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Freemasonry In England.
those Lodges might object to the surrender , in which case they could never he legally given up . The fair old Lodges always preserved then- power of malcvng , passing , and raising Masons , being termed Master ' s Lodges , ivhile the other Lodges , for many years afterwards , had no such power ; it having heen the custom topass and raise the Masons made by them at the Grand Lodge only .
The Society appears to have progressed but slowl y during the year 1717 . Several brethren joined the old Lodges , hut no UCAV Lodges were constituted . The assembly and feast were held at the Goose and Gridiron , Saint Paul ' s Church-yard , June 24 th , 1718 , when Br . Sayer , having gathered the votes , proclaimed aloud , Br . George Payne , Grand Master of Masons ,
He , being duly invested , installed , congratulated , and horn aged , recommended the strict observance of the quarterly communication ; and desired the brethren to bring to the Grand Lodge any old writings and records concerning Masons and Masonry or containing the usages of ancient times ; and in consequence , many old copies of the gothic constitutions were produced and collated . The Grand Master appointed Br . John
Cordwell , carpenter , G . S . W ., and Br . Thomas Morris , stone-cutter , G . J . W . . and to their activity and zeal the society is much indebted for introducing many brethren of noble rank , who b y their distinguished virtues and abilities reflected honour on the Fraternity , which IIOAV began to gather strength , and the collection of old manuscripts seems to have prepared the way for compiling and publishing a body of Masonic Constitutions ,
though such an intention is not mentioned till three years afterwards . At the assembly and feast held at the above named place , 24 th June , 1719 , the lwerend Brother John Theophilus Desaguliers , LL . D . and F . R . S ., Avas elected Grand Master of Masons . On this occasion , the old , regular and peculiar toasts or healths of the Freemasons Avere introducedand from this time may be dated the rise of Freemasony on its
, present plan in the south of England . The Lodges were considerably increased in number and visited by many old Masons , AVIIO had longneglected to attend , whilst several noblemen AA'ere initiated . Br . Anthony Sayer and Br . Thomas Morrice were appointed Grand Wardens .
At the assembly and feast held at the Goose and Gridiron , 24 th Jul y 1720 , Br . George Payne was re-elected Grand Master , and duly proclaimed and installed with every demonstration of love and harmony . He appointed Br . Thomas Hoby , stone cutter , and Br . Richard Ware , mathematician , Grand Wardens . This year , at some private Lodge , several valuable manuscripts ( for nothing then existed in print ) concerning
the Fraternity , their Lodges , charges , secrets , and usages , particularly one written by Br . Nicholas Stone , the Warden under Inigo Jones , were burnt by some scrupulous brethren , that they might not fall into improper hands .
At the Grand Lodge or quarterly communication , opened in . ample form on St . John the Evangelist ' s day , at the above named place , it was agreed , that in order to avoid disputes , the neAV Grand Master for the future , should be proposed at a Grand Lodge sometime before the annual feast , by the old Grand Master , and if approved , saluted ; or if absent ,,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In England.
those Lodges might object to the surrender , in which case they could never he legally given up . The fair old Lodges always preserved then- power of malcvng , passing , and raising Masons , being termed Master ' s Lodges , ivhile the other Lodges , for many years afterwards , had no such power ; it having heen the custom topass and raise the Masons made by them at the Grand Lodge only .
The Society appears to have progressed but slowl y during the year 1717 . Several brethren joined the old Lodges , hut no UCAV Lodges were constituted . The assembly and feast were held at the Goose and Gridiron , Saint Paul ' s Church-yard , June 24 th , 1718 , when Br . Sayer , having gathered the votes , proclaimed aloud , Br . George Payne , Grand Master of Masons ,
He , being duly invested , installed , congratulated , and horn aged , recommended the strict observance of the quarterly communication ; and desired the brethren to bring to the Grand Lodge any old writings and records concerning Masons and Masonry or containing the usages of ancient times ; and in consequence , many old copies of the gothic constitutions were produced and collated . The Grand Master appointed Br . John
Cordwell , carpenter , G . S . W ., and Br . Thomas Morris , stone-cutter , G . J . W . . and to their activity and zeal the society is much indebted for introducing many brethren of noble rank , who b y their distinguished virtues and abilities reflected honour on the Fraternity , which IIOAV began to gather strength , and the collection of old manuscripts seems to have prepared the way for compiling and publishing a body of Masonic Constitutions ,
though such an intention is not mentioned till three years afterwards . At the assembly and feast held at the above named place , 24 th June , 1719 , the lwerend Brother John Theophilus Desaguliers , LL . D . and F . R . S ., Avas elected Grand Master of Masons . On this occasion , the old , regular and peculiar toasts or healths of the Freemasons Avere introducedand from this time may be dated the rise of Freemasony on its
, present plan in the south of England . The Lodges were considerably increased in number and visited by many old Masons , AVIIO had longneglected to attend , whilst several noblemen AA'ere initiated . Br . Anthony Sayer and Br . Thomas Morrice were appointed Grand Wardens .
At the assembly and feast held at the Goose and Gridiron , 24 th Jul y 1720 , Br . George Payne was re-elected Grand Master , and duly proclaimed and installed with every demonstration of love and harmony . He appointed Br . Thomas Hoby , stone cutter , and Br . Richard Ware , mathematician , Grand Wardens . This year , at some private Lodge , several valuable manuscripts ( for nothing then existed in print ) concerning
the Fraternity , their Lodges , charges , secrets , and usages , particularly one written by Br . Nicholas Stone , the Warden under Inigo Jones , were burnt by some scrupulous brethren , that they might not fall into improper hands .
At the Grand Lodge or quarterly communication , opened in . ample form on St . John the Evangelist ' s day , at the above named place , it was agreed , that in order to avoid disputes , the neAV Grand Master for the future , should be proposed at a Grand Lodge sometime before the annual feast , by the old Grand Master , and if approved , saluted ; or if absent ,,