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Article FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. ← Page 2 of 2 Article ON THE UTILITY, CHOICE, AND USE OF PLEASURES, Page 1 of 5 →
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For The Freemasons' Magazine.
' tjiem in ignorant , troublesome , and suspicious times , to a vast va' riety of adventures , according to the different fate of parties and ' other alterations in government . By the way , I shall note , that the ' Masons were always loyal , which exposed them to great severities ' when power wore the trappings of justice , and those who committed ' treasonpunished true men as traitors . Thus in the third year of
, ' the reigu of Henry VI . an act of parliament passed to abolish the so' ciety of Masons , and to hinder , under grievous penalties , the hold' ing chapters , lodges , or other regular assemblies . Yet this act was ' afterwards repealed , and even before that King Flenry VI . and seve' ral of the principal lords of his court became fellows of the craft . ' I shall add to this letteras a proof of its author ' s being exactly rig ht as
, to Mr . Ashmole , a small note from his diary , which shews his attention to this society , long after his admission , when he had time to wei gh , examine , and know the value of the Mason ' s secret . * 1682 , ' Mar . to . About 5 Hor . post . Merid . I received a summons to ap . ' pear at a lodge to be held the next clay at Masons' -hall , in London , - 1 ith accordingly I went , and about noon , were admitted into the
fel' ¦ lowship of Freemasons , by Sir William Wilson , Knight ; Captain 'Richard Borthwick ; Mr . William Woodman ; Mr . William Grey , f . Mr . Samuel Tayjour ; and Mr . William Wise : I was the senior fel' low among them ( it being thirty-five years since I was admitted ) : ' there were present besides myself , the fellows after-named ; Mr . Tho-* mas Wise , Master of the Masons' Company , this present year ; Mr . ' Thomas Shorthpse , Sec . We all dined at the Half-Moon Tavern , in ' . Cheapside , at a noble dinner prepared at the charge of the new acf cepted Masons . '
On The Utility, Choice, And Use Of Pleasures,
ON THE UTILITY , CHOICE , AND USE OF PLEASURES ,
¦ r : REGARD TO GAMING , HUNTING , DANCING , THEATRICAL EXHIBITIONS . MUSIC , ANR F EASTING .
Pleasures anti revenge Have ears more deaf than adders to the voice pf any true decision . Sjt ^ ifSE . A GOODelegantor refined taste being judged necessary for the
, , j f \ , regulation of all our actions in general , it must be supposed , that' it ought to interfere in directing the choice and use of our pleasures . Pleasures and business divide the life of man . The agreeableness of pleasures corrects the bitterness , or refreshes and unbends us front She fatigue of business , But , if pleasures arenecefsmy , they are very . dan-D 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
For The Freemasons' Magazine.
' tjiem in ignorant , troublesome , and suspicious times , to a vast va' riety of adventures , according to the different fate of parties and ' other alterations in government . By the way , I shall note , that the ' Masons were always loyal , which exposed them to great severities ' when power wore the trappings of justice , and those who committed ' treasonpunished true men as traitors . Thus in the third year of
, ' the reigu of Henry VI . an act of parliament passed to abolish the so' ciety of Masons , and to hinder , under grievous penalties , the hold' ing chapters , lodges , or other regular assemblies . Yet this act was ' afterwards repealed , and even before that King Flenry VI . and seve' ral of the principal lords of his court became fellows of the craft . ' I shall add to this letteras a proof of its author ' s being exactly rig ht as
, to Mr . Ashmole , a small note from his diary , which shews his attention to this society , long after his admission , when he had time to wei gh , examine , and know the value of the Mason ' s secret . * 1682 , ' Mar . to . About 5 Hor . post . Merid . I received a summons to ap . ' pear at a lodge to be held the next clay at Masons' -hall , in London , - 1 ith accordingly I went , and about noon , were admitted into the
fel' ¦ lowship of Freemasons , by Sir William Wilson , Knight ; Captain 'Richard Borthwick ; Mr . William Woodman ; Mr . William Grey , f . Mr . Samuel Tayjour ; and Mr . William Wise : I was the senior fel' low among them ( it being thirty-five years since I was admitted ) : ' there were present besides myself , the fellows after-named ; Mr . Tho-* mas Wise , Master of the Masons' Company , this present year ; Mr . ' Thomas Shorthpse , Sec . We all dined at the Half-Moon Tavern , in ' . Cheapside , at a noble dinner prepared at the charge of the new acf cepted Masons . '
On The Utility, Choice, And Use Of Pleasures,
ON THE UTILITY , CHOICE , AND USE OF PLEASURES ,
¦ r : REGARD TO GAMING , HUNTING , DANCING , THEATRICAL EXHIBITIONS . MUSIC , ANR F EASTING .
Pleasures anti revenge Have ears more deaf than adders to the voice pf any true decision . Sjt ^ ifSE . A GOODelegantor refined taste being judged necessary for the
, , j f \ , regulation of all our actions in general , it must be supposed , that' it ought to interfere in directing the choice and use of our pleasures . Pleasures and business divide the life of man . The agreeableness of pleasures corrects the bitterness , or refreshes and unbends us front She fatigue of business , But , if pleasures arenecefsmy , they are very . dan-D 2