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Content *! . — FAGB . FUEEMASOHS' MAGAZINE : — English Gilds 301 Lodge Minutes , No . 12 , by Bro . W . P . Buchan 305 Masonic Jottings—No . 40 308 Masonic Notes and Queries 308

. Correspondence 310 Masonic Sayings and Doings Abroad 311 MASONIC MIKKOB : — Masonic Mems 312 Grand Lodge of Scotland 314 CEAET LODGE MEETINGS : —

Metropolitan 314 Provincial 315 Royal Arch 318 New South Wales 319 Poetry 320 List of Lodge , & c , Meetings for ensuing week 320

English Gilds.*

ENGLISH GILDS . *

LONDON , SATURDAY , OCTOBER 15 , 1870 ,

( Continued from page 289 . ) We shall close our extracts from this very interesting work by giving specimens of the ordinances of each of the three classes of Gilds , viz : —the Beligious Gilds , tlie Merchant Gilds , and the Trade Gilds , with the notes thereon by the author .

YOEK . GILD OF THE LORD ' S PBAYEB . As to the beginning of the said gild , be it known that , once on a time , a play , setting forth the goodness of the Lord's Prayer , was played in the

city of York ; in "which play all manner of vices and sins were held up to scorn , and the virtues ¦ were held up to praise . This play met with so much favour that many said : — " Would that this play could be kept up in this city , for the health

of souls , and for the comfort of the citizens and neighbours . " Hence , the keeping up of that play in times to come , for the health and amendment of the souls , as well of the upholders as of the hearersf of it , became the whole and sole cause of the

beginning and fellowship ofthe brethren of this brotherhood . And so the main charge of the gild is , to keep up this play , to the glory of God , the maker of the

said prayer , and for the holding up of sins and vices to scorn . And because those who remain in their sins are unable to call God their father , therefore the brethren of the gild are , first of all , bound to shun company and businesses that are unworthy ,

and to keep themselves to good and worthy businesses . And they are bound to pray for the brethren and sisteren of the gild , both alive and dead , that the living shall be able so to keep the gild that they may deserve to win God ' s fatherhood ,

and that the dead may have their torments lightened . Also , they are bound to come to the burial services of the dead brethren and sistren of the

gild . And if any one does not leave enough to meet the cost of such services , the rest of the brethren shall bear that cost . And if any brother dies and is buried away from the city , the brethren shall hold services for him within the city of

York . Alsoifj . is forbidden that any brother of the gild shall , in the belief that he will have help from his brethren , be forward in getting into lawsuit or quarrel , or in upholding any wrongful cause whatever , upon pain of losing all help and

friendship , or any relief , from the gild . And because vain is the gathering of the faithful , without some work of kindliness is done , therefore the brethren have made this ordinance : —That if

haply it befall that any of the brethren be robbed , or his goods or chattels perchance be burned , or he be imprisoned for any wrongful cause , or be brought to want through any visitation of God , the other bretliren shall , for kindness' sake , help

him according to his need , under the guidance of the wardens of the gild , so that he may not haply perish through lack of help . Also , they are bound to find one candle-bearer , with seven lights , in token of the seven supplications iu the Lord's

Prayer ; which candle-bearer shall hang in the cathedral church of York , and be lighted on Sundays and feast days , to the glory and honour of God Almighty , the maker of that prayer , of St , Peter the glorious confessor , of St . William , and

of all saints . Also they are bound to make , and as often as need be to renew , a table showing the whole meaning and use of the Lord's Prayer , and to keep this hanging against a pillar iu the said cathedral church , near to the aforesaid

candlebearer . Also they are bound , as often as the said play of the Lord ' s Prayer is played in the city of York , to ride with the players thereof through the chief streets of the city of