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Extracts From The Minute Books Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Paradise, No. 139.
' gave his authority this evening for the Royal Arch Superexcellent Masons to assemble when and where they please . The officers for the Royal Arch Lodge Elected as follows : —Our most Excellent Comp " . Marshall ( 19 ) , High Priest ,
our most Excellent Comp" . Middlcton ( 40 ) , Royal Arch Captain , our most Excellent Companions , E . Cr . M , Wilkinson ( 24 ) .. .. 1 st Grand Master Roe ( 42 ) 2 d Grand Master Twigg ( 35 ) 3 d Grand Master
Woollen ( 41 ) E ... lst Scribe Wain wrigkt ( 1 ) N . 2 d Scribe Our Avorthy Comp " . GarroAv ( 82 ) Ninetor , Installed By our Worthy Companion Michael James Boyle , from the Grand Chapter , ( Here folIoAv signatures ) .
"Thomas Marshall , Z ., M . J . B ., Z . Jon " . Middlcton , ( monogram ) AV . AVilkinson , J . Cha . Roe , LA . Joshua Twigg , E . B . James AVoollenE .
, Edward AVainwrigbt , N . I do approve of the above Installation , Michael James Boyle , his mark . H . A »? -B .
[ N . B . —Thus his mark is like H . A . B . with on tbe top of thel-I , making a complete monogram ] , ( Page 25 ) . " July 20 th , 1788 . At a general encampment of tbe Royal Arch Superexcellent Masons ( 11 Comps .
present , officers named as follows ) : — Revd . High Priest Royal Arch Capt" . 1 st Grand Master . 2 d Grand Master 1 st Scribe E .
2 d Scribe N . " ( Page 26 , blank ) . ( Pages 27 , 28 , < £ 39 ) A marked difference in handwriting , former titles dropped , and these are the first minutes that are signed , Avhich practice is continued . " 24 th
Decmber , 1797 " being tbe second meeting held on a Christmas Eve ) . " At a General Encampment of R . A , Sup-Ex ' . Masons , Comp " . Robinson present , Tompkin do . RoAvley do .
( Also 8 other Comp " . present ) . Bros . Norton and Lamb Avere propos'd to be exalted , being duly elected" ( N . B —First time the words " elected " and " exalted " are used in reference to candidates ) " they were exalted accordingly after Avbieb A excellent Lecture Avas given by . Chapter closed hi due form " ( N . B . first time this is mentioned ) .
( Signed ) " Saml . Robinson , Z . " ( Page 30 ) . "Apl 15 th , 1798 . "At a Gen ' Encampmen' - & c . "Tho - "Walton , aged 26 , Draper , Sheffield was exalted to tbe supreme degree of a Royal Arch Mason "
( N . B . —First time of using the term " Supreme degree , " also that age and calling are given ) ( Pages 31 & 32—record meetings or adjournments )
( Page 33 ) "October 28 th 1798 . " At a meeting of the R . A . Comp ™ ( 9 present ) it was unanimousl y agreed in order to defray the Expenses of the Royal Arch Warrant . Robes & c , that each Comp" should pay into the Hands of tbe Treasurers One Guinea Avhich Avas accordingly done by tbe above Comp " then present . "
( Pages 34 & 35 .- —Nov . 18 th andDec . 9 th 1798 , meetings held ) but " Jany , Feby , Mch , Apl , May , June , July , Augt , Sep , & Oct . 1799 were adjourned . " ( Page 36—Nov . 25 th 1799—a candidate proposed , balloted for , and exalted . )
[ N . B . —First time of using the word "balloted . " ] ( Page 37 ) — » Dec - 15 th 1799 " — ( a meeting at which the word " Super-excellent " is used for last time . ) ( Page 39 ) - "Mch 15 th 1800 "—a
meeting " opened in due form "—( first time this expression is used . ) ( Apl , May , June . , July ., Augt ., and Sept ., adjourned . )
( Pages 40 & 41 . ;— "Nov 16 th 1800 . " A meeting " when it was proposed that a Bro . Vickers be called to the degree of R . A . Comp" -, he was balloted for , elected and exalted .
( Page 42;— " Deer . 21 st 1800 . "—( A " general encampment" ) . ( Page 43 j— "Feby 1 st 1801 . " —(" the balls for tho Cand turnine out all white
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Extracts From The Minute Books Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Paradise, No. 139.
' gave his authority this evening for the Royal Arch Superexcellent Masons to assemble when and where they please . The officers for the Royal Arch Lodge Elected as follows : —Our most Excellent Comp " . Marshall ( 19 ) , High Priest ,
our most Excellent Comp" . Middlcton ( 40 ) , Royal Arch Captain , our most Excellent Companions , E . Cr . M , Wilkinson ( 24 ) .. .. 1 st Grand Master Roe ( 42 ) 2 d Grand Master Twigg ( 35 ) 3 d Grand Master
Woollen ( 41 ) E ... lst Scribe Wain wrigkt ( 1 ) N . 2 d Scribe Our Avorthy Comp " . GarroAv ( 82 ) Ninetor , Installed By our Worthy Companion Michael James Boyle , from the Grand Chapter , ( Here folIoAv signatures ) .
"Thomas Marshall , Z ., M . J . B ., Z . Jon " . Middlcton , ( monogram ) AV . AVilkinson , J . Cha . Roe , LA . Joshua Twigg , E . B . James AVoollenE .
, Edward AVainwrigbt , N . I do approve of the above Installation , Michael James Boyle , his mark . H . A »? -B .
[ N . B . —Thus his mark is like H . A . B . with on tbe top of thel-I , making a complete monogram ] , ( Page 25 ) . " July 20 th , 1788 . At a general encampment of tbe Royal Arch Superexcellent Masons ( 11 Comps .
present , officers named as follows ) : — Revd . High Priest Royal Arch Capt" . 1 st Grand Master . 2 d Grand Master 1 st Scribe E .
2 d Scribe N . " ( Page 26 , blank ) . ( Pages 27 , 28 , < £ 39 ) A marked difference in handwriting , former titles dropped , and these are the first minutes that are signed , Avhich practice is continued . " 24 th
Decmber , 1797 " being tbe second meeting held on a Christmas Eve ) . " At a General Encampment of R . A , Sup-Ex ' . Masons , Comp " . Robinson present , Tompkin do . RoAvley do .
( Also 8 other Comp " . present ) . Bros . Norton and Lamb Avere propos'd to be exalted , being duly elected" ( N . B —First time the words " elected " and " exalted " are used in reference to candidates ) " they were exalted accordingly after Avbieb A excellent Lecture Avas given by . Chapter closed hi due form " ( N . B . first time this is mentioned ) .
( Signed ) " Saml . Robinson , Z . " ( Page 30 ) . "Apl 15 th , 1798 . "At a Gen ' Encampmen' - & c . "Tho - "Walton , aged 26 , Draper , Sheffield was exalted to tbe supreme degree of a Royal Arch Mason "
( N . B . —First time of using the term " Supreme degree , " also that age and calling are given ) ( Pages 31 & 32—record meetings or adjournments )
( Page 33 ) "October 28 th 1798 . " At a meeting of the R . A . Comp ™ ( 9 present ) it was unanimousl y agreed in order to defray the Expenses of the Royal Arch Warrant . Robes & c , that each Comp" should pay into the Hands of tbe Treasurers One Guinea Avhich Avas accordingly done by tbe above Comp " then present . "
( Pages 34 & 35 .- —Nov . 18 th andDec . 9 th 1798 , meetings held ) but " Jany , Feby , Mch , Apl , May , June , July , Augt , Sep , & Oct . 1799 were adjourned . " ( Page 36—Nov . 25 th 1799—a candidate proposed , balloted for , and exalted . )
[ N . B . —First time of using the word "balloted . " ] ( Page 37 ) — » Dec - 15 th 1799 " — ( a meeting at which the word " Super-excellent " is used for last time . ) ( Page 39 ) - "Mch 15 th 1800 "—a
meeting " opened in due form "—( first time this expression is used . ) ( Apl , May , June . , July ., Augt ., and Sept ., adjourned . )
( Pages 40 & 41 . ;— "Nov 16 th 1800 . " A meeting " when it was proposed that a Bro . Vickers be called to the degree of R . A . Comp" -, he was balloted for , elected and exalted .
( Page 42;— " Deer . 21 st 1800 . "—( A " general encampment" ) . ( Page 43 j— "Feby 1 st 1801 . " —(" the balls for tho Cand turnine out all white