The Wilson Manuscript Constitution.

once hoAve they might Avoorke best to serve their Lorde for his proffitt and to their OAvne Avoorslip . And to correct Avithin themselves him that had trespassed against the craft and thus Avas the craft groAvndecl theare .

And that Avoorthy clerk Euclide gave it the name of Geomtry and IIOAV it is called throughe all this land Masonrie . Sithen longe after when the children of Israeli Avere come into the lande of behest that is now called amongst us

the countrie of Jerusalem Kinge David began the temple that is called Templum Domini and is named Avith us the temple of Jerusalem And this same Kinge David loved Avell Masons and cherished them much and gave them

good pay . And he gave the Charges and the maners as he had learned in Egipte given by Euclide and other charges moe Avlich yee shall here afterwarde . And after the decease of Kinge David Soloman that Avas Kinge Davids soone performed out the Temple that lis father had begoone and

hee sent for Masons into divers countries and lands and gathered them together soe that he had foAver score thousand workemen that Avere Avorkers of stones and Avere all named Masons . And hee chose of them three thousand that

were ordained to be Maisters & governors of his Avoorke . And furthermore there Avas a Kinge of another Piegion that men called Irani and he loved Avell kinge Soloman And he gave him timber to lis Avoorke And

had a soone that light Aynon and he Avas a maister of Geometrie and Avas chiefe maister of all his Masons and Avas maister of his graA'inge and carvinge and all other manner of masonrie that longeth to the Temple And this is

wittnessed in the Bible in the iiiitk booke of Kinges the tlirde chapter And this same Soloman confirmed both charges and manners that his father had given to masons And thus was that Avoorthy craft of Masonrie confirmed in tie countrie of Jerusalem and manie other Kingdom es . Curious craftesmen \ valk . . . Ml

Avyde in divers countries for [ obliterates more craft and cunninge and for [ obliterated ] them that had but little cunninge [ obliterated ] befell that there Avas a curious mason that light Greens that had been at the

Avoorkinge of Solomon ' s temple And he came into France and theare he taught the science of Masonry to men of France And there Avas one of the regall lyne of France that light Charles Marfcell & ho Avas a man that loved Avell such a

crafte and drewe to this Grecus and he learned of him the crafte and took uppon Mm the charges and the maners And afterwards by the grace of God he was electe to be kinge of France And when he Avas in his estate he tooke masons and did helpe to make men masons that Avere none and sett them a Avorke and

gave them nett out ] he had learned of other masons And confermed them a charter from yeare to yeare to hold their assemblie Avhere they Avoulde and cherished them righte much . And thus came the craft into France .

England in all this season stoode voyde of any charge of Masonrie until St . Alban ' s time And in his dayes the kinge of England that Avas a Paynim did Avail the toAvne aboute that Avas called St Albans And St Alban was a Avoorthie

knight and steAvard of the king ' s house-O O holde and had the government of the realme & also toAvne Avails and loved masons Avell and cherished them much

and he made their pay right goode standinge as the realme did for he gave them 2 a Aveeke and iii to their chearee , for before that time throAve all the land a mason had but a penny a daie and his meate until ! St Alban

amended itt And . . them a charter of the kinge and his counsaile for to . . • an gave itt the name of an-assemblie and Avas there att Mmselfe and helped for to make masons and gave them charges as yee shall here afterAvards

right soone . 1 After the death of St Alban there came .... into England of divers nations soe that the good rule _ of Masonrie Avas destroyed until the time