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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 12 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Masonry on the 9 th March last , in No . 86 , the Prince George Lodge , Plymouth , it was thereupon " Resolved unanimously , that , in testimony of the hi gh sense the Grand Lodge entertains of the great honour conferred on the Society by the initiation of Prince William
Henry , his Royal Highness be presented with an apron lined with blue silk ; and that in all future processions he do rank as a Past Grand-Master . " This first step in Freemasonry was taken by the Royal Brother when in command of the Pegasus , which was then
lying in the port of Plymouth ; and , we are informed , took place upon the introduction of John Hawker , Esq ., of that town , who , with the late Edmund Lockyer , Esq ., and William Moore , Esq ., took a prominent part , at that period , in the working of the Craft in the West of England .
HIS CONNEXION WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES ' S LODGE . In 1789 , he was enrolled a member of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , ( now No . 324 ) . This Lodge was established by command , and under the immediate auspices of his Majesty George the Fourth , when Prince of Walesin
, 1787 , for the admission of Members of the Royal Household , and persons immediately connected with the Court . A . nd in 1792 , the Prince of Wales , at that time the Most Worshi pful Grand Master of Freemasons , and Master of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , was pleased to appoint General
Hulse , Worshipful Deputy-Master , and their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Clarence , as Wardens of the Lodge . Upon the accession of the Prince of Wales to the throne , the Duke of York succeeded to the Chair of the Lodge ; and on the lamented death of the latter , the Duke
of Clarence was invited to preside , and was formally installed by the Duke of Sussex , who convened an especial Grand Lodge for the purpose , which was held on the 22 nd February , 1828 , that the circumstance might be marked by every possible respect .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Masonry on the 9 th March last , in No . 86 , the Prince George Lodge , Plymouth , it was thereupon " Resolved unanimously , that , in testimony of the hi gh sense the Grand Lodge entertains of the great honour conferred on the Society by the initiation of Prince William
Henry , his Royal Highness be presented with an apron lined with blue silk ; and that in all future processions he do rank as a Past Grand-Master . " This first step in Freemasonry was taken by the Royal Brother when in command of the Pegasus , which was then
lying in the port of Plymouth ; and , we are informed , took place upon the introduction of John Hawker , Esq ., of that town , who , with the late Edmund Lockyer , Esq ., and William Moore , Esq ., took a prominent part , at that period , in the working of the Craft in the West of England .
HIS CONNEXION WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES ' S LODGE . In 1789 , he was enrolled a member of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , ( now No . 324 ) . This Lodge was established by command , and under the immediate auspices of his Majesty George the Fourth , when Prince of Walesin
, 1787 , for the admission of Members of the Royal Household , and persons immediately connected with the Court . A . nd in 1792 , the Prince of Wales , at that time the Most Worshi pful Grand Master of Freemasons , and Master of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , was pleased to appoint General
Hulse , Worshipful Deputy-Master , and their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Clarence , as Wardens of the Lodge . Upon the accession of the Prince of Wales to the throne , the Duke of York succeeded to the Chair of the Lodge ; and on the lamented death of the latter , the Duke
of Clarence was invited to preside , and was formally installed by the Duke of Sussex , who convened an especial Grand Lodge for the purpose , which was held on the 22 nd February , 1828 , that the circumstance might be marked by every possible respect .