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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Chester, 1650-1700.
Willm Harvey 20 MichHolden 20 Pet downham 20 Tho ffoulkes 10 Will Hughes 8 Joffletcher 10 Seth Hilton 15
Ran Holme 10 Ric Taylor 10 RicRatcliffe 20 Will Woods 5 Jo Parry 10 Tho Morris 10
Tho May 10 Will Robinson 20 James Mort 20 Jo Lloyd 20 Geo Harvey 20 Will Jackson 10 Robt Harvey 20 JohnMadock 10
for Hi .... 9 for 10 s . ... -9 for 15 s . ... 1 for 5 s . ... 1 . for 8 s . ... 1 The reason for the difference in the amount of the entrance fees paid as
given in the analysis at the end of the list , is not easy to explain . Why , it may be asked are the first five names separated from the others , and given in different form ? Are they superior officers of the Fellowship , and are we to understand the marks occurring before their names as recording the number of their attendances at the lodge ? In this list the name of Randle Holme occupies the 13 th placehe
pay-, ing 10 s . Bro . Hughan says * that this MS . has no connexion with the other—i . e . Harl . MS . 2054 , folios 29 to 33 . the old charge ancl oath ; probably this is correct as far as there being three distinct pieces of paper , but when we know that the volume is a collection of " Notes ancl charters , with general ! things which concerne the companyes & occupations with in the citty of Chester , "
ancl the whole series of facts are looked at as I have above placed them , doubtless , with myself , many will consider that in all probability there is a very clear connexion , and that we have here some of the original papers ( or at least copies ) belonging to a lodge of Freemasons existent at Chester somewhere about the middle of the seventeenth century . Randle Holme , from the copious extracts from charters , minutes , & c . given
in this ancl other of his MS . volumes relating to Chester companies , had access , probably in his position of Mayor , to many books and records of the town . On folio 9 of Harl . MS . 2054 , there is a list of the " rates of seruannts ancl hireres wages w " in the citty of Chester " & c . at the time Sir John Savage was Mayor , 21 April , 7 th Eliz . 1565 . The eighth on the list is the " Rough Mason " who is paid xxvii . s . viii . d . and xlvi . s . viii . d . wages by the yeare , without meate & drinke , and iii . d . wages by the day w ' meate & drinke , & vi . - wages by the clay w "' out meate & drinke . " The " waller , " " thatcher " and " Mr . Carpenter " occur also .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Chester, 1650-1700.
Willm Harvey 20 MichHolden 20 Pet downham 20 Tho ffoulkes 10 Will Hughes 8 Joffletcher 10 Seth Hilton 15
Ran Holme 10 Ric Taylor 10 RicRatcliffe 20 Will Woods 5 Jo Parry 10 Tho Morris 10
Tho May 10 Will Robinson 20 James Mort 20 Jo Lloyd 20 Geo Harvey 20 Will Jackson 10 Robt Harvey 20 JohnMadock 10
for Hi .... 9 for 10 s . ... -9 for 15 s . ... 1 for 5 s . ... 1 . for 8 s . ... 1 The reason for the difference in the amount of the entrance fees paid as
given in the analysis at the end of the list , is not easy to explain . Why , it may be asked are the first five names separated from the others , and given in different form ? Are they superior officers of the Fellowship , and are we to understand the marks occurring before their names as recording the number of their attendances at the lodge ? In this list the name of Randle Holme occupies the 13 th placehe
pay-, ing 10 s . Bro . Hughan says * that this MS . has no connexion with the other—i . e . Harl . MS . 2054 , folios 29 to 33 . the old charge ancl oath ; probably this is correct as far as there being three distinct pieces of paper , but when we know that the volume is a collection of " Notes ancl charters , with general ! things which concerne the companyes & occupations with in the citty of Chester , "
ancl the whole series of facts are looked at as I have above placed them , doubtless , with myself , many will consider that in all probability there is a very clear connexion , and that we have here some of the original papers ( or at least copies ) belonging to a lodge of Freemasons existent at Chester somewhere about the middle of the seventeenth century . Randle Holme , from the copious extracts from charters , minutes , & c . given
in this ancl other of his MS . volumes relating to Chester companies , had access , probably in his position of Mayor , to many books and records of the town . On folio 9 of Harl . MS . 2054 , there is a list of the " rates of seruannts ancl hireres wages w " in the citty of Chester " & c . at the time Sir John Savage was Mayor , 21 April , 7 th Eliz . 1565 . The eighth on the list is the " Rough Mason " who is paid xxvii . s . viii . d . and xlvi . s . viii . d . wages by the yeare , without meate & drinke , and iii . d . wages by the day w ' meate & drinke , & vi . - wages by the clay w "' out meate & drinke . " The " waller , " " thatcher " and " Mr . Carpenter " occur also .