The Mason's Constitutions.

Hermerius wch was Cub ye son of Sen . the Son of Noah this Her . merius was afterwards Culled Hermes The ( father of these persons Cal'etl Wisemeu . He found one of the two Pillars of Stone ancl found y e Science written on it ami he taught it to other Men * * *

1 . WlIERE AND WHEN MASONRY WAS FFIRST SO CALLED &¦ MADE . At the Time of the Building of the Tower of Babylon then was Masons innch esteemed it being ye Time and place that Masonry , Before Called Geometry was first so Called and Made * * *

2 . WHO WAS Y * - FIRST KINO THAT WAS A MASON . The King of Babylon afc thafc Time was Called Nimrod and was a Mason himself and Loved and favoured the Sciences much as is Witnessed by diverse Masters of Hystovys . And -when the City of

Ninivey and other Cities of the West were made & Builded Nirnrod the King of Babylon sent thither Threescore Masons afc y e request of the King of Niuivey his Consin and when he sent fcbein forth he gave them a Charge in this manner # * ## **

THE . FIRST CHARGE GIVEN TO MASONS CALLED NIMROD ' S CHARGE

BEING GIVEN BY HIM . That they should be one ; one to another . Thafc is that they should Love one another . Secondly that they shonld truely Love together , Thirdly y t they shonld fcrnelr serre their Lord for their

pay , So that the Magr may have worship thereby and all the other fifellows or Brethren that belong unto him and other more Charges he Gave them . This was the first time that Ever Masons had any Charges of this Science #####

How THE SCIENCES SPREAD AND WERE COMMUNICATED TO OTHER NATIONS . When Abraham & Sarah his wife went into tbe Land of Egypt be there taught the Seaven Liberal Sciences to the Egyptians & then he had a worthy Schollnr named Enclydes . He Learned right well

and was a Master of all the liberal Sciences And his days it came to pass That ye King or Lords and the States of ye realme had many Sons by their wives and Concubines for that is a hot Land and plenfcyons of Generation . So thafc they had not Competent livelybood and Maintenance wherew'h to relieve their Children Therefore that

they had great care how to pvide for them , Then the King of the Land drew a great Councel & held a Paliam ' to seek a way to maintaine fcheir Children honestly as Gentlemen , and yefc fchey conld nofc find ont any manner of way . So Proclamation was cansed to be made throughout the Realm in this fforme * * * * *

THE PROCLAMATION . Thafc if there was any Man thafc Conld Instruct and Informe them in any of the Seaven Liberal Arts or Sciences that he shonld come to

them and he shonld be so well rewarded for his Travell that he should hold himself pleased . * * * After this proclamation made their came this Worthy Clerk Enclydes and told the King and his Great Lords thus .

EUCLYDES HIS SPEECH TO YE KlNG OF EGYFI' AND HIS GREAT COITNCE . .. That if you wonld have me to Govern yor Children I wonld Teach fchem one of the Seaven Liberal Sciences whereby they may live Honestly as Gentlemen bnt then yon shall Give me a Comision That

I may have power to rule them after the maimv y t the worthy Science ( viz . ) of Geometry , or Masonry require . !* . Then the King and all his Co _ ucell Granted him speedily a Comission and Sealed ifc * * * Then this worthy Doctr took to him their Sons and Taught them the

Sciences of Geometry ( or Masonry ) to practice working in stone and to work all manner of worthy work that belongs to the Building of Temples ^ Castles or Towers Mannors aud Honses and all ofcher Man . of Buildings and gave them a Charge in this manner * * *

THE SECOND CHARGE GIVEN TO MASONS , CALLED EUCLID ' CHARGE . First , thafc they shonld be true to the King and to the Lord or Mastr they Serve or work for . Secondly , y t they shonld love well together and be true one to another . Thirdly , y t they shonld call one another Brother or ffeUow , and not by the name of Servant .

or Slave , Knave , Thief , or other foul name to any ones disgrace , ttourthl y , thafc they shonld so faithfully do their work as thafc they shonld truly and jnstly Deserve their pay from their Lord or Master whom fchey serve , fifthly , that they should ordain and make the Wisest and moat skillfull artist amonest them in be Mastr nf th _

Work , and neither for lovo nor near Linnage nor for any favour or ifuse "Soever set another y t hath but Little skill or Cnning to be JWastr of ye Work belonging to the Lord or Mastr they serve whereby le may be evillv anrv'd . nnd f __ r As __ m . _ Tf . ___ nn ___ t . i- _

P r ? Las Mastr yet hB is to be displaced as Mastr ancl to work as ^ omon Workman and the Cbiefesfc Workman or Artist amongst ' em ¦ a be placed iu his room for Master ** # * ##

EUCLID THE FIRST YT MADE MAST « S AND GOVERNOURS OF WORK . Sixthl y , that all and Every one of tho Lodge shall call snch Mastr 0 r wtul ^ n . _ Work by the namc of Maafcer a 11 tbo time v ° work mm . Other more Chareres he wave th _„ wn _' _ hn f __ f _ n _ _ .

a Great " n k re r Senfc - To a 11 those Charges he caused them to swear C _( » n- ¦ rhat nien ws d for those times this was tho SECOND I ? , ™ 0 IVJE * MASONS . L » re _ S _ SS b ?^ dained f ° ym Reasonable Wa S ?*• they might

ftemaelJ ^ , orda - ' d that they should oftentimes assemble might wit llu ( at least 0 DCe Everv vear ) t 0 C 0 Dfer how the Y to theh-T TO to serve theh' Lor ( - * Master for his profit and gress ao-t tu V 7 or , ! -PP- & to Correct him or fchem thafc should trans . -Snolides * # (^ ma ? ce 8 * * * Geometry 1 st , so called by Worthy Ar n- _ i t * - ^ gypt w » s the Sciences grounded by the . ¦ _ _»_• Enclydes , who also firsfc gave name to ye Sciences

and Called it Geometry . And now it is throaghoat tho Land Called Masonry «** # * ### . # THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF IT & now IT AVAS RECED FAVOUR ' D AND CHER ' SHED Thou long aftor y t when tho Children of Israel was Come into the

Land of Behest , now call . d amongst ns the Conntry of Gernsalem , King David began the Temple w k was called Templum Domini and now called the Temple of Jerusalem . The same King David loved Masons well and cherrish ? d them much and gave them good pay

and he gave thera tho Charges and Manners that Enclydes gave and ordained in Egypt and other charges more that ye shall hear afterwards . King David confirmed Enclydes Charges , so King David ' s charge was the Third Charge .

WHO THEY MADE MASTERS AND GOVERNOURS AMONGST MASONS . After the Death of King David King Solomon his son Reigned who finished out the Temple and sent afterwards masons into diverse

Country- Thousands of Workers in Stone and were all called Masons and he choose ont of them three Thousand and three Hundred whom he ordained to be Masters over them and Governours of his work .

# THE FFOURTH CHARGE GIVEN TO MASONS BEING KING SOLOMON ' S CHARGE . King Sdemons Charge Confirmed both the Charges and manners thafc his Father had given to Masons , and the Charges of Enclydes and Nimrod . WHO TVAS THE FFIRST PRINCE Yt WAS A MASON

the son of Hyram King of Tyrns who sent to Solomon and gave him Cedar Trees and Timber wood to work was a Mastr Mason for a Master in Geometry by reason of his great Skill and Cuning in Masonry King Solomon made him Chief Master of all his Masons , and Master of all his Engraveing and Carving and all other matters

and manners of Masonry wch belonged to the Temple and thia is Written in the Bible in the book of Kings . And thus was this worthy Science of Masonry confirmed in the Conntry of Jerusalem

and many other Kingdoms . In King Solomons days Carious Craftsmen walked about into divers Conntrys some to get Learning and Cnning and others to Teach them that had Little Cnning . So that in Solomons days Masonry was first dispersed over the World .

How THE SCIENCE CAME INTO FFRANCE . There was a Curious Mason whose name was Mamas Gracas , wch had been at the Building of Solomon ' s Temple . He came into France and tanght the Art of Masonry to the men of ffrance . The second Prince and King who was a Mason was Charles Marfcell of

the Eoyal Line of France and he Loved K * well the Science and drew to the aforesaid Mamus Gracus and Learned of him the Science and took unto him their Manners and Charges and observed them , and Afterwards by the Grace of God being Elected King of France he took Masons and helped to make Masons and he confirmed again

tbe Charges of Enclydes and Nimrod and ifc was called fche ffifth Charge given by the King of franco . He set ' em to Work and gave them good pay , as be had Learned to do . Also the said King of

France made and confirmed to Masons a Charter from Year to Year to hold their Yearly meetings and Assemblies where they Pleased and Cherish'd them much ; and thus came the Science into the Land of ffrance . ( To be continued . )

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . GEORGE PARSONS P . M . WE refer elsewhere , in our report of the St . Michael ' s Lodge , No . 211 , to the death of Brother Parsons , a Past Master of that Lodge , but we feel it our duty to pay , in addition , a special tribute of respect to so worthy a member of the Craft , a brother who was beloved by all who

knew him , not only , that is to say , by his family and friends , but likewise by those who had an acquaintance with him more or less slightly , and especially by his fellow Masons of the St . Michael ' s , with whom he had been associated for the better part of a quarter of a century .

Brother Parsons was initiated in the St . Michael ' s Lodge in the year 1858 , and having passed through the various offices was at length chosen to occupy its chair in 1867 . Daring the whole of bis connection with the Lodge he had been constant in his attendance at its meetings , and his loss

will , on that account , be all tne more severely felt . His remains were interred in the old Churchyard at Barking , of which he was a resident , and to show the regret felt for his loss we may state that there were present at his funeral a large concourse of friends and i-elatives , all of whom

were visibly affected by the sad solemnity of the ceremony . Among his Masonic comrade . of the St . Michael ' s were Bros . Usher Back W . M ., Charles Greenwood Past Grand Sword Bearer P . M . and Treasurer , John Laver Past Master , James Lindell P . M ., Henry Martin , John

Glynds , W . W . Morgan Secretary , & c . We conclude this brief note by expressing our hope that the family of our deceased brother will find strength in their reliance on the Great Architect of fche Universe to support them in this time of their bereavement .