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Masonic Notes And Queries.
Then follows the cast of a play , but Bro . Birkhcad ' s name docs not appear , —TUESPIS , THE GRAND MASTEE ' S SAVORD OE STATIC . I am not sure ivhcther you admit queries wholesale , but I am about to submit three to you at once . I have iu my possession a copy of Anderson ' s Book of Constitutions , the edition of 1738 . I am told this is scarce ; is it so ? What is its value ? At page 2 : 10 , after the list of Lodges , there occurs thc folloiving—canitals , italics , & c ; as written : — ¦
IN ' . B . An IMPRESSION , in Folio , of the Grand Master's SWORD of Stale ( formerl y the Sword of CUSTAVOS Ar-OLrniJS , King of SKcd . cn , and next of BERXAED , Duke of Sax-Weimar , with their Names on tho Made ) ivhich was presented to the Fraternity by our former Grand Master THOMAS HOWARD Duke of Is ORFOLK , richly aclorii'ct at the Hilt with © Ott ' ltfljutlt Columns of Massy Silver , nnd on the Scabbard with the Arms of NORFOLK in Silverthe Masons Armsand
, , some -fflwrogls-jjljfcs , & e . ( perform ' cl by Brother George Moodi / the Swordbearer ) all explaiu'd , illuminated , and embellish'd , is to be sold by Jyrother JOHN- PIKE the Engraver-, in Old . Bond Street near Piccadilly . iv here also may lie had ' ¦ The small Engraven List of thc Lodges , renciv'd annually with their IJemovals . ''
Is this sword in use noiv ? Where can I sec the impression advertised , as well as the engraved list referred to?—G . A iv . —[ Our correspondent calls five queries three , and wants answers all m a batch ! We will oblige him , as far as wc can , but , for the future , pray let him send one at a time . The edition of 17 SS is the scarce one . The value of old books , like that of old wines , depends on their condition . The writer bought a copy ofthe 1738 edition for
four shillings , and has been offered six times that amount for it . We will ascertain if tho Gustavus Aciolphus sword is noiv used , and will also endeavour to direct our attention to where he can sec the "impression" of it alluded to . The plate of the engraved Lodges is to be found in vol . iv ., p . 250 , of Picart ' s Ceremonies et Coutumcs L ' eligicuses de Tons les Peuples du Monde , 5 vols ., fbl ., Amsterdam , f 730 . And we wonder , like George III . and the apple in the dumpling , "How on earth it got there . " !
AVAS TUT : nuiiK ov Arai-Lnraras" A I .-REE 3 IASOX ? Though excessively pressed as to time , I feel it incumbent on me ( as the ori ginator ofthe Irish Masonic Calendar ) to reply at once to " Enquirer , " in last Saturday ' s number of your valuable and interesting publication . It is true that No . 491 has not appeared in thc Calendar for a session or two lately , having neglected making returnsbut it is equalltrue that tlie Lod
, y ge at present exists , is ou the present Grand Lodge sheet and possesses patent evidence of the initiation of our late brother , the immortal Duke of AVellington : and vide also Oliver ' s History of Freemasonni from 1820 to 1811 , page 91 . —M . FUEXELI , , 33 ° . '
oi * . AIASOXEY JXTO EXCLAXJI AXD IEELAXH . As regards your paragraph on this head , I am neither able nor competent to sustain those antiquated assumptions , neither am I now prepared to offer my humble opinion as to the accuracy of your correspondent , of 1113 ' former printer , of myself , or of' the almost obsolete , musty old works from whicli I made extracts , and I have been fruitlessly turning them over for thc last hour ; liow-CA and other Masonic books
-cr , they my are ahvays open to the research of qualified brethren ; but one of my fondest wishes is attained if even the blunders of my crude effort should direct thc attention of persons of more talent and information to dilate on the theory of a system coeval ivith the appreciation of philanthropy md mutual dependence in thc human famil y . It is remembered here , that feeling the sad want of some periodical for thc Irish Orderin 117 ventured
, S-I on a task for ivhich I ivas most unfit fi'om habits and from extensive agricultural engagements as a country gentleman . However , I deemed it worthy of a trial , and after encountering thc prejudices of many , and particularly of that singular and venerated old man , the late Bro . John Fowler , abstruse , quaint , and mysterious as the musty and chaotic old documents amidst which he passed long and studious life
a , I obtained thc consent of onr estimable Graucl Master , and of thc Grand Lodge , to thc ( then ) daring innovation of a publication , provided I undertook all responsibility and expense , whicli I did • md devoted the proceeds to the Orphan School , as you ivill perceive by an original copy I send—the result was gratifying to the I'i'clei- and to myself , it then became a printing- speculation , in other handsand continued until within thc last three four
, so or A ears , when Grand Lodge Avisely took the publication in charge . 1 aione am to blame for original errors , which the Graucl Locke tolerated as she ever affectionately docs thc mortal deficiencies of MO devoted aud your faithful brother . —M . FUUNELL , 33 °
HEJIAEKABLE OCCUBEEXCKS . The list of " Remarkable Occurrences in Masonry , " given in the Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book , as at present issued , suppresses many events ivhich our elder brethren considered of importance , and a note of these may be interesting to your readers . The omissions referred to arc supplied from the Freemasons'' Calendar of 1760 , and as there is no reason to reprint the list from the
current Pocket Book , our brethren ivill understand that the details appended arc those found to be wanting in the edition of 1859 . The Grand Masters of the Knights of Malta , patrons of Masonry 1500 Queen Elizabeth sends an armed force to break up the Annual Grand Lodge at York , which she afterwards countermands through the intercession of Sir Thomas
Sackville - December 27 , 1561 Several old records destroyed to prevent discoveries being made ------ 1685 King AVilliam III . ( Prince of Orange ) privately initiated 1 C 93 Lodges in London agree to cement under a neiv Grand Master - - - - - _ - 171 G James AndersonA . M . appointed to and digest
, , arrange the old Gothic Constitutions - September 29 , 1721 Earl of Dalkeith proposes to raise a fund for distressed Masons , and a Grand Treasurer appointed Nov . 21 , 1724 Mr . James Anderson authorized to print a second edition of the Book of Constitutions , ivith
improvements - y - - - March 31 , 1735 Certain privileges granted to tho Stewards , who arc constituted into a Lodge of Master Masons , June 24 , 1735 Marquis of Carnarvon ( afterwards Duke of Chandos ) , presents ' to the society a new gold jewel for the Secretary ; being tivo cross pens in a knot , thc knot and pens curiously enamelled - - January 31 , 1739
William Vaughan , Esq ., S . & . W ., presents to the society a fine large cornelian seal , ivith the arms of Masomy , set in gold and properly embellished - March 19 , 1 . 741 . Grand Treasurer agreed to be annually elected , and the Treasurer , Secretary , and Sword Bearer , admitted members of the Grand Lodge - June 24 , 1741 A jewel presented to the society for thc Grand Sword
Bearer , by Bro . Geo . Moody , who declined that office ' - - - - April IS , 17-1 . 5 A jeivcl for the Grand Treasurer , presented to thc society by thc Marquis' of Carnarvon ( now Duke of Chandos ) - July 24 , 175 ;") Grand Lodge certificates first issued - - - ibid A voluntary subscription openeel for purchasing
furniture for the Grand Lodge - - January 30 , 17 f > 5 One hundred pounds sent to Barbadoes to relieve the sufferers by the great fire in that island - 1707 Such are the omissions that have been made since the year 1770 , and as an old almanack collector I thought they should be perpetuated in your pages . —EI ' IIEMEKIBUS .
GEAXD SECRETAWES . Can you , or any of your readers , afford information as to the succession of the Grand Secretaries?—A PEDIS G . SEC . —[ AVe presume our brother to mean the Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodge of England , and not to include those of his OAVII rank . II AVC are right in our conjecture , we can help him to thc accompanying list from 1722 . Hut if he wishes to include thc Provincial Grand Secretaries , it will be a matter of time and much labour to institute the necessary searches which , at present , wc cannot devote to it .
AArilliam Cowpcr , Esq ., held the office from . 1722—25 . Edward Wilson 1720 . William Head 1727—33 . John Kccvcs 1734—50 . Samuel Spencer 1757- —07 . Thomas French 1768 . James Hescltiiie I • n ( 1769—St . AVilliam White JomUy 17801807
( ' [ .... — . (?) William Ilcmy White } ¦ „ f ¦ ¦ (?) 1808—57 . Edward Harper J J " * ' { . . .. 1813-37 . AV . II . White 1837—57 . William Gray Clarke 1857 , oru present excellent , and courteous , Grand Secretary . ] DESTRUCTION" OF MASONIC MSS .
"Valuable MSS . burned by scrupulous brethren , 1720 . " This notice appears year after year in the Freemasons' Calendar ; 1 should be glad if any one can give me information as to the nature of these MSS . —K . S . C .
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
Then follows the cast of a play , but Bro . Birkhcad ' s name docs not appear , —TUESPIS , THE GRAND MASTEE ' S SAVORD OE STATIC . I am not sure ivhcther you admit queries wholesale , but I am about to submit three to you at once . I have iu my possession a copy of Anderson ' s Book of Constitutions , the edition of 1738 . I am told this is scarce ; is it so ? What is its value ? At page 2 : 10 , after the list of Lodges , there occurs thc folloiving—canitals , italics , & c ; as written : — ¦
IN ' . B . An IMPRESSION , in Folio , of the Grand Master's SWORD of Stale ( formerl y the Sword of CUSTAVOS Ar-OLrniJS , King of SKcd . cn , and next of BERXAED , Duke of Sax-Weimar , with their Names on tho Made ) ivhich was presented to the Fraternity by our former Grand Master THOMAS HOWARD Duke of Is ORFOLK , richly aclorii'ct at the Hilt with © Ott ' ltfljutlt Columns of Massy Silver , nnd on the Scabbard with the Arms of NORFOLK in Silverthe Masons Armsand
, , some -fflwrogls-jjljfcs , & e . ( perform ' cl by Brother George Moodi / the Swordbearer ) all explaiu'd , illuminated , and embellish'd , is to be sold by Jyrother JOHN- PIKE the Engraver-, in Old . Bond Street near Piccadilly . iv here also may lie had ' ¦ The small Engraven List of thc Lodges , renciv'd annually with their IJemovals . ''
Is this sword in use noiv ? Where can I sec the impression advertised , as well as the engraved list referred to?—G . A iv . —[ Our correspondent calls five queries three , and wants answers all m a batch ! We will oblige him , as far as wc can , but , for the future , pray let him send one at a time . The edition of 17 SS is the scarce one . The value of old books , like that of old wines , depends on their condition . The writer bought a copy ofthe 1738 edition for
four shillings , and has been offered six times that amount for it . We will ascertain if tho Gustavus Aciolphus sword is noiv used , and will also endeavour to direct our attention to where he can sec the "impression" of it alluded to . The plate of the engraved Lodges is to be found in vol . iv ., p . 250 , of Picart ' s Ceremonies et Coutumcs L ' eligicuses de Tons les Peuples du Monde , 5 vols ., fbl ., Amsterdam , f 730 . And we wonder , like George III . and the apple in the dumpling , "How on earth it got there . " !
AVAS TUT : nuiiK ov Arai-Lnraras" A I .-REE 3 IASOX ? Though excessively pressed as to time , I feel it incumbent on me ( as the ori ginator ofthe Irish Masonic Calendar ) to reply at once to " Enquirer , " in last Saturday ' s number of your valuable and interesting publication . It is true that No . 491 has not appeared in thc Calendar for a session or two lately , having neglected making returnsbut it is equalltrue that tlie Lod
, y ge at present exists , is ou the present Grand Lodge sheet and possesses patent evidence of the initiation of our late brother , the immortal Duke of AVellington : and vide also Oliver ' s History of Freemasonni from 1820 to 1811 , page 91 . —M . FUEXELI , , 33 ° . '
oi * . AIASOXEY JXTO EXCLAXJI AXD IEELAXH . As regards your paragraph on this head , I am neither able nor competent to sustain those antiquated assumptions , neither am I now prepared to offer my humble opinion as to the accuracy of your correspondent , of 1113 ' former printer , of myself , or of' the almost obsolete , musty old works from whicli I made extracts , and I have been fruitlessly turning them over for thc last hour ; liow-CA and other Masonic books
-cr , they my are ahvays open to the research of qualified brethren ; but one of my fondest wishes is attained if even the blunders of my crude effort should direct thc attention of persons of more talent and information to dilate on the theory of a system coeval ivith the appreciation of philanthropy md mutual dependence in thc human famil y . It is remembered here , that feeling the sad want of some periodical for thc Irish Orderin 117 ventured
, S-I on a task for ivhich I ivas most unfit fi'om habits and from extensive agricultural engagements as a country gentleman . However , I deemed it worthy of a trial , and after encountering thc prejudices of many , and particularly of that singular and venerated old man , the late Bro . John Fowler , abstruse , quaint , and mysterious as the musty and chaotic old documents amidst which he passed long and studious life
a , I obtained thc consent of onr estimable Graucl Master , and of thc Grand Lodge , to thc ( then ) daring innovation of a publication , provided I undertook all responsibility and expense , whicli I did • md devoted the proceeds to the Orphan School , as you ivill perceive by an original copy I send—the result was gratifying to the I'i'clei- and to myself , it then became a printing- speculation , in other handsand continued until within thc last three four
, so or A ears , when Grand Lodge Avisely took the publication in charge . 1 aione am to blame for original errors , which the Graucl Locke tolerated as she ever affectionately docs thc mortal deficiencies of MO devoted aud your faithful brother . —M . FUUNELL , 33 °
HEJIAEKABLE OCCUBEEXCKS . The list of " Remarkable Occurrences in Masonry , " given in the Freemasons' Calendar and Pocket Book , as at present issued , suppresses many events ivhich our elder brethren considered of importance , and a note of these may be interesting to your readers . The omissions referred to arc supplied from the Freemasons'' Calendar of 1760 , and as there is no reason to reprint the list from the
current Pocket Book , our brethren ivill understand that the details appended arc those found to be wanting in the edition of 1859 . The Grand Masters of the Knights of Malta , patrons of Masonry 1500 Queen Elizabeth sends an armed force to break up the Annual Grand Lodge at York , which she afterwards countermands through the intercession of Sir Thomas
Sackville - December 27 , 1561 Several old records destroyed to prevent discoveries being made ------ 1685 King AVilliam III . ( Prince of Orange ) privately initiated 1 C 93 Lodges in London agree to cement under a neiv Grand Master - - - - - _ - 171 G James AndersonA . M . appointed to and digest
, , arrange the old Gothic Constitutions - September 29 , 1721 Earl of Dalkeith proposes to raise a fund for distressed Masons , and a Grand Treasurer appointed Nov . 21 , 1724 Mr . James Anderson authorized to print a second edition of the Book of Constitutions , ivith
improvements - y - - - March 31 , 1735 Certain privileges granted to tho Stewards , who arc constituted into a Lodge of Master Masons , June 24 , 1735 Marquis of Carnarvon ( afterwards Duke of Chandos ) , presents ' to the society a new gold jewel for the Secretary ; being tivo cross pens in a knot , thc knot and pens curiously enamelled - - January 31 , 1739
William Vaughan , Esq ., S . & . W ., presents to the society a fine large cornelian seal , ivith the arms of Masomy , set in gold and properly embellished - March 19 , 1 . 741 . Grand Treasurer agreed to be annually elected , and the Treasurer , Secretary , and Sword Bearer , admitted members of the Grand Lodge - June 24 , 1741 A jewel presented to the society for thc Grand Sword
Bearer , by Bro . Geo . Moody , who declined that office ' - - - - April IS , 17-1 . 5 A jeivcl for the Grand Treasurer , presented to thc society by thc Marquis' of Carnarvon ( now Duke of Chandos ) - July 24 , 175 ;") Grand Lodge certificates first issued - - - ibid A voluntary subscription openeel for purchasing
furniture for the Grand Lodge - - January 30 , 17 f > 5 One hundred pounds sent to Barbadoes to relieve the sufferers by the great fire in that island - 1707 Such are the omissions that have been made since the year 1770 , and as an old almanack collector I thought they should be perpetuated in your pages . —EI ' IIEMEKIBUS .
GEAXD SECRETAWES . Can you , or any of your readers , afford information as to the succession of the Grand Secretaries?—A PEDIS G . SEC . —[ AVe presume our brother to mean the Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodge of England , and not to include those of his OAVII rank . II AVC are right in our conjecture , we can help him to thc accompanying list from 1722 . Hut if he wishes to include thc Provincial Grand Secretaries , it will be a matter of time and much labour to institute the necessary searches which , at present , wc cannot devote to it .
AArilliam Cowpcr , Esq ., held the office from . 1722—25 . Edward Wilson 1720 . William Head 1727—33 . John Kccvcs 1734—50 . Samuel Spencer 1757- —07 . Thomas French 1768 . James Hescltiiie I • n ( 1769—St . AVilliam White JomUy 17801807
( ' [ .... — . (?) William Ilcmy White } ¦ „ f ¦ ¦ (?) 1808—57 . Edward Harper J J " * ' { . . .. 1813-37 . AV . II . White 1837—57 . William Gray Clarke 1857 , oru present excellent , and courteous , Grand Secretary . ] DESTRUCTION" OF MASONIC MSS .
"Valuable MSS . burned by scrupulous brethren , 1720 . " This notice appears year after year in the Freemasons' Calendar ; 1 should be glad if any one can give me information as to the nature of these MSS . —K . S . C .