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The Annalist.
Oct . 28 . FIRST SUGGESTION OP BUILDING A HALT .. —Plan , under the title of " Regulations for raising a Fund to build a Hall , and purchase Jewels , Furniture , Ike , for the Grand Lodge , independantly ofthe general fund of Charity . " 1770 . Erased Lodges to he taken off the roll , and the Lodges , in succession , to fill up the blanks . The Provincial Grand Master for foreign Lodges reported the conditions
( that of non-intevference ) by which the national Grand Lodges of the united provinces of Holland and their dependencies would exchange terms of alliance and correspondence ; which conditions were agreed to . 1772 . " Preston ' s Illustrations , " sanctioned by Grand Lodge , first published .
1773 . Hall Committee appointed . 1774 . March . 14 . HALL FUND : amount subscribed , £ 1422 15 s . Gd . April . 27 . Contract for tbe purchase of two large houses and extensive garden , in Great Queen-street , Lincoln's-inn-fields , late the residence of P . Calvert AVehb , Esq ., deceased , at £ 3180 ; £ 1850 was already lent on a mortgage . The front house would be useless , but would produce £ 90 per annum , and would defray the interest of the mortgage . The back house and premises would be sufficient for general purposes ; and the garden would
suffice to contain the Hall , to be erected for £ 3000 . Full powers to the Committee . Lord Petre , the G . M ., the Dukes of Beaufort and Chandos , Earl Ferrers , and Lord Dudley and Ward , were proposed as trustees . £ 2000 borrowed of Mr . Lushington , to pay off mortgage . 1775 . Feb 22 . A deputy , or assistant-secretary appointed , with a proportionate salary . Joseph Bayley and George Eaton , detestable wretches , expelled the Society .
Hall Tontine first established ; 100 lives at £ 50 ; interest , £ 250 per annum , determinable , at the last death , to the Society . 1775 . May 1 . Foundation-stone of the Hall laid by Lord Petre , the Grand Master ; at which ceremony the office of Grand Chaplain was revived , and conferred on the Rev . AVilliam Dodd , LL . D . Nov . 24 . " Freemasons' Calendar , " under the sanction of the Grand Lodge , moved to be published , in opposition to that published by the
Stationers' Company , the profits to be appropriated to the general fund ; - referred to the Hail Committee . J 776 . April 24 . £ 200 subscribed by Lord Petre to the Hall Fund . May 23 . Dedication ofthe Hall , hy Lord Petre ; ou which occasion the office of Grand Architect was conferred on Thomas Sandby , Esq ., thedesigner and superintendent of the work . Dr . Dodd ' s " Oration , " and Hutchinson ' s " Spirit of Masonry , " pub ~ lislied , under sanction , at the Hall dedication .
1777 . Feb . 5 . Resolved that an Extraordinary Grand Lodge be convened , to take into consideration the proper mode of discouraging and suppressing those assemblies calling themselves Ancient Masons ; also for raising fees , & c . The eldest son of the Nabob of the Carnatic reported as having been initiated ; whereon a complimentary letter , with an elegant blue apron , and a book of the Constitutions , were voted to his highness . April 7 . The so-called Ancient Masonsunder the Duke of Athol
, , declared to he irregular , and not to be countenanced ; this censure not toextend to such as have been in Scotland , Ireland , or in any foreign Grand Lodge in alliance with the Grand Lodge of England . Dr . Dodd , Grand Chaplain , having been convicted of forgery , was unanimously expelled the Society . Nov . 12 . £ 100 voted to tbe Freemasons of Nova Scotia , suffering by the-American Rebellion .
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The Annalist.
Oct . 28 . FIRST SUGGESTION OP BUILDING A HALT .. —Plan , under the title of " Regulations for raising a Fund to build a Hall , and purchase Jewels , Furniture , Ike , for the Grand Lodge , independantly ofthe general fund of Charity . " 1770 . Erased Lodges to he taken off the roll , and the Lodges , in succession , to fill up the blanks . The Provincial Grand Master for foreign Lodges reported the conditions
( that of non-intevference ) by which the national Grand Lodges of the united provinces of Holland and their dependencies would exchange terms of alliance and correspondence ; which conditions were agreed to . 1772 . " Preston ' s Illustrations , " sanctioned by Grand Lodge , first published .
1773 . Hall Committee appointed . 1774 . March . 14 . HALL FUND : amount subscribed , £ 1422 15 s . Gd . April . 27 . Contract for tbe purchase of two large houses and extensive garden , in Great Queen-street , Lincoln's-inn-fields , late the residence of P . Calvert AVehb , Esq ., deceased , at £ 3180 ; £ 1850 was already lent on a mortgage . The front house would be useless , but would produce £ 90 per annum , and would defray the interest of the mortgage . The back house and premises would be sufficient for general purposes ; and the garden would
suffice to contain the Hall , to be erected for £ 3000 . Full powers to the Committee . Lord Petre , the G . M ., the Dukes of Beaufort and Chandos , Earl Ferrers , and Lord Dudley and Ward , were proposed as trustees . £ 2000 borrowed of Mr . Lushington , to pay off mortgage . 1775 . Feb 22 . A deputy , or assistant-secretary appointed , with a proportionate salary . Joseph Bayley and George Eaton , detestable wretches , expelled the Society .
Hall Tontine first established ; 100 lives at £ 50 ; interest , £ 250 per annum , determinable , at the last death , to the Society . 1775 . May 1 . Foundation-stone of the Hall laid by Lord Petre , the Grand Master ; at which ceremony the office of Grand Chaplain was revived , and conferred on the Rev . AVilliam Dodd , LL . D . Nov . 24 . " Freemasons' Calendar , " under the sanction of the Grand Lodge , moved to be published , in opposition to that published by the
Stationers' Company , the profits to be appropriated to the general fund ; - referred to the Hail Committee . J 776 . April 24 . £ 200 subscribed by Lord Petre to the Hall Fund . May 23 . Dedication ofthe Hall , hy Lord Petre ; ou which occasion the office of Grand Architect was conferred on Thomas Sandby , Esq ., thedesigner and superintendent of the work . Dr . Dodd ' s " Oration , " and Hutchinson ' s " Spirit of Masonry , " pub ~ lislied , under sanction , at the Hall dedication .
1777 . Feb . 5 . Resolved that an Extraordinary Grand Lodge be convened , to take into consideration the proper mode of discouraging and suppressing those assemblies calling themselves Ancient Masons ; also for raising fees , & c . The eldest son of the Nabob of the Carnatic reported as having been initiated ; whereon a complimentary letter , with an elegant blue apron , and a book of the Constitutions , were voted to his highness . April 7 . The so-called Ancient Masonsunder the Duke of Athol
, , declared to he irregular , and not to be countenanced ; this censure not toextend to such as have been in Scotland , Ireland , or in any foreign Grand Lodge in alliance with the Grand Lodge of England . Dr . Dodd , Grand Chaplain , having been convicted of forgery , was unanimously expelled the Society . Nov . 12 . £ 100 voted to tbe Freemasons of Nova Scotia , suffering by the-American Rebellion .