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Notes On The " United Orders Of The Temple And Hospital."
time ; in fact , precisely forty days after De Molat , and of dysentery . The church in which tite body was placed took fire , and the corpse was half consumed before it could be removed . The
chroniclers cast reproaches upon Clement ' s moral ' s , and accuse him of entertaining a criminal passion for Brunisand de Foix , Countess of Talleyrand , the daughter of the Count de
Foix , who was considered to be in her time the most beautiful woman in France . She is said to have had the . greatest power over the Pope , and when she wished any petitions granted , she
was wont to place them on her naked bosom before him . * Philip , after De Molai ' s death , fell ill of fever , and died 29 th Nov ., 13 14 , in the fortv-sixth year
of his age . Some suppose that the fever was the result of poison . Raynouarcl says that all those who were leaders in the persecution of the Temnlars , came to
an untimely end . Every one knows the horrible end of lid ward II . in Berkeley Castle , and some of us have seen the loom where he was murdered .
Bro . Haye says the people believed in the innocence of the Order , and received the last words of the Templars in the light of oracles They abandoned themselves to the liveliest grief ,
and shed abundant tears . Looking upon the Knights as martyrs in the cause of truth , a judgment conlirmed by posterity , many gave money for masses for the repose of their souls .
Bro . Haye adds : — " I . ' pontile whole question , there can exist but one opinion regarding the Order of the Temple , that while innocent of every crime brought against it , it was hunted to the death on account of its wealth and growing power . "
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Ihe Old Charges if British Freemason * . B ) WILLIAM J AMKS Ilt'oiiw . Simpkin , Marshall , and Co ., London . We have frequently placed upon record an
expression of our profound appreciation of liro . Hughan ' s ? vIasome labours , and , to some extent , eve can now onl y repeat our judgment upon his merits as a -Masonic student and archaeologist .
but the most recent example of his zealous researches , is of too great importance to the Craft in general to bo quoted merely in that formal style of complimentary notice , which seems to ) e stereotyped , however well bestowed .
Probably no subject ha : ; of late excited more interest in the minds of many thoughtful brethren , than the retain i / iuaslio of the antiquity ol ' the Craft . All kinds of theories haye b . en broached , some p lausibk' enough , although resting upon
trad founda ' con-, others tttt-. 'rly baseless , because at variance wuh our traditionary history and customs . That coincidences have been construed into proofs " strong as Holy Writ , " is a fact none will gainsay . That resemblances aud
alhnitics to ancient rit .-s have been cited as evidence of identity between those rites , and ihe existing ceremonies of Freemasonry , is patent to all who have considered the question . . ' Notwithstanding , — -or should we not say rather
in consequence oi ' i — their mistaken etforls and mi-eiiivctcd zeal , the real rt cords of tlie Craft lay buried in obeeurity , so thai as a reaction from ihe fables of antedih'vi . ci Masonry , we have actually witnessed , in the present ' day , attempts to rcier the creation oi' sn . itiiaiivc
'•' ¦ ' Mihiian ' s "Latin Chri -rianih . " Vo l . vii ., y , ? -. ¦ j ., - ¦ :
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Freemasonry to the revivalists of 1717 , and to brand the memories of our Andersons and Desaguliers' with the stigmas of imposture and fraud . Fortunately , however , sufficient evidence is extant to attest the existence of the Craft long
before the advent of the Georgian era in British annals ; and it is to such painstaking and discriminating Masonic students as Bro . Hughan undoubtedly is , that we are indebted for many interesting and invaluable facts as illustrations of
Masonic progress in the olden time . Bro . Hughan avows himself a believer in the theory that " the present association of Freemasons is an out-growth of the building corporations and guilds of the middle ages , as also the lineal
descendants and sole representative of the early secret Masonic sodalities " - —a theory comprehensive enough to comprise , within its ample area , nearly all the accepted traditions of the origin of the Craft . He , as a natural sequence ,
disavows the so-called " 1717 " theory , repels and refutes it by a few well-chosen examples ol the working of " speculative" Masonry long before that memorable year of revival . He then proceeds to lay before the reader a sketch of
the several MS . " Constitutions , " commencing with " Halliwell ' s , " approximate date , 1 . 590 , down to Kruase ' s MS ., printed 1810 . Transcripts of all the original MSS . of note , with the exception of two which have already been
published , are given in litis valuable work , and it is further adorned with a fac-similo of portions of the York MSS ., 1704 , ami also of tlie "Antiquity" MS ., A . D . 168 ' ) , at present in possession of the celebrated lime-immemorial lodge of that
name , now No . 2 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England , This unquestionably authentic document was never printed in extenso until the publication of Brc 1 Italian ' s " Charges . " Inasmuch as a family likeness runs through all
the " Constitutions , " we need scarcel y quote any part of the curious regulations which have been handed down by our predecessors in the Craft , but we can hear testimony to the fidelity with which the various transcripts are rendered , and to the general value of the compilation as a
whole . It is . in short , a work of reference with which every Masonic antiquarian should be provided- —presenting , at one view , in a compendious form , all the data upon the subject that can lie traced bv diligent enquiry and patient research .
It would be unjust were we to omit alluding to the very masterly preface , from the pen of our accomplished brother , the Rev . Adolphus l " . A . Woodford , Past Grand Chaplain , rector of Swillington , Leeds . As a scholar and an
antiquarian , Bro . Woodford has long been favourably known beyond Masonic circles , as well as by the numerous brethren who love and esteem him ; and although he has set up a high standard of literary perfection as his exemplar , we
may safely say that Ins " preface to Bro . Hughan ' s book will , in no way , detract from bis well-earned fame , ft is a capital resume of the entire subject , and as a scholarly contribution to Masonic literature , is fully commensurate
with the importance of the theme . Bro . Woodford ' s " guild" theory , is not ventilated now for the first time , inasmuch as we well remember hearing his instructive oration in support of the theory at the ceremony of laying tlie foundation stone of Freemasons' Hall , m lelt , and our
learned brother has sustained the assumption 111 many a friendly controversy since thai time ; but we do not hesitate to add that time and truth arc fighting on his side , and that c-, cry recent addition to our Masonic stores oi' information , confirms his ideas , and u' . sti'i"s It is
conclusions . Masonic Emblems . --- Stevens and Richardson , Great Queen-street . We have great pleasure m directing tlie
special attention of our readers to a very beautiful work of art in photography , which represents the Sac / id Volume , opened at the si . ' . th chapter of the l .- 'i Look < . ' ¦ ' !' - hit , ' -, together with the apj . ropriato emblems oi the Graft .
1 lie ccccutiou oi tiie c-.:. ' . i .-. n .- uoili . 'ii ' - ; lo be desired , and the prev at which il . is produced , is . 6 d . p lain , or ' . iuir-tei y coloured , ; , s ,
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brings it within the reach of every Mason . We trust it will command a rapid and extensive sale , as such a specimen of artistic skill deserves the utmost encouragement . Alessrs . Stevens and Richardson , Stationers aud Steam Printers , 5 , Great Queen-street , arc the publishers of this really choice Masonic morceau .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
BRO . EMRA HOLMES AND "A MASONIC STUDENT . " " A Mtnonic Student , "is directed to Knight ' s London , and to Addison ' s Knights Templar for the information he seeks . I hope to make use of some of his valuable notes on the order
contributed to your contemporary . —After I have done my task , however , I hope , my brethren , and particularly such learned and esteemed contributors to the Freemason , as a Masonic Student will remember that 1 merely write to inform the younger members of our Order , and that I do
not seek to instruct brethren so much better able to instruct me . My sole desire is to awaken curiosity into the origin of the Masonic Order of the Temple , whose traditions I think are as much entitled to respect as those of thc Craft , but I think that the history of the Kni ghts Templar has yet to be written . — EMRA HOLMES .
BRO . LYON S AEW WORK . —We understand that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , P . G . M ., the Royal Patron of the ( Iraft in Scotland , has been generously pleased to place his name among the subscribers to Bro . D . Murray Lyon ' s
" History of the Lodge of Edinburgh , and of Freemasonry in Scotland . " We are informed that His Royal Highness will extend his patronage generall y to the work . The interesting volume will be published in October by the
wellknown firm of Blackwood and Sons , Edinburgh and London . Already a large proportion ofthe limited edition has been subscribed for by tha fraternity , and the Most Noble the Marquis of Ripon , ( M . W ., Grand Master of England ) and
other eminent Masons have signified their intention of subscribing . From what we have heard we fear the whole edition will be exhausted before anything like publicity has been given to
the . work . We therefore , venture to suggest that the number should be increased , and every opportunity be embracedjto make the forthcoming history known throughout the length and breadth of the land .
The Crystal Palace , on the occasion of thc Foresters' great fete on Tuesday , was visited by 84 , 950 persons , a rather larger number than has ever before attended on one day .
"A VISIT TO ! -h > i > s ' s COCOA M . vNcrACTOity . —Through tiie kindness of . Messrs . Epps , I recently had an opportunity of seeing the many complicated and varied processes tlie Cocoa beau passes through ere it is sold for public use , and behur both interested and hiedilv pleased with what
I raw duruic- ; my v ' -it io t ' ne tv . auuiactary , I thought a brief aec-iuut of tiie Cocoa and t ' ne way it is manufactured by Messrs . Jipjis , t . ) fit it for ; i wholesome and nutritious beverage , micrlil ' be . oi interest to the readers of Land and Wat er . —See Ailicle in Lund and Water , Oct-ther le ..
I loi . i . o ' . v . ' . v ' s OISTMI-INT . v :: o 1 ' ii . i . s . —Xcsrlieeence always in . - ' .-. vusable , becomes altogether unpardonable when a ; c-lil-euce , such as i- ' evcr threatens to stalk throughout I - " ¦ - ¦ lard , and relentlessly claim all avecs for its victims . I S ' . ve . Ir . ese remedies handy—At ceilaiu seasons , when the veiyaif seems foal vvitli iufc . tion , and tiie . water provokes i ! :-.: ise , il becomes the paramount duty of all invalids to
kca tcem-ce . es ,-i : i : l tear famines fn kin lic . iith ;<< : d w ; ev > nr . Xo wound or sore should now be permitted to run its de-. 'tuictive course : no sk ; n di .-. ea c should le allowed I ) dep : ess tiie nervous system ; when all sue !) piedisposinir calces of dauber may be effectually lemoved by this liealiii ; . ; ointment an . i these | Hirifyin ; r pilis , without ciicrvatiny ; or irritatiae , tin- const' ! u . lion . —Aurr .
" There is no medicine at the p . c-cl day I value so ' .: . lily a . , the lVe . t Killer . 1 have used ii in my family f ir years , and in every in-. lance it has proved a sovereign remedy . I tested its viiliv lo-day on a severe burn , and f-a'lil ' il at ) III .- ! cu ' . thl );¦ ( l < -, iic / l .-- .- " i . I ) . \))) , „; y ., )' iii , c Ce e ' . i : / v-r . Xe-, \ or ! ., — ' , '¦• iVn , !> a-X . \ Son , Lendon , d . C"
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Notes On The " United Orders Of The Temple And Hospital."
time ; in fact , precisely forty days after De Molat , and of dysentery . The church in which tite body was placed took fire , and the corpse was half consumed before it could be removed . The
chroniclers cast reproaches upon Clement ' s moral ' s , and accuse him of entertaining a criminal passion for Brunisand de Foix , Countess of Talleyrand , the daughter of the Count de
Foix , who was considered to be in her time the most beautiful woman in France . She is said to have had the . greatest power over the Pope , and when she wished any petitions granted , she
was wont to place them on her naked bosom before him . * Philip , after De Molai ' s death , fell ill of fever , and died 29 th Nov ., 13 14 , in the fortv-sixth year
of his age . Some suppose that the fever was the result of poison . Raynouarcl says that all those who were leaders in the persecution of the Temnlars , came to
an untimely end . Every one knows the horrible end of lid ward II . in Berkeley Castle , and some of us have seen the loom where he was murdered .
Bro . Haye says the people believed in the innocence of the Order , and received the last words of the Templars in the light of oracles They abandoned themselves to the liveliest grief ,
and shed abundant tears . Looking upon the Knights as martyrs in the cause of truth , a judgment conlirmed by posterity , many gave money for masses for the repose of their souls .
Bro . Haye adds : — " I . ' pontile whole question , there can exist but one opinion regarding the Order of the Temple , that while innocent of every crime brought against it , it was hunted to the death on account of its wealth and growing power . "
Reviews.
Reviews .
Ihe Old Charges if British Freemason * . B ) WILLIAM J AMKS Ilt'oiiw . Simpkin , Marshall , and Co ., London . We have frequently placed upon record an
expression of our profound appreciation of liro . Hughan ' s ? vIasome labours , and , to some extent , eve can now onl y repeat our judgment upon his merits as a -Masonic student and archaeologist .
but the most recent example of his zealous researches , is of too great importance to the Craft in general to bo quoted merely in that formal style of complimentary notice , which seems to ) e stereotyped , however well bestowed .
Probably no subject ha : ; of late excited more interest in the minds of many thoughtful brethren , than the retain i / iuaslio of the antiquity ol ' the Craft . All kinds of theories haye b . en broached , some p lausibk' enough , although resting upon
trad founda ' con-, others tttt-. 'rly baseless , because at variance wuh our traditionary history and customs . That coincidences have been construed into proofs " strong as Holy Writ , " is a fact none will gainsay . That resemblances aud
alhnitics to ancient rit .-s have been cited as evidence of identity between those rites , and ihe existing ceremonies of Freemasonry , is patent to all who have considered the question . . ' Notwithstanding , — -or should we not say rather
in consequence oi ' i — their mistaken etforls and mi-eiiivctcd zeal , the real rt cords of tlie Craft lay buried in obeeurity , so thai as a reaction from ihe fables of antedih'vi . ci Masonry , we have actually witnessed , in the present ' day , attempts to rcier the creation oi' sn . itiiaiivc
'•' ¦ ' Mihiian ' s "Latin Chri -rianih . " Vo l . vii ., y , ? -. ¦ j ., - ¦ :
Reviews.
Freemasonry to the revivalists of 1717 , and to brand the memories of our Andersons and Desaguliers' with the stigmas of imposture and fraud . Fortunately , however , sufficient evidence is extant to attest the existence of the Craft long
before the advent of the Georgian era in British annals ; and it is to such painstaking and discriminating Masonic students as Bro . Hughan undoubtedly is , that we are indebted for many interesting and invaluable facts as illustrations of
Masonic progress in the olden time . Bro . Hughan avows himself a believer in the theory that " the present association of Freemasons is an out-growth of the building corporations and guilds of the middle ages , as also the lineal
descendants and sole representative of the early secret Masonic sodalities " - —a theory comprehensive enough to comprise , within its ample area , nearly all the accepted traditions of the origin of the Craft . He , as a natural sequence ,
disavows the so-called " 1717 " theory , repels and refutes it by a few well-chosen examples ol the working of " speculative" Masonry long before that memorable year of revival . He then proceeds to lay before the reader a sketch of
the several MS . " Constitutions , " commencing with " Halliwell ' s , " approximate date , 1 . 590 , down to Kruase ' s MS ., printed 1810 . Transcripts of all the original MSS . of note , with the exception of two which have already been
published , are given in litis valuable work , and it is further adorned with a fac-similo of portions of the York MSS ., 1704 , ami also of tlie "Antiquity" MS ., A . D . 168 ' ) , at present in possession of the celebrated lime-immemorial lodge of that
name , now No . 2 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England , This unquestionably authentic document was never printed in extenso until the publication of Brc 1 Italian ' s " Charges . " Inasmuch as a family likeness runs through all
the " Constitutions , " we need scarcel y quote any part of the curious regulations which have been handed down by our predecessors in the Craft , but we can hear testimony to the fidelity with which the various transcripts are rendered , and to the general value of the compilation as a
whole . It is . in short , a work of reference with which every Masonic antiquarian should be provided- —presenting , at one view , in a compendious form , all the data upon the subject that can lie traced bv diligent enquiry and patient research .
It would be unjust were we to omit alluding to the very masterly preface , from the pen of our accomplished brother , the Rev . Adolphus l " . A . Woodford , Past Grand Chaplain , rector of Swillington , Leeds . As a scholar and an
antiquarian , Bro . Woodford has long been favourably known beyond Masonic circles , as well as by the numerous brethren who love and esteem him ; and although he has set up a high standard of literary perfection as his exemplar , we
may safely say that Ins " preface to Bro . Hughan ' s book will , in no way , detract from bis well-earned fame , ft is a capital resume of the entire subject , and as a scholarly contribution to Masonic literature , is fully commensurate
with the importance of the theme . Bro . Woodford ' s " guild" theory , is not ventilated now for the first time , inasmuch as we well remember hearing his instructive oration in support of the theory at the ceremony of laying tlie foundation stone of Freemasons' Hall , m lelt , and our
learned brother has sustained the assumption 111 many a friendly controversy since thai time ; but we do not hesitate to add that time and truth arc fighting on his side , and that c-, cry recent addition to our Masonic stores oi' information , confirms his ideas , and u' . sti'i"s It is
conclusions . Masonic Emblems . --- Stevens and Richardson , Great Queen-street . We have great pleasure m directing tlie
special attention of our readers to a very beautiful work of art in photography , which represents the Sac / id Volume , opened at the si . ' . th chapter of the l .- 'i Look < . ' ¦ ' !' - hit , ' -, together with the apj . ropriato emblems oi the Graft .
1 lie ccccutiou oi tiie c-.:. ' . i .-. n .- uoili . 'ii ' - ; lo be desired , and the prev at which il . is produced , is . 6 d . p lain , or ' . iuir-tei y coloured , ; , s ,
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brings it within the reach of every Mason . We trust it will command a rapid and extensive sale , as such a specimen of artistic skill deserves the utmost encouragement . Alessrs . Stevens and Richardson , Stationers aud Steam Printers , 5 , Great Queen-street , arc the publishers of this really choice Masonic morceau .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
BRO . EMRA HOLMES AND "A MASONIC STUDENT . " " A Mtnonic Student , "is directed to Knight ' s London , and to Addison ' s Knights Templar for the information he seeks . I hope to make use of some of his valuable notes on the order
contributed to your contemporary . —After I have done my task , however , I hope , my brethren , and particularly such learned and esteemed contributors to the Freemason , as a Masonic Student will remember that 1 merely write to inform the younger members of our Order , and that I do
not seek to instruct brethren so much better able to instruct me . My sole desire is to awaken curiosity into the origin of the Masonic Order of the Temple , whose traditions I think are as much entitled to respect as those of thc Craft , but I think that the history of the Kni ghts Templar has yet to be written . — EMRA HOLMES .
BRO . LYON S AEW WORK . —We understand that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , P . G . M ., the Royal Patron of the ( Iraft in Scotland , has been generously pleased to place his name among the subscribers to Bro . D . Murray Lyon ' s
" History of the Lodge of Edinburgh , and of Freemasonry in Scotland . " We are informed that His Royal Highness will extend his patronage generall y to the work . The interesting volume will be published in October by the
wellknown firm of Blackwood and Sons , Edinburgh and London . Already a large proportion ofthe limited edition has been subscribed for by tha fraternity , and the Most Noble the Marquis of Ripon , ( M . W ., Grand Master of England ) and
other eminent Masons have signified their intention of subscribing . From what we have heard we fear the whole edition will be exhausted before anything like publicity has been given to
the . work . We therefore , venture to suggest that the number should be increased , and every opportunity be embracedjto make the forthcoming history known throughout the length and breadth of the land .
The Crystal Palace , on the occasion of thc Foresters' great fete on Tuesday , was visited by 84 , 950 persons , a rather larger number than has ever before attended on one day .
"A VISIT TO ! -h > i > s ' s COCOA M . vNcrACTOity . —Through tiie kindness of . Messrs . Epps , I recently had an opportunity of seeing the many complicated and varied processes tlie Cocoa beau passes through ere it is sold for public use , and behur both interested and hiedilv pleased with what
I raw duruic- ; my v ' -it io t ' ne tv . auuiactary , I thought a brief aec-iuut of tiie Cocoa and t ' ne way it is manufactured by Messrs . Jipjis , t . ) fit it for ; i wholesome and nutritious beverage , micrlil ' be . oi interest to the readers of Land and Wat er . —See Ailicle in Lund and Water , Oct-ther le ..
I loi . i . o ' . v . ' . v ' s OISTMI-INT . v :: o 1 ' ii . i . s . —Xcsrlieeence always in . - ' .-. vusable , becomes altogether unpardonable when a ; c-lil-euce , such as i- ' evcr threatens to stalk throughout I - " ¦ - ¦ lard , and relentlessly claim all avecs for its victims . I S ' . ve . Ir . ese remedies handy—At ceilaiu seasons , when the veiyaif seems foal vvitli iufc . tion , and tiie . water provokes i ! :-.: ise , il becomes the paramount duty of all invalids to
kca tcem-ce . es ,-i : i : l tear famines fn kin lic . iith ;<< : d w ; ev > nr . Xo wound or sore should now be permitted to run its de-. 'tuictive course : no sk ; n di .-. ea c should le allowed I ) dep : ess tiie nervous system ; when all sue !) piedisposinir calces of dauber may be effectually lemoved by this liealiii ; . ; ointment an . i these | Hirifyin ; r pilis , without ciicrvatiny ; or irritatiae , tin- const' ! u . lion . —Aurr .
" There is no medicine at the p . c-cl day I value so ' .: . lily a . , the lVe . t Killer . 1 have used ii in my family f ir years , and in every in-. lance it has proved a sovereign remedy . I tested its viiliv lo-day on a severe burn , and f-a'lil ' il at ) III .- ! cu ' . thl );¦ ( l < -, iic / l .-- .- " i . I ) . \))) , „; y ., )' iii , c Ce e ' . i : / v-r . Xe-, \ or ! ., — ' , '¦• iVn , !> a-X . \ Son , Lendon , d . C"