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The Annalist.
1737 . April 13 . Seventy-five Lodges were represented , so much had Masonry increased . NOB . 5 . H . H . R . Frederick , Prince of AVales , was made an Entered Prentice and Fellow-Craft , at an occasional Lodge , held at his palace at Kew , by the Rev . Dr . Desaguiliers . The Prince was afterwards made a Master Mason at an occasional Lodge .
It was customary to make collections for chanty at the Grand Lodge . 1739 . A scheme proposed to place out Masons' sons apprentices ; rejected , as affecting too much the Fund of Charity . Grand Secretary ' s jewels presented by the Grand Master , Marquis of Carnarvon . Lodges moving , to pay 2 s . Grf . to the Society ' s engraver , and Is . for the trouble of insertion . Examination on the irregular making of Masons ; transgressors pardoned
on the expression of contrition . Dec . 12 . Twenty pounds awarded to a Brother who had been cruelly treated by the inquisition at Florence , on the sole account of his being u Mason . 1740 . A petitioner for charity to be five years a member of a regular Lodge . Three Stewards complained of , for assisting at irregular makings . Feb . 24 . Committee of nine to examine into the proceedings of the Lodge at Calcutta .
1741 . June 24 . Order against printing proceedings . No brother to belong to more than one Lodge within the hills of mortality . 1751 . Lodge No . 2 ., previously erased , restored as a mark of respect to
Bro . Payne , late Grand Master . 1752 . Nov . 30 . Ordered , that to render the Masons'Charity as extensive as possible , all foreign Brethren , of what nation or profession soever , should , after proper examination , be relieved with a certain sum immediately . ' 1752 . The Grand Treasurer to be elected from Past Stewards , and to he considered a Grand Officer , ex officio . 1754 . New Book of Constitutions ordered . —Twenty Lodges erased for neglect .
1775 . Complaint against soi-disant Ancient Masons . * April 8 . Treasurer reported that he had in hand 72 / . lis . 10 d ., 3001 . India Bonds , and 631 . 8 s . Gd . received on the night . 175 G . Copper-plate for certificates not to exceed 12 / . 12 s . 1757 . Names of recusant Masons to he printed and published . —A letter read from Bro . Capt . De Court , commander of the French ship , St . James ; taken by H . M . S . AVindsor , then a prisoner-of-war , wishing the Grand Master to procure his liberty : but there being no cartel settledit was
, ordered to relieve him with twenty guineas , if , on enquiry , he was found worthy of assistance . 1758 . India Bonds sold ; and Consols purchased at 95 . 1760 . Fifty pounds awarded to the Brethren in Prince Ferdinand ' s army ; whether English , Hanoverian , or Hessian .
The Late Bro. Richard Smith,
THE LATE BRO . RICHARD SMITH ,
DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND-MASTER FOR BRISl'OL . f" A LIGHT" has been withdrawn from Freemasonry ! The spirit of a Brother , who when living was without his parallel , has flown to eternity , and found rest ! Bro . Richard Smith did not excel in any par-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Annalist.
1737 . April 13 . Seventy-five Lodges were represented , so much had Masonry increased . NOB . 5 . H . H . R . Frederick , Prince of AVales , was made an Entered Prentice and Fellow-Craft , at an occasional Lodge , held at his palace at Kew , by the Rev . Dr . Desaguiliers . The Prince was afterwards made a Master Mason at an occasional Lodge .
It was customary to make collections for chanty at the Grand Lodge . 1739 . A scheme proposed to place out Masons' sons apprentices ; rejected , as affecting too much the Fund of Charity . Grand Secretary ' s jewels presented by the Grand Master , Marquis of Carnarvon . Lodges moving , to pay 2 s . Grf . to the Society ' s engraver , and Is . for the trouble of insertion . Examination on the irregular making of Masons ; transgressors pardoned
on the expression of contrition . Dec . 12 . Twenty pounds awarded to a Brother who had been cruelly treated by the inquisition at Florence , on the sole account of his being u Mason . 1740 . A petitioner for charity to be five years a member of a regular Lodge . Three Stewards complained of , for assisting at irregular makings . Feb . 24 . Committee of nine to examine into the proceedings of the Lodge at Calcutta .
1741 . June 24 . Order against printing proceedings . No brother to belong to more than one Lodge within the hills of mortality . 1751 . Lodge No . 2 ., previously erased , restored as a mark of respect to
Bro . Payne , late Grand Master . 1752 . Nov . 30 . Ordered , that to render the Masons'Charity as extensive as possible , all foreign Brethren , of what nation or profession soever , should , after proper examination , be relieved with a certain sum immediately . ' 1752 . The Grand Treasurer to be elected from Past Stewards , and to he considered a Grand Officer , ex officio . 1754 . New Book of Constitutions ordered . —Twenty Lodges erased for neglect .
1775 . Complaint against soi-disant Ancient Masons . * April 8 . Treasurer reported that he had in hand 72 / . lis . 10 d ., 3001 . India Bonds , and 631 . 8 s . Gd . received on the night . 175 G . Copper-plate for certificates not to exceed 12 / . 12 s . 1757 . Names of recusant Masons to he printed and published . —A letter read from Bro . Capt . De Court , commander of the French ship , St . James ; taken by H . M . S . AVindsor , then a prisoner-of-war , wishing the Grand Master to procure his liberty : but there being no cartel settledit was
, ordered to relieve him with twenty guineas , if , on enquiry , he was found worthy of assistance . 1758 . India Bonds sold ; and Consols purchased at 95 . 1760 . Fifty pounds awarded to the Brethren in Prince Ferdinand ' s army ; whether English , Hanoverian , or Hessian .
The Late Bro. Richard Smith,
THE LATE BRO . RICHARD SMITH ,
DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND-MASTER FOR BRISl'OL . f" A LIGHT" has been withdrawn from Freemasonry ! The spirit of a Brother , who when living was without his parallel , has flown to eternity , and found rest ! Bro . Richard Smith did not excel in any par-