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Article THE YORK MS. No. 5, A.D. 1670. ← Page 5 of 5 Article THE ADVANTAGE OF CONFESSION. Page 1 of 1
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The York Ms. No. 5, A.D. 1670.
Iourney work also y' every master shall give wages to his fellows according as his work deserves y' he be not deceived by fals work & also y none Shall Slander another behind his Back whereby he may lose his good name or worldly riches & also y' no fellow within y Lodge or without shall Slander or Misanswer another unlawfully without a cause & also that every mason Shall reverence his eldest brother and put him into honour & y' no mason shall be a common player
at Cards or dice or any other unlawfull Game whereby y ° Science may be disgraced & also y' no fellow at any time go feom his fellow of y ° Lodge into any town adjoining except he have a fellow with him to witness y' he was in Honest Company & at a Civill place & y' every Master or fellow shall come to y Assembl y of masons If Itt be within fifty miles if y' they have any warning of Itt & if he or they have trespassed against y Craft all Such trespassing Shall Stand
there at y award or arbytration of y masons & y * they to make accord & if they Cannot agree y " y go to y Common Law & also y' no master or fellow make any mould or rule or Square for any layer or set any layer within y Lodge or without to hew any mould Stones & every mason Shall exercise Strange fellows which come out of other Countries and set y on work if he can as y ° manner Is . Viz . If he have no Stone or mould In y * place he shall him
refresh with money to supply his wants untill . he come att y next Lodge & also y' every fellow Shall do his work & not Slightly for his pay but serve his Lord truly for his wages & also y' every Mason shall finish & make an end of his work whether Itt be by tax or turney by measure or by days If he have his pay and all other covenants performed to him by y Lord of y work according to y bargain these Charges y we have Rehearsed to you & all other here present which belongeth to Masons you shall well & truly keep to j'our power So help you tjod !! f if contents of y' Booke .
The Advantage Of Confession.
THE ADVANTAGE OF CONFESSION .
TVTOW Mike was an ostler of very good parts , Mi Yet sl y as a church-mouse was he ; And he came to confess to the new parish priest , Like a pious and true devotee . When his sins were reeled off till no more could be found , Said the priest : " Are you sure you ' ve told all ?
Have the mouths of the horses never been greased , So they could ' nt eat oats in the stall ? " " With rispect to yer riv ' rence , " said Mike , with a grin , " Sure for that ye may lave me alone ; I ' ve scraped till there ' s niver a sin left behind —• Me conscience is clane to the bone ! "
So absolved , happy Mike went away for more sins , Till the day came around to tell all ; And the very first thing he confessed : — -He had greased The mouth of each horse in the stall ! " How is this ? " said the priest . " When here , but last week , You never had clone this , you swore ? " " Faith , thanks to yer riv ' rence , " said Mike , " sich a thing I niver had heerd of before ! "
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The York Ms. No. 5, A.D. 1670.
Iourney work also y' every master shall give wages to his fellows according as his work deserves y' he be not deceived by fals work & also y none Shall Slander another behind his Back whereby he may lose his good name or worldly riches & also y' no fellow within y Lodge or without shall Slander or Misanswer another unlawfully without a cause & also that every mason Shall reverence his eldest brother and put him into honour & y' no mason shall be a common player
at Cards or dice or any other unlawfull Game whereby y ° Science may be disgraced & also y' no fellow at any time go feom his fellow of y ° Lodge into any town adjoining except he have a fellow with him to witness y' he was in Honest Company & at a Civill place & y' every Master or fellow shall come to y Assembl y of masons If Itt be within fifty miles if y' they have any warning of Itt & if he or they have trespassed against y Craft all Such trespassing Shall Stand
there at y award or arbytration of y masons & y * they to make accord & if they Cannot agree y " y go to y Common Law & also y' no master or fellow make any mould or rule or Square for any layer or set any layer within y Lodge or without to hew any mould Stones & every mason Shall exercise Strange fellows which come out of other Countries and set y on work if he can as y ° manner Is . Viz . If he have no Stone or mould In y * place he shall him
refresh with money to supply his wants untill . he come att y next Lodge & also y' every fellow Shall do his work & not Slightly for his pay but serve his Lord truly for his wages & also y' every Mason shall finish & make an end of his work whether Itt be by tax or turney by measure or by days If he have his pay and all other covenants performed to him by y Lord of y work according to y bargain these Charges y we have Rehearsed to you & all other here present which belongeth to Masons you shall well & truly keep to j'our power So help you tjod !! f if contents of y' Booke .
The Advantage Of Confession.
THE ADVANTAGE OF CONFESSION .
TVTOW Mike was an ostler of very good parts , Mi Yet sl y as a church-mouse was he ; And he came to confess to the new parish priest , Like a pious and true devotee . When his sins were reeled off till no more could be found , Said the priest : " Are you sure you ' ve told all ?
Have the mouths of the horses never been greased , So they could ' nt eat oats in the stall ? " " With rispect to yer riv ' rence , " said Mike , with a grin , " Sure for that ye may lave me alone ; I ' ve scraped till there ' s niver a sin left behind —• Me conscience is clane to the bone ! "
So absolved , happy Mike went away for more sins , Till the day came around to tell all ; And the very first thing he confessed : — -He had greased The mouth of each horse in the stall ! " How is this ? " said the priest . " When here , but last week , You never had clone this , you swore ? " " Faith , thanks to yer riv ' rence , " said Mike , " sich a thing I niver had heerd of before ! "