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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.

cause , absent himself , and not be able to justify himself , shall be punished as is fit ; but if he have an honorable excuses-he shall pay , in addition to the usual subscription , 15 kr . towards the banquet . * 29 . Whatever during the year falls in in the shape of fines , contributions , apprentice and master fees , that shall be collected in the

Guild chest , and properly accounted for by the sworn masters on the anniversary aforesaid . And the amount shall be divided into three equal parts , the first to us , the supreme lord for our treasury , the other to the Craft judge , and the third to the Craft , and all shall be truly accounted for . f

AS REGARDS THE CARPENTERS . 1 . Firstly , and in order that in all things good orderly Craft usage and custom may be maintained , in future no one , be he whom he may , shall be admitted to the mastership unless he have previously reported himself to the sworn masters and acquired the citizenship of

those towns , or subjected himself in the country to the supreme lord , and deposited his certificates of birth and apprenticeship , to prove that he was born in wedlock , and honestly served his time for two consecutive years ( as provided hereafter in the 13 th article ) , and travelled for at least two years as a journeyman craftsman at the conclusion of

his apprenticeship , and worked under strange masters . That being all accomplished , he shall execute as essay or masterpiece , firstly , a transparent foreign ( Welsche ) J dome with eight angles . Secondly , carve the model or draw the plans of a leaning building seven feet in balhen and thirteen feet in < pfetten . § Thirdly , carve as a model ,

without flaw or blemish , a wine press for twelve tubs of grapes , furnished with eighteen needles (? Nadeln ) . Fourthly , in mill work , draught a cog-wheel . Whosoever aspires to the mastership , he shall himself choose one of the above specified pieces and execute it as described ; but should he fail , and the model or design be rejected , he shall not be

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AUDI, VIDE, TACE! Article 15
CURIOUS BOOKS. Article 16
CRAFT CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT STONEHEWERS, MASONS, AND CARPENTERS. Article 18
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AUTUMN THOUGHTS. Article 31
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FREEMASONRY REDIVIVA. Article 47
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AN OLD WORTHY. Article 54
THE GAVEL. Article 57
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Craft Customs Of The Ancient Stonehewers, Masons, And Carpenters.

cause , absent himself , and not be able to justify himself , shall be punished as is fit ; but if he have an honorable excuses-he shall pay , in addition to the usual subscription , 15 kr . towards the banquet . * 29 . Whatever during the year falls in in the shape of fines , contributions , apprentice and master fees , that shall be collected in the

Guild chest , and properly accounted for by the sworn masters on the anniversary aforesaid . And the amount shall be divided into three equal parts , the first to us , the supreme lord for our treasury , the other to the Craft judge , and the third to the Craft , and all shall be truly accounted for . f

AS REGARDS THE CARPENTERS . 1 . Firstly , and in order that in all things good orderly Craft usage and custom may be maintained , in future no one , be he whom he may , shall be admitted to the mastership unless he have previously reported himself to the sworn masters and acquired the citizenship of

those towns , or subjected himself in the country to the supreme lord , and deposited his certificates of birth and apprenticeship , to prove that he was born in wedlock , and honestly served his time for two consecutive years ( as provided hereafter in the 13 th article ) , and travelled for at least two years as a journeyman craftsman at the conclusion of

his apprenticeship , and worked under strange masters . That being all accomplished , he shall execute as essay or masterpiece , firstly , a transparent foreign ( Welsche ) J dome with eight angles . Secondly , carve the model or draw the plans of a leaning building seven feet in balhen and thirteen feet in < pfetten . § Thirdly , carve as a model ,

without flaw or blemish , a wine press for twelve tubs of grapes , furnished with eighteen needles (? Nadeln ) . Fourthly , in mill work , draught a cog-wheel . Whosoever aspires to the mastership , he shall himself choose one of the above specified pieces and execute it as described ; but should he fail , and the model or design be rejected , he shall not be

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