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The Wood Ms.
THE WOOD MS .
'PHE MS . of which we give the following representation , " verbatim et -L literatim , " though not in " fac-simile , " which was impossible , is a very curious MS ., for various reasons . It is written on parchment , with partially illuminated letters here and there , ancl said to be " translated . " 'The " Finis de Tabula " at the end of the index , for it has also an index , is , according to the view of some , most "archaic , " ancl may refer to a copy two hundred years old , and the MS . therefore deserves careful noting and perusal by all Masonic students .
I HE CONSTITDTIONES OF MASONR . YE . Wherein is briefel y declared , the first foundation of divers Sciences , Aud principally the Science of Masonrye . With divers good Rules , orders aud precepts , Necessary to be observed of all Masons . Psalm 127 . —Except the Lord doe build the house : his laboure is loste that buildes it . Newlye Translated by J . Whitestones for John Sargensonne . 1610 .
The Constitutions of Masonrye . THE mighte of the father of heaven , with the ivisdome of the glorious sonne , throughe the grace of the holie ghoste , three persons and one god be with us at our beginninge , and give us grace to governe ns here in this life , that we may come to bis blsse that never shall have end . Good brethern and fellowesour purpose is to declare to youhow ancl in what manner this
wor-, , thie Science of Masonrie was begun , ancl afterwards how it Avas founded b y worthie kinges , and princes , ancl clivers other worshipfull men . Ancl also to them that be heare we will declare the charges that belongeth to every true Mason to keepe . Therefore take good heede ; it is well worthie te be well kept for a good Crafte and curious Science , for there be 7 Liberall Scyences , of the which this is one of them . And theis be theire names
hereafter followinge : The first is Gramer , which teacheth a man to speake trulie , and to write trulie . The second is Rethoricke , which teacheth a man to speake faire in subtill termes . The third is Logickewhich teacheth a man to discerne or know truth from
, falsehood . The fourth is Arithmetick , which teacheth a man to Reccon and aecoumpt all manner of numbers . 2 M
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Wood Ms.
THE WOOD MS .
'PHE MS . of which we give the following representation , " verbatim et -L literatim , " though not in " fac-simile , " which was impossible , is a very curious MS ., for various reasons . It is written on parchment , with partially illuminated letters here and there , ancl said to be " translated . " 'The " Finis de Tabula " at the end of the index , for it has also an index , is , according to the view of some , most "archaic , " ancl may refer to a copy two hundred years old , and the MS . therefore deserves careful noting and perusal by all Masonic students .
I HE CONSTITDTIONES OF MASONR . YE . Wherein is briefel y declared , the first foundation of divers Sciences , Aud principally the Science of Masonrye . With divers good Rules , orders aud precepts , Necessary to be observed of all Masons . Psalm 127 . —Except the Lord doe build the house : his laboure is loste that buildes it . Newlye Translated by J . Whitestones for John Sargensonne . 1610 .
The Constitutions of Masonrye . THE mighte of the father of heaven , with the ivisdome of the glorious sonne , throughe the grace of the holie ghoste , three persons and one god be with us at our beginninge , and give us grace to governe ns here in this life , that we may come to bis blsse that never shall have end . Good brethern and fellowesour purpose is to declare to youhow ancl in what manner this
wor-, , thie Science of Masonrie was begun , ancl afterwards how it Avas founded b y worthie kinges , and princes , ancl clivers other worshipfull men . Ancl also to them that be heare we will declare the charges that belongeth to every true Mason to keepe . Therefore take good heede ; it is well worthie te be well kept for a good Crafte and curious Science , for there be 7 Liberall Scyences , of the which this is one of them . And theis be theire names
hereafter followinge : The first is Gramer , which teacheth a man to speake trulie , and to write trulie . The second is Rethoricke , which teacheth a man to speake faire in subtill termes . The third is Logickewhich teacheth a man to discerne or know truth from
, falsehood . The fourth is Arithmetick , which teacheth a man to Reccon and aecoumpt all manner of numbers . 2 M