History Of Freemasonry In Worcestershire.

wards invested . In this year the inspector of police is appointed relieving officer for the lodge , and funds are placed in his hands to give relief to such proper objects as may apply to him . Ten guineas are voted towards a testimonal to

H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex on completing his 25 th year as Grand Master . 27 th December . —It is resolved "that Bros . Shelfcon , Shepherd , Burrow , and Read report at the first meeting in January , 1838 , the best mode

of carrying out the musical inclination of the brethren of this lodge , and that they are requested in the meantime to turn their particular attention to the furtherance of glee singing in the lodge . " At the next lodge "the discussion on the musical department is deferred . " ( To be continued . )

Masonic Jottings.—No. 27.

MASONIC JOTTINGS . —No . 27 .

BY A PAST PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . THE TRANSFORMATION ACCORDING TO THE GERMAN THEORY . According to the German Theory in the reigns of James II ., of William and Mary , of William

III ., and of Anne , the transformation of our Joint Operative and Speculative Institution into a separate Speculative Institution had begun , and in the reign of George L , to use the words of Bro . Findel , " the institution made rapid strides towards complete and perfect transformation . "

ALLEGORY—SYMBOUSM . A young brother , Avhohas just taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts , at Oxford , announces the intention of writing a dissertation upon the definition of our institution " Freemasonry is a science

of morality , veiled in Allegory , and illustrated by Symbols . " My brother could hardly have chosen a more interesting subject , if , as I understand , the dissertation will comprise the outlines of the history of Allegory and Symbolism in Ancient and Modern nations .

THE FREEMASONRY WHICH IS UNIVERSAL ABSOLUTELY . The Freemasonry Avhich is Universal absolutely is in no manner connected with Positive Religion . THE CHEVALIER RAMSAY .

A learned brother asks what was the Masonry of the Order of St . John at Malta , with which the Chevalier Ramsay endeavoured to connect our 1717 Masonry ?

Speculative Masonry Of Ancient Nations Varied.

SPECULATIVE MASONRY OF ANCIENT NATIONS VARIED .

The Speculative Masonry of Antient Nations varied with the Religion , its principal ingredient . The Speculative Masonry of the Hindoos Avas not the same as that of the Parsees , and the Speculative Masonry of the Phoenicians Avas not the same as that of the Egyptians .

THE GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHITECTS . The Greek and Roman Architects were both Operative and Speculative Masons . Operative Masons do not study ten Sciences . See the Jotting "Vitruvius , " vol . 22 , page 404 , of the present work .

ENGLISH MEDIEVAL COLLEGES . —GERMAN MEDIAEVAL LODGES . A learned brother writes that the recent reading of foreign Masonic historical authors has brought him to the conclusion that , in many instances , the same things Avere taught in the EnglishM ediaaval Colleges and the German Mediaeval Lodges . FAVOURITE AUTHORS OF THE MASONS OF THE 17 th

CENTURY . The German Theorists make Lord Bacon , John Valentine Andreas , Peter Dupuy and John Amos Comenius , the favourite authors of the Masons of the 17 th century . An English Theorist adds to them Fludd , ( De Fluctibus ) Galileo , Descartes , and Hobbes .

UNDERTAKING OF THE ABBE GRANDIDIER . The undertaking of the Abbe Grandidier was to shoAV that the 1717 Masonry existed in 1459 . ( To be continued . )

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

THE 1717 THEORY COBTIBJIED . In " Memoir Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the City and County of Lincoln , " printed by Messrs . Bradbury and Evans , and in "Notice of the Sfcukeley Collection "—as Ave are told by Bro . G . BaconSec . 297—the words occur"I Avas the first

, , person made a Freemason in London . " Now if this extract is reliable and the MS . genuine , Ave have got something very interesting to think over , although not more than I expected—that is , I expect more evidence in support of the 1717 theory to turn up byand-hye , as lias Icon doing for some time past . The

"I" I suppose refers to William Stukeiey , M . I ) ., F . F . S ., Rector of All Saints in Stamford , Lincolnshire . He was a great antiquary . He was born in 16 S 7 , and died in 17 C 5 ; consequently , in 1717 he would just be thirty years of age . He was in London in 1717 , and being a literary man , & c , he probably ltneAY Desaguliers , or became acquainted Avith him , and so came to join the neAV society ; and as some one