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The Freemasons' Magazine. For May 1796. Present State Of Freemasonry In Scotland.
At a meeting , December 27 , 1726 . —It is recited , that " the deacon , & c . taking it into their consideration , that their authority for erecting a Lodge , and defending themselves against the incrpacinnents of others , ought to be strengthened , and being certainly informed of the power and privilege of-the honourable Lodge of Linlithgow , did think fit to make application to it ; therefore , they nominate Robert Scotand a competent number of their members to go and wait upon
, the meeting of the said Loclge at Queensferry , July next , the eleventh day , 1727 years , in order to associate themselves and the other members of this Lodge with them , and to obtain such rights , powers , and privileges , as should be thought necessary , and get extracts of their laws , & c . " By a minute of an after-date ( July 18 , 1727 ) it appears , " that a
deputation from the Masons at Biggar waited upon the Lodge of Linr lithgow , atQueensfeny , on the 29 th of May preceding , and made ap ^ plication to them , to be made part and pendicle of the said Lodge , and to be incorporated therewith , & c . ; " " which accordingly they obtained , and gave in a declaration , granted by the Lodge of Linlithgow , on . stampt paper . " The expence of this was 58 I . 17 s . Scots , 01 * 4 ! . 18 s . id .
Sterling . At this time , it ' appears from the minutes of the Lodge , that the entry money was onl y 4 I . Scots , or 6 s . 8 d . Sterling . Nothing remarkable occurs in the course of their transactions for some time after the erection of the Lodge .
St . John ' s Day ( December ) 1730 , they elected Mr . Laurence Bpwe , deacon * . : ' . At the election on St . John ' s day , 1753 , they made choice of George Muirhead , laird ( proprietor ) of Whi'tecastle , for deacon . May 27 , 1734- —The Lodge received , a visit from the deacon and wardens of the Lodge of Linlithgow , " who came to demand their annuity . " They received a bill for 7 'L Scots , ( us . Sd . Sterling ) as
payment of . their seven years annuity . At a meeting of May 29 , 1735 , —The members " considering that there was a bill granted by James Brown , dated January , 16 , i 73 $ ,. upon . ane / a » 2 G ? c / fl ? npM . e , going upon him , that he . had not duly behaved as . became a Mason ,. " but finding that nothing appears against him , do therefore , think fit to give him up his bill , and free
him from the said fames clambsae ; and appoint their clerk to . insert this , ad futwam rei memoijiam . " On the 24 th of December 173 6 , a committee of the Lodge being met , and considering " the necessity of a flag or standard against St . John ' s day , they bought silk and wattens for the said flag . The of the whole 2 Scots" 6 zodSterling )
price being 4 I . s . , ( or s . . :, St . John ' s Day , 173 6 , ' ¦ ' the Lodge marched through the town in five , men ranks , all in blue bonnets ,, white aprons and gloves , yellow cockades , and hand-rules . " Although the Lodge of Biggar appears in the list of Lodges , at the resignation of the Grand Mastership into the hands of the Craft , in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Magazine. For May 1796. Present State Of Freemasonry In Scotland.
At a meeting , December 27 , 1726 . —It is recited , that " the deacon , & c . taking it into their consideration , that their authority for erecting a Lodge , and defending themselves against the incrpacinnents of others , ought to be strengthened , and being certainly informed of the power and privilege of-the honourable Lodge of Linlithgow , did think fit to make application to it ; therefore , they nominate Robert Scotand a competent number of their members to go and wait upon
, the meeting of the said Loclge at Queensferry , July next , the eleventh day , 1727 years , in order to associate themselves and the other members of this Lodge with them , and to obtain such rights , powers , and privileges , as should be thought necessary , and get extracts of their laws , & c . " By a minute of an after-date ( July 18 , 1727 ) it appears , " that a
deputation from the Masons at Biggar waited upon the Lodge of Linr lithgow , atQueensfeny , on the 29 th of May preceding , and made ap ^ plication to them , to be made part and pendicle of the said Lodge , and to be incorporated therewith , & c . ; " " which accordingly they obtained , and gave in a declaration , granted by the Lodge of Linlithgow , on . stampt paper . " The expence of this was 58 I . 17 s . Scots , 01 * 4 ! . 18 s . id .
Sterling . At this time , it ' appears from the minutes of the Lodge , that the entry money was onl y 4 I . Scots , or 6 s . 8 d . Sterling . Nothing remarkable occurs in the course of their transactions for some time after the erection of the Lodge .
St . John ' s Day ( December ) 1730 , they elected Mr . Laurence Bpwe , deacon * . : ' . At the election on St . John ' s day , 1753 , they made choice of George Muirhead , laird ( proprietor ) of Whi'tecastle , for deacon . May 27 , 1734- —The Lodge received , a visit from the deacon and wardens of the Lodge of Linlithgow , " who came to demand their annuity . " They received a bill for 7 'L Scots , ( us . Sd . Sterling ) as
payment of . their seven years annuity . At a meeting of May 29 , 1735 , —The members " considering that there was a bill granted by James Brown , dated January , 16 , i 73 $ ,. upon . ane / a » 2 G ? c / fl ? npM . e , going upon him , that he . had not duly behaved as . became a Mason ,. " but finding that nothing appears against him , do therefore , think fit to give him up his bill , and free
him from the said fames clambsae ; and appoint their clerk to . insert this , ad futwam rei memoijiam . " On the 24 th of December 173 6 , a committee of the Lodge being met , and considering " the necessity of a flag or standard against St . John ' s day , they bought silk and wattens for the said flag . The of the whole 2 Scots" 6 zodSterling )
price being 4 I . s . , ( or s . . :, St . John ' s Day , 173 6 , ' ¦ ' the Lodge marched through the town in five , men ranks , all in blue bonnets ,, white aprons and gloves , yellow cockades , and hand-rules . " Although the Lodge of Biggar appears in the list of Lodges , at the resignation of the Grand Mastership into the hands of the Craft , in