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Extracts From The Minutes Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Concord Attached To The Anchor And Hope Lodge, No. 37, Bolton.
August ancl November ) be drawn up by Bro . Thos . Rycioft . " At the same meeting another Brother " was initiated to the higher order . " Bro . Rycroft appears to have lost no time in drawing up the petition , for on the
following day ( 22 nd October , 17 SG ) another meeting was held , " Bro . Boyle in the chair , " when it is recorded that " a petition for a Royal Arch Chapter was read by Bro . Tho . . Rj'eroffc , whisfi , being approved of and the thanks of the Body
returned to Bro . Rycroft for his assiduity and attention in drawing it up , was signed in form ancl sent to our Provincial Master . " Another meeting was held 23 vd October 1785 , when "Bro . Jas Stewart was made
Royal Arch and afterwards initiated to the higher order . " Again , on 24 th October , 1785 , a meeting was held , when " Bro . Edward Rothwell and Bro . Wm . Thwoafc were made Royal Arch Superexcellent Masons . "
It will be seen that there were no less than ten meetings in the month of October , 1785 , thus testifying to the zeal of the Brethren m the cause of Royal Arch Masonry . On 19 th Nov ., 1785 , " Bro . John Smallwood , Junr , of Manchester , was made a Royal Arch Superexcellent Mason . "
The next meeting recorded is on 19 th March , 1786 , when it is stated : " The following Brethren were installed into the respective offices : " Bro . Wm . Johnson , " „ Nathl . Howarth
, " „ Roger Mosley , " but no mention is made of what those offices were . Bro . Michael James Boyle is mentioned as a visitor at this meeting , and at the end of the proceedings of such meeting is written what appears to be a
monogram composed of the letters "HAMS T , " under which is the letter " m . " Opposite the monogram is a seal impressed in red wax . The impression is a remarkabl y fine one , ancl the design is as follows : In the centre are a pair of
pillars , on the base of the left hand pillar is the letter B , on the base of the ri ght 'land pillar the letter J ; between the Pillars is a globe in a stand , and the pillars are surmounted by the All-Seeing Eye .
Below the pillars is a ribbon with the motto " I am true . " A circular inscription round the seal reads , " Royal Arch Union Lodge , No . 211 . " How this seal came to be impressed here we cannot conceive , unless it was
affixed by Bro . Boyle . The " Royal Arch Union Lodge , No . 211 " ( from subsequent entries in the Minutes ) would appear to have been held hi the King ' s Own , or 3 rd Dragoons , under the jurisdiction of Scotland .
The next meeting was on 20 th March , 1786 , when it is recorded that " the following letter was sent to Chapter No . 7 , Bury , addressed to Bro . Haworth , Bookseller there : " HealthJoy ancl Peace to our Loving
, Companions of the Grand ancl Royal Chapter , No . 7 . We , the most Excellent , send greeting . Whereas we have obtained the Chapter of Concord , No . 45 , which we intend to have installed on Friday , the 31 st instant , at 4 o ' clock in
the afternoon , according to the powers therein given to us by the Grand and ¦ Royal Chapter of Jerusalem . Your company on the occasion whl be very acceptable to us , your Loving Companions ,
" Enwn . ROTHWELL ) "THOS . WILSON VSojourners . " ELLIS SWEETLOVE j " THOS . I-IEATON , E ., JAS . HOWARTH , N ., WM . JOIINSOK , Z ., NATHL , HOWARTH , II ., WM . HODSON , J . "
" From our General Encampment at Bolton , this 29 th day of March , A . L . 5790 , A . D . 1786 . " At the meeting named in the above letter , viz 31 st March , 1786 , it it stated , " the following Brethren from Bury were properly instructed in Royal Arch Superexcellent Masonry - . " Bro , Wm . Mosley , of our Lodge No . 36 ,
" Bro . John Wood \ " Bro . Geo . Lomax \ From the Chap'' Bro . Robt . Howarth ) ter of Unanimity " Bro . John Ackerley No . 7 , in Bury . " Bro . Abrm . Wood > " then the following- Brethren were
initiated into the higher order : " Bro . Ellis Sweetlove ) pr . Bro . Wm . " Bro . John Lever J Johnson . 2 K 2
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Extracts From The Minutes Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Concord Attached To The Anchor And Hope Lodge, No. 37, Bolton.
August ancl November ) be drawn up by Bro . Thos . Rycioft . " At the same meeting another Brother " was initiated to the higher order . " Bro . Rycroft appears to have lost no time in drawing up the petition , for on the
following day ( 22 nd October , 17 SG ) another meeting was held , " Bro . Boyle in the chair , " when it is recorded that " a petition for a Royal Arch Chapter was read by Bro . Tho . . Rj'eroffc , whisfi , being approved of and the thanks of the Body
returned to Bro . Rycroft for his assiduity and attention in drawing it up , was signed in form ancl sent to our Provincial Master . " Another meeting was held 23 vd October 1785 , when "Bro . Jas Stewart was made
Royal Arch and afterwards initiated to the higher order . " Again , on 24 th October , 1785 , a meeting was held , when " Bro . Edward Rothwell and Bro . Wm . Thwoafc were made Royal Arch Superexcellent Masons . "
It will be seen that there were no less than ten meetings in the month of October , 1785 , thus testifying to the zeal of the Brethren m the cause of Royal Arch Masonry . On 19 th Nov ., 1785 , " Bro . John Smallwood , Junr , of Manchester , was made a Royal Arch Superexcellent Mason . "
The next meeting recorded is on 19 th March , 1786 , when it is stated : " The following Brethren were installed into the respective offices : " Bro . Wm . Johnson , " „ Nathl . Howarth
, " „ Roger Mosley , " but no mention is made of what those offices were . Bro . Michael James Boyle is mentioned as a visitor at this meeting , and at the end of the proceedings of such meeting is written what appears to be a
monogram composed of the letters "HAMS T , " under which is the letter " m . " Opposite the monogram is a seal impressed in red wax . The impression is a remarkabl y fine one , ancl the design is as follows : In the centre are a pair of
pillars , on the base of the left hand pillar is the letter B , on the base of the ri ght 'land pillar the letter J ; between the Pillars is a globe in a stand , and the pillars are surmounted by the All-Seeing Eye .
Below the pillars is a ribbon with the motto " I am true . " A circular inscription round the seal reads , " Royal Arch Union Lodge , No . 211 . " How this seal came to be impressed here we cannot conceive , unless it was
affixed by Bro . Boyle . The " Royal Arch Union Lodge , No . 211 " ( from subsequent entries in the Minutes ) would appear to have been held hi the King ' s Own , or 3 rd Dragoons , under the jurisdiction of Scotland .
The next meeting was on 20 th March , 1786 , when it is recorded that " the following letter was sent to Chapter No . 7 , Bury , addressed to Bro . Haworth , Bookseller there : " HealthJoy ancl Peace to our Loving
, Companions of the Grand ancl Royal Chapter , No . 7 . We , the most Excellent , send greeting . Whereas we have obtained the Chapter of Concord , No . 45 , which we intend to have installed on Friday , the 31 st instant , at 4 o ' clock in
the afternoon , according to the powers therein given to us by the Grand and ¦ Royal Chapter of Jerusalem . Your company on the occasion whl be very acceptable to us , your Loving Companions ,
" Enwn . ROTHWELL ) "THOS . WILSON VSojourners . " ELLIS SWEETLOVE j " THOS . I-IEATON , E ., JAS . HOWARTH , N ., WM . JOIINSOK , Z ., NATHL , HOWARTH , II ., WM . HODSON , J . "
" From our General Encampment at Bolton , this 29 th day of March , A . L . 5790 , A . D . 1786 . " At the meeting named in the above letter , viz 31 st March , 1786 , it it stated , " the following Brethren from Bury were properly instructed in Royal Arch Superexcellent Masonry - . " Bro , Wm . Mosley , of our Lodge No . 36 ,
" Bro . John Wood \ " Bro . Geo . Lomax \ From the Chap'' Bro . Robt . Howarth ) ter of Unanimity " Bro . John Ackerley No . 7 , in Bury . " Bro . Abrm . Wood > " then the following- Brethren were
initiated into the higher order : " Bro . Ellis Sweetlove ) pr . Bro . Wm . " Bro . John Lever J Johnson . 2 K 2