History Of The Airedale Lodge, No. 387,

In May , 1790 , the lodge candlesticks having sustained some trifling damage ; a joiner was employed to repair them , who claimed " allowance , " a still very common practice . Evidently the allowance was good in those days , for appended to the minutes on 1 st June , 1790 , we find this statement :

Allow'd to the above bill for liquor for the joynor for repairing lodge candlesticks Is . Od . The Britannia Lodge , Whitby , No . 332 , was erased b y Grand Lodge , February 10 th , 1790 . The four following extracts from minutes between 1790 ancl 1793 are given without comment ; they need no explanation . July 7 th , 1790 . —Wednesday .

A club feast being held at Bro . Watson ' s on the usual lodge day , was the reason of its being held as this night . It was agreed by the members then present that pieces of Jean for Masonic aprons , & e ., which Bro . Chester some time ago was desired to order for the use of members of this Lodge should be paid for out of the lodge fund , and that each member should have one for his own private use—that the remainder should be deposited in the lodge chest for the use of them that may become Masons next .

Dec . 3 rd , 1792 . The Lodge then agreed that it should be removed to Bro . Coulter ' s , the sign of the White Bear , in Doncaster , and that the nights of meeting should in future be on the first Tuesday in every month . Sunday , Oct . 20 th , and on Sunday , Nov . 3 rd , 1793 , was held two extra meetings to examine the Treasurer's accounts and other business .

The Loyal ancl Prudent Lodge , Leeds , No . 493 , was formed in 1791 , and in 1792 , the Samaritan , Keighley , No . 504 ; Philanthropic , Skipton , No . 505 ; Three Graces , Barnoldswick , No . 506 ; ancl Fidelity , Leeds , No . 512 . In the following year ( 1793 ) the White Hart , Huddersfielcl , No . 513 , ancl the Royal Brunswick , Sheffield , No . 527 , were constituted ; also the Constitutional , Beverley , No . 525 . In 1794 , the Lodge of Hope , Bradford , No . 539 , ancl the PhilanthropicLeedsNo . 542 . In 1795 the Alfred LodgeLeedsNo . 546 .

, , , , , In 1796 , Loyal Halifax Lodge , Halifax , No . 549 ; Prince George , Haworth , No . 550 ; and Ebenezer , Pateley Bridge , No . 556 . In 1797 , the Lion Lodge , Whitby , No . 561 . From the date of the last mentioned minute ( Nov . 3 rd , 1793 ) the meetings of the Duke of York ' s Lodge appear to have been wholly discontinued for over three years , the next being on the 2 nd January , 1797 , followed by an " Emergency " on 13 th February , 1797 .

When Bro . Michael Peruzzi was initiated in the first degree of Masonry , . paid the usual fees with the extra 10 s . 6 d ., for the emergency . This Bro . Peruzzi was an Italian , ancl valet to Sir R . Winn , of Nostell Priory . His connection with the lodge was very brief , for on April 3 rd , 1797 , occurs this extract : Opened a Fellow Craft's Lodge , after which was opened a Master Mason ' s Lodge , and Bro . Peruzzi "initiated" in the third or S .-degree of a Master Mason , at the same time paid his quarterages , ancl declined continuing any longer a member on account of his living so great a distance from the town . The Secretary received of the Treasurer 7 s . 6 d . for admission of Bros . Sinkinson ancl Peruzzi to be transmitted to York .

As the numbers were changed in lz' 92 , ancl no more Lodges were established for several years , I give as under a list of the Lodges existing in 1798 , with the new numbers .

A 53 , Humber , Hull ; 61 , Union Cross , Halifax ; 165 , Old Black Bull , Richmond ; 189 , Tontine , Sheffield ; A 199 , Peace , Dewsbury ;

202 , Unanimity , Wakefield ; . 267 , Old Globe , Scarborough ; 290 , Apollo , York ; 324 , Royal Oak , Ripon ; 331 , Union , York ;