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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
By Leave and Favour : Worshipful stonehewer , I pray you accompany me to the City gates and carry my bundle , according to Craft usage and custom . „ -. By Leave and Favour : Is the company ready ?
Answer—By Leave and Favour : Yes . By Leave and Favour : Herewith I shift my bundle from my hand to your hand . This being done I will go further on ,
and greet all worshipful masters and fellows , as I have been ordered by the worshipful masters and fellows .
THE BUNDLE CARRIER . By Leave and Favour : I take this bundle and Avill deliver it up as I have received it .
By Leave and Favour : Where shall I deliver your bundle ? Between Heaven and earth ? Or on the green heath ? Or between bush and grass ? Or between water and Heaven ?
Or floating ? If he says betAveen Heaven and earth ( on arriving at the gates ) he places a kerchief or apron on the ground and his feet in the straps of the bundle . If betAveen bush and grass , they go under a tree .
If between Heaven and water , they go under a pump . Then he Avho carried the bundle says : Worshipful stonehewer , having learnt that you are prepared and desirous to travel , I wish you Success on path and road ,
On Avater and land , Where ' er the Lord conduct you . Greet Ave the vrorshipful master and fellows there where the Craft is incorporated and honest * and is honourably conducted ; if , however , it be not incorporated and honest help to make it so if it be
possible over a glass of beer or wine . If this be not possible , take money , or money ' s worth , and help to make it honest and incorporated ; and if even this be not possible , get
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.
By Leave and Favour : Worshipful stonehewer , I pray you accompany me to the City gates and carry my bundle , according to Craft usage and custom . „ -. By Leave and Favour : Is the company ready ?
Answer—By Leave and Favour : Yes . By Leave and Favour : Herewith I shift my bundle from my hand to your hand . This being done I will go further on ,
and greet all worshipful masters and fellows , as I have been ordered by the worshipful masters and fellows .
THE BUNDLE CARRIER . By Leave and Favour : I take this bundle and Avill deliver it up as I have received it .
By Leave and Favour : Where shall I deliver your bundle ? Between Heaven and earth ? Or on the green heath ? Or between bush and grass ? Or between water and Heaven ?
Or floating ? If he says betAveen Heaven and earth ( on arriving at the gates ) he places a kerchief or apron on the ground and his feet in the straps of the bundle . If betAveen bush and grass , they go under a tree .
If between Heaven and water , they go under a pump . Then he Avho carried the bundle says : Worshipful stonehewer , having learnt that you are prepared and desirous to travel , I wish you Success on path and road ,
On Avater and land , Where ' er the Lord conduct you . Greet Ave the vrorshipful master and fellows there where the Craft is incorporated and honest * and is honourably conducted ; if , however , it be not incorporated and honest help to make it so if it be
possible over a glass of beer or wine . If this be not possible , take money , or money ' s worth , and help to make it honest and incorporated ; and if even this be not possible , get