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Memoirs Of The Freemasons Of Naples.
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES .
T ^ E despotism of a minister , though apparentl y Jess terrific than that of the prince , is in reality much more dangerous Tlie enthroned despot wounds in public ; and , but flatter the monster ^ he will be assuaged , after having made a-show of his power ; but the ' minister , under the mask of his master , conceals the most darin-r projects ; he sets at work the most destructive inesand like
eng , a jealous Moor , has always bravos to dispatch his antagonist , who are ready at the first warning to execute the most diabolical purposes they detest an honest man , because he is invariably hostile to their villanctis machinations . There will be seen in this Work not only what has happened to the Freemasons , but a horrid picture of mimsteral tyranny .
The Society were persecuted in the two ' Sicilies , under the most frivoious and weak pretences , they could not complain of the injustice of the Sovereign : ' twas by the treachery of a single man that one of this Order indured treatment , which would have - been unjust b y it ' s motive , if even the Freemasons had merited punishment . The following transactions are sunported by public documents , and persons worth y of the strictest confidence . The Society of Freemasons had existed for a long time in many of the Sicilian states , when a Greek arriving' at Naples , about thi
imdaie of this century , established ;; Lodge there . Accustomed to live mcircled by their faithful friends ; these habits proved their greatest strength : they readily procured persons who appeared to them most worthy of confidence , and in a little time a great number of the first merit , persons of the court , and of the first families in Naples initiated themselves into their Society . Astonished to see : themselves eminentl
so y supported , not reflecting that this Order has Virtue for its founder , they were surprized at their rapid in- i crease and proud of their infant Institution : they had scarcely i tasted the sweets of this establishment , when King Charles , who I reigned then at Naples , was accidentall y informed of the assemblies . I and of the persons who composed them . ' The
Society , for want of time , had not yet exhibited at Naples i ' those benign effects which always flow from them ; nor produced ! those fruits , which have deservedly procured for them the protection of the greatest men of all ages . These consist in examples of virtuous actions , foundations in favour of the poor , retreats for i old age , receptacles for orphansand the disordered in mind '
, , succours administered to unfortunate sufferers by fire , recompences for : Jioble actions , well-executed plans of education , seminaries of learn- ing established , monuments erected to the memory of' celebrated i men , and rewards proposed . for the encouragement of talents .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Memoirs Of The Freemasons Of Naples.
MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES .
T ^ E despotism of a minister , though apparentl y Jess terrific than that of the prince , is in reality much more dangerous Tlie enthroned despot wounds in public ; and , but flatter the monster ^ he will be assuaged , after having made a-show of his power ; but the ' minister , under the mask of his master , conceals the most darin-r projects ; he sets at work the most destructive inesand like
eng , a jealous Moor , has always bravos to dispatch his antagonist , who are ready at the first warning to execute the most diabolical purposes they detest an honest man , because he is invariably hostile to their villanctis machinations . There will be seen in this Work not only what has happened to the Freemasons , but a horrid picture of mimsteral tyranny .
The Society were persecuted in the two ' Sicilies , under the most frivoious and weak pretences , they could not complain of the injustice of the Sovereign : ' twas by the treachery of a single man that one of this Order indured treatment , which would have - been unjust b y it ' s motive , if even the Freemasons had merited punishment . The following transactions are sunported by public documents , and persons worth y of the strictest confidence . The Society of Freemasons had existed for a long time in many of the Sicilian states , when a Greek arriving' at Naples , about thi
imdaie of this century , established ;; Lodge there . Accustomed to live mcircled by their faithful friends ; these habits proved their greatest strength : they readily procured persons who appeared to them most worthy of confidence , and in a little time a great number of the first merit , persons of the court , and of the first families in Naples initiated themselves into their Society . Astonished to see : themselves eminentl
so y supported , not reflecting that this Order has Virtue for its founder , they were surprized at their rapid in- i crease and proud of their infant Institution : they had scarcely i tasted the sweets of this establishment , when King Charles , who I reigned then at Naples , was accidentall y informed of the assemblies . I and of the persons who composed them . ' The
Society , for want of time , had not yet exhibited at Naples i ' those benign effects which always flow from them ; nor produced ! those fruits , which have deservedly procured for them the protection of the greatest men of all ages . These consist in examples of virtuous actions , foundations in favour of the poor , retreats for i old age , receptacles for orphansand the disordered in mind '
, , succours administered to unfortunate sufferers by fire , recompences for : Jioble actions , well-executed plans of education , seminaries of learn- ing established , monuments erected to the memory of' celebrated i men , and rewards proposed . for the encouragement of talents .