Ancient Masonic Lodges, No. Iv.

and agreeable to their former request received the high degrees of Knights Templar and Malta , and paid from their lodge therefor to our fund the sum agreed on , being Two Guineas , with all the other petty dues .

"Same time , John Milne , Alason , Banff , and Alex . Eeid , Mason , and agreeable to their former request received the high degrees of Eoyal Arch and Knights Tempi , and Malta , their money being paid full duesin

, the year - ^ tHr . for the said degrees , as per cash book . "Likewise , Alex . . Leveny , Wm , Smith , Andw . Wall , Geo . Brody , Wm . Eeid , and James Sim reed , the high degrees of Eoval Arch Knight Temr .

and Alalta , and John Morison the degree of Knight of Alalta , all the above having paid the full dues . As also Br . William Alackie received the high degree of Knight of Alalta . ALXER . MITCHELAir . "

, Thus concludes onr sketch No . 4 , of " Ancient Masonic lodges . " We hope soon to again refer to this interestingsubject , and meantime we shall be glad to see a communication from our distinguished Brother D . Murray Lyon ,

who is well able to furnish many able histories of old Lodges . W . J . HUGHAN .

The Old Masonic Poem.

THE OLD MASONIC POEM .

( Continued from page 41 . ) For Christ himself , lie teacheth u . _ , That holy church is God's house , That is made for nothing else But for to pray in , as the book tells ; There the people shall gather in ,

To pray and weep for their sin , Look thou come not to church late , For to speak ribaldry by the ( 1 ) gate ; Then to church when thou dost go , Have in thy mind evermore To worship thy lord God both day and night , With all thy wits , and also thy might . To the church door when thou dost come , Of the holy water there take thou some ,

( 1 ) Gate ; way .

For every drop thou feelest there Qitoncheth a venial sin , be thou sure . But first thou must put down thy hood , For His love that died on the rood . Into the church when thou dost go , Pull up thy heart to Christ , anon ; Upon the rood thou look up then , And kneel down fair on both thy ( 2 ) knen ;

Then pray to him so here to work . After the lair of holy church , For to keep the commandments ten , That God gave to all men ; And pray to him with mild voice To keep thee from the sins seven , That thou here may , in thy life , Keep thee well from care and strife ;

[ That ] furthermore he grant thee grace , In heaven ' s bliss to have a place . In holy church avoid ( 3 ) wordes Of lewd speech , and foul hordes ! And put away all vanity , And say thy pater nosier , and thy ave ; Look also thou make no ( 4 ) bere , But ever to be in thy prayer ;

If thou wilt not thyself pray , Hinder none other man by no way . In that place neither sit nor stand , But . kneel fair down upon the ground , And , when the Gospel men read shall , Fairly thou stand up from the wall , And bless thee fair , if that thou can ,

When gloria tibi is begun ; And when the Gospel is adone , Again thou mightest kneel adown ; On both thy knees down thou fall , For his love that bought us all ; And when thou hearest the bell ring To that lioly ( 5 ) Sakerynge , Kneel ye must , both young and old ,

And both your hands well uphold , And say then in this manner , Fair and soft , without ( 4 ) bere ; " Ihesu Lord , welcome thou be , " In form of bread , as I thee see ! "Now Ili & iu , for thy holy name , " Shield me from sin and shame ; " ( 6 ) Schryffand ( 7 ) hose ) thou grant me both ,

" Before that I shall hence go , " And true contrition for my sin , " That I never , Lord , die therein , " And , as thou wast of maiden born , " Suffer me never to be lost ; "But when I shall hence wend , " Grant me the bliss without [ an ] end ; " Amen ! amen ! so it be !

may ' Now , sweet lady , pray for me . " Thus thou might ' st say , or some other thing , When thou kneelest at the sakerynge . For covetousness after good , spare thou nonght To worship him that all has wrought ; For g lad may a man that day be , That once in the day may him see ;

( 2 ) Knen ; knees . ( 3 ) Wordes ; talk . ( 4 ) Bere ; noise . ( 5 ) Sakerynge ; Sacrament . ( 6 ) Schryff ; confession . ( 7 ) Hosel ; the Sacrament of the Lord ' s Supper .