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The Freemasons' Repository.
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
EXTRACTS FROM PROFESSOR ROBISON ' S WORK ON THE CONSPIRACY OF FREE . MASONS , ILLtTMlNATI , & C .
H j HE Professor attempts to prove that the Brethren abroad received originally the mystery of Freemasonry from Britain . That it is of a much more ancient date , and , therefore , that this assertion is not true , is evident to every Masonic Inquirer , who , nevertheless will admit that the Forei gn Lodges have probably been indebted to this country for the revival of Masonry among them . But , on the introduction of it into France and Germany , let the Professor speakfor himself .
INTRODUCTION OF MASONRY INTO FRANCE . j IN 1716 it is certain that the degree of Mason Ecossois and still higher degrees of Masonry were much in vogue in the Court of France . The refining genius ofthe French , and their love of show made the humble denominations of the English Brethren disgu ^ tingand their passion for military rank , the only character that connected them with the court of
an absolute monarch , made them adapt-Freemasonry to the same scale of public estimation , and invent ranks of Masons Chevaliers , ornamented with ribands , titles , and stars . These were highly relished by that vain people ; and the price of reception , which was very high , became a rich fund , that was generall y apolied to relieve the wants of the banished British and Irish adherents of the
unfortunate famil y who had taken refuge among them . Three new degrees , of Novice , Eleve , and Chevalier , were soon added , and the Parfait Mason had now seven receptions to go through , for each of which a handsome contribution was made . Afterwards , when the first beneficent purpose of this contribution ceased to exist , the fiiipnr
that now glittered in all the lodges made a still more cravirw demand for reception-money , and ingenuity was set to work to invent new baits forthe Parfait Mason . More degrees of chivalry were added interspersed with degrees of Philosopbe , Pellerin , Clairvoyant , & c ' & c till some Parisian lod ges had forty-five ranks of Masonry , haVin ^ fifteen orders of chivalry For a Knihthoodwith riband and
. g , a a star , was a bonne bench given at every third step . INTRODUCTION OF MASONRY INTO GERMANY . _ ' But it is now time to turn our eyes to the progress of Freemasonry in Germany and the north of Europe ; there it took a most serious , .turn . Freemasonry was imported , into Germany somewhat later
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Repository.
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY .
EXTRACTS FROM PROFESSOR ROBISON ' S WORK ON THE CONSPIRACY OF FREE . MASONS , ILLtTMlNATI , & C .
H j HE Professor attempts to prove that the Brethren abroad received originally the mystery of Freemasonry from Britain . That it is of a much more ancient date , and , therefore , that this assertion is not true , is evident to every Masonic Inquirer , who , nevertheless will admit that the Forei gn Lodges have probably been indebted to this country for the revival of Masonry among them . But , on the introduction of it into France and Germany , let the Professor speakfor himself .
INTRODUCTION OF MASONRY INTO FRANCE . j IN 1716 it is certain that the degree of Mason Ecossois and still higher degrees of Masonry were much in vogue in the Court of France . The refining genius ofthe French , and their love of show made the humble denominations of the English Brethren disgu ^ tingand their passion for military rank , the only character that connected them with the court of
an absolute monarch , made them adapt-Freemasonry to the same scale of public estimation , and invent ranks of Masons Chevaliers , ornamented with ribands , titles , and stars . These were highly relished by that vain people ; and the price of reception , which was very high , became a rich fund , that was generall y apolied to relieve the wants of the banished British and Irish adherents of the
unfortunate famil y who had taken refuge among them . Three new degrees , of Novice , Eleve , and Chevalier , were soon added , and the Parfait Mason had now seven receptions to go through , for each of which a handsome contribution was made . Afterwards , when the first beneficent purpose of this contribution ceased to exist , the fiiipnr
that now glittered in all the lodges made a still more cravirw demand for reception-money , and ingenuity was set to work to invent new baits forthe Parfait Mason . More degrees of chivalry were added interspersed with degrees of Philosopbe , Pellerin , Clairvoyant , & c ' & c till some Parisian lod ges had forty-five ranks of Masonry , haVin ^ fifteen orders of chivalry For a Knihthoodwith riband and
. g , a a star , was a bonne bench given at every third step . INTRODUCTION OF MASONRY INTO GERMANY . _ ' But it is now time to turn our eyes to the progress of Freemasonry in Germany and the north of Europe ; there it took a most serious , .turn . Freemasonry was imported , into Germany somewhat later