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if there were any yt could inform them of it he I'hould be well rewarded for it after the . Cry was made then came this worthie clarke Euclide it ff ' to yc King and his great lords if you will let mc banc your Children to goucrn 1 . will teach them yc 7 liberall

Sciences wherewith they may Hue honestly as Gentlemen I'hould do with Condition yt you will grant mc Coinniilion y t I may bane power to rule them after the manner of the Science and yc King and all ye lords granted it & fealcd him A Comniifion it then this worthie

Doctor tookc to him the lords ions and taught them the Science of Geomitrie and taught them to worke in stons and all manner of Work yt belongs building of Tcmpls churchs and castls towers and all other manner of buildings and he gave them A charge on this manor following .

The first was yt they should be true to yc King or Lord yt they ferved and yt they I'hould lone well together and be true on to another and y t they fhould call euery on other brother or else fellow and not f ' eruant nor Knaue nor any other foulc ^ name and yt they I'hould truly deseruc ther pay of ,

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IhcT . lordjfor master' yt they should lerve . yt they I'liou '' older the wilcsfl ' of ' them * lo be masfer of the worke and neither for loue " nor ] great " lineage nor Hicho nor for fanour to ccte others vf" hath HI hi understanding for lo be Ma" of the Lords ' " worke whereby ye Lord may be eitell

I ' erved and I hey ashamed " "l and also yt they shall call the Governor of the work Ma ! the lime flicy worke with him and many ' more charges he gave ( hem Unit were long lo relate " to all these charges be made ihein to I ' weare A great oafh fhal men ul ' ed lo swear in Hint time and ordained realbuublo pay that ( hey might line honestly by it and also yt I hey should come

and assemble together euery year once how they might work best to ( erne y t Lord who imployd them to his profit and ther owen worfhip and to correct within fheinl ' elues him y t had done A fault against Hie craft And thus was the craft grounded ther and that worthie Ma . !; Euclide gave if the name of Geomitrie and now i < is cald and mimed through

all this land Mal ' onrie A fterwards when the child ren of Isreall were come into the land of Holiest which is called amongst us the counlrio of Jerusalem King Dauid began the Temple which is now

cald Teplum Dom !! and is named with us the temple of Jornlalem the fame King Dauid louod well mafons & cheril'hed them much ' and he ga-ue ( hem good pay & he ' " gauc the changes in ' the manor as had been taught by Euclide ' and other charges that you I'hall hear ' hcraftcr and after

the decoafe of King Dattids foloniou yt was Dauds tone liufshcd the Temple yt his father had begun it he lent and gathered them logelher lo that they had S 0 , 000 workers of ston it wear all named Mafons , t chnfed out of ( hem -l-OOO yt wearc or daiued fo ho Masters and goueruers tif the work

it furthermore ther was A King of another ' region yt was cald Hyram he loued well King Salomon it gave him timber to his worke and had a lone yt was cald and he was M !' . of Geomitrie and he was cheife Maf . of all his Mafons it was Ma . !' of all his grauing and earning and of all other manor of mafoiiric yt belonged to the Temple

as it is writcn in the bible in libro Rcgm pri" : Ca ' . ' - - - - - and this lam l ' alomou confirmed both charges and maners yt his father had giiicn them and thus was the worthie craft of Malbmie con firmed in the contrio of . lerufalem and many other Kingdoms then Ibme walked about into diners con

tries becaufe of learning more craft and cuning and some becau / e of teaching them that had title cuning and fo it befell yt ther was an curious mafon that height nainos yt bad been at the working of Salomons Temple A he came into ( Trance anil their he taught fhe Iciencc of Ma I ' onrie to men of ffrancc and ther was a Regent in franco whole name was Charles Marlell and

was A man that loued well lhe craft it he drew to this nainos it learned of him the craft & the charges it ye manners it afterwards by the grace of God ho was elected to be King of ( Trance it when he was in his est ale he took Mafons it did make men Mafons yt were none and let them on worke and gaue them both the charges and manor and good pay as he had learned of oilier malims and confirmed I hem A charg from year lo year

to hold ther al ' soinble wher they would it he clierifhed them much and thus came the craft of niafonrie info ll ' rance . England all I his while I ' tood no ' ul as for any charge of Malbnrio until ] St Albans time and in his time the King of England

yt was a Pagan lie did wall the town about yt is cald St . Alliens it St . Alboii was a worthie Knight A- Steward lo the King - and his houlbhohl and he was gouernorc of fhe realm and alio of the nin-k ing of the Town Wall and he loud mafons well and chirislied I hem much it mad I her pay right good standing as lhe realm did for he gaue them

2 s ( id per week for before yl time A liuilim had bill A pony A day and his meal fill St . Alhon mended and got ( hem charges of ( he King and his counlell for to hold A genera II Connie !! and gaue if lhe name of Afseiublie and ther

at lie was liimlelle A- hclpt . fo make Mafons and gave , ( hem charges as you shall hear afer wards ( lien afer ye deccale of St . Albon ther canie wars into ve land of England so yt ye good

rule of Malbnrie was deliroyd in England mil ill ye time of King Athelslon this was a worlbio King of England it brought ( his laud into good rest it peace it built many great works of Abyes lowers and diners buildings and lie loud inulleis well and lie had A lim yf height Edwin it lie loud ( hem inueli more ( hen his Hal her and he was A m-euf ,

practicouer in Geomitrie it he drew him I ' clfe much to lalke and commune with Malims and lo learn of llieni ( her crafl it afferwards fur yt lone he had lo Malims he was made Mafon it he got of lhe King his father A charter and A commission to hold every year once Al ' seinblies wbcreuer they would w "' in ye Kingdom of England and fo cop-red ,

within theiul ' elves faults it Irespalscs yl wear done in the craft and held an Afseiublie at York and flier ho made Mafons ami gaue them A Charge and ( aught ( hem ( he , manner it commanded vf rule

fo be kept and made an ordinance yt it fhould bo held from King to King and when lhe afseiublie was gathered he made a cry yt all old Malims it young yt had any wilding or understanding of the charges mil yo milliners yt was made before in this land or in my other yt they should l'hew them forth it when

if was proned that ( her was found in I ' rench and liinio in Greek it Ionic in English it Ibme in other laiiguidges & the intent of them all was found as on they did make A book thereof and how the craft was founded it hiinl ' elfe had and commanded yt it fhould be read or ( old when thai any Maliin fhould