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On Freemasonry.
with a formal Charter of privileges for the protection ofthe Brethren . An ancient MS ., which was unfortunately burnt in the early part of the last century , contained the following passage . " St . Alban loved Masons well , and cherished them much , and made their pay right good ; for he gave them ijs . per weekand iiijrZ . to their cheer ; whereas
, , before that time , in all the land , a Mason had but a penny a day , and his meat , until St . Alban mended it . And he got them a Charter from the King and his counsell for to hold a general counsel ! , and gave itt to name Assemblie . Thereat he was himselfe , and did helpe to make Masons , and gave them good charges . " This was at the latter end
of the third century . Masonry however , made little progress till the time of Athelstane , who in the 10 th century appointed his brother Edwin G . M . of Masons , and gave him a Charter of enfranchisement for the Fraternity . Being invested with this authority , as is expressed in a MS . written in the reign of
Edward IV ., and which was accidentally destroyed at the Revolution , " he summoned all the Masons in the realmn to meet him in a congregation at York , who came and composed a general Lodge , of which he was Grand Master ; and having brought with them all the writings and records extantsome in Greeksome in Latinsome in Frenchand
, , , , other languages ; from the contents thereof that assembly did frame the Constitution and Charges of an English Lodge , made a law to preserve and observe the same in all time coming , ancl ordained good pay for working Masons . "
About the time when the Norman dynasty was established in this kingdom , the study of architecture as a science , was enjoined on the bishops and other dignitaries ofthe church ; because it was under their superintendence that ecclesiastical edifices rose in all the pride of gorgeous splendour ; and the profession of Masonry was fostered and encouraged
throughout Christendom . The Roman pontiffs conferred on the Fraternity many valuable privileges , and induced its members to form themselves into Lodges where they practised those peculiar ceremonies by which they not only secured to their own body the essential benefits of companionshipto the exclusion of all the world besides ; but also
, framed their own rules ; settled their own wages , and enjoyed the proud satisfaction of knowing that they contributed by their Art , in no small degree , to the dignity and security of kingdoms ; while the superb structures which
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
with a formal Charter of privileges for the protection ofthe Brethren . An ancient MS ., which was unfortunately burnt in the early part of the last century , contained the following passage . " St . Alban loved Masons well , and cherished them much , and made their pay right good ; for he gave them ijs . per weekand iiijrZ . to their cheer ; whereas
, , before that time , in all the land , a Mason had but a penny a day , and his meat , until St . Alban mended it . And he got them a Charter from the King and his counsell for to hold a general counsel ! , and gave itt to name Assemblie . Thereat he was himselfe , and did helpe to make Masons , and gave them good charges . " This was at the latter end
of the third century . Masonry however , made little progress till the time of Athelstane , who in the 10 th century appointed his brother Edwin G . M . of Masons , and gave him a Charter of enfranchisement for the Fraternity . Being invested with this authority , as is expressed in a MS . written in the reign of
Edward IV ., and which was accidentally destroyed at the Revolution , " he summoned all the Masons in the realmn to meet him in a congregation at York , who came and composed a general Lodge , of which he was Grand Master ; and having brought with them all the writings and records extantsome in Greeksome in Latinsome in Frenchand
, , , , other languages ; from the contents thereof that assembly did frame the Constitution and Charges of an English Lodge , made a law to preserve and observe the same in all time coming , ancl ordained good pay for working Masons . "
About the time when the Norman dynasty was established in this kingdom , the study of architecture as a science , was enjoined on the bishops and other dignitaries ofthe church ; because it was under their superintendence that ecclesiastical edifices rose in all the pride of gorgeous splendour ; and the profession of Masonry was fostered and encouraged
throughout Christendom . The Roman pontiffs conferred on the Fraternity many valuable privileges , and induced its members to form themselves into Lodges where they practised those peculiar ceremonies by which they not only secured to their own body the essential benefits of companionshipto the exclusion of all the world besides ; but also
, framed their own rules ; settled their own wages , and enjoyed the proud satisfaction of knowing that they contributed by their Art , in no small degree , to the dignity and security of kingdoms ; while the superb structures which