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State Of Freemasonry In The County Of Lincoln.
Master m and over the said county of Lincoln , under whose patronage Masonry has since prospered much . In the year 1 793 a Provincial Grand Lodge was holden here under the d . action of the Rev . MATTHEW BARNETT , Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the county , when the Master and Wardens , with severalof the Brethren of the Provincial Lod accompanied b
^ ges , y many Brethren of divers other Lodges out of the county , proceeded in grand procession to the church of St . Peter , where prayers were read by Brother ROBINSON , Grand Chaplain , and a sermon , extremely well adapted for the occasion , preached by Brother BARNETT , D . P . G . M . —Nothing could exceed the regularity and decorum with which the procession was conducted ; and tie day was spent with the greatest
harmony , loyalty , and unanimity , diffusing joy and gladness through the whole society , every one happy with himself , and pleased with each other . Fiom the last-mentioned date to the presenttime the ST . MATTHEW ' LODGE has continued to be in a flourishing and happy state , owing to the great activity and ardent zeal of the present members , who , in ail their lose si
meetings , never ght of that consistency , love , and union , which so hi ghly distinguish their sacred Order . The present Officers are , the Rev . Matthew Barnett , M . —James Bygott , P . M . —Field Dunn , S . W . —William Benton , J . W . — William Hesleden , Treasurer . —Thomas Marris , Secretary . —William Johnson , S . D . —John Nicholson , J . D . Dec . 9 , 1794 . AATOMOS .
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , THE tahytts of two eminent English artists , the late Mr . Woollet and Mr . Hall , having immortalized the famous battles of La Tlogue and Ihe Boyne , by engravings that have done honour to their-own names , it may not be unacceptable to your readers to have preserved in THE GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY historical accounts of those celebrated battles to illustrate the engravings . I have , therefore , transcribed them from two respectable historians , and send them for insertion . J , S
Sea-Fight Off Cape La Hogue, A. D. 1692.
SEA-FIGHT OFF CAPE LA HOGUE , A . D . 1692 .
From DALRYMPLE ' MEMOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN . A FTER the English and Butch fleets , consisting of 99 ships of f \^_ the line , and carrying above 7000 guns , and above 40 , 000 men , the greatest navy that ever covered the ocean , had taken their station at St . Helen ' s , the anxieties of the nation redoubled ; because , in the
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State Of Freemasonry In The County Of Lincoln.
Master m and over the said county of Lincoln , under whose patronage Masonry has since prospered much . In the year 1 793 a Provincial Grand Lodge was holden here under the d . action of the Rev . MATTHEW BARNETT , Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the county , when the Master and Wardens , with severalof the Brethren of the Provincial Lod accompanied b
^ ges , y many Brethren of divers other Lodges out of the county , proceeded in grand procession to the church of St . Peter , where prayers were read by Brother ROBINSON , Grand Chaplain , and a sermon , extremely well adapted for the occasion , preached by Brother BARNETT , D . P . G . M . —Nothing could exceed the regularity and decorum with which the procession was conducted ; and tie day was spent with the greatest
harmony , loyalty , and unanimity , diffusing joy and gladness through the whole society , every one happy with himself , and pleased with each other . Fiom the last-mentioned date to the presenttime the ST . MATTHEW ' LODGE has continued to be in a flourishing and happy state , owing to the great activity and ardent zeal of the present members , who , in ail their lose si
meetings , never ght of that consistency , love , and union , which so hi ghly distinguish their sacred Order . The present Officers are , the Rev . Matthew Barnett , M . —James Bygott , P . M . —Field Dunn , S . W . —William Benton , J . W . — William Hesleden , Treasurer . —Thomas Marris , Secretary . —William Johnson , S . D . —John Nicholson , J . D . Dec . 9 , 1794 . AATOMOS .
To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
SIR , THE tahytts of two eminent English artists , the late Mr . Woollet and Mr . Hall , having immortalized the famous battles of La Tlogue and Ihe Boyne , by engravings that have done honour to their-own names , it may not be unacceptable to your readers to have preserved in THE GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY historical accounts of those celebrated battles to illustrate the engravings . I have , therefore , transcribed them from two respectable historians , and send them for insertion . J , S
Sea-Fight Off Cape La Hogue, A. D. 1692.
SEA-FIGHT OFF CAPE LA HOGUE , A . D . 1692 .
From DALRYMPLE ' MEMOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN . A FTER the English and Butch fleets , consisting of 99 ships of f \^_ the line , and carrying above 7000 guns , and above 40 , 000 men , the greatest navy that ever covered the ocean , had taken their station at St . Helen ' s , the anxieties of the nation redoubled ; because , in the