Acts Of Parliament Relating To Craftsmen.

The . XX . Chapiter . An act touchyng the repeale of a certaine braunche of an acte passed in the last Session of this Parliament , concernyng victuallers and Artificers . Where by a certaine act made in the Parliainet holden at Westminster by prorogacio , the fourth day of Nouebre , in the second yere of the reigne of our

most dread soueraigne Lord the king that now is It is enacted and established , that no perso or persons , should , at any time after the first day of April then next ensuyng , interrupte denie , let , or disturbe any Free Mason , Roughe mason , Carpenter , bricklaier , Plasterer , Joyner , Hardhewer , Sawyer , Tyler , Panzer , Glasier , lime burner , brickmaker , tilemaker , Plummer , or laborerborne in this realme or made Denizento worke in any of thesaid

, , craftes in any citie , boroughe , or toune corporate , with any perso & persons , that wil retaine him orthe , albeit thesaid person or persons , so reteined or any of them , do not inhabite or dwell in the citie , boroughe , or toune corporate , where he or thei shall woorke , nor bee free of thesame citie , borough , or toune , any Statute , lawe , ordinaunce , or other thynge whatsoeuer before had , or made to the contrarie in any wise notwithstandyngand that vpon pein of forfeiture

, of fyue pounde , for euery interruption , or disturbaunce , done contrarie to thesaied Estatute , the one moitie of euery suche forfeiture to be to the Kyng , ancl the other moitie therof , to be to him or them that will sue for thesame , in any of the Kynges courtes of Recorde , by byll , plaint , action of debt , or

Informacion , wherein no wager of lawe essoine , nor protection should be allowed , as by thesaied act of Parliament amongs other thynges more plainel y appereth . And forasmuche as in the citie of London beyng the Kynges chambre , and moste auncient citee of this Realme , the Artificers and Craftesmen of the artes , craftes and misteries , aforesaid , are at great costes and charges , aswell in bearyng and paiying of taxestallagesSubsediesScotLotancl other charges

, , , , , , aswel to the Kynges maiestie , as to the saied citie , and at many and sundrie triumphes , and other times for the Kynges honour : and that if Forrens should come and worke amongest theim , within the liberties of thesaied citie , contrarie to their auncient priuileges , that thesame should be a great decaie of conning , and an impouerishmet , and driuyng awaie of the free men , "being artificers of the craftes and artesand misteries aforesaidwithin

, , thesaied citie of London , to the great hurte or destruction and thesaied citie . For reformation whereof , the Kynges maiestie is pleased and contented , that it be enacted by aucthorite of this present Parliament , with the assent of the Lordes Spiritual ! and Temporal , and the commons in this present Parliament assembled , that thesaid acte onel y touching the article and clause aforesaidand al and euery sentence and braunche conteined in thesaied

, acte , concernyng thesame article , shall from henceforth be resumed , repealed , adnulled , reuoked , adnichilated and vtterly made voide for euer . Any thing coteined in thesaid former act touching the clause or article aforesaid , in aniwise to the cotrarie notwithstading .

Adonhiramite Masonry.

ADONHIRAMITE MASONRY .

ADONHIRAMITE Masonry is a French "departure" towards the latter part of the last century . It arose from confounding Adonhiram with Hiram Abiff . For those who read the Bible , these are two distinct characters , and though it be true that the name of Adonhiram does appear in our Masonic traditions , its use there is , in so far as it comes in , both historically and chronologically correct . Not so with the "Maconnerie Adonhiramite . " The use there made of Adonhiram , is a "post hoc propter hoc " use , for a pu