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The Annalist.
St . John ' s-day is signalized by the re-election of Mr . Cotton as Master . On the 4 th of January , 173 G , a Lodge was held , wherein was received , with all due form , Thomas Archdeacon , captain-lieutenant in the King of Naples' service . The next minute is recorded in French , as follows : — "Le 28 de Fevrierfut tenu chez Pion , une Loge de vrais et parfaits Massons , dans laquelle furent recus , dans la forme et selon les ceremonies necessaires
dans notre ordre , M . le Conte de Cronstadt , Suedois ; M . Le Vidame de Vassi , colonel de cavalerie au service du Roy de France ; M . de Croisman , capitaine au regiment de Vassi ; a laquelle ont assiste , " & c . On the 6 th of August , Mr . John Forbes is mentioned as a visitor . " On the 13 th March , 1736 , was held , at the Three Kings , Strada Paolina , a true and perfect Lodge of Freemasons , in which was received as Master MasonLord AVintoun . "
, His lordship having thus qualified as a Master Mason , was chosen to the chair on the 23 rd of April following . " On AVednesday , the 2 nd of January , 1737 , at the Three Kings , Strada Paolina , was held a true and perfect Lodge , in which were received , with all the due and perfect forms , Alexander Cunningham and
Allan Ramsay . " The latter of these two entrants signs his name in the book , Allan Ramsay , junior ; which clearly identifies him as the son of the celebrated Allan Ramsay , the Scottish poet . He was a portraitpainter by profession , and attained considerable eminence in the art , in which he improved himself by four different visits to Italy . He was made painter in ordinary to the King of England . At the period of his initiation in the Roman Lodge , he was about twenty-eight years of age , and he lived to the advanced age of seventy-five . *
The other entrant , Dr . Alexander Cunningham , was brother to Sir Williani Dick , of Prestonfield , near Edinburgh , who had succeeded to the title of his maternal grandfather . On the death of Sir AVilliam , Alexander succeeded to the baronetcy and estate , assuming the name of Dick . He is referred to in the memorandum prefixed to the minutebook . He became an affiliated member of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , 29 th November 1756 and died in 1785 .
, , At a meeting , of date 23 rd January , 1737 , the Earl of AA'intoun , as Master , received into the Masonic mysteries the Marquis de Vasse , brigadier of the French army , and colonel of dragoons , whereat Bros . Alexander Cunningham and Allan Ramsay , junior , are recorded to have assisted .
On the 9 th of May , three other members were received into the Lodge , namely , Messrs . Luis Nairne , John Haliburton , and Alexander Clerk . " On the 20 th of August , 1737 , was held at the Three Kings , Strada Paolina , a true and perfect Lodge , in which was received , in all due form , John Murray , Esq . ; at which were present , G . Seton , Earl of AVintoun , Master , Chas . Slezer and John Stewart , AA ardens , Henry Fitzmaurice , AVm . Hay , Alexander Clerk , and J . Murray . "j This was the last Lodge held by these worthy Brethren at Rome . A
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Annalist.
St . John ' s-day is signalized by the re-election of Mr . Cotton as Master . On the 4 th of January , 173 G , a Lodge was held , wherein was received , with all due form , Thomas Archdeacon , captain-lieutenant in the King of Naples' service . The next minute is recorded in French , as follows : — "Le 28 de Fevrierfut tenu chez Pion , une Loge de vrais et parfaits Massons , dans laquelle furent recus , dans la forme et selon les ceremonies necessaires
dans notre ordre , M . le Conte de Cronstadt , Suedois ; M . Le Vidame de Vassi , colonel de cavalerie au service du Roy de France ; M . de Croisman , capitaine au regiment de Vassi ; a laquelle ont assiste , " & c . On the 6 th of August , Mr . John Forbes is mentioned as a visitor . " On the 13 th March , 1736 , was held , at the Three Kings , Strada Paolina , a true and perfect Lodge of Freemasons , in which was received as Master MasonLord AVintoun . "
, His lordship having thus qualified as a Master Mason , was chosen to the chair on the 23 rd of April following . " On AVednesday , the 2 nd of January , 1737 , at the Three Kings , Strada Paolina , was held a true and perfect Lodge , in which were received , with all the due and perfect forms , Alexander Cunningham and
Allan Ramsay . " The latter of these two entrants signs his name in the book , Allan Ramsay , junior ; which clearly identifies him as the son of the celebrated Allan Ramsay , the Scottish poet . He was a portraitpainter by profession , and attained considerable eminence in the art , in which he improved himself by four different visits to Italy . He was made painter in ordinary to the King of England . At the period of his initiation in the Roman Lodge , he was about twenty-eight years of age , and he lived to the advanced age of seventy-five . *
The other entrant , Dr . Alexander Cunningham , was brother to Sir Williani Dick , of Prestonfield , near Edinburgh , who had succeeded to the title of his maternal grandfather . On the death of Sir AVilliam , Alexander succeeded to the baronetcy and estate , assuming the name of Dick . He is referred to in the memorandum prefixed to the minutebook . He became an affiliated member of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , 29 th November 1756 and died in 1785 .
, , At a meeting , of date 23 rd January , 1737 , the Earl of AA'intoun , as Master , received into the Masonic mysteries the Marquis de Vasse , brigadier of the French army , and colonel of dragoons , whereat Bros . Alexander Cunningham and Allan Ramsay , junior , are recorded to have assisted .
On the 9 th of May , three other members were received into the Lodge , namely , Messrs . Luis Nairne , John Haliburton , and Alexander Clerk . " On the 20 th of August , 1737 , was held at the Three Kings , Strada Paolina , a true and perfect Lodge , in which was received , in all due form , John Murray , Esq . ; at which were present , G . Seton , Earl of AVintoun , Master , Chas . Slezer and John Stewart , AA ardens , Henry Fitzmaurice , AVm . Hay , Alexander Clerk , and J . Murray . "j This was the last Lodge held by these worthy Brethren at Rome . A