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On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
sume authority over another ; for if he may over one , by the same reason he may rule over a million , or over a world . All men are necessarily equal : the four elements , in their natural state , or every thing not manufactured by of all
art , is the common property .
fit ; and his Urethral shall obey him . All . Masons employed , shall meekly receive their wages without murmuring or mutiny , ancl not desert the Master till the work is finished .
Though all Masons are as Brethren upon the level , yet Masonry takes no honour from a man that he had before ; nay , rather it adds to his honour , especially if he has deserved well of the Brotherhood , who must give honour to whom it is due , and avoid ill manners .
The above extracts from the Institutes of Druidism appear in Mr . Owen's Introduction . lie derived his information from Mr . Williams , who was the chief Druid or President of the Society in the year 1793 . They inculcate a levelling princip le which the true Freemasonry rejects ; for though we meet on the levelyet even in the Lodge the
, gradations of rank are clearly marked , and the supreme authority of the Worship ful Master cannot be disputed with impunity . But we also part on the square , when every Brother resumes the honours clue to his rank and station in
society . ,, I now proceed to'bring forward some further evidences ©! the early existence of Speculative Freemasonry inBritain . And in the execution of this task , I aspire to no merit higher than that of a humble collector , who has brought into one view a number of documents , many of whicli are already before the public in other forms .
A copy of an ancient manuscript , which was destroyed , along with many others in the year 1720 , * b y some conscientious Brethren , lest they should , by any unforeseen accident , fall into improper hands , was fortunately preserved . ^ It states that " St . Albans loved Masons well , and cherished them much , and made their pay right good ; for he gave them ijs . per weeke , and iiijcZ . to their cheer ; whereas , before that time , in all the land , a Mason had but a penny a day , and his meat , until St . Alban mended it . And he gott them
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
sume authority over another ; for if he may over one , by the same reason he may rule over a million , or over a world . All men are necessarily equal : the four elements , in their natural state , or every thing not manufactured by of all
art , is the common property .
fit ; and his Urethral shall obey him . All . Masons employed , shall meekly receive their wages without murmuring or mutiny , ancl not desert the Master till the work is finished .
Though all Masons are as Brethren upon the level , yet Masonry takes no honour from a man that he had before ; nay , rather it adds to his honour , especially if he has deserved well of the Brotherhood , who must give honour to whom it is due , and avoid ill manners .
The above extracts from the Institutes of Druidism appear in Mr . Owen's Introduction . lie derived his information from Mr . Williams , who was the chief Druid or President of the Society in the year 1793 . They inculcate a levelling princip le which the true Freemasonry rejects ; for though we meet on the levelyet even in the Lodge the
, gradations of rank are clearly marked , and the supreme authority of the Worship ful Master cannot be disputed with impunity . But we also part on the square , when every Brother resumes the honours clue to his rank and station in
society . ,, I now proceed to'bring forward some further evidences ©! the early existence of Speculative Freemasonry inBritain . And in the execution of this task , I aspire to no merit higher than that of a humble collector , who has brought into one view a number of documents , many of whicli are already before the public in other forms .
A copy of an ancient manuscript , which was destroyed , along with many others in the year 1720 , * b y some conscientious Brethren , lest they should , by any unforeseen accident , fall into improper hands , was fortunately preserved . ^ It states that " St . Albans loved Masons well , and cherished them much , and made their pay right good ; for he gave them ijs . per weeke , and iiijcZ . to their cheer ; whereas , before that time , in all the land , a Mason had but a penny a day , and his meat , until St . Alban mended it . And he gott them