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Masonic Archaeological Notes And Queries.

Knights of the Rosy Cross , or Royal Order of Scotland , and the Rosicrueian Society , composed as it is of Masons , must all have an interest , near or remote , in their reputed ancestors , and I think that your proposed archaeological notes in the MAGAZINE may well contain references to matters connected with the hi gh degrees as well as those that appertain strictly to the craft . —E . H . '

THE COURT AND TIMES OP CHARLES I ., BY DR . BIRCH . PAGE 173 . Extract of a letter of the Rev . Joseph Mead to Sir Martin Stuteville : — " But the sweetest news , like marchpaneI keep for the banquet . Now the

, French Ambassador is departed , a certain heterochta is coming upon the stage . A youth he is , I hear , with never a hair on his face ; and the principals by whom he is sent , and whom he is to represent , lies concealed in this town : and in one word ,

to solve this riddle , is the president of the Society of the Rosy Cross j * whose said ambassador , on Sunday afternoon , hath ajipointed to come to Court , with thirteen coaches . The proffers he is to make his Majesty are no small ones to wit—if his

; Majesty will follow his advice , he will presently put three millions ( viz . 3 , 000 , 000 pounds ) into his coffers , and will teaeh him a way how to suppress the Pope ; how to bring the Catholic King on his knees ; how to advance his own religion all over

Christendom ; and lastly , how to convert Turks and Jews to Christianity ; than which you can desire no more in this world . "

The above is an extract from a letter of a Mr . Pory , quoted by Mr . Mead , who adds : — "Thus he , - and promises me a letter this night . What think you ? for I know not . Is it a game or a verity ?" Following close upon this is the letter

from Mr . Pory to the Rev . Joseph Mead , which is dated from London , 26 Nov ., 1626 : — " The young ambassador of our President of the Rosy Cross did not appear this afternoon at Whitehall ; but they say he proffereth his 3 , 000 , 000 to be paid in ' May next . We all fear he will prove but

a mountebank , and his project but a second part of England ' s joy . He sent a letter unto the king , the copy whereof is this - . — ' Glorioso et dilecto Filio Dei , et nostro Domino Carolo , Imperatori Britannico , & c .

ORIGINES . Indicatur hisce , prcesentibus regice turn majestati proditionem summam adversus tuam et meam personam a me detectam esse : ideoque velim mini dari . . . . satellites regies , qui comprehensos proditores .... deducant .

M . PHILLIPUS . ' , His name they say is Phillipus Ishbertus j and his ambassador's or messenger ' s name ( which is but a youth ) Origines . "

Following this is an extract from another letter from London , November 27 th , which runs as follows : — " There is a stranger hath been two years iu London , and some say is the same , who , as hath been heretofore reported , told the Prince Palatine , at the beginning of his election to the Crown of Bohemia , of all the misfortunes and calamities which

have befallen him since that time , and nevertheless advised him to accept it . Whosoever he be , he yesterday sent a letter to our King , by David Ramsay , a copy whereof we took from the ori g inal immediately after he had been with the King .

He gave Mr . Eamsay further instructions , as to tell his Majesty that , if he pleased to grant him allowance , he would send this next Sunday and impart many things unto his Majesty , of moment and secrecy - and that he would perform it by

, the mouth of a young child , whom he had already anointed and such like . I tell it you for news j but for my part I have but a small faith in the business , supposing it is either some fantastical folly ; or , if more , that it will tend to imposture . "

A further letter from the Rev , Josejih Mead to Sir Martin Stuteville , elated from Christ College ( Cambridge ) , 2 nd Dec , 1626 , contains the following : — " For the Rosy Cross president you shall see his ambassador appeared not at

the time appointed by the enclosed of Mr . Pory , dated on Sunday afternoon . It seems his Majesty would not give him audience . You shall see here his letter to the King . The contents methinks argue

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Masonic Archaeological Notes And Queries.

Knights of the Rosy Cross , or Royal Order of Scotland , and the Rosicrueian Society , composed as it is of Masons , must all have an interest , near or remote , in their reputed ancestors , and I think that your proposed archaeological notes in the MAGAZINE may well contain references to matters connected with the hi gh degrees as well as those that appertain strictly to the craft . —E . H . '

THE COURT AND TIMES OP CHARLES I ., BY DR . BIRCH . PAGE 173 . Extract of a letter of the Rev . Joseph Mead to Sir Martin Stuteville : — " But the sweetest news , like marchpaneI keep for the banquet . Now the

, French Ambassador is departed , a certain heterochta is coming upon the stage . A youth he is , I hear , with never a hair on his face ; and the principals by whom he is sent , and whom he is to represent , lies concealed in this town : and in one word ,

to solve this riddle , is the president of the Society of the Rosy Cross j * whose said ambassador , on Sunday afternoon , hath ajipointed to come to Court , with thirteen coaches . The proffers he is to make his Majesty are no small ones to wit—if his

; Majesty will follow his advice , he will presently put three millions ( viz . 3 , 000 , 000 pounds ) into his coffers , and will teaeh him a way how to suppress the Pope ; how to bring the Catholic King on his knees ; how to advance his own religion all over

Christendom ; and lastly , how to convert Turks and Jews to Christianity ; than which you can desire no more in this world . "

The above is an extract from a letter of a Mr . Pory , quoted by Mr . Mead , who adds : — "Thus he , - and promises me a letter this night . What think you ? for I know not . Is it a game or a verity ?" Following close upon this is the letter

from Mr . Pory to the Rev . Joseph Mead , which is dated from London , 26 Nov ., 1626 : — " The young ambassador of our President of the Rosy Cross did not appear this afternoon at Whitehall ; but they say he proffereth his 3 , 000 , 000 to be paid in ' May next . We all fear he will prove but

a mountebank , and his project but a second part of England ' s joy . He sent a letter unto the king , the copy whereof is this - . — ' Glorioso et dilecto Filio Dei , et nostro Domino Carolo , Imperatori Britannico , & c .

ORIGINES . Indicatur hisce , prcesentibus regice turn majestati proditionem summam adversus tuam et meam personam a me detectam esse : ideoque velim mini dari . . . . satellites regies , qui comprehensos proditores .... deducant .

M . PHILLIPUS . ' , His name they say is Phillipus Ishbertus j and his ambassador's or messenger ' s name ( which is but a youth ) Origines . "

Following this is an extract from another letter from London , November 27 th , which runs as follows : — " There is a stranger hath been two years iu London , and some say is the same , who , as hath been heretofore reported , told the Prince Palatine , at the beginning of his election to the Crown of Bohemia , of all the misfortunes and calamities which

have befallen him since that time , and nevertheless advised him to accept it . Whosoever he be , he yesterday sent a letter to our King , by David Ramsay , a copy whereof we took from the ori g inal immediately after he had been with the King .

He gave Mr . Eamsay further instructions , as to tell his Majesty that , if he pleased to grant him allowance , he would send this next Sunday and impart many things unto his Majesty , of moment and secrecy - and that he would perform it by

, the mouth of a young child , whom he had already anointed and such like . I tell it you for news j but for my part I have but a small faith in the business , supposing it is either some fantastical folly ; or , if more , that it will tend to imposture . "

A further letter from the Rev , Josejih Mead to Sir Martin Stuteville , elated from Christ College ( Cambridge ) , 2 nd Dec , 1626 , contains the following : — " For the Rosy Cross president you shall see his ambassador appeared not at

the time appointed by the enclosed of Mr . Pory , dated on Sunday afternoon . It seems his Majesty would not give him audience . You shall see here his letter to the King . The contents methinks argue

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