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The Constitutions Of The Masons Of Strasburg. *
to these regulations unless of their own free will . I . Item . Two masters shall not share in the same work or building , unless it be a small one , which can be finished in the course of a year . Such a work he may have iu common witli him that is a brother . K . Item . If any master accepts a work in contract and makes a design for the samehow it shall be
, builded , then he shall not cut anything short of the design , but shall execute it according to the plan which has been shown to the lords , cities , or people , so that nothinp- be altered .
L . xtem . Any master or fellow who shall takeaway from another master of the fraternity of craftsmen a work on which he is engaged , or who shall endeavour to dispossess him- of such work , clandestinely or openly , without the knowledge or consent of the master who has such a work , be the same small or great , he shall be called to account . No master or
fellow shall keep fellowship with him , nor shall any fellow of the fraternity work for him , so long as he is engaged in the work which he has thus dishonestly acquired , nor until he has asked pardon and given satisfaction to him whom he has driven from his work , and shall also have been punished in the fraternity by the masters , as is ordained by these statutes .
M . Item . If any one accepts m whole or m part any work which he does not understand how to execute , not having consulted any craftsman thereon , nor having applied to tlie lodge , he shall in no wise undertake the work ; but if he attempts to do so , then shall no fellow take work with him , so that the lords be not put to expense by such ignorant master .
N . Item . JNo workman , nor master , nor parlirer , nor fellow-craft shall instruct any one whatsoever , who is not of our craft , in any part , if he has not in his day practised masonry . O . Item . No craftsman nor master shall take money from a fellow for teaching or instructing him in
anything belonging to masonry , nor shall any parlirer or fellow-craft instruct any one for money's sake ; but if one wishes to instruct the other , they may do so mutually or for fraternal affection . P . Item . A master who has a work or building for himself may have three apprenticesand may also set
, to work fellows of the same lodge ; that is , if his lords so permit ; but if he have more building than one , then shall he have only two apprentices on the aforementioned building , so that he shall not have more than five apprentices on all his buildings . Item . No craftsman nor master shall be received
in the fraternity who goes not yearly to the Holy Communion , or who keeps not Christian discipline , or who squanders his substance at play ; but should any one be inadvertently accepted into tlie fraternity who does those things as aforesaid , then shall no master nor fellow keep fellowship with him until he desists therefrom and has been punished therefor by those of the fraternity .
No craftsman or master shall live in adultery while engaged in masonry ; but if such one will not desist therefrom , then shall no travelling fellow nor mason work in company with him , nor keep fellowship with him . Q . Item . If a fellow-craft takes work with a master who is not accepted into the fraternity of craftsmen , then shall the said fellow not be punishable therefor .
So also , if a fellow take work with a city master , or with another master , and be there set to work , that he may well do , so that every fellow may find work ; but nevertheless such fellow shall keep the regulations , as hereinbefore ancl hereinafter written , and shall also contribute his fee to the fraternity , although he be not employed in the lodges of the fraternity , or with his fellow-brethren .
But if a fellow would take unto himself a lawful wife , and not being employed in a lodge , would establish himself in a city and be obliged to serve with a craft , he shall on every ember-week pay four pennies , aud shall be exempt from the weekly penny , because he be not employed in the lodge . E . Item . If a master have a complaint against another
master , for having violated the regulations of the craft , or a master against a fellow , or a fellow against another fellow , any master or fellow who is concerned therein shall give notice thereof to the master who presides over the fraternity , and the master who is thereof informed shall hear both partiesand set a
, day when he will try the cause ; and meanwhile , before the fixed or appointed day , no fellow shall avoid the master , nor master drive away tlie fellow , but render services mutually until the hour when the matter is to be heard and sett-led . This shall all be
done according to the judgment of the craftsmen , which shall be observed accordingly . Moreover , the case shall be tried on the spot where it arose , before the nearest master who keeps the Book o ± Statutes , and in whose district it occurred .
b . Item . Every parlirer shall honour his master , be true and faithful to him , according to the rule of Masonry , and obey him with undivided fidelity , as is meet and of ancient usage . So also shall a fellow . Ancl when a travelling fellow-craft desires to travel farther he shall part from his master and from the lodge in such wise as to be indebted to no oneand
, that no man have any grievance against him , as is meet and proper . T . Item . A travelling fellow , in whatever lodge he may be employed , shall be obedient to his master and to the parlirer , according to the rule and ancient usage of Masonry , and shall also keep all the
regulations and privileges which are of ancient usage in the said lodge , and shall not revile his master's work , either secretly or openly , in any wise ; but if the master infringe upon these regulations , and act contrary to them , then may any one give notice thereof . TJ . Item . Every craftsman employing workmen in
the lodge , to whom is confided these statutes , and who is duly invested with authority , shall have power and authority in the same over ail contentions and matters which pertain to Masonry , to try and punish in { his district . All masters , parlirers , and apprentices shall obey him .
X . Item . A fellow who has travelled and is practised in Masonry , and who is of this fraternity , who wishes to serve a craftsman on a portion of the work , shall not be accepted by that craftsman , or master , in any wise , for a less term than two years . Y . Item . All masters aud fellows who are of this
fraternity shall faithfully keep all the points and articles of these regulations , as hereinbefore and hereafter stands written . But if any one should perchance violate one of the points , and thereby become punishable , if afterwards he be obedient to the regu-
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The Constitutions Of The Masons Of Strasburg. *
to these regulations unless of their own free will . I . Item . Two masters shall not share in the same work or building , unless it be a small one , which can be finished in the course of a year . Such a work he may have iu common witli him that is a brother . K . Item . If any master accepts a work in contract and makes a design for the samehow it shall be
, builded , then he shall not cut anything short of the design , but shall execute it according to the plan which has been shown to the lords , cities , or people , so that nothinp- be altered .
L . xtem . Any master or fellow who shall takeaway from another master of the fraternity of craftsmen a work on which he is engaged , or who shall endeavour to dispossess him- of such work , clandestinely or openly , without the knowledge or consent of the master who has such a work , be the same small or great , he shall be called to account . No master or
fellow shall keep fellowship with him , nor shall any fellow of the fraternity work for him , so long as he is engaged in the work which he has thus dishonestly acquired , nor until he has asked pardon and given satisfaction to him whom he has driven from his work , and shall also have been punished in the fraternity by the masters , as is ordained by these statutes .
M . Item . If any one accepts m whole or m part any work which he does not understand how to execute , not having consulted any craftsman thereon , nor having applied to tlie lodge , he shall in no wise undertake the work ; but if he attempts to do so , then shall no fellow take work with him , so that the lords be not put to expense by such ignorant master .
N . Item . JNo workman , nor master , nor parlirer , nor fellow-craft shall instruct any one whatsoever , who is not of our craft , in any part , if he has not in his day practised masonry . O . Item . No craftsman nor master shall take money from a fellow for teaching or instructing him in
anything belonging to masonry , nor shall any parlirer or fellow-craft instruct any one for money's sake ; but if one wishes to instruct the other , they may do so mutually or for fraternal affection . P . Item . A master who has a work or building for himself may have three apprenticesand may also set
, to work fellows of the same lodge ; that is , if his lords so permit ; but if he have more building than one , then shall he have only two apprentices on the aforementioned building , so that he shall not have more than five apprentices on all his buildings . Item . No craftsman nor master shall be received
in the fraternity who goes not yearly to the Holy Communion , or who keeps not Christian discipline , or who squanders his substance at play ; but should any one be inadvertently accepted into tlie fraternity who does those things as aforesaid , then shall no master nor fellow keep fellowship with him until he desists therefrom and has been punished therefor by those of the fraternity .
No craftsman or master shall live in adultery while engaged in masonry ; but if such one will not desist therefrom , then shall no travelling fellow nor mason work in company with him , nor keep fellowship with him . Q . Item . If a fellow-craft takes work with a master who is not accepted into the fraternity of craftsmen , then shall the said fellow not be punishable therefor .
So also , if a fellow take work with a city master , or with another master , and be there set to work , that he may well do , so that every fellow may find work ; but nevertheless such fellow shall keep the regulations , as hereinbefore ancl hereinafter written , and shall also contribute his fee to the fraternity , although he be not employed in the lodges of the fraternity , or with his fellow-brethren .
But if a fellow would take unto himself a lawful wife , and not being employed in a lodge , would establish himself in a city and be obliged to serve with a craft , he shall on every ember-week pay four pennies , aud shall be exempt from the weekly penny , because he be not employed in the lodge . E . Item . If a master have a complaint against another
master , for having violated the regulations of the craft , or a master against a fellow , or a fellow against another fellow , any master or fellow who is concerned therein shall give notice thereof to the master who presides over the fraternity , and the master who is thereof informed shall hear both partiesand set a
, day when he will try the cause ; and meanwhile , before the fixed or appointed day , no fellow shall avoid the master , nor master drive away tlie fellow , but render services mutually until the hour when the matter is to be heard and sett-led . This shall all be
done according to the judgment of the craftsmen , which shall be observed accordingly . Moreover , the case shall be tried on the spot where it arose , before the nearest master who keeps the Book o ± Statutes , and in whose district it occurred .
b . Item . Every parlirer shall honour his master , be true and faithful to him , according to the rule of Masonry , and obey him with undivided fidelity , as is meet and of ancient usage . So also shall a fellow . Ancl when a travelling fellow-craft desires to travel farther he shall part from his master and from the lodge in such wise as to be indebted to no oneand
, that no man have any grievance against him , as is meet and proper . T . Item . A travelling fellow , in whatever lodge he may be employed , shall be obedient to his master and to the parlirer , according to the rule and ancient usage of Masonry , and shall also keep all the
regulations and privileges which are of ancient usage in the said lodge , and shall not revile his master's work , either secretly or openly , in any wise ; but if the master infringe upon these regulations , and act contrary to them , then may any one give notice thereof . TJ . Item . Every craftsman employing workmen in
the lodge , to whom is confided these statutes , and who is duly invested with authority , shall have power and authority in the same over ail contentions and matters which pertain to Masonry , to try and punish in { his district . All masters , parlirers , and apprentices shall obey him .
X . Item . A fellow who has travelled and is practised in Masonry , and who is of this fraternity , who wishes to serve a craftsman on a portion of the work , shall not be accepted by that craftsman , or master , in any wise , for a less term than two years . Y . Item . All masters aud fellows who are of this
fraternity shall faithfully keep all the points and articles of these regulations , as hereinbefore and hereafter stands written . But if any one should perchance violate one of the points , and thereby become punishable , if afterwards he be obedient to the regu-