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Treaty Of Union, Alliance, And Masonic Confederation.
TREATY OF UNION , ALLIANCE , AND MASONIC CONFEDERATION .
PARIS . TO THE GLORY , IN THE NAME , AND UNDER THE PROTECTION , OP THE GREAT ARCHITECT OP THE UNIVERSE . ORDO AB CHAO .
[ The original of this treaty , which already cements the United States of America , the Netherlands , Naples , France , and Brazil , was lent to the Editor by Major-General Jube , the Grand Secretary of the Conseil Supreme , 0 » ' < i tan . ) and was translated very kindly by Dr . Morrison , Physician to the Forces ( English Army ) and Physician to His Iloyal Highness the Duke of Sussex . ] THE Grand and Supreme Council of the 33 rd and last degree of the ancient and accepted Scotch Rite of Masonry hereafter named ,
To the Masonic powers or bodies lawfully established and acknowledged , —¦ To the true , faithful , and free regular Scotch Masons of all the degrees , ancient and modern , — To the true Masons of all the regular rites spread over the surface of the globe , — Virtue Health Firmness Concord Perseverance—Power !
Be it known to them , that upon the express and formal demand made by the most Illustrious and Powerful Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the Order 33 rd and last degree of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite , representatives invested with full powers by the Supreme Council for the Empire of Brazil ; of the Powerful Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General , Chiefs , Protectors and true preservers of the Order 33 rd and last degree of the ancient and accepted Scottish ritedul
, y empowered at the Supreme Council of France . Anxious that present measures may be taken by all the masonic powers of the rite duly established and acknowledged , to put an end to the many abuses which have been introduced into the Order , and which even threaten its existence .
We , the undersigned , 1 . —Antonio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada Marchada de Silva , Brazilian Nobleman , Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Southern Cross , Knight of the Order of Christ , formerly Councillor of the Royal Court of Bahia , and Deputy of the Constitutional Cortes of Portugal and the Constitutional Assembly of the Empire of Brazil ; Sovereign Grand Inspector-General 33 rd degree , Lieutenant Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Brazil sitting at Rio de Janeiro .
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Treaty Of Union, Alliance, And Masonic Confederation.
TREATY OF UNION , ALLIANCE , AND MASONIC CONFEDERATION .
PARIS . TO THE GLORY , IN THE NAME , AND UNDER THE PROTECTION , OP THE GREAT ARCHITECT OP THE UNIVERSE . ORDO AB CHAO .
[ The original of this treaty , which already cements the United States of America , the Netherlands , Naples , France , and Brazil , was lent to the Editor by Major-General Jube , the Grand Secretary of the Conseil Supreme , 0 » ' < i tan . ) and was translated very kindly by Dr . Morrison , Physician to the Forces ( English Army ) and Physician to His Iloyal Highness the Duke of Sussex . ] THE Grand and Supreme Council of the 33 rd and last degree of the ancient and accepted Scotch Rite of Masonry hereafter named ,
To the Masonic powers or bodies lawfully established and acknowledged , —¦ To the true , faithful , and free regular Scotch Masons of all the degrees , ancient and modern , — To the true Masons of all the regular rites spread over the surface of the globe , — Virtue Health Firmness Concord Perseverance—Power !
Be it known to them , that upon the express and formal demand made by the most Illustrious and Powerful Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General of the Order 33 rd and last degree of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite , representatives invested with full powers by the Supreme Council for the Empire of Brazil ; of the Powerful Sovereign Grand Inspectors-General , Chiefs , Protectors and true preservers of the Order 33 rd and last degree of the ancient and accepted Scottish ritedul
, y empowered at the Supreme Council of France . Anxious that present measures may be taken by all the masonic powers of the rite duly established and acknowledged , to put an end to the many abuses which have been introduced into the Order , and which even threaten its existence .
We , the undersigned , 1 . —Antonio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada Marchada de Silva , Brazilian Nobleman , Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Southern Cross , Knight of the Order of Christ , formerly Councillor of the Royal Court of Bahia , and Deputy of the Constitutional Cortes of Portugal and the Constitutional Assembly of the Empire of Brazil ; Sovereign Grand Inspector-General 33 rd degree , Lieutenant Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Brazil sitting at Rio de Janeiro .