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The Annalist.
in their inspection . But brevity , to the secretary , is the soul of wisdom as of wit . Nor would it he reasonable , in the present instance , to expect much freedom of expression , or exposure of proceedings , when we consider that the thunderbolts of the Vatican were then forging over their heads ; and that they had , for years perhaps previous , been holding their secret and forbidden orgies under the Pope ' s very nose . How long this had been the casedoes not appearas the first page of the MS .
, , has neither day nor date , and contains simply a list of members , apparently present for some business not stated . There are sixteen names in all , evidently autograph signatures . AVilliam Howard appears as Master , and James Irvin and Richard Younger as AVardens . AVe may cite also the names of James Irvin , senior , AVills Hay , Henry Fitz-Maurice , Jo . Stewart , John Cotton , and M . Constable , which frequently recur in the subsequent records , as among the most active members .
After this roll several blank pages occur , till we meet with the bye-laws of the Lodge , rendered into Latin by Dr . Irvin , as the memorandum surmises . One of these is , " Peregrines rcjiciunto si linguam Anglicanam non intelligunt . " Several foreigners , we find , were initiated , who , of course , must have been able to speak or understand English—a gift not common in former days . The following rule will amuse the social Mason : " Magister post coenam non sine debitis libationibus , scilicet ,
Toastis Masonicis , Lodgiam claudito . '' The twelfth and last rule is also unique in its way ; it provides that every Brother , on his admission , shall present the Brotherhood with two pair of gloves ! The regulations otherwise resemble those of most Lodges .
The first minute of a meeting with a date is that of August 16 , 1735 , when the Lodge convened " at Giuseppe ' s , in the Corso , " John Cotton being Master . The name of James Irvin , M . D . ( mentioned in the memorandum ) , appears among the signatures appended ; as also that of George Seton , Earl of AVintoun , who was received that day as a Mason . This nobleman had the misfortune to be engaged in the Rebellion of 1715 , and was forced to surrender himself prisoner at Preston , in
Lancashire , to the Generals Carpenter and AVillis . He was brought to London , impeached , tried , and received sentence of death on the 19 th March , 1716 ; but he escaped from the Tower soon after , and took refuge in foreign parts . He died at Rome , in 1749 , aged about seventy years , leaving no issue : one of the most ancient families in the kingdom thus became extinct , in the direct line . ( The present Earl of Eglinton claims to be representative , and was served heir to the Earl of Wintoun
in 1840 . ) In consequence of his attainder , the once magnificent mansion of Seton , and other property of Lord AVintoun , became forfeited to the Crown ; and the splendid furniture of the palace was sold by the commissioners of enquiry , including many valuable pictures , which filled two large galleries , and some of which are still to be seen at Pinkie House and Dunse Castle . The Setons were Barons of Scotland before 144-1 . After his initiationLord AVintoun was a regular attender at the
, Roman Lodge , his autograph signature , in a large round hand , appearing appended to every minute , along with the others present . The next meeting of the Lotlge is of date , Friday , September 16 th , 1735 , at which Sir M . Constable and M . Fitz-Maurice are fined by the Brethren for non-attendance .
On AVednesday , September 21 , the Lodge again met at Giuseppe ' s , in the Corso , where Mr . Carse and the Count Soudarinj " were received with all due form . "
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The Annalist.
in their inspection . But brevity , to the secretary , is the soul of wisdom as of wit . Nor would it he reasonable , in the present instance , to expect much freedom of expression , or exposure of proceedings , when we consider that the thunderbolts of the Vatican were then forging over their heads ; and that they had , for years perhaps previous , been holding their secret and forbidden orgies under the Pope ' s very nose . How long this had been the casedoes not appearas the first page of the MS .
, , has neither day nor date , and contains simply a list of members , apparently present for some business not stated . There are sixteen names in all , evidently autograph signatures . AVilliam Howard appears as Master , and James Irvin and Richard Younger as AVardens . AVe may cite also the names of James Irvin , senior , AVills Hay , Henry Fitz-Maurice , Jo . Stewart , John Cotton , and M . Constable , which frequently recur in the subsequent records , as among the most active members .
After this roll several blank pages occur , till we meet with the bye-laws of the Lodge , rendered into Latin by Dr . Irvin , as the memorandum surmises . One of these is , " Peregrines rcjiciunto si linguam Anglicanam non intelligunt . " Several foreigners , we find , were initiated , who , of course , must have been able to speak or understand English—a gift not common in former days . The following rule will amuse the social Mason : " Magister post coenam non sine debitis libationibus , scilicet ,
Toastis Masonicis , Lodgiam claudito . '' The twelfth and last rule is also unique in its way ; it provides that every Brother , on his admission , shall present the Brotherhood with two pair of gloves ! The regulations otherwise resemble those of most Lodges .
The first minute of a meeting with a date is that of August 16 , 1735 , when the Lodge convened " at Giuseppe ' s , in the Corso , " John Cotton being Master . The name of James Irvin , M . D . ( mentioned in the memorandum ) , appears among the signatures appended ; as also that of George Seton , Earl of AVintoun , who was received that day as a Mason . This nobleman had the misfortune to be engaged in the Rebellion of 1715 , and was forced to surrender himself prisoner at Preston , in
Lancashire , to the Generals Carpenter and AVillis . He was brought to London , impeached , tried , and received sentence of death on the 19 th March , 1716 ; but he escaped from the Tower soon after , and took refuge in foreign parts . He died at Rome , in 1749 , aged about seventy years , leaving no issue : one of the most ancient families in the kingdom thus became extinct , in the direct line . ( The present Earl of Eglinton claims to be representative , and was served heir to the Earl of Wintoun
in 1840 . ) In consequence of his attainder , the once magnificent mansion of Seton , and other property of Lord AVintoun , became forfeited to the Crown ; and the splendid furniture of the palace was sold by the commissioners of enquiry , including many valuable pictures , which filled two large galleries , and some of which are still to be seen at Pinkie House and Dunse Castle . The Setons were Barons of Scotland before 144-1 . After his initiationLord AVintoun was a regular attender at the
, Roman Lodge , his autograph signature , in a large round hand , appearing appended to every minute , along with the others present . The next meeting of the Lotlge is of date , Friday , September 16 th , 1735 , at which Sir M . Constable and M . Fitz-Maurice are fined by the Brethren for non-attendance .
On AVednesday , September 21 , the Lodge again met at Giuseppe ' s , in the Corso , where Mr . Carse and the Count Soudarinj " were received with all due form . "