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The Sea Seejealstts. It
In their written commuhlcations with each other , the style was 6 Dear Brother , " and they merit Mly the character of a most united and genial fraternity of convives . Haying long ceased to exist , however , it has been thought that this short memorial may both amuse our readers , and save their existence from being entirely fom
Prom 1726 to 1759 the lady patronesses were Miss Betty Sherwin , and Miss Phillips ; the presidents , Colonel Barlow , and Sir J . Phillips . The presidency of the last named gentleman affected his canvas for the honour of representing Bristol at the memorable election of 1754 . The populace of Bristol has , from a very early period , been a most turbulent and unmanageable one , and the city , at this period , was famed for its ultra-Whig politics . The mob hooted at their
new candidate , shouting " Sea Serjeant !—down with the Sea Serjeants—to the devil with him , the Pope , brass halfpence , and wooden shoes I" The press lent its aid in exasperation of these prejudlces ; and , on the hustings , it was not without diflSculty that the
suspicion of disloyalty was dissipated in reference to the secret society of which Sir John acknowledged himself the head . A series of the portraits of Sea Serjeants exist in an ancient mansion on the banks of Towy , between Llandillo and Carmarthen .
Eight of Voting w Lodges . —At the revival of Masonry , the private Lodges were allowed to confer on their members the first degree only , the Grand Lodge reserving to itself the power of passing and raising . On the appointment of Wardens , they were passed in Grand Lodges , before their investiture , to the degree of a Fellow Craft ; but' no Brother was admitted to the third degree until he had been chosen Master of his Lodge . Dermott , however , affirms , in opposition to this assumption , that amongst the ancients , no one could be admitted to the office
of a Warden except a Master Mason , although he admits that he still retained the appellation of a Fellow Craft , because " the old Masons never gave any Brother the title of a Master Mason until he had actually passed the chair . " Every Apprentice , at that period , had a vote on all questions mooted in his Lodge , and even when any alteration was proposed to be made in the general constitutions of the Order , it Was provided that a Fellow Craft , or even an Apprentice , might be allowed to
address the chair on the subject under discussion , or to make any motion for the good of the fraternity , " which shall be either immediately considered , or else referred to the Grand Lodge at their next communication , stated or occasional . " Thus it appears that every Brother , without any regard to rank or attainments in the Craft , had a seat in Grand Lodge , and was competent to take a part in the
proceedings . At the present time , however , the Entered Apprentice has no such privilege . The vote and subscription to a Lodge are , or ought to be , coincident , and usually commence when the candidate has attained his Master ' s degree ; for an ancient law of Masonry provided that "initiation makes a man a Mason ; but he must receive the Master ' s degree , and sign the by-laws before he becomes a member of the Lodge . " —Dr . Oliver .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Sea Seejealstts. It
In their written commuhlcations with each other , the style was 6 Dear Brother , " and they merit Mly the character of a most united and genial fraternity of convives . Haying long ceased to exist , however , it has been thought that this short memorial may both amuse our readers , and save their existence from being entirely fom
Prom 1726 to 1759 the lady patronesses were Miss Betty Sherwin , and Miss Phillips ; the presidents , Colonel Barlow , and Sir J . Phillips . The presidency of the last named gentleman affected his canvas for the honour of representing Bristol at the memorable election of 1754 . The populace of Bristol has , from a very early period , been a most turbulent and unmanageable one , and the city , at this period , was famed for its ultra-Whig politics . The mob hooted at their
new candidate , shouting " Sea Serjeant !—down with the Sea Serjeants—to the devil with him , the Pope , brass halfpence , and wooden shoes I" The press lent its aid in exasperation of these prejudlces ; and , on the hustings , it was not without diflSculty that the
suspicion of disloyalty was dissipated in reference to the secret society of which Sir John acknowledged himself the head . A series of the portraits of Sea Serjeants exist in an ancient mansion on the banks of Towy , between Llandillo and Carmarthen .
Eight of Voting w Lodges . —At the revival of Masonry , the private Lodges were allowed to confer on their members the first degree only , the Grand Lodge reserving to itself the power of passing and raising . On the appointment of Wardens , they were passed in Grand Lodges , before their investiture , to the degree of a Fellow Craft ; but' no Brother was admitted to the third degree until he had been chosen Master of his Lodge . Dermott , however , affirms , in opposition to this assumption , that amongst the ancients , no one could be admitted to the office
of a Warden except a Master Mason , although he admits that he still retained the appellation of a Fellow Craft , because " the old Masons never gave any Brother the title of a Master Mason until he had actually passed the chair . " Every Apprentice , at that period , had a vote on all questions mooted in his Lodge , and even when any alteration was proposed to be made in the general constitutions of the Order , it Was provided that a Fellow Craft , or even an Apprentice , might be allowed to
address the chair on the subject under discussion , or to make any motion for the good of the fraternity , " which shall be either immediately considered , or else referred to the Grand Lodge at their next communication , stated or occasional . " Thus it appears that every Brother , without any regard to rank or attainments in the Craft , had a seat in Grand Lodge , and was competent to take a part in the
proceedings . At the present time , however , the Entered Apprentice has no such privilege . The vote and subscription to a Lodge are , or ought to be , coincident , and usually commence when the candidate has attained his Master ' s degree ; for an ancient law of Masonry provided that "initiation makes a man a Mason ; but he must receive the Master ' s degree , and sign the by-laws before he becomes a member of the Lodge . " —Dr . Oliver .