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Article THE GILKES' TRIBUTE. ← Page 7 of 7 Article THE FREE VINTNERS. Page 1 of 4 →
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The Gilkes' Tribute.
/ . S . ( I . No . 196 . The St . John ' s Lodge , Hampstead . . 110 No . 201 . The Old Concord Ledge . . . 110 No . 215 . The Lodge of Unity . . . . 110 No . 229 . St . Paul's Lodge . . . . . 110 No . 234 . Percy Lodge " . . . . . 220 No . 255 . St Michael's Lodge . . . . 110
No . 318 . Lodge of Unions . . . . 110 No . 329 . Bank of England Lodge . . . . 220 No . 350 . Lodge of Fortitude ' . . ' . . 12 0 No . 395 . Lodge of Truth . . . . . 220 No . 435 . Noah ' s Ark Lodge . . . . 10 0 Emulation Lodge of Improvement . . . 110
Faith Lodge of Instruction . . . . 110 Percy Lodge of Instruction . . . . 110 Royal York Lodge of Instruction . . . . 110 Sundry Contributions . . . . . 390
The Free Vintners.
THE FREE VINTNERS .
BY A . U . T . " Thou hast the odds of me—therefore no more . " —Tiltis Amlronicus . THE tale which we are about to relate to our Masonic and other readers , is founded on points which are in the main correct , although it may appear that several of the situations are unfeasible . Be this ,
however , as it may , our intentions are good , and therefore , without any hesitation , we commence our task , and throw ourselves upon the mercy of our Brethren and the uninitiated . We have , in our wisdom , chosen two heroes for cur tale , for two excellent reasons : in the first place , it is universally acknowledged that two heads are generally speaking , better than one ; and , in the second place , the old custom is to have only one hero ; and we , by way of
variety , conceived it would better answer our purpose to have "Measure for Measure . " John Gates and Richard Kates * , the first being tall and thin , and the latter stout and dapper , are two rival ( in more instances than one , as will hereafter be shown ) Free Vintners , or , in jilain language , Licensed Victuallers : they reside in two corner houses in street ; the first keeping the Goat and Compasses , while the other owns the Lion and
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The Gilkes' Tribute.
/ . S . ( I . No . 196 . The St . John ' s Lodge , Hampstead . . 110 No . 201 . The Old Concord Ledge . . . 110 No . 215 . The Lodge of Unity . . . . 110 No . 229 . St . Paul's Lodge . . . . . 110 No . 234 . Percy Lodge " . . . . . 220 No . 255 . St Michael's Lodge . . . . 110
No . 318 . Lodge of Unions . . . . 110 No . 329 . Bank of England Lodge . . . . 220 No . 350 . Lodge of Fortitude ' . . ' . . 12 0 No . 395 . Lodge of Truth . . . . . 220 No . 435 . Noah ' s Ark Lodge . . . . 10 0 Emulation Lodge of Improvement . . . 110
Faith Lodge of Instruction . . . . 110 Percy Lodge of Instruction . . . . 110 Royal York Lodge of Instruction . . . . 110 Sundry Contributions . . . . . 390
The Free Vintners.
THE FREE VINTNERS .
BY A . U . T . " Thou hast the odds of me—therefore no more . " —Tiltis Amlronicus . THE tale which we are about to relate to our Masonic and other readers , is founded on points which are in the main correct , although it may appear that several of the situations are unfeasible . Be this ,
however , as it may , our intentions are good , and therefore , without any hesitation , we commence our task , and throw ourselves upon the mercy of our Brethren and the uninitiated . We have , in our wisdom , chosen two heroes for cur tale , for two excellent reasons : in the first place , it is universally acknowledged that two heads are generally speaking , better than one ; and , in the second place , the old custom is to have only one hero ; and we , by way of
variety , conceived it would better answer our purpose to have "Measure for Measure . " John Gates and Richard Kates * , the first being tall and thin , and the latter stout and dapper , are two rival ( in more instances than one , as will hereafter be shown ) Free Vintners , or , in jilain language , Licensed Victuallers : they reside in two corner houses in street ; the first keeping the Goat and Compasses , while the other owns the Lion and