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The Legend Of The Quatuor Coronati.

THE LEGEND OF THE QUATUOR CORONATI .

From the Arundel MSS .

INCIPIT PASSIO SANCTORUM MARTIRUM CLATJDII , NICOSTRATI , SIJIPHORIANI , CASTORIS , SDIPLICII , VI . IDUS NOVEMBRIS . TEMPORIBHS quibus Dioclitianus

perrexit Pannonis , ad metalla diversa sua presentia de montibus abscidenda , factum est dum omnes artifices metallicos congregaret , invenit inter eos magne peritie arte imbutos homines nomine Clauclium , Castorium ,

Simphorianum , Nicostratum , mirificos in arte qnadrataria . Hi occulte , Christiani erant custodientes mandata dei , et qnicquid artis operabantur in sculptura , in nomine domini nostri Ihesu Christi sculpebant .

Factum est quodam die imperante Diocletiano , ut simulacrum solis cum quadriga ex lapide thaso artifices cum omni argumento currum , equos vel omnia ex uno lapide sculperent . Eodem

tempore omnes artifices cum phylosophis cogitantes , ceperunt artis hujus delimare sermonem . Et cum inciclissent lapidem magnum ex metallo thaso , nonconveniebat ars sculpture , secundum preceptnm Dioclitiani

Augusti . Et multis diebus erat contentio inter artifices et phylosophos . Quaclam

HERE BEGINS THE PASSION OP THE HOLT MARTYRS CLAUDIUS , NICOSTRATITS , SIMPHORIAN , CASTORIUS , AND SlMPLICIUS . the days when Dioclitian went

IN to Pannonia , that he might be present at the hewing out of various metals from the mountains , it happened that , when he assembled together the workers of metal , he found amongst them some menby name Claudius

, , Castorius , Simphorian , and Nicostratus , endowed with an art of great skill—wonderful workers in the art of cawing . They were Christians in secret , keeping the commandments of

God , and whatever work they did in the art of sculpture they did in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . It happened on a certain day , as Dioclitian was giving orders for the workmen to carve an image of the sun , with his chariotchariot horsesand

every-, , thing from one stone , that at that time all the workmen deliberating with the philosophers began to polish their conversation on this art ; and when they had come upon a huge stone from the metal of Thasostheir art of

, sculpture was of no use , according to the command of Dioclitian Augustus . And for many days there was a contention between the workmen and Q

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THE LEGEND OF THE QUATUOR CORONATI. Article 1
A DESIRE. Article 7
THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS ORIGIN OF FREEMASONRY: Article 8
A REVERIE BY THE SEA-SIDE. Article 12
THE LAST ATTEMPT: Article 13
FOTHERINGHAY CASTLE. Article 15
THE OLD CHARGES OF THE BRITISH FREEMASONS Article 21
FREEMASONRY ATTACKED AND DEFENDED. Article 24
BEATRICE. Article 26
THE WENTWORTH LITTLE MEMORIAL. Article 28
TRYING TO CHANGE A SOVEREIGN. Article 29
FRATERNITY THE TRUE MISSION. Article 40
NATURE. Article 42
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 42
LIGHT. Article 44
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The Legend Of The Quatuor Coronati.

THE LEGEND OF THE QUATUOR CORONATI .

From the Arundel MSS .

INCIPIT PASSIO SANCTORUM MARTIRUM CLATJDII , NICOSTRATI , SIJIPHORIANI , CASTORIS , SDIPLICII , VI . IDUS NOVEMBRIS . TEMPORIBHS quibus Dioclitianus

perrexit Pannonis , ad metalla diversa sua presentia de montibus abscidenda , factum est dum omnes artifices metallicos congregaret , invenit inter eos magne peritie arte imbutos homines nomine Clauclium , Castorium ,

Simphorianum , Nicostratum , mirificos in arte qnadrataria . Hi occulte , Christiani erant custodientes mandata dei , et qnicquid artis operabantur in sculptura , in nomine domini nostri Ihesu Christi sculpebant .

Factum est quodam die imperante Diocletiano , ut simulacrum solis cum quadriga ex lapide thaso artifices cum omni argumento currum , equos vel omnia ex uno lapide sculperent . Eodem

tempore omnes artifices cum phylosophis cogitantes , ceperunt artis hujus delimare sermonem . Et cum inciclissent lapidem magnum ex metallo thaso , nonconveniebat ars sculpture , secundum preceptnm Dioclitiani

Augusti . Et multis diebus erat contentio inter artifices et phylosophos . Quaclam

HERE BEGINS THE PASSION OP THE HOLT MARTYRS CLAUDIUS , NICOSTRATITS , SIMPHORIAN , CASTORIUS , AND SlMPLICIUS . the days when Dioclitian went

IN to Pannonia , that he might be present at the hewing out of various metals from the mountains , it happened that , when he assembled together the workers of metal , he found amongst them some menby name Claudius

, , Castorius , Simphorian , and Nicostratus , endowed with an art of great skill—wonderful workers in the art of cawing . They were Christians in secret , keeping the commandments of

God , and whatever work they did in the art of sculpture they did in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ . It happened on a certain day , as Dioclitian was giving orders for the workmen to carve an image of the sun , with his chariotchariot horsesand

every-, , thing from one stone , that at that time all the workmen deliberating with the philosophers began to polish their conversation on this art ; and when they had come upon a huge stone from the metal of Thasostheir art of

, sculpture was of no use , according to the command of Dioclitian Augustus . And for many days there was a contention between the workmen and Q

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