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Freemasonry In England.
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND .
Continued from , page 103 , Edward III ,, A . D . 1327 , became the patron of arts and sciences He sot up a table at Windsor , 600 feet round , for feasting the gallant knights of all nations , and rebuilt the castle of Windsor , as a Eoyal Grand Master by his several deputies or masters of workviz—1 John de '
, . : . Spoulee called Master of the Giblim , who rebuilt St . George ' s Chapel where the King constituted the order of the garter , A . D . 1375;— % ! William of Wykeham , at the head of 400 Freemasons , who rebuilt the strono- and stately castle , when he was made Bishop of Winchester;—3 . Eobert ° of Barnham succeeded at the head of 250 Freemasons , and finished St . George ' s « Teat haU and other works in the castle !
; -, Henry Yevele , called at first in the old records , the King ' s Freemason . He built for the King the London Charter house King ' s Hall , Cambridge , Queenborough Castle , and rebuilt ot Stephen s Chapel , afterward the House of Commons in Parliament - —5 Simon Lang-ham Abbot of Westminsterwho repaired the of the
, , body Cathedral as it now stands . The King also founded the Abbey of Eastmmster , near the Tower , upon the site of which now stands the Victualling Office ; and his laudable example was well followed , for the Queen endowed Queens College , Oxford , while others built many stately mansions and about thirty reliaious houses . _ - •> . ;
Notwithstanding the expensive wars in this reign , the constitutions en A ' ZVV 7 ^ r ? 1 ° ! d reC r 01 'C ] im P ° rts- "Tliat in the glorious reign of King Edward III when Lodges were many and frequent , the Grand Master ivithlus wardens at the head of the Grand Lodge , with consent « mf e reaIjn - tIien S ' eiiei-a % Freemasons , ordained , ' iatfor tlie tomeat the
^ . , making or admission of a brother the constitutions ancl charges shall be read : ' That Master Masons or masters of work shaU be examined , whether they be able of cunning to serve their respective lords , as well the highest as the Ioivest to the honour and worship of the aforesaid art , ancl to the profit of their lords ; for they be their lords who employ , and pay them
That when the Master and wardens preside in a Lodge , the sheriff if need be or the mayor , or the alderman , if a brother where the Chapter is held shall be sociate to the Master , in help of him against rebels , and for upholding the rights of the realm : / That entered prentices , at their making shall . be charged not to be thieves nor theives maintained That the fellow
craft , shall travail honestly for their pay and love their fellows as themselves ; and that all shall be true to the King , to the Eealm , and to the Lodo-e 'That if any of the fraternit y should be fractious , mutinous , or disobecbent to the Grand Master ' ordersand after
s , proper admonitions , should persist m Ins rebellion , he shall forfeit all his claims to the rights benefits and privileges of a true ancl faithful brother , & c , concluding with —Amen , so mote it be . ' a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In England.
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND .
Continued from , page 103 , Edward III ,, A . D . 1327 , became the patron of arts and sciences He sot up a table at Windsor , 600 feet round , for feasting the gallant knights of all nations , and rebuilt the castle of Windsor , as a Eoyal Grand Master by his several deputies or masters of workviz—1 John de '
, . : . Spoulee called Master of the Giblim , who rebuilt St . George ' s Chapel where the King constituted the order of the garter , A . D . 1375;— % ! William of Wykeham , at the head of 400 Freemasons , who rebuilt the strono- and stately castle , when he was made Bishop of Winchester;—3 . Eobert ° of Barnham succeeded at the head of 250 Freemasons , and finished St . George ' s « Teat haU and other works in the castle !
; -, Henry Yevele , called at first in the old records , the King ' s Freemason . He built for the King the London Charter house King ' s Hall , Cambridge , Queenborough Castle , and rebuilt ot Stephen s Chapel , afterward the House of Commons in Parliament - —5 Simon Lang-ham Abbot of Westminsterwho repaired the of the
, , body Cathedral as it now stands . The King also founded the Abbey of Eastmmster , near the Tower , upon the site of which now stands the Victualling Office ; and his laudable example was well followed , for the Queen endowed Queens College , Oxford , while others built many stately mansions and about thirty reliaious houses . _ - •> . ;
Notwithstanding the expensive wars in this reign , the constitutions en A ' ZVV 7 ^ r ? 1 ° ! d reC r 01 'C ] im P ° rts- "Tliat in the glorious reign of King Edward III when Lodges were many and frequent , the Grand Master ivithlus wardens at the head of the Grand Lodge , with consent « mf e reaIjn - tIien S ' eiiei-a % Freemasons , ordained , ' iatfor tlie tomeat the
^ . , making or admission of a brother the constitutions ancl charges shall be read : ' That Master Masons or masters of work shaU be examined , whether they be able of cunning to serve their respective lords , as well the highest as the Ioivest to the honour and worship of the aforesaid art , ancl to the profit of their lords ; for they be their lords who employ , and pay them
That when the Master and wardens preside in a Lodge , the sheriff if need be or the mayor , or the alderman , if a brother where the Chapter is held shall be sociate to the Master , in help of him against rebels , and for upholding the rights of the realm : / That entered prentices , at their making shall . be charged not to be thieves nor theives maintained That the fellow
craft , shall travail honestly for their pay and love their fellows as themselves ; and that all shall be true to the King , to the Eealm , and to the Lodo-e 'That if any of the fraternit y should be fractious , mutinous , or disobecbent to the Grand Master ' ordersand after
s , proper admonitions , should persist m Ins rebellion , he shall forfeit all his claims to the rights benefits and privileges of a true ancl faithful brother , & c , concluding with —Amen , so mote it be . ' a