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thanks to Sir Lfaeius Curtis and the P ^ and other visiting Brethren , for their km at this provincial meeting , " which was carried diem . con . The D . Prov . G . M . also proposed that a cordial vote of thanks be recorded in the minutes , and a copy thereof be transmitted to the Governor of the Isle of Wight ( Viscount Eversley ) for his great kindness in so readily granting to the Prov . G . M ., Brc Thomas Willis Fleming , and the Brethren , the exclusive use of Carisbrooke Castle and grounds for their festive meeting . This Avas seconded by Brc D . Barnes , W . M . 204 , Prov . G . Reg ., and carried by acclamation .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . then returned the gavel to Bro . Way ( W . M . . pro- tern . ) , and retired with his provincial officers to the lodge-room below , Avhere , the business of the Prov . GL Lodge being concluded , was closed in due form . Iu the -meantime , Bro . Way closed the Albany Lodge in peace and harmony . Carriages , & c , being in attendance , the Brethren re-assembled in the large quadrangle at Carisbrooke Castle , where the lady of the Prov . G . M ., Mrs . Thomas Willis Fleming , and about sixty other ladies , awaited their arrival . At two o ' clock P . M .,. the ; band struck up the ^ Freemasons' Marcfy" and led the way through the postern gate to the " place of arms , '' Avhere a spacious pavilion was provided for the
occasion . The Prov . G . M , and his guests , including Mrs . Fleming and the ladies , to the number of one hundred and fifty-three , sat down to a most elegant enter tainment , provided by the Messrs . H . and R . Mew , of the Bugle Inn , Newport . After doing justice to the good cheer which had been placed before the company , The Prov . G . M . claimed the attention of all present to a toast which he vvas about to propose . He felt sure that to an Englishman it needed no comment of his to recommend it , and he Avould merely mention the fact that the sire of our beloved Queen Avas a zealous Freemason . He gave "The Queen . " ( Cheers . ) ¦¦
The Prov . G . M . next gave the health of " His Royal Highness the Prince Consort , the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , especially the Princess Royal , she being the wife of a Freemason . " ( Applause , in which the ladies most cordially joined . ) The next toast was the health of " The Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , " Avhich Avas drunk amidst enthusiastic cheering . mi -r-k r * t \/ t n i ( mu „ -o * A . x . t _ t t -.. i -r »~ - t \ m -n / r j ± r . _ The then The Riht Lord and the
„ Prov . G . M . gave " gHon . Panmure , D . G . M ., other Officers of Grand Lodge . " ( Cheers . ) Bro . Wood , G . Stewd ., returned thanks . Bro . Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis , having obtained the use of Brc Fleming ' s gavel , proposed the health of " The Provincial Grand Master of the Isle of Wight . " It Avas now— -no , he would not say how many years ago—since he nursed Bro . Fleming on his knee ( laughter );—mind , he was not his nursemaid ( continued laughter ) , but it gave him great pleasure to see his nursling—the son of his old , dear friend- —in the honourable position he now held amongst Freemasons ; and it Avas Avith every sincere and . fraternal feeling of the heart that he proposed the health of " The Provincial Grand Master of the Isle of Wight . " ( Cheers . )
The RAY . Prov . G . Master returned his grateful thanks to his old and valued friend Sir Lucius for the support he had given him during his infancy , when , no doubt , it was a great feat for him to stride the knee of Sir Lucius , but still more cordially did he thank him for the kind manner in which he had proposed his health , and for the favour of the support given to him on the present occasion ;
and to the ladies and Brethren present ho tendered his heartfelt thanks for so kindly responding to the toast . The R . W . Brc then proceeded : — -It was Avith mingled feelings of deep sympathy that I traversed the time-honoured ruins of the castle this day . It is now more than two centuries past , since a royal Mason , king Charles 1 ., perambulated these grounds Avith his sorrowing and devoted , children as mournful prisoners . Tvvhs here those dignified captives paced with
measured step this " place of arms . " while on yonder keep and about the fosse tlie mailed warders , with loaded matchlock , watched their every step ; nor Avearied not , from morn till night , to hover o'er their prey ! Such , my Brethren , is a glimpse of the past . The sorrowing princess died and lies entombed within the precincts of our beautiful church at Newport—a royal resting-place—where a monument ( executed by the Baron Marochetti ) , of elegant simplicity has been lately erected , bearing these simple words on the tableft : — " In memory of the Princess Elizabeth , daughter of Charles I ., who died at Carisbrooke Castle , on Sunday Sept , 8 ,
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thanks to Sir Lfaeius Curtis and the P ^ and other visiting Brethren , for their km at this provincial meeting , " which was carried diem . con . The D . Prov . G . M . also proposed that a cordial vote of thanks be recorded in the minutes , and a copy thereof be transmitted to the Governor of the Isle of Wight ( Viscount Eversley ) for his great kindness in so readily granting to the Prov . G . M ., Brc Thomas Willis Fleming , and the Brethren , the exclusive use of Carisbrooke Castle and grounds for their festive meeting . This Avas seconded by Brc D . Barnes , W . M . 204 , Prov . G . Reg ., and carried by acclamation .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . then returned the gavel to Bro . Way ( W . M . . pro- tern . ) , and retired with his provincial officers to the lodge-room below , Avhere , the business of the Prov . GL Lodge being concluded , was closed in due form . Iu the -meantime , Bro . Way closed the Albany Lodge in peace and harmony . Carriages , & c , being in attendance , the Brethren re-assembled in the large quadrangle at Carisbrooke Castle , where the lady of the Prov . G . M ., Mrs . Thomas Willis Fleming , and about sixty other ladies , awaited their arrival . At two o ' clock P . M .,. the ; band struck up the ^ Freemasons' Marcfy" and led the way through the postern gate to the " place of arms , '' Avhere a spacious pavilion was provided for the
occasion . The Prov . G . M , and his guests , including Mrs . Fleming and the ladies , to the number of one hundred and fifty-three , sat down to a most elegant enter tainment , provided by the Messrs . H . and R . Mew , of the Bugle Inn , Newport . After doing justice to the good cheer which had been placed before the company , The Prov . G . M . claimed the attention of all present to a toast which he vvas about to propose . He felt sure that to an Englishman it needed no comment of his to recommend it , and he Avould merely mention the fact that the sire of our beloved Queen Avas a zealous Freemason . He gave "The Queen . " ( Cheers . ) ¦¦
The Prov . G . M . next gave the health of " His Royal Highness the Prince Consort , the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family , especially the Princess Royal , she being the wife of a Freemason . " ( Applause , in which the ladies most cordially joined . ) The next toast was the health of " The Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , " Avhich Avas drunk amidst enthusiastic cheering . mi -r-k r * t \/ t n i ( mu „ -o * A . x . t _ t t -.. i -r »~ - t \ m -n / r j ± r . _ The then The Riht Lord and the
„ Prov . G . M . gave " gHon . Panmure , D . G . M ., other Officers of Grand Lodge . " ( Cheers . ) Bro . Wood , G . Stewd ., returned thanks . Bro . Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis , having obtained the use of Brc Fleming ' s gavel , proposed the health of " The Provincial Grand Master of the Isle of Wight . " It Avas now— -no , he would not say how many years ago—since he nursed Bro . Fleming on his knee ( laughter );—mind , he was not his nursemaid ( continued laughter ) , but it gave him great pleasure to see his nursling—the son of his old , dear friend- —in the honourable position he now held amongst Freemasons ; and it Avas Avith every sincere and . fraternal feeling of the heart that he proposed the health of " The Provincial Grand Master of the Isle of Wight . " ( Cheers . )
The RAY . Prov . G . Master returned his grateful thanks to his old and valued friend Sir Lucius for the support he had given him during his infancy , when , no doubt , it was a great feat for him to stride the knee of Sir Lucius , but still more cordially did he thank him for the kind manner in which he had proposed his health , and for the favour of the support given to him on the present occasion ;
and to the ladies and Brethren present ho tendered his heartfelt thanks for so kindly responding to the toast . The R . W . Brc then proceeded : — -It was Avith mingled feelings of deep sympathy that I traversed the time-honoured ruins of the castle this day . It is now more than two centuries past , since a royal Mason , king Charles 1 ., perambulated these grounds Avith his sorrowing and devoted , children as mournful prisoners . Tvvhs here those dignified captives paced with
measured step this " place of arms . " while on yonder keep and about the fosse tlie mailed warders , with loaded matchlock , watched their every step ; nor Avearied not , from morn till night , to hover o'er their prey ! Such , my Brethren , is a glimpse of the past . The sorrowing princess died and lies entombed within the precincts of our beautiful church at Newport—a royal resting-place—where a monument ( executed by the Baron Marochetti ) , of elegant simplicity has been lately erected , bearing these simple words on the tableft : — " In memory of the Princess Elizabeth , daughter of Charles I ., who died at Carisbrooke Castle , on Sunday Sept , 8 ,