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was made Mason at Windsor and he got of the King his ffather a Charter and Commission once every yeare to have Assembley wdthin the Realme where they would within England and to correct within themselves ffaults & Trespasses that were done as Touching the Craft , and he held them an Assembley at Yorke and there he made Masons and gave them Charges and taught them the Manners , and Comands th g ^ same to be kept ever afterwards And tooke them the Charter and Comission to keep their Assembly , and Ordained that it should be renewed from King to King
and when the Assembley were gathered togeather he made a Cry that all old Masons or young that had-. ' . any-Writings or Vnderstanding of the Charges and manners that w eere made before their Lands wheresoever they were made Masons that they should shew them forth , there were found some in ffrench , some in Greek some in Hebrew and some in English , and some in other Languages , and when they were rea . ijl and over seen well the intent of them was vnderstood to be all one , and then he caused a Booke to be made thereof how this worthy Craft of Masonrie was first founded and he himselfe Comaiided and also then caused that it
should be read at any tyin e when it should happen any Mason or Masons to be made to give him or them their Charges , and from that time vntill this Day Manners of Masons have been kept in this Manner and forme as well as Men , might Governe it and ffarther more at diverse Assemblyes have been put and Ordained diverse Charges by the best advice of Masters
and ffellows ( Tunc vnus ex Senioribus contat Librum et ille poneret manam Suam Super Librum ) Every man that is a Mason take good heede to these Charges , If any man finde himselfe guilty in any of these Charges wee pray that he may amend himselfe or principally for dread of God you that be charged take good heede that you keep all these Charges well for
it is a great perill to & man to forsweare himselfe vpon a Booke . " The First Charge is that you shall be true to God and holy Church and to vse noe Error or Heresie you vnderstanding and by wise mens teaching , also that you shall be Leige men to the King of England without Treason or any ffalshood and that yon know noe Treason or treachery but that ye amend and give knowledge thereof to the King or his Councell
also that ye shall be true to one another ( that is to say ) every Mason of the Craft that is Mason allowed you shall doe to him as you would be done to yo selfe . " Secondly and ye shall keep truely all the Councell of the Lodge or of the Chamber , and all the Councell of the Lodge that ought to be kept by the way of Masonhood also that you be noe theefe nor theeves to yo " knowledge free that you shall be true to the King Lord or Master that you serve and truly to see and worke for his advantage also you shall call all Masons yo ffellows or yo Brethren and noe other names : " Fowerthly * also you shall not take yo ffellows wife in Villoney nor deflowrehis Daughter or Servant nor put him to disworship also you shall truely pay for yo * meat or drinke wheresoever you goe to Table or Board
whereby the Craft or Science may be slandered , These be the charges Genera ' ll that belong to every true Masons both Masters and Fellows . " Now I % vill rehearse other Charges single for Masons Allowed * " First that noe Mason take on him noe Lords worke nor other mans but if lie $ aiow himselfe well able to performe the work soe that the Craft have noe Slander . " Secondly also that noe Master take worke but that he take reasonable pay for it , soe that the Lord may he truely served and the Master to live
* This is correct : the " Thirdly " is omitted in the original
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. 'V Peaaments And Documents [Relating T...
was made Mason at Windsor and he got of the King his ffather a Charter and Commission once every yeare to have Assembley wdthin the Realme where they would within England and to correct within themselves ffaults & Trespasses that were done as Touching the Craft , and he held them an Assembley at Yorke and there he made Masons and gave them Charges and taught them the Manners , and Comands th g ^ same to be kept ever afterwards And tooke them the Charter and Comission to keep their Assembly , and Ordained that it should be renewed from King to King
and when the Assembley were gathered togeather he made a Cry that all old Masons or young that had-. ' . any-Writings or Vnderstanding of the Charges and manners that w eere made before their Lands wheresoever they were made Masons that they should shew them forth , there were found some in ffrench , some in Greek some in Hebrew and some in English , and some in other Languages , and when they were rea . ijl and over seen well the intent of them was vnderstood to be all one , and then he caused a Booke to be made thereof how this worthy Craft of Masonrie was first founded and he himselfe Comaiided and also then caused that it
should be read at any tyin e when it should happen any Mason or Masons to be made to give him or them their Charges , and from that time vntill this Day Manners of Masons have been kept in this Manner and forme as well as Men , might Governe it and ffarther more at diverse Assemblyes have been put and Ordained diverse Charges by the best advice of Masters
and ffellows ( Tunc vnus ex Senioribus contat Librum et ille poneret manam Suam Super Librum ) Every man that is a Mason take good heede to these Charges , If any man finde himselfe guilty in any of these Charges wee pray that he may amend himselfe or principally for dread of God you that be charged take good heede that you keep all these Charges well for
it is a great perill to & man to forsweare himselfe vpon a Booke . " The First Charge is that you shall be true to God and holy Church and to vse noe Error or Heresie you vnderstanding and by wise mens teaching , also that you shall be Leige men to the King of England without Treason or any ffalshood and that yon know noe Treason or treachery but that ye amend and give knowledge thereof to the King or his Councell
also that ye shall be true to one another ( that is to say ) every Mason of the Craft that is Mason allowed you shall doe to him as you would be done to yo selfe . " Secondly and ye shall keep truely all the Councell of the Lodge or of the Chamber , and all the Councell of the Lodge that ought to be kept by the way of Masonhood also that you be noe theefe nor theeves to yo " knowledge free that you shall be true to the King Lord or Master that you serve and truly to see and worke for his advantage also you shall call all Masons yo ffellows or yo Brethren and noe other names : " Fowerthly * also you shall not take yo ffellows wife in Villoney nor deflowrehis Daughter or Servant nor put him to disworship also you shall truely pay for yo * meat or drinke wheresoever you goe to Table or Board
whereby the Craft or Science may be slandered , These be the charges Genera ' ll that belong to every true Masons both Masters and Fellows . " Now I % vill rehearse other Charges single for Masons Allowed * " First that noe Mason take on him noe Lords worke nor other mans but if lie $ aiow himselfe well able to performe the work soe that the Craft have noe Slander . " Secondly also that noe Master take worke but that he take reasonable pay for it , soe that the Lord may he truely served and the Master to live
* This is correct : the " Thirdly " is omitted in the original