Ars Quatuor Coronatorum

BEING THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE

QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE NO. 2076, LONDON.

[Illustration: From the Isabella Missal. British Museum, Add. Mss. 18,851. Circa, 1500 A.D. — Three robed figures, appearing to be illuminated manuscript art.]

EDITED FOR THE COMMITTEE BY W. H. RYLANDS, P.A.G.D.C., SEC.

VOLUME XVIII.

H. KEBLE, PRINTER, MARGATE. 1905.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHRONICLE.

Item	Page
Israel Lodge of Instruction	63
Palestine Lodge, Detroit, Mich.	63
Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution	63
Patent of Sir John Truter	63
"The Masonic Fraternity"	64
Lodges and Chapters warranted under English Constitution in 1904	64
Masonic Tombstone at Moretonhampstead	64
Grand Lodge honours, April 1905	64, 152
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in U.S.A.	151
The English Masonic Charities in 1905	151
A brother found by means of "St. John's Card"	151
Decoration of Bro. Yarker by the Sultan of Turkey	151
Masonry at the Church Congress	247
Associations for Masonic Research	247
Destruction of the Masonic Temple at Malmesbury, Cape Colony	247

LODGE PROCEEDINGS.

Item	Page
Friday, 6th January, 1905	1
Friday, 3rd March, 1905	23
Friday, 5th May, 1905	65
Saturday, 24th June, 1905, St. John's Day in Harvest	94
Thursday, 6th July to Sunday, 9th July (Summer Outing—Chester)	196
Friday, 6th October, 1905	174
Wednesday, 8th November—Festival of the Quatuor Coronati. Installation ...	219

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Item	Page
Shakesperian Toast List	20
The Dunckerley Seal	43
A Masonic Engraving	44
The Gormogons	45, 243
Mrs. Aldworth and the Castle Lodge, Sandgate	46
Large Lodges ...	47
Masons' Marks (Hartburn)	48
The Kadosh Degrees	49
The Tiberine Island	49
Dr. Stukeley ...	50
"Stray Leaves from a Freemason's Note Book"	50
Lodge "Humility with Fortitude"	51
Early use of the word "Freemason"	52
Masonic Book Plate	147
Thomas Harper	147
Colours in Freemasonry	148
A Forgotten Masonic Charity ...	239
Sir Christopher Wren and Hampton Court	241
Sir J. A. Truter	241

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NOTES AND QUERIES.—Continued.

Item	Page
Freemasonry described as an Unmilitary Association	243
Bucks	244
Presentation to Grand Lodge of New Zealand ...	244
Certificate of Lodge Perth Royal Arch	245
The Scriveners' Company	246

OBITUARY.

Name	Page
Aland, Robert	149
Anderson, John	61
Curry, William	246
Daneel, Henry Maurice	149
Edwards, Edward Tickner	149
Fendelow, Charles	61
Findel, J. G. ...	246
Fischer, Robert	61, 149
Hall, Henry Foljambe	149
Hancock, Frank Rider	61
Hudson, Robert	149
Hughes, A. ...	62
Jackson, Edward	149
Kellner, Karl ...	150
Kuhles, George F.	61
Lockwood, Joseph	62
Mejlaender, Johann	62
Metcalfe, George Reuben	62
Morphy, Ferdinand Jamieson ...	61
Nelson, William Cowper	62
Oppleton, Henry Robert	61
Smith, Norman	246
Steeds, Herbert William Pilditch	149
Stone, Walter Henry	149
Stout, Thomas Sartoris	149
Twing, Cornelius L.	62
Woodall, John Woodall	149

PAPERS AND ESSAYS.

The Rev. James Anderson and the Earls of Buchan. By J. T. Thorp ... 9 Sermon preached 27th October, 1723, in Swallow Street, dedicated to David, Earl of Buchan, 9; Causes of influx of Scottish families into England, 10; Influence of Scottish upon English Freemasonry, 11; The Earls of Buchan as Freemasons, 11; Anderson identified with Aberdeen, 12; Comments by W. J. Hughan, 12.

The "Marencourt" Cup and Ancient Square, preserved in the Union Lodge, No. 13, Limerick. By Henry F. Berry ... 13 Antiquity of Union Lodge, 13; Previous Papers on the "Marencourt" Cup, 13; The incident of Le Furet, United Sisters and Three Friends, 14; Capture of Le Furet, 15; Release of Capt. Marencourt, 16; References to the Cup in Lodge Minutes, 17; The Cup described, 17; Its subsequent History, 18; The Ancient Square found at Baal's Bridge, 19; Comments by Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley, 19.

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The Rev. Dr. Anderson's non-Masonic Writings. By Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley ... 28 Dr. Anderson and the University of Aberdeen, 28; Errors of Bibliographers, 28; Nick-names, 29; Daniel Williams, 30; Rev. Mr. Mauduit, 31; Johann Hubner, 32; Sir Richard Ellys, 34; the House of Yvery, 36; Anderson as a Scholar, 37; Pierre Allix, 39; The succession to the Earldom of Buchan, 40; Comments by W. J. Hughan, 41; J. W. Horsley, 42.

Speculative Members included in Bishop Cosin's Charter, incorporating the trades of Gateshead, 1671. By "St. Maur" ... 53

The Kipperah, or Bora ... ... ... 56 Descriptions of the Ceremonies, 56; No distinct similarity with Freemasonry, 60.

An Unrecorded Grand Lodge. By Henry Sadler ... 69 Origin of the Grand Lodge of the "Ancients," 70; "Scotts" Masonry in England, 71; Petition for Constitution from members of St. Andrew's Lodge, 72; Minute Book of No. 12, "Ancients," 74; Reference to "forming a Grand Lodge," 1776, 75; The ceremonial different to those of the "Ancient" and "Modern" Grand Lodges, 78; Comments by Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley, 78; E. J. Castle, 80; W. J. Hughan, 81; Carl Wiebe, 82; F. J. W. Crowe, 84; Supplementary notes, 84; Reply to criticism, 88.

Origin of Masonic Knight Templary in the United Kingdom. By W. J. Hughan ... 91 Knights of Malta and Knights Templar in Stirling, 91; Probability of the existence of Templar Order in Scotland, 1745, 91; Knights of Malta in Edinburgh, 1778, 92; Meetings of Knights Templar in Ireland, 1774; Two "Early Grand" bodies in Dublin, 1779, 92; Early references to the Royal Arch, 93; Knight Templary in York, Portsmouth, Bristol, 93.

Ragon. By W. John Songhurst ... 97 History of his life, 97; Initiated at Bruges, 98; Degrees of Maitre Parfait and Maitre Elu; The Royal Order of Scotland; Sovereign Grand Inquisitor Commander, 98; Clothing in possession of Q.C. Lodge; Rose Croix, 99; The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, 100; Formation of the Trinosophes, 100; The Rite of Misraim, 101; The Order of the Temple, 101; Ragon's Masonic Writings, 102.

Brother Moses Mendez, Grand Steward, 1738. By J. Percy Simpson ... 104 His friendship with the poet Thomson, 104; His writings, 105; MS. volume of poems, 106; John Ellis, 107; Death of Mendez, 108; His will, 109.

Mock Masonry in the Eighteenth Century. By Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley ... 129 Masonic Processions in London and Dublin, 129; The Mock Procession, broadsheet published in 1741, 130; Newspaper accounts, 133; Mrs. Dodd, 134; Esquire Carey, 134; George Bickham, 134; Paul Whitehead, 135; The Monks of Medmenham, 135; Re-issue of broadsheet for electioneering purposes, 137; Andrew Montgomery, Guarder of Grand Lodge, 138; The Processions in 1742, 139; "The Westminster Journal," 139; "The Mystery of Freemasons," 141; Hone's "Every-Day Book," 142; Antoine Benoist, 143; Description of his engraving, 144; Probable date of its publication, 146.

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Masonic Chivalry. By J. Littleton ... 153 The incident of the Comet and Friends Increase, Capt. Cugneau and Capt. Guthrie, 153; The Bond of Exchange, 153; Referred by Union Lodge, Bristol, to the Provincial Grand Lodge, 154; Memorial to the Duke of Sussex, 155.

Some Fresh Light on the old Bengal Lodges. By Rev. W. K. Firminger ... 157 The History of Freemasonry in Bengal by D'Cruz, 157; Lodges "Star in the East," "Industry with Perseverance," 157; "Humility with Fortitude," "True Friendship," "St. George in the East," "Anchor and Hope," 158; "Unanimity," "Marine," 159.

A newly discovered version of the Old Charges. (The Levander York MS.) By F. W. Levander ... 161 Description of MS., 161; Transcript, 162; Remarks by W. J. Hughan, 168.

An old York Templar Charter. ... ... 170 The Preceptory, 170; Transcript of Charter, 170; Letter reporting Constitution of the Encampment, 171; Extracts from Minutes, 172; New Charter obtained from London, 1795, 172.

The "Naimus Grecus" Legend. By Edmund H. Dring ... 179 "Charles Martell" identified as Charlemagne, 179; and "Naimus" as Alcuin, 180; Naismes le duc, 183; Alcuin's career, 184; York Minster, 186; Temple at Aachen compared by Alcuin to Temple at Jerusalem, and Charlemagne to Solomon, 187; Comments by Canon Horsley, 192; E. Conder, E. Armitage, 193; W. H. Rylands, 194; Reply by E. H. Dring, 194.

Summer Outing, Chester. By W. J. Songhurst ... 196 Masonic Welcome to Chester, 197; Lecture by Henry Taylor, F.S.A., 197; The Grosvenor Museum, Roman Tombstone, 197; S. John's Church, Eaton Hall, 198; S. Mary on the Hill, The Cathedral, the City, 199.

Contemporary Comments on the Freemasonry of the Eighteenth Century. By Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley. ... 201 Caleb D'Anvers and The Craftsman, 201; Inaccuracies of Dr. Anderson, 202; the "Procession of March" of 1737 attacked by The Craftsman, 203; The Porteous Riots stated to have been organized by the Freemasons, 204; References to The Craftsman in Books of Constitutions, 206; Prevost d'Exiles and Le Pour et Contre, 207; His defence of Masonry, 209; Von Archenholtz and Pictures of England and Italy, 210; References to the Mock Processions, and the proposed Charter of Incorporation, 211; Clavel and the Histoire pittoresque, 212; his explanation of the allegorical frontispiece, 213; His description of the Mock Processions, 215.

Bro. The Rev. Fearon Fallows, M.A., F.R.S. By W. F. Lamonby ... 217 Fallows born at Cockermouth, 217; Son of a hand-loom weaver, ultimately became Astronomer Royal at the Cape, 217; Lodge "School of Plato," Cambridge, 218.

Installation Address. By G. L. Shackles ... 222

Toast of "The Worshipful Master." By Canon J. W. Horsley ... 226

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REVIEWS.

Title	Reviewer	Page
History of the "Shakespear" Lodge No. 99; by E. A. Ebblewhite	W. J. Hughan	110
The "Caveac" Lodge, No. 176, by J. Percy Simpson	E. Conder	116
Academy of Armory, by Randle Holme	E. H. Dring	118
Transactions of the Lodge of Research, No. 2429	W. J. Hughan	120
Concise History of Freemasonry, by R. F. Goul	E. J. Castle	121
Ditto — ditto — ditto	Goblet d'Alviella	230
Freemasonry in Staffordshire ...	William Watson	233
Annals of Lodge Fortrose	Edward Macbean	235

[Illustration: Masonic emblem — Square and Compasses with decorative wheat/laurel wreath surround]

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ARS QUATUOR CORONATORUM.

[Illustration: Portrait of Thomas Harper — oval portrait miniature of a man in 18th/early 19th century dress]

Thomas Harper.

[Illustration: Silver "Mark" Jewel of Bro. Richard Pearce — circular medal with various Masonic symbols including skull and crossbones, compasses, and letters]

[Illustration: Silver "Mark" Jewel (centre) — circular star-burst medal with letters "SW·SS"]

[Illustration: Silver Jewel formerly belonging to Bro. Richard Pearce — triangular/starburst shaped jewel with letter G and letters "LTFLEU"]

Silver "Mark" Jewel of Bro. Richard Pearce. Silver Jewel formerly belonging to Bro. Richard Pearce.

[Illustration: Engraved Copper Token (left) — circular token with text "SACRED TO FRIEN..." and Masonic emblems, "T B OCT 7 1792"]

[Illustration: Engraved Copper Token (right) — circular token with Masonic emblems and text around rim]

Engraved Copper Token, exhibited by Bro. Alex. C. A. Higerty.

Exhibited at Lodge, 6th January, 1905.

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Ars Quatuor Coronatorum,

BEING THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE

Quatuor Coronati Lodge of A.F. & A.M., London,

No. 2076.

VOLUME XVIII.

FRIDAY, 6th JANUARY, 1905.

THE Lodge met at Freemasons' Hall at 5 p.m. Present:—Bros. Rev. Canon J. W. Horsley, W.M.; G. L. Shackles, S.W.; E. Armitage, P.D.G.D.C., J.W.; H. Sadler, Steward, as S.D.; J. T. Thorp, J.D.; E. A. T. Breed, Steward, as I.G.; Dr. Wynn Westcott, P.M.; E. J. Castle, P.D.G.R., P.M.; S. T. Klein, P.M.; W. H. Rylands, P.A.G.D.C., Secretary; and W. J. Songhurst, Assistant Secretary and Librarian.

Also the following members of the Correspondence Circle:—Bros. T. Cohn, H. James, T. Leete, W. G. Aspland, A. Fisher, C. L. M. Eales, D. Bock, W. H. Brown, A. G. Boswell, S. Marsland, S. Walsh Owen, J. L. Barrett, W. Wonnacott, W. H. Bradford, F. Stötzer, H. G. Warron, A. Simner, P.A.G.D.C.; J. Anley, J. Downes, H. Burrows, A. S. Gedge, J. Peschek, H. White, A. Y. Mayell, J. A. Richards, S. Meymott, L. Danielsson, G. S. King, F. Mella, W. Busbridge, J. J. Dixon, W. Hammond, G. T. Lawrence, S. H. T. Armitage, S. R. Clarke, R. P. Couch, H. G. Burrows, C. A. Chapman, and G. Fullbrook.

Also the following visitors:—Bros. S. W. Sampson, Maryborough Lodge No. 1407; G. Inglish, P.M. City of London Lodge No. 901; W. A. Sledge, P.M. Eclectic Lodge No. 1201; W. Prows Broad, P.M. Pythagorean Lodge No. 79; C. F. Finzel, Papyrus Lodge No. 2652; H. J. Dutton, I.P.M. Cathedral Lodge No. 2741; H. H. White, I.P.M. St. Stephen's Lodge No. 2424; and J. Thornton, Ionic Lodge No. 87.

Three Lodges and forty-five Brethren were admitted to the membership of the Correspondence Circle.

The W.M. proposed and the S.W. seconded as a joining member of the Lodge,—Brother William Watson, of 105, Victoria Road, Headingley, Leeds, P.M. No. 61, P.Prov.S.G.W., Hon. Librarian and a Founder of the West Yorkshire Masonic Museum and Library. Author of "Records of Dr. T. C. Smyth, P.G.Ch.," and of many Addresses, Historical Introductions, Notes, etc.

Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros. Admiral Sir A. H. Markham, P.D.G.M., Malta, I.P.M.; H. le Strange, Pr.G.M. Norfolk; Dr. Chetwode Crawley, Grand Treas. Ireland; W. J. Hughan, P.G.D.; J. P. Rylands; G. Greiner, A.G.S.G.C.; L. A. de Malczovich; R. F. Gould, P.G.D.; E. Macbean; W. M. Bywater, P.G.S.B.; F. J. W. Crowe, G.O.; E. Conder, jun.; and F. H. Goldney, P.G.D.

EXHIBITS—BY THE LODGE.

Portrait of ANTHONY SAYER. Facsimile of Engraving by Faber after I. Highmore.

Anthony Sayer was the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge formed in London in 1717. In his later years he was continually in financial difficulties, was several times relieved by Grand Lodge, and at the time of his death is believed to have been employed as the Tyler of a Lodge.

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Portrait of H.R.H. GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES. Drawn and engraved by Edmund Scott, 1802.

The Prince was initiated at a Special Lodge in 1787, and was elected Grand Master in 1790. He resigned the office in 1813, but continued as "Grand Patron" until his death in 1830.

Portrait of H.R.H. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. Photograph (from a miniature) by Whiston and Brine, Southsea. This is the only portrait known of this Brother, whose Masonic career extended from 1761 to the day of his death in 1832. He was initiated in a Lodge working under the Grand Lodge of the "Ancients," and eventually reached the high position of Deputy Grand Master of that body. He also served the office of Grand Steward of the "Moderns," but was expelled in 1803 because of his failure to arrange a fusion of the rival Grand Lodges, which was not effected until ten years later.

Portrait of THOMAS HARPER. Photograph (from a miniature) by Whiston and Brine, Southsea. This is the only portrait known of this Brother, whose Masonic career extended from 1761 to the day of his death in 1832. He was initiated in a Lodge working under the Grand Lodge of the "Ancients," and eventually reached the high position of Deputy Grand Master of that body. He also served the office of Grand Steward of the "Moderns," but was expelled in 1803 because of his failure to arrange a fusion of the rival Grand Lodges, which was not effected until ten years later.

Portrait of the EARL OF MOIRA. Engraving by C. Turner, 1811, after a painting by J. Ramsay.

The Earl of Moira was Acting Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England from 1790 to 1812, as well as Grand Master of Scotland in 1806.

Portrait of MARTIN FOLKES. Engraving by T. Faber, 1736, after a painting by J. Vanderbank.

Folkes was appointed Deputy Grand Master in 1725. In 1733-5 he visited Italy and a few years later a Medal was struck there in his honour. He was President of the Society of Antiquaries as well as of the Royal Society, and was the author of a "Table of English Silver Coins."

Portrait of the Rev. WM. STUKELEY, M.D. Engraving by J. Smith after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1721.

Stukeley was born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, in 1687, and was initiated 6th January, 1721, at the Salutation Tavern, Tavistock Street, London. A full account of his career was given in a paper by Bro. R. F. Gould read before this Lodge in 1893. (See A.Q.C. vol. vi., pp. 127-145.)

Portrait of WILLIAM PRESTON. Engraved by Thomson, 1794, after a painting by Drummond.

Preston was born in Edinburgh in 1742 and came to London in 1760. He was originally a printer, but he had considerable literary ability and contributed much to the journalism of his day. He is believed to have been initiated in an "Athol" Lodge which met at the White Hart in the Strand, but he subsequently joined several Lodges holding under the "Moderns," and eventually became a member of the "Antiquity." He was appointed Deputy Grand Secretary under James Heseltine, but in 1779 he was expelled from Grand Lodge with other members of the Lodge of Antiquity, which then took a warrant from the Grand Lodge at York, claiming thereunder the right of forming yet another Grand Lodge "South of the Trent." A reconciliation took place in 1787 and Preston was restored to his former honours. The first edition of his "Illustrations of Masonry" was published in 1772. He died in 1818 and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.

Portrait of BRIDGE FRODSHAM. First W.M. of the Lodge at the Punchbowl Inn, Stoneygate, York, 1761. The Lodge was erased in 1768.

The print is one of twenty impressions which were taken from the plate.

Portraits of GEORGE WASHINGTON. (a) Engraving by A. Walter, published by John Dainty, Philadelphia. (b) Proof on India Paper of engraving by O'Neill, N.Y., from a painting from life by Williams, 1784.

Washington was initiated in the Fredricksburg Lodge of Virginia on 4th November, 1752. He served the office of W.M. in the Alexandria Lodge No. 2, Virginia, in 1788, and died in 1799. The first

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portrait shews him as wearing the Apron presented to him by General Lafayette, and the second was probably the last one painted, it having been executed only five years before his death.

"Portrait of a FREEMASON." This portrait has not yet been identified. It is evidently that of a Provincial Grand Master, and it bears the date 1818. It is engraved by S. W. Reynolds, after a painting by John Eckstein. I am in hopes that I may be able to obtain some definite information about it. It has been stated at various times that it is intended for William Williams, James Asperne, and Sir John Throckmorton, but neither of these guesses is correct. Bro. Sadler inclines to the idea that it is a portrait of Sir. Charles W. Bampfylde, Prov.G.M. for Devonshire from 1775, father of the first Baron Poltimore.

Portrait of MONTGOMERIE, Garder of ye Grand Lodge. Engraved by A. V. Haecken, 1738, after a painting by A. F. V. Meulen. The engraving is dedicated to the Marquis of Carnarvon, then Grand Master.

CIRCULAR WOODEN SNUFF BOX, lined with Tortoise shell, with emblems carved on lid.

STAMPED SILVER BADGE in form of an irradiated seven-pointed star. In the centre, two columns surmounted by globes and bearing the letters C and T (? Corinthian and Tuscan or Charity and Truth), Sun, Moon and Seven Stars, All-seeing eye, Ladder of four steps (P.T.I.F.), &c. Around the sun are the letters I.M.E.H.T.E.V.R.P.M.D.N. At the foot "Lodge No. " This is clearly not Masonic, but probably belongs to one of the Oddfellow Orders.

By BRO. ALEX. C. A. HIGERTY. ENGRAVED COPPER TOKEN. Probably a halfpenny rubbed down. Obv. Square, Compasses, Rule, Level, Plumbrule, Mallet and Trowel, with Inscription "Sacred to Friendsp."* "T.B. Octr. 7, 1792." Rev. Sun, Moon, Seven Stars, Two hearts pierced by arrows, two birds billing, and two sprigs or branches. Inscription "When this you see, think on me." I have not been able to ascertain anything about the history of this interesting token, but the date (1792) warrants the suggestion that it may have been sent by an English prisoner of war in France to his sweetheart in England.

By BRO. C. C. CASLER, of Port Huron, Michigan. TALISMAN OR AMULET (presented to the Lodge).—This shews the All-seeing eye, Abracadabra, Stars, and a Crescent, the Hebrew letter Shin, and a left hand raised with the second and third fingers parted. Bro. Dr. Westcott considers that this is of German make and dates from about the year 1800.

By BRO. R. PEARCE COUCH, of Penzance. APRON.—Silk, about 20½-in. wide by 20-in. deep, rounded corners and semi-circular flap, bound with corded silk, and having the remains of a silk cord for the waist. Emblems probably printed or stencilled and painted by hand. Arch (with prominent Keystone) from which depend the letter G and a Key. On five steps, the Square and Compasses enclosing 5-pointed star and open book. Two Columns, marked B and J, surmounted by globes on which are figures of masons. Below are three candles and a coffin. At the sides are shewn the Burning Bush, Rod with entwined Serpent, 24-in. gauge, Trowel and Maul; a Cock, Square, Level and Plumbrule, and five-runged ladder. On the flap, the All-seeing Eye, Square and Compasses, Sun, Moon, and Stars. This is evidently a "Five Degree" apron, adding to the Craft, the Arch and Templar degrees.

APRON.—Satin, about 12½in. wide by 17in. deep, square corners and rounded flap. Emblems printed and hand coloured. Columns and arch of marble with figures of Faith, Hope and Charity, and interlaced triangles enclosing G. Small domed temple (surmounted by Bible, Square and Compasses) on Three Steps, in the centre of which are a Triangle, Pair of Scales, Three Lights, Skull and Cross-bones, etc. Figure of a Mason, with Sash and Apron, holding a book. On floor, Two Globes, Rough Ashlar, Pointed Cubical Stone, Level and Plumbrule. On the flap, which has the indented border of the R.A., there is the All-seeing Eye, with three winged Cherubs' heads. With the exception of the flap, the Apron is bordered with silver cord, black silk ribbon and black silk fringe, but a close examination shews that these have been put on at a later date, and points to the fact that the owner altered his R.A. Apron to a K.T. by the addition of black. There seems to be evidence of French origin in some of the emblems, but the Apron was made by Galopin, of Launceston.

* In the illustration the final "p" has unfortunately been omitted.

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R.A. SASH.—Believed to have been worn with the last mentioned Apron. The indenting is formed by piecing one colour over the other.

CERTIFICATE, Craft, Grand Lodge of England, dated 17th September, 1819. Issued to Richard Pearce, True and Faithful Lodge No. 600, Helston, Cornwall. Signed by William H. White and Edwards Harper, Grand Secretaries. No. 600 was constituted in 1799, for the Cornwall Regiment of Fencible Light Dragoons.

CERTIFICATE of Lodge No. 600, to Richard Pearce, recommending him to "all our Loving Brethren wheresoever they may be found," as he has been "found to be a Man of Sober Life and Conversation." Dated 17th February, 1822. Signed by the R.W.M., S.W., J.W., and Secretary.

CERTIFICATE, R.A., dated 11th October, 1824. Issued to Richard Pearce, Chapter of Lodge, No. 127, Redruth. Signed by the Duke of Sussex, Sir John Doyle and J. Ramsbottom, and countersigned by William H. White and Edwards Harper. No. 127 was the Druids' Lodge of Love and Liberality constituted by the "Moderns," in 1754, and erased in 1838.

CERTIFICATE of Druids Chapter of Love and Liberality No. 79, "under the sanction and patronage of the successors of his late Royal Highness Frederick Duke of Cumberland Grand Master of Masons deceased." Issued to the same brother, on 12th August, 1818, and signed by the M.E.G.P., Z., E.G.P., H., E.G.P., J., Senior and Junior Scribes and Recorder ℳ.

CERTIFICATE issued to the same brother by "the Most Venerable Master and Venerable Wardens of a Lodge of Royal Ark Masons, Mariners or Noachides held under the sanction of the Druids Lodge of Love and Liberality No. 127 by the Light of the full Moon at the foot of the Mountains of Arrarat." Dated 9th June, 1823.

CERTIFICATE to same brother by "the Most Eminent Grand Masters of the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Knights, held under the sanction of the Conclave of Knights Templars, St. John of Jerusalem, No. 3." The Certificate mentions the Mediterranean Pass, and states that the brother's name has been entered in the "Grand Conclave of Jerusalem as a Knight Hospitaller of St. John and St. Peter." Dated 9th June, 1819.

CERTIFICATE to the same brother, by the "Deputy Grand Master, and Officers of the Royal and Exalted, Religious and Military Orders of H.R.D.M., grand Elected Masonic Knights Templars K.D.S.H. of St. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes, &c. under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent." Dated 10th March, 1819.

CERTIFICATE to same brother of "Rosæ Crucis or Ne Plus Ultra" issued under the authority of the K.T. Conclave No. 3. Dated 9th June, 1819.

The last three Certificates bear impressions, in black wax, of what may be termed the "Dunckerley" Seal, a description in the handwriting of Bro. Knight, who was apparently at the head of most of the local bodies at that time, accompanies the Certificates, and it is stated to have been copied by him from Dunckerley's own notes.

There is also a little MS. giving some particulars of the following twelve Masonic degrees then worked, viz., Link, Wrestle, Prussian Blue, Red Cross, Black Cross, White Cross, Elysian Knights or Order of Death, Priests Order of Seven Pillars or Priestly's Orders, Sepulchre, Patmos or Order of Phillipi, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem, and Knight of St. Paul. It also contains an Obligation, signed by Richard Pearce, 28th April, 1819, and witnessed by John Knight.

COLLAR AND JEWEL of the Rose Croix or "Rosicrucian" degree. The Jewel was made by Thomas Harper and is a good specimen of English paste.

ROYAL ARCH JEWEL made by Hatton of London, 1818.

SILVER JEWEL formerly worn on a sash. Irradiated Triangle enclosing G, with the words "Wisdom, Power, Essence" in cypher.

SILVER JEWEL, circular, with engraved emblems of Craft, R.A., and K.T., and crest of Richard Pearce, dated 1819. From the list given in Bro. Osborn's "History of Freemasonry in West Cornwall" it is evident that this embodied the "Mark" of Bro. Pearce.

SILVER MEDAL, Lodge of the H H H. Havre, 1813.

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BROOCH, with "Tracing Board" in French prisoner's work.

By BRO. THOS. COHN. JEWEL, presented in 1819 by the "Lion and Lamb" Lodge to Bro. Peter Thomson, P.M., "as a Tribute of Gratitude and a Memorial of Merit." The Lodge has recently come again into possession of the jewel, which it thus presented more than eighty years ago.

The Report of the Audit Committee, as follows, was received, adopted, and ordered to be placed the Minutes.

PERMANENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.

The Committee met at the Holborn Restaurant on Thursday, the 22nd day of December, 1904, at 5.30 p.m.

Present:—Bros. E. J. Castle, K.C., P.G.R., in the chair, W. H. Rylands, P.A.G.D.C., G. Greiner, A.G.Sec.G.C.; A. Mella, E. Armitage, P.D.G.D.C., Sir C. Purdon Clarke, C.I.E.

The Secretary produced his books and the Treasurer's accounts and vouchers, which had been examined by the Auditor and certified as being correct.

The Committee agreed upon the following

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1904.

BRETHREN,

In presenting the Report for the past year, we once more congratulate you on the work done, and on the signs of our present prosperity, which we trust may always continue. One Member has been admitted during the year, and our number is, at the present time, thirty-one.

In the Correspondence Circle there are a number of deaths to be deplored, and many good friends have been called from us. 264 new Members have been admitted, the total now being approximately 2850.

The Committee desire to express their thanks to those brethren who so kindly gave their votes in favour of a candidate specially recommended by the Lodge for the benefits of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, which resulted in her election in October. The case was taken up by the Lodge as a legacy from its late Secretary, Bro. Speth, who, with a personal knowledge of all the circumstances, started the work just before his death.

The central premises at 61, Lincoln's Inn Fields, where the Library is situate, have been properly arranged, and the books can now be consulted by all our Members, at whose often repeated request it must be remembered these premises were taken. The Committee, therefore, look naturally to them for more than the usual amount of support, in order that the good work so well begun, may continue to improve.

In order to secure this very desirable result, two things are absolutely essential, and cannot be too strongly urged. The first is an individual and continuous effort to introduce as many new members as possible; and the second, which plays so important a part in the well being of the Lodge, is the payment of subscriptions when due. The irregularity in payment has often been pointed out, and it is desirable to remind members that by not paying their subscriptions regularly, they must seriously increase the labours of the Secretary and seriously hamper the progress of the Lodge. The Committee much regret that they are compelled to repeat these remarks. The Committee feel it their duty to point out that if it were not for the large number of subscriptions now in arrear, the balance shown in the accompanying accounts would be far more satisfactory than it is.

The Assets comprised in the Accounts given below, as in former years, do not include the stock of Transactions, of Antiquarian Reprints, and of facsimiles of various copies of the Old Constitutions, or the Library and Museum, upon which nearly a thousand pounds have already been expended.

For the Committee, E. J. CASTLE, P.M.

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BALANCE SHEET.—30th November, 1904.

Liabilities	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
To Life Members' Fund (125 Members)	822 12 0
,, Whymper Fund	105 15 1
	—	928 7 1
,, Payments received in advance	82 9 0
,, Correspondence Circle for 1904, Balance at credit carried forward to next year		284 12 7
,, Outstanding Subscriptions, as per contra	800 9 6
,, Summer Outing Suspense a/c ...	21 18 7
,, Sundry Creditors ...	13 5 6
,, Sundry Publications	34 3 0
,, Profit and Loss ...	169 19 3
,, Lodge Account—
Receipts, 1904 ...	36 15 0
Expenses, 1904 ...	26 12 6
	10 2 6
Less Debit Balance, 1903 ...	7 5 11
	—	2 16 7
	£2338 1 1

Assets	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
By Cash at London and County Banking Company, Bromley	157 12 0
,, Ditto at Margate ...	2 16 10
,, Ditto in hand	0 8 6
	—	160 17 4
,, £1300 Consols at 89 per cent. ...		1157 0 0
,, Sundry Debtors for Subscriptions in arrear:—
1904	383 18 0
1903	205 16 0
1902	110 15 0
1901	58 16 0
1900	28 12 6
Back	12 12 0
	—	800 9 6
,, Sundry Debtors for Publications	43 18 0
,, Sundry Publications (Debtors for Cash)	175 16 3
	£2338 1 1

This Balance Sheet does not include the value of the Library and Museum, Stock of Transactions and Office Furniture, and is subject to the realization of Assets.

I have examined the above Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss with the books and vouchers of the Lodge and certify the same to be correct and in accordance therewith.

ALFRED S. GEDGE, Chartered Accountant, 3, Great James Street, Bedford Row, W.C.

8th December, 1904.

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PROFIT AND LOSS.—For the year ending the 30th November, 1904.

Dr.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
To Salaries	329 15 0
,, Rent ...	159 4 0
,, Gas and Firing	21 11 5
,, Stationery ...	31 4 6
,, Postages	203 18 11
,, Office Cleaning	18 11 6
,, Insurance	9 10 6
,, Furniture	20 19 9
,, Library	50 15 8
	—	845 11 3
,, Balance carried to Balance Sheet		169 19 3
	£1015 10 6

Cr.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
By Balance brought forward from last year		274 11 3
,, 1904 Correspondence Circle	400 0 0
,, 1903 ditto	182 0 1
,, 1902 ditto	34 2 0
,, 1901 ditto	6 6 0
,, 1900 ditto	3 13 6
,, Back ditto	2 12 6
,, Back Transactions	47 1 8
,, Sundry Publications	22 0 8
,, Interest on Consols	30 19 2
,, Discounts	12 3 8
	—	740 19 3
	£1015 10 6

SUNDRY CREDITORS.

	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Kenning & Son ...	9 1 0
Crawley, Dr. W. J. Chetwode	3 19 0
Masonic Curriculum	0 5 6
	—	13 5 6

SUNDRY PUBLICATION CREDITORS.

Amounts charged to Members but not executed or paid for.

	£ s. d.
Binding Account	16 10 0
Medal Account ...	7 13 6
Back Transactions	6 11 6
Reprints VII. ...	0 10 6
Crawley, Dr. W. J. Chetwode, Book	2 4 0
Reprints, Burns ...	0 6 0
Simpson's Orientation ...	0 7 6
—	34 3 0

SUNDRY DEBTORS FOR PUBLICATIONS.

	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Bindings Account	16 10 9
Medals ...	7 13 6
Binding Cases	35 14 6
Reprints VI.	6 11 6
Ditto VII.	0 10 6
Ditto IX.	4 4 0
Crawley, Dr. W. J. Chetwode, Book	2 4 0
Work on Medals...	3 10 0
Reprints, Burns ...	0 5 0
Regius Facsimile	0 12 6
Various Publications bought and resold	1 6 0
Masonic Curriculum	0 0 6
	—	43 18 0

SUNDRY PUBLICATIONS, DEBTORS FOR CASH.

	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Reprints, VI.	6 15 3
Ditto, IX.	85 11 1
Catalogue	8 6 6
Hamburg Mitgliederzerchen	0 12 6
Work on Medals	7 0 5
Regius Facsimile	1 0 0
Various Publications bought for re-sale	*66 10 6
	—	175 16 3

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GENERAL CASH ACCOUNT.—For the year ending 30th November, 1904.

Dr.	£ s. d.
To CASH BALANCE	114 6 10½

LODGE ACCOUNT.

	£ s. d.
To Subscriptions	36 15 0

1904 TRANSACTIONS.

	£ s. d.
To Subscriptions	1083 12 2

1903 AND BACK TRANSACTIONS.

	£ s. d.
To Subscriptions	277 17 0

	£ s. d.
To Payments Received in Advance	75 5 10
,, Medals	41 2 10
,, Binding Cases	35 14 6
,, Work on Medals	17 8 0
,, Sundry Publications	49 16 2
,, Life Members' Fund	81 18 0
,, Summer Outing ...	209 13 9
,, Interest on Consols	30 19 2
,, Discounts ...	12 3 8

	£ s. d.
	£2066 12 11

Cr.	£ s. d.
LODGE ACCOUNT.
By Quarterages	6 8 0
,, Rent of Lodge	9 9 0
,, Tyler's Fees	8 4 6
,, P.M. Jewel ...	1 10 0
,, Dispensation	1 1 0
—	26 12 6

1904 TRANSACTIONS.

	£ s. d.
By Vol. 17, part I. and
,, ,, II.	213 4 0
,, Authors' Copies	8 17 6
,, Summonses, etc.	58 16 6
,, Local Expenses	6 6 3
,, Sundry Expenses ...	25 6 3
,, Blocks	86 9 1
—	398 19 7

1903 AND BACK TRANSACTIONS.

	£ s. d.
By St. John's Card	81 6 6
,, Part III., 1903	132 11 9
,, Audit Fees ...	10 10 0
—	224 8 3

	£ s. d.
By Payments in Advance Transferred	82 13 4
,, Medals	34 8 3
,, Binding Cases	25 4 0
,, Sundry Publications	63 1 10
,, Summer Outing Expenses	204 16 7
,, Library Purchases and Binding	50 15 8

OFFICE EXPENSES.

	£ s. d.
By Salaries	329 15 0
,, Rents	159 4 0
,, Gas and Firing	21 11 5
,, Stationery ...	31 4 6
,, Postages	203 18 11
,, Office Cleaning	18 11 6
,, Insurance	9 10 6
,, Furniture	20 19 9
—	794 15 7

CASH BALANCES.

	£ s. d.
By Balances carried forward at London County Banking Company, Bromley	157 12 0
,, Ditto, Margate	2 16 10
,, Ditto, in hand	0 8 6½
—	160 17 4

	£ s. d.
	£2066 12 11

BRO. J. T. THORP read the following paper:

THE REV. JAMES ANDERSON AND THE EARLS OF BUCHAN.

BY BRO. J. T. THORP.

VERY scrap of information which can be obtained about the early members of the premier Grand Lodge of England, is sure to be welcomed by all Masonic students, more especially when the recently discovered information has reference to one who occupied a prominent position among those who directed its affairs. It is with pleasure, therefore, that I bring forward a scrap or two of information, which I believe to be new, about the Rev. James Anderson, A.M., subsequently D.D., the compiler of the first (1723) Book of Constitutions.

Of this distinguished Brother we know very little. He is believed to have been born, educated and made a Mason in Scotland, subsequently settling in London as a Presbyterian Minister. He is mentioned for the first time in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England on September 29th, 1721, when he was appointed to revise the old Gothic Constitutions—this revision was approved by the Grand Lodge and printed in 1723, in which year Anderson was Junior Grand Warden under the Duke of Wharton—he published a second edition of the Book of Constitutions in 1738 and died in 1739. This is about all that is known of him.

The few facts that I am able to add to these details, I accidentally discovered in a printed copy of a sermon, preached on October 27th, 1723, to the congregation of the Scots Church in Swallow Street, St. James, Westminster, on the first anniversary of the death of the Rev. William Lorimer, A.M., "by James Anderson, A.M., Minister of the said Church, and Chaplain to the Right Honourable DAVID Earl of BUCHAN."

From the foregoing extracts from the title-page we learn, not only that Anderson was Minister of the Scots Church, Westminster, during the same year in which he published the first Book of Constitutions, but also that he was at the same time Chaplain to the Scottish Earl of Buchan, a fact I do not remember to have hitherto seen recorded in connection with him.

This Sermon, which runs to seventy-six pages 8vo., is preceded by the following Dedication:—

To The Right Honourable DAVID Earl of BUCHAN, Viscount Auchterhouse, Lord Cardross and Glendowachie, One of the Lords Commissioners of Police in SCOTLAND, And Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Sterling (sic) and Clackmannan.

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MY LORD,

THO' the late Reverend Mr. William Lorimer, born and educated at Aberdeen, near your country of Buchan, had not the Honour to be personally known to your Lordship; He was no Stranger to your just Character, and was wont to express a very great Esteem of your Person, and your ancient noble Family: especially for your strict Adherence to the Honour and Interest of Scotland before the Union, and of Great-Britain since that Period; for your affectionate Regard to the Welfare of the Church of Scotland, with true Charity to all good Christians of other Denominations; and for your Zeal for serious Religion and true Christianity in general, which is more to be regarded than any Denomination or Party of Christians under Heaven: And as the Death of that excellent Person was the Occasion of the following Discourse, I thought it my Duty to shelter it under your Lordship's Patronage. The Publication of it has been so long delay'd from a View to print with it a certain learned Manuscript of Mr. Lorimer's; but it cannot be found among his Papers: and therefore I humbly hope your Lordship will be pleased to accept of the Sermon alone, as a sincere Instance of my Gratitude, having the Honour to be, with the most profound Respect and dutiful Affection,

My NOBLE LORD, Your Lordship's most obliged and most obedient Servant, James Anderson.

From this Dedication we get an expression of Anderson's appreciation of his patron—honest or assumed—and an opportunity is afforded us for comparing Anderson's Dedication with that of Desaguliers to the Duke of Montagu in the first Book of Constitutions.

The nobleman to whom Anderson was chaplain, and to whom he dedicated this Sermon, belonged to a family which very soon afterwards exhibited a great interest in Masonic affairs in Scotland, an interest which continued through several generations. This was David, 9th Earl of Buchan (1672-1745), who was made Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Stirling and Clackmannan on the accession of George I. in 1714, and was chosen a representative peer for Scotland for the years 1715 to 1734. This latter fact would, in all probability, account for his keeping an establishment in London, and for the appointment of a domestic chaplain.

It is a matter of history, that in the early years of the eighteenth century there was a considerable influx of Scottish families into England, into London more especially, due in some measure to the passing in 1707 of the Act of Union, which stipulated that sixteen peers and forty-five commoners should represent Scotland in the Imperial Parliament, due also, in later years, to the Jacobite troubles, which drove south many of those who were favourably disposed to the Hanoverian succession. It is also well-known, that Freemasonry in Scotland had already in the seventeenth century attracted to itself many of the local nobility and gentry, and that in the early days of the Grand Lodge of England there was an exceedingly close connection between the Masons of England and those of Scotland. Thus Dr. Desaguliers, when he visited Edinburgh in 1721 in connection with the water supply of that city, was enthusiastically received and entertained by the Brethren there, and is believed to have introduced at that time some of the English Masonic customs among the Scottish Masons. On the other hand, Dr.

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Anderson brought south many Scottish Masonic terms—among others, Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, Cowan—and used them in his Book of Constitutions for the English Masons. Two English Grand Masters, the Earl of Cranford (G.M. 1734-35) and the Earl of Kintore (G.M. 1740-41) were initiated on the same day (August 7th, 1733) in Mary's Chapel Lodge, Edinburgh, while four, the Earl of Kintore (G.M. 1740-41) just referred to, the Earl of Morton (G.M. 1741-42), the Earl of Strathmore (G.M. 1744-45), and Lord Aberdour (G.M. 1757-62), had already been Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, before being elected to the throne in the Grand Lodge of England. From these facts it may fairly be assumed that the Masons of Scotland exercised a considerable influence upon the English Craft.

Whether Anderson's patron, David, the 9th Earl of Buchan, was a member of the Craft, I have not been able at present to ascertain, but if he were, which is not at all improbable, then the Earl's influence may have prepared the way for the appointment of Anderson, by the Grand Lodge of England, to "digest the old Gothic Constitutions in a new and better Method," an appointment for which no sufficient reason or explanation has hitherto been given, and the ultimate outcome of which was the 1723 Book of Constitutions. There is little doubt that the office of chaplain to the nobility was eagerly sought after by ecclesiastics of every kind, not only for the pecuniary reward attached to the office, but also for the influence which the nobility could exert, in furthering the interest of those who served them in that capacity. Dr. Desaguliers, the third Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, was himself at one time chaplain to the Duke of Chandos, and subsequently to Frederick, Prince of Wales.

But whilst we are in doubt about the connection with Freemasonry of the 9th Earl of Buchan, there is no doubt whatever about the attachment thereto of his eldest son Henry David (1710-67), who, when Lord Cardross, was present at the foundation in Edinburgh of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in November, 1736. He was appointed Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1739, being subsequently elected Grand Master, after succeeding his father as 10th Earl in 1745.

This noble Brother was succeeded by his son David Stuart (1742-1829), as 11th Earl of Buchan in 1767. In early life he devoted much time to the problem of the proper education of the young, interesting himself especially in the work of the High School of Edinburgh, and writing many Essays and Letters on the subject, which were published in 1812 under the title "Anonymous and Fugitive Essays of the Earl of Buchan, collected from Periodicals." He was also well-known as an accomplished patron of literary men, and in 1792 published an "Essay on the Lives and Writings of Fletcher of Saltoun and the Poet Thomson." He occupied the throne of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, as Grand Master, for the years 1782 and 1783, and was amongst the prominent Masons of Edinburgh, who gave such a hearty welcome to the poet Burns during his first visit to that city. He is represented in Mr. Stewart Watson's painting of the mythical "Inauguration of Burns as Poet Laureate of the Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, Edinburgh," in 1787, being the figure at the extreme end of the platform to the left of the presiding Worshipful Master. This Brother, dying in 1829, was succeeded by his nephew, Henry David, as 12th Earl of Buchan, who was Depute Grand Master of the Scottish Craft in 1830 and 1831, and Grand Master in 1832.

Anderson was thus, in 1723, chaplain in a noble family, the members of which subsequently devoted themselves, in a very marked degree, to the Masonic Craft, and to the important duties appertaining to high office therein, and one is inclined to wonder whether the domestic chaplain of 1723 may be credited with having planted in the

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minds of young Lord Cardross and other members of the Buchan family, that affection for Freemasonry which was destined to bring forth such abundant fruit in days to come.

At the end of the Sermon, Anderson gives a short account of Mr. Lorimer's life, of which he says,—"The following account of his Life I gathered, partly from himself (for being my Townsman, and One of the Ministers that Ordain'd me, I had sometimes the Happiness of his free and edifying Conversation) . . . ;" and continues, "Mr. WILLIAM LORIMER was born at Aberdeen, in January 1640-1, of honest and reputable Parents in that City."

Anderson thus identifies himself with the northern city, if not as a native, at any rate as a resident, and thus settles what has hitherto, I believe, been a matter of surmise only.¹

There is still another feature of this interesting pamphlet which should be noticed, viz.:—The wood-cut "tail-piece" at the end, is precisely the same device as that used on the title-page of the 1723 Book of Constitutions, from which it may be inferred that both books were printed in the same office. The imprint of the pamphlet is—LONDON: Printed for RICHARD FORD, at the Angel in the Poultry, MDCCXXIV. The 1723 Book of Constitutions was Printed by WILLIAM HUNTER for JOHN SENEX.

For the purpose of illustration, I have had photographs prepared of the title-page of the pamphlet, of page 69 which contains the reference to Aberdeen, and of the Dedication.

Brother W. J. Hughan writes:

I am exceedingly pleased that my dear friend Bro. Thorp has been so successful in tracing some particulars of the Rev. James Anderson, the "Father of Masonic History."

It appears to me now quite clear that the Editor of the "premier Book of Constitutions" was a resident of Aberdeen, previous to his leaving for London, and possibly was born in that Northern City.

The information is valuable and most welcome, and I hope is the herald of still more facts concerning this celebrated Craftsman, whose early career has so long eluded all attempts to unravel.

Could not local newspapers of the period be examined, and also the minutes of Lodges meeting in the neighbourhood?

Bro. Thorp has undoubtedly settled the place of early residence of the Rev. Doctor, but now we want to know where and when he was initiated, so my friend must please continue his researches and thus supplement the present admirable paper.

It was agreed that some very valuable notes sent by Bro. Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley should form the subject of a farther paper on Dr. Anderson to be read at the next meeting.

A vote of thanks to Bro. Thorp was unanimously passed for his interesting paper.

¹ "Both his age and birth-place are unknown, though, for reasons to be presently adduced, a presumption arises that he was born and educated at Aberdeen." "There seems, however, some ground for supposing that Dr. James Anderson was born at Aberdeen or in its vicinity." "Dr. Anderson may have had no connection with Aberdeen, . . . but though I have searched for many weary hours in the library of the British Museum and elsewhere, I can find nothing which conflicts with the idea, that the brothers, Adam and James Anderson, were natives of Aberdeen." Vide Gould's "History of Freemasonry," vol. ii., pp. 290, 292 and 293.

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The SECRETARY read the following paper by BRO. H. F. BERRY, I.S.O.:

THE "MARENCOURT" CUP AND ANCIENT SQUARE,

PRESERVED IN THE UNION LODGE, No. 13, LIMERICK.

BY BRO. HENRY F. BERRY, I.S.O., P.M., LODGE 357, I.C.

N the long roll of Irish Lodges, No. 13 stands only second in point of antiquity to No. 1, Cork, whose warrant dates from 1731. No. 13 was founded 22nd November, 1732, and like No. 1 is still flourishing and full of vitality. From one of the lists given in Dr. Chetwode Crawley's Caementaria Hibernica, it appears to have been meeting in the year 1735, on the first Monday in each month, at Mr. Samuel Barrington's in Limerick, but as the present minute books only commence in 1793, there is no material for any account of the early history of this ancient and distinguished Lodge.

During the Easter recess of 1903, it was my great privilege to attend a meeting of Lodge 13, on the introduction of Bro. Canon Maurice W. Day, chaplain, and to see the Third Degree conferred by the then W.M. Bro. Lee, and his Officers, in a manner worthy of the best traditions of Masonic ceremonial. The Marencourt cup and old square, which form the subjects of this paper, were exhibited. Having recently stated my desire to prepare a communication relative to them for the Quatuor Coronati Lodge, Bro. Ellis Goodbody, the present W.M., kindly granted permission for a photograph of the cup to be made, Bro. Day supplying extracts from the Lodge Minutes. I think we are much indebted to the officers of No. 13, and to Bro. Day, for their fraternal goodwill and assistance.

On returning to Dublin, hoping the story of the cup would be new to Bro. Chetwode Crawley, those acquainted with our most learned Irish Masonic historian will not be surprised to hear that he met me with the information that so far back as 1895, he himself had printed the story of the Marencourt cup. In April and May of that year Bro. Crawley had contributed papers entitled "The 'United Sisters' and 'Le Furet,'" an episode in the History of the Irish Craft" to the Masonic Visitor—the Journal of Irish Freemasonry, a publication which ran a short and chequered career.

Two articles have recently appeared in the Ars Quatuor Coronatorum—one in vol. xvi., p. 171, and the other in vol. xvii., p. 17—under the title "Masonic Chivalry," dealing with the subject of the Marencourt incident, in which are reprinted the documents used by Bro. Chetwode Crawley, and which had originally appeared in the Limerick Chronicle newspaper contemporaneously with the events narrated. These articles will have given the Brethren a great deal of information on the subject, and it might seem that their publication in the columns of our Journal had done all that I had contemplated. Inasmuch, however, as a photograph of the cup accompanies this paper, while some Minutes of Lodge 13, which appear not to have been previously used, together with some facts gleaned from other sources, are available, I think it well to present the entire story in narrative form, using as authorities the resolutions of Grand Lodge, Lodges 271 and 952 Limerick, and extracts from the Limerick Chronicle, which appeared, for the first time, in Bro. Crawley's work and in the above-mentioned articles.

The events about to be recorded took place at the end of the year 1812, and the early part of 1813, a period when England and France were engaged in deadly conflict,

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when the Peninsular War was at its height, and Napoleon, the evil genius of Europe, was just being forced to retreat after his disastrous expedition into Russia. Occurring as it did at such a juncture, the Marencourt incident is all the more a subject of wonder. At a time when the evil passions of our common humanity were being aroused and inflamed between our countrymen and those subject to the sway of Napoleon, a Frenchman, moved by the strength of the tie that binds in one the hearts of all true Masons, bestows on British subjects their liberty! The tale, romantic and unparalleled as it is, affords a striking tribute to the disinterestedness and self-sacrifice cultivated by the spirit and genius of Masonry.

On the 6th of November, 1812,¹ the schooner, United Sisters, of Poole, Joseph Webb, master (Thomas Hammond, owner), bound from that place to Bristol with a cargo of pipeclay, was boarded and plundered about four miles off Start Point, by Le Furet (Anglicé, the Ferret) a French privateer, hailing from St. Malo, and commanded by Captain Louis Marencourt. Webb had only been detained on board the privateer for a couple of hours, when the sloop, Three Friends, of Youghal, James Campbell, master, coming from Southampton, hove in sight, and was quickly captured by Le Furet. Finding that her lading consisted only of bricks and hoops, Marencourt, who was a member of the Masonic order, directed her to be scuttled and sunk, but (as one of the accounts has it) on searching her papers and discovering Campbell's certificate as a Master Mason, he countermanded the order and restored Campbell his ship. The cup dedicated to Captain Marencourt bears an inscription which puts a different complexion on the affair, and its wording has a far more abiding interest for Craft Masons than the mere finding of a certificate could have. It records that the "signals of Masonry having been exchanged between the Commanders," Marencourt instantly bestowed his ship, &c., on Campbell. This makes the incident of far deeper significance to a Master Mason, and trebly enhances the importance of the event in a Masonic point of view. While it is possible that at their meeting on board, the two men may have Masonically recognized one another by signs, the wording of the inscription, and the peculiar circumstances of the occasion render it far more probable that when Campbell found himself in danger of capture, he made from his ship the signals familiar to the initiated, on the possibility of their being attended to.

Webb, the master of the first vessel captured by Le Furet, would appear not to have been a Mason, as, had he been one, the Lodges which voted resolutions of thanks to Captain Marencourt for his fraternal assistance to Bro. Campbell, would assuredly have included his name in their acknowledgments. Mason or not, however, it is certain that Webb and his crew were also liberated, and he too was given back his ship. Marencourt's generosity in this instance may possibly have been due to Bro. Campbell's intercession. A carte d'échange—a document drawn up in triplicate, was signed by Marencourt, Webb and Campbell; Joseph Webb merely designates himself as Captain of the United Sisters, Poole, while James Campbell styles himself Master Mason of No. 13. This document, which was dated on board Le Furet, 12th November, 1812, makes no mention whatever of Campbell, and he appears to have signed more in the capacity of a witness. It is solely conversant with Webb, and as it contains no condition attaching to Campbell's obtaining his freedom, there is a very strong inference that Marencourt treated his brother Mason in quite a different manner from that in which he treated an outsider. Here again is strikingly illustrated the trust and confidence reposed in one member of the Order by another, even though complete strangers,

¹ This is the date given in the various accounts, but the carte d'échange mentioned below was dated 12th November, while the inscription on the cup has 2nd February, 1813.

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and a short time previously bitter foes. Webb is required to swear an oath that he will faithfully observe his compact, while it is evident that Campbell obtained his liberty unconditionally.

The carte certifies the release of Webb's ship, himself and his crew, as prisoners of war, on condition that he, on his word of honour and oath, would make every effort to procure the liberation of Bro. Joseph Gantier, who had been taken on 16th February, 1812, on board the French schooner, Confiance, and detained a prisoner on board the prison ship, Crown Prince, at Chatham. Should he not succeed within two months, Webb bound himself to repair to France, engaging himself in the meantime not to bear arms against that country. Bro. Campbell, having signed the carte as a Master Mason, probably promised to assist in obtaining Gantier's release by every means in his power, but whether this object was attained we are unable to ascertain. Government would, under all the circumstances, be willing to mark its sense of Marencourt's generosity in releasing two British ships, their crews and cargoes, by a speedy order for the Frenchman's restoration to liberty, thus obviating the necessity for one, if not two, British subjects being compelled to place themselves in captivity. Such a course would, however, have been contrary to the ordinary practice of belligerents.

Does not the entire story present a touching picture of the nature of the Masonic bond? Two brethren meet on the high seas as deadly foes, when, on discovery of the relation subsisting between them, by means of signals well understood by the Craft, the victor offers his captive release. Meanwhile, all his thoughts are with a fellow-countryman and brother—a prisoner in England—for whose freedom he devises the plan and dictates the terms of the carte d'échange with which we have been dealing.

The chances of war are proverbially fickle, and it soon fell to the lot of the noble-hearted Marencourt to occupy the position so recently filled by Campbell and Webb. On the 6th February, 1813, the privateer, Le Furet, which found itself once more in English waters, was chased by His Majesty's sloop, Wasp, and when off Scilly, being forced to leeward on the Modeste, a British frigate, the privateer was captured by that vessel, which was commanded by Captain J. C. Crawford. Le Furet is described as a remarkably fine ship, 170 tons, 14 guns, 98 men, and she is stated to have sailed only the previous day from Abreval.

The following copies from Admiralty documents place beyond question the dates and occurrences.

	Admiralty (Captains' Journals 2552)
H.M.S. Modeste Febry 6 1813 Saturday

H.	Courses	Winds		A.M.
1	E S E		Fresh breezes and cloudy.
5	E b S		At 6.30 saw 2 strangers to westward.
7	E b N		At 8 Do Wr made sail. At 8.40 answered signal for an enemy from the Wasp, made all sail in chase of a Schooner to windward, fired several guns at d°
9	E N E
10	N b E	W N W	At 10.30 she struck under French colours.
11	up North		She proved to be the Le Furet Privateer of 14 Nine Pounders and 98 men. Out pinnace, sent her and the Jolly Boat for Prisoners.
12	off N E b N

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H.M.S. Modeste, Sunday, Feb. 7, 1813.	P.M.
at I, came to with the best bower at Spithead and moored ship.
Wednesday, 10th.	P.M.
at 3, sent the French prisoners to the prison ship.

Admiralty, Secretary, Miscellanea, 357.
Name of Prize.	Nation	Class	No. of Guns.	No. of Men.	By what Ship taken.
Furet	French	Priv.	14	98	Modeste

Poor Marencourt was not fortunate enough to find in the commander of a British man of war one who could, even though a Mason, be permitted by the laws of his country, or the rules of the service, to bestow on a captive of war the precious gift of liberty, as a gallant corsair, like himself, was able to do. He was accordingly sent first to the prison ship at Spithead, and subsequently, it is believed, to Plymouth, where it is matter of history that at this time large numbers of French prisoners of war were confined in the Mill Prison. Bro. J. T. Thorp has shown ("French Prisoners' Lodges") that some Freemasons among them held a Lodge, called the "Amis Réanis." The Plymouth Lodge (Prince George) No. 79, which was in full working order at the time, no doubt, did anything in its power to render imprisonment more tolerable to such of the captives as belonged to the Craft, but as it ceased to work in 1828, and its records are not now forthcoming, we are unable to afford any information. The resolutions passed by Lodge No. 271¹ Limerick, and the Rising Sun Lodge, No. 952² Limerick, the terms of which appeared in A.Q.C., vol. xvi., p. 171, were forwarded through the Plymouth Lodge. The first was dated 18th February, 1813, and the second 24th February, 1813, and as the members of each had become aware of Marencourt's captivity, there can be no doubt that these fraternal expressions of admiration for his conduct, and sympathy in his misfortune must have touched the prisoner's heart, and afforded him deep satisfaction. Lodge 952 transmitted a copy of the resolutions to the Earl of Donoughmore, Grand Master of Ireland, in the hope that some steps might be taken by those in authority with a view to Marencourt's release; search has been made in the records connected with this prerogative of the Executive, but without success. Through what means the desired end was achieved is not clear, but Capt. Marencourt was ere long set at liberty and returned to France.

The resolutions mentioned above were forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Ireland, which passed a resolution that a committee, consisting of the Grand Officers, be appointed to determine on measures proper to be taken on behalf of Grand Lodge, commensurate with the circumstances of the occasion, adequate to the merits of Captain Marencourt, and expressive of its feelings. Nothing further appears on record.

It seems strange that while these resolutions of two other Limerick Lodges were duly registered, no contemporary minutes or resolutions of Lodge 13—that to which James Campbell himself belonged—would appear to have been entered in the Lodge books. They have been carefully searched, and the following are all that are now

¹ Founded 1756, ceased 1844. ² Founded 1804, ceased 1821.

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extant in relation to an episode of such interest to No. 13, which must have been discussed at several meetings, whose proceedings should have been duly recorded.

In an old minute book of the Lodge, on two pages which had been left blank between entries for 11th March and 6th April, 1813, (Bro. Denis Lenegan being then W.M.) is found this entry, made by Bro. Michael Furnell. "24 Feb., 1844. Having 'ascertained from the records of 271 and of the Star in the East (? Rising Sun) that 'on the 11th March, 1813, the Union Lodge, No. 13, voted the silver vase, value £100, 'to Capt. Marencourt with an address, and that the Secretary must have intended this 'blank for the minutes which were omitted, I have copied the following from the 'Limerick Chronicle. M. Furnell, K.H. Chev. de Sol and Gd. Master."

Then follow the resolutions, letters, etc., which appeared in the Limerick Chronicle of 28th November, 1812, and 17th February, 1813, and are reprinted in the articles entitled "Masonic Chivalry" in this Journal.

These being the facts as disclosed by the minute book of Lodge 13, we have to fall back on the Limerick Chronicle of 17th February, 1813, for copy of an address, without date, to Captain Marencourt, which is stated to have been prepared, and purports to be signed by Thos. Wilkinson, W.M., and Charles Grace, Secretary. The hon. secretary of the Lodge informs me that Bro. Denis Lenegan was W.M. in 1813, and it seems unaccountable that the former name should be appended to the document, which will be found in A.Q.C., vol. xvii., p. 18. From its wording, the cup would seem to have been ready for presentation by 17th February, 1813, though the inscription on it does not bear date until 1st May, 1813.

One does not like to impute carelessness to Bro. Grace, the secretary, but the omission of a proper contemporary minute is most regrettable. Bro. Furnell was a highly distinguished and zealous mason, who, for a number of years, was Provincial Grand Master of North Munster, and whose name still lives in the title of the "Furnell" Chapter of Prince Masons (Rose Croix) No. 4, Dublin. He died at an advanced age in 1867, when his fine collection of Masonic books was placed at the disposal of His Grace the Duke of Leinster, Grand Master of the Order in Ireland, and the officers of the higher grades of Masonry here; the greater number of them are now in Freemasons' Hall, Dublin.

The cup, with cover, of solid silver, which was voted to Captain Marencourt by Lodge 13, stands 18½ inches high. The cover is surmounted by a small figure, representing the W.M. of a Lodge in evening dress, with hat covering his head, clothed in collar and apron, with a gavel in his hand. It bears the following inscription:—"To Captⁿ Louis Mariencourt | of the French Privateer Le Furee | To Commemorate the Illustrious Example of Masonic Virtue | his conduct to Capt. Cambell displays | The Brethren of Lodge No. 13 on the Registry of Ireland | Present and Dedicate this Cup | Limerick May 1, 1813. | On the 2ᵈ Febʳ. the Brig Two Friends became the Prize of | the Le Furee. The signals of Masonry were exchanged |.between the Commanders & instantly Capt. Mariencourt | bestowed his Ship his Cargo & his Liberty on Captⁿ Cambell."

On the other side—Sit Lux & Lux Fuit.

The cup was manufactured in Dublin by J.S., A.D. 1813. The initials are those of three Dublin Silversmiths of the period—John Smyth, John Somers and John Sherwin. The last named only became a Freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1812, while John Smyth appears in the list of Dublin traders for the first time in 1813. As so important a work would hardly have been entrusted to beginners, the cup may probably be assigned as the work of John Somers, who was Warden in 1813.

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In the Freemasons' Quarterly Review for 1841 is an account of a dinner of Lodge 13, at which the vase or cup was filled with mulled claret, and the Brethren present drank to the memory of Captain Louis Marencourt, of the Privateer Le Furet.

The cup itself is a very solid and enduring memorial of the events we are recording, but certain discrepancies and inaccuracies in the inscription cannot fail to be noticed. Chief among them is the date assigned for the incident which led to its presentation. All the printed accounts agree in giving 6th November, 1812, but as the carte d'échange was dated 12th November, and was signed on board, this latter is more likely to be correct, so that the date inscribed on the cup must be a blunder. Then the name always appearing as Marencourt is here Mariencourt, and as the Captain spelled his name in the former fashion, when signing the carte d'échange, this should be the correct form. In the cup, the vessel commanded by Campbell is called the Two Friends, while the printed resolutions, &c., always speak of it as the Three Friends.

As before noticed, Marencourt was understood to have learned Campbell's Masonic standing through finding his M.M. Certificate among papers on board, but the cup emphatically records the fact that the signals of Masonry were exchanged between the two.

The date of the dedication of the cup was 1st May, and as Marencourt had been set at liberty some time previously, it was forwarded to France, for presentation to him through the Grand Lodge of that country. He had, in the meantime, quitted France, and news of his death in Africa having arrived, the cup was sent back to Limerick. That it was not immediately restored to Lodge 13 appears from the following entries in the minute book: "3 Feb. 1820. Resolved that the W.M. and Bro. Villiers do wait 'before the next monthly day on Brother John Brown requesting from Him the cupp 'which he now Holds and which was to be presented by No. 13 to Br. Jas. (sic) 'Marrioncourt, whom we lament is now dead."

"May 2, 1820. The silver cup voted in the year 1813 to Brother Mareincourt 'for his very distinguished conduct towards a British crew not having been presented, 'in consequence of his lamented death, and it appearing that the cup remained with 'Brother John Browne, who had it from Brother Chaytor a past master of this Lodge,¹ 'a deputation from this body having, agreeably to a resolution of the 3ᵈ February last, 'waited on Brother Brown, he in a handsome manner restored it to the Lodge, and it 'is now in care of the master for the time being. Resolved therefore that thanks are 'due and hereby given to Brother Brown for the manner in which he preserved the 'cup and his brother-like conduct to the deputation."

During the eighty-four years that have elapsed since these words were penned, the Marencourt cup has never passed out of the immediate custody of the Lodge officials, who, with pardonable pride and jealous care, guard this precious memorial of its connexion with one of the most romantic episodes in the history of Irish Craft Masonry.

Lodge 13 also carefully treasures an ancient square, which must have been used by Operative Masons; it bears the inscription:—

I will strive to live | 1507 with love and care | Upon yᵉ level | By yᵉ square |

The square hangs framed under glass in the Lodge-room, and was "Presented to 'Brother Furnell by Bro. James Pain, Provincial Grand Architect." In the Freemasons'

¹ Bro. Thomas Chaytor was W.M. for the year ending 27th December, 1812.

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Quarterly Review, 1842, p. 288, Bro. Furnell, under date of 27th August, 1842, printed a short note on this relic of antiquity, accompanying which is a facsimile sketch. He says that Bro. Pain, in 1830, had been contractor for re-building Baal's Bridge in Limerick, and on taking down the old structure, he discovered under the foundation stone at the English town side, this old brass square, much eaten away. In the facsimile sketch, Bro. Furnell puts the date as 1517, which is a mistake, as the square bears the date 1507. A heart appears in each angle.

Ball's (or Baal's) Bridge is a beautiful structure, of a single arch, built in 1831, to replace an ancient bridge of the same name, which consisted of four arches, with a range of houses on one of its sides. The date of the erection of this ancient structure has not been ascertained, but possibly the old square, dated 1507, may have been placed under the foundation stone in that year. In any case, Bro. Furnell informs us that the old bridge is mentioned in records of 1558.

In a most interesting and valuable paper on a "Diary of the Siege of Limerick Castle, 1642," Journal, R.S.A.I., 1904, p. 163, Mr. M. J. McEnery, M.R.I.A., reproduces a facsimile of a Map of Limerick, taken from Speed's Map of Munster, 1610, which shows the old bridge, called in the reference the Thye bridge; also portion of the city of Limerick, cir. 1590, from Mr. T. J. Westropp's copy of a map of Limerick in the Library, Trinity College, Dublin, wherein the same bridge is shown, and called in the reference the Tide bridge.

James Pain, a distinguished architect, was born at Isleworth in 1779. He and his brother, George R. Pain, entered into partnership, subsequently settling in Ireland, where James resided in Limerick and George in Cork. They designed and built a number of churches and glebe houses. Mitchelstown Castle, the magnificent seat of the Earls of Kingston, was the largest and best of their designs. They were also architects of Cork Court-house and the County Gaol, both very striking erections, and of Dromoland Castle, the seat of Lord Inchiquin. James Pain died in Limerick 13th December, 1877, in his 98th year, and was buried in the cathedral church of St. Mary in that city.

DR. CHETWODE CRAWLEY, Grand Treasurer of Ireland, writes:—

It is not often that the readers of our Transactions, or, indeed, the members of any learned Society, find placed before them an exploit, so interesting as that of the generous Capt. Marencourt, narrated by an historical expert so capable as Bro. H. F. Berry, Assistant-Keeper of the Irish Records. His treatment of the episode leaves nothing to be added and nothing to be desired.

The present writer conceives himself to be in a position to speak with some show of authority on the point. Just ten years have elapsed since he went over the same ground, and, for the first time, reproduced the contemporary entries in the Minutes of the Grand Lodge of Ireland. These entries embodied the newspaper paragraphs afterwards made use of by R.W. Bro. Michael Furnell, who seems to have been the first to attempt to investigate the curious matter.

The curious square found at Baal's Bridge, Limerick, seems to deserve further attention at Bro. H. F. Berry's capable hands. It cannot have been an Operative Mason's tool, and its true position in the development of Speculative Symbolism has not yet been determined.

Remarks were added by Bros. SHACKLES, RYLANDS, BREED, CASTLE, and Canon HORSLEY, and a vote of thanks to Bro. Berry was unanimously passed.

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The following TOAST LIST, which had been prepared by the W.M., was submitted at the subsequent Banquet.

QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE.

TOAST LIST.

The King and the Craft.

The King and all our company. Tempest, 2, 2.

He hath deserved worthily of his country . . . he hath so planted his honour in their eyes, and his actions in their hearts, that for their tongues to be silent, and not confess so much, were a kind of ingrateful injury. Coriolanus, 2, 2.

Who, busied in his majesty, surveys The singing masons building. King Henry V., 1, 2.

The Most Worshipful the Grand Master.

O my most worshipful lord. II. King Henry IV., 2, 1.

All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! Tempest 1, 2.

The supreme seat, the throne majestical, The sceptred office of your ancestors. Richard III., 3, 7.

The Pro-Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, and the rest of the Grand Officers.

We hear Such goodness of your justice, that our soul Cannot but yield you forth to public thanks Forerunning more requital. Measure for Measure, 5, 1.

Not unconsidered leave your honour, nor The dignity of your office. Henry VIII., 1, 2.

'Tis an office of great work And you an officer fit for the place. Two Gen. of Verona, 1, 2.

Response.

Your very worshipful and loving friends. Richard III., 3, 7.

My duty will I boast of, nothing else, And duty never yet did want its meed. Two Gen. of Verona, 2, 4.

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The Worshipful Master.

What, my old worshipful old master? Taming of Shrew, 5, 1.

Thou wast installed in that high degree. I. Henry VI., 4, 1.

You have made good work, You and your apron-men. Coriolanus, 4, 6.

Response.

I have laboured, And with no little study, that my teaching And the strong course of my authority Might go one way and safely. Henry VIII., 5, 2.

That man Cannot make boast to have that which he hath, Nor feels not what he owes, but by reflection; As when his virtues shining upon others Heat them, and they retort that heat again To the first giver. Troilus, 3, 3.

Past Masters and Founders.

Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors, My very noble and approved good masters. Othello, 1, 3.

God save the foundation! Much Ado, 5, 2.

Response.

What is he that builds stronger than the mason? Hamlet, 5, 1.

By the help of these, with Him above To ratify the work, we may again Do faithful homage and receive free honours. Macbeth, 3, 6.

Visitors.

You see this confluence, this great flood of visitors. Timon, 1, 1.

If it will please you To show us so much gentry and good will As to expend your time with us awhile, Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fit a king's remembrance. Hamlet, 2, 2.

Response.

(Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.) Tempest, 2, 1.

I will visit thee at the Lodge. Love's Labour, 1, 2.

We will visit you at supper time. Merch. of Venice, 2, 2.

Ere long I'll visit you again. Measure for Measure, 3, 1.

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Correspondence Circle.

Thus have I yielded up into your hand The circle of my glory. King John, 5, 1.

Our hearts, Of brothers' temper, do receive you in With all kind love, good thoughts, and reverence. Julius Cæsar, 3, 1.

Response.

Pardon, master, I will be correspondent to command. Tempest, 1, 2.

And we will make thee famous through the world. I. Henry VI., 3, 3.

Officers.

Some expert officers. I. Henry VI., 3, 2.

This is thy office, bear thee well in it. Much Ado, 3, 1.

Speak to the business, master secretary. Henry VIII., 5, 3.

Response.

Each in his office ready at thy beck. Taming, 2 (induc.)

And with him To leave no rubs nor botches in the work. Macbeth, 3, 1.

Tyler's.

Poor distressed soul! Com. of Errors, 4, 4.

Back again unto my native clime. II. Henry VI., 3, 2.

J. W. HORSLEY, W.M.

Q.C. | 6th Jan. 1905. 2076.

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FRIDAY, 3rd MARCH, 1905.

THE Lodge met at Freemasons' Hall at 5 p.m. Present—Bros. Canon J. W. Horsley, W.M.; Admiral Sir A. H. Markham, K.C.B., P.D.G.M. Malta, I.P.M.; E. J. Castle, P.D.G.R., P.M. as S.W.; W. H. Rylands, P.A.G.D.C., Secretary; H. Sadler, G.Ty., S.Stew.; Dr. W. Wynn Westcott, P.M.; S. T. Klein, P.M.; G. Greiner, A.G.S.G.C., P.M.; and W. J. Songhurst, Assistant Secretary and Librarian.

Also the following members of the Correspondence Circle—Bros. T. Cohn, J. W. Squires, Major J. C. B. Craster, Rev. J. H. Pilkington, G.Ch.; H. W. Yorke, A. J. Bullen Cooper, W. F. Stuttaford, W. Wonnacott, G. H. Brown, L. L. Jacobs, W. N. Cheesman, C. Hollingbery, D. Bock, B. V. Darbishire, A. Simner, F. Stötzer, S. Walsh Owen, G. Vogeler, E. H. Pike, J. Anley, S. Marsland, G. Glen, J. Bodenham, P.A.G.D.C. as J.W.; Dr. S. Lloyd, W. Hancock, G. W. Cobham, G. P. G. Hills, W. H. Brown, W. Chambers, R. M. Marples, J. P. Simpson, J. J. Dixon, H. G. Burrows, O. Marsland, S. Meymott, J. A. Richards, Major J. Rose, H. Y. Mayell, E. Glaeser, R. Orttewall, E. A. Ebblewhite, and T. Leete.

Also the following visitors—Bros. W. H. White, Eccentric Lodge No. 2488; E. W. Hill, Galen Lodge No. 2394; F. Shilson, City of London Lodge No. 901; F. L. Notley, St. Clement Danes Lodge No. 1351; R. Collier, Royal Hampton Court Lodge No. 2183; W. Prows Broad, P.M. Pythagorean Lodge No. 79; H. W. Robinson, City of London Lodge No. 901; H. C. Clarke, J.W. South Norwood Lodge No. 1139; and A. Cleveland, S.W. Temple Bar Lodge No. 1728.

One Lodge and 56 brethren were admitted to the membership of the Correspondence Circle.

On ballot taken W. Bro. William Watson, P.M. 61, P.Prov.S.G.W., West Yorkshire, Author of "Record of Dr. T. C. Smyth, P.Gr.Chap.," and of other works, was elected a joining member of the Lodge.

The Secretary informed the Lodge that from a letter he had received from Bro. Hughan, he learned that Bro. Watson had only recently suffered severe loss by the death of his wife. The Secretary was requested to write a letter of condolence to Bro. Watson, and offer him the sympathy of the Brethren.

Apologies for non-attendance were received from Bros. Dr. Chetwode Crawley, Grand Treasurer, Ireland; E. Conder, Jun., H. le Strange, Pr.G.M., Norfolk; G. L. Shackles, J. T. Thorp, J. P. Rylands, F. J. W. Crowe, G.O.; R. F. Gould, P.G.D.; W. J. Hughan, P.G.D.; W. M. Bywater, P.G.S.B.; E. A. T. Breed, F. H. Goldney, P.G.D.; T. B. Whytehead, P.G.S.B.; and L. A. de Malczovich.

The Secretary read the circular letter from the Grand Lodge and the votes of the members having been taken by the W.M., they were entered on the paper as requested, and signed by the W.M. and Secretary.

A vote of thanks to Bro. E. A. Ebblewhite was passed for the History of the Shakespeare Lodge he had presented to the Lodge Library.