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Adonhiramite Masonry.

pose , to square with certain preconcieved formularies and theories , and constitutes both a grave defect and an unhistorical usage of the name . Louis Guillemain de St . Victor , who wrote under the anagram of Gaminville about 1784 , seems to be the "father" of this interesting but unhealthy bantling . In an edition of 1809 now comparatively scarcethough not of much value ,

, , except for "bibliomaniacs , " there is an introduction , or " Precis Historiqne de la Maconnerie , " so very well written , though we need hardly point out that it is not correct in its premises , nor are we bound to accept either its assumptions or conclusions , yet deserves to be remembered , ( being probably long forgotten ) , and noted by the Masonic student to-day . I therefore have translated it for the benefit of otherslike myselfwho are seeking amid Masonic myths and

, , legends for reasonable explanations and lucid statements , for facts not fiction , for historical accuracy and actual completeness instead of hopeless " sheepwalking" and childish inconsistencies 1 " Allons , " as the French say , " a nos moutons . "

HISTORICAL PEECIS OP FREEMASONRY . IF ever a society existed in the world which has justly merited the protection of soveriegns , the esteem of philosophers , and the respect of peoples , it is , without doubt , that of Freemasonry . In fact , as all men find pleasure in whatever condition they be , with what satisfaction should kings and magistrates see introduced and hecome general in their states and governments that society

, above all , which maintains among men the knowledge of the Supreme Deity , respect for religion , the obedience of subjects to their rulers , restraint of our passions , love of our kind , and humanity towards the unfortunate . Here is the basis of Masonry ; ancl it is that which has sufficiently defended it for ages against calumny , ignorance , fanaticism , and tyranny . The splendour and support which this order has at this moment in France , * places it above

the attacks of the vulgar and the prejudiced ; and if the ridiculous and criminal compilations which some have dared to put together against it , have been able to degrade it amongst the commoner sort of men , time , religion , and above all the virtues , render it respectable in the eyes of the philosophers . And I may confess here , without indiscretion , that not only Freemasonry is honoured

m having as members and protectors august sovereigns ; it numbers upon its registers some of the greatest princes of Europe , ancl the most remarkable geniuses of the world , such as Frederick , Helvetius , Voltaire , Lalande , Franklin , Lacepecle , etc ., etc . What is astonishing is , that among an infinite number of men of letters , who form part of this society , not one as yet , so far as we know , has employed his powers in seeking out the true origin of this institution , in order to be assured as to its existenceand to destroy the errors which ignorance

, daily introduces respecting it among- Masons themselves . The efforts which I have made for that purpose during eight years have procured for me , it is true , materials more than sufficient to write the entire history of this Order , but it would have been pleasing to me to behold this ground gone over by some of those illustrious " savans " who possess so justly the esteem and confidence of all men . Again , I avow ingenuousl y that I have not published this work but

with the unanimous wish and consent of initiated Masons ; nevertheless , as the collection which I offer to-day to the newly-initiated , ancl to Masons in general , is a certain instruction concerning the mysteries and the true principles of the Order , I think that I am obliged to declare here , that all the researches I have made have convinced me that Masonry derives it origin from the Egyptians . The Magi , the priests , and the philosophers combined among themselves all the sciences , of that time , and especiality morality , physics , and astronomy , f

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FREEMASONRY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ; CHESTER, 1650-1700—APPENDIX. Article 1
THE QUEEN AND THE CRAFT. Article 12
DOCUMENTA LATOMICA INEDITA. Article 13
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT RELATING TO CRAFTSMEN. Article 18
ADONHIRAMITE MASONRY. Article 20
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, YORKSHIRE. Article 25
RELIEF. Article 32
USE OF THE WORD FREEMASON. Article 33
THE LANTERN AT PLUMPTON HALL. Article 34
AFTER ALL; Article 36
LITERARY GOSSIP. Article 41
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Adonhiramite Masonry.

pose , to square with certain preconcieved formularies and theories , and constitutes both a grave defect and an unhistorical usage of the name . Louis Guillemain de St . Victor , who wrote under the anagram of Gaminville about 1784 , seems to be the "father" of this interesting but unhealthy bantling . In an edition of 1809 now comparatively scarcethough not of much value ,

, , except for "bibliomaniacs , " there is an introduction , or " Precis Historiqne de la Maconnerie , " so very well written , though we need hardly point out that it is not correct in its premises , nor are we bound to accept either its assumptions or conclusions , yet deserves to be remembered , ( being probably long forgotten ) , and noted by the Masonic student to-day . I therefore have translated it for the benefit of otherslike myselfwho are seeking amid Masonic myths and

, , legends for reasonable explanations and lucid statements , for facts not fiction , for historical accuracy and actual completeness instead of hopeless " sheepwalking" and childish inconsistencies 1 " Allons , " as the French say , " a nos moutons . "

HISTORICAL PEECIS OP FREEMASONRY . IF ever a society existed in the world which has justly merited the protection of soveriegns , the esteem of philosophers , and the respect of peoples , it is , without doubt , that of Freemasonry . In fact , as all men find pleasure in whatever condition they be , with what satisfaction should kings and magistrates see introduced and hecome general in their states and governments that society

, above all , which maintains among men the knowledge of the Supreme Deity , respect for religion , the obedience of subjects to their rulers , restraint of our passions , love of our kind , and humanity towards the unfortunate . Here is the basis of Masonry ; ancl it is that which has sufficiently defended it for ages against calumny , ignorance , fanaticism , and tyranny . The splendour and support which this order has at this moment in France , * places it above

the attacks of the vulgar and the prejudiced ; and if the ridiculous and criminal compilations which some have dared to put together against it , have been able to degrade it amongst the commoner sort of men , time , religion , and above all the virtues , render it respectable in the eyes of the philosophers . And I may confess here , without indiscretion , that not only Freemasonry is honoured

m having as members and protectors august sovereigns ; it numbers upon its registers some of the greatest princes of Europe , ancl the most remarkable geniuses of the world , such as Frederick , Helvetius , Voltaire , Lalande , Franklin , Lacepecle , etc ., etc . What is astonishing is , that among an infinite number of men of letters , who form part of this society , not one as yet , so far as we know , has employed his powers in seeking out the true origin of this institution , in order to be assured as to its existenceand to destroy the errors which ignorance

, daily introduces respecting it among- Masons themselves . The efforts which I have made for that purpose during eight years have procured for me , it is true , materials more than sufficient to write the entire history of this Order , but it would have been pleasing to me to behold this ground gone over by some of those illustrious " savans " who possess so justly the esteem and confidence of all men . Again , I avow ingenuousl y that I have not published this work but

with the unanimous wish and consent of initiated Masons ; nevertheless , as the collection which I offer to-day to the newly-initiated , ancl to Masons in general , is a certain instruction concerning the mysteries and the true principles of the Order , I think that I am obliged to declare here , that all the researches I have made have convinced me that Masonry derives it origin from the Egyptians . The Magi , the priests , and the philosophers combined among themselves all the sciences , of that time , and especiality morality , physics , and astronomy , f

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