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On Freemasonry.
top , and ornamented with p innacles . Fourth period , from 1 * 27 * 2 to 1461 , including the reigns of Edward I ., II . and III ., Richard II ., Henry IV . ' , V . and VI . ; Masonry flourished more especially under the patronage of the latter monarch , who employed and protected the Fraternity . A curious MSis still extant in the hand writing of his
. Majesty , since copied by Leyland the antiquarian , concerning the mystery of Freemasonry . During this period architecture advanced ; the east and west windows were considerably enlarged and carried up almost the whole height of the vaulting , and nearly the bread til of the nave , and were richly ornamented with
stained glass . The pillars became more tall and slender ; the columns which formed the clusters were of different diameters , and the capitals more complicated . The vaulting was studded with knots of foliage ; the canopies piufled and terminated with a knot of flowers ; the flying buttresses formed on segments of circles , uniting lig htness with
strength . Fifth period , from 1461 to 1509 , including the reigns of Edward IV . and V ., Richard III . and Iienry VII . the same character prevailed in the few buildings
erected during the civil wars . In the reign of Iienry VIII . our intercourse with the Italians begat a mixed and debased species of architecture , much lamented by the Craft ; it continued to disfigure the buildings erected during this and the succeeding reigns of Edward VI ., Mary , and Elizabeth . The latter hearing
that the Freemasons had certain secrets which could not be revealed to her , and being jealous of all secret societies , sent an armed force to break up their annual Grand Lodge at York on St . John ' s Day , the 27 th of December , 1561 , an event which mig ht have been fatal to the prosperity of the Orderbut for the wisdom of the rulers and the
mo-, deration of the leaders of the royal force , who consented to be initiated ; and subdued by the sublimity of the science , reported so favourably to their mistress that she refrained from all further hostility . The ancient architecture was soon afterwards restored in England by that distinguished architect and MasonIni Joneswho was born in 1572 .
, go , His principal works are the Banqueting House Whitehall , Greenwich , Covent Garden , Bloomsbury House , and Wilton House . To him succeeded that noble . Grand-Master of the Order , Sir Christopher Wren , who was the principal architect for rebuilding the churches after the fire of Lou-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
top , and ornamented with p innacles . Fourth period , from 1 * 27 * 2 to 1461 , including the reigns of Edward I ., II . and III ., Richard II ., Henry IV . ' , V . and VI . ; Masonry flourished more especially under the patronage of the latter monarch , who employed and protected the Fraternity . A curious MSis still extant in the hand writing of his
. Majesty , since copied by Leyland the antiquarian , concerning the mystery of Freemasonry . During this period architecture advanced ; the east and west windows were considerably enlarged and carried up almost the whole height of the vaulting , and nearly the bread til of the nave , and were richly ornamented with
stained glass . The pillars became more tall and slender ; the columns which formed the clusters were of different diameters , and the capitals more complicated . The vaulting was studded with knots of foliage ; the canopies piufled and terminated with a knot of flowers ; the flying buttresses formed on segments of circles , uniting lig htness with
strength . Fifth period , from 1461 to 1509 , including the reigns of Edward IV . and V ., Richard III . and Iienry VII . the same character prevailed in the few buildings
erected during the civil wars . In the reign of Iienry VIII . our intercourse with the Italians begat a mixed and debased species of architecture , much lamented by the Craft ; it continued to disfigure the buildings erected during this and the succeeding reigns of Edward VI ., Mary , and Elizabeth . The latter hearing
that the Freemasons had certain secrets which could not be revealed to her , and being jealous of all secret societies , sent an armed force to break up their annual Grand Lodge at York on St . John ' s Day , the 27 th of December , 1561 , an event which mig ht have been fatal to the prosperity of the Orderbut for the wisdom of the rulers and the
mo-, deration of the leaders of the royal force , who consented to be initiated ; and subdued by the sublimity of the science , reported so favourably to their mistress that she refrained from all further hostility . The ancient architecture was soon afterwards restored in England by that distinguished architect and MasonIni Joneswho was born in 1572 .
, go , His principal works are the Banqueting House Whitehall , Greenwich , Covent Garden , Bloomsbury House , and Wilton House . To him succeeded that noble . Grand-Master of the Order , Sir Christopher Wren , who was the principal architect for rebuilding the churches after the fire of Lou-