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was this Noble Craft first Grounded there , And the worthy Mr Eivclides gave it the name of Geometry , And how it is called throughout all the World Masonrie Long after when the Children of Jsraell were come into the Land Berhest which is now called the Countrey of Jerusalem where King David begun the Temple - tfaat is now called Templum Dei , and is named with us the Temple of Jerusalem , and the same King David Loued
Masons then right well and gave them good pay , and he gave the Charges and Manners that he Learned in Egipt which / were given by that worthy Doctor Ewclid and other more charges that you shall heare after wardes ; And after the decease of King David , then Reigned Solloman that was King Davids Sonne and he performed out the Temple that his ffather had begun and he sent after Masons into Diverse Countreys and into Diverse Lands and he gathered them togeather so that lie had 24000 Workers of Stone and were all named Masons and he Chosed out of them 8000 and
were all Ordained to be Masters , Rulers and Governors of his worke . and then was there a King of another Region which men called Jram and he loved well King Solloman and gave hiin Timber to his work and he had a Sonne that was called a man that was Master of Geometry , and was chiefe Master of all his Masonrie & of all his Graving , Carving and all other Masonry that belonged to the Temple , this is Witnessed in the holy Bible ( in Libra Regium quarto et Tertio ) and this same Solloman Confirmed both
the Charges and the Manners which his ffather had given , And thus was the worthy Craft of Masonrie confirmed in that Countrey of Jerusalem And many other Regions and Kingdoms men walked into Diverse Countreys some because of Learning to learne more Ciinning , And some to teach them that had but little Cunning , and -so e it befell that there was A Curious man named Namas Greecious who had beene at the make ng of Sollomans Temple And lie came from thence into ffrance and there he
taught the Science of Masonrie to men of that Land and so there was one of the Royall Line of ffrance called Charles Marshall and he w as A man that loved well the said Craft and took upon him the Rules And Manners and after that By the Grace of God he was elect to be the King of ffrance and when he was in his Estate he helped to make those Masons that were now , and sett them on Work and gave them Charges and Manners and good pay as he had Learned of other Masons , and Confirmed
them a Charter from yeare to yeare to hold their Assembly when they would and Cherished them right well , and thus came this Noble Craft into ffrance arid England , in that season ^ stood void as fforagine Charge of Masons vntill St . Albanes and St . Albans was a worthy Knight , and Steward to the King of his household and had Government of his Realme And also of the makeing of the Walls of the said Towne , and he loved well Masons and Cherished them much and made there pay right good for
he gave them iijs vjd a week & iijd before that time ail the Land a Mason took but one penny a clay and his meat till St . Albones mended it and he gott them a Charter of the King and his Counceli for to hold a Generall Councell and gave it to name Assembly . Thereat was he him selfe and
did help to make Masons and gave them Charges as you shall heare afterwards , soone after the Decease of St . Albones there came Diverse Warrs into England out of Diverse Nations so that the good rule of Masons was distirbed and put downe vntill the tyme of King Adiklon in his tyme there was a . worthy King in England that brought this Land into good rest and he biijkled many great workes and buildings , therefore he loved well Masons for he had a Sonne called Edwin the which Loved Masons
much more than his ffather did and he was soc practized in Geometry that lie delighted much to come and talke with Masons and to Learne of them the Craft , And after for the lone he had to Masons and to the Craft , he
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. 'V Peaaments And Documents [Relating T...
was this Noble Craft first Grounded there , And the worthy Mr Eivclides gave it the name of Geometry , And how it is called throughout all the World Masonrie Long after when the Children of Jsraell were come into the Land Berhest which is now called the Countrey of Jerusalem where King David begun the Temple - tfaat is now called Templum Dei , and is named with us the Temple of Jerusalem , and the same King David Loued
Masons then right well and gave them good pay , and he gave the Charges and Manners that he Learned in Egipt which / were given by that worthy Doctor Ewclid and other more charges that you shall heare after wardes ; And after the decease of King David , then Reigned Solloman that was King Davids Sonne and he performed out the Temple that his ffather had begun and he sent after Masons into Diverse Countreys and into Diverse Lands and he gathered them togeather so that lie had 24000 Workers of Stone and were all named Masons and he Chosed out of them 8000 and
were all Ordained to be Masters , Rulers and Governors of his worke . and then was there a King of another Region which men called Jram and he loved well King Solloman and gave hiin Timber to his work and he had a Sonne that was called a man that was Master of Geometry , and was chiefe Master of all his Masonrie & of all his Graving , Carving and all other Masonry that belonged to the Temple , this is Witnessed in the holy Bible ( in Libra Regium quarto et Tertio ) and this same Solloman Confirmed both
the Charges and the Manners which his ffather had given , And thus was the worthy Craft of Masonrie confirmed in that Countrey of Jerusalem And many other Regions and Kingdoms men walked into Diverse Countreys some because of Learning to learne more Ciinning , And some to teach them that had but little Cunning , and -so e it befell that there was A Curious man named Namas Greecious who had beene at the make ng of Sollomans Temple And lie came from thence into ffrance and there he
taught the Science of Masonrie to men of that Land and so there was one of the Royall Line of ffrance called Charles Marshall and he w as A man that loved well the said Craft and took upon him the Rules And Manners and after that By the Grace of God he was elect to be the King of ffrance and when he was in his Estate he helped to make those Masons that were now , and sett them on Work and gave them Charges and Manners and good pay as he had Learned of other Masons , and Confirmed
them a Charter from yeare to yeare to hold their Assembly when they would and Cherished them right well , and thus came this Noble Craft into ffrance arid England , in that season ^ stood void as fforagine Charge of Masons vntill St . Albanes and St . Albans was a worthy Knight , and Steward to the King of his household and had Government of his Realme And also of the makeing of the Walls of the said Towne , and he loved well Masons and Cherished them much and made there pay right good for
he gave them iijs vjd a week & iijd before that time ail the Land a Mason took but one penny a clay and his meat till St . Albones mended it and he gott them a Charter of the King and his Counceli for to hold a Generall Councell and gave it to name Assembly . Thereat was he him selfe and
did help to make Masons and gave them Charges as you shall heare afterwards , soone after the Decease of St . Albones there came Diverse Warrs into England out of Diverse Nations so that the good rule of Masons was distirbed and put downe vntill the tyme of King Adiklon in his tyme there was a . worthy King in England that brought this Land into good rest and he biijkled many great workes and buildings , therefore he loved well Masons for he had a Sonne called Edwin the which Loved Masons
much more than his ffather did and he was soc practized in Geometry that lie delighted much to come and talke with Masons and to Learne of them the Craft , And after for the lone he had to Masons and to the Craft , he