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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Warrington, 1646.
FREEMASONRY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY : WARRINGTON , 1646 .
BY BRO . W . HAEKY RYLANDS , P . S . A . FROM the time of the first publication of the entry in Ashmole ' s Diary relating to the Lodge of Freemasons at Warrington , the subject as to the real character of the Lodge has been oftentimes discussed . Much has been based on the statement in an edition of Preston ' s workthat Ashmole was
, elected a fellow as a singular favour—chapter and verse for such a statement it would have been difficult to produce . * The subject is again opened , and I notice in a recent letter to the Freemason * that Masonic Student taking no doubt some such careless and incorrect copy of the quotation from the Diary as that used by Paton , f falls into the error that " fellow crafts " are mentioned , but no such words , really occur in the entries
orig inal . Under the circumstances , it may be well to give here all the from the diary referring to Freemasonry . J " 1646 , Oct . 16 , 4 . 30 p . m . —I was made a Free Mason at Warrington in Lancashire , with Coll . Henry Mainwaring , of Karincham in Cheshire . The names of those that were then of the Lodge [ were ] Mr . Rich . Penket : Warden . Mr . James Collier , Mr . Rich : Saukey . Henry Littler . John Ellam . Richard Ellam , & Hugh BreAver . ******
" March , 1682 . —10 : About 5 p . m . I rec a Sumons to app at a Lodge to be held the next day , at Masons Hall Loudon . " 11 : Accordingly I went and about Noone were admitted into the Fellowship of Free Masons . " Sr . William Wilson Knight , Capt : Rich : Borthwick , Mr . Will : Woodman , MrWmGreyMr . Samuell Taylourand Mr . William Wise .
. . , , " I was the Senior Fellow among them ( it being 35 yeares since I was admitted ) . There were p ' sent besides my selfe the Fellowes after named . "Mr . Tho : Wise Mr : of the Masons Company this p sent yeare . Mr . Thomas Shorthose , Mr . Thomas : Shadbolt , Waindsford Esq Mr : Nich :
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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century: Warrington, 1646.
FREEMASONRY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY : WARRINGTON , 1646 .
BY BRO . W . HAEKY RYLANDS , P . S . A . FROM the time of the first publication of the entry in Ashmole ' s Diary relating to the Lodge of Freemasons at Warrington , the subject as to the real character of the Lodge has been oftentimes discussed . Much has been based on the statement in an edition of Preston ' s workthat Ashmole was
, elected a fellow as a singular favour—chapter and verse for such a statement it would have been difficult to produce . * The subject is again opened , and I notice in a recent letter to the Freemason * that Masonic Student taking no doubt some such careless and incorrect copy of the quotation from the Diary as that used by Paton , f falls into the error that " fellow crafts " are mentioned , but no such words , really occur in the entries
orig inal . Under the circumstances , it may be well to give here all the from the diary referring to Freemasonry . J " 1646 , Oct . 16 , 4 . 30 p . m . —I was made a Free Mason at Warrington in Lancashire , with Coll . Henry Mainwaring , of Karincham in Cheshire . The names of those that were then of the Lodge [ were ] Mr . Rich . Penket : Warden . Mr . James Collier , Mr . Rich : Saukey . Henry Littler . John Ellam . Richard Ellam , & Hugh BreAver . ******
" March , 1682 . —10 : About 5 p . m . I rec a Sumons to app at a Lodge to be held the next day , at Masons Hall Loudon . " 11 : Accordingly I went and about Noone were admitted into the Fellowship of Free Masons . " Sr . William Wilson Knight , Capt : Rich : Borthwick , Mr . Will : Woodman , MrWmGreyMr . Samuell Taylourand Mr . William Wise .
. . , , " I was the Senior Fellow among them ( it being 35 yeares since I was admitted ) . There were p ' sent besides my selfe the Fellowes after named . "Mr . Tho : Wise Mr : of the Masons Company this p sent yeare . Mr . Thomas Shorthose , Mr . Thomas : Shadbolt , Waindsford Esq Mr : Nich :