . 5826 A . D . 182 G .
BY COMMAND or THE M . W . GRAND MASTER . DUNDAS D . G . M . William H . White" ) q Edwd . Harper ; tr , ° ' The present title , locality , & o . are , Tho Lodgo of Fortitude , No . 131 , Masonic Hull , Truro ,
Old Warrants.
No . 18 . No . 163 "Anoients" ; formerly 183 : Renewed 21 st December 1813 j No . 200 at tho " Union " No . 142 A .D .1832 , and No . 121 from 1863 .
EDWARD , GRAND MASTER . Archibald Herron S . G . W ., Thomas Harper D . G . M ., Jeremiah Cranfield , J . G . W . Eu all bhanx it man content .
WE the GRAND LODGE of the most Ancient and HONOURABLE FRA * . TERNITY of FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS ( according to the old Con - stitutions granted by His ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE EDWIN at York , Anno Domini Nine hundred twenty and six , and in the year of Masonry Four thousand Nine hundred twenty and six ) in ample
Form assembled , viz ., Tho RIGHT WORSHIPFUL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE EDWARD DUKE OP KENT and STRATHEARN , Earl of Dublin , Knight and Companion of the MOST NOBLE ORDER of the GARTER , and of the MOST ILLUSTRIOUS ORDER of SAINT PATRICK , FIELD MARSHAL of His MAJESTY ' S FORCES , Governor of Gibraltar , Colonel
of the first or Royal Scots Regiment of Foot , Grand Master of Masons in Canada , & c , & o ., & c , GRAND MASTER of MASONS , tha RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THOMAS HARPER , EsquiRE , Deputy Grand Master , The RIGHT WORSHIPFUL ARCHIBALD HERRON , ESQUIRE , Senior Grand Warden , and the RIGHT WORSHIPFUL JEREMIAH CRAN .
FIELD , ESQUIRE , Junior Grand Warden , with the approbation and Consent of the WARRANTED LODGES held within the CITIES and SUBURBS of LONDON and WESTMINSTER , DO hereby authorise No . 163 and impower our TRUSTY and WELL BELOVED BRETHREN , viz ., THE WORSHIPFUL BROTHER JAMES BECKERLEY one of
our MASTER MASONS . THE WORSHIPFUL BROTHER RICHARD TONKIN his SENIOR WARDEN and the WORSHIPFUL BROTHER GEORGE MCDONALD his JUNIOR WARDEN to FORM and HOLD a LODGE of FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS aforesaid at the House called or known , by the name or SIGN of the Surp , in the TOWN of PENZANCE in tha
COUNTY of CORNWALL or elesewhere , upon the third Monday in every CALENDER MONTH , and on all seasonable Times and lawful occasions , And in the said LODGE ( when duly congregrated ) to admit and make FREE MASONS according to tho most Ancient and Honourable Custom of the ROYAL CRAFT in all AGES and NATIONS throughout tho known
WORLD , And we do hereby further authorise and impower our said TRUSTY and WELL BELOVED BRETHREN James Beckerley , Richard Tonkin and George McDonald , with the consent of the MEMBERS of their LODGE to nominate , chuse and install their SUCCESSORS to whom they shall deliver this WARRANT and invest them with their
Powers and Dignities as FREE MASONS , & O . AND SUCH Sue . CESSORS shall in liko MANNER nominate chuso and install their SUCCESSORS , & C ., & C , & C . SUCH INSTALLATIONS to be upon ( or near ) every ST . JOHN ' S DAY during tho continuance of this LODGE for ever , PROVIDING the above named BRETHREN and all thoir SUCCESSORS always pay duo RESPECT to this RIGHT WORSHIPFUL
GRAND LODGE otherwise this WARRANT to be of no FORCE nor VIRTUE . GIVEN under our HANDS and the SEAL of our GRAND LODGE in LONDON , this Twenty-first day of December in the YEAR of our LORD Ono Thousand Eight hundred and thirteen , and iu the YEAR of MASONRY Five Thousand Eight hundred and thirteen . EDWARD .
ROBT . LESLIE , Grand Secretary NOTE . This WARRANT is registered iu tho GRAND LODGE , Vol . 7 letter G 14 th August 1771 , fo . 183 . Entd . EDWD . HARPER D . G . M .
Tho present title and locality , Ac , are , Mount Sinai Lxlge , No . 121 , Masonio Hall , Penzance .
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
Great Western llaihvay Panoramic Guide . Bemroso aud Sons , 10 Paternoster Buildings . THE ordinary Railway Guide is useful , but by no moans commands general admiration . VVo consult it when we wish to travel , but it is not the class of book wo should think of taking up at odd moments , when we wish for a little light reading . This Panoramic Guide , and
others similar to ib , which have been published latterly , contain , however , a great amount of renJly interesting matter . Thoy are , iu short , handbooks to tho districts traversed by the several lines of railway . This particular guide is quite on a level with others we have seen . The information it contains is not only of servico to tho
travelling public , but iucludcs also much that is of great interest to the reading public . This class of publication deserves to bo encouraged . A railway guide has , hitherto , been regarded as a model of dry reading . If the now kind is sufficiently supported , we shall have a railway library of agreeable light literature .
Picturesque Europe . —Part 4 . Cassell , Pettcrand Galpiu . "Dover Castle" is the subject of the principal engraving of this number , A . TVillmore having executed it , with his usual skill , from a sketch of great merit by D . McKewan . The greater number of the wood engravings are of scenes with which the reader is likely to bo familiar — scones of Eye , Winchelsea , Fairlight , near Hastings ,
Bodiam Castle , and other well known places ou the South coast . They are in the highest degree creditable to tho artists who have done them . Tho earlier are in continuation of the preceding number , aud relate to Warwickshire . Tho number exhibits the same degree of ability , both literary and artistic , which has distinguished Us . predecessor ^
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Old Warrants.
Old Warrants .
No . 17 . Originally a Military Lodge ; No . 175 , " Anoients ; " No . 213 at the •' Union j" No . 153 A . D . 1832 ; and No . 131 from A . D . 1863 .
AUGUSTUS FREDERICK G . M . Seal Ea Ait AND EVERY OPR RIGHT W ORSHIPFUL AND L OVING BRETHREN , WtPrince Augustus Frederick , of Brunswick Lunenburg , Duke of
, Sussex , Earl of Inverness , Baron of Arklow , Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter , & c . & c . & c . Grand Master of the Most Antient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England
SEND GREETING SMhutas it appears by the records of our Grand Lodge that a Warrant bearing date the 6 th day of July 1772 was issued under the Seal of Masonry authorizing certain Brethren therein named to open and hold a Lodge of Freemasons in the 67 th Regiment , and No . 213 which was then No . 175 , And whereas on the
the said Warrant was transferred to certain Brethren in the Royal Regiment of Devon and Cornish Miners to be held as a Military Lodge in the said Regiment , And whereas by the Union of the two Fraternities of Masons on the 27 th December 1813 the said Lodge became No . 213 , And whereas the brethren composing the said
Lodge have by their memorial represented to ns that they are all now residing in or near the Town of Truro , in the County of Cornwall and that it would tend to the advantage of the said Lodge and to the convenience of its Individual Members if tbe said Military Warrant were exchanged for a Civil Warrant and they have
accordingly surrendered up the said Military Warrant , Now know ye that we having taken the subject into our consideration and being satisfied with the reasonableness of the request do hereby grant this our renewed Warrant unto our Right trusty and well beloved Brethren , Roger Candy , John Jewell , Stephen Daddo , John Pascoe , Thomas
Ashburne , John Atkins , Thomas Chappel , and the other Brethren composing the said Lodge authorizing and empowering them and their successors to assemble and hold a Lodge of Freo and Accepted Masons at the Dolphin Inn , iu the Borough of Truro aforesaid under the title or denomination of
Z \ t jottge of ^ ortitubc On tho second Monday in each month , aud at such other times as tho said Brethren may appear necessary , and thez'o when duly congregated to make , pass and raise Freo Masons according to the antient Custom of the Craft in all ages or nations throughout ; the world , the
said Roger Candy being the present Master of tho said Lodgo , tho said John Jewell Senior Warden and tbe said Stephen Daddo Junior Warden , and who arc to continue in office until such timo only as another Master shall be duly elected and installed and other Wardens duly appointed in conformity with the Laws of tho Grand Lodge and
tho By Laws of the Lodgo of Fortitude , strictly charging that every Master who shall be elected to preside . . . over tho said Lodgo shall be installed iu Antient form and according to the Laws of the Grand Lodge that he may thereby be fully invested with the dignities and powers of his office . Tho said Lodgo to be upou tho General
Register of our Grand Lodge No . 213 . And we do require you tho said Roger Candy and your successors to take special care that all and every tho said Brethren are or have been regularly made Masons and that you and they and all other tho members of tho said Lodgo do observe perform aud keep the said Laws , Rules and Orders
contained in tho Book of Constitutions and all others which may from time to time be made by our Grand Lodge or transmitted by us or our successors Grand Masters , or by our Deputy Grand Master for the time being And we do enjoin you to make such By Laws for the Government of your Lodgo as shall to tho majority of the members
appear proper and necessary , tho same not being contrary to or inconsistent with tho General Laws and Regulations of the Craft , and a copy whereof you are to transmit to us And we do require you to cause all such By Laws and Regulations and also an account of the proceedings in your Lodge to be entered in the Books to be kept for
that purpose , And you are in no wise to omit to send to us or our Successors Grand Masters , or to the Right Honorable Lawrence Lord Dnndas our Deputy Grand Master , or to tho Deputy Grand Masters for the timo being at least once in every year a list of tho members of your Lodgo and the names aud descriptions of all Masons initiated
therein and Brethren who shall have joiued tho same together with the Fees and monies payable thereon , it being our will and intention that this our Warrant of Constitution shall be iu force so long only as you shall conform to the Laws and Regulations of our said Grand
Lodgo Aud you the said Roger Candy are further required as soon as conveniently may be to send us an account in writing of what shall be done by virtue of these presents . Given under our Hand and the Seal of tho Grand Lodgo at London The 2 nd day of December A . L . 5826 A . D . 182 G .
BY COMMAND or THE M . W . GRAND MASTER . DUNDAS D . G . M . William H . White" ) q Edwd . Harper ; tr , ° ' The present title , locality , & o . are , Tho Lodgo of Fortitude , No . 131 , Masonic Hull , Truro ,
Old Warrants.
No . 18 . No . 163 "Anoients" ; formerly 183 : Renewed 21 st December 1813 j No . 200 at tho " Union " No . 142 A .D .1832 , and No . 121 from 1863 .
EDWARD , GRAND MASTER . Archibald Herron S . G . W ., Thomas Harper D . G . M ., Jeremiah Cranfield , J . G . W . Eu all bhanx it man content .
WE the GRAND LODGE of the most Ancient and HONOURABLE FRA * . TERNITY of FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS ( according to the old Con - stitutions granted by His ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE EDWIN at York , Anno Domini Nine hundred twenty and six , and in the year of Masonry Four thousand Nine hundred twenty and six ) in ample
Form assembled , viz ., Tho RIGHT WORSHIPFUL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE EDWARD DUKE OP KENT and STRATHEARN , Earl of Dublin , Knight and Companion of the MOST NOBLE ORDER of the GARTER , and of the MOST ILLUSTRIOUS ORDER of SAINT PATRICK , FIELD MARSHAL of His MAJESTY ' S FORCES , Governor of Gibraltar , Colonel
of the first or Royal Scots Regiment of Foot , Grand Master of Masons in Canada , & c , & o ., & c , GRAND MASTER of MASONS , tha RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THOMAS HARPER , EsquiRE , Deputy Grand Master , The RIGHT WORSHIPFUL ARCHIBALD HERRON , ESQUIRE , Senior Grand Warden , and the RIGHT WORSHIPFUL JEREMIAH CRAN .
FIELD , ESQUIRE , Junior Grand Warden , with the approbation and Consent of the WARRANTED LODGES held within the CITIES and SUBURBS of LONDON and WESTMINSTER , DO hereby authorise No . 163 and impower our TRUSTY and WELL BELOVED BRETHREN , viz ., THE WORSHIPFUL BROTHER JAMES BECKERLEY one of
our MASTER MASONS . THE WORSHIPFUL BROTHER RICHARD TONKIN his SENIOR WARDEN and the WORSHIPFUL BROTHER GEORGE MCDONALD his JUNIOR WARDEN to FORM and HOLD a LODGE of FREE and ACCEPTED MASONS aforesaid at the House called or known , by the name or SIGN of the Surp , in the TOWN of PENZANCE in tha
COUNTY of CORNWALL or elesewhere , upon the third Monday in every CALENDER MONTH , and on all seasonable Times and lawful occasions , And in the said LODGE ( when duly congregrated ) to admit and make FREE MASONS according to tho most Ancient and Honourable Custom of the ROYAL CRAFT in all AGES and NATIONS throughout tho known
WORLD , And we do hereby further authorise and impower our said TRUSTY and WELL BELOVED BRETHREN James Beckerley , Richard Tonkin and George McDonald , with the consent of the MEMBERS of their LODGE to nominate , chuse and install their SUCCESSORS to whom they shall deliver this WARRANT and invest them with their
Powers and Dignities as FREE MASONS , & O . AND SUCH Sue . CESSORS shall in liko MANNER nominate chuso and install their SUCCESSORS , & C ., & C , & C . SUCH INSTALLATIONS to be upon ( or near ) every ST . JOHN ' S DAY during tho continuance of this LODGE for ever , PROVIDING the above named BRETHREN and all thoir SUCCESSORS always pay duo RESPECT to this RIGHT WORSHIPFUL
GRAND LODGE otherwise this WARRANT to be of no FORCE nor VIRTUE . GIVEN under our HANDS and the SEAL of our GRAND LODGE in LONDON , this Twenty-first day of December in the YEAR of our LORD Ono Thousand Eight hundred and thirteen , and iu the YEAR of MASONRY Five Thousand Eight hundred and thirteen . EDWARD .
ROBT . LESLIE , Grand Secretary NOTE . This WARRANT is registered iu tho GRAND LODGE , Vol . 7 letter G 14 th August 1771 , fo . 183 . Entd . EDWD . HARPER D . G . M .
Tho present title and locality , Ac , are , Mount Sinai Lxlge , No . 121 , Masonio Hall , Penzance .
Reviews.
REVIEWS .
Great Western llaihvay Panoramic Guide . Bemroso aud Sons , 10 Paternoster Buildings . THE ordinary Railway Guide is useful , but by no moans commands general admiration . VVo consult it when we wish to travel , but it is not the class of book wo should think of taking up at odd moments , when we wish for a little light reading . This Panoramic Guide , and
others similar to ib , which have been published latterly , contain , however , a great amount of renJly interesting matter . Thoy are , iu short , handbooks to tho districts traversed by the several lines of railway . This particular guide is quite on a level with others we have seen . The information it contains is not only of servico to tho
travelling public , but iucludcs also much that is of great interest to the reading public . This class of publication deserves to bo encouraged . A railway guide has , hitherto , been regarded as a model of dry reading . If the now kind is sufficiently supported , we shall have a railway library of agreeable light literature .
Picturesque Europe . —Part 4 . Cassell , Pettcrand Galpiu . "Dover Castle" is the subject of the principal engraving of this number , A . TVillmore having executed it , with his usual skill , from a sketch of great merit by D . McKewan . The greater number of the wood engravings are of scenes with which the reader is likely to bo familiar — scones of Eye , Winchelsea , Fairlight , near Hastings ,
Bodiam Castle , and other well known places ou the South coast . They are in the highest degree creditable to tho artists who have done them . Tho earlier are in continuation of the preceding number , aud relate to Warwickshire . Tho number exhibits the same degree of ability , both literary and artistic , which has distinguished Us . predecessor ^