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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Chester, 1650-1700.
& excellent in any Trade , or Manuall occupation whatsoeuef . If then though Arts , men attaine to wealth , Riches , & renoune , that w * & 0 fa depend thereon , viz .: Armes , or Coate Armour , as badges of worshi p & esteeme may not be denyed such crafte-men , such Artificers & such maist of Arts and Sciences * * * * Now , the persons to whom these Achievements are prop [ er ] ly & of right due , are these chiefely ffor all the inferior trades as they ' in Societies Brother hoodshaue
t are Companyes , , or , peculiar coates-and crest assigned to them as they are corporations & endowed with power to plead , or be impleaded in the name of the said corporations , which , said coates belonging to such or such a trade , any person of that trade ( though not of the Society ) may assume & make use off either as a sea . le Armes , or in the house or on plate to be engraven or any other as his owne [ er ] &
wayes prop peculiar coate , without- any offence to any p [ er ] son whatsoeuer And if str „ much more they of the fraternity may ( nay doe ) make use of such comp anyes ' coates as their pp . [ proper ] rights & dues w * coates with their crests & supporters are as followeth
" Companyes ancl Societies Coates of Armes . " * After describing a coat , of an altar upon ivhich is flaming fire , - ^ h clouds in chief , he says : — "Under the notion of Riseing " [ by their learning , care , industry & e . & c 1 " members in a kingdome , prouince , or civil gonernment in citt ys an ( j c ' orpo . rations : May be these , clarks of the Crowne & peace , Marshall ' s Lawyers councellsMaistersWardens & Stewards of Societies '
, , , , comon councells sherriffs , Maiors , & other chiefe officers in corporations . " Again , on p . 171 , when dealing with the " Badges of Particular persons " " The Gowne with loose sleeues hanging backwards is the badge of a cittizen , or free Burgesse , and denison both of a citty and comply . ^ ^ weareing a Tippettf & hood of scarlet and Green pty [ party ] colo i shews
arec the person to be an officer in his Brotherhood , as warden , Reefe , . steward But a Long Tippett of Scarlett & Green Taffaty worne about stick a Gowne mans neck : shews him to be a councell man , a Master or Livery mail 01 , in the way of advancement to places of higher power in their citty or corporation . "
" In the Last place , J we shall give some few examples of the Badges or Markes of Trades & Tradesmen & that under a double notion , first ag thev are Linked togather in fraternities , societies , or companys , in w respect each brotherhood hath a distinct coate or cognizance , secondly as they are disiunct [ distinct ] following their each perticular calling & Imploy , & so m 0 Bt Tradsmen haue their own signe or Marke , Especiall y Merchaunts by -w ch their marked
goods are . " From amongst those given , I have selected only those more or less kearing on building . " Carpenters of London § were Incorporated 17 E . 4 . A a cheueron ingrailed betw . 3 compasses S ., the crest a torce A &¦ S , an hand holding a square 0 , sleeue G , turned [ up ] , A . So it is in Chester Armes . Masons , || or ffree Masons . S . on a cheueron betw . 3 towers A i
a paTe of compasses extended S ( of olde the towers were triple towered ) % " the crest on a Wreath , a Tower A , the Escochion is cotized with t wo ' columes of the corinthion Order 0 . Motto is , In the Lord is all our Trtlst- the free Masons were made a company , 12 . H . IV . " '
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Chester, 1650-1700.
& excellent in any Trade , or Manuall occupation whatsoeuef . If then though Arts , men attaine to wealth , Riches , & renoune , that w * & 0 fa depend thereon , viz .: Armes , or Coate Armour , as badges of worshi p & esteeme may not be denyed such crafte-men , such Artificers & such maist of Arts and Sciences * * * * Now , the persons to whom these Achievements are prop [ er ] ly & of right due , are these chiefely ffor all the inferior trades as they ' in Societies Brother hoodshaue
t are Companyes , , or , peculiar coates-and crest assigned to them as they are corporations & endowed with power to plead , or be impleaded in the name of the said corporations , which , said coates belonging to such or such a trade , any person of that trade ( though not of the Society ) may assume & make use off either as a sea . le Armes , or in the house or on plate to be engraven or any other as his owne [ er ] &
wayes prop peculiar coate , without- any offence to any p [ er ] son whatsoeuer And if str „ much more they of the fraternity may ( nay doe ) make use of such comp anyes ' coates as their pp . [ proper ] rights & dues w * coates with their crests & supporters are as followeth
" Companyes ancl Societies Coates of Armes . " * After describing a coat , of an altar upon ivhich is flaming fire , - ^ h clouds in chief , he says : — "Under the notion of Riseing " [ by their learning , care , industry & e . & c 1 " members in a kingdome , prouince , or civil gonernment in citt ys an ( j c ' orpo . rations : May be these , clarks of the Crowne & peace , Marshall ' s Lawyers councellsMaistersWardens & Stewards of Societies '
, , , , comon councells sherriffs , Maiors , & other chiefe officers in corporations . " Again , on p . 171 , when dealing with the " Badges of Particular persons " " The Gowne with loose sleeues hanging backwards is the badge of a cittizen , or free Burgesse , and denison both of a citty and comply . ^ ^ weareing a Tippettf & hood of scarlet and Green pty [ party ] colo i shews
arec the person to be an officer in his Brotherhood , as warden , Reefe , . steward But a Long Tippett of Scarlett & Green Taffaty worne about stick a Gowne mans neck : shews him to be a councell man , a Master or Livery mail 01 , in the way of advancement to places of higher power in their citty or corporation . "
" In the Last place , J we shall give some few examples of the Badges or Markes of Trades & Tradesmen & that under a double notion , first ag thev are Linked togather in fraternities , societies , or companys , in w respect each brotherhood hath a distinct coate or cognizance , secondly as they are disiunct [ distinct ] following their each perticular calling & Imploy , & so m 0 Bt Tradsmen haue their own signe or Marke , Especiall y Merchaunts by -w ch their marked
goods are . " From amongst those given , I have selected only those more or less kearing on building . " Carpenters of London § were Incorporated 17 E . 4 . A a cheueron ingrailed betw . 3 compasses S ., the crest a torce A &¦ S , an hand holding a square 0 , sleeue G , turned [ up ] , A . So it is in Chester Armes . Masons , || or ffree Masons . S . on a cheueron betw . 3 towers A i
a paTe of compasses extended S ( of olde the towers were triple towered ) % " the crest on a Wreath , a Tower A , the Escochion is cotized with t wo ' columes of the corinthion Order 0 . Motto is , In the Lord is all our Trtlst- the free Masons were made a company , 12 . H . IV . " '