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Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Devonshire.
would be given to members of lodges whose returns were not sent in by March 31 st was found to work well , and would be closely adhered to . The app lication made to the M . W . the Grand Master for leave to alter the name of the Huyshe Lodge to that of Fidelity Huyshe Lodge , No . 91 , had been granted . There had been another lodge instituted in the province during the year , that of the Duncombe Lodge , No . 43 S .
The PROV . GRAND TREASURER reported that all the fees and dues had been received , and after the payments ordered had been paid there remained a balance of . £ 23 13 s . The Provincial Committee recommended that 10 guineas should be voted to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and five guineas each to the Devon Educational Fund and the Fortescue Fund .
The Committee appointed to revise the by-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge submitted the improved by-laws . The reports vvere all adopted . Thanks were voted the By-laws Committee . On the proposition of the D . P . G . M ., seconded by Bro . E . H . SIIORTO , Bro . Sir Stafford Northcote was recommended to the M . W . Grand Master for the office of P . G . M . of Devonshire for the ensuing three years . Several brethren joined the proposers in warm eulogies of the P . G . M .
Bro . John Taylor , 319 , was unanimously elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , and Bros . Jno . Lane and W . Taylor , Auditors . In accordance with a new by-law , a Committee of General Purposes was appointed , consisting of the P . G . M ., the D . P . G . M ., the P . G . Wardens , Treasurer , and Secretary , ex-officio , and four brethren elected—Bros . J . Lane , J . B . Gover , F . Crouch , and J . Stocker . The Prov . Grand Master then appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows :
Bro . Capt . G . S . Strode Lowe , 50 ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M . „ The Hon . H . V . Duncombe , 438 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . R . Lord , 50 ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ J . F . EHerton , 187 ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ Sholto H . Hare , 35 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ T . H . Wills , 319 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . O . „ Rev . T . C . Lewis , 438 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Taylor , 319 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ C H . Fulford , 1 5 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ H . Stocker , 15 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . G . Watson , 64 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ W . F . Wescott , 66 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ A . W . King , 169 ... ... ... Prov . G . L of W . „ G . W . Hancock , 16 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ P . Hannaford , 76 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ W . H . Lander , 21 5 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ J . Squire , 2 3 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ A . W . Searley , 319 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ W . Routledge , 91 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ A . S . Coyte , 100 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . „ G . Dunsterville , 35 ... ... ...- ) „ H . Reynolds , 383 ... ... ' ... f „ E . H . Shorto , 1 5 ... ... ... { Prov - G - Stwds - „ D . Carwithen , 16 ... ... ,., ) „ J . Gidley , 167 ... ... ... " ... Prov . G . Tyler .
In the evening the brethren dined at the Victoria and Albert Hotel , Bro . Sir Stafford H . Northcote presiding . Bro . Matier was the guest at the banquet of the Provincial Grand Master , and at the festive gathering , as well as at the Provincial Grand Lodge , the esteemed Grand Secretary was most heartily received , and warmly thanked for his attendance . Bro . Matier meant " business , " however , as the new Stewards for the " Mark Benevolent " can testify .
Grand Lodge Of New York Library And Reading Room.
GRAND LODGE OF NEW YORK LIBRARY AND READING ROOM .
After the summer vacation , the Grand Lodge Library and Reading Room is open afternoons and evenings , and a cordial invitation is extended to the fraternity . From the report of R . W . Bro . Herman G . Carter , Grand Librarian , we excerpt the following : —
' The Grand Lodge Library of the State of New York is acknowledged to be one of the best and most complete Masonic Libraries in the world . Here are to be found the proceedings of all the Masonic Grand bodies , the standard books of the Craft , and the monthl y Masonic magazines—a collection that is worthy of the fraternity of this large and growing jurisdiction . " It is necessarily a continuous work to make additions and keep bound
m volumes for reference the proceedings of the various Grand bodies , vvhich are an official history of the Fraternity , and are continually referred to by brethren , not only in our own , but from other jurisdictions . The proceedings and Masonic periodicals have been bound as rapidly as the successive numbers to form volumes are received . Thc books pertaining to thc Grand bodies are classified by the names ot the jurisdictions to which they respectivel y belong , and the miscellaneous works according to the subjects of vvhich
they treat . "Freemasonry is pre-eminently an intellectual Institution . A Masonic library may justly be called the brains of the Fraternity , for it teaches us the accumulated experience of the Craft , and makes us acquainted with the wisdom and intelligence of its greatest and profoundest thinkers , past and P * ? f eilt " E ? ° , ume '" Horary , looking silently out from its place on the shelf , contains within its covers the work of some human mind , and each P ge is the mirrored reflection of an active brain .
, " 1 ° acquire Masonic knowledge is within the reach of every member of ine brotherhood , and the Grand Lodge Library is a place sought after by "ie intelligent and thoughtful Mason , the Masonic student can here find tne beginnings and theories of the fraternity ; what it has done and what it seeks to do , and vvhat the sages and distinguished authors have written , *> also the fullest discussions on Masonic jurisprudence .
. , M the number of visitors and readers who attend the library , taken .. n their expressions of satisfaction and pleasure , is any criterion by vvhich 0 jud ge , then the condition of the Grand Lodge Library should be a pride 10 the fraternity . j . " The Grand Lodge has reason to be proud of its library , and in the "lure , as in the past , should contribute to its progress , and preserve it with
Grand Lodge Of New York Library And Reading Room.
fostering care . The collection of works for a Masonic library is a work for all time , and our zeal should not abate in increasing its value and usefulness . " Masonic books teach in the most forcible manner possible the whole duty of man— ' to fear God and keep his commandments '—and therefore deserve a wide circulation . Masonic literature is increasing , and its good seed is being sown broadcast in the world .
" In addition to the valuable Grand Lodge Library , the Reading Room has become a permanent feature of our honoured Institution , and is for the use and benefit of each member of the Craft . It is supplied vvith a very complete assortment of periodicals and newspapers . The daily morning and evening newspapers , monthly magazines , and Masonic periodicals are
to be Sound upon the files and tables . The Reading Room was established and opened in connection vvith the Grand Lodge Library , January 1 , 1885 . " The Grand Lodge Library and Reading Room has been open daily , from 3 . 30 to 5 . 30 p . m . and from 7 to 10 . 30 p . m ., except Sundays and holidays .
" Ihe Reading Room is supplied with stationery , and during the hours stated is constantly attended by the Grand Librarian or an assistant , who are glad to welcome , and , if need be , assist any brother seeking information . There has been an increased attendance over previous years , and every facility possible is furnished to readers . The great value of having this
splendid collection of Masonic and miscellaneous literature thus brought within the reach of all seeking knowledge is evidently fully appreciated , and the more freely the privilege is embraced , the more useful will the Library and Reading Room become as a means of refinement and culture among the fraternity . "—New York Dispatch .
Le Clerc's Architecture.
LE CLERC'S ARCHITECTURE .
As the editor of the esteemed " Freemasons' Repository " was the first to make known the Masonic character of the rare work on architecture by Le Clerc ( English edition and reproduction of plates by John Sturt ) , I have decided to compile particulars of the treatise for the readers of that valuable magazine .
The original edition is entitled "Traite D'Architecture avec Des Remarques et des Observations Tres-Utiles Pour les Jeunes Gens , & c , by Seb . Le Clerc , Chevalier Roman , & c , a Paris , MDCCXIV . ( Quarto viii . and 196 pp ., Vol . 1 ) . The " second volume Contenant Les Figures " has 181 plates , in all , on one side of the paper only ; all but two beingnumbered consecutively , these being marked 10 and 11 , in different figures to the others .
The first English edition is the one alluded to in the " Freemasons ' Repository , " July , 1888 , with a reproduction of one of the Dedication plates . Vol . 1 ( pp . vii . and 144 ) is of the year 1723 . The second is dated in 1724 , and is to contain " Two Hundred Copper Plates by John Sturt , Translated by Mr . Chambers . " Notwithstanding this declaration , there are but 181 plates relating tothe science , the source of error being possibly the " Panegyrick on Mr . Le
Clerc , " by the Abbot De Vallemond , who mentions the book is " filled with two hundred figures . " As noted by the Rev . Dr . H . W . Rugg , there are four Dedication Plates , to the Masons , Bricklayers , Carpenters , and Joiners , respectively , the Coats of Arms of these Companies being a feature of the designs . These are not in the original volume of 1714 , but that , however , has a fine plate heading , " An Lecteur , " of a symbolical character ; the Alasonic tools , square and
compasses , 24-inch gauge , and segment being duly prominent . Also another plate , at head of page 1 , of the work itself , vvhich shows a figure seated , with compasses in hand , level at the side , and various designs scattered about . There is also in same work of 1714 a fine initial letter [ L ] vvith compasses , rule ( placed as we do the square ) , and segment artistically arranged j besides a beautiful emblematical title to second volume .
The two folios numbered " 61 " in the original issue , and in the other editions designated 61 B and 61 A , are called " Ordre Espagnol , " thc first being described as " D ' un centre de Colonne . " The English editions contain no plate numbered 79 , the reason being evident by turning to the French work , that page being a title for following plates , viz ., " Les Ordres Des Pilastres . "
The second English edition is of the year 1732 , and lacks the list of subscribers . The second volume has a fine portrait of Le Clerc , an engraved title , with vignette , and on obverse , a plate , after the style of No . 112 , only much more elaborate . Sturt ' s plates are all reversed designs , which no not matter , unless there are letters , as in this instance , when 112 reads "S . H . I . " but the plate fronting the first dedication has I . H . S ., that presumably being an original arrangement of the designer , by Sturt , though it is not signed .
The title of this issue ( 2 nd vol . ) has the number of plates correctly stated ( viz ., CLXXXL ) . AH editions are scarce and valuable . There are both of the English issues and the French of 1714 in the library of General Lawrence , of Boston , U . S . A . The Grand Lodge of England has the 2 nd edition of 1732 , and Bro . G . W . Bain has now one also of that date .
A brief account is given by Bro . H . Sadler , Sub-Librarian Grand Lodge of England , in the Freemason for 23 rd July , 1892 , and I have two notices of the work in the same well-known paper for 1891 , and one for 6 th August , 1892 . —W . J . HUGHAN , in the " Freemasons' Repository . "
HESSE CASSEL . —Freemasonry appears to have been founded in this Electorate in 1743 , vvben on April 13 the Lodge " Zu den drei Lowen , " later , " Marc Aurel zum fiammenden Stern , " was set up . In 1771 a Lodge " Zum blauen Lowen " appears to have existed , and a lodge " Zum Thale Josaphat" flourished in 1778 , but is said to have been of some antiquity even then . Under the Mastership of Von Gersdorff , it counted among its members many of the nobility and officers , and officially of the Electorate . In 1774 , September 29 , Von Hund also opened a
new lodge under the name " Zum gekronten Lowen . " The history of Freemasonry in Hesse Cassel , subsequently to this period , is very chequered indeed . Several lodges of no little renown Masonically existed in various parts of the principality , such as " Wilhelmine Karoline . " at Nassau ; '' Chevaliers de Catherine , " etc ., at Cassel , and many others , either at the end of last century or the beginning of this . In 1824 an Electoral rescript closed all the lodges , which
were not reopened until about 1849 , when the Lodge " Zur Eintracht und Standhaftigkeit , " under General Von Helmschwerdt , was founded . In 1855 the lodges were again practically suppressed ; but since 1866 they have again met , and are , we believe , at work . In 1817 a Grand Lodge of Electoral Hesse Cassel was constituted , which , however , was closed in 1824 , and is not now in existence . — Kenning ' s Cyclopaedia of Freemasonry .
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Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Devonshire.
would be given to members of lodges whose returns were not sent in by March 31 st was found to work well , and would be closely adhered to . The app lication made to the M . W . the Grand Master for leave to alter the name of the Huyshe Lodge to that of Fidelity Huyshe Lodge , No . 91 , had been granted . There had been another lodge instituted in the province during the year , that of the Duncombe Lodge , No . 43 S .
The PROV . GRAND TREASURER reported that all the fees and dues had been received , and after the payments ordered had been paid there remained a balance of . £ 23 13 s . The Provincial Committee recommended that 10 guineas should be voted to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and five guineas each to the Devon Educational Fund and the Fortescue Fund .
The Committee appointed to revise the by-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge submitted the improved by-laws . The reports vvere all adopted . Thanks were voted the By-laws Committee . On the proposition of the D . P . G . M ., seconded by Bro . E . H . SIIORTO , Bro . Sir Stafford Northcote was recommended to the M . W . Grand Master for the office of P . G . M . of Devonshire for the ensuing three years . Several brethren joined the proposers in warm eulogies of the P . G . M .
Bro . John Taylor , 319 , was unanimously elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , and Bros . Jno . Lane and W . Taylor , Auditors . In accordance with a new by-law , a Committee of General Purposes was appointed , consisting of the P . G . M ., the D . P . G . M ., the P . G . Wardens , Treasurer , and Secretary , ex-officio , and four brethren elected—Bros . J . Lane , J . B . Gover , F . Crouch , and J . Stocker . The Prov . Grand Master then appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows :
Bro . Capt . G . S . Strode Lowe , 50 ... ... Dep . Prov . G . M . „ The Hon . H . V . Duncombe , 438 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . R . Lord , 50 ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ J . F . EHerton , 187 ... ... ... Prov . G . M . O . „ Sholto H . Hare , 35 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . O . „ T . H . Wills , 319 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . O . „ Rev . T . C . Lewis , 438 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ J . Taylor , 319 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ C H . Fulford , 1 5 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ H . Stocker , 15 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . G . Watson , 64 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ W . F . Wescott , 66 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ A . W . King , 169 ... ... ... Prov . G . L of W . „ G . W . Hancock , 16 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ P . Hannaford , 76 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ W . H . Lander , 21 5 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ J . Squire , 2 3 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ A . W . Searley , 319 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ W . Routledge , 91 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ A . S . Coyte , 100 ... ... ... Prov . G . I . G . „ G . Dunsterville , 35 ... ... ...- ) „ H . Reynolds , 383 ... ... ' ... f „ E . H . Shorto , 1 5 ... ... ... { Prov - G - Stwds - „ D . Carwithen , 16 ... ... ,., ) „ J . Gidley , 167 ... ... ... " ... Prov . G . Tyler .
In the evening the brethren dined at the Victoria and Albert Hotel , Bro . Sir Stafford H . Northcote presiding . Bro . Matier was the guest at the banquet of the Provincial Grand Master , and at the festive gathering , as well as at the Provincial Grand Lodge , the esteemed Grand Secretary was most heartily received , and warmly thanked for his attendance . Bro . Matier meant " business , " however , as the new Stewards for the " Mark Benevolent " can testify .
Grand Lodge Of New York Library And Reading Room.
GRAND LODGE OF NEW YORK LIBRARY AND READING ROOM .
After the summer vacation , the Grand Lodge Library and Reading Room is open afternoons and evenings , and a cordial invitation is extended to the fraternity . From the report of R . W . Bro . Herman G . Carter , Grand Librarian , we excerpt the following : —
' The Grand Lodge Library of the State of New York is acknowledged to be one of the best and most complete Masonic Libraries in the world . Here are to be found the proceedings of all the Masonic Grand bodies , the standard books of the Craft , and the monthl y Masonic magazines—a collection that is worthy of the fraternity of this large and growing jurisdiction . " It is necessarily a continuous work to make additions and keep bound
m volumes for reference the proceedings of the various Grand bodies , vvhich are an official history of the Fraternity , and are continually referred to by brethren , not only in our own , but from other jurisdictions . The proceedings and Masonic periodicals have been bound as rapidly as the successive numbers to form volumes are received . Thc books pertaining to thc Grand bodies are classified by the names ot the jurisdictions to which they respectivel y belong , and the miscellaneous works according to the subjects of vvhich
they treat . "Freemasonry is pre-eminently an intellectual Institution . A Masonic library may justly be called the brains of the Fraternity , for it teaches us the accumulated experience of the Craft , and makes us acquainted with the wisdom and intelligence of its greatest and profoundest thinkers , past and P * ? f eilt " E ? ° , ume '" Horary , looking silently out from its place on the shelf , contains within its covers the work of some human mind , and each P ge is the mirrored reflection of an active brain .
, " 1 ° acquire Masonic knowledge is within the reach of every member of ine brotherhood , and the Grand Lodge Library is a place sought after by "ie intelligent and thoughtful Mason , the Masonic student can here find tne beginnings and theories of the fraternity ; what it has done and what it seeks to do , and vvhat the sages and distinguished authors have written , *> also the fullest discussions on Masonic jurisprudence .
. , M the number of visitors and readers who attend the library , taken .. n their expressions of satisfaction and pleasure , is any criterion by vvhich 0 jud ge , then the condition of the Grand Lodge Library should be a pride 10 the fraternity . j . " The Grand Lodge has reason to be proud of its library , and in the "lure , as in the past , should contribute to its progress , and preserve it with
Grand Lodge Of New York Library And Reading Room.
fostering care . The collection of works for a Masonic library is a work for all time , and our zeal should not abate in increasing its value and usefulness . " Masonic books teach in the most forcible manner possible the whole duty of man— ' to fear God and keep his commandments '—and therefore deserve a wide circulation . Masonic literature is increasing , and its good seed is being sown broadcast in the world .
" In addition to the valuable Grand Lodge Library , the Reading Room has become a permanent feature of our honoured Institution , and is for the use and benefit of each member of the Craft . It is supplied vvith a very complete assortment of periodicals and newspapers . The daily morning and evening newspapers , monthly magazines , and Masonic periodicals are
to be Sound upon the files and tables . The Reading Room was established and opened in connection vvith the Grand Lodge Library , January 1 , 1885 . " The Grand Lodge Library and Reading Room has been open daily , from 3 . 30 to 5 . 30 p . m . and from 7 to 10 . 30 p . m ., except Sundays and holidays .
" Ihe Reading Room is supplied with stationery , and during the hours stated is constantly attended by the Grand Librarian or an assistant , who are glad to welcome , and , if need be , assist any brother seeking information . There has been an increased attendance over previous years , and every facility possible is furnished to readers . The great value of having this
splendid collection of Masonic and miscellaneous literature thus brought within the reach of all seeking knowledge is evidently fully appreciated , and the more freely the privilege is embraced , the more useful will the Library and Reading Room become as a means of refinement and culture among the fraternity . "—New York Dispatch .
Le Clerc's Architecture.
LE CLERC'S ARCHITECTURE .
As the editor of the esteemed " Freemasons' Repository " was the first to make known the Masonic character of the rare work on architecture by Le Clerc ( English edition and reproduction of plates by John Sturt ) , I have decided to compile particulars of the treatise for the readers of that valuable magazine .
The original edition is entitled "Traite D'Architecture avec Des Remarques et des Observations Tres-Utiles Pour les Jeunes Gens , & c , by Seb . Le Clerc , Chevalier Roman , & c , a Paris , MDCCXIV . ( Quarto viii . and 196 pp ., Vol . 1 ) . The " second volume Contenant Les Figures " has 181 plates , in all , on one side of the paper only ; all but two beingnumbered consecutively , these being marked 10 and 11 , in different figures to the others .
The first English edition is the one alluded to in the " Freemasons ' Repository , " July , 1888 , with a reproduction of one of the Dedication plates . Vol . 1 ( pp . vii . and 144 ) is of the year 1723 . The second is dated in 1724 , and is to contain " Two Hundred Copper Plates by John Sturt , Translated by Mr . Chambers . " Notwithstanding this declaration , there are but 181 plates relating tothe science , the source of error being possibly the " Panegyrick on Mr . Le
Clerc , " by the Abbot De Vallemond , who mentions the book is " filled with two hundred figures . " As noted by the Rev . Dr . H . W . Rugg , there are four Dedication Plates , to the Masons , Bricklayers , Carpenters , and Joiners , respectively , the Coats of Arms of these Companies being a feature of the designs . These are not in the original volume of 1714 , but that , however , has a fine plate heading , " An Lecteur , " of a symbolical character ; the Alasonic tools , square and
compasses , 24-inch gauge , and segment being duly prominent . Also another plate , at head of page 1 , of the work itself , vvhich shows a figure seated , with compasses in hand , level at the side , and various designs scattered about . There is also in same work of 1714 a fine initial letter [ L ] vvith compasses , rule ( placed as we do the square ) , and segment artistically arranged j besides a beautiful emblematical title to second volume .
The two folios numbered " 61 " in the original issue , and in the other editions designated 61 B and 61 A , are called " Ordre Espagnol , " thc first being described as " D ' un centre de Colonne . " The English editions contain no plate numbered 79 , the reason being evident by turning to the French work , that page being a title for following plates , viz ., " Les Ordres Des Pilastres . "
The second English edition is of the year 1732 , and lacks the list of subscribers . The second volume has a fine portrait of Le Clerc , an engraved title , with vignette , and on obverse , a plate , after the style of No . 112 , only much more elaborate . Sturt ' s plates are all reversed designs , which no not matter , unless there are letters , as in this instance , when 112 reads "S . H . I . " but the plate fronting the first dedication has I . H . S ., that presumably being an original arrangement of the designer , by Sturt , though it is not signed .
The title of this issue ( 2 nd vol . ) has the number of plates correctly stated ( viz ., CLXXXL ) . AH editions are scarce and valuable . There are both of the English issues and the French of 1714 in the library of General Lawrence , of Boston , U . S . A . The Grand Lodge of England has the 2 nd edition of 1732 , and Bro . G . W . Bain has now one also of that date .
A brief account is given by Bro . H . Sadler , Sub-Librarian Grand Lodge of England , in the Freemason for 23 rd July , 1892 , and I have two notices of the work in the same well-known paper for 1891 , and one for 6 th August , 1892 . —W . J . HUGHAN , in the " Freemasons' Repository . "
HESSE CASSEL . —Freemasonry appears to have been founded in this Electorate in 1743 , vvben on April 13 the Lodge " Zu den drei Lowen , " later , " Marc Aurel zum fiammenden Stern , " was set up . In 1771 a Lodge " Zum blauen Lowen " appears to have existed , and a lodge " Zum Thale Josaphat" flourished in 1778 , but is said to have been of some antiquity even then . Under the Mastership of Von Gersdorff , it counted among its members many of the nobility and officers , and officially of the Electorate . In 1774 , September 29 , Von Hund also opened a
new lodge under the name " Zum gekronten Lowen . " The history of Freemasonry in Hesse Cassel , subsequently to this period , is very chequered indeed . Several lodges of no little renown Masonically existed in various parts of the principality , such as " Wilhelmine Karoline . " at Nassau ; '' Chevaliers de Catherine , " etc ., at Cassel , and many others , either at the end of last century or the beginning of this . In 1824 an Electoral rescript closed all the lodges , which
were not reopened until about 1849 , when the Lodge " Zur Eintracht und Standhaftigkeit , " under General Von Helmschwerdt , was founded . In 1855 the lodges were again practically suppressed ; but since 1866 they have again met , and are , we believe , at work . In 1817 a Grand Lodge of Electoral Hesse Cassel was constituted , which , however , was closed in 1824 , and is not now in existence . — Kenning ' s Cyclopaedia of Freemasonry .