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The St. Clair Charters.
THE ST . CLAIR CHARTERS .
By Bro . D . MURRAY LYON , Hon . Corresponding Member of the Union of German Freemasons , and of the Rosicrucian Society of England ; Hon . Fellow of the London Literary Union ; one of the Grand Stewards in the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; P . M . Lodge Scarborough , Tobago , West Indies ; author of the "History of Mother Kilwinning , " & c .
We have deferred replying to Bro . Chalmers I . Paton ' s queries until we should be able to send copies of the transcripts , which , in the course of our preparation ofthe " History of the Lodge of Edinburgh" ( Mary's Chapel ) , we had made from the originals of the St . Clair Charters . These MSS . were several years ago accidentally discovered by
David Laing , Esq ., ofthe Signet Library , who gave them to the late Bro . Aytoun , Professor of Belleslettres in the University of Edinburgh , in exchange for some antique documents he had . The Professor presented them to the Grand Lodge of Scotland , in whose repositories they now are . There can be no doubt of their identity as originals . We have
compared several of the signatures with autographs in other MSS . ofthe time . The charters are in scrolls of paper—the one 15 by 11 ^ 2 inches , the other 26 by nyi inches—and for their better preservation have been affixed to cloth . The caligraphy is beautiful , and though the edges of the paper have been frayed and holes worn in one or two places
where the sheets had been folded , there is no difficulty in supplying the few words that have been obliterated and making out the whole of the text . About three inches in depth at the bottom of No . 1 in the right hand corner is entirely wanting , which may have contained some signatures in addition to those given . The left hand bottom corner of No . 2 has been similarly torn away , and the same remark
with regard to signatures may apply to it . The first document is a Letter of Jurisdiction granted by the Freemen Masons of Scotland to William St . Clair of Roslin ( probable date 1600--1 ); the second purports to have been granted by the Freemen Masons and Hammermen of Scotland to Sir William St . Clair of Roslin ( probable date May 1 , 1628 ) . They are as follows : —
No . 1 . Be it kend till all men be ihir present Iris . Ws deacones maisteris and frie men of the Maissones w ' tin the realme of Scotland with expres consent & assent of Wm Schaw Maister of Wark to our sou ' anc lord ( Tor sa mekle as from aige to aige it lies bene observit ainangs ws that thc Lairds of rosling lies ever bene patroncs and
protectors of ws and our previleges lyckas our predecessors lies obeyit and acknawledgeil thame as patroncs and I'tectoris Quhill that w'in thir few yiers throwch negligence and slewthfulness the samyn lies past furth of vse Quhairby nocht onlie lies the Laird of Rosling lyne owt of his just vrycht bot also our haill craft lies bene destitute of ane patrone protectour and oversear q'lk hes
gendent manyfauld corruptiones and imperfcctiones baith amangis ourselfis and iu our craft and l-. es gevin occasioun to mony persones to consave evill opinioim of ws and our craft and to leive off great inerpryscs of pollecie Be ressone of our great misbehaliaviour w ' out correction Quhairby not onelie the comiltairs of the faultis bot also the honest men nr disapoyntit of tbair
craft and _)| fcit As lyckwayes qulicn dyvers and sindrie contraverscs fallis out amangis ourselfis tbair follows great & manyfald inconveniencis throw want of ane [ patrone and protector ] we nocht being abill to await vpoun the ordiner judges & judgement of this re . ihne throw the occasiounof our po . vertie and langsuinness of process ffor remcid of q ' r ' of and for keping of guid ardour
amangis ws in all tymes cummying and Mr advancement our craft and vocatioun within this realme and furtheiens of policie w ' t'in thc samiu We for our selffis & in name of our haill brcthercne and craftismen w ' t consent foirsaid aggreis and consentis that Win Sinclar now of roslin for him self & his airis purches and obteine at ye hands of our Sou'anc Lord libcrtie fricdome and jurisdiction !!
vpone ws and our successoures in all tunes cunimyng as patroncs & judges to us and the haill ( . "fessoris of our craft w ' t'in this realme ( pi ! : - . m of we have power and commissoun Swathat lieirefter we may acknowledge him and his airis as our patrone ancl judge vnder our Soa ' ane
Lord w ' t ' out ony kynd uf appellation ) , u .- declynyng from his judgement with power to the said Williame and his airis to depute judges ane or mae vnder him and to vse sick ampill and lairge jurisdictione vpo-. in ws i \ : our successors als Weill as burghc as land as it salt plcis our souerane lord to grant to him and his airis WILLIAM SCHAW . Maistir of Wark .
Edinburgh Thomas Weir mason in Edr . Thomas Andro Symsone Robertsoun wardane of the Lmlge Jhone Robesoune of Dumfermling and Sanct Androis and takand the burding vpoun him for his bi-thci'cnc of ye mason craft St . Androis within they Lwdgcs and for the Commissionars efter mentionat viz Dauid Skowgall Alexander Gilbert &
Hadingtoun Dauid Spens for the Lwdgc of Sanct P . Campbell talc- Androis , Andro Alcsouu and Arehiand ye burdyng bald Angous Commissionars for the for Jon . Saw Lwdgc of Dwmfermling ' . Rot . J . Vallance Baize and Johne Saw for the I . wdge Willim Aittoun of Heddingtoun with o ' r hands led on the pen be the Notables vnderwritten at o ' r commandis because we can nocht write
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Achiesones Ileavin Ita est Laurentius Robesoun George Aittoun Notarius publicus ad prcemissa re-Jo . Fwsetter quisitus de specialibus mandatis diet . Thomas Petticrwf personarum scribere nescien vt aseruerunt testan . manti mea propria
[ Ita est ] Henricus Banna [ tyne ] Dumfermling connotarius ad premissa [ de man-Robert Pest datis ] antedictarum personarum [ scribere nescientium ut aseruerunt teste ] mami mea propria
NO . 11 . Be it kend till all men be thir present Ires . We the Deacones maisteris and friemen of the maissones and hammermen within the kingdome of Scotland That forsamekill as from aidge to aklge it lies bene observe ! amangis ws and owr predecessoris that the Lairds of Rosling hes ever bene patrones and protectoris of ws & o ' r
priwledgis Lykeas our predecessores hes obeyit reverencet & acknawledget thame as patrones and protectoris q ' rof they had letters of protection ! . & vthcris richtis grantit be his ma ' ties most no'll progenitors of worthie memorie q'lkis with sindrie vtheris of the Lairds of Rosling his writis being consumct & brunt in ane flame of fyre within the castle of Rosling in ane . . .
_ he consummation !! and burneing q r of being clearlie knawin to ws and owr predecessors deacones maisteris and friemen of the saidis vocatiounis , and our protection !! of the samyn and piiviledgis thereof [ be negligence ] and slouthfulness being liklie to pass furth of wse q ' rthrow not only wald the Lairds of Rosling lyne out of thair just richt but also our haill craftis wald haif bene destitute of
ane patrone protector & oversear quhilk wald ingenner monyfald imperfectiounes and corruptiounes baith amangis our selfis and in our craft and give occasioune to mony persones to conceave evill opinioim of ws and our craft and to leive af many and grit interpryces of policie q'lkis wald be vndertakin if our grit misbehaveour were sulYerit to go on w ' t ' out correction !! . For remcid q ' r ' of and for
keiping of guid ordour amangis ws in all tyme aiming and for advancement of our craft and vocatioun within his hienes kingdome of Scotland and furdering of policie yairntill The maist pairt of our predecessoris for themselfis and in name and behalfe of our bretherene and craftismen
w t advyse and consent of Williame Schaw maistir of wark to heincs unq'le darresl father of worthie memorie All in ane voce agreit consentit and subscryvet that Williame Sinclar of Rosling father to to S ' r Williame Sinclar now of Rosling for him self and his airis sould pinches & obteine at the handis of his ma ' lie libcrtie friedome &
jurisdictioun upon ws & our predecessoris deacones maisteres & friemen of the saidis vocaliounes as patroncs and judges to us and the haill professors y ' r ' of within the said Kingdom q ' r ' of they had power & commission !! Sua that they and we micht yaircaftcr acknawlcdge him and his airis as o ' r patrone & judge under our soverane lord without ony kynd of appellation or declinatoure frome thair
judgement for ever , As the said agriement subscryvet be the said m ' r of wark and our predecessors at maire length [ proportis ] In the quhilk oflice priviledge & jurisdictioun over ws and our said [ voca ] lioun the said Williame Sinclar of Rosling ever contincwit to his going to Ireland q ' r he presently remanes sen the quhilk [ time ] of his departure furth of this realme thair ar very mony corruptiounes &
imperfectiounes rysin and ingennerit baith amangis ourselfis & in our saidis vocaliounes in defect of ane patrone and oversear over ws and thc samyn Sua that the saidis vocaliounes ar altogieler liklie to decay And now for saiftie thairof we hailing full experience of the efauld guid skill and judgement quhilk the said S ' r Williame Sinclar now of Rosling hes in our said craft and vocatioun and
for reparation of the mines and monyfald corruptiounes and enormities done be unskilful ! persones thairintill We all in ane voce haif ratifiet and approven and be thir presents ratifies "i approves the foresaid former l ' re of jurisdictioun and liberli- made and stib ' t be our brcthercne and his heincs umc- 'le M ' r of wark for the tyine to the said Williame Sinclar of rosling father to the said Sir William
quhairby he and his airis ar acknowledge ! as our patrone and judge under o ' r soverane lord over ws & the hail ! professors of our said vocatioun w ' t'in this his heines kingdom of Si-ut ' -uidc without any appellation or declinato ' r from thair judgements in ony [ lime hereafter ] forever And further we all in ane voce as said is of new haif maid constitute & ordainii and be thir prcscnlis makis
constitutes iV ordancs the said S ' r Williame Sinclar now of Rosling and his airis maill our only patrones protectoris and overscans under our soverane lord lo ws __ our snecc-. soris deacones maisteris and friemen of our saids vucaiiouncs of maissones hammermen w ' t'in the haill Kingdome of Scotland & of o ' r haill priviledge ; - and jurisdicliouucs belonging thairto
ij ' r'in he his father and yair predecessoris Lairds of Rosling haif bene in v :. _ ufp-ssessioun ihir mony aidges bygaiia With full power to him and thame b . ; llianicselfis thair waurJauis and deputtis to be constitute lie thame ta affix and appjynt places of meeting for keiping of guid ord ' r in ihe said craft als oft and sua oft as neiil sail rcquyro A !! and sindrie persones that may be knawin to be
subject lo the s . nd vocatioun lo be caliit absenlis to amerciat transgressor ! - lo punish unlawis casualilics and vthcris dew-ties quliatsomcver pencilling and belonging or that may fall to l . e pait be quliatsomcver personc or persones . subject to said craft to aske crave rcssave intramet with and uplift aud thc samyn to thair awn propper vse to apply deputtis under thame in the said office with
clerkis seruandis assistcris and all vthcris officiaris and membcris of court nt-idfull lo inak crcat substitute and ordene for quhom they sail be haldin to answer All & sindrie plainlisactiounes i _ causes pencilling to ' . he said craft and vocatioun aud againes quhalsumevcr pcrsone or persones professors y ' r ' of to heir discuss dcccrnc & decyde aclis decreitis & sentences thairvpoun to pronounce and tlie samyn to dew executioun to cause be put And
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gnallie . all and sindrie vyeris priviledges liberties and immunities quhatsumever concerning the said craft to do vse & exerce and cavis be done exercet and keipet siclyke and als friely in all respects as , ony vyeris thair predecessors hes done or micht haif done thanieselfis in ony tyme bygane friely quietlie weill and in peace but ony revocatioun obstacle impediment or againe calling
quhatsumevir . In witness of the q'lk thing to thir renttis w ' ttin be Alexander Aikinheid servitor to Andro Hay wrytter we haif sub ' t thir _? nts w ' t our hands at TheLudgeof The Ludge of Edinburgh Dnndie William Robert Strachowne Wallace ( Thomas Fleming maister decon wardane in Ed ' r Andrew Wast and
and Hew Forrest Dauid Quhyit maisw ' t o ' r handis at the teris in Dundie w ' t o ' r pen led be the notar hands at the pen led Johne W att ¦> vnder sub'd for ws be the notar vnder o ' r command be- subtcryveand at our cause we can not commands because we wryt can not writt . Adow . Hay nota- Thomas Robertson I rius asseruit notarius asseruit
( Robert Caldwell in Glasgow with my hand at ye pen led , p , be ye notar vnder Robert Johnstone T , . " -f subscrywand for me Mais . . . Paterson , ' . because 1 cannot writ myselff The Ludge J . Henrysone notu- Daw id Mesone
ofGlasgoiu . rius asseruit Mais . . . Johne Boyd deakin ( I Jn . Serveite m ' r of ) ye craftis in Stirlinge with my hand at ye pen led be ye notar vnder subscryv and for me be-I becaus I can not writt I J . Henrysone notarius 1 asseruit
r I Jon Bunie ane of the m ' r's of Dumfermlinge w't my hand at ye Hew Douok dekin of ye pen led be ye notar vnder measour . es and vrichlis- subscryvand for me at oil Ayr my command becaus I can not writ myself ! J . Henrysone notarius asseruit
r Dauad Robertson ane ,. [ r . ir in 1 c \ of ye mesteris Andrew George EJ .. d [ e II ] decan of j r f er ^ squaimena . idnov quarter- j Thomas [ W ] elsone varln : ust , r den of ye sed Lug of l Sant Androis
' The Ludge of Stirlinge Johne Thomsone James Rond 77 ie Ludge of Dunferinlinge . ne of .
Presentation To Bro. Worley, Royal Albert Lodge, No. 907.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . WORLEY , ROYAL ALBERT LODGE , No . 907 .
On the evening of the 16 th inst ., several ofthe brethren oftliislodgeassembledat Bro . Chard ' s , Abcurch-lane , City , forthe ' purposc of taking leavcof Bro . Alfred G . T . Worley , J . W . and Sec , on his departure for California . In the absence of Bro . the Rev . J . M . Vaughan , W . M ., who is on the Continent , Bro . — . J . Lewis , I . P . M ., occupied
the chair , and after a short address , he presented to Bro . Worley , in the name of the lodge , the following address which had been engrossed and illuminated on vellum , together with a silver snuff-box of chaste manufacture and design : — " Royal Albert Lodge , No . 907 . To Bro . A . G . T . Worley , J . W . and Sec . We , the undersigned Master , Past Masters , Officers and Brethren of the Royal Albert
Lodge , No . 907 , request your acceptance of the accompanying snuff-box , winch we present to you in recognition ofthe services rendered by you to the lodge , and in bidding you farewell on your resigning your membership previous to leaving England . We trust that success may attend on you in your future career , and we heartily recommend
you to our Masonic brethren m the land of your adoption . Dated , this 16 th day of August , 1870 . " Here follow the signatures , headed by that ofthe W . M . Bro . Worleyliaving made a short response , the brethren sat down to an admirable repast , after which the health and future success of Iiro . Worley were drank in bumpers of champagne .
THE BLOOD IN OLD AGE . — As age advances the blood becomes thin and cloudy—or , in a full habit , thick and cloudy . The failing of thc powers of life requires extra nutrition and support , and tlie blood yielding thc excess required is soon overcharged with carbon , which gives to it the cloudy appearance . Being then impure , day by day the vitiated matter increases , and the body suffers from a thousand ailments . "The Blood Purifier , "
old Dr . Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparilla , supplies the extra nutrition to thc blood and restores to it its florid hue , and then thc progress of decay is arrested and the ailment disappear—man lives out his days , and the sunset of life is unattended with suffering . Testimonials with each bottle from the 1 Ion . the Dean of Lismore , General Wm .
Gilbert , of the Indian Army ; and Rev . Francis Monck , of "The Gospel Evangelist . ' " Ordered also for Apothecaries' Hall , London . Sold by all druggists , in bottles 2 s . 6 d ., 4 s ., ' 4 s . 6 d ., 7 s . 6 d ., us . Pills and Ointment , each in boxes is . lj _ d ., 2 s . 9 d ., 4 s . 6 d . —Caution : Get the red and blue wrappers , with the old Doctor ' s head in the centre . No other genuine . —[ Advt . ]
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The St. Clair Charters.
THE ST . CLAIR CHARTERS .
By Bro . D . MURRAY LYON , Hon . Corresponding Member of the Union of German Freemasons , and of the Rosicrucian Society of England ; Hon . Fellow of the London Literary Union ; one of the Grand Stewards in the Grand Lodge of Scotland ; P . M . Lodge Scarborough , Tobago , West Indies ; author of the "History of Mother Kilwinning , " & c .
We have deferred replying to Bro . Chalmers I . Paton ' s queries until we should be able to send copies of the transcripts , which , in the course of our preparation ofthe " History of the Lodge of Edinburgh" ( Mary's Chapel ) , we had made from the originals of the St . Clair Charters . These MSS . were several years ago accidentally discovered by
David Laing , Esq ., ofthe Signet Library , who gave them to the late Bro . Aytoun , Professor of Belleslettres in the University of Edinburgh , in exchange for some antique documents he had . The Professor presented them to the Grand Lodge of Scotland , in whose repositories they now are . There can be no doubt of their identity as originals . We have
compared several of the signatures with autographs in other MSS . ofthe time . The charters are in scrolls of paper—the one 15 by 11 ^ 2 inches , the other 26 by nyi inches—and for their better preservation have been affixed to cloth . The caligraphy is beautiful , and though the edges of the paper have been frayed and holes worn in one or two places
where the sheets had been folded , there is no difficulty in supplying the few words that have been obliterated and making out the whole of the text . About three inches in depth at the bottom of No . 1 in the right hand corner is entirely wanting , which may have contained some signatures in addition to those given . The left hand bottom corner of No . 2 has been similarly torn away , and the same remark
with regard to signatures may apply to it . The first document is a Letter of Jurisdiction granted by the Freemen Masons of Scotland to William St . Clair of Roslin ( probable date 1600--1 ); the second purports to have been granted by the Freemen Masons and Hammermen of Scotland to Sir William St . Clair of Roslin ( probable date May 1 , 1628 ) . They are as follows : —
No . 1 . Be it kend till all men be ihir present Iris . Ws deacones maisteris and frie men of the Maissones w ' tin the realme of Scotland with expres consent & assent of Wm Schaw Maister of Wark to our sou ' anc lord ( Tor sa mekle as from aige to aige it lies bene observit ainangs ws that thc Lairds of rosling lies ever bene patroncs and
protectors of ws and our previleges lyckas our predecessors lies obeyit and acknawledgeil thame as patroncs and I'tectoris Quhill that w'in thir few yiers throwch negligence and slewthfulness the samyn lies past furth of vse Quhairby nocht onlie lies the Laird of Rosling lyne owt of his just vrycht bot also our haill craft lies bene destitute of ane patrone protectour and oversear q'lk hes
gendent manyfauld corruptiones and imperfcctiones baith amangis ourselfis and iu our craft and l-. es gevin occasioun to mony persones to consave evill opinioim of ws and our craft and to leive off great inerpryscs of pollecie Be ressone of our great misbehaliaviour w ' out correction Quhairby not onelie the comiltairs of the faultis bot also the honest men nr disapoyntit of tbair
craft and _)| fcit As lyckwayes qulicn dyvers and sindrie contraverscs fallis out amangis ourselfis tbair follows great & manyfald inconveniencis throw want of ane [ patrone and protector ] we nocht being abill to await vpoun the ordiner judges & judgement of this re . ihne throw the occasiounof our po . vertie and langsuinness of process ffor remcid of q ' r ' of and for keping of guid ardour
amangis ws in all tymes cummying and Mr advancement our craft and vocatioun within this realme and furtheiens of policie w ' t'in thc samiu We for our selffis & in name of our haill brcthercne and craftismen w ' t consent foirsaid aggreis and consentis that Win Sinclar now of roslin for him self & his airis purches and obteine at ye hands of our Sou'anc Lord libcrtie fricdome and jurisdiction !!
vpone ws and our successoures in all tunes cunimyng as patroncs & judges to us and the haill ( . "fessoris of our craft w ' t'in this realme ( pi ! : - . m of we have power and commissoun Swathat lieirefter we may acknowledge him and his airis as our patrone ancl judge vnder our Soa ' ane
Lord w ' t ' out ony kynd uf appellation ) , u .- declynyng from his judgement with power to the said Williame and his airis to depute judges ane or mae vnder him and to vse sick ampill and lairge jurisdictione vpo-. in ws i \ : our successors als Weill as burghc as land as it salt plcis our souerane lord to grant to him and his airis WILLIAM SCHAW . Maistir of Wark .
Edinburgh Thomas Weir mason in Edr . Thomas Andro Symsone Robertsoun wardane of the Lmlge Jhone Robesoune of Dumfermling and Sanct Androis and takand the burding vpoun him for his bi-thci'cnc of ye mason craft St . Androis within they Lwdgcs and for the Commissionars efter mentionat viz Dauid Skowgall Alexander Gilbert &
Hadingtoun Dauid Spens for the Lwdgc of Sanct P . Campbell talc- Androis , Andro Alcsouu and Arehiand ye burdyng bald Angous Commissionars for the for Jon . Saw Lwdgc of Dwmfermling ' . Rot . J . Vallance Baize and Johne Saw for the I . wdge Willim Aittoun of Heddingtoun with o ' r hands led on the pen be the Notables vnderwritten at o ' r commandis because we can nocht write
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Achiesones Ileavin Ita est Laurentius Robesoun George Aittoun Notarius publicus ad prcemissa re-Jo . Fwsetter quisitus de specialibus mandatis diet . Thomas Petticrwf personarum scribere nescien vt aseruerunt testan . manti mea propria
[ Ita est ] Henricus Banna [ tyne ] Dumfermling connotarius ad premissa [ de man-Robert Pest datis ] antedictarum personarum [ scribere nescientium ut aseruerunt teste ] mami mea propria
NO . 11 . Be it kend till all men be thir present Ires . We the Deacones maisteris and friemen of the maissones and hammermen within the kingdome of Scotland That forsamekill as from aidge to aklge it lies bene observe ! amangis ws and owr predecessoris that the Lairds of Rosling hes ever bene patrones and protectoris of ws & o ' r
priwledgis Lykeas our predecessores hes obeyit reverencet & acknawledget thame as patrones and protectoris q ' rof they had letters of protection ! . & vthcris richtis grantit be his ma ' ties most no'll progenitors of worthie memorie q'lkis with sindrie vtheris of the Lairds of Rosling his writis being consumct & brunt in ane flame of fyre within the castle of Rosling in ane . . .
_ he consummation !! and burneing q r of being clearlie knawin to ws and owr predecessors deacones maisteris and friemen of the saidis vocatiounis , and our protection !! of the samyn and piiviledgis thereof [ be negligence ] and slouthfulness being liklie to pass furth of wse q ' rthrow not only wald the Lairds of Rosling lyne out of thair just richt but also our haill craftis wald haif bene destitute of
ane patrone protector & oversear quhilk wald ingenner monyfald imperfectiounes and corruptiounes baith amangis our selfis and in our craft and give occasioune to mony persones to conceave evill opinioim of ws and our craft and to leive af many and grit interpryces of policie q'lkis wald be vndertakin if our grit misbehaveour were sulYerit to go on w ' t ' out correction !! . For remcid q ' r ' of and for
keiping of guid ordour amangis ws in all tyme aiming and for advancement of our craft and vocatioun within his hienes kingdome of Scotland and furdering of policie yairntill The maist pairt of our predecessoris for themselfis and in name and behalfe of our bretherene and craftismen
w t advyse and consent of Williame Schaw maistir of wark to heincs unq'le darresl father of worthie memorie All in ane voce agreit consentit and subscryvet that Williame Sinclar of Rosling father to to S ' r Williame Sinclar now of Rosling for him self and his airis sould pinches & obteine at the handis of his ma ' lie libcrtie friedome &
jurisdictioun upon ws & our predecessoris deacones maisteres & friemen of the saidis vocaliounes as patroncs and judges to us and the haill professors y ' r ' of within the said Kingdom q ' r ' of they had power & commission !! Sua that they and we micht yaircaftcr acknawlcdge him and his airis as o ' r patrone & judge under our soverane lord without ony kynd of appellation or declinatoure frome thair
judgement for ever , As the said agriement subscryvet be the said m ' r of wark and our predecessors at maire length [ proportis ] In the quhilk oflice priviledge & jurisdictioun over ws and our said [ voca ] lioun the said Williame Sinclar of Rosling ever contincwit to his going to Ireland q ' r he presently remanes sen the quhilk [ time ] of his departure furth of this realme thair ar very mony corruptiounes &
imperfectiounes rysin and ingennerit baith amangis ourselfis & in our saidis vocaliounes in defect of ane patrone and oversear over ws and thc samyn Sua that the saidis vocaliounes ar altogieler liklie to decay And now for saiftie thairof we hailing full experience of the efauld guid skill and judgement quhilk the said S ' r Williame Sinclar now of Rosling hes in our said craft and vocatioun and
for reparation of the mines and monyfald corruptiounes and enormities done be unskilful ! persones thairintill We all in ane voce haif ratifiet and approven and be thir presents ratifies "i approves the foresaid former l ' re of jurisdictioun and liberli- made and stib ' t be our brcthercne and his heincs umc- 'le M ' r of wark for the tyine to the said Williame Sinclar of rosling father to the said Sir William
quhairby he and his airis ar acknowledge ! as our patrone and judge under o ' r soverane lord over ws & the hail ! professors of our said vocatioun w ' t'in this his heines kingdom of Si-ut ' -uidc without any appellation or declinato ' r from thair judgements in ony [ lime hereafter ] forever And further we all in ane voce as said is of new haif maid constitute & ordainii and be thir prcscnlis makis
constitutes iV ordancs the said S ' r Williame Sinclar now of Rosling and his airis maill our only patrones protectoris and overscans under our soverane lord lo ws __ our snecc-. soris deacones maisteris and friemen of our saids vucaiiouncs of maissones hammermen w ' t'in the haill Kingdome of Scotland & of o ' r haill priviledge ; - and jurisdicliouucs belonging thairto
ij ' r'in he his father and yair predecessoris Lairds of Rosling haif bene in v :. _ ufp-ssessioun ihir mony aidges bygaiia With full power to him and thame b . ; llianicselfis thair waurJauis and deputtis to be constitute lie thame ta affix and appjynt places of meeting for keiping of guid ord ' r in ihe said craft als oft and sua oft as neiil sail rcquyro A !! and sindrie persones that may be knawin to be
subject lo the s . nd vocatioun lo be caliit absenlis to amerciat transgressor ! - lo punish unlawis casualilics and vthcris dew-ties quliatsomcver pencilling and belonging or that may fall to l . e pait be quliatsomcver personc or persones . subject to said craft to aske crave rcssave intramet with and uplift aud thc samyn to thair awn propper vse to apply deputtis under thame in the said office with
clerkis seruandis assistcris and all vthcris officiaris and membcris of court nt-idfull lo inak crcat substitute and ordene for quhom they sail be haldin to answer All & sindrie plainlisactiounes i _ causes pencilling to ' . he said craft and vocatioun aud againes quhalsumevcr pcrsone or persones professors y ' r ' of to heir discuss dcccrnc & decyde aclis decreitis & sentences thairvpoun to pronounce and tlie samyn to dew executioun to cause be put And
The St. Clair Charters.
gnallie . all and sindrie vyeris priviledges liberties and immunities quhatsumever concerning the said craft to do vse & exerce and cavis be done exercet and keipet siclyke and als friely in all respects as , ony vyeris thair predecessors hes done or micht haif done thanieselfis in ony tyme bygane friely quietlie weill and in peace but ony revocatioun obstacle impediment or againe calling
quhatsumevir . In witness of the q'lk thing to thir renttis w ' ttin be Alexander Aikinheid servitor to Andro Hay wrytter we haif sub ' t thir _? nts w ' t our hands at TheLudgeof The Ludge of Edinburgh Dnndie William Robert Strachowne Wallace ( Thomas Fleming maister decon wardane in Ed ' r Andrew Wast and
and Hew Forrest Dauid Quhyit maisw ' t o ' r handis at the teris in Dundie w ' t o ' r pen led be the notar hands at the pen led Johne W att ¦> vnder sub'd for ws be the notar vnder o ' r command be- subtcryveand at our cause we can not commands because we wryt can not writt . Adow . Hay nota- Thomas Robertson I rius asseruit notarius asseruit
( Robert Caldwell in Glasgow with my hand at ye pen led , p , be ye notar vnder Robert Johnstone T , . " -f subscrywand for me Mais . . . Paterson , ' . because 1 cannot writ myselff The Ludge J . Henrysone notu- Daw id Mesone
ofGlasgoiu . rius asseruit Mais . . . Johne Boyd deakin ( I Jn . Serveite m ' r of ) ye craftis in Stirlinge with my hand at ye pen led be ye notar vnder subscryv and for me be-I becaus I can not writt I J . Henrysone notarius 1 asseruit
r I Jon Bunie ane of the m ' r's of Dumfermlinge w't my hand at ye Hew Douok dekin of ye pen led be ye notar vnder measour . es and vrichlis- subscryvand for me at oil Ayr my command becaus I can not writ myself ! J . Henrysone notarius asseruit
r Dauad Robertson ane ,. [ r . ir in 1 c \ of ye mesteris Andrew George EJ .. d [ e II ] decan of j r f er ^ squaimena . idnov quarter- j Thomas [ W ] elsone varln : ust , r den of ye sed Lug of l Sant Androis
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Presentation To Bro. Worley, Royal Albert Lodge, No. 907.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . WORLEY , ROYAL ALBERT LODGE , No . 907 .
On the evening of the 16 th inst ., several ofthe brethren oftliislodgeassembledat Bro . Chard ' s , Abcurch-lane , City , forthe ' purposc of taking leavcof Bro . Alfred G . T . Worley , J . W . and Sec , on his departure for California . In the absence of Bro . the Rev . J . M . Vaughan , W . M ., who is on the Continent , Bro . — . J . Lewis , I . P . M ., occupied
the chair , and after a short address , he presented to Bro . Worley , in the name of the lodge , the following address which had been engrossed and illuminated on vellum , together with a silver snuff-box of chaste manufacture and design : — " Royal Albert Lodge , No . 907 . To Bro . A . G . T . Worley , J . W . and Sec . We , the undersigned Master , Past Masters , Officers and Brethren of the Royal Albert
Lodge , No . 907 , request your acceptance of the accompanying snuff-box , winch we present to you in recognition ofthe services rendered by you to the lodge , and in bidding you farewell on your resigning your membership previous to leaving England . We trust that success may attend on you in your future career , and we heartily recommend
you to our Masonic brethren m the land of your adoption . Dated , this 16 th day of August , 1870 . " Here follow the signatures , headed by that ofthe W . M . Bro . Worleyliaving made a short response , the brethren sat down to an admirable repast , after which the health and future success of Iiro . Worley were drank in bumpers of champagne .
THE BLOOD IN OLD AGE . — As age advances the blood becomes thin and cloudy—or , in a full habit , thick and cloudy . The failing of thc powers of life requires extra nutrition and support , and tlie blood yielding thc excess required is soon overcharged with carbon , which gives to it the cloudy appearance . Being then impure , day by day the vitiated matter increases , and the body suffers from a thousand ailments . "The Blood Purifier , "
old Dr . Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparilla , supplies the extra nutrition to thc blood and restores to it its florid hue , and then thc progress of decay is arrested and the ailment disappear—man lives out his days , and the sunset of life is unattended with suffering . Testimonials with each bottle from the 1 Ion . the Dean of Lismore , General Wm .
Gilbert , of the Indian Army ; and Rev . Francis Monck , of "The Gospel Evangelist . ' " Ordered also for Apothecaries' Hall , London . Sold by all druggists , in bottles 2 s . 6 d ., 4 s ., ' 4 s . 6 d ., 7 s . 6 d ., us . Pills and Ointment , each in boxes is . lj _ d ., 2 s . 9 d ., 4 s . 6 d . —Caution : Get the red and blue wrappers , with the old Doctor ' s head in the centre . No other genuine . —[ Advt . ]