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Provincial.
Secretary is the only communication from that Grand Officer with which tbe D . P . G . M . has been honoured . " Freemasons' Hall , London , January 11 th , 11150 . "AV . Brother , —I am directed by Board of General Purposes , in reply to your communication , dated tbe 24 th ult ., in which you state that ' the town of Selby is situated at the extremity of the West Riding
of Yorkshire , the navigable river Ouse at this place dividing the West Riding from the East Riding . ' " In Lewis ' s ' Topographical Dictionary of England , ' a work which is kept in the grand secretary ' s office for the purpose of reference , it is thus described : — ' Selby , a market-town and parish , partly within the Liberty of St . Peter , at York , East Riding , and partly in the lower division of the wapentake of Barkstone-Ash , AA ' est Riding , in the county of York . '
" 1 he petitioners tor the warrant in this town had been initiated in Lodges in the East Riding , and the petition was recommended by a Lodge at York : I concluded , therefore , ancl as I thought reasonably , that the Loclge was to be in the East Riding , and consequently submitted the petition to the Earl of Zetland , hi his double capacity of Provincial Grand Master for the North and East Ridings , and Grand Master , taking with me an extract from Lewis ' s Book . His Lordship arrived at a similar conclusion with myselfand acceded to the prayer
, of the petition . The AVarrant was accordingly made out ancl signed , and the Brethren being informed of the fact , afterwards stated that the Lodge would meet in the West Riding , and thence I suggested the communication to yourself . "On receiving your letter addressed to Brother Fisher , I submitted it to the M . AV . Grand Master , who , with a view to removing all difficultieshas directed that the whole town of Selby shallas to its Masonic
, , jurisdiction , be included in the province of the North and East Ridings . " I have the honour to subscribe myself , with fraternal regard , " W . Dep . Prov . Grand Master , " Your obedient servant and Brother ,
" WILLIAM H . WIUTE , G . S . " " To Charles Lee , Esq . W . Dep . Prov . Grand Master , West Uiding , Yorkshire . " " The D . P . G . Master , astounded at the remedy propounded , and sorrowing , that for having maintained the Integrity of the Constitutions of the Craft , a brand of dishonour upon the Province of AVest Yorkshire should be the consequenceand Selbyspite of its geographical position
, , , be severed from the AA ' est Biding , and annexed , as regards its Masonic jurisdiction , to the North and East Bidings , (!) again , therefore , made appeal to the Beard of General Purposes , touching this new ground of complaint ; and the answer from the President of the Board of General Purposes , dated February 27 , 1850 , states , ' You will be informed by the Grand Secretary that it is the unanimous opinion of the Board , that the Grand Master is invested with full power to arrange and alter the
boundaries of the Masonic Provinces at his discretion / The attention of the Brethren will be directed to the Law of the case , and to the consideration of the subject , and such a course of procedure adopted as the Brethren may think most befits them as faithful ancl loyal Masons . "
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Provincial.
Secretary is the only communication from that Grand Officer with which tbe D . P . G . M . has been honoured . " Freemasons' Hall , London , January 11 th , 11150 . "AV . Brother , —I am directed by Board of General Purposes , in reply to your communication , dated tbe 24 th ult ., in which you state that ' the town of Selby is situated at the extremity of the West Riding
of Yorkshire , the navigable river Ouse at this place dividing the West Riding from the East Riding . ' " In Lewis ' s ' Topographical Dictionary of England , ' a work which is kept in the grand secretary ' s office for the purpose of reference , it is thus described : — ' Selby , a market-town and parish , partly within the Liberty of St . Peter , at York , East Riding , and partly in the lower division of the wapentake of Barkstone-Ash , AA ' est Riding , in the county of York . '
" 1 he petitioners tor the warrant in this town had been initiated in Lodges in the East Riding , and the petition was recommended by a Lodge at York : I concluded , therefore , ancl as I thought reasonably , that the Loclge was to be in the East Riding , and consequently submitted the petition to the Earl of Zetland , hi his double capacity of Provincial Grand Master for the North and East Ridings , and Grand Master , taking with me an extract from Lewis ' s Book . His Lordship arrived at a similar conclusion with myselfand acceded to the prayer
, of the petition . The AVarrant was accordingly made out ancl signed , and the Brethren being informed of the fact , afterwards stated that the Lodge would meet in the West Riding , and thence I suggested the communication to yourself . "On receiving your letter addressed to Brother Fisher , I submitted it to the M . AV . Grand Master , who , with a view to removing all difficultieshas directed that the whole town of Selby shallas to its Masonic
, , jurisdiction , be included in the province of the North and East Ridings . " I have the honour to subscribe myself , with fraternal regard , " W . Dep . Prov . Grand Master , " Your obedient servant and Brother ,
" WILLIAM H . WIUTE , G . S . " " To Charles Lee , Esq . W . Dep . Prov . Grand Master , West Uiding , Yorkshire . " " The D . P . G . Master , astounded at the remedy propounded , and sorrowing , that for having maintained the Integrity of the Constitutions of the Craft , a brand of dishonour upon the Province of AVest Yorkshire should be the consequenceand Selbyspite of its geographical position
, , , be severed from the AA ' est Biding , and annexed , as regards its Masonic jurisdiction , to the North and East Bidings , (!) again , therefore , made appeal to the Beard of General Purposes , touching this new ground of complaint ; and the answer from the President of the Board of General Purposes , dated February 27 , 1850 , states , ' You will be informed by the Grand Secretary that it is the unanimous opinion of the Board , that the Grand Master is invested with full power to arrange and alter the
boundaries of the Masonic Provinces at his discretion / The attention of the Brethren will be directed to the Law of the case , and to the consideration of the subject , and such a course of procedure adopted as the Brethren may think most befits them as faithful ancl loyal Masons . "