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Article THE OLD CHARGES OF THE BRITISH FREEMASONS. ← Page 6 of 6 Article AS WE MAKE IT. Page 1 of 1
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The Old Charges Of The British Freemasons.
And alsoe yt noe fellow goe into ye Towne in ye night time ivhere is a lodge of Fellows is , without hee haves , a Fellow ivith him yt hee may beare him witness yt hee was in honest Company . And alsoe yt every Mr or Fellow shall come to ye Assembly yt hee bee within Fif tie miles , if hee have any writings . And if hee Trespassed againstye Craft to abide ye Aivard of Masters & Fellows .
And alsoe yt every Mr ancl Fellow yt have trespassed against ye Craft shall stand there att ye Award of Masters & Fellows , & to make them agree , if they can , and if they cannot cause them to accord , to goe to ye Comon Laiv . And alsoe yt noe Mr or FCIIOAV make any mold Square or Rule to any Layer , or sett Layer within ye lodge , or without to hew any mold stones . And alsoe yt every Mason receii'e and cherish strange Fellows Avhen they
come over to ye Country , and sett them on work , and they desire as ye manuer is , ( that is to say ) if hee have noe mold stones in his place , hee shall refresh , he shall refresh him Avith money unto ye next lodge And alsoe that every Mason shall truly serve ye Lord for his pay , ancl every Mr shall truly make an end of ye Avork bee it by Task or Journey if hee have his Covenants , and all that you ought to have .
These Charges that now bee rehearsed to you & to all others that belong to Masons , you shall truly keep—So help you God , ancl yor holydoome , and . by this Booke unto your Power Amen . Doe all as you would bee clone unto , and I beseech you att every meeting and Assembly you pray heartil y for all Christians—Farewell . A certified transcsip t from the original roll made by W . J . Hughan .
As We Make It.
AS WE MAKE IT .
OH , call not this a vale of tears , A world of gloom and sorrow ; One half the grief that o ' er us comes From self we often borroiv . The earth is beautiful and good ; How long ivill man mistake it ? The folly is within ourselves—The world is what we make it .
Did we but strive to make the best Of troubles that befall us , Instead of meeting cares half-way , They would not so appal us . Earth has a spell for loving hearts ; Why should we seek to break it ?
Let ' s scatter flowers instead of thorns—The world is what we make it . If truth and love and gentle words We took the pains to nourish , The seeds of discontent would die , Ancl peace and concord flourish .
Oh , has not each some kindly thought ? Then let ' s at once awake it ; Believing that , for good or ill , The world is ivhat Ave make it .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Old Charges Of The British Freemasons.
And alsoe yt noe fellow goe into ye Towne in ye night time ivhere is a lodge of Fellows is , without hee haves , a Fellow ivith him yt hee may beare him witness yt hee was in honest Company . And alsoe yt every Mr or Fellow shall come to ye Assembly yt hee bee within Fif tie miles , if hee have any writings . And if hee Trespassed againstye Craft to abide ye Aivard of Masters & Fellows .
And alsoe yt every Mr ancl Fellow yt have trespassed against ye Craft shall stand there att ye Award of Masters & Fellows , & to make them agree , if they can , and if they cannot cause them to accord , to goe to ye Comon Laiv . And alsoe yt noe Mr or FCIIOAV make any mold Square or Rule to any Layer , or sett Layer within ye lodge , or without to hew any mold stones . And alsoe yt every Mason receii'e and cherish strange Fellows Avhen they
come over to ye Country , and sett them on work , and they desire as ye manuer is , ( that is to say ) if hee have noe mold stones in his place , hee shall refresh , he shall refresh him Avith money unto ye next lodge And alsoe that every Mason shall truly serve ye Lord for his pay , ancl every Mr shall truly make an end of ye Avork bee it by Task or Journey if hee have his Covenants , and all that you ought to have .
These Charges that now bee rehearsed to you & to all others that belong to Masons , you shall truly keep—So help you God , ancl yor holydoome , and . by this Booke unto your Power Amen . Doe all as you would bee clone unto , and I beseech you att every meeting and Assembly you pray heartil y for all Christians—Farewell . A certified transcsip t from the original roll made by W . J . Hughan .
As We Make It.
AS WE MAKE IT .
OH , call not this a vale of tears , A world of gloom and sorrow ; One half the grief that o ' er us comes From self we often borroiv . The earth is beautiful and good ; How long ivill man mistake it ? The folly is within ourselves—The world is what we make it .
Did we but strive to make the best Of troubles that befall us , Instead of meeting cares half-way , They would not so appal us . Earth has a spell for loving hearts ; Why should we seek to break it ?
Let ' s scatter flowers instead of thorns—The world is what we make it . If truth and love and gentle words We took the pains to nourish , The seeds of discontent would die , Ancl peace and concord flourish .
Oh , has not each some kindly thought ? Then let ' s at once awake it ; Believing that , for good or ill , The world is ivhat Ave make it .