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The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library.
founders of Wadham College in Oxford ; he beginning , she finishing , and both richly endowing it . By his second , daughter of Sir William Brown , kmghtrlord mayor of London in 1514 , and widow of John Tynel of Heron Place in Essex , Esq . he had issue a son , who succeeded him , and three daughtersone of whom was' married to John Gostwickof Willingtonin
, , , the county of Bedford , Esq . another to John Talbot , of Grafton , in the county of Worcester , Esq . ancestor to the Earl of Shrewsbury ; and the third to Lodowick Greville , of Mil cot , in the county of Warwick , Esq . John Petre , only son of Sir William , was ' knighted in the ei ghteenth of Elizabeth , and afterwards served in two Parliaments for the county
of Essex . In 1603 he was advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this realm by the title of Lord Petre of Writtle in the county of . Essex , and departed this life in October 1613 , at West Horden , in . the same county . By his lady , daughter of Sir Edward Waldegrave , knight , he had issue four sons and four daughters . William Petre , his eldest son , succeeded him , and died 1627 . His successor was his eldest son Robert , who died 16 3 S ; when the honours descended to William , his eldest son , who . died 16 S 3 . John , his next brother , then assumed the title , but lived only till
the following year 16 S 4 . He was succeeded by his brother Thomas , who died 1707 . Robert , his son and heir , died 1713 , and was succeeded by . Iris only son Robert James , from whom , in 1742 , the title and estate descended to his only son ROBERT-EDWARD , ninth and present : - LORD PETRE , who married in 1762 Anne , onl y surviving , daughter and heir of the lion . Philip Howardbrother of Edward
, , Duke of Norfolk , by whom he has issue . On the 4 th of May 1772 , at Merchant Taylor ' s Hall , his lordshi p was invested with the high office of Grand Master of Masons , which dignity he supported with great honour to himself and advantage to the Society till May 1 , 1777 , when ' he resigned the chair to the Most Noble George Duke of Manchester .
During the presidency of Lord Petre the Society ' s present Hall was built , the first stone being laid by his lordship in solemn form 011 the ist of May 1775 . , Many regulations respecting the government of the Fraternity were also established during the administration of this noble lord ,
" . whose amiable character as a man , and zeal as a Mason ( says a much-respected writer ) , may be equalled , but cannot be surpassed * . " As , however , the transactions of his lordship ' s presidency are officiall y recorded in the " Book of Constitutions , " it will be unnecessary cointroduce them in this place .
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The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library.
founders of Wadham College in Oxford ; he beginning , she finishing , and both richly endowing it . By his second , daughter of Sir William Brown , kmghtrlord mayor of London in 1514 , and widow of John Tynel of Heron Place in Essex , Esq . he had issue a son , who succeeded him , and three daughtersone of whom was' married to John Gostwickof Willingtonin
, , , the county of Bedford , Esq . another to John Talbot , of Grafton , in the county of Worcester , Esq . ancestor to the Earl of Shrewsbury ; and the third to Lodowick Greville , of Mil cot , in the county of Warwick , Esq . John Petre , only son of Sir William , was ' knighted in the ei ghteenth of Elizabeth , and afterwards served in two Parliaments for the county
of Essex . In 1603 he was advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this realm by the title of Lord Petre of Writtle in the county of . Essex , and departed this life in October 1613 , at West Horden , in . the same county . By his lady , daughter of Sir Edward Waldegrave , knight , he had issue four sons and four daughters . William Petre , his eldest son , succeeded him , and died 1627 . His successor was his eldest son Robert , who died 16 3 S ; when the honours descended to William , his eldest son , who . died 16 S 3 . John , his next brother , then assumed the title , but lived only till
the following year 16 S 4 . He was succeeded by his brother Thomas , who died 1707 . Robert , his son and heir , died 1713 , and was succeeded by . Iris only son Robert James , from whom , in 1742 , the title and estate descended to his only son ROBERT-EDWARD , ninth and present : - LORD PETRE , who married in 1762 Anne , onl y surviving , daughter and heir of the lion . Philip Howardbrother of Edward
, , Duke of Norfolk , by whom he has issue . On the 4 th of May 1772 , at Merchant Taylor ' s Hall , his lordshi p was invested with the high office of Grand Master of Masons , which dignity he supported with great honour to himself and advantage to the Society till May 1 , 1777 , when ' he resigned the chair to the Most Noble George Duke of Manchester .
During the presidency of Lord Petre the Society ' s present Hall was built , the first stone being laid by his lordship in solemn form 011 the ist of May 1775 . , Many regulations respecting the government of the Fraternity were also established during the administration of this noble lord ,
" . whose amiable character as a man , and zeal as a Mason ( says a much-respected writer ) , may be equalled , but cannot be surpassed * . " As , however , the transactions of his lordship ' s presidency are officiall y recorded in the " Book of Constitutions , " it will be unnecessary cointroduce them in this place .