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nate or Provincial Grand Lodge the power to grant Warrants , form Lodges , & c ., also the power , to such Provincial Grand Lodge , to elect ( annually ) its own officers or successors is , to say the least , unique It is extremely desirable that copies of suchor similar documentsshould be
pub-, , lished . Primarily , because the originals run great risks from fire , or of being otherwise destroyed , or lost . Secondly , by the incalculable advantages of such being brought prominently before
all Masonic students , and , Thirdly , it is by the un-earthing and publication of such treasures that our history may be written . I am , fraternally yours , S . B . ELLIS .
[ copy . ] Atholl , GRAND MASTER . Jas . Jones , S . G . W . ; Wm . Diclceij ,, D . G . M . ; James Read , J . G . W . TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN . WETHE GRAND LODGE of the
, Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , ( according to the Old Constitutions granted by His Royal Highness Prince Edwin , at York , Anno Domini Nine Hundred Twenty and Sixand in the year of Masonry Four
, Thousand , Nine Hundred , Twenty and Six ) , in ample Form assembled , viz ., The Right Honourable and Most Noble Prince John the Third , Duke , Marquis , and Earl of Atholl , Marquis and Earl of Tullibardine , Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle ,
Viscount of Balquider , Glenalmond , anel Glenlyon , Lord Murray , Belveny , and Gask , Heretable Captain and Constable of the Castle and Constabulary of Kincleaven , Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Falkland , one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland ,
and in that part of Great Britain called England , and Masonical Jurisdiction thereunto belonging , Grand Master of Masons ; the Right Worshi pful William Dickey , Esquire , Deputy Grand Master ; the Right Worshhpful James Jones
, Esquire , Senior Grand Warden ; and the Right Worshipful James Read , Esquire , Junior Grand Warden ; with the Approbation and Consent of the Warranted Lodges held within the Cities and Suburbs
of London and Westminster ; do by these Presents , authorize and impower our Trusty aud Well-beloved Brethren , Free and Accepted Masons , who at the time of this present Writing are or hereafter shall become inhabitants of the Counties of York . Chester , and Lancaster to
congregate , form and hold a Provincial Grand Lodge in the Town of Sheffield and County of York aforesaid , independent of any former Dispensation , Warrant , or Constitution , ordered , given or granted by US , or any of our Predecessors , Grand Masters of England , to any Mason or Masons residing within the Masonic Jurisdiction
aforesaid ; such Provincial Grand Lodge , when duly constituted , to be held Annually , Half-yearly , Quarterly , Monthly , or at any seasonable Time , or Times as Occasion shall require . And we do hereby nominate , constitute , and appoint Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Brother Hugh
Cheney oftfie Town of Sheffield aforesaid , Esq' ' , to be Our Provincial GRAND MASTER ; Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Brother Daniel Plowmann of Slteffield , Gent" to be Our Provincial Senior Grand Warden ; and Our Right Trusty
and Well-beloved Brother William Triehitt of Sheffield , Guttler to be Our Provincial Junior Grand Warden within the Masonical Jurisdiction aforesaid ; who , together with the aforesaid Provincial Grand
Master , and his Deputy when appointed and installed , and Provincial Grand Wardens shall be addressed by the Stile and Title of The Eight Worshipful Grand Master , Grand Wardens & c . And we do hereby further authorize and impower our said Riht Worshipful Provincial Grand
g Master Hugh Cheney , Esq ' ., his Deputy , and Grand Wardens Daniel Plowmann and William Triehitt with the Approbation aud Advice of their Grand Lodge , to grant Dispensations , Warrants , and Constitutions , for the congregating and making FREE
AND ACCEPTED MASONS , forming and holding of Lodges within the Jurisdiction aforesaid , according to the most Ancient and Honourable custom of the Eoyal Craft , in all ages and Nations throughout the known World . And We do , by these Presents , further authorize and impower our said Trusty and Right Worshipful Brethren , the Provincial Grand Master , Grand Wardens , and their legal
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Our Archaological Corner.
nate or Provincial Grand Lodge the power to grant Warrants , form Lodges , & c ., also the power , to such Provincial Grand Lodge , to elect ( annually ) its own officers or successors is , to say the least , unique It is extremely desirable that copies of suchor similar documentsshould be
pub-, , lished . Primarily , because the originals run great risks from fire , or of being otherwise destroyed , or lost . Secondly , by the incalculable advantages of such being brought prominently before
all Masonic students , and , Thirdly , it is by the un-earthing and publication of such treasures that our history may be written . I am , fraternally yours , S . B . ELLIS .
[ copy . ] Atholl , GRAND MASTER . Jas . Jones , S . G . W . ; Wm . Diclceij ,, D . G . M . ; James Read , J . G . W . TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN . WETHE GRAND LODGE of the
, Most Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons , ( according to the Old Constitutions granted by His Royal Highness Prince Edwin , at York , Anno Domini Nine Hundred Twenty and Sixand in the year of Masonry Four
, Thousand , Nine Hundred , Twenty and Six ) , in ample Form assembled , viz ., The Right Honourable and Most Noble Prince John the Third , Duke , Marquis , and Earl of Atholl , Marquis and Earl of Tullibardine , Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle ,
Viscount of Balquider , Glenalmond , anel Glenlyon , Lord Murray , Belveny , and Gask , Heretable Captain and Constable of the Castle and Constabulary of Kincleaven , Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Falkland , one of the Sixteen Peers of Scotland ,
and in that part of Great Britain called England , and Masonical Jurisdiction thereunto belonging , Grand Master of Masons ; the Right Worshi pful William Dickey , Esquire , Deputy Grand Master ; the Right Worshhpful James Jones
, Esquire , Senior Grand Warden ; and the Right Worshipful James Read , Esquire , Junior Grand Warden ; with the Approbation and Consent of the Warranted Lodges held within the Cities and Suburbs
of London and Westminster ; do by these Presents , authorize and impower our Trusty aud Well-beloved Brethren , Free and Accepted Masons , who at the time of this present Writing are or hereafter shall become inhabitants of the Counties of York . Chester , and Lancaster to
congregate , form and hold a Provincial Grand Lodge in the Town of Sheffield and County of York aforesaid , independent of any former Dispensation , Warrant , or Constitution , ordered , given or granted by US , or any of our Predecessors , Grand Masters of England , to any Mason or Masons residing within the Masonic Jurisdiction
aforesaid ; such Provincial Grand Lodge , when duly constituted , to be held Annually , Half-yearly , Quarterly , Monthly , or at any seasonable Time , or Times as Occasion shall require . And we do hereby nominate , constitute , and appoint Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Brother Hugh
Cheney oftfie Town of Sheffield aforesaid , Esq' ' , to be Our Provincial GRAND MASTER ; Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Brother Daniel Plowmann of Slteffield , Gent" to be Our Provincial Senior Grand Warden ; and Our Right Trusty
and Well-beloved Brother William Triehitt of Sheffield , Guttler to be Our Provincial Junior Grand Warden within the Masonical Jurisdiction aforesaid ; who , together with the aforesaid Provincial Grand
Master , and his Deputy when appointed and installed , and Provincial Grand Wardens shall be addressed by the Stile and Title of The Eight Worshipful Grand Master , Grand Wardens & c . And we do hereby further authorize and impower our said Riht Worshipful Provincial Grand
g Master Hugh Cheney , Esq ' ., his Deputy , and Grand Wardens Daniel Plowmann and William Triehitt with the Approbation aud Advice of their Grand Lodge , to grant Dispensations , Warrants , and Constitutions , for the congregating and making FREE
AND ACCEPTED MASONS , forming and holding of Lodges within the Jurisdiction aforesaid , according to the most Ancient and Honourable custom of the Eoyal Craft , in all ages and Nations throughout the known World . And We do , by these Presents , further authorize and impower our said Trusty and Right Worshipful Brethren , the Provincial Grand Master , Grand Wardens , and their legal