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The Masonic Magazine, July 1, 1881: Page 6

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The "Inigo Jones" Ms.

THE "INIGO JONES" MS .

npHE MS . of which a transcript is now given to Masonic students , was origin-- * L ally sold by public auction in London , and fell into the hands of the well-known firm of Pickering and Co ., formerly in Piccadilly , now in the Haymarket , from whom it was purchased by its present possessor . It is a curious and valuable MS . " per se , " not onl y on account of its special verbiage , but because it possesses a frontispiece of Masons at work , with " Inigo Jones , fecit , " at the bottom . It is also highly ornamented throughout , both in the capital letters , and with " finials . " It is , we apprehend , pretty certain that it did belong to Inigo Jones , It is of date 1607 .

THE ANTIENT CONSTITUTION OF THE FEEE AND ACCEPTED MASONS . 1607 . THE MIGHT of the FATHER of HEAVEN , and the Wisd 5 of the Glorious SON , through the Grace and Goodness of the HOLY GHOST , three Persons and One GOD ; Be with us and Give us Grace so to Govern us here in our Living , that we may come to his Bliss that never shall have ending . AMEN .

GOOD BRETHREN and FELLOWS , Our Purpose is to tell you how and in what manner this Worthy Craft of MASONRY , was begun ; And afterward ; how it was kept and Encouraged by Worthy KINGS and Princes , and by many other Worthy Men . AND ALSO to those that be here ; We will Charge by the Charges that belongeth to Every FREE MASON to keep ; FOR in good Faith , If they take

Good heed to it , it ' s worthy to be well kept FOR MASONRY is a Worth y Craft , and a Curious SCIENCE , and One of the LIBERAL Sciences . THE Names of the Seven liberall Sciences are these I . GRAMMAR , and that teacheth a Man to Speak and write truly . II . RHETORICK , and that teacheth a Man to Speak fair , and in soft terms . III . LOGICK , and that teacheth a Man to discern truth from falsehood .

IV . ARITHMETICK , which teacheth a Man to Reckon , and Count all manner of Numbers . V . GEOMETRY , and that teacheth a Man the Mete and Measure of the Earth , and of all other things ; which SCIENCE is CalledMASORY . VI . MUSICS , wich Gives a Man Skill of Singing , teaching him the ART of Composition ; & playing upon Diverse Instruments , as the ORGAN and HARP methodically . B

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Untitled Article 1
Untitled Article 2
PREFACE TO THE NINTH VOLUME. Article 3
THE "INIGO JONES" MS. Article 6
EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS RESPECTING SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN. Article 13
THE MASONIC BEATITUDES. Article 15
MASONRY V. AGNOSTICISM.* Article 16
PROCEEDINGS OF A CAPTIVE LODGE. Article 19
IN PERILOUS WATERS. Article 26
FREEMASONRY IN CHINA. Article 27
EXAMINATION OF A MASON. Article 28
LAS MEMORIAS. Article 30
GOSSIP OF AN OLD MASON. Article 32
INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY. Article 35
HISTORY OF THE AIREDALE LODGE, No. 387, Article 36
KING SOLOMON. Article 41
A HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY. Article 42
SACRED BOOKS OF ALL THE PEOPLES. Article 43
OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES. Article 44
CARTHAGE. Article 48
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

The "Inigo Jones" Ms.

THE "INIGO JONES" MS .

npHE MS . of which a transcript is now given to Masonic students , was origin-- * L ally sold by public auction in London , and fell into the hands of the well-known firm of Pickering and Co ., formerly in Piccadilly , now in the Haymarket , from whom it was purchased by its present possessor . It is a curious and valuable MS . " per se , " not onl y on account of its special verbiage , but because it possesses a frontispiece of Masons at work , with " Inigo Jones , fecit , " at the bottom . It is also highly ornamented throughout , both in the capital letters , and with " finials . " It is , we apprehend , pretty certain that it did belong to Inigo Jones , It is of date 1607 .

THE ANTIENT CONSTITUTION OF THE FEEE AND ACCEPTED MASONS . 1607 . THE MIGHT of the FATHER of HEAVEN , and the Wisd 5 of the Glorious SON , through the Grace and Goodness of the HOLY GHOST , three Persons and One GOD ; Be with us and Give us Grace so to Govern us here in our Living , that we may come to his Bliss that never shall have ending . AMEN .

GOOD BRETHREN and FELLOWS , Our Purpose is to tell you how and in what manner this Worthy Craft of MASONRY , was begun ; And afterward ; how it was kept and Encouraged by Worthy KINGS and Princes , and by many other Worthy Men . AND ALSO to those that be here ; We will Charge by the Charges that belongeth to Every FREE MASON to keep ; FOR in good Faith , If they take

Good heed to it , it ' s worthy to be well kept FOR MASONRY is a Worth y Craft , and a Curious SCIENCE , and One of the LIBERAL Sciences . THE Names of the Seven liberall Sciences are these I . GRAMMAR , and that teacheth a Man to Speak and write truly . II . RHETORICK , and that teacheth a Man to Speak fair , and in soft terms . III . LOGICK , and that teacheth a Man to discern truth from falsehood .

IV . ARITHMETICK , which teacheth a Man to Reckon , and Count all manner of Numbers . V . GEOMETRY , and that teacheth a Man the Mete and Measure of the Earth , and of all other things ; which SCIENCE is CalledMASORY . VI . MUSICS , wich Gives a Man Skill of Singing , teaching him the ART of Composition ; & playing upon Diverse Instruments , as the ORGAN and HARP methodically . B