Curious List Of Lodges, A.D. 1736.

1 to 141 , some having dates of constitution ; the last mentioned ( 141 ) being constituted March 17 th , 1736 . It is evident , therefore , that this List was made up or copied from a Register of Lodges of A . D . 1736 ; but , as will be seen from the transcrip t I have made and appended to this communication , it was not reproduced from the regular engraved List of 1736 , re-printed by Bro .

Gould ; but if taken at all from such a publication , there must have been a later issue in the same year . Neither could it have been based upon the 1737 Calendar , as that contained Lodges numbered from 1 to 163 , the last having been warranted 21 st September , 1737 . As the numeration practically remained unaltered up to the 1739 List , I incline to the belief , that from whatever Registers the List in question was

compiled , the numeration was consecutively arranged by the editor of the " Pocket Companion , " none of the blanks in the authorized Lists being exhibited . On examining the following Roll of Lodges , it will be found that No . 13 , vacant in 1736 List , is supplied , and that No . 2 of 1736 is omitted . Nos . 17 and 26 London , 28 Bath , 29 Bristol , 41 and 45 London , 58 Oxford , 64 , 67100115116 and 120 London are also omitted ,

, , , , Of these , 64 only is erased from the 1736 Register . That the compilation is partly made up from a List having the " signs of the houses " engraved , is clear from the guesses made , differing from those supplied by Bro . Gould from the Grand Lodge Records , e . g ., ( a ) Baptist Head and Anchor , No . 19 ; ( b ) Swan and Olive Tree , No . 22 ; ( c ) Whale , No . 26 ; ( d ) Angel and Crown , No . 36 ; ( e ) No . 49 Anchor and Crown ; and others .

, The engraved List of 1738 is numbered 1 to 171 , the last being granted at Gloucester , March 28 th , 1738 ; but I take it that , if the editor of the " Pocket Companion " copied from either the List of 1737 or 1738 , he would have added the Lodges given therein ; so it would appear that , after all , the following is a compilation from another of the engraved Lists of 1736 , only issued later in the year .

Some of these engraved Lists of Lodges were issued monthly , with the necessary corrections , but those would be of later dates than 1736-9 . We have reason to believe , however , that even before that period , several editions were occasionally published in a year . Any Brethren who may possess Lists of Lodges which end either in 1731 or 1732 would confer a boon on Masonic students if they made their character known , and thus enable us to verify the origin of certain Lodges .

A . D . 1736 . AN EXACT LIST OF REGULAR ENGLISH LODGES ACCORDING TO THEIR SENIORITY AND CONSTITUTION . 1 1 . King ' s Arms , St . Paul's Churchyard , 1 st Tuesday in every month . 3 2 . The Horn , Westminster , 2 nd Thursday . 4 3 . Shakespeare ' s HeadMarlborough Street 1 st Tuesdayconst . Jan .

, , , 17 th , 1722 . 5 4 . Bell , Nicholas Lane , 2 nd Wednesday , const . July 11 th , 1721 . 6 5 . Mr . Braund , New Bond Street , 2 nd and 4 th Thursday , Jan . 19 th , 1722 . 7 6 . Rummer in Queen Street , Cheapside , 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday , Jan . 28 th 1722 .

, 8 7 . Daniel ' s Coffee House , Temple Bar , 1 st Monday , April 25 th , 1722 . 9 8 . One Tun in Noble Street , 1 st and 3 rd Wednesday , May , 1722 . 10 9 . King ' s Arms in New Bond Street , last Thursday , Nov . 25 th , 1722-3 . 11 10 . Queen ' s Head , Knave ' s Acres , 1 st and 3 rd Wednesday , Feb . 27 th , 1722-3 . 12 11 . Castle in Drury Lane .