Hiram - Or, The Grand Master-Key To The Door of Both Antient & Modern Free Masonry 2nd Ed by A Member of Royal Arch 1766
Hiram - Or, The Grand Master-Key To The Door of Both Antient & Modern Free Masonry 2nd Ed by A Member of Royal Arch 1766
Hiram - Or, The Grand Master-Key To The Door of Both Antient & Modern Free Masonry 2nd Ed by A Member of Royal Arch 1766
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7._ Hiſtory of the Riſe and Progreſs of' and Manner of Drinking with Three
aſonry. Times Three.
z The antient Conſtitutions, Laws and 8. Hiram's Murder, Burial, and raiſ.
Charge: of the Order. _ ing, with the Puniſhmentoſ the Aſ
3 The only true and regular Form' uſed ' ſaſſms. _ '
in Making aMaſon. 9. Account of the four ſolemn'Penal.
4.. The Lectures, Oaths, Obligations, ties.
&e. of each Degree: m'z. Appren- lo. Manner of' conſtituting a new
tice, Fellow-Craft, Maſter, &c. ver- Lodge.
' batirn. 11. All the Toaſis uſed by Free Maſom.
5. Ceremony of the Mop and Pail. 12. A complete Collection of new
6. Word and Grip of each Degree. Songs.
7. Deſcription of the different Claps, 13. A new and correct Liſt of Lodges.
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THE
'CR A N D MASTERbKEY'
FREE-MASONRY.
HAT the ScienCe oſ MASONRY is the moſt ancient
in the YVorld *annot be in the leaſt diſputed; it Was
practiſed in the earlicſts Ages, and its ſundamental
Rules have been handed down, from Time tov Time, With tl e
greateſt Care by our Forefathers. Its Foundation is fixed on
the Baſis of V,RTUE, and the grand Principles are BrOtherly
Love, Relief, and Truth to each other, and Univerſal Benevo
lence to Human Society in general. It has been countenan
ced by the YViſe and Great in all Ages and Nations; Empe
tors, Kings and Nobles have at all Times honoured this So
cietv with their peculiar Patronage and Protection, and thought
it no Diſgrace to call ſ the meaneſt Members, Bret/er and Fel
Iaws.
The various Attempts of late to deſcribe and publiſh to the
'World, Accounts, oſ the Antiquity, Riſe, Progreſs, and
chief Intent of this Noble Science, have come ſar ſhort oſ me
End propoſed 5 for, by picking out here and there a Trifle, and
B blending
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Blending it with Matters no way relative to the Subject, the
Readers are bewildered in their Reſearches, while the Art it
ſelf gains Diſcredit and Ridicule, by b'eing repreſented, in theſe
perplexed and inaccurate Accountsy as- a Parcel of Abſurdity
and Nonſenſe.- " . 'A
To obviate and clear up ſuch Reproaches and falſe Conclu
ſions, and to ſhew that the Brzſir of FREEzMASONRY is Wzs
DOM; its Slmft, STRENGTHZ and its Chapiler, BEAUTY ;.
will be the Author's chieſ Deſign; for which Purpoſe he has
drawn together and arranged every Part, from the beſt-received
Tefiimonies
ly-confiitutedand authentic
Lodges Records
inrthe preſerved
NVſiorld, in a-'Mbnner
in ſuch' all the regular
asktox
be of the utmoſt Ule to all the Brotherhood 3 and will at the
ſame Time not only ſerve as a Path-t Campanian to every Free
j'ſiqſon, who is not thoroughly acquainted with the Manner of
performing his Duty in aLodge, but alſo improve him in thev
Lectures uſed in each Degree; by peruſing which he will ſoon
become an uſeſul Member, and*be an Ornament to the Society.
From this general Account of his Deſign, he now proceeds
_ to the Hiſtory and Foundation of the Crafi,"_ with- all the Or
ders and Charges originally belonging to it.
It Goon BRETHREN,
is ſiourPurpoſe to' acquaint you after what Manner this
worthy Craſt of MASONRY was begun; and afterwards how
i-t Was kept up, and encouraged by worthy Kings and Princes,
and by many other VVorſhipful Nlen.
Likewiſe to thoſe that are here, we charge by the Charges
that belong to every FREE-MASON to keep; for, in Truth,
FREE-MASONRY is worthy to be kept well; it is a worthy
Craiſit, and acurious Science. '
There are ſeven liberal Sciences; of which ſeven it is one ;
and the Names oſthem are as follow :.
r. Grammar 3, which teaches us to'write and ſpeak properly.
- ' 2. --R/9'etorir ;_
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*-'-2. R/uioric; which teaches us to ſpeak in fair and ſoft
Fame-3. Lagzſitk ; by which we learn to diſiinguiſh Truth
from Falſehood.-4. Arit/mzetic; which ſhews us to reckon
or count all manner of Numbers.-5. Geometry; this teaches
the Nlenſuration of Lines, Superficies, Solids, &c. and this
Science is the Baſis of MAsONRY.-6. Muſte; which teaches
the Proportions,,Harmony, and Diſcords ot'Sounds, &c.-7.
dſtronamy; which teacheth' the Motions of the Luminaries, i
Planets, &e. and how to meaſure their Magnitudes, and de
termine their Diſiancesifl
The Riſe of this Science was before Noah's Flood. In the 4th
Chapter of Geneſis it is ſaid there was a man named Lamech,
who had two Wives named Add/2 and Zi/lab; by Add/2 be be
gat two Sons, Jubal and Jubal; by Zil/a/a he begat one Son,
called Naamab. Theſe Children found out the Beginning of
all the Crafts in the World: Yafal ſound out Geometry 5 he
divided Flocks of Sheep, and built the firſt Houſe of Tiinber
- and Stone-Jaw] ſound out the Art oſ Muiic; and was the
Father of all thoſe who handled the Harp.-Tulm1 Cain was
the Inſtructer of all Artificers in Iron and Braſs; and hisDaugh
ter diſcovered the Craſt oſ Vv/eaving.
Theſe perſons knew well that God would take Vengeance
for Sin either by Fire or Water; wherefore they wrote the
Sciences they had found out on two Pillars, that they might
be found after Naab's Flood.-One of the Fillars was Marble,
which could not be burnt by Fire z and the other Pillar named
iLattrnes, which would not ſink in water. '
ln the next Place we ſhall inform you after what Manner
theſe Pillars were ſound, on which the Sciences were en
graved-Hermes, wholived ſinne Mundizo7-5, in the-Reign
of Ninus, ſound one,oſ them. He was the firſt that leſt off
Aſtrology, vto ſearch into the Wonders of nature 5 he proved
there was but one God, 'and divided the Day into twelve
Hours; hewas thought to be the firſt who divided the Zodiack
into twelve Signs; was Counſellor to Oſyrzr King of Egypt,
and is reported to have invented Writing and Hieroglyphics,
and alſo drew up the firſt Laws of the Egyþtzſians.
In the Year or the World 1810, at the buliding of Babylon,
Maſonry was in ſuch great Eſteem, that Nimrad, King of
* From what is ſaid above we learn, that theſe Seven Science-s are contained un
der that of Gcomehy, which teacheth the Menſuratinn, l'nnflcracto'n, or Weight of
evrry Thing in anu upon the Earth. For us every Cr..ſtiſſm'n, Hulbandman, Nav1
pator, &e. works by Meaſure, ſo, without Came/9', thuſ: Art: canne more ſub
"liſt, than Lagic can without Crnmnnzr. - *
' Babylon,
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Babylon, was aMaſon himſelf; and when-the City of Nini-veb,
and other Eeſtern Cities were to be built, Nimrod- ſent ſeveral
Maſons, atxthe Deſire of his Couſin the King olct Nini'ueb, and
gave them the following Charge: ** That they ſhould be true
V to one another, and that they ſhould ſerve the Lord truly
" for their Pay, ſo that their Maſter might have Honour, and
V all that belonged unto him;" and ſeveral other Charges he
gave them. This was the firſt Time that ever a Maſon had
any Charge oſ his Craſt. _ '
When Abraham and Sarah went into Egypt, to teach the
Egyptianr, A. M. 7084, he had aScholar whoſe Name was
Hermer; and in his Days theLords and Eſtates of the Realm
had ſo many Sons, that they had no competent Livelihood to
find their Children; on which they conſulted with the King
of the Country, how they might provide for their Children
hon'eſtly, but could find no good Way; and proclaimed it
through all the Land, that if there were any Man who could
inform them, he ſhould come unto them, and be well rewarded
for his Travel. On this Hermes ſaid; U If you will give me
"your Children to govern, I will teach them one .of the
" ſeven Sciences, by following which they may live honeſtly
" as Gentlemen ſhould, on Condition thatI may have power
'4 to rule them, as the Science ought to be ruled." Upon
which the King and Couucil granted and ſealed his Com
miſiion. And then this Hey/mer took to him theſe Lords Sons,
and taught them the Science of Geometry, to work in Stone
all Manner of Work, that belongeth to the building of -
Churches, Temples
them a Charge in theTowers,
followingCaſtles,
Manner&c.
: and likewiſegave
ct '
1. That they ſhould-be true to the King, and to the Lord
that they ſerved, and to the Fellowſhip Whereunto they are
admitted; that they ſhould call each other Fellow, or Brother,
and not Servant or Knave, nor any other ſoul Name; and
that they ſhould' truly deſerve their Pay of the Lord or Maſter
Of the Work they ſerved.
2. Thatthey ſhould order the wiſeſt of them to be Maſter
OF the Work; and, neither for Love, Riches, nor Favour,
to ſet another thathat'n but little Cunning to be lVlaſter oſ the
Lord's Work, whereby the Lord ſhould be evil ſerved, and
they aſhamed; and alſo that they ſhould call the Governor of
the Work, Maſter, in the Time that they work with him.
And many other Charges he gave them; and all theſe
Charges he made them' ſwear to keep by an Oath; he alſo or
dained for them a reaſonable Pay, by which they might live
honeſtly;
ſ ſ and alſo that they' ſhould aſſemble together once in
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every Year, to conſult how they might work beſt to ſerve the
Lord for his Profit, and to their own Credit; and to correct
within themſelves thoſe that had been guilty of a Treſpaſs a'
gainfl: the Craſt.
Thus was the Craft grounded there; aud Euclid gave it the
Name of Geametry; and it is now called Maſonry. '
A. M 2472. Sithence, long Time after, when * the Child
ren of Iſt'ael were come into J'cbu, which is now called Jeru
ſhlem, King David began the Temple of the Lord, or the. i
Temple of Jeruſalem; and he had a great Reſpect for Maſhns,
and he gave them good Pay, and ſeveral Charges after the
Manner of thoſe given in Egypt.
When King David died, Solomon ſent to Hz'ram King of
Yj're, for an expert Workman, named Hiram dbifh the Son
of a Woman of the Line of Naptbali, and Of Urias the Iſraeq
lite. The Letter being to the following Purport:
2 Snm. v. 6.
1 Kingr, vii. 13.
See 1 Kingr, ch. v. ver. 3 to 6; and 2, Cbro'x. ch. ii.
See 1 Kings, ch. v. ver. 7 to 95 and 2- Cbran. ch- ii.
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'ſhe End 'it may be delivered in vvhat Part/oſ thy Kingdom li-t
[hall pleaſe thee beſt. You ſhall provide us with Corn, which
We ſtand in need of, as We inhabit an llland.
Solomon, in order to finiſh the Temple that his Father, Kino
David, had begun, ſent for Mdſhns into divers Countries, to th:
Number of Four-ſcore Thouſand, Three Thouſand oſ whom
were appointed to be Maſters and Governors of his Work.
And Hz'rom, King of fire, ſent his Servants to Solomon
with Timber and Workmen to forward the Building oſ the
Temple; and he ſent Hz'ram dint', a Widow's Son, oſ the
Tribe oſ Naptlmli, who-was a Ma er of all his Maſons, Car
Ivers, Engravers, and Caſtors in Braſs, and'other Metals that
Were uſed'in the 'Temple ; and King Solomon confirmed all the
Charges which King David had given to Maſom. Thus was
'the worthy Craſt of Maſhnry confirmed in Jeruſalem, and many
other Kingdoms ; and he finiſhed the Temple Al. M 3000. _
A. M 3431, happened the Deſtruction oſ the firſt Temple
bſ Nelmbodnezmr, after it had ſtood fear hundred and thirty
Years.
The ſecond Temple began in the Reign of "Cyrus, ſeventy
Years after that Deſtruction: but it being hindered, it was ſor
ty-fix Years in'building, and was finiſhed in the Reign oſ
yDarius, A. M. 3524.
A. M 3-815, in the Reign vof' Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Onlos '
"built a Jewiſh Templeiangypt, in a Place called Bubo/fir, and
called 'it by his own Name.
The Tower of- "Shallen, alias Creſorca, was built by Herod,
in "Pale/line, A. M 3942 ; and many other curious Works of
IVIarble 3 as the Templeoſ vCaeſtzr Agrippa, to his Memory,
in a Country named Zenodoras near Panion, AM 3946.
He likewiſe pulled vdown the cond Temple that was finiſh
ed in the Reign oſ Darius, and appointed one thouſand
Carriages to draw Stone to the Place, and choſe out ten thou
land expert Workmen to hew and' mou'ld Stone; and. one
thouſand he cloathed, and made them Maſters and Rulers of
the Work, and built a new Temple, A. M 3947, on the
Foundation which Solomon had laid, which was not inferior to
the fir'ſ'r, and was finiſhed nine Years before the Birth of
our Saviour.
"In-the Year 43, aſtorthe-Birth ofl-Chriſt, Maſons firſt came into
England, and built a Monaſtry near Glaſtonoury, in Somerſetſhire.
In St. Alban's Time, the King of England, -wh0 was a
Pagan, walled
Alþon was in the
Steward ofTown that was
the_ſſ,K_i11;g's then called
Houſhol'd, and l/erulum.
had the GoSt.
vernment of the Realm; he loved Mljſiom, cheriſhed them
much,
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That you pay truly for your Meat and Drink, where you
go to Board..
You ſhall do no Villainy, whereby the Craft may be ſlan
'dered.
Theſe are the true Charges that belong to every Maſhn to
keep, both Maſters and Fellows'.
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That no Fellow within the Lodge, or without, miſanſwer
another ungodly or reproachfully, without a reaſonable Cauſe.
That every Maſon ſhall reverence his Elder, and put him to
Worſhip. - - p
That no Mtſſm ſhall be a common Player at Hazard, or at
Dice, or at any other unlawſul Plays, whereby the Craft may
be flandered. _
That no Mqſon ſhall uſe Letchery, nor be a Pander, -or
Bawd, &e. whereby the Craſt may be fiandered.
That no Fellow go into the Town in the Night Time, ex
cept he have a Fellow with him that may bear him Witneſs
that he was in honeſt Company.
That every Maſter and Fellow, that have treſpaſſed againſt
the Craft, ſhall ſtand to the Award of the Maſters and Fellows,
to make them accorded if they can ; and if they may not accord
them, then to go to the common Law. '
That no Maſter or Fellow, Make, MOuld, Square, nor'
Rule, to no Leyer, nor ſet no L'eyer within the Lodge, nor
without, to hew nor mould Stones. .
That every Maſhn receive and cheriſh ſtrange Fellows,
when they come from other Countries, and ſet them to Work,
if they will as the Manner is ; that is to ſay, if they have mould
Stones in their Place, or elſe he ſhall refreſh him with Money
unto the next Lodge.
That every Maſon ſhall truly ſerve the Lord for his Pay,
and every Maſter truly to make an End of his Work, be it
Tail-t or Journey, iſ he have his Demand, and all that he
ought to have. ' - ,
A. D.
ment 1070.
to the Craft,The Norman
as well Princes
as their Saxongave
and great Encourage
Damſi/h Predeceſ
ſors; and particulary Gundulph Biſhop of Rochffler, and Roger
de Montgomery Earl of Shrewſhury, and drundel, who, about
the Year 1090, built Weſtminſter-Hall, which was 270 Feet
in length, and 74. broad.
A. D. 1114. During the Reign of King Stephen, Maſon:
Were much employed, and Gilhert do Clare, Marquis of Pam
hrohe, was their Grand Maſter, who built the Chape] of St.
Stephen in the Palace at Wg/lmirſſer, which is at this' Time the
Houſe of Commons; and in the Year 1357', King Edward
the Third, became their Parſon; and 'all their Charges were
new-modelled and reviſed, as we are informed by an old Re
cord; which ſays, *' In the glorious Reign of King Edward
U the Third, when Lodges were many and frequent, the _
- ** Grand-Maſter, with his Wardens at the Head of the Grand
5' Lodge,
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- V Lodge, with the Conſent of the Lords oſ the Realm, then
V generally Free-Maſam, ordained :
7 V I. That for the future, at the Making Or Admiffion oſ a
_V Brother, the Conſtitutions and proper Charges and Moni
V tions ſhould be read by the Maſter or Warden:
V II. That Maſter-Maſons or Maſters of Work, ſhall be
V examined, if they be able of Cunning to ſerve their reſpec
V tive Lords, as well the Higheſt as the Loweſt, to the Ho
,* an our, and Worſhip of the aſoreſaid Art, and to the Profit of
t of their Lords; for they be their Lords that employ them,
V and pay them for their Service and Travel : .
, V III. That when the Maſter and Wardens meet in a
V Lodge, the Sheriff, iſ need be, or the Mayor or Aldermen,
V if a Brother, where th'e Chapter or Congregation is held,
' -ſhall be made Fellow and Sociate to the Maſter, in help of
V him againſt Rebels, and for up-bearing the Rights of the
V Realm:
. V IV. That Entered 'Prentices at their Making ſhall be
V charged not to be Thieves, nor Thieves Maintainers.
-V That the Fellow-Craſts ſhall travel honeſtly for their Pay,
* '\ and love their Fellows as themſelves, and that all ſhall be
V true to the King oſ England, to the Realm, and to the Lodge:
V V. That iſ any of the FraternitY ſhall be fractious,
V mutinous, or diſobedient to the Grand-Mqſter's Orders,
V and after proper Admonitions,'ſhould perſiſt in his Rebellion,
'V then the Lodge ſhall determine againſt him, that he ſhall
V ſorſwear, or renounce his Mqſanry, and ſhall no more be
V of the Craſt; the which iſ he preſume to do, he ſhall be
V priſoned'till his Grace be Granted him and iſſued : For this
V Cauſe, principally, have theſe Congregations been ordained,
V that as well the Low-eſt as the Higheſt ſhould be well and
V truly ſerved in this Art. Amen. So mote it be."
Richard II. coming to the Throne oſ his Grandſather,
he employed Miliam of IVchm, Biſhop of Wzſinrbffler, then
their Grand-Maſter, to rebuild Mſtmin/Ier-Hall in the Man
nerit now ſtands; and alſo New-College at Oxford; but Ri
chardbeing murder-ed, Henry IV. aſcended the- Throne, and
appointed Thamar FilZÞJHHI, Earl oſ Surry, Grand-jl/Ia/Ier,
who Was the Founder oſ Battle-zſbbey, and Foiberingay; and in
- Ahis Reign Maſmry was in a flouriſhing State; but ſoon after,
in the Minority'of Henry VI. A. D. 1425, the Commons of
England began to* diſturb their Repoſe; and in the third Year
of his Reign the following Clauſe was made in an Act.
V Whereas by the yearly COngregations and Confederacies
V made by the Maſom in their General Aſſemblies, the good
z . V Courſc
l '12 ]
V Courſe and Effect of the Statutes oſLabourers be openly
'5 violated and broken, in Subverſion of the Law, and to
V the great Damage of all the Commons: Our Soverei n
** Lord the King, willing in this Caſe to provide a Remedgy,
" by the Advice and Conſent aforeſaid, and at the ſpecial Reu
" queſt oſ the Commons, hath ordained and eſtabliſhed, that
'5 ſuch Chapters and Congregations ſhall not be her'eaſter hold
" en; and iſ any ſuch be made, they that cauſe ſuch Chap
" ters and Congr- gations to be holden, and thereof convicted,
" it ſhall be adjudged Felony: and that the other Maſons,
** who come to ſuch Chapters and Congregations, be puniſhed
-" by Priſonment'of theirBodies, and make Fine and Ranſom
- '5 at the King's Will."
But this menancing Act was never put in Force, nor were
the flhſhns in the leaſt intimidated ſrom holding their Aſſem
bli-cs and Communidations ; nor did they eVer contrive to get it
repealed, as they did not preſume to meddle with Stace-Affairs;
and by their own Laws they were forbid to engage in any Com
binations. Though the Craſt ſuffered greatly by the bloody
Wars between the Houſes of Ter-i and Lanmſter, 'till the
Union oſ the two Kingdoms, when true Maſh'zry began again
to dawn in this Part of the World, notwithſtanding Queen
Elizaberb was no Encourager oſ the Study oſ Architett'ure.
This Princeſs having been told that Maſans had Secrets that
they would not diſcover, began to be jealous oſ their Aſſem
blies; and, on St. Jobe's Day, A. D. 1561, ſent an armed
Force to diſſolve their annual Communication. But Sir Thomas
Sarkvillz, then GranuLMqſte-r, ſent ſeveral of the Queen's
great Officers, who Were Ma am, who making honourable
Report of the Craſt to her ajeſty, ſhe ever after eſteemed
them, and ſhewed them many Royal Acts of her Favour. 1
When James l. aſcended the Throne Maybnry flouriſhed
more than it had ever done before, and the famous Im'ga your:
being Grand jllqſter, the beſt Craltſmen ſrnm all Parts came to
him, and he allowed them very good \Vages, and alſo held the
Qiarterly Communication of the Grand-Lady, and the Annu
a] General
choſen, 'tillAſſembly on 161ct8;
the Year St. John's
whenDay. He Earl
William was oſ
annually
szbrahre
was choſe, and being approved oſ by the King, Iniga Yoner
was appointed Deput Grand-Maſter; and many eminent,
learned, and worthy dien were admitted Brethren; but un
happily ſor the Craſt, the Civil Wars broke out, when the
Maſon: met very ſeldom. - , L
Aſter the Refloration, Charles Il. giving himſelf emirely'up
to his Pleaſures (though he had been made a Maſon Abroad)
' ,.
re.
neglected
.,
p.
q.
eneglected ſithe Society very tmuch;
13 however,
] in the Year 1663,
Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Album, was elected Grand-Mqſter,
-Sir John Denbam, Deputy Grand-Maſter, Sir Cbrzſtopber Wren,
and Mr. j'olm Webb, Grand-Windows, who made the following
(Regulations, w'z.
In]
Ben-rot, Earl-of Arlbrgton, who, being much engaged in State
Affairs, could 'not attend to the Welfare of the Craft; though,
during his Grand-Maſterj/bip, many-Perſons of the firſt Diſ
tinction were admitted. - -1 ., -
A. D. 1685, upon the Death- of the Earl oſ Arlingron, the
Lodges metTime
but at this and particular
choſe Sir Lodges
Chriſtopher
WereWren,
chiefly Grand-Maſter;
occaſional ;ſſ Sir
Robert Clayton had an occaſional Lodge of Maſters who met at
St. 'Thomos's-Hoſpitol in 1673.
King IVlliam being privately made a Maſhn, approved of
the Choice of Sir Chriſtopher Wren, and greatly promoted the
'Intereſts of the Craft; he likewiſe appointed the Palace of
Greenwic/o to be an Hoſhital for old and diſabled Seamen, and
ordered it to be finiſhed after Inigo yones's old Deſign,
I. The
D. ſangig
16 . Year, C/mrles Duke
" oF- R-irbmond
- '
and Lenox was
choſen Grand-Maſter, at the Annual Aſſembly in London, and
approved of by King Miliam; and Sir Chriſtopher Wrm acted
as his Deputy 5' but Was again made Grand-Maſter in 1693.
In the Begining of Qieen ſinne's Reign Mzſſmry was ra
ther neglected, which was occaſioned through the Careleſsneſs
of fetieral Maſters and Wardens, in not chuſing a Grand
Moſter for ſome Years, Sir Chriſtopher 'being by Age and bodily
Infirmities rendered inincapable
after ſithe Rebellion the Yearof1715,
preſiding over them.
the Maſters But
and War
dens of the Lodges in London, 'viz. at the Gooſe and Gridiro'r,
St. Paul's Church-yard; the Crown, in Porker's-Lane, Drury
Lant; thcte Apple-Tree in CharIes-Street, Cownt-Garden; the
Rummer, Channel-Rots), H/eſtminſter, held a Barterly Com
munication, in order to conſidervof a proper Perſon to preſide
over them; and on St. Jaſon's Day, 1717, at their Annual Feaſt
choſe the oldeſt Maſter Moſon from among themſelves, which'
was Mr. Anthony Sayer, who was accordingly inſtalled 'at the
Gooſe and Gridiron. i *
A. D. 1718, George Poyfle, Eſq. was elected in the room of
Nlr. Sayer; and in the following Year Yo/m Theopbilus Qeſagu
liers, F. R. S. was appointed; and after him, in 1720, Mr.
George Payne was re-elected. The Brotherhood were now re
quefled to bring to the Grand-Lodge any antient Writings or
Records, they might have in their Poſſeſſion that reſpected
Maſonry, and they' were reviſed and ordered to be carefully
tranſcribed
Grand-Mr: For the Uſe of the given
Lodgeshim
then
of in Being; his
andown
the
ſſter had the Power appointing
'Deputy Grctmd, and alſo his Grand-Womens, agreeable to anti
"ent Cuſtom.
I' D'
t 15 i
A. D. 1721, at the Grand-Lodge held in due 'and ample
Form on Lady-day 1720, the Craft had the Satisfaction of ſeeing
Maſonry fiouriſh in a moſt extraordinary Degree ; and the then
Grand-[Maſter Payne propoſed the moſt Noble John Montagut,
Duke of A/Iontagut, for his Succeſſor, who was accordingly
elected on the twenty-fourth of Juno, 1721, at the Queen's
Arms, in St. Paul'r Church-yard, .when ſeveral noble and emi
nent Perſonages were admitted, and among the reſt the preſent
Earl of Cheſte'ffield. Dr. 'Do/agnlierr ſpoke an eloquent Ora
tion in Praiſe of the Craſt; and they then marched in Proceſiiort
to Stationer'r-Holl, where a grand Entettainment was pro
vided ; and the whole was conducted with great brotherly Love
and Decorum. His Grace the Duke of Montague cauſed ſe
veral Communications to be held, in all which he endeavoured
to encourage the Craft : and their Conſtitutions and Laws were
collected into one Body by his Order, and printed for the Edi
fication of future Lodges.
A. D. 1722, Philip Merton, Duke of Warm', was elect
ed Grand-Maſter; his Grace was very active in viſiting the
old Lodges, and creating new ones ; and many Clergymen,
Gentlemen and Merchants gained Admiffion into this honour
able Fraternity. And ſro'm this Time to the preſent, the
Craft has been honoured by having the firſt of our Nobility at
its Head z but in Order to gratify our Readers, who may
perhaps be curious to know their Names, We ſhall inſert them.
in their Order, viz.
\ t I7 l
W Theſe, my dearefl Brethren, are Thieves and Robbers, and
" never entered into the Sheep-Fold by the Door, but climbed
" up ſome other Way: Theſe make their Belly their God, and
'5 their little ſordid Intereſt their Idol:-Theſe follow the
*' Brethren as the Multitude did our great Lord for the Loave's
'5 and Fiſhes; and, like them, would cry Hoſauna To-day,
" and To-morrow Cruci/jr, Crua'fy. '_
" Let theſe be ever excluded the Congregation of the Faith
'5 ful ; let their Names be erazed out of the Book M. and buri
'5 ed in eternal Oblivion."
5 Such Perſons whom you honour with the moſt antient and
' truly valuable Badge and Dignity of a Free and Accepted
' Maſon, their Character and Behaviour ought to be ſuch, as
' ſhall not be liable to bring any Reflection on the Craft."
Another worthy Brother, the Rev. Mr. Entick, adviſes his
Brethren to ſuffer thoſe only who are ſober and temperate, to
be admitted; a for," ſays he, " of much Wine or ſtrong
a Drink cometh Contention, Brawling, and ſometimes Blows
V and Bloodſhed: And to prevent Diſcord and Deformity in
" your Lodge, and to obviate all Oppoſition to Maſhnry from
Ka without; beware of Wolves in Sheeps Cloathing.- Let us
D The
r '18 1
The Ceremony af opening a Lodge, and fitting the Men
Io Work.
'Junior'Deacon knocke at the Door three Times; and theft Tyler on the other
Side anſwers by Three Knocks : Ori which the junior Deacon ſays to the Maſter]
_ LA]
\
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Maſ." The Maſter's Place in the Lodge 7
Sen. Warden's ſinſ In the Eaſt.
Maſ His Buſineſs there, Brother?
Sen. Warden': ſinſ As the Sun riſes in the Eaſt to open the
Day, ſo the Maſter ſtands in the Eaſt to open his Lodge, and
ſet his men to Work. .
[The Maſter taking off his Hat, declares the Lodge open by ſaying 2]
Maſ. This Lodge is open, in the Name of Holy St. ye/m
forbidding all Curſing, Sweating, or Whiſpering, and ali
profane Diſcourſe whatever, under no leſs Penalty than what
the Majority ſhall think proper.
After this he puts on his Hat, and gives three Strokes on
the Table with a ſmall wooden Mallct, the reſt of the Bre
thren being uncovered. \
The Qzeſtion being aſked by the Maſter, if any Perſon is in
Waiting to be made, and being anſwered in the affirmative by
one of the Compauy who had previouſly recommended Some
body isa proper Perſon to be admitted a Brother; the Senior
r
and Junior Warden, and an Affiſtant or two, are ordered to
go out into the Room where he is waiting, and to prepare
him for Admiffion, in the following manner :
They aſk him, if it is his own Deſire and Choice to be made
a Free-Maſhn, and alſo his Name, Proſeffion, and'Place of A
bode; to which he anſwers; then they uncover his Right
Knee by taking off his Garter, and unbuckling his Leſt Shoe,
flip the Heel down; or, in ſome Lodges, put on a 'Slippen
When this is done, his Shoe and Knee Buckles, Silver Buttons,
Rings, Breeches Buckle, (if he has one) and the Money in his
Pockets is taken from him ; (and in ſome Lodges they take the
Buttons from the Coat, and all the Lace off; but this is not the
general Cuſtom,) he then is blinded by a Handkerchiefor two
tyed over his Eyes, and in this Situation is led into the Room ad
joining to the Lodge, where the Tyler ſtands at the Door.
While the Wardens are doing this the Brethren in the Lodgc
put every Thing in Order for his ReCeption ; and the Shape
or Figure of a Lr-dge, is very curiouſly drawn with Chalk,
Stone- Blue and Charcoal intermixed; or with red and white
Tape, faſtened with little Nails, on the Floor,* at one End
of the Room. At the Eaſt End of this Drawing (for it ought
to be due Eaſt and Weſt) is placed an Arm-Chair, or ſmall
Table or Stool, 'behind which the Maſter ſtands, properly
* See 'the Frontiſpiece to this Work, which is the exact Shape of the Drawing,
though different Lodges vary as to the ornamental Part of it 5_as that depznds en the
Fanty ofthe Per-ſon who draws it.
cioathed ;
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cloathed ; on the Seat ofthe Chair, or on the Table, is laid the
Holy-Bible, opened, at the Goſpel of St. John; the other
Officers, and all the Brethren arranging themſelves accord
ing to their Degree and Seniority; the Room is grandly il
luminated, and three large lighted Candles, in elegant carved
Candleſticks, are put in a triangular Form one on each Side
the Bible, and the other at the Bottom; and in many Lodges
ſome powdered Rozin mirxed with ſhining Sand, is ſtrewed on
the Floor. * ,
The Candidate being in waiting at the Outſide blindſold,
the Wardens, or Conductors give three Diſtinct Knocks at
the Door oſ the Lodge, and the Maſter anſwers on the' Inſide
with three Strokes, and ſays, t' Who comes there i" The
Candidate then repeats after a Perſon who prompts him, V One
who begs to be received into the Fellowſhip of this VVorſhip
ful Lodge, as many Brothers and Fellows have don'e before
me." On ſaying this, the Door is Opened, and he is taken
Hold of by the right and left Arm by the Wardens, and led
three Times round the Room, being blindfold, and brought
up' to the Drawing on the Floor prepared ase before men
tioned for the Making, all the Brethren placing themſelves
'on the Sides in Order, properly cloathed with white Aprorrs,
Gloves, &e. and the different Officers wearing round their
ſiNecks the Emblems of their Rank.
The Maſter taking his Place at the' Upper End of the
Drawing, and the Candidate ſtanding at the Lower End
fronting him, cloſe to the Firſt Step, called the Firſt Degree,
or Eiitered Apprentice's Step, the Bible being placed before
the Maſter in a large Chair, or on a ſmall Table, opened at
the Goſpel of St. j'a/m, the Maſter ſays, V Is it of your own
Free Will and ChoiCe, that you deſire to become a Maſbn_?"
and, upon his anſwering 'U It is;" the Maſter ſays' " Let him
" ſee the Light," and the Junior Warden immediately unties
the Handkerchief that has all along blinded him.
He is then ſhewwhow to advance, and place his Feet at
three Steps properly fronting the Chair or Table in which the
Bible is laid, and a Pair of Compaſſes are placed againſt his
naked left Breaſl', which he holds with his leſt Hand: his
right Knee being bare, he kneels on a littleStool placed on
purpoſe, and the Shoe of his' left Foot is ilipped down, or
rather aſſSlipper is placed on his left Foot; and in this Poſture
' one of the Wardens add-reſſes him to the followmg P-urport:
" That he is now-entering into a reſpectable Society, that'ic
contains nothing contrary to Law, Religion, or Morality; nor
is there any Thing in it inqonfiſtent with the Allegiancc du?
t'ſi
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tohis Majeſty, or Maſter ; and then the WorſhipſuiGrandd
Meffler, ſays, (the Compaſſes being held to the naked leſt
Breaſt of the Perſon to be made, and his right Hand laid on
the Bible) U Will you promiſe neverv to diſcloſe, in any Man
ner whatever, the Secrets of Free-Maſonry, except to a Bro
ther at the Lodge, and in the Preſence of the Mryier P" and, on
his anſwering, U I will ;" he repeats the following Oath after
the Maſter, which is called The Entered Apprentice's Oath :
" I. G. F. of my own Free Will and Accord, and in the
" Preſence of Almighty Gad,* and this Right Worſhipful
" Lodge, dedicated to St John, do hereby and herein moſt
" ſolemnly and ſincerely ſwear, that l will always hale, con
" ceal, and never reveal any of the Secrets o'r Myſteries of
" Free-Maſhnry, that ſhall be delivered to me now, or at any
" Time hereafter, except it be toatrue and lawful Brother ; or
'* in ajuſt and lawful Lodge of Brothers and Fellows, him or
" them whom Iſhall find to be ſuch, after juſt Trial anddue Exa
'* mination.-l furthermore do ſwear, that I will not write it,
"a r . cut it, ſtint it, mark it, flain or engrave it, or cauſe
" ſo to be done, upon any Thing moveable or immoveable, un
" der the Canopy of Heaven, whereby it may become legible or
" intelligible, or the leaſt Appearance of the Character of a
V Letter, whereby the ſecret Art may be unlawfully obtained.
" All this I ſWe-ar, with a ſtrong and ſteady Reſolution to per
" form the ſame, without any Heſitation, mental Reſervation,
'5 or Self-Evaſion of Mind in me whatſoever, under no leſs
'5 Penalty than to have my Throat cut acroſs, my Tongue
_ " torn out by the Root, and that to be buried in the Sands of
'5 the Sea, at Low Water Mark, a Cable's Length from the
'5 Shore, where the Tide ebbs and flows twice in Twenty
'5 four Hours. So help me God and keep me fledſaſt in this
* ' my Entered Apprentice's Obligation." [He hzſſer the Book]
Among the Antient Free-Maſons they uſe a Prayer, which is
inſerted in the Lecture, but the Modern Maſem" omit it, and,
as ſoon as the above Obligation is finiſhed, the new-made
Member is taught the Sign, Grip, and Paſs-'ward of an En
tered Apprentice, as follows: -
The Sign is by drawing your Right Hand acroſs edgeways 5
as the Penalty of_his Obligation is, that an Entered Appren
tice would ſooner have his Throat cut, than diſcover the Secrets
of Maſonry.
* The Form of the Oath differs in many Lodges, thoug-i this is the ſtricteſt in Uſe;
and in ſome Societies, inſtead of ſaying, "In the Preſenee of Almighty God,"lt
runs thus, V I'promiſs before the Great Architect of th' Hair/erſe," But, Th
' ' e
*ct rui
The Grip, isſſ by taking the Warden or a Brother with your
Right Hand, and preſſing hard with your Thumb-nail upon
the firſt Joint of the Fore Finger of his Right Hand.
The word is by whiſpering in his Ear, JACHlN.
The Ceremony being now ended, he is deſired to pay the
uſual Fees of being made; which offering to do by putting his
Hand into his Pocket, he finds no Money; and this generally
cauſes a Laugh among the Brethren, as all Kind of Metal had
been taken from him before he was admited into the Room ;
but being now reſtored, he diſcharges his Fees, and an Apton'
being brought him (for which he pays aShilling,) and aLiſt of
the Lodges, he is congratulated by his Brethren; but before
he ſits down a [Vop and Pail is brought, and he is told he muſt
waſh out the
ply, _ctto the Drawing
no ſmall on the Floor,ofwith
Diverſion the which he muſt
Company. In corn
ſome
Lodges, in orderto prevent this diſagreeable Part of the Cere
mony, they make Uſe of red Tape and Nails to form the Draw;
ing or Figure of the Lodge, which prevents any Mark or Stain
on the Floor, and is certainly preferable to that of Chalk.
They now begin' to take their Seats at the Table, according'
to. their Degree, and the new Member is placed, for that'
Night only, on the Right Hand of the Maſter; and the Table.ſ
being 'plentifully ſtored with Wine, Punch, Tobacco, Pipes,
&e. the Maſter drinks to the new-made Maſon, and is joined
by the 'Company, all ſtanding up, except the new Brother,"
who ſits; and the Warden inſtructs him how to return the
Compliment in proper Form. Having filled a Bumper, he
ſays as follows: U To the Right Worſhipful the Maſter, the
Senior and Junior Wardens, and the reſt of the Officers and
Members of this Lodge, wiſhing them Succeſs in all their pub
lic and private Undertakings; to Maſonry in general, and this
Lodge in particular, 'craving your Affiſtance." They anſwer,
" We will aſſiſt you;" he then drinks his Glaſs; throws it out
ſtrait from his Mouth, and brings it back three Times, all the'
Company keeping the ſame Motion with their empty Glaſſes,
and then ſetct them all down together at once on the Table,
and all clapping the Hand three Times, keeping due Time,
and ſtopping a little between every three Times, This is
termed Firing among them. \
After theyihave regaled themſelves a little Time, the Wor
ſhipful Maſter calls to order, and ſays, they muſt proceed to
inſtruct their new Brother in what further belonge to the Craft,
which is by Way of Catechiſm, or Lecture; the Maſter aſk
ing the deſtions, and the Members, properly ſeated, making
the Anſwers one after the other 5- this is termed WORKINGd;
, an
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_ and when it comes to an Member's Turn to anſWer who
Y a
perhaps is not properly qualiſied, by not having a good Me
mory, he gets' up, and clapping his' RightHand on his Left
Breaſt, makes a low Bow; which is conſidered as an Excuſe,
and it paſſes on to the next Perſon on his Leſt Hand.
A - * The Modern Maſcm: make Uſe of no Prayer, and very ſeldom repcat Half the
Muſt' _
Al
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A. I was aſked who I put my truſt in. '
K; Your Anſwer, Brother?
11. In God. p 'X .' r
Q. What was ſaid to you nex: ' * ; -
A. I was taken by the Right-Handby a'Broth'er, and hefaid,
Riſe up, follow, your Leader, and fear no Danger, _ * _
2, After all this," how was you diſpoſed of? '. ,
A. I was led Three thries round the Lodge. '
_ 2. Wheredid
A. At the Backyou meetWith
of the Jhnior thefirſt
WardenOppomran?
in the South',, lwſſhere
- z_
I gave Three Knocks as at the Door. * ' ct ' 1" _
r
2: What anſwer did You receive? _' * ' jffl'i r l
A. He ſaid, who comes there. ' - ' "":" *
2: Your Anſwer? _ X . ' ſ
A. The
ceive, &c. ſame as at the Door, one Who
__ Begs
_ _ 'ſo have
" and\ "ct'
re
3, Where did you meet with the ſedond' Oppofition? **
. At
Imade thetheſame
BackRepetition
oſ the Senior
as atVVarden'fli'n
ſithe Door,the Weſt,
'z He Where
ſaid,-£Who
comes here. One who begs to have and receive, &e. ', -,.
2: Where did yo'u meetwith the third Opp'o'ſirion 2? ,_-' 5"
A. A: the Back oſ Zthe Maſier in the Eaſt, Where I made" the
Repetition as before, * U X' ' . '
Q: What did the Maſter do With'you? * r £ J'
A. He ordered me back to' the Senior warden in thi'Wefl,
to receive lnſtructions, _ ' _ . -* - r
Q. What Were the Inſtructions hegaveyoui __ . ;
II. He'taught
rightAngle meto-take
oblong one Step
Square, with my leftupon
Kneethefinfiffiep
bare bent; of
ct mya
Body upright, my Right Foot forming-'a Square, my 'naked
Right Hand upon the Holy Bible, with the Square and Come
paſs thereon, my Leſt Hand ſupporting the'ſame; where! todlc
that ſolemn Obligation or Oath oſ a Maſhit. ' - -'
Brether, can you repeat that Obligation P -
Al- wi}l
Worſh ipful . do my Endeavour
ſ with Your Affiſtance',
' Right
,
0 - 2'
inland [lere
u and be in.
the Oatlgiis repeated,
-
as man-inned beforeflj .
ſi ſaid2,to Brother,
you I' after you received the Obligation, what wa
*' As ſoon as the Oath is repeated, they charge their Glafles, and drink, To the'
Heart that conceals, and to the Tongue that never z- vculs, and draw the (Flaſſes a
croſs their Throars, the Penalty of the obligation being that of having their
, Throat: cut, &a. ,
' E . Vv hat
ſ 25 I
What was' your Anſwer?
A. To be brought to Light.
Q: Who brought you to Light ?
A. The Maſter and the reſt of the Brethren. _
> i . When you was thus brought to Light, what were thei
'firſt hings you ſaw .
A. The Bible, Square, and Compaſs.
2. What was it they told you they ſignified?
11. Three great Lights in Maſanry.
" .. The
Explailn them,
Bible, Brother.
to rule _
and overn our Faith; the Sctq'uare
to ſquare our Actions 3 the 'o'mpaſs, to keep us within
Bounde with all Men. '
. What were the next Things that Were ſhewn to you P'
r t. A. 'Three Candles, which I was' told were three Iefler Light-s
in Maſhnry.
2: What do they repreſent? '
_ſi 44, ,Why
The Sun, _Moon, _ and Mqſt'er-Ma an',
ib, Brother? r .v t
ſi" 11.' There is 'the Sun to rule the Day, the Moon to rule the
Night, and the Maſter-Mqſon his Lodgeſ
_ What was then done to you ?' _ ' v ' '
* . The Maſter took' me by the Right-Hand, and gave me
the Grip and W'ord of_an Entered Apprentice, and ſaid, Riſe,
myBrothengCI-IIN 'r
* ' [The Sign is frequently given before the Grip and Wind]
2: Have you got this Grip and Mrd, Brother?
A. Ihave, Right Worſhipful. _
I. Fralycſgiveit to your next Brother.
ct [Taken his t-and Brother by the Right-hand, and" gives him the Grip and
ſi, _ Word ae- before deſcribed; and the-Brother tells the-Maſter that is rightJ
Fjrſt Brother gives him the Gn'p, ſecond Brother ſays,
that's this? Firſt Brother, The Grip of an Entered Appreh
tice. Second Brother, Has it got a Name? Firſt Brorher, It'
has. Second' Brother, Will you give it me ?* Firſt Brother.
zl'il ietper
iſſſwith it with
your you,
Firſt or halve
Brother, it. Second
Begin. SecondBrother,
Brother, I'll
No,halve
yauſſr
begin firſt. Firſt Brother, J A 5 Second Brother, C HI Ne
Firſt Brother, JA C H iN.
Firſt Brocher
. What wasſay-s, It is-right,-
the next Thing Worſhipſui Maſter.
that vWas ſhewn to you P
ſi. The Guard or Sign of an Entered Apprentice.
. Have you got that Guard, or Sign ?
[He draws his Right Hand acroſs his Throat edgways (as aſoreſaid,)- to ſhew the
Maſter that-he 1122.,
32.. After this what was ſaid to 'you
. Al I
. ſ 27 I
l- I was ordered to be taken back, and inveſted with
What I had been diveſted of; and to be brought back to re
turn Thanks, and to receive the Benefit of a Lecture, if Time
would permit.
2; After what you had been diveſted of was reurned, what
Was done to you ? '
_ 11. I was brought to the North-Weſt Corner of the Lodge,
In order to return Thanks.
How did you return Thanks ?
A. Iſtood in the North-Weſt Corner of the Lod e, and,
with the Inſtruction of a Brother, I ſaid, a Right orſhip
ful Maſter, Senior and Junior Wardens, Senior and Junior
Deacons, and the reſt oſ the Brethren oſ this Lodge, Ireturn
you Thanks for the Honour you have done me, in making me
a Maſhp, and admitting me a Member of this worthy Society."
Z; What was ſaid to you then?
.' The Maſter called me up to the North-Eaſt Cor-ner of
the Lodge, and placed me at his Right-Hand.
2; Did he preſent you with any Thing?
A. He preſented me with an Apron, which he put on me :'
and told me it was a Badge oſ innocence, more antient than the
Golden Fleece or the Roman Eagle; more honoured than the
Star and Garter, or any other Order under the Sun, that
could be conſerred upon me at that Time, or any Time
hereafter. '
. What were the next Things ſhewn to on?
11,- The Maſter ſhewed me the working ools of an En
tered Apprentice.
3- What were the P
. The 24 inch gauge, the Square, and common ZGavel
or ſetting Maul.
2; What are their Uſes ?
aſ. The Square to ſquare my Work, the 24 Inch Gauge to
meaſure my Work, the common Gave] to knock off all ſuper
fluous Matters, whereby the Square may fit eaſy andjuſt. _
Brother, as we are not all working Maſhm, we apply
them to your morals, which we call ſpirituaiizing; explain
them. -
A. The 24. Inch Gauge repreſents the 24. Hours oſ the Day.
3: How do you ſpend them, Brother ? '
. Six Hours to work in, Six Hours to ſerve God, Six to
ſerve a Friend or a Brother, as ſar as lies in my PoWer, with
out being detrimental to myſelf or Family; and Six to refreſh
y y
' a) ſelf b Sleep, - E2 - - Why
[ 28 l- -
. thod,
no: XVhywith
wasaſſ Cable-Tow
you neither (or
'naked nor about
Halter) cloathed, hare-foot_
your Neck?-
A. Iſ I had recanted, and ran oht- in the Street, the People
would have
Would have brought
ſaid l wasmernad;
back,but
andiſa
ſeenBrother
Juſticehad ſeenme.me,i he
done
* Why was you hoodwink'd P- p' ſ ſi
A. That my Heart might conceal, before my Eyes
diſcover? ' . "' ' . * ' '- "
' '11. As-l
The waſſcts
ſecond Reaſon, Brother?
in Darkneſs at that Time, I ſhould lteep all
the World in Darkneſs for the future.
. was you deprived of all Metal?
. 11.' That I. ſhould bring nothing offenſivc or deſenſive into
the
ſi , Lodge. - ., Reaſon,
. There is another ' Brother, * pray give it me?
'
l . Asl was poor and pennyleſs when Iſſwas'made a Ma
ffizz, it informed me that I ſhould aſſiſt poor and pennyleſs Breg
j'thren, as far as lay in my Power.
2, Brother, you told me you gave Three Diſtinct Knocks
at the Door; Pray what do they ſignify? ' '
ſſ A. A certain Texr in Scripture. *
2; What is that Text, Brother?
. A, Aik, and you 'ſhall have; ſeek, and you ſhall find 5'
knock, and it ſhall be opened unto you; '
' How do in
Lſought you'myapply
Mindthis
5 1Text
aſkedinofMix/bury?
my Frien'd; Iltnoclted,"v
and the Door of Maſmry wasctopened unto me. _
* Why had you a Sword, Spear, or ſome Other warlike
Inſtrurnent, preſented'to your naked Left-Breaſt particularly? '
1. Becauſe the Leſt-Breaſt is the neareſt the Heart, that it
plight be the
my Fleſh moreTime.
at that a Prick
ſ ' to' my* conſcience';,
ſi t ct as it' prickedct
' 27 Why was you led Three Times round the Lodge ._?
A. That all the-Brethen might ſee I was duly prepared;
. Whenyou was made anvApprentice, why was yourv
Leſt-Knee' bare bent." _ _ , p
' A. Becauſe the Leſt Knee is the weakeſt Part of my Body,
and an Entered
'yyhichlwas Apprenfice is the
thenenteringintotct 7 weakeſt" Part
' 'of
\ Maſanry,"
* '
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End. Havincta reſted ſor aſew Minutes, they proceed with the
D
þecture, and the Maſter begins, and ſays,
A. Hearing,
Falling, to hear
vto feel the Grip, the
thatI/Vord
I may5 Seeing,
know atoBrother
ſee theasSign;
well
by Night as by Day." *
' Why ſhould Seven make a Lodge?
A.- Becauſe there are Seven liberal-Sciences.
3: Will you name them, Brother? 1 '
. Grammar, Rhetorick, Logick, Arithmetick, Geometry,
Muſick,
ct and Aſtronomy.
Brother, '
what doth thoſe Sciences teach you? -'
II. Grammar teaches me the Art of Writing and Speaking
the Language. '
2, What doth Rhetorick teach you?
I. The Art oſ Diſcourſing upon any Topick whatſoever.
2; What doth Logick teach you ?
'41.
from The Art of Reaſoning
Falſhood. ct well,
' whereby to diſcover Truth'
2; What doth Arithmetick teach you?
A.
2, The
WhatVirtue
doth of Numbers.
Geometryſſ teach you? - *"
/I. The Art of Meaſuring, whereby the Egyptian: ſound '
_ out their oWn Land.'
Q *What doth M'uſick teach you, Brother?
II. Virtue oſ Sounds,
I 30 ]
fl: What doth Aſtronomy teach you ?
A. The Knowled e of the Heavenly Bodies.
2: Why ſhould leven make a Lodge, Brother?
A. There were Eleven Patriartbs, when 7zz/ZM was fold
into Egy t, and ſuppoſed to be loſt.
. he ſecond Reaſon, Brother L?
A. There were but Eleven Apoſtles, when Julia; betrayed
Cbriſt. . What Form is your Lodge 3 '
A. An oblong Square.
3; How long, Brother,P
A . From Eaſt to Weſt,
. How wide, pray?
A. Between North and South.
25 How high.
A. From the Earth to the Heavens.
32: How deep _?
A. From the Surface oſ the Earth to the Center,
22), Why is your Lodge ſaid to be from the Surface to the
Center of the Earth 2
A. Becauſe that Maſhnry is univerſal,
5; XVhy is your Lodge ſituated Eaſt and Weſt?
. Becauſe all Churches and Chapels are, or ought to be ſo,
52: Why ſo, Brother? '
A. Becauſe the Goſpel was firſt preached in the Eaſt and ex,
'tended itſelf to the Weſt. L d r ' ' '
' 73.'. Three
What great
ſupports your _o gþ_ _
Pillars.
L-'H'r-l'
. - \ [ 32 ] - i .
t-deelares it aloud in the above Terms to the Lodge; then the'
thmior Warden=ſets his Column upright, and the Senior-layshii
down; the Care of the Lodge,ſ during the Members Refreſh
zment, being conſi ned into the Hands of the' Junior Warden.
-ih= The
theirSenior
Hands,andareunior Warden's
generally Columns,
a Foot and an which they carry
Half long, andv
repreſent the AColumns _0r . Portico at the Entrance of the
Temple of Solomon, called JACHIN and BOAZ5 I the Ju
, nior's 'is called JACHIN, which ſignifies, ſo eſtabliſh in the Lard 5
andAfter
the Senior's
a properBOAZ, which deflotet'STRENCTt-Iſiq.
Time allowed .i
for Refreſhmentſſ, ſithe Maſter
_ deſires the Junior Warden to'give the Word for the Appearance
of the Brethren again-in the Lodge, which Ceremonyia perform- -
ed as follows: . _ . . _. A '
The Maſter ſays, -' ' _ __ - J _ -
" It is my Will and Pleaſure that this Lodge þe called ſtern'
Refreſhment to Work." , , '' _ p A
And the Junior Warden laying dozwn his Column, the Se
nior ſets his up.-If Time permits them to go on with' the Lee
'tirre, they proceedto the FellOWS-Craſt's Part, iſythe new-made'
'Brcthren have been promoted to that Degree. It is the general.
- Cuflom now to 'make them Entered Apprentices and Fellow->
x Crafts onthe ſame Night 5 and as the Ceremony is the ſame as
t thatoſ' the "Entered 'A'pprentice's, except the Odtb, ſJ/ard, Sign,
Grip, Paſs-Grip, and Paſs-Mrd, we ſhall give 'out Readers
.zhatPartz and then go on tozthe ellow-Craft's, Lecture.
"* -..l., . - '
_ A *Uſ FTbe'Oalb -of*a'*FcllÞ'*w erfl;- " .
v A. After
. t 35 ] \
52: After you was thus admitted aFellow Craſt, didyou
ever work as a Ctaſt? -
11. Yes, in the Building of the Temple. '
2: Where did you receive your Wages?
ſi. In the middle Chamber.
' When you came to the Door of the middle Chamber,
who did you ſee P *
A. A Warden. ' a
Q: What did he demand oſ you, Brother?
A. The Paſs-word oſ a Craft. '
3: Did you give it him?
. I did.
. What was it?
_ . SHIBBOLETH. 7 '
2, How got you to the middle Chamber?
11. Through the Porch.
Q' Did you ſee any Thing there worth your Notice,
Brother?" V_ .\ . * . ,
a', ldid, Right Worſhipful. . _
Whatfine
' 27." Two wasBraſs
it? Pillars. ' ſi ,
_ -What were they called ?
71.'[JACHIN and BOAZ.
" 1 How high were theſe Pillars, Brother?
A. Thirty-five, Cubits, with a ffſhapiter of five Cubits,
which makes it forty high, '
[In the Firſt Book of Kings, Chap. vii. Ver. zo, it is ſaid they were but 18 Cubits
. high, and a Line of 12. Cubits meaſured them round, which is about 4. Cubit'
Diametcr: this bears no Proportion, according to the Rules of Architecture. S'
Iomzm's Temple was a grand Building, and every Thing bore true Proportion, and
it anſwers exactly with the Corintbian or Compofite Order, for it is about Ten
Diameters high. In the 3d Chap. of the ſecond Book of Cbrom'cler, Ver. 15, it
is mentioned they were 35 Cubits high, and the Chapiters 5 Cubits each, which
makes 40 Cubits, ſo that is was exactly' 60 Feet high ofour Engliſh Meaſure;
'Mababone ſignifies Rotten to 'be Bone ; it is held as ſacred among Maſam, and
'þey are very cautious in ſpeaking it.
- _ 'r The Mqflrr'r Lectun is never performed but in a Lodge oſ Maſter: 5 no APPYM'
'ice or Fellow-Qraſt can he allowed to be preſent.
a. Who
- t 38, I!
A. Who comes there. -
2; Your Anſwer, Brother? .
A. One who hath juſtly and lawfully ſerved his Time as an
Enter'd Apprentice and FellOW<Craſt, and who now begs to
become more perfect in Maſar'z'ry, by being admitted aMaſter.
Q: How' do you expect, to attain it? 2 ,
A. By Virtue oſ aPaſs-word. _ _ i _ - ,
2: Will you give me thatPaſs-woſd? . s, .- , t
A' I i
2. What
Warden? were the Inſtructionsyoureceived
A " V v from
ſ _ the
p Senior,
x ' .
in A.
the-He
Eaſttaught meGuard
my. due as Ivſlropdin the an
or Siſi nſiof Weſt toſhewſſ'and
Appremz'cg, the Maſter
to take
one Step upon the firſt Step oft e'Right-'Anglſie'oblong Squ'aret
my other.F00t forming a- Squ_are._ _' ,, , .' '
zdly. ſhewing
Square, I was taught
him to take two, Steps
theſiSi'gh'oſ upon the ſar_n_e
a Fellqw-Crafl. _ oblong
_ \
3dly. I was taught to take three Steps upon the ſame' oblong
Square, with both rn Knees hent bare, my Bodyfiuypright, my
Right Hand upon. t e'Ho'ly Bible, both, the Points oſ. the
Compaſſes extended to my Right 'nd Leſt Breaſt, where [took
the ſolemn Obligation or Oath o a 'Mzffler-Maſhn, _
3 v' ., Can you repeat the Obligatio'n you ſpeak of?_ ' - _, -
A. I'll do
Affiſtance. my Endeavour,
3 Right
. Worſhipſul,
. ſi . . craving
_ _ you;
2, Stand up and begin, Brother. . , ' _. _
' ' ' -- .. . 5
" 'Tubal Cain; he was the Inventor oſ Braſs, Iron and other Metals- He Fame
gwmpcain by, the fifth Generation. In the fourth Phaptgnofþgiencfls, j's a
ull Account of the Origin oſ the'Fan'iilyi ...
u .->, .-. r _ . - - ,
_ . - -,.; 2.,.-.1.
s I_
. - < -_ r
....-.,,_..*.*: ,_-L.. ,.- - !-r..;...'{ ,.,.,.,.- . .v --. -.,... . \,'-_ \ - 9.
\ t r - i ' v. i
A- not' "ſ." ' ."\ ..-. L'd l'll'U' ' ' ſi.- -J
---
you
'oh
at__
[ 39 ] ,. . ,
A. K I G. oſ my, own free Will and Accord, and in
' 3 the 'Preſe'nce zoſ Almighty God, and this Right
!<.W0rſhipſul Lodge, dedicated to St. John, do hereby and
U hereon moſt ſolemnly and ſincerely ſwaar, that I will always.
U hail, eonceal, and never reveal, that Part oſ a Mzffler Maſon
U to a Fellow-Craſt, no more than that oſ a Fellow-Crafr, to
" an Enter'd Apprentice, or any of them to the reſt of the
U World; except it be to a true and lawful 'Lodge oſ-Maſters,
a him or them, whom I ſhall findto be ſuch, aſtef juſt Trial
V and due Examinatipn. I furth'ertrtore do ſwear, that I* will
V anſwer all Signs and Sunumonſes,_ſent to me'ſrom a Lodge
'5 of Maſters, iſ within the Length 'oſk 'a Cable-Tow. I alſo
" will keep all the Secrets oſ my Brethren as my own, that is
f* delivered to me as ſuch, Murder 'and Treaſon excepted, and
'F that at my own ſrce Will 1, I will*not wrong 'a Brother, or
'5 ſee him wrong'd, but give him timely Netice oſ all approach'
U ling Dangers, as far as my Knowledge leads me; Ialſo will
*<_ ſerve a Brother as ſar as lies in' my Power, without being
N detrimental to myſelſor Family,"w \ ' . - -
. cc And I ſurthermore,do',promiſe; that'l' Will notſihave 'any
U carnal Converſatloii Witha Brother's .Wiſe, 'Siſter of Daug'h'
V ter, and that [Will never diffiowi'ffiat i's done inſitheIaodge, -
F' butþwill be agreeable to* allLaws Whſiatſoever. ' All this I
t: "ſwear, with a firm' and ſtead Reſolution't'o perform'the'ſa'me,
V Without any Heſi'tation'in me never, under 'no leſs' Pe
35 nalty than to' have my Bodyilſevjerfd'rinffwb, 'the'one lPart
ce carried to the South;'fand'th"e otheftfd the North '5 my Bowels
"burnt
'F beſor'e to
the Aſh'es initlie "South,'jant_i{tlte
Four' Wi'nds, ſdclz'a'vile'Aſhestohe
WrEtcſſh ZS'Iſcattered
ſhould
f< he remembeſired'iio'ct'more 'aqtdþBFffdnY'Mdnner Of zMen,
t; (particularly'Mza/B'ZSYM help'rfie A d,* and keep' me ſte'dſa'ſt
n in this my Maſter'eOþligatio'nP'f' "_ gffitj/M' Book' "'
_ leſhat was'ſhewn'fo'yOU aftelſ'Ybu'had'receiVed this Ob
' X li. g/ſ.
ation.
One oſ the . Maſter's
' ' ' Signs:
* A * ct' . '_ a - ,
- -*- I
[ 41 ] -
ſame Anſwer as the former; and he not being pleaſed with'if,
gave him a Blow with a Square upon his Left Breaſt, which made
him reel: Having recovered his Strength, he ran to the Weſt
Door, the only Way left as he thought to make his Eſcape;
but he was accoſted in the ſame Manner by 7ebulum, to Whom
he made the ſame Reply as to the two former; but he not being
ſatisfied therewith, gave him a more violent Blow than any of
the Others, with a common Gavel, or Setting Maul, upon his
Head, which killed him on the dpot. After this they carried
him out at the Weſt Door, and hid him in a Heap of Rubbiſh
till TWCl\6 at Night, when they found Means to bury him on
the Side of a Hill, Six Foot Eaſt and Weſt, and Six Foot per
pendicular*.
2: After you was thus knocked down T, what was ſaid to
you then i,
A. He ſaid I repreſented one of the greateſt' Men in the
World, our Grand Maſter Hiram, lying dead.
2: Thank you, Brother.-Piay go on.
11. As l lay on my Back, the Maſter informed me how
*Hiram was found; and by what Means the three Ruffians were
diſcovered, as follows: -
a Our Maſter Hiram not coming to view the Workmen as
ct uſual, King Solomon cauſed ſtrict Enquiry to be made; buſitthis
proving ineffectual, he was ſuppoſed to be dead. The twelve
Fellow-Crafts who had recanted, hearing the Report, went
to Solomon with white Aprons and Gloves, as Emblems of their
Innocence, and informed him of every Thing relative to the
Affair, as far asthethey
order to diſCOver threcteknew; and offered
Fellow-Crafts, whotheir
had Affiſtance in
diſappeared.
They ſeparated
three Weſt, themſelves
three North, into
and four
threeParties;
South, three
in deſtwentofſiEaſt,
the
'Murderers. One of the twelve travelling on the Sea ſide, near -
Zoppa, being ſatigued, ſat down to refreſh himſelf; but was
oon alarmed by the following hideous Exclamations from the
Cliff of a Rock: " Oh ! that my Throat had been cut acroſs,
** my Tongue torn out by the Root, and buried in the Sands
* The Majimt differ alſo in this Particular: ſome will infiſt upon it that he was
not carried out at the Weſt Door, but that the Aſſaſſtns took up a Stone on the Spot ,
where he was killed, dug a Hole, buried him in it, and then carried away the Rub
biſh in their Aprons. As it is a Matter which at this Time cannot be proved, it i'
not worth while to have any Diſputes about it.
1- Every Maſter, at the Time of Making, is knocked down; 'he Junior War
den ſtrike' him with a 24 inch Gauge acroſs his Throat; the Senior ſtrikes him
with the Square on his Leſt Breaſt, and the Maſter ſtrike: him upon the Head with
a Gave] till he falls, though not entirely by their Blow', the Brethren pulling him
down at the very lnſtant the Blows are given.
, " of
\r[-41.]-
'6 of-tbe Saaat Low Water Mark, a Cable's Leo th from the
"4 Shore where the Tide ebbs and flows twice in 'fwent -foq_r
" Hours, erel had conſented to the Death oſ out &rand
" Maſter Himm! "-'* Ohl (ſays another) that my Hent
'4 had been torn from 'under my naked. Leſt Breaſt, and' givenv I
'4 a Prey to the Vultures of the Air, rather than I had 'been
'6 concerned in the Death oſ ſo good a Maſter l" " But (ſays
V a Third) (ſtruck him harder than you both; 'twas l that
'4 kilied him. Ohl that my Body had been ſevctered in two,
'4 and ſcattered to the south and North z my Bowels burnt tp
U Aſhes in the South, and ſcattered between the four Wind;
T of the Earth, ere l had been the Cauſe of the Death of orn
" good Maſter Hi'am." 'The Fellow-Craſt hearing this, went -
in Queſt of his two Aſſociates; and they entered the Cliff of .
the flock, took and bound them faſt, and brought them to
King Solomon, before Whom' they conſeffiid their Guilt; and
begged so rlie. The Sentence paſſed on them was the ſame as
they expreſſed in their Exclamation in the Cliff; judela's
Throat was cut acroſs 5 foot-[ds Heart was torn from under his
Leſt Breaſt; and Jabeum's Body was ſevered in twoI and
ſeattered in the South and N0rth. ' '
Atter their Execution, King Solomon ſent the tWelve Craſts
to raiſe their Maſter Hirani, in order that hen-right be interred
in the Sanctum Snnctorum. And Solomon told them, that iſ they
bould not find a Key-wordrin him, or about him, it was loſt;
for there were but three in the World that knew it, andi;
her/er could be dilivered without the three were together;
therefore,
Word that_as was
one made
was dead, it was atloſt.
and ſpoke But the ſhould
his' raiſing, firſt S'AMn his'
and
ever after. The twelve Craſts went and cleared the Ruhhiſhct,
and found their Maſterrin aman led Condjtion, having lain
fifteen Days; upon which they iſted up their Hands abov:
their Heads in aſtoniſhment, and ſaid O Lord my God! This
being the firſt Word and ſi n, King Solomon adopted it as the
grand
ſithe Sign of
Lodges of aMaſiers.
Maſter Maffion,_ and
, it is uſed at this Day in. all
2: PBrother, when Hiram was thus ſound dead, how was he
raZstd . ' - ' < ; r
' A', By the five Points ofFellowſhip.
What are the five Points oſ Fellowſhip?
A', He was taken by the Entered' Apprentice's Grip, Indlthe
Skin ſiipgied off. Then Was he taken by the Fellow-Craſt's
Qrip, which alſo flippe-l off; and laſtly by the Mafler's Grip,
. Brother, it appears you could not have been raiſed but by
the hve Points of Fellowſhip, Pray explain them.
' ' ' - A Hand.
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- A. Hand in Hand ſignifies, that I will always put forth thy
Hand to ſerve a Brother as far as in my power lies.-Foot to
Foot, that I never will be afraid to go a Foot out of my Way
to 'ſerve a Brother.-Knee to Knee, that when I Pray, I \
'ſhould never forget my Brother's Welſare -Breaſt-to Breaſi',
'to ſhew I will keep my Brother's Setrets as my own.-- ſhe
Leſt Hand ſupporting the Back, thatl will always ſupport a.
Brother, as far as I can, without being detrimental to my own
*' amilyThank
. you, Brother.-But pray why was you deprived
'Of al Metai? - ' .
_' 21. Becauſe there was neither Axe, Hummer, or Sound of
ſi'*Metal Too] ſo,
- . Why heard 'in building the Temple of Solomon.
Brother?
. Becauſe it ſhould not be poiluted.
2. How is it poflibie, Brother that ſuch a large Bu-iiding
ſhould be carried on, without the fiſe or Sound of ſome Metal
ool . '
7 11. It was prepared in the Foreſt of Lebanm, and brought
down upon pr0per Carriages, and ſet up with wooden Mauls
made
12: on Purpoſe
Why werefar theyour
both Occafion. .
Shoes taken from off vyour Feet?
_ A. Becauſe the Placel ſtood on when I was made I Mſhn
Was Holy Ground.
_ What ſupþort'snut Lodge?
. Three-Pillars '
Pray what are their Names, Brother 'I
Wiſdom, Strength, and Beauty.
\_ Who do they repreſentP _ ._
A 17. Three Grand MaſteſirS'; Solom'ar't, King onIfi'fl'd; *Him)l',
Kihg of Tyr'e;_ and Hiram' dbzffl who
Fellow-Craſrs. _ - Was &il-led 'by 'the thwe ſi
- . . Were, theſe three Grand Maſter: eo'hee'med in building
'Sola'nan's Teſhpie ? v
' ' I. ThEy were.
2, What was their Buſineſs, Brother?
. 11. Solomon found Proviſion and Money to pay the Work
then ; Hiram, King oſ fire, provided Materizils for the Build'
In'g 5 and Himm Iþjffpyrſormed or ſuperintended the Work;
This concludes' the Maſter's Part, and contains more thah
lion'e Lodge in ten makes Uſe of; though m OYhe-'s they pre
tend to aſk other deſhons, no Way relative tw/Vaſhm.
a
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The Manner of Conſtituting a Lodge, according to Ancient
Cuſtom.
The Grand Maſter ſhould be preſent at the conſcCrating a
new Lodge, with his Deputy, Wardens, &e. but it is more
- common now to do it by his Deputy. Though, if the Deputy
is abſent, the Grand Wardens may perform the Ceremony.
The Lodge being opened, the new Maſter and Wardens
being among the Fellow-Craſts, the Grand Maſter aſks his
Deputy, if he has examined them, and whether he finds them
duly
puty'sinſtructed in the
anſwering in Myſteries of the Order;
the affirmative, and, onisthetaken
the Candiſſdate De
ſi " SONGS
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SONGS
Uſed by FREE-MASONS in all good LooGES; _
The Entcred Apprentice's SONG,
By the late Mr. MATTHEW BIRKHEAD.
To be ſung at the End' oſ the Entered Apprentice's Lecture,
with the Maſter's Leave.
OME let us prepare,
We Brothers that are
Aſſembled on merry Occaſion ;
Lets drink, laugh, and ſing;
Our Wine has a Spring;
Here's a Health to an Accepted Mra/bn.
Janus.
The World is in Pain
. Our Serrer: to gain,
And ſtill let them wonder and gaze on:
They ne'er can divine
The H/'ard or the Sign
Of a Free and an Accepted Maſan.
Cborur.
'Tis This, and 'tis That,
They cannot tell IV/mt,
Why ſo many Great Men of the Nation
Should Apranr put on,
To make themſelves one
With a Free and an AcceptedMaſon.
ſſC/rarzgr.
Great Kings, Duke's, and Lordr,
Have laid by their Swords,
Our IMyſt'ry to put a good Grace on,
And ne'er been aſham'd
To hear themſelves nam'd
With a Free and an Accepted Maſhn.
Cbmu.
H An
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Antiquity's Pride
We have on our Side, '
And it maketh Men juſt in their Station:
There's nought but what's good
To be underſtood , -
By a Free and an Accepted Maſim.
_ ſi i. ſi Then' join Hand in* Hand,
, ct Ubarm.
T' each other firm ſtand,
Let's be merry, and put a bright Face on:
What Mortal can boaſt
So Noble a Taaſt,
As a Free and an Accepted Mqſhn ? i
' Cbarur.
He following Verſie is generally ſimg between the Fifi/J and Sixth
We're true and ſincere,ſ er e: a
THE
Fellowſi-Craft's S O N G.
l
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For what's in Knowledge choice and rare
But in his Breafi ſecurely dwgllsſil
v CH-ORUS. .'--7. .3£*
Hirſilent Breaſt andſhilhful Heart, , t r p _
Preſer-ue the Secrets of the Art. ' a 't- "3"
.. ._ il) "
From ſcorching Heat, and piercing Cold; . ,L .- '_ T)
From Beaſts whoſe roar the Foreſt tends; -- g-v*_',*
From the Aſſaults oſ Warriors bold, - -- ..,- - .r...,, Idſ
The Maſam Art Mankind deſends. 4 -. at, ;., -, U :*
CvH o R U s. - . 1. w': ri*"*"
Be toſiihzſir Art due Honour paid, r _ * . 'J- ' 'Ill-'Tu
From which Mankind receiverſuch Aid._ i _ \' _ 1
Enſigns of State,
Diſtinctions that feed and
troubleſome our vain
Pride,l - -'_ -,'\- m,'"\-zv
--ſſ'-_- \ 'fig
By_Maſom true are laid aſide : ' - 2 .. -. He.
drt'r free-born Son: ſuch Toys diſdain.
C H O"R So? - - a, '.__,
i X "* V &I. .
Ennabled by the Name they bear', .
Þz'ſtinguZ/b'd by the Badge they wear' a -
Sweet Fellowſhip,_ from Envy free, ſ; ' 'r
Friendly Converſe oſ Brotherhood, ** '-
The Lodgl's'laſtin'gCement be l' 3 3 a 7, w; OT
Which has for Ages firmly ſtood. '
C s on U -s..'£ 'giveſ
A Lodge, thar builtfir Age: paſt, '- *. V '
Has laſted and will error laſt; ' e 'I \ .-'- i '
* . I . .' 1 n ,
- . ' £ '3
ſi * -., ſ'
* cſ I r. .'.. 7
p
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The MAStTER's SONG."
T H U S mighty Eaſtern Kings, and ſome
Of dbrabam s Race, and Monarchs good,
Of Egypt, Syria, Greece, and Rome,
True Arebitectture underſtood: . .
No wonder then if Maſans join, __ - _'-Z_
' To celebrate thoſe Maſhn King: '
With ſolemn Note and flowing Wine,
Whilſt ev'ry Bratber jointly ſings.
Wba can unfbld 'be Royal 0qu
Art? ' v_.=- r -*ſi 'ſil .'' r '*
Orſing zts Secrets in a Sang? , '* '
Hey'reſaſely kept in Maſon's Heart,
And ta the Antient Lodge belong.
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Becauſe they're kept in Maſhn's Heart,
'By Brethren of the Royal Art.
My
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ſſ' My Brethren charge your Glaſſes high,
To our Grand Maſter's noble Name 5
Our Shouts ſhall beat the vaulted Sky,
And every Tongue his Praiſe proclaim: '
Then let, Es'c.
Here 'be Grand liſaſter's Health is to be drahk.
A S O N G ayBrot/aer OATE$.
B Y Maſhn's Art the aſpiring Dome
In various Columns ſhall ariſe;
All Climates are their native Home,
Their Godlike Actions reach the Skies.
Heroes and Kings revere their Name,
While Poets ſing their laſting Fame.
Great, noble, generous, good, and brave,
I Are Titles they moſtjuſtly claim; -
Their Deeds ſhall live beyond the Grave,
Which ſome unborn ſhall loud proclaim;
Time ſhall their glorious Acts inroll,
While Love' and Friendſhip charm the Soul.
s 0 N G, by o Brother.
LE T MASONRY be now my Theme, U
Through0ut the Globe to ſpread its Fame,
And eternize each worthy Brother'gName;
Your Praiſe ſhall to the Skies reſound,
In lafiing Happineſs abound, , .
'And with ſweet Union all your Deeds, your Deeds be crown'd.
CHORUS.
Sing then my Muſe to Maſons Glory,
Your Nameſ are ſo rever'd in Story,
That all th' admiring Tfflar/d (Io now adore ye.
0
Let Harmony Divine inſpire
Your Souls with Love and gen'rous Fit-e,
To copy well wiſe Solomon your Sire :
_Knowledge ſublime ſhall fill each Heart
The Rules of Geometry t' impart,
1Whilſt Wiſdom, Strength and Beauty crown the glorious Art.
' Sing, &To. _ .
I Let
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Let noble Crawſhrd's Health go round,
in ſwelling Cups, all Care be drown'd, .
And Hearts united 'mongſt the Craft be ſound *.
May everlaſting Scenes of Joy
His peaceſul Hours oſ Bliſs employ,
'Which Time's all -conqu'ring Hand/ſhall ne'er, ſhall ne'er de.
ſlioy. Sing, &Ft.
lVIy Bret/Jren, thus all Carcs reſign,
Your Hearts let glow
And Veneration ſhow with Thoughts
to Salaman's divine,
Shrine.ſſ
Our Annual Tribute thus we'll pay,
That latepiiſlerity ſhall ſay,
iVe've crown'd with Joy this glorious, happy, happy Day.
mg, r.
ſi)
OLOMON's
_SOLOMON's TEMPLE:
AN
ORATORIQ
As it was performed at the Philharmonic Room, in
FzſhamaZe-ſtreet, Duolin, for the Benefit of Sick and
l . i Diſtreffid Free-Maſons.
DRAMATts PERSONE
S O L O M O N, theGrand Maſter.
HIGH PRIEST.
H I R A M, the Workman.
U R I EſſL, Angel oſ the Sun.
S H E B A, Qiqen oſ the south.ct
CHORUS of Prieſts and Nobles.
S o Lſſ o M 0 N.
R E C I T A T I V E.
Onvenfd we're met-.--Cliie.F Oracle of Heav'n,
To whom the ſacred Myſieries are giv'n,
vI/Ve're met'to bid a Splendid Fabrick riſe,
iWorthy the Mikghty Ruler of the Skiez.
_ - I G H P R 1 E s T.
And iol where Uriel, *Angel o'ſ the Sun,
Arrives, to ſee the Mighty Buſineſs done.
' I 2 '' 'A I R.
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A I R. , * - -. ._._
i Behold he his
And with comes upon
Sunny the &Ving's
Veſtment of Light,
chears the Sight.
U R l Eſi\L.
RECITATIVE.
The Lord-Supremeſ Grand Maſter of the Skies,r
WhoRUIES-Of
The bid Creation from a _Chaos
Architeſicture riſe,
firſt engrav'd 4
Ou Adam's Heart. _ _
CHORUS of Prieſts and Nobles. ' * - ' i
To Heaven's high Architect
Ali Gratitude be giv'n, all Praiſe, . _. . ,, A * i
_ _ A I' R'.
Harkſi from on High the Maſon Wbrd .'
" David, my Servant, ſhall not buiid
5' 'A Lodge'ſor Heaven's all Sov'reign Lord ;'
U Since Blood and War have ſtain'd his Shieid :
" That for our Deputy, his Son, .- z
U We have reſerv'd-Prince Solbmon. HDa Capm. .,
C'HORUS oſPr'ieſtsandNobies.' , '.fi- - ' 1 ſ3
Sound Great] E H O V A'S Praiſe ! * ſ ſi' ct
TVho bid young Soiomon the Tempierraiſe.
'rsoLOM-oNffi
'RECITATLVB
So grand a Structure ſhall we raiſe, '
ThatMen
' ſ '. (ſix
ſhall wonder! Angeis gaze! By \
> i ,-4
t 6!
By Art Divine it ſhall be rear'd, IIct , 1
Nor ſhall the Hammer's Noiſe be heard.
C H O R U ' S.
Sound Great J E H O V A 's Praiſe!
Who bid King Solomon the Temple raiſe. _. . T
U n I a' 1.. , *
, *RECIT>A_TIVE..
To plan the Mighty Dome, '
H I R A M, the Maſter-Maſon's come.
AIR, by URIEL.
We know thee, by thy Apron white, ' '
An Architect to be.
We know thee, by thy Ttowel bright,
Well ſkill'd in Maſonry. -'
We know thee, by thy Jewel's Blaze, r
Thy manly Waljc and Air. , -
Infiructed, thou the Lodge ſhalt raiſe;
Let all for Work prepare, . " '* l
H, r a A M. ' > - -*
A I R.
Not like Babel's haughty Building, - 4
Shall our greater Lodge-he fram'dzz
That to hideous Jargon yielding,
Juſtly was a Babel nam'd :
There Conſuſion, all o'er-bearing,
Neither Sign, nor Word they knew,"
We, our Work with Order ſquaring,
Each Proportion ſhall be true. '
,S o I. o M o N'.
R E C I T A T I V E."
Cedars, which ſince Creation grew, '
Fall of themſelves to grace the Dome 5
All Lebanon, as iſ ſhe knew
The great Occaſion -->l0, is come!
U R I 1-: L,
A I R. -
Behold, my Brethren oſ the Sky,
The Work begins, worthy an An el's Eye."
C H o R U s of PrieEs and Nobles.
Be preſent all ye heavenly "Hoſt,
The Work 'begins-"The Lord deſrays the Caſt!
£ACT.'
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A C T II.
M E s s 1: N' c a R.
R E C I T A T I V E.
B E H O L D, attended by a num'rous Train,
(lueen of the South, fair Sheba, greets thy Reignl'
In Admiration of thy Wiſdom, ſhe ,
Comes to preſent the bended Knee. ' - ,_
SOLOMONtoHIRAM =
, R-ECITATLVE;
Receive her with a fair Saluce;
Such as with Majeſty may ſuit.
J-I 1 a A M.
A I R.
When Allegiance bids obey,
We with Pleaſure own its Sway.
Enter SHEBA attended.
Obedien't to ſuperior Greatneſs, ſee,
Our Scepter hails thy mightier Majeſty.
Thus PHEBE, Queen oſ Shade and Night,
Owning the Sun's ſuperior Rays,
With ſeebler Glory, leſſe: Light *
Attends the Triumph of his Blaze.
Oh,
Theall-Tribute
excellingdſſue
Prince,
to ſuchreceive
a King!
Not the Giſt, but Will, believe! ' -
Take the Heart, not what we bring. ' D. C.
S o L o M o N. -
' RECITATIVE.
Let Meaſures ſoftly ſweet
Illufirious SHEBA'S Preſence greet.
S o L o M o N.
A I R.
Tune the Lute and firing the Lyre,
WhoEqual
cantoſeectand
the Fair
notweadmire
ſing !
AN
.' AN" . ;:
EXACT L..IS.T
iL-ODGES ALL THE 'v
GRAND-MASTER of ENGLAND,
With the Days of Forming in each Month.
Firſt Monday.
UN, Ludgate-ſtreet
S Windmill, RoſemaryzLane
Salutation and Cat, Newgate-ſtreet \
Boar's Head. Eaſt-cheap A
Princeſs of Wales's Arms, Cranborne-alley, Leicgfieztfiddz
King's Arms, Tower-ſtreet, Seven-dials
Sun, at Shadwell \
Firſt Tueſday. '
Pon's Coffee-houſe, Caſtle-ſtreet * 1'
Chapman's Coffee-houſe, Sackville-ſtreet ' ſi
Talbot-inn, Strand
Sun, Mill-ſtreet ' - _ '
Crown and Ball, Playhouſe-yard, Black-friars
King's
George,Head, Fenchurch-ſtreet,
Corner Sea-captains'
of Maſiggot-court, Piccadilly _ _
' "i" Firſt Wed'neſday. ſi
Fox and Gooſe, King-ſtreet, Seven-dials
Fiſh and Bell, Charles-ſtreet, Soho-ſquare
Red-Cow, Weſt-Smithfield
Red-Croſs, Barbican .
Eaſt-India-arms, john-ſtreet; Horſley-down
Bell- rm, oppoſite Fetter-lane, Holbom
Gran y's-head, near St. George's-ſtreet, Southwark
' ack of Newbury, Chiſwell-ſtreet '
hite-hart,- St. James's-fireet v.
Queen's-head,New
King's-arms, Bath-ſtreet, Cold-bath-fields
Bond-ſtreet ſi '
\ Second Wedneſday. _ _ _ i
_Ween's Arms, St. Paul's Church-yard, the Weſt India and Ame.
rican Lodge, firſt in Rank *' '_ _
St. John of jeruſalem, Clerkenwell "ſ i ' '
Sun, St. Paul's Church-yard _ A,"
King's-head, High-holborn '*
Caveac-tavern,
King's-arms andFinch-lane
one Tun; Hyd'e-'pſſarkscorner - .'
_ _t_.l
1
r1069']
. _ Thyrſflayxz -- 'A 3 '
King's-arms,'NewBondvſireey-b _, - . .. _ - _ - ,
Anchor and Baptiſt's-head, Chmcery-elane - - -_ *
,
No certain Day of For-ming.
Union Lodge, private Room; Bell-lame, Spital-fields
__, ....ſ_.* _
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Three Crowns, zd Diviſion of Marines, Plymouth
Sun, Newton-Abbot, Dorſet, Iſt and 3d Thurſday .
Meadway's Wine-vaults, Well town of Crediton, Devon. r'ſt Mon
da _ '
Royal-dak, Po'rtſmouth-common, zd and 4th Friday
Square and Compaſſes, Barnard Caſtle, Ifi Monday
Mermaid, Windſor, 3d Monday
The Temple Lodge, Briſtol, lſt and 3d Monday?l
'Black-bull, Mighton's gate, Hull, 2d and laſt nrſday
King's-head, Canterbury, lſt and 3d Wedneſday
On board his Majeſty's Ship Vanguard *
Talbot, Leeds, zd and 4th Wedneſday, aMaſter's Lodge
Punch-bowl, Stonegate, York, rſt and 3d Monday
Square and Compaſſes, White-haven, zd Monday
Granby's-head, Dover, lſt and zd Thurſday
Bay-horſe and Jockey, Darlin ton -:
Spread-eagle, Wiſhech, Ille o Ely, lſt and d Tueſd-ary
Three Black-birds, Union ſtreet, Portſmoutii-common
Kingſton upon Hull, zd and 4th Thurſday -
All-ſaints Lodge, Wooler, Northumberland A
St. George's Lodge, Exeter, zd and 4th Friday i
Green-man, Ipſwrch . '
George, Digbeth-ſtreet, Birmingham
Private Room, Appledore, Devonſhirc
Hole in the Wall, Colne, Lancaſhire
Bell, Portſmouth-common -
'Fox-Inn, Salop, lſt and 3d Wedneſday , _,
On board his Majeſty's Ship, at Plymomh -
Fleece, Barnſtable, rſt and 3d Monday
Three-King's, Deal
Duke's-head, Lynn Regis
Half-moon, Othley, Yorkſhire, [ſi Monday
Workington in Cumberland, lſt Monday
White-hart, Hereford, lſt Thurſday - - '
Vine, Portſmouth -
Punch-bowl, Peck-lane, Nottin ham
Sun-Inn, Cambridge, zd Thur day
Black-bull, Hexham, lſt and 3d Wedneſday
VVhite-heart, Chippenham, the Lodge of perfect Union
Maſon's-arms, Richmond, Yorkſhire
Bear, Havant, xſtand zd Wedneſday
White-lion, Dover
Private Room, Hubbington, near Titchfield, Hampſhire
Severſrcifiars, St. Thomas the Appoſtle's, Exeter, lſt and zd Wed
ne ay
Granby's-head, Durham, lſt Tuefilay
Lad-'ger
-.
t as)
Lodge: in qugigſſn Far-2.', A.
. Amflerdam. t
1 ODG E, Nov, 30, 1751-3 ,
z Lodge of Charity, 1755
3 Lodge oſ Peace. - v ' '
Lodge of Regularity, 1757
fia Loge de Freres Reunis, t762 _ , ,- _ ,
Virtutis et Artis Amici, 1762 . r . *
_ > Antig-ua.
Parham, Jan. 31, r737-8
St. John's Great Lodge, ad and4zth Wedneſday, November 22..
1738 .
Bakers Lodge, St. Mary's-ſtreet .ſi'
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Hamburgh.
The Bunch oſ Grapes, Decker-fireet, every other Wedneſday, Oc
tober 23, 1740. - .
St. George, Emperor's Court. Ditto, 24th Sept. 1743
Jamaicae
Kingſton tii and zd Saturday
Ditto zd
Port Royal
St. Jago de la Vega Firſt
Ditto Second
Savannah la Mar
Old Mary's
St. Harbour ſi
Lauſanne in Switzerland
Madraſs, or Fort St. George, in Coromandel
Madrid, 1 Sunday, 1727
Muſquita Shore, the Lodge of Regulants, St. John's Hall, Black
River, 1763.
Minorca.
No. 1. rſt Thurſday
No. z. zd Tueſday
No.- 3. lſt Wedneſday
No. 4. lſt Monday
Norfolk in Virginia, rſt Thurſday
New York, No. 2. St. John's Lodge, Ann-fireet, 2d and 4th
Wedneſday
Paris. A La Ville de Tonnere Rue de Boucheries
(Luebeo The Merchants Lodge, 1762
Rotterdam. The Lodge of Orange
Rotterdam. Royal Frederick
South Carolina.
Beauſort, Port Royal, every other Wedneſday, 17 56
Charles Town, zd and 4th Thurſday
The Union Lodge, 173;
A Maſter's Lodge, zd and 4.th Thurſdav, 17 56,
St. Mark's, Lodge, 1763 " ' '
Savannah in Georgia, 1735 . '
Schwerin, St. Michael's Lodge, in the Duchy of Mechlenburgh
Valenciennes in French Flanders
Wilmington, on Cape Fear River, North Carolina '
York Town, Virginia, rſt and zd Wedneſday.
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