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Masonic Facts.
MASONIC FACTS .
LONDON , SATURDAY , MAY 10 , 1 SG 2 .
( Continued , from page 344 . ) 199 . In 1370 ; the Dean and Chapter of York issued another code of regulations for tiie Masons . " Itte es ordayned by ye Chapitre of ye Kirk of Saint Petyr of York yat all ye masouns yt sail Avyrke ' till ye werkes of ye same Kyrk of Saynte Petyrsail
. , fra Mighelmesse clay untill ye firste Sonday of Lentjn , he ilka clay atte mome atte yare werke , in ye loge , yt es ordayned to the masonries at wyrk in with , ye close bysyde ye forsayd kirk , als erly als yai may see skilfully by day lyglite for till wyrke ; ande yai sail stande yar trewly wyrk and atte yair Averke , all ye
day after , als lang als yai may see skilfull y for till wyrke yf yt be alle workday outlier , elles , till itte be heegh none , smyton by ye clocke , Avhen lialy-day folles atte none saufyt in Avitli yt forsade tyme bytwyx Migbelmes et Lentyne ; and in all other tyme of ye yer yai may dyne before noneyf yai willeand alswa
, , , ette atte none Avliar yiam likes , sAva yt yai sail noglite dwell fra yair werkes in ye forsayde loge na tyme of ye yer in dyner tyme , bote SAva scbort tyme yat na skilfulman sail fynde defaute in yaire dwellyng ; and in tyme of mete atte none , yai sail , na tyme of ye yer dwell fra ye logesne Ira yaire werke forsayde ovyr ye space
, of ye tyme of an boure , and affcyr none yai may drynk in ye loge -. ancle for yaire drinkyng tyme , bytwyx Mig belmes et Lentyn yai sail noghte cese no lefe yare were passand ye tyme of half a mileway : ancl fra ye firste Sonday of Lentyn until Miglemesse yai sail be in ye forsayde loge atte yaire Averke atte ye son
risyng , ancle stande yare trewely ande bysily wyrk ande , upon ye forsayde werk , of ye Kyrk , all ye day until itfc . be namare space yan tyme of a mileAvay byfore ye sone sette if itte be Averkday ; outlier elles untill tyme of none , als itte es sayde byfore , saf yt yai sail bytwix ye firste Sonday of Lentyne ande Migbelmes
dyne ancl ette , als es hyibre sayde , ande slepe and drynke ftftyr none in ye forsayde loge and yai sail nought cese no lefe yair werke in slepying tyme passande ye tyme of a mileAvay , no in drynkyng tyme after none passande ye tyme of a mileway , ande yai sail noghte slepe eftyrenone na tyme botte btvrene Saynte Elenmes
, y andLamnies ; ancl yf any mane dwell fra ye loge ancle fra ye Averke forsayde , oiitker make defaute any tyme of ye yer agayne yis forsayde ordinance be shall be ckastyde with abatyngs of bis payment , atte ye lookyng ande devys of ye Maister Masoun . Ande all yer tymes
ande houres sail be reweled bi a JBell ordayned yarefore . Ancle , alswa , it es ordayned yt na Mason sail be receavyde avte wyrke to ye werke of ye foresayde Kyrke , bot he be firste provede a weke or mare opon bis wele wyrkyng and , aftyr yt be es foundyn conssissant of his werke , be reeeayde ye commune assente of ye mayster ancl ye keper ye Averk , ancle of ye
Maystyr Masoun sAvere apon ye boke ytbe sail trewl y ande bysili at bis poAver , for oute any maner gylyry % ntys outher desayte , hald and Icepe Italy all yepoynles ° f yis for say cle ordinance in all tnynges yt him touches or may touches , fra tyme yt be be receaA'yde till ye iorsay de werkn als lang als be sail dwell Masonn byryd atte wyrk till yt forsayde werke of ye Kirk of Saint
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Petyr , ande noght ga away fra yt forsayde werke bote ye maystyrs gyf hym lefe atte parte fra yt forsayde Averk , betar ye maystyrs gyt hym atte parte fra yt same werk , ancle wka sum evyr cum again yis ordinance and brekes itte agayn ye will o ye forsayde Cliapitre have lie G-oddys malyson and saynt Petirs .
200 . The ordinance Avas read to the Masons , and agreed to hy them , "On 31 st October , 1370 . Master Eobert cle Patryngton , Master Mason of the fabric of the Church of York , and tbe other Masons of the said fabric , to the number of twelve and upwards personally appeared ; ancl there Avere read in their
presence certain articles exhibited by them before the chapter , the tenor whereof foIloAveth in these words .- — "Lorcles , if it be your wyles , we grant for to stand at our werkes truly at our power , & c . "Harl . MS ., G 971 , p . 207 , from . Begist . N . y .
201 . There are 6-i _ Fabric Bolls ( or portions of them ) of York Cathedral , extending from about 1350-60 to 1639 , extracts , relating to onr medieval brethren will be giA en in due course . The first one is a fragment , unfortunately without date ; the Eev . Mr . Eaines thinks that it AA as made
between 1350 and 1360 . The roll contains the expenditure for twenty-five weeks ; the workmen are few in number ancl the outlay is inconsiderable . prox . postfestum Saneti Michaelis cementariis et carpentariis , videlicit , " WiHelmo de Hoton , 5 s ,, & c . ( Hoton was appointed to the office of Master
Mason in December , 1350 . ) 202 . The Boll for 1371 is ei ght or nine feet in length . A large portion of it containing the receipts , together with the wages of the workmen up to the month of August has been lost . The presby tery of the church Avas in course of erectionthe
foundation-, stone having been laid in July , 1361 . The wages were paid once a fortni ght , and a single fortnight ' s expenditure for the Masons is given as a specimen . The total wages of the masons" for the year amounted to £ 245 Ss . Gd .
JIASOKS . £ s . d . Et die Sabbati x ( xv ) die Octobris soluti xv cementaris operantibus ibidem per ij sept , quolibet capienti persept , 3 s Et soluti ment op ibidem j
per sept , et v dies sie cap Et soluti j cementario op ibidem per ij sept ., cap . per sept . 2 * . 6 c . 0 5 0 Et soluti j cementario op . ibidem per dictum tempus cap . per sept ., 2 s . 6 c ? . 0 5 0 Et soluti iij cementaris op . ibidem per
idem tempus , quolibet cap . per sept ., 2 s . < ld .... ? ... 0 14 0 Et soluti j cementario operant ! ibidem per j sept , iiij dies di . sic . cap 0 -1 3 Et soluti v . cementaris op . ibidem per idem tempus , quolibet cap . per sept .,
2 s 10 0 Et soluti iiij cementaris op . ibidem per dictum tempus , quolibet cap . per sept ., 20 c ? 013 4 . Summa , £ 8 19 s . 2 d ,
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Masonic Facts.
MASONIC FACTS .
LONDON , SATURDAY , MAY 10 , 1 SG 2 .
( Continued , from page 344 . ) 199 . In 1370 ; the Dean and Chapter of York issued another code of regulations for tiie Masons . " Itte es ordayned by ye Chapitre of ye Kirk of Saint Petyr of York yat all ye masouns yt sail Avyrke ' till ye werkes of ye same Kyrk of Saynte Petyrsail
. , fra Mighelmesse clay untill ye firste Sonday of Lentjn , he ilka clay atte mome atte yare werke , in ye loge , yt es ordayned to the masonries at wyrk in with , ye close bysyde ye forsayd kirk , als erly als yai may see skilfully by day lyglite for till wyrke ; ande yai sail stande yar trewly wyrk and atte yair Averke , all ye
day after , als lang als yai may see skilfull y for till wyrke yf yt be alle workday outlier , elles , till itte be heegh none , smyton by ye clocke , Avhen lialy-day folles atte none saufyt in Avitli yt forsade tyme bytwyx Migbelmes et Lentyne ; and in all other tyme of ye yer yai may dyne before noneyf yai willeand alswa
, , , ette atte none Avliar yiam likes , sAva yt yai sail noglite dwell fra yair werkes in ye forsayde loge na tyme of ye yer in dyner tyme , bote SAva scbort tyme yat na skilfulman sail fynde defaute in yaire dwellyng ; and in tyme of mete atte none , yai sail , na tyme of ye yer dwell fra ye logesne Ira yaire werke forsayde ovyr ye space
, of ye tyme of an boure , and affcyr none yai may drynk in ye loge -. ancle for yaire drinkyng tyme , bytwyx Mig belmes et Lentyn yai sail noghte cese no lefe yare were passand ye tyme of half a mileway : ancl fra ye firste Sonday of Lentyn until Miglemesse yai sail be in ye forsayde loge atte yaire Averke atte ye son
risyng , ancle stande yare trewely ande bysily wyrk ande , upon ye forsayde werk , of ye Kyrk , all ye day until itfc . be namare space yan tyme of a mileAvay byfore ye sone sette if itte be Averkday ; outlier elles untill tyme of none , als itte es sayde byfore , saf yt yai sail bytwix ye firste Sonday of Lentyne ande Migbelmes
dyne ancl ette , als es hyibre sayde , ande slepe and drynke ftftyr none in ye forsayde loge and yai sail nought cese no lefe yair werke in slepying tyme passande ye tyme of a mileAvay , no in drynkyng tyme after none passande ye tyme of a mileway , ande yai sail noghte slepe eftyrenone na tyme botte btvrene Saynte Elenmes
, y andLamnies ; ancl yf any mane dwell fra ye loge ancle fra ye Averke forsayde , oiitker make defaute any tyme of ye yer agayne yis forsayde ordinance be shall be ckastyde with abatyngs of bis payment , atte ye lookyng ande devys of ye Maister Masoun . Ande all yer tymes
ande houres sail be reweled bi a JBell ordayned yarefore . Ancle , alswa , it es ordayned yt na Mason sail be receavyde avte wyrke to ye werke of ye foresayde Kyrke , bot he be firste provede a weke or mare opon bis wele wyrkyng and , aftyr yt be es foundyn conssissant of his werke , be reeeayde ye commune assente of ye mayster ancl ye keper ye Averk , ancle of ye
Maystyr Masoun sAvere apon ye boke ytbe sail trewl y ande bysili at bis poAver , for oute any maner gylyry % ntys outher desayte , hald and Icepe Italy all yepoynles ° f yis for say cle ordinance in all tnynges yt him touches or may touches , fra tyme yt be be receaA'yde till ye iorsay de werkn als lang als be sail dwell Masonn byryd atte wyrk till yt forsayde werke of ye Kirk of Saint
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Petyr , ande noght ga away fra yt forsayde werke bote ye maystyrs gyf hym lefe atte parte fra yt forsayde Averk , betar ye maystyrs gyt hym atte parte fra yt same werk , ancle wka sum evyr cum again yis ordinance and brekes itte agayn ye will o ye forsayde Cliapitre have lie G-oddys malyson and saynt Petirs .
200 . The ordinance Avas read to the Masons , and agreed to hy them , "On 31 st October , 1370 . Master Eobert cle Patryngton , Master Mason of the fabric of the Church of York , and tbe other Masons of the said fabric , to the number of twelve and upwards personally appeared ; ancl there Avere read in their
presence certain articles exhibited by them before the chapter , the tenor whereof foIloAveth in these words .- — "Lorcles , if it be your wyles , we grant for to stand at our werkes truly at our power , & c . "Harl . MS ., G 971 , p . 207 , from . Begist . N . y .
201 . There are 6-i _ Fabric Bolls ( or portions of them ) of York Cathedral , extending from about 1350-60 to 1639 , extracts , relating to onr medieval brethren will be giA en in due course . The first one is a fragment , unfortunately without date ; the Eev . Mr . Eaines thinks that it AA as made
between 1350 and 1360 . The roll contains the expenditure for twenty-five weeks ; the workmen are few in number ancl the outlay is inconsiderable . prox . postfestum Saneti Michaelis cementariis et carpentariis , videlicit , " WiHelmo de Hoton , 5 s ,, & c . ( Hoton was appointed to the office of Master
Mason in December , 1350 . ) 202 . The Boll for 1371 is ei ght or nine feet in length . A large portion of it containing the receipts , together with the wages of the workmen up to the month of August has been lost . The presby tery of the church Avas in course of erectionthe
foundation-, stone having been laid in July , 1361 . The wages were paid once a fortni ght , and a single fortnight ' s expenditure for the Masons is given as a specimen . The total wages of the masons" for the year amounted to £ 245 Ss . Gd .
JIASOKS . £ s . d . Et die Sabbati x ( xv ) die Octobris soluti xv cementaris operantibus ibidem per ij sept , quolibet capienti persept , 3 s Et soluti ment op ibidem j
per sept , et v dies sie cap Et soluti j cementario op ibidem per ij sept ., cap . per sept . 2 * . 6 c . 0 5 0 Et soluti j cementario op . ibidem per dictum tempus cap . per sept ., 2 s . 6 c ? . 0 5 0 Et soluti iij cementaris op . ibidem per
idem tempus , quolibet cap . per sept ., 2 s . < ld .... ? ... 0 14 0 Et soluti j cementario operant ! ibidem per j sept , iiij dies di . sic . cap 0 -1 3 Et soluti v . cementaris op . ibidem per idem tempus , quolibet cap . per sept .,
2 s 10 0 Et soluti iiij cementaris op . ibidem per dictum tempus , quolibet cap . per sept ., 20 c ? 013 4 . Summa , £ 8 19 s . 2 d ,