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Freemasonry In England.
his health be toasted as Grand Master elect . Also , that the new Grand Master , as soon as installed , have the sole power of appointing his Deputy Grand Master and Wardens according to ancient custom , Avhen a noble brother was Grand Master . At a Grand Lodge opened in ample form on Lady-day , 1721 , at the same place , the Grand Master proposed for his successor the Noble Br .
John Duke of Montague ; ivho being present , Avas saluted as Grand Master elect , with every demonstration of joy . The G . M . Payne finding from the great increase in the number of Lodges there Avould be a Avant of room , at the next feast proposed that the coming assembly be held at the Stationers' Hall , near Ludgate-street , AA'hich was agreed to . The Grand Wardens Avere then orderedas usualto prepare the feast , and to appoint
, , some brothers of ability to assist them as steAvards , and other brethren as Avaiters to attend the tables , as no strangers must be present . Br . Josiah Villineau , upholder in the Borough of Southwark , hoAvever , generously undertook the Avhole management , and received the thanks of the society for his attention . The assembly and feast being held at Stationers' Hall , June 24 th ,
1721 , the Grand Master , with his Wardens , the former Grand Officers , and the Masters and Wardens of tAvelve Lodges , met the Grand Master elect , at the Queen ' s Arms Tavern , in St . Paul's Church Yard , in the morning , and having confirmed the election of Br . Montague , they made several new brothers , particularly , Philip Lord Stanhope , afterwards Earl
of Chesterfield , and walked on foot from thence to the Hall ( in proper clothing and in due form ); where they were joyfully received by about one hundred and fifty brethren , all clothed . They then sat doAA'n to a very elegant feast after the ancient manner of Masons . After dinner , the Past Grand Master made the first procession round the Hall , and when returned , he proclaimed aloud , the most noble Brother John Montague ,
Duke of 1 'Ioutague , Grand Master of Masons ; and the Past Grand Master , Br . Payne , having invested him Avith the ensigns and badges of his office , installed him in the chair of King Solomon , and sat doivn on his right hand , Avhile the Avhole assembly OAvned the Duke ' s authority with due homage and joyful congratulations . The Grand Master then appointed Br . John Beale , M . D ., his Deputy Grand Master , whom Br . Payne invested
and installed in the chair of H . A ., on the Grand Master ' s left hand . Br . Josiah Villeneau and Br . Thomas Mortice were appointed Grand Wardens and were inA'ested by the late Grand Wardens . The Grand Master having made his second procession round the hall , Br . Desaguliers delivered an eloquent oration on Masonry . The Grand Master , after expressing his thanks to Br . Yilleneau for his care of the feast , desired
him , as Senior Grand Warden , to close the Lodge . The Grand Lodge Avas opened in ample form 29 th September , 172 I at the King ' s Anns Tavern . The old Gothic Constitutions not meeting Avith the approbation of the members of the Grand Lodge , Br . James Anderson , A . M ., Avas ordered to digest them in a HBAV and better method . The Grand Lodge met in due form at the King ' s Anns Tavern , on St .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In England.
his health be toasted as Grand Master elect . Also , that the new Grand Master , as soon as installed , have the sole power of appointing his Deputy Grand Master and Wardens according to ancient custom , Avhen a noble brother was Grand Master . At a Grand Lodge opened in ample form on Lady-day , 1721 , at the same place , the Grand Master proposed for his successor the Noble Br .
John Duke of Montague ; ivho being present , Avas saluted as Grand Master elect , with every demonstration of joy . The G . M . Payne finding from the great increase in the number of Lodges there Avould be a Avant of room , at the next feast proposed that the coming assembly be held at the Stationers' Hall , near Ludgate-street , AA'hich was agreed to . The Grand Wardens Avere then orderedas usualto prepare the feast , and to appoint
, , some brothers of ability to assist them as steAvards , and other brethren as Avaiters to attend the tables , as no strangers must be present . Br . Josiah Villineau , upholder in the Borough of Southwark , hoAvever , generously undertook the Avhole management , and received the thanks of the society for his attention . The assembly and feast being held at Stationers' Hall , June 24 th ,
1721 , the Grand Master , with his Wardens , the former Grand Officers , and the Masters and Wardens of tAvelve Lodges , met the Grand Master elect , at the Queen ' s Arms Tavern , in St . Paul's Church Yard , in the morning , and having confirmed the election of Br . Montague , they made several new brothers , particularly , Philip Lord Stanhope , afterwards Earl
of Chesterfield , and walked on foot from thence to the Hall ( in proper clothing and in due form ); where they were joyfully received by about one hundred and fifty brethren , all clothed . They then sat doAA'n to a very elegant feast after the ancient manner of Masons . After dinner , the Past Grand Master made the first procession round the Hall , and when returned , he proclaimed aloud , the most noble Brother John Montague ,
Duke of 1 'Ioutague , Grand Master of Masons ; and the Past Grand Master , Br . Payne , having invested him Avith the ensigns and badges of his office , installed him in the chair of King Solomon , and sat doivn on his right hand , Avhile the Avhole assembly OAvned the Duke ' s authority with due homage and joyful congratulations . The Grand Master then appointed Br . John Beale , M . D ., his Deputy Grand Master , whom Br . Payne invested
and installed in the chair of H . A ., on the Grand Master ' s left hand . Br . Josiah Villeneau and Br . Thomas Mortice were appointed Grand Wardens and were inA'ested by the late Grand Wardens . The Grand Master having made his second procession round the hall , Br . Desaguliers delivered an eloquent oration on Masonry . The Grand Master , after expressing his thanks to Br . Yilleneau for his care of the feast , desired
him , as Senior Grand Warden , to close the Lodge . The Grand Lodge Avas opened in ample form 29 th September , 172 I at the King ' s Anns Tavern . The old Gothic Constitutions not meeting Avith the approbation of the members of the Grand Lodge , Br . James Anderson , A . M ., Avas ordered to digest them in a HBAV and better method . The Grand Lodge met in due form at the King ' s Anns Tavern , on St .