Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

TRAVELLING FREEMASONS . Where can I see any of the Bulls , issued hy the Popes , in which the . Freemasons ofthe middle ages were exempted from taking up their freedom in the various cities and towns to which they travelled?—W . " D . P .

THE M . W . G . M . AND THE LODGE OP ANTIQUITY . On reading Preston's Illustrations , I find a foot-note ivhich states , — " By an old record of the Lodge of Antiquity , it appears that the new Grand Master was always proposed and presented for approbation in that lodge before his election in the Grand Lodge . " When did this formality cease , and what was the claim of the Lodge of Antiquity to such a custom ?—Ex . Ex .

INITIATION OJ KING WILLIAM IV . Where was King William IV ., then Duke of Clarence , initiated ?—ROYAL Y . MASONRY IN THE XVIITH CENTURY . Wanted , a list of men of letters , warriors , statesmen , divines , and members of the liberal professions who were Masons from A . D . 1600 to A . D 1700?—E . G . B .

nOGARTII AND THE GRAND STEWARDS' LODGE JEWEL . A member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge tells me that Hogarth designed the lodge jewel . . Was he a member of that lodge , or how did he come to invent so perfect an emblem for them ?—JACOB .

USE OE THE WORD " BROTHER . " What is the earliest instance of tho use of the word " Brother" in a Masonic sense?—Ex . Ex . " YOURS FRATERNALLY . " AVho was the first Mason that signed himself " yours fraternally ?"—Ex . Ex . PORTRAIT OE JACQUES DE MOLAI .

Where is a portrait of Jacques de Molai to be found ?—F . K . T . —[ In almost every work that treats of the Templars . Consult De la Motraye ' s Travels—tho Frontispiece to which is considered the best likeness of the S . G-. M . l

THE GRAND LODGE OI ? SCOTLAND S COLOUR . Green is the peculiar colour of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . That of Ireland is , I believe , blue ! What can have occasioned this peculiarity ? Had it been that the Grand Lodge of Ireland had adopted green , it ivould not have grated upon the ear , for we all know that country has for many years been called " the Emerald Isle ; " but Scotland certainly is never so designated in anything I have ever read . Perhaps some Scotch Mason will kiudly enlighten me upon this point ?—P . A . S .

DEGREES 01 ' THE ILLUMINATI . AVhat were the degrees conferred by the llluminati ?—G . S . —[ Weishaupt divided them into three classes , and the classes were again sub-divided into degrees . Thus ;—( Preparation , ) Novice , ; Mmerval ,

! ^ Illuminatus Minor . f C Entered Apprentice , {iS£ gg j Symbolic , j Fellow-Craft , Masonic . - { C Master Mason . I ****• gg £ Presb

( " yter , -. r . j Priest , Minor , -j p . ' Mysterious . J ( ginc ^ Presbyter and Priest L ** mean *• i ^ same r ' in all religions systems , but in the above there was a difference ivhich Lucket points out . ]

OPENING LODGE . Is there any peculiar reason for opening lodge in the manner usual with tis ?—0 . E . —[ There is . It is both symbolical and geometrical , and forms certain given figures none of which can be described in print . ]

OLD LODGES . I have met' with the names of several old lodges which were flourishing in the year 1800 , and I should be glad if any one can tell me ivhich of them are extinct or merged into other , and what , lodges ? They are , Lodge of Attention , Lynn , Norfolk (" So . 572 ); Lodge of Love and Honour , Falmouth ; Royal Clarence Lodge , Frome ; Royal Gloucester Lodge , Southampton ( So . 503 ) . —R . H . W .

DERIVATION OT 1 'REEMASON . In the old York system there was a better derivation of the term Freemason than any of tho conjectures of your correspondents on the matter . It is briefly this ; that the Masons who were chosen by King Solomon to work at the Temple were declared free , and exempt from all imposts , dutiesand taxes for them and their descendants . They had

, also the privilege to bear arms . After the destruction of the Temple , and the captivity , they were released by Cyrus , who gave them liberty to return to Judea , to rebuild the Temple , and confirmed to them their freedom from taxes , & c , and the right to bear arms . Since ivhich time we have ever been known as Free Masons . —A .

STATISTICS OE MASONRY IN THE UNITED STATES . AVhat are about tho numbers of Masons , lodges , and Chapters , registered and at work , in the United States ?—T . B . —[ They were , according to the American official returns in 1860 , Registered Masons , 483 , 256 ; lodges , 4847 ; Chapters ! 905 . 1

CHAULES WARREN . AVho was the Charles Warren that wrote , or published , about 176 ' !) , a book with the following title : —The Freemason Stripped Naked ; or the whole Art ancl Mystery of Freemasonry made plain , and easy to all capacities , by a faithful Account , of every Secret , from thc First Making of ce Mason till lie is Completely Master of every Branch of 7 w ' s Profession ?—w . w . ¦ ' '

BALANCE-SHEET OE THE HIGH GRADES . Is it true that while the Grand Lodge of England , the Grand . Chapter , and the Grand Conclave of Masonic Knights Templar , each present a yearly balance-sheet to their members , the High-Grades have never yet issued one since their formation ?—L . S . D . BRO . DUNCKERLEY .

AVhat authority is there for tho statement that is frequently made , to the effect that Bro . Dunckerley was a son of George III ?—GENEALOGIST . CROSS-BONES . In some ofthe American charts there are several pairs of cross-bones placed amongst the emblems . To what degree

do they belong?—S . A . S . —[ S . A . S . had better become a Mason , ancl then perhaps he may find out ivhat he Irishes to know . We arc not to be taken in by the assumption of a Masonic style of address ] . GRAND GRAVER . What , or who , is a Grand Graver ?—X . E . —[ The

Secretary in a lodge , called " The Court of Sinai , " in the degree of tho Knight of the Brazen Serpent . ] PERPENDICULAR . AVe make use of the term Perpendicular in Masonry ; and as we derive through an operative craft , has its signification any relation to the perpendicular style of architecture

introduced into Europe by the Freemasons of the middle ages ?—AN ARCHITECT . CONTRADICTORY DEGREES . What degrees of Masonry are they in which the legends ofthe Order contradict each other?—Ex . Ex . ROYAL ORDER OP SCOTLAND . Is there any branch of the Royal Order of Scotland that meets in London ?—C . C . [ No . ]