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Important Masonic Record.
IMPORTANT MASONIC RECORD .
{ Copiedfrom a MS . Rook in the Lansdown Collection , British Museum , indorsed "Burghley Papers , 98 , Plut . Ixxv . E . " Art . 48 . )
COMMUNICATED BY BRO . EDWAH . T ) MUM . INS , W . M . BANK OT ? ENGLAND LODGE , NO . 329 * " Here begineth the true Order of Masonrie . —The might of the Father of the Heavens , the wisdome of the glorious Son , and the goodnesse ofthe Holy Ghost , three persons and one God , be with us now and ever . Amen . " Good hretheren and fellowsour is to shew how and in
, purpose you what manner the noble and worthy Craft of Masonry was first founded and begun ; and afterwards how it was confirmed by worthy kings and princes , and by many other worshipfull men ; and also to all those that beheere . Weemindetoshewyou thatthe charge that belongs toevery trew Mason to keep : for in good faith , if you take good heed , it is well worthy to be kept , for a worthy Craft and curious science . Sirs , there be seaven liberal ! sciencesof the which the noble Craft of Masonry is oneand the
, , seaven be these—the first is gramer , and that teacheth a man to spell and write trewly ; the second is rethorick , and that teacheth a man to speake faire and subtill ; the third is lodgick , and that teacheth a man to deserne the trew from the false ; the fourth is arethmatick , and teacheth a man to recken and account all manner of accompts ; the fifth
is geometry , ancl that teacheth a man [ mett ] and measure of earth , ancl of all things , of the which this science is called geometry ; the sixth is called musick , and that teacheth a man to sing with voyce ancl tongue , ancl organ , harp , and trump ; the seaventh is called astronemy , and that teacheth a man to know the course of the sunn ancl the moone and the starrs . These be the seaven liherall sciences , of the which all be founded by one , which is geometry , and thus a man may prove that all the seaven
sciences be founde by geometrie , for it teacheth a man [ mett ] and measure , ponderation , weight on all things on earth ; for there is noe workman that worketh any craft , but he worketh by some mett or measure ; and every man that buyeth or selleth , they buy or sell by some v / eight or measure , and all this is geometry ; and the merchants , and all other craftsmen of the seaven sciences , and the plowmen and tillers of the earthand sowers of all manner of grainesseedsand vine-lantsand
, , , p , setters of all manner of fruites . For gramer , or arethmatick , nor astronomy , nor none of all the seaven sciences , can no man finde mett or measure in without geometry . Wherefore methinks that the said scienceof geometry is most worthy , and all the others be founded by it . But how this worthy science and Craft was first founded and begun I shall tell
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Important Masonic Record.
IMPORTANT MASONIC RECORD .
{ Copiedfrom a MS . Rook in the Lansdown Collection , British Museum , indorsed "Burghley Papers , 98 , Plut . Ixxv . E . " Art . 48 . )
COMMUNICATED BY BRO . EDWAH . T ) MUM . INS , W . M . BANK OT ? ENGLAND LODGE , NO . 329 * " Here begineth the true Order of Masonrie . —The might of the Father of the Heavens , the wisdome of the glorious Son , and the goodnesse ofthe Holy Ghost , three persons and one God , be with us now and ever . Amen . " Good hretheren and fellowsour is to shew how and in
, purpose you what manner the noble and worthy Craft of Masonry was first founded and begun ; and afterwards how it was confirmed by worthy kings and princes , and by many other worshipfull men ; and also to all those that beheere . Weemindetoshewyou thatthe charge that belongs toevery trew Mason to keep : for in good faith , if you take good heed , it is well worthy to be kept , for a worthy Craft and curious science . Sirs , there be seaven liberal ! sciencesof the which the noble Craft of Masonry is oneand the
, , seaven be these—the first is gramer , and that teacheth a man to spell and write trewly ; the second is rethorick , and that teacheth a man to speake faire and subtill ; the third is lodgick , and that teacheth a man to deserne the trew from the false ; the fourth is arethmatick , and teacheth a man to recken and account all manner of accompts ; the fifth
is geometry , ancl that teacheth a man [ mett ] and measure of earth , ancl of all things , of the which this science is called geometry ; the sixth is called musick , and that teacheth a man to sing with voyce ancl tongue , ancl organ , harp , and trump ; the seaventh is called astronemy , and that teacheth a man to know the course of the sunn ancl the moone and the starrs . These be the seaven liherall sciences , of the which all be founded by one , which is geometry , and thus a man may prove that all the seaven
sciences be founde by geometrie , for it teacheth a man [ mett ] and measure , ponderation , weight on all things on earth ; for there is noe workman that worketh any craft , but he worketh by some mett or measure ; and every man that buyeth or selleth , they buy or sell by some v / eight or measure , and all this is geometry ; and the merchants , and all other craftsmen of the seaven sciences , and the plowmen and tillers of the earthand sowers of all manner of grainesseedsand vine-lantsand
, , , p , setters of all manner of fruites . For gramer , or arethmatick , nor astronomy , nor none of all the seaven sciences , can no man finde mett or measure in without geometry . Wherefore methinks that the said scienceof geometry is most worthy , and all the others be founded by it . But how this worthy science and Craft was first founded and begun I shall tell