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    Article THE LEGEND OF THE INTRODUCTION OF MASONS INTO ENGLAND. ← Page 13 of 15 →
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The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.

Peter and Paul " from the foundation . " In A . D . 640 , * Ethelberga having died when the church which she had begun to build in her monastery was only " advanced half-way ; " owing to the brothers being occupied with other things , " this structure Avas intermitted for seven years , " and was left unfinished "by reason of the greatness

of the work . " A " most noble monastery " is mentioned ! under the dates A . D . 603 , 613 , and 709 . Bede Avrites of Bishop Acca that he " made it his business , and does so still , to procure relics .... to place them on altars , dividing the same by arches in the walls of the church . " {

In the Freemason § I printed the record from Matthew Paris of Naitan , King of the Picts , sending for architects . \\ Bede says , under A . D . 710 , || that the letter was sent to Ceolfrid , Abbot of Jarrow ^ f " to have architects sent to him to build a church [ of stone ] in his nation after the Roman manner . " " Sed et

architectos sibi mitti petiit , qui juxta morem Romanorum ecclesiam de lapide in gente ipsius facerent . " ** The architects ( architectos ) were sent as desired , but it does not appear if the church was built .

Ceadda , Bishop of "Litchfield , " " built himself a habitation [ mansionem ] not far from the church wherein he Avas Avont to pray and read with seven or eight of the brethren ; "ff and St . Cuthbert , in A . D . 664 , " with the assistance of the brethren , built himself a small dwelling with a trench about it , and the necessary cells and an

oratory . " XX In A . D . 704-9 , §§ a monk , who "lived ignobly , " and was " much addicted to drunkenness , and other pleasures of a lawless life " had been " long and patiently borne Avith on account of his usefulness in temporal things , for he was an excellent carpenter . " " Erat enim fabrili arte singularis . "

Writing of Severus , A . D . 189 , Bede says : || || "he thought fit to divide that part of the island , which he had recovered from the other unconquered nations , not with a wall , as some imagine , but with a rampart . For a wall is made of stones , but a rampart , with which camps are fortified to repel the assaults of enemies , is made of sods ,

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ART AND THE BUILDERS OF MONTE CASSINO, CEREMONIOUS DEDICATIONS, MASTER WORKMEN, ETC., IN THE MIDDLE AGES. Article 1
CURIOUS BOOKS.—I. Article 5
THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF THE COUNT DE GABALIS: Article 6
THE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. Article 6
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ROSICRUCIANS. Article 7
CRAFT CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT STONEHEWERS, MASONS, AND CARPENTERS. Article 9
THE GREETING Article 9
BESPEAKING THE MASTER. Article 11
LODGE USAGES. Article 13
With the Greeters: Article 15
THE SEVEN CHIEF POINTS. Article 17
THE WORSHIPFUL KNOCKS. Article 17
CONCERNING USAGES. Article 17
DRESS. Article 18
THE MANNER OF CALLING UPON SECONDS. Article 18
THE MANNER OF SETTLING QUARRELS. Article 18
SECRET SOCIETIES. Article 22
FAR EASTERN ANCIENT RITES AND MYSTERIES. Article 26
WHERE SHALL WE GO TO FOR A HOLIDAY? Article 28
"FROM LABOUR TO REFRESHMENT." Article 30
THE LEGEND OF THE INTRODUCTION OF MASONS INTO ENGLAND. Article 31
EARLY HAUNTS OF FREEMASONRY. Article 46
SHOULD LADIES BE BANISHED FROM OUR RECREATION BANQUETS ? Article 50
ST. GEORGE FOR MERRY ENGLAND. Article 53
LET US ALL BE GIPSIES. Article 56
WELL DONE, CONDOR! Article 57
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 59
EXTRACT OF THE DEFENCE MADE BY SEVENTY-FIVE TEMPLARS. Article 60
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

The Legend Of The Introduction Of Masons Into England.

Peter and Paul " from the foundation . " In A . D . 640 , * Ethelberga having died when the church which she had begun to build in her monastery was only " advanced half-way ; " owing to the brothers being occupied with other things , " this structure Avas intermitted for seven years , " and was left unfinished "by reason of the greatness

of the work . " A " most noble monastery " is mentioned ! under the dates A . D . 603 , 613 , and 709 . Bede Avrites of Bishop Acca that he " made it his business , and does so still , to procure relics .... to place them on altars , dividing the same by arches in the walls of the church . " {

In the Freemason § I printed the record from Matthew Paris of Naitan , King of the Picts , sending for architects . \\ Bede says , under A . D . 710 , || that the letter was sent to Ceolfrid , Abbot of Jarrow ^ f " to have architects sent to him to build a church [ of stone ] in his nation after the Roman manner . " " Sed et

architectos sibi mitti petiit , qui juxta morem Romanorum ecclesiam de lapide in gente ipsius facerent . " ** The architects ( architectos ) were sent as desired , but it does not appear if the church was built .

Ceadda , Bishop of "Litchfield , " " built himself a habitation [ mansionem ] not far from the church wherein he Avas Avont to pray and read with seven or eight of the brethren ; "ff and St . Cuthbert , in A . D . 664 , " with the assistance of the brethren , built himself a small dwelling with a trench about it , and the necessary cells and an

oratory . " XX In A . D . 704-9 , §§ a monk , who "lived ignobly , " and was " much addicted to drunkenness , and other pleasures of a lawless life " had been " long and patiently borne Avith on account of his usefulness in temporal things , for he was an excellent carpenter . " " Erat enim fabrili arte singularis . "

Writing of Severus , A . D . 189 , Bede says : || || "he thought fit to divide that part of the island , which he had recovered from the other unconquered nations , not with a wall , as some imagine , but with a rampart . For a wall is made of stones , but a rampart , with which camps are fortified to repel the assaults of enemies , is made of sods ,

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