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Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. ← Page 5 of 9 →
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The Freemasons' Lexicon.
V . llitnd und Allen- Grotkaii , Carl Gotthclf Freiherr , lioemish Kaiserl , wirldichen Geheimeirath , Kammerherr , Hitter . ' " ' Proprietor of many estates , 6 JC . — Born in 1722 , in Oberlausitz , and died in Me ' mengen , Sth Nov ., 1776 , has made himself extraordinarily conspicuous in the Order . In his twentieth year , on the 21 st March , 1742 , he was initiated into the Order at Frankfort on the Main , and conducted through the three first degrees in a quarter of a year ; from thence
he went over Holland and England to Paris , there he received new degrees and also became a member of the Mops Orders . Here he became acquainted with Brethren who taught that Freemasonry was merely a continuation of the Order of Templars , in which only unknown chiefs were in possession of the greatest Masonic secrets . It is true that in Paris he could not receive full light upon this subject , but in the mean time they continually endeavoured to perfect him . In Sept . 1743 he
, , travelled over Brabant to the French army , with recommendations to some great chiefs ( who , as they assured him , possessed the whole secrets ) , and here he was not only initiated into the Knights Templars ' system as far as possible , but he was also empowered to extend the system into Germany . For this reason he was recommended to the Bro . von Marshall , in Naumburg , who was already instructed in it , and with whom he jointly endeavoured to bring the new system into use .
He called himself and his followers Freemasons of the Strict Observance ( strict or rigorous Order ) , and as the Bro von Marshall before his death had recommended him to the Brethren as a good and expert Mason , he obtained great renown . He granted Patents and Warrants , rectified
Brethren and whole Lodges , and in Lausitz and Saxony brought into motion several Mops Orders , but could not introduce any of those things generally into Freemasonry . French officers who were taken prisoners during the seven years' war also extended the Knights' Templars system into Germany , and thus at the conclusion of the war the Freiherr von Hund was better enabled to extend the work he had commenced . At different times between 1764 and 1775 , several Convents were held at Altenburg , KohloBrunswickand other placesat which he appeared
, , , in all the pomp of the Order , and with the titles Frater Carolus Eques ab Ense , Magister Prov ., made Knights , called Members , in Equites Socios and Armigeros , and many Brethren and Lodges joined him . But he soon had opponents , and especially some who appeared in 1767 , and called themselves Clericos ordinis templi , who maintained that they knew and understood more of Freemasonry than the Knights Templars did . He nevertheless would rather depend upon unknown chiefsand
, would not acknowledge these new reformers , at whose head stood the chief court chaplain , Stark . Many of the Brethren of the Strict Observance became mistrustful and discontented , and recommenced their ancient Masonic labour . But as long as he lived , he continued by his agreeable conduct and great liberality to keep a few dependants . He never did any harm wilfully in Freemasonry , we may much rather say that he was fanatically attached to it . Others who possessed less
wealth than he did probably abused and deceived him . Huth , Hat . —The Hat is a symbol of equality in the law , and when every one is covered , is a token of equality . An equality of opinions and actions is especially signified when all the members remain covered .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
V . llitnd und Allen- Grotkaii , Carl Gotthclf Freiherr , lioemish Kaiserl , wirldichen Geheimeirath , Kammerherr , Hitter . ' " ' Proprietor of many estates , 6 JC . — Born in 1722 , in Oberlausitz , and died in Me ' mengen , Sth Nov ., 1776 , has made himself extraordinarily conspicuous in the Order . In his twentieth year , on the 21 st March , 1742 , he was initiated into the Order at Frankfort on the Main , and conducted through the three first degrees in a quarter of a year ; from thence
he went over Holland and England to Paris , there he received new degrees and also became a member of the Mops Orders . Here he became acquainted with Brethren who taught that Freemasonry was merely a continuation of the Order of Templars , in which only unknown chiefs were in possession of the greatest Masonic secrets . It is true that in Paris he could not receive full light upon this subject , but in the mean time they continually endeavoured to perfect him . In Sept . 1743 he
, , travelled over Brabant to the French army , with recommendations to some great chiefs ( who , as they assured him , possessed the whole secrets ) , and here he was not only initiated into the Knights Templars ' system as far as possible , but he was also empowered to extend the system into Germany . For this reason he was recommended to the Bro . von Marshall , in Naumburg , who was already instructed in it , and with whom he jointly endeavoured to bring the new system into use .
He called himself and his followers Freemasons of the Strict Observance ( strict or rigorous Order ) , and as the Bro von Marshall before his death had recommended him to the Brethren as a good and expert Mason , he obtained great renown . He granted Patents and Warrants , rectified
Brethren and whole Lodges , and in Lausitz and Saxony brought into motion several Mops Orders , but could not introduce any of those things generally into Freemasonry . French officers who were taken prisoners during the seven years' war also extended the Knights' Templars system into Germany , and thus at the conclusion of the war the Freiherr von Hund was better enabled to extend the work he had commenced . At different times between 1764 and 1775 , several Convents were held at Altenburg , KohloBrunswickand other placesat which he appeared
, , , in all the pomp of the Order , and with the titles Frater Carolus Eques ab Ense , Magister Prov ., made Knights , called Members , in Equites Socios and Armigeros , and many Brethren and Lodges joined him . But he soon had opponents , and especially some who appeared in 1767 , and called themselves Clericos ordinis templi , who maintained that they knew and understood more of Freemasonry than the Knights Templars did . He nevertheless would rather depend upon unknown chiefsand
, would not acknowledge these new reformers , at whose head stood the chief court chaplain , Stark . Many of the Brethren of the Strict Observance became mistrustful and discontented , and recommenced their ancient Masonic labour . But as long as he lived , he continued by his agreeable conduct and great liberality to keep a few dependants . He never did any harm wilfully in Freemasonry , we may much rather say that he was fanatically attached to it . Others who possessed less
wealth than he did probably abused and deceived him . Huth , Hat . —The Hat is a symbol of equality in the law , and when every one is covered , is a token of equality . An equality of opinions and actions is especially signified when all the members remain covered .